3 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (Oct 27 - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Suitably Intense

Mike Santana Ortiz
AEW

If you only watch one match from Rampage, make it this one.

Mike Santana vs. Ortiz was intense and violent enough to follow up on the tasty build both worked. It was just really good stuff, and hopefully leads to something more on programming for both. Sonjay Dutt coming out to console Ortiz after his loss to an old friend sure suggests it will.

Actually, Tony Khan should stick these guys on the undercard at Full Gear in some sort of gimmicked rematch. They've earned that kind of reward, and could've easily headlined Rampage without any complaints. Again, this is worth saying, go out of your way to see their brawl.

Santana offering a fist bump and Ortiz refusing doesn't add up for now, but all will be forgiven if it leads to a second slice down the road. In short, any kind of rematch is essential, 'cause these boys worked so, so well together. No surprises there.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out WWE 2K23: 15 TNA CAWs You Must Download and 10 Things We Learned From IMPACT Wrestling Live!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.