3 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (Sept 8)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. They Made The Most Of This

Samoa Joe Jeff Hardy
AEW

Eyebrows were raised when Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy was announced as this week's Rampage main event. Some fans probs had to check the date on their phones, then got horrified to find they were holding a BlackBerry and actually watching a 2010 episode of TNA iMPACT instead.

The glory days, people. The. Glory. Days.

Joe vs. Jeff was way better than anyone could reasonably expect a Jeff Hardy singles match to be in 2023. He brought some energy with him, and Joe does such a swell job of getting booed despite also being popular with wrestling fans. That bodes well for his upcoming title match with MJF.

Rampage's headliner was another enjoyable watch, and it's nice to see Jeff looking motivated. This was genuinely the best he's looked on AEW TV to date, and it came in a one-on-one setting. Few could've predicted that before Friday's show aired.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 10 Worst Wrestling Matches With The BEST Builds and 4 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Sept 1)!

Advertisement
In this post: 
AEW Rampage
 
Posted On: 
Contributor

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.