3 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Rampage: Black Friday (Nov 25)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Tag. Team. Wrestling.

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Few teams on the planet work tag bouts like FTR.

Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler have the perfect blend between traditional tag fundamentals and the quicker pace of today's product. They make everything look so effortless, but you know that's not the case. This is what happens when a team is studious, ultra-talented and gives a toss about their matches.

In fairness, Top Flight matched FTR all the way. At times, Rampage's opener looked pay-per-view quality, and that's a huge thing to say when one recognises the high bar set by tag matches on AEW supershows. Yours truly ain't even mad that it was a thrown-together title scrap with next-to-no build.

Imagine that! No whining!

Seriously though, it wouldn't have been bad had the full hour been dedicated to this smooth-as-they-come tag display. A rematch at Final Battle would be fully-deserved for Dante and Darius - it looks like The Gunn Club (or possibly another team) will get that slot though.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2022: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2022: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True!

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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.