3 Ups & 6 Downs From AEW Rampage (Dec 2)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. A Tidy Opener

Darby Allin
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Y'know what, young Cole Karter is getting the top 'Up' in this week's article.

This bout vs. Darby Allin was The Factory member's first singles match on Rampage. In fact, it was only his fourth AEW match on either Dynamite or Rampage - the others have all come on Dark, Dark: Elevation or as part of pre-PPV 'Buy Ins'. You wouldn't have known he was so inexperienced watching on Friday night.

Karter handled his heel heat section with aplomb. Sure, they used a ring apron powerbomb as a nothing transitional spot, but that's modern wrasslin'. At least it led to the aforementioned protracted heel beatdown, and Darby did sell the after-effects of the bump mid and post-match.

This was another solid showing from Allin too. He followed up on some sparkling work vs. Anthony Henry on last week's show, and went out of his way to try establish Cole as a real threat. The match was fun, they got some decent time, Darby got the win and Karter got some shine.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 3 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Rampage: Black Friday (Nov 25) and 10 New Directions After WWE Survivor Series 2022: WarGames!

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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.