4 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Rampage (June 16)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Main Event Banger

Don Callis Konosuke Takeshita
AEW

Onto the headliner, and oh what a headliner it proved to be.

Something feels right about Konosuke Takeshita's new alliance with Don Callis. It's the boost Takeshita needed, and shifting Callis away from Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks made sense anyway. Together, Konosuke and Don scream 'we're a hot act and we're going places'.

Bandido was the right opponent for Takeshita too. He kept the flying to a minimum and only upped the tempo at select points throughout the match. That was appreciated, because it gave the announcers (including Callis for a short spell) enough time to tell Konosuke's story and get his new character across without battling against a blur of spots.

This bout wouldn't have been out of place on Dynamite or Collision. In short, if Rampage continues to serve up dazzlers of this quality, then nobody has anything to worry about. Sky's the limit for Takeshita with Don by his side. Drink it in and enjoy it.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 10 WWE Stars Who DESPERATELY Need Something New and 10 Exact Moments Wrestlers Told WWE Creative “Enough Is Enough”!

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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.