4 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Rampage (Sep 3)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. CM Punk’s Commentary

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Can CM Punk sit in on comms every week?

He brought a calmness to the desk that's been missing, and he didn't miss the chance to put over what is happening this Sunday; All Out isn't just Punk's first major match since 2014. No, it's also a mega-match for Darby Allin, and Punk did a neat job of putting that across over the headset.

When he wasn't buttering up Allin or talking about how nervous he'll be this weekend, Punk was putting Daniel Garcia over as a legitimate threat. At one point, he outright said that he'd happily take on the challenge of wrestling Garcia if Dan was able to take out Darby on Rampage. That was a nice line.

AEW did some cracking business here. Punk shone on commentary, Allin picked up his win over Garcia, and then both All Out rivals came face-to-face as the show went dark. Yes, this was more of the same from these two, but that's not a bad thing by any means.

What did you make of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 4 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Aug 27) and AEW All Out 2021: 10 Things That Must Happen!

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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.