4 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage (Feb 9 - Results & Review)

1. A Bit Of A Disappointment

Matt Sydal Mistico
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You've also got to question the point of flying guys like Mistico in only to put him in seven-minute TV matches that have a three-minute ad break. It's a waste of time, and isn't really helping anybody. Not Mistico, not the broader CMLL promotion, not Tony Khan. Nobody!

This match with Sydal was completely flat.

Look, these guys are talented and can likely work some pretty spots with their eyes closed, but it'd be a real head-scratcher if Tony thought he was booking some pulsating inter-promotional war here. Christ, this sort of match would've struggled to get on the undercard at Invasion back in 2001!

AEW is capable of writing tightly-focused stories that lean hard on in-ring fare. They really, really are. Dynamite proved that yet again with the Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland match. Then, there's this. It's paper-thin filler with no clear game plan in sight.

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