4 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage (Jan 27)

Downs...

2. Strange Formatting

Weekly picture-in-picture moan incoming.

OK, that's not strictly true. Last week's Rampage recap didn't feature much (if any) dummy spitting about the ad breaks, so let's make up for lost time. First, a question: Did Hangman Page and Wheeler Yuta think they were back from commercials early, or something?

Page hit a superplex on Wheeler for a near fall as some actors sipped orange juice on the left side of the screen. Then, AEW went full screen again following a Burger King ad. There's no excuse for this kind of stuff; it didn't ruin the match, but it's just amateurish match formatting and production.

AEW rejoined the match as Hangman locked a rest hold on Yuta. That means fans who stuck with the feed had to watch him hit a silent superplex for a two count. Jesus, All Elite - way to make it seem like even high spots don't matter in your matches.