4 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Aug 27)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Kenny Omega = Scared

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Is there a slight worry that this story might've peaked a little too early? Yeah, there is, but Kenny Omega and Christian Cage are still working hard with it. They're hanging their hats on one simple premise: Omega is terrified of the Killswitch finish after it took the IMPACT Title from him two weeks ago.

That's enough to keep this burning until All Out.

Cage and Frankie Kazarian vs. Omega and Brandon Cutler was a nice way to cap off this week's Rampage. Kazarian still gets to do his 'me vs. the world' thing, Cutler bumps around like a fish out of water, Omega is Omega, and Christian clearly has Kenny's number in the context of this feud.

The AEW Champion avoided the dreaded Killswitch, left Brandon to the wolves and saved his own skin. Rampage went off the air with the clear insinuation that it's curtains for Omega if Cage nails that finish on pay-per-view.

What was that about simple but effective booking?

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out 5 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage (Aug 20) and 2 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Aug 27)!

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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.