4 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Jan 14)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. A Lethal Combination

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Well now, that FTW Title could be about to go up a notch.

Jay Lethal gatecrashed Rampage to chew out Ricky Starks and Taz for hiding behind bold words. The ex-ROH man did some cracking work on the mic, which won't come as a shocker to anybody who recalls his TNA run. Being fair, both Starks and Taz (obviously) gave as good as they were getting.

Everything came across as serious, and all three got the relevant points over. In the process, they teased a Starks vs. Lethal bout for the FTW belt, and possibly laid the groundwork for an AEW vs. Ring Of Honor battle down the road too. Wouldn't that be something? 'Blood & Guts II', perhaps?

Maybe that's wishful thinking, but this inter-promotional flavour stood out on Rampage. Starks has really become more comfortable as a talker since doing some commentary on Fridays as well - he's a credit to the booth these days, and that wasn't the case when he started sitting in.

Good stuff.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out 10 More Real-Life Wrestling Feuds You Totally Didn't Know About and 4 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage (Jan 7)!

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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.