4 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Battle Of The Belts V

by Jamie Kennedy

1. That Portland Crowd

AEW Portland Crowd
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AEW can visit Portland anytime. Any. Freakin'. Time.

The Oregon crowd came alive for absolutely everything put in front of them, and they didn't let up for the entirety of Rampage or Battle Of The Belts. Folks in the stands were so on form that the commentators had to mention their booming chants and sustained noise throughout.

BCC were over, Top Flight were over, Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter were over, Darby Allin was over, The Acclaimed were over, Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal were over, Jade Cargill was over, Orange Cassidy was...you get the (well-laboured) point. Portland loved everybody.

Preston Vance, The Renegade Twins, Skye Blue, Kip Sabian and even bloody Sonico all got treated like mega-stars by a fired up live audience who had clearly waited for the chance to see some All Elite action. There was a peak 'Attitude Era' feel to this crowd, and that's meant as a compliment.

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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.