4 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (April 28)

3. A Decent Match-Into-Angle

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Anna Jay and Julia Hart were put in a really tough spot on the 7 April edition of Rampage. Both were expected to close the episode with aplomb, but they're both blatantly learning as workers and need more time in the oven as opponents before they'd be ready for that sort of pressure position.

Friday was that "time in the oven", at least story-wise.

Anna scored a strong exhibition win over Ashley D'Amboise, then the lights went out and Julia attacked from behind. Jay was ready for her though, and ended the skit by wrapping Hart around the ring post like she had D'Amboise earlier. Good stuff here, people.

Picture-in-picture sort of ruined the flow of the Jay vs. Ashley match as per usual, but the segment as a whole clicked nicely. Anna and Julia deserve another crack at a match sometime soon, although it probs shouldn't headline the episode like last time.

A fiery 7-10 minute brawl midway through Dynamite would do it.

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