4 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (Feb 10)

Mark Briscoe sets up his first AEW feud; Impractical Jokers eat Rampage minutes (and tables).

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Ruby Soho's face perhaps says it best.

She shot that look because Saraya and Toni Storm brawled with Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter, but Ruby could've been forgiven for palming her own forehead when Tony Khan told her how much time she was getting on Rampage. Clue: It wasn't a lot, and those pesky picture-in-picture ad breaks wrecked the segment.

That's the only commercial break moan in this week's article though, don't worry. On the whole, Rampage was actually fairly decent. TK put on two good matches, set-up Mark Briscoe's first AEW feud, and managed to keep the fun Dustin Rhodes vs. Swerve Strickland business ticking along nicely in the background.

As always though, some little things let the hour down. It certainly didn't help that the now-former Tag-Team Champs looked like total afterthoughts mere days after dropping the belts. Also, what was up with that celeb invasion/promotion for Impractical Jokers? Cross-promoting makes sense, but it's not like the show's cast are gonna kick in the doors at Revolution and seek revenge.

Here's all the good and bad from Rampage.

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