4 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (June 3)

Downs...

4. Some Really Strange Formatting

Rampage is useful for spotlighting those who don't get enough love on Dynamite. The third hour is also handy for tidying up some stories coming out of pay-per-views that might not have made it onto the flagship. Case in point: Team Taz' future plans.

On Friday, Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs smashed two enhancement workers in less than a minute. The match was so quick, in fact, that AEW's cutaway to a pre-taped split screen promo almost meant fans missed the finish of the match.

That was WCW-esque in execution.

Being brutally honest, neither the squash match win nor the Starks/Hobbs promo added much to Rampage. Ricky could've explained more about his plans on commentary, and Taz didn't even get to offer much of an explanation afterwards because AEW's producers moved on rapid.