4 Ups & 6 Downs From AEW Rampage (Nov 11)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Jungle Boy’s Steel Cage Challenge

Jungle Boy Luchasaurus
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Rampage kicked off with a top segment that saw Jack Perry challenge old pal Luchasaurus to a steel cage match at Full Gear. Then, predictably, things got heated and Lucha chokeslammed him onto a chair as the announcers cried foul (though Tony Schiavone earns a cookie for questioning what Jungle thought would happen).

Meanwhile, Christian Cage smirked away in the background.

The whole thing was really well-worked from start to finish, and it's the kind of thing fans need to see more of on Fridays. This was Dynamite-worthy. The fact it also lined up a major pay-per-view match is wonderful too - again, that should be happening more on Rampage.

Delivering in-ring promos like this will only drive people towards the show and make it must-see. No recaps in sight here, just straightforward underdog babyface vs. rampaging heels goodness. It sets the scene for more carnage inside the cage to come.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 10 WWE One-Offs So Bad You Forgot They Existed and 10 Best Candidates To Be WWE King Of The Ring 2023!

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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.