5 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Rampage (Dec 3)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Malakai Black Wants Blood

Malakai Black
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AEW did, however, manage to inject a little side story.

Malakai Black showed up to spit green mist into PAC's remaining good eye. That cost he and Penta the chance to win, pretty much handed FTR the victory and irked the live crowd in a good way. Then, as if that wasn't enough, Black jammed his thumb into PAC's eye again and ended the night with blood on his hands.

The entire main event stretch had a decidedly old-school wrasslin' vibe to it. That's not a knock whatsoever. In fact, it's a major positive that All Elite can dip into the industry's past and make it feel relevant in 2021. Plus, everything had a serious atmosphere, which was much-appreciated.

Malakai vs. PAC will be bloody (ha) brilliant when it finally happens one-on-one in AEW. The one-eyed PAC now has motivation to kick seven shades out of Black too. This was a hot ending to Rampage, and was totally the right call.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out WWE 2K22: 10 Things 2K Must Get Right and 6 Ups & 0 Downs From AEW Rampage (Nov 26)!

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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.