5 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Rampage (Jan 6)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. What A Way To Open!

Jon Moxley Bryan Danielson
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Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson vs. Top Flight was stunning.

If TK doesn't keep building Dante and Darius Martin as natural babyface successors to The Acclaimed, then he should be slapped with Dave Meltzer's 'Booker Of The Year' trophy instead of posing with it. These boys have all the tools to be the underdog babyface tag sensations of 2023.

Mox and Danielson scored the win, but the Martin brothers were elevated yet again by putting in a rugged performance. They were even willing to brawl with the BCC at one point, which was unexpected. The crowd in Portland really liked that bit, and who can blame them?

The whole match was pinned down by a breathtaking pace that just kept quickening. Honestly, this guy could've watched these four bruise one another for the entire hour Rampage had to offer. Even the overdone, "This Is Awesome" chants fit the quality of match on offer.

Go watch it.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 10 Moments That Made Sasha Banks WWE's MVP and 10 Things Everybody Hates About AMAZING Wrestling Matches!

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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.