5 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Rampage (July 22)

AEW turns into ROH; Rampage puts on a rap battle; Hangman Page is totally lost in the mix?

by Jamie Kennedy
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Christopher Daniels just wrestled his very first match on Rampage.

The near 30-year veteran doesn't show up on AEW TV much these days, so it was a real treat to see him work through the gears in the main event; for reference, Daniels' last major televised bout for All Elite was an 11-minute loss to technical wizard Bryan Danielson on the 2 March episode of Dynamite.

A rare appearance from the 'Fallen Angel' wasn't random though. No, Tony Khan's ROH had a pay-per-view to build for Saturday night, and they went about that in fine fashion by programming Chris opposite Jay Lethal. There was a healthy amount of Samoa Joe context too, although the reigning ROH TV Champion didn't show up on Rampage.

Elsewhere, Claudio Castagnoli delivered a message to Jonathan Gresham, Lee Moriarty teased a new alliance, AEW might've stumbled upon something special in the women's division, and a "sports entertainment" style rap battle exceeded expectations.

If only a former AEW World Champion wasn't totally lost in the shuffle, eh? His plight was actually the only negative from an otherwise-fine hour of wrestling and promos.

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