5 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage (April 15)

Rampage gets bloody (again); AEW books a weak finish; Wheeler Yuta wins.

by Jamie Kennedy
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Behold the carnage.

AEW capped off this week's episode of Rampage with a 'Texas Death Match' brawl between Revolution rivals Hangman Page and Adam Cole. This was promoted as Cole's last big shot at the AEW World Title for now - if he couldn't beat Hangman here, then he couldn't beat him anywhere.

Christ knows what Tony Khan has in mind for Page next. A line barked by Cole mid-match may be a clue (he yelled out that Hangman couldn't lace Kenny Omega's boots), but that's conjecture from a fan more than anything concrete. One thing's for certain though: Khan has to seriously think about reining some of these bloody fights in, or at least staggering them.

They're fun, but fan burnout and overkill is a genuine concern. Yes, that is a minor grumble, but a valid one considering All Elite's love of "Wild West" style pro wrasslin'. Suppose they have to plug those three-month gaps between pay-per-views somehow.

Here's all the good and the bad from a pre-Battle Of The Belts edition. There was blood, there was barbed wire, there were tables and there was...a distinctly WWE-esque match finish?

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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.