5 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage (Feb 11)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Bryan Danielson Licks His Lips

Bryan Danielson Lee Moriarty Matt Sydal Tony Schiavone
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Well, well, well. How about that continuity?

Matt Sydal was p*ssed at Bryan Danielson for previously suggesting that he'd like to recruit Lee Moriarty and pave the way for young stars like him to become AEW's future. Backstage, Sydal and Moriarty got in Bry's face too. That led to them setting up Danielson vs. Moriarty for next week.

Let's be real here: Moriarty isn't a big threat to Bryan in 2022, but the veteran will make sure Lee looks great before tapping him. That's important, and it's sweet that Moriarty got to show some balls in a backstage face-to-face with one of the promotion's leading lights.

Even Sydal looked proud to see Moriarty go nose-to-nose with Danielson. This was such a simple segment, but it did genuinely do a lot for Lee's prospects in AEW and furthered Bryan's flirtation with those heel-ish vibes that have been working for him.

Bring on next week.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 10 Wrestlers Who Couldn't Stand Being Hated and 5 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Feb 4)!

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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.