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

by Jamie Kennedy

1. He Who Hits Hardest

Bryan Danielson Minoru Suzuki
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Take a bow, Bryan Danielson and Minoru Suzuki. No, seriously, take a bow and revel in the praise that's already firing at you both from all angles on social media. It's richly deserved, because that 'Buy In' clash was the hard-hitting war of attrition that everybody hoped it would be.

Miami's hardcore throngs loved every second of this, and rightly so.

This was the kind of match Bryan left WWE behind for, and there's no way he was disappointed by the results here. Sure, Danielson was always going to come out on the winning end (so the match maybe lacked a little pre-game drama), but that's OK. Suzuki is one of the most believable tough nuts in wrestling, so he can take the loss too.

Minoru's lack of fear shone through during the match, and Bryan's never-say-die attitude came to the fore. That's something even more casual WWE fans must know and love by now. It's an addictive feeling to watch Danielson wrestle, especially when he's turned on by a killer opponent.

Go out of your way to see him do so opposite Suzuki.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out 5 Ups & 0 Downs From AEW Rampage (Oct 8) and 10 Exact Moments When Ex-WWE Wrestlers Knew They'd Made The Right Decision!

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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.