5 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (July 14)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Women Bring It

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Take a bow, Athena and Willow Nightingale.

Both women worked a quite excellent main event, and it deserved to headline Rampage because it was the best thing on there. The headliner was intense, had nice heat sections from Athena, Willow's babyface fire is awesome, and everything clicked. That's genuinely lovely to report.

Willow winning was the right call too. She's hot right now; Nightingale and Skye Blue have a real chance to become the breakout stars in this women's division. Play their cards right, and AEW could feasibly have two legitimately fresh female acts to pin down the top belts for years.

Sure, the finish looked a tad off during Willow vs. Athena, but not enough to take away from the effort and energy they put forward beforehand. This was a really, really good match, and the kind that's a credit to Rampage.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 10 Fascinating Backstage WWE Facts About John Cena and Predicting Who Holds EVERY WWE Title At The End Of 2023!

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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.