5 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (July 29)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Chris Jericho Gets Goaded

Chris Jericho Wheeler Yuta Claudio Castagnoli William Regal
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Chris Jericho = master at work.

The way he cleverly let Wheeler Yuta goad him into putting that crack at Jon Moxley's interim AEW World Title on the line was deft. That'll happen at Dynamite: Quake By The Lake, and the bout already has a sweet "sports entertainer" vs. pure pro wrestler vibe to it.

Technically, this was supposed to be Claudio Castagnoli's promo time, but AEW just wanted to show off his ROH World Title before moving onto other matters. Nobody should have a problem with that, especially not when Jericho vs. Yuta is so enticing.

JAS vs. BCC is a rivalry that's still bursting with one-on-one match possibilities, so it makes sense for All Elite to hammer that home. Jericho vs. Yuta has high stakes, is another top opportunity for Wheeler and fits snugly into the "sports entertainment" story Chris has been telling.

Top work.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out 5 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Rampage (July 22) and WWE SummerSlam 2022: 10 Things That Must Happen!

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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.