5 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (June 24)

3. Such A Silky Smooth Opener

This fan could watch Andrade El Idolo and Rey Fenix trade hurricanranas all day. Everything they did during that opening bout looked effortless - of course, it isn't easy, and that's a testament to their combined skill. It's also worth pointing out just how safe everything looked without sacrificing that snug feel.

Both guys were right there for every dive or post. Go teamwork!

That was a tremendous opening match, and the pacing was excellent. They punctuated those stamina-sapping sequences with rest holds that brought fans down juuuust enough to electrify them all over again when the tempo increased. Honestly, El Idolo vs. Fenix was pay-per-view quality.

AEW could've got away with dropping some of the other matches on Rampage and giving these dudes another 10 minutes of so. They were excelling that much. This might've been the only time when the eye-rolling "Fight Forever" chant would've seemed appropriate.