5 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Rampage (Nov 18)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Hook’s Best Match Yet

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This was Hook's fourth defence of that FTW Title (according to Excalibur), and it was definitely his best one yet. Sure, AEW's product could do without the scattered and random title shots, but Lee Moriarty challenging Taz's boy resulted in a sleeper hit on Rampage.

Moving on from endless squashes towards something substantial will only help Hook in the long run. Think of it this way: The kid will only get better and better if he's given more in-ring reps like this. Wrestling tightly-focused eight minute matches, for example, will develop him more than 90-second squashes.

Special shout out to Moriarty for making sure a good 80% of the match was dedicated to Hook's bevy of suplexes and submission holds. Then, The Firm member went night night on Redrum and made the FTW Champ look like ECW's Taz circa 1997.

Good times.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out AEW Full Gear 2022: 10 Things That Must Happen and AEW Full Gear 2022: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True!

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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.