6 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Rampage (April 8)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Elevation Then Acceptance

William Regal Bryan Danielson Jon Moxley Wheeler Yuta
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What a main event it was.

Being brutally frank, this might be the first time yours truly has given a toss about Wheeler Yuta's work in AEW. Perhaps that's harsh, but he made everyone sit up and take notice of his work on Rampage. The ROH Pure Champ fought from underneath and took it to Jon Moxley here.

For his part, Mox elevated Yuta by being unable to put him away with some trademark violence and pretty much all of his bigger moves. Some of the pops from fans when Wheeler kicked out of Jon's signature holds were a joy to witness. The way Moxley showed disbelief that he couldn't kill Yuta's spirit was also fab.

Post-match, Regal and Danielson came out to show respect. William shook hands with Yuta, which likely means the Blackpool Combat Club just found its latest member. That's fine provided AEW don't go nWo 'B' squad with Regal's gang and add in too many faces.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out 5 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Rampage (April 1) and 10 Things Post-WrestleMania 38 Raw Told Us About WWE’s Future!

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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.