6 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage: New Year's Smash

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Babyfaces Prevail

Anna Jay Tay Conti
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There's something to be said for wrestling feuds that end with babyface dominance. Yes, episodic television is all about pulling the rug out from underneath them occasionally so things keep ticking, but there was no room for that on Rampage after months of back and forth between these rivals.

Anna Jay and Tay Conti had to win, and they did.

Now, the key for AEW will be following up on this strong display with proper pushes for both women. Both. Tony Khan doesn't have any excuses there - there's room in the division for Jay and Conti to shine due to the TBS Title and the first champ being crowned on Wednesday's Dynamite.

This tag-team 'Street Fight' could've headlined Friday's card no bother. That shows how far women like The Bunny, Penelope Ford, Anna and Tay have come in 2021. Here's to an even better 2022. Could AEW's female landscape be about to blow up and dominate Rampage? Fingers crossed for that.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out 4 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 24) and 3 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Dec 25)!

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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.