6 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage: Grand Slam (Sept 23)

The Great Muta debuts; AEW confirms a predictable number one contender.

by Jamie Kennedy
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This was the biggest episode of Rampage in a long time.

In fact, it might even be the most special one since CM Punk debuted, and that feels like a lifetime ago now! The second show has been sprinkled with great matches and moments ever since, but it's clearly become a bit of an afterthought in Tony Khan's brain throughout 2022.

Not this week. For the 'Grand Slam' edition, All Elite kept a fun surprise very quiet (New York popped big for this one) and established a new number one contender for the AEW World Title. Interestingly, both Jim Ross and Excalibur then questioned whether the 'Grand Slam Battle Royale' winner would face current champ Jon Moxley or MJF.

Watch this space, huh?

AEW crammed Rampage with eight matches. There wasn't much room for mic time, but Christian Cage did do a little talking following one of the best bouts on the card. Was everything perfect? Hell no. Should Rampage squeeze this sort of night into a one-hour format and ditch the filler? Absolutely.

Here are all the 'Ups' and 'Downs'.

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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.