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Last week's episode of AEW Rampage was a big one. The debut of CM Punk and his return to wrestling after seven-and-a-half years stole the weekend before SummerSlam even began.
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However, there was no CM Punk on AEW Rampage this week, but we still had an action-packed hour with a solid main event.
The build to All Out continued at Rampage, and here is what AEW subtly told us on the show:
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#3. Is Christian Cage's fate sealed at AEW All Out?
In the first-ever match at AEW Rampage, Christian Cage became the first man in well over a year to pin Kenny Omega, becoming the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion in the process.
As you may know, the two will face off at AEW All Out for the AEW World Title. Here's the only bit we don't understand about the IMPACT Wrestling-AEW partnership.
When hyping up the AEW World title match for All Out, the commentators emphasized how much more important it is than the IMPACT Wrestling World title. Now, we understand the mentality behind it. But from IMPACT Wrestling's perspective, why give the biggest title to another promotion so they can put it down as secondary to theirs?
Either way, the main event of AEW Rampage saw Kenny Omega team up with Brandon Cutler (and Don Callis at ringside) to take on the duo of Christian Cage and Frankie Kazarian. Given how ridiculous Cutler was, it's no surprise that he took the pinfall in the match.
Kenny Omega walked away to see what unfolded. Christian Cage has been getting the better of him, but will he have his number at AEW All Out? The realistic answer is no, and he probably won't.
AEW is doing everything possible to make Christian Cage look strong as a World Title contender. But a small spoiler for AEW All Out - the chances of Christian Cage beating Kenny Omega are less.
#2 No AEW Tag Team Title push for Jurassic Express
The finals of the mini-tournament to crown the No.1 Contenders for the AEW Tag Team titles were held at Rampage this week. Jurassic Express seemed to be the sentimental favorites with the AEW fanbase, but they had to face the much more experienced Lucha Bros to get to The Young Bucks.
The winners would secure a place at All Out in the Steel Cage match where they will face The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team titles.
While many fans hoped that Jurassic Express would walk out victors, that wasn't the case.
The more experienced Lucha Bros picked up the win, but they showed a great deal of respect to Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy. In fact, this coming week on Dynamite, both teams will tag together against The Elite (The Young Bucks and The Good Brothers) in an eight-man tag team match.
Unfortunately for Jurassic Express, their title push is over for now. They're simply not getting it, but it will be a nice long-term story when the duo finally emerge as the AEW Tag Team champions.
#1 Will Eddie Kingston land the DDT on Miro at AEW All Out?
Miro (fka Rusev in WWE) is the reigning AEW TNT Champion and is on a tear. He was furious over the Fuego del Sol incident. For the uninitiated, it happened two weeks ago at AEW Rampage.
Fuego del Sol had to beat Miro to get an official AEW contract, but he didn't, so Miro ripped it apart. Despite this, the luchador won the hearts of fans and management, who proceeded to offer him a contract anyway.
This week, Miro was seen throwing Del Sol out of the AEW stage, furious at what had unfolded. Eddie Kingston ended up interjecting after Miro ripped off Fuego del Sol's mask.
The referees had to separate the two men, with the commentators mentioning how the DDT is Miro's biggest weakness. The Bulgarian star said that he wanted Kingston in the last episode of Dynamite, and he will get The Mad King at AEW All Out.
It will be an interesting contest, but from the looks of it, AEW will want to keep Miro's dominance intact.
