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Welcome to the coverage of Episode 20 of AEW Dark: Elevation. Every Monday promises an action-packed couple of hours and this week was no different.
13 matches were advertised for this week's AEW Dark: Elevation. Paul Wight and Tony Schiavone were joined by 'Mr. Excitement' Eddie Kingston in commentary. A top high-flyer made his in-ring return to AEW, wrestling his first match since April.
Thunder Rosa made a winning start to her official AEW career with a win over the debuting Myka Madrid. The Hardy Family Office and Jurassic Express rivalry featured multiple matches throughout the show.
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The main event saw a great match between PAC and Chuck Taylor in a rematch from AEW Dynamite in 2020.
Without delay, let's get right into it.
Jungle Boy (w/Jurassic Express) vs Marq Quen (w/HFO) on AEW Dark: Elevation
The first match of the night saw Jungle Boy take on Marq Quen. Two of AEW's young stars put on a very solid and competitive match to get the show off to a flying start.
There were several highlights in the match. Jungle Boy took out both members of the Private Party with suicide dives before Marq Quen attacked Luchasaurus with a beautiful top rope moonsault. Quen proceeded to hit Jungle Boy with a Pele Kick while the latter was perched on the top rope.
Marko Stunt distracted the referee as Private Party hit the Gin and Juice on Jungle Boy but he kicked out. Quen missed a Shooting Star Press as Jungle Boy applied the Snare Trap for the submission victory.
Result: Jungle Boy def. Marc Quen
Grade: B+
Yuka Sakazaki vs Amber Nova on AEW Dark: Elevation
Both competitors scored quick two counts to start the match before Sakazaki took control with a dropkick. Nova countered a suplex into a neck breaker for another two count. She pelted Yuka with strikes in the corner and hit the Northern Lights suplex for a near fall.
Sakazaki mounted a comeback and hit Nova with a missile dropkick and a rolling elbow and got the pin following the Airplane Spin Slam.
Result: Yuka Sakazaki def Amber Nova
Grade: C
Thunder Rosa vs Myka Madrid on AEW Dark: Elevation
This was Thunder Rosa's first match since she officially signed for AEW and Myka Madrid's debut for the company.
Both women traded arm drags to start the match. Rosa got her moves in and countered everything Madrid tried to throw her way and applied the Peruvian Necktie submission hold for a quick win.
Result: Thunder Rosa def Myka Madrid
Grade: D
Luchasaurus vs Jorah Johl (w/ HFO) on AEW Dark: Elevation
This match lasted less than two minutes. Luchasaurus chokeslammed Angelico into the Hardy Family Office at ringside in the only highlight of the match. He then struck Johl with a Whiptail kick to pick up the win.
Result: Luchasaurus def. Jorah Johl
Grade: D
Scorpio Sky vs Fuego del Sol on AEW Dark: Elevation
Fuego was quite over with the crowd and got in some early offense. Sky wrested control soon as he took down Fuego with hard rights and stomps.
Fuego tried to stem Sky's momentum but Sky stopped him with a backbreaker. Sky angered Del Sol as he tried to take his mask off and an angry Fuego took out Sky with a shotgun dropkick from the top rope. Fuego proceeded to hit a springboard moonsault on the outside of the ring.
Back inside, Sky countered the Tornado DDT to hit a big boot and the TKO for the win.
Result: Scorpio Sky def Fuego del Sol
Grade: B
Angelico vs Marko Stunt on AEW Dark: Elevation
After some chain wrestling and a quick fall, Angelico dominated the smallest guy in AEW during the early proceedings as he hit a backbreaker and stomped on Stunt's mid-section. Angelico worked on Marko's arm as the little guy got to the ropes.
Marko Stunt took control, hitting Angelico with a springboard crossbody followed by a hurricanrana. Stunt hit a spinning DDT on the floor as both men got back into the ring. Angelico hit a big boot and locked in a modified Torture Rack to win the match.
Result: Angelico def. Marko Stunt
Grade: C+
Kris Statlander & Tay Conti vs Madi Wrenkowski & The Bunny on AEW Dark: Elevation
Before the match, The Bunny was interviewed about her and Blade's recent losses to Best Friends in AEW programming. She finished by saying she had an overwhelming urge to rip Statlander's face off on AEW Elevation.
Wrenkowski and Tay Conti started the match and Tay immediately took control with judo throws. She and Kris performed some double-team moves on Wrenkowski before Tay was taken out by Madi via a distraction from Bunny.
The heels took control, working methodically on the Brazilian star. Bunny struck her repeatedly in the corner before tagging in Wrenkowski. Both women got laid out with simultaneous kicks to faces.
Hot tags to Statlander and Bunny led to both women getting near falls before Madi tagged herself in. Tay Conti took out Bunny at ringside as Statlander hit the Big Bang Theory piledriver for the win.
Result: Kris Statlander & Tay Conti def. Madi Wrenkowski & The Bunny
Grade: B
Wardlow vs Bear Bronson on AEW Dark: Elevation
Jake Hager joined the AEW Dark: Elevation commentary team for this match as Schiavone looked back at the cage match between Hager and Wardlow.
Both men slugged it out in the middle of the ring with back and forth hard rights. Wardlow got in a big German suplex to take advantage. Bronson countered a powerbomb with a back-body drop to get a two count.
Bronson hit consecutive lariats but couldn't get Wardlow off his feet and ended up eating a massive clothesline.
Wardlow wore Bronson down in the corner of the ring before planting him with a huge slam. Wardlow hit his knee in the corner, the Spoils of War, and won the match via ref stoppage. Wardlow and Hager stared each other down to close the segment.
Result: Wardlow def. Bear Bronson
Grade: C+
Lee Johnson (w/ Dustin Rhodes) vs Luther (w/ Serpentico) on AEW Dark: Elevation
The match had high stakes associated with it as a win would get Lee Johnson a TNT Championship opportunity.
Luther dumped Johnson out of the ring, hit a running senton off the apron and shoved him into the barricades. Luther dominated Big Shotty in the ring but a couple of missed Serpentico slams handed the momentum back to Johnson.
After mounting a short comeback, Luther stopped Lee in his tracks and hit him with a pump kick. Johnson regained momentum and hit a spinning splash for the win.
Miro came out after the match to announce the TNT Championship match for AEW Homecoming.
Result: Lee Johnson def. Luther
Grade: C+
Eddie Kingston vs Serpentico on AEW Dark: Elevation
Kingston shoved Serpentico into multiple barricades before the latter could get some offense in. However, Kingston hit two exploder suplexes and then a spinning backfist to pick up a quick pinfall victory.
Result: Eddie Kingston def. Serpentico
Grade: D
Lucha Bros (w/ Alex Abrahantes) vs Dark Order's 10 & Alan “5” Angels on AEW Dark: Elevation
Rey Fenix made his long-awaited return to AEW as the Lucha Brothers took on Dark Order.
Rey and Alan started the match, showing off their high flying skills in the beginning before tagging in each others' partners. Rey interfered, hitting 10 with a superkick as Penta hit 5 with a slingblade. The Lucha Brothers worked on 10 as a double stomp-backbreaker combo led to a close call.
10 tagged in Angels as Dark Order took control. 5 got in a nearfall after a Spanish Fly off the top rope. But Lucha Brothers came back, hitting the Fear Factor to pick up the win.
Result: Lucha Bros def. Dark Order's 10 & Alan “5” Angels
Grade: A-
Brock Anderson and Gunn Club def Chandler Hopkins, Cameron Cole and Izzy James on AEW Dark: Elevation
Gunn Club dominated throughout, barring a short period as all three members got their offense in. Colten hit the Colt 45 to pick up the win and remain undefeated in AEW.
Result: Brock Anderson and Gunn Club def Chandler Hopkins, Cameron Cole and Izzy James
Grade: C
PAC (w/ Lucha Bros and Alex Abrahantes) vs Chuck Taylor (w/ Orange Cassidy and Wheeler Yuta) on AEW Dark: Elevation
The match started with back and forth headlocks and tie-ups. Taylor dumped PAC to the outside and hit him with an over-the-top rope splash. Taylor got a one-count with a sit-out powerbomb.
PAC shoved Taylor to the outside and sent him head-first into the barricade. Back in the ring, PAC worked on Taylor's head with headlocks and knee strikes. The Death Triangle member hit a shotgun dropkick and Taylor hit a vicious lariat as both men traded blows in the middle of the ring.
Chuck couldn't get the win with a piledriver. PAC hit a super kick and the Black Arrow to pick up a hard-fought win.
Andrade appeared on the ramp but decided not to get into a physical confrontation with the Death Triangle.
Result: PAC def Chuck Taylor
Grade: B+
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