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Welcome to this week's results of AEW Dark: Elevation. The latest episode had a nine-match lineup, headlined by Sammy Guevara and Fuego del Sol taking on the Chaos Project (Luther & Serpentico).
Multiple big names like Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa, and Brian Cage were in action as AEW continued its march towards the All Out pay-per-view on September 5.
Without further ado, let's take a look at the results of this week's AEW Dark: Elevation.
Daniel Garcia vs. Tylor Sullivan on AEW Dark: Elevation
Daniel Garcia and Tylor Sullivan opened AEW: Dark Elevation in what was the latter's AEW debut.
Garcia clobbered Sullivan and chopped him down before dropping him with a fireman's carry slam. Sullivan got a hard right in but it only angered his opponent, who dropped him with a shotgun dropkick.
Garcia locked in the sharpshooter for a quick victory and his third singles win in AEW.
Result: Daniel Garcia def. Tylor Sullivan
Grade: D
Jora Johl (w/ Matt Hardy) vs. Kal Herro on AEW Dark: Elevation
Jora Johl walked out with Matt Hardy to take on Kal Herro this week.
The Indian star got the early upper hand with a shoulder block before Herro dropped him with a shoulder tackle.
Matt Hardy smacked Johl to fire him up and the latter struck his opponent with a huge lariat and dropped him with a death valley driver. A pump kick followed, and Johl won his first singles match in AEW.
Result: Jora Johl def. Kal Herro
Grade: D
After the bout, Matt Hardy and Jora Johl appeared backstage where the veteran told Johl that he would make a lot of money off of him in India.
Could AEW or Hardy be coming to India at some point in the future?
Ashley D'Amboise vs. Emi Sakura (w/ Lulu Pencil) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Emi Sakura made her second appearance on AEW Dark: Elevation and offered a handshake but it turned out to be a trap as Sakura floored Ashley with kicks and stomps.
Sakura chopped her opponent in the corner before tossing her to the other side of the ring. She locked Ashley in a surfboard and transitioned to a chinlock. The latter soon got some forearms in and hit a step-up enziguiri.
A suplex for Ashley led to a two-count. Sakura dropped her with a dropkick and followed it up with a splash in the corner. A chop-lariat combo weakened Ashley further as Sakura hit vicious kicks and then a double-underhook backbreaker for the win.
Result: Emi Sakura def. Ashley D'Amboise
Grade: C+
Big Swole and Julia Hart vs. Diamante and Nyla Rose (w/ Vickie Guerrero) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Big Swole and Diamante opened the match as both women swung at each other. Diamante got the upper hand and forced Swole into the corner. Nyla Rose tagged in and scoop slammed her opponent before dropping the leg on her.
The Native Beast attacked Swole's ribs in the corner as Diamante got a two-count with a splash. Rose and Diamante wore Swole down with quick tags. Swole countered with a flatliner and tagged in Julia Hart. Nyla Rose caught her when she tried to dive from the top rope and slammed her to the mat.
Diamante tagged in as more tandem offense earned Diamante another near fall. Nyla Rose then tagged in and Julia Hart got cornered but dodged a rolling senton from the former AEW women's champion. Hart hit a bulldog from the top rope for a two-count as both women got hot tags.
Swole took down Diamante with shoulder blocks before dropping her with a headbutt and hitting a spear on Nyla Rose. She then hit a springboard cutter for a near fall.
Nyla dodged all of Swole's offense but the latter hit a diving headbutt as the AEW crowd cheered her on. Diamante dragged Swole out of the ring and Rose hit the Beast Bomb on Julia Hart for the win on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: Nyla Rose and Diamante def. Big Swole and Julia Hart
Grade: B+
Dante Martin vs. Adam Grace on AEW Dark: Elevation
This was Adam Grace's AEW debut. Dante Martin hit a couple of arm drags as both men showed off their athleticism.
Martin began with a spectacular top rope moonsault. He then hit a modified neckbreaker to get the win.
Result: Dante Martin def. Adam Grace
Grade: C-
Laynie Luck vs. Thunder Rosa on AEW Dark: Elevation
This was their third encounter, and the AEW match started with some chain wrestling as both women looked to roll each other up. The Unstoppable Force hit a drop kick and chopped Luck in the corner. The latter dodged a running strike and hit a couple of European uppercuts.
Both stars traded rollups again, but Thunder Rosa got hit by a vicious knee for a two-count. The former NWA women's champion hit a Russian leg sweep before hitting a double stomp for a near fall. Luck countered the Thunder Driver but Rosa hit it moments later for the win.
Result: Thunder Rosa def. Laynie Luck
Grade: C
Brian Cage vs. Anthony Bowens on AEW Dark: Elevation
Powerhouse Hobbs joined the commentary table ahead of his match against Brian Cage at AEW Dynamite.
Bowens hit a quick shotgun dropkick and climbed the top rope for a Blockbuster but The Machine kicked out at two. The Acclaimed member chopped Cage but the latter kicked him in the face.
The former FTW champion hit a neckbreaker and a European uppercut-enziguiri-German suplex combo. Bowens powered out of a fireman's carry and hit an Angle Slam for a two-count.
Brian Cage vs. Anthony Bowens on AEW Dark: Elevation (continued)
A swinging neckbreaker earned Cage a near fall as Bowens rolled to the apron during their AEW clash. Bowens climbed to the top rope for a blockbuster but was caught by his opponent, who hit the Drill Claw for the win.
Result: Brian Cage def. Anthony Bowens
Grade: B
After the match, Powerhouse Hobbs and Hook attacked Brian Cage. Ricky Starks berated Cage and claimed he had no chance against Hobbs at AEW Dynamite.
Heather Reckless vs. Hikaru Shida on AEW Dark: Elevation
Hikaru Shida mocked Heather's height, who was only making her second AEW appearance. Shida prevented a headscissors with a backbreaker. Heather got some momentum as she hit her opponent with a couple of splashes in the corner and executed a bulldog.
Heather countered a vertical suplex with a package roll-up. The former AEW women's champion hit a swinging DDT before planting her with a knee in the corner. A Falcon Arrow earned Shida the win.
Result: Hikaru Shida def. Heather Reckless
Grade: C-
Chaos Project vs. Sammy Guevara and Fuego Del Sol on AEW Dark: Elevation
Sammy Guevara and Fuego Del Sol teamed up on AEW television for the first time.
Chaos Project jumped Sammy and Fuego, but Del Sol hit a double moonsault as he and Serpentico got the AEW Dark: Elevation main event started officially.
The luchador hit a northern lights suplex for a near fall. Luther distracted Fuego and Serpentico took advantage by dropping him with a flatliner. Luther tagged in and chopped Del Sol before hitting a pump kick. Serpentico then tagged in as his partner slammed and shoved him onto Fuego.
The luchador was isolated to the heels' corner but countered with an enziguiri before tagging in Sammy Guevara. The Spanish God unloaded on Serpentico with lariats and an Angle Slam. Luther tagged in but Sammy hit an Ace Cutter. Serpentico broke the pin as Fuego soon took out both members of the Chaos Project.
Back inside the ring, Sammy failed to lift Luther for an Angle Slam. The latter went to the middle rope but Sammy caught him with a reverse GTS for the win.
Result: Fuego del Sol and Sammy Guevara def. The Chaos Project
Grade: B
Sammy Guevara and Fuego del Sol then played to the AEW crowd to close out the episode.
You can watch the 26th edition of AEW Dark: Elevation in the video above. Feel free to share your thoughts regarding this week's show in the comments section below!
