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Welcome to the coverage of the 32nd episode of AEW Dark: Elevation. This week's show featured seven matches as AEW's Monday night YouTube show went on for just under an hour.
Penelope Ford opened the show while her rival and bitter enemy, Tay Conti, was in action in a separate match. Former WWE and WCW stars appeared on the show while the main event saw a huge 8-man tag team match involving the Best Friends and Hardy Family Office.
Without any delay, let's take a look at the results in detail.
Penelope Ford vs Notorious Mimi on AEW Dark: Elevation
This was Notorious Mimi's AEW debut. A small distraction from The Bunny at Ringside allowed Penelope Ford to get some early offense in as she stomped on Mimi's back.
The Superbad girl backed the debutant in the corner but the latter fought out of it with a crossbody. Ford rolled out of the ring to regroup and hit a moonsault from the stairs. She rolled Mimi back into the ring and hit her with a vicious knee. Ford hit a front facebuster and locked in the Muta Lock for the win.
Result: Penelope Ford def. Notorious Mimi
Grade: D
Adrien Soriano and Matthew Omen vs Santana and Ortiz on AEW Dark: Elevation
Adrien Soriano and Matthew Omen made their AEW debuts. Omen opened the match against Ortiz, who immediately hit a leg lariat and tagged in Santana.
Proud n Powerful hit a double powerbomb on Omen as Santana hit a rolling senton in the corner. The Inner Circle members hit a modified double face buster for the win.
Result: Santana and Ortiz def. Adrien Soriano and Matthew Omen
Grade: D
Lee Moriarty and LSG vs FTR (w/Wardlow) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Cash Wheeler and LSG started the match as Wheeler took his opponent down with a side headlock takedown. LSG responded with a takedown of his own. He hit a drop kick and tagged in Lee Moriarty.
Dax Harwood tagged in and hit a couple of shoulder blocks. Dax offered a handshake and slapped Moriarty instead.
The former AEW Tag Team Champion chopped Moriarty in the corner but the latter hit an arm drag and tagged in LSG.
LSG hit a huge back body drop and a drop kick. Dax made the comeback with a clothesline and tagged in Wheeler. Cash locked in a single-legged Boston Crab and tagged Dax, who applied the same move as well.
The referee didn't see the tag so he asked Cash to return to the ring. LSG hit a modified Stunner but Cash made his way to Dax and tagged him in. LSG tagged in Moriarty, who hit two enziguiris on Dax.
Moriarty hit an X Factor on Wheeler and a huge spike DDT on Dax. Moriarty missed a springboard splash and Dax hit a vertical brainbuster for the win.
Result: FTR def. LSG and Lee Moriarty
Grade: B+
Dani Mo vs. Tay Conti (w/Anna Jay) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Dani Mo was making her AEW debut. Tay Conti hit an STO and dropped Dani with multiple judo throws. Tay hit a Gutbuster but missed with an elbow in the corner.
The Brazilian star hit a German Suplex and delivered a couple of Pump kicks, and hit the DDTay for the win.
Result: Tay Conti def. Dani Mo
Grade: D
Crowbar vs. Joey Janela (w/Kayla Rossi) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Joey Janela cut a promo during his entrance. Crowbar made his way to the ring, making his AEW debut. He immediately went after the Bad Boy and hit an underhook suplex. Crowbar hit a dropkick as Janela tried to walk away from the match.
The Blue Meanie stopped his progress and forced Janela back inside the ring. Crowbar intercepted Joey and tossed him around. Crowbar hit a Vader Bomb from the barricade and rolled Janela back inside the ring.
With an assist from Kayla Rossi, Janela regained control and tossed Crowbar over the barricade. Janela launched himself into Crowbar before the fight went back inside the ring.
Crowbar hit a front facebuster and went to the top rope. Janela countered but slipped. As the referee tended to him, Kayla Rossi hit a hurricanrana from the top rope. Janela hit a couple of thrust kicks and hit a brainbuster for a nearfall.
Janela went for the Frog Splash, but Crowbar moved out of the way and hit a pop-up powerbomb for a nearfall. Kayla Rossi tossed a chair towards Janela, but Crowbar got hold of it and hit a Northern Lights suplex on top of the chair. However, Janela hit a Death Valley Driver for the win.
Sonny Kiss showed up after the match, but Kayla Rossi stopped him in his tracks as Rossi and Janela inflicted a beatdown on Kiss. Rossi hit a spinning corkscrew splash to end the segment.
Result: Joey Janela def. Crowbar
Grade: B-
Ruby Soho vs. Emi Sakura (w/Lulu Pencil) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Emi Sakura tossed Ruby Soho in the ring as the former WWE star made her AEW Dark: Elevation debut. Soho hit an STO for a one-count. Sakura got a leg sweep on Soho on the ring apron and hit a backbreaker.
Ruby Soho went for a scoop slam, but the Japanese star countered with a swinging neckbreaker. She hit the former AEW Women's Title contender with a crossbody in the corner before Soho made her comeback.
She hit several kicks and hit a flatliner for a nearfall. Sakura hit a backdrop and got a two-count with a cradle. Ruby Soho hit her for the win.
Result: Ruby Soho def. Emi Sakura
Grade: C+
The Butcher, the Blade and Private Party (w/The Bunny) vs. Lee Johnson, Brock Anderson, Chuck Taylor and Wheeler Yuta (w/Kris Statlander) on AEW Dark: Elevation
The AEW Dark: Elevation main event saw an eight-man tag team match. Lee Johnson and The Blade started the match as both men tied up. Big Shotty hit a dropkick and dropped The Blade with an arm drag.
Brock tagged in and hit an Atomic Drop. The Blade fought back and tagged in The Butcher, but Brock attacked his midsection in the corner.
Wheeler Yuta tagged in, but the Butcher hit an elbow smash and tagged in Marq Quen.
Yuta took him down as Chuck Taylor came in. The two combined and planted Quen to the canvas. Isiah Kassidy distracted Taylor to allow Quen to get some offense in. Kassidy tagged in, but Taylor tossed him outside and tagged in Yuta.
Marq Quen came back, but Yuta took him down with a German suplex for a two-count. The Blade suplexed Yuta into the turnbuckle and stomped on his opponent's neck. Yuta took out the Private Party on his own and tagged in Chuck Taylor as he powerbombed Quen on top of Kassidy.
Brock Anderson hit a spinebuster on The Blade, and Lee Johnson followed it up with a Frog Splash, but Marq Quen broke up the pinfall. The Butcher hit a huge lariat on Lee Johnson for the win in the AEW Dark: Elevation main event.
Result: Hardy Family Office def. Lee Johnson, Brock Anderson, and Best Friends
Grade: C+
