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This week's AEW Dark: Elevation was an absolutely star-studded affair as the show featured the likes of Jon Moxley, Miro, FTR, Matt Hardy, Thunder Rosa, and more take on several up-and-coming talents from around the world.
So without any further delay, let's jump right into the results of the 8th episode of AEW Dark: Elevation.
Miro vs. Will Allday on AEW Dark: Elevation
Miro overpowered Will Allday during the early stages of the match. Allday was clearly written off from the get-go, but he did take the fight to the Bulgarian star with a series of strikes and a few dropkicks.
Miro, however, caught Allday in the corner and sent him flying across the ring with a simple yet effective overhead throw.
The former WWE Superstar punished Allday with stomps in the corner. He put his entire body in the Irish Whip, and Will was laid out after the turnbuckle impact.
Miro played up his heel persona and got a chorus of boos in response. He put all the titleholders on notice by screaming 'give me your champions' while continuing to inflict pain on Allday.
Will Allday used his quickness to escape a few moves before sending Miro outside.
He hit one Tope Suicida, but Miro caught him during the second attempt. Will still managed to send the Bulgarian star into the steel ring post.
Back in the ring, Miro rocked Allday with a thrust kick mid-air. Miro called for the finish and locked in Game Over, aka The Camel Clutch.
Result: Miro def. Will Allday on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Miro is done playing games and is ready to become a champion in AEW.
Abadon vs. Ryo Mizunami on AEW Dark: Elevation
Mizunami looked least scared by Abadon's intimidating presence, and that was a rare sight. This was an exciting match-up as it was tough to predict who would go over as both women were pretty protected in AEW apart from a handful of losses.
Ryo dropped Abadon with two hard shoulder blocks. Abadon sprang right back up, and Mizunami finally showed signs of fear as she rolled out of the ring.
Ryo Mizunami did her chop schtick in the corner, but she couldn't hit the final shot as Abadon bit her hand.
Abadon took control by yanking Mizunami down to the mat. She continuously smashed Ryo's face into the surface, and Paul Wight was 'shaking in his boots' on the commentary booth. The legendary giant admitted that Abadon petrified him.
Abadon got a two-count with a crossbody, but Ryo created some separation with chops and forearm shots. The Joshi veteran finished the sequence with a brutal short-arm clothesline.
Mizunami got another two-count with a guillotine leg drop. She kept the pressure going with a Rough Ryder-like move for a near fall.
Abadon connected with a few back elbows, but she got wiped out with a big clothesline. Mizunami gathered steam in the corner and rushed towards Abadon only to get hit with a lariat.
Both women recuperated and engaged in a back-and-forth exchange on the feet. Ryo came out on top with a belly-to-back suplex. She followed it with a spear before positioning Abadon for her top-rope guillotine leg drop.
Mizunami proceeded to the top, but Abadon got up at the right time. Ryo crashed into the mat, and Abadon saw an opening to exploit, which she did by hitting the Cemetry Driver on Mizunami pick up a massive win on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: Abadon def. Ryo Mizunami on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B+
Ryo Mizunami has been a big name in the AEW women's division, and she was the favorite to win heading into the match.
Jon Moxley vs. Andrew Palace on AEW Dark: Elevation
It's not common to see Jon Moxley on Dark, but here he was against young talent Andrew Palace, who looked excited to be sharing the ring with a former AEW Champion.
Moxley won the early sequences, and Wight noted that the former WWE star was putting on a clinic. Palace reacted well by delivering a deep arm drag followed by a dropkick.
Moxley wasn't impressed as he smacked Palace across the face. Jon connected with cross forearm shots across the face. He showed off his vast repertoire of strikes with kicks to the chest.
Palace reversed the suplex and hit a kick, followed by a paintbrush enziguri. Andrew got Moxley in the face with a running elbow. Palace hit a side suplex, but Moxley no-sold it and dropped his opponent with a clothesline.
Moxley pulled out the piledriver next before moving to his finisher. No, it wasn't the Paradigm Shift. Moxley got Palace up in the suplex position before bringing him down into the rear-naked choke. Slick stuff from Mox.
Result: Jon Moxley def. Andrew Palace on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B-
D3 vs. Preston "10" Vance on AEW Dark: Elevation
The Prince of Rome vs. the strongest Dark Order member! There was only one logical outcome to this, and it was a convincing win for Preston Vance.
Vance hit a Cazadora German suplex, followed by a delayed vertical suplex. 10 kept D3 up in the air for the full ten-count.
D3, however, hit a step-up enziguri from the apron, followed by a running uppercut in the corner.
Vance shrugged it off and hit two lariats and a running pump kick. D3 hit the ropes and ran into Vance's spinebuster. The Dark Order member locked the Full Nelson hold for the win.
Result: Preston "10" Vance def. D3 on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Orange Cassidy (w/ Kris Statlander) vs. VSK on AEW Dark: Elevation
Orange Cassidy faked the 'hands in the pocket' gesture and went for VSK's stomach area. VSK responded with a dropkick, which staggered Cassidy back into the corner.
Orange used his feet to put a wrist lock on VSK. He took it one step further by walking over VSK's back, and the hands were finally in the pockets. Both men put together a fast-paced sequence that ended with a DDT for Cassidy.
He executed a kip-up, but VSK reversed the Orange Punch with a Spanish Fly. VSK had Orange Cassidy in a pre-powerbomb position. Orange, however, escaped and hit a Beach Break out of nowhere.
Result: Orange Cassidy def. VSK on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
FTR vs. Hughes Bros. on AEW Dark: Elevation
The twin sons of D-Von Dudley were back in AEW with a nice and short name. Terrell Hughes and Cash Wheeler got the match rolling with a typical sequence of holds.
Wheeler used some classic mat wrestling techniques to ground his opponent. Cash tagged out, and Dax Harwood became the legal man with Terrell.
Dax The Axe continued from where his partner left off by methodically dismantling Terrell with targeted strikes to the head and hands.
Wheeler got the tag, and FTR hit double headbutts, first from the standing position followed by a falling variation of the move.
Terrell reversed a scoop slam into a tall standing suplex. Terrence came into the match and the brothers hit an assisted headbutt. The move looked botchy as Terrell mistimed his jump.
Terrence continued the match for his team and got a two-count from a senton drop. However, a vigilant Wheeler pushed Terrence in the corner, and Dax Harwood came into the match.
Dax hit several back chops and punches to Terrence's head in the corner. Wheeler was back in, and he got a two-count from a snap suplex. Terrence blocked a follow-up suplex and delivered one of his own. Terrence made a hot tag to Terrell, and the fresher brother meant business.
He hit two lariats and a backdrop on Dax. Hughes hit the ropes and connected with another lariat, which got him a near fall.
Wheeler fought back with a three-punch combo and a suplex. He tagged Wheeler and FTR hit The Goodnight Express for the win.
Result: FTR def. Hughes Bros. on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B-
Nyla Rose vs. Madi Wrenkowski on AEW Dark: Elevation
Rose and Wrenkowski were tag team partners until last week. The former AEW Women's Champion attacked Madi and abandoned her partner midway through a match.
Madi had a chance to get some retribution on today's episode.
The angle between Justin Roberts and Vickie Guerrero continued as she insulted the announcer and told him to exit the ring. Guerrero even called the referee and shoved some money into his pockets.
Wrenkowski came hot out of the gates with an aggressive attacking sequence. She hit two dropkicks and got Rose down for a few seconds. Guerrero jumped up to the apron, and Madi swung and missed her shot.
Rose took advantage and hit a German suplex. Wrenkowski still had some fight in her, but Rose just trucked her down. The next couple of minutes were all about Nyla Rose.
Rose placed Wrenkowski on the ropes and connected with the knee drop from the top rope. The Native Beast stopped the three-count as she wasn't done just yet.
Rose finally hit the Beast Bomb for the win.
Result: Nyla Rose def. Madi Wrenkowski on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Nick Comoroto (w/ The Factory) vs. Baron Black on AEW Dark: Elevation
Baron Black already had his straps down, which meant he knew he was in for a tough challenge.
As expected, Comoroto's power overwhelmed Black. Baron tried to fight back with a few European uppercuts, but Comoroto reacted by connecting with an incredibly stiff running elbow strike.
Black was not going down without a fight as he delivered a few chops. Comoroto, however, showed off his raw power and ended the match with a vicious powerbomb. Black landed hard on his neck on that one.
Result: Nick Comoroto def. Baron Black on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: D
An AEW official entered the ring to check up on Black after the match. On a side note, what does Baron Black have to do to get a win around here?
Red Velvet vs. Reka Tehaka on AEW Dark: Elevation
Reka Tehaka mocked Red Velvet's 'stir it up' gesture and enjoyed a good spell early on in the AEW Dark: Elevation match.
Velvet shifted gears and caught Tehaka with a dropkick. Velvet displayed her boxing chops with some good body shots in the corner. As noted by the commentary team, Velvet does have a boxing background.
Tehaka hung Velvet on the ropes before connecting with a running pump kick for a one-count.
Tehaka had Velvet in the fireman's carry position. She hit a fallway slam, which also looked like a botched Samoan drop.
Velvet got some time to recuperate after Tehaka crashed into the ring post. Red Velvet delivered two running lariats before executing the drop-toe hold. She hit a running double knee strike, followed by a standing moonsault for a near fall.
Tehaka caught Velvet's kick and countered with a stiff headbutt. Velvet responded with a spin kick, which surprisingly was enough to get her the win.
Result: Red Velvet def. Reka Tehaka on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Red Velvet really needs to find a better Finisher!
Private Party (w/ Matt Hardy) vs. Ganon Jones & Duke Davis on AEW Dark: Elevation
Duke Davis and Marq Quen started the match, and the towering Davis drew first blood.
Quen tagged himself out, and Isiah Kassidy got into the match. Kassidy slapped Davis across the face.
Duke responded with a massive punch that stunned Kassidy. Quen created a distraction, and Private Party took control of the match. Quen hit a tope suicida on Davis on the outside.
Private Party hit a combination move on Davis, which ended with Quen's standing moonsault on Duke's back.
Davis blocked a suplex and used all his power to drop Kassidy on his face. Ganon Jones finally came into the match, and he took both Private Party members out with a corkscrew moonsault from the top rope.
Jones almost pulled off an upset with a near fall over Kassidy. Ganon went for a suplex on Kassidy, but Quen made the blind tag while his partner was in the air.
Kassidy reversed the suplex, and Quen leaped off the ropes for a sunset flip roll-up on Ganon Jones for the win.
Matt Hardy held Davis' legs in the corner to prevent him from breaking the pin.
Result: Private Party def. Ganon Jones & Duke Davis on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Thunder Rosa vs. Willow Nightingale (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Both women shook hands to start the match. Thunder Rosa's experience came to the fore as she outwrestled the AEW debutant.
Rosa wore Willow down with downward elbows. Willow Nightingale got some offense in with two forearm shots and a kick. Willow cartwheeled out of the corner before connecting with a superkick. The crowd loved it.
Rosa, though, sidestepped an incoming strike and followed it with multiple running strikes in the corner. Rosa executed a double underhook suplex for a two-count.
Thunder Rosa hit a swinging neckbreaker for another failed pinfall attempt, but Willow responded with a pump handle pickup fallaway slam. She then went to the top turnbuckle. Rosa just grabbed her opponent from the top and executed the Thunder Rosa Driver for the victory.
Result: Thunder Rosa def. Willow Nightingale on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Dillon McQueen (AEW Debut) vs. QT Marshall on AEW Dark: Elevation
Dillon McQueen was one of the prized students of Nightmare Factory, and there was a lot of hype surrounding his AEW debut.
Marshall slapped the taste out of Dillon's mouth to begin the match. McQueen snapped and unleashed a barrage of punches on QT.
He, however, lost focus, and a veteran like QT was quick to pounce and hit a stiff lariat. A 'QT sucks' kicked off in the arena as Marshall busted McQueen open with punches to the nose.
Despite leaking blood all over the place, McQueen mounted a valiant comeback with a series of punches. Aaron Solow tripped McQueen when the referee wasn't looking, and QT instantly delivered the Cutter.
QT didn't complete the three-count as he wanted to send a message to Cody Rhodes. Marshall won the AEW Dark: Elevation match using the Cross Rhodes.
Result: QT Marshall def. Dillon McQueen on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
After the match, QT sent McQueen crashing into the steel steps with a piledriver.
Chaos Project vs. Gunn Club on AEW Dark: Elevation
Austin Gunn and Luther engaged in a pointless exercise to shut each other up. They finally began to throw hands, and Austin Gunn got arm control.
Colten Gunn came in, and so did Serpentico on the other end. Colten executed a smooth arm drag. The Gunn brothers were having a field day as they kept piling up the pressure on Serpentico.
Colten looked good as he executed a swinging neckbreaker. Serpentico crawled to his corner, and Luther entered the match. Austin received the tag, and he used his speed and agility to evade several strikes from Luther.
Luther managed to connect with a kick that sent Austin near the ringside area. Serpentico rolled Austin back in, and Luther took control of the proceedings.
He used Serpentico as a weapon, which has always been one of the hallmarks of Chaos Project.
Austin received some support in the form of a motivating chant from the crowd. In contrast, Luther got the jeers, and he told everyone to shut up. Serpentico drove his knees into his opponent's face for a two-count. Austin created some separation with a few kicks before making the desperate tag to Colten Gunn.
Colten executed jumping splashes on both Chaos Project members. He hit a big dropkick on Luther. Austin was back in the ring, but Luther dragged him out.
Meanwhile, Serpentico connected with a good dropkick in the ring. Austin tripped Serpentico from the outside before delivering an inverted blockbuster.
Colten Gunn hit his 'Colt 45' finisher (double underhook neckbreaker) for the win. on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: Gunn Club def. Chaos Project on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B-
Main Event: The Blade & Matt Hardy (w/ Hardy Family Offce) vs. Alan "5" Angels & Colt Cabana (w/ The Dark Order) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Blade tried to blindside his opponents, but Cabana and Angels were aware of the danger. The Blade was sent outside, leaving Matt Hardy alone in the ring.
Blade, however, returned and got instant retribution by sending Cabana out of the ring. Hardy and Angels properly got the match underway as Blade and Cabana took their positions in the corner.
Hardy and Blade had Angels on the backfoot. Alan Angels hit a big lariat with a few punches from the top to change the match's momentum.
Cabana got the tag, and he worked on Blade in the corner. The Blade had tremendous power as he dropped Cabana with a scoop slam.
The Dark Order got back on top as Blade took a lot of punishment in the moments that followed. However, all it took was a referee distraction for Hardy and co. to turn the match in their favor.
Members of the Hardy Family Office attacked Cabana while the referee had his back turned. Colt Cabana was having a tough time getting to his corner as Blade and Hardy made frequent tags and executed a classic tag team game plan.
Cabana finally hit the Flying Apple from the top before making the tag to Angels. Alan first knocked Hardy off the apron before catching Blade with two spinning lariats and an enziguri.
Blade countered the wing snapper, and Hardy made the blind tag. Matt hit the side effect on Angels for a two-count.
Alan Angels blocked the Twist of Fate and hit a spinning back kick. He followed it with an assisted moonsault for a two-count over Hardy. Bunny created some ruckus on the apron, and all hell broke loose near ringside.
Back in the ring, 5 went up to the top, but Blade shoved him down. Matt Hardy picked up the pieces and got the win for his team with The Leech on Angel on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: The Blade & Matt Hardy def. Alan "5" Angels & Colt Cabana (w/ The Dark Order) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B
You can check out the full AEW Dark: Elevation episode above.
