Main Event 2: Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs. Royce Isaacs & Danny Limelight on AEW Dark Elevation
Kingston started the AEW match with Danny Limelight and called for a few leg kicks. Kingston baited Limelight as he caught the kicks and pushed Danny into the corner.
Danny executed a clean arm drag and a dropkick, but Eddie remained unfazed and got back with a clothesline. Kingston mercilessly dropped Limelight with a powerbomb. He pushed Limelight towards Isaacs and made the tag to Mox.
Kingston and Mox were trying to one-up each other, and the dynamic between the two was entertaining to watch. Moxley and Isaacs jockeyed for position on the mat.
Isaacs displayed impressive strength to execute a hooked suplex for a two-count. The former AEW World Champion wasn't having the greatest of matches, and he needed a few seconds to recuperate. Moxley faked a handshake and slapped Isaacs.
Kingston came in and hit a belly-to-belly suplex for a two-count. Eddie was at the top of his game tonight, but Isaacs escaped an elbow strike and hit a back suplex.
Limelight got the tag, and he flew into the ring with a springboard DDT on Kingston. Limelight went for another top-rope move, but Kingston caught him and delivered a T-bone suplex.
Moxley got tagged, and he caught Danny in a sleeper hold. Kingston came back in, and the duo executed the Violent Crown on Limelight.
Moxley hit the Paradigm Shift on Isaacs, and Kingston covered for the win. Eddie and Mox are now 4-0 in tag team competition in AEW.
Result: Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston def. Royce Isaacs & Danny Limelight on AEW Dark Elevation
Grade: B-
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts and Lance Archer cut a backstage promo next. Archer was scheduled to face Bear Bronson. Lance also called out Miro and vowed to win the TNT Championship.
Lance Archer vs. Bear Bronson on AEW Dark Elevation
The big men had an intense face-off before they locked up to begin the match. Buckle up, folks, this one's going to be good!
Bronson and Archer enjoyed the early striking exchanges. Archer meant business as he took his shirt off.
We got a battle of chops early on before moving on to a series of back-and-forth forearm strikes. Archer laid out Bronson with a running short-arm clothesline.
Archer nonchalantly slapped Bronson across the face as he wanted Bear to bring the fight. Archer came running through in the corner for three back elbow strikes. Vicious!
Archer's in-ring style was all about wearing down opponents with strikes, and Bronson was in a tough spot due to the same.
Bronson showed signs of life, but Archer shut down any signs of a comeback with a snap suplex. Bronson, however, reversed the Hellacoaster into a German Suplex. That was impressive!
It took both men some time to get back up to their feet, and it was Bronson who got in an elbow strike. Bear unleashed a barrage of punches in the corner, before running in for a massive cannonball in the corner.
Bronson seemed winded from the move, and Archer used the time to get back up and hit a forearm shot. Archer was sent outside, and Bear followed through for a tope suicida. Archer and Bronson were back in the ring, and Bear executed a running Senton Atomico for a near fall.
Archer blocked a side suplex with repeated elbow shots. Lance trucked Bronson with a massive shoulder tackle.
Archer used the ropes as a springboard to execute a splash. He then followed it with a senton for another two-count. Bronson managed to flip the pinfall predicament for a two-count of his own.
Bear got up and rushed towards Archer only to get dropped with a big boot. Lance hit a chokeslam, followed by The Blackout on Bronson for the win on AEW Dark Elevation.
Result: Lance Archer def. Bear Bronson on AEW Dark Elevation
Grade: B+
AEW has been on fire tonight with the quality of matches thus far.
The latest edition of AEW Elevation Showcase was all about Ryan Nemeth and his story. As expected, Nemeth spoke briefly about his brother Dolph Ziggler and the WWE Superstar also briefly appeared in a photo during the AEW Dark Elevation segment.