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Orange Cassidy vs. Dean Alexander on AEW Dark: Elevation
Orange Cassidy slowly wore his elbow pad and, as usual, casually soaked in the atmosphere before the AEW Dark: Elevation match. Alexander reacted by shoving him down to the mat.
Cassidy stayed on his back and popped the crowd by putting his hands in the pocket. Cassidy sprang up to his feet and hit a dropkick, followed by the Orange Punch. Easiest payday ever as Orange picked up a comfortable squash victory.
"Freshly Squeezed's undefeated streak in 2021 continues.
Result: Orange Cassidy def. Dean Alexander on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: D
Peter Avalon, Ryan Nemeth, Cezar Bononi, and JD Drake had a backstage segment next. The biggest takeaway from the angle was Avalon's line, "Skin is in, skin is win".
The Acclaimed vs. Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Anthony Bowens made his big in-ring return after a brief injury layoff as he started the match with Liam Gray.
Bowens looked smooth on his comeback as he clobbered Gray in the corner. While Gray reacted valiantly, Bowens attacked Liam's throat before tagging Caster.
The Acclaimed hit an elbow strike-leg drop combo on Gray before Caster got in a modified chin lock. Gray tried to break the hold with a few elbows, but Caster rolled over and took the top mount position.
Caster was methodical in his approach, and he tagged Bowens back into the match. They delivered a double suplex on Gray. Bowens got a two-count before sending multiple downward elbows on Gray's spine.
Caster and Bowens made quick tags and targeted several parts of Gray's body. Gray finally broke free with a jawbreaker, followed by a pump handle suplex.
Adrian Alanis finally got the hot tag, and he hit a big forearm shot and a running lariat.
He executed a spinebuster on Caster. He shifted his attention to Bowens and hit a sling blade for a two-count. Gray got the tag, and he went up to the top.
Bowens shoved Alanis into Gray, who tumbled to the mat. Bowens slammed Gray before Caster's top-rope elbow drop got them the win. Caster struck to tradition and kissed Gray's arm after the victory.
Result: The Acclaimed def. Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B
Alex Reynolds and Alan "5" Angels were scheduled for a tag team match later tonight against Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page, and they hyped up the contest in a backstage segment.
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