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Big Swole & Red Velvet vs. Nyla Rose & Madi Wrenkowski on AEW Dark: Elevation
Vickie Guerrero 'checked out' Justin Roberts and baited him in with a few pleasantries before dumping the announcer out of the ring on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Guerrero introduced Nyla Rose and Madi Wrenkowski before the match. Madi, though, didn't look all too comfortable during her entrance. The cracks have started to appear in the alliance.
Big Swole unveiled a brand new look as she cut her hair and looked really sharp. Red Velvet immediately went after Nyla Rose with a dropkick.
Swole got the tag and hit an enziguri on Rose. Madi Wrenkowski wanted to enter the match, and a frustrated Rose obliged and tossed her partner into the ring. That's one aggressive way of tagging your partner!
Madi and Swole locked up to continue the match. Swole hit a nice hip toss, followed by a European uppercut to Madi's shoulder blades.
Velvet came into the match and executed a high dropkick. Madi, however, sent Velvet face-first into the bottom turnbuckle. Madi slammed Velvet into the mat and mocked her opponent's 'Stir It Up' gesture. Velvet reacted with an enziguri.
Nyla Rose, though, was done with the match as she attacked Madi Wrenkowski. Rose hit her partner with a Beast Bomb. Velvet pinned Madi for the win while Rose left with Vickie Guerrero.
Result: Big Swole & Red Velvet def. Nyla Rose & Madi Wrenkowski on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Main Event: Matt Sydal (w/ Mike Sydal) vs. Joey Janela (w/ Sonny Kiss) on AEW Dark: Elevation
The main event of the AEW Dark: Elevation got underway with a hammerlock exchange. Joey Janela was wrestling in his 51st AEW match, and he was involved in some good old-fashioned wrestling with Sydal during the early stages of the AEW contest.
Both high-flyers worked on their ground game, and it was engaging. Mutual respect between the competitors was also present as they bumped fists after a stalemate. Janela rolled to the apron and took some time to refocus.
Janela went behind Sydal, but Matt Sydal secured a takedown and locked in a unique chin lock.
Sydal's takedown game was solid tonight as he scored another one over Janela. Joey, however, resorted to what he does best with a stiff counter clothesline and a big back-body suplex.
Janela picked up the pace with two elbow drops. The reversals came fast and thick in the match as Matt Sydal leg tripped Janela before executing a standing moonsault press for a two-count.
Janela responded with a brainbuster on the apron. Brutal! Janela twisted Sydal's arm and executed a forceful Irish whip in the corner.
Janela wore Sydal down with a deep headlock. A 'Let's Go, Sydal' chant kicked off in the arena. Janela hit a big single ax handle before delivering a simple scoop slam.
The Bad Boy flexed, but he wasted time, and Sydal hit a series of kicks. Matt used Janela's momentum to create some separation. Sydal came running through for a basement strike in the corner.
Sydal took flight and hit the double knees on Janela for a near fall. Both men canceled each other out with lariats.
Aubrey Edwards started the ten count in the AEW Dark: Elevation match. Janela and Sydal traded blows in the center of the ring after getting to a vertical base.
Joey loved a slugfest, and he predictably won the battle of fists. Janela almost tore Sydal's head off with a massive lariat. Sydal countered a suplex with a mid-air hurricanerana. That was a slick move and looked nearly impossible to execute, but you can always trust the former WWE star to pull such athletic feats off with relative ease.
Janela caught Sydal from a springboard move and delivered a Death Valley driver for another near fall. Joey went up but missed the diving elbow drop as Sydal got his knees up. Sydal hit a question mark kick, followed by the Lightning Spiral for the three-count on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Sydal and Janela put on a fundamentally sound match. Top effort from both men!
Result: Matt Sydal def. Joey Janela (w/ Sonny Kiss) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: A
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