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The latest AEW Dark: Elevation kicked off with a big message from Wardlow. The Pinnacle member promised that we're currently in Wardlow week, and he cut an intimidating backstage promo before we moved to the first match of the evening.
Tony Schiavone and Paul Wight gave viewers a lowdown of what to expect tonight.
Wardlow vs. Jason Hotch on AEW Dark: Elevation
A 'Wardlow sucks' chant got the match underway. But Wardlow didn't take long to execute a series of pick-ups and takedowns.
He adjusted his straps and sent Hotch crashing with a backdrop. Wardlow picked Hotch up with the front chancery and placed him on the top turnbuckle.
Wardlow landed flush with his knee, and Hotch was clearly knocked out. The referee called for the bell.
Result: Wardlow def. Jason Hotch via KO on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Dustin Rhodes & Lee Johnson vs. VSK & Travis Titan on AEW Dark: Elevation
Dustin shook Titan's hand before kicking off the match with a series of Irish whips. Rhodes executed an excellent arm-whip takedown before tagging Johnson into the bout.
VSK came into the match and pushed Dustin towards his corner. A brief distraction helped VSK knock Rhodes off his feet with a two-handed shot. Titan and VSK worked on Dustin in their corner.
Rhodes created some separation with a classic thrust punch. Johnson got the tag and hit two lariats, followed by a back elbow and a swinging neckbreaker.
He executed a kip-up while Rhodes wiped Titan out with his classic powerslam. Finally, Big Shotty Lee hit the Ushigoroshi on VSK for the three-count.
Result: Dustin Rhodes & Lee Johnson def. VSK & Travis Titan on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B+
Angelico (w/ Jack Evans) vs. Mike Sydal (w/ Matt Sydal) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Stylistically, this AEW Dark match looked great on paper. As expected, both men started with an intricate exchange of holds and hammerlocks.
The action kept shifting between the mat and the feet as they jockeyed for position. Finally, Sydal escaped a wrist lock with a standing backflip. Angelico reacted by trapping Sydal's head in the leg scissors.
Angelico took the full five-count for the front chancery before engaging in another lock-up in the center of the ring. Sydal reversed with a standing switch, followed by a cartwheel and an arm drag.
Matt Hardy walked out towards the ring to support Angelico, who was in firm control of the contest. The TH2 member showed off his submission superiority with a surfboard-like move on Sydal.
Angelico flipped over to create a move that might very well be impossible to name! This man's innovation is truly on another level!
Sydal mounted his comeback with a couple of forearm strikes. He then jumped to the top but evaded an incoming strike. Mike hit a step-up enziguri, followed by some handiwork near the ropes.
Angelico left Sydal to dry on the top rope before locking in the Navarro Death Roll for the win.
Result: Angelico def Mike Sydal on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B+
Matt Hardy entered the ring after the match to celebrate the win with his business client. However, Angelico attacked Mike near ringside, and his assault included another Navarro Death Roll. Matt Sydal rushed out to make the save.
Shawn Spears vs. Falco on AEW Dark: Elevation
Surprisingly enough, Shawn Spears shook Falco's hand before the AEW Dark match without going for an attack. Unlikely traits for a heel!
Spears looked good tonight as he started the match strong with a side headlock takedown. Falco countered an arm drag into a classic Lucha Libre arm whip.
Spears didn't look too happy, and he got down to some old-fashioned stomps. Shawn sent Falco outside and sinched his knees into the head. The former WWE star followed it up with a backdrop on the ring apron. Ouch!
Spears picked Falco up and hit the C4 (Running Death Valley Driver) for the victory on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: Shawn Spears def. Falco on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C+
The Wingmen were involved in a backstage segment next. All those interested can sign up for the official The Wingmen makeover program. It worked for JD Drake, and it can certainly work for you too!
Private Party (w/ Hardy Family Office) vs. Dean Alexander & Carlie Bravo on AEW Dark: Elevation
Marq Quen kicked off the AEW Dark match with Dean Alexander, and he got hold of his opponent's head in a front chancery. Quen and Kassidy got a trick out of the cheat book with a clever distraction.
Kassidy came in and unloaded on Alexander. The HFO created a lot of havoc outside, and referee Bryce Remsburg was having a challenging time keeping tabs on all the action.
The Private Party got a two-count with a leg lariat. Quen continued to wear Dean down with a front headlock, but he missed the follow-up Pele kick.
Bravo finally got the tag, and he executed two clotheslines. Next, Bravo delivered a modified jawbreaker, followed by a Michinoku driver.
Quen stopped Bravo's top-rope move and tagged Kassidy. Private Party knocked Alexander off the apron before hitting the top-rope Frankensteiner into a Cutter finisher (Gin and Juice) for the win.
Result: Private Party def Dean Alexander & Carlie Bravo on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B
Nyla Rose (w/ Vickie Guerrero) vs. Megan Bayne on AEW Dark: Elevation
Nyla Rose finally had an AEW opponent to match her size as Megan Bayne is taller than the Native Beast.
Rose still showcased more power by knocking Bayne down with a clothesline. Rose ended the match in 31 seconds with the Beast Bomb!
Result: Nyla Rose def. Megan Bayne on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: F
Orange Cassidy (w/ The Best Friends & Kris Statlander) vs. Cameron Cole on AEW Dark: Elevation
Orange Cassidy frustrated Cole in the AEW match with his usual shenanigans. First, Cole stomped Cassidy's foot, followed by a brilliant DDT.
Orange was on the back-foot as his opponent played to the crowd and absorbed the boos. Cole then went for a missile dropkick, but Cassidy casually walked out of the way.
Cassidy gathered steam and outfoxed Cole with some incredible movement. The Orange Punch came out of nowhere, and just like that, Cassidy picked up another W on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: Orange Cassidy def Cameron Cole on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B
Penta El Zero Miedo (w/ Alex Abrahantes) & Eddie Kingston vs. Arik Cannon & Kevin Blackwood (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Cannon started the AEW Dark match well with a side headlock. Eddie Kingston was in a rough spot as Arik executed a swinging vertical suplex. Cannon winked and rolled his mustache before pushing Kingston into his corner.
Kevin Blackwood got a piece of the action as Kingston tried to shake off the cobwebs. Eddie broke a back lock and hit a surprising enziguri. Penta entered the contest and landed a loud chop.
Penta lifted Blackwood in the air and dropped him down into an unforgiving knee strike. Eddie got the tag before Penta hit the Fear Factor. Kingston delivered the half-and-half suplex for the win.
Result: Penta El Zero Miedo & Eddie Kingston def. Arik Cannon & Kevin Blackwood on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Julia Hart (w/ Varsity Blonds) vs. Dani Jordyn on AEW Dark: Elevation
Julia Hart used her athleticism to escape a few early headlocks. Hart was still incredibly green in the ring, but the effort was all there to be seen.
Jordyn got a two-count with a shotgun dropkick. She replicated the move through the ropes before rolling Hart back into the ring.
Hart reacted with ripcord kicks and a hammerlock into the corner. Julia hit a handstand kick, followed by a back elbow and a running bulldog with a split. Hart got a near fall with a standing moonsault.
Julia Hart reversed the clothesline into her finisher, the sliced bread, to win on AEW Dark Elevation.
Result: Julia Hart def. Dani Jordyn on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
AEW Dark: Elevation Co-Main Event: Aaron Solow & QT Marshall vs. Deonn Rusman & Joe Keys (AEW Tag Team Debut)
QT Marshall got the AEW Dark: Elevation main event rolling with a headlock on Rusman. Marshall was in control as he dropped Rusman with a few lariats.
Aaron Solow got the tag and continued the dominance for his team with clotheslines in the corner. Rusman tipped the scales with a pick-up and a slam.
Keys came in and landed a tremendous back elbow. Solow reversed the headlock but got caught in a swinging backbreaker. Solow regained control by yanking Keys' foot off the top turnbuckle.
Marshall received the tag, and he executed a perfect-looking vertical suplex, followed by a running knee drop. Solow came back in and stomped Keys' gut.
Keys finally made the tag to Rusman, who hit a big clothesline. Solow reacted with an enziguri. Then, QT took Keys out with a Diamond Cutter.
Solow finished the match with the Pedigree on Rusman.
Result: Aaron Solow & QT Marshall def. Deonn Rusman & Joe Keys on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
AEW Dark: Elevation Main Event: Scorpio Sky (w/ Ethan Page) vs. Alex Reynolds (w/ The Dark Order)
Reynolds and Sky locked up to begin the show's main event. Scorpio Sky taunted Reynolds after executing a takedown.
Alex kicked Sky in the mid-section, and the match's pace picked up as the Dark Order member connected with the lariats. A snap suplex for Reynolds got him a two-count.
Reynolds landed a forearm shimmer before ducking under to take Sky's back. Sky reversed a sunset flip by sitting on Reynolds' chest.
Scorpio followed it with a high knee strike. However, he couldn't keep control as Reynolds got back with a drop toehold and a kick from the apron.
Reynolds got another two-count with a massive crossbody from the top turnbuckle. Sky, however, knocked Reynolds off the apron and bought some time to recover.
The heel had the upper hand as Sky methodically wore Reynolds down back in the ring. Sky executed an eyebrow zipper using both his feet before locking on a chin hold.
Reynolds got to a vertical base and broke free with several punches. Alex landed on a big clothesline but got sent into the corner.
Reynolds came running in for two back elbow strikes and a dropkick. The Dark Order member's striking game was on point today, but so was his counter wrestling.
Reynolds got a two-count with a swinging neckbreaker. Reynolds then hit almost a dozen lariats in the corner, followed by a running knee strike. Sky responded by attacking Reynolds' knee.
Reynolds blocked the heel hook and laid out Sky with a double-footed body plant. Alex went up to the top but missed the moonsault. He hurt his left knee on the landing, and Sky capitalized by locking in the heel hook for the win on AEW Dark: Elevation
Result: Scorpio Sky def Alex Reynolds on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B+
The episode ended with a brilliant Among Us animation edit of Mikey Rukus' 'Rise' song. Neat!
Check out the full AEW Dark: Elevation episode above.
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