AEW Dark Results -- Big face turn teased, Three debuts, Star takes a dangerous bump, Ruby Soho and Andrade in action, and more

AEW returned for another massive edition of Dark, which featured 12 matches and several of the company's top stars in action.

Taz and Excalibur welcomed fans to the show and passed the spotlight over to Justin Roberts before the opening contest of the evening.

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Powerhouse Hobbs (w/ Hook) vs. Jaysin Strife (AEW Debut)

Jaysin Strife is a former WWE competitor who wrestled one match for the company when he lost to Akira Tozawa on 205 Live in 2018. 'Hobbs is going to kill you' chants started off the contest as the Team Taz member trucked down the AEW debutant.

Hobbs rocked Strife with multiple back elbows. He caught him in mid-air and placed him on top of the turnbuckle before connecting with overhand hammer strikes.

Powerhouse followed up with a running knee strike before taking him on a Spinebuster tour. Hobbs stopped the three-count and dished out more pain on Strife.

Hobbs forced the local competitor to tap out in the Torture Rack.

Result: Powerhouse Hobbs def. Jaysin Strife on AEW Dark

Grade: C

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Andrade El Idolo (w/ Jose The Assistant) vs. Jah-C on AEW Dark

Andrade's on-screen act looked incredibly polished as he walked out to a tremendous reception. The former WWE star gradually took off his mask and got a lot of praise from Taz.

Jah-C pandered to the crowd and shoved Andrade in the chest before continuing with his showboating. El Idolo dropped Jah-C down with a hellacious clothesline.

An overhand chop from Andrade rang throughout the Target Center. He kicked Jah-C in the head and got another big pop from the crowd. Andrade locked Jah-C up in a Triangle Choke using the ropes, and he broke up the hold after the five-count.

Jah-C continued to get destroyed with a few rough back elbows. Andrade briefly got caught in a pinfall attempt, but he expertly reversed it into a modified armbar for the win.

Result: Andrade El Idolo def. Jah-C on AEW Dark

Grade: B

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Shawn Spears & Wardlow (w/ Tully Blanchard) vs. Renny D & Arik Cannon (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark

As fans cheered for him and urged AEW to sign him, Arik Cannon clearly looked like the local hero tonight. Cannon is reputed in the Minneapolis wrestling scene and is known as the trainer of Dante and Darius Martin.

A loud 'Arik Cannon' chant echoed around the arena as Shawn Spears taunted the hometown favorite. Renny D did an excellent job of catching Spears off guard with a dropkick.

Spears tried to get a chair into the equation, but Wardlow stopped his partner. Renny D went for a sliding dropkick, but Shawn reversed it into a backdrop on the apron.

Back in the ring, Spears landed some ground and pound. He used the southpaw stance to deliver more punishment to his opponent.

Wardlow got the tag, and he tossed Renny D towards Arik Cannon, who came in to a thunderous pop. Cannon began with a kick to Wardlow's mid-section, and he used his quick hands to lay in more shots.

Wardlow took a few chops and stopped Cannon in his tracks with a clothesline. Wardlow silenced the crowd and powerbombed Renny D. The Pinnacle member gave fans what they wanted by planting Renny with two more powerbombs.

Cannon charged in and took a powerbomb as well. Wardlow delivered the fourth and final powerbomb to Renny D and showed some mercy to his opponent by ending his misery with a pinfall.

Result: Shawn Spears & Wardlow def Renny D & Arik Cannon (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark

Grade: B+

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However, Spears wasn't done as he landed the final blow with a C4 on Renny D. "The Chairman" clearly tried to one-up Wardlow, who looked a little unhappy with his tag team partner's shenanigans.

A Wardlow face turn could be just around the corner.

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Ruby Soho vs. Hyan on AEW Dark

Ruby Soho locked up with Hyan to kick off the AEW Dark match. A 'Let's Go Ruby' chant motivated the former WWE star to initiate an impressive sequence of moves.

Soho executed a back heel trip but ate a telegraphed chop. Ruby recovered quickly and landed the 'No Future' kick out of nowhere for the win.

Result: Ruby Soho def. Hyan on AEW Dark

Grade: C

Too Fast Too Fuego vs. Kit Sackett & Brandon Gore on AEW Dark

Fuego One got the AEW Dark match rolling for his team as Brandon Gore came in from the other end. Fuego Dos (Cody Rhodes) got the quick tag, and he went up top to deliver an axehandle strike.

Fuego worked on Gore with a scoop slam. Fuego Del Sol got the tag and delivered a hurricanerana on Brandon. The Fuegos wrestled like a well-oiled alliance as they made quick tags.

Sackett, however, gouged Fuego Dos' eyes while referee Aubrey Edwards had her back turned to the action. The heels tried to suppress Fuego Dos, and they were successful in their attempts. Sackett and Gore executed a neckbreaker-elbow drop combo before Brandon looked to unmask Fuego Dos.

Fuego and Gore collided with each other. Dos finally made the hot tag to Del Sol, who took out Sackett and Gore with a double moonsault press.

He stomped Gore in the back of the head, and Sackett came in for a timely pinfall save. Fuego wiped out Sackett on the outside with a tope suicida while Del Sol executed the Tornado DDT on Brandon Gore for another win.

Result: Too Fast Too Fuego def. Kit Sackett & Brandon Gore on AEW Dark

Grade: B+

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The Fuegos extended their undefeated streak as a team, and they celebrated with the fans to end the post-match segment.

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Alan "5" Angels & Colt Cabana vs. The Acclaimed on AEW Dark

From Prince to Jesse Ventura, Max Caster didn't spare anyone in his latest verse. Anthony Bowens and Alan Angels started the match with a collar and elbow tie-up.

A 'Purple Rain' chant kicked off as Bowens chopped Angels across the chest in the corner. Alan reversed with chops of his own before sending Bowens towards the ropes for a single-leg dropkick.

Colt Cabana got the tag and landed a back elbow along with his partner. Bowens backed Cabana into the corner as Caster entered the ring and engaged in a battle of arm twisters.

Cabana got the last laugh and got Caster on his knees, which got a massive pop from the crowd. Colt baited Caster into an elbow strike, and Angels came flying through from the back with a crossbody.

Max Caster raked Angels in the eye, and Bowens made a blind tag. The Acclaimed executed a neckbreaker-backstabber combo to regain control of the match.

Bowens dropped downward-elbows onto the collar bone of Angels as the heels dominated the proceedings. Caster came right back in and delivered a double vertical suplex with Bowens' help.

Fans urged Angels to make a comeback, and the Dark Order member responded by rocking Bowens with a series of forearm shimmers. Caster made the blind tag and prevented Angels from making the tag.

As Bowens pulled Cabana off his feet near the apron, Alan chopped Caster with an enziguri but couldn't make the tag. Taz commended The Acclaimed's clever tag team wrestling as the duo maintained the upper hand.

Angels created some space with a roll-up before leaping over Caster to make the tag to Colt.

Cabana landed the jabs to both Acclaimed members, who reacted with the double boots. Cabana evaded a clothesline and laid them out with a springboard moonsault. Caster ate the Flying apple in the corner before continuing with the jabs.

He dropped Caster and Bowens with two elbow strikes. The veteran star then got a near fall with another Flying Apple on Caster.

Bowens swept Cabana off his feet and sent him into the barricade. Angels returned to assist his partner by taking Bowens out of the equation with a left-handed elbow strike.

Caster almost got the win with the Superman pin, but Bowens broke it up by pulling his hands. Cabana got another near fall with a roll-up, but Max pushed him towards the ropes. Bowens was waiting with a boombox, and he slammed Cabana in the face behind the referee's back.

Caster hooked Cabana for a tainted win in the books.

Result: The Acclaimed def. Alan "5" Angels & Colt Cabana AEW Dark

Grade: A

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Riho, Kris statlander & Ryo Mizunami vs. Nyla Rose, The Bunny & Emi Sakura (w/ Vickie Guererro, Lulu Pencil & Mei Suruga) on AEW Dark

The heels made their way out first for the stacked AEW Dark match featuring some of the top talents from the women's division.

The baby faces weren't allowed to complete their entrance as they got attacked before the bell. All hell broke loose as Rose, Bunny, and Sakura unleashed a brutal beatdown at ringside.

Mizunami began the comeback, and her partners joined in on the action as the referee finally called for the bell. Ryo chopped Bunny in the corner and scored a two-count for her efforts.

Emi Sakura and Riho continued the match. The former AEW Women's champion one-upped her mentor with the Tiger Feint kick.

Rose, though, pulled Rose out of the ring while Vickie Guerrero distracted the referee.

Sakura sent Riho flying across the ring with a wild hair whip. Bunny came in and utilized the chops to keep Riho at bay.

The Native Beast got a near fall with a modified spinebuster. The match featured a lot of chops as Sakura delivered the diving crossbody in the corner. Lulu Pencil tried to steal Sakura's limelight and got shoved in the face, which cracked up Taz in the commentary booth.

Riho escaped Sakura's Queen's Gambit and stunned her with the stomp after a cazadora. Riho tagged Kris Statlander, who ducked under Bunny's high boot and delivered five forearm strikes followed by a powerslam.

Mizunami and Statlander worked in tandem to deliver assisted clotheslines on Bunny. Rose came running in for a blindsided shoulder block on Statlander.

Nyla got a near fall on Mizunami with a cut-throat neckbreaker. This time, Rose and Sakura worked as a team to get another near fall over Mizunami with some combination offense.

The ref had a tough time keeping track of the action as all competitors were coming in with high-impact moves. Statlander saved Riho from Sakura's Queen's Gambit but got laid out by the maneuver herself.

Nyla Rose delivered a massive senton from the top rope, but Statlander showed tremendous resilience to kick out of the pinfall. Kris used all her power to execute the Big Bang Theory on Sakura for a hard-fought victory.

Grade: Riho, Kris statlander & Ryo Mizunami def. Nyla Rose, The Bunny & Emi Sakura on AEW Dark

Result: B+

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JD Drake, Ryan Nemeth, Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto (w/ QT Marshall) vs. Lee Johnson, Brock Anderson & Varsity Blonds (w/ Arn Anderson & Julia Hart) on AEW Dark

Nightmare Family head coach Arn Anderson gave the babyfaces a few pointers before the match got underway.

Nemeth and Pillman Jr. started with some amateur wrestling exchanges and takedown attempts. Ryan tagged out after taking a heel kick to his face.

JD Drake called for Brock Anderson to enter the match, and both brawlers got right down to business. Anderson used his quickness to take Drake down with two arm drags.

Lee Johnson received the tag and kept the pressure on Drake's arms. The Blonds isolated Nemeth and delivered an assisted splash followed by a delayed vertical suplex.

Nemeth managed to push Garrison in the heels' corner, and Solo swiftly delivered a snap suplex. Griff took some punishment as Drake and Nemeth wore him down with running attacks in the corner.

Garrison fired back with another arm drag before tagging out to Brock Anderson, who kept the match on the mat with a wrist lock.

A cheap shot from Drake helped Nemeth knock his opponent off the apron. Drake knocked Anderson's lights out with a stiff shot on the outside.

Comoroto got a one-count from a leaping elbow drop and a suplex on Anderson. QT Marshall made his presence felt by choking Anderson while the referee was arguing with Solo.

Nick came back in and delivered a backbreaker on Anderson. The Nightmare Family member evaded Drake's cannonball senton and rolled over to tag Lee Johnson.

Johnson didn't miss his shots on Solo as he exploded with a rolling neckbreaker and a kip-up. Lee got a near fall over Solo after a Blue Thunder Bomb.

Nemeth knocked Lee off his feet with a Pendulum DDT, but he couldn't capitalize on the opening as Pillman came flying in for his 'Air Pillman' move. Pillman tried to take Comoroto out but was power slammed onto the concrete floor. Garrison followed through for a dive off the ropes onto Comoroto. Johnson reversed the sit-out facebuster and dumped Solo to the outside.

Johnson then attempted a running dive but was stopped by a vicious Claymore kick from Drake. Johnson somehow kicked out of the pinfall, and Drake looked shocked. Big Shotty blocked Drake's powerbomb and finally executed the Tope Con Hilo on several stars on the outside. Johnson suffered a rough landing as Nemeth was also seen checking up on the wrestler.

QT Marshall and Julia Hart had a brief face-off, which prompted Arn Anderson to get involved. Hart slapped QT in the face as Brock Anderson continued the match for his team. Anderson delivered a massive spinebuster on Drake, which had the crowd on their feet.

Johnson finished the match with a Frog Splash on JD. Brilliant match!

Result: Lee Johnson, Brock Anderson & Varsity Blonds def. JD Drake, Ryan Nemeth, Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto on AEW Dark

Grade: A

Dark Order's John Silver vs. Peter Avalon on AEW Dark

Minneapolis was 'Meatman' country tonight as fans popped during John Silver's entrance before the AEW Dark match. Silver and Avalon had a comical start as the Dark Order member seemed unfazed by the shoulder tackles.

Silver showed Avalon how to do it as he ran him over with a monstrous shoulder tackle. John tossed Avalon across the ring and was in the driver's seat until Peter returned with a perfect dropkick.

Silver fired back with the overhand chops, but Peter eventually dumped him out of the ring.

Avalon got a near fall from a sunset flip back in the ring. He kept pace with a backdrop for another close pinfall. Silver fed off the crowd's energy and mounted his comeback by first escaping Avalon's moonsault press.

Silver landed a series of round kicks and sent him crashing with a blackbody drop. Avalon stayed in the match despite taking a Liger Bomb in the middle of the ring. Silver then ate a few elbow strikes and a crossbody but kicked out at two.

John Silver escaped the fireman's carry, absorbed a chop, and answered with a massive chop. Both men traded shots to the chest, and Silver shifted gears to land a pump kick.

As Avalon returned with a thrust kick, Johnny Hungy landed a three-kick combo but couldn't deliver the brainbuster. Silver tripped him into the ropes and connected with a pump kick followed by a German release suplex.

Silver had Peter right where he wanted him, and he executed the Spin Doctor finisher for the win.

Result: John Silver def. Peter Avalon on AEW Dark

Grade: A

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Sonny Kiss vs. Adam Grace on AEW Dark

Adam Grace indulged in some trash talk, but Sonny was having none of it! Kiss took Adam down with a hurricanrana, followed by the handspring kick in the corner.

Grace blocked the standing moonsault press by getting his knees up. He snatched the chin lock, but Kiss fought back with elbows. Adam achieved significant elevation with a leaping knee strike. He ordered the crowd to cheer for him as he had Sonny Kiss in another chin lock.

Sonny delivered a belly-to-belly suplex, followed by a well-placed corkscrew kick. The Concrete Rose picked up the win with the Splitting Stunner.

Result: Sonny Kiss def. Adam Grace on AEW Dark

Grade: C

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AEW Dark Co-Main Event: Dark Order's Preston "10" Vance vs. Mikey Wild (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark

Preston Vance started with a big-time elbow strike to Mikey Wild's jaw. 10 faced no problems whatsoever as he looked to finish the match quickly with a barrage of moves.

Vance delivered his trademark spinebuster before locking in the Full Nelson. Wild passed out, and the referee called for the bell.

Result: Dark Order's Preston "10" Vance def. Mikey Wild on AEW Dark

Grade: D

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AEW Dark Main Event: Scorpio Sky (w/ Ethan Page) vs. Craven Knyte (AEW Debut)

Ethan Page joined Taz and Excalibur on commentary as Scorpio Sky came out for the final match of the show.

Craven Knyte showed promise during the early exchanges, but Scorpio Sky took control with an unforgiving running attack. Knyte had his moments as he executed a rolling senton combo and got the crowd's support.

Sky responded with a high boot, followed by the TKO for the win. Ethan Page screamed "night night" as Scorpio Sky celebrated another easy victory.

Result: Scorpio Sky def. Craven Knyte on AEW Dark

Grade: D

You can check out the full AEW Dark episode above.