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

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