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Diamante vs. Big Swole on AEW Dark
The feud between Diamante and Big Swole has been simmering for a few weeks on AEW Dark, and the two women finally faced each other in one of the featured matches tonight.
A recap of last week's AEW Dark: Elevation aired before the grudge match. Big Swole got a great reception from the crowd in Garland, Texas.
Diamante looked unfazed by the challenge ahead of her as Swole started with a running knee strike; Diamante rolled out of the ring and took her time to get into her groove in the AEW Dark match.
Both stars exchanged arm drags and reversed several holds. The sequence was fast-paced as Big Swole laid out her opponent with a pump kick for a one-count.
Swole locked in the body scissors, and the crowd chanted for both competitors. Diamante used her positioning to break out of the hold before sending Swole into the corner. She ripped Swole with a running chop followed by a few big-time strikes.
Diamante dragged her opponent's face across the top rope, but the babyface returned with a few jabs.
She knocked Swole down with a clothesline to the back. Diamante taunted her and got a few boos from the crowd. She continued to pour the pressure on Swole with a methodical onslaught of kicks.
Swole had some life in her as she tried to punch her way out of a tricky situation. However, Diamante got a strong two-count after a running basement dropkick in the corner.
She focussed on Swole's right hand before targeting the upper chest with forearm shots. Diamante got in a tight chink lock as her opponent found it challenging to get to a vertical base.
Swole finally got to her feet only to be greeted with a sledgehammer shot. The star did land a few strikes before delivering a clutch headbutt.
Swole then attempted a sunset flip from the apron, but Diamante held on, smartly sat on her opponent, and grabbed the ropes for the three-count on AEW Dark. Diamante stole one over Big Swole!
Result: Diamante def. Big Swole on AEW Dark
Grade: B+
The storyline between Swole and Diamante is just getting started!
AEW Dark Co-Main Event: Dark Order's Evil Uno & Stu Grayson vs. Zach Mason & Warren Johnson (AEW Tag Team Debut)
The Dark Order received one of the loudest pops of the night, and it wasn't a surprising sight to see the group get a hero's welcome in Texas.
Warren Johnson and Stu Grayson got the penultimate match of the show underway with a sequence of kicks and reversals.
Grayson pushed Johnson towards his team's corner and tagged Evil Uno, who came with an assisted high boot.
The veteran Dark Order member knocked Zach Mason off the apron with a forearm shimmer. He switched his attention on Warren, but a brief distraction enabled Mason to knock Evil Uno down from the apron.
Zach entered the match and isolated Uno in the heels' corner. He then smashed Uno with a variety of strikes before tagging Johnson back in. The debutants made multiple tags and executed a splash-lariat combo on Uno for a two-count.
Mason slowed down the pace of the contest with a chin lock. The crowd got behind Uno, who was unable to tag himself to safety.
Uno finally created some separation with a suplex before making the hot tag to Stu Grayson. The energetic Dark Order member ran over Johnson and executed a release belly-to-belly suplex followed by a uranage. Johnson and Mason both landed hard on the outside before Grayson followed them with an over-the-top dive, aka the tope con Hilo. Fans loved that as Grayson headbanged on the apron.
He rolled Johnson back into the ropes and Uno got the blind tag. Evil Uno laid out Warren with a stalling German suplex.
Mason got into the ring and ate a high boot, followed by the Pele kick. Uno dropped him down again with a sidewalk suplex.
The Dark Order then set the stage for the finisher. Grayson smacked Johnson with a vicious running strike before Uno swiftly transitioned to the piledriver for the pinfall victory on AEW Dark. Tandem offense at its finest!
Result: Dark Order's Evil Uno & Stu Grayson def. Zach Mason & Warren Johnson on AEW Dark
Grade: B+
The crowd seemed firmly invested in the solid AEW Dark match and were on their feet by the end.
