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#8. Varsity Blondes vs. Lee Johnson & Aaron Solow on AEW Dark
Pretty Peter Avalon joined the commentary team for this match. Pillman Jr. and Lee Johnson began the AEW Dark match with a tie-up. The exchange ended in a stalemate.
Solow and Garrison got the tags, and all four men tried to outstrike each other in the ring to no avail.
Pillman was the legal man, and he trapped Solow's hand in the middle of the ring. Pillman connected with a chop before sending Solow in the corner. The Varsity Blondes tried to work together, but Solow made the tag to Johnson, who came in and took both his opponents out with a missile tope.
Johnson took Garrison down with a dropkick followed by a clothesline in the corner. Solow and Johnson delivered a double team neck breaker combo.
Pillman got the tag and connected it with a springboard clothesline. Johnson came in and walked into Garrison's boot. Johnson still connected with a kick but got caught by Pillman.
It was a chaotic sequence that ended with the Varsity Blondes delivering the powerbomb-dropkick combo on Solow for the win.
Result: Varsity Blondes vs. Lee Johnson & Aaron Solow on AEW Dark on AEW Dark
Grade: B
Peter Avalon handed the Pageant Provocation invite to Johnson as the latter walked to the back.
#9. Anna Jay vs. Alex Gracia on AEW Dark
Gracia executed a nice arm drag to get the match rolling. Gracia swept Jay for a pinning combination.
Anna Jay bypassed a dropkick attempt to land in a few strikes. Jay dropped Gracia with repeated clotheslines, followed by the flipping neck breaker. She connected with the J kick, followed by another kick in the corner.
Jay forced Gracia to tap out to the Queenslayer.
Result: Anna Jay def. Alex Gracia on AEW Dark
Grade: C
#10. Serena Deeb (NWA Women's World Champion) vs. Tesha Price on AEW Dark
Price and Deeb engaged in the collar and elbow tie-up, and the champ got the advantage with a trip. Deeb locked in the front chancery and wrestled an aggressive style in the early goings of the contest.
Deeb connected with deep uppercuts before getting into a unique pinning predicament. Deeb looked for the Serenity lock, but Price dropped her with a back elbow. Tesha took mount position and connected with two significant strikes.
Deeb ducked a few shots and took Price off her feet with a clothesline. The NWA Women's Champion then executed two neck breakers, followed by a snap suplex, before completing a modified Neutralizer (the Deebtox) for the win.
Result: Serena Deeb def. Tesha Price on AEW Dark
Grade: B
