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Today's AEW Dark was stacked to the core with the company putting forth a match card featuring 16 bouts for viewers to enjoy.
Taz and Excalibur welcomed everyone to a 'casual Tuesday' edition of Dark, and we went straight to the in-ring action.
Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs. Milk Chocolate on AEW Dark
Mox and Eddie came through the crowd and wasted no time. Eddie cut Justin Roberts off and attacked members of Milk Chocolate.
Mox and Eddie executed the Violent Crown double-team finisher for the win. 38 seconds. That was quick!!
Result: Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston def. Milk Chocolate on AEW Dark
Grade: F
Dark Order's Evil Uno, Alan "5" Angels & Colt Cabana vs. Spencer Slade, Cole Karter & Andrew Palace on AEW Dark
Uno and Palace kicked off the match with some headlock action. Uno used his strength to drive Palace down to the mat with a shoulder tackle.
Palace reacted with a crossbody, but he missed the splash. Uno stomped on Palace's fingers before sending him into the corner. Angels received the tag, and he worked on wearing down Palace. Cabana came in and hit rights and lefts in cohesion with Angels.
Uno and Angels hit an assisted hanging neckbreaker, followed by a dropkick. Karter got the tag, but he swung and missed. Angels hit a dropkick, followed by a step-up enziguri. Karter executed an eye rake and pushed Angels into his corner.
Palace, Karter and Slade made quick tags. Slade leaped onto Angels with an elbow drop, which got him a one-count.
Angels, however, escaped and rolled over to tag Cabana, who came in and hit the Flying Apple.
Slade ate a Flying Apple, too, before Angels rushed in to wipe out Karter and Palace on the outside. Uno, who was the legal man, hit the cross-arm flatliner for the victory.
Result: Dark Order's Evil Uno, Alan "5" Angels & Colt Cabana def. Spencer Slade, Cole Karter & Andrew Palace on AEW Dark
Grade: C
Tony Schiavone interviewed Diamante backstage ahead of her AEW Dark match.
Lance Archer vs. Angel Fashion on AEW Dark
Lance Archer entered the ring with a cannonball on Angel Fashion. Incredible! Archer mauled Fashion all around the ring as he rammed his head into all four turnbuckles.
Archer tossed Fashion with a suplex. It was all one-way traffic in this one as The Murderhawk Monster punished his opponent.
Fashion had his moments, though, as he wobbled Archer with a series of significant strikes. Archer, however, responded by destroying Fashion with a big lariat, followed by a buckle bomb.
Archer hit a chokeslam and the Hellacoaster for the win.
Result: Lance Archer def. Angel Fashion on AEW Dark
Grade: D
The Factory (w/ Anthony Ogogo) vs. Ryzin, Jake Logan & Rick Recon on AEW Dark
QT Marshall didn't even feel the need to stand on the apron for the AEW Dark match. The Factory leader, as always, took his seat atop the steel steps on the ramp.
Aaron Solow and Rick Recon started the match, and Solow predictably took control with a classic suplex, followed by a backdrop. Logan came in and got taken out with a T-bone suplex. Comoroto got into the match and rocked Logan with a clubbing blow and a scoop slam.
Comoroto drove all his weight into Logan's lower back. Solow and Comoroto hit an assisted backbreaker on Logan.
Logan blocked the shoulder capture suplex and hit a dropkick. Ryzin got the hot tag and laid in a series of rights to both Solow and Comoroto. Ryzin knocked Solow down with a dropkick, but Comoroto caught him mid-air in a splash.
Comoroto swatted Ryzin down to the mat, and Solow followed it with a giant corkscrew kick. Comoroto hoisted Ryzin and press slammed him into Logan and Recon.
Comoroto dropped him down with a massive powerbomb. QT finally came to the apron, took his shirt off, and received the tag. Marshall picked up the win with the Diamond Cutter as the crowd chanted 'You tapped out' at him.
Result: The Factory (w/ Anthony Ogogo) def. Ryzin, Jake Logan & Rick Recon on AEW Dark
Grade: B-
QT attacked Ryzin with the Figure Four leg lock after the match, which was a clear message to Cody Rhodes.
Cezar Bononi, Ryan Nemeth, Peter Avalon and JD Drake were involved in a hilarious backstage segment next.
Varsity Blonds (w/ Julia Hart) vs. Jaylen Brandyn & Traevon Jordan (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark
Varsity Blonds have a new friend and on paper, adding a female talent to the team improves the whole dynamic of the gimmick.
Jordan had a lot of energy as he danced around before getting slammed into the mat by Griff Garrison. Griff had some moves, too, as he grooved for a few seconds, a.k.a the Tik Tok dance, before resuming the match.
Pillman Jr. got the tag and dropped Jordan with a shoulder tackle. The Blonds hit a spinebuster-dropkick combo.
Jaylen ran in for the save, but he got trucked with a big boot from Garrison. Jaylen, however, got the last laugh as he tripped Garrison, which helped Jordan deliver a spinning heel kick.
Jordan hit a dropkick before tagging Jaylen. The new team hit an assisted cazadora splash for a two-count. Jordan came back in with a double ax handle from the top. Garrison escaped a scoop slam and hit a jawbreaker before tagging Pillman.
Pillman hit a thrust kick on Jordan, followed by a powerslam on Kaylen. The Blonds hit the assisted powerbomb on Jaylen for the win on AEW Dark.
Result: Varsity Blonds (w/ Julia Hart) def. Jaylen Brandyn & Traevon Jordan (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark
Grade: C
Diamante vs. Willow Nightingale on AEW Dark
Diamante rocked Willow with a series of forearm shots and chops. Nightingale had some fun at the expense of Diamante with a delayed side slam.
Diamante responded by delivering a Russian leg sweep. Diamante took the top mount position and rained down the punches.
Willow got laid out with a backstabber, and Diamante followed it with a dropkick in the corner. Despite having a tight cover, Willow kicked out. The AEW newcomer had the crowd support, but Diamante was one step ahead in the match.
Willow, however, executed ripcord clotheslines. She missed a pump handle slam and got raked in the eyes.
Diamante hit the Cazadora Stunner, followed by the Code Red for the victory on AEW Dark.
Result: Diamante def. Willow Nightingale on AEW Dark
Grade: B
Dante Martin vs. Aaron Frye on AEW Dark
Both men kicked off the AEW Dark match with a hammerlock exchange. The opening sequences were even as Frye connected with a shoulder tackle.
Dante Martin sent Frye flying across the ring with a springboard dropkick. Martin missed the 450 splash as Frye drove his knee into the face, followed by a strong clothesline. Martin kicked out at two and threw prominent rights from his knee.
They teed off on one another before Frye hit a backstabber on Martin for a near fall.
Martin avoided contact from Frye's springboard elbow drop. He got up to his feet and hit a monstrous lariat, followed by a big dropkick.
Martin hit the commonguri before coming off the top rope for a perfect moonsault. Frye kicked out at two.
Martin set Frye up for the 450 splash, and the Top Flight member made no mistakes this time.
Result: Dante Martin def. Aaron Frye on AEW Dark
Grade: B+
Nyla Rose vs. Ashley D'Amboise on AEW Dark
Vickie Guerrero did her usual schtick and dumped Justin Roberts out of the ring.
Nyla Rose and D'Amboise locked up, and The Native Beast overpowered her opponent in the early goings of the contest. Rose tossed Ashley across the ring before charging into the corner with a big splash.
Rose followed it up with a cannonball senton. The former AEW Women's Champion showed no remorse to her opponent as she ragdolled her all around the ring.
Rose ended the match with the Beast Bomb.
Result: Nyla Rose def. Ashley D'Amboise on AEW Dark
Grade: F
Alex Marvez interviewed The Dark Order next in a backstage segment.
Cezar Bononi & Ryan Nemeth (w/ Peter Avalon & JD Drake) vs. Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis on AEW Dark
Ryan Nemeth took Gray down to begin the match, and the Hollywood Hunk showboated in the middle of the ring.
Gray executed two arm drags and took advantage of Nemeth losing focus. Gray caught Nemeth high on the face with a diving cannonball from the top turnbuckle.
Cezar Bononi made the blind tag and clobbered Gray with a big shot. Bononi effortlessly picked Gray up and tossed him across the ring. The Brazilian star was in firm control as he laid out Gray with a backdrop.
Nemeth came in, and Gray finally created some separation to tag Alanis, who took out both of his opponents.
Alanis executed a sling blade backbreaker on Nemeth. Gray came in for an assist as he went to the top.
Nemeth sent Alanis outside while Bononi caught Gray in mid-air. Nemeth hit the Rude Awakening on Gray for the win.
Result: Cezar Bononi & Ryan Nemeth def. Liam Gray & Adrian Alanis on AEW Dark
Grade: B
Kris Statlander (w/ Best Friends & Orange Cassidy) vs. Julia Hart on AEW Dark
AEW Referee Bryce Remsburg and Kris Statlander shared 'boops' before the match got underway. Statlander used her large frame to score a side headlock takedown.
Hart leapfrogged, but Statlander caught her. Kris, however, ended the sequence with a fluid powerslam. Statlander missed a clothesline in the corner, and Hart capitalized with a handspring lariat.
Hart missed the high kick and got planted face-first into the canvas. Statlander hit the Big Bang Theory with just one arm on Hart for the win on AEW Dark.
Result: Kris Statlander def. Julia Hart on AEW Dark
Grade: C
Marty Casaus vs. Jungle Boy (w/ Marko Stunt) on AEW Dark
Former Lucha Underground Champion Marty Casaus returned for another AEW Dark match. Jungle Boy got laid out early on with a shoulder block.
Marty avoided getting caught in a snare trap by grabbing onto the ropes. Casaus had the strength advantage, and he used it to push Jungle Boy into the corner.
The Jurassic Express member used his aerial abilities to drop Marty with a springboard arm drag. Jungle Boy executed a step-up Hurricanrana and a dropkick, followed by a kip-up. Clean!
Casaus no-sold a few head strikes in the corner but missed his punch. Jungle Boy got sent to the outside, and Casaus teased a tope but stopped at the last second. He got a few jeers for the spot, but Jungle Boy used the time to recuperate and hit a tope sucida.
The action shifted to the ring, and Marty hit a gutbuster on Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy got battered with crossface shots, and Marko Stunt hit the apron to rally the crowd.
Marty drove his elbows into Jungle Boy's head. Jungle, however, escaped a shoulder lock and hit a series of chops. The star needed two shoulder blocks and a big lariat to knock Marty off his feet.
Casaus reversed the diving DDT into a Northern Lights suplex with a high bridge. Casaus got a two-count, but he seemed to have been busted open as he spat blood from his mouth.
Casaus went for the moonsault press, but Jungle Boy moved out of the way. Jungle Boy slid to the back, hit an elbow, and locked in the Snare Trap for the victory.
Result: Jungle Boy def. Marty Casaus on AEW Dark
Grade: B+
Red Velvet & Big Swole (w/ KiLynn King) vs. MK Twins on AEW Dark
Swole and Steff started things off with a headlock. Swole took control of the arms and came around for a hammerlock. She got a one-count from a strong kick.
Red Velvet made the blind tag and got a quick one-count following Swole's punch. Ashley came in from the other end and got rocked with a big strike from Velvet.
Swole and Velvet hit a combo Flatliner on Ashley. Swole threw roundhouse kicks to Ashley's hamstring.
Ashley stopped Swole in her tracks with a massive headbutt. The Twins isolated Swole in their corner and targeted her with a series of running strikes in the corner. Swole took a nasty chop and a double back elbow from the twins.
Swole began her comeback with a thrust kick before tagging Velvet, who took the fight to the twins.
She caught Steff with a high driving knee and stunner. Ashley broke the pinfall, but Swole entered to help Velvet.
Swole and Velvet hit combination strikes on the twins. Velvet connected with the hook kick and got the three-count for her team.
Result: Red Velvet & Big Swole def. MK Twins on AEW Dark
Grade: B
JD Drake (w/ Ryan Nemeth, Cezar Bononi & Peter Avalon) vs. Dark Order's Preston "10" Vance (w/ Evil Uno, Alan "5" Angels & John Silver)
This match was set to be a hard-hitting AEW Dark contest. Neither man disappointed as they started the AEW Dark match with a stiff collar and elbow tie-up.
JD got lit up with a pump kick and a running clothesline in the corner. 10 did his ten-punch routine in the corner, but he couldn't follow up as Drake cracked him with a massive clothesline.
Drake covered 10 following an elbow drop but only got a two-count. Drake got a two-count himself with a sunset flip, but JD replied with a thunderous chop to maintain control in the AEW Dark match.
Drake worked on 10's back and chin before sending him out. Bononi and Nemeth went to work on 10 at ringside, and AEW's Dark Order members rushed to confront the heels.
Back in the ring, 10 almost got the win with a quick roll-up. JD kicked out and regained control with a hard headbutt. JD then went back to his grinding approach with a headlock. 10 got to a vertical base and executed a jawbreaker. Drake responded with a swinging neckbreaker for a two-count.
Drake looked like a star as he was cheered despite being the heel of the match. 10 blocked the suplex, floated around and went for the Full Nelson. Drake backed him into the corner and hit a big inside leg lariat for a near fall. Drake replicated 10's turnbuckle spot, but the Dark Order member picked him up and laid him out with a huge powerbomb.
Both men got to their feet simultaneously, but 10 drew first blood with a series of clotheslines, followed by a backbody drop.
Drake reversed the Full Nelson with a brutal short-arm clothesline. 10 dug deep and hit a clutch spinebuster out of nowhere to stay in the AEW Dark match. Avalon tried to get involved in the match, but 10 almost knocked him out.
As the action continued, Drake hit a clean four-piece combo, including a few kicks. 10 reversed a running clothesline into the Full Nelson. The Dark Order's strongest member put JD to sleep on AEW Dark. Solid match!
Result: Dark Order's 10 def. JD Drake on AEW Dark
Grade: A-
Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss vs. The Acclaimed on AEW Dark
Max Caster dropped what could very well be his funniest verse to date in AEW on this week's AEW Dark. Max and Joey Janela got the match rolling, and The Bad Boy wrestled with his shirt.
Janela stomped Caster's feet. The opening moments of the match were absolutely hilarious as Caster over-sold and taunted Janela! Joey took a big shot at Caster by saying Caster "may be a good rapper, but Enzo was better."
Kiss came in and back bridged to evade a clothesline. Sonny hit a hurricanrana, followed by a slap across Bowens' face. Sonny got pulled down from the top and landed in the split-legged position. Bowens rocked Sonny with a kick to take control of the proceedings.
Janela was driven off the apron and The Acclaimed focussed on Sonny Kiss. Caster and Bowens hit an extensive combination which ended with a leg drop from Caster.
Caster and Bowens made a few tags and worked on Sonny Kiss. The Acclaimed executed a few power moves and mixed things up with punches and kicks.
Sonny Kiss escaped a neckbreaker and took Caster out of the equation. Kiss went through Bowens' legs to make the tag to Janela.
The Bad Boy delivered a few clotheslines and a German suplex on Bowens. He finally ripped off his shirt and connected with a big right hand.
Bowens tried to leap into the ring from the outside, but Bowens stopped him. Janela landed hard and hurt his knee. The Acclaimed gave Janela no time to recover as they carried out an attack.
Bowens showed no pity as he targeted the injured left knee. Janela fought off both Acclaimed members with one leg but failed to make the tag as Kiss got knocked off the apron.
Caster hit a knee breaker and a Mandala Hineri-inspired Dragonscrew on Janela. The Acclaimed stayed on Janela's injured leg in the AEW Dark match.
Bowens had Janela in an airplane spin, and The Bad Boy somehow managed to DDT both Acclaimed members.
Kiss finally got the tag and connected with a corkscrew elbow strike on Caster. Sonny got a near fall with a standing moonsault. Kiss almost won it with a stunner, but Bowens broke the pinfall attempt.
Kiss brought Bownes down with a rolling elbow strike before tagging Janela.
Joey went to the top, but his knees gave up, and the Bad Boy collapsed to the mat. Bowens locked in the inverted cloverleaf, but Kiss ran in to make the save.
All four competitors fought in the ring. Janela and Bownes brawled in one corner while Caster and Kiss slugged it off in the other.
The sequence ended with Janela and Caster hitting identical elbow drops from the top turnbuckle on Bowens and Kiss. Cool spot, and desputably the best of the night on AEW Dark.
Janela and Caster canceled each other out with double clotheslines. Bowens scoop slammed Janela down and positioned him for the elbow drop.
Bowens had Janela in the inverted cloverleaf while Caster came down hard with 'The Mic Drop.' The Acclaimed had their arms raised at the end of a phenomenal match. Props to Janela for some great selling in the AEW Dark match.
Result: The Acclaimed def. Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss on AEW Dark
Grade: A
Bear Bronson vs. Brian Cage on AEW Dark
Bear Boulder will be away from the AEW ring action due to an injury, which meant that Bear Bronson was free to compete in rare singles action.
Brian Cage and Bear Bronson engaged in an evenly-contested brawl to start the match. Bronson lit up Cage with some clubbing blows, followed by a splash in the corner. Cage delivered a perfect flatliner on Bronson. He showed off his underrated speed by charging in for an uppercut.
Bronson blocked the German suplex and sent Cage outside with a dropkick. Hook got Cage out of the way, which forced Bronson to abandon the tope suicida. Cage used the misdirection to drop Bronson with a tackle. Brian then rolled Bronson back into the ring and hit the snap suplex with a follow-up leg-drop.
Bronson broke free from the s-grip lock, but Cage hit the knee lift. Bronson responded with a jawbreaker and sent Cage over his head.
Bear just sat down on Cage's chest, and now both men were flat on the mat with an active 10-count. Bronson got up and gathered momentum with a few clotheslines and a huge Bossman slam.
Bronson drove his forearms into Cage's jaw. The FTW Champion got back with three kicks but got caught in the backdrop driver. Despite having a deep hook, Cage kicked out at two and a half. Taz sounded concerned in the commentary booth.
Bronson placed Cage on the top turnbuckle, but Brian escaped and kicked his opponent straight in the head.
Cage executed an Atomic Chair drop, and Bronson kicked out of the subsequent pinfall. Bronson fought out of a fireman's carry but got dropped with a massive discus clothesline. Bronson, yet again, kicked out!
Cage hit a powerbomb, but he wasn't done with the match just yet. The FTW Champ displayed inhuman strength to lift Bronson for the Drill Claw. Insane!
Result: Brian Cage def. Bear Bronson on AEW Dark
Grade: A
Powerhouse Hobbs (w/ Hook) vs. Mike Sydal on AEW Dark
Hobbs tried to bully Mike Sydal by backing him in the corner. Mike replied with a combination of strikes and a dropkick. Sydal showed craftiness to connect with several punches.
Powerhouse Hobbs, though, stopped Sydal in his tracks with the most vicious crossbody block in AEW! That could have been worth a three-count!
Powerhouse Hobbs hit the hip check in the corner, followed by some good old ground and pound. Sydal tasted success with a few kicks, and he even managed to drop Hobbs to a knee. Sydal went to the top, but he got his feet swept off. Hobbs hoisted Sydal up for 'Town Business,' but Sydal escaped.
Hobbs trucked Sydal with a body block. Ouch! Hobbs finally put Sydal out of his misery with his 'Town Business' finisher on AEW Dark. Hobbs attacked Mike after the match, which prompted Matt Sydal to run towards the ring.
Result: Powerhouse Hobbs def. Mike Sydal on AEW Dark
Grade: B-
