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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
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