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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
