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Diamante vs. Kris Statlander (w/ Orange Cassidy and The Best Friends) on AEW Dark
Diamante bit Kris Statlander's 'boop' finger to start the AEW Dark match. These women really don't like each other! The opening exchanges were stiff as Statlander plucked Diamante out of the air and drove her down with a powerslam.
Statlander executed a baseball slide dropkick on Diamante on the outside. They exchanged punches near the ringside area. Statlander took her eyes off Diamante for a few seconds, and she paid for her mistake as the Hispanic wrestler connected with a few punches.
Statlander rolled in to break the count, and she seamlessly rolled back out into a splash on Diamante.
Diamante flipped the match in her favor with a Tiaras, followed by a side Russian leg sweep. Diamante kicked Statlander towards the turnbuckle pad before following through for a corner dropkick.
Statlander kicked out at two, but Diamante got another near fall after three crossface shots. Kris got back to her feet and executed a clothesline-backbreaker combo.
Statlander hit the running knee strike in the corner, followed by the BT Bomb for a near fall. Diamante reacted with the Cazadora Stunner. Statalander reversed the Code Red, but Diamante countered the counter with a hurricanrana.
The match turned into a slugfest as both women traded blows. The exchange ended with Statlander reversing a sliced bread into the Big Bang Theory for the win. Solid match!
Result: Kris Statlander def. Diamante on AEW Dark
Grade: A
Nyla Rose (w/ Vickie Guererro) vs. Reka Tehaka on AEW Dark
Rose made it look easy as she took Reka down with a leg lariat. The Native Beast kicked Tehaka around the ring before planting her down to the mat with a gut-wrench powerbomb. She kept Tehaka grounded with a leaping leg drop.
Tehaka had some fight in her as she escaped from the Samoan Drop position and landed a headbutt. Rose stopped Tehaka in her tracks with a thrust kick.
Nyla delivered the cannonball senton in the corner, followed by a clothesline. The former AEW Women's World Champion finished the match with the Beast Bomb.
Result: Nyla Rose def. Reka Tehaka on AEW Dark
Grade: C
Angelico vs. Vary Morales on AEW Dark
Angelico mocked Vary Morales' height to draw some heat from the crowd. Vary used some traditional Lucha libre arm drags to get the better of Angelico.
Morales took Angelico for a ride with the Tiaras and the subsequent rotations. The TH2 member, however, took control of the proceedings with a dropkick through the middle ropes.
Angelico sat down for a modified ankle lock, but Vary reached out to the ropes for the break. The crowd rallied behind Vary, and he gained some momentum with a kick in the corner.
Morales came through for a hurricanrana, followed by a big diving crossbody from the top rope onto Angelico on the floor. Morales did Angelico's gesture.
Morales went for a top-rope move back in the ring, but Angelico countered with the anti-air dropkick. Angelico locked in the Navarro death roll for the win.
Result: Angelico def. Vary Morales on AEW Dark
Grade: B+
AEW Dark Main Event: Luther (w/ Serpentico) vs. Brian Pillman Jr. (w/ Julia Hart)
Luther stayed true to his old-school roots as he punched and chopped to begin the final match of the night. Pillman executed an arm drag and hit a dropkick before pumping up the crowd.
Brian followed Luther to the corner for a series of chops before settling down for a double wrist lock in the middle of the ring.
Luther dropped Pillman with a pump kick and a German release suplex. Pillman went rolling out of the ring from the impact, and Luther followed him.
Julia Hart was visibly creeped out by an approaching Luther. Thankfully for her, Pillman stopped the Chaos Project member. Luther resumed his dominance in the ring with repeated chops and strikes to Pillman's head and chest area.
Pillman landed a few clotheslines before using all of his strength to body slam Luther. Pillman leaped up to the top and executed a crossbody for a near fall.
Pillman got two more near falls with a crucifix and a backslide. Serpentico briefly tried to grab Pillman's legs, but he kicked him away.
The Varsity Blonds member finally hit his springboard forearm strike with the stacked pinfall for the win.
Result: Brian Pillman Jr. def. Luther on AEW Dark
Grade: B
Serpentico and Luther attacked Pillman after the match before Griff Garrison ran out, forcing Chaos Project to exit the ring.
The Blonds will face The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team titles on tomorrow's Dynamite.
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