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l5. Santana & Ortiz vs. Brian Pillman Jr & Griff Garrison on AEW Dark
Pillman and Santana began the AEW Dark match with an interesting sequence. Santana drove in the dropkick to the back of Pillman's neck.
Brian fought back with a forearm strike, but he got a stiff open-handed shot in return. Griff Garrison got tagged in, but he got cracked with a LOUD chop.
However, Garrison hit a huge splash in the corner, but he couldn't capitalize on it as he got hit with a kick.
Taz and Ricky Starks talked about possibly talking to Chris Jericho about Ortiz and Santana working for the Taz brand. Was that a teaser of an alliance change? It sure was.
Back to the action, Ortiz came in and hit a dropkick followed by a Gutwrench suplex on Garrison. Ortiz stomped away on Garrison in the corner. Ortiz and Santana hit a double team move on Garrison after Santana came in. They hit a double suplex later with Ortiz getting some of the action. He rocked Pillman in the corner. Garrison used the distraction to connect with a big right. The hot tag was made to Pillman Jr.
Pillman rifled Santana with a series of chops and uppercuts. He went for the delayed vertical suplex on Ortiz, but it got reversed into a delayed powerbomb. In the end, Ortiz and Santana picked up the win with the pinfall over Pillman Jr. on AEW Dark.
Result - Santana & Ortiz def. Brian Pillman Jr & Griff Garrison on AEW Dark
Grade - B
#6. Will Hobbs vs. Jessy Sorensen on AEW Dark
Will Hobbs was quite impressive in the Casino Royale at All Out, and he looked to make another big statement against the returning Jessy Sorensen on AEW Dark.
Hobbs was all over Sorensen with some big strikes in the corner. He just swatted Sorensen like a fly. A massive spinebuster followed. Hobbs hoisted Sorensen up on his shoulder and rammed him into the turnbuckle first before dropping him down to the mat with the Powerslam. Oklahoma Stampede!
Result - Will Hobbs def. Jessy Sorensen on AEW Dark
Grade - C
#7. Skyler Moore & Raché Chanel vs. Diamanté & Ivelisse on AEW Dark
Moore and Chanel were tagging with each other for the first time. Diamante and Ivelisse came out with their Tag Team Cup Tournament medals, which were huge for some reason.
Moore executed a couple of arm drags and a scoop slam on Ivelisse. Diamante came in and was also scooped down to the mat. Chanel got tagged in, and she connected with a hard elbow.
Diamante also connected with an elbow. Way too many elbows in this match!
Diamante and Ivelisse isolated Chanel in their corner, and the domination began. It should be noted that this match was considerably sloppy in its execution. Diamante came in like a missile with a dropkick on Chanel in the corner. Chanel created some separation with the Shining Wiarzd out of nowhere. Moore got tagged in, and she hit a few clotheslines on Ivelisse. A head scissors takedown was followed up with the Falling Powerslam.
Diamante came in, and Moore got outnumbered. Ivelisse hit her rolling Snapmare kick finisher on Moore and picked up the win on AEW Dark.
Result - Diamanté & Ivelisse def. Skyler Moore & Raché Chanel on AEW Dark
Grade - D
#8. Colt Cabana (w/ The Dark Order) vs. QT Marshall (w/ Allie) on AEW Dark
Both men began the match with some technical grappling sequences. They exchanged a few holds. OT was sent flying across the ring with a Hurricanerana. Stu Grayson came up to the ring and ordered Colt Cabana to finish up the match. Evil Uno pulled Grayson back.
OT took advantage and hit a dropkick on Cabana for the two-count. Five and Ten created another distraction, and Cabana got the upper hand this time in the match. Cabana sent Marhsall flying into the corner, followed by a strike to the face. Cabana fired in the elbows into the traps of QT.
Marshall tried to fight out of it, but Cabana kept him down with some grueling mat-based wrestling. QT connected with a few shots, followed by the flying tackle and the Manhattan Slam. QT scoop slammed Cabana down to the mat before going up to the top rope for the elbow. QT went for the Diamond Cutter, but he had to settle for a Flatliner-backbreaker combo.
Cabana answered with a couple of rights and the elbow, ala Bubba Ray Dudley.
Stu Grayson rocked QT with a thunderous knee strike while the referee was distracted. Cabana hit a big Discus Clothesline for the win on AEW Dark.
Result - Colt Cabana def. QT Marshall
Grade - B+
