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#9. Brandon Cutler vs. Peter Avalon (w/ Leva Bates) on AEW Dark
It was finally time for the most highly-anticipated match on the AEW Dark card. Cutler came out with a cool mask, and he even got some pyro. Not bad!
The former friends began the match with a brawl in the ring. In case you may have forgotten, one of these two men would end their losing streak tonight.
Cutler hit a big springboard forearm. He took Avalon out with a Tope Suicida on the outside. Avalon and Cutler engaged in a battle of chops. Avalon was sent into the ring, but he came right out with a Tope Suicida.
Back in the ring, Avalon took Cutler out with a Urinagi for a two-count. He locked in the single-leg Boston Crab. Cutler reached for the ropes to break the hold. Avalon wanted Bates' book, but Cutler used the distraction to hit the reverse DDT for a 2-count.
Avalon delivered a Tiger Driver for another near fall. He hit the double knees, followed by the split-leg moonsault for yet another close fall. Avalon missed a move, and Cutler laid him out. Cutler then executed a huge springboard elbow. The airtime on that was insane!
Cutler set Avalon up on the top rope as a visibly concerned Bates looked on. Both men spilled down to the floor. The referee began the count. The brawl continued on the outside as the referee kept counting. The match ended in a double countout on AEW Dark.
Result - Brandon Cutler vs. Peter Avalon ended in a double countout on AEW Dark
Grade - A
Cutler and Avalon left as a sad Leva Bates stood in the ring.
#10. Best Friends vs. Maxx Stardom & Dontae Smiley on AEW Dark
Stardom and Smiley made their AEW debuts tonight. Stardom had previously worked a few matches in the WWE in 205 Live and NXT, respectively.
Dontae Smiley and Trent worked it out in the ring. Smiley did get some offense in, but Trent rocked him with a perfect running knee. The Best Friends worked on Smiley, who did get in a few forearm strikes. Trent sent him back down to the canvas before unleashing a barrage of brutal forearms.
Smiley finally made the hot tag to Stardom, who came in and hit the Bulldog. Trent shifted the favor in his team's favor and tagged in Chuckie T, who hit a spear on the outside on Stardom. Back in the ring, Smiley was the legal man. They hit a double team move and followed it up with a Piledriver combo to get the win on AEW Dark.
The Best Friends maintained their serious demeanor throughout the match, and they indeed looked focussed for their Parking Lot match against Santana and Ortiz, which is scheduled to take place on AEW Dynamite.
Result - Best Friends def. Maxx Stardom & Dontae Smiley on AEW Dark
Grade - B
#11. Dark Order vs. Private Party & The Gunn Club on AEW Dark
Billy Gunn kicked off the main event of the show against Alex Reynolds. The babyfaces worked on Reynolds in their corner.
Private Party hit a 4-move double team combo on Reynolds before tagging in Austin Gunn, who hit the big splash in the corner followed by the blackbody drop. Austin Gunn somehow found himself in the wrong corner, and The Dark was now on top of the proceedings.
Gunn picked Reynolds up and took him to his corner for the tag. Private Party hit another innovative move. Kassidy mocked the Dark Order before leaving the ring. Quen was lighting it up in the ring as he took Reynolds out with an elevated Shotgun dropkick.
Marq went up to the top, but he was sent crashing to the outside by Reynolds with a right. Grayson, Silver, and Uno came into the match as Marq Quen looked to make the hot tag.
Uno hit a delayed vertical brainbuster for a two-count. Quen finally created some separation with a kick to Uno. He leaped across the ring to make the hot tag to Billy Gunn.
The veteran came in and had punches for all the Dark Order members. Gunn slammed Grayson down to the mat for a near fall. Uno grabbed the legs of Gunn and sent the veteran into the barricade. Back in the ring, Marq Quen hit a reverse sliced bread. Silver hit the brainbuster on Quen.
Austin Gunn hit a double clothesline. Billy was back in, and he took Grayson out. Uno stunned Billy with the big boot. Austin Gunn cleared the ring and sent Uno into the corner. Grayson and Uno would finally hit the Fatality on Austin Gunn to pick up the win on AEW Dark.
Result - Dark Order def. Private Party & The Gunn Club on AEW Dark
Grade - A
That was one of the better episodes of AEW Dark as there were some solid matches. If you haven't checked it out yet, you can watch the entire episode above. Share your reviews and ratings in the comments section below.
