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QT Marshall (w/ The Factory) vs. Bear Bronson on AEW Dark
Bear Bronson overpowered QT Marshall in the early goings of the AEW Dark contest. The lock-ups favored Bronson as he used his massive shoulders to knock QT off his feet.
Bronson sinched in the right-hand punches, but he ate a big dropkick. Bear responded with a dropkick and a backdrop.
Bronson sent QT over the top as the leader of The Factory spilled over near the ringside area. Bear Bronson followed through with a massive tope suicida, but QT drove him into the steel ring post to take the driver's seat in the match.
QT hit the crossface shots in the middle of the ring, followed by a back elbow to the nose bridge. Marshall landed a huge powerslam before going to the top for a diving headbutt. Bronson kicked out at two.
QT's trash talk spurned Bronson to make his comeback as he strung together a few punches and a spinebuster. Finally, Bronson got a near fall with a spinning side slam.
Bronson landed four savage clotheslines, but QT caught him and hit a backbreaker-flatliner combo before popping up with a kip-up. Bronson countered the Diamond Cutter and a sunset flip by casually sitting on QT's chest.
Bronson delivered a backdrop suplex and diving senton for another near fall. QT escaped a sit-out piledriver and hit a step-up enziguri, a thrust kick, and the finishing Diamond Cutter for the three-count.
Result: QT Marshall def. Bear Bronson on AEW Dark
Grade: B+
Bronson's stock as a singles competitor continues to rise as he put on another solid performance tonight.
Thunder Rosa vs. Megan Bayne on AEW Dark
Thunder Rosa wasted no time in going for a Cazadora heel hook combination. Bayne quickly grabbed onto the ropes to break the hold.
The former NWA Women's Champion stuck to her submission gameplan by going for a crossface lock. She kept Bayne down and chopped away with the leg kicks.
Bayne reacted by trapping Rosa's body in a scissor hold for a few seconds. Rosa escaped a power move and chopped Bayne's left leg yet again. She followed it with a two-footed dropkick.
Rosa kept attacking Bayne's ankle and knee for an opening. She followed that up by executing her trademark double knee strike in the corner. After multiple attempts, Rosa finally got the win with a modified ankle lock on AEW Dark.
Result: Thunder Rosa def. Megan Bayne on AEW Dark
Grade: B
Dark Order's Stu Grayson, Preston Vance & Colt Cabana (w/ -1) vs. Dan Barry, Kit Sackett & Justin Law on AEW Dark
Preston Vance and Kit Sackett got the match rolling with a standard collar and elbow lock-up. Justin Law came in and tasted some success over Stu Grayson with a few dropkicks.
Grayson floated behind a suplex and clutched Law for an overhead throw. Dan Barry got a piece of the action and got taken down with a Tiaras from Colt Cabana.
Cabana hit a big-time elbow to Barry's forehead before Grayson got in and landed a running kick. Stu went over the top with a senton.
Barry blocked the uranage and flattened Grayson with an inverted side suplex. Vance got the hot tag while Law entered the ring from the opposite corner.
The Dark Order built up towards the finish as Grayson got the tag once again, and he hit the Nightfall on Justin Law for the three-count on AEW Dark.
Result: Dark Order's Stu Grayson, Preston Vance & Colt Cabana def. Dan Barry, Kit Sackett & Justin Law on AEW Dark
Grade: C
