AEW Dark: Elevation Results (9/20): Sonny Kiss Vs. Joey Janela
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- Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight and Eddie Kingston on commentary from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Thunder Rosa vs. Kaia McKenna
McKenna grabs Rosa's hair to escape a wristlock. Rosa in full control as she applies a top wristlock. She catches McKenna in a series of arm drags followed up by a dropkick. McKenna reverses a hammer throw and sends Rosa head first on the corner turnbuckle, cover, but Rosa counts out at one. McKenna sends Rosa to the corner and hits a series of body shots.
Rosa reverses a hammer throw and slams McKenna on the top tunrbuckle and lights her up with chops. Rosa follows up with a snapmare into a PK. McKenna catches Rosa with a chinbreaker, but Rosa drop toeholds McKenna on the ropes then dropkicks her in the face. Rosa hits the Fire Thunder Driver for the win.
.@thunderrosa22 rolls on to another win on #AEWDarkElevation – Watch NOW: https://t.co/kEYzKPufEj pic.twitter.com/MEig0AfbwB
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 20, 2021
Winner: Thunder Rosa via pinfall
- Paul Wight says he will sit this one out on commentary due to Billy turning on him.
Anthony Bennett, Leon St. Giovanni & Ray Jaz vs. Gunn Club (Austin Gunn, Billy Gunn & Colten Gunn)
Austin and Bennett start this trios match, but Billy sneak attacks him. Jaz is sent outside. Austin sends Bennett to the corner and tags in Colten who hits a series of stomps before tagging in Billy. Billy picks up Bennett, takes in the boos and hits a backbreaker. Giovanni talks trash in the corner as Billy sends Bennett back to his corner and tags in Austin who lights up Bennett with a stomp and mocks a tag out.
Bennett ducks a crossbody and tags in Giovanni. Bennett hits a jawbreaker on Colten and sends Billy outside. Giovanni lights up Austin with lariats and hits a springboard crossbody on Colten. Billy catches Giovanni with a back elbow and tells him to "suck it" and assists Austin into the Colt 45 for the win.
Winners: Gunn Club (Austin Gunn, Billy Gunn & Colten Gunn) via pinfall
- Post-match: The camera cuts to commentary, and Wight has his hood up and his hands in his pockets with a disgusted look on his face.
- Wight back on commentary as he apologizes for taking a break.
Dark Order (Colt Cabana & Evil Uno) vs. Dark Order (Alan Angels & 10) (w/ John Silver & Alex Reynolds)
Angels and Cabana start off this tag match, but Angels wants Uno. Cabana shoves Angels down and tells him to bring it. They lock up as Cabana gets off an arm drag and takes a victory lap. Angels is pissed as he escapes a wristlock and uses his agility to hit a dropkick. Angels wants Uno to tag in, and Cabana tags him in. Uno talks trash as Angels gets off a double-leg takedown and brawls. Cabana runs in to break it up, and 10 comes in to even the odds.
Uno rolls outside, and Angels meets him with a tope suicida! Cabana and 10 try to calm things down, but Angels sends Uno back in and tags in 10. Uno tells 10 to tag out to Angels. 10 pushes Uno and express regret. Uno tries a shoulder block, but 10 is still up and knocks Uno down with a shoulder block of his own. He then catches Uno, Angels tags in and they combine for a dropkick / fallaway slam. Angels hits a few forearms.
Uno hangs onto the ropes to avoid the kick and rolls outside. Cabana cuts off Angels as Uno goes back to the ring. Angels knocks Cabana down from the apron, and Uno takes advantage. Uno tells Silver and Reynolds to back off as he sends Angels back inside and tags in Cabana. Cabana holds back a punk and hits suplex. Uno tags in and continues the pressure on Angels. Angels fights out of the corner.
Uno tries to hold him back, but Angels escapes a suplex and tags in 10. Uno begs 10 to stop. Cabana tries to hold them back. 10 lands a shot on Uno and sends Cabana out. 10 rocks Uno with lariats and a few pump kicks in the corner. He hits elevates punches, but Cabana drags him down each time. Cabana sent out, and 10 catches Uno with a spinebuster! 10 lands on the apron but eats a forearm. 10 shoots in with a spear, cover, but Cabana breaks it up.
Cabana wipes out Angels with an elbow. Cabana tags in and brawls with 10. 10 blocks a Boom Boom Drop and locks in a full nelson. Angels tags in. Cabana hits a Flying Apple on 10. Uno and Cabana brawl outside. Uno takes off Angels' mask! Angels slaps Uno, and Uno fires back. Uno looks to finish the match, but Angels reverses into a pin for the win!
Winners: Dark Order (Alan Angels & 10) via pinfall
- Post-match: Dark Order are together in the ring. Angels puts his mask back on and extends a hand to Uno who is cowering on the ground. Uno rejects the handshake and walks out.
Orange Cassidy (w/ Chuck Taylor & Kris Statlander) vs. Mike Verna
Verna flexes as the crowd chants for Cassidy. Verna wants to grapple, but Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets and hits a few low kicks. Verna cuts him off. Cassidy ducks a few shots and hits a shotgun dropkick. Cassidy looking for the Orange Punch and hits it for the win.
Winner: Orange Cassidy via pinfall
- Post-match: Best Friends group hug.
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) (w/ Matt Hardy) vs. Jorge Santi & Teddy Goodz
Quen and Goodz start this tag match as Goodz hits a shoulder block, but Quen stands his ground and takes him down with a tijeras and a drop toehold. Quen baits in Santi allowing Kassidy to get some extra shots in. Kassidy tags in and then lands a leg lariat on Goodz. Kassidy continuing the pressure. Goodz avoids a splash and tags in Santi. Santi hits a flurry of Private Party. Santi taking too much time as Private Party hit a combo flurry on him. Private Party hit Gin and Juice for the win.
#PrivateParty firing on all cylinders ahead of their big 8-man tag with #TheButcher & #TheBlade against #LuchaBros and @Santana_Proud & @Ortiz_Powerful on #AEWRampage: Grand Slam This Friday on TNT – Watch #AEWDarkElevation NOW: https://t.co/kEYzKPufEj pic.twitter.com/MShV3rU9xC
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 20, 2021
Winners: Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) via pinfall
Hikaru Shida vs. Masha Slamovich
Shida sends Slamovich to the middle ropes on the lock up. Some pushing back and forth as Slamovich hits a flurry of strikes but Shida responds with a dropkick. Slamovich escapes a wristlock and bounces off the corner and hits a lariat. She stomps on Shida and hits a gutwrench suplex for two. Shida hits a few body shots and catches Slamovich with a tijeras. Shida elevates in the corner and hits punches.
Slamovich pushes off, but Shida comes back in with a headbutt then a dropkick. She hits a running knee and then a fisherman's buster for two. Slamovich escapes a powerbomb and hits a kick to the chest. Slamovich with a few forearms and then a dragon suplex, bridge 1-2-no! Shida pops out, catches Slamovich with a punch and then hits a Dominator. Shida hits a sliding forearm and hits the Katana for the win.
Winner: Hikaru Shida via pinfall
Joey Janela (w/ Kayla Rossi) vs. Sonny Kiss
Janela looks to start quickly, but Kiss cuts him off and hits a huge elbow. Kiss hits a flurry of strikes as Janela rolls outside. Kiss hits a moonsault on the outside! Kiss looks to keep up the pressure, but Janela turns things around. Janela is busted open! As the ref looks to check on Janela, Rossi intercepts and takes out Kiss. Janela then hits a brainbuster on the outside! Janela back in the ring, but Kiss looks to build momentum.
.@SonnyKissXO FLIES onto @JANELABABY – Watch #AEWDarkElevation NOW: https://t.co/kEYzKPufEj pic.twitter.com/LqQXF96UFl
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 20, 2021
Janela hits a superkick. Kiss reverses Janela in the corner. He hits a moonsault knee drop for a two count. Janela rocks Kiss with a lariat. Kiss rolls to the apron. Janela going up top and tries for a swanton, but Kiss rolls out of the way! Kiss topes into a DDT! Kiss sends Janela back in the ring.
OUCH! @JANELABABY crashes and burns on the apron – Watch #AEWDarkElevation NOW: https://t.co/kEYzKPLQvR pic.twitter.com/yPQPwXZrP9
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 20, 2021
Kiss looking to go up top, but Janela cuts him off. Janela meets him up top and hits a Spanish Fly, cover 1-2-no! Janela hits a piledriver. Janela hits another piledriver, cover 1-2-no! Janela looking to go up top. Kiss reverses the elbow drop into a crucifx pin for the win!
Winner: Sonny Kiss via pinfall
- Post-match: Rossi sneak attacks Kiss. She then steps on Kiss' neck. Janela brings out a chair. Janela hits Kiss right on the back with the chair. Janela sets up the chair for Rossi. Rossi hits a moonsault stomp!
Avery Good & JT Dunn vs. Santana & Ortiz
Dunn and Ortiz start this tag match off as Ortiz shows off his quickness catching him with a dropkick. Santana blinds tags in and hits a high cross, Ortiz with a senton and then Santana with a moonsault off Ortiz. Good taken out by Santana and Ortiz. Ortiz tags in and sets up Santana with a cannonball senton. Ortiz hits a powerbomb, lift up for a Santana kick for the win.
.@Santana_Proud & @Ortiz_Powerful cruise to a win! They team with the #LuchaBros against #PrivateParty, #TheButcher & #TheBlade THIS FRIDAY on #AEWRampage: Grand Slam on TNT – Watch #AEWDarkElevation NOW: https://t.co/kEYzKPufEj pic.twitter.com/P5YLLgTfNa
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 20, 2021
Winners: Santana & Ortiz via pinfall
Dustin Rhodes vs. QT Marshall (w/ The Factory)
A lot of history in our #AEWDarkElevation main event. @dustinrhodes faces @realmmarshall1 of #TheFactory NEXT – Tune in: https://t.co/kEYzKPufEj pic.twitter.com/HeahMEK0CC
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 20, 2021
Rhodes starting out quickly getting Marshall running away. Rhodes with a punch outside as Solo distracts Rhodes allowing Marshall to gain the advantage. He then rocks Rhodes with a back elbow. Rhodes trying to answer back, but Marshall knocks him down for a two count. Marshall pressures Rhodes on the middle rope forcing a break allowing Solo to get an extra shot in. Marshall covers for a two count.
Marshall cranks Rhodes' neck and hits an elbow on the neck. Marshall with a tight headlock. Rhodes feeding off the crowd as he hits a few body shots but gets cut off with a knee lift. Rhodes on fire with lariats. He avoids the back bodydrop with a drop down into a slap. He then hits a powerslam. Marshall counters the bulldog and hits an enzuigiri. Marshall hits a powerbomb, cover 1-2-no!
Marshall signals for the Diamond Cutter. He sizes Rhodes up, but Rhodes counters into a reverse DDT, cover 1-2-no! Rhodes going for the bulldog again, but Marshall shoves him away. Rhodes with a boot in the corner, but Marshall responds with a step-up enzuigiri. Marshall going for a superplex and hits it, cover 1-2-no! Rhodes with a crucifix pin 1-2-no! Rhodes hits a Code Red 1-2-no!
Marshall and Rhodes trading punches back and forth now. Rhodes building momentum. Marshall avoids a dropdown slap, but Rhodes hits the bulldog. Rhodes traps Marshall in the corner, but Solo hits the apron. Lee Johnson comes in and deals with Solo! Rhodes changes plans from the Natural Kick to The Reckoning for the win.
Winner: Dustin Rhodes via pinfall