AEW Dark: Elevation Results (05/23) – ROH Women's Championship Match, Tag Team Action
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Here is what happened on the show tonight:
The show opens up with a promo video for CM Punk vs. Hangman Page at Double or Nothing.
Paul Wight and Mark Henry greet the audience. Ethan Page's music hits and he comes to the ring accompanied by Dan Lambert. Scorpio Sky is on commentary. JD Griffey is already in the ring.
JD Griffey vs. Ethan Page
Page immediately delivers a kick to the midsection, followed by a fist to the side of Griffey's face. He knocks Griffey to the mat and gloats. Griffey delivers a series of fists to the face, followed by a vicious forearm. Page sends Griffey to the corner, but Griffey counters with a knee to Page's face. Page delivers an arm drag to Griffey from the top term buckle.
Page delivers a series of forearms to Griffey on the mat. He gives him a chop to the chest and sends him into the corner. Page charges at him and sends him into the corner, but Griffey moves out of the way. Griffey delivers a high knee. Page delivers a shoulder tackle, followed by the Ego's Edge for the win.
Winner: Ethan Page
There is then a promo for Double or Nothing. Mercedes Martinez's music hits and she comes to the ring. Hyan is already waiting inside.
Mercedes Martinez vs. Hyan for the ROH Women's World Championship
The two shake hands and the bell rings. The duo lock up and Martinez drags Hyan to the mat. Hyan reverses the hold into a front face lock on Martinez. Martinez reverses again into an arm lock, but Hyan escapes. Martinez locks in a headlock, then hits a shoulder tackle.
Martinez hits a face lock. Hyan tries to escape multiple times. She goes for the arm drag, but Martinez blocks. Martinez goes off the ropes and Hyan delivers an arm drag, sending her into the mat. She hits a hip toss, followed by a drop kick. She goes for a pin, but Martinez kicks out.
Martinez hits a series of fists and chops. She delivers a couple of laraits to Hyan, followed by a spine buster. She goes for the pin, but Hyan kicks out at two.
Martinez hits a chin lock, but Hyan escapes by a chin buster. Hyan goes for the kick to the midsection, but Martinez goes for the roll up. Martinez hits three underarm suplexes, but on the third one, Hyan drags her to the mat. Martinez locks in a submission and goes for a pin, but Hyan kicks out.
Martinez gets her on the shoulders, but Hyan escapes. She sends Martinez into the corner and hits a knee to the face. Hyan goes for the sit out suplex and goes for the pin, but Martinez counters with a roll up. Hyan kicks out. Martinez sends Hyan shoulder first into the post and hits a lariat to the back of her head. Martinez hits a fist to the back of Hyan's head and locks in the Brass City Sleeper for the win.
Winner: Mercedes Martinez
After the match, Martinez helps Hyan up and hugs her.
After another promo for Double or Nothing, Varsity Blonds comes to the ring followed by the Butcher and the Blade (accompanied by the Bunny). Wight notes that Julia Hart is not with the Blonds.
The Butcher and The Blade vs. Varsity Blonds (Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison)
Garrison and Butcher start off the action. Garrison goes for a shoulder tackle, but Butcher blocks him. Butcher goes off the ropes, but Garrison counters with a kick. Garrison hits a shoulder tackle and tags in Pillman.
Pillman hits the old school off the top rope. Butcher hits a knee and tags in Blade. Blade sends Garrison into the corner and delivers a series of forearms and kicks. Blade delivers a chop. He sends Pillman into the opposite corner, but Pillman counters with an arm drag. He goes for a roll up, but Blade kicks out.
Pillman hits a couple chops and tags in Garrison. The two hit a drop kick on Blade. Garrison goes for the pin, but Blade kicks out. Garrison tags in Pillman and he delivers a kick to the midsection. He hits a chop and sends Blade off the ropes, but Blade counters and hits a knee. Blade hits a swinging neck breaker and drags Garrison away from his side.
Blade tags in Butcher and he delivers a couple vicious chops. He sends Garrison into the corner. He tags in Blade, who delivers a kick in the back of the neck. Blade kicks him to the mat and tags in Butcher. Butcher and Blade hit a double kick to Garrison's knee and back. Butcher goes for a pin, but Garrison kicks out. Butcher sends Garrison into the opposite corner. He charges at him, but Garrison hits a kick and sends him into the corner. He tries to tag in Pillman, but Butcher keeps this from happening. He sends him into the mat.
Garrison makes the hot tag to Pillman as Butcher tags in Blade. Garrison hits a lariat to Blade. He hits the frog splash, but Blade counters. He goes off the ropes, but Garrison counters into a high backdrop. Garrison hits a suplex and goes for a pin, but Blade kicks out. Blade goes for a roll up, but Garrison kicks out. Blade hits a knee to the head, and goes off the ropes. Garrison counters into a lariat and goes for a pin, but Blade kicks out.
Butcher tries to interfere, but Pillman stops that from happening. Garrison gets Blade up for a discus punch. Pillman goes for a super kick on Blade, but Blade ducks and Pillman hits Garrison. Blade sends Pillman out of the ring. Butcher and Blade hit their finisher for the win.
Winners: Butcher and Blade
Lee Moriarty comes to the ring, followed by Alex Reynolds.
Lee Moriarty vs. Alex Reynolds
The bell rings and the two lock up. Reynolds locks in a lead lock takeover. Moriarty kips up. Reynolds hits an ankle lock, but Moriarty escapes. The pair exchange submissions before Reynolds hits a shoulder tackle.
Reynolds hits a drop kick and goes for the pin, but Moriarty kicks out. Moriarty hits some forearms to the back to Reynolds, followed by a knee. Moriarty sends Reynolds off the ropes and hits a tackle. He goes for the pin, but Reynolds kicks out. Moriarty hits a bridge-in suplex and goes for the pin, but Reynolds kicks out again.
Moriarty hits some forearms on Reynolds. He hits a kick to his back and locks in an elbow lock. Reynolds hits a forearm on Moriarty's head, followed by an elbow to the jaw. He hits a big boot, followed by a shooting star press. Moriarty moves out of the way and hits Reynolds with some knees. He sends Reynolds to the mat face first and locks in the Border City Stretch for the win. It should be noted that Moriarty showed a more aggressive side to him throughout the match.
Winner: Lee Moriarty
Skye Blue and Yuka Sakazaki come to the ring first, followed by Nyla Rose and Emi Sakura who are accompanied by Vickie Guerrero.
Skye Blue and Yuka Sakazaki vs. Nyla Rose and Emi Sakura
Sakazaki and Sakura start off the action. They lock up. Sakura hits Sakazaki's arm. Sakura locks in a bridge submission. Sakazaki escapes, but Sakura goes for the pin. Sakazki bridges out and hits a huricanrana. Sakura hits a windmill back breaker. She locks in a modified calf crusher and tags in Rose.
Rose let's Sakazaki have a fee shot on her jaw. Rose blocks it and knocks her to the mat. Rose hits a bodyslam on Sakazaki and tags in Sakura. Sakura knocks her to the mat and sends her to the mat. She goes for her signature chops on Sakazaki, followed by the crossbody. Sakura hits another on Sakazaki and goes for the pin, but Blue enters the ring to break it up. Blue and Sakazaki go to double team on her, but somehow Blue hits a sunset flip on Sakazaki and commentary plays it off as Sakura using her experience.
Sakura tosses Blue out of the ring and tags in Rose. Rose locks in a cross face, but releases it. Sakazaki makes her way to the top rope and hits a drop kick. She makes the hit tag to Blue s Rose tags in Sakura.
Blue hits a couple lariat, followed by a high knee. Rose tries to interfere, but Blue takes her down with a huricanrana. Blue hits a spinning kick and goes for the pin, but Sakura gets her foot on the bottom rope.
Both ladies tag in their partners. Sakazaki hits a knee on Rose and goes for a forearm strike, but Rose counters and slams her to the mat. She goes for the pin, but Sakazaki kicks out. Rose hits her diving knee as Sakazaki hangs on the top rope. Sakazaki moves and Blue hits Rose with a kick to the face. Sakazaki lands a hangman, followed by a diving splash off the top rope. She goes for the pin, but Sakura breaks it up. She sends Sakura out of the ring and tags in Blue. Sakazaki hits a crossbody to the outside on Sakura.
Meanwhile in the ring, Blue goes for a diving crossbody. Rose catches her, but Blue escapes. Blue hits a huricanrana, but Rose rolls her through to hit the Beast Bomb for the win.
Winners: Nyla Rose and Emi Sakura
Anthony Ogogo comes to the ring, with Mysterious Q already waiting inside.
Mysterious Q vs. Anthony Ogogo
The bell rings and the two lock up. The two exchange submissions as the crowd is behind Q. Ogogo drags Q to the mat. Q gets up and sends Ogogo into the ropes. Ogogo counters with a shoulder tackle. Ogogo hits some knees on Q and drags him to the mat. He goes for the pin, but Q kicks out.
Ogogo locks in a side headlock, but Q escapes. Q hits a bodyslam, followed by a jumping elbow. Q goes for the pin, but Ogogo kicks out. Ogogo knocks Q to the mat. He delivers a couple kicks before hitting an uppercut. He hits another uppercut and knocks Q to the mat.
Ogogo unwraps his left hand and hits another uppercut. Q counters with a series of punches and chops. Ogogo hits a belly to belly suplex, followed by a high uppercut. Ogogo hits an uppercut to Q.
Ogogo unwraps his right hand. He hits the Governer's Hammer on Q. He drapes the Union Jack over Q's lifeless body the referee rings the bell.
Winner: Anthony Ogogo
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