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AEW Dark: Elevation emanated from Charlotte, North Carolina. Tony Schiavone walked down the ramp and opened the show by recapping Tony Khan's announcement regarding AEW Rampage: The First Dance taking place at the United Center in Chicago as the crowd chanted for CM Punk.
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Eddie Kingston joined the commentary team once again. This week's card featured 6 matches, with Darby Allin and 'The Icon' Sting headlining the event. TNT Championship challenger Lee Johnson was in action as Best Friends' Kris Statlander battled Ashley D’Amboise as she staked her claim to the AEW Women's Championship citing her undefeated record since her return from injury.
Let us look at each match individually.
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Red Velvet vs. Angelica Risk on AEW Dark: Elevation
The opening match saw Red Velvet take on Angelica Risk. After a little initial back and forth, Velvet took down Angelica with a couple of arm drags as she locked in a submission.
Risk got out of it with knees to Velvet's mid-section as she whipped Velvet into the corner and struck her with an enziguiri in the corner.
Velvet countered a hip attack to hit a double stomp and moonsault combo but Angelica kicked out. Velvet hit the Final Slice for the win.
Result: Red Velvet def. Angelica Risk
Grade: C-
Lee Johnson (w/Dustin Rhodes) vs Marcus Kross on AEW Dark: Elevation
The next match featured the next challenger for the AEW TNT Championship at AEW Homecoming, Lee Johnson.
Big Shotty hit an early dropkick and Kross countered a suplex attempt with a rollup for a one count. Kross kicked Lee in the guts before striking him with an enziguiri.
Kross missed a Kamehameha and Lee struck him with two successive super kicks. Lee hit a vertical neckbreaker to pick up a quick win.
Miro appeared post-match to congratulate Lee but warned him that Jacksonville will be the place The Redeemer puts Lee Johnson to rest.
Result: Lee Johnson def. Marcus Kross
Grade: D
A video package played pre-match as Kris Statlander reiterated that she's been undefeated since her return and would lead AEW's women's division as the AEW Women's Champion one day. She then explained her bond with Best Friends.
David Crockett joined the commentary team.
Kris Statlander (w/Best Friends and Wheeler Yuta) vs. Ashley D’Amboise on AEW Dark: Elevation
The match started with waist locks as Kris got the upper hand with a front face takedown. Kris cartwheeled her way around the ring to evade Ashley, and booped Ashley which only frustrated her. Ashley got a knee to Kris's mid-section and tried to Irish whip the Alien but Kris powerslammed her.
Kris whipped Ashley to the corner but she countered with a boot to the face and got on the top rope. Kris caught her in the electric chair and planted her face first on the mat before executing a German suplex. She got in the Big Bang Theory to pick up the win.
The commentators discussed Kris Statlander as a potential challenger for the AEW Women's Championship in the future.
Result: Kris Statlander def. Ashley D'Amboise
Grade: C-
The Factory (Aaron Solow and Nick Comoroto) (w/QT Marshall) vs. Hunter Knott and Rosario Grillo on AEW Dark: Elevation
The next contest on AEW Dark: Elevation was a tag match that saw Solow and Grillo kick things off. Solow had the early momentum as he planted Grillo with a slam before dropping his knee to Grillo's face. Grillo took down Solow with an arm drag as Knott tagged in.
The two hit a double-team maneuver as Comoroto blind tagged in to take down Knott with a lariat. Comoroto beat both men, hitting Grillo with a single-handed press slam in a cool spot. A double stomp from Solow and pin earned The Factory an easy win on AEW Dark: Elevation..
Result: The Factory def. Hunter Knott and Rosario Grillo
Grade: C-
Yuka Sakazaki vs. Dani Jordyn on AEW Dark: Elevation
The match started with some chain wrestling as Dani Jordyn got the upper hand with a shoulder block. Yuka hit a hurricanrana as Dani rolled to the outside of the ring to regroup. Sakazaki hit a cannonball on the outside and rolled Dani into the ring for a two count.
Dani got in a nearfall after a hard kick to Yuka's mid-section. Yuka escaped from the corner and hit Dani with a drop kick followed by a step-up enziguiri and a flying elbow from the top rope for a two count.
Dani hit a thrust kick but Yuka caught her with a brainbuster. Dani hit a brainbuster of her own followed by a facebuster but neither could put Yuka away. Sakazaki hit a couple of low lariats and an airplane spin slam for the win.
This was Yuka's final match in AEW for now.
Result: Yuka Sakazaki def. Dani Jordyn
Grade: B-
Darby Allin (w/Sting) vs Bear Bronson (w/Bear Boulder) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Darby Allin started off the AEW Dark: Elevation main event at a frantic pace but Bronson caught him off the middle rope and slammed him. Bear hit a senton for a two count.
Bear tried to work on Darby in the corner but he countered with a kick to the face and followed it with a few chops to the chest. Bear managed to whip Darby in the other corner and locked him in the bear hug.
Allin escaped with slaps to Bear's face but Bear caught Allin and tossed him around the ring. Bronson sat on Darby and clubbed him with hard rights. Darby countered a back body suplex, took out Bear's knees, hit the sunset flip powerbomb and got a nearfall as the AEW fans chanted loudly for Darby.
Bronson hit Darby with successive lariats for another nearfall. Bronson looked to hit Darby with a superplex but Darby countered mid-air with a crossbody. Darby locked in the sleeper hold as Bronson countered with a death valley driver in the corner of the ring. Both men rolled outside.
Sting and Boulder came face-to-face as both men rolled their partners in. Darby hit a stunner, a springboard coffin drop and a coffin drop from the top rope to get the win.
Result: Darby Allin def. Bear Bronson
Grade: B+
