AEW Dark: Elevation Results - Veteran star debuts, Wrestler steals Matt Hardy's finisher, Big-time main event, and more

This week, Excalibur filled in for Tony Schiavone in the commentary booth as AEW presented another stacked Dark: Elevation card featuring seven matches.

Tony Khan and his team kicked off the show with a massive eight-woman tag team showdown.

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Nyla Rose, Emi Sakura, Diamante & The Bunny vs. Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Leyla Hirsch & Ryo Mizunami on AEW Dark: Elevation

Ryo Mizunami and The Bunny started the match for their respective teams. They taunted each other and hit the ropes for a hard-hitting beginning.

Ryo took Bunny off her feet but missed the running leg drop. Bunny landed a big knee lift and made the tag to Nyla Rose. Mizunami, though, evaded the double clothesline and took both her opponents down with a double spear.

Ryo connected with a few chops in the corner before tagging Leyla Hirsch. Other babyfaces also joined the fray and unleashed a series of running attacks on the Native Beast.

Rose finally tipped the scales in her team's favor with a powerslam on Hirsch. Emi Sakura came in and took a cheap shot at Skye Blue, the hometown favorite.

Sakura hit the running crossbody in the corner, followed by a double underhook backbreaker. Skye Blue rushed in to break the pinfall as she proceeded to brawl with Emi.

Sakura outsmarted Blue and Hirsch, which prompted all the competitors to hit the ring. The heels showcased their dominance by locking in submission holds on the babyfaces.

The referee got back some order in the match as Nyla Rose continued to punish Leyla Hirsch, who began her comeback with a few uppercuts. Hirsch, however, crashed on the outside as Vickie Guerrero and Mei Suruga got involved in the match.

Back in the ring, Diamante landed a rising knee striker and an assisted splash for a two-count. Hirsch finally created some space with a side suplex. She crawled to her corner to make the hot tag to Skye Blue, who received a massive pop.

Blue rocked Sakura with a thrust kick followed by a Leg Lariat. Blue landed a commonguri but couldn't do the same to Rose. Julia Hart made the blind tag and chop-blocked Rose from the back.

Hart almost got the win with a small package on Rose, who powered out of the pinfall. Julia went up top but got slapped down to the mat by the Native Beast. Nyla Rose eventually laid out Julia with an emphatic Beast Bomb for the win.

Result: Nyla Rose, Emi Sakura, Diamante & The Bunny def. Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Leyla Hirsch & Ryo Mizunami on AEW Dark: Elevation

Grade: B+

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Tay Conti & Anna Jay vs. Alice Crowley & Missa Kate (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation

Anna Jay locked up with Missa Kate and made a quick tag to Tay Conti. The BFFs showed good tag team cohesion as Conti maintained control with classic Judo techniques.

Tay missed a pump kick in the corner as Kate finally tagged Alice Crowley into the match. Jay welcomed her with a leg-based strike, followed by three more kicks in the corner.

Missa Kate came running in but was sent back out with a Pump kick. Jay locked in the Queen Slayer and forced Crowley to tap out.

Result: Tay Conti & Anna Jay def. Alice Crowley & Missa Kate on AEW Dark: Elevation

Grade: C

Santana & Ortiz vs. Brayden Lee & Isaiah Moore (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation

Paul Wight called Santana and Ortiz the gatekeepers of the AEW roster before the match got underway. As expected, Eddie Kingston denied the claim with a monosyllabic response.

Santana was incredibly smooth during the early sequences with Brayden Lee. He viciously dropkicked Lee in the back of his neck before tagging Ortiz in. They dismantled Lee by sending him face-first into the turnbuckle, followed by an assisted powerbomb.

Ortiz allowed Brayden to tag Isaiah Moore, who got taken down with a leg lariat. Moore used his quickness for a one-count following a Pele kick. Ortiz maneuvered his way into a Northern Lights suplex. Santana wiped out Brayden Lee on the outside with a moonsault off the middle turnbuckle.

The Inner Circle members isolated Moore and hit a discus lariat-enziguri combo for the win.

Result: Santana & Ortiz def. Brayden Lee & Isaiah Moore (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation

Grade: B-

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Tony Nese vs. Vic Capri (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation

Vic Capri is a respected veteran in pro wrestling circles as he has been around in the business since early 2000s. Capri briefly appeared in the WWE in 2001, where he wrestled and lost two matches on Jakked tapings. He deservedly got support from his hometown fans before the bout.

Tony Nese asserted his dominance with a few chops. Vic Capri responded with stiff forearm shots. Nese floated around the ring as he got a two-count from a springboard moonsault.

Capri fought out of a headlock but got sent into the corner. He rolled out of an incoming strike and stunned Nese with a boot to the side of the head.

Vic got a good two-count but sadly got caught in a brutal sit-out piledriver.

Result: Tony Nese def. Vic Capri (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation

Grade: C

The Premier Athlete's undefeated streak remains intact.

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Hardy Family Office (Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy & The Blade) vs. Dark Order's Evil Uno, Stu Grayson & Alan "5" Angels on AEW Dark: Elevation

Mark Henry joined the commentary team before the match as the Hardy Family Office walked out to the ring.

The Dark Order got one of the loudest pops of the evening as they were blindsided before the bell went off. Big Money Matt got to work and landed three leg drops on Alan Angels.

The Blade got the tag and continued from where Matt Hardy left off by grinding his knees in Alan's face. Kassidy got a two-count with a shoulder block.

HFO was in the driver's seat as Angels looked to create some separation. Alan countered the Poetry in Motion with a hurricanrana on Kassidy. He rocked Hardy with an enziguri and then dumped Blade outside the ring.

He missed the tag, though, as Kassidy and Blade knocked off the other members of the Dark Order from the apron. Hardy got a near fall with a side effect on Angels.

Kassidy returned to the ring, but Angels wasn't home for the Swanton Bomb. Angels finally tagged Stu Grayson, who took Kassidy out with a Belly-to-belly suplex.

The Blade and Grayson brawled in the middle of the ring as Stu wasn't willing to take his foot off the gas. Uno came in and was involved in some tandem offense with Grayson. He got a near fall over Blade with an assisted reverse DDT.

Evil Uno then chopped Blade, who tried to fight his way out to the corner. Matt Hardy got back in, and he slapped Angels in the back. Grayson countered the Twist of Fate with one of his own! The crowd popped for that as Angels delivered a massive Frog Splash.

The other HFO members stopped the pinfall and escaped a possible upset. Grayson attacked Blade with a tornillo as Hardy and Angels continued the match in the ring.

Grayson blocked a top-rope suplex and knocked Hardy back down to the mat. Angels reversed the Side Effect into a roll-up, but Hardy somehow kicked out. Isaiah Kassidy used the referee's distraction to land a blindside kick. Hardy capitalized and hit the Twist of Fate on a wobbly Angels for the win.

Result: Hardy Family Office def. Dark Order's Evil Uno, Stu Grayson & Alan "5" Angels on AEW Dark: Elevation

Grade: A

AEW Dark: Elevation Co-Main Event: Jay Lethal vs. Trenton Storm (AEW Debut)

Jay Lethal made his AEW Dark: Elevation debut tonight and got a warm welcome from the Chicago fans. A 'let's go Lethal' chant helped Jay take the upper hand in the match as he dropped Storm with a swift dropkick.

Lethal paid homage to Ric Flair and went for a running attack. Trenton Storm, however, showed glimpses of his potential with a Thrust Kick and got a near fall.

Storm put the pressure on Lethal with a chin lock. Jay used the crowd's support to get to a vertical base before landing a knife-edge chop. Lethal delivered an epic sit-out wheelbarrow facebuster, which was just the setup for his finisher.

For the win, the former IMPACT Wrestling star hit his Lethal Injection finisher (STO backbreaker followed by a reverse STO).

Result: Jay Lethal def. Trenton Storm on AEW Dark: Elevation

Grade: B

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AEW Dark: Elevation Main Event: The Acclaimed & Chaos Project vs. Varsity Blonds, Dark Order's John Silver & Alex Reynolds (w/ Julia Hart)

The babyface alliance got a great reception ahead of the main event. Despite being heels, The Acclaimed were greeted with cheers as Max Caster went on to drop another great verse.

Alex Reynolds kicked both members of Chaos Project before tagging in John Silver. The Dark Order grounded Serpentico with double team moves before The Varsity Blonds followed suit by continuing with assisted attacks.

Serpentico reversed the powerbomb into a hurricanrana. Max Caster landed a cheap shot while Aubrey Edwards had her back turned.

Griff Garrison was in the heels' corner as Luther predictably used Serpentico as a weapon to deal some damage. Garrison gathered momentum by first sending Serpentico flying across the ring with a backdrop. He connected with a big boot and delivered splashes in the corner.

Serpentico blocked the suplex as Bowens came in to land a Thrust kick. Garrison reacted with a rolling elbow strike before tagging in John Silver. Johnny Hungy went right after Luther before focussing on Serpentico.

Silver took out all opponents with a series of kicks. He got a near fall on Serpentico with a high crossbody. Reynolds leaped over the ropes to take out three members of the opposition team near the ringside area.

Serpentico tried to steal one by rolling up Silver, who used his power to kick out. Silver came back with a kick to the neck, followed by the Spin Doctor finisher for the win.

Result: Varsity Blonds, Dark Order's John Silver & Alex Reynolds def. The Acclaimed & Chaos Project on AEW Dark: Elevation

Grade: B

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