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Welcome to the coverage of the 9th August edition of AEW Dark: Elevation. This was the 22nd installment of AEW's weekly YouTube show.
This week's episode had seven announced matches with Lucha Bros facing the Sydal Brothers in the main event. A popular babyface act was broken up after a shocking betrayal.
Hikaru Shida and Jade Cargill were in action in separate matches. This was Cargill's first match in over two months. 'The Machine' Brian Cage returned to Elevation after over a month.
Without delay, let's look at all seven matches individually.
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#1 Red Velvet vs Renee Michelle on AEW Dark: Elevation
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The next challenger for the AEW Women's Championship, Red Velvet, opened the show, facing the winless Renee Michelle. Michelle attacked Velvet before the bell rang, taking early control of the match.
Velvet countered a bodyslam and hit a leg lariat, clothesline, and a bulldog in an offensive flurry. She hit Michelle with a standing moonsault and the Final Slice to pick up her eighth straight win.
Result: Red Velvet def. Renee Michelle
Grade: D
#2 Peter Avalon w/The Wingmen vs. Capt. Shawn Dean on AEW Dark: Elevation
Avalon started the match with a kick to the mid-section, followed by a clubbing blow to the head and a chest chop. Shawn countered a clothesline attempt with a clothesline of his own and a body slam.
He hit Avalon with a vertical suplex and The Deal, a modified backbreaker, to pick up only his second win in AEW.
The match lasted less than a minute.
Result: Capt. Shawn Dean def. Peter Avalon
Grade: D
#3 Hikaru Shida vs Tesha Price on AEW Dark: Elevation
Price offered a flower to Hikaru Shida and the ref before the match got underway. Shida ducked a clothesline attempt and delivered a kick to Price's gut. She no-sold it and took down Shida with a headlock. Shida reversed it with a headscissor but Price swept her legs out and clubbed her with forearm shots.
Shida whipped Price to the corner, slapped her and hit her with a flying knee strike. Shida climbed the top rope but Price got her tangled in the ropes and followed it up with kicks to her chest before the ref pulled her away. Price countered a Falcon Arrow attempt with an inside cradle for a one-count.
Shida hit a flying knee and the Falcon Arrow to pick up the win.
Result: Hikaru Shida def. Tesha Price
Grade: C
Daniel Garcia and 2.0 challenge Darby Allin; Joey Janela attacks Sonny Kiss on AEW Dark: Elevation
Daniel Garcia and 2.0 berated Darby Allin for winning because of his partners at AEW Homecoming and challenged Darby to a match at Dynamite during a backstage interview. The match was made official shortly after.
Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss walked out for a match but Janela superkicked Kiss on the ramp. He took out their would-be opponents before planting Kiss with a piledriver on the steel.
#4 Brian Cage vs Rickey Shane Page on AEW Dark: Elevation
The former FTW champion started with a hurricanrana and a dropkick to take control. The Machine went for a discus lariat but RSP countered with an enziguiri and followed it up with a body slam.
RSP went for a senton off the top rope but Cage moved out of the way. Cage connected with the discus lariat hit a powerbomb and planted RSP with an F5 to pick up a quick win.
Result: Brian Cage def. Rickey Shane Page
Grade: D
#5 Jade Cargill w/Mark Sterling vs Amber Nova on AEW Dark: Elevation
Nova tried to trash talk as the match on AEW: Dark Elevation started and ate a pump kick for her troubles. Cargill showboated by flexing in the middle of the ring.
Cargill planted Nova with a pumphandle facebuster and berated the crowd as they booed her. She hit Nova with The Jaded and got the win in less than two minutes.
Jade Cargill is still unbeaten in AEW.
Result: Jade Cargill def. Amber Nova
Grade: D
#6 Jurassic Express (w/Marko Stunt) vs Carlie Bravo and Cyrus on AEW Dark: Elevation
Bravo and Cyrus sneak attacked Jurassic Express during their entrance. Bravo clobbered Jungle Boy while he was perched on the top rope but JB reversed his Irish whip attempt with a clothesline. Luchasaurus dumped Cyrus out of the ring.
Luchasaurus dropped Bravo with a massive chokeslam. Jungle Boy locked in the Snare Trap for the submission win.
Jurassic Express stayed in the ring for a while as the crowd sang along to their theme song.
Result: Jurassic Express def. Carlie Bravo and Cyrus
Grade: D
#7 Lucha Bros vs Sydal Brothers on AEW Dark: Elevation
The main event of AEW Dark: Elevation saw a brothers vs brothers tag team match as the Lucha Bros took on the Sydal Brothers.
Rey Fenix and Mike Sydal started the match by trading headlocks. Mike hit back-to-back headscissors before Fenix replied with a vicious chop and a Lucha libre arm-drag AEW Dark: Elevation.
Both men got two-counts via rollups and showed off their traditional athleticism before shaking hands as a sign of respect. Penta and Matt Sydal were tagged in. Penta got in a couple of kicks to Matt Sydal's ribs before Matt took him down with an arm drag from the corner. Matt struck Penta with a spinning back kick and reversed an electric chair into a hurricanrana.
Penta got the momentum back for his team as the Lucha Bros combined for the Cazadora Splash for a two-count. Fenix backed Sydal into the ropes and chopped him.
Sydal then countered a fireman's carry into a slice takedown followed by a standing moonsault for a two-count. The two traded blows, chops and kicks as Sydal took down Fenix with a spinning roundhouse kick on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Mike Sydal tagged in and got a near fall with a spinning DDT. Mike hit a split-legged Falcon Arrow as Penta had to intervene to break up the cover. The Sydal Brothers hit a Flying Double Meteora on Fenix as Mike took out Penta with a suicide dive. Fenix kicked out at two and a half.
Penta pushed Matt off the top rope and Fenix took out Mike on the outside with a beautiful crossbody.
The Lucha Bros double-teamed on Matt inside the ring. Penta hit a Flying Double Foot Stomp followed by an assisted package piledriver to pick up the win on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: Lucha Bros def. Sydal Brothers
Grade: A
