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Red Velvet vs. Reka Tehaka on AEW Dark: Elevation
Reka Tehaka mocked Red Velvet's 'stir it up' gesture and enjoyed a good spell early on in the AEW Dark: Elevation match.
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Velvet shifted gears and caught Tehaka with a dropkick. Velvet displayed her boxing chops with some good body shots in the corner. As noted by the commentary team, Velvet does have a boxing background.
Tehaka hung Velvet on the ropes before connecting with a running pump kick for a one-count.
Tehaka had Velvet in the fireman's carry position. She hit a fallway slam, which also looked like a botched Samoan drop.
Velvet got some time to recuperate after Tehaka crashed into the ring post. Red Velvet delivered two running lariats before executing the drop-toe hold. She hit a running double knee strike, followed by a standing moonsault for a near fall.
Tehaka caught Velvet's kick and countered with a stiff headbutt. Velvet responded with a spin kick, which surprisingly was enough to get her the win.
Result: Red Velvet def. Reka Tehaka on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Red Velvet really needs to find a better Finisher!
Private Party (w/ Matt Hardy) vs. Ganon Jones & Duke Davis on AEW Dark: Elevation
Duke Davis and Marq Quen started the match, and the towering Davis drew first blood.
Quen tagged himself out, and Isiah Kassidy got into the match. Kassidy slapped Davis across the face.
Duke responded with a massive punch that stunned Kassidy. Quen created a distraction, and Private Party took control of the match. Quen hit a tope suicida on Davis on the outside.
Private Party hit a combination move on Davis, which ended with Quen's standing moonsault on Duke's back.
Davis blocked a suplex and used all his power to drop Kassidy on his face. Ganon Jones finally came into the match, and he took both Private Party members out with a corkscrew moonsault from the top rope.
Jones almost pulled off an upset with a near fall over Kassidy. Ganon went for a suplex on Kassidy, but Quen made the blind tag while his partner was in the air.
Kassidy reversed the suplex, and Quen leaped off the ropes for a sunset flip roll-up on Ganon Jones for the win.
Matt Hardy held Davis' legs in the corner to prevent him from breaking the pin.
Result: Private Party def. Ganon Jones & Duke Davis on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Thunder Rosa vs. Willow Nightingale (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Both women shook hands to start the match. Thunder Rosa's experience came to the fore as she outwrestled the AEW debutant.
Rosa wore Willow down with downward elbows. Willow Nightingale got some offense in with two forearm shots and a kick. Willow cartwheeled out of the corner before connecting with a superkick. The crowd loved it.
Rosa, though, sidestepped an incoming strike and followed it with multiple running strikes in the corner. Rosa executed a double underhook suplex for a two-count.
Thunder Rosa hit a swinging neckbreaker for another failed pinfall attempt, but Willow responded with a pump handle pickup fallaway slam. She then went to the top turnbuckle. Rosa just grabbed her opponent from the top and executed the Thunder Rosa Driver for the victory.
Result: Thunder Rosa def. Willow Nightingale on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
