Dillon McQueen (AEW Debut) vs. QT Marshall on AEW Dark: Elevation
Dillon McQueen was one of the prized students of Nightmare Factory, and there was a lot of hype surrounding his AEW debut.
Marshall slapped the taste out of Dillon's mouth to begin the match. McQueen snapped and unleashed a barrage of punches on QT.
He, however, lost focus, and a veteran like QT was quick to pounce and hit a stiff lariat. A 'QT sucks' kicked off in the arena as Marshall busted McQueen open with punches to the nose.
Despite leaking blood all over the place, McQueen mounted a valiant comeback with a series of punches. Aaron Solow tripped McQueen when the referee wasn't looking, and QT instantly delivered the Cutter.
QT didn't complete the three-count as he wanted to send a message to Cody Rhodes. Marshall won the AEW Dark: Elevation match using the Cross Rhodes.
Result: QT Marshall def. Dillon McQueen on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
After the match, QT sent McQueen crashing into the steel steps with a piledriver.
Chaos Project vs. Gunn Club on AEW Dark: Elevation
Austin Gunn and Luther engaged in a pointless exercise to shut each other up. They finally began to throw hands, and Austin Gunn got arm control.
Colten Gunn came in, and so did Serpentico on the other end. Colten executed a smooth arm drag. The Gunn brothers were having a field day as they kept piling up the pressure on Serpentico.
Colten looked good as he executed a swinging neckbreaker. Serpentico crawled to his corner, and Luther entered the match. Austin received the tag, and he used his speed and agility to evade several strikes from Luther.
Luther managed to connect with a kick that sent Austin near the ringside area. Serpentico rolled Austin back in, and Luther took control of the proceedings.
He used Serpentico as a weapon, which has always been one of the hallmarks of Chaos Project.
Austin received some support in the form of a motivating chant from the crowd. In contrast, Luther got the jeers, and he told everyone to shut up. Serpentico drove his knees into his opponent's face for a two-count. Austin created some separation with a few kicks before making the desperate tag to Colten Gunn.
Colten executed jumping splashes on both Chaos Project members. He hit a big dropkick on Luther. Austin was back in the ring, but Luther dragged him out.
Meanwhile, Serpentico connected with a good dropkick in the ring. Austin tripped Serpentico from the outside before delivering an inverted blockbuster.
Colten Gunn hit his 'Colt 45' finisher (double underhook neckbreaker) for the win. on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: Gunn Club def. Chaos Project on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B-
Main Event: The Blade & Matt Hardy (w/ Hardy Family Offce) vs. Alan "5" Angels & Colt Cabana (w/ The Dark Order) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Blade tried to blindside his opponents, but Cabana and Angels were aware of the danger. The Blade was sent outside, leaving Matt Hardy alone in the ring.
Blade, however, returned and got instant retribution by sending Cabana out of the ring. Hardy and Angels properly got the match underway as Blade and Cabana took their positions in the corner.
Hardy and Blade had Angels on the backfoot. Alan Angels hit a big lariat with a few punches from the top to change the match's momentum.
Cabana got the tag, and he worked on Blade in the corner. The Blade had tremendous power as he dropped Cabana with a scoop slam.
The Dark Order got back on top as Blade took a lot of punishment in the moments that followed. However, all it took was a referee distraction for Hardy and co. to turn the match in their favor.
Members of the Hardy Family Office attacked Cabana while the referee had his back turned. Colt Cabana was having a tough time getting to his corner as Blade and Hardy made frequent tags and executed a classic tag team game plan.
Cabana finally hit the Flying Apple from the top before making the tag to Angels. Alan first knocked Hardy off the apron before catching Blade with two spinning lariats and an enziguri.
Blade countered the wing snapper, and Hardy made the blind tag. Matt hit the side effect on Angels for a two-count.
Alan Angels blocked the Twist of Fate and hit a spinning back kick. He followed it with an assisted moonsault for a two-count over Hardy. Bunny created some ruckus on the apron, and all hell broke loose near ringside.
Back in the ring, 5 went up to the top, but Blade shoved him down. Matt Hardy picked up the pieces and got the win for his team with The Leech on Angel on AEW Dark: Elevation.
Result: The Blade & Matt Hardy def. Alan "5" Angels & Colt Cabana (w/ The Dark Order) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B
You can check out the full AEW Dark: Elevation episode above.