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Brian Cage vs. Dark Order's Alan "5" Angels on AEW Dark: Elevation
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The Dark Order member outsmarted the FTW Champion with his agility to start the AEW Dark: Elevation match. Angels used the dropkick to tremendous effect as he knocked Brian Cage out of the ring.
The Machine caught Alan in mid-air and effortlessly tossed him back inside. Cage followed it with a deadlift suplex and a few precise strikes.
Angels got back with his speed and evasive movements before completing the sequence with a lariat. Alan hit his very own 'This Is Gonna S***' move against the ropes and proceeded to the top for a beautiful moonsault.
Cage tipped the scales in his favor by first delivering a fluid spinebuster, followed by a brutal backbreaker to the knee. The FTW Champion picked Angels up with ease and finished the match with the Drill Claw.
Result: Brian Cage def. Dark Order's Alan "5" Angels on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: C
Jungle Boy spoke about being the first AEW wrestler to cross 50 wins in a backstage segment. He also had a message for his scheduled opponent for the evening, Lee Johnson.
Leyla Hirsch vs. Kelsey Heather (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Leyla's powerful wrestling base proved difficult for Kelsey Heather to deal with as the AEW debutant desperately clutched onto the ropes.
Heather missed her pump kick and got laid out with a German suplex. A running knee strike and the inevitable armbar got AEW's most "Legit" performer a victory!
Result: Leyla Hirsch def. Kelsey Heather (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: D
Scorpio Sky (w/ Ethan Page) vs. Shawn Dean on AEW Dark: Elevation
Scorpio Sky took Shawn Dean to the mat with a leg trip to begin the match. The Captain executed some eye-catching offense, but Sky was a sly customer as he suckered Dean into an explosive facebuster.
Shawn attempted to fight back from his knees before swinging through for two big lariats. He pumped up the crowd with a clean DDT and a high running dropkick in the corner.
Ethan Page freaked out as Dean got two incredibly close pinfalls. Shawn Dean tried for a backslide, but Scorpio Sky got his opponent in the fireman's carry position for the TKO finisher.
Result: Scorpio Sky def. Shawn Dean on AEW Dark: Elevation
Grade: B
Next, Mark Sterling dropped a "bombshell" announcement regarding his star client, Jade Cargill.
Jade is heading to Hollywood, and she had a typically boastful promo for all the 'peasants' of AEW in the press conference-style backstage segment.
