AEW Dark Results - Two Dark Order members get offers to switch factions, Massive upset in main event, Former WWE star forms new team (1st February 2022)

Kiera Hogan vs. Mazzerati (AEW Debut)

Mazzerati took the fight to Kiera Hogan in the corner and forced a count from the referee. The AEW debutant was aggressive but paid for her recklessness as Hogan used a variation of kicks to get on top.

Hogan's sliding boot across the jaw got her a two-count. Mazzerati had a few minutes of control with a chin lock, but her opponent escaped using her elbows. Kiera connected with a dropkick from the second rope that sent Mazzerati inside-out.

She also delivered a hanging neckbreaker and a leg drop for a near fall. Mazzerati blocked Hogan's finisher and missed two kicks. She managed to get in a massive hook but couldn't foresee Hogan's high roundhouse kick, which was sufficient for the three-count.

Result: Kiera Hogan def. Mazzerati

Grade: B

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Dark Order's Alan "5" Angels & 10 vs. Ariya Daivari & Invictus Khash (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark

The Dark Order members got a solid pop as they interacted with the fans during their entrance. It was also great to see former WWE star Ariya Daivari in action for Tony Khan's promotion; he formed a new team with AEW Dark regular Invictus Khash.

Alan Angels and Daivari kicked off the match as fans sang happy birthday to Preston Vance. Ariya punched his way to a dominant position until Angels returned with a few arm-drags. Daivari talked trash as he chopped Angels across the chest. The latter responded with a leg lariat for a one-count.

Vance entered the match and executed a back body drop on Daivari, followed by a mid-rope dropkick from Angels. Vance started a '10' chant in front of Invictus Khash as both men engaged in a battle of shoulder tackles. Khash could not knock Vance off his feet and was taken down with two clotheslines.

Daivari came back into the ring and ate a pump kick in the corner. The heels worked together and caught Vance with a forearm smash. They then wore Preston down in their corner with impressive tandem moves, including a double vertical suplex.

Khash and Daivari controlled the ring and prevented Vance from tagging out on a few occasions. The fans got behind Vance, who executed an up-kick to create some distance. The Dark Order member knocked down both his opponents with a double shoulder block off the middle turnbuckle. He made the hot tag to Angels, who executed a double crossbody, followed by a set-up hurricanrana on Kash.

Alan stomped Daivari on the back and delivered a follow-up sliced bread for more impact. Although Khash blocked the sliced bread, he couldn't evade the Northern Lights suplex, which almost got Angels the three-count.

Khash caught Angels with a mid-air powerslam, and Daivari followed through with a frog splash from the top. The Dark Order star somehow kicked out of a pinfall at two-and-a-half as Vance called for the tag.

Angels landed on his feet from a backdrop suplex, and Vance quickly got the blind tag. The latter speared Daivari before dropping Khash down with the spinebuster. Angels wiped out Daivari on the outside with the tope suicida while his partner finished the match with the Full Nelson on Khash.

Result: Dark Order's Alan "5" Angels & 10 def. Ariya Daivari & Invictus Khash on AEW Dark

Grade: A

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The Factory interrupted Tony Schiavone's post-match interview segment with The Dark Order. QT Marshall offered Vance and Angels to join The Factory and put forth his hand forward for a handshake.

The Dark Order members did their signature hand gesture and became victims of an assault by Comoroto and Solo. The Factory had the last laugh tonight.

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Dante Martin & Matt Sydal vs. Bear Country on AEW Dark

Matt Sydal and Bear Bronson started the co-main event of the evening. Sydal failed with the single-leg takedown but scored style points with a kip-up. Bronson knocked him across the ring with a shoulder tackle.

Boulder and Martin got the tags and resumed the match with a lock-up. Martin got right in Boulder's face and landed multiple kicks to get his opponent on the ground. The latter took a breather on the outside and caught Dante in mid-air before slamming him on the ring apron.

Bronson assisted his partner as they neutralized the opposition. However, their plan backfired as Matt and Dante took out Bear Country with a double moonsault off the stage.

Back in the ring, Bronson blocked a double suplex attempt and decked Dante with a clothesline, followed by a Bossman slam on Sydal. Martin was in serious trouble as Bear Country isolated him in their corner.

Boulder stretched out Martin in a backbreaker submission followed by rib-shattering slams. Bronson came back in and faked a moonsault before nonchalantly sitting on Sydal's chest. The sequence got a sarcastic 'holy sh**' chant from the audience.

When fans called for a moonsault, Boulder bit the bait and paid for it dearly. Martin rolled out of the way as Boulder came crashing down onto the mat. Fans erupted when Martin reached out to Sydal for the hot tag.

Sydal unleashed a barrage of kicks on Bronson, including a rolling sole butt and a question mark kick, which got him a near fall. Sydal said he would suplex Bronson, but he settled for a roll-up.

Bronson rocked him with a stiff lariat, but he missed the cannonball in the corner. Martin came in for the assisted dropkick, followed by a standing sky twister from Sydal. Dante's attempt to block the pin failed as he accidentally canceled the count after a shove from Boulder.

Sydal and Martin attacked Boulder with elbow strikes. However, the latter changed gears and executed a massive double powerslam over his opponents. A loud 'Bear' chant kicked off as Sydal got Boulder out of the ring with a rising knee strike.

Dante flew over the ropes and laid out Boulder with a crossbody splash. Back in the ring, Bronson ate a knee strike, followed by the Nose Dive finisher from Dante Martin.

Result: Dante Martin & Matt Sydal def. Bear Country on AEW Dark

Grade: A

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AEW Dark Main Event: Joey Janela (w/ Kayla Rossi) vs. Lee Moriarty

This week's AEW Dark headliners began the match with a technical mat exchange. The early moments featured several reversals and quick pins.

Both men seemed to have equal amounts of supporters in attendance as Moriarty stunned Janela with a brutal stomp on the chest.

Kayla Rossi got involved in the match by getting in Moriarty's face, and the distraction eventually worked as Janela took control with a backbreaker on the floor. The Bad Boy followed it with a backdrop, which looked even more painful.

Janela hooked the near leg in the ring and worked on Lee's back with a precise forearm and elbow shots. Lee Moriarty blocked a lariat but couldn't reverse Janela's stalling German suplex.

Joey was in the driver's seat and continued to attack Moriarty with back-based submission moves. However, Lee fought back with a few high boots and a low-angle dropkick to the elbow.

Moriarty executed an arm-capture back suplex for a two-count. He then charged through for a tope suicida between the second and third ropes. Janela struggled to get back to his feet.

A wobbly Joey still won the battle on the apron by driving Lee's back into the exposed turnbuckle. He wasn't done as the Bad Boy dropped Moriarty on the apron with a nasty Death Valley Driver. Joey signaled for the elbow drop from the top rope, but he instead went for a spinning uppercut to Lee's back.

Moriarty stayed in the match with a kick-out as Janela finally looked for the elbow drop. Lee desperately got Janela crashing down, and the referee started the ten-count. Janela drew the ref's attention while Rossi entered the ring and took Moriarty down with a hurricanrana off the ropes.

Janela executed a Liger Bomb, but Moriarty kicked out yet again! Joey and Lee exchanged pinfalls before trading strikes in the center of the ring. They canceled each other out with big shots, and the referee started another count.

Moriarty rocked Janela with a big enziguri and a looping right hand, but Joey threw a thrust kick out of nowhere. He ran through for a massive lariat, and Janela looked to put Moriarty away with the brainbuster. Lee reversed the finisher, floated behind Janela, and locked in the flying Octopus hold.

Moriarty transitioned to the European clutch pinfall and got the three-count! Huge upset!

Result: Lee Moriarty def. Joey Janela on AEW Dark

Grade: A

Lee Moriarty cut a promo after his match and reminded everyone why he is the future of AEW. Moriarty promised to unleash a new attitude in his quest for a winning streak, as he celebrated with fans to end another explosive episode of AEW Dark.