#6. KC Navarro vs. Sonny Kiss on AEW Dark
Ricky Starks joined the AEW Dark commentary booth as Kiss and Navarro had a quick back-and-forth exchange of holds, leg drops and pinfall attempts. Kiss connected with a dropkick and a splitting leg drop.
Navarro was having a rough night as he ran straight into a high roundhouse kick. Kiss got a near fall with a sunset flip. Sonny then perfectly executed a pump kick.
Navarro, however, found an opening in the following sequence and briefly locked in the sleeper hold.
Kiss got caught in the ropes, and Navarro hit the kick over the top. He followed it up with a fantastic DDT that gave him a close pinfall. It was snappy!
Kiss, however, capitalized on Navarro's mistake. Sonny rocked Navarro with a splitting stunner for a three-count.
Result: Sonny Kiss def. KC Navarro on AEW Dark
Grade: B
#7. Tay Conti vs. Alex Gracia on AEW Dark
Conti took control of the match by using her superior grappling skills to maintain wrist control. Two roundhouse kicks stunned Gracia, but she still managed to break the momentum with a roll-up.
Conti and Gracia's legs got intertwined, and they rolled over to the outside. The action was back in, and Gracia hit the area code shot. She hooked the legs and got a two-count.
Gracia had Tay in a full nelson. Conti broke the hold and spiked Gracia's head into the mat with a vicious DDT.
Back on the feet, Conti delivered two clotheslines and a hook kick. A running knee in the corner cracked Gracia, followed by a pump kick. This turned into a massacre. Conti eventually forced Gracia to tap out for the win.
Result: Tay Conti def. Alex Gracia on AEW Dark
Grade: B
#8. Ryan Nemeth vs. Marko Stunt on AEW Dark
Dolph Ziggler's brother Ryan Nemeth made his second AEW appearance on this week's Dark, and he cut a promo before his match.
Nemeth addressed the 'elephant in the room,' and he said that the people don't like him because he is a true hunk. A true Hollywood hunk! The crowd jeered as Nemeth concluded his promo, and Marko Stunt made his entrance.
Stunt dropped Nemeth with a hook kick from the get-go. He kneed him to the outside and laid him out with a tope suicida. Marko dropped the elbow across the spine in what looked like a botched move. He still got a two-count.
Stunt got another two-count with a stiff leg lariat. It was all Marko until Nemeth dropped Stunt from the top rope.
Nemeth executed the falling fist drop, and he was now in firm control of the proceedings. Nemeth did a unique headstand hammerlock on Stunt, who fought out of it and delivered a couple of strikes.
Nemeth connected with a dropkick and went for the cover. Stunt kicked out at two. Ryan mocked Stunt, but Marko reversed the neckbreaker as Nemeth wasted time with his taunts.
FTR's music played that acted as a distraction for Stunt. Nemeth took advantage and delivered a high-angle neckbreaker for the win, his first in AEW.
Result: Ryan Nemeth def. Marko Stunt on AEW Dark
Grade: C