AEW Dark Results - Major upset, Former WWE Superstar picks up first win, Shocking finish as female star interferes, Nick Comoroto beaten

Bear Country vs. Chad Lennex & Caine Carter (AEW Tag Team Debut)

Chad Lennex made the grave error of taking the fight straight to Bear Boulder in the AEW Dark match as he was swatted down to the mat with a shoulder block.

Boulder delivered a delayed military press slam before tagging Bronson. Lennex kicked Bronson but missed the sunset flip as Caine Carter ran in to save his partner.

Bronson caught Carter and executed a piledriver as he sat on Lennex's chest. Boulder hit a double body slam, tagged Bronson and hit the Elevator Splash finisher for the win.

Result: Bear Country def. Chad Lennex & Caine Carter

Grade: C

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Anthony Greene vs. Jameson Ryan on AEW Dark

Jameson Ryan flexed his biceps as he prepared to face former WWE NXT star Anthony Greene, who was yet to pick up a win in AEW.

Greene found it challenging to deal with Ryan's power, but he outsmarted his opponent with a running forearm strike. Greene blocked the Oklahoma stampede and dumped Ryan on his head with a side suplex.

He jumped up to the top and delivered a spinning splash. Greene set the stage for his finish and hit the Crucifix Driver for the win.

Result: Anthony Greene def. Jameson Ryan

Grade: C

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An in-ring interview with Tony Schiavone followed Greene's first AEW win. It was also announced that Greene would take on Adam Cole on next week's episode of Dark.

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Joey Janela (w/ Kayla Rossi) vs. Zack Clayton

Zack Clayton returned for his third AEW match, and he looked to control Joey Janela's wrists after the opening bell.

Janela used his elbows to create some space before executing a hammerlock slam. Clayton reacted with a good dropkick. Kayla Rossi jumped up on the apron to distract Clayton, and it almost worked as Janela got a near fall from a schoolboy rollup.

Clayton popped the fans with a delayed vertical suplex. He hit the ropes for a big move, but Rossi caught his boots from the outside. Joey used the time to recuperate and went on to take the driver's seat in the match.

The Bad Boy baited fans into thinking he was going for the Coast-to-Coast but jumped down on the apron and received a chorus of boos.

Janela laid out Clayton near the corner with a side suplex before ascending to the top turnbuckle. Zack rolled in and took Janela out with a powerslam. Fans got behind the big man as he hit running back elbows and uppercuts.

Janela countered with a thrust kick, but Zack hung in the match by kicking out at two. Joey rolled out of the ring and drew the referee's attention away. Kayla Rossi entered in the meantime and delivered a standing moonsault press on Clayton behind the ref's back.

Janela landed the elbow drop from the top and added another win to his record thanks to an assist from Kayla Rossi.

Result: Joey Janela def. Zack Clayton

Grade: B

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Bear Country cut a backstage promo up next, and they sent a daunting message to the entire tag team division.

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Emi Sakura (w/ Lulu Pencil) vs. Valentina Rossi

A loud 'Valentina' chant started the match as Emi Sakura tried to silence the crowd. Sakura dropped Rossi down with a hair pull before locking her up in the Romero Special.

Rossi blocked the Queen's Gambit, but Sakura improvised and scratched her opponent's back. Valentina tried to string together a few chops and hooks, but Sakura fired back with stiff chops of her own.

Rossi kept up with the back-and-forth sequence by reversing a suplex into a suplex. Valentina almost pulled off a massive upset by getting a near fall with a straight jacket neckbreaker.

Sakura broke out of the standing dragon sleeper by raking Rossi in the eyes. The Japanese wrestler then hit the crossbody in the corner before going up top for the corkscrew splash.

Sakura stopped the pinfall as she wanted the fans to witness the Queen's Gambit. The veteran finally hit her finisher for the win and celebrated with Lulu Pencil after the match.

Result: Emi Sakura def. Valentina Rossi

Grade: B+