TH2's Angelico vs. Matthew Justice (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark
Matthew Justice looked to end the AEW Dark match by rolling up Angelico quickly. Justice was all over the TH2 member, but all it took was one slip-up for Angelico to take control.
Matthew soared through the air but crashed throat-first into the barricade. The bump looked incredibly painful, and Angelico rolled Justice back into the ring like a true ring general.
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Angelico locked in the Navarro Especial and continued to keep up the pressure on his opponent. Matthew Justice was quite popular with the crowd as there were a few chants of his name.
Justice created a halt with a good counter in the corner. However, he missed a diving splash from the top and got kicked in the back of his head. Angelico finished the match with the Navarro Death Roll.
Result: Angelico def. Matthew Justice (AEW Debut) on AEW Dark
Grade: B
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Tay Conti (w/ -1) vs. Natalia Markova on AEW Dark
Markova mocked Conti to begin the match. They transitioned to a collar and elbow tie-up. Conti invited Markova to engage in a hammerlock exchange, but Natalia reacted with a cheap shot to the midsection.
Conti hit a big back elbow in the corner, followed by an overhead throw and a round kick to the chin. Markova rolled out of the ring and got in a few punches on the outside.
She got a one-count in the ring, followed by a facebuster. Conti and Markova cracked each other with multiple punches before the Brazilian put together a series of clotheslines.
Conti delivered three drop Seoi-nages and a pump kick in the corner. She rocked Markova with a follow-up heel kick. Conti picked up the three-count after hitting the DD-Tay.
Result: Tay Conti def. Natalia Markova on AEW Dark
Grade: B
Chaos Project vs. JP & Tommy Daily (AEW Tag Team Debut) on AEW Dark
Serpentico attacked Daily during their entrance. Luther then punished Tommy while Sepentico focused on JP on the outside.
Luther did encounter some trouble as Tommy brought some heavy shots to the party. Serpentico got the tag and he came in with a foot stomp on Tommy.
Luther got right back in and executed a clean snap suplex for a two-count. Luther used Serpentico as a weapon to inflict more pain on poor Tommy. This was followed by Luther scoop slamming Serpentico onto Tommy before driving his partner towards JP.
As always, Serpentico looked more beaten than Chaos Project's opponents. Tommy executed a back body drop before making the hot tag to JP, who made the most of the time on the apron.
JP delivered a perfect handspring back elbow for a near fall on Serpentico. Luther, though, got the tag after dumping Tommy out of the ring. Chaos Project finally hit the Creeping Death for the win.
Result: Chaos Project def. JP & Tommy Daily on AEW Dark
Grade: B-
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