AEW Dark Co-Main Event: Tay Conti vs. Willow Nightingale
Willow Nightingale grooved to Tay Conti's entrance theme before the penultimate AEW Dark match.
A fast-paced exchange ended with a shoulder block from Willow, who followed it with a hammer throw in the corner. Conti escaped a splash with the Ukemi roll before running through for a back elbow.
Conti and Willow executed standing switches before Tay landed a perfectly released German suplex. The former WWE star kicked Willow across the back and followed it with a running penalty kick.
Conti locked in the Triangle Sleeper, which forced Willow to reach out for the ropes. Nightingale tasted some success with her feet unto Conti dropped her down with a faceplant.
Conti gathered pace with two clotheslines and two massive pump kicks in the corner. She then delivered an O Goshi hip throw, rolled through, and kicked Willow flush in the jaw.
Conti wrapped things up with the DDTay on AEW Dark.
Result: Tay Conti def. Willow Nightingale on AEW Dark
Grade: B
AEW Dark Main Event: Dark Order's Colt Cabana & Alan "5" Angels vs. The Acclaimed
The Acclaimed attacked Dark Order before the bell rang, but Alan Angels and Colt Cabana improvised to execute a quickfire double-team sequence.
After the early chaos, Angels and Cabana took control of the match and kept Bowens in their corner.
Caster got into the match but was flattened by Cabana with a leg whip. Referee Bryce Remsburg was having difficulty maintaining order, and The Acclaimed carried out a boombox attack to take the driver's seat in the AEW Dark main event.
The Acclaimed worked on Cabana's knee throughout the match. However, Colt finally created the space needed to make the tag with a clutch suplex.
Angels got the hot tag, and he took the fight to Bowens with two clotheslines.
Alan landed an enziguri, followed by a running low-angle crossbody into the ropes. He got a near fall with a standing sliced bread.
Caster stopped Angels from delivering the frog splash before going up for the Mic Drop. Angels stopped The Acclaimed but couldn't evade a front chancery brainbuster.
Cabana was knocked off the apron, and The Acclaimed isolated Angels to hit the Mic Drop for the win.
Result: The Acclaimed def. Dark Order's Colt Cabana & Alan "5" Angels on AEW Dark
Grade: B+
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