AEW Dark: Elevation Episode #5 4/12/2021
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/aew-dark-elevation-episode-4-452021.html
Today's show is 2 hours and 27 minutes long. Why? Who knows, but that is way too long for this.
Zack is from the Jersey Shore TV show. -1 is back from timeout? From 1st grade? Who knows.
Zack slaps 10 early then is grounded and pounded. 10 german suplexes him then takes a nice dropkick from Zack. Zack hit some nice euro uppercuts and slingshot suplexed 10. Zack then catapulted his throat into the middle rope.
10 came back with a running pump kick and spinebustered him. He posted and -1 came on the apron to pose with him. The ref did not ask -1 to get off the apron for some reason. 10 was almost thrown into -1 but saved himself and was slammed for 2. 10 then hit the full nelson and won it. Zack didn't look too bad here at all and has a decent but very basic look.
Hayden Backlund vs Miro
They said Hayden is "a distant relative" of Bob Backlund. Miro got big fireworks for his entrance. Miro pounded on him in the corner to start then short arm clotheslined him. Miro then threw him out.
Outside and Miro tried to grab Hayden around the post but was pulled into it. Hayden dropkicked him but he no sold it then hopped the ropes to clothesline him. Miro then hit a big swinging uranage and camel clutched him for the win in a short squash.
Tay Conti with -1 and Hikaru Shida vs Leila Grey and Katalina Perez
Perez slaps Tay early then takes some chest kicks. Tay monkey flips her then judo throws her. Shida gets double suplexed and is pushed in the corner with Grey's foot. Shida and Perez trade forearms with Perez going down. Tay comes in and hits judo throws on Grey then does a hard pump kick that thankfully Grey blocked some of. Tay pump kicks Perez and Tay and Shida both hipthrow their opponents. They then triangle both as their opponents hit the ropes. Shida then does a bad spinning knee and wins it in another squash.
Carlie Bravo and Dean Alexander vs The Hybrid2
Bravo is usually with Shawn Dean, but is now with Dean Alexander for the 2nd time. We are told Bravo and Dean aren't part of the Nightmare Factory faction wars. We are also told QT's group is now called "The Factory".
Bravo hits a nice armdrag early then Angelico evades his 2nd attempt at it. Jack gamengiri's Bravo then standing twisting moonsaults him. Jack gets whipped into the buckles and double jumps and moonsaults over Bravo. Jack cartwheel elbows Bravo in the corner then springboard rider kicks him. Bravo rolls out of a clothesline and Alexander gets in. He lariats down both TH2 members and takes a gamengiri to the back. Jack spinning kicks Bravo off the apron then Angelico hits his reverse figure four like move for the win.
Thunder Rosa is interviewed. She said she knows she has a huge target on her back but says she is one of the best in AEW and the world. She then goes off in spanish.
Orange Cassidy vs John Skyler
John tells OC he wants to wrestle. OC is goofing around and instead of just nailing him, he plays along. OC snapmares him down and poses then does his stupid pocket stuff. OC runs the ropes and John thankfully slingshot spears him in.
John slams him and they criss cross before OC hits a satellitle ddt. OC then hits the beach break and wins it. Not a fan of OC's goofing around but at least John got a move or two in.
We get a package on Shawn Dean. He talked about joining the Navy and playing arena football. He said he couldn't find enough bookings in Chicago and moved to Atlanta for wrestling. He said he did better in Atlanta, but then the pandemic hit and slowed him down. He said he lost his job a week before getting signed to AEW. This was a nice segment and far more productive than months of him losing in quick squashes was.
Konosuke Takeshita vs Danny Limelight
I've reviewed a lot of DDT and Takeshita here. He's not a super worker or anything but he's a good looking guy in good shape that does his job as the DDT ace well. I don't really see what he adds to AEW, but it's more of an excursion for him.
They trade roll-ups to start. Danny slaps him and takes a leg lariat and a corner forearm. KT then does his flying lariat and sentons him from the 2nd rope. Danny springboard double stomps the back of his shoulders. KT hits some corner chops and Danny pokes him in the eyes.
Danny slingshot sentons KT for 2 and tries to bully him around and takes a fast and hard blue thunder bomb. KT hits a hard face kick in the corner and a brainbuster for 2. They trade forearms and have a nice little trade. KT pops up Danny for a big sitout powerbomb for 2. DL headscissor chokes him over the top rope then DL double springboard ddt's him for 2.
KT comes back with a forearm and a spinning lariat, then wheelbarrow german suplexes him for the win. They did too much here for a throwaway on a dark show with no build. The selling was also just not here, though KT's offense looked good.
Midas Black and Jay Lyon vs FTR
Black dresses up like a circus host and Lyon is literally wearing a lion mask. Both are small, but credit to them for having actual persona's. And just as I say that, Lyon is wrestling with a fake steak in his mouth.
Lyon has his mask ripped off to start, which is dumb no matter how you look at it. Lyon takes a hard backdrop then Dax drops down and Lyon runs into a hard Cash lariat. Dax does Tenryu's chop and punch combo on Lyon. Lyon is thrown into the ropes and Lyon does a handspring into the ropes and comes back with an enzugiri.
Black comes in and flurries on Dax but is brainbustered. Black takes a spike piledriver and FTR wins it. Black and Lyon didn't look that good, but at least they have colorful costumes. FTr looked good.
Andre Montoya and Vary Morales vs Pac and Rey Fenix
Montoya is wearing a mask. Revealing your identity while wearing a mask is counter productive and just stupid. Rey slaps Andre to start then Andre running hurricanrana's him. Vary gets in and headscissors Rey from the top. Andre blows a spot and Rey and Pac double superkick their opponents before doing The Young Bucks' pose.
Rey hits a hard spinning forearm to Vary's face then runs the ropes fast to knee Vary. He then picks him up from the pin attempt. Andre gets some punches in and is thrown into the ropes, where he handsprings and double back elbows his opponents. Vary then flip dives Pac on the outside. Andre takes some double kicks and Vary is release german suplexed. Rey frogsplashed Andre for the win. This went way too long.
Dante Martin vs Baron Black
Black has new white gear here. He's 0-7 this year in singles matches. They couner each other to start and do the indy standoff. Dante jumps up to the top rope and flips off of it from a seated position into an armdrag. Dante gets caught in a nice german suplex from Black. Black atomic drops Dante and takes a big lariat.
Dante dropkicks him and hurricanrana's him. Dante double springboards into a moonsault for 2. Dante moonsaults out of a top rope german then flips out of an exploder. Black gets mad and pulls down his straps and is superkicked. Dante then 450's him for win.
Fun match here with Dante doing some good flying. I hate to tell Darius Martin, but at this rate, they are going to say heck with Top Flight and give Dante a singles push instead.
Britt Baker with Rebel vs Skye Blue
Blue is decent looking and if she can work, it is just a matter of time until she gets hired. Why is she not wearing blue though? Blue matrix's out of a lariat and Britt has a noticeable tan here. Britt gets kicked hard in the knee and is dropkicked. Britt superkicks Blue hard on the outside and does a sloppy twisting neckbreaker out there.
They trade forearms when they get back in. Blue cartwheels into a forearm then takes a flatliner into the middle buckle. Britt hits a schwein then curb stomps her for the win.
This was your basic women's match and wasn't too bad but not really good or memorable.
Andrew Palace & Cole Karter vs The Factory’s QT Marshall & Nick Comoroto with Aaron Solow
Cole is a decent looking dude with a good build and good looking gear. Cole tries to leapfrog but is caught with a dropkick. Palace takes a hard back elbow from QT then is backbreakered. Nick then sends Palace into the buckles hard. Nick slingshot elbows Palace and knees him hard in the gut.
Nick throws Palace in while Cole is still in there, then he gorilla presses him into a powerslam. QT then cutters Cole for the win in a quick squash.
Shanna vs Legit Leyla Hirsch
Shanna is from France. You would think she would get the easy heat with a french gimmick, but no. Leyla takes her down early. Shanna turns her back on her and is taken down again. Shanna slaps her and is taken down again and Leyla tries to pound her.
Shanna chokes Leyla with her shirt and has her pyramid driver reversed into an armbar. Leyla then submits her. It was sloppy and a little longer than it needed to be since it wasn't really even.
I'm going to call the review there. The rest of the card doesn't look that good and the show is just too long this week.
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