AEW Dark Episode #84 4/13/2021

AEW Dark Episode #84 4/13/2021

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/aew-dark-episode-83-462021.html

SCU vs Jay Lyon and Midas Black

SCU got big flames for their entrance.

Black has his hiptoss attempt blocked and is armdragged. Daniels gutwrenches Black and grabs a hoop which Lyon rolls through onto Daniels. Daniels STO's Lyon then Lyon takes a high and low combo. Black is double hiptossed into a neckbreaker/powerbombo combo. Daniels then moonsaults into a spike tombstone on Lyon for the win in a quick squash.

Luther vs Matt Sydal

I saw the card and couldn't figure out who Luther was since Luther never does singles matches. Sydal cartwheels out of a snapmare then standing twisting moonsaults Luther. Sydal puts Luther in the three handed moss covered family gradunza. Luther hits some forearms to the lower back of Sydal and chokes him over the middle rope while yelling "I am the third eye".

Sydal hits a nice jumping spin kick then another. Sydal does some type of fisherman's suplex for 2. Sydal goes for a springboard and is pushed off and he falls outside. Sydal then is put into the rails. The beatdown continues inside. Luther botched a high kick then Sydal botched a high kick and won with a botched lightning spiral.

Why did Sydal and Luther go 7 minutes? Why did Sydal get beat for most of those 7 minutes? And why is Luther even on this show? Bad stuff.

Kit Sackett and Hayden Backlund vs Dark Order's 5 and 10 with -1

10 back body drops Kit then as he is seated, 10 dropkicks him from the middle rope. 5 hits a flurry of forearms then chest kicks him down. 5 does a sloppy hurricanrana on Hayden which sends him into Kit.

10 hits Kit with a nice face kick in the corner then spinebusters him. Hayden drags 10 out then Hayden takes a superkick from 5. Kit is put against the middle rope and has his back splashed, then taps to 10's full nelson for a quick squash win.

Colt Cabana with -1 vs Jake Manning

Jake is reading his boyscout book in the ring and no longer has hair. Colt slams him to start and Jake goes back to reading. -1 has a video camera filming this and Colt slams Jake again. Jake goes back to the book, but Colt grabs it and runs away with it. Colt tries to hit Jake with the book but is nailed from behind when the ref intervenes. Jake sunset flips Colt into the 2nd buckle for 2.

Jake goes up top and is nailed with a chop on his way down. Colt hits some double chops and punches then an elbow. Colt double jumps and splashes him from the middle buckle. Jake comes back with a backdrop on the knee and a flatliner for 2.

Jake is pulled down hard from the middle rope and takes a reverse boston crab for the Col win. this was stupid comedy. -1 throws Jake's book outside after.

Amber Nova and Queen Aminata vs Red Velvet and Big Swole with Kilynn King

Queen is essentially wearing a thong and trades shots with Swole. Queen takes a back elbow from Red after some leapfrogs and tags out. Red does a flying kick but it is missed, then Nova northern lights suplexes her. Red almost trips on a snapmare and is kicked in the back of the head by Queen.

Red gets whipped into a Nova headscissors in the corner, then Nova whips her while upside down into the buckles. Swole running double throat chops Queen then high kicks Nova off the apron. She then hits a hard spear on Queen for 2.

Red goes after Nova and Nova and Queen take double short flatliners. Red spinkicks Nova in the head and wins it. Nova deserves better than this and even in a 3 minute match, they still found ways to be sloppy.

Jade Cargill came out after as King, Red and Swole danced. Red speared Jade and pounded on her but refs came to break it up.

Aaron Solow with QT Marshall and Nick Comoroto vs Fuego Del Sol

Solow jumps Fuego to start and stomps him. Solow jumping knee drops him then exploders him. Solow tries to slam Sol into the tree of woe but Sol takes a dangerous looking bump down. Sol comes back and spears Solow in the corner then back rolls him into a suplex.

Sol satellite headscissors Solow but then Solow enzugiri's him. Solow hits a sloppy double arm pedigree and wins it. This was more offense than Solow got in months of squashes and it wasn't exactly a great showing.

Ryan Nemeth does a promo. He said he keeps proving he is a dominant force in AEW. He said he isn't scared of Alex Reynolds or the Dark Order. He says he is technically sound but no hunk.

Andrew Palace, Stone Rockwell and Mike Magnum vs The Gunn Club

Stone Rockwell does an Indiana Jones gimmick and has a really good look. Stone wants a handshake from Colten, but Colten denies it. Colten hits a neckbreaker on Stone, then both tag out. Austin trips Palace then reverse blockbusters him. Austin hits Palace in the gut which turns into a face kick from Billy.

Billy does a neat suplex on Mike then Austin runs up Billy's back into a splash on Stone and Palace. Colten does a spinning double underhook neckbreaker on Mike for the win which is shocking since the Gunn's always win with their back body drop into neckbreaker double team. This was a waste of time that was too short for this many people.

Billy chases the female ref around and she leaves.

Madi Wrenkowski vs KiLynn King

King hits big forearms to start and armdrags Madi. King baseball slides Madi out. They trade forearms on the outside and King goes into the apron and rail.

Madi hits some bad spin kicks and an odd neckbreaker. She then facebusters her for 2. King high kicks her and then release germans her. King then John Woo's her in the corner and slams her chest first for the quick win. Madi did a nice scream for the finish. This was very short.

The Dark Order does a promo. Reynolds calls himself "The Handsome Devil". -1 says ryan was his babysitter. He then goes to attack the camera but the D-O holds him back. Reynolds says he has some new moves and Reynolds says he will win this for a kid named Aaron then they do a Statefarm plug since they are spojnding it.

Matt Hardy with Hardy Family Office vs Ken Broadway

Ken throws money to start and would fit right in with Private Party. Darby Allin is watching from the stands. Matt grabs the hair early and bangs Ken's head off the buckles. Tazz and Excalibur argue over what came out of Ken's nose. Ken comes back with some shots then is stun gunned.

Ken throws around some money for his moonsault but misses. He then takes a side effect and Matt yells at Darby up in the stands. Matt then hits a twist of fate and Darby has painted fingernails. Darby then hits the leech submission hold and wins it. Ken got nothing in here and this was all squash.

Matt gets on the mic after and says he will take Darby's title.

Evil Uno and Stu Grayson with -1 vs Vary Morales and Spencer Slade

Slade is wearing amateur wrestling headgear and appears to be tall. Stu throws Vary into Uno's boot. Slade gets his hands stepped on. Uno grabs him for a side slam and Stu springboard elbow drops him. Stu and Uno throw Vary around and Stu throws Vary from the electric chair into an Uno powerbomb. Slade is put on Uno's back for the gory special then Stu blockbusters him for the quick win in a total waste of time squash. Stu goes to pick up -1 after and almost drops him on his head.

Shawna Reed vs Britt Baker with Rebel

Reed attacks Britt to start in her school girl outfit and is neckbreakered. Britt hits a double underhook suplex. Reed pounds on Britt and Britt blows a back elbow.

Britt twisting neckbreakers Reed then running mule kicks her. Britt rolls her into a rings of saturn then mandible claws her to win. Not much to this at all.

Carlie Bravo and Dean Alexander vs Brian Cage and Ricky Starks with Hook and Powerhouse Hobbs

Dean Alexander is Bravo's partner since Shawn Dean hasn't been with Bravo lately for some reason.

Starks throws out Dean early and Hook lariats him on the outside. Hobbs then running body blocks him. Cage fallaway slams Bravo and Dean takes a hard powerbomb from Cage. Cage stands on the 2nd rope and deadlift suplexes Bravo in.  Starks as him to pause and puts Dean on Cage's shoulders for an F-5. Starks then throws Bravo into Cage for a drill claw victory. Starks sells the drill claw as well and hands Cage his FTW belt after.

Prince Kai and Will Allday vs The Varsity Blonds

Will and Pillman cartwheel out of wristlocks and Will is armdragged. Griff hits a big legdrop on Will then Will hits a nice flying froearm on Pillman. Kai neckbreakers Pillman for 2.

Griff gets the hot tag in and hits a bunch of lariats on both opponents then hits a big back body drop on Will. Griff splashes Kai in the corner then splashes Kai and Will in the other corner. Kai decks Griff but Griff coes back with a spinning forearm. Pillman springboard clotheslines Kai for the win. Kind of rushed but Will and Griff looked alright here.

Lance Archer vs Cole Karter

Lance face kicks Cole to start. Cole crossbodies Lance but just bounces off. Jake is on commentary here and Lance throws Cole on a suplex. Cole tries to fight back with forearms but takes two hard forearms back. Lance lariats Cole and Cole tries a spinning forearm but then takes a big chokeslam. Lance then hits a ripcord into a spinning chokeslam for the win in an easy squash as expected.

Ryan Nemeth vs Alex Reynolds

Ryan jumps Alex to start then delay backdrop drivers him. Alex hits a big lariat and Ryan comes back with forearms. Alex puts a sharpshooter on Ryan but Ryan hits the ropes.

Ryan hits a nice dropkick then headstand hammerlocks him. Alex comes back some strikes and powerbombs Ryan hard. Then he drops the leg on him for 2. Ryan comes back with a big lariat but is spun into a rock bottom for the Reynolds win.

I'd love to know why this was 3 minutes and Luther got 7 minutes. These two could have gone 10 easy. This was decent for its length.

Overall thoughts: As usual, a waste of time with a bunch of squashes that meant nothing. But we did get two interviews here, which Dark usually doesn't have.