AEW Dark: Elevation #81 9/19/2022

AEW Dark: Elevation #81 9/19/2022

Zack Clayton vs Conan Lycan

Two decent sized guys here for a change. Conan's last name is weird but he's wide. Conan poses on the 2nd rope and is hit in the legs and goes down. Zack hits a corner euro. Conona hits some shots thne a running back elbow and lariat. Zack avoids a corner spear and Conan goes hard into the post then is thrown over Zack's shoulder.

Conan gets choked with the ropes then suplexed. Zach knee drops him then catches him off the 2nd rope with a powerslam. Zack chinlocks him and Conan rolls over the back and spinebusters him. Conan goes up top for a 450 but Zack moves. Zack racks him and does a weird F-5 seated drop to win it.

This was fun and wasn't a total squash with two bigger guys.

Private Party vs Aggro and Danger Kid

Kid has purple and pink hair tied up and really has quite the unusual look. Quen takes a big back body drop to start things then Kassidy takes an enzugiri then lariat combo. Quen springboard splashes Kid then Kid takes a neckbreaker + facestomp combo. Matt Menard calls Aggro Prince Iaukea. Quen slingshot elbow drops Kid then Kassidy slingshot sentons Kid.

Kid takes a hard quen kick to the face then Kassidy pounds on Kid when the ref is distracted. Quen dropkicks Kid in the back of the head and Kid upkicks Quen. Aggro gets in and dropkicks Quen off the apron and pump kicks Kassidy. Aggro top rope dropkicks Kassidy and is armdragged off a uranage attempt. Quen jumps off of Kass's back and splashes Aggro in the corner, then tope con hilos outside. Aggro then takes a gin and juice and is pinned.

Mostly a squash here. I thought PP looked good with what they got to do and Aggro/Kid have no future together as a team. Kid just looks like the indiest guy ever. 

Skye Blue vs Chica Carreras

Chica gut kicks her early then Skye shoulders her over. Sky cartwheels over her then rolls her and cartwheels into a kick on her. Chica forearms her and chops her in the corner. Chica then cartwheels into a dropkick, which Menard complains about saying, "Do we really need the cartwheel?". Skye enzugiri's her then side dropkicks her in the head.

Skye superkicks her and does a real good one then lifts her out of the full nelson and twists her down into a drop to win it.

This was short. This wasn't the best of either girl and Chica's kind of green.

Dalton Castle and The Boys vs Bouji, Rick Recon and Omar

Castle's crew was marked as the ROH 6 man tag champs here, so that title is still a thing. Dalton had a nice entrance. I love Rick Recon's name.

Dalton trips Rick and they miss corner lariats on each other. Dalton suplexes him. Omar gets in and goes after The Boys. Brandon and Brent hit a springboard back elbow then one is hiptossed onto Omar. Bouji does a corkscrew pele kick then is dropkicked off a double team. Dalton gets the hot tag in and gets shots on all 3 opponents then does a great suplex on Bouji. Rick is thrown out and Omar takes a german on his neck. One of the Boys is thrown on Omar then Brandon is thrown on Bouji. The Boys are thrown on opponents again then Dalton does a bangarang to win it.

This was all squash here and was entertaining with the Boys being thrown around and Dalton hitting nice suplexes.

Jora Johl vs Frankie Kazarian

I think we have about 13 minutes left and this is one of the last 3 matches, so something's going to have to be short.

Jora hits some shots early then takes a springboard back elbow. Kaz lariats him over the top and chops him outside. Kaz springboard legdrops him then is caught with a cradle shock off a leapfrog. Jora spinning brainbusters him and they say he has the best biceps since Gary Strydom of the WBF.

Kaz goes up and over in the corner and rolls him up then takes a superkick. Jora double underhook backbreakers him and misses a pump kick. Kaz hits a double chop and a spinning heel kick then a flying forearm. They do some messy roll into a crossface chickenwing and Kaz gets the win.

Not bad but Kaz took a little too much here before getting the win. They did botch the finish here.

Mascara Dorada vs Serpentico

Dorada handsprings into a backflip and is kicked in the gut. Dorada hits a boot to the face and a reverse sling blade. Dorada walks the ropes and dropkicks him off the 2nd rope. Serp hits a forearm and slides under him. Dorada then asai moonsaults him outside. Dorada walks the top rope into a springboard swanton for 2.

Serp superkicks him and STO's him. Dorada superkicks him then cradle shocks him for the win.

It was short but Dorada looked good. Dorada didn't get to do all of his best stuff here but it was good to see him outside of WWE.

The Butcher and The Blade vs Liam Davis and Mike Anthony

Butcher locks up with Liam I think and beats him up in the corner. Butcher pumphandle suplexes him then Liam hits forearms on Blade. Blade lariats him then suplexes him. B&B then hit a cool double headbutt, double shoulder and double chop. B&B stomp on them in the corners. Butcher short arm lariats Mike then short arm forearms Liam. B&B suplex + neckbreaker combo Liam onto his partner and win it.

B&B were quite aggressive here and made for a short but interesting squash.

Overall thoughts: It really wasn't a bad hour of wrestling. Mostly squashes and short matches as you expect but they were entertaining for the most part.