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Mike's AEW Dark: Elevation Recap - Joey Janela vs Matt Sydal


Date: 04/28 4:20 PM
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AEW

Written by Mike Poulin

Match 1

Chuck Taylor vs Rey Fenix

Taylor and Fenix lock up, Taylor goes after the arm but Fenix counters with a single leg and both men attempt submissions early on. Taylor goes for an Octopus Stretch but can't quite get it hooked and goes for a sunset flip but Fenix escapes. Taylor and Fenix trade shots but it's Fenix grabbing the leg and snapping it in between the ropes and landing a big slingshot move for a near fall. Fenix sends Taylor to the floor and lands a series of chops and rolls him back in the ring and locks in a submission on the mat on Taylor. Taylor goes for an Irish whip but Fenix counters and catches him with a dropkick, followed by snapping the neck of Taylor on the ropes as Trent and Fenix have a brief stare down. Fenix works over Taylor but Taylor is able to leap over the top of Fenix and land a release German Suplex and both men are down.

Taylor lands a big stomp out of the corner followed by a nice FALCON AAROW for a near fall. Taylor goes for a piledriver but Fenix blocks it. Fenix goes for a springboard arm drag but Taylor counters and lands SOLE FOOD followed by a vicious piledriver. Alex Abrahantes comes out to distract Taylor but this brings out Orange Cassidy and Trent who was at ringside comes up the ramp but ends up eating a superkick from Pentagon JR. Fenix takes this opportunity to land a series of moves and get a nice roll up variation on Taylor for the win.

Winner Rey Fenix

Match 2

Ryan Nemeth pinned Ryzin with the RUDE AWAKENING

Match 3

Orange Cassidy pinned Dean Alexander in 50 seconds with the ORANGE PUNCH.

Match 4

The Acclaimed-Max Caster and Anthony Bowens vs Liam Gray and Adrian Alanis

Bowens and Grey lock up, and Bowens shoves Grey to the mat to begin things. Bowens lands a series of forearms forcing Grey in to the corner and lands a series of kicks. Bowens whips Grey in to the corner but Grey escapes and lands a big dropkick. Grey whips Bowens in to the corner but gets dumped to the apron and Bowens snaps the neck of Grey across the ropes. Acclaimed land a nice elbow drop/basement dropkick combination. Caster locks in a chinlock and the Acclaimed work over Grey until he can escape the grasp and make the tag out. Alanis comes in and lands a series of shots and he and Grey go for a double team off the ropes but they get sent together. Bowens lands a spinning urinagi, followed by flying elbow drop from Caster to Alanis for the win.

Winners the Acclaimed-Max Caster and Anthony Bowens

We go backstage to the Dark Order's Alan Angels and Alex Reynolds. Reynolds points out that Angels is not John Silver and Angels tries to come up with a catchphrase lake Silver but it falls flat. Reynolds says catchphrases aside they've got a big match tonight with Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky. Angels says that Scorpio Sky literally grabbed the brass ring and did nothing, and that all Page and Sky do is whine and bitch about being overlooked and under utilized. Reynolds promises to give them something to whine about when they beat them tonight.

Match 5

Nick Commorato pinned VSK

Layla Hirsh video package is shown

Match 6

Layla Hirsch and Ryo Mizunami vs Diamante and Amber Nova

Hirsch and Nova lock up, Hirsch gets a takedown on Nova and does a serie of waistlocks on the mat. Hirsch wrenches the arm and makes the tag out to Mizunami who comes off the top rope on to the arm of Nova. Mizunami sends Nova in to the corner and she tags to Diamante. Diamante goes after Mizunami with a series of shots and whips her in to the ropes but gets caught with a shoulder tackle. All four women get involved and Nova and Diamante get the edge and Mizunami gets sent to the floor. Heels work over Hirsch for a little bit but Hirsch comes back with a vicious gutwrench move and makes the tag out. Mizunami cleans house of Diamante and Nova and lands a series of chops on Nova. Hirsch hooks the wrist of Mizunami and walks the ropes in to a senton splash for a near fall. Diamante comes in and lands standing sliced bread on Hirsch but that also gets broken up, in the end Hirsch gets a fireman's carry in to a cross armbreaker on Nova for a quick tap out.

Winner Leyla Hirsch and Ryo Mizunami

We go backstage to Dasha Gonzales who is with Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky. Page says that he and Sky are having their first argument over what their team name should be Page thinks his name should go first but Sky thinks his name should go first but they decide to figure it out later. Page says that John Silver isn't even here tonight so your great tag team is missing a member. Page tells Angels and Reynolds GOOD LUCK KEEPING UP WITH SCORPIO SKY AND ETHAN PAGE. Sky snaps his fingers and turns the lights out to end the promo.

Match 7

Kris Statlander pinned Tesha Price in 3 minutes with the BIG BANG THEORY

Match 8

Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky vs The Dark Order-Alan Angels and Alex Reynolds

Sky avoids the initial lock up with Reynolds to start things. Reynolds gets a side headlock but Sky takes him down and walks across the back and Page mocks Reynolds from the apron. Reynolds catches Sky with an arm drag and bars the arm and the faces work over the arm and land some big double team moves early on in the match. Angels lands a series of corner punches followed by a big dropkick for a near fall. Angels whips Page in to the ropes but Sky holds Page and Angels nails Sky leading to Page landing a big shoulder tackle on Angels. Sky gets the tag and works over Angels for a bit and the heels zero in on the back of Angels working it over for a little bit. Page goes for EGO'S EDGE but Angels counters with a nice arm drag and fights off Page and Sky and makes the tag to Reynolds

Reynolds takes Sky off the apron with a big kick and lands a series of moves in the corner on Page, followed by a big suicide dive on Sky on the floor. Reynolds hooks Page and lands a big neckbreaker for a near fall. All four men get involved and Sky sends Reynolds to the floor. Page goes for EGO'S EDGE but Angels blocks it with a quick jackknife cover for a near fall, while Sky sends Reynolds in to the guard rail on the floor. Angels goes for the WING SNAPPER but that gets reversed. Angels goes climbs the ropes but Sky sweeps the leg from the apron, and Page lands the EGO'S EDGE on Angels for the win.

Winners Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky

Match 9

Big Swole and Red Velvet beat Nyla Rose and Madi Wrenkowski when Velvet pinned Wrenkowski after Nyla turned on her landing the BEAST BOMB on Wrenkowski and walking out.
 
Main Event

Joey Janela vs Matt Sydal

Janela and Sydal lock up, Janela goes for the arm but Sydal counters and gets a wristlock takedown and bars the arm of Janela. Janela is able to escape and Janela and Sydal trade holds in the early going. Sydal goes for a bow and arrow but Janela counters and we have a stand off. Sydal takes Janela down and goes for the arm but Janela gets to the ropes and rolls to the apron. Sydal takes down Janela and locks in a MUTALOCK but Janela gets to the ropes. Janela sends Sydal in to the ropes but Sydal counters and lands an arm drag/leg sweep combination and goes for the arm bar. Janela comes back and lands a big back suplex for a near fall and works over Sydal. Janela and Sydal trade shots on the apron and Janela lands a brainbuster on Sydal on the apron.

Janela lands a series of shots and locks in a cravate but turns it in to a chinlock on Sydal. Sydal comes back and drop toeholds Janela in to the corner and lands running knees in the corner, followed by the METEORA off the ropes and both men are down. Janela and Sydal trade shots and kicks, Janela goes for a suplex but Sydal escapes and lands a knee to the face, but Janela catches him coming off the ropes with a big clothesline. Janela goes for another suplex but Sydal counters with a big frankensteiner planting Janela on the top of his head. Sydal goes for a springboard but Janela catches him with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Janela climbs the ropes and goes for the flying elbow but Sydal gets knees in to the back of Janela. Sydal lands a big kick to the head followed by the LIGHTNING SPIRAL on Janela for the win.

Winner Matt Sydal. Good match between these two close out the show this week. Some great work from both but in the end Sydal gets the win.

That's it for now and thanks for reading this Dark Elevation Recap.



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