{"id":121670,"date":"2021-06-22T23:15:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=121670"},"modified":"2021-06-22T23:15:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T04:15:14","slug":"6-22-aew-dark-tv-report-lance-archer-vs-rex-lawless-brian-pillman-jr-vs-bear-bronson-serpentico-vs-stu-grayson-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/22\/6-22-aew-dark-tv-report-lance-archer-vs-rex-lawless-brian-pillman-jr-vs-bear-bronson-serpentico-vs-stu-grayson-more\/","title":{"rendered":"6\/22 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Lance Archer vs. Rex Lawless, Brian Pillman Jr vs. Bear Bronson, Serpentico vs. Stu Grayson, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4006357795\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>AEW DARK TV REPORT<br \/>\nJUNE 22, 2021<br \/>\nRECORDED DURING AEW FAN FEST AT DAILY\u2019S PLACE, JACKSONVILLE, FLA.<br \/>\nAIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM<br \/>\nREPORT BY RYAN HOWARD, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Excalibur and Taz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Alex Marvez is backstage with The Varsity Blonds as Brian Pillman Jr. says Miro thinks everyone will cower in fear, but he found out that wasn\u2019t the case last week. Pillman isn\u2019t afraid to fight for his friends. He says he\u2019s not seeing Bear Bronson tonight in their match, he\u2019s picturing Miro.<\/p>\n<p>-Excalibur and Taz on the call, welcoming us to the show, giving us a rundown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) LANCE ARCHER (w\/Jake Roberts) vs. REX LAWLESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Archer hit a Thesz Press before the bell as Jake Roberts joined commentary saying it\u2019s time to go back to basics. Lawless was able to get off one big boot, but Archer steamrolled him with a running cross body and short arm clothesline, which Jake admired. After hanging Lawless up in the corner, Archer hit a stiff lariat. Full nelson slam connected, followed by the Black Out for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Lance Archer in 2:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: Three wins in a row for the Murder Hawk Monster, who I assume will keep racking up wins like this for the time being. I\u2019m totally fine with seeing him steamroll his opponents.)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-35558313\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(2) BRIAN PILLMAN JR. (w\/Julia Hart) vs. BEAR BRONSON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ricky Starks joined the booth for this one. Sort of surprised this is on second, considering Pillman has a TNT title shot on Dynamite. Pillman fired off some kicks early, low bridged Bronson to the floor and hit a baseball slide. Julia Hart led a cheer, while Pillman tried a sunset flip, as Bronson just sat on him. Pillman battled back by bodyslamming Bronson, followed up by a cross body off the second for a two count. Pillman was backdropped to the apron, fought back and nailed the Air Pillman flying lariat for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Brian Pillman Jr. in 3:30<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard Analysis: Quite a dominating victory for Pillman heading into his showdown with Miro for the TNT Title. I was surprised at how quick this match was, as Bronson usually has far more competitive matches on Dark. This definitely got Pillman over though.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) BRIAN CAGE vs. CHANDLER HOPKINS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starks was insulted that Cage\u2019s pyro almost burned his jacket. Hopkins lit up Cage at the bell, who Starks commended, saying he has his back, which caught Taz off guard. Once Cage took control, Starks eased back his support of Hopkins, who surprised Cage with a springboard stunner. Hopkins tried a sunset flip, but Cage grabbed him by his neck and launched him to the mat. Hopkins avoided a pump handle slam and dropped Cage with a handspring kick for two. Taz is furious all this offense is happening to Cage as Hopkins got backdropped over the corner and landed side first right on the edge of the ring. Cage tried for his apron superplex, but Hopkins hung him up and hit a sliding German suplex. Hopkins rolled into Cage\u2019s clutches and hit the Deep Sea Diverticulitis, but Hopkins got his foot on the rope. Cage hit a massive powerbomb, then Weapon X for the win. Taz said this victory didn\u2019t have to be this difficult.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Brian Cage in 4:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: Wow, they crammed about 12 minutes worth of stuff into four and Hopkins looked really good. I did like the story they told on how commentary was getting upset with how long it took Cage to win as it\u2019s playing into the bigger picture of dissension between Team Taz.)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4111770809\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(4) DIAMANTE vs. ASHLEY D\u2019AMBOISE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diamante wasted no time, as she launched Ashley with an overhead belly to belly and shotgun corner dropkick for two. Diamante got a tilt a whirl side Russian leg sweep followed by a nerve hold body scissors submission for the lightning quick win. Poor Ashley didn\u2019t get out of the gate.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Diamante in 1:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: This was the most dominating victory Diamante has had in AEW. She\u2019s truly been one of the MVPs of Elevation and Dark the past few months and I\u2019m hoping this mean streak leads to more wins for her.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) COLT CABANA vs. KIT SACKETT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sackett charged at the bell, but Cabana clobbered him with a double handed chop. Sackett tried one of his own, but Cabana answered with a series of bionic elbows. Sackett answered with a dropkick, but ran into a big boot as Colt hit the Superman Pin for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Colt Cabana in 46 seconds<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: I mean, not much to say here. I\u2019m all for Colt Cabana becoming the Bill Goldberg of AEW Dark.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) CHUCK TAYLOR (w\/All His Best Friends) vs. DAN BARRY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An Officer and a Gentleman collide here as Barry suckered Chuck in with a handshake, sending him outside. Barry hit a nice Asai Moonsault, then a stalling senton back inside for two. Chuck got out of an abdominal stretch, connected with Sole Food and high kick. Chuck clobbered Barry with a step up corner kick, but missed the follow up moonsault. Barry tried one of his own and missed as well, leading to Chuck hitting the short spike piledriver and a stalling piledriver for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Chuck Taylor in 3:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: As someone who has watched all of the Officer and a Gentleman shows from Highspots, I was hoping this would\u2019ve been longer. I am happy Excalibur referenced their show, though Taz had no idea what he was talking about. Chuck was a little insulted Trent was rooting for Detective Dan during this one, but we got the group hug post match to give the people what they want.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) ABADON vs. ASHLEY VOX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vox tried a headbutt early, but it had zero effect. Vox tried to fish hook Abadon, who bit down on her finger, hitting a release German suplex. Abadon hit a nice back breaker, then hit her leg hook DDT for the very fast win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Abadon in 1:30<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: Yet another quick win for Abadon, who is another name that keeps racking up wins on Dark &amp; Elevation.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) GRIFF GARRISON (w\/Julia Hart) vs. MARKO STUNT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Griff played keep away with Marko\u2019s hat to start, but Marko stomped the foot to get it back. Marko used his speed to avoid Griff\u2019s offense, as he sent Griff to the floor with a tilt a whirl head scissors. Tope suicida hit twice for Marko, but Griff caught him on the third and hit an F5 onto the apron. Griff looked in the camera saying Marko was tough, which Excalibur said that was the longest promo we\u2019ve heard from Griff. Marko avoided a corner splash and hit a diving elbow to the back followed by a low hurricanrana for two. Griff avoided the Sliced Bread and clobbered Marko with a roaring elbow for three.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Griff Garrison in 3:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: Marko showed a ton of heart, as usual, but Griff got the victory. Post match, Marko raised Griff\u2019s hand, showing no ill will towards his vlog buddy.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(9) THE BUNNY (w\/The Blade) vs. REKA TEHAKA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bunny clocked Reka with a punch before the bell, as she lit Tehaka up with chops and a high knee lift. Bunny hit a sliding corner forearm skipping around as Taz said he\u2019s never done much skipping in his time. Excalibur asks if he could turn back time, would he wear fishnets like Cher? That led to Taz actually singing \u201cIf I Could Turn Back Time\u201d which made Excalibur lose it. Tehaka battled back with a headbutt, tried a monkey flip, but ate a Bunny superkick. That led to Down the Rabbit Hole to give Bunny the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: The Bunny in 2:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: This was a strong showing from Bunny, but Taz sang Cher, and that\u2019s all you need to know about this one. It\u2019s just as amazing as you think it is.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(10) SERPENTICO (w\/Luther) vs. STU GRAYSON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serpentico suckered Grayson to chase him outside, which led to Luther tripping up Stu, giving Serpentico the advantage early. Serpentico ran distraction while Luther grabbed the beard of Stu. Luther screamed \u201cthat\u2019s how you win, we\u2019re winners!\u201d as Taz demanded a gif of that. Excalibur explains the origins of the term gif, which led Taz to say \u201coh, well aren\u2019t you hot sh*t\u201d which popped Excalibur. Serpentico connected with a face buster, went up top, but rolled through a double stomp. Grayson hit a nice pump knee strike, tried for the finish, but Serpentico raked the eyes. Grayson connected with a pop up slam, a leg sweep on the apron and slingshot senton to the floor. Grayson hit a Rock Bottom on Serpentico and a twisting dive outside on Luther. Back inside, Grayson connected with Nightfall for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Stu Grayson in 5:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Howard\u2019s Analysis: Despite the numbers being on the side of Chaos Project, Stu Grayson was able to get a rare singles win here tonight, fighting them both off to end the show. I was surprised this was the main event and not the Pillman match, since Pillman is the one on this show who has a major match on Dynamite this week.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> This was a lightning quick episode of Dark and one of the rare episodes which had no tag matches. 50 minutes and we got 10 matches in. A couple were competitive like Barry vs Chuck, Stu vs Serpentico, but I\u2019d give match of the night to Cage vs Hopkins as the rest of the matches barely made 3 minutes. Taz sang Cher, which was honestly the highlight of the night.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S AEW DARK REPORT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/15\/6-15-aew-dark-tv-report-dark-order-vs-the-acclaimed-ethan-page-vs-danny-limelight-tay-conti-vs-willow-nightingale-more\/\">6\/15 AEW DARK TV REPORT: Dark Order vs. The Acclaimed, Ethan Page vs. Danny Limelight, Tay Conti vs. Willow Nightingale, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1748789531\"><div id=\"pwtor-3202402079\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AEW DARK TV REPORT JUNE 22, 2021 RECORDED DURING AEW FAN FEST AT DAILY\u2019S PLACE, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 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