{"id":133889,"date":"2022-02-24T01:13:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T07:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=133889"},"modified":"2022-02-24T01:13:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T07:13:44","slug":"2-22-aew-dark-elevation-report-bryants-famous-asides-witty-announcer-exchanges-lethal-johnson-brock-kazarian-vs-chaos-project-wingmen-plus-ruby-soho-bunny-red-velvet-conti-anna-jay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/02\/24\/2-22-aew-dark-elevation-report-bryants-famous-asides-witty-announcer-exchanges-lethal-johnson-brock-kazarian-vs-chaos-project-wingmen-plus-ruby-soho-bunny-red-velvet-conti-anna-jay\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/22 AEW DARK ELEVATION REPORT: Bryant&#8217;s famous asides, witty announcer exchanges, Lethal &#038; Johnson &#038; Brock &#038; Kazarian vs. Chaos Project &#038; Wingmen, plus Ruby Soho, Bunny, Red Velvet, Conti, Anna Jay, Garcia, Gunn Club, 2point0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2373281409\" 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 ELEVATION REPORT<br \/>\nFEBRUARY 21, 2022<br \/>\nTAPED 2\/16 IN NASHVILLE, TENN.<br \/>\nAIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM<br \/>\nREPORT BY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentators: Excalibur, Mark Henry, Paul Wight<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hi guys! Welcome back! Thanks for visiting PWTorch, and thanks for checking out this report. I say it every week, but I also mean it every week: thank you for choosing the only report that turns a one-hour show into a five-hour read.<\/p>\n<p>-Tonight\u2019s Dark Elevation taping came to us from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. (Unsolicited Tourism Advice: If you ever find yourself in the Nashville area, take the time to eat at Henrietta Red. It can be hard getting a table, but the tomato toast is worth it.)<\/p>\n<p>-Dark Elevation opened with Tay Conti\u2019s music, and the bubbly team of Tay Conti &amp; Anna Jay &amp; Red Velvet came out of the face\u2019s tunnel. Atop the stage, Velvet got her teammates to join in as she performed her signature \u201cstir it up\u201d gesture, and then they all three headed to the ring. The team of Arie Alexander &amp; Freya States &amp; Angelica Risk was already waiting in the ring. (BTW, not that you care, but I was thrilled to see Risk get a match on Rampage this week! However, I was a little disappointed she had to wrestle as a face because that meant she couldn\u2019t showcase the bombastic heelishness that makes her character so mesmerizing.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) RED VELVET &amp; TAY CONTI &amp; ANNA JAY vs. ANGELICA RISK &amp; ARIE ALEXANDER &amp; FREYA STATES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conti and Alexander started things off with a feigned test of strength before Conti grabbed Alexander\u2019s wrists and executed a monkey flip. Post-flip, Conti stayed on top of Alexander and went for the cover but only got a one-count. Both women popped right back up to their feet, but Conti quickly swept Alexander\u2019s legs out from under her. Alexander crashed to the canvas and rolled onto her back. Conti then grabbed her arm and performed a vicious falling arm crank. (That looked painful.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are people applauding that?\u201d Henry asked. \u201cCall an ambulance!\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3517581966\" 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>Alexander hustled to the heel\u2019s corner and tagged in States. States was a good bit taller than\u2026 everyone and made sure the crowd knew it. While emphasizing her height, she patted Conti on the top of her head. Conti was not okay with that and nailed States with four open-handed chops to the chest. But, to my great surprise, States no-sold the chops!<\/p>\n<p>A graphic bug for AEW\u2019s new mobile game popped up, and it prominently featured Hook.<\/p>\n<p>Conti went for an awkward sunset flip, but States proved to be too gargantuan in size and blocked the maneuver by simply refusing to budge. States grabbed Conti\u2019s frame, manhandling her into an upright position, but Conti fought her way out with a forearm to Alexander\u2019s chest and forced her into the face team\u2019s corner. Conti let out a ferocious scream and ran at Alexander with a back elbow. Finally, this offensive seemed to phase Alexander. (Well, sort of. Maybe.) Conti hit Alexander with a leg lariat and tagged in Jay.<\/p>\n<p>Conti then swung Jay toward States, and Jay slammed into the towering athlete with a running elbow. Jay swept the legs of an already reeling States, and States collapsed into a seated position in the corner. Jay then tagged in Velvet, who was bursting with energy. Velvet held States against the turnbuckles with her boot before performing a roundhouse kick. She then ran the ropes and plunged into States with a dropkick before executing a standing moonsault. Velvet covered States but only got a two-count.<\/p>\n<p>States (whose size advantage really is quite intimidating) jumped to her feet, caught Velvet off guard, and executed a spinning backbreaker. Velvet sold the backbreaker like she\u2019d been murdered, and I think she had been a little bit. States tagged Alexander in, and with Velvet draped back-first across the bottom rope in the heel\u2019s corner, Alexander nailed her with a backward falling headbutt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas that a reverse headbutt to the stomach?\u201d Wight asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes it was,\u201d Henry said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is not good for the neck.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2412599601\" 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>Alexander tagged in Risk, who clambered into the ring with an all but crazed attitude. (Hey, do you all remember when WWE tried to sell us a cologne called \u201cAttitude\u201d that zero people asked for? Wasn\u2019t that wild? I still don\u2019t know what that smelled like. I imagine it was burning tables and beer.)<\/p>\n<p>Risk patted her backside, aimed her butt at Velvet, and slammed Velvet with her posterior. Immediately afterward, Risk pulled Velvet deeper into the ring and went for a cover, but Velvet kicked out at one. Risk looked perturbed and talked trash to the crowd as she defiantly returned to her feet. Risk then turned around and took a jawbreaker from Velvet. Velvet scurried to the face\u2019s corner and tagged in Jay. Risk attempted to clothesline Jay, but Jay ducked, grabbed Risk, paused for a second, and then hit a northern lights suplex. Jay shoved Risk into a neutral corner and struck her with a back elbow followed by a forearm. Jay then backed up and went charging toward Risk to deliver a running, spinning leg lariat. (Nice!) Jay then swept Risk\u2019s legs out from under her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeg whip,\u201d Henry said, \u201cand a trip!\u201d (He\u2019s a poet and don\u2019t know it.)<\/p>\n<p>Jay ran the ropes, rolled across the canvas, and hit Risk with a rolling kick to the side of her head. Jay covered Risk and got a two-count. (The crowd booed the kick out.) Jay put Risk in a wristlock, but Risk fought back with a knee to Jay\u2019s midsection. This allowed Risk to momentarily escape, but a moment was all she needed. Risk ran to the heel\u2019s corner and tagged in Alexander. However, Jay was ready for her and ducked Alexander\u2019s incoming clothesline. Jay clobbered Alexander with a Dangerous Jay Kick.<\/p>\n<p>States ran in to help her teammate, but the face team saw this coming, and both Velvet and Conti sprinted across the ring to spear States in the corner. Meanwhile (and almost off-camera), Jay slapped on a Queen Slayer. Within moments (again, almost off-camera), Alexander tapped out.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Velvet &amp; Conti &amp; Jay in 4:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(David\u2019s Analysis: I like the participants in this match, but this wasn\u2019t their best work. Some of the moves were stalled and sloppy, and part of the ending was almost left on the cutting room floor. Though, to be fair, that one isn\u2019t the wrestler\u2019s fault. However, there were bright spots. I really enjoy Risk\u2019s character, Jay\u2019s kicks are wonderful, and Velvet is fun to watch in the ring.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After the match, Velvet, Conti, and Jay celebrated mid-ring. Conti and Jay looked more than happy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; An advert for AEW Dynamite stated, \u201cWe\u2019ve only just begun.\u201d I loved the ad; it had great editing, but I still wonder who these are for. Is there really a demonstrable subset of viewers out there who watch Dark but aren\u2019t aware of Dynamite?<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) DANIEL GARCIA &amp; 2POINT0 &amp; THE GUNN CLUB (w\/Billy Gunn) vs. CHICO ADAMS &amp; DEAN ALEXANDER &amp; ARIE LEVY &amp; DOMINIC GARRINI &amp; KEVIN KU<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh, I love ten-man matches! These kinds of matches are perfect for me because I like my wrestling like I like my bullet trains \u2014 crowded and impossible to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Garcia and 2point0 came out first and stopped at the bottom of the rampway. The Gunn Club\u2019s music hit, and Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn came out first, with their father trailing behind them. Billy Gunn (58-year-old wrestler and Fountain of Youth Alchemist) wore a Gunn Club t-shirt with the words \u201cGunn Club\u201d marked out and the words \u201cA** Boys\u201d scrawled underneath. (Keep in mind, this is being worn by their father. He may look younger than them, but he is their father.) The other ten-man team \u2014 Chico Adams &amp; Dean Alexander &amp; Arie Levy &amp; Dominic Garrini &amp; Kevin Ku \u2014 awaited their opponents in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is a good time to tell a joke,\u201d Wight said. \u201cWhat do you call a magician with no magic?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d Henry asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee and Ku started things off with a collar and elbow tie-up that was quickly transitioned into a waistlock with Lee in control. Lee executed a release German suplex on Ku, and the crowd popped. (That\u2019s how you start off a match with a bang.) Lee pulled a discombobulated Ku back to his feet and hit him with a heavy clothesline. Lee then tagged in Parker. Parker stepped through the ropes as Lee shoved Ku toward his tag team partner, and Parker hit him with an assisted uppercut. Parker then tagged in Lee. Lee whipped Ku into the upstage left corner, and Parker smashed into him with a running forearm. 2point0 then executed a drop toe-hold combined with a flying elbow!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive \u2018em a little taste,\u201d Wight said.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Gunn tagged himself in, which prompted 2point0 to argue with him over the blind tag. This brief argument bought Ku just enough time to crawl his way to the face team\u2019s corner and tag in Garrini. Garrini taunted Austin by patting his backside (um\u2026 okay\u2026) before running at Austin with a clothesline. Austin ducked and fired back with a clothesline of his own, followed by an Irish whip. However, Garrini reversed the Irish whip and assumed the \u201clooking-for-trouble\u201d position. Austin leapfrogged over Garrini, tagged in Colten, and executed a leg sweep. As soon as Garrini found his bearings, Colten stole them again with a dropkick out of nowhere. The Gunn Club then worked together to deliver an assisted blockbuster to Garrini.<\/p>\n<p>Parker and Levy were tagged in simultaneously, but the action was stalled as 2point0 began arguing with The Gunn Club again. Levy decided to take advantage of the argument by running toward the heel team, but they floored him with a double back elbow takedown. They did this without impeding their ongoing argument in any way. 2point0 and The Gunn Club each grabbed one of Levy\u2019s limbs and performed a four-man pancake slam.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Daniel Garcia was on the apron (still following the rules for some reason) and desperately wanted to be tagged in so he could partake in the ongoing beatdown. Parker obliged, and Garcia shot out of the corner; he nailed Levy with a running forearm followed by a second forearm to one of Levy\u2019s tag team partners. Alexander jumped into the ring and ran at Garcia with a clothesline, but Garcia blocked him, caught him, and executed a backdrop suplex. Garcia then slapped on a sharpshooter and picked up the win via submission.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Garcia &amp; 2point0 &amp; The Gunn Club (w\/Billy Gunn) in 4:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(David\u2019s Analysis: That was not quite the cluster**** I was expecting. The teams mostly refrained from entering the ring for no reason, and the action was easy enough to follow. Let\u2019s hope tonight\u2019s other two ten-man tags keep it up!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After the match, Garcia refused to release the sharpshooter as the referee admonished him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; An advert for Rampage aired, and this one exclusively featured Darby Allin. At one point, Allin swung his skateboard at the camera. These solo ads help make AEW\u2019s wrestlers look like megastars, IMO.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) THE BUNNY vs. KAITLAND ALEXIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bunny came out first wearing her bunny mask. Matt Hardy\u2019s pyro blasted behind her, and once again, I\u2019d forgotten she was in the HFO. (I can\u2019t even blame AEW this time. I think my brain is broken.) The Bunny hopped to the ring and looked like a lunatic. She then tried to bite the camera. The Bunny\u2019s opponent, Kaitland Alexis, was already in the ring. Alexis looks a lot like a young Alanis Morissette. (I know that\u2019s not vital information, but I figured you oughta know.)<\/p>\n<p>The Bunny and Alexis started things off by circling one another. Alexis looked all business, and The Bunny looked all Bunny. After some casual hopping (and not-so-casual biting at the referee), the two competitors locked up with a collar and elbow tie-up. Alexis got the upper hand and quickly shifted to a waistlock. The Bunny went all out, assaulting Alexis\u2019 hands until she was able to escape. However, as soon as The Bunny turned around, Alex kicked her in the stomach, and The Bunny doubled over.<\/p>\n<p>Alexis then mocked The Bunny by skipping around and pretending to be crazy and bad at stuff. The Bunny was irate and took Alexis down with a clothesline mid-hop. The Bunny then grabbed her black leather jacket from the corner and used it as a weapon to choke Alexis as the referee implored her to stop. Once the jacket was wrestled away, The Bunny whipped Alexis into the upstage left turnbuckles. Alexis crumbled to the ground, and The Bunny briefly choked her with her boot before engaging in mud-stomps to Alexis\u2019s chest. The Bunny then backed up and ran at Alexis with a sliding elbow that looked like it might have missed. However, The Bunny quickly made up for this possible error by glowering for the camera with a wicked facial expression worthy of the great Vickie Guerrero herself.<\/p>\n<p>The Bunny pulled Alexis up by her hair, and Alexis plunged an elbow into The Bunny\u2019s midsection. The Bunny responded by clubbing Alexis across her back, holding onto Alexis\u2019s hair, and delivering multiple knee strikes to Alexis\u2019s stomach. The Bunny then ran the ropes and nailed Alexis with one more, bigger knee lift. This was enough to send Alexis flying down to the mat.<\/p>\n<p>The Bunny grabbed Alexis\u2019s hair, pulled her half-conscious body upright, and executed a Down The Rabbit Hole. The Bunny hooked Alexis\u2019s leg, covered her torso, and the referee counted to three.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: The Bunny in 3:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(David\u2019s Analysis: Maybe I\u2019m imagining things \u2014 or maybe she\u2019s just worn me down over time \u2014 but I feel like The Bunny is actually improving. This was not nearly as painful as I thought it would be. I\u2019m starting to enjoy The Bunny\u2019s \u201ccrazier\u201d antics, but I feel like they don\u2019t belong in a buttoned-up group like AHFO. I think she should consider going solo and doing promos in a boiler room.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After the match, The Bunny slowly stalked toward a ringside cameraman, leaned over the middle rope, and snapped her teeth at the lens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; An advert for Revolution aired. This one focused on CM Punk vs. MJF and included still photographs of Piper vs. Valentine at Starrcade \u201883.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) PRIVATE PARTY &amp; THE BUTCHER &amp; THE BLADE &amp; ANDRADE EL IDOLO (w\/Jose) vs. CARLIE BRAVO &amp; BARON BLACK &amp; CHANDLER HOPKINS &amp; JAMESON RYAN &amp; SHAWN DEAN<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carlie Bravo, Baron Black, Chandler Hopkins, Jameson Ryan, and Shawn Dean came out first to Shawn Dean\u2019s music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother ten-man tag,\u201d Excalibur said. (Ugh\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the concept! The more, the merrier,\u201d Wight said. (-_-)<\/p>\n<p>After the first party of five made their way to the ring, the second party of five (this one more private) walked out of the heel\u2019s tunnel. The team included Private Party, The Butcher &amp; The Blade, and Andrade El Idolo. Idolo paused on the ramp to remove his black-death-murder-mask and perform his truncated striptease. The crowd popped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019m done on this side,\u201d Henry said, referring to the pyro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you cooked enough with the flames?\u201d Wight asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once in the ring, Kassidy and Black started things off for their respective teams. Both men feigned a collar and elbow tie-up, but Black quickly went around Kassidy, grabbed him around the waist, and executed a waistlock takedown which was transitioned into a front facelock. Kassidy tried to elbow his way out, and Black transitioned the front facelock to a wristlock and then a cravat headlock. Kassidy managed to muscle his way out of Black\u2019s grasp and slug him with a forearm.<\/p>\n<p>Black ran the ropes; Kassidy leapfrogged Black; Black rebounded off the downstage ropes, and Kassidy caught him with a kick to the stomach. Black grabbed Kassidy\u2019s wrist and attempted to whip him across the ring, but Kassidy executed a short-arm reversal into a step-up enzuigiri to take Black down. Kassidy then tagged in Quen, who executed a slingshot senton off the apron, over the top rope, and onto Black\u2019s prone body. Quen showboated and mocked Black. This act gave Black an opening to surprise Quen with an atomic drop. With Quen now on the lam, Black tagged in Hopkins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoy, that Quen loves to showboat, doesn\u2019t he?\u201d Wight asked.<\/p>\n<p>Black held Quen in a full nelson so that his partner, Hopkins, could execute a handspring enzuigiri onto Quen. However, Quen ducked at the last moment, and the enzuigiri was planted directly into Black\u2019s face. Hopkins returned to his feet immediately, but Quen dropkicked him to the mat. Quen maintained command of Hopkin\u2019s person via a wristlock as he tagged The Butcher. The Butcher took over the wristlock, but Hopkins flipped his way out of the lock. The Butcher tried to reapply the wristlock, but Hopkins escaped yet again. However, Hopkins wasn\u2019t able to get far because The Butcher seized hold of him and executed a pendulum backbreaker.<\/p>\n<p>The Butcher put Hopkins on his shoulders and tagged in The Blade. The Blade knelt down on one knee, and The Butcher tossed Hopkins onto The Blade\u2019s knee for an assisted gutbuster. The Butcher &amp; The Blade waited for Hopkins to get back to his feet, and then both men ran at him with hard-hitting shoulder blocks. Hopkins used the turnbuckles to pull himself up into the scarecrow position, and The Blade darted toward him. However, Hopkins got his foot up, and The Blade crashed into his boot. Hopkins then leaped toward the face team\u2019s corner and tagged in Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>The Blade took Ryan off his feet with a big right hand and then chopped, punched, and kicked Ryan into the downstage right corner. There, The Blade held Ryan against the ropes and choked him as the referee began a five-count. Ryan punched his way out of the corner and executed an inverted atomic drop onto The Blade. Ryan then tagged in Dean, and The Blade tagged in Quen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing to do with wrestling, but there\u2019s a lot of blond tips in this match,\u201d Wight said.<\/p>\n<p>Dean ran at Quen with two clotheslines, both of which took Dean down, and then Kassidy randomly ran in (Man, y\u2019all were doing so good following the rules and making sense\u2026) to attack Dean, but Dean caught him with a back body drop. Den then executed a tilt-a-whirl DDT that looked fantastic. Dean rapidly got to his feet and tagged in Bravo. Dean put Quen in a full nelson headlock and held him in place for a kick (similar to what their team had attempted earlier), and this time it worked! Bravo pump kicked Quen. Dean quickly followed that up with a flatliner, and Bravo went for the cover.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone (except Idolo) ran into the ring, causing total pandemonium that no one could have possibly seen coming. Stuff happened. More stuff happened. Wight used the words \u201cpure mayhem,\u201d and I\u2019m purely over it. Finally\u2026 order was sort of, kind of, maybe restored for now. Quen clocked Bravo with a ripcord lariat and tagged in Idolo. (The only person to remain dignified throughout this entire match.) Idolo stepped over the ropes and stared down a fumbling Bravo in the opposite corner. Idolo held out his arms, mugged for the crowd, and then ran at Bravo, executing a shotgun Meteora.<\/p>\n<p>Idolo tossed Bravo toward the center of the ring, put him in a front facelock, and executed a headlock DDT. Having done a crazy amount of damage in a brief amount of time, Idolo tagged in Kassidy. Kassidy looked gleeful as he climbed into the ring because he realized he was being gifted the pinfall. Kassidy hooked Bravo\u2019s leg, covered him, and the referee counted to three.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Private Party &amp; The Butcher &amp; The Blade &amp; Idolo (w\/Jose) in 5:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(David\u2019s Analysis: I liked the match except for when I didn\u2019t like the match. Everyone running in for a brawl makes no sense because pre-established rules exist. That said, I was into the action the entire time\u2026 except for when I wasn\u2019t.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After the match, team Idolo put Kassidy on their shoulders, and Matt Hardy sauntered his way onto the stage. Hardy stared at Kassidy and nodded his approval. Kassidy then looked from Hardy to Idolo as if contemplating something. (Hm\u2026 interesting.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) RUBY SOHO vs. HALEY J.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ruby Soho ran out of the face\u2019s tunnel. Her bright orange hair matched the orange lapels of her jacket, and I\u2019m just now realizing that orange and black are really good colors for her. The crowd applauded for Soho and seemed genuinely excited to see her. Soho went to multiple sides of the ring to greet her many fans.<\/p>\n<p>Haley J. was already in the ring, awaiting Soho\u2019s arrival. Haley J. shook her head at Soho\u2019s display of enthusiasm as if disgusted, and when Soho offered to shake Haley J.\u2019s hand, Haley J. shoved Soho in response. (Not cool.) Soho went from looking happy to murderous, and I hope Haley J. is proud of herself. Soho grabbed Haley J.\u2019s hands in a Greco-Roman knuckle-lock and executed a knuckle-lock takedown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaley brought that on herself,\u201d Henry said, and I agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Soho threw Haley J. into the downstage right corner of the ring and speared her. Soho then went for multiple shoulder blocks as the referee called for her to break things up. When Soho did not break things up, the referee put an exasperated arm between Soho and the mean girl who\u2019d shoved her. Soho finally backed off because she\u2019s not mean like Haley J., and Haley J. used that momentary opening to trip Soho and send her face-first into the turnbuckles. Haley J. kicked Soho in her midsection three times, grabbed her arm, and whipped Soho into the opposite corner. Soho reached out with both hands to stop herself from hitting the turnbuckles. Soho then clubbed the side of Haley J.\u2019s face with a back elbow. Haley J. staggered around the ring as Soho climbed onto the bottom rope.<\/p>\n<p>Having barely gathered what remained of her wits, Haley J. ran toward Soho, who jumped in the air, grabbed Haley J.\u2019s head with her knees, and rammed Haley J. headfirst into the middle turnbuckle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat hurt me watching it,\u201d Wight said.<\/p>\n<p>Soho ran to the opposite ropes and then back toward Haley J., kicking her in the head. This got a good reaction, so Soho did it a second time and then a third. Soho went for a backdrop suplex, but Haley J. countered with a thumb to Soho\u2019s eye. (Ew.) Haley J. captured a stumbling Soho and hit her with a short-arm clothesline. This floored Soho, and Haley J. quickly covered for a one-count.<\/p>\n<p>Haley J. pulled Soho back up by her hair, but Soho managed to push her off. Haley J. then attempted to kick Soho, but Soho caught her leg. Soho pulled Haley J. toward her, nailed her with a knee lift, clocked her with a superkick, and took her out with a No Future. Soho then covered Haley J. (Who, may I remind you, shoved her earlier.) and got the righteous win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Soho in 2:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(David\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019m surprised they aren\u2019t using Soho more.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; After the match, Soho touched her eye, and the referee checked to make sure her vision was okay. Soho assured him it was.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) LANCE ARCHER vs. JOEY O\u2019REILLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Archer\u2019s music hit, and\u2026 oh look, he\u2019s once again graciously sharing his entrance with a local jobber. It\u2019s so rare they get entrances, much less helped to the ring by their more famous opponents. Archer tossed the half-dead body of Joey O\u2019Reilly (Oh, yeah. He clearly beat this guy up.) down the ramp, and O\u2019Reilly sold it like he\u2019d been launched out of the center of a tornado. The crowd gave Archer the biggest pop I\u2019ve ever heard him get on Dark or Dark Elevation. (Even though he\u2019s an evil murder hawk, they clearly still appreciate his recent efforts \u2014 and for that matter, so do I.)<\/p>\n<p>Fans applauded as Archer stalked down the ring toward his battered opponent. (This was an odd image. I get supporting Archer\u2019s in-ring work, but it looked like the fans were cheering an ongoing felony.) The felonious Archer grabbed O\u2019Reilly by the neck and chokeslammed him onto the apron as Justin Roberts continued his ring announcing. O\u2019Reilly\u2019s consciousness was no longer with us, and Archer tossed this wrecked shell human being into the ring. The referee immediately rang the bell because that seems fair.<\/p>\n<p>Archer needless chokeslammed an already destroyed O\u2019Reilly for a second time and executed his Blackout finisher. However, instead of merely covering O\u2019Reilly, Archer began to punch him with his closed fist. Feeling this was unfair (Wait. Really?), the referee began counting. When Archer did not stop, the referee called for the bell and ended the match that never should have begun in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Archer at 23 seconds<\/p>\n<p><em>(David\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019m enjoying Archer\u2019s character a lot more since he came back. He\u2019s got a renewed intensity, and I hope they don\u2019t just \u201cforget\u201d him and let him languish on Dark Elevation. Give him another proper feud. Also, where is Miro?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A video package aired for Kiera Hogan. This was another Who We Are video, and I enjoyed hearing her story, and I\u2019d love to hear her song. However, when I went to purchase the album, I discovered it was only being released as a CD \u2014 at least for now. I hope AEW will eventually release this collection on vinyl or add it to Apple Music for those of us who no longer consume music via compact disc. If you do consume music via compact disc (and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that), Who We Are Vol. 1 is now available to order at this link: https:\/\/www.shopaew.com\/aew-music-presents-who-we-are-vol-1.html<\/p>\n<p>It features 21 tracks, and most importantly, it features Sonny Kiss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) SKYE BLUE &amp; AQA &amp; KIERA HOGAN vs. LEYLA HIRSCH &amp; EMI SAKURA &amp; NYLA ROSE (w\/Vickie Guerrero)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nyla Rose\u2019s music hit, and we all know what that means! (Vickie Guerrero.) Emi Sakura walked out first, followed by Leyla Hirsch and Nyla Rose. Coming up behind all of them was Vickie Guerrero! Tonight, Vickie Guerrero wore her \u201cNo Excuses, All Business\u201d t-shirt, and when I say wore it, I mean she flaunted it. Her look served like a waitress in a jam-packed diner. She paired her night-shaded shirt with silvery double-hoop earrings, black leather pants, and an attitude worthy of being branded as cologne.<\/p>\n<p>Guerrero stopped at the bottom of the ramp to model her outfit for the cameraman as she yelled at him for his gross incompetence and asked to speak to a manager. (I\u2019m assuming.) enough about fashion icon Vickie Guerrero. There were also wrestlers involved in this, and all three women on team Guerrero made their way into the ring and posed for the hard camera. Each one of them did a great job expressing their characters using stance and facial expressions \u2014 especially Rose, who looked like she was ready to break everything in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Skye Blue\u2019s music hit, and Blue entered alongside Kiera Hogan and AQA. (I know some people were rather down on AQA\u2019s match with Jade, but I saw charisma and potential. I also really liked how open and honest she was about struggling with anxiety during her \u201cWrestling Gal\u201d interview. The story of what led to her WWE release hit close to home, and I wish more people had the courage to speak out about that kind of stuff. I promise; it helps those who can\u2019t.) Anyway, I\u2019m getting sidetracked again\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Rose and AQA started things off with a collar and elbow tie-up, but Rose overpowered AQA almost instantaneously and threw her face-first onto the mat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWrong weight class,\u201d Henry said. (IDK why this line got me, but it definitely did.)<\/p>\n<p>Rose pulled AQA back upright and attempted a bodyslam, but AQA was able to fight her way out of it and landed on her feet. She then ducked a clothesline from Rose, clocked Rose with a forearm, landed a dropkick, ran into the ropes, and attempted a flying crossbody. I say attempted because Rose swatted AQA out of the air like she was shooing a fly. To add insult to injury, Rose stepped on AQA\u2019s hair before grabbing her by the torso and tossing her across the ring and into the heel\u2019s corner. Rose distracted the referee for a moment while Hirsch and Sakura ganged up on AQA in the corner. Emi Sakura bit AQA\u2019s hair. (Does\u2026 does she know how hair works?) Then, ever the kind soul, Vickie Guerrero broke things up and helped AQA regain her senses by whacking the ever-loving daylights out of her face. (This all happened very quickly, and the referee\u2019s distraction seemed at least plausible.)<\/p>\n<p>Rose tagged in Hirsch, and Hirsch came in looking sadistic and spiteful. She backed up and ran toward AQA, who still lay heaped in the heel\u2019s corner. Hirsch nailed AQA with a running Meteora and a rope-assisted dropkick. Hirsch maliciously dragged AQA into the center of the ring and covered her for a two-count. (Sakura got down on her hands and knees, put her face by the mat, and counted along with the referee. She then weighed in to let us know that she thought the kickout was fair.) Hirsch whipped AQA across the ring, but AQA came back with a big-air dropkick. Hirsch splattered to the mat, and AQA covered her, getting only a one-count.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNice dropkick!\u201d Wight said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight in the mouth!\u201d Henry added.<\/p>\n<p>AQA scrambled away from Hirsch and tagged in Hogan. Hogan flitted into the ring like a lightning bolt. She dodged a pump kick from Hirsch, nailed Hirsch with a big boot, and then executed a shotgun dropkick that sent Hirsch into the downstage right turnbuckles. However, Hogan wasn\u2019t done; she ran around the ring in a circle, came barreling back around, and hit Hirsch with a sliding drive-by kick. Hogan hooked Hirsch\u2019s leg, pinned Hirsch to the mat, and scored a two-count. Upon kicking out, Hogan put Hirsch into a front facelock and backed her toward the face\u2019s corner. There, she tagged in Blue.<\/p>\n<p>Blue and Hogan joined forces to execute a double wristlock takedown followed by stereo superkicks. Blue covered Hirsch just as her teammates had done, but she was still only able to get a two-count. AQA shouted encouragement from the ring apron as Blue got back to her feet. Blue turned to face Hirsch, but Hirsch hit her with a hard shove to the chest, sending Blue flying into the ropes. Hirsch then scarpered away to the heel\u2019s corner, where she tagged in Sakura. Sakura went for a clothesline, but Blue ducked, caught Sakura in a wristlock, tripped her, executed a snapmare takeover, held onto the wristlock, captured Sakura\u2019s other arm, and pulled her down into a crucifix pin. The referee counted to two. (This sequence was fast-paced and well-executed. Props to both athletes.)<\/p>\n<p>Sakura pulled herself up in the downstage right corner, and an overly-optimistic Blue bolted toward her, only for Sakura to jump out of the way; Blue crashed into the turnbuckles. Sakura pinned Blue against the turnbuckles and performed her crowd-pleasing We Will Rock You Chops. (Seriously, why is this act not being treated like a bigger deal? She is so entertaining.) Blue sold every chop and made the offensive look as painful as it was amusing. Sakura backed up, charged forward, and landed a running crossbody on a still smarting Blue. Sakura mugged for the ringside camera before tagging in Rose.<\/p>\n<p>Rose didn\u2019t just enter the ring; she stomped her way into the ring and leered over Blue like a real-life Babadook. Rose apprehended Blue\u2019s person, threw her body over her shoulders, and attempted a Samoan drop, but Blue countered with two back elbows to Rose\u2019s head. Blue made it to her feet, grabbed Rose\u2019s skull, and executed a jawbreaker which sent Rose floundering. This gave Blue the chance to run back to the face\u2019s corner and tag in AQA. AQA ran at Rose with a clothesline, but Rose ducked it and kicked AQA in mid-section, doubling her over. Rose grabbed AQA and threw her like a rag doll into the upstage left corner. Rose then went for a body avalanche, utterly crushing AQA. Rose visually called for a running cannonball by making a rolling motion with her hands. (Is it really wise to telegraph your next move to your opponent?) Rose backed all the way up into the opposite corner, ran at AQA, and executed her planned running cannonball only for AQA to sveltely move out of the way. (It is not wise.)<\/p>\n<p>Rose fell onto her back, and AQA climbed to the top rope to deliver her signature shooting star press. However, concerned for AQA\u2019s safety, Vickie Guerrero courteously reached up to stop her from risking her life for the enjoyment of fans who couldn\u2019t care less about her medical bills. Ungrateful for Vickie\u2019s physical advice, AQA kicked her away, but before she could perform her shooting star finisher, Rose jumped to her feet and bodyslammed AQA off the top rope. (See, Vickie knows best, after all.) With AQA lying flat in the ring, Rose ran the ropes, bounced off, and leaped into the air for a big splash. However, AQA swiftly rolled out of the way and tagged in Blue. Rose tagged in Hirsch.<\/p>\n<p>Hirsch ran at Blue with a clothesline, but Blue ducked and hit Hirsch with a knee lift. Blue then swung Hirsch into the ropes and connected with a running knee to Hirsch\u2019s chest. Blue went for a big clothesline, but Hirsch slid underneath it and caught Blue in a waistlock. (This happened so fast it was like the blink of an eye.) Hirsch rammed Blue into the ropes and attempted an O\u2019Connor Roll, but Blue countered by grabbing the ropes. This threw Hirsch backward, and Blue pinned Hirsch for a quick one-count. Hirsch jumped back to her feet, and with blistering speed, Blue floored Hirsch with a superkick out of nowhere. Blue\u2019s arms windmilled as she scurried toward Hirsch\u2019s prone body, hooked Hirsch\u2019s leg, and covered her for a one, two \u2014 interference! Rose broke up the count with a falling axe-handle!<\/p>\n<p>Rose clutched Blue\u2019s throat, lifted her into the air, and choke slammed her to the mat like the canvas itself had offended her. Hogan ran in to get Rose off Blue, landing a kick to Rose\u2019s side. Sakura then ran in to save Rose and grabbed Hogan, swept her up, and executed her Queen\u2019s Gambit finisher. (I know this is breaking the rules, totally chaotic, and everything I was complaining about earlier, but most of that is being mitigated by the Rule of Cool. For more information on the Rule of Cool, please see: https:\/\/tvtropes.org\/Main\/RuleOfCool)<\/p>\n<p>Before Sakura could do more damage, AQA ran in and dropkicked Sakura. Sakura tumbled out of the ring. Hirsch ran in and release German suplexed AQA so savagely as to toss her out of the ring alongside Sakura. Hirsch then spied Blue climbing up from the mat, and the moment Blue got on all fours, Hirsch shot across the ring to nail her with a running knee strike. Blue plunged backward in a whirlwind of hair and landed with her legs tucked under her body. Hirsch covered Blue, pulling up one of her legs, and the referee counted one, two, three. Hogan tried to run in for the save but was too late, and Hirsch picked up the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Hirsch &amp; Sakura &amp; Rose (w\/Vickie Guerrero) in 6:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(David\u2019s Analysis: This is my match of the night thus far. It was comedic, athletic, and easy to follow. I loved the added touch of Hogan trying to make the save but falling short. Some of my favorite moments from this match include Sakura counting along with the referee, AQA selling like Chromatica Oreos, Rose looming over Blue like she wanted to devour her soul, and Vickie Guerrero\u2019s earrings. I haven\u2019t seen the main event yet, so that match might top this match, but if it doesn\u2019t \u2014 that would mean Emi Sakura and Nyla Rose got my not-very-coveted \u201cmatch of the night\u201d two weeks in a row. Either way, good job to all involved; I enjoyed every minute of this.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) CHAOS PROJECT &amp; THE WINGMEN (w\/Ryan Nemeth) vs. JAY LETHAL &amp; LEE JOHNSON &amp; FRANKIE KAZARIAN &amp; BROCK ANDERSON (w\/Arn Anderson)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, my favorite music!\u201d Henry said as The Wingmen\u2019s theme noise filled the arena.<\/p>\n<p>The Wingmen (Cezar Bononi &amp; JD Drake &amp; Ryan Nemeth &amp; \u201cPretty\u201d Peter Avalon) came out together, followed by Chaos Project (Serpentico &amp; Luther). Hm. How did this pairing come to be? I want the backstory. Also, Henry and Wight have spent an inordinate amount of time discussing Peter Avalon\u2019s hair. Luther grabbed Serpentico\u2019s mask and dragged him to the ring because I\u2019ve clearly not shaken my fist at the sky enough today.<\/p>\n<p>Next out was a team of normal people \u2014 Jay Lethal &amp; Lee Johnson &amp; Frankie Kazarian &amp; Brock Anderson. Arn Anderson accompanied Brock Anderson and was specifically introduced as being his father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had thirty men compete in ten-man tags tonight,\u201d Excalibur said. (questioning his life choices.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like school just let out \u2014 all these people out here,\u201d Henry said. (lamenting the upcoming anarchist\u2019s ballet we\u2019re about to witness.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHa, ha, ha,\u201d Wight added (crying on the inside.)<\/p>\n<p>Serpentico played with Avalon\u2019s hair at ringside, and suddenly this was all worth it. Lethal and Avalon (and his aforementioned hair) started things off for their respective teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter Avalon\u2019s hair does look fantastic,\u201d Wight said.<\/p>\n<p>Lethal lunged at Avalon, but Avalon ducked underneath him and mocked his Ric Flair strut. (which he is still doing.) Avalon then \u201cwoo-ed\u201d while Lethal looked on with his hands on his hips. Avalon lunged at Lethal, but Lethal ducked underneath him and performed his actual Ric Flair strut. (which, like I said, he is still doing in public and on national TV.) Avalon and Lethal got into a full-blown \u201cwoo\u201d exchange. To be clear, there is no offense happening \u2014 they are just \u201cwoo-ing.\u201d Having woo-ed enough, Avalon kicked Lethal in the stomach and went for an Irish whip, but Lethal reversed the whip, tossed Avalon into the ropes, and caught him with a hip toss paired with a cartwheel dropkick. (And a \u201cwoo.\u201d He also paired it with a \u201cwoo.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Lethal tagged Johnson, and Johnson applied a wristlock on Avalon. Avalon kicked his way out of the wristlock and tagged in Drake. Drake attempted a bodyslam on Johnson, but Johnson countered and ran the ropes. Drake tried for a clothesline, but Johnson ducked underneath his arm and planted Drake with a dropkick. Johnson shoved Drake into the face\u2019s corner, where Anderson hit him with a superfluous back elbow. Anderson then tagged himself in.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson trapped Drake in a wristlock, pulled his arm over his head, and executed a belly-to-back suplex. As soon as both men got back to their feet, Anderson re-captured Drake\u2019s arm a second time and tagged in Sydal. Drake managed to pull away from Anderson\u2019s wristlock and hurried to the heel\u2019s corner, where he tagged in Serpentico. (Hopefully, this will go well for him.) Serpentico stepped through the ropes and into a dropkick. (The world hates me.) Panicked and in pain, my poor Serpentico tagged in Luther.<\/p>\n<p>Luther stepped through the ropes and went for a spinning leg lariat, which Sydal ducked underneath. (That went really high and was impressive. I was not expecting that from Luther.) Sydal kicked Luther multiple times, getting both sides of his body, and then Serpentico ran in to help Luther. (Why? He abuses you all the time!) Serpentico tried to pick Sydal up for a bodyslam because even small men dream big, but Sydal easily countered Serpentico\u2019s bodyslam with a reverse front facelock. While still holding poor Serpentico, Sydal grabbed Luther and simultaneously executed a final slice and a jawbreaker. The final slice was received by Serpentico, and the jawbreaker was received by Luther.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the hell was that?\u201d Wight asked. (It was the Rule of Cool, Wight. It was the Rule of Cool.)<\/p>\n<p>Sydal performed a standing mariposa (something he is particularly good at) onto Luther splayed body. Luther sold the impact by clutching at his mid-section like he\u2019d been hit by an eighteen-wheeler truck. (Now you know how Serpentico feels every day of his life.) Sydal pulled Luther back up, pushed him into the ropes facing the hard camera, and went for an Irish whip, but Nemeth grabbed Luther\u2019s ankle and stopped Sydal. Sydal fought off Nemeth and reattempted the whip, but Luther reversed it into a step-up enzuigiri. (For a comedy act, he is deceptively good in the ring.) Luther pulled Sydal into the heel\u2019s corner and trapped him there. He then planted two knee strikes into Sydal\u2019s midsection and punched Sydal four times in the face before the entire heel team joined in, beating up Sydal. You\u2019d think the referee would turn around due to the ruckus this caused, but no, something in the face corner had her distracted. I didn\u2019t see what it was, so I\u2019m going to assume the canvas caught fire.<\/p>\n<p>Luther tagged in Serpentico and bodyslammed a very pained Sydal. Together, Chaos Project executed an assisted drop toe-hold, and then Luther began using Serpentico\u2019s head as a weapon. He clubbed Sydal\u2019s torso repeatedly with Serpentico\u2019s child-sized skull. (There has to be a hotline for this.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuther, no!\u201d Wight exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmashing the head of Serpentico into Matt Sydal\u2019s sternum,\u201d Excalibur recited as if he were calling a basic headlock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wonder if Serpentico\u2019s health insurance provider sees him do this and raises his rates?\u201d Wight asked.<\/p>\n<p>Clutching his caved-in head, Serpentico waddled to his feet and put Sydal\u2019s arm in a wristlock. He then mercifully tagged in Drake. Drake immediately tagged in Avalon. (the one with long, flowing hair.) Avalon (which sounds a bit like Revlon) joined forces with Drake to deliver a headbutt-fist-drop combo on Sydal. Avalon then hooked Sydal\u2019s leg and got a two-count.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does he do to his hair?\u201d Wight said. \u201cI mean, it is fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know. I think he\u2019s using \u2014 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe looks like an 80s action hero!\u201d Wight interrupted Henry to continue expressing his undying love for Peter Avalon\u2019s hair.<\/p>\n<p>Bononi tagged himself in and plunged his knee into Sydal\u2019s midsection, pulled Sydal upright, and attempted a delayed Vertical Suplex, but Sydal struggled his way out of it. Landing on his feet, Sydal mustered every remaining shred of his strength to deliver a spinning back kick to Bonini. Bonini tagged in Serpentico. (For the love of his insurance provider, please stop doing that!)<\/p>\n<p>Serpentico ran into the ring, but just as he did, Sydal tagged out to Kazarian. Fresh and energized, Kazarian clotheslined Serpentico once, twice, and then swung a fist at Avalon. Avalon bent over through the middle rope, and Kazarian sent him flying off the apron with a leg-drop bulldog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of kinetic energy from Frankie Kazarian,\u201d Excalibur said. (Your linguistic choices fascinate me.)<\/p>\n<p>Kazarian hit Serpentico with a dropkick and knocked him into the ropes, where he collided with Drake on the apron. The collision was so intense Drake was forced off the apron, while Serpentico was probably suffering from a brain hemorrhage. Kazarian rolled Serpentico up with an O\u2019Connor Roll, yet somehow, someway, with the unfettered determination of my editor telling me I can\u2019t use the word **** in this report, Serpentico kicked out at two. (OMG!)<\/p>\n<p>Nemeth tried to run into the ring, but Kazarian caught him in his peripheral vision, jumped up off of Serpentico\u2019s glass-like body, and speared Nemeth into the downstage left corner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe speared the ice cream cake!\u201d Wight said. (I haven\u2019t had ice cream cake in forever, and now I want ice cream cake.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe looks like swirled sherbet,\u201d Henry said, referencing Nemeth\u2019s outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Arn Anderson shoulder tackled Nemeth on the outside, and Nemeth crashed to the floor. Back in the ring, Kazarian bodyslammed poor Serpentico, jumped onto the middle rope, jumped off the middle rope, and executed a springboard leg drop. Kazarian then covered Serpentico but only got a two-count because Luther interfered. Suddenly, chaos (not the project) erupted for no reason whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh, here it is, guys\u2026\u201d Wight\u2019s face remained stoic as he watched his colleagues make all rules meaningless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we have a full-on donnybrook on our hands,\u201d Excalibur exclaimed. (Sure.)<\/p>\n<p>Stuff happened. More stuff happened. A suicide dive was performed by Lethal! More stuff happened. Finally, Kazarian cleared the ring so the wrestling portion of the match could continue. However, the very clever Serpentico sneaked up behind Kazarian and rolled him up for a quick two-count. Serpentico whipped Kazarian into the ropes, but Kazarian came back with a sinister kick to Serpentico\u2019s delicate ribcage. Kazarian tagged in Anderson, and Anderson planted Serpentico with an unconscionable spinebuster.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson tagged Johnson, who performed a frog splash onto Serpentico\u2019s possibly pulverized body and then tagged in Lethal. Lethal climbed to the top rope and performed a spectacular Hail To The King diving elbow drop onto Serpentico\u2019s definitely pulverized body. Lethal hooked Serpentico\u2019s leg, covered him using an unfair amount of weight, and the referee counted to three. (Why doesn\u2019t anyone ever talk about Serpentico\u2019s hair?)<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Lethal &amp; Johnson &amp; Kazarian &amp; Anderson (w\/Arn Anderson) in 7:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(David\u2019s Analysis: This match was also very entertaining. I\u2019m not sure which match I enjoyed more \u2014 this one or Hirsch &amp; Sakura &amp; Rose vs. Blue &amp; Hogan &amp; AQA? Maybe I liked them both the same amount?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> If you only have time to catch one match on this week\u2019s Dark Elevation, I recommend\u2026 this is hard. If I have to pick, I\u2019m going to go with Rose &amp; Hirsch &amp; Sakura vs. Blue &amp; Hogan &amp; AQA because Vickie Guerrero was at ringside for it. But if you have time to watch a second match, I highly recommend the ten-man cluster-match at the end. I don\u2019t normally like cluster matches, but that one was good. Actually, you know what? Check out both matches. That\u2019s my suggestion. They were both a lot of fun. They both had comedy but not too much comedy. If you like comedy, you\u2019ll probably like the penultimate match best, and if you like bedlam and uproar, you\u2019ll probably like the final match the best. So\u2026 take that for what you will.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for reading. I truly appreciate it. And as always, I\u2019m still working on my sign-off, but until next week, remember, if you ever find yourself in the Nashville area, take the time to figure out how you lost yourself in the Nashville area because blackouts are dangerous.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2494226218\"><div id=\"pwtor-536239897\"><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 ELEVATION REPORT FEBRUARY 21, 2022 TAPED 2\/16 IN NASHVILLE, TENN. AIRED ON YOUTUBE.COM REPORT BY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Excalibur, Mark Henry, Paul Wight Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts &#8211; Hi guys! 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