AEW Dark this week was fun and exciting. The show had a stacked card with some entertaining matches. There were some good matches, with Matt Sydal and Serpentico main eventing the show.
AVERAGE: First up was a tag match between The Gunn Club and The Nightmare Family. This was a good match, it just had a weak ending of the match, where Austin Gunn steals the victory with a roll-up.
RESULT: The Gunn Club def. The Nightmare family
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.
BAD: This was a quick match that had Abadon come out on top. It was not the best match, as both competitors delivered poor performances.
RESULT: Charlette Renegade vs Abadon – quick match Abadon def Charlette
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.25 Stars.
AVERAGE: A decent match between Kingston and Delaney, with Kingston coming out on top.
RESULT: Eddie Kingston def Colin Delaney
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.5 Stars.
POOR: Penelope Ford takes the victory via submission. It wasn’t a bad match, but it could’ve been better. During this match, Penelope has shown that she has improved inside of the ring.
RESULT: Penelope Ford def Willow Nightingale
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.75 Stars.
POOR: Sonny Kiss gets interviewed by Tony Schiavone, ahead of his no disqualification match with Joey Janela. Afterward, Janela appears with Kayla Rossi to interrupt Kiss. He wishes him a happy holiday and then says he will publicly execute him and give Rossi the scraps
SATISFACTORY: Brandi Rhodes defeats Robyn with her new submission. After a quick match, Brandi emerges victoriously. Even though this match wasn’t that good, Brandi did look better in the ring tonight.
RESULT: Brandi Rhodes def Robyn Renegade (with Charlette Renegade)
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.25 Stars.
AVERAGE: Johl and Coleman put up a good fight. It was a good back and forth, with Johl coming out on top.
RESULT: Jora Johl def Julius Coleman
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.
BAD: The Wigmen (Ryan Nemeth, Pretty Peter Avalon, and Cezar Bononi) cut a promo to promote their match against Best Friends.
GOOD: This was a good matchup with Kassidy scoring the victory over Bravo. Kassidy and Bravo put on a fun and entertaining match that helped keep the fans engaged in the match.
RESULT: Isiah Kassidy def (with Jora Johl) def Carlie Bravo
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.5 Stars.
TERRIBLE: This was a bad match, there were a few awkward spots during it. The match did help make Hogan look good, but Royal did not look as good.
RESULT: Kiera Hogan def Shalone Royal
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 0.5 Stars.
AVERAGE: A hard-fought tag team match that ended with Bear Country getting the victory over Clayton and Orlando.
RESULT: Bear Country def Zack Clayton & Mike Orlando
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.
AVERAGE: Tony Schiavone interviews Bear Country in the ring. They talk about how they want “the biggest, the baddest, and the best that AEW has to offer.” The Acclaimed then enters the arena and challenges Bear Country to a match on AEW Dark.
POOR: This match was a total catastrophe. It appeared to be a little awkward, with some imperfections. Dark Order’s 10 performed admirably in the match, but Patterson did not.
RESULT: Dark Order’s 10 (with -1) def by submission Leroy Patterson (with Howdy)
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.75 Stars.
AVERAGE: Velvet and Negra had a good fight, which Velvet eventually won. Both women looked great, but their match could’ve been better with more time.
RESULT: Red Velvet def La Rosa Negra
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.
GOOD: This was a good match between Dean and Chase. As both wrestlers went toe-to-toe, the crowd was engrossed in the match. RESULT: Capt. Shawn Dean def Lucas Chase
GOOD: Matt Sydal and Serpentico put on a good match, with Sydal looking strong in the end. This was a good main event and a good ending for AEW Dark.
RESULT: Matt Sydal def Serpentico (with Luther)
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.5 Stars.
AEW Dark was a nice episode overall. There was a lot of exciting action going on in this episode. Towards the end of the show, some good matches kept the crowd interested in what was going on. Unfortunately, some of the matches ended fairly quickly, which hurt some of the matches. In any case, this was a good episode and it’s worth watching.
Show theme and presentation: 8/10
Watchability: 8/10
Production: 8/10
Storyline progression: 7/10
Crowd reaction: 8/10
Overall Show Rating: 5.7/10
