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The line-up for this week’s AEW Dark features an exciting No DQ match between Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela in the main event. The matchups for tonight’s episode look very promising.
SATISFACTORY: Tehaka loses to Anna Jay by submission. It was a decent match; the crowd got into it and it was decent from the start to the finish.
RESULT: Anna Jay def. Reka Tehaka
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2 Stars.
AVERAGE: Tony Schiavone interviews Wardlow, but before he can answer Tony’s question, Shawn Spears stops by. Following their conversation, Shawn and Wardlow have a bit of tension. When Shawn leaves, Wardlow tells Tony that he can expect a lot of powerbombs in his match tonight.
AVERAGE: Blade beats Liona with the brass knuckles while the referee was distracted. It was an entertaining match. Blade and Liona were both impressive.
RESULT: The Blade (with The Bunny) def. Toa Liona
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.5 Stars.
SATISFACTORY: Wardlow wins the match by landing a powerbomb to Casanova. Wardlow appeared dominant in this match against Casanova.
RESULT: Wardlow def. Casanova
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.25 Stars.
AVERAGE: Anothny Green gets interviewed by Tony. Green talks about how he has proven himself in AEW. Then he says he is going to prove Tony Nese wrong.
POOR: Diamante wins the match by hitting Reed with a running dropkick. This match was not good but it did have some nice spots in it. The crowd got into the match a little bit, but only at certain spots.
RESULT: Diamante def. Shawna Reed
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.75 Stars.
AVERAGE: Diamante hits Reed with a running dropkick to win the match. It was not a great match but there were some nice spots. The crowd got into the match a little bit, but only at certain spots.
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.5 Stars.
GOOD: Nese wins the match by hitting a running knee to Greene. The match between Nese and Greene was good. The crowd was very into this match, and the match itself had a lot of good moments in it.
RESULT: Tony Nese def. Anthony Greene
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.
POOR: The Bunny defeats King in the match. This match lacked a little excitement, but it was still enjoyable.
RESULT: The Bunny (with The Blade) def. KiLynn King
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.75 Stars.
GOOD: Bowens ends the match with a deep stack to get the victory for his team over Bear Country. This was a good tag match between two entertaining tag teams.
RESULT: The Acclaimed def. Bear Country
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.
SATISFACTORY: Skye Blue ends the match with a flat liner. This was a quick match but there were some nice spots in this matchup.
RESULT: Skye Blue def. Ashley D’Amboise
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2 Stars.
GOOD: Orange Cassidy wins for his team by landing an Orange Punch on Avalon. This was a fun match with a hard-fought victory for Best Friends.
RESULT: Orange Cassidy & Wheeler Yuta def. The Wingmen’s “Pretty” Peter Avalon & Cezar Bononi
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.
GOOD: Joey Janela gets the win hitting Kiss a pile driver on the table. This was a tough battle between both wrestlers, and it was very entertaining to watch.
RESULT: No DQ Match Joey Janela (with Kayla Rossi) def. Sonny Kiss
Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.5 Stars.
Overall, this episode of AEW Dark was nice to watch, but it lacked the same entertainment as last week’s episode of Dark. Other than that, this was was a decent episode with a great main event to end the show.
Show theme and presentation: 6/10
Watchability: 6/10
Production: 7/10
Storyline Progression: 5/10
Crowd Reaction: 6/10
Overall show rating: 5.2/10
