AEW Dark Elevation Results – December 26, 2022
Tag Team Match
Beast Of Burdens vs. Leva Bates & Karizma
Karizma goes right at Nyla Rose but Rose just lands some kicks then avalanche from Rose then she tags in Marina Shafir. Karizma tags in Leva Bates who tries to strike with Shafir then she lands a couple of kicks but Shafir blocks a northern lights suplex then hits a uranage.
Shafir with some cheap shots to Karizma then a kick to Bates. Rose tags back in but drops onto the knees of Bates when attempting a splash. Karizma tags in and strikes at Rose but Rose shoves her over then hits a chokeslam and Bates has to break up the pin. Shafir tags in and catches Karizma with a modified armbar to get the submission win.
Winners By Submission: Beast Of Burdens
Julia Hart vs. Promise Braxton
Julia Hart & Promise Braxton circling around to start this match then Hart avoids a tie up. Hart lands a slap then avoids a corner charge. Knee from Hart then a slightly off target front flip clothesline then Hart locks up Heartless & Braxton had no choice but to tap out.
Winner By Submission: Julia Hart
We go backstage Vickie Guerrero talks about Nyla Rose losing the TBS Title and claims she should be managing champions. She feels disrespected and says none of this is working anymore. Rose storms off and Marina Shafir looks on ever silent.
The Bunny vs. Madison Rayne
Madison Rayne avoids a cheap shot from The Bunny and lands strikes then an enziguri then more evasive moves from Rayne before Penelope Ford pulls Rayne off the apron while The Bunny distracts the ref then some stomps from The Bunny then a running knee lift.
Sliding D in the corner from Bunny gets a 2 count before they fight into a corner The Bunny with the reverse triangle choke over the ropes but Rayne fights back with a ripcord Cutter only for Ford to distract the ref and prevent a count on the cover.
Rayne rolls up Bunny for 2 but bunny lands a superkick then connects with Down The Rabbit Hole puts away Rayne.
Winner: The Bunny
After the match The Bunny & Ford stomp on Rayne before Skye Blue shows up to chase them off.
Ethan Page cuts a promo in the back & he’s got an amazing announcement for us, and calls over Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy. Page says his guys Hardy & Kassidy have the night off tonight to celebrate Boxing Day (in Canada as a fellow Canadian I was happy when he brought that up). Hardy objects to being called away from his family around Christmas time just to be told he’s got a night off for Boxing Day. Page says he’s trying to be nice and bond with them, and since Quen is going to be out for a while it’s time to switch up the dynamic, and just continue to listen to Page. They bring up Page coming in last minute, but Page is higher up in the hierarchy so all wins fall under his umbrella. Page leaves, still very excited about Boxing Day. Hardy says he can’t take this much longer.
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Frankie Kazarian
Match starts off with Konosuke Takeshita & Frankie Kazarian lock up then trade go behinds before Kazarian hits a trip and grabs a side headlock then follows up with a shoulder block but Takeshita doesn’t move. Back to the ropes and this time Frankie hits a jumping shoulder block then they trade headlock takeovers before Frankie finally gets one to stick.
Takeshita fights up and hits a back suplex to break the headlock. Elbow from Takeshita then he hits the ropes for a jumping clothesline. Kazarian sends Takeshita to the apron then hits a leg drop through the ropes but Takeshita fights back with a chop then a slingshot DDT for a 1 count.
Chop from Kazarian but Takeshita fires back with one before they start trading chops for a bit, then Frankie avoids one of them and follows up with a kick and a clothesline. Running Russian leg sweep from Kazarian gets 2.
Takeshita lands a kick but runs into a scoop slam, then Takeshita blocks a springboard leg drop and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Kazarian with a float over swinging neckbreaker that gets a 2 count. Takeshita avoids a Crossface Chicken Wing then ducks a blow and connects with a bridging German suplex scores the win.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita (Recommend)
After the match both men shake hands and show mutual respect.
Tag Team Match
Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale vs. Vert Vixen & Madi Wrenkowski
Ruby Soho & Madi Wrenkowski get us going then Soho grabs a side headlock then hits a shoulder block. Modified Mir Lock from Soho and she tags in Willow Nightingale to hit a corner attack. Shoulder block from Nightingale then a backbreaker to Wrenkowski. Vert Vixen tags in off of that but Nightingale lands an enziguri then a scoop slam. Soho tags back in for an assisted splash which gets a 2 count.
Jawbreaker from Vert Vixen then Wrenkowski lands a cheap shot which sets up a knee to the back from Vert Vixen. Wrenkowski slams Soho into the apron then sends her back into the ring. Vert Vixen with mounted strikes then a blow in the corner and tags in Wrenkowski. Corner work from Wrenkowski & Vert Vixen.
Vert Vixen tags in and hits a rolling flatliner for a 2 count. Soho comes off the ropes with a roll up for 2, then tags out. Nightingale gets to run wild for a bit, including a 2nd rope dropkick but only gets a 2 count. Soho tabs back in and they take out Wrenkowski to set up a double team move Vert Vixen then Nightingale hits a backbreaker then Soho follows up with Destination Unknown gets the win for her team.
Winners: Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale
ROH Women’s Title Match
Athena (c) vs. Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan lands a dropkick to start this match off then hits a diving hurricanrana to set up a hip attack. Athena avoids a kick to get out of the ring but Hogan follows her with a baseball slide. Athena slams Hogan into the barricade and follows up but draping her on the barricade and unloading with strikes. She puts the cameraman in a specific position then hits a dropkick to Hogan.
Now Athena heads into the ring and just waits on Hogan to get back in. More strikes from Athena then a kick to the back. Senton from Athena gets a 2 count. Athena grabs a neck crank, Hogan then avoids a follow up senton then a DDT from Hogan and both women are down. Now Hogan gets to fire up with strikes and a running drop kick in the corner.
Head kick from Hogan, then a superkick to follow up but only a 2 count. Hogan heads up top but Athena catches her there and tosses her down by the hair. Athena heads up top, she wants the O Face but Hogan is up and catches her up there.
They fight on the top rope for a bit, Hogan tries a hurricanrana but Athena counters into a 2nd rope powerbomb then follows up with a Argentine backbreaker into a Codebreaker to get the win.
Winner & Still ROH Women’s Champion: Athena (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
After the match Athena lays in an elbow and face plants Hogan onto the ROH Women’s Title.
Dralistico vs. Blake Christian
Dralistico & Blake Christian start trading strikes right away, Dralistico is fired up and wants more before wearing down Christian with chops. Jumping knee from Christian, Dralistico follows up with a hurricanrana then a dive to the floor. Christian barely caught him on that one. Dralistico slams Christian into the barricade then sends him back into the ring. Springboard Swanton Bomb from Dralistico gets 2.
Christian heads to the apron and lands strike then a modified DDT onto the apron. Christian sets for a dive, hits a Fosbury Flop then follows up with a reverse DDT on the floor. Back in the ring Christian heads up top, Jose The Assistant off balances him but Christian remains on the ropes only for Dralistico to come at him with a 2nd rope hurricanrana for a 2 count.
Dralistico slams Christian down, then climbs up top for a moonsault but misses, Christian then hits a running Spanish Fly and follows up with a 450 splash for a near fall. Christian with more strikes but Jose trips him up to set up a Canadian Destroyer from Dralistico to get the win.
Winner: Dralistico (Recommend)
After the match Preston Vance & Rush show up to applaud Dralistico then they all pose to close out this week’s Dark Elevation.
New Year’s Smash Card (Dec 28th)
Falls Count Anywhere 6th Match Of The Best Of 7 Series
Trios Champion Death Triangle (3) vs. The Elite (1)
TNT Title Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Wardlow
Ethan Page vs. Bryan Danielson
Tag Team Match
Blackpool Combat Club vs. Top Flight
Tag Team Match
TayJay vs. Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale
