AEW Dark Elevation Results – January 16, 2023
Trios Match
Beast Of Burdens & Emi Sakura vs. Johnnie Robbie,Vipress & Zyra
Nyla Rose & Johnnie Robbie get us going. Quick strikes from Rose then she tags in Emi Sakura deliberately not tagging in Marina Shafir. Sakura with chops in the corner then a corner crossbody. Rose tags back in then Shafir blind tags and starts arguing with Rose.
That allows Robbie to tag in Vipress who lands strikes but Rose with a military press then Shafir lays in kicks. Shafir tags in Sakura she & Rose are not getting along. Vipress is able to tag in Zyra but Rose runs in with a Spear to cut her off follow by Beast Bomb gets the win.
Winners: Beast Of Burdens & Emi Sakura
Daniel Garcia vs. Kevin Blackwood
Daniel Garcia quickly out wrestles Kevin Blackwood and mocks him. Blackwood responds with his own mat return and paint brushing. Garcia lands a knee but eats a chop. They trade some strikes now then Garcia shoves Blackwood off of the ropes and down to the floor. Blackwood gets back in the ring and Garcia attacks him with a back elbow.
Chop from Garcia then some punches in the corner. Blackwood fights back with a boot then a second rope dropkick. Striking flurry from Blackwood then an exploder suplex.
Double leg into a double stomp from Kevin gets a 2 count. Garcia with a double leg, Blackwood counters with a small package then they trade position counters until Garcia hits Bloody Cross to get the win.
Winner: Daniel Garcia
Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy are interviewed in the back about their 8 man Tag Team Match tonight. Hardy says they’re excited, Kassidy objects to this being an 8 Man Tag Team Match he knew it was him,Hardy & Ethan Page but who’s the 4th member of their team? Hardy says Page wants some enthusiasm, and Page walks up with Brandon Cutler to interrupt things. Page wants more of what Cutler brings, he wants partying harder, and Kassidy hasn’t been bringing the fun lately. He wants to know how Page can bring the fun while Kassidy is the one being cranky. Cutler has two contracts and works hard now he wants to Hardy Party baby. Page likes Cutler and he’s loving Hardy lately but Kassidy needs to get his stuff together. Kassidy storms off, and Page asks if Kassidy is dead ass, Hardy thinks he is.
Ari Daivari has a mic as his team heads to the ring. He needs all of us to listen they’re here in LA the bright lights of Hollywood but this crowd is full of phonies,fakes and pretentious wanna bees. After they win they’re going to New Jersey for a real party.
Trios Match
Dark Order vs. Ari Daivari,Zack Clayton & Nick Ruiz
Evil Uno & Ari Daivari get us started, they tie up then Daivari grabs a side headlock but can’t knock Uno over as they trade shoulder blocks before hitting a Manhattan Drop and a shoulder block. Nick Ruiz tags in, Uno just chops him flat. John Silver tags in then Alex Reynolds & Ruiz takes some tandem offense.
Daivari gets punched down but the distraction allows a clothesline from Zack Clayton then he tags in. Suplex from Clayton then a leg drop. Some uppercuts from Clayton then a scoop slam and he tags in Daivari who hits a Frog Splash for 2. Reynolds & Daivari trade roll ups for a bit then Reynolds clocks him with an elbow.
Ruiz & Silver both tag in and Silver starts running wild. German suplex and a seated superkick from Silver then a lung blower but Clayton & Daivari break up the pin. Uno & Reynolds dispose of Daivari & Clayton then they hit Ruiz with Ragnarok for the win.
Winners: Dark Order
Konosuke Takeshita is in the back getting interviewed, before he can answer a question Don Callis interrupts things. Callis brings up the crazy schedule of Takeshita and says losses are losses. Takeshita has all the talent but he needs help and leaves Takeshita with his card.
Tag Team Match
La Faccion Ingobnrable vs. Diego Valens & Misterioso
Preston Vance & Diego Valens get us going Valens tries strikes which Vance no sells then crushes him with a spinebuster. Misterioso tags in and attacks Vance with elbows but Vance catches him with a discus lariat but pulls off the pin to tag in Rush then he connects with Bulls Horn to get the win for LFI.
Winners: La Faccion Ingobnrable
After the match LFI yank the mask off of Misterioso then Valens eats a discus lariat. Some shots from an extension cord follow before LFI head out.
Ethan Page cuts their music off during the walk out Page says the people can be happy like him & Matt Hardy. Page plays with the crowd then brings out Brandon Cutler as their partner. The music restarts and everyone except Kassidy dances to the ring.
8 Man Tag Team Match
The Firm & Brandon Cutler vs. Chaos Project & The Wingmen
Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon starts us off then they lock up then Avalon lands a shoulder block but Cutler hits a clothesline. Matt Hardy tags in and attacks the arm. Isiah Kassidy tags in and he & Hardy double team Avalon. Cutler tags back in and lands dancing jabs. Serpentico comes in but Cutler wipes him out. Some cheap shots to Cutler in the heel corner while Page yells at the ref on the mic to turn around.
Ryan Nemeth tags in and drops Cutler with a mat return. Avalon tags back in, cheap shots Page but Cutler then gets him in an airplane spin. Both men wind up dizzy, Serpentico tags in but Cutler falls down away from the corner. Eventually Page tags in then immediately tags in Kassidy. Kassidy jumps over Page to attack Chaos Project.
Kassidy with a cheap shot to Nemeth, then a jumping flatliner to Serpentico & Luther breaks up the pin. Hardy takes out Luther & Nemeth, he sets up Kassidy for a dive and Kassidy does fly onto the pile of bodies. Side Effect from Hardy to Serpentico. Kassidy with the Swanton Bomb but Page tags in & he covers to get the win for his team.
Winners: The Firm & Brandon Cutler
Brain Cage vs. Willie Mack
Willie Mack hits the ropes and lands a running kick to drop Brian Cage. Cage catches a jumping Mack with a Catatonic to take over. Mack fights back with rights, Cage cuts him off with a knee lift. They hit the ropes, Mack with a float over neckbreaker. Exploder from Mack then some running attacks in the corner to set up a running senton in the corner which gets a 2 count.
Cage runs into a back elbow but catches Mack on the top rope and lands a superkick then an electric chair face buster for a near fall. Mack eats a couple of elbows then ducks a rolling elbow and hits a Samoan Drop then kips up. Standing moonsault from Mack gets a near fall.
Cage lands a boot then a jumping tornado DDT. Mack lands a head kick, Cage lands a superkick, wheel kick from Mack but Cage comes off the ropes with a discus lariat and both men are down. Stunner from Mack then he heads up top but Cage avoids a frog splash then hits a pop up powerbomb and follows up with a one armed running and swinging neckbreaker to get the win.
Winner: Brain Cage
Non Title Match
ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Zeda Zhang
If Zhang wins she gets a ROH Women’s Title Match.
Zeda Zhang avoids an elbow then trips up Athena but can’t follow up. Athena lands a knee strike then unloads with mounted strikes. Mat return from Zhang, Athena works up to her feet then lands a big boot.
Corner stomps from Athena. Zhang tries to fight back but Athena clubs her down. Kicks from Athena then a reverse headlock backbreaker right into the Crippler Crossface for the submission win.
Winner By Submission: ROH Women’s Champion Athena (Since Zhang lost she doesn’t get a ROH Women’s Title Match)
After match Athena tosses Zhang into the barricade then hits the powerbomb into a Codebreaker in the ring. Athena’s beat down is interrupted by the returning Yuka Sakazaki. Sakazaki unloads with elbows and Athena has to retreat from Sakazaki’s offense.
Backstage Prince Nana gets an interview, he thinks The Embassy will be on a roll for 2023 but Dark Order crash his interview. Nana doesn’t like Dark Order but they offer Nana a spot in Dark Order. Nana doesn’t have a reason to join the Dark Order, he smells good and is a man of luxury, he’d never join them. Alex Reynolds then brings up that he once sent a couple of grand to Prince Nana to help build an orphanage then never heard back from him. Nana runs off and Dark Order try to figure out which of them stinks.
Before the match Blackpool Combat Club,The Butcher & The Blade all start brawling on the entrance ramp before Top Fight lays out both teams with stereo dives.
Triple Threat Tag Team Match
Blackpool Combat Club vs. Top Flight vs. The Butcher & The Blade
Darius Martin & Wheeler Yuta kicks this match off they trade some strikes then Dante Marin tags in and lands some corner offense. Quick tags from Top Flight as they isolate Yuta. Yuta fights back but The Butcher levels Dante and is technically legal. The Butcher attacks Dante then he & Yuta start going at each other.
The Butcher catches a diving Yuta and tags in The Blade to set up a double team move, snake eyes into a clothesline. Another clothesline from The Blade then he tags The Butcher back in. Yuta fights out of the corner but The Butcher cuts him off with a right hand.
The Butcher with cheap shots to Top Flight but Yuta is able to fight back again and hits a German suplex on The Butcher. Both men tag out and Claudio Castagnoli starts running wild on The Blade. Corner uppercuts from Castagnoli, a lot of them before The Bunny tries to save The Blade.
That distraction allows The Butcher to land a boot but Castagnoli fires up and gets The Butcher in the Giant Swing. The Blade cuts that off after 10 revolutions. Dante tags in blind on The Butcher, things break down for a bit and it’s time for the parade of moves spot. Dante hits the Nose Dive onto The Blade to get the win for Top Flight
Winners: Top Flight
Dynamite Card
Bryan Danielson vs. Bandido
Ricky Starks vs. Jake Hager
TNT Title Match
Darby Allin (c) vs. Kushida
All Atlantic Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Jay Lethal
Tag Team Match
Trios Champions Young Bucks vs. Top Flight
Willow Nightingale vs. Toni Storm
Friday’s Rampage
Daniel Garcia vs. Action Andretti
