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Ring of Honor TV live results: Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes vs. Dark Order

Posted on by Jeff Moss

The Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions will be in non-title action as part of tonight’s ROH TV show on HonorClub.

Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes will team up against recent rivals John Silver & Alex Reynolds of the Dark Order in a Proving Ground match. If the challengers beat or draw the champions, they earn a future title shot.

Two teams vying for a future shot themselves — The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) and Serpentico & Angelico — will battle in tag team action.

Hard-hitting Rachael Ellering will be in action as will Olympic boxing knockout artist Anthony Ogogo in his first bout since August’s All In. This will be his first singles match in either AEW or ROH since a dark match in April.

Both Brian Cage and his partners the Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) will be in action in separate bouts.

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ROH World TV Champion Red Velvet defeated Allysin Kay in a Proving Ground Match

This was power vs. finesse as Velvet picked up a victory in this proving ground match. Ian Riccaboni noted on commentary that Velvet’s rivalry with Diamante is heating up.

Velvet started strong but Kay used a fallaway slam, suplex, and other power-based moves to gain the advantage. Kay put Velvet in an ankle lock and a straight jacket before Velvet started to make her comeback. Kay cut off her momentum at one point with a spinebuster but then it was all Velvet.

Velvet hit a running knee while Kay was draped in the ropes before landing a facebuster-type move, not unlike LA Knight’s Blunt Force trauma, for the win.

The Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) defeated Dante Leon & Trip Gordy

This was a total squash win for the Gates of Agony. Riccaboni noted on commentary that Gates of Agony have one of the best win/loss records in the ROH tag division, which could mean a title shot is not too far off for them.

A video on the history between Nigel McGuinness and Bryan Danielson aired.

Preston Vance defeated Brandon Cutler

On commentary, they played up how Vance is looking to honor Brodie Lee’s legacy now, and he would do that by picking up his second win in a row with a discuss lariat.

Cutler came out to cut a promo and ran down the fans until Preston Vance came out. Cutler told Vance he wasn’t allowed to lay a hand on him until he showed him respect and adhered to the code of honor. Vance then punched him in the face immediately after shaking his hand.

Vance took the early offense while Cutler ran away. Cutler eventually hung him up on the ropes and got a period of offense, which mainly consisted of rest holds. Cutler did hit a superkick and pump handle slam at one point but that was about it.

Vance picked up the win with a discus lariat, not unlike the one Brodie Lee used.

The Outrunners cut a promo on the Iron Savages backstage and it was just wonderful. They said they would take them on anytime any place. So, we’ll likely get that match booked at some point.

John Silver defeated KM

Silver and KM had a pose down before the match began, with the crowd heavily favoring Silver.

The Dark Order have been heels of late, but that was not the case here. Silver was playing to the crowd and KM was being a heel.

Silver suplexed KM and gave him an airplane spin into a slam for the win, which looked really impressive considering the size difference between the two. Riccaboni noted on commentary that Sid Vicious used to use a similar move and Silver has adopted it of late.

Mark Sterling and Josh Woods cut a promo in the back. Sterling played up Woods’ collegiate record and said there was more to come. He concluded the promo by saying Woods would take on anyone at any time.

Rachael Ellering defeated Maggie Lee

They noted that Lee was trained by former ROH World Champion Tyler Black, aka Seth Rollins. Riccaboni with some sly plugs for Black’s matches being available on Honorclub.

Ellering hit a big shoulder block, a running elbow, a knife-edge chop that looked like it hurt, a running dropkick, and a running senton. She then hit the Bosswoman slam for the win.

Ellering went to shake Lee’s hand but Lee rejected it. Man, I guess Rollins doesn’t teach sportsmanship at his academy.

A video on Anthony Henry, JD Drake, and BEEF aired. The angle is that BEEF is Henry’s second cousin by marriage and is filling in for the injured Drake. They are undefeated together so far.

The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) w/Trish Adora defeated The Spanish Announce Project (Angelico & Serpentico)

This was a good match.

Serpentico and Angelico got the first real period of sustained offense, working on Bravo. He eventually made a hot tag to Dean who hit a DDT on Angelico and a big clothesline on Serpentico. He hit a floating back elbow and then Bravo tagged back in and got a two-count on a Falcon Arrow.

Angelico and Serpentico got back on offense and then started to work on Dean. Angelico hit a flatliner followed by Serpentico hitting a frog splash for a two-count.

Infantry got back on offense and worked two-on-one against Serpentico, finishing him off with the Boot Camp.

The Code of Honor was adhered to by both teams and the Infantry raised their opponents’ hands after the match. Some nice sportsmanship after Maggie Lee’s display against Ellering.

Anthony Ogogo defeated Kit Sackett

They snuck in some ads for Forbidden Door in London next year during this squash win for Anthony Ogogo.

Coleman noted on commentary that Sackett has an MMA background. Ogogo played to the crowd a lot. He hit a pump handle powerbomb, running kick to the face, an overhead suplex, and a big running clothesline. He hit his pop-up punch in the face move and referee Bryce Remsburg called for the bell.

Ogogo then went around ringside flipping off fans and generally being a bad guy.

Brian Cage defeated Rusman

Cage was in “Wolverine” gear for this one. His gear has often been Wolverine-focused since the latest movie came out.

Rusman got a nearfall off a uranage after not getting much offense at all in the early going. He then missed a move from the top and Cage took over the match from there. Cage hit a discus clothesline, powerbomb and then finished him off with an inverted cloverleaf for the submission victory. Coleman noted that now that he has submissions in the mix as well, Cage is even more dangerous.

Anthony Ogogo cut a promo backstage. He said it was time for him to win some gold in ROH. Taylor then said STP is going to take every title in ROH.

ROH Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara defeated The Dark Order’s Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds

The code of honor was adhered to but Reynolds gave Guevara a little shove after. The Dark Order were definitely heels here. Reynolds left the ring and pointed out that they don’t have to beat the champions in a proving ground match, they can go the distance and they will still earn a tag title shot.

Rhodes broke out a spinaroonie at one point here. Riccaboni pointed out on commentary that Rhodes has been tag champs with hall of famers, such as Booker T and Ricky Steamboat.

Dark Order ended up on offense, working on Rhodes. Rhodes eventually fought back with a powerslam on Uno and went to make a tag tag but Silver got in the ring, distracted the ref so he didn’t see the tag, and the Dark Order were able to gain the advantage again. Uno hit a piledriver on Rhodes for two-count.

Guevara eventually made a hot tag and the crowd got pretty into Guevara. He hit a cutter on Reynolds, Rhodes then ran in with a shrinking wizard for a two-count. The Dark Order retreated to the outside again, because they are trying to run out the time limit. Guevara dove on all three of them and tossed Reynolds back in the ring. Rhodes hit him with what Riccaboni called a “Texas Destroyer,” then a twisting suplex and Guevara hit a swanton on Reynolds for the win.

As Rhodes and Guevara are celebrating, Cage of Agony attacks them. The Dark Order joined in so it was a six-on-two attack to close the show. It looks like Gates of Agony will probably get a shot at Rhodes & Guevara, and then possibly Cage of Agony against Rhodes & The Von Erichs as well.

A perfectly fine professional wrestling show.

The Elite vs. Mogul Embassy ROH Six-Man title match set for AEW Rampage Grand Slam

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Both the AEW and Ring of Honor six-man titles will be on the line at Rampage Grand Slam.

The Elite’s Young Bucks and Hangman Page appeared in a backstage promo on Saturday’s AEW Collision to challenge The Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) to a match for the ROH Six-Man Tag Team titles. The Young Bucks made the save for Hangman Page after he was jumped by Cage on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

A match for the AEW Trios titles was also set on Saturday when it was announced that the Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver) will challenge reigning titleholders The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn.

Saturday’s show saw Silver defeat Anthony Bowens after Bowens was attacked by Evil Uno outside of the ring. Dark Order had challenged The Acclaimed to a singles match on Rampage, wanting to prove that they were worthy of a Trios title match.

Here is the updated lineup for the two-hour AEW Rampage Grand Slam:

  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage & The Gates of Agony) defend against The Elite (The Young Bucks & Hangman Page)
  • AEW Trios Champions The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) and Billy Gunn defend against Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver)
  • Darby Allin & Sting vs. Luchasaurus and Christian Cage

Dark Order to challenge for ROH Tag Team titles at AEW All Out

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Alex Reynolds & John Silver of The Dark Order will challenge for the ROH Tag Team Championship at Sunday’s AEW All Out pay-per-view.

Reynolds & Silver won a tag team battle royale on Friday’s AEW Rampage episode to earn a shot at MJF & Adam Cole’s ROH Tag titles at All Out. 

Silver hid outside the ring and rushed back in to eliminate Trent Beretta of Best Friends to end the battle royale and secure the title shot. 

Friday’s Rampage episode was taped Wednesday in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. 

Nine matches are now set for All Out set for Sunday, September 3 at the United Center in Chicago.

Here is the updated card for All Out:

  • AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy defends against Jon Moxley
  • TBS Championship: Kris Statlander defends against Ruby Soho
  • TNT Championship: Luchasaurus vs. Darby Allin
  • ROH Tag Team Championship: Adam Cole & MJF defend against Alex Reynolds & John Silver
  • ROH Television Championship: Samoa Joe defends against Shane Taylor
  • Eddie Kingston & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta
  • Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • FTR & The Young Bucks vs. Bullet Club Gold
  • Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Miro

AEW Rampage 100 spoilers: Young Bucks & Hangman Page vs. Dark Order

Posted on by Josh Nason

The following are spoilers for this Friday’s 100th episode of AEW Rampage, taped at the Rogers Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, after Dynamite.

Before the show, Nyla Rose defeated Liza Hall in the only pre-show dark match followed by Tony Khan telling the crowd they had something special in store for Rampage.

These come courtesy of PWInsider:

  • Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Evil Uno) defeated Hangman Page & The Young Bucks after Konosuke Takeshita distracted the referee, leading to Claudio Castagnoli attacking Page who then got pinned by Uno
  • Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia defeated Jeff Jarrett & Matt Hardy to advance to the Blind Eliminator tag team tournament semifinals
  • Brian Cage & Big Bill defeated Matt Sydal & Trent Beretta to advance to the Blind Eliminator tag team tournament semifinals
  • Hikaru Shida defeated Marina Shafir

Notes:

  • The semifinals will take place on the next Dynamite from Saskatoon. Guevara & Garcia will face Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin while Cage & Bill will take on MJF & Adam Cole.
  • Jarrett & Hardy have teamed once before: in 2011 for then-TNA as part of a house show in France.
  • Shida is now 2-0 against Shafir.

Young Bucks & Hangman Page trios match part of 100th AEW Rampage

Posted on by Josh Nason

The 100th episode of AEW Rampage will feature a heated trios rematch.

The Young Bucks will team with Hangman Page against Dark Order’s John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno. The two teams squared off last week’s Dynamite with The Elite members picking up the win. When the Bucks and Page got attacked by the Blackpool Combat Club afterward, Dark Order chose not to help their former friend in Page and walked away.

The show will feature two matches in the eight-team blind eliminator tag team tournament.

In one, Jeff Jarrett will team with Matt Hardy against Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia of the Jericho Appreciation Society. Jarrett and Hardy have teamed once before on a 2011 TNA house show in France.

The other will feature Big Bill teaming with Brian Cage against Matt Sydal & Trent Beretta.

Hikaru Shida will look to win her sixth straight as she takes on Marina Shafir. The two have met in singles action once with Shida picking up the win in October 2022.

Here’s the lineup that is being taped in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Wednesday:

  • Hangman Page & The Young Bucks vs. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Evil Uno)
  • Blind eliminator tag team tournament quarterfinal: Jeff Jarrett & Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia
  • Blind eliminator tag team tournament quarterfinal: Brian Cage & Big Bill vs. Matt Sydal & Trent Beretta
  • Hikaru Shida vs. Marina Shafir

AEW Dark results: Blake Christian, Dark Order in action

Posted on by Skylar Russell

This week’s AEW Dark was taped last month at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Harley Cameron (w/ QT Marshall & Aaron Solo) defeated Mafiosa

Cameron dominated from the get go, slamming Mafiosa to the mat. Seconds later, Cameron took a selfie with her in the midst of the match, humiliating her. Shortly after, Cameron finished off Mafiosa with a backstabber.

– Brock Anderson & Brian Pillman Jr. cut a backstage promo about furthering their dominance as a tag team.

Blake Christian defeated Lee Johnson

Johnson and Christian locked up early, but Johnson gained the advantage after nailing Christian with a cheap shot. Johnson then whipped Christian into the turnbuckle, causing him to crash to the mat.

After a vertical suplex, Johnson tried to pin Christian but ended up with a near fall. Christian responded with a ripcord Spanish fly for his own near fall. Christian then tried to hit a 450 splash, but Johnson rolled out of the way at the last second. Instead, Christian met Johnson on the apron, speared him to the floor, and dove onto him to a big crowd reaction.

Christian then tried to dive onto Johnson with a springboard splash once he rolled back in the ring, but Johnson got the knees up. Moments later, Christian hit his double curb stomp on Johnson to pick up his second straight win.

Brock Anderson & Brian Pillman Jr. (w/ Arn Anderson) defeated The Wingmen (Cezar Bononi & Ryan Nemeth) (w/ Peter Avalon)

An early tag from Nemeth to Bononi led to stomping on Pillman’s midsection and neck area. Nemeth came back in and taunted before resorting back to his beatdown of Pillman.

Anderson eventually got a hot tag and laid in a few shots on Nemeth before sending Bononi crashing out of the ring. Seconds later, Anderson trapped Nemeth in a small package to score the victory.

Mei Suruga & Emi Sakura defeated Reka Tehaka & Ashley D’Amboise

Suruga & Sakura jumped Tehaka & D’Amboise as the bell rang. Sakura hit a double crossbody on both her opponents in the corner before Suruga got on Sakura’s shoulders, allowing the pair to hit the cannonball slam.

Sakura then hit her signature piledriver on D’Amboise, but Tehaka broke up the pin at the last possible second. Moments later, Sakura hit her signature moonsault on D’Amboise to pick up the victory.

Zack Clayton defeated Jake Logan

Logan was able to get in some early offense, but Clayton spilled the match to the outside and tossed him into the ringside steps. Clayton then positioned Logan on apron and sent him crashing to the mat with a over-the-top suplex. Clayton quickly put away Logan with a modified brainbuster shortly after for his sixth straight win.

Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) defeated Varsity Athletes (Tony Nese & Josh Woods)

Woods had an early advantage on Reynolds as the two traded various strikes. Reynolds fought back and was able to nail Woods with a dropkick from the middle rope. Woods tagged in Nese after pulling Reynolds’ shoulder through the middle rope.

Nese continued to focus on wearing down Reynolds while frequently exchanging tags with Woods. The match turned when Silver finally got the hot tag and took out Woods with a uppercut before turning his attention to Nese and nailing him with a series of kicks.

Silver and Reynolds were looking for a top rope move of some sorts when Ari Daivari ran down to the ring and pushed Silver off the top rope. Evil Uno leveled the playing field shortly after and tossed Daivari into the steel steps.

Silver and Reynolds then hit a lifting uppercut on Woods which took him out of the bout. The Dark Order duo hit their signature striking combination on Nese which ended with Reynolds getting the jackknife pin to score the win.

AEW Dark Elevation results: Dark Order, The Firm in action

Posted on by Ryan Howard

This week’s AEW Dark: Elevation was taped at the UBS Arena on Long Island, New York, last Wednesday with Paul Wight and Matt Menard on the call.

They mentioned this is the most exciting hour in pro wrestling, so exciting, in fact, that it only lasted 25 minutes tonight. These tapings actually had eight matches, but presumably were split in two as only four aired this evening.

The Butcher, The Blade & Kip Sabian (w/ Penelope Ford) defeated MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ueno

MAO, Katsumata & Ueno are part of the DDT faction Sauna Club that is led by Konosuke Takeshita. After a quick start by Sabian, Butcher made the tag and no sold a dropkick by MAO, only to get popped with a no look punch. Triple dives connected from Ueno, MAO & Katsumata, as back inside, Butcher used his strength to run through the opposition.

A snap powerslam by Blade led to fast tags, but a missed corner cannonball by Sabian allowed MAO to hit a series of kicks. The hot tag was made to Katsumata who connected with a diving splash and rolling cutter to Butcher on the apron. Ueno tried to keep the momentum going, but was caught with a Blade pop-up powerbomb.

Ueno countered Drag the Lake as MAO hit a 450 splash, but the tide turned with Blade planting him with a rolling neckbreaker. The second Drag the Lake attempt connected to give Butcher, Blade & Sabian their first win as a trio.

Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose defeated The Renegades

Shafir used an early throw to drop Robyn Renegade who tried to respond with an enzuigiri, but Shafir kept on an ankle lock. Charlette Renegade was able to make the tag and a double team by the Renegades only made Shafir angry who flat out punted Charlette in the liver.

Rose cleaned house immediately with a corner splash and double snap suplex on both Renegades followed by a spear. Robyn avoided the first Beast Bomb, but as Charlette ran to help, Shafir clocked her and Rose planted Robyn with the second Beast Bomb attempt for the victory.

Shafir & Rose are now 14-1 in standard tag team action.

Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Evil Uno) defeated Aaron Rourke, Alvin Alvarez & Brother Greatness

Uno wasted no time clobbering Greatness with a running boot and short arm lariat. This show was taped in Long Island last week, so Silver got a big hometown pop. After a delayed vertical suplex, Rourke tried to cut off Silver’s momentum, but was caught in a fireman’s carry along with Greatness in a demonstration of Silver’s power. The numbers were too much for Silver as he was isolated, but Rourke, Alvarez & Greatness were playing to the crowd too much, thus Silver made the hot tag to Reynolds. 

A discus punch, dive to the floor and leaping boot on the apron led to Reynolds hitting a power bomb on Rourke for two. Uno made the blind tag and Greatness was dropped with the triple slam. Rourke suffered the Wombo Combo from Reynolds & Silver to get the win.

Big Bill & Lee Moriarty defeated Rex Lawless & Traxx

Wight questioned if Traxx was wearing ankle weights while Menard wondered if he was Scott Norton. Bill got a nice reaction being from Queens, dropping Traxx easily in the corner. Moriarty was able to easily pick through the pieces with corner knees and snap elbow drop. Traxx got in one shot as Lawless used Moriarty to squish Bill in the corner, but tried it again and ate a running Bill big boot and chokeslam for the easy quick three count.

BCC vs. Hangman Page & Dark Order announced for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Stu Grayson will return to AEW to team with The Dark Order against Blackpool Combat Club on next week’s AEW Dynamite. 

In a trios match announced on social media on Thursday, Grayson will team with Evil Uno and Hangman Page against Blackpool Combat Club’s Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta in Winnipeg on Wednesday. 

Grayson’s AEW deal expired last May after the two sides were unable to come to terms on a new deal. Grayson returned to the company for a one-off to team with Dark Order when AEW visited Toronto last October. 

Moxley, Castagnoli, and Yuta attacked Page and The Dark Order in an angle on this week’s Dynamite to set up next week’s bout.

The trios match joins a pair of title matches, as well as AEW World Champion MJF’s Re-Bar Mitzvah in the lineup for Wednesday’s episode. 

Here is what is announced to this point: 

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, March 15 —

  • AEW World Trios Championship: House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews) defend against Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia) & The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)
  • AEW World Champion MJF’s Re-Bar Mitzvah
  • AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy defends against Jeff Jarrett
  • Hangman Page, Stu Grayson & Evil Uno vs. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta

Stu Grayson returns on AEW Rampage

Posted on by Josh Nason

Five months after he couldn’t come to terms with AEW on a new deal, Stu Grayson has returned.

Grayson made a surprise return on Friday’s Rampage in a backstage segment with the Dark Order. After 10 challenged Rush to a match next week, he, Evil Uno, John Silver and Alex Reynolds put their hands together in a sign of unity.

Then, a bandaged hand appeared on top and the camera pulled back to reveal it was Grayson, much to the surprise of the group. He said he wasn’t going to miss AEW’s debut in Canada and the segment ended.

The Canadian native departed AEW in May after he and the company couldn’t come to a financial agreement on a new deal. He had been with the company since Double or Nothing in May 2019 where he and Evil Uno debuted.

It’s unknown what type of contract, if any, the 33-year-old has signed and what changed from either side since May.

After last wrestling in AEW in April, Grayson has competed nine times on the indies, nearly all of them in Canada, with more coming up.

Hangman Page & Dark Order advance to AEW Trios title tournament final at All Out

Posted on by Josh Nason

The finals for the inaugural AEW Trios title tournament are now set as The Elite’s Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks will face Hangman Page & Dark Order at Sunday’s All Out.

Page, John Silver & Alex Reynolds picked up the win over Best Friends on Friday’s edition of Rampage. The end came when Silver got a roll-up on Chuck Taylor after Taylor had clotheslined Page over the top following an Orange Punch on Page.

Best Friends nearly had the match won when Trent Beretta hit Strong Zero on Reynolds on the outside of the ring followed by Taylor hitting his Awful Waffle on Silver for a near fall that preceded the finish.

Dark Order advanced to tonight’s match by virtue of a win last Friday over House of Black. In that match, 10 hurt his knee which took him out of the tournament. On Wednesday when that was revealed, Evil Uno said he would take the spot and was then taken out by a crutch attack by Andrade El Idolo for unknown reasons.

Page offered to step in on their behalf. Of course, Page is a former member of The Elite with the Bucks and Omega and is a former AEW Tag Team Champion with Omega. The Bucks had originally asked Page to be their partner in the Trios tournament, but he turned them and Dark Order down to stay neutral. 

Best Friends vs. Dark Order Trios tournament semifinal set for next AEW Rampage

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The second semifinal bout in the AEW World Trios Championship tournament is now set for next Friday’s live Rampage.

Dark Order’s John Silver, Alex Reynolds & 10 will take on Best Friends’ Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor with the winner advancing to the tournament finals at next Sunday’s All Out. 

The winner next Friday will take on the winner of the other semifinal bout which is set for this Wednesday’s Dynamite: The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) vs. United Empire (Will Ospreay & Aussie Open).

Silver, Reynolds & 10 defeated House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, & Brody King) Friday to advance in the tournament, assisted by a distraction from Miro. House of Black beat down Miro afterward, leading to Sting and Darby Allin making the save.

The Trios tournament match is the only thing announced for Friday’s live show from the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Dark Order’s Alan ‘5’ Angels’ AEW contract expires

Posted on by Josh Nason

AEW’s Dark Order took another hit this year as Alan “5” Angels’ contract has expired.

A Reddit thread noted that Angels had removed all references to AEW in his Twitter profile and made his profile image all black. Bryan Alvarez confirmed that his contract did expire. However, he is expected to work in AEW on a per-date deal.

On Monday night, Angels tweeted the following:

Stu Grayson, an early AEW roster member and original Dark Order member, could not come to terms on a new deal earlier this year and also departed. It’s unknown if there were any such negotiations with Angels on a contract.

The 24-year-old debuted during the early pandemic era Norcross, Georgia, TV tapings in 2020. That included his much-discussed and debated match with Kenny Omega due to the amount of offense the relative unknown got in. He would join Dark Order in May and remained with the group through the end, wearing a mask for part of his run and then dropping it.

His last AEW match was a Pure Rules bout against Daniel Garcia during the most recent Universal Studios TV tapings that has yet to air.

Angels has continued to work indies and just made his NJPW Strong debut in the Openweight Tag Team title tournament along with Dark Order member Evil Uno.

AEW Dark: Elevation Spoilers from Los Angeles, California

Posted on by Ian Carey

Four matches were taped for AEW Dark: Elevation on Wednesday from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California. 

With the show emanating from Southern California, former SCU teammates Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels were reunited. Daniels accompanied Kazarian to the ring for his match against Serpentico. 

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling’s Miyu Yamashita made her AEW debut at the tapings as well. She teamed with Skye Blue in a losing effort to Nyla Rose and Serena Deeb. 

Other matches filmed for the show include the Nightmare Factory defeating the Dark Order and Death Triangle defeated The Wingmen. 

AEW Dark: Elevation airs Monday at 7 p.m Eastern on YouTube. Full spoilers for the show are listed below.  

  • The Nightmare Factory (QT Marshall, Anthony Ogogo, Nick Comoroto & Aaron Solo) defeated Dark Order (Alan “5” Angels, John Silver & 10)
  • Frankie Kazarian w/ Christopher Daniels defeated Serpentico 
  • Nyla Rose & Serena Deeb defeated Skye Blue & Miyu Yamashita
  • The Death Triangle (Penta Oscuro, Rey Fenix, & Pac) defeated The Wingmen (Peter Avalon, Ryan Nemeth, & Cezar Bononi) 

AEW Dark Elevation results: Leyla Hirsch, Lance Archer, Fuego Del Sol, more in action

Posted on by Juan C. Reneo

It’s Monday and you know what that means: a seven-match AEW Dark: Elevation taped last Wednesday at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mark Henry, Paul Wight and a returning Tony Schiavone were on the call for this week’s episode of Elevation.

Jay Lethal defeated Jorah Johl (with Matt Hardy & Jose)

Lethal started the match strong, but Johl was able to use his strength to put things in his favor for a few minutes. Lethal tried to go for Lethal Injection, but Johl was able to counter it. The second time, however, Johl was not lucky. Lethal’s record is 6-1 after this bout.

After the match, Matt Hardy cut a promo about Johl disappointing him. Hardy threatened Johl that he would delete him from AHFO if he doesn’t impress soon.

Red Velvet defeated Skye Blue

While Velvet and Skye were facing each other, Leyla Hirsch showed up and distracted Velvet. Blue used this for a superkick and a nearfall. Red Velvet connected with the Final Slice and was able to win the match and improve her record to 45-21.

Frankie Kazarian defeated Alan Angels

Paul Wight and Mark Henry mentioned on commentary that if they were in the ring facing Angels, they would rip off Angels’ earring to teach him a lesson. This was very funny.

Kazarian and Angels had a battle of small packages and it ended with both standing tall. Angels tried to use his speed to overwhelm Kazarian, but the experience of the latter played a factor in this match. Kazarian sent Angels flying with a Stan Hansen-esque lariat. Kazarian went for a flying leg drop, but Angels countered it into a reverse figure four. Angels tried to go for another small package, but Kazarian countered it into a chicken wing to win the match by submission. Kazarian’s record after his match with Angels was 64-29.

Diamante, Emi Sakura & Nyla Rose (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated LMK, Kayla Sparks & Paris Van Dale

This match was the AEW debut of Paris Van Dale. The heels started the match quickly by attacking the non-AEW wrestlers. Nyla Rose’s power in particular helped her team establish the early advantage. Diamante with a brand-new submission move (modified rear naked choke) was able to win the match for her team.

Lance Archer defeated Fuego Del Sol

Fuego Del Sol tried to outsmart Archer, but failed. Archer tried to go for a Blackout, but Fuego escaped at the last second with a flip. Archer spent most of the match toying with Fuego. Fuego tried to go for his famous Tornado DDT, but Archer countered it with a suplex. Archer on his second attempt was able to hit the Blackout and improve his record to 47-10.

Leyla Hirsch defeated Willow Nightingale

Hirsch started the match not taking Nightingale seriously. Nightingale used her size advantage to overwhelm Hirsch. Nightingale went for a beautiful moonsault but there was nobody there, allowing Hirsch to win the match by submission with an armbar. Hirsch’s record after this bout is 32-12.

Evil Uno & Stu Grayson defeated Chaos Project

Luther tried to use Serpentico’s back for an assisted cannonball on Grayson, but it failed miserably. Serpentico tried to go for a Lethal Injection, but Grayson and Uno countered it into Fatality to win the match. Their record is 25-7 after this match.

Final Thoughts:

The chemistry of the commentary team has improved a lot since day one, you could clearly notice this when Schiavone, Henry and Wight were talking about cupcakes. In terms of matches, Kazarian vs. Angels was the best match of the night, but Archer vs. Fuego is also a match worth watching.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – ‘Head of Talent Relations’

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Video —

This week on Being The Elite —

  • This was a short episode, presumably due to Brandon Cutler being sidelined with COVID-19.

The cold open —

  • Christopher Daniels confronted Matt Jackson in a bathroom. Matt was afraid that Daniels was looking for retribution for him ending his AEW career, but Daniels said he needed him to look over his 401k papers. Daniels magically disappeared. 

Dark Order —

  • After being transformed into a tiny pumpkin on last week’s episode, the group looked after Colt Cabana. They then tried to brainstorm different ways to turn him back into a human. Stu Grayson thought that hitting the pumpkin with a chair might work, but he was talked out of it. 10 tried to give Colt drugs, but it didn’t work. Alex Reynolds offered the pumpkin money, but that also didn’t work. John Silver started kissing the pumpkin, then was going to perform sexual favors for it before he was stopped. The group decided to go to their dressing room to brainstorm more. 
  • Adam Cole approached Silver and Reynolds. He has been missing the attention that they were giving him. He was about to say something heartfelt, then Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly entered and the group started insulting Silver and Reynolds.