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AEW DARK - ELEVATION RECAP

By David Tees on 2023-02-20 20:08:00

AEW DARK ELEVATION EPISODE 103 RECAP

Fuego Del Sol vs. Juice Robinson

The match begins with Robinson shoving Del Sol into the corner a few times, Del Sol shoves Robinson to the mat before rolling him up a few times for a few near falls. Del Sol goes for a tornado DDT and Robinson avoids it by tossing him across the ring, Robinson kneels over a downed Del Sol while landing strikes. Robinson follows up by hitting Del Sol with a flapjack followed by a side Russian leg sweep and a senton for a near fall, Robinson briefly tries removing the mask of Del Sol. Del Sol fights back and he cracks Robinson with some strikes, Del Sol then hits Robinson with an enziguri. Del Sol then nails a dazed Del Sol with a corner spear followed by a kick, Robinson misses a charge in the corner and Del Sol hits him with a slingshot rana. Robinson falls out of the ring and Del Sol hits him with a penalty kick followed by a moonsault, Del Sol gets Robinson back in the ring before landing a knee strike. Robinson blocks another tornado DDT before dropping Del Sol on the top rope, Robinson then hits Del Sol with a senton for a near fall. 

Robinson again goes after the mask of Del Sol before landing a corner clothesline, Robinson follows up by landing a cannonball on Del Sol. Robinson then hits Del Sol with a series of Jabs before Del Sol catches him in a roll up for a near fall, Robinson removes the mask of Del Sol before landing a Left Hand Of God followed by a DDT for a three count.

Winner: Juice Robinson

ROH Women’s World Championship Eliminator Match: Athena (c) vs. Evelyn Carter

The match begins with Athena dropping Carter with a forearm strike, Athena then sends Carter shoulder first into the ring post. Carter falls to the ring apron and Athena stomps on her before baseball slide drop kicking her to the arena floor. Carter fights back on the arena floor and Athena drops her before landing more strikes, Athena then tosses Carter over the barricade and into the crowd. Athena hangs Carter on the barricade before nailing her with a running drop kick, Athena gets Carter back in the ring and Carter rolls her up a few times for a few near falls. Athena recovers and she drops Carter with a modified STF, Athena locks Carter in the crossface and Carter taps out.

Winner: Athena

After the match, Athena continues attacking Evelyn Carter before finally sending her face first into her title belt.

The Firm (Lee Moriarty & Big Bill) w/Stokely Hathaway vs. Zack Zilla & Warren Johnson

The match begins with Moriarty getting Johnson in a headlock, Johnson gets free and Moriarty drops him with a shoulder tackle. Johnson sets up for a hip toss and Moriarty counters with a jumping DDT, Moriarty then hits Johnson with a corner clothesline followed by some chops. Johnson fights back as Zilla makes a blind tag, Johnson cracks Moriarty with a drop kick so Zilla can get a near fall on him. Johnson tags back in and Bill makes the blind tag as Moriarty is double teamed, Bill then hits Zilla with a big boot to the face. Bill catches a leaping Johnson before landing a fallaway slam, Bill gets Johnson in the corner before landing some strikes. Bill also chokes a downed Johnson on the middle rope, Moriarty tags back in and he hits Johnson with a double underhook suplex for a near fall. Johnson catches Moriarty in a pin attempt before tagging Zilla in, Zilla starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Johnson tags back in and Bill prevents a double team move from the opposition, Johnson leaps off the ropes and Moriarty nails him with a clothesline. Bill tags in and he nails Johnson with an avalanche, Moriarty then hits Johnson with a running double knee strike. Bill and Moriarty hit Johnson with an assisted power bomb for a three count.

Winner: The Firm (Lee Moriarty & Big Bill) w/Stokely Hathaway 

Leva Bates, Madison Rayne & Willow Nightingale w/Skye Blue vs. Nyla Rose, Marina Shafir & Emi Sakura w/Vickie Guerrero

The match begins with Bates attacking Rose with an up kick, Rose gets angry and she runs a charging Bates over. Sakura tags in and Bates hits her with a chop, Rayne tags in and Sakura nails her with a chop. Rayne fights back and she drops Sakura after landing a few strikes, Sakura sends Rayne into the corner before tagging Shafir in. Shafir hits Rayne with a few strikes before landing a judo throw, Rose tags in and she hits a cornered Rayne with shoulder thrusts. Rose holds Rayne down while applying a dragon sleeper to her, Rose releases the hold to land a leg drop on Rayne. Sakura tags in and she nails a cornered Rayne with some chops, Sakura then hits a cornered Rayne with a running cross body block. Shafir tags in and she trips up Rayne before choking her on the middle rope, Guerrero interferes and she chokes Rayne. Blue confronts Guerreo before nailing Rose with a super kick, Rayne fights back and she tags Nightingale into the match, Nightingale quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. 

A brawl breaks out between everybody in the match, Bates makes a blind tag as Nightingale gets taken out. Bates hits Rose with a few strikes before being dropped, Rose hits Bates with a Beast Bomb for a three count.

Winners: Nyla Rose, Marina Shafir & Emi Sakura w/Vickie Guerrero

Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Sal Muscat

The match begins with Hobbs offering Muscat a handshake before nailing him with a short arm clothesline, Hobbs then hits Muscat with an avalanche followed by more strikes in the corner. Muscat fights back and he nails Hobbs with an enziguri, Hobbs recovers and he runs over Muscat before landing a spine buster. Hobbs then hits Muscat with a burning hammer for a three count.

Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs

Matt Hardy, Isaiah Kassidy, Ethan Page, The Butcher & The Blade w/Stokely Hathaway vs. Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno) & Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent)

The match begins with Blade getting Reynolds in a headlock, Reynolds gets free and Blade drops him with a shoulder tackle. Reynolds recovers and he hits Blade with a hip toss followed by a cross body block, Silver tags in and Butcher tags in a short time later. Reynolds and Silver double team Butcher until they get dropped with a double clothesline, all of Butcher’s teammates hit the ring for a massive suplex and a brawl briefly breaks out until the ring is cleared. Kassidy gets back in the ring and he gets put in a camel clutch by Uno, Page interferes and he drops Uno with a shoulder tackle. Blade traps Uno in the corner before tagging Page in, Page hits Uno with a few strikes before tagging Hardy in. Hardy then hits Uno with a middle rope elbow smash, Hardy sends Uno face first into the turnbuckle multiple times. Kassidy tags in and he nails Uno with an avalanche for a near fall, Kassidy then hits a downed Uno with a slingshot swanton bomb. Butcher tags in and he cracks Uno with more strikes, Page tags in and he works with Butcher to land a double headbutt on Uno.

Uno starts fighting back and Page rakes his eyes, Page then hits a rocked Uno with a delayed vertical suplex. Uno fights back and he nails Page with a neck breaker, Kassidy and Taylor are tagged in by their respective partners, Taylor quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Trent tags in and that leads to a five on one situation against Kassidy, Best Friends go for the Dude Buster and Hardy breaks it up. Hardy takes out Trent before Kassidy lands a swanton bomb for a near fall, a brawl then breaks out between both teams. Uno eventually nails Page with a Twist Of Fate, Butcher and Blade hit Uno with an assisted neck breaker on the arena floor. Members from both teams take each other out with multiple suicide dives, Trent and Kassidy battle in the ring until Kassidy is shoved into Hardy. Trent then drops a distracted Kassidy with a super kick, Page pretends to want to tag in before attending to Hardy. Trent and Kassidy exchange roll ups for some near falls, Best Friends eventually hit Kassidy with a Dude Buster for a three count.

Winners: Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno) & Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent)

Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari w/”Smart” Mark Sterling vs. Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miero & Rey Fenix) w/Alex Abrahantes

The match begins with Nese nailing Penta with a few strikes, Penta fights back and Daivari interferes to drop him. Penta escapes a double team from Nese and Daivari before Fenix hits the ring to knock them both out of the ring, Penta and Fenix confront Sterling on the arena floor before being jumped by Daivari and Nese. Daivari gets Penta back in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt, Nese tags in as Penta gets hung upside down in the corner. Nese taunts Penta before Penta falls out of the corner, Penta fights back against Nese and Daivari tags in to prevent a Penta tag. Daivari drops Penta before going after his mask, Penta fights back and he manages to drop Daivari. Nese tags in and he attacks Fenux to prevent a tag from Penta, Daivari interferes and Penta takes him out with a sling blade. Penta follows up by nailing Nese with a sling blade, Fenix tags in and he quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Fenix then hits Nese with a rolling cutter for a near fall, Penta tags in and Sterling interferes to prevent the Fear Factor from happening, Daivari catches Penta in a roll up for a near fall. Nese tags in and he accidentally hits Daivari with a super kick, Penta and Fenix then hit everybody with super kicks. Sterling interferes and he eats some super kicks as well, Lucha Bros then hit Nese with a Fear Factor for a three count. 

Winners: Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miero & Rey Fenix) w/Alex Abrahantes

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