AEW DARK ELEVATION 104 RECAP
Emi Sakura vs. Rachelle Riveter
The match begins with Sakura backing Riveter into the ropes before landing a chop, Riveter gets angry and she nails Sakura with a few strikes. Sakura recovers to corner Riveter and land more chops, Sakura goes for a Vader Bomb and Riveter avoids it. Riveter then hits Sakura with a few European uppercuts and a corner clothesline for a near fall, Riveter sets up for something and Sakura drops her with a spinning neck breaker. Sakura drops Riveter in the corner before landing a running cross body block, Sakura then hits Riveter with a slam followed by a top rope moonsault for a three count.
Winner: Emi Sakura
The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) w/Maria Kanellis vs. EJ Sparks & Aguila Aguirre
The match begins with Taven faking a handshake before hitting Sparks with some strikes, Taven then nails a charging Sparks with a drop kick. Sparks fights back and he hits Taven with an atomic drop, Bennett makes a blind tag and he levels Sparks with a forearm strike. Bennett traps Sparks in the corner while landing some chops, Taven tags in and he drops Sparks with a missile drop kick. Sparks recovers and he hits Taven with a head kick, Aguirre tags in and he immediately eats a back body drop from Taven. Bennett tags in and Aguirre fights back against both opponents, Taven tags in and he nails Aguirre with a springboard enziguri. Bennett hits Aguirre with a death valley driver before Taven lands a knee strike for a three count.
Winners: The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) w/Maria Kanellis
Diamante, Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose w/Vickie Guerrero vs. Mazzerati, Miss May & Brittinie Brooks
The match begins with Shafir tripping up Brooks before kicking her in the back and upper body, Shafir keeps Brooks down while attacking her further. Brooks fights back and Shafir gets her in an arm bar, Diamante tags in and she hits Brooks with short arm clotheslines. Diamante then hits Brooks with a release German suplex, Rose tags in and Mazzerati gets a tag as well. Rose immediately runs Mazzerati over before stomping away on her, Rose follows up by hitting Mazzerati with a clothesline followed by an avalanche. Rose throws Mazzerati into Brooks before May refuses to tag in, Shafir tags in and Mazzerati is hit with an elevated DDT for a three count.
Winners: Diamante, Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose w/Vickie Guerrero
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Daniel Evans
The match begins with Hobbs immediately placing Evans on the top rope before taunting him, Evans leaps off the ropes to hit Hobbs with a missile drop kick. Hobbs sends Evans back in the corner before landing an avalanche, Hobbs traps Evans on the top turnbuckle before landing a ton of strikes. Hobbs follows up by hitting Evans with a spine buster followed by a burning hammer for a three count.
Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs
Matt Hardy, Ethan Page & Isaiah Kassidy w/Stokely Hathaway vs. Ice Williams, Braxton & Watson
The match begins with Kassidy getting Williams in a headlock, Williams gets free and Kassidy drops him with a few arm drags followed by a neck breaker. Hardy tags in and he double teams Williams alongside Kassidy, Williams fights back and he tags Braxton into the match. Braxton attacks a cornered Hardy with a few strikes, Hardy fights back and he sends Braxton into the turnbuckle multiple times. Hardy follows up by sling shotting Braxton into the middle rope, Page tags in and he hits Braxton in the back with a middle rope elbow smash. Watson tags in after an eye rake from Braxton and Page boots him in the face for a near fall, a brawl breaks out between everybody in the match. Hardy tags in and Watson gets triple teamed by the opposition, Hardy then hits Watson with a Twist Of Fate for a three count.
Winners: Matt Hardy, Ethan Page & Isaiah Kassidy w/Stokely Hathaway
ROH Women’s World Championship Eliminator: Athena (c) vs. Danielle Kamela
The match begins with Athena leveling Kamela with a forearm strike just as the bell sounds, Athena mounts a downed Kamela while landing more strikes. Athena grabs Kamela and she sends her shoulder first into the ring post, Athena drops Kamela on the ring apron before using a baseball slide drop kick to knock her to the arena floor. Athena drops Kamela by the ring steps before crashing into the ring steps after a failed knee strike attempt, Kamela then drops Athena on the arena floor before getting her back in the ring. Kamela then drops Athena with multiple clotheslines followed by a spinning neck breaker, Kamela then hits Athena with a modified cutter for a near fall. Kamela goes to the top rope and Athena uses a ref distraction before knocking Kamela off the ropes, Athena then hits Kamela with a knee strike followed by the Eclipse for a three count.
Winner: Athena
After the match, Athena attacks Danielle Kamela further by sending her face first into her title belt.
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Lee Johnson w/Cole Carter
The match begins with Takeshita backing Johnson into the corner before being separated, Takeshita then drops Johnson with an arm drag before trading some leg trips. Johnson then cracks Takeshita with a few strikes before eating a leaping clothesline, Johnson fights back and he nearly shoves Takeshita into the ref before landing a drop kick. Johnson traps Takeshita in the corner while landing more strikes and chokes, Johnson follows up by dropping Takeshita with a hard Irish whip into the corner. Johnson keeps Takeshita down while applying a chin lock to him, Takeshita gets free and he nails Johnson with a few strikes. Johnson tries throwing Takeshita out of the ring and Takeshita holds onto the ropes before leveling Johnson with a lariat, Takeshita then sends a charging Johnson out of the ring before landing a suicide dive. Takeshita gets Johnson back in the ring before landing a multiple running kicks in the corner, Takeshita misses a final running kick and Johnson rolls him up for a near fall. Johnson then hits Takeshita with a neck breaker for another near fall, Takeshita avoids a charging Johnson before nailing him with a blue thunder bomb.
Takeshita sets up for a knee strike and Johnson avoids it before landing a super kick, Takeshita escapes a suplex from Johnson before landing a knee strike. Takeshita follows up by cracking Johnson with a running knee strike, Takeshita follows up with one more knee strike for a three count.
Winner: Konusuke Takeshita
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