AEW DARK EPISODE 187 RECAP
Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) vs. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum)
The match begins with a pose down between Silver and Magnum, Silver gets Magnum in a headlock and Magnum gets free before eating a shoulder tackle. Floyd tags in and he kicks Silver in the midsection, Silver recovers and he drops Floyd with a shoulder tackle. Magnum returns and Silver takes both opponents down with a double shoulder tackle, Silver then hits Floyd with a back body drop before double teaming Magnum alongside Reynolds. Magnum sends Silver out of the ring after lowering the middle rope, Magnum gets Silver back in the ring before choking him on the middle rope. Floyd tags in and he nails a cornered Silver with some strikes, Silver fights back and he manages to tag Reynolds in. Reynolds quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Reynolds nails Floyd with a pop up knee strike followed by a tiger driver for a near fall. Reynolds gets Floyd in a cross face and Magnum breaks it up, Reynolds sends Floyd into Magnum before landing a high boot. Silver tags in and he nails Floyd with a top rope double stomp for a three count.
Winners: Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds)
Riho vs. Diamante
The match begins with Diamante going after the arm of Riho, Riho gets free and she does the same to the arm of Diamante. Diamante gets Riho in a headlock and Riho gets free before eating a shoulder tackle, Riho gets up and she drops Diamante with a drop kick. Riho corners Diamante before landing a knee strike followed by a suplex for a near fall, Diamante fights back and she sends Riho to the ring apron before landing a rope assisted neck breaker. Diamante uses a baseball slide drop kick to send Riho to the arena floor, Diamante gets Riho back in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt. Diamante drops Riho in the corner before stomping away on her, Diamante gets Riho out of the corner before landing cross face strikes for a near fall. Riho fights back and she drops Diamante with a head scissors takedown, Riho traps Diamante in the ropes before landing a 619. Riho goes to the top rope and she lands a high cross body for a near fall, Diamante fights back and she hits Riho with a spinning neck breaker for a near fall. Diamante mounts a downed Riho while landing a few strikes, Diamante then tosses Riho across the ring a few times.
Diamante follows up by landing a diving European uppercut to the back of Riho, Riho recovers and she hits Diamante with a knee strike. Diamante fights back and she hits Riho with a German suplex, Riho rolls through a second German suplex attempt to land a double stomp on Diamante. Riho then hits Diamante with a northern lights suplex for a near fall, Riho goes to the top rope and she lands a double stomp for another near fall. Riho misses a double knee strike and Diamante nails her with a clothesline afterwards for a near fall, Riho escapes a brain buster from Diamante to land a release dragon suplex followed by a double knee strike for a three count.
Winner: Riho
Sonny Kiss w/The Trustbusters vs. Terry Kid
The match begins with Kiss backing Kid into the corner before taunting him, Kid goes after the arm of Kiss and Kiss fights back before dropping him. Kiss then hits a downed Kid with a split leg drop for a near fall, Kiss traps Kid in the corner while landing a few strikes. Kiss follows up by choking Kid along the middle rope, Slim J and Jeeves K interfere to attack Kid while the ref was distracted. Kid fights back and he cracks Kiss with a few strikes, Kiss recovers and Kid is dropped with a forearm strike. Kid fights back again and he nails Kiss with a back suplex, Kiss says he is injured and it was a ruse so he can rake the eyes of Kid. Kiss then hits Kid with a corkscrew kick for a three count.
Winner: Sonny Kiss w/The Trustbusters
Julia Hart vs. Zoey Lynn
The match begins with Hart dropping Lynn after landing a few strikes, Hart traps Lynn in the corner while landing more strikes and a choke. Hart then drops Lynn with a back elbow strike after getting her out of the corner, Lynn fights back and she trips Hart before landing a springboard drop kick. Hart misses a charge in the corner and Lynn rolls her up for a near fall, Hart recovers to hit Lynn with a super kick followed by a standing moonsault. Hart then hits Lynn with a clothesline to the back of the head, Hart applies the Heartless to Lynn and Lynn taps out.
Winner: Julia Hart
Action Andretti vs. Lee Johnson w/Cole Karter
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Andretti and Johnson, Andretti gets Johnson down before applying a headlock to him. Johnson gets Andretti down next with a headlock and Andretti is quick to get back up, Johnson escapes a second headlock from Andretti before landing a drop kick for a near fall. Johnson focuses his attack on the arm of Andretti and Andretti does the same to him, Andretti then drops Johnson with a top rope arm drag before landing a drop kick. Andretti then hits Johnson with a springboard splash for a near fall, Andretti gets Johnson in the ropes while landing some chops. Johnson fires back and he lands his own chops on Andretti, Andretti corners Johnson again while landing a few strikes. Andretti then drops Johnson with a head scissors takedown before knocking him out of the ring, Karter tries to distract Andretti and he trips him behind the ref’s back. Andretti chases Karter into the ring before Johnson drops him with a back elbow strike, Johnson traps Andretti in the corner while stomping away on him.
Johnson follows up by dropping Andretti with a hard Irish whip into the corner, Johnson then hits Andretti with a suplex for a near fall. Johnson keeps Andretti down while applying a chin lock to him, Andretti gets free and he eventually nails Johnson with a drop kick. Andretti and Johnson have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Andretti ends the exchange after hitting Johnson with a back breaker into a neck breaker. Andretti follows up by cracking Johnson with a tornado DDT for a near fall, Johnson fights back and he hits Andretti with a neck breaker for a near fall. Andretti and Johnson have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Johnson then hits Andretti with a few super kicks before eating an enziguri. Andretti goes for a springboard moonsault and Johnson counters with a super kick, Johnson then lands a blue thunder bomb on Andretti for a near fall. Johnson goes to the top rope and Andretti meets him up there to land a superplex, Johnson leaves the ring and Andretti nails him with a suicide dive.
Karter tries interfering and Andretti nails him with a super kick, Andretti then hits Johnson with a moonsault before getting him back into the ring. Andretti misses a springboard moonsault before exchanging super kicks with Johnson, Andretti catches a leaping Johnson before landing a neck breaker for a three count.
Winner: Action Andretti
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