After Dark - AEW Dark recap for October 26, 2021

Bobby Fish beats Invictus Khash. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Bobby Fish in the ring. Fish says that CM Punk is "allegedly" the best in the world and that he will find out how good CM Punk is on Dynamite, because in 24 hours, "it's clobberin' time."

Riho beats Xtina Kay.

Sammy Guevara heads to the ring. He talks about his match tomorrow night against "All Ego" Ethan Page for the TNT Championship, and tells Page that he finally got the matched after politicking, bitching and whining. He says that Ethan deserves it after doing this longer than he has and coming from the same place he did, then asks what will happen when he fails in the biggest match and opportunity of his career like he has during his entire life, and tells him that bitching and moaning will not get him the TNT Champion. He says that he worked hard to get the TNT Championship, and tells Ethan that he head better be ready to kill, because he is ready to die and Ethan will have to kill him to win. Ethan Page shows up and says he has thrown grown men down stairs and over guardrails, and that he has been ready to kill since he showed up in AEW. He says that Sammy may be the face of TNT and that people may like that, but that will soon change, as he is an "immature, basic-ass civilian" like the fans while he owns the room, saying the fans will never amount to anything. Ethan says TNT will get the champion they deserve and that he will TNT to places never thought possible, then says he will become champion and make sure of it tonight. Suddenly, Sammy is attacked from behind by Scorpio Sky, and Ethan joins in. Sammy is left bleeding while Scorpio Sky imitates Jim Ross and directs traffic. Suddenly, Santana and Ortiz run into the ring, causing Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page to retreat.

Eddie Kingston beats Jack Evans by submission.

Dante Martin beats JDX. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews Lio Rush and Dante Martin. Lio Rush says the match against The Sydal Brothers on Dynamite will be quite the match, as Dante Martin will prove that he is one of the best wrestlers in the game today, and that it is time that the Sydal name has to go away, as Matt Sydal has not done for Dante Martin what he can do for Dante's career, saying he is what is go for Dante's career as well as "Highest Flight."

Tony Schiavone interviews Adam Cole in the ring. Cole takes the microphone from Schiavone, then says that when he and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) off the stage and into the table, he told Jungle Boy to wake up, as guys like Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Christian Cage are in denial and have no idea how good and how powerful The Elite is. He says AEW is All Elite Wrestling for a reason, as guys like The Elite are the building blocks of the place and the state of the wrestling world is due to guys like them. He says that the locker room's failure to realize this proves how stupid they really are, and tells Schiavone that he hasn't seen anything yet.

Tony Schiavone interviews Jade Cargill and "Smart" Mark Sterling backstage. Sterling says Jade Cargill has a first-round bye in the TBS Championship Tournament because he has one of the greatest winning streaks of all time and a spot in the top five that she will climbing up in, and says that Jade no longer has to wait for a title shot to win a championship and elevate her brand. Jade just says to give her the title, because she is "that bitch."

Arturo Ruas - going by the name Tiger Ruas - quickly beats DJ Brown with one quick. Ruas says he has been looking for competition his whole life and that DJ Brown did not enough technique to offer. He says that he is in AEW to face the best and asks Tony Khan to bring him more competition, as his technique is everything.

Diamante beats Skyler Moore by submission.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Tony Nese. Nese says he has heard that AEW is the hottest place in wrestling right now, and says there is no better place for the hottest free agent in wrestling to sign to. He then says that half of the AEW roster does not even belong in the same ring as him, and next week, he will start picking names off, starting with Fuego del Sol.

Preston "10" Vance beats Shayne Stetson with the full nelson.

Too Fast Too Fuego (Fuego del Sol - who goes by the name Fuego One - and Fuego Two) beats Dean Alexander and Kid Bandit.

"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson beats Aaron Solo with the Lebell Lock.