Monday, January 16, 2023

After Dark Elevation - AEW Dark Elevation recap for January 16, 2023

AEW acknowledges Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose, "The Problem" Marina Shafir and Emi Sakura beat Johnnie Robbie, Vipress and Zyra in a trios match.

Daniel Garcia beats Kevin Blackwood.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy. Matt Hardy is looking forward to their eight-man tag match, but Isiah Kassidy wants to know who their fourth man is. "All Ego" Ethan Page then shows up with Brandon Cutler, then Ethan says that everyone is parting harder yet Isiah Kassidy is refusing to bring the fun. Isiah walks away, then Ethan Page asks "Is he deadass?" Matt Hardy replies "I'm pretty sure he's deadass."

Before the next match, Ari Daivari says he sees nothing but phonies, fakes and pretentious wanna-bes who wish they were superstars like his team. He says that when his team wins, they will head to the Jersey shore and party all night long.

The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver) beats Nick Ruiz, "The Reality" Zack Clayton and Ari Daivari in a trios match.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Konosuke Takeshita when Don Callis shows up and says that Takeshita should have won his match against "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, that Takeshita is overburdened and that he needs help, as losses are losses and that there will be nothing left for him regardless of how talented he is. He then hands Takeshita his business card and leaves.

La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush and "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance) beat Misterioso and Diego Valens, then rip Misterioso's mask before pouring water on Diego Valens and beating him with a cable.

Before the next match, "All Ego" Ethan Page says nobody has to be cranky like Isiah Kassidy and that everyone should be happy like Matt Hardy, then brings out Brandon Cutler to bring out some more "high energy."

Brandon Cutler, Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy and "All Ego" Ethan Page beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) and The Spanish Announce Project (Luther and Serpentico) in an eight-man tag team match after Isiah Kassidy hits a top rope splash and Ethan Page shoves Kassidy out of the pinfall.

"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Willie Mack.

Athena beats Zeda Zhang in a Ring of Honor Women's World Championship Eliminator Match by submission, then continues to attack Zeda Zhang after the match. Yuka Sakazaki then runs into the ring and fights Athena, and Athena retreats.

Backstage, Lexy nair interviews Prince Nana, who says that The Embassy will be on a big roll for 2023 when The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver) shows up and asks him to join them. Prince Nana asks why he would possibly join them, especially when they smell bad, then Alex Reynolds mentions that Prince Nana e-mailed him about an orphanage and that he sent him $2,000 and never heard from him again. Prince Nana then runs away awkwardly.

Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) beat The Butcher and The Blade and The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) in a three-way tag team match.



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