Monday, January 9, 2023

After Dark Elevation - AEW Dark Elevation recap for January 9, 2023

"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Schaff.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews "All Ego" Ethan Page, who says that Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy will keep on winning when Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy show up. Matt Hardy shows up and says their match will be a trios match and that Ethan Page is involved. Ethan is upset at first, but Matt Hardy says he wants to work with him, that the three of them can be Trios Champions, and that he has a belated Boxing Day gift for him in the form of green tights. Ethan Page likes this and heads to the locker room, and when Isiah Kassidy asks Matt "Are you deadass?" Matt replies "I am deadass."

The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) beat The Bollywood Boyz (Harv and Gurv Sihra).

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Claudio Castagnoli. Claudio says "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods is a tremendous athlete and one of the best mat wrestlers in AEW and Ring of Honor. He has a lot of respect for him and looks forward to getting in the ring and testing himself. He says that Woods has yet to reach his true potential while he has been the testing block and the final boss for year, and that he is the guy people want to step into the ring with to see how good they really are. He says he does not care where he defends the ROH World Championship, because it is the world title where he defends it and his opponent is in for a fight.

The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) and Ari Daivari in a trios match.

Powerhouse Hobbs beats Vinny Pacifico.

"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose and "The Problem" Marina Shafir beat Amira and Danika Della Rouge. Vickie Guerrero walks out just before the match ends, much to the chagrin of Nyla and Marina.

We hear from The Butcher and The Blade. The Butcher says it is a new year, that the tag team division's luck has run out and that they are "lean, mean and smokin' all that green." The Blade says they are the midnight riders and the master killers and they are here to kick ass.

Claudio Castagnoli retains the Ring of Honor World Championship against "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods.

Before the next match, "All Ego" Ethan Page says he and Matt Hardy are now on good terms, and says that they should party even harder before playing Matt Hardy's theme.

Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy and "All Ego" Ethan Page beat Guillermo Rosas, Cody Chhun and Sonico in a trios match.

Athena beats Viva Van with a crossface, then attacks her after the match. All of a sudden, "The Problem" Marina Shafir shows up, and after Athena smacks Viva Van's head into the Ring of Honor Women's World Championship, Marina confronts her and points at the ROH Women's World title. Athena tells Marina that if she wants it, she's got it, then backs off.

Angelico guests on commentary for the rest of the show before the last match.

Eddie Kingston and Ortiz beat The Midnight Heat ("Rockin'" Ricky Gibson and "Precious" Eddie Pearl). After the match, Ortiz celebrates in the ring while Eddie Kingston heads to the back immediately.

Bandido bets "The Fallen Angels" Christopher Daniels.

Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) beat Spanish Announce Project (Luther and Serpentico) in a trios match.



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