10/22/19 AEW Dark Recap

Oct 22, 2019 - by Michael Riba

Tony Schiavone hosts Dark again, and Excalibur and Taz are on commentary.

Match #1 – Singles Match: Joey Janela vs. Brandon Cutler
They lock up, but neither man gains the advantage. Cutler applies a headlock, but Janela turns it into a wrist-lock. Cutler turns it into one of his own, but Janela counters into a headlock. Janela takes Cutler down, but Cutler counters into a head scissors hold. Janela gets free, but Cutler takes him down again. Janela comes back with a shoulder tackle and then a back body drop. Cutler comes back with an enzuigiri and delivers a right hand and then a flying forearm. Cutler goes for the cover, but Janela kicks out. Cutler slams Janela and delivers a springboard ax handle. Cutler goes for the cover, but Janela kicks out again. Cutler applies a rear chin-lock, but Janela comes back with a chop. They exchange shots and then Cutler kicks Janela in the face. Cutler goes for the cover again, but Janela kicks out. Janela sends Cutler to the corner, but Cutler drops him with a reverse DDT. Cutler goes for the cover, but Janela kicks out. Cutler slams Janela into the corner and then slams him face first into the turnbuckle.
Cutler charges, but Janela moves and guillotines him on the rope. Janela drops Cutler with a clothesline and Cutler goes to the floor. Janela takes him out with a suicide dive and then an elbow shot from the steps. Janela tosses Cutler back into the ring and goes for the cover, but Cutler kicks out. Cutler comes back with an enzuigiri and goes for a springboard, but Janela trips him up. Janela delivers an avalanche brain buster from the top and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Joey Janela

The second edition of “Undesirable to Undeniable” airs, this week with Cody sitting down with QT Marshall.

Match #2 – Singles Match: Nyla Rose vs. Leva Bates (w/Peter Avalon)
Bates dropkicks Rose into the corner and connects with a few corner clotheslines. Rose catches Bates and slams her to the mat. Rose goes for a leg drop, but Bates dodges it. Bates kicks Rose in the chest and drops her with a DDT. Bates goes for the cover, but Rose kicks out. Rose drops Bates with a power slam, but Bates comes back with a kick. Bates kicks Rose in the face, but Rose comes back with a Death Valley Driver. Rose goes for the cover, but Avalon distracts the referee. Bates catches Rose with a roll-up for two, but Rose comes back with a clothesline. Rose throws Bates onto Avalon and then slams her into the steps. Rose tosses Bates back into the ring and stomps on Avalon. Rose stands on Bates’ back and then slams her into the corner. Rose delivers the Beast Bomb and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Nyla Rose

It is announced that Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. will take on Jaime Hayter tomorrow night on Dynamite.

An interview with SCU airs. They say they proved that they are the best tag team in AEW and will win the AEW World Tag Team titles. They take on Dark Order on tomorrow’s Dynamite. In addition, Private Party will take on Lucha Brothers in the other semifinal.

Jon Moxley will take on PAC tomorrow, as well. An interview with PAC airs. PAC says he has done nothing but help Moxley since he came to AEW and has nothing to show for it. PAC says Moxley will be reminded of the day that he betrayed The Bastard.

Match #3 – Eight-Man Tag Team Match: #StrongHearts (CIMA and T-Hawk) and Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) vs. Cody, Dustin Rhodes, and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (w/Brandi Rhodes and MJF)
Cody and CIMA start the match. They lock up, but neither man gains the advantage. CIMA takes Cody down and Cody rolls to the floor. Cody gets back into the ring and applies a side headlock. Cody kicks CIMA in the face and then all eight men get into the ring. T-Hawk tags in, as does Rhodes. They lock up and Hawk delivers a chop. Rhodes drops Hawk with a shoulder block and then delivers a clothesline. Matt tags in and he and Rhodes double team Hawk. The Bucks try to double team Hawk, but he gets the upper hand. Matt rakes Hawk’s eyes, but Hawk comes back with a chop. Cody gets a chop as well and Kassidy tags in. Quen tags in quickly and Party double teams Matt. CIMA tags in and controls Matt. Quen tags back in and stomps onto Matt’s arm. Kassidy knocks the other team off the apron and Matt takes Quen down with a Northern Lights suplex times four, the last one sending Quen into Kassidy. Nick tags in and takes CIMA and Hawk to the floor. Nick delivers a forearm and a kick to Quen.
Nick delivers a knee to CIMA and double stomps onto Quen. Nick takes out Kassidy, CIMA, and Hawk on the floor an then slams Quen to the mat with a face-buster. Nick connects with a moonsault that takes out CIMA and Hawk. Quen comes back with a Pele kick and then Party drops Nick with Gin and Juice. CIMA delivers a Meteora and then Quen delivers a Shooting Star Press. CIMA and Hawk try to double team Nick, but he gets free and delivers Superkicks. Rhodes tags in and drops Hawk with a few clotheslines. Rhodes delivers a right hand and an atomic drop. Rhodes kicks Hawk in the face and knocks CIMA to the floor. Rhodes drops CIMA and Hawk with power slams, and then Quen as well. Rhodes tells Kassidy to hold on so he can catch his breath and then Rhodes delivers one to him as well. Rhodes takes out Party with a double cross body and then Cody drops CIMA on the floor. Quen sends Rhodes to the floor and then Party takes out Cody and Rhodes with a double suicide dive. The Bucks deliver a dropkick and suicide dive combo to Party.
Rhodes gets involved when MJF distracts the referee and she takes out Party and Hawk with a dive. MJF gets into the ring as Cody and The Bucks distract the referee. MJF runs the ropes for a bit and then mock flips off the crowd. CIMA drops MJF with a Backstabber and then Cody drops CIMA with Cross Rhodes. Hawk drops Cody and then The Bucks double superkick to Hawk. Party and The bucks brawl in the ring and The Bucks deliver superkicks. The Bucks send Party to the floor and then Cody and Rhodes set Hawk and CIMA in the corner. Party interrupts it, but they are dropped with quadruple superkicks. Party is set up in the other corners and then Cody, Rhodes, and The Bucks deliver quad unnatural kicks. Rhodes drops Hawk with the Final Reckoning and gets the pin fall.
Winners: Dustin Rhodes, Cody, and The Young Bucks

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