AEW Dark results: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Angelico

This week’s AEW Dark matches were taped at Universal Studios in Orlando in December 2022.

AR Fox & Top Flight defeated The Wingmen (Peter Avalon, Cezar Bononi & Ryan Nemeth)

Within seconds, the entire Wingmen trio was on the outside of the ring. Fox went to dive on them, but he was caught by both Bononi and Nemeth. Darius Martin then took out all three members of the Wingmen at ringside with a dive.

Once the bout transitioned back in the ring, Flight and Fox remained in complete control. At one point, Nemeth caught Fox with a dropkick to the arm, prompting him to taunt before tagging out to Bononi.

The closing sequence saw Dante and Nemeth exchanging a couple of moves before Darius tagged in and hit the “Hollywood Hunk” with a springboard flatliner. Avalon came in and got hit with a launching cutter by Fox, which allowed his team to pick the win via pinfall.

They now await whether AEW Trios Champions The Elite will accept their challenge.

Red Velvet defeated Sofia Castillo

Velvet took Castillo down with a deep armdrag as the bout started. Castillo, who had a clear size advantage, responded by slamming Velvet face-first into the mat. Moments later, Castillo hit Velvet with a stunner while she was trapped in the middle rope.

Castillo’s momentum wouldn’t last long as Velvet got back into the match after hitting her with a lung blower. Velvet would go on to make Castillo submit with a modified double armbar. She moves on to face TBS Champion Jade Cargill for the title Wednesday.

Zack Clayton defeated Fulton

Clayton had the control for the most of this short bout as he easily overpowered the much larger Fulton, formerly of WWE NXT and Impact. Clayton would go on to win with a quick brainbuster.

Brock Anderson & Brian Pillman Jr. defeated Rosario Grillo & Dean Alexander

Pillman and Grillo started off the bout. Anderson began to exchange quick tags with Pillman as they tried to work down Grillo into the mat with various submissions.

Pillman and Anderson eventually hit a combo of strikes on Alexander before Anderson hit a gourdbuster to score the win.

Skye Blue defeated Renee Michelle

Michelle charged Blue in the corner early, but Blue instead rolled her up for a near fall. Michelle popped back up quickly and took the fight to Blue in the corner, sending her to the mat. Michelle then hit a middle rope moonsault on Blue for another near fall.

Blue regained momentum as she was able to hit Michelle with a couple of different leg strikes in a row. Blue followed those strikes up with a superkick and a swinging flatliner for the victory.

Shane Taylor Promotions defeated Mr. G & Dante Casanova

JD Griffey and Mr. G started off the match. Griffey nailed G with an array of strikes before he tagged out to Casanova. Shane Taylor came in and got planted into the mat with an impressive spinebuster.

Taylor responded by nailing Casanova with a beautiful elbow strike. Seconds later, Taylor positioned Casanova for a package piledriver. Before Taylor drove him into the canvas, Griffey hit Casanova with a pop-up knee strike. This combination move would score the win for Shane Taylor Promotions and their first in AEW.

Yuka Sakazaki defeated Avery Breaux

Breaux and Sakazaki had a competitive back and forth sequence of reversals after the bell rang, but Sakazaki came out on top. Sakazaki then ran around the ring and drilled Breaux with a running drive-by dropkick to gain the advantage.

Sakazaki would go on to win the bout after hitting a springboard splash on her opponent. Her pursuit of ROH Women’s Champion Athena continues.

The WorkHorsemen defeated Adrian Alanis & Liam Gray

Gray and Alanis tried to jump out of JD Drake’s way early on, but Drake’s agility allowed him to catch both Alanis and Gray and drop them on the mat with separate moves. Anthony Henry then tagged in and hit Gray with a crossed leg brainbuster to score the win.

Konosuke Takeshita defeated Angelico (w/ Luther & Serpentico)

Takeshita started by hitting Angelico with a clothesline, but Angelico quickly recovered and sent him packing to the outside. Takeshita was jumped by Luther and Serpentico at this point, allowing Angelico to gain a slight advantage.

Takeshita remained resilient as he continued to lay in chops and forearms. At one point in the middle portion, Takeshita nailed Angelico with a blue thunder bomb for a great near fall.

Angelico continued to fight back as his strikes seemingly got stiffer and stiffer as the match went on. Takeshita was finally able to put away Angelico after nailing him with two brain busters and a running knee. He moves on to face Brian Cage on Wednesday.