AEW Dark results: Lance Archer in action, 10 more matches

By Ethan Renner
Published: 16 Jun 2020, 20:34

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Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt) defeated Jon Cruz & Capital Vices (Sin & Money)

This was the AEW debut for Sin and Money, a great jobber tag team.

They had a 15 minute match crammed into five minutes.

Jungle Boy used two sloppy cradles on Money for near falls. Stunt and Cruz tagged in and Stunt hit Cruz with a senton and a dropkick. Luchasaurus and Money got tags and Luchasaurus used a series of throws on Money.

Cruz broke up a pin attempt on Money. Sin jumped in and hit a low blow on Jungle Boy. Sin hit Jungle Boy with a flatliner. Cruz blind-tagged himself in. Stunt hit Cruz with a tail whip.

Luchasaurus tagged in and ran wild with kicks. He hit a standing moonsault to Cruz but Sin broke it up. Jungle Boy and Cruz got tags again. Jungle Boy hit a tiger suplex for a near fall.

Stunt hit dives to Sin and Money. Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus hit the Extinction Level Event on Cruz and pinned him.

SCU (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) defeated Brandon Cutler & Peter Avalon (w/ Leva Bates)

This was a good showcase for SCU. Cutler and Avalon are going nowhere. Even the comedy loser duo thing has run its course.

Kazarian hit a series of arm drags and hip tosses on Avalon and Cutler. Daniels tagged in and was cut off. Cutler and Avalon couldn’t stay on the same page and allowed Daniels to make a hot tag to Kazarian. Kazarian hit a leg slice on Cutler.

Kazarian was briefly cut off as Avalon hit a fireman’s carry slam and Cutler hit a springboard elbow for a two count. Everyone jumped in as the match broke down. Kazarian hit a diving cutter on Avalon. Daniels covered and Cutler broke it up.

Daniels and Kazarian hit a powerbomb/neckbreaker combo on Cutler to take him out and followed with Celebrity Rehab on Avalon. Daniels pinned Avalon.

Big Swole defeated Dani Jordyn

This was short.

Jordyn threw her “burn book” at Swole before the opening bell. Swole found her own name in the book.

They traded the upper hand. Jordyn cut Swole off with a kick and used a chinlock. Swole came back with a diving cutter through the middle rope.

Swole hit a knee strike out of a fireman’s carry and followed up with Dirty Dancing for the pin.

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The nameless backstage interviewer spoke with Leva Bates. Bates said she had a plan to turn Cutler and Avalon into winners.

Cutler and Avalon entered and started bickering. They broke up as a team.

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Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) defeated David Ali

This was just a squash. It was Ali’s AEW debut.

Archer attacked a video editor on his way to the ring and almost knocked the guy out of his pants.

Archer dominated with a series of kicks and strikes. Ali tried to come back after escaping a chokeslam but Archer hit a series of kicks to the ribs and face.

Archer hit Blackout. He had Ali pinned but pulled him up after a two count.

Archer then used the EBD Claw to pin Ali.

Archer hit a chokeslam after the bell.

Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss defeated Musa & Shawn Dean

Janela and Kiss are a fun team. This was a showcase for them.

Janela and Kiss hit some tandem offense.

Archer randomly wandered to the stage during the match as if he were going to attack everyone in the ring but Roberts talked him down and escorted him back through the tunnel.

Musa and Dean cut Kiss off. Dean hit some strikes and a shoulder in the corner. Musa hit a neckbreaker for a one count.

Kiss made a hot tag to Janela. Janela hit a senton on both Dean and Musa. Janela tagged Kiss, then hit a frankensteiner on Musa and a tope suicida to Dean.

Kiss then hit the splits leg drop off the top for the pin.

Brandi Rhodes & Allie (w/ Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) defeated Red Velvet & Kenzie Paige

The worst storyline in AEW continued here, but with a new focus on Allie vs. Brandi rather than the romance between Allie and Marshall.

Red Velvet has the personality piece of this down but she needs work in the ring.

Allie hit Paige with a forearm before the opening bell. Allie used a lot of heelish mannerisms and delivered some aggressive strikes to Paige. Brandi and Allie tagged in and out with no problems between them.

Brandi got sent into Allie. Allie took a bump off the apron to the floor and sold her ankle. Brandi hit some of Dustin’s trademark spots on Velvet before being cut off.

Brandi made her own comeback as Allie refused to get back on the apron. Brandi hit a slingblade and a spear to Paige.

Allie blind tagged herself in after the spear. Brandi covered but she was no longer legal. Allie then sauntered into the ring and stood on Paige’s chest for the pin.

Brandi and Allie got into it after the match. Brandi, the babyface, shoved Allie. QT raised Allie’s hand like she just won the World title.

Dustin has to know this sucks, right? Think of everything Dustin Rhodes has seen and been a part of in wrestling. Think of the angles. He knows this sucks, for sure.

Shawn Spears (w/ Tully Blanchard) defeated Lee Johnson

Spears is wearing the black glove that Blanchard gave him to get his edge back.

They had a quick back and forth match. Johnson got a fair bit of offense. He went for a tope suicida but Spears blocked it with a forearm strike.

Spears teased a C4 but instead used the sharpshooter and Johnson immediately tapped out.

The Dark Order (Stu Grayson & Evil Uno) defeated Brady Pierce & John Skyler

5 and 10 accompanied Dark Order.

In another squash, Uno pinned Skyler after Grayson hit Fatality off the top rope.

Pierce was positioned as less of a jobber than Skyler as Skyler took the bulk of the beating.

Mr. Brodie Lee came to the stage to celebrate after the win.

Jimmy Havoc defeated Griff Garrison

These two had a nice match.

Havoc hit a series of stiff strikes. They rolled outside. Havoc went for a chop but missed and chopped the post. Havoc responded right away and whipped Garrison into the barricade.

Garrison missed a charge and Havoc twice hit arm drags sending Garrison into the buckle. Havoc gouged Garrison’s eyes.

Havoc hit a death valley driver and an uppercut. Garrison ducked an Acid Rainmaker and hit a rolling elbow for a surprise near fall.

Havoc then hit a high kick and the Acid Rainmaker. He followed with the implant DDT for the pin.

Penelope Ford (w/ Kip Sabian and Oscar the Papillon) defeated Skyler Moore

Moore is not ready for prime time.

Moore hit an arm drag. Ford rammed Moore into the buckle and hit some strikes. Ford choked Moore with the middle rope while kissing Kip and Oscar.

Moore countered a flip into the corner with a cradle for a near fall. Moore hit a series of strikes and used a gutwrench suplex for a two count.

Ford hit a back handspring into a stunner but the timing was off.

Ford then hit the fisherman buster into a bridge for the pin.

Scorpio Sky defeated Robert Anthony

Anthony is the dreaded “good hand” who is too good at doing jobs. At least he is a main event job guy on this show filled with job guys.

The opening tie-up ended in a stalemate. They traded hammerlocks. Sky hit a tackle and used an armbar. Sky hit a dropkick. Anthony countered with a tilt-a-whirl slam.

Anthony used a modified cobra clutch. Sky elbowed out and hit a pop-up double stomp. Sky hit another dropkick for a near fall.

Anthony blocked a TKO and hit a DVD for a two count. Sky blocked a suplex and used an inside cradle for a near fall.

The finish saw Sky hit a high kick and the TKO for the pin.

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After tonight’s show, according to the match graphics, the combined AEW record of the losers of this week’s matches is 0-85.

Jon Cruz: 0-5
Sin: 0-1
Money: 0-1
Brandon Cutler: 0-16
Peter Avalon: 0-16
Dani Jordyn: 0-4
David Ali: 0-1
Musa: 0-6
Shawn Dean: 0-8
Red Velvet: 0-1
Kenzie Paige: 0-2
Lee Johnson: 0-11
Brady Pierce: 0-3
John Skyler: 0-3
Griff Garrison: 0-1
Skyler Moore: 0-3
Robert Anthony: 0-3