AEW Dark results: Toni Storm vs. Kiera Hogan

It’s Tuesday and you know what that means: AEW Dark taped several weeks ago in Orlando, Florida, with Excalibur and Taz on commentary.

AR Fox defeated Peter Avalon (5:45)

Fox hit a no hands plancha onto Avalon followed by a leg drop off the top onto a prone Avalon on the apron. Avalon countered a suplex attempt with a small package, then catching Fox with a superkick. Avalon and Fox exchanged chops until Avalon went to the eyes and hit a suplex for a near fall.

Fox escaped a suplex attempt and Avalon missed a moonsault. Fox then hit a pair of unique cutters for a near fall. Avalon hit a death valley driver on the apron and then followed up with a sit-out death valley driver for a near fall. Fox missed a 450 splash, but landed on his feet. Avalon went for a sunset flip, but Fox countered and after a series of counters between Fox and Avalon, Fox got the pinfall in a fun opener.

Willie Mack defeated Serpentico (w/ Luther) (6:32)

Mack delivered some very creative arm drags. Serpentico clipped Mack’s knee when Luther distracted him. Serpentico then worked over his leg which Mack sold well. According to the commentary team, Luther smells like “bologna and ice cream” which I don’t imagine goes well together.

Mack eventually rallied and went for a piledriver, but Serpentico countered by grabbing Mack’s knee. Serpentico hit a senton atomico on Mack’s knee for a near fall. He tried to suplex the much larger Mack, but he blocked it easily. Serpentico tried to come off the top with a crossbody, but Mack muscled him up for a sit-out power bomb. This was a solid match with a good little story. I wouldn’t mind seeing more of Mack on the bigger shows.

Leila Grey defeated Ameera (2:19)

Grey got the win with a sit-out Jay Driller in a quick squash.

Varsity Athletes (Tony Nese & Ari Daivari) (w/ Mark Sterling & Josh Woods) defeated Jay Lucas & Terry Yaki (2:46)

Sterling did the ring introductions for Nese and Daivari. In a later interview segment, he confirmed Daivari is a member of both the Varsity Athletes and the Trustbusters. Is either really worth listing on his resume? Daivaria caught Lucas with a superkick and then launched him into a cutter from Nese for the pinfall in another quick squash.

Lee Moriarty defeated Invictus Khash (3:29)

Moriarty locked in a full nelson, but Kash escaped and took him down with an ankle pick. Khash went to pick up Moriarty, but Moriarty locked him in cravat. There was some really good mat wrestling here as you might expect. Moriarty got a nearfall with a sunset flip. Khash went for a cover, but Moriarty caught him with a low blow on the kickout, followed by a leg lariat for the pinfall.

Evil Uno defeated Cezar Bononi (4:41)

Uno hit a high boot on Bononi to start which was no sold. Bononi hit his own big boot to take advantage. Bononi kicked Uno out of his vest for a near fall. Bononi sent him to the floor with a chop and then threw him into the ring steps.

Back in the ring, Bononi hit a double underhook power bomb for a nearfall. Bononi charged into a boot from Uno who sent Bononi headfirst into the turnbuckle, followed by a short arm lariat. Uno used a crisp-looking piledriver for the pinfall.

Toni Storm defeated Kiera Hogan (7:15)

After an initial back and forth flurry from both women, the former AEW Women’s Champion caught Hogan with a hip attack to send her to the floor. Storm dragged Hogan around ringside by the hair and whipped her into the barricades. Back in the ring, Hogan tried to come back but Storm put her down with a forearm.

Storm hit a snap suplex and followed up with a boot for a near fall. Storm locked in a full nelson, but Hogan battled out with elbows. She caught Storm with a hip attack and hit a crossbody for a near fall.

Storm called for a timeout and began selling her ankle. The ref checked on her, but it was all a ruse. When Hogan got too close, Storm sent her into the turnbuckles and hit a spinning DDT for a near fall. Hogan came back with an hangman’s neckbreaker for a near fall. Storm hit a shotgun dropkick to send Hogan in the corner, delivered the hip attack, and the Storm Zero piledriver for the win in a seven-minute match that felt like 20.