13 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dark (Nov 3)

11. KiLynn King vs. Lei'D Tapa

KiLynn King Lei'D Tapa
AEW

Lei'D Tapa is a former Impact and GFW wrestler who hasn't worked a match since 2017. Matches like this one vs. KiLynn King are a good idea, particularly when they feature people like Tapa, as the pseudo tryouts give AEW an impression of how they might fit into their product.

It's hard to get too much of a read on Tapa as this bout only ran for about three minutes. Still, this was solid enough. Tapa's work is basic but everything she did felt nasty and the bout's biggest moves were all impactful, with King picking up a first AEW victory via Frog Splash.

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