6 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dark (Dec 15)

1. Skyler Moore vs. Leva Bates

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Thunder Rosa provided guest commentary for the first time on Dark here and did a solid job, continuing her assimilation into AEW's televised universe.

The bout was below Dark's usual level. It wasn't horrendous, but stretches of molasses-slow exchanges, whiffed kicks, and other minor immersion-breakers dragged it down a notch, with Bates picking up the win via roll-up.

Leva gate Moore a copy of the Young Bucks' book after a post-match handshake. She's trying out a new babyface character after splitting from Peter Avalon, so let's see where it goes.

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