6 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Dark (Nov 17)

2. Victory In Defeat

TNT Jurassic Express
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TNT vs. Jurassic Express and Alex Gracia vs. Ivelisse were textbook Dark bouts, layout-wise, but the defeated parties both stood out.

Gracia was particularly impressive against Ivelisse. Her opponent had a weird match last week, lazily trudging her way through a series of borderline uncooperative exchanges, but was in better form here, fighting ugly against Gracia's smooth, flashy offence. They were an effective pairing and while Gracia was defeated, she wasn't eaten alive.

TNT, meanwhile, worked some fun, fast exchanges with Jungle Boy, looked like good sellers and bumpers against Luchasaurus, and pulled a little twin magic early on. The Hughes brothers' offense lacks variety at the moment but they are as solid as you'd expect D'Von Dudley's twin sons to be.

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