6 Ups & 8 Downs From AEW Dark (Oct 13)

4. Wardlow vs. Elijah Dean

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Wardlow's squashes are always cool because we don't see a lot of him. There's something of a novelty factor to his work and he isn't even close to becoming oversaturated, meaning all he needs to do his hit the ring, work a couple of his sick power spots, and get out.

That's exactly what he did against Elijah Dean, who was soundly defeated. Wardlow didn't even have to hit the F10 putting him away, instead going to the drop-down corner knee we've seen a few times before, knocking Elijah out in an instant.

Another W for one of the most intriguing prospects in the promotion.

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