7 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dark (Oct 6)

by Andy H Murray

1. Lucha Brothers vs. Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss

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Eddie Kingston cut a fire promo earlier in the night, spitting at Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss for taking pro-wrestling as a joke, telling them to stay at their level. Janela's response? "Like Sonny's ass, we're bouncing back." 'The Bad Boy' remains excellent value.

The match itself was comfortably the best thing on the show. Though it suffered from a couple of mistimed moments, these weren't enough to derail a clash that began with the babyfaces fired up and diving on the Lucha Brothers. An extended torture session then commenced, with the Lucha Brothers shutting the babyfaces down, as Pentagon got extra spicy with Janela. Kiss then scored his obligatory high-octane hot tag and scored a good near-fall with a 450 splash, though a series of quick closing exchanges ended with the Package Piledriver/Stomp combination for the Lucha Brothers' win.

A good tag bout by any show's standards, this was the kind of match Dark could use more than one of every week.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.