8 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dark (Nov 26)
6. Kong Crushes Bates
Awesome Kong vs. Leva Bates was preceded by a typically rubbish Peter Avalon promo (to the defenders: "deliberately rubbish" is still "rubbish"), but the match itself was everything it needed to be.
Leva attempted to distract Kong with a book then strike her early. This was totally ineffective. Bates ate a blow, a spinning backfist, and Kong's Soul Collector finisher, with the whole thing wrapped in under a minute. Afterwards, the former TNA standout and Brandi Rhodes took a lock of Leva's hair for their growing collection.
Nobody could have wanted or expected anything more from this, with Kong and Bates perfectly positioned as monster and jobber respectively. A good job all-round.
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