AEW Dark: Elevation Results (03/27) - Ethan Page, Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy Vs. Spanish Announce Project, Riho Vs. Diamante, ROH Women's Title Proving Ground Match
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results of "AEW Dark: Elevation" on March 27, 2023, coming to you from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri!
Before he faces "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry on this Wednesday's edition of "AEW Dynamite", Matt Hardy looks to gain some momentum going into the bout as he teams up with The Firm's Ethan Page and Isiah Kassidy to take on Spanish Announce Project's Luther, Serpentico, and Angelico. Two other members of The Firm will also be in action, as Big Bill and Lee Moriarty will be going head-to-head with "The Reality" Zack Clayton and Anaya. Tony Nese and Ari Daivari will also be in tag team competition, as they are set to collide with Campbell Myers and Lane Summers.
Reigning Ring of Honor Women's World Champion Athena will be squaring off with Tootie Lynn in a Proving Ground Match. If Lynn wins, then she will receive a shot at Athena's title in the next sixty days. Elsewhere in the women's division, Riho will be returning to action for the first time since defeating longtime rival Nyla Rose on the March 10 episode of "AEW Rampage" when she collides with Diamante. Speaking of Rose, she will be joining forces with teammate Marina Shafir to take on Sage and Briar Hale while Willow Nightingale will go one-on-one with Maggie Lee ahead of her match with Ruby Soho on Wednesday night.
We are live! "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and Paul Wight greet audiences at home as Tony Nese, Ari Daivari, and "Smart" Mark Sterling head to the ring. Campbell Myers and Lane Summers are already waiting inside.
Tony Nese and Ari Daivari vs. Campbell Myers and Lane Summers
Nese and Myers begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. The two separate and Nese flexes his biceps before they lock up again. Nese hits a back elbow and follows it up with a series of kicks, then tags in Daivari. Daivari and Nese rain down right hands before Daivari delivers chops and right hands to Myers' spine. He then hits a dropkick and goes for a pin, but Myers kicks out. Nese tags back in and delivers a few right hands, then tags Daivari in. Summers tags in and fires off right hands, but Daivari catches him with a kick. Nese hits him with an elbow and tosses him over to Daivari, who catches him with a cutter. He then ascends to the top and delivers a Frog Splash for the win.
Winners: Tony Nese and Ari Daivari
Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir head to the ring, with Sage and Briar Hale already waiting inside.
Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir vs. Sage and Briar Hale
Briar and Rose begin the action. The bell rings and Rose delivers a kick. She follows it up with a second kick to Briar's face. Shafir tags in and delivers several knees to Briar's midsection, then follows it up with a hip toss. Briar delivers a splash in the corner and hits a German suplex before Sage tags in and Shafir drags her into her corner. Rose tags in and whips Sage into the corner, then hits an overhand chop and whips her into the corner once more. Shafir tags in and hits a modified pump handle slam. Shafir drapes Sage on the ropes as Rose ascends to the top and delivers a leg drop. Shafir then pins Sage, but Briar breaks the fall. Rose gets Briar on her shoulders, but Sage saves her and the pair dump Rose out of the ring. Shafir then locks in a full body submission hold on Sage for the win.
Winners: Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir
After the match, Rose and Shafir plant Sage with a double team maneuver.
Willow Nightingale heads to the ring, with Maggie Lee already waiting inside.
Willow Nightingale vs. Maggie Lee
The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with submission holds before Nightingale hits a pair of shoulder tackles. Lee mocks Nightingale's height, then shoves Nightingale and looks for a boot. Nightingale catches it and hits her signature pounce, then hits a cannonball and The Doctor Bomb for the win.
Winner: Willow Nightingale
Zack Clayton and Anaya head to the ring, followed by The Firm.
The Firm vs. Zack Clayton and Anaya
Clayton and Moriarty begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Clayton shoves Moriarty into the corner, then delivers a clothesline. Moriarty sends Clayton to the mat, but Clayton fires back with a lariat and tags in Anaya. Moriarty catches him with a float over DDT, then follows it up with a clothesline in the corner and a dropkick to his spine. He hits Clayton with an enziguri on the apron, then sets his sights back on Anaya and executes a series of knees to his midsection. Bill tags in and knocks Clayton off the apron, then sends Anaya crashing into the corner and hits a splash. Moriarty tags in before Bill delivers a big boot and the pair hit their finisher for the win.
Winners: The Firm
Athena heads to the ring, with Tootie Lynn already waiting inside.
Athena vs. Tootie Lynn in a ROH Women's World Championship Proving Ground Match
The bell rings and Lynn delivers a dropkick. She delivers a roundhouse kick and looks for a DDT, but Athena blocks it and plants her with a scoop bodyslam. She mocks Lynn and pins her for the win.
Winner: Athena
After the match, Athena helps up Lynn before she plants her on the apron and locks in a Bow and Arrow as she stretches Lynn around the ring post. Athena goes to collect her title in the ring, but Emi Sakura is waiting for her and plants her with a rolling cutter. She then holds up the ROH Women's World Championship.
Spanish Announce Project heads to the ring, followed by Ethan Page, Matt Hardy, and Isiah Kassidy. On their way down to the ring. Page says while he's usually super positive, he's not feeling it today. Hardy says best friends don't let best friends stay sad, and they will turn his frown upside down. Kassidy says he knows what Page wants and what Missouri needs: to Party Hardy.
Ethan Page, Matt Hardy, and Isiah Kassidy vs. Spanish Announce Project
Kassidy and Angelico begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with submission holds before Angelico trips Kassidy. Kassidy hits an arm drag and a spinning back heel kick, then tags in Hardy. Hardy climbs up to the middle rope and delivers an elbow drop, then begins targeting Angelico's arm. Kassidy tags in and hits a double ax handle off the middle rope. Serpentico tags in and Kassidy hits him with a tijeras, then tags in Hardy. Hardy and Kassidy deliver a double back elbow. Luther then takes a cheap shot at Hardy before Angelico tags in and continues to beat down Hardy. Luther tags in and hits a snap suplex, then tags Serpentico back in. Luther bodyslams Serpentico on top of Hardy, but Hardy fires back with the Side Effect and tags in Page. Page delivers a shoulder tackle and a powerslam, then goes for a pin, but Angelico and Luther break the fall. Hardy and Kassidy toss Angelico and Luther out of the ring, and Kassidy delivers a splash to Serpentico in the corner off Hardy's back. Page follows it up with the Twist of Fate and tags in Kassidy. Kassidy hits the Swanton Bomb for the win.
Winners: Ethan Page, Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy
Diamante heads to the ring, followed by Riho.
Riho vs. Diamante
The bell rings and the two lock up. Diamante delivers a shoulder tackle and a lariat, then rains down right hands and follows it up with a bodyslam. She fires off a forearm and a chop, then delivers another chop.
The pair teeter on the top rope before Riho pushes Diamante off and delivers the double stomp. She follows it up with a hurricanrana and the 619, then goes for a pin but Diamante kicks out. Diamante then delivers a modified rolling cutter and a pair of German suplexes. Diamante hits a back elbow, but Riho rolls her up for the win.
Winner: Riho