Welcome to Wrestling Inc’s recap of AEW Dark, which airs every Tuesday at 7 PM EST on AEW’s YouTube Channel. Be sure to give your thoughts about tonight’s show in the comments section below. Additionally, share our live coverage through social media. Make sure to click the REFRESH button to continue to get the most current up to date coverage. Below is what’s on tonight’s line-up of what’s in store for tonight:
We have a huge 15 match card set & ready to go featuring the Gunn Club, Luchasaurus vs. Cezar Bononi, John Silver in singles action, the latest #AEW signee 'Legit' Leyla Hirsch, & much more!
Watch #AEWDark TONIGHT at 7/6c on our YouTube channel – https://t.co/lBSV4sbfpB pic.twitter.com/jwIA0J0XtF
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 16, 2021
– Excalibur and Taz welcome us to another episode of Dark. Excalibur teases that -1 will join commentary later tonight as he sends it to Justin Roberts for our first match of the night.
Luchasaurus vs. Cezar Bononi (w/Peter Avalon)
Luchasaurus and Bononi quickly lock up as Bononi is pushed into the corner. There’s a stand-off as neither man is able to drop the other with a shoulder block. Luchasaurus uses his speed to drop Bononi with a boot. Bononi shows off his agility but meets a thrust kick sending him to the corner. Luchasaurus lays some strikes in the corner, but Bononi rakes Luchasaurus’ eyes and responds with his own strikes in the corner. Luchasaurus pushes off the corner off the Irish Whip and hits a huge clothesline. Luchasaurus hits a big headbutt, but Avalon provides a distraction, and Bononi takes advantage dropkicking Luchasaurus to the outside.
Avalon takes advantage of a referee distraction, but Luchasaurus chokes him. Bononi comes in for the save and slams Luchasaurus on the side apron. Bononi rocks Luchasaurus with a clothesine, cover, but Luchasaurus kicks out. Bononi doing more damage to the back. He hits a back suplex, cover, but he only gets a two count. Bononi mocks Luchasaurus, but that fires Luchasaurus up. Luchasaurus catches a punch and counters with a knee lift then a headbutt. Luchasaurus hits a German Suplex, kips up and lands a corkscrew kick.
@luchasaurus! That is all.#AEWDark #AEW
— 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) March 16, 2021
Avalon tries to distract Luchasaurus, and Luchasaurus brings him to the ring. Bononi hits a jumping boot with Luchasaurus distracted, cover, 1-2-no! Avalon looking to provide an assist, but Luchasaurus sends Bononi towards Avalon. Luchasaurus hits a Death Valley Driver, cover, but Bononi kicks out at two! The two start trading strikes. Luchasaurus ducks a clothesline and hits a hook kick then a clothesline followed up by a standing moonsault for the win.
Winner: Luchasaurus
Savannah Evans vs. Leyla Hirsch
Evans and Hirsch do some trash talking. Hirsch quickly catches Evans with a German Suplex. She takes off her jacket and lays in some elbows. Evans runs into an elbow, but she slams Hirsch down and lays in some stomps and strikes. Evans continues the pressure on Hirsch in the corner. Evans using more of her leverage as Hirsch is hanging on the ropes. Evans then hits a huge chop on the back of Hirsch.
— SirLARIATO (@SirLARIATO) March 16, 2021
Evans hits a body slam as Hirsch tried to mount a comeback. Hirsch baits Evans in the corner and hits a big elbow then a double knee strike followed up by an elevated dropkick. Hirsch then hits a back suplex. Hirsch springboards off the ropes, but Evans catches her and hits a Samoan Drop, cover, but Hirsch kicks out at two. Hirsch hits a running knee then a flying armbar forcing Evans to tap out.
Winner: Leyla Hirsch
– Post-match: Hirsch and Vickie Guerrero trade words on the outside as Hirsch brushes off Guerrero’s trash talking.
— 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) March 16, 2021
John Silver vs. John Skyler
Silver drops Skyler with a shoulder tackle. The two evade each other, but Silver shows off his quickness and drops Skyler with a dropkick. He follows up with huge kicks to the chest. Skyler reverses and Irish Whip and catches Silver with a Samoan Drop then a senton. Skyler follows Silver cutting him off, then lands a huge strike in the corner, cover, but Silver kicks out. Skyler has Silver in a waistlock. Skyler hits more strikes on Silver as Silver gets up out of the hold. The two start trading strikes. A flurry of strikes from Silver, but Skyler halts Silver’s momentum again. Silver counters with a dropkick. He hits boot with Skyler hanging on the middle rope then hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for the win.
LOVE IT! @SilverNumber1 #AEWDark #AEW
— 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) March 16, 2021
Winner: John Silver
Penelope Ford (w/Kip Sabian) vs. Tesha Price
Ford charges in on Price. Price evades, and Ford uses the ropes to create some distance and catches Price off guard. Ford ducks a hook kick and lands a strike in the corner. Price vaults off the corner and hits a back elbow sending Ford to the outside. Price charges in, but Ford grabs Price’s feet and rocks her with an elbow. Ford puts her boot across Ford’s neck on the ropes. After the ref break, she goes over the tope with double knees, cover, but Price kicks out at two.
What a kick by @thePenelopeFord!😮#AEWDark #AEW
— 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) March 16, 2021
Ford sets up Price on top of the ropes and hits a running boot. Ford smothers Price on the ropes and kisses Sabian before breaking the hold. Ford hits a gutbuster off the fireman’s carry, cover, but she only gets a two count. Ford tries for a cartwheel in the corner, but Price evades and goes for a cartwheel kick of her own. Ford pushes off the bulldog and hits a spinning heel kick. Ford hits a springboard cutter for the win.
Winner: Penelope Ford
Fuego Del Sol & Jake St. Patrick vs. Chaos Project (Luther & Serpentico)
Chaos Project jump their opponents before the bell rings. Luther rocks St. Patrick with corner clotheslines then flips him out with another clothesline. Serpentico tags in, and Luther hits an inverted suplex on St. Patrick using Serpentico. Luther tags in and smashes Serpentico’s head on St. Patrick’s. Luther Bomb but Del Sol breaks up the bridging pin. St. Patrick evades Luther and tags in Del Sol who leaps in with a dropkick and lands strikes on Chaos Project. He launches off Luther to hit a Slice Bread on Serpentico. Del Sol hits the tornado DDT again for the second time! Serpentico though breaks up the pin. Serpentico then uses Luther to take out St. Patrick. Del Sol runs into a pump kick. Chaos Project hit Creeping Death for the win.
LUTHER BOMB! @KillLutherKill #AEWDark #AEW
— 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) March 16, 2021
Winners: Chaos Project (Luther & Serpentico)
KiLynn King vs. Jazmin Allure
King takes down Allure, but Allure gets right back up. Allure tries to vault off the corner, but King kicks her in the gut. Allure though rills up King. She then hits a dropkick to the knee then a superkick, cover but only a two count. Allure lays in more strikes then a cartwheel slam, cover, but another two count. Allure lays in more shots in the corner. King pushes off, but Allure hits a kick then a rolling kick to the back, cover, but King kicks out at two. King and Allure trade strikes. King catches an elbow and lays in her own shots and hits a series of clotheslines then a high kick. King with a giant swing! Allure gets the boot up in the corner. Allure with a cazadora slamming King face first, cover, but she only gets a two count. Allure with another cazadora, but King counters into Kingdom Fall for the win.
@KiLynnKing is awesome!#AEWDark #AEW
— 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) March 16, 2021
Winner: KiLynn King
Angel Fashion, Baron Black, Ryzin & Vary Morales vs. Dark Order (Colt Cabana, Evil Uno, Alan “5” Angels & Stu Grayson)