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AEW Elevation ep 13 6/7/21

1hr14

Highlights:
#1 -- Hikaru Shida actually wrestled. She has a new look, which I'm not sure if she premiered here
#2 -- Hobbs showboated by doing NINE consecutive body slams

Santana and Ortiz opening promo (who I didnt even recognize at first, since I havent seen them by themselves and I havent watched much Dynamite)

Rache Chanel (who?) v Jade. Rache got a ring entrance, they talk about last seeing her in November. I think shes just enhancement, but who the fuck knows? Regardless, the second you see Jade, you know how this one is ending. Im also thinking Jade would make a great She-Hulk oh, shes apparently only 510. Thought she was taller. Guess they did the smart thing and gave her a shorter manager. Great physique, though. She looks strong while still being slender.

Santana and Ortiz v jobbers. I watched the opening minutes then skipped the rest which turned out to not be much more.

Backstage with DO. Evil Uno sounds like Cobra Commander. Hes gloating about how hes going to win the TNT, then talks about how hes going to fight Danny Limelight (which should be fun)

Scorpio Sky (w/ E Page on commentary) v Trevor Read. Why the fuck arent they having them tag? I know neither one is injured because theyre both working singles matches. New entrance video, with a Men of the Year tag team name with clips featuring the two. At any rate, AEW finally has another tag team I love and now theyre not using them. Wtf?

Varsity Blondes backstage promo.

Cage & Hobbs v jobbers. Match starts with Hobbs doing NINE body slams in a row, teasing a tenth, and then just dropping him. That shit was great as hell. Cage hit the other guy with a move that looked like itd leave with him a concussion and then another one. Those two were just rough landings. Thankfully after that it was gentler. Pretty fun match, even though it was one-sided as hell.

Limelight v Evil Uno. Limelight has a new intro. For some reason, Tony calls this Evil Unos singles debut. I *know* Ive seen him in other singles matches. My favorite moment may have been Uno just slowly walking out of the way of Limelight throwing and completely missing a move from the top rope. Fun match, although there was a sloppy move or two (like Limelight trying to roll up Uno, then clearly shoving him free)

Diamante promo on Shida.

Mike Sydal v E Page (with Sky on commentary). Oh ffs Really? Just have Page and Sky work a tag together.

Acclaimed v DOs Reynolds & #5. Kinda crappy match, with a stupid ending. (Max brings the boombox in for a distraction, while Bowen tosses Reynolds the chain then drops to the mat although the ref cant see the performance. Not that it makes any dif, since they never DQ anyway. After that, they sneak back in with the boombox.)

Kris Statlander v Queen Aminata. Long, lousy match.

Wingmen JD Drake & Nemeth (w/ Cezar and Pete Avalon) v Varsity Blondes (w/Julia Hart). Although Julia Hart shouldnt be shown wrestling just yet, she definitely adds something to the Varsity Blondes. Watching somebody react ringside makes it a bit easier to get invested in the match.

Hikaru Shida v Diamante. Usually I want to skip Diamante matches, but Shida barely ever wrestles and huh, new look for Shida. Really cute. The looks reminds me of one of the girls from the Japan side of that womens tourney. Drawing a blank on the name.


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