AEW Dark Results – March 31, 2020

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Dark
Date: March 31, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Cody
Hosts: Tony Schiavone, Cody

Things have been shake up a bit around here and that might be a good thing. Last week’s show saw a bunch of squash matches to go with the competitive matches and that is the kind of thing that can help the show going forward. Sometimes you need to mix things up and that is what AEW is doing, at least with Dark. Let’s get to it.

Cody and Tony welcome us to the show and we get the big news of the show: the first half of the first round of the TNT Title tournament:

Cody vs. Shawn Spears

Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin

The other half of the first round will be unveiled tomorrow night on Dynamite and the final takes place at (the still scheduled as of tonight) Double or Nothing.

Matt Sells vs. Sammy Guevara

They walk around the ring for a bit to start with Cody referencing the Mulkey Brothers for an old school feel. Sammy easily slams him down, goes up top, and hops back down for a slap to the face. Some Madison Rayne hip thrust faceplants to the mat have Sammy in trouble but he’s right back up with a spinning kick to the face.

A rolling cutter pus some posing gives Sammy two, but he pulls Sells up before the pin. The chinlock doesn’t last long so Sammy does squats with Sells on his back. Sells is back with a neckbreaker, only to have Sammy knee him in the face. The Burning GTS (reverse AA into a knee to the face) finishes Sells at 5:30.

Result: Sammy Guevara b. Matt Sells – Burning GTS (5:30)

Post match Sammy says no one can do what he does so anyone who wants some, come try him. They’ll all bow before the king.

Shawn Dean vs. Shawn Spears

Cody drops the address of the Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky as he recaps his feud with Spears from last year. Some snapmares into a cartwheel have Dean down and a clothesline cuts off his comeback attempt. The running Death Valley Driver finishes Dean at 3:40.

Result: Shawn Spears b. Shawn Dean – Running Death Valley Driver (3:40)

Preston Vance vs. Darby Allin

Vance isn’t waiting and suplexes Allin off the ropes during the pre-match posing. Darby avoids a charge though and Vance crashes hard into the post. Back in and Vance kicks him in the face and it’s Allin getting chopped in the corner. A missed charge in the corner sends Vance outside and it’s Allin hitting the suicide dive. Back in again and Allin strikes away, setting up the Code Red for two. Vance is fine enough to hit a pair of cutters for two but Allin grabs the flipping Stunner. The Coffin Drop finishes Vance at 5:20.

Result: Darby Allin b. Preston Vance – Coffin Drop (5:20)

Jon Moxley vs. Faboo Andre

This is non-title and Faboo is from the Butterfly Garden. Moxley is behind a camera to start before walking through the empty stands to get to the ring. Moxley stomps away in the corner but Faboo slips out of a suplex. That earns him a clothesline and a Gotch style piledriver into the STF finishes Faboo at 1:17.

Result: Jon Moxley b. Faboo Andre – STF (1:17)

Post match it’s Jake Hager running in to choke Moxley out. He lets go and slaps Moxley to wake him up a bit before leaving, with Moxley tackling the referee in his confusion.

The hosts wrap us up.

 

Results
Sammy Guevara b. Matt Sells – Burning GTS
Shawn Spears b. Shawn Dean – Running Death Valley Driver
Darby Allin b. Preston Vance – Coffin Drop
Jon Moxley b. Faboo Andre – STF

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