{"id":7321,"date":"2020-02-04T18:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=7321"},"modified":"2020-04-07T10:40:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T16:40:36","slug":"aew-dark-recap-review-episode-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/aew-dark-recap-review-episode-18\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Dark Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Episode 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>AEW Dark<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 18<\/strong><br \/>\n#AEWDark<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: February 4, 2020<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: January 29, 2020<\/strong><br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-eoBkr7HvEI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">uploaded to YouTube<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=cleveland-oh\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Cleveland<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=ohio\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">OH<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=wolstein-center\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Wolstein Center<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Excalibur, Taz<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f346fe3c26c','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f346fe3c26c\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Match Previews\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f346fe3c26c\">');<\/script>\n<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7321 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/kisscutJUREX.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/kisscutJUREX-300x170.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/kisscutJUREX-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/kisscutJUREX-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/kisscutJUREX.jpg 954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7327'>\n\t\t\t\tKiss &#038; Cutler vs Jurassic Express\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shidaMEL.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shidaMEL-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shidaMEL-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shidaMEL-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shidaMEL.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7329'>\n\t\t\t\tHikaru Shida vs Mel\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sabifordOMEHO.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sabifordOMEHO-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sabifordOMEHO-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sabifordOMEHO-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sabifordOMEHO.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7328'>\n\t\t\t\tSabian &#038; Ford vs Omega &#038; Riho\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bfSPEARSDELANEY.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bfSPEARSDELANEY-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bfSPEARSDELANEY-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bfSPEARSDELANEY-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/bfSPEARSDELANEY.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7326'>\n\t\t\t\tBest Friends vs Spears &#038; ?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Intro Video<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Outside the Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll Hall of Fame<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nTony Shiavone welcomes us to Dark and introduces tonight&#8217;s matches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;The Concrete Rose&#8221; Sonny Kiss &amp; Brandon Cutler vs Marko Stunt &amp; Jungle Boy<\/strong> w\/ Luchasaurus<br \/>\n(referee: Mike Posey)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f346fe3eae7','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f346fe3eae7\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f346fe3eae7\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Marko Stunt pins Brandon Cutler after an assisted rolling cutter<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 7:27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. Cutler and Kiss didn&#8217;t have a very good showing in their last match as a team (against Dark Order), but tonight was a good makeup for that. Cutler and Kiss both looked pretty aggressive at times, and they did well against Jurassic Express. Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt looked great tonight though, so even though Stunt did get isolated in the match, he and Jungle Boy did some exciting things on their own and as a tandem to keep their momentum up throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nBrandi Rhodes talks to her therapist. Something is wrong, and she needs some help. Are negative internet comments getting to her?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Mel<\/strong> w\/ Awesome Kong, Luther<strong> vs Hikaru Shida<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Rick Knox)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f346fe3eb24','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f346fe3eb24\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f346fe3eb24\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Hikaru Shida wins via pinfall after a running knee strike<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 8:18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. Shida was outnumbered three to one tonight. Luther and Kong repeatedly assisted Mel throughout the match, and that made things extremely difficult for Shida. The match felt like it sort of stopped and started a few times, but that was because of all the distractions and interference. One Shida finally found an opening, she was able to capitalize and bring about a nice finish. I enjoyed the match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAfter the match, Kong and Luther are upset with Mel. Kong hits Mel, and Mel shoves Kong. Kong approaches Mel, but Luther holds Kong&#8217;s arms behind her back. Luther assists Mel as she destroys Kong at ringside.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span> (from Chris Jericho&#8217;s Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Wrestling Rager)<br \/>\n<strong>Penelope Ford &amp; &#8220;Superbad&#8221; Kip Sabian vs Riho<\/strong> (Women&#8217;s Champ) <strong>&amp; Kenny Omega<\/strong> (Tag Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Paul Turner)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f346fe3eb57','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f346fe3eb57\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f346fe3eb57\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Kenny Omega pins Kip Sabian after the One Winged Angel<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 16:50<\/strong> (clipped)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. This was recorded with a single handheld camera at ringside during the recent Jericho cruise, so it was kind of shaky and didn&#8217;t have any commentary, but that didn&#8217;t matter. This was a super fun match. Seeing Riho and Omega tag together was great, and this was a true intergender match. Omega started against Ford, then Riho went up against Sabian. Everyone mixed it up as the match went along, and that helped make an already exciting match even better. There was a minor clip in the match, but I don&#8217;t think we missed much if anything.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nLexy Nair gets an update from Dr. Samson about Awesome Kong. He says Kong will be out indefinitely until they can look into her injuries more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 4<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;The Chairman&#8221; Shawn Spears<\/strong> w\/ Tully Blanchard <strong>&amp; Colin Delaney vs Best Friends<\/strong> w\/ Orange Cassidy<br \/>\n(referee: Bryce Remsburg)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f346fe3eb88','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f346fe3eb88\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f346fe3eb88\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Trent pins Colin Delaney after Strong Zero<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 15:06<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. Seeing Colin Delaney was fun, but seeing him do really well was great! He and Spears didn&#8217;t necessarily work well as a tandem, but they both worked well on their own. Delaney brought some unpredictability to the match, and that played out well against the Best Friends. Chuck and Trent were super fun as always. Plus, we got to see a standoff between Orange Cassidy and Tully Blanchard!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis was a great bounce back for Dark from a not-so-great episode last week. I loved tonight&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Best Friends vs Spears &amp; Delaney \/ Sabian &amp; Ford vs Omega &amp; Riho<\/strong><br \/>\nI can&#8217;t decide between these two matches, so I won&#8217;t. 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