AEW Elevation Episode 72/NWA Powerrr Season 9 Ep 5 (Women's Matches)

 By Mark Rodriguez

This time AEW Dark Elevation has 2 matches, so to round things out we also have last week's NWA Powerrr exhibition match between KiLynn King and Allysin Kay. It's always good to see these two badass ladies in action. Also we see  more of Julia Hart embracing the dark side. 

Match 1- (NWA Powerrr) KiLynn King vs Allysin Kay

The match opens with both women locking up and Allysin gets KiLynn in a headlock takedown. KiLynn gets Allysin in the headscissors and both women break away. KiLynn gets Allysin in the headlock takedown this time and now Allysin uses the headscissors to get out of it. Both women get up and try to knock each other down until Allysin finally shoulder bumps KiLynn to the mat. KiLynn responds by bouncing off the ropes and knocking her down in a similar fashion. 

KiLynn grabs her legs but Allysin kicks her off, towards the ropes. Allysin runs towards her but KiLynn gets out of the way and grabs her in a pin but couldn't keep her down. KiLynn goes over to her but Allysin picks her up and drops her onto the ropes with the Stungun. As KiLynn recovers, Allysin runs and knocks her down with a clothesline and goes for the pin. 

Allysin picks up KiLynn and slams her face into the top turnbuckle. She then throws three punches to the abdomen until the ref separates them. Allysin then slams KiLynn's face into another turnbuckle in a different corner of the rings and cracks her with a hard chop to the chest. She hits her with a second harder chop and prepares to slam her face into the turnbuckle of the third corner of the ring. This time KiLynn stops her and hits her back. With Allysin up against the ropes, now KiLynn lands a nasty chop across her chest. KiLynn gets her up against another corner and hits her with a second brutal chop. 

Allysin gets fired up and gets KiLynn up against the ropes, lighting her up with a series of chops. She then grabs her and starts kneeing her in the midsection. Allysin then sends KiLynn up against the ropes and catches her, slamming her in a spinebuster. She goes for the pin but KiLynn kicks out. Allysin grabs her leg in a Half Boston Crab, but KiLynn is able to crawl over and grabs the ropes to break the hold.

Allysin kicks her in the leg and then socks her in the face. KiLynn fires back with some elbow shots of her down. Allysin kicks her down and starts talking trash as KiLynn tries to crawl away. As KiLynn grabs onto the ropes to get back to her feet, Allysin rocks the side of her head against the top turnbuckle. Allysin starts ramming her shoulders into KiLynn's midsection. Both women bounce against the ropes and run at each other, knocking her other out with a double clothesline. 

With both women down and out the ref starts counting, it becomes a matter of who can get up first to beat the 10-count. Both competitors get to their feet and start trading blows. They both duck under each other's kicks but Allysin manages to kick KiLynn across the face, knocking her back against the ropes. 

Allysin runs towards KiLynn who stops her with a shoulder tackle. KiLynn tries for a kick which her opponent swats away, but her second kick doubles Allysin over. Kylinn kicks her on the side of the head, making her opponent stumble and fall. KiLynn eggs her on and as Allysin runs at her, she grabs her in the German Suplex and goes for the pin. Allysin kicks out at two.

KiLynn tries to pick up Allysin but she fights her way out of it. KiLynn manages to grab her again and slams her down with a suplex, going for the pin. KiLynn goes for the top rope but Allysin recovers quickly enough to go over and sock her in the jaw. Allysin grabs her and gets ready to slam her, but her opponent slips from her grasp. KiLynn tries to grab her but Allysin reverses it into her AK-47 slam and pins her. KiLynn still manages to kick out. 

Allysin grabs her and tries to pick her up, but KiLynn reverses it and tosses her with the Back Drop. KiLynn runs over for a kick to the face but her opponent grabs her leg and makes her fall on her back. Allysin grabs her in the Half Boston Crab again but this time they're in the center of the ring and too far from the ropes. KiLynn manages to get on her back and kick KiLynn off of her. KiLynn grabs onto Allysin and finishes her with the Excali-Buster, getting the pin and win.

Afterwards KiLynn King is interviewed and asked why it seems she's the gateway to get to Kamille, where opponents must get through her before they can challenge the champ. KiLynn says she was heavily advised it's to her best interest to stay close to the champ. When asked who advised her of this, she says the man that trained both Kamille and herself, Bully Ray. 

Match 2- Skye Blue and Brittany vs Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir

Nyla Rose pretends to give Brittany a free shot, but knocks her down with a clothesline when she comes in. Nyla shoves Brittany over to her corner and tags Marina in. Marina starts throwing body shots and uppercuts. Marina tries to whip Brittany towards the ropes, but she starts punching back. Unfortunately, her punches don't even phase Marina and a quick punch from the former MMA fighter quickly doubles her over. 

Marina wrenches Brittany's arm and tags Nyla back in. Marina throws Brittany to the mat which leads into Nyla running over and landing on her with a body splash. Nyla shoves Brittany up against both sides of the ring, each time working the same arm that Marina has attacked. 

Nyla taunts Brittany, being too far to tag Skye in and picks her up. Brittany manages to slip behind her and shoves her towards the ropes. Nyla stops before bumping into Skye and takes a swing at her. Skye ducks under the punch, and Nyla turns to take a swing at Brittany. Brittany ducks and rolls under her punch and manages to tag in Skye. Nyla runs to grab Skye and gets caught in a guillotine across the ropes.

With the Native Beast dazed, Skye comes in to throw some punches. Skye then kicks Nyla's knee out and then runs towards the ropes, socking Marina off the apron. Nyla charges towards Skye but misses and bumps against the turnbuckle. Skye kicks out Nyla's again and then kicks her in the face. Skye takes to the ropes and takes Nyla down with a Flying Body Splash. She goes for the pin but Nyla kicks out. Skye runs at her but Nyla sends her flying with a clothesline.

Marina pins Skye down and bends her arm back, stepping on her hand to keep it in that painful position. Skye manages to kick her in the face, but Marina grabs her and hits her with several knees to the gut and trip her back to the mat. Marina picks up Skye and throws her in a Release German Suplex. Marina goes for the pin but Brittany comes in to shove her off.

Marina and Skye trade kicks, and the MMA fighter goes over to tag in Nyla. Brittany also tagged in but is bowled over by The Native Beast. Nyla picks up Brittany and body slams her. She then runs over and kicks her on the side of the head. Nyla picks up Brittany and gets her in the Beast Bomb, and then runs over to kick Skye off the apron. With Marina tagged in, she kicks Brittany across the back and gets her in the Greedy submission hold, making her tap. Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir win the match.

Match 3- Julia Hart vs Amber Nova 

Julia gives Amber the cold dark glare, which is pretty unnerving and already affecting her. As Amber rushes to lock up, Julia knees her in the midsection and punches her in the back. Julia socks her in the face and then punches her up against the ropes. Julia kicks her down and punches her in the head. Julia presses her boot against Amber's neck until the ref counts to two. 

Julia runs towards Amber and takes a boot to the face. This gives a chance for Amber to dish out some elbow strikes of her own. Julia blocks Amber's third strike and slams her to the mat. With Amber up against the ropes, Julia does a cartwheel and elbows her in the face. With Amber dazed, Julia throws her to the mat. Julia grabs her by the hair and then gets her in a submission move. Amber taps out and Julia wins the mat as she glares at the viewers.

My Thoughts-

That was a very brutal match between Allysin and KiLynn, both of them delivering hard chops, kicks and elbows. They spent most of the match beating each other down that doing power moves. Allysin did some damage with that painful looking half Boston Crab and KiLynn's Excali-Buster is always awesome to look at. Even though she lost her big match against Kamille, it seems she's doing what she can to stay as the top contender. We might get a rematch down the line and we could be looking at NWA's future Woman's Champion.

The AEW Dark Elevation Tag Match was fun, and we got to see Brittany team up with Skye Blue. Brittany seemed to have taken most of the bumps, from Marina's heavy hits to Nyla's power slams. Skye Blue continues to be a constant thorn in Nyla's side and it would be interesting if that continued to be built up to an actual feud. By now they've tangled a few times and Skye has shown that Nyla's size and power advantage isn't making her back down. Marina is as cold and brutal as always and she got to get the win with her nasty looking submission hold.

Julia Hart continues walking on the dark path of the House of Black as she makes short work of her opponent. Poor Amber didn't get to do much and it seems even when the opponents manage to get a punch in, all it does is piss Julia off more. I do love the cold dark glare Julia gives her opponents and how it always freaks them out. They really need to give her submission move a name though.

On other new, it seems AQA has dropped out of wrestling due to personal issues, which sadly includes AEW. While she's had matches on Dark and Dark Elevation, she has had matches on Dynamite and Rampage, most notably her match against Jade Cargill for the TBS title. It kinda bites because we haven't seen her in a while and I was hoping last week would have been the start of a comeback for her. We hope she does whatever is best for her and hopefully she can return to the ring if so she wishes.

Jade can pick up AQA with one arm while flexing with the other!

We also have the official match between Mercedes Martinez and Serena Deeb for the Ring of Honor's Women's Title at the upcoming Death Before Dishonor. Let's remember their feud started off with matches seen on both AEW Dark and Dark Elevation. Let's hope we continue to see more of these feuds start here. It helps showcase that these Youtube shows aren't ones to just ignore.