{"id":113807,"date":"2022-05-31T16:14:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=113807"},"modified":"2022-05-31T16:14:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:14:43","slug":"aew-dark-preview-5-31-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/05\/31\/aew-dark-preview-5-31-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AEW Dark (5\/31\/22) &#8211; Mercedes Martinez vs Viva Van"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for <strong><em>AEW Dark<\/em><\/strong>, and we have a somewhat lighter offering with five matches. However, given the talent on the card, it should be a great night of action. <strong>Anthony Ogogo<\/strong> is back in action, and he looks to land his big right hand against <strong>Carlie Bravo<\/strong>. <strong>Jamie Hayter<\/strong> looks to build up momentum squaring off with debuting <strong>Defy<\/strong> regular <strong>Danika Della Rouge<\/strong>. Finally, our focus on this week&#8217;s <em>AEW Dark<\/em> will be on the ROH Women&#8217;s World Championship, as titleholder <strong>Mercedes Martinez<\/strong> takes on another Defy standout in <strong>Viva Van<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Full AEW Dark Card (5\/31\/22)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A.F.O.&#8217;s The Butcher and The Blade vs. Hunter Grey and Paul Titan<\/li>\n<li>Carlie Bravo vs. The Factory&#8217;s Anthony Ogogo<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes Martinez vs. Viva Van<\/li>\n<li>Jamie Hayter vs. Danika Della Rouge<\/li>\n<li>Serpentico and The Wingmen&#8217;s &#8220;Pretty&#8221; Peter Avalon and Ryan Nemeth vs. Dark Order&#8217;s Evil Uno, John Silver, and 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On a brand new episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDark<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ringofhonor<\/a> Women&#39;s World Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealMMartinez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RealMMartinez<\/a> takes on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HellBentVixen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@HellBentVixen<\/a>! Tune in TOMORROW at 7\/6c at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lBSV4sbfpB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/lBSV4sbfpB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6sCymf3wBR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6sCymf3wBR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1531442335539765249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mercedes Martinez vs Viva Van on Dark<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mercedes Martinez looks to continue her dominant run against Viva Van. Van is a familiar face to AEW fans as she has faced both <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/09\/12\/aew-star-kris-statlander-alien-potential\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Kris Statlander<\/strong><\/a> and former AEW Women&#8217;s World Champion <strong>Nyla Rose<\/strong> in previous <em>Dark<\/em> matches. While Martinez is certainly the favorite, Van cannot be overlooked in this match-up on <em>AEW Dark<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Van had a dominant run as PCW Ultra Women&#8217;s Champion and has proven she can hang with elite competition. Although Martinez has shown she can beat the elite competition, that&#8217;s why I give her the edge here. Either way, we&#8217;re in for an exciting night, so tune in!<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS and AEW Dark: Elevation (Monday nights) and AEW: Dark (Tuesday nights) at 7 PM ET on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for AEW Dark, and we have a somewhat lighter offering with five matches. However, given the talent on the card, it should be a great night of action. Anthony Ogogo is back in action, and he looks to land his big right hand against Carlie Bravo. 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