{"id":85459,"date":"2021-02-23T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=85459"},"modified":"2021-02-23T02:04:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T07:04:27","slug":"aew-dark-card-02-23-21-16-matches-scheduled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/23\/aew-dark-card-02-23-21-16-matches-scheduled\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Dark Card \u2013 16 Match Show Highlighted by Indie Veteran Debuts (2\/23\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s <em>AEW Dark<\/em> is a blockbuster card featuring 16 matches with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/20\/more-us-indie-veterans-making-aew-debut-on-aew-dark\/\" target=\"_self\">independent wrestling veterans taking centre stage<\/a>. This is a preview of Tuesday\u2019s\u00a0 AEW Dark card<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This Tuesday on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDark<\/a>, we have a loaded SIXTEEN matches featuring debuting athletes, the Hollywood Hunk, Varsity Blonds, Dark Order are all in action, &amp; much more!<br \/>WATCH <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDark<\/a> Tuesday night at 7\/6c \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lBSV4rTE11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/lBSV4rTE11<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H03SDtas8Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/H03SDtas8Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1363171562506002433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Full AEW Dark Card (2\/23\/21)<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe Varsity Blonds\u201d Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison vs. Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Solow vs. Ryan Nemeth.<\/p>\n<p>Ryzin and Baron Black vs. Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Reynolds and John Silver vs. Louie Valle and Chris Peaks.<\/p>\n<p>Kip Sabian vs. Fuego Del Sol.<\/p>\n<p>KiLynn King vs. Tesha Price.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Johnson vs. Serpentico.<\/p>\n<p>Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Angel Fashion and VSK.<\/p>\n<p>Ivelisse and Diamante vs. Miranda Alize and Renee Michelle.<\/p>\n<p>Leyla Hirsch vs. Brooke Havok.<\/p>\n<p>JJ Garrett vs. QT Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Kingston vs.<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/20\/jd-drake-set-for-aew-debut-on-aew-dark\/\" target=\"_self\"> JD Drake.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Max Caster vs. Marko Stunt.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Vega and Steven Stetson vs. \u201cTop Flight\u201d Darius Martin and Dante Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Cage vs. John Skyler.<\/p>\n<p>Bear Country, Sonny Kiss, and Joey Janela vs. M\u2019Badu, Levy Shapiro, Daniel Joseph, and Aaron Fyre.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Acclaimed\u2019s Max Caster In Singles Action<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Max Caster<\/strong> and his tag team partner <strong>Anthony Bowens<\/strong> have been taking AEW tag division by storm recently ever since they debuted on the Christmas Eve episode of <em>AEW Dynamite <\/em>and this week on Dark, Max Caster will be in singles action against <strong>Marko Stunt<\/strong>. While many would have not seen Caster in singles action he is very accomplished as a graduate of the Create-A-Pro Wrestling Academy. Caster has wrestled for <em>Beyond Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling<\/em> and <em>A Matter Of Pride Wrestling<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Caster\u2019s career is definitely on an upward trajectory and he seems very happy in AEW, in a recent interview with Busted Open Radio, Caster praised <strong>Tony Khan<\/strong> for having the foresight to sign himself and Bowens. Caster said \u201cThat\u2019s why I think guys like us are here. Anthony is basically a walking meme account. I make diss tracks every single match. Nobody else is doing that, nobody else would think of that. So, Tony Khan sees that in us. Of course, think about that \u2013 he signs guys like us, he puts on great matches \u2013 Tony Khan booker of the year. Am I right? We\u2019re a young company, and we have a lot of new faces, us included. We are just bringing it into the future. We want to see wrestling grow, and this is what we\u2019re doing. This is what we have to do. I make tracks, he makes faces, and we both put on really great matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tony Khan must be very happy with how the Acclaimed have debuted on AEW and the match this week on Dark against Marko Stunt will give Caster a further opportunity to prove himself as a singles star.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Aaron Solow in Action<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aaron Solow<\/strong> hit the headlines this week when he announced the end of his long-term relationship with <em>WWE Superstar<\/em> <strong>Bayley<\/strong>. Solow and Bayley first met 11 years ago and were engaged to be married in 2016. Bayley has not commented on the breakup but Solow posted this statement on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been an extremely difficult decision to make. Pam and I have come to the realization that we have a completely different idea of what we want our future to look like, because of this we feel that it would be in our best interests to call off our engagement and end our relationship. We have a lot of great memories together that we\u2019ll forever cherish. We\u2019ve agreed to remain friends and will continue to support each other in our careers and lives. We ask that you please respect our privacy on this matter,\u201d wrote Solow on breaking up with Bayley.<\/p>\n<p>Solow has made regular appearances on AEW Dark ever since July 14<sup>th,<\/sup> 2020 but has yet to win a match. This week he faces <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/01\/22\/ryan-nemeth-aew-debut\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Ryan Nemeth<\/strong><\/a> who is also on something of a losing streak ever since joining the company. The match this match could be Solow\u2019s biggest chance to finally get his first win for All Elite Wrestling.<\/p>\n<h2>A Host Of Debuts<\/h2>\n<p>A number of independent wrestling talents will make their AEW debuts on this loaded edition of AEW Dark.\u00a0 Independent standout and <strong>EVOLVE\u00a0<\/strong>alumni <strong>JD Drake<\/strong> takes on <strong>Eddie Kingston<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/20\/jj-garrett-aew-debut-dark\/\" target=\"_self\">\u00a0<strong>JJ Garrett<\/strong><\/a>, who has impressed on the indie scene recently, debuts against the veteran presence of\u00a0<strong>QT Marshall<\/strong>.\u00a0 A <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/20\/more-us-indie-veterans-making-aew-debut-on-aew-dark\/\" target=\"_self\">trio of veterans<\/a> will debut in one match as <strong>Levy Shapiro<\/strong>, <strong>Daniel Joseph<\/strong>, and <strong>Aaron Fyre\u00a0<\/strong>team with\u00a0<strong>M&#8217;Badu\u00a0<\/strong>against Bear Country,\u00a0<strong>Sonny Kiss<\/strong>, and <strong>Joey Janela<\/strong>.\u00a0 The duo of\u00a0<strong>Tony Vega\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Steven Stetson\u00a0<\/strong>also debut against Top Flight<\/p>\n<p>Also debuting is <strong>Chris Peaks<\/strong>, Peaks is teaming with Louie Valle who has been seen on AEW Dark numerous times before.\u00a0 This is notable as the two were a tag team known as\u00a0<strong>Batiri<\/strong> in\u00a0<strong>CHIKARA\u00a0<\/strong>for many years.<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;4856&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/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 TNT 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\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s AEW Dark is a blockbuster card featuring 16 matches with independent wrestling veterans taking centre stage. This is a preview of Tuesday\u2019s\u00a0 AEW Dark card This Tuesday on #AEWDark, we have a loaded SIXTEEN matches featuring debuting athletes, the Hollywood Hunk, Varsity Blonds, Dark Order are all in action, &amp; much more!WATCH #AEWDark [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3748,"featured_media":85320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4677,6,2192],"tags":[5729,3790],"class_list":["post-85459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew","category-north-america","category-wrestling","tag-aew-dark","tag-jd-drake"],"modified_by":"Marilee Gallagher, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}