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Kenny Omega and Riho defeat Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford

AEW Dark February 4

They must have really wanted to show the match because they only had one camera and no commentary. Ford and Omega start the match with a collar and elbow tie up and a few arm ringers. Penelope took Omega to the mat with a side headlock takeover, but Omega countered into a head scissors.

Ford tagged Sabian into the match and Omega tagged Riho. They also started with a collar and elbow tie up and arm ringers. Sabian kicked Riho in the stomach and a shoulder tackle before Riho came back with a dropkick and a pair of arm drags. When Riho attempted a scoop slam, Sabian countered with two of their own. When Sabian attempted a third, Riho slipped out and got a tag to Omega.

Omega hit a running powerslam and tagged Riho back into the match. After Omega hit Sabian with a vertical suplex, Riho cinched in a single leg crab. Penelope Ford tagged in after Sabian shoved Riho in the face. Omega broke up a post crab and kicked Sabian several times. Before Riho could make a tag, Ford dragged back to her corner. With a double stomp taking Sabian out of the picture, Riho finally made a tag to Omega.

After hitting You Can’t Escape, Omega used a fisherman buster for a near fall. Riho then hit a top rope cross body, but Sabian evaded a dragon suplex from Omega to get the tag to Penelope. Ford and Sabian maintained control on Omega until he hit a V trigger on Sabian.

Ford connected with a stunner on Riho for a near fall. After a northern lights suplex, Riho got a near fall. The two men entered the ring and exchanged punches until Omega hit the dragon suplex. Ford then went low on Kenny bringing Riho into the match. After Riho connected with a dragon suplex on Sabian, Kenny Omega hit the same move on Ford.

One Winged Angel on Sabian for the pinfall victory.

Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

  1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
  2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
  3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
  4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
  5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
  6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent
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