AEW Dark: Elevation, or Dark: Elevation or simply Elevation, was a professional wrestling streaming television program. It was produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and aired on AEW's YouTube channel on Monday nights at 7pm ET. The program was a spinoff of Dark that broadcast matches taped before and after the preceding episode of AEW's flagship program, Dynamite, and featured up and rising talent in AEW, as well as wrestlers from the independent circuit.
History[]
On October 2, 2019, All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) flagship program, Dynamite, premiered on TNT. During the event, there were four dark matches, two before and two after the live broadcast. A program entitled Dark, which began airing on AEW's YouTube channel on Tuesday, October 8, would showcase these dark matches. Unlike the dark matches of other wrestling promotions, which generally do not affect storylines, the matches featured on Dark are part of AEW's storylines and count towards the wrestlers' match statistics.
On February 24, 2021, AEW announced that a new spinoff of Dark would premiere on Monday, March 15 titled AEW Dark: Elevation. The promotion's third weekly program, it was announced that it would stream on Monday nights at 7pm ET on AEW's YouTube channel. It was also announced that Elevation would feature the promotion's established and rising stars, as well as top wrestlers from the independent circuit. Like Dark, matches on the new program maintain storyline continuity and match statistics with AEW's other programming. Wrestling veteran Paul Wight, formerly known as the Big Show in WWE, was announced to be doing commentary for Elevation alongside Tony Schiavone after he was signed. With the premiere of Rampage on August 13, 2021, which also airs on TNT, AEW President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan said that Dynamite and Rampage would be AEW's core properties, while their YouTube shows, Dark and Elevation, would be their peripheral properties, essentially their developmental shows.
The final episode of the show, which featured matches from the program's history, aired on April 24, 2023.
Roster[]
The wrestlers featured on All Elite Wrestling take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Commentators[]
Commentators | Dates |
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Tony Schiavone and Paul Wight | March 15, 2021 | – July 19, 2021
Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight and Eddie Kingston | July 26, 2021 | – October 4, 2021
Tony Schiavone and Eddie Kingston | August 9, 2021 |
Tony Schiavone, Mark Henry and Eddie Kingston | September 27, 2021 December 6, 2021 December 20, 2021 - December 27, 2021 |
Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight and Mark Henry | October 11, 2021 January 24, 2022 – June 6, 2022 | – December 13, 2021
Excalibur, Paul Wight and Mark Henry | November 8, 2021 February 14, 2022 March 28, 2022 April 25, 2022 |
Excalibur, Paul Wight, Mark Henry and Eddie Kingston | November 29, 2021 |
Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight, Mark Henry and Eddie Kingston | January 3, 2022 | - January 10, 2022
Excalibur and Mark Henry | January 17, 2022 June 13, 2022 |
Paul Wight and Mark Henry | March 7, 2022 May 2, 2022 - May 9, 2022 May 23, 2022 - May 30, 2022 | - March 14, 2022
Excalibur and Tony Schiavone | March 21, 2022 April 24, 2023 |
Excalibur and Paul Wight | April 18, 2022 |
Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight, Mark Henry and Anthony Ogogo | May 16, 2022 |
Excalibur, Mark Henry and Anthony Ogogo | June 20, 2022 | - June 27, 2022
Tony Schiavone and Mark Henry | July 4, 2022 August 1, 2022 - August 8, 2022 |
Tony Schiavone and Caprice Coleman | July 11, 2022 |
Excalibur, Mark Henry and Caprice Coleman | July 18, 2022 | - July 25, 2022
Excalibur and Matt Menard | August 15, 2022 | - September 12, 2022
Tony Schiavone and Matt Menard | September 3, 2022 |
Ian Riccaboni and Matt Menard | September 19, 2022 | - September 26, 2022
Ian Riccaboni and Paul Wight | October 3, 2022 November 7, 2022 |
Ian Riccaboni, Paul Wight and Matt Menard | October 10, 2022 November 21, 2022 - November 28, 2022 January 23, 2023 | - October 17, 2022
Ian Riccaboni, Matt Menard and Jose The Assistant | October 24, 2022 |
Tony Schiavone, Paul Wight and Matt Menard | October 31, 2022 December 5, 2022 - December 12, 2022 |
Paul Wight and Matt Menard | November 14, 2022 December 19, 2022 - April 17, 2023 |
Ring announcers[]
Ring announcers | Dates |
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Justin Roberts | March 15, 2021 | – September 26, 2022
Dasha Gonzalez | August 19, 2021 June 20, 2022 - June 27, 2022 September 19, 2022 October 3, 2022 - April 24, 2023 |
External links[]
- All Elite Wrestling on YouTube
- AEW Dark: Elevation at the Internet Movie Database
AEW Dark: Elevation Results |
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2021 List of AEW Dark: Elevation results |
3/15 • 3/22 • 3/29 • 4/5 • 4/12 • 4/19 • 4/26 • 5/3 • 5/10 • 5/17 • 5/24 • 5/31 • 6/7 • 6/14 • 6/21 • 6/28 • 7/5 • 7/12 • 7/19 • 7/26 • 8/2 • 8/9 • 8/16 • 8/23 • 8/30 • 9/6 • 9/13 • 9/20 • 9/27 • 10/4 • 10/11 • 10/18 • 10/25 • 11/1 • 11/8 • 11/15 • 11/22 • 11/29 • 12/6 • 12/13 • 12/20 • 12/27 |
2022 List of AEW Dark: Elevation results |
1/3 • 1/10 • 1/17 • 1/24 • 1/31 • 2/7 • 2/14 • 2/21 • 2/28 • 3/7 • 3/14 • 3/21 • 3/28 • 4/4 • 4/11 • 4/18 • 4/25 • 5/2 • 5/9 • 5/16 • 5/23 • 5/30 • 6/6 • 6/13 • 6/20 • 6/27 • 7/4 • 7/11 • 7/18 • 7/25 • 8/1 • 8/4 • 8/8 • 8/15 • 8/22 • 8/29 • 9/3 • 9/5 • 9/12 • 9/19 • 9/26 • 10/3 • 10/10 • 10/17 • 10/24 • 10/31 • 11/7 • 11/14 • 11/21 • 11/28 • 12/5 • 12/10 • 12/12 • 12/19 • 12/26 |
2023 List of AEW Dark: Elevation results |
1/2 • 1/9 • 1/16 • 1/23 • 1/30 • 2/6 • 2/13 • 2/20 • 2/27 • 3/6 • 3/13 • 3/20 • 3/27 • 4/3 • 4/10 • 4/17 • 4/24 |