 The Buy-In: Hookhausen def. Tony Nese and Mark SterlingHook and Danhausen are a popular tandem and the crowd was certainly into them here. I still don't want to see them team in the long run as Hook has much more potential on his own, but it served its purpose here and the match was what it was supposed to be. It was also perfectly slotted on the pre-show. I still find Sterling to be an absolute goof, but even he played his role well. I also appreciated that this didn't overstay its welcome.
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 Jay Bradley def. Brady PiercePierce looked like a knock-off Tyler Breeze back when he was going as Mike Dalton in his early WWE NXT days. I remember him from the appearances he made on AEW Dark as an enhancement talent a year or two ago. However, this was all about Bradley, who flew solo without Wrecking Ball Legursky this week. He got good heat from the crowd and the match was solid, so this worked well as the opener.
 Darby Allin def. Brandon CutlerAllin wrestling on Dark is a rare nowadays, and that's because he's too big of a star to be a regular on the show. That said, he hasn't been doing much of note as of late and hasn't been positioned as anyone important on his own in a while, so this shouldn't have been too surprising. This was a really fun opener with Allin wasting no time in taking the fight to Cutler and Cutler playing his role well. Allin will face Kyle O'Reilly at Double or Nothing, and as well-wrestled as that's bound to be, it's unnecessary addition to an already loaded card.
 Andre Chase and Bodhi Hayward def. Bryson Montana and Damaris GriffinBless Chase U for being as over with this crowd as they are. I still find the whole gimmick to be stupid and don't care for either Chase or Hayward, but at least the crowd isn't quiet for their matches, so there's that. This is random but I interviewed either Montana and Griffin right after they were signed by WWE last August at the Las Vegas tryouts over SummerSlam weekend. I honestly don't who is who because of their new names, but they held their own in there. This was fine for the time given.
 Shinsuke Nakamura and Riddle Attacked Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The UsosThe Usos started out their promo pandering to the audience and acting genuine before flipping the script and crapping all over them to good heat. Nakamura and Riddle both had their partners "injured" by The Bloodline in storyline, so it makes sense for them to join forces in the meantime. I don't want them winning the tag titles from The Usos, but at least this mini feud will keep them busy until Riddle challenges Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at some point. This was a solid segment to start the show.
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