Jungle Boy vs. Limelight to be first-ever AEW Dark: Elevation match
Ahead of next Monday’s debut of AEW Dark: Elevation, the first-ever match for the show will be filmed prior to Dynamite Wednesday as Jungle Boy will face Danny Limelight.
While primarily a tag team wrestler as one half of the Jurassic Express, Jungle Boy has won his last two singles matches and had a standout one-on-one encounter with Rey Fenix to close out Sunday’s Casino Tag Team Royale.
Limelight has been a Dark mainstay for months and recently picked up a pair of singles wins, indicating the company has interest in bigger plans for him. He recently missed some time due to COVID-19, but returned on last Saturday’s Dark to team with Azrieal in a loss to SCU. He has been a constant on New Japan Strong in recent months as well.
Elevation will debut next Monday on YouTube with the new commentary team of Tony Schiavone and Paul Wight. The show is expected to feature more personality profiles and less matches than the marathon Tuesday editions of Dark.
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