Cezar Bononi & Alex Gracia’s AEW debuts part of nine-match Dark
After a five year run in NXT, Cezar Bononi will make his AEW debut this Tuesday on Dark.
The 34-year-old will team with Dark regular Shawn Dean against Billy and Austin Gunn. He spent five years in developmental with limited TV time before being released in April.
In another debut, STARDOM, SHIMMER and CMLL veteran Alex Gracia will make her AEW debut against Penelope Ford (w/Kip Sabian).
The show will also feature the return of both the former AEW Tag Team Champions and the former Women’s Champion.
- Scorpio Sky will return to the SCU tag team ranks when he teams with Frankie Kazarian against Ray Rosas and Ryzin.
- Former women’s champ Nyla Rose (w/Vickie Guerrero) will face Rache Chanel.
- The Dark Order will be part of two different matches as John “4” Silver will team with Colt Cabana to face the Natural Nightmares (Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) with Brandi Rhodes going solo by their side. In another tag match, Jurassic Express (w/Marko Stunt) will take on 5 (Alan Angels) & 10 (Preston Vance).
- Tay Conti returns to face Red Velvet, still looking for her first AEW win.
- Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison will take on Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico).
- Best Friends will face M’Badu and Bshp King.
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