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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (12/26/18)

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5 years ago

December 26, 2018

The double dose continues, and the NXT UK Women’s Champion will have her first Yankee challenger! Will Deonna Purrazzo be the one to survive the Riptide?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Episode 19 – Jordan Devlin VS Kenny Williams w/ Amir Jordan; Devlin wins.
Episode 19 – Dan Moloney VS Eddie Dennis; Dennis wins, by disqualification.
Episode 19 – Tucker & Jack Starz VS Tyson T-Bone & Saxon Huxley; T-Bone & Huxley win.
Episode 19 – Joe Coffey VS El Ligero; Coffey wins.
Episode 20 – Grizzled Young Veterans VS Mike Hitchman & Jay Melrose; Grizzled Young Veterans win.
Episode 20 – Dave Mastiff VS Josh Morrell; No Contest.
Episode 20 – Mark Andrews VS Marcel Barthel; Barthel wins.
Episode 20 – NXT UK Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley VS Deonna Purrazzo; Ripley wins and retains the NXT UK Women’s Championship.

PLAY BY PLAY

Episode 19

NXT UK Assistant General Manager, Sid Scala, is in the ring.

“Welcome to Liverpool!” Sid introduces the NXT GM, Johnny Saint! Liverpool gives a standing ovation to the British legend as he walks out to the ring. Saint takes up a mic and the fans sing for “Johnny! Johnny Saint~!” Sid says both of them have a huge announcement to make tonight. Because January 12th, 2019, “We TakeOver!” NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool is officially announced! This young brand gets its first WWE Network special, but out comes Toni Storm! The Lightning Down Under has a mic of her own, and she joins Sid and Saint in the ring. “Hi, Liverpool.”

Toni is so proud to be part of this brand because for the past five years, she’s been living in Liverpool, and this year has been big for Toni. She was part of WWE Evolution, she won the 2018 Mae Young Classic, and Liverpool tells her “You Deserve It!” Toni thinks all that means she should get herself a championship opportunity. Therefore, at TakeOver: Blackpool, Toni wants a shot at the NXT UK Women’s Championship! Fans like the sound of that. Sid and Saint talk it over, and Saint says “You’ve got it!” Toni VS Rhea 2 is set, is it finally going to be #ToniTime?

Jordan Devlin VS Kenny Williams w/ Amir Jordan!

The Ace Trumps All in Devlin’s mind, but he has to prove it to get another shot at the WWE UK Championship. Meanwhile, the Luckyan looks to turn his luck around and gain some ground. Will luck trump the Ace this close to TakeOver: Blackpool? Or is Devlin on his way to that second chance?

The bell rings and Devlin circles with Williams. Fans are on Williams’ side as they tie up. Devlin pushes Williams back but Williams turns it around for a monkey flip! Devlin is up quick but thrown out! Williams goes to the corner, triangle jump elbow knocks Devlin back down! Williams keeps moving but his dropkick is caught! Devlin yanks Williams out to throw him onto the apron! Liverpool boos while Devlin puts Williams back in. Devlin pulls Williams up for a back suplex backbreaker! Cover, TWO! Devlin argues with the ref but goes back to Williams with elbows. Fans rally for Williams while Devlin pulls him into a half surfboard. Devlin digs his knee in while pulling Williams’ arms back, but Williams endures. Williams fights but Devlin turns him over to stand on him.

Devlin continues to pull back on Williams’ arms but Williams fights up. Williams turns Devlin but Devlin spins through. Williams kicks Devlin away, but runs into Devlin’s urenage! Devlin standing moonsaults but gets knees! Williams covers, TWO! Devlin grits his teeth while fans rally up. Williams throws forearms and uppercuts, then fires off elbows. Devlin shoves him but Williams comes back with a boot! Devlin bails out, Williams sees him going around the corner, and he changes direction while running to still DIVE on Devlin! Williams takes Devlin out at the ramp and puts him back in. Devlin misses the shoulder and gets a kick. Williams slingshots in and dropkicks Devlin in the back. He rolls Devlin up, TWO, Penalty Kick on the rebound! Cover, TWO! Devlin continues to be the iron Irishman but Williams has the fans on his side.

Williams runs and wheelbarrows, but Devlin makes it a Half ‘n’ Half suplex! Both men are down while fans rally back up. Devlin stands first, drags Williams up, but Williams kicks back. Williams misses the uppercut to get a forearm to the back of the neck! Devlin kicks Williams’ arm off the ropes, then ripcords for the back suplex! Devlin isn’t done with Williams, fireman’s carry to Ireland’s Call! Cover, Devlin wins!

Winner: Jordan Devlin, by pinfall

The Irish Ace continues his run back on the winning track! With TakeOver: Blackpool coming, will Devlin hit the jackpot of another title match?

In-ring interview with Devlin.

Another brutal match but impressive win. Devlin cuts Radzy off and tells him to scoot out of the way. “Another week, another victory, another opportunity for you to have the pleasure to interview the Irish Ace.” Devlin comes out again and again, winning, and an entire country celebrates with him, a proud Irishman. Devlin’s mission is to call out the fakes, the posers and the pretenders. So the next guy Devlin’s after, “he’s the worst of them all.” That man will learn that you never ever EVER bet against The Ace. Who does Devlin mean? And when will he and his target clash in the ring?

Backstage interview with Johnny Saint and Sid Scala.

What more do they have planned for the historic inaugural NXT UK TakeOver event? Well they were just discussing that and- Wait, Rhea Ripley comes by to hear this herself. Discussing potential match-ups? Rhea saw them talking to Toni. Yeah Toni won the MYC but Rhea is their FIRST Women’s Champion. For TakeOver: Blackpool, Rhea says she decides who she faces. She’ll defend her title next episode, so find her a challenger. Saint and Sid will talk that over. Any questions for the champ? Oh, Saint and Sid are back already. They have a challenger for her title: making their NXT UK Debut, the Virtuosa of Armbars, Deonna Purrazzo! Rhea still doesn’t like Sid. Well, whatever that’s about, will Rhea like facing Deonna 1v1 so close to TakeOver: Blackpool?

Dan Moloney VS Eddie Dennis!

The Birmingham brawler is next to take a lesson from The Headmaster, who is determined to be THE monster of NXT UK. Will Moloney be made an example for Dave Mastiff to learn from?

The bell rings and Moloney goes right at Dennis! Dennis shoves him away but Moloney comes back with a half hatch! Cover, ONE, but Moloney keeps moving. He collides with Dennis but Dennis stays standing. Moloney keeps trying but gets a judo hip toss! Dennis drags Moloney up to throw him out of the ring. Fans rally for “Dan! Dan!” but Dennis comes out to fetch him. Moloney chops Dennis back! But Dennis rocks Moloney with one heavy forearm! The ring count climbs while Dennis scoops Moloney up. Dennis swings and slams Moloney on the apron! But here comes Dave Mastiff!!

Winner: Eddie Dennis, by disqualification

The Bomber wants payback for that sneak attack! He and Dennis brawl and Mastiff puts Dennis in the ring. Dennis is floundering as he gets caught in a German Suplex! Fans fire up as Mastiff goes corner to corner, but Dennis bails out! Dennis takes the win and is all smiles, but will he be laughing when Mastiff finally gets his hands on him? Meanwhile, Moloney wants an apology from Mastiff. Mastiff gives him a forearm! Mastiff says this one’s meant for Dennis, as he plunges Into The Void on Moloney!

Sid Scala and Johnny Saint talk with El Ligero.

They look forward to seeing the Leeds Luchador show what he can do against Joe Coffey. Ligero thanks them for this big opportunity, but Coffey and Gallus come by. This match won’t be about Ligero’s opportunity, this’ll be about him ending up in the hospital. The Iron King is looking through Ligero to the WWE UK Championship. Sid tells Coffey he should focus on Ligero, because Mark and Wolfgang have their own matches to worry about. The NXT Tag Team Championship tournaments will start in two weeks, with a major semifinal match of Gallus VS Mustache Mountain. Now, off with the three of you. Joe Coffey vows this is still Gallus’ Kingdom. But will Ligero show he’s more than a stepping stone towards the title?

Zack Gibson provides his guide to Liverpool.

Liverpool’s Number One is here in his hometown, and shows James Drake around. Gibson is going to show him and the NXT UK Universe the true Liverpool. The city was founded on the shoulders “of hard working, strong-minded, working class men and women not afraid to get their hands dirty.” But now, it’s been overrun with entitled leeches who just take and take without putting in the grind. Not like Gibson and Drake. The moment Gibson won the 2018 UK Championship Tournament, the city turned on him because they were jealous!

They visit the Royal Liver Building, “perched on top are two symbolic Liver Birds”, and legend has it that if the two birds ever flew away, the city would be in ruins. But that’s a fairy tale. Gibson is the true living legend of Liverpool, and if he ever left, that is when the city will crumble. People say the birds are protectors of the city, so Gibson knows they’re looking at the Grizzled Young Veterans as they’re about to make history becoming the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions. This city needs Gibson far more than Gibson needs this city, but will the GYV need those titles more than those titles will need them?

Tucker & Jack Starz VS Tyson T-Bone & Saxon Huxley!

With the tag title tournament starting soon, there’s still time to impress management! Will the perennial underdog and his new tag partner beat out the Gypsy & The Divine Beast? Or will they be left out in the cold?

The teams sort out and it will be Starz against T-Bone. They tie up and T-Bone tosses Starz with ease! T-Bone drags him up for elbows to the arm, then tosses him again. Starz is up and dropkicks T-Bone back. He dropkicks again, then runs but his crossbody is caught! T-Bone tosses Starz but Starz lands to tag Tucker! Tucker and Starz double dropkick T-Bone, then Tucker gets a facelock. T-Bone powers out hard! Tag to Huxley, and they both double choke slam Tucker down! Cover, TWO! Fans chant for “Tarzan Jesus!” as he rams knees into Tucker. Huxley lifts but Tucker slips out to roll up. TWO and Huxley hits Tucker with a big knee to the stomach!

Huxley drags Tucker up and whips him to the corner, but TUcker hits T-Bone. Tucker ducks Huxley and enziguris him back. T-Bone tags but so does Starz! Starz climbs and leaps to tackle Huxley! T-Bone swings but misses, and Starz rallies! Starz fires dropkick after dropkick, then baits Huxley in. Huxley misses but T-Bone hits Starz! T-Bone decks Tucker and drags Starz up. Tag to Huxley, and the two double whip Starz into double kicks. Huxley knee lifts, T-Bone throws a heavy right! Huxley covers, Huxley & T-Bone win!

Winners: Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone, Huxley pinning

Their second match is a success, the Divine & Gypsy might actually have something. Is it enough to impress Johnny Saint and get a spot in the NXT UK Tag Team Championship tournament?

Backstage interview with Isla Dawn.

The White Witch came close against Rhea Ripley for the NXT UK Women’s Championship, how does she bounce back? Obviously it wasn’t her time yet, and that’s not a good feeling. But she will do what she always does, and that is rise up from the ashes, dust herself off, and continue on this path. This path will lead to the title, but Jinny says no one cares. The truth is, Isla got her title match, and she choked. “What a wasted opportunity.” If the Fierce Fashionista had gotten that same chance, she would’ve won. That’s the difference between a witch and a queen. Will Jinny regret putting herself on Isla’s path?

Joe Coffey VS El Ligero!

The Bruiserweight, Pete Dunne, still reigns as THE United Kingdom Champion, but the Iron King wants his throne. But The Luchador of Leeds won’t let Joe eclipse his light just yet. Will Ligero slow down Gallus’ run through NXT UK? Or will he simply be run over with the rest?

The bell rings and the fans are on Ligero’s side already. Ligero and Coffey tie up and Coffey powers Ligero to ropes. The ref has them break and the two go again. Coffey gets a cravat and wrenches, bringing Ligero to the mat. He pulls on the mask’s horns but fans rally for Ligero. Coffey whips and knocks Ligero over. Coffey stomps but Ligero rolls to avoid again and again. Ligero then goes into a pretzel defense! Coffey is not amused by this tribute to Johnny Saint, but Ligero still kicks him from the mat! Ligero kicks away more on Coffey’s legs. Coffey shoves him back and blocks the headscissors! Ligero slips through the bomb to sunset flip but Coffey rolls through to go after the legs. Coffey wants a Boston Crab but Ligero pulls Coffey in.

Coffey deadlifts Ligero up but Ligero fights back with elbows. Ligero frees himself and runs to a corner to leap and hit a flying huricanrana! Coffey bails out but Ligero takes aim. Ligero runs and slides but Coffey dodges to throw him at the steps. Ligero stops himself and elbows Coffey back. He uses the steps for Sliced Bread but Coffey powers out. Coffey hits back with a forearm, then runs in to SPEAR Ligero into barriers! Fans boo and jeer but Coffey is all fired up. Coffey stomps Ligero then drags him up to ram into the apron. Coffey dares Ligero to hit him, but then dodges the haymaker to hit Ligero back. Fans rally as Coffey puts Ligero into the ring.

Coffey toys with Ligero and throws heavy hands. He drags Ligero up but Ligero hits back! Coffey counters the punch and goes for a full nelson. He gets the hold on and thrashes Ligero about! Ligero endures and pries at the grip. Coffey swings Ligero out and brings him in for a double underhook, but Ligero sprawls to deny a DDT. Coffey still uses the underhook for an inverted full nelson, and uses his weight to bend Ligero. Ligero endures a hanging butterfly and fans rally up. Coffey swings Ligero around before throwing him with a butterfly suplex! Cover, TWO! Ligero lives but Coffey keeps his focus. Coffey goes after the legs again, but Ligero fights him off.

Coffey drops an elbow but misses, so he stomps Ligero down. He deadlifts Ligero but Ligero fights out with knees. Coffey tries again but Ligero gets free. Coffey runs at Ligero but misses the Spear, and Ligero lands on Coffey! Fans rally for Ligero while Coffey rolls out. Ligero builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on Coffey and they hit the ramp! Ligero drags Coffey up and in, then climbs up top. Ligero leaps at Coffey, for a flying cannonball! Coffey gets to the corner and Ligero runs in, but Coffey dodges. Coffey runs in but gets buckles! Ligero hits Sliced Bread #3! Cover, TWO!! Coffey survives and Ligero can’t believe it. Fans still rally for Ligero as both men slowly stir.

Ligero drags himself to the apron and to the corner. He climbs again and leaps, but has to roll through as Coffey evades. Coffey uppercuts then SPEARS Ligero in the back! Coffey hits a splash in the corner, then whips Ligero into a pop-up powerslam! Cover, TWO!! Coffey can’t believe it but Ligero lives! Liverpool is thunderous for the luchador, but Coffey looms over him. Coffey deadlifts Ligero in a waistlock but Ligero fights out. Ligero dodges the spear but Coffey grabs the mask! Coffey bumps Ligero into buckles and fans boo. Coffey climbs, but Ligero stops him with a kick! Ligero climbs now and wants a Super Steiner, but Coffey stops that into a powerbomb! Then the Boston Crab! Ligero endures and crawls, and gets the ropebreak! Coffey lets go, and fans rally up again.

Coffey vows this is still his kingdom, and he drags Ligero up again. Ligero resists and boots him back! Ligero boots Coffey more, then blocks All the Best, to roll Coffey up! TWO!! Ligero runs, but into All the Best for the Bells!! Cover, Coffey wins!

Winner: Joe Coffey, by pinfall

The Iron King gets through the Luchador of Leeds, but it was a far tougher fight than he expected. Coffey knows as everyone does that TakeOver: Blackpool is coming. Will he be the one to challenge Pete Dunne for the top title?

Episode 20

Grizzled Young Veterans VS Mike Hitchman & Jay Melrose!

Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem want to be part of the NXT UK Tag Team Championship Tournament, but they’ll have to deal with a couple of animals first. Will Zack Gibson and James Drake be able to handle the Wild Boar and The Primate to head for TakeOver: Blackpool?

Despite being the hometown boy, Gibson doesn’t seem to have everyone here tonight on his side. The teams sort out and Gibson starts against Wild Boar. Fans duel while Gibson and Boar tie up. Gibson brings Boar to the mat, and grinds a knee in. Boar gets up and rolls around to get free. Boar lunges at Gibson but Gibson backs down to his corner. Gibson and Boar go again and Boar gets an armlock. Gibson pulls hair to throw Boar down, then tags in Drake. Drake runs but Boar trips him up to hit a back senton! Boar brings Drake over and Primate tags in! Primate clubs and throws Drake! Fans fire up as Primate runs in for a gorilla clothesline! Primate fireman’s carry but Drake slips out. Drake hits Primate with a left hand, but Primate hits back.

Gibson tags but Primate didn’t see it. Primate whips Drake but Drake reverses. Drake bails out and Gibson dumps Primate out of the ring! Gibson drags Primate up, and Drake slingshots for the stomp backbreaker! Boar protests while fans boo and jeer. Gibson puts Primate back in and covers, TWO! Gibson wraps Primate up in a cobra clutch. Fans duel while Primate endures the thrashing. Primate gets up but Gibson tags Drake. Drake rocks Primate with a right! Drake taunts Boar then rocks Primate with haymakers. He drags Primate up with a facelock then tags in Gibson. Gibson rams a knee into Primate’s ribs, then stomps him. Gibson taunts Primate but tags in Drake.

Primate powers Gibson into Drake but Gibson gets his arm. Primate throws Gibson out but Drake gets him with a facelock. But Primate powers Drake off, too, and tags in Wild Boar! Boar runs and rams Gibson, then fires off on Drake! The ref counts and Boar backs off at 4 with a roar. Drake runs at him, but gets a urenage and another back senton! Fans rally up with Boar as he scoops Drake. Drake slips out and enziguris! But then Drake runs into a pop-up bomb! Drake gets to a corner and Boar takes aim. Boar runs in but Gibson saves Drake from the cannonball! Tag, and Ticket to Ride! Drake hits primate away while Gibson covers, Gibson & Drake win!

Winners: The Grizzled Young Veterans, Gibson pinning

Liverpool’s Number One gets a win in Liverpool, and now both he and James Drake look to be poised for a spot in the NXT UK Tag Team Championship tournament! Who will they meet in the semifinals in the near future?

Gibson picks up a mic and Liverpool is divided. “I am Liverpool’s Number One, Zack Gibson! This man, my tag team partner, James Drake. The NXT UK Tag Team Titles are right around the corner.” And he knows a thing or two about winning tournaments. The GYV conquered all of Europe, and they’re not gonna stop! From Paris to Turkey, “we won the bloody lot!” Fans are still divided over Gibson’s speech, but Gibson continues to say that “I love my city! But I absolutely hate the people of Liverpool.” They can’t blame any of this on him! The second he got any success, the Scous turned their backs! When he made a name for himself around the world, the fans went online to say “Zack Gibson is a woolly back!” (For Americans, that’s Liverpudlian for someone who simply travels to Liverpool to work, and does not actually live there)

No one here can take Gibson’s success from him. No one here can stop the Grizzled Young Veterans. So Gibson will still represent Liverpool because no one else can! Gibson and Drake are the best tag team in the country, on this show and in the world, “SOON to be recognized as NXT UK Tag Team Champions!” Strong words following a strong showing, but will they prove it all at the end of the tournament?

NXT UK Media catches up with Mustache Mountain.

Trent Seven & Tyler Bate will meet Gallus’ Wolfgang & Mark Coffey in the NXT UK Tag Team Championship Tournament semifinals next week, how do they feel about that? Well the road to TakeOver: Blackpool begins and it returns to the Empress Ballroom. Before that, Gallus is a speed bump in their way. Everyone’s seen how Gallus has come to blows with Mustache Mountain, but the winners will get a title shot at Blackpool. Bate made it big back there, now Seven wants his moment alongside Bate. And they’ll be crowned the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions. “Let’s do this, mate.” Will these #BigStrongBoys prove too strong for Gallus? Or will Gallus prove to gallus for them?

Dave Mastiff VS Josh Morrell!

The Bomber of Black Country knows The Headmaster, Eddie Dennis, is watching, so he wants to show him something special. Will Mastiff make an example of this debuting young gun?

Wait, Eddie Dennis attacks Morrell at the stage! Dennis makes an example of Morrell first with a big scoop slam! Mastiff dares Dennis to try that on him, but Dennis says all in due time. Dennis grins as he leaves, but will Mastiff crush that smile off Dennis’ face soon enough?

No Contest

Joseph Conners speaks.

“In the NXT UK Landscape, we now have a Mod, a time-traveler, a luchador, all these shiny new toys. But even new toys have a shelf life.” The Righteous Killer knows, because two years ago, he was a shiny new toy. But now he’s battered, scratched and discarded. If he can’t be a new toy, he’ll just make sure the others end up as banged up as he is. Which new toy will Conners look to break first?

Mark Andrews VS Marcel Barthel!

The High-Fiving, Stage-Diving Welshman Rockstar wants to be part of the NXT UK Tag Team Championship scene with good friend, Flash Morgan Webster, but he’s not against trying singles competition, too. Will he be flying high against this debuting NXT crossover? Or will the second-generation German superstar say NEIN to Andrews’ success?

The bell rings and Andrews circles with Barthel. They tie up and the taller Barthel gets a chinbar. He brings Andrews to the mat with that, then shifts to a wristlock. Andrews gets up and moves around, but Barthel keeps him from ropes. Barthel whips then wrings Andrews into a grounded hammerlock. Barthel grinds in his elbows and forearms, but fans rally for Andrews. Andrews grabs Barthel in a headlock but Barthel maintains his hammerlock. Barthel headstands, to bridge through! Then he loops back around for the hammerlock. Fans applaud the technical savant, but Andrews still fights against the hold. They stand up but Barthel keeps hold of Andrews. Andrews rolls and handsprings to reverse the wristlock. He arm-drags Barthel around, but Barthel blocks the third. Barthel says “NEIN” but Andrews still gets that arm-drag on the other end.

Andrews runs and huricanranas Barthel to a corner! Barthel kicks back then throws hands and elbows. Fans sing for Barthel, and Barthel drags Andrews up. Barthel scoops but Andrews slips out. Things speed up and Andrews tilt-o-whirls, but into Barthel’s facebuster! Barthel adds a stiff knee, then covers! TWO, but Barthel gets Andrews with a headlock. Fans rally for both sides while Andrews endures the grind. Barthel grinds his knuckles in, too, but stops when the ref catches him. Andrews sits up and makes his way up, to fight out with elbows. Barthel throws Andrews down by his head! Fans duel as Barthel stalks Andrews and puts him in a corner. Barthel stomps a mudhole into Andrews then throws hands. The ref backs him off but Barthel hangs Andrews on the ropes.

Barthel runs and uses a basement dropkick to send Andrews out of the ring! Barthel stands on a corner to say “NEIN!” Andrews crawls back in but Barthel toys with him. Andrews hits back with body shots then forearms. Barthel throws Andrews at a corner and runs in for a BIG European Uppercut! Cover, TWO! Barthel is right on Andrews with another chinlock. Fans rally up as Barthel traps one of Andrews’ arms. Andrews feeds off the rally to fight his way up. Barthel again says “NEIN” and drags Andrews back down. Andrews endures and fights his way up again. Barthel shifts to a standing armlock, but Andrews rolls to a victory roll! TWO, “NEIN!” but CHOP from Andrews! Andrews bobs ‘n’ weaves and CHOPS more.

Andrews fires off forearms and chops but Barthel reverses the whip. Barthel swings but Andrews slides under to come back with an enziguri! Barthel goes to a corner as fans fire up. Andrews gets up and runs in for double knees. He keeps going to wheelbarrow victory roll, Stomp 182! Then the standing moonsault, but Barthel says “NEIN” as he rolls away. Andrews doesn’t mind, he takes aim and builds speed. Barthel continues to say “NEIN” as he runs around the corner. Andrews slides out to pursue, with a flying senton off the steel steps! Fans rally as Andrews puts Barthel back in. But Fabian Aichner appears! The Italian Tank has had his issues with the Welsh Airforce of Andrews and Webster, but the ref keeps him back. Andrews returns to Barthel, to get caught in a cradle! TWO!!

Barthel runs into an enziguri! Andrews runs out but into a tilt-o-whirl facebuster! Cover, TWO! Barthel is furious but he drags Andrews up. Suplex into Stun-Dog Millionaire! Andrews crawls to a corner but Aichner still looms nearby. Andrews aims at Barthel, Fall to Pieces FLOPS! Barthel puts Andrews on the apron, but gets a swing kick. Andrews springboards but Barthel trips him up! And Aichner gets a cheap shot knee behind the ref’s back! Aichner feeds Andrews to Barthel, and Barthel finishes Andrews with the fisherman back suplex, Landungsbrücken! Cover, Barthel wins!

Winner: Marcel Barthel, by pinfall

The German General can give the assist to the Italian Tank in getting an NXT UK debuting victory. But does this mean Aichner has found his ally in the war against the Welshmen? The handshake confirms! Will Aichner & Barthel win this war with Webster & Andrews?

NXT UK takes a look back at Toni Storm’s 2018.

The Lightning Down Under made it all the way to the Mae Young Classic Finals at WWE Evolution, and won against Genius of the Sky, Io Shirai! It was, in her words, the best experience of her life. Toni looked to continue her momentum into becoming the inaugural NXT UK Women’s Champinship, but it wasn’t meant to be. An injury during the crowning match against Rhea Ripley is what brought Toni down, and she would be on the outside looking in. However, Toni has recovered and wants a major opportunity in her NXT UK return! She’s getting her shot, but Rhea isn’t as happy about it. Rhea puts her title on the line tonight, but will she make it to Blackpool for a rematch with #ToniTime?

NXT UK Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley VS Deonna Purrazzo!

The Mosh Pit Kid ripped her way through the Mae Young Classic, too, but would lose to Io Shirai in the semifinals. So it was fitting that the NXT UK Women’s Championship Tournament Finals would be the match-up we didn’t get in Rhea VS Toni Storm. Rhea shocked even herself in that winning moment, but now she’s confident she’ll be the first, best and only champion of this Division. Will the Virtuosa prove her wrong? Or will Deonna be the first Yankee to be torn apart by the Riptide?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we begin! Rhea doesn’t take Deonna seriously at all, until Deonna bicycle boots her in the face! Deonna keeps on Rhea with clubbing forearms, but Rhea shoves her away. Deonna gets around Rhea but Rhea bucks her off. Rhea swings but Deonna speeds things up to tilt-o-whirl headscissors and arm-drag Rhea down! Deonna keeps Rhea down with an armlock, but Rhea fights back. Deonna flips Rhea over to go after the far arm. Rhea endures the arm torture and pries her way out. They stand and Rhea throws forearms. Rhea puts Deonna in a corner and clubs away but fans rally up. Rhea whips Deonna corner to corner but Deonna goes up then under, and uses a grapple feint to roll Rhea up! TWO, but Deonna snapmares Rhea to an arm wernch.

Fans chant “Woop Woop!” as Deonna ties Rhea up in a Paradise Lock! Deonna runs and dropkicks Rhea out of Paradise! Rhea rolls out of the ring as fans rally up. Deonna goes to the apron and kicks, but Rhea turns that into an Electric Chair. Rhea drops Deonna’s face on the apron, then throws her body into barriers. The ring count climbs past 5 but Rhea drags Deonna into the ring. Rhea covers, TWO! Deonna gasps for air but Rhea kicks her while she’s down. Rhea drags Deonna up to club and stomp her down. Rhea stands on Deonna’s back and flexes the guns while fans boo and jeer. The champ stomps and covers Deonna, TWO! Fans sing for Deonna but Rhea talks trash. Rhea drags Deonna up for a suplex, and then slams her! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up while Rhea kicks Deonna around.

Rhea puts Deonna in a body scissors and squeezes. Rhea slaps Deonna around but Deonna endures. Fans sing but Rhea cotinues to slap Deonna around. Deonna endures the squeeze, then turns it into a cover. ONE and Rhea thrashes Deonna around more. Fans rally and Deonna makes it another cover, ONE! Rhea throws forearms and grabs hair as she squeezes Deonna. Fans continue to “Woop woop!” as Deonna pries her way out. Deonna is out of the body scissors but Rhea rocks her with a right. Rhea grounds ‘n’ pounds with heavy forearms! Rhea slaps and scuffs Deonna while fans duel. She brings Deonna up and whips, but Deonna sunset flips! Rhea rolls through to boot Deonna down. Rhea grabs the legs for the hanging cloverleaf! Deonna endures as Rhea swings and thrashes her around!

Fans rally on both sides and Deonna drags herself over for a ropebreak! Rhea holds on until 4, then drops Deonna. Deonna shoves Rhea back, and dodges in a corner. Deonna blocks the boot into a throw, and covers Rhea. TWO, and Rhea dropkicks Deonna back down! Deonna bails out of the ring, but Rhea takes the time to pose. Rhea goes out to fetch Deonna. Rhea suplexes Deonna up but Deonna slips out to kick her back! Deonna leaps for an apron cannonball! Fans fire up with The Virtuosa as she puts Rhea in. Rhea staggers into a backbreaker and complete shot, into the Koji Klutch! Deonna has Rhea now, but Rhea reaches and crawls! Rhea shifts to a cover, TWO, and Deonna lets Rhea go. Deonna fires forearms but Rhea fires back. They brawl, then Deonna CHOPS! Deonna runs, but into a flapjack! Cover, TWO!

Rhea grows frustrated but she stalks Deonna to a corner. She clubs away then hoists Deonna to the top rope. Rhea climbs up to join her, but Deonna resists the superplex. Deonna fights back and then adjusts, sunset flip but Rhea holds ropes. Rhea punches at Deonna but gets buckles, Deonna hops back up for a SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women are down but the fans are fired up! Liverpool rallies as both women throw forearms. Rhea slaps Deonna, so Deonna fires off! Deonna gets Rhea with a snap exploder! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives to the shock of Deonna! Rhea gets to a corner and Deonna runs in. The ref counts and backs Deonna off, but Deonna comes back for more. Rhea uses that to send Deonna into buckles! Then pumphandle, Riptide! Cover, Rhea wins!!

Winner: Rhea Ripley, by pinfall; still NXT UK Women’s Champion

The Aussie with Attitude survives this challenge, but she’s not done with her challenger! Rhea boots Deonna off her feet, then stomps a mudhole in the corner. But here comes Toni Storm! Toni runs Rhea off, but this fight is coming for them both. With the Lightning back to 100%, will this championship rematch have a different result? Or will the Riptide strike twice?

My Thoughts:

The double dose continues, and it’s still pretty good. Good to see the official on-air announcement of NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool. With just over two weeks left, I’m still curious to see if they’ve got enough episodes for more of these double doses or if they’ll go to single episodes now so that the go-home is episode 22. That will go a long way to determining how the NXT UK Tag Team Championship Tournament will be displayed. If we’re getting one semifinal match an episode, it might be best to drag it out so that it isn’t all wrapped up in one week. We are given one semifinal in Mustache Mountain VS Gallus, and I’d imagine Grizzled Young Veterans is part of the other. It’s a bit different than what I was thinking, but I guess it’ll be Mustache Mountain VS GYV in TakeOver: Blackpool’s tag title finals.

There are many options for facing Gibson & Drake in the second semifinal match. Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone get their first win in a good match with Jack Starz & Tucker. Sadly this looks to be Tucker’s last on-air match as we know he was recently released. Tucker was only being used as a midcard star so hopefully he’ll get better play in whatever other promotion(s) he wrestles in. Huxley is pretty popular with UK fans as “Tarzan Jesus”, maybe he and T-Bone can at least make a Tweener go of it against Gibson & Drake. Gibson’s “guide” to Liverpool and his speech after GYV’s match with the UK Zoo of Boar and Primate really help him be a top Heel in the UK Division. However, I still feel like Mustache Mountain will be the inaugural tag champs because of how insanely over they are.

Aichner joining forces with Barthel is pretty good, they’re both bigger than Andrews and Webster, and they can have a tag team blow-off separate from the tag title tournament and it’ll still be good. Aside from Gallus, the winner of that feud could also be a contender to whoever has the titles after Blackpool. In the singles title race, Devlin continues to win, as does Joe Coffey, as both have great matches this week. I’m still hoping we end up with a Triple Threat, because that may be the only way for Dunne to ever lose that title. Dennis VS Mastiff II will be part of TakeOver: Blackpool, I’m sure, and that build is getting to the point where I think they should try a No Disqualification stipulation because Eddie Dennis looks like the kind who would get DQ’d on purpose.

The Women’s Division is taking the spotlight here, and it’s really good. Jinny wants a feud with Isla Dawn and they’ll make for a good unofficial contender’s match. Rhea Ripley makes good strides in being the top UK Women’s Heel with her attitude and demanding a different challenger first. Rhea VS Deonna was a solid match, Deonna is a solid worker, but perhaps NXT UK isn’t the place for an American to get her first singles title. Toni VS Rhea II is going to be great, and could be the match to steal the show just on character work that Rhea is able to already provide at a high level. Obviously Rhea’s inaugural reign was meant to be longer but the double doses skew the length. But no matter what, she’s already made history and losing to Toni at Blackpool won’t hurt her.

My Score: Episode 19 – 8.4/10; Episode 20 – 8.5/10

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 4.25.2024

We just got done with Rebellion, and Under Siege is two weeks away! Gotta see how these dots connect!

Published

5 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Andrew Balaz

Rebellion had quite a few returns, Mike Santana, Sami Callihan and Broken Matt Hardy. All three of these guys could easily be main event players, and its nice to mix up and expand what felt like a rather small pool of potential challengers.

Under Siege is only like 2 weeks out, so we’ll see how the dots connect in such a short period of time.

.@AJFrancis410, Rich Swann, and rap legend @BunBTrillOG are IN THE HOUSE Meanwhile, @joehendry announces he will deliver an apology to Fir$t Cla$$ NEXT WEEK on #TNAiMPACT! pic.twitter.com/4GNe2xWfyU

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 26, 2024

Ratings:

Mike Santana vs Myron Reed w/Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz: Santana wins via Spin the Block – ** 1/2
#1 Contender: Frankie Kazarian vs Josh Alexander: Josh wins via Grapevine Ankle Lock – ***
ASH by Elegance vs Xia Brookside: Xia wins via School Girl Roll-Up – ** 3/4
Sami Callihan vs The Good Hands: Sami Callihan wins via Cactus Driver ’97 – SQUASH
Eddie Edwards w/Alisha Edwards & Brian Myers vs Nic Nemeth: Eddie wins via Boston Knee Party – *** 1/4

Results:

Did @NicTNemeth say BROKEN? @MATTHARDYBRAND has arrived in the iMPACT Zone! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/HbkUangt6e

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 26, 2024

A weird opening that is just framed to put Nemeth and Hardy together against The System. Feels a little awkward, but who knows how it will play out.

.@JordynneGrace vs @miyu_tjp NEXT WEEK on #TNAiMPACT will now be for the Knockouts World Championship! pic.twitter.com/YnKZjb9yjx

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 26, 2024

Mike Santana vs Myron Reed w/Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz

Ahh I didn’t really pay attention to Santana’s theme at Rebellion, but its pretty damn cool. Good stuff.

Rascalz blindside Santana early, but the heel advantage doesn’t last more than a few moves. Santana whips Myron from corner to corner, hits a few Hip Attacks before Myron finally dodges one and starts using his unique offense and agility to his advantage. Matrix dodge, into an Leaping Outside Back in Slingshot Codebreaker. Some more offense and Santana powders to the ramp, Myron jumps over the rope and tries a Flying Cutter, but Santana blocks it, turns things around, gets pushed forward and hits the Rolling Cutter. Santana takes out the Rascalz, heads back into the ring, Myron tries to catch him unawares but eats the Spin the Block off the rope run! Santana wins fairly quickly.

Maclin’s music hits, he tries to employ the help of The Rascalz to attack Santana, but as soon as Maclin positions himself to get in, The Rascalz bail and flip off Maclin. Maclin makes it out of the confrontation relatively unscathed, but at least we know where he’s going for Under Siege probably.

OH FUCK ME WITH RUSTY KNIVES. Because Cardona is hurt Kon is paired with SDL, and she just challenges Jordynne and PCO to a tag match. WHY!? STOP IT. This is hot garbage.

Josh Alexander comes out…I wonder who’s Super Finisher he’s gonna conveniently kick out this time? Brian Myers? Frankie Kazarian? Rich Swann? Because yes, I’m still annoyed that Hammerstone has been in TNA for half a sandwich, he already connects with a Super version of his finish on tacks, and that’s not a finish. Oh Kaz’s music hits. Okay, so time for Josh to kick out of Fade to Black or Flux Capacitor. Kaz talks smack, says he won his match too so he should have a say in who’s number one contender. Josh challenges him, Kaz says not right now, but a referee runs out and says the match is official.

#1 Contender: Frankie Kazarian vs Josh Alexander

Kaz throws his jacket on Josh’s head, and attacks him with some strikes before Josh fights back and throws Kaz out. Commercial break, we see Kaz misses his Apron Guillotine, Josh goes for the Low Crossbody but Kaz dodges and Josh goes flying. Kaz starts throwing some chops and claws at the cauliflowered ears of Josh. Russian Leg Sweep from Kaz for a near fall. Josh swings wildly and Kaz ducks the strike and levels Josh with a Lariat.

Josh blocks a Vertical Suplex attempt, but Frankie pulls off a Fisherman’s Suplex after a few overhead strikes for a near fall. Josh stands up and connects with a straight right, rocks Kaz, Back Body Drop, into a Charging Forearm, Rolling Senton, 2 count! C4 Spike attempt countered into a Back Stabber and then Chicken Wing, but Josh fights it off, rolls through and into an Ankle Lock, Kaz kicks off and into a Head and Arm Cradle for a near fall and then the Guillotine Leg Drop into Slingshot DDT spot from Kaz for another 2 count!

Fade to Black, but its fought off, Big Boot but then Kaz counters the next move with a Power Slam into the Springboard Guillotine Leg Drop, but Josh grabs the Ankle Lock! Locomotion German Suplex time from Josh, Halfhatch Suplex after the Germans, floats over for a 2 count! C4 Spike attempt again, but Kaz fights it off, dumps him over the top rope, slingshots him in and into the Cutter for a near fall for Kaz! After the 2 Kaz grabs a chair and chain, the referee stops the chair of course, so he tries the chain, EY runs down and grabs the chain so Kaz pulls the Eddie Guerrero and the referee admonishes EY, but doesn’t DQ Josh. So as Kaz is busy laughing at EY, Josh picks the ankle, Ankle Lock with the Grapevine, Kaz taps.

Tensions are sky-high between @alexhammerstone and @JakeSomething_! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/LLCUJOCy7H

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 26, 2024

ASH by Elegance vs Xia Brookside

Both are jawing at each other and then throw hands before Xia gets the upper hand with a Headscissors from the Top Turnbuckle, Charging Knees, a Flurry of Kicks, but when the ref forces some space in the corner, ASH is finally able to dodge and work over Xia with her Twisting Body Splash, a few choking moves, a corner Stomp into a Snap Suplex for 2. ASH is in charge elegantly, but the referee keeps forcing space on both of them when they go for corner attacks. Xia manages to take advantage a little, but ASH regains control, kicks Xia up the ramp and then lands her Cartwheel Back Elbow up the ramp. It actually looks pretty cool executed like that.

Headlocks and Hair Pulling to keep Xia down and using energy to kick out. ASH is getting frustrated but Xia is remaining persistent. ASH goes back to the Headlock, but Xia fights up, Jawbreaker, Back Elbow, Kick to the gut and Drop Toe Hold sends ASH face first into the middle buckle. Xia rips off 4 Double Knee Smashes to the back of ASH’s head into her Flying Crossbody for a close 2! Xia pulls her up, but ASH spins out, then Xia slips it, but ASH kicks her in the chest and deposits her to the outside and demands a count from the referee. Iceman puts Jeweled Knuckles/Rings on ASH’s hand, the referee catches her, removes the stuff from her fingers and Xia hits the School Girl Roll-Up for the flash win.

Fraud has thrown the Ballot Box Battle into chaos, but also paved the way for an explosive showdown between @TheTreyMiguel and @The_Ace_Austin NEXT WEEK to determine the #1 Contender for the X Division Championship! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/lYHrtgNrc3

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 26, 2024

Sami Callihan vs The Good Hands

So the Good Hand Jobs are about to do their job to Sami. I’m just gonna assume Sami beats the hell out of both and wins with a Cactus Driver ’97. If anything interesting happens I might actually cover it, but come on now.

.@SteveMaclin has a proposition for @FrankieKazarian #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/XY6lMdmSWo

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 26, 2024

Kaz makes a Metallica reference with the “Wash Your Back So You Won’t Stab Mine”…and Sweet Amber is the only good song on St. Anger. So…I ain’t mad.

Eddie Edwards w/Alisha Edwards & Brian Myers vs Nic Nemeth

A little early ground wrestling and headlocks for control from both men. Nothing super flashy to start until we get to the rope run and Nemeth goes for the Flying Body Press to drop Eddie. Before Nemeth can follow up, Lish grabs his foot. Nic does have his brother Ryan in the crowd, trying to get chants going and do the old school ‘power up the babyface’ thing, but Eddie has been in control since Lish got involved. Simple offense, chokes, strikes, Snap Suplexes, Knee Drops, simple yet effective. But then Eddie ducks his head too early, Nemeth kicks him in the face, bounces his head off the buckles a few times, Dropkick sends Eddie reeling to the corner, Nemeth starts the 10 Count Punches but Myers hits the apron to distract and Eddie manages to slip the situation and push Nemeth to the floor.

Commercial break happens, Nemeth is trying to fight back with Chops, but a Kitchen Sink from Eddie puts Nemeth on the floor again! Clubbing blow from Eddie, but Eddie then misses the Hip Attack in the corner and Nemeth counters with the Rude Awakening into the 10 Count Rain of Elbows. Fame Ass-er miss, Eddie tries something but Nemeth turns it into that hesitation DDT for 2! Tuning up the band starts to build and Eddie powders to avoid it. Nemeth throws Eddie back in, goes to the top, but Eddie crotches him, rises up and hits the Superplex into Tiger Driver for 2! Eddie starts mocking with Tuning Up the band but Nemeth hits his own Superkick into an Olympic Slam for 2!

Both men just trade strikes Fighting Spirit style, Eddie says “Always Trust the System” and Nemeth shuts him up with a Headbutt. Danger Zone is blocked, Boston Knee Party gets ducked, they level each other with Lariats! Myers and Ryan Nemeth start fighting to distract the referee, Moose hits the ring and hits Nemeth with the belt. Eddie lands Boston Knee Party and The System wins again!

Overall Score: 6/10

A lame opening segment, a squash match, ASH by Elegance getting her first loss, and a weird way of just pulling the number one contender out of mid air makes for an awkward show. Also Kon still be involved in, literally anything, is negative. However, I can say there was a ton of stuff thrown at the wall this episode, so there’s a chance that some things landed better with other people than myself. The ballot segments were amusing, they overused the “I need to talk to you Santino” gimmick a bit much and personally I feel like having Jake versus Hammerstone is booking yourself into a weird corner.

But hey, the main event was fun, Nemeth getting laid out to the point that there could be a story reason to take him out of the Under Siege match. Kaz with the Metallica reference was pop worthy and I guess its a lot of ‘let’s see where it goes’ kind of angle creation. So it wasn’t complete trash, but its definitely a wait and see episode.

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (4/25/24)

Champions need challengers!

Published

10 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Steven Mitchell

The Queen is coming for her crown!

Athena & Billie Starkz are the top champions in the ROH Women’s Division, but Queen Aminata’s coming after them! Who will she target first?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Isiah Kassidy VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes; Zay wins.
Six Man Tag: Top Flight VS The Dark Order; Top Flight wins.
Anna Jay VS Allysin Kay; Anna wins.
Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie VS Will Austin; Johnny wins.
Six Man Tag: The Mogul Embassy VS MANDERS & BEEFTANK; The Embassy wins.
Yuka Sakazaki VS Leila Grey; Yuka wins.
ROH World Tag Team Championships Proving Ground Match: The Undisputed Kingdom VS The Outrunners; The Kingdom wins and denies The Outrunners a title match.
Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV VS Laynie Luck; Taya wins.
Six Man Tag: Lance Archer & The Righteous VS Jon Cruz, GPA & Ren Jones; Archer & The Righteous win.
Abadon VS Nova; Abadon wins.
Triple Threat: Blake Christian VS AR Fox VS The Beast Mortos; Mortos wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Isiah Kassidy VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes!

Brother Zay and the Commander of the Skies are coming down from the high of competing against Rob Van Dam on April 20th, but they’re both ready to get back up. Will Kassidy earn his shot (shot shot) at a championship? Or will the AAA Cruiserweight Champion be aiming for ROH gold?

The Code of Honor is upheld, but Zay has his fingers crossed! Zay trips Komander at the bell, says he’s too smart, then he steps on Komander’s dropdown to say “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” and “SUCK IT!” Komander keeps cool, he and Zay tie up, and Komander headlocks. Zay pulls on the mask, powers up and out to hurdle, but then Komander steps on him! Komander mocks “SHOTS! SHOTS!” Zay runs up, Komander avoids the boot to then wrench, wrench and mule kick a leg! Kmoander steps over, rolls through, then rolls again, to a HALF CRAB! Zay endures, fights around, ROPEBREAK! Komander lets go and Zay stands back up.

The fans rally, Komander runs in but is put on the apron. Zay runs in but into a slingshot BOOT! Zay comes back but Komander goes up and headscissors Zay into buckles. Komander comes back to springboard, wheelbarrow, but Zay HOTSHOTS Komander and then throws him down! The fans boo but Zay says they don’t teach that at school. Just follow Zay and he’ll get your right. Zay then smothers Komander with his towel! The ref reprimands, Zay lets off and Komander sputters to a corner. Zay bumps Komander off buckles, CHOPS him, then stomps Komander down. Zay says “SHOTS! SHOTS!” as he gives stomp after stomp.

The ref counts, Zay lets off at 4 and dusts his shoes off. Zay goes back to scuff Komander, taunt him, but the fans rally up for Komander. Zay scuffs Komander more, eggs him on, but Komander fights up to fire hands! Zay ducks a roundhouse but not the HEEL KICK! Zay leans on ropes, Komander runs in but Zay puts him on the apron. Komander gets up but Zay triangle jump STUNNERS! Komander flops to the floor, Zay scowls and goes out after him. The fans rally, Zay backs Abrahantes off, and the fans boo. Zay goes back for Komander, SMACKS him off barriers, then grabs the chair.

The fans boo, Zay says watch this, it’s about to be an 8K. Zay runs and uses the chair to LAUNCH, into barriers! Komander avoids disaster, puts Zay in the ring, and he hurries to a corner. The fans fire up as Komander springboards, but Zay moves! Komander rolls through, ducks ‘n’ dodges then RANAS! The fans fire up while Zay bails out. Komander builds speed and WRECKS Zay with a dropkick! Then ASAI MOONSAULT and down goes Zay! The fans fire up, Komander drags Zay up and in, then he springboards again, for a SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Zay stays in this as fans chant “DOS! DOS! DOS!”

Zay goes to the apron, Komander storms up and stands him up. Zay shoves Komander away, goes up the corner, but Komander runs up! Zay anticipates and GAMANGIRIS! Zay goes up to SUPSER SUSNET FLIP, but Komander flips through!! The fans fire up and Zay is shocked! Zay still BOOTS Komander, fires forearms, but Komander bobs ‘n’ weaves to SLAP, UPPERCUT and power up! Zay turns Komander around but gets a SHOTEI! Komander then jumps up top POISON-RANA! The fans fire up again and Komander runs, but into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Or as the fans remind us, “DOS! DOS! DOS!”

Zay says Komander’s done wasting his time. Zay whips, Komander reverses but Zay reverses back to scoop, only for Komander to tilt-o-whirl sunset flip! TWO, but Komander tries a side roll sunset, TWO! Zay escapes, Komander dodges his haymaker and waistlocks. Zay switches, Komander switches back, but Zay grabs the ref! LOW BLOW MULE KICK!! The fans boo as Zay gets away with that one! Abrahantes protests but the ref can’t call what he didn’t see! Zay blows a kiss, before the INVERTED TWIST OF FATE! Cover, Zay wins!

Winner: Isiah Kassidy, by pinfall

Brother Zay didn’t break rules but he did find a loophole to DELETE Komander’s momentum. Will Zay soon have a WONDERFUL ascension to the top of ROH?

ROH hears from Bullet Club Gold.

It was backstage at AEW Dynasty this past Sunday that the Bang Bang Gang unified the AEW and ROH World Trios Championships! Jay White says, “Today, our destiny, fulfilling our destiny by building our Dynasty! Y’see, I’m full! I’m full of that feeling when I get to say, I told you so! When I came to AEW, joined forces with The Gunns, I said the Gunns were money! Brought them in along with Juice Robinson, to Bullet Club GOLD. I said I would bring you gold, and boys, we’re running out of space. Because we’ve got gold a plenty, haven’t we, boys? Cuz I’m the mother effin’ Catalyst of Professional Wrestling! I told you so!”

Austin says their backpacks are heavier on the ride home, but that extra weight just reminds him that the Bang Bang Gang runs this Trios ish! Colten says they like to have fun before and after, but during? They don’t take no ish! There’s this saying around here, “Restore the Feeling.” That’s something for the young guys to get on TV, but guess who are never mentioned? The Gunns! Is it because they’ve been in too many main events? Is it because they’ve been tag team world champions? And now they’re AEW & ROH Trios Champions! The Gunns are the best damn team in the world! White is the best singles man in the world!

And tonight, they are the BEST trio in the world!! And if you’re not down with that, they’ve got two words for ya: GUNS UP!! The Bang Bang Gang is firing on all cylinders, but will they be able to shoot down those who take aim at them?

Six Man Tag: Top Flight VS The Dark Order!

Speaking of the trios championships, Action Andretti, and the brothers Martin get their shot at the Bang Bang Gang this Saturday! Will Top Flight pick up speed going into that Collision? Or will Evil Uno, John Silver & Alex Reynolds prove they are worthy contenders?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the trios sort out, and Darius Martin starts against Johnny Hungy. The bell rings, the fans rally and the two circle. The fans rally for “JOHNNY HUNGY!” as the two tie up. Darius wrenches, wristlocks, but Silver spins and fireman’s carries for the takeover. Silver has the cording hold but Darius fights up. Silver wrenches but Darius spins, slips around, waistlocks, spins Silver and cravats for the neck wrench. Silver endures, powers up and out, but Darius rolls over the dropdown. Darius sweeps a leg to cover, ONE! Darius turns Silver’s sweep into a cradle, TWO!

Silver gets up but Darius arm-drags him back down. The fans cheer, Darius wrenches Silver and tags Action. Action runs to LEAP FROG ATTACK the arm! Action wrenches Silver, tags Dante, and Dante goes up to AX HANDLE the arm! Dante clamps onto the arm, digs a knuckle into Silver’s ribs, or was it a tickle attack? Tag to Darius and Dante snapmares Silver. Darius runs to basement dropkick! Cover, ONE!! Silver stays in this but Darius stays on him. Tag to Dante, Top Flight reel Silver in but the rest of Dark Order save him from the double suplex! So Action jumps in and Top Flight TRIPLE SUPERKICKS!

The fans fire up while Uno and Reynolds spill back out. Action and Darius aim, DOUBLE PLANCHA but Uno and Reynolds DECK them outta the air! Dante brings Silver up but Silver fights the half nelson to then whip Dante into the ropes! Silver then runs up, Uno & Reynolds join in, TRIPLE DROPKICK! Silver then waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX Dante into a bridging cover, TWO! Silver tags Reynolds and he short arm LARIATS Dante! Cover, TWO! Reynolds brings Dante up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Uno. Uno CHOPS Dante, then snapmares him to stomp him down! The fans rally for Uno as he tautns Action.

Uno goes back for Dante but Dante throws body shots. Uno CLUBS Dante, bumps him off buckles, and tags Reynolds. Silver holds Dante in whiel Reynolds whips Uno for the SPLASH! Uno goes again, but Dante dodges, goes up and over Reynolds, hot tag to Action! The Sight to See rallies on the Dark Order! ELBOW for Uno! BOOT for Silver! ELBOW for Reynolds! Uno kicks low, whips, but Action handsprings to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up as Action kips up, and he runs in at Reynolds in a corner. UPPERCUT! Uno runs in but the SPLASH is sent into Reynolds! Uno staggers away, Action DECKS Reynolds!

Action aims, slingshot and SPLIT LEG but he has to bail out as Reynolds moves! Action just uses that to roll and PELE Uno! SPANISH FLY on Reynolds! Cover, Silver breaks it! Darius tosses Silver out but Silver ROCKS Darius! Darius drops down but Dante runs in and uses Darius as a step, POETRY IN MOTION! Silver falls, Reynolds dodges Darius to RAM Dante! Dante comes back, Darius helps him get up and over, then Dante helps in the TORNADO DDT! Darius sets Reynolds up for the STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, Uno shoves Dante onto it! Uno then CHOPS Darius down and goes to his corner.

Reynolds crawls over, hot tag to Uno! Uno fires forearms on all of Top Flight! Uno winds up, but Dante JUMP KNEES! Darius mule kicks! Action KICKS, Darius BUZZSAWS! But then Silver & Reynolds drag the Martins out! Uno dodges Action, tells him to STOP, then ROCKS him! The rest of Dark Order get in, Reynolds spins Action before the TRIPLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! Action wobbles, Uno reels him in, and Silver gives Reynolds the BOOST to take out the Martins! PILEDRIVER for Action! Cover, TWO!! Action survives and shocks the Dark Order! Uno cools off, tags Silver in, and Silver tags Reynolds.

The Dark Order surrounds Action and the fans rally up. They stand Action up, hoist him up, and Silver builds speed, but the Martins trip Silver! Darius drags Silver out, Action gets away and Dante baits Uno. Uno runs in, Dante goes up and over to JUMP KNEE Reynolds! GAMANGIRI for Uno, then Action SUPERKICKS! Dante DIVES to take out Silver, Darius steps in to COMPLETE SHOT Uno! Action and Darius have Reynolds for the double pump handle, DOUBLE LIGHTNING SPIRAL! Cover, Top Flight wins!

Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall

Action, Dante & Darius are flying high and heading for Collision, will they take those unified World Trios Championships away from the Bang Bang Gang in the blink of an eye?

Backstage interview with Athena & Billie Starkz.

Lexy Nair is with the ROH Women’s World and Women’s Television Champions, and says “Ladies and gentlemen, we are calling an Emergency MEM, a Minion Empowerment Meeting.” The Fallen Goddess asks the Minions why they’re here, and Minion #400,237.75 knows why. This is because of Red Velvet and Queen Aminata. They decided to stick their noses in Athena’s moment. The main event of Battle of the Belts, live on TNT, the first time the Overlord has been on live TV in over a YEAR. And Aminata put her hands on Athena, put Athena on her head, and proved that she is nothing more than “a hot piece of porcelain hussy garbage.”

Billie says not to forget about Red Velvet. Velvet acted all high ‘n’ mighty, but she just forgot Billie hasn’t beat her yet. Lexy says then it seems there is some unfinished business. The champs bring Lexy in for an uncomfortable double side hug, and Athena says “Bestie” is right. There is unfinished business. And since MIT is a nonprofit, they’ll give a “scholarship to the biggest ass-whooping Queen Aminata and Red Velvet have ever seen. Got it?” Athena tells Queenie and “Blue Velvet” to either step up or step out. Challenge issued to the Queen and the Chef, but are the Overlord and her sidekick about to get cooked?

Mark Sterling speaks.

“Some people get into professional wrestling because they need to. You haven’t needed anything in your entire life. You have an unlimited amount of resources at your fingertips. Money, culture, knowledge. You wanted to excel at this business, so you got the best training, the best workouts, the best diets, the best gear, the best moves. If it’s not the best, it’s simply not you. But the wisest man doesn’t think he’s the best until he’s surrounded by the best. And now, we all are. You are Ariya Daivari. And you are a Premier Athlete. We are the Premier Athletes.”

The Premier Athletes are here in person.

Sterling talks to his stable and tells them the beginning of phase two was a success. They wanted to assert dominance over ROH, and he would say message sent. However, they were not aware that the message would be sent to ROH World Champion, Mark Briscoe, to Dalton Castle, and half of the ROH men’s locker room. It took SIX men to stand face to face to these three. They’ve got Ariya back and more pissed off than ever. They’ve got National Champion, Josh Woods. And they’ve got Tony Nese in peak, physical performance. Now, they all know The Infantry wasn’t personal. They were just in the line of fire.

The Infantry is just on a long list of people who do not deserve the opportunities. Opportunities that belong to these three physical specimens! Because these are The Premier Athletes. When and where will Sterling’s stable finally break through to that next level?

Backstage interview with Griff Garrison & Cole Karter.

Lexy is now with Maria Kanellis’ baby boys and says they haven’t had the best luck as of late. What’s next? Karter isn’t sure. They keep getting opportunities, but they keep failing. Karter recently had a match against Christopher Daniels, and he lost! Griff says Karter thinks that’s bad, but Griff lost his shot at the ROH World Championship. Griff has faced Mark Briscoe twice in his career, and he’s 0-2. Karter’s match wasn’t even for a title! Griff had so much more on the line! Maria then walks in and sees her boys are disappointed. Well, Mama is disappointed, too. They both could’ve done much better in their matches.

But every loss is an opportunity. Griff was in the ring with THIRTEEN TIME ROH World Tag Team Champion, Mark Briscoe! Karter was up against Christopher Daniels, a legend! Maria’s been in the ring with both of those men, and they have so much experience. That is what Griff & Karter gain every time they’re out there. Every single loss is an opportunity. And everyone around here is always jealous of the abs and the looks, and it’s great that they are. But eventually, they’ll be jealous of what these two do in the ring. And eventually, these two will get back her championships, the ROH World Tag Team Championships.

Maria leads the way, but does anyone wanna tell her that that would mean her baby boys going up against her husband, Mike Bennett?

ROH World Tag Team Championships Proving Ground Match: The Undisputed Kingdom VS The Outrunners!

Speaking of Mike Bennett, he and Matt Taven are still champions after the big assist from Wardlow at Supercard of Honor. But will the Kingdom need their War Machine again real soon? Or will they be able to handle Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum in 10 minutes or less?

The fans rally up for the Outrunners already while the Code of Honor is upheld Mega Powers style. The teams then sort out, and though Taven is confused, Bennett steps up and starts against Truth. The fans chant “TAVEN SUCKS!” but Taven just eggs the Melvins on. Truth and Bennett tie up, then Truth wrenches to wristlock. Tag to Turbo, he takes the handoff, and he nods as he wrenches and wristlocks. Bennett knees low, flexes on Turbo, then wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Bennett wristlocks, says this is old school wrestling, but Turbo powers up! The fans fire up as Turbo rolls, handsprings, and kips up! Turbo then BOPS Bennett on the head!

The fans cheer, Turbo tags Truth, and Truth wrenches to wristlock. Truth grinds the arm, whips, but Bennett reverses. Taven trips Truth up while Bennett’s all up in the ref’s face! The fans boo and Turbo protests but Bennett dropkicks Truth down! Bennett mocks the old school posing then takes a bow. Tag to Taven, he CHOPS Truth in the corner. Taven CHOPS again, digs his boot in, but the ref counts. Taven lets off to taunt Turbo, and Bennett gets a cheap shot on Truth! Bennett drags Truth up by his hair, the ref sees that and reprimands, but Taven ROCKS Truth. Taven whips, but Turbo trips Truth to actually save him from the crossbody!

Taven tumbles up and out of the ring, Truth gets up to tag Turbo! Truth then runs and Turbo holds ropes up, BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK! Bennett runs up, is sent out, and The Kingdom regroups. The fans fire up for Turbo as he fires up, then PLANCHAS! Down goes The Kingdom and Turbo is all revved up! Turbo gets in the ring, shakes the ropes, then tags in Truth. The Outrunners coordinate, to spin and pose! The fans fire up but The Kingdom CLOBBER The Outrunners from behind! The fans boo but Bennett flexes. Bennett brings Truth up, CHOPS, and now fans chant “BENNETT SUCKS!”

Bennett CHOPS Truth, puts him in the corner, and tags Taven. Bennett feeds Truth to a BOOT, adds the BOSTON BAYONET, then Taven LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Truth is tougher than that, but Taven argues with the ref. The ref defends his count, so Taven brings Truth over to ropes. Taven CHOKES Truth but the fans boo. The ref counts, Taven lets off at 4, and Taven soaks up the heat. Truth sputters but Taven tags Bennett. The Kingdom mugs Truth, then Bennett keeps Truth from Turbo with a snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Truth stays in this but Bennett stays on him with a chinlock and stretch. The fans rally as Truth endures.

Truth is red in the face but he fights to his feet. But Taven BLASTS Turbo! Bennett throws Truth by his hair! Turbo storms in but the ref has to stop him. Turbo is upset but Bennett stands on Truth’s face! Bennett clamps onto Truth with a chinlock and grinds him down with a knee in the back. The fans fire up, we pass five minutes as Truth fights up, but Taven runs at Turbo again! Turbo ROCKS Taven first this time! Truth then hits a BIG back suplex on Bennett! The fans fire up, Turbo is feeling it, and Truth crawls over! Truth staggers ot his feet, hot tag to Turbo! Turbo rallies on The Kingdom with big haymakers!

The fans fire up as Turbo scoops and SLAMS Taven! Then he scoops and SLAMS Bennett! Scoop and SLAM for Taven! Scoop and SLAM for Bennett! The fans fire up and Turbo drops an elbow! And another elbow! And then he winds up, flexes, and JUPM ELBOW DROPS! Taven runs up but Turbo kicks! Turbo reels Taven in, flexes again, and hits a BIG suplex! Turbo points to Truth, Truth tags in, and Truth goes up! FLYING FOREARM on Bennett! The Outrunners hurry to get Bennett up, but Taven ENZIGIRIS Truth to stop Boot Camp, er Vice City, or whatever they were calling it! Bennett shoves Turbo into Truth then rolls Truth up, with tights! The Kingdom wins!

Winners: The Undisputed Kingdom, by pinfall (denies The Outrunners a title opportunity)

Taven grabs the belts to celebrate and Bennett says that was too easy. But then the ref suspects shenanigans! Did Bennett pull tights? Bennett defends his innocence, as does Taven, and the ref drops the issue. Will The Kingdom do anything and everything they have to in order to stay champions?

Red Velvet & Queen Aminata speak.

The Chef and The Queen are backstage, and Velvet tells Athena, “There you go again. Stirring up the pot. Oh my gosh, we ruined your moment~! I’m done with you. Billie? You wanna hang with the big girls? You wanna get in big girl business? Then bring it on. Yes, I haven’t forgotten I beat you, twice. And I’ll do it again, and this time, I’m a beat you like your mama never did. You know why? Cuz I don’t roll with minions. I roll with royalty.” Aninata says that’s right. And Athena, oh, they feel so sorry for “ruining” the moment. Actually, Aminata would do it again and again and again. And wanna know why? Because Queen Aminata does not respect Athena as a champion!

Athena has ZERO honor! And no one knows better about honor than The Queen. And Velvet says, “Y’know what, Queen? I’m looking for a fight. Are you looking for a fight?” Aminata is definitely ready for a fight. Velvet says it is time to cook, eat, leave no crumbs, and take out the trash! This dynamic duo is ready to tear down the Forever Champion and her little buddy, will they take the gold right off Athena & Billie?

Backstage interview with The Infantry.

Lexy is now with Trish Adora, Carlie Bravo & Captain Shawn Dean, and we’ve seen them get on a roll. How are they continuing the momentum? Carlie is so glad she asked. Have no fear, you know The Infantry is here. Dean says yes, they are here. And there’s been nothing but targets on their backs. They said they’re the most popular team, and people have been after them. Carlie does realize now that they had those OG Ops, then those really big Ops, and last week, there’s Ops they didn’t even know about. But let’s not forget those really old Ops, the- Oh wait, The Outrunners walk in. Turbo & Truth are feeling good. They may not have targets on their backs, but they’ve got some guns!

Wait, wait, wait. Are they wearing brightly colored camo?! Okay, first they take the Infantry’s move, now they’re copying the swag? What’s next? Trying to take Adora and their homes? What the what, son? Dean has Carlie calm down. He’s always got great ideas. He does? Yes, because next week, Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, they take this to where it all began! Finally, Infantry take The Outrunners to where they belong, and that’s Boot Camp! Hold on, The Outrunners have been using camo since The Cow Palace. Dean has to hold Carlie back on that one! Turbo has a better idea! Outrunners VS Infantry, Daily’s Place, where it all began!!

WHAT!? Didn’t they just- Fine, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! Oh yeah? The Outrunners will do Infantry one better and THEY will accept! Let’s roll out! Copy that! WHAT!? Stop copying them, Outrunners!! But will Dean & Carlie finally get through the delusional duo and make them find their own schtick?

Backstage interview with Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie.

Lexy is with Mr. & Mrs. TV Ready and notes the season finale of Johnny Loves Taya just dropped. How are they feeling? Amazing~! Everyone loves their show, they worked so hard on it for months. Ten episodes, the grand finale, it couldn’t have gone any better. And think about it: awards season! The acceptance speeches, the red carpets, the fashion moments. But in sneaks Aaron Solo. That sounds fun! Though they would’ve won more awards if they had this face on the show. Maybe next season? Johnny says maybe Aaron would’ve been on the show, if he supported it once. He didn’t tweet about it once! All their real friends did.

Uh, Aaron is the Retweet King! Especially those first three episodes. Aaron and Johnny argue but Taya has them calm down. Taya runs the socials for the show, and she can confirm, Aaron did retweet. Oh, well, thanks, bro. Yeah, man! Remember QTV? The handshake? They do the handshake, right down the rocket ship taking off. Aaron says see? They’re bros. Before Johnny Loved Taya, Johnny Loved Solo. Uh… No. Aaron is a loser! TV Ready people do not hang with losers. Remember how his name used to be S O L O W? They took the W away cuz he keeps getting L’s! He’s 0 and THIS CENTURY! Get a win already!

Aaron says fine, if that’s what they want, he will win. And he’ll prove to both of you that Aaron is TV Ready! Aaron heads out, and Taya says it’ scute that he’s so confident. Not that it’ll work out. And they got the last word. Aaron then says “Bye” from offscreen, so Johnny says, “Adios.” Aaron has bet on himself, but will he win out?

Triple Threat: Blake Christian VS AR Fox VS The Beast Mortos!

All Heart, The Whole Fox’n Show and the evolved Black Taurus are among the fastest, toughest and hungriest competitors around, and they’re all looking for that golden opportunity. Will Blake be rolling into NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament? Or will another big name prove they’re a big deal?

The Code of Honor is upheld between Fox and Blake, but not Mortos. The bell rings, Mortos stares down Fox and Blake. Fox runs in to RAM Mortos but bounces off! Blake RAMS Mortos but also bounces off! They both run up, but he runs them over! Fox & Blake both kip up, but Mortos choke grips them both. Mortos shoves Blake away, but Fox flips through the choke slam! Blake & Fox DOUBLE SUPERKICK Mortos down! Mortos bails out, Blake and Fox coordinate, and Fox runs. But then Blake sweeps the legs! Fox ends up on ropes, Blake runs to BASEMENT 619! The fans boo but All Heart also has some brains.

Blake aims from the apron, springboards in and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Fox flounders to a corner, Blake runs in, but Fox puts him on the apron. Blake RAMS into Fox, slingshots, but Fox goes out to then slingshot SENTONS! The fans fire up, Fox suplexes for ANARCHY! Blake bails, Mortos LARIATS Fox down! The fans fire up as Mortos roars, and Mortos drags Fox up. Mortos suplexes, Fox slips free to waistlock but Mortos switches. Mortos shoves, follows, then rolls off Fox’s back! Mortos SOBATS, KNEES, ELBOWS and snapmares, to then NECK TWIST! Then SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!

Fox survives that onslaught but Mortos roars again. Mortos drags Fox up, wrenches and grabs a leg, for a SHIN BREAKER! Fox writhes, Mortos gets legs and steps through, and Mortos ties Fox up for a NAVARRO DEATH ROLL! Fox endures the leg lock, but Blake DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS Mortos! The fans fire up and Blake smirks as he runs in at Mortos. Mortos BOOTS Blake, SLING-DOGS, then CRUCIFIX DRIVERS! Blake wobbles, Mortos whips to POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Blake survives but Mortos snarls. Mortos drags Blake up, UPPERCUTS him down, and Blake flounders to a corner.

The fans cheer as Mortos drags Blake back up. Mortos reels Blake in to back suplex, but Blake lands out! Blake dodges in the corner, then whips to ropes. Mortos reverses but Blake handsprings, wheelbarrows, SPLASH 182! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Mortos and Blake stir while Fox returns. The fans rally, Fox and Mortos stand first and Fox throws a haymaker! Blake adds a haymaker, he and Fox pinball Mortos around! They put him in a corner, throw more hands, then Fox goes up to rain down fists! Mortos shoves Fox away so Blake rains down fists. Mortos shoves him away, Fox returns to A-LIST LARIAT!

Mortos slumps down, Blake adds a LOW CROSSBODY! Fox skins the cat to DROPKICK Mortos, and then Fox goes to the apron. The fans fire up as Fox goes up, but Blake ROCKS him first! Blake goes up, brings Fox up, but Mortos adds on! The fans are going nuts already for the SPANISH FLY BOMB!! Cover on Blake, TWO! Cover on Fox, TWO!! Mortos snarls but he drags Fox back up. Mortos trophy lifts Fox, but Fox slips free to BOOT! Mortos tumbles out to the apron, and Blake SPEARS him down! Blake hurries to build speed so he can DIVE! Mortos stays up!? So Fox FLIES! Down goes Mortos and the fans fire up!

Fox puts Mortos in but Blake aims first! Springboard 450 SPLASH! Fox adds the SWANTON BOMB! But then Blake TOSSES Fox to cover Mortos, only for Fox to break it! Fox has had it with Blake being so sneaky, and TOSSES him out! Blake is on the apron, he ROCKS Fox, but Fox stops the slingshot! Fox has Blake in ropes, step-up DRAPING DDT! Roll through, but Mortos reels Fox in! Scoop and MORTOS DRIVER!! Cover, Mortos wins!

Winner: The Beast Mortos, by pinfall

Blake and Fox couldn’t say on the same page, and that allowed the minotaur of lucha to take the win! Will nothing stop The Beast Mortos from stampeding his way to a championship opportunity?

My Thoughts:

A good episode of ROH here at an hour and 38 minutes, but that made for quite a bit of filler. I did like the Six Meaty Men Slapping Meat Tag match of Mogul Embassy VS 1 Called Manders, BEEF and Calvin Tankman, but of course The Embassy won. Good return matches for Johnny and Taya, but I liked their promo with Aaron Solo better. It was a good use of continuity bringing up the failed QTV to pivot into a new story for Johnny TV now that Dalton Castle is moving on. Good promos from Mark Sterling, but a bit redundant again to have him hype up Ariya Daivari, then for him to talk directly to Ariya and the others.

Another confusing thing was the promo from The Infantry and Outrunners. Well, the promo wasn’t confusing, the timing was. Perhaps it was a victim of poor pacing as we’ve seen all over AEW & ROH. But I do appreciate we’re finally seeing these two teams have it out for ROH at Daily’s Place “next week,” aka prerecorded sometime this week. Outrunners had a good match with The Kingdom but of course The Kingdom won. But we’re getting an interesting detail where Maria wants her new boys, Griff & Karter, to go for those ROH World Tag Team Championships while her old boys, Bennett & Taven, still have them. Some sort of Kingdom Civil War angle in the works here?

Really good stuff with Zay winning by going to new lows, and really good Six Man Tag to give Top Flight momentum going into their title match with Bang Bang Gang. Really good promo from Bang Bang Gang and of course White & The Gunns are going to retain. And at least they did just what I was hoping by having a promo from Bullet Club Gold on ROH so that it counts as them being on this show. Just needs to keep happening, maybe with some in-person appearances. Not even matches, just BCG watching other trios fighting it out because they’re scouting, aka foreshadowing, new opponents.

Great main event Triple Threat but also a fast one, Mortos with the big win over Fox and Blake. While there’s something brewing for the ROH World Championship with Mark Briscoe being around Dalton Castle and The Premier Athletes, maybe Mortos can find himself in the world title scene for the next ROH PPV. And then great promos from Athena & Billie as well as Velvet & Aminata. We’re definitely getting a tag team match that will end up earning Velvet a shot at the Women’s TV title and Aminata a shot at the Women’s World title, and those will be awesome matches.

And if either of the champs is losing, I’m actually thinking it’s more Athena losing to Aminata than Billie losing to Velvet. I’ve said it before, Aminata’s proven herself worthy, and if she wasn’t gonna be inaugural Women’s TV Champ, might as well make her the woman that dethrones the undefeated Athena.