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Mitchell’s NJPW WTL x BOSJ Results & Report! (12/12/21)

World Tag League, Round 11!

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NJPW WTL X BOSJ 2021

Five teams, two spots, what’re the odds of making the finals?

World Tag League is almost over, and the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are still alive! Will Dangerous Tekkers be fighting for the trophies?

NOTE: NJPW no longer wants to feed AXS TV now that it is with Anthem and Impact Wrestling. But never fear, I will cover NJPW in the spirit of AXS in providing the most important matches of the show.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • World Tag League 2021: TAKA Michinoku & Minoru Suzuki VS Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan; TenCozy wins.
  • World Tag League 2021: Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata VS Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe; Honma & Makabe win.
  • World Tag League 2021: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale; Yano & Tanahashi win.
  • World Tag League 2021: The Guerrillas of Destiny VS The United Empire; The Guerrillas of Destiny win.
  • World Tag League 2021: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito VS Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL w/ Dick Togo; Yujiro & Evil win.
  • World Tag League 2021: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS Dangerous Tekkers; Goto & Hashi win.

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Here are the current World Tag League Standings!

Dangerous Tekkers: 8-2, 16 points
SANADA & Tetsuya Naito: 8-2, 16 points
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 8-2, 16 points
The United Empire: 7-3, 14 points
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 7-3, 14 points
Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: 6-4, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Guerrillas of Destiny: 6-4, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi: 6-4, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 2-8, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask: 1-9, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe: 1-9, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku: 0-10, 0 points [ELIMINATED]

 

World Tag League 2021: TAKA Michinoku & Minoru Suzuki VS Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan!

They’ve been winless this whole time, but surely the Blue Playmaker & Meanest Man in the World can get just one win! Will TenCozy just pile on and make Suzuki-Gun the only 0-11 team?

Suzuki-Gun attacks during TenCozy’s introductions! Taka is after Kojima while Suzuki himself is after Tenzan! Taka bumps Kojima off buckles and stomps him but Tenzan headbutts Suzuki out of the ring! The bell rings to get this on record, Tenzan helps Kojima against Taka. TenCozy stomp and kick Taka, then double whip to run him over with double shoulders. Kojima scoops and SLAMS, TenCozy coordinates, ELBOW HEADBUTT DROP COMBO! Taka scrambles to a corner, Kojima stomps and CHOPS him. Kojima CHOPS, then fires off the MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Kojima whips Taka corner to corner, runs in to forearm smash, then shoves him down.

But Suzuki attacks Kojima, then catches him for a HANGING ARMBAR! Taka kicks Tenzan down and goes after him on the outside! Suzuki lets Kojima go at 4, then drags him out to whip him into railing! Suzuki chokes Kojima with camera cables! A ring count starts, Suzuki lets off of Kojima at 7 of 20 to ROCK him with an elbow. Suzuki puts Kojima in at 13, Taka stands on Kojima’s neck. The ref counts, Taka lets off, but Suzuki gets Kojima’s leg for a HANGING HEEL HOOK! Tenzan protests and the ref is busy with him, Taka adds on an armbar to Kojima! The ref sees this, counts, Suzuki-Gun lets Kojima go.

Taka drags Kojima up, knees low, chokes him in the corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Tag to Suzuki, he chokes Kojima! Suzuki CHOPS, then slaps Kojima around. Kojima hits back with body shots and forearms! Suzuki forearms, Kojima forearms back and fans rally up. Suzuki DECKS Kojima! Suzuki stands on Kojima’s face, then drags him up. Fans rally up and Kojima throws body shots. Suzuki forearms, Kojima CHOPS, Suzuki CHOPS. Kojima gets the edge with forearms, but he spins into a knee! Suzuki runs, into a kick and COZY CUTTER! Hot tag to Tenzan! Tenzan rallies on Suzuki, DECKS Taka, then fires up as he fires off Mongolian Chops on Suzuki!

Tenzan stomps away in a corner, then CHOPS! Tenzan whips corner to corner, clotheslines then TENZAN BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Tenzan kicks Suzuki, headbutts him, then reels him in. Suzuki fights the clinch, runs in at the corner and BOOTS Tenzan! Suzuki then snapmares, runs and PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Suzuki has Tenzan’s arm, and wrenches it to a FUJIWARA! Tenzan endures, fans rally up, and Tenzan crawls forward. Suzuki pulls back on the arm but Tenzan gets a ropebreak with a leg! The ref counts, Suzuki smirks as he lets off at 4. Suzuki stomps Tenzan while taunting him. Suzuki slaps Tenzan around but Tenzan gets up to throw a forearm!

Suzuki forearms back, so Tenzan forearms again. They go back and forth, fans rally up, and Tenzan eggs Suzuki on. Suzuki grins and ROCKS Tenzan with a forearm! Tenzan shakes it off and Mongolian HEADBUTTS! Tenzan runs, into a boot! Suzuki runs, into MOUNTAIN BOMB! Fans rally up, Tenzan tags in Kojima, and Kojima brawls with Suzuki! They pinball Suzuki between Mongolian Chops and forearms! Kojima Mongolian Chops, Suzuki fires up! But then Tenzan Mongolian Chops Suzuki down! Tenzan whips Suzuki, Suzuki fights the TenCozy cutter with a facelock! Taka jumps in to kick Kojima to a corner, and Suzuki throws Tenzan out.

Taka whips Kojima corner to corner and clotheslines, then Suzuki BOOTS! Suzuki ROCKS Kojima, runs, SUPERKICK BOOT COMBO! Cover, TWO! Suzuki drags Kojima up, tags in Taka and Taka fires off. Taka scoops but Kojima fights free to COZY CUTTER! Fans fire up as the armband comes off! Kojima runs, but Suzuki catches Kojima in a sleeper! Kojima fights free, Taka boots the lariat and catches the arm for a takedown! La Magistrol! TWO! Taka hurries and SHINING WIZARDS Kojima down! Cover, TWO! Taka gets Kojima up, MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, Tenzan breaks it! Suzuki drags Tenzan out, Taka gets Kojima back up.

Kojima breaks free to forearm, Taka CALF KICKS! Backslide! TWO!! Kojima escapes and shocks Taka! Taka runs, into a COZY LARIAT! Cover, TenCozy wins!

Winners: Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Suzuki-Gun earns 0)

No way! Suzuki & Taka lose even in the last round! Suzuki takes it out on the Young Lion helping Taka out! But will Suzuki have to consider whether or not Taka’s return to action is working out? As for TenCozy, is there hope for the 30 year veterans yet?

 

World Tag League 2021: The Guerrillas of Destiny VS The United Empire!

Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa are out of the running, but they can still be spoilers! Will they drag the Dominator & Ultimate Weapon down into elimination? Or will Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare still have a chance at the finals?

The Empire kicks at GoD as they just try to get in the ring. Loa grabs the ring steps and tosses them into the ring! The ref gets everyone to calm down, Jado talks strategy, and Tama takes off his vest already. GoD rush the ring and the brawl is on! The ref rings the bell to get this on the record as the Empire takes over. The Empire whip and BOOT GoD down! Khan brings Loa up, Henare stands Tama up, but Loa and Tama fire off body shots and forearms! GoD double whip but the Empire reverses, only to get run over! GoD rallies with big forearms, then dropkicks! Fans fire up with Tama while Khan bails out and is frustrated.

Fans rally up, Khan throws a fit, but then he dares the Guerrillas to come out after him and Henare. GoD decides to take Khan up on that and the slide out, only for the Empire to slide in. GoD slide back in but the Empire stomps and CLUBS them down! Henare throws Tama out and Khan throws Loa. The Empire whip the Guerrillas into railing! Khan brings Loa up and bumps him off the apron to then put him in the ring. Khan sits Loa up for the IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Henare gets in to throw body shots! Khan Mongolian Chops Loa down, then Henare BUZZSAWS, and Khan knee drops! Fans rally up but Khan covers, TWO!

Khan drags Loa up in a facelock and brings him over. Tag to Henare, the Empire mugs Loa and CLUBS him down. Henare stomps Loa, throws body shots, but Loa eggs him on! Henare kicks, KICKS, and KICKS! Loa stays up so Henare DECKS Tama! Henare PENALTY KICKS Loa down, covers, TWO! Fans rally for Loa but Henare facelocks and brings him around. Tag to Khan, he Mongolian Chops Loa’s back! Khan bumps Loa off buckles, then hops up to sit on Loa’s head! Henare even pulls Loa into the buckle while Khan moves around. Khan hops down, taunts Tama, then kicks at Loa. Fans rally up, Khan ROCKS Loa with a forearm. And again! Loa growls but Khan hits him again.

Khan kicks low, runs but into a kick and uppercut! Hot tag to Tama! Tama fires up and he fires off haymakers! Tama DECKS Khan, arm-drags Henare and arm-drags him around! Henare kicks low, whips Tama but Tama reverses to hurdle, hurdle and SNUKA CHOP! Fans fire up and Tama runs corner to corner to STINGER SPLASH Khan! Fans fire up and Tama encourages it to get louder. Fans get louder, Tama runs in again, another STINGER SPLASH! Tama calls for one more and the fans rally hard as ever. Tama runs in, third STINGER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Khan survives and Tama is disappointed in the count. Tama drags Khan up to CLUB him then throw haymakers.

Tama throws body shots, whips Khan to ropes, but Khan reverses. Tama blocks the boot, Khan gets around, Tama switches. Khan resists the lift, stomps a foot, uppercuts and drop sayanagis! Khan crawls over, hot tag to Henare! Tama is in a corner, Henare storms over. Henare throws big forearms and body shots on repeat! The ref counts as Henare stomps Tama, but Henare lets off. Henare runs in to clothesline! Fireman’s carry, SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Khan gets in, he drags Tama up into the IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Henare fires off body shots, then Khan Mongolian Chops! Henare aims, but Tama ducks and Henare’s kick hits Khan!

Tama double dropkicks the Empire down! Fans fire up, Tama crawls over, hot tag to Loa! Loa runs at Henare and hits a 619! Then a slingshot senton! Cover, TWO! Loa aims from a corner and runs in to clothesline Henare! Loa whips Henare back in, clotheslines again, then hits a T-BONE SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Loa growls, but he tells Henare it’s over now! Loa drags Henare up as fans rally, but Henare fires a forearm! Loa forearms back! Loa eggs Henare on, Henare forearms. Loa forearms, Henare fires off several! Loa kicks, knees and ENZIGURIS! Loa drags Henare back up to scoop, but Henare slips out! Khan HELL STABS! Khan drags Loa up to Mongolian Chop!

Khan has Loa in the corner and he Mongolian Chops more! Khan whips Loa corner to corner and runs in to clothesline! Henare SHINING WIZARDS! ROUNDHOUSE BOOT COMBO! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Khan roars as he drags Loa back up. HITSUJIGOROSHI! Henare gets the heel hooks, FUBUKI! Loa endures the double submission, so the Empire gives him MARINE! Cover, Tama breaks it in time! Khan CLUBS Tama, Tama throws body shots. Tama fights the Empire off with forearms and elbows, but Henare hits a body shot! IRON CLAW! HEEL KICK! The Empire kicks Tama out and focuses on Loa again.

Henare fireman’s carries, Khan runs, but Loa slips out to shove Henare into Khan! SPEAR for Henare! Khan gets around, and reels Loa back into HITSUJIGOROSHI! Then IRON CLAW, but Tama GUN STUNS Khan down! And GUN- NO! Henare powers out to SCREW HIGH KICK! Henare powers up, but Tama slips off the torture rack! Tama and Loa coordinate, TONGAN TWIST! Fans fire up and Jado calls for it! The Guerrillas get Henare up, MAGIC KILLER!! Cover, GoD wins!!

Winners: The Guerrillas of Destiny, by pinfall (gains 2 points; The United Empire earn 0)

The Empire has fallen! Khan & Henare are out of the running! Will GoD use this momentum to be ready for a title comeback on the other side of World Tag League?

 

World Tag League 2021: SANADA & Tetsuya Naito VS Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL w/ Dick Togo!

There’s so much more to this than just World Tag League. Los Ingobernables de Japon can kill two birds with one stone, will they keep the House of Torture out while securing themselves a spot in the finals? Or will Darkness Fall on Cold Skull & The Uncontrollable Charisma?

LIJ takes time with their entrance gear but the House of Torture Low Sweets while they wait. Evil patiently waits and fans rally up while LIJ fist bumps. Sanada starts against Evil in a battle of former tag partners. They stare down, but then Evil tags out to Yujiro. Yujiro calls Naito out so Sanada tags Naito in. Naito and Yujiro circle, they tie up, and Naito pushes Yujiro to ropes. The ref counts, Yujiro turns it around, but Yujiro lets off with hard pats on the shoulder. But then Evil grabs Naito’s hair! Yujiro runs in, Naito boots him away! Naito elbows Evil down, kicks and whips Yujiro, but Yujiro reveres. Naito ducks and dodges but Evil trips him up! Yujiro runs but Sanada trips him up!

Evil hypocritically protests but Sanada DECKS him! Evil hits railing and causes Abe-san’s desk to tip! Abe-san himself stays up but the translator falls over! LIJ goes after Yujiro, double whip and double back elbow to split the wishbone and double basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while Naito clamps on a chinlock. Naito digs his knee into Yujiro, pulls him back, but Yujiro crawls forward. Naito changes his grip but Yujiro has the ropebreak! The ref counts, Naito lets off like he didn’t know. Naito wrenches Yujiro’s arm, tags Sanada, and Sanada CLUBS the arm. Sanada wrenches Yujiro to whip him to the corner.

Sanada runs in to back elbow, then he suplexes, only for Yujiro to BITE Sanada’s hand! The ref counts, Yujiro whips Sanada to the corner, and surprise! Blue buckle pad comes off! Sanada hits bare buckles as the Bullet Club special comes into play. Naito gets in, but Yujiro kicks him and whips him into the bare buckles! Naito writhes while Evil has Sanada on the outside. Evil RAMS Sanada into the railing and completely tips the timekeeper’s table over! Yujiro throws Naito out of the ring, rakes his eyes, then POSTS him! Evil uses Abe-san’s mic to choke Sanada and talk trash so everyone can hear! The ref reprimands, counts, and Evil lets off at 4.

Fans rally up while the House of Torture goes back to the ring. Sanada gets up and on the apron but Yujiro is after him with a fish hook! The ref reprimands, Yujiro drags Sanadain to cover. TWO and fans rally up. Yujiro drags Sanada up to snapmare and throw haymakers. The ref reprimands the closed fists so Yujiro basement BOOTS! Cover, TWO! Yujiro tags in Evil, fans rally up as Evil drags Sanada up and throws him out. Evil distracts the ref so Dick can DECK Sanada! Dick drags Sanada up to put him in the ring. Evil covers, TWO! Another try, TWO! Another try, TWO! Evil is frustrated but not even the deep hook finished it.

Tag to Yujiro, Yujiro drags Sanada up to whip him at the corner! Sanada hits bare buckles again and falls to the mat. Yujiro drags Sanada up, Sanada fires forearms back! Yujiro knees low, and again, and again. Yujiro whips, Sanada reverses to fireman’s carry! Yujiro BITES Sanada’s hand! The ref reprimands, Yujiro fisherman’s but Sanada BITES Yujiro’s hand! Yujiro doesn’t like the payback so he BITES Sanada’s hand again! They’re both biting, the ref reprimands so they both stop. Sanada runs in to dropkick Yujiro’s leg out! Fans fire up and Sanada crawls over, hot tag to Naito! Naito DECKS Evil, and blocks Yujiro’s kick to fire off kicks and forearms.

Naito whips to back elbow and basement dropkick! Naito DECKS Dick, too, then RANAS Yujiro! Yujiro flounders to a corner, fans fire up and Naito runs corner to corner. JUMP KICK, leg sweep and COMBINACION CABRON! Naito poses and fans fire up again. Fans rally for “L I J!” “NA-I-TO!” and Naito hoists Yujiro up top. Naito climbs, throws forearms, Yujiro hits back but Naito fires off more forearms. Naito gets all the way up but Yujiro slips out! Naito fights and Yujiro give sup on the bomb. Naito runs in, full nelsons, but Yujiro breaks out to full nelson back. Naito arm-drags free, kicks but Yujiro blocks to throw him down! Basement boot!

Yujiro drags Naito up, brings him around, has him against ropes, and he BOOTS Naito down! Yujiro reels Naito in but Naito fights off the slam! Naito throws back elbow after back elbow but Yujiro ducks to INCOLLE SLAM! Both men are down and fans rally up. Yujiro crawls, hot tag to Evil! Evil drags Naito up, whips him to the corner, and Naito hits bare buckles! Fans rally for Naito but Evil drags him up again. Evil whips Naito back in but Naito reverses, only for Evil to reverse again! Naito hits bare buckles again, and Evil runs, into Naito’s SHOTGUN BOOT! Both men are down and fans fire up again. Naito crawls over, hot tag to Sanada!

Sanada rallies on Evil with forearms and arm-drags, then a BACKBREAKER! Evil bails out, Sanada PLANCHAS! Fans fire up and Sanada encourages them to get louder! Sanada drags Evil back up, puts him in the ring, and then aims from the apron. Dick grabs at Sanada but Sanada kicks him away. But Evil KICKS the ropes to jam Sanada! Yujiro gets in, House of Torture double whip. Yujiro BOOTS Sanada and Evil clotheslines! FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Evil is furious, Naito drags Yujiro out to whip him into railing! Fans rally up for “SA-NA-DA!” and Evil drags Sanada up. Evil fireman’s carries but Sanada fights free and shoves Evil into Natio’s atomic drop!

Dropkick and ENZIGURI, to a fireman’s carry and TKO! Cover, Yujiro breaks it! Naito throws Yujiro out! Sanada drags Evil up to a dragon sleeper, but Evil grabs at the ref! They end up on ropes, Dick has the SPOILER CHOKER! Sanada fights it off! Evil runs in but is sent into Dick! Sanada gets Evil for the dragon sleeper, but Yujiro runs in! Sanada shoves Evil into Yujiro, Naito gets in, LIJ gets House of Torture for stereo dragon sleepers! Naito hits a BACKBREAKER, then PLUMA BLANCA! Sanada drops back, SKULL END!! The House of Torture endures stereo submissions! Evil is fading! Sanada lets him go to go to the corner! ROUNDING BODY PRESS onto knees!!

Dick drags Naito out to whip him into railing! Fans rally up as both Evil and Sanada crawl to opposite corners. Sanada runs in, but Evil boots him! Sanada tries again, Evil boots him again. Sanada tires a third time, but he stops from hitting buckles. The ref is used as a shield, then Evil rakes Snada’s eyes! But Sanada gets around to O’Conner Bridge! Dick stops the ref from seeing! Yujiro hits Sanada with the pimp cane! And a CANE SHOT for Naito! Evil gets up, he drags Sanada up, EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! Cover, House of Torture wins!!

Winners: Yujiro Takahashi & Evil, by pinfall (gain 2 points; LIJ earns 0)

LIJ’s revenge has been thwarted! And worst yet, they got cheated out of the World Tag League finals! Will Darkness Fall on all of the Heavyweight Tag Division?!

 

World Tag League 2021: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS Dangerous Tekkers!

The Fierce Warrior & Head Hunter couldn’t dethrone the Holy Emperor & Submission Master during the summer, but they could #TurnItAllAround in the winter! Will Chaos claim a spot in the finals? Or will Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. make them #JustTapOut?

Taichi shows off the dancing pecs and fans cheer. Hashi has some moves in his pecs, so it isn’t that big a deal to him. The teams sort out, Hashi starts against Taichi. The fans rally with the bell, Taichi and Hashi stare down. Hashi and Taichi circle now, then tie up. Hashi powers Taichi back to ropes but Taichi doesn’t really try. Hashi lets off as Red Shoes calls the ropebreak, and Taichi applauds along with the fans. Taichi and Hashi tie up again, and again Taichi lets Hashi power him to ropes. Red Shoes again counts the ropebreak, Hashi fakes a chop, but he lets off. Taichi again applauds with the fans. Taichi and Hashi reset, tie up, but Hashi kicks low!

Hashi headlocks, grinds the hold, but Taichi pulls hair. Hashi grinds the headlock more, Taichi pulls hair again, and then Taichi powers out. They ram shoulders, neither falls, and Taichi dares Hashi to go again. Hashi runs, they ram shoulders again, but neither falls. Hashi dares Taichi to go now. Taichi just kicks low, then he runs, but Hashi runs him over! Fans fire up with Hashi but Taichi chokes Hashi from behind! Tag to ZSJ, ZSJ cravats Hashi for a neck wrench. Hashi breaks free but ZSJ avoids the back hand to EuroUpper! And EuroUpper! And EuroUpper again! Goto tags in as ZSJ whips Hashi, and Hashi reverses. Goto’s a little late but Hashi runs ZSJ over.

Goto-Hashi coordinate and hip toss senton onto ZSJ! Taichi gets in but he gets hammered down! Goto gets ZSJ up to whip and arm-drag, then KICK in the back! Hashi SUPERKICKS, then ZSJ gets hammered down! Fans fire up but Taichi attacks! Taichi CLUBS Goto down, hooks Hashi’s arms, and ZSJ DRAGON SCREWS Hashi’s leg! Then they get Goto, DRAGON SCREW to his leg, and then another DRAGON SCREW, and then they DRAGON SCREW the other leg! Goto falls out of the ring, Hashi clutches his leg but Taichi kicks him out. Fans rally up as the Tekkers go out after Goto-Hashi. ZSJ has a standing toehold on Goto while Taichi whips Hashi into railing!

ZSJ stands on Goto, Taichi has Hashi’s legs, and a ring count starts. Taichi stands on Hashi’s leg against the railing, then ZSJ KNEE JAMMERS Goto! The ring count is 13 of 20 as Goto hobbles! Goto flounders around at 15, then 17! Goto gets in at 19!! ZSJ gets Goto’s leg and wraps it around ropes! Taichi grabs the other leg to pull it! Red Shoes reprimands, the Tekkers let Goto go, ZSJ anchors Goto and Taichi tags in. Taichi stomps Goto, drags Goto around by the leg, then has a standing toehold. Taichi stomps the other leg, then stomps it again. Taichi brings Goto around for a CALF KILLER! And deep! Goto endures, rolls, they end up in the ropes and Red Shoes calls for the ropebreak.

Taichi lets off, he kicks Goto around, then he drags Goto up. Taichi has the leg, tags ZSJ in, and ZSJ KICKS the bad leg! Goto falls and clutches his knee but ZSJ taunts him while kicking him. ZSJ drags Goto around for a toehold and ANKLE LOCK! ZSJ ties up the legs into a deathlock, for a BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Goto endures, ZSJ lets him down for a MUTA LOCK! ZSJ shifts his grip, it’s almost an STF! Taichi kicks Goto’s face a bit, but Red Shoes calls the ropebreak. ZSJ stands up to TWIST the legs before letting off. Taichi tags in, he stomps Goto, then he taunts Hashi. Taichi stomps Goto’s legs more, then kicks Goto around. Goto snarls but Taichi stands on the bad leg.

Taichi slaps Goto around, stomps the leg, but Goto gets up to CHOP and CHOP. Taichi kicks the bad leg, runs but Goto blocks the boot! Goto reels back but Taichi choke grip! Goto breaks free to DISCUS LARIAT! Both men are down and fans fire up! Goto crawls, hot tag to Hashi! Hashi throws fast hands and a CHOP! ZSJ gets in but Hashi CHOPS him down! Hashi runs in at the corner to CHOP Taichi, then whips to CHOP him again! Mule kick and NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up as Hashi drags Taichi up. Hashi suplexes but Taichi fights it to wrench. Hashi ROCKS Taichi with a forearm, whips, but Taichi reverses to wrench and DANGEROUS HOOK KICK!

Both men are down, fans rally up, and Taichi sits up first. Taichi drags Hashi up to throw Kowata Kicks! Taichi drags Hashi back up, snapmares and KICKS him in the back! Taichi then drags Hashi back up and wants the stretch plum, but Hashi resists! Hashi wrenches out and has a STANDING BUTTERFLY LOCK! Taichi endures, fights free and Alabama lifts! Hashi fights off that to SPINNING MULE KICK! Taichi comes back but into a SUPERKICK! Fans fire up and Hashi drags Taichi up. Hashi fisherman’s but Taichi fights free. ZSJ gets in to BOOT, EuroUpper, but Hashi CHOPS him back down! Hashi runs in but Taichi dodges to GAMANGIRI!

Goto gets in, DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but Goto comes back to LARIAT Taichi down! ZSJ dropkicks Goto’s leg, then grabs at it, but Goto breaks free! ZSJ headlocks but Goto counters with a back suplex! Fans fire up as all four men are down! ZSJ bails out, Goto exits out the other side. Hashi and Taichi slowly rise, and Taichi BOOTS! Hashi forearms, Taichi rebounds to BOOT! Hashi throws another forearm, Taichi KICKS a leg. Hashi forearms, Taichi KICKS, repeat, and fans rally up as they pick up speed. Taichi fires off KICK after KICK, then eggs Hashi on. Hashi fires forearm after forearm shot, and Taichi wobbles. Hashi CHOPS, Taichi KICKS!

Hashi swings, into a boot, but he CHOPS again, only for Taichi to PELE! Both men are down again and fans fire back up! Taichi fires himself up and OFF COME THE PANTS! Taichi aims, but Hashi blocks the buzzsaw to full nelson! Taichi breaks free, Hashi waistlocks but Taichi fights the lift and PELES again! Taichi powers up, runs, but Hashi LARIATS first! Both men are down again and fans rally back up. Hashi and Taichi stir, crawl for their corners, and Hashi hot tags Goto! Goto hobbles but fires up and runs in to MURAMASA Taichi! Goto gets back up, to BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto drags Taichi up, but Taichi fights the fireman’s carry.

Taichi CLUBS and kicks Goto, then runs but Goto follows. Taichi ducks, Goto tries to follow but the bad leg gives up! Taichi smirks while fans rally up. Goto flounders around, trying to stand. Taichi taunts him, brings him up but Goto HEADBUTTS! Taichi KICKS the bad leg out! Taichi tags in ZSJ, ZSJ DOUBLE STOMPS the bad leg! ZSJ has the leg, turns Goto over, hooks up the legs, and STOMPS the legs! ZSJ drags Goto up to get the leg again, but Goto fights the shin breaker off. ZSJ body scissors to a takedown, HEEL HOOK! ZSJ traps the other leg, too, but Hashi stomps ZSJ! Taichi kicks Hashi and throws him out, to then whip him into railing.

ZSJ stomps Goto’s legs, kicks Goto down, then stomps away on the legs! ZSJ eggs Goto on and gives him kick after kick. Fans rally up, ZSJ kicks Goto more, and KICKS him in the chest. Goto blocks to CLUB the leg! ZSJ swings but into URA G T R! Both men are down and fans rally up. Taichi gets in, he stomps Goto. Hashi gets in to kick Taichi! Hashi whips Taichi to a corner, runs in and clotheslines! Hashi wants Goto to get up, and he feeds Taichi to Goto’s knee! Goto hooks Taichi up, Hashi runs, RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP BLOCKBUSTER! Fans fire up as Goto-Hashi has ZSJ now. Goto fireman’s carries but ZSJ slips off, only to run into Hashi’s SUPERKICK!

Goto manages the fireman’s carry, SUPERKICK to USHIGOROSHI! But Goto’s leg is hurting! Hashi wants Goto to help him finish this off, and Goto gets ZSJ back up. Dragon sleeper and leg lift, but Taichi KICKS Goto’s leg! ZSJ gets Goto with a HEEL HOOK KNEEBAR!! Taichi has Hashi in SEITEIJYUJIRYOU!! Goto endures while fans rally up! Goto grabs at Red Shoes, but ZSJ shifts the grip on the heel! Goto endures, reaches out, drags himself over, but ZSJ makes it part Figure Four! Goto powers up to get the ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go of Goto, Taichi lets go of Hashi. Fans rally up as Taichi drags Goto up. DRAGON SCREW to Goto’s leg! And again!! BUZZSAW! ZSJ jackknifes, TWO!?!?

Taichi drags Goto up to Alabama lift! Hashi DECKS ZSJ, mule kicks Taichi, then DECKS ZSJ again! Taichi gets around, Hashi slips out of Dangerous Saido, but Taichi choke grips! CHOKE SLAM BACK SUPLEX! Hashi flops out of the ring, the Tekkers go back to Goto. ZSJ gets Goto up but Goto resists the scoop! Goto CLUBS free, ROCKS Taichi then catches ZSJ, only for Taichi to sobat! EuroUpper, ROUNDHOUSE! Taichi reels Goto in, LAST RIDE! PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO!?!? Goto escapes the deep hook and the fans are thunderous! Taichi fires up, ZSJ gets Goto up, Taichi aims from the corner. But Hashi anchors Taichi’s foot!

Goto gets around to roll ZSJ, GOTO NI SHIKI! GOTO-HASHI WINS!!

Winners: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hsahi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Dangerous Tekkers earn 0)

ZSJ and Taichi still go after Goto & Hashi, but the match is over! The Tekkers are out of the finals while Chaos leads the block as the only 9-2 team! Red Shoes and the Young Lions restore order, only for Taichi to throw the Young Lions down! And even choke Red Shoes! But despite all their rage, the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions can’t change the results. They’ll just have to wait to see who wins the finals before they can prepare for WrestleKingdom 16!

As for Goto-Hashi, they catch their breath and Goto gets the mic. “Just one more until we win this! Thank you!” Oh, but here come the House of Torture! Evil, Yujiro and even Dick return and things are tense as Goto-Hashi find themselves surrounded. Hashi watches Yujiro while Goto keeps his eyes on Evil and Dick. Evil hops down and so do his cohorts. Evil grabs a Young Lion, though! They’re holding him “hostage,” but then Evil throws the Young Lion down. A warning from the King of Darkness, but will he and Yujiro be able to back it up on Wednesday?

Goto and Hashi continue where they left off, saying, “Our Tag League isn’t done yet. But let me just say this. We will make NJPW tag history! We’re on the way to the final in Ryogoku! SHOTO!” AKA lights out! Will Goto-Hashi be the ones turning out the lights on the House of Torture?

 

Here are the FINAL World Tag League Standings!

Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 9-2, 18 points [FINALIST]
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 8-3, 16 points [FINALIST]
Dangerous Tekkers: 8-3, 16 points [ELIMINATED]
SANADA & Tetsuya Naito: 8-3, 16 points [ELIMINATED]
Guerrillas of Destiny: 7-4, 14 points [ELIMINATED]
The United Empire: 7-4, 14 points [ELIMINATED]
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi: 7-4, 14 points [ELIMINATED]
Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: 6-5, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 3-8, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe: 2-9, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask: 1-10, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku: 0-11, 0 points [ELIMINATED]


My Thoughts:

A great round for World Tag League, but yes I did skip matches again. Blue Justice VS Great Bash Heels, as well as Joker & Ace VS Bullet Club were matches of eliminated teams, but I did skim them and they were both good stuff. I included Suzuki-Gun’s match, though, because I wanted to really see if they’d make Suzuki & Taka go winless. Of course, it always came down to Taka just not getting it right, so it was never really on Suzuki. Who knows how that continues in story, but maybe they make Taka’s first win since his return into something big. The Guerrillas VS United Empire was a great match, and GoD winning was great for the drama of the other matches.

I didn’t think LIJ would lose here, but it certainly gives more Heel heat to House of Torture with another cheating victory. Goto-Hashi VS Tekkers was an awesome match, especially once Goto was dealing with the bad legs. Given that, Goto & Hashi winning was an awesome outcome, and Goto-Hashi VS House of Torture will be a very good finals match. But this makes for an interesting schedule at WrestleKingdom. I would think Chaos wants those NEVER Openweight Six Man titles back and House of Torture has them. WK16 being multiple nights, maybe night one, we get Chaos VS House of Torture for the trios titles, then night two we get WTL winner VS Tekkers.

And given we’ve seen Goto-Hashi VS Tekkers a lot, I wouldn’t be surprised if House of Torture won WTL, especially through cheating. Whether they win the IWGP Heavyweight Tag titles or not, that’s still up in the air.

My Score: 9/10


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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.28.2024

TNA tapings from Philly! Knockouts Number 1 Contender is decided! Rich Swann explains his heel turn and Chris Sabin vs Steve Maclin in the main event!

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Hey, even if Xplosion has been a complete waste of 45 minutes, last week’s iMPACT! showed some promise with this newer direction at least. We’re getting a return of the 8 for 1 match for the Knockouts World Title. So we’ll get a number one contender for Jordynne Grace, apparently Chris Sabin and Steve Maclin have a match, but we get some answers from Rich Swann on his heel turn.

Time to see what else we have going on!

Ratings:

  • 8 for 1 Match: Rosemary, Dani Luna,  Xia Brookside & Steph DeLander vs Havok, Jody Threat, Masha Slamovich & Alisha Edwards: Dani wins via Schoolgirl Roll-Up – **
  • Dani Luna vs Steph DeLander vs Xia Brookside vs Rosemary: Steph wins via TKO – * 1/2
  • Grizzled Young Vets (James Drake & Zack Gibson) vs Cody Deaner: GYV wins via Grit Your Teeth – SQUASH
  • Josh Alexander vs Tracy Williams: Josh wins via C4 Spike – ***1/4
  • Mike Bailey w/Trent Seven vs Eddie Edwards w/Brian Myers & Alisha Edwards: Eddie Edwards wins via Boston Knee Party – *** 1/2
  • Steve Maclin vs Chris Sabin: Maclin wins via KIA – *** 1/2

 

Results:

8 for 1 Match: Rosemary, Dani Luna,  Xia Brookside & Steph DeLander vs Havok, Jody Threat, Masha Slamovich & Alisha Edwards

So this is a random tag pairing, which the winning team than faces each other in a Fatal Four Way for Number One Contender position; that explains why half of Decay and Spitfire are on opposite teams. 

Steph faces off with Havok first but tags out to Rosemary to try and shirk responsibility, but Rosemary and Havok work together to level Steph and then Rosemary tags back out to purposefully bring DeLander back into the match. Havok throws Steph around a bit, even Lish gets in some offense, most notably her Bodyscissors Bulldog, but Steph tags out to Dani, Dani and Masha go after each other and then the match slowly starts to break down.

Dani hits the Rope Assisted Blue Thunder Bomb on Masha for 2, and starts looking for the Luna Landing. Masha slips it and we go into a bit of a locomotion Cradle spot which Dani gets the best of and wins the tag for her team!

Dani Luna vs Steph DeLander vs Xia Brookside vs Rosemary

As the match is getting set up, Masha attacks Dani to wipe her out. So the other three start fighting, Xia charges a corner, gets ole’d and she flies into ASH by Elegance who was seated at ringside because she had cosmetic surgery and couldn’t wrestle. ASH posts Xia, gets banished from ringside by the referee, back in the ring Rosemary does her rise from the dead spot and looks to finish Steph but Matt Cardona comes out of nowhere, hits the Radio Silence, Steph DeLander hits the TKO for the easy 1-2-3.

Steph DeLander is number one contender and Matt Cardona is back! Not a terrible wrinkle. The match barely existed but at least these returns are nice. 

GYV hits the ring to complain about Cody Deaner costing them the match against Time Splitters last week. So they call him out and he’s out in Red and Yellow trailer park Flash attire. Santino apparently is allowing Deaner to pick one of the GYV members to fight. Philly picks both, so Deaner attacks both. 

Grizzled Young Vets (James Drake & Zack Gibson) vs Cody Deaner

Cody gets the best of Drake early but then the GYV work over Deaner a bit early, Gibson starts talking smack and Deaner tries to Hulk Up, and it seemingly works. Combination Punches, Manhattan Drop, Corner Bulldog, tries the Deaner DDT, but Gibson cuts him off with a throat chop.

Drake uses the scarf to take advantage of the referee not looking, and then some Grit Your Teeth gives the GYV a win.

Josh Alexander walks out again to be the Talking Weapon…and yeah, not really a big fan of when he speaks. He’s dressed to wrestle so lets hope its an open challenge or a Philadelphia Drink Off with Sandman showing up…or something. Just not a lot of talking, please. OH GOOD, open challenge. Josh calls out Hammerstone, but he gets some Hot Sauce instead of Hammers.

Josh Alexander vs Tracy Williams

As expected with these two, early World of Sport style open with some chain wrestling into athletic counter wrestling and shrugging off both men’s first attempt at submissions. They both take a beat, then we go into a Chop Battle, Williams slows Josh with a Kitchen Sink, but Josh grabs him in the Vertical Suplex and then spill over the ropes. Josh is back in first, Williams tries to crawl up, eats a strike and then eats Josh’s Low Crossbody spot. So now Josh starts dogwalking Williams around the outside.

Josh throws him back in, drives a knee into his face, but as Williams tries to fight back, Josh stops all of that with a Northern Lights Suplex Hold for 2. Josh goes for a Heel Hook to weaken the ankle for a potential Ankle Lock. So just early joint manipulation and Back Breakers from Josh leaves Williams writhing and absorbing so much…not really fighting back much. Tracy tries a desperation short Headbutt to the gut like he’s Spike Dudley, but it seems to just annoy Josh. A few traded Overhand Chops, C4 Spike attempt but Tracy drops his weight. Josh gets a little arrogant, starts with a few half assed slaps and it allows Tracy to fire a few strike, Back Drop Suplex, drives Josh into the corner and sets up the Avalanche Butterfly Suplex. Tracy goes for a submission but Josh is too close to the ropes.

With all of Williams’ offense, Josh manages to fire through and land an Exploder Suplex to rock Tracy. A few more big moves from Josh, into the Power Breaker seems to give Josh all of the momentum. C4 Spike again, Back Drop counter, Back Elbow and Tracy tries a corner set up but Josh cuts him off and they start fighting on the top. Williams counters the Superplex, DDT into the top corner buckle, Death Valley Driver into an STF, then Crossface but Josh is fighting. Piledriver attempt from Williams, straight right says no, Release German Suplex, straps go down but Tracy kicks Josh in the face. They trade Big Boots, Josh with a Backslide into the C4 Spike for the win!

Both these guys chant kicks up, Josh offers the handshake, they go for the corny Indie respect moment and Hammerstone hits the ring and lays them both out. Hammer puts the head gear on Tracy and throws him into the Torture Rack. 

This might be Ali’s best promo ever.

Mike Bailey w/Trent Seven vs Eddie Edwards w/Brian Myers & Alisha Edwards

I do really like The System’s theme song. 

Eddie goes for the NOAH Chop, Bailey ducks the first one and tries to keep things quick, but Eddie catches him and caves in his chest real quick. Front Kick from Bailey into the Back Handspring that culminates into a Gamengiri, Eddie powders and Speedball goes for the Tope con Hilo. Arm Wringer into a Round Kick to the chest. Bailey breaks the count, eats a chop and then get go into a kicks and chops trading spot. Myers provides enough of a distraction since they’re on the outside so Eddie scoops Bailey and Blue Thunder Bomb on the apron.

Another count reset, this time from Eddie and the Chops continue from Eddie. Eventually Eddie throws Bailey back into the ring, very unceremoniously, drops a knee to the eyes and goes for 3 pinfalls in quick succession. Fingers to the eyes, chops to the chest, Backpack Stunner attempt but Speedball wriggles free and John Woo Dropkick gives him some space. Spinning Back Kick, Axe Kick, Round Kick, Running Shooting Star, for 2! Speedball slaps his chest to try and send a message while he starts lighting up Eddie with about half a dozen Round Kicks to the chest. He then goes for the Lightning Kicks while Eddie is on the ropes, Myers pulls out Eddie, Bailey attempts a dive but puts the brakes on, acts like he’s distracted by Myers but avoid Eddie’s sneak attack. Kick to the face into a Corkscrew Asai Moonsault, back in the ring, Tornado Kick from Bailey, goes for Ultima Weapon but he eats a Gamengiri into the Backpack Stunner for 2!

Both men rise, Chop from Bailey sends him on his ass, and we go back to kicks versus chops. Bailey with the combination kicks, tries the Buzzsaw but Eddie moves, Lariat! Tiger Driver attempt, but Bailey says no, Backflip Knees gives Bailey all the momentum. He tries the Tornado set up, Myers and Alisha get involved but Trent Seven nullifes Myers, Bailey with the Double Clutch Superkick to rock Eddie, he goes back to the Tornado set up but Lish grabs his feet, Bailey fights her off, drops Eddie, goes for Ultima Weapon but misses! Boston Knee Party to the back of Bailey’s head, Eddie wins!

There’s a quick video package for the FBI next week. Not sure if that means we only see Guido, or if Vito and others will show up.

Rich homie Swann and AJ Francis show up and I’m fairly sure he named them “First Class”. They keep saying AJ Francis in the same cadence as AJ Styles, so I get what they’re doing there. And Swann basically says AJ was the only one who cared about how Rich was doing, Hendry just stole his thunder and did nothing. “If you ain’t First Class, you’re last” – Talladega Nights references? Well now.

Steve Maclin vs Chris Sabin

Mostly an uneventful start, a few moments from both men, Sabin speeds things up when he ducks out and baits Maclin to try the Scud Missile, but he outsmarts him by sliding back in. Maclin doesn’t full commit to the dive but does roll out a little hard which gives Sabin the chance to jump on him. Baseball Slide, Wristlock over the ring post, throws him back in and looks for a Grounded Top Wristlock. Sabin acting a bit more like Shelley with the joint focus, but Maclin manages to use the ropes to his advantage and bounce Sabin off of them twice.

Maclin finally has some control, Forearm to the low back, drapes Sabin on the middle rope and drives the knee into the back of his head. Maclin lays in some chops, grounds any of Sabin’s attempts and locks in a Chin Lock. Sabin finally fires up , but Maclin hits the Olympic Slam to stifle Sabin’s attempts. Maclin perches Sabin, tries the Superplex but a few punches and a bite gives Sabin an opening and Sabin connects with the Missile Dropkick. Manhattan Drop into a Crucifix cover for 2, Swinging Neckbreaker causes Maclin to retreat to the corner and Sabin focuses a few Forearms to the back of the head and a Snap DDT.

A few wild swings from Maclin give Sabin a gift, so he goes for the Crossface. Maclin barely rolls tot he ropes to break the hold, powders out and moves out of the way of the Plancha. BUSAIKU KNEE to level Sabin. Jar-Headbutt for a near fall! Maclin Tree of Woes Sabin, Caught in the Crosshairs, Sabin sits up but Maclin knows how to avoid the post. A small back and forth, Mayhem for All and only a 2 count! Jar-Headbutt number two misses, La Magistral for only 2, both collide with lariats and then go into the Fighting Spirit spot. Slugfest but Sabin hits a Sole Butt, Sabin tries to continue but Maclin coldcocks Sabin sending him to the outside, Scud Missile Dive – MISSES! Maclin is laid out on the outside, count out starts, Sabin is back in around 6, Maclin barely beats the 10. Springboard Tornado DDT from Sabin for a near fall!

Cradle Shock attempt, but Maclin fights it off. Sabin jumps, misses, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs! Maclin tries the KIA but Sabin turns it into a Wrestler’s Bridge Pinfall for only 2, but Maclin holds on to the arms, connects with the KIA and wins!

 

Overall Score: 7/10

Well aside from the fact the opening match was a little bit of a hectic mess and Kon is still a storyline relevant thing…the better portion of the episode was pretty fun. I didn’t love the allusions to Santino handing out rights to challenge and open challenge vouchers, felt like a weird “authority” figure kind of spin. But when he finally showed up and continued to be the lovable goof, its all good.

Ali had his best promo ever, “Mr Rhinoceros”, was a great way to spin into the conversation with Rhyno. Sabin steering more into Shelley’s bag of tricks and still coming up short is interesting. Steph DeLander with the big return win and bringing Cardona back with her is generally a fun angle. Speedball looked awesome and Hammerstone did a great job looking like a massive douche and executing the best Torture Rack since Lex Luger.

Of course there’s a few gripes, but all in all, it was pretty fun.


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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (3/28/24)

Look who finally decided to show up!

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Kyle Fletcher returns to ROH TV!

The ROH World Television Champion is finally back to defend his title! Will the Aussie Arrow hit Blake Christian through the All Heart?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Athena VS Nikita; Athena wins.
  • Cole Karter & Griff Garrison w/Maria Kanellis VS Kaz Jordan & Victor Castella; Karter & Griff win.
  • Dalton Castle VS Nick Comoroto; Castle wins.
  • Brandon Cutler & Colt Cabana VS Rex Lawless & Bryce Donovan; Cutler & Cabana win.
  • Six Man Tag: Top Flight VS KPK; Top Flight wins.
  • Diamante VS Kiera Hogan; Kiera wins.
  • Evil Uno VS JD Drake; Uno wins.
  • ROH World Television Championship: Kyle Fletcher VS Blake Christian; Fletcher wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Athena VS Nikita!

The Fallen Goddess was stressed out watching Hikaru Shida tune up for Supercard of Honor, so she’s getting back in the ring to work through that. Will Athena prove this is still her show? Or can The Russian Vixxen take advantage of Shida being on Athena’s mind?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and then Athena rushes in! Nikita dodges to rally with lariats and a SLINGBLADE! The fans rally, Nikita runs in at the corner and she SPLASHES, to then BULLDOG! Athena gets spiked and Nikita gets fired up! Nikita brings Athena up, underhooks, then PEDIGREES! Cover, ONE?!? Athena is tough but Nikita is still surprised. Nikita storms up but is sent into buckles! Nikita stops herself just in time, and she ROCKS Athena! Nikita brings Athena in while she goes up the corner, for a HANGING HEADSCISSOR! The ref counts, Nikita lets off, but Athena gets mad!

Athena DIVES and wipes Nikita out against barriers! Athena is mad now, and she brings Nikita up to THROW her into railing! Athena shouts at Nikita, then wheelbarrows to SWING her into barriers! Athena says you’re welcome and takes a bow, then she goes back for Nikita. Athena puts Nikita in, looms over her while soaking up cheers and jeers, then stalks Nikita as she crawls. Athena hauls Nikita up, CLUBS her again and again, then underhooks for a BUTTERFLY SWING! Athena TOSSES Nikita away, drags her up, and then HALF HATCH SLAMS! Nikita is dazed, but Athena sits her up. Athena ties up the legs and puts on a STANDING CROSSFACE! Nikita taps, Athena wins!

Winner: Athena, by submission

Ahead of crossing swords with the Shining Samurai, the ROH Women’s World Champion is sharpening her edge. As such, she SHOTGUNS Nikita back down! The fans boo as Athena CLUBS away on Nikita! Athena then puts Nikita in the Tree of Woe and lifts her up, to KICK away on Nikita’s back! Athena takes the belt, puts it in front of Nikita’s face, and she trots as she takes aim. But wait! Here comes Shida! The fans fire up as Athena runs away! Shida helps Nikita out of the Tree, then picks up the belt Athena left behind! She even dares Athena to come get it back! Is Shida going to be the one that finally dethrones the Overlord? Or will Athena make sure “forever champion” means forever?

 

Backstage interview with Lee Johnson.

Renee Paquette is here to talk with Big Shotty, and notes his impressive 2024 streak. He asked for this time, so what’s going on? Lee says that he has said it before and he will proudly say it again. He is not here to take part, he is here to take over! And now let him add something else: he is here to take titles! Now, he has heard there’s an ROH World Television Championship match between one champion in Kyle Fletcher and All Heart, Blake Christian. Now, whoever comes out victorious, Lee’s calling his shot! Supercard of Honor, Big Shotty’s got next! Lee is ready to swing for the fences, is he going to get his chance to hit it out of the park?

 

Dalton Castle VS Nick Comoroto!

The Peacock is still in his slump, and not even his substitute Boys are enough. Meanwhile, did the Freak Beast really shave his beard? Then which change will be the more hindering? Castle without Brandon & Brent, or Comoroto with Jacoby Watts?

The Code of Honor is upheld, and in tight quarters, and the bell rings. The fans rally for Castle as he and Comoroto circle. Castle squats low, real low, then he rushes up to collar ‘n’ elbow! Comoroto powers Castle right to a corner, the ref counts, and Comoroto lets off at 4. Comoroto makes the pecs dance and then flicks sweat at Castle. Castle storms right up, and he, uh, “hip” checks Comoroto! Comoroto gives it back! Comoroto smirks but Castle gets those hips moving. Then he hits the low leg takedown! He rolls Comoroto then CLUBS away on him! Comoroto gets free, kicks low, then ROCKS Castle with a haymaker!

Comoroto bumps Castle off buckles then RAMS into him again and again and again! The ref counts, Comoroto whips Castle but Castle reverses to TOSS Comoroto! Comoroto holds on and he manages to skin the cat! A big cat at that, but Castle waistlocks! Comoroto holds onto ropes to stop the lift, then he backs Castle into a corner. Comoroto throws elbows, gets space and comes back, but into a BOOT! Castle runs up, into a LARIAT! The fans rally, Comoroto huffs and puffs and brings Castle up. Comoroto reels Castle in, but Castle Alabama Lifts! Comoroto CLUBS Castle down then shoves him away.

Comoroto swings but Castle blocks to ROCK him first! Castle fires more forearms, but Comoroto shoves him away. Comroto runs up, Castle gets around, BIG GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up, Comoroto staggers to his feet, and into an Alabama Lift! BANGAAAAAA~RANG! Cover, Castle wins!

Winner: Dalton Castle, by pinfall

Comoroto is a big man, so this was a big win for The Peacock! But wait, here comes Taya Valkyrie! And she tells Castle, “How dare you say that we are irresponsible! Yeah, we lost The Boys. But after the short time we had them, I realized how rude and annoying they are! So, I’m glad we lost them! Because they were a couple of BAD boys!” The fans boo but Taya says yeah, she went there! And they probably got it from Castle! Because Castle never loved them! Not like Mommy & Daddy TV loved them! So for that, Castle deserves this! Sneak attack by Johnny TV! MOONLIGHT DRIVE and a SHINING WIZARD!

Johnny rains down fists on Castle, then says they were BAD boys! Castle set a bad example for them! They’re all losers! The fans boo but Mr. & Mrs. TV just stand over Castle to make out! Then they stomp Castle on their way out! Even as he wins matches, will Castle still be lost in life with The Boys lost in the woods of Canada?

 

Mark Briscoe speaks.

“Philadelphia. For #DemBoys, that is the origin of professional wrestling. That’s when we felt it. That’s when we said this is in our soul, man.” Jay himself once said, “This is what we was created to do, man.” Baddest tag team on the planet, almost a quarter century, and BOOM, it gets taken away in a moment. So Mark’s starting over from square one, flying solo. Continental Classic, the game plan was to get on top, and to soar! But his wings were clipped, humbled once again. But there’s this voice inside of him, it’s Jay’s voice, that says, “Don’t worry about that broken wing, son. You was born to fly. With wings like an eagle, we gonna mount up.”

Mark knows Eddie Kingston’s got that same voice inside of him. “Ain’t that some s*it?” Mark knows Eddie’s had the highs and lows, the peaks and valleys, just like Mark. Eddie became the first American Triple Crown Champion, took on all comers defending that, but then lost to the AEW Continental Championship to Kazuchika Okada. Eddie talked to his mentor, Homicide, and agreed that it is time to tap into something from the past. Into that hungry Eddie, that ruthless Eddie, that vicious Eddie. The Eddie with that dog in him! That Pitbull! Every yard has a top dog, but Eddie, you may be ROH World Champion, but Mark’s gonna show you in Philly that MARK is top dog!

April 5th marks 11 years to the day that brother Jay won his first ROH World Championship. And just like he told Mark, time to man up. Eddie, it is time to man up. Philly, it is time to man up! Mark Briscoe VS Eddie Kingston, ROH World Championship, Supercard of Honor, we will man up. But who will be the man that holds up that title at the end of the night?

 

Diamante VS Kiera Hogan!

The Cuban Diamond won big in a Four Corner Survival, and she won in the opening round of the ROH Women’s World Television Championship tournament. Both of those losses only served to fan the flames, and now Kiera wants to turn up the heat! Will Kiera get her lick back? Or does Diamante just have Kiera’s number?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Diamante headlocks, and she grinds the hold. Kiera powers up but can’t power out as Diamante holds tight. Kiera tries again, but Diamante still keeps the headlock on. Kiera throws body shots, powers out again and is free, but Diamante runs her over! Cover, ONE, and the two stand off. The fans rally as the two reset and go again. Kiera headlocks this time, dares Diamante to keep that same energy now, but Diamante grinds her forearm into Kiera’s face. Diamante powers out but Kiera runs her over! “And that’s all, periodt!”

The fans rally as the two reset again. Kiera wants that Miami heat, so the two tie up again. Kiera wrenches an arm, wristlocks, but Diamante rolls, kips up and wrenches back. Diamante wristlocks then hammerlocks, then spins Kiera for a snapmare. Diamante clamps on with a chinlock and she grinds Kiera down. Kiera fights up, pries the hold open, and fans cheer as she wrenches back. Kiera uses the hammerlock to wrangle Diamante, then she bridges over! Diamante endures, so Kiera floats to a facelock. Diamante gator rolls free and wrenches Kiera to a top mounted armlock! Kiera endures and the fans rally again.

Kiera fights up, wrenches and wristlocks, but Diamante goes to ropes. The ref counts, Kiera lets off quickly, and the armbands come off! They tie up, Kiera wrenches and wristlocks. Diamante ROCKS Kiera! Kiera falls, Diamante stomps her, then drags her up to ROCK her again! Diamante ROCKS Kiera one more time, then runs the ropes, but into a BOOT! And ROUNDHOUSE! Cover, TWO! Diamante stays in this and she kicks right back. Diamante whips, Kiera ducks ‘n’ whips to then drop and trip Diamante! Kiera keeps moving, STEP-UP LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Diamante sputters and goes to a corner but Kiera eggs her on.

Kiera fires forearms now, then whips corner to corner. Diamante hits buckles hard, then Kiera fires up. The fans rally behind her as she runs in, but Diamante drop toeholds her into buckles! Diamante then stomps away on Kiera in the corner! The ref counts, Diamante lets off at 4, and she drags Kiera up to put her against buckles. Diamante stomps some more, then goes corner to corner and back again, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Diamante drags Kiera to the cover, TWO! Keira stays in this and Diamante is annoyed. Diamante sits Kiera up and traps an arm before she clamps on, cording hold and SHOULDER CLAW!

Kiera endures this modified cobra twist, and Diamante even grinds her forearm into Kiera’s face. The fans rally as Kiera fights up. Kiera throws body shots, ROCKS Diamante, but Diamante RAMS Kiera into the corner! And RAMS her again! Then CHOPS! Diamante puts Kiera up top, ROCKS her, then ROCKS her again! Diamante climbs up to throw more shots, and then brings her up. The fans rally while Kiera blocks the suplex! Kiera throws body shots, then shoves Diamante away! Diamante comes back, but Kiera MISSILE DROPKICKS her! Diamante tumbles and the fans rally while both women are down.

Kiera pounds the mat to fire up again. She nods as she rises, the fans behind her. Kiera runs up to CLOBBER Diamante! And she CLOBBERS her again! Diamante swings, Kiera blocks to snapmare and “EAT IT!” SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Kiera goes Around the World to HIP ATTACK! Then side to side, BOOT WASH! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Diamante gets a bit lucky and Kiera is frustrated. Kiera fireman’s carries but Diamante fights it. Then she CLAWS Kiera’s eyes! CHOP BLOCK! Diamante fires up now, she dragon sleepers, and says goodnight. But Kiera throws knees to say not yet!

Kiera snapmares free, runs up, SUPERKICK! Diamante flounders, Kiera hauls her up, FACE THE MUSIC! Bridging cover, Kiera wins!

Winner: Kiera Hogan, by pinfall

The swinging fisherman neckbreaker punctuates this one, periodt! Kiera wants to be the first in line to face the inaugural ROH Women’s World Television Champion, but just who will it be? The Queen of Guinea, Queen Aminata? Or Athena’s protege, Billie Starkz?

 

BREAKING NEWS for Supercard of Honor!

It’s already a big night with the title matches, including the crowning of the first-ever ROH Women’s World TV Champion, but now even Stardom is getting in on the action! It will be a Six Woman Tag as Mina Shirakawa, Maika & Mei Seira take on Saya Kamitani, Tam Nakano & AZM!

 

Hikaru Shida speaks.

“In AEW, I won Woman’s World title three times, I beat Toni Storm, I beat Saraya, Willow, Anna Jay, almost everyone. I need stimulation! And so do you. Right, Athena? Do you remember the moment we faced each other in the ring last year? I know you’ve been excited! I know fans have been excited! But… the person who has been excited most is me. Excited to beat up the ‘forever champ.’ So, hello, ROH! Be ready for a new era. Because Holy Shida has arrived!” The Shining Samurai is ready, but will she be able to cut down the Fallen Goddess?

 

ROH World Television Championship: Kyle Fletcher VS Blake Christian!

As Supercard of Honor approaches, it is about time the Protostar returned to ROH TV. But will this return be less than triumphant? Or will All Heart be an easy target for the Aussie Arrow?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who heads for Philly!

The Code of Honor is not upheld as Kyle kicks Blake’s hand away, so Blake shakes his own hand. The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. Blake wrenches, wristlocks, but Kyle shoots around to waistlock and SLAM! The fans boo but Kyle soaks it up. Blake gets up, he and Kyle reset and circle again. They tie up, Blake waistlocks then headlocks. Kyle powers out and runs Blake over! Kyle flexes to show he’s bulking up, but then Blake blocks a stomp! Blake kips up but Kyle breaks free to ROCK Blake! Things speed up, Blake hurdles, drops down, then DROPKICKS! Blake kips up and dusts himself off and the fans cheer.

Blake says va fa Napoli, Kyle rushes in, but he blocks Blake’s arm-drag. Kyle whips Blake away but Blake handsprings to wheelbarrow, victory roll, and SPLASH 182! Cover, TWO! Kyle gets away to ropes and catches his breath. Blake storms up, wrenches and whips, but Kyle blocks by holding ropes! Blake CLUBS the arm, but Kyle avoids the chop to clothesline Blake up and out! Fans boo as Kyle builds speed, but Blake slides in! Kyle stops the tope and goes back to the apron, only to get a 619! The fans fire up as Blake builds speed, and Blake FOSBURY FLOPS into the EYE OF THE HURRICANE!

The fans are thunderous as Blake gets Kyle up and in. Cover, TWO! Kyle stays in this but Blake stays cool. The fans rally again as Blake aims from a corner. Blake says he’s becoming champ, and he runs in, but into a POP-UP SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Blake survives and Kyle is annoyed again. Kyle tastes a bit of blood in his mouth, maybe cut his lip or tongue on his teeth. But he shrugs that off to stalk Blake to ropes. Kyle stands Blake up to CHOP him down! The fans “WOO~!” as Kyle pretends he can’t see where Blake went. Fans want that “One More Time!” and Kyle brings Blake up again.

Kyle has Blake in the corner now, winds up, but Blake dodges the chop to CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! MACHINE GUN CHOP! The fans fire up as Blake runs, but Kyle CLOBBERS Blake! Blake is dazed as Kyle hits an Ospreay level elbow shot. Blake crawls to a corner, Kyle eggs the fans on, and Kyle storms up on Blake. Kyle whips corner to corner, but Blake goes up to handstand! Kyle runs in but Blake BOOTS Kyle, then drops into the DDT!! The fans fire up while Kyle sputters! Kyle finds his way to ropes, comes back, but Blake ELBOWS him! Blake whips, Kyle reverses but Blake goes up and over and dragon sleepers! BACKBREAKER to SCREW HIGH KICK!

Kyle tumbles out, scrambles back up, but Blake goes up and out to APRON SPEAR! Blake just keeps going, and he DIVES! Direct hit with the Low-pe Suicida, and Blake puts Kyle right back in! Blake climbs up, Kyle sits up, into the ALL MACHO ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!!! Kyle survives and shocks everyone! Blake is frustrated, but he refocuses and calls his shot. The fans rally as Blake climbs the corner to the top. But Kyle springs up to SWEEP the legs! Blake hits buckles then falls to the mat! Kyle huffs and puffs and aims from the corner. Kyle runs in, GAMANGIRI! And then suplex, BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?

The fans are thunderous again and Kyle cannot believe it! Kyle drags Blake up, but Blake goes to fireman’s carry! Kyle fires off elbows, reels Blake in and- NO, Blake slips outta the bomb to fireman’s carry! Kyle reaches for ropes so Blake HOTSHOTS him on them! Kyle is stuck up there, so Blake goes up a corner! GUILLOTINE FROG SPLASH!! Blake hurries to get Kyle in, then hurries to the corner! Blake runs, step-up, but Kyle makes it a sunset flip! TWO, Blake sits on it, TWO! Kyle deadlifts Blake into a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Kyle wins!

Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)

Kyle pretends he can’t hear all the boos, but he can’t pretend he doesn’t see Lee Johnson walking out on stage! The Aussie Arrow may have hit the bull’s eye tonight, but is he about to get shot down by Big Shotty?


My Thoughts:

A great ROH at an hour and 20 minutes, and even the matches I skipped ended up being a lot of fun to watch. Great comedic stuff in Cutler & Cabana winning, with Cutler showing off how cut he is under the tracksuit. And there was a great mix of comedy and meaty men slapping meat in Uno VS JD Drake, with a great win for Uno in his home country of Canada. KPK got a great showing here but that added to the quality of the win for Top Flight. And good win for Maria Kanellis’ boys but there was no story advancement with Spanish Announce Project so that was pointless.

Great opening stuff with Athena, in that she dominated Nikita but then got run off by Shida. Shida had a good promo though I wouldn’t have waited until right before the main event to play it. As I said before, Athena VS Shida is going to be great stuff, and this could be the moment for Athena to lose and then move on to AEW to get in on those titles. There was a great video recap package to hype Billie Starkz VS Queen Aminata, but nothing from those two directly. Diamante VS Kiera was really good, and it was logical for Kiera to win since Diamante won their previous 1v1 match. This doesn’t automatically make Kiera the #1 contender to the Women’s TV title, but she’s in the conversation.

Great match from Castle and Comoroto, and honestly, Comoroto looks good clean shaven. Good win for Castle, and of course Johnny & Taya beat him down to add to his misery. I still want savage, feral Boys to return to help Castle get revenge on Johnny & Taya, though. And awesome main event for the men’s TV title. Blake looked great even in defeat, but uh, what happened to Ethan Page? Another dropped ball in the ROH TV title division and Lee Johnson gets to run with it now. Kyle is more than likely defeating Lee at Supercard, but that really depends on what part he’s going to play in Ospreay’s story within the Don Callis Family.

My Score: 8.7/10


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