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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (2/24/22)

The tag titles are on the line!

Published

2 years ago

February 24, 2022

Steven Mitchell

Will Moustache Mountain stay atop the NXT UK Tag Division?

Moustache Mountain, Trent Seven & Tyler Bate, defend the NXT UK Tag Team Championships against Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter! Will the hottest tag team under the sun become the freshest champions on the brand?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Amale VS Xia Brookside; Amale wins.
Rohan Raja w/ Die Familie VS Danny Jones; Raja wins.
NXT UK Tag Team Championships: Moustache Mountain VS Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter; Moustache Mountain wins and retains the titles.

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Amale VS Xia Brookside!

How things have changed this last year or so. The last time these two faced off, the French Hope felt entitled to opportunities and tried to take them from the second generation superstar. But now, Xia is the one pouting and throwing fits when things don’t go her way! Will Xia throw another fit if she loses to Amale this time?

The bell rings, the two circle and they tie up. Amale wrenches to a wristlock but Xia rolls and handsprings and wrenches through to a wristlock. Xia YANKS the arm, but Amale spins through, steps through and throws Xia over! Amale has the armlock but Xia endures. Xia fights up, but Amale wrenches to another wristlock. Xia gets to ropes, flips through and arm-drags, but Amale rolls through. Xia is upset and Amale comes back to run Xia over! Xia complains, “She can’t do that to me!” Xia then rushes in, into an arm-drag! Amale has a short arm scissor, rolls it to a ghost pin, ONE!

Xia gets away to a corner and says Amale isn’t allowed to do that! Xia jumps on for a headlock and hits the takeover. Amale headscissors back and squeezes tight. Xia bridges but can’t get free. Xia moves around, headstands and pops free to shimmy her hips. But Amale avoids the Penalty Kick to roll Xia up! TWO, Xia gets mad again but leaps into Amale’s arms! Amale SLAMS Xia down, then runs to rolling senton, and basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Xia scrambles away to a corner but Amale storms over. Xia kicks her away, then BOOTS Amale down! Xia shrieks and stmops away on Amale!

Xia CLUBS Amale against ropes, then she chokes Amale on the ropes! The ref counts, Xia lets off and complains, then hits DOUBLE KNEES to the back! Xia stomps Amale down then stomps away on her at the ropes! The ref counts, Xia lets off but brings Amale up to CLOB her on the back again. Xia snapmares and KICKS Amale right in the back! Xia hooks up the arms and has a grounded cobra twist! Amale endures as Xia stretches her, but Amale fires up. Xia ELBOWS Amale down! And again! Xia ties Amale back up and has a top wristlock on the arm. Xia mocks Amale being the French Hope, but Amale powers up!

Amale has a fireman’s carry and she DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS! Xia staggers up, into BIG forearms! Xia gives them back but Amale hits again! Amale gets the edge, Xia staggers, and Amale runs to rally with clotheslines! Amale kicks low, runs and KNEE LIFTS, to then LARIAT! And then Amale drops a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Amale grits her teeth, drags Xia up and fireman’s carries, but Xia slips off. Xia CLUBS Amale, then ROCKS her with forearm after forearm! Xia ROUNDHOUSES Amale right down! Xia shrieks, runs in at the corner, but Amale BOOTS her back! Amale then drop toeholds Xia into buckles!

Amale goes side to side, BOOT WASH! Amale drags Xia up, reels her in, HOPE BREAKER! Cover, Amale wins!

Winner: Amale, by pinfall

The French Hope still has that fire inside, and she just burned up Brookside! Will Xia call Daddy about this? Will Amale find herself moving to the front of the line for the NXT UK Women’s Championship?

Sid Scala meets with Noam Dar, Sha Samuels and Gallus.

Sid thanks them all for coming, and makes them aware of the camera in the room. Sid and Johnny Saint have spoken, and Dar is very confident they’re going to punish Gallus for messing up Supernova Sessions! Suspended without pay indefinitely! Sha says no, they’re definitely suspended. Gallus laughs and Mark Coffey says they should be thanking Gallus. That was the highest rated Supernova Sessions ever. Maybe they should just make it Gallus Boys On Talk indefinitely. No, definitely. Dar & Sha grumble and Sid says there has been no word on the talk show.

But what was decided is that in two weeks, Noam Dar VS Joe Coffey, for the Heritage Cup. What?! That makes no sense! Joe can’t be a contender, he’s barely even had one British Rounds Rules match! How is this fair? But whatever, Dar will deal with this. Dar tells Sha to head out, and Mark tells Sha to do as he’s told and run along. Sha gets mad but Sid keeps the peace. If they want to settle this, then have a match. Sha’s fine with that. Dar says Gallus is all fun and games, until it’s not. Dar and Sha leave, but will Gallus look to sweep them and take that cup for their own?

NXT UK Media checks in with Dave Mastiff & Jack Starz.

How are those Bomber challenges going? But Pretty Deadly pass through and brag about themselves and TikTok. Well, seems we have our next challenge. Bomber Initiative! Pretty Deadly returns, and they put on their fancy turtlenecks, only to find someone’s cut big holes in the chests! Who’s done this?! Starz smiles while holding up the scissors. And Mastiff is there to back him up. If Pretty Deadly want it, then come get it! They go to get Sid Scala, and Mastiff says those shirts actually look better. Will a win over former tag team champions prove to Mastiff that Starz is worthy of a Bomber vest?

Rohan Raja w/ Die Familie VS Danny Jones!

After bullying and even mugging Nathan Frazer, Teoman and his family failed to finish the British Prodigy. But Die Familie vows to be stronger than ever, motivated by that loss. Will Raja be the first to claim that redemption?

The bell rings and Raja circles with Jones. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and then break. Raja shoves Jones, then gets his arm to wrench. Jones spins through, spins Raja, but Raja holds onto the wristlock. Jones tries again, arm-drags Raja, but Raja still holds tight. Jones rolls, hooks a leg and drags Raja down to then roll and float to a cover. ONE, but Jones gets a facelock. Raja powers Jones to a corner, the ref calls for a break. Raja lets off, but Jones avoids the sucker punch! Jones headlocks, Raja throws body shots, but the two ram shoulders. Raja eggs Jones on so Jones hits Raja. Jones runs, into a low shoulder!

Raja whips Jones but Jones reverses to hit a kitchen sink knee! Jones bumps Raja off buckles, then whips him to the other corner! Jones runs, into a BIG forearm from Raja! Raja shakes out the cobwebs, whips, but Jones reverses again for a BOOT! Raja scrambles out to regroup with Die Familie. Jones waits on Raja, but then hurries after. Raja gets Jones at the apron and trips him up! Jones hits apron edge, Raja gets him up to RAM him into the apron edge! Raja puts Jones in, stomps him down, then has him in the corner. Raja CLUBS Jones, whips him out to whip him back in hard! Cover, TWO!

Raja grows annoyed but he looms over Jones. Raja eggs Jones on but Jones throws body shots. Jones gets up, but Raja wrenches and CLUBS the arm! Raja wrenches and CLUBS the other arm! LEG SWEEP! Raja stomps Jones, then runs to basement dropkick in the back of the head! Cover, TWO! Jones is still in this but Raja now grins. Raja wants Jones to get up and he pushes Jones around. Jones snarls as he gets up and he ROCKS Raja back! Raja forearms, Jones forearms, repeat! Raja gets the edge, but Jones catches one to get the arms! Raja fights the backslide but Jones hammerlocks, headlocks, ripcords and ENZIGURIS! Then a SAIDO!

Raja flounders to a corner, Jones runs in to SHINING WIZARD! And EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Raja survives and Jones tries to get his back loosen. Jones brings Raja up, but the back gives way! Raja ripcords and FOREARMS, to a BACKSTABBER! Raja waits on Jones to get up, SEEK ‘N’ DESTROY!! Cover of the jumping Complete Shot, Raja wins!

Winner: Rohan Raja, by pinfall

The British born, Australian raised, Canadian trained prince succeeds, but then Die Familie add insult to injury! Raja stomps away, but Dempsey seems reluctant. Dempsey does join in, and Teoman is proud. Will Die Familie soon take over NXT UK with this same viciousness?

Symbiosis speaks.

Tyson T-Bone says, “This isn’t where we’re supposed to be. We said things would be different. We said we’d start winning.” Eddie Dennis says, “The Brazilian novelist, Paola Coelho, said that an arrow can only be shot by first pulling it backwards. These losses that drag us back are merely an indicator that we are about to launch into the hearts of our enemies. So keep calm, keep focused and hold it.” T-Bone and Primate are aimed, will they hit the mark that is the NXT UK Tag Team Championships?

Something is out there.

A truck driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting something as it crosses the road. It’s in the woods. In the darkness. It is hunting. But just what is it?

NXT UK Media catches up with Sha Samuels.

They didn’t think Sha would be here at BT Sports Studios. Why wouldn’t he? He’s always checking the latest news. A bookie’s job is never done. But then Mark Coffey walks over. Sha says tough luck about his brother and “Dog man.” Oh, this from Dar’s lapdog that carries master’s cup, huh? Does “Galaxy Boy” blast off into space? Oh, funny, this is the funny brother. Just remember: Sha can fly solo. Think on that one, mug. EAST!

A-Kid is there as Die Familie returns to the back.

Teoman looks A-Kid up and down, but then AK gets Dempsey’s attention. “What was that?” Teoman has AK stop questioning them, but Dempsey say sit’s alright. Does AK want to say something? He does. AK thought Dempsey was better than that. Dempsey shrugs and says, “Maybe.” AK walks off in a huff, will the Spanish Sensation look to do something about Die Familie being a trio of thugs and bullies?

Andy Shepherd is in the ring.

Sid Scala did mention last week, tonight is about honoring someone very special to NXT UK. Please welcome the NXT UK Women’s Champion, Meiko Satomura! The Final Boss makes her way out, title on her arm. Andy says her reign as champion has not only helped elevate the title, but also the entire division. They play a highlight reel, starting with her win over Kay Lee Ray in June of 2021. Then her wins over Amale, Stevie Turner, Killer Kelly, Rhea Ripley, Xia Brookside, Bianca Blair and more. Andy says on behalf of the brand, and Johnny Saint, he presents Meiko with a bouquet of flowers.

Meiko thanks Andy, and thanks the fans of NXT UK. But wait! The lights go down, and when they come back up, Isla Dawn is laughing. “Hi, Meiko~! Well, isn’t this quite the glittering assemblage. I feel quite… distressed at not having been extended an invite.” Is she Maleficent? Isla goes to the ring and says she wants to join in the celebration of Meiko Satomura! She wants to thank Meiko. Thanks for giving Isla- or, all of us, something to strive for. Thank you for giving Isla a sense of purpose, a sense of desire. But Meiko, it’s that time. Isla is sorry but she needs her final trophy, which at the moment, Meiko possesses.

Meiko tells Isla that she is a very strong competitor. If she wants a title match, then just ask. Isla laughs more, and says that’s where Meiko is mistaken. She doesn’t ask for things. She just takes them. And she SLAPS Meiko right down! Isla then paws at the title. But she first takes Meiko’s flowers. Isla leaves, laughing all the way. Will Meiko kick some sense into the Wicked Witch of NXT UK? Or has the Final Boss finally met someone more dangerous than her?

Sam Gradwell takes a deep breath.

He looks himself in the mirror, and pulls back his jacket’s hood to reveal his fully shaven head. “C’mon, Sam, get it together. It’s only hair, right? You’re not Samson. You can get over this.” But what gets him is everyone asking what happened. What gets him is his little boy asking, “Daddy, who did that to your hair?” What gets Sam is that every time he looks in the mirror, all he sees is that horrible little Kenny Cockroach! Sam calms down, and says he can get over that, but Kenny won’t get over what Sam does to him! Has the Scum of the Earth only made the Thunderstorm even stronger than before?

Ilja Dragunov speaks.

“Nathan Frazer. I heard what you said, and I appreciate it. And I accept the challenge. Because unlike Jordan Devlin, you just stepped up and courageously asked for your chance. But know this: I had to win a 20 Man Battle Royal to come even close, just close to this. And even then I failed, because I wasn’t ready. My journey was so long until I became the NXT UK Champion, and I became the Czar. But I know how good you are. And I know especially how good you can get. But you are not ready. And this will be the very first step of your journey.” Will UNBESIEGBAR show the British Prodigy that even a prodigy needs time and experience before they become champion?

NXT UK Tag Team Championships: Moustache Mountain VS Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter!

It was back in 2018 when Tyler Bate & Trent Seven won the NXT Tag Team Championships in the US. It was then a long journey for both to reach this point. But the hottest tag team under the sun has had their own long journey and are now ready for another shot. Will Ready and Forward, Always Forward, bring Smith & Carter to the gold? Or will the Big Strong Boy & Artful Dodger stay at the pinnacle of this tag division?

The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if the hottest tag team can become the best tag team!

The teams sort out and Bate starts with Smith. They circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. But Smith uses his height as leverage and he puts Bate in the corner. Carter tags in but Bate gets away. Bate and Carter circle, tie up, and Bate waistlocks to SLAM Carter down. Carter moves around, pries free and wrenches to get an armlock. Bate fights up, rolls through and wrenches back to a wristlock. Carter rolls, handsprings and kicks Bate away. They tie up again, Carter arm0drags to an armlock. Bate fights to move around, gets up, but Carter wrenches. Bate spins and arm-drags, but Carter holds on to keep the wristlock!

Bate fights up, rolls to roll back and breaks free with a leg. Bate WRINGS Carter out then dropkicks him down! Tag to Seven and Moustache Mountain double whip Carter to run him over! Bate gives Seven some help for the CORKSCREW SENTON! Cover, TWO! Seven wrenches Carter, SLAPS the arm, CHOPS Carter down, then drags him back up to repeat the process! Seven goes for a third but Carter breaks free. Carter falls for the feint but stops the DDT! Carter breaks free to SUPER FOREARM! Seven blocks the whip to reverse it but Carter dodges in the corner. Tiger Wall Kick! Carter arm-drags Seven to an armlock!

Carter CLUBS and uppercuts Seven’s arm, tags to Smith, and Smith leap frogs, but Seven moves! Seven CHOPS Smith then hip tosses him down! Smith gets up but into a scoop SLAM! Seven runs to drop a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Smith stays in this and shakes out the cobwebs, but Seven tags Bate. Seven fireman’s carries to WASTELAND SLAM! Bate KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Bate keeps on Smith with a headlock. Smith endures the grind, fights up, but Bate holds on as Smith tries to power out. Smith tries again, throws body shots, but Bate bops him with his foot! Bate grinds the headlock, but Smith powers up!

Bate holds on, bops Smith more, but Smith gets the foot! Smith EuroUppers, so Bate EuroUppers back! They go back and forth, EuroUpper for EuroUpper! Smith fires two EuroUppers, Bate gives them both back! Smith DECKS Bate with a EuroUpper! Seven gets in, Smith floors him with a EuroUpper! Bate gets up to fire off EuroUppers! Carter gets in to get BLASETD by a EuroUpper! Smith dodges a EuroUpper to shove, but Bate comes back to RAM Smith on the rebound! Smith rebounds to run Bate over! Tag to Carter, Smith helps with the slingshot, but Bate fireman’s carries then dumps Carter over!

Bate gets Carter back up, fireman’s carry and he SMACKS Smith with Carter’s boots! Then Bate starts up the AIRPLANE SPIN! Bate gives 10 rotations before he TOSSES Carter! Carter stagger sup, Bate is dizzy, too. Bate still blocks Carter’s kick and throws it down, only for Carter to ROLLING HEEL KICK! Bate staggers to a corner, Carter runs in but Bate blocks and knees back! Bate goes up, but Carter SUPER STEINERS him right down! Carter runs in, SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO! Bate survives but Carter keeps on him. Carter runs and ROLLING KICKS Seven! Carter then gets Bate up, reels him in, but Bate fights the clinch.

Bate is in a corner, Carter runs in, but is caught! Carter hammers away but Bate still hits the EXPLODER! Bate hits a RUNNING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Carter survives, but Bate is right on him again. Bate underhooks the arms, but Carter back drops free! Bate lands on his feet, ducks and dodges, REBOUND LARIAT! Both men are down and their tag partners reach out. Carter and Bate crawl, but Bate tags Seven first! Seven gets Carter, Bate dropkicks Smith! Full nelson and rebound, but Carter BOOTS Bate! Carter elbows Seven, he and Smith SILLY STRING TORNADY DDT! And kip up!

Carter keeps moving, QUEBRADA! Cover, TWO! Seven survives but Smith coaches Carter up. Carter tags Smith in, they get Seven up, fire off hands, then double whip. Seven holds ropes, BOOTS Smith back then throws Carter out! Smith spins Seven around, double knuckle locks and Smith rams his shoulder in! Smith goes for it again but Seven gets under to wristlock and ripcord, only for Smith to BOOT the lariat away! But Seven spins and CHOPS, then ripcords again! SEVEN STAR LARIAT!! But Seven isn’t done there, he suplexes for EMERALD FLOWSION! Cover, Carter breaks it in time!

Bate hurries in to throw Carter back out hard! Seven gets up, and he URAKENS Smith right down! Cover, TWO! Tag to Bate, Seven drags Smith up. Torture rack, but Smith slips off and BOOTS Seven away! Bate isn’t sure what to do, but he leaps over Smith. Bate ducks and dodges but runs into a HUGE BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Carter is back, Smith tags him in! PENALTY KICK, assisted MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Bate survives, neither Smith or Carter can believe it! Carter tags Smith back in, SILLY STRING but Seven stops it! Flashback to their previous battle, but Carter catches Seven for an URENAGE!

Bate has Smith on the ropes with a waistlock! Smith pries free and DECKS Bate! Smith hurries up top, Bate stands and Smith hits a FLYING LEG LARIAT!! Smith flounders over, tags Carter, and Smith gets Bate up in an Electric Chair, Carter jumps up, DOOMSDAY CUTTER!!! Cover, Seven breaks it!! All four men are down and BT Sports Studio is loving it! Carter crawls, tag to Smith. Bate and Carter throw hands, Seven aims at Smith. Smith blocks the chop to send it into Bate! Bate still ROCKS Carter with a right, so Smith BOOTS Bate down! Seven full nelson to DRAGON SUPLEX Smith!

Carter runs at Seven, Seven hip tosses Carter and himself out of the ring! Bate and Smith lean on ropes, Smith runs in and SUPERKICKS Bate! Bate stays up but Smith BOOTS! Bate rebounds to ROLLING LIGER KICK! Bate blocks a boot to ROCK, BOP and BANG, then GAMANGIRI! Another BANG, and both men go down! Bate crawls to a cover, Smith has a foot on the ropes but Seven slaps it away! Moustache Mountain wins!!

Winners: Moustache Mountain, by pinfall (still NXT UK Tag Team Champions)

The ref was in the wrong position to see that ropebreak, and that allowed the Artful Dodger to take it away! Will Seven & Bate still be champions with as close as this one came?

My Thoughts:

A great episode of NXT UK, and NXT UK is proving they can actually do quite a lot with just three matches. Amale VS Xia made a good opener, and it really was the flipside of last time when Amale was Heel and Xia was Face. Xia’s good as a bratty Heel character, but she might benefit from resorting to Heel tactics of cheating. At the very least, she should take the next step of being a sore loser and attacking after a match. Maybe that happens next time. We got exactly what I figured from the “celebration” of Meiko Satomura: someone showed up to interrupt and challenge Meiko. Glad to see it was Isla Dawn, just as I expected, and that is going to be a very good match.

Ilja Dragunov has a good response to Nathan Frazer’s challenge, and that match is happening next week rather than during WrestleMania week. That’s a bit surprising, but Dragunov has a good point in saying Frazer is not ready. Frazer will give Dragunov a great match, will lose, and then he’ll build up towards the title while perhaps someone else moves up to challenge Dragunov for Prelude 2022. Rohan Raja of course wins for Die Familie but Jones gave him a great match. I do like that there is hesitancy in Dempsey to do things just like the others, and A-Kid calling him out on it is a good detail. Dempsey VS A-Kid would be an awesome match.

Gradwell had a good promo to build upon Kenny clipping his mohawk. Their rematch is going to be a wild one, and could lead to Dragunov’s challenger for WrestleMania week. Then, I figured we were getting Noam Dar VS Joe Coffey for the Heritage Cup, but it’s a nice addition that we’re getting Sha Samuels VS Mark Coffey first. This is all still going towards that Six Man Tag I’ve been hoping for, Gallus VS Sha, Dar & Devlin. And I guess that vignette with the truck driver and the person running around in the woods is to hype a new signing but I have no idea who it could be.

Symbiosis had a good promo to keep themselves in our minds in the tag division. And it was fitting given tonight was the tag title match. That was an awesome main event, Smith & Carter really have come into their own as a tag team, but what a surprising way for Moustache Mountain to retain. Seven is definitely going to use tactics like that broken ropebreak to keep these belts, because that’s how desperate he is deep down to stay a champion. It could take Moustache Mountain the way of Kenny Williams & Amir Jordan last year, where the cheating is exposed and it tears the team apart.

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

Published

17 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:

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— 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.

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— 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

22 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.