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Mitchell’s NJPW New Japan Cup Results & Report! (3/27/22)

The biggest New Japan Cup finals!

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Uncontrollable Charisma, Submission Master, who will win the New Japan Cup?

NJPW’s biggest New Japan Cup field is now down to two! Tetsuya Naito and Zack Sabre Jr. meet again, who will hold that trophy high?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • BUSHI VS Kosei Fujita; Bushi wins.
  • 10 Man Tag: Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato, Jado & The Guerrillas of Destiny VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
  • Six Man Tag: Chaos VS Suzuki-Gun; Suzuki-Gun wins.
  • El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku VS SHO & Yujiro Takahashi; Sho & Yujiro win.
  • 8 Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
  • Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi VS EVIL & Dick Togo; Hiromu & Takagi win.
  • 8 Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask VS Tatsumi Fujinami & Strong Hearts; Okada, Tanahashi, Kojima & Tiger Mask win.
  • 2022 New Japan Cup Finals: Tetsuya Naito VS Zack Sabre Jr; ZSJ wins the New Japan Cup and will challenge Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

PLAY BY PLAY

10 Man Tag: Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato, Jado & The Guerrillas of Destiny VS Bullet Club!

The Ace tried but he couldn’t help the #JadoAvengers defeat Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & Gedo. Will they do whatever it takes to finally win? Or is this their last chance?

Since we’ve seen Jado’s team be the aggressors every time before, Bullet Club rushes out after them! They brawl at the ramp, ELP after Taguchi, Fale after Jado, Taiji after Wato, and Chase Owens after Tama, but Tama turns it around on Chase! The bell rings to put this on record, ELP ROCKS Taguchi, then again! Wato goes after Taiji but ELP ROCKS Wato! Jado rakes Gedo’s eyes then CLUBS him on the back! Taiji is after Taguchi, ELP ROCKS Wato again, Fale brawls with Loa. ELP puts Wato in, Taiji puts Taguchi in, and they have Six or Nine in opposite corners. Taiji rakes eyes, ELP CHOKES Wato, the ref reprimands them both.

Taiji and ELP mock Taguchi’s love of baseball by using baseball hand signs to signal to each other. They coordinate, whip Six or Nine at each other, but the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag champs do-si-do to HIP ATTACK! Then they do signals, Wato whips ELP into a HIP ATTACK! And then Taguchi whips Taiji into the back elbow, uppercut and sobat! Six or Nine double whip ELP, double drop toehold and double basement dropkick! Fans fire up as ELP flops! Taguchi DECKS Chase off the apron and Wato keeps on ELP with a KICK! ELP staggers to the corner, Wato stomps him down, then digs his boots in.

Taguchi adds his boots, the ref counts, and they let off at 4. ELP crawls but Wato brings him up to ROCK with a forearm. Wato whips, ELP reverses and Chase gets a cheap shot in! Wato DECKS Chase, ELP CLOBBERS Wato! ELP DECKS Taguchi, then drags Wato away while Taiji goes after Taguchi! ELP wraps Wato’s arm around ropes, and CLAWS Wato’s back! Tag to Taiji, he hops up and ELP holds Wato, so Taiji can hop down and CLAW Wato! Taiji drags Wato up, brings him around, snapmare and uppercut! Taiji drags Wato up, scoops and SLAMS him, then Gedo gets in to distract the ref.

Tag to Fale, and all of Bullet Club stands on Wato’s back! The ref keeps Loa back, Tama rushes in but Chase intercepts! Chase whips Tama into railing! Taiji and ELP finally hop off before the ref sees. Loa coaches Wato from a neutral corner, but Fale DECKS him! ELP chokes Wato in the corner! Tag to Gedo, ELP and Chase pull Wato’s ears, and then Gedo mugs Wato. Gedo snapmares Wato, and stands on his face! Gedo scrapes his sole on Wato’s face! Then he drops a fist! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up but Gedo argues with the ref. Gedo tags Chase and Chase drags Wato up while fans rally.

Chase scoops, SLAMS and says, “SUCK IT!” Rolling knee drop then cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Chase kicks Wato in the side, then clamps onto his shoulder. Fans rally and Wato throws body shots, but Chase headlock punches! Chase runs, but he fakes out Wato’s dropkick! The Crown Jewel is too smart for that! Chase tells Tama and Loa to “SUCK IT!” before he brings Wato up. But then Wato breaks free to elbow, uppercut and SUPERKICK! Fans fire up while both men are down! Wato crawls, hot tags to Tama and ELP! The Good Bad Guy rallies on Bullet Club then fires off hands on ELP!

Fans fire up but ELP kicks low! ELP whips, Tama reverses and CLOBBERS ELP! Back elbow, then SUPER- NO, ELP ducks the punch and runs, into Tama’s back drop! Fans fire up as Tama throws off the vest! But Taiji kicks low and whips. Tama reverses, then STINGER SPLASH! And STINGER SPLASH for ELP! BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! But Chase knees Tama and CLUBS him down! Chase runs, into Loa’s SPEAR! Fans fire up and Tama sees ELP stagger up. Tama runs in, but no Gun Stun! Tag to Gedo and he throws JAB after JAB! But then Tama DECKS Gedo! Tama drags Gedo up and reels him in, and Jado wants in!

Fans fire up and Tama tags Jado! Jado wants Gedo to get up! Fans rally but Gedo JAWBREAKERS! Gedo laughs at Jado, but Jado blocks the superkick! Jado spins Gedo to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And LARIAT! Fans stay fired up as Jado drags Gedo back up. Jado puts Gedo through ropes, but here comes Fale! Fale clamps onto Jado’s shoulders but the ref reprimands. Tama CLUBS Fale! Fale grabs Tama and Loa in choke grips! They break free, Tama dropkicks Fale, and Loa clotheslines Fale OUT! GoD double whip Gedo, body shot to KICK and BIG back suplex! Jado covers, Taiji & ELP break it!

GoD go after Cutest Tag Team, but Taiji rakes Tama’s eyes and ELP pokes Loa’s eyes! ELP & Taiji throw them out, then want fans to rally up. Taiji & ELP build speed, but Wato FLYING UPPERCUTS Taiji and Taguchi MISSILE HIPS ELP! ELP & Taiji bail out, Taguchi and Wato DOUBLE PLANCHA! Fans fire up again and Taguchi even chokes Taiji with his shirt! But Fale throws Taguchi down! Jado gets Gedo in the CROSSFACE! Gedo grabs for his jacket but the ref takes that away from him! But Chase gets in to C-TRIGGER! The ref misses all of that and Gedo covers! Bullet Club wins again!

Winners: Bullet Club, by pinfall

That’s 4-0 for this Bullet Club formation! Is there no stopping them? Will the Jado Avengers never have justice?

 

2022 New Japan Cup Finals: Tetsuya Naito VS Zack Sabre Jr!

The Uncontrollable Charisma pinned the Rainmaker while the Submission Master put the Rampaging Dragon to sleep. Both men have held this tournament’s trophy, but only one can have it again. Who wins THE New Japan Cup to go after THE IWGP World Heavyweight Champion?

ZSJ sarcastically says he has all the time in the world as Naito takes off his elaborate entrance attire. So Naito takes even more time just to mess with him. The bell rings and fans rally up, “NA-I-TO!” “Z S J!” Naito and ZSJ stare down, circle as ZSJ eggs Naito on, and then they tie up. ZSJ powers Naito back to ropes, hooks the arms on the rope, but Red Shoes calls the break and ZSJ lets off. Naito keeps cool, and circles with ZSJ. Naito powers ZSJ to ropes now, Red Shoes calls for the break and Naito lets off. They circle again, feel out the knuckle locks, and ZSJ rolls, wrenches and wristlocks to then wrench again.

Naito spins through to wrench and hammerlock but ZSJ drop toeholds. ZSJ floats to a headlock, but Naito slips out the back and floats around to a headlock. ZSJ kicks free before it’s a cover, and fans applaud the reset. Naito and ZSJ circle again as the fans rally up. They knuckle lock, Naito breaks one to wrench the other but ZSJ hooks a leg. Naito keeps on the wristlock but ZSJ rolls and spins to trip Naito. ZSJ drags Naito back up but Naito trips ZSJ. Naito wants the toehold but ZSJ counters with an ARMBAR, but Naito rolls it to a cover, ONE! Fans cheer as the two reset again. Naito smirks as he and ZSJ circle again.

They tie up, ZSJ headlocks, but Naito powers out. Things speed up and Naito arm-drags, but ZSJ arm-drags back! They both go for an arm-drag and that cancels out! Fans cheer while both men sit on the mat. ZSJ and Naito get up at the same time, arms still hooked. They tell the other to let go first, but then Naito pats ZSJ on the shoulder and they both let off. And then Naito kicks ZSJ low! ZSJ kicks but Naito blocks and CLUBS the leg! Naito RANAS ZSJ to ropes then strikes his pose. Fans fire up while ZSJ checks his leg. Naito drags ZSJ up, snapmares and digs a knee in with the chinlock.

ZSJ endures but Naito pulls back more. ZSJ pries at the fingers, Naito digs his knee in. ZSJ grabs Naito’s nose but Naito digs his forearm into ZSJ’s face. Red Shoes reprimands them both, but ZSJ pries at fingers again. Naito elbows ZSJ in the head! Naito has a knee on the cover, ONE! Naito drags ZSJ back up to CLUB him down! And again, and then the turn, only for ZSJ to turn it around and trip Naito! ZSJ hooks the legs up, and DOUBLE STOMPS the knees! Fans applaud while Naito bails out. Red Shoes checks on Naito but he’s okay to continue. ZSJ goes out after Naito to stomp one of the legs!

Naito writhes but ZSJ gets the leg for a standing toehold. Naito endures, swipes at ZSJ but ZSJ hits a KNEE JAMMER! ZSJ goes back into the ring and the fans rally up as the ring count starts. Naito drags himself up with the railing’s help, and stands at 10 of 20. Naito shakes out his legs, hobbles his way over, and gets back in at 16. ZSJ is after Naito with another toehold, but Naito gets the ropes. ZSJ doesn’t let go so Naito fights with a chinlock! ZSJ cranks on the other leg! ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, ZSJ lets off to STOMP the leg! Fans fire up with ZSJ while Naito writhes. Fans rally as ZSJ waits on Naito.

ZSJ stands on Naito’s bad leg and pulls Naito’s hair. Naito breaks free to fire off forearms! ZSJ kicks the bad leg! Naito drops but ZSJ brings him back up to get the leg. SHIN- NO! Naito fights it off, but ZSJ slips out of the DDT to get around, ROLLING COBRA! Into CALF SLICER! Naito endures, but ZSJ gets the other leg! ORIENTEERING WITH NAPALM DEATH! Naito kicks and fights, so ZSJ focuses on the Calf Slicer, but Naito rolls to the ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets off while fans applaud, and then fans rally up again, “NA-I-TO!” “Z S J!” ZSJ gets up and runs to kick the bad leg again!

Naito gets up, ZSJ runs in again to kick the leg again! ZSJ then runs again, but Naito blocks! Naito spins ZSJ but ZSJ elbows the waistlock away. ZSJ runs, into an atomic drop! Then turn for NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up while both men are down! Fans rally, Naito and ZSJ sit up, and Naito throws forearms and kicks. Naito CLUBS, whips, then elbows ZSJ down to basement dropkick! Naito drags ZSJ up, whips corner to corner and runs in, JUMP KICK! Leg sweep, COMBINACION CABRON! Fans fire up and Naito covers, TWO! Fans rally up and Naito hobbles. Naito drags ZSJ up but ZSJ EuroUppers!

Naito turns ZSJ around, BACKBREAKER, then a cravat! ZSJ endures the neck wrench and moves around. ZSJ tries to throw Naito away but Naito holds onto the cravat! Naito keeps on the neck wrench but ZSJ moves around to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud, Red Shoes reprimands and counts, Naito thrashes but lets off at 4. Naito brings ZSJ up, brings him around, hammerlock but ZSJ elbows free. ZSJ dodges the back elbow to headbutt and whip. But Naito reverses, only for ZSJ to deny the DDT and kick out the legs to get a NECK TWIST! Fans rally up while Naito writhes and ZSJ catches his breath.

ZSJ drags Naito up, snapmares and basement dropkicks! Naito bails out of the ring and fans rally again. ZSJ goes out to fetch Naito into the ring. ZSJ takes a moment to catch his breath again and get in the ring. Fans rally, Naito rushes ZSJ but ZSJ catches Naito into a ROPE OCTOPUS! Red Shoes reprimands and counts, ZSJ holds but Red Shoes makes him let go! Fans applaud then rally up as Naito goes to the corner. ZSJ still takes a moment and shouts, “OI, NAITO!” ZSJ runs in to EuroUpper! And he keeps going, to BOOT Naito! Naito rebounds but into a full nelson! Naito breaks that, wrenches, and throws those heavy back elbows!

Naito drags ZSJ up to throw more elbows! Fans rally while ZSJ is down! Naito drags ZSJ back up, to throw even more back elbows! Naito puts ZSJ on the top rope, climbs up after him, SUPER STEINER! But ZSJ sunsets! Naito rolls through, but into a TRIANGLE HOLD! ZSJ throws down elbows, too! ZSJ squeezes as tight as he can and fans rally as Naito endures! Naito powers up to high stack, TWO!! ZSJ escapes, EuroUppers and PELES the arm! ZSJ whips, Naito reverses, TORNADO DDT! Fans fire up again while both men are down! ZSJ crawls to a corner, Naito waits for him to sit up.

Naito runs in, to throw more back elbows! ZSJ drops but Naito goes up. Naito brings ZSJ in, ESPERANZA! ZSJ is in a daze but fans fire up again! Naito waits on ZSJ to stand, then he runs in, but into a wheelbarrow! Victory roll, TWO! Naito has the cover, TWO! ZSJ gets a ghost pin, TWO!! Naito escapes, and he ENZIGURIS! Naito whips, ZSJ reverses then catches the flying forearm to a snapmare, EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! Naito escapes again, but ZSJ clamps on with the SLEEPER! ZSJ has the body scissors, too! Fans rally and Naito endures, but Naito’s already purple! But he gets the ROPEBREAK!

Fans are thunderous as ZSJ drags Naito back up. ZSJ scoops but Naito fights! Naito scoops to hit VALENTIA! Naito fires up and fans rally up! Naito drags ZSJ back up, wrench but ZSJ mule kicks! Scoop, but Naito DESTINOS! Naito isn’t done there, he wrenches and tilt-o-whirls, DESTIN- NO! ZACK DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!!? Naito survives and no one can believe it! Fans are thunderous again while ZSJ and Naito are both down. ZSJ grabs Naito’s hair and keeps him from getting away. Fans rally hard as ever as ZSJ pushes Naito down, too tired to drag him up. ZSJ gets to his feet, catches his breath, and drags Naito up.

ZSJ EuroUppers, and EuroUppers again! Then again! ZSJ clutches his side, and Naito grins as he kicks low. Naito throws more of those back elbows! That last one was hard! ZSJ falls over and fans fire up again. Naito waits on ZSJ to get up, and he eggs ZSJ on. ZSJ EuroUppers in return! And again! ZSJ runs to EuroUpper! Naito ends up in a corner and fans rally up more. Naito comes back to kick low, then throws another hard elbow! ZSJ drops to his knees, but Naito stands him up for another hard elbow! And another- NO! ZSJ knees low, snapmares, NECK TWIST! Naito writhes and fans rally again.

ZSJ goes to a corner, he runs in, but Naito ducks the kick to roll-up! TWO, and ZSJ EuroUppers, into a spin and hammerlock, POLVO DE ESTRELLA! TWO, and PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO!! Naito survives again and fans are thunderous once more! But ZSJ doesn’t waste time being frustrated, he gets to a corner. ZSJ shouts at Naito as he runs in, PENALTY KICK! High stack, TWO!! Naito is still in this but both men are gasping for air. Fans keep on rallying as Naito slowly rises! ZSJ runs, goes up the corner, TORNADO DDT, to a GUILLOTINE, then scoop, SPINNING ZACK DRIVER!!! Cover, ZSJ wins!!!

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr, by pinfall (2022 New Japan Cup Winner)

ZSJ literally puts a new twist on his piledriver, and he takes the victory! Will Naito now have to wait and see what happens after Hyper Battle?

The New Japan Cup trophy is brought to the ring and presented to ZSJ by NJPW management. ZSJ kisses the trophy, raises it high, hugs it, gives it more kisses, and of course poses with it. ZSJ then sets it down so he can get the mic. “Oi, Naito, chotto matte,” he wants Naito to wait a moment. “Naito, gracias.” Fans cheer as ZSJ shows respect to his opponent. “Until next time.” Fans applaud again and Naito even raises his fist in respect back. Then in English, ZSJ shouts, “OI! The Soy Boy did it again! And I did it with 100% Vegan, George Michael approved bloody tekkers. Oi, I’m not just the best technical wrestler in the world. Very, very soon, I’m gonna be the best wrestler in the whole world!”

Because winning the Cup is nice, and it was coming home with him, but “Tsugi wa?” What’s next? “IWGP Sekai Hebi-Kyu Champion.” The WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE! ZSJ then notices the mic cord got tangled around the trophy. “Nande?” The hecc? Back in English, “Oi, but that’s all you’re getting for now. As you were.” Mic drop and the celebration begins, will Zack Sabre Jr. make Kazuchika Okada #JustTapOut and then take the title from him?


My Thoughts:

A great event to close out the tournament, and I should’ve really tried to get that Hiromu & Takagi VS EVIL & Dick match in. LIJ wins but the major development is that Hiromu brings up the NEVER Openweight Championship. His post match promo, available through NJPW’s YouTube channel, Hiromu puts it on Evil to call him out, since he also said he didn’t want anything to do with Evil anymore. A pretty clever way of setting up the title match, that is definitely happening during the upcoming Hyper Battle tour. I kept the 10 Man Tag because I thought just this once, Jado Avengers would win, but it seems a 0-4 losing streak is only going to further guarantee Bullet Club loses all the separate matches.

The New Japan Cup Finals was an awesome match, but that was to be expected. It was a great follow-up to their G1 Climax match, and I didn’t think ZSJ would get the win again. That’s big stuff for ZSJ, but I can’t be sure he beats Okada for the world title. They’re going to have a great match, but Okada has still only just begun his newest reign in this big year for NJPW, so I would think Okada keeps that going past the returning Hyper Battle event.

My Score: 8.9/10


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

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

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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.

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:

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.


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

Champions need challengers!

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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.

My Score: 8.5/10


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