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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (4/28/22)

Time to sign on the dotted line!

Published

2 years ago

April 28, 2022

Steven Mitchell

Jordan Devlin is getting his NXT UK Championship rematch!

Since an Empty Arena Match didn’t prove his point, the Irish Ace wants another go with Ilja Dragunov! Tonight, they’ll sign the contract for their NXT UK title rematch!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Wild Boar & Mark Andrews VS Symbiosis w/ Eddie Dennis; Boar & Andrews win.
Xia Brookside w/ Eliza Alexander VS Angel Hayze; Brookside wins.
Von Wagner VS Saxon Huxley; Wagner wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Wild Boar & Mark Andrews VS Symbiosis w/ Eddie Dennis!

Made enemies by the manipulative headmaster, but now united against against him, Boar and Andrews have a Cardiff connection! Will it help them get one step closer to the wily Welsh Dragon? Or will Tyson T-Bone and Primate play the perfect pawns in keeping them away?

Speaking of which, Dennis hides behind his henchmen, but Andrews and Boar just go after them all! Dennis scurries out of the ring while Andrews fires off on Primate and Boar throws hands on T-Bone! Things spill to the outside, the brawl continues, Primate shoves Andrews away then rushes in, only to get sent into barriers! Boar ROCKS T-Bone, then spots Dennis. Dennis runs to the backstage, T-Bone goes after Boar so Boar goes after him. Boar puts T-Bone in for Andrews. The bell rings, Andrews goes after T-Bone but T-Bone puts him in a corner. T-Bone runs in but only gets buckles! Andrews puts a leg on the ropes, then gives it a Tiger Feint Kick!

Andrews ENZIGURIS T-Bone, then hits a DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! T-Bone staggers away, but Andrews steps in to springboard dropkick the leg! Andrews keeps moving, but T-Bone catches the crossbody. T-Bone uses a FALL AWAY SLAM, but Andrews lands on his feet! Andrews dropkicks T-Bone again, and T-Bone staggers to the corner. Primate tags in and Dennis has returned to ringside, but Andrews dodges Primate to PELE! Andrews then clotheslines in the corner, tag to Boar. Fans rally, Boar wrenches and rams shoulders with Primate again and again! Fans fire up as Primate drops and Boar rains down on him!

Dennis protests but shuts up as Boar glares at him. Fans chant, “Shut Up, Eddie!” at Dennis, and Boar scoops Primate to SLAM him down! Tag to Andrews, and they coordinate, wheelbarrow SENTON, and then a regular SENTON! Cover, TWO! Andrews keeps on Primate with EuroUppers but Primate hits back. Tag to T-Bone, T-Bone runs into a basement dropkick! Andrews runs, tilt-o-whirls, but T-Bone blocks! T-Bone swings Andrews around for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Andrews couldn’t land safe outta that one, but he gets to ropes. T-Bone brings Andrews up to CLUB him! Tag to Primate and T-Bone holds Andrews out on the ropes, DRAPING AX HANDLE!

Primate roars at Boar while Andrews wobbles. Primate shoves, CLUBS and back suplexes! Cover, ONE! Fans rally for Andrews and Boar, but Primate stays between them. Primate CLUBS Andrews down, then drags Andrews over to the corner. He smacks Andrews off buckles, tags T-Bone, and Symbiosis double whips Andrews backwards into buckles, then throw him down for a DOUBLE STOMP! Dennis is pleased with his pack and T-Bone looms over Andrews. T-Bone stomps Andrews, CLUBS him, then drags him up to a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! T-Bone talks trash to Boar and the ref keeps him back, but Andrews fires off CHOP after CHOP!

T-Bone shoves Andrews, pops him up and FLAPJACKS! Andrews flounders on the mat but T-Bone covers, TWO! T-Bone sucker punches Boar! Tag to Primate, but Andrews avoids the ax handles! Andrews ROCKS Primate from the apron, ENZIGURIS T-Bone, then slides under Primate! Andrews hurries but Primate gets a foot! Andrews hops up, misses the enziguri as Primate ducks, but avoids Primate’s elbow drop! Hot tag to Boar! Fans fire up as Boar rallies on Primate, then CLOBBERS T-Bone! Primate run sin to whip but Boar reverses. Sunset flip but Boar rolls through, SEATED SENTON! Boar gets Primate back up, wrench and hammerlock, PEPSI TWIST!

T-Bone runs in as Boar covers, but Boar moves and the elbow drop hits Primate! Boar RAMS T-Bone outta the ring! Dennis checks on T-Bone but Boar sends Primate out, too! Boar is on the apron as Symbiosis regroups, CANNON-BOAR onto T-Bone! Dennis got himself and Primate clear, but Boar puts Primate in. Fans rally up, Boar runs corner to corner and he RAMS into Primate! Then HALF NELSON SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Primate survives but Boar is watching him. Primate gets to a corner, but Dennis has that dog collar! Boar runs him off, but turns around into a SPEAR from Primate! Primate BOOTS Andrews, hot tag to T-Bone!

Symbiosis coordinates, T-Bone scoops Boar while Primate climbs. But Boar slips off and shoves T-Bone into Primate! GERMAN SUPLEX for T-Bone! Fans fire up with Boar and he aims at a wobbly T-Bone! SPEAR into a corner! Then corner to corner for the CANNON-BOAR! Tag to Andrews and he goes right up, so he can FALL TO PIECES! Cover, Andrews & Boar win!

Winners: Wild Boar & Mark Andrews, by pinfall

Boar then DIVES onto Dennis! Boar rains down fists, Dennis scrambles away, but now Boar has that collar! They go around the back of the crowd, spill back to ringside, and then right back out! Dennis makes it backstage, but will Boar be the one putting a muzzle on him?

Robert Stone speaks.

“By now, you’ve heard the rumors, you’ve heard the whispers. And Mr. Stone is here to tell ya, they’re true. Von Wagner is here in NXT UK, and tonight, Saxon Huxley, you’re gonna find out why he is like no other athlete. And you’re also gonna find out why this is Von Wagner’s World, and you’re just living in it.” But will Wagner end up entering the Astral Plane with the wild and wooly Divine Beast?

NXT Media catches up to Moustache Mountain.

They pull up to the BT Sports Studio to park in their reserved spot, and the reporter asks Trent Seven & Tyler Bate about their tag title victory’s “nefarious means.” Bate is inclined to agree with that assessment, just from looking at the footage. Seven says they did talk about it, it’s water under the bridge, we’re moving on. It’s not cheating unless you get caught. Ha! Well, okay, technicalities. But a win is a win is a win, yeah? They will hold onto the NXT UK Tag Team Championships at any cost.

But now it is time that Sir Johnny Saint and Mr. Sidney Scala go get their heads together to find some reputable competition so Moustache Mountain can defend their titles. They move on, but will Seven regret being so cheeky as champion?

NXT UK Media catches up with Sid Scala.

They ask about tonight’s contract signing, and Sid says it is huge. Perhaps one of the biggest in brand history. But Dennis runs through the hall. Dennis wants Sid to do something about this! Didn’t he see Boar out there? Boar’s a danger to Dennis and everyone else! Sid has a solution. Dennis VS Boar, with Symbiosis banned from ringside. And one other thing: to make sure Dennis competes, it will be in a DOG COLLAR MATCH! Dennis is freaking out, but then Boar catches up to him! Dennis goes off running, Boar gives chase, and Sid has to go chase them both! Will Boar be able to control himself as he waits for his grudge match?

Xia Brookside w/ Eliza Alexander VS Angel Hayze!

Daddy’s Girl got herself a new friend, and her friend downright “battered” her opponent a couple weeks ago. In fact, it was Angel Hayze! Will Xia “batter” Angel just like #LizzyEvo did? Or will Hayze turn things around on Xia and give her a good battering?

The bell rings, fans taunt Xia and Lizzy, but Lizzy helps Xia tune it out. Xia and Hayze circle, Xia tells fans to shut up with the “Xia Sucks!” Xia and Hayze tie up, they go around, and Xia shoves Hayze away. Hayze shrugs that off and circles with Xia again. They tie up, Xia gets an arm, wrenches and YANKS the arm. Xia grinds the shoulder, YANKS the arm and twists the wrist. Hayze fights up, rolls, and wrenches to a wristlock back. Xia works on the hold, wrenches back to twist Hayze’s wrist, but Hayze rolls, kips up and wrenches back. Xia stomps Hayze’s foot, then wrenches to another wristlock.

Hayze uses ropes to flip through and WRING Xia out! Fans cheer but Xia is upset. Xia kicks her way up, pulls Hayze’s hair and puts her on the ropes. The ref counts, Xia lets off then KNEES Hayze low. Fans boo but Xia brings Hayze up to whip. Hayze goes up and over and eggs Xia on, to then kick low and HEEL KICK down! Hayze runs, and dropkicks Xia off her feet! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Hayze runs in at the corner. Xia BOOTS her down, then shrieks as she stomps Hayze. Eliza cheers Xia on while fans jeer, “You Suck!” Xia puts Hayze in the corner, wraps the arms around ropes and pulls!

The ref reprimands, Xia lets off and then she CLUBS Hayze. Fans sing, “Shame on Xia! Always cheating!” but Xia puts Hayze on ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Xia lets off to then stomp Hayze down. Xia holds ropes as she stomps away on Hayze but the ref counts. Xia lets off at 4 and tells the ref to leave her alone. Xia drags Hayze up to hip drop her, then clamp on a CAMEL CLUTCH! Hayze endures as Xia sits deep on the hold. Hayze endures, fights free and fans rally. Xia elbows Hayze down then puts the Camel Clutch on again! Hayze endures, Xia thrashes her around, but Hayze fights up.

Hayze throws elbows, Xia CLUBS her, but Hayze still throws hands. Hayze shoves Xia away, then dodges to wrench an arm. Hayze throws forearms and elbows and she DECKS Xia! Xia gets up but Hayze CLOBBERS her! Fans rally, Hayze runs in to back body block! Hayze keeps moving, SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Eliza is relieved but Hayze keeps her focus. Hayze aims from a corner and fans rally, SUPER- NO! Xia blocks, spins Hayze, but Hayze switches! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Eliza is there but Hayze DECKS her! Xia rolls Hayze and high stacks, Xia win!

Winner: Xia Brookside, by pinfall

It wasn’t a battering, but it was a win. Give the assist to Lizzy, though, who also goes after Hayze! They’re sore winners, but here comes AMALE! The French Hope runs off Xia and Eliza, but will she teach these bullies a lesson soon enough?

A-Kid goes to talk to Charlie Dempsey.

He wants to take advantage of Die Familie not being around. AK tells Dempsey that he, or perhaps they both, need a rematch. They need to set the record straight, and there’s something about Dempsey’s heritage that will make him say yes. Dempsey simply nods, will he and the Spanish Sensation have a clean second round?

Sid Scala speaks.

“NXT UK Universe, it is my pleasure to introduce the newest acquisition to our brand. He is a Pan-American Games Freestyle Greco Champion, a Freestyle National Champion, and a Division I National Qualifier at the University of Minnesota. Damon Kemp, welcome to NXT UK.” Kemp says hello and that it is an honor to be here in NXT UK. He is excited to learn about that nitty, gritty British style. Glad to hear that. They have a master of that style to help Kemp get settled. In comes Johnny Saint! Saint shakes Kemp’s hand and welcomes him aboard. Will Kemp learn much from the icons of the UK and become a technical master?

Von Wagner VS Saxon Huxley!

Among the many NXT USA stars visiting the UK is the Robert Stone Brand’s leading man! But Von already felt his star power was above signing autographs and taking pictures with fans, to the point that he even interrupted Saxon’s own signings. Will the “big stupid man” learn some humility? Or will NXT UK soon be part of Wagner’s World?

The bell rings and the two tie up right away. Von powers Saxon to ropes but the ref counts. Saxon shoves Von back but Von ROCKS Saxon. Saxon throws hands in return, but Von knees low! Von shoves, rams shoulders, but neither falls! They ram shoulders again, and again! Saxon rebounds to ram Von again, then he dodges, ducks and FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES! Saxon knees Von against ropes, whips and knees him again. Saxon whips, Von reverses, Saxon ducks but Von hits a FLYING KNEE! Von drops elbows on Saxon, headbutts him, then drops more elbows! Fans boo but Von drags Saxon up to BUTTERFLY SUPLEX!

Von roars and Saxon gets to a corner. Von storms over to throw point blank clotheslines and RAM his shoulder in. Von throws elbows, and reels Saxon in with a short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Von runs to drop ax handles! Von clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Saxon down. Fans rally for “UK! UK!” as Saxon fights up. Saxon throws body shots but Von knees and CLUBS him down. Von clamps the chinlock back on but Saxon fights and claws at the hold. Fans rally, Saxon fight sup, and Saxon backs Von into buckles! Saxon is free, and he BOOTS Von! Saxon runs in to SPLASH, then he runs to LARIAT!

Von stays up so Saxon keeps hitting LARIAT after LARIAT! Von falls down, Saxon drops an elbow! Fans fire up with Saxon and he clotheslines Von in the corner! Saxon shoves Von away and goes up the corner. Von stands, for a FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Saxon stays fired up, and he scoops, but Von slips out! Von CLUBS Saxon on the back, CLUBS him in the chest, and with Saxon on his knees, Von runs, but into a THESZ PRESS! Fans fire up again and Saxon brings Von around to a fireman’s carry. Von fights free with elbows, then he whips Saxon. Saxon holds ropes and elbows back!

Saxon runs, but into a scoop! Pop-up to the fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY NECKBREAKER! Cover, Von wins!

Winner: Von Wagner, by pinfall

The Robert Stone Brand’s main man continues to win! Von gets a mic to tell Saxon, “You’re just the first man to fall. None of you have ever seen anything like me before. This is Von Wagner’s World, and you’re just living in it.” Will Wagner be unstoppable in his conquest of all things NXT?

Gallus holds a press conference.

Tensions are running high, and just from how they’re seated with Wolfgang in the middle, the Coffey Brothers are clearly still at odds. Wolfgang asks the flash photography to settle down. Wolfgang then welcomes everyone to this press conference and thanks them for coming. Today, Wolfgang puts the record straight. There have been many people online questioning Gallus. Wolfgang says Gallus is united, together and stronger than ever. Mark Coffey says Gallus is fine. Arguments between himself, Joe, and Wolfgang happen, it’s just what you see in every sport around the world. The difference is, cameras happened to catch this one. They were just having a bad day.

Joe says these things are just what happens, even in this group. They push each other. Mark and Joe are brothers, Wolfgang is like a brother. It’s always the belief of this team that Gallus Boys are on top. Joe, or rather all of Gallus, is not hungry. Gallus is starving for success. And that is what will happen. They do the triple handshake and pose for photos. Cheers, thanks for coming, they’ll be heading out. But is all this the truth? Is Gallus perfectly fine?

NXT UK welcomes a new star!

The masked man haunting, or rather hunting, Kenny Williams last week is known as Tiger Turan, aka Double T, hailing from the Himalayas, and he is making his in-ring debut next week!

NXT UK hears from Isla Dawn and Meiko Satomura.

The Wicked Witch says, “We have been living under Meiko Satomura’s rules for too long. But she is about to enter MY world.” The Final Boss says Isla’s mist was a big mistake. She is reaching her boiling point. Isla says this has been building to this one moment! Meiko says it ends in the World of Darkness! Isla says the darkness will smother Meiko, but Meiko says Isla is in for her hardest match yet. Isla says Meiko can scratch and claw all she wants. Meiko reminds Isla that Isla lost once before. Now Meiko is going to hunt Isla down. Isla vows to finally take the title, and asks if Meiko is afraid of the dark. Just what will we see once NXT UK enters the World of Darkness?

Lash Legend speaks.

“You okay, but you ain’t Lash Legend, okay?” She’s the one and only Lash Legend, emphasis on “legend.” And next week, she’s making her Supernova Sessions debut! What will Noam Dar have for his fellow talk show host in her first NXT UK appearance?

Sid Scala and Johnny Saint are in the ring.

Sid has the fans welcome the living legend and NXT UK General Manager, and fans cheer for “Johnny! Johnny!” Sid then says they’re here for a very special reason, and cause for celebration. For in two weeks, it will be NXT UK’s 200TH EPISODE!! And tonight, they sign the contract for that episode’s main event. It will be a rematch for THE NXT UK Championship. First the challenger, Jordan Devlin! The Irish Ace makes his way out and fans boo. Devlin takes a seat, and then Sid welcomes the champion, Ilja Dragunov! Fans cheer as their Czar of Unbesiegbar makes his way out with brand new music and a sharp suit.

Dragunov still conducts the music and the NXT UK fans, then he shakes hands with Saint and Sid before sitting down. Fans chant “UN BE SIEG BAR!” and Sid says it is time to sign. Devlin whistles, and then says someone should close a window. He hears the winds of change blowing through. Dragunov says to get his feet off the table and hold on about winds. Dragunov holds the title, he fought and suffered to make this brand strong. As for Devlin, he just belittles it with his attitude. Oh, he belittles the brand, does he? Devlin IS this brand. Don’t kid yourself, Dragunov, this brand is on Devlin’s back! Just open your eyes and shut your mouths!

Devlin wants Dragunov to look around at what’s causing this. Dragunov defended the title before without any of this. This signing, Sid and Saint, the camera and fans, they’re all here because of the big money match with Devlin, the Irish Ace! Oh, really? In fact, this title made Dragunov the person he is, and the title is defined by the man Dragunov is. Dragunov’s worst nightmare is to see someone like Devlin have the title. He will make sure to do everything he can to make sure that doesn’t happen. Devlin wants Dragunov to wrap his head around this: NXT UK Episode 200, Devlin IS walking out the NXT UK Champion and make Dragunov live that nightmare.

Dragunov says okay then. If Devlin is so confident, what if they raised the stakes again? Fans like the sound of that. They chant, “He Won’t Do It!” Devlin says he’s a gambling man and will hear Dragunov out. Dragunov says Devlin was right. If Devlin wins, he is champion. But Dragunov has a dream of an NXT UK without Devlin. So Dragunov’s stipulation is that the winner will not only be the champion, but the loser will LEAVE NXT UK! Fans chant, “Bye Bye, Devlin!” Devlin says when he takes the title, Dragunov won’t wanna show his face around here anyway. Challenge accepted! Sid and Saint talk it over real quick, and Sid makes it official! NXT UK title or bust!

Dragunov signs his part of the contract, and then passes it over to Devlin. After a moment of hesitation, Devlin signs his part. And so it is decided! Episode 200’s main event, Dragunov VS Devlin, for the NXT UK Championship! Both men stand, Dragunov holds up the title, but he avoids the sucker headbutt to give a headbutt! Dragunov then fires off forearms and knees, and then tosses the armchairs aside! Devlin gets up, he and Dragunov fire forearms! Devlin kicks low, gets Dragunov up, but Dragunov slips off the bomb to ENZIGURI! Dragunov then flips the table over and folds it up to prop in a corner! Fans fire up, Sid wants them to wait for Episode 200!

Dragunov throws Devlin towards the table, then aims from a corner! “UN! BE! SIEG!” But Devlin uses Sid as a shield!! Dragunov can’t attack the Assistant GM, and Devlin HEADBUTTS him after all! Devlin then uses DEVLINSIDE to send Dragunov through the table!! Fans boo but Devlin holds the belt up. Will Devlin sail into the future with those winds of change? Or will Dragunov banish him to NXT USA?

My Thoughts:

A great episode, and some great stuff as we head for episode 200. Very good opener with that tag match, and I figured Boar & Andrews would win. And I also felt that Dog Collar Match was coming, so they did a great job setting it up with the chase and the backstage promo. That could go either way, but as I don’t see Dennis moving on to a title scene, I bet Boar wins. And of titles, it’d probably be the Heritage Cup anyway. Dar having a talk show segment with Lash will be an interesting segment, surely to set up Lash’s NXT UK feud. Maybe Millie McKenzie since she’s number 2 Face? Great promo vignette out of Meiko and Isla, but still no explanation of what World of Darkness even entails. Can’t wait to see how that goes next week.

Good promo from Moustache Mountain, and them wanting new challengers already could be what bites them in the butt. No idea who it’ll be, though, with Pretty Deadly having moved to NXT USA. Maybe Gallus? Gallus had a good press conference promo, and I hope the Coffey Brothers try to have a match with Moustache Mountain and then one or both teams have the dysfunction throw things off. A little surprised A-Kid was still here to have an interaction with Dempsey, but maybe AK’s move to NXT USA isn’t happening now that Frazer is over there. And AK alluding to Dempsey’s “heritage,” I realize now is all a reference to Dempsey being William Regal’s son.

A good match from Xia and Hayze, and of course Xia gets a cheating win with Eliza’s help. Amale making the save also makes sense. I think we’ll be getting Xia & Eliza VS Hayze & Amale, then we’ll get Xia VS Amale in a tiebreaker. Good introduction to Damon Kemp since all he’s done is be on Level Up. Can’t wait to see Kemp get into the Heritage Cup Division, too. Maybe Kemp is the first Yankee to put his name on the Heritage Cup. Wagner sure ain’t the one. He has a good match with Saxon but only a decent promo after. He definitely needs Robert Stone for right now. I almost thought someone was gonna step up to Von during, but maybe Von runs into Dave Mastiff next time.

A decent video for “Tiger Turan,” and “Turan” implies Central Asia/Middle East despite the masked wrestler supposedly being from the Himalayas. I sure hope this is still Amir Jordan back for revenge in the only way he can since Amir Jordan was banished from NXT UK. And speaking of banishing superstars, quite the surprise for Dragunov VS Devlin to have a “Loser Leaves NXT UK” stipulation. That will mean this really can go either way because I can see either Dragunov or Devlin moving to NXT USA and being set up into the North American Championship scene. Just no name changes, please. Dragunov is already a stage name, and Jordan Devlin is too good to change since it works with his finisher’s name.

My Score: 8.3/10

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Motor City Machine Guns either go out on their backs, or head to Rebellion as champs! Lets see how they finish their current run in TNA!

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14 hours ago

April 18, 2024

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No burying the lead here! The Main Event is The System versus Motor City Machine Guns, and it’s the Go Home episode before Rebellion! So we’re guaranteed a damn good tag match, and we should get either new wrinkles, or ways to keep the storylines cooking going into the Pay-per-View.

With all the rumors and innuendo about the Guns being on their way out, I think we all assume that MCMG is losing, but my inner fanboy is still excited.

Part Three: Acceptance @TheJonGresham #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/NE9FPzCCz2

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

Ratings:

Little Guido w/New FBI vs Hammerstone: Hammerstone wins via Torture Rack – SQUASH
LSG vs Joe Hendry: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – SQUASH
Mustafa Ali & GYV vs Cody Deaner, Jake Something & Rhyno: Ali wins via 450 Splash – ** 3/4
Rosemary w/Havok vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna: Rosemary wins via Spear – ***
Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) w/Alisha Edwards: System wins via Roster Cut + Knee Party – *** 1/4

Results:

So we kick off the match with Josh coming out to commentary again to watch Hammerstone’s match. They really need a new way to try and keep heat without reusing the same tired gimmick of “ring side seat” to a Squash match.

Little Guido w/New FBI vs Hammerstone

Guido tries to shoot the half, but Hammerstone shrugs him off, lifts him like a child and runs him into a corner, few short shots and then just tosses him across the ring. Hammer gets a little distracted talking smack to Josh and eats a foot, but then tosses Guido with the ole Sack of Shit move and keeps working over Guido.

Hammer shoves Clayton, and provokes him to push him back right in front of the referee. She ejects them, Guido tries to take advantage but when he goes for the pinfall Hammer kicks out immediately and presses Guido out of thing through the ropes. Continues to dog walk Guido, puts the head gear on the ECW Original and then Torture Racks him while staring directly at Josh, and of course picks up the submission victory.

.@XiaBrookside and @Ashamae_Sebera face off NEXT WEEK on #TNAiMPACT! pic.twitter.com/Q0S3wSRpeu

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

LSG vs Joe Hendry

Hendry cuts a little promo, mentioning the Fat Uncle Phil joke…something about shopping at the TOP Dollar Store. Solid mic work.

LSG is a damn good local talent, he’s been seen in ROH and AEW in the past (perhaps others, but that’s what comes to mind immediately for me), but we all know this is an enhancement match. A few nice chain wrestling spots early, but Hendry uses his power to stop the smaller wrestler, Sack of Shit into Standing Ovation and the match is over quickly.

Mustafa Ali & GYV vs Cody Deaner, Jake Something & Rhyno

Well okay, having Deaner ask the crowd if they wanted a 3v2 or their third member…RHYNO…is pretty much a no brainer in Philly. But at least the gimmick isn’t quite as cringe as I expected.

Jake starts with Zack Gibson and throws him around. Jake goes for the tag and Deaner asks the crowd who Jake should tag, and the crowd picks Rhyno. Rhyno Whips Gibson into a corner, Drake actually softens the impact, allowing Gibson to fire back, tag out, but Rhyno levels both GYV members and then even knocks Ali off the apron. Rhyno tries to call to the crowd to tag in Deaner and that goes over like a fart in church. He tags him in anyway, and the crowd is kinda dead and doing whatever it wants after the obvious ECW chants when Rhyno tagged in.

GYV take a couple lumps but they of course start to work over Deaner and capture some momentum. Solid tandem work from GYV, they cut off Deaner from making a tag and goad Jake a little to cause the ref to block off the babyfaces so the heels can take a few shortcuts. Cody eventually makes the tag to Rhyno, hot tag, he tries to set up the Gore but the GYV manage to stop him in his tracks and hit an Enzuigiri to daze the Man Beast, he falls to his corner and Jake tags himself in. Jake literally runs them all over, tags in Cody and Launches him from the Top Rope into Zack Gibson. Ali makes the save and Jake tries to get his hands on Ali, but the GYV keep throwing themselves at him, literally. The triple team finally gets the best of Jake, they hit 3 Dives and then post Jake, so they gather around Cody like hyenas.

They forgot about Rhyno, he’s set up for a Gore, he Gores Drake, Gibson and Ali take out Rhyno, but then Cody starts to fight back. Ali stops Deaner’s offense with an Avalanche Sunset Bomb, then hits his 450 Splash. Jake barely misses being able to break up the pin.

.@TheEricYoung channels "The Sickness" as he prepares for FULL METAL MAYHEM with @FrankieKazarian at #Rebellion! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/tm1TqxZBLo

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 19, 2024

Rosemary w/Havok vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna

Jody tries to start quickly with Shoulder Tackles, Lariats and Scoop Slams, and it does seem somewhat effective. Rosemary is having trouble finding offense against the intensity, but she keeps kicking out. Shotgun Dropkick finally gives Rosemary an opening, she goes into full mount and rains down strikes. Rosemary shoves Jody into a corner and Bites her in the corner. Jody tries to fight out, they go across and Rosemary catches her with the legs and puts her in the Upside Down. Splash in the corner from Rosemary, Exploder Suplex and Jody is eating a lot of offense.

Rosemary looks like she’s caught after she gets tripped up into the ropes and Jody goes for her Rope Knee into the German, but Rosemary dodges. Rosemary hits her own suplex and pulls out a beautiful Last Chancery! I haven’t seen her do that in a long time. Jody manages to fight to the ropes, Rosemary is a little slow to capitalize and eats a Pump Kick. Rosemary goes flying into the ropes, Jody hits the Double Knees into the German this time for 2, and they trade a few haymakers after that. Jody folds Rosemary with a low Lariat, Zombie rise spot a few times, Jody goes for a pinfall and Rosemary kicks out.

Havok jumps up on the apron, Dani meets her and they decide to step down, but the distraction was enough. Jody turns around and eats a Spear. Rosemary wins!

Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) w/Alisha Edwards

Eddie and Shelley start off, and its a very simple slow start. Mostly an early stalemate, the typical Japanese style the TNA seem to love to employ. Starters tag out, but then Shelley with the blind tag, Sabin Baseball Slides out, picks Eddie’s ankle and sends his face bouncing off the apron, while Shelley sneaks up being Myers and they hit a tandem move before we cut to commercial. Off of the commercial it looks like Eddie and Myers regained control. But a nice Jawbreaker from Shelley sends Eddie falling back into the MCMG corner. Dragon Screws to both legs from Sabin and Shelley, and we get the Dragon Screw dissection spot for the Guns.

Myers gets sick of things, tries to get involved, but Simultaneous Figure Fours from the MCMG makes The System look silly. Alisha does the classic “push the rope forward” gimmick to assist Eddie in breaking the hold. She keeps chirping at Shelley until she finally grabs his foot. Shelley doesn’t take kindly, tries to grab her by the hair but she gets away, Shelley eats a strike and falls back to the ropes so Lish can just throttle him with the rope, Sabin walks over and acts like he’s going to PK her and the look of disgust on her face is hilarious, like “how dare he threaten to kick her”. Would I be mad is Masha decides to team with Lish and they win the Knockouts Tag titles? No, because the Knockouts Tags are trash. But I still prefer Lish as valet/manager.

Shelley starts fighting back after another commercial break, Eddie tries to cut him off, but Sabin clocks Eddie and Shelley manages to make the tag and Sabin comes in. Lights up both System members, Kick off Tornado DDT, into a Running Gamengiri. Eddie tries to counter but Shelley assists, tandem strikes, Double Baseball Slide into the classic MCMG spot 5 Hole Dive! Keeping up with the classics Shelley stacks the System members on each other and hit the Missile Dropkick/Flatliner spot. As the Guns are rolling, Sabin accidentally catches Sabin with his foot and The System take control! They hit their pieces of the System Overload spot, but Sabin kicks out. Roster Cut attempt from Myers, but Shelley is back. High Speed Dirt, Machine Gun Sandwich, but Lish grabs Shelley’s foot when they’re setting up Skull and Bones. Shelley gets dropped on the turnbuckle and thrown out, Sabin eats the Roster Cut followed up with Boston Knee Party and System retains!

Its a little weird to have had the two commercial cuts and the fact there’s still Nic Nemeth to follow. So it feels a little flat, I hope this wasn’t their swan song match, because it was nice to see some classic spots, but it was entirely too abbreviated.

Nemeth comes out, goes into the crowd and finds a kid with a kendo stick and borrows a beer from someone, so he does a bit of a Sandman tribute. Moose cuts off his promo basically immediately. He throws out the “can’t beat the system” line again, and Nic rolls with the punches well. Moose uses a few cute analogies about Nic having a failure laden past, but Nemeth bites back and its really damn good. He says he can see it in Moose’s eyes that he thinks he’s getting in the ring with Dolph Ziggler, but no, there is no more old Dolph Ziggler, just the new Nic Nemeth. And Moose’s cool seems to be slightly shaken after those words. Good promo.

Overall Score: 6.5/10

So this was okay, if it didn’t end as strongly as it did, I would’ve rated this much lower. Two squash matches in the beginning, reusing the Josh comes out to the announce table to watch trope is boring, hell even Clayton’s shove to Hammerstone was super lame looking. The Deaner match was luke warm at best, but things picked up around the Rosemary match.

Lets also not overlook the segments with ASH & Xia, Jonathan Gresham’s whole deal and EY having to return to the violence/sickness/world class maniac, whatever you want to call it, were all great building blocks. This definitely wasn’t what I would call a strong Go Home, but it didn’t hurt things for Rebellion. The whole injury of Cardona was addressed, which honestly sounded weird since Jordynne basically said she was expecting them to have a backup plan so she has a backup plan. I don’t really like how that video package came across.

But who knows, all I know is, this wasn’t an awful episode, it just wasn’t really strong either. Here’s to hoping Rebellion Saturday is still strong.

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! (4/18/24)

Time to Man Up!

Published

17 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Will the Ivy League MVP earn a title shot?

The NEW ROH World Champion, Mark Briscoe, is here to step onto the Proving Ground with one of Maria Kanellis’ baby boys, Griff Garrison! Will Griff make Maria proud? Or will he reach for the sky?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Bryan Keith VS Aaron Solo; Keith wins.
Six Man Tag: Lance Archer & The Righteous VS Jon Cruz, Savion Truitt & Damian Chambers; Archer & The Righteous win.
Lee Johnson VS JD Drake; Lee wins.
Abadon VS Allysin Kay; Abadon wins.
The Infantry VS The Iron Savages w/Jacked Jameson; The Infantry wins.
Six Woman Tag: Diamante, Leila Grey & Taya Valkyrie VS Kiera Hogan, Leyla Hirsch & Trish Adora; Kiera, Leyla & Adora win.
The Beast Mortos VS Nick Comoroto; Mortos wins.
Lady Frost VS Marti Belle; Frost wins.
The Dark Order VS Zak Patterson & Frank Milano; The Dark Order wins.
ROH World Championship Proving Ground Match: Mark Briscoe VS Griff Garrison w/ Cole Karter & Maria Kanellis; Mark wins and denies Griff a title match.

PLAY BY PLAY

Mark Briscoe speaks.

“Now House of Black, I’ve been doing this dance with y’all a little while now, and I’m starting to understand how y’all operate. Starting to understand y’all’s M-O. You try to intimidate me. You try to strike fear into the hearts of men. Well I done told you, I fear no man, I fear no evil. And ancient wisdom says the violent take it by force. Now lemme tell you, Eddie Kingston, Adam Copeland, and Mark Briscoe, we some violent men! And at Dynasty, we bringing the violence, babeh! So heed my advice, House of Black! Be afraid, be very afraid!” The Sussex County Chicken is ready for a fight, will he, the Rated R Superstar and Mad King tear down The House of Black once and for all?

Bryan Keith VS Aaron Solo!

The Bounty Hunter is still looking for a prize, but he’ll gladly fight to earn his shot. Will Keith be heading for a golden opportunity on the other side of Dynasty? Or will Solo shoot first?

The Code of Honor is upheld with sarcastic enthusiasm by Solo, and Keith shoves him away. The bell rings and Solo SLAPS Keith! Keith TACKLES Solo and rains down fists! The fans fire up, Solo gets away then knees Keith low. Solo ROCKS Keith, whips him to a corner, but Keith comes back to run Solo over! Keith scoops to SLAM Solo, then stands on Solo’s face! The fans fire up for the KNEE DROP! Keith then SLAPS Solo! The fans rally for “BK! BK!” Solo storms up but Keith kicks low. Keith reels Solo in, suplexes, and he holds Solo up! Keith marches around, then SLAMS Solo down! Solo bails out and the fans fire up as Keith aims.

Keith builds speed, slides, but Solo ducks! Solo sends Keith into steel steps! The fans boo as Solo leaves Keith behind. The ring count starts, fans chant “SOLO SUCKS! SOLO SUCKS!” Solo counts along but wants it to go faster. Keith stands at 8 of 20, slides in, but Solo stomps and HAMMERS away! The fans boo more, but Solo stands Keith up to bump him off buckles. Keith CHOPS in return! Then CHOPS again! The fans “WOO~,” then Keith ROCKS Solo with a forearm. Keith CHOPS in the corner, but then Solo dodges. Solo tries but Keith dodges the chop to CHOP Solo down! The fans fire up while Solo is stinging.

Keith whips Solo, Solo reverses and CLOBBERS Keith! Cover, TWO! Keith grits his teeth but Solo knees him in the back! And again! The fans rally, Solo taunts them, and then ELBOWS Keith in the head. Solo stalks Keith to a corner, digs his boots in, but again the fans chant “SOLO SUCKS!” Solo stomps away on Keith, digs his boots in again, but Keith fights up! The fans fire up as Keith fires forearms! Keith fires forearms again and again and again, winds up, but Solo dodges! Solo comes back, but Keith ROCKS him after all! The fans fire up as Keith runs in to BOOT! Solo sputters, Keith runs, but then Solo SUPERKICKS! Keith just roars!

Solo swings, but into a T-BONE SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Keith keeps calm. Keith waits on Solo as fans rally behind him. Solo staggers into a fireman’s carry, but he fights free! Solo shoves, goes to a corner, but then Keith comes back. Solo ELBOWS Keith, whips, but Keith reverses! Solo goes up but gets caught, for an USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up again as Keith slashes his throat and aims his finger gun! Keith underhooks, but Solo fights the lift! Solo back drops, Keith sunset flips but Solo stays up to DOUBLE STOMP! Solo then runs up, catches Keith and hits a T-BONE! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up but Solo hurries to a corner. Solo climbs fast, and DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Keith survives that coup de grace and Solo isn’t sure what to do. Solo kicks Keith around, drags him up and reels him in to underhook. Keith fight that lift, Solo CLUBS away on him, but Keith Alabama Lifts! Solo grabs ropes so Keith lets him down, and ENZIGIRIS! But Solo SCREW HIGH KICKS! Solo goes up top, but Keith RISING HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up with Keith and he climbs! Keith reels Solo in, for DIAMOND DUST!! Cover, Keith wins!

Winner: Bryan Keith, by pinfall

A big win for BK! And he gives back that sarcastic handshake. Will the Bounty Hunter be hot on the trail of a championship after AEW & ROH pass through the Gateway City?

Mark Sterling speaks.

“If you ask AI to create the perfect professional wrestler, it wouldn’t even come close to you. If wrestling is a body business, then you’re a multinational corporation. Biology defying symmetry, no fat, all muscle, no waste. As functional as you are aesthetic. High-flying? You got it. Ground ‘n’ pound? You got that, too. Striking, brawling, submission, technical, there is not a single style you have not perfected. For the last 20 years, you’ve been one of the most consistent and proficient wrestling specimens for any company that’s been willing to throw money at you and begged you to stay. And now, it’s time for them to beg for mercy.

“You are Tony Nese, and you are a Premier Athlete.”

Now Mark Sterling & The Premier Athletes are here in person.

They stand backstage, Sterling’s guys in matching tracksuits, and he says the last time he looked into the camera, he told everyone he had a plan. The very next day, they enacted that plan. Sterling took them off the road, they entered a professional fight camp. They got the best coaches, best trainers, best doctors, and these three started to do what they do best: go to work. Supercard of Honor, against two former ROH TV Champions, PA got an impressive victory. Fruits of their labor. Ariya Daivari is back better than ever. Josh Woods is bigger and better than he was when he won the National Championship. And Tony Nese is in the best shape of his life, which is saying something.

In fact, what’re we even talking about? These three are the most underappreciated athletes in the company. They walk like stars, they move like stars, they present themselves like stars, and by the end of this year, they will be champions. Supercard was just phase one of this plan. Phase two… starts tonight. Then just what happens when the Premier Athletes start making moves?

Lee Johnson VS JD Drake!

Even though he lost at Supercard, Big Shotty stays positive! He got close to the ROH World Television Championship, will he get back there for another shot? Or will Scrap Metal be another speedbump in Lee’s momentum?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, JD HIP TOSSES, and Lee scrambles to ropes. JD flexes and fans cheer, which surprises JD. Lee gets up, he and JD reset. They tie up, JD arm-drags, but Lee gets up. Lee keeps calm while JD talks some smack. They circle, tie up again, and JD scoops! JD carries Lee around, with one arm! Then SLAM! JD dusts off his hands and the fans fire up more. Lee is a bit frustrated, but he fires himself up. The fans rally with him, he and JD circle to tie up. Lee goes to hip toss, but JD blocks! JD tells Lee he knows that’s not gonna work!

JD goes to hip toss but now Lee blocks! Lee arm-drags, then he goes to feint, but JD blocks with a headlock. Lee shoves JD, tries another arm-drag, but JD blocks that. JD whips Lee, Lee ducks ‘n’ dodges and arm-drags again! The fans fire up as Lee tries to scoop, but JD’s too hefty! JD SLAPS Lee, ROCKS him, then whips him to ropes. Lee ducks ‘n’ dodges again, shoves JD and hurdles! Lee drops, then DROPKICKS! JD staggers to a corner, Lee fires up, and the fans fire up with him! Lee runs up on JD in a corner to CHOP! JD barely flinches! JD puts his arms back and dares Lee to try again. Lee CHOPS, but JD puts Lee in the corner!

JD swings, Lee dodges and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Lee whips, JD reverses but Lee ELBOWS back! Lee runs up but into a lift, and FLAPJACK off buckles! Lee falls, the fans rally up, and JD dusts himself off. JD storms back up on Lee, brings him up, and the fans rally. JD ROCKS Lee, stands him up in the corner, and CHOPS! The fans “WOO~!” while Lee sputters. The fans want that “One More Time!” so JD stands Lee up. JD winds up, to JAB! The fans boo JD trolling them, but JD stands Lee up to CHOP him after all! Lee is stinging, but JD brings him up. Lee throws body shots but JD ROCKS Lee!

JD whips, Lee sunset flips! JD stays up, but Lee avoids the hip drop! Ghost pin, TWO! JD gets up, kicks low and whips, to SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Lee stays in this and the fans rally up. JD sits Lee up, KICKS him in the back, then paces around. The fans rally for Lee but JD pie faces him around. Lee rises, JD brings him up and Lee CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! JD throat chops! The ref reprimands, JD claims he jabbed to the chest. JD then scoops and SLAMS Lee, to then FALLING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO! Lee is still in this but JD CHOKES him! The ref counts, JD lets off, claiming he was just checking the pulse.

JD clamps on a chinlock, digging his knee into Lee’s back. Lee endures, the fans rally up, and Lee fights to his feet. Lee throws body shots, but JD knees low! JD suplexes but Lee slips free! Lee ROCKS JD, ROCKS him again, but JD CHOPS! JD runs, but Lee SUPERKICKS! JD flops out of the ring and the fans fire up! The fans rally as Lee builds speed, to FLY! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up even more! Lee puts JD in, climbs a corner, and JD stands. JD staggers around, into the CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! JD stays in this but then bails back out. Lee thinks on what he has to do and the fans rally up.

Lee runs, to slide, but JD gets under! JD pops Lee up to CLOBBER him! JD puts Lee in, aims from a corner, and Lee goes to the opposite end. JD runs up, but Lee moves, CANNONBALL hits buckles! Lee hurries up while JD is down! The fans cheer as Lee aims, FROG SPLASH, but JD moves! Lee rolls through, runs back at JD but JD puts him on the apron. JD ROCKS Lee, goes up, and he brings Lee around. The fans fire up as JD brings Lee up, but Lee fires body shots! Lee GAMANGIRIS, then climbs! Lee sunset flips for the POWERBOMB! The fans fire up and Lee climbs back up, FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Lee wins!

Winner: Lee Johnson, by pinfall

Big Shotty’s got range, and he hit the mark! Will Lee take this momentum and turn it into another chance at a championship?

Abadon VS Allysin Kay!

Speaking of second chances, The Living Dead Girl got screwed out of the ROH Women’s World Television Championship when Mercedes Martinez & Diamante conspired against her. And while AK Don’t Play, she knows the OG Badass well. Can Abadon prepare for revenge by taking down Martinez’s greatest rival?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, but Abadon holds on, to BITE Allysin’s arm! Abadon then laughs, dodges Allysin to HEADBUTT low, HELL STAB, then mule kick! Abadon runs to SHOTGUN BOOT! Allysin goes to a corner while the fans rally up and Abadon shrieks! But Allysin BOOTS Abadon down! Allysin rains down fists, covers, ONE!! Abadon sits up but Allysin brings her around to fireman’s carry. SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Allysin drags Abadon up to TOSS her to a corner! Allysin fires body shots, then she CHOPS! Allysin whips corner to corner hard and Abadon bounces off buckles!

Allysin takes a bow, puts pinkies up, and SPLASHES in the corner! Allysin CHOPS, whips, and runs up again, but Abadon BOOTS her! Abadon runs to BULLDOG! The fans rally as Abadon slithers out to the apron then climbs up the corner. Allysin crawls, Abadon aims, CROSSBODY! Abadon runs to KNEE Allysin back down! Abadon storms up on Allysin, reels her in, BLACK DAHLIA! Cover, Abadon wins!

Winner: Abadon, by pinfall

Abadon smiles, then shrieks into the night! Will Mercedes Martinez make sure to stay far, far away from the frightening Living Dead Girl?

Backstage interview with Taya Valkyrie.

Lexi Nair is with La Wera Loca and brings up her trios match alongside Diamante and Leila Grey. But this is also the first time we’ve seen her since Supercard, where Johnny TV lost to Dalton Castle. The question is: where is Johnny? Uh, recovering from that vicious attack by Dalton Castle and his “special boy,” Paul Walter-Whatever! Taya is gonna call up Fran Dreischer to file a complaint! For someone so TV Ready, Castle and Paul sure don’t look it. So yes, Johnny is rehabbing. Wait he’s in rehab? Ew, no, who do you think they are? Johnny is rehabbing the abs! This is an aesthetics business so he has to look amazing!

So tonight, Taya will carry the weight of the TV Family in trios action. So run along, Lexi, Taya has things to do. Uh, this is Lexi’s interview space. Oh, well, her apologies. Taya bumps Lexi on the way out, but will Taya’s team win some major points in the title chase tonight?

The Infantry VS The Iron Savages w/Jacked Jameson!

Captain Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo may not be the ROH World Tag Team Championships, but they are not deterred. Will they get through the jacked ‘n’ juicy juggernauts to go after The Undisputed Kingdom once again?

The teams sort out, #BadNewsAndTattoos starts against Beefcake Boulder, and they keep the Code of Honor. They tie up, Bravo tries but can’t push Boulder back, but Boulder pushes Bravo back! Bravo resets with Boulder, beefs up, and they tie up. Bravo wrenches to wristlock, but Boulder WRINGS Bravo out! Boulder talks smack on Dean and Bravo, but Bravo pie faces. Boulder scoops Bravo, but Bravo slips free to DROPKICK! Boulder stays up, runs up, but Dean is there to GAMANGIRI! Bravo tags Dean while Boulder throws a fit, but DOUBLE DROPKICKS send him reeling! Bulk Bronson tags but runs into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS!

The fans fire up as the Infantry crisscross and SPLIT the wishbone! Bravo gets fans going with “OORAH!” Dean runs to JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Bronson bails out, Boulder is there to help him, and Dean builds speed, only for Jacked Jameson to stand in the way! He wants Dean to sip the Savage Sauce! Dean says no thanks, but in comes Bronson! EXPLODER! Bravo protests but Bronson drags Dean to a cover. The ref is busy arguing, he finally sees the pin, TWO! Bronson is annoyed, but he mocks Bravo’s air machine gun. Bravo then tags Boulder before he brings Dean up. The fans rally but the Savages still hit a SHOULDER TACKLE SUPLEX COMBO!

Bronson flexes, Boulder taunts Bravo, and then Boulder whips Dean to the corner. Boulder wraps Dean’s arms around ropes to HEADBUTT again and again and again! Tag to Bronson, he brings Dean around, and they visit #TIDDYCITY! But Dean reverses, it’s Bronson who dives in! Boulder panics, runs up, but Dean DUMPS him! Bronson swings, misses, hot tag to Bravo! Bravo rallies on Bronson with big forearms! Bravo whips, Bronson reverses, but the CARLIE CROSSOVER takes Bronson down! Boulder gets up, Bravo fakes him out to SCISSOR KICK! Bravo then kicks Bronson, and manages a FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally, Bravo pounds the mat, but now Jameson wants Bravo to sip! Bravo says no, get outta here! Bronson runs up again, Bravo dodges, and Bronson barely avoids hitting Jameson! Bravo aims, Bronson dodges, the SUPERKICK hits Jameson! Jameson spews sauce! Boulder catches Jameson, Dean goes up, and Dean CROSSBODIES to wipe them both out! But Bronson rolls Bravo up! TWO, and Bronson grabs Bravo, only for Bravo to kick low! Bravo reels Bronson in, tags Dean, and TORNADO- NO, Bronson stops the DDT! Dean gets in, Bronson scoops, but Dean slips free! Feed to a SUPERKICK!

The Infantry coordinate, for BOOT CAMP! Cover, Infantry wins!

Winners: The Infantry, by pinfall

Dean & Bravo redeem themselves from Supercard and are ready to get back on track! But wait, The Premier Athletes make their way out here! Is this what Smart Mark was talking about for phase two? Daivari & Nese rush the ring and start throwing hands with The Infantry! Woods tips the scales as he DECKS Dean, then DECKS Bravo! But wait! Here comes Dalton Castle! The Peacock won’t stand for there to be bullies, and he takes off his sandals to weaponize them! The Premier Athletes dare him to, but wait! Here comes Mark Briscoe, Bryan Keith and Lee Johnson! They run The Premier Athletes off!

Sterling shouts, “Who do you think you are?!” but he’s shouting at THE ROH World Champion and many other big names around here! Will The Peacock, the Chicken and the rest of ROH humble Sterling’s stable once and for all?

Six Woman Tag: Diamante, Leila Grey & Taya Valkyrie VS Kiera Hogan, Leyla Hirsch & Trish Adora!

The Cuban Diamond has staked her claim at challenging for the ROH Women’s World Television Championship, but so has The Hottest Flame. But let’s not forget The Last Baddie Standing, La Wera Loca, the LEGIT One and The AfroPunk! Billie Starkz still sees herself above all six of these women, but which trio takes the lead in the title chase with a win tonight?

The teams sort out, Taya starts against Kiera and the Code of Honor is upheld. The bell rings, the two tie up, and Kiera gets around to waistlock. Taya pries the hold, backs Kiera into a corner and throws elbows! Taya stomps away on Kiera, then says who’s the hottest now? Taya snapmares, covers, ONE!! Taya drags Kiera up, whips her to ropes, but Kiera holds ropes to BOOT back! Taya runs up again but Kiera drop toeholds her onto ropes! HIP ATTACK! Taya flounders, Kiera runs to step-up and LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Kiera keeps cool as she brings Taya up, but Taya ROCKS Kiera then throws her by her hair!

Taya tags Diamante, they stomp Kiera, then Diamante sucker punches Leyla! Diamante runs in to DROPKICK Kiera, then drags her to a high stack cover, ONE!! Kiera is tougher than that but Diamante says it’s just a matter of time. Diamante runs, PLANKING SPLASH flops as Kiera moves! Hot tag to Leyla! Leyla gut wrenches Diamante to GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Tag to Adora, then Leyla wrenches so she can hand it off to Adora. Adora WRINGS Diamante’s arm, drags her up and wrenches again, but Diamante ROCKS her! Adora swings, Diamante dodges to tilt-o-whirl and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Diamante snarls and pushes Adora down to rain down fists!

Diamante storms around, brings Adora up and CHOPS her on the back! Tag to Grey and she NECK SNAPPERS Adora! Cover, TWO! Adora is tougher than that but Grey rains down fists! Grey drags Adora up, bumps her off buckles, then tags Taya. Taya and Grey dig their boots in, then Taya stomps a mudhole. Taya sits Adora down to METEORA! Tag to Diamante and she stomps a mudhole! The ref reprimands but Diamante tags Taya back in. Taya steps over Adora and mockingly has Adora reach out to her corner. The ref has to keep Hirsch back so Grey gets shots in, then Taya drags Adora up.

Taya again mockingly holds out Adora’s hand but the fans rally up. Adora fights up, but Taya pulls her into the motorcycle stretch! Adora endures the knee in her back, fights up to her feet, and then arm-drags Taya away! Taya gets up, ducks ‘n’ dodges and mule kicks! But Adora ducks the buzzsaw to BASEMENT GERMAN! The fans fire up while both women are down! Adora and Taya crawl, hot tags to Kiera and Diamante! Kiera rallies on Diamante with big forearms, then a SUPERKICK! Turn and NECKBREAKER! Kiera goes up a corner while Diamante flounders around. Diamante stands, into a MISSILE DROPKICK!

Diamante flounders, Grey tags in but Kiera dodges to fire off forearms! Grey shoves back, but Kiera returns to SHOTGUN! Grey flounders, Kiera fires up, and says kiss this! HIP ATTACK in the corner! She sits Grey back down to run and BOOT WASH! Kiera drags Grey to a cover, Diamante breaks it! Diamante gets Grey outta there, and Taya tags in. Taya runs up to mule kick, KNEE LIFT and wrench Kiera, into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Leyla also gets in, she pushes Taya around. Leyla drags Taya up but Diamante runs in. Leyla gets around to SAIDO! Taya gets Kiera up but Kiera SUPERKICKS!

Kiera brings Taya over, tags Adora, and they feed Taya to the BUBBA BOMB! Body scissor and GEDO CLUTCH! TWO!! Hot tag to Grey, she runs up, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SLINGBLADES! Cover, TWO! Grey is frustrated but she gets Adora up. Underhooks, but Adora breaks that to fireman’s carry! Adora storms over, tags Hirsch, but Grey slips free! Leyla dodges Leila and feeds her to Adora’s BOOT! Then GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Grey survives but Hirsch tags Kiera. Kiera runs, but Taya trips her up! Diamante distracts so the ref misses that! But then Leyla DIVES onto Taya! Diamante CANNONBALLS Leyla!

LARIAT TUBMAN from Adora to Diamante! Kiera dodges Grey to ROUNDHOUSE! And then “That’s all, PERIODT!” FACE THE MUSIC!! Bridging cover, Team Kiera wins!

Winners: Kiera Hogan, Leyla Hirsch & Trish Adora, by pinfall

It was fast ‘n’ furious in the end there, but the Hottest Flame burns it down! Will she be first up to strike a match with Billie Starkz?

Backstage interview with Maria Kanellis, Griff Garrison & Cole Karter.

Lexi is with the First Lady of Wrestling and her baby boys, the Diamond in the Rough wearing the stolen mask from Serpentico. Lexi congratulates them on their win over Spanish Announce Project at Supercard, but it seems there might be some unfinished business. Are they ever going to give Seprentico his masks back? Karter takes the mask off to say hell no! Griff says Serpentico’s masks mean a lot to him and his lucha libre culture. But uh, they don’t care! It got them the attention that they deserve, and those wins have been a stepping stone in this company.

If Serpentico wants his masks back, he doesn’t need to trick them into a match. They’re happy to beat the crap outta him anytime, anywhere! Maria loves the confidence, and says Griff will need it in his Proving Grounds match against THE ROH World Champion, Mark Briscoe. Griff is all fired up, will the Ivy League MVP pass the test with flying colors? Or will he fail to #ManUp?

The Beast Mortos VS Nick Comoroto!

Black Taurus has evolved into something even more menacing than before, and he is looking to stampede all the way to the top of ROH! But Mr. Freak Beast has changed a lot about himself, too, in hopes of finding success. Whose transformation will prove to be for the better as these behemoths collide?

The Code of Honor is upheld reluctantly, the bell rings, and the fans rally up. The two tie up, go around, and Comoroto shoves Mortos down! Mortos gets up in a huff, gets in Comoroto’s face, but Comoroto pie faces him. So Mortos SLAPS Comoroto! Comoroto runs up, Mortos dodges, and they RAM shoulders! Mortos ducks ‘n’ dodges and jumps to RANA! Comoroto goes to a corner but Mortos runs in to UPPERCUT, CLOTHESLINE, and GAMANGIRI! Mortos wrenches and hits an ARMBAR CODE BREAKER! Comoroto staggers, but he blocks the whip! Comoroto shoves Mortos, runs up, but Mortos dodges to then roll off Comoroto’s back!

Mortos tries to hip toss but Comoroto blocks! Comoroto LARIATS Mortos down then rains down fists! Fans are torn as Comoroto huffs ‘n’ puffs and stomps Mortos around. Comoroto digs his boot into Mortos’ face, lets off to soak up heat, then he drags Mortos up. Comoroto scoops to SLAM, then he runs to JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Mortos pounds the mat in frustration. Comoroto slashes his throat, but Mortos throws body shots. Comoroto CLUBS Mortos, Alabama Lifts, but Mortos sunset flips! Comoroto stays up, hauls Mortos up, but Mortos JAWBREKAERS, KNEES and ROCKS Comoroto!

Mortos goes to suplex but Comoroto’s a big guy, too! Comoroto suplexes Mortos, but Mortos knees free! Mortos goes to a corner, Comoroto runs in but Mortos dropkicks the legs out! Comoroto hits buckles, then Mortos runs in, CORNER 619! Comoroto staggers away and Mortos climbs, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Comoroto still has power to spare and he storms up on Mortos. Mortos UPPERCUTS first! Mortos goes to whip but Comoroto blocks again! Comoroto whips Mortos to a corner, runs up, but Mortos slips out to the apron! Comoroto hits buckles, Mortos goes up, and the fans rally! MORTOS TWISTER! Cover, Mortos wins!

Winner: The Beast Mortos, by pinfall

Comoroto is big and bad but this is a beast of a different breed! Will nothing stop the modern day minotaur from making ROH his domain? Will Jacoby Watts’ teachings ever pay off for Comoroto?

Backstage interview with Nick Comoroto.

Lexi is with Mr. Freakbeast as he returns backstage, and she asks him what his strategy will be moving forward after this tough loss. Jacoby Watts walks in to say, “Turn the page. Start a new chapter. Nothing changes if nothing changes, Nick. It’s a harsh reality. But I am your answer. Your beacon of hope in the darkness. Follow me and I will lead you into the light! For I am Jacoby Watts, the one and only, praise be to he, and he is me.” Watts waxes poetic while making himself the focus, but will Comoroto accept his guidance?

ROH World Championship Proving Ground Match: Mark Briscoe VS Griff Garrison w/ Cole Karter & Maria Kanellis!

The Sussex County Chicken won this title after a war with Eddie Kingston at Supercard, and those two are still going to be friends taking on The House of Black this Sunday! But will Mark be able to focus on tonight with Dynasty on the horizon? Or is this where Maria’s baby boys start building their kingdom?

Mark shows off the belt and its new camouflage patterned leather! The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans cheer on Mark as he circles with Griff. They tie up, Griff headlocks, but Mark powers up and out. Griff sunset flips, but Mark rolls through to drop on the headlock! Griff moves around, fights up, and powers up, but Mark holds tight! Mark hits the takeover, Griff headscissors, but Mark kips free. Roles reverse as Griff headlocks for the takeover, and Mark headscissors. Griff kips free, but Mark shows Redneck Kung-Fu stance and Griff scrambles away! The fans cheer but Maria coaches Griff back up.

Griff cools off, he and Mark reset, and the two circle again. They knuckle lock but Griff kicks low. Griff UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS again, then whips corner to corner. Mark goes up and out, SWATS the haymaker to REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Then Mark gets in to BOOT Griff down! Griff is on ropes, Mark runs in to BOOT WASH him right outta the ring! The fans fire up as Mark builds speed, and he DIVES onto Griff! Not the cleanest landing but Mark borrows a hat to put it on! The fans fire up with Mark, he gives the hat back, then drags Griff up to DECK him! Mark drags Griff up again, to scoop and SLAM!

Griff sputters, Mark goes to the apron, and the fans fire up as Mark takes aim. But then Karter and Maria stand in the way! The fans boo, Mark sighs and steps inside, and Maria coaches Griff up. Griff flounders up, the fans rally behind Mark but then Karter and Maria each get on the apron! The ref is busy arguing with Maria but Karter distracts Mark. Griff sneaks in to CLOBBER Mark! Griff fires forearms while the fans boo, but then Griff stomps a mudhole into Mark. The ref counts as Griff digs his boots in, but Griff lets off at 4. But then that lets Karter CHOKE Mark behind the ref’s back!

The fans boo as Karter gets away with one, and Griff drags Mark up. Griff UPPERCUTS, but Mark CHOPS! Griff sputters, Mark CHOPS again! Griff knees low, whips Mark to a corner, but runs into an ELBOW! Mark runs up, into a BOOT! Cover, TWO! Griff clamps onto Mark with a chinlock and he grinds Mark down. The fans rally as Mark endures and fights up. Mark throws body shots, then fires up to CHOP! CHOP! And CHOP! Mark runs, but into the ROLLING ELBOW! Griff then torture racks for the TOWER HACKER BOMB! High stack, TWO! Mark survives and Griff is frustrated but Maria coaches him up.

The fans continue to rally behind Mark as Griff aims again. Griff goes up but Mark REDNECK UPPERCUTS! Griff gets caught up in ropes, Mark lets him loose so he can fall to the floor. Karter hurries over, but Mark goes up to PLANCHA both baby boys! The fans are thunderous, and Mark cracks open a can of WOOOOO Energy! Mark chugs it, bangs the can against his head, then gets Griff in the ring. The fans fire up as Mark runs corner to corner, but Griff BOOTS him! Mark comes back to LARIAT! The fans fire up, Mark reels Griff in, but Griff wrenches out, only for Mark to LARIAT! Mark hauls Griff up again for underhooks!

Mark lifts, for the JAY DRILLER!! Cover, Mark wins!

Winner: Mark Briscoe, by pinfall (denies Griff Garrison a title opportunity)

Maria is upset but there’s nothing she can do, her baby boy wasn’t man enough to stop the NEW ROH World Champion! Will Mark continue to carry on his brother’s legacy and become one of the best champions in ROH history?

My Thoughts:

A very good episode of ROH for being 92 minutes. I still skipped some very clear filler, but Marti Belle got a good showing in her loss to Frost and The Dark Order got a good match out of Zak & Frank. Cruz, Damian & Savion got an okay showing but c’mon, they were against Archer & The Righteous, those guys have been running through everyone. It hasn’t really led them to anything yet, but maybe after we get undisputed AEW & ROH World Trios Champions after Dynasty, Archer & Righteous challenge the winners. And real good wins for Bryan Keith and Lee Johnson, each guy looking good towards midcard titles at some point.

Really good match from Infantry VS Savages, with the Savages being a bit more Heelish this time. Good win for Infantry, but I didn’t think The Premier Athletes would be going after them first. And I didn’t expect Faces like Keith, Lee and Briscoe to run out to get at them. Maybe the Premier Athletes can also position themselves to go after the trios titles after Dynasty. If The Acclaimed win, they’ll need Heel opponents. Archer & Righteous can play either side, but fans really like Archer so I kinda want him and Righteous to be Faces when facing Bang Bang Gang.

Good match and good win for Abadon over Allysin. Good win for Kiera, Leyla & Adora, though things got a little sloppy in the middle, Leyla’s timing wasn’t quite there. Athena & Billie are both Heels, so while Queen Aminata is in the mix, the champion she doesn’t choose still needs a good Face challenger so you can take your pick of the winners from tonight. Really good match from Mortos and Comoroto, and Mortos winning also helped serve Comoroto’s story with Watts. Watts keeps insisting he’s the answer, but this has to lead to Comoroto breaking free and beating Watts up for his arrogance.

Good promo from Maria, Griff & Karter, and they just kinda copy-pasted Mark Briscoe’s promo from Collision that same Saturday. Really good match for Griff against Mark but of course Mark wins. Mark getting involved with Premier Athletes, maybe Woods or Nese get a shot at Mark only to lose and be Mark’s solid first defense. Not sure who could be a more prolonged feud with Mark, but there are plenty of possibilities, and I’m just happy to see him showing up on ROH TV as the ROH World Champion should.