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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (7/14/22)

Noam Dar VS Mark Coffey, 100 to 1 odds!

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2 years ago

July 14, 2022

Steven Mitchell

Who do you have your money on?

Mark Coffey has his last chance at the Heritage Cup while Noam Dar holds it, with 100 to 1 odds! Will this Gallus Boy defy those odds and finally be on top again?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Oliver Carter VS Teoman w/ Die Familie; Carter wins.
Amale VS Stevie Turner; Amale wins.
NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar VS Mark Coffey; Coffey wins and is the new NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion.

PLAY BY PLAY

Oliver Carter VS Teoman w/ Die Familie!

The Hottest Tag Team Under the Sun is on hold with Ashton Smith injured, but that doesn’t mean the Predator Killer is going to be someone’s pawn. Will Carter crush the Babo in front of his brothers in arms? Or will Rohan Raja & Charlie Dempsey be a factor as always for Die Familie?

The bell rings and the two tie up. They go around, Carter gets around to a waistlock but Teoman drops to switch around. Carter wrenches out to a hammerlock but Teoman spins around to put the hammerlock on Carter. Teoman spins Carter around to a headlock, but Carter rolls to make it a cover. TWO, but Teoman holds on. Carter fights up, wrenches out to waistlock, but Teoman throws a hard elbow! Teoman wrenches Carter, Carter rolls and kips to KICK Teoman! Carter arm-drags Teoman down to an armlock. Teoman fights up, hand in Carter’s face, but Carter wrenches to a wristlock.

Teoman pulls hair but Carter breaks free to sunset flip! Teoman drops but Carter avoids the fist drop! Carter mocks Teoman’s Evil Eye by pointing to his own, then he arm-drags Teoman down again. Carter keeps on the arm, fans rally for “Always Forward!” but Teoman powers Carter to ropes. The ref counts, Teoman lets off, but Carter avoids the cheap shot to fire off body shots! Carter CLUBS Teoman, but Teoman kicks Carter in the shin! Teoman whips, Carter flips up to RANA! Carter throws a back elbow then a PELE! Fans fire up but Dempsey gets on the apron. Carter swipes at Dempsey, but Teoman CLOBBERS Carter from behind!

Teoman stomps Carter around while the fans boo. Carter blocks a punch to fire body shots and forearms, only for Teoman to dropkick a leg out! Teoman rains down fists on Carter then seethes as the fans boo. Teoman grins as he drags Carter back up, turns him, and hits a HANGMAN’S NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Teoman clamps onto Carter with a chinlock. Fans rally, Carter pries at the hold, and Carter fires off body shots. But Teoman throws a hard body shot! Teoman digs his knee into Carter’s back for another chinlock. Carter endures, fans rally up again, and Carter fights to his feet to throw body shots!

Carter ROCKS Teoman, and again! And again! But Teoman kicks low! Teoman whips, then grabs Carter for a SLEEPER! Teoman shoves Carter to the ropes to CLUB him in the back! Carter drops to his knees, clutching his lower back. Fans rally but Teoman stomps Carter around. Carter is getting mad but Teoman JAMS an elbow into his head. Fans rally and Carter eggs Teoman on. Teoman storms up but into body shots! Teoman kicks low, CLUBS Carter and brings him around to whip. Another SLEEPER, but Carter sees the shove coming to QUEBRADA! Direct hit! Carter LARIATS Teoman, then LARIATS again!

Carter mule kicks, runs, but Teoman avoids the scissor kick, only for Carter to CLOBBER him on the return! Fans fire up as Carter reels Teoman in, but Teoman snapmares free. SCISSOR KICK OUTTA NOWHERE! Cover, TWO!! Teoman survives but Carter hurries after him. Teoman KANGAROO KICKS Carter into buckles! GEDO CLUTCH, to an O’Conner with tights! TWO!! Carter escapes but Teoman has laser focus. SLIDING FOREARM!! Cover, TWO!! Carter survives and fans are thunderous! They “WOOP! WOOP!” for Ashton Smith as Teoman drags Carter up. Dragon sleeper, but Carter snapmares free.

Teoman blocks a kick and throws Carter, but the ROLLING KICK connects! Fans fire up and Carter aims again, but Teoman drops! Carter ends up on the apron, Raja distracts the ref but Carter avoids Dempsey’s sweep! Carter KICKS Dempsey down, but Teoman rushes over! Carter GAMANGIRIS him away! Springboard and BIG missile dropkick! Carter then goes corner to corner to WHEEL KICK in the corner! Cover, Carter wins!

Winner: Oliver Carter, by pinfall

In an almost 3v1 handicap, Carter comes out on top! Will Carter be ready and forward, always forward? But then Dempsey attacks! Die Familie are sore losers as they stomp away on Carter! Teoman rains down fists while fans boo, and then he tells Dempsey and Raja to drag Carter up. They do as told, so that Teoman can hit him with NEZAR!! The Evil Eye still hits its target, and Teoman pats Carter on the head. If Die Familie can’t make Carter join the, will they make sure Carter can’t stand against them?

NXT UK Media catches up with Sam Gradwell.

They ask him about last week’s confrontation with Trent Seven and his “choice words” for him. Yeah, Trent Seven is the “dirt worst,” isn’t he? Gradwell won’t just stand and- SEVEN ATTACKS! He CLOBBERS Gradwell and then runs off as security and trainers tell him to leave. Gradwell is fuming, will the Thunderstorm make sure Seven gets what he deserves?

NXT UK Media also catches up with Fallon Henley.

How is she enjoying her time here in the UK? So far, it’s been pretty amazing. The food is outstanding, but she is struggling with the time zone change. But then Isla Dawn comes creeping up, grinning and giggling. Um, can Fallon help her with something? She was in the middle of an interview. Isla reaches out to touch Fallon but Fallon backs up. Fallon says Isla’s creepiness shtick isn’t going to work so just go somewhere that’s not here. Isla laughs as she leaves, but has the Wicked Witch found a new little pretty to play with?

NXT UK shares a digital exclusive.

After the show last week, Dave Mastiff found Josh Morrell and congratulated him on his first win in NXT UK, and how it was over Primate. Morrell appreciates that, and Mastiff says Morrell must be feeling great, and thinking he can ride this wave. Unfortunately, he’s going to crash at some point, and that will be next week against Mastiff. Well, alright, Morrell will give everything he has in that ring. Good to hear. The Bomber heads out, is he going to end Morrell’s win streak at one?

NXT UK Media catches up with Wolfgang.

He’s playing around with the football (soccer ball for Americans), and the reporter asks if he heard the comments made by Ilja Dragunov. Yes, Dragunov respects Wolfgang. That’s nice and appreciated. The NXT UK Champion respects Wolfgang. And the feeling is mutual, because how can you not respect The Czar? Look at the list of contenders he’s had. But Dragunov should be careful what he wishes for. It takes a certain kind of someone, a certain mentality to be able to walk into the lion’s den, to get into the ring with a dangerous animal like Wolfgang! Wolfgang will remind everyone just how bad he can be! Someone needs to take that title, so why not Wolfie?

Amale VS Stevie Turner!

The French Hope hoped Blair Davenport’s comments weren’t about her, and Blair made sure Amale understood they were about everyone. But the Fourth Dimensional Superstar just had to get her jabs in, too. Will Amale make Stevie, and Blair, understand not to get on her bad side?

Speaking of Blair, she’s on commentary to watch this one closely. The bell rings and Amale circles with Stevie. Blair knows Amale is strong and smart, but she’s also got a short temper, like a spoiled brat, and that will be her downfall. Stevie waistlocks but Amale resists the lift to switch around. Amale takes Stevie to ropes but Stevie bucks her to run in. Amale deflects the boot to roll Stevie up, TWO! Alame facelocks but Stevie endures. Stevie fights up, wrenches out, and reels Amale into a headlock. Amale endures the grind, throws body shots, but Stevie thrashes the hold. Amale powers out, Stevie runs Amale over and flexes.

Stevie runs, things speed up and Stevie ducks, only for Amale to follow! RUNNING NECKBREAKER! Amale keeps moving and she basement dropkicks! Stevie goes to ropes, fans rally up, and Stevie kicks Amale away. Amale keeps after Stevie but Stevie BOOTS her down! Stevie stomps Amale, CLUBS her, but Amale throws body shots. Stevie CLUBS Amale again, puts her on ropes and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Stevie lets off at 4, then she runs to BOOT WASH! Amale flops down and Stevie is fired up! “Four D, baby! Four D!” Fans rally for Amale but Stevie KNEES her down! Cover, TWO! Stevie is annoyed but she drags Amale up.

Amale throws body shots, Stevie CLUBS her again, then turns her for a neckbreaker stretch! Stevie pulls on Amale’s head with that cravat and Amale endures, until Stevie drops for the NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Stevie fumes but fans rally. Stevie drags Amale up, reels her in, but Amale throws elbows. Stevie throws knees, then Stevie whips Amale. Amale reverses and puts Stevie in a corner, but Stevie BOOTS back. Amale runs in again to CLOBBER Stevie! Fans fire up with Amale and she CLOBBERS Stevie again! Amale drags Stevie up, whips her to a corner and hits a clothesline, to a BULLDOG! Cover, TWO!

Amale is frustrated but the fans still rally up. Stevie goes to a corner, Amale runs in but she blocks a boot to KNEE Stevie down! Amale runs side to side to BOOT WASH in return! Amale drags Stevie up and hooks her up, HOPE BREAKER! Cover, Amale wins!

Winner: Amale, by pinfall

Blair Davenport isn’t impressed, but perhaps NXT UK management is. Will Amale find her way back to an NXT UK Women’s Championship match? Or will Blair make Amale beware what’s coming next?

NXT UK shares what happened after last week’s main event.

Meiko Satomura and Sarray returned backstage, victorious, and Emilia McKenzie was there to greet them. Meiko thanks her protégé, and then thanks the Warrior of the Sun. Sarray thanks Meiko, and says that being able to team up with a legend like her makes Sarray very happy. However, she wants to be Meiko’s next challenger. Will she accept? Meiko leads the way towards the General Managers office, that could be a yes. But Nina Samuels pops in to say her ears are burning. Can Emilia explain what those two were talking about? Nothing to do with Nina. Emilia heads off and Nina frowns. Will Nina have to wait before she can get another “exclusive” scoop?

NXT UK Media catches up with Mark Andrews & Wild Boar.

How do these two feel about the NXT UK Tag Team Championships being held by an American team in Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen? Well, Andrews says he and Boar got up close and personal with those two, and credit where it is due, Briggs & Jensen are a great team. They will do a great job representing this brand on the other side of the Atlantic. But it’s also time those two bring those titles back to the UK, where Andrews & Boar will be the first team waiting for them. Boar tells Briggs & Jensen that Andrews & Boar are going to bring those titles home. Will this new South Wales Connection conquer the NXT UK Tag Division?

Sid Scala speaks.

The Assistant General Manager knows “it has been made clear” that Ilja Dragunov and Wolfgang have respect for one another, but also a desire to compete against each other. So to make it official, in two weeks, it will be Dragunov VS Wolfgang for the NXT UK Championship! Will the Czar be able to fend off the Last King of Scotland? Or will Wolfgang be howling to the moon after the biggest win in his NXT UK career?

NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar VS Mark Coffey!

The Scottish Supernova has always found a way to hold onto this cup, and that way is usually Sha Samuels. But knowing that, NXT UK is banning the East End Butcher from ringside! Will Dar be able to keep this cup without his insurance policy? Or will Dar and Sha lose a lot on this one against this Gallus Boy?

The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and you can bet this is going to be one for the books!

Round one begins and we see Sha watching and stressing in the back. Dar makes one of the ring crew wear Sha’s hat to be a good substitute. Dar and Mark then circle, tie up, and Mark backs Dar towards ropes. Dar digs in his heels so Mark breaks the grapple. They circle and go again, and Dar goes after Mark’s arm. Dar works to wrench to a wristlock but Mark spins through and wristlocks back. Dar gets the ropes and the ref counts the break. Mark lets off at 4 but then Dar shoves him. Mark won’t fall for that and the two reset with under two minutes. They tie up again, Dar pulls hair to put Mark on the ropes, and the ref counts again.

Mark avoids Dar’s cheap shot kick and smirks. They reset again, tie up, and Mark gets around two a waistlock. Mark SLAMS Dar down at a minute left, but Dar fights up. Fans duel as Dar headlocks but Mark wrenches and wristlocks again. Dar KICKS a leg, then runs in, but into an elbow! Mark goes up the corner but he jumps over Dar’s leg sweep! And he avoids the Penalty Kick! Dar headlocks but Mark slips out to go after the arm. Dar slips free, both men bob ‘n’ weave and Dar headlocks at 30 seconds. Mark powers out and RAMS Dar! Dar stays up so Mark headlocks back. Dar powers out but Mark runs him over!

Mark hurries to arm-drag Dar down, has the arm, ten seconds left! Fans count it down as Mark clinches Dar, time’s up!

Dar: 0; Mark: 0

Dar slaps Mark, Mark SLAPS Dar! The ref reprimands them both for after-the-bell action, this is a warning on them both. Dar and Mark back away to their corners for the refresher and Dar is still not happy with not having Sha. But the second round begins and Dar rushes in! But Mark ducks the Nova Rolla! Mark clamps onto Dar, chinbar, GATOR LOCK!! Dar taps to the half nelson chinbar!!

Dar: 0; Mark: 1

Sha is freaking out because that was barely 20 seconds in the second! Mark says that’s what Dar gets, but Sha does his best to calm down. Dar is only down one, he has plenty of time left. Dar and Mark refresh in their corners, and we get right to round three! Mark eggs Dar on and Dar circles with him. Dar shoots in, Mark avoids that to roll Dar up, TWO! Dar gets to ropes, Mark runs in, but Mark senses the table top coming! Mark rolls Dar with a waistlock to bring him up, but Dar arm-drags free. Mark runs Dar over, then hauls him up for a standing back drop! Fans fire up with Mark as he aims at Dar.

Dar gest to a corner, Mark runs in to back body block! Mark goes up to FLYING BULLDOG! Cover, TWO!! Dar survives but fans fire up as we reach two minutes. Mark runs but Dar bails out to avoid the forearm. Mark grabs at Dar but Dar ROCKS Mark at the ropes! Dar kicks the leg, then BACK ELBOWS! The ref reprimands but Dar gets in, boot feint to ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Mark is still in this and Dar is frustrated. Dar gets a leg to STOMP it, then an arm to STOMP it! Dar drags Mark around to STOMP the other arm. Mark hobbles up at the minute mark and Dar KICKS. Mark ROCKS Dar with a forearm but Dar KICKS more!

Dar KICKS Mark down, hurries to cover, TWO! Mark grits his teeth while Dar steadies himself. Dar clamps onto Mark with a chinbar and fishhook but the ref reprimands. Dar lets off to elbow Mark at 30 seconds. Dar hooks Mark again, lets off as the ref reprimands, and he goes to suplex. Mark blocks, we’re at 10 seconds, and fans count again. Dar sweeps the leg, takes aim, but time is up! The ref has to stop Dar from the Nova Rolla! Sha is freaking out again!

Dar: 0; Mark: 1

Dar has no choice but to back down to his corner, and Mark also gets some water to refresh. The fourth round begins, Dar rushes in, but he feints the Nova Rolla! Dar goes for a leg, but Mark braces himself and has a cover! TWO!! But Mark wheelbarrows and waistlocks Dar. Dar pries free, drops, kicks out a leg then reels Mark in for more kicks! CHAMPAGNE SUPER KNEEBAR!! Mark blocks, Dar CLUBS Mark, and he has it in!! Mark endures, but it’s still early in the round, so Mark TAPS! Dar ties it up!

Dar: 1; Mark: 1

From how Sha sounds, you’d think Dar won! And speaking of, Dar keeps on stomping and kicking Mark while holding on! The ref reprimands and threatens disqualification so Dar lets go. We start from square one in round five, this could still go either way! Dar aims from the corner while Mark hobbles away. The fifth round begins, and Dar rushes in to DROPKICK Mark in the corner! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and Dar is furious! Dar looms over Mark as fans rally, and Dar kicks away at Mark’s leg. Mark kicks free with the good leg, and then he catches Dar’s leap to BOOT him! And back suplex! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally and Mark nods. Dar gets away to a corner but Mark pursues. Mark drags Dar up, runs, but Dar drops to deny Mark his attack. Dar gets back to a corner, and he SLAPS Mark! Mark is pissed but he misses in the corner. Dar runs side to side to BOOT! Mark wobbles, Dar runs again, but he has to duck Mark’s clothesline! Mark picks Dar up but Dark CLUBS away! Mark stays up, but Dar kicks off ropes to have the GUILLOTINE! Mark endures as there’s 90 seconds! Mark powers up and out to SLAM Dar with a suplex! Both men are down and fans fire up! Mark and Dar stir and a standing count starts.

Fans rally as the standing count is 5 of 10 but we’re under a minute in the round. Dar and Mark both get up, and Mark ROCKS Dar! Dar wobbles, but he comes back to ROCK Mark! Mark ROCKS Dar, Dar ROCKS Mark, and then Dar throws knees! Mark drops, but he gets up to fire off clubbing haymakers! Fans fire up, Mark whips, Dar reverses but Mark blocks the kick. Dar ELBOWS, but Mark runs in. Mark gets put in ropes and Dar sweeps the legs! Mark is down, Dar goes up at 10 seconds, but Mark is after him! They fight up top, SUPERPLEX in the final second!! Saved by the bell!

Dar: 1; Mark: 1

Sha is somehow still breathing as he stresses out, but it comes down to this sixth round. Will we need overtime to settle this one?

Mark and Dar get up, the round starts, And they approach, only for Dar to bail out! Dar leads Mark on a cat ‘n’ mouse because of Champion’s Advantage, and then he drags Mark down! Mark fights the kneebar off to drag Dar up! Dar fights the half nelson, and he ROUNDHOUSES Mark down! High stack, but with feet on the ropes! TWO!!! The ref never saw what was going on but Mark still escapes! Dar hurries to feint, but Mark CLUBS him first! GATOR LOCK!!! Dar endures, reaches out, moves around, scrambles around, ROPEBREAK! Mark lets off fast and Dar flops out of the ring. Mark hurries out after Dar as fans rally.

Mark hobbles up but Dar ROCKS him! Mark swings, but hits post! NOVA ROLLA!!! But they’re both on the outside! The ring count is climbing, Dar drags himself up at 6 of 10! Mark sits up at 8, heads for the ring at 9, and gets in at 9.99!! With under a minute, Dar can’t believe Mark is still in this! But Dar runs in again, feint to ELBOW!! Cover, TWO!?! Mark survives again, and Dar hurries to run, but into a HUGE forearm! Mark runs to LARIAT!! And then, HALF NELSON SLAM!! Mark keeps moving, SLIDING FOREARM!!! Cover, MARK WINS!!!

Winner: Mark Coffey, by pinfall (NEW NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion)

Sha is losing his mind, because he’s losing a fortune! With just 20 seconds left in regulation, this Gallus Boy IS on top! All those he just won this for celebrate with him! And also come calling on Sha to get that paper. Wait! Joe Coffey is back! He is here to celebrate with his brother! They hug it out and fans cheer! Joe is proud of his brother, because that means this is still their kingdom! Will the fortunes of Gallus be brighter than ever from here on out?

My Thoughts:

A great episode of NXT UK, but especially the main event. Carter VS Teoman was a very good opener, and Carter getting a win was a bit of a surprise with Die Familie all around, but Die Familie also stands tall by beating him down. I thought someone was going to back Carter up, but maybe that’ll happen next time. Good promo segments to set up coming matches. Seven had a great blindside attack on Gradwell, and Isla did good creeping up on Fallon. Those matches will be a lot of fun, but I was surprised by the promo from Mastiff and Morrell. I won’t say Mastiff was being a Heel, but he definitely has that edge of being the veteran to Morrell being new.

Good promo from Wolfgang to call out Dragunov, and of course the UK Championship match was made. That is going to be awesome, but I don’t see Dragunov losing. Amale VS Stevie was a good match but they did not know how to have it and Blair on commentary at the same time. It took them a couple times to realize they could do picture-in-picture of it. Amale of course wins to build momentum, she and Blair are going to have a good match. And we got a decent segment out of Sarray, Meiko, Emilia and Nina. I knew they were going to steer this to the NXT UK Women’s Championship, Meiko VS Sarray will be an awesome match for sure, and with Briggs & Jensen having won the tag titles, there’s a good chance Sarray wins this title so that the women of NXT UK are aiming for a new target.

Speaking of the NXT UK Tag titles, Boar & Andrews have a good promo to call out Briggs & Jensen. I really expected Briggs & Jensen to have a title defense on NXT UK first but they’ll get that done on NXT 2.0. Briggs & Jensen will probably beat Pretty Deadly, and they will certainly beat Andrews & Boar. And then that Heritage Cup Championship was awesome stuff. Now, they always push these to the late rounds, but somehow, they also find a way to pace these out so it is still exciting. Mark getting a submission win in the second was great, and then for it to come down to the wire was great.

Mark winning was the right move, as was Joe Coffey not turning on him. We just got Seven betraying Tyler Bate, and a piss poor execution of Cora Jade turning on Roxanne Perez, so the Coffey Brothers sticking together is the right call.

My Score: 8.6/10

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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.

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 26, 2024

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

Results:

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

#1 Contender: Frankie Kazarian vs Josh Alexander

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

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

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

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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.

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 26, 2024

Sami Callihan vs The Good Hands

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Overall Score: 6/10

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

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

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

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

Champions need challengers!

Published

16 hours ago

April 25, 2024

Steven Mitchell

The Queen is coming for her crown!

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

OFFICIAL RESULTS

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

PLAY BY PLAY

Isiah Kassidy VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winner: Isiah Kassidy, by pinfall

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

ROH hears from Bullet Club Gold.

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

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

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

Six Man Tag: Top Flight VS The Dark Order!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winners: Top Flight, by pinfall

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

Backstage interview with Athena & Billie Starkz.

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

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

Mark Sterling speaks.

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

The Premier Athletes are here in person.

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

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

Backstage interview with Griff Garrison & Cole Karter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Red Velvet & Queen Aminata speak.

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

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

Backstage interview with The Infantry.

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

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

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

Backstage interview with Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winner: The Beast Mortos, by pinfall

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

My Thoughts:

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

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

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

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

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