Results
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Report! (2/7/18)
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Tag Team Championships: The Undisputed Era VS SAnitY; no contest.
- Adam Cole VS Killian Dain; cancelled.
- Heavy Machinery VS Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss; Heavy Machinery wins.
- Bianca Belair VS Jessix Hill; Bianca wins.
- Six Man Tornado Tag: SAnitY VS The Undisputed Era; SAnitY wins.
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NXT Tag Team Championships: The Undisputed Era VS SAnitY!
Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish survived The Authors of Pain at TakeOver: Philadelphia, but the former tag team champions reminded them of their unfinished business. And they continue to remind them with a blindside attack!
Cole, Fish and O’Reilly spill outside the ring but Young, Wolfe and Dain pursue to keep the fight going! SAnitY puts reDRagon in the ring, then go after Cole, but reDRagon goes after Eric Young 2v1! Wolfe & Dain come to Young’s rescue and now it’s another six man brawl! Security rushes the ring but the fans want to “Let Them Fight!” Dain starts throwing and decking security, and even Wolfe gets free. The chaos finally calms down as the Undisputed Era run for it!
That’s when NXT General Manager, William Regal, comes out!
Regal shouts “Enough is enough!” The main event will not be SAnitY VS Undisputed Era in a Six Man TORNADO Tag Match! Which trio will survive a fight with the other when there’s no rules but to win?
Heavy Machinery VS Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss!
Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic are back again, but so are the Blue Chip Boys. The last time these two teams met, Sabbatelli & Moss managed a win by feet on the ropes, so Tucker & Otis want revenge. Will the combination of #SteaksandWeights overcome dollars and cents?
The bell rings and Moss starts against “Dozer”. They tie up, Moss getting a headlock but Otis powering out to run him over. Otis quickly tags Tucker and they both run Moss over with double shoulder tackles. Heavy Machinery runs, and “Boom SHAKA LOO”, double headbutt drops! Tucker covers, ONE, so he wraps Moss in a headlock. Moss endures the squeeze then powers out to reel Tucker in for a lariat to the back of the head. Tucker staggers, Moss drives him into the Blue Chip corner with a big shoulder tackle of his own. Moss rams his shoulder into Tucker more and more, then rocks him with right hands. Tino tags in, and they double whip Tucker hard into buckles. Tino & Moss share their secret handshake but the fans say “Tino Sucks!” Tucker fights back with body shots, then with forearms, but Tino drops him with a dropkick. Tino trash talks and brushes himself off to embrace the heat. He tags Moss in, but with some attitude. Moss goes after Tucker but Tucker rolls him, ONE. Moss kicks back and whips Tucker, but Tucker kicks him away, only for Moss to run him over with a back elbow. Now Moss tags Tino with attitude. Tino goes after Tucker while the fans chant “Tino Sucks!” again. Tino whips but Tucker reverses to send Tino into buckles hard. The fans rally while Tucker crawls and Tino hobbles. Hot tag to Otis, and Otis rallies on both Blue Chip Boys. Tino ends up in a corner, Otis runs in for a steamrolling corner splash!
The fans fire up while Tino falls down. Otis fires up, does the “caterpillar” to then hit the big elbow drop!
Cover, but Moss breaks it just in time. Tucker returns but Moss throws him out, so Otis throws Moss out. Tino rolls up, with the ropes, but the referee sees it! He and Tino argue, but Otis comes back with a headbutt. Otis tags Tucker, and Tucker hits Moss with a cannonball!
Otis lifts Tino, Tucker runs in, and together they hit the Compacter!
Heavy Machinery wins! They tie the series up 1-1, can they win the eventual rubber match?
Things remain tense between Moss & Sabbatelli.
Moss walks over while fans chant “Tino Sucks!” Tino holds his hand out to Moss…
But Moss rejects it! Moss leaves Tino hanging, are they done as a tag team?
Johnny Gargano is here!
Johnny Wrestling wrestled his heart out and then some against El Idolo for the NXT Championship at TakeOver: Philadelphia. Unfortunately, Gargano came up short and Andrade “Cien” Almas is still El Campeon. On top of that, his former friend turned mortal enemy, Tommaso Ciampa, attacked him from behind, reminding him of their unfinished business. Even so, the fans are still behind Gargano like no one else, and he smiles. Gargano hears them out on their chants before speaking. “It’s been a hell of a month!” He went into Philadelphia the most confident he’s ever been, with his entire family there to watch him, and he felt he was winning the match to become NXT Champion. That didn’t happen, and it sucks, but seeing the fans and getting the reaction he did, “it is very, very obvious to me now”, that what he really earned is more important than a title. He earned the respect of the NXT Universe. Gargano had the “match of a lifetime” and even without a title, he is still “Johnny FREAKIN’ Wrestling!” Philadelphia will be a night he never forgets, because of Tommaso Ciampa’s sneak attack “crutch shot to the back.” He held his tongue, but now that he’s back… “Ciampa, I’m coming for you!”
Gargano wants to end this “face to face, man to man”, but instead he gets Almas and Zelina Vega.
Almas & Vega take their time walking out to the ring, but Gargano doesn’t take his eyes off them. They enter the ring, and Almas holds up his NXT Championship while Vega fetches a mic. Vega speaks, “You earned their respect? Who cares!” Gargano didn’t earn a thing, nor should he be out here. Almas should be out here with a celebratory parade and confetti, instead of listening to Gargano complain about his loss. Gargano only proved that he’s a loser. Ciampa had nothing to do with Gargano losing, because Almas has beaten Gargano “again and again and again”. Johnny Wrestling? He’s “Johnny Loser!” The fans chant “We Want Candice!” in reference to Mrs. Wrestling, Candice LeRae. Gargano says his favorite part of TakeOver was earning the NXT Universe’s respect. His second favorite part was when Candice jumped the rail and “beat the hell out of” Zelina. Zelina gets in Gargano’s face and starts shoving him while trash talking. The fans chant for “Candice! Candice!” and she appears!
Then she shoves Zelina down! Gargano goes after Almas, and Mr. & Mrs. Wrestling have the fans all fired up. Almas & Vega take their leave, but with Vega having one last word. “I am SICK of you!” What will it take to get rid of Gargano after the 3-0 sweep? Gargano is he worst, so what will it take?! Give him another shot, that’s what it’ll take! Vega makes it clear: “We give you a championship match, but if you lose, you leave NXT for good!” Gargano accepts that challenge, because if he can’t be NXT Champion, he might as well leave. Candice tries to talk reason into Gargano, but the match has been made. Will Gargano regret his level of determination?
NXT Paparazzi interviews Shayna Baszler.
The Queen of Spades only needed a month to become “the most feared woman in NXT.” If no one believes her, just ask Dakota Kai or Aliyah. Ask Ember! If you get in the ring with her, you either “tap, nap or snap.” Even so, Ember Moon retained the title. What’s next? There is no “next”, because Ember Moon is too scared to have a rematch. Ember knows that getting in the ring means losing her title. Shayna already took her arm, so that’s why Ember won’t give her a shot. And feel free to tell Ember that Shayna said so.
Backstage interview with Tyler Bate.
A “frustrating” loss to Roderick Strong last week means the American Savior of the Backbreaker will challenge the WWE United Kingdom Champion, Pete Dunne, for the title next week. How does that feel to Bate? “It’s difficult to not get upset”, but he still congratulates Strong on being the #1 contender. Don’t count Bate out just yet, he’ll be watching closely. On a more positive note, Bate and Dunne won NXT Match of the Year 2017. It’s a great honor that he’s extremely proud of, and he’s hoping to have another Match of the Year in 2018 against some of NXT’s best and brightest. Can the young man from Mustache Mountain rebound to triumph like he did last year?
Bianca Belair VS Jessix Hill!
Ms. EST returns to prove she is the strongest, fastest and all-around best woman in NXT. Her opponent offers a handshake, and Bianca accepts it, but then doesn’t let go. She uses it to reel Jessix into a half-straitjacket and then the Torture Rack!
Bianca shows she’s the cockiest as she bends Jessix while doing squats! Then she shows she’s the meanest as she throws Jessix down with an Argentine Death Valley Driver!
Jessix flounders, Bianca keeps going with her reverse powerbomb!
Bianca covers, Bianca wins! That was definitely one of Bianca’s fastest wins, can she make fast work of the Women’s Division to become NXT Women’s Champion?
NXT takes a look at Kairi Sane.
The Pirate Princess of Stardom came to the WWE and won the inaugural Mae Young Classic.
She joined the NXT Women’s Division but was kept from the title thanks to the Queen of Spades’ sneak attack. Even so, she still set sail and made a splash in the inaugural Women’s Royal Rumble match. Can she weather the tides and ride a wave to the very top in 2018?
Ember Moon Tweets her reply to Shayna Baszler.
The rematch is set! Will the NXT Women’s Champion survive by the skin of her teeth? Or will the Queen of Spades have the winning hand to have her hand raised in the end?
Six Man Tornado Tag: SAnitY VS The Undisputed Era!
The chaotic crew of Young, Wolfe & Dain may have delayed their NXT Tag Team Championship rematch with O’Reilly & Fish, but at least they get to wreak havoc on them and Adam Cole all at the same time! Can SAnitY win as one before trying for gold again?
Each team dares the other to bring the fight, SAnitY wanting Undisputed Era to come in while the Undisputed Era want SAnitY to come out. In the end, the shiny bait of the tag team titles gets SAnitY to leave the ring, and we have another brawl!
The bell rings and this match officially starts! Damo rocks O’Reilly while Wolfe goes after Fish. Eric Young puts Cole into the ring, then follows, but Cole and reDRagon retaliate on him and SAnitY. The brawl continues in the ring, back and forth in three separate pairs. Wolfe stomps Fish and they spill back outside while Eric stomps Cole and Damo knocks O’Reilly down. Cole slips out while Damo throws O’Reilly over the top rope. Fish fights back on Wolfe, so Damo comes over to mule kick him right in the gut. Wolfe switches to O’Reilly while Eric keeps on Cole back inside the ring. Eric bumps Cole off buckles while Wolfe counters and bounces O’Reilly off the announce desk!
Cole reverses Eric to whip him corner to corner then hit him with a neckbreaker. He rains down rights while Damo & Wolfe hammer away on reDRagon. Fish & O’Reilly turn things around on Damo & Wolfe, Cole gives Eric crossface punches. While Cole starts to trash talk Eric, Damo bicycle boots Fish!
SAnitY and The Undisputed Era are still evenly matched while we go to break.
NXT returns to see Big Damo use one of the NXT Tag Team Championship belts as a weapon on Fish!
Fish goes down while Eric rocks Cole with rights and Kyle kicks Wolfe down. Damo throws Fish at the steps to the upper level, and Wolfe tosses O’Reilly to bounce off the announce desk again! The fans fire up as Eric decides to go under the ring and pull out some weapons. They really light up when he brings out a table!
He brings that around the corner and sets it up against the barriers. Wolfe meanwhile jams a chair into Kyle’s ribs, and Eric brings Cole up. Wolfe SMACKS Kyle across the back while Eric lifts Cole, but Cole resists the suplex. Cole throws Eric into the steel steps while Kyle ducks the chair shot. The chair smacks a steel post, then Kyle kicks Wolfe low to drop him down. Damo puts Fish in the corner while Kyle sits Wolfe in the chair for knee strikes. Kyle then gets on the apron and takes aim, for a Meteora knee drop!
While the referee checks on Kyle and Wolfe, Damo stalks Fish into a corner. Damo whips him corner to corner then runs in, big corner splash! However, Cole runs away and Eric pursues down a stairway to the lower halls.
Kyle follows Eric, and it’s a 2v1 attack in “the catacombs” of the arena. Damo continues on Fish with another corner to corner whip. Fish dodges the splash this time, then catches Damo with a heel kick! Meanwhile, Wolfe has followed Cole and Kyle to make it a fair 2v2 backstage brawl!
Back in the ring, Fish moonsaults!
TWO! Fish is shocked. The brawl backstage continues, Eric taking Cole and bouncing him off trunks before stretching and scraping at Cole’s mouth. Meanwhile, Fish goes under the ring to fetch a kendo stick! He shows off his prowess with the weapon before entering the ring with it, only for Damo to block it with his bare hands! And behold: Cole, Young, Kyle and Wolfe have returned to ringside!
Damo chases Fish out of the ring and around it to the stage. Fish runs out of places to run, so he tries fighting back. His forearm does nothing, but Damo’s forearm knocks Fish on his ass! Damo then sees their teammates gathering nearby, so he brings Fish up to throw him onto them!
The fans are thunderous as Wolfe, Young and all of the Undisputed Era are down on the ground. Damo fires himself up as fans chant “NXT! NXT!” and we go to break.
NXT returns once again, and now Damo has Cole alone in the ring. This was meant to be one of the singles matches tonight and now we get the next best thing. Damo drags Cole up for clubbing crossface forearms. The rest of their teams recover on the outside while Damo mocks the “BAYBAY”. He rocks Cole with another hard right hand, then drags him up for a fireman’s carry. Cole fights his way down then ducks the lariat to retaliate with an enziguri! Damo rolls out of the ring but Wolfe returns. Wolfe gets the waistlock but Cole breaks free with a back elbow. Cole enziguris but Wolfe ducks, to then lift Cole for a sit-out powerbomb!
Cover, but Kyle returns to break it with a kick. Now Fish returns, he barrels Wolfe into the corner, and reDRagon runs a corner attack train on Wolfe! Kyle hits a forearm smash, Fish hits a knee, then Kyle hits a knee before feeding him to Fish’s exploder suplex! Cover, but Damo returns to break it with a back senton!
Damo rocks Kyle with a right hand, then brings him over to Fish, to ram Kyle into Fish with the Michinoku Driver!
Cover on Fish, but Cole breaks it with a SUPERKICK! Cole covers but Eric breaks it with a diving elbow drop! The fans are all fired up even as all six men are down. They chant for “NXT! NXT!” while the referee checks on each man. Eric sits up and gets to his feet while Cole stirs on the other end. Cole kicks but Eric dodges, to hit Cole back with his own SUPERKICK!
Kyle knees Eric to then give him the Ax ‘n’ Smash! He swings on Wolfe but misses, Wolfe throws Kyle with a big German Suplex! Fish returns to Samoan Drop Wolfe, but Damo clobbers Fish with the discus lariat! Damo sees Cole, and rocks him with a bicycle boot! He then grins, as he sees Cole is by the table. The fans want it, so Damo goes for it. He cannonballs, but Cole gets out of the way, Damo crashes through the table!
The referee checks on Damo while Cole catches his breath. Cole returns to the ring, he and reDRagon have Wolfe alone 3v1. They stomp away on Wolfe, then Cole has Fish & O’Reilly bring Wolfe up. Fish holds Wolfe up, Kyle runs in, but Wolfe dodges to send Kyle’s kick into Fish! Wolfe knocks Kyle out of the way, then bicycle boots Cole! Wolfe then goes after Kyle with forearms and European Uppercuts. He prepares another powerbomb but Cole comes back with a SUPERKICK! Then reDRagon hits Total Elimination!!
But while Fish covers, Eric returns, to SMACK with the kendo stick! Eric tees off on Kyle, but then Cole SUPERKICKS Eric! The fans are loving this, even as reDRagon targets Eric. They kick-vice Eric, then Cole brings him up to hit the Last Shot!
Fish covers, TWO!? The Undisputed Era cannot believe Eric survived! They are frustrated as well as shocked, but the fans know “This is Awesome!” Also, the Beast of Belfast rises again. He stands across from them in the ring while they fan out to flank him. Damo dares them to bring it, so they do in another 3v1 attack! They club away with forearm after forearm, but then Damo explodes out!
Damo rallies on the Undisputed Era, brings Cole up in the fireman’s carry to then slam him down. Fish staggers over and Damo uses him for the dropkick senton! Kyle stands up, Damo runs him over with the Divide crossbody! Damo goes back to Fish, and shovels him up onto his shoulders. He walks to the middle of the ring, to hit the Ulster Plantation!
Damo covers, SAnitY wins!
With such power in their possession, can the manic might of SAnitY bring the NXT Tag Team titles back into their possession as well?
My Thoughts:
Another great episode of NXT, with a great twist right from the start. We think we’re getting a NXT Tag Team Championship rematch but SAnitY ends up costing themselves that opportunity by taking the fight to the Undisputed Era. Of course, the alternative we get still amazing, with it being No DQ and no tags. Damo continues to impress, as he turns things around practically all by himself. He definitely makes a major case for being the NXT Champion even though he’s not even SAnitY’s leader. By comparison, the other matches weren’t quite as good, but still intriguing in their own ways. Heavy Machinery get back that loss from before TakeOver, but I’m a bit surprised that Moss & Sabbatelli are already on the rocks. Sabbatelli is definitely a heat magnet with how the fans chanted so strongly that he sucks, but I’m not really sure what either man can accomplish as singles competitors. Maybe they’ll try something unique with a story of Tino trying to get back in Moss’ good graces so that they can stay together in the Tag Team Division. Then Bianca Belair wins another squash match, no surprise there. She’s still an impressive talent but I hope they figure something more relevant for her to do while she waits for the title. Then speaking of, the rest of the night was to help set up for next week. Next week will be stacked with both an NXT Women’s Championship rematch-after Shayna goads Ember into granting her another chance-and then a WWE United Kingdom Championship match to see if Strong can make some crossover history. I would be pleasantly shocked if both titles changed hands, but I would think Ember drops the Women’s Championship before Dunne drops his UK Championship, especially to an American competitor.
My Score: 8.5/10
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ACKNOWLEDGE the contract signing!
With the World Heavyweight Championship match set for Backlash, all that’s left is for Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu to sign the contract!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS ???
- Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh; win.
- PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page; win.
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NJPW PPV Results
Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/3/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night One!
Is El Idolo ready for another round with the Gene Blast?
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one sees Yota Tsuji once again defend the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Andrade El Idolo!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Toru Yano, YOH & Master Wato VS Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Taisei Nakahara; Yano, Yoh & Wato win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Tomoaki Honma & Masatora Yasuda; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 8 Man Tag: Yuya Uemura, Taichi, El Desperado & Mistico VS TMDK; Yuya, Taichi, Desperado & Mistico win.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino VS Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi; Konosuke & Shota win.
- 10 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- Aaron Wolf VS Don Fale; Wolf wins.
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Ren Narita VS Boltin Oleg; Ren wins and retains the title.
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Andrade El Idolo; Andrade wins and becomes the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.
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NEVER Openweight Championship: Ren Narita VS Boltin Oleg!
The House of Torture stole this title from Aaron Wolf, but the big man from Kazakhstan is looking to free it again! Will the Souled Out Son of Strong Style be put behind BARS? Or will he find another way to stack the deck?
But of course, the House has to attack from behind! The fans boo as Ren CLUBS Oleg and Dick Togo uses the SPOILER CHOKER! But then Oleg BOOTS Ren away, hauls Dick up, but Ren kicks low! Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes, whips, but Oleg reverses to send Ren hard into to the railing! The fans cheer as Oleg puts Ren in the ring, and the ref rings the bell! This is on record now as Oleg RUNS Ren over! Oleg whips Ren to ropes, Ren reverses, but Oleg CLOBBERS Ren! The fans cheer as Ren tumbles out! Dick checks on Ren, as does the ref. Oleg storms out the side, then storms over, but Dick attacks again! Oleg isn’t even bothered!
Dick cowers and calls for the ref. The ref reprimands Dick for even getting close to Oleg. But this distraction lets Ren JAM Oleg with a chair! And SMACK him down! The fans boo more while Oleg writhes, but Ren stalks him around the way. Ren stands Oleg up, then whips Oleg hard into railing! Oleg writhes again, clutching his arm, but Ren stands him up to wrench and wristlock. Ren then brings Oleg out into the crowd, CLUBS away on the arm, then lines up a shot. Ren whips and BOWLS Oleg into chairs! STRIKE! The fans rally for Oleg while he’s down on the floor, but Ren leaves him behind to roll into the ring.
The ring count climbs while Ren catches his breath. Oleg rises at 6 of 20, hobbles his way over, and rolls in at 12. Ren is right on Oleg with a whip and NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives but Ren drags him back up. Ren wrenches the arm and bends the fingers before hitting an ELBOW BREAKER! Ren wrenches for another ELBOW BREAKER! Oleg drops to his knees but Ren wrenches the arm again. Ren hammerlocks the arm and RAMS it into bare buckles! Dick helped pull off the House Special! Ren drags Oleg up, clamps onto the arm, but Oleg stays up. Ren puts Oleg in a corner but the ref counts. Ren lets go at 4, but snapmares Oleg into the corner.
Ren goes outside, he CLAWS Oleg’s face, then bends the bad arm against the crossbar! The fans boo and the ref counts, but Ren lets go at 4. Oleg clutches his elbow while Ren grins an evil grin. Ren stalks Oleg, stomps him around, then eggs him on. Oleg rises up but Ren kicks him. Oleg ROCKS Ren with the good arm! And ROCKS him again, and again, and again! Ren wrenches the bad arm to another ELBOW BREAKER! Ren wraps the bad arm around ropes, stops as the ref counts, but Dick HOTSHOTS the arm in the distraction! Ren hits as FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans rally for Oleg as he fights around.
Oleg high stacks Ren, then deadlifts for a POWERBOMB! The fans cheer while both men are down! Oleg rises first and the fans rally behind him. Oleg drags Ren up, but Ren fights the gut wrench to have the bad arm! ELBOW BREAKER! Ren RAMS shoulders with Oleg, RAMS again, then whips, but Oleg reverses to BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Oleg rises again! Oleg drags Ren up with the gut wrench, for the Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW! Oleg kips up, the fans fire up, and Oleg shakes out the bad arm. Oleg runs corner to corner but Ren dodges! Ren runs up, but Oleg scoops! And he THROWS Ren again!
Oleg runs, runs, and BOLTIN PRESS! Cover, TWO! Ren survives but the fans rally behind Oleg again. Oleg storms over to Ren, drags him up, and reels him in, only for Ren to fight the lift. Oleg CLUBS Ren, but Ren CHOKES Oleg! Oleg breaks free to CHOP Ren! Oleg winds up, but Ren uses the ref as a shield! Oleg stops short, helps Marty Asami duck, and then he CHOPS Ren after all! Ren complains to the ref, but blocks a kick! Ren hands it to the ref so he can hit an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans rally for Oleg as he powers right out! Both men rise up, and Oleg runs at Ren, only for Ren to DUMP him out!
Ren kicks Oleg, grabs a chair, and he puts the chair around the arm! Dick distracts the ref while Ren- NO, Oleg blocks the Pillmanizing! Oleg ROCKS Ren, then CHAIR LARIATS! The fans fire up as the “Chairiat” takes Ren down! Oleg kicks the chair away, then drags Ren up. The fans cheer as Oleg puts Ren in the ring, then storms over to him. Oleg drags Ren up, gut wrenches again, for more Shake, Shake, Shake, and the DOCTOR- NO! Ren fights the bomb! Ren is free but he flounders to a corner. Oleg runs up to SPLASH! Then Oleg torture racks, but Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes! Ren whips Oleg into the ref!
Ren CLAWS Oleg’s face, then Yoshinobu Kanemaru appears! The fans boo as the Heel Master kicks Oleg down! Kanemaru uncorks his whiskey bottle to take a big swig! Kanemaru aims, but Oleg smothers the mist! Oleg fireman’s carries Kanemaru, but Dick runs in! Dick kicks Oleg but he doesn’t budge! Oleg then squeezes Kanemaru and the WHISKEY MIST hits Dick!! But Ren is up, only for Oleg to THROW Kanemaru onto him! The fans fire up for Oleg, and he calls to the ref before grabbing Ren’s legs. Oleg YANKS Ren right up, into the POWERBOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Ren survives the #BoltinBomb but the fans rally for Oleg!
Oleg grits his teeth, shakes out his bad arm, then torture racks Ren! Ren flails as Oleg bends him back! But now SHO is here! Sho distracts right as Ren TAPS! Oleg would’ve won! Oleg sees Sho, runs him off, but Sho eggs Oleg on. But then WOLF is here! The fans cheer as Aaron Wolf kicks Sho, then hauls him away! But then Ren kicks Oleg’s legs out, and has him in the GUILLOTINE! But Oleg powers up, powers out, and suplexes Ren! Ren slips free, kicks low and DOUBLE CROSSER! Cover, TWO!! Oleg survives and Ren is beside himself! The fans cheer Oleg on as he and Ren stir. Ren crawls to ropes, drags himself up, and vows to end this!
Ren climbs the corner, takes aim from up high, for HELL’S- NO, Oleg catches Ren for a SNAP KAMIKAZE!! But the bad arm holds him back! Oleg can’t make the cover as he clutches the shoulder in pain! The fans rally even harder as Oleg rises again. Oleg roars, drags Ren up, and fireman’s carries! VERDICT!! Ren flounders but Oleg makes the cover this time, ROPEBREAK!! Ren survives by fingertips, and Oleg is frustrated with his miscalculation. Oleg roars again, he brings Ren back up, and the fans cheer the fireman’s carry. But Ren grabs ropes! Oleg can’t pry Ren free, so he just goes up! But Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes!
The ref reprimands but Ren goes up, up, and SUPER ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Oleg flails, reaches out, but Ren pulls on the bad arm! The fans cheer as hard as they can for Oleg as he fights around! Oleg reaches out, but he’s still so far away! Oleg kicks, kicks, kicks, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Oleg survives by a literal foot! Ren drags Oleg up, brings him to the corner, and climbs up. Ren vows to end it now! DOWN TO DIE on the arm! DISARMER!! Oleg endures the mounted armbar, but then powers through, only to end up in an ARMBAR!! Ren puts on the pressure, but Oleg again powers up! Deadlift, but Kanemaru distracts the ref!!
DICK LOW BLOWS OLEG!! The ref misses all that, and Ren drags Oleg back down!! Oleg TAPS, Ren wins!!
Winner: Ren Narita, by submission (still NEVER Openweight Champion)
Another day, another way for Ren to cheat and steal this title away! Then the House stomps away on Oleg! Wolf returns to run them off, but he was not enough to even the odds during the match. Wolf grabs a mic to tell Ren, “What do you think you’re playing at? See if you can step on me one more time! Put that belt on the line and fight me! I promise to take back that title!” The Wolf has eyes on his prey, but will he huff ‘n’ puff and blow the House of Torture down? Or will they stack the deck too high for anyone to overcome?
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Andrade El Idolo!
What was meant to be former friends settling a grudge is now a second chance for a “Real Latino Man.” Gabe Kidd is hurt, so Andrade is back again, but will he redeem himself from the New Beginning in USA? Or will Gene Blast still be golden?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to give the formal introductions and raise the belt as we see if history repeats itself!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. The fans cheer on “YO~TA! YO~TA!” but Andrade ignores that as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Yota’s height becomes his leverage. Yota puts Andrade on the ropes, but lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and Andrade shakes it off. The two reset and circle again. They tie up, are in another deadlock, but Andrade pushes Yota to the ropes. Andrade lets off, but CHOPS! Yota CHOPS, but Andrade headlocks. Yota endures the grind, but Andrade hits a takeover. Yota headscissors, Andrade kips free, but Yota hits the takeover, only for Andrade to handspring through!
Andrade returns to RANA, but Yota handsprings through! The fans cheer as the two stare down again. They circle, feel things out, and tie up with knuckle locks. They go shoulder to shoulder but Andrade wrenches to headlock. Yota powers up but can’t power out as Andrade pulls hair! Yota powers up and out this time, but Andrade RUNS him over! The fans cheer, and Andrade runs, only for Yota to hurdle over. Andrade leaps over, Yota sidesteps, but Andrade springboards to CROSSBODY! Andrade then LARIATS Yota up and out! The fans fire up, and Andrade builds speed! But Yota slips in, dodges Andrade, and slips around to arm-drag!
Andrade bails out and now Yota builds speed! The fans cheer, but Andrade is back! Yota blocks the boot, but Andrade whips, only for Yota to reverse. Andrade goes tranquilo in the ropes! The fans cheer, but Yota nods and raises his own LIJ fist. Yota then BOOTS Andrade to the floor! Yota goes out after Andrade, puts him in the ring, and the fans rally again. Yota drags Andrade up, KNEES him low, then KNEES him again. Andrade fires elbows, swings, but into a half nelson! GUT BUSTER! The fans cheer while Andrade goes to a corner. Yota runs in for a STINGER SPLASH! Yota then climbs up, and the fans cheer as he rains down elbows!
Yota goes to nine, winds up, but Andrade YANKS Yota down before ten! Andrade then stomps away on Yota, drags him up, and scoops to SLAM! The fans cheer again while Andrade snarls. Andrade storms back over to Yota, drags him up, and snapmares. Andrade runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Andrade clamps onto Yota with a headlock and grinds him down. The fans rally as Yota endures, and Yota fights his way back up. But Andrade wrangles Yota down and puts on more pressure. The fans rally more as Yota keeps fighting around. Yota kicks his way forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer as Andrade lets go, but Yota coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Andrade grabs legs, and he stomps Yota in the stomach! Andrade looms over Yota, drags him back up, and puts him in the corner to CHOP! Yota is stinging, but also grinning! Yota eggs Andrade on, so the gloves literally come off! Andrade CHOPS Yota! The fans cheer and Yota keeps smiling! Andrade says uno mas, or perhaps moikai, and he kicks instead! Andrade wags his finger, then ROCKS Yota! Andrade whips corner to corner, then runs up, but Yota puts him on the apron! But Andrade blocks the enzigiri to put Yota in the Tree of Woe!
Andrade goes up, WOE STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives but Andrade says it was that close. Andrade then drags Yota up in the corner, ROCKS him with forearm after forearm, but Red Shoes reprimands. Andrade backs off, but he rallies the fans as he goes corner to corner and back again, CIEN- NO, Yota ducks the knees to sunset flip! TWO, and Andrade ROCKS Yota! Yota ROCKS Andrade! They go forearm for forearm, then Andrade CHOPS! And CHOPS! Andrade runs, but Yota scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans cheer while both men are down! The fans rally again, and Yota rises first. Yota is grinning again, he’s enjoying this.
Yota stands Andrade up to CHOP! Andrade wobbles, then drops to a knee, but Yota stands him up again. Yota CHOPS again, then brings Andrade around. Yota winds up, but Andrade blocks and CHOPS! And CHOPS! Andrade runs, but Yota ELBOWS him! And CHOPS! Yota roars, runs, but Andrade catches him on the second rope for the INVERTED SPANISH FLY! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! The fans rally as both men stir, and Andrade stands first. Andrade brings Yota up, and snap suplexes! But that’s just Uno Amigo! Andrade suplexes again, but Yota slips out! Yota waistlocks but Andrade ELBOWS free!
Andrade runs up but into a BOOT! Andrade comes back, but into another BOOT! Yota goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Yota keeps going, tilt-o-whirls and arm-drags again! Andrade tumbles out of the ring but the fans rally behind Yota as he builds speed! And this time, Yota DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans cheer as Yota stands tall going up the ramp. Yota goes back for Andrade, brings him back to the ring, and the fans applaud. Yota aims as Andrade rises, and he runs corner to corner for the GENE TRIGGER! Yota hauls Andrade up top, then climbs up to join him! The fans rally as Yota sets up for the SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!
Andrade survives but Yota just keeps on him! Yota has the legs but Andrade resists the turnover. Andrade BOOTS Yota away, but Yota storms back up. Yota reels Andrade in, but Andrade hits a snap suplex! Then another, that’s Dos Amigos! Yota fights the third, but Andrade dodges the lariat to then FLYING FOREARM! Both men are down again and the fans rally back up! Yota crawls to a corner, but Andrade pounds the mat. The fans clap along, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner and back again, CIEN KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade drags Yota to a drop zone, then goes up the corner!
The fans rally as Andrade DROPDOWN MOONSAULTS, into BOOTS! Yota then has Andrade in the ropes for a KICK! Yota goes from the corner, but Andrade manages a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans are stunned as Yota hits apron then the floor! Daiki Nagai fans Yota off, but Andrade TRIANGLE JUMP TORNILLOS! Down goes Yota and the fans fire up again! Andrade snarls, then brings Yota up and into the ring. Andrade climbs up, up, and MOONSAULT DOUBLES! Cover, TWO! Andrade is surprised, but he can’t help but smile. The fans rally more and more as Andrade brings Yota up, and underhooks!
Yota fights The Message, RAMS Andrade into a corner, but then Andrade hoists Yota up top! Andrade CHOPS again, then climbs up after Yota. Andrade brings Yota up, up, and SUPER DUPER PLEXES!! And then he just rolls through! That’s just Uno Amigo! Then a snap suplex for Dos Amigos! And then- ORANGE CRUSH from Yota!! Cover, TWO!! Still no third amigo but both men are down again! The fans rally even harder as Yota drags himself to the ropes. Yota nods, and even manages a smile. He uses this energy to rise again! Yota brings Andrade up, then goes up the corner! MARLOWE- NO, Andrade is after him again!
Yota fights the Spanish Fly, Andrade fires body shots of his own, but Yota kicks the legs out! Andrade dangles, Yota adjusts, DRAPING MARLOWE CRUSH! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade goes to the apron but Yota follows him outside. Yota stands Andrade up, but Andrade fires an elbow! Yota fires a forearm, Andrade fires back, and the two brawl on the edge. Yota laughs, then GENE TRIGGER! And then RANA to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for that wild gamble of an attack! Yota roars as he rises and the fans are with him! Yota drags Andrade up, brings him around, and POSTS him!
Yota pushes Andrade to the apron, then steps back inside. Yota climbs the corner, brings Andrade up to join him, but Andrade fires hands. Yota CLUBS away on Andrade, but Andrade fights the clinch! Andrade looks to the outside?! Yota fights the suplex to go to the very top! And he brings Andrade up, SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans cheer, but Yota isn’t done with him! Yota stands Andrade up, pump handles, but Andrade fights with elbows! Yota ROCKS Andrade in the back! Yota back suplexes, but Andrade lands out! Yota mule kicks, runs, and LARIATS! Andrade stays standing!?
Andrade SHOVES Yota, eggs him on, so Yota runs, and he avoids the Shadow Elbow! GENE TRIGGER! Then the pump handle, the lift, and the SILVER LINING SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives again but Yota powers up! The fans cheer as Yota hits his three point stance and waits on Andrade. Andrade rises, Yota runs in, GENE- SHADOW ELBOW!!! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Red Shoes checks both men, they’re both still in this, so a standing count begins! Both men are still down at 5 of 10 while the fans rally harder and harder. They’re still down at 7! At 8! Both men sit up at 9! But then they flop back over!
Red Shoes lets the match continue from here, as we’re already 25 minutes deep. Andrade and Yota sit up again, and they stare down as they rise up. Andrade eggs Yota on, so Yota winds up to CHOP! Andrade wobbles, but he walks that one off. The fans rally as Andrade winds up to CHOP! The sweat is seen flying off Yota, then he drops to his knees! And yet, Yota grins again! Yota stands back up, winds up, and CHOPS! The favor has been returned as Andrade is now stinging. Andrade stands back up, and he nods before he CHOPS! Yota drops to his knees, then falls back! But he gets up quickly enough as the fans rally again.
Yota storms up, winds up, and CHOPS! Andrade’s chest is getting red, as is Yota’s, but Andrade- YOTA HEADBUTTS! Yota changes things on Andrade, then reels him in! POWER- SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO and Yota has it! TWO and Andrade has it! TWO, Yota has it again, TWO! Andrade dodges, springboards, into a GENE BLASTER!!! Cover, TWO?!? Andrade survives the anti-air attack but Yota crawls his way to the corner. Yota loads up but he demands Andrade stand again! Andrade rises, Yota runs in, GENE- NO, Andrade hurdles over! Then he rolls Yota up, and deadlifts for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!!
Andrade drags Yota up, underhooks, but Yota defies the Message! So Andrade hammerlocks, LA SOMBRA DDT!! Cover, TWO?!? Yota survives and Andrade is beside himself, but the fans are thunderous! Andrade rises, he vows to end this, and he underhooks Yota. Yota fights The Message, but Andrade powers up! Andrade shifts, for a TIGER DESTROYER!! Then Andrade hauls Yota up to the corner, still underhooking the arms! But Yota NORTHERN LIGHTS! Double cover, TWO!! Yota clinches, BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP!! The Gene Combination hits as we hit 30 minutes! Then Yota hits the JUMBO PLEX!!
Yota drags Andrade by the legs, then fires up as he turns Andrade! BOSTON CRAB!! The fans are thunderous as Andrade endures! Andrade reaches out but Yota drags him to center! Yota sits deep on the hold, but Andrade still fights! Andrade scrambles his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans are thunderous as Yota lets go in frustration. Yota and Andrade sit up, and Yota still smiles. The fans rally behind Yota as he brings Andrade up and places him up top. Yota climbs up behind Andrade, then dragon sleepers! The fans rally as Andrade fires elbows! Andrade turns around, and he has the facelock, DDT on the post?!?
Andrade falls to the floor but that’s the lesser of the damage! He hurries back inside, he hauls Yota back up, for THE MESSAGE!!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!!
Winner: Andrade El Idolo, by pinfall (NEW IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion)
An instant classic and an absolute shocker at the same time as Andrade has his revenge! Yota went from two belts to none, what will his journey of redemption look like?
As for Andrade, Tanahashi presents him with the belt, and Andrade holds it high. This is not only a win for the United Empire, but a win for AEW and the Don Callis Family. Andrade grabs a mic to say, “I did it.” The fans applaud, and Andrade continues by saying, “I wanna say thank you. Yota Tsuji is good, he’s an amazing talent, but Andrade El Idolo was better tonight.” The fans applaud again, and Andrade says he knows many know he is an AEW talent, but this title is NJPW’s. So Andrade will now officially be working in both companies, both companies are in his blood. And he wants to thank everyone here in Japan for watching.
Andrade says he now has a question, and it is a simple one: Who wants to challenge him? The fans applaud, and Andrade drops the mic. Andrade holds up the belt again, but wait! Stepping out in a nice suit is Drilla Moloney. But then Shota Umino is also here, still in ring gear. Andrade likes where this is going as the two challengers talk on stage. 44 Caliber and Roughneck both go to the ring, and Andrade asks if they heard what he said. So Drilla wants this title? And Shota wants it, too? Then he has an idea.
If they want this title, HIS title, why not this just be a Triple Threat for the Global Heavyweight Championship? Just say where, when, and what time. Then The RRRREAL~ Latino Man will be there! The fans cheer as Andrade is already raising the bar on this belt! Andrade says just call and he’ll be there. Andrade tells the fans, “Arigato!” The fans cheer, but will Andrade regret stacking the odds for his first defense? When and where will we see this shootout happen?
My Thoughts:
A great start to the Wrestling Dontaku double event, and quite the surprising result for the main event. While House of Torture shenanigans were 1000% expected for Narita VS Oleg, that was still a great match. But at the same time, as great as Oleg is, he was not going to become a TRIPLE champion between the NJPW Strong and both NEVER Openweight titles. Aaron Wolf stepping up to Ren is good stuff, but seriously, can Tanahashi use his authority to put ringside bans up? It’s actually bad kayfabe logic from management to not see that as an option.
But as I was saying, amazing main event, and Yota losing is pretty wild. I suppose even if this was Yota Tsuji VS Gabe Kidd, Gabe winning would’ve worked in story, too, positioning this title as a crossover title between NJPW and AEW. Yota’s story of making a comeback will be an intriguing one. Perhaps he uses the G1 Climax as his road back. As for Andrade being up for the Triple Threat with Shota and Drilla, that’s pretty cool, too. I don’t see Andrade losing his first defense, but a Triple Threat is a classic way to keep all parts strong no matter the result.
My Score: 8.9/10
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