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Mitchell’s WWE 205 Live Report! (4/17/18)

Published

7 years ago

April 17, 2018

Steven Mitchell

All images courtesy of the WWE Network streaming service

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Mustafa Ali VS Ariya Daivari; Ali wins.
Jack Gallagher & THE Brian Kendrick VS ???; Gallagher & Kendrick win.
Tornado Tag: Hideo Itami & Akira Tozawa VS Lucha House Party; Lucha House Party wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tag team action in the Cruiserweight Division is getting intense.

Over the last month, the duo of Akira Tozawa & Hideo Itami have gone back and forth with the Lucha House Party trio of Kalisto, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik. From 2v2 to 1v1, what were meant to be matches of respectful competition turned chippy, heated, and eventually, outright disdainful. Things grow more and more aggressive with each encounter, which brings us to tonight’s Tornado Tag Team match. With no need for tags nor restraint, which team will rise as the superior duo?

Mustafa Ali VS Ariya Daivari!

The Beacon of Light and the Heart of the Cruiserweight Division, Ali is back to in-ring action after his defeat at Wrestlemania. Meanwhile, Daivari Dinero requested this match because Ali failed, then had the nerve to speak for the entire locker room while begging for a rematch. “It was pathetic.” Ali had his chance, so tonight, Daivari wants to prove why all Ali deserves is to go to the back of the line.

The bell rings and Daivari rushes right at Ali! He throws hands and stomps away until the referee backs him off. Daivari talks trash in Farsi, but then turns around into forearms from Ali. He knees low then whips Ali corner to corner, but Ali jumps up and over. Ali runs and headscissors Daivari then covers, ONE. Ali keeps on Daivari but Daivari knees low again. Daivari runs in but into Ali’s boot, Ali hops up but Daivari sweeps the legs! Ali sits on the second rope, Daivari hits him with a draping backstabber. Daivari drags Ali up to his feet for a pendulum backbreaker, then talks more trash in Farsi. Daivari keeps on Ali with another backbreaker, he remembers all the damage Ali’s back took in both his match with Cedric Alexander at Wrestlemania.

He stalks Ali at the ropes, then dares him to get up. He drags Ali up for a third backbreaker, then covers, TWO. Daivari grimaces at Ali as he drags him up again. He pushes Ali to the ropes to give him a forearm to the back on the rebound. He drags Ali up for another but Ali gives Daivari a forearm of his own. Ali chops but then Daivari ducks the clothesline to hit an inverted DDT. Cover, TWO, but Daivari keeps on Ali with a rear bearhug. Daivari squeezes that aching back while mocking fans in Farsi. Ali endures while fans build to a rally. Ali gets to his feet, fights out with elbows and forearms. Daivari scoops but Ali slips out to shove him into buckles. Daivari staggers into Ali’s lariat, and Ali starts rallying.

Ali chops Daivari again, then again, then whips, but Daivari blocks. Daivari reverses but Ali slips out to the apron and roundhouses Daivari away. Ali fires up the fans then slingshots in, but Daivari denies the facebuster to SUPERKICK Ali down! Cover, TWO, and Daivari is again frustrated. He takes his time recovering before dragging Ali up again. Daivari shouts into Ali’s face, “You blew it at Wrestlemania!” then throws Ali to ropes. He pops Ali up but Ali dropkicks him away. Daivari exits the ring but Ali slips out, too. Ali grits his teeth as he runs around the corner, but he runs into Daivari’s big spinebuster!

Ali writhes in pain and the referee comes out to check on him. The ref tells Daivari to get this back in the ring, and Daivari gets Ali up and in. Daivari climbs up to the top rope, takes aim, and hits the Persian Frog Splash! TWO, and Daivari can’t believe it! Daivari glares at Ali, who shakes his head. Ali won’t give up, but Daivari is upon him again. Daivari puts on the hammerlock, but Ali ducks the lariat. Ali rolls Daivair up, TWO! Daivari clobbers Ali with a different lariat, covers, TWO!

Daivari grits his teeth while his fist bleeds, but fans build to a rally for Ali. Ali slowly stirs, but Daivari drags him up onto the top rope. Daivari clubs Ali’s back, then climbs up to join him. Daivari stands Ali up onto the very top rope, and lifts for the SUPER Back Suplex, but Ali slips out and lands on his feet! Ali sees Daivari is down so he hustles back up top, for the 0-5-4!

Ali wins!

Winner: Ali, by pinfall

The Heart of 205 Live shows how much heart he has here tonight, much to the chagrin of the Privileged Persian Lion. Can Ali use that grit and determination to prove he’s deserving of a rematch for Alexander’s Cruiserweight Championship?

205 Live looks back to last week’s Cruiserweight Championship Celebration.

Just as Ariya Daivari referenced, Mustafa Ali met Cedric Alexander in the ring to congratulate him on his Wrestlemania victory. But despite what Daivari said, Ali wasn’t begging for another shot, but simply reminding Alexander that the long line of contenders included him. However, one contender who wanted to jump the line was the Best Kept Secret, Buddy Murphy. Murphy would appear out of nowhere and attack Alexander with his spinning pumphandle slam, aka Murphy’s Law. Drake Maverick would reprimand Murphy, but Murphy didn’t care, he just wants at the title.

The Cruiserweight Champion himself would respond to Murphy’s ambush via Twitter.

The champion and his would-be challenger have gone statement for statement, but with more on the matter is the 205 Live GM himself, Drake Maverick.

“Buddy Murphy’s actions last week on 205 Live were inexcuseable.” He ruined the moment for Alexander, the Cruiserweight Division, and all of the WWE Universe. Despite that, Murphy’s in-ring performances are worthy of a title match. Therefore, at the Greatest Royal Rumble, it will be Cedric Alexander VS Buddy Murphy for the Cruiserweight Championship. Or it would have been, if not for the results of the most recent Cruiserweight Division weigh-in. Buddy Murphy would step up to the scales, but the scales would say he was over 205.

Murphy wants time to cut the weight, but the rules are the rules. He will be weighed in again at a later date, but Murphy’s loss will be another’s gain. Alexander still needs a contender for the title at Greatest Royal Rumble, so next week, it will be a Cruiserweight Championship #1 Contenders Gauntlet match! The last man standing will challenge Alexander for the title in Saudi Arabia! “May the best man win!”

Jack Gallagher & THE Brian Kendrick VS Vinnie & Kevin!

The Ungentlemanly Alliance makes their in-ring return now that The Man with a Plan returns from injury! Will there be any ring rust of concern to the former Cruiserweight Champion? Or will he and Gentleman Jack get back on track as if they were never apart?

Gallagher starts against Vinnie, they circle and tie up, and Gallagher gets Vinnie against the ropes. The referee calls for the break, and Gallagher honors it, but with an ice cold stare. He then grabs Vinnie’s ear and throws him down into a wristlock. Gallagher keeps Vinnie grounded, then bends Vinnie’s arm back. He puts Vinnie’s arm in a hammerlock while giving him a body shot and a European Uppercut. Gallagher drags Vinnie back up into a fireman’s carry then tags in Kendrick. Gallagher tosses Vinnie to the ropes for a hotshot, then Kendrick boots Vinnie down! Kendrick drags Vinnie up and hooks the nose to then bend the arm back and drive elbows into Vinnie’s head. Kendrick shouts for Vinnie to say his name!

Fans rally for Vinnie and Vinnie gets up to arm-drag Kendrick away. Vinnie kicks and punches but Kendrick clobbers him down. Kendrick back suplexes Vinnie but Vinnie slips out and tags in Kevin! Vinnie boots Kendrick away, Kevine runs in but into Kendrick’s calf kick. Kendrick takes his time to soak in all the cheers and jeers before hooking Kevin’s nose. He whips Kevin corner to corner, then grabs the ears to whip Kevin back the other way. Kendrick won’t let up, he gives Kevin forearms and chops in a corner. Kendrick mocks Vinnie but Kevin rocks Kendrick with a right! That only pisses Kendrick off, and he grabs Kevin in a cravat to drive his face right into buckles. He shoves Kevin onto the mat then tags in Gallagher.

Gallagher drags Kevin to the apron to ram his chest into the edge a couple times, then takes his time returning into the ring. Kevin pounces with kicks and forearms, but Kendrick tags in. Kevin whips Gallagher but Gallagher headbutts him in return! Then Kendrick throws Kevin down into the Captain’s Hook while Gallagher takes out Vinnie!

Kevin endures, Kevin taps, the Ungentle Men win!

Winners: Gallagher & Kendrick, Kendrick by submission

The Man with a Plan looks as good as he did before the orbital bone break. And now that he and Gallagher are back on the scene, will Spring give way to their “cruel Winter”?

Backstage interview with Mustafa Ali.

Dasha Fuentes first congratulates Ali on his victory tonight, then shifts things to Buddy Murphy not making weight for the Cruiserweight Division. He’s more than glad to talk about Buddy Murphy after what he did last week, ruining the celebration. That moment was something Cedric Alexander worked his entire career for. Murphy better hope he can cut weight so that he’ll face the consequences directly from Alexander. But at the same time, there’s opportunity in the form of the Cruiserweight Gauntlet next week. The winner goes on to the Greatest Royal Rumble to face Alexander for that title. Ali knows he let the title slip through his fingers once, he won’t let it slip away again. The Beacon of Light is ready for the Gauntlet, who will join him in a fight for the right to challenge the champ?

Drew Gulak speaks.

The Cruiserweight Crusader once again proved his “ground-based superiority prevails over aerial delinquency” by bringing Mark Andrews “crashing down”. Gulak is the best submission specialist in the WWE, so he warns Tony Nese now, who is on his own “silly quest for retribution” all because he’s jealous of Gulak. Nese wants a rematch. Why? Because of washboard abs? No, Gulak is moving on to bigger and better, starting with next week’s Gauntlet match. If you step to Gulak, you will tap out. Will Gulak make every Cruiserweight in the Gauntlet tap out to then challenge the Age of Alexander?

Drake Maverick joins commentary for the main event.

The 205 Live GM put this match together, so he wants to see it up close and personal. However, he keeps his plans for 205 Live’s first ever Gauntlet match under wraps, saying it’ll be revealed “all in due time”.

Tornado Tag: Hideo Itami & Akira Tozawa VS Lucha House Party!

For the first time on 205 Live, it is a Tornado Tag Team match! No tags needed and no holding back, who will prove themselves the better team in the Cruiserweight Division?

Forget the bell, Lince Dorado & Gran Metalik go after Itami & Tozawa as they head down the ramp!

The brawl brings all four men back to ringside as Tozawa & Itami hit Lince & Metalik back. Tozawa & Itami put Lince & Metalik back in the ring, but get double SUPERKICKS as they try to enter. Lince & Metalik then build speed for double DIVES!

Dos Tope Suicida and they’re both direct hits! All four men go down, but Lucha House Party get up first. They bring Itami & Tozawa back into the ring, and the bell finally rings to officially start this match.

Lince & Metalik stomp away on Tozawa & Itami. Tozawa slips out of the ring so Lucha House Party focuses on Itami. They double whip and double hip toss Itami down, then combine for a flying headscissor splash. Tozawa slips back into the ring as Lince covers to break it up. Metalik is on Tozawa with a sharp overhand chop! Lince walks over to give a chop of his own. They double whip Tozawa corner to corner, then work together again to whip Lince in for a big corner splash! Metalik gets the alley-oop, and we see Kalisto watch as he hits the dropkick on Tozawa.

Lince keeps moving, and hits a planking splash onto Tozawa. TWO, but Lucha House Party keeps calm. Metalik sees Itami returning and dropkicks him away, then starts up the “Lucha! Lucha!” chants with Lince. Fans duel with “Lucha!” and “AH! AH!” while Lince & Metalik focus on Tozawa against the ropes. Lucha House Party whip Tozawa but he holds ropes. Metalik whips Lince at him but Tozawa jumps over, then side-steps Metalik to send him out to the apron. Tozawa runs but Metalik is ready, he shovels Tozawa out onto the apron. Tozawa lands on his feet to immediately boot Metalik in the head! Metalik tumbles to the floor while Tozawa mule kicks Lince away, and Itami returns to give Lince a flying knee! Itami groups them together for Tozawa as he runs to the corner and jumps for a trust fall senton!

All four men go down, but now it’s Tozawa & Itami who stand back up. Fans “AH! AH!” for the Strong Style duo while Itami stomps Metalik. Tozawa puts Lince back in the ring, then into a corner to give “AH! AH!” mudhole stomps. Itami adds on and they double mudhole stomp the Golden Lynx. Fans “AH!” with Tozawa but Lince surprises him with a roll up! TWO, and Itami is back on Lince with more stomps. Metalik returns but Tozawa kicks him back out to then kick him on the outside. Itami gives Lince a neckbreaker, covers, ONE. Itami keeps on Lince with more stomps while Tozawa keeps Metalik down on the outside.

Team Strong Style stomp Lince together again, then whip him corner to corner. Tozawa runs in for the forearm smash, then he feeds Lince to Itami’s kick. Itami feeds Lince to Tozawa’s drop toehold, and Lince hits face first into buckles, followed by a hesitation dropkick from Itami! Tozawa drags Lince to a cover while Itami kicks Metalik out again, TWO. Tozawa & Itami focus on Lince together, whipping him corner to corner again. Lince boots back this time, then clubs Tozawa down with a clothesline! He swings on Itami but Itami brings him into a Fujiwara armbar! Itami shifts through to the other side, then into a modified Rings of Saturn! Tozawa intercepts Metalik’s return with an Octopus Stretch, for simultaneous submissions!

Both men of Lucha House Party endure the holds. Metalik manages to walk forward and fall on Itami, breaking both holds at once! Tozawa gets up to kick and stomp Metalik, then throw him out with a thud. Itami goes after Lince but Lince slaps Itami. Itami slaps Lince harder, then pulls on the mask! The ultimate disrespect to a luchador, and Itami won’t stop! Lince fights back furiously, but Tozawa goes after him to make it 2v1. Lince keeps fighting but numbers are too much for him. Tozawa brings Lince up, but Lince surprises him with a small package! Itami breaks that up, then drags Lince up for Tozawa to chop. Lince dares them to hit harder, so Tozawa does.

Itami goes outside to keep on Metalik while Tozawa scoop slams and back sentons onto Lince! Metalik bounces off the announce desk while Tozawa covers, TWO. Team Strong Style grows frustrated with the luchadors, but they still have control. They chop and kick Lince, then fake the chop to hit the swift right jab! Lince drops, and Tozawa grins as fans echo “AH! AH!” The stomping continues but Lince won’t stop. Itami grinds in his boot, then brings Lince up for more tearing at the mask. Tozawa & Itami double whip Lince, but Lince slips under as Metalik springboards in for a double missile dropkick!

Metalik rallies now, clothesline to Tozawa, then a handspring at Itami. Itami dodges that but runs right into Metalik’s tilt-o-whirl backbreaker! Tozawa runs in but gets one tilt-o-whirl, too! Fans fire up with Lucha House Party as Metalik gives Lince the alley-oop for a dropkick of his own! Tozawa & Itami bail out of the ring, but Lucha House Party go to the apron for double Asai Moonsaults!

Two more direct hits wipe Itami & Tozawa out again! Metalik puts Tozawa in the ring while Lince bounces Itami off the announce desk not once but twice! Lince whips Itami but Itami reverses to send Lince tumbling over the steel steps! Metalik SUPERKICKS Itami, but Tozawa DIVES on Metalik!

The Tozawa Torpedo takes out the King of the Ropes and sends him into the announce desk! Fans are all fired up for this, but Tozawa plans to take it to another level. He leaves Metalik on the table and climbs up to the top. Maverick, Percy and Vic sense what’s coming and clear out. Lince also guesses what Tozawa is up to, and climbs up to stop him. They brawl on the very top and Lince manages to crotch Tozawa up on the top rope. Itami jumps up to go after Lince, but Lince works to fight him off, too. Lince bumps Itami off a buckle but Tozawa fights back now. Itami & Tozawa adjusts but Metalik comes in and hits Itami with a sharp swing kick! Metalik climbs up and then sunset flips over all of them for an insane Tower of Doom!!

Metalik powerbombs both Itami & Tozawa while they double SUPERPLEX Lince! The fans love what they see, even with all four men down in the ring. All four men start to stir, Metalik and Itami rolling out of the ring. Fans “AH! AH!” for Tozawa as he and Lince brawl from knees to feet. Tozawa gets an edge and kicks, swings but slips under, only for Lince to get the standing switch. Tozawa bucks Lince off but runs into the huricanrana pin! TWO, rolling roundhouse! Lince is down and Tozawa climbs up! He jumps for the SUPER Senton!

Cover, but Metalik breaks it with double stomps! Metalik vows to finish this, fireman’s carry but Tozawa slips out. Tozawa gets the waistlock but Metalik back elbows him away. Metalik handsprings but into Tozawa’s dropkick! Itami returns, he drags Metalik up for the GTS Mk.II!

Cover, but Lince breaks it with a dropkick! Itami stomps Metalik out of frustration before he and Tozawa go after Lince together again. Itami wants respect, he and Tozawa double whip, but Lince handsprings for a DOUBLE Golden Rewind!

Double cover, TWO!! Both men kick out at the same time! Fans declare “This is Awesome!” All four men slowly stir again, and it’s Lince and Itami brawling back and forth. They give double haymakers, then again, but Itami gets the edge with spinning back hands. Lince sits down, Itami hits a hesitation dropkick. Metalik returns to roll him up, TWO! Fireman’s carry, but Itami claws at the mask like he did to Lince! Tozawa runs in but Metalik moves, that boot goes into Itami’s face!

Tozawa checks on Itami, then runs at Metalik. Metalik moves again, Lince hits Tozawa with a swing kick. With both Itami & Tozawa down, Lucha House Party climbs up top together. They count it out, and hit both the Golden Shooting Star AND springboard elbow!

Double cover, Lucha House Party wins!!

Winners: Lucha House Party; double pinfall

The King of the Ropes and Golden Lynx are victorious together over both the Don from Nihon and the Stamina Monster, at the same time! And Kalisto comes back out to celebrate with them! With a win this big, will it lead to amazing opportunities for the Lucha House Party in the near future?

My Thoughts:

What a really great episode tonight. Daivari and Ali put on a pretty good match, perhaps with some slower pacing than we’ve been used to lately. Ali wins to keep up in the Cruiserweight Division ahead of next week’s announced Gauntlet match. That match is going to be amazing, I really hope it goes the entire episode. It was a big surprise to hear Buddy Murphy is temporarily not a Cruiserweight, but it makes total sense given the many weigh-in segments for him. It’s especially brilliant when you consider that it helps save Murphy for Backlash rather than wasting him on Greatest Royal Rumble. Gallagher & Kendrick win their return match, no surprise there, but I was actually glad to see they didn’t interfere in the main event or even after.

Because hot damn, that main event. Why don’t they just give Lucha House Party the Cruiserweight Tag Team Championships now? It’s gonna take a lot for the eventual title match to outdo this match right here, unless they throw Gallager & Kendrick and maybe one other team right in, or make it a Ladder Match, or all of that together. For that matter, the Cruiserweight Tag Team Division will need a few more teams to join or form to give it depth. But even going with the three teams 205 Live has right now, that tag team title match will still be incredible.

My Score: 8.5/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 2.27.2025

The card looks like a filler episode…let’s find out!

Published

11 hours ago

February 27, 2025

Andrew Balaz

Not completely sure how to feel about this card. It feels like a lot of fodder that probably won’t lead anywhere and just hopes that the Hardys and Oba can carry people’s interest to the end. TNA is continuing the tradition from last year of maybe having one month of decent booking and then looking blind and inept for a while. Like if you look up the definition for “The Blind Leading the Blind”, it shows you a picture of the TNA booking room.

Well let’s see if I hate this episode or if something interesting manifests.

.@WWENXT's @CoraJadeWWE just BLINDSIDED @mashaslamovich!

Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/StCMC8U0CP pic.twitter.com/tdkPfAcrIS

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 28, 2025

Ratings:

Oro Mensah vs Mike Santana: Santana wins via Spin the Block – ** 3/4
Tessa Blanchard vs Kelsey Heather: Tessa wins via Buzzsaw DDT – ** 1/4
KC Navarro w/AJ Francis vs Steve Maclin: Maclin wins via K.I.A. – ***
TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: The Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge vs Spitfire (c): Spitfire retain via Pressure Drop – ** 1/2
Mance Warner w/SDL vs Sami Callihan: Mance wins via DQ – N/A
Ace Austin vs Frankie Kazarian: Kaz wins via Slingshot Cutter – ** 1/4
The Hardys & Oba Femi vs Moose, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards w/JDC & Lish: The System wis via Lights Out – ***

Results:

The System opens the show and the only one getting any real wrestling reaction is Moose gets the ole “Oba’s Gonna Kill You”. The crowd is disinterested in anything the others say, even trying to get themselves over at different points. System isn’t doing themselves any favors either because this is the most cookie cutter heel exposition promo. To add to lack of interest, The System call out The Colons to join them. Colons come out to no reaction and play the “smart heel” angle of “Why fight them when we can just join them”. So for now they’re all friends, but who knows…and Full Sail definitely doesn’t care.

Oh a Spitfire promo that is cringe. I love Dani Luna, but Jody is just Millennial Cringe as a person. Every time she speaks I get both bored and annoyed at the same time.

Oro Mensah vs Mike Santana

Sadly my browser decided to have a heart attack and disconnect after the first 20 minutes and didn’t save the already typed information. So this will be extremely abbreviated because I don’t remember exactly how it played out.

They start off with trading so Wrist Lock Arm Drags and Wringers before a few strikes give Santana the advantage, which is then immediately cut off with Oro hitting a Satellite Arm Drag. Some back and forth where Santana has the advantage, but Oro manages to counter a Back Body Drop by rolling back and Santana immediately pulls off the Rolling Buck Fifty for a two count.

Oro hits a combination of strikes, tries to hook Santana’s head for a cradle but he fights back. He hits Call of Autumn but again only a near fall. Decent back and forth but Santana punctuates things well bouncing Oro off the corner buckles and then laying him out with a Spin the Block.

Tessa Blanchard vs Kelsey Heather

Tessa comes out of the gates hot, just raining down forearms, fast and aggressive. Kelsey manages to catch Tessa with a Spinning Head Scissors and that just annoys Tessa. So a swift kick and Snap Suplex into the bottom buckle keeps the enhancement talent rocked. John Woo drop kick, Running Forearm, Whips her into the opposite corner and charges, Kelsey screams and covers up so Tessa stops and just Slaps Kelsey for good measure. A few Cradles from Kelsey gave her a moment of effort, but a Cutter into the Buzzsaw DDT and Tessa wins.

KC Navarro w/AJ Francis vs Steve Maclin

Rope run start and it’s a lot of KC dodging, misdirection and leaping over Steve. Maclin gives him a look after KC poses and acts arrogant after the one flip counter, KC sortuv apologizes and then Maclin just lights him up. No Fun Maclin beats on KC, throws him into the center of the ring and lays him out with a Sliding Lariat. KC powders, so AJ starts distracting Maclin with words, KC Stun Guns Maclin and takes the referee’s attention so AJ gets in some cheapshots and then drops him face first on the apron. AJ tries to throw in KC for the easy win, but Maclin kicks out at one.

A little more offense and a Double Stomp from KC but only a one count again. The Northern Armoury stalks down the ramp so both KC and AJ are a little distracted but KC maintains his control after a few strikes and Slingblade. But two Lariats and a Thesz Press has KC reeling, Olympic Slam gets Maclin a two count. KC manages to kick Maclin’s legs out from under him while trying to set up, KC nails the Frog Splash, but Maclin kicks out at two. 305 from KC, another Frog Splash misses, Satellite DDT attempt but Maclin holds on, smirks and kisses KC Navarro on the forehead before Deep Sixing him! Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, K.I.A. and Steve wins.

Tessa Blanchard vs. @TheLeiYingLee at #TNASacrifice?!

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TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: The Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge vs Spitfire (c)

Ash and Jody start, and its…I don’t know. Posturing, a weird looking Headlock Takeover from Jody. Just…ugh, and not because of Ash. Jody tries a Rollup but only gets a one and Ash immediately tags out. Heather looks a little deer in headlights, but charges and immediately gets smashed into the Spitfire corner and they start teaming up and isolating the my size Barbie. Sliding Lariat, Fun Splash, just really quick tandem offense keeps Heather on the receiving end. Concierge distracts the ref and Jody, so Ash and Heather take advantage of the situation with Heather hitting the Codebreaker and now the Clique are isolating Jody.

Jody manages to catch Heather’s foot, kick her back, make space and simultaneous tags to Dani and Ash. Dani brutalizes Ash, throws her all around, Ash starts crawling towards Heather and Dani snaps off a great Snap German before she gets to her corner twice. Takes too long for the third and Heather manages to pull her forward into the ropes. Tandem Backstabber/Double Stomp from Elegance but Jody breaks it up. Dani manages to tag out, Jody nearly hits Pop Shove It on Heather, but she slips it, tags out but Ash hits an immediate Michinoku Driver.

Dani has really great aggression in this match, Ash tags out but Spitfire manage to crash Ash to the floor, Heather is surprised and Dani just hits the Outside IN Rope Assisted German Suplex. Heather looks out of it (purely selling), they hit the Pressure Drop and retain so now the heels need to be the Personal Concierges. Heather slowly rolls to the apron to cry with Ash that they now have to work for Spitfire.

Mance Warner w/SDL vs Sami Callihan

Warner charges at the bell, Sami sidesteps and hits a Stunner sending Mance to powder. Sami grabs a chair, starts hitting him with the chair and the match is thrown out.

This is stupid, why even say there’s gonna be a match to DQ it in 30 seconds and just do a brawl with another pull apart. You can build to a No DQ match without booking the card into a corner.

Ace Austin vs Frankie Kazarian

Ace starts quick, grounded Enzuigiri, a few quick strikes, a pop over the rope, Ace tries to outsmart Kaz but not jumping into the Cutter, but when he does Springboard Kaz just lays on the ropes to cause Ace to crash. Kaz takes full control of the situation, some simple offense into the Springboard Guillotine Leg Drop. Kaz even does the Shawn Michaels pose since Ace likes to to it. Ace fires a little with a flurry of cradles but a Wrestler’s Bridge gets Kaz out of the locomotion Cradles. Kaz tries a quick cheapshot to the leg, but Ace doesn’t stop coming forward. Click Click Boom, the Seated Lariat into 10 Count Lariats in the corner followed by the Triangle Kick sending Kaz retreating to the floor. Ace wants the Fosbury Flop but Kaz hides towards Tyson, Tyriek and Wes Lee who are at commentary.

Ace is of course somewhat distracted but laying in kicks until his temper gets the best of him and he mouths off to the heel trio. Kaz tries to take advantage, but Ace dodges and sees Wes out of the corner of his eye so he gets distracted again, Kaz Slingshots him in for the Slingshot Cutter and that’s all she wrote. Kaz wins and the NXT Trio start beating on Ace until The Rascalz run down with chairs in hand.

The Hardys & Oba Femi vs Moose, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards w/JDC & Lish

Moose calls Oba out, looks like he wants to start off but tags out in expected heel fashion. Eddie gets tagged in and tries to shove Oba but Oba gets annoyed and throws Eddie around, Myers comes in just to eat a Double Clothesline as the Hardys then run in to lay em out over the ropes.

We come back from commercial to a Poetry in Motion and Lish get on the apron to distract the referee so let the System take some short cuts and a few quick tags but Myers is the legal on now. Isolating Jeff, Eddie gets tagged in and distracts the ref so Lish can choke Hardy from outside but Jeff hits the Jawbreaker for space. Eddie tags out to Moose, Moose tries to clear the enemy apron but only gets Oba, a Twist of Hate from Jeff gets the time needed to tag in Matt! Matt hits the Delete Head Smashes, Tornado DDT, Side Effect…and Eddie breaks up the pin. Eddie tries to Dive on Oba but Oba catches him and Chokeslams him into the apron. Plot Twist on Moose in the ring! 1-2-Myers barely makes the save by shoving Jeff into the ref. Signature spam momentit comes down to Oba and Moose. Oba eats a Carbon Foot Print from Moose and stays standing, hits a Backbreaker to drop Moose, the Colons interfere enough for Moose to hit the Spear on Oba! Matt also eats a Spear after cracking Matt with a bejeweled ring fist and then Lights Out from Moose, The System wins!

Post-Match Elijah and Hendry run out to stop the post match beatdown. Santino Marella comes out with Sacrifice announcements. Jeff vs Moose for the X Division Title in a Ladder Match. Then a 10 man, the remnants of The System vs Matt Hardy and Joe Hendry’s choice of 3 extra dudes.

Overall Score: 4/10

This whole show dragged, the crowd was dead for most of the show, the predictable things happened and most of the stuff was very low influence. Tessa having her first match back on iMPACT in like 4 years was irrelevant, the backstage segment with her and Lei Ying Lee wasn’t bad though. The System isn’t really getting any reactions which is embarrassing when even NXT has tried to frame them decently, and the Full Sail crowd doesn’t care. The Elegances are comedy so their stuff is fine, and they’re actually somewhat enjoyable…but Spitfire…mainly Jody, is freakin useless. Mance and Sami has been directionless with no heat. Mustafa’s cabinet has some potential but already getting pitted against Santana feels like a byproduct of a bad main event/upper mid card scene.

I nearly fell asleep a few times with how boring this damn show was. It wasn’t insanely offensive, but it was sooooo…boring. Dreamer’s era of booking makes me long for the Russo years because at least the stories were interesting even if they were inane and edgy just for the sake of it. God…I didn’t think anything would make me look fondly upon Russo booking. Eww…I feel dirty…I’m going to sleep now.

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (2/27/25)

Lucha de Honor DOS!

Published

14 hours ago

February 27, 2025

Steven Mitchell

There’s even MORE lucha libre in store!

The crossover of ROH and CMLL continues! And not only will Atlantis Jr. be in action, so will his father! Will the Atlantis Family be victorious in Phoenix?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Six Man Tag: Atlantis Sr, Esfinge & Fuego VS Gran Guerrero, Euforia & Rocky Romero; Atlantis, Esfinge & Fuego win.
La Catalina VS Lady Frost; Catalina wins.
The Beast Mortos VS Adam Priest; Mortos wins.
The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions VS Rosario Grillo & Jimmy Wild; The Infantry wins.
Fuego Del Sol VS Blake Christian; Blake wins.
Gravity VS Dark Panther; Panther wins.
Six Man Tag: Magnus, Soberano Jr. & Volador Jr. VS Mascara Dorada, Atlantis Jr. & Templario; Dorada, Atlantis & Templario win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Six Man Tag: Atlantis Sr, Esfinge & Fuego VS Gran Guerrero, Euforia & Rocky Romero!

While his son is in the main event, the ORIGINAL Atlantis helps open the show! Will he, The Sphinx & The Fire really heat things up in Phoenix? Or will The Great Warrior and The Colossus of the Lagoon help Azucar keep it sweet?

The trios sort out as the fans chant, “Lucha! Lucha!” Atlantis starts against Gran Guerrero, and the fans rally as they circle. They keep the Code of Honor, then Gran raises Atlantis’ hand to show respect. Only to CHOP him right after! The fans are torn but Gran kicks Atlantis, headlocks, but Atlantis powers up and out. Gran leaps over the dropdown to then LARIAT Atlantis down! Gran fires up, the fans are torn, but Gran whips. Atlantis reverses, ducks a lariat, then arm-drags Gran! And arm-drags again! The fans fire up but Gran DROPKCIKS Atlantis out! Gran builds speed, then fakes Atlantis out just so he can fire up the fans!

Gran tags Rocky but Fuego jumps in per lucha rules. Fuego also handsprings around, then shakes those hips! The fans fire up, Fuego calls for a knuckle lock, but then he trips Rocky! Things speed up, Fuego cartwheels over the dropdown, but Rocky bypasses him. Fuego tilt-o-whirls to RANA, Rocky tumbles out, so in comes Euforia. Fuego dodges a lariat, shoves Euforia to then hurdle over, roll back, and go up to arm-drag! Euforia bails out so Gran steps back in. Fuego goes Matrix, bridges, and then stands back up to give some Latino Heat! Fuego RAMS Gran, fakes Gran out, then runs, and he arm-drags through the backdrop!

Gran tumbles out, there’s no one to come in, and Fuego builds speed to then roll and give some Latino Heat! The fans fire up for Fuego as he swivels his hips. Tag to Esfinge and the fans rally up. Rocky regroups with Euforia y Gran Guerrero, they raise their hands, but fans are torn. Gran steps into the ring, Esfinge speeds things up. Gran wrenches, whips, and LARIATS in the corner! Gran keeps moving, but Esfinge follows to LARIAT! Now Esfinge runs corner to corner, but Gran follows! Esfinge dodges, Gran hits buckles, then Esfinge SUPERKICKS! Gran tumbles out, Rocky and Euforia run in! Esfinge dodges Rocky to SUPERKICK Euforia!

Rocky comes back, Esfinge wrenches and whips him to a corner. Esfinge runs up, jumps, and MONKEY FLIPS! Rocky gets so much air! Euforia is back in but Esfinge MONKEY FLIPS him, too! The fans fire up with Esfinge, and he drags Euforia up toa fireman’s carry. WASTELAND SLAM, then Esfinge goes to the apron. Springboard FLOP as Euforia moves! Rocky runs back in and DROPKICKS Esfinge! Then Rocky BLASTS Atlantis y Fuego! Euforia y Gran combine, Euforia monkey lifts Gran so that Gran can rock it back, and Euforia jumps up to the ropes! SPRINGBOARD SPLASH onto Esfinge! The fans fire up with Rocky’s team!

Fuego runs in, kicks, but Rocky blocks! Euforia & Gran each KICK Fuego’s legs out! Rocky stomps Fuego, the ref wants this to sort out, but Rocky & Gran double whip then double kick! Gran tucks Fuego in, for a PACKAGE POWERBOMB! Rocky gets Fuego up, whips him, FLAPJACK DOUBLE KICK! Gran y Rocky soak up the cheers and jeers, but here comes Atlantis! Rocky kicks him first, Gran follows up with a kick of his own, then Atlantis falls. Atlantis rises, but Euforia runs to LARIAT Atlantis back down! Rocky’s team double whips Atlantis to a corner, Euforia sends Rocky in for a LARIAT!

Euforia sends Gran in, for a SPLASH! Then Gran y Rocky send Atlantis into Euforia’s BOOT! Cover, TWO! Atlantis survives but Euforia CLUBS him. Euforia tags Rocky, they mug Atlantis, and Rocky snapmares Atlantis. Rocky goes after the mask!? The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Rocky stops at 4. Rocky KICKS Atlantis to the ropes, tags Euforia back in, and the fans tell Rocky off. Euforia stomps Atlantis in a corner, pulls his arms against the ropes, then ROCKS him with a haymaker! Euforia whips, Atlantis reverses then runs up. Euforia puts Atlantis on the apron, but Atlantis RAMS Euforia! Atlantis goes up, and he CROSSBODIES!

Atlantis rolls off that but Gran grabs him! Rocky runs up, Atlantis ducks, the UPPERCUT hits Gran! Euforia grabs Atlantis, Rocky takes aim again, but again Atlantis ducks! The DOUBLE CHOP hits Euforia! Atlantis then DOUBLE JAPANESE ARM-DRAGS! Gran gets up to grab Atlantis again, and Euforia runs, but Atlantis dodges and the BOOT sends Gran tumbling! Atlantis scoops Rocky for a BACKBREAKER! Euforia runs back up, into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Rocky gets another BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Atlantis tags Fuego! FLYING ARM-DRAG! Euforia tumbles out, Fuego aims, and he jumps to the outside to then ASAI MOONSAULT!

Atlantis builds speed, Gran runs away, but Atlantis just goes to the apron to CROSSBODY! Esfinge CROSSBODIES Rocky in the ring! Then he DREAMCAST KICKS Rocky down! Esfinge steps through, wraps the legs up, and has the DEATHLOCK BRIDGE! TEAM ATLANTIS WINS!

Winners: Atlantis Sr, Esfinge & Fuego, by pinfall

A huge win for the living legend and his team! Will Atlantis Junior follow in his father’s footsteps by winning in the main event? Or will Soberano Jr. avenge his father, Euforia?

La Catalina VS Lady Frost!

The young Chilean star makes her ROH debut, bringing her impressive CMLL résumé with her. As such, she is already waiting for her title match against THE ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! Will the Diva of the Ring soon be the Diva of Ring of Honor? Or will Frost cool Catalina’s hot streak before it begins?

The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and the fans fire up. Frost and Catalina tie up, break, then reset. They tie up again, Catalina waistlocks then trips Frost. Catalina Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! The fans cheer and Frost says okay, that was good. Frost and Catalina reset again, tie up, and Catalina hits an STO! Then she has the legs tied up, floats to a facelock, but Frost wrenches free. Catalina rolls, Frost pushes her to a cover, ONE! Catalina sweeps Frost’s legs to cover, ONE! The two stand off and the fans fire up! Frost and Catalina are certainly having fun and the two reset. They run up, Catalina sidestpes then drops, then hurdles!

Frost leaps over Catalina, rolls under a lariat, then rolls back to RANA! Catalina tumbles, Frost runs up, but Catalina ELBOWS her away. Frost comes back. Catalina dodges to fire forearms! Catalina whips, Frost reverses, but Catalina goes up and over. Catalina LARIATS, snapmares, then LARIATS again! And again! And then DROPKICKS! Frost falls, Catalina covers, TWO! Catalina stays cool, brings Frost up, and clamps on a chinlock. Frost endures, the fans rally, and Catalina leans on the hold. Catalina grinds Frost down but Frost fights up. ROPEBREAK! Catalina lets off quickly, then brings Frost around to put in the ropes.

Catalina CHOKES Frost, then fires up as she runs, HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Catalina is growing frustrated but she brings Frost back up. Catalina whips Frost, Frost goes up and up, but Catalina catches her in an Electric Chair! Frost victory rolls it, TWO! Frost slips around Catalina, sunset flip, TWO! Catalina whips Frost, Frost reverses, both women rebound, but Frost LARIATS first! The fans fire up while Catalina sputters. Catalina shakes her head, crawls to a corner, but the fans rally with Frost. Frost runs up to GAMANGIRI! Catalina sits down, Frost goes corner to corner, SNOWBALL CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO!

Catalina survives but Frost stays cool. Frost stomps Catalina in the drop zone, then climbs up, but Catalina goes after her! Frost blocks a shot to ROCK Catalina, then springboard and CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Catalina stays in this, the fans rally and duel, and both women snarl. They go forehead to forehead, then Catalina fires a forearm! Frost gives one back! Catalina smiles?! She ROCKS Frost in return! Frost ROCKS Catalina in return! Catalina fires a flurry, then runs, but Frost follows! Frost ROCKS Catalina, then runs, but Catalina follows! Catalina ROCKS Frost, runs, but Frost follows to ROCK Catalina again!

Frost runs, returns, but Catalina hits a BUSAIKU KNEE! But Frost is right up!? GERMAN SUPLEX!! Catalina took Frost too easy and now both women are down! The fans rally up harder, and both women crawl towards center. They again go forehead to forehead, and Catalina brings Frost up. Frost breaks free, kicks the legs out, Catalina ducks the roundhouse but not the HEEL KCIK! Frost cartwheels and lifts Catalina, spin into the AIR RAID CRASH! Cover, TWO!! Catalina survives, Frost grows frustrated, but the fans rally up again. Frost goes to a corner, climbs to the top, and she SKY TWISTER ATTACKS! Cover, TWO!!

Catalina survives and the fans fire up again! Catalina goes to a corner, Frost storms up, but Catalina drop toeholds her into buckles! The fans fire up as Catalina dribbles Frost off buckles! Catalina goes corner to corner and back again, HIP ATTACK!! And then the Electric Chair, for the DROP! Catalina goes up the corner now, and the fans fire up for her DIVING SPLASH! Cover, Catalina wins!

Winner: La Catalina, by pinfall

A big ROH debut, a big ROH victory, and an even bigger match on the horizon! Catalina still shows Frost respect by keeping the Code of Honor. Will Catalina soon be running things around here? Or will Athena just make her another name on the list of contenders she conquers?

Fuego Del Sol VS Blake Christian!

You can’t have another night of lucha in ROH without the Fire of the Sun! Fuego Del Sol is back again, but can he stay hot? Or will the Vanilla Baby put him on ice?

Fuego certainly has Austin, Texas fired up (yes, this match happened in Austin instead of Phoenix), but Blake attacks him at the corner! The fans boo but Blake revels in that heat. Blake TOSSES Fuego out, drags him up, and CHOPS him against the barriers! The fans boo and even flip Blake off, but he just CHOPS Fuego again! Blake pushes Fuego’s head against the barriers, then stands on his head! The fans boo, Blake stomps Fuego, then AX HANDLES him down! Blake soaks up even more heat before he goes back to Fuego. Blake whips, Fuego reverses, Blake goes up the steps, but Fuego avoids the Asai Moonsault!

Fuego goes up the steps, and he ASAI MOONSAULTS! Direct hit on Blake, the fans fire up and Fuego puts Blake in the ring. Fuego blocks a chop to knuckle lock and CHOP! Fuego goes up, up, but Blake trips him up! Blake runs to GAMANGIRI! The fans boo, but Blake soaks up more heat while standing on Fuego’s face. Blake scrapes Fuego with his heel, then brings him up. Blake whips, Fuego reverses, but Blake tiger feints! Blake sidesteps and DROPKICKS Fuego to the corner! Blake runs up, goes up the ropes, and SOBATS! Fuego tumbles out, Blake builds speed, and Blake DIVES for the twisting tope! Direct hit and Blake soaks up all the heat!

Blake drags Fuego up, puts him in the ring, then looms over him. The fans rally for Fuego, but Blake pulls at the mask! The ref reprimands so Blake ELBOWS Fuego in the head! And again! And then he CLAWS at the mask! The ref reprimands, Blake CLUBS Fuego down, then takes a sarcastic bow. Blake goes back to Fuego, kicks him around, then pie faces him. Fuego shakes his head, but Blake SLAPS him! Fuego fires a haymaker! And another! And another! But Blake ROUNDHOUSES! Blake half nelsons but Fuego ELBOWS him! So Blake CLUBS Fuego, KNEES him in the back, and half nelsons again, only for Fuego to arm-drag!

Blake blocks a kick, flips Fuego, but Fuego lands on his feet! ENZIGIRI! Blake rebounds, Fuego dodges, QUEBRADA! Fuego handsprings and SUPERKICKS! The fans fire up again and Fuego aims, STEP-UP DOUBLE STOMP! Austin is thunderous and Fuego reels Blake in! TORNADO- NO, Blake dumps Fuego, and high stacks with ropes! TWO!! JUMP KNEE! Fuego knuckle locks, goes up, up, and MOONSAULT DDTS!! Cover, TWO?!? Blake survives but Fuego stays focused! Fuego climbs, the fans are thunderous again, but Blake kips up! Blake hits the ropes to trip Fuego, and the fans boo as Blake wags his finger.

Blake climbs up to the very top, and he brings Fuego up to join him! SUPER SPANISH FLY! Blake says time to taste it! VANILLA CHOKE ZERO!! Fuego TAPS, Blake wins!

Winner: Blake Christian, by submission

Austin has soured on the Vanilla Baby, but Blake loves all heat! Will Blake take this six match win streak to become a champion?

Athena speaks.

“Congratulations, Catalina. You earned a first class ticket to the Athena World Domination Tour. You beat the little popsicle in your match, I hear you’re one of the best female wrestlers in CMLL. BUT… But you did something wrong. When you come into my show, into my house, you have to introduce yourself. ‘Hola! Como estas, Athena?’ And I say, ‘Bien! Y tu?’ And then I walk away ’cause I don’t care. I am the most dominant champion in all of history! I am the longest-reigning champion in ALL of ROH! You put some respect on my name! I am tired of you b*tches coming into my house and trying to take over my show, without showing a little, little generosity, a little politeness. Manners is what we call them.

“So, I’m gonna give you a little bit of time, girl. And the next time you see me… I won’t be so nice.” Athena has put Catalina on notice, but this match is happening next week! Will Catalina respectfully dethrone the Forever Champion? Or will she be sent back to CMLL with an L?

Gravity VS Dark Panther!

We’ve seen Bandido back in action, and now we see his brother make his own return! Will Gravity bring down the Son of Blue Panther? Or will The Whip of Laguna show us why he’s headed for the ROH World Television Championship?

Speaking of that title, Komander is watching from the crowd, Alex Abrahantes by his side. The fans rally up already, the bell rings, and Panther pushes past the Code of Honor handshake to waistlock and SLAM Gravity! Panther then flips Gravity over, but Gravity kips up to arm-drag! Gravity kips up again but Panther trips him! Panther stands Gravity back up, hits a judo throw, but Gravity flips through and amr-drags agian! The two stand off and the fans cheer. The fans rally for “Lucha! Lucha!” as the two reset. Panther gets a leg takedown, then an ANKLE LOCK! Gravity rolls to throw Panther down, but Panther holds on!

Gravity turns over, kicks free, then handsprings up! The fans cheer as the two reset again. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and Panther trips Gravity. High stack, TWO as Gravity bridges! But Panther grabs the arms to high stack again! TWO as Gravity bridges harder! Then Gravity activates the core, goes up to sunset flip, but Panther rolls through! Lateral press, ONE, and Gravity DROPKICKS Panther out! The fans fire up, Gravity builds speed, and he FLIES! Down goes Panther and the fans fire up! Gravity brings back the space walk, then gets Panther in the ring. The fans cheer, Gravity storms in, but Panther KNEES low!

Panther huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Gravity up. Panther CHOPS Gravity back down, the fans boo, but Panther brings him up again. Panther whips Gravity then FLAPJACKS! Gravity ends up on ropes, Panther dials it up! Rewind and then the 619! Cover, TWO! Panther keeps Gravity down by dropping a knee on an arm! Panther bends fingers, then drops an elbow on the arm! Gravity rolls away to ropes, but Panther storms up again. The fans rally, Panther drags Gravity up, but Gravity ROCKS him! Panther ROCKS Gravity! The forearms go back and forth, but then Panther KICKS the inside of the knee! The fans boo as Gravity collapses!

Panther stands Gravity up to whip him to the corner, then runs up to SPLASH! Panther runs, but Gravity follows to SPLASH! Gravity runs, Panther follows, but Gravity dodges! Panther hits buckles, then Gravity comes back to handspring arm- NO, Panther puts Gravity on the apron! Gravity ducks the lariat to RAM low! Gravity then slingshots up and over, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite his brother’s Blackjack 21 Plex, but Gravity hurries to roll Panther up! TWO, and Gravity fires up! Gravity wheelbarrows, and then victory roll! TWO!! Panther escapes and the fans rally up again!

Gravity and Panther both rise up, and Gravity LARIATS! Panther shakes that off, and the straps come down! Then he catches the lariat into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Gravity scrambles around to the ROPEBREAK! Panther lets go at 4, then he stomps Gravity. The fans rally, Panther runs, but Gravity scoops and SLAMS! The fans fire up as Gravity goes to a corner and climbs up. But Panther SHOVES Gravity down! Gravity tumbles, gets to his feet, but Panther DIVES! Down goes Gravity, right into the commentary desk! The fans fire up, Panther gets in the ring and throws off his armbands! Panther builds speed again, and he DIVES! Another direct hit!

The fans fire up as Panther pounds the desk! Panther gets Gravity in the ring, takes aim, and he climbs up the ropes! Panther springboards, but Gravity avoids the elbow drop! Gravity hurries to the corner, the fans rally again, and Gravity goes up top! Gravity DIVING FLOPS as Panther moves! Panther then sits Gravity up, to go up and basement MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, Panther wins!

Winner: Dark Panther, by pinfall

Gravity falls after getting hit with the Missile of Laguna, and now Komander knows what is in store for his title defense. Will he still be the ROH World Television Champion afterward? Or will Dark Panther soon be golden?

Six Man Tag: Magnus, Soberano Jr. & Volador Jr. VS Mascara Dorada, Atlantis Jr. & Templario!

We saw their fathers battle in tonight’s opening match, and now Soberano Jr. and Atlantis Jr. battle in trios action of their own! Will the Luxury of Lucha lead Astro Boy and The Predator of the Air to victory? Or will it be “like father, like son” as Atlantis wins alongside MD 2.0 and The Lion Warrior?

The fans rally for “Lucha! Lucha!” but Code of Honor is not upheld as Soberano and his team reject the handshakes. Soberano already soaks up heat, but it is Templario and Magnus that start. Templario RAMS Magnus, Magnus eggs him on, sot he forearms start flying! Things speed up as Templario runs, but Magnus drops down to then hurdle over. Templario keeps moving, he rolls off Magnus’ back, then he tilt-o-whirl rewinds and arm-drags! Magnus bails out, Soberano & Volador run up, but Templario dodges to then RANA Volador out! Templario dodges Soberano, RANAS him out, and the fans fire up for the spinarooni!

Atlantis y Dorada join in, they all build speed! TRIPLE TOPES take down Soberano, Magnus y Volador! The fans fire up and Templario puts Magnus in. Templario covers Magnus, TWO! The fans rally as Templario brings Magnus up. Templario whips, Magnus reverses, but Templario SUPERKICKS! Tag to Dorada and he goes up, CROSSBODY! Volador gets in, catches Dorada, and Soberano runs up. Dorada mule kicks Soberano, body shots, Volador, then RANA ARM-DRAG COMBOS them both away! The fans fire up but Magnus helps Soberano up. Dorado dodges them, then uses Magnus’ backdrop to FLYING ARM-DRAG Soberano!

Dorada keeps going, tilt-p-whirls and RANAS Magnus! The fans are thunderous as Magnus bails out and Dorada builds speed. Dorada slides, Magnus ducks, and then Magnus pops Dorada up! Dorada goes to the ropes to FLYING RANA! The fans are fired up again and Dorada feeds off that energy! Dorada then hurries to KICK Magnus, put him in the ring, and hurry for a cover. TWO, but Dorada keeps calm. The fans rally with “SI! SI! SI!” and Dorada whips. Magnus reverses, Dorada goes up and up, but Soberano trips him up! Magnus BLASTS Atlantis y Templario while Dorada falls into the Tree of Woe!

The fans boo but Soberano y Volador jump in. Soberano WRECKS Templario while Magnus y Volador stomp away on Dorada! Soberano runs Templario right into railing! Dorada flops out of the Tree, Magnus kicks at Atlantis, and the mugging continues. The fans boo but Soberano just soaks up the heat. Soberano has Dorada on the ropes but Austin, Texas tells him off! Soberano revels in their hate, then he whips Dorada. Volador drops down, Soberano hurdles over, and Soberano mule kicks Dorada! Feed to Magnus for the Canadian Rack, that becomes a Gory Especial! Volador sets up, he and Magnus hit a CODE BREAKER GORY BOMB COMBO!

Soberano covers, but he lets off because he wants the ref to show respect! Soberano stomps Dorada, then he flips off Atlantis! Dorada bails out so Atlantis jumps in, but Soberano kneels and offers a hand. Atlantis is furious, but Soberano sarcastically bows. That’s so Magnus y Volador can attack! The fans boo but not Atlantis gets mugged! Soberano GAMANGIRIS Templario just because! Volador y Magnus double whip, then Magnus runs in for a LARIAT! Soberano somersaults and GAMANGIRIS! Feed to Volador’s SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Atlantis toughs it out but Volador is amused.

Volador wrenches Atlantis, brings him around, and tags Soberano in. The fans rally up, but Soberano and team keep Atlantis back. Soberano uses Atlantis’ own hand to flip off the fans! Then he BITES that finger! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but he also has to keep Dorada y Templario storming in. Soberano whips Atlantis, his team TRIPLE BOOTS him down! Atlantis bails out, so Templario storms in! Magnus blocks a kick, Soberano KICKS the leg! Volador BOOTS Templario down! Magnus y Volador then tie Templario up, MEXICAN SURFBOARD! Templario dangles there, and Soberano hits a LEG DROP!

The fans boo but Soberano shrugs. Volador covers, TWO! Templario survives, but Magnus stomps him! Magnus drags Templario up to TOSS him, so Dorada storms in. Magnus CLUBS and KICKS Dorada down! Magnus whips Dorada, Soberano FLAPJACKS him for Volador’s KICK! The fans boo but here comes Atlantis Jr! But he gets mugged all the same! The ref reprimands but Soberano’s team puts Atlantis on ropes. They pull on the arms, BITE his fingers, and then soak up more heat. Volador runs, Atlantis breaks free! Atlantis scoops to BACKBRAEKER Volador! DOUBLE LARIATS for SAoberano yt Magnus!

VOladaro is back, he ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Atlantis SUPERKICKS! Then DOUBLE JAPANESE ARM-DRAGS! Just like his father! Atlantis then runs up on Volador to MONKEY FLIP! Magnus is in, but he gets a BACKBREAKER! Soberano is up, he gets a BACKBREAKER! Also like his father! The fans fire up as Atlantis sees everyone go outside. Templario snatches Volador and puts him in the ring! Atlantis covers, TWO! Atlantis brings Volador up, he tags in Dorada, and he slingshots to ELBOW Volador in the back! Dorada CHOPS Volador, then wrenches an arm. Tag to Templario, he CLUBS the arm, and then whips!

Volador dodges, Templario goes up, but Volador GAMANGIRIS! Volador goes up but Tempalrio gut wrenches! The fans fire up for the SUPER- RANA! Volador counters and the fans are thunderous for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Both men crawl, hot tag to Soberano! Soberano goes up to TORNILLO ATTACK! Soberano keeps moving, Templario drop toeholds him into buckles! Then a YANK into the WHEELBARROW GERMAN! Both men are down, Templario manages the high stack, TWO! The fans fire up again, and Templario rises. Templario brings Soberano up, but Soberano SOBATS! KICKS! And CHOPS!

Soberano runs, but into a FLAPJACK BOMB!?! The fans are electric over that one! Templario crawls, as does Soberano. “This is Awesome!” as Templario spinaroonis again! Hot tags to Magnus and Atlantis! But Magnus runs right up to BLAST Atlantis y Dorada! The fans boo as Magnus CHOPS Templario, whips him to Voladro, drop toehold and 619! Then a SUPERKICK! Soberano joins in, POP-UP RANA! Soberano then FLIES, the Fosbury Flop takes out Templario! But Dorada FLYING RANAS Volador! Volador tumbles out, Dorada builds speed, and he TORNILLOS onto Volador! He keeps going, though, and he INSIDE-OUT RANAS Soberano!

Atlantis and Magnus jump in as the legal men, and Atlantis dodges Magnus to SNAP POWERSLAM! Atlantis goes up, out, and to the top! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TEAM ATLANTIS WINS!

Winners: Mascara Dorada, Templario & Atlantis Jr, by pinfall

Like father, like son, the Atlantis Family has won the night! Atlantis Jr. was once ROH World Television Champion, could he find his way back to that title? Could he, Dorada y Templario find their way to the ROH World Six Man Tag titles?

My Thoughts:

A great ROH here with another CMLL crossover, but not a lot of story stuff. This was just an hour and 11 minutes of great wrestling. Though, there’s nothing wrong with enjoying great wrestling, especially under the AEW banner of “Where The Best Wrestle.” Also, this does coincide with NJPW having their Fantastica Mania series, aka their crossover with CMLL. I will say Blake Christian beating Fuego Del Sol was a touch surprising, because Fuego is on his own return push. At the same time, Blake is on a streak, and he is primed for an ROH World TV Championship match with this win.

I do appreciate that what story we did get had to do with setting up title matches. Komander will be facing Dark Panther, so great win for Panther against Gravity. La Catalina also got a very good win over Lady Frost, and Athena had a very good promo to call her out. Athena will certainly beat Catalina, there’s no way Athena is dropping the title on a regular episode of ROH TV after going two years and winning twice against Billie Starkz. Panther could beat Komander given ROH has been looser with the TV title. But as I brought up, Blake is in line for something, so Komander could make it through Panther to then have a killer match with Blake.