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Mitchell’s WWE 205 Live Report! (5/22/18)

Published

7 years ago

May 22, 2018

Cruiserweight tag partners now become enemies!

Two Cruiserweight superstars go from being a tag team to being enemies. Hideo Itami never wanted Akira Tozawa as a partner or a friend, and now he’ll make Tozawa #GoToSleep if it means getting the respect he demands. Plus, we’re a week away from Alexander VS Murphy for the title, what will both men to do prepare?

All images courtesy of the WWE Network streaming service

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Drew Gulak VS Gran Metalik w/ Lucha House Party; Gulak wins.
TJP VS Christopher Guy; TJP wins.
Akira Tozawa VS Hideo Itami; Itami wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Hideo Itami demands respect.

The Innovator of the GTS came to WWE via NXT to prove he’s a star. He had so much promise when he came in, but it was all halted by injury. Itami returned and started over in 205 Live, but he was forced to team with Akira Tozawa to keep that momentum going. But Itami asked “Why?” That momentum would also be stopped, and Itami only blamed Tozawa. Itami wants Tozawa to understand he made a mistake thinking they were friends. Will Itami make it even clearer when he makes Tozawa #GoToSleep?

Drew Gulak VS Gran Metalik w/ Lucha House Party!

The Cruiserweight Crusader knows that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Gulak takes one step forward when he defeats another member of Lucha House Party. And once he’s grounded all the flashy high-flyers, he’ll have proven that you can flip or dive, but you will tap out. Will he ground The King of the Ropes and do just that?

But before the match begins, Jack Gallagher & THE Brian Kendrick walk out.

The Ungentle Men join commentary, as they’ve had their run ins with LHS recently. They also share their “artwork” of the luchadors with the commentary team to show everyone what they think of Metalik, Kalisto and Lince Dorado. That aside, Gulak and Metalik tie up with the bell. Gulak gets the waistlock and moves to a headlock for the takeover. He traps an arm but Metalik uses the headscissors. Gulak powers his way out to a cover, ONE, and Metalik puts on a headlock now. They both stand up, and Gulak powers out. Metalik runs Gulak over and then speeds things up, front flip and then a stiff chop. Metalik acrobatically arm-drags Gulak, then dropkicks him down. Gulak bails out and Metalik builds speed, but Gulak slides in while Metalik slides out. Gulak reminds us this is a No Fly Zone.

Gallagher likes Gulak’s sound strategy, but Metalik still catches Gulak with the swinging kick. Metalik springboards and missile dropkcisk Gulak down. Cover, TWO, but Metalik keeps on Gulak. Metalik puts Gulak in a corner for a chop, then whips him corner to corner, but Gulak reverses. Gulak runs into Metalik’s back elbow, then Metalik hops up, only for Gulak to trip him up. Dorado and Kalisto rally for Metalik with the matracas, but Gulak puts him in a Tree of Woe to stomp away on the ribs and chest. Gulak backs off while Metalik gets out of the tree. He tosses Metalik out of the ring and lets him sit there for the ring count. Metalik stands at 4, then reenters at 6. Gulak is upon him, with the takedown and then sits down to pull on Metalik’s arm and leg.

Metalik endures this modified stretch hold, and Lucha House Party get the fans rallying again. Gulak shifts to just an armlock, but Metalik fights back with his free arm. Metalik gets to his feet but Gulak brings him back down for a cover. TWO, but Gulak maintains the keylock. Metalik slaps Gulak’s head, but Gulak wrenches the arm. Fans rally and Metalik throws body shots but Gulak throws in a knee. Gulak whips Metalik, but Metalik throws him with tilt-o-whirl headscissors! Metalik whips Gulak, but Gulak reverses and manages to avoid the handspring. Metalik dodges Gulak but Gulak boots him to a corner. Gulak runs into Metalik’s boot, and Metalik runs for a Sling-dog.

Metalik runs again and runs the ropes, to hit another missile dropkick! Cover, TWO, and Gulak gets to ropes. Metalik takes the gloves off but Gulak puts him on the apron. Metalik SLAPS Gulak, but Gulak hits back with a haymaker. Gulak runs in but Metalik springboards up and over for the Asai Moonsault!

Down goes Gulak! Lucha House Party and the fans chant “Lucha! Lucha!” while Metalik stirs. Metalik brings Gulak up and into the ring, then goes back to the ropes for the springboard splash. Cover, TWO, but Metalik keeps his cool. Metalik drags Gulak up for another stiff chop. Gulak throws body shots, then hits a discus clothesline! Cover, TWO, and Gulak grows frustrated. Metalik rolls to a corner while the fans rally again. Gulak grits his teeth and runs in, but Metalik dodges to SUPERKICK Gulak down. Metalik then climbs up from the other side, for a tightrope walking Coast2Coast!

Cover, TWO! Kendrick and Gallagher don’t see the point in the rope walking if it was just a dropkick. Metalik drags Gulak up, into the fireman’s carry, but Gulak slips out to grab Metalik for a suplex. Metalik slips out, then hops up, for the victory roll. TWO, to Gulak’s cover, TWO! Gulak and Metalik stand, and Gulak ducks the punch to get the waistlock. Metalik elbows him down, and springboards for the Lionsault, but Gulak sticks his boots up! Gulak grabs Metalik, for the GuLOCK!

Metalik endures, but taps! Gulak wins!

Winner: Gulak, by submission

The Philly Fury lets go when he’s satisfied, and this win is satisfactory. Gulak keeps his word to check off another luchador, will he get the clean sweep?

One thing’s for sure, Kendrick & Gallagher approve. Gulak thanks them for their applause with a curtsy. Are we seeing the third man in the Ungentlemanly Alliance?

Buddy Murphy prepares for his Cruiserweight Championship match.

The Aussie Antagonist is sure that the current Cruiserweight Champion, Cedric Alexander, isn’t training harder than him. In fact, Murphy believes no one trains harder than him. Murphy will come in “the bigger, the faster, the stronger athlete”, which is something Alexander has yet to deal with. That’s why Murphy is so confident he’ll win. It’s why Murphy has won every match since coming to 205 Live. Murphy vows to be the next Cruiserweight Champion, “because you can’t stop the unstoppable.”

TJP VS Christopher Guy!

The “Cruiser-Great” feels underutilized on 205 Live, so he reached out to SmackDown GM Paige via Twitter to see if there are openings on the Blue Brand. Is the inaugural Cruiserweight Champion truly thinking of moving up a weight class? Or is he just acting like he’s above it all to compensate for his recent losses?

The bell rings, and TJP circles with Guy. They tie up, and TJP moves all around with holds to a takedown into the hammerlock. TJP handsprings off Guy and “kicks dirt” at him. He even dabs on ’em. TJP dares Guy to bring it, and they tie up again. TJP slips through to a wristlock and then the sideways headscissors takedown. He keeps moving around, and hammerlocks one of Guy’s arms to YANK on the other! Guy writhes in pain while TJP grins. TJP keeps on Guy in a corner with a European Uppercut, then sticks a foot in Guy’s face while pulling on the arm. TJP whips Guy corner to corner, then snap suplexes Guy up. He rolls through for the saido suplex, then slingshots for the senton atomico.

TJP vows to finish, and the 205 Live GM, Drake Maverick, watches with a disapproving frown. However, Guy fights out of the fireman’s carry! Guy dropkicks TJP down and the fans cheer. TJP runs in but Guy avoids him, then springboards for a sunset flip, only for TJP to roll through and dropkick him down. TJP grabs the legs, ties them up, and turns Guy over for an Angelito STOMP! Then he adds on the Detonation Kick!

Cover, TJP wins!

Winner: TJP, by pinfall

The FilAm Flash is smug as ever after winning. Whether he’s on 205 Live or goes to SmackDown Live, TJP makes the T stand for Tuesdays.

In-ring interview with TJP.

Dasha congratulates TJP on his win, and asks about the recent comments he’s made. TJP thinks that “One: I wasn’t just the first Cruiserweight Champion, I was the best Cruiserweight Champion. Two: I’m the best technical wrestler in the world! Three, and more importantly: I single-handedly revived Cruiserweight wrestling, and I carried this Division on my back. If that is the kind of competition Drake Maverick thinks that I deserve, it’s crystal clear exactly what 205 Live management thinks of me.” TJP clearly feels he’s better than just some Guy, but will complaining about it get him what he wants?

The Cruiserweight Division made a big impression on the WWE European Tour.

Fans show their love for the Cruiserweights

The Heart and Soul of 205 Live, Mustafa Ali & Cedric Alexander, were the cornerstone of the Cruiserweight action that wowed the crowds all over Europe. Ali himself made direct connections with the fans to share his light of inspiration with them.

Alexander also shared his feelings of the entire experience.

Exclusive interview with Cedric Alexander.

Vic Joseph thanks the Cruiserweight Champion for taking the time for this interview, but it helps that Vic and Alexander go a ways back. Alexander is on quite the roll, and sets to defend the title against Buddy Murphy. How is Alexander handling the pressure of being champion? “One day at a time.” Alexander had pressure at Wrestlemania, at Greatest Royal Rumble, so pressure is just “another day at the office” for him. But when Alexander returns to his home state of Carolina, he’ll have family and friends in attendance, that has to be a different kind of pressure. Not at all to Alexander. His friends and family will be his support, he won’t fail.

Then on to Buddy Murphy, who is like we’ve never seen in the Cruiserweight Division. Murphy states he’s bigger, stronger and faster, and that Alexander has never faced someone like him. Alexander responds by saying that he himself cut weight to be a Cruiserweight. Alexander went through the very same things Murphy has, from hours of cardio to gallons of water day in and day out. Cutting weight gives you that agility, that speed, but it also drains stamina. If Murphy hasn’t figured that out, then Alexander plans to exploit it.

But how can Alexander be sure? Everyone else who has gone up against Murphy have failed to exploit a weakness, so what can Alexander do? “205 Live is full of young, hungry lions”, from Gran Metalik to Mustafa Ali and even Drew Gulak. But there’s a reason Alexander is champion: he’s well-rounded, can do it all and then some, and will remind Murphy that this is the #AgeOfAlexander. That may be the case now, but will it be after next week?

Akira Tozawa VS Hideo Itami!

The Stamina Monster and the Innovator of the GTS were a tag team that showed promise, but Itami never wanted that for himself. Now, to both earn respect and move towards a Cruiserweight singles title opportunity, Itami vows to make Tozawa see he is not on his level.

In a quick backstage interview, Tozawa says that “Hideo is a legend. I always respected Hideo, but Hideo did not respect me. If Hideo didn’t like me as a partner, he really won’t like me as an opponent.”

Th bell rings, and the two go right at each other with boot kicks. Then they throw fast and furious forearms. Itami kicks then whips but Tozawa reverses. Itami sunset flips but Tozawa rolls through. Tozawa kicks but Itami ducks and rolls him up, TWO. Itami kicks but Tozawa dodges, and fans applaud how even they are. The two circle again, and fans “AH! AH!” for Tozawa. Itami hates that, and kicks at Tozawa. Tozawa blocks the kick then chops, so Itami chops back. Tozawa chops, Itami chops, and it’s a chop fight. Itami staggers, but fires up and chops Tozawa. Tozawa also staggers, but also chops back. Itami chops again, and fans “AH! AH!” for Tozawa. Tozawa fakes the chop, to hit the jab! Itami crawls to ropes but Tozawa “AH! AH!” stomps away. Tozawa backs off at 4, then brings Itami up for a snapmare.

Tozawa runs to Penalty Kick and back senton on Itami. Cover, TWO, but Tozawa keeps fans in it with “AH! AH!” Tozawa stomps Itami, then brings him up for a shouting scoop slam. Cover, TWO, and Tozawa puts Itami in a chinlock. Tozawa brings Itami to the mat, but Itami endures. Itami stands up and jawbreakers out, but Tozawa ax handles Itami back. Tozawa stomps and chops Itami again, then again. Tozawa whips corner to corner then runs in, but Itami puts him on the apron, only for Tozawa to forearm Itami back. Itami sees Tozawa coming and kicks him between the ropes. Itami then climbs up, and drops the flying guillotine knee!

Tozawa goes down and Itami shouts at the fans, “Respect me!” Fans “AH! AH!” instead, so Itami tells them to “Shut up!” Itami stomps Tozawa while demanding respect, then brings Tozawa up for a neckbreaker. Cover, TWO, but Itami keeps on Tozawa with kicks. Itami baseball slide dropkicks Tozawa out of the ring, then goes out to stomp him more. Fans continue to “AH! AH!” but Itami puts Tozawa into barriers. Itami stands Tozawa up for kicks against the barriers, then puts him in the ring. Cover, TWO, but Itami keeps focus as he drags Tozawa back up. Itami snapmares Tozawa into a chinlock, and now Tozawa endures. Fans “AH! AH!” for Tozawa and Tozawa powers up to fight back. Itami clubs and elbows Tozawa, then whips him corner to corner. Tozawa boots Itami back, then climbs up to fly, into Itami’s kick!

Itami looms over Tozawa, wanting Tozawa to respect him while he suffers. Itami drags Tozawa up, whips and runs him down with the kitchen sink knee. He toys with Tozawa, showing little respect to him. Itami mocks the “Ah! Ah!” while fans genuinely echo it. Itami kicks Tozawa while he’s down, right in the ribs. Fans refuse to respect Itami, so Itami drags Tozawa up for another whip. Itami hits another kitchen sink knee, then paces around Tozawa. Itami drops short knees into Tozawa, then brings down the knee pad forthe leaping scuff. He shouts “Respect me!” then mocks the “Ah! Ah!” again. Tozawa gets up and swings on Itami, but Itami drops him with a DDT! Cover, TWO, so Itami puts the chinlock on again.

Tozawa endures, and “AH! AH!” gives him energy. Tozawa fights back again, but Itami knees again. Itami whips, but Tozawa anticipates the knee and rolls Itami up! TWO, and Itami boots Tozawa, only to run into the headscissors! Tozawa hits the Shining Wizard, then fires up as he goes to the corner. Fans “AH! AH!” while Tozawa climbs up. Tozawa aims, but Itami rolls out. Tozawa simply changes flight plans, and leaps from the apron for a cannonball!

Fans fire up with Tozawa as he puts Itami back in the ring. Tozawa hurries back up top, and hits a missile dropkick. Cover, TWO, but Tozawa keeps focus. Fans “AH! AH!” again, and Tozawa drags Itami up. Itami resists the lift and elbows Tozawa’s head. Tozawa chops, then runs into the corner, but Itami boots him. Itami hops up, for the tornado hotshot! Itami climbs up, and flies for the clothesline! Cover, TWO! Frustration grows for Itami, but he goes after Tozawa again with a strike fest. Tozawa ducks, but swings into a Fujiwara armbar, that Itami transitions into a crossface. Itami wants the other arm but Tozawa slips out to inside cradle, TWO, rolling roundhouse!

Tozawa hurries to a corner and the top again. He takes aim, but Itami trips him up. Itami rocks Tozawa with a right, then climbs up, but Tozawa fights back. Tozawa clubs away with every “AH! AH!” and then reaches for a Fisherman. Itami fights back, and gets a SUPER FALCON ARROW!!

Itami crawls to a cover, TWO!? Somehow Tozawa survives, and Itami can’t believe it. Both men slowly stand up, and Itami runs to build speed for a big dropkick! Cover, TWO! Tozawa stirs, so Itami gets to a corner. Itami runs in, but misses, and Tozawa tilt-o-whirls into an Octopus Stretch!

Itami endures while walking towards ropes, and he collapses into the ropebreak. Tozawa lets go quickly, to then build speed and DIVE!

The Tozawa Torpedo connects! Tozawa quickly puts Itami in the ring, then climbs back up. He takes aim and leaps, but Itami rolls out of the way! The Super Senton back flops on the mat! Itami drags himself up and gets to the other corner, to run back in for the hesitation dropkick! Tozawa is dazed, but Itami won’t stop there, he hits another one! Itami still isn’t done, as he brings Tozawa up for the GTS Mk.II!

Cover, Itami wins!

Winner: Itami, by pinfall

Itami takes the win, but still demands respect. Now that he’s a singles competitor again, will Itami at least earn a Cruiserweight Championship match in the near future?

My Thoughts:

This was a solid night of action for 205 Live. It was three matches this time, but it all did matter in the end. Gulak and Metalik have a great match, and I sensed Gulak was going to join Gallagher & Kendrick in their stable. I don’t think WWE would go from a Cruiserweight Tag Team Division to a Cruiserweight Trios, but they could at least establish more than one trio stable in the Division. Lucha House Party going against Gulak, Gallagher & Kendrick in a Six Man Tag would be great, and then have things come down to Gulak VS Kalisto in singles while Metalik-Dorado take on Gallagher-Kendrick in tag team action. By the way, where are the Daivari Brothers? They need to join the unofficial Tag Team Division already.

TJP beats a jobber but not just for the sake of an easy win. His story has shifted from arrogant sore loser to arrogant yet overlooked talent. I don’t really think TJP would actually move out of the Cruiserweight Division to join Raw or SmackDown. Those shows barely have room (or interest, rather) for everyone they already have *cough* Tye Dillinger */cough* so TJP is best served staying a Cruiserweight. But for story, it works that he’s making it as if he can leave at any time so it’s up to Maverick to give him reason to stay. Murphy and Alexander each do well in their promos to hype next week’s match, and I still feel that can go either way. Itami-Tozawa felt like it could go either way, too, but it works for Itami to go over. If Alexander retains, he’ll need a good number of Heels to face.

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 Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 28, 2025

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.