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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Report! (5/23/18)

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Three of NXT's biggest starts face off in a 2v1 Handicap!

After quite truly ruining their match last week, Lars Sullivan will now face BOTH The One and Only Ricochet and The Velveteen Dream in a Handicap Match! Can this One and Only Experience topple the Leviathan? Plus, the Lady of NXT gets a rematch with the Pirate Princess in order to bring class to the Women’s Division.

 

All images courtesy of the WWE Network streaming service

 

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • TM61 VS Heavy Machinery; TM61 wins.
  • Kairi Sane VS Lacey Evans; Lacey wins.
  • 2v1 Handicap Match: The Velveteen Dream & Ricochet VS Lars Sullivan; Lars wins.

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TM61 VS Heavy Machinery!

The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but everyone saw them cheat to beat the Street Profits a few weeks ago. Now Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic want to see if Shane Thorne & Nick Miller can beat them fair and square. Will the Mighty be crushed under the #SteaksAndWeights?

Otis starts with Thorne at the bell, and fans chant “Steaks and Weights!” Thorne dodges Otis to then slap him in the head, not taking “Dozer” seriously. Thorne tires it again but Otis grabs the arm to throw Thorne with it. Otis then runs over Thorne, and tags in “Tucky”. Otis & Tucker take three point stances, then double tackle Thorne. Tucker keeps on Thorne with a cover, ONE, but Thorne misses and ends up in a big atomic drop. Miller tags in but turns into a hip toss. Tucker runs and smashes Miller with a corner splash. Otis sees Thorne and intercepts with a pounce! Tucker sets Miller up in the corner, then helps Otis with Thorne. Thorne holds on but is carried away, for a battering ram Shattered Dreams!

Heavy Machinery belly bump in celebration while fans applaud. Tucker swags around, then goes back to Miller. He puts Miller in another corner with a buckle bump, then back again. Tucker goes for a third, and it connects. Miller is dazed, so Tucker picks him up. Miller slips out but Tucker bucks him off. Tucker goes around but Thorne tags in and he rocks Tucker with a running European Uppercut. Thorne drags Tucker over and clubs away on him. He puts Tucker in the TM61 corner but fans rally. Thorne unleashes on Tucker, but Tucker hits back. Miller tags back in, and he gives hands to Tucker. Miller lets up at 4, then rams a knee into Tucker. Fans rally for “Tucky! Tucky!” but Miller keeps Tucker in the corner. Tag to Thorne, they double arm wrench and double shoulder into Tucker. Thorne gives kicks and knees, then tags Miller.

Thorne brings Tucker up for Miller to punch. Tucker fights back but Miller knees low. Miller tags Thorne, but Tucker is too much to lift, so Miller feets Tucker to a rabbit forearm from Thorne! Fans keep rallying for Tucky, and Tucker is still too much to suplex, so Thorne hits a EuroUpper. Tag to Miller, and The Mighty work to suplex Tucker together. Tucker suplexes both TM61! Fans rally again, and Tucker crawls for his corner. TM61 are in his way, but he manages to hot tag to Otis! Dozer begins bulldozing TM61! Otis runs over Thorne, flattens Miller, then hits a spinning scoop slam. Otis fires up, and the fans rally with him, as he hits the Catepillar elbow! Cover, but Thorne breaks it up.

Tucker returns to knock Thorne down with haymakers. Thorne tries to fight back but gets thrown with a double-trapped-arm belly2belly. Tucker runs in at Thorne, but misses and tumbles out of the ring. Miller goes after Otis, but Otis catches him into an exploder! Otis fires up again, and sees where Miller ended up. He climbs up, wipes himself with the TM61 towel, but Thorne kicks him down! Cover, with ropes and help, TM61 win!

Winners: TM61 (Thorne & Miller), Miller pinning

Another match, another win, but with another underhanded trick. The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but they do cheat. Will they cheat their way to the NXT Tag Team Championships?

 

Exclusive interview with Biaca Belair.

“Why is Bianca Belair the fastest rising star in NXT?” Why does Bianca have the brightest future? Do you even realize the significance of her roots? She’s the EST of NXT, and you’ll find out next week as the in-depth profile documentary continues.

 

EC3 is the Top One Percent!

His third match, the triology, and his mindset is already taking over. NXT becomes NX3, fans will dance and sing as the transformation begins. EC3 is the best here, there or anywhere. This golden goose got it all done in three, so imagine when he has his fourth. Who will be the fourth man to face EC3 in this Top One Percent Era?

 

Kairi Sane VS Lacey Evans!

The Pirate Princess and the Lady of NXT have a rematch from their post-TakeOver encounter. The Model Soldier wants to straighten out and bring up the Women’s Division, but will she only be keelhauled by the Mae Young Classic winner?

The bell rings and Kairi dropkicks Lacey right down! Kairi unloads forearms and elbows, but Lacey gets to the ropes. Lacey comes back and powers Kairi to ropes, and grabs Kairi’s jaw. She lets go at four but gives a SHARP chop to Kairi. Kairi rushes Lacey, go behind, and she grabs Lacey’s jaw to then chop her back. Kairi darse Lacey to bring it, then hits a tilt-o-whirl inverted DDT. Cover, TWO, but Kairi doesn’t let up. She wrenches an arm, then whips Lacey. Lacey reverses but misses in the corner, yet still catches Kairi with a mule kick. She then kicks out the arm, then covers, TWO. Lacey keeps on Kairi with a cobra clutch and some trash talk. Fans rally for Kairi while Kairi endures. Lacey thrashes Kairi but Kairi fights back. Lacey wrings her out for a roundhouse, then drops a knee right on the arm.

Kairi gets to ropes but Lacey keeps on her. Lacey wrenches into a shoulder breaker, then kicks the arm. She brings Kairi up into a corner, and fires off forearms before pulling on the arm with the ropes. The referee counts and Lacey lets go at 4. Lacey stomps a mudhole into Kairi, then backs off to run in for the swinging bronco buster! She pushes Kairi out to then cover, TWO. Lacey grows frustrated with Kairi and goes after the arm again. She bends Kairi backwards across her knee. Kairi endures while fans rally again. Kairi fights out with knees to Lacey’s head. They stand up, Kairi blocks the kick into a takedown, then blockbuster! Kairi ax kicks Lacey’s back, then spears with the Interceptor!

Lacey rolls to the ropes, but Kairi fires up. Kairi marches while Lacey gets to a corner. Kairi runs back in, Sliding D! Lacey is slumped over, then slumps out of the ring. Kairi goes to the apron for the Flying Kabuki! She puts Lacey back in the ring, then hurries up to the top. Lacey stands, and Kairi leaps, into the Woman’s Right!

Down goes Kairi, and Lacey covers! Lacey wins!!

Winner: Lacey, by pinfall

The Lady of NXT gets a major upset! She defeats the inaugural MYC winner fair and square, and out of nowhere. Armed with her Woman’s Right, will Lacey soon find herself atop this NXT Women’s Division?

 

Backstage interview with Mr. & Mrs. Wrestling.

The recovering Johnny Gargano and wife Candice LeRae are just now arriving to Full Sail. How is Gargano’s neck? “It’s seen better days.” But he and Candice discussed their future. They’ve come to a decision as a team, and they’re going to tell everyone in the NXT Universe. Gargano may not want to do this, but he has to. What is Gargano going to announce to the world?!

 

Exclusive interview with Lorcan & Burch after last week’s main event.

This one-two combination, along with Pete Dunne, defeated the Undisputed Era’s Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly in Six Man Tag action. They specifically pinned one of the NXT Tag Team Champions, so they felt like they’re the #1 contenders! They beat them once, they can beat them twice, and be the new tag team champions. Will NXT GM William Regal agree with them?

The Undisputed Era respond.

Adam Cole claims Lorcan, Burch & Dunne were the three luckiest men alive. Last week was a fluke, we all know it. But the funniest part is that those three will hang their hats on this win. Strong agrees, those three are NOT contenders. Those guys shouldn’t face the champions at Chicago. This is “Dune’s” fault for giving false hope to those other two. Who even are Lorcan & Burch? Bobby Fish agrees, he was watching and didn’t even recognize their opponents. But this is all settled in Chicago, and Strong can’t wait. Strong has little patience, so he wants wants “Mr. Number Two”, Danny Burch. Strong will prove that result was a fluke, and that Lorcan & Burch are out of their league. Is that #Undisputed fact going to be challenged next week?

 

2v1 Handicap Match: The Velveteen Dream & Ricochet VS Lars Sullivan!

All three men want to be NXT Champion, but what was an unofficial contenders match last week between The One and Only and the Patrick Clark Experience was rudely and brutally interrupted by the Leviathan. Now, in order to remove the monstrous obstacle in their path, opponents become allies. Can Dream & Ricochet defeat Lars to then go back to fighting for a shot at Aleister Black?

Lars can only face one man at a time, so Dream and Ricochet come to an agreement. Dream starts, and the bell rings. He circles with Lars as fans chant for him. Dream goes low but Lars is ready and he throws Dream to the corner. Lars flexes to show his monstrous muscles. Dream tags to Ricochet and fans chant for Ricochet as he ties up with Lars. Lars shows power again as he just throws Ricochet down. Dream has a talk with Ricochet and tags back in, and despite the rules, they both go after Lars with haymakers! They punch Lars back and forth, around and around, but Lars shoves them both. Dream & Ricochet come back with double dropkicks that back Lars up! Lars staggers, but dodges Ricochet. Dream anchors Lars’ legs, and Ricochet hits him with a springboard missile dropkick! Lars goes down, and Dream covers, ONE!

Dream climbs up quickly, for flying ax handles. He climbs again, for more ax handles. Dream goes again, and hits a third. Lars still stands, so Ricochet tags in. Dream and Ricochet put Lars in a corner, then Ricochet runs corner to corner for the forearm. Dream runs in for a back elbow, then has Ricochet help whip him in for the corner splash. Ricochet adds a EuroUpper, then signals to Dream. Lars shoves Ricochet away, then catches him on the return. Ricochet punches out but Lars still tosses him to a corner. Lars catches the boot but that ax kick connects. Ricochet rolls and dropkicks Lars to the corner. Dream tags in but Lars fights back. Lars scoops Ricochet, but Dream saves him, and they go to double clothesline him. Lars breaks through the line, but misses his own clothesline.

Ricochet mule kicks Lars, Dream adds the knee lift. Ricochet handsprings to hold Lars still, for Dream’s SUPERKICK! Then Ricochet somersaults and comes back, he and Dream combine for a boot and SUPERKICK combo! Lars goes down, they both cover him, TWO! Dream and Ricochet go for Lars but Lars clamps on Ricochet’s neck. Dream saves Ricochet and they both club away. They try to double suplex but Lars is too big and strong. They club some more, but Lars shoves Ricochet and clobbers Dream! Lars focuses on Dream and clotheslines him in the corner. Lars lifts Dream for an atomic toss. Dream writhes, Lars covers, TWO. Lars drags Dream up to rake and hook the face. Dream gets away to a corner, and Ricochet returns to their corner.

Lars drags Dream up to shove him and forearm him in the back. He puts Dream in a corner for monster shoulders into the stomach. Lars glares at Ricochet, then drags Dream back up. Lars whips corner to corner hard, and Dream slump down. Cover, TWO, but Lars keeps on Dream with crossface forearms. Lars stalks Dream while Ricochet reaches out. Lars wrenches Dream in a powerful chinbar. The fans rally for Dream, and Dream powers his way up. Lars knees low, then clubs him down hard. Lars taunts Dream to tag Ricochet. Dream crawls for his corner, but Lars holds him back by a leg. Lars reels Dream in, for a powerslam! Cover, TWO, and Ricochet is relieved. Ricochet and the fans rally, but Lars climbs up high. Lars leaps, and headbutts Dream’s back!

Cover, but Ricochet breaks it! Lars is upset now. Ricochet dares him to bring it, and leads him on a cat ‘n’ mouse chase. They go around the way, back into the ring, but Lars catches Ricochet. Ricochet kicks Lars away, and sets him up for an elbow drop from Dream! Fans rally, hot tag to Ricochet! Ricochet rallies on Lars with forearms, then bobs and weaves with Lars. Ricochet fires off kicks to the knees, but Lars whips him into a corner. Lars runs in but hits buckles, then Ricochet hits the corner 619! Dream hops up, for a flying crossbody! Lars is down, Ricochet adds the standing shooting star. Cover, TWO!

Ricochet keeps focus and fans are all fired up. Ricochet keeps on Lars with clubbing forearms. Dream tags in, swing kick, Ricochet boots Lars down. Ricochet tags in as Dream hops and springboards for a senton! Then Ricochet adds a springboard 450 splash!

Neither man can cover from the impacts, and Lars rolls away. Dream betrays Ricochet with a rolling Death Valley!!

Their alliance was going so well, but Dream shouts that Ricochet was trying to screw him over, so Dream did it first! Dream retreats as Lars returns, and Lars picks the bones of Ricochet, with a FREAK ACCIDENT!

Cover, Lars wins!

Winner: Lars, by pinfall

The Mile High Monster was gifted this win by The Dream, who wants the spotlight all to himself. But will letting Lars win mean Lars gets his shot against the Embodiment of the End first? And will the One and Only go after Dream for revenge in the coming weeks?

 

Dakota Kai gets her chance at the NXT Women’s Championship!

However, that means facing her fear of the NXT Women’s Champion, Shayna Baszler. The Queen of Spades has tormented Captain Kick ever since their first match in the ring, and enjoys the power she holds over Dakota.

Backstage interview with Dakota Kai.

Congratulations are in order given this great opportunity, but again, Dakota fears Shayna. How is she going to prepare for this? This is Dakota’s dream, having watched NXT for years. Dakota gets a chance to be NXT Women’s Champion, but she has to face Shayna. Shayna is “the biggest bully” Dakota’s ever known. Speaking of, Shayna appears…

So is that what this is for Dakota? A dream come true? Part of her fairytale story? Nothing to say when she’s in front of you, Dakota? Dakota doesn’t stand a chance. But Dakota speaks up. “We’ll see about that.” Dakota leaves first this time, leaving Shayna a little surprised and perplexed. Will Dakota leave next week the champion? Or more broken than she was the last time Shayna got her hands on her?

 

Mr. & Mrs. Wrestling head to the ring!

Candice LeRae leads the way as she and Johnny Gargano walk out, with fans cheering with a standing ovation.  Gargano spoke of a major announcement earlier, and now it’s time to hear what that entails. Fans chant “Johnny Wrestling!” as he takes up the mic. Gargano lets them know, “I love you, too.” And the last time he was here, he was going to have an NXT Championship match. But he never got that match. His body reminds him of that day Ciampa attacked him, and reminds Gargano of that knee ramming his head into the LED. Gargano’s body reminds him of being thrown off the stage and through tables. Gargano’s done this his whole life, but he talked it out with Candice. Together, they realized, it’s time to start thinking about his future. To start thinking about their future together. “I need to ask myself, is it worth it?”

Fans say “YES! YES!” Gargano knows the injuries are adding up, and the toll it takes on his friends, family and Candice, “Is it worth it?” Again, fans say “YES! YES!” Candice and Gargano talk a little more as fans cheer for them. Gargano says, “Yeah, it’s worth it!” He takes the neck brace off and calls out Ciampa! Candice is afraid for Gargano, but Gargano wants to finish this! Speak of the devil, Ciampa appears.

Candice hurries out as Ciampa tells the “boy” that Ciampa is going to go to the ring, and swears that if Gargano is still there, this WILL be finished. Gargano wants nothing better! Fans cheer Gargano on, but Candice returns with referees to keep them apart. That won’t stop them, as Gargano rolls out and goes around the corners. Ciampa hops into the ring while fans want to “Let Them Fight! Let Them Fight!” The referees keep Gargano back again but only Candice can stop Gargano. She reasons with him, but Ciampa taunts Gargano, “be a good little boy and listen to your wife.” Gargano won’t take that, and rushes the ring! But Ciampa knocks him back down, and Gargano falls on Candice!

Both Mr. & Mrs. Wrestling crash onto the ramp, but she takes the worse of it. Ciampa realizes the mistake he’s made and gets out of the arena. Gargano stays with Candice while medics check on her. Gargano starts to panic, and wants more medical help for Candice. He said it was worth it before this, but is it worth it now?

 


 

My Thoughts:

Another great episode, again reaching almost an hour, but it felt so fast somehow. We go right into matches with TM61 VS Heavy Machinery, which was a pretty good match. This slow TM61 Heel turn is going well for them, because it’s at least getting them wins. But given Undisputed Era are the NXT Tag Team Champions, Heel TM61 will have to wait until Faces take those titles. Speaking of, while not official, I myself am expecting Lorcan & Burch VS Strong & O’Reilly for TakeOver: Chicago given last week’s results. The Undisputed Era gives a great promo in belittling Lorcan & Burch, and Strong VS Burch next week will be really fun. Though, I’m going to guess that Undisputed Era interfere as they usually do, and that will make the tag title match official.

I’m intrigued by NXT giving Bianca Belair the kind of indepth look they gave superstars like Finn Balor, Roderick Strong and Ember Moon. She has been Heel so far in her NXT career, but given the right elements, she could be a welcomed Face. I was surprised to see Lacey win, and clean, but that ending is exactly how you book someone with a finisher like hers. This finish was an improvement over last week against Brandi Lauren, and can be the key to Lacey’s success as a Heel. Shayna VS Dakota happens sooner than I expected, but I still expect it to go down as Dakota snapping and going off, only to lose in the end. The way things are going, Nikki Cross is up next and might be the challenger that gives Shayna a real challenge.

I knew Dream was going to betray Ricochet, but I thought it would be a more typical ditch at the corner deal. And at one point, I thought Dream was going to wait until he and Ricochet won. However, it fits his story better to do it before the finish, because if he isn’t in the spotlight alone, then he’d rather not be in it at all. This surely means Dream VS Ricochet truly happens at TakeOver: Chicago, while Lars and Aleister become each other’s most difficult opponent yet. The ending segment was a great parallel to Bryan’s retirement, but then Gargano swerves and ups the ante. I thought there was going to be a brawl, but that “accident” was a great twist. This ups the grudge even more, and Gargano VS Ciampa 2, likely at Chicago, will be an instant classic given how great the first was.

My Score: 8.5/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 6.19.25

Are we going to start trending upwards with Slammiversary to build toward?

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Last week’s episode was lacking in ring work but had decent story moments and segments. Starting the build to Slammiversary we can either launch nicely or things can always get worse. Jason Hotch and KC Navarro are the real shining stars of the last few months, so lets hope once they get over this Leon Slater idiot ship, they can push X Division wrestlers with actual talent for pro wrestling and not just flippy charisma vacuums.

Oh and let’s not forget, it is the episode they celebrate the 23rd anniversary of TNA! TWENTY – THREE!! Somewhere PCO hates this.

Ratings:

  • Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers: EY wins via Piledriver – ** 3/4
  • Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge: Elegantos win via Rarefied Air – ***
  • Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man: HTM wins via Cradle – *
  • Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams: Elijah wins via Highwayman’s Farewell – ***

 

Results:

Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers

Sami knocks them all off the apron before the bell rings, he levels the loser children, finds a chair, attacks EY but EY counters and this is the excuse to use weapons since the bell didn’t ring yet. EY tries to break Sami’s hand on the steps with the chair, but Sami moves, throws EY back in the ring, bell rings and EY hits a Belly to Belly suplex for two. They slug it out, Sami goes for Headbutts, then Sami wants to run the ropes but a loser trips him, distracts long enough for EY to knock him out of the ring and loser children swarm as loser children do. EY does the classic, throw back out for losers to attack while EY grabs and distracts the ref. Sami is selling a few lame attacks from the losers like he got shot. It’s an excessive sell, so it’s honestly a dumb transitional moment.

EY levels Sami, Lariat into Scoop Slam, looks for the Macho Elbow but Sami hits the ropes to crotch EY. Sami Superplex time, but EY bites the face to make Sami drop, EY jumps at him but eats a straight right hand. Cactus Driver, but no, EY tries his Piledriver…they both gouge eyes at the same time, Sami catches an EY charge into a Flatliner as they’re both down…for…reasons? The selling in this match seems…poorly timed and kinda stupid. Hard Irish Whip, EY Flair Flips the corner, levels Sami, Macho Elbow for 2.9! EY threatens to hit the ref, but then goes to mad dog commentary. EY then wants to attack fans…he’s more unhinged than World Elite EY. Sami gives him the old Dick Twist into a Stunner but only for two! Losers try to distract, first one gets taken out, second one uses a chair, EY hits the Piledriver on Sami, EY wins.

I feel like this is gonna continue for a few weeks since it wasn’t a clean win. 

Mustafa Ali’s group comes out, and I refuse to say the name because it’s dumb and they’re already fraying at the seams. Ali wants an apology session, Tasha and Hotch apologize to him but Skyler bites back and refuses, even shoved Ali. So Ali challenges him to a “Call to Arms” match. What in the hell is a Call to Arms match? 

Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge

ASH does her borderline racist fake karate before Lei stares her down and tags in Heather. Heather avoids Lei, Lei throws a few Tornado Kicks to make a point and Heather tags out. Heather being 4’8″ helps her here. Concierge says “There’s no Karate in wrestling”. ASH, Lei and Masha are in the ring, ASH is trying to decide who she wants to face, but the Concierge google translated it and hands it to ASH, before the face team rocks ASH. Masha lifts up Lei and Lei does the Liu Kang Bicycle Kick, steering more into her Mortal Kombat aesthetic. Senton off the apron from Lei and Masha dives into the pile, the comedy heels are getting leveled. We go to commercial and come back with Lei getting Double Teamed but she spins it into a weird Neckbreaker..but can’t tag out just yet. Lei blocks Heather, Enzuigiri, simultaneous tag, Masha is Yakuza kicks for all and the 2 for 1 Lariat/DDT special. Near fall, but Masha goes for murder, but Heather breaks it, Rocket Launcher/Code Breaker from Elegance but Lei breaks up the pin. ASH tries to intimidate Lei with her fake Karate before throwing her out of the ring. Heather hits Lei with a handful of Glitter and then bounces her face off the post. Masha tries to stop ASH, Kelly’s music distracts Masha, Rarefied Air gives ASH the win.

Santino comes out and GOD DAMMIT no one wants to see Tommy Dreamer fight Mance Warner…that’s a useless thing. Pivot away…no one wants this. Oh no, now we have to listen to Steph talk too. Okay it seems to be a pivot, thankfully. Steph and Mance talk shit, Dreamer says something about Something is gonna happen…and Jake Something comes out. So…I guess we’re gonna build him up for 2 months and then job him out for 6 before he fucks off to his home galaxy or whatever? 

Really wish Indi just opened with the Billy Butcher classic of, “Oi Cunt!” – but this wasn’t bad. 

Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man

I hate… Cardona so much more now. Heel reasons for Cardona…go away heat for Deaner.

JDC wants the Home Town Man to start…and Deaner does his stupid Flip Flop and Fly, Cardona tags in, JDC is eating some offense, Cardona wants the Reboot, JDC powders, Cardona Dives but then Lish and the general numbers catch up to Cardona. Eddie is legal, and now they isolate Cardona with some decent tandem work and isolation. This turns into kind of a schmoz, lots of silly spots, near falls and then Home Town doofus gets the cradle pinfall on Eddie.

Whenever Deaner is involved I can’t be asked to care. The System beats Cardona and Deaner down, but Eddie did eat a pin. Which is embarrassing not even for work reasons, like it’s just sad.

Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams

Elijah and Nic start things off, slow push off, arm wring, top wristlock, simple chain wrestling start. Nic breaks the chain and hits a Dropkick, Elijah runs the ropes and hits a Diving Lariat and starts the Rope Walk. Nic seems far to awake and alert for that move then, I hate how people pull that off too early. Wentz gets tagged in, Nic tags in Maclin who wasn’t looking for a tag, but him and Wentz have a nice clash, Trey tags in, they try to double him, but they pause and look at each other. Maclin asks for a tag, no one tags him so he Chops Ryan to tag him in and throws him in.

The little nod to Maclin and Rascalz history and the fact the faces realize Maclin isn’t a piece of shit. A little MCMG homage tandem attacks on Ryan, Wentz punctuates with the Handspring Knee Lift, Ryan tags out to Trick. Trick and Wentz go back and forth, Rascalz have Trick eating offense, Moose tries to slow things down, both Trick and Moose powder, Rascalz Double Golden Triangle Moonsaults. Trey gets tripped by Nic, Moose hits Lights Out, but there’s no referee so it’s a little chaotic.

Out of the commercial things are controlled kinda and we see a simultaneous tag to Moose and Leon. Leon comes out hot, level Moose with a Leg Lariat, attacks Nic Nemeth, attacks Ryan, and then Moose hits Leon with the Stun Gun. Moose looks to tag in Maclin but Maclin jumps off the apron. Trick takes the tag, keeps control, Trick forcibly tags in Maclin but Ryan tags himself in and pulls Leon to the Champions’ corner, Nic tags in and isolates Leon, with the Kaibas quick tagging and keeping Leon down.

Moose tags in, tries to Suplex Leon about four times but Leon stops it then counters the Suplex. Moose tries to cut him off, but the Champions distract the ref so the ref can’t see Leon tag out. Nic and Moose doubling up and Leon is the bump guy of this last portion of the match. Big Uranage from Moose…Moose looks for Lights Out but Small Package almost ruined things, Body Scissors Cradle, GAME CHANGER! Moose looks to hit a Jacknife Powerbomb but Leon turns it into a DDT. Maclin and Ryan start fighting, Nic Superkicks Maclin, Hendry and Nic tag in, Hendry is a house of fire. Sack of Shits for everyone! Nic, Ryan, there’s a pause when Hendry is face to face with Trick and Trick gets Uppercuts first then Sack of Shit! Standing Ovation on Nic, but Ryan blocks, Kaibas try a tandem attack but Hendry Lariats them both. Elijah tags in and is the maestro of the crowd and chopping Ryan to some fun. Ryan goes for a Polish Hammer but eats the Knee Lift. Signature spam time…

Ryan tries to use the International title but Maclin grabs the title away from Ryan, clocks Nic, Standing Ovation into the Highwayman’s Farewell. Champions lose!

Overall Score: 4/10

Well this was a rough one boys and girls. Sami and EY was just an overbooked shitshow, Lei Ying Lee is unfortunately in a spot where it’s obvious TNA has no clue how to use her, the Elegantos are the New Beautiful People, and I’m not mad at that. But you need to space out your goofball crap. You can’t have Elegance Clique, Home Town Moron and Santino in 3 consecutive segments. And if anyone goes “it was 3 out of 4” that’s doesn’t lessen my point, the beauty of Pro Wrestling being a variety show is…FOR VARIETY! When the lead match feels stupid because of bad pacing, poor selling and overbooking with two losers, it feels like a useless match with idiots, then comedy, followed by more comedy…you see how that’s literally NOT VARIETY.

Figure it out seriously. This was a disappointing episode. If you’re a casual viewer than it’s just chalk for TNA doing cringe and borderline goof crap since they’ve always steered a little more into the carny than other companies. But this show was…where’s Jisoo and Jenny? I feel like I need that gif:

two women standing in a kitchen with the words not bad but not good on the bottom

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (6/19/25)

Rumble, Bad Man, Rumble!

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Run Or Hide, The Infantry’s Outside!

Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty in one match, The Infantry in another, will Shane Taylor Promotions finally take control of ROH?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty w/ Trish Adora VS Anthony Gangone & Sal Mistretta; Shane & Lee win.
  • Pure Rules Match: Deonna Purrazzo VS Marti Belle; Deonna wins.
  • Lance Archer VS Aaron Solo; Archer wins.
  • Miyu Yamashita VS Brooke Havok; Miyu wins.
  • 8 Man Tag: The Infantry & Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Kingdom & Top Flight; The Kingdom & Top Flight win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty w/ Trish Adora VS Anthony Gangone & Sal Mistretta!

The full force of Shane Taylor Promotions will be felt tonight! Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are in tonight’s main event, but that leaves Big Bad Shaney T Boy and #TAIGASTYLE to open the night. Will they prove that ROH now belongs to STP? Or will Mr. Sleep & #SturdySal show they can rumble, bad man, rumble?

The teams sort out and Lee starts against Gangone. The bell rings and Lee LEG LARIATS Gangone! The fans fire up and Lee says, “Get over here!” Lee puts Gangone in a corner, fires hands, then JUMP KNEES! Lee drags Gangone up and the fans rally behind him. Lee wrenches, and wrenches, then hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Tag to Shane but Gangone ROCKS Lee! Gangone gets away to tag in Sal. Shane and Sal step up as fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Sal ROCKS Shane, but then Shane brushes that off. Shane grins, the fans tell Sal he messed up, and Shane HEADBUTTS Sal! Sal wobbles while Shane shouts, “The hell is wrong with you, chump?”

Shane then YANKS Sal in for the URENAGE! The fans fire up and want that again, but Shane drags Sal around by a leg. Shane says why not. Ripcord and URENAGE! The fans fire up behind Shane and he rolls Sal so he can KNEE him back down! The fans chant for “S T P! S T P!” Shane winds up but Gangone runs in! Lee intercepts for the BORDER CITY STRETCH! Shane says STP reigns supreme! HAYMAKER!! Cover, STP wins!

Winners: Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty, by pinfall

Shane reminds us that he is coming for everything! Everything! Will it be just this easy for STP to own ROH?

 

BREAKING NEWS for next week!

ROH joins in on the crossover with CMLL as next week is Global Wars: Mexico! Lee Moriarty will be in action against none other than THE Blue Panther! Then, Athena & Red Velvet take on Thunder Rosa y Persephone in a dream tag team match! Will the champions of ROH stand tall in Arena Mexico? Or will there be golden tickets handed out left and right?

 

Pure Rules Match: Deonna Purrazzo VS Marti Belle!

While the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament still needs a full bracket, the Virtuosa is going to keep herself sharp for when she needs to strike. But will there be another masterpiece put together here tonight? Or will Marti prove she herself deserves a chance at making history?

The Code of Honor is upheld and the bell rings. We have 15 minutes as the two circle. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and then Deonna kicks an arm to wrangle Marti with the top wristlock. Marti rises up, rolls, and wrenches to wristlock. Deonna wrenches and headlocks to hit the takeover. Marti endures, fights up, powers out, but Deonna RUNS her over! Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, runs, then steps over Marti’s dropdown to “kick dirt” at her. Deonna eggs Marti on and the two reset. They tie up, Marti waistlocks but Deonna switches. Marti switches, lifts, but Deonna fights. Deonna ELBOWS free, then goes after Marti in the corner.

Deonna whips corner to corner, runs up, but Marti slips outside. Deonna ROCKS Marti first, soaks up more cheers and jeers, then runs, only for Marti to dodge the dropkick! Marti fires forearms, whips, but Deonna reverses and throat chops! Deonna sends Marti into steel steps! The fans are torn but Deonna wants the ring count. Deonna says it is just too easy, and Marti is rising up as the count starts. Deonna eggs Marti on, the fans rally, and Marti huffs ‘n’ puffs. Marti rolls in at 5 of 20 but Deonna stomps away! The ref counts, Deonna stops at 4, and Deonna wrenches. Deonna YANKS Marti’s arm, then wrenches again to YANK it!

Marti clutches the arm but Deonna reels her into a facelock. Marti fights the suplex, makes it a cradle, ONE!! Deonna runs up, Marti rolls her up, TWO! Marti spins and ROLLING ELBOWS! Deonna falls and the fans fire up! Deonna goes to a corner, Marti runs in, but Deonna dodges! Marti hits buckles, then Deonna blocks a boot to THROW Marti down! Deonna has the arm and the leg, then focuses on the arm to make a SACRIFICE! The fans are torn but Deonna feeds off it all. Deonna demands Marti to rise up, and as we hit four minutes, Deonna SOBATS, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!

Deonna rolls through, FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Marti endures, reaches out, but Deonna grabs that arm, too! VENIS DE MILO!! Marti verbally quits and Deonna wins!

Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, by submission

Neither woman used a ropebreak in this match, and Deonna didn’t need to! At just four minutes and 24 seconds, Deonna finishes this. Will she not only become ROH Women’s Pure Champion, but do it in record time?

 

The Frat House speaks.

Jacked Jameson says, “Yeah, Johnny Hungy? Johnny Starving For Attention! You wanna come back and try and get one up on The Frat House? I don’t think so, pal! And Reynolds, you talking about I got a tiny package? I got a small package, in the ring, yeah! If you’re talking about this package, ask your girl!” Preston Vance says yes, good package. But Dark Order, Vance has hated them from the beginning. They call him a traitor when he just did something for himself for once. He hates Uno, he hates Reynolds, but the one he hates the most is Silver. Starving for attention, always has been, same guy since day one!

Dark Order wants a trios match? They’ll take you up on that. But remember the one rule: Win or lose, they BOOZE~! The Frat House marches off, cheering themselves on. But will they be humbled when Uno, Silver & Reynolds finally get a back on track?

 

Mark Sterling reviews footage with The Premier Athletes.

Smart Mark looks back at a loss The Premier Athletes suffered against the Sons of Texas, and he points out specifically when Dustin Rhodes grabbed him, TOSSED him, and that is assault on a ringside consultant. That is why Sterling has the cameras here. He wants to inform Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari that the State of Michigan sports authority agreed with him, that match was tainted and therefore expunged from their records, along with a few others. But then, that means they’re undefeated? Yes! Their record is spotless now! Daivari says he isn’t sure about them, but he was pretty confident he heard way less “Athletes Suck” chants than usual. Almost 50-50 out there.

Nese says Shop AEW has not seen a single soul buying the Athletes Suck shirt. Great news! And bad news for the rest of ROH. There is nothing scarier than a couple of athletes with momentum. They will take this momentum and go straight to the ROH World Tag Team Championships. Y’know why? Because Athletes RULE! Well, one thing these three haven’t lost is their confidence. But will legal loopholes and changing grades really turn them into champions?

 

8 Man Tag: The Infantry & Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Kingdom & Top Flight!

What interesting combinations on both sides. Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are just as tough as Zack Gibson & James Drake but with far more energy and bravado, but then Matt Taven & Mike Bennett used to make Darius & Dante Martin go through hell! Which side can put aside their differences better and come out the victors?

Well it would seem STP & GYV can as they all attack The Kingdom & Top Flight! The fans boo and the bell rings, but GYV beat down Top Flight while Infantry beat down Kingdom, another grudge coming back to haunt Taven & Bennett! The ref reprimands but the tides turn a bit. Taven brawls with Bravo on the outside, Bennett fires hands on Dean, and the Martin brothers throw hands back on GYV! Taven SMACKS Bravo off the apron, Darius UPPERCUTS James Drake, and the teams finally sort out a bit. Bravo runs back in but Taven LARIATS Bravo and himself up and out! Darius whips Drake to a corner, then runs up, but into an ELBOW!

Drake runs up, Darius arm-drags and DROPKICKS! Darius brings Drake around, Dante tags in, and Top Flight coordinates. Darius takes a swing but Drake dodges, only for Dante to send him into Darius’ UPPERCUT! Dante adds a JUMP KNEE and Darius LARIATS! Cover, ONE, but Dante basement DROPKICKS! Dante keeps Drake from the corner to tag Taven. They mug Drake, then Taven ROCKS him. Taven whips, Drake reverses but Taven cartwheels! Taven dodges, springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Taven then bypasses and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up because “IIII’M Matt Taven!” Bennett says the fans actually like Taven now.

Taven brings Drake up and into a headlock, but Drake pulls hair! Drake tags Gibson while he powers out, then he drops down for Gibson to trip Taven! Gibson drags Taven out, but Taven DECKS him! But then Drake DIVES onto Taven! The fans fire up and Infantry talks some trash. Gibson lifts Taven to SNAKE EYES off railing! Gibson puts Taven on the apron, and cravats for the neck wrench, and then a SLAM ono the apron! Taven sputters, Gibson stays between him and the corner, but the fans rally up. Taven fights the underhooks to fire body shots. Gibson keeps Taven back with a wristlock, and he tags in Drake!

Drake runs up, GYV double whip, and then they trap Taven in the corner. Drake ELBOWS Taven, Gibson UPPERCUTS, and then feed to the WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Drake argues, but then he ROCKS Taven! Tag to Bravo and he RAMS into Taven! The Infantry mugs Taven, the ref counts and Bravo stops. Tag to Dean, and the Infantry double wrench to DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Dean throws off his shirt and drags Taven up. Dean scoops to put Taven in the Tree of Woe. Tag to Bravo and the Infantry stomp mudholes in! The fans boo, the ref counts, Gibson talks trash, but Infantry stops at 4.

The Infantry taunt Bennett & Top Flight before they DOBULE DROPKICK Taven outta the Tree! Cover, TWO! Bravo JABS, JABS, and then he BLASTS Top Flight! Bravo says they got nothing! But Taven scoops! Bravo slips free, but Taven HEEL KICKS! Both men crawl, hot tags to Darius and Dean! Darius rallies on Dean and GYV! Uppercut after uppercut then a whip! Dean reverses, but jumps into an atomic drop! Then the BULLDOG HOTSHOT! SUPERKICK for Gibson! GAMANGIRI for Dean! Then a step-in COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Gibson breaks it! Dante whips Gibson but Gibson reverses. Dante goes out, up, around, and Gibson just keeps missing!

Dante GAMANGIRIS, then springboards to CROSSBODY! Bravo KNEES Dante, whips, but Darius is there to boost Dante up and over! Then Dante helps Darius hit the TORNADO DDT on Bravo! The fans fire up and Mike asks to be tagged in. Darius tags Mike and the fans fire up! Bennett CHOPS away on Dean! Gibson runs up, Bennett puts him in the corner and CHOPS away on them both Bravo runs up, Bennett puts him in the corner and CHOPS away on all three! The fans fire up as Drake runs up, but then Bennett spots him first! “You want some?!” Drake reconsiders but Bennett puts him in the corner, to CHOP away on all four!

The fans are fired up and Bennett brings Drake out to tag Taven. Gibson saves Drake, throat chops Mike, then clinches Taven. Drake ENZIGIRIS Taven! Dante DOUBLE CANNONBALLS GYV! Dean kicks Dante low, reels him in, and crosses the arms, DEPTH CHARGE! But Darius BOOTS Dean, then WALL WALK KICKS! Bravo runs up, kicks low, and runs to SCISSOR KICK! Bennett is back, fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Taven adds JUST THE TIP of the knee! Bennett says time to kill ’em! But Gibson Y ANKS Bennett out! Taven gives Drake a KICK O’ THE KING! Bennett and Gibson brawl that way, Taven hits FLIGHT OF THE CONQUEROR on GYV!

Dante SPLASHES Dean, whips, but Dean reverses. Bravo runs to CARLIE CROSSOVER! Feed to Dean’s FLYING LARIAT! Infantry gets Dante up and sends him to BOOT CAMP!! Cover, DARIUS BREAKS IT! The fans fire up as this keeps going! GYV and Kingdom brawl, Bravo storms up but Darius TOSSES him out onto GYV and Kingdom! Darius reels Dean in and suplexes, but Dean slips free! Dean shoves Darius, Darius slides but Dean hurdles over. Dean ROCKS Darius, Darius CHOPS Dean, Dean JUMP KNEES back! Dean fires up, but Darius blocks a kick and makes it a FISHERMAN BUSTER!

The fans fire up and Dante is up top! MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, Top Flight & Kingdom win!

Winners: The Kingdom & Top Flight, by pinfall

Former rivals made great allies here and they came out on top! But with everyone wanting the ROH World Tag Team Championships, will The Kingdom and Top Flight have to battle it out like the old days? Or can they stay friendly in the race to the top?


My Thoughts:

A very good episode but I’m surprised this was only 37 minutes long. Even then, there were pretty obvious squash matches, like Archer beating Solo and Miyu beating Havok. Well, so was Shane & Lee winning, but opening matches aren’t skippable. Ok and Deonna was of course winning her Pure Rules match. Why didn’t TK just get the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament going by now so that the title match could be at Supercard? Good to hear about Global Wars: Mexico, though.

The Premier Athletes have a good promo, but they’re just getting sadder as a team if they have to keep “expunging” losses from their record as if that makes them winners. Frat House has a good promo to set up the Six Man Tag, and if ROH wasn’t such an afterthought, I’d love if they explored what Preston Vance said. He claims he never liked Dark Order, hates them all now, but what if leaving Dark Order, joining LFI, leaving LFI, and now forming the Frat House is all Vance grieving Mr. Brodie? He doesn’t have to rejoin Dark Order, he just has to come to terms with why he’s actually being so awful to his old friends and maybe turn Frat House around into Faces.

And very good 8 Man Tag main event, everybody looking good even though it was a rather short match. Good win for the Faces to keep Top Flight afloat and to get The Kingdom, or in this case #OGK, back on track. I would think Dustin & Sammy make quick work of the Premier Athletes, but maybe if we can get three or four teams in one match, that’d be a way to protect Dustin & Sammy while crowning new champions.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Launched in 2017, the Chairshot Radio Network presents you with the best in sports, entertainment, and sports entertainment. Wrestling and wrestling crossover podcasts + the most interesting content + the most engaging hosts = the most entertaining podcasts you’ll find!

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