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Mitchell’s WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament 2018, Part 2!

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The opening round of sixteen has lead eight back to the Royal Albert Hall in London! And in one single special, all the remaining rounds WILL happen! Only one man can rise above to be the new #1 Contender to the WWE UK Championship! Plus, The Undisputed Era challenge #BritishStrongStyle, Pete Dunne & Mustache Mountain!

 

All images courtesy of the WWE’s official Twitter

 

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Zack Gibson VS Jack Gallagher; Gibson wins and advances to the semifinals.
  • Joe Coffey VS Dave Mastiff; Coffey wins and advances to the semifinals.
  • Flash Morgan Webster VS Jordan Devlin; Webster wins and advances to the semifinals.
  • Travis Banks VS Ashton Smith; Banks wins and advances to the semifinals.
  • NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender Triple Threat: Toni Storm VS Killer Kelly VS Isla Dawn; Toni wins and will challenge Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women’s Championship tomorrow in the Finale.
  • Zack Gibson VS Flash Morgan Webster; Gibson wins and advances to the finals.
  • Joe Coffey VS Travis Banks; Banks wins and advances to the finals.
  • Six Man Tag: The Undisputed Era VS British Strong Style; British Strong Style wins.
  • WWE UK Championship Tournament 2018 Final: Zack Gibson VS Travis Banks; Gibson wins and will challenge Pete Dunne for the WWE UKC tomorrow in the Finale.

PLAY BY PLAY

The second WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament WILL conclude!

WWE UK Championship Tournament Bracket, updated

The first round happened over the last few weeks, and now we have our Elite Eight. This second-ever edition of the WWE UKCT will finish all in one night! Who will triumph? Who will fall? And will the winner stand a chance against The British Bruiserweight in tomorrow’s championship match?

 

A living legend walks into The Royal Albert Hall.

One of the most famous and historic venues in the world, with over 100 years of wrestling. Johnny Saint was here in this ring many times. “But that was then.” The WWE UK Division has already had two amazing champions, but “everything evolves.” This tournament will take center stage, and bring someone to new heights. Zack Gibson claims it for himself, but Flash Morgan Webster needs it. For those who came before. For those who are here. Eight men, one winner, and one major opportunity. The Royal Albert Hall welcomes you to the 2018 United Kingdom Championship tournament.

 

Zack Gibson VS Jack Gallagher!

Liverpool’s Number One showed the Baghra Badboy he “doesn’t belong”, but the sadistic gentleman showed Drew Gulak who is truly the better grappler. Both men are gritty with a mean streak a kilometer long, but who will be the first man to move on into the semifinals?

This 20 minute time limit match begins with Gallagher offering but Gibson declining a show of respect. Fans boo and jeer Gibson as the two circle. They tie up, Gibson gets a waistlock but Gallagher quickly reverses. Gibson reverses back, but has to spin again to shovel Gallagher over. Gallagher is up and wrings Gibson out, but Gibson headscissors. Gallagher finds his way out, then stands off with Gibson. Fans are already rowdy for Gallagher and he embraces it. The two circle again and tie up. Gibson arm-drags into an armlock and even tells fans to shut up.

Gallagher gets up, whips but Gibson arm-drags him again. Fans boo at the sneering and cocky Gibson. They rally for Gallagher, and Gallagher stands to flip and headlock. Gibson powers out but Gallagher gets under to an armlock then leap frog to a roll up, TWO. Gallagher tells Gibson just how close that was.

The two stand up again, Gallagher ducks the clothesline to become a pretzel! Gibson has seen this before, but he still falls for it. Cover, TWO, so Gallagher gets a chinlock. Gallagher adds a chinbar, but Gibson stands to pull hair. Gallagher hits a European Uppercut, then another. Gibson powers Gallagher to the ropes, but dirties the break before hotshot-ing the arm. He dropkicks Gallagher down then hammers away. Cover, TWO, and Gibson grows frustrated. Gibson stalks Gallagher to the ropes, then reels him into a lariat. Fans keep taunting Gibson but he dropkicks Gallagher again. Cover, TWO, so he wraps Gallagher in a half-nelson.

Gallagher endures, fans rally, and Gallagher gets up to fight back with body shots. Gibson knees low then whips Gallagher, but Galaglher sunset flips. Gibson stops that and yanks on the arm. He goes after the wrist, but Gallagher gets up and snapmares. Gibson still has the wrist! He brings Gallagher down but fans rally up again. Gallagher stands, throws hands, but Gibson elbows Gallgher. Gibson throws Gallagher with the straight-arm suplex! He blows a kiss to the fans before going back to Gallagher with punches and EuroUppers of his own. Fans love taunting Gibson as he whips Gallagher corner to corner hard! Gallagher hits buckles and then mat, but Gibson is right on that arm. The ropebreak is barely honored, then Gibson whips Gallagher hard again.

Gibson taunts Gallagher now, he wants Gallagher to “show me something!” Gallagher hits back with forearms, but Gibson trips him up and clobbers him. Cover, TWO, so it’s back to the arm. Gallagher stands again, but Gibson brings him down to another take on the arm and chinbar. Gallagher endures so Gibson shifts back to his half-nelson. Fans rally for Gallagher, and Gallagher feeds off that energy. Gibson knees low, then whips, but he runs into Gallagher’s forearm and elbow. Gallagher keeps going, backing Gibson down! Gallagher fires off all sorts of strikes. Gibson whips and kicks low, then goes to suplex, but it’s Gallagher who lifts Gibson! Fans fire up as Gallagher slams Gibson down. Gallagher stands first, then runs to Penalty Kick Gibson! Cover, TWO!

Gibson clutches his head, but Gallagher is right on him. They scrap on the mat, and Gallagher brings Gibson up. Gibson powers Gallagher to a corner, but Gallagher clubs back. Gallagher goes up, clubs more, but Gibson trips him up to hit a draping code breaker! Cover, TWO! Gallagher rolls to the apron while Gibson is in disbelief. Fans are strongly behind Gallagher while Gibson suplexes him in. Gallagher breaks free and dropkicks Gibson. Gallagher back elbows Gibson off the wristlock, then runs in for- The dropkick is countered to a Liger Bomb! But Gallagher gets him in a triangle hold! Gibson endures, powers up to deadlift, buckle bomb! Gallagher hops up, hanging triangle! Gallagher lets go at 4, then comes back up to slingshot in to put on a sleeper and body scissors!!

Gibson reaches and gets a ropebreak. Gallagher lets go, but both men are slow to standing. Gallagher is up first, and runs in, but his dropkick misses again. He lands on his feet to DIVE! Gallagher puts Gibson in, and with no hesitation, Gentleman’s Dropkick! Cover, TWO!? Gibson survives, but Gallagher is too tired to be frustrated. Gallagher drags Gibson up, but Gibson throat chops! Gibson throws Gallagher into a post, and Gallagher falls to the floor. Gibson catches his breath and leaves Gallagher to the mercy of the count. Gallagher returns at 9, but Gibson clobbers him! Then, Ticket to Ride gut buster! Cover, TWO!! Gallagher survives, and now Gibson is too tired to be frustrated.

Fans declare “This is Awesome!” Gallagher endures a new hold, but fights back, snapmare to dropkick! But Gallagher isn’t finished. He gets himself to the top rope! Gallagher aims, leaps, but into boots! And Shankly Gates! Gallagher taps, Gibson wins!

Winner: Zack Gibson, by submission; advances to the semifinals

Liverpool’s Number One has won again. Whether he was tougher than Gallagher, he was at least smarter to reverse that situation. How will he fare in the next round?

 

Joe Coffey VS Dave Mastiff!

The literally biggest men in the tournament face off! The Iron King of Scotland and the Black Country’s Big Bad Dave are equally determined to show just how great they are, but who will prove to have more heart behind it?

Unlike Gibson, both men are willing to shake hands to make this match respectful. The bell rings, and the big men circle. They tie up, and Mastiff pushes Coffey back. Coffey comes back and gets a headlock. Mastiff powers out and the two collided, but neither man backs down. Coffey runs and they collide again, they still don’t move. Mastiff moves, but Coffey stands his ground. They both go and collide. Things speed up, double crossbodies take them both out. They both roll out of the ring to recover. Coffey and Mastiff spot each other across the way, and go around the corner to run and collide again and again. Coffey goes up and over but Mastiff runs him over!

Mastiff puts Coffey in the ring, then backs Coffey down with elbows and uppercuts. He throws Coffey into a buckle then kicks the rope. Mastiff lifts Coffey but Coffey sunset flips. Mastiff goes to sit on him, but Coffey narrowly escapes. Coffey gets to a corner, but Mastiff gets up. Coffey runs at Mastiff but is put on the apron. Mastiff swings but Coffey counters, then climbs up. Coffey leaps, missile dropkick takes Mastiff down! Cover, TWO. Mastiff is dazed but Coffey catches his breath. They both stand, and Coffey throws big lefts. Coffey backs Mastiff down but Mastiff shoves him away. Mastiff runs out but into Coffey’s takedown! Coffey runs in at Mastiff in a corner but gets a back elbow. Mastiff throws Coffey in but Coffey elbows back. Coffey leaps, but into a right hand! Back senton! Cover, TWO!

Mastiff gets back up to stalk Coffey. He brings Coffey up for a stretch and elbow after elbow into the head. Cover, TWO. Mastiff keeps his cool, but Coffey throws hands. Mastiff drags Coffey out in a facelock and grinds Coffey to the mat. Fans rally, Coffey gets up and fights back. The two slug it out, but Mastiff backs Coffey down to then whip hotshot Coffey with the top rope. Mastiff waits for Coffey to stand, but Coffey hits back. Mastiff tries but Coffey denies the suplex. Coffey slips out but gets an elbow. Mastiff tries again, but Coffey suplexes Mastiff!

Both men are down while fans fire up. The 10 count begins but both men stand. Coffey runs in at Mastiff, but into an elbow. Mastiff runs, but into a belly2belly!! Both men are slow to standing again, but fans keep rallying. Coffey throws hands, then runs in, big splash! He tries again, blocks the boot to punch and German Suplex! Bridge, TWO! Coffey tosses off the elbow pads, then runs, but Mastiff headbutts the roaring elbow away. Mastiff tries his discus, Coffey ducks, but Mastiff comes back with the other side! Mastiff deadlifts and Germans Coffey! Bridge, TWO!

Fans love the toughness as Coffey gets to a corner. Mastiff runs in, but into a pop-up EuroUpper! Yet Mastiff still dropkicks Coffey to a corner! Mastiff runs corner to corner, but Coffey dodges the cannonball! Coffey gets up, boots Mastiff, then hops up to crossbody! He’s not done there, discus lariat, aka All the Best for the Bells! Cover, Coffey wins!

Winner: Joe Coffey, by pinfall; advances to the semifinals

The Iron King moves on, and he’s made both his country, these fans and his brother Mark very proud.

In-ring interview with Coffey.

Congrats on the impressive win. What is his mind-set going into the semifinals? “My mind-set,” is to win! The Iron King vows to take Pete Dunne on, and take that WWE UK Championship! “Because this is opportunity!” He’ll show no mercy, and win by any means necessary. Who will be next to face the power of the Iron King?

 

Flash Morgan Webster VS Jordan Devlin!

Another clash of styles and personalities, the Modfather said he needs this United Kingdom Championship opportunity. However, Finn Balor’s former student feels he needs this to settle “unfinished business” from the original tournament. Since last year, Devlin has been undefeated as the Irish Champion! Who will move on to face Liverpool’s Number One in the next round?

The handshakes are 1-2 as Devlin refuses Flash’s offer. The bell rings, Flash and Devlin circle fast. They tie up, Devlin powers Flash back but they go all around the ropes. Devlin ends up on top, then slaps Flash out of the break. Flash is furious but the referee keeps them back. They circle again, fans behind Flash. They tie up, Devlin gets the wristlock but Flash rolls and flips. Flash reverses the wristlock but Devlin gets a ropebreak. Devlin dirties the break again with a kick, then puts on a headlock. Flash powers out, things speed up, and Flash arm-drags Devlin! He does it again, then puts on an armlock. Devlin gets up and knees low. Devlin puts Flash in a corner, but while he catches the boots, Flash arm-drags back. Flash blocks the kick to sweep, imploding senton! Cover, ONE, but Flash is ready.

Flash runs in but Devlin denies the full tilt-o-whirl. Devlin blocks the boot to give back an elbow. Devlin runs, meteora! Flash gets to the apron but Devlin is right on him. Devlin suplexes but Flash slips out. Flash swings but ends up in a yurinagi. Standing moonsault! Cover, TWO, and Devlin is frustrated. Devlin kicks Flash stiff, then covers, TWO. Flash gets up, Devlin rocks him with a forearm. Devlin wrenches Flash’s neck before locking him into a seated abdominal stretch. Fans rally and Flash pries his way out. Devlin knees low, then gives a EuroUpper. Devlin runs in but into boots! Flash gets to another corner, and hops up and over to run and waistlock to then headscissors!

Devlin flounders to a corner, Flash runs in for the forearm smash, then corner to corner for the Mod-Trigger! Cover, TWO! Flash is a bit surprised but he keeps on Devlin. He sets up a double underhook, but Devlin powers out to forearm. Devlin whips but Flash reverses. Flash then trips an ddrags Devlin out to build speed and DIVE! A low-pe, but Flash isn’t done. Flash builds speed, and DIVES a bit higher. Fans want one more, and Flash is gonna give them one, as he FLIES! He puts Devlin in the ring, cover, TWO! Flash is surprised again, but fans are still rallying.

Flash goes up top, but Devlin follows! Devlin throws forearms but one big left from Flash sends him down. Devlin trips Flash up! He chops and brings Flash up, SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO! SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Fans are loving this but Devlin is frustrated. Devlin climbs up now, moonsault, FLOP! Flash tilt-o-whirls, Eton Rifle DDT! Cover, Flash wins!!

WInner: Flash Morgan Webster, by pinfall; advances to the semifinals

History repeats itself for Devlin, he can’t get past the second round. But given that Tyler Bate defeated Devlin to become THE UK Champion, does that mean good things for The Modfather?

 

Travis Banks VS Ashton Smith!

The Kiwi Buzzsaw cut down El Ligero, but D-Rok managed to show Joseph Conners what it takes to advance. Which hard-hitting hotshot will move on to face The Iron King in the next round?

The handshakes go 50-50 as these two show signs of respect. The bell rings and we begin with an immediate tie-up. Travis powers Ashton to a headlock, then down to a knee. Ashton stands back up and powers out. Things speed up and Travis trips Ashton. La Mahistrol, ONE, and the two stand off. They circle again, and Ashton arm-drags Travis around. Things speed up again, Ashton dropkicks Travis. Travis gets to a corner, but Ashton is on him. Travis breaks free and sweeps the legs, then kicks Ashton in the back again and again. He also chops Ashton, then rocks him with a forearm. Travis snapmares to kick away again. Ashton writhes but Travis stands him up for another chop. Travis stalks Ashton to a corner, then chops him again.

Fans rally while Ashton walks to another corner. Travis chops him again, then again, then snapmares to kick Ashton again. Cover, TWO, but Travis stays on Ashton with a wristlock. Ashton endures, stands, and powers his way out. Travis knees low, then runs, but into a boot! Ashton whips but Travis reverses, only for Ashton to rally with lariats and elbows. Ashton gives Travis a backbreaker, then gets himself to a corner. He runs in at Travis in the other corner, but Travis dodges. Travis runs in for an uppercut, rolls for another, then corner to corner. Ashton follows, only for Travis to sweep the legs again. Ashton hits buckles face first! Travis adds a dropkick! Cover, TWO!

Fans cheer and chant while Travis brings Ashton up. Travis runs, springboards but Ashton gets under. Ashton goes up, leaping leg lariat! But Travis gets out of the ring, frustrating Ashton. But Ashton fires himself up, and builds speed, to FLY!

Ashton takes Travis down and even undoes the carpeting. He puts Travis in the ring, brings him up, fireman’s carry. Travis fights out, but runs into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Ashton is shocked, he thought that did it. They both stand, and get to corners. Ashton runs in for a big knee, then runs again, only for Travis to blast him with a dropkick. Travis does not stop, German Suplex and bridge, TWO! Both men grit their teeth as they sit up. Travis throws a forearm, then another. He brings Ashton up for another, but Ashton just feeds off those hits. Then Ashton throws hands of his own. Ashton misses once and Travis springboards for Slice of Heaven! Travis suplexes, KIWI CRUSHER! Cover, Travis wins!

Winner: Travis Banks, by pinfall; advances to the semifinals

New Zealand’s own moves on in this UK Championship tournament, keeping that international flavor. Travis is tough as nails, and he’ll have to be with Joe Coffey ready for him in the next round. Will the Kiwi Buzzsaw be able to cut through Coffey? Or will he be cut down instead?

 

NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender Triple Threat: Toni Storm VS Killer Kelly VS Isla Dawn!

Three women compete for a major crossover opportunity! Will it be the inaugural Progress Women’s Champion, the wXw Women’s Champion, or the woman yet to hold gold be the one to face the Queen of Spades?

The bell rings, and Toni finds herself in a 2v1 situation! Kelly and Dawn know she’s arguably the best, so they need to stop her now. Toni fires back on both of them, focusing on Dawn. She swings on Kelly, but Kelly catches her in a waistlock, and Dawn comes over for a wheelbarrow DDT! Toni rolls out, and now the allies turn on each other. Dawn dodges and rolls up, TWO. She kicks Kelly first, then forearms and elbows in the corner. She snapmares Kelly out to mule kick her. Dawn runs for a knee, covers, TWO! Kelly checks her jaw but Dawn is a bit surprised.

Dawn brings Kelly up, but Kelly blocks the suplex. Kelly hits back then suplexes Dawn up and over. Kelly drags Dawn back up, and puts on a cravat for those knee strikes. Dawn flounders to a corner while Kelly gets a running start, hesitation dropkick! But Toni’s back! Snap German! Dawn gets Toni with a saido suplex, and all three women are down. Fans love this already. They rally up as all three women stir. Toni and Kelly head for each other, but Dawn joins in. They all trade forearms and elbows. They stand up but the brawl continues. Dawn snap suplexes but Kelly breaks the cover.

Kelly throws on Dawn, then whips, but Dawn reverses. Kelly holds ropes then dumps Dawn out. Dawn hits the floor, but Kelly gets to the apron, for a brutal Penalty Kick! Kelly roars, then drags Dawn up and in. Toni boots Kelly, then grabs Dawn, German Suplex! Toni keeps going, scoop into the Air Raid Crash, aka Storm Zero! Cover, Toni wins!

Winner: Toni Storm, by pinfall; will challenge Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women’s Championship

The Storm rolls through and finishes this one fast!

But speaking of Shayna Baszler, she’s here! The Submission Magician is ready to make Toni #TapNapOrSnap, but will she be taken by surprise?

 

Triple H heads to the ring!

The COO of WWE is greeted by standing ovation and fans singing along with his theme. He does have something very special to announce, however. He’s been dying to come to the Royal Albert Hall himself. He reflects on the inagural UK Championship Tournament, “and quite frankly, we were blown away.” That night changed what it means to be a UK wrestler. WWE told everyone there would be more. Talent like Wolfgang, Tyler Bate, Trent Seven, Mark Andrews, Pete Dunne, they’ve all turned themselves into global names. But that is just the beginning. Looking at just these first two rounds, it’s so clear that WWE is scratching the surface. HHH is here to tell us that we will get more. Fans chant “YES! YES!” HHH continues by introducing “one of the godfathers of British wrestling”, the new GM, Johnny Saint!

Fans greet Johnny Saint with another standing ovation. The Man of 1000 Holds is the GM for WWE UK, but there’s more to it than that. He thanks HHH and lets everyone know that he is so proud to be here tonight, to announce the NXT UK Brand!

There it is! The official logo for NXT UK! The global expansion has begun, and NXT UK will bring the very best of UK wrestling in both men’s, women’s and tag team divisions. July 28th and 29 in Cambridge, to August 25th and 26th in Birmingham, to October 13th and 14th in Plymouth, and November 24th and 25th in Liverpool. There’s just one question left to ask: “Are you ready?!” This is just the beginning of a great new chapter for all pro-wrestling!

 

Zack Gibson VS Flash Morgan Webster!

The semifinals begin with an age-old battle as grit and grappling meets flash and flying. Who will rise up to be the first finalist in the 2018 UKCT?

Gibson gives a handshake that isn’t genuine, so don’t expect any respect in this match. The bell rings and Flash hits a Mod-Trigger and furious right hands. And he won’t let up! Another knee sends Gibson out of the ring, but Flash keeps an eye on him. Flash swings on the post for a headscissor throw! He puts Gibson back in, then climbs up, big missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Flash has been fast and furious but he’s firing up again. Gibson stands, Flash comes in for the tilt-o-whirl, but Gibson blocks into snake eyes! Gibson stomps a mudhole into Flash, then walks it off. He drags Flash back up for body shots and forearms.

Gibson stops just to catch his breath before reeling Flash in for a lariat. Gibson puts Flash in a cobra clutch but fans troll Gibson again. He tunes them out, but Flash stands, only for Gibson to knock him down again. Gibson shouts for Flash to stay down and ignore the fans. Flash kicks back but Gibson goes after the arm again. Gibson powers Flash over, but Flash slips out. Flash gets away, then goes up and over. Flash runs, springboard corkscrew senton! Cover, TWO! Fans rally again, and Flash brings Gibson up. Flash wrenches but Gibson blocks the tilt-o-whirl. Flash rocks Gibson with a forearm! Gibson rolls out, Flash builds speed, and the LOW-PE hits!

Flash keeps going, to DIVE- But Gibson catches him! For a Helter Skelter brainbuster! Fans lose their minds over the impact. Gibson crawls away and returns to the ring. Flash is left to the mercy of the count, but gets in at 9.5! Only for Gibson to be right on him for Shankly Gates! Flash taps, Gibson wins!!

Winner: Gibson, by submission; advances to the finals

What a shocking turn of events! Flash was fast but Gibson was the truly furious one. Gibson closes the gates on Flash and has the first finals spot. Who will meet him from the other end of the bracket?

 

Joe Coffey VS Travis Banks!

The Iron King and the Kiwi Buzzsaw are to of the favorites for this tournament, but only one can advance. Who will challenge Liverpool’s Number One in hopes of then challenging The British Bruiserweight tomorrow?

The handshakes at least keep the 50/50 streak going. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, and Coffey powers Travis to a corner. Coffey backs off cleanly, and circles with Travis again. They tie up again, and Coffey gets a wristlock. He brings Travis to the mat but Travis arm-drags out. They circle once more, and Coffey offers a second handshake. It’s just to trick Travis into an arm wringer. Travis stands back up and SLAPS Coffey! Coffey fires back with forearms and it’s a brawl. Travis backs Coffey down but Coffey turns around to fire chops and body shots back. Coffey whips but Travis reverses to sweep the legs. Travis runs but Coffey follows to run him over!

Travis gets to a corner but Coffey is on him with big lefts. Coffey keeps on Travis as they go to another corner. Coffey brings Travis out for the double underhook swing! Around and around they go, then overhead with the suplex. Cover, TWO. Travis steadies himself but Coffey stays close. Coffey stomps Travis, then stomps a mudhole into him. He backs off but comes back for more. Travis chops back, chops and chops, then runs. Sunset flip, but roll through and Coffey goes for a Half Crab. He gets it part way, then all the way! Travis endures, but Coffey pulls back harder. Travis crawls for ropes, and gets the ropebreak.

Coffey lets go, but he keeps on Travis with a knee drop. He goes after the arm again, but Travis resists. Coffey still gets the straitjacket stretch, and adds knee strikes into the back. Travis turns but Coffey continues through. Coffey brings Travis to his knees, and pulls back while putting in a knee. Travis endures, stands up, but Coffey wrings him out for a shoulder to shoulder collision.

They stand up, Coffey shoves Travis for a forearm to the back on the rebound. Coffey chops Travis while he’s down, then throws hands. He backs off for Travis to stand but keeps throwing hands. Travis fires chops in return! Coffey shoves but Travis sweeps the leg. Travis chops and chops and chops and chops, then SUPERKICK. Coffey goes out of the ring, but Travis is on the apron for the Penalty Kick! Coffey goes down, but Travis brings him up and in. Travis runs, builds speed, shotgun knee! Cover, TWO, and Travis grows frustrated. Coffey flounders but Travis gets up. Travis runs, but into the pop-up EuroUpper! Coffey runs and tackles Travis to a corner!

Coffey fires up, runs back in, big splash! He’s not down, but he runs into a boot! Travis runs, but into a pop-up powerslam! Cover, TWO, but Coffey is right on Travis. Waistlock, deadlift, but Travis resists. Coffey still completes the German Suplex, with bridge! TWO, and both men are down from exhaustion. Coffey sits up first while fans love this. He and Travis get to corners, and the elbow pads come off. Coffey stands on wobbly legs, and fans build to a fever pitch. Coffey runs, but into a dropkick! Travis then hits springboard stomps! Cover, TWO!!

Travis keeps his focus and revs himself up. He stands up, drags Coffey up with him, but that suplex is too much for his back. Coffey staggers around while Travis crawls. Travis stands, runs in, but into an elbow. Coffey up but misses the crossbody! Coffey writhes from that belly flop. Travis drags him up again, but Coffey chops. Coffey runs, but into another boot. Then another, then the wheelbarrow takedown, TRAVIS WINS!!

Winner: Travis Banks, by pinfall; advances to the finals

It took so much from both men to fight through this match, and in the end, it’s the Kiwi Buzzsaw that snags victory! He’s pretty beat up and tired, but his night is far from over. Can Travis Banks do it again against Zack Gibson in the finals?

But wait! Coffey clobbers Travis from behind!

The Iron King promised no mercy and any means necessary, and he throws Travis into a post!! The referee tries to talk Coffey down, but the Black Coffey Discus still connects! Coffey declares himself the true winner, but he’s really just a sore loser. Can Travis hope to win against gritty Gibson after this?

 

Six Man Tag: The Undisputed Era VS British Strong Style!

There’s history here long before this match-up, and even before Roderick Strong betrayed Pete Dunne in the Dusty Rhodes Classic. Now that Mustache Mountain is back in action, can they and the WWE UK Champion get revenge on Strong, O’Reilly & Adam Cole (BAYBAY) in their home turf?

The teams sort out, and it will be O’Reilly and Bate to start. O’Reilly already uses his ground defense, but then ties up with Bate. O’Reilly gets the headlock, but Bate powers out. Bate runs but is run over. Things speed up and Bate arm-drags O’Reilly, but O’Reilly powers Bate to a corner. O’Reilly gives strikes, then whips Bate corner to corner. Bate goes up and under, then O’Reilly does. Bate tries to roll but O’Reilly gets the cross armbreaker. But Bate makes it a roll up, TWO, and Bate arm-drags O’Reilly again. Now Bate has O’Reilly in an armlock. O’Reilly stands up but Bate wrenches. O’Reilly goes low and trips Bate up, then drags him tot he Undisputed corner.

Strong tags in to stomp Bate, then drag him out. Bate kicks him away then wrenches the arm. Bate brings Strong over, and Dunne tags in! Strong panics, and even tries to reason with Dunne. Dunne just rock shim with a forearm! Dunne stomps away on Strong in a corner, and fans are all fired up. Strong comes back out but Dunne whips him. Things speed up, and Dunne clobbers Strong again. Dunne grabs that arm, then the fingers, and tortures Strong’s digits. Both teams come in, but British Strong Style all put up Bop, to give BANG!

The Undisputed Era stagger into retreat, and British Strong Style control the ring. Fans are thunderous and it feeds British Strong Style. Strong slips back in, but into a toehold from Dunne. Dunne grabs the legs, then the arms, it’s a BRITISH Surfboard, to knee stomps. Dunne tags in Trent Seven, and Trent keeps on the legs with a toehold. Strong kicks out, then powers him to the Undisputed corner. Cole tags in and stomps a mudhole into Seven, BAYBAY! Cole drags Seven up, then chops him, but it does nothing. Neither does the next chop. Seven’s chop has effect, as does the next. O’Reilly and Strong come in but the get chops, too! Seven fakes a chop, to give a DDT!

Cole rolls out but Seven pursues, only for Cole to enziguri Seven! O’Reilly distracts while Strong gives Seven a backbreaker on the barriers! Dunne and Bate try to help but Cole is on Seven already. They go back into the ring and Cole rains down rights. Cole brings Seven up and tags O’Reilly. O’Reilly throws knees into Seven, then hands. Tag to Strong, and Strong adds chops with O’Reilly’s kicks. Seven staggers, but he still chops Strong. Strong kicks Seven, then taunts Dunne. Tag to Cole, and Cole stomps a mudhole into Seven. Cole runs in but into a boot. Seven fights out of the corner, dodges Cole, then crawls for his corner. O’Reilly tags in to boot Bate and swing on Dunne. He goes to Seven, but Seven hits the suplex slam! Both men are down but crawling. Hot tag to Strong and Dunne!

Dunne decks Strong over and over, then fires off so many furious fists! He whips Strong, Strong reverses, but Dunne goes up and over to enziguri Strong. Strong standing switch but Dunne lands out of the German Suplex to enziguri Strong again! Dunne kicks Cole, and X-Plexes him onto Strong! Cover, TWO!! Strong rolls to ropes, but Dunne runs at him. Strong boots, enziguris, then Olympic Slam, but Dunne arm-drag counters. Dunne tags in Bate! The inaugural UK Champion trips Strong, then catches O’Reilly to Exploder suplex him onto Strong! Cole returns, but Bate takes him for a spin! Strong tries to stop, but Bate trips him up. Bate takes them BOTH for a spin!

Around and around, but Bate is just as dizzy. Bate staggers back and tags Dunne. Dunne and Bate work together, for a boosted butterfly into backstaber!! Cover, but O’Reilly breaks it. Dunne throws O’Reilly out, then gets to a corner. Strong staggers up, but dropkicks Dunne out of the air! Tag to Cole, who suplexes Dunne for the Last Shot! Cover, TWO!! Tag to O’Reilly, Penalty Kick! Cover, TWO, to armbar! Dunne resists, rolls, but ends up in a triangle. He endures, makes it a cover, ONE. Dunne is loose, and German Suplexes O’Reilly on a rebound. O’Reilly springs up to discus forearm Dunne, but Dunne roars back with a buzzsaw kick! Dunne grabs O’Reilly, pumphandle but guillotine counter! Dunne tries hammer fists but he can’t get loose. So he backs up, step by step, and tags in Bate! Bate climbs up, and knee drops on O’Reilly!

Cole comes in, but misses his kick on Bate. Seven chops at Cole, but Cole sends it to Bate! SUPERKICK! Enziguri from Dunne, but Strong gets him with the side slam. Bate gets Strong with the rebound lariat! O’Reilly hops on for an armbar, but gets powerbomb’d! Everyone is down but the fans are fired up! They chant “NXT! NXT!” in honor of the brand bringing them all together. O’Reilly and Bate crawl to their corners, hot tags to Seven and Strong. Seven dodges to chop, then swing Strong out, for the Seven Star Lariat! Cover, TWO!!

But Seven won’t stop. He drags Strong up, but spots Cole coming in with a belt. Specifically, Cole has grabbed the WWE UK Championship belt. Seven stops him, but Strong hits a knee smash. Cole tags in, then tags in O’Reilly. Seven stands, Ax, Smash, and Shining Wizard! Cover, but Dunne drags O’Reilly off it! Bate hits Strong, but SUPERKICK from Cole. Dunne blasts Cole with that forearm, then Dunne climbs to MOONSAULT! Dunne tags out Strong and Cole but also himself! Seven hits O’Reilly, but O’Reilly hits back. Seven clobbers O’Reilly with a Seven Star, but he’s not down. He brings O’Reilly up, but O’Reilly lands out of the inverted Death Valley. O’Reilly runs but Bate tags in. Seven catches O’Reilly into a full nelson, Bate rebounds, Lariat Dragon Suplex! Cover, British Strong Style wins!!

Winners: British Strong Style, Bate pinning

Royal Albert Hall gives a standing ovation to the winning home team! Pete Dunne is WWE UK Champion, and awaits his challenger tomorrow. Will he still be champion after that match? And Mustache Mountain get their own shot at the NXT Tag Team Championships tomorrow, will it be a golden British Strong Style going forward?

 

Shawn Michales is here!

The Heartbreak Kid is in the Royal Albert Hall, a great surprise for the fans. HBK lets the fans sing his song before speaking. “You gotta admit, it’s still a pretty snappy tune, is it not?” After 30 years, HBK was never scared to follow anything. But after that Six Man, he is. To be perfectly honest, this entire show officially scares HBK. As much as HBK wants to go down memory lane to 1991 and the first WWE match here in Royal Albert Hall. HBK is honored just to be a small part of history, and to celebrate with the fans– The fans want “One More Match”? Stop with that. But being part of history, #NXTUK, it gives back to the fans that have supported WWE for years here. “With that said, let’s get to our final match!”

 

WWE UK Championship Tournament 2018 Final: Zack Gibson VS Travis Banks!

This is the reason we are here! It will either be Liverpool’s Number One or the Kiwi Buzzsaw that wins the right to face Pete Dunne tomorrow. However, is it even fair for Travis after what Joe Coffey tried to do to him? You don’t see any complaints from him, so this match is still happening!

Gibson still doesn’t shake hands, there’s still no respect for anyone else. Fans let him know what they think as the bell rings. Gibson and Travis stare down, and Gibson tells Travis to ignore the fans and focus on the fight. They circle, tie up, and they’re even for the most part. Gibson goes for the arm but Travis gets to ropes. Gibson backs off, and they circle again. They tie up again, Travis gets the waistlock but Gibson get that arm. Another ropebreak backs Gibson off, and they go again. Travis kicks Gibson’s leg, then they tie up. Travis gets a waistlock and takedown, but Gibson reaches. They shift to a headlock but Gibson reverses out. Gibson uses the bad arm for a takedown, but Travis breaks free to chop Gibson off his feet! Fans like the look of that.

Gibson gets back up, they tie up, and Gibson powers Travis to a corner. He goes after the arm with the ropes, but Travis fires off with the good arm! Travis kicks, too, then chops. Gibson shoves him away, but Travis kicks him down. Gibson gets out of the ring to catch his breath, but Travis pursues. They brawl on the outside, but Gibson goes after the bad arm again. Gibson throws an elbow, but Travis body shots back. Gibson’s EuroUpper rocks Travis, but Travis follows, only for Gibson to go back out. He drags Travis back out, but Travis kicks him against the barriers. Gibson grabs the leg, to then hammerlock the arm before throwing it into the barrier. Gibson hammerlocks Travis again before throwing him into steel steps! Travis writhes while Gibson returns into the ring.

The referee checks on Travis, but Gibson just grins as he comes back out. Gibson drags Travis up and in, then stomps a mudhole into that bad arm. He clubs away, and even pulls at the tape before clobbering Travis with a clothesline. Gibson goes after the tape more, then grounds and pounds. He covers, TWO, but he’s right back on the arm. Fans cheer for Travis but Gibson puts Travis in the half-nelson. Travis endures, but Gibson just bends and twists the arm more. Gibson even stomps on it! Travis crawls to a corner, but he won’t let the ref stop this match.

Gibson looms over Travis as he kicks him. He brings Travis up for a big forearm, then tells Travis to stay down. He hits Travis again, but Travis won’t stay down. Gibson gives another forearm, but Travis grits his teeth to give chops back. They go back and forth, and Travis even gets that bad arm going. Travis sweeps Gibson’s legs, then runs for the dropkick! Gibson gets out of the ring, but fans rally as Travis takes aim. Travis runs, and DIVES!

He takes Gibson out, then puts him back in. Travis runs more, shotgun knee! Cover, TWO! That bad arm was likely a factor, but Travis doesn’t lose his cool. Fans rally as he goes over and climbs up, diving double stomps! Cover, TWO! Gibson drags himself to ropes, but Travis is first to stand. Travis and Gibson claw in a corner, but the referee backs Travis up. Gibson kicks the bad arm, then Ticket to Ride! Cover, TWO! Gibson grows frustrated while Travis crawls away. Travis is on the apron, but Gibson follows. Gibson grabs Travis, goes to suplex, but Travis resists.

Travis knees Gibson off the apron, then takes aim, to leap. He has to roll through, and Gibson throat chops! Gibson whips Travis at a barrier, but Travis jumps up, Slice of Heaven off the barrier! It connects, but Travis is also down after that landing. The 10 count begins and reaches 7 before either man stands. Travis and Gibson beat it at 9, and they glare at each other. They stand up and start brawling again with forearms. Gibson and Travis fire off whatever they can, but neither man falls. In fact, they just speed up! Gibson SLAPS Travis! Travis is dazed, but he still SLAPS back. Now it’s a slap fight of open palm strikes. Back and forth, but then Gibson forearms again. Travis boots Gibson!

Travis fires up and starts giving kicks. “YES! YES!” but Gibson catches one. But Travis pries himself free, to then stomp and stomp and stomp! Travis brings Gibson up, but Gibson wrings him out. Fans rally, but Gibson goes for his hold. He grinds in a forearm, but Travis holds on. Travis arm-drags out, then runs, but Slice misses. Gibson grabs him, SHANKLY GATES!! Travis endures, and even bites his fingers to ignore the arm pain. ROPEBREAK!! Somehow, someway, Travis survives. Gibson himself is so tired, he can only give short kicks. He tries to use the ropes in the hold, but Travis arm-drags him out. Travis gets to the apron, LEAPING stomp! He puts Gibson in, runs, SLICE OF HEAVEN! Cover, TWO!? How?! But that doesn’t matter, so long as both men get up again.

Fans rally and will them up. Travis drags Gibson up and tries to use both arms, but Gibson just trips Travis for the high stack cover. He’s using the ropes! The referee catches that and stops his count. Gibson tries to plead with the referee, but Travis gets to a corner. Travis runs in and clobbers him! He fires up, KIWI CRUSHER!! TWO!?!? Another shocking survival! Gibson is dazed but fans rally up for Travis again. Gibson gets out of the ring again, giving himself more time. But Travis builds speed again, to DIVE!

But Gibson deflected it enough, then hurries Travis into the ring for Helter Skelter!! Cover, TWO!!! Now Gibson is shocked by Travis. But he won’t stop, either, he wants and gets Shankly Gates! Travis endures all over again, drags himself all over again, but Gibson rolls him away. Travis flails, reaches, but taps! Gibson wins!!

Winner: Gibson, by submission; wins the 2018 UK Championship Tournament, will face Pete Dunne for the title tomorrow

Liverpool’s Number One wins, and could be the entire UK’s Number One. And as if to add insult to injury, only now does Gibson want a handshake. Travis considers it, even though fans say not to. Gibson takes back his offer, so much for respect. With such a gritty performance tonight, can Gibson muster up what it takes to defeat The British Bruiserweight?

Johnny Saint, HHH & HBK make their way back out to congratulate the winner, but they still shake Travis’ hand to commend his efforts. Does this mean good things for The Kiwi Buzzsaw in the future of the WWE UK Brand?

Saint, HHH & HBK join Gibson in the ring and shake his hand. Gibson is on cloud nine but it’s bittersweet for the fans. Gibson then decides to speak. “I am Liverpool’s–” But wait, here comes Dunne! The WWE UK Champion wants to see his challenger in person. Dunne smirks at Gibson as he makes his way back into the ring. They stand face to face, and Dunne raises his belt. Will he be raising his belt again after their match?

 

 

My Thoughts:

This entire night was amazing! Nothing was a disappointment, but plenty was shocking and entertaining. The only thing was that the Women’s Triple Threat seemed short. It was still good with the fast pace, but if Toni was going to win so easily, maybe it should’ve just been 1v1. Toni VS Shayna is still going to be great for the finale. That Six Man of Undisputed Era VS British Strong Style would’ve likely happened months ago if Bate hadn’t gotten hurt, but it was definitely worth the wait! Bate & Seven are shoe-ins for the future UK Tag Team Championships, as is Toni for the future Women’s Championship. Cole VS Wolfgang for the NXT North American Championship and Undisputed Era VS Mustache Mountain for the NXT Tag Team Championships are going to be great, too.

All the matches in the tournament were great, not a bad one in the bunch. Zack Gibson was truly the Heel of this entire tournament, but he never had to cheat. He did, but he didn’t have to, because he won through just being a gritty bastard. I thought this result wasn’t going to happen, but then I remembered Pete Dunne is actually more a Face-Tweener these days, what with Strong & The Undisputed Era being the Heels he’s up against. Though, for the sake of getting fans to mark out as hard as they possibly could, I still would’ve given Travis Banks the win. But WWE just loves Face VS Heel. Either way, the title match will be at least equal to tonight’s final, but I doubt Dunne loses.

My Score: 9/10


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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (12/1/23)

SmackDown hears voices!

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The Viper is here for The Bloodline!

He returned at WarGames, he returned to Monday Night Raw, and now, The Apex Predator, Randy Orton, returns to Friday Night SmackDown! Will he be able to strike at The Bloodline tonight?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Pete Dunne VS Bobby Lashley w/ The Street Profits; Lashley wins.
  • Kevin Owens VS Grayson Waller; wins.
  • Bianca Belair w/ Charlotte Flair & Shotzi VS Kairi Sane w/ DMG CTRL; wins.

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Bianca Belair is here!

Brooklyn cheers The EST as she skips to the ring, her team victorious against Damage Control in WarGames! After a recap package, fans chant for Bianca and she gets the mic to say, “Man, it is so cool to be in one of the best boroughs in one of the greatEST cities in the world, Brooklyn!” The fans cheer that! Bianca says DMG CTRL really tried to take them out, but her team did what needed to be done. So shout out to Becky Lynch for coming through, showing up and showing out. Shout out to Shotzi for her guts and passion. And shoutout to Charlotte Flair for being a bigger person and making that call to Becky.

“Now while it feels great to be standing in this ring and celebrating that W from WarGames, my war with DMG CTRL, it ain’t over~! Cuz Iyo Sky, I’m still coming for you, cuz I want my title back!” Fans also cheer that. But speaking of Iyo, here she comes! The Evil Genius leads DMG CTRL out, though where’s Bayley? That aside, Dakota Kai is the one to tell Bianca, “It’s really great how uh, you can get all of these people to cheer for you.” The fans boo her but Dakota tells them to shut up! Dakota says just earlier, Iyo was saying how gross it is here in Brooklyn! It smells! Who would want to live here?!

DMG CTRL slide into the ring, and Dakota says Iyo was also saying that Bianca is in way over her head, dude. Iyo already beat Bianca twice. So… if Bianca wants to get yet another shot, she’ll have to go through all of DMG CTRL. Well that ain’t nothing new. So who wants it first, huh? But wait! Here come Charlotte & Shotzi to back Bianca up! Fans cheer as Charlotte says “Ladies~…! Bianca isn’t the only one coming for you. And I’d love to go through all of DMG CTRL.” Shotzi says it seems to her that there’s enough DMG CTRL to go around. They rush in, and the brawl is on! Fans fire up but Iyo TOSSES Bianca and helps Asuka against Charlotte!

Shotzi and Kairi brawl in a corner, Bianca returns, Charlotte BOOTS Asuka way while Bianca RAMS Iyo into a corner! Bianca stomps Iyo down, Charlotte helps Shotzi with Kairi, and Charlotte sets Kairi up for Shotzi’s BOOT! Iyo ends up isolated, and Bianca hits a SPINEBUSTER! Iyo scrambles out, DMG CTRL regroups, are their days on top numbered?

 

DMG CTRL regroups backstage.

And Bayley is confused as to what’s going on. Iyo angrily asks where Bayley was but Bayley says no one told her they were going out there! Maybe if she knew, things would’ve been different! The joshi talk in Japanese, Dakota cools it off. What matters is that Kairi is facing Bianca tonight. No one knows Bianca better than Bayley so Kairi would appreciate the help. Kairi says yes, they’re “tomodachi <friends>,” that’d be appreciated. Bayley says okay, but are they really Bayley’s friends?

 

Pete Dunne VS Bobby Lashley w/ The Street Profits!

With Sheamus recovering from injury and Ridge Holland just ditching him last week, The Bruiserweight is all alone against The All Mighty! Will Dunne stand a chance against the overwhelming strength of Bobby Lashley?

SmackDown returns and Lashley makes his entrance, Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins by his side. But before the bell, Lashley gets a mic to say “Hey, listen, kid. When I told you to make a name for yourself…” The fans chant “BOBBY! BOBBY!” and Lashley says that’s a name. Does Dunne know what Lashley can do to him? Lashley will break Dunne into pieces! Is Dunne ready for that? Dunne SLAPS Lashley! Fans fire up, Lashley grins, and the bell rings. Dunne then BOOTS Lashley! And BOOTS! And fires off furious fists! Lashley carries Dunne to then TOSS him! Dunne flounders but also snarls. Dunne swipes at the Profits, but Lashley run sin to CLOBBER him!

Lashley whips Dunne hard into buckles, then storms around. The Profits high-five Lashley and Brooklyn is behind him as he stands Dunne up for haymakers! Lashley smothers Dunne in the corner, lets off to whip corner to corner, then storms up on Dunne. Lashley digs hands into Dunne’s face, the ref counts and Lashley lets off. Lashley runs in but Dunne BOOTS again! Dunne runs up to DROPKICK Lashley out of the ring! Fans are torn as Dunne goes out to FLYING KNEE! Lashley staggers back, Dunne sets up to MOONSAULT! Down goes Lashley and Dunne hurries back up! Dunne ARIHARA MOONSAULTS! Down goes Lashley and fans fire up as SmackDown goes to break!

SmackDown returns and Lashley clotheslines Dunne in a corner! Lashley then brings Dunne around to snap suplex! Dunne writhes, Lashley paces around him and the fans cheer. Lashley drags Dunne up, suplexes again, and this time he holds Dunne up! Dunne throws knees, gets free, and he runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Lashley hits a MILE HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up again and Lashley drags Dunne up. Lashley TOSSES Dunne out, storms out after him, and then drags Dunne up again. Fans cheer as Lashley fireman’s carries Dunne, to then POST Dunne! The Profits say this is an extended Black Friday!

Lashley puts Dunne in, Dunne crawls away but Lashley aims. Lashley runs in, but Dunne sends the Spear into the POST! Lashley staggers back, the Profits coach him up, but Dunne GAMANGIRIS! Dunne runs up to ENZIGURI! Lashley ends up in a corner, Dunne GAMANGIRIS again! And again! Dunne KICKS and KICKS and KICKS, then pushes Lashley out so he can go up. Dunne DOUBLE STOMPS an arm! Dunne bends the fingers, isolates the arm, and STOMPS the arm! Lashley grits his teeth but Dunne reels him in. ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Lashley is tougher than that but Dunne keep son him with HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!

But Lashley fights up! Fireman’s carry, then an adjustment, for the OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives and Lashley is annoyed. Ford says yeah, Dunne’s got heart, but that’s about it. Lashley hauls Dunne up but Dunne SLAPS him! Lashley LARIATS Dunne inside out! Lashley then drags Dunne up, MILE HIGH- ENZIGURI! Dunne gets up, Lashley SPEARS him back down!! Cover, Lashley wins!

Winner: Bobby Lashley, by pinfall

The Bruiserweight put up a fight, but Lashley is still Lashley. Will The All Mighty soon head for a title as we head for the New Year?

 

Paul Heyman walks into Nick Aldis’ office.

The Wise Man seems rather indignant looking at the SmackDown General Manager. Heyman then dusts off the New York Jets NFL Legacy belt before speaking. “Did you invite Randy Orton to SmackDown tonight?” Aldis says yes, he did. And Aldis intends to sign Randy to a SmackDown exclusive superstar contract tonight. Heyman looks around and asks if the Tribal Chief knows about this. Aldis says Heyman has forgotten that there are countless memos: All communication to Roman Reigns must go through Paul Heyman. So consider this a communication to Roman: Aldis WILL sign Randy to SmackDown.

And if Aldis has to offer up the entire Bloodline as leverage, so be it. So the question to Heyman is… “What’re you gonna do about it?” Heyman says, “Anything it takes.” Heyman gets on his phone to call Roman Reigns. But is there nothing that can stop The Viper from finally being within striking distance of The Tribal Chief?

 

 


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Mitchell’s NJPW World Tag League Results & Report! (12/1/23)

A Block, round 5!

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Will it be Chaos for the Reiwa Musketeers?

Shota Umino & Ren Narita are just outside the top spot in A Block, can they take over and truly lead NJPW’s future in World Tag League?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Six Man Tag: El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Jado VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
  • Six Man Tag: Just5Guys VS Tiger Mask, Atlantis Jr. & Soberano Jr; Just5Guys win.
  • Six Man Tag: Master Wato, Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki VS Ryusuke Taguchi, Lance Archer & Alex Zayne;  Wato, Nagata & Suzuki win.
  • 8 Man Tag: Yoh, Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS Los Ingobernables de Japon; Yoh, Bishamon & Oleg win.
  • 2023 World Tag League, Block A: The Gates of Agony VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi; Evil & Yujiro win.
  • 2023 World Tag League, Block A: TMDK VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa; TMDK wins.
  • 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Great-O-Khan & Henare VS Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin; Kidd & Coughlin win.
  • 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii; Yano & Ishii win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current A Block standings.

TMDK: 3-1, 6 points
Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 3-1, 6 points
Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-2, 4 points
War Dogs: 2-2, 4 points
The United Empire: 2-2, 4 points
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 2-2, 4 points
The House of Torture: 1-3, 2 points
The Gates of Agony: 1-3, 2 points

 

2023 World Tag League, Block A: The Gates of Agony VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/ The House of Torture!

Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona finally got on the board, beating the War Dogs. Meanwhile, the House of Torture is falling apart as they just keep losing! Will the Gates slam shut on them, too? Or will the King of Darkness & Tokyo Pimp find a way to lie, cheat and steal a win once again?

Wait, the Gates are coming out wearing House of Torture shirts? And then they wait for the House to make their entrance? Is this a sign that they’ve become allies? Dick Togo, Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and of course Evil & Yujiro all come out together and they seem pretty chummy with the Gates. All seven go to the ring now, and this is a rather interesting development. Did Prince Nana approve this deal? Everyone shakes hands and “put one out” so clearly there’s something to this. They even pose for photos! But then Kaun & Liona quickly and quietly TOSS Sho & Kanemaru, then they TOSS Dick! Yujiro & Evil don’t understand!

Kaun & Liona throw forearms, the bell rings and the Gates whip Evil & Yujiro. Yujiro & Evil hold ropes to then BOOT in return! But they run into double scoop SLAMS! The Gates tear off the House of Torture shirts, and Liona even wipes his butt with it! Evil & Yujiro are in opposite corners, Kaun runs in to ELBOW Yujiro and Liona SPLASHES Evil! Then the Gates trade, ELBOW for Evil and SPLASH for Yujiro! And back the other way! Fans fire up as the Gates tricked the tricksters! They fire each other up, and Kaun sends Liona into SPLASH Evil! The fans rally up, the Gates run in to SPLASH SANDWICH Evil!

Liona stands Evil back up, he and Kaun OPEN- NO, Yujiro saves Evil and they bail out. The House falls back, daring the Gates to come out after them. The Gates storm out after them, but going all the way to the entrance is suspicious. Sho & Kanemaru attack from behind with chairs! Fans boo as Dick distracts the ref so that the House can mug the Gates! Sho CHOKES Liona with his chair, but Liona bench presses it away! Yujiro helps Sho while Evil drags Kaun around, to RAM into the timekeeper’s area! Poor Abe-san! The fans boo but Evil gets on the mic to basically say this is what they get for messing with the House!

Yujiro SMACKS Liona off the timekeeper’s table, but Liona roars! So Yujiro POSTS Liona to knock him down! Evil drags Kaun up, puts him in the ring, and fans rally up. Evil CLUBS Kaun, CLUBS him again, and calls to the ref. Marty Asami returns and Evil stomps Kaun. Evil drags Kaun up, wrenches the arm and tags in Yujiro. Yujiro CLUBS Kaun’s arm, then reels him in to snapmare and ROCK with a haymaker. Yujiro looms over Kaun to rain down more fists but the ref reprimands. No closed fists! So Yujiro fishhooks Kaun’s nose! Yujiro sits Kaun up to run and basement BOOT! Cover, ONE!!

Yujiro is annoyed but he drags Kaun back up. Yujiro wrenches, wristlocks, and he CLUBS the arm. And stomps it! Kaun clutches the arm, it is taped up from that fight with the War Dogs. Yujiro wraps the arm around ropes! The ref counts, Yujiro lets off at 4 but the House all complains. Tag to Evil and he throws his shirt at Liona. Now the ref has to keep Liona out, and Evil throws Kaun out for the boys to stomp away on! Fans boo these vultures, but then Sho puts Kaun back in for Evil. Cover, TWO! Evil argues with the ref but the fans rally up. Evil tags Yujiro then runs to BLAST Liona! Liona stays up and roars, so Evil pokes him in the eyes!

Evil and Yujiro drag Kaun up, whip him to a corner, and Yujiro runs in but into Kaun’s BOOT! Kaun catches Evil for an URENAGE! Then Kaun uses Evil as a step to SHOTGUN Yujiro! Fans fire up while they’re all done, and Kaun crawls over. Hot tag to Liona! Liona rallies on Yujiro, BOOTS him, then catches Evil for a spin and LARIAT! Fans fire up more and Liona has targets in opposite corners. Liona roars, then SPLASHES Evil! SPLASH for Yujiro! SPLASH for Evil! SPLASH for Yujiro! Liona just keeps going, then he whips Evil into Yujiro! Fans fire up with Liona, and he runs back in, but both Yujiro and Evil dodge!

Yujiro & Evil kick low, double whip to ropes, but Liona breaks the line to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Fans fire up again and Liona roars for Kaun! Kaun rises and tags in, and the Gates get Yujiro up! But Yujiro moves, the double lariats collide! Kaun hurries to grab a leg but Yujiro BOOTS Kaun into Liona! Evil tags in and he storms up to CLUB Kaun! Evil stomps Kaun, Yujiro joins in, and the ref reprimands. Yujiro drags Kaun to a corner, he and Evil double whip Kaun corner to corner. Yujiro runs in to BOOT! Evil runs in to clothesline! Snapmare and then they set Kaun up while Sho distracts! Dick hops up, DICK CHOP!!

Fans boo as Evil covers, TWO!! Kaun survives and the fans fire up again! Evil slashes his throat, drags Kaun up, and spins him around, but Liona is back! HELL STAB! Then a HEADBUTT for Yujiro! Liona & Kaun BLAST Dick & Sho off the apron! The fans fire up as now Evil is alone! Kaun & Liona high five and LARIAT SANDWICH! They roar again and they get Evil up. HEAVEN’S GATES!! Cover, but Dick YANKS the ref out!! Fans boo, but Yujiro slips back in to CLUB the Gates! Kaun ROCKS Yujiro in return! Kaun & Liona set Evil & Yujiro up, but they block double low blows! Kanemaru and Sho get in, they DOUBLE LOW BLOW!!

Fans boo as the House stomps away on the Gates! Yujiro has his cane, Dick has the Spoiler Choker. Liona shoves Sho aside but gets the CANE SHOT! Dick CHOKES Kaun, Kanemaru gives him WHISKEY MIST! And then Sho CLOBBERS Kaun with his wrench! Dick gets the ref back in as Evil hits EVERYTHING IS EVIL on Kaun!! Cover, The House wins!

Winners: Evil & Yujiro Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Gates of Agony earn 0)

Kaun & Liona lured the House in, but one good trick wasn’t enough to beat the numbers game. The House even mugs the Young Lions trying to help The Gates! Will this be the beginning of the most unwanted comeback in World Tag League history?

 

2023 World Tag League, Block A: TMDK w/ Kosei Fujita VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa!

The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls did fall for the trickery of Toru Yano. Will TMDK be able to rebound and stay at the top of the block? Or will the Green Supernova and his protege still #CreateTheFuture?

The teams sort out and Mad Mikey starts against Oiwa. They tie up, fans rally up, and Oiwa pushes Mikey back, only for Mikey to put him on ropes. Mikey lets off but shoves Oiwa. Oiwa shoves back! They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! Mikey claws eyes, headlocks, and brings Oiwa over. Shane tags in, Oiwa gets away, and then Oiwa arm-drags Mikey! Shane runs in, but into an arm-drag! Oiwa wrenches and whips Shane to ropes, Kaito joins in so they can DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! And then DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire and Oiwa has Shane in a corner. Shane throws a chop, but Oiwa stomps and ROCKS Shane in return.

Oiwa drags Shane up to wrench and wristlock, then he scoops to POWERSLAM! Oiwa runs, but Shane gets up to DROPKICK back! Shane puts Oiwa on ropes, stomps away, and then BLASTS Kaito! Mikey smothers Oiwa on the apron, lets off before he gets caught, and then Shane slides to SHOVE Oiwa to the floor! The ref has to keep Kaito back, so that lets Mikey stomp Oiwa. Mikey puts Oiwa in, Shane covers, TWO! Shane drags Oiwa up, brings him around and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Mikey and he CHOPS! Fans rally, Mikey eggs Oiwa on then CHOPS him again! Mikey ROCKS Oiwa, Oiwa ROCKS Mikey!

Oiwa fires off on Mikey but Mikey ROCKS him right back! And CHOPS him right down! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Mikey sits Oiwa up and runs. Oiwa avoids the sliding lariat! Mikey hobbles up, throws a forearm but Oiwa throws back a flurry! Mikey fires a flurry of his own! Mikey runs, into an UPPERCUT! Oiwa runs and ROLLING ELBOWS Mikey down! Fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tag to Kaito! Kaito rallies on TMDK, whips Mikey and DROPKICKS him down! Shane kicks and runs, into a DROPKICK! Fans fire up again and Kaito whips corner to corner. Mikey reverses but Kaito comes back to NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up again as Kaito drags Mikey up and reels him in. Mikey fights the suplex, but Kaito fires forearms! Kaito reels Mikey in but Mikey suplexes! Kaito slips free, ducks Mikey’s elbow, but Mikey DDTS! Fans fire up while both men are down, Mikey crawls to hot tag Shane! Shane UPPERCUTS again and again on Kaito, whips him to a corner then BLASTS Oiwa before he UPPERCUTS Kaito! Shane keeps moving, CANNONBALL! Fans fire up with Hysterical Haste and he drags Kaito up, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Kaito survives and fans rally up. Shane calls his shot and he drags Kaito back up to reel him in.

Shane underhooks the arms, lifts, but Kaito fights free to chicken wing! Shane fights that to ROCK Kaito! Shane eggs Kaito on then UPPERCUTS him! Kaito comes back to UPPERCUT Shane! Shane UPPERCUTS Kaito! Kaito grits his teeth and shakes his head. Kaito UPPERCUTS, Shane UPPERCUTS, repeat! Fans rally, Shane gets the edge with UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT, but Kaito rebounds to RUNNING UPPERCUT! Both men are down again, and the fans fire up! Shane crawls to an open corner, Kaito crawls to hot tag Oiwa! Oiwa runs in to forearm smash, then he whips Shane corner to corner. Oiwa runs in to DROPKICK!

Fans rally up again as Oiwa clamps on a gut wrench, for a GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Oiwa drags Shane up again, GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Oiwa isn’t done, he drags Shane up for a GUT WRENCH BRIDGE! Cover, TWO! Oiwa BLASTS Mikey and Kaito slides in. They double whip Shane, then Kaito sends Oiwa in to ELBOW! Kaito runs in to forearm! Feed to the SPIN POWERSLAM! Cover, Mikey breaks it! Kaito TOSSES Mikey and Oiwa fires up! Oiwa drags Shane up in a waistlock but Mikey makes the save! Mikey CHOPS and Shane LARIATS! They coordinate, fireman’s carry, HIGHWAY TO HELL! Cover, Kaito breaks it!

The fans fire up again but Mikey tosses Kaito out. Shane kicks Oiwa around, eggs him on, but Oiwa sits up. Kaito gives more kicks, and a boot! Shane aims from a corner, runs in, but Oiwa dodges the Shane-ing Wizard to single leg, ANACONDA SUPLEX! Shane staggers back up, Oiwa gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Mikey sweeps Oiwa’s legs! Mikey whips, Oiwa reverses and DROPKICKS! Oiwa calls to Kaito and he returns. They get Shane up and fans fire up with them. Oiwa Electric Chair Lifts while Kaito climbs. But Shane victory rolls under the crossbody! TWO!! Mikey catches Kaito for a MIKEY BOMB!

Oiwa fires off on Mikey and DOUBLE CHOPS! But Shane SUPERKICKS! Mikey scoops, TANK BUSTER!! Cover, TMDK wins!!

Winner: TMDK, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kaito & Oiwa earn 0)

A powerful battle from both teams, but only one team was mighty! Will Shane & Mikey still be the A Block finalists

 

2023 World Tag League, Block A: Great-O-Khan & Henare w/ Callum Newman VS Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin!

The Dominator & Face of Fury are holding on at 2-2, but so are #WarReady and the Dreadnought! Will the United Empire conquer these War Dogs and stay strong? Or will Kidd & Coughlin win won for the Rebel?

But of course the War Dogs attack at the ramp! But the Empire is ready, and Khan JAMS Kidd with his banner’s staff! Henare fires hands on Coughlin, HEADBUTTS him, and Khan CHOKES Kidd with the staff! Khan throws Kidd down, Henare CLUBS away on Coughlin, and the Empire gets the Dogs set up for Callum! Callum FLIES! Direct hit and he even lands on his feet! Fans fire up with the Empire and they throw the crowns up. Khan CLUBS Kidd, Henare LASHES Coughlin with his vest, and then Khan whips Kidd hard into railing! Red Shoes says fine then, and the bell rings to get this on record.

Fans cheer while Henare puts Coughlin in and throws forearms. Henare runs to then run Coughlin over! Fans cheer more, and Henare aims. Henare KICKS Coughlin in the back! And KICKS him again! Henare snapmares Coughlin to KICK him again! Then he SENTONS onto knees! Coughlin deadlifts and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Coughlin stomps Henare while Kidd whips Khan hard into railing, sending him up and out! Kidd then drags Khan to the back area of the stands, and whips him all the way into a wall! Coughlin digs his boots into Henare in a corner, then his knee. Red Shoes reprimands and Coughlin lets off.

Kidd and Khan keep brawling in the back as Coughlin CHOPS Henare! Coughlin whips Henare corner to corner then clotheslines! Coughlin then scoops Henare, and hits a FALL AWAY SLAM! Henare tumbles and writhes while fans applaud the show of strength. Coughlin covers, TWO! Tag to Kidd, and the War Dogs get Henare up. Coughlin holds the arms back so Kidd can CHOP Henare! And CHOP again! Kidd then stands on Henare’s head but Red Shoes reprimands. Kidd steps off to storm around. Kidd mockingly asks where Will Ospreay went. Kidd says he’s beating up Ospreay’s boys like they’re his b*tches!

Kidd DECKS Henare, then digs his knee in again. Tag to Coughlin, he drags Henare up, and says “Knock knock” as he taps Henare on the head. Henare snarls but Coughlin SLAPS him down! Coughlin says Henare’s supposed to respond, “Who’s there.” Coughlin kneels on Henare but Khan knocks him over! The War Dogs mug Khan, Kidd drags him out of the ring, then whips him hard into railing! Kidd even DECKS Callum for the hell of it! Fans boo but Kidd says he’s a madman! Coughlin stomps Henare, drags him up, and RAMS him into the corner. Tag to Kidd and Kidd RAMS into Henare. Kidd then snapmares Henare to drop an elbow! Cover, TWO!

Khan runs back in but Kidd DECKS him! Kidd drags Khan up to throw him out, and Coughlin hauls him up to whip hard into more railing! Kidd storms around, kicks Henare, but Henare grits his teeth. Kidd eggs Henare on, kicks again, but Henare blocks! Henare steps over to WHEEL KICK! Both men are down and fans fire up! Henare crawls, Khan drags himself up! But Coughlin runs in to BLAST Khan off the apron! Coughlin then goes out to stomp on Khan, and Kidd CLUBS Henare. Coughlin sends Khan into railing again! Kidd drags Henare up, ROCKS him, then bumps him off buckles. But Henare just growls!

Kidd bumps Henare off more buckles, but Henare just headbutts the buckles! Kidd eggs Henare on, CHOPS him, then whips him. But Henare reverses to SAMOAN DROP! Fans fire up as Henare crawls for his corner. Hot tag- NO, Coughlin YANKS Khan down! Red Shoes reprimands, Coughlin whips, but Khan reverses to send him into railing! And then Khan BOOTS Coughlin down! The fans fire up, hot tag to Khan! Khan runs Kidd over, whips him to a corner and clotheslines! Then torture rack and swing, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Kidd is still in this but the fans rally behind Khan. Khan sits Kidd up, into the IRON CLAW SLEEPER!

Kidd BITES the fingers! And SNAPS them! Kidd runs, rebounds, but Khan gets under! Henare runs in, ASSISTED SITOUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Kidd survives but Henare and Khan coordinate. Shoutout to Aussie Open, RUNNING KICK SANDWICH! Scoop, HEEL KICK T T D!! Cover, Coughlin breaks it! Coughlin and Henare trade big forearms! Fans fire up as they go back and forth! Coughlin gets the edge, but Henare BODY BLOWS! And ULTIMA- NO, Coughlin fights the full nelson! So Henare shoves him to a corner for a SHINING WIZARD! Then snapmare and RUGBY KICK! And then the Monster Rage boils over!

Henare drags Kidd up, fireman’s carries, and Khan runs. But Kidd slips free to shove Henare into Khan! Kidd BITES Henare, TOSSES him out, talks trash, but turns around into the HELL STAB! IRON CLAW, but Kidd grabs at Red Shoes! RIGHT HAND!! Kidd and Khan fall over after that closed fist shot! Fans rally up as hard as they can but Kidd snarls as he drags Khan up. Kidd runs, springboards, OSCUTTER?!? Kidd sends a message to Ospreay, and Coughlin is back in! Gut wrench, Coughlin goes up, HIJACK TOMBSTONE!! Cover, War Dogs win!!

Winners: Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Khan & Henare earn 0)

That madman tells Ospreay that he’s dead when they finally face off 1v1! December 16th is still two weeks away, is Kidd going to overlook the rest of the WTL all because he wants after the Kingpin?

 

2023 World Tag League, Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii!

The Reiwa Musketeers are coming off a big main event win last round, and are near the top of the block! But the Clown Prince & Stone Pitbull just took down the top of the block last round against TMDK! Will Yano & Ishii pull off another shocker to get to the front of the line? Or will the Roughneck & Son of Strong Style make it through the Chaos?

The teams sort out and Ishii starts against Narita. The fans rally, the two tie up, and they’re in a deadlock. Every step Narita pushes Ishii back, Ishii pushes Narita back. Ishii uses his stockier frame to keep pushing Narita, and they end up on ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, Ishii lets off, but Narita intercepts the forearm with a forearm! Narita fires off more shots, but Ishii eggs him on! Ishii and Narita trade forearms back and forth, fans fire up as they pick up speed! Narita ROCKS Ishii, runs, but Ishii avoids the boot. Narita avoids the lariat to BOOT Ishii down after all! Fans fire up and Narita stomps Ishii. Narita then stands Ishii up to bump off buckles.

But then Ishii hits Shota! Shota hits back, Ishii fights both Musketeers at once! That doesn’t go well and they mug him 2v1. Tag to Shota and he digs his boots in while Narita BLASTS Yano! Red Shoes counts, Shota & Narita double whip Ishii to ropes, then DOUBLE ELBOW! SENTON! SOMERSAULT SENTON! Then they shake hands to DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Shota kicks Ishii around, eggs him on, but Ishii stands. The two stare down, and Shota throws a forearm. Ishii eggs Shota on now, so Shota throws more forearms. Ishii leans into the shots and backs Shota down like that! Shota keeps throwing shots, but Ishii DECKS him!

Fans fire up and Ishii rains down more shots on Shota! Red Shoes counts, Ishii lets off, and then Ishii eggs Narita on. Red Shoes keeps Narita back and Yano tags in. Yano fires up, and he unties a buckle pad! Then he throws it to Shota and tattles on him to Red Shoes! Shota gives the buckle pad over, and Yano SLAPS Shota in the head! Fans cheer but Shota scowls. Yano claws the eyes! Yano runs, Shota ELBOWS him then runs to basement dropkick! Tag to Narita, and Narita whips Yano to ropes, for a NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO! Yano is still in this and fans rally up. Narita brings Yano up but Yano pulls hair!

Narita kicks and whips but Yano reverses to throw Narita down by his hair! Yano drags Narita up and whips him into the bare buckles! Narita writhes, Yano BLASTS Shota, and Ishii rushes over to go after him! Yano throws Narita out and then goes out after him. Yano whips Narita hard into railing! Ishii whips Shota hard into railing, too! Yano drags Narita back up, puts him in the ring, and he stomps Narita around. Yano drags Narita up, tells haters to shut up, then tags in Ishii. Ishii CHOPS Narita, stalks him, and CHOPS him against the ropes! Ishii eggs Narita on and CHOPS him again. Ishii continues to egg Narita on, so Narita throws a forearm!

Ishii slaps Narita around, Narita throws more shots, but Ishii CHOPS him back down! Fans applaud, and Ishii taunts Shota. Shota coaches Narita but Ishii gives Narita toying kicks. Ishii HEADBUTTS Narita, CHOPS him, then CHOPS and CHOPS again! Narita roars but Ishii CHOPS him back down! Ishii whips Narita corner to corner, runs in, but into a BOOT! Narita runs up, Ishii ROCKS him! Ishii swings, but into a HALF HATCH! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Hot tag to Shota! Shota fires off on Ishii, whips him to ropes, but Ishii reverses. Shota CLOBBERS Ishii, then BLASTS Yano! Fans fire up behind Shota and he sends Ishii to a corner.

Shota runs in to UPPERCUT, then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Shota keeps going, and he turns Ishii over into an STF! Yano stomps Shota, so Shota kicks Yano and tosses him out. Shota goes back to Ishii, stands him up, and clinches. Ishii fights the lift with elbows! Shota ROCKS Ishii, gives him taunting kicks, but Ishii ROCKS Shota back! Shota and Ishii stare down, and Shota fires off forearm after forearm! Shota has Ishii in the corner for more shots! Red Shoes reprimands but Ishii roars and turns things around to CHOP and ROCK Shota on repeat! The fans rally up as Shota sits down, only for Ishii to stand him back up for more!

Ishii CHOPS and ROCKS Shota into sitting down again, and the fans fire up! Ishii eggs Shota on, kicks him around, slaps him even, and Shota scowls. Shota storms up on Ishii, Ishii throws a forearm. Shota eggs Ishii on, and leans into the shots a la Ishii. Shota then ROCKS Ishii and he staggers away! Ishii comes back, Shota clinches but Ishii slips around. Shota elbows Ishii, whips, but Ishii reverses to SAIDO! Fans fire up while both men are down! Shota and Ishii crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano fires up and whips Shota, but Shota reverses. Yano avoids the bare buckles, to then bait Shota into them! Roll up, TWO!

Yano runs, but Shota DROPKICKS him down! Fans fire up again, and Shota crawls to hot tag Narita! Narita runs up on Yano, BACK ELBOW! Then HALF HATCH BRIDGE! Cover, TWO! Yano escapes, but Narita BLASTS Ishii to cut off the tag. Narita clinches but Yano fights the lift! So Narita trips Yano, and rolls him, CROSS ANKLE CLOVERLEAF! Yano endures, the fans rally up, but Narita drags Yano from ropes! Yano keeps fighting around, he reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Narita lets off in frustration but the fans rally up again. Narita stands Yano up, reels him in, COBRA TWIST! But Yano powers free with a hip toss!

Narita runs in but Yano trips him! CATAPULT into the bare buckles!! Ishii clotheslines Narita, too! Then he BLASTS Shota! Yano fires up and he hauls Narita up. ONI- NO, Narita fights free! Narita gets around, SLEEPER! Yano is fading fast, but Narita goes to the COBRA TWIST now! Yano endures, fans rally up, and Yano fights his way around. Shota keeps Ishii out, and Narita brings Yano away with the SLEEPER! Then back to COBRA TWIST! Yano is turning red like his favorite chair! But Ishii sends Shota into railing, to then TACKLE Narita! Fans fire up while Narita tosses Ishii back out. Narita roars and goes back for Yano.

Narita drags Yano up but Yano fights the suplex. Narita knees low, runs, but Yano avoids the boot to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Fans fire up while both men are down! Yano and Narita crawl, hot tag to Ishii, and he BLASTS Shota! Ishii drags Narita up, throws him into Shota, then runs, but Narita BOOTS! GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Ishii escapes and the fans fire up again. Narita crawls, hot tag to Shota! Shota aims at Ishii, BANG and V-TRIGGER! Shota then slingshots to APRON DDT Ishii!! Fans are thunderous and Shota stands tall as Ishii flops over. Red Shoes checks but Ishii is somehow still in this.

Shota drags Ishii up as the ring count begins. Shota puts Ishii in, climbs up a corner, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS Ishii down! Then Shota resets, to slingshot CUTTER! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and the fans fire up again! Shota drags Ishii up, dragon sleepers, but Ishii fights free. Ishii runs, into a snap cradle, that then shifts into a BONE LOCK!! Ishii endures the over-the-shoulder crossface, but Narita keeps Yano out! Shota pulls on the hold, but Ishii still fights around! Ishii reaches out, but Shota pulls back more! Ishii flails and kicks around, to have the ROPEBREAK! Shota lets go and the fans fire up again.

Narita slides in, he and Shota coordinate. Shota wrenches Ishii, dragon sleepers, and then gets Ishii up. Narita runs, BOOT into SAVING GRACE! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and the fans are thunderous again! The Musketeers stay focused, though, and they haul Ishii up. They double whip him to a corner, Shota runs in to ELBOW! Narita runs in to JUMP KICK! Feed to Shota’s forearm! Narita’s BOOT! Shota’s ROLLING ELBOW! Another BOOT! And then the lift, for the HART ATTACK! Cover, YANO BREAKS IT! Fans fire up but Narita fires off on Yano! Yano gets around, fireman’s carry takeover! Yano kicks and whips Shota, but Shota reverses!

But Yano denies the tornado DDT! Yano atomic drops Shota, then pops him up. Shota fights the Onigoroshi, underhooks Yano, but Yano RAMS Shota into bare buckles! Ishii reels Shota in, hoists him up, POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!! Shota survives and the fans fire up again! Ishii roars, the fans duel, and Shota flounders up. Ishii runs, Shota BOOTS him, blocks the lariat, and ENZIGURIS! Narita is back to WHEEL KICK! Narita hurries to get Ishii up and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Then a clinch, but Ishii HEADBUTTS free! Narita ENZIGURIS, Shota full nelsons! Narita runs, but Ishii gets free, the BOOT hits Shota!

Ishii shoves Shota into Narita, Yano drags Narita out! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!?! Shota survives and fans are thunderous again! Ishii grits his teeth and he stands back up. Ishii roars and looks to finish this off. We’re at 20 minutes, Ishii suplexes, but Shota slips free! HALF ‘N’ HALF! But Ishii gets right up to CLOBBER Shota! But Shota’s right up to SHOTGUN Ishii! Ishii’s back, but Shota pop-up KNEES, and LARIATS! Fans fire up again and Shota drags Ishii up. HALF ‘N’ HALF BRIDGE! Cover, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Shota just fires up again! Shota aims from a corner, vowing to end it here!

Ishii slowly rises, Shota runs in, BLAZE BLADE!! But Shota isn’t done! Underhooks and- NO, Ishii wrenches out to PELE!! Both men are down and the fans are electric! Ishii goes to the corner while the fans duel, and he SLIDING LARIATS!! Cover, NARITA BREAKS IT! Yano runs in to toss Narita out! Ishii roars and he drags Shota back up. Ishii suplexes, but Shota fights free! Shota wrenches, ROCKS and ROLLING- NO, Ishii ROCKS Shota! But Shota catches Ishii, only for Ishii to wrench out! Shota POP-UP UPPERCUTS! And then V- NO, Ishii blocks to HEADBUTT! And then Ishii spins Shota to a BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, CHAOS WINS!

Winners: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shota & Narita earn 0)

There weren’t any tricks needed here, Ishii & Yano beat the Musketeers straight up! Is it still too soon for Shota & Narita to say the Paradigm Shift is coming?

And because it’s Ishii who won this, he’s a true strong silent type, so he and Yano just get outta here! No closing address tonight, but will actions speak louder than words for the Stone Pitbull in this tournament’s second half?

 

Here are the NEW A Block standings!

TMDK: 4-1, 8 points
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 3-2, 6 points
Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 3-2, 6 points
War Dogs: 3-2, 6 points
Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-3, 4 points
The United Empire: 2-3, 4 points
The House of Torture: 2-3, 4 points
The Gates of Agony: 1-4, 2 points

My Thoughts:

Another great round for World Tag League and this block, with some rather shocking moves. I really thought The Gates were going to get going after their win last round, but I guess the House of Torture couldn’t just drop off that badly so they had to win this here. And as we saw in that main event, Yano & Ishii are making a go of it in this block. They beat Shota & Narita, who are certainly still frontrunners, but that was great stuff to make a point that Shota & Narita aren’t ready to beat the real “old guard” they’re talking about replacing here. War Dogs beating the Empire seems fine, they’re mostly just keeping pace so they could cost somebody later.

And great match from TMDK VS the Noah duo, and a great win for TMDK to again be the clear first place team. 4-1 at the halfway point, this block is on Shane & Mikey to win or lose, and as I’ve been saying, TMDK as both a group and as just these two, the OG members, have been solid a long time. It’d be great if they got to the tournament finals here, maybe even get that title shot at WrestleKingdom.

My Score: 8.9/10


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