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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (10/20/18)

Published

6 years ago

October 26, 2018

Ring of Honor Wrestling Television, Episode 370

The ROH World Television AND World Tag Team Championships are on the line! Will Jeff Cobb dethrone Punishment Martinez? Can Coast2Coast defeat The Briscoes?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

ROH World Tag Team Championships: The Briscoes VS Team Coast2Coast; The Briscoes win and retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships.
ROH World Television Championship: Punishment Martinez VS Jeff Cobb; Cobb wins and becomes the new ROH World Television Champion.
Chris Sabin VS Marty Scurll; Scurll wins.

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ROH World Tag Team Championships: The Briscoes VS Team Coast2Coast!

The schedule originally called for this match to be the main event, but Shaheem Ali & Leon St. Giovanni aren’t waiting all night for their opportunity. C2C has been undefeated in the year 2018, which is why they’re getting this shot, but it won’t really matter if they don’t get it done. Ali & LSG want #DemBoys right now, so Jay & Mark appear! Will the challengers learn first hand to be careful what you wish for?

The introductions are made, the teams get in each other’s faces, but back off. The belts are raised and the bell rings as the Human Rocket starts against the Sussex County Chicken. They circle and tie up. Mark gets the waistlock but LSG the standing switch. Mark reverses to a waistlock and takedown, then a mounted armbar. He slaps LSG around then grinds LSG’s face in the mat. Mark backs off at 4, and drop toeholds LSG right back down. LSG gets up and gets a headlock, but Mark powers out. They collide shoulders but neither man falls. Mark shouts at LSG but LSG gives him a chop! LSG fires forearms and chops then tags Ali. C2C whip Mark but Mark holds ropes to regroup with Jay. Ali has LSG return to their corner, and Mark comes back.

Mark and Ali circle, but Mark hits LSG and Jay clobbers Ali! The Briscoes stomp away on Ali, then Mark whips Ali into the corner. Tag to Jay and Jay stomps a mudhole into Ali. Jay grinds his boot in but backs off at 4. The Briscoes have control while we go to break.

ROH returns as Mark chops Ali. Mark gut wrench slams then covers, TWO. Fans rally as Mark drags Ali over. Tag to Jay and Jay kicks Ali in the ribs. Jay headbutts Ali into the corner a couple times, then tags Mark back in. Mark stomps Ali but Ali fires up. Ali throws body shots but Mark takes them. Mark rakes the eyes then snapmares Ali into a neck wrench. Ali endures as Mark twists as hard as he can. Fans rally and Ali feeds off the energy. Ali throws hands but Mark headbutts him down. Mark suplexes but Ali slips out. Ali staggers back but fights out of the Briscoe corner. He rolls, hot tag to LSG! LSG rallies on Mark with forearms, but runs into an elbow. Mark runs out, but into the swinging gutbuster! LSG runs to hit the rolling neckbreaker!

LSG drags Mark up for forearms, then whips. Jay tags in and Mark kicks low. Jay runs but LSG dodges the clothesline to springboard lariat Mark out! LSG dodges Jay again, to fire forearms and chops. He whips but Jay dodges to kick. Jay throws LSG out hard, then pursues. Ali storms over to Jay, but Mark intercepts with the wrecking ball dropkick! Jay scoops and slams LSH, Mark says “Bang bang!” for the apron elbow drop. Jay throws Ali into the barriers upside down, then Mark chops LSG. Mark feeds LSG to Jay’s boot, then they put LSG back in the ring. Jay looms over LSG while trash talking Ali. LSG fights back, making Jay cuss in anger. Jay boots LSG down and cusses him out a bit more before tagging Mark.

The Briscoes mug LSG, Mark rocks him with an uppercut. Mark kicks Ali off the apron, then drops a fist on LSG. He covers with a face on LSG’s face, ONE. Mark drags LSG up for chops, then tags Jay. Mark holds LSG still for Jay’s running boot! Cover, TWO! LSG fights back but Jay headbutts him down, we go to break.

ROH returns as Jay knocks LSG down at the ropes. Jay taunts Ali while Mark gets in a cheap shot eye rake! LSG fights back but Jay yanks him up. LSG lands on his feet and fights back again. Jay gets him into a back suplex, but LSG slips out! LSG heads for his corner but Jay drags him away. LSG enziguris! Hot tags to Mark and Ali! Ali rallies on both Briscoes with elbows and kicks. He gets Mark in the sidewalk slam, then kips up! But Jay boots him off his feet! Mark gets up and drags Ali up, but Ali fights back. Mark chops, so Ali chops. They keep trading chops, but then Mark kicks low. Mark runs but Ali gets him with a forearm. Ali runs but Mark gets him with a forearm. Mark runs again, but into the discus clothesline!

Mark scrambles to his corner, tag to Jay, and Jay clobbers Ali with a clothesline! Jay stands Ali up for the stiff neckbreaker. Cover, TWO! Jay drags Ali up, tags to Mark, and the Briscoes mug Ali in their corner. Jay feeds Ali to Mark’s Fisherman Buster! Cover, TWO!! Ali somehow survives, and both fans and LSG rally up for him. Jay tags in and hits LSG while Mark whips Ali corner to corner. Mark runs in for a clothesline, Jay runs in for his own. Jay feeds Ali to Mark’s Razor’s Edge, Mark long darts Ali into Jay’s neckbreaker, aka Redneck Boogie! Mark hits LSG while Jay covers, TWO!? Ali survives again, despite the documented neck injury. Jay drags Ali up and tags Mark.

The Briscoes look to finish this but LSG runs in. Jay dodges LSG but that makes him let go of Ali. LSG baits Jay into the corner, then he jumps in for the handspring lariat! Mark comes back in but LSG hits him first. LSG whips Mark, C2C get Mark for Tu Lo Sabes! LSG brings Mark up, Ali comes in for the complete shot facebuster combo! Cover, TWO! Mark survives but C2C doesn’t slow down. They put Mark in a corner, LSG boots Jay away. C2C give double back elbows, then go to their corners! They line it up, Coast2Coast hits the Coast2Coast! But they don’t stop there, as Ali holds Mark down while LSG climbs back up. LSG hits the 450! Ali covers, but Jay breaks it up!

All four men are down, but stirring. C2C stand up first, and while Ali throws Jay out, LSG puts Mark on the top rope. Ali joins LSG and they climb up together. Jay comes back and knocks LSG down! He shoulders Ali in the electric chair, Mark adjusts, and they hit the Doomsday Device! Cover, The Briscoes win!

Winners: The Briscoes, Jay pinning; still ROH World Tag Team Champions

The Briscoes end the win streak of Coast2Coast while holding on to their titles! Jay & Mark continue their ninth reign as champions, will any team ever be able to stop them?

Jay Lethal speaks.

“Matt Taven, you have got a problem with Ring of Honor management, you have got a problem with Ring of Honor fans, and now more importantly, you have got a problem with the Ring of Honor World Champion.” Lethal sees Taven running around with “a belt that means nothing” after attacking him at Death Before Dishonor. Taven has a problem, but Lethal will repeat what his mom used to say: “You may be the one with the problem, but I’ll be the one to solve it.” Is the Franchise Player going to slap some sense into the would-be champion?

Matt Taven and The Kingdom respond.

“It’s nothing personal, Jay. I’m Matt Taven, the real Ring of Honor World Champion.” The self-proclaimed ROH Grand Slam Champion doesn’t see any other truth but his own. Will his truth be proven a lie once he collides with Lethal?

The Briscoes talk backstage.

“Coast2Coast, we tried to tell y’all boys, man. Y’all don’t stand a chance!” The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet stopped the undefeated team of 2018, but that team was only undefeated because they hadn’t met #DemBoys. 1000 days total, and counting! “Who can say that?!”

ROH World Television Championship: Punishment Martinez VS Jeff Cobb!

The Purple Mist has been a force to be reckoned with ever since coming into ROH. However, so has Mr. Athletic, who busted the Top Prospect Tournament 2018 bracket quite literally as he demolished each match. Both men’s power cannot be denied, but only one can be the strongest! Who will walk away from this battle of titans with the title?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we begin! There is no Code of Honor handshake, the two behemoths are too busy staring each other down. The bell rings, and the two get face to face. Martinez ear claps and throws a forearm, but Cobb doesn’t flinch as he gives a forearm and chop back. Martinez kicks low then goes to whip, but Cobb blocks with pure power. Cobb whips Martinez and the two bump shoulders. Cobb comes back with a shoulder and puts Martinez in a corner. Martinez puts up a boot but is reeled into the swinging cradle Athletic-plex!

Cobb drags Martinez up, whips him, but Martinez holds ropes. Martine boots Cobb, turns him around, and gives him a chin check. Cobb stays standing, even after Martinez’s solid discus clothesline! Martinez is shocked, but still dodges the punch to spin Cobb around for a roundhouse! Cobb staggers, Martinez curb stomps! But Cobb gets up? Martinez runs, but Cobb throws the second stomp off! Cobb clobbers Martinez with a clothesline and Martinez falls! Cobb brings Martinez up, whips him, and takes him for a Tour of the Islands!! Cover, Cobb wins!!

Winner: Jeff Cobb, by pinfall; NEW ROH World Television Champion

Unbelievable! The monster is defeated faster than anyone could ever imagine! Cobb’s ROH in-ring debut is not only for the title, he wins the title! If this is just day one, what more can Cobb accomplish?!

Tenille Dashwood heads to the ring!

The Aussie All-Star is still hurt from that attack at Death Before Dishonor, but that was only insult to injury after losing to Sumie Sakai in Sumie’s first Women of Honor World Championship match on PPV. Tenille is here now to speak to Vegas and say that “A lot of people keep asking me how I am. And I keep saying that I’m good, that I’m fine, but that’s not really the truth.” Tenille feels she can be real with the fans, so she lets them know she’s not good, okay, and haven’t been for a long time. She has both an auto-immune disease, a skin condition, and now this hurt shoulder. The shoulder injury has been bugging her for six months, and she stubbornly fights through it, but that’s because not being in the ring is what scares her the most.

Fans show Tenille their appreciation, but she continues to say that after DBD, she was attacked out of nowhere. If she’s being honest about how she feels, she’s pissed off! She doesn’t know who did it, and even if she did, it’s not like she can do anything about it because of this bad shoulder. Tenille is being forced onto the sidelines with surgery on her shoulder. Fans hope she gets better, and she intends to do that. She loves wrestling more than anything. That person who attacked thinks they’re lucky, but Tenille will have a long time to think about what she’ll do to them. If Tenille can fight like she did at DBD at 50%, just imagine what she’ll do at 100! Fans like the sound of that. When and where will Tenille be back? Who will she go after for revenge?

Hangman Page speaks.

“Next week, Scorpio Sky, I’ve got you right here in Las Vegas.” Page loves Vegas, from the gambling to the fighting. Vegas is where Page nearly beat Jay Briscoe within an inch of his life, and where Page escaped his kidnappers. But unfortunately for Scorpio, Vegas really will be the worst town he’s ever been in. Will Hangman hit the jackpot with a win over SoCal Uncensored’s Closer? Or will he go broke trying?

Chris Sabin VS Marty Scurll!

One half of the Motor City Machine Guns is now a lone star as Alex Shelley retires from competition. The Villain wants to snap back from his loss to The Hurricane, and build momentum before the epic trilogy has its finale. With a new World TV Champion, who will make big leaps towards challenging Cobb’s newly minted reign?

Scurll skips the Code of Honor and the bell rings. Sabin and Scurll circle and tie up. Sabin gets a wristlock but Scurll pulls hair. Scurll rolls and spins around to reverse the wristlock and bring Sabin down. Scurll rolls over Sabin and they stand up again. Sabin spins and reverses to a hammerlock, to headlock, back to wristlock. Scurll steps in to slip through to a headlock. Sabin powers out and they bump shoulders. Sabin flexes but so does Scurll. Fans like Scurll’s more. They both run, but both drop down as they expect the other to jump over. They both get up and both hook arms, then both block kicks! Sabin and Scurll argue who lets go first, so the referee helps them both put the feet down. They back off and Vegas applauds.

Scurll fires up the fans more, and the two grapple with a test of strength. Sabin kicks and wristlocks, Scurll spins but Sabin trips him up. Sabin runs but holds ropes to fake Scurll out. He slides under and things speed up, Sabin knees Scurll down. Sabin runs for the calf kick and says “Hail Sabin!” Cover, ONE, but Sabin keeps his cool. Sabin drags Scurll up, wrenches the arm, and ties Scurll up in a standing abdominal stretch. He’s a little disappointed no one chants “Sabin! Woop Woop!” but he shrugs it off as he shifts Scurll into a ghost pin! TWO but Sabin keeps on Scurll with a headbutt. Sabin runs but into an uppercut. Scurll runs and uppercuts Sabin out of the ring, then keeps going to get onto the apron, for a SUPERKICK! Vegas fires up for Scurll while we go to break.

ROH returns once more, and Scurll has Sabin in a straitjacket. Fans rally up and Sabin powers up. Sabin bridges, spins and puts the straitjacket on Scurll. Scurll easily puts it back on Sabin, but Sabin powers his way out. Sabin puts the straitjacket back on Scurll, and brings Scurll to the mat. Sabin goes to bend Scurll backwards, but Scurll rolls through to put the hold back on Sabin! Fans applaud this back and forth, though Scurll shouts for Sabin’s fans to shut up. Sabin gets up, rocks back to lift Scurll, then rocks forward to jump into a wheelbarrow! He victory rolls Scurll, TWO! Scurll mule kicks Sabin, then sunset flips, but Sabin rolls through to Penalty Kick! Both men are down but fans build to a rally. Scurll sits up but Sabin drags himself to a corner.

Fans duel as both men stand. Scurll kicks but Sabin blocks. They both forearm, then again. Sabin spins to forearm, back kick, then runs in for an elbow in the corner. Sabin rolls Scurll out to climb up top, and leap for a missile dropkick! Scurll rolls out but Sabin goes to the apron. Sabin Penalty Kicks Scurll down! Sabin flexes then puts Scurll back in the ring. He uses the ropes for the tornado into a hanging neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Sabin grows frustrated, but fans rally up for him. Sabin brings Scurll up in a fireman’s carry. Scurll slips out, but Sabin mule kicks him. Sabin runs, but into the discus from Scurll! Scurll shoves Sabin but Sabin comes back. Sabin wants the leg takedown but Scurll sits on it! TWO as Sabin sunsets, TWO! Scurll high stacks, TWO into the sunset, TWO! Scurll sits on Sabin again, TWO!

Fans applaud the back and forth again and chant for “ROH! ROH!” Scurll and Sabin stand and again give forearms. Scurll runs into a boot, and Sabin hits a running enziguri! Sabin aims at Scurll in the corner, and hits a helluva kick! Scurll flops down and Sabin goes up top. Scurll stops Sabin with a SHORYUKEN! He climbs up, SUPERPLEX! But Sabin makes it his inside cradle! TWO!! SUPERKICK! Both men are down but Vegas fires up. Scurll stirs while Sabin reaches for ropes. Both men slowly sit up and head for each other.

Sabin headbutts, Scurll chops! Sabin chops back, but so does Scurll. Another chop from Sabin, but Scurll ducks under the clothesline to backslide, TWO! SUPERKICK again, then double underhook. Sabin slips out for a gutwrench roll-up with jackknife! TWO!! Scurll hits a European Uppercut, but runs into a SUPERKICK! Then an enziguri! Sabin goes to suplex, but Scurll counters with his own, to put Sabin in the CHICKEN WING!! Sabin is caught but Scurll can’t get those hands together. But Sabin rolls back to make it a cover, TWO! Scurll rolls Sabin into a crucifix, TWO! Sabin walks into a powerbomb! High stack, TWO, GRADUATION!! Cover, Scurll wins!!

Winner: Marty Scurll, by pinfall

The Villain is victorious, and he didn’t even have to cheat! Will Scurll be ready for his third match with The Hurricane? Will he find himself competing for a singles title in the near future? And what of “Constellation” Chris Sabin? Is there still time for him to become a singles star in ROH?

My Thoughts:

An interesting “Championship Episode” of ROH. It was great for Coast2Coast to “call an audible” with their World Tag Team Championship but I don’t get why the ROH World Television Championship match wasn’t the main event anyway. C2C looked pretty good against The Briscoes, but obviously The Briscoes are far from losing those titles. Or perhaps, C2C are still far from winning those titles. I’m thinking The Briscoes have another go against The Addiction and/or The Young Bucks before losing the belts.

And while I didn’t expect Jeff Cobb to basically squash Punishment Martinez to take the title, it makes some sense given Martinez is now joining the WWE via NXT. No sense in dragging out things if Cobb is going to be the new monster. I still feel this would’ve made a great closing segment, but maybe it would’ve been predictable from watching the clock. In kayfabe, it looks like bad scheduling, but it did add to the shock factor that Cobb won so fast with so much time left in the episode.

Tenille Dashwood announcing her coming shoulder surgery was quite the surprise. Hopefully she does recover soon, and given we never saw who attacked her, Tenille’s time away allows ROH writers to decide who did it and where that story goes. Then the main event by default, Scurll VS Sabin, was pretty great for just the last 10 to 15 minutes of the show. Scurll going over works for both his and Sabin’s story. Sabin is working on becoming a singles wrestler again so struggling a bit works for when he figures it out and racks up some wins. Scurll stays strong as he prepares for both an eventual rematch with Shane Hurricane Helms, as well as a run at some sort of singles title.

My Score: 8.1/10

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (5/3/24)

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Published

15 mins ago

May 3, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Le Cauchemar Américain et Le Phénoménal!

That is to say, The American Nightmare and The Phenomenal One! Before Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles fight over the WWE Championship at Backlash, they have one last face-to-face to say whatever needs to be said!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

The Authors of Pain w/ The Final Testament VS New Catch Republic; win(s).
WWE Tag Team Championships: A-Town Down Under VS The Street Profits; win(s) and

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Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/3/24)

Will the Ace go global?

Published

2 hours ago

May 3, 2024

Steven Mitchell

He’s here to show the world, he’s here to show the world!

Nic Nemeth finally gets his dream match with Hiroshi Tanahashi, and the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship is on the line! But can the Wanted Man trump President Ace of the Universe?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Kickoff – Togi Makabe & Katsuya Murashima VS Boltin Oleg & Shoma Kato; Oleg & Kato win.
DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS SHO & Yujiro Takahashi; Sho & Yujiro win.
Yuya Uemura & Taichi VS Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman; Yuya & Taichi win.
Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Guerrillas of Destiny; Guerrillas of Destiny win.
Six Man Tag: Ryusuke Taguchi, Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
8 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
Six Man Tag: Jon Moxley, Shota Umino & El Desperado VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
NJPW World Television Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. VS Jeff Cobb; Cobb wins and becomes the new NJPW World Television Champion.
Yota Tsuji VS David Finlay; Finlay wins.
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Nic Nemeth VS Hiroshi Tanahashi; Nemeth wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

NJPW World Television Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. w/ TMDK VS Jeff Cobb w/ Great-O-Khan & Francesco Akira!

The Front Man and the Imperial Unit have battled over this belt before, and now, in “season 4,” we revisit the rivalry! Will ZSJ still have Cobb’s number? Or will Cobb finally be the star of NJPW World?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly might!

The bell rings and we’re on the clock. The fans cheer as ZSJ and Cobb shake hands. ZSJ then rushes in but Cobb avoids him. They feel things out, hand fight for control, and Cobb goes for a leg. ZSJ avoids being thrown but Cobb waistlocks. ZSJ drops, slips out, but Cobb keeps on him. They go around again, ZSJ gets away, and the fans cheer. The two knuckle lock, go forehead to forehead, then Cobb blocks a leg pick with a facelock. Cobb pushes ZSJ to a lateral press, TWO!! ZSJ narrowly escapes and Cobb lets him know it. The fans applaud as the two reset, and they feel things out again.

They knuckle lock, ZSJ rolls back and wrangles Cobb. Cobb stands, slips through to wrench back. ZSJ turns around, has a cording hold, and then hooks a leg to make the arm-drag easier! Then he shifts right around to an ARMBAR! Cobb scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and ZSJ lets off quickly. ZSJ and Cobb reset, feel things out, and knuckle lock again. They go forehead to forehead, then shoulder to shoulder. ZSJ facelocks but Cobb slips around to a waistlock, then spins ZSJ to a facelock, then headlock. Cobb hits the takeover, denies the headscissors, but ZSJ keeps trying. Third time’s the charm and ZSJ has Cobb down!

ZSJ squeezes tight but Cobb moves around. Cobb headstands, pops free, and then has a standing toehold! The fans applaud, but ZSJ works on his escape. He gets his left leg free, turns over and reels Cobb in, but Cobb turns that into a waistlock! ZSJ wrenches out but Cobb avoids the Pele! Cobb feints moonsault and ZSJ scrambles away! The fans cheer the standoff as the two reset again. Cobb and ZSJ circle, step closer, and knuckle lock again. They both try to clinch, but then Cobb slips around to a waistlock and SLAM! ZSJ scrambles away, clutching his side. ZSJ stands, Cobb storms up, and Cobb TOSSES ZSJ across the ring!

The fans fire up while ZSJ flounders to the apron, still clutching his side. ZSJ seems alright to continue as he gets back inside, so Cobb storms up on him again. Cobb HEADBUTTS the ribs! Cobb whips corner to corner hard and ZSJ bounces off buckles! ZSJ is getting frustrated with himself, but Cobb is right on him again. Cobb whips ZSJ back the other way and ZSJ again hits buckles hard! The fans rally for ZSJ as Cobb storms over. Cobb steps on ZSJ’s chest! Cobb then drags ZSJ up at the five minute mark. Cobb whips, ZSJ goes up and comes back, but is caught into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY!

Cobb walks over to pick ZSJ up, then whips him to a corner. Cobb runs in but ZSJ avoids the back elbow! ZSJ goes up and around to TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! ZSJ stands but Cobb follows, and ZSJ UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! Cobb wobbles but ZSJ UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ fires a flurry of forearms, but Cobb DECKS him with just one! ZSJ is mad and he gets right up! The fans rally up as ZSJ UPPERCUTS again and again! Cobb ROCKS ZSJ with a forearm! ZSJ has the fans behind him as he runs back in, only to get run over! GACHI- NO, ZSJ sunsets Cobb first! But Cobb rolls through!

Cobb rolls into the jackknife, TWO as ZSJ bridges up!! ZSJ spins Cobb around, but Cobb fights the backslide! Cobb turns things around to backslide ZSJ, but ZSJ rolls through to trap Cobb’s head! NECK TWIST! PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up again while ZSJ catches his breath. ZSJ still clutches his side, but he watches Cobb rise. The fans rally, ZSJ storms up on Cobb and waistlocks, but Cobb breaks free! Cobb wrenches, snapmares, and steals EURO CLUTCH! TWO!! ZSJ storms up on Cobb, fires forearms, but Cobb ROCKS him with just one! ZSJ walks it off, comes back with more, then a BOOT! Cobb swings, into a BOOT!

Cobb rebounds, but ZSJ BOOTS! ZSJ runs, but into a BOOT from Cobb! ZSJ drops to his knees, but Cobb drags him back up to suplex! ZSJ fights that to wrench and PELE the arm! ZSJ waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX!! The fans are thunderous, but then Cobb is right back up! Cobb deadlift GERMAN SUPLEXES ZSJ away! The fans rally as ZSJ ends up in a corner. Cobb rises, runs up, and UPPERCUTS! Cobb then brings ZSJ up for a SPIN OUT BOMB! Cover, TWO! GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives heavy impact after heavy impact, but Cobb powers up his arm. Cobb runs, but ZSJ LARIATS with him!

Both men stay up but ZSJ does stagger. ZSJ and Cobb DOUBLE LARIAT again! We hit ten minutes, time is still on ZSJ’s side! But then Cobb LARIATS him down! Cobb runs, but ZSJ KICKS the lariat away! Scoop and ZACK DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives and the fans are thunderous again! ZSJ runs to KICK! That might’ve hurt ZSJ’s leg more than anything. ZSJ runs but Cobb blocks this kick! ZSJ SLAPS Cobb, so Cobb DROPKICKS ZSJ! Cobb then hauls ZSJ up to suplex, and he puts ZSJ up top! Cobb goes up top with him, then SUPER- NO, ZSJ slips around to a SLEEPER! The ref counts the ropebreak, ZSJ drops back at 4.

ZSJ considers his options, and gets under Cobb, for a POWERBOMB! Roll to a cover, TWO! The fans fire up as Cobb stays in this! But we’re at the three minute warning! ZSJ KICKS and KICKS and KICKS, then runs, but Cobb ducks the Penalty Kick to schoolboy! TWO!! ZSJ escapes, Cobb runs back up, and Cobb blocks a boto! Waistlock, O’Conner Roll, but ZSJ pops that into a SLEEPER! Cobb rolls back to get free, and deadlifts ZSJ into a pop-up! F 5000!! Cobb hurries to haul ZSJ back up, whip and TOUR OF THE- CRUCIFIX TAKEDOWN! ONE!! Cobb gets free fast, and he hurries to haul ZSJ back up! LARIAT! FALLING HAMMER!

Cobb swings again but into an omoplata! ZSJ wants the other arm, but Cobb moves around as we hit the two minute warning! ZSJ just shifts to get the other arm in the omoplata, then a traditional ARMBAR! Cobb holds hands, ZSJ breaks the grip! Cobb powers right through to deadlift ZSJ! Then a TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!!! Cover, COBB WINS!!

Winner: Jeff Cobb, by pinfall (NEW NJPW World TV Champion)

With 90 SECONDS to spare, Cobb ends ZSJ’s reign! The Imperial Unit wears gold once again, will “season five” be the biggest and strongest yet?

Yota Tsuji VS David Finlay w/ Gedo!

Los Ingobernables de Japon and the Bullet Club War Dogs have been battling all up and down the Road to Wrestling Dontaku, but now Gene Blast will have it out with The Rebel! Who proves they are truly ungovernable?

The bell rings and the fans rally for Yota already. Yota and Finlay stare down, but then back away as Finlay gets annoyed by the fans. Yota encourages the fans and they get louder for him. Finlay gets on a corner to throw up the Too Sweet, the fans boo him. Finlay hops down with a frown, and the two circle. Yota blocks a kick, headlocks, but Finlay powers up, only for Yota to hold on tight. Finlay rolls to a cover, ONE and Yota holds onto the headlock. Finlay powers up again, powers out this time, but Yota runs him over! The fans cheer, Yota grins, but Finlay bails out. The fans boo while Finlay paces. Yota gets on the corner and the fans fire up!

Finlay slides in, Yota hits him with a body shot first! Finlay goes to a corner, Yota RAMS into him, and RAMS him, and RAMS him again. Yota then brings Finlay around to whip corner to corner. Yota runs up but Finlay puts him on the apron! Finlay knocks Yota off the apron, then goes out to RAM him into railing, right in front of commentary! Finlay RAMS Yota in again and again, but the ref reprimands him. Finlay lets off, leaves Yota behind, and says it’s too easy. Yota writhes, the ring count starts, and Finlay waits. Yota rises up at 6 of 20, stands at 8, and makes his way in at 10. But Finlay is there to stomp away on him at the ropes!

Finlay drops a KNEE into Yota’s back, pulls Yota’s hair and a leg, but the ref reprimands. Yota has the ROPEBREAK, the ref counts, and Finlay lets go at 4. Finlay brings Yota up to suplex and BROKEN ARROW! Finlay flexes and fans do cheer the feat of strength. Finlay covers, TWO! Finlay mockingly says Yota is tough, HEADBUTTS away on Yota’s ribs! Then he drops a leg! Yota sputters but Finlay mocks the fans rallying behind him. Finlay whips Yota hard into a corner, and Yota falls forward. Finlay covers, TWO! The fans cheer but Finlay stands on Yota’s fingers! Finlay stomps Yota’s arm, then clamps on a chinlock.

Yota endures as Finlay leans on the hold. The fans rally up again, even as Finlay thrashes Yota around. Yota fights around, reaches out, but Finlay grinds him back down to the mat! The fans rally harder as Yota reaches out. Finlay sits Yota up so he can CLUB away on Yota’s face, then puts the hold on tighter! It’s almost a Bulldog Choke, but Yota fights to his feet! Yota reaches out but Finlay wrangles Yota back down! Yota is fading! The ref checks, and the hand drops once! The hand drops twice! But Yota opens his eyes and rises up! The fans rally and Yota stands to throw body shots! Yota is free, and he runs, but into an ELBOW! Finlay adds a SENTON!

Yota flounders away to a corner, and Finlay barks at him. Finlay aims from a corner as Yota rises, and fans rally with the barking. Finlay runs in, to UPPERCUT! And clothesline! And then Finlay brings Yota out, only for Yota to suplex Finlay into the corner! The fans fire up while both men are down! Finlay rolls away while clutching the back of his head, and Yota rises while catching his breath. The fans rally again and Yota stands. Yota fires up and runs in at the corner, to STINGER SPLASH! Yota keeps moving, to FLIPPING RANA! Finlay tumbles out, and the fans fire up as Yota builds speed! Yota DIVES and sends Finlay over railing!

The fans fire up with Yota while Finlay is down in No Man’s Land! Yota catches his breath again and the ring count starts. Finlay crawls through the gap, but we’re at 10 of 20 before Yota stands. Yota storms over and drags Finlay up at 15, then puts him in the ring. The fans cheer and Yota gets Finlay up. Yota half nelsons for a GUTBUSTER! Yota then snapmares Finlay into a body scissors squeeze! Finlay endures, moves around, but Yota grabs an arm in a cording hold! Finlay flails with his free arm but he’s still far from ropes! Finlay pulls at the body scissors but Yota just squeezes tighter! Finlay endures, fights around, and has the ROPEBREAK!

The ref counts, Yota lets off, and the fans applaud. Finlay coughs as he goes to a corner, and Yota paces. Yota storms over, brings Finlay back up, but Finlay blocks the suplex. Finlay throws body shots but Yota gives a hard body shot in return! Finlay falls over and coughs his way to ropes. The ref has Yota stay back while he checks on Finlay. But then Yota runs up to KICK Finlay into the corner! Yota stands Finlay up to CHOP! Finlay grits his teeth as his chest stings, but Yota brings him up to the top rope! Yota ROCKS Finlay, then roars, and the fans fire up! Yota climbs, brings Finlay up, but Finliay shoves him down!

Finlay adjusts, but Yota comes back to GAMANGIRI! Yota goes back up, brings Finlay to the top, but Finlay throws body shots! Finlay SUNSET FLIPS, but Yota holds on! Finlay pries Yota from the corner, but Yota sunset flips him back! TWO, but Yota kicks and whips! Finlay reverses, and scoops for BLUE THUNDER! Both men are down and Gedo cheers Finlay while the fans rally for Yota. Finlay hauls Yota up for the Canadian Rack, CANADIAN HAMMER! Cover, TWO! Yota stays in this and the fans are still behind him, but Finlay keeps his cool. Finlay drags Yota around, reels him in, but Yota fights the lift! Yota back drops Finlay away!

The fans cheer as Yota clinches, but Finlay fights free! Finlay gets Yota back in, picks him up, but Yota slips free of the bomb! Finlay dodges the knee, but runs into a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Finlay writhes but Yota drags him back up. Yota suplexes for the ORANGE CRUSH! Cover, TWO! Finlay survives the brainbuster bomb and we pass 15 minutes, but Yota keeps his cool. Yota grins, even! Yota stands, brings Finlay to a corner, then goes up and up for the FLYING- PRIMA NOCTA! Finlay reels Yota in to bring him up and BUCKLE BOMB! Then suplex INTO OBLIVION! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives and Finlay is beside himself!

The fans rally while Yota is down, but Finlay brings his kneepad down. Finlay stands, drags Yota up, but Yota is deadweight. The ref checks but Yota seems okay to continue, so Finlay drags him up! Yota fights the suplex so Finlay knees him low! Finlay brings Yota back up and in, slashes his throat, and suplexes, but Yota cradle counters! TWO!! Finlay runs up, into a clinch! BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP!! The fans fire up as Yota stands tall, but then he drops back down, needing to catch his breath. The fans rally up and both men stir. Finlay rises first, and he sits Yota up. Finlay UPPERCUTS, and Gedo says nice!

Yota sits back up, Finlay UPPERCUTS him again! Yota shakes his head as he sits back up, so Finlay UPPERCUTS again! Finlay taunts Yota, Yota stands, and Finlay UPPERCUTS! Yota shakes his head and comes back, but Finlay UPPERCUTS again! Finlay eggs Yota on, and Yota snarls as he storms back up. Finlay UPPERCUTS again and Yota drops back! Finlay says this is too easy, but Yota still smiles?! Yota rises, and he fires forearm after forearm on Finlay! Finlay UPPERCUTS, UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS! Yota drops to a knee, Finlay says BANG! UPPER- BACKSLIDE! Roll through, Finlay blocks a knee to UPPERCUT!

Yota SUPERKICKS! Finlay UPERCUTS! Yota FOREARMS, then he dodges the lariat to JUMP KNEE! Cover, TWO!! We hit 20 minutes as Yota hauls Finlay up to a fireman’s carry, and swings into the POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Finlay survives but Yota storms around. Yota waits on Finlay to rise, then runs in, to CURB STOMP! Yota roars, because he’s not done yet! Up and up, MARVEL CRUSH!! Cover off the flying stomp, TWO!! Finlay survives, but Yota just fires up again! The fans are with Yota as he aims from the corner! Finlay rises, but then Gedo gets on the apron! Yota runs Gedo off, but Finlay SPEARS first!!

Finlay hurries to get Yota up and suplex! STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE!? Yota takes a play out of Will Ospreay’s book (or Orange Cassidy’s, or Mark Andrews’), then runs in to GENE BLASTER!! But Yota says that’s not enough! The fans fire up again as Yota reloads in the corner! Finlay slowly rises, but Gedo distracts the ref! Yota runs in, into a SHILLELAGH SHOT!! Finlay drags Yota up and reels him in, for a POWERBOMB!! High stack, TWO?!?! Yota survives and shocks Finlay! Finlay is furious, he gets Yota up for another POWERBOMB!! Then a flip-over, suplex, for OVERKILL!! Cover, Finlay wins!

Winner: David Finlay, by pinfall

The Goatslayer may have won, but he still needed the ace up his sleeve to steal this one from Yota! Will Finlay stop at nothing to make himself the savior of this company? Or is he simply a false prophet?

IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Nic Nemeth VS Hiroshi Tanahashi!

The Wanted Man has wanted to show off ever since arriving in NJPW, and he started off strong taking this title off David Finlay. But now he gets what he wanted even more, and that’s a dream match with The Ace of the Universe! Will Nemeth take President Tanahashi to the Danger Zone? Or will we soon witness the birth of a Two Belt Ace?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who shows the world their true strength!

Tanahashi shows off the abs and the fans cheer. The bell rings and the fans rally up for Tanahashi. Tanahashi and Nemeth circle, tie up, and they’re in a deadlock. They break, reset, and circle again. They tie up, are in another deadlock, but Tanahashi gets around to waistlock. Nemeth reaches back, shoots around to get a leg then a waistlock, then shifts, but Tanahashi fights off the cobra twist. Tanahashi wrenches an arm to a wristlock, but Nemeth rolls, slips around again, and tries from the other side. Tanahashi fights the cobra twist to roll Nemeth up, TWO! The fans cheer the exchange and even Nemeth nods as they reset.

Nemeth and Tanahashi circle, Nemeth gets a leg, and he brings Tanahashi down to a cradle, TWO! Tanahashi fights through the leg guard to get a headlock, but Nemeth fights around to roll Tanahashi. ONE, Nemeth facelocks, and he brings Tanahashii up. Tanahashi puts Nemeth on ropes, Red Shoes counts, and Tanahashi lets off slowly. Tanahashi says clean break, but then Nemeth runs up! Tanahashi arm-drags, arm-drags again, and has the cording hold! The fans cheer while Nemeth moves around. Nemeth stands, hooks Tanahashi’s leg with a leg, and then flips Tanahashi over to a cradle! TWO, and the two stand off again.

The fans applaud as both men reset. They feel out a knuckle lock, but Nemeth again goes for a leg. Nemeth waistlocks, and he still wants that cobra twist. Tanahashi drops but Nemeth tries for a ground cobra! Tanahashi clasps hands to resist that, then he rolls things to a headlock. Nemeth keeps his shoulders up, fights to his feet, and he hooks a leg to roll Tanahashi! Tanahashi manages to keep a shoulder up, so Nemeth flips around and has the roll from the other side! TWO, and Nemeth DROPKICKS Tanahashi down! The fans fire up as Nemeth swivels the hips! Tanahashi backs away to ropes to catch his breath.

Nemeth waits on Tanahashi, Tanahashi stands and they circle. They tie up, Nemeth headlocks but Tanahashi waistlocks. Nemeth switches, Tanahashi fights the lift, and then Tanahashi switches. Nemeth reaches around, switches again, but Tanahashi switches on him. Nemeth switches, and goes to throw Tanahashi out! Tanahashi fights that with elbows, then gets a leg, to DRAGON SCREW! Nemeth flounders out of the ring while the fans cheer! Tanahashi goes out after Nemeth, puts him in the ring, and the fans cheer. Tanahashi drags Nemeth up, bumps him off buckles, then fires up as he whips corner to corner.

Nemeth reverses the whip, runs in, but into an elbow! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Fans fire up for the air guitar! Nemeth stands, Tanahashi runs up and dropkicks the legs out! Nemeth flounders, stands back up, and Tanahashi runs in, but into a dropkick right back! The fans rally while both men are down, but Nemeth grins as he evens the score. Nemeth stands, storms up on Tanahashi and grabs the leg. Nemeth stands on Tanahashi’s face, then DDTs the leg! Tanahashi clutches the knee, but Nemeth drags him around. Nemeth steps over, has a standing toehold, but Tanahashi kicks at him with his free leg!

Nemeth and Tanahashi struggle against each other, and Nemeth powers things into a cover! TWO, and Nemeth YANKS the leg! Then Nemeth cradles Tanahashi, TWO! Tanahashi is still in this and the fans rally behind him, even as Nemeth stalks Tanahashi. Tanahashi fires forearms! But Nemeth kicks the leg out! Nemeth gets the leg to YANK it, then he drops a JUMP ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi is tougher than that but Nemeth grabs the bad leg. Nemeth stretches the leg out, and adds a chinbar so he can bend Tanahashi around. Nemeth hooks the leg, pulls on it, it’s like a standing kneebar! Tanahashi endures and the fans rally up!

Tanahashi endures, even as Nemeth makes it an ANKLE LOCK! Tanahashi slips under and brings Nemeth down with his own leglock, only for Nemeth to turn him back over! Tanahashi reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Nemeth stomps the leg as he lets off. Nemeth eggs Tanahashi on, so Tanahashi stands up and fires a forearm! Nemeth fires a haymaker! Tanahashi forearms again, Nemeth throws a forearm back! Tanahashi throws another forearm, so Nemeth kicks the leg out! Tanahashi eggs Nemeth on now, then blocks his superkick! But not the SATELLITE DDT! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi is still in this and the fans fire up!

Nemeth stands and shows he still has energy to spare. Tanahashi stands, Nemeth taunts him, “I thought you were a legend!” Nemeth whips, and Tanahashi CLOBBERS him! The fans fire up again and Tanahashi fires up with them! Nemeth stands into a strike fest! Tanahashi scoops to SLAM Nemeth into the drop zone! Then Tanahashi goes up for the SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Nemeth is tougher than that but the fans rally with Tanahashi. Nemeth slowly rises and Tanahashi runs, SLING- NO, Nemeth sends Tanahashi out! But Tanahashi skins the cat! Then he TOSSES Nemeth! But now Nemeth skins the cat!

The fans fire up, Nemeth mocks the air guitar, but then Tanahashi dodges! Nemeth dodges, and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans fire up while both men are down! Both men stir, the fans rally up, and Nemeth fires a haymaker! Tanahashi gives a forearm back! Nemeth fires another haymaker, Tanahashi fires another forearm! They stand, continue to trade shots, and then Tanahashi gets the edge! But Nemeth roars to HEADBUT! Both men wobble, Nemeth roars again, and he whips, only for Tanahashi to reverse and SLINGBLADE! The fans fire up and Tanahashi roars! Tanahashi goes up a corner, Nemeth stands, into HIGH FLY ATTACK! Cover, TWO!

The fans fire up again as Tanahashi resets! Tanahashi climbs again while Nemeth is down, HIGH FLY FLOP!! Nemeth avoids disaster and Tanahashi writhes from his crash landing! But Tanahashi just fires himself back up! After all, as NEVER Openweight Six Man Champion, he can’t give up! Tanahashi runs in, but into SUPERKICK 101!! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and we pass 15 minutes! Nemeth rises first, he takes aim again, and Tanahashi turns around into a kick! Nemeth runs, to FAMOUS- NO, Tanahashi stops the Famouser to SHOTEI! But Nemeth roars, swings, only for Tanahashi to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT!

The fans are thunderous and Tanahashi gets running, to SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi drags Nemeth into the drop zone, but has him on his stomach! Tanahashi goes up to HIGH FLY FLOW, onto knees!! Nemeth turns over in time, and then covers, TWO!!! Tanahashi survives the crushing counter, and the fans rally as hard as they can for him! Tanahashi stands, DANGER- NO, Tanahashi shakes that off, then runs, but Nemeth dodges! DANGER ZONE!! But Tanahashi rises up and Nemeth reloads, to DANGER ZONE again!! Cover, Nemeth wins!!

Winner: Nic Nemeth, by pinfall (still IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion)

Nemeth got what he wanted in this dream match, and then he came out as the Top Gun! Will Tanahashi have to settle for being a Six Man Tag Team Champion for now?

As for Nemeth, he is given the belt, and he holds it up high. But he also shows Tanahashi respect with a hug, and Tanahashi shows it back by lifting Nemeth’s hand. Then the streamers fly! That took Tanahashi by surprise! But then FINLAY attacks Nemeth!! The Rebel also CLOBBERS Tanahashi! The fans boo as this War Dog is off the leash! Finlay rains down fists on Nemeth again, then he TOSSES Tanahashi out. Finlay gets the shillelagh from Gedo and he takes aim! Finlay takes a swing, but Nemeth dodges! Nemeth fires fists in return and the fans fire up! Gedo watches out as these two go all over the place, in all of the streamers!

Young Lions hurry in to stop this, but Gedo calls reinforcements! Here come Connors & Drilla! They get the pack leader outta there, clearly Nemeth isn’t going down easy! Nemeth gets the mic to tell Finlay he’s a coward! Nemeth was just in this ring with a legend, and he’ll do it every damn night! Finlay clearly takes the easy way out, because he’s a POS who attacks from behind! If Finlay had any balls, he’ll fight Nemeth fair and square. Nemeth will defend anytime, anywhere, because that’s how damn good he is! Hell, tomorrow night! Wrestling Dontaku Night 2, rematch for the Global title! Let’s do it!!

The fans like the sound of that! Finlay may have taken a cheap shot, but he’s still getting what he wants. Will the Rebel shoot down The Wanted Man and take back the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship? Or will Nemeth bring Finlay into the Danger Zone?

My Thoughts:

A great start to what I think is the first two-night Wrestling Dontaku ever. I will say, of the matches I skipped, The House of Torture winning over Moxley’s team is classic go-home math showing that Moxley will win out against Narita tomorrow on night two. That way, Moxley then faces Shota Umino next Saturday, May 11th, at Resurgence. Anyway, great NJPW World TV Championship match, and a great rematch from ZSJ and Cobb on top of it. Great win for Cobb, and that was the logical move after having lost to ZSJ the last two times. Also, feels like that’s why ZSJ beat Riddle after Riddle had a rather short run. If Cobb was to win this belt, they didn’t wanna make the Chosen Bros face each other, as great as that would’ve been.

Really good grudge match from Yota and Finlay, but I should’ve known Finlay would need to cheat to win. And as we saw at the end, Finlay wants the Global Championship back, what with losing out on the World Championship when he lost in the New Japan Cup. Great match from Nemeth and Tanahashi, great win for Nemeth, and doing back to back nights is some good stuff out of Nemeth and Finlay. I don’t know if they’ll steal the show, but they’ll definitely put on a real good match to help top off Dontaku.