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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Live Results & Report! (11/20/18)
Survivor Series was a bad time for SmackDown, but The Bar and The Big Show look to have their fill with a #ThanksgivingFeastFight against The New Day!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Charlotte Flair VS The IIconic’s Billie Kay; Flair wins.
- Charlotte Flair VS The IIconic’s Peyton Royce; Flair wins, by disqualification.
- The Miz & Shane McMahon VS The Bryant Brothers; The Bryan Brothers win.
- Thanksgiving Feast Fight: The Bar & The Big Show VS The New Day; The New Day wins.
- Asuka & Naomi VS Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose; Asuka & Naomi win.
- Rey Mysterio VS Randy Orton; Orton wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Queen has gone mad!
Charlotte Flair stepped into the match with Ronda Rousey in place of ultimate frenemy, Becky Lynch. Just as it looked like Charlotte was going to lose, Charlotte got herself disqualified with a kendo stick strike! But she didn’t stop at one strike, Charlotte went after Ronda until the kendo stick broke! And then she used a second stick! And a chair! But Charlotte didn’t settle for chair shots across the back, she put it around Ronda’s neck and STOMPED it! With the “Baddest Bitch” title perhaps falling to a new superstar, what will Charlotte do next?
Charlotte Flair heads to the ring!
Despite going berserk just nights ago, she seems rather calm, and proud, tonight. Charlotte picks up a mic as LA chants “Thank you, Charlotte!” Charlotte says she put the baddest beating on the baddest woman, and is “damn proud of it.” Is Ronda a little sore? Is she looking at those bruises and welts, looking for an apology? She’s not gonna get one because Charlotte’s not sorry. Charlotte “enjoyed every second beating your ass!” Sunday was for SmackDown, and Charlotte’s girls in the locker room, and for their champ. Fans understand as they chant “Becky! Becky!” Charlotte has spent half her career fighting against Becky, has spent the other half fighting with Becky, and this time, she fought for Becky. Becky told Charlotte to give Ronda the same beating she would’ve, and that was Charlotte’s mission that night. Mission accomplished! Because Ronda bowed down to the Queen!
But here comes the General Manager, Paige! The Glampire in Chief says Charlotte doesn’t have to apologize. Paige speaks for us all when she says “we enjoyed the beating you gave to Ronda.” But if Charlotte saw Raw, she knows Ronda wants to find Charlotte and finish what was started. Well when’s the next PPV? TLC in December? Well if Ronda sticks her nose in Charlotte’s business, Charlotte will stick Ronda’s head in another chair and stomp “over and over and over!” Why? Because “no one is gonna stop me.” But this is what Paige is out here for. Charlotte snapped! No one can stop Charlotte, not even officials. They were in her way. But even so, you don’t assault the referees! So Paige has little choice. As the GM, Paige must… fine Charlotte $100,000. Seriously?
Wait! Here come the IIconics! Billie Kay & Peyton Royce come out, and Peyton’s in a daze. Is she okay? It’s like she’s Frankenstein. Or Charlotte on Sunday. Bingo! So weird. That was “Blonde Barbie Goes Psycho”. It was like the lights were on but no one was home. Paige, the IIconics know they’re her favorites, it’s the truth, cat’s out the back. Everyone knows. Paige shakes her head “no.” But the IIconics would love to take those 100 G’s off Paige’s hands after Charlotte hands it over. Charlotte speaks up, and says the future isn’t IIconic, the future is going to be one of them becomes the next Ronda for Charlotte to stomp out. Woo~! The Queen has spoken, but which IIconic will be her next victim?
Charlotte Flair VS The IIconic’s ???
SmackDown returns and the one to step up is Billie Kay. The bell rings and Charlotte circles with Billie. They tie up and Charlotte knees low. Charlotte throws her into buckles, then chops! And chops! And chops! Fans “WOO~” with each chop, then Charlotte throws Billie with a headlock takeover. Billie fights her way up and out, but Charlotte gives her a big European Uppercut. Charlotte brings her knee pad down to drop those Flair knees. Peyton grows worried for Billie as Charlotte stalks her to a corner. Billie’s boot is blocked, Charlotte trips her up. Charlotte wants her Figure Four but Billie scrambles away to the ropes. Billie regroups with Peyton, but Charlotte comes out to give Billie forearms. Charlotte puts Billie back in but Billie scrambles back out.
Peyton blocks Charlotte’s path to Billie, so Charlotte shoves her out of the way. Billie boots Charlotte down! Billie puts Charlotte back in and hammers away with right hands. Cover, TWO! Charlotte gets to a corner but elbows Billie away. She rolls Billie up, TWO and Charlotte hits buckles! Billie stomps away on Charlotte but the ref has to back her off. SO Peyton gets Charlotte’s hair and pulls her against the ropes! Billie then boots Charlotte back down, covers, TWO! The IIconics are furious and screechy but Charlotte is up again. Charlotte scoops Billie and throws her with a Fall Away Slam! Charlotte kips up and fans “WOO~!” Natural Selection! Cover, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by pinfall
The Queen may be unhinged, but she’s still at the top of her game. But she’s not done? She grabs a mic and wants Peyton to try now. Fans like the idea, but Peyton doesn’t. Charlotte insists Peyton enter, and Billie says Peyton should get revenge. Charlotte says she doesn’t have all night. Billie says Peyton can do it, but Peyton isn’t so sure. The ref asks Peyton if she wants this match, and despite better judgement, Peyton enters the ring. Charlotte promises to play “Flair and square”, but Peyton still ducks out of the ring. Fans boo and Billie comes around to encourage Peyton. This match still seems to be on the fence as we go picture in picture.
Charlotte stares daggers at the IIconics as she waits. She even gives Peyton an easy target with hands behind her back and one knee on the mat. Peyton works up her courage but still enters tentatively. The bell rings and we have our Charlotte double header!
Charlotte Flair VS The IIconic’s Peyton Royce!
Charlotte circles with Peyton, still having her hands behind her back to tease Peyton. Peyton runs away and just barely gets away! Charlotte waits for Peyton as she talks it out with Billie. Billie gives Peyton pointers and ideas but Charlotte grows impatient. Peyton hugs Billie for luck, then heads back in. Charlotte grins as she gives Peyton space. Then she rushes Peyton into a corner! Charlotte throws shoulder after shoulder in but the ref backs her off. Charlotte turns around into a knee! Peyton catches her breath before bringing Charlotte up. She goes to throw Charlotte out but Charlotte throws Peyton out instead! Charlotte keeps on Peyton with chops at the barriers! Billie comes over but Charlotte scares her off. Peyton throws Charlotte down by her hair!
Peyton drags Charlotte up to club her down. She throws Charlotte in, then knees her down! Cover, TWO! Peyton is furious but cools off as we return to single picture. Peyton rocks Charlotte with a right and another knee! Cover, TWO! The IIconics are shrill as they argue with the ref. Charlotte gets to ropes but Peyton stomps away on her. The ref backs Peyton off but Peyton comes back to cover, TWO! Peyton brings Charlotte up for kicks, but then misses a knee. Charlotte rolls Peyton, TWO! Peyton clobbers Charlotte! Cover, TWO! Peyton keeps on Charlotte with a chinlock, but fans rally up. Peyton thrashes Charlotte around but Charlotte endures. Charlotte fights her way up but Peyton puts her against ropes. Peyton pulls hair, but stops at 4. So Billie pulls Charlotte’s hair! Then Peyton spins, but Charlotte catches the kick! And spins her for a boot!
Charlotte drags Peyton up, and scoops, but Billie attacks!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by disqualification
Much like Ronda on Sunday, Charlotte wins tonight because of a DQ. But The IIconics keep on Charlotte with knees and hammering fists. Fans want Becky to appear, but the IIconics still get Charlotte up and throw her out of the ring. Billie & Peyton grab chairs from the timekeeper’s area, but then the timekeeper snags the chair back. The IIconics huff as they turn around, into a DOUBLE SPEAR! The Queen grabs Billie and bounces her head off the announce desk again and again! Then Charlotte goes to Peyton, to give her a taste of the desk! Charlotte grabs both IIconics, for a double dose! Charlotte has fans make way, as she throws Billie into the barriers, then rams in her knee! Then she goes back to Peyton, to throw her into steel steps!
The IIconics are both down and out after the savagery of the SmackDown Queen, but it’s not done! Charlotte throws Billie over the announce desk! Then she throws Peyton to join her! Charlotte pulls the desk apart and fans fire up as she stands tall over all! Will anyone ever be able to stop her?
Rey Mysterio speaks.
“These eyes have seen a lot in my lifetime. The good and the bad.” Superstars of past and present, but still nothing like Randy Orton. These two go back over a decade, but The Viper’s been more sadistic and dangerous than ever before. Just look at Jeff Hardy in Hell in a Cell. Orton wants after Mysterio the same, but the King of Lucha won’t let Orton make him another victim. The Apex Predator may be at the top of his game, but so is Mysterio. “Just watch and see.” Can Mysterio dial up the 619 to stop Orton’s hunt for heroes?
It’s time for Miz TV!
The host of the Most Must-See WWE Talk Show has fans in LA, who know “Miz is Awesome!” Miz appreciates that. But to the show, “it was an absolute honor to fight alongside tonight’s guest at Survivor Series”. That true grit is inspiration for all, so please welcome Commissioner “Best in the World”, Shane McMahon! And Shane O’Mac does head to the ring! Shane can’t do his usual money shuffle after what he went through, though, so The Miz does it for him. Miz insists Shane try, but Shane admits himself he’s too banged up. He does like Miz’s version, though. The two sit down and yes, they’re all banged up. But Shane’s performance “was nothing short of transcendent.” Being there to see it, the “reckless abandon”, Miz is now #ShaneStan. Miz and Shane, SmackDown’s final two!
Just like at WWE World Cup, they fought to the bitter end. They put it all on the line, they sacrificed it all for SmackDown! They flew from turnbuckle and crashed onto tables, they went Coast2Coast! Not once, but twice! Wait, “they”? Shane did all that. And he got clobbered by Strowman for that, and has a hard time remembering the rest. Well, Miz only said they did it together because SmackDown as a team did it. Miz motivates even The Best in the World. Well alright. Shane is privileged to be here, and knows these shows have questions from host to guest. Right, of course. Miz is a bit nervous. As two-thirds of Best in the World, but Shane did the finishing touches, Miz has just one question: “Shane McMahon, will you team up with me?” To do what…? Tag team titles! Fans like that!
Shane has to admit, this duo could be something. Miz and Shane, Shane and Miz, “co-besties” (as in co-holders of the Best in the World trophy), Best Team in the World! Okay they can work on the name, but c’mon, Miz didn’t just see a Commissioner, he saw a fighter, a survivor, and maybe even a champion! Shane is flattered by the offer, but between Miz’s duties as a show host and Shane’s as a commissioner… This is not the reaction Miz expected. Miz thought Shane would be jumping for joy and shaking his hand. Everyone’s excited about this, and Miz even asked Paige about this. If Shane is “as much of a man”, no, if he’s as much of a McMahon as Miz knows Shane is, Shane will agree to competition tonight! Fans also like that idea. And here comes the competition!
As Miz said, he asked Paige, and apparently these two local talents were found. Introducting Wayne & Dane, The Bryant Brothers! Miz doesn’t doubt the lack of resemblance, nor does he doubt Shane’s ability. He clears the ring of his set and takes off the jacket, but Shane doesn’t seem so sure. Shane can barely get between the ropes to stand on the corner, but it seems this match is happening.
The Miz & Shane McMahon VS The Bryant Brothers!
Fans are fired up for this new team, and so is Miz. Miz starts against Dane(?) and ties up. Miz knees low then knees more. He runs, to boot Dane down! Shane applauds as Miz poses. Miz runs to boot Dane down again! Miz shows off his A-Lister Shuffle, then drags Dane up. Low DDT spikes Dane, then Miz decides to give Shane the crowning achievement. Shane politely wants to decline, and let Miz handle this by himself. Miz humbly accepts, but Dane surprises him! The Bryant Brothers win!?
Winners: The Bryant Brothers, Dane pinning
The local boys beat a WWE Grand Slam Champion, and Wayne didn’t even have to tag in!! Miz is shocked, but Shane doesn’t seem surprised. Wayne & Dane celebrate all the way out, while Miz apologizes to Shane. Miz wants this to work, but is he aiming too high? Or will Shane feel better about this when he feels better physically?
The New Day pilgrims prepare for a feast!
Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E are in the Thanksgiving mood after being part of the only win SmackDown scored at Survivor Series. And they’re joined by Gobbledy Gooker! Oh wait, it’s R-Truth! Gobble gobble! Ya bois are the 1 in 6-and-1, but will these three be the three to win the first ever #ThanksgivingFeastFight?
Thanksgiving Feast Fight: The Bar & The Big Show VS The New Day!
The table is set with all the fixings, and *cough* 6 and 1 */cough* it’s time to enjoy this “bountiful spread.” One of the New Day’s favorite holidays is coming! “Tur! Key Day! Tur! Key Day!” AKA Thanksgiving. And that means ya bois will be participating in the very first Thanksgiving themed street fight. Now obviously this is like a real Thanksgiving feast, minus throwing mashed potatoes at your creepy uncle. Unlike “you people”, the New Day share what they’re thankful for *cough* 6 and 1 */cough*. LA chants for that, and Kofi is also thankful for that! SmackDown is the 1 in 6 and 1! But for some reason, that doesn’t count? As Big E puts it, “That’s disgusting!” Fans boo, because it’s truly unfair.
Xavier is thankful for his 2 Terabyte hard drive, so that he doesn’t have to delete his Spider-Man save just to download Red Dead Redemption 2. And Big E is thankful for the big, juicy, succulent breasts! Amen? AMEN! What is Big E talking about? The turkey, obviously. Oh okay, yeah. Big E gets a little frisky with the turkey, but now The Bar & Big Show make their entrance. Cesaro, Sheamus and their big unfriendly giant are all upset over being AoP’d on, but they’re also upset over being part of this gimmick match. Cesaro & Sheamus are the tag team champions! But this can’t be Paige’s idea, this has to be The New Day’s doing. Now calm down there, Cesaro. When Paige talked about stepping their game up, she meant you! “You you you!” Because at least SmackDown Tag Team Division won their match!
Fans chant “6 and 1! 6 and 1!” You taking a piss, fella? How could anyone have prepared for spontaneous urination?! Everyone saw what happened, no one could plan for it. But The Bar & Show will make up for that by taking the New Day and kicking their arse! The feast begins after the break.
SmackDown returns and The Big Show starts with Woods. Turns out even a Thanksgiving Feast Fight is still a Six Man Tag. Woods mule kicks Show, then runs but bounces off him! Show hauls Woods up and rips the pilgrim’s shirt off to CHOP him! Show hauls Woods up for another! Tag to Cesaro, and he hauls Woods up for a big EuroUpper. Tag to Sheamus, and Sheamus drags Woods up onto the apron. Sheamus begins the Bodhrain beating, but stops at 3. He then laughs as he headbutts Woods down. Tag to Cesaro and Cesaro drags Woods around for an elbow drop. Cover, TWO! Cesaro keeps on Woods with a chinklock, an shifts to a cobra clutch. Fans rally up and Woods feeds off the energy. Woods fights out but Cesaro tags Sheamus. Sheamus kicks low then whips, Bar Lariat runs Woods over!
Fans boo as The Bar give their catchphrase. Sheamus brings Woods up for a high keylock, but fans rally again. Woods fights his way up and out, then mule kicks and chops! Sheamus mule kicks back and Woods falls! The Celtic Gladiator roars then tags in the Swiss Cyborg. The Bar stomps Woods then Cesaro hits a basement dropkick. Cover, TWO! Cesaro argues the count but still brings Woods up for another chinlock. Woods endures and fights his way out. Fans rally with “6 and 1!” as Woods tries to power Cesaro back. Cesaro pushes Woods back, but then has to knee Woods. Cesaro boots Big E, then whips Woods. Woods wheelbarrows, victory roll facebuster! Fans rally again and Woods crawls. Hot tags to Kofi and Sheamus!
Kofi flies in and rallies with double hand chops! He dropkicks Sheamus, then speeds up to hit the leaping lariat! Kofi fires up and gives us a Thanksgiving Boom Drop! Fans fire up again as Kofi takes aim at Sheamus. Kofi spins but Sheamus dodges to mule kick. Sheamus runs into a boot and Kofi heads up top. Kofi leaps, crossbody! Cover, Cesaro breaks it! Woods goes after Cesaro but Cesaro throws him out. Cesaro sees Big E coming, Big E clotheslines him down. Big Show makes a move but Big E runs and bumps shoulders with him. Big Show holds own, but then Big E kicks his hand from the rope! The Giant crashes down through the table! Show is smothered and covered in gravy and butter!
Big E turns around, Sheamus hits the bicycle knee! Sheamus roars, then decides to bring in the third turkey. Fans chant “We Want Turkey!” so Sheamus takes aim. Sheamus swings but Kofi dodges, Woods swing kicks Sheamus, and Kofi gives him a big uppercut. Woods comes in, grabs the bird, and gives it to Kofi. Turkeys can’t fly, especially when they’re stuffed and golden brown, but this one flies with Kofi! Turkey slam dunk sends Sheamus through the other table! Kofi drags Sheamus up and in, splattering the cranberry sauce. Tag to Big E, Woods gives him turkey number four, and makes it Big E’s turkey gauntlet! Big E aims at Sheamus, for a poultry power punch!! Cover, The New Day win!
Winners: The New Day, Big E pinning
It’s a Happy #SmacksGiving as The New Day cream The Bar and The Big Show. But Cesaro tries to sauce the New Day with the cranberry pan! Woods intercepts with a mule kick, and then holds Cesaro while the others grab more food. Cesaro fights out, but he misses Woods in the corner! Cesaro and the sauce hit buckles! Kofi regroups and throws sauce on Cesaro! Woods hits Cesaro with a Boston cream pie! Kofi hits Cesaro with gravy! Woods hits Cesaro with stuffing! Kofi hits Cesaro with the mashed potatoes! Woods hits Cesaro with another helping of cranberries! Kofi hits Cesaro with the peas! Not the peas! Big E tops it off with pumpkin pie!! Cesaro falls in this mess of a food fight, and Sheamus even gets a second helping of spuds. Will the New Day get a sixth helping of tag titles down the line?
Randy Orton speaks.
The Viper has a Mysterio mask on display as he says “Some people think that this mask represents culture, pride, and respect.” But to Orton, it just represents “nothing more than cheap polyester.” It doesn’t deserve to be respected, it deserves to be destroyed, just like the man who wears it. Orton saw the fans get excited when Mysterio returned. But after we see what Orton does tonight, fans will be disgusted, shocked and disappointed. “All because of the three most destructive letters in sports entertainment: RKO.” Will the Viper’s venom end the King of Lucha’s return already? Or will those three letters be stopped by the most famous three numbers?
Asuka & Naomi VS Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose!
The Empresses of Glowmorrow are still friends after all that’s happened this Fall, such as the WWE Evolution Battle Royal. However, the duo formerly known as Absolution didn’t really work together as God’s Golden Gift turned on the Gladiator Girl and still ended up losing. Then things were made worse when it was Sonya who was recruited to Team SmackDown and not Mandy. Will winning fix things between Sonya & Mandy? Or is no one ready to #FeelTheGlow?
The bell rings and Naomi starts against Mandy. They circle and tie up. Mandy gets a headlock but Naomi powers out. Naomi headscissors Mandy down and Mandy bails out to the apron. Sonya runs in but gets a dropkick! Naomi and Asuka see them both on the apron, double hip attacks send them off! Naomi & Asuka have the ring while we go picture in picture.
Sonya and Mandy regroup while Naomi waits in the ring. Naomi comes out to fetch Mandy into the ring. Mandy goes after Naomi but gets a shoulder. Naomi sunset flips, TWO! Things speed up, Sonya tags in, and Sonya SPEARS Naomi! Cover, TWO! Sonya keeps on Naomi with muay thai knees, then a snapmare into the sliding knee! Cover, TWO! Sonya keeps her cool as she stalks Naomi to ropes. She chokes Naomi but backs off at the ref’s count. Tag to Mandy, and they work together to stomp a mudhole into Naomi. They back off, then Mandy tags Sonya. Mandy feeds Naomi to Sonya’s body shots, then Sonya snapmares Naomi into body scissors. Sonya grinds her forearm on Naomi’s face, then thrashes her around in the body scissors.
Fans rally and Naomi fights up. Sonya grinds her forearm more but Naomi still gets up. We return to single picture as Naomi backs into the corner. Mandy tags in and Sonya holds on. Naomi snapmares Sonya off but runs into the lift. Mandy adds her knee to the powerslam! Cover, TWO! Asuka shouts for Naomi to get up but Mandy is on her again. Mandy stomps a mudhole into Naomi then throws furious hands. The ref backs her off but Mandy comes back. Tag to Sonya and they both grind their knees into Naomi. Fans chant for Asuka as Sonya drags Naomi up. Sonya holds Naomi back from getting to her corner, but Naomi slips out of the suplex. Enziguri rocks Sonya! Both women are down and fans fire up!
Naomi crawls for her corner, as does Sonya. Hot tags to Mandy and Asuka! Asuka rallies with Mongolian chops, then whips. Mandy reverses but Asuka uses it to hit Sonya. Asuka speeds up and dropkicks Mandy! Fans are fired up with Asuka as she drags Mandy up. Mandy fights out, but she has no one to tag. Pop-up knee! Then the German Suplex! Asuka fires up again, shining wizard! Cover, TWO! Asuka keeps her cool and runs in, but into Mandy’s boot. Mandy runs, Sonya tags in. Asuka dodges Mandy and that golden knee almost hits Sonya! Sonya misunderstands, given how Mandy treated her in the Battle Royal. But then Sonya warns Mandy about Asuka! Asuka kicks, Mandy dodges, Sonya takes the hit! Naomi gives Mandy a Rear View! Asuka gets Sonya in an Asuka Lock, Sonya taps! Naomi & Asuka win!
Winners: Naomi & Asuka, Asuka by submission
Two friends are victorious and united while two friends are out of sync. Can Naomi and Asuka use this win to launch towards something great? Can Sonya and Mandy manage a comeback?
Daniel Bryan heads to the ring!
The WWE Champion is only champion again after sneaking in a cheat in the form of a low blow to AJ Styles’ Phenomenal Ones. The WWE Champion almost had The Beast tapping out, but again only because he managed to sneak in a low blow attack. But now, Bryan and Styles will break their tie against each other at TLC for the title! As for tonight, Bryan grabs a mic as fans are divided down the middle between jeers and cheers. “Listen, I don’t expect these people to understand this, but this explanation isn’t for them. This is for you. Because you see, Daniel Bryan committed an act of betrayal.” (Yes, he is referring to himself in the third person, but it’s unclear who he’s referring to.)
But that betrayal was not last Tuesday, no. That betrayal was three years ago when Bryan stood in the ring and told the fans he was retiring. Bryan’s betrayal began when he gave up on his dreams. But the difference between Bryan and the people is that Bryan doesn’t accept failure. Bryan realized his mistake, learned his lesson and decided to fight. And so he went around the country, saw different doctors, and spent three hours every single day inside a hyperbaric chamber. “A cold, dark enclosed chamber pumped with 100% oxygen”, meant to speed up the healing, but it did even more than that. It allowed Bryan the silence and isolation he needed to meditate on his mantra: “Fight for your dreams, and your dreams will fight for you.”
And it worked! How else can we explain the miracle that Daniel Bryan made his return to the ring!? And when Bryan returned, he received the loudest chants he’d ever heard, and it was a great moment. But for the fans, it was just a moment. They weren’t there for the struggles, the pain, the fights with Bryan’s family, or as psychiatrists kept telling Bryan to move on. The ones who moved on were the fans, and you can hear it now, “as these idiots chant ‘AJ Styles’.”
Bryan keeps his cool as he calls the fans “fickle, fickle, fickle” over and over and over. The chants grew quieter, and Bryan stopped fighting. So when the referee was down, “you didn’t allow Daniel Bryan to give up on his dreams, Daniel Bryan’s dreams took over!” The dreams did what they were programmed to do, and those dreams kicked Styles in the balls! Fans are again divided, but many do boo. Bryan continues to say that Bryan’s dreams made him realize that he didn’t need the people for anything. And Bryan’s dreams told him that at Survivor Series, he didn’t need to beat Brock Lesnar to win. Bryan won by allowing Lesnar to beat the weakness out of Bryan. Bryan’s dreams told Bryan to let Lesnar do that, and then “there would be a new emergence after that match!”
And there was. The old Daniel Bryan that the fans loved, he is dead! The Yes Movement is DEAD! “And all that’s left is you.” Who does he mean? “The new Daniel Bryan, the WWE Champion!!” The only thing that matters is that Bryan will never, ever give up on his dreams again!! Bryan isn’t done, he makes the ring announcer formally introduce him as the NEW Daniel Bryan! This strange metamorphosis brings us a new side to Bryan, but will this new Bryan stand a chance against the old, angry and still Phenomenal AJ Styles?
Rey Mysterio VS Randy Orton!
For the first time in 12 years, SmackDown has this match between WWE icons! The King of Lucha vows not to be another victim, but The Viper vows to erase Mysterio from the WWE Universe once and for all. Who will keep their word at the other’s expense?
The bell rings and these familiar foes circle. Mysterio gets a waistlock but Orton elbows out. Orton whips but Mysterio kicks him away. Mysterio enziguris Orton to ropes, but Orton knows the 619 is coming! Orton ducks and Mysterio stops himself. Orton thinks he’s gotten away, but he gets an apron seated senton! Fans fire up with Mysterio as he puts Orton in the ring. Mysterio gets LA fired up as he climbs up, but Orton trips him up! Orton brings Mysterio back up, then goes after the mask! No respect, but Mysterio fights out. Orton still throws Mysterio down into a Tree of Woe and leaves him hanging while we go to one last break.
SmackDown returns once more as Mysterio fights back with body shots. Mysterio whips but Orton reverses to run Mysterio over with a lariat! Cover, TWO! Orton stalks Mysterio then hauls him up to put him back on the top rope. Orton climbs to join Mysterio, but Mysterio resists. The mask is under attack again! Orton rips the eye hole open of the mask as fans boo and jeer. Mysterio manages to stop some of the tearing, then he fights Orton off with elbows. Mysterio adjusts and boots Orton away, but misses the missile dropkick! Orton looms over the lucha legend and brings him up by that battered mask. Mysterio kicks back, running boot rocks Orton!
Both men are down but fans rally up with Rey. Mysterio gets to the apron, springboards over, seated senton! He keeps moving, springboard wheelbarrow, bulldog! Then a springboard leg drop! Cover, TWO! Orton survives but Mysterio keeps on him with a dropkick. Orton’s on the rope, Mysterio dials it, 619 BLOCKED! Orton goes for his DDT but Mysterio fights out and swing kicks! Mysterio runs in, tilt-o-whirl headscissors puts Orton back on the ropes. 619 hits!! But Orton bails out. Mysterio gets him with a basement dropkick, then he builds speed for the basement splash– RKO OUTTA NOWHERE!! The Viper really can strike from anywhere.
Orton puts a limp Mysterio into the ring, but he doesn’t end it here. He drags Mysterio up by the torn mask, for another RKO! Cover, Orton wins!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall
The Viper shows no mercy during the match, and looks to show even less mercy after. Orton has a chair, and puts it around Mysterio’s head! The mask almost falls as Mysterio is sent into the post!! Orton has the mask as his memento of this massacre, but is this humiliation and destruction over? Or is it just beginning?
My Thoughts:
While my feelings on Raw may seem odd, I’m confident that this SmackDown was hands down better, even with everything that happened at Survivor Series. In fact, SmackDown actually used what happened at Survivor Series in a way that mattered and felt right! Charlotte playing the line of Face and Heel as she pulls a double header against the IIconics was brilliant. As she said, she was fighting for Becky, and perhaps she was doing Becky’s part tonight as a crazed yet supremely over Tweener. I hope that when Becky returns to action, she and Charlotte work together to run wild on SmackDown, and then yes, use it to circle back towards Horsewomen VS Horsewomen.
That entire thing with Miz, Shane and “The Bryant Brothers” was amazing. It’s brilliant that Miz wants to ride Shane’s coattails into another tag title run, and it was comedy genius for Miz to lose to jobbers! It’s also smart that Miz isn’t mad but hoping Shane doesn’t give up before trying. I’m curious to see if these two even get a match where they both participate, let alone win. Chances are, something happens and we end up with The Miz VS Shane at Wrestlemania because Shane just loves facing SmackDown’s best on the Grandest Stage of Them All. And speaking of tag teams, I love that The New Day point out the actual record of 6-1, and then that Thanksgiving Feast Fight was goofy yet action packed, exactly New Day’s style. I’m sure TLC will have a title match, perhaps Ladders or Tables, and it could go either way.
Clearly the story between Mandy and Sonya is developing, though a little slowly. They basically cost each other the match, which is good for Naomi and Asuka in their win records. Between the Mixed Match Challenge and whatever other plans WWE has for SmackDown, Naomi and Asuka need to at least appear strong for the time being. As for Mandy and Sonya, I’m still going with Sonya as the Face and Mandy as the selfish Heel, maybe these two get a match on the go-home or Kickoff Show to TLC, and it could go either way.
Bryan’s promo was really well done. It’s been a long time since he’s been a Heel, and the first time around he was the cocky little guy fans wanted squashed. But now, after his amazing Yes Movement Face run, this new Heel being the kind of crazy person Ambrose should’ve been already, it’s really something to see. I can’t wait for Bryan VS Styles 3, maybe that gets a stipulation just so Bryan can’t low-blow Champion’s Advantage out of it. Then, Orton VS Mysterio was a great main event, though I was hoping Orton did something worse than going after the mask. Going after a luchador’s mask is obviously the biggest insult, but it’s not exactly going after Jeff Hardy’s ear gauge hole. Maybe Orton VS Mysterio becomes a Chairs Match at TLC and then we really see Orton torture Mysterio, only to lose in the end.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will ROH belong to the Death Riders?
Former ROH Pure Champion, Wheeler Yuta, is back on Honor Club! But will he prove himself worthy of another title opportunity?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Wheeler Yuta VS Matt Mako; Yuta wins.
- Trish Adora w/ The Infantry VS Rachael Ellering; Trish wins.
- Cole Karter & Griff Garrison VS The Dark Order; Karter & Garrison win.
- 8 Man Tag: The Sons of Texas VS MXM Collection & The Premier Athletes; The Sons of Texas win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Wheeler Yuta VS Matt Mako!
The former ROH Pure Champion, the ONLY three-time Pure Champion, makes his return to Honor Club and is in no mood to play around. The Death Riders are desperately clinging to THE AEW World Championship, as seen just last night on Dynamite. Will Yuta use this match as a warm-up for his Collision with “Powerhouse” Hobbs? Or will “Weapon X” have quite the W under his belt?
The Code of Honor is not upheld and Yuta circles with Mako. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and Yuta rolls back to wrench and wrangle Mako. The fans duel, “Let’s Go, Yuta!” “YUTA SUCKS!” Mako fights up, Yuta waistlocks, but Mako switches. Yuta ELBOWS free, wrenches and wristlocks, but Mako rolls, spins, and traps a leg. Mako rolls to drag Yuta down into body scissors! Yuta fights off the sleeper so Mako shifts to the ARMBAR! Yuta fights around, stacks Mako, and then steps on Mako’s face! Yuta digs his heel in, the ref reprimands, and Yuta steps off. Yuta kicks Mako around while the fans duel more.
Yuta CHOPS Mako to a corner, then snap suplexes! And ELBOW DROP! Mako sputters, the fans boo, but Yuta soaks it all up. Yuta drags Mako up to scoop and SLAM! Mako writhes, Yuta SENTONS! Yuta cheers himself on but the fans still boo. Yuta ties Mako’s legs up in an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Mako bridges to alleviate pressure and Yuta sarcastically compliments it. Yuta then shows off his own bridge! Mako endures and Yuta flips off the fans! Yuta stands back up, but Mako fires a forearm! And another! Yuta CLAWS Mako’s face! The ref reprimands and the fans boo, but Yuta claims Mako bit him!
Yuta stalks Mako to a corner, CHOPS him, and then brings Mako around. Yuta whips, ELBOWS, and then taunts Mako. Yuta scuffs Mako, taunts him, but Mako frowns. The fans rally for Mako and he CHOPS! The fans fire up, and Mako fires off a strike fest! Mako BOOTS, Yuta rewinds, and Yuta slips around to SNAP GERMAN! Mako goes to a corner, Yuta runs in, and Yuta ELBOWS! Then a wrench and PAIN THRILLER! Yuta mockingly claps but the fans boo. Fans rally up as Mako sputters, but Yuta taunts him. Mako slowly rises up, and he clinches! Yuta turns that to a cravat and snapmare! Mako endures, but Yuta grinds him into the mat.
The fans rally, Mako fights up, and Mako fires body shots! Yuta KNEES low, headlocks, but Mako SAIDOS free! Both men are down and the fans rally up! A standing count starts but Yuta sits up at 2, then stands at 3. But Mako KICKS, SOBATS, and BUTTERFLY SUPLEXES! The fans fire up as Mako goes for the full nelson! Yuta breaks it, but then fights the straitjacket! Yuta goes to ropes, Mako O’Conner Rolls and CHAOS THEORY into the ARMBAR!! Yuta clasps hands but Mako breaks the grip! ARMBAR, but Yuta rolls free! Mako runs up, Yuta ducks the roundhouse, BUSAIKU KNEE!! The fans boo but Yuta roars!
Yuta clamps onto Mako and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Mako is a ragdoll, but Yuta still puts on CATTLE MUTILATION!! Mako taps, Yuta wins!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by submission
Yuta could’ve easily just left it to the knockout knee, or even those elbows, but he wanted to send a message. Will Yuta fight his way to a fourth ROH Pure Championship reign? Or will he settle for tearing down the Powerhouse at Beach Break?
ROH hears from Tom Lawlor and Josh Woods.
“Filthy” Tom says the first time he heard the name “Josh Woods” was 2011, Woods’ first year wrestling at UCF. And honestly, he heard it was a stud following in Tom’s footsteps. Tom admits, he was a little jealous of Woods then. But there’s one thing Woods can’t do, and that’s fight harder than Tom. The Technical Beast says he sees a guy like Tom, an incredible athlete. Woods’ coach was a teammate of Tom’s and would always make these little verbal jabs. “Tom wouldn’t quit, Tom wouldn’t get tired.” Woods dug deeper, trained harder, trained longer to no longer get those comparisons. Woods didn’t want the comparison, he wanted to be himself.
Tom says you look at the accolades, the credentials, the sequel is never as good as the original. Tom was UCF, Woods was UCF, they both became champions. Tom became a professional fighter, Woods wanted to do that, but took a different path. But now they’re both in pro-wrestling, except Woods did it first and in his opinion, does it better. Tom has trained with Woods on the mats, in the cage, and now Tom has been compared to Woods for the past 15 years of his life. Woods became NCAA champion, Woods became an MMA fighter, except look who did those first! Tom Lawlor!
Woods says they were friends, they were teammates, they’ve traveled together. This isn’t personal, this is business. Woods has been in AEW for three years now, doing everything right, waiting for opportunities, and nailed everything. But none of it has worked. So sorry, Tom, but you’re just the next opportunity. Tom says he’s a dog, Woods doesn’t have that bite. Saturday, May 24th, at the Dean Rasmussen tribute show, everyone will see who really has the goods!
Trish Adora w/ The Infantry VS Rachael Ellering!
The Afropunk and the Queen of Strong Smile have been away for a bit, but after hearing about the Women’s Pure Championship Tournament, they had to come back. Will a win here go a long way towards one of them joining the bracket?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally. Trish and Rachael tie up, are in a deadlock, and they go along the ropes. They end up in a corner and Trish rolls her eyes as the ref counts. Trish lets go, but Rachael storms right up on her for another tie up! Rachael powers Trish to the far corner, but she lets off, only for Trish to headlock! Rachael powers up but Trish holds on. Trish gives Rachael a little noogie, but Rachael puts her on the ropes. The ref counts, Trish turns things around, but Rachael turns it back. Rachael whips Trish, then goes the other way! They run the ropes like in training, then Rachael drops down and UPPERCUTS!
The fans fire up and Trish is a bit dazed. Rachael brings her up to WRING the arm! Trish clutches her arm but Rachael runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The Infantry is annoyed on Trish’s behalf but Rachael mocks their finger guns. Rachael fireman’s carries but Trish fights it! Rachael still tries but Trish rains down elbows! Trish wrenches and PELES the arm! Trish goes for that arm and WRINGS Rachael out! The fans rally and duel, the Infantry tell the haters to shut up, but Trish has plenty of fans. Trish slaps Rachael’s arm to the rhythm, then drags her up. Trish wrenches, hammerlocks, and she RAMS Rachael into buckles!
Trish then ARM-DRAGS Rachael, and she pushes Rachael down to a cover. TWO, and the fans rally up. Carlie & Captain Dean coach Trish to keep on Rachael. Trish reels Rachael in for a FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect and Trish grows frustrated. Trish stalks Rachael, full nelsons, but Rachael breaks free to waistlock. Trish switches, Rachael ELBOWS her, then ROCKS her! And UPPER- NO, Trish hooks her to a backslide! Rachael rolls through but into LARIAT TUBMAN!! Cover, Trish wins!
Winner: Trish Adora, by pinfall
It didn’t need to be technical, but it was still clean! No flaws in the game plan, will Shane Taylor Promotions soon have both ROH Pure Championships?
Red Velvet speaks.
“Everyone keeps talking about the Pure Women’s Title. Uh, I’m sorry, did I get canceled? Let’s not worry about a title no one has won yet. What we should be worrying about is: Who is winning? Up here I’ve been winning, I’ve been winning everywhere. As a matter of fact, I can even win in Mexico! Just ask La Catalina who’s been winning. I put the R in ROH. I put the V in TV champion! And I will continue to show that each and every night. I think I’m gonna deliver some cake, too. I’m gonna drive a car, I’ll fly a plane, I’ll even deliver it special, hand made, to anyone’s front door. You know why? Because I show up, I show out, and I stir it up.”
The Chef is ready to serve a fresh batch of L’s, but who will step up and get served?
Cole Karter & Griff Garrison w/ The Frat House VS The Dark Order!
Win or lose, they booze. But they also like to punk out pledges and look down on pretty much everyone else that isn’t in their fraternity. But will Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds show it is all about quality, not quantity? Or will the Diamond in the Rough and the Ivy League MVP show size matters?
The teams sort out, but Jacked Jameson seems to give this week’s pledges some instructions. Karter and Reynolds step up, they keep the Code of Honor, and the bell rings. They circle, the fans rally, and the two tie up. Reynolds wrenches but Karter ROCKS him! Karter CLUBS him, then ROCKS Alex again. Karter whips, Reynolds reverses, but Karter KICKS him away! Karter taunts Uno and the fans boo, but Reynolds LARIATS Karter down! The fans fire up and Reynolds rains down fists! Reynolds stands Karter up to UPPERCUT, then UPPERCUTS again! Reynolds whips, Karter reverses, but Reynolds ducks ‘n’ dodges.
Karter scoops but Reynolds slips free to waistlock. Karter goes to ropes and Griff tags in as Karter bucks the O’Conner Roll. Reynolds stands, Karter throws hands, and then Griff BOOTS Reynolds down! Griff BLASTS Uno for good measure and the fans boo. The Frat boys reel Reynolds in, but Uno saves him from the double suplex! The Dark Order SMACK Karter & Griff, then we get stereo swivels, and stereo NECKBREAKERS! Uno hustles back to the corner, tags in, and he climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count along, and Uno goes all the way to eight, then hits nine, then ten, then ELEVEN! The fans cheer, and Uno reels Griff in!
Uno suplexes, and stalls for ONE before the SLAM! Cover, ONE!! Griff toughs it out but the fans rally up. Uno CHOPS Griff, then whips, only for Griff to reverse. Vance trips Uno up! Uno swings on the former Number 10, but then Griff runs in. Uno TOSSES Griff out onto Vance! The fans cheer, Uno builds speed, but Karter trips Uno! The fans boo as Karter drags Uno out and LARIATS! Karter soaks up the heat, puts Uno in the ring, and Griff rolls in. Griff tags Karter, the Frat mugs Uno, and Karter suplexes! Cover, TWO! Karter drags Uno up, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Griff. The mugging continues and the ref reprimands.
Griff brings Uno around, whips and ELBOWS him down, then covers, TWO! Uno stays in this and the fans rally. Griff drags Uno to the ropes and CHOKES him! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, and Griff stops at 4. Vance mockingly asks Uno, “What do you say?” Uno swipes at Vance, but Griff CLUBS Uno. Tag to Karter, but Uno fights back with forearms and elbows! The fans fire up but the Frat keeps Uno back! They sends him into the corner, then taunt Reynolds. Karter runs up and SPLASHES! Griff runs up and BOOTS! Then Griff feeds Uno to Karter’s DROPKICK! Cover, Reynolds breaks it! And ROCKS Griff!
The ref reprimands and backs Reynolds off. Griff taunts Reynolds, Karter CLUBS Uno, and Uno bails out. The pledges mug Uno! The fans boo but they put Uno back in the ring. Karter CLUBS Uno, bumps him off buckles, and tags Griff. The Frat continues to mug Uno, then Griff runs in, but into a BOOT! Uno ELBOWS Karter, TOSSES Griff out, and then he BOOTS Karter for a DDT! The fans fire up while Uno and Karter are down! Uno crawls, the fans rally, but Griff is back. Griff anchors a foot, but Uno kicks him away! Hot tag to Reynolds! The fans fire up as Reynolds dodges Griff, BOOTS Karter, and then dodges Griff!
Griff runs into Karter, Reynolds comes back to ELBOW Griff! Then Reynolds runs to UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Reynolds LARIATS Karter up and out! Griff is back but Reynolds dodges to DROPKICK! Reynolds kips up, the fans fire up, and Reynolds runs to DIVE! Down goes Karter into the railing! The fans fire up and Reynolds hurries up. But the Frat distracts the ref so the Pledges can drag Reynolds down! But Reynolds dodges their double lariat, and Uno runs in with DOUBLE LARIATS! The fans fire up and Reynolds climbs! DIVING STOMPS to the back! Griff writhes, Reynolds tags Uno, and the fans fire up more!
Uno reels Griff in, Gory Especial, and Reynolds jumps up, GORY CODE BREAKER!! Jameson distracts the ref, Vance drags Reynolds out and TOSSES him! Uno is furious, but Karter has the paddle! Uno takes the paddle from him! The ref sees the paddle, he and Uno tug-o-war over it and Uno gives it up. Uno explains it was The Frat! But speaking of, Jameson argues with the ref, and Vance DISCUS LARIATS!! Griff covers, the fans boo, but the Frat House wins!
Winners: The Frat House, by pinfall
When it’s 6v2, of course the Frat House wins. Did The Pledges earn their place on the team? Will the Dark Order ever return to former glory?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
Beach Break is only getting bigger as ROH World Champion, Bandido, joins forces with Brody King and NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, Tomohiro Ishii, against their common enemies in the Don Callis Family! Will the Most Wanted, the King of Death and the Stone Pitbull stand tall in Chicago? Or will Lance Archer, Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta win big for the family?
8 Man Tag: The Sons of Texas VS MXM Collection & The Premier Athletes!
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara may be battling CRU on Collision for a chance at the AEW World Tag Team Championships, but they still need to be wary of everyone coming for the ROH World and Six Man Tag Team Championships. But will Dustin, Sammy & The Von Erichs handle their business? Or will this rather eclectic combination grab up some golden tickets?
And of course, Mark Sterling has to talk… “Alright, Bobby, quiet down, hit the bricks, I’ll take it from here. Everyone knows Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese, and we are the Premier Athletes!” The fans boo, but Sterling tells the fans that we’re here in the “Big D.” But judging from the people in the crowd, this is more like the Small D. Mansoor & Mason laugh at that inappropriate comment, but Sterling says all they need tonight is the tip! So they will ask MXM and all the fans here to join in on the pregame cheers. When he says, “Athletes,” you say, “Rule,” nothing else. “Hands in, boys. Ohh…! ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Gottee!
Sterling’s inability to learn from his mistakes continues, and now the Sons of Texas make their entrance! The teams sort out and the fans already fire up for Sammy and Dustin. In the end, Marshall Von Erich starts against Daivari, and they tie up. Daivari pulls hair to put Marshall in the corner, tags to Nese, and the Athletes mug Marshall! They stop to shout, “ATHLETES!” The fans shout, “SUCK!” Nese is annoyed and he UPPERCUTS Marshall! Tag to Mason, he tags Mansoor, and MXM double whip to DOUBLE ELBOW! Then POSE! The fans are torn, but then MXM tip touch and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Mansoor covers, TWO!
Mansoor drags Marshall up to ROCK him and CHOP him! Mansoor whips Marshall but Marshall reverses. Marshall BACKDROPS Mansoor, tags Ross, and sends Ross in at the corner. Ross BOOTS Mansoor, Marshall LARIATS, then snapmare for Ross’ PENALTY KICK! Marshall hits a STANDING MOONSAULT! Ross covers, TWO! Ross brings Mansoor over, tags Sammy, and Sammy KICKS Mansoor in the side! The fans cheer as Sammy whips, hurdles, backflips, and DROPKICKS! Sammy kips up and the fans cheer more. Sammy takes a bow, then he POSES! Sammy points to Dustin and the fans fire up more!
Sammy wrenches Mansoor, points again, but Mansoor kicks low! Mansoor sucker punches Dustin, blows a kiss to the fans, but Sammy blocks a kick. Sammy FLIPS Mansoor and Mansoor lands on his stomach! Mansoor flounders while Sammy tags Ross. Ross brings Mansoor around, whips, but Mansoor reverses, only to claim arm pain. This distracts the ref so Sterling can trip Ross up! Ross grabs at Mark but Mason grabs Ross! Mason drags Ross through the ropes, the ref has to keep Marshall back now, and Mansoor uses this opening to hit a DRAPING SENTON to the apron! The fans boo but Mansoor poses, and Mason stomps Ross!
Mansoor tags Daivari, he puts Ross in, and Daivari stomps Ross. Daivari throws KNEE after KNEE into Ross, then clamps on a chinlock. Ross endures, the fans rally, and Sterling tries to get an “Athletes Rule!” going, only for the fans to shout back, “ATHLETES SUCK!” Ross fights up, fires body shots, then he KICKS! But Daivari CLAWS Ross’ face! Daivari turns Ross for a NECKBREAKER! Daivari goes up, up, and “ATHLETES!” FLOP!! The fans fire up as Daivari’s “Magic Carpet Ride” crashes ‘n’ burns! Daivari and Ross crawl for their corners, hot tags to Nese and Dustin! Detroit fires up for The Natural as he rallies on Nese!
Dustin whips, Nese reverses, but Dustin says, “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! Nese staggers into the SNAP POWERSLAM! Dustin fires up, the fans are with him, but Daivari runs in! SNAP POWERSLAM! Nese ROCKS Dustin, fireman’s carries, but Dustin dragon sleepers! CROSS RHODES! Cover, MXM breaks it! The fans boo but Sammy DUMPS Mason out, and Ross TOSSES Mansoor! Dustin drags Nese up, tags Marshall, but Sterling trips Marshall up! Nese then shoves Dustin into Marshall! Dustin falls, Nese grabs Marshall, but Sammy JUMP KNEES Nese! Sammy goes up, but Mason catches him!
Mansoor joins in, MXM sets Sammy up for DRAG THE LAKE!! Or perhaps some fashion themed nickname. THe fans boo, but then the Von Erichs DOUBLE DROPKICK MXM! Mansoor falls, Mason stays up, so the Von Erichs DOUBLE DROPKICK him! Daivari runs in, he DECKS Ross but Marshall LARIATS Daivari! Nese rolls Marshall, with tights! TWO!! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Nese and Marshall fall but Sterling gets on the apron. Dustin grabs Sterling and TOSSES him in! The fans fire up as Dustin puts Smart Mark in the corner, and opens him up! Sterling begs for mercy, but Dustin doesn’t have to hold back!
Dustin ROCKS Sterling, then winds up, and Detroit is rocking! Double bird and SHATTERED DREAMS!! But then Mason grabs Dustin by the neck! Sammy hits a CUTTER on Mason! Nese runs up to CLUB Dustin! MXM & The Athletes beat up on the ROH World Six Man Champs! They CHOP, then triple whip! But Dustin gives Mansoor a DESTROYER! And then The Von Erichs clamp on DOUBLE IRON CLAWS!! The fans are thunderous as the Athletes go down! They TAP, the Sons of Texas win!
Winners: The Sons of Texas, by submission
MXM is in retreat while the Premier Athletes have massive headaches. But as the Sons of Texas celebrate their win, CRU shows up! Lio Rush & Action Andretti swagger out on stage, and they stare down with Dustin & Sammy. There’s a Collision on the horizon, but who walks away ready to fight the Hurt Syndicate?
My Thoughts:
A very good ROH clocking in at about 48 minutes, but it also felt more like a go-home to Beach Break Collision this Saturday. For one, they advertised a Six Man Tag that Dynamite should’ve mentioned but I guess it was just made on the fly. Then we get Yuta winning easy so that he has momentum going against Hobbs. I would think Hobbs wins that, but Death Riders might interfere even then. And then a great 8 Man Tag main event but I figured the Faces would win. CRU showing up at the end trying to intimidate Dustin & Sammy continues to give off chihuahua vibes. Dustin & Sammy are definitely winning at Collision, and as I said for Dynamite, there could be a chance for Titles VS Titles at Double or Nothing, but that would only tank the ROH Tag Division.
Speaking of, good stuff from Dark Order VS Frat House, but of course Frat House won using a lot of cheating. The Dark Order can only hope John Silver is cleared soon, or that they start bringing in new members, perhaps from the existing roster that isn’t doing anything. They let the Nick Comoroto & Jacoby Watts story fall through, maybe Comoroto could be the new big muscle guy. Good return match from Trish and Rachael. Trish gets a solid win, but with three spots in the tournament left open, they both could get in on merit and past win-loss record.
Red Velvet had a very good promo, and I do like her angle of talking down on a title that has yet to be won. A little curious as to where her story is going, and I continue to ask: Where is Athena? Why isn’t TK figuring out how her story with Diamante and Billie Starkz is supposed to go? Is he just putting them on hold until we’re closer to All In: Texas? I still don’t know the business story behind why Supercard of Honor was delayed, but it has wrecked a lot of the wrestling stories ROH had going. Let’s hope the latter half of this year is better for ROH.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/14/25)
It’s a BIG day for BOSJ!
Everyone jumps in for round 2!
NJPW is feeling good on a Wednesday, so they’re bringing ALL TEN MATCHES of Best of the Super Juniors Round 2 to Korakuen Hall!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Titan; Titan wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Francesco Akira; Akira wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Kevin Knight VS Robbie Eagles; Eagles wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Robbie X; Robbie wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS Taiji Ishimori; Mao wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Clark Connors VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Kanemaru wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS SHO; Sho wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Dragon Dia; Wato wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Nick Wayne; Nick wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Kosei Fujita; Fujita wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
Dragon Dia: 1-0, 2 points
Kosei Fujita: 1-0, 2 points
Ninja Mack: 1-0, 2 points
Clark Connors: 1-0, 2 points
Master Wato: 0-1, 0 points
KUSHIDA: 0-1, 0 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 0-1, 0 points
Francesco Akira: 0-1, 0 points
Robbie X: 0-1, 0 points
Here are the current B Block standings!
El Desperado: 1-0, 2 points
Nick Wayne: 1-0, 2 points
MAO: 1-0, 2 points
Robbie Eagles: 1-0, 2 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 1-0, 2 points
Kevin Knight: 0-1, 0 points
Titan: 0-1, 0 points
SHO: 0-1, 0 points
YOH: 0-1, 0 points
Taiji Ishimori: 0-1, 0 points
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Titan!
The Funky Weapon won big in his main event match on Sunday, while El Inmortal lost to El Desperado in the main event on Saturday. But who will win here to open this massive second round on Wednesday?
Taguchi and Titan shake hands and the fans cheer. The bell rings and the fans rally behind Taguchi. Taguchi and Titan circle, feel things out, then knuckle lock. But Titan trips Taguchi and things speed up. Taguchi hurdles, Titan leaps over, and Titan comes back. Taguchi wrenches to whip Titan to a corner, but Titan goes up, over, and handsprings away! The fans fire up, and Taguchi runs in, but Titan goes Matrix! Titan CALF KICKS and Taguchi tumbles out. Titan builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and down goes Taguchi! The fans fire up more as Titan shakes out the stars. Titan then borrows a fan’s flag of Mexico and show it off.
Titan stomps Taguchi, puts him in the ring, and covers, TWO! The fans applaud as Taguchi stays in this. Titan stays on Taguchi with kicks to the side. Titan stands Taguchi up but Taguchi CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Titan ducks the next one to fire off a strike fest! Titan fires up but Taguchi fires his own strike fest! ENZIGIRI! Taguchi runs, but into a HIP ATTACK!? Titan whips, Taguchi reverses, then Taguchi goes Matrix! The fans fire up, and then Taguchi HIP ATTACKS! Taguchi calls upon the powers of Strange Style, “ORYA~!” KETS- NO, Titan O’Conner Rolls and bridges! TITAN WINS!!
Winner: Titan, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)
Even Titan is shocked that he finishes this one off so fast! Taguchi is disappointed in himself, but can he still turn things around? Or will this be the rise of El Inmortal?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Francesco Akira w/ The United Empire!
Speaking of the fast and the furious, the American Ninja showed just how quick he can be as he defeated Robbie X, while the Crown of Fire brought a lot of aggression, only to lose to Kosei Fujita. Will Akira redeem himself here in Korakuen? Or will the Mack attack stack another win?
Well hold on! As soon as Mack is ringside, Akira PLANCHAS out onto him! The fans fire up with Akira and the bell rings. Akira puts Mack in the ring, runs up and LARIATS int he corner! Akira whips, Mack grabs ropes, so Akira runs in. Mack BOOTS Akira, puts him on the, and then “HADOUKEN!” double punches him down! And then Mack hits the NINJA SPECIAL! Not quite as wild as that one against Robbie but still impressive! Mack then stands Akira up to DOUBLE CHOP! The fans cheer, Akira sputters away, but Mack pursues. Mack KICKS Akira against the apron, but then doesn’t like Callum & Jakob being so close.
Mack argues with Callum but Akira slips into the ring. Mack pursues, brings Akira up, and snap suplexes. Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Mack clamps onto Akira’s arm. Akira endures the motorcycle stretch, even as Mack sits back to pulls on the arms! Akira fights up to his feet, but Mack lets him drop into the body scissors and SLEEPER! Akira flails and moves around, and he finds the ROPEBREAK! Mack lets go, drags Akira to center, but Akira kicks at him. Mack falls back and Akira rises. Mack still KICKS and CHOPS Akira to a corner. Mack whips but Akira reverses. Akira wheelbarrows, victory rolls, and STOMP 182!
The fans fire up while both men are down. Mack and Akira both rise but Akira is on Mack first. Akira CHOPS Mack right down! Then he brings Mack around to reel him in. SPEED- NO, Mack fights Speedfire by hooking a leg. Akira fires KNEES into Mack, then runs, but Mack follows! Mack slips around to waistlock, SLEEPER, but Akira snapmares free! Akria ducks the Shuriken Kick to SUPERKICK! The fans fire up for “A! KI-RA!” and he hooks Mack up. SPEED- NO, Mack handsprings free and SHURIKEN KICKS! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Mack is frustrated, but he drags Akira to a drop zone.
The fans rally as Mack climbs, and Akira springs up! Akira CLUBS Mack, wags his finger, then CLUBS him again. Akira climbs up as he turns Mack around, and Akira calls his shot! But Mack fights the lift! Mack hops down, GAMANGIRIS Akira down, and then climbs back up. But Akira is right back up to get him! SUPER DUPER STEINER, and Mack flips through?!? But then FIREBALL hits!! Cover, Akira wins!
Winner: Francesco Akira, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Mack earns 0)
Right as Mack thought he was hot stuff, Akira showed he’s hotter! Will Akira still blaze a trail to the top of the block? Or will the American Ninja still accomplish his mission?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Kevin Knight VS Robbie Eagles w/ Hartley Jackson!
The Jet got brought town to Earth in the opening round going up against MAO, but the Sniper of the Skies hit YOH on the bull’s eye. Will Eagles prove he can fly higher than #2Flyy? Or will this be Kevin’s night?
The bell rings and both men rush in, but then they both put on the brakes. The fans rally as Knight and Eagles circle. They tie up, Knight puts Eagles on the ropes, and he slowly lets off. Knight pats Eagles on the shoulders and the fans cheer. Eagles runs up, Knight dodges the boot and headlocks. Eagles powers up and out but Knight runs him over! The fans cheer as Knight flexes, then things keep moving. Eagles drops down, hurdles over, and HIP TOSSES, but Knight handsprings through! Knight arm-drags Eagles, arm-drags again, then springboards from the top rope to FLYING ARM-DRAG! The fans cheer as Eagles tumbles out and Knight kips up!
Knight watches Eagles go around the outside and fans rally behind him. Knight slingshots but Eagles avoids the plancha! Eagles comes back, but Knight tilt-o-whirl scoops him! Eagles slips free, but Knight kicks low! Knight whips Eagles at the apron but Eagles tiger feint kicks! Down goes Knight and Eagles builds speed! Eagles DIVES and takes out Knight and a Young Lion! The fans fire up and Eagles finally takes off his shirt. Eagles apologizes to the Young Lion, then stands Knight up. Eagles gets a quick “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” then he CHOPS Knight! Eagles puts Knight in, then storms up on him.
Eagles stands Knight up, but Knight CHOPS! Eagles eggs Knight on, so Knight fires a forearm! And an UPPERCUT! Knight whips, Eagles wheelbarrows and rolls to have the RON MILLER SPECIAL! Knight scrambles to the ROPEBREAK, and the fans cheer. Eagles lets go, but then he drags Knight to the center, to SMASH his knee on the mat! The fans rally while Knight clutches his knee. Eagles pokes fun at the fans cheering “Kevin~!” before he KICKS Knight in the chest! “Kevin~” and KICK! And KICK! Eagles runs, but Knight blocks his kick! Knight shouts, “Robbie~!” but Eagles SOBATS first!
Eagles wags his finger, cravats, but Knight powers out! Knight tilt-o-whirl scoops for the BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both men are down. Knight rises and he LARIATS! And LARIATS! And whips, only for Eagles to reverse. Knight goes up, over, and runs back in, but Eagles dodges, only for the DROPKICK to hit! Knight kips up and shouts, “Ore wa meccha, meccha, MECCHA tsuyoi~!” The fans cheer how strong Knight is, and he runs at the corner. Knight hits a LARIAT, then whips corner to corner. Eagles reverses again, but Knight reverses back, SKY2HIGH! Cover, TWO! Eagles survives and the fans rally up!
Knight watches Eagles stir, the fans rally again, and Knight runs in. SATELLITE- NO, Eagles ties the legs up for a DOUBLE KNEE BUSTER! Knight and Eagles go to corners, and Eagles runs in for DOUBLE KNEES! Knight sits down, Eagles runs in and METEORAS! The fans cheer, Eagles pushes Knight to a cover, TWO! The fans cheer more and Eagles goes out to the apron. Eagles climbs the corner, but his legs bother him. He still aims to WARP- NO, Knight dodges the 450! Eagles comes back, Knight puts him on the apron, but Eagles kicks a leg out! Eagles springboards, but Knight avoids the Sniper Shot! UFO SPLASH!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Knight hobbles back over and stands Eagles up. Eagles CHOPS, but Knight fires a forearm! Eagles gives that forearm back, so Knight gives another! Knight eggs Eagles on, so Eagles SLAPS! Knight fires a forearm, then a flurry, and then an UPPERCUT! Eagles ROUNDHOUSES! SUPERKICKS! But Knight SUPERKICKS! Eagles swings but Knight jumps the haymaker! PELE into a KNEEBAR! RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Knight endures while stuck at center! Eagles puts on the pressure and the fans rally up! Knight crawls, drags Eagles along, and has the ROPEBREAK!
Eagles lets go, to drop KNEES on the legs! Knight goes to a corner, Eagles pushes him to a drop zone, and then Eagles goes back up. But Knight rises, so Eagles ROCKS him with a right! Knight still climbs up, they both fire body shots, and Eagles shoves Knight down. Eagles adjusts, but Knight jumps to the top rope! The fans fire up as Knight has Eagles, but Eagles fires body shots! Eagles HEADBUTTS Knight down! Knight rolls, returns, and to the UPPER ROOM!! Then somersault and SATELLITE DDT!! Cover, TWO?! Eagles survives and shocks Knight! The fans fire up and Knight fireman’s carries. But Eagles fights with elbows!
Knight throws Eagles, Eagles lands out and blocks the superkick! Eagles fires strikes then hooks Knight up, TURBO- NO, Knight make sit a victory roll! TWO!! Eagles escapes, but swings into the backslide! TWO!! Eagles escapes again, but Knight runs up! Eagles dodges the splash, runs back in, but Knight BOOTS him! Knight is on the apron, he ROCKS Eagles, and then he springboards, but Eagles stays back! Roll-up and bridge! TWO!! Knight escapes, but Eagles hits HYPERION!! Cover, Eagles wins!!
Winner: Robbie Eagles, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Knight earns 0)
It turned into quite the shootout at the end, but it is the Sniper that hits his target! Eagles is the first man to go 2-0, will he be the only man to do that? Can The Jet adjust his flight plan and still reach the top of the block?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Robbie X!
The Time Splitter was taken by surprise and made to tap out to Hiromu Takahashi. Meanwhile, Mr. X could not solve Ninja Mack. Who will quickly turn things around while the other continues to fall down the block?
Robbie barks it up because he’s a War Dog. The bell rings, Kushida and Robbie circle, then feel things out. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Kushida puts Robbie on the ropes. Robbie turns things around, the ref calls the break, and Kushida smacks Robbie on his bald head. Robbie pushes Kushida, they reset, and they circle. They tie up again, and Kushida waistlocks to a full nelson. Robbie goes for an arm but then Kushida goes for an arm. Kushida wrangles Robbie to the mat with a top wristlock, but Robbie spins, handsprings, and WRINGS Kushida! Kushida UP KICKS Robbie away, and the fans cheer the standoff.
Kushida and Robbie reset, then Kushida uses his leg guard to get closer. Robbie is wary so Kushida stands. They go again, Kushida picks a leg then switches to a headlock. Robbie endures the grind, powers up and out, but Kushida runs him over! Robbie kips up real smooth and the fans cheer. Things keep moving, Robbie drop down but Kushida turns hip toss into arm-drag. Kushida then dodges, rolls, and arm-drags again! Kushida waits on Robbie, then runs up. Kushida blocks a boot and CHOPS! Kushida shines Robbie’s head, then CHOPS! Robbie sputters against the ropes but Kushida whips. Robbie reverses, Kushida handsprings, but into a backslide! TWO!
Robbie goes to the ropes, Kushida runs up, but Robbie DUMPS him out! Then Robbie PLANCHAS! The fans fire up as Kushida goes down! Robbie rises, catches his breath, then goes back for Kushida. Robbie drags Kushida up, CHOPS him, then stalks him around the way. Robbie has fans clear out so he can make Kushida take a seat. Robbie CHOPS Kushida, then SMACKS him! Robbie rolls into the ring and fires up for the War Dogs! The fans bark, Kushida rolls into the ring, and Robbie stomps him down. Robbie snapmares Kushida, KNEES him in the back, and then clamps on a chinlock. Kushida endures as Robbie grinds him down.
Robbie does a headstand to put on the pressure, then drops down to crank the hold! Kushida endures, the fans rally up, and Kushida grabs at Robbie’s hair, except he ain’t got none. Kushida fights up, still grabs at Robbie, but Robbie BITES Kushida’s fingers! The ref reprimands, Robbie stops, and Kushida fires body shots! Robbie CLAWS Kushida’s face! Kushida CLAWS Robbie’s face! The ref reprimands them both, but then Robbie SOBATS! Robbie fireman’s carries but Kushida fights to a sunset flip! Then he rolls it to an ANKLE LOCK! Robbie goes for ropes, but Kushida KICKS the arm! The fans fire up and Kushida runs, SHOTEI!
Robbie is dazed and Kushida runs up again. Robbie BOOTS Kushida, then runs, but Kushida drops down, and HIP TOSS ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Robbie rolls to a high stack, TWO! Kushida double checks and the ref confirms, it was a two. Kushida drags Robbie up, spins him and ROLLING ELBOWS! Robbie rebounds to SUPERKICK! Robbie then goes Matrix to avoid the Masahiro Fastball, and he PELES Kushida! Robbie runs, handsprings, but his arm gives out! Kushida’s master plan works out, and he DROPKICKS Robbie from the apron! Kushida runs and FLYING RANAS from the apron! The fans fire up as Kushida puts Robbie back in.
Kushida aims, runs up, tilt-o-whirl and TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! But Kushida traps the arm and TWISTS!! Robbie writhes, Kushida takes aim, and Kushida runs up to DROPKICK the arm! Kushida says it is time, and he runs up on Robbie again! Somersault and- NO, Robbie stops the DDT to THROW Kushida away! Robbie BACKFLIPS over and reels Kushida in, and POWERBOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Kushida survives and the fans fire up! The fans rally while both men stir. Robbie slaps his arm into working, then goes to the corner. Robbie climbs the corner, but Kushida HANDSPRING KICKS him down!
Kushida climbs up and brings Robbie up. HOVERBOARD!! Robbie endures, the ref reprimands, but then Robbie fires body shots! BELL CLAP and Kushida falls! Robbie barks, then stands tall to X EX- NO, Kushida dodges! Kushida KICKS at Robbie’s leg again and again! Robbie falls, Kushida whips, but Robbie reverses. Kushida reverses back, but Robbie no hand handsprings! LETHAL INJECTION X!! Robbie goes up, and X EXPRESS!! Cover, ROBBIE WINS!!
Winner: Robbie X, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kushida earns 0)
If you blinked, you might’ve missed it! Robbie really did float through that handspring, and he really did just beat one of the best Junior Heavyweights alive today! Will Robbie use this to become the top dog in the tournament? Can Kushida recover from going 0-2?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS Taiji Ishimori!
The Idol Warrior cut down Knight while the Bone Soldier lost to the Funky Weapon in the main event. Will Taiji redeem himself #ByGrace? Or will he be swept up by a Michinoku Tornado?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Mao. Mao and Taiji circle, tie up, and Taiji wrenches to a wristlock. Mao wrenches and wristlocks in return, but Taiji wrenches again for an ELBOW BREAKER! Taiji wristlocks, but Mao rolls, kips up and drops back to kip again. Mao shows off with the repeated kip ups, and then wrenches Taiji’s arm! Taiji pokes Mao in the eyes! The ref reprimands but Taiji whips, only for Mao to reverse. Taiji handsprings, Mao gets under, but Taiji avoids the Dreamcast kick! The fans fire up as the two stand off! Taiji and Mao circle, then Taiji runs to RAM Mao! Mao stays up, and puffs up to be #tsukakui!
The fans cheer but Taiji fires a body blow! Taiji runs, then RUNS Mao over! But Mao kips up, and is tsukakui! Taiji runs again, CROSSBODIES, but Mao goes Matrix to escape! And he is again tsukakui! Taiji runs up again, but Mao knocks him down! Mao flexes, the fans cheer, and Mao puffs up again. Mao stands Taiji up, whips him to ropes, but Taiji grabs ropes. Mao runs up, Taiji bails out, and Taiji puffs up to show he is even more tsukakui! The fans cheer his eight pack! Mao rushes out after Taiji but Taiji slides back in, only for Mao to tsukakui! Mao rushes back in, but Taiji pokes him in the eyes! Taiji whips, Mao reverses, but Taiji reverses to arm-drag and ARM WRINGER!
The fans rally up while Mao shakes out his arm. Taiji grabs Mao’s arm, bends his fingers, then drags him up. Taiji CLUBS Mao down, drags him to a corner, and then SLAMS the arm against the post! Mao clutches his arm while the fans duel. Taiji SLAMS the arm into the post again, then he points out something. The ref goes to check, and Taiji grabs a chair from under the ring! Taiji aims and SMACKS Mao’s arm! The fans boo but Taiji gets away with it, and Mao writhes on the floor. The fans rally as Taiji CLUBS Mao’s arm, and then wrenches the arm to hit an ELBOW BREAKER! Mao falls and clutches his arm, but Taiji clamps back on.
Taiji pulls on the arm, stands Mao up, and whips him at the upper deck! Mao jumps up to then backflip over Taiji! Mao mule kicks, then goes up the stairs! The fans fire up as Mao aims from the upper deck, runs and FLIES! Down goes Taiji and the fans fire up more! Mao drags Taiji up, puts him in the ring, and keeps the fans fired up. Mao runs and BOOTS Taiji, then runs to CANNONBALL him against ropes! Cover, TWO! Taiji stays in this but Mao clamps on with JUST FACELOCK! Taiji endures, BITES at Mao’s hand, and then slips around for the BONE LOCK! Mao fights, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him away from ropes! But Mao pops out! JUST FACELOCK!!
Taiji endures as Mao pulls on the hold! The fans rally harder as Taiji fights around, but Mao grabs that arm, and drags Taiji into a COBRA CLUTCH! Mao CLUBS Taiji, and reels him into a DICK- NO, Taiji rolls the Dick Killer into a cover! TWO!! Taiji is free and he kicks a leg out! Taiji hooks Mao up for a GEDO- NO, Mao rolls through and then steals the GEDO CLUTCH, but then rolls back for a JAPANESE LEG ROLL CLUTCH! TWO, and then Taiji has the GEDO CLUTCH! TWO!! Mao escapes, but Taiji BOOTS him! Mao DROPKICKS Taiji, runs, but so does Taiji! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! The fans fire up while both men are down!
Taiji and Mao stir, rise up, and Taiji ROCKS Mao with a haymaker! The ref reprimands about closed fists, but Taiji ROCKS Mao again! Taiji fires fast hands, but Mao SHOTEIS! Taiji ROCKS Mao, but Mao REAR HEADBUTTS! Mao whips, Taiji handsprings, and NEURALIZERS! But Mao goes Spider-Man to rebound and ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up as Mao then scoops and MICHI- NO, Taiji POISON RANAS! Mao staggers up but then flops back down! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Taiji rises first, he goes to a corner and climbs. Taiji goes up top, and 450- NO, he has to roll through as Mao moves!
DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And then DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Mao says something is in his eye, Taiji runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Then he leaps over to hit a CUTTER! Scoop and MICHINO- NO, Taiji fights free, ripcords and LA MYSTIC- NO, Mao slips free and wrenches, LA MYSTICA DRIVER!! Taiji sits up in a daze and the fans fire up! Mao aims as Taiji slowly rises, and SAMURAI SUPERKICKS!! Taiji staggers around, but the fans fire up even more for Mao! Mao runs and hits the OSAKA RINKAI UPPER!! Cover, Mao wins!
Winner: Mao, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)
And Mao is 2-0 to start his very first BOSJ! On the flipside, Taiji is now 0-2! Will these trends continue? Or can Taiji turn things around before the top spot is out of reach?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Clark Connors VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
This War Dog is never tired, he’s got his motor running on high gear! But will he be able to outsmart the Heel Master? Or will 100 Proof be too strong for Kanemaru?
Connors takes off his jacket, hat and DEFY Championship belt before he gets in the ring, so that he can rush Kanemaru! But Kanemaru BOOTS Connors first! The bell rings, Connors CLOBBERS Kanemaru, and the fans bark along. Connors then runs in at the corner, but Kanemaru dodge! Kanemaru kicks and CLAWS Connors, runs, but it’s a feint! Kanemaru dropkicks Connors’ legs out before he can hit the Jeep Flipper! Kanemaru then steps through on the legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Connors endures, the fans fire, and Kanemaru thrashes around! Connors reaches out, makes his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK!
Kanemaru lets go slowly while the fans rally up again. Kanemaru stomps Connors, drags him up, and has the leg for a SHIN BREAKER! Kanemaru steps through, but Connors BOOTS him away! Kanemaru kicks low, runs, but into the JEEP FLIPPER! The fans fire up as Connors drags Kanemaru back up, whips him to ropes, and SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up more and Connors slaps his bad leg into working. Connors paces, then aims from the corner. But Kanemaru bails out to avoid the spear! Connors hurries out and CLUBS Kanemaru! Connors tells fans to move, and he whips Kanemaru, but Kanemaru reverses! Kanemaru BOWLS Connors into chairs!
Connors goes all the way to the bleachers behind that section, that is certainly a Strike for Kanemaru! Kanemaru storms up on Connors, brings him around, and then he shouts for fans to clear out! Kanemaru whips, but now Connors reverses, and he BOWLS Kanemaru into chairs! The fans fire up as Connors bowls a Strike in return! Connors Too Sweets Gedo on commentary, then he brings out… WHEEL-SAN! The fans fire up for Connors’ little friend, and Connors runs up, only for Kanemaru to use a Young Lion as a shield! Connors hesitates, Kanemaru runs away, but Connors CLOBBERS the Young Lion anyway!
Kanemaru grabs his whiskey, kicks Connors low, and then takes a swing! Connors dodges and he CLOBBERS Kanemaru with the tire! The ring count is 10 of 20 but Connors goes to the ring. Kanemaru YANKS him down at 13, hurries to the ring, but Connors grabs him at 16! Kanemaru fights Connors off, and is in at 19! Connors is stuck outside, Kanemaru wins!!
Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by count-out (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
Connors has Kanemaru’s boot, but Kanemaru has the points! Connors throws the boot at Kanemaru then rushes back into the ring. Kanemaru runs away, but will he continue to win by the seat of his pants? Can Connors and War Dogs Racing make up for this in the coming “laps?”
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS SHO!
A storied rivalry adds another chapter, and this time, Direct Drive and Murder Machine are in the same boat of 0-1 to start. Will Yoh freshen things back up? Or will Sho screw him over
Wait a minute, Yoh has a bottle of whiskey with Sho’s sticker on it. Yoh takes a swig, then he rushes the ring! Sho runs away from Yoh and his perverted take on vengeance! Yoh still catches Sho as he gets in the ring! Sho fights off Yoh’s whiskey kiss, and the ref has Yoh stop, this isn’t even a match yet! Yoh shoves the ref aside, and Sho LOW BLOWS Yoh! The whiskey mist flies into the air! The fans boo but the bell finally rings and Sho stomps Yoh. Sho CHOKES Yoh on the ropes, the ref counts, and Sho steps off at 4. Sho drags Yoh up, whips him to ropes, but Yoh reverses. Yoh trips Sho, then keeps him moving to drop toehold! And basement DROPKICK!
Sho bails out, Yoh hurries to PLANCHA! The fans fire up and Yoh paces around the outside. Yoh gets the whiskey again and the fans cheer. Yoh takes another swig, but Sho is already scurrying away! The fans rally as Yoh creeps up closer! Sho hurries to the entrance! Yoh pursues, but then YUJIRO TAKAHASHI is there! Tokyo Pimp scares Yoh into scurrying away! Yoh goes into the crowd, up in the orange seats! Yujiro pursues, the ref reprimands, but Yoh continues to run away. Yoh goes to the exit, but EVIL is there! The fans fire up as the House of Torture closes in on Yoh. Yoh takes off his jacket and fires himself up.
But then Evil & Yujiro attack! They mug Yoh, the fans boo, and Evil sets Yoh up for a PIMP CANE ATTACK! Evil brings Yoh back down to ground level while Sho keeps the ref preoccupied. Evil puts Yoh in and Sho unties a buckle pad. The ref reprimands but there’s not much he can do. Sho drags Yoh up and wrenches his arm to a hammerlock. Sho RAMS Yoh into the bare buckles! Yoh falls in a heap against the ropes, and now Sho unties another buckle pad! Sho drags Yoh up, wrenches the bad arm to a hammerlock, and RAMS him into the new bare buckles! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Sho clamps onto the arm with a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Yoh endures and the fans rally up!
Yoh reaches out and has the ROPEBREAK with his foot! Sho holds on until the ref counts 4. Sho then TOSSES Yoh out and argues with the ref, all so Evil can CLUB Yoh’s arm, and feed him to Yujiro’s LARIAT! The fans boo but Evil just laughs. Evil drags Yoh up while the fans tell Evil & Yujiro to go away. Evil puts Yoh in, Sho covers, TWO! And back to the DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Yoh endures, fights around, but Evil pulls the ropes back! Yoh still fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Sho lets go, and Sho picks the ref up! The ref reprimands, not letting Sho throw him onto Yoh. Sho taunts Yoh, and Yoh stands to fire forearms!
But then Sho YANKS the bad arm! And RAMS him into bare buckles! Yoh falls back and the ref checks the arm. Sho aims his bow and drags Yoh up. Sho tucks the arms for the SHOCK- NO, Yoh flips free! But the bad arm holds him back! Sho grins and whips, but Yoh reverses! Sho hits bare buckles, so Yoh whips him into more bare buckles! And more bare buckles! And then Yoh reels Sho in for a FALCON ARROW! Yoh WRECKS Evil & Yujiro with a dropkick! The fans fire up while Yoh shakes out the bad arm. Yoh rises, tunes up, and the fans rally behind him. Sho stands, Yoh aims, SUPER- NO, Sho blocks and waistlocks! POP-UP ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!
Yoh scrambles to high stack Sho! TWO and Yoh is free! Sho runs up but Yoh scoops, SLAM GOROSHI! Cover, TWO! ANACONDA VICE!! Sho endures as Yoh pulls on the hold! Sho fights around, fights to his feet, but Yoh hits an ANACONDA BUSTER! Yoh keeps the hold on, but Sho fights up again! Sho flails, reaches out, but then CLAWS Yoh’s face! The ref reprimands, Sho whips, and Yoh hits bare buckles again! But Yoh comes back to LARIAT!! The fans fire up as Yoh rises, and he brings Sho around. Yoh suplexes for the FALCON GOROSHI! Yoh hurries and reels Sho back in, but Sho fights the Direct Drive!
Sho bends fingers, but Yoh kicks low! Sho shoves the ref into Yoh! Then Sho TOSSES Yoh out! Yujiro aims but Yoh blocks the pimp cane attack! Only for Evil to LOW BLOW Yoh!! The fans boo but Evil grins as he puts Yoh back in. Sho then crawls over to grab his Torture Tool! The fans boo as Sho aims, but Yoh dodges the wrench! Yoh JUMP KNEES Sho down! Evil & Yujiro hurry in, but Yoh KICKS the ropes! He jams them both up down low! The fans fire up as Evil & Yujiro fall, and now Yoh has the wrench! But then KANEMARU is back! WHISKEY MIST! And then TORTURE TOOL WHISKEY BOTTLE DOUBLE SHOT!!
The fans boo but the House just keeps stacking the deck! Sho laughs and Kanemaru shoves the ref back in. Sho reels Yoh in, tucks the arms, SHOCK ARROW!! Cover, Sho wins!
Winner: Sho, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yoh earns 0)
Another win Sho had to cheat to get, and all the more reason for Yoh to still hate his former friend! And then The House stomps away on Yoh! The fans boo as the House puts one out on Yoh. Will they cheat their way right to the top of both blocks? Or will justice be served?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Dragon Dia!
After that first round, The Way of the Grandmaster owes a golden ticket to the War Dogs while the Infinite Carat Diamond is shining bright. Will Dia earn himself a golden ticket tonight? Or will Wato find a way to turn the tide?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Wato and Dia circle and tie up. Wato trips Dia then runs, but Dia drops down, hurdles over, only for Wato to leap over! They keep moving, and Dia arm-drags Wato! Dia ducks ‘n’ dodges and slides under to then tilt-o-whirl and arm-drag! Then he DROPKICKS Wato! The fans fire up while Wato bails out. Dia goes to the rope, but Wato slides in as Dia planchas! Dia lands safe on the apron, only for Wato to DROPKICK him down! Then Wato PLANCHAS to knock Dia down again! The fans fire up and Wato brings Dia around. Wato fakes throwing Dia at chairs to put him in the ring.
Wato hurries in and wraps Dia up, VENDE- NO, Dia pops free of Vendeval to go for the legs. But Wato fights the surfboard off to reel Dia back into VENDEVAL! The fans rally as Dia endures, and he fights around to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Wato lets go, to then bring Dia up and wrench. Wato hooks Dia up, Dia fights Recientemente so Wato KNEES and KICKS away on him! Dia falls, the fans rally, and Wato clamps on with a chinlock. Dia endures, even as Wato digs his knee into Dia’s back. The fans rally more as Dia fights around, but Wato ELBOWS him in the head. Wato then drags Dia back into the chinlock.
Dia endures again and the fans continue to rally. Dia moves around, but Wato pulls him back against his knee! Dia still fights up, still fires body shots, but Wato snapmares Dia to KICK him down! Cover, TWO! Dia toughs it out and the fans applaud. But Wato wraps on the headscissors and squeezes tight! Dia endures, pries the legs apart, but Wato clamps on tighter! The fans rally as Dia fights around more, and he makes it to the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud and the ref counts, so Wato lets go. Wato drags Dia back up, but Dia CHOPS! Wato eggs Dia on, so Dia CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Wato kicks low, CLUBS Dia, then brings him around again.
Wato suplexes but Dia slips free! Dia waistlocks, Wato elbows free, but Dia BOOTS him from the corner! Dia then goes up to FLYING RANA! The fans fire up as Wato tumbles! Both men are down and the fans rally again. Dia growls as he rises up, and he brings Wato around. The fans rally but Wato SOBATS! Wato runs, but Dia drop toeholds him onto ropes! Dia dials it up, 619! Wato falls back, Dia STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Wato stays in this but Dia stays focused. Dia waits in a corner and the fans rally up. Wato rises, Dia runs in, tilt-o-whirl and DEJA VU RANA! Wato tumbles out of the ring and the fans fire up!
Dia goes to the apron and ASAI MOONSAULTS! Direct hit and they almost end up in the front row! The fans fire up and the ring count starts while both men are down. Wato and Dia stir at 5 of 20, rise up, and Dia fires up! The fans cheer Dia on as he brings Wato up at 12 and pushes him in at 13. Dia powers up, the fans rally, and Dia springboards! But Wato DROPKICKS him down! The fans rally as Wato crawls to a corner. Wato now aims as Dia rises, and he springboards to FLYING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up with Wato now and he brings Dia up. Wato wrenches, hooks Dia up, RECIENTEMENTE!! Cover, TWO!?!
The fans fire up as Dia survives, but Wato just fires up more! Wato drags Dia up, waistlocks, but Dia victory rolls! TWO, and both men rise! Dia ducks ‘n’ dodges to roll, REPTILIAN- REVERSE BOMB!! Wato turns things around on Dia, then drags him back up! Wato wrenches, hooks Dia up again, RECIENT- NO, Dia slips free and rolls, REPTIL- NO, Wato throws him away! Wato ducks Dia’s enzigiri to TSUTEN- NO, Dia lands out of the German Suplex! Dia dodges a kick, rolls, and then shifts around! REPTILIAN DOUBLE- NO! Wato offsets Double Cork into RECIENTEMENTE THE SECOND!! Cover, Wato wins!!
Winner: Master Wato, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Dia earns 0)
The Infinite Carat Diamond didn’t quite crack under pressure, but there’s no golden ticket for him tonight. Will Wato use this momentum to make his way back to the top?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Nick Wayne!
The Rogue Luchador won big in the opening round, but so did the youngest entry in BOSJ history. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion battles ROH World Television Champion, who comes away with the golden ticket?
The fans are already fired up, mostly cheering for Despy but there are some fans of The Prodigy here. The bell rings and the fans rally up more as Despy and Nick stare down. The shirts come off and the fans cheer. Despy makes sure the Young Lion handles his shirt well, it’s brand new merch. Then Despy and Nick go around and tie up. Despy wrenches to a wristlock but Nick slips around to trap the arms. Nick headlocks, Despy powers up and out the back, then has the arm trapped. Despy adds a chinbar, then he snapmares Nick to a chinlock. Nick slips out the back and has the hammerlock, and he grinds Despy down.
Despy endures, reaches back, but Nick fights off the headlock. Despy moves around, rolls and spins to then trip Nick. Despy has the leg but Nick has the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud and the two reset. Nick and Despy circle again, tie up, and Despy headlocks. Nick powers up and out, but Despy reverses, only for Nick to reverse back. Nick hurdles, bypasses, then UPPERCUTS! Nick kips up and the fans fire up while Despy goes to a corner. Nick runs in and JUMPING UPPERCUTS! Nick snapmares then runs up. Nick blocks a haymaker but Despy stops the Asai DDT. Despy has a leg for a SHIN BREAKER! Then GROUND DRAGON SCREW!
The fans applaud while Nick clutches that leg. Despy drags Nick around, YANKS the leg, then YANKS it again! Ninck clutches the knee more but Despy clamps on with a chinlock. Despy has the arms, steps over, and he leans on the modified motorcycle stretch. Nick endures so Despy steps through to trap an arm in a hammerlock. Despy twists the other arm around and even the fans feel that pain. Despy then turns Nick over to have the leg for a SMASH off the mat! Nick crawls away but Despy has his leg again. Despy SPLASHES down on the leg, then he steps through to tie the legs up for an INDIAN DEATHLOCK!
Despy is a bit annoyed, Nick is a lanky kid. Despy eggs Nick on while he endures and the fans rally up. Nick reaches out as Despy puts on the pressure, and Nick still manages the ROPEBREAK! Despy reclines back to put on the pressure, but Red Shoes reprimands. Despy undoes the hold, and Nick kicks at him from below. Despy looms over Nick while the fans rally up. Nick stands while Despy talks trash. Nick fires body shots but Despy just eggs him on more. Then Despy kicks the leg, grabs the leg, but Nick KNEES free! The fans fire up, but Despy kicks the leg again. Despy whips but Nick grabs ropes!
Nick KICKS Despy, then slips around to wrench and slip around again! STUNNER! Nick holds on to then ASAI DDT! The fans fire up, but the landing is a bit double-edged for Nick’s knee. Nick crawls to a cover, TWO! Despy stays in this and the fans rally up. Nick rises, waits on Despy to rise up, and then waistlocks. Despy fights off the nelson, breaks it, then ELBOWS free! Nick roars and comes back, but Despy blocks the superkick! Despy waistlocks, Nick ELBOWS free, then Nick TOSSES Despy out! The fans rally as Despy gets back on the apron. Despy blocks a shot to ROCK Nick, then he goes to the corner.
Nick blocks the buckle bomb to BODY BLOW! And then he POSTS Despy! Despy falls to the floor and the fans rally back up! Nick rises and he goes to the corner. The fans fire up as Nick climbs, and he goes to the very top! ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes Despy, but Nick still clutches that bad leg. Red Shoes checks both men, and they’re both okay to continue. The fans rally up as the ring count starts. Nick sits up at 4 of 20, then manages to stand at 8. The fans rally more as Nick hobbles his way over to Despy. Nick puts Despy in at 14 and the fans cheer. Nick then climbs a corner and FROG SPLASHES! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer as Despy stays in this, but he still writhes from that impact. Nick shakes out his leg while the fans rally. Nick fires up with “IKU ZO~!” The fans cheer and Nick brings Despy up. Nick hooks a leg, but Despy fights the suplex! Nick ROCKS Despy, CHOPS him, then hobbles over to whip. Despy reverses to then SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO, into the STRETCH MUFFLER! The fans are thunderous as Nick endures Despy thrashing that leg! Despy grabs Nick’s arm, NUMERO DOS! Despy goes for the other arm, but Nick keeps fighting! The fans rally, Nick crawls with that one arm, but Despy drags him away!
The fans rally as hard as they can as Despy almost has Numero Dos Plus! Nick gets his arms free and then RANAS Despy away! The fans fire up while both men are down! Nick shakes out his leg and Despy goes to a corner. Despy rises, he storms back over to Nick, and he gut wrenches, only for Nick to wrench free! Nick ducks the lariat, SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Despy stays in this but Nick just fires back up! The fans rally and Nick drags Despy to his feet. Nick hooks the leg for the PRODIGY- NO, Despy wrenches out to reel Nick in! BIG back suplex! Despy hurries to then gut wrench and GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up again as Nick stays in this! Despy grows frustrated, but then he vows to end this! Despy underhooks and PINCHE- RANA! Nick has the cover, TWO!!! Despy narrowly escapes, but then N ick baits him in! Step over, sunset flip, TWO!! Despy gets free again, and he ELBOWS Nick! Nick catches the haymaker to wrench and arm-drag, into a float over and SEATBELT!! TWO?!?! Despy escapes and Nick is shocked! Despy runs up, into a ROUNDHOUSE!! Nick has Despy down and the fans fire up! Nick rises, he calls his shot, and he drags Despy up! Nick hooks the leg, and PRODIGY PLEXES!! Cover, TWO?!?!
Despy survives and Nick is stunned, but this is why Despy is the 31st Best of the Super Juniors winner, and Junior Heavyweight Champion on top of it! Nick still has something more, and he brings Despy up. Nick underhooks the arms?! Despy fights free of that, and wrenches out, but Nick ROCKS him! Despy shakes his head, so Nick ROCKS him again! Despy shouts, Nick ROCKS him but Despy ROCKS Nick back! Nick SUPERKICKS! And ROUND- NO, Despy dodges to SPEAR! The fans are thunderous as Despy underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Nick slips free, hooks the arms, and he turns Despy! KILL- NO, Despy shoves Nick to the corner! WAYNE’S WORLD!!
The fans fire up as Despy sputters. Nick powers up again and he reels Despy in! Nick underhooks, for the ROLLING TIGER DRIVER!!! Cover, NICK WINS!!!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Desperado earns 0)
Even Nick seems a bit shocked, but yes, he just pinned THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion! He just pinned THE BOSJ 31 winner! Does that mean Nick will be THE Best of the Super Juniors, even at such a young age? As for Despy, he did note that anyone could win any given match, and he was just proven right. Will Despy redeem himself as the rest of the tournament goes on?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Kosei Fujita!
The Ticking Timebomb made Kushida tap out, but the Ichiban Sweet Boy put out the Crown of Fire. Will Fujita defuse another explosive opponent? Or will Hiromu make BOSJ even more, more, MORE fun?
The bell rings and the fans duel, with an equal share of “HI-RO-MU!” and “FU-JI-TA!” The two circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. The two break, and Fujita CHOPS! The fans fire up and Hiromu CHOPS back! Fujita CHOPS, Hiromu CHOPS, repeat! It is a classic CHOP fest, and neither man is backing down! Hiromu does wind up to CHOP backhanded and Fujita is stinging! Fujita comes back to CHOP, then he whips! Hiromu reverses but Fujita RANAS! Hiromu bails out, Fujita builds speed, but Hiromu slips in! Hiromu whips but Fujita reverses, and then Fujita DROPKICKS! Hiromu tumbles back out and the fans fire up!
Fujita goes out to the apron, the fans rally, and then he springboards to DOUBLE JUMP TOPE CONJILO! The fans fire up and Fujita puts Hiromu back in. Cover, ONE!! Fujita runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Hiromu stays in this and the fans rally up. Fujita stays focused and he stalks Hiromu. Fujita waistlocks and deadlifts, but Hiromu elbows free. Hiromu runs but Fujita drop toeholds him into a deathlock! Fujita wants the facelock but Hiromu scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Fujita lets go, and Hiromu bails out. Fujita goes to the apron, but Hiromu blocks his kick and trips Fujita up!
Hiromu then wheelbarrows Fujita to FACEBUSTER to the floor! The fans fire up again while Hiromu catches his breath. The fans rally and Hiromu drags Fujita back up, just to CHOP him back down! The fans fire up while Hiromu shakes out his hand. Hiromu stands Fujita up again, CHOPS him again, and Fujita falls onto a fan’s lap! Hiromu apologizes to the fans for Fujita, then CHOPS Fujita again! Hiromu brings Fujita around, puts him in the ring, and Hiromu gives one last apology before slide inside. Hiromu stands Fujita up, but Fujita CHOPS! Fujita whips, Hiromu grabs ropes, and then Hiromu BOOTS Fujita!
Hiromu jumps up to have a HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Red Shoes counts, Hiromu lets go at 4, and then Hiromu covers, TWO! Hiromu drags Fujita back up to whip him into a corner. Hiromu then LARIATS, snapmares, and basement DROPKICKS! The fans cheer, Hiromu covers, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Hiromu isn’t bothered. The fans rally as Hiromu paces around. Hiromu brings Fujita up, eggs him on, and then blocks his kick! And his punch! DRAGON SCREW! Then MAXIMUM THE- NO, Fujita has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Hiromu lets go. Fujita still clutches a leg, but Hiromu drags him up again.
Hiromu CHOPS Fujita, eggs him on, and Fujita CHOPS! Hiromu CHOPS and Fujita falls back. The fans rally as Hiromu eggs Fujita on. Hiromu pie faces Fujita, Fujita CHOPS, but Hiromu CHOPS again! The fans rally up but Hiromu whips. Fujita reverses, Hiromu dodges the chop, but not the LEG LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans cheer again! Hiromu sits up first and he rolls his way to a corner. Fujita rises, runs in, and he CHOPS at the corner! Fujita whips corner to corner, runs in again, but Hiromu puts him on the apron. Fujita ducks a shot to ROCK Hiromu! And then springboard MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer but Fujita is a bit frustrated. Fujita drags Hiromu up, reels him in, but Hiromu slips free of the suplex! Fujita CHOPS, suplexes again, but Hiromu again fights it! Hiromu fireman’s carries, but Fujita slips free and shoves him to a corner. Hiromu BOOTS Fujita, runs the ropes, but Fujita dodges! Hiromu dodges, but Fujita pops him up for a waistlock! Hiromu fights free but Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Hiromu ducks the heel kick to SUPERKICK again! Hiromu runs, but Fujita almost falls over so Hiromu isn’t quite sure what to do. Hiromu brings Fujita up with a waistlock, but Fujita reaches out for the ropes!
Hiromu brings Fujita back and GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Fujita rises?! Fujita runs back in, slips around Hiromu, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Hiromu is right up, too!! Hiromu dodges, wheelbarrows, but Fujita stops the facebuster to WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Fujita crawls away to the far side, then runs back in, but into an OVERHEAD SUPLEX into the corner! Fujita is folded up but the fans rally again! Both men are down but stirring. The fans continue to rally as Hiromu sits up. Hiromu stands, wobbles, but he smiles as he makes his way over to Fujita.
Hiromu dragon sleepers and drags Fujita up, TIMEBOMB- NO, Fujita kicks his way to the corner! Hiromu puts him up top to CHOP! And CHOP again! Hiromu climbs up to join Fujita, fireman’s carries, and SUPER TIMEBOMB 1.5!! Cover, TWO!??! Fujita survives and the fans fire up! Hiromu grows frustrated now, but then he grins because he’s also amused. The fans rally and duel as Hiromu drags Fujita back up. Hiromu fireman’s carries, but Fujita slips free to waistlock! Hiromu standing switches, ducks the elbow, and SUPERKICKS! Fujita comes back, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER finds him! Cover, ONE?!?!?
The fans are thunderous again as Fujita shockingly survives! Fujita flounders around along the ropes, then CHOPS! Hiromu CHOPS back! The fans fire up as Fujita shakes his head. Hiromu eggs Fujita on and Fujita CHOPS, but it doesn’t hit quite the same. Hiromu CHOPS, Fujita staggers, but Fujita comes back to CHOP! Hiromu tells Fujita to put something behind it, then he CHOPS! Fujita CHOPS, CHOPS, but Hiromu CHOPS! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Fujita staggers around, Hiromu mockingly asks what’s wrong, and then he CHOPS again! Fujita sputters, staggers, and leans on the ropes.
The fans rally as hard as they can and Hiromu eggs Fujita on more. Fujita CHOPS, but Hiromu DOUBLE CHOPS! Fujita grits his teeth, fires up, but Hiromu scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Hiromu paces around Fujita. Hiromu eggs Fujita up and the fans rally behind “FU-JI-TA!” more. Hiromu runs, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! Fujita is flipped inside-out, and Hiromu vows to end this. Hiromu drags Fujita up, fireman’s carries, but Fujita fires elbows! Hiromu still throws him into the dragon sleeper! Fujita fights that, and even fights Hiromu’s standard suplex to fight free!
Fujita takes a swing but Hiromu catches him to wrench and facelock, only to ABANDON HOPE!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Fujita crawls his way over, covers, ROPEBREAK!! Hiromu survives by a literal foot but Fujita is too sore to be upset. We pass 15 minutes, one of the longest matches all day, and Fujita drags Hiromu up. Fujita torture racks, and THRILL- NO, Hiromu lands out! But Fujita ducks the superkick to HEEL KICK! Hiromu staggers, Fujita huffs ‘n’ puffs, but Hiromu comes back! Fujita pops him up to the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Hiromu survives and the fans fire up!
Fujita roars and rises up again! Fujita brings Hiromu around to torture rack, but Hiromu slips free! Hiromu wrenches, pump handles, but Fujita escapes the cradle to then sunset flip! And then Fujita shifts to deadlift FISHERMAN, into the fireman’s carry! Then he flips Hiromu into the torture rack, for the THRILL RIDE!!! Fujita crawls to the cover, AND WINS!!!
Winner: Kosei Fujita, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Hiromu earns 0)
Another shocker, and it is the Japanese Young Punk taking down the FOUR-TIME BOSJ winner!! With Hiromu and Despy both losing tonight, is it a sign of the older generation no longer being the best?
As for Fujita, he catches his breathe and gets the mic to say, “When I debuted, it was Hiromu who taught me the pain, fear, and seriousness of wrestling.” The fans applaud that, and Fujita says, “I’ve talked a lot about payback and the new generation moniker. I’ve never been so happy to beat someone in my life!” The fans cheer that, too. Fujita tells Hiromu, “I am the person I am today because of the harshness and pain you gave me back then. Thank you, Hiromu-san.” The fans cheer again, and Fujita continues with, “But I won the main event today!” The fans cheer that and chant his name as Fujita manages to stand.
Fujita promises, “You can count on me! I will win this! The Mighty Don’t Kneel!” Then will Fujita changes this from The Best of the Super Juniors to the Mightiest of the Super Juniors? Or is one win over one of the best still not enough to prove he’s the best?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Kosei Fujita: 2-0, 4 points
Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Dragon Dia: 1-1, 2 points
Francesco Akira: 1-1, 2 points
Ninja Mack: 1-1, 2 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 1-1, 2 points
Robbie X: 1-1, 2 points
Clark Connors: 1-1, 2 points
Master Wato: 1-1, 2 points
KUSHIDA: 0-2, 0 points
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Nick Wayne: 2-0, 4 points
Robbie Eagles: 2-0, 4 points
MAO: 2-0, 4 points
El Desperado: 1-1, 2 points
Titan: 1-1, 2 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 1-1, 2 points
SHO: 1-1, 2 points
Kevin Knight: 0-2, 0 points
YOH: 0-2, 0 points
Taiji Ishimori: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great BOSJ but I didn’t realize they’d do all ten on one show. Even so, I liked how most of them were very fast, very quick, and rather short. Just looking at the blocks, we get a classic NJPW move of very different dynamics between them. A Block only has one 0-2 with Kushida, which is surprising, and only one 2-0 with Kosei Fujita, also surprising. For Kushida, probably not a big deal, he’s done a lot in his NJPW career and is helping the younger generation. Likewise, Hiromu put Fujita because Hiromu himself has done so much in his NJPW career as a Junior Heavyweight. It is a great honor for Fujita to win in the main event and speak to leading the new generation in this division.
Meanwhile, B Block has three of 2-0 and three of 0-2. Knight losing again isn’t so surprising, but I do wonder if he’s already out of the running for the semifinals, destined for a middle-of-the-block record. Yoh had at least a protected loss with the House of Torture pulling out quite a few tricks just to screw him over, but it also helps line up names for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. Taiji isn’t much different from a Kushida or Hiromu where he’s already checked off quite a bit as a Junior Heavyweight, and putting over the special guest from DDT Pro is a good spot.
Mao, Eagles and Nick Wayne make for a very fun top of the block right now. Again, Mao making the crossover from DDT Pro, makes sense for him to be booked strong. Eagles has been champion and is still Soul of Pro-Wrestling Champion on the side, also a logical choice. Nick Wayne is really getting to show how he’s a Prodigy with a big win over Desperado. Nick has the golden ticket in his back pocket but who knows when and where he’ll get that shot. And I bet even if he does, Christian Cage screws him over somehow so that Nick doesn’t become a champion “on his own,” and double champion at that. At the very least, Nick could become a semifinalist “on his own” and rub that in Christian’s face when he returns home to AEW, adding to that feud’s heat.
My Score: 8.9/10
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