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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (12/26/18)
The double dose continues, and the NXT UK Women’s Champion will have her first Yankee challenger! Will Deonna Purrazzo be the one to survive the Riptide?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Episode 19 – Jordan Devlin VS Kenny Williams w/ Amir Jordan; Devlin wins.
- Episode 19 – Dan Moloney VS Eddie Dennis; Dennis wins, by disqualification.
- Episode 19 – Tucker & Jack Starz VS Tyson T-Bone & Saxon Huxley; T-Bone & Huxley win.
- Episode 19 – Joe Coffey VS El Ligero; Coffey wins.
- Episode 20 – Grizzled Young Veterans VS Mike Hitchman & Jay Melrose; Grizzled Young Veterans win.
- Episode 20 – Dave Mastiff VS Josh Morrell; No Contest.
- Episode 20 – Mark Andrews VS Marcel Barthel; Barthel wins.
- Episode 20 – NXT UK Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley VS Deonna Purrazzo; Ripley wins and retains the NXT UK Women’s Championship.
PLAY BY PLAY
Episode 19
NXT UK Assistant General Manager, Sid Scala, is in the ring.
“Welcome to Liverpool!” Sid introduces the NXT GM, Johnny Saint! Liverpool gives a standing ovation to the British legend as he walks out to the ring. Saint takes up a mic and the fans sing for “Johnny! Johnny Saint~!” Sid says both of them have a huge announcement to make tonight. Because January 12th, 2019, “We TakeOver!” NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool is officially announced! This young brand gets its first WWE Network special, but out comes Toni Storm! The Lightning Down Under has a mic of her own, and she joins Sid and Saint in the ring. “Hi, Liverpool.”
Toni is so proud to be part of this brand because for the past five years, she’s been living in Liverpool, and this year has been big for Toni. She was part of WWE Evolution, she won the 2018 Mae Young Classic, and Liverpool tells her “You Deserve It!” Toni thinks all that means she should get herself a championship opportunity. Therefore, at TakeOver: Blackpool, Toni wants a shot at the NXT UK Women’s Championship! Fans like the sound of that. Sid and Saint talk it over, and Saint says “You’ve got it!” Toni VS Rhea 2 is set, is it finally going to be #ToniTime?
Jordan Devlin VS Kenny Williams w/ Amir Jordan!
The Ace Trumps All in Devlin’s mind, but he has to prove it to get another shot at the WWE UK Championship. Meanwhile, the Luckyan looks to turn his luck around and gain some ground. Will luck trump the Ace this close to TakeOver: Blackpool? Or is Devlin on his way to that second chance?
The bell rings and Devlin circles with Williams. Fans are on Williams’ side as they tie up. Devlin pushes Williams back but Williams turns it around for a monkey flip! Devlin is up quick but thrown out! Williams goes to the corner, triangle jump elbow knocks Devlin back down! Williams keeps moving but his dropkick is caught! Devlin yanks Williams out to throw him onto the apron! Liverpool boos while Devlin puts Williams back in. Devlin pulls Williams up for a back suplex backbreaker! Cover, TWO! Devlin argues with the ref but goes back to Williams with elbows. Fans rally for Williams while Devlin pulls him into a half surfboard. Devlin digs his knee in while pulling Williams’ arms back, but Williams endures. Williams fights but Devlin turns him over to stand on him.
Devlin continues to pull back on Williams’ arms but Williams fights up. Williams turns Devlin but Devlin spins through. Williams kicks Devlin away, but runs into Devlin’s urenage! Devlin standing moonsaults but gets knees! Williams covers, TWO! Devlin grits his teeth while fans rally up. Williams throws forearms and uppercuts, then fires off elbows. Devlin shoves him but Williams comes back with a boot! Devlin bails out, Williams sees him going around the corner, and he changes direction while running to still DIVE on Devlin! Williams takes Devlin out at the ramp and puts him back in. Devlin misses the shoulder and gets a kick. Williams slingshots in and dropkicks Devlin in the back. He rolls Devlin up, TWO, Penalty Kick on the rebound! Cover, TWO! Devlin continues to be the iron Irishman but Williams has the fans on his side.
Williams runs and wheelbarrows, but Devlin makes it a Half ‘n’ Half suplex! Both men are down while fans rally back up. Devlin stands first, drags Williams up, but Williams kicks back. Williams misses the uppercut to get a forearm to the back of the neck! Devlin kicks Williams’ arm off the ropes, then ripcords for the back suplex! Devlin isn’t done with Williams, fireman’s carry to Ireland’s Call! Cover, Devlin wins!
Winner: Jordan Devlin, by pinfall
The Irish Ace continues his run back on the winning track! With TakeOver: Blackpool coming, will Devlin hit the jackpot of another title match?
In-ring interview with Devlin.
Another brutal match but impressive win. Devlin cuts Radzy off and tells him to scoot out of the way. “Another week, another victory, another opportunity for you to have the pleasure to interview the Irish Ace.” Devlin comes out again and again, winning, and an entire country celebrates with him, a proud Irishman. Devlin’s mission is to call out the fakes, the posers and the pretenders. So the next guy Devlin’s after, “he’s the worst of them all.” That man will learn that you never ever EVER bet against The Ace. Who does Devlin mean? And when will he and his target clash in the ring?
Backstage interview with Johnny Saint and Sid Scala.
What more do they have planned for the historic inaugural NXT UK TakeOver event? Well they were just discussing that and- Wait, Rhea Ripley comes by to hear this herself. Discussing potential match-ups? Rhea saw them talking to Toni. Yeah Toni won the MYC but Rhea is their FIRST Women’s Champion. For TakeOver: Blackpool, Rhea says she decides who she faces. She’ll defend her title next episode, so find her a challenger. Saint and Sid will talk that over. Any questions for the champ? Oh, Saint and Sid are back already. They have a challenger for her title: making their NXT UK Debut, the Virtuosa of Armbars, Deonna Purrazzo! Rhea still doesn’t like Sid. Well, whatever that’s about, will Rhea like facing Deonna 1v1 so close to TakeOver: Blackpool?
Dan Moloney VS Eddie Dennis!
The Birmingham brawler is next to take a lesson from The Headmaster, who is determined to be THE monster of NXT UK. Will Moloney be made an example for Dave Mastiff to learn from?
The bell rings and Moloney goes right at Dennis! Dennis shoves him away but Moloney comes back with a half hatch! Cover, ONE, but Moloney keeps moving. He collides with Dennis but Dennis stays standing. Moloney keeps trying but gets a judo hip toss! Dennis drags Moloney up to throw him out of the ring. Fans rally for “Dan! Dan!” but Dennis comes out to fetch him. Moloney chops Dennis back! But Dennis rocks Moloney with one heavy forearm! The ring count climbs while Dennis scoops Moloney up. Dennis swings and slams Moloney on the apron! But here comes Dave Mastiff!!
Winner: Eddie Dennis, by disqualification
The Bomber wants payback for that sneak attack! He and Dennis brawl and Mastiff puts Dennis in the ring. Dennis is floundering as he gets caught in a German Suplex! Fans fire up as Mastiff goes corner to corner, but Dennis bails out! Dennis takes the win and is all smiles, but will he be laughing when Mastiff finally gets his hands on him? Meanwhile, Moloney wants an apology from Mastiff. Mastiff gives him a forearm! Mastiff says this one’s meant for Dennis, as he plunges Into The Void on Moloney!
Sid Scala and Johnny Saint talk with El Ligero.
They look forward to seeing the Leeds Luchador show what he can do against Joe Coffey. Ligero thanks them for this big opportunity, but Coffey and Gallus come by. This match won’t be about Ligero’s opportunity, this’ll be about him ending up in the hospital. The Iron King is looking through Ligero to the WWE UK Championship. Sid tells Coffey he should focus on Ligero, because Mark and Wolfgang have their own matches to worry about. The NXT Tag Team Championship tournaments will start in two weeks, with a major semifinal match of Gallus VS Mustache Mountain. Now, off with the three of you. Joe Coffey vows this is still Gallus’ Kingdom. But will Ligero show he’s more than a stepping stone towards the title?
Zack Gibson provides his guide to Liverpool.
Liverpool’s Number One is here in his hometown, and shows James Drake around. Gibson is going to show him and the NXT UK Universe the true Liverpool. The city was founded on the shoulders “of hard working, strong-minded, working class men and women not afraid to get their hands dirty.” But now, it’s been overrun with entitled leeches who just take and take without putting in the grind. Not like Gibson and Drake. The moment Gibson won the 2018 UK Championship Tournament, the city turned on him because they were jealous!
They visit the Royal Liver Building, “perched on top are two symbolic Liver Birds”, and legend has it that if the two birds ever flew away, the city would be in ruins. But that’s a fairy tale. Gibson is the true living legend of Liverpool, and if he ever left, that is when the city will crumble. People say the birds are protectors of the city, so Gibson knows they’re looking at the Grizzled Young Veterans as they’re about to make history becoming the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions. This city needs Gibson far more than Gibson needs this city, but will the GYV need those titles more than those titles will need them?
Tucker & Jack Starz VS Tyson T-Bone & Saxon Huxley!
With the tag title tournament starting soon, there’s still time to impress management! Will the perennial underdog and his new tag partner beat out the Gypsy & The Divine Beast? Or will they be left out in the cold?
The teams sort out and it will be Starz against T-Bone. They tie up and T-Bone tosses Starz with ease! T-Bone drags him up for elbows to the arm, then tosses him again. Starz is up and dropkicks T-Bone back. He dropkicks again, then runs but his crossbody is caught! T-Bone tosses Starz but Starz lands to tag Tucker! Tucker and Starz double dropkick T-Bone, then Tucker gets a facelock. T-Bone powers out hard! Tag to Huxley, and they both double choke slam Tucker down! Cover, TWO! Fans chant for “Tarzan Jesus!” as he rams knees into Tucker. Huxley lifts but Tucker slips out to roll up. TWO and Huxley hits Tucker with a big knee to the stomach!
Huxley drags Tucker up and whips him to the corner, but TUcker hits T-Bone. Tucker ducks Huxley and enziguris him back. T-Bone tags but so does Starz! Starz climbs and leaps to tackle Huxley! T-Bone swings but misses, and Starz rallies! Starz fires dropkick after dropkick, then baits Huxley in. Huxley misses but T-Bone hits Starz! T-Bone decks Tucker and drags Starz up. Tag to Huxley, and the two double whip Starz into double kicks. Huxley knee lifts, T-Bone throws a heavy right! Huxley covers, Huxley & T-Bone win!
Winners: Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone, Huxley pinning
Their second match is a success, the Divine & Gypsy might actually have something. Is it enough to impress Johnny Saint and get a spot in the NXT UK Tag Team Championship tournament?
Backstage interview with Isla Dawn.
The White Witch came close against Rhea Ripley for the NXT UK Women’s Championship, how does she bounce back? Obviously it wasn’t her time yet, and that’s not a good feeling. But she will do what she always does, and that is rise up from the ashes, dust herself off, and continue on this path. This path will lead to the title, but Jinny says no one cares. The truth is, Isla got her title match, and she choked. “What a wasted opportunity.” If the Fierce Fashionista had gotten that same chance, she would’ve won. That’s the difference between a witch and a queen. Will Jinny regret putting herself on Isla’s path?
Joe Coffey VS El Ligero!
The Bruiserweight, Pete Dunne, still reigns as THE United Kingdom Champion, but the Iron King wants his throne. But The Luchador of Leeds won’t let Joe eclipse his light just yet. Will Ligero slow down Gallus’ run through NXT UK? Or will he simply be run over with the rest?
The bell rings and the fans are on Ligero’s side already. Ligero and Coffey tie up and Coffey powers Ligero to ropes. The ref has them break and the two go again. Coffey gets a cravat and wrenches, bringing Ligero to the mat. He pulls on the mask’s horns but fans rally for Ligero. Coffey whips and knocks Ligero over. Coffey stomps but Ligero rolls to avoid again and again. Ligero then goes into a pretzel defense! Coffey is not amused by this tribute to Johnny Saint, but Ligero still kicks him from the mat! Ligero kicks away more on Coffey’s legs. Coffey shoves him back and blocks the headscissors! Ligero slips through the bomb to sunset flip but Coffey rolls through to go after the legs. Coffey wants a Boston Crab but Ligero pulls Coffey in.
Coffey deadlifts Ligero up but Ligero fights back with elbows. Ligero frees himself and runs to a corner to leap and hit a flying huricanrana! Coffey bails out but Ligero takes aim. Ligero runs and slides but Coffey dodges to throw him at the steps. Ligero stops himself and elbows Coffey back. He uses the steps for Sliced Bread but Coffey powers out. Coffey hits back with a forearm, then runs in to SPEAR Ligero into barriers! Fans boo and jeer but Coffey is all fired up. Coffey stomps Ligero then drags him up to ram into the apron. Coffey dares Ligero to hit him, but then dodges the haymaker to hit Ligero back. Fans rally as Coffey puts Ligero into the ring.
Coffey toys with Ligero and throws heavy hands. He drags Ligero up but Ligero hits back! Coffey counters the punch and goes for a full nelson. He gets the hold on and thrashes Ligero about! Ligero endures and pries at the grip. Coffey swings Ligero out and brings him in for a double underhook, but Ligero sprawls to deny a DDT. Coffey still uses the underhook for an inverted full nelson, and uses his weight to bend Ligero. Ligero endures a hanging butterfly and fans rally up. Coffey swings Ligero around before throwing him with a butterfly suplex! Cover, TWO! Ligero lives but Coffey keeps his focus. Coffey goes after the legs again, but Ligero fights him off.
Coffey drops an elbow but misses, so he stomps Ligero down. He deadlifts Ligero but Ligero fights out with knees. Coffey tries again but Ligero gets free. Coffey runs at Ligero but misses the Spear, and Ligero lands on Coffey! Fans rally for Ligero while Coffey rolls out. Ligero builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on Coffey and they hit the ramp! Ligero drags Coffey up and in, then climbs up top. Ligero leaps at Coffey, for a flying cannonball! Coffey gets to the corner and Ligero runs in, but Coffey dodges. Coffey runs in but gets buckles! Ligero hits Sliced Bread #3! Cover, TWO!! Coffey survives and Ligero can’t believe it. Fans still rally for Ligero as both men slowly stir.
Ligero drags himself to the apron and to the corner. He climbs again and leaps, but has to roll through as Coffey evades. Coffey uppercuts then SPEARS Ligero in the back! Coffey hits a splash in the corner, then whips Ligero into a pop-up powerslam! Cover, TWO!! Coffey can’t believe it but Ligero lives! Liverpool is thunderous for the luchador, but Coffey looms over him. Coffey deadlifts Ligero in a waistlock but Ligero fights out. Ligero dodges the spear but Coffey grabs the mask! Coffey bumps Ligero into buckles and fans boo. Coffey climbs, but Ligero stops him with a kick! Ligero climbs now and wants a Super Steiner, but Coffey stops that into a powerbomb! Then the Boston Crab! Ligero endures and crawls, and gets the ropebreak! Coffey lets go, and fans rally up again.
Coffey vows this is still his kingdom, and he drags Ligero up again. Ligero resists and boots him back! Ligero boots Coffey more, then blocks All the Best, to roll Coffey up! TWO!! Ligero runs, but into All the Best for the Bells!! Cover, Coffey wins!
Winner: Joe Coffey, by pinfall
The Iron King gets through the Luchador of Leeds, but it was a far tougher fight than he expected. Coffey knows as everyone does that TakeOver: Blackpool is coming. Will he be the one to challenge Pete Dunne for the top title?
Episode 20
Grizzled Young Veterans VS Mike Hitchman & Jay Melrose!
Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem want to be part of the NXT UK Tag Team Championship Tournament, but they’ll have to deal with a couple of animals first. Will Zack Gibson and James Drake be able to handle the Wild Boar and The Primate to head for TakeOver: Blackpool?
Despite being the hometown boy, Gibson doesn’t seem to have everyone here tonight on his side. The teams sort out and Gibson starts against Wild Boar. Fans duel while Gibson and Boar tie up. Gibson brings Boar to the mat, and grinds a knee in. Boar gets up and rolls around to get free. Boar lunges at Gibson but Gibson backs down to his corner. Gibson and Boar go again and Boar gets an armlock. Gibson pulls hair to throw Boar down, then tags in Drake. Drake runs but Boar trips him up to hit a back senton! Boar brings Drake over and Primate tags in! Primate clubs and throws Drake! Fans fire up as Primate runs in for a gorilla clothesline! Primate fireman’s carry but Drake slips out. Drake hits Primate with a left hand, but Primate hits back.
Gibson tags but Primate didn’t see it. Primate whips Drake but Drake reverses. Drake bails out and Gibson dumps Primate out of the ring! Gibson drags Primate up, and Drake slingshots for the stomp backbreaker! Boar protests while fans boo and jeer. Gibson puts Primate back in and covers, TWO! Gibson wraps Primate up in a cobra clutch. Fans duel while Primate endures the thrashing. Primate gets up but Gibson tags Drake. Drake rocks Primate with a right! Drake taunts Boar then rocks Primate with haymakers. He drags Primate up with a facelock then tags in Gibson. Gibson rams a knee into Primate’s ribs, then stomps him. Gibson taunts Primate but tags in Drake.
Primate powers Gibson into Drake but Gibson gets his arm. Primate throws Gibson out but Drake gets him with a facelock. But Primate powers Drake off, too, and tags in Wild Boar! Boar runs and rams Gibson, then fires off on Drake! The ref counts and Boar backs off at 4 with a roar. Drake runs at him, but gets a urenage and another back senton! Fans rally up with Boar as he scoops Drake. Drake slips out and enziguris! But then Drake runs into a pop-up bomb! Drake gets to a corner and Boar takes aim. Boar runs in but Gibson saves Drake from the cannonball! Tag, and Ticket to Ride! Drake hits primate away while Gibson covers, Gibson & Drake win!
Winners: The Grizzled Young Veterans, Gibson pinning
Liverpool’s Number One gets a win in Liverpool, and now both he and James Drake look to be poised for a spot in the NXT UK Tag Team Championship tournament! Who will they meet in the semifinals in the near future?
Gibson picks up a mic and Liverpool is divided. “I am Liverpool’s Number One, Zack Gibson! This man, my tag team partner, James Drake. The NXT UK Tag Team Titles are right around the corner.” And he knows a thing or two about winning tournaments. The GYV conquered all of Europe, and they’re not gonna stop! From Paris to Turkey, “we won the bloody lot!” Fans are still divided over Gibson’s speech, but Gibson continues to say that “I love my city! But I absolutely hate the people of Liverpool.” They can’t blame any of this on him! The second he got any success, the Scous turned their backs! When he made a name for himself around the world, the fans went online to say “Zack Gibson is a woolly back!” (For Americans, that’s Liverpudlian for someone who simply travels to Liverpool to work, and does not actually live there)
No one here can take Gibson’s success from him. No one here can stop the Grizzled Young Veterans. So Gibson will still represent Liverpool because no one else can! Gibson and Drake are the best tag team in the country, on this show and in the world, “SOON to be recognized as NXT UK Tag Team Champions!” Strong words following a strong showing, but will they prove it all at the end of the tournament?
NXT UK Media catches up with Mustache Mountain.
Trent Seven & Tyler Bate will meet Gallus’ Wolfgang & Mark Coffey in the NXT UK Tag Team Championship Tournament semifinals next week, how do they feel about that? Well the road to TakeOver: Blackpool begins and it returns to the Empress Ballroom. Before that, Gallus is a speed bump in their way. Everyone’s seen how Gallus has come to blows with Mustache Mountain, but the winners will get a title shot at Blackpool. Bate made it big back there, now Seven wants his moment alongside Bate. And they’ll be crowned the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions. “Let’s do this, mate.” Will these #BigStrongBoys prove too strong for Gallus? Or will Gallus prove to gallus for them?
Dave Mastiff VS Josh Morrell!
The Bomber of Black Country knows The Headmaster, Eddie Dennis, is watching, so he wants to show him something special. Will Mastiff make an example of this debuting young gun?
Wait, Eddie Dennis attacks Morrell at the stage! Dennis makes an example of Morrell first with a big scoop slam! Mastiff dares Dennis to try that on him, but Dennis says all in due time. Dennis grins as he leaves, but will Mastiff crush that smile off Dennis’ face soon enough?
No Contest
Joseph Conners speaks.
“In the NXT UK Landscape, we now have a Mod, a time-traveler, a luchador, all these shiny new toys. But even new toys have a shelf life.” The Righteous Killer knows, because two years ago, he was a shiny new toy. But now he’s battered, scratched and discarded. If he can’t be a new toy, he’ll just make sure the others end up as banged up as he is. Which new toy will Conners look to break first?
Mark Andrews VS Marcel Barthel!
The High-Fiving, Stage-Diving Welshman Rockstar wants to be part of the NXT UK Tag Team Championship scene with good friend, Flash Morgan Webster, but he’s not against trying singles competition, too. Will he be flying high against this debuting NXT crossover? Or will the second-generation German superstar say NEIN to Andrews’ success?
The bell rings and Andrews circles with Barthel. They tie up and the taller Barthel gets a chinbar. He brings Andrews to the mat with that, then shifts to a wristlock. Andrews gets up and moves around, but Barthel keeps him from ropes. Barthel whips then wrings Andrews into a grounded hammerlock. Barthel grinds in his elbows and forearms, but fans rally for Andrews. Andrews grabs Barthel in a headlock but Barthel maintains his hammerlock. Barthel headstands, to bridge through! Then he loops back around for the hammerlock. Fans applaud the technical savant, but Andrews still fights against the hold. They stand up but Barthel keeps hold of Andrews. Andrews rolls and handsprings to reverse the wristlock. He arm-drags Barthel around, but Barthel blocks the third. Barthel says “NEIN” but Andrews still gets that arm-drag on the other end.
Andrews runs and huricanranas Barthel to a corner! Barthel kicks back then throws hands and elbows. Fans sing for Barthel, and Barthel drags Andrews up. Barthel scoops but Andrews slips out. Things speed up and Andrews tilt-o-whirls, but into Barthel’s facebuster! Barthel adds a stiff knee, then covers! TWO, but Barthel gets Andrews with a headlock. Fans rally for both sides while Andrews endures the grind. Barthel grinds his knuckles in, too, but stops when the ref catches him. Andrews sits up and makes his way up, to fight out with elbows. Barthel throws Andrews down by his head! Fans duel as Barthel stalks Andrews and puts him in a corner. Barthel stomps a mudhole into Andrews then throws hands. The ref backs him off but Barthel hangs Andrews on the ropes.
Barthel runs and uses a basement dropkick to send Andrews out of the ring! Barthel stands on a corner to say “NEIN!” Andrews crawls back in but Barthel toys with him. Andrews hits back with body shots then forearms. Barthel throws Andrews at a corner and runs in for a BIG European Uppercut! Cover, TWO! Barthel is right on Andrews with another chinlock. Fans rally up as Barthel traps one of Andrews’ arms. Andrews feeds off the rally to fight his way up. Barthel again says “NEIN” and drags Andrews back down. Andrews endures and fights his way up again. Barthel shifts to a standing armlock, but Andrews rolls to a victory roll! TWO, “NEIN!” but CHOP from Andrews! Andrews bobs ‘n’ weaves and CHOPS more.
Andrews fires off forearms and chops but Barthel reverses the whip. Barthel swings but Andrews slides under to come back with an enziguri! Barthel goes to a corner as fans fire up. Andrews gets up and runs in for double knees. He keeps going to wheelbarrow victory roll, Stomp 182! Then the standing moonsault, but Barthel says “NEIN” as he rolls away. Andrews doesn’t mind, he takes aim and builds speed. Barthel continues to say “NEIN” as he runs around the corner. Andrews slides out to pursue, with a flying senton off the steel steps! Fans rally as Andrews puts Barthel back in. But Fabian Aichner appears! The Italian Tank has had his issues with the Welsh Airforce of Andrews and Webster, but the ref keeps him back. Andrews returns to Barthel, to get caught in a cradle! TWO!!
Barthel runs into an enziguri! Andrews runs out but into a tilt-o-whirl facebuster! Cover, TWO! Barthel is furious but he drags Andrews up. Suplex into Stun-Dog Millionaire! Andrews crawls to a corner but Aichner still looms nearby. Andrews aims at Barthel, Fall to Pieces FLOPS! Barthel puts Andrews on the apron, but gets a swing kick. Andrews springboards but Barthel trips him up! And Aichner gets a cheap shot knee behind the ref’s back! Aichner feeds Andrews to Barthel, and Barthel finishes Andrews with the fisherman back suplex, Landungsbrücken! Cover, Barthel wins!
Winner: Marcel Barthel, by pinfall
The German General can give the assist to the Italian Tank in getting an NXT UK debuting victory. But does this mean Aichner has found his ally in the war against the Welshmen? The handshake confirms! Will Aichner & Barthel win this war with Webster & Andrews?
NXT UK takes a look back at Toni Storm’s 2018.
The Lightning Down Under made it all the way to the Mae Young Classic Finals at WWE Evolution, and won against Genius of the Sky, Io Shirai! It was, in her words, the best experience of her life. Toni looked to continue her momentum into becoming the inaugural NXT UK Women’s Champinship, but it wasn’t meant to be. An injury during the crowning match against Rhea Ripley is what brought Toni down, and she would be on the outside looking in. However, Toni has recovered and wants a major opportunity in her NXT UK return! She’s getting her shot, but Rhea isn’t as happy about it. Rhea puts her title on the line tonight, but will she make it to Blackpool for a rematch with #ToniTime?
NXT UK Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley VS Deonna Purrazzo!
The Mosh Pit Kid ripped her way through the Mae Young Classic, too, but would lose to Io Shirai in the semifinals. So it was fitting that the NXT UK Women’s Championship Tournament Finals would be the match-up we didn’t get in Rhea VS Toni Storm. Rhea shocked even herself in that winning moment, but now she’s confident she’ll be the first, best and only champion of this Division. Will the Virtuosa prove her wrong? Or will Deonna be the first Yankee to be torn apart by the Riptide?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we begin! Rhea doesn’t take Deonna seriously at all, until Deonna bicycle boots her in the face! Deonna keeps on Rhea with clubbing forearms, but Rhea shoves her away. Deonna gets around Rhea but Rhea bucks her off. Rhea swings but Deonna speeds things up to tilt-o-whirl headscissors and arm-drag Rhea down! Deonna keeps Rhea down with an armlock, but Rhea fights back. Deonna flips Rhea over to go after the far arm. Rhea endures the arm torture and pries her way out. They stand and Rhea throws forearms. Rhea puts Deonna in a corner and clubs away but fans rally up. Rhea whips Deonna corner to corner but Deonna goes up then under, and uses a grapple feint to roll Rhea up! TWO, but Deonna snapmares Rhea to an arm wernch.
Fans chant “Woop Woop!” as Deonna ties Rhea up in a Paradise Lock! Deonna runs and dropkicks Rhea out of Paradise! Rhea rolls out of the ring as fans rally up. Deonna goes to the apron and kicks, but Rhea turns that into an Electric Chair. Rhea drops Deonna’s face on the apron, then throws her body into barriers. The ring count climbs past 5 but Rhea drags Deonna into the ring. Rhea covers, TWO! Deonna gasps for air but Rhea kicks her while she’s down. Rhea drags Deonna up to club and stomp her down. Rhea stands on Deonna’s back and flexes the guns while fans boo and jeer. The champ stomps and covers Deonna, TWO! Fans sing for Deonna but Rhea talks trash. Rhea drags Deonna up for a suplex, and then slams her! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up while Rhea kicks Deonna around.
Rhea puts Deonna in a body scissors and squeezes. Rhea slaps Deonna around but Deonna endures. Fans sing but Rhea cotinues to slap Deonna around. Deonna endures the squeeze, then turns it into a cover. ONE and Rhea thrashes Deonna around more. Fans rally and Deonna makes it another cover, ONE! Rhea throws forearms and grabs hair as she squeezes Deonna. Fans continue to “Woop woop!” as Deonna pries her way out. Deonna is out of the body scissors but Rhea rocks her with a right. Rhea grounds ‘n’ pounds with heavy forearms! Rhea slaps and scuffs Deonna while fans duel. She brings Deonna up and whips, but Deonna sunset flips! Rhea rolls through to boot Deonna down. Rhea grabs the legs for the hanging cloverleaf! Deonna endures as Rhea swings and thrashes her around!
Fans rally on both sides and Deonna drags herself over for a ropebreak! Rhea holds on until 4, then drops Deonna. Deonna shoves Rhea back, and dodges in a corner. Deonna blocks the boot into a throw, and covers Rhea. TWO, and Rhea dropkicks Deonna back down! Deonna bails out of the ring, but Rhea takes the time to pose. Rhea goes out to fetch Deonna. Rhea suplexes Deonna up but Deonna slips out to kick her back! Deonna leaps for an apron cannonball! Fans fire up with The Virtuosa as she puts Rhea in. Rhea staggers into a backbreaker and complete shot, into the Koji Klutch! Deonna has Rhea now, but Rhea reaches and crawls! Rhea shifts to a cover, TWO, and Deonna lets Rhea go. Deonna fires forearms but Rhea fires back. They brawl, then Deonna CHOPS! Deonna runs, but into a flapjack! Cover, TWO!
Rhea grows frustrated but she stalks Deonna to a corner. She clubs away then hoists Deonna to the top rope. Rhea climbs up to join her, but Deonna resists the superplex. Deonna fights back and then adjusts, sunset flip but Rhea holds ropes. Rhea punches at Deonna but gets buckles, Deonna hops back up for a SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women are down but the fans are fired up! Liverpool rallies as both women throw forearms. Rhea slaps Deonna, so Deonna fires off! Deonna gets Rhea with a snap exploder! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives to the shock of Deonna! Rhea gets to a corner and Deonna runs in. The ref counts and backs Deonna off, but Deonna comes back for more. Rhea uses that to send Deonna into buckles! Then pumphandle, Riptide! Cover, Rhea wins!!
Winner: Rhea Ripley, by pinfall; still NXT UK Women’s Champion
The Aussie with Attitude survives this challenge, but she’s not done with her challenger! Rhea boots Deonna off her feet, then stomps a mudhole in the corner. But here comes Toni Storm! Toni runs Rhea off, but this fight is coming for them both. With the Lightning back to 100%, will this championship rematch have a different result? Or will the Riptide strike twice?
My Thoughts:
The double dose continues, and it’s still pretty good. Good to see the official on-air announcement of NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool. With just over two weeks left, I’m still curious to see if they’ve got enough episodes for more of these double doses or if they’ll go to single episodes now so that the go-home is episode 22. That will go a long way to determining how the NXT UK Tag Team Championship Tournament will be displayed. If we’re getting one semifinal match an episode, it might be best to drag it out so that it isn’t all wrapped up in one week. We are given one semifinal in Mustache Mountain VS Gallus, and I’d imagine Grizzled Young Veterans is part of the other. It’s a bit different than what I was thinking, but I guess it’ll be Mustache Mountain VS GYV in TakeOver: Blackpool’s tag title finals.
There are many options for facing Gibson & Drake in the second semifinal match. Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone get their first win in a good match with Jack Starz & Tucker. Sadly this looks to be Tucker’s last on-air match as we know he was recently released. Tucker was only being used as a midcard star so hopefully he’ll get better play in whatever other promotion(s) he wrestles in. Huxley is pretty popular with UK fans as “Tarzan Jesus”, maybe he and T-Bone can at least make a Tweener go of it against Gibson & Drake. Gibson’s “guide” to Liverpool and his speech after GYV’s match with the UK Zoo of Boar and Primate really help him be a top Heel in the UK Division. However, I still feel like Mustache Mountain will be the inaugural tag champs because of how insanely over they are.
Aichner joining forces with Barthel is pretty good, they’re both bigger than Andrews and Webster, and they can have a tag team blow-off separate from the tag title tournament and it’ll still be good. Aside from Gallus, the winner of that feud could also be a contender to whoever has the titles after Blackpool. In the singles title race, Devlin continues to win, as does Joe Coffey, as both have great matches this week. I’m still hoping we end up with a Triple Threat, because that may be the only way for Dunne to ever lose that title. Dennis VS Mastiff II will be part of TakeOver: Blackpool, I’m sure, and that build is getting to the point where I think they should try a No Disqualification stipulation because Eddie Dennis looks like the kind who would get DQ’d on purpose.
The Women’s Division is taking the spotlight here, and it’s really good. Jinny wants a feud with Isla Dawn and they’ll make for a good unofficial contender’s match. Rhea Ripley makes good strides in being the top UK Women’s Heel with her attitude and demanding a different challenger first. Rhea VS Deonna was a solid match, Deonna is a solid worker, but perhaps NXT UK isn’t the place for an American to get her first singles title. Toni VS Rhea II is going to be great, and could be the match to steal the show just on character work that Rhea is able to already provide at a high level. Obviously Rhea’s inaugural reign was meant to be longer but the double doses skew the length. But no matter what, she’s already made history and losing to Toni at Blackpool won’t hurt her.
My Score: Episode 19 – 8.4/10; Episode 20 – 8.5/10
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Will Swerve’s House rumble, bad man, rumble?
While Swerve Strickland has Death Riders and Hangman Page on the brain, he has Shane Taylor in the ring! Will Swerve still be AEW’s Most Dangerous?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta VS AR Fox; Moxley wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido VS Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita & FTR; Kyle, Konosuke & FTR win.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Swerve wins.
- Mixed Six Tag: Holo.grm, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale VS #MXMTV; Hologram, Briscoe & Willow win.
- JetSpeed VS The Gates of Agony; JetSpeed wins.
- 8 Woman Tag: Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay VS Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Athena, Thekla, Bayne & Ford win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Stokely Hathaway, FTR & #ProtoShita speak.
#BigStoke says after what happened on Wednesday was a complete and utter embarrassment, and they all vowed to never let it happen again. Now that Cash Wheeler is back, FTR is complete, and they have #ProtoShita with them! Tonight, they will win! Stokely clearly has confidence enough for all five of them, but will it really go their way? Or will Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido make sure tonight happens just like it did in Mexico City?
Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta VS AR Fox!
The Maniac feels the walls closing in as we move closer to All In, but an animal is only more dangerous once it is cornered. Will Moxley ruin the Whole Fox’n Show? Or can Fox take down Mox?
The bell rings and Fox DROPKICKS Mox! Fox fires off on Mox in the corner, the ref counts, and Mox shoves Fox away. Fox comes back to LARIAT but Mox stays up. The fans rally for Fox and he LARIATS, but then Mox takes a swing! Fox goes matrix and comes back to ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and Fox runs in at the corner, A-LIST LARIAT! Fox shoves Moxley to then climb up the corner, FLYING- FOREARM from Moxley! Mox’s antiair takes Fox down and the fans boo. Moxley drags Fox up for an X-PLEX! Fox writhes, Moxley stomps him, and then Moxley brings Fox to the ropes. Moxley puts Fox through the ropes to bend him!
The ref counts, Moxley CLUBS Fox down, and then Moxley storms out after Fox. The fans rally for Fox but Mox CHOPS! Fox hits back, Moxley hits again, and repeat! the fans rally but Moxley BITES Fox on the face! The fans boo but Moxley DECKS Fox! Moxley talks trash, drags Fox up, and he puts Fox in the ring. Fox KICKS Moxley in the ropes! Then DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up and Mox flops back. Fox runs to BLACK HOLE STOMP! The fans fire up while Moxley falls to the floor! Fox goes up the corner to MOONSAULT ATTACK! Seattle is loving this as Fox puts Moxley back in the ring.
Fox shouts at Yuta to move, then Fox climbs. But then Yuta trips Fox up, all behind the ref’s back! Moxley climbs up and he CLAWS Fox’s back! The fans boo and the ref counts, but Moxley TWISTS Fox’s ear, then BITES it! The fans boo more, the ref reprimands again, but Moxley has a KATAGATAME up top! Moxley then hits a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! But now to the CROSSFACE! The fans rally as Fox endures, but Moxley twists him around and thrashes the hold! Then he rolls to have Fox in an INVERTED RINGS OF SATURN! Fox fights around, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, the fans cheer, and Moxley lets go at 4.
Moxley glares at the ref, then goes back for Fox. Moxley KICKS! Fox frowns at him and eggs him on! The fans fire up as Moxley KICKS, but Fox still eggs him on! Moxley BOOTS, runs, and KICKS, but Fox blocks! The fans fire up and Fox says F Mox! But Mox KICKS back! Fox PELES and Moxley falls out! The fans fire up and Fox FLIES! Down goes Moxley! Fox puts Moxley in, he BOOTS Yuta for getting too close, then he SUPERKICKS! BUZZSAWS! But Moxley ducks the heel kick, only to get a BASEMENT CUTTER! Fox fire sup, runs and BOOTS Moxley! Then snapmare roll and CUTTER! Moxley staggers up, but he LARIATS Fox down!
The fans boo but Moxley drags Fox back up. GOTCH HOLD PILEDRIVER! Moxley then rains down forearms on Fox’s head! Fox can’t guard anymore, and Moxley puts on the REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Fox is OUT, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission
The fans boo, especially as Moxley doesn’t stop! Moxley lets go, but they’re still not done as he and Yuta mug Fox! The fans boo but Moxley gets a mic to call out Hangman Page. This guy, this cowboy, Moxley has been watching him piss away his opportunities for years! Moxley’s been watching Hangman piss away his God-given gifts for years! And Moxley doesn’t have the same patience as the fans do for their cowboy! Moxley is sick of waiting for Hangman to get his act together. Moxley is sick of this crybaby cowboy’s crap! The fans boo more, but Moxley says this is a tough sport and a tough business. So on July 12th at All In, Moxley will run the Hangman outta this sport for good!
The fans boo even more, but Moxley tells Hangman he can just go back to counting chickens or whatever it is he does, because this business is NOT for him! The Maniac has given his warning, but is it all bluster knowing Hangman isn’t around? Or will nothing and no one stop the reign of terror?
Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido speak.
The AEW TNT Champion says Grand Slam: Mexico was one for the ages. Not just for him but for Bandido, for Danny, that was a great night. They wish Roddy was there, but tonight, they keep the party going with an 8 Man Tag. Tonight, AEW Collision is back on TNT, and the TNT Champion says there is nothing sweeter than their team getting a victory. And that is Undisputed! That match is next, will it be all about the BOOM here in Seattle?
8 Man Tag: Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido VS Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita & FTR!
The bell rings and the teams sort out. Bandido starts against Dax Harwood and they circle. The fans rally, but Stoke distracts the ref so that Konosuke can pull Bandido in, and then the whole team mugs the Most Wanted! Dax bumps Bandido off buckles, CHOPS him, then stands him up again. Dax whips corner to corner, runs in, btu Bandido goes up and over. Dax runs Bandido over, things keep moving, and Bandido hurdles. Bandido slips through a scoop to DROPKICK Dax! The fans fire up, Cash steps in but Bandido backs him off. Dax goes to an open corner, Bandido is on him with a CHOP of his own!
The fans cheer and Bandido wrenches to a wristlock. Dax flails but Roddy tags in. Roddy KNEES Dax low, wrenches again, but Dax DECKS him! Dax tags The Alpha and they mug Roddy. Konosuke ROCKS Roddy again and again, then CHOPS! Konosuke whips, Roddy reverses, but Konosuke TAKESHITA LINES! Konosuke taunts Roddy’s team, then brings Roddy over to tag Kyle. The Don Callis Family boys mug Roddy, then Kyle fires hands. The ref counts, then he backs Kyle off. Kyle runs back up, but into a BOOT! Roddy CALF KICKS Kyle then tags in Garcia! Garcia fires hands on Kyle and he CHOPS!
Garcia whips, Kyle reverses, but Garcia ducks ‘n’ dodges to LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up for Red Death, and he LARIATS Kyle in a corner! Garcia rains down fists, goes to nine to then wind it up, and TEN! The fans cheer and Garcia whips, but Kyle reverses. Dax gets a cheap shot in but Garcia DECKS him, DECKS Konosuke, and DECKS Cash! But Kyle GAMANGIRIS! Kyle rains down fists, the fans boo, but Kyle tags Dax. Dax snap suplexes Garcia to then drop a leg, drop an elbow, and drop a HEADBUTT! Cash says look at the ‘stache! The fans boo but Dax covers, TWO! Dax chinlocks and he grinds Garcia down.
Garcia endures and the fans rally up. Garcia rises, fires body shots, but Dax CHOPS! Dax headlocks, but Garcia hits a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Garcia crawls, hot tag to Bandido! Bandido rallies on Dax, DECKS him, then he DROPKICKS Konosuke! Kyle storms in but Bandido dodges to tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Cash is back, Bandido dodges and scoops to BACKBREAKER! Dax is up, Bandido fires hands on him, then a SUPERKICK! Cash runs up but Bandido TOSSES him out onto Dax! The fans fire up and Bandido builds speed, to DIVE! But FTR catch him, and DOUBLE ATOMIC SLAM onto the desk!
The fans boo but Cash mocks the finger guns while Collision goes picture in picture.
Stokely talks trash on Bandido, and Dax sits Bandido up so he can rain down fists! Cash taunts Bandido’s team, the ref keeps the peace, and Dax drags Bandido up into the ring. Dax tags Cash, then SMACKS Bandido off Cash’s boots! Cash mocks Bandido more, then drags him up by his mask. Cash CHOPS Bandido down! Cash UPPERCUTS, Bandido goes to the corner, and Cash UPPERCUTS again! Cash tags Konosuke, they mug Bandido, and Konosuke CLUBS Bandido down. Konosuke drags Bandido around, scoops and SLAMS him down, then tags Kyle. ProtoShita puts Bandido in a corner, whips corner to corner, then they DOUBLE BOOT!
Bandido flops over and Kyle flexes while he soaks up heat. Dax joins in, then Kyle stomps away on Bandido. Kyle drags Bandido over, tags Dax, and they mug Bandido. Dax hoists Bandido up top, CHOPS him, then ROCKS him! Bandido fires back, Dax CHOPS, and they continue to brawl as Dax climbs. Dax CLAWS Bandido’s eyes, Collision returns to single picture, and Seattle rallies for Bandido. Bandido fires body shots, then a CHOP! Dax falls and the fans fire up! Bandido stands to TORNILLO ATTACK! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and they crawl, hot tags to Kyle and Cole! Cole dodges Kyle to BLAST Konosuke & Cash!
Kyle runs up but Cole ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! And then LARIATS him! Cole rallies on Kyle, BOOTS him down, and the fans fire up! Cole fireman’s carries, Kyle slips free, but Cole breaks free to PELE! BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Cole is right on him. Tag to Roddy and Paragon works together. Kyle slips free, shoves Roddy at Cole, tag to Dax! Cole SUPERKICKS Kyle, Dax ROCKS Cole! Roddy ROCKS Dax and suplexes, but Dax slips free! Dax waistlocks, Roddy switches, but Dax switches back. Roddy switches again to ANGLE SLAM! Konosuke runs in but Garcia intercepts with a BOOT!
Garcia LARIATS Konosuke and himself out! Roddy gives Dax a GUT BUSTER DROP! Cole adds a SHINING WIZARD! Roddy covers, Cash breaks it! The fans boo but Cash knows that was in time! Roddy drags Dax up, puts him in a corner, and he hoists Dax up. Cash runs in, Roddy ELBOWS Cash, but Dax ROCKS Roddy! Dax puts Roddy up top and CHOPS! Dax climbs, Cash also climbs, and we get a SUPERPLEX for the Power! DIVING SPLASH for the Glory! But Bandido FROG SPLASHES Cash! Konosuke POWER DRIVE KNEES Bandido! Garcia spins Konosuke around to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Kyle scoops Garcia for a MICHINOKU DRIVER!
Cole and Kyle run up, DOUBLE FORFEARMS! DOUBLE BOOTS! Cole blocks a kick to SUPERKICK! Only to run into a LARIAT! Kyle hauls Cole back up, but Cole suplexes! GHOST BUSTER! All eight men are down and the fans are thunderous! The teams regroup while the fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this the opener. The eight men stare down, and then it explodes into a brawl! The fans fire up as Cole has Kyle, Garcia has Cash, Roddy has Dax and Bandido has Konosuke! Things go to the corners, then Cole TOSSES Kyle! Garcia TOSSES Konosuke! Cash TOSSES Garcia, then Cash CLUBS Roddy!
Cash & Dax double whip Roddy, but Cole SUPERKICKS Cash! No Shatter Machine here! Kyle SUPERKICKS COle! Bandido SUPER MOONSAULTS onto Konosuke! Roddy saves Cole from a brainbuster! Roddy fireman’s carries Dax but Dax fights free! Dax CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Cash si back, FTR double whip, but Roddy slips around to shove Dax into Cash! Kyle SUPERKICKS Roddy into SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, #DCFTR wins!!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher & FTR, by pinfall
The Don Callis Family and FTR make for a winning combination tonight, and Stokely says he called it! But they’re not done, they keep on beating up Roddy, Cole, Garcia and Bandido! The fans boo but there’s no one to stop them! And then Cash calls for reinforcements? Cash & Dax set Bandido up, but wait! THE OUTRUNNERS rush out here! Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd are here as backup for Bandido! FTR & ProtoShita get outta there, but will there be a receipt coming there way?
PROGRAMMING NOTE!
Collision may have returned to Saturday tonight, but next week will be a special Thursday Night Collision! Make sure your DVRs are set properly so you don’t miss the action!
Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay speak.
Tay Melo tells Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford that they know what happened last time. Tonight is round two! And Anna adds that there are so many more ways they wanna hurt them. The One True African Queen says Thekla may have won, but she knows she got hit hard, huh? She ain’t seen nothing yet! And La Mera Mera reminds Athena that she’s coming for that ROH Women’s World Championship. Tonight, she takes Athena’s head!
Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford speak.
The Fallen Goddess thanks the Toxic Spider, Megasus & Superbad Girl for accepting the invitation. But even then, Athena still doesn’t like crazy spider lady, still doesn’t like Ford, and is still bigger and badder than Megan. But tonight, it’s ATHENA Elite Wrestling! So let’s get it together, girls, so Athena can have her moment. And if they do, they can be her Minions. Ford keeps Megan from storming up on Athena, but can these war goddesses hold it together to be victorious?
AEW shares footage from after Grand Slam: Mexico.
Renee Paquette was with the NEW CMLL Women’s World Champion, Mercedes Mone, and says what a huge night. Another history making moment as she is now #SixBeltsMone! Mone says damn straight! Unfortunately, not everyone was in the mood for celebrating… Toni Storm rained on her parade a bit. Mone tells Toni, “You think you’re gonna play mind games with me? Well, I am the master of any game! So bring it! Tonight’s win was just a preview for what’s to come at All In: Texas. Toni, you call yourself ‘Timeless?’ Well, I’m iconic! I’m Six Belts Mone! The Conversation, the Blueprint, The C E O!”
And the Money Train is on a roll! Toni’s time is ticking, and it is almost up. See you in Texas, b*tch! Mone rolls on, but will she have lucky number seven? Or will the AEW Women’s World Championship be the one prize she doesn’t get to have?
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Realest may have a house, but Big Bad Shaney T. Boy has an entire promotion! And while this is Swerve’s homecoming to Washington, will he have homefield advantage? Or will Shane show him how to rumble, bad man, rumble?
The bell rings and the two circle. Shane swings, Swerve dodges to waistlock, but then Swerve avoids the elbow. Shane stops the Eddy Gordo Rana, brings Swerve up to back suplex, but Swerve lands out. Shane blocks a boot, Swerve reels him in and sunset flips, but Shane stays up! Swerve avoids the fist drop to SHOVE Shane out of the ring! Swerve builds speed, but then just hits the Griddy! The fans cheer, STP is upset, and Bravo says he’s got money riding on this. Shane storms into the ring to circle with Swerve. Swerve bobs ‘n’ weaves to avoid the shots, but Shane stops the wrench. Shane blocks the whip, too, but then Swerve BOOTS him!
The fans cheer, Swerve eggs Shane on, and the two reset. They feel things out, Shane fires hands, and wait, Nana is gambling with the Infantry? Shane DECKS Swerve, his odds might’ve just gone up! Shane drags Swerve up on the apron and Bravo wants Tony Schiavone to get in on this? Shane lifts Swerve, Swerve fights free, and he slips under! The Infantry freaks out as Swerve pulls on Shane, but Shane grabs Swerve to SLAM him off the apron! Then he APRON SPLASHES! The fans boo while Swerve falls, and Shane claims it’s HIS house now! The fans boo more while Collision goes picture in picture.
The Infantry mockingly offer Swerve some money, but Shane drags Swerve up to HEADBUTT him! Shane puts Swerve in the ring, tells Nana he’s about to lose more money on this, and then goes into the ring. Shane clamps onto Swerve with a chinlock and he grinds Swerve down. Swerve endures and Nana rallies the fans. Swerve fights up, fires body shots, then he KNEES Shane low! Shane ROCKS Swerve with a left! Then SAIDOS! Swerve staggers over to ropes, Shane storms up on him, and Shane CHOKES Swerve by standing on him! The ref counts, Shane backs off, and Swerve goes to the corner. Shane storms up to Swerve again while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Shane has Swerve in a corner to talk trash, then he runs up, only for Swerve to dodge! Swerve then wraps Shane’s arm around ropes, CLUBS away on the shoulder, and runs side to side for a DROPKICK to the arm! The fans fire up and Swerve dropkicks the legs out! Swerve drops a KNEE on the arm, then runs to KNEE Shane down! Cover, TWO! Shane is tougher than that but Swerve stays focused. Nana says it’s over for STP now! Swerve KICKS the bad arm, and the fans cheer for “DEFY! DEFY!” Swerve runs up, Shane shoves him to the corner but Swerve comes back, only for Shane to HEADBUTT!
Shane URENAGES Swerve down, but that was the bad arm! Shane runs, SPLASHES DOWN into an armbar! Swerve has Shane caught and he even HAMMERS Shane’s head! Shane endures, fights back up, and he powers out! Shane KNEES Swerve down! Cover, TWO! Swerve survives and Shane grows frustrated. Swerve goes to a corner, Shane says time to bet it all! Shane goes up the corner, the fans fire up, and Swerve ROCKS Shane first! Swerve throws more hands, then he goes up to get Shane for a SUPER DUPER BACK SUPLEX! The fans are thunderous and Swerve is feeling it! Shane flounders to the apron, but Swerve fires hands!
The fans rally, Swerve runs and returns, but into Shane’s grip! Swerve KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Shane drapes over the ropes and Swerve BOOTS him! Swerve goes up, takes aim, APRON KILL STOMPS!! The fans are thunderous again and Swerve steps inside. But the Infantry gets all up in Nana’s face! Swerve FLIES out onto the Infantry! And then a HOUSE CALL for Shane!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
Swerve finally has his 50th singles win here in AEW, and Nana rakes in the dough! Having green is nice, but will Swerve find himself aimed at gold again?
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing… Timeless Toni Storm.
Seattle cheers as Toni Noir stands on stage. “Mercedes Mone…” The fans boo that name. “I am disappointed in you. Three weeks ago, you shook my hand and said we would have the biggest women’s match of all time. And since then, you have been eating steak, playing on your telephone, and trying to kiss me. And now, you are still in Mexico because you have won yet another title.” The fans boo that, too. “Is that all I am to you? Is that all this is to you? Another trophy for your shelf? Another toy for your collection? Now, I want to say this as nicely as possible. Mercedes, I am not some other mother-effer.
“I am TIMELESS Toni Storm! I am the AEW Women’s World Champion! And if you make one false move, I am going to eat you alive!” The fans cheer that! “I demand your best, Mercedes, because that is what you are. One day, my reign will be over.” The fans don’t like the sound of that, but Toni says there is no one more deserving than Mone. “The day I met you, I knew what you were destined to be. You were the first woman to wrestle at Madison Square Garden, the Tokyo Dome, Wembley Stadium AND Arena Mexico… But I was the last woman to wrestle at the Wodonga Sports & Leisure Center before it got closed down for a cockroach infestation.”
The fans cheer that last part, and Toni says she sincerely believes that Mone is the greatest of all time. Toni is not, nor was she ever meant to be. For she is a “manic, neurotic, erotic, sexually questionable, consistently sweating, bottom heavy, transatlantic whore!” The fans still cheer for her, and Toni says when this belt is upon her bosom, she makes magic happen! So unless Mone plans on pulling a rabbit out of her ass, Toni highly doubts Mone can say the same! At All In, in front of the entire world, and all those little girls watching at home, Mone will look Toni in the eye, and she will realize that Toni only has to beat Mone while Mone will have to KILL Toni!
The fans cheer Toni as the spotlight fades out to black. Will All In: Texas be yet another instant classic in Toni’s already timeless career?
Mixed Six Tag: Holo.grm, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale VS #MXMTV!
Undefeated at 25-0 and now 4 million Pesos richer, the futuristic luchador now conglomerates with the Sussex County Chicken and the Babe with the Power! But will this change in the line up keep things fresh against Mansoor, Mason Madden y Taya Valkyrie? Or will MXM TV serve Hologram his first taste of bitter defeat?
The trios sort out and it is ladies first as Willow circles with Taya. They tie up, Taya waistlocks and shoves, then she soaks up the heat while she struts. Willow kicks Taya in the butt! Taya gets mad, runs up on Willow, but Willow LARIATS her down! Then Willow struts, and shakes them hips! Taya gets up, Willow waistlocks and shoves her to the corner. Taya dodges, stomps away, but the ref counts. Taya stops at 4, whips corner to corner, but Willow cartwheels! Willow comes back to CLOBBER Taya, then she runs to SPLASH! Cover, ONE! Willow tags Hologram and Taya tags Mason! Hologram and Mason tie up, and Mason THROWS Hologram!
The fans boo but MXM celebrates like they did something. Mason swings on Briscoe & Willow but they both get clear. The fans boo Mason but Hologram DROPKICKS Mason! The fans fire up and Hologram runs in again. Mason puts Hologram on the apron, but Hologram RAMS low and GAMANGIRIS high! Hologram goes up, up, and springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! Mason tumbles out but Mansoor runs in, only for Hologram to kick and whip. Mansoor reverses, Hologram handsprings but Mansoor dodges! Mansoor runs up, Hologram dodges and tilt-o-whirl RANAS! The fans fire up and Mansoor bails out!
Hologram builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Wait, Mason gets Hologram for a BLACK HOLE SLAM on the floor! The fans boo but MXM TV cheers while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mason drags Hologram up, puts him back in the ring, and Johnny TV taunts Briscoe & Willow. Mason drags Hologram back out so he can CLUB him down. The ref reprimands, Mason drags Hologram back up and SMACKS him off the apron. And then throws him into railing! Taya soaks up the heat while she vogues, and Mason refreshes the ring count. That just lets Mr. & Mrs. TV stomp away on Hologram! They stop as Mason goes back out to fetch Hologram. Willow & Briscoe back the rest of them off while Hologram is in the ring. Mansoor tags in, he whips for Mason to scoop, and they CAT WALK LEG DROP! Cover, TWO!
Mansoor keeps Hologram down with a Camel Clutch, but Hologram endures. Mansoor stomps away on Hologram into the corner, but stops as the ref counts. Mason gets a cheap shot in while Mansoor argues with the ref! Johnny does, too! Mansoor drags Hologram to an ELBOW DROP, then covers, TWO! Mansoor drags Hologram over, tags Mason, and Mansoor holds Hologram down for Mason to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Mason drags Hologram back up, throat chops him, then tags Taya. Taya mugs Hologram with Mansoor’s help, then tags Mansoor. The ref reprimand but Mansoor stomps Hologram around.
Collision returns to single picture and Mason tags in. Mason sets up at the ropes, and Mansoor CATAPULTS Hologram into the hips! The Mahogany Hunk poses, Johnny joins in, but the fans boo. The ref reprimands and Hologram hops off the apron. Mansoor & Mason mug Hologram again, then they whip, but Hologram tilt-o-whirl DDTS! The fans fire up, Mansoor back suplexes, but Hologram lands out! He dodges Mansoor, hot tag to Briscoe! The Chicken rallies on MXM with CHOPS and forearms on repeat! The fans fire up as Briscoe fires off on Mansoor! Mason waistlocks but Briscoe BOOTS Mansoor and PELES Mason!
The fans fire up with Briscoe, he ducks a kick then blocks a kick to FLIP Mansoor! And SHOTEI! The fans fire up but here comes Mason! Briscoe DUMPS Mason out, then builds speed! Briscoe WRECKS Mason with a dropkick! The fans fire up more and Briscoe takes aim! Taya distracts the ref and Johnny anchors Briscoe’s foot! Mansoor goes up the corner to BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK! Hologram runs in, hammerlocks, snapmares, then SPANISH FLIES! But Taya is up top to FLYING RANA Hologram! Willow storms in while Taya fires up, and Willow whips Taya for a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up but Mansoor grabs Willow’s hair!
The fans boo but Briscoe steps in and spins Mansoor around! REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Willow adds a POUNCE~! PERIOD! Hologram hurries in and torture racks, spin and spin and spin, for the PORTAL BOMB!! Briscoe BOOTS Mason off the apron, Hologram SUPERKICKS Johnny! Hologram & Briscoe build speed and DOUBLE FLY! Down go Johnny & Mason! The fans fire up as Briscoe climbs, FROGGY-BOW! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: Hologram, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
New amigos but still undefeated, Hologram is feeling what it’s like to conglomerate! Will nothing stop them from building momentum towards title opportunities?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with The Galaxy’s Greatest and brings up the big win for Willow’s team. Kris asks if they’re really doing this. Every single week! Yes, everyone loves Willow. But when is Kris going to get a chance? In the All-Star 8 Woman Tag? Uh, uh, didn’t think so. So if you think she’s going to stand here and talk about how important everyone else is, you’re dead wrong! But then Yuta walks over and says he hates to say he told her so… Kris tells Yuta to shut his grimy little mouth! She knows who he is and what this is! If he thinks she wants any part of this, get out of her face! Yuta tries to talk her down but Kris SHOVES him down! And then Moxley steps in.
Moxley picks up Kris’ phone for her, but tells her to never, ever, let anyone else tell you who you are or what you’re worth. Moxley hands Kris her phone, and Kris is rather shaken. But did Moxley just encourage someone? And will Kris Statlander follow his advice to go out and take what she deserves?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
Schiavone asks Seattle to please welcome… Don Callis. The fans boo as The Jackal walks out here, accompanied by Josh Alexander & Lance Archer. They join Schiavone in the ring and Callis stops Schiavone already. He has a very special announcement! He would like to introduce to us the greatest wrestler in the history of Japan! Better than Rikidozan, than Inoki, than Muta, than Tanahashi… the NEWEST member of the Don Callis Family, the Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada! The fans boo even more as the Continental Champion makes his way out to the ring. Okada shakes hands with Callis, and Callis interrupts Schiavone again.
Callis says that he and Okada would like to show everyone some very special footage. Roll the tape! The tape is of course the last time we saw these two, and the horrible trap they had set for Kenny Omega. Schiavone says that was one of the most despicable things in wrestling history! Callis says you can almost smell the diverticulitis coming outta Omega’s mouth! Schiavone says how dare Callis laugh at someone coughing up blood! What is wrong with him!? Callis says he is sick and tired of Schiavone coming out here and talking bad about him and Okada and the Callis Family, “like the sleezy feline that you are!”
But Callis and his family are here to talk about Kenny Omega! “Kenny, how does it feel to know that your greatest opponent, Okada, and the man who knows all your weaknesses, Don Callis, have teamed up against you?! I know, Kenny, you’re laying in a hospital bed right now…” The fans tell Callis to STFU but Callis just talks louder. Omega surely has tubes coming outta his guts, with a colostomy bag hanging out the side! Omega won’t even make it to All In! But IF Omega does make it there, and wrestles the greatest wrestler in the history of Japan, then Omega needs to know that he will truly be alone.
Omega destroyed his friendship with the Young Bucks, with Callis, and is alone in this world with not even one friend left! But then out steps Mark Briscoe! The fans cheer as The Chicken tells Callis, “My Lord, would you PLEASE shut the hell up!? You sound stupid, you weird lookin’ bastard! You say Kenny has no friends? Well sheesh, I’ll be damned, I’m his friend! But y’know what? I’m not his only friend.” Because KOTA IBUSHI IS HERE! The fans go nuts seeing the Golden Star return to AEW! Archer rushes them, but Briscoe attacks first! That lets Ibushi strut right up to the Walking Weapon in the ring!
The fans fire up as Ibushi dodges Alexander, then fires off a strike fest! Alexander ducks a kick, Ibushi ducks the rolling elbow, and Ibushi ROUNDHOUSES Alexander down! The fans fire up while Callis freaks out, but now Ibushi and Okada are alone in the ring. The fans go nuts already as Golden Star and Rainmaker stare down. Okada fires a forearm, but Ibushi fires back! Okada UPPERCUTS, but Ibushi fires off a strike fest! SOBAT and ROUNDHOUSE! Okada falls and he scurries out of the ring! Callis is there, and he gets his new moneymaker outta there! Will Ibushi make sure Omega gets a fair shake in Texas?
Collision returns to a brawl!
Apparently, the Workhorsemen got into it with Big Bill & Bryan Keith in the back, and now it has spilled out to ringside! JD Drake & Anthony Henry have the advantage as they use chairs on the Redwood & Bad Apple! Henry sits Keith in a corner of the railing, then runs around the way! But Bill BOOTS him down! The fans are fired up, but then Drake CLUBS Bill! But Keith SMACKS Drake with a chair! Keith shouts for Bill to get ’em! Bill stands Drake up, SMACKS him off steel steps, then Keith SMACKS Drake off steps! And repeat! Keith stomps Henry, SMACKS Drake off steps, and then Bill SMACKS Drake off steps!
Henry shields Drake but that just gets him a CLUBBING forearm! Keith sets chairs up together, Bill SMACKS Henry off steps, and Keith has Bill haul Henry up. Bill gives Henry a SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM onto the chairs!! Henry falls in a heap with all that steel, and Bill wants a mic! Wait, now Christian Cage wants to be out here? The fans are fired up either way as Captain Charisma leads The Patriarchy out here. “Seattle… Sit down and shut your mouths while I conduct my business!” The fans boo instead. Christian says they know it and he knows it. The only good things to ever come outta Washington are Mother Shayna and Nick Wayne! So again, show some damn respect!
The fans boo more, and Christian tells Bill & Keith that Christian likes a good backstage brawl as much as the next guy. But when it spills out to ringside and takes away from his air time, then he has a problem. Especially when he was coming out here to make a huge announcement. But hey, maybe they should stand there and listen with the rest of these “sweat hogs,” because this is a pretty damn good announcement. Now, it is no secret that these past couple months, his son, Nick Wayne, has been wrestling at a godlike pace! The fans cheer for Nick, but Christian tells them to shut their mouths while he’s talking!
But believe him when he tells you, that has everything to do with Christian’s guidance. Yet, there are still those who have the audacity to mistake friction for building toughness. But the proof speaks for itself! Nick stands here as the youngest champion this company has ever seen! So why stop there? Why not keep going? Why not make more history? Time for Christian’s son to walk beside him instead of behind him! Time he and Nick embark on a journey that takes them to the top! That sees them become the first-ever father-and-son AEW World Tag Team Champions! The fans are torn on that, but Nick smiles as Christian pats him on the shoulder.
Bill says, “Sorry, did you say that that is your son? Maybe your adopted son. Because if all the things that I’ve heard about Mama Wayne are true… That kid’s real father could be literally anybody. It could be that guy right there! Or what about that guy right there? Oh, oh, wait a second, dead ringer! Dead ringer! Oh my God, that could be your father right there! There he is!” The fans cheer but Bill says if they don’t like what he is saying, then how about Christian come down to the ring to do this right here. Christian says first of all, there is nothing of the sort happening here in Seattle. The fans boo and he asks if they wanna see it.
Well, here’s a question, Big Bill. Is that you talking or is that the bottle talking? Did he fall off the wagon this weekend? Go on a bit of a bender? Maybe he fried too many braincells because he clearly doesn’t know who he’s talking to. Bill doesn’t call the shots, Christian does! He is the Patriarch and this is his Patriarchy! He IS the Face of TNT now and forever! The fans boo but The Patriarchy steps away. Will Bill & Keith take them down all the same?
AEW shares footage from after Summer Blockbuster.
Anthony Bowens was in a bad mood but Billy Gunn wanted to talk things out. Lexy Nair caught up with them first and Billy has “Brittney Spears” hold on. In Lexy’s defense, that outfit really is classic Brittney. But anyway, Daddy Ass tells Bowens it will be a struggle. Bowens says Billy is supposed to be helping him get better. Does he want Bowens to end up like Max Caster? Billy says he got hit in the face by Lance Archer! Well, that’s not on Bowens. They need to get their act together, because Bowens is the Pride of Pro-Wrestling, he needs to climb the ladder in AEW, and he needs to win. Billy says he knows that. What can Daddy Ass do to help Bowens finally hit some homeruns?
Ricochet is here!
The One & Only still wants to assemble a dream team that can help him achieve his dreams, but he rejected Blake Christian & Lee Johnson, the only guys who actually came to see him about it. Is he thinking of recruiting someone from this next match?
JetSpeed VS The Gates of Agony!
Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey have been plotting their own course to titles, namely the AEW World Tag Team Championships. They need to prove themselves to the Hurt Syndicate, can they do that here in Seattle? Or will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona slam the gates shut on those flight plans?
The bell rings and Speedball starts against Kaun. The fans rally, Kaun rushes up but Bailey dodges. Bailey headlocks, Kaun powers up and out and he RUNS Bailey over! Bailey kips up, then dodges Kaun and hurdles over. Bailey drops down, DROPKICKS Kaun, but Liona tags in and CLOBBERS Bailey! Ricochet vents about losing out on the 4 million Pesos, he blames Lio Rush, and he crosses off CRU as candidates for his crew. Liona TOSSES Bailey to a corner, fires fast hands, but the ref counts. Liona steps on Bailey, steps off, and then drags Bailey up. Tag to Kaun and the Gates double whip. They DOUBLE HIP TOSS, but Bailey lands through!
Bailey dodges lariats and hot tags Knight! The fans fire up as Knight springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Kaun! Liona runs up, Knight dodges, but Liona blocks the arm-drag! Liona YANKS Knight up but Knight DROPKICKS Liona out! The fans fire up with Knight, and he scoops Kaun to SLAM! But Liona grabs Knight by his hair! Knight PELES Liona, then says “TOO FLY!” UFO SPLASH but onto knees! Kaun turns things around, Ricochet says that’s smart. Kaun whips Knight into railing, into the apron, and back into railing! Kaun then brings KNight all the way around to send into the LED barriers!
The fans boo but Ricochet applauds. Bailey aims at Kaun and PLANCHAS, but Liona BLASTS Bailey outta the air! Ricochet likes that even more! He applauds, Liona pats Ricochet on the shoulder, and the Gates go back to the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The Gates soak up heat, then Kaun puts Knight in the ring. Liona is there to CLOBBER Knight and cover, TWO! Liona drags Knight into a shoulder claw! Knight endures as Liona leans on him, then he fights up. Knight JAWBREAKERS free, then runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him back down! Liona drags Knight up, puts him in the corner and tags Kaun. The Gates double whip, then double hip toss into the DOUBLE SLAM! Kaun covers, TWO! Knight stays in this but Kaun stomps Knight around. Kaun then drags Knight up to put in a corner for more stomps. Kaun fires fast hands, then more stomps, but stops as the ref counts.
Kaun argues with the ref and that lets Liona get a cheap shot in! Kaun drags Knight up while Bailey protests, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Kaun has Knight up top. Knight fires hands in return but so does Kaun. Knight ROCKS Kaun, goes up, and he FLYING LARIATS! Down goes Kaun but both men are down, and the fans fire up! Kaun and Knight crawl, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey goes up top and he MISSILE DROPKICKS! Kaun tumbles, the fans cheer, and Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Kaun sputters, Bailey runs, SHOOTING STAR misses as Kaun moves! Kaun stands Bailey up but Bailey wrenches to fire LIGHTNING KICKS! Kaun goes to a corner, Bailey runs up, but Kaun ELBOWS him! Kaun goes up, but Bailey GAMANGIRIS!
Bailey goes up, Liona is after him, but Bailey elbows him away! Kaun SHOVES Bailey but Bailey backflips through! Liona runs in, Bailey dodges, Liona goes up and out with his splash! JetSpeed hit an UPPER ROOM BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet says it takes more than that! Kaun sits up, Bailey aims, but Liona CLOBBERS him! Liona trips Knight on the top rope, then fireman’s carries! Bailey is up but Liona cdatches the crossbody! FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO! The fans fire up and The Gates set up. Liona runs in and HIP ATTACKS Bailey! Kaun adds a METEORA! The Gates then lift Bailey up, OPEN THE-
NO, Knight saves Bailey! But Kaun ROCKS Knight and Liona HEADBUTTS him! Knight falls back, the Gates drag him up now, and they OPEN THE- DOUBLE SATELLITE DDTS!! Liona runs up, JetSpeed dodge and DOUBLE DROPKICK him out! Ricochet says that’s cheating! But JetSpeed build speed to DOUBLE TOPE CONJILO!! Ricochet has no idea what is happening here! Bailey puts Kaun in the ring, calls to Knight, but Liona YANKS Knight down from the apron! Only for Knight to send him into the steel steps! Kaun SPLASHES Bailey, suplexes, and RUNNING BRAINBUSTER! Fireman’s carry, FALL FROM MOUNT OKU!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous and Ricochet is frustrated, but Kaun underhooks! Only for Bailey to backdrop! STANDING MOONSAULT KNEEDROP! And then the TIME ADVENTURE!! Tag to Knight while Bailey hits the GOLDEN TRIANGLE on Liona! Ricochet says this is all cheating! Knight hits the MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! Cover, JETSPEED WINS!
Winners: JetSpeed, by pinfall
Ricochet is beside himself, but Knight & Bailey have brought down former ROH World Tag Team & ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions! Is this more than enough to earn their shot at Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin? Will Ricochet have to look elsewhere for henchmen?
8 Woman Tag: Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay VS Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
We heard from both sides of this all-star main event, but now it is time to back up those words. Will La Mera Mera, the Queen, the Blackbelt and the Star of the Show prove theirs is the winning combination? Or will the Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the ROH Gatekeeper, the FOREVER ROH Women’s World Champion (all Athena’s nicknames) lead her team to victory?
The teams stare down, and then Athena throws the first punch! She brawls with Rosa, Thekla attacks Anna and Megan has Tay, leaving Aminata to stare down with Ford. The bell rings, Aminata and Ford start pushing, and then they start throwing forearms! Ford gets the edge, whips, but Aminata reverses. Ford wheelbarrows, victory rolls, but Aminata rolls through. Ford still runs up to DROPKICK Aminata against ropes! Ford fireman’s carries, but Aminata slips free to snapmare and wrap on the headscissors! CHOCOLATE KISSES~! But Megan stops that with a waistlock and SLAM! But TayJay DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
Thekla CLOBBERS Tay and throws her out! The brawl starts up again, and Athena meets Rosa on the apron! They fire forearms, Rosa fires the back suplex, but then Athena fights off one in return. Aminata ROCKS Athena, Ford BLASTS Rosa, and they stare down again. Ford and Aminata each dare the other to go up, so they go up! The others brawl in a cluster, Ford and Aminata are up on the very top! They both SUPER DUPER MOONSAULT! The fans fire up as everyone goes down, and Collision goes picture in picture!
Ford drags Aminata up to POST her! Megan makes her way into the ring, she has Aminata for a BEARHUG, then RAMS her into a corner! And RAMS and RAMS and RAMS again! The ref reprimands, Megan CHOPS Aminata, then Ford handsprings in for a BACK ELBOW! Ford goes side to side to tag Athena, and then Athena runs in and handspring FOREARMS! Athena whips Aminata to Megan for the BACKDROP! Athena then drags Aminata up to CLUB her down! Athena rains down fists, the ref backs her off, and Athena tells Posey to back off! Same ol’ Athena… Athena drags Aminata up but Aminata ROCKS her!
Aminata hurries, hot tag to Anna! Anna runs up but Athena wrenches her. Anna wrenches back to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Athena to a corner, runs and LEG LARIATS! Anna reels Athena in, but Thekla attacks! But then Rosa goes after Thekla! But then Ford joins in, and then so does Tay! Megan and Aminata also get in there, and now it is a 4v4 battle for control! They go back and forth, fighting off suplex again and again. Both sides get frustrated and break off, then Tay & Rosa DOUBLE SUPERKICK Thekla & Ford! Aminata and Anna end up in fireman’s carries, and then Megan and Athena add Rosa and Tay! DOUBLE SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM COMBOS!!
Collision returns to single picture while the fans fire up! Athena kips up, Megan roars, and the goddesses stare down. Anna fires hands on Athena but Athena CLUBS her! Then she tags Thekla, but Anna hot tags Aminata! Thekla fires off on Aminata, snapmares, but Aminata avoids the kick! Another smapare, and now a BASEMENT SUPERKICK! Aminata goes to a corner, Thekla runs up, but Aminata dodges. Thekla goes up, BOOTS Aminata, then reels her in for the HANGING HEADSCISSORS! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Thekla lets Aminata go. Thekla smiles while she hangs upside-down, then she kneels for a cover, ONE!!
Thekla drags Aminata up, the fans rally, and Thekla winds up. Aminata wrenches to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And snap suplex! Thekla roars and she ROCKS Aminata! Aminata HEADBUTTS Thekla! Aminata falls on the cover, TWO!! Thekla survives and the fans rally up. Hot tags to Tay and Ford! They fire furious forearms, then Tay ROCKS Ford! Tay slips around, ripcords, ROCKS Ford again, and DDTS! The fans fire up and Tay covers, but Megan breaks it! Anna CLUBS Megan, TayJay mugs her, then they double whip. Megan crisscrosses TayJay, then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX them!
The fans are fired up but Tay is back up to BOOT Megan out! Tay and Ford are down, they crawl, hot tags to Rosa and Athena! The fans fire up as these two step up to fire forearms and CHOPS on repeat! Then it is just CHOP for CHOP! Athena fires another forearm, Rosa fires back! Athena laughs that off and fires more shots! Rosa fires those with interest! Rosa whips, Athena reverses to KICK, KICK, and ENZIGIRI! Rosa wobbles, the fans fire up, and Athena whips. Rosa DROPKICKS in return! The fans fire up again and Rosa runs corner to corner! UPPERCUT to the back! Then a NECKBREAKER!
Rosa fires up, runs at the ropes, DROPKICK! Rosa drags Athena to the cover, Ford breaks it! Rosa runs up on Ford, Ford goes Matrix and hits the STUNNER! But then Tay kicks Ford and pump handles for a GOTCH PILEDRIVER! Megan runs in, and she LARIATS Tay! Anna runs in, Megan fireman’s carries, but Anna slips free! D D T! Thekla is up, she goes Spider Walk and that takes Anna aback. Thekla then springs up to SPEAR! But Aminata has Thekla for the TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Athena is in and she blocks a kick to slip under and gut wrench! TOMBSTONE!! Athena seethes, but Rosa fireman’s carries! Spin and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! But BILLIE STARKZ distracts!
The fans boo but RED VELVET slides Athena the title belt! She CLOBBERS Rosa with it!! High stack, cover, Team Athena wins!
Winners: Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
The Chef says, “You’re welcome.” The ROH Women’s World Television Champion is going to team with the ROH Women’s World Champion for ROH Global Wars: Mexico, was this just an appetizer for how that’s going to go? Will this win help Thekla, Megan & Ford also find their way to some golden opportunities?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, especially as a follow-up to Grand Slam: Mexico while also helping build Global Wars: Mexico. The All-Star 8 Woman was a great main event, but it sure got the short end of the stick when it came to time. I’m not sure if something went long, but it also feels like AEW relies too much on TNT giving them overrun. Red Velvet helping Athena win was a nice touch, given their tag match against Rosa and Persephone. That match happened in reality already but they gotta keep the kayfabe alive. Though, that’s going to be a busy Thursday with Collision being pushed off Saturday, again.
Great promos to hype up the All-Star 8 Man, and that was a great match, too. The Heels winning makes sense there, too, as Kyle needs momentum before he challenges Cole again, and it adds more heat onto FTR. The Outrunners going after FTR was a nice touch, because A) they’re amigos with Bandido and B) they were friends with FTR like Garcia, so now it is The Outrunners’ turn to settle things with Dax & Cash. Bill & Keith have a good brawl with the Workhorsemen, but I’m a little surprised that’s all we got from them before bringing out The Patriarchy. I almost thought Christian Cage was going to name Kip as his tag partner, but I feel like he wants it to be Nick so he can keep Nick close, and possibly leave him hanging at some point.
Great opening match from Moxley with Fox, but of course Moxley wins and then sends a message to Hangman. And it is definitely a case of “Mox Fears Hangman” for him to talk all tough when he knows Hangman isn’t in Seattle yet. Great match from Swerve VS Shane, especially with all the shenanigans going on ringside. Great win for Swerve, and I guess technically Nana, too. Very good promo from Bowens and Billy to show there is some tension between them now. It is mostly Bowens’ frustrations making him lash out, but I wonder if Bowens starts to distance himself from Billy to truly be a solo act now.
Great to see Ibushi back in AEW, and great tease of Ibushi VS Okada. I suspect Briscoe and Ibushi will team up against Alexander & Archer, and that can help lead to Omega’s return from the “devastating” attack to have some final math on the Omega VS Okada dream rematch. And if Ibushi sticks around, that brings in some intrigue on whether or not we get Golden Lovers back together. I could see either story happening, where Golden Lovers go for a Two Man Power Trip kind of run, getting gold together. But I could also see them being friendly rivals, competing over the same title(s), especially with the “Unified Championship” bringing Continental and International Championship “divisions” together.
Good promo from Mone and a great promo from Toni to hype up their match, but we’ve still got time before there’s any real go-home math. But I said it before so I’ll say it again: It’s called “All In,” so whatever belts Mone has by All In, Mone should go ALL IN with her belts against Toni. Now obviously Mone has no reason to, and Heels never want to “put up or shut up,” but if Toni goads her into putting her money where her mouth is, maybe Mone does it out of anger. And honestly, if Toni wins at All In, wouldn’t she then be owed a match for any number of Mone’s titles anyway? AEW makes good use of the rule that pinning a champ earns a title match, so just cut to the chase.
Very fun Mixed Six with Hologram joining Briscoe & Willow as perhaps the newest member of Conglomeration. But at some point, Hologram needs to win a title or his streak means nothing. Good promo from Kris after that match and how she shoved Yuta. Kris being afraid of Moxley at first was a nice touch, since we’ve seen Mox makes no qualms about hitting a woman wrestler (namely Willow) with a cutter. But then Moxley actually adds to Yuta’s recruitment attempts by being nice to Kris. It makes me wonder if Kris becomes a Death Rider, and maybe the Women’s Division becomes the group’s next phase. Honestly, if not for Mone collecting belts and what not, Marina should’ve gotten a title shot herself by now.
And a great tag match of JetSpeed VS Gates of Agony. I guess with nothing else for them, the Gates defaulted back to being Heels. Ricochet was good on commentary, and as I figured, his story of finding faction members is failing because his standards are too high and he as a personality is too sensitive to put grudges aside. CRU was the right choice to me but then he said no thanks cuz of that Pesos match. As for JetSpeed, they will certainly get that tag title match with Hurt Syndicate, but I feel like MJF will be why the Hurt Syndicate retains.
My Score: 8.8/10
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The Ace VS Everybody’s Kokeshi, for the final time!
Hiroshi Tanahashi’s farewell tour continues on, and his New Japan Soul will shine bright against fellow icon, Tomoaki Honma!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Zane Jay; Time Limit Draw.
- 8 Man Tag: Toru Yano, YOH, Master Wato & Daiki Nagai VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- 8 Man Tag: YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Six Man Tag: Tomohiro Ishii, Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Ryusuke Taguchi VS The United Empire; Taichi, Yuya & Taguchi win.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Tomoaki Honma; Tanahashi wins.
- Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino VS TMDK; Goto, Oleg & Shota win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Tomoaki Honma!
The year is half over, meaning we’re that much closer to The Ace reaching the end of his Final Road. One way or another, he checks off another name on the list, but will the Ace be high? Or will Everyone’s Kokeshi be like a roadblock up ahead?
Both men take off their coats and the fans cheer the muscularity. The bell rings and the fans rally up, with a lot of “HONMA! HONMA!” coming out! Tanahashi nods in respect, and the two circle. They tie up, Tanahashi waistlocks, but Honma switches. Tanahashi switches back, but Honma wrenches free. Tanahashi wrenches in return, but then so does Honma. Honma has the wristlock, but Tanahashi drops down for a leg pick, then he floats to the headlock. Honma fights up but Tanahashi hits the takeover. Honma headscissors, Tanahashi kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. The two reset and circle again.
The fans rally, and while Tanahashi tries, the Honma fans are still louder. The two tie up collar ‘n’ elbow and are in a deadlock. Honma digs in his heels and he starts pushing Tanahashi back. Honma puts Tanahashi on the ropes, the ref counts, and Honma lets go. But then Tanahashi turns things around! The ref counts and Tanahashi slowly lets off of Honma. The fans applaud, but then Tanahashi takes a swing! Honma dodges to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! The fans rally, Honma whips Tanahashi to a corner, but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up and CROSSBODIES! Direct hit and the fans cheer the air guitar.
Tanahashi storms up on Honma, brings him up and fires forearms. Tanahashi whips, Honma reverses, and Honma ELBOWS Tanahashi down! Fans fire up as Honma runs, but Tanahashi avoids the Kokeshi! The fans are torn but Tanahashi brings Honma up to whip. Honma grabs ropes to stop himself, then he runs to RUN Tanahashi over! Honma runs again, but Tanahashi again avoids the Kokeshi! The fans boo but Tanahashi doesn’t let that get him down. Tanahashi stomps Honma’s legs, Honma crawls away, but Tanahashi brings him up. Tanahashi bumps Honma off buckles, then bumps him off buckles again!
The fans rally as Tanahashi dribbles Honma off the buckles! Honma stops to throw hands on Tanahashi! And now Honma puts Tanahashi in the corner. But Tanahashi turns things around! Tanahashi puts Honma’s leg in the ropes but the ref reprimands. Tanahashi assures the ref he won’t do anything, but then he DROPKICKS the leg after all! The fans are torn, and Honma falls to the mat. The fans rally up for Honma, Tanahashi drags him by his leg, and then drops an ELBOW on the knee! Tanahashi has the toehold but Honma grabs at Tanahashi’s hair. Tanahashi elbows Honma then pulls on the leg.
Tanahashi shifts and has the DEATHLOCK! Tanahashi pushes on the legs but Honma endures. Honma CHOPS but Tanahashi eggs him on. Honma CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Tanahashi HEADBUTTS Honma! But that was double-edged and Tanahashi feels dizzy! Tanahashi lets the leglock go, and he drags Honma back to center. Tanahashi pulls on the bad leg but Honma kicks him with the good leg! Tanahashi eggs Honma on, so Honma BOOTS him! Tanahashi stomps Honma again and again, the fans rally up, and Honma eggs Tanahashi on now! The fans rally behind Honma while Tanahashi keeps kicking!
Honma blocks a kick, fires a forearm, but Tanahashi fires back! Tanahashi eggs Honma on and the forearms keep going! Tanahashi fires his strike combo! Honma wobbles, but he still blocks a kick, and DRAGON SCREWS! The fans cheer as Honma gives Tanahashi a taste of his own medicine! The fans rally as Honma crawls away to the ropes. Tanahashi stirs and rises up, and Honma runs up to RUN Tanahashi over! And he ELBOWS Tanahashi down! Then he scoops and SLAMS Tanahashi! The fans fire up while Honma brings Tanahashi around. Honma CHOPS, and CHOPS, and he CHOPS Tanahashi into the corner!
Honma whips corner to corner, runs in, and ELBOWS Tanahashi again! Honma then runs to BULLDOG Tanahashi down! The fans fire up as Honma goes for it again! KOKESHI FLOPS as Tanahashi avoids it once more! That was a close call, though. Tanahashi runs and he FLYING FOREARMS Honma down! The fans rally while Honma goes to a corner. Tanahashi kicks Honma, fires forearms, and fires up. The fans rally as Tanahashi goes corner to corner, but he blocks a boot! Tanahashi holds on as Honma tries to kick free. DRAGON SCREW! Honma is down and the fans rally up. Tanahashi brings Honma back up to scoop and SLAM!
Tanahashi has Honma in the drop zone, adds an ELBOW, then he climbs! SUNSET SENTON! A solid one at that! The fans fire up and Tanahashi goes back up! But Honma hits Tanahashi first! Honma climbs, CLUBS Tanahashi, and the fans rally as he brings Tanahashi to the top. Tanahashi fires body shots and a forearm, but Honma holds onto the ropes to stay up! Tanahashi fires more shots, and Honma falls! But he rises again to trip Tanahashi! Honma CLUBS Tanahashi, climbs back up, and the fans rally again! Tanahashi fires hands, and another HEADBUTT! Honma staggers back, but then RISING KOKESHIS!
Honma climbs, he brings Tanahashi up again, and hits the SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up for that heavy landing! Honma rises as the fans cheer him on, and he hits a KOKESHI ROCKET! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and the fans fire up again. Honma brings Tanahashi back up, throws some heavy back elbows, but Tanahashi eggs him on. Honma has Tanahashi down, then gets both wrists! KAMI-GOYE KOKESHI!! Cover, TWO!! But Honma doesn’t fret, he just goes up top! The fans fire up for the FALLING KOKESHI, but Tanahashi moves! Another crash landing for Honma and the fans can’t believe it!
The fans rally as hard as they can for Honma and he rises up. Honma goes to a corner, he and Tanahashi run at each other, and Honma LARIATS first! Then KOKESHI!! It finally hits!! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but Honma powers up again! The fans rally as Honma brings Tanahashi back up. Honma suplexes but Tanahashi blocks! Tanahashi fires elbows, fights free, but Honma roars! Tanahashi DRAGON PALMS! Honma HEADBUTTS! Honma runs, but Tanahashi dodges, only for Honma to SWAT the Slingblade! Honma runs, but into a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi runs as Honma rises, SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous but now Tanahashi goes up top! HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, Tanahashi wins!
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall
In their final showdown, The Ace and The Kokeshi fought like there was no tomorrow! But in the end, Tanahashi comes out on top! He shows his friend respect, and the fans applaud. The Final Road still has many stops left, but who will be next?
Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino VS TMDK!
After Dominion, The Fierce Warrior is still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, and BARS is now NEVER Openweight Champion! The Roughneck still wants to prove himself worthy, will he and Team Hontai be rolling towards the G1 Climax? Or can Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson remind us that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The trios sort out and Oiwa starts against Oleg. The fans rally as they circle, tie up, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa spins to hammerlock, but Oleg switches that onto Oiwa. Oiwa switches, Oleg switches back then headlocks. Oiwa wrenches the hold open, the two fight for control, and Oleg powers Oiwa down with the top wristlock. But then Oiwa headscissors! Oleg kips free, headlocks, and he grinds the hold. Oiwa fights up, Oleg wrenches and fireman’s carries for a takeover! And another takeover! And another! Oiwa headscissors but Oleg kips free and the fans cheer the standoff. The two reset again and tie back up.
Oiwa headlocks but Oleg powers up, only for Oiwa to hold on tight. Oleg fires body shots, powers up again, but Oiwa still holds tight! Oiwa grinds the hold but Oleg fires body shots. Oleg lifts, but Oiwa hits a flying takeover! The fans rally, Oleg fights up again, and he fires body shots. Oleg powers up and out, Oiwa whips, then Oiwa drops down to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Oiwa hits a headlock takeover! Oiwa hooks a leg for a cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps the headlock but Oleg fights up. Oleg powers up, powers out this time, then Oleg hurdles to HIP TOSS! The fans fire up and Oleg runs, runs, and SPLASHES DOWN! Cover, TWO!
The fans applaud as Oiwa stays in this. Oleg stomps Oiwa, brings him up, and wrenches an arm. Oleg CLUBS Oiwa, then tags in Shota. Shota takes the handoff to wrench and wrench and wrench again. Goto then tags in and he takes the handoff. Goto wrenches to YANK the arm, CLUB the arm, and then wrench again. Tag back to Oleg and Oleg takes the handoff to wrench and wristlock. Oleg tags Shota back in and Shota CLUBS the arm. Shota stares down ZSJ, he and Oleg stomp Oiwa, then they double whip. They DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE, and ZSJ runs in! Shota sends him into Oleg’s CHOP, and Goto RUNS ZSJ over!
Goto BLASTS Hartley, then brings Oiwa up. Goto has the others join in on BEATING THE DRUM! The fans cheer as Hontai learns to play the Chaos classics. Shota then brings Oiwa up for an UPPERCUT! Shota UPPERCUTS again, and UPPERCUTS again, then whips Oiwa to ropes. Shota ELBOWS Oiwa down, runs and basement DROPKICKS! Oiwa hurries to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Oiwa keeps cool. The fans rally up and Shota brings Oiwa around. Shota reels Oiwa in, Oiwa resists the lift, so Shota fires KNEE after KNEE! Oiwa sputters, and then Shota CHOPS him to a corner.
Shota whips corner to corner but Oiwa comes back. Shota dodges the lariat, but Oiwa blocks Shota’s to underhook and BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Both men are down, so TMDK BLASTS Goto & Oleg! ZSJ goes out to UPPERCUT Goto down, and Hartley tags in. Hartley CHOPS Shota down, then suplexes him! Cover, TWO! Tag to ZSJ and the fans cheer as The Front Man UPPERCUTS Shota! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Shota again, and again, and again! The fans rally as the UPPERCUTS just keep going, until Shota falls over! Tag back to Hartley and he drags Shota. ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Hartley stomps Shota.
Hartley drags Shota over, tags ZSJ, and ZSJ RAMS Shota! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Shota, shoves, RAMS low, then UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ cravats for the neck wrench but Shota endures. The fans rally, Shota fights up, and Shota powers up and out with a throw. Shota then sunset flips, TWO! ZSJ prawn holds, TWO! Shota sunsets again, TWO! ZSJ high stacks, TWO! Shota sunsets again, TWO! Shota avoids the Penalty Kick to arm-drag, but ZSJ headscissors and NECK TWISTS! ZSJ drags Shota over, tags Oiwa, and Oiwa uses a STRAIGHT ARMBAR! Shota endures, so Oiwa drags him out and drops a LEG on the arm!
Shota endures the modified arm scissors, and he kicks around to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa stomps Shota’s arm. Oiwa kicks Shota, eggs him on, then stands him up. Shota ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa shakes that off, comes back and kicks low! But Shota fires more forearms! Oiwa kicks low, runs up, but Shota dodges to wrench and TORNADO- NO, Oiwa powers out, slips around, but Shota fights the high crotch suplex! Shota CLUBS Oiwa, Oiwa runs up, but Shota ELBOWS and- NO, Oiwa ducks the Pele! Oiwa whips, Shota reverses, TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up!
The fans rally while Shota and Oiwa crawl, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior runs over The Mullet, then he BLASTS TMDK! Oiwa kicks low, runs, but Goto follows and LARIATS! Hartley runs in but Goto kicks low! Hartley blocks Goto’s suplex to suplex Goto, but Goto fights that! Goto then suplexes Hartley onto Oiwa! The fans fire up while Oiwa sputters. Goto stands Oiwa up, whips him to a corner, then runs in for MURAMASA! Then the SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Oiwa survives but Goto is right on him. Oiwa fights the fireman’s carry and CLUBS away! Then ROLLING ELBOW! Oiwa runs, Goto follows, but Oiwa ducks!
Oiwa wrenches Goto and hits a DDT! The fans fire up and Oiwa hot tags ZSJ! ZSJ runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and ZSJ brings Goto up. Goto fights the scoop, fires body shots, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Goto fires a forearm, ZSJ UPPERCUTS again, and repeat! ZSJ UPPERCUTS again and again and again, but Goto fires more forearms! ZSJ wrenches an arm to PELE! ZSJ whips, Goto reverses and fireman’s carries! ZSJ slips free, Goto ELBOWS him, then Goto blocks a kick! But ZSJ uses that for an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Goto endures but TMDK YANK Oleg and Shota off the apron!
Oleg is sent into railing, Oiwa keeps Shota down with an armlock, and ZSJ breaks Goto’s grip to have the ARMBAR!! And then the LEGLOCK on top!! Goto flails, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer, ZSJ lets go, but now Hontai is sent into railing again! ZSJ grabs Goto’s hand and bends the fingers! And he STOMPS the arm! Goto writhes but ZSJ stomps him more. ZSJ runs up and BOOTS Goto, but Goto stays up! ZSJ tries again but Goto blocks the boot to DECK ZSJ! The fans fire up and Goto roars, but he runs into a BOOT! ZSJ scoops, Goto slips free, but ZSJ PELES! And PENALTY KICKS! But Goto is up to LARIAT!
Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and ZSJ crawl, reach out, hot tags to Oleg and Hartley! The fans fire up as the big men DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT again! Then they start throwing CHOPS! Oleg DOUBLE CHOPS, runs, but Hartley CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up, Hartley BLASTS Shota off the apron, and he aims from the corner. Hartley runs in, Oleg dodges, and then Oleg comes back! Oleg SPLASHES, then gut wrenches! But Hartley’s too big! Hartley breaks free, fires boxing elbows, and an UPPERCUT! Hartley reels Oleg in, suplexes, but Oleg fights it! They fight for control, and Hartley suplexes Oleg!
The fans fire up and Hartley rises. Hartley runs but Oleg avoids the senton! Oleg drags Hartley up, scoops and SLAMS! The fans fire up as Oleg goes up, up, and VADER BOMBS! Cover, TWO! Hartley stays in this and the fans rally up. Oleg brings Hartley around to gut wrench! Shake, Rattle & THROW! Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg brings Hartley up again, fireman’s carries, but Oiwa kicks low! Shota kicks Oiwa, UPPERCUTS him, then whips. Oiwa reverses and UPPERCUTS Shota! Oiwa then gets around Oleg to HIGH CROTCH PLEX! ZSJ adds a NECK TWIST! Hartley adds the SENTON! Cover, Goto breaks it! The fans fire up while ZSJ goes after Goto!
ZSJ fires forearm after forearm, but Goto fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Oiwa runs up, Goto sends him into Shota’s LARIAT! Shota stands Hartley up, he and Goto double whip, but Hartley breaks the lariats! Shota sends Hartley into Goto’s FOREARM! Shota ENZIGIRIS! Goto hits URA GTR, and Shota adds a LARIAT!! The fans fire up and Oleg has Hartley up! Fireman’s carry for the KAMIKAZE!! Cover, Hontai wins!
Winners: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino, by pinfall
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but they can still fall! Oleg brings down big bad Hartley, can TMDK rise back up before the G1 begins?
As for Hontai, Oleg scored the fall so he gets to speak! Oleg says good evening to Yamagata and the fans cheer. Oleg knows he only just became NEVER Champion, but he promises to work even harder and become an even greater wrestler, so please continue to support him. The fans applaud, and then Oleg asks who wants to speak next. Goto lets Shota go next, and the fans cheer Shota on. Shota thanks the fans for the great energy all the way through the show tonight, then he takes a bow. The fans applaud, and Shota adds that Yamagata is both hot and amazing. This New Japan Soul series is important, but so is the upcoming G1 Climax.
Goto is going to defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against ZSJ in Nagoya before the tournament begins, and regardless of who wins that, Shota vows to win the G1 and challenge the champion. Shota tells Goto that he hopes to face him again with the title on the line. The fans applaud and Goto nods. Shota says naturally, the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion will now close us out. The fans applaud again and Goto is handed the mic. The fans cheer Goto on, and he also thanks everyone for coming out tonight. Goto knows it took a long time, but he is proud to finally return to Yamagata as world champion.
The fans cheer, and Goto adds that he wants to make it through his next defense to then take this title into the G1. The Goto Revolution is far from over! Be sure to follow him until the end! The fans cheer that, and Goto says that lastly, he of course wishes to talk about Goto’s G. The fans applaud, and Goto realizes, there’s a G in Yamagata, too. So then, the G in Yamagata and IWGP stand for Goto! The fans cheer and the Fierce Warrior is ready! Will he thwart ZSJ’s efforts in one more rematch? Will he make the G in G1 also stand for Goto?
My Thoughts:
A very good night for NJPW as part of their New Japan Soul series. While I skimmed the other matches, I do like how Sho is wearing a mask like he’s a luchador now and it isn’t obvious it’s just him. The House of Torture wins their matches to keep momentum going, and the other matches were about building towards the G1 Climax qualifiers. Tanahashi VS Honma was good, and I like that the fans cheered Honma. Truth be told, we know Tanahashi is going to win most of these Final Road matches, so that is probably why the fans hope for the opponents to do well. And with the G1 coming up, maybe Tanahashi gets one last good run to try for the finals.
Very good Six Man Tag main event, but it works for Hontai to win. Goto is the top champion, Oleg just became a champion, and NJPW wants Shota to build up given he’s one of the Reiwa Musketeers. Goto VS ZSJ will be a very good match but I feel like Goto’s going to win to bring the title along and add drama to his G1. ZSJ can still have his own great showing in the G1 and maybe makes a case for himself to be the winner again.
My Score: 8.8/10
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