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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Live Results & Report! (4/9/19)

It’s the SmackDown After Mania!

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6 years ago

April 9, 2019

SmackDown keeps things going even after Wrestlemania with a Tag Team Championship match! Will the Usos put the Hardy Boyz on #Lockdown?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Six Man Tag: Aleister Black, Ricochet & Mustafa Ali VS Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev w/ Lana & Andrade Almas w/ Zelina Vega; Black, Ricochet & Ali win.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: The IIconics VS ???; The IIconics win and retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.
SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The Usos VS The Hardy Boyz; The Hardy Boyz win and become the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
Six Man Tag: The New Day VS Drew McIntyre & The Bar; The New Day wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Awwww Brooklyn~!

Don’t you dare be sour! Clap for the NEW WWE World Champion, and feel~ the power~! The New Day leads the way for KOFIMANIA! Fans have their signs up proudly as Kofi Kingston high-fives fans on the way into the ring. And the ring is ready for a celebration with a balloon rainbow and plenty of pancakes! SmackDown gives us a quick slideshow to show how Kofi endured, won, and celebrated Wrestlemania Sunday to finally have this title. And fans let him know, “You Deserve It!” Big E wants to make sure everyone knows that finally, a man who made millions of fans cry tears of joy, a man who is clearly an A+ Player with extra credit, broke his foot off between the cheeks of the evil vegan, Daniel Bryan, to become the W, W, E, World, Heavyweight, CHAMPION~!!

Xavier speaks to Brooklyn. Ya bois the NEW~ DAY~, went to Raw in an effort to make even more history. Talking about that split E hit? Fans want “One More Time!” and E gives it to us! But no, that wasn’t it. Big E meant how Kofi was this close to becoming DUAL champion, much like The Man, Becky Lynch! And as much as fun as it would’ve been, there is nothing like being home on the Blue Brand! The New Day is known for shenanigans, crude humor, a lot of booty stuff, but that’s not happening tonight. Tonight is a celebration! They will celebrate the career of the man who is their friend and brother, Kofi Kingston! Fans cheer again as Xavier thinks back to Kofi’s debut. Following Kofi’s career was incredible. Xavier’s own debut and his meeting Kofi the first time, it was meeting a hero.

And what makes it even more special, they bonded together to dig their way up here! They reshaped culture and history together! Wrestlemania saw it happen again when Kofi won. So on behalf of The New Day and everyone in this arena and WWE Universe, “We love you, and congratulations!” Kofi is at a loss for words. But this moment right here “wasn’t supposed to happen”. It wasn’t in the cards, yet here we are! Kofi gives a very special shout out to his family right in the corner. Orion, Kai, and Mrs. Kingston, Chichi, they are Kofi’s inspiration to be the best husband, father and role model possible. He loves them so much, but here comes The Bar! Cesaro & Sheamus ruined Raw’s main event, now they’re raining on the parade!

Sheamus says Kofi owes them for saving him last night. Seth Rollins was mopping the floor with him and they kept Kofi from losing that title. Fans tell The Bar what they think of them, but Sheamus tells them and Kofi that the reality was Kofi was going to lose that belt within 24 hours! And not just because Kofi is a B+ Player, but because he didn’t have The New Day to help him. So here’s a proposal: Kofi and The New Day have a Six Man Tag with The Bar. Okay fine, but they don’t have a third man. Oh but they do. They made a friend while on Raw. But there will be plenty of time to prepare for The Bar and… DREW! The Scottish Terminator joins forces with the Swiss Cyborg and Celtic Gladiator! Will this pumped up Bar be enough to break The New Day?

Six Man Tag: Aleister Black, Ricochet & Mustafa Ali VS Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev w/ Lana & Andrade Almas w/ Zelina Vega

The Dutch Destroyer & King of Flight didn’t win tag titles on Wrestlemania Weekend, but there’s always next time. For now, they combine with the Beacon of Light to take on the Rockstar, the Brute and El Idolo! Which trio takes back major momentum after WrestleMania?

SmackDown as the King of Strong Style makes his entrance to join his team. The bell rings and Nakamura starts against Ricochet. Fans still sing Nakamura’s theme as he kicks, knees and wrenches Ricochet around. Ricochet spins and wrenches back to a hammerlock to a snapmare. Crucifix cover, TWO! Ricochet keeps on Nakamura but Nakamura breaks free to fire off a strike fest. Nakamura whips but Ricochet rolls off his back. Ricochet handsprings and headscissors to then dropkick Nakamura down! Cover, ONE! Ricochet wrenches but Nakamura kicks to catch Ricochet with the heel. Tag to Rusev and Rusev stomps a mudhole into Ricochet. Both Lana and Zelina cheer their team on as Ricochet rocks Ricochet on the ropes.

Tag to Nakamura, and they combine for a draping knee to suplex! Almas tags in and adds a basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Almas stands Ricochet for a CHOP! Tag to Rusev and they mug Ricochet. Tag to Nakamura and he adds on to the mugging. Nakamura wrenches Ricochet’s head in a facelock, then drags him down for knees to the ribs. Nakamura puts the facelock back on but fans rally up. Ricochet stands but Nakamura squeezes tighter. Ricochet fights back but Nakamura knees low. Tag to Rusev and he stalks Ricochet to stomp him. Rusev whips but Ricochet holds ropes, then dodges Rusev to hit a neckbreaker! Fans rally as Ricochet and Rusev crawl, hot tag to Ali! Ali rallies and dodges Rusev for a flapjack dropkick! Tag to Aleister and now Aleister stomps away. Tag to Ricochet and he throws hands.

Aleitser tags back in, and the NXT duo whip Rusev to kitchen sink to basement dropkick! Rusev bails out but Aleister intercepts Almas with a boot. Aleister hits Nakamura, too, then fakes everyone out! He, Ali and Ricochet all sit down in the ring as we go picture in picture.

Fans cheer for Aleister and team as things sort back out. Zelina and Lana are both upset as their team regroups. Ali tags in and waits for someone to return. Rusev runs in but back out to troll Ali. Ali keeps his head on a swivel as Almas also fakes him out. Rusev and Nakamura dare Ail to “C’MON!” but Ali avoids the cheap shot knee only to get a roundhouse! Cover, TWO! Rusev keeps on Ali and tags in Almas. They mug Ali with forearms and kicks. Almas taunts Ali before he wrenches him to a shoulder breaker and clubbing forearms. He brings Ali to the ropes for a hanging armbar! Nakamura tags in and stomps Ali. He drags Ali into a Fujiwara Armbar! Ali endures so Nakamura shifts to a knee drop! Tag to Rusev and they mug Ali more.

Rusev clubs Ali down then drags him up for haymakers. Lana and Zelina cheer as Rusev stomps and clubs Ali out at the ropes. Ali gets up to punch back and starts backing Rusev down. Ali leaps but Rusev catches him! Tag to Nakamura, enziguri to spinebuster! Cover, TWO!! Nakamura drags Ali up for another armlock but Ali endures. Fans rally and Ali fights his way up. Almas tags in and clubs Ali down. Almas drags Ali up for a CHOP against ropes! Rusev applauds then tags in. Rusev whips and catches Ali into a bearhug as we return to single picture.

Fans rally as Ali endures the squeeze and thrash. Rusev squeezes tight but Ali gets free, only to get a clobbering clothesline! Rusev hits Ricochet and Aleister down to leave Ali isolated! Fans boo but Lana and Zelina cheer. Rusev puts Ali in the corner and taunts him to tag before hitting a corner splash. Ali gets to an open corner, Rusev runs in but Ali elbows him away. Ali hops up, flying tornado DDT! Both Ali and Rusev crawl for their corners, hot tags to Almas and Aleister! Aleister rallies on Almas then fires off a strike fest! Sweep to sliding knee! Aleister nips up and fans fire up as Aleister hits the quebrada! Cover, but Rusev and Nakamura both break it! Ricochet springboards to dropkick them both out!

Ricochet aims and slides, but then dodges Rusev to moonsault off barriers! Nakamura KINSHASAS Ricochet from behind! BLACK MASS sends Nakamura back down! But almas rolls Aleister, TWO!! Boot to elbow! But Ali tags in! Ali dodges Almas to hit a REVERSE-RANA! Almas is down and Ali heads up, 450 splash! Cover, Ali and team win!

Winners: Ali, Aleister & Ricochet, Ali pinning

The Light, Flight and Black win, but RKO OUTTA NOWHERE!! The Viper ruins everyone’s celebration and even shocks himself. Randy Orton gets back up from losing to AJ Styles, but then Kevin Owens gives Rusev a STUNNER!? The Prizefighter won’t be outdone, but what will he do next? The Superstar Shake-Up is also coming, where will anyone end up when it’s all over?

Backstage interview with The Usos.

Jimmy & Jey are ready to defend their titles again so soon after winning a Fatal 4 Way at Wrestlemania. But before that, congrats to Kofi Kingston! Wrestlemania came and went, but one thing remains the same: The Usos still have the tag titles. But for the first time, they feel the need to win. The Usos need to win against the Hardy Boyz. The SmackDown Tag Team Championships are second to proving who is the better brother tandem. No, it’s about proving who is the better team in all of WWE History! The Usos welcome Jeff & Matt to the #UsoPenitentiary, but will it simply be rendered OBSOLETE?

R-Truth & Carmella are in the ring!

“Brooklyn, make some noise!” What’s up?! Well what’s up is that The Man, Becky Lynch, is the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Champion! Kofi Kingston is the WWE World Champion! And at Wrestlemania, not only did the FABULOUS Truth put on the World’s Largest Seven Second Dance Break, Carmella beat Andre the Giant in the Royal Rumble match! Uh, no, Truth, no. It was the Women’s Battle Royal. Same thing, right? But to think, just a year ago, Carmella was Ms. Money in the Bank and cashed in to become champion. But then she lost the title only to gain a friend. A friend that reminds her to let loose and have fun. Let’s not get emotional, but she couldn’t have done it without Truth. And wining the Women’s Battle Royal is her first step to bigger and better.

But wait, here comes Samoa Joe! The WWE United States Champion retained after beating Rey Mysterio in under a minute, but he wants another fight! R-Truth gives him that fight, and rocks him with a calf kick! Truth misses the scissor kick and ends up in a Coquina Clutch! Joe has the sleeper on tight, but instead throws Truth out of the ring. Joe demands a mic and he gets one. “What stands before you is a man who destroyed Rey Mysterio in under 60 seconds at Wrestlemania!” So that is a warning that Joe might take even less time to beat up anyone else. The Shake-Up is coming, will Joe soon be a threat to Raw like he is to SmackDown? But wait, here comes BRAUN! This isn’t just anyone else! This is the Monster Among Men!

The Andre the Giant Battle Royal winner goes right at Joe and hits a corner splash! Joe boots Strowman away, and grabs on for a Coquina Clutch! But Strowman powers out! And scoops Joe for a- No, Joe escapes by the skin of his teeth! Will Joe end up on Raw? Will Strowman end up on SmackDown? Either way, will we see this battle of titans happen for that United States title down the line?

The IIconics are here!

Billie Kay & Peyton Royce say high to Strowman on their way out, but he just ignores them. But that’s okay, the NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions are here to put those titles on the line already! Who will they defend against after the break?!

What’s in the box?

And what in the world is that creature?! Is this some kind of harbinger of doom?

WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: The IIconics VS ???

SmackDown returns and Billie & Peyton take a moment to speak. “Two nights ago at Wrestlemania~, we defied all odds.” The IIconics emerged with these titles! Now when people win titles, they talk a lot about being fighting champions. But the IIconics don’t just talk, they walk, wink wink. And they’ll defend these titles anytime, anywhere, against any team! So tonight, they’ve arranged their first defense to be against the best team in Brooklyn! Ladies & Gentlemen, with an undefeated record of 45-0, it is Karissa & Kristen, the Brooklyn Belles! Peyton & Billie are honored to be facing such a prestigious team. While the challengers have a bright future, Peyton’s & Billie’s future will always be… IICONIC! Strike the pose. Will Peyton & Billie be the 1 in 45-1? Or will they end up the shortest reigning tag champions in those titles’ short history?

Teams sort out as the titles are raised, and we begin with Billie and Karissa. They tie up and Billie knees and clubs Karissa down then tags in Peyton. They double kick her down then strike their poses! Paige watches from backstage as Peyton throws hands on Karissa. Tag to Billie and Billie hotshots into Peyton’s heel kick! Billie drags Karissa up and puts her in the corner for IIconics mudhole stomps. Tag to Peyton and she grinds her boot into Kristen’s face. Tag back to Billie and they double whip Karissa at Kristen. Kristen tags in and she dodges Billie to hit Peyton! Kristen rolls Billie up, TWO!! Billie boots Kristen, then tags in Peyton. Peyton rolls Kristen to Billie for the wheelbarrow half nelson, Peyton rams in her knee! Cover, The IIconics win!

Winners: The IIconics, Peyton Royce pinning; still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions

Brooklyn’s best fall to Peyton & Billie! The IIconics start a streak of their own, but how long will it last?

Backstage interview with Paige.

What’s she doing back on SmackDown? Well other than being the SmackDown after Mania, this is also the SmackDown before the Superstar Shake-Up. Paige just wanted a look at the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. That was an impressive match against the… Brooklyn Belles, was it? But here’s a little secret. Next week, Paige will bring an impressive tag team of her own. Bye for now. Wait, Paige is leading another women’s tag team?! Who will be joining the Glampire on Superstar Shake-Up SmackDown?

Shane McMahon is here!

The Best in the World slowly walks out to the ring, having survived Falls Count Anywhere against The Miz at Mania. What will he have to say about that match after the break?

SmackDown returns and Shane stands in the ring with the World Cup trophy. We review the Falls Count Anywhere with a slideshow ending with that insane superplex off the camera tower! But Shane only won because he was on top of Miz after the fall to the spare platform below. Even so, he manages his million dollar shuffle. Shane reviews the amazing night we’ve had so far and the amazing week in all. Next week only continues that as we go to Superstar Shake-Up. But he wants to reflect on Wrestlemania. There were huge moments like Seth Rollins becoming the NEW WWE Universal Champion. Kofi Kingston became the NEW WWE World Champion. And of course, Becky Lynch is now both Raw and SmackDown Women’s Champion.

But why did over 80 thousand people jam into MetLife Stadium? Why did millions and millions of people watch? They all wanted to see Shane beating The Miz. Fans boo because that’s not true. But Shane says Miz is in the rear view, and not even here in Brooklyn tonight because he’s tending to Papa George. Shane wants to talk about that for a second. Papa Miz had the audacity to hop into the ring, and it shocked Shane. Papa Miz put his dukes up and stepped to Shane. Shane realized how serious Papa Miz was when he managed to get Shane in the eye. Fans tell Shane “You Deserve It!” But Shane says Papa George deserved getting beat up. And that 68-year-old backed potato and his son got what was coming to them. They found out Shane is who he says he is: The Best in the World.

But on that subject, Shane gets ring announcer Greg Hamilton to give him that proper introduction. Shane couldn’t help but notice the lack of enthusiasm from a moment ago. It wasn’t quite like that amazing Wrestlemania one. What’s going on, Greg? Well, Greg has fans threatening him over that introduction. Well, this is Brooklyn, that stuff happens. But this is also the best city in the world. And why? Because the Best in the World lives in Brooklyn. So Greg, forget about one thing. Forget about the people doing anything to him. He has to worry about Shane doing something to him. So get this right, okay? With conviction and pride. Okay? Okay. Frame it with trophy and… “Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing: The BEST, in the Woooor-” No not good enough. Give us the Mania one. No, no, damn it!

Shane wants Greg to step out with him as he keeps trying. “Best in the-” No, you’re choking, Greg. C’mon. C’mon! It’s still not good enough for Shane. Greg isn’t trying hard enough. Is he crying? No…! “The Best, in the W-” Okay, Greg, last chance. Or else there will be consequences. Shane knows he has another one in him. Don’t be nervous. Let it rip! “Introducing: The BEST, in the WOOOOOOOORLD~!” SHAAAANE! McMAAAAHON~! There it is. Fans boo Shane bullying poor Greg. Shane lets Greg go about his business then finally takes his leave. But will The Miz return to finally deflate that million dollar ego?

SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The Usos VS The Hardy Boyz!

Jimmy & Jey. Matt & Jeff. Two brother tandems that have done so much in tag team wrestling, and especially on SmackDown! But now, they finally meet and battle to be the very best! Will The Usos put The Hardys on #Lockdown? Or will The Hardys DELETE the Usos’ reign?

SmackDown returns as the Usos make their entrance. The belts are raised and the bell rings, but the teams stare down before sorting out. Jey starts with Matt and we begin! Matt and Jey tie up and go around, but Matt wrenches Jey to a shoulder breaker. Fans chant “DELETE! DELETE!” as Jeff tags in. The Hardys double whip, elbow and hit the fist drop and senton combo! Jeff covers, TWO! Jeff keeps on Jey but Jey powers him tot he corner. Jimmy tags in and hits a running uppercut! Jimmy CHOPS Jeff but Jeff kicks and wrenches back. Tag to Matt and Matt hops up to drop an ax handle on Jimmy’s arm. Matt drags Jimmy up for another wrench but Jimmy fights out. Jimmy headbutts Matt a few times but Matt haymakers back.

Matt whips but Jey tags in. The Usos reverse and combine for an assisted Samoan Drop. Jey covers, TWO! Jey drags Matt up and out of the ring then Jimmy gets a cheap shot in. Jimmy backs off while Jey goes out to give Matt an uppercut. Jey throws Matt right into barriers! The ring count begins while Jey trash talks, but Matt hits back! They brawl at 5 and Jey puts Matt in at 7. Jey keeps between Matt and Jeff to tag in Jimmy. The Usos mug Matt then Jimmy uppercuts Matt to a corner. Jimmy whips Matt corner to corner hard and Matt bounces off buckles. Jey tags in and the Usos coordinate for the backbreaker ax handle! The Usos stare Jeff down while we go picture in picture.

Fans rally up for Matt as he crawls, but Jey stays between him and Jeff. Jey drags Matt up to a facelock but Matt endures. Matt fights out but Jey clubs him back. Jey back suplexes Matt down and Matt gets to a corner. Tag to Jimmy and the Usos double whip Matt corner to corner. Matt hits the buckles hard face first, then crumbles to the mat. Fans rally for Matt but Jimmy just grins. Jimmy taunts Matt to tag Jeff but then stomps his hand. Jimmy drags Matt up but Matt counter punches! But Jimmy kicks low and scoops, only for Matt to slip out. Matt kicks and DDT’s Jimmy down! Both men are down and fans rally up as they crawl for their brothers. Hot tags to Jeff and Jey!

Jeff rallies and whips but Jey reverses, only for Jeff to forearm him down. Jeff hits the atomic drop and leg-splitter leg drop! Cover, TWO! We return to single picture as Jeff stalks Jey. Jeff kicks but Jey denies. Jey kicks but Jeff blocks, only to get the dragon whip! Tag to Jimmy but Jeff sends Jey out. Jimmy kicks, uppercuts and whips but Jeff reverses. Jimmy stops himself and mule kicks Jeff back to climb up and copy Whisper in the Wind! But he misses! Jeff does it right with his Whisper in the Wind! Cover, TWO!! Tag to Matt and the Hardy Boyz coordinate for Poetry in Motion! Jimmy staggers into a Side Effect! Cover, TWO! Matt takes off the shirt and drags Jimmy up.

Tag to Jeff but Jimmy spins out of the Twist of Fate to SUPERKICK! Jeff rolls Jimmy, TWO! SUPERKICK! Tag to Jey! USO SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Jeff survives and fans are fired up! The Usos are beside themselves but they coordinate again. Tag to Jimmy and the Usos go to a corner each. Fans know “This is Awesome!’ as both men climb. But Matt anchors Jey. Jey sends Matt down and adjusts, but Jeff dodges the Double Uce!! Tag to Matt and he goes right at Jimmy, Twist of- Jimmy denies but Jeff tags back in. Matt blocks the kick to finally hit the Twist of Fate! Jeff climbs, SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, The Hardys win!!

Winners: The Hardy Boyz, Jeff pinning; NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions

They’re now EIGHT-TIME WWE Tag Team Champions in their illustrious careers! Kayla Braxton comes in to interview and congratulate Matt and Jeff, but wait, is that… LARS SULLIVAN!? The Leviathan made his main roster debut by destroying Kurt Angle’s happy farewell, is he about to harm the Hardys?

Matt and Jeff don’t back down, they bring the fight! Lars shoves them away, then clubs them both down. He throws Matt out then drags Jeff up for a FREAK ACCIDENT! Then Matt returns, only to get a spinning powerslam! Fans boo and jeer but Lars isn’t done! Lars climbs up high, and gives Matt the flying headbutt! Lars leaves these tag team legends down and out, who else will be leveled by the Leviathan?

The Man returns to SmackDown!

Becky Lynch already paid a visit to Raw, but now she returns home wearing the blue belt while carrying the red. As with Raw, SmackDown relives the Winner Takes All Triple Threat. Ronda, Charlotte and Becky pulled out all the stops, and in the end, it was Straight Fire that pinned the Baddest Woman on the Planet to become the first-ever dual women’s champion! Fans sing Becky’s theme and she hears the voices of angels. But what a week, huh? She did exactly what she said she would, and she overcame both Ronda and Charlotte in the main event! And now she’s the Champ-Champ, #BeckyTwoBelts! Fans chant along with that one. Now that sounds like cause for celebration. She tried that on Monday, but let’s see how that went.

What Becky means is, as she was on her way out, the Sassy Southern Belle would interrupt. Lacey Evans didn’t take The Man seriously as she struck with the Woman’s Right! Becky hit back, and a brawl was on! The Model Soldier managed a tactical retreat. Lacey’s punch quickly reminded Becky she has two big targets on her belts. Shake-Up or not, Becky’s pulling double duty. There’s a tsunami of challengers is coming, but Becky says “Bring on every last one of them!” Becky wants to make this the most talked-about run in all of WWE. If Becky has to beat every woman in the world and sleep with one eye for the rest of her life, she will. She’s walked through Hell to get these titles, she’ll become a Redheaded Devil to keep them. Who will be first to step up to The Man and her two thrones?

But here comes Lacey again! That was a true sucker punch Woman’s Right this time! Fans still cheer for Becky while Lacey sneers at her from atop the ramp. Lacey brushes herself off and takes her leave again, but did she just put a target on her back bigger than Becky’s?

Six Man Tag: The New Day VS Drew McIntyre & The Bar!

#KOFIMANIA almost became bigger than big, but Cesaro & Sheamus “saved” him from The Architect taking the world title from him. However, Kofi, Big E & Xavier Woods don’t see it that way, and accepted this main event match. Will the power of positivity be enough to defeat the Swiss Cyborg, Celtic Gladiator and Scottish Terminator?

SmackDown returns with both teams in the ring, but then Sami Zayn appears? The Underdog from the Underground returned last night on Raw only to lose against Finn Balor in an Intercontinental Championship match. And now, as fans sing his song, Sami says “You’re not worth it.” Sami doesn’t like the WWE Universe anymore, and takes his leave. With that, the bell rings and we begin the match with Sheamus and Woods!

Sheamus tackles Woods to a corner and puts him no the top rope. He throws hands then whips Woods corner to corner but Woods goes up and over. Woods speeds things up to rock Sheamus with a forearm and mule kick. Woods forearm smashes Sheamus in the corner then tags in Big E. Big E runs out to ram his shoulder into Sheamus. Kofi tags in to slide and double stomp Sheamus down! Cover, TWO! Kofi keeps on Sheamus then tags in Woods. Woods hops up to drop an ax handle on the arm. Woods wrenches but Sheamus powers him to the other side. He lets up at 4 but Cearo hotshots Woods. Sheamus clotheslines Woods out then tags McIntyre. McIntyre drags Woods up for an Inverted Alabama Slam on the desk!! Woods goes down and McIntyre mocks him while we go to one last break.

SmackDown returns and Big E tags in! Big E rallies on Cesaro with belly2belly suplexes! Then he swivels those hips and builds up speed for the Big Splash! Fans clap along as Big E stalks Cesaro. Sheamus returns but Big E knocks him down. Big E puts Cesaro on the apron and builds up speed, only to run into Cesaro’s knee! Cesaro climbs up and leaps, crossbody but Big E rolls through, TWO! Big E scoops Cesaro but Cesaro scrambles out. Cesaro boots Big E then tags Sheamus. Sheamus rocks Big E with a knee and Cesaro climbs, A-Swiss-ted White Noise! Cover, but Woods breaks it! Cesaro goes after Woods but Woods sends him out. Sheamus gets Woods for the Irish Curse backbreaker! Fans boo as Sheamus fires up and aims from the corner. Sheamus runs but into a big lariat!

Both Big E and Sheamus are down but Kofi returns. Kofi tags in and hits Sheamus with a crossbody on the back! Fans fire up with Kofi as he aims from the corner. Kofi sees Cesaro and boots him first, then runs to FLY onto him! Kofi hurries back up and kicks Sheamus back. Sheamus staggers and Kofi aims again. Kofi spins but Sheamus ducks the Trouble into a lift! But Kofi powers out and things speed up, Trouble in Paradise on the run! Cover, The New Day wins!

Winners: The New Day, Kofi Kingston pinning

The WWE World Champion and his best friends are victorious! They celebrate with Kofi’s sons yet again, and even his wife, because #KOFIMANIA is running wild! Will The New Day still be SmackDown blue? Or will the Superstar Shake-Up send them to be red on Raw?

My Thoughts:

It’s hard to say if the SmackDown After Wrestlemania was better than the Raw After Mania. At the very least, SmackDown ended better than Raw did. We had a great opening with The New Day to finally take the time to celebrate Kofi’s career. However, even this is “ruined” by The Bar to give McIntyre his SmackDown debut. The resulting Six Man Tag match, while short, was great and ended how it should have. There’s a lot of teasing during the Superstar Shake-Up that the New Day could end up separated, but I can’t be sure that happens. They’re still one of the hottest teams in WWE, but at the same time, it would be an interesting development if Kofi was stuck on his own for a year. McIntyre on SmackDown is a good idea, though, as Raw is going to run out of space for him.

Of course, it seems like at least one monster is coming to SmackDown, too. Samoa Joe brawling with Braun Strowman was great, and I would love to see Strowman finally get a singles title in a monstrous match with Joe. Lars Sullivan attacked both Matt & Jeff Hardy, making this seem more like he’s a legend killer than someone after belts. Wherever Lars ends up, I’m thinking he’ll go after a belt after all, so perhaps he’ll be on Raw for the Intercontinental or even Universal Championship. As for The Hardys VS Usos themselves, it was a great match and great to see The Hardys win titles again. If they have those titles, they have to be staying on SmackDown, right? Though this could also be a courtesy win to make sure the Hardys had those belts on their resumes before one or both brothers finally retires.

Teddy Long would be proud of all the tag team matches tonight. The opening Six Man Tag was great, any of those six could end up anywhere and be fine, if not better off than they are now. Orton and Owens did great surprise attacks, and personally I hope they stay on SmackDown, they’ve been staples of it long enough that it’d be too much for them to leave. The IIconics had a title defense, but obviously it was a glorified squash. It’s still good exposure for the Brooklyn Belles wherever they end up, but also a quick and easy first defense for Peyton & Billie. They won’t need to worry about the Shake-Up because those titles are cross-brand, but I’m really hoping they defend against Paige’s new team. And I’m hoping that team is the Sky Pirates, because I literally can’t see another team showing up.

And similarly, The Man won’t have to worry about the Shake-Up, because she has both belts now. Becky clearly has more with Lacey Evans, but I’m hoping that after the Shake-Up and we know which women end up where, we see The Man really going all out. She can have an opponent for the Raw Women’s Championship and one for the SmackDown Women’s Championship and pull a double-header at a big PPV like SummerSlam. Becky pulling a reverse Chris Jericho to defend twice and retain both to be the Undisputed Women’s Champion, officially or unofficially, will be an even greater accomplishment that I’m sure she’s up to and deserves to try.

My Score: 8/10

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Mitchell’s NJPW World Tag League Results & Report! (11/21/24)

B Block tags in!

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5 hours ago

November 21, 2024

Steven Mitchell

Will B Block be Mighty? Or will it be tranquilo?

TMDK is already going strong with Zack & Ryohei winning in A Block, but can Shane & Mikey do it in B Block? Or will Naito & Hiromu have their own fun?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
Six Man Tag: Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
Six Man Tag: Gabe Kidd, SANADA & Gedo VS Taiji Ishimori, KENTA & Chase Owens; Taiji, Kenta & Chase win.
Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bishamon & Shoma Kato; LIJ wins.
Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask; TMDK wins.
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS The Filip Brothers; The Filip Brothers win.
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE; Taichi & Taka win.
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls; Naito & Hiromu win.

PLAY BY PLAY

World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS The Filip Brothers!

The Ace has done many things in NJPW, but he has yet to win a World Tag League trophy! Will the Master Heater help him to finally check off that achievement? Or will Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix become living legends off Tanahashi’s name?

The teams sort out and Tanahashi starts against Stevie. The fans rally for Tanahashi at the bell and the two circle. Stevie shows off that he has good abs, too. The fans do applaud Stevie’s muscles, and Stevie ties up with Tanahashi. Tanahashi slips around to waistlock but Stevie switches. Tanahashi switches, Stevie switches back. Tanahashi wrenches out to have a wristlock. Stevie reaches for ropes but Tanahashi keeps him back. Stevie CLAWS Tanahashi’s eyes! The ref counts, Stevie stops, but he hits a BODY SHOT in the corner. Stevie whips corner to corner, then runs up, but into an ELBOW! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY!

The fans fire up for the air guitar, and Tanahashi tags Jado. Tanahashi & Jado double whip to DOUBLE SHOUDLER TACKLE! Tome runs in but gets DOUBLE ELBOWS for it! Jado fires hands on Tome while Tanahashi fires hands on Stevie. Jado & Tanahashi double whip and the Filip brothers collide! Then Tanahashi TOSSES Stevie while Jado TOSSES Tome! The fans cheer, Jado joins in on his own air guitar! The fans rally while The Filip Brothers throw a fit. They regroup and say they’re outta here! They’re just gonna give Tanahashi the win? The ring count starts while Jado eggs the Filip Brothers on. So the Filip Brothers come back!

Jado KICKS Stevie in the ropes! Jado drags Stevie in but Tome CHOP BLOCKS him! Then Tome BLASTS Tanahashi! The Filip Brothers stomp Jado, then Tome tags in. Tome drags Jado around by a leg, to DDT the foot! Tome talks trash, “Old man, old knees!” Then Tome drops an elbow on the leg! Jado endures as Tome pulls on the toehold. Jado tries to fight back with a chinlock but Tome just pulls the leg harder! Jado crawls and reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Tome slowly lets off, just to pull on the leg again! The ref reprimands and counts so Tome lets go for real this time. Tome “apologizes,” then stalks Jado to a corner.

Tome fires body shots, then he brings Jado over. Tome bumps Jado off buckles, then puts the bad leg in ropes. Tag to Stevie and Tome pulls the leg for Stevie to kick! Stevie taunts Tanahashi, then stomps away on Jado! Tome drags Jado around while Stevie talks trash on Tanaashi. The ref is busy with Tanahashi while Tome pulls Jado’s leg into the post! Then Tome SLAMS the leg into the steel! Tanahashi protests but Stevie drags Jado up. Stevie CHOPS Jado, brings him around, and tags Tome. The Filip Brothers mug Jado, then Tome brings Jado around to scoop, SLAM, and LEG DROP! The fans do applaud for how impressive that was. Tome covers, TWO!

Tome stands on Jado’s bad leg while he shows his tiger claws. The fans are torn but Tome stomps Jado’s bad leg. Tome drags Jado around, twists at the foot, then says one more time just for Jado! LEG DDT! Tome mocks Jado while Jado crawls, but the fans rally up. Tome stomps Jado, then tags Stevie. Tome brings Jado up to snapmare, and then he runs to BOOT Jado down! Stevie KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Stevie taunts Tanahashi with phoenix claws, then covers, TWO! Jado toughs it out but Stevie eggs him on. Tanahashi coaches Jado and Stevie throws a forearm. Jado fires up and wags his finger.

Stevie fires more shots but Jado leans into them! Jado powers up, but Stevie kicks low! Stevie runs, but Jado CHOPS him down! Jado runs and he CLOBBERS Stevie! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Jado crawls over, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans rally as Tanahashi runs to FLYING FOREARM Stevie! Tome runs in but Tanahashi dropkicks the legs out! The fans cheer as Tanahashi fires hands. Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Stevie, then he climbs a corner. SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Stevie is still in this but Tanahashi powers up. Tanahashi builds speed, but Stevie ducks the slingblade! But Tanahashi catches the lariat! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT!

The fans fire up and Tanahashi runs again. Stevie rises, but he still avoids the slingblade to ROLLING ELBOW! And DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Stevie and Tanahashi sit up slowly, and Tanahashi fires the first forearm! They go back and forth, and they egg each other on! Tanahashi ROCKS Stevie, but Stevie ROCKS Tanahashi! The forearms continue to fly, and Stevie gets the edge! Tanahashi roars to fire a strike fest! Stevie roars, but Tanahashi blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW for the Phoenix! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Tanahashi and Stevie crawl, hot tags to Jado and Tome!

Jado rallies on Tome, then whips him to ropes. Tome KICKS Jado, but Jado roars! Jado LARIATS Tome down! The fans fire up as Jado shakes the ropes! Jado storms over to Tome, brings him up, but Tome kicks the bad leg! And kicks it again! Jado hobbles but Tome kicks him more. Tome runs, but Jado DUMPS him out! Tome is on the apron but Jado brings him in through the ropes! DRAPING DDT! Cover, Stevie breaks it! The fans fire up as Tanahashi storms in. Tanahashi kicks Stevie, then he and Jado double whip. They BODY SHOT, KNEE LIFT, and then whip Steive, but Stevie BOOTS Jado! And SUPERKICKS Tanahashi!

Stevie calls to Tome and they reel Jado in! But Tanahashi roars! Tanahashi dodges Stevie and SLINGBLADES Tome! Jado hurries to flip Tome over, CROSSFACE! Tanahashi catches Stevie into a CROSSFACE of his own! The Filip Brothers endure stereo submissions, but Stevie drags Tanahashi away to the apron. Tome feels around for ropes, but Jado rolls him away! Tome rolls free, has the legs, and he has a FIGURE FOUR!! Jado endures, but Tome thrashes him around, and Jado TAPS! Filip Brothers win!

Winners: The Filip Brothers, by submission (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)

Tome & Stevie are already proving to be valuable additions to the Bullet Club’s arsenal! Will this win over the former four-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and by extension the former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, be just the beginning of the Filip Brothers’ legend?

World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE!

Just5Guys is back down to Just4Guys after Sanada’s betrayal, but so what? They’re still gonna change everything! Will that begin with a big win over the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions? Or will the Dominator & Face of Fury conquer the Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker?

The teams sort out and while Taka insists he start, Taichi is staring down Khan. But it is Henare who steps up, so Taichi fist bumps Taka and lets him start. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Henare and Taka circle, feel things out, and Taka wants a knuckle lock. Henare obliges, but then Taka pokes him in the eye! Taka runs and RAMS Henare, but Henare stays put. Taka runs again, RAMS Henare, but Taka almost falls over! Henare roars, runs, but Taka goes the other way to BOOT! Henare rebounds to CLOBBER Taka! The fans cheer and Henare drags Taka up. Henare bumps Taka off buckles to then fire off fast hands, and a HEADBUTT!

Khan runs in to BLAST Taichi! Khan goes out after Taichi while Henare storms up on Taka in a corner. Henare stomps Taka, then hauls him up to a fireman’s carry. Khan sends Taichi into railing while Henare hits a WASTELAND SLAM to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Taka toughs it out and the fans rally, but Henare talks trash on him. Henare hauls Taka up again to bump off buckles. Tag to Khan and Khan gives Taka some Mongolian Chops! And more Mongolian Chops! And then a feint, to an UPPERCUT! Khan says he’s smarter than Taka, then he puts Taka in the corner. Khan hops up and fans cheer as he sits on his throne!

Taka flails, the ref reprimands, but Khan pulls Taka’s arms back. Khan hops down to tag in Henare, and the Empire mugs Taka. Henare stalks Taka, Taka fires body shots in return but Henare eggs him on. Taka fires more shots, but Henare CHOPS! Henare whips, Taka reverses, and Taka wrangles Henare into a JUST FACELOCK! Henare scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets go quickly, but Khan hurries to BLAST Taichi down! Khan stomps away on Taka while the ref reprimands. Henare & Khan fist bump, and then Henare stalks Taka. Henare has the half nelson, but Taka fights the full nelson!

The fans rally, but Henare powers up to have the ULTIMA NELSON! Taka endures, flails, reaches out, but Khan keeps Taichi on the outside! Taka fights around, but Henare pulls him back to center! Taka desperate reaches out, but he’s fading! The ref checks but Taichi storms in to CLUB Henare! Henare lets Taka go to DECK Taichi! Henare snarls and goes back to Taka. Henare says it’s done! Taka rises as Henare stomps around, RAMP- DROP TOEHOLD! Roll-up, TWO! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Henare survives, and he BODY BLOWS! Taka sputters and Henare growls again. Henare runs, but Taka redirects him!

Henare dodges the boot to KNEE low! But Taka JUMP SOBATS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Henare and Taka crawl, hot tag to Taichi! The fans rally as Taichi fires Kawada Kicks on Henare! Taichi whips, Henare reverses, but Taichi BOOTS Henare down! Khan runs up, Taka dodges to wrench and HOOK KICK! Khan bails back out and Taichi runs at Henare. Taichi BOOTS Henare, then reels him in to DANGER- NO, Henare fights the saido! Henare whips, but Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! The fans fire up while Henare is down! Taichi waits on Henare and the fans rally up.

Henare slowly rises, but he blocks the buzzsaw! Henare CLUBS the leg, ROCKS Taichi, but Taichi KICKS Henare! Henare fires a forearm, but Taichi ridge hand chops! Henare fires a flurry of forearms, but Taichi SOBATS! Taichi then runs at the corner, but Henare ELBOWS him! FLYING CHUCK! But Taichi rises! AX- BERSERKER BOMB! Both men are down, and Henare crawls over, hot tag to Khan! Khan storms right up on Taichi, drags him to his feet, and reels him in to fireman’s carry takeover! Then another wrench and MONKEY FLIP! Khan drags Taichi up again, SAYANAGI! Cocky cover, TWO!

Khan drops into the KATAGATAME! Taichi endures the head ‘n’ arm triangle, fights around, reaches out with his legs, but Khan puts all his weight on the hold! Taichi still manages the ROPEBREAK! Khan sits Taichi up into a SLEEPER! Taichi fights up, but Khan makes it an IRON CLAW SLEEPER, into the ELIMI- NO! Taichi fights free with ridge hand chops! Khan Mongolian Chops in return! Taichi spins, but into the IRON CLAW RACK! Khan swings around, SPINNING SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, Taka breaks it! Henare runs up to kick Taka and TOSS him! Khan drags Taichi up and the Empire whips him to a corner.

Khan runs in to LARIAT! Henare runs in to NATIVE KNEE! Feed to the SAYANAGI, and then wrench into the ASSISTED POWERBOMB! Cover, TAKA BREAKS IT AGAIN! Henare UPPERCUTS Taka but Taka fires hands on the Empire! Taka runs, into a BOOT SUPERKICK COMBO! Taka falls out of the ring and the Empire goes back to Taichi. Henare hauls Taichi up, fireman’s carries, and Khan waits, but Taichi slips fere! Taichi shoves Henare into Khan! DOUBLE AX- NO, Khan & Henare both dodge, and they BODY BLOW IRON RIGHT COMBO!! Cover, TWO!?! Taichi survives that double impact, but the Monster Rage boils over!

Henare drags Taichi up, fireman’s carries again, and Khan runs, but into Takai’s MICHINOKU DRIVER! Taichi slips free of Henare, Henare elbows him! Henare runs, into DOUBLE SUPER K!! OFF COME TAICHI’S PANTS!! Taka keeps Henare down with JUST FACELOCK while Taichi hits TENSHO JUJIHOU!! Taichi tops it off with BLACK MEPHISTO!! Cover, TAICHI & TAKA WIN!!

Winners: Taichi & Taka Michinoku, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Khan & Henare earn 0)

What a shocker! The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions just lost the opening round match! Does this already doom their chances of becoming World Tag League Champions? Will Taka & Taichi have the golden tickets to the titles?

World Tag League 2024 B Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS EVIL & Ren Narita!

The Ace took a hard loss earlier tonight, but now his fellow NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions are in action! Will The Joker & The Rook suffer the same fate? Or can they put The King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style behind Bars?

Oh of course Evil & Narita attack during the introductions! Narita goes after Oleg and throws him out, while Evil throws water all over Yano! The bell rings but the fight spills to the outside! Evil CLAWS Yano’s eyes, then whips him into railing! Narita does the same to Oleg on the other side! Evil brings Yano out to the crowd, and BOWLS him into chairs! Narita does the same with Oleg on the other side! Evil CHOKES Yano with a chair, then CLUBS him on the back. The ref reprimands The House so Evil brings Yano back to the ring. Narita joins him and they stomp away on Yano! The ref reprimands and says this has to be 1v1!

Evil & Narita ignore the ref to double whip, but Yano grabs ropes! Yano taunts The House, and Oleg runs in to DOUBLE LARIAT The House down! The fans fire up and now Yano & Oleg turn the tables on The House! Yano whips Evil, but Evil reverses and Yano hits railing, right in front of Abe-san! Narita does the same to Oleg on the other side! But Oleg storms back up on Narita! Evil hurries to attack Oleg, and The House mugs him. They bring Oleg in, to DOUBLE SUPLEX to the floor! Oleg writhes and Narita keeps on him while Evil grabs Yano’s favorite red chair. Evil JAMS Yano up with the chair!

The fans boo, but then Evil RAMS Yano into the timekeeper’s area! Down goes Abe-san! The ref reprimands Evil but Evil doesn’t care. Evil drags Yano up and puts him in the ring. The ref helps Abe-san so he misses Narita untying the blue buckle pad. Evil drags Yano up, and whips him into the bare steel! Yano falls in a heap, Evil stands on him for a cocky cover, TWO! Evil argues with the ref, but then tags in Narita. Narita stomps Yano around, brings him up and whips him to ropes for an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Yano stays in this and the fans rally up. Narita drags Yano up, taunts Oleg, but the ref stops Oleg from storming in.

Narita whips Yano into the steel buckles! Evil tags in, and he has the House of Torture shirt. Narita distracts the ref while Evil CHOKES Yano with the shirt! The fans boo, Oleg protests, but the ref misses it all. Evil throws the shirt away to cover Yano, TWO! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO!! Evil is furious but the fans fire up as Yano stays in this. Narita tags in, he brings Yano up, and he DECKS Yano! Narita stomps Yano around, then stands on him. Narita talks trash, then stomps Yano again! Yano gets up and he pulls Narita’s hair! Narita CHOKES Yano! The ref reprimands, Narita lets go at 4.

Narita whips but Yano reverses to throw Narita down by his hair! Hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLOBBERS Narita! And he CLOBBERS Evil! The fans fire up and Oleg deadlifts Narita for the gut wrench! Shake, Rattle & THROW! Narita tumbles and Oleg kips up! The fans fire up and Oleg runs in at the corner to SPLASH! Oleg then scoops Narita to SLAM! Oleg runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Narita stays in this but Oleg picks him up while rolling back! Oleg then deadlifts Narita again, into the fireman’s carry! But Narita slips free! Narita CHOKES Oleg! The ref counts, but Oleg breaks the grip! Oleg CHOSP Narita!

Oleg runs, but Evil hits a cheap shot! Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil BLASTS Yano and Oleg endures! Oleg clasps hands, but Narita BREAKS the grip! Oleg flails, reaches out, and fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and the ref counts, but Narita holds until 4. Narita is frustrated but he tags in Evil. Narita wrenches Oleg’s arm and Evil CLUBS it. Evil wrenches the arm and Narita CLUBS it! The House double kick, and DOUBLE- NO, Oleg fights the double suplex to DOUBLE SUPLEX The House! The fans fire up and Oleg hot tags Yano! Yano unties a white buckle pad! Evil runs up, Yano dodges and CLAWS the eyes!

Yano whips, Evil reverses, but Yano stops himself. Yano taunts Evil, then dodges! Evil hits buckles, Yano rolls him up! TWO! Yano fires up and the fans are with him! But Evil kicks low! Evil runs, but he fights off the atomic drop! But Yano dodges the lariat to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up while both men are down, and Yano rises! Yano drags Evil up, but Evil CLAWS Yano’s eyes! Evil runs, but into an atomic drop! Yano trips Evil, has the legs, and he CATAPULTS Evil into Oleg’s arms! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up again and Oleg goes out after Narita. But Narita JAMS Oleg with the pushup bar!

The ref stops Narita from getting in the ring with the pushup bar, but then DICK TOGO shoves Yano into the ref! The fans boo as The Spoiler would have to show up! Dick & Narita stomp away on Yano, then they double whip him to a corner. Dick runs up to ELBOW Yano! Narita hits an ELBOW of his own, then Evil LARIATS! Evil snapmares Yano, and Dick climbs up! The House sets Yano up for the DICK CHOP! Evil calls for the ref, the ref returns as Evil covers, TWO!! Yano survives and shocks The House! The fans fire up but Evil tells them to shut up. Evil slashes his throat, then hauls Yano up. EVERY- NO, Yano shoves Evil at the ref!

The ref curls up in a corner, and Yano takes aim, but Narita stops the low blow! But then Yano sends Narita into Evil! Oleg DOUBLE SHOTGUNS The House! The fans fire up as Oleg goes out and takes care of Narita. Yano runs, and he CHOP BLOCKS Evil down! Then roll up, but Evil drags the ref down!! Dick grabs Yano into the SPOILER CHOKER!! The fans boo as Evil then sets Yano up for MAGIC KILLER!! The ref is back up and Evil covers again, The House wins!

Winners: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Yano & Oleg earn 0)

The NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions all suffer loss tonight! World Tag League aside, will this only lead to the downfall of President Ace at WrestleKingdom 19? Or can someone finally and completely tear down The House of Torture before the year is over?

World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls!

Much like Hiroshi Tanahashi, the Uncontrollable Charisma has yet to hold the WTL trophies. Will Los Ingobernables de Japon make this whole tournament tranquilo? Or will Hysterical Haste & Mad Mikey make it mighty?

The teams sort out, but even now Naito takes his time with his elaborate entrance attire. TMDK gets annoyed but the pants finally come off. Mikey eggs LIJ on but Hiromu pie faces him. Mikey slaps back! Red Shoes has everyone hold on, and Mikey backs off. Finally, it is decided that Mikey will start, and then LIJ fist bumps. The fans applaud as Hiromu steps up. The bell rings, both men rush in, but Hiromu dodges Mikey to swing on Shane! But Shane blocks the shot and has Hiromu caught! Mikey runs up, Hiromu slips away, so Mikey hits Shane! Hiromu dodges Mikey again, runs, and RAMS Mikey, but Hiromu’s the one that wobbles!

Mikey taunts Hiromu then runs, but Hiromu drops down, and Naito trips Mikey! Hiromu slides out and LIJ send Mikey into railing! Naito then sets Mikey up for Hiromu to CROSSBODY from the apron! The fans fire up as Hiromu keeps going, and he CROSSBODIES Shane on the floor! The fans fire up again, and Naito puts Mikey in. Hiromu tags in Naito then he CHOPS Mikey. LIJ double whips, but Mikey breaks the double clothesline! Naito still drop toeholds and Hiromu basement dropkicks! Naito covers, ONE! Naito clamps onto Mikey with a chinlock and he digs a knee into Mikey’s back. Red Shoes reprimands as Naito smothers Mikey.

Mikey endures and pries at the hold. Mikey bends Naito’s finger, but Red Shoes reprimands that. Naito clamps the chinlock on again, then brings Mikey up. Naito shifts to a cravat for a neck wrench, and he brings Mikey over to the LIJ corner. Hiromu tags in and CLUBS Mikey on the back. Hiromu CHOPS, then whips, but Mikey blocks! Hiromu CHOPS again, then whips, but Mikey again blocks! Mikey eggs Hiromu on, so Hiromu stomps Mikey’s foot! Hiromu whips, Mikey reverses, but Hiromu ducks ‘n’ dodges, only to run into a SPINEBUSTER! Shane runs up to BLAST Naito, then hurries back so he can tag in.

Mikey tosses Hiromu out to Shane, and Shane whips Hiromu into railing! The fans are torn but Shane high-fives Fujita on commentary. Shane drags Hiromu up to then hit an APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Shane brings Hiromu into the ring. Hiromu crawls to a corner and Shane lines up a shot. Shane runs up to UPPERCUT, then he reels Hiromu in, HALF HATCH PLEX! Then basement DROPKICK! Shane flips Naito off but Naito just smirks. Shane covers Hiromu, TWO! Shane clamps onto Hiromu’s arm, pulls on it, and KICKS Hiromu in the back! Hiromu hobbles away to a corner but Shane follows him.

Shane drags Hiromu up, tags in Mikey, and TMDK double wrench to double SHOULDER TACKLE! Then they split the wishbone! Hiromu writhes, but Shane KICKS him down! Shane flexes, Mikey covers, TWO! Mikey sits Hiromu up, and he DIGS at Hiromu’s eye! Red Shoes reprimands, Mikey brings Hiromu up, and taunts him as the “light heavyweight.” But Hiromu CHOPS Mikey! Mikey CHOPS Hiromu off his feet! Mikey then BLASTS Naito off the apron! Mikey double knuckle lock covers, TWO! Mikey grows frustrated but the fans rally up. Mikey bumps Hiromu off buckles hard, then tags Shane.

TMDK again split the wishbone on the Timebomb, and Mikey mocks Hiromu’s pain. Mikey KICKS Hiromu on his way out, then Shane CHOPS Hiromu! The fans rally and Shane drags Hiromu up. Shane bumps Hiromu off buckles in a neutral corner, then UPPERCUTS him again and again. Shane flexes before he UPPERCUTS again! Shane fires up, the fans are torn, but Hiromu BOOTS him! Shane runs up but Hiromu dodges! Shane hits buckles and falls back, but he hurries to anchor Hiromu! Hiromu breaks free, blocks a kick, blocks a punch, and DRAGON SCREWS Shane down! The fans fire up while both men crawl!

Shane and Hiromu rise up, and Hiromu hot tags Naito! The fans fire up as Naito CLUBS Shane. Naito whips Shane, ELBOWS him, but Shane comes back, only for Naito to atomic drop! Naito runs and ELBOWS Shane down, to then basement DROPKICK! Naito brings Shane up, Shane pushes free, but swings into a spin! Naito holds Shane in place, trolling Mikey as he does, before the NECKBREAKER! Naito poses, Mikey gets mad, but the fans applaud. Naito covers, TWO! Shane stays in this but Naito BLASTS Mikey! Naito then clamps onto Shane with the leg hook nelson! Shane endures and fights around while the fans rally up.

Shane pushes Naito around, tries to stack him, but Naito pushes Shane back down! Shane rolls and reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Naito lets go on his own for once, and then brings Shane up. Naito CLUBS Shane into a corner, CLUBS him some more, then hoists Shane up top. Naito climbs, but Shane slips under! Shane brings Naito out but Naito fights to then RANA! The fans rally as Naito runs, but Shane DROPKICKS him! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey winds up and runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Mikey whips Naito back in for another LARIAT!

Mikey brings Naito up, fireman’s carries, but Naito slips free. Naito waistlocks but ducks Mikey’s elbow, only to take a DDT! Mikey sits Naito up, throws off an elbow pad, and then SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Naito survives and Mikey is frustrated but the fans fire up. Mikey drags Naito up, brings him around, but Naito fights the lift with elbows. Mikey CHOPS Naito, whips him, but Naito reverses to TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Naito reaches out, crawls for the LIJ corner, and the fans rally up. Naito tags in Hiromu, and LIJ goes after Mikey. They double whip Mikey but Mikey KICKS Naito!

Hiromu says whoa, no no no, but Mikey runs up on him. Hiromu dodges Mikey, and then sends Naito at him!? Then Hiromu picks Naito up to make him RANA Mikey to a corner! The fans fire up as Hiromu runs corner to corner to LARIAT! Hiromu snapmares Mikey to then basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Hiromu fires up and the fans are with him! Hiromu drags Mikey and says he’ll end this! But Mikey fights the suplex! Hiromu still tries, but it’s Mikey who suplexes! Hiromu slips free to waistlock, but Mikey switches and sends Hiromu to the TMDK corner! Tag to Shane and then feed to an UPPERCUT!

Mikey lifts Hiromu, Shane runs up, BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, TWO! Shane hurries to SIT-OUT POWERBOMB Hiromu! Cover, TWO!! Hiromu survives and the fans fire up! Shane and Mikey coordinate, they’ll just hit Hiromu harder! Mikey scoops, but Naito makes the save! Naito sends Mikey at Shane but TMDK avoids a collision. Shane BOOTS Naito down, kicks him out, and Mikey says now it’s time to end this! Shane drags Hiromu up, but Hiromu CHOPS! Hiromu CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS away on TMDK, but TMDK DOUBLE SLAP him! Then they double trophy lift! THUNDER- DOUBLE DDT!!

The fans are thunderous as Hiromu turns things around on TMDK! Hiromu crawls for the LIJ corner, hot tag to Naito! The fans fire up as Naito steps right to Shane. Naito throws those heavy elbows, but Shane clinches Naito! Naito fights the lift with more elbows! And more elbows! Shane wobbles but Naito ELBOWS him down! The fans fire up and Naito goes to a corner. Naito drags Shane up, reels him in, and ESPERANZA! The fans fire up again and Naito resets in the corner. Shane rises, Naito runs up, but Mikey LARIATS him down! TMDK says it’s time, and they haul Naito up! POWER BOTTOM!! Cover, TWO!!

The fans are thunderous as Naito survives! TMDK KICKS Naito around, then drags him up. Mikey scoops, but Hiromu SHOTGUNS Shane! Naito slips down, Mikey scoops him again, but Naito makes it DESTINO!! Hiromu watches Shane rise, and SUPERKICKS! Naito ENZIGIRIS Shane and Hiromu hits a HIROM-CHAN BOMBER! ROLLING JACKKNIFE! TWO!! Shane survives but Naito storms up on him again. Naito wrenches, tilt-o-whirls, DESTI- NO! Shane stays up, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS him! Hiromu BOOTS Mikey from the apron, then he push-starts Naito’s TORNADO DDT!

The fans fire up again and Naito brings Shane back up. Wrench and tilt-o-whirl, DESTINO!!! Cover, LIJ wins!

Winners: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shane & Mikey earn 0)

Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa won last night, but Shane & Mikey lost tonight, so TMDK as a whole is 1-1! Is their dream of a truly mighty World Tag League final already in jeopardy? Or can the former tag team champions prove The Mighty Don’t Kneel?

As for Naito & Hiromu, they of course take the mic, and Naito says, “Buenas noches, Funabashi~!” Naito knows this tournament technically kicked off two days ago, and that this is Naito’s first entry to this tournament in two years, with a new partner, Hiromu Takahashi. But the finals will be in Kumamoto, and it will be this “openweight team” going for those trophies! The fans cheer that! Naito continues by saying that maybe some know this, but NJPW has had five events in Chiba over the course of 2024. In February, May, August, October, and now in November. Unfortunately, that means this is the last time this year they will be here.

But with that in mind, let us end on a great note. Naito does the math, and says the last time they did a role call here was in April of 2016! Eight years ago! So everyone, are you ready for the first role call specifically in Funabashi? The fans cheer and Naito says the only way to end tonight is of course with… Wait, tranquilo, assen na yo. The fans cheer as Hiromu sits up for this. “Bushi! Hiromu! Takagi! Titan! Yota! Y Naito! NOSOTROS! LOS! INGOBERRRRRRRNABLEEEEES~! DE! JA! PON!!” The fans cheer and Naito drops the mic. Will the Stardust Genius and Ticking Timebomb make a run at the top of this tag league?

Here are the B Block standings!

Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-0, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-0, 2 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 1-0, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 0-1, 0 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 0-1, 0 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 0-1, 0 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-1, 0 points

My Thoughts:

A great round for B Block to start their own round robin, with quite some surprises. Not so much The Filip Brothers winning because Jado being on Tanahashi’s team, Jado is the liability much like Tomoaki Honma is for Shota Umino in A Block. Taichi & Taka getting that win off Henare & Khan was the biggest surprise because usually Taka is the “liability” on the team. But I suppose with Yuya Uemura out with injury and Sanada having betrayed them, Just Four Guys had no choice but to send Taka in. Great stuff in that win, but I’m not sure the chances of them winning those titles in some sort of “Road to WrestleKingdom” type tag title match.

Very good stuff from Yano & Oleg VS Evil & Narita but duh, The House of Torture cheats to win as usual. In a roundabout way, the story of Tanahashi and Evil building towards their WK19 match is like how ZSJ and Shota are really just building towards their own match through this tournament. And much in that same way, it takes just a bit of the drama out as Tanahashi won’t really be taking the losses when Jado can eat those pins or tap to those holds. And obviously, if The House of Torture is winning, it’s because of cheating so anyone can win it for them and Evil will be rolling towards WK19.

But we got a great main event from LIJ VS TMDK, but it was less surprising that LIJ won out. Shane & Mikey already came into this tournament having taken a loss, their redemption story back to the titles will be taking the long road. But with Naito never having won a WTL tournament, and obviously this being Hiromu’s first, they could have quite the run. They should at least be second place and narrowly miss out on the finals.

My Score: 8.9/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 11.21.2024

Let’s pretend last week didn’t happen? Okay? So tonight’s iMPACT! has to be better…right?

Published

6 hours ago

November 21, 2024

Andrew Balaz

So things can’t get much worse than last week unless this ends up a negative score. Hopefully we got the filler episode or the TNA equivalent of A Feast for Crows, out of the way. I’d like at least a high school level attempt at logically telling a story, not bad promos and story beats almost as bad as Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.

The show kicks off with the Knockouts title match featuring Lish. Now while I’m not gonna put Lish over for her ringwork, but her character work is great. So being a NO DQ match, we should get more gimmick and less “work rate”. I will just make it known before the show happens, I am very sick of Tommy Dreamer’s booking (or whoever really has it). Literally none of the stories matter, they aren’t consistent with the storytelling and are squandering the brand equity and good faith returning to TNA has granted them. Lots of potentially decent pieces on this roster, just booking is written by a blind kindergartner who’s just pulling a lever on a See ‘N Say and making that an angle.

The Rascalz and KUSHIDA are confident heading into #TNATurningPoint! @ZacharyWentz @TheTreyMiguel

Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/7N7e9L00hs pic.twitter.com/Av19OnPnHt

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 22, 2024

Ratings:

TNA Knockouts Championship NO DQ Match: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Alisha Edwards: Masha retains via Package Piledriver – ** 1/2
ASH by Elegance w/Personal Concierge & Heather vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna: ASH wins via Rarefied Air – **
Rhino vs Frankie Kazarian: Kaz wins via School Boy w/ Feet on ropes – ** 1/4
Moose & JDC vs Leon Slater & Laredo Kid: Slater wins via La Magistral – *
Savannah Evans vs Brittany Jade: Evans wins via Full Nelson Bomb – SQUASH
The Hardy Boyz & Ace Austin vs Birminghammer Daddies (Hammerstone, Jake Something & Trent Seven): Trent wins via Birminghammer – ***

Results:

TNA Knockouts Championship NO DQ Match: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Alisha Edwards

Lish starts off during the introductions, hits a big Forearm and starts laying into Masha in the corner. Lish grabs Kendra, takes a swing, but Masha ducks it and gets a little bit of revenge before a trash can lid stalls Masha’s Suicida. Lish throws Masha back in the ring, along with a chair. Throat Chop from Lish, followed up with a DDT onto the chair and Lish gets an early two count. Lish puts the chair in the corner, bounces Masha’s face off of it a few times before trying to set up for a Corner Crossbody, but Masha moves and Lish eats the chair. Masha grabs a trash can, pops the crowd and tries something but Lish puts the brakes on the initial attack before Masha just smashes Lish’s face into the can, sets her up in the corner, looks for a Superplex through the can, but Lish block and gouges the eyes, slips between her legs and the Avalanche Powerbomb onto the can gives Lish another two count!

Kendra comes into play again, a few quick cracks just seems to piss off Masha, she fires, grabs the kendo stick from Lish and beats on her a few times before the Package Piledriver seals the deal and Masha retains!

Tasha Steelz attacks after the pinfall, so Jordynne makes the save for Masha so they can have a moment before their match at Turning Point.

ASH by Elegance w/Personal Concierge & Heather vs Jody Threat w/Dani Luna

ASH plays the powder to annoy the babyface gimmick, but after the second time Jody steps on ASH’s hand when she tries to quickly break the count and powder again. A few suplexes give Jody the early advantage, but she misses the Spear into the corner and posts herself. Heather uses the moment of distraction to hit Jody with a Neckbreaker and ASH grabs a cheap two count. ASH works Jody over in a corner, distracts the referee again so Heather attacks one more time. The crowd is surprisingly loud for a Jody comeback…but ASH does the ole hair slam into a Headlock.

Jody finally powers up for the comeback, rope spot with the Knees to the back and German Suplex but ASH uses the hair pull to stop Jody from continuing…momentarily. Jody is beating on ASH in the corner, perches ASH, looks for the Superplex but Heather tries to get into the ring to distract the referee, Concierge helps to anchor ASH, so ASH fights off Jody, hits Rarefied Air and wins the match!

Mike Santana comes out for a promo, and about a minute into, the stupid channel switches into Picture in Picture mode. DURING A PROMO. So I have no clue if anything being said is clever, well done or why Frankie Kazarian showed up. Anthem needs to get their act together, this is embarrassing. Apparently we come back in time for the punchline and because they’re both gunning for the World Title Santana challenges Kaz to a Turning Point match because “no nights off”? What kind of moron e-fed story is this? And Tom throws to Picture in Picture as soon as Rhino comes out to kick off the Kaz match…but the commercial break already happened. Sad.

Rhino vs Frankie Kazarian

Lots of stalling from Kaz, since this is supposed to be during PiP, so dumb stuff like powdering, opportunistic throwing Rhino face first into the steps…so on and so forth. Just slow paced dumb stuff until we’re supposed to be “back”, so now Rhino will start…yup Uppercut cuts off Kaz, Lariat, a few Knife Edge Chops into some Short Arm Shoulder Tackles. Kaz powders, tries to grab his Call Your Shot trophy, referee takes it away from him, Kaz runs into the ring and tries to grab his scarf, ref again disarms him but Kaz kicks the middle rope into Rhino for a near fall. Kaz starts laying in some fists and chokes with his shin, cocky cover for 2.

They start just throwing hands, because reasons…Rhino gets the best of it and connects with a few Lariats and a Shoulder Tackle into a Belly to Belly for a two count. The crowd is behind Rhino, a few more Lariats, Gore set up, but Kaz sidesteps it, School Boy with the feet on the ropes for the win.

.@SteveMaclin's journey of discovery forces him to confront elements of his past.

Watch #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/7N7e9L00hs pic.twitter.com/g82wDEBdnu

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 22, 2024

This vignette is hot garbage in my opinion. Trying to frame PTSD as trust issues in half baked choppy Netflix recap of a Burn Notice knockoff.

Moose & JDC vs Leon Slater & Laredo Kid

Yeah this match is useless on paper. Laredo is such a filler enhancement talent and even if JDC could eat a pin against say Leon…there’s no way Leon is beating Moose for the X Division title. So aside from a time filler, this match serves no purpose.

JDC starts and eats offense from both Laredo and Leon, as is expected, but I really can’t be dragged into caring about this match. Laredo is joke, Leon is someone they want to hype up but he’s got no discernable personality aside from “British”. Laredo breaks up a pinfall attempt, John Woo Dropkicks JDC into the post after dodging a Spear, Moose catches a Laredo dive and turns it into an Apron Powerbomb, Leon flies over the post to wipe out Moose, locks up JDC in the La Magistral, and its over.

So as I alluded to, it’s technically just a way to set up a challenger for the X Division title, but even if the match is good, Leon shouldn’t beat Moose unless he brings a rifle.

Hendry is out talking, as per usual, and doing his usual thanking the fans for believing and saying all the babyface things. Is definitely cookie cutter, he’s passionate so he sells the basic words well, but it’s basic shit.

Savannah Evans vs Brittany Jade

Skye Blue from wish is the jobber that Savannah gets to eat. Propels Jade across the ring, corner splashes a few times, throws her into the ropes, Jade goes for a Flying Headscissors but Savannah blocks the momentum and reverses it, Facebuster, Samoan Drop, and now Full Nelson Bomb to kill the jobber. There we go, no one is shocked and it didn’t really do anything for Savannah, it was more just a basic reminder of her power moves. Nothing flashy, so if Lei Ying Lee loses, then she’s dead in the water.

The Hardy Boyz & Ace Austin vs Birminghammer Daddies (Hammerstone, Jake Something & Trent Seven)

The Seven Star Hammer Daddies or Birminghammer Daddies…not sure which I like more. Think I’m leaning towards Birminghammer Daddies.

Hammer and Matt start, Matt has control, Jake tries to make the save but ends up eating the Delete Buckle Face Smashes. Matt tries to Double Coconut Jake and Hammer, but they no sell, beat their chests and drop Matt. Hammer works over Matt a little, tags in Trent and then Matt counters whatever Trent tries and gets Jeff in. Classic Senton/Legdrop Doubles, Jeff’s Low Dropkicks, and just typically classic Hardy stuff. Jeff looks for Twist of Fate, Bop and Bang counters, Trent hits a Flowsion and tags out to Jake. Jeff and Matt do some veteran tactics with a blind tag as Jake tries to chase Jeff. But the referee tells Jake that Jeff isn’t legal just in time for Matt to hit a Chop Block and tandem Hardy offense, Ace gets involved in some of the fun and finally gets tagged in. Ace has Jake in the corner, Hammer tries to break things up but Ace moves and Hammer collides with Jake, Trent gets sent in, Double Poetry on the stacked up heel team, they go for Twists in Triplicate…but the heels shove off and powder.

After the picture in picture, we know the heels had control with basic heel stuff, but Ace clears the apron with a big Double Dropkick, Enzuigiri to Trent to try and lunge, but Jake and Hammer pull the Hardys off the apron. Tandem Powerbomb from the Daddies, Trent hits the Seven Star Lariat, but Ace kicks out at two! Birminghammer attempt is slipped, X Plex attempt but Ace turns it into a Flatliner! Ace tags in Jeff and Trent didn’t look for the tag! Jeff hot tag, wipes out the apron, through the legs Double Leg Drop, Flashing Elbow, but the Daddies come in and we get to the signature spam moves for moves sake moment. Matt counters a tandem Back Body Drop with the Double DDT, Twists in Triplicate are hit, Swanton Bomb is called for but Jake and Hammer put a stop to that.

Ace tries to fly on the big men but they catch him, so Jeff gets up and connects the big splash to assist Ace. Plot Twist on Trent! Swanton Bomb from Jeff, 1-2-but Hammer and Jake pull out Ace. Hardys almost fall victim to the Final Chapter, but slip it and hit Stereo Twists of Fate. Referee is checking on the outside stuff, counters The Fold with a Low Blow, Birminghammer wins the match for the Birminghammer Daddies!

Hardyz try to attack Trent, but the big men stop them, they look to make an example out of the veterans, but Rascalz and Kushida make the save.

Overall Score: 4.5/10

Still not what I would call a “good” episode, but at least there was a semblance of trying to remember stories they had going on, a couple alright promos and vignettes. But between the Picture in Picture mistiming, the Maclin vignette being inane and three matches in the middle that mean literally nothing in the grand scheme of things just makes the show feel both bloated and lacking at the same time. Genesis better be the start of a new booker, because literally everything since Scott left has been kinda stupid. A few obvious connections got made and that was fine, but the reimagining of The System swagger (or lack thereof), Hendry becoming the Tetsuya Naito of TNA and the desolate Knockouts Division really makes this a hard product to get any consistency out of much less tolerate what they hand us.

The main event was at least tolerable, give Trent and Ace something with Speedball leaving and Bey injured, and potentially setting up Hammer Daddies to challenge for the tag titles, I’m not mad at that. If I had a say in things, Hardyz should drop the belts to either Hammer Daddies or First Cla$$.

So this was better than last week, but that’s a low bar, and with next week being a Thanksgiving Special, this was technically the Go Home for Turning Point. So next Friday is hopefully a good show, because that card looks bad.