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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (10/3/19)

Tegan Nox steps to the champ!

Published

5 years ago

October 3, 2019

Steven Mitchell

Will KLR end Tegan Nox’s comeback already?

Upset by being upstaged, the NXT UK Women’s Champion, Kay Lee Ray, looks to show Tegan Nox what it takes to hang with this brand! Will the Shiniest Wizard not work on the Lethal Lass?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Piper Niven VS Isla Dawn; Niven wins.
~~Ilja Dragunov~~ Alexander Wolfe VS Saxon Huxley; Wolfe wins.
Jack Starz VS Mike Bird; No Contest.
Kay Lee Ray VS Tegan Nox; KLR wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Piper Niven VS Isla Dawn!

The Scottish Viper and the White Witch both want to be contenders, but they have a long way to go. Who takes the first step towards taking on the Lethal Lass for the title?

The bell rings and Piper circles with Isla. The fans rally up and cheer Isla on as she ties up with Piper. Piper gets the arm but fans rally as Piper wrenches to a wristlock. Isla rolls and bridges to spin and slip under. She pump handles Piper but can’t flip her over. Piper reaches back for a headlock and a takeover. Isla works her legs around but Piper rejects the headscissors. Isla rolls Piper to a cover, ONE and Piper holds on tight. The two stand and Isla brings Piper to a knee and very low, to then pop out of the headlock! Isla has Piper’s arm now but fans rally up. Piper stands but Isla hooks a leg and reaches for a chinbar. Piper endures and powers out to scoop Isla! Isla slips out and waistlocks, but Piper reaches for ropes to deny the suplex. Piper also bucks Isla off, but Isla rolls through to the splits. Things speed up and Isla elbows Piper. Isla whips Piper to ropes then dropkicks, but Piper stays up. Isla runs but into Piper’s arms! Piper slams Isla down, then basement splashes! Cover, TWO!

Piper keeps her focus as she wraps Isla up in a cobra clutch. Fans rally as Isla endures. Isla works against the hold and works her way up, even as Piper leans on her. Isla stands, pries at the hold, but elbows out. Piper ripcords Isla for a big shoulder tackle! Piper wraps Isla back up but Isla fights. Piper swings Isla back for a backbreaker, then reels her out for a lariat! Cover, TWO! Piper grows frustrated but she wraps Isla up again. Now Piper gets a full straitjacket and sits her up. Fans rally as Isla endures. Isla works up so Piper shifts to the cobra clutch again. Isla stands and throws forearms and elbows. Piper reels her out again but Isla boots! Then saido suplexes! Fans fire up with Isla as she runs to knee Piper down! Cover, TWO! Isla and Piper go to opposite corners, but Piper runs in. Isla sweeps the legs and Piper hits buckles!

Isla basement dropkicks then runs for a meteora! Cover, TWO! Piper still has so much power and it shocks Isla. Isla hurries to keep on Piper with a facelock. Isla grinds Piper down as fans rally up. Piper endures as Isla squeezes tight. Piper powers up and gets to her feet to push Isla off. Piper headbutts isla! Then suplexes for a Michinoku Driver! Cover, Piper wins!

Winner: Piper Niven, by pinfall

And the Scottish Viper is back on a winning track! Will she fight her way back up the ranks? And what of Isla’s standings in the UK Women’s Division?

NXT UK Media catches up with Ilja Dragonov.

The Moscow Madman is working on his shoulder after meeting with the trainer. What is the situation? The situation is that unfortunately, he’s not medically cleared to compete tonight. Ilja is frustrated that he can’t fight. Alexander Wolfe walks over and says that’s a shame. Wolfe says Imperium respects Ilja, so Wolfe will take his place against Saxon Huxley tonight. And Ilja should really think hard about his future in NXT UK. Is that a veiled threat or a subtle offer from the Ax Man?

The Hunt will run wild again!

Primate and Wild Boar have recovered from the roughing-up Gallus gave them, and they’re ready for the ring next week!

Backstage interview with Piper Niven.

Congrats are in order for her win, but where is her head at? Well she’s feeling up. She and all the others are thinking about the NXT UK Women’s Champion. But Jinny walks in and says if she’s said it before, she’ll say it again. Jinny is the next #1 contender. And then Jazzy Gabert attacks from behind! Security gets brains and brawn off Piper, but the damage is done. Will the Spoiled Princess get her way by any means necessary?

Alexander Wolfe VS Saxon Huxley!

As he said, the Ax Man takes Ilja’s place in this match against the Divine Beast, who is far more focused than usual. Will the “mythical journey” end here for Huxley? Or can he prove himself a hero of legend against the absolute power of Imperium?

The bell rings and Wolfe circles with “Tarzan Jesus!” They tie up and Wolfe spins Huxley for a trip and a turn. Wolfe headlocks but Huxley powers out. Wolfe and Huxley collide but neither falls. Huxley fires up and ties up with Wolfe again. Wolfe headlocks but Huxley slips out the back to headlock in return. Wolfe pulls hair to power out, then things speed up. Huxley comes back for a headlock takeover! Wolfe flails and pulls hair but Huxley holds on. They stand up and Wolfe tries to power out, but Huxley holds on to wrench and hip toss Wolfe down! Wolfe scrambles but Huxley gets the arm! Huxley grinds but Wolfe stands up. Wolfe powers Huxley to ropes and the ref calls for the ropebreak. Wolfe pulls Huxley’s knee pad down before backing off, and Huxley isn’t sure what to do. Huxley brings the pad back up, but gets a kick right to his face!

Wolfe rains down right hands but the ref backs him off. The ref checks on Huxley but Huxley glares at Wolfe. Wolfe stomps Huxley down then drags him up as fans rally. Wolfe suplexes but Huxley blocks. Huxley body shots but Wolfe clamps onto an arm for a Fujiwara armbar! Wolfe pulls back hard but Huxley endures. Fans still rally and Huxley fights his way up. Huxley rolls through but turns into a European Uppercut! Wolfe finally gets Huxley for a suplex! Wolfe takes his time catching his breath before stomping Huxley. Wolfe toys with Huxley before he stomps the arm. Wolfe grabs a leg to yank on it, then he shifts to a chinbar. Wolfe hooks the nose and eyes! The ref reprimands Wolfe but he just grins. Huxley fights back from the mat but Wolfe clamps onto the arm again. Wolfe grinds his forearm into Huxley’s face then wrenches the wrist.

Wolfe drags Huxley up but Huxley throws haymakers. Wolfe grabs a leg, trips Huxley and then twists with a grounded Dragon Screw! Wolfe scrapes his boots on Huxley’s face, then wraps on a chinlock. Huxley endures as Wolfe cranks on the neck, and works around. Fans sing for Huxley but Wolfe tells them to shut up. Huxley flails and gets up, and pries the hold off! But Wolfe knees low to wrap on a new chinlock. But Huxley arm-drags him off, only for Wolfe to come back with an enziguri! Wolfe runs, but into Huxley’s BIG Thesz Press! Both men are down but Cardiff fires up for Huxley. Huxley gets up and throws uppercuts and haymakers on Wolfe! Huxley rocks Wolfe, but Wolfe comes back to grab the leg again. But Huxley dropkicks Wolfe away! Cardiff is fired up for “Jesus! Jesus!” and Huxley runs corner to corner for another big dropkick! Wolfe staggers into a boot!

Huxley gets in and runs but gets hung up on ropes! Wolfe BOOTS Huxley down to a corner! Then runs in for a big forearm smash! Wolfe spins Huxley for a German Suplex! Wolfe drags Huxley up, powerbomb lift for a BIG Sit-Out Bomb! Cover, Wolfe wins!

Winner: Alexander Wolfe, by pinfall

Imperium is strong on all four fronts! If Wolfe did this without much notice, what can he do when prepared? What will Imperium do to all of NXT UK in time?

NXT UK Media catches up with Ashton Smith.

How is he going to bounce back from his recent defeat to Jordan Devlin? Well, all of these setbacks are really tough, but this is his dream. He knows he’s getting better, and getting closer to a win. But the Grizzled Young Veterans come by to have a laugh. How bad is this outlet that they’re resorting to Ashton Smith? Are they some kind of start-up podcast? When was the last time- Uuugh! Do you ever shut up? The GYV won’t let Smith make jokes about them when he has an abysmal win-loss record. Yeah but GYV lost their NXT UK Tag Team Championships.

Don’t you dare talk like that! They might not be champions, but they’re still the best team on NXT UK, and anywhere in the world! They still run the locker room. So unless Smith wants to be in the corridor, address them with respect. How are they leaders when they have no followers? No one likes them! But Smith will go find one of his friends, and we’ll see what happens. Oh will we? The interview is done, go away, “jog on.” Who will Smith find to help shut up Mr. Mayhem and Liverpool’s Number One?

Jack Starz VS Mike Bird!

A big opportunity for both men, especially the hometown hero from Wales in Mike “Fire” Bird. But wait, before Starz even gets on stage, Gallus appears. They’re dragging Starz around by his arm! Mark Coffey and Wolfgang have already destroyed Starz, and says that Starz is too busy seeing stars. He will not be competing, but look who that is, Wolfie! Who is that, Marcus? Mark knows the man in the ring. That is the Godfather of Welsh Wrestling, THE LEGENDARY Mike Bird! The man responsible for training Flash Morgan Webster, for training Mark Andrews, the current NXT UK Tag Team Champions! Gallus goes to the ring and joins Bird. “Mike, I just want one thing from you.” Mark wants to shake his hand! Fans don’t trust that, but Mike reaches. Mark takes his hand away and tells Mike to pass on the message to his boys. Wolfgang attacks Bird and so does Mark!

But here come the Welsh rockstars! Andrews and Webster hurry, but Joe Coffey catches up to them! This is 3v2 now! Wolfgang snapmares and splashes Andrews down while Joe beats up FMW! Joe throws FMW in and throws big haymakers! Joe feeds FMW to Mark’s CHOKE SLAM! Fans rally for “WALES~! WALES~!” but Joe shouts, “Gallus boys on top!” Gallus stands tall and vows to still make this their kingdom! Will they start by taking those NXT UK Tag Team Championships?

NXT UK General Manager, Johnny Saint, tweets an announcement!

After the attack Jinny and Jazzy orchestrated on Piper Niven, the Alpha Female will go 1v1 with Piper next week! Will Piper prove to be more than just a stepping stone on the way to the top? Or will she be made an example of by the combination of brains and brawn?

Kay Lee Ray VS Tegan Nox!

The new NXT UK Women’s Champion didn’t appreciate being overshadowed by the return of the girl with the Shiniest Wizard. But Tegan didn’t appreciate KLR trying to get an attitude, so now they’ll face of 1v1 here tonight! Will the comeback of Team Kick’s Cardiff kid come to an end? Or will she score big on the new champion?

The bell rings and KLR circles with Tegan. Fans rally for the hometown hero and Tegan smiles because she knows it annoys KLR. They tie up and go around, but KLR pulls hair! KLR pulls Tegan to a corner like that, then SLAPS Tegan as she lets up. KLR eggs Tegan on, Tegan SLAPS back! Tegan trips KLR and rains down rights, but KLR slips away. Tegan dares KLR to get back in but the ref keeps her from rushing out. KLR slips in but runs into an arm-drag, and then a hip toss. Tegan choke grips but KLR breaks free. Tegan ducks the punch to shove and CHOP KLR down! Tegan puts KLR in a corner for another CHOP! Tegan snapmares KLR then goes up top. Fans cheer as Tegan crossbodies! Cover, TWO! KLR bails out again, and wants to leave! Tegan hurries after her, and runs KLR down on the ramp!

Tegan drags KLR up and brings her back to ringside with a headlock. Tegan puts KLR in but KLR swings. Tegan dodges to rock her with a right. Tegan fireman’s carries but KLR slips out and chop blocks the bad legs! KLR stomps away but the ref backs her off. KLR puts Tegan against ropes to CHOP her! Cardiff rallies up for Tegan and Tegan fights back. KLR SLAPS Tegan down, then snapmares her for a seated cobra twist. KLR adds a neck wrench but Tegan endures. Fans rally up and Tegan fights her way up. Tegan rolls KLR, TWO, and KLR stomps Tegan down for it. KLR stalks Tegan as she gets up and hobbles. KLR clubs Tegan down in a corner, then brings her back up. Rolling snapmare to kick from the mat! Cover, TWO! KLR grows frustrated, but she looms over Tegan. Cardiff still cheers for their own but KLR stands on the bad knee! Tegan shouts in pain but the ref backs KLR off. KLR comes back with a smirk, then she wraps Tegan’s leg around the rope! The ref counts but KLR lets up at 4.

Tegan hobbles up again but KLR is on her in a corner with toying kicks to the legs. KLR keeps kicking and Tegan can only clutch the knees. KLR drags Tegan up for a gourd buster! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer for Tegan’s toughness, but KLR grows frustrated. KLR puts Tegan in a drop zone before going up top. KLR aims at Tegan, leaps, but her swanton flops as Tegan moves! Tegan hobbles up while KLR slowly stands. KLR runs in but only gets post! KLR slumps down and both women are down, clutching some part of their body. Fans rally up and Tegan is getting mad. KLR and Tegan stand, but Tegan ROCKS KLR. KLR slaps Tegan, Tegan hits back. They brawl and Tegan gets the edge! Tegan roars, blocks KLR’s counters, and sweeps the legs! Tegan manages to rally with big elbows and forearms!

Fans cheer as Tegan goes to a corner. Tegan manages to run in for a big uppercut! KLR is dazed, Tegan kicks her down! Tegan climbs up top now, but slowly. KLR stands, Tegan leaps, cannonball senton! Cover, TWO! KLR survives Tegan’s take on the Molly-Go-Round! Tegan is furious but fans are rallying up behind her. Tegan is up, takes aim, and runs, but her Shiniest Wizard misses! SUPERKICK from KLR! KLR underhooks and picks Tegan up, but Tegan sunset flips! Cover, TWO!! KLR is relieved but she gets a SUPERKICK from Tegan! Tegan covers, TWO!! KLR survives and Tegan is losing her cool. Tegan gets her bad leg moving while KLR rolls to a corner. Tegan gets up and goes at KLR with a corner to corner whip. KLR reverses, and uses the corner for the tornado DDT! Cover, TWO, but into a GUILLOTINE! Tegan is caught, gasping, flailing, but rolling!

The two roll together towards ropes, but KLR rolls Tegan away! KLR squeezes tight and thrashes and clubs but Tegan endures. Tegan powers up, even with a bad leg, and SPINEBUSTERS KLR! KLR springs up to get it back on!! Tegan is caught again, flails and reaches, and gets a ropebreak with a foot! KLR clubs away but lets go at 4 in frustration. Fans are fired up for Tegan as KLR drags her up. KLR throws slapping palm strikes at the ropes, then whips Tegan across the way. Tegan reverses and CHOKE SLAMS outta nowhere! Cover, TWO!! Tegan is beside herself, but she won’t stop. Tegan hobbles over and up to the top, but KLR trips her up! KLR goes after the leg again! The ref cuonts but KLR lets up at 4. KLR boots Tegan off the top and Tegan hits the mat. KLR tags the time to brag and pose before dragging Tegan up. KLR underhooks, brings Tegan up, but Tegan slips out to hit a DESTROYER!! Cover, TWO!? KLR survives a Welsh Destroyer, but fans are fired up for Tegan even more!

Tegan aims, KLR sits up, Shiniest Wizard!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Positioning is all that saves KLR! Tegan stomps away in anger, then clubs away all the same. KLR shelters herself under the bottom rope, but Tegan joins her on the apron. Tegan runs in, but KLR dodges and the knee hits post! KLR clobbers Tegan in the ring, then drags her up. Underhooks, Gory lift, Gory Bomb! Cover, KLR wins!

Winner: Kay Lee Ray, by pinfall

The champion survives her return to the ring, but a win is still a win. Will Tegan be able to recover to get another chance? Or is KLR on to bigger and better opponents as NXT UK enters the Fall?

My Thoughts:

NXT UK is still hanging out in Cardiff, and it was still a lot of fun. And this time, we got some development for stories! Niven VS Dawn was a good opener and Niven wins to stay strong. Then Jazzy and Jinny go after her backstage, after already starting beef with Rhea Ripley. Will we get the reluctant but successful team-up of the dominant Rhea and Piper? I sure hope so, it will help Rhea’s Face turn between both US and UK brands. Plus, imagine that team up for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Division. There’s development for Imperium and new enemies now that they’ve all but disposed of British Strong Style. Wolfe talking some smack yet also some props to Ilja is interesting. Huxley had a great showing against Wolfe, and fans mostly love Huxley for being “Tarzan Jesus.” But imagine if Huxley could find that thing that sparks him, he’d be a lot of fun in the upper card. Ilja and Huxley could create a new rag tag group to counter Imperium with a few other unaffiliated superstar. Maybe continuity between the branches and have them team with Kushida?

No offense to Mike Bird, but I knew right away that his match with Jack Starz was going to be set-up for something else. Gallus wants the NXT UK Tag Team titles, and that means going after Team Wales. I bet we’ll get a Six Man of Gallus VS Andrews, Webster and Bird on the road to the actual tag title match. GYV look to start a new program with Ashton Smith, and that might make a new team for NXT UK to give more depth to their tag division. Then the KLR VS Tegan Nox, that was a really good match. It was almost a title match in itself, and they did a great job of teasing Tegan pulling it off. In the end, KLR wins so that she doesn’t immediately look weak. Perhaps Tegan will fight her way back up the ranks in time for the next UK TakeOver. As for KLR, she might coast for the same stretch, since I don’t see anyone else outright ready to face her for that title. Unless there’s a huge plan for Toni Storm’s sudden return, as they make a point of Toni not even showing up at the Performance Center or any arena since her loss.

My Score: 8.3/10

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Tanahashi’s Final Road to New Beginning!

Evil couldn’t end President Ace, but will The House of Torture still take the NEVER Openweight Six Man Championships from him?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
YOSHI-HASHI & Katsuya Murashima VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Oiwa & Jackson win.
8 Man Tag: El Phantasmo, Jado, Shota Umino & Togi Makabe VS The United Empire; ELP, Jado, Shota & Makabe win.
Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS SANADA & Taiji Ishimori; Sanada & Taiji win.
Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma VS Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi; Naito & Hiromu win.
Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; War Dogs win.
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, El Desperado & YOH VS TMDK; TMDK wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture!

Evil tried to make WrestleKingdom 19 the last time we saw President Ace in this ring but he failed! However, his minions will not stop in trying to ruin the rest of Tanahashi’s last year. Will Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & Sho take these titles back to the House? Or will The Ace, Joker & Rook stand tall?

The House walks out here showing off the belts they literally stole back at New Year Dash, but now the tables have turned! Tanahashi and team attack The House from behind! The fans cheer as The House finally tastes their own medicine! Tanahashi snatches back the belts so that he, Yano & Oleg can stand with them in the ring. The House protests but they’re one to talk. The introductions are skipped, the bell rings, and the brawl is back on as Tanahashi’s team goes back out after The House! Yano whips Sho, but Sho reverses to send Yano into railing! Sho stomps away on Yano, then helps Ren mug Oleg!

Yujiro turns things around on Tanahashi, and then he brings Tanahashi out to No Man’s Land! Sho bends Oleg’s fingers, puts his hand through the railing and pulls! The fans rally for Tanahashi’s team while the ref reprimands The House. Yujiro puts Tanahashi in, then he, Sho & Ren all stomp away! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but The House all put one out on Tanahashi. Yujiro stands Tanahashi up, then he and Sho double whip Tanahashi corner to corner. Yujiro runs in but Tanahashi dodges! Tanahashi then dropkicks Sho’s leg, then he dropkicks Narita’s leg! The fans fire up and Tanahashi runs at Yujiro.

Yujiro dodges, but Tanahashi ELBOWS him away! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up again as Tanahashi air guitars. Tag to Yano and he TOSSES Yujiro out! Yano then brings Yujiro out into No Man’s Land, then to the back of the crowd to THROW into some open chairs! The fans cheer as Yano brings out that Great Bash Heel side, but the ref reprimands Yano. Yano tells the ref to leave him alone, and he has a chair! The ref stops Yano from hitting Yujiro! Yano argues with the ref, but now Sho & Ren mug Yano! The ref reprimands them but the mugging continues. Ren leads the ref away so Sho & Yujiro can CHOKE Yano with a chair!

The fans boo while The House also beats up Oleg & Tanahashi. Yujiro drags Yano up and then brings him back to ringside to POST him! Ren brings Oleg around with a headlock and sends him into railing! Then more railing! Then into the crowd! Yujiro uses Yano’s red chair to CHOKE him! The ring count finally starts, but Ren JAMS Oleg up with a chair! The count reaches 10 of 20 and The House returns to the ring. Yano is still down at 15! The fans rally, Yano rises up at 17, and he lurches in at 19! The fans cheer but Yujiro is annoyed. Yujiro drops a leg, then an elbow, then a HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!

The fans cheer as Yano stays in this, but Ren sends Tanahashi into railing! Yujiro tags Sho, Sho CHOKES Yano with a boot to the neck! The ref counts, Sho stops, then Sho TOSSES Yano out! Sho keeps the ref distracted while Ren JAMS Yano up with a chair! Ren pushes Yano in, Sho covers, TWO! Yano survives and Sho is frustrated. Tag to Ren, he drags Yano up, and Ren whips Yano to ELBOW him down! Cover, TWO! Ren BLASTS Tanahashi off the apron! Ren grins as the ref now keeps Oleg back. Ren CHOKES Yano on the ropes, Sho joins in to CLAW Yano’s eyes, but then the ref counts. Ren lets off and Yano flops down.

Ren drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Ren breaks free, knees low, then runs up. Yano dodges, clinches, and BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! The fans fire up, Yano hot tags Oleg! Oleg jumps in and CLOBBERS Ren! Oleg then deadlifts Ren, but Sho attacks! The fans boo, Sho runs, SPEAR bounces off of Oleg! Oleg then deadlifts Sho! Shake, Shake, Shake! But Yujiro CLUBS Oleg! Yujiro & Ren double whip, but Oleg DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLES! The fans fire up and Oleg runs at the corner to SPLASH Ren! Then he scoops and TOSSES Ren! The fans fire up as Oleg then runs to SPLASH! Cover, TWO!

Ren survives but Oleg deadlifts Ren right to the fireman’s carry! Ren fights free, CHOKES Oleg, but Oleg breaks free! Oleg winds up but Ren ducks the chop! Ren CHOKES Oleg, the ref counts, but Oleg CHOKES Ren! The fans cheer, and then Oleg TOSSES Ren to the corner! Tag to Tanahashi and the fans fire up! Oleg and Tanahashi haul Ren up, double whip him corner to corner, then Tanahashi sends Oleg in! Oleg ELBOWS Ren, then Tanahashi SPLASHES! Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Ren into the drop zone! Oleg goes up, up and VADER BOMBS! Tanahashi goes up to SUNSET SENTON! Cover, Yujiro breaks it!

Oleg CLOBBERS Yujiro for that, then goes out after him. The fans fire up as Tanahashi powers up. Tanahashi runs, but Sho gets a cheap shot in! Ren BOOTS Tanahashi, tags Sho, and Sho BLASTS Yano! Yujiro turns things around on Oleg and now The House double whips President Ace! Sho runs in to forearm SMASH! Yuijro BOOTS! Ren ELBOWS Tanahashi! Ren & Sho snapmare Tanahashi, then hold the legs open! Yujiro shoves the ref aside, then FALLING HEADBUTTS Tanahashi down low! The fans boo but now Sho covers, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and Sho argues with the ref! The fans rally for Tanahashi, but Ren has his repaired pushup bar!

Ren takes aim, Tanahashi dodges, SHOTEI! Sho kicks, Tanahashi blocks to DRAGON SCREW! Yujiro runs up, but gets caught into a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up as Tanahashi crawls for his corner! Hot tag to Yano! Yano unties a buckle pad! The fans cheer, Yano whips, but Sho reverses! Yano stops from hitting the buckles, then he dodges Sho to send him into bare buckles! Yano rolls Sho up, TWO!! Sho escapes but Yano hurries to get Sho’s legs! Oleg hops in, CATAPULT into Oleg’s BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Yano then stands Sho up, ONIGO- NO, Sho fights free! Sho dodges, but the ref stops him from hitting a low blow!

The ref and Sho argue, but Yujiro & Ren mug Yano! They double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Yano then sends Ren into Yujiro to DOUBLE LOW BLOW them! Atomic drop for Sho! Tanahashi runs up, SLINGBLADE! Oleg deadlifts Sho right into a fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! But YOSHINOBU KANEMARU is here! The Heel Master gets on the apron, but Young Lions already apprehend him! Yano hauls Sho up, for ONIGOROSHI!! Cover, KANEMARU TOSSES THE YOUNG LION ONTO THE REF! The fans boo but Kanemaru attacks Yano! But then Yano hits him with an atomic drop!

Kanemaru WHISKEY MISTS!? Sho LOW BLOWS Yano!! Sho rolls Yano up, HOUSE OF TORTURE WINS!!

Winners: The House of Torture, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)

What a travesty! A miscarriage of justice! Evil isn’t even here, but his army of darkness just won the gold! Yano is upset, Tanahashi is disappointed, but Oleg is mad! Oleg storms back in, only for Yujiro to BELT SHOT him down! Yujiro then kicks Oleg out, and shows he’s pretty sore from the low blow. Will these belts help the House feel much, much better?

Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, El Desperado & YOH VS TMDK!

The Fierce Warrior won the New Japan Ranbo to earn his shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, so that means he and Zack Sabre Jr. will do battle for the New Beginning! Will the Rogue Luchador & Direct Drive help Goto gain the upper hand? Or will Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles help The Mighty Front Man prepare for war?

The teams sort out while all of TMDK’s title belts are put aside. The Japanese Young Punk steps to Despy, so Despy accepts. The fans cheer and the bell rings. Despy and Fujita stare down while the fans rally. Despy has the majority, and the two circle. They feel things out, Despy facelocks but Fujita slips around to waistlock. Despy slips out, moves around, but Fujita stays on him. They go around, break, and the fans cheer. They tie up, Despy wrenches to hammerlock, but Fujita elbows free to hammerlock back. Despy switches, Fujita switches, repeat! They go hammerlock for hammerlock, but then Despy top wristlocks to wrangle FUjita!

The fans cheer, Fujita fights up, but Despy shifts to a cording hold. Fujtia whips but Despy reverses and arm-drags! Fujita comes back, he avoids the arm-drag, and then he CHOPS! Despy is stinging, but Fujita CHOPS him again! And CHOPS him again! The fans cheer, Fujita CHOPS again, but now Despy CHOPS! Fujita CHOPS, Despy ends up in the Mighty corner, and Eagles tags in. Eagles CHOPS, but then Despy CHOPS! Eagles shoves Despy and says he’s bored. He wants Yoh! The fans rally for Yoh, so Despy tags him in. The fans cheer as Yoh and Eagles circle. Wait, Yoh starts up the “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!”

Eagles is rather amused, and says not bad. Eagles starts it up for himself, but Yoh sneaks up! Eagles stops the schoolboy and sits on the cover, TWO and Yoh has the sunset flip! TWO, both men stand and point at the other! The fans applaud, then Yoh kicks low. Yoh whips, Eagles reverses to go up and around to arm-drag! Eagles runs in, Yoh sidesteps but Eagles hurdles. Eagles RANAS then WHEEL KICKS! Eagles kips up and the fans cheer. Eagles puts Yoh in a corner, and he says “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP! “ROBBIE!” CHOP! “ROBBIE!” CHOP! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP!

The fans cheer while Yoh flounders around. Eagles whips, Goto sneaks a tag, then Goto & Yoh DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Eagles! They BLAST ZSJ and Fujita, then call to Despy! Despy says no thanks, they can go ahead. “Se~ no!” DRUM BEAT on Eagles’ back! Goto asks if Despy is sure he doesn’t want in, and Despy says it’s fine. Goto CLUBS Eagles, but Eagles fires body shots! Eagles fires a forearm, but Goto knees low! Goto fireman’s carries, but Eagles fights free. Eagles waistlocks, Goto elbows free and runs, only for ZSJ to trip him up! Eagles BLASTS Yoh & Despy off the apron while Fujita basement dropkicks Goto!

ZSJ spins Goto around to be on the apron, then gives him a NECK TWIST! The fans cheer and ZSJ brings Goto out to UPPERCUT him down! ZSJ brings Goto up to UPPERCUT again, then UPPERCUTS him again! Goto stumbles and falls, Eagles CHOPS Yoh, and Fujita CHOPS Despy! ZSJ brings Goto up and wrenches his arm, then wrenches it again. But Goto fires forearms in return! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Goto again, the CHOPS continue by the ramp side, and ZSJ puts Goto in. Eagles tags ZSJ in whiel Fujita and Despy CHOP each other back and forth. ZSJ clamps on a headscissors and he squeezes tight!

Goto endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go cleanly and brings Goto to the corner. Tag to Fujita and he stomps Goto. Fujita drags Goto up while fans rally, and Fujita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Fujtia wrenches again, ELBOW BREAKER! And again, ELBOW BREAKER! Fujita wrenches, top wristlocks, and he wrangles Goto to the mat. Fujita STOMPS that arm, then he tags Eagles. The Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions get Goto’s arms while ZSJ steps in to have a leg! Goto endures as TMDK cycles through the armlocks and leglocks! Red Shoes counts but TMDK keeps rotating before he reaches 4!

Then TMDK returns where they started, and Goto endures the DOUBLE STRAIGHT ARMBARS and INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Red Shoes counts, all three men let go at 4! ZSJ stands, he still has the deathlock, and he bridges back! Goto endures, keeps his shoulders up, but ZSJ stands to tag in Eagles. Eagles drags Goto around, then hits a KNEE JAMMER! Tag to Fujita, they drag Goto up, and they double whip him to ropes. They DOUBLE ELBOW Goto down, ZSJ hops in for a NECK TWIST! Goto sits up into a DOUBLE PENALTY KICK! Cover, Despy breaks it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes reprimands.

Despy stands down, but Fujita BLASTS him off the apron! Fujita drags Goto up, wrenches, and whips him to a corner. Fujita runs up to CHOP, then he snapmares to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Fujita coordinates with TMDK. Fujita drags Goto up, and he wants to do the Chaos drum thing? ZSJ isn’t so sure but Eagles is for it. Eagles steps in, but Yoh runs up! Eagles kicks Yoh, and “Se~ no!” Eagles & Fujita DRUM on Yoh! The fans cheer and ZSJ acts like he doesn’t know what’s going on. The fans cheer for ZSJ to join in, but he puts up the X, that’s not for him. Eagles & Fujita DRUM away on Goto!

Goto stands up and grabs Fujita by the face! Eagles CLUBS Goto, he and Fujita double whip, but Goto DOUBLE LARIATS first! The fans fire up while they’re all down! ZSJ storms in and grabs Goto’s leg! ANKLE LOCK! Goto endures, fights around, and rolls through to throw ZSJ! ZSJ comes back to RAM Goto, then he runs, only for Goto to RUN him over! The fans fire up while both men are down! Goto crawls, hot tag to Despy! Despy runs at the corner to ELBOW Fujita! Despy reels Fujita in for a suplex, high and hard! Cover, TWO! Despy fires up and the fans are with him! Fujita underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Fujita fights free!

Fujita swings but Despy blocks the chop! Despy knees low, whips, but Fujita reverses to GAMANGIRI! The fans cheer while both men are down! Fujita roars while he rises up, and he storms back to Despy. Fujita waistlocks, deadlifts Despy, but Despy fights the suplex with elbows! Despy is free, but Fujita runs up to slip around and backslide! Despy rolls through, Fujita KICKS him down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Fujita fires up again. Fujita drags Despy back up, reels him in, and suplexes, but Despy fights that. Despy wrenches, but Fujita ROCKS him! Despy ROCKS Fujita in return!

Fujita and Despy keep the wristlock while they fire forearm after forearm back and forth! The fans rally up as the shots go faster and faster, but then both men wobble! Fujita fires a forearm, then another! Despy ROCKS Fujita in return! Despy runs, Eagles slips in, SOBAT! Fujita UPPERCUTS! Eagles scoops Despy but Yoh makes the save! Eagles kicks Yoh, he and Fujita double whip, but Yoh reverses to crisscross them into each other! FALCON- NO, Eagles slips out, but Yoh switches! Yoh feeds Eagles to Despy’s ELBOW! Yoh reels Eagles back in, FALCON ARROW! The fans fire up but Fujita runs up!

Despy & Yoh double kick, double whip, but Fujita DOUBLE SHOTGUNS! Fujita kips up, the fans fire up, and Fujita whips Despy, but Despy reverses to SPINEBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Fujita and Despy crawl for their corners, hot tags to Goto and ZSJ! The fans fire up as both men run in, Goto LARIATS ZSJ! Goto roars and the fans are with him! Goto fires a flurry of forearms, then whips corner to corner. Goto runs in, MURAMASA! Then SAIDO! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives and Goto fires up again! Goto fireman’s carries but ZSJ pulls on an arm! Goto powers out and ROCKS ZSJ!

Goto runs, ZSJ wrangles him to a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Eagles & Fujita BLAST Yoh & Despy off the arm! They have Yoh & Despy stuck on the outside with armlocks while ZSJ has the DISARMER! Yoh breaks free of Eagles and DROPKICKS ZSJ! Eagles returns to SUPERKICK Yoh! Despy is in, Eagles slips around and feeds him to Fujita’s MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and TMDK drags Goto up. But Goto fires forearms on Eagles & Fujita! They DOUBLE CHOP, then double wrench! MAX- NO, Goto fights free and kicks Fujita! Goto deflects Eagles’ kick to LARIAT! Fujita kicks Goto, runs, but Goto follows! LARIAT!

ZSJ RAMS Goto, whips, but Goto reverses! Fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up while ZSJ clutches his head. Goto hauls ZSJ up, dragon sleepers, but ZSJ drops down! Goto drops onto ZSJ for a cover, TWO!! ZSJ is up, Goto sends him into a corner! RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP, into a GOTO SAN SHIKI!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ escapes, BOOTS Goto, then runs! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Goto roars, runs, but ZSJ KCIKS the lariat, PELES the other arm, then SWEEPS the legs! Goto falls, but then sits up, into a PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up and ZSJ hurries to drag Goto back up.

ZSJ scoops, ZACK- NO, Goto slips free and has the SLEEPER! Goto sits ZSJ and rolls him, GOTO NI SHIKI!! TWO!! ZSJ has the legs, JAPANESE LEG ROLL CLUTCH, with bridge!! TMDK WINS!!

Winners: TMDK, by pinfall

It was a fast and furious finish of technical holds, but who else but the best technical wrestler in the world would pull it out? Goto is frustrated for getting caught like that, but will he avenge himself in just 12 days?

As for TMDK, Eagles starts off by saying, “G’day, Sendai!” Eagles then pretends to check his watch, and asks, “Rocky doki desu ka? <Where is Rocky?> Zabishii. <How lonely.>” The fans chuckle at Eagles’ fake crying, and Eagles then tells Yoh & Rocky that next month in Osaka, see you then! The fans applaud, and then Eagles offers the mic to Fujita. The fans cheer Fujita on, and Fujita accepts. “That lariat turned me inside out, so I’ll keep this short! I’m beating El Desperado!” The fans cheer that, ready to see Fujita challenge Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on Tuesday, February 4th!

And lastly, that brings things to The Front Man. ZSJ takes the mic to say, “People of Sendai, thank you very much!” The fans cheer, but then ZSJ tells “Ko-kun” and “Robbie-chan” to “cut that drumming bit. It was lame.” The fans chuckle again, and ZSJ says 2025 isn’t the Year of the Snake. No, it’s all orange! ZSJ promises that TMDK won’t just paint NJPW orange, but the entire world! “Osaka will be here soon enough. Goto, this is your last chance. Let’s make the most of it.” The fans like the sound of that! ZSJ says they’ll end with this: This year revolves around TMDK! Arigato gozaimashita! The fans are ready, will the New Beginning in Osaka be Mighty?

My Thoughts:

A very good event for NJPW, though “Road to” always indicates more tune-up filler than thriller. Gabe Kidd going after Yota Tsuji and the Global Heavyweight Championship is an interesting development, but that is going to be a great match. The NEVER Openweight Six Man Championship match was really good stuff, and I was only a little surprised that The House of Torture won. Firstly, Tanahashi has to lose those titles at some time, so might as well pull off the Band-Aid now before The New Beginning events. Then this works with the story from Oleg and Josh Barnett where Barnett wants to help Oleg reach that singles title level.

And very good Six Man Tag main event to not only build Goto VS ZSJ but also Desperado VS Fujita. Great win for TMDK, but we have a lot of other Road to New Beginning events to build Goto VS ZSJ. A lot of filler 10 Man Tags are on the schedule, but I probably won’t be bothering with those. Despy VS Fujita will be great, but Fujita and Eagles are already the tag champions, so I don’t see Fujita winning. As for Goto VS ZSJ, ZSJ said it himself that this is very likely Goto’s last chance at ever being the top champion in NJPW, but I don’t see Goto winning. It’ll be an epic battle, but I feel like ZSJ is going to stay on top.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.30.25

Are we gonna get consecutive weeks of momentum or we gonna get the “LOL TNA” moment already?

Published

15 hours ago

January 30, 2025

Andrew Balaz

Coming off the first Live iMPACT! in 8 years, it has been pretty universally agreed upon that it was not a bad show. Good favor, a larger audience then they’ve had in years and TNA actually did fairly well establishing themselves as not a third rate duelist.

Let’s see if the good tidings continue or if things start to well…TNA.

The official liaison between @WWENXT and TNA, @AriannaGraceWWE, was rudely interrupted by Tessa Blanchard while speaking with @MeanGiaMiller!

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 31, 2025

Ratings:

Cora Jade vs Hyan: Cora wins via Jaded – ** 1/2
Brian Myers w/The System vs Leon Slater: Myers wins via Roster Cut – ** 3/4
Laredo Kid vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via 450 – ** 3/4
Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs Sinner & Saint: No Contest? EY Turned Heel – N/A
Ace Austin vs Wes Lee w/Tyson & Tyriek: Wes wins via Cardiac Kick – ***
Kaiba Boys (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) vs Fir$t Cla$$: Kaibas win via Danger Zone – ***

Results:

Nic Nemeth comes out to talk, doesn’t complain and says he’s just gonna dust himself off and start again. Ryan comes out to complain on behalf of “hiissss brrooother” and run down Hendry. Nic is playing babyface still and Ryan is instigating is typical little brother fashion. Nic tries to appease Ryan saying this could be a big year for both of them, so Fir$t Cla$$ music hits and KC Navarro cuts them off and hands off to AJ Francis. Ryan get mad at them interrupting, Nic tries to calm the situation but Ryan decides to agree to a tag match that Nic doesn’t seem like he wanted to go there. But Santino comes out and makes it official.

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Cora Jade vs Hyan

Hyan tries a Pump Kick, Cora catches it, lays her out and kicks her feet up in the corner getting cocky. Snapmare with the Hair, into a Springboard Single Stomp from Cora, Hyan is getting throttled along the ropes and putting up much of a fight to start. Hyan is usually just enhancement talent in TNA, even though she does have a solid pedigree in the indies and internationally. Hyan finally moves so Cora smashes herself into the corner, Wasteland from Hyan for a 1 count, Cora counters Hyan’s attempted offense and then hits Jaded for the win!

The match did what it needed to, Cora tried to lay in the boots further, Xia runs out to make a save but Cora baits her into a false sense of security and goes after Xia. So Masha comes out for the save on the person who made the save. Cora comes off looking pretty good and Masha scaring her off helps Masha’s aura.

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Brian Myers w/The System vs Leon Slater

Myers grabs the quick Headlock into the Shoulder Tackle and welcome back to 1997 wrestling starts. Myers got cocky, shot Leon into the ropes and eats a Shoulder Tackle from Leon, so a little showboating from Leon gets under Myers skin and causes him to make a few missteps. Leon hits the Feint Mule Kick into the Handspring Back Elbow for 2, but when he tries to continue, Myers pulls him down into the buckles. Myers looks for a Spear, Leon Leap Frogs and Myers eats turnbuckle. He powders, the System shields him from a dive, and we’re starting to see the numbers game come into play.

A Thrust Kick from Myers rocks Leon as he’s coming back in, Strong Irish Whip into a Gator Roll and then Sleeper Hold. Again, offense brought to you by Bill Clinton. Leon gets away from the Sleeper, tries to hit the ropes and Myers does his Baseball Slide Trip. Slow heel moves from Myers, Sleeper, Facelocks, Back Elbows…just slow classic heel offense. Leon tries to fire, eats a Knee Lift. Irish Whip but Leon counters by hoping the ropes to the apron, quick pop shot and then Springboard Crossbody into a series of Lariats and a Shotgun Kick! Leon has the momentum, Blue Thunder Bomb for two! Leon goes to the top, Myers is up, Leon rolls to the other side to avoid Myers, Myers eats a Leg Lariat from Leon and Myers pushes off, Bicycle Kick, Thrust Kick into Implant DDT for only two! Myers looks to Spear, gets rolled up in a Small Package, Kick out, dumped outside, Leon flies over the corner onto Myers!

System surrounds Leon, tries to get a few shots, but Leon has some quick offense for everyone. In the chaos, Lish puts a Ring on Myers’ hand so a Loaded Punch into Roster Cut and Myers wins!

Laredo Kid vs Mustafa Ali

Slow start with Ali being arrogant into a Lucha stalemate section where there’s Satellite counters, Headscissors and a powder to break the nonsense. Corner counters, Overhand Chops from both, they tussle on the top rope, Ali backflips off the ropes, Laredo tries a Crossbody but Mustafa hits a Dropkick. Grounded Abdominal Stretch from Ali, Laredo tries to fight up and out, but Ali slams him back down, talks smack, slaps him and then eats a Michinoku Driver out of nowhere! But only a two count! Ali manages to pull Laredo into the corner pads, tries a dirty pin with feet on the ropes but the referee sees it, Laredo tries a Roll-Up in the disarray, Ali kicks out, they run back and forth, Ali just slides out thinking he’s outsmarted Laredo but Laredo hits the Suicida for a solid pop. Ali pokes the eye and grabs at the mask, Laredo is off kilter, Ali baits Laredo through the corner, hits the Draping DDT off the apron, slides Laredo back in and 450 for the win.

Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs Sinner & Saint

Jabroni duo comes out, and they look stupid, their music is generic Hot Topic trash and the one with hair walks like he’s pretending to be a Delirious fused with a Dinosaur. They look so insanely pathetic.

Dino-nerd tries a stand switch and suplex but Josh no sells and looks like the older sibling judging the little sibling’s stupidity. Bald jabroni tags in, does nothing, blind tag just for Josh to single handedly lay both out. Of course they’re trying to establish the loser squad, so the eventually have a good defensive moment that catches Josh and isolates him in their corner. He still mostly takes care of both of them. This is honestly pathetic.

Locomotion counter switches in the corner before a Shotgun Kick wipes out Josh, Dino-nerd tries a Lio Rush style splash but misses, Josh tags out, EY looks to tee off but he turns and lays out Josh. EY turns heel…that was not on my Bingo Card, but I’m not mad about it. EY has the maniacal look in his eyes again, so Sanity or Violence by Design could be back? Can he call the group SAnitY since they’re working with WWE now?

Ace Austin vs Wes Lee w/Tyson & Tyriek

Things start slow then a few quick strike spots from Ace. A grounded Heel Kick and Enzuigiri rocks Wes, Wes slingshots back in, Sunset, Ace dodges tries to stay crouched to get cute but Up Kick from Wes kicks Ace in the face. Wes crotches Ace on the top rope, Enzuigiri, Suicida leaves Ace laying on the ramp. Wes hits the Street Fighter combo in with Ace shoved in the corner, the crowd chants “Boring” so Wes revels in the negativity and mockingly does the Rascalz taunt. A few quick shots and Ace kicks out at one and holds the ropes as Wes just lights him up with kicks. Ace asks for more, and goes full Strong Style. A few round kicks to the chest before Wes decides to do the hell thing and a Spinning Thrust Kick to the side of the face. Wes puts Ace in a Key Lock and Ace struggles to his feet before barely slipping the lock.

They trade strikes, Triangle Kick misses for Ace but he manages to connect after with a strike, a few more, Click Click Boom, Seated Miz Lariats in the corner, Wes falls out of the corner, Triangle Kick for the near fall, but the offense isn’t over and Ace hits the Gutwrench Sitout Powerbomb! Ace looks for The Fold, Tyson and Tyriek make their presence felt, Ace does the apron dance and kicks them both in the face. Wes gets dumped out of the ring, Ace with a Fosbury Flop (not the best one he’s done), Tyriek picks the ankle long enough to slow down Ace as Ace walks into the Cardiac Kick!

Wes and crew attacks Ace after the match, so The Rascalz make the save. We’re obviously going to get a 6 man soon, and this is perfectly fine.

Kaiba Boys (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) vs Fir$t Cla$$

AJ starts with Ryan and just shoves him away and demands Nic, Nic gets the best of AJ but AJ tags in KC and KC gets in a few quick shots, some cute counters and showboating before eating a Dropkick from Nic. AJ comes in to try and take out Nic, the Kaibas take out AJ and then dump KC into AJ’s arms and hold the ring going to commercial.

During the commercial a little blind tag and Spiderman in the ropes taunt from KC caught Ryan off guard so First Class is in control. AJ is beating the hell out of Ryan in the ropes, then hits Tennessee Whiskey for the “Money Money Money” taunt. KC tags himself in and starts slapping Ryan around, Dropkick into 305 as KC cuts off Ryan from Nic, throws Ryan in the corner, Rolling Uppercuts, Snapmare, Roll through, Chest Stomp into a near fall. KC tags in AJ and a little tandem offense gives them another near fall but Mokuba refuses to lose…so far. AJ steps on Ryan’s chest and then lays in a few Overhand Chops. AJ slowing things down, looks for a power move but Ryan slips it into a Sleeper Attempt but AJ counters and slams Ryan down for another two count. Two Sidewalk Slams after getting bounced out of the corner, but Ryan keeps kicking out.

AJ takes Nic off the apron, looks for another Sidewalk Slam but Ryan turns it into a Satellite DDT. Simultaneous tag time, KC eats the fire from Nic, two Lariats, Stinger Splash, Rude Awakening, 10 Count Shots to the Heart for…AJ breaks it up! AJ looks for a Down Payment but Nic slips, Superkick, Ryan tries to rock AJ to no avail so they both Lariat AJ out and Avalanche Polish Hammer from Ryan lays out AJ. KC tries the Flash Pinfall but Nic rolls out, a few quick shouts, Spinning Heel Kick from KC for a 2 count. Nic hits a FAMEasser into Danger Zone after Ryan’s blind tag so Ryan gets the cover as Nic just laughs and takes it in.

Overall Score: 6.25/10

Nothing to really be offended by. Some of the stuff was a little low stakes or obvious filler, but stories moved forward with Cora, Wes and the Kaibas. Plus you know, Eric Young turning on Josh is a little unexpected. EY has been the fill in Dreamer/Scott with the “Ra-Ra” speeches and feel good crap for significant shows, so having him go back to Maniac is a nice twist.

Tessa also steering into this “Locker Room bully” persona is smart. It’s not a stretch from what people already think, so steering into the skid is very smart. I may not have been blown away by anything in this episode, but it was definitely decent and did a solid enough job showcasing the partnership and not making the TNA talent feel like an after thought.

All in all, very nice.