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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (3/11/2020)
WWE NXT is live from the PC!
NXT strikes gold in the Performance Center!
For the first time ever, NXT will be live from the WWE Performance Center! And with both North American and Tag Team Championship matches!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship: Keith Lee VS Cameron Grimes; Lee wins and retains the NXT North American Championship.
- NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Mia Yim VS Dakota Kai w/ Raquel Gonzalez; Yim wins and advances to the TakeOver: Tampa Ladder match.
- KUSHIDA VS Raul Mendoza; KUSHIDA wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Tegan Nox VS Deonna Purrazzo; Nox wins and advances to the TakeOver: Tampa Ladder match.
- NXT Tag Team Championships: The Broserweights VS The Undisputed Era; The Broserweights win and retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT North American Championship: Keith Lee VS Cameron Grimes!
The Limitless One heard a lot of words coming out of the Carolina Caveman’s mouth when this match was announced, but now it’s time for Grimes to put his money where his mouth is. Will Grimes finally have his Breakout moment with the biggest Cave In ever? Or will NXT continue to #BaskInHisGlory?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and the PC has its first ever championship match!
Grimes and Lee circle and some fans chant, “Let’s Get Grimy!” Many more fans boo those chants down. Grimes rushes Lee with a kick but Lee catches it to flip Grimes! But Grimes lands on his feet and gets to a corner. Grimes moves around but Lee shows no wasted movement. Grimes grabs a leg but Lee pries him off it with a lift! Lee swings and throws Grimes away! Grimes composes himself and moves around again. He goes for the legs again but Lee again grabs him. They end up on the ropes and the ref calls for the ropebreak. Grimes waistlocks instead, but he can’t lift Lee. So he clubs Lee on the back and whips. Lee blocks that to whip Grimes into a corner.
Grimes dodges Lee and runs, but into Lee’s grip! Lee whips but Grimes holds ropes. Grimes kicks but Lee GRIZZLY MAGNUM CHOPS! Grimes falls to his knees but fans want “One More Time!” Lee drags Grimes up but Grimes throws forearms. Lee shoves Grimes out of the ring! Fans cheer as Lee goes out and fetches Grimes to throw him back in the ring. Grimes boots Lee off the apron then jumps to the apron. Grimes Penalty Kicks! And leaps, but the tumbleweed is caught! Lee brings Grimes up but Grimes grabs ropes to save himself, and STOMP Lee’s head on the apron! Fans chant, “You Suck!” as Grimes builds speed. Grimes DIVES, but into Lee’s arms! Lee holds Grimes up but again Grimes uses ropes. But this time, Lee sweeps the legs!
Lee drags Grimes up and into the ring but Grimes goes to an apron. Lee stalks up behind Grimes and brings him up. Grimes throws elbows but Lee bumps Grimes off buckles. The hat falls! Grimes’ top hat is on the ground but Lee climbs up. Lee drags Grimes up by his hair, but Grimes resists the superplex. Grimes slips free to enziguri! And sweep the legs! Lee hits buckles on the way down, Grimes goes back up, and hits a BIG crossbody! Grimes can’t cover so he KNEES Lee in the head! NXT goes picture in picture as Grimes grinds Lee into the mat.
Grimes has Lee against the ropes but the ref backs him off. Grimes keeps on Lee by pulling his ear. The ref reprimands so Grimes grinds his forearm into Lee’s face. The ref counts and Grimes lets up. Lee powers up but Grimes digs his elbow into the side of Lee’s head! Grimes STOMPS Lee down! Lee goes to ropes but Grimes is right on him with a choke! The ref counts but Grimes lets up at 4. Grimes kicks Lee in the leg, and again, then fish hooks the face! Again the ref counts but Grimes again lets up at 4. Grimes brings Lee up but Lee pushes him away. Grimes KICKS the leg, but Lee throws a big body shot! Lee stands, puts Grimes in a corner, and then throws body shots! Grimes elbows back but Lee point-blank splashes in the corner!
Lee THROWS Grimes across the ring! And then runs corner to corner, but Grimes trips him up into the buckles! Grimes drags Lee up with a camel clutch! Lee endures as Grimes cranks back. Lee fights his way up to his feet, but Grimes KICKS a leg out! And stomps Lee down! Grimes stomps on the leg and Lee writhes to the ropes. Grimes grinds his boots into Lee’s head but the ref backs him off. Lee sits up and Grimes starts throwing kicks. Grimes kicks Lee in the front, then the back, then hooks on for an Iron Octopus! Lee endures as Grimes pulls back on the arm. Lee fights his way up as NXT returns to single picture.
Fans rally and Lee fireman’s carries Grimes. Grimes elbows Lee over and over and Lee starts to kneel. But Lee stands right back up! Grimes slips off the back, waistlocks and lifts, but Lee is too much! Lee pries out, standing switches, but Grimes elbows. Grimes is free and runs, but Lee hurdles over! Lee ducks under and Grimes has to hop, and then Lee CROSSBODIES Grimes! Fans are fired up as Lee ROCKS Grimes in a corner! Grimes flounders, Lee runs, but Grimes boots back! Lee wobbles but he still blocks a punch! Lee fireman’s carries but Grimes slips out to kick. Again Lee blocks the kick and then kicks back. He brings Grimes in and up, but Grimes slips out of the bomb to SUPER FOREARM!
Grimes ducks a punch to give kicks but Lee swings again. Lee back hands, Grimes ducks it to SUPERKICK! And SUPERKICK! And GERMAN SUPLEX!? Bridging cover, TWO!! Lee survives and the PC is fired up for “NXT! NXT!” Grimes and Lee slowly rise, and Grimes is up first. Grimes brings Lee up to kick, then he hops up the corner. MOONSAULT, but Lee catches him! Lee spins Grimes around, but Grimes makes it a DDT! Cover, TWO!! Grimes grits his teeth as he looms over Lee. Grimes stomps in the corner and Lee rises. No Cave In as Lee catches Grimes’ leap! But again Grimes slips out of the bomb, to SUPERKICK! But Lee runs to POUNCE! Fireman’s carry, BIG BANG CATASTROPHE! Cover, Lee wins!!
Winner: Keith Lee, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
The Limitless Reign continues! The First of His Kind is on a roll as NXT heads down the Road to WrestleMania. But wait! Damien Priest appears and CLUBS Lee with that baton!! The Archer of Infamy CLUBS Lee again! But here comes Dominik Dijakovic! The Croatian Colossus runs Priest off, his knee brace showing the damage done by that same baton. But then Dijakovic spots the title belt. He picks it up and brings it to Lee, but Lee takes his anger out on Dijakovic with a SPIRIT BOMB!! Priest has made Lee angry, and no one will like Lee when he’s angry. Will Lee trample everyone under his feet to solidify his dominance?
NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Mia Yim VS Dakota Kai w/ Raquel Gonzalez!
The Head Baddie in Charge owes the venomous snake that is King Kota for a distraction that cost her against Xia Li. Plus, taking Dakota down a peg from a cage match that she only won thanks to her new sidekick. With five spots left, who joins Chelsea Green in the coming contender’s match in Tampa?
The bell rings and Dakota rushes Mia, but Mia avoids the dropkick. Mia Oklahoma Rolls Dakota, TWO! Mia tries a school girl, TWO! Dakota runs into a waistlock but bucks off the roll to SLAP Mia! Mia CHOPS back! And again! Mia throws forearms and then puts Dakota in a corner to throw her across the ring! Mia keeps on Dakota with knees from all sides, and then another CHOP! Dakota goes to another corner but Mia whips her. Dakota reverses, Mia dodges and throws more forearms! Fans are on Mia’s side as she CHOPS again. Mia whips but Dakota reverses. Mia redirects and trips up Dakota to then basement dropkick! Cover, TWO!
Mia rains down forearms on Dakota and covers, TWO! Mia keeps her cool as she puts Dakota in a corner. She bumps Dakota off buckles then SLAPS her back! Mia goes corner to corner to BOOT Dakota down! Mia boots Dakota again, then whips her corner to corner. Dakota puts Mia on the apron but Mia dodges the kick to kick the bad knee! Dakota screams in pain and the ref checks on her, and Raquel steps to Mia. Mia kicks but Raquel blocks it, and yanks Mia onto her shoulder for an apron snake eyes! Fans boo but Raquel gets away with it as NXT goes to break.
NXT returns as Dakota kicks Mia around. Mia blocks one but Dakota clubs her to a corner. Dakota goes Around the World, but Mia dodges! Dakota hurries after but Mia dodges the ax kick. Mia sweeps the legs and now Dakota crawls away. Fans rally as Mia runs in and rallies with lariats and a boot! And a jumping neckbreaker! Mia fires herself up and she shotgun dropkicks Kai into a corner! CANNONBALL! Mia drags Dakota into a matchbook cover, TWO! Mia drags Dakota up but Dakota throws her into ropes! Fans boo as Dakota whips but Mia reverses to forearm! Mia runs but Dakota follows to forearm back! Dakota shouts, “I’m going to TakeOver!” Dakota runs, but knows Mia follows so she elbows. Then Dakota hops on, for KAI-ROPRACHTOR! Cover, TWO!!
Dakota and Raquel are shocked that Mia survives! But the PC rallies up for the HBIC even as she writhes. Dakota drags Mia up but she’s dead weight! Dakota still kicks away on Mia’s face! But Mia dodges the field go to roll Dakota up, TWO! Dakota puts Mia in a corner, goes side to side, but misses again! Mia lifts Dakota up, but Dakota holds ropes for deaf life! Mia BOMBS Dakota off, then matchbooks, but Raquel pulls Mia’s feet out from under her! Fans boo as Raquel gets away with this again. Mia glares at Raquel but Raquel plays dumb. The ref questions Raquel, but Dakota rolls Mia up! But the arguing keeps the ref from seeing the cover!! Dakota gets mad, but she walks into PROTECT YA NECK!! Cover, Mia wins!!
Winner: Mia Yim, by pinfall (advances to the TakeOver: Tampa Ladder Match)
But of course, Raquel attacks! Fans boo as Raquel looms over Mia. Raquel checks on Dakota, then goes back after Mia. Single leg SLAM!! The Daughter of the Desperado helps Dakota take her leave, but they’re still not heading to Tampa. Will Mia be able to recover and be ready for that very important ladder match?
NXT Media has Tommaso Ciampa’s arrival.
What is his response to Johnny Gargano’s claims that tonight, they do things Gargano’s way? Ciampa says, “His way?” Sounds like the Blackheart isn’t going to stand for that. What goes down as these two are again headed on a collision course?
NXT receives another new cryptic message.
A television with static. A voice speaks, but what does it say? The moon, crows, vultures, an eclipse and a sunset, as well as a clock. Apocalypse. What does it all mean?!
KUSHIDA VS Raul Mendoza!
The Time Splitter returns to NXT, and he’s ready to test the Mendoza Line! Will Kushida’s time away be a factor tonight?
The bell rings and Mendoza goes after Kushida right away! The two throw forearm after forearm but Mendoza knees low. Mendoza whips but Kushida reverses. Mendoza goes up and over and keeps moving. Kushida hurdles but Mendoza handsprings, and Mendoza huricanranas but Kushida handsprings, too! Things keep moving, Mendoza handsprings out of the hip toss to dropkick Kushida down! Mendoza brings Kushida up to CHOP him in the corner! He whips Kushida corner to corner but Kushida puts him on the apron. Mendoza throws forearms and goes up top to leap, into a FAST BALL! Mendoza falls out but Kushida FLIES! Direct hit at the ramp!
Kushida brings Mendoza up and puts him in the ring. Kushida enziguris Mendoza from a corner then climbs up top. Mendoza stands but gets under the missile dropkick to back kick. Mendoza hits an anarchy suplex! LIONSAULT! Cover, ONE!! Mendoza grits his teeth and drags Kushida up. Mendoza cranks Kushida’s neck then wraps on a chinlock. Kushida endures as fans rally up, but Mendoza knees low. Mendoza back suplexes but Kushida lands on his feet! Kushida fires off forearms and a CHOP! Kushida whips but Mendoza reverses, only for Kushida to handspring back elbow! then a mule kick to a Penalty Kick on the arm! Somersaults but no DDT. Mendoza runs, Kushida hip tosses to cartwheel dropkick!
Fans cheer this fast paced action as Mendoza crawls to a corner. Kushida aims and runs corner to corner, but Mendoza dodges! Mendoza runs into a boot! Kushida hops up but Mendoza handspring ENZIGURIS! Kushida wobbles up top and Mendoza climbs from the outside. Mendoza throws forearms as he goes up top. Kushida hits back and the two brawl. Mendoza gets under Kushida to fireman’s carry, but Kushida elbows back. Kushida cranks the arm for the Hoverboard! SUPER ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Mendoza taps, Kushida wins!!
Winner: Kushida, by submission
The Super Junior wins big in his return! Will Kushida find his way to a title in no time at all?
NXT Media interviews Tyler Breeze.
Mackenzie Mitchell asks Prince Pretty about NXT’s first live night from PC. He was here since day one, so what does the Performance Center mean to him? “I hear all the time about this first class that built the Performance Center.” In reality, the PC built them. There’d be no Tyler Breeze without it. But then Austin Theory comes by and says he’s a huge fan. He watched Breeze on WWE Breaking Ground. That was of course years ago when Austin was in high school, but hey, no disrespect. Theory knows the PC builds superstars, “but it also made people mega stars.” And that is a high level that not everyone reaches. Tyler takes a quick pic of Austin. He looks great, “for a flash in the pan.” Both men deal out bold words, but will Breeze be able to go #AllDay?
Rhea Ripley is here!
The NXT Women’s Champion heads to the ring ahead of her historic WrestleMania match with Charlotte Flair. Rhea gets a mic and says, “If Charlotte Flair thinks that she can psyche me out before WrestleMania, well, Charlotte’s gonna have to come up with a better game plan.” She gets it, though. This is the biggest match of Rhea’s career. She does feel the pressure, but what gets her through it is “knocking the Queen on her royal ass!” So come Mania- Charlotte is here! Rhea showed up on Raw, so it seems The Queen will return the favor by returning to NXT!
Fans “WOO~!” as Charlotte struts on stage with a mic of her own. Fans troll with “You Don’t Go Here!” but she points out she made here. Charlotte says she has no problem admitting Rhea’s got guts. But Rhea, you need to focus. This is WrestleMania! It is too much too fast and too soon. And it isn’t even the stadium or the 80+ THOUSAND people chanting Rhea’s name! What Charlotte means is this. Charlotte herself will be too much to handle! Charlotte is going to take Rhea to the deep end and drown “the fastest rising star in the WWE,” and Rhea can’t do a thing about it! But Rhea does do something, by attacking Charlotte the second she’s in the ring!
The Queen and the Nightmare brawl but Charlotte gets the edge! Until Rhea turns it around! Charlotte pushes Rhea off and BOOTS her down with those high-heel boots! Fans troll with “Go Back to Raw!” but Charlotte goes for the Figure Four. Rhea boots Charlotte into buckles! Charlotte bails out but she drags Rhea out to throw a leg into the post! And again! And again! Fans boo as Charlotte puts Rhea in a HANGING Figure Four!! Rhea is bent against and around the post! Referees rush out to pull Charlotte off Rhea and Rhea flops to the floor! Charlotte dusts her hands off before picking up the NXT Women’s Championship. She drops it on Rhea before standing over her. “You didn’t even save anything for WrestleMania!” Fans troll with “You Don’t Go Here!” but Charlotte might rule here after history is made in Tampa!
NXT takes a closer look at NXT UK Champion, Walter.
“I am the Ring General, and I am your United Kingdom Champion. Today, and forever.” The chops, the boots, the throws and agility. All the experience and talent, the precision and dominance, there is no wasted movement. Walter is different. But why does it feel so familiar? Finn Balor says that lies travel faster than the truth. But the Prince is heading to the UK! Will he take over when he arrives in Walter’s world?
NXT Media catches up with Mia Yim outside.
She’s been waiting for an opportunity like this! Finally, Tampa will be her redemption. But a car drives up fast, and two golden masked luchadors grab Mendoza?! What are we witnessing!? Where are they taking Mendoza?!
NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Tegan Nox VS Deonna Purrazzo!
The third spot in the Six Woman Ladder Match is about to be filled! The girl with the Shiniest Wizard won’t have to worry about her former friend thanks to Mia, but that’s only if she can overcome the Armbar Virtuosa! Who joins the HBIC and the Robert Stone Brand’s Hot Commodity in Tampa?
The bell rings and Deonna circles with Tegan. They tie up, Deonna wrenches the arm and yanks on it. Tegan throws forearms with her free arm but Deonna keeps wrenching. Tegan forearms until she’s free, then choke grips! Deonna breaks free of that to wring out Tegan’s bad arm and slam her on the mat! Tegan gets to a corner but Deonna rams her shoulder in. The ref backs Deonna off but she comes back. Tegan goes up and over but swings into an EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Deonna is already frustrated but she drags Tegan up to wrench more. She uppercuts the bad arm and Tegan goes to a corner. Deonna stomps Tegan down and stomps a mudhole in. The ref backs her off but she’s right on Tegan with a CHOP!
Deonna CHOPS Tegan harder, then whips corner to corner. Tegan manages to reverse and hit an uppercut! Tegan sweeps the legs and runs in with the CANNONBALL into knees! Deonna BOOTS Tegan down then covers, TWO! But Deonna gets the FUJIWARA! Tegan writhes, endures, and manages to slip around to a roll up, TWO! Tegan HEADBUTTS Deonna, then SHINIEST WIZARD outta nowhere!! Cover, Tegan wins!!
Winner: Tegan Nox, by pinfall (advances to the TakeOver: Tampa Ladder match)
And in a flash, it’s lights out! Tegan gets one step closer to an NXT Women’s Championship opportunity, but will she be able to climb with one bad arm? Who else will join the three in three weeks?
NXT Tag Team Championships: The Broserweights VS The Undisputed Era!
TakeOver: Portland revisited as Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne give Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly a rematch! Will reDRagon be able to redeem themselves and again make the titles Undisputed? Or will the wild stallions ride on down the Road to Tampa with belts and Dusty Cup in hand?
But before the champions make their entrance, Velveteen Dream makes his presence known! Dream talks from the balcony as “we have four men standing in the middle of the PC ring. How many? We have four. One little, two little, three little, four little men standing in the middle of the PC ring.” Yet Dream only has eyes for Adam Cole. It has always been about Cole and the NXT Championship. Because if they think for one “dirty dog-gone second” Dream cares about Roddy Strong and his family, “you’ve got another thing coming.” Strong, they were just tights with faces painted on them. Get over it. Dream is not so vile. Strong is just dumber than he looks. And he looks pretty dumb.
But Dream looks past Strong while they’re all looking at Dream, and here we all are looking at the NXT Championship main event for TakeOver: Tampa. Cole tells Dream to shut up, and says that Dream has earned NOTHING. But congrats, you tricked Cole into getting in the cage. Dream still lost! He did NOT earn an NXT Championship match. Because everyone is looking at “the greatest NXT Champion there has ever been.” And next week, Cole is going to celebrate what he has earned. Because next week, Cole officially becomes longest reigning NXT Champion of all time! So for tonight, Cole and Strong are going to end the charade. Not even in your dreams, Cole. Here’s a wake up call, “Bro…” Riddle and Dunne make their entrance, and this Portlandia sequel begins!
The belts are raised and the teams sort out. It’s Dunne and Kyle with the bell. They tie up and Kyle wristlocks to wrench. Dunne spins through and stands on Kyle’s foot as he trips him up. Dunne cranks the other leg in a standing toehold while fans troll Fish with the infamous tongue twister. Kyle gets up, gets around and goes after Dunne’s leg. Dunne stays out of Kyle’s grip, and the two stand off. Now Fish and Riddle tag in, and the two circle. Fish gives testing kicks but Riddle fires back! Riddle gets Fish in a guillotine but Fish slips out to get around to a facelock. Riddle sips out to waistlock and he throws Fish! Fish gets up fast and fans chant, “Riddle’s Gonna Smoke~ You!” Smoked fish?
Fish and Riddle circle and tie up. Fish kicks low but Riddle gets the gut wrench! He suplexes Fish once, then Dunne intercepts Kyle, for DOUBLE Gut Wrench Suplexes! The Broserweights both kip up as reDRagon bails out! The Undisputed regroups and is frustrated as NXT goes to break.
NXT returns as Riddle hits a corkscrew senton and Dunne adds a basement dropkick! Riddle covers, TWO! Fish is furious but Riddle gives Kyle Bro Kicks! “Bro! Bro!” But Kyle blocks one to throw forearms! Riddle CHOPS, and the two brawl! Riddle throws forearms then boots, but Kyle puts him on the apron. Fish runs over but Riddle decks him, then Riddle ducks Kyle’s punch to deck him. Fish goes to sweep, Riddle jumps over but Kyle BOOTS Riddle down! Riddle hits railing and Fish tags in to go after him. Fish throws Riddle into more railing then throws body shots. He puts Riddle in the ring to then clinch and muay thai knee. He throws more strikes in the corner then tags Kyle.
Kyle adds his own strikes on Riddle but the ref counts. Kyle lets up at 4 and Riddle falls to the mat. Fans rally but Kyle rams knees and elbows into Riddle’s ribs. Kyle runs to sliding KNEE! Now he grounds ‘n’ pounds! Cover, TWO! Kyle keeps on Riddle and tags Fish in. They mug Riddle with body shots, then Fish snap suplexes Riddle down. Cover, TWO! Fish keeps close to Riddle but Riddle CHOPS back! Riddle and Fish brawl and Fish rocks Riddle. Fish whips but Riddle holds ropes. Fish kicks Riddle down then drags him away from Dunne for more forearms. Snapmare and slingshot for a slingshot senton! Cover, TWO! Fish keeps his cool and drags Riddle over to the corner. Tag to Kyle and reDRagon double snap suplexes! Cover, TWO!
Kyle has Riddle in a mounted wristlock, then rams his knees in again! He drags Riddle back and gives him muay thai knees. Tag to Fish but Riddle fires off forearms again. Fish throws body shots and knees then whips. Riddle reverses, Fish breaks free to give more knees, but kicks into a PELE! Kyle tags in and he keeps Riddle from Dunne, but not for long! Dunne rallies, dodges Fish and gives him a rebound German! STOMP to the hands, BUZZSAW tot he head! Kyle is up, Dunne boots him back then hops up to dropkick the leg out! Fans fire up with Dunne as he brings Kyle up, X-Plex into armbar! Kyle scrambles around but ends up in a Triangle Hold! Kyle reaches and Fish help shim get the ropebreak! The ref counts, Dunne lets go at 4.
Kyle regroups with the UE, but Dunne is a step stool as Riddle runs over. BRO IN MOTION!! The Tope Bro-jilo takes out the Undisputed Era! Riddle puts Strong and Cole in but those are the wrong Undisputed Era members! But Dunne improvises and pulled an Eddie Guerrero! He makes a loud WHAP noise, and pretends Cole hit him! The ref isn’t sure what to think but Strong demonstrates how easy it is to fake all that! Riddle gets in and claims he saw Cole superkick Dunne! The ref tries to sort this out, and he has a solution. He EJECTS Cole and Strong! The PC is thunderous and the Broserweights just shrug. But this main event is far from over, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Kyle rushes in but Dunne gets him with a drop toehold! Dunne grabs a hand and tortures the fingers! Hammerlock STOMP! Kyle writhes but Dunne stalks up. Kyle throws Dunne out, Fish tags in and runs at him but Dunne dodges to mule kick! Dunne goes to the apron but Kyle gets the leg for a dragon screw! Fish sweeps the other leg and Dunne crashes down! Fish brings Dunne up and in and grabs the leg. He tweaks the knee then boots Dunne into the corner. Fish throws strikes all around then tags Kyle. Kyle adds on stomps then tags Fish back in. Fish drags Dunne up to throw more knees and then whips corner to corner. Dunne hits buckles and Kyle tags in. Fish runs in but Dunne puts him on the apron. Kyle runs in as Fish crashes down, but Dunne elbows Kyle away.
Kyle keeps Dunne from Riddle, then whips him away. Dunne goes up and over and hurries, but Fish trips up Riddle! Kyle hits a BIG forearm on Dunne, then BOOTS him down! Cover, TWO!! Kyle grows frustrated but he drags Dunne up. Dunne CHOPS, Kyle forearms, repeat. NXT returns to single picture as the brawl continues. Dunne forearms, but Kyle throws a strike fest! Leg sweep brings Dunne down, then Kyle drags him over. Snapmare and tag to Fish, Fish slingshots but onto knees! Both men are down and Fish tags Kyle. Kyle drags Dunne away again, but Dunne goes to enziguri, only for Kyle to duck. But Dunne uses both legs to push Kyle away, hot tag to Riddle!
The Bro rallies with kicks on reDRagon! And forearms! And then a DOUBLE KNEE! Riddle forearmS Fish in one corner then BROSPLODERS! Forearm and BROSPLODER for Kyle! Brotons for both Fish and Kyle! Penalty Kick for Fish! Riddle dead lift Fisherman BUSTERS Kyle! Cover, TWO!! Kyle survives but the chant of “Riddle~! Riddle~!” echo out. Riddle tags in Dunne then brings Kyle up in the fireman’s carry. Kyle slips out to deny the com-bro-nation and he shoves Riddle into Dunne! Kyle waistlocks Riddle, Fish waistlocks Dunne, DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES! But both Broserweights land on their feet! Stereo knee and BUZZSAW! Dunne drags Kyle up for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!!
Fans rally up as Dunne brings Kyle around, for Danielson Stomps! Kyle manages to push Dunne away but Dunne avoids the kick to ROCK Kyle! Kyle knees, Ax ‘n’- ENZIGURI from Dunne! But Kyle yoyo’s to LARIAT! Both men are down but the PC is fired up as both men crawl. Hot tags to Fish and Riddle! Fish spins Riddle, fireman’s carry but Riddle slips out to fireman’s carry Fish. BRO TO- NO! Fish has the full nelson but Riddle breaks free to snapmare. Riddle ripcords to FINAL FLASH! Riddle dead lifts but Kyle holds onto Fish’s arms! That also counts as a tag, but Riddle still GERMAN SUPLEXES Fish! Kyle is up top and FLYING KNEE DROPS onto Riddle’s bridge! Cover, Dunne breaks it just in time!
All four men are down as fans rally and duel. Dunne goes to the apron to MOONSAULT, but Fish gets clear. Kyle leaps off the apron with a flying knee! Dunne gets sent into the crowd but Kyle goes to the ring. Tag to fish, they bring Riddle up, CHASING THE DRAGON! Cover, TWO!! Riddle survives but Fish tags Kyle back in. They bring Riddle up but Riddle chops and kicks away on them both! Fish boots, Kyle clubs, but Riddle avoids annihilation to DOUBLE SPEAR! All four men are down again but fans rally with “RIDDLE~!” Wait, here come the Grizzled Young Veterans! Dunne returns to regroup with Riddle, but Fish tackles Dunne out!
Kyle waistlocks, Fish standing switches, James Drake distracts the ref! Kyle throws Fish off and Gibson THROAT CHOPS! Roll up, TWO!?! No grizzled screw job here and that angers GYV! FINAL FLASH! Drake slides in but Dunne drags him out, to BLAST him with a forearm, and he knocks into Gibson! Fish runs at Riddle but is thrown out onto Gibson and Drake! Tag to Dunne and they enziguri knee Kyle in the corner! BROSERWEIGHT TO SLEEP!! Cover, Broserweights win!!
Winners: The Broserweights, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)
Riddle and Dunne survive cheat after cheat, and are still on top of the NXT Tag Team Division! But are the Grizzled Young Veterans SOON to be recognized as their next contenders?
Next week’s NXT promises to be big!
For one, Adam Cole’s NXT Championship Celebration is confirmed! How will Cole celebrate his historic accomplishment? Plus, the next NXT Women’s Championship Contender Qualifier will be Candice LeRae VS Mercedes Martinez! Whose long wrestling journey brings them one step closer to the title?
Tommaso Ciampa heads to the ring!
The Blackheart was clearly defiant in his arrival earlier tonight, and now he is even more daring as he walks down the ramp. What will Ciampa have to say about Gargano after NXT returns from one more break?
NXT returns once more and fans chant “Daddy’s Home!” as Ciampa grabs a mic. “Johnny, I don’t know if you can hear my voice, I don’t know where you are, but I sure as hell know you hear all these people.” Gargano gave these people a promise, and he gave Ciampa a promise. He said we’d all find out why! So time’s up. And Ciampa knows why, but the people- Gargano speaks via titantron! And Gargano says Ciampa doesn’t know a single thing about Gargano, but Gargano knows everything about Ciampa. Gargano also said that they’d do things his way. So now it is time for fans to admit they were wrong about Ciampa! Or did everyone forget the past three years? Gargano didn’t. He didn’t forget what Ciampa did to him, to the fans, to NXT! “Tommaso Ciampa is the worst person in NXT History!”
Ciampa has had enough of listening to Gargano from some random boardroom so he goes in search of Gargano! Gargano says that Ciampa leaves for six months and now everyone just loves him! Everyone chants “Daddy’s Home!” But where was the apology? What redeemed Ciampa? Gargano didn’t realize Ciampa had left the ring, and now Ciampa spots Gargano! Gargano shoves a chair at Ciampa, and the brawl is on! Ciampa shoves Gargano into a wall so hard it breaks, and then he throws Gargano over the boardroom table! Gargano gets up but Ciampa SMACKS him with a laptop! The chase is on through the office space, and Ciampa BOOTS Gargano down. Ciampa SMACKS Gargano with one of the framed PPV posters!
The chase ends up in the PC’s medical area and superstars like Kushida and Tegan have to get clear. Gargano grabs a crutch, a fitting choice given this rivalry, but Ciampa shoves a medical cart into him first! Ciampa has the crutch now and SMACKS Gargano on the back with it! Ciampa stalks Gargano but Security runs in, so Ciampa DECKS them! Gargano scurries away but Ciampa still pursues. Ciampa throws trash bins as Gargano ends up in the gym. Gargano throws Ciampa into one of the machines! Gargano whips but Ciampa reverses and sends Gargano crashing into a garage door! Referees want them to stop but Gargano flounders against more cards. Ciampa staggers over but Gargano sprays something in his eyes!! And then throws Ciampa through glass!
More security hurries over but Gargano decks and throws them aside! Ciampa crawls blindly from whatever Gargano used. Gargano mocks “Daddy” as he throws him over a tractor tire. Ciampa writhes but Gargano says the “liar” lied to everyone. Gargano kicks Ciampa while he’s down then drags him back up. Gargano brings Ciampa up and throws him into a rack of bench press weight bars! Referees keep trying but Gargano tells them to get back. Gargano rains down punches on Ciampa and dares Ciampa to look him in the eyes. Gargano is seething as he sees a weight just lying around. He picks it up, and aims at Ciampa, but Ciampa kicks low! The weight goes flying into other weights, but now Ciampa picks it up, to JAM into Gargano’s stomach!
Gargano crawls but Ciampa picks up a smaller weight. And he THROWS it! Gargano gets clear and the weight SMASHES the mirror on the wall!! Gargano hurries over to PC lockers, and he punches back. Ciampa punches, but Gargano keeps fleeing. They end up by the rings now, and Gargano goes up to the bleachers. Ciampa throws hands and we have a brawl in front of the NXT fans! Gargano SUPERKICKS Ciampa back! Gargano takes a fan’s towel to mock the rallying. Ciampa BOOTS back! And bounces Gargano off chairs! Ciampa folds a chair, has fans give him space, and then he comes running in to SMASH Gargano through railing! They both fall onto people down below!! Fans lose their minds as Ciampa gets up and shouts, “This is MY house!”
Ciampa looks for Gargano but Gargano has started retreating again. Ciampa catches up and brings Gargano over to commentary! But Gargano powers out of the bomb to shove Ciampa into railing! Gargano hurries away again but Ciampa will not stop pursuing him. They go up to the perch! Gargano realizes it’s a dead end and Ciampa punches him over and over! Ciampa tries go dump Gargano over the edge, but Gargano rakes Ciampa’s eyes! Gargano SUPERKICKS Ciampa again! Gargano moves railing aside now, and he drags Ciampa over. Fans are again losing their minds, but Ciampa holds on for dear life. More railing comes off and the two start brawling. Gargano tries to slip under the railing but Ciampa KNEES him down!
Referees try to reason with both men but Ciampa only sees the table below. But Gargano puts on GargaNO Escape! Gargano pulls hard on the bad neck and a referee goes up to pull Gargano off Ciampa. Gargano DECKS the ref!! That’s a fine right there. Fans boo as Gargano catches his breath, to SUPERKICK Ciampa again! Ciampa is hanging over the edge but Gargano brings him back up. “I want you all to see this. This is a teachable moment.” He brings Ciamap up, but Ciampa lifts Gargano!! SUPER AIR RAID CRASH THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE DESK!! Fans again lose their minds, but have these two lost all semblance of sanity?!
My Thoughts:
Incredible stuff from tonight! There was a lot of advancement in many stories, and even a new one popping up. Is anyone else really intrigued about where this Mendoza story is going? Cheesy as it might seem for two men in lucha masks forcing Mendoza go with them, like something out of a crime drama movie, I want to know what that’s about. Also what great timing to have Kushida back, as I hope he is part of Team NXT for the coming Cruiserweight 5v5 Elimination match on 205 Live. The interview setting up Theory VS Breeze was also good, that sounds like it’ll be a great match.
Opening with the North American Championship was great, Grimes still looked really good against Lee. Commentary did a good job of making it out to be Lee misunderstanding the situation, thinking Dijakovic attacked so he could get the title. I feel even more now than last week that the North American Championship could be on the line in a Triple Threat for Tampa so that all of this is settled at once. The cryptic message was very confusing, I had no idea if the voice was saying words that we could even understand. Still no idea who this is hyping, which actually makes it even better. And the Balor episodes of NXT UK are finally airing, so I actually hope that they aren’t going to rush this for WrestleMania and actually take this to TakeOver: Dublin. It just makes more sense somehow.
Yim VS Kai was a really good qualifier for the coming Women’s Ladder Match, and it’s great for Mia to get this win. It mostly means we won’t have to worry about Raquel helping Dakota all throughout the match in Tampa. Nox VS Purrazzo was good but quick, but that works towards Nox’s favor as far as rankings. LeRae VS Martinez next week could go either way, and I’m still hoping Io Shirai can return to get into the Ladder match. Rhea and Charlotte had a solid segment, but NXT fans sure are rowdy. They were really trying to troll Charlotte, but she handled it well. The fight and Charlotte standing tall surely tips things back in Rhea’s favor, but it’d make for quite the shake-up if Charlotte won and returned to NXT full-time.
Everything surrounded the Undisputed Era was great. Dream calling out Cole, the Broserweights getting one over on Cole and Strong, GYV trying to do the same and it backfiring, all great stuff. Everyone can surely guess Cole’s celebration will be crashed by Dream to further egg Cole on into giving Dream that NXT Championship match at TakeOver. As for the NXT Tag Team Championships, it is obvious GYV moves up now to see if they can become the first team to have held both prime and UK tag titles in their careers. I can’t be sure they will with the roll Riddle & Dunne have been on, but it could be another big shake up they have in mind. Rhea got to do it in the women’s division, why not a tag team now? And GYV are a great choice as far as perhaps some of the purest Heels going right now.
And wow, that ending with DIY. I was hoping we’d get another brawl and we got a BRAWL. That could’ve easily just been their payoff right there but to think there’s still a match after this. We still don’t know the reason(s) why but Gargano was hinting at something when he called Ciampa a liar. It is one thing for Gargano to make this about the past, or at least the past we’ve seen on screen. There must be some new twist that they’re waiting until a week or two from now to spring on us because it’s that big. Hopefully it’s worth the wait.
My Score: 9.4/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (6/1/25)
The finals are finally here!
This is a guaranteed sweet ‘n’ fresh Best of the Super Juniors!
Whether it is Kosei Fujita or Yoh, there will be a guaranteed NEW winner of Best of the Super Juniors tournament! Who hoists the trophy high and heads for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Robbie X VS Shoma Kato; Robbie X wins.
- 10 Man Tag: Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg, Master Wato, KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomoaki Honma VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Shota Umino, El Phantasmo, MAO & Nick Wayne VS TMDK; Shota, ELP, Mao & Nick win.
- Titan & Yota Tsuji VS Taiji Ishimori & Clark Connors; Titan & Tsuji win.
- Gedo VS EVIL; Evil wins.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia VS El Desperado, Taka Michinoku & Yuya Uemura; Tanahashi, Mack & Dia win.
- Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi; Takagi & Hiromu win.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 Finals: Kosei Fujita VS YOH; Fujita wins and will challenge for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
PLAY BY PLAY
Gedo VS EVIL!
While the War Dogs won the rights to the name, “Bullet Club,” it seems the war with the House of Torture is far from over! Will The Blacksmith show he’s still got it? Or will he fail to bring down the King of Darkness?
Wait, Evil is out here, but where is Dick Togo? Wait, someone is handcuffing someone else to the entryway’s frame! Gedo has cuffed Dick to the girder! The House of Torture’s trickery has backfired! The fans applaud and Evil hurries to save Dick! Gedo lures him backstage, and attacks him with a cookie sheet! Gedo SMACKS Evil, SMACKS him again, and even has a kendo stick on his hip! Gedo SMACKS Evil again and Evil almost topples the railing over! Evil scrambles away through the crowd but Gedo pursues for more SMACKS! The Young Lions help fans get out of the way as Gedo keeps after Evil. Gedo SMACKS Evil again and they end up at the exit ramp!
Gedo throws the cookie sheet away and starts using the kendo stick! Gedo SMACKS Evil, JAMS him up, and the fans cheer Gedo on. Evil stands, only for Gedo to SMACK him again! Evil takes a Young Lion hostage but Gedo shows no mercy! Gedo JAMS the Young Lion, then SMACKS Evil down! The fans rally as Gedo pursues Evil further along, and SMACKS him again! They go around behind commentary, and Evil takes English commentary’s Walker Stewart hostage! Gedo just SMACKS Evil in the shoulder! But now Evil takes Milano Collection AT hostage! Gedo just laughs, dares Evil to do something, so Evil shoves Milano! Gedo brushes Milano aside to SMACK Evil again!
Evil staggers away to ringside, and Gedo SMACKS him again! Gedo puts Evil in the ring, the bell finally sounds, and this is finally a match! Gedo JABS, JABS, and JABS! Then he eggs Evil on, and catches him into a FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Gedo has he looms over Evil. Gedo drags Evil up to DDT! Evil sputters, and he’s in the drop zone! Gedo goes up, but Evil shoves the ref into him! Gedo falls to the mat while Evil undoes one of the neutral corner pads. The Bullet Club Special is still in effect, even though Evil is no longer Bullet Club, and he whips Gedo hard into the steel! Gedo falls and the fans boo!
Evil laughs and he drags Gedo up, to then whip Gedo into the buckles again! The fans still rally for Gedo but Evil taunts them and Gedo. Evil drags Gedo up for a FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, but Evil lets up! Evil grins as he wants to make Gedo pay for all he did today. Evil puts one out, and CLAWS Gedo’s face! Evil runs, and he LARIATS Gedo inside-out! Cover, but again Evil lets up! The fans boo but Evil says shove it! Evil steps through to turn Gedo over for the SCORPION DEATHLOCK! Gedo TAPS, Evil wins!
Winner: Evil, by submission
The King of Evil withstands Gedo’s game plan, but now he calls out the rest of the House! Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho, and even Sanada make their way out here, and Ren Narita helps Dick get free. They all stomp away on Gedo, and they have the steel chain dog collar! They put the collar on Gedo, stomp him, but the War Dogs are here! Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori fight, but that’s 7v2! The House beats Taiji & Robbie down, the fans boo, but none of the other dogs are coming! TORTURE TOOL for Taiji, PIMP CANE for Robbie! Evil tosses Gedo up and over and CHOKES him! Evil tries to HANG Gedo!!
The fans boo as Gedo sputters, but Evil lets go to let Gedo slump down to the floor. The House put one out together, will Evil put down the top dog when he and David Finlay battle in a Dog Collar Match at Dominion?
Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia VS El Desperado, Taka Michinoku & Yuya Uemura!
The Ace Final Road continues, and he teams up with the American Ninja and Infinite Carat Diamond for the first time, for the last time. But will the President of NJPW, the shinobi of Pro-Wrestling NOAH and the skater boy of Dragon Gate be able to bring down the Rogue Luchador, Blue Playmaker and Heat Storm?
Tanahashi shows off the abs and the fans cheer. The teams sort out and Yuya steps up to face The Ace! The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Yuya wrenches and wristlocks, but Tanahashi wrenches and wristlocks back. Tanahashi headlocks, Yuya wrenches out, and the two fight for control. Yuya powers through to headlock Tanahashi, then he wrenches again to hammerlock. Tanahashi drop toeholds, headlocks, but Yuya pops out the back to hammerlock. The fans applaud this opening exchange while Tanahashi fights up. Yuya headlocks for the takeover, but Tanahashi headscissors.
Yuya kips free, and roles reverse as Tanahashi headlocks for the takeover but Yuya headscissors. Tanahashi kips free, roles reverse again so that Yuya headlock takeovers and Tanahashi headscissors. Yuya again kips free, then Tanahashi hits another takeover, and Yuya headscissors again! Tanahashi kips free once more, and the two stand off while the fans applaud. Yuya and Tanahashi nod and grin, and the fans rally up again. They even duel as the “YUYA! YUYA!” comes out to rival the “TANA-HASHI! TANA-HASHI!” Ninja Mack tags in, so now it is “NINJA! NINJA!” Yuya tags Desperado, and the fans cheer as THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion steps up.
Mack offers the handshake, but Despy wags his finger to say no. Mack asks, “Honto? <Really?>” Despy says, “Honto. <Really.>” Mack still offers, but Despy pie faces him! The fans boo Despy being a sore sport, but Mack offers a third time. Despy says okay, and he shakes Mack’s hand. And uses it to reel Mack into a headlock! Mack powers up and out, Despy RUNS Mack over, then Despy runs. Mack stays low, goes to hip toss but Despy turns that into a HIP TOSS, only for Mack to roll through! Mack then trips Despy, and goes for STRETCH MUFFLER!? Despy scrambles away, ROPEBREAK! Mack aims and PLANCHAS, but Despy moves!
Mack lands safe on the apron, but Despy grabs a leg! Despy THROWS Mack, but Mack handsprings through! The fans fire up and Despy is stunned! Then Mack SUPERKICKS Despy! The fans fire up as Mack goes up the aisle, and runs in, only for Despy to pop him up! Mack lands on the apron, Despy blocks the kick this time, and he trips Mack! STRETCH MUFFLER on the apron! Taka & Yuya BLAST Tanahashi & Dia while Despy thrashes Mack’s leg! The ref reprimands and counts, but Despy lets go at 4. The fans rally, Despy drags Mack up, and Despy POSTS him! Mack flounders away while the fans rally up.
Mack asks fans for help but Despy SMACKS Mack in the head! Despy drags Mack up and into the ring, then stalks him. Despy brings Mack around, whips him to the corner, and Mack hits buckles hard! Tag to Taka and he stomps Mack. Taka stomps Mack some more, then brings him up. Mack CHOPS Taka! And CHOPS again! Taka staggers but he powers up! Mack CLUSB Taka, but Taka fires up! And pokes Mack in the eyes! Taka whips Mack to a corner and SHINING WIZARDS! Taka snapmares, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO! Taka is annoyed but the fans cheer as Mack stays in this. Taka stands Mack up to UPPERCUT!
The fans rally for “NINJA! NINJA!” but Taka UPPERCUTS him again. Tag to Yuya and he CHOPS Mack! Mack CHOPS back! Yuya CHOPS, Mack CHOPS, repeat! Yuya CHOPS Mack down, has him in the corner, and the fans rally again. Yuya CHOPS Mack back down, and Mack crawls on his knees! Yuya drags Mack around to scoop, SLAM and ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Mack toughs it out but Yuya drags him up. Tag to Despy and they mug Mack. Despy brings Mack around, reels him in, and suplexes. Mack slips free, rolls Despy up, TWO! Despy KNEES low, whips Mack to a corner, but Mack goes up and over and handsprings away! Despy runs up, but into an UPPERCUT!
The fans fire up while both men crawl! Hot tag to Dia! The fans fire up as Dia runs and RANAS Despy! Despy tumbles, Taka is in but Dia dodges! Dia BLASTS Yuya, dodges Taka again and trips him up! Then SLINGSHOT TORNILLO! #DragonFlip! The fans fire up and Taka bails out. Dia runs corner to corner and ELBOWS Despy, to then SOBAT, SWEEP, and STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Despy stays in this and the fans rally for Dia. Dia climbs up, waits on Despy, but Despy scrambles away. Dia storms up to kick and whip, but Despy reverses to hit a BIG back suplex! The fans rally again as Despy drags Dia back up.
Despy suplexes high and hard, then covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Dia stays in this, but Despy brings him up. Dia BODY SHOTS, then CHOPS! Despy eggs Dia on so Dia CHOPS, CHPOS, and CHOPS! Despy DECKS Dia with a forearm! Despy then gut wrenches for GUITARRA- NO, Dia slips free, shoves, and then 619s! Despy takes that shot to the gut, and Dia springboards in, but Despy makes it a SPINEBUSTER! Despy underhooks for PINCHE LO- NO, Dia lands out! HEEL KICK! Both men are down again and the fans rally up! Dia crawls, Despy crawls, hot tags to Yuya and Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Yuya dodges to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP!
Yuya has Tanahashi in a corner and CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Yuya whips, Tanahashi reverses, but Yuya goes up and over. Tanahashi runs up but Yuya arm-drags! Then DROPKICKS! The fans fire up with Yuya and he brings Tanahashi back up. Yuya clinches but Tanahashi fights the lift with elbows. Tanahashi fires up but Yuya reels him back in! BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Tanahashi is still in this, but Yuya hurries up top! The fans rally more as Yuya aims, Tanahashi stands, but Tanahashi avoids the crossbody! Yuya rolls through and comes back, but Tanahashi blocks his kick! So Yuya fires forearms!
Yuya free his leg, but Tanahashi ducks the chop to DRAGON PALM! Tanahashi fires up and runs, but Yuya DROPKICKS him again! Both men are down and the fans fire up. The fans rally as Yuya crawls, tag to Taka. Taka runs to BOOT Dia! Then he pokes Mack in the eyes! Taka runs up on Tanahashi, Tanahashi blocks, but Taka pokes him in the eyes! Taka SHOTEIS, then runs, redirects, redirects, and redirects again to BOOT! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi is tougher than that but Taka fires up! The fans are with Taka, but then Tanahashi DRAGON PALMS! Taka kicks, Tanahashi blocks, and DRAGON SCREWS!
Taka writhes but Tanahashi grabs the legs! Tanahashi ties Taka up in the TEXAS CLOVER HOLD! But Despy DRAGON PALMS Tanahashi! Dia runs in and tilt-o-whirl ARM-DRAGS! Despy bails out, Dia builds speed, but Yuya TOSSES Dia out! Dia lands on the apron, GAMANGIRIS Yuya, then he ASAI MOONSAULTS Despy! Mack is up top, and he leaps at Yuya! Yuya catches his arm, then CHOPS! Yuya whips, Mack reverses to ROCK and SUPERKICK! Yuya tumbles out, Mack builds speed, NINJA SPECIAL! Down goes Yuya from that hot one! Tanahashi SLINGBLADES Taka! Tanahashi fires up and the fans are with him now!
Tanahashi climbs right up top, takes aim, and HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, Team Tanahashi wins!
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall
The Ace, the Ninja and the Diamond win the day! But Tanahashi knows he and Yuya are set to face off at Dominion, and the two get face to face again. Will Tanahashi’s Final Road really heat up going 1v1 with the Heat Storm?
As for Despy, he shows respect to the Junior Heavyweights by raising their hands in victory, but wait! Someone else is here! It’s JUN KASAI!! Despy’s hardcore rival is here, but is very business casual as he wears the tie and has a letter. Kasai has the mic to tell Despy, “In life, some things go well, and some do not. And perhaps our lives have not always gone according to plan. But I made it a point of mine today to come here and light a fire under yer ass! June 24th, it is set! I said before that I don’t want to face the Best of the Super Juniors winner, and I don’t want to face the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. I want to face the man that IS El Desperado!”
The fans cheer, and Kasai tells Despy that all those Triple Threats, tag team matches or whatever else, none of those wins mean a single thing to warriors like them! Kasai won’t let Despy use frustration and think he can win. Kasai received a certain invitation before, and now he has a special invite for Despy. He calls it the “Death Pain Invitational.” That is to say, he is issuing his challenge. He offers the letter, Despy accepts, and the fans applaud. These two wild ones are going to run it back one more time! Who wins out in the Death Pain Invitational at the Name Undecided event in Korakuen Hall?
Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi!
The Fierce Warrior held onto the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship through Resurgence, but that means the Rampaging Dragon is next! Will the Funky Weapon help Goto make it through to Dominion? Or will the formerly Los Ingobernables de Japon still keep things tranquilo?
The teams sort out and Goto starts against Takagi for a preview of the world title match! The fans rally as Takagi and Goto stare down. They slowly circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto powers Takagi to the ropes, the ref calls break, and Goto pats Takagi on the shoulders as he backs off. Takagi storms right back up and the two tie up again. Takagi powers Goto to ropes now, the ref calls for the break, and Takagi pretends he doesn’t understand at first. Takagi says okay, clean break, and he backs off. But then he takes a swing! Goto ducks and headlocks Takagi, but Takagi powers up and out. Goto comes back to RAM Takagi!
Takagi rebounds and he RAMS Goto! Goto rebounds and RAMS Takagi, but neither man moves this time! The fans fire up while Takagi and Goto shake that off. Goto eggs Takagi on, so the forearms start flying! They go back and forth, but not Takagi eggs Goto on! Goto fires forearm after forearm, Takagi fires back, but Goto ROCKS and whips Takagi. Takagi counters hip toss with HIP TOSS, then he RUNS Goto over! The fans fire up while Takagi shakes that off, then Takagi tags Hiromu. Hiromu & Takagi double whip Goto to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up while Takagi and Hiromu flex! Hiromu even gives the side chest!
Hiromu drags Goto up, CHOPS, and CHOPS, and then whips corner to corner. Hiromu LARIATS Goto in the corner, runs, but into an URA GTR! Goto RUNS Hiromu over, BLASTS Takagi, and the fans fire up again. Goto stomps Hiromu, then tags in Taguchi. The fans rally as Goto & Taguchi double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans cheer while Taguchi sits Hiromu up for POINT-BLANK HIP! And POINT-BLANK HIP! Taguchi has Hiromu on the ropes for more POINT-BLANK HIPS! The fans rally, the ref reprimands, but Taguchi runs to HIP ATTACK! Hiromu flounders while the fans cheer, and Taguchi calls upon Strange Style!
Taguchi aims from the corner, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Hiromu rolls Taguchi up, TWO!! Taguchi escapes, goes to a corner, and Hiromu runs up. Taguchi BOOTS Hiromu, then he goes up for DEADLY BUTT SHADE! Taguchi kicks Hiromu away, runs, but he fakes Hiromu out! HIP- ATOMIC DROP! Hiromu says he’s too smart for that! Hiromu runs, but into a HIP ATTACK! Taguchi runs, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Taguchi and Hiromu crawl, hot tags to Goto and Takagi! Takagi dodges Goto to knee low and whip him to a corner. Takagi blocks a boot to LARIAT through!
The fans fire up with Takagi, but Goto turns things around to throw forearms! Goto fires up and the fans are with him, but then Takagi turns things around to fire forearms back! Takagi has the fans with him again, and he whips corner to corner. Goto reverses, runs up, MURAMASA! Then SAIDO! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Goto drags Takagi up, but Takagi fights the fireman’s carry. Takagi CLUBS away on Goto but Goto shoves him. Takagi ELBOWS, JABS, feints, but then he stands Goto back up to JAB again! Takagi suplexes high and hard, then covers, TWO! Goto stays in this but Takagi fires up! “TOKI GA KITA!”
The fans fire up as Takagi’s time has come! They join in on “OI! OI! OI!” and Takagi runs, PUMPING- NO, Goto LARIATS at the same time! And they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Goto swats a lariat, Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! YUKON- NO, Goto fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire again! Goto and Takagi crawl, hot tag to Taguchi! Taguchi BLASTS Hiromu, and now Taguchi says it is HIS TITITITITITIME! Taguchi runs in and HIP ATTACKS! And then HIP ATTACKS! And HIP ATTACKS! That’s three-ever, but Takagi CLOBBERS Taguchi before he can four-ever! Takagi winds up, runs, and- HIP ATTACK!
The fans rally while both men are down! Taguchi hurries to dropkick a leg out, then has OH MY GAH ANKLE! Goto BLASTS Hiromu off the apron, and Taguchi drops an ELBOW on Takagi’s leg! Hiromu fights past Goto to DROPKICK Taguchi! Goto LARIATS Hiromu! Takagi fires boxing elbows on Goto! Goto ROCKS Takagi back! Goto runs, but Takagi LARITS at the ropes! Takagi runs, Goto follows, but then Takagi redirects! PUMPING BOMBER! The fans fire up but Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Takagi! Taguchi runs in at the corner, Takagi dodges, and Hiromu LARIATS! Takagi LARIATS! Feed to the SUPERKICK, then PUMPING BOMBER!
The fans fire up with Takagi and he drags Taguchi up. Pump handle, torture rack, but Taguchi fights free! Taguchi shoves, HIP- NO, Takagi catches Taguchi and puts him in the ropes! Hiromu keeps Goto outside, so he can only watch as Takagi hits the DRAPING G T R!! Takagi then hauls Taguchi up, pump handle and torture rack, BURNING DRAGON!! Cover, Takagi & Hiromu win!
Winners: Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall
The former LIJ is still as strong as when they were LIJ, and now Takagi has all the momentum. Takagi grabs the mic to say, “OI, GOTO! I haven’t had enough! Not nearly enough! There’s no holding back at in Osaka-Jo Hall on June 15th.” The fans applaud, but then Takagi says, “I forgot to mention something back in Fukuoka. Let me say it now.” Oh? Takagi tells Goto, “Compared to you… Yeah, I don’t have a belt. I don’t have a wife or children, either. And now, I don’t even have a faction. I’m unaffiliated. But that’s okay with me. I don’t need a family or a faction. What I want most in life is that IWGP World Heavyweight Championship!”
The fans cheer, and Takagi says he doesn’t need anything else. “At Osaka-Jo Hall, I’ll take your neck and end your Goto Revolution thing! That’s where the Takagi Revolution will begin! That’s all I have to say about that!” Takagi drops the mic, but then Goto picks it up! Goto tells Takagi, “You seem to be in a rush. You ought to try being tranquilo!” The fans cheer Goto throwing that line at Takagi. Goto continues by saying, “At Osaka-Jo Hall, just try and stop my Goto Revolution! That’s all I have to say about that.” In just two weeks, The Fierce Warrior and the Rampaging Dragon will battle, but whose revolution wins this Dominion?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 Finals: Kosei Fujita w/ TMDK VS YOH!
After nine rounds of wrestling, this is the moment of truth! The Japanese Young Punk made it through A Block while Direct Drive was able to seal the deal in B Block. They both want everything there is in the Junior Heavyweight Division, but only one can have it all! Who proves that they are the Best of the Super Juniors?
The bell rings and the fans rally up already. The “YO-OH! YO-OH!” and “FU-JI-TA! FU-JI-TA!” seem even as the two circle. They feel things out, clinch, then Fujita waistlocks. Yoh pries at the grip, wrenches free to wristlock, but Fujita rolls, handsprings, and wrenches to wristlock in return. Yoh rolls to trip Fujita and have the toehold. Fujita fights around to get an arm, but Yoh stacks Fujita! ONE, and Fujita keeps the arm. Yoh slips through to a lateral press but Fujita keeps his shoulders up. Yoh shifts to have the arm, then he wrenches to headlock and takeover. Fujita headscissors, Yoh kips free, and the fans cheer this opening exchange.
The two reset, circle, and the fans rally again. The two tie up, are in a deadlock at center, and Fujita digs his heels in to power Yoh to ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, Fujita lets off, but Yoh turns things around. Yoh lets off slowly, but then whips. Yoh drops down, bypasses, and drop toeholds! Fujita avoids the basement dropkick, Yoh avoids the Penalty Kick, then he ducks a heel kick! Fujita avoids the lariat, Yoh avoids the backhand, and Yoh ripcords, but Fujita dodges the Rainmaker! The fans cheer that Yoh would even attempt that! Yoh grins and he goes forehead to forehead with Fujita. Fujita eggs Yoh on, so the forearms start flying!
The fans rally and Fujita CHOPS! Fujita CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Yoh goes to ropes, Fujita whips, but Yoh backs up to avoid the chop! Yoh calls for the break but Fujita isn’t even touching him! The fans rally for Yoh all the same, and Fujita storms up. Fujita blocks a kick to CHOP, but then Yoh throws Fujita down by his hair! “Y! O! H!” Shrug! The fans cheer as Yoh continues to reference his Chaos senpai. Yoh drags Fujita up, CLUBS him on the neck, then stalks him to a corner. Yoh wrenches and whips, runs up, and ELBOWS! Yoh then reels Fujita in but Fujita wrenches, drop toeholds, and wants the legs!
Yoh scrambles out of the ring and the fans cheer. Fujita storms up to the ropes, Yoh avoids the Plancha but Fujita is on the apron! Fujita then PENALTY KICKS Yoh, and ASAI MOONSAULTS! He didn’t even need to springboard for that! The fans fire up with Fujita and he drags Yoh back up. Fujita puts Yoh in the ring, slides in and storms up on Yoh in the corner. Fujita CHOPS, snapmares, and PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally again while Fujita paces. Fujita grabs a leg, and he turns Yoh over for the HALF CRAB! Yoh endures as Fujita pulls the leg back! The fans rally again and Yoh fights his way around.
Yoh crawls, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Fujita lets go and the fans applaud. Fujita eggs Yoh on, but Yoh kicks from below. Fujita still eggs Yoh on so Yoh fires a forearm. Fujita KNEES low, snapmares, and KICKS! Cover, TWO! Yoh is tougher than that but Fujita stays cool. Fujita drags Yoh up, reels him in, but Yoh fires forearms! Fujita CHOPS, runs, but Yoh dodges! Yoh BLOCKBUSTERS! Or rather, he used Yoshi-Hashi’s Headhunter! The shoutouts continue and the fans rally up. Yoh brings Fujita up, and wrenches for an ELBOW BREAKER! Yoh hammerlocks Fujita, and RAMS him into a corner! Fujita slumps against ropes but Yoh is on him again.
Yoh hammerlocks the arm and RAMS Fujita into another corner! Yoh then hammerlocks, and he RAMS Fujita backwards into a corner! Fujita writhes but Yoh doesn’t stop as he drags Fujita back up. Yoh wrenches for the ELBOW BREAKER again! Fujita clutches the arm but Yoh shakes his head. Yoh wrenches for his odd rhythm! “Y O H! Y O H! Y O O O, O O H!” Then he WRINGS Fujita out! Cover, TWO! Fujita is tougher than that but Yoh stays focused. The fans rally while Yoh scuffs Fujita and kicks him towards ropes. Fujita slumps to the floor and Yoh watches him stir. The fans rally up for Fujita while the ring count starts.
Yoh waits on Fujita, then PLANCHAS! Down goes Fujita, Yoh puts him back in, and Yoh turns Fujita for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! BUTTERFLY LOCK, another favorite of Hashi’s! Fujita endures, the fans rally, and Fujita fights toward ropes. Fujita makes it to the ROPEBREAK, and Yoh lets go. The fans rally more as Yoh brings Fujita up. Yoh fires a forearm, then whips Fujita. Fujita blocks by holding ropes! Yoh tries again, but Fujita still holds on! Yoh tries a third time but Fujita still holds on! Yoh ROCKS Fujita, whips, but Fujita reverses to GAMANGIRI! Both men are down and the fans fire back up!
Yoh bails out and Fujita goes up the corner! DOUBLE JUMP CANNONBALL! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Fujita shakes out his bad arm and fetches Yoh. Fujita drags Yoh into the ring, the fans rally again, and Fujita springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fujita deadlifts Yoh but Yoh fights with elbows! Fujita jumps onto Yoh with a HOVERBOARD! The fans fire up as Fujita shouts out both his TMDK training and his rival, Kushida! Yoh suplexes free but Fujita lands out to spin Yoh! HOVER- NO, Yoh slips through to have the ANACONDA VICE! Fujita fires body shots, wrenches out, and RANAS into a cover, TWO!!
Fujita has the HOVERBOARD again! Yoh endures the double wristlock but is free of the body scissors! Yoh reaches out, fights around, and powers up, but Fujita rolls him away! But Yoh suplexes first! FALCON ARROW! Both men are down and the fans fire up! TMDK coaches Fujita but the fans give Yoh strength. Both men stir and Yoh rolls away to the ropes. Yoh rises, fires up, and he tunes up! The fans rally, Yoh aims, but Fujita dodges the superkick! Yoh blocks a shot, Fujita blocks a shot, but Yoh ducks the chop! O’Conner Roll into the FIVE STAR GAZE- NO, Fujita blocks and shoves Yoh down into the deathlock!
Fujita SLAPS the arms and has them for the SURFBOARD, and then the NEMOS SPECIAL!! Yoh endures and the fans rally even harder! Yoh pries the grip open but he falls forward! Fujita shifts to have one arm trapped, and he pulls on the other other arm into the cording hold! Yoh endures, ZSJ coaches Fujita to grab that leg! CLARKY CAT, G1 TEKKERS EDITION!! The fans rally as hard as they can while Yoh endures! Yoh kicks with his free leg, his only chance, but Fujita puts on even more pressure!! Yoh kicks, kicks, and finds the ROPEBREAK!! The fans are thunderous while Fujita lets go in frustration!
TMDK coaches Fujita to stay focused. Fujita rises, he drags Yoh up by his pants, and the fans continue to rally. Fujita waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Fujita holds on to bring Yoh up again, GERMAN SUPLEX! And then he brings Yoh up again, even as Yoh reaches out! GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Fujita makes Ota into #SuplexCity! Fujita drags Yoh up but Yoh shoves him away. Fujita comes back, Yoh WRINGS the arm! Yoh goes to a corner, then comes back, but Fujita ROCKS him! Yoh fights off the torture rack with elbows! Fujita CHOPS! Yoh staggers, but he comes back. Fujita CHOPS again!
Yoh eggs Fujita on so Fujita CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Yoh just takes those shots, CHOP after CHOP, and he might even feed off them! Yoh runs, Fujita CHOPS, repeat! Repeat! And repeat! Yoh IS feeding off the chops, as he puts his arms back! Fujita CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Yoh says I’LL BE BACK, to take a CHOP! Fujita runs, into a LARIAT!! The fans are thunderous again while both men are down! The dueling between “YO-OH! YO-OH!” and “FU-JI-TA!” continues as both men stir. Yoh sits up while Fujita crawls away to a corner. Yoh finally feels the stinging from the chops, but he brushes it off.
Yoh makes the pecs dance to show he’s stronger than those chops! Yoh steps to Fujita, stands him up, and then CHOPS, JABS, and repeat! A shoutout to Ishii!! Yoh makes Fujita stay up so he can JAB and CHOP again! Then a Too Sweet to CHOP?! That’s a Jay White thing! Yoh is referencing even those who betrayed Chaos! Red Shoes counts, Yoh stops at 4, and he brings Fujita up. Yoh hoists Fujita up top, and then he climbs up after him. Yoh calls his shot, perhaps another shoutout to Tenzan, but Fujita fires body shots! Fujita ROCKS Yoh and Yoh drops back. Yoh shakes out the stars, goes up top again, but again Fujita fights back.
Yoh still brings Fujita to the very top for a SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up and Yoh crawls to the cover, TWO! Yoh has the ANACONDA VICE! The fans rally and duel again as Fujita endures! Fujita fights around, stands back up, but Yoh holds him back, ANACONDA BUSTER! Fujita flails and kicks around as he again endures the hold! The fans rally as hard as they have all night, and Fujita rises again! TMDK coaches him on, but he’s fading! Yoh drags Fujita around for another ANACONDA BUSTER! But Fujita cradles it! TWO!! Yoh lets Fujita go in time, and he hurries to ripcord- CUTTER!! Fujita counters Yoh’s counterfeit Rainmaker!
The fans rally and duel even louder now while both men are down! Red Shoes checks and both men are able to continue. Fujita and Yoh crawl to each other, go forehead to forehead, then go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, and the two stand up. The shots go back and forth even more, and then DOUBLE FOREARMS knock both men down! The fans rally, both men roar, and they rise up again! The forearms are fast ‘n’ furious, then Yoh ROLLING ELBOWS! Fujita CHOPS and SNAP GERMANS! But Yoh is right up!? And he SNAP DRAGONS Fujita! Fujita roars, but Yoh SUPERKICKS!
Yoh reels Fujita in but Fujita is a ragdoll! The fans are electric, and Yoh brings Fujita back up! Point-blank LAR- NO, Fujita ducks to then waistlock and O’Conner Roll BRIDGE!! TWO!!! Yoh escapes at the last possible moment, but Fujita SHOTEIS! HEEL KICKS! And then he roars! The fans are electric again as Fujita drags Yoh back up! But Yoh fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! There’s the Goto shoutout! The fans are volcanic as both men go to corners. Fujita roars and runs corner to corner, but Yoh puts him in the ropes! DRAPING SHOTO!! Cover, TWO!?!? Fujita survives, is is NOT lights out just yet!
Yoh roars and he vows to end this! Yoh reels Fujita in, underhooks, DIRECT- NO, Fujita fights that, backdrops, but Yoh sunset flips! Fujita steps over to deadlift fisherman! THRILL- NO, Yoh sips out, ripcord and JUMP KNEE!! The fans are volcanic as Yoh roars again! Yoh ripcords, but Fujita scoops! ZACK DRIVER!! The fans fire up as Fujita gives tribute to the Front Man! And then he suplexes, ABANDON HOPE!!! Fujita has to crawl to the cover! TWO?!?!?! The nanoseconds of delay save Yoh, but Fujita vows to finish this once and for all! Fujita drags Yoh up, reels him back in, and fisherman to the THRILL RIDE!!! Cover, FUJITA WINS!!!
Winner: Kosei Fujita, by pinfall (Best of the Super Juniors 32 winner)
Yoh showed Fujita true Chaos, but not even that was able to make the mighty kneel! If fighting this hard only gets Yoh second place, how much harder must he fight to be the best?
As for Fujita, the banner is brought in as the official announcement is made. The trophy is presented by Tadahiro Sekiguchi, president of the BOSJ 32 sponsor, Sekichu. Fujita poses for the photo ops, then is presented with the banner by Sekichu director, Ken Dojima. They shake hands and pose for another photo op. Trophy and banner are put aside a moment while Fujita grabs the mic. The fans chant for Fujita while he catches his breath. Fujita then says, “Who’s talking about the future of NJPW?! Without a doubt, I’m at the center of the Juniors!” The fans cheer that!
Fujita continues by saying, “There’s always criticism when you try to do something new. However, don’t hesitate. Give me your true feelings. I’ll even take the negative feedback. But most of all, I’m asking you all to come pack the buildings.” The fans cheer that, too. Fujita says he might be repeating himself, but he’ll take both hope and hate. How about it? Isn’t the NJPW Junior Division awesome? The fans do cheer that, too. Fujita says he’ll take us all to even higher peaks. Please, leave it to him! He just become the youngest ever Super Juniors winner! He was able to endure because he could feel everyone behind him, so he thanks the fans for that.
The fans applaud, and Fujita says, “Don’t you dare take your eyes off me.” Mic drop and the streamers fly as Fujita stands with his trophy and banner. TMDK celebrates with their Japanese Young Punk, getting their own photo op with it. Next stop: The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship! If The Mighty Don’t Kneel, will the only thing left be for them to reign?
My Thoughts:
A great finale to BOSJ 32, but also some great builds towards Dominion in a couple weeks. While I skimmed, I did like the fun everyone had in the 8 Man Tag, including ELP and Nick Wayne doing a photo op where they traded belts. Gedo VS Evil was great stuff for everything Gedo did beforehand, but I had a feeling Evil would find a way to win. The main thing was that the House of Torture beat down Gedo and the other War Dogs, and clearly sent a message with the dog collar to Finlay. Finlay VS Evil in a Dog Collar Match will be great stuff, but I sadly anticipate the House just getting involved again. Kinda defeats the purpose of the dog cage match, but I guess that was just about the literal title of Bullet Club, not a real blowoff…
Great Six Man Tag, great win for Tanahashi’s team, and great surprise appearance by Jun Kasai. Their “Death Pin Invitational” will be a wild match, we all know it. And as it stands, I like how the name for that event is “Name Undecided.” A part of me hopes they keep it that way for the fun of it. Great tag of Takagi & Hiromu VS Goto & Taguchi, but I figured Taguchi would take the loss. Takagi has momentum going into the title match, but that makes me think Goto finds a way to retain. I just don’t know what Takagi could do when he’s been world champion before and, as he put it, has no faction. Lone wolves are rare in NJPW so I don’t see such a wrestler being their top champ.
And awesome main event, Yoh bringing out the Chaos moves was a nice touch. But a great move making it Fujita. Fujita has been going strong for a long time, and also Yoh has the tag title so he and Wato can focus on that while Fujita focuses on Despy. There was tease of ZSJ wanting the NJPW World TV Championship back, maybe TMDK start getting the midcard titles, and then the G1 helps figure out a contender for the world title.
My Score: 9/10
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Time to fill out the Fyter Fest Fatal 4!
Claudio Castagnoli or Komander, Mascara Dorada or Hechicero, who will advance to the AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Claudio Castagnoli VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes; Claudio wins and advances to Fyter Fest.
- Six Man Tag: Roppongi Vice & Konosuke Takeshita w/ The Don Callis Family VS Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii; RPG Vice & Konosuke win.
- AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada VS Anthony Bowens; Okada wins and denies Bowens a title match.
- Mina Shirakawa VS Skye Blue; Mina wins.
- Gates of Agony VS GMO Kaminari & Cosmo Orion; Gates of Agony win.
- Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS AR Fox & Top Flight; LFI wins.
- AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Mascara Dorada VS Hechicero; Dorada wins and advances to Fyter Fest.
PLAY BY PLAY
AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Claudio Castagnoli VS Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes!
The Swiss Cyborg and the “Space Commander” had a bit of a confrontation on Wednesday Night Dynamite during the Mixed Six Tag, but this dates back to the Continental Classic and the Miracle on 34th Street! Komander cost Claudio his title opportunity then, will he do it again now? Or will nothing stop this Death Rider from going after Kenny Omega’s gold?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. Komander and Claudio tie up, and Claudio puts Komander on the ropes. The ref counts, the fans rally for Komander, but Claudio CHOPS! Claudio kicks low, UPPERCUTS and stomps away in the corner! The ref counts, the fans boo, but Claudio stops. Abrahantes coaches Komander but Claudio CHOPS! Komander goes to a corner, he shoves Claudio but Claudio CHOPS again! Komander CHOPS! And fires body shots! And repeat! Komander backs Claudio down, headlocks, but Claudio powers out. Claudio RAMS Komander, then THROWS him down!
The fans boo but Claudio just scowls. Claudio grabs at Komander but Komander lifts and leaps to tilt-o-whirl RANA! The fans fire up and Komander ENZIGIRIS! Claudio goes to a corner, Komander goes to the other end! Komander tightrope walks, ARABIAN PRESS HOTSHOT! Claudio staggers, Komander springboards, FLYING- NO, Claudio turns rana into GIANT SWING! The fans count along, Claudio TOSSES Komander at seven! The fans boo, they wanted a longer swing, but Claudio kicks Komander to the outside. Claudio soaks up heat from El Paso as he SMACKS Komander off barriers! And then CHOPS him!
Komander staggers away but Claudio is right on him for a CHOP! Claudio whips Komander into the riling, refreshes the ring count, and storms back up on Komander. The fans chant “SI SE PUEDES!” and Komander fires CHOP after CHOP! Komander kicks but Claudio KNEES low! Claudio hits a BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! Komander flops down. Claudio taunts him, and he drags Komander up and into the ring. Claudio stalks Komander to a corner, the fans rally up, and Claudio whips corner to corner. Komander goes up and out, then KICKS Claudio to ROCK him! Komander springboards to stand on Claudio, then he springboards again for a FLYING ARM-DRAG!
The fans are thunderous as things speed up! Tilt-o-whirl RANA and Claudio tumbles out! Komander DIVES! Direct hit on Claudio and the fans fire up again! Komander hurries back inside, the fans get even hotter, and Komander climbs a corner! Tightrope walk, but Claudio is in! Komander leaps, but into a BACKBREAKER! BACKBREAKER! BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Or as El Paso reminds us, “DOS! DOS! DOS!” Claudio digs his knee into Komander’s back while putting on the HALF CRAB! Komander endures, the fans taunt Claudio, and Komander fights around. Claudio stomps him down, then reels him in.
Claudio lifts, but Komander slips free to hit a FACEBUSTER! The fans fire up as Komander goes up! Tightrope walk, CIELITO- NO, Claudio moves! Komander lands on his feet, runs up, but Claudio RAMS him! And fireman’s carries to the apron! Claudio goes up the corner and the fans get worried. Claudio says this will end it! But Komander shifts to SUPER DUPER STEINER!! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives and Komander can’t believe it! The fans rally and Komander climbs up the corner! But Claudio runs up, so Komander jumps down, springboards, SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives again but Komander won’t stop!
The fans rally, Komander aims, and he runs corner to corner to go up, up, and PHOENIX- UPPERCUT!! Claudio reels Komander in, GOTCH NEUTRALIZER!! Cover, Claudio wins!
Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall (advances to Fyter Fest)
Komander tried to fly higher and higher, but he only came crashing down to Earth! Will Claudio follow in Moxley’s footsteps and become a champion?
AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.
Prince Nana talked with Swerve Strickland about the Ospreay and Hangman situation, and Renee Paquette walks over to ask them about that. Can he work with Ospreay and Hangman to finally bring down the Death Riders? Swerve says he is going to clear up this misconception. He owned up to what he did, he said he deserved what happened. But that doesn’t make them friends or a team, and they never will be. But then Ospreay barges in and says he has his own question: Who is the bigger threat to AEW? The Death Riders? Or Hangman Page? The only time Swerve was beefing with Hangman was because they both wanted the same opportunities. Tell Ospreay he’s lying.
Swerve had the world title! He did it! He became AEW’s first Black world champion! And he wore that title with pride! But is Swerve happy that Moxley’s stuck it in some briefcase? Because Ospreay isn’t. Ospreay says that belt should be around the best wrestler in the world right now, and right now that is Hangman! Swerve says, “No, it’s not.” Swerve has beat Hangman twice. But did Swerve beat Moxley? Has Ospreay beat Swerve? Swerve says the truth hurts, don’t it? But this team Ospreay is trying to put together to go against the Death Riders, Swerve just did that at Double or Nothing, Anarchy in the Arena, Swerve is done with that.
Swerve says Ospreay is delusional, but Ospreay won’t let Swerve leave because he’s not done talking. Swerve shoves Ospreay, so Ospreay hits back! They brawl right in the parking lot! Swerve sends Ospreay into railing, Ospreay comes back for ore! Ospreay says they are on the same team, whether Swerve likes it or not! Will Swerve, Ospreay, Hangman, and the rest of the roster put their personal history aside to finally and truly save the soul of AEW?
Six Man Tag: Roppongi Vice & Konosuke Takeshita w/ The Don Callis Family VS Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii!
After the confrontation during the TNT Championship match, Paragon battles RPG Vice, but with some added names to the mix! RPG Vice brings in NEVER Openweight Champion, Konosuke Takeshita, while Roddy & Kyle conglomerate with NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, Tomohiro Ishii! Could this Six Man Tag open some doors to more golden opportunities?
The Don Callis Family doesn’t wait for anything, they just go after Ishii & Paragon! The fans boo but Konosuke THROWS Ishii into railing! RPG Vice beat up on Paragon, and they throw Roddy out so they can mug Kyle! The fans boo more but Rocky slides to do his soccer celebration. Trent then PLANCHAS, but Kyle KNEES him outta the air! Rocky DIVES on Kyle, but Roddy give shim a BARRIER BACKBREAKER! Roddy CHOPS Trent, Ishii CHOPS Trent, repeat! They make Trent sit down, they CHOP away more, then Roddy KNEES Konosuke! He and Ishii add The Alpha to this, and Kyle is on the apron! DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK!
The fans fire up, Callis is upset, but Roddy puts Trent in the ring. This is finally a match and Roddy CHOPS Trent! Tag to Kyle, BACKBREAKER AND KNEE DROP COMBO! Kyle clamps onto Trent, he tags Ishii, and they mug Trent. Ishii CHOPS Rocky, the fans cheer, and Ishii CHOPS again! Ishii talks trash on Konosuke, then he bumps Rocky off buckles. Tag to Roddy, Roddy CLUBS Rocky but Rocky fires body shots and KICKS! Tag to Trent and now RPG Vice double whip Roddy. Trent runs up but Roddy dodges the splash! Roddy picks Rocky up to RAM him into Trent, then he hits a BACKBREAKER on Rocky! But Konosuke jumps in and BOOTS Roddy!
The ref reprimand but Konosuke throws hands on Roddy. The refbacks Konosuke off, but that lets Callis get a cheap shot! The fans boo that jackal, but Trent CHOPS Roddy in the corner. Roddy CHOPS back, but Konosuke fires hands! The fans boo as Trent CLAWS Roddy’s face, and Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref reprimands so Trent lets go, but Rocky BITES Roddy’s forehead! Roddy fights back, CHOPS Trent, then he runs, but into a fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Trent is frustrated but Roddy kicks at him. Trent stomps Roddy, tags Rocky, and Rocky KNEES Roddy to a corner. Rocky CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Roddy CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Rocky TACKLES Roddy, tags Konosuke, and they split the wishbone! Konosuke clamps onto Roddy with a HALF CRAB! Roddy endures, reaches out, and fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Konosuke lets go and tags Trent.
Trent stalks Roddy, CHOKES him on the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Roddy gets up to CHOP! And kick low! But Trent keeps him cornered! Trent ROCKS Roddy, then he tags Konosuke. They stomp away on Roddy, dig their boots in, then step off as the ref counts. Konosuke drags Roddy up, snapmares him into a chinlock, and he grinds Roddy down. Konosuke shifts to a COBRA CLUTCH, but Roddy still endures. Collision returns to single picture, fights up, and he fires body shots.
Konosuke CLAWS Roddy’s eyes, whips him, and scoops, but Roddy slips free! ANGLE SLAM! Both men are down and the fans fire up! A standing count starts, but we get hot tags to Kyle and Trent! Kyle BOOTS Trent, KICKS Trent, then KICKS again! Rocky is in, Kyle BOOTS and fires off more strikes! SWEEP THE LEGS! The fans fire up while Rocky bails out. Kyle runs and ROCKS Trent, then wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Kyle whips, Trent reverses but Kyle slips up and under to KNEE and GERMAN SUPLEX! AX & SMASH! Cover, Konosuke breaks it with a deadlift! Kyle fights free with elbows, but Konosuke ROCKS him in return!
Konosuke runs, Kyle KNEES him at the ropes! Konosuke falls out, Rocky runs in, but Kyle DUMPS Rocky! Kyle tags Ishii so he can FLYING KNEE Rocky down! Ishii stalks Trent, brings him up, but Trent fires a forearm! No effect! Trent fires another, and another, but Ishii DECKS Trent! Konosuke tags in, and the fans fire up as these two DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT! Konosuke BOOTS Ishii, GERMAN SUPLEXES, and then Rocky BLASTS Paragon! Trent sends Rocky in but Ishii puts him on the apron. Trent runs up, ENZIGIRI LARIAT COMBO! Then Trent scoops and SLAMS Ishii, and Konosuke fires up!
Konosuke climbs while Rocky holds Ishii in place. But Paragon TOSS RPG Vice! Roddy ROCKS and CHOPS Konosuke, fireman’s carries him, and gives him a GUT BUSTER DROP! Kyle KICKS, Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Ishii roars! Ishii reels Konosuke in, Konosuke wrenches out, but Ishii ROCKS him first! Ishii reels Konosuke back in, but Konosuke suplexes! Ishii slips free, ducks an elbow, but the ALPHA ELBOW hits! BLUE THUDNER BOMB!! Cover, Roddy BOOTS it apart! Rocky runs up, Roddy blocks one kick and ducks the next, but the REWIND HEEL finds him!
Kyle fires knees on Rocky! Rocky avoids a sweep to KNEE, but Kyle LARIATS on return! Trent is back but Kyle wrenches. Trent CLAWS Kyle’s face, then SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Ishii LARIATS Trent! Konosuke ROCKS Ishii! Ishii HEADBUTTS Konosuke! Konosuke ALPHA ELBOWS again! Ishii RISING UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up with Ishii and he suplexes, but Konosuke knees free! Konosuke shoves Ishii into the ref! Callis laughs as Konosuke then KNEES Ishii down! Konosuke winds up, but Ishii slips around! Konosuke switches, Ishii switches, but Rocky LOW BLOWS Ishii!! The fans boo but Konosuke hits the RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Roppongi Vice, by pinfall
Underhanded as it was, that was still a win for the family! And bigger than that, the NEVER Openweight Champion just pinned the NJPW Strong Openweight Champion! Will The Alpha look to take the Stone Pitbull’s gold the next time they meet?
AEW Continental Championship Eliminator: Kazuchika Okada VS Anthony Bowens!
From one title opportunity to another, The Rainmaker moves on through the roster after successfully retaining at Double or Nothing. But now, the Pride of Professional Wrestling steps up to the plate! Will this be a homerun for the 5 Tool Player? Or will it take more than just Bowens’ combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor to earn a golden ticket?
The bell rings and the fans cheer already as Bowens and Okada circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Okada’s height gives him the leverage to put Bowens on ropes. The ref counts, Okada lets off, and he fakes the chop to pat Bowens on the shoulder. The fans applaud and Bowens does admit that’s clever. The two reset, circle, and tie up. Bowens digs his heels in and now he pushes Okada back with that power! The ref counts again, and Bowens fakes the chop to throw up the scissors. The fans are torn but Okada shoves Bowens. Bowens shoves back! Bowens wants Okada to wrestle, but Okada kicks low.
Okada headlocks, Bowens powers up and out, then Bowens drops down. Okada ducks ‘n’ whips Bowens but Bowens hurdles! Bowens mule kicks, front kicks, runs and FAMOUSERS! The fans fire up and Bowens stalks Okada. Okada rises, Bowens fireman’s carries, USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Okada knows that move from his old friend, Goto. Bowens has the fans singing, “Oh~ Scissor Me, Bowens~!” Bowens CHOPS, whips, but Okada ducks ‘n’ dodges and slides out! Okada wants a breather, but Bowens says nope. Bowens goes out and storms up on Okada to CHOP! Okada ROCKS Bowens! Bowens ROCKS Okada!
The ring count climbs as the forearms go back and forth, Bowens fires a flurry then ROCKS Okada! Okada hobbles away, Bowens refreshes the ring count, but then Okada kicks and DDTS to the floor! Okada suckered Bowens in and watches him writhe while Collision goes picture in picture.
Okada paces, then he goes back into the ring. Bowens drags himself up as the count hits 5 of 10. Bowens leans on railing, hobbles his way back to the ring, and slides in at 8! Okada is right on Bowens for a NECKBREAKER! Cocky cover, ONE!! Bowens is tougher than that, but Okada isn’t bothered as he stalks Bowens to a corner. Okada CHOPS, but Bowens snarls. Bowens fires forearms, but Okada ROCKS him in return! Okada whips corner to corner, runs in, and ELBOWS Bowens! Bowens staggers and falls, and Okada pushes him to a cover. TWO, but Okada stays calm as he clamps on with a chinlock. Bowens endures as Collision goes to break.
Collision returns as Okada brings Bowens up to scoop and SLAM! Okada goes to the corner, climbs up, and MACHO ELBOWS! The fans fire up as Okada winds it up, and we get the Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER! Okada shoves it in Bowens’ face, but Bowens uses his scissor fingers to grab Okada’s! Bowens rises up, and he CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! Okada blocks the superkick, ripcord, but Bowens ducks the lariat! STRAITJACKET NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Okada stays in this but Bowens drags him to a drop zone. The fans rally as Bowens climbs up, but Okada ROCKS Bowens first! Okada climbs up, but Bowens CLUBS Okada.
Okada hops down, Bowens adjusts, but now Okada CLUBS Bowens! Okada climbs up, but Bowens slips under to SUPERKICK a leg out! ENZIGIRI as Okada is in the Tree of Woe! DRAPING SIDEWINDER!! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Bowens grows frustrated. The fans rally up and Bowens brings Okada up. Clinch and- NO, Okada fights with elbows! Okada shoves Bowens, but Bowens kicks low! Bowens whips, Okada reverse, but Bowens avoids the dropkick! Jackknife bridge, TWO! Okada escapes, stands, but Bowens gets him for a backslide! TWO, Okada goes to a corner, and Bowens runs up. Okada pops Bowens up for the REVERSE NECKBREAKER!
The fans rally up again while Okada scowls. Okada clamps on with the MONEY CLIP! “This is Awesome!” as Bowens endures! Bowens fights up, RAMS Okada into a corner, and he is free! Bowens CHOPS, but Okada just gets mad. Okada BOOTS Bowens, CLUBS away on Bowens at the ropes, but the ref counts. Okada stops, but Bowens BOOTS! And CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Bowens kicks low, HAMMERS and CLUBS away on Okada, then CLUBS him down! The fans fire up with Bowens, he goes to a corner and runs up, but Okada ducks the lariat! Ripcord and RAIN- NO, Bowens ducks and spins, but Okada stops the Molly Whop!
Okada slips around Bowens now, ROLLING- ELBOW, but from Bowens! ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SUPERKICK! Okada is down and the fans fire up! Bowens demands Okada get up, and now MOLLY- DROPKICK from Okada! Ripcord and RAINMAKER!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (denies Anthony Bowens a title opportunity)
The Rainmaker continues to be undefeated not just in 2025 but as the Continental Champion. Will anyone ever slow Okada down? Bowens came close, what more will it take for him to be a contender?
Backstage interview with Daniel Garcia & Matt Menard.
Lexy Nair is with Red Death & Daddy Magic, and asks after that tough loss to FTR at Double or Nothing, what is next for Garcia? Garcia says a tough loss is an understatement. That was one of the hardest tag matches- Menard cuts Danny off there. Menard wants Garcia to think. Garcia has been moving around this whole week. Garcia wants others to fight his battles for him, but what did he think was gonna happen? Is that the first match he’s ever lost? Does Garcia think it’ll be the last? Don Callis interrupts Menard’s rant to ask, “Is this your version of an inspirational speech?” Then he asks Garcia, “What’re you doing with this guy?”
Garcia says Menard is his mentor. Oh, wow, [Censored] Magic is his mentor? Callis says Garcia is a Lamborghini. If you need to tune the Lamborghini up, you don’t take it to someone who’s never been under the hood, you take it to the number one mechanic, and that’s Don Callis. Garcia should join the family, instead of listening to this. Menard says let’s ask Kenny Omega or Will Ospreay how good of a “mentor” Callis is, huh? Garcia says he is sick of old men telling him how to do his career. Garcia tells Callis to get his “boiled hot dog looking ass” out of his face. Archer gets heated, but Callis has him stand down.
Callis says Garcia is right about one thing: he is an old man; a RICH, SUCCESSFUL old man! But the Family wants volunteers, not hostages. He is just asking Garcia to do something he hasn’t been doing for awhile, and that is think. Callis leaves Garcia to think on this offer, will the answer still be no?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
Collision returns and Schiavone welcomes us back, and he also says this has been a great crowd in El Paso. The fans cheer, and Schiavone says the fans all around the world, please welcome out… FTR. The fans boo now as Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood & Stokely Hathaway make their way out to the ring. Their win at Double or Nothing has made them THE winningest tag team in AEW history, and Nigel on commentary says he learned just how good they are. He just hopes FTR holds up their end of the agreement to just leave commentary alone. Stokely still rudely takes the mic from Schiavone, and he excuses Schiavone back to the desk.
Stokely says, “Sunday at Double or Nothing, FTR proved once again that they are the greatest tag team alive today.” The fans boo, but Stokely says FTR proved they are indeed Living Legend Killers, and more importantly, they proved they are right about Nigel McGuinness. Behind that commentary desk is where he belongs! They give Nigel an A for effort but a D for execution. But Stokely moves on from that. They are in El Paso, Texas! That Mexican border is just a hop, skip and a jump away. And FTR, out of the goodness of their hearts, because they are good guys, have issued an open challenge to any tag team south of the border!
Stokely has the full terms of that contract right here! He hands it to Cash to hold for him, and Stokely reads it. “Andale, andale, mami, eya eya OOOOH~! What’s poppin’ tonight?” But wait! Atlantis Jr. is here! The fans fire up as he and Templario of CMLL make their way to the ring! The luchadores are ready to go right here and now, but FTR has them back up. Cash says they respect both men so much. They are big fan of Atlantis’ father, a huge legend in lucha libre! But what everyone might know is that FTR are living lucha legends themselves. See, they had gold down in how you say, “Mehico,” and well…
They’ve been “Seven Star FTR’ for a little too long. Maybe they become Eight Stars? Maybe they go to CMLL and add that gold? These two can be a nice little warm-up for that! Dax says hold on, hold on. Does this mic work? Dax claims it isn’t good enough for him, so he gets a new mic. Dax says there is no issue here. He is Dax, nice to meet you. That’s Cash, that’s Big Stoke, but the fans say they’re really “CULERO~! CULERO~!” Dax says hold on, hold on. FTR are really big stars in the USA. Everywhere they go, people recognize them. Maybe now that AEW and CMLL have their joint show on June 18th, Arena Mexico, Dax needs to get to know them.
So the first question is, FTR is big in USA, but how does it feel being recognized by your countrymen? Dax pulls the usual interrupting shtick, because he says the “Mighty Morphing Power Ranger” masks keep people from knowing who they are! The next question is, in Arena Mexico, Grand Slam, HUGE conglomeration between their companies, what would their dream match be? Because Dax is pretty sure that has to be with a big star team, like FTR! Unfortunately, Tony Khan has bigger plans than that for FTR, so they can’t wrestle Atlantis y Templario. But again. big fan of Atlantis Sr, the OG. He’s had great matches as a FIVE-TIME CMLL World Tag Team Champoin.
And even still today, Atlantis Sr, at 62 years old, is still wrestling! Impressive! Can Dax send a message to him? Please tell your dad, “Keep your old ass at home and not mess with FTR.” The fans boo but Atlantis Jr. takes the mic! Atlantis says his dad isn’t here to defend himself, but Atlantis Jr. is! If FTR wants to say something, then just say it, PERRO! FTR wants the CMLL guys to calm down, they don’t want trouble. This is all about AEW and CMLL teaming up. The fans still let FTR have it, but then FTR sucker punch the luchadores! The fans boo as they get Templario up! But Atlantis GAMANGIRIS Cash off the corner!
Atlantis climbs, Templario gets free, CROSSBODY onto Dax! Templario uses Atlantis as a step to launch and DROPKICK Cash! The fans fire up as Atlantis runs, get a boost, and he DOUBLE DROPKICKS FTR! The fans fire up and then Templario FOSBURY FLOPS out onto the #TopGuys! Atlantis tells FTR, you do NOT disrespect his familia! These two are the stars of lucha, so see you very soon, because they are gonna kick your ass!! The fans fire up for that one! When and where will the second generation sensation and the Lion Warrior show FTR what lucha is all about?
Mina Shirakawa VS Skye Blue!
The Fighting Gravure Idol may have fallen short at Double or Nothing, but she won’t stop until she’s on top! Will AEW be all about #MinaNow? Or will the Chicago Skye rain on Mina’s parade?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and then break. The fans rally as Mina and Skye reset, tie up, and Skye waistlocks to trip Mina! Skye scuffs Mina, taunts her, but the fans rally up. Mina fires a forearm! Skye fires back! The forearms go back and forth as the fans duel! Mina fires a flurry, runs, but Skye kicks low! Skye snap suplexes, then runs to PENALTY- NO, Mina ducks the kick, rolls Skye, then dodges Skye to slide and shake. Skye stomps Mina, mocks the shimmy, then stomps Mina more! Skye CLUBS Mina, whips her to a corner, and the fans rally as Skye runs in. Mina slips outside to bumps Skye off buckles!
Mina goes up, and AX HANDLES Skye down! The fans rally, Mina brings Skye around to SOBAT! Mina knuckle locks, and she goes up, up, and shakes around before a FLYING KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Skye scrambles away to the apron but Mina runs up. Skye avoids the shoulder to KNEE Mina, then brings her out to the apron. But Mina wrenches free, ROUNDHOUSES, and she waistlocks! Skye fights with elbows, catches Mina, and APRON FLATLINERS! Mina sputters and the fans are torn while Collision goes picture in picture.
Skye drags Mina off the apron to SMACK her off the apron! Skye stalks Mina, brings her around to the barriers, and CHOPS! Skye stalks Mina again, but Mina ROCKS Skye! Mina whips Skye into railing, then winds up to CHOP! The ring count climbs but Mina brings Skye around. Skye CLAWS Mina’s eyes! Skye puts Mina in, covers, TWO! Mina is still in this but Skye rains down fists! Skye then covers, TWO! Skye is annoyed but she drags Mina up to bump her off buckles. Skye digs her boot in, but steps off as the ref counts. Mina sputters, Skye runs and handsprings to ROCK Mina! Skye then brings Mina around to snap suplex! Cover, TWO!
Skye frowns but she drags Mina up. Skye puts Mina in the corner, puts her up top, then CHOPS! Skye climbs up, brings Mina in, but Mina fights the suplex! Mina fires body shots, then ROCKS Skye! Skye falls back, but she rushes up, into a BOOT! Mina reels Skye in, TORNADO DDT! Collision returns to single picture and Mina runs up, SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up as Skye flounders to ropes. Mina ROLLING ELBOWS! Skye flounders, stands, and into a NECKBREAKER DROP! Skye gets up, Mina blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up, Mina brings Skye around, and she steps through.
Skye boots Mina away to a corner, runs up, but Mina slips out! Mina ducks, ROCKS Skye, and goes up to FLYING0 NO, Skye blocks the kick to ROCK Mina! Skye tucks Mina in, CHEEKY NANDOS! Skye grins, then gets under Mina to bring her off the corner! SIT OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Mina survives and Skye seethes. The fans duel, Skye fireman’s carries, but Mina slips free! Mina fires a flurry, but she’s running on fumes! Skye ROCKS Mina, runs, but Mina ELBOWS her! Mina runs, Skye SHINING WIZARDS at the ropes! Skye keeps moving, btu Mina follows! Skye SUPERKICKS! Skye runs, but into an URAKEN!!
Mina roars while Skye flops down! The fans fire up and Mina hurries to go up a corner. The fans fire up more as Skye stands, and Mina FLYING SLINGBLADES! Cover, TWO!! Skye survives, the fans rally, and Mina dragon sleepers! GLAMO- NO, Skye slips free to full nelson! But Mina victory rolls, TWO! Skye has the cover, TWO! Mina stands, Skye blocks a kick and KNEES her! But Mina ROLLING ELBOWS! And URAKENS! And then dragon sleepers! GLAMOROUS DRIVER MINA!! Cover, Mina wins!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
Redemption from Double or Nothing, but wait! Julia Hart CLOBBERS Mina! The sinister friend of Skye puts Mina int he HARTLESS LOCK! Skye adds stomps, but wait! Here comes Toni Storm! The Timeless AEW Women’s World Champion is here to save her friend! GERMAN SUPLEX for Skye! Julia lets Mina go, but that lets Toni TOSS her! Toni has a close-up, but Julia saves Skye from the Sweet Hip Music! Toni tells the “slop tarts” that they will get theirs! When and where will Toni & Mina have a co-starring role against these spooky BFFs?
Gates of Agony VS GMO Kaminari & Cosmo Orion!
Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona have been pursuing gold ever since moving on from ROH, but they’ve been just out of reach. Will they run right through Aerospace to have another chance?
The teams sort out, and Cosmo starts against Kaun. The fans sing for their local guy, but Kaun TOSSES Cosmo to a corner, CHOPS him, then laughs and applauds. But Cosmo BOOTS, ENZIGIRIS, and then dodges! Cosmo runs, hurdles, but Kaun ELBOWS Cosmo down. Kaun then clinches for the URENAGE BACKBREAKER! And then a RUNNING SUPLEX! The fans are torn but Kaun grins, and stalks Cosmo. Kaun whips but Cosmo RAN- NO! Kaun stops the rana, to BUCKLE BOMB! Tag to Liona, and the Gates TOSS Cosmo to his corner! The fans fire up and Cosmo tags GMO. GMO goes up, hesitates, but he AX HANDLES Liona!
Liona isn’t even bothered, and GMO clutches his hands! Liona BODY SHOTS GMO again and again, then fires off in a corner! The fans rally, the ref counts, and Liona stops to roars and storm around. GMO gets up and dodges Liona, then DROPKICKS! Liona frowns, GMO panics, but Liona CLOBBERS him! Kaun steps in and SHOTGUNS Cosmo! Aerospace are in the corners, Liona HIP ATTACKS GM and Kaun METEORAS Cosmo! Then OPEN THE GATES! They stack GMO & Orion, cover, and win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
Kaun says, “That is YOUR fault, what happened tonight! That’s on you!” Is Kaun blaming the AEW World Tag Team Champions, the Hurt Syndicate?
Max Caster met with fans today.
It was the AEW All Elite Experience in El Paso that Platinum Max tried to teach fans his chant: Let’s Go, Max! You’re the Best Wrestler Alive! Some picked up on it, but it seemed like most didn’t care. Caster says that’s right! They love him! Now, anyone who wants pictures is welcome, but he needs them to sign his petition to make AEW recognize him as THE Best Wrestler Alive. Is that okay with everyone? The fans seem okay with that, and they sign up. Caster has the fans line up, then he runs for it! He just wanted the signatures! Will someone, anyone, ever humble him?
Six Man Tag: La Faccion Ingobernable VS AR Fox & Top Flight!
LFI is finally at full power as Rush, Dralistico y Beast Mortos team together again, ready to take over AEW once and for all. But will these bulls stampede all the way to the top? Or will the big money trio prove they’re worthy of the gold?
LFI doesn’t wait for anything to sort out, they go right after Fox & Top Flight! They toss Darius aside, mug Dante and Fox, then they TOSS Fox out! Leila Grey hurries away so as not to get run over! Dralistico y Mortos mug Fox, Rush rips a buckle pad away, and then they send Fox in! Rush CHOPS Fox, CHOPS him again, then goes for the bare steel! Fox stops that to fire back! Fox goes Matrix to then PELE! Mortos SMACKS Fox, Dralistico shoves him down, and the mugging continues! The fans are torn but LFI double whips Fox. Fox stops himself at the ropes, Dralistico runs up, and Fox TOSSES him out! Mortos runs up but is put on the apron!
Fox sweeps the legs, then he runs to SLINGSHOT STOMP Mortos, and CANNONBALL onto Dralistico! But Rush CLOBBESR Fox! Darius DIVES onto Rush! Dante DIVES onto Mortos! The fans fire up with Angel Dorado and he slides in. Darius puts Rush in, Dante somersaults and SATELLITE DDTS! Cover, TWO! Rush survives and Mortos WHEEL KICKS Dante down! But Darius runs in, runs past Mortos, and he TIGER WALL KICKS using the corner! Dralistico runs up to DREAMCAST KICK! Fox BOOTS Dralistico! Rush THROWS Fox up and over into the corner! LFI stands tall, the fans cheer them on, and Mortos puts Fox in a corner.
Mortos CHOPS Fox, Rush tags in and he CHOPS! Rush whips Fox to then LARIAT him down! Rush whips Fox to the bare buckle, then SPLASHES! Fox flops down, Ruch ROCKS him! Rush then goes corner to corner, “No pasa nada, PERRO!” But he just feints the dropkick to BOOT Fox! Rush rolls back to tranquilo, and El Paso fires up while Collision goes picture in picture.
Rush soaks up cheers, brings Fox up, then he GRINDS Fox’s face off ropes! Rush argues with the ref, Dralistico holds Fox against ropes, and Rush SMACKS Fox down! Rush wrenches Fox, tags Mortos, and they mug Fox in the corner. Mortos whips Fox to a corner, UPPERCUTS, LARIATS, and GAMANGIRIS! Then he SNAP POWERSLAMS Fox down! Cover, TWO!! Fox survives but Mortos is on him with a chinlock. Mortos grinds Fox down, but Fox fights up to his feet. LFI rushes in to BLAST Top Flight! Rush sends Darius into steel steps! Dante fights back with forearms! Rush whips Dante into railing hard!
Mortos stomps Fox in the corner, tags Dralistico in, and Dralistico whips Fox back into the corner. Dralistico ELBOWS Fox, sits him down, and runs side to side for a SUPERKICK! Dralistico lounges up top and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Mortos has Fox in a facelock. Mortos KNEES Fox low, then he SPITS at Top Fight! The ref keeps Top Flight back, but that lets Rush help Mortos whip Fox to a corner! Rush sends Mortos in, LARIAT! Rush sends Dralistico in, SPLASH! Rush adds a SPALSH of his own! Snapmare and TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Mortos covers, TWO!! Fox survives and the fans fire up! Mortos whips Fox to the corner, Fox BLASTS Dralistico and BOOTS RusH! Fox BOOTS Mortos, goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up while both men crawl! Hot tags to Dralistico and Darius!
The fans fire up as the Air Wolf rallies on LFI! He BOOTS Dralistico, runs, and HOTSHOT BULLDOGS! GAMANGIRI for Rush! SUPERKICK for Dralistico! Step-in FLATLINER! Cover, Mortos breaks it! Dante waistlocks Mortos, Mortos backs Dante down but Dante sends him into the bare buckle! Dante runs up, Mortos puts Dante on the apron but Dante goes up, over, around and GAMANGIRI! Darius waistlocks, Dante steps in, but Mortos fights! He still ends up in the SHOTGUN GERMAN! Rush shoves Dante, Darius gives Dante the boost up and over, then Darius kicks off of Dante to TORNADO DDT Rush!
The fans rally, Fox joins in, and Top Flight sends him in at Dralistico! A-LIST LARIAT! Dante RAMS Dralistico, Darius UPPERCUTS, then Fox skins the cat to SWINGING DROPKICK! RIPCORD CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Dralistico survives and the fans fire up again! Top Flight regroup, Darius brings Dralistico up and Dante climbs. But Dralistico shoves Darius into the ropes to trip Dante up! SUPERKICK for Darius! Then a springboard FLYING DESTROYER!! Cover, Fox breaks it! Rush runs up, Fox goes Matrix but Mortos SOBATS! Mortos KNEE SMASHES and Rush GERMAN SUPLEXES Fox away!
The fans fire up again and Dralistico sets up in the corner. Dante runs in, Dralistico dodges for Rush to ROCK him! Dralistico springboards to FLYING CODE BREAKER! Dante flounders out, Dralistico FLIES to take Fox down! The fans fire up again as Rush now wrenches Darius and sends him to Mortos, POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Darius is in the corner, Mortos DIVES onto Dante! “This is Awesome!” as now Rush brings Darius around. Rush stomps away in the corner, then “You mess with the bull…!” BULL’S HORNS!! Cover, LFI wins!
Winners: La Faccion Ingobernable, by pinfall
The ungovernable trio takes the win, and perhaps now they take the lead in the title chase. But Rush isn’t done, he grabs his favorite green cables! He LASHES Darius, CHOKES him, and the ref reprimands! LFI mugs Darius, but here comes Speedball & Komander! The fans fire up as Bailey SUPERKICKS Mortos and Komander brawls with Dralistico! Rush lets Darius go so he can brawl with Bailey, but Mortos is back! The 3v2 goes LFI’s way, but Fox and Dante are back! Now it’s 5v2! LFI is sent into retreat, what will this mean for the title chase for the Summer?
Mark Briscoe speaks.
“Wednesday night, Mixed Six Tag Team match, and I took the L. Jon Moxley, you caught me in your little bulldog choke, ref called for the bell, ding ding ding. It happened. Now, Thursday, my five-year-old son comes up to me when I get home, and he said, ‘Daddy, did you quit last night?’ I said, ‘Son, no, I did not quit. I would never quit. You win some and you lose some in life, but you never quit, and I did not quit!’ But you see the predicament I’m in now, as my kids are doubting me. Mox, I want you one on one, Denver, Dynamite. This ain’t about that title you got. This is about something bigger than that for me.
“So I’m have to line the kids up in front of the TV, and they gonna watch me whoop a man’s ass! So Mox, you better be ready to man up!” The Sussex County Chicken is ready to run wild, but will he tear down the Maniac AEW World Champion for Fyter Fest?
BREAKING NEWS for Fyter Fest!
Not only do we have Moxley VS Briscoe in a non-title match, but with all the wild action tonight, there are many tag matches to be had! LFI will take on Speedball, Komander, and the returning Kevin Knight in a Six Man Tag! Julia Hart & Skye Blue will battle Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa, with Mercedes Mone watching from commentary! And FTR will have no choice but to face Atlantis Jr. y Templario, just weeks before Grand Slam: Mexico! Plus, “The Toxic Spider,” Thekla, will have her AEW in-ring debut, and The Hurt Syndicate will address what, and perhaps who, is next for their business agenda! A HUGE FOUR HOUR NIGHT, don’t miss a moment!
AEW International Championship Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Mascara Dorada VS Hechicero!
Brody King qualified on Wednesday, and Claudio qualified earlier tonight. One represents the USA, the other represents Switzerland, and Kenny Omega represents Canada as the champion. Mexico will have a contender, but will it be the Second King of the Ropes or the Alchemist of Lucha that joins the Fyter Fest Fatal 4?
The bell rings and the two circle. Dorada offers a handshake, Hechi reaches out, and he tentatively takes it. The two circle, then Hechi slides to dazzle with his magic. The two knuckle lock, Hechi wrenches and wrangles Dorada fast. Dorada fights up, wrenches back, but Hechi spins and slips through to break free. The fans cheer, and the two reset. They knuckle lock, Dorada rolls to get a leg in a toehold, then he ties the legs up for a modified deathlock. Hechi powers up to push through, and he hits a KNEE JAMMER! Dorada grabs at Hechi but Hechi shoves him down. Hechi CHOPS Dorada, but Dorada KICKS and KICKS!
Hechi blocks a kick to TWIST the foot, then he hits a spinning toehold! Dorada still CHOPS, KICKS, but Hechi shifts to a headlock. Dorada slips out to hammerlock, facelock, then fireman’s carry takeover. Dorada clamps on headscissors, then pulls on the arms! Hechi rolls back, O’Conner Roll into a wheelbarrow, but Dorada arm-drags free! Dorada kips up and the fans cheer the standoff! Dorada and Hechi tie up, Hechi waistlocks then shoves Dorada to ropes. Hchi then runs past, but Dorada ducks a lariat. Dorada hurdles, only for Hechi to catch him in a FLAPJACK! Hechi clamps onto legs, CHOPS Dorada on the back, and he has the arms!
The fans cheer as Hechi pulls Dorada into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Dorada endures, fights to get his arms free, and he stands on Hechi’s legs! Dorada turns things around on Hechi to have the legs, then the arms! Up, up, and away into the ROMERO SPECIAL! The fans cheer, but now Hechi fights free! Hechi rolls Dorada to pull him around by an arm. A bit of a stumble but Hechi still whips Dorada, blows past, and then slides out! Dorada runs to slide out, but Hechi slides in! Hechi toys with Dorada, Dorada slides in, and then Dorada and Hechi continue their cat ‘n’ mouse. Dorada fakes a springboard and Hechi slides out!
Dorada runs up to the corner to FLYING RANA! The fans fire up and Dorada puts Hechi back in. Dorada climbs as the fans rally, and Dorada uses the corner so he can DOUBLE JUMP FLYING RANA! The fans fire up as things keep moving, and Hechi HEADSCISSOR LEG DROPS!! Dorada staggers up, Hehich runs up and KNEES him in the corner! Dorada flops down, the fans rally up, and Hechi fires up! Hechi brings Dorada up, whips him to a corner, and LARIATS as Collision goes picture in picture.
Hechi LARIATS again, and again, and then JABS! JABS! JABS! Dorada drops but Hechi DECKS him all the same! Dorada flops out of the ring, Hechi pursues, and Hechi brings Dorada around to RAM into steel steps! Dorada hobbles and falls but the fans rally up for Hechi. Hechi drags Dorada up, fireman’s carries, and hits SNAKE EYES off the apron! Hechi puts Dorada in the ring, brings him around, and pulls at the mask?! The ref reprimands and Hechi stops to chicken wing Dorada’s arm. Hechi keeps pulling at the mask’s strings, but the ref reprimands. The fans boo and give thumbs down, so Hechi stops.
Hechi drags Dorada up, pump handles, and hits a BIG suplex! Cover, TWO! Dorada stays in this and Hechi is annoyed. Hechi kicks Dorada around, brings him up, and puts him in a corner to CHOP! Dorada sputters, Hechi runs up, but Dorada BOOTS him! And RANAS him! But Hechi comes back to LARIAT! Dorada is all folded up but Hechi stomps him. Hechi drags Dorada into a motorcycle stretch. Dorada endures, fights up, and Collision returns to single picture. Hechi shoves Dorada to a corner, fires body shots and a CHOP! The ref counts, Hechi whips, but Dorada reverses. Dorada runs in but Hechi puts him on the apron!
Hechi takes a swing but Dorada GAMANGIRIS! Then he slingshots, hops on, but Hechi reverses the momentum! Dorada lands out, avoids the boot, then he runs in and tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Hechi tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Dorada builds speed to TORNILLO!! The fans fire up and Dorada high-fives the front row. The fans rally, Dorada storms up on Hechi, and he puts Hechi in the ring. Dorada aims from the apron, goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Then he tilt-o-whirls, but Hechi throws him away to wheelbarrow! Victory roll, and POP-UP into the REAR NAKED CHOKE! Dorada endures, fights through to ghost pin, TWO!
Hechi has a cradle, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Chicken wing and SEATBELT, TWO! Dorada has a press, TWO! The fans fire up as both men stand. They both run in, and DOUBLE BOOTS take them both down again! The fans rally up while Hechi and Dorada stir. Dorada goes to a corner, runs in at Hechi, but Hechi puts him up top! Dorada backflips away but Hechi DISCUS SHOULDERS him down! Hechi knuckle locks, Dorada lifts but Hechi uses that to rock back and YANK Dorada up to a torture rack! But Dorada tilt-o-whirls through to RANA! Somersault and CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Hechi survives!
Hechi crawls to the ropes, Dorada aims and builds speed. Hechi avoids the boot to CHOP, and DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Dorada keeps the leg trapped, and he stands on it to STOMP it down! Dorada writhes but Hechi climbs, FLYING ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives and the fans fire up again! Hechi huffs ‘n’ puffs and he watches Dorada. Hechi wants the mask, but Dorada CHOPS! Dorada fires up, but Hechi CHOPS in return! Dorada rebounds to CHOP! Hechi nods and JABS! JABS! JABS! Then CHOPS! Hechi runs, but into a scoop and LUMBAR CHECK! The fans fire up as Hechi is now in a drop zone!
Dorada goes up, up, and aims for the DIVING- NO, Hechi dodges, and he dropkicks the leg out! Hechi brings Dorada around, puts him up top, and uses that to Electric Chair Lift! They go up higher, but Dorada fires hands! Dorada hops down, GAMANGIRIS, and then he goes back up! SUPER POISON-RANA!! Dorada puts Hechi in the drop zone, goes back up top, and he SHOOTING STARS!! Cover, DORADA WINS!
Winner: Mascara Dorada, by pinfall (advances to Fyter Fest)
And there you have it! The Golden Mask 2 is now part of a golden opportunity! Will Dorada take the title from Kenny? Will it be Brody or Claudio instead? Or will the Best Bout Machine find a way to still be champion?
My Thoughts:
A great episode of Collision, even with it being prerecorded and then further delayed because of NBA Playoffs. A lot of last minute build to Fyter Fest, and I don’t even mean the qualifiers. Both qualifiers were awesome, and while I figured Claudio would win against Komander, I’m pleasantly surprised Mascara Dorada beat Hechicero in a great main event. That’s now technically three Faces and one Heel for the Fatal 4 Way, and just for the sake of story, I would hope the Death Riders don’t get more gold. They need to stay desperate about holding onto THE AEW World Championship while the proverbial walls are closing in.
Speaking of which, great promo from Mark Briscoe to call out Moxley, and they are going to have a great match, even with no title stakes on the line. And also a very good promo from Swerve with Ospreay to add their own tensions to this team-up story. Swerve doesn’t want to work with Hangman, he wants Ospreay to back off, but Ospreay is the one speaking sense again. Ospreay, Hangman and Swerve are the big 3 in terms of Faces, and then, whenever Darby Allin returns, that is quite the fearsome four to take on the Death Riders.
But the “last minute” stuff is the other tag matches they made for that HUGE four hour show. Mina of course beat Skye Blue, and I should’ve figured Julia would show up. Good save from Toni, and they’ll have a good tag match that I would think Toni & Mina win. Unless Mone gets involved, because she will be there on commentary. Great Six Man Tag of LFI VS Fox & Top Flight, and a very good win for LFI. Speedball & Komander making the save was good stuff, and I appreciate Kevin Knight will be joining in since he’ll be back from Japan by Wednesday.
Gates of Agony of course win their match, and I do feel they need another chance back to the tag titles. FTR had a very good promo with Atlantis y Templario, and that tag match could be a show stealer. It really should also lead into something bigger for Grand Slam: Mexico. FTR did mention they want tag titles, and the CMLL World Tag Team Champions are Los Nuevos Ingobernables, aka the NEW Ungovernables, Angel de Oro y Niebla Roja. I wonder if they’ll interact with LFI at all…
Great Six Man Tag of Don Callis Family VS Ishii & Paragon, but I figured the Family would win. Konosuke pinning Ishii really should lead to Konosuke challenging for the NJPW Strong title at either the next NJPW event in America, or even through AEW. Good promo from Garcia with Menard and Callis. Menard is being a bit harsh on Garcia, but I would hope Garcia doesn’t join up with the Callis Family. I’m just not sure how well Garcia fairs in a feud against them when his backup is sadly just Daddy Magic while the Callis Family has the most members it has ever had.
Hilarious promo from Caster where he is really trying hard with this Best Wrestler Alive thing, but in a new direction. I’m sure he’ll try getting fellow wrestlers to sign that, only to get beat up like with his Open Challenge. And an awesome match from Okada VS Bowens, even with it just being an Eliminator. Okada still wins as there might still be pans of Okada VS Omega, Winner Takes All, but Okada’s gotta have someone at least challenge him along the way. If nothing else, test the waters of what a 20 minute draw does for the eliminator and give someone a shot at the Continental Championship for the FOUR HOUR “Summer Blockbuster” on June 11th.
My Score: 8.8/10
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