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Mathew’s NJPW G1 Climax 30 A Block Results & Review: Day 11

G1 A Block is close coming to their 6th matches. Okada on the rise, Ospreay facing Murder Grandpa and Shingo looking to gift wrap Ibushi to godhood. Who comes out victorious?

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5 years ago

October 7, 2020

Mathew Sarpraicone

Now that we are now past the halfway point of the tournament, things are now going to heat up as a win for anyone is important for them from here on out since just losing one or two more matches could cause you to get eliminated. Got another stacked show with some first time ever matches happening on top of that. We got one guy in the lead while 5 are tied for second with some able to catch up, and one still eliminated.

Let’s see if that changes as we…dive right in.

Star Rating System:

0 Stars: Dave Meltzer
1 Star: Vince Russo
2 Stars: Tony Schiavone
3 Stars: Eric Bischoff
4 Stars: Bruce Prichard
5 Stars: Jim Cornette

G1 Climax A Block Match
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yujiro Takahashi

Review: Time for our first match as we kick things off with Tomohiro Ishii taking on Yujiro Takahashi. Ishii was able to win his last two matches to try and catch up but if he loses one more, he’ll be out and will have a difficult time to catch up. Yujiro is still the only one out and could potentially take Ishii with him. Can he still stay in the game?

Yujiro attacks Ishii before he could get into the ring and he’s looking to hit the Pimp Juice but Ishii fights out of it but gets caught in a Reverse DDT on the entrance ramp! Yujiro gets control of the match once he gets Ishii back into the ring but it’s not enough to put him away yet. You can see how frustrated Yujiro is getting during every match since he still has no wins and is trying different methods to try and get a victory, but none of those ideas have been working thus far. Ishii would forearm Yujiro after having his hand bitten and went for a kick but was pushed down, failing to get some momentum in the match so far. Ishii finally gets to get a small comeback after hitting Yujiro with a Backdrop but Yujiro would give him a German Suplex after and it looks like Ishii is hurt. Yujiro charges at Ishii into the corner but Ishii would hit him before hitting a German Suplex into the corner.

Ishii gets Yujiro on the top rope and hits a Brainbuster but Yujiro would kick out at two. Ishii attempts a Powerbomb but Yujiro lads on his feet to hit a Lariat but Ishii stood still, hitting him with a forearm but Yujiro would reply with an Alabama Slam to get the pitbull down again. Yujiro catches Ishii with the Incolle Slam and Ishii kicked out at two. Ishii would hit Yujiro with a headbutt but Yujiro counters to get him up for the Suisha Otoshi and goes for the cover again but Ishii kicked out again! Yujiro gets a Superkick in before attempting to hit the Pimp Juice but Ishii would get behind him to hit a German Suplex. The two slowly get up as Yujiro kicks Ishii back a couple of times until Ishii hits a Jumping Enziguri onto Yujiro, hitting the ropes to hit a Lariat as Yujiro kicked out. Ishii fails to get him up for the Vertical Drop and once he does, Yujiro reverses it into a Brainbuster! Ishii attempts to hit the Brainbuster again but Yujiro counters into a Small Package but kicked out, leading to Yujiro to get him for the Backslide, turning it into the Pimp Juice but Ishii pushed him off to hit a headbutt! Ishii hits a Sliding Lariat before picking him up for the Vertical Drop Brainbuster and it’s over! Solid match by both men, almost believed Yujiro would get a victory.

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Rating: Eric Bischoff and a half

G1 Climax A Block Match
Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb

Review: Time for our next match-up as we have a first-time-ever taking place with Kazuchika Okada and Jeff Cobb. Okada was able to quickly catch up and if he can win here, he’ll be tied for first. Cobb is at risk of being eliminated if he loses here but a win here would also be huge for him in terms of beating their ace. Can Cobb beat Okada or will he be eliminated?

Basic lock-up to kick things off until Okada gets Cobb into the ropes, tapping his chest before backing up as he would usually do. Okada would quickly get him into a Headlock but Cobb pushes him off to hit a shoulder tackle, having a look of confidence right there but knows to not showboat due to who he’s dealing with. Okada attempts to jump over Cobb but is caught mid-air as he turns it into a Suplex, causing Okada to roll out of the ring to regroup. Okada would soon get control of the match after having Cobb hit the turnbuckle when he moved out of the way but still makes sure to sell his back despite the tape being torn off during the match. With how he’s selling it, you get the feeling that it will slowly come back to him in one of these matches to make it an even bigger downfall for him. With the way Cobb wrestles with the style he has, he can definitely be the one to cause a lot of damage to it win or lose, like how he tosses him into the turnbuckle twice and then tosses him over with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Great selling by Okada right here.

Cobb charges into Okada into the corner and lifts him up for a Back Suplex but Okada kicked out. Looked like Cobb was going to throw Okada into the turnbuckle but he fights off him, ducking his Lariats while running the ropes to get enough momentum to hit Cobb with his elbow, getting him down. Looked like Okada was going for the Reverse Neckbreaker but Cobb doesn’t budge, so Okada tries to kick him as Cobb answers with a Lariat. Cobb lifts him up Gutwrench style as he tosses him back and forth, still keeping the position until he tries to go for the Powerbomb as Okada lands a few punches in but it doesn’t work as Cobb gets to cradle him before slamming him back. Cobb calls for the Tour of the Islands but Okada gets off him to hit a chop before being able to get him down with a Dropkick. Okada hits the Tombstone and applies the Money Clip right away with Cobb fighting to get to the ropes as Okada turned it into a Backslide before they get up, attempting a Lariat but Cobb would give him a Dropkick of his own. Cobb looked like he was gonna go for the Rainmaker but he instead catches him for the Tour of the Islands as Okada rolled him into a Small Package as Cobb kicked out. Okada hits a Rolling Lariat but Cobb doesn’t budge as he goes for a Lariat, leading to Okada flipping him over but grabbed his legs to pin him and he gets the victory! Because of this loss, Cobb is now mathematically eliminated.

Rating: Eric Bischoff and a quarter

G1 Climax A Block Match
Minoru Suzuki vs. Will Ospreay

Review: Our second first-time-ever match takes place as Minoru Suzuki takes on Will Ospreay. The two of them are tied with three wins and two losses, meaning one of them is gonna be around the middle while the other will move to the top spot with Ibushi and Okada. This match has been requested ever since Will moved to the heavyweight division and now we’re getting it. Who will win this encounter?

Ospreay rushes in with a kick soon as the bell rang as Suzuki would do the same thing, leading the both of them to brawl with each other, which is smart when you’re against someone like Suzuki. The two would get outside the ring and it seemed like Ospreay had control but got tossed into the turnbuckle, catching himself to jump over and as he attempts to jump over, Suzuki catches his arm to apply the Fujiwara Armbar. Suzuki would torture his arm more, showing no mercy and it’s smart since that would kill his arsenal and would make it rather difficult to hit the Stormbreaker. When Suzuki is in killer grandpa mode, that’s when he performs better as this sadistic masochist, enjoying to hear you scream while he breaks your body apart. I’m loving the selling by Ospreay here and Suzuki goes a great job applying pressure onto the arm with submission holds. Seeing a little blood on Ospreay’s chest there, nice to show a little battle scar against the king. Ospreay would work through the pain for a moment as he hits Suzuki with a handspring kick to get him down for the moment.

Ospreay hits Suzuki with the Atomic Drop and gets him down with a chop before hitting a standing Shooting Star Press but Suzuki kicked out. Looked like Ospreay was going for the Pip Pip Cheerio but Suzuki catches his arm for the Fujiwara Armbar again, really stretching it out to hear him scream but Ospreay’s foot gets to the ropes. Suzuki rolls him over with the Snapmare and went for a Pentality as Ospreay blocked with his arms to try and soften the blow but his bad arm was kicked, making it much worse. Will is just losing this forearm battle since he’s just using his bad arm to punch him, only hurting himself in the process while Suzuki’s arms are fresh and ripe for abuse on his face. Ospreay goes over the ropes and kicks Suzuki before finally hitting the Pip Pip Cheerio on him, selling his arm in the process. Will goes to the top rope as Suzuki hits him to attempt the Kimura Lock but Ospreay gets him down, attempting the 450 Splash but misses. Suzuki charged at him with a kick as Ospreay would return with a kick of his own, hitting the Marufuji kick to get him down. Looked like Will was going for the handspring again but Suzuki catches him with the Sleeper but Will grabbed one of his arms to hit it on his shoulder and hits a stiff forearm to get him down again. Will misses the Hidden Blade and Suzuki kicked his bad arm, ran the ropes and it looked like Will was going for the Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker but Suzuki turned it into the Fujiwara Armbar once again! Suzuki quickly applies the Sleeper and looks like Will is fading but Suzuki tries to turn it into a Gotch Style Piledriver as Will spun around to hit an Enziguri! Will goes for the Stormbreaker but Suzuki turned it into the Sleeper once again, only for Will to reverse it into the Stormbreaker and gets the victory! I know the move looked sloppy but with how he sold his arm, it looked perfect and showed he just got lucky and barely survived it.

Rating: Eric Bischoff and three quarters

G1 Climax A Block Match
Jay White vs. Taichi

Review: Time for our semi-main event as the leader of Bullet Club takes on our Holy Emperor, Taichi. The two fought each other last year with Jay coming out the winner but with how much Taichi has improved, things could be different between them. Much like the previous match, only one will move up to the top and the other will be in the middle. Will Jay prevail again or does Taichi get another big win this year?

The bell rang as Jay would start to roll out of the ring but Taichi does the same thing as they two stared at each other. Taichi seems to be doing some mind games for this match as he mimics Jay again with the rolling out of the ring attempt. They get in the middle of the ring as Jay quickly goes for the Blade Runner, Taichi pushing him off as he rolls out of the ring. Taichi pretends he doesn’t see Jay running towards him as he kicked him in the gut and tosses him into the guardrail. With the two of them considered the top heels in the promotion, they would at least make it somewhat comical with the heel tactics while also taking it seriously at the same time. After choking Jay out with the cord, he would eventually get some payback on Taichi, tossing him into the guardrail and gets back in the ring, grabbing his microphone to tell Taichi to sing something to him. With how they act in the ring with their characters, it works out for both of them while making it a bit comical in the process. These two are usually the highlights of the night with their characters making the matches more interesting and do their best to make it memorable with how into it they are, how can you dislike either of these two guys?

Jay hits a quick DDT onto Taichi and picks him up to hit a Spinning Brainbuster as he went for the pin but kicked out. Jay went for the Uranagi but Taichi held his ground until he’s hit with a chop but Taichi pulls him in to attempt the Backdrop but now Jay won’t budge, leading Taichi to hit him in the back of the head as Jay’s face hits the ropes. Taichi hits the Kawada kicks on Jay’s head and before he could go for a Powerbomb, Jay gets his foot and hits a Dragon Screw. Jay hits a German Suplex as Taichi stands up, going after him as he’s caught in a Uranagi as it hits this time. Jay looks like he’s going for the Blade Runner but Taichi hits the Backdrop! The two start to get up as they would deliver strikes on each other but Taichi hits his Jumping Kick and goes for the Gedo Clutch but Gedo would distract the referee, making sure he didn’t get the pin. Taichi went to kick Jay below the belt but Gedo quickly turned the ref around to stop him and Jay pushes Taichi into the ref as Gedo gets involved now. Taichi catches Gedo’s foot to kick him below the belt and does the same to Jay before going for the Gedo Clutch again as Jay kicked out at two. Taichi hits the Last Ride Powerbomb but Jay kicked out again. The pants finally come off and Taichi went for a kick as Jay goes for the Blade Runner, Taichi reversing into the Black Memphisto but Jay tries the Blade Runner again but gets pushed off with Taichi hitting a stiff forearm. Taichi goes for the Superkick but Jay quickly catches him for the Blade Runner and gets the win!

Rating: Eric Bischoff and three quarters

G1 Climax A Block Match
Kota Ibushi vs. Shingo Takagi

Review: Time to close the day with our main event as we have Kota Ibushi taking on Shingo Takagi. They have crossed paths before but this is the first time these two will be fighting each other in singles competition and is considered a dream match. Ibushi is still in the lead and if he can win here, he’ll still be in first. Shingo only has two wins and if he wants to stay in the game, he has to win here or he’s out. Who will win in this dream match?

The two seem to be testing the waters with each other before kicking into high gear with a tie-up to the ropes, Shingo attempting to forearm him as he ducks, the two getting a strike or two in before Ibushi gets the kick on his chest. Ibushi goes for the Moonsault but Shingo rolled out of the way and attempts a Sliding Lariat as Ibushi ducked, the two staring at each other while the crowd applauds them. A good way to make it even between the both of them to test out their strengths to see what the other is dealing with since it is their first time fighting each other. The slow-acing start of this match works well since you don’t always need to do crazy stuff at the beginning of the match to get the crowd invested, you just tell the story in the ring and you work your way up to it so that it makes it more special when they send the match home. Shingo would have Ibushi up on his shoulders and makes him land on the ropes, hitting a Lariat to get Ibushi to the outside of the ring. Shingo showing his power here is exactly what he needed to do to dominate the match because if he really wants to step up to that next level, he needs to show it against someone like Ibushi, who is considered one of the top guys in the promotion, so a pairing with him makes him look like a big star and yeah, you can definitely see these two main event for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the future. Ibushi gets Shingo out of the ring and launches himself on top of him and seems to be getting the ball rolling now. Seems like no matter how many times Ibushi tries to strike him, Shingo always seems to have a counter reaction to hit him just as harder and make his hits impactful each time.

Shingo attempts the Blood Fall but Ibushi reverses it to try and Backslide him to turn it into the Kamigoye but Shingo would reverse it into the Blood Fall as it connects this time around. Kota would go for the Lariat but Shingo catches him with a quick Backdrop but Ibushi it already up and hits Shingo the Half Nelson Suplex as they go down. The two are on their knees, hitting each other back and forth until they get on their feet with the strikes continue, Ibushi getting some stiff kicks in but Shingo does a quick punch to the face to daze him. A barrage of forearms on Ibushi and goes for the German Suplex but Ibushi overshot it when he landed on his feet, tripping into the ropes but quickly gets up to kick the back of his head. Ibushi gets him up for the Last Ride but Shingo kicked out at two. Ibushi waits for Shingo to get up and looks to hit a knee but Shingo catches him for the Death Valley Driver. Shingo gets him up for The Last of the Dragon but Ibushi fights him off to attempt the Kamigoye as Shingo headbutts his gut but Ibushi responds with a kick. Ibushi goes for a Buzzsaw Kick but Shingo ducks to hit the MADE IN JAPAN but Ibushi kicked out at two! Shingo hits Ibushi with a Pumping Bomber and does another one on the back of his head before hitting a third one, causing him to flip and Shingo goes for the pin and Ibushi kicked out. Shingo hits Lariat into the ropes and goes for the Pumping bomber as Ibushi catches him with a Lariat of his own. Ibushi hits the Boma Ye and as soon as Shingo kicked out, Ibushi pulls his knee pad down to call for the Kamigoye one more time, he hits it but Shingo catches his leg in time to soften the blow and lifts him for The Last of the Dragon and hits it, getting the victory! Great match and they did enough to make me want to see them go at it again!

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Rating: Bruce Prichard and a quarter

Overall: Another fun and successful night of the G1 with plenty of solid matches all across the board. For the next show, we got Shingo taking on Okada and it’s something I’m very much looking forward to seeing. Hope the rest of the show delivers and get more eliminations to happen.

Favorite Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Shingo Takagi

Least Favorite Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb

Score: 8/10

A Block Standings:

Kota Ibushi: (4-2) (8 Points)
Jay White: (4-2) (8 Points)
Will Ospreay: (4-2) (8 Points)
Kazuchika Okada: (4-2) (8 Points)
Minoru Suzuki: (3-3) (6 Points)
Taichi: (3-3) (6 Points)
Shingo Takagi: (3-3) (6 Points)
Tomohiro Ishii: (3-3) (6 Points)
Jeff Cobb: (2-4) (4 Points) (Eliminated)
Yujiro Takahashi: (0-6) (0 Points) (Eliminated)

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

Bandido & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Bandido & Komander win.
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Bandido & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!

The Most Wanted is once again ROH World Champion, but the Commander of the Skies just lost his ROH World Television Championship. Meanwhile, Captain Shawn Dean & “Bad News & Tattoos” Carlie Bravo want to take over the ROH Tag Division. Will someone be getting Two 2 Da Head? Or will the luchadores be dealing out a Blackjack 21?

The fans rally for Bandido already, which annoys The Infantry. The Code of Honor is not upheld as The Infantry strike first! The bell rings, the ref reprimands and the fans boo as Dean fires forearms with Komander while Bravo has Bandido. Dean kicks Komander, then Bravo SUPERKICKS Komander! Bandido BOOTS Dean, then he brawls with Bravo! They go back and forth, Bandido ROCKS, KNEES, and headlocks. Dean tags in as Bravo powers out, and then Bravo drops down for Dean to take a swing. Bandido blocks that to DECK Dean, but Bravo CHOP BLOCKS Bandido! Bravo shoves Bandido out for Dean to whip hard into railing!

The fans boo but Bravo says, “That’s how we get down! S T P!” Dean drags Bandido up and into the ring, then stays between him and Komander. The fans rally, but Dean RAMS Bandido into the corner! The Infantry mugs Bandido, the ref counts, and The Infantry lets off. Tag to Bravo and he CHOPS Bandido! Bravo puts a leg in the ropes, stomps it, then CHOPS! Bravo stomps Bandido again, then backs off as the ref reprimands. Bravo brings Bandido out, but Bandido fights the suplex! Bravo hooks a leg to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Bravo drags Bandido from Komander with a HEEL HOOK!

Tag to Dean, Dean stomps Bandido, and Bravo says #TAIGASTYLE taught him that. Lee Moriarty gives a thumbs up, and Dean stomps Bandido. Dean puts Bandido’s leg on the ropes, then HIP DROPS it! The fans rally for Bandido but Dean stomps him down. Cover, TWO! Bandido stays in this but Dean drags him around by the leg. Dean drops an elbow on the knee! Then he drops an elbow on the other knee! Then back to the right knee! Then the left knee! The fans boo but Dean drags Bandido to the corner. Dean runs to ELBOW Bandido, then he tags Bravo. Dean scoops Bandido, Bravo goes up, ELBOW DROP BACKBREAKER!

Bravo swaggers while the fans boo, but then he goes back to cover Bandido. TWO, and the fans rally up. Bravo drags Bandido up to HEADBUTT, then he tags Dean. Dean sends Bravo in, but Bandido TOSSES Bravo out! Dean runs up, Bandido BOOTS him! Dean comes back, Bandido dodges and hobbles, hot tag to Komander! Komander springboards and salutes for the CROSSBODY! Bravo rushes back in, he has Komander, but Komander BOOTS Dean to go up and over Bravo! Komander shoves Bravo into Dean, then knuckle locks Bravo to CHOP! Komander goes up, jumps around, and FLYING RANAS Bravo away!

The fans fire up as Komander dodges Dean, ROCKS Bravo, then mule kicks Dean! Komander sends Dean into Bravo, then springboards to DROPKICK Bravo into giving Dean the DDT! Cover, but Bravo breaks it! Bandido runs up, Bravo wrenches and ROLLING ELBOWS! Bravo is fired up, but Komander SUPERKICKS him! Komander fires off on Dean with forearms and puts him in the corner. Bravo sneaks a tag while Komander climbs up. Komander rains down five punches, then whips Dean corner to corner. Dean reverses, Bravo runs up, CARLIE CROSSOVER! Then feed to Dean’s FLYING LARIAT!

The Infantry then hoist Komander up, wrench and URENAGE DOUBLE BACKBREAKER!! Bravo covers, but Bandido breaks it! The fans fire up as Dean whips but Bandido TOSSES him! Bravo runs up, Bandido SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up as Bandido rises, but then Bravo distracts the ref. Shane Taylor gets on the apron, talks trash on Bandido, then ROCKS Bandido! Komander storms up, Shane grabs him, but Bandido comes back! Komander gives Bandido the boost to SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB Shane onto Moriarty & Dean! The fans are all fired up as Komander then BOOTS Bravo, ENZIGIRIS, and calls to Bandido!

Komander tags Bandido, then he ROCKS Bravo! Komander goes corner to corner to go up, up, and ESCALARA MOONSAULT onto STP! Bandido scoops Bravo for the X KNEE!! Bravo is on the ropes. Bandido runs, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido y Komander win!

Winners: Bandido & Komander, by pinfall

A big victory for Bandido y Komander! With Sueprcard of Honor just a few weeks away, who will step up to take on The Most Wanted for his most wanted ROH World Championship?

ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection!

The Natural may have been literally robbed of his belt, but he is still a champion alongside Marshall & Ross Von Erich. The Von Erichs are back to help Dustin take back that belt, will the Sons of Texas ride off into the sunset tonight? Or will they find they’re NOT #TVReady?

Speaking of not ready, Johnny, Mansoor & Mason Madden attack the Sons of Texas at the ramp! The fans boo the blindside attack, but Mansoor CLUBS Ross, Johnny CLUBS Marshall, and Mason stomps Dustin. Johnny kicks Marshall, Mason whips Dustin into the railing, and Mansoor RAMS Ross into the steel steps! The fans boo more, Mansoor tells them to shut up, but Marshall fights back! Marshall fires forearms, but Johnny CLAWS Marshall’s eyes! Mason sends Dustin into more railing, then LEG LARIATS Dustin down! Mansoor fires more shots on Ross, then he puts Ross in the ring for Johnny.

The ref checks on Ross, but Ross says he wants the match! The bell rings, and Johnny BOOTS, KICKS, ROCKS, and fires more shots on Ross! Taya Valkyrie shows off the remodeled ROH World Six Man belt while Johnny gives Ross some ground ‘n’ pound. The fans boo but Johnny drags Ross up. But Ross jumps to RANA! And then he arm-drags! And arm-drags again! And DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as Ross brings Johnny up, tags Marshall, and then whips so Marshall can DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Johnny rolls to his feet, mule kicks Marshall, then hot tags Mansoor! But Marshall dodges to BLAST Mason!

Marshall ROCKS Mansoor with counter punch after punch, but Mansoor puts him in a corner for body shots and stomps! The ref counts, Mansoor digs his boot in, but then Mansoor stops at 4. Mansoor argues with the ref while sneaking kicks. Mansoor whips corner to corner, but Marshall comes back to LARIAT! Marshall fires more hands, then he UPPERCUTS! Marshall ROCKS Mansoor, wrenches and whips corner to corner, but Mansoor comes back! Marshall runs through the lariat to then LARIAT Mansoor! The fans fire up and Marshall calls his shot! CANNONBALL for Mansoor! Cover, TWO!

Marshall drags Mansoor up, headlocks, and Ross tags in. They mug Mansoor and the fans cheer that CHOP! Ross headlocks and grinds, but Mansoor hooks Ross’ nose! Mansoor headlocks now, but Ross powers up and out. Mansoor jumps the dropdown, Mason tags in, and Mason BLASTS Dustin off the apron to then LEG LARIAT SPINEBUSTER COMBO! The fans boo, Marshall protests, but MXM mugs Ross! Johnny joins in and they all stomp away! The fans rally for Dustin while Mason TOSSES Ross out. MXM distracts the ref so Taya can stomp away on Ross with those bright green boots!

The ref has to hold Marshall back, and Mason goes out to fetch Ross. Mason puts Ross in the ring, throat chops him, then fires body shots as he says he’s H O T T, O~ G~ O~! Tag to Mansoor, Johnny lets Chappell Roan know they’re big fans, and Mansoor BLASTS Marshall off the apron! Mason scoops Ross, Mansoor runs up, CATWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Ross survives and Mansoor snarls. Mansoor clamps on with a chinbar and armlock! Ross pries at the grip, reaches out for the ropes, and Marshall coaches him. Ross fights up, Mansoor holds him back, but then Mansoor THROWS Ross down by his hair!

The fans boo, but Mansoor drags Ross back to tag Johnny. Johnny stomps Ross, then drags him up, only for Ross to fire body shots! Johnny gets up and under Ross, Alabama ROLLING SLAM! Cover, TWO! Johnny stands over Ross and pulls on the arms while he tags in Mason. Mansoor runs around the outside to blindside Dustin! The fans boo and Marshall protests, but there’s nothing to be done as Mason drops an ELBOW on Ross! And another ELBOW! And then a JUMP ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Mason is annoyed, Dustin is down, and Mansoor tags in. Mansoor tells Marshall that he saw the Iron Claw movie, and it SUCKED!!

The fans boo but MXM hoist Ross up! Mason runs, but Marshall DUMPS him out! Ross CLUBS away on Mansoor, reaches for Marshall, but Mansoor holds onto a hand! Ross fires a forearm, the fans rally up, but Mansoor still holds on! Mansoor ducks the shot, back suplexes, but Ross lands out! DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans fire up as Ross and Mansoor crawl! But Mason is creeping up! Mason YANKS Marshall down, then THROWS him into the steel steps! And he CLUBS Dustin for good measure! Mansoor rolls up Ross, TWO! Ross feints high to BACKDROP Mansoor! Dustin rises up!

The fans are thunderous as Mansoor and Ross crawl, hot tags to Johnny and Dustin! The Natural rallies on the Guru of Greatness, then whips, but Johnny reverses! “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! SNAP POWERSLAM! Mansoor is in, but Dustin kicks and “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! SNAP POWERSLAM! Mason is in, but again, “Not Today!” But Mason grabs Dustin first! CHOKE- NO, Dustin slips free, and feeds Mason to a DOUBLE DROPKICK from the Von Erichs! Johnny CLUBS Dustin, whips, but Dustin hits a BULLDOG! Cover, Mansoor breaks it! The fans boo but Mansoor CLUBS Dustin. Mansoor whips, Dustin reverses, but Mansoor avoids the powerslam!

Mansoor DDTS Dustin, but Ross RANAS Mansoor! Johnny SUPERKICKS Ross! Marshall DISCUS LARIATS Johnny! Mason LEG LARIATS Marshall! Dustin storms up, Mason HEADBUTTS him! Mason runs, but Dustin dodges! Mason’s leg is in the ropes, and he begs Dustin not to. Dustin pokes Mason in the eyes! And then he puts Mason’s other leg in the ropes! Dustin takes a deep breath, but Johnny runs up! Dustin gets around and lifts Johnny, to stick him right in there with Mason! Taya protests, but that lets Dustin hit DOUBLE SHATTERED DREAMS!! Mansoor runs up, Dustin dodges, DESTROYER!!

Ross is in, and he gives Mansoor an IRON CLAW!! Marshall has Mason, and SLAM DUNKS him into Johnny’s TV! Johnny sits upright, right into Mansoor’s runway! Ross keeps Mansoor in a corner, and Dustin brings Johnny up! Dustin puts one out, then hits the FINAL RECKONING!! Cover, Sons of Texas win!!

Winners: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs, by pinfall (still ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)

Taya is beside herself! Dustin gets his belt back as the Von Erichs keep theirs! Will no one ever truly stop The Last of His Kind from running the ROH Tag Division?

[Due to scheduling conflicts, coverage will be on delay]

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Andrew’s TNA iMAPCT! & Unbreakable Results & Match Ratings: 4.17.2025

iMPACT is the Pre-Show, Unbreakable is a TNA+ Special! See what happened!

Published

18 hours ago

April 18, 2025

Andrew Balaz

iMPACT! is getting the old Heat treatment as a TV episode pre-show. While nothing about the iMPACT episode seems overly intriguing, they all actually have narrative weight, and since the last two weeks have been devoid of weight and general cohesion…this might be a surprisingly good episode which would serve as a better pre-show than expected.

I’m still mad that it’s a damn Thursday and they want to have 4-5 hours of show because WrestleMania reasons. Even WWE realized doing long shows before workdays was stupid, so NJPW giving them the idea to break Mania into two nights is a boon for everyone over thirty.

Also the main reason I’m doing a joint article. Since Unbreakable starts immediately after iMPACT, I’m not gonna put up back to back articles. One stop shoppin it!

Will @AJFrancis410 be crowned the FIR$T TNA International Champion TONIGHT at #TNAUnbreakable?!

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/rT1TusIxJd pic.twitter.com/rxiBn6PxPw

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 18, 2025

iMPACT! – Ratings:

Laredo vs Jason Hotch w/Tasha Steelz: Laredo wins via Laredo Fly – ** 1/4
Jazmyn Nyxx w/Fatal Influence vs Xia Brookside w/Lei Ying Lee: Xia wins via Small Package – **
KC Navarro vs Cody Deaner: KC wins via Loaded Fist – **
Maggie Lee & Heather by Elegance w/Personal Concierge vs Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley: Hot Topic Hotties win via Cemetery Drive – ** 1/4
Jakara Jackson w/Lash Legend vs Dani Luna w/Jody Threat: Dani wins via Luna Landing – ** 1/4
Leon Slater vs Brian Myers: Myers wins via Roster Cut – ** 1/2

Unbreakable – Quick Ratings:

Zachary Wentz vs Eric Young vs AJ Francis: Young wins via Piledriver – *** 1/4
Ace Austin vs Steve Maclin vs Eddie Edwards w/Alisha: Steve Maclin wins via KIA – *** 1/2
X Division Championship: Moose(c) w/Alisha vs Akeem: Moose wins via Lights Out – Long Squash
Mustafa Ali & Nemeths vs Hardys & Mike Santana: Jeff Hardy wins via Swanton Bomb – ***
Kaz & Tessa vs Joe Hendry & Masha: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – ** 3/4
Barb Wire Massacre: Sami Callihan vs Mance Warner w/Steph De Lander: Callihan wins via Cactus Driver ’97 – ** 1/2
Inaugural International Championship: AJ Francis vs Steve Maclin vs Eric You: Maclin wins via K.I.A. – *** – TITLE CHANGE!!!

Results:

Laredo vs Jason Hotch w/Tasha Steelz

Laredo starts quick with a Straight Right, Tijeras, a few quick strikes, kicks Hotch out of the ring, wants a Plancha, but Tasha gets in the way to stop Laredo’s offense which gives Hotch an opening. Quick trip, a few chops and a hard Irish Whip has Laredo trying to catch his breath. Hotch tries to go for another Strong Irish Whip but Laredo reverses, two kicks, Flying Neckbreaker into a Missile Dropkick sending Hotch to the outside. Laredo finally pulls off his Suicida, and he’s rolling. Corner Forearm, Uno Mass Corkscrew Moonsaults, but Hotch manages to get away after two. A Snap Jab staggers Laredo, Ali style Outside In Rolling Neckbreaker and Hotch tries to take things to the top. But Laredo counters and Avalanche Michinoku Driver…only for two.

Laredo tries to keep things going, Back Handspring Crossbody, but Hotch catches him, big Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker for two. Hotch looks to the corner and then gets scared because he thinks Santana might strike, Hotch and Tasha argue, Laredo recovers and runs up the corner and hits the Laredo Fly for the win.

If @CodyDeaner can take down @KCwrestles tonight on #TNAiMPACT he punches his ticket Ultimate X at #TNARebellion! @milanmiracle

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/rT1TusIxJd pic.twitter.com/T5zqKHVr24

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) April 18, 2025

Jazmyn Nyx w/Fatal Influence vs Xia Brookside w/Lei Ying Lee

Jazmyn and Xia go for a chain wrestling or World of Sport kind of start. Xia even gets out of the Head Scissors with the classic Hand Stand and pop. After a little taunting, Jazmyn tries to charge but Xia loops around for a flash Cradle, Nyx kicks out quick and retreats to her Fatal Influence friends for a breather. Xia catches her with a Dropkick, a few strikes and starts putting things together until Jazmyn catches her in the corner and Snake Eyes Xia the hard way and then starts leaning her into the ropes, a few Leg Sweeps, PK kicks and Jazmyn is in control. Fisherman’s Suplex Hold from Jazmyn but Xia kicks at two. She tries to fight back up but Jazmyn is using her positioning to keep control. Bulldog into the middle buckle, puts Xia between the ropes and lays in a Round Kick to her chest and Xia has been eating offense for the last few minutes. The crowd tries to rally the little British Angel, but Jazmyn lays in some forearms, hits the ropes, Xia ducks and they hit stereo High Kicks to double down for a few moments.

Xia starts to rally, gets a few shots in, Tijeras, Xia tries Angel Wings but Jazmyn moves. Jazmyn tries to stay on her, but a Jawbreaker gives Xia time to go to the corner, Xia hits the Crossbody, Angel Wings, and looks for a DDT or something but Fatal Influence get involved distracting everyone. Lei has Fallon hanled, but Jacy is mouthing off causing Rosemary to come down and make a Mist save. Jazmyn tries to be opportunistic, but Xia blocks her move and hits the Small Package for the win.

Overbooked and timing was a bit shoddy in some spots, but not offensive. Not bad, but not good either.

KC Navarro vs Cody Deaner

This is for a spot in the Ultimate X match. Here’s to hoping the Blessed One beats the hell out of the loser who’s about as over as Herpes. Meaning he never goes away, and he’s unlikable. Anyone that says “Funny Underdogs are needed on shows”, isn’t that like 60% of the roster? No one is funny if everyone tries to be funny. KC however, he’s fucking hilarious and amazing.

KC tries to pay off Deaner and get him to forfeit, Deaner of course does the underdog thing of fighting back, dumb looking punches, goofball corner spot that he lengthens to the put of looking dumb and not funny. Oh thank God KC hits the Spiderman in the ropes, ducks Deaner and 305 gets hit for a near fall. Now KC is rolling, nice quick offense, Snapmare, Front Roll Neck Snap, Stomp into Split into cover for only two. Deaner goes for the comeback, and a few Lariats, Bulldog, and everything looks soo stupid. Deaner puts KC in the Airplane spin, gets dizzy and then goes again, TKO for two.

Navarro tries to powder, Deaner goes after him but the ref gets Deaner off of him since KC was in the ropes, KC wraps his necklace around his knuckles and a quick Jab to the face as Deaner tries to suplex him, 1-2-3, Blessed WIN.

If Deaner was the only doofus guy he’d be fine, but when we have Santino, Arianna, Laredo, KC, Great Hands, Brian Myers, Dango, Alisha, Hendry (while not a doofus isn’t close to serious), Kaz, Elegance Brand (all 3 of them), Ryan Nemeth and those are just off the top of my head. Everyone can’t be silly or no one is silly and nothing matters.

Maggie Lee & Heather by Elegance w/Personal Concierge vs Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley

I’m gonna keep any Gigi drooling to a minimum since I respect my boy Wentz, but I will say, you gotta love Hot Topic Hotties. Yes I like walking red flags, I’m self aware, and okay with it.

Maggie and Gigi start, a few quick counters, Gigi manages the Double Hook Cradle for two, then Hot Topic Hotties go tandem with a Dropkick and a Twisting Elbow for another two. Tatum is officially legal, Maggie looks for the tag but Heather wants to push Maggie more. Which is exactly how ASH treated her. Tatum turns it around, Gigi tags in, Poetry Bronco, and then Kawada Kicks from Gigi. Concierge distracts, Maggie grabs her, Heather takes the cheap shot, Suplex from Maggie for two. Heather and Maggie get some offense in together, and Heather is working Gigi over in the heel corner. Unicorn Stampede essentially. Heather goes for a pinfall and its only 2. Heather is getting frustrated, Gigi with an Upkick headscissors, Heather tries to stop the tag out, but eats the Mule Kick.

Tatum starts beating on Heather, rams Heather into Maggie, Cartwheel Peach Sunrise, tags in Gigi, Double Headbutts and Cemetery Drive from the Hot Topic Hotties and everyone wins. Jesus…will never leave this chat, he started it.

Jakara Jackson w/Lash Legend vs Dani Luna w/Jody Threat

Things start a little slow, Collar & Elbow tie up that they won’t relent for a while, Jakara tries to turn it into a Headlock Takeover, but Dani is too strong. Dani gets a few shots in, hops the rope for something but Lash makes her present felt and trips Dani while Jakara distracts the referee. The referee didn’t see anything but ejects Lash anyway. Lash won’t go, tries to intimidate the ref and say no. Jakara keeps things moving against Dani while Lash takes her sweet time slowly walking away. Jakara tries a Roll-Up but Dani too thicc to keep down. Dani fights back up, scoops Jakara and drops her unceremoniously.

Jakara starts laying in a bunch of Falling Knees and gets a quick two, before locking in a Cravat that Dani tries to fight out of. Dani counters out of it, ducks the Line, and they crash into each other with Forearms. The Double Fall Down spot is a little played out and this is only the pre-show really.

Dani levels Jakara with a few Lariats, looks for the Luna Landing, Jakara slips it so Dani comes off the ropes with a Busaiku Knee. Luna wants a Blue Thunder but Jakara gets away until Luna grabs her again for the Rebound Blue Thunder Bomb and a near fall. Luna charges the corner, misses, Jakara hits the Tornado DDT, but only two. Jakara tries to ram Dani’s head into the buckles, but Luna blocks, fires and takes Jakara’s head off, Luna Landing gets his and Dani wins!

Elijah has a promo segment and they have a really Sesame Street style “Walk this Way” words on the screen thing. When they did the bouncing ball lyrics with Ron Killings, it was at least cool. This comes off as corny and low budget public broadcasting crap just for Elijah to announce an open challenge at Rebellion or something. Admittedly I zoned out cause I figured it would be nothing of note.

Leon Slater vs Brian Myers

Myers and Slater start in a shoving match jawing at each other, and then Leon lays in a Shoulder Tackle off the ropes, some jumping crap and Myers is getting bounced from corner to corner like a dork. Leon tries to continue the Around the World but a punch, Thrust Kick and Irish Whip across the ring gives him some confidence, but he eats the Feint Mule Kick, Back Handspring Back Elbow…and again System matches are “look stupid and get beat up for 70% of the match until a shortcut can be taken”. Speaking of short cuts, Leon goes for his Corner Leap, Myers guards from it, Leon repositions but gets tripped and eats a Spear. Then…we go to commercial.

Coming out of the commercials Myers is still in control. Leon slips out of a suplex and then connects with a flurry of offense, Myers eats more kicks than I can count, powders, Leon does his corner post leap, comes in and looks to win but an Implant DDT, dick kick and Roster Cut gives Myers the win.

Overall iMPACT! Rating: 5/10

Nothing special but at least it made some sense and was a better than the last few episodes. Low bar comparatively. Now immediately onto Unbreakable! So because this is a long night, I figured I’d do a Watch A Long with Mat Sarpraicone over on Dirt Sheet Radio because I have zero faith in Unbreakable being worth the 2-3 hours it will take to watch it.

So you’ll get quick results with ratings and an overall thoughts at the end of Unbreakable from me, because it’s late and I needed something to keep me awake.

Overall Unbreakable Rating: 4.5/10

The iMPACT! episode was easier to watch and digest, three Triple Threats is too many and the Main Event being a slow paced triple threat after a Barb Wire match and a bunch of faster matches really doesn’t resonate well with fans. Even though I didn’t love the Sami vs Mance match, ending on carnage and the “babyface” winning would’ve been a much better way to send the crowd home happy and we wouldn’t have needed so much time fill during the last hour of the show.

Maclin being the inaugural International Champion is cool, setting up the first defense against Eric Young is good for their story, so most of the marks were hit. It just was too damn slow and had no business being a main event. Champions vs Challengers was okay, but it only really picked up when Masha and Tessa were mixing it up. I liked Moose having the extended squash match for shits and giggles, but two Triples back to back to open the show is an easy way to burn out a crowd. Sure the Moose match was an extended piss break to recharge the crowd, but the card was just laid out awkwardly and things felt like far more of a chore than they should have.

All in all this was a very lame event. Yes I get it was purely stop gap to take advantage of WrestleMania weekend, but with Rebellion next week, we all knew it wasn’t gonna shake things up too much. But hot damn was I about to fall asleep if I wasn’t doing the watch-a-long to not pass out.