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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 30 Results & Report! (10/11/20)
Does Naito’s luck run out in round 7?
The G1 Climax’s B Block closes out round 7!
Tetsuya Naito is the ONLY man this G1 that stands at 5-1, but can he make it to 6? Or will round 7 be where the luck runs out and Darkness Falls?
NOTE: NJPW no longer wants to feed AXS TV now that it is with Anthem and Impact Wrestling. But never fear, I will cover NJPW in the spirit of AXS in providing the most important matches of the show.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- B Block – YOSHI-HASHI VS Zack Sabre Jr; ZSJ wins.
- B Block – Toru Yano VS KENTA; KENTA wins.
- B Block – Juice Robinson VS SANADA; SANADA wins.
- B Block – Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Hirooki Goto; Goto wins.
- B Block – Tetsuya Naito VS EVIL; EVIL wins.
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Here are the current B Block standings!
Tetsuya Naito: 5-1, 10 points
EVIL: 4-2, 8 points
SANADA: 3-3, 6 points
Hirooki Goto: 3-3, 6 points
Zack Sabre Jr: 3-3, 6 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi: 3-3, 6 points
Toru Yano: 3-3, 6 points
Juice Robinson: 3-3, 6 points
KENTA: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
YOSHI-HASHI: 1-5, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
B Block – YOSHI-HASHI VS Zack Sabre Jr!
It’s very clear the Head Hunter has the hardest climb, but he’s always told himself to #GetBackUp. But when going up against one of the many, hungry 3-3’s in the block, will Hashi have no choice but to #JustTapOut?
The bell rings and ZSJ circles with Hashi as fans rally up. They feel out the grapple. ZSJ gets around to a waistlock and drags Hashi down. Hashi switches, ZSJ switches back to get a facelock. Hashi pries free but ZSJ rolls and gets a leg. Hashi gets free and the fans cheer as the two stand off. ZSJ and Hashi approach, tie up again, and ZSJ puts Hashi on the ropes. The ref calls for the break, ZSJ lets off, but Hashi turns things around! Hashi puts ZSJ on the ropes, but lets up on the ref’s count. ZSJ dodges Hashi’s chop and headbutts low! ZSJ headlocks, grinds Hashi down and shifts to a cravat. Hashi throws ZSJ off, they collide with shoulders but ZSJ throws a European Uppercut! ZSJ headlocks, Hashi powers out and runs ZSJ over with a shoulder!
Fans fire up as Hashi rallies with elbows but ZSJ headbutts low. ZSJ whips, Hashi comes back to huricanrana! ZSJ gets to a corner, Hashi runs corner to corner and back elbows! Hashi brings ZSJ up, suplexes and sets ZSJ up, but ZSJ slips out of the Head Buster to get the arm! ZSJ drags Hashi down, flips him around, and leg hook hammerlocks to CRANK on the arm! ZSJ is on Hashi again but fans rally up as Hashi resists the double wristlock. ZSJ digs his elbow in, gets the arm and even headscissors! Hashi moves around, ZSJ gets the other arm! But the legs get the ropebreak! ZSJ lets go fast, the fans cheer but ZSJ kicks at Hashi. Hashi sits up as ZSJ kicks harder. Hashi takes kick after kick to CHOP ZSJ down! But ZSJ’s up fast to get the legs and trip Hashi! ZSJ stomps the bad arm!
ZSJ is after the arm again and leg hooks it for a keylock, and then he adds in a headlock! ZSJ pulls hard, then gets Hashi’s other arm! Double keylock and headlock! Hashi again gets the ropebreak with a leg! ZSJ lets him go fast and fans cheer. Fans rally up, “YO-SHI-HASH!” as ZSJ drags Hashi up. ZSJ wrenches the arm, wrenches it the other way, then wrenches it a few more times! And he KICKS the bad arm, to then drag Hashi back down to the double wristlock and headscissors. Then he shifts to go for the armbar, but ZSJ clasps hands. ZSJ breaks the grip but Hashi again gets a ropebreak! Fans cheer but ZSJ grows annoyed. ZSJ talks some trash while fans rally up. ZSJ drags Hashi up, wrenches again but Hashi throws forearms! ZSJ KICKS the bad arm! And again! And again!
Hashi ducks the roundhouse, jumps the sweep, and hits the spinning back kick! Fans cheer as both men are down. Fans rally up and Hashi rises first. ZSJ follows but Hashi throws a forearm, body shots and a CHOP! Hahsi whips ZSJ corner to corner, runs in and CHOPS again! Then he whips to CHOP and mule kick! Hashi brings ZSJ back up, suplexes ZSJ onto the ropes and leaves him out to dry. Hashi runs and dropkicks ZSJ down! Then runs again for a basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Hashi keeps his cool while fans rally. Hashi brings ZSJ up, reels him in, but ZSJ resists the bomb lift. Hashi clubs ZSJ on the back, but ZSJ wrenches through to wrangle Hashi down and STOMP the bad arm! Fans rally as both men are down. ZSJ still talks trash and he scuffs Hashi with toying kicks.
Hashi and ZSJ rise, ZSJ throws a EuroUpper. Hashi responds with a forearm, but ZSJ kicks and boots him! ZSJ runs into the corner, Hashi dodges and ZSJ goes up, but turns around into a CHOP! Hashi drags ZSJ up, lifts, and RUNNING BOMBS! Cover, TWO! Hashi gets ZSJ in the Butterfly Lock! Fans rally while ZSJ endures. ZSJ gets up, gets around, and gets Hashi in the Cobra Twist! Hashi endures, powers out and turns the Cobra Twist onto ZSJ! ZSJ endures, pops out, but back into the BUTTERFLY! Hashi leans on ZSJ and cranks on the arms! Fans rally, ZSJ fights up again, but Hashi wrangles him back down! ZSJ keeps fighting, keeps moving, but Hashi drags him down again! Hashi thrashes ZSJ away from ropes and gets the wristlock! KIMURA-FLY! ZSJ moves around and finally gets a ropebreak!
Hashi lets go, but drags ZSJ back up. ZSJ drops down but Hashi brings him back up. Hashi fisherman hooks and lifts, but ZSJ slips out and wrenches the arm! Hashi avoids the Pele to the arm, but ZSJ drop toeholds Hashi down! ZSJ STOMPS the bad arm again! Fans rally as Hashi clutches the shoulder and bicep area. ZSJ is up but Hashi follows. ZSJ goes to a corner and runs out to PENALTY KICK Hashi down! Cover, TWO! Hashi gets up but ZSJ gives taunting shoulder bumps. Hashi pushes ZSJ and CHOPS him! ZSJ EuroUppers, Hashi CHOPS! Fans rally up as ZSJ wrenches and PELES the arm! ZSJ boots the clothesline away but Hashi comes back with a CHOP! And the LARIAT! Hashi sits ZSJ up, runs, BASEMENT METEORA! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives but fans fire up with Hashi.
Hashi drags ZSJ up and full nelsons to half nelson. ZSJ rolls out of Karma to get the arm again, but Hashi CHOPS and SUPERKICKS! Fans fire up with Hashi as he drag ZSJ back up! Half nelson, but ZSJ slips out of Karma again to get an armbar takedown! Hashi makes it a cover, TWO!! ZSJ still has the arm, Hashi clasps hands together and moves around. ZSJ omoplatas the arm and goes for the other! Hashi flips over, ZSJ shifts to the other arm! Fans rally, Hashi ends up in a triangle hold but he powers up! Hashi dead lifts ZSJ but ZSJ cranks on the arm! Omoplata and armlock! Yes, I’m Far Away From Home!! Hashi endures but ZSJ cranks harder with his legs! ZSJ even digs elbows in where he can! Hashi verbally quits, ZSJ wins!
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr, by submission; gains 2 points, Hashi earns 0
Hashi couldn’t tap out but he still had to give up! The Submission Master keeps his G1 alive, but will he have to fight even harder to stay alive?
B Block – Toru Yano VS KENTA!
Mr. KOPW 2020 and the IWGP United States Championship contract holder both have targets on their back from the prizes they hold. Will greed get the better of them and leave their own treasure vulnerable?
Kenta wants the ref to thoroughly check Yano. We’ve all seen the tricks Yano’s pulled, and the ref finds the tape rolls in his waistband. Those seem to be all, this time. The bell rings but Kenta grabs his briefcase! Yano protests but Kenta says he was just showing the crack in the case. But Yano gets his red director’s chair! They argue over whose foreign object is worse and who should throw theirs away. The ref counts, so both men go to throw them away. But Kenta keeps hold of the case! The ref reprimands and Kenta still says he doesn’t mean anything by it. Yano gets the red corner’s buckle pad! The ref reprimands Yano again, and again Yano and Kenta argue. Yano agrees to get rid of the pad if Kenta gets rid of the case. The ref counts again, Kenta again fakes Yano out!
The ref is growing impatient, but Yano decides to get another buckle pad. Kenta tells him to stop and he’ll get rid of the case. Yano says get rid of the case and he won’t take the buckle pads. Kenta gets rid of the case, and Yano stops going after the buckle pad. The fans cheer as these two finally circle. But then Kenta bails out anyway. Yano is annoyed but Kenta takes his time on the outside. The ref has Yano stay in the ring and Kenta tells the ref to keep Yano back. Kenta slow rolls in, only to roll out the side. So Yano rolls out the other side! The ref argues with both men but they argue with each other! A ring count starts as the two tell the other to get back in. The count passes 10 of 20, then 15! If neither gets in, it’s a draw! They both get in at 19.5!
Kenta and Yano keep arguing, go around and then Kenta bails out. Kenta paces about and Yano pursues! Kenta kicks Yano, throws haymakers then brings Yano around to whip. Yano reverses and Kenta is sent into railing! Fans fire up as Yano gets his tape back! Kenta kicks first, takes the tape from Yano and the ring count climbs. Kenta swings on Yano with the tape, but Yano dodges, to use his spray bottle! Kenta goes down to the disinfectant! Yano gets back in the ring at 13 of 20 and has the red buckle pad. Yano throws the pad at Kenta! Kenta is down, but he flounders back up and in at 19! Yano stomps Kenta, drags him back up, and whips Kenta at the open corner! But Kenta reverses and sends Yano in! Yano hits bare buckles, Kenta kicks him and hits a DDT! Fans cheer and rally as both men are down.
Kenta sees the disinfectant bottle, takes off the sprayer, but the ref stops Kenta from using the bottle. Yano rolls Kenta, TWO! Kenta gets the bottle, tries to splash Yano but Yano protects his face! Yano kicks back, whips Kenta, but Kenta stops himself from going into buckles! Yano runs in but Kenta dodges and sends Yano into buckles! Kenta goes out, fetches the bottle, and splashes Yano! The ref reprimands as Yano is drenched! Kenta rolls Yano up, TWO!! Yano survives and Kenta is furious! Kenta hurries after Yano as he goes out. Kenta goes to the far side to go over the rail and get the bottle! There’s more inside it? Yano and Kenta fight over it, but so does the ref! The ref gets splashed with disinfectant! Kenta elbows Yano, throws haymakers, then grabs his briefcase!
Yano crawls away but Kenta catches up and brings him to the ramp! They go up and up to the stage, but Yano fights back! Yano throws Kenta at the girder but Kenta blocks! Kenta kicks, but Yano ducks the case attack! Yano grabs the case, they tug-o-war, and Kenta kicks low! BRIEFCASE SHOT! The case opens and DOZENS of tape rolls come out! Since when were those in there?! Yano falls through the curtain and Kenta waits for him to return. Yano does, CASE SHOT! Yano leans against the girder and Kenta gets a roll of tape! Kenta trapes Yano’s hands together around the girder! The ring count begins and but Kenta keeps taping past 10 of 20! Kenta punches Yano, Kenta doesn’t stop until 15! And he urns away! Kenta is in at 19, Yano is counted out!!
Winner: KENTA, by count-out; gains 2 points, Yano earns 0
Kenta may not have a chance of taking the block, but he proved he can beat Yano at his own game! Will Kenta soon replace Yano as Mr. KOPW 2020?
B Block – Juice Robinson VS SANADA!
The Flamboyant One lost the the IWGP Double Champion, and now he’s up against the only man to have pinned him this G1! Will Juice be able to recover at Sanada’s expense? Or is the Cold Skull getting hot at the right time in this round robin?
Fans clap-clap-stomp with Juice but Sanada is stoic as ever. The bell rings, Juice and Sanada circle and tie up. Sanada waistlocks but Juice gets the arm. Juice wrenches, Sanada spins through and wrenches back. Sanada has the wristlock, Juice rolls and wrenches to a wristlock of his own. Sanada rolls, handsprings, cartwheels and handsprings again to then spin and spin and headlock to the takeover. Juice headscissors, Sanada pops out but Juice knees low. Fans cheer as Sanada handsprings through the snapmare and dodges the leg lariat. Sanada runs and comes back to dropkick the legs out! Fans cheer as Juice gets to a corner. Sanada gives Juice time to get up and runs in. Sanada blocks Juice’s boot, trips him up, and fans cheer as Juice resists Paradise. Juice elbows Sanada away, Sanada comes back but into a SPINE BUSTER!
Juice gets the bad leg moving and fans rally as Sanada bails out. Juice waits as the ring count begins. Sanada stirs at 11 but Juice goes out to fetch him. Juice gives Sanada snake eyes on the railing, then whips him into more railing! Juice gets in the ring and Sanada is down again. The ref checks on Sanada but he’s okay to continue, so the ring count starts again. The count reaches 7 before Sanada sits up, and Juice gets the clap-clap-stomp going. Sanada gets up at 15 and in at 16, but Juice is on him with a backbreaker! And a back senton! Cover, TWO! Juice argues the count but keeps his cool. Juice eggs on the Cold Skull as fans clap for “SA-NA-DA!” Sanada throws forearms back but Juice knees low. Juice whips, Sanada reverses and elbows Juice down. Juice avoids the standing moonsault, then drags Sanada up for a back suplex! Cover, TWO!
Fans cheer but Juice grows frustrated. Juice gets up, fans rally and Juice drags Sanada back up. Juice bumps Sanada off buckles then stomps a mudhole! The ref backs Juice off but Juice goes back after Sanada with a knee. The ref counts as Juice digs the knee in, but Juice stops at 3. Juice knows he has until 5, that was “ichi, ni, san, shi, daijobu.” Juice wrenches and whips Sanada corner to corner. Juice runs in and corner clotheslines! Sanada sits down, Juice goes corner to corner, but Sanada dodges the CANNONBALL! Juice hits buckles and is down! Fans fire up and rally as Sanada and Juice rise. Juice is up first and he brings Sanada up. Juice suplexes Sanada up but Sanada slips out. Juice elbows, runs but Sanada hurdles, hurdles and dropkicks! Fans fire up with Sanada as he PLANCHAS Juice down!
Sanada encourages the fans to cheer more and they do. Sanada brings Juice up as the ring count climbs to 8 and puts him in at 9. Sanada brings Juice up to fireman’s carry but Juice slips off to fireman’s carry back. Juice drops for the Juice Box but Sanada blocks to get the legs! Sanada ties Juice up into Paradise! Fans cheer for the beloved Paradise Lock and Sanada encourages them to get louder. Sanada aims and dropkicks Juice out of Paradise! Cover, TWO! Juice scoots to a corner and fans rally up. Sanada brings Juice up, whips him corner to corner but Juice reverses. Juice runs into a back elbow but avoids the Quebrada, to FULL NELSON SLAM! Both men are down, the fans rally up again, and both men go to opposite corners. Juice runs in, and hits the CANNONBALL! Juice fires up and fans join in. Clap-Clap-Stomp, We Will Rock You!
Juice puts Sanada on the top rope, CHOPS him, then climbs up to join him. We Will, We Will SU-PER-PLEX! But Juice isn’t done, he brings Sanada up again, JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Sanada survives and Juice grows frustrated. Fans rally up with “SA-NA-DA” clapping but Juice drags Sanada back up. Juice reels Sanada in, lifts, but Sanada fights out! Sanda is in the corner, Juice clotheslines! Juice whips corner to corner, Sanada goes over and out and springboards in! Juice avoids the missile dropkick but Sanada springs up! Juice blocks Sanada’s huricanrana, and swings him up to FALLING POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Sanada survives and fans fire up again! Juice gets up first as fans rally. Juice brings down the straps and pumps up! Fans clap “JUICE! JUICE!” as Juice waits and Sanada rises.
Sanada staggers into the JAB! JAB! JAB! Juice powers up, Sanada ducks the Left Hand to tilt-o-whirl to the dragon sleeper! Juice reaches out to get ropes but Sanada drags him away! Juice clubs and moves around, uses the ropes to go up and over and out! Chicken wings, spin and PULP- NO! Sanada slams Juice down, goes up top, but Juice avoids the moonsault! Sanada lands on his feet, Juice comes back, into Sanada’s fireman’s carry! Death Valley into Dragon Sleeper! Fans rally as Sanada drops back, but Juice rolls through! Juice gets the chicken wings, turns Sanada, but no Pulp! Sanada gets the dragon sleeper, but Juice powers out ot his own dragon sleeper! Then he gets the chicken wings, turns, but Sanada turns Juice!
Sanada and Juice fight for control, Juice leaps but Sanada slips out. Sanada ducks the big haymakers to dropkick! Juice runs into an elbow, Sanada goes up, QUEBRADA DRAGON SLEEPER! But Juice slips and inside cradles, TWO!! Sanada escapes but Juice runs in. Sanada side steps, O’Conner roll to dragon sleeper! Juice flails and moves around again, reaches for ropes but Sanada drags him away! SKULL SWING! Then, SKULL END!! Juice is caught, Sanada squeezes and twists, Juice is fading fast! The arm goes down once, then twice! Sanada lets Juice go to go up top! MOONSAULT! Cover, Sanada wins!
Winner: SANADA, by pinfall; gains 2 points, Juice earns 0
The Cold Skull stays hot! With two more rounds to go, could Sanada make the most incredible comeback in the G1?
B Block – Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Hirooki Goto!
The Ace was trumped by the King of Darkness and his rise back to the top has faltered! But the Fierce Warrior is climbing back up after pinning fellow Chaos members back to back! Which one of these long standing icons conquers the other in hopes of taking the block?
Tanahashi shows off the muscles and fans cheer. The bell rings and fans rally up as the two circle. Goto and Tanahashi tie up, Tanahashi gets the waistlock but Goto wrenches free to a wristlock. Tanahashi spins through, wrenches back and has the wristlock again. Goto rolls, wrenches again, but Tanahashi drops down to get a leg. Tanahashi laces up the legs but Goto endures. Tanahashi floats to a headlock, Goto fights up and pries at the hold. Tanahashi grinds down harder, but Goto powers out to reel Tanahashi into a headlock of his own. Tanahashi throws body shots, powers out of the hold, but Goto counters the hip toss to a hip toss! Goto runs and runs Tanahashi over! The bad arm isn’t bothering Goto, but he takes too long showing it off and Tanahashi victory rolls him! TWO!
Tanahashi gets the arm and then a leg! KNEE BREAKER! Fans rally as Tanahashi paces. Tanahashi brings Goto around, stomps the leg and then steps over to YANK on it! Tanahashi goes after the leg again and drops an elbow on it. Goto endures the toehold and pulls at Tanahashi’s hair. Fans rally as Tanahashi cranks the leg again. Tanahashi pulls back on the leg, gets the other leg, and has an inverted deathlock! Goto endures and throws CHOPS! Tanahashi pressures the legs more, fans rally up and Tanahashi stands with the hold on! The fans clap, “TA-NAH-SHI!” “HI-RO-KI!” as Goto endures! Tanahashi sits back down and Goto drags the both of them to the ropebreak! Tanahashi lets Goto go fast to bring him back up.
Tanahashi throws forearms but Goto stays up. Goto CHOPS and CHOPS, but Tanahashi kicks the bad leg! Tanahashi fires up and goes corner to corner, but misses the splash! Goto gets Tanahashi for the back suplex! Fans fire up as both men are down, but rally up as they stir. Tanahashi is in the corner, Goto runs in, corner clothesline! And BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto keeps focus as he gets his bad leg working. Goto brings Tanahashi up, fireman’s carries, but Tanahashi fights free with elbows! Tanahashi blocks the boot into the DRAGON SCREW! Fans cheer as Goto is down again! The clapping returns and Tanahashi fires up. Goto is in the corner now and Tanahashi runs in, but he blocks the boot! DRAGON SCREW!
Tanahashi puts the leg in the rope to dropkick it! And then DRAGON SCREW in the ropes! Fans fire up with Tanahashi as he looms over Goto. Tanahashi gets the legs, CLOVERLEAF! Goto resists the turnover and scrambles to the ropebreak! Tanahashi stomps Goto and eggs him on. Tanahashi brings Goto up and Goto CHOPS and CHOPS! Tanahashi kicks the leg, runs, but Goto follows, only for Tanahashi to dropkick the legs! Tanahashi runs again, but into a fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! But the Cow Cutter takes as much out of Goto’s leg as it does Tanahashi’s head! Fans rally up as both men are down and stirring. Goto and Tanahashi slowly rise, Tanahashi in the corner.
Tanahashi hobbles over, throws forearms, but Goto throws them back! They go back and forth and fans rally up again. They pick up speed, it’s fast and furious! Goto and Tanahashi keep going, picking up even more speed! They slow down, Goto gets the edge but Tanahashi has a strike fest! Tanahashi boots but Goto blocks it, but also quickly dodges the spinning lariat! Goto blocks the shotei to LARIAT! Fans fire up as Goto rests on the ropes. Goto drags Tanahashi up, dragon sleeper, but Tanahashi fights out to get his own dragon sleeper! Goto fires up, powers through, but Tanahashi resists the suplex! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi fires up and so do the fans! Tanahashi rises but Goto follows. Tanahashi runs but Goto follows to blindside lariat! Tanahashi stays up to SLING BLADE! Cover, TWO! Goto survives but fans still rally!
Tanahashi drags Goto back up and around into a full nelson. Goto breaks free of the nelson but Tanahashi has a straitjacket hold! Goto breaks free of that, but turns around into SHOTEI! Fans fire up as Tanahashi watches Goto rise. Tanahashi goes to a corner, climbs up top, but Goto intercepts with haymakers! Goto climbs up to join Tanahashi, brings him up, but Tanahashi resists. Fans rally as the two brawl up top! Goto clubs Tanahashi and headbutts him! And again! Goto gets under Tanahashi for a fireman’s carry! SUPER USHIGOROSHI!! But again it’s double-edged on that bad leg!! Fans fire up as Goto crawls to the cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives the Avalanche Cow Cutter but Goto keeps his focus!
Goto stands, bad leg and all, and powers up! Tanahashi sits up, BUZZSAW! Goto fires up and fights through the pain to bring Tanahashi up! Dragon sleeper, but Tanahashi fights GTR off. Goto gets the arm, turns Tanahashi, REVERSE GTR! Goto brings Tanahashi back up, but Tanahashi drops! Goto blocks the victory roll, drags Tanahashi back up, TRUE G T R!! Cover, GOTO WINS!
Winner: Hirooki Goto, by pinfall; gains 2 points, Tanahashi earns 0
The Ace has been beaten again! The love and energy could not stop the Fierce Warrior, and now Tanahashi’s G1 chances are gone! Will Goto look to grab that outside chance with both hands?
B Block – Tetsuya Naito VS EVIL w/ Dick Togo!
Dominion was Evil, but Summer Struggle was ungovernable. This is not for a title, but it already feels like it is! Who not only breaks the tie, but takes perhaps the most important win this entire G1?
The elaborate entrance attire is removed, but Evil knows Naito’s tricks well so he is patient. That’s because he and Dick make Naito wait through the Low Sweet. Naito isn’t bothered. The bell rings and fans cheer this rematch already. Naito and Evil slowly circle as fans rally up, “NA-I-TO!” Evil and Naito approach, and Evil kicks low! Evil headlocks, Naito endures the grind and pulls hair to put Evil on ropes. Naito powers out but Evil runs him over! Evil runs, Naito arm-drags him and kicks back! Naito runs, huricanrana and Evil bails out! Naito builds speed but he fakes Evil out to Tranquilo! Just because Evil knows the tricks doesn’t mean he knows what’s coming when. Naito waits as Evil takes his time going around the ring. Evil gets a chair but Red Shoes warns him.
Evil tells Naito to stay back and he drops the chair. Evil gets in but Naito kicks and clubs Evil! Naito pulls hair and throws haymakers to snapmare into a chinlock. Naito pulls hair again before going into the chinlock. Then he pulls hair, but goes back to the chinlock. Naito drives in elbows then goes back to the chinlock. Fans cheer as Naito digs his knee in, then drags Evil to the leg hook nelson. Evil endures and fans rally up. Evil moves around, reaches out and gets the ropebreak with a foot. Naito still cranks on the hold! Naito stops at Red Shoes’ count, and Red Shoes helps free Evil. Evil protests but Naito stomps him! Naito clubs Evil at the ropes, pulls hair to stand him up and throws more forearms! Naito continues to pull hair and throw forearms but Red Shoes reprimands.
Naito whips but Evil holds ropes to block. Naito pulls hair to throw more haymakers! Naito whips, Evil reverses to get in Red Shoes’ face, and Dick trips Naito up! Dick drags Naito out to throw haymakers! Dick keeps after Naito while Evil stays in Red Shoes’ face. Dick whips Naito into railing! Evil goes out to get more chairs! Evil brings Naito up and over, but Naito blocks the suplex. Naito is free, but Evil drop toeholds him onto the chairs! Red Shoes reprimands but Dick distracts him. Evil puts a chair around Naito’s head and HOME RUNS! Some fans cheer but Red Shoes reprimands. Evil “apologizes” and goes back into the ring. Evil goes to untie the blue buckle pad, Bullet Club’s favorite new move. Red Shoes reprimands but the pad is off.
Evil gets fans to rally, “NA-I-TO!” as the ring count climbs. The count is already at 10 of 20 before Naito sits up. Naito gets to his feet at 15 and in at 18. Evil drags Naito back up, turns him and hits a neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Evil argues the count but fans cheer. Evil puts Naito in a chinlock and gives back all the hair pulling! Red Shoes reprimands, Evil goes back to a chinlock and he thrashes Naito around. Fans rally up again as Naito endures. Naito fights his way up, throws body shots, but Evil throws elbows. Evil whips Naito into the bare buckles! Naito falls and writhes but fans rally again. Evil smirks as he looms over Naito. Evil drags Naito back up, reels him in, but Naito resists the fisherman suplex. Evil keeps trying, Naito throws body shots, but Evil gets Naito up!
Naito fights free, Evil CHOPS him down! Evil leaps but Naito avoids the back senton! Both men are down and fans fire up again. Fans rally as Naito and Evil slowly rise. Evil is up first and he goes over to Naito. Evil brings Naito up but Naito throws forearms and kicks. Evil knees and whips, Naito reverses and elbows Evil down! Then basement dropkicks! Fans fire up again as Naito whips Evil to a corner. Naito runs in, rocket kick, COMBINACIAN CABRON! Dick creeps over but Naito wrecks him with a baseball slide! Evil runs into Naito’s backbreaker! Cover, TWO! Naito keeps his cool and fans rally again. Naito stomps Evil then brings him up. Naito turns Evil but Evil pulls hair! Evil turns Naito, Naito kicks but Evil blocks! Evil gives the foot to Red Shoes to mule kick Naito down!
Red Shoes reprimands but the damage is done. Fans rally again as Evil watches Naito get to a corner. Naito slowly rises, Evil runs in but Naito boots! Evil blocks those, turns Naito sideways to clothesline and WOE STOMP! Evil mockingly applauds with the fans before Evil goes back to Naito. Evil drags Naito up as fans rally. Evil reels Naito in, fisherman but Naito fights off the suplex! Evil tries a regular suplex but Naito fights free, kicks and enziguris! Headlock takeover, to PLUMA BLANCA! Evil endures, kicks but Dick is on the apron. Naito lets go of Evil to glare at Dick. Evil runs in but is sent into Dick! Evil runs around into a SPINE BUSTER! Cover, TWO, PLUMA BLANCA! Naito has Evil trapped but Evil pries at the Koji Klutch and turns.
Evil gets one leg away but Naito still has the trapping leg on. Evil turns to a cover, TWO, but Naito still has the hold! Evil rolls and gets a ropebreak with a leg! Naito lets go at 3, and fans rally up again. Naito brings Evil up but Evil still grabs at ropes. Naito pulls hair, reels Evil in and hammerlocks. Evil fights off Gloria, Naito CLUBS Evil! Naito gives toying boots and even laughs at Evil. Naito whips, Evil reverses but Naito reverses back! Evil denies the tornado DDT, the two fight for control, Evil hits the FISHERMAN BUSTER! Fans rally as both men are down and stirring. Dick coaches Evil up, Naito slowly rises. Naito is in the corner, Evil runs in and hits a clothesline! Evil brings Naito up, hoists him to the top and climbs up to join him. Naito fights back with body shots, Evil rakes Naito’s eyes! Evil brings Naito all the way up, for the SUPERPLEX! Evil crawls to the cover, TWO!! Naito survives and fans fire up!
Evil is frustrated but he has Naito’s legs! SHARPSHOOTER! Naito endures and fans rally up. Naito crawls for ropes but Evil sits deeper! Naito still gets the ropebreak! Evil drops down to do damage while he can, but he lets go at 4. Dick cheers while Evil gets up. Fans rally for “NA-I-TO!” but Evil encourages them to as Naito rises. Evil runs, Naito blocks the lariat to throw an elbow, and the ROLLING KICK! Hammerlock, GLORIA!! Cover, TWO!! Naito keeps his cool as fans fire up again! Naito drags Evil back up, wrenches, but Evil fights off the rest. Evil reaches for Red Shoes but Naito avoids the low blow! Naito elbows Evil, kicks low and reels him in for a neckbreaker, but Evil slips out! BACK SENTON! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Fans rally as the two men stir.
Evil rises first and gets to a corner. Naito gets up now and runs in but Evil boots him away. Evil boots Naito again, then dodges Naito! Naito avoids the buckles but Evil shoves him into them! HALF ‘N’ HALF! Fans rally as Evil runs again, LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Naito survives and Dick argues the count! But Evil drags Naito up, fireman’s carries, but Naito DESTINOS! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Evil and Naito slowly rise, Naito grabs Evil. Evil resists the scoop, throws body shots, and pulls hair! Naito breaks free but Evil catches him! Naito avoids the STO, but not DARKNESS FALLS! Cover, TWO!! Naito survives and fans fire up again! Evil is frustrated but he vows to end this! Evil drags Naito up, spins him around, but Naito fights the STO off!
Evil still tries but Naito throws more elbows! Fans rally more as Naito has the arm. Naito throws more elbows, Evil drops, but Naito keeps on him. Naito brings Evil up, throws even more elbows, but Dick gets in! Naito CLOBBERS Dick first! Naito kicks Dick out, Evil ducks elbows to LOW BLOW!! Fans rally up as Naito slowly rolls to ropes. Evil grabs the chair waiting for him in the corner, and Dick distracts Red Shoes with a different chair! Red Shoes sees Evil, though, and stops him! But Dick gets the Naito with the SPOILER CHOKER! Naito elbows free and sweeps the legs! Dick is down, Naito dodges and enziguris Evil! Evil reverses the whip but Naito hits leaping forearms!
Fans fire up more as Naito scoops Evil. Evil slips out, spins, but Naito slips out to DESTINO!! Cover, TWO?!!? Fans are thunderous as Naito drags Evil up again. Naito wrenches, tilt-o-whirl but EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! Cover, EVIL WINS!!
Winner: EVIL, by pinfall; gains 2 points, Naito earns 0
Evil has the tiebreaker! And not just in their series, but in this G1! BOTH men are at 5-2, with 10 points!! Evil grabs the mic to say, “Oi, Naito! You saw that? That was my brand of justice! This G1 is MINE! Remember that! Everything is Evil! It’s rrrrreeeeal~!” Is the King of Darkness going to conquer the block and the finals? Or will the last two rounds be a saving grace for the IWGP Double Champion?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
EVIL: 5-2, 10 points
Tetsuya Naito: 5-2, 10 points
SANADA: 4-3, 8 points
Hirooki Goto: 4-3, 8 points
Zack Sabre Jr: 4-3, 8 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Toru Yano: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Juice Robinson: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
KENTA: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
YOSHI-HASHI: 1-6, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A great round for B Block, but I feel like the Naito VS Evil tiebreaker was third of their series. The most exciting part was the fact Evil won and changes the entire dynamic of the block. It just seemed Naito and Evil were taking it easy because they still need to make it to the end of the round robin. But with Evil VS Sanada still coming, and how Sanada already has a win over Naito, it’d be wild if Sanada won and took the block from Evil. Another big shocker was perhaps Goto taking the win from Tanahashi to keep going. Kenta and Yano may have been more comedy than anything but it was a lot of great comedy. Kenta being KOPW 2020 would be great, especially if he and Jon Moxley cross paths over the US Championship. There have been a lot of “Winner Takes All” things, so why not have it be winner takes all on KOPW trophy and IWGP US Championship. Of course, that depends if Mox is meant to retain when he finally defends his title or not, but it’d be great to at least suggest him being Mr. KOPW could happen.
My Score: 9.2/10
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Will Swerve’s House rumble, bad man, rumble?
While Swerve Strickland has Death Riders and Hangman Page on the brain, he has Shane Taylor in the ring! Will Swerve still be AEW’s Most Dangerous?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta VS AR Fox; Moxley wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido VS Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita & FTR; Kyle, Konosuke & FTR win.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Swerve wins.
- Mixed Six Tag: Holo.grm, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale VS #MXMTV; Hologram, Briscoe & Willow win.
- JetSpeed VS The Gates of Agony; JetSpeed wins.
- 8 Woman Tag: Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay VS Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Athena, Thekla, Bayne & Ford win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Stokely Hathaway, FTR & #ProtoShita speak.
#BigStoke says after what happened on Wednesday was a complete and utter embarrassment, and they all vowed to never let it happen again. Now that Cash Wheeler is back, FTR is complete, and they have #ProtoShita with them! Tonight, they will win! Stokely clearly has confidence enough for all five of them, but will it really go their way? Or will Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido make sure tonight happens just like it did in Mexico City?
Jon Moxley w/ Wheeler Yuta VS AR Fox!
The Maniac feels the walls closing in as we move closer to All In, but an animal is only more dangerous once it is cornered. Will Moxley ruin the Whole Fox’n Show? Or can Fox take down Mox?
The bell rings and Fox DROPKICKS Mox! Fox fires off on Mox in the corner, the ref counts, and Mox shoves Fox away. Fox comes back to LARIAT but Mox stays up. The fans rally for Fox and he LARIATS, but then Mox takes a swing! Fox goes matrix and comes back to ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up and Fox runs in at the corner, A-LIST LARIAT! Fox shoves Moxley to then climb up the corner, FLYING- FOREARM from Moxley! Mox’s antiair takes Fox down and the fans boo. Moxley drags Fox up for an X-PLEX! Fox writhes, Moxley stomps him, and then Moxley brings Fox to the ropes. Moxley puts Fox through the ropes to bend him!
The ref counts, Moxley CLUBS Fox down, and then Moxley storms out after Fox. The fans rally for Fox but Mox CHOPS! Fox hits back, Moxley hits again, and repeat! the fans rally but Moxley BITES Fox on the face! The fans boo but Moxley DECKS Fox! Moxley talks trash, drags Fox up, and he puts Fox in the ring. Fox KICKS Moxley in the ropes! Then DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up and Mox flops back. Fox runs to BLACK HOLE STOMP! The fans fire up while Moxley falls to the floor! Fox goes up the corner to MOONSAULT ATTACK! Seattle is loving this as Fox puts Moxley back in the ring.
Fox shouts at Yuta to move, then Fox climbs. But then Yuta trips Fox up, all behind the ref’s back! Moxley climbs up and he CLAWS Fox’s back! The fans boo and the ref counts, but Moxley TWISTS Fox’s ear, then BITES it! The fans boo more, the ref reprimands again, but Moxley has a KATAGATAME up top! Moxley then hits a SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! But now to the CROSSFACE! The fans rally as Fox endures, but Moxley twists him around and thrashes the hold! Then he rolls to have Fox in an INVERTED RINGS OF SATURN! Fox fights around, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, the fans cheer, and Moxley lets go at 4.
Moxley glares at the ref, then goes back for Fox. Moxley KICKS! Fox frowns at him and eggs him on! The fans fire up as Moxley KICKS, but Fox still eggs him on! Moxley BOOTS, runs, and KICKS, but Fox blocks! The fans fire up and Fox says F Mox! But Mox KICKS back! Fox PELES and Moxley falls out! The fans fire up and Fox FLIES! Down goes Moxley! Fox puts Moxley in, he BOOTS Yuta for getting too close, then he SUPERKICKS! BUZZSAWS! But Moxley ducks the heel kick, only to get a BASEMENT CUTTER! Fox fire sup, runs and BOOTS Moxley! Then snapmare roll and CUTTER! Moxley staggers up, but he LARIATS Fox down!
The fans boo but Moxley drags Fox back up. GOTCH HOLD PILEDRIVER! Moxley then rains down forearms on Fox’s head! Fox can’t guard anymore, and Moxley puts on the REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Fox is OUT, Moxley wins!
Winner: Jon Moxley, by submission
The fans boo, especially as Moxley doesn’t stop! Moxley lets go, but they’re still not done as he and Yuta mug Fox! The fans boo but Moxley gets a mic to call out Hangman Page. This guy, this cowboy, Moxley has been watching him piss away his opportunities for years! Moxley’s been watching Hangman piss away his God-given gifts for years! And Moxley doesn’t have the same patience as the fans do for their cowboy! Moxley is sick of waiting for Hangman to get his act together. Moxley is sick of this crybaby cowboy’s crap! The fans boo more, but Moxley says this is a tough sport and a tough business. So on July 12th at All In, Moxley will run the Hangman outta this sport for good!
The fans boo even more, but Moxley tells Hangman he can just go back to counting chickens or whatever it is he does, because this business is NOT for him! The Maniac has given his warning, but is it all bluster knowing Hangman isn’t around? Or will nothing and no one stop the reign of terror?
Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido speak.
The AEW TNT Champion says Grand Slam: Mexico was one for the ages. Not just for him but for Bandido, for Danny, that was a great night. They wish Roddy was there, but tonight, they keep the party going with an 8 Man Tag. Tonight, AEW Collision is back on TNT, and the TNT Champion says there is nothing sweeter than their team getting a victory. And that is Undisputed! That match is next, will it be all about the BOOM here in Seattle?
8 Man Tag: Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Daniel Garcia & Bandido VS Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita & FTR!
The bell rings and the teams sort out. Bandido starts against Dax Harwood and they circle. The fans rally, but Stoke distracts the ref so that Konosuke can pull Bandido in, and then the whole team mugs the Most Wanted! Dax bumps Bandido off buckles, CHOPS him, then stands him up again. Dax whips corner to corner, runs in, btu Bandido goes up and over. Dax runs Bandido over, things keep moving, and Bandido hurdles. Bandido slips through a scoop to DROPKICK Dax! The fans fire up, Cash steps in but Bandido backs him off. Dax goes to an open corner, Bandido is on him with a CHOP of his own!
The fans cheer and Bandido wrenches to a wristlock. Dax flails but Roddy tags in. Roddy KNEES Dax low, wrenches again, but Dax DECKS him! Dax tags The Alpha and they mug Roddy. Konosuke ROCKS Roddy again and again, then CHOPS! Konosuke whips, Roddy reverses, but Konosuke TAKESHITA LINES! Konosuke taunts Roddy’s team, then brings Roddy over to tag Kyle. The Don Callis Family boys mug Roddy, then Kyle fires hands. The ref counts, then he backs Kyle off. Kyle runs back up, but into a BOOT! Roddy CALF KICKS Kyle then tags in Garcia! Garcia fires hands on Kyle and he CHOPS!
Garcia whips, Kyle reverses, but Garcia ducks ‘n’ dodges to LEAPING LARIAT! The fans fire up for Red Death, and he LARIATS Kyle in a corner! Garcia rains down fists, goes to nine to then wind it up, and TEN! The fans cheer and Garcia whips, but Kyle reverses. Dax gets a cheap shot in but Garcia DECKS him, DECKS Konosuke, and DECKS Cash! But Kyle GAMANGIRIS! Kyle rains down fists, the fans boo, but Kyle tags Dax. Dax snap suplexes Garcia to then drop a leg, drop an elbow, and drop a HEADBUTT! Cash says look at the ‘stache! The fans boo but Dax covers, TWO! Dax chinlocks and he grinds Garcia down.
Garcia endures and the fans rally up. Garcia rises, fires body shots, but Dax CHOPS! Dax headlocks, but Garcia hits a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Garcia crawls, hot tag to Bandido! Bandido rallies on Dax, DECKS him, then he DROPKICKS Konosuke! Kyle storms in but Bandido dodges to tilt-o-whirl and DDT! Cash is back, Bandido dodges and scoops to BACKBREAKER! Dax is up, Bandido fires hands on him, then a SUPERKICK! Cash runs up but Bandido TOSSES him out onto Dax! The fans fire up and Bandido builds speed, to DIVE! But FTR catch him, and DOUBLE ATOMIC SLAM onto the desk!
The fans boo but Cash mocks the finger guns while Collision goes picture in picture.
Stokely talks trash on Bandido, and Dax sits Bandido up so he can rain down fists! Cash taunts Bandido’s team, the ref keeps the peace, and Dax drags Bandido up into the ring. Dax tags Cash, then SMACKS Bandido off Cash’s boots! Cash mocks Bandido more, then drags him up by his mask. Cash CHOPS Bandido down! Cash UPPERCUTS, Bandido goes to the corner, and Cash UPPERCUTS again! Cash tags Konosuke, they mug Bandido, and Konosuke CLUBS Bandido down. Konosuke drags Bandido around, scoops and SLAMS him down, then tags Kyle. ProtoShita puts Bandido in a corner, whips corner to corner, then they DOUBLE BOOT!
Bandido flops over and Kyle flexes while he soaks up heat. Dax joins in, then Kyle stomps away on Bandido. Kyle drags Bandido over, tags Dax, and they mug Bandido. Dax hoists Bandido up top, CHOPS him, then ROCKS him! Bandido fires back, Dax CHOPS, and they continue to brawl as Dax climbs. Dax CLAWS Bandido’s eyes, Collision returns to single picture, and Seattle rallies for Bandido. Bandido fires body shots, then a CHOP! Dax falls and the fans fire up! Bandido stands to TORNILLO ATTACK! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and they crawl, hot tags to Kyle and Cole! Cole dodges Kyle to BLAST Konosuke & Cash!
Kyle runs up but Cole ELBOWS him! And BOOTS him! And then LARIATS him! Cole rallies on Kyle, BOOTS him down, and the fans fire up! Cole fireman’s carries, Kyle slips free, but Cole breaks free to PELE! BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but Cole is right on him. Tag to Roddy and Paragon works together. Kyle slips free, shoves Roddy at Cole, tag to Dax! Cole SUPERKICKS Kyle, Dax ROCKS Cole! Roddy ROCKS Dax and suplexes, but Dax slips free! Dax waistlocks, Roddy switches, but Dax switches back. Roddy switches again to ANGLE SLAM! Konosuke runs in but Garcia intercepts with a BOOT!
Garcia LARIATS Konosuke and himself out! Roddy gives Dax a GUT BUSTER DROP! Cole adds a SHINING WIZARD! Roddy covers, Cash breaks it! The fans boo but Cash knows that was in time! Roddy drags Dax up, puts him in a corner, and he hoists Dax up. Cash runs in, Roddy ELBOWS Cash, but Dax ROCKS Roddy! Dax puts Roddy up top and CHOPS! Dax climbs, Cash also climbs, and we get a SUPERPLEX for the Power! DIVING SPLASH for the Glory! But Bandido FROG SPLASHES Cash! Konosuke POWER DRIVE KNEES Bandido! Garcia spins Konosuke around to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Kyle scoops Garcia for a MICHINOKU DRIVER!
Cole and Kyle run up, DOUBLE FORFEARMS! DOUBLE BOOTS! Cole blocks a kick to SUPERKICK! Only to run into a LARIAT! Kyle hauls Cole back up, but Cole suplexes! GHOST BUSTER! All eight men are down and the fans are thunderous! The teams regroup while the fans cheer “A E DUB!” for making this the opener. The eight men stare down, and then it explodes into a brawl! The fans fire up as Cole has Kyle, Garcia has Cash, Roddy has Dax and Bandido has Konosuke! Things go to the corners, then Cole TOSSES Kyle! Garcia TOSSES Konosuke! Cash TOSSES Garcia, then Cash CLUBS Roddy!
Cash & Dax double whip Roddy, but Cole SUPERKICKS Cash! No Shatter Machine here! Kyle SUPERKICKS COle! Bandido SUPER MOONSAULTS onto Konosuke! Roddy saves Cole from a brainbuster! Roddy fireman’s carries Dax but Dax fights free! Dax CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Cash si back, FTR double whip, but Roddy slips around to shove Dax into Cash! Kyle SUPERKICKS Roddy into SHATTER MACHINE!! Cover, #DCFTR wins!!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher & FTR, by pinfall
The Don Callis Family and FTR make for a winning combination tonight, and Stokely says he called it! But they’re not done, they keep on beating up Roddy, Cole, Garcia and Bandido! The fans boo but there’s no one to stop them! And then Cash calls for reinforcements? Cash & Dax set Bandido up, but wait! THE OUTRUNNERS rush out here! Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd are here as backup for Bandido! FTR & ProtoShita get outta there, but will there be a receipt coming there way?
PROGRAMMING NOTE!
Collision may have returned to Saturday tonight, but next week will be a special Thursday Night Collision! Make sure your DVRs are set properly so you don’t miss the action!
Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay speak.
Tay Melo tells Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford that they know what happened last time. Tonight is round two! And Anna adds that there are so many more ways they wanna hurt them. The One True African Queen says Thekla may have won, but she knows she got hit hard, huh? She ain’t seen nothing yet! And La Mera Mera reminds Athena that she’s coming for that ROH Women’s World Championship. Tonight, she takes Athena’s head!
Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford speak.
The Fallen Goddess thanks the Toxic Spider, Megasus & Superbad Girl for accepting the invitation. But even then, Athena still doesn’t like crazy spider lady, still doesn’t like Ford, and is still bigger and badder than Megan. But tonight, it’s ATHENA Elite Wrestling! So let’s get it together, girls, so Athena can have her moment. And if they do, they can be her Minions. Ford keeps Megan from storming up on Athena, but can these war goddesses hold it together to be victorious?
AEW shares footage from after Grand Slam: Mexico.
Renee Paquette was with the NEW CMLL Women’s World Champion, Mercedes Mone, and says what a huge night. Another history making moment as she is now #SixBeltsMone! Mone says damn straight! Unfortunately, not everyone was in the mood for celebrating… Toni Storm rained on her parade a bit. Mone tells Toni, “You think you’re gonna play mind games with me? Well, I am the master of any game! So bring it! Tonight’s win was just a preview for what’s to come at All In: Texas. Toni, you call yourself ‘Timeless?’ Well, I’m iconic! I’m Six Belts Mone! The Conversation, the Blueprint, The C E O!”
And the Money Train is on a roll! Toni’s time is ticking, and it is almost up. See you in Texas, b*tch! Mone rolls on, but will she have lucky number seven? Or will the AEW Women’s World Championship be the one prize she doesn’t get to have?
Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Realest may have a house, but Big Bad Shaney T. Boy has an entire promotion! And while this is Swerve’s homecoming to Washington, will he have homefield advantage? Or will Shane show him how to rumble, bad man, rumble?
The bell rings and the two circle. Shane swings, Swerve dodges to waistlock, but then Swerve avoids the elbow. Shane stops the Eddy Gordo Rana, brings Swerve up to back suplex, but Swerve lands out. Shane blocks a boot, Swerve reels him in and sunset flips, but Shane stays up! Swerve avoids the fist drop to SHOVE Shane out of the ring! Swerve builds speed, but then just hits the Griddy! The fans cheer, STP is upset, and Bravo says he’s got money riding on this. Shane storms into the ring to circle with Swerve. Swerve bobs ‘n’ weaves to avoid the shots, but Shane stops the wrench. Shane blocks the whip, too, but then Swerve BOOTS him!
The fans cheer, Swerve eggs Shane on, and the two reset. They feel things out, Shane fires hands, and wait, Nana is gambling with the Infantry? Shane DECKS Swerve, his odds might’ve just gone up! Shane drags Swerve up on the apron and Bravo wants Tony Schiavone to get in on this? Shane lifts Swerve, Swerve fights free, and he slips under! The Infantry freaks out as Swerve pulls on Shane, but Shane grabs Swerve to SLAM him off the apron! Then he APRON SPLASHES! The fans boo while Swerve falls, and Shane claims it’s HIS house now! The fans boo more while Collision goes picture in picture.
The Infantry mockingly offer Swerve some money, but Shane drags Swerve up to HEADBUTT him! Shane puts Swerve in the ring, tells Nana he’s about to lose more money on this, and then goes into the ring. Shane clamps onto Swerve with a chinlock and he grinds Swerve down. Swerve endures and Nana rallies the fans. Swerve fights up, fires body shots, then he KNEES Shane low! Shane ROCKS Swerve with a left! Then SAIDOS! Swerve staggers over to ropes, Shane storms up on him, and Shane CHOKES Swerve by standing on him! The ref counts, Shane backs off, and Swerve goes to the corner. Shane storms up to Swerve again while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns, Shane has Swerve in a corner to talk trash, then he runs up, only for Swerve to dodge! Swerve then wraps Shane’s arm around ropes, CLUBS away on the shoulder, and runs side to side for a DROPKICK to the arm! The fans fire up and Swerve dropkicks the legs out! Swerve drops a KNEE on the arm, then runs to KNEE Shane down! Cover, TWO! Shane is tougher than that but Swerve stays focused. Nana says it’s over for STP now! Swerve KICKS the bad arm, and the fans cheer for “DEFY! DEFY!” Swerve runs up, Shane shoves him to the corner but Swerve comes back, only for Shane to HEADBUTT!
Shane URENAGES Swerve down, but that was the bad arm! Shane runs, SPLASHES DOWN into an armbar! Swerve has Shane caught and he even HAMMERS Shane’s head! Shane endures, fights back up, and he powers out! Shane KNEES Swerve down! Cover, TWO! Swerve survives and Shane grows frustrated. Swerve goes to a corner, Shane says time to bet it all! Shane goes up the corner, the fans fire up, and Swerve ROCKS Shane first! Swerve throws more hands, then he goes up to get Shane for a SUPER DUPER BACK SUPLEX! The fans are thunderous and Swerve is feeling it! Shane flounders to the apron, but Swerve fires hands!
The fans rally, Swerve runs and returns, but into Shane’s grip! Swerve KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Shane drapes over the ropes and Swerve BOOTS him! Swerve goes up, takes aim, APRON KILL STOMPS!! The fans are thunderous again and Swerve steps inside. But the Infantry gets all up in Nana’s face! Swerve FLIES out onto the Infantry! And then a HOUSE CALL for Shane!! Cover, Swerve wins!
Winner: Swerve Strickland, by pinfall
Swerve finally has his 50th singles win here in AEW, and Nana rakes in the dough! Having green is nice, but will Swerve find himself aimed at gold again?
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing… Timeless Toni Storm.
Seattle cheers as Toni Noir stands on stage. “Mercedes Mone…” The fans boo that name. “I am disappointed in you. Three weeks ago, you shook my hand and said we would have the biggest women’s match of all time. And since then, you have been eating steak, playing on your telephone, and trying to kiss me. And now, you are still in Mexico because you have won yet another title.” The fans boo that, too. “Is that all I am to you? Is that all this is to you? Another trophy for your shelf? Another toy for your collection? Now, I want to say this as nicely as possible. Mercedes, I am not some other mother-effer.
“I am TIMELESS Toni Storm! I am the AEW Women’s World Champion! And if you make one false move, I am going to eat you alive!” The fans cheer that! “I demand your best, Mercedes, because that is what you are. One day, my reign will be over.” The fans don’t like the sound of that, but Toni says there is no one more deserving than Mone. “The day I met you, I knew what you were destined to be. You were the first woman to wrestle at Madison Square Garden, the Tokyo Dome, Wembley Stadium AND Arena Mexico… But I was the last woman to wrestle at the Wodonga Sports & Leisure Center before it got closed down for a cockroach infestation.”
The fans cheer that last part, and Toni says she sincerely believes that Mone is the greatest of all time. Toni is not, nor was she ever meant to be. For she is a “manic, neurotic, erotic, sexually questionable, consistently sweating, bottom heavy, transatlantic whore!” The fans still cheer for her, and Toni says when this belt is upon her bosom, she makes magic happen! So unless Mone plans on pulling a rabbit out of her ass, Toni highly doubts Mone can say the same! At All In, in front of the entire world, and all those little girls watching at home, Mone will look Toni in the eye, and she will realize that Toni only has to beat Mone while Mone will have to KILL Toni!
The fans cheer Toni as the spotlight fades out to black. Will All In: Texas be yet another instant classic in Toni’s already timeless career?
Mixed Six Tag: Holo.grm, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale VS #MXMTV!
Undefeated at 25-0 and now 4 million Pesos richer, the futuristic luchador now conglomerates with the Sussex County Chicken and the Babe with the Power! But will this change in the line up keep things fresh against Mansoor, Mason Madden y Taya Valkyrie? Or will MXM TV serve Hologram his first taste of bitter defeat?
The trios sort out and it is ladies first as Willow circles with Taya. They tie up, Taya waistlocks and shoves, then she soaks up the heat while she struts. Willow kicks Taya in the butt! Taya gets mad, runs up on Willow, but Willow LARIATS her down! Then Willow struts, and shakes them hips! Taya gets up, Willow waistlocks and shoves her to the corner. Taya dodges, stomps away, but the ref counts. Taya stops at 4, whips corner to corner, but Willow cartwheels! Willow comes back to CLOBBER Taya, then she runs to SPLASH! Cover, ONE! Willow tags Hologram and Taya tags Mason! Hologram and Mason tie up, and Mason THROWS Hologram!
The fans boo but MXM celebrates like they did something. Mason swings on Briscoe & Willow but they both get clear. The fans boo Mason but Hologram DROPKICKS Mason! The fans fire up and Hologram runs in again. Mason puts Hologram on the apron, but Hologram RAMS low and GAMANGIRIS high! Hologram goes up, up, and springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! Mason tumbles out but Mansoor runs in, only for Hologram to kick and whip. Mansoor reverses, Hologram handsprings but Mansoor dodges! Mansoor runs up, Hologram dodges and tilt-o-whirl RANAS! The fans fire up and Mansoor bails out!
Hologram builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Wait, Mason gets Hologram for a BLACK HOLE SLAM on the floor! The fans boo but MXM TV cheers while Collision goes picture in picture.
Mason drags Hologram up, puts him back in the ring, and Johnny TV taunts Briscoe & Willow. Mason drags Hologram back out so he can CLUB him down. The ref reprimands, Mason drags Hologram back up and SMACKS him off the apron. And then throws him into railing! Taya soaks up the heat while she vogues, and Mason refreshes the ring count. That just lets Mr. & Mrs. TV stomp away on Hologram! They stop as Mason goes back out to fetch Hologram. Willow & Briscoe back the rest of them off while Hologram is in the ring. Mansoor tags in, he whips for Mason to scoop, and they CAT WALK LEG DROP! Cover, TWO!
Mansoor keeps Hologram down with a Camel Clutch, but Hologram endures. Mansoor stomps away on Hologram into the corner, but stops as the ref counts. Mason gets a cheap shot in while Mansoor argues with the ref! Johnny does, too! Mansoor drags Hologram to an ELBOW DROP, then covers, TWO! Mansoor drags Hologram over, tags Mason, and Mansoor holds Hologram down for Mason to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Mason drags Hologram back up, throat chops him, then tags Taya. Taya mugs Hologram with Mansoor’s help, then tags Mansoor. The ref reprimand but Mansoor stomps Hologram around.
Collision returns to single picture and Mason tags in. Mason sets up at the ropes, and Mansoor CATAPULTS Hologram into the hips! The Mahogany Hunk poses, Johnny joins in, but the fans boo. The ref reprimands and Hologram hops off the apron. Mansoor & Mason mug Hologram again, then they whip, but Hologram tilt-o-whirl DDTS! The fans fire up, Mansoor back suplexes, but Hologram lands out! He dodges Mansoor, hot tag to Briscoe! The Chicken rallies on MXM with CHOPS and forearms on repeat! The fans fire up as Briscoe fires off on Mansoor! Mason waistlocks but Briscoe BOOTS Mansoor and PELES Mason!
The fans fire up with Briscoe, he ducks a kick then blocks a kick to FLIP Mansoor! And SHOTEI! The fans fire up but here comes Mason! Briscoe DUMPS Mason out, then builds speed! Briscoe WRECKS Mason with a dropkick! The fans fire up more and Briscoe takes aim! Taya distracts the ref and Johnny anchors Briscoe’s foot! Mansoor goes up the corner to BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK! Hologram runs in, hammerlocks, snapmares, then SPANISH FLIES! But Taya is up top to FLYING RANA Hologram! Willow storms in while Taya fires up, and Willow whips Taya for a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up but Mansoor grabs Willow’s hair!
The fans boo but Briscoe steps in and spins Mansoor around! REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUT! Willow adds a POUNCE~! PERIOD! Hologram hurries in and torture racks, spin and spin and spin, for the PORTAL BOMB!! Briscoe BOOTS Mason off the apron, Hologram SUPERKICKS Johnny! Hologram & Briscoe build speed and DOUBLE FLY! Down go Johnny & Mason! The fans fire up as Briscoe climbs, FROGGY-BOW! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: Hologram, Mark Briscoe & Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
New amigos but still undefeated, Hologram is feeling what it’s like to conglomerate! Will nothing stop them from building momentum towards title opportunities?
Backstage interview with Kris Statlander.
Lexy Nair is with The Galaxy’s Greatest and brings up the big win for Willow’s team. Kris asks if they’re really doing this. Every single week! Yes, everyone loves Willow. But when is Kris going to get a chance? In the All-Star 8 Woman Tag? Uh, uh, didn’t think so. So if you think she’s going to stand here and talk about how important everyone else is, you’re dead wrong! But then Yuta walks over and says he hates to say he told her so… Kris tells Yuta to shut his grimy little mouth! She knows who he is and what this is! If he thinks she wants any part of this, get out of her face! Yuta tries to talk her down but Kris SHOVES him down! And then Moxley steps in.
Moxley picks up Kris’ phone for her, but tells her to never, ever, let anyone else tell you who you are or what you’re worth. Moxley hands Kris her phone, and Kris is rather shaken. But did Moxley just encourage someone? And will Kris Statlander follow his advice to go out and take what she deserves?
Tony Schiavone is in the ring.
Schiavone asks Seattle to please welcome… Don Callis. The fans boo as The Jackal walks out here, accompanied by Josh Alexander & Lance Archer. They join Schiavone in the ring and Callis stops Schiavone already. He has a very special announcement! He would like to introduce to us the greatest wrestler in the history of Japan! Better than Rikidozan, than Inoki, than Muta, than Tanahashi… the NEWEST member of the Don Callis Family, the Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada! The fans boo even more as the Continental Champion makes his way out to the ring. Okada shakes hands with Callis, and Callis interrupts Schiavone again.
Callis says that he and Okada would like to show everyone some very special footage. Roll the tape! The tape is of course the last time we saw these two, and the horrible trap they had set for Kenny Omega. Schiavone says that was one of the most despicable things in wrestling history! Callis says you can almost smell the diverticulitis coming outta Omega’s mouth! Schiavone says how dare Callis laugh at someone coughing up blood! What is wrong with him!? Callis says he is sick and tired of Schiavone coming out here and talking bad about him and Okada and the Callis Family, “like the sleezy feline that you are!”
But Callis and his family are here to talk about Kenny Omega! “Kenny, how does it feel to know that your greatest opponent, Okada, and the man who knows all your weaknesses, Don Callis, have teamed up against you?! I know, Kenny, you’re laying in a hospital bed right now…” The fans tell Callis to STFU but Callis just talks louder. Omega surely has tubes coming outta his guts, with a colostomy bag hanging out the side! Omega won’t even make it to All In! But IF Omega does make it there, and wrestles the greatest wrestler in the history of Japan, then Omega needs to know that he will truly be alone.
Omega destroyed his friendship with the Young Bucks, with Callis, and is alone in this world with not even one friend left! But then out steps Mark Briscoe! The fans cheer as The Chicken tells Callis, “My Lord, would you PLEASE shut the hell up!? You sound stupid, you weird lookin’ bastard! You say Kenny has no friends? Well sheesh, I’ll be damned, I’m his friend! But y’know what? I’m not his only friend.” Because KOTA IBUSHI IS HERE! The fans go nuts seeing the Golden Star return to AEW! Archer rushes them, but Briscoe attacks first! That lets Ibushi strut right up to the Walking Weapon in the ring!
The fans fire up as Ibushi dodges Alexander, then fires off a strike fest! Alexander ducks a kick, Ibushi ducks the rolling elbow, and Ibushi ROUNDHOUSES Alexander down! The fans fire up while Callis freaks out, but now Ibushi and Okada are alone in the ring. The fans go nuts already as Golden Star and Rainmaker stare down. Okada fires a forearm, but Ibushi fires back! Okada UPPERCUTS, but Ibushi fires off a strike fest! SOBAT and ROUNDHOUSE! Okada falls and he scurries out of the ring! Callis is there, and he gets his new moneymaker outta there! Will Ibushi make sure Omega gets a fair shake in Texas?
Collision returns to a brawl!
Apparently, the Workhorsemen got into it with Big Bill & Bryan Keith in the back, and now it has spilled out to ringside! JD Drake & Anthony Henry have the advantage as they use chairs on the Redwood & Bad Apple! Henry sits Keith in a corner of the railing, then runs around the way! But Bill BOOTS him down! The fans are fired up, but then Drake CLUBS Bill! But Keith SMACKS Drake with a chair! Keith shouts for Bill to get ’em! Bill stands Drake up, SMACKS him off steel steps, then Keith SMACKS Drake off steps! And repeat! Keith stomps Henry, SMACKS Drake off steps, and then Bill SMACKS Drake off steps!
Henry shields Drake but that just gets him a CLUBBING forearm! Keith sets chairs up together, Bill SMACKS Henry off steps, and Keith has Bill haul Henry up. Bill gives Henry a SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM onto the chairs!! Henry falls in a heap with all that steel, and Bill wants a mic! Wait, now Christian Cage wants to be out here? The fans are fired up either way as Captain Charisma leads The Patriarchy out here. “Seattle… Sit down and shut your mouths while I conduct my business!” The fans boo instead. Christian says they know it and he knows it. The only good things to ever come outta Washington are Mother Shayna and Nick Wayne! So again, show some damn respect!
The fans boo more, and Christian tells Bill & Keith that Christian likes a good backstage brawl as much as the next guy. But when it spills out to ringside and takes away from his air time, then he has a problem. Especially when he was coming out here to make a huge announcement. But hey, maybe they should stand there and listen with the rest of these “sweat hogs,” because this is a pretty damn good announcement. Now, it is no secret that these past couple months, his son, Nick Wayne, has been wrestling at a godlike pace! The fans cheer for Nick, but Christian tells them to shut their mouths while he’s talking!
But believe him when he tells you, that has everything to do with Christian’s guidance. Yet, there are still those who have the audacity to mistake friction for building toughness. But the proof speaks for itself! Nick stands here as the youngest champion this company has ever seen! So why stop there? Why not keep going? Why not make more history? Time for Christian’s son to walk beside him instead of behind him! Time he and Nick embark on a journey that takes them to the top! That sees them become the first-ever father-and-son AEW World Tag Team Champions! The fans are torn on that, but Nick smiles as Christian pats him on the shoulder.
Bill says, “Sorry, did you say that that is your son? Maybe your adopted son. Because if all the things that I’ve heard about Mama Wayne are true… That kid’s real father could be literally anybody. It could be that guy right there! Or what about that guy right there? Oh, oh, wait a second, dead ringer! Dead ringer! Oh my God, that could be your father right there! There he is!” The fans cheer but Bill says if they don’t like what he is saying, then how about Christian come down to the ring to do this right here. Christian says first of all, there is nothing of the sort happening here in Seattle. The fans boo and he asks if they wanna see it.
Well, here’s a question, Big Bill. Is that you talking or is that the bottle talking? Did he fall off the wagon this weekend? Go on a bit of a bender? Maybe he fried too many braincells because he clearly doesn’t know who he’s talking to. Bill doesn’t call the shots, Christian does! He is the Patriarch and this is his Patriarchy! He IS the Face of TNT now and forever! The fans boo but The Patriarchy steps away. Will Bill & Keith take them down all the same?
AEW shares footage from after Summer Blockbuster.
Anthony Bowens was in a bad mood but Billy Gunn wanted to talk things out. Lexy Nair caught up with them first and Billy has “Brittney Spears” hold on. In Lexy’s defense, that outfit really is classic Brittney. But anyway, Daddy Ass tells Bowens it will be a struggle. Bowens says Billy is supposed to be helping him get better. Does he want Bowens to end up like Max Caster? Billy says he got hit in the face by Lance Archer! Well, that’s not on Bowens. They need to get their act together, because Bowens is the Pride of Pro-Wrestling, he needs to climb the ladder in AEW, and he needs to win. Billy says he knows that. What can Daddy Ass do to help Bowens finally hit some homeruns?
Ricochet is here!
The One & Only still wants to assemble a dream team that can help him achieve his dreams, but he rejected Blake Christian & Lee Johnson, the only guys who actually came to see him about it. Is he thinking of recruiting someone from this next match?
JetSpeed VS The Gates of Agony!
Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey have been plotting their own course to titles, namely the AEW World Tag Team Championships. They need to prove themselves to the Hurt Syndicate, can they do that here in Seattle? Or will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona slam the gates shut on those flight plans?
The bell rings and Speedball starts against Kaun. The fans rally, Kaun rushes up but Bailey dodges. Bailey headlocks, Kaun powers up and out and he RUNS Bailey over! Bailey kips up, then dodges Kaun and hurdles over. Bailey drops down, DROPKICKS Kaun, but Liona tags in and CLOBBERS Bailey! Ricochet vents about losing out on the 4 million Pesos, he blames Lio Rush, and he crosses off CRU as candidates for his crew. Liona TOSSES Bailey to a corner, fires fast hands, but the ref counts. Liona steps on Bailey, steps off, and then drags Bailey up. Tag to Kaun and the Gates double whip. They DOUBLE HIP TOSS, but Bailey lands through!
Bailey dodges lariats and hot tags Knight! The fans fire up as Knight springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Kaun! Liona runs up, Knight dodges, but Liona blocks the arm-drag! Liona YANKS Knight up but Knight DROPKICKS Liona out! The fans fire up with Knight, and he scoops Kaun to SLAM! But Liona grabs Knight by his hair! Knight PELES Liona, then says “TOO FLY!” UFO SPLASH but onto knees! Kaun turns things around, Ricochet says that’s smart. Kaun whips Knight into railing, into the apron, and back into railing! Kaun then brings KNight all the way around to send into the LED barriers!
The fans boo but Ricochet applauds. Bailey aims at Kaun and PLANCHAS, but Liona BLASTS Bailey outta the air! Ricochet likes that even more! He applauds, Liona pats Ricochet on the shoulder, and the Gates go back to the ring while Collision goes picture in picture.
The Gates soak up heat, then Kaun puts Knight in the ring. Liona is there to CLOBBER Knight and cover, TWO! Liona drags Knight into a shoulder claw! Knight endures as Liona leans on him, then he fights up. Knight JAWBREAKERS free, then runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him back down! Liona drags Knight up, puts him in the corner and tags Kaun. The Gates double whip, then double hip toss into the DOUBLE SLAM! Kaun covers, TWO! Knight stays in this but Kaun stomps Knight around. Kaun then drags Knight up to put in a corner for more stomps. Kaun fires fast hands, then more stomps, but stops as the ref counts.
Kaun argues with the ref and that lets Liona get a cheap shot in! Kaun drags Knight up while Bailey protests, and Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Kaun has Knight up top. Knight fires hands in return but so does Kaun. Knight ROCKS Kaun, goes up, and he FLYING LARIATS! Down goes Kaun but both men are down, and the fans fire up! Kaun and Knight crawl, hot tag to Bailey! Bailey goes up top and he MISSILE DROPKICKS! Kaun tumbles, the fans cheer, and Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Kaun sputters, Bailey runs, SHOOTING STAR misses as Kaun moves! Kaun stands Bailey up but Bailey wrenches to fire LIGHTNING KICKS! Kaun goes to a corner, Bailey runs up, but Kaun ELBOWS him! Kaun goes up, but Bailey GAMANGIRIS!
Bailey goes up, Liona is after him, but Bailey elbows him away! Kaun SHOVES Bailey but Bailey backflips through! Liona runs in, Bailey dodges, Liona goes up and out with his splash! JetSpeed hit an UPPER ROOM BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Ricochet says it takes more than that! Kaun sits up, Bailey aims, but Liona CLOBBERS him! Liona trips Knight on the top rope, then fireman’s carries! Bailey is up but Liona cdatches the crossbody! FALL AWAY SLAM SAMOAN DROP COMBO! The fans fire up and The Gates set up. Liona runs in and HIP ATTACKS Bailey! Kaun adds a METEORA! The Gates then lift Bailey up, OPEN THE-
NO, Knight saves Bailey! But Kaun ROCKS Knight and Liona HEADBUTTS him! Knight falls back, the Gates drag him up now, and they OPEN THE- DOUBLE SATELLITE DDTS!! Liona runs up, JetSpeed dodge and DOUBLE DROPKICK him out! Ricochet says that’s cheating! But JetSpeed build speed to DOUBLE TOPE CONJILO!! Ricochet has no idea what is happening here! Bailey puts Kaun in the ring, calls to Knight, but Liona YANKS Knight down from the apron! Only for Knight to send him into the steel steps! Kaun SPLASHES Bailey, suplexes, and RUNNING BRAINBUSTER! Fireman’s carry, FALL FROM MOUNT OKU!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous and Ricochet is frustrated, but Kaun underhooks! Only for Bailey to backdrop! STANDING MOONSAULT KNEEDROP! And then the TIME ADVENTURE!! Tag to Knight while Bailey hits the GOLDEN TRIANGLE on Liona! Ricochet says this is all cheating! Knight hits the MOTHERSHIP SPLASH!! Cover, JETSPEED WINS!
Winners: JetSpeed, by pinfall
Ricochet is beside himself, but Knight & Bailey have brought down former ROH World Tag Team & ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions! Is this more than enough to earn their shot at Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin? Will Ricochet have to look elsewhere for henchmen?
8 Woman Tag: Thunder Rosa, Queen Aminata & TayJay VS Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
We heard from both sides of this all-star main event, but now it is time to back up those words. Will La Mera Mera, the Queen, the Blackbelt and the Star of the Show prove theirs is the winning combination? Or will the Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the American Joshi, the ROH Gatekeeper, the FOREVER ROH Women’s World Champion (all Athena’s nicknames) lead her team to victory?
The teams stare down, and then Athena throws the first punch! She brawls with Rosa, Thekla attacks Anna and Megan has Tay, leaving Aminata to stare down with Ford. The bell rings, Aminata and Ford start pushing, and then they start throwing forearms! Ford gets the edge, whips, but Aminata reverses. Ford wheelbarrows, victory rolls, but Aminata rolls through. Ford still runs up to DROPKICK Aminata against ropes! Ford fireman’s carries, but Aminata slips free to snapmare and wrap on the headscissors! CHOCOLATE KISSES~! But Megan stops that with a waistlock and SLAM! But TayJay DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
Thekla CLOBBERS Tay and throws her out! The brawl starts up again, and Athena meets Rosa on the apron! They fire forearms, Rosa fires the back suplex, but then Athena fights off one in return. Aminata ROCKS Athena, Ford BLASTS Rosa, and they stare down again. Ford and Aminata each dare the other to go up, so they go up! The others brawl in a cluster, Ford and Aminata are up on the very top! They both SUPER DUPER MOONSAULT! The fans fire up as everyone goes down, and Collision goes picture in picture!
Ford drags Aminata up to POST her! Megan makes her way into the ring, she has Aminata for a BEARHUG, then RAMS her into a corner! And RAMS and RAMS and RAMS again! The ref reprimands, Megan CHOPS Aminata, then Ford handsprings in for a BACK ELBOW! Ford goes side to side to tag Athena, and then Athena runs in and handspring FOREARMS! Athena whips Aminata to Megan for the BACKDROP! Athena then drags Aminata up to CLUB her down! Athena rains down fists, the ref backs her off, and Athena tells Posey to back off! Same ol’ Athena… Athena drags Aminata up but Aminata ROCKS her!
Aminata hurries, hot tag to Anna! Anna runs up but Athena wrenches her. Anna wrenches back to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Athena to a corner, runs and LEG LARIATS! Anna reels Athena in, but Thekla attacks! But then Rosa goes after Thekla! But then Ford joins in, and then so does Tay! Megan and Aminata also get in there, and now it is a 4v4 battle for control! They go back and forth, fighting off suplex again and again. Both sides get frustrated and break off, then Tay & Rosa DOUBLE SUPERKICK Thekla & Ford! Aminata and Anna end up in fireman’s carries, and then Megan and Athena add Rosa and Tay! DOUBLE SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM COMBOS!!
Collision returns to single picture while the fans fire up! Athena kips up, Megan roars, and the goddesses stare down. Anna fires hands on Athena but Athena CLUBS her! Then she tags Thekla, but Anna hot tags Aminata! Thekla fires off on Aminata, snapmares, but Aminata avoids the kick! Another smapare, and now a BASEMENT SUPERKICK! Aminata goes to a corner, Thekla runs up, but Aminata dodges. Thekla goes up, BOOTS Aminata, then reels her in for the HANGING HEADSCISSORS! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Thekla lets Aminata go. Thekla smiles while she hangs upside-down, then she kneels for a cover, ONE!!
Thekla drags Aminata up, the fans rally, and Thekla winds up. Aminata wrenches to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And snap suplex! Thekla roars and she ROCKS Aminata! Aminata HEADBUTTS Thekla! Aminata falls on the cover, TWO!! Thekla survives and the fans rally up. Hot tags to Tay and Ford! They fire furious forearms, then Tay ROCKS Ford! Tay slips around, ripcords, ROCKS Ford again, and DDTS! The fans fire up and Tay covers, but Megan breaks it! Anna CLUBS Megan, TayJay mugs her, then they double whip. Megan crisscrosses TayJay, then DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX them!
The fans are fired up but Tay is back up to BOOT Megan out! Tay and Ford are down, they crawl, hot tags to Rosa and Athena! The fans fire up as these two step up to fire forearms and CHOPS on repeat! Then it is just CHOP for CHOP! Athena fires another forearm, Rosa fires back! Athena laughs that off and fires more shots! Rosa fires those with interest! Rosa whips, Athena reverses to KICK, KICK, and ENZIGIRI! Rosa wobbles, the fans fire up, and Athena whips. Rosa DROPKICKS in return! The fans fire up again and Rosa runs corner to corner! UPPERCUT to the back! Then a NECKBREAKER!
Rosa fires up, runs at the ropes, DROPKICK! Rosa drags Athena to the cover, Ford breaks it! Rosa runs up on Ford, Ford goes Matrix and hits the STUNNER! But then Tay kicks Ford and pump handles for a GOTCH PILEDRIVER! Megan runs in, and she LARIATS Tay! Anna runs in, Megan fireman’s carries, but Anna slips free! D D T! Thekla is up, she goes Spider Walk and that takes Anna aback. Thekla then springs up to SPEAR! But Aminata has Thekla for the TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Athena is in and she blocks a kick to slip under and gut wrench! TOMBSTONE!! Athena seethes, but Rosa fireman’s carries! Spin and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! But BILLIE STARKZ distracts!
The fans boo but RED VELVET slides Athena the title belt! She CLOBBERS Rosa with it!! High stack, cover, Team Athena wins!
Winners: Athena, Thekla, Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
The Chef says, “You’re welcome.” The ROH Women’s World Television Champion is going to team with the ROH Women’s World Champion for ROH Global Wars: Mexico, was this just an appetizer for how that’s going to go? Will this win help Thekla, Megan & Ford also find their way to some golden opportunities?
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The Ace VS Everybody’s Kokeshi, for the final time!
Hiroshi Tanahashi’s farewell tour continues on, and his New Japan Soul will shine bright against fellow icon, Tomoaki Honma!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Zane Jay; Time Limit Draw.
- 8 Man Tag: Toru Yano, YOH, Master Wato & Daiki Nagai VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- 8 Man Tag: YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Six Man Tag: Tomohiro Ishii, Togi Makabe & Tiger Mask VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Ryusuke Taguchi VS The United Empire; Taichi, Yuya & Taguchi win.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Tomoaki Honma; Tanahashi wins.
- Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino VS TMDK; Goto, Oleg & Shota win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Tomoaki Honma!
The year is half over, meaning we’re that much closer to The Ace reaching the end of his Final Road. One way or another, he checks off another name on the list, but will the Ace be high? Or will Everyone’s Kokeshi be like a roadblock up ahead?
Both men take off their coats and the fans cheer the muscularity. The bell rings and the fans rally up, with a lot of “HONMA! HONMA!” coming out! Tanahashi nods in respect, and the two circle. They tie up, Tanahashi waistlocks, but Honma switches. Tanahashi switches back, but Honma wrenches free. Tanahashi wrenches in return, but then so does Honma. Honma has the wristlock, but Tanahashi drops down for a leg pick, then he floats to the headlock. Honma fights up but Tanahashi hits the takeover. Honma headscissors, Tanahashi kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. The two reset and circle again.
The fans rally, and while Tanahashi tries, the Honma fans are still louder. The two tie up collar ‘n’ elbow and are in a deadlock. Honma digs in his heels and he starts pushing Tanahashi back. Honma puts Tanahashi on the ropes, the ref counts, and Honma lets go. But then Tanahashi turns things around! The ref counts and Tanahashi slowly lets off of Honma. The fans applaud, but then Tanahashi takes a swing! Honma dodges to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! The fans rally, Honma whips Tanahashi to a corner, but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up and CROSSBODIES! Direct hit and the fans cheer the air guitar.
Tanahashi storms up on Honma, brings him up and fires forearms. Tanahashi whips, Honma reverses, and Honma ELBOWS Tanahashi down! Fans fire up as Honma runs, but Tanahashi avoids the Kokeshi! The fans are torn but Tanahashi brings Honma up to whip. Honma grabs ropes to stop himself, then he runs to RUN Tanahashi over! Honma runs again, but Tanahashi again avoids the Kokeshi! The fans boo but Tanahashi doesn’t let that get him down. Tanahashi stomps Honma’s legs, Honma crawls away, but Tanahashi brings him up. Tanahashi bumps Honma off buckles, then bumps him off buckles again!
The fans rally as Tanahashi dribbles Honma off the buckles! Honma stops to throw hands on Tanahashi! And now Honma puts Tanahashi in the corner. But Tanahashi turns things around! Tanahashi puts Honma’s leg in the ropes but the ref reprimands. Tanahashi assures the ref he won’t do anything, but then he DROPKICKS the leg after all! The fans are torn, and Honma falls to the mat. The fans rally up for Honma, Tanahashi drags him by his leg, and then drops an ELBOW on the knee! Tanahashi has the toehold but Honma grabs at Tanahashi’s hair. Tanahashi elbows Honma then pulls on the leg.
Tanahashi shifts and has the DEATHLOCK! Tanahashi pushes on the legs but Honma endures. Honma CHOPS but Tanahashi eggs him on. Honma CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Tanahashi HEADBUTTS Honma! But that was double-edged and Tanahashi feels dizzy! Tanahashi lets the leglock go, and he drags Honma back to center. Tanahashi pulls on the bad leg but Honma kicks him with the good leg! Tanahashi eggs Honma on, so Honma BOOTS him! Tanahashi stomps Honma again and again, the fans rally up, and Honma eggs Tanahashi on now! The fans rally behind Honma while Tanahashi keeps kicking!
Honma blocks a kick, fires a forearm, but Tanahashi fires back! Tanahashi eggs Honma on and the forearms keep going! Tanahashi fires his strike combo! Honma wobbles, but he still blocks a kick, and DRAGON SCREWS! The fans cheer as Honma gives Tanahashi a taste of his own medicine! The fans rally as Honma crawls away to the ropes. Tanahashi stirs and rises up, and Honma runs up to RUN Tanahashi over! And he ELBOWS Tanahashi down! Then he scoops and SLAMS Tanahashi! The fans fire up while Honma brings Tanahashi around. Honma CHOPS, and CHOPS, and he CHOPS Tanahashi into the corner!
Honma whips corner to corner, runs in, and ELBOWS Tanahashi again! Honma then runs to BULLDOG Tanahashi down! The fans fire up as Honma goes for it again! KOKESHI FLOPS as Tanahashi avoids it once more! That was a close call, though. Tanahashi runs and he FLYING FOREARMS Honma down! The fans rally while Honma goes to a corner. Tanahashi kicks Honma, fires forearms, and fires up. The fans rally as Tanahashi goes corner to corner, but he blocks a boot! Tanahashi holds on as Honma tries to kick free. DRAGON SCREW! Honma is down and the fans rally up. Tanahashi brings Honma back up to scoop and SLAM!
Tanahashi has Honma in the drop zone, adds an ELBOW, then he climbs! SUNSET SENTON! A solid one at that! The fans fire up and Tanahashi goes back up! But Honma hits Tanahashi first! Honma climbs, CLUBS Tanahashi, and the fans rally as he brings Tanahashi to the top. Tanahashi fires body shots and a forearm, but Honma holds onto the ropes to stay up! Tanahashi fires more shots, and Honma falls! But he rises again to trip Tanahashi! Honma CLUBS Tanahashi, climbs back up, and the fans rally again! Tanahashi fires hands, and another HEADBUTT! Honma staggers back, but then RISING KOKESHIS!
Honma climbs, he brings Tanahashi up again, and hits the SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up for that heavy landing! Honma rises as the fans cheer him on, and he hits a KOKESHI ROCKET! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and the fans fire up again. Honma brings Tanahashi back up, throws some heavy back elbows, but Tanahashi eggs him on. Honma has Tanahashi down, then gets both wrists! KAMI-GOYE KOKESHI!! Cover, TWO!! But Honma doesn’t fret, he just goes up top! The fans fire up for the FALLING KOKESHI, but Tanahashi moves! Another crash landing for Honma and the fans can’t believe it!
The fans rally as hard as they can for Honma and he rises up. Honma goes to a corner, he and Tanahashi run at each other, and Honma LARIATS first! Then KOKESHI!! It finally hits!! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but Honma powers up again! The fans rally as Honma brings Tanahashi back up. Honma suplexes but Tanahashi blocks! Tanahashi fires elbows, fights free, but Honma roars! Tanahashi DRAGON PALMS! Honma HEADBUTTS! Honma runs, but Tanahashi dodges, only for Honma to SWAT the Slingblade! Honma runs, but into a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi runs as Honma rises, SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous but now Tanahashi goes up top! HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, Tanahashi wins!
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall
In their final showdown, The Ace and The Kokeshi fought like there was no tomorrow! But in the end, Tanahashi comes out on top! He shows his friend respect, and the fans applaud. The Final Road still has many stops left, but who will be next?
Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino VS TMDK!
After Dominion, The Fierce Warrior is still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, and BARS is now NEVER Openweight Champion! The Roughneck still wants to prove himself worthy, will he and Team Hontai be rolling towards the G1 Climax? Or can Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson remind us that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The trios sort out and Oiwa starts against Oleg. The fans rally as they circle, tie up, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa spins to hammerlock, but Oleg switches that onto Oiwa. Oiwa switches, Oleg switches back then headlocks. Oiwa wrenches the hold open, the two fight for control, and Oleg powers Oiwa down with the top wristlock. But then Oiwa headscissors! Oleg kips free, headlocks, and he grinds the hold. Oiwa fights up, Oleg wrenches and fireman’s carries for a takeover! And another takeover! And another! Oiwa headscissors but Oleg kips free and the fans cheer the standoff. The two reset again and tie back up.
Oiwa headlocks but Oleg powers up, only for Oiwa to hold on tight. Oleg fires body shots, powers up again, but Oiwa still holds tight! Oiwa grinds the hold but Oleg fires body shots. Oleg lifts, but Oiwa hits a flying takeover! The fans rally, Oleg fights up again, and he fires body shots. Oleg powers up and out, Oiwa whips, then Oiwa drops down to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Oiwa hits a headlock takeover! Oiwa hooks a leg for a cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps the headlock but Oleg fights up. Oleg powers up, powers out this time, then Oleg hurdles to HIP TOSS! The fans fire up and Oleg runs, runs, and SPLASHES DOWN! Cover, TWO!
The fans applaud as Oiwa stays in this. Oleg stomps Oiwa, brings him up, and wrenches an arm. Oleg CLUBS Oiwa, then tags in Shota. Shota takes the handoff to wrench and wrench and wrench again. Goto then tags in and he takes the handoff. Goto wrenches to YANK the arm, CLUB the arm, and then wrench again. Tag back to Oleg and Oleg takes the handoff to wrench and wristlock. Oleg tags Shota back in and Shota CLUBS the arm. Shota stares down ZSJ, he and Oleg stomp Oiwa, then they double whip. They DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE, and ZSJ runs in! Shota sends him into Oleg’s CHOP, and Goto RUNS ZSJ over!
Goto BLASTS Hartley, then brings Oiwa up. Goto has the others join in on BEATING THE DRUM! The fans cheer as Hontai learns to play the Chaos classics. Shota then brings Oiwa up for an UPPERCUT! Shota UPPERCUTS again, and UPPERCUTS again, then whips Oiwa to ropes. Shota ELBOWS Oiwa down, runs and basement DROPKICKS! Oiwa hurries to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Oiwa keeps cool. The fans rally up and Shota brings Oiwa around. Shota reels Oiwa in, Oiwa resists the lift, so Shota fires KNEE after KNEE! Oiwa sputters, and then Shota CHOPS him to a corner.
Shota whips corner to corner but Oiwa comes back. Shota dodges the lariat, but Oiwa blocks Shota’s to underhook and BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Both men are down, so TMDK BLASTS Goto & Oleg! ZSJ goes out to UPPERCUT Goto down, and Hartley tags in. Hartley CHOPS Shota down, then suplexes him! Cover, TWO! Tag to ZSJ and the fans cheer as The Front Man UPPERCUTS Shota! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Shota again, and again, and again! The fans rally as the UPPERCUTS just keep going, until Shota falls over! Tag back to Hartley and he drags Shota. ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Hartley stomps Shota.
Hartley drags Shota over, tags ZSJ, and ZSJ RAMS Shota! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Shota, shoves, RAMS low, then UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ cravats for the neck wrench but Shota endures. The fans rally, Shota fights up, and Shota powers up and out with a throw. Shota then sunset flips, TWO! ZSJ prawn holds, TWO! Shota sunsets again, TWO! ZSJ high stacks, TWO! Shota sunsets again, TWO! Shota avoids the Penalty Kick to arm-drag, but ZSJ headscissors and NECK TWISTS! ZSJ drags Shota over, tags Oiwa, and Oiwa uses a STRAIGHT ARMBAR! Shota endures, so Oiwa drags him out and drops a LEG on the arm!
Shota endures the modified arm scissors, and he kicks around to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa stomps Shota’s arm. Oiwa kicks Shota, eggs him on, then stands him up. Shota ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa shakes that off, comes back and kicks low! But Shota fires more forearms! Oiwa kicks low, runs up, but Shota dodges to wrench and TORNADO- NO, Oiwa powers out, slips around, but Shota fights the high crotch suplex! Shota CLUBS Oiwa, Oiwa runs up, but Shota ELBOWS and- NO, Oiwa ducks the Pele! Oiwa whips, Shota reverses, TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up!
The fans rally while Shota and Oiwa crawl, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior runs over The Mullet, then he BLASTS TMDK! Oiwa kicks low, runs, but Goto follows and LARIATS! Hartley runs in but Goto kicks low! Hartley blocks Goto’s suplex to suplex Goto, but Goto fights that! Goto then suplexes Hartley onto Oiwa! The fans fire up while Oiwa sputters. Goto stands Oiwa up, whips him to a corner, then runs in for MURAMASA! Then the SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Oiwa survives but Goto is right on him. Oiwa fights the fireman’s carry and CLUBS away! Then ROLLING ELBOW! Oiwa runs, Goto follows, but Oiwa ducks!
Oiwa wrenches Goto and hits a DDT! The fans fire up and Oiwa hot tags ZSJ! ZSJ runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and ZSJ brings Goto up. Goto fights the scoop, fires body shots, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Goto fires a forearm, ZSJ UPPERCUTS again, and repeat! ZSJ UPPERCUTS again and again and again, but Goto fires more forearms! ZSJ wrenches an arm to PELE! ZSJ whips, Goto reverses and fireman’s carries! ZSJ slips free, Goto ELBOWS him, then Goto blocks a kick! But ZSJ uses that for an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Goto endures but TMDK YANK Oleg and Shota off the apron!
Oleg is sent into railing, Oiwa keeps Shota down with an armlock, and ZSJ breaks Goto’s grip to have the ARMBAR!! And then the LEGLOCK on top!! Goto flails, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer, ZSJ lets go, but now Hontai is sent into railing again! ZSJ grabs Goto’s hand and bends the fingers! And he STOMPS the arm! Goto writhes but ZSJ stomps him more. ZSJ runs up and BOOTS Goto, but Goto stays up! ZSJ tries again but Goto blocks the boot to DECK ZSJ! The fans fire up and Goto roars, but he runs into a BOOT! ZSJ scoops, Goto slips free, but ZSJ PELES! And PENALTY KICKS! But Goto is up to LARIAT!
Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and ZSJ crawl, reach out, hot tags to Oleg and Hartley! The fans fire up as the big men DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT again! Then they start throwing CHOPS! Oleg DOUBLE CHOPS, runs, but Hartley CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up, Hartley BLASTS Shota off the apron, and he aims from the corner. Hartley runs in, Oleg dodges, and then Oleg comes back! Oleg SPLASHES, then gut wrenches! But Hartley’s too big! Hartley breaks free, fires boxing elbows, and an UPPERCUT! Hartley reels Oleg in, suplexes, but Oleg fights it! They fight for control, and Hartley suplexes Oleg!
The fans fire up and Hartley rises. Hartley runs but Oleg avoids the senton! Oleg drags Hartley up, scoops and SLAMS! The fans fire up as Oleg goes up, up, and VADER BOMBS! Cover, TWO! Hartley stays in this and the fans rally up. Oleg brings Hartley around to gut wrench! Shake, Rattle & THROW! Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg brings Hartley up again, fireman’s carries, but Oiwa kicks low! Shota kicks Oiwa, UPPERCUTS him, then whips. Oiwa reverses and UPPERCUTS Shota! Oiwa then gets around Oleg to HIGH CROTCH PLEX! ZSJ adds a NECK TWIST! Hartley adds the SENTON! Cover, Goto breaks it! The fans fire up while ZSJ goes after Goto!
ZSJ fires forearm after forearm, but Goto fireman’s carries! USHIGOROSHI! Oiwa runs up, Goto sends him into Shota’s LARIAT! Shota stands Hartley up, he and Goto double whip, but Hartley breaks the lariats! Shota sends Hartley into Goto’s FOREARM! Shota ENZIGIRIS! Goto hits URA GTR, and Shota adds a LARIAT!! The fans fire up and Oleg has Hartley up! Fireman’s carry for the KAMIKAZE!! Cover, Hontai wins!
Winners: Hirooki Goto, Boltin Oleg & Shota Umino, by pinfall
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but they can still fall! Oleg brings down big bad Hartley, can TMDK rise back up before the G1 begins?
As for Hontai, Oleg scored the fall so he gets to speak! Oleg says good evening to Yamagata and the fans cheer. Oleg knows he only just became NEVER Champion, but he promises to work even harder and become an even greater wrestler, so please continue to support him. The fans applaud, and then Oleg asks who wants to speak next. Goto lets Shota go next, and the fans cheer Shota on. Shota thanks the fans for the great energy all the way through the show tonight, then he takes a bow. The fans applaud, and Shota adds that Yamagata is both hot and amazing. This New Japan Soul series is important, but so is the upcoming G1 Climax.
Goto is going to defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against ZSJ in Nagoya before the tournament begins, and regardless of who wins that, Shota vows to win the G1 and challenge the champion. Shota tells Goto that he hopes to face him again with the title on the line. The fans applaud and Goto nods. Shota says naturally, the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion will now close us out. The fans applaud again and Goto is handed the mic. The fans cheer Goto on, and he also thanks everyone for coming out tonight. Goto knows it took a long time, but he is proud to finally return to Yamagata as world champion.
The fans cheer, and Goto adds that he wants to make it through his next defense to then take this title into the G1. The Goto Revolution is far from over! Be sure to follow him until the end! The fans cheer that, and Goto says that lastly, he of course wishes to talk about Goto’s G. The fans applaud, and Goto realizes, there’s a G in Yamagata, too. So then, the G in Yamagata and IWGP stand for Goto! The fans cheer and the Fierce Warrior is ready! Will he thwart ZSJ’s efforts in one more rematch? Will he make the G in G1 also stand for Goto?
My Thoughts:
A very good night for NJPW as part of their New Japan Soul series. While I skimmed the other matches, I do like how Sho is wearing a mask like he’s a luchador now and it isn’t obvious it’s just him. The House of Torture wins their matches to keep momentum going, and the other matches were about building towards the G1 Climax qualifiers. Tanahashi VS Honma was good, and I like that the fans cheered Honma. Truth be told, we know Tanahashi is going to win most of these Final Road matches, so that is probably why the fans hope for the opponents to do well. And with the G1 coming up, maybe Tanahashi gets one last good run to try for the finals.
Very good Six Man Tag main event, but it works for Hontai to win. Goto is the top champion, Oleg just became a champion, and NJPW wants Shota to build up given he’s one of the Reiwa Musketeers. Goto VS ZSJ will be a very good match but I feel like Goto’s going to win to bring the title along and add drama to his G1. ZSJ can still have his own great showing in the G1 and maybe makes a case for himself to be the winner again.
My Score: 8.8/10
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