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Mitchell’s NJPW WTL x BOSJ Results & Report! (11/16/20)

World Tag League stands alone!

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5 years ago

November 16, 2020

Steven Mitchell

NJPW focuses on World Tag League for today!

NJPW may be running two tournaments at once, but even they know 10 matches every day would be a lot! So for day two, it’s JUST World Tag League! Will the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions keep on winning?

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

World Tag League 2020: Guerrillas of Destiny VS Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens; Guerrillas of Destiny win.
World Tag League 2020: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto VS Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb; Hashi & Goto win.
World Tag League 2020: FinJuice VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi; Evil & Yujiro win.
World Tag League 2020: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS SANADA & Shingo Takagi; Sanada & Takagi win.
World Tag League 2020: HenarACE VS Dangerous Tekkers; Dangerous Tekkers win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Guerrillas of Destiny w/ Jado VS Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens!

Bullet Club VS Bullet Club? Will this be okay? We saw how this stuff went in the G1 Climax. Will Bullet Club still (not) be fine?

Being that this is all Bullet Club, they all Low Sweet to show they’re still united. GOD and Jado do a second Low Sweet and Owens is a little confused. Owens looks to Fale, but turns around into Tama Tonga’s dropkick! The bell rings and the Good Bad Guy waits on the Crown Jewel. Owens is upset, they’re all Bullet Club so why would Tama do that? Tama apologizes and holds the ropes open for Owens. Fans cheer and Owens gets in the ring, but Tama jumps him from behind! Tama throws hands, Owens bails out and Owens is again upset. Jado has his kendo stick and Owens tells him to stay back. Tama slides out but Owens slides in. Owens is ready and he tackles Tama to rain down rights!

Tama turns things around to rain down rights but Owens turns things back. The ref reprimands as the two scrap and Tama gets the edge. Tama clubs Owens and throws body shots in the neutral corner. Tama also throws elbows, then he whips Owens corner to corner. Owens goes up and over and speeds things up. Tama hurdles but runs into Owens’ calf kick! Owens rains down angry rights but the ref pulls him away. Owens calms down, brings Tama up for a headlock punch! Jado protests but Owens brings Tama up. Tama throws Owens out, Loa leaps to ax handle! Fale protests but the ref keeps him back. Loa whips Owens into railing! Loa blames it on the camera crew. Owens gets up and Tama drags him through the ropes for a DDT! Cover, TWO!

Tama keeps on Owens with a chinlock then a cravat. Owens endures but Tama snapmares him down. Tag to Loa for the slingshot senton, then Tama adds his own! Loa covers, TWO! Loa keeps between Owens and Fale and stomps Owens down. Loa drags Owens up, carries him back into the GOD corner, and Tama tags in. The ref reprimands but he has to keep Fale back. GOD gets away with mugging Owens in the corner! Tama digs his heels into Owens’ head but lets up as the ref counts. Tama goes side to side to BOOT WASH! Fans rally and Fale goes after Jado, but Loa keeps Fale back. Tama covers Owens but the ref is too busy. The ref finally counts, ONE! Tama gets in the ref’s face about being distracted, but Owens body shots Tama!

Tama rakes Owens’ eyes, drags him over and puts him in the corner for body shots of his own! Tag to Loa and Loa brings Owens up to headbutt and stomp! Loa digs his boot in, the ref counts, Loa stops at 4. Owens hurries for his corner but Loa keeps him back, and uses a straddle hip drop to knock Owens down! Loa adds elbows but Owens body shots back! Owens gest up and throws forearms. Loa eggs Owens on, Owens CHOPS but Loa kicks low. Owens fires off a flurry but he swings into the backbreaker and COMPLETE SHOT! Into a CROSSFACE! Fale breaks it up! Fans cheer for Fale as he and Loa argue. Loa shoves Fale, Fale swipes at Loa! The ref has them stay back and Loa runs at Owens in the corner.

Owens boots Loa away but Loa grins. Loa runs in, but into a corner complete shot! Fans cheer as Owens rolls, hot tag to Fale! Fale drags Loa up but Loa throws forearms. Fale shakes those off but Loa keeps throwing more! BOth men roar, Loa runs but he can’t run Fale over! Loa tries again but still Fale doesn’t budge! Loa fires up, then he stomps Fale’s foot. Fale blocks the whip with size and strength to whip Loa to a corner then corner splash! Loa eggs Fale on but Fale fires off! Fale whips Loa out then into the same corner for a back elbow! Jado gets on the apron but Fale grabs his beard! Loa clubs away on Fale and then tags Tama. GOD mug Fale at the ropes, then they double whip. Fale runs through them both!

Fans fire up as Fale goes back and tags Owens! Owens runs and forearms Tama, then Fale runs in to corner splash! Fale rolls Tama for Owens’ SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Owens keeps his cool as he stalks Tama. Tama flounders around, Owens runs but no Jewel Trigger! Tama spins Owens around but Owens drops to victory roll! TWO, and Owens reels Tama in for an O’Conner Roll! TWO and Owens boots Loa! Loa LARIATS Owens! Fale runs Loa over! Fans cheer as Owens and Tama are alone in the ring. Tama turns around, sees Owens and rushes in but gets rolled up! Owens has the ropes but Jado pushes him over! Well, Jado is keeping Owens fair, sorta.

Tama jumps in but Owens denies Gun Stun! Owens reels Tama in but Tama back drops free! Tama leaps, misses Owens and almost hits the ref! Jado kendo stick SMACKS Owens in the distraction! SPINE BUSTER and SHARPSHOOTER! Owens endures and Loa keeps Fale out! Owens TAPS, GOD wins!

Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny, by submission; now 1-1, Fale & Owens are now 0-2

Tama and Loa rebound, but with plenty of help from Jado! Will Jay White be proud or disappointed in his Firing Squad for winning like this over their own?

YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto VS Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb!

The Head Hunter and Fierce Warrior couldn’t get back at the IWGP Heavyweight Champions but were very close. However, it wasn’t even close when The Dominator revealed “X” was the Hawaiian Hulk and they both dominated HenarACE! Will this be anything but competitive as The Empire continues to grow stronger?

The teams sort out and Cobb starts against Hashi. Fans cheer and rally as the two stare down. Cobb and Hashi approach, tie up, and Cobb shoves Hashi to a corner! Cobb smirks to dare Hashi to come back. Hashi gets up, fans rally up and Hashi ties up with Cobb. Cobb shoves Hashi to the corner again and shakes his head. Hashi throws forearms but Cobb doesn’t budge. Cobb eggs Hashi on and Hashi keeps throwing forearms, but then Cobb throws Hashi into the corner! Cobb stomps away, the ref counts, and Cobb lets off at 3. Cobb slaps Hashi around, egging him on mroe. Hashi fires up and fires forearms! Cobb ROCKS Hashi but Hashi hits back! And again! And again! Hashi isn’t backing down even though Cobb ROCKS him again!

Hashi throws forearms, body shots and CHOPS! Fans fire up with Hashi as he runs, dodges, but gets run over! Cobb tags in Khan and Khan DECKS Goto! Khan and Cobb bring Hashi up, and the Empire double whips Hashi corner to corner. Khan whips Cobb in but Hashi dodges the splash! Hashi CHOPS Khan, dropkicks Cobb down, and Goto returns so he and Khan can double whip Khan and run him over with double shoulders! Then the hip toss senton! Cover, TWO! Hashi stomps Khan, brings him up and throws forearms! Hashi CHOPS Khan to a corner, then whips him corner to corner. Khan reverses the whip but runs into boots! Hashi runs in but into a headlock takeover! ARM TRIANGLE! Cobb clobbers Goto while Hashi fades! Hashi gets a second wind but Khan cranks tighter!

Fans rally and Hashi kicks his way around, to the ropebreak! The ref counts, Khan leans all his weight on Hashi but lets go at 3. Khan drags Hashi up by his hair just to CLUB him down! Khan tags Cobb and Cobb takes his time looming over Hashi. Cobb brings Hashi up to headbutt him on the back! Cobb ROCKS Hashi with a right, scoops him and shows off his strength, to then hit a side backbreaker! And another! Cobb TOSSES Hashi aside as he stares Goto down. Fans rally for Hashi while the ref keeps Goto back. Tag to Khan and the Empire mugs Hashi in the corner. Khan digs his boots in, the ref reprimands but Khan gives one last jam before letting off. Khan sucker punches Goto before dragging Hashi up. Hashi forearms and CHOPS back! But Khan Mongolian CHOPS Hashi down!

Khan drags Hashi up, bumps him off buckles, and holds him in by sitting on him! The ref counts, Khan stands up, but then sits back down! Khan grabs the arms for the inverted motorcycle stretch! The ref counts, Khan lets off at 3, but fans rally with their clapping, “YO-SHI, HA-SHI!” Tag to Cobb and Cobb slaps Hashi around. Hashi hits back with elbows and body shots, but Cobb CLUBS Hashi down! Cobb mocks Goto then drags Hashi up. Cobb fireman’s carries but Hashi fights out! Hashi waistlocks but Cobb elbows free. Hashi spinning mule kicks Cobb back! Fans fire up as Hashi crawls, hot tag to Goto! Goto DECKS Khan for earlier, then runs and clotheslines Cobb! Cobb stays up so Goto throws forearms! Cobb throws them back and fans fire up as the two men brawl back and forth!

Goto gets the edge, but Cobb knees low! Cobb whips Goto corner to corner but Goto reverses, to then corner clothesline! Goto holds on to BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Cobb resists the fireman’s carry lift, but Goto still gets him up! But Cobb slips off, knees low and tags Khan. Khan drags Goto up, whips him corner to corner, then follows up with a clothesline to the back! Khan hoists Goto up top backwards, then Mongolian CHOPS Goto into a Tree of Woe! Khan digs his boot into Goto’s face! The ref counts, Khan jams Goto at 3. Khan goes corner to corner to then run back in, sliding BOOT! Goto falls out of the Tree and Khan covers, TWO! Goto survives and Khan grows frustrated. Khan drags Goto up but fans rally up. Goto CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS!

Khan fires up to Mongolian CHOP back! Khan drags Goto up for another! Goto wobbles, Khan brings him back up for a third Mongolian Chop! Khan runs, but Goto follows and LARIATS him down! Both men are down, Hashi DECKS Cobb! Hashi brings Khan up and he whips Khan to a corner! Hashi whips Goto in for MURAMASA! Hashi runs in to CHOP! Feed to a kick, then combine for GOTO HUNTER! Cover off the combo, but Cobb drags Goto up! Cobb kicks Hashi, knees Goto, and then gets them both for a DOUBLE CROTCH LIFT SUPLEX! Cobb’s strength continues to amaze! The Empire regroups, whips Goto corner to corner and Khan whips Cobb in for a big back elbow!

Cobb gut wrench TOSSES Goto and Khan drags Got up. Khan shows he can gut wrench suplex, too! Cover, but Hashi breaks it at the last second! Cobb throws Hashi out and Khan looms over Goto. Khan sits Goto up to dragon sleeper but Goto fights back! Goto spins things around but Khan uses the claw to get free! Khan lifts, Goto slips out and shoves Khan into Hashi’s SUPERKICK! Goto gets a sleeper hold, then rolls Khan to a cradle! Goto and Hashi win!!

Winners: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi by pinfall; now 1-1, The Empire is now 1-1

Chaos conquers The Empire!! They’ve brought Khan and Cobb down, but Khan stomps Goto out of the ring! The Dominator does not take losing lightly, but will this be the loss that keeps The Empire from winning it all?

FinJuice VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/ Dick Togo!

Juice Robinson and David Finlay continued where they left off in World Tag League, but they’re up against the underhanded King of Darkness and Tokyo Pimp! Will FinJuice taste Pimp Juice and find Everything Is Evil?

The teams sort out and after a Low Sweet, and after Juice puts his sunglasses away, Juice and Yujiro start. The fans rally up already as the two circle. Juice lunges in but Yujiro dodges and shoves Juice. Yujiro kicks low and headlocks but Juice throws body shots and powers out. Yujiro rams shoulders but Juice stays up. Yujiro tries again but still Juice doesn’t budge. Juice dares Yujiro to try again, but Yujiro kicks him low instead! Yujiro headlocks, Juice powers out and tags Finlay. Finlay scoops and slams Yujiro, then Juice scoop slams Finlay onto Yujiro! Juice keeps Evil away while Finlay covers, TWO! Finlay drags Yujiro up, wrenches an arm and wristlocks, tag to Juice. Juice climbs up and lets out a “WOO!” before he drops ax handles! Juice jogs around Yujiro then drags him up.

Tag to Finlay, Finlay climbs up and drops ax handles! Finlay double guns and Juice whips Yujiro. FinJuice double kick then double BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Finlay drags Yujiro up but Yujiro elbows. Finlay knees low then runs but Dick swipes at him! Finlay chases Dick but Evil clobbers him! Yujiro BOOTS Juice then Evil drags Finlay up to throw knees. Evil rakes Finlay’s eyes as he brings him around and RAMS him into the timekeeper’s area! Evil loves doing this to Abe for some reason. Then Evil drags Finlay away and puts him in the ring. Evil mocks the fans rallying while Yujiro drags Finlay up. Yujiro keeps Finlay from his corner with a scoop slam! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer but Yujiro tags Evil in. Bullet Club whips Finlay to ropes and double shoulders him over!

Yujiro runs to drop a leg, brother! Evil runs to drop a senton! Cover, TWO! Evil tries again, TWO! And again, TWO! Evil is frustrated but he keeps Finlay from Juice. Finlay throws body shots and forearms! And uppercuts! Evil whips Finlay into bare buckles! Yujiro threw the blue buckle pad away at some point! Tag to Yujiro and he taunts Finlay. Yujiro snapmares Finlay to then run and basement BOOT down! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Finlay reaches for Juice. Yujiro brings Finlay away to stomps and stomp! Yujiro slaps Finlay around but Finlay throws forearms and uppercuts! Yujiro knees low, fans rally harder as Yujiro back suplexes, and Finlay lands on his feet! Finlay dodges Yujiro, hot tag to Juice!

Juice rallies on Yujiro, scares off Evil and Dick, then goes back to JAB Yujiro! And JAB! JAB! Over and over and over, then he pumps up, but Yujiro ducks the Left Hand! Juice facelocks but Yujiro BITES the hand! Juice blocks the kick, gives a kick and still hits the DDT! Juice DECKS Evil off the apron then fires up. Juice runs corner to corner at Yujiro, big corner clothesline! And then a LEAPING LARIAT! Fans fire up but Evil gets in, only to get a high and hard back suplex! And a senton! Yujiro gets up but runs into a full nelson SLAM! Cover, TWO! Juice argues the count but fans clap along. Juice drags Yujiro up, fireman’s carries, spins around, but Yujiro rakes eyes! Yujiro slides off to throw forearms! Juice wobbles and Yujiro eggs him on. And then rakes his eyes!

Yujiro runs, blocks a boot and trips Juice, then hits a basement boot! Tag to Evil and Evil drags Juice up by his hair. Evil keeps Juice from Finlay but Juice elbows free! Hot tag to Finlay! Finlay rallies on Evil with forearms and uppercuts! Evil reverses the whip but Finlay leaping uppercuts! Evil bails out, Finlay PLANCHAS! Dick hurries away and Finlay puts Evil in the ring. Finlay runs corner to corner to uppercut! And then hops up and leaps to FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Finlay tags Juice back in, Juice whips Evil to pick up, UPPERCUT HART ATTACK! Jackknife cover but Yujiro breaks it! Finlay stomps Yujiro out and regroups with Juice. Tag to Finlay, Juice brings Evil up, but Yujiro drags Finlay up! Evil whips Juice into bare buckles!

Dick drags Juice out to throw hands! Then Dick distracts the ref as Yujiro chokes Finlay with the pimp cane! Evil JAMS Finlay with a chair! Juice trips Dick then JABS Evil! Yujiro kicks Juice but FinJuice DOUBLE FLAPJACK him down! Fans fire up as Juice drags Evil up. FinJuice tries again, SHOTGUN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO!! Evil survives but FinJuice coordinates another combo. Finlay brings Evil up to the top rope in one corner, Juice climbs up in the other. Finlay has Evil up top, but Yujiro trips Juice! Evil shoves Finlay down and Bullet Club regroups. Bullet Club whips Finlay, Finlay gets around to shove Evil into Yujiro! STUNNER on Evil! STUNNER on Yujiro! Dick gets in, he gets a STUNNER too!

Finlay slashes the throat and drags Evil up! Cravat and Sliced- No! Evil shoves Finlay at the ref then LOW BLOWS! EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! Cover, Bullet Club wins!!

Winners: Evil & Yujiro Takahashi, by pinfall; now 2-0, FinJuice is now 1-1

The King of Darkness and his dastardly tricks bring down the WTL 2019 winners! Will this year’s tournament belong to Bullet Club one way or another?

Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS SANADA & Shingo Takagi!

The provisional Mr. KOPW and the perennial Stone Pitbull managed to use Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens against each other quite literally to get their first win! Meanwhile, Cold Skull and The Dragon want to rebound from losing to traitorous Evil! Will it be a Skull End for Yano and Ishii already?

Yano hurries through the check and then demands Red Shoes hurry up with LIJ. LIJ take their time putting their fancy entrance attire aside, much like their leader would. Takagi tells Yano to stop his barking, but he lets Sanada start. Fans rally as Sanada stares coldly at Yano. Yano keeps talking a lot and then goes for a corner pad! Sanada stops that, whips Yano away but Yano reverses to finish his work! Sanada ducks the pad shot to dropkick the pad into Yano! Sanada gets the legs, Yano scrambles and gets the ropebreak! Sanada stomps Yano then wrenches the arm. Sanada whips, Yano holds the other ropes and then baits Sanada in. Yano dodges and rakes Sanada’s eyes, to then trip Sanada up.

Yano says here goes nothing, and he goes after Sanada’s limbs! Yano steals- Well, he tries to steal the Paradise Lock, but Yano has no idea how that thing works! Yano tries again but Sanada kicks him into bare buckles! Sanada shows Yano how to do the lock by putting Yano in it! Yano is stuck in Paradise but Ishii runs in to run Sanada over! Ishii and Takagi ram shoulders, then again and again! Takagi throws a forearm, runs and rams Ishii but Ishii comes back to ram Takagi! Takagi rebounds to run Ishii over then Sanada basement dropkicks Ishii out! Takagi has Red Shoes take a much closer look at Yano’s props, and Yano shouts to be let out of Paradise! Sanada grabs the buckle pad and brings it over to SMACK Yano out of Paradise! And out of the ring!

Takagi goes after Ishii on the outside while Sanada brings Yano up. Sanada whips, Yano reverses but Sanada stops himself from hitting railing. But he turns around into Yano’s pad SMACK! Ishii whips Takagi into railing while Yano… wraps Sanada up in the apron skirt?! Sanada is stuck as Yano gets away to the ring! The ring count is 15 as Sanada undoes the layers, and he gets in at 19.9!! Yano stomps Sanada down then whips him to the bare buckles! Tag to Ishii and Ishii drags Sanada up. Ishii CHOPS Sanada, then CHOPS him again! Ishii eggs Sanada on so Sanada CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! Ishii CHOPS and Sanada falls! Ishii eggs Takagi on but goes back to Sanada. Red Shoes keeps Takagi in the corner as Ishii headbutts Sanada.

Ishii bumps Sanada off buckles, tags Yano in and Yano eggs Takagi on? That’s not smart! Red Shoes stays in Takagi’s way and Yano bumps Sanada off the bare buckles! Yano stomps Sanada down then brings him up to hip toss! Cover, ONE as Takagi steps in and scares Yano off. Red Shoes has Takagi go back to the corner and Yano bumps Sanada off buckle pads. Ishii tags in and drags Sanada up. Ishii CLUBS Sanada on the back, then eggs him on. Sanada throws body shots but Ishii doesn’t flinch. Ishii headbutts Sanada then suplexes. Sanada resists and fans rally up, Sanada tries to suplex Ishii! Ishii resists, the two fight for suplex control, and Ishii gets Sanada up. Sanada slips out to waistlock but Ishii elbows him away. Ishii runs but Sanada dropkicks the legs out!

Fans fire up as Sanada heads for his corner! Hot tag to Takagi! Takagi tells Yano he’ll get his, but first blocks Ishii’s boot to clothesline! Ishii blocks the suplex but Takagi still gets him up. Yano clubs Takagi and they double whip him. Takagi sends Yano into Ishii, runs Yano over then spins Ishii all around to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Takagi toys with Ishii and talks trash as he kicks. Ishii just gets mad. The two throw forearms back and forth and fans fire up as they pick up speed! Back and forth, forearm for forearm but Ishii ROCKS Takagi! Ishii runs but Takagi clotheslines at the rope! Takagi runs but Yano trips him! And hotshots him! Ishii GERMAN SUPLEXES! Takagi and Ishii are both down as fans cheer!

Ishii rises first and gives back those toying kicks. Takagi eggs Ishii on so Ishii kicks harder! Ishii runs, but Takagi blocks the boot to give elbows from all sides! Takagi runs but Ishii swats him away! Ishii runs into the elbow, JAB, but he ducks the lariat! Ishii waistlocks, ducks the elbow but so does Takagi! Ishii ROCKS Takagi but Takagi comes back with the LARIAT! Both men are down again and fans fire back up! Takagi tags in Sanada and Sanada drags Ishii up. Sanada whips Ishii corner to corner but Ishii reverses. Sanada elbows Ishii away, Quebrada but Ishii gets under! Sanada fireman’s carries and throws Ishii to the dragon sleeper!

Ishii fights out but gets caught again! Ishii slips around to suplex Sanada high and hard! Fans rally up and Ishii tags in Yano! Yano brings Sanada up, whips for the bare corner but Sanada stops himself. Sanada sends Yano into the buckles! ROLLING CRADLE! They go around and around and around and around and around… And around, to the cover! TWO!! Sanada and Yano are both dizzy but fans rally up! Sanada steadies himself, fireman’s carries Yano but Yano fights out. Sanada kicks but Yano grabs hair! Sanada knees low, runs, but into an atomic drop! Catapult at the bare buckles! Yano goes to low blow but Takagi stops that. Yano rakes eyes and whips Takagi but Takagi stops himself from hitting buckles. Takagi sends Yano into the buckles now!

Ishii returns but Takagi dodges him to feet to Sanada’s boot! Dropkick snap saido! LIJ goes after Yano with a double whip corner to corner! They back elbow, clothesline, boot and lariat, then MAGIC SCREW! Cover, TWO!! Yano survives but Sanada vows to end it! Sanada drags Yano into the dragon sleeper, but Yano turns that to a cradle! TWO, and Yano dodges to drag Sanada down again, M O U! TWO!! Sanada waistlocks, feelds Yano to Takagi’s elbow then rolls Yano up, TWO!! Yano staggers up, but into another waistlock! Yano standing switches, feeds to Ishii’s LARIAT, roll up, TWO!! Yano is mad, but he gets caught to O’Conner Roll with bridge!! LIJ wins!!

Winners: Sanada & Shingo Takagi, by pinfall; now 1-1, Ishii & Yano are now 1-1

LIJ had an answer for all of Yano’s tricks, and they rebound from the opening round! Will Sanada and Takagi be able to take the tournament the way Sanada took the G1 B Block?

HenarACE VS Dangerous Tekkers!

Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toa Henare could not withstand the assault of The Empire, and The Ace’s leg is a liability against his old foes. Will Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. make Tanahashi #JustTapOut? Or can Henare carry the load and get a win over the tag team champions?

At this moment, NJPW takes a moment with help from HenarAce to announce a charity donation for COVID relief. After that, the Tekkers make their entrance, HenarAce shows off their muscles, but Taichi shows off the dancing pecs. The teams sort out and ZSJ starts with Henare. Fans rally as the two circle and tie up. ZSJ gets around to waistlock and drag Henare down, but Henare gets up to turn things around. Henare has ZSJ on ropes and throws knees. ZSJ gets clear of the back hand, headlocks but Henare powers out. Henare dodges the boot, catches ZSJ’s leap for a SLAM! Fans fire up as Henare DECKS Taichi then tags Tanahashi in.

HenarAce double whips ZSJ and elbows him down! Tomahawk and elbow drop combo! Then the flex! Then the DOUBLE HALF CRAB! ZSJ endures, Taichi gets in but takes his time to CHOKE HenarAce! ZSJ is free, HenarAce kicks Taichi down and gives him the DOUBLE HALF CRAB! Red Shoes counts, they let Taichi go and Tanahashi focuses forearms on ZSJ. Tanahashi whips ZSJ corner to corner but ZSJ reverses and runs in, only for Tanahashi to elbow him away! Tanahashi leap sup to crossbody! Fans cheer as Tanahashi air guitars. Tanahashi eggs ZSJ on, runs but into a cheap shot from Taichi! ZSJ BOOTS Henare, then the Tekkers mug Tanahashi with the ENDLESS DRAGON SCREWS!

Tanahashi drops, Taichi drags him out and ZSJ goes after Henare! HenarAce is whipped into railing on opposite sides! Taichi puts Tanahashi’s leg up and over the railing to then bend it back! Red Shoes reprimands and counts, Taichi stops at 3. Tanahashi clutches the leg, but Taichi takes Milano’s chair from him! Taichi JAMS Tanahashi’s leg with it! Red Shoes takes the chair back and it is returned to Milano on commentary. Taichi chuckles as he looms over Tanahashi. A ring count starts as Taichi drags Tanahashi up by his hair. Tanahashi hobbles on the bad leg as the count reaches 10. The count reaches 15 but Taichi puts Tanahashi in at 17. ZSJ stands on the bad leg and digs his heel in! Then ZSJ wrenches the leg with a toehold!

Taichi adds on and the Tekkers stand on Tanahashi’s leg at the ropes. Tag to Taichi and he drags Tanahashi around by his leg. Taichi stomps the leg, then drops down on the leg in a deathlock! Tanahashi has the ropes, ZSJ stands on Tanahashi’s hand but Red Shoes reprimands. Taichi lets off and tags ZSJ in. ZSJ BOOTS Henare down and Taichi stomps Tanahashi. ZSJ twists Tanahashi’s bad leg all around then drops down on it! ZSJ has the toehold then spins through to get the butterfly deathlock! ZSJ mocks the air guitar and tags in Taichi. Taichi chokes Tanahashi but Red Shoes counts! ZSJ lets off and Taichi stops choking, but Taichi drags Tanahashi around to a Half Crab! Taichi also stomps Tanahashi’s head at the same time!

Tanahashi endures, Taichi steps all the way through to sit deep on the Crab! Fans rally and Tanahashi continues to endure. Tanahashi fights his way to the ropebreak! Red Shoes counts, Taichi lets go, and Tanahashi clutches the leg. Taichi kicks at Tanahashi, egging him on with trash talk. Taichi stomps the bad leg, Tanahashi gets mad and gets to his feet to throw forearms! Fans rally but Taichi KICKS the bad leg! Tanahashi falls but Taichi kicks again! Tanahashi catches it to DRAGON SCREW! ZSJ gets in to BOOT Henare down and then kick Tanahashi, but Tanahashi blocks that, too! Another DRAGON SCREW! The Tekkers are down, Tanahashi tags in Henare! Henare rallies on ZSJ, tanks Taichi’s boot to CHOP back!

Taichi reverses the whip but Henare dodges him to come back with a flying shoulder tackle! ZSJ leaps in, but Henare makes the guillotine into a suplex! Henare glares as he drags Taichi up. Taichi fights out of the fireman’s carry but Henare fights off the saido. Henare whips and clotheslines Taichi, then fireman’s carries to a running SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Henare keeps his focus as fans fire up. Henare aims from a corner and fires himself up with “OH! OH!” Taichi rises, Henare roars and runs in, but Taichi reakes his eyes! Henare ROCKS Taichi with a forearm, runs in but misses in the corner, GAMANGIRI from Taichi! Both men are down but fans rally up! Taichi and Henare stir, and Taichi gets to ropes. Henare heads that way but Taichi brings him up first.

Henare fights back but Taichi eggs him on. Henare throws more forearms, and he ROCKS Taichi! Taichi comes back to KICK, Henare forearms! Kick, forearm, kick! Henare eggs Taichi on and he even leans into the kick! Henare double CHOPS Taichi down! Fans fire up as Henare runs, but into a boot! Henare dodges Ax Bomber, double clotheslines collide! And again! Taichi flounders but Henare stays up! Henare runs, but Taichi boots! HAMMERHEADBUTT!! Henare and Taichi are both down, but Henare heads for his corner. ZSJ trips Tanahashi off the apron! And puts Tanahashi in an ANKLE LOCK! Henare still runs at Taichi but misses in the corner. ZSJ runs in to EuroUpper! Taichi mule kicks, ZSJ penalty kicks, Taichi BUZZSAWS! Cover, TWO!

Taichi is annoyed but fans rally up, and off come the pants! Taichi waits for Henare to stand, but Henare dodges the kick! Taichi resists the Urenage, ZSJ hops on for a sleeper! Henare rams ZSJ into buckles! Taichi Alabama lifts Henare but Tanahashi keeps ZSJ from adding on! Tanahashi kicks Taichi, ZSJ goes after Tanahashi but gets TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Taichi waistlocks, DANGEROUS- SLING BLADE! Tanahashi counters the saido and saves himself! Fans fire up as Henare rises and watches Taichi stir. Henare fires up, runs, LARIAT! Fans fire up more as Henare drags Taichi back up. Taichi resists the urenage and smothers Henare into a cobra twist! ZSJ goes after Tanahashi, takedown into a KNEEBAR!

HenarAce endure dual submissions, but Henare reaches and fights over to the ropebreak! Taichi lets Henare go and fans fire up more! On the outside, ZSJ whips but Tanahashi reverses and sends ZSJ into railing! Back in the ring, Taichi drags Henare up and reels him in. Henare resists the lift and powers Taichi away with a back drop! Both men are down again but fans rally back up. Taichi aims but the buzzsaw is caught! Henare elbows, Taichi ROUNDHOUSES! Henare HEEL KICKS! Taichi ENZIGURIS, but Henare is back up to POUNCE!! Fans fire up for Henare as he and Taichi stir. Henare sits up and Tanahashi returns. HenarAce drags Taichi up and coordinate, but ZSJ grabs Tanahsahi! Taichi fights out and kicks Henare down!

Taichi ROCKS Tanahashi, ZSJ scoops and Taichi SUPERKICKS! TENSHO ZACK DRIVER! ZSJ runs at Henare but the boot is blocked! Henare ELBOWS ZSJ down, but he swings into DANGEROUS SAIDO!! Cover, TWO!?! Henare survives and fans are thunderous! Taichi gets up, beside himself on how to put Henare away. Taichi fires up, aims from a corner and watches Henare rise. Henare again blocks the kick to lift Taichi! TOA BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Taichi survives but Henare fires up! Henare drags Taichi up as fans rally. ZSJ gets in but Henare ROCKS him with a right! Taichi spins Henare around, Alabama, ZACK MEPHISTO!! Cover, Dangerous Tekkers win!!

Winners: Dangerous Tekkers, by pinfall; now 2-0, HenarACE is now 0-2

The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions win again! Not just against Tanahashi but in World Tag League! ZSJ doesn’t even let Henare have an ice pack, he takes it away to give to Taichi. Will the Submission Master and the Sliest Wrestler in the World take everything this tournament has to offer?

ZSJ gets the mic and says, “Oi, cretins of Komatsu, did you enjoy that? Tag team champions in the main event, like we should be? Oi, Henare. Sorry, dick head.” But you’re not only looking at the tag champions, but the future winners of WTL 2020! “Oi, Taichi, talk to these morons in Japanese, eh?” Taichi takes the mic and asks where the hell are they, “I can hear all kinds of critters flying around.” He thought he was going crazy. This town needs to shut up. “This town is so backwards, convenience stores aren’t even open 24 hours.” Be grateful that your tag team champions are here. Though Taichi is managed commentary found their way here. Liger, go home.

As you all saw, there’s no way Taichi and Zack aren’t going to win the tournament, just like Zack said. There’s no way they aren’t going to be champions going into next year, either. No other team can win this league, no other team can win these belts. “Got that, you country bumpkins?” Will the bold predictions come true to make 2020 even more upsetting than before?

My Thoughts:

Not a bad continuation from yesterday’s really big start to both tournaments. All the matches were really good, but really just one surprising result in Hashi and Goto getting a win off The Empire. I really thought Khan and Cobb would dominate a bit longer, but perhaps this is NJPW taking the story between Okada and Ospreay to another level by including the factions. The Empire isn’t very big yet, and they only lost to a quick pinfall, so naturally them taking on Chaos isn’t going to be as easy as they’d think. Maybe The Empire gains another member, and then Khan, Cobb and the new guy take on the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Champions at WrestleKingdom.

I figured Guerrillas would beat Fale and Owens but I liked that there was some chippy play despite them both being Bullet Club. I’m still betting on a new Bullet Club Civil War that gets to play out because everyone is staying in NJPW, unlike when The Elite were basically out the door with their plans for AEW. I just wonder if GOD is Team White or Team EVIL. Yujiro has stated White is the best leader in his opinion, but teaming with Evil might be slowly changing his mind. Seeing that Bullet Club VS Bullet Club match in this tournament might tell a lot towards that story.

And as I said yesterday, I still think this could and should come down FinJuice and Dangerous Tekkers. FinJuice may have lost today but “Darkness Club” likes to cheat so it’s not like FinJuice looks weaker for the loss. Henare looked great in the match, as I figured yesterday since Tanahashi’s leg was attacked by The Empire, but Tekkers still won. It’d be big to be champions of both the division and the tournament. 2020 can still be historic for something good, but we’ll just have to wait and see.

My Score: 8.9/10

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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?

My Thoughts:

A great Collision here, especially as a follow-up to Grand Slam: Mexico while also helping build Global Wars: Mexico. The All-Star 8 Woman was a great main event, but it sure got the short end of the stick when it came to time. I’m not sure if something went long, but it also feels like AEW relies too much on TNT giving them overrun. Red Velvet helping Athena win was a nice touch, given their tag match against Rosa and Persephone. That match happened in reality already but they gotta keep the kayfabe alive. Though, that’s going to be a busy Thursday with Collision being pushed off Saturday, again.

Great promos to hype up the All-Star 8 Man, and that was a great match, too. The Heels winning makes sense there, too, as Kyle needs momentum before he challenges Cole again, and it adds more heat onto FTR. The Outrunners going after FTR was a nice touch, because A) they’re amigos with Bandido and B) they were friends with FTR like Garcia, so now it is The Outrunners’ turn to settle things with Dax & Cash. Bill & Keith have a good brawl with the Workhorsemen, but I’m a little surprised that’s all we got from them before bringing out The Patriarchy. I almost thought Christian Cage was going to name Kip as his tag partner, but I feel like he wants it to be Nick so he can keep Nick close, and possibly leave him hanging at some point.

Great opening match from Moxley with Fox, but of course Moxley wins and then sends a message to Hangman. And it is definitely a case of “Mox Fears Hangman” for him to talk all tough when he knows Hangman isn’t in Seattle yet. Great match from Swerve VS Shane, especially with all the shenanigans going on ringside. Great win for Swerve, and I guess technically Nana, too. Very good promo from Bowens and Billy to show there is some tension between them now. It is mostly Bowens’ frustrations making him lash out, but I wonder if Bowens starts to distance himself from Billy to truly be a solo act now.

Great to see Ibushi back in AEW, and great tease of Ibushi VS Okada. I suspect Briscoe and Ibushi will team up against Alexander & Archer, and that can help lead to Omega’s return from the “devastating” attack to have some final math on the Omega VS Okada dream rematch. And if Ibushi sticks around, that brings in some intrigue on whether or not we get Golden Lovers back together. I could see either story happening, where Golden Lovers go for a Two Man Power Trip kind of run, getting gold together. But I could also see them being friendly rivals, competing over the same title(s), especially with the “Unified Championship” bringing Continental and International Championship “divisions” together.

Good promo from Mone and a great promo from Toni to hype up their match, but we’ve still got time before there’s any real go-home math. But I said it before so I’ll say it again: It’s called “All In,” so whatever belts Mone has by All In, Mone should go ALL IN with her belts against Toni. Now obviously Mone has no reason to, and Heels never want to “put up or shut up,” but if Toni goads her into putting her money where her mouth is, maybe Mone does it out of anger. And honestly, if Toni wins at All In, wouldn’t she then be owed a match for any number of Mone’s titles anyway? AEW makes good use of the rule that pinning a champ earns a title match, so just cut to the chase.

Very fun Mixed Six with Hologram joining Briscoe & Willow as perhaps the newest member of Conglomeration. But at some point, Hologram needs to win a title or his streak means nothing. Good promo from Kris after that match and how she shoved Yuta. Kris being afraid of Moxley at first was a nice touch, since we’ve seen Mox makes no qualms about hitting a woman wrestler (namely Willow) with a cutter. But then Moxley actually adds to Yuta’s recruitment attempts by being nice to Kris. It makes me wonder if Kris becomes a Death Rider, and maybe the Women’s Division becomes the group’s next phase. Honestly, if not for Mone collecting belts and what not, Marina should’ve gotten a title shot herself by now.

And a great tag match of JetSpeed VS Gates of Agony. I guess with nothing else for them, the Gates defaulted back to being Heels. Ricochet was good on commentary, and as I figured, his story of finding faction members is failing because his standards are too high and he as a personality is too sensitive to put grudges aside. CRU was the right choice to me but then he said no thanks cuz of that Pesos match. As for JetSpeed, they will certainly get that tag title match with Hurt Syndicate, but I feel like MJF will be why the Hurt Syndicate retains.

My Score: 8.8/10

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Ace Final Road – Kinship

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23 hours ago

June 21, 2025

Steven Mitchell

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.

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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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