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Mitchell’s NJPW WTL x BOSJ Results & Report! (11/25/20)

BOSJ, Round 5!

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NJPW WTLBOSJ

Best of the Super Juniors hits the halfway point!

World Tag League hit halftime, now so does Best of the Super Juniors! Will we see another shocker? Or will Hiromu and Ishimori stay on pace?

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

  • Best of the Super Juniors 27: Yuya Uemura VS Hiromu Takahashi; Hiromu wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 27: Master Wato VS DOUKI; Wato wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 27: Ryusuke Taguchi VS BUSHI; Bushi wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 27: Robbie Eagles VS Taiji Ishimori; Ishimori wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 27: SHO VS El Desperado; Desperado wins.

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Here are the current Best of the Super Juniors 27 standings!

Hiromu Takahashi: 3-1
Taiji Ishimori: 3-1
Master Wato: 3-1
SHO: 3-1
Ryusuke Taguchi: 2-2
El Desperado: 2-2
BUSHI: 2-2
Robbie Eagles: 2-2
DOUKI: 0-4
Yuya Uemura: 0-4

 

Yuya Uemura VS Hiromu Takahashi!

This Young Lion gave the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion quite the fight but still fell short. Will the Ticking Timebomb do even better than that to keep from having another loss?

The bell rings and fans cheer as Uemura is fired up. Hiromu takes it easy as he circles with Uemura. They tie up, Hiromu headlocks but Uemura powers out. They collide shoulders and Hiromu eggs the Young Lion on. They collide again, Uemura runs but Hiromu elbows him at the ropes. Hiromu runs and the two collide again! Neither falls and fans cheer! Uemura roars, runs but Hiromu follows, only for Uemura to run him over! Hiromu bails out, Uemura pursues, dodges, and scoops to SLAM him! Fans cheer Uemura as he goes to the apron. Uemura leaps to crossbody! Direct hit and Uemura fires up more! Uemura drags Hiromu up and puts him in the ring. Cover, TWO!

Uemura keeps his focus as he stomps Hiromu and goes after the legs. Hiromu scrambles around and gets the ropebreak. Uemura lets off to stomp away on Hiromu’s back, then brings him up for forearms and an uppercut. Uemura runs, Hiromu trips him and drags him out, to ram into railing! And more railing! Hiromu clutches his back before he shotgun dropkicks Uemura back into the railing! The ref checks but Uemura is okay to continue. Hiromu drags Uemura up, fans cheer as he puts Uemura back in. Hiromu has a cocky cover, ONE!

Hiromu grins as he grabs Uemura’s legs and ties them up, Cloverleaf BACKBREAKER! A unique combination and Hiromu brings Uemura back up for a scoop slam! Cover, TWO! Uemura clutches his back but fans cheer. Hiromu stomps Uemura, gets the legs again and has another Cloverleaf! For another backbreaker! Uemura writhes but Hiromu grins as he grabs the legs again. Fans rally but Hiromu gets Uemura for a Half Crab! Hiromu sits deep but Uemura crawls. Fans rally as Uemura endures, and Uemura gets the ropebreak! Hiromu lets off and talks some trash. Uemura gets up to throw a forearm but Hiromu eggs him on.

Uemura throws more forearms, but Hiromu avoids the dropkick! Uemura flounders because of his back but Hiromu gives him toying kicks. Fans rally up as Hiromu runs, and fakes out another dropkick! Uemura is down but fans rally up. Hiromu brings Uemura up, and CHOPS him to a corner! And whips him corner to corner, to run in, only for Uemura to boot! Uemura runs, but into an elbow! Hiromu runs, into the dropkick! Fans fire up as Uemura gets himself to a corner. Hiromu is in the opposite corner, Uemura fires up and runs corner to corner, back elbow! Uemura fires off furious forearms over and over and fans rally up!

Uemura whips corner to corner, runs in again, big dropkick! Cover, TWO! Uemura keeps on a leg but Hiromu kicks, into the FULL BOSTON CRAB! Uemura sits deep on Hiromu as fans rally again! Hiromu endures, powers up and reaches, but Uemura drags him from the ropes! Hiromu tries again, and gets the ropebreak! Uemura lets go and grits his teeth. Hiromu sits up but Uemura waistlocks! Hiromu elbows free, but swings into the waistlock! Hiromu holds off the lift, throws more elbows but Uemura lets him spin through, to a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO, to an ARMBAR! Hiromu clasps hands, Uemura keeps pulling, and gets the hands apart!

Hiromu gets the ropebreak, Uemura holds until the count of 4! Uemura drags Hiromu up, traps the arms, but Hiromu drops to block. Uemura powers up to still lift him, but Hiromu slips out! Hiromu suplexes but Uemura fights that off, to suplex! Hiromu slips out again, waistlocks, but avoids a back elbow, only for Uemura to ROCK him with a right! Uemura fires up as fans rally, and he runs, into a SUPERKICK! Both men are down but fans rally again. Hiromu checks his jaw while stalking up behind Uemura. Hiromu drags Uemura around but Uemura crosses legs for a victory roll, TWO!! Hiromu mule kicks, but he runs into the TRAPPED ARM SUPLEX!

Uemura is fired up and the fans are thunderous! Uemura drags Hiromu up, wrenches and clamps on, but Hiromu ROCKS him! Uemura ROCKS Hiromu, roars and runs again, but into a LARIAT! Fans fire up again as Hiromu glares at Uemura. Hiromu drags Uemura up, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Uemura survives and Hiromu is surprised! Hiromu drags Uemura around to use the BOSTON CRAB on him! Hiromu sits deep, Uemura TAPS, Hiromu wins!

Winner: Hiromu Takahashi, by submission; now 4-1, Uemura is now 0-5

A rare way for the Timebomb to win, but he perhaps did it to teach Uemura a lesson. Will the Young Lion learn much from this fifth loss? As for Hiromu, he’s leading the way into the second half, will he lead all the way until the end?

 

Master Wato w/ Hiroyoshi Tenzan VS DOUKI!

The Way of the Grandmaster shocked El Desperado last round, and vows to be THE Best of the Super Juniors! But he now faces the other Suzuki-Gun member in this tournament! Will Wato sweep the most sadistic faction in NJPW on his way to the mountaintop?

As part of his entrance, Wato goes to the corner, but Douki attacks with his pipe! The ref reprimands, Douki tosses the pop and the bell rings. Douki clubs Wato, drags him up and CHOPS him! Douki whips, Wato reverses and drops but Douki brings him up to whip again. Douki hurdles, Wato leaps over the monkey flip, then comes back. Wato huricanranas and fans fire up! Wato dropkicks Douki out of the ring! Fans rally up as Wato builds speed, but Douki ducks. So Wato slingshots, but Douki feeds a Young Lion to the PLANCHA! Douki whips Wato into railing! Douki fetches his pipe, but the ref reprimands and stops him. Douki pushes the ref away but Tenzan steps in, so he gets jammed with the pipe! Douki then jams Wato anyway!

And uses the pipe to choke Wato! Douki stops before the ref returns, and he puts the pipe aside. Douki goes to the ring, Wato slowly gets up and the ring count starts. Tenzan coaches Wato up and Wato gets in. Douki drags Wato up to club him down, but fans rally. Douki clubs Wato again, but Wato hits back with body shots and forearms! Douki kicks low to DDT! Cover, TWO! Douki keeps his cool while he drags Wato back up. Douki scoops and slams Wato, to then run and double stomp! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for Wato but Douki drags him up first. Douki CHOPS Wato down, then drags him back up. Douki bumps Wato off buckles but Wato hits back. Douki fires off forearms and digs his boot into Wato’s face.

The ref counts, Douki lets off at 4, then he brings Wato up to whip corner to corner. Douki runs in but Wato dodges and then ROUNDHOUSES Douki down! Fans cheer and Tenzan coaches Wato up. Wato drags Douki up but Douki rakes eyes! Douki suplexes but Wato slips out to waistlock. Douki elbows out then runs, but Wato hurdles, back elbows, back hands and sobats! Douki bails out and fans fire up as Wato aims. Wato slingshots but Douki moves, and Wato lands on the apron, to then FLYING RANA! Fans fire up with Wato and he gets back in the ring. Douki staggers up and around, Wato TORNILLOS! Fans fire up more as Wato drags Douki back up.

Wato clubs Douki then puts him in the ring at 9 of 20. Fans rally as Wato aims and springboards, for the flying uppercut! Cover, TWO! Wato drags Douki around, wrenches and reels him in, but Douki fights off the Mouse Trap. Wato KICKS Douki, then runs, but Douki uses the ref as as shield! Douki grabs Wato for the ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Wato endures and fans rally up, but Douki drags Wato down more! Wato scrambles and gets the ropebreak! Douki lets go at 3, and slashes his throat because he wants to end this. Douki goes to the apron, aims at Wato, and slingshots, DAY- NO! Wato blocks to scoop, but Douki slips out! Wato elbows the waistlock away but Douki kicks low.

Douki whips but Wato avoids the kick in the corner. Wato fires off forerams and elbows but Douki forearms back! They throw forearms back and forth, Douki enziguris! Knuckle lock cover, TWO! ITALIAN STRETCH! Fans rally as Wato struggles and moves around, to get another ropebreak! The ref counts, Douki lets go at 4, and he goes back to the apron. Douki aims, slingshots, DAYBREAK! Cover, TWO!! Wato survives but Douki keeps his focus. Douki brings Wato into the wheelbarrow, but Wato slips out to go for a suplex. Douki knees low then runs, but into a waistlock! Douki resists the lift, elbows then rakes eyes! The ref reprimands, Douki goes to a corner to run out and kick Wato down.

Douki brings Wato up, runs but Wato gets around to hook him up! Douki arm-drags free of the Mouse Trap but runs into a boot. Wato runs, crucifix takedown, to the MOUSE TRAP DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Douki survives but fans rally up. Wato drags Douki up and scoops him, but Douki slips out to shove Wato at the ref! And then dropkicks him into the ref! The ref is down, and Douki gets his pipe! Douki aims and swings, but Wato sobats first! Wato runs, but into the PIPE! And then Douki PIPE SHOTS Wato down! Douki gets the ref, covers, TWO!! Wato survives and Douki is furious! Douki drags Wato around, into the wheelbarrow, but Wato victory rolls! TWO!

Wato and Douki flounder up, Douki uppercuts! Douki runs, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Douki fires up again, but he runs into TENZAN TOMBSTONE DRIVER! But the TTD isn’t enough for Wato, he goes up top! R P P!! Cover, Wato wins!

Winner: Master Wato, by pinfall; now 4-1, Douki is now 0-5

The Grandmaster wins and stays strong in the round robin! Will he become the Best of the Super Juniors after all?

 

Ryusuke Taguchi VS BUSHI!

The Funky Weapon was on the receiving end of a shocking defeat when Sho literally kicked his ass then shot him down with the Shock Arrow. Will Taguchi rise again, stronger than ever?

The bell rings and Taguchi seems to be playing the copycat game with Bushi. From being on the corner to stretching his arms the same way as they cricle, Taguchi does what Bushi does. Fans rally up and now Taguchi does his dance. Taguchi and Bushi approach and Taguchi tests the waters with spinning hip attacks. Bushi kicks and clubs Taguchi down, then stomps him! Bushi brings Taguchi up, whips but Taguchi reverses. Things speed up and Taguchi keeps side stepping and passing Bushi by. Bushi basement dropkicks but Taguchi avoids it! Fans cheer and Taguchi smirks as he wags his finger at Bushi. Taguchi sits Bushi up for a point blank hip attack. And then another!

Bushi goes to a corner, Taguchi whips him corner to corner, then runs in. Bushi dodges the corner attack to hit a back elbow. Bushi drags Taguchi to the corner and pulls him against the post! The ref reprimands but the damage has been done to the Funky Weapon! Bushi drags Taguchi out and whips him into railing! Taguchi writhes and the ref reprimands, but Bushi fetches Taguchi to put him in the ring. Fans cheer while Taguchi slow rolls. Bushi stomps Taguchi on the way out but follows him. Bushi stomps Taguchi at the railing, then drags Taguchi up to put him in. Taguchi slow rolls again, Bushi kicks him the rest of the way out. The ring count begins while Taguchi clutches a leg.

The count is 8 of 20 before Taguchi sits up, and then Taguchi slowly stands. The count is 13, then 14, but Taguchi takes his time until 19.5! Bushi stomps Taguchi down, digs his boot in, but the ref counts. Bushi lets off and Taguchi claims his leg hurts. Bushi drags Taguchi up and hits a neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but then Bushi grinds his boot into Taguchi’s guchi! The ref counts, Bushi stops at 3, and the ref checks on Taguchi. Bushi turns Taguchi over for an STF! Taguchi endures, moves around, and fans rally up as he reaches for ropes. Taguchi crawls and gets the ropebreak! Bushi claws Taguchi’s face but stops at 4.

Bushi stomps Taguchi, drags him up, but Taguchi hits back with body shots! Bushi kicks low, clubs Taguchi on the back, then whips him to ropes. Taguchi reverses but Bushi sunset flips. Taguchi stays up and pants himself! Bushi avoids the booty drop! Bushi stomps Taguchi then runs, but into the BARE ASS ATTACK! Bushi bails out, Taguchi runs and BARE ASS ATTACKS Bushi off the apron! Taguchi fires up and TRIANGLE PLANCHAS! A ring count starts, Taguchi walks off the landing but goes back to Bushi at 8 of 20. Taguchi puts Bushi back in and still keeps some of his butt bare, as he SPRINGBOARD HIP ATTACKS! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up as Taguchi drags Bushi up. Taguchi suplexes but Bushi slips out to waistlock. Taguchi switches, dragon sleepers for reverse DDT! Cover, TWO! OH MY ANKLE LOCK! Bushi scrambles to get the ropebreak! Taguchi holds on until the ref counts, and then he rubs his butt in Bushi’s face! Is he twerking? The ref counts and Taguchi lets off to run and hip attack! And then again, only for Bushi to dump him out! Taguchi takes a tumble and Bushi builds speed, but Taguchi dropkicks the legs out! LA MAGISTROL! TWO! Fans rally up and Taguchi drags Bushi back up. Taguchi whips Bushi corner to corner, runs in but Bushi slips out to swing kick!

Bushi climbs up and leaps to missile dropkick! And Bushirooni! Taguchi ends up in the other corner but he dodges Bushi. Bushi puts Taguchi on the top rope! The Funky Weapon suffers major damage! The ref counts and Bushi lets off, but kicks the rope! Taguchi falls and Bushi goes out to the apron. Bushi drags Taguchi through ropes, DRAPING DDT to the arpon! Taguchi is hanging out of the ropes like his butt is out of his tights! Bushi drags Taguchi in, fireman’s carries, but Taguchi slips off. Bushi kicks low but runs into a sobat. Taguchi runs but into an enzugiri! Bushi runs but the Code Breaker is countered to OH MY ANKLE LOCK!

Taguchi cranks on the ankle, drags Bushi away but Bushi rolls! Taguchi holds on! Fans rally as Bushi endures more! Bushi crawls but Taguchi reels him into chicken wings! DODON- Victory roll! TWO and Taguchi sits on the cover, TWO! OH MY ANKLE LOCK! Taguchi cranks on the foot but Bushi still endures. Bushi stands up to enziguri, Taguchi ducks but Bushi mule kicks! Taguchi enziguris back! DODON- NO! Bushi hits the FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO!! Taguchi survives, gets to a corner, but Bushi brings him up to put him in the ropes. DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Bushi gets up again as fans rally.

Bushi aims at Taguchi from a corner, runs in, CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Taguchi survives but Bushi goes to the corner! Bushi fires up and climbs, then aims at Taguchi, for M X!! Cover, Bushi wins!!

Winner: Bushi, by pinfall; now 3-2, Taguchi is now 2-3

The Death Mask was the death of Taguchi’s hot streak! But is there still time for the Funky Weapon to reload? Or is Bushi going to beat him to the top of the BOSJ?

 

Robbie Eagles VS Taiji Ishimori!

Last round, the Sniper of the Sky was shot down while the Bone Soldier stood tall. Will Eagles be able to reload and hit a new target? Or will the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion make sure he still only owes one person a title match from this tournament?

The bell rings and Ishimori wants Eagles to Low Sweet him? But Eagles isn’t Bullet Club. Eagles kicks the Low Sweet away and the bell rings. Eagles dropkicks Ishimori down, then dropkicks him down again! Eagles knuckle locks Ishimori, cranks on the fingers, then CHOPS! Eagles goes up and around to arm-drag then dodges and ducks to huricanrana! Ishimori gets up but Eagles windmill kicks him down! Ishimori bails out, dodges the baseball slide and gets back in the ring. Eagles follows but Ishimori stomps him down. Ishimori throws hands, whips Eagles and goes to hip toss but Eagles rolls him to basement dropkick him! Fans cheer while Ishimori writhes.

Eagles KICKS Ishimori, and KICKS him again. Ishimori blocks th ekick to elbow th eleg then club Eagles’ back. Ishimori bumps Eagles off buckles, throws more haymakers, then brings him up to whip corner to conrre. Egales reverses, Ishimori slips out, around, and shoulders in. Springboard seated senton! Fans fire up and Ishimori drags Eagles up for a cravat. Eagles endures, even as Ishimori rams his shoulder in again and again. Ishimori snapmares and neck TWISTS! Eagles clutches his neck but Ishimori covers, ONE! Ishimori drags Eagles up to a chinlock, digs his knee in, and pulls Eagles back. Eagles endures and reaches but Ishimori puts him in a headscissor squeeze.

Fans rally as Eagles endures and moves around. Eagles turns and rolls and gets the ropebreak! Red Shoes counts, Ishimori gives one last jam as he lets go at 4. Ishimori brings Eagles up for a neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Ishimori wraps Eagles up in a chinlock but fans rally as Eagles endures the grind. Ishimori shifts to a cover, ONE! He tries again, TWO! And again, TWO! And again, TWO! Eagles shakes his head as he gets out again. Ishimori brings Eagles up but Eagles throws body shots. Eagles CHOPS but Ishimori knees low! Ishimori CHOPS Eagles off his feet! Eagles gets to a corner but Ishimori CHOPS him again!

Ishimori wrenches and whips Eagles corner to corner, then runs in, but Eagles goes to boot. Ishimori blocks, turns Eagles sideways and kicks, before he runs side to side, for the SLIDING GERMAN! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while Eagles stirs. Ishimori takes his time to check his knee pads as Eagles gets to a corner. Ishimori runs in but Eagles elbows him away. Ishimori returns, Eagles drops down and slides to a sunset, but ishimori slips out. Ishimori swings into the roll up with bridge! TWO and Ishimori kicks low. Ishimori runs, Eagles gets around to rolling chop block! And blinside lariat! Both men are down and fans fire up!

Fans rally as the two stir, and Eagles sits up first. Eagles KICKS Ishimori, and KICKS, and KICKS! Eagles runs to SLIDING LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Eagles keeps his cool and drags Ishimori up to CHOP! Eagles throws forearms, whips IShimori but Ishimori reverses. Ishimori runs into the corner but is put on the apron. Eagles enziguris Ishimori down then builds speed, to SOMERSAULT TOPE! Fans fire up with Eagles and he goes back to Ishimori. Eagles puts Ishimori in, covers, TWO! Ishimori goes to a corner but Eagles runs in to DOUBLE KNEES! Eagles rolls back and returns, into a BOOT! But Eagles Sweep-1-9’s, to METEORA! Cover, TWO!

Eagles keeps his focus as he goes out to the apron. Fans rally up, Eagles aims and springboards, to missile dropkick the legs out! Eagles grabs the legs, steps through but Ishimori cradle counters, TWO! Eagles kicks and whips Ishimori but Ishimori handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! Both men are down but fans rally up again. Ishimori gets his bad leg moving and he kicks at Eagles. Ishimori rakes eyes, goes to a corner and runs back out, to shotgun dropkick Eagles to the other corner! Ishimori runs corner to corner, Eagles tries to dodge, the METEORA still gets his arm! Eagles clutches his elbow, Ishimori runs and tilt-o-whirls to the takedown! YES LOCK!

Eagles endures, crawls, but Ishimori pulls him away! Eagles still endures, Ishimori cranks on the crossface harder, but Eagles keeps moving around! Eagles is so close, and he gets the ropebreak with a foot! Ishimori lets go reluctantly but he slowly gets up. Ishimori says BANG and drags Eagles back up. But Eagles fights off Bloody Cross, bobs ‘n’ weaves to then block the clothesline with knees! ROUNDHOUSE, HEEL KICK, PELE! Eagles drags Ishimori back up, cravats, but no Sliced Bread! CIPHER- NO! Eagles counters to the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Ishimori flails, reaches, crawls for ropes but Eagles cranks harder! Fans rally, Ishimori keeps crawling, but Eagles brings him away!

Eagles kicks away on Ishimori’s back, but Ishimori refuses to give in! Ishimori drags himself and Eagles over to the ROPEBREAK! Eagles lets go right away, but he’s frustrated. Eagles goes after Ishimori at the ropes for a SLICED BREAD! Cover, TWO! SUPERKICK! Eagles goes up fast, WARP 4.5, ONTO KNEES! Fans rally as Eagles staggers up. Ishimori gut wrenches him, for a SHOULDER BUSTER! Ishimori goes to the corner and gets his leg moving. Fans rally as Ishimori climbs. Ishimori 450’s onto Eagles’ knees!! Fans fire up as Eagles evens things with Ishimori! Fans rally up now and both men stir.

Eagles sits up first but Ishimori follows. Eagles throws a forearm from the mat, Ishimori forearms back. They go back and forth, fight their way up and throw more forearms! Fans rally up as they pick up speed! Eagles CHOPS and forearms, then kicks, kicks and sobats! Front kick, dropkick takes the legs out! Eagles runs, dodges but Ishimori JUMPING KNEES! Ishimori hops up, but Eagles throws him off! Ishimori elbows but his boot is blocked to a kick, body shot and grab, TURBO BACKPACK! Cover, TWO!! Both men are down but fans are fired up!

Eagles rises first and he drags Ishimori up. Eagles turns Ishimori and runs the corner, but no reverse sliced bread! Ishimori slams Eagles down and puts on the BONE LOCK!! Eagles reaches for ropes, Ishimori rolls him away, BLOODY CROSS!! Cover, Ishimori wins!!

Winner: Taiji Ishimori, by pinfall; now 4-1, Eagles is now 2-3

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion dodges a bullet to shoot Eagles down! But will he be able to keep this up in the BOSJ’s second half? As for Eagles, is he all but done in the round robin?

 

SHO VS El Desperado!

When he beat Taguchi, High Voltage beat the man who beat the man who beat the man who beat the champion! That is to say, Taguchi has also beaten Desperado in BOSJ 27, and Sho beat Taguchi. Will Sho double down and beat both the man who beat the man who beat the man who beat the champion and the man who beat the man who beat the champion?

The bell rings and fans cheer as the two circle. Sho and Desperado approach, feel out the grapple, but Desperado backs up to a corner. Sho backs off and the two go again. They knuckle lock but then Desperado pokes Sho’s eyes! Desperado clubs Sho on the back while laughs at him for being an idiot. Desperado turns around into Sho’s tackle! Sho ground ‘n’ pounds to then get the arm! Desperado clasps hands and moves around, Sho rolls to get a leg but Desperado resists. Sho pushes through to facelock then back mount then roll for the arm! Desperado holds the armbar off, rolls and gets Sho’s legs. Desperado goes after a leg but Sho trips him up again!

Sho has the heel hook but Desperado gets the ropes! The fans cheer as Sho lets off and resets. Desperado and Sho circle, Desperado shoots in for a foot but Sho holds off the takedown. Sho slips around to waistlock, half nelson, chinlock, then roll Desperado for the arm! Desperado gets the ropes just as Sho gets the armbar! Sho lets go and fans cheer as he stomps Desperado. Desperado gets to a corner, Sho knuckle locks then wrenches. Sho wrenches both arms for the pretzel keylock. Desperado talks trash but Sho sweeps the legs! Fans cheer as Sho stands tall over Desperado. Sho stomps Desperado more, KICKS him in the chest, then digs his boots in at the ropes.

Red Shoes reprimands, Sho lets off at 3, then taunts Desperado now as he throws forearms! Desperado ends up in a corner, Sho whips him corner to corner, but Desperado reverses. Desperado runs in but is put on the apron! Sho sweeps legs, runs but Desperado ducks the baseball slide! Desperado RAMS Sho into railing, then whips him into more railing! Sho flops down while fans cheer the aggression. Desperado drags Sho up as fans rally, then puts him in the corner to pull him against the post! Desperado SLAMS a leg against the steel! Sho flops out of the ring, Desperado SMASHES the knee on the floor!

Red Shoes checks on Sho while Desperado sneaks the ring bell hammer! Desperado also fetches himself a chair from under the ring. The chair hides the hammer but Red Shoes reprimands. Desperado gives Red Shoes the chair, to HAMMER Sho! And then HAMMER Sho’s leg! Desperado threatens Young Lions with the hammer before throwing it away. Desperado puts Sho in the ring, stalks him, then stomps him. Fans rally up for Sho but Desperado brings him up. Sho throws forearms but Desperado kicks the leg out! Desperado puts the leg on the ropes to springboard straddle attack it! Sho scrambles away and Desperado mockingly asks how he’s doing.

Desperado stands on the bad leg while fans rally, and Desperado keeps asking what’s wrong. Sho throws a forearm! Desperado eggs him on so Sho throws another forearm! Desperado rakes Sho’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands, Desperado throws Sho down then knee breakers the leg! Then he drops down on it! Desperado has the butterfly deathlock on! Fans rally and Sho endures but Desperado bridges back to add pressure. Sho has Desperado sit up and CHOPS him! But that only causes Desperado to fall back! Sho sits Desperado up again and CHOPS, but again Desperado just falls back! Sho falls back but sits up to keep his shoulders off.

Desperado adds pressure to the legs, Sho endures and fights towards ropes. Fans rally up, Sho reaches but Desperado adds pressure. Sho reaches and gets the ropebreak! Desperado says he needs help undoing the hold and Red Shoes works to untie it. Desperado drops a knee on Sho’s knee, and “apologizes” about that. Desperado taunts Sho and then brings him back up. Desperado suplexes but Sho resists! Sho suplexes but the bad leg limits him! Desperado kicks the bad leg then drags Sho back up. Desperado brings Sho up but Sho suplexes him up and over after all! Fans rally up for Sho and Sho gets his bad leg moving.

Sho aims from a corner, runs corner to corner and clotheslines! Sho whips, wrenches but Desperado breaks free! Sho blocks the kick to give some kicks! And more kicks! Desperado covers up but Sho kicks him from behind! Sho kicks Desperado down then covers, TWO! Fans rally and Sho dead lifts Desperado in the waistlock but Desperado kicks and flails! Desperado elbows free, Sho forearms back. Sho runs, Desperado goes the other way but the spear is blocked! Sho knees then runs, but Desperado dropkicks the legs out! Desperado grabs the bad leg for a GROUND DRAGON SCREW! And then he splashes on the leg! And puts on STRETCH MUFFLER!

Sho endures and fans rally up, but Desperado drags Sho from the ropes! Desperado cranks on the leg, gets the arm, NUMERO DOS! Sho still crawls with his one arm, but Desperado tries to grab it! Sho gets the ropes first! Red Shoes counts and Desperado lets go reluctantly. Fans rally up and Desperado stands up. Desperado drags Sho up, reels him in, but Sho slips out of Guitarra to waistlock! Desperado kicks the bad leg then talks more trash. Desperado throws a forearm then another. Sho gets mad and eggs Desperado on. Fans rally as the forearms fly! Sho dares Desperado to bring it on and they start going back and forth! They go faster and faster, harder and harder!

Sho ROCKS Desperado then fires forearms from all sides! Now Sho mockingly asks what’s wrong, but Desperado kicks the bad leg! Desperado taunts Sho back and drags him up. Sho swings but into a spin and GUITARRA DE ANGEL! Cover, TWO!! Sho survives and fans fire up! Desperado grits his teeth and fires himself up as he drags Sho around. Desperado underhooks but Sho blocks the lift! Sho powers out to back drop Desperado away! Fans fire up again as Sho gets up. Desperado kicks the bad leg then whips Sho. Sho reverses and kitchen sink knees! But that was the bad leg!

Both men flounder about and Sho gets to a corner. Sho aims at Desperado, for a PENALTY KICK to the arm! And then a rolling takedown to the double wristlock! Desperado holds on but Sho gets the KIMURA! Sho taunts Desperado with “How do you like that?!” Desperado kicks and flails and gets the ropebreak! Sho lets off just long enough, and he drags Desperado up. Sho wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! And another! And another! Sho runs, but Desperado SPINEBUSTERS! STRETCH MUFFLER, but Sho turns over to get an inverted ARMBAR! A Disarmer even! Desperado endures, rolls, and covers, TWO! ARMBAR!

Desperado flails and gets another ropebreak! Sho holds until 4, and fans rally up. Sho taunts Desperado and kicks at him. Desperado stays on ropes so Sho just scrapes his boot off his head. Sho drags Desperado up but Desperado kicks the bad leg! Sho kicks the bad arm! BACKSTABBER! Sho pushes Desperado up to then run corner to corner for a BIG corner clothesline! Sho keeps moving, LARIAT! Fans fire up with Sho as he drags Desperado back up! Sho lifts for the POWER BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Desperado survives but fans fire up for Sho!

Sho flounders over, aims his bow and brings Desperado back up. Desperado gets around, he and Sho dosido and Desperado grabs at Red Shoes! Sho dodges the low blow to KNEE! Sho reels Desperado in, double pump handles but Desperado lands out of Shock Arrow! Sho HEADBUTTS! Sho drags Desperado around but Desperado spins to victory roll! TWO!! Sho scrambles up, Desperado shoves him at Red Shoes, then turns him around for the RIGHT HAND! Desperado drags Sho in, PINCHE LOCO!! Cover, Desperado wins!!

Winner: El Desperado, by pinfall; now 3-2, Sho is now 3-2

Sho may have beaten Taguchi, who beat Desperado, but now Desperado has beaten Sho! Will this be the loss that short circuits Sho’s chances? As for Desperado, he gets the mic to speak. “Oi, oi, hold on. The champion, albeit the tag champion, is going to give you some praise here. Why leave so quickly? Don’t be an idiot.” Desperado says Sho isn’t weak, not at all. Sho stayed on the attack until the very end.

But y’know what? It’s not about strength, it’s about who wins! That’s why Desperado is a champion now! “You don’t get to talk about strength, because you didn’t have enough in the end.” Desperado will be winning the BOSJ, and Sho, with his bad leg, will lose the rest of his matches. “Too bad.” Desperado leaves with both his and Yoshinobu Kanemaru’s tag titles, but will he be adding the BOSJ trophy to the collection?

 

Here are the NEW Best of the Super Juniors 27 standings!

Hiromu Takahashi: 4-1
Taiji Ishimori: 4-1
Master Wato: 4-1
El Desperado: 3-2
BUSHI: 3-2
SHO: 3-2
Ryusuke Taguchi: 2-3
Robbie Eagles: 2-3
DOUKI: 0-5
Yuya Uemura: 0-5


My Thoughts:

A really good fifth round, but not much more than what we got last round. Uemura looked good again but Hiromu of course wins. I was surprised Hiromu debuted a new move like the Cloverleaf backbreaker here but it’s still a very clever combination. Wato as top three is a surprise in itself, and I feel like with Douki, he would’ve completed a sweep of Suzuki-Gun had Kanemaru not gotten injured. Ishimori of course stays up near the top, the champion can’t have more than two title matches owed with only WrestleKingdom left. Taguchi again weaponizes his bare ass but it backfires this time and Bushi stays in the middle of the block.

Sho VS Desperado was a great match, and it works out that Desperado wins here. Desperado stays just outside the top, but I bet this also sets up a Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship story, maybe Yoh and Kanemaru will both be back in time for WK15 to give us RPG3K VS Suzuki-Gun. That would be a great moment, especially for Sho & Yoh, and especially if they won the titles back. RPG3K’s reign got cut short, so starting the next one off with a WK15 victory to start 2021 would be perfect.

My Score: 8.9/10

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (7/18/25)

Guess who’s back! Back again!

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The sequel is set for SummerSlam!

Once again, Cody Rhodes and John Cena are both in the same building for Friday Night SmackDown, ahead of their Undisputed Championship rematch!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Charlotte Flair w/ Alexa Bliss VS Raquel Rodriguez w/ Roxanne Perez; Charlotte wins.
  • Damian Priest VS Carmelo Hayes; Priest wins, by disqualification.
  • Stephanie Vaquer VS Alba Fyre w/ Piper Niven; Vaquer wins.
  • WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders’ Fatal 4 Way: #DIY VS Motor City Machine Guns VS Fraxiom VS Andrade & Rey Fenix; Andrade & Fenix win and will challenge the Wyatts for the titles.

PLAY BY PLAY

A car crash just happened!

Authorities and EMTs are here as Solo Sikoa & MFT explain what just happened here in the parking lot. The Profits are also in view, and Cathy Kelley finds Adam Pearce to ask for an update. Pearce says they all came upon this at the same time, and this is a huge night, but Nick Aldis took the week off. Cody Rhodes walks over, he says Pearce has his hands clear, but he asks if Pearce has the contract for the title match. Yes, it has everything they talked about. Pearce lets Cody have it so he can look it over, but what can Pearce do for this wild and suspicious start to the show?

 

Alexa Bliss talks with Lily.

And that’s when Charlotte Flair walks in. Alexa says yes, she knows, teaming together was a huge bust, but Alexa was trying to do Charlotte a favor. They can just part ways. Charlotte says, “Blisster, you didn’t even hear what I had to say. Whenever have I done anything half way? We might’ve not won, but we didn’t lose, either. So that’s why I went to Adam Pearce and I got us a tag team title match at SummerSlam.” Wait. She went to Pearce, had a conversation, and walked out with a title match? Well, just because she’s in a team doesn’t mean Charlotte isn’t Charlotte. Alexa says in that case, she has some ideas.

No, no, focus. Charlotte is facing Raquel so she needs Alexa out there. Well, to quote Charlotte to herself, “Do I look like a cheerleader?” Uh, kinda. Darn right she does! In that case, yes, Alexa can be the cheerleader, but they’re still not friends. Will these totally-not-friends be on a roll towards their tag title second chance? Also, is that Giulia and… Kiana James talking in the background? Is The Calculator trying to cut a deal with The Beautiful Madness?

Charlotte Flair w/ Alexa Bliss VS Raquel Rodriguez w/ Roxanne Perez!

The bell rings, the fans rally, and the two circle. San Antonio lets out the “WOO~” as the two tie up. Raquel shoves Charlotte away, brushes herself off, but the fans rally behind Charlotte. Raquel runs up, Charlotte dodges to waistlock, but Raquel elbows free! Charlotte wobbles, Raquel runs up but Charlotte gets around again. Charlotte ducks the elbow to wrench and wristlock. Raquel wrenches through but Charlotte cartwheels! Raquel throws Charlotte down by her hair! Then she RUNS Charlotte over! Raquel puts Charlotte in the corner, runs up, but Charlotte BOOTS her! Charlotte goes up, leaps, and manages a RANA!

Raquel staggers up, Charlotte LARIATS her up and out! Then Charlotte PLANCHAS! Down goes Raquel and the fans fire up! Roxie storms over to Charlotte, but Alexa backs her off! The fans cheer the twisted cheerleader, but then Raquel runs up! Charlotte ducks once but the SOUTHPAW LARIAT finds her! Raquel scoops Charlotte to LAWN DART her into the POST! The fans boo while Charlotte flops down, and SmackDown goes to picture in picture.

Raquel puts Charlotte in the ring, covers, TWO! Charlotte is tougher than that but Raquel clamps onto her. Raquel SMACKS Charlotte off the mat, SMACKS her off the mat again, then drags her up. Raquel whips Charlotte to the corner, runs in, and SPLASHES! Charlotte staggers, Raquel corners her, and Raquel fires elbows into her! The ref counts, Raquel stops at 4, and she lets Charlotte stagger and fall. Raquel drags Charlotte up into a COBRA TWIST! Charlotte resists, Raquel CLUBS her, and the twist is on! Raquel THARSHES Charlotte, but Charlotte switches to have the twist on Raquel! Now Charlotte THRASHES Raquel!

Raquel powers up and THROWS Charlotte away! Charlotte flounders to a corner, Raquel runs up and stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, Raquel stops to argue with him, and she goes back to sit Charlotte up. Raquel ELBOWS Charlotte, ELBOWS her again, then ELBOWS her again! Raquel clamps on with a chinlock and she THRASHES Charlotte around again! Charlotte endures, reaches out, and she powers up! Charlotte stands, but Raquel THRWOS her down by her hair! The ref reprimands, Raquel picks Charlotte’s hair off her fingers, then covers, TWO! Raquel drags Charlotte up, but Charlotte hits a JAWBREAKER!

Charlotte whips, Raquel reverses, but Charlotte goes up and over. Charlotte runs but into a BOOT! Cover, TWO! Charlotte is tougher than that and Raquel grows frustrated. Raquel drags Charlotte up again, brings her around, and bumps her off buckles. Raquel brings Charlotte to another corner, bumps her off more buckles, then goes for the third. Charlotte stops that to bump Raquel off buckles! Charlotte CHPOS, but Raquel ELBOWS her down! SmackDown returns to single picture and Raquel drags Charlotte up. Gut wrench and Canadian Rack! Charlotte endures being stretched out in this modified Gory Especial!

The fans rally, Charlotte sits up and sunset flips! Raquel rolls through to BOOT Charlotte down! Raquel stomps Charlotte, taunts “The Queen,” then drags Charlotte up just to DECK her! Raquel steps on Charlotte, goes up the corner, TWISTING VADER misses but just barely! Charlotte clinches, BACKBREAKER and BUCKLE SHOT! Charlotte shoves Raquel out, ROCKS her with a forearm, and then ROCKS her again! And again! The fans “WOO~” as the CHOPS return! Charlotte CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Raquel goes to ropes, runs up, but Charlotte dodge! HANDSPRING LARIAT! The fans fire up with Charlotte as she stands tall!

Charlotte waistlocks Raquel to GERMAN SUPLEX! And then a kip up! The fans fire up as Charlotte goes after Raquel. Charlotte whips, Raquel reveres, but Charlotte goes up and out! Charlotte BOOTS Raquel away, goes up the corner, and CROSSBODIES! Direct hit, but Raquel rolls through with it! Raquel scoops to SPINNING POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte survives and the fans fire up! Even Alexa is impressed but Raquel is further frustrated. The fans rally for Charlotte while Raquel seethes. Raquel drags Charlotte up, talks more trash, then gets under her for the TEXAN- NO, Charlotte slips free!

Charlotte avoids a boot to give a BOOT! But then Roxie gets on the apron! Charlotte grabs Roxie, BOOTS her down, and Alexa CLOCKS Raquel! HOTSHOT from Alexa, BOOT from Charlotte! Roll-up, Charlotte wins!

Winner: Charlotte Flair, by pinfall

The daughter of the Dirtiest Player in the Game gets a great assist from her totally-not-friend teammate! Will this be just the thing they need before going for gold at SummerSlam?

 

Adam Pearce is on the phone backstage.

He’s still handling the mysterious car crash, but the officers come by in person. They ask Pearce where they can find Jacob Fatu. For what? Well, he’s a person of interest in the investigation. Seriously? Jacob Fatu? Yes, sir. Well, follow him. They go around the corner, they spot Jacob, and Pearce says the officers have some questions about the hit ‘n’ run with Solo. What? Fatu ain’t going with no punk ass police! He didn’t even do nothing! They ask he calm down, he says no, they’re too close. Pearce calms Fatu down, just answer some questions and that’s it. Let’s not make this worse than it already is.

The Samoan Werewolf goes off to the side with the officers, but is it perhaps too easy to assume it was him? And if so, then who really rammed the MFT SUV?

 

WWE hears from both Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill.

The Wrestling Barbie says, “In two weeks, I will defend the WWE Women’s Championship against Jade Cargill at SummerSlam. And a lot has changed since we both debuted in the Royal Rumble.” And The Storm adds, “Tiffany and I both came up in this game quick.” They both had friendships destroyed, they both won gold, but Tiff points out the difference is… Only one of them has kept theirs. Jade points out that while Tiff became a champion, Jade fought through injury and betrayal, two pains that both change you. She let Naoim distract her, but that’s done. Now Jade goes for what’s hers: THE WWE Women’s Championship.

Tiff says time after time, she has been underestimated. “Just another dumb blonde, too naive, too inexperienced,” she has heard it all. But guess who is standing here as the WWE Women’s Champion? Not Trish Stratus, not Nia Jax, not Charlotte Flair. It’s Tiff! Jade says she’s been doubted and disrespected but she’s walked through the storm and earned the crown. Tiff is what they expect, but Jade is what they can’t control. Tiff says after SummerSlam, Jade will just be another name on the long list of those Tiff has beaten. Jade says she won’t just be another name. She doesn’t get attitude, she ends them. And at SummerSlam, Jade ends Tiffy Time, because a storm is coming.

Is there time still on the clock for Tiffany Stratton? Or is Jade’s time right around the corner?

 

Damian Priest is backstage.

The Archer of Infamy asks Carmelo Hayes if he’s seen Aleister Black. Nope. And even if he had, he wouldn’t say anything to Priest. What was that? Priest swears Melo finds the wrong time to open his mouth. Melo says nah, this was the right time. Because Melo warned Priest that this would happen, it happened, so don’t get hot at H1M, bro. Priest admits, Melo was right. But at some point, Priest will find Aleister. And while Aleister likes to think he’s big, bad ‘n’ evil, when Priest catches his ass, Aleister will be on his knees praying for forgiveness. And y’know what? Priest doesn’t even know why he was trying to play peacemaker. That’s not who he is.

But Priest is the guy who goes to the ring, he shuts people’s mouths, then he goes out to celebrate. Oh, okay. But Priest won’t have anything to celebrate cuz he ain’t gonna shut Melo’s mouth. Oh, is that right? Yeah, that’s right. Then how about they go 1v1 tonight? Melo says thank God, he’s been looking for an opportunity! Especially against a former world champion. Priest will get put out two times, back to back. Priest laughs and says he really hopes Melo keeps that energy tonight. See you in the ring. Will Priest make sure Melo faces some punishment for mouthing off? Or will Melo not miss the game winner this time?

Damian Priest VS Carmelo Hayes!

SmackDown returns as Priest makes his entrance with a lot of new smoke and mist going off. Priest gets in Melo’s face before going to the corner to pose. Melo almost goes after Priest but thinks better of it. But then Priest goes up another corner for more posing, and Melo attacks after all! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Melo HAMMERS away on Priest! Melo stomps Priest down, backs off, and the ref checks with Priest. Priest still wants to fight so the bell rings, and Melo fires off again! Melo CLUBS Priest, soaks up heat from San Antonio, then whips. But Priest blocks! Priest whips Melo, Melo ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he ROCKS Priest!

Melo runs, but Priest CLOBBERS him! Priest finally takes his duster off and he drags Melo up to TOSS to a corner! Priest fires off heavy hands in return, then UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up and Priest whips. Melo grabs ropes, KICKS Priest, but Priest just gets mad again! Priest DECKS Melo! Melo tumbles out of the ring, Priest pursues, and Priest brings Melo around to scoop. Priest aims, but Melo slips free! Priest avoids hitting the post, but Melo DROPKICKS him into it! Priest falls, Melo flexes, and SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and Melo has Priest down. Melo talks trash, slaps Priest around, then soaks up the heat from the fans. Melo says Priest is stupid! Stupid! Priest is pissed and he slams the mat, which fires the fans up! Priest rises to fire shots on Melo! Priest DECKS Melo, DECKS him again, then dodges a lariat to FLAPJACK! Melo flounders to a corner and the fans fire up! Priest runs in, BACK ELBOW! Priest keeps moving, JUMP SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up with Priest and he powers up his arm. Melo rises as Priest winds up, but Melo runs for it! Priest grabs Melo at the apron, but Melo HOTSHOTS the arm!

Melo runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, springboard and FLYING LARIAT! The fans boo but Melo kips up! Melo grins as he watches Priest go to a corner. Melo tunes up the band, what a shot at HBK while we’re here in San Antonio! But Priest blocks the kick! And clamps on the guzel! SOUTH- NO, Melo slips free, ducks an elbow, but the BELL CLAP hits! But Melo hits LA MYSTICA! Then he springboards, but into a HAYMAKER! Priest kicks Melo low, reels him in and Canadian Racks! But Melo slips free! Melo goes to the corner, Priest runs in, but Melo dodges! Priest hits buckles and Melo climbs up top! Melo aims, NOTHING-

NOI, Priest dodges, that’s an airball! Priest clamps on, SOUTH OF- THE FIRST 48! Melo counters, then he goes up top! Melo hits a FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Priest survives and the fans fire up! The fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” as Priest goes for the ropes. Melo stomps away on Priest, kicks him outside, then goes to the apron. Melo lines up a shot, he leaps again, but into a FOREARM! FLATLINER onto the desk! The fans fire up for Priest and he goes back to the ring. Priest has Melo with the knuckle lock, and we get some more Texas shoutouts as Priest goes Old School! BUT ALEISTER APPEARS!? And he trips Priest up!

Winner: Damian Priest, by disqualification

The fans boo as The Dark Father finds Priest first! Priest sputters and coughs from getting hit south of Heaven in his own right. The fans chant “You Suck! You Suck!” at Aleister, but he just tell Priest, “I heard you were looking for me.” BLACK MASS!! Down goes Priest, and Melo says he’s good. Melo leaves, and Aleister promises Priest he won’t need to come looking. Will Aleister make sure the Archer of Infamy doesn’t live forever, but instead #FadeToBlack?

 

The Wyatt Sick6 have a message.

Uncle Howdy says, “Look up. See us. We are where we belong.” Dexter Lumis says, “The Street Profits have shown that their bond is only held together by the lust for gold.” Erick Rowan says, “But we are built for this. A new family forged through pain. It’s not defined by the blood we share.” Nikki Cross laughs, and so does the rest of the family. Nikki says, “What about the blood that we shed?” Joe Gacy says, “One by one, we shall strip these teams of their wicked desires, and burn their vanity.” Howdy says, “You have been blind to the frailty of your favorite teams. Let the Wyatt Sick6 be your guide. All you have to do is follow.”

As truths are brought to light, will SmackDown belong to the darkness?

 

Solo Sikoa & MFT go to the ring.

San Antonio is a bit torn seeing the WWE United States Champion lead the way for JC Mateo, Tonga Loa & Talla Tonga. Solo grabs the mic as the four enter the ring, but the fans chant for either “FATU! FATU!” or “O T C! O T C!” Then the fans boo as Solo says, “Ladies and gentlemen, tonight is the perfect example of who Jacob Fatu really is. Without my guidance, Jacob is reckless! Okay? He don’t care about anybody. He doesn’t listen to anybody. All he cares about is his damn self!” The fans taunt Solo with “WHAT?” and “FATU! FATU!” Solo says he gave Jacob the world, gave him everything!

Solo brought him here to the WWE, made him successful, put money in his pocket and put food on his family’s table. Solo made Jacob a champion, and he deserves NONE OF IT! Jacob is so selfish, he betrayed his family! But Solo should’ve known. Once a criminal, always a criminal! The fans boo but Solo laughs and mocks the geeking out. But wait, Jimmy Uso is welcoming the police back in? Fatu has been released, and the officer apologizes. Upon reviewing footage from the parking lot, they could tell it was NOT Jacob Fatu. He is free to go handle business. Yeah, whatever… Fatu storms to gorilla and Solo is freaking out!

San Antonio fires up for Fatu as the music starts! The Samoan Werewolf splashes himself with some water right quick before he steps out under the bright lights! Fatu lets his dreads loose, but that’s still 4v1! Wait, BIG JIM dumps Talla Tonga! And GAMANGIRIS Solo! Jimmy & Jacob brawl with Loa & JC! SUPERKICK for Loa, then a dodge and CROSSBODY on JC! The Silverback and Imperial Unit are down, Fatu stomps Solo but Talla drags Jimmy out! Talla BOOTS Jimmy down, then he clears off the desk! The fans boo but Talla drags Jimmy up! The fans rally for “O T C! O T C!” but Fatu DIVES! Down goes Talla!

The fans fire up, but wait! Talla stands back up!? Talla roars, but Jimmy runs up! Talla grabs Jimmy, he grabs Jacob, but they break free! SUPERKICK from Jacob! SUPERKICK from Jimmy! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS and Talla falls against the barriers! Jimmy whips so that Jacob can reverse, Jimmy CLOBBERS Talla into the timekeeper’s area! Fatu storms in and he HAMMERS away on Solo! Jimmy adds some chairs to the mix, but Solo runs away! Jimmy says no you don’t, baby bro! Jimmy puts Solo in and Jacob SUPERKICKS! Then HIP ATTACK in the corner! Jacob geeks out, the fans fire up, and now Jacob has the chair!

The fans fire up even more as Jacob puts the chair around Solo’s neck! Jacob geeks out some more, and he runs corner to corner! But JC intercepts! The fans boo, Jimmy gets in, and he SUPERKICKS Loa back down! JC has Jimmy, Talla gets Solo to safety! Jacob SUPERKICKS JC! Jimmy goes up, aims at Loa, USO SPLASH! Then MIGHTY MOONSAULT onto JC! The fans fire up and Solo freaks out again! Jacob still has the chair, and he warns Solo this is what he’s gonna get! Jacob SMACKS JC on the back! Then he SMACKS Loa! Then SMACK for JC! Then SMACK for Loa! Pearce walks out here and he tells, “Solo, Solo, Solo…

“You wanna frame an innocent man and get Jacob locked up? Okay, let’s see how you like it… At SummerSlam! Look at me, Solo! Because you will defend your United States Championship against Jacob Fatu…! INSIDE A STEEL CAGE!” The fans fire up and Pearce adds one more thing. He has the police come out to arrest Solo! Solo is furious, but he’ll have to seethe in a San Antonio jail cell for the night! Will Solo soon wish he could stay there instead of in the cage with the Samoan Werewolf?

 

Stephanie Vaquer VS Alba Fyre w/ Piper Niven!

La Primera won the Evolution Battle Royal and is simply waiting for her title match at the Clash in Paris. But will Vaquer be en fuego this deep into the summer heat? Or will the Secret Her-vice look to slow her roll on behalf of The Hot Mess?

SmackDown returns and The Secret Her-vice make their entrance. The bell rings, Alba and Vaquer waistlock, Alba switches and SLAMS Vaquer. Alba flips Vaquer over but Vaquer kips up to arm-drag! Alba tumbles, Vaquer ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl roll-up! TWO and Alba is up, only for Vaquer to sit her down, turn her over, O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Alba swings! Vaquer blocks to SOBAT and HEADBUTT! Alba goes to a corner, Vaquer runs up, but Alba puts her on the apron. Vaquer CHOPS back, slingshots, but Alba SUPERKICKS her down! Alba then DIVES and takes Vaquer down at the ramp! Alba salutes, the fans boo, but Alba puts Vaquer in the ring.

Alba goes up a corner, aims, and SWANTON BOMBS but onto knees! Vaquer then SUPERKICKS Alba, reels her in, and hits a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up as Vaquer wraps on the headscissors! DEVIL’S KISS! AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH! YEEEEEAH~! Alba flounders, Vaquer drags her up and tucks her in, but Alba fights to a Gory Especial! Vaquer flips up and over, tucks and S V B!! Cover, Vaquer wins!

Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall

Vaquer puts out the Fyre, but then Piper CLOBBERS Vaquer! And SENTONS! The fans boo but Piper talks trash. Piper drags Vaquer to the corner, climbs up, but Vaquer rises up to SHOVE Piper over! The fans cheer as Piper tumbles! Piper gets up but Vaquer SUPERKICKS her down! Vaquer thwarts the Secret Her-vice, will Chelsea Green have to handle this pressing issue herself?

 

Backstage interview with The Street Profits.

Cathy Kelley  is with Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins & B-Fab, and notes we are only a week removed from their loss to the Wyatts. Now that they’ve had time to process, how are they feeling? Ford says last week was a good week for The Wyatts. They came up from their swamp, used their sneaky tactics, and took those tag team titles directly out of the Profits’ hands. Ain’t that something? Wow. Ford gets serious and says if we’re keeping it 150, that’s a reality they’re not ready to face right now. Dawkins says they’re not going anywhere any time soon. And best believe, they’ll get those titles back with the quickness.

Then that brings Cathy to her next question. There are four teams competing in a #1 contenders match, how are upset that the Profits were not included? Ford says it has been chaos, we all saw it. But then DIY walk by and mockingly applaud. Johnny Gargano says, “Look who it is! The guys who blew it last week against The Wyatt Sick6! And look who’s here once again to save the SmackDown Tag Division.” Tommaso Ciampa says this is a division that they love. But honestly, DIY always knew the Profits didn’t have what it takes. But like any true great leader knows, that if you want something done right, you do it yourself.

Candice says they should pay attention, they might learn something. B-Fab tells the Poison Pixie to watch her little… Ford has her stand down, and DIY goes to the ring. Will Gargano & Ciampa put their money where their mouths are and grab those golden tickets? Or will another team dare to follow the buzzards?

WWE Tag Team Championships #1 Contenders’ Fatal 4 Way: #DIY VS Motor City Machine Guns VS Fraxiom VS Andrade & Rey Fenix!

SmackDown returns as the newest duo of El Idolo & Immortal Firebird make their entrance. Nathan Frazer & Axiom are already in the ring with DIY and MCMG. In this Fatal 4 Way, only two teams are legal at a time, and Frazer steps up against Chris Sabin. They tie up, Sabin wrenches and wrangles Frazer with a wristlock, but Frazer kips up, wrenches back, but Sabin rolls, handsprings, and wrenches Frazer. Frazer rolls, handsprings, and he WRINGS Sabin, only for Sabin to UP KICK! Frazer kips up and the fans fire up, but DIY attacks them both! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but DIY also BLAST Shelley and Axiom!

Gargano runs up on Andrade but Andrade GAMANGIRIS first! Fenix springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK Ciampa! Then Andrade gives Fenix a boost to RANA Gargano! The fans fire up, Andrade y Fenix both build speed, but Fraxiom slips in and DOUBLE SUPERKICK them down! The fans are torn but then Fraxiom runs, only for MCMG to trip them up! MCMG drags Fraxiom out, then they build speed to WRECK DIY with baseball slide dropkicks! The fans fire up, Shelley holds the ropes open, Sabin DIVES through the five hole! Down goes DIY again and San Antonio fires up while SmackDown goes to break.

SmackDown returns again and DIY go after all the other teams again! But Shelley slips around Gargano to facelock, then he catches Ciampa! Sabin adds an ENZIGIRI to the COMPLETE SHOT DDT COMBO! The fans rally up while MCMG and DIY are all down. Shelley staggers to a corner, Axiom tags in! Axiom GERMAN SUPLEXES Gargano while Frazer drags Shelley away. Axiom then BLASTS Andrade y Fenix, tags Frazer, and Fraxiom hit the SPEED BLITZ on Ciampa! Fenix is in, Fraxiom dodges to fire off kicks! ASSISTED DROPKICK! Fenix falls out of the ring, Frazer and Axiom DIVE! Down go Andrade and MCMG!

Fraxiom keeps going, DIVE onto Fenix and DIVE onto DIY! They #NeverSlowDown and put Ciampa in! Frazer tags Axiom back in, MISSILE DROPKICIK LEG SWEEP! Cover, Andrade uses Frazer to break it! “This is Awesome!” as Andrade hurries to drag Ciampa over! Fenix tags in off Ciampa and San Antonio fires up! Fenix goes up and CROSSBODIES Frazer! Fenix keeps moving, he dodges Axiom to JUMP SOBAT! Then he tags Andrade, Andrade brings Axiom in, snap suplex! That’s Uno Amigo! Another suplex, that’s Dos Amigos! And then Latino Heat for THREE AMIGOS! Tag to Fenix and he goes up for the FROG SPLASH! Cover, EVERYONE breaks it up!

The fans fire up as there is a mess of seven people in the ring, Andrade beside himself on the outside. “This is Awesome!” as all the teams regroup. They all spot someone, and it is a brawl! Fenix with Axiom, Andrade with Frazer, and naturally DIY with MCMG! The fans fire up, things spill outside, DIY whips MCMG, but MCMG dosido! DIY dodge, MCMG dodge back, LARIATS on DIY in the corners! Frazer slips in and slips around Sabin to waistlock, but Shelley waistlocks Frazer. Frazer switches with Shelley but Sabin helps Shelley get free! They KICK and SUPERKICK, but then Axiom SUPERKICKS Shelley!

Sabin kicks, Axiom blocks, and Frazer SLINGBLADES Sabin down! Andrade y Fenix get in and CHOP Fraxiom! They CHOP some more, then double whip Axiom to a corner. Fenix SPLASHES Axiom while Andrade SPLASHES Frazer! Then they trade, SPLASHES the other way! Axiom is fed to a SOBAT, KICK, and FOREARM! The fans fire up and “UNO! DOS! TRES!” NO, Ciampa tags in off of Fenix! And Gargano GAMANGIRIS Andrade! ONE FINAL BEAT on Andrade! But Axiom cradles Ciampa! TWO!! Ciampa LARIATS Axiom, hoists him up, PROJECT CIAMPA! Cover, TWO!! Axiom survives and Ciampa can’t believe it, but SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Ciampa is beside himself and even Candice is stressed out. Ciampa drags Axiom up just to CHOP him down. Axiom goes to the apron, Ciampa follows, and he CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Ciampa soaks up the heat as he swings, but Axiom blocks! Axiom CHOPS, GAMANGIRIS, then hurries to the corner. Ciampa goes up after Axiom to ROCK him first! Ciampa climbs, he and Axiom brawl, and the others gather nearby. Axiom ROCKS Ciampa, Ciampa CHOPS Axiom! And CHOPS again! Axiom wobbles up top, Ciampa drags him back up, and Ciampa fireman’s carries Axiom! SUPER AIR RAID CRASH onto the cluster!

The ref hurries to check on everyone, that was a wild landing onto six other men! Candice also makes sure DIY is okay. All eight men are able to continue, so Gargano sends Shelley into the LED apron! And he BOOTS Sabin down! Ciampa puts Axiom in the ring, brings his kneepad down, and aims from the corner. Ciampa runs in, PSYCHO KNEE on Axiom! Cover, TWO!! Axiom survives and Ciampa is furious! Ciampa tags Gargano, they get Axiom up, SUPERKICK FAIRYTALE ENDING! Then they set up in the corners, but Sabin tags in off Gargano! Sabin ROCKS Gargano, ROCKS Ciampa, then goes up the corner! DOUBLE CROSSBODY!

SmackDown returns to single picture as Sabin SOBATS Gargano, reels him in, and kicks off Ciampa, only for Gargano to stop the Tornado DDT! Sabin dodges the lariat, Shelley is in, and the atomic drop starts up the Dream Sequence! DETROIT FACE LIFT! The fans fire up and MCMG run up on Axiom, BOOT ENZIGIRI COMBO! Shelley climbs while Sabin turns Axiom, but Andrade CLOBBERS Shelley off the top! Fenix ROCKS Sabin, Andrade tags in! Andrade dodges Axiom to LEAPING FOREARM! Then he TOSSES Sabin out! Andrade drags Axiom to a drop zone, steps on him as he goes to the corner, and the fans fire up!

But Axiom rises to ENZIGIRI a leg! Frazer tags in, Axiom climbs, and we get he SUPER SPANISH FLY! But Ciampa tags in off Frazer before the PHOENIX SPLASH!! Cover, but it won’t count with Ciampa now legal! Gargano CLOBBERS Axiom, Ciampa TOSSES Frazer, and DIY covers! Fenix CODE BREAKER SENTONS to break it up! The fans are thunderous as Fenix rises! Fenix whips, Ciampa reverses, but Fenix goes Spider-Man in the ropes! REWIND HEEL! Fenix then goes up, up, and TORNILLOS onto the others! The fans fire up again and Andrade has Ciampa! Underhook, but Candice distracts on the apron!

The fans boo but Ciampa rolls Andrade, with tights! TWO! Ciampa dodges Andrade, hooks the arms, but Andrade ducks, Gargano’s SUPERKICK hits Ciampa! Gargano panics, Andrade hits the SHADOW ELBOW! Andrade calls to Fenix, and Fenix FLIES up and over to take out Gargano! Then Andrade sends THE MESSAGE! Cover, Andrade y Fenix win!!

Winners: Andrade & Rey Fenix, by pinfall

This team may be the newest combination, but when it clicks, it just clicks! Will El Idolo & Immortal Firebird send the same message to Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis? Or will the fireflies descend upon The Land?

 

Adam Pearce is in the ring.

The Raw General Manager is again substituting for Nick Aldis as he welcomes us to the official contract signing for the Undisputed WWE Championship match set for SummerSlam! Please join him in welcoming the challenger, The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes! San Antonio sounds a bit conflicted, but they still sing along with Kingdom, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro and he brings the contract to the ring. Cody joins Pearce at the table as we reach the second “WHOA~ OH~!” They shake hands, and Cody grabs the pen to sign his part of the contract. Cody then grabs the mic to say, “So, San Antonio…! Whaddya wanna talk about?”

Cody appreciates the warm reception making him feel like a Texan. Cody’s father was a Texan, his older brother is a Texan. They were outlaws and all Cody ever wanted to be was just like them. Cody got to be something different, though, he got to be the WWE Undisputed Champion. This past week, he posted to social media, and the moment he hit “Send,” it was overanalyzed, scrutinized, and dissected. The gist was simple: Do not flinch, thank you for riding with me. The fans do cheer that, but Cody says the first part might have been more for Cody. He did not flinch when at the age of 35, he returned at WrestleMania and came home.

Cody did not flinch when he was across from a future Hall of Famer while he had a muscle hanging off the bone. He did not flinch when he stood across from The Beast, when he went back to back in the Royal Rumble, one of them here in this very city… And Cody did not flinch when he faced his friend, his brother, Jey Uso, or when he faced his mentor, Randy Orton, or when that politicking Final Boss came for his soul and for his spot! The fans cheer, and Cody cools down a bit. Cody admits, he did flinch at WrestleMania 41 against one of the most beloved wrestlers in the history of their sport, John Cena.

The fans are even more torn hearing that name. And Cody understands that. It is an unenviable task trying to take away something from one of the most beloved wrestlers in the history of the game. But nonetheless, it is the task Cody was born for. At SummerSlam, it is one match for the rest of Cody’s life. And Cody knows that he has signed, but it takes two to tango. So Mr. Pearce, if you will. Pearce welcomes out now the Undisputed WWE Champion, JOHN CENA! The fans fire up as Cena’s music hits, and yet they still sing, “JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” Cena shows the Spurs inspired towel and gear before he goes to the ring.

Cena has the music stop and he wants Cody to sit down. They sit at the table and Cena says give him a second, really. Cena wants Cody to understand, he has some bad news. Cena is not going to be at SummerSlam. Yes, this is the first time they’re all hearing this, but this is a decision Cena made and took to the top of the chain of command. Hear him out, please. The fans boo but Cena says we all know Cena is recording a big movie for Netflix in New York, there are no surprises for them. Things have been transparent, Cena is emotionally exhausted, and perhaps it is best Cena does not physically compete at SummerSlam.

The fans boo but Cena doesn’t want anyone jumping to conclusions. Cena is here to be the good guy. He knows Cody earned his rematch, he will get it, maybe in Paris or Perth. But as far as SummerSlam, guys, no, there is no way in good faith that Cena can sign the contract, okay? The fans boo but Cen ais still defensive. He is just as upset, we’re all upset. There is nothing we can do here, though. There is nothing they can do. If the name goes on the contract, Cena has to be there. They waited until the final second, it was a tough choice to make, but “we talked,” and “everyone” understands Cena worked hard, he just is emotionally out of it.

This is a tough decision but it is what is best for business, okay? The fans continue to boo but Cena wants them to be reasonable. They don’t even know how hard it was to make it here tonight. Seriously! This is his farewell tour! He wanted to give us fireworks and a night to remember. Cody is getting worked up, he does not believe this for a second. Cena says right now, physically, emotionally, this is all he can give us. The fans continue to boo, but Cena thanks them all for being here, he appreciates their understanding and their patience in this matter. Cena thanks Cody for this, the rematch is coming, just… Goodnight, San Antonio.

Cena exits but Cody throws off his jacket! Cody runs Cena down and fires hands! The fans fire up as Cody makes Cena go back to the ring! Cody SMACKS Cena off the apron, whips, but Cena reverses to send Cody into steel steps! Cena SMACKS Cody off the steps, then puts him in the ring! Cena runs away!? Wait, he grabs the belt instead! Cena storms into the ring with it, takes aim, but Cody ducks the belt shot! Cody kicks low, KICKS the belt into the air, and Cody has it now! Cena staggers about, Cody runs up, BELT SHOT on Cena!! The fans fire up as Cody has the contract. Cody pushes Cena onto the table, and he punches away on Cena’s head!

Cody opens the contract, brings it with him to the corner, and climbs up top!? DIVING BODY PRESS through the table!! Cena sputters, Cody grabs the pen, and he puts it in Cena’s hand! Cody MAKES Cena sign his name on the contract! Cody is fuming as he grabs a mic to say, “John Cena! Check the fine print! It’s not just a match for the title at SummerSlam! It’s a STREET FIGHT!!” The fans are thunderous as the American Nightmare just upped the ante on The GOAT! Will the Never-Seen Seventeen even survive to see the end of his farewell tour? Or will Cody make sure justice is served in New Jersey?


My Thoughts:

A great SmackDown to add some fire to SummerSlam here. For one, real clever though quick whodunnit with the parking lot incident. MFT framing Jacob Fatu was clever, because I believe Fatu did once ram someone’s car with his when he first showed up and was under Solo’s command. But naturally, they get found out, and we get a great brawl from Jacob & Jimmy against MFT. I’m pretty sure Jimmy & Jacob will face JC & Loa in a tag match to further hype the US Championship Steel Cage match. But being a cage match, those always incite interference so somehow, I feel like MFT costs Jacob.

Really fun stuff from Charlotte VS Raquel as we also see Charlotte and Alexa grow a bit closer as a team. Great win with Alexa helping Charlotte cheat the cheaters, and that tag title match will be great stuff. Very good promo from Priest and Melo and a great match between them, but Aleister “ruining” it was a logical move to build the Priest-Aleister feud. They’ll surely set a match up soon, and I feel like Aleister needs the win more than Priest. Very quick stuff with Vaquer beating Alba and then punking out Piper, and no Chelsea. But then Kiana James makes a very subtle return talking with Giulia. I’m not sure what that could lead to, I don’t think Giulia needs a manager, unless Kiana reveals herself to be a “Secretary of Something Something” for Chelsea.

Very good promo from Tiffany and Jade to hype up their match, which could go either way not that there’s no cash-in to worry about. Honestly, if the WWE does their Draft after SummerSlam on the road to Clash in Paris, I could see them moving Vaquer over to officially be on SmackDown and she challenges for that title. Very good promo from the full Wyatt Sick6, stating that as is always the way with The Wyatts, they’re exposing those inner Heel tendencies of Face superstars/teams, we’ll see who they affect first. The Profits had a good promo with DIY, it probably isn’t either of those teams, DIY are already strongly Heel and the Profits didn’t give off any strong Heel vibes.

That was an awesome tag Fatal 4 Way, all four teams getting to bust out their stuff. But I figured Andrade & Fenix would win, it makes for the freshest match-up, but is also a team that can easily fall apart since they only just joined together. The tag match happening next week for SmackDown does foreshadow that a bit. And great contract signing segment with Cody and Cena. The mixed reaction for Cody is intriguing, perhaps his long monologuing promos are starting to grate. At the same time, Cody always pontificating is perhaps a sign he’s dipping back into that strange “He’s a Heel but doesn’t act it” thing he tried in AEW.

But Cody was still the Face here as Cena got all the heat trying to weasel his way out of this match. Cody beating him up was great, classic contract signing stuff. But with a couple more weeks before SummerSlam, the go-home math isn’t finalized, so if Cena finds a way to stand tall the next time, maybe that indicates Cody wins the title back. Honestly, not sure which direction I’d prefer.

My Score: 8.8/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 7.17.2025

Go Home for Slammiversary!

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It’s Thursday again, so I guess we get to see if…I don’t even know. I just want the show to be entertaining at least. I’ve stopped expecting coherent stories or writing over a 4th grade level, just entertain me for 2 hours at this point.

That’s all I got for a lead in, is it the Go Home for Slammiversary? Sure, but that doesn’t usually mean anything in TNA. So just make me not dread Sunday. Bar is low Delirious and Dreamer, just don’t make me stroke out.

Ratings:

  • Moose w/Alisha Edwards vs Sami Callihan: Moose wins via Lights Out – *
  • The System vs Order 4:
  • Tessa Blanchard w/Victoria Crawford vs Dani Luna: Tessa wins via Magnum – ** 3/4
  • One of the Northern Armoury Losers vs Home Town Man: Homie the clown wins – ***
  • Matt Cardona vs Jake Painter
  • Frankie Kazarian & Trick Williams vs Joe Hendry & Mike Santana: Santana wins via Spin the Block – ***

 

Results:

Moose w/Alisha Edwards vs Sami Callihan

Sami runs into a boot immediately, Moose Irish Whips, tries a second but eats the buckle and hits a Stunner for an early near fall. Sami lines up for something, but Moose moves, changes direction and hits a Spear off the rope run. Sami powders, Moose tries for the world’s slowest stupid Braun Strowman run around the ring thing, Sami catches Moose, drops him, throws him into the ring, tries the Cactus Driver and eats another Lights Out Spear and that was a waste of five minutes.

Moose had a pretty basic post match promo until he started fat shaming Sami saying he should be in catering. That was the only good part of his promo. 

The System vs Order 4

Darkstate attacks The System before the match, and The System has Failed. Order 4 just walk away and Darkstate leave them lying. Match never happens.

Tessa Blanchard w/Victoria Crawford vs Dani Luna

Dani starts the power game early, throwing Tessa over her shoulder, slamming her, Tanaka style Sliding D for a near fall, into a Top Wristlock with a twist, Tessa powders to the corner, eats a chop, Whip, and as Dani tries to Up and Over, Tessa kicks her legs out from under her and goes for two quick near falls. Running Kick from Tessa to Dani’s shoulder blades, kick to the face, Slingshot Elbow. Dani starts fighting back with punches, uppercuts, but Tessa Hip Toss, strike, Hesitation Rope Run Dropkick into Ground and Pound, then a Stump Puller into a DDT on the leg.

Tessa tries to sink in the Front Choke, but Dani stands and lifts it into a Vertical Suplex. They get to their feet, Tessa feeds into a bunch of punches and kicks from Dani, whip into ropes, Luna Landing attempt but Tessa slips it and Luna just kicks her in the chest. Powerbomb attempt into Cradle Counters, but Dani grabs a Stack Powerbomb for a 2. Another Luna Landing attempt but Tessa gets out, shoves her into the corner, Shotei, tries to ties her up in the corner for the Draping Magnum, Dani fights out, goes to the other corner, kicks Dani’s legs out, hits the Draping Magnum, but on a two count. Tessa goes for the normal Magnum and Dani catches her! Turns it into a rope assisted Blue Thunder Bomb for two. Dani wants a Luna Landing, Victoria tries to interfere, the referee admonishes her, Tessa gets away from Dani and hits Magnum for the win.

Indi comes down to make the save after Victoria and Tessa start the post match beatdown. Not a bad match, clunky at times, weird looking finish, but generally pretty good.

The Elegance Clique come out, and ASH gives a solid promo bitching about her attack on the IInspiration, and this may be her best promo. She sounds determined and confident, not goofy. Fatal Influence walks out to interrupt taking offense to the female faction thing, Masha comes out so ASH excuses the Clique, Masha can’t talk, her promo falls flat and sounds stupid. ASH was the best promo during this segment. 

One of the Northern Armoury Losers vs Home Town Man

THE ONLY TIME I ROOT FOR DEANER.

Homie hits the Flip Flop and Fly, into the 10 count punches, another punch, Airplane Spin twice into a TKO, nerd dork kicks out. Bald nerd interferes, loser face bites Homie the Clown, hits a moronic jumping forearm on a kneeling opponent. I think I just had a stroke typing that moronic offense. Bites at the mask, clubbing blows, Homie slap chops back up, bald nerd interferes to try and take off the mask. Dude goes for the Stroke Out Forearm again, but misses, strikes into a Scoop Slam from Homie, he looks for the Dudley Dog, but countered, Dive onto nerd, Sliced Bread for the win.

EY hits the ring late to try and attack Homie but Homie bails.

Low-key, since the Home Town Man theme is a remix of Born and Raised in the USA (AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn’s first TNA theme), I’d love the reveal to be AJ Styles at Slammiversary. Super Eric vs HTM, get ready to fucking fly. 

Matt Cardona vs Jake Painter

Cardona calls out Darkstate before the match starts, they take a beat but then strike, Cardona and the jobber fight Darkstate, before Cardona gets Molly Whopped Myers comes down for the save, and it takes the rest of The System a minute to attack with a chair and Kenny the Kendo Stick. Another nothing match, but The System is…babyface?

Hardys came out for a talking spot that just devolved into a brawl with all the tag teams involved in the match at Slammiversary, really nothing overly intriguing aside from Rascalz, KC Navarro and Ryan Nemeth being gold. 

Frankie Kazarian & Trick Williams vs Joe Hendry & Mike Santana

Trick attacks Joe and Mike as they’re arguing over who starts, we cut to commercial, Joe is working over Frankie when we come back, Joe moves back to his corner but Santana tags himself in and 3 Amigos for a near fall and then the Latino Heat shimmy. Mike telegraphs the Back Body Drop, Kaz hits a Twisting Neckbreaker, Kaz tags out and a Double Team Trip Dropkick rocks Mike. Mike then eats a Leg Lariat off the whip and near fall at two. Trick Chops in the corner, Mike reverses it, but then Trick catches it, Whips Mike and hits the Okada Dropkick and tags out to Kaz. Kidney Punches as Trick has him in the front facelock. Suplex from Kaz, and he’s slowing things down to connect on the deliberate strikes.

Kaz tries some reversals, Rolling Buck Fifty has Kaz rocked, but veteran savvy and heel cheap shots stop Santana’s momentum and Kaz connects on the Slingshot Leg Drop, tags in Trick, Trick tries the 3 Amigos but Santana stops them at 2, tries to hit the ropes, eats a Trick Kick, Attitude Adjustment for 2. Kaz telegraphs on Santana after he tags in, Santana tries the Rollup, but Kaz kicks out, rocks Santana, tags in Trick, quick tags in general, tandem strikes but Santana hits a Lionsault to break up Kaz and Trick, he’s conflicted but tags in Joe. Joe cleans house, Cutter on Kaz, Lariat clears out Trick, Kaz Crossbody, gets caught, Sack of Shit, Kip Up, Trick gets caught but its a roll through Sack of Shit into the Kip Up. Santana and Joe stare down, but as Hendry calls for the Standing Ovation, Santana tags himself in and Spins Kaz’s Block for the win.

 

Overall Score: 6/10

Entertaining, the double dose of Darkstate helped to set up the Slammiversary match, tensions between former Spitfire members, Indi and Tessa get a little more head, Joe and Santana continue to be tumultuous and Hardyz gonna Hardy.

While it was nothing overtly special, it was entertained for 2 hours, so I’ll give it credit. Also give it credit for making me root for doofus Deaner because they put him against one of the Armoury losers. So yeah, decent enough to not make me hate having to watch Slammiversary, didn’t get stale and a few matches that weren’t bad. Oh plus Moose said what we’ve all said for like a year. So someone get Sami Jenny Craig or something!

 

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