Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (11/5/20)
Are Gallus boys still on top?
The NXT UK Tag Team Champions reunite with the Iron King!
Gallus is back to 100% as Joe Coffey returns to action alongside brother Mark and friend Wolfgang! But will the firm still be on top of their kingdom against The Thunder Storm and Pretty Deadly?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Gallus VS Sam Gradwell & Pretty Deadly; Gallus wins.
- Jinny VS Aleah James; Jinny wins.
- NXT UK Heritage Cup Semifinals: Noam Dar VS A-Kid; A-Kid wins and advances to the finals.
PLAY BY PLAY
The world is buzzing after last week’s NXT UK Championship match.
The strength, the speed, the violence, it all lived up to the hype, and then blew that hype out of the water. Afterwards, Walter spoke backstage and said, “I’ve proven time and time again. I will forever be the chosen one to represent, to restore the honor of this great sport.” As for Ilja Dragunov, it seemed hard for even him to believe he was still able to move. Will the Moscow Madman be able to pick up the pieces and push forward in hopes of one day doing it all over again?
Six Man Tag: Gallus VS Sam Gradwell & Pretty Deadly!
Joe Coffey returns! Will the Iron King and the NXT UK Tag Team Champions show us all that this is still their kingdom?
The teams sort out and though Gradwell doesn’t like Pretty Deadly that much, he lets Sam Stoker start against Mark Coffey. Stoker and Coffey circle and tie up, and Mark throws Stoker with an arm-drag. Stoker gets up, ties up with Mark again but Mark uses a hip toss this time! Stoker grows frustrated but he resets and ties up with Mark again. Stoker waistlocks, Mark breaks free and wrenches to tag in Wolfgang. Wolfgang wrenches but Stoker breaks free to dropkick! Wolfgang stays up so Stoker tags to Lewis Howley. Howley and Wolfgang tie up, Wolfgang bridges to arm-drag Howley down! Wolfgang keeps the arm but Howley kips up and goes around, but Wolfgang whips and runs him over! Wolfgang brings Howley over and tags Joe Coffey in.
Joe wrenches but Howley rolls through. They tie up, Joe shoves Howley to ropes but Howley comes back to tie up. Joe wrings Howley over, drops an elbow on Howley’s arm then brings him up to wrench. Joe wrangles Howley back down but Howley kips up, only for Joe to wrangle him back down! “Gallus boys on top!” But Howley kips up and arm-drags, only for Joe to hold on and arm-drag him back! Joe keeps on the arm but Howley fights up. Joe wrenches but Howley uses the ropes to flip through. Howley tries to hip toss but Joe counters to a hip toss! Howley scrambles to his corner and Gradwell tags in! Gradwell and Joe tie up, Joey headlocks and thrashes. Gradwell powers out, things speed up as Gradwell hurdles then rocks Joe with an elbow!
Gradwell CLUBS Joe, but taunts too long and Joe wrings him out, runs and POUNCES him! Pretty Deadly get in but Gallus POUNCES them, too! Gallus stands together in the ring while Pretty Deadly and Gradwell regroup. Gradwell tells them to stop doing the Scott Hall wiggle fingers and let him handle this. Gradwell gets in and Joe tells him, “No one cares, mate!” So what if Gradwell’s been out two years? Gradwell gets in and ties up with Joe, then breaks to SLAP him! Gradwell tags out to Howley to Joe grabs Howley’s arm and wrenches! Joe says that was stupid, and he whips Howley hard into the corner! And then again! Tag to Wolfgang and Wolfgang cravats for a snapmare. Howley cartwheels through but Wolfgang whips. Howley hurdles then baits Wolfgang in to throw him out!
Wolfgang lands on his feet but Howley stays at the ropes to keep him back. The ref backs Howley off but Stoker BOOTS Wolfgang instead! Howley then stomps away on Wolfgang, covers, ONE! Tag to Stoker and Pretty Deadly double whip, but Wolfgang breaks the line! Wolfgang clobbers Howley then hip tosses Stoker! Wolfgang cobra clutches, Mark tags in, ripcord to shoulder tackle and forearm to the back! Mark clamps on with a headlock but Stoker powers out, only for Mark to run him over. Things speed up, Stoker hurdles and arm-drags Mark down! Stoker is on the arm now but Mark reverses. Stoker ROCKS him with a right, tags Howley back in but Mark arm-drags Howley down!
Mark wrenches, Howley rolls and headlocks but Mark reverses to his own headlock. Howley tags Stoker while he powers out, and then Howley hurdles Mark to send him right into Stoker’s DDT! Cover, TWO! Stoker keeps close on Mark with an armlock and then hammerlock. Stoker drops knee after knee on the arm, tags Howley in, and Howley scrapes his sole on Mark’s face! And then grinds forearms in Mark’s face! Mark throws hands but Howley knees back. Howley rams Mark into the corner, Gradwell tags in and throws a big forearm in! Gradwell snapmares and rams a knee in, then an elbow, then ax handles! Gradwell has a headlock and grinds Mark, but Mark fights up.
Gradwell throws BIG European Uppercuts but Mark turns one into chicken wings! Gradwell resists the backslide to spin and ROCK Mark with a forearm! Then Gradwell scoops and SLAMS Mark down! Gradwell sucker punches Wolfgang then taunts Joe! Mark gets Gradwell with a Russian leg sweep! Gradwell grabs at Mark but Mark shoves him away! Howley tags in, drags Mark but Mark kicks him away! Hot tag to Joe! Joe rallies, dodges and shoulder tackles Howley! Joe back drops Howley, sees Stoker coming in and wrenches him to a back drop! Howley gets an OVERHEAD suplex! Joe reels Howley in for a butterfly SWING, then suplex! Cover but Gradwell breaks it!
Wolfgang throws Gradwell out but the ref reprimands. Joe clobbers Stoker as he gets in, but Howley ROCKS Joe with an elbow! Gradwell tags in, STO on Joe! Cover, TWO! Gradwell fires up, drags Joe up, fireman’s carry but Joe slips out! Joe kicks the bad leg then runs, ALL THE BEST FOR THE BELLS! Cover, Gallus wins!
Winners: Gallus, by pinfall
Wolfgang and Mark keep Pretty Deadly back, and Gallus stands tall. But will Stoker and Howley get their shot at the tag titles soon enough?
NXT UK looks closely at tonight’s Heritage Cup semifinal.
A-Kid admits, “Noam Dar really gets in my head. And last time I wrestled him, I had him scouted as much as any other person on the roster.” But the Scottish Supernova got away with a low blow and then won. Dar himself has some facts: the last time they stepped in the ring, he “put that little Pokémon down, and I’m gonna do it again.” AK knows that he’ll have to be better this round, but that’s what he does every day. Dar says contrary to popular belief, he doesn’t dislike A-Kid. He sees a lot of himself in A-Kid. Dar knows A-Kid has the biggest opportunity in his WWE career, but he’s living in a dreamland. Dar doesn’t need external validation, he’s internally motivated. Dar is a problem A-Kid cannot solve.
A-Kid says being in the Heritage Cup is already amazing, especially after that match with Flash Morgan Webster. Right now, A-Kid is living a dream, but it is reality. Will the dream continue for the Spanish Ace? Or will Mr. Supernova 11 turn it up and take that opportunity for himself?
NXT UK Media catches up with Sid Scala, and Rampage Brown.
The newest member of the roster has finally arrived and the coaches are great to have him at the UK Performance Center. “Don’t stop on my account, lads.” The trainees can’t help but notice Rampage, but in the ring is Jack Starz pulling off drills. Not bad with that handstand. Dave Mastiff says hey, and that it’s about time. Scala leads Rampage on to officially sign his contract. Will Rampage feel right at home in NXT UK?
Jinny VS Aleah James!
Speaking of new additions, the Spoiled Princess gets to “welcome” the newest addition to the UK Women’s Division. But will the welcome be less than warm with the Fashionista still after Kay Lee Ray and the NXT UK Women’s Championship?
The bell rings and Jinny insists she isn’t ready. She puts her fancy robe away and then smirks at Aleah. They tie up, Jinny powers Aleah to a corner but lets off with attitude. Aleah shoves back so Jinny arm-drags her away! They tie up again, Jinny throws Aleah right down and then eggs her on. Aleah arm-drags back and clamps onto the arm! Jinny fights up, knees low and then again! Jinny whips Aleah hard into buckles! “Who do you think you are?!” Jinny stomps Aleah but Aleah kicks back. Jinny stomps her down at the ropes but lets off at the ref’s count. Jinny drags Aleah up and whips, but Aleah ducks and dropkicks back! Aleah boots but Jinny blocks it to throw her down onto Jinny’s knee! Jinny tells the “stupid girl” off then stomps her.
Jinny drags Aleah up to reel her in and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Jinny keeps talking trash while she pushes and slaps Aleah around. Jinny drags Aleah up to a straitjacket stretch but Aleah endures. Jinny bends Aleah back against her knees! Aleah still endures, fights up but Jinny BOOTS her down! Jinny stomps Aleah, keeps telling her she’s stupid, but Aleah keeps fighting back. Jinny rains down vicious rights but Aleah gets to a corner. Jinny slaps Aleah around but argue with the ref about the rules. Jinny drags Aleah up, whips her corner to corner, then runs in, but Aleah goes up and over! Aleah handsprings, goes Matrix and headscissors Jinny down! Aleah runs but Jinny ducks the crossbody! Ripcord ROLLING LIGER KICK! Cover, Jinny wins!
Winner: Jinny, by pinfall
Welcome to NXT UK, Aleah James. But will Jinny’s even fiercer attitude be what takes her to the title? Jinny grabs a mic to say Aleah is an example of how ruthless Jinny can be. “There is a reason I am the Queen of NXT UK. And that’s because I have something that none of these girls will ever have: killer instinct.” You see people walking around, thinking they’re untouchable, like Piper Niven acting like she should be on top! But speaking of, here comes Piper! Piper makes her way to the ring, dares Jinny to say that to her face. Jinny says she is, they’re right here! Jinny dares Piper to do something, but KLR laughs at them both. “You two are funny. Now, I know I like to talk just as much as you, but I have one very important thing that backs that up.”
Here’s a hint to what it is: It’s white, gold and shiny, lives around her waist, and neither of them will ever have it. Now since these two don’t have it, let’s try something else. KLR puts a chair in the ring, and says that Jinny would stab her own granny in the back to get a title shot. But Piper, no, KLR doesn’t thinks he has what it takes. Piper had the perfect opportunity to have it all, and threw it away. So let’s find out who really has the killer instinct. Jinny SLAPS Piper! Piper scowls, then HEADBUTTS Jinny! KLR laughs as Piper grabs the chair and SMACKS Jinny on the back! Aleah hurries over to tell piper she doesn’t have to do this, but Piper scoops and PIPER DRIVERS her!! Piper drags Jinny up and brings the chair into this! FULL METAL PIPER DRIVER!! KLR is actually shocked to see that!
Piper says Jinny will never speak bad of her again. And then she glares at KLR! KLR staggers and falls, and Piper gives chase! Will it be Piper who gets her second shot at KLR first?
NXT UK hears from Eddie Dennis.
“There is a symbiotic relationship between man and beast. A huntsman uses his lurcher to flush a rabbit from a hole. A shepherd sheers his sheep to keep his family warm. And now, I stand alongside a Primate and a Boar.” Dennis knows Mark Andrews claims they were friends for 15 long years. But Dennis says he was being USED for those 15 years. And Flash Morgan Webster, you and Boar were best friends? Dennis says Webster used Boar like an animal. And Primate here, he “was built on a battlefield, born to follow orders, and hurt people.” The Boar and Primate roar, but with one “Hush,” from Dennis, they calm themselves. With the Welsh Dragon leading them, will The Hunt turn every team on the NXT UK roster into their prey?
NXT UK shares what happened during the break!
Piper caught up to KLR! And she thrashed her about by her hair! Referees hurried to stop this but Piper pulled the belt from KLR’s waist! Piper has it now, and tells KLR to get ready to say good-bye to it! Sid Scala got Piper to give the belt back and take her leave. KLR may have made the biggest mistake of her life pushing Piper this far! In two weeks, we see a FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE match for the NXT UK Women’s Championship! Where will it finally end for these two friends turned bitter enemies?
NXT UK Heritage Cup Semifinals: Noam Dar VS A-Kid!
The Scottish Supernova beat Imperium’s Hatchet Man in the fifth, but so did the Spanish Ace against the Modfather! Will these bright young superstars go the distance, all for a spot in the finals?
The bell rings and we begin the first round. AK and Dar circle and feel out the grapple. They tie up with knuckle locks, AK rolls and trips Dar up but Dar scrambles back to his feet. They go around, Dar pops out of the facelock but AK keeps him off a cover. Dar wrenches the arm, AK rolls and rolls and rolls to get free. The BT Sports studio audience applauds as the two reset. Dar and AK tie up. AK gets the arm but Dar the mat return. AK moves around to get the facelock but Dar pushes his way up to fireman’s carry and wristlock. Dar SLAPS the hand but AK kips up. Dar wrangles him down, grinds the arm, shifts to a headlock but AK fights up and wrenches out. AK headlocks, Dar stays up then powers out. AK runs him over with a big shoulder tackle, then hits a big headlock takeover!
Dar fights up and around as we’re under a minute. AK gets another headlock takeover but Dar headscissors. AK pops out, hits another takeover, and then he traps an arm. Dar endures, fights his way up, but AK holds as Dar tries to power out. We’re down to 15 seconds, Dar lifts to crotch AK! Under 10 seconds and Dar runs to BOOT AK down! AK is on the outside as the round ends!
Dar: 0; A-Kid: 0
Dar throws pinkies up, then mockingly says A-Kid should get to his corner. This is all part of Dar’s plan to waste AK’s 20 second break! Dar is just fine but AK barely gets enough time to have his water and catch his breath. Round two begins, will AK be able to rebound?
Another three minutes and the two circle. Dar and AK knuckle lock, Dar steps in to trap an arm then cravat. AK endures as Dar thrashes and snapmares. AK gets right up, sees Dar rushing in and pushes him away. AK goes to whip but Dar headlocks and snapmares. AK handsprings through, springboards and arm-drags to kip up and dropkick! Cover, TWO! AK keeps Dar down with an armlock, then a chinbar. Dar fights up, powers AK to a corner and the ref calls for a break. AK goes up, boots Dar away but Dar sweeps the legs right back! Dar covers, TWO! Dar drops elbows on the leg and then paces around. AK swipes at Dar but Dar brings him up to bump off buckles. Dar brings AK out to ROCK him with a European Uppercut!
Dar taunts the “Pokémon” but AK hits low! And CHOPS him! Dar knees AK down and we’re at a minute left already. Dar stomps AK’s hands, “Just like Pete Dunne!” Dar brings AK up, goes after the hand but AK ROCKS him with a right! And another! And another! AK runs but Dar table tops him! Dar gets the arms, spins and spins and spins, and spins and spins, to a backslide! TWO and AK gets Dar’s leg! STF! Dar endures with 20 seconds and counting! AK shifts to a CROSSFACE! Dar endures and time runs out!!
Dar: 0; A-Kid: 0
The bell saves Dar and round two is over! AK has ample time to rest now, and we’re already on to round three!
Dar stays in his corner and uses the ropes as defense. AK smirks as he waits for Dar to return. They circle, tie up and Dar gets a facelock. Dar cranks on the hold but AK slips out. Dar drags him back into the hold but AK gets out again and again. AK ducks the clothesline, waistlocks but Dar bucks the O’Conner roll off. AK kips right back up to NORTHERN LIGHTS! And then floats over to an ARMBAR! Dar endures, rolls around and gets out to then body scissor and roll, TWO! Dar urns in but into a HARD back elbow! AK goes up, jumps the sweep this time, and dodges in the other corner! AK KICKS but Dar ROCKS him with a right! Dar swings but into AK’s takedown!
Dar stays up, rolls but AK grabs at the wrist. AK blocks a kick but not the elbow! Dar catches AK’s clothesline to a COMPLETE SHOT! Dar aims from a corner, BLINDSIDE FOREARM! cover, TWO! AK is still in this but Dar omoplatas to then grab at the other arm. AK resists so Dar clubs him over an dover! We’re at a minute as Dar gets his modified Jim Breaks Special! AK VERBALLY taps, Dar gets a fall!
Dar: 1; A-Kid: 0
But Dar won’t let off! He stomps AK’s head and pulls on the arm! The ref finally gets him to let off and warns him, this match is still going on. Dar backs off to his corner but what shape is AK in as we go into round four?
AK gets up but Dar sweeps the leg! And AK lands on his bad arm! Dar looms over AK, grabs the arm but AK kicks back. Dar stomps the arm, then the leg, then the other leg! Dar puts pinkies out and taunts the cameras before he stomps the arm again. AK kicks but with the bad leg! Dar KICKS AK in the back! Dar drags AK up, AK CHOPS him! And ROCKS him with forearms! Dark kicks the bad leg then throat chops, headbutts and uppercuts! But AK comes back to tackle Dar with a sleeper hold! Dar fights up, back suplexes, but AK lands on his feet! AK waistlocks. Dar drops down but AK uses that for a EUROCLUTCH! AK gets the fall!!
Dar: 1; A-Kid: 1
We’re all tied up!! And now we’re in the fifth round! This is the limit Dar and AK both reached, will it all end here?
AK and Dar stare down as they approach. They circle, Dar kicks the leg but AK stays up. AK blocks the next kick to SLAP Dar down! Dar gets away, baits AK in the corner and AK kicks buckles! Dar runs in but AK goes over and out! They brawl in the ropes, Dar sweeps the legs! Then runs to BLAST AK off with a dropkick! AK is down and a ring count climbs, but the clock is going down! AK gets up at the ref’s count of 5 but Dar goes out to fetch him. Dar brings AK up, says hi to the trophy and KICKS AK down at the ramp! Dar kisses the trophy as if it’s already his, and he goes back to AK as the ref reaches 5 again. Dar puts AK in but AK spins to kick Dar down! AK has the ring count climb!! Dar is up and in at 9.9 but AK PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO!!
Dar survives but AK won’t let up here! AK climbs up top, minute left as he watches Dar rise. BIG crossbody! Cover, TWO!! Both men are down but the audience is loving this! Dar sits up and gets forehead to forehead with AK. AK ROCKS Dar, Dar ROCKS AK, repeat! We’re under 20 seconds as Dar throws more hands. AK hits back, they brawl as they stand, back and forth, under 10! The round ends as Dar gets AK down! Dar wants to hit more but he has to wait!
Dar: 1; A-Kid: 1
And now we’re in round six! The first match to go this far! Will three minutes be all that keep one man from the finals?!
Dar runs in, AK jumps the sweep but Dar avoids the enziguri! Dar KICKS but AK Eddy Gordo kicks back! AK waistlocks, Dar drops down and kicks over and over from below! Dar drags AK down but AK rolls to jackknife. Dar rolls through to sit down, ONE! AK rolls Dar to a cover, TWO! Ghost pin, ONE, but AK tries again, TWO!! Dar escapes, but runs into an arm capture, only to make that a cover! TWO and AK omoplatas and chinbars! A modified LeBelle lock, but Dark rolls it off to a cover! ONE, but Dar wants the leg! AK moves around to go after an arm! They fight for control, Dar moves around to hammer away on AK and get free!
Both men are down but slowly stirring. Dar and AK get up to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Neither falls, so they try again! Dar KICKS, AK KNEES the headbutt away! AK kicks but Dar blocks! AK throws haymakers but Dar back elbows! Dar aims from a corner, AK slowly rises, but AK ENZIGURIS first! LeBelle RINGS OF SATURN!! Dar endures, Dar QUITS!?! AK WINS!!
Winners: A-Kid, with 2 falls; advances to the finals
Incredible!! A-Kid pulls off another comeback to be the winner! The Spanish Ace is the first finalist in the Heritage Cup! But will he be met by the Bomber or the Man from Moustache Mountain?
My Thoughts:
What a great episode! That bit to recap the NXT UK Championship match was good, with Walter’s comments there. The Six Man Tag was a solid opener, though of course Gallus wins. Joe Coffey gets the win off Sam Gradwell because the NXT UK Tag Team Championship math needs to be left alone. Still pretty sure Gallus wins that, too. I think it should come down to Gallus VS Eddie Dennis & The Hunt. The Hunt will surely take on South Wales Subculture once Andrews and Morgan are “cleared.” The promo from Dennis was great, and the matches will be great. Rampage Brown had a fairly simple intro to NXT UK, and I feel like Jack Starz making a cameo will mean he gets jobbed out to Rampage like he did to Walter.
The entire Women’s Division segment was great. Jinny definitely showed her new aggression against Aleah James, but to think PIPER would bring all of this out of herself! I feel like they might’ve changed their minds and now we won’t get KLR VS Jinny. Piper might end up winning that Falls Count Anywhere match and she’ll take on Jinny. But who knows, this could be a last hurrah for Piper in NXT UK and then she follows Rhea Ripley and Toni Storm to NXT USA. Then the Heritage Cup British Rounds match was great stuff. I am SHOCKED Dar lost, I really thought we were getting a rematch of Dar VS Seven as the finals. But instead, A-Kid is in and that is great for him, he’s really impressed since day one. Seven VS Mastiff is going to be rough, I wouldn’t be surprised Mastiff wins but Seven’s story of needing this accomplishment has to be where we go.
My Score: 8.2/10
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Will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue?
This year’s Full Gear may be the most important one of all! Can Orange Cassidy become the Freshy Squeezed AEW World Champion against Maniac Jon Moxley?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo; Anna wins.
- Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews; wins.
- Zero Hour – Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS QT Marshall; wins.
- Jay White VS Hangman Page; wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Bobby Lashley w/ MVP; wins.
- MJF VS Roderick Strong; wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher; wins.
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ricochet; wins and
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Daniel Garcia; wins and
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone w/ Kamille VS Kris Statlander; wins and
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Kings of the Black Throne VS The Acclaimed; win(s) and
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Orange Cassidy; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and special guest, Paul Walter Hauser, in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action set for this monumental night!
Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie!
The Queenslayer was offered help against Mariah May by The Vendetta but she declined, so this is the payback. Will the Virtuosa handle business? Or will Anna still become the Star of the Show?
The bell rings but Taya distracts Anna. Anna takes a swipe but Deonna kicks low. Deonna headlocks,. Anna powers out, but Deonna RAMS her! Anna stays up, slips around, and waistlocks. Deonna switches, they go to ropes, and Anna bucks the O’Conner! Anna runs Deonna over, keeps moving, then whips. Anna blows past Deonna, sunset flips, TWO! Deonna is up fast but Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Deonna to a corner, runs up and LEG LARIATS! The fans rally as Anna snapmares and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays on Deonna with another whip, but Deonna reverses.
Anna slips to the apron, then ROCKS Deonna! Deonna comes back but into a HEEL KICK! Anna goes up a corner but Taya anchors her! Deonna distracts the ref, then she BOOTS Anna! The fans boo but Taya just takes a bow. Deonna “kicks dirt” at Anna, then drags her up. Deonna short arm LARIATS, then she stands on Anna’s face! The ref counts, Deonna steps off, and Deonna storms back up on Anna. Deonna drags Anna up, throat chops her, and Anna goes to a corner. Deonna LARIATS in the corner, LARIATS again, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays in this but Deonna stays focused.
Deonna paces around, drops a knee on Anna, then clamps on a straitjacket stretch. Anna endures, even as Deonna KNEES her in the back! Deonna bends Anna back but Anna still endures. Anna fights up, snapmares free, but Deonna BOOTS her back! Then BOOTS again! Anna SUPERKICKS! But Deonna hits a FLATLINER, into a KOJI KLUTCH! Anna stacks Deonna, TWO! Anna is free to SUPERKICK Deonna down! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Anna and Deonna slowly rise while Taya pounds the apron. The fans rally up and Anna crawls over to Deonna. Deonna grabs at Anna first, and she fires a forearm!
Anna fires a forearm back, but Deonna hits Anna again! The shots go back and forth, the fans dueling, and Anna gets the edge! Anna backs Deonna down, whips, but Deonna reverses, only for Anna to FLYING FOREARM! And FLYING FOREARM again! Anna keeps moving to SHOTGUN Deonna! The fans are torn as Anna runs up on the hometown girl. Forearm SMASH, and Anna puts Deonna up top! DANGEROUS JAY KICK, and then the ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO! Deonna survives but Anna drags her up. Anna clamps on the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Deonna endures, pries free, and arm-drags Anna!
Deonna kicks low, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll and FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Anna endures, flails and moves around, and kicks her way to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna holds until 4, and Taya coaches Deonna. Deonna slashes her throat, reels Anna in, but Anna fights the Gotch lift! Anna slips around, Deonna wrenches and wrangles, but Anna rolls free! Anna BOOTS from the corner, goes to the apron, and she puts Deonna in ropes! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! But Taya takes a swing! Anna dodges, but Taya SPEARS Anna!! The ref saw that and he EJECTS Taya!
Deonna is upset, but better than being disqualified! Taya tells fans to shut up as they sing “Hey hey hey! Goodbye~!” Deonna drags Anna up, but Anna SLAPS Deonna! Deonna is pissed, and she grabs that arm! FUJIWARA!! Deonna pushes on that arm, but Anna uses it to roll Deonna up! ANNA WINS!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Deonna is furious, but maybe she should’ve let the ref throw this out. In the end, Anna gets a real win over Deonna, will this help her get back towards some title scene?
Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is with her ROH Minion buddy, and notes that Billie is the first ROH woman entered in the first ever WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup! Billie, what an opportunity, how are you feeling? She is excited! This is the second chance she’s been waiting for, and- Red Velvet steps in to say more like NO chance. Because see, Velvet is also in that match, and well, she already beat Billie. So her odds are looking really good. But then in steps Leyla Hirsch. And she says lucky for them both, because Leyla’s in this! Leyla beat Velvet once, and just looking at Billie, Leyla knows she can beat her.
Oh but then in steps the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! The Minion Overlord defends her bestie and Billie, and says it is finally time for the Athena World Tour! She is the fourth participant, even though, why does she have to qualify for HER show? Athena has beaten Velvet, she’s beaten “Small fry” Leyla, and well… Billie Goat, we all know Athena dog walked her! Velvet says Athena shouldn’t talk to Billie like that. Billie says “Cupcake” doesn’t need to defend her. Things are getting tense already, who wins their way into WrestleDynasty’s massive crossover match?
Backstage interview with QT Marshall.
Lexy is now with QT and says later int he Zero Hour, it is QT VS Big Boom AJ. QT took AJ out last night after the weigh-in, will it be the same here tonight? QT wants Lexy to remember, pronounce it “Mar-shall.” And yes, in QT’s home state of New Jersey, the best part will be QT remembering why he left. It’s a dump! Especially Newark! But AJ is also from New Jersey, and he properly represents this dump. Whether AJ is on the Tonight Show, on TikTok, or here in AEW, he is the epitome of someone from The Garden State: an embarrassment! He’s worse than Bruce Springsteen himself!
And tonight, in a sold out crowd that QT drew all himself, it will be like going to his high school reunion and showing how he is more successful than everyone else. And he’ll do that by walking to the ring, staring down AJ, and bringing the doom! Will QT Marshall make himself the boss of the Zero Hour? Or will it be a BOOM for all of New Jersey when QT loses?
New Year’s Day is a NEW ERA for AEW!
Starting Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, AEW Dynamite will be SIMULCAST on Max! And even bigger, it is the return of Fight for the Fallen! All proceeds go to helping victims of Hurricane Helene in Ashville, North Carolina.
Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews!
Now this is going to be a fast ‘n’ furious match! Angel Dorado, the menacing minotaur, the Commander of Space and the Aussie Juggernaut are all fighting for opportunity, who makes that greater impact?
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Will B Block stay tranquilo?
After a win over The Might, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi now take on Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg! Will Los Ingobernables de Japon end up behind BARS?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg; Yano & Oleg win.
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Here are the current B Block standings!
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-0, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-0, 2 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 1-0, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 0-1, 0 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 0-1, 0 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 0-1, 0 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers!
The former IWGP Tag Team Champions aren’t feeling as mighty as they should be after losing to Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi in the opening round. But can they rise back up mightier than ever? Or will Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix become apex predators in this tournament?
The teams sort out and after the Filip Brothers Too Sweet, Tome starts against Hysterical Haste. The fans rally up and the bell rings. Shane and Tome circle, tie up, and Shane waistlocks. Tome switches but Shane wrenches for a headlock takeover. Tome fights around, rolls Shane to a cover, TWO! Shane holds on but Tome fights up. Tome powers Shane down, pops out the back then wrenches to a wristlock. Tome keeps Shane from ropes, but Shane rolls, kips up, snapmares and basement DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Shane poses, and then Shane brings Tome up. Shane wrenches Tome, tags Mad Mikey, and Mikey wrenches.
TMDK DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Tome down, then they split the wishbone! Mikey BLASTS Stevie for good measure, then he CHOPS Tome. Mikey CHOPS Tome in a corner, brings Tome around, and then snapmares. Mikey clamps on a neck wrench and pushes on it hard. Tome endures, Mikey sneaks a BITE, then pushes Tome down. Tag to Shane, TMDK double whip Tome to a corner. Shane sends Mikey in but Tome DUMPS Mikey to the floor! Shane runs up but Tome dodges, then Stevie joins in! Tome FOREARM, Stevie DROPKICK, and Tome GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Tome hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Shane stays in this but he also bails to the apron. Tome stomps Shane, then tags Stevie. Shane goes to the floor but Stevie pursues. Stevie RAMS Shane into railing, right in front of commentary. Stevie stands Shane up to CHOP, and Shane hurries into the ring. Stevie stalks after and stomps Shane. Stevie snapmares, then he KICKS Shane in the back! Cover, ONE!! Shane shows some grit but Stevie tags Tome. The fans rally but the Filip Brothers mug Shane. Shane CHOPS Stevie but Tome CHOPS Shane! Tome stomps away on Shane in the corner, digs his boot in, but the ref counts. Tome steps off, but for only a moment before he digs his boots in again!
Mikey gets mad but the ref keeps him from storming in. That just lets Stevie CHOKE Shane! Mikey protests more but Stevie gets away with that. Tome tags Stevie in, and Stevie BLASTS Mikey! Tome whips Shane and BOOTS him down for Stevie’s HANDSPRING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Shane stays in this and the fans rally up. Stevie KNEES Shane in the back, has the chinlock, then KNEES Shane again for the motorcycle stretch. Shane endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Shane UPPERCUTS, but Stevie holds him back! Stevie kicks and whips Shane, but Shane BLASTS Tome! Shane dodges Stevie and Stevie hits buckles!
Shane crawls but Stevie hurries after him. Stevie grabs Shane’s leg, but Shane swings an elbow. Stevie dodges, but Shane CALF KICKS him down! The fans rally as Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs in at Stevie to LARIAT in the corner! Mikey whips Stevie into the corner to LARIAT again! And then short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up and Mikey brings Stevie around. Mikey fireman’s carries but Stevie fights free. Stevie waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Mikey powers up, throws off his elbow pad, and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Stevie stays in this but Mikey stays on him.
Mikey stands Stevie up, but Stevie fights the back suplex! Stevie throws down elbows, but Mikey CHOPS him! Mikey swings, but Stevie catches him for a FINAL CUT! Both men crawl, Stevie tags in Tome! Tome storms up on Mikey, but Mikey fires forearms! Mikey CHOPS Tome, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Mikey whips but Tome reverses. Tome runs in but blocks boots. Tome puts Mikey in the ropes to KICK and WOE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Mikey toughs it out and the fans rally up. Tome brushes himself off and brings Mikey up. Tome fires boxing elbows and an UPPERCUT! But Mikey dodges the lariat, to SPINEBUSTER!
The fans fire up and Mikey hot tags Shane! Shane drags Tome up for UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Shane fires up to fire off more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally with every shot, and then Shane whips. Tome reverses, but Shane comes back to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shane BLASTS Stevie for good measure. Tome kicks and whips but Shane reverses to kick, BOOT, and INVERTED EXPLODER! The fans rally behind Shane as he aims from the corner. Shane runs in but Stevie intercepts, SPANISH FLY! But Mikey fireman’s carries to DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Tome hits Mikey with a SPINEBUSTER! Shane SHORYUKENS Tome!
Stevie SUPERKICKS Shane! Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Tome BOOTS Mikey! Shane BOOTS Tome! Tome just laughs that off! DOUBLE BOOTS hit, but neither man falls! Shane kicks, Tome blocks, and Tome trips Shane to tie up the legs! FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Shane flails, reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, but Tome pushes on the hold! Mikey SLIDING LARIATS Tome! Shane is free and Mikey coaches him up, but Stevie LARIATS Mikey and himself up and out of the ring! The fans rally as all four men are down all around ringside! Shane and Tome stir and head for each other. Shane throws a forearm, but Tome gives it back.
Shane fires another forearm, so Tome fires back. The forearms keep going as both men rise up, and now they pick up speed! The fans rally as the shots keep going, and then Shane UPPERCUTS! ROLLING- NO, Tome ROCKS, ELBOWS, UPPERCUTS, and DISCUS LARIATS! But Shane nis right up! Shane swings, misses, and Tome SNAP GERMANS! The fans fire up and Stevie returns! Tome fireman’s carries, Stevie runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! Both brothers cover, but Mikey breaks it up! The fans fire up but Tome TOSSES Mikey! Stevie staggers over to Shane, Tome calls for the finish! Stevie feeds Shane to Tome!
Tome underhooks, but Shane wrenches free! Shane sends Tome into Stevie, then Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Shane suplexes Tome, FALCON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Tome survives and the fans fire up! TMDK regroups, and they haul Tome up. Shane aims, but Stevie makes the save! Stevie shoves Mikey at Shane but Shane dodges! Shane clinches Stevie, Mikey joins in, ELECTRIC BLUE! Stevie flounders away from that power-bottom, but Tome is back! Shane fights the waistlock, then switches, POINT-BLANK HIGH LOW! TMDK then hoist Tome up, ELECTRIC BLUE again!! Cover, TMDK wins!
Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and that’s why they’re able to rise up again! Will Shane & Mikey make it back to the top? Will Tome & Stevie still find their own way to the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
The Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker opened this tournament with the biggest win possible when they beat the current IWGP Tag Team Champions, Great-O-Khan & Henare. Will they build upon that momentum in round 2? Or will they be cheated by the King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style?
Evil & Narita taunt Taichi & Taka from outside of the ring, keeping their attention as they go around towards commentary. But this is all so Dick Togo can come running in from the ramp! Dick CLOBBERS Taichi, then he TOSSES Taka! The fans boo but what did they expect from The House of Torture? Evil whips Taka into railing, and then brings him out into No Man’s Land! Evil has fans move aside so he can BOWL Taka into chairs! Not even close to a strike, but Evil just CHOKES Taka with a chair! Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs in the timekeeper’s area, and the ref reprimands The House!
Evil lets off of Taka and drags him up. Now Narita brings Taichi into the crowd in some other section. Evil puts Taka in the ring while Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs. The bell rings to get this on record, but Evil stands on Taka’s face! Narita BOWLS Taichi into chairs, only doing a little better than Evil. Evil CLUBS Taka and taunts him while Narita CHOKES Taichi! The ref reprimands from afar but does his best to watch Evil. Evil stomps Taka to a corner, then drags him out. Evil stomps away on a leg, drops an elbow on the knee, then covers. TWO, so Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil tries a full mounted cover! TWO!!
The fans cheer but Evil wants a prawn hold cover! TWO!! Taka escapes five consecutive pins and Evil is frustrated. Taka crawls for his corner but Taichi’s still in the crowd. Wait, he storms back to ringside, with a chair! The ref stops Taichi from going after Narita, and Evil holds Taka’s hand out mockingly. The ref has to stop Taichi from storming into the ring now, and that lets Evil CLAW Taka’s eyes! Evil drags Taka up, tags in Narita, and Narita CLUBS Taka’s arm. Narita wrenches the arm, YANKS it, YANKS it again, and then taunts Taichi before he YANKS the arm again. Narita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER!
Narita bumps Taka off buckles then tags Evil. Evil swings around the House of Torture shirt, and he CHOKES Taka with it! The ref again keeps Taichi back, meaning Taka suffers for it! Evil then throws the shirt at Taichi! Taichi catches the shirt and he storms in to throw it back! The ref stops Taichi but Taichi shoves him down! Taichi attacks Evil but Evil & Narita mug Taichi! They toss Taichi out then go back to the ref. Evil tells the ref to do better, then Evil tags Narita. Narita has Taka under the ropes, for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Taka sputters, the ref reprimands, but Narita just drags Taka back up.
Narita scrapes Taka’s face along the ropes! The ref reprimands, Narita pushes Taka down, and then Narita argues with the ref. Narita whips Taka to ropes, ELBOWS him down, then covers, TWO! Narita clamps onto Taka’s arm and drags him up. Narita brings Taka over, Evil tags in, and Evil CLUBS Taka on the back. Evil sends Taka out, then distracts the ref. Dick RAMS Taka into railing, then FLAPJACKS him off the apron! Dick shoves Taka in, Evil covers, TWO! Taka stays in this and Evil gets annoyed. Evil stands on Taka’s face, but steps off as the ref reprimands. The fans rally for Taka but Evil taunts them.
Evil stalks Taka to a corner, but Taka fires elbows! Evil CLAWS Taka’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Evil whips corner to corner. Evil runs in but Taka dodges, to then SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up as Taka crawls, but Narita runs up to stomp him! Narita CLUBS Taka, runs, but Taka goes the other way! Taka BOOTS Narita down! The fans fire up as Taka hurries, hot tag to Taichi! Taichi storms up on Evil to fire Kawada Kicks! Evil staggers to a corner but Taichi runs up to BOOT! Taichi keeps moving but Evil ducks the Ax Bomber! Evil waistlocks, Taichi fights the lift, and he ENZIGIRIS! Taichi then DECKS Dick off the apron!
The fans fire up but Narita attacks! Narita whips Taichi but Taichi BOOTS him down! The fans fire up with Taichi while Evil flounders around. Evil wants mercy, but Taichi says no! Evil ducks the buzzsaw to CLAW eyes! Evil blocks a kick, hands it to the ref, and he mule kicks Taichi down! The fans boo but Evil runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Evil then hooks a leg, FISHERMAN- NO, Taichi fights free, and he wrenches to HOOK KICK! Evil falls and the fans fire up! Taichi roars and rises, and OFF COME THE PANTS! The fans fire up as Taichi goes to the corner. Taichi aims for- NO, Evil dodges the superkick and he shoves Taichi into Taka!
Taka falls off the apron, Taichi runs up, but into EVERY- NO, Taichi slips free to DANGER- NO, Evil fights the saido to wrench and whip! TADA, bare buckles! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but The House soaks it all up. Evil tags Narita, and Narita runs to BOOT Taichi down! Cover, TWO! Taichi stays in this but Narita kicks him around. Narita taunts Taichi, pie faces him, but Taichi rises. Narita taunts Taichi more, fires forearms, but Taichi just leans into those! Taichi then SOBATS and Narita sputters. Taichi runs, Narita dodges the Ax Bomber to CHOKE Taichi! The ref reprimands, Narita stops, but then just CHOKES Tacihi more!
Narita whips corner to corner, but Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taichi and Narita stir, and Taichi crawls his way over. Hot tag to Taka! Taka stomps away on Narita, then whips. Narita reverses, Taka reverses and wrangles Narita to JUST FACELOCK! Narita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka drags Narita up, scoops, but Narita slips free! Narita CHOKES Taka, Taka breaks free, but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil BLASTS Taichi, and he KICKS Taka’s hands! Narita has the full ARMBAR! Taka kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! Dick even tries to swat that foot away!
The ref still counts the break, and he reprimands. Narita holds on but the ref starts to count, so Narita lets go at 4. Narita stomps Taka around then runs. Taka BOOTS Narita down again! And he WRECKS Dick for good measure! Evil has a chair! The ref stops Evil but Narita has his pushup bar! Taka dodges, but Narita jams him up on the return! Taichi runs in, MIC STAND SHOT! The fans fire up but now Evil shoves the ref aside. Evil rushes Taichi but Taichi JAMS Evil with the mic stand! Taka runs to sunset flip Narita! TWO! Narita stands, into a PALM STRIKE! Roll up, high stack, TWO!!
Narita kicks Taka, DOUBLE- NO, Taka sits Narita down! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! But into JUST FACELOCK!! Evil stomps away on Taka! Taichi CLUBS Evil! Taichi drags Evil into SEITEIJUJIHO!! Taka CLUBS away on Narita to put him in JUST FACELOCK!!! The bell rings, but that was DICK!!! That damn Spoiler!!! The House SHOVES Taka & Taichi into the ref!! The fans boo as now Evil CHOKES Taka and Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi! The House stops that so they can set Taka up for the PUSHUP BAR ATTACK! The fans boo more but The House just soaks it up.
Evil & Narita then drag Taka over and set him up for Dick! PUSHUP BAR DICK CHOP!!! Narita slashes his throat, and hits the DOUBLECROSSER!! Dick fetches the ref to count, and The House wins!
Winner: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)
The House of Torture cheats another team, and Taichi is pissed! Taichi grabs that chair again, and he wants after The House! The House runs off in all directions! Evil has Taichi’s mic stand so Taichi goes after him! The Young Lions try to stop this but Taichi chases Evil around the arena. Taichi almost gets Evil, but then Dick uses his SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi!! The fans boo while Evil taunts Taichi. Narita kicks the Young Lions away while Dick chokes Taichi out! The House of Torture are of course the worst, but will they still be first in the block? Or will justice be served soon enough?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Two teams that stumbled out of the starting gate now meet in the second round. Can The Ace & Master Heater make up for falling to the Filip Brothers? Or will THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions finally look like champions?
The fans cheer as Tanahashi shows off the abs, but they also rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” The teams sort out but Jado gets fans to cheer him on first. Then Jado gets the fans to cheer on “TA-NA-HASHI! TA-NA-HASHI!” Tanahashi starts against Khan and the fans rally with the bell. The fans duel, “TA-NA-HASHI!” “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Khan laughs at how his side is stronger, then he circles with Tanahashi. They feel things out as they go around, but each man avoids a takedown. Khan is the aggressor, though, and he manages a waistlock. Tanahashi switches but Khan wrenches out and trips Tanahashi up.
Khan goes for a cover, ONE, and the two back off. The fans cheer as they reset. Khan and Tanahashi circle, feel things out again, and knuckle lock. They clinch, fight for control, and Tanahashi grabs an arm. Khan slips around to hook an arm, but Tanahashi wrenches free. Tanahashi hammerlocks, headlocks, but Khan slips out to headlock in return. Tanahashi endures, and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but Khan pulls hair! The ref reprimands them both, and both men let go at the same time. But then Khan pulls hair again! The ref counts, Khan KNEES and ROCKS Tanahashi in a corner. Khan UPPERCUTS Tanahashi, then gest space.
Khan runs in but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans cheer on the air guitar. Tanahashi tags Jado and he drags Khan up. Jado & Tanahashi double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Henare runs up but gets DOUBLE ELBOWS! Tanahashi has Henare, Jado has Khan, and they give them a meeting of the minds! Then they kick low and TOSS the Empire out! The fans cheer as we get the air guitar duet! Tanahashi steps out and Jado waits on Khan. Fans rally up and Khan grows annoyed. Khan storms in but Jado kicks! Khan blocks the kick to body shot!
But then Jado blocks the Mongolian Chops to RAM Khan! Jado has Khan in the ropes but Henare KICKS him down! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi, then goes out to stomp away on President Ace! Khan drags Jado up and brings him around to CLUB him! Jado leans on railing, but Khan puts Jado back in the ring. Khan pushes Jado around, and he clamps on for an ANKLE LOCK! Khan then laces the legs in a modified DEATHLOCK! Jado endures, and he CLAWS at Khan’s face! Khan stomps Jado for that! The fans rally as Khan drags Jado up. Khan bumps Jado off buckles, tags Henare, and Henare fires body shots!
The ref counts, Henare lets off, but then he stands Jado up. Jado fires body shots in return! Henare winds up to CHOP Jado down! The fans cheer and Henare BLASTS Tanahashi again! Henare hoots, the fans join in, and Henare SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Jado shows that toughness but Henare drags him back up. Henare bumps Jado off buckles, tags Khan in, and Khan taunts Tanahashi. Khan gives Jado Mongolian Chops! And more Mongolian Chops! And then feints to kick a leg out! Khan says he’s too smart, and now he puts Jado in the corner. Khan hops up and the fans fire up as he sits on his throne!
Jado endures and the ref reprimands, but Khan pulls Jado’s arms! Khan hops down at 4, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi yet again! Khan sits Jado down but Jado wags his finger. Jado fights, the fans rally up, but Khan clamps on body scissors! Jado is fading so Khan lets him go for a cover, TWO! Jado stays in this but Khan wants the ref to check him. Tanahashi gets fans to cheer “JA-DO-OH! JA-DO-OH!” Khan scuffs Jado, but that fires Jado up! Jado rises but Khan fires a forearm! Jado growls, nods, and he feeds off that energy! Khan throws more forearms but Jado eggs him on.
Khan fires forearm after forearm! Jado just powers up! Khan kicks low, runs, but Jado DOUBLE CHOPS! Jado roars, runs, and he CLOBBERS Khan! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Jado crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi runs at Khan, FLYING FOREARM! Tanahashi BLASTS Henare, payback for all those times! Then Tanahashi dropkicks Khan’s leg! Then he DRAGON SCREWS it! Henare is back but Tanahashi catches his leg! Henare asks please don’t, but Tanahashi says, “Bye-bye.” DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Henare falls down and fans fire up as Tanahashi goes back to Khan.
Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Khan, then he goes up a corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi stays focused and the fans rally up. Khan slowly rises and Tanahashi runs, to SLING- NO, Khan slips around and waistlocks! Gator roll to a bridge, TWO! Khan tackles Tanahashi, jackknife bridges, TWO! Khan snap suplexes for PANCAKE HOLD! TWO!! Tanahashi escapes again and the fans fire up! Khan rises, but Tanahashi blocks the Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi fires Mongolian QUICK Chops! Tanahashi runs but into a SAYANAGI! Both men are down and the fans rally! Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare!
Henare storms up on Tanahashi and KICKS him in the chest! And then KICKS him in the back! Then SENTON FLOPS as Tanahashi moves! Tanahashi rises, blocks a kick, but Henare JABS! Henare winds up, but Tanahashi ducks to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans rally up while both men are down, and Tanahashi crawls to his corner. Hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up on Henare to fire body shots! Tanahashi joins in, they double whip Henare to ropes, then BODY BLOW! KICK! And then whip into a LARIAT! Jado covers, TWO! Henare stays in this but Jado rallies the fans. Jado drags Henare up, but Henare KICKS Jado’s leg!
Henare KICKS Jado’s leg again and again! Henare runs but Jado DUMPS him out! Henare hurries back up but Jado kicks him! Jado has Henare in the ropes for the DRAPING DDT! Cover, Khan breaks it! Tanahashi CLUBS Khan, then TOSSES him out! Tanahashi leaves it to Jado, and Jado pounds the mat. The fans rally behind him and Henare stands. Jado runs up, blocks Henare’s haymaker, but Henare fights the takedown! BODY BLOW! Jado drops, but Henare clamps on with a half nelson! Full nelson! ULTIMA- NO, Jado powers up and ELBOWS free! Jado runs, but Khan gets a cheap shot in! Heanre fireman’s carries!
Khan runs but Tanahashi hits a SLINGBLADE! Jado hits a takedown, CROSSFACE!! Tanahashi has Khan in a CROSSFACE, too!! The Empire endures, Henare fights around, and Henare reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! The Empire is saved but Tanahashi kicks Khan out. The fans rally with Jado again, and Jado runs at Henare. DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! And again! Henare HEADBUTTS Jado! Jado staggers to a corner, and the NATIVE KNEE hits! Henare powers up and clamps on again! Half, full, ULTIMA NELSON!! Jado endures, Khan stops Tanahashi from getting in!
Khan clamps onto Tanahashi with HITSUJIGOROSHI! Jado taps, The Empire wins!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)
Khan mockingly plays Tanahashi like a guitar before pushing him down. The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are finally on the winning track, will they go all the way to the trophies? Can Tanahashi keep his WTL dream from turning into a nightmare?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg!
The Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb took down The Mighty to start this tournament while The Joker & The Rook were cheated by the King of Darkness. Will Naito & Hiromu just add on with another win? Or can Yano & Oleg put the ungovernable behind BARS?
To keep calm during LIJ’s antics, Yano sits at the center of the ring, cross legged, as if to meditate. But it doesn’t really work as Hiromu walks back up the ramp to stand with Naito. Yano loses his cool, shouts at Naito & Hiromu to hurry up, but LIJ take little steps down the ramp. They make it seem like they’re going fast, and Hiromu even does little circles to take longer. Yano is beside himself and this isn’t even a match yet. Red Shoes also insists, so LIJ finally walk normally again. But even then, they take their time getting into the ring. Naito taps the bell, and the introductions finally happen.
Naito continues to troll Yano even as he goes up the ring steps. And then down the steps as Yano gets closer. Red Shoes has Yano back off, and Hiromu insists Yano give Naito space. Yano’s impatience continues to get the better of him, but finally he stays back long enough for Naito to step inside. Then there’s still the matter of his entrance attire… Yano tells Naito to hurry up already but Naito does as Naito does. Hiromu even reclines back while he waits. Yano is just further annoyed, but his complaints do nothing but entertain the fans. Naito finally puts the pants aside, and Yano says okay, let’s get going!
Yano starts, LIJ fist bumps, and Naito pretends to be unsure who Yano wants. Hiromu and Naito each insist, Yano says it doesn’t matter, just hurry! Naito starts, the bell rings, and then Naito tags out to Hiromu. The fans cheer, Yano is further annoyed, so Yano tags Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu says hold on, and he tags in Naito. Naito wants Yano, and Hiromu even gets fans to cheer, but Yano says no. Naito and Oleg circle, but Naito SPITS at Yano! Yano is upset again but he stays put. Naito and Oleg approach, but then Naito dodges Oleg to BLAST Yano off the apron! The fans cheer, Yano is upset, and now he wants in!
Oleg tags Yano, but Naito tags out to Hiromu! The fans cheer as the trolling continues, and Hiromu says he is Yano’s opponent now. They approach, Yano dodges, but Naito avoids Yano’s attack! Hiromu CLUBS Yano, then BLASTS Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu stomps Yano. Naito joins in to double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Oleg runs in to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE LIJ! The fans fire up and Yano says good job! Oleg stomps Naito out of the ring, and Yano unties a buckle pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Yano takes a swing on Hiromu! Hiromu dodges, Red Shoes grabs the pad, but Yano SHOVES Red Shoes down!
Hiromu drop toeholds Yano down! Then he basement dropkicks! The fans rally up and Hiromu paces around Yano. Hiromu stomps Yano, then slides out to go after Oleg! Hiromu kicks Oleg, SHOVES him into railing, then hurries into the ring. Hiromu has the buckle pad and he beats Yano with it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes is confused as to how this happened! Hiromu says no, it’s okay, it’s just a pad. Tag to Naito and Hiromu “apologizes” to Red Shoes, but now Naito beats Yano down with the pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Hiromu & Naito double whip Yano, to DOUBLE PAD LINE! Hiromu then puts the pad aside while Naito kicks Yano.
Naito goes to the corner, hops up, and he has the buckle pad. Hiromu distracts Red Shoes from the DIVING PAD ATTACK! Cover, but Red Shoes has to put the pad aside. Hiromu counts, TWO! Red Shoes says that wouldn’t count anyway! Naito puts on a CAMEL CLUTCH! Yano endures but Hiromu runs and runs and builds up speed, to BLAST Oleg! Naito grinds Yano down but Yano scoots back to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Naito lets go and tags Hiromu. Naito brings Yano up and LIJ double whips Yano to ropes. They DOUBLE LARIAT, then DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Hiromu looms over Yano and taunts him. The fans rally, Hiromu drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Red Shoes reprimands, but then Hiromu pulls hair! So Yano uses both hands! Hiromu uses both hands! Red shoes counts, both men let go at 4! Hiromu kicks and whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Hiromu down! The fans rally, Yano crawls, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLOBBERS Hiromu! Naito gets away but Oleg goes back to Hiromu! Oleg deadlifts Hiromu, but Naito runs in and CLUBS Oleg on the back! LIJ double whips Oleg, but Oleg breaks the line! Hiromu shoves Naito aside, dodges Oleg, then he sends Naito into Oleg!
Hiromu picks Naito up to make him RA- NO, Oleg stops the assisted rana, to Shake, Rattle and- NO, Hiromu dropkicks a leg! Oleg lets Naito go as he hobbles, and Hiromu runs to CROSSBODY! But Oleg catches Hiromu! Shake, Rattle, and THROW! And a kip up, too! The fans fire up with Oleg, and Oleg runs corner to corner at Hiromu for a SPLASH! Those bare buckles hurt, but then so does the scoop SLAM! Oleg runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Oleg fireman’s carries Hiromu, but Hiromu fights free! Oleg elbows Hiromu away, CHOPS him to a corner, and then scoops Hiromu to SLAM him!
Hiromu is in the drop zone, Oleg goes up and up to VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Oleg rolling deadlifts Hiromu! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Hiromu rolls with the crucifix takedown! Ghost pin, TWO! Both men stagger up and Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Oleg roars, Hiromu dodges and CROSSBODIES! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Oleg and Hiromu crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano runs to BLAST Naito! Yano goes to Hiromu and brings him up. Hiromu CHOPS! But then Yano dodges to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Yano then drags Hiromu around, and CATAPULTS him to Oleg! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Yano covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Hiromu survives! Yano huffs ‘n’ puffs and he drags Hiromu up. Yano pops Hiromu up, but Hiromu fights to hit a DDT! Naito sends Oleg into railing! Hiromu hot tags Naito in! The fans rally up as Naito stands Yano up for those heavy elbows! Naito elbows Yano again and again, then puts him in a corner. Naito climbs up, reels Yano in, and hits ESPERANZA! A rough roll but Naito is back up. Yano staggers, but he dodges Naito to push him down! M U! TWO!! Yano hits a fireman’s carry takeover, into M U 3! TWO!! Yano shoves Red Shoes, but Naito atomic drops and ENZIGIRIS!
Hiromu SUPERKICKS Yano, BLASTS Oleg, then helps Naito with the TORNADO DDT!! Hiromu goes to the apron and CROSSBODIES, but Oleg catches him! Oleg SLAMS Hiromu down while Naito brings Yano up. Naito wrenches, but Oleg runs in and SHOTGUNS Naito down! Oleg hauls Naito up, fireman’s carries, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Hiromu runs, but into a POP-UP fireman’s carry! Naito runs at Oleg but Oleg THROWS Hiromu at him! LIJ topples over, Yano gets in there to cover them both! Oleg adds on, too! OLEG & YANO WIN!!
Winners: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Naito & Hiromu earn 0)
It was a rather wild ending, but the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions come out on top! Hiromu tries to understand how that happened, but Naito brushes it off. Will LIJ just have to be ready for anything if they wanna win WTL?
As for Yano & Oleg, Yano gets the mic to say, “Hey, everyone, my apologies. Sorry to Naito and Hiromu, and to all the fans here because I knew you were supporting Naito. So again, I’m sorry, I didn’t read the room.” The fans applaud, they aren’t really upset. Yano says it’s rare, though, isn’t it? That he’d win in the main event? But Yano vows that whether on accident or on purpose, Yano & Oleg will win the whole tournament! No more need to read the room! This Toru Yano, and this Boltin Oleg, or perhaps “Yano Boltin” for short. They will win the championships!
Yano says they’ll test this out. He’ll have Oleg say more than just “Hai” and we’ll chant “Yano Boltin.” Is everyone ready? The fans applaud, and Yano asks Boltin for a few words. Oleg takes the mic and thanks everyone for being here tonight. He feels they can definitely win the World Tag League, so thank you very much! The fans cheer, and join in on “YANO BOL-TIN!” Shrug! The Joker & The Rook are looking good now that they’re on the board, but will they make a run at the top?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-0, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-1, 2 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 1-1, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 1-1, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 1-1, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-1, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great second round for B Block, and that is already quite the traffic jam at 1-1. Great rebound win for TMDK over The Filip Brothers, and of course The House of Torture cheats to stay spotless at 2-0. Great rebound win for Henare & Khan, and I think there’s even a chance we see Tanahashi and Khan feud down the line, maybe putting on a KOPW Championship match while Khan still has it. That’s a small window, though, with 2024 almost over and then it’ll be reset for 2025. And what a great match and great shocker in the main event. Hilarious comedy elements with Yano being so impatient, and yet his team comes out on top.
The eventual Yano & Oleg VS Tanahashi & Jado match is going to be a really important one, because with just seven rounds, another loss could pop the bubble on The Ace’s chances. At the same time, Yano & Oleg are his friends and fellow NEVER Openweight Six Man Champions, there’s some drama in that they could really play up.
My Score: 8.9/10
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