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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (2/4/21)
Who answers Jordan Devlin’ Open Challenge?
Will the Irish Ace still be NXT UK’s Cruiserweight Champion?
Though Trent Seven has posed a challenge to Jordan Devlin and himself, the Open Challenge series continues! Will someone take the title from Devlin first?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Nina Samuels VS Xia Brookside; Samuels wins.
- Joseph Conners w/ Jinny VS Josh Morrell; Conners wins.
- Ilja Dragunov VS Tyson T-Bone; Dragunov wins.
- Joe Coffey VS Danny Jones; Coffey wins.
- NXT Cruiserweight Championship Open Challenge: Jordan Devlin VS ???; canceled.
- Jordan Devlin VS Dave Mastiff; Devlin wins.
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Nina Samuels VS Xia Brookside!
The Leading Lady just can’t seem to leave this second generation superstar alone! But in this newest sequel of their rivalry series, will Nina still have the spotlight? Or will she learn to #FlyWithBrookside?
The bell rings and Nina has her attendant take her coat. Nina says Xia should be doing all of that, and that just upsets Xia! Xia throws Nina down and fires off hands! Nina pushes her away, Xia comes back to headlock but Nina blocks the takeover. Nina powers Xia to a corner, runs back in but the boot misses! Xia trips the other leg, then waistlocks Nina. Nina resists the lift, pries the hold, but Xia trips her up! Xia steps on Nina, sunset flips, TWO! Nina gets up but Xia wrenches her arm, tweaks the elbow and YANKS on the arm! And YANKS again! Xia whips but Nina blocks to reverse. Xia tilt-o-whirls but Nina turns it into a dragon sleeper, and a HARD inverted suplex!
Nina stomps Xia in the corner, drags her up and bumps her off buckles. Nina stomps again, but the ref backs her off. Xia kicks low but Nina brings Xia back up with a scoop. Xia slips out, rolls Nina up, TWO! Nina stomps Xia, drags her around and steps through to drop down on the toehold! Cover, TWO! Nina clamps onto Xia with a chinlock but Xia endures. Nina traps the arms and pushes on the chinbar for the seated stretch. Xia endures again, even as Nina smears her face and talks trash. Xia SLAPS Nina, Nina clubs her, repeat! Nina whips Xia into a corner, RAMS into her, and then RAMS again! The ref counts, Nina lets off at 4, then hoists Xia up top.
Nina steps up to ROUNDHOUSE Xia, then fireman’s carry! Xia slips out, shoves Nina hard, then blocks the punch to fire off furious forearms! Xia ROCKS Nina, dodges her then tilt-o-whirls to headscissors! BT Sports Studio fires up with Xia as she hits BROKEN WINGS! And a running facebuster! Cover, TWO!! Xia is shocked but goes after Nina again. Nina drop toeholds Xia into ropes! Xia staggers up, whips Nina away, Nina cartwheels but Xia dropkicks her out! Nina avoids the baseball slide but Xia avoids the boot! Xia uses the apron to help in the RANA! Nina is dizzy, Xia runs in, but Nina dodges! Xia stops herself but Nina BOOTS her into the steel steps!
Nina puts Xia in, then grabs one of her pieces of luggage! The ref reprimands, and Xia RAMS into Nina! The trunk goes tumbling, the ref clears that out, but misses Nina using the HANDBAG to SMACK Xia! Cover, Nina wins!!
Winner: Nina Samuels, by pinfall
And scene! The Leading Lady is still on top, though with some help from her own luggage. Will Samuels be looking to add the NXT UK Women’s Championship to her collection in the near future?
NXT UK Media checks in with Sid Scala.
We know Pretty Deadly are the new #1 contenders to the NXT UK Tag Team Championships, but when will we see that match? Sid says it is in the works, they’ll talk with Gallus on it. Jordan Devlin arrives and asks if Sid is planning to do his job this week. Devlin keeps texting Sid but Sid doesn’t answer him. Devlin still has no idea who he is dealing with, other than it’s NOT Trent Seven because Seven’s probably sweating in a sauna right now. So who is his opponent? Sid and Johnny Saint are still searching-
Oh good, very professional. But make sure it’s better than the last few because they’ve barely left a scratch. Devlin leaves, Sid excuses himself, and heads off. Will the Irish Ace’s opponent be worthy of his time tonight?
NXT UK Media catches up with Jack Starz.
How is he feeling after what he’s been through lately? He actually feels great, on a roll even. Sid comes in and wishes to talk with Starz. Sid mentions the Cruiserweight Championship, and the Open Challenge. The door closes so it’s hard to hear what’s being said. Is Starz going to be Devlin’s challenger? Or is the search still going?
Joseph Conners w/ Jinny VS Josh Morrell!
The Righteous Killer has the Spoiled Princess by his side, and looks to prove he is worthy! Will #TurboTerry be a stepping stone for Conners towards a title?
The bell rings and Conners circles with Morrell. They tie up, Conners shoves Morrell away, and the two reset. They tie up again, Conners gets around, spins Morrell to a cravat then snapmares him. Morrell whips Conners away, goes for a leg, but Conners steps over to roll Morrell up! TWO, and the two reset. Conners and Morrell circle, tie up, and Conners waistlocks to a nelson then spin. Conners has the hammerlock, then the headlock, then a wrench. Conners reels Morrell in for a facelock and cranks on the hold, but Morrell wrenches out! Morrell wrings the arm, Conners gets to his feet but Morrell dropkicks him out!
Conners grows frustrated but Jinny helps him stay calm. “That little boy is nothing, so make sure he realizes he’s nothing.” Conners goes back to the ring, circles with Morrell, and they tie up. Conners waistlocks, arm-drags and clamps onto the wrist. Morrell endures, moves around, rolls and handsprings but Conners throws him by his hair! Conners runs Morrell to a corner for a BASEMENT BUCKLE BULLDOG! Conners brings Morrell up to bump off more buckles then CLUB him on the back! Conners throws hands, reels Morrell in and CLOBBERS him! Cover, TWO! Morrell lives but Conners keeps cool.
Jinny coaches Conners as he snapmares Morrell to a ghost pin, TWO! A lateral press, TWO! Conners drags Morrell up, CLUBS him, then brings him around, but Morrell throws body shots! Morrell headlocks, Conners powers out and hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Conners keeps his focus as he looms over Morrell. Conners clamps onto Morrell with a chinbar and a trapped arm. Morrell endures, fights up, and throws body shots! Conners shoves, drops then RAMS into Morrell with a low headbutt! Morrell gasps and sputters, Conners drags him up to throw haymakers. Conners is on Morrell at the ropes, CLUBS him then whips him, but Morrell sunset flips!
Conners slips out, Morrell kips up and goes Matrix to rally with forearms and a calf kick! ROLLING SENTON! Morrell whips, Conners reverses, but Morrell goes up and over with a tornillo! Morrell gets Conners with a hip toss! Cover, TWO! Morrell hurries to a corner and climbs up! Conners runs over, gets under the 450, and pops Morrell up, but Morrell RANA! Cover, TWO! Conners dodges, runs, rolls and reels Morrell in for a DDT! Jinny wants Conners to finish this, and Conners reels Morrell in with the STRAITJACKET NECKBREAKER! Cover, Conners wins!
Winner: Joseph Conners, by pinfall
Jinny is proud of Joseph after that win. Will Conners be seen as worthy of a championship opportunity?
Sha Samuels speaks.
“OH YEAH~!” The East End Butcher is in NXT UK, from a family of butchers! And being a butcher is cold-blooded work! It is hard work! And that is exactly what he’s been about for 18 long years in the ring! Nightclubs, working men’s clubs, and he’s beaten people up in ’em all! He’s finally on the big stage, and there are a lot of world class wrestlers. Samuels doesn’t want it to be easy, he took the Iron King to his limit. Samuels lost, but Coffey knows who he was in a fight with! Samuels is a FIGHTER! The hard work starts now!
Xia Brookside finds Sid Scala backstage.
Sid is busy but she tells him to listen now! Did he see that match? She wants a rematch with Nina! And it doesn’t matter when, just get it sorted! Will yet another sequel come to our screens sooner than expected?
Ilja Dragunov VS Tyson T-Bone!
The Moscow Madman decided to start over, but it seems something dark is lurking within. Starz learned that when he chopped a little too much like Walter. Will the King of Travelers be sure not to do something that might set Dragunov off?
The bell rings and Dragunov rushes in! T-Bone dodges the boot to DECK Dragunov then stomp away on him! T-Bone drags Dragunov up, headbutts and whips to hit a body shot! T-Bone keeps hitting Dragunov but Dragunov blocks the knee! Dragunov is after the leg but T-Bone clubs away on his back! T-Bone scoops but Dragunov blocks! Dragunov hooks a leg, goes after an arm, then wrenches through to BACK HAND! T-Bone wobbles and Dragunov is on him with a facelock! Dragunov grinds and rolls T-Bone, then rolls him again as he is after the double wristlock! But wait, Sam Gradwell walks out to talk trash on Dragunov’s “temper temper.”
T-Bone lifts Dragunov up but Dragunov sunset flips to shift to a head-and-arm clutch! T-Bone endures, Gradwell heckles Dragunov more, but T-Bone gets up to elbow Dragunov. Dragunov hooks the leg again but T-Bone scoops him to SLAM him! T-Bone runs to drop a knee! T-Bone rams knees into Dragunov’s back, Gradwell has a laugh, but Dragunov is after the arm! T-Bone blocks the judo throw so Dragunov shifts to get under a leg and dump T-Bone on his head! Dragunov wants the legs but T-Bone boots him away! Dragunov comes back to waistlock but T-Bone blocks and whips. Dragunov holds ropes, waistlocks again, but T-Bone fights the suplex!
T-Bone bucks Dragunov away and runs him over! Things speed up, Dragunov ROCKS T-Bone with a flying forearm! Gradwell says Dragunov has to be careful not to do what he did to Starz. Dragunov goes to lift but T-Bone throws elbows to get free. T-Bone hits an EXPLODER! Dragunov staggers up, T-Bone scoops again and brings Dragunov around for a FALL AWAY SLAM! T-Bone gets up and drags Dragunov up by his hears to throw a knee. Cover, TWO! Gradwell still taunts Dragunov while T-Bone goes for a full nelson. Dragunov pries the hands, T-Bone CLUBS him in the back! Dragunov counters the half nelson to an arm-drag!
T-Bone BOOTS back, but Dragunov comes back for a leg. T-Bone whips him away. Dragunov dodges and ENZIGURIS! Dragunov fires up and aims at T-Bone! Dragunov runs in, leaps, but T-Bone catches him for a BIG back suplex! Gradwell says Dragunov can do better than that! Dragunov and T-Bone get up, Dragunov goes Matrix! ANOTHER ENZIGURI! T-Bone wobbles, Dragunov fires up and waistlocks, but T-Bone elbows back! Dragunov shifts to a Gotch hold but T-Bone elbows free! HALF ‘N’ HALF! Dragunov flops all the way out of the ring! Gradwell says that’s unfortunate.
The ref tells Gradwell to stay back, T-Bone comes up and CHOPS Dragunov on the back! That was a mistake!! Dragunov goes into that state and he fires off forearms with T-Bone! Dragunov DECKS T-Bone, puts him in the ring and follows. Gradwell eggs Dragunov on as he elbows and stomps away on T-Bone! T-Bone shoves Dragunov away, but Dragunov TACKLES him! Rings of Saturn and endless elbows!! T-Bone is OUT, the ref calls it!
Winner: Ilja Dragunov, by referee stoppage
Dragunov lets T-Bone go and Gradwell says he was throwing a tantrum. Gradwell says Dragunov is letting his family down as a grown man. Does Dragunov need a cuddle? Dragunov BOOTS Gradwell! Dragunov dares Gradwell to shut up or man up! Gradwell says the big baby needs to be put in a time-out! Referees and officials rush over but Dragunov is ready to turn his rage on them! Dragunov storms off, will he be going after the Thunderstorm soon enough?
The NXT UK roster reacts to Meiko Satomura’s arrival.
Ashton Smith says “Every now and again, you come across a legend in professional wrestling. And for us in NXT UK, to sign Meiko Satomura, it brings the whole brand up to another level.” Dave Mastiff says she is a standard bearer in all of pro-wrestling. Gallus is excited to see someone they’ve followed for years. Jinny says Satomura is one of the best in the world, and has felt what she can do firsthand. This takes the Women’s Division and the brand to another level. The Final Boss arrives next week!
Sid Scala talks with Amir Jordan backstage.
Naturally, this is about the Cruiserweight Championship. The Bhangra Badboy had his shot but it doesn’t seem like he’s ready for another so soon. Sid thanks Amir Jordan for his time, and hurries to make a call.
Joe Coffey VS Danny Jones!
The Iron King has been going strong since his return to action, and looks to only get stronger. Will the newest prospect in NXT UK learn why this is Gallus’ Kingdom?
The bell rings and Coffey circles with Jones. They tie up, Coffey puts Jones on the ropes then lets off. They tie up with knuckle locks, go around, and Coffey has Jones on the ropes again. The ref calls for the break but Jones CHOPS Coffey! So Coffey fires off heavy hands! Coffey whips Jones to then go the other way, and POUNCES him! Coffey shoves Jones again, reels him in and hits a sidewalk slam! Coffey drags Jones up to throw body shots and heavy hands again at the ropes. The ref counts, Coffey DECKS Jones then tells the ref to ask if the kid wants to quit. “This is why it’s always Gallus Boys on top!” Coffey talks some smack then he SLAPS Jones down!
Jones gets mad and Coffey eggs him on! Jones ducks the punch to fire off forearms and EuroUppers! Coffey shoves, boots but Jones blocks to KNEE TRIGGER! Jones runs but into an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Coffey drags Jones up, shows him the scar Walter gave him, and reels him in. But Jones switches to a backslide! Coffey fights that off, Jones gets around to hammerlock, sleeper hold and ripcord ENZIGURI! Coffey wobbles and Jones hops on as a sleeper hold backpack! Coffey powers to buckles but Jones holds on! Coffey throws Jones off hard, takes aim from the corner, and gives Jones the GLASGOW SENDOFF! Coffey keeps moving, ALL THE BEST FOR THE BELLS! Cover, Coffey wins!
Winner: Joe Coffey, by pinfall
The Iron King actually liked the fire from the new kid, but Coffey still wins out! Coffey gets a mic to say, “Yeah, so, last week, I crossed paths with Rampage Brown.” Coffey’s brain got moving, the cogs turning, and now he tells Rampage, “If you want to make a name for yourself on this brand, in NXT UK, then you have to hit someone so hard, SO HARD, that they don’t want to get back up again.” And here, in NXT UK, Coffey is the last man standing, because this is his- Wait, here comes Rampage Brown! Rampage has a mic of his own, and he says, “All you had to do was ask.” Rampage goes to the ring and says they can go any time, any where. Coffey is all for that! Will two of the heaviest hitters in the UK soon throw down in NXT UK?
NXT UK looks at the coming Tag Team Championship showdown.
“Yes, boy~!” Pretty Deadly won the Fatal 4 Way Elimination match, but they’re happy to admit that Gallus carried the NXT UK Tag Division and elevated it. But now, they’re stuck. Only they can bring the brand to the next level.
Gallus says they’ve been on top for a long time and it ain’t changing any time soon. This is the best they’ve been in a long time. This has been Gallus’ Kingdom since day one! If they saw Pretty Deadly on the street, giving it all they’ve got, it only ends one way: Pretty Deadly with broken jaws and nothing pretty about them left.
But Pretty Deadly says they’re in Wolfie’s head. Mark Coffey says they’ll lose pretty, and win ugly. That’s why Gallus Boys are on top! Pretty Deadly says when Gallus runs on anger, they make mistakes. Pretty Deadly capitalizes on mistakes. Then they will be P D O T, Pretty Deadly On Top.
BREAKING NEWS for next week’s NXT UK!
To finally settle the animosity between The Hunt and South Wales Subculture, it will be a Tag Team STREET FIGHT! Will Eddie Dennis help Primate and Wild Boar maul Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster? Or will SWSC finally shut Dennis up and shut his animals down?
NXT Cruiserweight Championship Open Challenge: Jordan Devlin VS ???
The Irish Ace wants competition to prove that not only is he the REAL Cruiserweight Champion, but that he is the best wrestler under 205, with the most wins under his belt possible! Devlin gets a mic to say that “Skid Salad” has been running around trying to find a challenger for the “One Real NXT Cruiserweight Champion!” But if he’s learning anything working around here, it’s that if you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself! So any man under 205 that wants to test himself, get to the ring right now!
Well this isn’t a Cruiserweight! This is the Proper British Heavyweight, Dave Mastiff! Devlin says Mastiff might’ve missed a memo. There are weight restrictions here! Mastiff isn’t even 305 Live, so what’s he doing here? Mastiff gets a mic to tell “Captain Obvious” he did well. But Mastiff knows, just like everyone else, Devlin is just keeping the belt warm for Trent Seven. And the only thing Mastiff is after is kicking Devlin’s head in! Mastiff shoves Devlin over, but what is Devlin’s response? Devlin gets up, and this isn’t for the title anymore! Will the Irish Ace keep from being crushed by the Bomber?
Jordan Devlin VS Dave Mastiff!
The bell rings, Devlin circles around Mastiff, and they tie up. Devlin can’t push Mastiff so he wrenches to get a wristlock. Mastiff spins Devlin around to wrench back and flip him over! Mastiff has the fingers and bends them, then twists the wrist. Devlin fights up, slips around and wrenches to a headlock. Mastiff powers out, Devlin rams him but Mastiff runs Devlin over! Things speed up, Devlin hurdles then drops, but Mastiff cartwheels away from the monkey flip! To then BACK SENTON! Cover, ONE!! Mastiff keeps on Devlin with a chinlock, leans on Devlin and then shifts to throw elbows! Mastiff chinlocks again, but Devlin shifts and hits a jawbreaker!
Devlin CHOPS Mastiff, kicks low, but Mastiff rocks him with forearms! Mastiff whips corner to corner and Devlin bounces off buckles! Mastiff talks trash on Devlin, waistlocks and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Mastiff tries again, TWO! Devlin sputters and gasps, Mastiff brings him back up, but Devlin throws body shots. Mastiff CLUBS Devlin, waistlocks again and brings Devlin up, but Devlin elbows free! Mastiff CLUBS Devlin again! And then GERMANS, but Devlin lands on his feet! Devlin tries to urenage but Mastiff elbows him away. Mastiff suplexes but Devlin slips out and CHOP BLOCKS a leg! Mastiff goes down but both men are on the mat.
Devlin is up first, he watches Mastiff rise, and Devlin stomps away on the leg! Devlin hits a GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Mastiff goes to ropes, Devlin stalks up and CHOP BLOCKS again! Devlin throws down fists, drags Mastiff’s leg to ropes, and stands on the leg to then drop down on it! The ref reprimands but Devlin stands on Mastiff’s head. Mastiff has the ropes, the ref counts and Devlin lets off at 4. Devlin brings Mastiff around to CHOP him! Mastiff ROCKS Devlin with a right, but Devlin comes back with forearms and chops! Mastiff ROCKS Devlin again, shakes out the bad leg, but Devlin kicks low and throws more forearms.
Mastiff hits Devlin again, Devlin boots but Mastiff blocks. Devlin forearms then turns things around to hoist Mastiff up top. Devlin ROCKS Mastiff with a right, but Mastiff blocks the pull on his arm! Mastiff breaks free to hit a FLYING SHOULDER! Devlin is sent tumbling to the opposite corner! Mastiff works on his bad leg while Devlin clutches ribs. Devlin uses ropes to get up but Mastiff is there. Devlin throws a forearm, Mastiff gives it back. Devlin CHOPS, forearms, but Mastiff fires off in return! Mastiff whips and BACK DROPS Devlin! Devlin begs for mercy but Mastiff TOSSES him across the ring! Mastiff watches Devlin get up, and runs in to SPLASH!
Mastiff throws forearms, whips corner to corner and sends Devlin OVER AND OUT! Devlin tumbles into barriers, a ring count begins, but Mastiff decides to fetch Devlin. Devlin scurries away but Mastiff gives chase. They go around the way, back into the ring, and Devlin stomps, only for Mastiff to block! Devlin SLAPS Mastiff, Mastiff FLIPS Devlin! And SLAPS him for good measure! Mastiff drags Devlin up, whips him into another corner, but Devlin goes up! Mastiff has Devlin in an Electric Chair but Devlin throws hands! Devlin uses ropes to headscissor Mastiff out! Devlin can’t skin the cat so he flops back into the ring.
Mastiff slowly rises, Devlin PLANCHAS, but Mastiff catches him! Mastiff pops Devlin up , for a ROLLING SENTON! A double-edged move on the outside and the ref checks on both men. They’re both somehow okay to continue so a ring count begins. Devlin manages to sit up at 4 but both men flounder towards the ring. Devlin flops back down at 6, Mastiff stands at 7. Mastiff is in at 8, but he doesn’t stay in! Mastiff sees Devlin against barriers, and runs over, INTO THE VOID! Devlin moves and the BARRIER is busted! The ref checks on both men again and they’re both okay to continue. Devlin drags himself up as the new ring count is 4, but Mastiff rises at 6!
Mastiff HEADBUTTS Devlin all the way to the ring! Mastiff hurries and is in at 9.5! But then Mastiff climbs the corner?! Mastiff aims at Devlin, for a FALLING HEADBUTT!! Cover, TWO!?!? Devlin survives and BT Sports Studio can’t believe it! Devlin and Mastiff slowly rise, and Mastiff growls as he glares at Devlin. Mastiff stalks over, reels Devlin into a fireman’s carry, but Devlin holds ropes. Devlin uses the ropes to escape, and then he dropkicks Mastiff’s leg out! Mastiff hits ropes and buckle, Devlin SLINGSHOT CUTTERS! Devlin isn’t done there, he heads to the corner and climbs up! Devlin leaps to 450 SPLASH!! Cover, Devlin wins!!
Winner: Jordan Devlin, by pinfall
This wasn’t for a title, but it was still a huge main event! And it was quite literally a massive victory for the Irish Ace! Will the challenges only get bigger as Devlin’s reign continues?
My Thoughts:
A really good NXT UK, but what a twist on the main event! I was expecting the surprise to maybe be Tyler Bate since he’s under 205 and is a friend of Trent Seven’s, but Mastiff was a huge surprise, literally! No title match but a great main event and that’s not just kayfabe. Devlin wins to stay even stronger in his reign than before. I was hoping we’d get some Seven workout montages but maybe next week. Maybe there will be another of these Open Challenges before Seven returns. I’m still hoping we get Devlin VS Dar in some way, that hasn’t been explored enough to me. Sha Samuels had a good promo today and he will be on the next Supernova Sessions, so that should be really good, too.
We got a good video package for Gallus VS Pretty Deadly, and one for the Street Fight grudge match of The Hunt VS South Wales Subculture. Both of those matches will be very good, and both could go either way. Coffey getting a win in the squash match was good, and him mentioning the words “last man standing” and about hitting the opponent so hard, they won’t want to stand up, we’re totally getting Coffey VS Rampage in a Last Man Standing match, and that is going to be great stuff. Conners naturally wins his first match back, and Jinny is doing well as his manager. Conners should get to be A-Kid’s next Heritage Cup feud, as Conners got KO’d in the tournament and would want redemption.
Nina VS Xia happening because of luggage weaponry was a unique way to do the usual Heel cheating tactics. I almost want their blow-off to be the first-ever Luggage Match, where the only weapons allowed are the trunks and suitcases. Xia’s aggression in dealing with Sid definitely pushes that their next rematch should be some kind of No Disqualifications match, at least. And then, I think the best story right now is Dragunov’s rage, triggered by the Walter style chop to the back. I knew T-Bone would do that at some point, and of course Dragunov beats the snot out of him for it. Gradwell talking trash was a great addition to the match, and I can’t wait to see his match with Dragunov.
My Score: 8.4/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.
Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Ratings:
- The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
- Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
- ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
- Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
- Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
- International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***
Results:
The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System
Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb.
Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.
KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.
AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.
Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali
Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.
Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.
Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.
This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”.
ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee
ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.
Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!
Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber
Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.
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Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa
Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.
Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.
International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona
A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.
Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!
Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?
Go home TNA, you’re drunk.
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/29/25)
B Block, FINAL ROUND!
Who heads to the finals?
Kosei Fujita won A Block, and now B Block finalizes its ranking! Who heads to the Best of the Super Juniors finals this weekend?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: KUSHIDA, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia VS Shoma Kato, Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai; Kushida, Mack & Dia win.
- Master Wato, Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Hiromu & Tsuji win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight; Knight wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne; Titan wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO; Mao wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles; Despy wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori; Yoh wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current B Block standings!
YOH: 5-3, 10 points
MAO: 5-3, 10 points
El Desperado: 5-3, 10 points
Nick Wayne: 4-4, 8 points
SHO: 4-4, 8 points
Taiji Ishimori: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie Eagles: 4-4, 8 points
Kevin Knight: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight!
The Funky Weapon and The Jet may be out of the running, but they will still fight for themselves. Who earns their final points in this final round?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Taguchi and Knight circle with a bit of a strut, and then they tie up. Knight puts Taguchi on the ropes, the ref calls the break, and Knight lets off to swivel his hips. Taguchi pumps up, but Knight says he can’t see anything. Knight flexes and says he tsuyoi. They tie up with knuckle locks, then go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength. Knight hooks a leg to power Taguchi back, and Taguchi bridges! The fans cheer as Taguchi fights up back up! Taguchi bends Knight into a bridge, has the shoulders down, TWO as Knight powers back up! The fans rally, Knight and Taguchi start vibing with the arm wave, then a full body wave!
Taguchi wiggles around, sends it back to Knight, and Knight spins Taguchi around and around, to then headlock. Taguchi powers up and out, drops down, then hurdles over. Knight stops to waistlock but Taguchi fires elbows. Taguchi runs to fake Knight out, but Knight goes up and over! Knight avoids the Hip Attack! The fans cheer while Taguchi stares Knight down from underneath. Taguchi says bring it, so Knight punches those cheeks! Taguchi’s iron buns withstand it, and Knight says, “Itai itai.” Knight winds up again, and he punches cheeks! Taguchi still stands tall, but the fans rally for Knight.
Knight does some push-ups, he and Taguchi do squats, and Knight winds up again. The fans rally and Knight lines up a shot, to then headlock! Taguchi powers up and out, bypasses and bypasses, but Knight redirects himself! And again, and again, and again! Knight is making Taguchi spin around, and then Taguchi gets dizzy and falls! The fans cheer while Taguchi slumps out of the ring. Knight runs and FLIES! Down goes Taguchi and the fans fire up! “Ore wa meccha, meccha… Meccha tsukareta…” Knight admits he is tired, and he asks for water. A Young Lion brings him water and Knight refreshes himself.
Taguchi sputters, Knight makes his way over to Taguchi, and then brings him back into the ring. The fans cheer and Knight snapmares Taguchi to run and SLIDING TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Taguchi is still in this and the fans applaud. Taguchi flounders, Knight does some squats to get his glutes going. Knight brings Taguchi around to HIP ATTACK! Knight gives Taguchi another HIP ATTACK! The fans rally and Knight does more squats to power up. Knight runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up and Taguchi powers up now. Taguchi has Knight on the ropes, rubs it in literally, and then gives point-blank HIPS!
Taguchi runs and HIP ATTACKS at the ropes! Knight dangles out of the ring! Knight flops down, the fans rally again, and Taguchi TRIANGLE JUMP PLANCHAS! Down goes Knight and the fans fire up again! Taguchi rises, steadies himself, and then puts Knight in the ring. Taguchi goes up, up, and MISSILE HIPS! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans rally again. Taguchi looks to the corner, and he calls upon the powers of Strange Style! “ORYA~!” Taguchi runs in, but Knight hurdles Ketsuye! SUPERKICK! Taguchi mule kicks, runs, but Knight somersaults, into a FLAPJACK! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Knight endures, reaches out, but Taguchi drags him back!
Knight reaches up to headscissor into the victory roll, TWO! Taguchi goes to a corner, BOOTS back, then goes up, MISSILE HIP meets DROPKICK! Knight’s antiair works out, and then he somersaults to SATELLITE DDT! Knight goes up top and the fans rally for the hip swivel and MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)
The Jet still flies high, and he ends with a 4-5 record. Taguchi ends with 6 points in the 9th round, is that nice enough for him?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne!
El Inmortal may not have life in the block, but he can still be a spoiler! Will he pop the Prodigy’s bubble? Or will this still be Wayne’s World in the end?
The bell rings and Titan runs up! Nick dodges, whips, but Titan reverses to TORNADO- NO, Nick powers out! Nick wrenches and whips, Titan goes up and over, and then Titan handsprings away! The fans cheer as things keep moving. Nick hurdles then bypasses Titan to UPPERCUT him down! Nick kips up and the fans cheer again. Nick covers, TWO! The fans rally as Nick brings Titan up. Nick CHOPS Titan, Titan leans on the ropes, and Nick brings him around. Nick ROCKS Titan, then whips corner to corner. Nick runs in, UPPERCUTS, and then pushes Titan down to cover, TWO! Titan stays in this and the fans applaud.
Nick stays cool and he sits Titan up. Nick KICKS Titan in the back, then paces. Titan writhes but Nick brings him back up. Titan CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Titan CHOPS again, but Nick ROCKS him! Nick then whips Titan, runs in, but Titan BOOTS, SOBATS, KICKS, and fires fast hands! Nick ducks the jump sobat to SOBAT back! Nick cravats, ASAI DDT. but Titan kips up! PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Titan roars and rises up, then he brings Nick around. TRAILER HITCH! Nick endures the leglock and the fans rally again! Nick crawls forward, reaches out, and manages the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Titan lets go of the hold. Nick shakes out the legs but Titan KICKS Nick in the back. Titan brings Nick in but Nick resists the lift. The fans rally again as Nick and Titan fight for control. Nick wrenches, kicks, and runs, but Titan follows to RANA! Nick bails out, Titan builds speed, and Titan DIVES into an UPPERCUT! The fans rally harder as Titan flops to the apron! Nick rises, he stalks Titan on the apron, and Nick drags Titan up. The ref says don’t do it, but the fans rally up. Nick waistlocks, then goes for the nelson, but Titan resists. Titan fires elbows and Nick backs off. Titan runs up but Nick BOOTS him!
Nick runs up, but Titan SUPERKICKS! Nick falls back, Titan skins the cat to the top rope! Titan aims for LA APRON LANCER!! The fans fire up and Titan roars while Nick sputters and coughs! Titan shoves Nick into the ring, goes up the corner again, and LA LANC- NO, Nick dodges! Titan’s leg jams, Nick DROPKICKS the other out, then he DRAGON SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Titan survives and Nick snarls. Nick goes to the corner and climbs up while the fans rally again. FROG- NO, Titan bails out! Nick rolls through and then comes right back, to FLY over the corner! Down goes Titan and the fans fire up!
Titan puts Nick in, goes back up, and he tries again! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives again and the fans fire up! Nick huffs ‘n’ puffs, hears the fans cheering, and shouts “IKU ZO!” Nick drags Titan up, hooks a leg, PRODIGY- CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!! Nick escapes, Titan ducks the roundhouse to fire off his strike fest! But Nick still ROUNDHOUSES! Nick goes up, up, WAYNE’s- NO, Titan stops the cutter to shove and TORNADO DDT! Titan isn’t done there! He suplexes and GOURD- NO! Nick lands out! But Titan goes Matrix and then CALF KICKS! Titan roars, the fans fire up, and Titan has the ripcord, YOYO SLAM!
Titan goes to a corner, skins the cat again, and LA LANCER!!! Titan crawls to the cover, TWO?!?! Nick survives, but Titan ties up the legs! Deathlock, and then LLAVE INMORTAL!! Nick is caught, the straitjacket variation is in, and Nick QUITS!! Titan wins!!
Winner: Titan, by submission (gains 2 points; Nick earns 0)
Nick Wayne falls to 4-5, he is out of the running! But bigger yet, Titan has a win over the ROH World Television Champion! AEW/ROH and CMLL are going to meet in Arena Mexico for Grand Slam: Mexico, could these two run it back with gold on the line?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO!
The Strange Love Connection is the first of the top three to compete tonight, and while he has to hope for the others to fall, he still has to do his part and win. Will the Murder Machine make that all moot with another underhanded trick up his sleeve? Or can the star of DDT Pro make it to the finals?
Wait, Mao already turns the tables by pedaling in on his bike! He RAMS Sho down from behind! The fans fire up as Mao hurries to CLUB Sho down! Yujiro Takahashi AND Ren Narita hurry out here already to mug Mao before this on the record! The fans boo but Mao’s friends from DDT Pro are here! Kanon helps fight off the House, and Mao wants fans to clear out! Mao whips, but Sho reverses and BOWLS Mao into chairs! STRIKE! Ren & Yujiro keep the rest of DDT Pro back while Sho CHOKES Mao with a chair! The ref reprimands but Sho shoves him back! Wait, Kanon has the house in headlocks! Shunma Katsumata stops Sho from hitting Mao with the chair!
Sho gets mad hearing that trash talk, but that lets Mao SMACK Sho in the back with a chair! And Mao sends Sho out the door?! The fans rally as everyone is waiting on the street, and Mao runs to FLY! Down goes the House and DDT stands tall! Wait, wait, they spot a fan parked nearby. Mao hops in and he turns the key! The fans cheer as Mao kicks it into drive, and he comes barreling down the road! Sho and the House freak out, and Sho gets SMACKED by the front of the van! The fans cheer and Mao grins as he steps out. The ref reprimands but Mao drags Sho back into the building! Mao says now they can have this match!
Mao makes Sho sit on the hand cart, and Mao pushes Sho back to ringside! The fans cheer as Sho is barely conscious as Mao drags Sho into the ring. The bell finally rings, Mao covers, TWO!! Sho survives Mao’s hit ‘n’ run and Mao can’t believe it! Mao drags Sho up, but the ref wants to check him. Sho sputters and sits up in a daze, and Ren drags Mao out! Ren beats up Mao, beats up on Mao’s team, and Yujiro SMACKS Mao with a chair! The fans boo as they put Mao’s arm in a chair! Yujiro STOMPS away on the chair! Ren POSTS Kanon, and Sho grabs Mao’s bike! Sho brings it over and he runs over Mao’s arm! Sho does wheelies to smash Mao’s arm!
The fans boo but then Sho adds insult to injury by RIPPING OFF the DDT Pro hood off the bike! Sho and the House beat up the bike! The ref reprimands and Mao says they’ll pay for that! Sho CLUBS Mao, puts him in the ring, and then pushes him to a cover, TWO! Sho has the arm for a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Mao endures and the fans rally. Mao kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Sho puts Mao on the apron, and he has the arm in the rope! ARM WRINGER! Sho then pulls Mao through the corner, traps his arm against the buckle pad, and then KNEES the arm! Mao is stuck and Sho stands on the arm!
The ref counts, Sho step off, and Mao is freed. The fans rally, Mao throws a forearm but there’s not much to it. Sho kicks Mao, Mao fires more shots, but Sho slips around, GERMAN ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Mao flails, reaches out, but Sho pulls on the arm! Mao still kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Sho lets Mao go, and Mao clutches his arm. Sho wrenches Mao’s arm, twists it, and hits the ELBOW BREAKER! Sho holds on to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER again! Sho grins as he lets Mao slump down. Sho knuckle locks, wrenches, and ELBOW- SLEEPER!! Mao has Sho now and the fans fire up!
Sho pries at the bad arm, pulls the fingers, but Mao breaks free! Look! HAYMAKER! Sho wobbles and the fans fire up! Mao whips, Sho reverses, but Mao SHOTGUNS! Sho flounders, the fans rally up, and Mao runs to BOOT Sho! Sho sputters, Mao runs again, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Sho survives, but is now in JUST FACELOCK! Sho endures, fights around, and both Ren & Yujiro are on the apron. But Mao’s team YANKS them down! Sho flails, the bell rings, but it was REN! The fans boo the usual tricks from the House, and Mao is upset that he fell for such a basic trick. Mao drags Sho up, but Sho CLAWS Mao’s eyes!
Sjo runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Mao runs, but now Sho uses the ref as a shield! Sho runs but Mao hurdles over the spear! Mao sends the ref back at Sho, then he HIGH JUMP CUTTERS!! The fans fire up and Mao waits on Sho. Sho rises, Mao brings him around, OSAKA RENKAI!! Cover, YUJIRO DRAGS THE REF OUT! The fans boo, Kanon is up but Yuijro & Ren BLAST him! The House mugs Mao, drags him up, and double whip him into a corner. Yujiro BOOTS Mao, Ren ELBOWS Mao, then Ren snapmares Mao to hold him open! Yujiro hits the FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW! The fans boo while Mao writhes!
Ren stands Mao up and Yujiro has his pimp cane! But wait, SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK from Shunma! Down goes Tokyo Pimp! Ren BOOTS Shunma, he BOOTS Kanon, but Kanon roars! Ren CLAWS Kanon’s eyes, runs, but Kanon LARIATS! The fans fire up as the full Strange Love Connection aims at Sho, HIGH LOW LARIATS!! Shunma builds speed and he DIVES! Down go Ren & Yujiro! Kanon & Mao set Sho up, but YOSHINOBU KANEMARU shows up! WHISKEY MIST for Kanon, and the BOTTLE SHOT for Mao! The fans boo as the Heel Master helps screw over the enemies of the House!
Kanemaru shoves the ref in and Sho laughs at Mao! STRAITJACKET DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mao survives and the fans fire up! But Sho has the ARMBAR!! Mao flails, fights around, and he stacks Sho! TWO and Sho still has the arm! SNAKE BITE!! Mao fights against the modified triangle, fights his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer and Sho lets go in frustration. Sho crawls his way over and looks for his things. Sho grabs his Torture Tool and NEVER Openweight Six Man belt. The ref sees the belt and takes that, but then Mao surprises Sho with is iron gauntlet! Mao PUNCHES the Torture Tool down!
Sho dodges the fist, pushes Mao to ropes, and Kanemaru is there! But Mao ducks, WHISKEY MIST hits Sho! Mao BOOTS Kanemaru, then powers up the gauntlet! ROCKET PUNCH!! And then SAMURAI SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sho survives, but Mao says he’ll finish this now! Mao drags Sho to a drop zone, climbs up the corner, and 450 SPLASHES!!! Cover, MAO WINS!!
Winner: Mao, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sho earns 0)
Sho tried to stack the deck, but justice was still served! Mao is alive in the block, if only for now. Can he count on Robbie Eagles AND Taiji Ishimori to bring down El Desperado and Yoh?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles!
The Rogue Luchador still has that target on his back, not only because he could go to the finals with his win and Yoh’s loss, but because he is THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. Could the Sniper of the Skies kill two birds with one victory? Or is Despy about to go back-to-back at the BOSJ finals?
Eagles shows off his Soul of PWA Championship, and makes a point that it is bigger and shinier. Despy says yeah, that’s nice. The fans rally and duel already, and the bell rings. Despy and Eagles circle, the fans rally more, and they feel things out. The fans already start up “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” so Eagles joins in! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” The fans applaud, Eagles mocks Despy’s bow and waving arms, then the two tie up. Despy waistlocks, Eagles switches but Despy wrenches. Eagles rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, but Despy headlocks for the takeover.
Eagles headscissors, Despy rolls Eagles around to then float, but Eagles gets his leg guard up. Eagles wrangles Despy and goes for a leg, but Despy rolls to have a toehold. Eagles kicks Despy down to have the HEEL HOOK! Despy scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, and Despy goes to the apron. Eagles smirks and eggs Despy on. Despy rises up, the fans rally and duel, and Despy steps inside. Despy and Eagles circle, tie up, and Despy powers Eagles to the ropes. Red Shoes counts the break, Despy lets off to pat Eagles on the shoulder. But then he KNEES low! Despy whips, but Eagles holds ropes to block!
Despy still tries, Eagles still holds on, but Despy CLAWS Eagles’ eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Despy whips, only for Eagles to go up and around to arm-drag! Things keep moving, Eagles hurdles then RANAS, but Despy sunset flips through! TWO, Eagles high stacks, TWO! Both men stand, Despy KNEES low again, then whips. Eagles reverses to WHEEL KICK and kip up! The fans fire up and Eagles paces. Despy rises but Eagles is on him with a CHOP! Despy goes to ropes, Eagles is on him in the corner. Eagles CHOPS, puts Despy’s leg in ropes, and pulls! Despy shouts for Red Shoes, Red Shoes counts, and Eagles lets go, to basement 619!
Despy tumbles out of the ring, the fans rally, and Eagles paces. Eagles mockingly calls for Despy, then goes to the outside. Eagles stomps away on Despy’s leg, and then SMASHES it on the floor! Eagles flexes, says hey to Ninja Mack on commentary, then goes for Despy. Despy fires body shots and CHOPS, but Eagles TACKLES him down! Eagles YANKS Despy’s leg, puts him in the ring, then sits him up to step over and tie up the legs! STUMP PULLER! Despy endures and clubs at Eagles’ leg, but Eagles drops back to make this a cover, ONE!! The fans cheer as Despy sits up. Eagles KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! But Despy blcoks!
Despy spins Eagles, Eagles knees free, then Eagles runs, but Despy dropkicks a leg! Despy grabs that leg for a SHIN BREAKER! The fans fire up while Eagles writhes. Despy has the leg and SPLASHES down on it! Eagles kicks at Despy from the mat, but Despy pushes on a leg to have a toehold! Eagles endures, Despy drags him around, and ties up the legs for an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Despy slaps his own leg into working, but Eagles sits up to CHOP! Despy eggs him on so Eagles CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Despy “falls over” and that puts on more pressure! Eagles flails while Despy just lounges. Eagles crawls over, pushes Despy out of his way, and has the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Red Shoes calls the break. Despy claims he needs help, but Eagles fires hands! Despy lets go, but he kneels on the bad leg! Eagles has the ropes again, Red Shoes counts, and Despy finally stands. Eagles crawls away, but he refuses to let Red Shoes stop this. Despy drags Eagles up but Eagles fires body shots and forearms! Despy KNEES low, but Eagles BOOTS! Eagles whips, Despy reverses, but Eagles fights the spinebuster! Despy KNEES low again, suplexes, but Eagles slips free to CHOP BLOCK and BLINDSLIDE LARIAT! Despy tumbles out, the fans rally up, and Eagles pushes through the pain to DIVE!
The fans fire up with Eagles but he still hobbles on that bad leg. Eagles sees a young fan dressed like him and cheers with him. Eagles then puts Despy in the ring, pounds the apron, and the fans rally up more. Eagles springboards to SNIPER DROPKICK! And then he has the leg to roll Despy into the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy shouts and flails, scratches and claws, and makes his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, then Eagles drags Despy to center. Despy kicks at Eagles, but Eagles KICKS the leg! Despy writhes, Eagles hobbles, and they go to opposite corners. Eagles runs in, but Despy dodges!
Eagles’ knees hit buckles, Despy runs up, and Despy blocks a boot! Despy kicks one leg, and DRAGON SCREWS the other! Then he has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles flails, reaches out, but Despy thrashes him around! Eagles lunges to the ROPEBREAK! Despy lets go and the fans rally again. Despy hobbles over to bring Eagles up, and he reels Eagles in. Despy suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud while Despy drags Eagles up. Despy gut wrenches for GUITARRA- NO, Eagles slips free and waistlocks! Despy ELBOWS Eagles, whips, but Eagles reverses, only for Despy to reverse and SPINEBUSETR! High stack, TWO!
Despy has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles endures, Despy thrashes, then Despy rolls Eagles away to have NUMERO DOS! Eagles reaches out with his free arm, then activates the core to sit up! Eagles DESTROY- NO, Despy blocks the rolling driver, tucks Eagles in, but Eagles CLUBS away on the legs! Eagles slips free, wrangles Despy, and has the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy endures, reaches out, and he crawls forward. Despy drags Eagles along with him, but Eagles drags Despy back! Eagles puts on the pressure and the fans are thunderous! Despy fights his way forward again, but Eagles thrashes around! Despy gives it one last gasp and he has the ROPEBREAK!!
Eagles lets go, to drop KNEES on the knee! Then GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Then SPINNING TOEHOLD! Despy writhes, Eagles goes out and up, for WARP 4.5, but onto KNEES! Well, to clarify, the legs are usually the target, but Despy gets his knees up to jam Eagles! Both men are down and the fans rally up again. Eagles and Despy stir, then crawl for each other. They go forehead to forehead, then rise up to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Despy slaps his leg into working, ROCKS Eagles, and then stands. Eagles ROCKS Despy, Despy ROCKS Eagles again, but now Eagles UPPERCUTS!
The fans rally up more as Despy storms back up. He SLAPS Eagles! Eagles takes off the headband and bandana! Eagles huffs ‘n’ puffs and SLAPS Despy! And SLAPS, and KICKS! Despy ROCKS Eagles, but Eagles says I’LL BE BACK! ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZI- NO, Despy ducks to roll and STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles rolls Despy to a cover, TWO! Eagles schoolboys with a bridge, TWO! Despy stands, Eagles SOBATS, then ASAI DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Despy stands, spins Eagles around and around, then PINCHE LOCO!! But Despy can’t make the cover! The fans fire up as Despy crawls and covers, TWO!!!
The fans fire up as Eagles survives! Despy rises, brings Eagles around, and Despy underhooks. TIGER DRIVER!! And then he underhooks again, but Eagles fireman’s carries! Eagles shifts things around to hit the TURBO BACKPACK!! Eagles crawls to the cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans are thunderous! Eagles goes to the corner, takes aim, and he basement SUPERKICKS!! Eagles can’t make the cover, his bad leg hurts too much! The fans rally harder as both men rise, and Eagles is back at the corner. Eagles runs to HYPER- NO, Despy ducks and has the leg! STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Eagles flails, sits up again, but Despy makes it a SPINEBUTER!!
Despy has NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! Eagles dangles as he endures, and he QUITS! Despy wins!!!
Winner: El Desperado, by submission (gains 2 points; Eagles earns 0)
The Sniper could not take out the Rogue Luchador, and Desperado is still in the running! With that, Mao is now out of the running, too, so it all comes down to the main event!
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori!
The pressure is on for Direct Drive! Yoh beat Despy in their 1v1, so if Yoh wins, he is in! Will this be a fresh finals for the Best of the Super Juniors? Or can the Bone Soldier help Despy make it through?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Yoh and Taiji circle, feel things out, and they tie up. Taiji wrenches to a wristlock, but Yoh rolls then trips Taiji. Taiji counters by going for the armbar, but Yoh stacks Taiji to a cover, ONE! The two back off and the fans cheer. Yoh and Taiji reset, circle again, and feel things out. They knuckle lock, but then Yoh goes for a leg. Taiji holds him off and puts him on ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, and Taiji lets off with pats to the shoulder. The two reset again, tie up, and Taiji headlocks. Yoh fires body shots, powers up and out, then drops down. Yoh bypasses Taiji, drop toeholds, but Taiji avoids the basement dropkick!
Yoh avoids a Penalty Kick, but Taiji kicks low to snapmare and NECK- NO, Yoh victory rolls, so that he can NECK TWIST! The fans rally while Taiji goes to ropes. Yoh runs up, Taiji puts him on the apron, but Yoh blocks a shot. Taiji ducks Yoh’s punch to HOTSHOT him down! Taiji then runs to a corner, goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up and Taiji brings Yoh around. Taiji hammerlocks Yoh’s arm and POSTS him! Yoh staggers away, Taiji goes off to the blue corner and he undoes the buckle pad. The Bullet Club Special is in play, but Taiji waits as the ring count climbs.
Yoh stands at 3 of 20, shakes out the bad arm, and rolls in at 8. The fans cheer, Taiji storms up, but Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back, snapmares, and NECK TWISTS! The fans cheer while Yoh clutches his neck and shoulder. Taiji drags Yoh up, snapmares, and FIST DROPS! Cover, TWO! Taiji sits Yoh up to clamp on with a chinlock! Yoh endures the knee in his back, then fights his way around. Yoh reaches out, but Taiji turns him with a wristlock. Taiji wrenches and WRINGS Yoh to then WRING the arm again! Yoh scrambles to ropes while the fans cheer. Taiji storms over, grabs the arm, and has a COBRA CLUTCH!
Yoh endures as Taiji drags him away to center. Yoh kicks and reaches out, then fights up. Taiji ripcords to RAM Yoh, then COBRA CLUTCH and a takedown! COBRA TRIANGLE! The fans rally as Yoh endures, and Yoh kicks around to have the ROPEBREAK! Taiji lets go in frustration, and Yoh coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Taiji CLUBS Yoh, drags him up, but Yoh fires forearms and kicks! Taiji BODY BLOWS, then CLUBS Yoh! Yoh goes back to the ropes, Taiji brings him around to whip into a corner. Taiji runs up, but Yoh BOOTS him away! Taiji comes back, but into a clinch, BACKBREAKER and NECKBREAKER!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Yoh and Taiji rise, and Yoh runs up to rally with forearms! Yoh whips, Taiji reverses, but Yoh FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with Yoh, and he brings Taiji up. Yoh scoops Taiji to SLAM him, and then he revels in cheers. Yoh drops the ELBOW, then covers. TWO, and Yoh drops the KNEE! Cover, TWO and Yoh SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Yoh shakes out the arm. Yoh drags Taiji up, reels him in, but Taiji fights the suplex to wrench and ARM CODE BREAKER! Then BONE LOCK! But Yoh rolls it fast! TWO!! Taiji kicks low, CLAWS Yoh’s eyes, then whips.
Yoh reverses, Taiji handsprings, but Yoh catches him! Taiji switches, ducks an elbow, then spins Yoh around, to POST him! The Bullet Club Special comes through, and Taiji brings Yoh out. Taiji hammerlocks the arm, scoops, and SHOULDER BUSTERS! Yoh writhes, Taiji goes back to the corner, and the fans rally up. Taiji runs back in, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTIC- NO, Yoh spins that into a COBRA TWIST! Yoh then shifts to throw elbows, and he puts on the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji reaches out, fights his way over, but Yoh wrangles him to the mat! Taiji endures, rolls, pops free, and has the BONE LOCK!!
Yoh endures again and the fans rally back up! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him back for BLOODY- NO, Yoh handsprings through and O’Conner Rolls! Taiji stops the bridge, pushes Yoh down, BONE LOCK!! Yoh endures again and the fans rally! Yoh fights over again, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Yoh literally escapes by a foot. Taiji lets go, then grins as he brings Yoh back up. Taiji gut wrenches, and CIPHER UTAKI! But Taiji says that’s not all! He aims his finger gun, says BANG, and then brings Yoh back in. But Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans rally up again!
Yoh and Taiji slowly stir, rise up, and Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back! Yoh fires another, Taiji fires another, repeat! They pick up speed and the fans rally! Taiji LARIATS but Yoh stays up! Yoh LARIATS but Taiji stays up! They both roar, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Yoh runs up but Taiji JUMP KNEES! BANG and BLOODY- NO, Yoh wrenches out to HEADBUTT! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Taiji and Yoh stir, but Yoh sits up first. Yoh roars, slaps his bad arm into working, and then crawls over to Taiji. Yoh underhooks but Taiji fights the lift! Taiji wrenches out but Yoh full nelsons! Taiji fights that, but Yoh ripcords!
Taiji blocks the knee but that hurts his harm! Taiji takes a swing, but into the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji fights the hold, wrenches out, and tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! BONE LOCK!!! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him! Yoh uses that to have the ANACONDA VICE!!! Taiji endures, fights to sit up, and then he stands to fire body shots. Taiji RAMS Yoh into the bare buckles! Both men fall back and the fans rally harder! Taiji drags Yoh up, reels him in, but Yoh blocks! Yoh fireman’s carries, and he hits an USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up and Yoh full nelsons Taiji! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Taiji escapes but Yoh vows to end this! The fans are thunderous as Yoh hauls Taiji up! DIRECT DRIVE!!! Cover, YOH WINS!!!
Winner: Yoh, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)
The Bone Soldier fails, and now Desperado is NOT going to the finals! Desperado will now be on the outside looking in, waiting for his next challenger.
Speaking of which, Kosei Fujita now makes his way out here to be face to face with Yoh. Yoh holds the ropes open for Fujita to step into the ring. Fujita and Yoh get face to face, and Fujita points at the tag title on Yoh’s shoulder, because he also wants that belt. Yoh knows, since he and Wato took it from Fujita & Eagles. But Yoh dismisses Fujita, they’ll meet again on June 1st. Yoh then takes up the mic to tell Fujita, “Ya bastard… I’ll show you true chaos! Now, just one more win. In Ota, the best wind will blow.” Yoh drops the mic to leave it at that. Will that wind be the winds of change? Or will Yoh fail to bring down The Mighty Japanese Young Punk?
Here are the FINAL B Block standings!
YOH: 6-3, 12 points [FINALIST]
El Desperado: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
MAO: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Taiji Ishimori: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie Eagles: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
SHO: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Nick Wayne: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A great night to wrap round nine and therefore the round robin portion. No repeat BOSJ finalists, which is actually great because now we’ve got a fresh match-up. Taguchi VS Knight was still a great match for not affecting outcomes, and Knight gets to return to AEW with a win. The flipside is Titan gets a win over Nick Wayne, I really do think it books itself, Nick VS Titan for the ROH World TV Championship on Grand Slam: Mexico. Christian Cage can even be condescending to Nick over how Nick didn’t make it to the finals, adding to that feud. Nick can beat Titan in the rematch, then get in Christian’s face to make a match for All In: Texas, or at least Supercard of Honor where ROH titles should be showing up anyway.
Great stuff with Mao and his team against Sho and the House of Torture. I was pleasantly surprised that Mao won, and I wonder if the House of Torture goes to a DDT Pro show to battle it out with Strange Love Connection. Mao winning also added great drama to the remaining matches, Despy VS Eagles was awesome stuff, probably the actual best match of the night. Yoh VS Taiji wasn’t quite as hot going by the crowd, but Yoh getting the win to shut the door on Despy was good. Yoh VS Fujita will be great, a bit hard to call, but that makes it fun.
My Score: 9/10
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