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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (5/28/21)
The Usos are back in action together!
SmackDown pits two of the best tag teams ever against each other!
While Rey & Dominik Mysterio defend their SmackDown Tag Team Championships against The Dirty Dawgs, the Usos return to tag action against The Street Profits! Are Fridays about to be back in the Uso Penitentiary?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Usos VS The Street Profits; The Usos win.
- Natalya & Tamina VS The Riott Squad; Natalya & Tamina win.
- Bianca Belair VS Carmella; Belair wins.
- Kevin Owens VS Apollo Crews w/ Commander Azeez; Kevin wins, by disqualification.
- Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Rick Boogz VS Chad Gable w/ Otis; Nakamura wins.
- SmackDown Tag Team Championships: Rey & Dominik Mysterio VS The Dirty Dawgs; The Mysterios win and retain the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
The Usos fire up backstage!
365+ days away, and now they’re ready! Jimmy can’t wait, he has goosebumps! But Roman Reigns walks over, with Paul Heyman. Heyman starts to speak but Roman’s look as him stop. Roman asks if they’re ready. They feel good? Oh yeah. They look it. Jimmy’s been waiting, Uce. Then Roman wants to get something correct. He wants to know the game plan and the intentions. What’s the end game? The end game is to win, go get the gold, the whole family will have the gold and make the family proud! Their titles, his title, they’ll be rocking! Jimmy can’t wait! Sounds like he’s got it figured out, then. Roman’s happy for him. Roman wishes them luck.
Jimmy is even more fired up, and heads out. Roman tells Jey, “You’re gonna need it.” Roman asks what’s wrong. Is Jimmy talking for him now? Jey thinks a moment, and says he might be with Jimmy tonight, he’s still with Roman. Then make sure to tell Jimmy. Is the Tribal Chief sewing seeds of distrust between his own family?
The Usos VS The Street Profits!
Jimmy & Jey are back together, but with a year away and Roman manipulating things, will even one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history be able to bring it? Or will Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins show that time has passed the Usos by?
Before the match, the Profits get to the mics and they’re fired up. Ford says it is Friday night in the ThunderDome, but if Dawks hasn’t noticed, Ford’s had a pep in his step all week! Because tonight is a night unlike any other! This is the CLASH OF THE TITANS! The Street Profits VS The Usos! #UsoCrazy! But last week, Ford admits they had some fun at the Usos’ expense, saying they’re weepy, moving sleepy, but the Profits be creeping. Jokes aside, when they heard this match with the Usos, the SIX TIME tag team champions, was happening, the Profits felt flattered. Of all the teams in the world, they chose the Profits.
But to be real, the Profits have been done since Day One! Remember when the Usos did the glow paint and the Haka? Dawkins ain’t gonna lie, that still goes hard. It does. But to think of it, those aren’t the Usos they’re getting tonight. It has been one entire calendar year since Jimmy was injured. And to be real, Jey Uso, Roman’s living in his head rent free. And Dawkins thinks Roman’s starting to do the same with Jimmy. But the Usos make their entrance and they’re fired back up kicking through the red Solo cups. The Profits like this energy, but the Usos get the mics to respond!
Ford asks his brother from another mother if his eyes deceive him. It’s the Usos! Jimmy asks Jey if he hears this. Jey does. These boys got jokes. Mario, Luigi, Jimmy’s bad knee, the truth is this, Uce! Jimmy could be on the shelf one year, or ten, the truth is that the best damn tag team is back! YESSIR. Jimmy will remind them that this is the definition of a TRUE tag team! SIX TIME champions! Back to back Tag Team of the Year, soon to be SEVEN TIME W, W, E, Tag Team Champions! Jimmy & Jey, the UUUUUSOOOOOS~! And if you say another word about Roman, Uce, Jey will drop you where you stand! This right here is family business! What you did was stick your noses in it! Now, they got’s to get you!
Profits are all on social media, saying this a dream match? Welcome to a NIGHTMARE! And after tonight, the Usos are just one step closer to those tag titles, Uce! Ooooh, really? You think they’re just stepping stones? Dawks gives them credit. They used to run this. But news flash, fam: the Profits run this division now. Well Mario & Luigi about to drop bricks on ’em tonight to get their coins! You want the smoke? It’s lit now! Welcome to the Uso Penitentiary!! Everyone’s fired up now as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns, and Dawkins starts against Jimmy. The bell rings, the two circle while still jawing, and they tie up. Dawks puts Jimmy in a corner but Jimmy turns it around, only for Dawkins to turn it around and headlock. Jimmy powers out, Dawkins runs him over, but things keep moving. Dawkins hurdles and runs Jimmy over again! Tag to Ford, and the Profits combine for a back suplex SPLASH! Cover, ONE! Jimmy gets back to the Uso corner, Dawkins is fired up for Ford on the apron, but Jey tags in. Jey and Ford circle, Jey kicks low then throws haymakers. Ford gets to a corner, Jey brings him up and ROCKS him with an uppercut!
Jey dares Ford to do something, grinds his face into the corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Jey brings Ford up, whips him corner to corner, but Ford goes up and over and handsprings to show off! Ford then arm-drags Jey down, makes fun of the Uso chant, but Jey fights his way up. Ford wrenches, tags Dawkins, and the Profits double back suplex! Cover, TWO! Dawkins keeps on Jey with an armlock, Jey endures and fights around, and gets up to power Dawkins to the Uso corner. Jimmy tags in, slides and runs to ROCK Dawkins! Jimmy CHOPS Dawkins, covers, ONE! Jimmy stays close on Dawkins to drop a headbutt!
Dawkins gets to a corner, Jimmy CHOPS him again, and then wrenches an arm, only for Dawkins to kick low! Jimmy CHOPS again, but runs into an arm-drag! Dawkins has an armlock, Jimmy fights up, powers Dawkins back, and even holds the jersey! Jey tags in, ROCKS Dawkins, then headbutts him down! Jey stomps, tags Jimmy, gets Dawkins up and they mug Dawkins. Jimmy headlocks, Dawkins powers out and arm-drags again! Jimmy gets up, Ford tags in, the Profits whip and dropkick Jimmy down! Jey gets in but he gets a dropkick, too! The Profits unite to DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE the Usos out! The Profits pursue, get Jey up and TOSS him into the timekeeper’s area!
Jimmy stagger sup but the Profits toss him over the desk! The Profits are fired up and they want the smoke, as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again and Dawkins grinds Jimmy’s arm while talking trash. Jimmy fights up but Dawkins drags him over to tag Ford. Ford climbs to drop ax handles! Ford again mocks the Uso chant, but Jimmy headlocks! Ford powers out, Jey tags in, things speed up and Jey trips Ford up to drag him out and RAM him into barriers! The ref counts, Jey dares Ford to talk trash now! Jey goes into the ring to let Ford crawl, but then returns to fetch Ford, and RAM him into barriers again! Jey and Jimmy both talk trash on Ford now, and then Jey puts Ford in the ring. Jey waistlocks and back suplexes Ford high and hard!
Jey paces as he looms over Ford. Jey stomps Ford, tags Jimmy, and Jimmy climbs for a BACKBREAKER AX HANDLE COMBO! Roman is watching backstage as Jimmy covers, TWO! Jimmy keeps on Ford with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Ford endures, Dawkins coaches him up and fans rally on their ThunderDome screens. Ford powers his way over as Jimmy facelocks, and Jimmy CLUBS him down! Jimmy snap suplexes Ford from Dawkins, covers, TWO! Tag to Jey, the Usos split Ford’s wishbone! Jey stares down with Dawkins, then goes back to Ford. Ford throws body shots! Jey CLUBS Ford back down, then drags him back up to run and slide into the chinlock!
Ford flails and reaches but Jey grinds him down. Jey thrashes Ford, Ford fades, but Ford gets a second wind! Ford stands but Jey ROCKS him with an uppercut! Tag to Jimmy, Ford fights the Usos with big haymakers! Ford fires off on Jey and kicks, but Jey blocks to flip him! Ford lands on his feet to ENZIGURI Jey away! Dawkins is fired up but Jimmy drags Ford away! Ford flips to his feet, dodges Jimmy’s haymaker to ENZIGURI! Ford hurries, but Jey trips Dawkins and denies the tag! That’s the veteran instincts of six-time tag team champions! Ford turns around into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Ford survives and SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns yet again, and Jey has Ford up top! Ford resists a superplex and throws body shots and clubbing forearms! Jey hops down but ROCKS Ford with an uppercut! Ford flops to the apron, Jey heads over and drags him back up. Ford GAMANGIRIS back! Jey staggers, Ford climbs up, and Ford leaps but Jey dodges! Both men run, DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES take both men down! Their partners return to the corners and the two crawl. Jey tries to anchor Ford at the same time, but Ford fights free to hot tag Dawkins! Dawkins rallies, DECKS Jimmy but Jey mule kicks!
Tag to Jimmy but Jey turns into a FLAPJACK! Jimmy runs but Dawkins dodges to FLYING ELBOW! Dawkins FLAPJACKS Jimmy, covers, TWO! Dawkins gets Jimmy up, scoops, but Jimmy fights to the apron! Jimmy GAMANGIRIS Dawkins! Dawkins staggers, Jimmy climbs, but Dawkins ROCKS him with a right! Ford runs in to FLY over the corner and take out Jey!! Dawkins drags Jimmy into the underhooks but Jimmy wrenches free! Jimmy dodges and SUPERKICKS Dawkins down! Cover, TWO!! Dawkins barely survives and everyone is down all over the place! The ThunderDome screens are fired up as Jimmy goes to a corner.
Jimmy aims as Dawkins goes to the other corner. Jimmy shouts, “UCE! UCE!” but he runs into a BIG shoulder tackle! Dawkins gets Jimmy up, THE CASH OUT! Cover, TWO!! Jimmy survives and Dawkins is shocked! Dawkins shakes his head and says the Profits run this! Dawkins underhooks again, gets Jimmy up, but Jimmy fights out! The superkick is blocked, Dawkins ducks the dragon whip, and Ford tags in before Dawkins gives Jimmy the ANOINTING SPINEBUSTER! Then Ford FROM THE HEAVENS FLOPS as Jey saves Jimmy!! The Usos are still united but Dawkins CLOBBERS Jey!
Jimmy keeps focus on Ford as Ford slowly rises. Jimmy SUPERKICKS!! Cover, The Usos win!!
Winners: The Usos, by pinfall
Don’t call it a comeback! The Usos have been here for years, and they’re getting it back in gear! Will they rise right back up to the top and get lucky number seven?
Backstage interview with the Dirty Dawgs.
Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode lost at #WrestleManiaBacklash to the Mysterios, even when Dominik was beat up, so why do they think it’ll be different tonight? Good questions, really. Penetrating, insightful, but also rude. But at Backlash, their strategy was flawed. They dumped a couch on Baby Dom so of course Rey’s paternal instincts ignited. Like those stories of a grandma who lifts a car to save a grandchild. Rey saw his baby boy struggling to breath and become as strong as three men. They’ve never seen something like that before. It was like they were in the handicap match!
But tonight will be different because they are pros, they are aces, they are Dirty Dawgs who do what they want, when they want, and they WILL once again be SmackDown Tag Team Champions! Will the Glorious Show-Offs show us what they can do against a healthy Dominik & Rey?
Natalya & Tamina VS The Riott Squad!
The Queen of Harts & Daughter of Superfly have put the Queen of Spades & Irresistible Force in their rear view mirrors, but that means moving on to new rivals! Will Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott achieve their #SquadGoals and get a step closer to those WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships?
SmackDown returns and the match has already started! Ruby headlocks, Natty throws body shots but Ruby throws her into ropes! Tag to Liv, Ruby chokes Natty on ropes and Liv dropkicks Natty in the back! Natty goes to the corner, Liv mocks Natyt’s pain, then runs in to back body blcok! Tag to Ruby, the Squad combines for a wheelbarrow RAM! Ruby brings Natty out but Natty DECKS her! Natty swings on Liv but misses and Ruby RAMS Natty again! Liv tags in, Ruby feeds Natty to Liv’s waistlock. Liv has the arms, WING SNAPPER to DEADLY NIGHTSHADE! Cover, TWO!! Natty survives and Liv grows frustrated.
Natty crawls but Tamina’s apparently been taken out during commercial. Ruby tags in and mule kicks Natty down, then wraps on a chinlock. Natty endures, fights up, and she throws Ruby off, but Ruby elbows her down! Cover, TWO! Ruby is annoyed, but she drags Natty up and over to bump Natty off buckles. Tag to Liv, Liv runs and jumps up to STMOP, but Natty moves! Natty trips Liv, Ruby tags in but Natty trips her, too! DOUBLE- NO! The Squad denies that submission stack, Tamina rushes in and Ruby STO’s Natty! Liv intercepts Tamina but Tamina SHOVES her onto the cover! Natty crawls, and tags in Tamina!
Tamina swings on Ruby, she dodges but tilt-o-whirls into Tamina’s arms! Ruby has a cording hold and fires off forearms! Tamina stops that, CLUBS Ruby into the ropes, and then drags her to a drop zone! Tamina climbs a corner, Liv barks at her but Natty trips Liv up! Ruby goes up but the super arm-drag is blocked! Tamina drags Ruby up to HEADBUTT her down! Ruby’s back in a drop zone, Liv gives Natty the CODE BREAKER! Tamina hits the SUPERFLY!! Cover, Tamina & Natty win!
Winners: Tamina & Natalya, by pinfall
Liv was seconds from saving Ruby, but that was seconds too late! Natty & Tamina survive the Riott, but will their reign live long at this rate?
The Usos visit Adam Pearce.
They ask if he saw them out their get that big W. They beat the Profits, showed the doubters, they’re great! Pearce says it is hard to doubt them. Pearce can see the future! Just like they can see themselves becoming seven-time champs! The Usos want the winners of tonight’s tag title match next week! Consider it done. Alright! Thanks, Uce! Jimmy is fired up but Jey seems stressed. Does winning not fix things as easily as they say?
Bianca Belair VS Carmella!
The EST is the SmackDown Women’s Champion, among many things, but only Carmella is #UNTOUCHABLE. At least, that’s what Carmella says. Will Bianca show Mella just how untouchable she really is tonight?
SmackDown returns as Carmella finishes preparations, aka puts on her lip gloss. Kayla Braxton asks her about facing the champion, but Mella mocks the “original” idea. She “loves” that olive green, by the way. But Mella agrees with Bayley that Bianca won in a shady way. Yay for Bianca, but enough about her. More about Mella. She won a WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal. She is a two-time Ms. Money in the Bank. And she is a former SmackDown Women’s Champion. Bianca’s career might read like a fairy tale, but Mella is going to end this happily ever after right now! Mella makes her entrance, but will she have to put her money where her mouth is?
But then DING DONG HELLO~! Bayley invades commentary and demands a chair! A chair is given and Bayley “allows” things to continue. The bell rings, Bianca RAMS Mella into a corner and then lets off, but Mella pie faces her! Bianca RAMS Mella into the corner again and again, but lets off as the ref counts. Mella goes to the apron, Bianca drags her up but Mella hotshots her away! Mella runs in, dodges, and tilt-o-whirls for a MELLA-GO-ROUND! Bianca flops out of the ring, Bayley talks trash on “the cheater herself,” and Mella goes out after her. Mella runs in around the way, only for Bianca to run her over! Bianca gets Mella up in a trophy lift to TOSS her into the ring!
Bianca stalks Mella to ropes, gets a leg, but Mella scrambles for the apron again. The ref calls for the ropebreak, pulls Bianca back, but Melal pokes Bianca in the eye! Mella drags Bianca out to an APRON FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Bianca survives, Bayley says Michael Cole is fickle, but Mella puts Bianca in a corner. Mella climbs up to grind a hand into Bianca’s face while talking trash. Mella then hops down to throw elbow after elbow! The ref counts, Mella lets off to swagger about, but Bianca hits back. Mella CLUBS Bianca, covers, TWO! Mella keeps on Bianca with a chinlock and squeezes tight. Bianca endures, Bayley brags about herself, and Bianca fights up to throw body shots!
Bianca scoops Mella for a BACKBREAKER! Mella and Bianca slowly rise up, Bianca rallies on Mella! Bianca RAMS Mella into a corner, then bumps her off buckles! And more buckles! Mella blocks to throw elbows back! Mella goes up the corner, leaps, but Bianca rolls through the crossbody to get Mella up, for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Bianca kips up, fires up, and handsprings to MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Mella survives and Bayley mockingly suggests Bianca is going to use her hair as a weapon. Bianca runs in, Mella dodges and Bianca POSTS herself! Now Bayley is enjoying things as Mella goes up for a HANGING NECKLOCK! The ref counts, Mella lets off at 4, and SLAPS Bianca down!
Mella hammers away on Bianca’s back on the apron and Bayley applauds. Mella then hits a FABULOUS KICK to Bianca’s head! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives Mella tries again, TWO! Mella is losing her cool, but Bianca rolls her up and jackknifes, ONE! CODE OF- No, Bianca gets free! Mella mule kicks, gets Bianca up but Bianca whips to reel Mella in, torture rack to KISS OF DEATH! Cover, Bianca wins!
Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall
Bayley is furious, especially because Cole gets the name wrong as “Belanca.” Bayley laughs at Bianca holding onto the title, and says she could beat Mella with her eyes closed! Bayley says Bianca ain’t nothing, but will Bianca get the last laugh with the “Role Model?”
Backstage interview with The Mysterios.
Rey & Dom, the first-ever father and son tag team champion ever, know about this “new game plan” from the Dirty Dawgs. They were the ones saying Rey had the ferocity of three men and had never seen anything like it. The Mysterios have a plan, too. It’s different when you’re teaming with family. When Dom gets hurt, Rey hurts, and vice-versa. Their motivation is incomparable. When one hurts, they both hurt. But when they both won, it was euphoria! They’ll never lose, because there’s no team in the world that can top what they have! Will the King and Prince of Lucha Libre prove all of that when they revisit #WrestleManiaBacklash?
Seth Rollins heads to the ring!
The Architect, the Savior of SmackDown, and #SethDrippinRollins is here in a new suit, but he has the same bad attitude. What will Rollins have to say about reigniting things with the Swiss Superman last week?
SmackDown returns and Rollins has a mic to say he’s not here to talk, but to fight! “So Cesaro, drag yourself down to this ring and let’s finish this right now!” Rollins paces and demands Cesaro show up because he doesn’t have all night, Rollins’ people have a big party planned so they need to settle this! But then Rollins laughs as he “remembers” that Cesaro isn’t here tonight to swing Rollins and disrespect him or look past him! Cesaro’s not here to ruin “the greatest day of the year, MY BIRTHDAAAAAY~!” So wherever Cesaro may be today, Rollins wants to remind him and the WWE Universe why he isn’t here. Roll footage.
The footage Rollins shows is his blindside attack of Cesaro as Cesaro challenged Roman to a rematch for the Universal Championship. Rollins attacked Cesaro all around ringside, shouting “When are you gonna learn?!” and glaring at him with a deranged look. Back in the present, Rollins knows what we saw is a bit difficult to watch, but that wasn’t even the worst of it. Rollins’ team has obtained exclusive audio from Cesaro’s hospital room. This has to stay between all of us. Please, understand, this is our little secret. The audio is the heart monitor? And then Cesaro groaning? Rollins laughs really hard at his own stupid joke. Rollins thinks Cole and McAfee enjoyed it, too.
Rollins gets serious and says that what happened last week was unfortunate. Cesaro pushed Rollins to a point where the anger got the better of him, he blacked out and isn’t sure what happened, but he was looking at Cesaro and blaming him for what happened. That is entirely fair, Cesaro absolutely deserves the blame for putting himself in such a situation, “life’s not black and white.” Rollins is a man of integrity and responsibility. The truth is, Rollins has to place some of the blame… on the fans. The fans are to blame because they’re the ones who brainwashed Cesaro into thinking he could disrespect Rollins! That he could look through him! That he deserves opportunities he did not earn!
So if Cesaro never steps foot in the ring again, that’s on Cesaro and the fans. Rollins’ hands are clean, but our hands are the dirty, filthy, guilty ones. Happy birthday to Rollins! Rollins sings Happy Birthday to himself then laughs his way out. Will the Swiss Superman be able to come back and finally make Rollins face the consequences for his actions?
Kevin Owens VS Apollo Crews w/ Commander Azeez!
The Prizefighter didn’t win the Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, but he wasn’t the one to lose it, either. And while the Pride of Nigeria still has title and bodyguard, will Kevin avoid the Nigerian Nail to punch a new golden ticket?
The bell rings, Kevin rushes and clotheslines Apollo in a corner! Kevin hammers him down then runs to CANNONBALL! Azeez is worried as Kevin goes up top fast! SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Apollo survives and bails out but Kevin rushes over. Kevin gets Apollo up but Apollo resists the suplex. Apollo throws body shots and hotshots Kevin down! Apollo goes up, checks his face, but Kevin ROCKS him! Apollo hits back, adjusts, and jumps over Kevin. Kevin SUPERKICKS Apollo, then whips him for a POP-UP- NO! Apollo slips out but runs into a STUNNER! Cover, Azeez attacks!!
Winner: Kevin Owens, by disqualification
Kevin gets the win but the Nigerian Nail did the damage! Kevin gasps and sputters as Apollo and Azeez get away with the gold. Officials and other referees rush out to check on Kevin. Will Apollo face the consequences for what Azeez has done? Or will there be no way for anyone to take the title from Apollo with the back-up he has?
Paul Heyman talks with Roman Reigns.
At his behest, the Right Hand Man has returned. Jey sits with Roman, and Roman says the Usos have a match for next week. That’s what Jey wants? Why not tell him, then? Why did Jey say he was with Roman? What happened to them being the team? Roman wants Jey to think: everything they’ve been through these past few months, all Roman’s wanted is the best for Jey. That’s what matters to Roman. They could figure things out for Jimmy, but he’s #MainEventJeyUso now! When they go to Roman’s plan, what happens? Jey closes SmackDown! As soon as Jimmy shows up, what happens? They’re relegated to an opening match.
Roman sighs, and says he just doesn’t want Jey to go back to a place where people look at him and go, “Which one are you again?” Jey says he didn’t think about it like that. Maybe he should. Because Jimmy isn’t. Roman continues to drive a wedge between the Usos! Is this going to ruin their chances of taking those championships?
Rick Boogz rocks out on stage!
Boogz says he came to ROCK with the King of Strong Style, Shinsuke Nakamura! And much to McAfee’s delight, Boogz plays Nakamura’s theme again! Nakamura makes his entrance, crown still on his head, and is ready to take on The Alpha Academy’s professor of pro-wrestling! But will Nakamura be able to rock Chad Gable to the core and roll on towards the Summer? Or will he learn something from the Olympic Silver Medalist?
Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Rick Boogz VS Chad Gable w/ Otis!
SmackDown returns as the Alpha Academy makes their entrance. Gable starts things with Nakamura but Otis hits a POWERSLAM! Nakamura writhes but this isn’t a DQ cuz the bell hasn’t rung. NOW the bell rings, Gable hits a Belly2Belly! He holds on for a second Belly2Belly and covers, TWO! Gable gets Nakamura up for another clinch but Nakamura elbows free! Nakamura dodges, runs and DYNAMIC DROPKICKS! Otis coaches Gable but Nakamura fires off a strike fest! And KICKS! Gable falls over, Otis gets up but Nakamura BOOTS him down! Gable boots back, hops up, but Nakamura runs in. Gable gets him for a HANGING ARMBAR!
Gable lets off at 4, Otis shouts, “FOR THE ACADEMY!” But Gable runs into a sleeper! Gable elbow breakers free, throws Nakamura into buckles, then climbs up top! Gable MOONSAULTS but has to land as Nakamura moves! Gable ducks one kick but not the WHEEL KICK! Corbin shows up and snatches his crown back! Nakamura runs at Gable, Gable dodges the Kinshasa for CHAOS- NO! Nakamura victory rolls! TWO, KINSHASA! Cover, Nakamura wins!
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura, by pinfall
But he just realizes now that the Wolf King took the crown back! Corbin says no one else is allowed to take the crown that he earned! Nakamura can’t do anything! Corbin puts the crown on his head but Boogz CLOBBERS him! Nakamura picks up the crown, and puts it back on his own head! Boogz makes great back-up, and shreds on his guitar again! When and where will the King of Strong Style settle things with Corbin once and for all?
Kevin Owens still sputters in the medic’s room.
He manages to tell Pearce to give him Apollo for the title, with Azeez banned from ringside. Pearce says he’ll get it! Kevin is still gasping but he feels better now. Will he feel even better when he takes the title from Apollo?
Rey prays backstage.
Dom lets him know it’s almost time for the main event, and Rey says he needs another moment. Dom lets Rey finish his prayer, but will the Dirty Dawgs make it all for naught?
SmackDown returns and Rey is down!
Dom apologizes for leaving his side, but it’s pretty clear who did this. Rey says his ribs are hurting, and he can’t even get up. Dom isn’t sure what to do, but what about the tag match?
SmackDown Tag Team Championships: Rey & Dominik Mysterio VS The Dirty Dawgs!
Ziggler & Roode pretend to be surprised and concerned about what they just saw, and they get mics to say we shouldn’t look at them. This is the main event of SmackDown, they wanted to fight the Mysterios fair and square! But if the champions don’t come down here, that is a forfeit, right? The titles go back to them, right? Ziggler tells the ref to count and do whatever. The ref says they have to give the Mysterios a chance. Right, okay. Rey got hurt, and that’s heartbreaking. But that’s still not on the Dirty Dawgs. Dom won’t come down here and do what Rey did, right? Ziggler wouldn’t. So this is still a win by forfeit, right?
Speaking of which, Dom tells Adam Pearce and the other officials that Rey stepped up at Backlash, he’ll step up now! So Rey Mysterio Junior Junior is going to fight them? Just count to 10! Too late, as Dominik makes his entrance! The Dawgs don’t want it this way, or so they say, but it’s happening after the break!
SmackDown returns once more, Dom is ready and Ziggler starts for the Dawgs. The bell rings and Dom rushes the Dawgs! He DECKS Roode, ROCKS Ziggler, hammers away on Roode, but turns into Ziggler’s dropkick! Cover, TWO! Ziggler is furious already as he gets Dom up. Ziggler headlocks, tags in Roode, and the Dawgs mug Dom. Roode gets Dom around for a suplex, high and hard! Cover, TWO! Roode stalks Dom to a corner, stomps a mudhole in, but lets off as the ref counts. Roode digs his boots in, lets off again, and then stalks Dom to ropes. Roode bumps Dom off buckles, tags Ziggler, and the Dawgs mug Dom more.
Ziggler throws hands but Dom hits back! Ziggler kicks a leg out! Dom writhes, Ziggler mockingly dares Dom to tag, then jackknifes, ONE!! Dom managed to get his shoulders up but Ziggler stomps his hands! Ziggler looms over Dom, scrapes his laces off Dom’s face, then mockingly asks, “Where’d your dad go?” Ziggler drags Dom up and around and back to the corner. Tag to Roode, the Dawgs mug Dom more, and Dom flounders to the Mysterio corner. Roode pie faces Dom down, gets him up and CHOPS him, then looms over him. Roode gives toying kicks and taunts Dom, then drags Dom up to whip to ropes. Dom kicks back! Dom runs, but Roode CLOBBERS him!
Roode stalks Dom, drags him up, scoops and SLAMS him, then runs to drop a knee, but misses! Dom reaches for his corner out of instinct but there’s still no one there! Ziggler tags in to CLOBBER Dom! Ziggler mockingly holds the tag rope to reach out to Dom, then stomps Dom down. Ziggler scrapes Dom’s face on the rope, then hits a neckbreaker! Cover, TWO! Ziggler still talks trash, gets Dom up and puts him in the corner, and Roode talks trash as Ziggler scrapes forearms in Dom’s face. Dom fights back again! He DECKS Roode, fires off on Ziggler, but Ziggler reverses the whip! Dom WRECKS Roode with a dropkick and dumps Ziggler out!
Dom aims and PLANCHAS to take out both Dirty Dawgs! Dom gets Ziggler up and in at 5 of 10, hurries to a corner and climbs up top. Ziggler stands, Dom leaps but Ziggler gets under. Dom rolls, drop toeholds Ziggler to ropes, and dials it up! But Roode is there to trip Dom up! Dom WRECKS Roode again, but Ziggler baits Dom in! Dom still wheelbarrows through to put Ziggler back on ropes! 619 misses and Ziggler hits a FAMOUSER! Cover, TWO!? Dom survives again and Ziggler can’t believe it! Tag to Roode, the Dawgs get Dom up, and they double whip Dom for a double hip toss to POWEBOMB NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, TWO!! Dom has that Mysterio heart!
Roode gets Dom up, Electric Chair, but here comes Rey!? Rey just distracts long enough for Dom to victory roll! The Mysterios win!!
Winners: The Mysterios, by pinfall (still SmackDown Tag Team Champions)
But here come the Usos! Jimmy & Jey want their shot, and Roman is watching backstage as they confront the father-son champions! Jimmy is fired up, Jey is stone faced serious, but which bloodline will carry the gold after next week?
My Thoughts:
A pretty good episode, but I feel like there could’ve been just a bit more in everything. I will say, with how the Usos VS Profits match went, it felt like the WWE is realizing how they’ve let the RawDown Tag Divisions stagnate. That was definitely worthy of a contenders match, even though it wasn’t official. They’re doing a great job tying this in with the Roman Reigns story. This can be another way to make or break Jey’s bond with one over the other. The main event could’ve had a bit more, if it wasn’t just a switch-up from Backlash. I will say that Rey coming out to just be a distraction was clever, but I would’ve preferred a match where we saw Rey and Dom really show their stuff. I suppose that’ll be next week, and we’ll see if Roman accepts his cousins being champions alongside him.
Natty & Tamina VS The Riott Squad was good once cameras came back, but it seems like bad timing for us not to see the Squad go after Tamina. It does make the Squad more aggressive, and this can help the Women’s Tag Division overall as now SmackDown’s side is stepping up. But I literally can’t think of any other women’s teams on SmackDown, so that is definitely a problem. This is why WWE should’ve held onto the IIconics, but they’ll probably just bring over a team from NXT, like The Robert Stone Brand or Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter. To be fair, KC Squared could really liven things up with their acrobatic style, and the fans will like that once WWE is touring again.
Bianca VS Mella was a good match, and Bayley was properly annoying on commentary. Bayley talking just as much trash on Mella as she was on Bianca makes me think we will see Bayley VS Mella before the obvious rematch of Bianca VS Bayley at Hell in a Cell. At the same time, there should come a time when Mella gets a title match with Bianca, and maybe another move from NXT freshens things up. Io Shirai comes to mind, but depending how things go, maybe it’s time for #ToniTime on SmackDown. It’s been a long time since we got Shirai VS Bianca and Storm VS Bianca, doing it again on SmackDown and on the road could really carry things through the summer.
Rollins had another great suit and another great promo, but of course he pulls the usual Heel “it’s the FANS’ fault!” Rollins claiming he blacks out is an interesting detail, I wonder if there comes a time when (in kayfabe) it’s all true and he really does go into a blind rage. Kevin VS Apollo was great for “being cut short” by Azeez, but that just shows Kevin has become a legitimate threat, maybe even more so than Big E. I am a little surprised we didn’t get anything from Big E responding to Aleister’s attack, or anything from Aleister on the reason for the attack. Also surprised we got no Sami Zayn. Maybe we get all of that next week since Kevin is getting his title match, especially in the case of Sami. Sami still claims that’s his belt, he still has his grudge against Kevin, something’s bound to rile him up.
Rick Boogz being back to rock out for Nakamura was great, especially with McAfee getting pumped up by it. I do appreciate that Nakamura beat Gable without Boogz helping out, and then it works that Boogz would keep Corbin from taking back the crown. I am curious as to whether Boogz will ever wrestle on SmackDown. Bugenhagen had barely a handful of matches on NXT, disappeared, resurfaced as “Joseph Average” for the Night Panther Old Spice saga of the 24/7 Championship, but clearly that has stopped for Boogz to be over here on SmackDown.
The obvious move is for Boogz to be Nakamura’s tag partner in a match with Corbin and perhaps Gable or Otis. Perhaps while Nakamura fights Corbin for the crown, maybe Boogz starts something on his own with The Alpha Academy. There’s a lot of great potential but also a lot of confusion here, only time will tell.
My Score: 8.3/10
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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.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
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.
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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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