Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (9/30/21)
Can the Iron King trump the Irish Ace?
Joe Coffey and Jordan Devlin take things to the ring!
After trash talking and all the mocking, Joe Coffey and Jordan Devlin stop their war of words to throw hands! Will NXT UK be the Ace’s kingdom?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Moustache Mountain VS Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter; Moustache Mountain wins.
- Xia Brookside VS Dani Luna; Luna wins.
- Charlie Dempsey VS Josh Morrell; Dempsey wins.
- Joe Coffey w/ Gallus VS Jordan Devlin; Coffey wins.
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Moustache Mountain VS Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter!
Trent Seven and the NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion, Tyler Bate, are always up for a tag! Will they prove they’re still a force to be reckoned with? Or will the Prestige & the Predator Killer prove there’s more room at the top than once thought?
The teams sort out, Carter starts with Bate and the two circle. They tie up, Bate wrenches to a wristlock and cranks the arm, but Carter rolls, headstands and kicks Bate while upside down! Carter gets an arm-drag and has Bate in an armlock on the mat. Bate fights up, Carter wrenches and wristlocks but Bate rolls and uses ropes to roll back. Bate squats, wrenches and reels Carter in to WRING him out! Bate adds a dropkick then is back on the arm. Tag to Seven, Moustache Mountain double whips to double shoulder Carter down! Bate gives Seven a boost, for a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Seven runs in at the corner but Carter dodges the chop to flip-kick and tease the ‘stache.
Seven rushes into an arm-drag and Carter has him down in an armlock. Seven fights up to his feet, Carter wrenches and CLUBS the arm, then tags Smith. They wrench, hand-off, but Seven CHOPS! Smith wrenches and YANKS the arm but Seven CHOPS free! Seven whips, Smith reverses to a fireman’s carry and throw! Smith has a grounded cording hold and he keeps Seven down. Smith turns Seven over, cranks the arm more, then tags Carter. Snapmare and KICK to the back! Cover, TWO! Carter keeps Seven down with another wrench of the arm but Seven powers up. Smith tags in before Seven whips Carter.
Carter sunsets and rewinds so Smith can scoop! Carter has his boots up and Seven can see it coming! LAWN DART BOOTS! Smith hurries to cover, TWO! Smith keeps Carter down with a chinlock and leans on Seven. Seven fights up, powers out but Smith runs him over with a shoulder. Seven anchors a foot to keep Smith from running but Smith SLAPS free. Smith runs, things speed up but Smith sees the back drop coming to whip Seven away. Seven CROSSBODIES on the return, then scoops and SLAMS, for the leg drop, brother! Cover, TWO! Seven drags Smith up, facelocks, Bate tags in. Seven fireman’s carries and Wasteland Slams Smith down!
Bate goes up, knee-board off Seven to senton onto Smith! Cover, but Smith makes it his ghost pin! TWO, and Smith knees Bate low. Smith whips Bate to a corner, tags Carter then runs in. Bate blocks with a boot, brings Smith down, but Carter WHEEL KICKS! Smith feeds Bate to Carter before he DECKS Seven, Carter hits a BOOK END! Cover, TWO!! Carter’s urenage wasn’t quite like Booker’s but he mule kicks then runs, but Bate dodges the scissor kick! Fireman’s carry and AIRPLANE SPIN! They go around and around and around for about 15, but Bate then tags in Seven. Bate Wasteland Slams Carter, and what a role reversal as Seven hits the knee-board senton! Cover, TWO!
Seven drags Carter up and CHOPS him. Then CHOPS! Then fires up, but feints! Carter stops the DDT to SUPER FOERARM! Seven staggers but blocks the kick to BACK HAND, SEVEN STAR- NO! Carter clinches but Seven fights out. Seven SLAPS Smith off the corner, ducks the boot and ONE ARM BOMBS Carter! Suplex to the EMERALD FLOWSION! Cover, TWO!! Tag to Bate, Seven gets Carter up in the full nelson. Bate runs and rebounds but Carter slips free! Moustache Mountain stops from colliding, they block Carter’s kick, and they throw him down, to get DOUBLE FLIPPING AX KICKS! SCISSOR KICK to Bate!! Cover, TWO!! Bate survives and shocks Carter!
BT Sports Studio fires up as Carter aims and Bate rises. Bate ducks the blindside wizard and waistlocks, GERMAN SUPLEX but Carter lands on his feet! Carter QUEBRADAS! Cover, TWO!! Bate narrowly escapes but Carter tags Smith! They get Bate up, right to an Electric Chair Lift! Carter goes up and up but Bate victory rolls Smith! Carter’s flying wheel kick flops on the mat and Bate has a cover, TWO!! Smith narrowly escapes and keeps this match alive! Bate EuroUppers hard, then runs but Smith sidesteps to send Bate into buckles! Bate staggers back but he ducks the lariat! Smith runs in, Bate dodges, Bop up, BANG! Bate covers, TWO!!
But wait, Symbiosis swaggers out to the stage. These three don’t like Moustache Mountain and they don’t like Smith & Carter, but they’re having a lot of fun watching them beat each other up. Seven and Dennis talk trash to each other as Bate and Smith slowly rises. Bate drags Smith up, underhooks, but Smith powers up to dump Bate out! Seven keeps Symbiosis back and then the ref tells them to back off. But here come Jack Starz and Dave Mastiff! They fight off Dennis, Primate and T-Bone! Smith and Carter coordinate, Smith sends Carter FLYING out to take out one half, then Smith FLIES out on his own to take out the other! And BT Sports Studio is loving this!
Smith gets Bate up and into the ring. Referees rush out to stop the uninvited guests while Carter tags back in. Smith scoops Bate, flips him forward into Carter’s SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!?!? Bate survives that #PrestigeKiller and no one can believe it! Carter tags Smith back in, they coordinate again, SILLY- No! Seven stops the string and DRAGON SUPLEXES Carter! Bate gets Smith at the ropes, DEADLIFT SUPER GERMAN!! Bate flounders and tags in Seven! Seven full nelsons Smith, Bate runs and rebounds, LARIAT DRAGON SUPLEX!! Cover, Moustache Mountain wins!
Winners: Moustache Mountain, by pinfall
Bate & Seven overcome all the chaos to stand up tall! These pillars of NXT UK won’t be toppled so easily, but can they get back towards tag title gold?
NXT UK Media catches up with Jinny & Joseph Conners.
What does the future look like for the two of them on the brand? Conners sarcastically says that’s an imaginative question, and Jinny snidely says their future is brighter than this reporter’s. They wrap this up and say they’ve fulfilled their media obligations for the evening. But then Jinny spots Emilia McKenzie training with Meiko Satomura. Jinny asks if Emilia is still trying to impress Meiko. So pathetic how she’s content to be second fiddle. Oh is it? Yeah, it is! When is Emilia gonna get it through her head that no one cares about her? Sweetheart, this isn’t to insult you. This is just stating facts. And what Jinny sees is very pathetic.
Emilia couldn’t care less so just go away. Oh, Jinny will make Emilia care. Meiko and Emilia return to training, will the Spoiled Princess feel the wrath of Suplex Millie soon enough?
NXT UK Media catch up with Jack Starz & Dave Mastiff.
They went after Symbiosis earlier, so what exactly happened? Mastiff says that what just happened is Symbiosis were sticking their dirty, rotten, filthy noses where they don’t belong. But then Nina Samuels barges in, with a “Nina Samuels Show” microphone and she takes over the interview. Nina says hi and welcomes them as her first guests. What channel is her show on? Uh… Anyway, what’s new with them? Well they were just saying Symbiosis is sticking their noses where they don’t belong. Yes, simply outrageous. Nina remembers when Blair Davenport- Starz interrupts and says we don’t care about her problems, this is about Symbiosis.
Right, of course. Symbiosis did them wrong, and Blair Davenport has done Nina wrong! Starz & Mastiff leave while Nina rants on about Blair knocking her down off the corner and ruins the moment. Nina says that concludes the first episode of the Nina Samuels Show, but will it be canceled before episode two?
Xia Brookside VS Dani Luna!
The speedy second gen superstar gets to have a friendly showdown with the Punk Rock Powerhouse of Subculture for the first time ever! But will things stay friendly when everyone wants after the Final Boss?
The bell rings and the two approach. Xia dodges the tie-up and does a little shimmy to taunt Dani. The two go again, Xia gets around to a waistlock but Dani switches to SLAM Xia down. Xia fights up and gets a wristlock and the two struggle for control. Dani fireman’s carries but Xia slips off to wrench the wrist more. Dani fights up, scoops and SLAMS Xia, but Xia holds onto the arm! Xia twists the wrist again, reels Dani in for a headlock, but Dani powers up. Xia holds on and thrashes the headlock but Dani powers out on the second try. They ram shoulders but Xia almost bounces off Dani. Dani swings a clotheslines but Xia slips under then leap frogs over, but runs into Dani’s arms!
Dani grins as she pops Xia up but Xia lands on her feet! Xia tilt-o-whirls but Dani stops it part way. Xia uses that to go from crucifix to sunset flip, but Dani stays up. Dani slaps Xia’s hands away, hauls Xia right up but Xia sunset flips again! Dani manages to roll through but Xia comes back with a wheelbarrow. Dani shoves her away, Xia ducks and dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Dani SLAMS Xia down! Xia sputters to a corner but Dani’s right on her with a facelock. Dani brings Xia around but Xia throws body shots. Dani wrenches, facelocks again and suplexes Xia up for a stalling SLAM! Cover, TWO! Dani clamps onto Xia but Xia resists. Dani powers through and gets the armlock!
Xia endures as Dani grinds the shoulder. Xia pulls fingers but Dani pushes down harder. BT Sports Studio rallies up, Xia fights to her feet and throws body shots. Dani KNEES low, KNEES again, then hauls Xia up for another stalling suplex! Xia makes it a small package, TWO! Dani CLOBBERS Xia with a clothesline! Cover, TWO! Dani clamps onto the arm again and also wants the chinbar. Xia resists but she’s still caught. Xia can only stare at the ropes before Dani drags her away. Xia pries at the fingers again but Dani holds on tight. BT Sports Studio rallies up more and Xia gets up to throw more body shots and even shoulders!
Dani kicks low, whips Xia to a corner but she goes up and boots back! Xia hops to RANA Dani away! Dani staggers but Xia dropkicks her to ropes! Dani comes back but Xia dodges to dropkick Dani again! Xia fires up and runs in at the corner, DOUBLE KNEES to the back! Xia keeps moving, RUNNING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Dani’s tough but Xia’s determined and she brings Dani up. Dani ROCKS her with a forearm first! Xia shakes her head and ROCKS Dani with forearm after forearm! Xia swings but into a waistlock. Xia elbows free but no Code Breaker as Dani pops Xia into a WORLD’S STRONGEST SLAM! Then deadlifts Xia to a FALL AWAY SLAM!
Dani fires up now and BT Sports Studio is rallying as she fireman’s carries for a POP-UP SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, Dani wins!!
Winner: Dani Luna, by pinfall
Speed could not trump strength and Xia is frustrated. Dani says it’s all good and offers a handshake, but Xia slaps it away! Will Xia find what she needs to get over the hump and towards the title? Is Dani going to rock ‘n’ roll all the way to the top and leave Xia behind?
NXT UK Media interviews Sid Scala.
They’re hoping for an update on the Assistant General Manager’s- Oh, well, Stevie Turner interrupts and brings up Blair Davenport attacking her. What has Sid done? NOTHING. Blair said she’ll keep doing this until someone stops her. Stevie wants Sid to reinstate Blair so Stevie can personally ensure Blair won’t need to be suspended. Sid tells “Ms. Turner” that he understands what she’s been through, but he will talk with Johnny Saint and take this request into consideration. He better. Stevie storms out and Sid apologizes to the media, but what decision will he and Saint reach about the sinister and sadistic gothic warrior?
NXT UK Media interviews Sam Gradwell.
Why did he deface Subculture’s spray paint mural? “Oh, I ruined their little artwork~?” Well where’s the Thunderstorm mural, huh? He’s been here since day one, just like Mark Andrews, and he is sick of daft little sellouts like Subculture getting all the attention! Gradwell is a better fighter, a better singer and probably even better at skateboarding. Not that Andrews will get to do much of those after Gradwell’s done with him. But Andrews storms over and points out a skateboard that was broken! Was this Gradwell’s doing? Before Gradwell can defend himself, Andrews SMACKS him with the skateboard!
Security and trainees hurry to stop this brawl from getting worse, but Andrews asks what Gradwell’s problem is! Gradwell keeps calling Andrews small and daft, but will he be the one who wizens up after they go 1v1?
Charlie Dempsey VS Josh Morrell!
For weeks, Dempsey has promised NXT UK that we’ll see something we’ve never seen before from his merciless and meticulous technical style. But will #TurboTerry be too fast for even a wrestler trained by European icons to catch?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Dempsey waistlocks then slips under to flying-mare Morrell right to a wristlock. Morrell kicks Dempsey away, kips up and the two reset. They tie up, Dempsey gets the arm with a double wristlock but Morrell throws body shots. Dempsey throws Morrell over and has a headscissor while still keeping on the arm. Morrell gets free of the headscissors but Dempsey just shifts position to then have the wristlock. Dempsey changes to a top wristlock, BT Sports Studio rallies as Morrell goes up and over to headscissor Dempsey down! Morrell has the arm now, but Dempsey uses a wrestler bridge to fight up and around.
Dempsey turns Morrell over, bridges up and out to then float to a headlock. Morrell fights up, Dempsey grinds the headlock, knuckle locks and lifts Morrell with one arm! Dempsey carries Morrell around, then lets him down for a bridging arm-drag! Dempsey bends fingers and elbow back to then has the wristlock. Morrell spins through, headlocks but Dempsey powers out. The two ram shoulders, Morrell keeps moving but Dempsey drops and hurdles to a BIG hip toss! Cover, TWO! Dempsey clamps onto Morrell, WRINGS his arm out, then stands on him for a CORNISH HYPE! Morrell flounders after the big arm-drag but Dempsey is right on him.
Dempsey whips Morrell to ropes, Morrell leaps over for a sunset flip, TWO! Dempsey has the prawn hold, TWO and Morrell’s back to the sunset! TWO and Dempsey has the cover again, TWO and Morrell has it! TWO and Dempsey changes to a jackknife! TWO, the two are up and Dempsey hooks the arms. Backslide, with a bridge! TWO, but Dempsey is right back on with a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Morrell endures, moves around, reaches for ropes and BT Sports Studio fires up! Morrell rolls, Dempsey with him, KNEEBAR HEEL HOOK FUSION! Dempsey thrashes and twists the leg as Morrell endures, but Morrell gets free!
Dempsey keeps the foot, flips Morrell and Morrell lands on his feet! Morrell throws forearms, whips Dempsey corner to corner but Dempsey reverses. Morrell goes up in the corner and corkscrews over Dempsey! Morrell ducks the back hand to ENZIGURI Dempsey down! Morrell hurries to get Dempsey up but Dempsey uses another bridging arm-drag to send Morrell into buckles! Dempsey ROCKS Morrell with a EuroUpper, then GUT WRENCH SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Dempsey SLAMS Morrell’s head down, covers again, TWO! Dempsey again SLAMS Morrell’s head, covers, TWO!! Morrell survives but Dempsey keeps on with a clinch.
Dempsey EuroUppers, whips and headbutts low! Dempsey steadies himself, whips Morrell again but Morrell rolls of Dempsey’s back! Dempsey trips Morrell and has the legs, but Morrell flips the Boston Crab into a cover! TWO and Dempsey has the sunset, TWO! Morrell returns, tucks Dempsey in for a flip and SLAM! Like a partial powerbomb! Jackknife cover, TWO as Dempsey bridges up to turn Morrell. Morrell fights the backslide but swings into a waistlock. HIGH ANGLE GERMAN SUPLEX with a bridging cover! TWO!?! Morrell escapes but Dempsey is still on him! Dempsey wrenches the arm but Morrell fights the wristlock!
Dempsey throws Morrell over for the DOUBLE wristlock, then an armbar! Morrell fights but Dempsey combines half nelson with leg hook, INVERTED BOW ‘N’ ARROW!! Morrell’s foot is behind his head!! Morrell taps, Dempsey wins!
Winner: Charlie Dempsey, by submission
He was right! We’ve never seen something like that! Will Dempsey bend and break every opponent put in front of him?
Ilja Dragunov and A-Kid have a face-to-face.
The NEW NXT UK Champion says this is a very special moment for him. Coming back to NXT UK as the UK Champion makes him very happy. But he’s also very aware that there are people waiting for him. A-Kid does congratulate Dragunov, it is a feat in itself to defeat Walter. But AK wants to also say that they’re not enemies. AK is the only one who understands Dragunov, because he was the inaugural NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion. Every single time AK was defending the cup, he felt the pressure. He wants to create a legacy, and the only way to do that is by taking the NXT UK Championship next.
Dragunov can see AK is motivated, but he just beat “the most dominant champion of the modern day. Over 800 days, he reigned. He beat me once. No, no, small correction: he destroyed me once. And I came back.” But please, don’t be naïve. There’s no comparison here. But that’s the thing, AK isn’t comparing himself to anyone. Has Dragunov ever thought of the impact that year has had on them? Spending a whole year focusing on one man and one title, training for that. Training and solving that problem. It’s not about enduring pain or strength of will. “It’s about making mistakes. And when you lose your temper-”
Okay, hold on. Oh, just like right now. AK says he will catch Dragunov and will only give three options: tap, snap or nap. Dragunov wants AK to listen. “This is very, very easy. It doesn’t matter which trick you bring out of your pocket. It really doesn’t. Because I didn’t win this with technical abilities. This title, it wants more than this. It needs pain, it needs struggle, it needs the will. You’ve gotta be more than just a human to hold this.” And in two weeks, Dragunov will put AK in his place, because right now, you’re looking at The Czar, and he’s taking on “just a kid.” Champion and challenger stand up, shake hands, but the gloves are coming off on October 14th!
NXT UK hears from the Heritage Cup Tournament finalists.
Wolfgang says someone recently asked him what the Heritage Cup means to him. This is passion, what he cares about, literally heritage. He wants to inspire a new generation of UK wrestlers the way William Regal, Fit Finlay and Johnny Saint inspired him. Noam Dar says the heritage of this business means everything to him. Much respect to the legends, but “being humble doesn’t work as much as being aware.” Dar’s only 28 and only getting better. If he hasn’t passed you wait, he’ll catch up now. Dar’s game plan is hit Wolfgang with the “ninja sharpness,” not get hurt and put money in his pocket.
Wolfgang says the difference between them is that he actually cares. He actually cares about those who laid the groundwork for this generation, but Dar just cares about his Louis Vuitton jackets. The cup is just money to Dar. But Dar says Wolfgang can’t be denied. Wolfgang may’ve helped pave the roads, but Dar’s breaking the speed records on them. Dar is moving at the speed of light and will run Wolfgang over. But Wolfgang says it isn’t just about Gallus Boys On Top, but about him showing what he can do. Dar is the only thing in his way. Dar says Wolfgang isn’t the only dangerous animal here. Dar’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and he’ll eat Wolfie alive. “Tyler Bate, you’re next on the menu. Check please.”
Joe Coffey w/ Gallus VS Jordan Devlin!
The Iron King has had a lot of fun alongside his boys, Markus and Wolfie, but he knows when to get serious, too. The Irish Ace’s ego has gotten far bigger than that private locker room of his, but will he at least teach Coffey not to mess with his stuff? Or will he be made to take that ego and shove it?
The bell rings and the two circle. Coffey’s fire up but Devlin takes it slow. They tie up, Devlin gives a testing kick but Coffey shrugs it off. They tie up, Coffey pushes Devlin to ropes but Devlin turns it around and pie faces on the ropebreak. They go again, another tie up, and Devlin wrenches to a wristlock. Coffey fights but Devlin YANKS the arm, wrenches again, but Coffey rolls and kips up to wrench back to a hammerlock. Devlin drops to a knee as Coffey cranks the hold, but Devlin sits to reach back and jump up for a flying-mare! Devlin kips up and BT Sports Studio cheer the stand off.
Devlin and Coffey tie up again, Devlin has the arm but Coffey grabs at Devlin’s face. They tie up with knuckle locks now and go for a test of strength. Coffey rams Devlin down, covers, TWO as Devlin bridges. Coffey powers up but Devlin kips up to keep fighting. Devlin breaks one knuckle lock but Coffey blocks the monkey flip! Devlin sunset flips, Coffey rolls through and gets the legs! Devlin rolls and throws Coffey off the Boston Crab, but Coffey cartwheels to stay up. BT Sports Studio and Gallus cheer the technical exchange as Coffey and Devlin reset. They tie up again, Devlin headlocks and grinds the hold. Devlin tries a takeover but Coffey blocks.
Coffey throws body shots, powers up but Devlin holds on tight! Devlin cranks the hold, Coffey fights up and throws body shots but Devlin jumps for a flying takeover! Coffey keeps his shoulders up and turns things to a cover, TWO as Devlin holds on. Coffey fights up, powers out but Devlin ducks and dodges and slides, but swings into a back suplex! Devlin lands on his feet, trips Coffey then walks all over him. Devlin talks smack to Gallus but turns around into a haymaker! Coffey gets Devlin up off the mat and throws body shots and more fists. Devlin ends up on ropes but he turns things around to whip. Coffey and Devlin go crisscross, Coffey CLOBBERS Devlin!
Coffey watches Devlin stagger up and clotheslines him up and out of the ring! The ring count starts, Devlin bumps into Mark and Wolfgang. Devlin wants them to keep cool, but Coffey goes out to DECK Devlin! Coffey hauls Devlin up, puts him in and throws more hands! Devlin flounders, Coffey gets him up and whips him into a corner. Coffey then scoops for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Coffey keeps his cool and brings Devlin back up. Devlin JAWBREAKERS back! Devlin staggers after Coffey and whips him to a corner. Coffey goes up and around and CLOBBERS Devlin again! Devlin staggers to a corner, Coffey runs in but Devlin dodges!
Coffey elbows Devlin away, goes up but Devlin shoves him into the ropes! DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Maybe more like a neck stabber with how it got him high. Devlin stomps Coffey, Coffey throws hands but Devlin hits back. Devlin ROCKS then JABS Coffey! Coffey gets up to elbow but Devlin DECKS him with a haymaker of his own. Devlin stalks Coffey to a corner, then CHOPS him. Coffey flounders, Devlin brings him up and goes to snapmare. Coffey blocks so Devlin knee slow and completes the snapmare to drop the leg, brother! Cover, TWO, but Devlin keeps on him. Devlin sits Coffey up for an elbow to the forehead, and a CHOP in the corner!
Coffey CHOPS back but Devlin KICKS him! Devlin throws forearms, digs his boot in, but lets off as the ref counts. Devlin drags Coffey up but Coffey throws body shots and a low headbutt. Devlin comes back to clinch and turn Coffey for a backslide! Coffey fights with all his strength to get up and spin Devlin. Devlin whips and hits a HIP TOSS! Cover, TWO! Devlin keeps on Coffey with a grounded cobra twist! Coffey endures, even as Devlin digs into his ribs. BT Sports Studio rallies up and Coffey fights. Coffey throws body shots, hands and a hip toss of his own! Devlin stands, ducks the lariat and hits an URENAGE! STANDING MOONSAULT! Devlin mocks the Gallus pose!
But Coffey gets up to throw hands! Coffey BOOTS Devlin to ropes, catches him for an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Devlin gets to a corner, Coffey roars and runs corner to corner to uppercut! GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men are down, BT Sports Studio rallies up, and Coffey grits his teeth. Coffey runs in but Devlin BOOTS him! Devlin runs in but Coffey BACK DROPS! Coffey goes up and up and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Gallus coaches Coffey up but Devlin throws hands. Coffey JABS, Devlin throws a haymaker, and the two brawl to their feet. They trade body shots, but then Coffey POP-UP EUROUPPERS! Coffey runs, spins, but into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!!
Coffey survives and BT Sports Studio says “This is Awesome!” Devlin grits his teeth, gets Coffey’s arm, but Mark distracts by putting on Devlin’s jacket! Devlin tells Mark to quit it as he goes to Joe. But Wolfgang is helping keep Joe anchored in place! Devlin’s whip snaps back on him, and Coffey hits a GLASGOW SENDOFF! Coffey fires up, runs and ALL THE BEST FOR THE BELLS! Cover, Coffey wins!
Winner: Joe Coffey, by pinfall
A king can win against an Ace when he isn’t alone, and that’s how it was for the Iron King tonight! But will the Gallus boys pay for all their taunting and trolling? Or are they on to bigger and better from here on out?
My Thoughts:
A very good NXT UK, but I feel like the strongest match was the opening tag. Moustache Mountain VS Smith & Carter was great stuff, even with the appearances by Symbiosis and Mastiff-Starz on the side. For a moment, I thought Smith & Carter were going to win because of the distractions and chaos, but I suppose Moustache Mountain needs to stay strong in the tag division. Trent Seven still needs that first UK title and Bate will be joining him on that ride. Mastiff & Starz starting a feud with Symbiosis is a good way of building them up in the tag division, too, and I also like that Nina Samuels debuted her new shtick in the “interview” promo.
Xia VS Dani was a very good match, and Subculture is going to be going strong so Dani winning makes sense. I almost thought we were getting Xia’s Heel turn right here but I suppose this is the slow burn towards that. Jinny calling out Millie sets up a match and that should be another good example of Millie building herself up against those Meiko’s already defeated. And Stevie Turner shows good initiative wanting after Blair Davenport. We all knew Blair wasn’t going to stay “suspended” forever so someone wanting after her is a great way to bring her back. Pretty sure Blair wins that but it’ll be a great showing for Stevie.
The developing feud of Gradwell and Subculture seems to be starting with Andrews, and that makes sense as Gradwell’s been bitter at the “founding fathers” of NXT UK and how he’s been left out of that group. He didn’t win out against Trent Seven but I think it’d be a good move if he won against Andrews. We got a really good and cinematic face-to-face of A-Kid and Dragunov, and I really like this dichotomy of AK’s calculating and technical style against Dragunov’s brutal striking and attacking. That is going to be another classic but I would think Dragunov wins as it’s his first defense.
Dempsey’s debut match was another great example of NXT UK not doing squashes and jobber matches. Morrell gets to show his stuff and it helps bring out more of Dempsey’s moveset. Dempsey is definitely a throwback, but I’m still not sure how well he’s going to do with fans since his vignettes weren’t very thrilling. Maybe Dempsey can thrive in the Heritage Cup Division because of his technical style being modeled after old school wrestlers. We got a good promo vignette from Wolfgang and Dar, I’m still expecting Dar to win out and face Bate, and then the winner of that can worry about Dempsey at some point.
Then we got a very good match out of Coffey and Devlin, but I’m a little disappointed in the finish having Gallus help Coffey. It doesn’t really help Coffey’s power rankings to me if he needs his guys to win. Unless this leads Devlin to getting some kind of back-up. Still hoping my idea of Devlin teaming with Dar, Sha Samuels and Kenny Williams as a faction can happen.
My Score: 8.4/10
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Will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue?
This year’s Full Gear may be the most important one of all! Can Orange Cassidy become the Freshy Squeezed AEW World Champion against Maniac Jon Moxley?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo; Anna wins.
- Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews; Buddy wins.
- Zero Hour – Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS QT Marshall; wins.
- Jay White VS Hangman Page; wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Bobby Lashley w/ MVP; wins.
- MJF VS Roderick Strong; wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher; wins.
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ricochet; wins and
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Daniel Garcia; wins and
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone w/ Kamille VS Kris Statlander; wins and
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Kings of the Black Throne VS The Acclaimed; win(s) and
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Orange Cassidy; wins and
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It’s the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and special guest, Paul Walter Hauser, in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action set for this monumental night!
Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie!
The Queenslayer was offered help against Mariah May by The Vendetta but she declined, so this is the payback. Will the Virtuosa handle business? Or will Anna still become the Star of the Show?
The bell rings but Taya distracts Anna. Anna takes a swipe but Deonna kicks low. Deonna headlocks,. Anna powers out, but Deonna RAMS her! Anna stays up, slips around, and waistlocks. Deonna switches, they go to ropes, and Anna bucks the O’Conner! Anna runs Deonna over, keeps moving, then whips. Anna blows past Deonna, sunset flips, TWO! Deonna is up fast but Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Deonna to a corner, runs up and LEG LARIATS! The fans rally as Anna snapmares and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays on Deonna with another whip, but Deonna reverses.
Anna slips to the apron, then ROCKS Deonna! Deonna comes back but into a HEEL KICK! Anna goes up a corner but Taya anchors her! Deonna distracts the ref, then she BOOTS Anna! The fans boo but Taya just takes a bow. Deonna “kicks dirt” at Anna, then drags her up. Deonna short arm LARIATS, then she stands on Anna’s face! The ref counts, Deonna steps off, and Deonna storms back up on Anna. Deonna drags Anna up, throat chops her, and Anna goes to a corner. Deonna LARIATS in the corner, LARIATS again, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays in this but Deonna stays focused.
Deonna paces around, drops a knee on Anna, then clamps on a straitjacket stretch. Anna endures, even as Deonna KNEES her in the back! Deonna bends Anna back but Anna still endures. Anna fights up, snapmares free, but Deonna BOOTS her back! Then BOOTS again! Anna SUPERKICKS! But Deonna hits a FLATLINER, into a KOJI KLUTCH! Anna stacks Deonna, TWO! Anna is free to SUPERKICK Deonna down! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Anna and Deonna slowly rise while Taya pounds the apron. The fans rally up and Anna crawls over to Deonna. Deonna grabs at Anna first, and she fires a forearm!
Anna fires a forearm back, but Deonna hits Anna again! The shots go back and forth, the fans dueling, and Anna gets the edge! Anna backs Deonna down, whips, but Deonna reverses, only for Anna to FLYING FOREARM! And FLYING FOREARM again! Anna keeps moving to SHOTGUN Deonna! The fans are torn as Anna runs up on the hometown girl. Forearm SMASH, and Anna puts Deonna up top! DANGEROUS JAY KICK, and then the ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO! Deonna survives but Anna drags her up. Anna clamps on the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Deonna endures, pries free, and arm-drags Anna!
Deonna kicks low, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll and FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Anna endures, flails and moves around, and kicks her way to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna holds until 4, and Taya coaches Deonna. Deonna slashes her throat, reels Anna in, but Anna fights the Gotch lift! Anna slips around, Deonna wrenches and wrangles, but Anna rolls free! Anna BOOTS from the corner, goes to the apron, and she puts Deonna in ropes! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! But Taya takes a swing! Anna dodges, but Taya SPEARS Anna!! The ref saw that and he EJECTS Taya!
Deonna is upset, but better than being disqualified! Taya tells fans to shut up as they sing “Hey hey hey! Goodbye~!” Deonna drags Anna up, but Anna SLAPS Deonna! Deonna is pissed, and she grabs that arm! FUJIWARA!! Deonna pushes on that arm, but Anna uses it to roll Deonna up! ANNA WINS!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Deonna is furious, but maybe she should’ve let the ref throw this out. In the end, Anna gets a real win over Deonna, will this help her get back towards some title scene?
Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is with her ROH Minion buddy, and notes that Billie is the first ROH woman entered in the first ever WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup! Billie, what an opportunity, how are you feeling? She is excited! This is the second chance she’s been waiting for, and- Red Velvet steps in to say more like NO chance. Because see, Velvet is also in that match, and well, she already beat Billie. So her odds are looking really good. But then in steps Leyla Hirsch. And she says lucky for them both, because Leyla’s in this! Leyla beat Velvet once, and just looking at Billie, Leyla knows she can beat her.
Oh but then in steps the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! The Minion Overlord defends her bestie and Billie, and says it is finally time for the Athena World Tour! She is the fourth participant, even though, why does she have to qualify for HER show? Athena has beaten Velvet, she’s beaten “Small fry” Leyla, and well… Billie Goat, we all know Athena dog walked her! Velvet says Athena shouldn’t talk to Billie like that. Billie says “Cupcake” doesn’t need to defend her. Things are getting tense already, who wins their way into WrestleDynasty’s massive crossover match?
Backstage interview with QT Marshall.
Lexy is now with QT and says later int he Zero Hour, it is QT VS Big Boom AJ. QT took AJ out last night after the weigh-in, will it be the same here tonight? QT wants Lexy to remember, pronounce it “Mar-shall.” And yes, in QT’s home state of New Jersey, the best part will be QT remembering why he left. It’s a dump! Especially Newark! But AJ is also from New Jersey, and he properly represents this dump. Whether AJ is on the Tonight Show, on TikTok, or here in AEW, he is the epitome of someone from The Garden State: an embarrassment! He’s worse than Bruce Springsteen himself!
And tonight, in a sold out crowd that QT drew all himself, it will be like going to his high school reunion and showing how he is more successful than everyone else. And he’ll do that by walking to the ring, staring down AJ, and bringing the doom! Will QT Marshall make himself the boss of the Zero Hour? Or will it be a BOOM for all of New Jersey when QT loses?
New Year’s Day is a NEW ERA for AEW!
Starting Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, AEW Dynamite will be SIMULCAST on Max! And even bigger, it is the return of Fight for the Fallen! All proceeds go to helping victims of Hurricane Helene in Ashville, North Carolina.
Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews!
Now this is going to be a fast ‘n’ furious match! Angel Dorado, the menacing minotaur, the Commander of Space and the Aussie Juggernaut are all fighting for opportunity, who makes that greater impact?
The bell rings and the four watch each other closely. Buddy and Mortos lock eyes as the big guys in this match, but Komander runs up. Buddy KNEES Komander low and shoves him out. Dante tries but Buddy does the same to him! The fans fire up now as we get Buddy and Mortos circling. But Dante and Komander return! Mortos and Buddy put them in corners, then fire off hands and stomps! Mortos SMACKS Dante, then shouts at Buddy. Buddy stops stomping Komander to stare him down. The fans fire up for these meaty men, but then Dante and Komander try again! They get put back in corners for more hands!
Dante dodges Mortos to POST him! Dante runs up on Buddy, bobs ‘n’ weaves then SMACKS Buddy! And again! Dante whips but Buddy blocks! Buddy BOOTS Dante, slips around, but Dante ELOBWOS him! Komander runs up, POP-UP RANA on Buddy! Mortos runs up to UPPERCUT Dante down! Komander knuckle locks Mortos , CHOPS, KICKS, and goes up, up, but Mortos yanks him down! Dante is back, Mortos knuckle locks him, too! Mortos twists their hands and fans rally. But Komander & Dante both push Mortos! Mortos pushes them back! Dante & Komander kick, dodges, BOOSTED QUEBRADA!
The fans fire up ad Buddy is back! Komander lisp out fothe back suplex, and Dante returns the afvor, BOOSTED CROSSBODY! The fans fire up again, and now Dante & Komander wrap Buddy around ropes. They CHOP, but Buddy TOSSES Dante! Buddy suplexes Komander onto the top rope! Buddy climbs but Komander fires forearms! Komander then leaps, but Buddy catches him! Buddy puts Komander on the top rope again, and CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” for that second one, and Buddy climbs. But Morots YANKS Buddy down, TOSSES him out, and then ROCKS Komander!
Mortos climbs, he brings Komander up, but Dante CLUBS Mortos! Dante fires forearms on Mortos, whips him, but Mortos reverses! Dante goes up, around, and RANAS! Mortos tumbles, the fans rally up, and Dante BOOTS Mortos! Buddy returns, Dante BOOTS him! Buddy tries again, Dante goes up and over! Dante SUPERKICKS Mortos, but Buddy puts him on the apron. Buddy BLASTS Dante, but here comes Mortos! Mortos dodges Buddy to TOPE TORNILLO onto Dante! The fans fire up and Buddy FLIES! Down goes Dante and Mortos and the fans fire up! But wait, Komander sets up to tightrope walk and SPACE MAN ESCALARA!
The fans are thunderous and Komander feeds off the energy. Komander fetches Buddy into the ring, then goes to the ropes. Alex Abrahantes in his Vegeta hoodie coaches Komander. Komander tightrope walks for CIELITO- NO, Buddy moves so Komander belly flops! But then Mortos THROWS Buddy into steel steps! Mortos stalks Komander, SMACKS him, and whips him to ropes. Komander goes up and up and FLYING RANAS! But Mortos is up to SMACK Komander again! Mortos snapmares and NECK TWISTS! Komander writhes, staggers, but Mortos scoops for a CIPHER UTAKI! Dante returns, leaps over Mortos, but Mortos POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS him!
The fans fire up again and Mortos roars! Buddy returns, blocks the haymaker and fires off a strike fest! But Mortos avoids the knee! Buddy puts him on the apron, and catches Mortos for a DRAPING DDT! Buddy strikes like a viper and now he stalks Komander. Komander runs up, tilt-o-whirls, but Buddy LAWN DARTS him into Dante! Then Buddy has Dante for a suplex, JACKHAMMER! Cover, Mortos breaks it! Mortos drags Buddy up but Buddy shoves him. Buddy KNEES Mortos, then dodges Komander to TOSS him out! Pump handle on Dante, but Dante victory rolls it! TWO!! Buddy is up, into a JUMP KNEE from Dante!
Dante runs to ROCK Mortos, GAMANGIRIS, then TOSSES him out. Komander is back, Dante rolls him and wrenches, then tucks and MOUST TRAP! TWO!! Komander is up, he and Dante ROCK each other! And BOOT each other! They go again, switch and switch, but now Buddy is up! METEORA on Dante! Komander comes back to tilt-o-whirl DEJA VU DDT!! But Mortos ROLLING CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! Dante FLYING LARIATS!! All four men are down and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as only Komander is on the outside and the others go to corners. Mortos snarls as he rises up!
Komander returns and the fans rally. Buddy and Dante also stand, then Komander follows. Mortos and Komander brawl, Buddy and Dante brawl, and the fans rally. Mortos SMACKS Komander, Buddy ROCKS Dante! Now the big men want at it! Buddy blocks a kick, sends i into Dante, but then Mortos does the same with Buddy’s leg and Komander! HEADBUTT for Buddy! Mortos ROCKS Dante, puts him up top, but Komander 619s the legs out! Mortos staggers, Komander springboards to FLYING POISON-RANA!! Dante hits the MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, BUDDY STOMPS DANTE!! Cover, BUDDY WINS!
Winner: Buddy Matthews, by pinfall
A very opportunistic strike from Buddy Matthews, because The House Always Wins! Will that be true as Malakai Black & Brody King go for the AEW World Tag Team Championships? Or can Private Party make it out of Full Gear still golden?
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Will B Block stay tranquilo?
After a win over The Might, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi now take on Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg! Will Los Ingobernables de Japon end up behind BARS?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg; Yano & Oleg win.
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Here are the current B Block standings!
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-0, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-0, 2 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 1-0, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 0-1, 0 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 0-1, 0 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 0-1, 0 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers!
The former IWGP Tag Team Champions aren’t feeling as mighty as they should be after losing to Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi in the opening round. But can they rise back up mightier than ever? Or will Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix become apex predators in this tournament?
The teams sort out and after the Filip Brothers Too Sweet, Tome starts against Hysterical Haste. The fans rally up and the bell rings. Shane and Tome circle, tie up, and Shane waistlocks. Tome switches but Shane wrenches for a headlock takeover. Tome fights around, rolls Shane to a cover, TWO! Shane holds on but Tome fights up. Tome powers Shane down, pops out the back then wrenches to a wristlock. Tome keeps Shane from ropes, but Shane rolls, kips up, snapmares and basement DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Shane poses, and then Shane brings Tome up. Shane wrenches Tome, tags Mad Mikey, and Mikey wrenches.
TMDK DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Tome down, then they split the wishbone! Mikey BLASTS Stevie for good measure, then he CHOPS Tome. Mikey CHOPS Tome in a corner, brings Tome around, and then snapmares. Mikey clamps on a neck wrench and pushes on it hard. Tome endures, Mikey sneaks a BITE, then pushes Tome down. Tag to Shane, TMDK double whip Tome to a corner. Shane sends Mikey in but Tome DUMPS Mikey to the floor! Shane runs up but Tome dodges, then Stevie joins in! Tome FOREARM, Stevie DROPKICK, and Tome GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Tome hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Shane stays in this but he also bails to the apron. Tome stomps Shane, then tags Stevie. Shane goes to the floor but Stevie pursues. Stevie RAMS Shane into railing, right in front of commentary. Stevie stands Shane up to CHOP, and Shane hurries into the ring. Stevie stalks after and stomps Shane. Stevie snapmares, then he KICKS Shane in the back! Cover, ONE!! Shane shows some grit but Stevie tags Tome. The fans rally but the Filip Brothers mug Shane. Shane CHOPS Stevie but Tome CHOPS Shane! Tome stomps away on Shane in the corner, digs his boot in, but the ref counts. Tome steps off, but for only a moment before he digs his boots in again!
Mikey gets mad but the ref keeps him from storming in. That just lets Stevie CHOKE Shane! Mikey protests more but Stevie gets away with that. Tome tags Stevie in, and Stevie BLASTS Mikey! Tome whips Shane and BOOTS him down for Stevie’s HANDSPRING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Shane stays in this and the fans rally up. Stevie KNEES Shane in the back, has the chinlock, then KNEES Shane again for the motorcycle stretch. Shane endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Shane UPPERCUTS, but Stevie holds him back! Stevie kicks and whips Shane, but Shane BLASTS Tome! Shane dodges Stevie and Stevie hits buckles!
Shane crawls but Stevie hurries after him. Stevie grabs Shane’s leg, but Shane swings an elbow. Stevie dodges, but Shane CALF KICKS him down! The fans rally as Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs in at Stevie to LARIAT in the corner! Mikey whips Stevie into the corner to LARIAT again! And then short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up and Mikey brings Stevie around. Mikey fireman’s carries but Stevie fights free. Stevie waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Mikey powers up, throws off his elbow pad, and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Stevie stays in this but Mikey stays on him.
Mikey stands Stevie up, but Stevie fights the back suplex! Stevie throws down elbows, but Mikey CHOPS him! Mikey swings, but Stevie catches him for a FINAL CUT! Both men crawl, Stevie tags in Tome! Tome storms up on Mikey, but Mikey fires forearms! Mikey CHOPS Tome, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Mikey whips but Tome reverses. Tome runs in but blocks boots. Tome puts Mikey in the ropes to KICK and WOE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Mikey toughs it out and the fans rally up. Tome brushes himself off and brings Mikey up. Tome fires boxing elbows and an UPPERCUT! But Mikey dodges the lariat, to SPINEBUSTER!
The fans fire up and Mikey hot tags Shane! Shane drags Tome up for UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Shane fires up to fire off more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally with every shot, and then Shane whips. Tome reverses, but Shane comes back to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shane BLASTS Stevie for good measure. Tome kicks and whips but Shane reverses to kick, BOOT, and INVERTED EXPLODER! The fans rally behind Shane as he aims from the corner. Shane runs in but Stevie intercepts, SPANISH FLY! But Mikey fireman’s carries to DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Tome hits Mikey with a SPINEBUSTER! Shane SHORYUKENS Tome!
Stevie SUPERKICKS Shane! Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Tome BOOTS Mikey! Shane BOOTS Tome! Tome just laughs that off! DOUBLE BOOTS hit, but neither man falls! Shane kicks, Tome blocks, and Tome trips Shane to tie up the legs! FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Shane flails, reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, but Tome pushes on the hold! Mikey SLIDING LARIATS Tome! Shane is free and Mikey coaches him up, but Stevie LARIATS Mikey and himself up and out of the ring! The fans rally as all four men are down all around ringside! Shane and Tome stir and head for each other. Shane throws a forearm, but Tome gives it back.
Shane fires another forearm, so Tome fires back. The forearms keep going as both men rise up, and now they pick up speed! The fans rally as the shots keep going, and then Shane UPPERCUTS! ROLLING- NO, Tome ROCKS, ELBOWS, UPPERCUTS, and DISCUS LARIATS! But Shane nis right up! Shane swings, misses, and Tome SNAP GERMANS! The fans fire up and Stevie returns! Tome fireman’s carries, Stevie runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! Both brothers cover, but Mikey breaks it up! The fans fire up but Tome TOSSES Mikey! Stevie staggers over to Shane, Tome calls for the finish! Stevie feeds Shane to Tome!
Tome underhooks, but Shane wrenches free! Shane sends Tome into Stevie, then Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Shane suplexes Tome, FALCON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Tome survives and the fans fire up! TMDK regroups, and they haul Tome up. Shane aims, but Stevie makes the save! Stevie shoves Mikey at Shane but Shane dodges! Shane clinches Stevie, Mikey joins in, ELECTRIC BLUE! Stevie flounders away from that power-bottom, but Tome is back! Shane fights the waistlock, then switches, POINT-BLANK HIGH LOW! TMDK then hoist Tome up, ELECTRIC BLUE again!! Cover, TMDK wins!
Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and that’s why they’re able to rise up again! Will Shane & Mikey make it back to the top? Will Tome & Stevie still find their own way to the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
The Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker opened this tournament with the biggest win possible when they beat the current IWGP Tag Team Champions, Great-O-Khan & Henare. Will they build upon that momentum in round 2? Or will they be cheated by the King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style?
Evil & Narita taunt Taichi & Taka from outside of the ring, keeping their attention as they go around towards commentary. But this is all so Dick Togo can come running in from the ramp! Dick CLOBBERS Taichi, then he TOSSES Taka! The fans boo but what did they expect from The House of Torture? Evil whips Taka into railing, and then brings him out into No Man’s Land! Evil has fans move aside so he can BOWL Taka into chairs! Not even close to a strike, but Evil just CHOKES Taka with a chair! Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs in the timekeeper’s area, and the ref reprimands The House!
Evil lets off of Taka and drags him up. Now Narita brings Taichi into the crowd in some other section. Evil puts Taka in the ring while Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs. The bell rings to get this on record, but Evil stands on Taka’s face! Narita BOWLS Taichi into chairs, only doing a little better than Evil. Evil CLUBS Taka and taunts him while Narita CHOKES Taichi! The ref reprimands from afar but does his best to watch Evil. Evil stomps Taka to a corner, then drags him out. Evil stomps away on a leg, drops an elbow on the knee, then covers. TWO, so Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil tries a full mounted cover! TWO!!
The fans cheer but Evil wants a prawn hold cover! TWO!! Taka escapes five consecutive pins and Evil is frustrated. Taka crawls for his corner but Taichi’s still in the crowd. Wait, he storms back to ringside, with a chair! The ref stops Taichi from going after Narita, and Evil holds Taka’s hand out mockingly. The ref has to stop Taichi from storming into the ring now, and that lets Evil CLAW Taka’s eyes! Evil drags Taka up, tags in Narita, and Narita CLUBS Taka’s arm. Narita wrenches the arm, YANKS it, YANKS it again, and then taunts Taichi before he YANKS the arm again. Narita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER!
Narita bumps Taka off buckles then tags Evil. Evil swings around the House of Torture shirt, and he CHOKES Taka with it! The ref again keeps Taichi back, meaning Taka suffers for it! Evil then throws the shirt at Taichi! Taichi catches the shirt and he storms in to throw it back! The ref stops Taichi but Taichi shoves him down! Taichi attacks Evil but Evil & Narita mug Taichi! They toss Taichi out then go back to the ref. Evil tells the ref to do better, then Evil tags Narita. Narita has Taka under the ropes, for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Taka sputters, the ref reprimands, but Narita just drags Taka back up.
Narita scrapes Taka’s face along the ropes! The ref reprimands, Narita pushes Taka down, and then Narita argues with the ref. Narita whips Taka to ropes, ELBOWS him down, then covers, TWO! Narita clamps onto Taka’s arm and drags him up. Narita brings Taka over, Evil tags in, and Evil CLUBS Taka on the back. Evil sends Taka out, then distracts the ref. Dick RAMS Taka into railing, then FLAPJACKS him off the apron! Dick shoves Taka in, Evil covers, TWO! Taka stays in this and Evil gets annoyed. Evil stands on Taka’s face, but steps off as the ref reprimands. The fans rally for Taka but Evil taunts them.
Evil stalks Taka to a corner, but Taka fires elbows! Evil CLAWS Taka’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Evil whips corner to corner. Evil runs in but Taka dodges, to then SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up as Taka crawls, but Narita runs up to stomp him! Narita CLUBS Taka, runs, but Taka goes the other way! Taka BOOTS Narita down! The fans fire up as Taka hurries, hot tag to Taichi! Taichi storms up on Evil to fire Kawada Kicks! Evil staggers to a corner but Taichi runs up to BOOT! Taichi keeps moving but Evil ducks the Ax Bomber! Evil waistlocks, Taichi fights the lift, and he ENZIGIRIS! Taichi then DECKS Dick off the apron!
The fans fire up but Narita attacks! Narita whips Taichi but Taichi BOOTS him down! The fans fire up with Taichi while Evil flounders around. Evil wants mercy, but Taichi says no! Evil ducks the buzzsaw to CLAW eyes! Evil blocks a kick, hands it to the ref, and he mule kicks Taichi down! The fans boo but Evil runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Evil then hooks a leg, FISHERMAN- NO, Taichi fights free, and he wrenches to HOOK KICK! Evil falls and the fans fire up! Taichi roars and rises, and OFF COME THE PANTS! The fans fire up as Taichi goes to the corner. Taichi aims for- NO, Evil dodges the superkick and he shoves Taichi into Taka!
Taka falls off the apron, Taichi runs up, but into EVERY- NO, Taichi slips free to DANGER- NO, Evil fights the saido to wrench and whip! TADA, bare buckles! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but The House soaks it all up. Evil tags Narita, and Narita runs to BOOT Taichi down! Cover, TWO! Taichi stays in this but Narita kicks him around. Narita taunts Taichi, pie faces him, but Taichi rises. Narita taunts Taichi more, fires forearms, but Taichi just leans into those! Taichi then SOBATS and Narita sputters. Taichi runs, Narita dodges the Ax Bomber to CHOKE Taichi! The ref reprimands, Narita stops, but then just CHOKES Tacihi more!
Narita whips corner to corner, but Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taichi and Narita stir, and Taichi crawls his way over. Hot tag to Taka! Taka stomps away on Narita, then whips. Narita reverses, Taka reverses and wrangles Narita to JUST FACELOCK! Narita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka drags Narita up, scoops, but Narita slips free! Narita CHOKES Taka, Taka breaks free, but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil BLASTS Taichi, and he KICKS Taka’s hands! Narita has the full ARMBAR! Taka kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! Dick even tries to swat that foot away!
The ref still counts the break, and he reprimands. Narita holds on but the ref starts to count, so Narita lets go at 4. Narita stomps Taka around then runs. Taka BOOTS Narita down again! And he WRECKS Dick for good measure! Evil has a chair! The ref stops Evil but Narita has his pushup bar! Taka dodges, but Narita jams him up on the return! Taichi runs in, MIC STAND SHOT! The fans fire up but now Evil shoves the ref aside. Evil rushes Taichi but Taichi JAMS Evil with the mic stand! Taka runs to sunset flip Narita! TWO! Narita stands, into a PALM STRIKE! Roll up, high stack, TWO!!
Narita kicks Taka, DOUBLE- NO, Taka sits Narita down! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! But into JUST FACELOCK!! Evil stomps away on Taka! Taichi CLUBS Evil! Taichi drags Evil into SEITEIJUJIHO!! Taka CLUBS away on Narita to put him in JUST FACELOCK!!! The bell rings, but that was DICK!!! That damn Spoiler!!! The House SHOVES Taka & Taichi into the ref!! The fans boo as now Evil CHOKES Taka and Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi! The House stops that so they can set Taka up for the PUSHUP BAR ATTACK! The fans boo more but The House just soaks it up.
Evil & Narita then drag Taka over and set him up for Dick! PUSHUP BAR DICK CHOP!!! Narita slashes his throat, and hits the DOUBLECROSSER!! Dick fetches the ref to count, and The House wins!
Winner: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)
The House of Torture cheats another team, and Taichi is pissed! Taichi grabs that chair again, and he wants after The House! The House runs off in all directions! Evil has Taichi’s mic stand so Taichi goes after him! The Young Lions try to stop this but Taichi chases Evil around the arena. Taichi almost gets Evil, but then Dick uses his SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi!! The fans boo while Evil taunts Taichi. Narita kicks the Young Lions away while Dick chokes Taichi out! The House of Torture are of course the worst, but will they still be first in the block? Or will justice be served soon enough?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Two teams that stumbled out of the starting gate now meet in the second round. Can The Ace & Master Heater make up for falling to the Filip Brothers? Or will THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions finally look like champions?
The fans cheer as Tanahashi shows off the abs, but they also rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” The teams sort out but Jado gets fans to cheer him on first. Then Jado gets the fans to cheer on “TA-NA-HASHI! TA-NA-HASHI!” Tanahashi starts against Khan and the fans rally with the bell. The fans duel, “TA-NA-HASHI!” “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Khan laughs at how his side is stronger, then he circles with Tanahashi. They feel things out as they go around, but each man avoids a takedown. Khan is the aggressor, though, and he manages a waistlock. Tanahashi switches but Khan wrenches out and trips Tanahashi up.
Khan goes for a cover, ONE, and the two back off. The fans cheer as they reset. Khan and Tanahashi circle, feel things out again, and knuckle lock. They clinch, fight for control, and Tanahashi grabs an arm. Khan slips around to hook an arm, but Tanahashi wrenches free. Tanahashi hammerlocks, headlocks, but Khan slips out to headlock in return. Tanahashi endures, and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but Khan pulls hair! The ref reprimands them both, and both men let go at the same time. But then Khan pulls hair again! The ref counts, Khan KNEES and ROCKS Tanahashi in a corner. Khan UPPERCUTS Tanahashi, then gest space.
Khan runs in but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans cheer on the air guitar. Tanahashi tags Jado and he drags Khan up. Jado & Tanahashi double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Henare runs up but gets DOUBLE ELBOWS! Tanahashi has Henare, Jado has Khan, and they give them a meeting of the minds! Then they kick low and TOSS the Empire out! The fans cheer as we get the air guitar duet! Tanahashi steps out and Jado waits on Khan. Fans rally up and Khan grows annoyed. Khan storms in but Jado kicks! Khan blocks the kick to body shot!
But then Jado blocks the Mongolian Chops to RAM Khan! Jado has Khan in the ropes but Henare KICKS him down! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi, then goes out to stomp away on President Ace! Khan drags Jado up and brings him around to CLUB him! Jado leans on railing, but Khan puts Jado back in the ring. Khan pushes Jado around, and he clamps on for an ANKLE LOCK! Khan then laces the legs in a modified DEATHLOCK! Jado endures, and he CLAWS at Khan’s face! Khan stomps Jado for that! The fans rally as Khan drags Jado up. Khan bumps Jado off buckles, tags Henare, and Henare fires body shots!
The ref counts, Henare lets off, but then he stands Jado up. Jado fires body shots in return! Henare winds up to CHOP Jado down! The fans cheer and Henare BLASTS Tanahashi again! Henare hoots, the fans join in, and Henare SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Jado shows that toughness but Henare drags him back up. Henare bumps Jado off buckles, tags Khan in, and Khan taunts Tanahashi. Khan gives Jado Mongolian Chops! And more Mongolian Chops! And then feints to kick a leg out! Khan says he’s too smart, and now he puts Jado in the corner. Khan hops up and the fans fire up as he sits on his throne!
Jado endures and the ref reprimands, but Khan pulls Jado’s arms! Khan hops down at 4, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi yet again! Khan sits Jado down but Jado wags his finger. Jado fights, the fans rally up, but Khan clamps on body scissors! Jado is fading so Khan lets him go for a cover, TWO! Jado stays in this but Khan wants the ref to check him. Tanahashi gets fans to cheer “JA-DO-OH! JA-DO-OH!” Khan scuffs Jado, but that fires Jado up! Jado rises but Khan fires a forearm! Jado growls, nods, and he feeds off that energy! Khan throws more forearms but Jado eggs him on.
Khan fires forearm after forearm! Jado just powers up! Khan kicks low, runs, but Jado DOUBLE CHOPS! Jado roars, runs, and he CLOBBERS Khan! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Jado crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi runs at Khan, FLYING FOREARM! Tanahashi BLASTS Henare, payback for all those times! Then Tanahashi dropkicks Khan’s leg! Then he DRAGON SCREWS it! Henare is back but Tanahashi catches his leg! Henare asks please don’t, but Tanahashi says, “Bye-bye.” DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Henare falls down and fans fire up as Tanahashi goes back to Khan.
Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Khan, then he goes up a corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi stays focused and the fans rally up. Khan slowly rises and Tanahashi runs, to SLING- NO, Khan slips around and waistlocks! Gator roll to a bridge, TWO! Khan tackles Tanahashi, jackknife bridges, TWO! Khan snap suplexes for PANCAKE HOLD! TWO!! Tanahashi escapes again and the fans fire up! Khan rises, but Tanahashi blocks the Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi fires Mongolian QUICK Chops! Tanahashi runs but into a SAYANAGI! Both men are down and the fans rally! Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare!
Henare storms up on Tanahashi and KICKS him in the chest! And then KICKS him in the back! Then SENTON FLOPS as Tanahashi moves! Tanahashi rises, blocks a kick, but Henare JABS! Henare winds up, but Tanahashi ducks to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans rally up while both men are down, and Tanahashi crawls to his corner. Hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up on Henare to fire body shots! Tanahashi joins in, they double whip Henare to ropes, then BODY BLOW! KICK! And then whip into a LARIAT! Jado covers, TWO! Henare stays in this but Jado rallies the fans. Jado drags Henare up, but Henare KICKS Jado’s leg!
Henare KICKS Jado’s leg again and again! Henare runs but Jado DUMPS him out! Henare hurries back up but Jado kicks him! Jado has Henare in the ropes for the DRAPING DDT! Cover, Khan breaks it! Tanahashi CLUBS Khan, then TOSSES him out! Tanahashi leaves it to Jado, and Jado pounds the mat. The fans rally behind him and Henare stands. Jado runs up, blocks Henare’s haymaker, but Henare fights the takedown! BODY BLOW! Jado drops, but Henare clamps on with a half nelson! Full nelson! ULTIMA- NO, Jado powers up and ELBOWS free! Jado runs, but Khan gets a cheap shot in! Heanre fireman’s carries!
Khan runs but Tanahashi hits a SLINGBLADE! Jado hits a takedown, CROSSFACE!! Tanahashi has Khan in a CROSSFACE, too!! The Empire endures, Henare fights around, and Henare reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! The Empire is saved but Tanahashi kicks Khan out. The fans rally with Jado again, and Jado runs at Henare. DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! And again! Henare HEADBUTTS Jado! Jado staggers to a corner, and the NATIVE KNEE hits! Henare powers up and clamps on again! Half, full, ULTIMA NELSON!! Jado endures, Khan stops Tanahashi from getting in!
Khan clamps onto Tanahashi with HITSUJIGOROSHI! Jado taps, The Empire wins!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)
Khan mockingly plays Tanahashi like a guitar before pushing him down. The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are finally on the winning track, will they go all the way to the trophies? Can Tanahashi keep his WTL dream from turning into a nightmare?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg!
The Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb took down The Mighty to start this tournament while The Joker & The Rook were cheated by the King of Darkness. Will Naito & Hiromu just add on with another win? Or can Yano & Oleg put the ungovernable behind BARS?
To keep calm during LIJ’s antics, Yano sits at the center of the ring, cross legged, as if to meditate. But it doesn’t really work as Hiromu walks back up the ramp to stand with Naito. Yano loses his cool, shouts at Naito & Hiromu to hurry up, but LIJ take little steps down the ramp. They make it seem like they’re going fast, and Hiromu even does little circles to take longer. Yano is beside himself and this isn’t even a match yet. Red Shoes also insists, so LIJ finally walk normally again. But even then, they take their time getting into the ring. Naito taps the bell, and the introductions finally happen.
Naito continues to troll Yano even as he goes up the ring steps. And then down the steps as Yano gets closer. Red Shoes has Yano back off, and Hiromu insists Yano give Naito space. Yano’s impatience continues to get the better of him, but finally he stays back long enough for Naito to step inside. Then there’s still the matter of his entrance attire… Yano tells Naito to hurry up already but Naito does as Naito does. Hiromu even reclines back while he waits. Yano is just further annoyed, but his complaints do nothing but entertain the fans. Naito finally puts the pants aside, and Yano says okay, let’s get going!
Yano starts, LIJ fist bumps, and Naito pretends to be unsure who Yano wants. Hiromu and Naito each insist, Yano says it doesn’t matter, just hurry! Naito starts, the bell rings, and then Naito tags out to Hiromu. The fans cheer, Yano is further annoyed, so Yano tags Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu says hold on, and he tags in Naito. Naito wants Yano, and Hiromu even gets fans to cheer, but Yano says no. Naito and Oleg circle, but Naito SPITS at Yano! Yano is upset again but he stays put. Naito and Oleg approach, but then Naito dodges Oleg to BLAST Yano off the apron! The fans cheer, Yano is upset, and now he wants in!
Oleg tags Yano, but Naito tags out to Hiromu! The fans cheer as the trolling continues, and Hiromu says he is Yano’s opponent now. They approach, Yano dodges, but Naito avoids Yano’s attack! Hiromu CLUBS Yano, then BLASTS Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu stomps Yano. Naito joins in to double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Oleg runs in to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE LIJ! The fans fire up and Yano says good job! Oleg stomps Naito out of the ring, and Yano unties a buckle pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Yano takes a swing on Hiromu! Hiromu dodges, Red Shoes grabs the pad, but Yano SHOVES Red Shoes down!
Hiromu drop toeholds Yano down! Then he basement dropkicks! The fans rally up and Hiromu paces around Yano. Hiromu stomps Yano, then slides out to go after Oleg! Hiromu kicks Oleg, SHOVES him into railing, then hurries into the ring. Hiromu has the buckle pad and he beats Yano with it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes is confused as to how this happened! Hiromu says no, it’s okay, it’s just a pad. Tag to Naito and Hiromu “apologizes” to Red Shoes, but now Naito beats Yano down with the pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Hiromu & Naito double whip Yano, to DOUBLE PAD LINE! Hiromu then puts the pad aside while Naito kicks Yano.
Naito goes to the corner, hops up, and he has the buckle pad. Hiromu distracts Red Shoes from the DIVING PAD ATTACK! Cover, but Red Shoes has to put the pad aside. Hiromu counts, TWO! Red Shoes says that wouldn’t count anyway! Naito puts on a CAMEL CLUTCH! Yano endures but Hiromu runs and runs and builds up speed, to BLAST Oleg! Naito grinds Yano down but Yano scoots back to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Naito lets go and tags Hiromu. Naito brings Yano up and LIJ double whips Yano to ropes. They DOUBLE LARIAT, then DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Hiromu looms over Yano and taunts him. The fans rally, Hiromu drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Red Shoes reprimands, but then Hiromu pulls hair! So Yano uses both hands! Hiromu uses both hands! Red shoes counts, both men let go at 4! Hiromu kicks and whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Hiromu down! The fans rally, Yano crawls, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLOBBERS Hiromu! Naito gets away but Oleg goes back to Hiromu! Oleg deadlifts Hiromu, but Naito runs in and CLUBS Oleg on the back! LIJ double whips Oleg, but Oleg breaks the line! Hiromu shoves Naito aside, dodges Oleg, then he sends Naito into Oleg!
Hiromu picks Naito up to make him RA- NO, Oleg stops the assisted rana, to Shake, Rattle and- NO, Hiromu dropkicks a leg! Oleg lets Naito go as he hobbles, and Hiromu runs to CROSSBODY! But Oleg catches Hiromu! Shake, Rattle, and THROW! And a kip up, too! The fans fire up with Oleg, and Oleg runs corner to corner at Hiromu for a SPLASH! Those bare buckles hurt, but then so does the scoop SLAM! Oleg runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Oleg fireman’s carries Hiromu, but Hiromu fights free! Oleg elbows Hiromu away, CHOPS him to a corner, and then scoops Hiromu to SLAM him!
Hiromu is in the drop zone, Oleg goes up and up to VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Oleg rolling deadlifts Hiromu! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Hiromu rolls with the crucifix takedown! Ghost pin, TWO! Both men stagger up and Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Oleg roars, Hiromu dodges and CROSSBODIES! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Oleg and Hiromu crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano runs to BLAST Naito! Yano goes to Hiromu and brings him up. Hiromu CHOPS! But then Yano dodges to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Yano then drags Hiromu around, and CATAPULTS him to Oleg! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Yano covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Hiromu survives! Yano huffs ‘n’ puffs and he drags Hiromu up. Yano pops Hiromu up, but Hiromu fights to hit a DDT! Naito sends Oleg into railing! Hiromu hot tags Naito in! The fans rally up as Naito stands Yano up for those heavy elbows! Naito elbows Yano again and again, then puts him in a corner. Naito climbs up, reels Yano in, and hits ESPERANZA! A rough roll but Naito is back up. Yano staggers, but he dodges Naito to push him down! M U! TWO!! Yano hits a fireman’s carry takeover, into M U 3! TWO!! Yano shoves Red Shoes, but Naito atomic drops and ENZIGIRIS!
Hiromu SUPERKICKS Yano, BLASTS Oleg, then helps Naito with the TORNADO DDT!! Hiromu goes to the apron and CROSSBODIES, but Oleg catches him! Oleg SLAMS Hiromu down while Naito brings Yano up. Naito wrenches, but Oleg runs in and SHOTGUNS Naito down! Oleg hauls Naito up, fireman’s carries, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Hiromu runs, but into a POP-UP fireman’s carry! Naito runs at Oleg but Oleg THROWS Hiromu at him! LIJ topples over, Yano gets in there to cover them both! Oleg adds on, too! OLEG & YANO WIN!!
Winners: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Naito & Hiromu earn 0)
It was a rather wild ending, but the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions come out on top! Hiromu tries to understand how that happened, but Naito brushes it off. Will LIJ just have to be ready for anything if they wanna win WTL?
As for Yano & Oleg, Yano gets the mic to say, “Hey, everyone, my apologies. Sorry to Naito and Hiromu, and to all the fans here because I knew you were supporting Naito. So again, I’m sorry, I didn’t read the room.” The fans applaud, they aren’t really upset. Yano says it’s rare, though, isn’t it? That he’d win in the main event? But Yano vows that whether on accident or on purpose, Yano & Oleg will win the whole tournament! No more need to read the room! This Toru Yano, and this Boltin Oleg, or perhaps “Yano Boltin” for short. They will win the championships!
Yano says they’ll test this out. He’ll have Oleg say more than just “Hai” and we’ll chant “Yano Boltin.” Is everyone ready? The fans applaud, and Yano asks Boltin for a few words. Oleg takes the mic and thanks everyone for being here tonight. He feels they can definitely win the World Tag League, so thank you very much! The fans cheer, and join in on “YANO BOL-TIN!” Shrug! The Joker & The Rook are looking good now that they’re on the board, but will they make a run at the top?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-0, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-1, 2 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 1-1, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 1-1, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 1-1, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-1, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great second round for B Block, and that is already quite the traffic jam at 1-1. Great rebound win for TMDK over The Filip Brothers, and of course The House of Torture cheats to stay spotless at 2-0. Great rebound win for Henare & Khan, and I think there’s even a chance we see Tanahashi and Khan feud down the line, maybe putting on a KOPW Championship match while Khan still has it. That’s a small window, though, with 2024 almost over and then it’ll be reset for 2025. And what a great match and great shocker in the main event. Hilarious comedy elements with Yano being so impatient, and yet his team comes out on top.
The eventual Yano & Oleg VS Tanahashi & Jado match is going to be a really important one, because with just seven rounds, another loss could pop the bubble on The Ace’s chances. At the same time, Yano & Oleg are his friends and fellow NEVER Openweight Six Man Champions, there’s some drama in that they could really play up.
My Score: 8.9/10
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