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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 31 Results & Report! (10/4/21)
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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 31 Results & Report! (10/4/21)

Round 5, B Block!

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NJPW G1 Climax 31

NJPW’s grueling tournament hits the halfway point!

NJPW faction members clash against each other again! Will Bullet Club still (not) be fine after Evil takes on the Good Bad Guy?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Chase Owens; Chase wins.
  • EVIL w/ Dick Togo VS Tama Tonga w/ Jado; Evil wins.
  • Taichi w/ Miho Abe VS Jeff Cobb; Cobb wins.
  • Hirooki Goto VS YOSHI-HASHI; Goto wins.
  • Kazuchika Okada VS SANADA; Okada wins.

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Here are the current B Block standings!

Kazuchika Okada: 4-0, 8 points
Jeff Cobb: 4-0, 8 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi: 3-1, 6 points
EVIL: 3-1, 6 points
SANADA: 2-2, 4 points
Taichi: 2-2, 4 points
YOSHI-HASHI: 1-3, 2 points
Tama Tonga: 1-3, 2 points
Hirooki Goto: 0-4, 0 points
Chase Owens: 0-4, 0 points

 

Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Chase Owens!

The Ace is riding high after another win, but he can’t take it easy just yet! Will the Crown Jewel cash in and earn himself a shot at the IWGP United States Championship?

As always, Tanahashi shows off the muscles and the fans cheer. The bell rings and fans rally for “Let’s Go, Ace! Let’s Go, Ace!” as he and Chase circle. They feel things out, Chase showing he wants leg. But then Chase backs off and the two tie up collar ‘n’ elbow. Chase wrenches to a wristlock, Tanahashi fights and slips through to wrench Chase back. Tanahashi gets around, trips Chase and floats to a headlock. Chase fights up, pulls hair and powers up, but Tanahashi holds tight! Fans cheer as Tanahashi keeps on the grind. Chase fights up, pries at the hold, but Tanahashi hits a takeover. Tanahashi shrugs off the headscissors attempt but Chase makes it a cover, ONE!

Chase fights up and powers out to a facelock but Tanahashi wrenches through. Tanahashi wrenches again but Chase rolls and kips up to break free and dropkicks Tanahashi down! Fans rally and Chase takes a second to reset. Tanahashi gets up, the two circle and tie up, but Chase kicks low. Chase headlocks to punch Tanahashi, then bumps him off buckles. Chase stomps, whips corner to corner, then runs in but Tanahashi elbows. Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Fans cheer as Tanahashi air guitars! Tanahashi runs at Chase but Chase elbows then CROSSBODIES in return! Chase even air guitars, too! Oh, he has to tune it first. Then he rocks out!

Tanahashi kicks Chase low for that one. Tanahashi then runs but Chase dropkicks the legs out! Fans rally up and Chase gets a leg. Chase stomps it, drives knees into it, then yanks it! Chase then drops a knee on the knee and fans rally, “Let’s Go, Ace!” Chase puts the leg in a toehold, brings down Tanahashi’s kneepad and digs his knuckles and elbow into the joint! The fans still rally, Chase twists the leg and jams elbows into the knee. Chase lets off to then drag Tanahashi to ropes. He puts the leg on the rope to drop down with straddle attacks! Chase ties up the legs but they’re in the ropes so the ref counts. Chase lets off, fans rally back up, and Tanahashi clutches his knee.

Chase stands Tanahashi up but Tanahashi throws forearms. Chase kicks the bad leg but Tanahashi hits back with fast hands! Tanahashi kicks Chase to a corner, whips corner to corner but Chase reverses, only for Tanahashi to come back with FLYING FOREARMS! Fans fire up with Tanahashi as he throws more forearms on Chase. Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Chase into the drop zone, then goes up the corner. Second rope SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Fans still rally as Tanahashi runs, but Chase drops to deny the Slingblade. A very Jay White move. Tanahashi storms in but into a small package! TWO, and Chase gets to a corner.

Tanahashi runs in, Chase dodges then ROCKS him with a forearm! Chase reels Tanahashi in for a LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up again as Chase fireman’s carries Tanahashi. Tanahashi fights free and blocks the knee! Chase throws forearms, frees his leg and hammerlocks, but no lariat! Tanahashi runs, but into a hammerlock! JEWEL HEIST! Cover, TWO! Chase aims with both finger guns and brings Tanahashi up. Chase tucks Tanahashi in, but Tanahashi fights the package driver! Tanahashi back drops Chase to the apron but Chase boots back in. Tanahashi blocks for a DRAPING DRAGON SCREW!

Fans fire up with Tanahashi and he runs to hit the SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! But Tanahashi goes right up the corner! Chase stands, HIGH FLY ATTACK! Tanahashi fires up and goes back up top! HIGH FLY FLOW onto knees! Chase saves himself but they’re both down as fans fire up. Chase gets up in a corner, Tanahashi runs in but only gets buckles! Schoolboy and high stack, but Chase uses ropes! The ref doesn’t it! TWO!! Tanahashi escapes but Chase sobats him low! Chase suplexes but Tanahashi fights it! TWIST- NO! Chase slips through, hooks Tanahashi’s arms, BACKSLIDE! TWO!! Tanahashi narrowly escapes, but he blocks the knee!

But Chase ducks the Shotei! Chase fires off fast hands, JEWEL TRIG- SHOTEI!! Tanahashi rocks Chase first then fires up! Tanahashi runs, into a JEWEL TRIGGER! Both men are down but fans fire back up! Tanahashi is on the ropes, JEWEL TRIGGER! Chase hurries to get Tanahashi tucked in, PACKAGE DRIVER!! Cover, CHASE WINS?!?

Winner: Chase Owens, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Tanahashi earns 0)

This is perhaps the biggest win in the Crown Jewel’s career, and he’s not very humble about it! He kicks the Young Lions away from Tanahashi just so he can stand over him a moment longer. Chase trumps The Ace, will the NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion look to add the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship to his collection?

 

EVIL w/ Dick Togo VS Tama Tonga w/ Jado!

It’s Bullet Club VS Bullet Club again! The House of Torture’s Tokyo Pimp lost to the Silverback, will the Good Bad Guy keep the Guerrillas of Destiny strong? Or will Darkness Fall as the King of Darkness stands tall?

As always, a Too Sweet is offered, but can it be trusted coming from Evil? Jado sure wants Dick to be cool. They all Low Sweet, and for now, Bullet Club is fine. The bell rings and Tama already takes off the vest to get serious. Fans rally as Tama and Evil circle. Evil offers a handshake now? Tama takes it, but Evil reels him in! Tama escapes the STO and tells the SOB off, but Evil apologizes. They circle again and Tama is wary of this second handshake offer. Fans clap and Tama reaches out, but then he ducks a sucker punch! Tama fires hands, Evil rakes eyes! Evil whips, Tama reverses and hurdles, hurdles and HAKU STYLE CHOPS! Tama is all fired up as Evil bails out.

But wait! Dick is up to his tricks and he’s untying the red corner’s buckle pad! Tama sees that and shouts at him and Dick runs away. Evil rushes in but Tama’s ready with haymakers. Tama whips Evil to a corner, then runs in to back elbow! Fans fire up as Tama throws more back elbows, then whips Evil corner to corner. Fans rally up with Tama and he runs in, but Evil removes the buckle pad! Tama hits bare steel face first! Tama clutches his mouth and nose but Evil just shrugs. Evil drags Tama up, throws him out of the ring, then argues with the ref. But Jado keeps Dick away from Tama! Fans cheer and the Master Heater coaches Tama up.

The ref sees this and Dick plays innocent. Tama gets up and gets in the ring, but Evil’s right on him with more raking of the eyes! Evil then hooks Tama up in the cobra twist! Tama endures, but Evil and Dick form the chain! Jado hurries over to rush Dick off, but then the ref wants Jado to stand down. Evil lets Tama go, Jado coaches Tama and fans rally up. Evil stands Tama up but Tama throws body shots and uppercuts! Tama runs but into a shoulder tackle! Evil drags Tama around, stands him up and whips him into a neutral corner for a clothesline, then FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Evil argues the count but the ref says it was fair.

Tama writhes, fans still rally, but Evil kicks Tama around. Evil taunts Tama as Tama gets up the ropes but Tama throws body shots! Evil claws Tama’s face again! The ref counts, Evil stops at 4, then wrenches Tama and whips him corner to corner. Tama stops from hitting the bare buckles! Evil runs in but Tama dodges and Evil runs into steel! Tama gets Evil with a NECKBREAKER! Fans rally again, Tama crawls to the corner and stands up. Tama hobbles over to Evil, drags him up and throws body shots. Tama throws forearms and uppercuts, then whips. Evil reverses, Tama dodges to dropkick! And again! And again! Fans fire up with Tama as Evil is down!

Tama drags Evil back up, whips him into bare buckles, then fires up with the fans to run in and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and Tama drags Evil up in a dragon sleeper. But Evil claws Tama’s face again! Tama lets Evil go, Evil blocks his kick to give it to the ref and mule kick Tama down! Fans rally again as Tama writhes and Evil catches his breath. Evil hobbles over, has the legs and steps through, but Tama THROAT STABS Evil! Another shoutout to his father, Haku! Tama drives Evil down to the mat! Tama lets Evil go, gets the legs and steps through, to steal the SHARPSHOOTER! Fans rally and Evil endures as Tama sits deep on the hold!

Evil pushes up but Tama pulls back on the legs! Evil crawls and manages the ropebreak. Tama lets go, drags Evil to a drop zone and climbs. But Evil grabs at the ref! Tama hops down to stomp Evil around, then drags him up to CLUB him on the back. Tama fireman’s carries but Evil slips out. Tama elbows him away, runs, but Evil uses the ref as a shield! Tama moves the ref aside but Evil kicks low! Evil suplexes Tama and uses the ref for MAGIC KILLER! All three are down and fans rally up! Evil and the ref sit up, Evil covers, TWO! Tama survives and Evil is furious! Evil gets the legs to put Tama in the SHARPSHOOTER! But Tama gets the ropebreak quick!

The ref counts, Evil lets go at 4 and is frustrated. Fans rally up but Evil drags Tama up. Tama blocks the fireman’s carry, CLUBS away on Evil’s back, but Evil fireman’s carries! Tama fights off to facelock but Evil wrenches out to reel Tama in! EVERYTHING- NO! Tama slips out to TONGAN TWIST! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up again and Tama watches Evil rise. GUN- NO! Evil shoves Tama at the ref but Tama stops himself. Tama also stops the low blow! Fireman’s carry and ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Fans fire up and Tama hurries up top! DIVING BODY PRESS!! Cover, TWO!! Evil survives the huge splash but fans are thunderous as Tama pounds the mat.

But the lights go out?! Where is Dick!? Did he do this!? But when the lights come up, Dick is choking Tama! And the ref is down! But Jado SMACKS Dick with the kendo stick! Tama hits Dick with the THROAT STAB! But Evil LOW BLOWS Tama!! EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! But the ref is still out! Evil drags him over, covers Tama, and the ref counts! Evil wins!!

Winner: Evil, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Tama earns 0)

The King of Darkness wins, but who was it that turned out the lights in the arena? Oh, but of course! The newest member of the House of Torture and Bullet Club, SHO! High Voltage helped short out the Good Bad Guy’s chances, is Bullet Club anything but fine?

 

Taichi w/ Miho Abe VS Jeff Cobb!

The Holy Emperor fell off fast, but his rage is only boiling up stronger! Will he find a way to rise back up? Or will he be conquered by the United Empire’s juggernaut?

Taichi takes off the elaborate robe and shows off his dancing pecs. Cobb is not impressed because he can do it, too! The bell rings and fans rally up already, “TA-I-CHI!” “JEFF COBBU!” They circle, slowly approach and tie up. Cobb puts Taichi on ropes but lets off cleanly. Fans cheer and Taichi fixes his hair before he circles with Cobb again. They tie up, again Cobb puts Taichi on the ropes, but again Cobb lets off cleanly. Taichi applauds the sportsmanship, as do the fans, and fans continue to rally. Taichi wipes his hands off on the corner buckle before he and Cobb tie up a third time. This time Taichi tries to power Cobb back but Cobb shoves him away! Cobb shakes his head as Taichi sits up.

Taichi and Cobb reset and approach. Taichi kicks away on Cobb’s leg! Cobb hobbles and bails out but Taichi pursues. Taichi kicks the bad leg again, then whips Cobb into railing! Taichi gets the coil of camera cable and chokes Cobb with all of it! The ref counts, Taichi lets go and Cobb sputters as he’s free. Taichi again wipes his hands, kicks Taichi low and puts him in the ring. It seems Cobb’s hair is still very wet so Taichi keeps having to dry his hands. Taichi then CHOKES Cobb into the corner! He lets off as the ref counts, and he kicks the bad leg. Cobb hobbles more but Taichi kicks him again. Taichi starts toying with Cobb but Cobb CHOPS!

Taichi eggs Cobb on so Cobb throws a forearm. Taichi talks trash, Cobb forearms again but Taichi kicks! Cobb blocks, shoves Taichi to a corner, but misses to get buckles! But he blocks the gamangiri to pick Taichi up and FALL AWAY SLAM him across the ring! Fans cheer the strength, but Cobb then adds on stomps. Cobb hauls Taichi up, and CHOKES him in return! The ref counts, Cobb lets off and backs away. Cobb comes back to stand Taichi up and CLUB him on the back! And CLUB him again! Cobb pushes Taichi and stands on his back to use him as a surfboard! Cobb hops off, drags Taichi back up and snapmares him towards the ropes.

Cobb stands on Taichi and has Taichi’s mic! Cobb sings but we all know that mic’s never actually on. The ref reprimands and counts, Cobb hops off and tosses the mic away. Taichi sputters to a corner and kicks from below but Cobb eggs him on. Taichi kicks again but Cobb clotheslines him down! Cobb then drags Taichi up and RAMS him into a corner! And then corner to corner! And then back the other way! Fans fire up as Cobb grits his teeth and seethes. Cobb hauls Taichi up for CHOP LARIAT! And another CHOP LARIAT! Taichi falls over and fans fire up. Cobb pushes Taichi to the cover, ONE!! Taichi seethes but Cobb taunts him, “You got fire?”

Taichi grabs Cobb by the ear, kicks low, but Cobb headbutts him back! Cobb takes a sumo stance and then POUNCES Taichi to the apron! Miho checks on Taichi as Cobb roars. Cobb drags Taichi up, whips him to ropes, but Taichi reverse to wrench and DANGEROUS HOOK KICK! Both men are down and fans rally up! Cobb crawls to a corner in a daze while Taichi slowly sits up. Taichi runs into the corner to clothesline, then snapmare and KICK Cobb in the back! Taichi sits Cobb up for Kowata Kicks, then dodges Cobb’s clothesline to get the SEI- No, wait, Cobb fireman’s carries out of the stretch plum! Taichi slips off, dodges in the corner and GAMANGIRIS Cobb down!

Fans rally up as Cobb sits up in a daze. Taichi grits his teeth, gets up, and OFF COME THE PANTS! Taichi buzzsaws but Cobb ducks to kick, uppercut and dropkick! Fans fire up as Cobb covers, TWO! Taichi crawls for ropes but Cobb waistlocks and dead lifts! But Taichi blocks the suplex to break free and PELE! Fans rally up again as both men stir. Taichi stands up, Cobb sits up, Taichi KICKS Cobb in the chest! And again! And again! Cobb fires up, gets to his feet and dares Taichi to kick him again. Taichi KICKS the bad leg! Then BUZZSAWS! Fans fire up as Taichi stands Cobb back up and runs, but Cobb LARIATS Taichi first!

Cobb hurries to get Taichi up, reel him in, ATHLETIC PLEX! Cover, TWO! GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Fans are thunderous but Cobb is frustrated. Cobb says it’s time, and he drags Taichi back up. Cobb whips, scoops and TOUR- NO! Taichi slips out, dodges and DANGE- NO, his back gives up! Cobb clinches, reels Taichi in and CLUBS him hard on the back! Scoop and Taichi CHOKES Cobb! The ref reprimands but Cobb breaks free, only for Taichi to ROUNDHOUSE! And DANGEROUS SAIDO!! Taichi hurries to get the cover, TWO!! Cobb survives and fans are thunderous again! Miho coaches Taichi up and he roars as he gets to his feet.

Taichi aims from the corner as he powers up. TENSHO- NO! Cobb blocks, spins and SUPERKICKS Taichi! But Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! But Cobb stays up, until Taichi GAMANGIRIS! Taichi body scissors for the TAICHI STYLE GEDO CLUTCH! TWO!! Fans are thunderous again and Taichi reels Cobb in. Taichi can’t Alabama lift with a bad back, but he sobats! Cobb CHOPS, Taichi boots but Cobb blocks to DECK Taichi with that haymaker! Cobb roars, drags Taichi up and whips him to ropes, AX BOMBER?!? Taichi vows to finish this! Taichi stands Cobb up, Alabama lifts, but Cobb fights free! Cob lifts, Taichi slips free to BOOT and GAMAN-

NO! Cobb ducks it to DEAD LIFT GERMAN! Taichi staggers about, into TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb wins!!

Winner: Jeff Cobb, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taichi earns 0)

The Hulk smashes the Holy Emperor and is undefeated in B Block! Will he continue until he’s at the very top of the G1?

 

Hirooki Goto VS YOSHI-HASHI!

The Fierce Warrior and the Head Hunter may be NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions together, but they have to face each other in the fifth. Who will #GetBackUp after Chaos faces Chaos?

The bell rings and Hashi fires off on Goto! Goto hits back and they’re brawling already! Hashi gets the edge, whips but Goto reverses. Hashi ducks and dodges to run Goto over! Fans rally already for “YO-SHI-HASH!” as he stomps Goto. Hashi bumps Goto off buckles, fires off more forearms, but Goto turns it around to give all those back! Hashi turns it back, fires off even more forearms, but Goto again returns the favor! Hashi gets another turn of forearms, but Goto SLAPS! Hashi SLAPS back and sits Goto down! Hashi paces as he catches his breath, then stands Goto up to CHOP him! And CHOPS again! Hashi digs his boot in but Red Shoes counts. Hashi lets off at 4 to stand Goto up.

Hsahi forearms, whips corner to corner, but Goto comes back to run Hashi over! Fans rally and Hashi bails out. Goto pursues, CLUBS Hashi on the bakc, but Hashi throws body shots. Hashi whips, Goto reverses and sends Hashi into railing. Goto runs in but Hashi dodges, and Goto runs into railing! Hashi POSTS Goto, then brings Goto up as the ring count begins. Hashi whips Goto back into railing! The count is 10 of 20 as Hashi hits a NECKBREAKER to the floor! Hashi gets in the ring at 16 of 20. Goto gets to his feet and in at 19! Hashi keeps cool as he drags Goto up. Hashi CLUBS Goto on the back, then cravats for a neck wrench.

Hashi snapmares then digs his knee into Goto’s back. Goto endures and the fans rally up. Goto kicks around and gets the ropebreak! Hashi lets off, fans rally up again, and Hashi drags Goto up. Goto CHOPS and CHOPS, runs but Hashi dodges to come back with the BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Another try, TWO! Hashi keeps cool as fans continue to rally up. Hashi drags Goto up, brings him over to ropes and hangs him out to dry. Hashi runs and dropkicks Goto down! Cover, TWO! Hashi brings Goto back up, but Goto CHOPS again! Hashi eggs him on so Goto CHOPS and CHOPS, but Hashi ROCKS Goto with a forearm!

Hashi runs, but Goto follows. Hashi ducks to CHOP! Hashi boots but Goto deflects that to DISCUS! Both men are down but fans fire up. Hashi gets to a corner, Goto runs in and clotheslines! Hashi slips out of the bulldog to headlock! But Goto counters with a BIG back suplex! Hashi crawls to a corner and Goto runs in again, MURAMASA! Then the BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto drags Hashi up, fireman’s carries, but Hashi fights free of that to waistlock. Goto elbows free, but Hashi spinning back kicks him down! Fans continue to rally as both men are down again. Hashi gets up and runs, but Goto swats the lariat! Hashi spins back to CHOP!

Hashi and Goto run to DOUBLE LARIAT! Both men stagger but they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Hashi stays on his feet but Goto drops to a knee! Hashi runs but Goto catches him and spins him, clinch and Belly2Belly! Cover, TWO! Goto gets Hashi up in the fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! Goto roars and fans fire up. Goto gets Hashi to his feet, dragon sleepers, but Hashi fights through. Goto settles for the facelock and URA GTR! Cover, TWO! Fans rally harder and Goto stands Hashi back up. Dragon sleeper, but Hashi powers through to suplex to the SHOUTEN KAI! Hashi uses one of Goto’s moves! Fans fire up again as both men are down!

Hashi and Goto slowly stir and fans rally even harder. Hashi crawls over to Goto and throws a forearm. Goto slowly sits up and throws the forearm back! Hashi gives another forearm, but Goto growls and forearms again. They both growl and throw forearms back and forth, and even as they slowly stand up. Hashi throws a forearm, Goto gives it back, repeat! Hashi staggers, Goto eggs him on, and Hashi gives another forearm back! They pick up speed and the fans rally with them! Hashi CHOPS, then throws more forearms and another CHOP! Goto snarls and he fires off forearm after forearm! But Hashi fires off boxing palm strikes! Goto wobbles but he ROCKS Hashi in return!

Hashi falls to a knee and Goto fires up, to KICK! Hashi blocks to HEADBUTT! Both men fall over and fans are fired up again! Hashi crawls around, gets up and runs, to METEORA! Cover, TWO! Hashi stands Goto back up, fisherman and suplex but Goto knees free. Goto swings, but into the DRAGON SUPLEX! But Goto is right back up, only for Hashi to SUPERKICK! Hashi reels Goto in, KUMAGOROSHI! Cover, TWO!! Hashi won’t let up, he wraps on a SLEEPER! Goto endures, fights up, but Hashi shifts to nelson and pump handle. Goto fights Karma to roll and wrench, but Hashi CHOPS him! Hashi wrenches but Goto HEADBUTTS!

Fans are thunderous as both men are down again. Goto crawls to ropes and drags himself up. Goto watches Hashi slowly rise and he powers up… BUZZSAW, but Hashi blocks! Hashi CLUBS the leg, runs in, but into a fireman’s carry! G T W!! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous as Goto drags Hashi back up in the dragon sleeper. But Hsahi spins through again! Goto suplexes to SHOUTEN KAI! Goto is fired up, he gets Hashi back up, dragon sleeper and G T R!! Cover, Goto wins!!

Winner: Hirooki Goto, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Hashi earns 0)

The Fierce Warrior is finally on the board! But he also brings Hashi down so that both men are 1-4. Is Goto’s win a little too late with only four rounds left? Or is there still time for a NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Champion to #TurnItAllAround?

 

Kazuchika Okada VS SANADA!

The Rainmaker and Cold Skull have faced off EIGHT times so far in their careers. The previous time was for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, which Okada won. And the time before that, they faced each other in the 29th G1 Climax, which Okada won. Can Sanada finally turn his fortunes around with a big win here? Or is Okada going to keep the rain coming in this red hot autumn?

Fans already clap “O-KA-DA!” “SA-NA-DA!” as the jackets are put aside. The bell rings and fans rally up more as the two circle. They approach and feel things out. It has been awhile since these two rivals met 1v1, but they still remember those matches well. Fans rally more as the two reset and try again. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Okada gets around to a waistlock. Sanada switches but Okada drops to switch back. Sanada pries the hold apart to get an armlock, then wrenches to a wristlock. Okada rolls, wrenches back and has the wristlock now, but Sanada powers through to a waistlock. Okada drop toeholds then ties up the legs for a figure four knot.

Sanada endures as Okada pulls on the legs. Okada floats to a headlock and grinds, but Sanada fights up to pry free. Okada holds Sanada off as long as he can but Sanada leans on the wristlock. Okada slips around to get the headlock and takeover, but Sanada headscissors. Okada kips free and fans cheer the stand off. Sanada and Okada back off as fans continue to rally, and the two circle again. They feel things out to a knuckle lock but Okada rolls to wrench and wrangle Sanada to the mat. Sanada gets up, Okada still has wrist control and changes it up but Sanada gets to ropes to avoid the double wristlock. Okada lets off slowly but cleanly, and pats Sanada on the chest.

Okada shows chop but he fakes Sanada out to pat him on the shoulders. But Sanada rushes in, only for Okada to kick low and put on a headlock. Sanada powers out but Okada runs him over with a shoulder. Things keep moving, Okada sees the drop down to drop an elbow! Okada clubs Sanada to a corner, whips him corner to corner but Sanada goes up and over. Sanada then ducks and dodges to arm-drag and dropkick Okada down! Fans cheer, rally up again, and Okada goes to a corner. Sanada runs in corner to corner but blocks the boot. Okada breaks free then blocks Sanada’s boot to try again. Sanada blocks, trips Okada, and ties him up, only for Okada to boot him away.

Sanada runs in but Okada boots him away. Okada runs but into a RANA! Sanada rolls back to get the legs, and he puts Okada in Paradise! Fans applaud and Sanada encourages them to get louder. Fans do get louder and Sanada is satisfied, so he dropkicks Okada out of Paradise! Cover, TWO! Sanada keeps his cool, sits Okada up and clamps on a chinlock. Sanada also digs his knee in but Okada endures. Fans rally and Okada reaches out to get a ropebreak with his foot. Sanada lets go, brings Okada up and CLUBS him on the back. Sanada CLUBS Okada again, then snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up and Sanada stands Okada up again.

Sanada knees low, whips and elbows Okada down to STANDING MOONSAULT! But he flops as Okada moves! Okada stands Sanada up but Sanada knees low. Sanada whips, Okada ducks and dodges and ELBOWS Sanada down! Fans continue to rally, Okada drags Sanada up and whips him corner to corner. Okada hits a back elbow, then kicks Sanada into the DDT! Cover, TWO! Okada keeps cool while fans fire back up. Okada drags Sanada up, gut wrench but Sanada blocks. They fight for control, Okada gets Sanada off his feet but Sanada kicks to resist. So Okada kicks low and turns Sanada for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!

Okada sits Sanada up and puts him in a straitjacket stretch! Fans rally and Sanada kicks forward, but Okada pulls back harder on the hold! Sanada still reaches out and now he gets a ropebreak with a foot! Okada lets go quickly and keeps his cool as fans rally up again. Okada stands Sanada up to snapmare at the ropes, then runs to basement dropkick! Sanada rolls out to the floor, Okada takes his time catching his breath while the ring count climbs. The count is 8 of 20 before Sanada stands, and he gets in at 12. Okada brings Sanada up to CLUB him, then he kicks him. Okada throws a forearm, then slaps Sanada around. Fans rally as Sanada then CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS!

Okada knees low, scoops and SLAMS Sanada, but he misses the back senton as Sanada moves! Sanada hurries to get Okada up but Okada knees low and whips, only for Sanada to dropkick Okada’s legs out! Fans fire up and Sanada kips up! Sanada rallies with elbows and arm-drags, then a BACKBREAKER! Okada bails out and Sanada hurries to PLANCHA! Direct hit and fans fire up again. Sanada encourages them to get louder and they do, so he’s satisfied. Sanada goes back to Okada and he drags Okada up and into the ring. Cover, TWO! Fans continue to rally, “SA-NA-DA!” “O-KA-DA!” as Sanada brings Okada up.

Okada blocks the fireman’s carry and CLUBS him on the back. But Sanada dropkicks Okada’s leg out! Okada goes to a corner, Sanada runs in but is put on the top rope! Okada dropkicks Sanada down to the floor! A ring count begins again but Okada goes out to fetch Sanada. Okada kicks low then hits a DDT! Red Shoes goes out to check on Sanada and Okada goes into the ring. Sanada is okay to continue so the count starts again. The count reaches 10 of 20, then climbs to 15 before Sanada gets up! Fans rally hard as ever, Sanada springs up at 17 and in at 18! Okada drags Sanada up, wrenches and has the MONEY CLIP! Sanada endures, powers Okada to a corner, and is free!

Sanada runs back in but Okada dodges. Okada comes back but into an elbow! Sanada Quebrada but Okada gets under! Sanada falls over, clutching his knee! Did it jam in the landing? Fans rally and Okada heads over. Okada shows no mercy as he SMASHES that knee into the mat! Sanada writhes and flounders but Okada gets the leg again to SMASH it back into the mat! Okada then brings Sanada up to his feet but Sanada swings on him! Okada dodges that, gets the arm and puts on the MONEY CLIP! Sanada endures, reaches, but Okada arm-drags him away from ropes to have MONEY CLIP on the mat! Fans rally hard as ever as Sanada endures again!

Okada leans on the hold, squeezes tight, and Sanada is turning red! Sanada refuses to quit, but he’s fading! Red Shoes check son Sanada, but Sanada gets a second wind to get the ropebreak! Okada lets go and fans continue to rally. Okada drags Sanada back up to scoop and SLAM him. Per the standard formula, Okada goes to a corner, climbs up top, MACHO ELBOW! Rainmaker Pose! Okada drags Sanada up, wristlocks and ripcords but Sanada dodges to dragon sleeper! Okada snapmares free but runs into a fireman’s carry! TKO! Cover, TWO! Sanada gets his bad leg moving again and says he’ll end it now.

Sanada dragon sleepers Okada for a SKULL SWING! Then SKULL END! Okada endures as Sanada has the body scissors in! Fans rally, Sanada pulls back as hard as he can, and now Okada is turning red! Red Shoes checks, Okada is almost out, but Sanada lets him go to go up top! ROUNDING BODY PRESS, but he has to roll through as Okada moves! The bad leg bothers Sanada again! Fans rally even harder as Okada staggers up. Sanada tilt-o-whirls to the SKULL END!! A shoutout to Naito, perhaps? Okada endures, flails, but he’s caught in the body scissors again! Okada pops his head out but Sanada holds him down with his legs! Sanada drags Okada back into the SKULL END!

Fans are thunderous as Okada endures again. Okada kicks around, gets free of the scissors, but Sanada still has the dragon sleeper! SKULL END, the THIRD! Okada flails, but he’s not quitting! Okada reaches out desperately, his foot gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans are thunderous again as Sanada lets Okada go. Sanada hasn’t lost hope yet, he revels in the fans getting louder and louder! Sanada vows to end this, and he gets Okada up to suplex, MAGIC- NO! Okada slips out, switches and spins, into a ROLLING SOBAT! Sanada runs but Okada dropkicks him down! Fans fire up as Okada gets Sanada back up, ripcord- FLAPJACK TKO!!

Sanada hurries up top, ROUNDING BODY PRESS! But the bad knee hurts from the landing! Sanada crawls to the cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous again as Okada survives by mere milliseconds! Sanada grits his teeth, gets his bad legs moving again, and he hobbles to get Okada back up. Dragon sleeper, but Okada clubs back from below. Sanada holds on but Okada back drops! Sanada sunset flips but Okada sits on it, TWO!! Sanada fireman’s carries, dragon sleeper, but Okada turns that into a gut wrench and JUMPING TOMBSTONE!! Both men are down again and fans are electric! Red Shoes checks and Okada slowly sits up. Sanada slowly starts to sit up, and Okada heads his way.

Okada and Sanada meet forehead to forehead on the mat. Okada throws a forearm, Sanada gives it back. Okada roars and stands right up, and he throws another forearm. Sanada throws one back, Okada gives another. Sanada forearms, Okada forearms, back and forth and the fans rally up with them. Okada gets the edge as he ROCKS Sanada, but Sanada comes back with a EuroUpper! Okada SHOTGUNS, but Sanada is right back up! Forearm, ROLLING- Okada GERMAN SUPLEXES! And Ripcords, but Sanada ducks to O’Conner SIT-DOWN! TWO!!! Okada narrowly escapes the British Slide! Okada scoops, Sanada fights the tombstone to get a dragon sleeper!!

SKULL END, but Okada rolls through! RAIN- NO! SLICED- NO, no bread! Ripcord, but Sanada ducks and fakes out the dropkick! Sanada wants Okada to stand as the fans are electric! CORRIENDOR- TOMBSTONE!! Ripcord and RAINMAKER!!! Okada hurries to cover, Okada wins!!

Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sanada earns 0)

It was truly fast and furious to finish this one, but once again, it is the Rainmaker who stands tall! Okada shows his rival respect with a thumbs up, and Sanada gives the thumbs up back. Sanada falls to 2-3, but does he still stand an outside chance of making it?

As for Okada, he gets the mic to close. “KORAKUEN~! Thank you for your passionate support today.” Okada knows that per NJPW guidelines, the fans can’t yell out loud and all, so the excitement today might’ve made some slip up there. Sorry about that. But now, Okada is 5 for 5, and from this point out, entries will be mathematically eliminated. But 5 wins is still not enough to win the G1. Five isn’t enough to say Okada is the top wrestler in NJPW again.

Okada also knows that Japan has a new Prime Minister, a new leader. “In much the same way, NJPW needs a new leader at the head of the pack. But in the ring, there are no elections. Whoever is the strongest gets to lead.” Okada believes that by winning more and more, he will become that leader. The Rainmaker is the only man for that job! Fans clap “O-KA-DA!” in their support. Okada says NJPW will be leaving Tokyo for a bit, but promises the G1 will continue to bring the heat this autumn! “Don’t let your guard down! Keep watching closely! Thank you for today! And I’ll keep making it rain this G1 Climax!” Will Okada become the true alpha of the B Block and all of NJPW? Or is he just one match away from a major detour?

 

Here are the NEW B Block standings!

Kazuchika Okada: 5-0, 10 points
Jeff Cobb: 5-0, 10 points
EVIL: 4-1, 8 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi: 3-2, 6 points
SANADA: 2-3, 4 points
Taichi: 2-3, 4 points
Hirooki Goto: 1-4, 2 points
Chase Owens: 1-4, 2 points
YOSHI-HASHI: 1-4, 2 points
Tama Tonga: 1-4, 2 points


My Thoughts:

Another great G1, and with another shocker to open the night. Just as Yujiro Takahashi beating Kota Ibushi to open the entire G1 was a shocker over in A Block, Chase Owens getting the win off Hiroshi Tanahashi here was pretty big. It keeps Tanahashi just outside the top of the block, and adds to who Tanahashi could have a title match with after this point. Evil again continues to disrespect his Bullet Club teammates, which furthers the hopes of a Bullet Club Civil War. Cobb VS Taichi was a great match, and Taichi came very close but Cobb winning makes a lot of sense. Cobb’s still undefeated, I bet his first loss is to Okada in a great rematch of their own.

Goto VS Hashi was very good, and it continues to be surprising how Hashi is looking so strong. But Goto winning here was a good move, he was going to be dead last and Goto isn’t that bad. I believe he faces Chase and Hashi faces Tama Tonga, that’s going to break up the 1-4 party pretty quickly. Okada VS Sanada was awesome stuff, though I’m not sure how it measures up to previous showdowns between them. Definitely a great ending, and it should’ve been pretty clear Okada was winning here. He makes a good point, 5-0 still isn’t enough yet, a lot could change. However, I don’t see Okada losing more than once. Even after he and Cobb face off, those two could still be neck and neck, where it all comes down to who won between them.

My Score: 9.2/10

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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.

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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.

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.

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!

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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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