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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 31 Results & Report! (10/8/21)
Round 6, B Block!
Does the Rainmaker push it to six?
The G1 Climax keeps heating up in this second half! Will Kazuchika Okada make it rain again to go 6-0? Or will Taichi cool him off and rise back up?
NOTE: NJPW no longer wants to feed AXS TV now that it is with Anthem and Impact Wrestling. But never fear, I will cover NJPW in the spirit of AXS in providing the most important matches of the show.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- YOSHI-HASHI VS Tama Tonga w/ Jado; Hashi wins.
- Hirooki Goto VS Chase Owens; Goto wins.
- SANADA VS Jeff Cobb; Cobb wins.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi VS EVIL w/ Dick Togo; Evil wins.
- Kazuchika Okada VS Taichi w/ Miho Abe; Okada wins.
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Here are the current 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
YOSHI-HASHI VS Tama Tonga w/ Jado!
The Head Hunter and the Good Bad Guy are the bottom of the block, but there can only be one real last place man! Who keeps from being the worst in the 31st G1?
The bell rings and fans cheer as the two circle. Hashi is wary of Jado but he tells Tama to keep this between them. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Tama manages to push Hashi back. Hashi pushes Tama back but Tama headlocks. Tama then wrenches to a wristlock and hammerlocks. Hashi switches the hammerlock onto Tama then gets a headlock and takeover. Tama rolls it to a cover, TWO and Hashi holds on. Tama gets a headscissors and squeezes tight. Hashi kicks around, turns and headstands to pop out and get a headlock back. Tama headscissors again but Hashi is right out! Fans cheer the standoff as the two reset.
Hashi and Tama go again, Tama gest the headlock, but Hashi powers out. Hashi runs Tama over with an elbow, then with a shoulder! Then Hashi dodges to HEADHUNTER! Tama writhes from the blockbuster while fans cheer, and Hashi brings Tama back up. Hashi CLUBS Tama on the neck as fans rally up, then brings Tama around to hang out to dry. Hashi runs and dropkicks Tama off the ropes! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer as Hashi keeps his cool and brings Tama back up. Tama throws body shots but Hashi CLUBS him down. Hashi stands Tama up but Tama throws more body shots, so Hashi ROCKS him with a right. Hashi stands Tama against ropes to CHOP him!
Hashi follows Tama around the ring and CHOPS him again! And again! Hashi whips, Tama reverses and hurdles, hurdles and CHOPS Hashi on the run! Fans fire up with Tama as he takes off the vest. Tama stomps Hashi to ropes, drags him back up, then scoops to SLAM Hashi down. Tama hits elbow drop after elbow drop, then a JUMPING ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Tama drags Hashi up to CLUB him in the chest, then brings him around to ELBOW him in the head. Fans rally up as Tama paces. Tama brings Hashi up and wraps on a chinlock. Hashi endures as Tama leans on the hold and squeezes tight.
Tama thrashes Hashi around but Hashi holds on, even as Tama grinds Hashi to the mat. Fans rally, Hashi fights up and throws body shots, then runs, only for Tama to catch him in a SLEEPER! But Hashi throws Tama right off! Tama gets up and Hashi dropkicks his legs right out! Both men are down and fans rally up again. Tama gets to a corner, Hashi goes to the opposite. Hashi runs in and CHOPS, then whips to CHOP Tama again! Mule kick and NECK- NO! Tama elbows out to whip, but Hashi RANAS! Hashi fires up and the fans join in as he runs at the corner. Corner clothesline to the NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Hashi keeps focus and fans rally up again. Hashi drags Tama up, reels him in, but Tama blocks the bomb lift. Hashi CLUBS Tama, brings him up, but Tama resists then wrenches out to COMPLETE SHOT! Both men are down again and fans fire back up. Tama pushes up, fans rally as Hashi gets to a corner. Tama goes to corner to corner to SPLASH! Tama then reels Hashi in, but Hashi spins through to suplex! Tama blocks, resists, and throws fast hands! Tama runs but into a CHOP! Hashi then suplexes to the BUNKER- NO! Tama dragon sleepers for the TONGAN TWIST! Cover, TWO! Hashi survives and fans fire up while Tama is shocked!
Tama gets Hashi up, fireman’s carry, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Tama goes up top, DIVING SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Hashi survives #ExtremeFlow and Tama can’t believe it! Fans fire up for Hashi as Tama waits for him to rise. Tama aims, GUN- BACKSTABBER! Hashi counters just in time and both men are down again! Both men go to opposite corners as fans rally up. Tama runs in but only gets buckles this time! Hashi runs but into a BOOT! He spinning CHOPS, then spinning back kicks but Tama avoids it! Back suplex but Hashi lands on his feet! SUPER- NO! Tama blocks for GUN- NO! Hashi shoves that away! Tama rebounds into a LARIAT!
Fans are thunderous and Hashi gets Tama back up! Fisherman, for the KUMAGOROSHI! Cover, TWO!! Tama survives the #BearKiller but Hashi drags him up by his waistband. Fans rally as Tama is deadweight, but Hashi still sits him up. Hashi wraps on a sleeper, Tama flails into a half nelson. Pump handle, KAR- NO, GUN- NO! Hashi blocks the counter to DRAGON SUPLEX! Hashi runs, Tama ducks the lariat to PELE! And then GUN- SUPERKICK!! Hashi intercepts the cutter, hobbles back up and fires up with the fans! Hashi runs, and LARIATS Tama inside out! But he’s not done there! Half nelson and pump handle, KARMA!!! Cover, Hashi wins!!
Winner: Yoshi-Hashi, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Tama earns 0)
The Headhunter is victorious! And the Good Bad Guy is feeling worse than before. Will Hashi #TurnItAllAround even this late in the G1? Can Tama at least be a spoiler for someone else’s run?
Hirooki Goto VS Chase Owens!
The Fierce Warrior defeated his own teammate while the Crown Jewel got a massive win over Hiroshi Tanahashi! But can Chase keep going with this hot hand? Or will he bust just as as he started feeling Too Sweet?
The bell rings and Chase SHOTGUNS Goto right away! Chase then throws Goto out and builds speed to WRECK him with a dropkick! Chase puts Goto back in fast, climbs up the corner and leaps to missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Chase tries again, TWO! Again, TWO!! Not even the deep leg hook worked and Chase argues the count. Chase drags Goto up, fans rally and Chase CLUBS then CHOPS Goto. Chase whips corner to corner but Goto comes back to run Chase over! Fans cheer while Chase bails out. Goto pursues, Chase suckers him into a mule kick! Chase whips Goto but Goto reverses to send Chase into railing! And then he whips Chase back the other way into more railing!
Goto wraps Chase’s arm around railing, the ref counts and Goto BOOTS the railing to jam the arm. Chase gets himself back in the ring but Goto is right after him. Goto runs in to clothesline then back suplex! Cover, TWO! Another, TWO! Another, TWO! Again, the deep leg hook isn’t enough. Chase wants a timeout but Goto smirks. But Chase headbutts low! Chase CLUBS Goto then KNEES him down! Chase gets a leg, steps through and turns Goto over to a modified STF! Goto endures as Chase pulls back on the chinlock. Chase fish hooks and the ref reprimands! Chase lets off at 4 and Goto gets the ropebreak. Chase lets the leg free to sit Goto up.
Chase gives Goto toying kicks and he slaps Goto around. Goto eggs Chase on so Chase throws forearms. Goto tells him to hit harder, so Chase winds up for a big forearm. Goto CHOPS and CHOPS but Chase knees low! Chase runs but Goto deflects boot to DISCUS LARIAT! Chase gets to a corner as fans rally up. Chase stands, Goto runs in, MURAMASA! And BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto keeps his cool and brings Chase up. Chase throat chops back! Fans rally up, Chase runs but Goto follows to LARIAT! Chase sits up slowly but Goto brings him up to a fireman’s carry. Chase slips off, Goto runs in at the corner but into a BUCKLE SHOT!
Chase runs corner to corner to forearm smash, then he reels Goto in for a short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Chase brings Goto up by an arm and kicks away. Chase drags Goto up to a fireman’s carry but Goto fights free! Goto reels Chase in but Chase blocks the clinch! Goto fights through to Belly2Belly! Cover, TWO, to an ARMBAR! Chase scrambles to the ropebreak! The ref counts, Goto lets go at 4. Chase rolls out to the apron but Goto heads over. Goto drags Chase up but Chase hotshots him down! Chase then runs in to roll and facelock to GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Goto survives Chase’s take on the Last Shot baybay, and fans fire up!
Chase grins as he follows Goto out to the apron. Chase drags Goto up, reels him in, and tucks the arms! Goto resists for dear life, then back drops Chase to the apron! Chase writhes to the floor while Goto rests inside. The ref checks and Chase is able to continue, and fans rally up as the ring count begins. The count is already 10 of 20 before Chase sits up. Chase drags himself up with the railing, stands at 17 and hobbles into the ring at 18! Fans cheer as this continues, and Goto storms over to ROCK Chase with a forearm! Chase comes back with a forearm of his own. Goto throws another forearm, Chase gives it back, so Goto gives another. Fans rally up as the forearms start flying!
Goto gets the edge, ROCKS Chase again, but Chase BACK ELBOWS! Chase staggers over to drag Goto back up and reel him in. Goto wrenches out to ROCK Chase again! Chase comes back, and Goto DECKS him! Goto roars, drags Chase up but Chase POINT-BLANK JEWEL TRIGGERS! Fans rally as both men go to opposite corners. Goto runs corner to corner but Chase meets him for DOUBLE LARIATS! Neither falls so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Chase falls to a knee, Goto fires up and runs, but Chase BOOTS! Goto comes back but runs into a SNAP GERMAN! But Goto’s right back up, into Chase’s strike fest! Chase runs, Goto follows but Chase GAMANGIRIS!
Chase wrenches, hammerlocks and JEWEL HEIST! Cover, TWO!! Chase can’t believe Goto survives! Fans fire up and Chase takes aim with double finger guns. But Goto blocks the knee! Chase fires forearms and gets free, but swings into a spin, URA G T R! Goto runs to LARIAT Chase down! Cover, TWO!! Goto grows frustrated but fans fire back up. Goto fires himself up and gets Chase in the dragon sleeper. Chase drops to victory roll, with legs crossed! TWO, Goto and Chase stagger up! Fireman’s carry but Chase slips out to JEWEL TRIGGER! Chase fires up, drags Goto up and reels him in to tuck the arms, PACKAGE- No, Goto is fighting it!
Goto gets Chase to a fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI feint, to the G T R!! Cover, Goto wins!!
Winner: Hirooki Goto, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Chase earns 0)
The Fierce Warrior keeps pace with the Headhunter, they’re both climbing out from the bottom! But can Goto keep going to have a more respectable G1?
SANADA VS Jeff Cobb!
The Cold Skull could not cool off the Rainmaker, but he hasn’t melted in the G1 yet. However, the United Empire’s Hulk is still undefeated this year. Will Cobb take Sanada on a Tour of the Islands? Or will it be a Skull End for that win streak?
The bell rings and fans rally already, “SA-NA-DA! SA-NA-DA!” Cobb just smirks as he and Sanada circle. They tie up, Cobb shoves Sanada away, then shows off his dancing pecs. Sanada keeps cool, circles with Cobb, then they tie up again. Sanada headlocks, but Cobb carries him to a corner! The ref calls for the ropebreak, Cobb and Sanada back off, but then Sanada gets the headlock again! Cobb powers out, runs Sanada over, then stands over him while his pecs dance. Things speed up, Cobb catches Sanada’s hurdle, but Sanada fights free. Sanada baits Cobb into dumping him out, then Sanada builds speed! Sanada tumbles out as Cobb moves, and Sanada CANNONBALLS!
Fans fire up and Sanada encourages them to get louder. The fans do get louder and Sanada is satisfied. Sanada goes back to Cobb, brings him around with a headlock and puts him in the ring. Fans cheer as this continues in the ring, and Sanada throws a forearm. Sanada CLUBS Cobb, kicks him low, then scoops. Cobb is too big for that, though, and he throws body shots. Cobb whips Sanada to a corner, runs in but Sanada dodges! Sanada comes back to scoop, but he falls over! Cobb then gets up to jump and stomp Sanada down. Cobb pushes Sanada to ropes and stands on him like a surfboard! Fans cheer, Cobb encourages them to get louder, then he stomps Sanada again.
Cobb brings Sanada up to CLUB him on the back. Cobb whips Sanada to a corner, then gets him on the rebound to whip him the other way! Sanada bounces off buckles, Cobb covers, TWO! Fans rally up and Cobb stands on Sanada with one foot for a cover. TWO, and Cobb argues the count while stepping on Sanada. Cobb sits Sanada to ram his knee in and ROCK him with an uppercut to the back. Sanada writhes and Cobb grins while fans rally up. Cobb stands on Sanada’s hand, drags him up by the other arm and wrenches to then pick Sanada up. Cobb runs and RAMS Sanada into one corner, then into the other, then back the other way! Then a fourth time to the other corner!
Cobb stands on Sanada and mocks LIJ while fans cheer. Cobb drags Sanada up, scoops him and carries him around for a BACKBREAKER! Then another BACKBREAKER! Then a TOSS! Cover, TWO! Another try, TWO! Cobb is annoyed but fans rally up. Sanada throws forearms, Cobb knees low, then Cobb whips Sanada to ropes, only for Sanada to dropkick the legs out! Cobb hobbles, kicks Sanada then suplexes, but Sanada resists! Sanada snap suplexes Cobb?! Fans fire up while both men are down. Cobb rises but Sanada kips up! Sanada goes back to fire forearms on Cobb, but Cobb ROCKS him with one! Cobb runs, but Sanada hurdles and hurdles to dropkick!
Sanada runs at Cobb in the corner but blocks the boot. Sanada trips Cobb, and fans fire up as he ties Cobb up! Cobb boots him away, but Sanada returns with a RANA! Cobb ends up on the apron and fans rally again. Sanada encourages them to get louder and the fans rally more. Sanada aims, PLANCHA, but into Cobb’s arms! Cobb POSTS Sanada! Cobb then puts Sanada in the ring, aims at him from the corner, BIG back elbow! Then a RUNNING BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Sanada survives and fans rally up. Cobb drags Sanada up in a waistlock but Sanada fights the suplex with elbows!
Sanada whips but Cobb blocks! Cobb whips Sanada but Sanada tumbles up and out to springboard and missile dropkick! Fans fire up as Sanada STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Fans still rally for “SA-NA-DA!” as he slowly rises. Sanada drags Cobb up but Cobb blocks the fireman’s carry. Sanada dropkicks Cobb’s leg, fireman’s carries after all, but Cobb fights free. Sanada throws forearms, but spins into a HARD right from Cobb! Cobb runs but Sanada dropkicks him down! Cobb is right up, but runs into the fireman’s carry! TKO! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up again and Sanada drags Cobb into the dragon sleeper! Only for Cobb to suplex out!
Sanada slips out and spins Cobb, to suplex him to ropes! MAGIC SCREW! Cover, TWO! Cobb gets the ropebreak for good measure. Fans rally up again, Sanada drags Cobb to a drop zone but Cobb anchors his foot. Sanada stomps Cobb until he lets go, but then Cobb just grabs the other foot. Sanada stomps Cobb again, gets up but Cobb CLUBS him from behind! Sanada still goes up to QUEBRADA! Cobb gets under, Sanada runs but into a fireman’s carry! Cobb pops Sanada to an Electric Chair then a HIGH ANGLE GERMAN!! Cobb fires up and drags Sanada up to whip to ropes! Scoop, TOUR OF- Dragon Sleeper!
Fans fire up but Cobb reaches out, SKULL END! But Cobb rolls through to gut wrench and OKLAHOMA- NO! Sanada slips out of the stampede to get the dragon sleeper again! Cobb powers free but Sanada waistlocks! O’Conner Roll and sit-down, TWO!! Sanada hurries to go up top, ROUNDING BODY PRESS! But Sanada has to land on his feet as Cobb moves! Sanada runs to RANA, but Cobb blocks it! Cobb swings Sanada back up, Sanada fights free and BOOTS! Sanada spins to ROLLING ELBOW, then ROLLING SOBAT! Cobb SUPERKICKS back! Cobb runs but into a back elbow! SANADA QUEBRADA, into a TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb wins!!
Winner: Jeff Cobb, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sanada earns 0)
The Cold Skull got smashed by the Hulk outta nowhere! Cobb is now 6-0, is there any hope for anyone to stop him?
Hiroshi Tanahashi VS EVIL w/ Dick Togo!
The IWGP US Heavyweight Championship lost to the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, but he isn’t letting that stop his love and energy! But will the King of Darkness trump The Ace of the Universe and prove Everything is Evil?
Evil and Dick Low Sweet, and Tanahashi shows off the muscles. The bell rings and fans rally up, “Let’s Go, Ace! Let’s Go, Ace!” Tanahashi fires up and circles with Evil. They feel out the grapple, Evil kicks but Tanahashi blocks! Tanahashi gets a headlock, thrashes Evil around, but Evil puts Tanahashi on the ropes. The ref calls for the break, Evil pushes a hand in Tanahashi’s face but Tanahashi turns things around. Tanahashi lets off cleanly, but Evil rushes at him! Tanahashi hits an arm-drag and has Evil down with an armlock! Fans cheer as Tanahashi grinds the shoulder and Evil endures. Evil kicks and fights up but Tanahashi wrenches then gets a headlock.
Fans cheer as Tanahashi thrashes the headlock. Evil fights up but can’t power out as Tanahashi holds tight! Evil fights up again, puts Tanahashi in a corner, and Tanahashi lets go cleanly. Evil pulls hair but the ref reprimands. Evil lets go at 4, wrenches and whips corner to corner, then runs in but Tanahashi elbows back. Tanahashi goes up and CROSSBODIES Evil down! And plays some air guitar! Tanahashi drags Evil up, throws forearms, then runs, but Dick is there! Tanahashi stops but Evil throws him out! Tanahashi forearms back! But Tanahashi is still wary of Dick as he steps in. Evil kicks the ropes to jam Tanahashi! Tanahashi falls to the apron then hobbles to the railing.
The ref has Evil stay back but he’s also aware of Dick. Evil goes out to fetch Tanahashi, and whip him into railing! Tanahashi slumps down and Evil goes looking under the ring. Tanahashi finds a chair, brings it over, and he stands Tanahashi up. Evil brings Tanahashi to the ramp, throws knees, then gets the leg. Evil stomps away on the leg, takes the chair and digs it into the knee! Tanahashi can only endure as the ref counts. Evil stops at 4, the ref confiscates the chair and fans rally up, “Let’s Go, Ace! Let’s Go, Ace!” Tanahashi clutches his knee but he refuses to give up. Evil goes to the ring, Tanahashi stands as the ring count starts. Tanahashi hobbles to the ring and returns at 11 of 20.
Fans cheer but Evil is annoyed. Evil drags Tanahashi around, stomps the leg, then drops an elbow on the knee! Evil pulls on the leg in a toehold but Tanahashi crawls and gets the ropebreak! The ref counts, Evil lets go at 4, and Tanahashi clutches the knee again. Evil taunts Tanahashi, kicks at him, but Tanahashi eggs him on! Evil throws forearms, Tanahashi fires up more, so Evil throws more forearms! Tanahashi fires up again but Evil pokes him in the eye! But Tanahashi comes back with fast hands! Only for Evil to pull hair! Tanahshi pulls hair in return, the ref reprimands them both, and Tanahashi throws a body shot!
Tanahashi whips, Evil reverses but Tanahashi comes back with a flying forearm! Fans rally up again and Tanahashi drags Evil up. Tanahashi scoops, SLAMS Evil to a drop zone, then goes up to SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi waits on Evil to rise and fans rally up. Tanahashi runs, but Evil sends Tanahashi out! Evil distracts the ref as Dick SMACKS Tanahashi before he can skin the cat! Evil then goes out to fetch Tanahashi and drags him up to whip into more railing! Tanahashi fires up and runs at Evil, but Evil CLOBBERS him first! Evil stands over Tanahashi as the fans rally again. Evil drags Tanahashi up, and RAMS him into the timekeeper! Down goes Abe-san!
Again, Young Lions and the ref hurry to check on Abe. He held onto the IWGP US Championship to keep it safe but he may have fallen into the railing behind him. Evil paces while the mess is being cleaned up, and he gets Tanahashi’s legs! The ref sees that and he stops Evil from putting on the Sharpshooter! A ring count starts, but Evil puts on the SHARPSHOOTER! He sits deep on the hold, torturing Tanahashi until 12 of 20! Evil gets in at 13, Tanahashi hobbles up at 15 but Dick holds him back! Dick throws Tanahashi back into railing and Abe-san! The count continues to 18 but Tanahashi surges forward to get in at 19!
Evil runs in and corner clotheslines! FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Evil is furious but fans fire up! Evil gets up as fans rally for The Ace. Evil stands Tanahashi up but Tanahashi blocks the fireman’s carry! Tanahashi fires off elbows, Evil kicks the bad leg! Evil whips but Tanahashi reverses, Evil hits bare buckles! The blue buckle pad was taken away again, only to bite Evil in the butt! Fans rally up as both men are down and stirring. Evil drags himself to the corner, Tanahashi grits his teeth and gets his legs moving. Tanahashi runs in but Evil boots him! Tanahashi tries again but Evil sends him into bare buckles!
Tanahashi still dodges Evil, only for Evil to go to the corner, and LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Evil is furious but fans are fired up again! Evil sits up and slashes his throat. Evil stands Tanahashi up, spins him around, but Tanahashi slips out to spin Evil for TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi fires up, fans fire up, and Tanahashi runs, to WRECK Dick with a dropkick! Then he dodges Evil to SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi keeps going, but Evil grabs at the ref. Tanahashi climbs up, the ref gets free of Evil’s grip, HIGH FLY FLOW to the back! But Tanahashi won’t stop there! He gets the legs for TEXAS CLOVER HOLD!! Evil endures as Tanahashi sits deep!
Dick throws the ref out of the ring right before Evil taps out!! Tanahashi would’ve won, but he realizes what happened! Dick gets in with the US title, but Tanahashi trips him up! TEXAS CLOVER HOLD! Dick taps, but Evil rakes eyes! Fans rally up for The Ace but the King of Darkness has his sidekick helping him stomp Tanahashi down! Evil drags Tanahashi up and works with Dick, but Tanahashi fights free of Magic Killer! SHOTEI for Evil, and he uses EVERYTHING IS EVIL on Dick!! Tanahashi sees Evil coming in, but Evil stops Tanahashi from stealing again! But Tanahashi blocks Evil’s Everything to get a full nelson!
Evil fights out of the Dragon Suplex, and LOW BLOWS! Evil reels Tanahashi in but Tanahashi LOW BLOWS back!! Turnabout is fair play and fans fire up! The ref gets back in, too, and Tanahashi rolls his way over to Evil. Both men are sore below the belt but Tanahashi still gets to his feet. Tanahashi fires up and runs, but Evil uses the ref as a shield! The ref bounces off Tanahashi, then Evil fireman’s carries Tanahashi for DARKNESS FALLS! But no ref means no cover! Fans rally up but Evil grabs the US title belt. Evil wants Tanahashi to get up, and then he runs in, BELT SHOT! Evil throws the belt out and goes back to Tanahashi to drag him back up.
Fans rally again as Evil spins Tanahashi, EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! Evil then goes to the ref and gets him up to count the cover. Evil wins!
Winner: EVIL, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Tanahashi earns 0)
It took stacking the deck with help from Dick to do it, but the King of Darkness is higher than the Ace tonight! Will the House of Torture look to add the IWGP US Championship as well as a G1 Climax trophy to the collection?
Kazuchika Okada VS Taichi w/ Miho Abe!
The Rainmaker stands tall at 5-0 and once again in the main event! But with him is an angry Holy Emperor who has already lost two times in a row. Will the Sliest Wrestler in the World use every trick he knows to stop from losing again? Or will Okada keep his promise to keep this G1 Autumn all fired up?
The elaborate jackets are put aside, Miho helping Taichi with his, as well as the IWGP Heavyweight Tag title and fanny pack. The bell rings and fans cheer already as the two stare down. The fans rally for “O-KA-DA! O-KA-DA!” but Taichi just ignores it as Okada circles around him. They approach, tie up, and Okada puts Taichi on the ropes. Okada lets off, feints the chop, and pats Taichi on the shoulders. Taichi kicks but Okada blocks to club the leg! Okada headlocks, grinds Taichi down, but Taichi fights up to throw body shots. Taichi tries to power out but Okada holds on tight. Okada grinds the headlock more but Taichi pulls hair.
Taichi powers up and pulls hair again to put Okada on ropes. Taichi tries to power out again but Okada holds on even tighter! Okada grinds again, then CLUBS Taichi on the back. Okada puts the headlock back on, but he has to fight the saido off! Okada whips, Taichi reverses and CHOKES Okada! Red Shoes reprimands, Taichi throws Okada down and catches his breath as fans rally up. Taichi kicks Okada to the apron then the floor. Taichi follows after, and he whips, only for Okada to reverse! Taichi crashes into railing and Miho is there as he falls to the floor! Okada drags Taichi up, kicks low and hits a DDT to the floor!
Okada walks it off while Red Shoes and Miho check on Taichi. Okada goes into the ring, a ring count starts, and is already 10 of 20 before Taichi gets up. Miho coaches Taichi, he stirs but Okada goes out at 15. Okada drags Taichi up but Taichi RAMS Okada into railing! Was Taichi playing possum? Taichi whips Okada into more railing then gathers up camera cable to CHOKE him with! Red Shoes reprimands, Taichi lets go, but then he starts peeling up floormats! Tatichi drags Okada up and over, DDT to the concrete! Red Shoes checks but somehow Okada’s okay to continue. Fans rally up but Taichi drags Okada up and into the ring. Cover, TWO!
Miho puts the floormats back where they were while Taichi bends Okada back against his knee. Okada endures as Taichi adds on a neck wrench. Okada reaches out and gets a ropebreak with a foot! Taichi lets go and brings Okada up as the fans rally. Taichi shoves Okada to a corner, stomps away on the legs then digs his boot into Okada’s face. Okada grits his teeth and glares at Taichi as he pushes against the boot. Taichi slaps Okada but Okada throws forearms! Okada eggs Taichi on, so Taichi CHOKES him and throws him down! Red Shoes reprimands but Taichi CHOKES Okada on the mat! Red Shoes counts, Taichi lets off and claims he’s covering but it’s another choke!
Red Shoes counts again, Taichi lets off, to TWO HAND CHOKE! Red Shoes counts yet again, and Taichi lets off. Okada sputters, Taichi gives him toying kicks. Fans rally up but Taichi gives Okada some Kowata Kicks! Okada staggers to a corner, Taichi runs in but Okada boots him! Taichi comes back but Okada dodges. Okada comes back but into a BOOT! Taichi runs but into a FLAPJACK! Fans fire up as both men are down again, then rally up as both men stir. Okada rises, storms over to Taichi and brings him up for forearms. Okada whips, Taichi reverses but Okada CLOBBERS him with an elbow!
Okada drags Taichi up and whips him to a corner, then runs in to elbow! Kick and DDT! Cover, TWO! Okada paces then brings Taichi up and gut wrenches but Taichi blocks. Okada CLUBS Taichi, whips but Taichi reverses to wrench and DANGEROUS HOOK KICK! Both men are down again and fans fire up. Fans rally, Okada goes to a corner and Taichi runs in to clothesline! Taichi snapmares and KICKS Okada in the back! Okada slowly gets up and eggs Taichi on. Taichi KICKS Okada in the chest, fans fire up and Okada eggs him on more. Taichi KICKS again, Okada grits hist eeth, and Taichi dares Okada to sit up again. Okada does, Taichi kicks but Okada blocks to spin and BOOT!
Okada runs into the corner but Taichi dodges to GAMANGIRI! Taichi paces, Okada sits up, BUZZSAW! But Taichi says he’s going to end it now! OFF COME THE PANTS! Taichi powers up and aims as Okada rises! TENSHI- NO! Okada dodges, ripcords, but into a CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and Taichi seethes but fans fire back up. Taichi drags Okada back up, Alabama lifts, but Okada wrenches to the MONEY CLIP! Taichi stays on his feet but starts to drop as Okada leans on the hold. Fans rally, Taichi fights up but Okada turns that to a backslide. Taichi slips through, dodges the lariat but not the DROPKICK! Okada gets the arm again, MONEY CLIP!
Taichi endures as Okada has him down on the mat! Fans rally, Taichi fights up and powers his way to ropes, but Okada hits a BACK2BACKBREAKER! Then the MONEY CLIP again! Taichi is turning red, Okada squeezes tighter, and fans are thunderous! Red Shoes checks, Taichi gasps but he’s turning purple! Taichi fights up with a second wind but Okada drags him from ropes! Taichi still reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Okada lets go in frustration and the fans fire up! Fans are thunderous with “O-KA-DA! O-KA-DA!” but maybe even some “TA-I-CHI!” as Okada drags him up. Okada scoops, SLAMS and goes to the corner. Okada goes up top, MACHO ELBOW! And then the Rainmaker Pose!
Okada drags Taichi up, ripcords but Taichi gets under to shove! Okada blocks the superkick to scoop Taichi! Taichi slips out, shoves and TENSHI JUJIHOU!! Both men are down and fans are thunderous again! Taichi crawls over, manages a cover, TWO!! Okada barely gets that arm up! Miho coaches Taichi, fans rally up as hard as ever, and Taichi forces himself to stand. Taichi drags Okada up, Alabama but Okada blocks! Okada CLUBS Taichi, Taichi keeps trying to lift, but Okada gut wrenches! Taichi fights that off with body shots and clubbing forearms, then he shoves Okada away. Okada comes back but Taichi BOOTS him! Okada stays up to BOOT in return!
Taichi stays up and the two stare down. Taichi BOOTS back, so Okada BOOTS again! Fans cheer and Taichi even grins. Taichi BOOTS and Okada staggers to the ropes! Okada steadies himself as Taichi waits, and Okada BOOTS again! Taichi shakes his head and boots, but Okada blocks to forearm! Taichi sobats! Okada uppercuts! Taichi BOOTS, Okada runs but Taichi DECKS him!! Taichi gets Okada up and reels him in, but Okada back drops and sits down on a cover! TWO!! Taichi is up gut Okada ducks the gamangiri! Ripcord but Taichi dodges and waistlocks! Okada elbows free, runs but into Taichi’s DROPKICK! Taichi roars and fans are thunderous again!
Taichi shakes out the cobwebs and steadies himself. He drags Okada up, reels Okada in but Okada fights the saido again. Taichi CLUBS Okada on the back, then DANGEROUS GAMANGIRIS! Taichi gets Okada up again, DANGEROUS SAIDO!! Cover, TWO!?! Okada survives and Taichi can’t believe it! Fans are thunderous again as both men are down. Taichi gets up and fires up again. Taichi drags Okada up, Alabama lifts but Okada slips out, ROLLING LARIAT! But Taichi stays up to stagger to ropes! Taichi runs but Okada dodges! Okada spins, DOUBLE LARIATS!! Taichi’s Ax Bomber overpowers Okada’s Rolling Rainmaker!!
Taichi waits for Okada to stand, then he runs, but into Okada’s DROPKICK! But he’s right back up?! Into a gut wrench and JUMPING TOMBSTONE!! Okada fires up, drags Taichi up and ripcords, RAIN- NO! Taichi gets around, GEDO CLUTCH!! TWO!?!? Okada narrowly escapes and the fans are electric! ROUNDHOUSE!! Taichi fires up and aims from the corner! Three point stance, but he runs into a SIT-OUT MICHINOKU!! Okada drags Taichi up, ripcords, RAINMAKER!!! Cover, Okada wins!!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taichi earns 0)
The Holy Emperor could not stop the rain! Kazuchika Okada continues his streak and is 6-0! Taichi flounders and tries to get up but Okada brushes him off. Is this the end of Taichi’s run at the top of the block?
As for Okada, he once again gets the mic to close out the night. “KOCHI~! Thanks for your passionate support today! I know most of you were behind Taichi toward the end. But even so, The Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada, is your winner!” Fans do still cheer that. And of course, this makes six matches for six wins. “Do you think Kazuchika Okada is looking a little beaten up? Even if that’s the case, you also realize that no one’s stopping me, right?” Okada vows to win the remaining three matches, then take the G1 finals and the world title belt, and then come back to a PACKED Kochi! That’s something to look forward to, so please, let’s all hang in there together!
Okada again thanks the fans and promises to make it rain in the G1! But will round seven be bad luck for the Rainmaker?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Kazuchika Okada: 6-0, 12 points
Jeff Cobb: 6-0, 12 points
EVIL: 5-1, 10 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi: 3-3, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
SANADA: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Taichi: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Hirooki Goto: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
YOSHI-HASHI: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Chase Owens: 1-5, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Tama Tonga: 1-5, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A really good round for the G1 Climax here, and I’m mostly shocked at how many are mathematically out of the running at this point. Goto and Hashi win good matches but those were just to keep things going since they, Chase and Tama are at the bottom anyway. Cobb stays undefeated in a really good match with Sanada and he is on a collision course with Okada at this point. Evil VS Tanahashi was very good but I’m surprised Tanahashi is 3-3. Tanahashi is out because he already lost to Okada, so even if Tanahashi swept the next three and Okada lost the next three, Okada has the tiebreaker that puts him ahead.
Okada VS Taichi was a great match, Okada of course wins to keep himself strong. I feel like the only loss Okada could suffer is against Cobb, and that’d be huge for Cobb after going 2-1 with Okada during Summer Struggle. Okada can’t seriously lose to Chase, and no offense to Tama but he could give an awesome effort and still lose. On the flipside, Cobb is surely getting a win over Tanahashi at this point, creating quite the list of contenders for that IWGP US Championship. Cobb VS Evil in the eighth could change things, and then we get Okada VS Cobb in the ninth and final round, that has to be the main event that night, winner going on to the finals.
My Score: 9.1/10
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Will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue?
This year’s Full Gear may be the most important one of all! Can Orange Cassidy become the Freshy Squeezed AEW World Champion against Maniac Jon Moxley?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo; Anna wins.
- Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews; wins.
- Zero Hour – Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS QT Marshall; wins.
- Jay White VS Hangman Page; wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Bobby Lashley w/ MVP; wins.
- MJF VS Roderick Strong; wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher; wins.
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ricochet; wins and
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Daniel Garcia; wins and
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone w/ Kamille VS Kris Statlander; wins and
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Kings of the Black Throne VS The Acclaimed; win(s) and
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Orange Cassidy; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and special guest, Paul Walter Hauser, in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action set for this monumental night!
Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie!
The Queenslayer was offered help against Mariah May by The Vendetta but she declined, so this is the payback. Will the Virtuosa handle business? Or will Anna still become the Star of the Show?
The bell rings but Taya distracts Anna. Anna takes a swipe but Deonna kicks low. Deonna headlocks,. Anna powers out, but Deonna RAMS her! Anna stays up, slips around, and waistlocks. Deonna switches, they go to ropes, and Anna bucks the O’Conner! Anna runs Deonna over, keeps moving, then whips. Anna blows past Deonna, sunset flips, TWO! Deonna is up fast but Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Deonna to a corner, runs up and LEG LARIATS! The fans rally as Anna snapmares and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays on Deonna with another whip, but Deonna reverses.
Anna slips to the apron, then ROCKS Deonna! Deonna comes back but into a HEEL KICK! Anna goes up a corner but Taya anchors her! Deonna distracts the ref, then she BOOTS Anna! The fans boo but Taya just takes a bow. Deonna “kicks dirt” at Anna, then drags her up. Deonna short arm LARIATS, then she stands on Anna’s face! The ref counts, Deonna steps off, and Deonna storms back up on Anna. Deonna drags Anna up, throat chops her, and Anna goes to a corner. Deonna LARIATS in the corner, LARIATS again, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays in this but Deonna stays focused.
Deonna paces around, drops a knee on Anna, then clamps on a straitjacket stretch. Anna endures, even as Deonna KNEES her in the back! Deonna bends Anna back but Anna still endures. Anna fights up, snapmares free, but Deonna BOOTS her back! Then BOOTS again! Anna SUPERKICKS! But Deonna hits a FLATLINER, into a KOJI KLUTCH! Anna stacks Deonna, TWO! Anna is free to SUPERKICK Deonna down! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Anna and Deonna slowly rise while Taya pounds the apron. The fans rally up and Anna crawls over to Deonna. Deonna grabs at Anna first, and she fires a forearm!
Anna fires a forearm back, but Deonna hits Anna again! The shots go back and forth, the fans dueling, and Anna gets the edge! Anna backs Deonna down, whips, but Deonna reverses, only for Anna to FLYING FOREARM! And FLYING FOREARM again! Anna keeps moving to SHOTGUN Deonna! The fans are torn as Anna runs up on the hometown girl. Forearm SMASH, and Anna puts Deonna up top! DANGEROUS JAY KICK, and then the ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO! Deonna survives but Anna drags her up. Anna clamps on the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Deonna endures, pries free, and arm-drags Anna!
Deonna kicks low, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll and FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Anna endures, flails and moves around, and kicks her way to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna holds until 4, and Taya coaches Deonna. Deonna slashes her throat, reels Anna in, but Anna fights the Gotch lift! Anna slips around, Deonna wrenches and wrangles, but Anna rolls free! Anna BOOTS from the corner, goes to the apron, and she puts Deonna in ropes! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! But Taya takes a swing! Anna dodges, but Taya SPEARS Anna!! The ref saw that and he EJECTS Taya!
Deonna is upset, but better than being disqualified! Taya tells fans to shut up as they sing “Hey hey hey! Goodbye~!” Deonna drags Anna up, but Anna SLAPS Deonna! Deonna is pissed, and she grabs that arm! FUJIWARA!! Deonna pushes on that arm, but Anna uses it to roll Deonna up! ANNA WINS!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Deonna is furious, but maybe she should’ve let the ref throw this out. In the end, Anna gets a real win over Deonna, will this help her get back towards some title scene?
Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is with her ROH Minion buddy, and notes that Billie is the first ROH woman entered in the first ever WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup! Billie, what an opportunity, how are you feeling? She is excited! This is the second chance she’s been waiting for, and- Red Velvet steps in to say more like NO chance. Because see, Velvet is also in that match, and well, she already beat Billie. So her odds are looking really good. But then in steps Leyla Hirsch. And she says lucky for them both, because Leyla’s in this! Leyla beat Velvet once, and just looking at Billie, Leyla knows she can beat her.
Oh but then in steps the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! The Minion Overlord defends her bestie and Billie, and says it is finally time for the Athena World Tour! She is the fourth participant, even though, why does she have to qualify for HER show? Athena has beaten Velvet, she’s beaten “Small fry” Leyla, and well… Billie Goat, we all know Athena dog walked her! Velvet says Athena shouldn’t talk to Billie like that. Billie says “Cupcake” doesn’t need to defend her. Things are getting tense already, who wins their way into WrestleDynasty’s massive crossover match?
Backstage interview with QT Marshall.
Lexy is now with QT and says later int he Zero Hour, it is QT VS Big Boom AJ. QT took AJ out last night after the weigh-in, will it be the same here tonight? QT wants Lexy to remember, pronounce it “Mar-shall.” And yes, in QT’s home state of New Jersey, the best part will be QT remembering why he left. It’s a dump! Especially Newark! But AJ is also from New Jersey, and he properly represents this dump. Whether AJ is on the Tonight Show, on TikTok, or here in AEW, he is the epitome of someone from The Garden State: an embarrassment! He’s worse than Bruce Springsteen himself!
And tonight, in a sold out crowd that QT drew all himself, it will be like going to his high school reunion and showing how he is more successful than everyone else. And he’ll do that by walking to the ring, staring down AJ, and bringing the doom! Will QT Marshall make himself the boss of the Zero Hour? Or will it be a BOOM for all of New Jersey when QT loses?
New Year’s Day is a NEW ERA for AEW!
Starting Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, AEW Dynamite will be SIMULCAST on Max! And even bigger, it is the return of Fight for the Fallen! All proceeds go to helping victims of Hurricane Helene in Ashville, North Carolina.
Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews!
Now this is going to be a fast ‘n’ furious match! Angel Dorado, the menacing minotaur, the Commander of Space and the Aussie Juggernaut are all fighting for opportunity, who makes that greater impact?
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Will B Block stay tranquilo?
After a win over The Might, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi now take on Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg! Will Los Ingobernables de Japon end up behind BARS?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg; Yano & Oleg win.
PLAY BY PLAY
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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