Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (10/19/21)
Can rivals coexist?
There could be chaos before Halloween Havoc!
Before Halloween Havoc and the NXT Championship match, Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker see if they can shut up the Grizzled Young Veterans!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Odyssey Jones VS Andre Chase; Jones wins.
- The Creed Brothers w/ Diamond Mine VS Imperium; Imperium wins.
- Cora Jade VS Elektra Lopez w/ Legado del Fantasma; Jade wins.
- Triple Threat: Io Shirai VS Persia Pirotta VS Jacy Jayne; Shirai wins and gets the right to spin the wheel.
- Tony D’Angelo VS Ru Feng; D’Angelo wins.
- Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen VS Legado del Fantasma; Legado wins.
- LA Knight VS Grayson Waller; Knight wins and becomes the host of Halloween Havoc II.
- Tommaso Ciampa & Bron Breakker VS Grizzled Young Veterans; Ciampa & Breakker win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Carmelo Hayes heads to the ring!
The NEW NXT North American Champion and his right hand man, Trick Williams, are feeling good over cashing in on Isaiah “Swerve” Scott and taking away that title! Trick gets Melo the mic and then says, “Hey, hey, hey, Alicia, Alicia. That sounded so nice, I need to hear it twice. Who’s your new North American Champion?” Alicia Taylor again introduces the NEW NXT North American Champion, Carmelo Hayes! Trick tells Melo they look good, they look like money, and that they have gold now. Just like they said a few weeks ago, there ain’t nothing humble here. Go look up “humble” in the dictionary. It’s after “HEEEEELL No!” It’s a #Melobration tonight!
Fans cheer Melo on and he speaks. “Four and a half months ago, I stepped on the scene, and I brought that same energy. I blew through the competition in the Breakout Tournament and proved that I am the Final Boss.” Melo walked around here like Melo in the Chocolate Factory, waiting for his opportunity. Last week, he pulled a swerve on Swerve himself. Now he’s on top! So he’s telling us that to tell us this: “When I shoot, I don’t miss.” From this point on, Melo is calling the shots! He’s team captain! He’s the leader of the new school! As long as this title is around his waist, it is the A title! It doesn’t matter if Ciampa has a problem, if management has a problem or if fans have a problem.
But wait! Here comes Johnny Gargano! Trick is fired up by someone interrupting the champion, but Gargano asks if they feel the energy in the room changing. Fans chant “Welcome Back!” as Gargano says he and Melo haven’t been formally introduced. Gargano has had his eye on Melo. As someone who has held that title more times than anyone, Johnny Wrestling just wants to say congratulations. This is the Melobration, right? This is fun! this is a good time! Gargano’s been having a lot of fun, too, with the bachelor party and the wedding and the honeymoon. Tons of fun. But now with Austin Theory on Raw, Indi married and Candice at home pregnant, Gargano’s lost his Way.
So Gargano is trying to figure out what’s next. And what’s next is staring him right in the face. He thinks that what’s next is falling back to what he was put on this planet to do. That is entertaining the people in this ring, and taking on guys like Melo! So what does Melo say? When he shoots, he don’t miss? Well there’s a first time for everything. So what does the A Champion say to taking a shot at Gargano? Trick says Gargano needs to worry about his girl, Indi. She’s been shooting in Melo’s DM’s all week! And Trick’s! Oh, really? She shootin’! Wow, so funny, Trick! Melo says that’s his daughter, though. Yeah, and here’s his son in law! DEXTER LUMIS is behind them!
Dexter gets Trick in the SILENCER! Melo gets Trick away but he leaves the belt behind! Gargano dares Melo to come back for it but Melo sends Trick in. Trick turns around and sees Lumis slithering up! Gargano looks at the title belt, and Lumis gives him a thumbs up. Will Gargano make his way back to the “top” title in NXT?
Odyssey Jones VS Andre Chase!
#SoundtheAlarm, because we’re about to see a rematch from the Breakout Tournament! Jones gets a high-five from Gargano on his way to the ring, will he school “Professor Chase” tonight?
NXT returns and Chase makes his entrance. The bell rings, fans are on Odyssey’s side as he and Chase tie up, and he throws Chase to the ropes! Chase gets up, ties up again, headlocks, but Jones powers out. Chase kicks back but Jones doesn’t budge! Jones wants Chase to show him something, then blocks a kick to whip. Chase ducks and leaps but the shoulder tackle bounces off Jones! Jones drags Chase up, bumps him off buckles and Chase goes floundering away. Jones drags Chase up, bumps him off more buckles and Chase sits down. Jones runs in but Chase dodges and Jones only hits buckles! Chase goes up and missile dropkicks! Then runs to DOUBLE STOMP! And DOUBLE STOMP again!
Chase drags Jones up to headlock and punch, then a BASEMENT DDT! Cover, ONE!! Jones sends Chase flying and fans fire up! Chase gets Jones up but Jones blocks the punch! Jones DECKS Chase, rallies with big shoulders, then scoops Chase for a SLAM! Jones fires up and fans are with him as he whips Chase to a corner. Jones runs in to SPLASH Chase then throw him down. Jones runs and SOMERSAULT SENTONS! Then he runs to BIG SPLASH! Cover, Jones wins!
Winner: Odyssey Jones, by pinfall
The Chase U fans, not that there are many, are upset but everyone else in the CWC is loving this! Will Jones keep climbing until he’s got his golden opportunity?
Malcolm Bivens walks and talks.
“So earlier today, I was doing what I do best, and that is minding my own business and not getting jumped in the parking lot.” People are asking for title opportunities but that’s crazy! Week after week, the Creed Brothers have been winning. No longer will Diamond Mine ask, they will just take! Bivens leads the way to the ring, because Julius & Brutus are in action next!
The Creed Brothers w/ Diamond Mine VS Imperium!
NXT returns and Imperium has made their entrance. The teams sort out, Brutus starts with Fabian Aichner. They tie up and Brutus gets a fireman’s carry takeover to an armlock. Aichner headscisosrs but Brutus kips out. Aichner headlocks, Brutus powers out and the two ram shoulders. Neither falls, Aichner drop toeholds and headlocks. Brutus powers up but Marcel Barthel tags in. Aichner whips, drops and Barthel hits an arm-drag to an armlock. But Brutus powers up to put Barthel on ropes. Barthel CHOPS away on Brutus’ back but Brutus hits a SPINEBUSTER! Brutus waistlocks, Barthel fights up to arm-drag, and he has the arm for a hammerlock.
Brutus reaches back but Barthel bridges through to keep the hammerlock. Brutus powers up, slips around and OVERHEAD Belly2Belly suplexes! Barthel clutches his head and Brutus mocks the Imperium pose. Barthel CHOPS and CLUBS Brutus in return, but Brutus blocks the butterfly suplex to a fireman’s carry. Barthel slips off, shoves and ROCKS Brutus with an uppercut! Snapmare and PENALTY KICK! “NEIN!!” Fans cheer on the Impeccable German while Hachiman coaches Brutus. Brutus RAMS Barthel into the corner, tags Julius, and Julius hits a BIG single leg takedown. But Barthel wrenches back to ROCK Julius with hands!
Julius RAMS Barthel into a corner. Barthel shoves and dodges to GAMANGIRI, to a HALF HATCH! Barthel goes up but Brutus distracts and Roderick Strong anchors Barthel! Aichner chases Strong off, but Barthel jumps into Julius’ EXPLODER! Julius talks trash, kicks Barthel around, then blocks a kick to gut wrench suplex! Julius puts Barthel in the corner, tags in Brutus and feeds Barthel to the fireman’s carry takeover. Brutus feeds Barthel to Julius’ fireman’s carry takeover, then Brutus covers. TWO, but Julius tags in to gut wrench SLAM Brutus on Barthel! Julius covers, TWO! Julius clamps onto Barthel with a chinbar, but Barthel fights up to snapmare free!
Fans rally, Julius gut wrenches Barthel away from Aichner, but Barthel turns the suplex into a roll-up! TWO, and Barthel dodges to hot tag Aichner! Brutus tags in but the Pride of Italy rallies on the brothers! Brutus CLUBS Aichner, whips him but Aichner dodges to catch Brutus in the fireman’s carry! ROLLING SENTON! Fans fire up and Aichner covers, Julius breaks it! Julius drags Brutus to the corner to tag back in. Barthel tags in, Julius blocks a boot but not the KICK! Barthel goes up and leaps, but into a waistlock! Gut wrench POWERBOMB! High stack, Aichner breaks it! Brutus gets in to throw Aichner out and the ref reprimands.
Julius crawls over to Barthel but Kushida and Jiro show up to brawl with everyone! Barthel sets Julius up for an O’Conner Roll! Imperium wins!!
Winners: Imperium, by pinfall
Julius shrugs his loss off to help Diamond Mine brawl with Ikemen Jiro and Kushida, but Imperium now has a way to MSK. Speaking of, MSK comes out to attack! RAILGUN DROPKICK for Barthel! Then the MSK Blitz for Aichner! PUSH-SAULT! This is all payback for Imperium’s attack last week! And then Wes Lee builds speed to FLY! Direct hit on Imperium, and the NXT Tag Team Champions stand tall! MSK says they can have their title match next week! “Happy Halloween, bitches!”
Kyle O’Reilly joins Von Wagner in the outdoors.
But where’s Von’s bike? No, what they’re doing today, Kyle won’t need his bike. Then what does he have in mind? They hike out into the woods, and Von says that log will do. He carries it, then hands it off to Kyle. They do a woodsman workout, using logs and trees and even a hatchet as their equipment. But there’s one last bit of training to end the day. A couple of 12 ounce curls. Kyle likes that Von’s a little out there. If they can get on the same page, they can cause a lot of damage. What does Von say? “Let’s kick some ass.”
Joe Gacy speaks.
“Last week was as setback for us. And I know what people have been saying. That maybe NXT 2.0 isn’t such a safe space for us after all.” But the mission stays the same. They don’t need violence, and they won’t be triggered by those who don’t understand. Gacy knows there are those disenfranchised out there, but he will speak for them. As a coalition, they will be stronger than they ever could be as individuals. “Take my hand.” Gunner Harland does! Will Gacy’s ruthless “snowflake” be just what he needs to take over?
Legado del Fantasma is in the ring.
Santos Escobar says in Spanish, and then in English, “May God bless you with luck.” Those were the first words he ever heard in this business. He’s always been blessed by them. Except for last week! Carmelo walked out of this ring with the North American Championship. He’s a lucky son of a bitch!! But Escobar says that it just seems Melo’s luck just vanished. When Melo finds his title, Escobar and Senorita Luck will find him. But in the meantime, this is Elektra Lopez! And she will set the record straight for Legado! Elektra speaks, but is interrupted by her opponent!
Cora Jade VS Elektra Lopez w/ Legado del Fantasma!
La Madrina didn’t get her chance to speak her part, but actions do speak louder than words. Will Elektra send a very clear message through #GenerationJade?
The bell rings, the two tie up, and Lopez knees low to then throw Cora down! Lopez says Cora must be crazy, and then whips her corner to corner! Cora bounces off buckles, Lopez drags her up and scoops to SLAM her down! Lopez talks trash, drags Cora up again and scoops for another SLAM! Lopez slaps Cora around, Cora throws body shots back. Lopez knees low, CLUBS Cora then bumps her off buckles. Cora flounders, Lopez grabs at her and TOSSES her across the ring! Lopez grins as she stands Cora up, and reels her in, but Cora turns back suplex into sunset flip! TWO, and Lopez CLOBBERS Cora! Lopez drags Cora up but Cora turns it into a cradle! CORA WINS?!
Winner: Cora Jade, by pinfall
Cora bails out as she snatches one from La Madrina! Is this a sign that Cora’s time is coming? Or will Lopez get her back in the very near future?
Backstage interview with Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker.
McKenzie brings up their NXT title match and tonight’s tag match. Can they coexist? Breakker’s seen this before. They have their match, Ciampa hits Breakker and says he doesn’t mean it but then Breakker gets pinned. He wants Ciampa to watch himself. Wow, didn’t Breakker just say he was gonna keep Ciampa safe? Ciampa will follow Breakker’s lead on this one. But then, will it be smooth sailing until Halloween Havoc?
Io Shirai heads to the ring!
The three teams competing for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships are sending representatives into a 1v1v1 match, and we now know the Evil Genius is stepping up to represent! Who joins her in a match that determines who gets to spin the wheel and make the deal?
Superstars speak on Twitter.
Grayson Waller and LA Knight each state their case as why they should be the host for NXT Halloween Havoc II, and so that results in a match later tonight! Who wins the right to be the MC for next week?
Triple Threat: Io Shirai VS ??? VS ???
NXT returns and while Persia Pirotta steps up for her and Indi, Jacy Jayne is the one for Toxic Attraction. The bell rings and fans rally behind Shirai. She’s ready for whoever, but Persia stands in the very middle. Jacy pie faces Persia to step up to Shirai and SLAP her! Shirai ROCKS Jacy back, but Persia CLOBBERS them both! Persia SPLASHES Jacy in one corner, SPLASHES Shirai in the other! Jacy dodges and Shirai SHOTGUNS back! Jacy RANAS Persia, Shira dropkicks her down! Shirai covers, ONE! Jacy waistlocks and throws Shirai away. Jacy throws a forearm, Shira hits back, but Jacy KNEES back a la Mandy! But Shirai blocks the suplex! Persia runs in but into double kicks!
Jacy and Shirai call truce to go after the bigger Persia. They try to double suplex but Persia DOUBLE SUPLEXES them! Persia fireman’s carries Jacy but Shirai SHOTGUNS them both down! Shirai then tilt-o-whirls to a CROSSFACE! But Persia fights up and SLAMS Shirai down! Persia runs but Shirai dumps her out! Jacy returns to DIVE! The ropes trip her up and she falls on her face! Persia drags Jacy up, Shirai MOONSAULTS them both down! Fans fire up for the champ as NXT goes picture in picture.
Shirai stomps Jacy, then stomps Persia. The ref checks Jacy while Shirai keeps on Persia. Shirai takes a moment to catch her breath then she stomps Persia more. Shirai drags Persia around by her leg for a HALF CRAB! It won’t matter on the outside but this is just to torture the upstart for thinking she’s title ready. Shirai even shifts to a Camel Clutch! Persia endures, Shirai gets bored with that and lets her go, then drags Persia up. Persia blocks the suplex, Shirai blocks Persia’s suplex and snap suplexes her down! Then hits a CODE BREAKER! Shirai puts Persia in the ring, storms up and stomps her down. Persia sputters but Shirai clamps on a dragon sleeper!
Persia endures, Shirai shifts to a regular sleeper, but Persia fights up and Shirai becomes a backpack. Persia powers through to SAMOAN DROP! It hits so hard, Shirai tumbles to ropes! Persia hurries to cover, TWO! Persia drags Shirai up, CLUBS her down, then CLUBS her more. Shirai staggers around, Persia stands Shirai up and wraps on a BEARHUG! Persia thrashes Shirai around as NXT returns to single picture. Shirai CLUBS away on Persia as Jacy is medically not cleared to continue. Persia RAMS Shirai into the corner then BOOTS her down! Cover, TWO! Shirai gets to ropes while Persia is frustrated.
Persia gets Shirai up to RAM her into the corner again and again! Fans rally for Shirai as Persia whips corner to corner. Persia runs in to SPLASH, and she lets Shirai fall. Cover, TWO! Persia gets Shirai up to snap suplex hard! Persia drags Shirai up again but Shirai blocks this suplex to a cradle! TWO! Persia runs in and CLOBBERS Shirai! cover, TWO! Persia pie faces Shirai around, fans rally for Shirai, and Shirai throws body shots! Shirai throws forearms over and over, runs, and RANA- No! Persia blocks and swings Shirai for a SIT-OUT BOMB! Cover, TWO! Fans are fired up as both women are down!
Shirai rolls to the ropes and flounders but Persia scowls as she sits up. Persia storms over to Shirai, CLUBS her against ropes, then CLUBS her again. Persia stands Shirai up but Shirai throws forearms again! Shirai ROCKS Persia then ROUNDHOUSES her to ropes! Shirai runs in, TIGER FEINT! Direct hit and Shirai adds on with a springboard missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Shirai clamps onto Persia with a CROSSFACE! Persia endures, fights up, scoops Shirai, but Shirai fights and waistlocks! GERMAN SUPLEX! Persia is down, Shirai steps on her on her way to the corner! OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, Shirai wins!
Winner: Io Shirai, by pinfall (Shirai & Stark will spin the wheel)
And now the champions’ fate are in their own hands! Zoey Stark joins Shirai on stage and Shirai gives the wheel a real good spin. And we get… A SCAREWELL TO HELL! It’s a ladder match, which is right up Shirai’s alley! She loves it, Stark loves it, but Persia & Indi do not. Will this keep Shirai & Stark bonded through gold? Or can Toxic Attraction recover and climb up over everyone to win?
Legado jump Trey Baxter!
Lopez kept Jade back with intimidation, but then Briggs & Brooks jumped in to even the numbers! Will #AllHeart and the bar fighting buddies get even with Escobar, Mendoza & Wilde?
Solo Sikoa speaks.
“With all of the others gone, I had nothing but my feet and fists to survive. The streets will break you or make you. My scraps don’t last forever, but the pain I drop on yo’ ass does.” He goes from pavement to NXT. The territory changes, but the beatings stay the same! The Street Champion of the Island arrives next week!
Ikemen Jiro finds Kushida… in the bathroom?
Jiro is VERY excited to finally fight side by side with his hero. Kushida is excited to beat the crap out of Diamond Mine, too! Jiro is ready to crush! But they are a team, so Kushida wants to get some #StyleStrong. Whoa, no! Kushida is Kushida. No, don’t pour out his luggage in the restroom! But Jiro did find the Marty McFly jacket. He wants Kushida to wear that for the match. Kushida puts it on, and it’s time to go back to the future! The Time Splitter is ready, the Handsome One is ready, but are Diamond Mine ready for this one?
Tony D’Angelo VS Ru Feng!
‘Ey, that thing with Lash Legend’s producer? Forget about it! But will Tony make sure no one ever forgets his name?
The bell rings, Tony and Feng circle. Feng strikes a fighting stance, he ties up with Tony and Tony headlocks. Feng powers out, Tony runs him over! Tony talks trash to Feng, then hits a double leg takedown! Tony floats around, slaps Feng around, then hits a headlock takeover. Feng can’t get free and Tony says this is like beating up his little brother, Dominic! Tony gives Feng a noogie, Feng rolls it to a cover, ONE! Tony holds on, knees low and talks more trash. Feng ROCKS Tony, Tony comes back but Feng heel kicks! Feng runs but Tony CLOBBERS him with a back elbow! Tony stomps Feng around, dares him to get up, then wrenches to short arm LARIAT!
Fans fire up and Tony says, “He’s done!” Tony gets Feng up, Northern Lights and roll over to FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, Tony wins!
Winner: Tony D’Angelo, by pinfall
Bada boom! Tony gets another win, and Samantha Irvin congratulates him. However, last week, Lashing Out’s producer went missing and there are rumors about Tony’s involvement. Why would you ask Tony that? You sure are nosy. You a snitch? Tony swears on his grandfather’s grave. Maybe that guy just went on vacation. But hey, sweetheart, go get yourself something nice and #ForgetAboutIt! He just slipped Samantha money!? Well, is Tony gonna go all the way to the top with this?
NXT checks in on Duke’s Poker Room.
Hudson thinks about his opponent’s hand given how he bet the flop, checked the turn and bet the river. Does he have a flush? Nah, Hudson’s three fives will get this. And it does! Better luck next time, guys. And then the next guy is all in, only to get taken for a ride. Room’s always open. Hudson loves taking someone’s hard earn cash. Call him The House, because the house always wins.
Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen VS Legado del Fantasma!
Well, they would be having a match, but Legado attacks again! Brooks is down and then Wilde uses a CHAIR SHOT to take out Briggs! Legado goes to the ring, but will they even have to compete with what just happened?
NXT returns and this match is happening as Wilde bumps Brooks off buckles. Wilde throws body shots, CLUBS Brooks on the back, then throws more body shots. The ref counts, Wilde lets off and kicks Brooks low. Wilde taunts Brooks but Brooks turns things around to throw hands! Brooks HIP TOSSES Wilde, drags him up and tags Briggs in. They double whip Wilde to DOUBLE SHOULDER! Briggs snarls, drags Wilde up and scoops for a STANDING SIDEWALK SLAM, to a SPLASH! Wilde bails out, Lopez distracts, Briggs goes out and DECKS Wilde, but Escobar RAMS him into the apron! Wilde then kicks Briggs in return and fires off forearms!
Wilde gets in the ring and Lopez stops distracting. Tag to Mendoza and he WRECKS Briggs! Escobar taunts Briggs, Briggs flounders up and gets in the ring, and Mendoza stomps away. Mendoza keeps Briggs from Brooks, CLUBS him to ropes and then brings him around. Briggs shoves but Mendoza stomps. Tag to Wilde, Wilde stomps Briggs then taunts Brooks, to run in and clothesline! Tag to Mendoza, he clotheslines! Tag to Wilde, he runs in and clotheslines! Mendoza tags, runs in, and clotheslines! Tag to Wilde, Legado double back suplex! Cover, TWO! Wilde stomps Briggs, tags Mendoza, and Mendoza goes up top to DIVING SPLASH! Cover, TWO!!
Briggs survives but Mendoza keeps on that back with a chinlock stretch! Briggs endures, fights up, has Mendoza as a backpack and staggers around. Wilde tags in, Briggs throws Mendoza off but Wilde trips Briggs up! Briggs crawls, kicks Wilde away but Wilde gets his foot! Briggs still tags in Brooks! Brooks rallies on Legado, whips Wilde and pops him up for a FLAPJACK! Then a BOOT! Brooks CHOPS LARIATS, then repeat! He whips corner to corner, then gets a POWERSLAM! Escobar distracts but gets away as Brooks swipes at him. Wilde kicks low, reels Brooks in, but Brooks back drops free! Brooks goes out to DECK Escobar just because!
Brooks gets in, ROCKS Wilde, but Wilde elbows back! Mendoza tags in, Wilde dropkicks Briggs down! Tilt-o-whirl into the GAMANGIRI LEG SWEEP! Cover, Legado wins!
Winner: Legado del Fantasma, by pinfall
Brooks & Briggs had a lot of heart, but they couldn’t withstand the numbers game! Will Legado get back up towards the tag titles soon enough?
NXT looks closer at the coming NXT Women’s Championship match.
Raquel says “What I love most about being NXT Women’s Champion is the element of surprise. Not knowing who is going to come for you next. I feed off of it. Mandy, chiquita, you bit off way more than you can chew.” But Mandy says when people see her, they stop in their tracks in awe. How could someone that looks like her be skipped in line so many times? It wasn’t until Toxic Attraction was born that she realized there are no more lines. The difference between her and Raquel is that she’ll look a hell of a lot better doing the same exact thing. Raquel says that while Mandy is telling us why it took her so long to get this moment, Raquel is putting in the work. While Mandy changes hair colors, Raquel works her ass off to keep the gold.
Spin the wheel make the deal! Mandy’s been called many things: from hot, sexy to eye candy. But she will finally be called champion at Halloween Havoc. Raquel vows to Chigona Bomb the SH*T out of Mandy so that she learns she just isn’t championship material.
The mysterious figure continues to dig a grave.
They bury a television, a crutch, some cards, a chair. “Affliction leads to reincarnation.” Who is this mysterious person? And what will they do to NXT when they reveal themselves?
Carmelo and Trick search for the NXT North American Championship.
It has to be somewhere in the locker room, right? They find Jiro’s spare jackets, but then this locker has lights in it. It’s all spooky, too. They bring out a paper, and it’s got Lumis’ drawings all over it! He’s inviting them to a Halloween Havoc Open House? Well fine! They’ll get the title back. Trick doesn’t like haunted houses, but Melo doesn’t like getting played. Will it be a trick or treat for Melo ‘n’ Trick next week?
LA Knight VS Grayson Waller!
The Million Dollar Megastar always asks, “Whose game is it?” but he also wants to know, “Whose show is it?” He and the 21st Century Success Story both want to host Halloween Havoc, and they battle for that position after the break!
NXT returns and Waller makes his entrance. The bell rings, Knight and Waller talk trash and fans are on Waller’s side. They tie up, Waller waistlocks to a roll-up, TWO!! Knight almost got caught! Knight kicks low, scoops but Waller turns that to a cradle! TWO, and Waller eggs Knight on. Knight and Waller circle, Waller JABS Knight! Knight fights the backslide, Waller dodges the clothesline to run and get a Dragon’s Lair! TWO, Waller clinches and throws knees! Waller whips, Knight reverses but Waller goes up and over! Knight blocks the roll-up to stomp Waller down! Knight stomps Waller around, throws clubbing crossface forearms, then soaks up heat.
Knight puts Waller on ropes, throws hands then shoulders. Knight runs but is put on the apron! Waller wants to hotshot but Knight hits it first! Then he SLINGSHOT SHOULDERS! Cover, TWO! Knight wraps on a chinlock and grinds Waller but fans rally up. Waller fights up and JAWBREAKERS! Waller throws haymakers, counter punches, then spins Knight to ROLLING ELBOW! Waller rallies and LEG LARIATS! Knight stands up into an STO! Fans fire up with Waller and he goes to the corner, walks the ropes, but Knight runs in! Waller dodges, but returns into a BOOT! Fans boo but Knight still hits B F T! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall (will host Halloween Havoc II)
Whose spotlight is it? L A Knight’s, yeah! But will he be the host with the most? Or just second rate compared to Shotzi Blackheart?
Tommaso Ciampa & Bron Breakker VS Grizzled Young Veterans!
The Psycho Killer said he’ll follow the new guy’s lead in this match, but how long will that last? Can they make it through Zack Gibson & James Drake before going against each other at Halloween Havoc?
NXT returns and Breakker makes his entrance. The teams sort out and Drake starts with Bron. They tie up, Drake headlocks but Bron powers out and runs Drake over! Fans are fired up with Bron and Bron dares Drake to run. Drake does, Bron rams shoulders with him then headlocks again. Drake powers up and out but drops, only for Bron to rolling waistlock to a SLAM! And then a deadlift to another SLAM! Drake scrambles away and is furious, but Bron stares him down. Gibson gives Drake advice, Drake gets around and throws body shots! Drake headlocks, Bron powers out and HURDLES! Bron runs, ducks and dodges, then catches Drake for a SLAM!
Fans hoot and holler for Bron, Ciampa reaches out for a tag but Bron tells Ciampa, “See you next week, buddy.” But Ciampa won’t stand for that and he tags himself in! Ciampa storms at Drake, Gibson is a shield, but then Drake sucker punches Ciampa! Drake headlocks, Ciampa powers out but Gibson tags in! Things speed up, Ciampa ducks both GYV and rallies with clotheslines! Corner clothesline for Drake! Corner clothesline for Gibson! Ciampa redirects Drake and DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES GYV! Fans are fired up and Gibson flounders to the corner. Ciampa runs in to KNEE Gibson down! Ciampa waves to Bron and drags Gibson as NXT goes picture in picture. Cover, TWO!
Ciampa stays on Gibson with a chinlock, puts him on the mat and stomps him down! Ciampa clamps back on, drives his elbow into Gibson’s forehead, then drags him back up. Gibson throws body shots, wrenches the arm and tags in Drake. Drake gets the hand-off to hammerlock but Ciampa uses that to headlock and hit a takeover! Drake endures the grind as Ciampa also traps an arm. Drake fights up, pulls Ciampa’s beard, and Bron is rather amused by that. Gibson tags in as Drake powers out, and then Gibson trips Ciampa! Gibson drags Ciampa out, Ciampa DECKS Gibson, but Drake DIVES and hits Ciampa into the announce desk!
Bron walks over to see if Ciampa’s okay but Gibson puts Ciampa in to smother with forearms. Ciampa pushes him away, Gibson stomps Ciampa down, and then springboard stomps him on the back. Gibson drags Ciampa up, DECKS him with a right, then drags him up to ROCK him again! Tag to Drake, the GYV mug Ciampa, then Drake covers. TWO, and Drake clamps on with a chinlock. Ciampa endures, NXT returns to single picture and fans fire up. Ciampa fights up, throws body shots, but Drake shoves him to the corner. Ciampa elbows Gibson, BOOTS Drake, but Drake headlocks to keep him from Bron! Ciampa hits a BIG back suplex and both men are down!
Fans rally and duel, Ciampa crawls but Drake anchors the foot. Gibson trips Bron up then runs away! This keeps Bron from being there to tag Ciampa! Drake stomps Ciampa, taunts Bron, then drags Ciampa away. Tag to Gibson, GYV double whip and DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Cover, TWO! Gibson clamps onto an arm, then has a top wristlock for a cover, TWO! Gibson covers again, TWO! Fans chant, “Gibson Sucks!” but Gibson ROCKS Ciampa to the ropes. Gibson uses a cravat to choke Ciampa on ropes. He lets off as the ref counts and stomps Ciampa down. Gibson drags Ciampa up, throws forearms, then chokes Ciampa on ropes again.
Tag to Drake, Gibson hoists Ciampa up and Drake climbs to drop ax handles on Ciampa’s back! Drake drags Ciampa up to throw haymakers, then tags Gibson. Ciampa trips Drake but Gibson chinbars and CLUBS Ciampa down! Gibson gives Ciampa more clubbing crossface forearms but Ciampa CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! Gibson knees low, CLUBS Ciampa down then stomps him to ropes! Gibson digs his boots in, lets off as the ref counts and tags in Drake. Fans rally for Ciampa but GYV give him the MISSILE DROPKICK COMPLETE SHOT! To a KOJI KLUTCH! Ciampa endures and moves around, and he pries at Drake’s leg! Ciampa is free and he rains down fists!
But Drake pulls Ciampa’s beard! Drake rains down rights, brings Ciampa up to CLUB him, then turns him, only for Ciampa to slips out! Ripcord and DDT! Fans fire up but Gibson goes after Bron. Bron is ready and he CLOBBERS Gibson! Ciampa gets up and is frustrated with Bron, and SLAPS him for the tag! Ciampa wants Bron to know where the hell he’s been, but then Bron gets in to CLOBBER Drake! And again! And then dodges to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! Bron clinches to Belly2Belly! Fans fire up as the straps come down, and Bron reels Drake into the RECLINER! But Gibson gets in to BOOT Bron! Bron just turns his attention to Gibson!
Bron powers Gibson out, clamps onto Drake and tells Ciampa this is him next week! Gorilla press to the POWERSLAM! Cover, Breakker & Ciampa win!
Winners: Tommaso Ciampa & Bron Breakker, by pinfall
Bron gets his hand raised but Ciampa has his hands on Goldie. The new kid did good, but he tells Ciampa to hold onto the belt nice and tight. Ciampa gets back in the ring to stare Bron down. Will Ciampa show how far Bron still has to go in NXT?
My Thoughts:
A very good episode, especially considering it was a go-home to Halloween Havoc. We got a decent pseudo Prime Target for Raquel and Mandy but I feel like they could’ve tried a little harder. There are a few things that I feel could’ve waited until after Halloween Havoc so that we got more of that vignette, and more out of some other matches. Jones VS Chase could’ve happened any time, but Jones winning is logical. We did NOT need Hudson actually playing poker in his poker room and us hearing his thoughts as he wins. So sad that he gets turned into this after getting jumped by Melo & Trick instead of just feuding with Melo & Trick.
Speaking of, Melo & Trick had a good opening segment with Gargano & Lumis, and that “Open House” is definitely going to be the cinematic match like Lumis VS Grimes in the haunted house last year. That will be a lot of fun one way or another, I’m liking that the North American Championship scene is getting full again. Maybe there’s something big in the works for a New Year’s Evil 2 to go with “WWE Day One.” Jade VS Lopez was very short, but I suppose it fits with Lopez being so confident and Jade getting her by surprise. Legado is apparently taking a detour to feud with Baxter, Briggs & Brooks while those other things happen with the North American Championship for a moment. Definitely a step down from their feud with Hit Row, but that’s just me.
Creed Brothers VS Imperium was good but could’ve been a lot better, getting a lot more in before Jiro and Kushida showed up. We knew that match was coming after last week, but I do like that Jiro and Kushida had that bathroom promo to hype it up. And Imperium winning was definitely the right call, and MSK going after them makes sense, even with the CWC fans booing MSK. Of course, the CWC fans still haven’t given MSK a fair chance but the title match having Spin the Wheel attached will make it one to watch. Kyle and Von are definitely a tag team now, pretty sure we see them do some big things starting with November, and they could head to the holidays as contenders.
Knight VS Waller having a match to determine the Halloween Havoc host was alright. It could’ve also been a better match than that, but Knight winning makes sense. He does have the charisma to be a host, but I am betting any number of things happen to “ruin” things for him. Hell, they’re advertising Chucky is going to show up for #CorporateSynergy between the NBC Chucky series and WWE programming, so maybe Chucky scares the crap out of Knight by the end of the show. D’Angelo gets another win, I like that they touched on him kidnapping Lash Legend’s producer, I’m waiting for her to name a proxy. Also Ru Feng should join Tian Sha to give them a men’s tag team with Xia Li moving on to SmackDown.
I do like that they wanted a Triple Threat to determine the wheel spinner for the women’s tag match, but maybe, just maybe, they threw the wrong contenders into this. Jacy went for the tope, it didn’t work out, I’m sure she’ll be okay for next week’s match. Kinda killed things, though, since this was meant to be a Triple Threat. But once it became 1v1, of course Shirai won, and a “scareway to Hell” Ladder match is going to be a great match that parallels Shirai being in a TLC match last year with Candice. This could be the way to get the titles off Shirai & Stark without really hurting either of their power rankings. In that case, now would be the time for Toxic Attraction to win, and then there’s suspense on whether or not Mandy wins against Raquel.
I’m very curious about that vignette with obviously Dakota Kai. A lot of things thrown into the grave were references to male superstars on NXT right now. TV for Bron Breakker, playing cards for Duke Hudson, a crutch for basically both Ciampa and Gargano. Is this a blatant misdirect to try and make us think it isn’t Dakota Kai? Weird. And lastly, we got a very good tag match out of Ciampa, Bron and GYV, but it makes a lot of sense for Bron to get the finish here. They’re pushing him strongly, he is literally Mr. NXT 2.0 cuz his singlet looks like the colors in the new logo, and honestly he is a pretty complete wrestler already. But with this win, I am pretty sure Ciampa wins because he hasn’t had that title, he deserves to have that title, and he can continue to help other 2.0 wrestlers get going.
My Score: 8.4/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.
Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Ratings:
- The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
- Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
- ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
- Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
- Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
- International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***
Results:
The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System
Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb.
Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.
KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.
AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.
Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali
Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.
Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.
Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.
This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”.
ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee
ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.
Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!
Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber
Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa
Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.
Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.
International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona
A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.
Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!
Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?
Go home TNA, you’re drunk.
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/29/25)
B Block, FINAL ROUND!
Who heads to the finals?
Kosei Fujita won A Block, and now B Block finalizes its ranking! Who heads to the Best of the Super Juniors finals this weekend?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: KUSHIDA, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia VS Shoma Kato, Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai; Kushida, Mack & Dia win.
- Master Wato, Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Hiromu & Tsuji win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight; Knight wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne; Titan wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO; Mao wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles; Despy wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori; Yoh wins.
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Here are the current B Block standings!
YOH: 5-3, 10 points
MAO: 5-3, 10 points
El Desperado: 5-3, 10 points
Nick Wayne: 4-4, 8 points
SHO: 4-4, 8 points
Taiji Ishimori: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie Eagles: 4-4, 8 points
Kevin Knight: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight!
The Funky Weapon and The Jet may be out of the running, but they will still fight for themselves. Who earns their final points in this final round?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Taguchi and Knight circle with a bit of a strut, and then they tie up. Knight puts Taguchi on the ropes, the ref calls the break, and Knight lets off to swivel his hips. Taguchi pumps up, but Knight says he can’t see anything. Knight flexes and says he tsuyoi. They tie up with knuckle locks, then go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength. Knight hooks a leg to power Taguchi back, and Taguchi bridges! The fans cheer as Taguchi fights up back up! Taguchi bends Knight into a bridge, has the shoulders down, TWO as Knight powers back up! The fans rally, Knight and Taguchi start vibing with the arm wave, then a full body wave!
Taguchi wiggles around, sends it back to Knight, and Knight spins Taguchi around and around, to then headlock. Taguchi powers up and out, drops down, then hurdles over. Knight stops to waistlock but Taguchi fires elbows. Taguchi runs to fake Knight out, but Knight goes up and over! Knight avoids the Hip Attack! The fans cheer while Taguchi stares Knight down from underneath. Taguchi says bring it, so Knight punches those cheeks! Taguchi’s iron buns withstand it, and Knight says, “Itai itai.” Knight winds up again, and he punches cheeks! Taguchi still stands tall, but the fans rally for Knight.
Knight does some push-ups, he and Taguchi do squats, and Knight winds up again. The fans rally and Knight lines up a shot, to then headlock! Taguchi powers up and out, bypasses and bypasses, but Knight redirects himself! And again, and again, and again! Knight is making Taguchi spin around, and then Taguchi gets dizzy and falls! The fans cheer while Taguchi slumps out of the ring. Knight runs and FLIES! Down goes Taguchi and the fans fire up! “Ore wa meccha, meccha… Meccha tsukareta…” Knight admits he is tired, and he asks for water. A Young Lion brings him water and Knight refreshes himself.
Taguchi sputters, Knight makes his way over to Taguchi, and then brings him back into the ring. The fans cheer and Knight snapmares Taguchi to run and SLIDING TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Taguchi is still in this and the fans applaud. Taguchi flounders, Knight does some squats to get his glutes going. Knight brings Taguchi around to HIP ATTACK! Knight gives Taguchi another HIP ATTACK! The fans rally and Knight does more squats to power up. Knight runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up and Taguchi powers up now. Taguchi has Knight on the ropes, rubs it in literally, and then gives point-blank HIPS!
Taguchi runs and HIP ATTACKS at the ropes! Knight dangles out of the ring! Knight flops down, the fans rally again, and Taguchi TRIANGLE JUMP PLANCHAS! Down goes Knight and the fans fire up again! Taguchi rises, steadies himself, and then puts Knight in the ring. Taguchi goes up, up, and MISSILE HIPS! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans rally again. Taguchi looks to the corner, and he calls upon the powers of Strange Style! “ORYA~!” Taguchi runs in, but Knight hurdles Ketsuye! SUPERKICK! Taguchi mule kicks, runs, but Knight somersaults, into a FLAPJACK! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Knight endures, reaches out, but Taguchi drags him back!
Knight reaches up to headscissor into the victory roll, TWO! Taguchi goes to a corner, BOOTS back, then goes up, MISSILE HIP meets DROPKICK! Knight’s antiair works out, and then he somersaults to SATELLITE DDT! Knight goes up top and the fans rally for the hip swivel and MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)
The Jet still flies high, and he ends with a 4-5 record. Taguchi ends with 6 points in the 9th round, is that nice enough for him?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne!
El Inmortal may not have life in the block, but he can still be a spoiler! Will he pop the Prodigy’s bubble? Or will this still be Wayne’s World in the end?
The bell rings and Titan runs up! Nick dodges, whips, but Titan reverses to TORNADO- NO, Nick powers out! Nick wrenches and whips, Titan goes up and over, and then Titan handsprings away! The fans cheer as things keep moving. Nick hurdles then bypasses Titan to UPPERCUT him down! Nick kips up and the fans cheer again. Nick covers, TWO! The fans rally as Nick brings Titan up. Nick CHOPS Titan, Titan leans on the ropes, and Nick brings him around. Nick ROCKS Titan, then whips corner to corner. Nick runs in, UPPERCUTS, and then pushes Titan down to cover, TWO! Titan stays in this and the fans applaud.
Nick stays cool and he sits Titan up. Nick KICKS Titan in the back, then paces. Titan writhes but Nick brings him back up. Titan CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Titan CHOPS again, but Nick ROCKS him! Nick then whips Titan, runs in, but Titan BOOTS, SOBATS, KICKS, and fires fast hands! Nick ducks the jump sobat to SOBAT back! Nick cravats, ASAI DDT. but Titan kips up! PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Titan roars and rises up, then he brings Nick around. TRAILER HITCH! Nick endures the leglock and the fans rally again! Nick crawls forward, reaches out, and manages the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Titan lets go of the hold. Nick shakes out the legs but Titan KICKS Nick in the back. Titan brings Nick in but Nick resists the lift. The fans rally again as Nick and Titan fight for control. Nick wrenches, kicks, and runs, but Titan follows to RANA! Nick bails out, Titan builds speed, and Titan DIVES into an UPPERCUT! The fans rally harder as Titan flops to the apron! Nick rises, he stalks Titan on the apron, and Nick drags Titan up. The ref says don’t do it, but the fans rally up. Nick waistlocks, then goes for the nelson, but Titan resists. Titan fires elbows and Nick backs off. Titan runs up but Nick BOOTS him!
Nick runs up, but Titan SUPERKICKS! Nick falls back, Titan skins the cat to the top rope! Titan aims for LA APRON LANCER!! The fans fire up and Titan roars while Nick sputters and coughs! Titan shoves Nick into the ring, goes up the corner again, and LA LANC- NO, Nick dodges! Titan’s leg jams, Nick DROPKICKS the other out, then he DRAGON SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Titan survives and Nick snarls. Nick goes to the corner and climbs up while the fans rally again. FROG- NO, Titan bails out! Nick rolls through and then comes right back, to FLY over the corner! Down goes Titan and the fans fire up!
Titan puts Nick in, goes back up, and he tries again! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives again and the fans fire up! Nick huffs ‘n’ puffs, hears the fans cheering, and shouts “IKU ZO!” Nick drags Titan up, hooks a leg, PRODIGY- CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!! Nick escapes, Titan ducks the roundhouse to fire off his strike fest! But Nick still ROUNDHOUSES! Nick goes up, up, WAYNE’s- NO, Titan stops the cutter to shove and TORNADO DDT! Titan isn’t done there! He suplexes and GOURD- NO! Nick lands out! But Titan goes Matrix and then CALF KICKS! Titan roars, the fans fire up, and Titan has the ripcord, YOYO SLAM!
Titan goes to a corner, skins the cat again, and LA LANCER!!! Titan crawls to the cover, TWO?!?! Nick survives, but Titan ties up the legs! Deathlock, and then LLAVE INMORTAL!! Nick is caught, the straitjacket variation is in, and Nick QUITS!! Titan wins!!
Winner: Titan, by submission (gains 2 points; Nick earns 0)
Nick Wayne falls to 4-5, he is out of the running! But bigger yet, Titan has a win over the ROH World Television Champion! AEW/ROH and CMLL are going to meet in Arena Mexico for Grand Slam: Mexico, could these two run it back with gold on the line?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO!
The Strange Love Connection is the first of the top three to compete tonight, and while he has to hope for the others to fall, he still has to do his part and win. Will the Murder Machine make that all moot with another underhanded trick up his sleeve? Or can the star of DDT Pro make it to the finals?
Wait, Mao already turns the tables by pedaling in on his bike! He RAMS Sho down from behind! The fans fire up as Mao hurries to CLUB Sho down! Yujiro Takahashi AND Ren Narita hurry out here already to mug Mao before this on the record! The fans boo but Mao’s friends from DDT Pro are here! Kanon helps fight off the House, and Mao wants fans to clear out! Mao whips, but Sho reverses and BOWLS Mao into chairs! STRIKE! Ren & Yujiro keep the rest of DDT Pro back while Sho CHOKES Mao with a chair! The ref reprimands but Sho shoves him back! Wait, Kanon has the house in headlocks! Shunma Katsumata stops Sho from hitting Mao with the chair!
Sho gets mad hearing that trash talk, but that lets Mao SMACK Sho in the back with a chair! And Mao sends Sho out the door?! The fans rally as everyone is waiting on the street, and Mao runs to FLY! Down goes the House and DDT stands tall! Wait, wait, they spot a fan parked nearby. Mao hops in and he turns the key! The fans cheer as Mao kicks it into drive, and he comes barreling down the road! Sho and the House freak out, and Sho gets SMACKED by the front of the van! The fans cheer and Mao grins as he steps out. The ref reprimands but Mao drags Sho back into the building! Mao says now they can have this match!
Mao makes Sho sit on the hand cart, and Mao pushes Sho back to ringside! The fans cheer as Sho is barely conscious as Mao drags Sho into the ring. The bell finally rings, Mao covers, TWO!! Sho survives Mao’s hit ‘n’ run and Mao can’t believe it! Mao drags Sho up, but the ref wants to check him. Sho sputters and sits up in a daze, and Ren drags Mao out! Ren beats up Mao, beats up on Mao’s team, and Yujiro SMACKS Mao with a chair! The fans boo as they put Mao’s arm in a chair! Yujiro STOMPS away on the chair! Ren POSTS Kanon, and Sho grabs Mao’s bike! Sho brings it over and he runs over Mao’s arm! Sho does wheelies to smash Mao’s arm!
The fans boo but then Sho adds insult to injury by RIPPING OFF the DDT Pro hood off the bike! Sho and the House beat up the bike! The ref reprimands and Mao says they’ll pay for that! Sho CLUBS Mao, puts him in the ring, and then pushes him to a cover, TWO! Sho has the arm for a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Mao endures and the fans rally. Mao kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Sho puts Mao on the apron, and he has the arm in the rope! ARM WRINGER! Sho then pulls Mao through the corner, traps his arm against the buckle pad, and then KNEES the arm! Mao is stuck and Sho stands on the arm!
The ref counts, Sho step off, and Mao is freed. The fans rally, Mao throws a forearm but there’s not much to it. Sho kicks Mao, Mao fires more shots, but Sho slips around, GERMAN ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Mao flails, reaches out, but Sho pulls on the arm! Mao still kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Sho lets Mao go, and Mao clutches his arm. Sho wrenches Mao’s arm, twists it, and hits the ELBOW BREAKER! Sho holds on to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER again! Sho grins as he lets Mao slump down. Sho knuckle locks, wrenches, and ELBOW- SLEEPER!! Mao has Sho now and the fans fire up!
Sho pries at the bad arm, pulls the fingers, but Mao breaks free! Look! HAYMAKER! Sho wobbles and the fans fire up! Mao whips, Sho reverses, but Mao SHOTGUNS! Sho flounders, the fans rally up, and Mao runs to BOOT Sho! Sho sputters, Mao runs again, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Sho survives, but is now in JUST FACELOCK! Sho endures, fights around, and both Ren & Yujiro are on the apron. But Mao’s team YANKS them down! Sho flails, the bell rings, but it was REN! The fans boo the usual tricks from the House, and Mao is upset that he fell for such a basic trick. Mao drags Sho up, but Sho CLAWS Mao’s eyes!
Sjo runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Mao runs, but now Sho uses the ref as a shield! Sho runs but Mao hurdles over the spear! Mao sends the ref back at Sho, then he HIGH JUMP CUTTERS!! The fans fire up and Mao waits on Sho. Sho rises, Mao brings him around, OSAKA RENKAI!! Cover, YUJIRO DRAGS THE REF OUT! The fans boo, Kanon is up but Yuijro & Ren BLAST him! The House mugs Mao, drags him up, and double whip him into a corner. Yujiro BOOTS Mao, Ren ELBOWS Mao, then Ren snapmares Mao to hold him open! Yujiro hits the FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW! The fans boo while Mao writhes!
Ren stands Mao up and Yujiro has his pimp cane! But wait, SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK from Shunma! Down goes Tokyo Pimp! Ren BOOTS Shunma, he BOOTS Kanon, but Kanon roars! Ren CLAWS Kanon’s eyes, runs, but Kanon LARIATS! The fans fire up as the full Strange Love Connection aims at Sho, HIGH LOW LARIATS!! Shunma builds speed and he DIVES! Down go Ren & Yujiro! Kanon & Mao set Sho up, but YOSHINOBU KANEMARU shows up! WHISKEY MIST for Kanon, and the BOTTLE SHOT for Mao! The fans boo as the Heel Master helps screw over the enemies of the House!
Kanemaru shoves the ref in and Sho laughs at Mao! STRAITJACKET DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mao survives and the fans fire up! But Sho has the ARMBAR!! Mao flails, fights around, and he stacks Sho! TWO and Sho still has the arm! SNAKE BITE!! Mao fights against the modified triangle, fights his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer and Sho lets go in frustration. Sho crawls his way over and looks for his things. Sho grabs his Torture Tool and NEVER Openweight Six Man belt. The ref sees the belt and takes that, but then Mao surprises Sho with is iron gauntlet! Mao PUNCHES the Torture Tool down!
Sho dodges the fist, pushes Mao to ropes, and Kanemaru is there! But Mao ducks, WHISKEY MIST hits Sho! Mao BOOTS Kanemaru, then powers up the gauntlet! ROCKET PUNCH!! And then SAMURAI SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sho survives, but Mao says he’ll finish this now! Mao drags Sho to a drop zone, climbs up the corner, and 450 SPLASHES!!! Cover, MAO WINS!!
Winner: Mao, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sho earns 0)
Sho tried to stack the deck, but justice was still served! Mao is alive in the block, if only for now. Can he count on Robbie Eagles AND Taiji Ishimori to bring down El Desperado and Yoh?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles!
The Rogue Luchador still has that target on his back, not only because he could go to the finals with his win and Yoh’s loss, but because he is THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. Could the Sniper of the Skies kill two birds with one victory? Or is Despy about to go back-to-back at the BOSJ finals?
Eagles shows off his Soul of PWA Championship, and makes a point that it is bigger and shinier. Despy says yeah, that’s nice. The fans rally and duel already, and the bell rings. Despy and Eagles circle, the fans rally more, and they feel things out. The fans already start up “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” so Eagles joins in! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” The fans applaud, Eagles mocks Despy’s bow and waving arms, then the two tie up. Despy waistlocks, Eagles switches but Despy wrenches. Eagles rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, but Despy headlocks for the takeover.
Eagles headscissors, Despy rolls Eagles around to then float, but Eagles gets his leg guard up. Eagles wrangles Despy and goes for a leg, but Despy rolls to have a toehold. Eagles kicks Despy down to have the HEEL HOOK! Despy scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, and Despy goes to the apron. Eagles smirks and eggs Despy on. Despy rises up, the fans rally and duel, and Despy steps inside. Despy and Eagles circle, tie up, and Despy powers Eagles to the ropes. Red Shoes counts the break, Despy lets off to pat Eagles on the shoulder. But then he KNEES low! Despy whips, but Eagles holds ropes to block!
Despy still tries, Eagles still holds on, but Despy CLAWS Eagles’ eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Despy whips, only for Eagles to go up and around to arm-drag! Things keep moving, Eagles hurdles then RANAS, but Despy sunset flips through! TWO, Eagles high stacks, TWO! Both men stand, Despy KNEES low again, then whips. Eagles reverses to WHEEL KICK and kip up! The fans fire up and Eagles paces. Despy rises but Eagles is on him with a CHOP! Despy goes to ropes, Eagles is on him in the corner. Eagles CHOPS, puts Despy’s leg in ropes, and pulls! Despy shouts for Red Shoes, Red Shoes counts, and Eagles lets go, to basement 619!
Despy tumbles out of the ring, the fans rally, and Eagles paces. Eagles mockingly calls for Despy, then goes to the outside. Eagles stomps away on Despy’s leg, and then SMASHES it on the floor! Eagles flexes, says hey to Ninja Mack on commentary, then goes for Despy. Despy fires body shots and CHOPS, but Eagles TACKLES him down! Eagles YANKS Despy’s leg, puts him in the ring, then sits him up to step over and tie up the legs! STUMP PULLER! Despy endures and clubs at Eagles’ leg, but Eagles drops back to make this a cover, ONE!! The fans cheer as Despy sits up. Eagles KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! But Despy blcoks!
Despy spins Eagles, Eagles knees free, then Eagles runs, but Despy dropkicks a leg! Despy grabs that leg for a SHIN BREAKER! The fans fire up while Eagles writhes. Despy has the leg and SPLASHES down on it! Eagles kicks at Despy from the mat, but Despy pushes on a leg to have a toehold! Eagles endures, Despy drags him around, and ties up the legs for an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Despy slaps his own leg into working, but Eagles sits up to CHOP! Despy eggs him on so Eagles CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Despy “falls over” and that puts on more pressure! Eagles flails while Despy just lounges. Eagles crawls over, pushes Despy out of his way, and has the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Red Shoes calls the break. Despy claims he needs help, but Eagles fires hands! Despy lets go, but he kneels on the bad leg! Eagles has the ropes again, Red Shoes counts, and Despy finally stands. Eagles crawls away, but he refuses to let Red Shoes stop this. Despy drags Eagles up but Eagles fires body shots and forearms! Despy KNEES low, but Eagles BOOTS! Eagles whips, Despy reverses, but Eagles fights the spinebuster! Despy KNEES low again, suplexes, but Eagles slips free to CHOP BLOCK and BLINDSLIDE LARIAT! Despy tumbles out, the fans rally up, and Eagles pushes through the pain to DIVE!
The fans fire up with Eagles but he still hobbles on that bad leg. Eagles sees a young fan dressed like him and cheers with him. Eagles then puts Despy in the ring, pounds the apron, and the fans rally up more. Eagles springboards to SNIPER DROPKICK! And then he has the leg to roll Despy into the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy shouts and flails, scratches and claws, and makes his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, then Eagles drags Despy to center. Despy kicks at Eagles, but Eagles KICKS the leg! Despy writhes, Eagles hobbles, and they go to opposite corners. Eagles runs in, but Despy dodges!
Eagles’ knees hit buckles, Despy runs up, and Despy blocks a boot! Despy kicks one leg, and DRAGON SCREWS the other! Then he has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles flails, reaches out, but Despy thrashes him around! Eagles lunges to the ROPEBREAK! Despy lets go and the fans rally again. Despy hobbles over to bring Eagles up, and he reels Eagles in. Despy suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud while Despy drags Eagles up. Despy gut wrenches for GUITARRA- NO, Eagles slips free and waistlocks! Despy ELBOWS Eagles, whips, but Eagles reverses, only for Despy to reverse and SPINEBUSETR! High stack, TWO!
Despy has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles endures, Despy thrashes, then Despy rolls Eagles away to have NUMERO DOS! Eagles reaches out with his free arm, then activates the core to sit up! Eagles DESTROY- NO, Despy blocks the rolling driver, tucks Eagles in, but Eagles CLUBS away on the legs! Eagles slips free, wrangles Despy, and has the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy endures, reaches out, and he crawls forward. Despy drags Eagles along with him, but Eagles drags Despy back! Eagles puts on the pressure and the fans are thunderous! Despy fights his way forward again, but Eagles thrashes around! Despy gives it one last gasp and he has the ROPEBREAK!!
Eagles lets go, to drop KNEES on the knee! Then GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Then SPINNING TOEHOLD! Despy writhes, Eagles goes out and up, for WARP 4.5, but onto KNEES! Well, to clarify, the legs are usually the target, but Despy gets his knees up to jam Eagles! Both men are down and the fans rally up again. Eagles and Despy stir, then crawl for each other. They go forehead to forehead, then rise up to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Despy slaps his leg into working, ROCKS Eagles, and then stands. Eagles ROCKS Despy, Despy ROCKS Eagles again, but now Eagles UPPERCUTS!
The fans rally up more as Despy storms back up. He SLAPS Eagles! Eagles takes off the headband and bandana! Eagles huffs ‘n’ puffs and SLAPS Despy! And SLAPS, and KICKS! Despy ROCKS Eagles, but Eagles says I’LL BE BACK! ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZI- NO, Despy ducks to roll and STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles rolls Despy to a cover, TWO! Eagles schoolboys with a bridge, TWO! Despy stands, Eagles SOBATS, then ASAI DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Despy stands, spins Eagles around and around, then PINCHE LOCO!! But Despy can’t make the cover! The fans fire up as Despy crawls and covers, TWO!!!
The fans fire up as Eagles survives! Despy rises, brings Eagles around, and Despy underhooks. TIGER DRIVER!! And then he underhooks again, but Eagles fireman’s carries! Eagles shifts things around to hit the TURBO BACKPACK!! Eagles crawls to the cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans are thunderous! Eagles goes to the corner, takes aim, and he basement SUPERKICKS!! Eagles can’t make the cover, his bad leg hurts too much! The fans rally harder as both men rise, and Eagles is back at the corner. Eagles runs to HYPER- NO, Despy ducks and has the leg! STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Eagles flails, sits up again, but Despy makes it a SPINEBUTER!!
Despy has NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! Eagles dangles as he endures, and he QUITS! Despy wins!!!
Winner: El Desperado, by submission (gains 2 points; Eagles earns 0)
The Sniper could not take out the Rogue Luchador, and Desperado is still in the running! With that, Mao is now out of the running, too, so it all comes down to the main event!
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori!
The pressure is on for Direct Drive! Yoh beat Despy in their 1v1, so if Yoh wins, he is in! Will this be a fresh finals for the Best of the Super Juniors? Or can the Bone Soldier help Despy make it through?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Yoh and Taiji circle, feel things out, and they tie up. Taiji wrenches to a wristlock, but Yoh rolls then trips Taiji. Taiji counters by going for the armbar, but Yoh stacks Taiji to a cover, ONE! The two back off and the fans cheer. Yoh and Taiji reset, circle again, and feel things out. They knuckle lock, but then Yoh goes for a leg. Taiji holds him off and puts him on ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, and Taiji lets off with pats to the shoulder. The two reset again, tie up, and Taiji headlocks. Yoh fires body shots, powers up and out, then drops down. Yoh bypasses Taiji, drop toeholds, but Taiji avoids the basement dropkick!
Yoh avoids a Penalty Kick, but Taiji kicks low to snapmare and NECK- NO, Yoh victory rolls, so that he can NECK TWIST! The fans rally while Taiji goes to ropes. Yoh runs up, Taiji puts him on the apron, but Yoh blocks a shot. Taiji ducks Yoh’s punch to HOTSHOT him down! Taiji then runs to a corner, goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up and Taiji brings Yoh around. Taiji hammerlocks Yoh’s arm and POSTS him! Yoh staggers away, Taiji goes off to the blue corner and he undoes the buckle pad. The Bullet Club Special is in play, but Taiji waits as the ring count climbs.
Yoh stands at 3 of 20, shakes out the bad arm, and rolls in at 8. The fans cheer, Taiji storms up, but Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back, snapmares, and NECK TWISTS! The fans cheer while Yoh clutches his neck and shoulder. Taiji drags Yoh up, snapmares, and FIST DROPS! Cover, TWO! Taiji sits Yoh up to clamp on with a chinlock! Yoh endures the knee in his back, then fights his way around. Yoh reaches out, but Taiji turns him with a wristlock. Taiji wrenches and WRINGS Yoh to then WRING the arm again! Yoh scrambles to ropes while the fans cheer. Taiji storms over, grabs the arm, and has a COBRA CLUTCH!
Yoh endures as Taiji drags him away to center. Yoh kicks and reaches out, then fights up. Taiji ripcords to RAM Yoh, then COBRA CLUTCH and a takedown! COBRA TRIANGLE! The fans rally as Yoh endures, and Yoh kicks around to have the ROPEBREAK! Taiji lets go in frustration, and Yoh coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Taiji CLUBS Yoh, drags him up, but Yoh fires forearms and kicks! Taiji BODY BLOWS, then CLUBS Yoh! Yoh goes back to the ropes, Taiji brings him around to whip into a corner. Taiji runs up, but Yoh BOOTS him away! Taiji comes back, but into a clinch, BACKBREAKER and NECKBREAKER!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Yoh and Taiji rise, and Yoh runs up to rally with forearms! Yoh whips, Taiji reverses, but Yoh FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with Yoh, and he brings Taiji up. Yoh scoops Taiji to SLAM him, and then he revels in cheers. Yoh drops the ELBOW, then covers. TWO, and Yoh drops the KNEE! Cover, TWO and Yoh SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Yoh shakes out the arm. Yoh drags Taiji up, reels him in, but Taiji fights the suplex to wrench and ARM CODE BREAKER! Then BONE LOCK! But Yoh rolls it fast! TWO!! Taiji kicks low, CLAWS Yoh’s eyes, then whips.
Yoh reverses, Taiji handsprings, but Yoh catches him! Taiji switches, ducks an elbow, then spins Yoh around, to POST him! The Bullet Club Special comes through, and Taiji brings Yoh out. Taiji hammerlocks the arm, scoops, and SHOULDER BUSTERS! Yoh writhes, Taiji goes back to the corner, and the fans rally up. Taiji runs back in, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTIC- NO, Yoh spins that into a COBRA TWIST! Yoh then shifts to throw elbows, and he puts on the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji reaches out, fights his way over, but Yoh wrangles him to the mat! Taiji endures, rolls, pops free, and has the BONE LOCK!!
Yoh endures again and the fans rally back up! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him back for BLOODY- NO, Yoh handsprings through and O’Conner Rolls! Taiji stops the bridge, pushes Yoh down, BONE LOCK!! Yoh endures again and the fans rally! Yoh fights over again, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Yoh literally escapes by a foot. Taiji lets go, then grins as he brings Yoh back up. Taiji gut wrenches, and CIPHER UTAKI! But Taiji says that’s not all! He aims his finger gun, says BANG, and then brings Yoh back in. But Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans rally up again!
Yoh and Taiji slowly stir, rise up, and Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back! Yoh fires another, Taiji fires another, repeat! They pick up speed and the fans rally! Taiji LARIATS but Yoh stays up! Yoh LARIATS but Taiji stays up! They both roar, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Yoh runs up but Taiji JUMP KNEES! BANG and BLOODY- NO, Yoh wrenches out to HEADBUTT! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Taiji and Yoh stir, but Yoh sits up first. Yoh roars, slaps his bad arm into working, and then crawls over to Taiji. Yoh underhooks but Taiji fights the lift! Taiji wrenches out but Yoh full nelsons! Taiji fights that, but Yoh ripcords!
Taiji blocks the knee but that hurts his harm! Taiji takes a swing, but into the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji fights the hold, wrenches out, and tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! BONE LOCK!!! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him! Yoh uses that to have the ANACONDA VICE!!! Taiji endures, fights to sit up, and then he stands to fire body shots. Taiji RAMS Yoh into the bare buckles! Both men fall back and the fans rally harder! Taiji drags Yoh up, reels him in, but Yoh blocks! Yoh fireman’s carries, and he hits an USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up and Yoh full nelsons Taiji! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Taiji escapes but Yoh vows to end this! The fans are thunderous as Yoh hauls Taiji up! DIRECT DRIVE!!! Cover, YOH WINS!!!
Winner: Yoh, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)
The Bone Soldier fails, and now Desperado is NOT going to the finals! Desperado will now be on the outside looking in, waiting for his next challenger.
Speaking of which, Kosei Fujita now makes his way out here to be face to face with Yoh. Yoh holds the ropes open for Fujita to step into the ring. Fujita and Yoh get face to face, and Fujita points at the tag title on Yoh’s shoulder, because he also wants that belt. Yoh knows, since he and Wato took it from Fujita & Eagles. But Yoh dismisses Fujita, they’ll meet again on June 1st. Yoh then takes up the mic to tell Fujita, “Ya bastard… I’ll show you true chaos! Now, just one more win. In Ota, the best wind will blow.” Yoh drops the mic to leave it at that. Will that wind be the winds of change? Or will Yoh fail to bring down The Mighty Japanese Young Punk?
Here are the FINAL B Block standings!
YOH: 6-3, 12 points [FINALIST]
El Desperado: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
MAO: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Taiji Ishimori: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie Eagles: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
SHO: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Nick Wayne: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A great night to wrap round nine and therefore the round robin portion. No repeat BOSJ finalists, which is actually great because now we’ve got a fresh match-up. Taguchi VS Knight was still a great match for not affecting outcomes, and Knight gets to return to AEW with a win. The flipside is Titan gets a win over Nick Wayne, I really do think it books itself, Nick VS Titan for the ROH World TV Championship on Grand Slam: Mexico. Christian Cage can even be condescending to Nick over how Nick didn’t make it to the finals, adding to that feud. Nick can beat Titan in the rematch, then get in Christian’s face to make a match for All In: Texas, or at least Supercard of Honor where ROH titles should be showing up anyway.
Great stuff with Mao and his team against Sho and the House of Torture. I was pleasantly surprised that Mao won, and I wonder if the House of Torture goes to a DDT Pro show to battle it out with Strange Love Connection. Mao winning also added great drama to the remaining matches, Despy VS Eagles was awesome stuff, probably the actual best match of the night. Yoh VS Taiji wasn’t quite as hot going by the crowd, but Yoh getting the win to shut the door on Despy was good. Yoh VS Fujita will be great, a bit hard to call, but that makes it fun.
My Score: 9/10
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