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Mitchell’s NJPW WTL x BOSJ Results & Report! (11/15/21)
BOSJ, Round 2!
Will the Rogue Luchador redeem himself?
NJPW continues in Korakuen Hall as Best of the Super Juniors 28 hits round two! Will El Desperado get back up after the SHOcking loss last round?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Best of the Super Juniors 28: YOH VS DOUKI; Douki wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 28: Ryusuke Taguchi VS BUSHI; Bushi wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 28: Master Wato VS Robbie Eagles; Eagles wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 28: Yoshinobu Kanemaru VS El Phantasmo; Kanemaru wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 28: SHO VS Hiromu Takahashi; Sho wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 28: El Desperado VS Taiji Ishimori; Ishimori wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current BOSJ 28 standings!
SHO: 1-0, 2 points
Douki: 1-0, 2 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 1-0, 2 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 1-0, 2 points
Master Wato: 1-0, 2 points
Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
El Desperado: 0-1, 0 points
YOH: 0-1, 0 points
El Phantasmo: 0-1, 0 points
Robbie Eagles: 0-1, 0 points
Taiji Ishimori: 0-1, 0 points
Bushi: 0-1, 0 points
Best of the Super Juniors 28: YOH VS DOUKI!
Direct Drive lost in shockingly quick fashion while Japones del Mal shocked us by winning at all! Will Douki get another surprise win to kick off round two? Or will Yoh redeem himself after Ticking Time Bomb blew him up?
The bell rings and fans rally up as Yoh and Douki slowly circle. They approach, Douki kicks low and headlocks. Yoh powers out, hurdles, but Douki waistlocks. Yoh elbows free, whips, Douki reverses but Yoh goes up and over to arm-drag! And then dropkick! Fans cheer as Yoh stands tall. Yoh brings Douki up, throws forearms, whips to ropes then drops. Yoh passes Douki to drop toehold and basement dropkick! Douki bails out but he avoids the plancha to kick and RAM Yoh into railing! Douki builds speed now to DIVE! Direct hit and Yoh hits railing! Fans fire up as Douki stands and brings Yoh up. Douki wrenches to whip Yoh into railing!
Douki brings Yoh up, into the ring, and fans cheer as he runs to basement BOOT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up, Douki wraps on a leg hook full nelson. It’s almost like an inverted Italian Stretch! Yoh endures as Douki pulls back on the arms. Fans rally up, Yoh moves around, and gets a ropebreak with a foot! The ref counts, Douki lets go at 4. Yoh goes to the apron but Douki slaps him around and taunts him. Douki brings Yoh back in to scoop and SLAM, then runs to DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Douki drags Yoh up, Yoh throws forearms! Yoh whips, Douki holds ropes to avoid the dropkick! Douki slaps Yoh again, then runs but into the dropkick!
Fans rally up while both men are down. Yoh crawls to a corner while Douki goes to ropes. Yoh runs and rallies with big forearms! Yoh whips, Douki reverses, Yoh hits FLYING FOREARMS! And then he kips up! Fans continue to rally as Yoh goes corner to corner. Yoh back elbows Douki then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Yoh keeps his focus, brings Douki up, reels him in, but Douki fights the suplex. Douki rakes eyes, then runs, but into an elbow! Yoh wrenches and DECKS Douki with a forearm! Fans continue to rally, but Douki boots and goes to the apron! Shoulder, slingshot, but no Daybreak! Yoh suplexes but Douki slips out to roll up, TWO! ITALIAN STRETCH #32!
Fans rally as Yoh endures. Yoh falls over, but he fights his way back up and moves around. Douki drags Yoh away but Yoh dead lifts to suplex and FALCON ARROW! Both men are down but fans fire up again! Yoh crawls over to Douki, drags him up, gets the full nelson, but Douki breaks it! Douki resists the German Suplex, but Yoh reels him in. Douki kicks and ENZIGURIS back! Douki runs, but Yoh handsprings to dodge, then SUPERKICKS to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Yoh holds on, for another GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Fans fire up with Yoh and he gets Douki back up. Yoh underhooks for- NO, Douki resists Direct Drive to roll to a cradle! TWO!!
Yoh uppercuts, runs, but into a LARIAT! Both men are down again and fans rally! Douki crawls, sits up, and slashes his throat to say this is over! Douki goes to the apron, Yoh stands, Douki slingshots, DAYBREAK! Cover, TWO!! Douki can’t believe it but Yoh is still in this! The fans rally even harder and Douki roars before he stands Yoh up. Torture rack, but Yoh slips out to roll Douki! TWO! Douki HELLSTABS! Yoh is in the corner, Douki runs in, into a SUPERKICK! Yoh gets Douki up and suplexes, GHOSTBUSTER! Fans fire up and Yoh underhooks, to DIRECT- No! Douki slips out, Gory Especial to DODON-NO-JUTSU! Cover, TWO!!
Wheelbarrow and SUPLEX DEL LUNA!! Bridging cover, DOUKI WINS!!?
Winner: Douki, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yoh earns 0)
What in the world?! Douki has won two straight while Yoh has lost two straight? Is there a bad moon rising in the Best of the Super Juniors?
Best of the Super Juniors 28: Ryusuke Taguchi VS BUSHI!
The Funky Weapon shot down the Sniper of the Skies, but Black Mask is stinging from his lose to Douki. Will Taguchi keep things going to 2-0? Or can Bushi break even?
Taguchi parallels Bushi standing on the second rope and fans rally already. Bushi hops down so Taguchi hops down. The bell rings and the two circle. They feel things out, Taguchi spin jumping just to keep Bushi aware of the hip attack. But then Taguchi blocks the kick! Taguchi headlocks, Bushi powers out, reels Taguchi in, and gets a headlock of his own. Taguchi powers out, things speed up, Taguchi keeps dropping to make Bushi run, and then he dodges the basement dropkick! Taguchi gives a point blank hip attack, then runs in for a corner hip attack. Taguchi whips corner to corner, runs in again for another hip attack!
Taguchi whips corner to corner again, but Bushi blocks! Taguchi whips Bushi the other way but is put up on the ropes! The funky weapon takes damage as Bushi shakes the ropes! Bushi stops as the ref reprimands, and Taguchi slowly falls to the mat. The ref checks but Bushi stomps Taguchi. Bushi brings Taguchi up to CHOP! And CHOP! And then whip corner to corner. Bushi runs in to back elbow, then he trips Taguchi to pull him into the post! More damage to the funky weapon as Bushi pulls Taguchi by his legs! The ref reprimands, counts, and Bushi stops at 4. The ref checks on Taguchi again but Bushi drags Taguchi to the floor.
Bushi brings Taguchi up and headlocks to bring him around the way. Bushi then ATOMIC DROPS Taguchi on the railing! And KICKS the railing! That’s a critical hit to the funky weapon! Taguchi falls slowly to the front row while Bushi goes into the ring. Fans rally up for Taguchi while he reaches out to Milano Collection AT on commentary. Milano can’t do anything and the ring count starts. The count is already 10 of 20 as Taguchi crawls towards the railing. He can’t fit through the gap so he has to go through the gateway. The count is 15, 16, then 17, but Taguchi is in at 19! And then he flops back out to give himself a new count!
Bushi goes out to stomp Taguchi down. Bushi drags Taguchi up, puts him in the ring, then gets the legs to dig into the groin! Bushi is merciless but the ref counts. Bushi lets go with one hand but that’s not the problem! The ref counts again, Bushi drops down to really pull on the legs! Bushi finally stops and Taguchi writhes in pain. Bushi gets Taguchi up, for a splay stretch? Taguchi endures being upside-down and spread open like that. Bushi lets off and Taguchi can only writhe on the mat. Bushi stomps him, gets him up and punches his butt! Bushi runs, but Taguchi follows, only to run into an ATOMIC DROP!
Bushi waistlocks, Taguchi elbows free, fakes Bushi out, and HIP ATTACKS! Maybe a bit double-edged but fans fire up for Taguchi. Bushi flounders on the ropes, Taguchi hobbles over and hip attacks! And then again! And then he slides out to hip attack from the outside! Fans rally up and Taguchi springboards, MISSILE HIP! Bushi falls out, Taguchi TRIANGLE JUMP PLANCHAS! Direct hit and fans rally for “TA-GU-CHI! TA-GU-CHI!” Taguchi puts Bushi in, and calls upon the powers of Strong Style! “OHYA~!” But Bushi run sin! Taguchi avoids the dropkick, rolls Bushi around, OH MY GARFUNKLE! Bushi gets the ropebreak! Taguchi holds on until 4.
Fans rally up, Taguchi fires up and he whips Bushi corner to corner. Taguchi run sin but into a BOOT! Bushi RANAS Taguchi to the ropes! Bushi gets Taguchi up, whips him to a corner, runs in but Taguchi dodges. Taguchi runs in, but into a swing kick! Bushi goes up top and leaps to missile dropkick! And Bushirooni! Taguchi staggers into a dropkick to the leg! And a DDT! Cover, TWO! Bushi drags Taguchi up, Taguchi fights the fisherman to suplex! Uno Amigo, and then another suplex! Dos Amigos, but Bushi fights the third! Bushi hooks the arms and backslides but Taguchi rolls through to BASEMENT HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO! OH MY GARFUNKLE!
Bushi endures the ankle lock, gets up but Taguchi ducks the enziguri, only for Bushi to hit the heel kick! Taguchi and Bushi get up, Bushi runs in but no Code Breaker! ANKLE LOCK!! Bushi endures again, reaches around, but Taguchi keeps him from ropes! Bushi rolls but Taguchi comes back to get the ANKLE LOCK! Taguchi leans on the hold, Bushi fights up again, but Taguchi yanks him from the ropes! Chicken wings but no Dodon Buster! FISHERMAN SCREW! Both men are down but the fans fire up! Taguchi powers up and drags Bushi up for a forearm. Bushi forearms back so Taguchi hits again. They go back and forth, Bushi gets the edge, but Taguchi ENZIGURIS!
Taguchi runs, but Bushi ATOMIC DROPS again! Bushi puts a leg in the ropes to dropkick it! And then DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Both men are down again but fans rally back up. Bushi gets up, Taguchi follows, Bushi runs to CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Taguchi survives and fans rally behind him! Bushi hobbles to a corner, climbs up, leaps, MX!! Cover, Bushi wins!
Winner: Bushi, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)
And Bushi is on the board! Will he be able to stay on the winning track? Taguchi is also 1-1, will this loss come back to bite him down the line?
Best of the Super Juniors 28: Master Wato VS Robbie Eagles!
The Way of the Grandmaster caught El Phantasmo, and again, the Sniper of the Skies fell to the Funky Weapon. Will Eagles be drowning in back-to-back losses? Or can he dry up Wato and get on the board?
The bell rings and fans rally for “EA-GLE-SU!” Eagles encourages it to get louder, but Wato isn’t discouraged. They feel out the grapple, tie up, and Wato gets a waistlock. Eagles switches, Wato switches back, Eagles wrenches to a wristlock. Wato spins through, wrenches back to have the wristlock, but Eagles uses the ropes to flip through. Eagles wrenches again and fans cheer. Wato rolls, kips up and wrenches back to a hammerlock then headlock then takeover. Eagles headscissors, Wato kips free, and fans cheer the standoff. Eagles and Wato reset, tie up, and are in a deadlock. They go around, Eagles puts Wato on ropes but Wato turns things around.
The ref calls for the break, Wato pats Eagles on the shoulders. Fans cheer and Eagles is a bit annoyed, but Eagles ties up with Wato again. Eagles headlocks, Wato powers up to throw body shots. Wato powers out, Eagles runs him over. Eagles runs, Wato drops but he avoids the knee drop! Things keep moving, Eagles hurdles, Wato leaps, then Wato ducks to RANA! Eagles handsprings through to kick, go up and around and arm-drag! Eagles ducks and dodges now to RANA back! Wato also handsprings, but Eagles sweeps the legs! Cover, ONE! Wato sweeps and covers, ONE! The two stand off again and fans cheer.
Wato KICKS Eagles’ leg, but Eagles KICKS back. Wato KICKS, Eagles CHOPS! Wato KICKS again and Eagles hobbles. Eagles throws a forearm, Wato KICKS! Eagles KICKS, Wato KICKS, repeat! Eagles blocks a kick to SLAP Wato! Wato SLAPS back, but Eagles grins and SLAPS again. Wato and Eagles turn this into a SLAP fight! Fans rally up as the SLAPS go faster and faster, and from both sides! Wato SLAPS Eagles off his feet! Eagles kicks, trips Wato and has the legs! Wato scrambles to the ropebreak to avoid the Ron Miller! Eagles lets off but then kicks at Wato’s legs. Wato gets up, blocks a kick, puts the leg in the ropes then sweeps the other leg! Then KICKS the leg again!
Wato stands Eagles up to sobat, but runs into a WHEEL KICK! Eagles kips up, Wato bails out, Eagles builds speed but fakes Wato out with the springboard. Wato baits Eagles in to shoulder and springboard. Eagles gets under, KCIKS Wato’s leg. Eagles goes to kick again but Wato blocks that, only for Eagles to reel Wato in for a KNEEBAR! Wato scrambles again and gets another ropebreak! The ref counts, Eagles holds until 4, and fans rally up. Eagles drags Wato up, throws a big forearm, then another. Wato eggs Eagles on so Eagles kicks the leg. And then KICKS Wato in the chest! And again! Eagles runs but Wato hurdles to back elbow, uppercut and ROLLING SOBAT!
Fans fire up as Wato aims for Eagles. Eagles ducks the buzzsaw, Wato ducks the roundhouse, Eagles avoids the boot, Wato deflects the sobat! DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES take both men down! Fans fire up as the ref checks on them both. They’re both okay to continue so fans rally up. Wato and Eagles crawl towards each other, Eagles clinches but Wato KICKS the leg! And again! Eagles kicks back, Wato kicks again! They keep giving KICKS, Eagles goes up to the chest! Wato blocks one, KICKS back, then KICKS again! And again! Eagles sweeps the leg! Fans fire up as Eagles winces and clutches his chest. Eagles waits for Wato to rise to fire off fast KICKS, then a PENALTY KICK!
Wato goes to a corner, “EA-GLE-SU!” runs in to DOUBLE KNEE! Then rolls back to run corner to corner, METEORA! Wato is dazed, Eagles pushes him to the cover, TWO! KNEE DROP on the back of the legs! Eagles goes to the corner and climbs up as fans rally. 450 but Eagles has to roll through! Wato is up but Eagles knees low. Wato blocks the kick, spins and scoops but Eagles slips out to sobat! Eagles whips, Wato reverses and dropkicks! Eagles falls out of the ring and fans fire up with Wato! Wato runs to TORNILLO! Direct hit and both men are down! Fans fire up, Wato crawls away and the count begins. Wato puts Eagles in at 9 and takes aim.
Wato springboards for the FLYING UPPERCUT! Wato fires up and fans are with him! Eagles gets up, Wato KICKS the leg, fires off more strikes, then SUPERKICKS! Eagles is down, Wato covers, TWO!! Eagles survives and Wato grits his teeth in frustration. Wato gets Eagles up, but he ducks the buzzsaw to trip and get the leg! Wato KICKS Eagles away, gets him for a cradle, TWO!! Eagles hurries up but Wato BOOTS! Wato runs but Eagles follows to wheelbarrow and victory roll, to the leglock! Wato kicks but Eagles lets off. Wato ducks the mule kick, Eagles blocks a kick to QUESTION MARK KICK! SUPERKICK! PELE misses! SCREW HIGH KICK!!
Fans are fired up while both men are down again! Wato crawls to a cover, TWO!! Eagles is still in this but Wato drags him up. Wrench and the hook, but Eagles fights off the Mouse Trap. So Wato makes it an IRON OCTOPUS! But Eagles powers out, hooks Wato up, but no backpack yet! Wato pushes, dodges, tilt-o-whirls to schoolboy! Eagles ends up in the corner, and he dropkicks Wato’s legs out! Fans fire up as Wato flounders up. Eagles runs in but into an elbow! So he Tiger Feints Wato’s legs out! Eagles springboards to dropkick the legs out! Eagles gets the legs, Wato holds him off to roll him up! But Eagles turns it around on Wato, and Eagles wins!!
Winner: Robbie Eagles, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Wato earns 0)
Wato can’t believe it but Eagles just sniped him! The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion is back up, will he be able to stay airborne in the tournament? As for Wato, is there still a long way to go traveling down the Way of the Grandmaster?
Best of the Super Juniors 28: Yoshinobu Kanemaru VS El Phantasmo!
The Heel Master already got one over on the Bone Soldier, but can he sweep the “Cutest Tag Team” in NJPW? Or is he already counting out The Headbanga before the bell?
The bell rings and fans rally up. ELP tells Kanemaru that he is Suzuki-Gun’s “Number one kawaii young boy.” He wants to shake Kanemaru’s hand but Kanemaru refuses. ELP shrugs and turns his back, only for Kanemaru to kick him in the back! And CLUB him, too! Kanemaru clamps on a headlock and grinds ELP, but ELP fights up and powers out to his own headlock. Kaneamru powers out but ELP steps all over him and struts about. ELP then lounges on the ropes, only for Kanemaru to kick him down! Kanemaru throws ELP out, goes out after, but ELP slips back inside. ELP says no count outs, but Kanemaru gets in to stomp ELP’s foot!
ELP hobbles, Kanemaru stomps him then whips him corner to corner. Kanemaru runs in but into an elbow. ELP runs but into a dropkick! Fans fire up, Kanemaru covers, TWO! Kanemaru brings ELP up, whips him to ropes then elbows him down, to roll him and basement dropkick! Kanemaru scrapes his sole on ELP’s head, then jams his elbow in. Kanemaru wraps on a chinlock and squeezes tight. Fans rally, ELP fight sup, and ELP throws body shots. ELP runs but avoids the basement dropkick to then drop ax handles on Kanemaru’s back over and over. Cover, TWO! ELP steps on Kanemaru’s hand, then stomps it! Kanemaru clutches his fingers, is ELP’s boot loaded after all?
ELP gets Kanemaru’s arm, stands on the arm and taunts Kanemaru before he stomps the hand again! Fans rally while ELP checks his boot. ELP knuckle locks Kanemaru’s bad hand and twists the wrist! Kanemaru endures, ELP goes up and up and jumps around, grinds the rail, jumps some more, then jumps down to CLAW Kanemaru’s back! Fans cheer the antics, ELP covers, TWO! ELIP sits Kanemaru up to knee him in the back and clamp on the chinlock again. Kanemaru endures, pulls ELP’s hair but ELP CLAWS Kanemaru again. The ref reprimands, ELP scoops Kanemaru for a BACKBREAKER! And a backbreaker rack across his knee!
Kanemaru endures as ELP digs his elbow in then knocks him down. Cover, TWO! ELP keeps on Kanemaru with a chinlock. Kanemaru endures, ELP grinds him down, then grabs Kanemaru’s free arm to BITE the finger! The ref reprimands, Kanemaru shakes his hand out. ELP leans all his weight on Kanemaru by doing a headstand, then drops down for some torque. Kanemaru still endures, so ELP shifts to a facelock. LEP gets Kanemaru up but Kanemaru throws body shots. ELP CLUBS Kanemaru, runs, but the ref is a shield! ELP sends the ref back at Kanemaru, then kicks low! ELP CLUBS, runs again, and cartwheels to avoid the dropkick!
ELP struts more but Kanemaru ENZIGURIS him down! Fans rally up as both men are down. Kanemaru catches his breath, gets back up, and ELP sits up to get to ropes. Kanemaru brings ELP up to scoop, dragon sleeper, BRITISH FALL! Cover, TWO! Kanemaru goes up the corner and takes aim as ELP rises! No Deep Impact as ELP dodges. Things speed up, Kanemaru tilt-o-whirls but ELP slips through to straitjacket torture rack. Kanemaru slips out to whip, things speed up and Kanemaru dropkicks the legs out! ELP lands on his face! Fans fire up as both men are down again. Kanemaru gets up and drags ELP to a suplex, for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!!
ELP is still in this but Kanemaru stands him up to scoop and SLAM into a drop zone! Kanemaru goes up, MOONSAULT but he lands on his feet! ELP mule kicks Kanemaru! The loaded boot surely did damage to the stomach! ELP straitjackets and torture racks, for the FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Kanemaru survives and fans are fired up! ELP drags himself to a corner, gets his boot right and he tunes up the band. Kanemaru slowly rises, ELP runs in but no Sudden Death Superkick as Kanemaru bails out! ELP chases after, CLUBS Kanemaru, and again. ELP whips, Kanemaru reverses and ELP stops himself from hitting railing.
ELP elbows Kanemaru, then QUEBRADAS, but Kanemaru avoids it to REVERSE DDT ELP down! The ring count is past 10 of 20! Then it reaches 15! Is Kanemaru going to get ELP like he did Taiji! Kanemaru again throws a Young Lion, but ELP sends him back! ELP is in at 18, Kanemaru is in at 19!! And fans are fired up while ELP throws a fit! ELP aims a finger gun, BANG! But Kanemaru avoids his ELP Trigger to roll him up! TWO, and ELP BUZZSAWS!! ELP drags Kanemaru up, tucks the arms, but Kanemaru slips out! Cradle, TWO! ELP has the cradle, TWO! Kanemaru has the cradle, TWO! ELP has it again, TWO!! Fans are thunderous for that close call!
Kanemaru and ELP get up, run at each other, DOUBLE LARIATS! Neither falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Kanemaru fires up but ELP pokes him in the eye! Kanemaru pokes ELP back! Both men fall over and fans keep rallying! ELP goes to a corner, tunes up the band again, but Kanemaru uses the ref to block the kick! LOW BLOW! CRADLE! Kanemaru wins!!
Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ELP earns 0)
The Heel Master just swept the Cutest Tag Team in Bullet Club! And he takes another big swig to celebrate. Will the Best of the Super Juniors be drunk off of Kanemaru’s success?
Best of the Super Juniors 28: SHO VS Hiromu Takahashi!
The House of Torture’s Murder Machine got his first and sweetest casualty over the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, El Desperado. But it did take the rest of the House to help… Will the Ticking Time Bomb demolish Sho as quickly as he did his old friend, Yoh? Or will Hiromu have to worry about Evil lurking in the shadows?
The bell rings and fans rally for “HI-RO-MU!” as he paces. Hiromu wants Sho to bring it, but Sho just plays around by the ropes. Sho seems to be developing his own unique mind games. Hiromu storms right over and gets in Sho’s face! The ref backs Hiromu off, but then Hiromu runs in and clotheslines! Hiromu whips corner to corner, clotheslines again, whips back the other way, but So reverses. Hiromu bounces off buckles to clotheslines Sho down anyway! Sho bails out, Hiromu goes to the apron, but Sho avoids the dropkick. Hiromu still throws Sho all around into railing, and then snap suplexes him to the floor!
Fans fire up and Hiromu shouts out Takagi, “Here we go!” Sho writhes, fans rally for Hiromu, and Hiromu goes around the way and into the ring. Sho gets up, sputtering as he gets to the ring. The ring count starts, Sho catches his breath and stands at 7. Hiromu runs over to sunset flip but Sho holds onto the ropes! Sho steps on Hiromu’s neck! The ref counts, Sho drops to get the ARMBAR! The ref counts, Sho lets go at 4 and Hiromu staggers into railing. Sho whips Hiromu into more railing as payback for earlier! Sho pulls off a corner crossbar cover and uses it to choke Hiromu! The ref reprimands and counts, Sho stops at 4 and the ref confiscates the cover, only for Sho to choke Hiromu using a foot!
The ref sees Sho and counts again. Sho stops at 4, Hiromu coughs and sputters. Sho wrenches Hiromu to a wristlock, then he puts the arm through railing to pull! The ref reprimands, counts, Sho lets off at 4 again. Sho goes to the ring while the ref check son Hiromu. Hiromu clutches the arm but he can still continue so the ring count starts. Hiromu walks around, takes his time, and wants Sho to stay back. Hiromu gets in, Sho goes right after him with stomps! Sho gets the bad arm, hammerlocks it, but Hiromu crawls to the ropebreak. Sho stomps the arm as he lets off. Fans still rally for Hiromu, but Sho puts the arm through the ropes to pull! The ref counts, Sho uses his boots, but he lets off at 4.
Sho stomps Hiromu in the corner again and again, Hiromu CHOPS with his good hand! Sho digs his fingers into Hiromu’s face then digs his boots in at the corner! The ref counts, Sho lets off at 4 again. Sho drags Hiromu up by the bad arm, knuckle locks, wrenches, brings Hiromu to his knees, then KICKS, KICKS and then scuffs Hiromu. Hiromu gets up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Sho KICKS the bad arm! And again! And again! Hiromu drops to a knee but he still glares at Sho. Sho kicks but Hiromu blocks! So Sho rakes eyes! The ref reprimands, Sho runs, but Hiromu follows to RANA! The legs still work!
Sho bails out, fans rally up, and Hiromu goes to the apron! JOHN WOO DROPKICK! Sho hits railing and Hiromu fires up! Hiromu drags Sho up and into the ring then drags him up to suplex. FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Hiromu shakes out the bad arm, fireman’s carries Sho, but Sho pulls on the fingers! Hiromu kicks low, puts Sho in a corner and runs corner to corner, but Sho puts him on the apron! Sho sweeps the legs, runs and dropkicks Hiromu off the apron! Sho then goes to the apron and aims, but Hiromu blocks the Penalty Kick! Hiromu goes up, fireman’s caries, APRON DEATH VALLEY!! Fans are fired up and Hiromu has a wild grin on his face.
Hiromu drags Sho up, puts him in the ring, stands Sho up and fireman’s carries, but Sho fights again. Sho gets down, bobs ‘n’ waves but Hiromu wheelbarrows to the COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up, Hiromu waits on Sho to stand, then fireman’s carries. Sho slips off and runs in but the spear is blocked! Hiromu suplexes, Sho fights free of that to bend the fingers! The ref reprimands, Sho lets off but Hiromu ducks, kicks and runs! The ref is a shield again, Sho SPEARS Hiromu down! Fans rally up while both men are down. Sho and Hiromu crawl, and Sho goes to a corner. Sho aims as Hiromu rises and fans rally up. PENALTY KICK to the bad arm! Then a takedown, DOUBLE WRISTLOCK!
Hiromu endures, fights his way over, but Sho cranks the arm as hard as he can! Hiromu reaches, Sho rolls him away, then has the arms tucked! Hiromu fights, and RANAS out of the piledriver! Cover, TWO!! Hiromu mule kicks, uppercuts and fireman’s carries, but Sho slips out to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hiromu roars as he rises! Sho gets around, ANOTHER GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans rally and Sho wants Hiromu to rise. Hiromu gets up, Sho runs but Hiromu catches him, spins him, but Sho blocks the rana! To a POWERBOMB! Sho gets Hiromu up again, runs, and LARIATS Hiromu down! But Sho isn’t done, he reels Hiromu in and tucks the arms, CROSS ARM PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!
Fans fire up as Hiromu survives! Sho tunes the fans out then takes aim with his bow. Sho gets Hiromu on his feet, reels him back in, double pump handle, But Hiromu slips through! Sho turns guillotine into suplex, but Hiromu turns that into a DDT! Both men are down and fans rally up. Sho crawls, and he goes for his NEVER Openweight Six Man title. N wait, his secret bag is with it. He has a WRENCH! The ref sees that, stops him, and Hiromu SUPERKICKS Sho down! Hiromu hurries to fireman’s carry, CORNER DEATH VALLEY! And then another fireman’s carry, for the throw and inverted suplex. But Sho slips out!
Hiromu spins, suplexes, Sho knees free but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! And SUPERKICKS! And runs, to LARIAT!! Takagi on commentary jokes it’s the Hiromu-chan Bomber. Hiromu gets Sho up, VICTORIA! Hiromu roars and inverted suplexes but Sho slips out again! Sho shoves Hiromu at the referee! Hiromu stops himself but Sho shoves him all the way! Then LOW BLOWS! And here comes Dick Togo and Yujiro Takahashi, just like last time! Dick gets in to use the SPOILER CHOKER on Hiromu! Yujiro lines it up, CANE SHOT! And of course, EVIL is here! The entire House of Torture is making sure Sho has this win on a silver platter! EVERYTHING IS EVIL!!
Sho gets the ref back up and then he gets Hiromu up. SNAKE BITE!! Hiromu is already out, the ref calls it!
Winner: SHO, by submission (gains 2 points; Hiromu earns 0)
But Sho won’t let go! And the House of Torture won’t let anyone stop this! So Takagi gets off commentary to run them off! The House of Torture already did the damage, will their little Murder Machine continue to stack the bodies in the BOSJ?
Best of the Super Juniors 28: El Desperado VS Taiji Ishimori!
The champion is already at a disadvantage in this tournament with his opening loss. But his opponent is in the same boat as him. Will it be the Rogue Luchador or Bone Soldier Reborn who suffers being down 0-2?
The bell rings and the two circle. They feel out the grapple, Desperado shoots in but Taiji blocks. Taiji floats, Desperado switches, Taiji throws him down but Desperado gets back on top to hammerlock and JAM the hold. Desperado bridges through to then roll Taiji to a cover, TWO! Desperado keeps on the hammerlock, but Taiji stands to drop toehold and headlock. Desperado fights up, powers Taiji to ropes, and Red Shoes calls for the break. Desperado rolls away and fans cheer the reset. They tie up again, Desperado shoots around but Taiji switches. Desperado wrenches to have the wristlock but Taiji rolls to wrench back.
Desperado spins, slips through, wrenches and wrangles Taiji to the mat but Taiji headscissors! Desperado can’t kip free, but he moves around and headstands to pop out and have the butterfly stretch! Then he goes for the headlock, but Taiji headscissors right back. Taiji pushes up for leverage, but Desperado gets the ropebreak with a foot. Taiji lets go, Desperado checks his chin and fans rally again. The two reset, tie up but then Desperado pokes Taiji in the eye! Desperado whips, Taiji slips out, slides in, slips back out, shoulders back and springboards to SEATED SENTON! Taiji drags Desperado up to CLUB him, then ROCK him with a haymaker.
Taiji whips but Desperado blocks by holding ropes. Taiji kicks low, runs, but Red Shoes is a shield! Desperado dropkicks the legs out! Taiji bails out but Desperado is right after him. Desperado SLAPS Taiji down, POSTS him, then paces around. Desperado gets Taiji up to wrench and bring around the way, to whip into railing! Fans cheer while Taiji writhes, and Desperado goes looking under the ring. Desperado brings out chairs! Red Shoes reprimands, he won’t let Desperado do anything with those. Desperado is fine, he just RAMS Taiji into the railing! Desperado drags Taiji up and into the ring, then stomps Taiji down.
Desperado drags Taiji up but Taiji throws CHOPS! Desperado rakes his eyes! Desperado whips Taiji, Taiji reverses and arm-drags to then WRING the arm out! Desperado bails out and fans rally up. Taiji slowly pursues, and he CLUBS the bad arm. Taiji whips Desperado into railing in return for earlier. Taiji drags Desperado up and hammerlocks to POST the shoulder! Desperado writhes, Taiji gets the ring bell hammer! Red Shoes stops Taiji, so Taiji gets the chair Desperado brought out! Taiji SMACKS the bad arm with the chair! Taiji goes into the ring as Red Shoes reprimands and fans rally up for Desperado.
A ring count starts as Desperado clutches his bad arm. Desperado is still down at 10, drags himself up at 14, and hobbles in at 15. Then he slides out to give himself a new count. Taiji waits, Red Shoes checks on Desperado but Desperado is okay to continue. He’s back in as the count begins, but Taiji stands on the bad arm! Taiji drags Desperado up, wrenches the arm, then whips Desperado into bare buckles! The Bullet Club favorite appears in this match, too! Taiji grins as he looms over Desperado. Desperado kicks from the mat but Taiji stomps him down. Taiji hammerlocks the arm, clubs away on the shoulder with his elbow, then RAMS Desperado into the bare buckles!
Red Shoes reprimands but the damage is done. Taiji mocks the fans clapping it up, then he drags Desperado up to drop a leg on the bad arm! Taiji traps the good arm to pull on the bad arm! Taiji moves the arm around to then SNAP it back!! Desperado goes reeling for the Dark Armbar and Red Shoes goes out to check on him. Taiji goes out after Desperado and drags him up. Taiji puts Desperado on the apron to CLUB the bad arm! Then he puts the arm around railing! Red Shoes reprimands and counts, Taiji KICKS the railing at 4! Desperado grimaces, but Taiji goes after him with elbows. Desperado throws body shots with the good arm but Taiji clubs away on the bad arm!
Taiji puts Desperado in the ring, wrenches, and wrangles Desperado down to then pull on the bad arm! Desperado endures, fans rally up, and Desperado fights to his feet. Desperado reaches for Taiji but Taiji pushes him back down! Desperado fights up again, but again Taiji brings him down! Desperado tries once again, floats over but Taiji slips right out to hammerlock and KNEE the bad arm! Desperado goes to ropes, Taiji takes a moment to catch his breath and fix his hair. Taiji walks over, Desperado throws forearms but Taiji BOOTS him to the ropes. Taiji whips, Desperado holds the ropes but that’s his bad arm! The bad arm gets jammed and Taiji didn’t even go for that!
Taiji wrenches the bad arm to an ELBOW BREAKER! And again! And then another wrench, but Desperado scoops! Taiji slips out, Desperado switches but Taiji elbows the bad arm! But Desperado reels him in, SHIN BREAKER! GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Now they’re even as Taiji clutches his leg! Desperado gets the leg, STRETCH MUFFLER! Taiji endures but Desperado bends the leg way back! Then thrashes it! Taiji scrambles and gets the ropebreak! Desperado gives more thrashing before he lets off! Fans rally up as Desperado gets up and stomps Taiji’s leg. Desperado walks around but Taiji kick from below!
Taiji gets his bad leg moving, runs, but has to fight off a spinebuster! He goes again, and he hurdles over Desperado’s dive, only to jam his leg! Fans rally as the two slowly get back up. Desperado runs in but Taiji dumps him out! Desperado tumbles and hits railing! Taiji gets the bad leg moving, runs to the corner, TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAAULT! Direct hit and both men are down! Fans fire up as Taiji clutches his leg and Desperado holds his arm. The ring count starts, Taiji stands at 6 then hobbles over to Desperado. He puts Desperado in at 14 and rolls to a corner. Desperado gets up in the other corner, Taiji runs in, blocks boots and KICKS!
Taiji runs side to side, SLIDING GERMAN! Taiji gets in, covers, TWO! Taiji drags Desperado up to POST him! And then brings him around, hammerlock and underhook, to a scoop and SHOULDER BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Desperado is still in this and Taiji grows frustrated. Taiji goes to the corner, Desperado goes to the other. Taiji runs in, tilt-o-whirl but Desperado holds off the takedown! Guitarra but Taiji slips out to kick low. Taiji runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! And then gut wrench, GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO!! Desperado grows frustrated now but fans are fired up! Desperado drags Taiji up, underhooks, but Taiji RANAS out of the Pinche! Cover, TWO!!
Taiji runs into a roll up, TWO, and he has the omoplata! YES LOCK! Desperado endures, crawls around, reaches out, Taiji rolls him away, but Desperado gets the STRETCH MUFFLER! He can’t hold it, and Taiji has the YES LOCK back! Fans rally, they roll around, Taiji gets Desperado up to gut wrench, CIPHER UTAKI! A bit double-edged since his knee is bothering him. Taiji crawls to the cover, TWO! Taiji is frustrated again and he goes to a corner. Taiji aims, BANG, and he gets Desperado back up. BLOODY- NO! Desperado fights out to ROCK Taiji! But Taiji JUMP KNEES! Taiji roars and gets Desperado back up! But LOCO MONO!! Both men are down and fans are thunderous!
Desperado roars and vows to end this! He drags Taiji up, reels him in to underhook, PINCH- NO! Taiji wrenches, tilt-o-whirls and hits the takedown to BONE LOCK!! Desperado rolls but Taiji pulls back! Desperado taps, Taiji wins!!
Winner: Taiji Ishimori, by submission (gains 2 points; Desperado earns 0)
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion has lost TWICE IN A ROW! What does this mean for Desperado’s reign, let alone is run in the tournament? Ishimori doesn’t waste time getting the mic to tell “Despe. Despe. Champion-sama. Thank you very much! I enjoyed it a ton.” Taiji’s lost twice to Desperado, guess third time IS the charm. “There are lots of people with their own styles and emotions in this thing. Interesting, huh?” Taiji’s thought a lot about “junior pride,” and taking on heavyweights. “It’s the winner that has the right to reply, right? Look at me. I’ll show you REAL Junior Heavyweight strength! It’s REBORN!”
The Bone Soldier is calling out even the big boys, but will he be the one with a chance at the Junior Heavyweight title in the end?
Here are the NEW BOSJ 28 standings!
SHO: 2-0, 4 points
Douki: 2-0, 4 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 2-0, 4 points
Taiji Ishimori: 1-1, 2 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 1-1, 2 points
Master Wato: 1-1, 2 points
Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Robbie Eagles: 1-1, 2 points
Bushi: 1-1, 2 points
El Desperado: 0-2, 0 points
El Phantasmo: 0-2, 0 points
YOH: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round for the BOSJ, with more truly surprising results! Douki going 2-0 might be the biggest surprise out of all of these! Yoh going 0-2 is not so much, in that he’s returning mostly for revenge, but he might not be ready for serious competition. Bushi and Eagles getting back up makes sense, and I think this is one of the few times someone has actually focused offense on Taguchi’s groin and butt. Kanemaru going 2-0 is another nice surprise, and between him and Douki, Suzuki-Gun has insurance on this Junior Heavyweight title if they’re able to be top of the block.
I knew House of Torture was going to help Sho again, that might be a thing where NJPW management thinks to warn the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions about not helping Sho. Desperado going 0-2 is quite the shock, but I like that everyone is basically giving their absolute best against him. WrestleKingdom does happen to be three nights this year, could they be planning for all three nights having a Junior Heavyweight Championship match? That’d be pretty cool to plug this “Junior Pride” Taiji just mentioned.
My Score: 8.9/10
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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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