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Mitchell’s NJPW WTL x BOSJ Results & Report! (12/9/21)

World Tag League, Round 10!

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3 years ago

December 9, 2021

Steven Mitchell

Who survives one more round in the round robin?

World Tag League hits Round 10, six teams still stand but two are on the bubble! Will we see a bubble burst as a team’s run ends?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

World Tag League 2021: TAKA Michinoku & Minoru Suzuki VS Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL w/ Dick Togo; Yujiro & Evil win.
World Tag League 2021: Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata VS SANADA & Tetsuya Naito; LIJ wins.
World Tag League 2021: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe VS Dangerous Tekkers; Tekkers win.
World Tag League 2021: The Guerrillas of Destiny VS Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale; Guerrillas win.
World Tag League 2021: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan; Yano & Tanahashi win.
World Tag League 2021: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS The United Empire; Goto & Hashi win.

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Here are the current World Tag League Standings!

Dangerous Tekkers: 7-2, 14 points
SANADA & Tetsuya Naito: 7-2, 14 points
The United Empire: 7-2, 14 points
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 7-2, 14 points
Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: 6-3, 12 points
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 6-3, 12 points
Guerrillas of Destiny: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 2-7, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask: 1-8, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe: 1-8, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku: 0-9, 0 points [ELIMINATED]

World Tag League 2021: TAKA Michinoku & Minoru Suzuki VS Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL w/ Dick Togo!

The Blue Playmaker & Meanest Man in the World are still not on the board! But can they be a huge spoiler for the House of Torture? Or will not even Suzuki-Gun survive when Everything is Evil?

House of Torture attack at “KAZE NI NARE~” but Suzuki-Gun is ready for them! Suzuki kicks Evil and Taka kicks Yujiro, then they all brawl and spill out of the ring. Taka CLUBS Yujiro, Suzuki KNEES Evil, and Suzuki-Gun both whip the House of Torture into railing! The bell rings to get this on record as Suzuki has Evil’s arm in a double wristlock. Taka whips Yujiro but Yujiro reverses to send Taka into railing! Evil RAMS Suzuki into the timekeeper’s table! Abe-san goes down again! Evil finds a chair and he chokes Suzuki with it! The ref notices, he counts, and Evil lets off at 4. Yujiro puts Taka in the ring, stomps him down, then knees him low.

Suzuki gets up in a huff, Yujiro snapmares Taka and throws haymakers. The ref reprimands Suzuki and tells him to go to the corner. Yujiro sits Taka up for a basement BOOT! Cover, TWO! Yujiro tags Evil, and Evil wrenches Taka to whip him into the bare buckles! Yes, the Bullet Club special comes into play! Suzuki storms in but the ref keeps him back. Evil stands on Taka’s head, tags in Yujiro, then Yujiro whips Taka into the bare buckles! Suzuki is livid but the ref keeps him out. Yujiro gets Taka up for a BIG back suplex! Cover, Suzuki breaks it up! Suzuki drags Yujiro up but Yujiro rakes his eyes and throws him out! The ref reprimands Yujiro but Evil gets in to rake Taka’s eyes!

Evil gets away with it and Yujiro tags him in. Evil brings Taka up but Taka throws body shots. Evil just rakes his eyes again! The ref reprimands, Evil points to Suzuki, and the ref keeps Suzuki out. Evil puts Taka in a cobra twist, and the House of Torture form a chain to the railing for leverage! Evil lets Taka go before the ref sees, and Evil covers. TWO, Evil tries again. TWO, so Evil tries again, TWO!! Evil is frustrated but fans fire up. Evil kicks at Taka, Taka throws body shots! Evil rakes eyes again! The ref reprimands, Evil stops and runs, but Taka goes the other way to BOOT Evil down! Hot tag to Suzuki! Suzuki BOOTS Yujiro, stomps Evil to a corner then whips him corner to corner.

Suzuki runs in to BOOT Evil, then he fires off forearms! Fans rally as he ROCKS Evil then stomps away! Suzuki drags Evil up, snapmares and runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Suzuki drags Evil up, wrenches and drags Evil down to a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Dick gets on the apron but Suzuki springs on him for a HANGING ARMBAR! Dick taps but it doesn’t matter, Suzuki makes him suffer until 4! Suzuki PENALTY KICKS Evil back down! Fans fire up as Suzuki drags Evil up, but Evil rakes eyes! FISHER- NO! Suzuki fights out to get a GUILLOTINE! But Evil shoves him into the bare buckles! Suzuki comes back, Evil blocks the kick and hands the foot to the ref, to then mule kick Suzuki down!

Evil and Suzuki crawl, hot tags to Taka and Yujiro! Yujiro dodges to mule kick and whip Taka to a corner. Yujiro runs in to BOOT Taka, then FISHER- NO! Taka fights that, but Yujiro blocks Taka’s kick to throw him down and basement boot! Fans fire up and rally as Yujiro stalks Taka to ropes. Yujiro puts Taka’s arms in the ropes then BOOTS him down! Yujiro drags Taka up, whips but Taka reverses to drag Yujiro down! JUST FACELOCK! Yujiro crawls to the ROPEBREAK! Taka pulls back but lets off at 4. Suzuki gets in, Suzuki-Gun double whips Yujiro to clothesline, BOOT, then ROCK with a forearm! Suzuki runs, BOOT SUPERKICK COMBO! Cover, Evil breaks it!

Suzuki tackles Evil and throws him out! Taka scoops Yujiro but Yujiro slips out to ROCK Taka with a forearm! Taka kicks Yujiro’s shin and hooks an arm, La Magistrol! TWO, SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Yujiro survives, but Taka gets JUST FACELOCK back! Then he turns Yujiro over for the FIGURE FOUR NECKLOCK! Taka also gets an arm and ties up the leg, HEAVY KILLER MK 3!! Evil gets in, Suzuki intercepts, Evil wants the STO but Suzuki slips out to SLEEPER HOLD! Fans fire up but Dick SMACKS Suzuki with a chair! Evil grabs at the ref, Dick gets in to SPOILER CHOKER Taka!! Dick drags Taka off Yujiro, Suzuki has a chair! Taka JAWBREAKERS Dick away!

But Yujiro has his pimp cane! CANE SHOT!! The ref is busy with the chair, he misses all of this! Evil DECKS Suzuki, Yujiro gets Taka up, BIG JUICE!! Cover, House of Torture wins!

Winners: Yujiro Takahashi & Evil, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Suzuki-Gun earns 0)

Another loss, and Suzuki-Gun is 0-10!! Will they go down as a completely winless team in World Tag League? As for The Tokyo Pimp & The King of Darkness, will they be able to be devious dark horses that take the trophies?

Wait, Suzuki and Evil are still fighting on the outside, choking each other! Dick gets Suzuki with the SPOILER CHOKER! Suzuki goes down, and ends up bringing a Young Lion with him! Will Suzuki’s wrath ever be satiated?

World Tag League 2021: Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata VS SANADA & Tetsuya Naito!

Team Blue Justice are out of the running, but they could be a huge spoiler! Will they bring down Los Ingobernables de Japon? Or will World Tag League stay tranquilo?

Naito of course takes his time with his suit. He might even be taking longer than usual just to test the pair of legends. LIJ fist bump, Nagata starts against Cold Skull. Fans rally as the two circle, they tie up, and Nagata waistlocks. Sanada switches, Nagata wrenches out but Sanada spins then wrenches back to a wristlock. Nagata steps through, wrenches back, hammerlocks, then headlocks for a takeover. Sanada headscissors, Nagata kips free, and fans cheer the exchange. Nagata and Sanada knuckle lock now, and have a test of strength! They’re shoulder to shoulder, Nagata powers Sanada to ropes but Sanada turns it around. Sanada lets off, but then kicks low!

Sanada whips, Nagata rolls, fakes Sanada out and dropkicks the leg! Sanada rolls away to the LIJ corner, Nagata waits to see what happens. Naito tags in, so Nagata tags Tiger Mask. Tiger and Naito circle, Naito keeps half stepping to tease Tiger on the tie-up. They approach and Tiger sobats! Tiger KICKS and KICKS and KNEES, then runs to run Naito over! Tiger runs in at the corner but Naito boots him away. Naito ducks the roundhouse and DECKS Nagata while Sanada runs in to back elbow Tiger! Sanada snapmares Tiger, LIJ basement dropkick sandwiches him! Naito drags Tiger up and pulls as the mask! The ref reprimands the disrespect, but Naito just does it again!

Naito then takes the ref’s mask off! Naito goes after Tiger’s mask again, then he just settles for a chinlock. Naito grinds Tiger down, then brings Tiger up to tag Sanada in. Sanada CLAWS Tiger’s back, Naito taunts Tiger but Tiger gets in Naito’s face! Tiger throws forearms, CHOPS, but Sanada CLAWS him again. Naito holds Tiger in place, Sanada rakes eyes! Sanada lets off as the ref counts, and he whips Tiger to ropes. Sanada elbows Tiger down, covers, TWO! Fans rally up but Sanada tags in Naito. Naito drags Tiger up, turns him and hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Naito tags Sanada, Sanada drags Tiger up to atomic drop!

Tiger falls, Sanada gets the legs and ties him up in Paradise! Fans cheer and Sanada encourages them to get louder. Sanada aims from the corner and he’s satisfied with the volume, so he dropkicks Tiger out of Paradise! Sanada drags Tiger to a cover, TWO! Sanada drags Tiger over, tags in Naito, and Naito CULBS Tiger down. Naito bumps Tiger off buckles, whips him corner to corner, then runs in to JUMP KICK! Leg sweep! COMBINACION CABRON! Naito poses, mocks Nagata’s salute, then he brings Tiger up in a waistlock. Tiger resists the lift, elbows free then waistlocks back. Naito resists the lift, Tiger full nelsons but Naito fights free of that.

Naito arm-drags, kicks low and whips, but Tiger reverses. Naito reverses back but Tiger spins him around to double underhook! TIGER DRIVER! Both men are down and fans fire up! Tiger crawls, hot tag to Nagata! Nagata KICKS Naito in the chest again and again! Naito goes to a corner, Nagata whips Naito corner to corner then runs in to BOOT! Naito fights the exploder but Nagata ROCKS him! BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up, Nagata drags Naito up, but Naito resists the suplex. Naito throws body shots, but Nagata knees low! Nagata whips, Naito comes back with FLYING FOREARMS! Both men are down and fans fire up! Naito crawls, hot tag to Sanada!

Sanada drags Nagata up but Nagata throws forearms! Sanada gives them back and they go back and forth. Fans rally up as they go faster and faster, forearm for forearm! Nagata gets the edge and ROCKS Sanada! Nagata brings Sanada around but Sanada fires off more forearms! ROLLING ELBOW and a DROPKICK! Nagata is down but he gets to a corner as fans fire up. Sanada runs in, Nagata dodges to SHINING WIZARD! Nagata then hoists Sanada up top and climbs up after him. Fans rally up, Sanada fights the clinch, but Nagata stays on the ropes! Sanada fires forearms, but Nagata still stays up! Sanada throws more forearms, Nagata grits his teeth and is still on the ropes!

But then Sanada DECKS Nagata with one big forearm! Tiger Mask gets in and goes right up after Sanada, SUPER ARM-DRAG! Tiger dropkicks Naito down, then Nagata gets back in. Team Blue Justice double whip, double KICK and DOUBLE GIRI Sanada! Sanada staggers, Nagata hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Naito gets in to break it! Tiger throws Naito back out, Nagata waits on Sanada to rise. Sanada sits up, he ducks the buzzsaw and O’Conner Rolls, but Nagata turns the bridge into the NAGATA LOCK II! Sanada endures, moves around, Tiger keeps Naito anchored at the apron! Naito fights Tiger Nagata pulls Sanada way back! Sanada crawls and reaches out, ROPEBREAK with a foot!

Nagata lets go and Tiger CLUBS Naito down. Nagata gets Sanada up but Snada blocks the saido! Nagata ENZIGURIS Sanada to waistlock and GERMAN SUPLEX! But Sanada lands on his feet! Sanada dropkicks Nagata’s leg out! Tiger gets in, Sanada ducks his roundhouse but not the KANGAROO KICK! Naito gets in to CLOBBER Tiger! Naito runs to basement dropkick Tiger out! Nagata gives Naito an EXPLODER! Nagata and Sanada slowly stand, and Sanada fireman’s carries Nagata for a TKO! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Sanada drags Nagata up to a dragon sleeper! Nagata endures and powers through to throw knees! Nagata suplexes, Sanada slips out and has the SKULL END!

Naito gets in to kick Tiger down to PLUMA BLANCA! Nagata is fading! Fans rally up, Sanada lets Nagata free to go up the corner! ROUNDING BODY PRESS!! Cover, LIJ wins!

Winners: Sanada & Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tiger & Nagata earn 0)

Naito still holds onto Tiger Mask in the Pluma Blanca because he wants Tiger to say he quits. The ref tells him to stop, the match is over. But Naito’s antics aside, are he and Sanada still set to take those World Tag League trophies?

World Tag League 2021: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe VS Dangerous Tekkers!

The Great Bash Heels have nothing to lose but so much to gain against THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions! Will Everyone’s Kokeshi & the Rampaging King Kong bring down the Holy Emperor & Submission Master? Or will they #JustTapOut?

Taichi shows off his dancing pecs right to GBH, then ZSJ taunts them with his belt. Makabe DECKS ZSJ, Honma is after Taichi, and the bell rings to get this on record! Makabe has ZSJ in a corner and forearms him! Honma kicks Taichi out, GBH double whip to run ZSJ over! Taichi gets in but Honma intercepts with a kick. GBH double whip Taichi to run him over! Honma runs but Taichi avoids Kokeshi! ZSJ gets Honma’s head for a NECK TWIST! ZSJ then throws Makabe out to guillotine and EuroUpper on the ramp! Taichi throws Honma out now, ZSJ stomps Makabe, Taichi whips Honma into railing! Taichi brings Honma around to choke him with the mic cable!

The ref counts, Taichi lets off and complains about GBH’s attacks. Taichi then gets the mic cable again to choke Honma more! The ref counts, Taichi lets off and kicks Honma down. Taichi drags Honma up and puts him in the ring to then knee on Honma’s neck. The ref reprimands, Taichi lets off and bumps Honma off buckles. ZSJ digs his boot in, Taichi chokes Honma on ropes, but the ref reprimands. The Tekkers let off, and Taichi taunts Makabe while ZSJ has Honma in a sleeper hold! ZSJ lets off as Taichi walks over. ZSJ tags in, he cravats and wrenches Honma’s neck. ZSJ snapmares Honma to then have the cravat on the mat. Honma fights but ZSJ keeps hold.

Honma fights to his feet, throws body shots to get free, but ZSJ CHOPS back. Honma kicks low, kicks again, then kicks again. Honma CLUBS ZSJ on the back again and again, but ZSJ EuroUppers Honma off his feet! ZSJ drags Honma over, tags in Taichi, and ZSJ has the toehold while Taichi stands on Honma’s neck. Honma has a foot on the ropes, the ref counts, Taichi snapmares and KICKS Honma in the back. Taichi chokes Honma, the ref sees it and reprimands. Taichi chokes again, claiming it’s a cover. The ref doesn’t buy that, so Taichi chokes Honma with both hands! The ref reprimands and counts, Taichi lets off at 4.

Taichi drags Honma over, tags in ZSJ, and ZSJ digs his elbows and knuckles into Honma’s spine. ZSJ pulls Honma’s ears, then pulls Honma’s nose. Honma breaks free to fire off forearms. Honma runs, into a cobra twist, only for Honma to turn it around on ZSJ! Fans cheer but ZSJ pries free and pulls on fingers. ZSJ jumps on for a GUILLOTINE! But Honma powers out to suplex, only for ZSJ to fight and get the guillotine again. Honma throws body shots and he gets the suplex after all! Fans rally up, hot tag to Makabe! Makabe rallies on the Tekkers, clotheslines ZSJ in the corner and climbs up to rain down fists! Makabe laughs and hops down, then reels ZSJ in.

ZSJ fights the Northern Lights to headbutt low. ZSJ runs, but Makabe CLOBBERS him! Cover, TWO! Makabe runs, ZSJ catches his arm but Makabe throws him off. ZSJ throws EuroUpper after EuroUpper, then runs, but has to boot Makabe’s clothesline away! ZSJ wrenches an arm to PELE it! Makabe still LARIATS ZSJ with his right arm! Fans fire up as both men are down! Makabe and ZSJ crawl, hot tags to Honma and Taichi! Honma runs into Taichi’s BOOT, but then he blocks the next boot to fire forearms. Taichi KICKS, Honma forearms, repeat! Fans rally up as they pick up speed! Taichi gets the edge, runs, but Honma dodges to run Taichi over!

Fans fire up as Honma drags Taichi up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP Taichi in the corner. Honma whips corner to corner, runs in and back elbows! Taichi staggers into the BULLDOG! Honma fires up, KOKESHI! Fans fire up and Honma brings Taichi around to suplex. Taichi blocks, wrenches out and DANGEROUS HOOK KICKS! Both men are down and fans rally up. Taichi and Honma rise, Taichi kicks but Honma ducks to get a SLEEPER! Taichi endures but Honma hits the SLEEPER SLAM! Honma DECKS ZSJ, coordinates with Makabe, and Taichi rises into the LARIAT SANDWICH! Taichi staggers, Makabe CLUBS him and Honma CLOBBERS him! Cover, TWO!

Honma drags Taichi up to scoop and SLAM, thenhe goes up top. Makabe whips ZSJ but ZSJ reverses to send Makabe into railing! ZSJ gets in to intercept Honma with haymakers, then he climbs up for a top rope guillotine! But Makabe Electric Chair lifts ZSJ! Taichi GAMANGIRIS Honma, ZSJ slips down to have Makabe in a cobra twist! Makabe powers out with a hip toss! Taichi kicks and CLUBS Makabe, then he and ZSJ double whip. Makabe DOUBLE LARIATS the Tekkers down! Makabe clotheslines Taichi in a corner, then feeds him to the RUNNING KOKESHI! Honma sets Taichi up, BASEMENT KOKESHI! Cover, ZSJ breaks it!

Makabe fires off forearms and CLOBBERS ZSJ out of the ring! Honma scoops but Taichi slips out and gets around, but Honma fights the saido! Taichi choke grips, Honma breaks free and HEAEDBUTTS! Taichi comes back, AX BOMBER! Honma stays up to LARIAT Taichi back! Fans rally up again as Honma and Taichi are both down! Taichi crawls to a corner, Honma runs in, but Taichi dodges! ZSJ EuroUppers Honma in the corner, fires off another then snapmares for the NECK TWIST! Taichi fires up and he BUZZSAWS Honma down! Cover, TWO! Makabe and ZSJ fight on the outside again, ZSJ BOOTS Makabe down. OFF COME THE PANTS for Taichi!

ZSJ gets Honma up, Honma fights the suplex, but Taichi choke grips! CHOKE SLAM BACK SUPLEX! Cover, Makabe breaks it! Makabe fires forearms on ZSJ but ZSJ catches him to a FUJIWARA! Taichi has the fans power up and he takes aim at Honma. Honma stands, to block the superkick! Honma forearms, Taichi GAMANGIRIS! Honma stays up!? But Taichi catches him for SEITEIJYUJIRYOU!! Honma endures but Taichi cranks it as hard as he can! Honma tags, Tekkers win!

Winners: Dangerous Tekkers, by submission (gain 2 points; Great Bash Heels earn 0)

The champions stay at the front of the pack! Will they be shoe-ins for the finals at this rate?

World Tag League 2021: The Guerrillas of Destiny VS Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale!

One last Bullet Club VS Bullet Club as the Good Bad Guy & Silverback take on the Crown Jewel & Rogue General! What happens when Firing Squad trades shots?

Though they’re all Bullet Club, GoD and Jado Low Sweet with each other, leaving Chase & Fale to Low Sweet on their own. Chase starts against Loa, they circle, and then they tie up. Chase waistlocks, headlocks, but Loa pries free to have a top wristlock. Chase slips through, Loa wrenches again, but Chase spins, wrenches and wristlocks. Loa powers through to wrench Chase, but Chase spins and headlocks. Loa slips out to hammerlock but Chase gets the headlock back. Loa powers out then runs Chase over! Loa wrenches Chase’s arm, tags Tama, then Tama takes the hand-off to wrench Chase more. Tag back to Loa, he takes the hand-off to wrench Chase again.

Tag back to Tama, he takes the hand-off to wrench and YANK on the arm. Tag to Loa, another hand-off and wrench to a wirstlock. Tag back to Tama, he goes up top to drop ax handles on the arm! Fans cheer and Tama wrenches again. Tag to Loa, he hops up and also drops ax handles on the arm! Chase knees low and fires off clubbing forearms! Chase whips, Tama tags in, Loa reverses, body shot, uppercut and double dropkicks from GoD! Fans fire up, and Tama takes the vest off. Tama throws hands, whips but Chase reverses. Tama holds ropes, BOOTS Chase back then ducks Fale’s cheap shot! Tama runs, into a back drop from Chase! Fans fire up as Tama bails out.

Chase has the ref watch Loa, Fale goes out after Tama to RAM him into railing! Fale goes back to his corner as Jado protests. Chase tags Fale, he steps in and lets the ring count start. Tama sits up at 3 of 20, but gets up slowly. Tama stands at 12 of 20, fans fire up and he gets in at 14, only for Fale to stomp him down. Fale throws heavy body shots on Tama, then he DECKS Loa! Fale sees Loa get in but the ref stops him. Fale chokes Tama on the ropes! Fale lets off, Chase chokes Tama while the ref is busy with Jado! Chase lets off, Fale covers, TWO! Fale tags Chase in, they bring Tama up and double whip to body shot, knee lift and LARIAT! Chase covers, TWO!

Chase keeps Tama from Loa with a chinlock. Chase pulls back then brings Tama up to scoop and SLAM! Tag to Fale, and they both stand on Tama at the ropes! The ref reprimands while Fale & Chase salute. They step off at 4, Fale drags Tama up and wraps on a bearhug! Tama endures the squeeze and fans rally up. Tama BELL CLAPS Fale and is free! But Fale stomps Tama down! Tag to Chase, he ad Fale mug Tama, then Chase has a cravat for the neck wrench. Tama throws body shots, Chase kicks him but Tama hits back. Chase toys with Tama but Tama throws more body shots. Chase slaps Tama so Tama throws haymakers!

Chase fires off a strike fest, then runs, but Tama hurdles, hurdles and HAKU CHOPS! Fans fire up, Tama and chase crawl, Tama kicks Chase away, hot tag to Loa! Loa rallies on Chase, DECKS Fale, then CLOBBERS Chase! Loa keeps going, Chase dodges but runs into a back drop! Fans fire up with Loa as he runs and hits a 619! Then a slingshot senton! Cover, TWO!! Loa gets the OJK! Operation Jado Killer! Chase scoots back, ROPEBREAK! Loa lets off, drags Chase back up to scoop, but Chase slips out! Chase kicks back, runs in but Loa BOOTS! Chase rebounds and LARIATS, but Loa stays up! Chase tries again, DOUBLE LARIATS collide but still Loa stays up!

Loa knees and ENZIGURIS Chase! Chase rebounds to SHI TRIGGER! Chase goes in again but Loa gets around to lift. Chase slips out, wrench to hammerlock to JEWEL HEIST! Tag to Fale and he stomps Loa. Fale throws body shots and forearms to put Loa in a corner. Fale whips Loa corner to corner, runs in but Loa dodges the splash! Hot tag to Tama! Tama fires up and he fires off haymakers! Fale staggers but stays up. Fale fires up but Tama dropkicks! And dropkicks! Fale rebounds, Tama ducks and dodges and leapos, into Fale’s arms! POWERESLAM! Cover, Loa breaks it! Chase whips Loa but Loa reverses to throw Chase out. Loa turns around and Fale CLOBBERS him!

Fans rally up, Fale whips Tama to a corner and SPLASHES! Tama flops down, Fale drops a BIG elbow! Cover, TWO! Tama survives and fans fire up! Fale drags Tama up, fireman’s carries, but Tama fights to a sunset flip! Fale stays up, Loa dropkicks him over! Cover, GOD WIN!!

Winners: Guerrillas of Destiny, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Chase & Fale earn 0)

Tama & Loa get outta there before Fale gets back up, because the Rogue General’s gonna be mad! Chase & Fale are OUT of the running! Will Bullet Club still be fine after this one?

World Tag League 2021: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan!

The Joker & The Ace may no longer be in the running, but can they salvage their run into something slightly more respectable? Or will TenCozy only add to how bad they feel?

Yano insists the ref be thorough when checking TenCozy but not when checking him, even though we all know Yano is the troublemaker. The ref doesn’t even need to check Tanahashi that much, we can trust him. Tanahashi shoves off the muscles and Yano says, “SUGOI~!” The teams sort out, but of course Yano and Tanahashi squat. TenCozy just attacks! The bell rings, Kojima kicks Tanahashi out, then Yano gets pinballed between forearms and Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi gets back in but he gets double kicks, double whip and double kicks again, to a double throw-down by his hair! TenCozy goes back to Yano, they coordinate for the ELBOW HEADBUTT DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO!

Tenzan stomps Yano, Kojima gets in to give Yano another shot, then Kojima goes to the corner. Tenzan runs, into an atomic drop! Yano pulls Tenzan’s hair to throw him down! Yano DECKS Kojima, then unties the buckle pad! Yano brings Tenzan up, whips him in and Tenzan hits bare buckles! Yano stomps Tenzan, drags him up and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Tanahashi, Tanahashi brings Tenzan around and trips him to stomp the leg. Tanahashi drops an elbow on the leg and has a toehold. Tenzan endures, moves around but Tanahashi ties the legs up in a BUTTERFLY DEATHLOCK! Tenzan endures, throws haymakers and CHOPS, but Tanahashi holds on to MONGOLIAN CHOP!

Tanahashi lets off the deathlock to stomp the leg, then he tags in Yano. Yano has the ref watch Kojima, and then they split the wishbone on Tenzan! Fans fire up and Yano taunts Kojima. The ref against holds Kojima back, Yano stomps Tenzan. Yano brings Tenzan up to whip him into bare buckles! Yano stomps away on Tenzan in the corner, then digs his boots in! The ref counts, Yano lets off and tells the ref to shut up. Yano bumps Tenzan off buckles, tags Tanahashi, and fans fire up again. Tanahashi brings Tenzan up to kick low. Tenzan hits back with CHOP after CHOP, only for Tanahashi to use the Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi runs, into a WHEEL KICK!

Hot tag to Kojima! Kojima fires off on Tanahashi, puts him in the corner and fires off MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Yano gets in but gets added to the MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Kojima takes a moment to catch his breath, Yano switches places with Tanahashi, Kojima fires off more MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Fans fire up as Kojima tops it off, and both Yano and Tanahashi stagger. Kojima whips Tanahashi corner to corner, runs in to forearm smash, then he shoves Tanahashi down! Kojima climbs up top and MACHO ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up, Kojima drags Tanahashi up and throws forearms! ROLLING ELBOW! Kojima whips, Tanahashi FLYING FOREARMS!

Both men are down and fans rally up! Kojima and Tanahashi slowly rise, hot tag to Yano! Yano brings Kojima around to whip but Kojima reverses! Yano avoids the bare buckles then baits Kojima into them! Yano SLAPS Kojima’s head, then unties the other corner! The ref confiscates the buckle pad, Kojima SLAPS Yano on the head! COZY CUTTER!! Fans fire up while both men are down, hot tag to Tenzan! Tenzan rallies on Yano and Tanahashi, then fires off Mongolian Chops on Yano! Tenzan stomps Yano into the corner, whips him corner to corner, and Yano hits bare buckles! Tenzan clotheslines, then hits the TENZAN BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up and Kojima gets in to DECK Tanahashi! Tenzan stomps Yano, TenCozy whips but Yano holds ropes. Yano shoves Tenzan into Kojima, but they block his low blows! Yano apologizes but gets mugged! TenCozy whips, TENCOZY CUTTER!! Tenzan covers, Tanahashi breaks it! Kojima stomps Tanahashi and throws him out, Tenzan gets Yano for the ANACONDA VICE!! Yano endures, Kojima keeps Tanahashi down, Yano rolls to a cover! TWO!! Fans fire up and Tenzan gets Yano with a headbutt! Tenzan calls his shot, but Tanahashi gets in to save Yano from TTD! Kojima gets in to club and whip Tanahashi, only for Tanahashi to reverse and send Kojima out!

Tenzan headbutts and Mongolian Chops on Tanahashi, but Tanahashi blocks to SHOTEI! Yano shoves the ref then LOW BLOWS Tenzan! Roll up, Yano & Tanahashi win!!

Winners: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; TenCozy earns 0)

The Joker & The Ace sneak another one! It may not have meant much in the long run, but will this win help Yano & Tanahashi finish strong in the final round?

World Tag League 2021: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS The United Empire!

Two teams near the top battle it out, a spot in the finals still within sight! Will the Fierce Warrior & Head Hunter keep going towards the goal? Or will the Dominator & Ultimate Weapon conquer Chaos and climb towards the trophies?

The teams sort out, Goto wants Khan but Henare starts instead. Fans rally as Goto and Henare circle. They feel things out, Henare tests the waters with lengthy kicks, but Goto stays away. They tie up, Henare headlocks, but Goto powers out to get the headlock in return. Henare powers up, Goto holds tight, but Henare pries at the hold. Goto holds on tighter, even as Henare tries to power out. Henare throws body shots, powers out, and the two ram shoulders. Neither falls, so Henare runs the ropes. They collide again, but still neither falls. Goto runs now, he ducks and rams shoulders, but Henare rebounds to run Goto over!

Fans rally up, Henare drags Goto up and throws body shots. Henare then ROCKS Goto with a forearm, whips, but Goto reverses. Hashi gets in so that they run Henare over! Hip toss senton! Khan gets him but he gets hammered! Fans fire up and Goto stomps Henare. Goto drags Henare up to CLUB him but Henare throws body shots. Goto CLUBS Henare, Henare throws more body shots. Goto KNEES low, CLUBS Henare again, then brings him up to suplex. Henare fights that off, Khan gets in and has the IRON CLAW SLEEPR! Red Shoes reprimands but Henare DECKS Hashi then the Empire mugs Goto. Mongolian Chops to a BUZZSAW and KNEE DROP!

Fans fire up, Henare covers, ONE! Henare drags Goto up, has a facelock then suplexes Goto high and hard! Cover, TWO! Henare drags Goto up, tags Khan in, and Khan Mongolian Chops Goto on the back! And again in the corner! Khan digs his boot into Goto’s head, Red Shoes counts, and Khan lets off at 4. Khan brings Goto out to scoop and SLAM! Cocky cover, TWO! Khan taunts Goto, steps on his foot and tries to make Goto kiss his foot! Goto resists, fires forearms, but Khan knees low and CLUBS him. Khan runs, Goto follows and LARIATS Khan down! Hot tag to Hashi! Hashi fires off fast hands and a CHOP! Khan goes to the corner, Hashi runs in to CHOP!

Hashi whips and CHOPS then mule kicks to a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Hashi has Khan for a seated cobra twist, but Henare gets in to CLUB Hashi down! Red Shoes reprimands but Henare stomps Hashi. The Empire stomp Hashi together, then Khan drags Hashi up to HITSUJIGOROSHI! Henare plays defense against Goto but Goto DECKS him! Khan scoops Hashi to use him against Goto! Then he hits a BACKBREAKER, Henare AX KICKS! Cover, TWO! Khan clamps the IRON CLAW onto Hashi and digs his head into the mat! Hashi endures, Khan STOMPS him down! Khan drags Hashi up, brings him around and bumps him off buckles.

Khan CLUBS Hashi on the back, then climbs up to sit on Hashi’s head! Fans cheer and Khan pulls Hashi’s arms back. Red Shoes counts, Khan hops off at 4. Tag to Henare, he drags Hashi up but Hashi throws body shots. Khan goes after Goto on the outside to whip him into railing while Henare throws body shots. Henare snapmares and KICKS! Cover, TWO! Henare rains down forearms on Hashi, then floats to get a HEEL HOOK! Hashi endures, fans rally up, and Hashi reaches out. Khan moves the bottom rope, Red Shoes reprimands, but Hashi still gets to the ROPEBREAK! Henare lets go, drags Hashi up and headbutts him! And again!

Hashi fires up and fires forearms back, then CHOPS! Henare DECKS Hashi with a forearm! Henare whips, Hashi dropkicks the legs out! Fans fire up as both men are down! Hashi crawls, hot tag to Goto! Goto rallies on Henare, DECKS Khan, then runs at Henare in the corner, MURAMASA! And BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Goto drags Henare up, fireman’s carries, but Henare fights free! Goto throws forearms, Henare fires them back. Fans rally up as they pick up speed! Henare gets the edge and he ROCKS Goto to a corner. Henare whips corner to corner, Goto reverses then runs in, but Henare dodges to come back and clothesline, back elbow and SAMOAN DROP!

Both men are down again and fans fire back up! Khan coaches Henare as fans rally, and Henare drags Goto over. Tag to Khan, Henare drags Goto up and the Empire CHOP Goto to a corner. They double whip corner to corner, Khan runs in to clothesline! Henare runs in to SHINING WIZARD! But Goto dodges, Khan’s BOOT hits Henare! Goto DISCUS LARIATS Khan down! All three men are down but fans rally up for Goto. Goto runs in to clothesline Khan, then goes to clothesline Henare! Khan BOOTS Goto down, but he’s right back up to CLOBBER Khan! But Khan’s right back up for a BIG back suplex! But Goto’s right back up to back suplex back!

Khan is up, DOUBLE LARITS collide! Khan roars, but Goto deflects the boot to DISCUS LARIAT again! Fans are thunderous as these two are down! Khan sits up, flounders over, but Goto crawls, hot tags to Henare and Hashi! Hashi and Henare RAM shoulders! Henare forearms, Hashi returns it, and they go back and forth! Fans fire up as Henare gets the edge! Henare runs, Hashi ducks and dodges to HEADHUNTER! Fans fire up, Henare flounders and Hashi runs in to CHOP! Hashi hangs Henare out to dry, runs side to side, and dropkicks Henare down! Hashi runs to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Henare is still in this but fans rally behind Hashi!

Hashi waits on Henare to stand, then he runs, but Henare swats the lariat! Hashi CHOPS, Henare body shots and HEEL KICKS! Both men are down again! Henare rises as fans rally back up. Khan gets in, he drags Hashi up. The Empire double whips Hashi to a corner, Henare whips Khan in to clothesline! Henare SHINING WIZARDS! Feed to the BOOT ROUNDHOUSE COMBO! Khan wags his finger, they’re not done yet! Back suplex TOSS to a POWERBOMB! Cover, Goto breaks it! Fans fire up as Khan CLUBS Goto. Goto fires forearms off on the Empire back and forth! Goto fires off more on Khan, but Henare body shots, and Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW!

Khan holds Goto in place for Henare’s SCREW HIGH KICK! Khan shoves Goto down, then the Empire focuses on Hashi. Khan clamps on the iron claw again, and he drags Hashi up. Fans rally up, Khan wraps on HITSUJIGOROSHI! Henare gets the heel hooks, FUBUKI! Hashi endures the double submission, so the Empire hits him with MARINE! Cover, TWO!! Hashi survives and fans fire up again! Khan is furious but he and Henare refocus. They drag Hashi up and Henare fireman’s carries. Khan runs, but Hashi slips out to shove Henare at him! Hashi SUPERKICKS Khan, dodges Henare and Goto blocks the boot.

Henare elbows and runs, Goto follows but Henare dodges. Goto spins Henare around, suplex, but Henare slips out! Goto deflects the boot but Henare ducks the discus, only to get Hashi’s SUPERKICK! Goto drags Henare back up, dragon sleeper and leg lift! But Khan Mongolian Chops Hashi down! Khan grabs Goto in the IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Goto fights free with elbows, but Khan full nelsons! Goto breaks free, ducks down, Hashi SUPERKICKS Khan! Goto clotheslines Khan out of the ring! Goto-Hashi focuses on Henare, dragon sleeper and leg lift, but Henare fights free! Goto fights the suplex, they and Hashi coordinate, G Y R!! Hashi gives Henare MEETOERA!

Goto gets Henare back up, dragon sleeper and leg lift, SHOTO!! Cover, Goto blocks Khan, Chaos wins!!

Winners: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The United Empire earns 0)

The Fierce Warrior & Headhunter topple the Empire! Khan & Henare are on the bubble, will it pop in the final round? And after catching his breath, Hashi gets a mic. “This was a big win for us in this World Tag League.” Hashi knows that he and Goto are just one win away from the finals, and their last round is against the champions! The Tekkers have beaten them time and again, “but this time, it’ll be different!” In Hiroshima, Hashi promises Zack and Taichi that they’ll “cut the lights and put you to sleep, in just a moment!” Mic drop from the Head Hunter, but will he and the Fierce Warrior finally get a win over the IWGP Tag Team Champions in order to get to the finals?

Here are the NEW World Tag League Standings!

Dangerous Tekkers: 8-2, 16 points
SANADA & Tetsuya Naito: 8-2, 16 points
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI: 8-2, 16 points
The United Empire: 7-3, 14 points
EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi: 7-3, 14 points
Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale: 6-4, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Guerrillas of Destiny: 6-4, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi: 6-4, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan: 2-8, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask: 1-9, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe: 1-9, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku: 0-10, 0 points [ELIMINATED]

My Thoughts:

Another great round for World Tag League, though I do have to say they definitely saved the drama for the final round. It was sad that the bottom teams (Suzuki-Gun, Great Bash Heels and Team Blue Justice) didn’t get to really affect anything here. Yano & Tanahashi VS TenCozy was all just for fun, I’m surprised they didn’t open with that one. The Guerrillas eliminating Chase & Fale adds just a little something to the Bullet Club Civil War. Goto-Hashi winning over the Empire ups the drama. Goto-Hashi VS Tekkers is “win and you’re in,” while LIJ VS House of Torture also relies on Empire VS Guerrillas. If LIJ wins, it’s done. If HOT wins, they need Guerrillas to win to eliminate the Empire. If Empire wins, they only get in if LIJ loses. This is going to be some great stuff this weekend.

My Score: 8.9/10

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January 17, 2025

Steven Mitchell

DING DONG, Hello, Tiffany!

Tiffanny Stratton just won the WWE Women’s Championship but she’s already defending it against Bayley! Will the Role Model be back on top?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae; Bianca & Naomi win.
Jimmy Uso VS Carmelo Hayes; wins.
Motor City Machine Guns VS Los Garza w/ Legado Del Fantasma; win.
Piper Niven w/ Chelsea Green VS B-Fab w/ Mia Yim; wins.
Rey Mysterio VS Kevin Owens; wins.
WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton VS Bayley; wins and

PLAY BY PLAY

Rey Mysterio is here!

San Diego fires up for the hometown hero as he makes his entrance! The King of Lucha high-fives fans along the ramp, and hugs his wife and daughter, before stepping in the ring. Rey grabs himself a mic, the fans chant “619! 619!” and he smiles. Rey tells San Diego, “Bien venidos, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown! This is the home of the 6! 1! 9!” The fans cheer, and Rey says no cap, it feels great to be back home in front of his people, his Raza, his city, and his familia. Rey requested to be here tonight because he couldn’t think of a better place to reminisce as he gets ready to do the impossible once again.

Rey officially declares for the 2025 Royal Rumble! The arena is shaking hearing that! Rey wants to look back: 2006, he entered the Rumble at #2, outlasted 28 other superstars, and became the Royal Rumble winner! And it didn’t end there. he went on to main event WrestleMania, and he became the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! Now, Rey won’t lie, he will be realistic. The competition is heavy this year: Drew McIntyre, who fans boo. CM Punk, who fans cheer; Seth Rollins, who fans are torn on; Roman Reigns, who fans cheer; John Cena, who fans also cheer. It will be tough, but let’s remember back to when he won.

It was 2006, and Rey did it for a friend we all know very well. The fans chant for “EDDIE! EDDIE!” But wait! Kevin Owens makes his way out here! The Prizefighter, still holding onto the winged eagle title belt, showing off his new shirt: The Canadian Dream, Son of a Security System Technician. Kevin has a mic, too, and while fans boo, he tells Rey, “Lemme start off by saying I’m very sorry for coming out here and interrupting you> I mean it, okay? But I had to come out here. Because I heard you just now talking about how you were gonna win the Royal Rumble.

“And Rey, I mean this from the bottom of my heart. It’s never been a secret. There’s a lot of people in this industry that I respect quite a bit, but very few I respect as much as I respect you. In fact, I’ll even go so far as saying there’s nobody in this industry that I respect as much as I respect you.” The fans do cheer that, and Kevin says he has had an incredible career, he’s accomplished things he’s dreamed of since he was a kid. He has main evented WrestleMania with Steve Austin. He won the tag team titles with his then best friend, Sami Zayn. He won countless other tiles, and now he gets to stand here with THIS title!

The fans boo but Kevin says this is the title that as a kid, he saw all his idols win. This is the title he dreamed of winning, and now he stands here as the TRUE, RIGHTFUL WWE Champion! The fans boo again but Kevin says there is one thing left for him to accomplish so that he can truly feel his career is complete. And that is to step into the ring and have a 1v1 match with the legendary Rey Mysterio. The fans like that idea, and Kevin says face to face, man to man, he hopes Rey wins the Rumble! Kevin will root for Rey with everything he has! Rey can and will beat “all those other idiots.”

But just promise Kevin one thing. After Rey wins the Rumble, promise that Kevin is the champion he picks for WrestleMania so that Kevin can have his dream match. Rey takes a moment, and he tells Kevin that we all know Rey loves competition. But… Kevin’s not the champion. The fans cheer that! Rey means that with all due respect, but Cody Rhodes is the champion. But, but, here’s this. If Rey wins the Rumble, and if Kevin wins the title, then yes, Rey will gladly face him for the title. Kevin takes a moment, and repeats, “I’m not the champion? I AM THE CHAMPION! This is my title! I earned it! I deserve it!”

The fans boo but Kevin says Cody has Rey brainwashed, too! Does Rey have bleached blonde hair under that mask? Is it seeping into his brain? Rey wants Kevin to calm down. What’s going on? Drew McIntyre, now Kevin, he’s acting so delusional! It’s reminding him of Dominik. Oh…! Kevin swings on Rey! Rey dodges to fire hands in return! They brawl, Kevin shoves Rey but Rey dropkicks the legs! Kevin is on the ropes, but he bails out before the 619! The fans boo but Kevin is the one offended. Will Kevin be able to let this go so he can focus on Cody?

Bianca Belair meets up with Naomi backstage.

Bianca asks if Naomi finished with Nick Aldis. She did. Any updates? No! No lead on Jade’s attacker. Nothing? Wow. But that’s okay, they’ll keep pushing forward. They will handle Nia & Candice, but Bianca just wants to make sure they’re good after the mishap last week. It wasn’t on Bianca, that was Candice. Naomi knows that. Plus, they have to focus. It may not be Tiffany, but they can at least get some lick back on Candice & Nia. And they still have their gold! Bianca says that’s true. Ready to go? Naomi says maybe Bianca should wrap her up. That way, last week won’t happen again. Bianca agrees, and she hurries to wrap the braid into a bun.

Now they’re good. The StrongEST Glow heads out, will they be able to get past the Irresistible Force & Poison Pixie? Or will they soon be owing some golden tickets to the Queen of the Ring and her new sidekick?

Nick Aldis talks with Rey Mysterio.

After what we saw with Kevin, and since they are in San Diego, we have to have Rey on the card. Rey VS KO happens 1v1! Rey thanks Aldis and promises to handle business. And then Cody Rhodes walks in! The American Nightmare tells Rey he saw what happened while he was going through his physical. Cody says he would’ve been out there to help, but Rey says it’s nota big deal. It is handled, Rey VS Kevin is happening. Cody just needs to heal up. Rey can handle his problems, and will leave something for Cody at the Royal Rumble. Rey fist bumps and heads out. Aldis tells Cody that Rey has a point, Cody needs to be careful.

That said, what’d the doctors have to say? Cody says he has a clean bill of health, fully cleared, and Aldis can read the report himself. Aldis says he trusts Cody, he just doesn’t know if that’s good news. There is a lot of time between now and the Rumble, and even more so to WrestleMania. But with that in mind, Aldis has an addendum to the ladder match. Cody needs to sign it, as does Kevin, because they cannot have what happened at Saturday Night’s Main Event happen ever again. Cody asks if Kevin’s signed it yet. Kevin was Aldis’ next stop. Then Cody will sign it once Kevin has. Cody heads out, will Aldis be able to get what he wants out of this?

Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Nia Jax & Candice LeRae!

SmackDown returns as Bianca & Naomi make their entrances. The teams sort out and Nia steps to Bianca, only to CLOBBER Naomi! Candice joins in to mug Bianca, but the fans boo. The ref reprimands, Candice backs off, and Nia soaks up the heat. Naomi throws Bianca down, talks more trash, then HEADBUTTS Bianca down. Nia drags Bianca up, tags Candice, but Bianca fights back. Nia CLUBS Bianca, Candice wrenches, but Bianca runs Candice over! And runs her over again! Bianca suplexes, holds Candice up, then SLAMS her down! The fans fire up as Bianca kips up, and she runs up to RAM Candice!

Bianca then climbs to rain down fists! The fans count along, Bianca goes all the way to TEN! Nia storms in, but Bianca flips up and over! Nia runs into Candice, then turns around into Bianca’s DROPKICK! Bianca runs up but Candice BOOTS her! Candice goes up, but Bianca ROCKS her! Bianca military presses Candice, and she THRWOS her out onto Nia! Nia & Candice fall, the fans fire up, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.

Bianca flexes, then waits on Nia & Candice. Bianca’s braid has unrolled so Bianca swings it to rally the fans. Bianca then goes out to fetch Candice, shoves her into the ring, but Nia anchors Bianca’s feet! Candice DROPKICKS Candice down! Cover, TWO! Candice CLUBS away on Bianca, then scuffs her. Candice stalks Bianca to a corner, KNEES her down, then steps on her to DOUBLE STOMP! Tag to Nia, and Nia stalks Bianca. Nia makes Bianca smile with fishhooks, then HIP DROPS her down! Nia swings the braid around to mock Bianca, and even intimidate the ref. Bianca gets her braid free to SMACK away on Nia!

Bianca LASHES Nia more, backing her down, then she runs. Bianca SHOTGUNS Nia, Nia rebounds, but Bianca avoids the elbow drop! Cover, ONE!! Nia CLOBBERS Bianca at the ropes! Nia argues with the ref, taunts Naomi, then soaks up the heat. Tag to Candice and Candice kicks Bianca around. Candice SMACKS Bianca off the apron, pushes her in, then CLOBBERS her! Cover, TWO! Candice CLOBBERS Bianca again, then digs her knee in for a half Bow ‘n’ Arrow stretch! Bianca endures, fights around, reaches back, and she pulls Candice’s hair! Bianca and Candice fire forearms, but Candice DECKS Bianca! Cover, TWO!

Candice is frustrated but she KNEES Bianca in the side. Candice stomps Bianca more, KNEES her down, then has her on the ropes. The ref counts but Candice bends Bianca back! Candice lets go at 4, SmackDown returns to single picture,. and Candice brings Bianca up. Bianca rolls Candice up, TWO! Candice ENZIGIRIS Bianca down! Candice hurries to a corner and goes up, to then CROSSBODY! But Bianca rolls through! The fans fire up as Bianca lifts, but Candice slips free! Candice pulls the braid! Bianca uses that to reel Candice in for an ELBOW! But Candice grabs the braid to throw Bianca down! Both women are down and the fans fire up!

Bianca and Candice crawl, Candice goes to Bianca! STEP-UP- NO! Bianca avoids the senton! But Nia YANKS Naomi down from the outside! The fans boo but Nia sends Naomi into barriers! Candice stands Bianca up, but Bianca rolls her again! TWO, and Candice SUPERKICKS Bianca down! Candice hurries to the corner, tag to Nia. Nia storms up on Bianca, mockingly reaching out to Naomi, and then CLUBS Bianca! Nia whips, LARIATS, and SAMOAN DROPS! Bianca sputters and goes to the corner, but Nia runs up! Bianca BOOTS Nia first! Bianca ELBOWS Candice, dodges Nia, then RAMS into her! Candice grabs the braid!

Bianca whips Candice into the POST! Bianca climbs, but Nia ROCKS her! Nia climbs up after Bianca, fireman’s carries, but Bianca CLUBS away! Bianca is safe, she shoves Nia away, then CROSSBODIES! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Naomi returns! Bianca crawls, hot tag to Naomi! The fans fire up as Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Nia away, then slingshots for the FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nia still has a lot left in the tank but Naomi HAMMERS away on her! Nia shoves Naomi away, runs up, but Naomi dodges! Nia POSTS herself, falls back, and Naomi goes up! SPLIT-LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, Candice breaks it!

Naomi ENZIGIRIS Candice for it! Tag to Bianca and the tag champs go after Nia. Nia fights back, SAMOAN DROP for Naomi! The fans boo but Nia looms over Bianca. Nia runs, Candice sneaks a tag, and Bianca dodges! Bianca SPEARS Nia! Bianca runs, handsprings, but Candice DROPKICKS her down! STEP-UP SENTON! Nia rises, she adds a SENTON of her own! Candice covers, TWO!! Bianca survives and the fans fire up! Candice can’t believe it, but San Diego declares, “This is Awesome!” Candice storms around, snarls, then runs up at Bianca. Bianca ALLEY-OOPS her onto buckles! Then SPINEBUSTERS her down!

Bianca runs, handsprings, and MOONSAULTS! But Nia runs up! Bianca dodges, LEG DROP hits Candice!! Nia panics, runs up on Bianca, but Bianca tosses her out! LARIAT and down goes Bianca! Naomi tags for the BUBBA BOMB! Gedo clutch, Naomi & Bianca win!

Winners: Bianca Belair & Naomi, by pinfall

The tag champs find a way to survive, but now they’ll have to meet NXT’s Meta Four on January 28th! NXT goes on the road to Atlanta, Georgia, will Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson be bringing the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships home as souvenirs? Or will they only feel the StrongEST Glow?

Pregame interview with Bayley.

Byron Saxton walked through an empty Pechanga Arena with The Role Model before the show, and noted how last week, Bayley won the Fatal 4 Way #1 Contender’s match. Now, we’re in San Diego, with a sold out crowd as Bayley challenges Tiffany Stratton for the title. What does this match mean to her? Well, sold out here in her home state, that is what dreams are made of. We all dream about being in the main event and fighting for a championship. This is a huge night for her. Thinking on her career, this time last year, she won the 2024 Royal Rumble and earned a guaranteed championship opportunity.

Bayley would challenge former friend, Iyo Sky, someone she respects so much in this business. That felt like the peak of Bayley’s career, where she was going to do something different and change the world. To be honest, she isn’t sure she fulfilled her potential during that reign. Yes, she defended the title, took it all over the world, but she always felt she was just winning by the skin of her teeth. She’s a perfectionist, she loves wrestling so much. And so, that reign was certainly cut short when Tiffany helped Nia take that title from Bayley. Tonight is a big night for her.

Then how does tonight feel different from past opportunities in regaining the title? Well, we’ve seen what Tiffany has done this past year, and she just showed she’s willing to turn on her friends to get to the “Tiffy Top,” as she puts it. Part of Bayley respects her, but the other part wants to beat Tiffy that much more. Tonight, it’s personal. Byron wishes Bayley luck and they shake hands. Will this be a big first defense for Tiffy? Or will it be a big comeback for the former Grand Slam Champion?

Mia Yim talks with B-Fab backstage.

Michin just knows she would’ve had Chelsea Green if not for Piper Niven. They always gotta use numbers! B-Fab knows how they do. That US Championship should’ve been Mia’s! B-Fab tells Mia to keep her head up, because she’ll get another shot to take down sleazy- Piper Niven walks in being all Secret Service. Piper says the room is clear, no threats to the champion. Chelsea walks in, thanks “Spicy Service,” and says B-Fab and “Mimi” should stand up and properly congratulate her as the only woman to successfully defend this title. B-Fab says Chelsea please. We all know that if it wasn’t for Piper the Mall Cop, Chelsea would not be champion.

Piper steps up and tells B-Fab that if she takes another step closer, it’ll be her last. If that’s how Piper wants to play it, then how about this? B-Fab will talk with Aldis, then she and Piper can handle their problem tonight. Then after Piper, Chelsea better watch her back. Mia says that is a threat. Mia follows B-Fab, Chelsea tells Piper to neutralize B-Fab. Piper agrees. But just how will this shake out when Piper’s the one in action?

Jimmy Uso heads to gorilla.

“San Diego! The goal tonight is to make sure Carmelo stays missing. Hey, ya boi got something to prove! Hey, I’m proud of The Yeet Man. My brother got his own title match coming up, and it’s time to go get mine. But it starts tonight with Carmelo. Hey yo, Uce, between me and you, Big Jim is Him!” Jimmy heads out to the ring, will he prove he’s just as worthy of golden opportunities?

Jimmy Uso VS Carmelo Hayes!

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.16.25

The Go Home for Genesis this Sunday! Let’s see what happens!

Published

23 hours ago

January 16, 2025

Andrew Balaz

So Genesis is Sunday, followed by next week’s Live Episode of iMPACT! Let’s see exactly how we get to Genesis and not to bury the lead, the fact the WWE/TNA partnership was extended for a few years is very big news for TNA. More visibility for a nostalgic brand and the younger NXT wrestlers get more opportunities with potential sprinkles of a big name here or there (yes I only really mean AJ Styles, but that’s what we all want to see one more time).

Let’s get to the show and see if it’s a Go Home worth anything.

After her shocking appearance on @WWENXT, @mashaslamovich steps into the confessional with @WeAreRosemary…

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/Dw7ITswj28 pic.twitter.com/YSTXfJZw6X

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 17, 2025

Ratings:

Trent Seven vs Leon Slater: Slater wins via Swanton 450 – *
Fir$t Cla$$ vs Maniac Marines (Eric Young & Steve Maclin): EY wins via Macho Elbow – ** 3/4
Laredo Kid vs Jake Something: Jakes wins via Avalanche Something Bomb – **
The Hardys vs Ohio Versus Frankenstein (Sami Callihan & PCO): Hardys win via Crouton Bomb – ***

Results:

Trent Seven vs Leon Slater

British on British violence! I just appreciate that Trent’s theme is a down tuned remix of Seven Nation Army.

A little back and forth until Slater hits a Reverse Gamengiri, Trent tries to climb back to the apron after the powder, eats a Shotgun Kick. Trent dodges the dive, and Suplexes Leon down the steps at Center Stage. I feel like Slater over sold the spot, but I suppose using your surroundings is always interesting. Leon slides in at 9.5, Trent gets a little cocky and Leon hits two Flash Cradles for near falls, as Trent is reeling from the quick pinfall attempts he eats another Shotgun Kick for a near fall. Trent sells to the corner, eats a Jumping Bootwash, Leon perches Trent, goes for possibly a Spanish Fly but Trent turns it into an Avalanche Flowsion for two!

Bop and Bang, 7 Star Lariat, Piledriver with flourish and…still a two. Birminghammer attempt but Slater flips out of it, Crucifix pinfall for two, Uppercut by Trent and Birminghammer is hit! But Slater…kicks…out? He sells a Suplex where he slides down steps like death, but eats huge signature and finishing moves and kicks out. The psychology in this match is non-existent. Trent does the Finger Break, Leon sells away, hits another Shotgun Kick and Trent powders. X Plex gets reversed into a DDT from Slater. Trent powders off the Ramp, Leon goes to the entrance way runs and jumps off the ramp, then hits the Swanton 450.

Completely stupid match with spots that make no sense. All sizzle no steak, so dumb my IQ dropped 5 points.

The Elegance Clique have a “Pre-Launch Championship Celebration”. Tom Hannifan hates it, the crowd hates it, and the Personal Concierge uncovers a cardboard cut out with a Knockouts Title around their waists…and they are size accurate. Heather is like a My Size Barbie. Ash gives a very cringey speech where she thanks everyone except Heather, the Concierge passes the mic to Heather, Spitfire interrupts of course, and at least Dani cuts the promo to start so it’s tolerable. Yeah this is painfully bad cringe, as much as I didn’t mind the Ash gimmick to start with, this is lame. The only thing saving the segment is the crowd is hot for the the Elegance Clique getting their stuff ruined. So it was lame, but the crowd was into it and Ash sold the destruction of cardboard cut outs like Spitfire just murdered her puppy.

.@PCOisNotHuman and @TheSamiCallihan take on The Hardys! If they win, they’ll secure their spot in the TNA World Tag Team Title match at #TNAGenesis!

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/Dw7ITswQRG pic.twitter.com/fO9P2F5d9d

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 17, 2025

Well the first 40 minutes of this show are making me wish for a stroke instead of watching this. So hopefully it picks up somewhere.

Fir$t Cla$$ vs Maniac Marines (Eric Young & Steve Maclin)

KC flips out of two of EY’s Back Body Drops and does his “First Class” taunt, so EY just slaps him upside the head and tags in Maclin to start beating on Navarro. I do really like KC’s work. He’s like WWE Lio Rush, but likable and talented. Maclin is beating the hell out of KC though, Lariats him out, goes for the SCUD, but AJ low bridges so Maclin crashes to the outside, KC hits the Tope con Hilo with blind tag so AJ is now legal and they start working over Maclin in the corner. Tennessee Whiskey, and there does seem to be a few First Class fans in the crowd.

Navarro is back in for the 305, quick tags though to keep Maclin eating offense. Splash into Big Boot into Assisted Splash while AJ leans on Maclin literally. KC starts picking on kids in the crowd near Judd Normand, he shoves the actor, the actor shoves him back and AJ comes over to mad dog the actor. Maclin takes advantage of the distraction and drops AJ on the way back in with an Olympic Slam, tags in EY and EY comes out hot. KC tags in, EY levels KC and they start messing around in the corner, AJ tries to break it up but eats a Busaiku Knee from Maclin and then a SCUD. EY manages to throw KC off the turnbuckle and then hit the Macho Elbow for the win.

After the match Eddie, Lish and Brian Myers stand at the entrance way to send a message but not cause any real chaos.

Josh Alexander and his two bitch boys come out to cut a promo on Santana or something. I am about as interested in this as I am in Norwegian Dog Sledding. Josh trying to say Santana is too hurt to go at Genesis when we all know this was filmed the same time like a month ago. You really can’t do doofus attempts a story when you’re promoting the first live episode in nearly a decade or something for next week. At least the match should be good because this build is lame, the jabronis are useless, “Bald Ass Head” is the big insult…sheeeesh.

Laredo Kid vs Jake Something

Well…someone has to win this match, so there’s that.

Nothing special start until Jake comes off the ropes and runs over Laredo sending him flying over the ropes onto the ramp. Jake panders to the crowd, Laredo tries to get something going but Jake steps on his foot to stop any Lucha things, and mollywops him. Jake runs him corner to corner until Laredo moves, strings a few moves together, tries to fly and then gets knocked out of the sky with a Forearm. Only a two count for Jake, but Laredo is definitely doing his best impression of a pinata so far in the match. Laredo gets a desperation Satellite DDT, misses his big attempt, but Jake misses the Spear in the corner, La Magistral gets a 2, a few bad spots from Laredo where it looks like he missed a Satellite Facebuster and sloppy Essex or Canadian Destroyer. Laredo goes to the top, Jake bear paw slap, goes up top and Avalanche Something Bomb for the win.

The Hardys vs Ohio Versus Frankenstein (Sami Callihan & PCO)

Before the Hardys intro, the 23 thing flashes a few times again. So at least they didn’t forget that.

Sami starts with Jeff and gets in a few early shots and goads Jeff with Hardys taunts, then all four get in, throw hands and we go to commercial. We come back from commercial to Matt Delete Turnbuckling Sami, and then Poetry In Motion the classic way! A few quick tags, but Sami eventually knocks down Matt, tags in PCO, Matt’s moves aren’t very effective, Jeff throws himself in too and they get their asses beat by PCO. PCO tags in Sami, Sami slaps around Matt, drags his face across the ropes, tags PCO back in and uses PCO as a battering ram into Matt’s chest. PCO keeps Matt in their corner, tags back in Sami, some simple tandem work and a short 2 count for Sami. Sami calls PCO back in and they’re formulating a tag move, they try the Double Back Drop, but Matt turns it into a Double DDT instead.

Jeff tries to fight them both off, Sami grabs Jeff, PCO goes for the Lariat, malfunction at the junction, Whisper in the Wind mostly hits PCO so Jeff Splashes Sami. Twist of Hate, Twist of Fate, Swanton Bomb from Jeff and the Hardy Boys win!

Before the obligatory contract signing on the Go Home before a PPV, Jordynne walks over to the announce table with the contract for her match with Tessa. Says she’ll leave it with them so she can’t miss it, but hey, “if she doesn’t show up at Genesis it wouldn’t be the first time”. That’s funny.

Joe starts the promo saying he has to win, but its on him to take the title from Nic. There’s an intensity, so it’s not all cornball jokes and shenanigans. That’s kinda nice to start with. Nic takes the babyface angle of “you’re not wrong but I don’t think you’re ready yet kid”. Then he plays the JBL clip from Bound for Glory. Nic tries to use the video to clear his name because Ryan got attacked too. Joe is about to poke a hole in the defense but then Hollywood Abyss Mokuba shows up. “MY BROTHER SETO” Ryan interferes, Nic tries to stop the stupidity but Ryan plows through is about to eat a Standing Ovation but Nic Superkicks Joe to save Mokuba. Nic does stand there as the crowd chants “kick your brother”, but Nic doesn’t pull the trigger but you can tell he’s contemplating.

OH! Sexy Tessy shows up, signs the contract but Jordynne was waiting for her and leaves Tessa laying with a Grace Driver and solid intensity. Okay most of the show was kinda mid but the ending was pretty solid.

Overall Score: 6.25/10

As I said at the very end, most of this show was mid…or mediocre for the older crowd. Indie Spotfest Dumbassery to kick off the show, a few segments that made me question if I was tasting pennies, a decent match with First Class, the stalled push never relevant squad match between Jake and Laredo, and at least the main event match was fun.

The video packages always feel lackluster because the only people really watching TNA currently are hardcore fans. I never really see too many people pull the whole “whoa first TNA episode in 11 years and I decided on the random Go Home instead of the first live episode since 2015”. See, this is why logic matters in booking. WWE gets to have the mentality of “it could be someone’s first time watching it” every week because they the biggest show in town. The name alone will garner random views or transient lapsed fans if they get a whiff of something. However when it comes down to TNA, people are only surprised its still alive.

Even with many questionable hours it wasn’t terrible. It did fine…plus like I just said, there’s opportunity for more random eyes thanks to the WWE merger AND a live episode next week. So the Go Home format won’t change, but hopefully the exposure gives us more congruent storylines.