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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (1/6/22)

New Year, new champion?

Published

3 years ago

January 6, 2022

Steven Mitchell

NXT UK starts the year off with golden opportunities!

NXT UK starts 2022 with both a tag team tournament, AND Meiko Satomura defending the NXT UK Women’s Championship against Blair Davenport!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

NXT UK Tag Team Championship Contender’s Eliminator Tournament: Symbiosis w/ Eddie Dennis VS Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter; Smith & Carter win and advance to the finals.
Xia Brookside VS Myla Grace; Brookside wins.
NXT UK Women’s Championship: Meiko Satomura VS Blair Davenport; Satomura wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

NXT UK Tag Team Championship Contender’s Eliminator Tournament: Symbiosis w/ Eddie Dennis VS Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter!

Primate & Tyson T-Bone may be NXT UK’s most aggressive team, they’re up against the Hottest Tag Team Under the Sun! Will Symbiosis take a bite out of Smith & Carter? Or will Ready And Forward, Always Forward move toward a #1 contender’s match?

The teams sort out, Carter starts against Primate and they circle. They tie up, Primate powers Carter to a corner but the ref calls for the break. Primate grinds Carter’s face with forearms as he lets off but Carter comes back to wrench an arm to a wristlock. Primate knees low, CLUBS Carter down, then drags him away with an armlock. Fans rally, Carter fights up but Primate wrenches. Carter rolls, kangaroo kicks, then dropkicks Primate down! Fans fire up, Carter wrenches to CLUB the arm, then tags in Smith. Smith leap frogs to straddle attack the arm! Smith wrenches and back drops Primate, hooks the arm and drops back to tweak it!

Smith keeps on the arm, he wrenches and WRINGS Primate, then tags Carter. Assisted slingshot shoulder tackle! Carter gets Primate’s arm again and wrenches. Primate reaches, Carter knuckles and lifts him away from T-Bone to an arm-drag! Carter keeps on the arm with a grounded cording hold, then he wrenches to CLUB the arm. Tag to Smith, Smith takes the handoff but Primate rakes eyes! Tag to T-Bone! T-Bone runs and blocks the hip toss, but Smith headlocks. T-Bone powers out and RAMS shoulders. Things speed up, Smith dropkicks T-Bone to ropes! Smith runs to CLOBBER T-Bone!

Tag to Carter, he PENALTY KCIKS T-Bone down, then coordinates with Smith, SILLY STRING SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Carter CLUBS and CHOPS T-Bone, T-Bone shoves him away. Carter comes back for a tiger wall kick! T-Bone blocks the hip toss again, Carter headlocks, but T-Bone hits a BIG back suplex! T-Bone drags Carter up, tags in Primate, and they double suplex, only for Smith to make the save! Double dropkicks send Symbiosis out! Dennis has them regroup, Primate runs in, but into a hip toss! Carter grinds Primate’s arm, Dennis grows frustrated, and Smith tags in. Smith throws forearms, then he scoops and SLAMS Primate!

Smith brings Primate up right to a fireman’s carry! Dennis distracts, Carter argues with the ref, but Primate elbows free! Tag to T-Bone, Smith throws EuroUppers, only for T-Bone to CLUB him! T-Bone feeds Smith to Primate’s POP-UP POWERBOMB! PENALTY KICK from T-Bone! Cover, TWO! T-Bone KNEES Smith in the back, CLUBS him towards the ropes, then tags Primate. T-Bone has Smith draped on the rope, Primate hits a springboard AX HANDLE! Primate CLUBS Smith’s back more, but Carter coaches Smith on, Primate bumps Smith off buckles, tags in T-Bone, and T-Bone whips Primate in to RAM Smith!

Feed to a LARIAT, T-Bone drops an elbow! Cover, TWO! T-Bone keeps on Smith with an armlock and chinbar. Fans rally as Smith fights up, and he throws body shots and uppercuts! T-Bone ducks to hit anatomic BACKBREAKER, to a FALL AWAY SLAM! Cover, TWO! Tag to Primate, Symbiosis mugs Smith and Primate clamps on a half nelson and chinbar. Smith endures, Carter and the fans rally up for him, and Smith fights up to pry the hold! Primate reaches out, tag to T-Bone! Smith hurdles Primate, Primate DECKS Carter and T-Bone ROCKS Smith! Primate SPEARS Smith, T-Bone is up top, FROG SPLASH! Cover, Carter breaks it in time!

Primate goes after Carter, throws him out, and Symbiosis mugs Smith again. T-Bone RAMS into Smith, Primate tags in, and T-Bone whips Primate, only for Smith to POST him! Smith DUMPS T-Bone, and fans fire up as he heads for his corner! Primate intercepts but Smith back drops! Hot tag to Carter! Carter springboards to DOUBL EMISSILE DROPKICK! Carter kips up, runs to WHEEL KICK T-Bone, then he slides under Primate to CLOBBER him with forearm after forearm! LARIAT! Fans fire up, Carter pump handle URENAGES! T-Bone gets in, blocks one kick but not the EDDY GORDO KICK!

Carter whips Primate, Primate reverses but Carter QUEBRADAS! Cover, TWO!! Primate is still in this but Carter tags Smith! Assisted MOONSAULT, but Carter has to land on his feet as Primate moves! T-Bone drags Carter out, Primate CLOBBERS Smith. Primate whips Smith into the corner, tags T-Bone, and Dennis wants this finished! T-Bone scoops Smith, Primate tags back in and goes up. But Smith slips off to shove T-Bone into Primate! Smith clotheslines T-Bone outta the ring! Carter runs in to DIVE! Direct hit on T-Bone! Smith drags Primate off the top in a fireman’s carry, for a pop-up to the Electric Chair! Tag to Carter, ASH CUTTER!! Cover, Smith & Carter win!!

Winners: Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter, by pinfall (advance to the finals)

Now that’s a way to open the New Year! Will Smith & Carter be resolute in fulfilling their resolution of becoming NXT UK Tag Team Champions?

NXT UK Media catches up with Pretty Deadly.

Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley lost their NXT UK Tag Team Championships late in 2021- Why are they asking about this? Is this just to wind them up? Just to annoy them? And then Johnny Saint goes and gives a tag title opportunity to teams that win a tournament. But what about them? Pretty Deadly doesn’t get a rematch? But Sam Gradwell walks over to tell them he could hear their blubbering across the room. So he’s here with some advice: “You don’t get what you want around here by whining and complaining like stupid, weak brained, large babies. Think about that. Digest that.” Gradwell leaves, but Pretty Deadly shrug that off.

Meanwhile, in Dresden, Germany.

Ilja Dragunov trains as snow falls. “My intensity is not my real strength. But my life was always hard. My path was always difficult. But I never wanted it another way. I can’t ever truly lose, because what’s most important to me is nothing someone can take away from me. It’s my family.” He and his wife have been together for eight years, with all the hardships imaginable. She was the first person who ever accepted him the way he is, and loved him for who he is. His unbalanced character and high emotionality, she gave him the feeling that he is perfect the way he is.

After a couple years, they had Constantin, and it was very important that they gave him the right mindset. He is perfect the way he is, no matter how many mistakes you make. Sometimes he falls, and Ilja asks, “Why do we fall?” “Just to get back up again.” The describes their family and Ilja himself. He carries that with him every day. But Jordan Devlin… Devlin thinks that family is a weakness. He doesn’t feel what Ilja feels. Ilja doesn’t need nice cars or a penthouse, or buy people to cheer him. Ilja is enough. Ilja is real. And Ilja is a real champion. Will NXT UK’s Czar show the Irish Ace he isn’t worth as much as he thinks?

Noam Dar watches Frazer VS A-Kid.

El Nino Anonimo is the new #1 contender to the Heritage Cup, but Sha Samuels wants the camera to back up a bit. Is Dar alright? He isn’t worried, is he? Dar? Worried? About A-Kid? Another easy night at the office? No way, Sha knows him better than that. Dar’s so confident, he’s going to decide… No, Sha will decide the outcome that he wants for the match. Let’s “fix” this. Looking at Sha’s board of odds, Noam winning 2-0 is 6/4, Noam winning “outright” is 2/1, Noam with a Nova Rolla is 3/1, Noam with a submission is evens, A-Kid via “divine intervention” is 100/1, but bets odds are Noam wining in the fourth round, 11/1. Then they’ll make sure it goes down in the fourth.

Will the East End Butcher and the Scottish Supernova make those 11/1 odds 100% guaranteed? Or will “divine intervention” be more likely than they think?

Die Familie speaks.

Rohan Raja says week in and week out, they’ve been showcasing their potential to the world. And now that they are at full strength, they’re coming after the tag team gold. Teoman knows Jack Starz and Dave Mastiff are good friends, and that’s nice. But it takes more than that to win gold. It takes a bond, a family bond, like what they have. The eye sees everything. And what the eye sees is Die Familie winning the NXT UK Tag Team Championships.

Xia Brookside VS Myla Grace!

After making excuses about her admittedly sudden title opportunity, the spoiled second generation superstar is looking to redeem herself. Will NXT UK fly with Brookside once again? Or will Xia learn how to lose with Grace?

The bell rings and Xia circles with Myla. They tie up, fans duel and Myla wrenches to a wristlock. Xia grabs ropes and demands Myla let go, but Myla lets go before Xia even finishes complaining. Xia and Myla circle, tie up, and Xia headlocks. Myla wrenches out, wristlocks, but Xia pushes Myla in the face. Myla wrenches the wristlock but Xia pulls Myla’s hair! Xia also stomps Myla’s foot, wrenches Myla’s arm, and shimmies as she taunts Myla. Myla rolls, kips up and wrenches to WRING Xia out! Xia goes to ropes and complains about her arm but fans chant, “Who’s Your Daddy?” Xia returns, Myla rolls her up! TWO, and Xia knees low then CLUBS Myla on the back!

Xia whips, Myla slips under and rolls to trip Xia up. Myla then runs to basement dropkick Xia’s arm! Xia goes to a corner but she rams a shoulder into Myla. Myla runs in, blocks a boot and ROCKS Xia with a right! Myla runs in again, but Xia BOOTS her down! Xia stomps away on Myla, kicks her to ropes, then DOUBLE KNEES her in the back! “This is for you!” Xia stomps Myla down, then stomps away on Myla’s back! Fans still taunt Xia, but she lets off to drag Myla around. Snapmare and KICK! Cover, TWO! Xia CLUBS Myla, hooks up her arms, and she has a grounded cobra twist! Myla endures but fans rally up.

Xia is annoyed as Myla fights up and throws body shots. Myla arm-drags free, runs in at the corner, but Xia BOOTS her again! Xia runs in, Myla dodges and LARIATS! And again! Fans fire up with Myla and she runs in at the corner. She blocks the boots, puts Xia in the ropes, CHOPS and 619’s Xia down! Myla then steps in, springboards up, but Xia trips her up! Myla hits buckles and Xia shrieks! Xia KICKS Myla in the back, has the arms, BROKEN WINGS!! Cover, Xia wins!

Winner: Xia Brookside, by pinfall

They say winning makes everything better, so Xia should be in a better mood now. But will Xia continue to make everyone else feel miserable as she continues on with her bad attitude?

A-Kid speaks.

“Winning the first Heritage Cup Tournament changed my life, literally. And I feel like my life needs a new change. That’s why I can’t stop thinking about getting the NXT UK Heritage Cup back. That’s why I can’t stop training. I can’t afford to lose this match with Noam. Winning that cup was the first chapter of my legacy. And I’m more than ready to write the next one.” Will the Spanish Sensation look to start the sequel to his historic first reign?

Jack Starz & Dave Mastiff speak.

“What a year, Dave, 2021, for Starz & Mastiff. But 2022 is gonna be even bigger. And the first thing…” Well, okay, Starz can’t tell if that look on Mastiff’s face is a good one, or if he wants to break Starz’s legs. Mastiff looks at the camera and says this is his smile. He likes smiling. And why is that? Because of the NXT UK Tag Team Championships. Starz says that smile will get even bigger when they take those NXT UK Tag Team Championships!

Amale’s hope is sending waves through the WWE Universe.

“I became the first and only French female superstar in the WWE. Anything is possible, and if I can be this glimmer of hope, I will be happy.” Her heart felt speech has gotten quite the response on social media, and NXT UK Media caught up with her as she arrived. Amale was interrupted as one of the younger stars told her that her sacrifice is truly inspirational. Amale thanks her, but then Jinny walks over to say that it is inspirational, “to people like that.” But Jinny thinks the sob story is pathetic. Amale gets fired up, but Jinny’s limousine arrives, so she excuses herself. Stevie Turner walks over and says, “She kind of has a point.”

Amale’s anger goes after Stevie now! Amale leaves it at just yelling in French, but will the French Hope make Stevie wish she’d just kept quiet?

Walter is moving on.

After being part of NXT New Year’s Evil 2022 just last Tuesday, the Ring General announced that next week will be his “last stand” on NXT UK. The leader of Imperium has requested one final match on this brand, and it is a blockbuster! He is taking on the British Prodigy, will Walter’s farewell be a triumphant one?

Walter himself speaks now, saying, “Ever since I arrived in NXT UK, it was January 2019, I dominated this brand. I always preached what’s important to me, Marcel and Fabian: the mat is sacred to us. And for a historic title reign of 870 days, I brought back glory, respect and dignity to this sport.” But the time has come and Walter is leaving NXT UK for now. He has heard great things about his opponent, Nathan Frazer, and how Frazer is a high-flying, up-and-coming, incredibly talented future star of this brand. But Walter will say this: “I am not impressed with any of that.” Because just like everyone else, Frazer is in this for himself and has “taken the absolute piss” out of this great sport.

Walter vows that Frazer will learn one thing, and that one thing will never change: when the Ring General steps into the ring, he will come out victorious. For Walter, the mat is sacred. And will he use Frazer’s blood, sweat and tears to sanctify NXT UK one more time?

NXT UK Women’s Championship: Meiko Satomura VS Blair Davenport!

The Final Boss has battled in the ring for 20 years all around the world, and was the one to finally end the “Forever Champion” reign of Kay Lee Ray. But the gothic gladiator doesn’t care about any of that, because she is ICHIBAN GAIJIN! The irony is that the Number One Foreigner now has homefield advantage. Will Blair look to end Meiko’s reign to start 2022? Or will she learn exactly why Meiko’s the Best in the World?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who gets to reign in the New Year!

Fans rally up already as Meiko and Blair stare down, Fans sing “Meiko’s gonna kill~ you!” as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but they break and circle. Meiko kicks, blocks Blair’s kick then kicks back! Blair backs away to a corner, Meiko gives her space and they circle again. Blair wants a test of strength, Meiko accepts the knuckle locks, and fans rally up as Blair wrenches the hands. Meiko powers up and kicks low to then drop sayanagi! Blair moves around as Meiko headlocks to avoid the cover. Blair headscissors free, Meiko kips free of that, and fans cheer as the two stand off.

Blair and Meiko tie up again, Blair moves Meiko around, but Meiko steps through then spins to arm-drag! Meiko has another headlock, but then she shifts to focus on the arm. Blair endures, even as Meiko pushes her chin down. Blair rolls, Meiko wrenches the arm to a wristlock, but Blair spins through. Meiko wrenches to WRING Blair’s arm, then keeps on the wristlock. Meiko KICKS the arm, and again, then jumps to WRING the arm again! Meiko has a DISARM-HER! Blair fights up, rolls, Meiko shifts but Blair makes it a cover, ONE! Blair is free but Meiko KICKS her to a corner! And again! The ref has Meiko back off but fans want that “One More Time!”

Blair kicks Meiko down but Meiko hits back with forearms! They brawl, Blair whips but Meiko reverse. Blair goes up but Meiko trips her up! Blair crashes down and fans fire up! A ring count starts but Meiko goes out to get Blair up. Meiko puts Blair in, clamps onto the arms and has a motorcycle stretch. Blair endures, even as Meiko pulls the arms back. Blair fights up but Meiko digs her boots in to proper her up. Meiko SLAMS Blair down and has the arm, but Blair kicks at her. Meiko sits Blair up to KICK her! And KICK her again! Blair sits up but Meiko KICKS her right in the chest! And again! And again! But Blair blocks!

Blair CLUBS the leg, but Meiko uppercuts back! Blair ducks the buzzsaw, but Meiko spins through to BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Blair scrambles out of the ring but fans sing for Meiko. Meiko goes out after Blair but Blair GAMANGIRIS from the apron! Blair doesn’t go in the ring, she drags Meiko out to the apron! DRAPING DDT to the floor! Blair is feeling like the Viper as she puts Meiko back in! Cover, TWO! Meiko is still in this but Blair tries another cover, TWO! Blair is fuming, she kicks at Meiko, stomps her down, but fans rally and duel. Blair KNEES then stomps Meiko to ropes, but Meiko crawls around.

Blair runs side to side to dropkick Meiko back to the apron! Blair drags her back in, covers, TWO! Fans fire up but Blair drags Meiko into a chinlock. Blair digs her knee in, Meiko endures, and fans rally as Meiko bridges up. Meiko powers out of the chinlock but Blair clamps it back on! Fans rally more, Meiko bridges again, but Blair just digs in deeper. Blair thrashes Meiko, Meiko fights up and throws elbows. Blair knees low, whips Meiko to ropes, but Meiko WHEEL KICKS her down! Fans rally while both women are down. Meiko gets up, Blair SLAPS her! Meiko SLAPS back! Blair snarls and she SLAPS back!

Meiko roars and she SLAPS Blair! Blair sobats, headlocks, but Meiko SAIDOS! Meiko drags Blair by a leg, KICKS the leg, turns Blair over, and drops down! Blair fights the STF, slips around, and she has a FUJIWARA! Meiko endures as Blair pushes way back! Meiko rolls, Blair KICKS her in the side. Blair reels Meiko in, suplexes but Meiko fights it! Blair keeps trying, but Meiko makes it a DDT! Meiko runs, HANDSPRING KICK! Fans want that “One More Time!” but Meiko waits for Blair to sit up. Meiko KICKS Blair down, covers, TWO! Meiko drags Blair up but Blair ROCKS her with a forearm! PELE, but Blair catches it! And she steals the STF!!

Meiko endures the hold as Blair keeps on the crossface. Meiko’s legs are free, Blair pulls her back in a stretch, but Meiko fights free! Blair CLUBS Meiko down from the rear mount, then she kicks Meiko around. Meiko crawls to ropes but Blair throws her around, Blair runs to B-TRIGGER! Meiko flops out of the ring, but Blair waits for her to get back in. Blair goes up and up to DOUBLE STOMP Meiko’s back! Blair then kicks Meiko into the ring, covers, TWO!! Meiko survives and Blair is furious! Blair drags Meiko up by her arms, but Meiko turns it into a wrench and fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!

Meiko gets Blair back up, fireman’s carries again, and another DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Blair survives and fans can’t believe it! Meiko aims from the corner, she runs in, SCORPIO- NO! Blair shoves Meiko down! B-TRIGGER!! Cover, TWO!?! Blair is raging and she drags Meiko back up! She reels Meiko in, suplexes, but Meiko fights it again! Meiko ROCKS Blair, brings her around, fireman’s carry for- Sunset flip! TWO, Meiko sits on the cover, Meiko wins!!

Winner: Meiko Satomura, by pinfall (still NXT UK Women’s Champion)

Blair came the closest of anyone, but she still couldn’t- Wait, she attacks Meiko from behind!! Sore loser Davenport gets Meiko’s arms! UTLIMATE B-TRIGGER! But then ANOTHER! And ANOTHER!! Blair holds up the belt but it isn’t hers to take! Will Blair look to take this title from Meiko by any means necessary?

My Thoughts:

A great episode to start the year for NXT UK. Symbiosis VS Smith & Carter was a great tag match, and Smith & Carter winning here is great stuff. I don’t know about hottest team under the sun, but they are a great team and deserve this much. And plus, I’m thinking we get them against Die Familie in the finals. Die Familie had a decent promo, as did Starz & Mastiff, but I think we’re going to get a standard Face VS Heel dynamic in the finals, and then the Heels win since Moustache Mountain is a Face team. Pretty Deadly had a good promo to bring up how they’re not getting an automatic rematch, and Gradwell had a good part as well. Maybe Gradwell gets a tag partner to take Pretty Deadly on for a pretty good match.

Dar and Sha had a good promo, I like that Sha’s added this bookie thing to do the odds as part of his promos, and I like that Dar was masking his stress. A-Kid has a good promo in response, though I feel like they edited his box jump together. Foreshadowing that Sha and Dar are going to cheat to make Dar VS A-Kid end in round four perhaps means it won’t happen that way at all. Now, I don’t necessarily see A-Kid winning that cup back to become a two-time Heritage Cup Champion already, but he is going to come really close. I feel like the most dramatic way to do it is if this goes to a 1-0 time limit draw at the end of round six, so that Dar survives rather than wins.

Dargunov had a great vignette promo to give his response to Devlin and hype up their title match. Walter having a “last stand” on NXT UK is a great way of having him move over to NXT 2.0/prime full time, and Frazer is going to have an awesome match with him, regardless of who wins. Amale’s Face turn continues as Jinny and Stevie get on her nerves, and Amale is definitely going to beat Stevie but she’ll go back and forth with Jinny. Xia had a good match with Myla, really playing up that Heel persona of hers, and naturally Xia wins to get back up. Maybe Xia faces past opponents again now that she’s fully Heel to give them each a chance to react to this new attitude of hers.

And then we got a great main event for the NXT UK Women’s Championship. Blair didn’t have that many matches before this point but she’s more than talented enough, and Meiko winning by a quick cover was a great way to keep Blair strong in defeat. Blair also being a sore loser, this keeps things going so that we could get a more intense rematch. That match might be where Blair wins and takes this title.

My Score: 8.5/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.27.2025

Bad news out of the TNA management side, but this is a taped episode from El Paso! So we won’t see any of the fallout just yet!

Published

21 hours ago

March 27, 2025

Andrew Balaz

Now we all heard the news about the TNA change in hierarchy, and I…have no positive outlook on that. Delirious sucked at booking and creative in the dying days of ROH before it got bought as a B show. Dreamer having even more control is concerning because his ideas the last two years haven’t been much better.

Gail leaving makes more sense to me. Be it firing or a “you can’t quit, you’re fired” kind of situation, the Knockouts division is the worst it’s been in a long time and Gail was close with Scott D’Amore. So I don’t think Gail parting ways is as big of a problem since TNA has slowly been bleeding out with the Scott faithful.

Granted, I think the next few shows were already taped before the firing so things shouldn’t be completely unwatchable for at least a week or two. So let’s see where we’re going.

.@WeAreRosemary sends @XiaBrookside a CHILLING message!

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/srciTTbel0

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025

Ratings:

Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge: Ash wins via Rarefied Air – ** 1/4
Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr: Chavo wins via Gory Bomb into Frog Splash – *** 1/4
Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich: Masha wins via Russian Death Device – ***
Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin: Eric wins via Piledriver – ** 1/2
Seto & Mokuba – I mean – Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater: Nic wins via Danger Zone – *** 1/4

Results:

Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge

Ash and Gigi start off, Gigi with a little Rascalz after her first takedown. So both her and Wentz are making it obvious something’s going on between them, and I’m not mad at it. Good for my man Wentz.

Tatum and Gigi get some quick tandem offense in, Ash does manage to scurry off to a tag and Heather gets bent into a Pretzel. Some kind of Inverted Tarantula from Tatum, Gigi tags in, Bronco Buster on Heather followed by Kawada Kicks. Heather sells against the ropes, Gigi goes for a Hesitation Dropkick, but Concierge pulls her away so Gigi crashes and burns. Ref is distracted, Ash gets in some cheap shots and then the Elegant duo starts working over Gigi. A few quick tags, but once Heather comes in, Gigi fights out of the corner, gets the hot tag to Tatum. Tatum stacks up both Elegance members, Corner Stacked Crossbody, Butterfly Suplex and an Elbow Drop with some some flare. Tatum goes to the top rope, Heather pulls Gigi off the apron, Concierge shoves Tatum off the turnbuckle and Ash hits Rarefied Air for the win.

Post match the Elegance Clique wants to make their wish with the cake, they light the candles and Tatum and Gigi recover enough to do what we all expected last week, the cake in the face spot. Some…suggestive licking from both of our Hot Topic Hotties, so…no complaints here.

.@Ashamae_Sebera, @Heathereckless and @IamGeorgeIceman are having a meltdown!

WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/FnKwPqm2ff

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025

Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr

Chavo and Kaz start since he’s King Petty, a quick rope run turns into a Headscissor from Chavo. Kaz recovers, they lock up, Kaz hits the Knee Lift during the lock up to tag out to KC. KC pulls off some athletic dodges, gloats a bit so Chavo waits, measures and nails a gorgeous Dropkick. Laredo comes in on fire, quick high spots that send KC bouncing around like HBK against Hulk. KC powders after sells the Satellite Takedown, AJ checks on him and we go to commercial.

Back from commercial, Octagon is lighting up KC’s chest with overhand chops, he perches, Sunset Headscissor Flip from corner to corner, KC tries to Back Drop him but Octagon does a headstand, kicks KC away and lays him out with a high spot. AJ gets on the apron to stop Octagon from running the ropes, the referee has a stroke or something because he stops paying attention and AJ pulls Octagon out of the ring and chucks him. KC with the Tope con Hilo and tag (tag ropes haven’t mattered since the 80s we all know this). So AJ is getting taunted by the crowd in Spanish, but he’s manhandling Octagon since it looks like a Child fighting their parent. AJ knocks off Chavo and Laredo, Laredo pops up and tries to get involved but he’s caught on the shoulders, Octagon goes for the Crossbody but gets caught and AJ pulls off “World’s Strongest Wasteland” but Chavo breaks up the pinfall. AJ throws Octagon into the corner, Tennessee Whiskey, and tag out to KC. KC hits a few moves, but starts to lose the momentum until he connects with a Super Kick. Simultaneous rope run into the Dueling Crossbodies, so we get the timely tag outs from both sides. Kaz and Laredo come in, Laredo lands like two moves before Kaz hits a Sole Butt, Lariat and eats his lunch. KC and Kaz try to double team Laredo but he fights out and the crowd is chanting for Chavo.

Chavo tags in, and he’s rocking KC, Saito Suplex, Low Bridge to AJ, Reverse the Whip so Chavo goes to the corner and perches, KC feeds, Chavo Backflips to safety, rolls through and lays out KC. Chavo is feeling himself, 3 Amigos start on KC but only 2, Kaz comes in and Chavo switches to Kaz for the Amigos, only 2 again before AJ breaks it up. AJ goes for the disrespect, but Chavo counters and hits the 3 Amigos on the biggest Culero. Aztec Warriors dive to stop AJ and Kaz, KC tries a Dirty Victory Roll but Chavo kicks out. GORY BOMB into FROG SPLASH!

Chavo looked fantastic and he’s the one in the best shape in the ring. I wouldn’t be mad at more Chavito.

Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich

I expect very little from this match.

Collar and Elbow, gator rolling for the first 30 seconds or so, then Jacy goes to some Hair Pull takedowns and does a little taunt before Masha pops back up and hits a Lariat into a Dive. Jacy sells it like she’s really hurt, even the ref tries to hold Masha back a little before Masha gets annoyed and just grabs her, Masha throws her in, looks for a Dive and Jacy sees it and powders. Masha tries to go back to the well for the Dive again but Jacy hits the Uppercut and then an Apron Run PK to drop Masha. Forearms rain down into a Foot Choke as Jacy continues to arrogantly play to the crowd. Another Foot Choke into a Cannonball, and near fall.

Masha gets space with a Sole Butt, tries to snap off Requiem but Jacy fights off, fights through a Sunset Flip another effective PK keeps Masha on her ass. Jacy looks for a kinda half-assed Camel Clutch as Masha is fighting up, but Jacy runs her into the corner, gets distracted mouthing off to the crowd, so Masha recovers, 5 Hole Up Kick sends Jacy into the corner, Yakuza Kick into Capo Kick for two. Requiem attempt again, but Jacy pushes off, a little back and forth, Masha tries a Backslide but Jacy gets away and hits a V-Trigger but only a 2 count. Jacy looks for the Discus Punch but Masha ducks it, they strike back and forth, but some dodges from both leave the exchange more even. Jacy with the Front Kick to the face sends Masha to the outside. Jacy wants another PK, but Masha blocks, Electric Chair Apron Snake Eyes. Masha throws her in, a PK into a near all. Requiem attempt 3, and thwarted from Jacy with a Superkick into a Neckbreaker. Senton misses from Jacy, Buzzsaw Kick, into Spinning Back Kick and Russian Death Device for the win.

Better than I expected, and Tessa attacks as soon as the bell rings. Xia Brookside and Lei Ying Li make the save after Tessa grabs the belt.

Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin

Ace and Eric tie up, World of Sport start but as soon as Ace starts to get away EY punches him in the face. Eric looks at the camera and says “This is what trust looks like”, turns his back on Ace, when Ace looks to attack, the loser duo cut him off. EY takes advantage of the weird situation, but Ace with some Up and Over quick spots, into an Inside Cradle and La Magistral. EY kicks out of the quick flash attempts, but eats a Dropkick, and Ace goes all Speed Kils on him with fast strikes and then a face buster for another near fall. Strike spot very early in the match, Ace gets the best of it, goes for a Tear Drop Suplex but EY sits on it to block, Headlocks to keep him close and then a snap Lariat into beatdown bully tactics. EY takes the referee’s attention and one of the nerds punch Ace in the face.

Eric tries to lean on Ace, but Ace fires, a few strikes, Click Click Boom, the Miz Seated Lariats in the corner, Mochizuki Triangle Kick connects! Only a 2 count, but Ace seems to be in control. Ace puts EY on the ropes, a few strikes to keep him rocked, wants a Superplex, but EY blocks, bites the face and Macho Elbow gets a very close two count. EY tries the Piledriver but Ace turns it into a Jacknife Cradle,Spinning Heel Kick, calls for The Fold, but the losers hop on the apron to distract, Ace attacks them. Ace tries to time out the Triangle Kick again, but Eric dodges, throws Ace head first through the buckles. As Ace stumbles out of the corner, Piledriver, and it’s over.

Oh look it’s the “we’ll hear from Joe Hendry” segment. Again, I’ve loved this gimmick since Day 1, even didn’t hate his What Culture Pro stuff, but there is such a thing as milking a cow too much.

Elijah interrupts the whole “Who’s next” speech. When Elijah comes out he says he’s not the challenger and he believes in Joe. The crowd wants Elijah to turn on Hendry. Elijah pauses for a moment, and starts proving his friendship with stating his favorite color and a little “You Got a Friend in Me”. The crowd is into singing along and waving their cameras like Lighters to a 30 year old song. THANKFULLY Kaz breaks up the hug fest. Now he gets the “Culero” chant.

Kaz pulls out a Bass…what the hell is this Jam Session. Kaz has to warm up so he plays “La Cucaracha” on the bass. Kaz…is a national treasure. Hendry kicks Kaz out of the ring after his Heelish and playfully racially charged song choices. Kaz tries to sow dissension, but Joe and Elijah pinball Kaz between them. Kaz slips a power move and tries to shove Elijah into Joe but Elijah puts the brakes on, a small tense moment. But then Joe and Elijah play “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey, Goodbye”…and that goes right into a commercial. Oddly…perfect.

Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater

Nic shoots the half immediately for a flash pinfall but Leon kicks out at one. Nic continues to keep things grounded with his amateur wrestling skills, and then does a little Dolph Ziggler show off. So Nic isn’t really taking this seriously, and Leon starts getting the best of things with an Arm Wringer, into drag, Shoulder Tackle and rope run as Nic tries to Leap Frog and Leon puts on the brakes and just shoves Nic on his ass. Nic gets annoyed, a few strikes, grinds his face along the ropes, but Leon keeps stringing some offense together, Back Handspring Elbow into his Corner con Hilo.

Ahh the classic formula of the commercial gives the heel the advantage, Twisting Suplex from Leon stops Nic’s offense momentum, right hand, Leon lifts Nic up for something, Nic slips it, kicks him in the gut, looks for the FameAsser, but Leon catches him into a Blue Thunder Bomb variation. Slater wants the Swanton 450, but Nic powders. Leon tries to adjust into a Dive, but Nic cuts him off, counter for counter and a FameAsser out of the counters for a two count. Nic starts the big brother tactics, bootwashes and arrogance, Slater fires, punches into a Yakuza Kick. Leon wants another Lethal Injection variant, but Nic catches him into a Rear Naked Choke. Slater tries to turn it into a pin so Nic breaks it. Leon wants a Leg Lariat but misses and gets unceremoniously dropped by Nic. Nic puts Leon up on the buckles, Superplex possibly but Slater counters, tries to collect himself for a move, but Nic falls into the ropes to crotch Leon, and finally hits the Superplex.

Twist of Slate from Leon, Swanton 450 but knees get up. Locomotion Cradles from both but they kick out, Ryan picks the ankle to trip up Leon just a touch and then Danger Zone ends the match.

Ryan starts the post match beatdown, but the Hardy’s music hits and they come down to the ring for the save. Matt challenges the Nemeths for Rebellion because they’re not medically cleared yet.

Overall Score: 6.5/10

Decent story motion, no match was offensive, and there was actually some solid match action for television standards. I don’t have a ton to complain about aside from the Knockouts Division is in a weird spot, and giving Hendry a lot of just talking and hollow payoff segments feels stupid. If we need to hear from him every week, give him a talk segment like Highlight Reel or something. Yes I know First Class just got The Penthouse, but if Hendry is going to talk more than wrestle, give him a talk segment for us to sink our teeth into.

There was the announcement that Xia, Lei Ying and Masha will face Tessa, Jacy and a mystery partner. So you gotta wonder if there’s going to be another NXT mercenary, a surprise return or if it’ll just be Rosemary since she’s got her issues with Xia. Also I just realized that Unbreakable is going to be on a Thursday, seemingly after iMPACT? I’m gonna have to see how they do it, because if there’s an Impact episode and 2-3 hour PLE…I do not want to be awake until 1am. People need to work, and I will be Unwakeable if things go that long.

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (3/27/25)

Is there a new Minion in town?

Published

24 hours ago

March 27, 2025

Steven Mitchell

Diamante wants to work with Athena?

The ROH Women’s World Champion has Billie Starkz, but it seems Diamante wants to change that. Will she make herself Minion Numero Uno?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Dark Panther VS Okumura; Panther wins.
Six Man Tag: Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara & Willie Mack VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection; Dustin, Sammy & Mack win.
Athena & Diamante VS Jordan Blu & Mazzerati; Athena & Diamante win.
The Dark Order VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling; The Premier Athletes win.
Queen Aminata VS Viva Van; Aminata wins.
Six Man Tag: Atlantis Jr, Fuego & Titan VS Barbaro Cavernario, Rugido & Volador Jr; Atlantis, Fuego & Titan win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Athena talks with Diamante.

The Fallen Goddess tells the Cuban Diamond, “Tonight is going to be very, very crucial to you joining MIT. I just don’t take people barging their way into my group, my prestigious academy.” Billie Starkz walks in and says hi to “Boss” Athena and “Di,” but Athena ignores her to continue explaining that this is Diamante’s initiation. This is a test to see if- Billie pokes Athena in the shoulder and Athena asks, “Yes?” Billie says hi, and Athena says cool. Anyway, this is going to test if Diamante has what it takes to be part of the Forever Champion’s MIT. Diamante says sure. Billie keeps wanting Athena’s attention and Athena asks what she wants.

Billie motions as if to say she’s expecting something, and Athena says, “What? You want me to say, ‘Hi, Billie. You’ve been doing so great. You’ve been busy, busy being a busy bee meddling in everyone’s business.’ Tonight, it’s not about you. We’ve been there, we’ve done that. And it’s time that we bring something… new to MIT.” Billie says that’s great. Athena says tonight, they don’t need Billie. She can go meddle in someone else’s business. Athena & Diamante leave and Billie is shocked that she’s being left out. Is Minion 400,237 & 3/4ths being further demoted?

A sneak preview of AEW Stories: Komander.

“I was born for something. I feel I am destined for something. I have a purpose in life. I have a purpose in wrestling. And now, to have this great opportunity at Final Battle, for the ROH World Television Champion, what a moment it would be to achieve this, to achieve this mission. To achieve this feat for all my people, for the people who believe in me. This will be a big step in my career. Something that will mark the great story of Komander in AEW.” Watch the full documentary of Komander’s rise on AEW’s official YouTube channel.

Six Man Tag: Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara & Willie Mack VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection!

The Sons of Texas are getting a bit tired of Mansoor & Mason Madden obsessing over the ROH World Tag Team Championships, but they have to go one more round with them and their new pal. But they’re not clowning around, because they’re bringing the Chocolate Juggalo along! Will Mack help The Natural & The Spanish God shine? Or will they not be #TVReady?

The trios sort out and Mack starts against Johnny. The fans rally, Johnny and Mack circle, and they keep the Code of Honor. They circle and tie up, and Mack powers Johnny back. But Johnny puts Mack in a corner to fire body shots! Johnny whips, Mack reverses, and Mack runs up, only for Johnny to slip outside, slide under, then go back out to GAMANGIRI! Mack staggers, Johnny springboards, but Mack gets under! Johnny rolls through, Mack ducks ‘n’ dodges then LEG LARIATS! The fans fire up and Mack brings Johnny over. Tag to Sammy, Mack wrenches Johnny for Sammy to CHOP Johnny down!

Sammy brings Johnny up and CHOPS him against ropes! Sammy whips, hurdles, then backflips over to DROPKICK Johnny! Sammy kips up so smooth, then he brings Johnny back up. But Johnny blocks the chop to spin Sammy around and DECK him! The fans boo but Johnny points to Mansoor. Mason goes nuts rallying for Mansoor as Johnny tags him in. Johnny & Mansoor reel Sammy in for a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, but Sammy lands out! Sammy ducks the double lariat, ELBOWS Johnny away, then BOOTS Mansoor! QUEBRADA! Direct hit on both men, and Sammy brings Mansoor over to tag Dustin!

The fans fire up as the Sons of Texas whip the Iron Chic! Atomic drop! Then DOUBLE RHODES UPPERCUT! The fans cheer, Dustin brings Mansoor up to whip, but Mansoor reverses. Mansoor blocks the boot, but not the UPPERCUT! Mansoor distracts the ref and that lets Mason CLOBBER Dustin from the apron! The ref is busy with Sammy & Mack so he missed that, and fans boo as Mansoor stomps away. Tag to Mason, he CHOKES Dustin on the ropes, and the ref counts. Mason stops at 4 to talk trash on Mack. Then Mason UPPERCUTS Dustin, and drops an ELBOW! Mason drags Dustin up to whip him into the corner.

Tag to Mansoor and Mason sends him in for a LARIAT! Mason comes back to ELBOW! Feed to the atomic drop, then Mansoor dropkicks the legs out! Mason runs up, WRECKS IN EFFECT! The fans boo that booty but Mason sits Dustin up. MXM pinball Dustin between the hips! The fans boo, Dustin flops over, and Mansoor tags Johnny. Mansoor sits Dustin up for Johnny to ROCK with a right hand! Johnny KICKS Dustin, ROCKS him again, then tags Mason. The fans rally but MXM TV mugs Dustin with hands from all sides! Tag to Mansoor, he feeds Dustin to Mason’s scoop! CATWALK LEG DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO!

Dustin survives but Mansoor keeps him down with an armlock and chinbar. The fans rally, Dustin fights up, and Dustin reaches out, only for Dustin to CLUB him! Mansoor whips Dustin to the corner, but Dustin BLASTS Mason & Johnny! He dodges Mansoor, and he SNAP POWERSLAMS! The fans fire up while Dustin and Mansoor are down! Dustin crawls, so does Mansoor, and hot tags to Johnny and Sammy! The fans fire up as Sammy goes up, CROSSBODY for Mansoor & Johnny! The fans fire up again and Sammy TOSSES Mansoor out. Sammy then PLANCHAS onto Johnny! Sammy is feeling it as he goes back into the ring.

Sammy builds speed and he FOSBURY FLOPS onto Mansoor! Sammy high-fives the front row, then he slides back inside. Sammy dodges Johnny to CUTTER! Cover, Mason breaks it! Mason TOSSES Sammy out, then he fires up! Mack steps in and fires body shots! Mack LARIATS Mason up and out! Mansoor is back, but Mack stops the superkick to FLIP him, and STUNN ER! The fans fire up but Johnny gives Mack a FLYING CHUCK! Dustin runs in and hits a DESTROYER! Mansoor returns, but Dustin Manhattan drops him! And then atomic drops! And now Mansoor is in the corner! The fans fire up as Dustin opens Mansoor up!

The ref reprimands, but Sammy distracts Dustin for the SHATTERED DREAMS! But a LEG LARIAT from Mason takes Dustin out! Sammy springboards in, but into Mason’s hand! Mack saves Sammy from the choke slam and ROUNDHOUSES Mason! Sammy goes up for a FLYING CUTTER!! Mack puts Mason in place for the “WOOP WOOP!” STANDING MOONSAULT! But a SHINING WIZARD from Johnny takes out Mack! Sammy JUMP KNEES Johnny! Then the torture rack for GO TO HOSPITAL! Cover, Mack & Sons of Texas win!

Winners: Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara & Willie Mack, by pinfall

A great win for this trio, but MXM attacks! The fans boo as Mansoor & Mason are sore losers as they beat down Sammy and Mack! They get Mack up to give him a DOUBLE SUPLEX, then put him in the drop zone! STARSHIP PAIN! Johnny covers, MXM count, and MXM TV “wins!” They once again STEAL a belt! It’s one of the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship belts! The delusion returns, does MXM TV really think of themselves as the champions? Will Dustin have to call in The Von Erichs to settle this?

Taya Valkyrie & Lady Frost went to CMLL!

The CMLL Women’s Tag Team Championships have laid vacant, but Mrs. TV and the Coolest Wrestler You Know made it through the tournament of six matches in just a week! Taya finally made her CMLL debut despite wrestling in and out of Mexico for 13 YEARS. This is where La Wera Loca was born! Frost herself has a second home in Mexico after her three years wrestling here, and they gelled well. They did not win the titles, but are more than ready to try again. Will Taya & Frost prove themselves worthy of gold in the near future?

Athena & Diamante VS Jordan Blu & Mazzerati!

As the Minion Overlord said earlier tonight, this is the audition for the Cuban Diamond into Minions In Training. Will Diamante pass with flying colors? Or will the #BlueMazzerati run them off the road?

The teams sort out and Diamante starts against Mazzerati. The bell rings, the two tie up, and Diamante waistlocks to then shove, dodge, and run Mazzerati over. Things keep moving, Diamante jumps over the dropdown to then tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Mazzerati tumbles to a corner, Diamante runs to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans cheer, Athena likes what she sees, and Diamante TOSSES Mazzerati away. Diamante eggs Blu on so Blu tags in. Diamante swats Blu’s lariat to then UPPERCUT and LARIAT! Diamante flexes while she looms over Blu. Blu reaches out, but Diamante drags her away from Mazzerati.

Diamante CLUBS Blu, teases Mazzerati by holding Blu out to her, but then she drags Blu away to rain down forearms! Diamante checks with Athena, Athena likes what she sees, but she also wants Diamante to keep on Blu. Diamante drags Blu from Mazzerati again to rain down more forearms! Diamante again wants validation, but Blu scrambles away! Hot tag to Mazzerati! Fans fire up as Mazzerati fires off forearms! Boxing elbows and a cravat, but Diamante blocks the knee to GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans chant for Athena but Diamante gives Mazzerati a CUBAN TWIST first! Cover, but Blu steps in!

Diamante storms up on Blu ROCK her! And then HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER int he ropes! Diamante runs side to side to WRECK Blu with a dropkick! Diamante tags Athena in and the fans cheer. Diamante brings Mazzerati around for the champ, and feeds Mazzerati to the KNOCKOUT SHOT! Cover, Athena & Diamante win!

Winners: Athena & Diamante, by pinfall

Dominant indeed as Diamante does 99% of the work yet lets Athena take all the credit! Does this make Diamante the perfect Minion?

AEW shares The Learning Tree’s message from Dynamite.

Chris Jericho says, “Last Sunday on Collision, I had Gravity’s mask taken from me. Or should I say, taken from us. But that’s okay, because I think it’s time for all the masks to be removed. It’s time to discuss some ugly truths that need to be addressed. Like the fact that you two (Big Bill & Bryan Keith) have been under the branches of The Learning Tree for far too long without using the wisdom that I’ve bestowed upon you. I need to ask you why I have to keep telling you time and time again to prove yourselves, I’m sick of asking! You need to think if it’s worthy for you to still be with Chris Jericho.

“If you think that, then it’s time for you to make some drastic changes, and go prove yourselves to me! Once again, for the last time, PROVE IT!” Bill & Keith quietly walk off, and Jericho turns his attention back to the camera. Bandido got his brother’s mask back, congrats. But it isn’t Gravity’s mask that Jericho wants, it’s Bandido’s! Jericho wants Bandido to feel the disgrace and humiliation that his brother did when Jericho tore that mask off in front of their family! And why would Bandido put up the mask? Jericho knows Bandido wants to be ROH World Champion again, so how about this? Title VS Mask for Dynasty!

Bandido, is it worth risking the humiliation? Is it risking the disgrace? Is it worth making your mother cry again when you lose the mask? Is it worth it? Jericho thinks so. See you at Dynasty. The Nueve is ready to risk it all, but will he be the one to lose it all in just 10 days?

The Dark Order VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling!

While Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds could not get Preston Vance to see what he’s become, the former Number 10 did have a painfully true observation about how the Numbers have dwindled. But can Uno & Reynolds prove there is still strength in the Numbers? Or is the Dark Order all but done?

And of course “Smart” Mark has to cut Bobby Cruise off. “Everybody knows that this is Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese! The Premier Athletes are very excited to be at The Theater in the Virgin Hotel. Which is ironic, because we’re also in a theater full of virgins! But that’s okay, because some day, you will get your chance. We believe in you!” Wait a minute, Preston & The Frat House are watching from the crowd. If they’re to be believed, none of them fit that description. But Sterling says tonight is everyone’s chance to be part of this winning team! (They have almost no wins, though…) When Sterling says, “Athletes!” you say “Rule!” and NOTHING ELSE!

“Hands in, boys. Ohh… Athletes!” “SUCK!” The Frat House also joined in on that, and Jacked Jameson can’t believe The Premier Athletes are that stupid to fall for that again. Finally, Uno & Reynolds make their entrance, and the Frat House talk trash on them, too. The Code of Honor is kept, but then The Athletes kick low! The bell rings, Daivari bumps Uno off buckles while Nese does the same with Reynolds. The Athletes rain down fists, then climb up to shout, “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Vegas has spoken, and then The Dark Order YANK The Athletes down! Daivari & Nese hit buckles on the way down, and Dark Order coordinates.

Uno & Reynolds run corner to corner, Uno ELBOWS Nese while Reynolds LARIATS Daivari! The Dark Order goes again, ELBOW for Daivari and LARIAT for Nese! They want a third time, but the Athletes dodge! Nese & Daivari run in, but now Dark Order dodges, and they get that third round of ELBOW and LARIAT in! The fans fire up for the JAWBREAKER into the BACKBREAKER into the DDT! Cover, TWO! Nese is tougher than that and The Frat House talk all kinds of trash. Nese ROCKS Reynolds from the apron, but Reynolds BOOTS him down! The fans rally and Reynolds builds speed, only for Daivari to trip him up!

Reynolds BOOTS Daivari, but Nese LARIATS Reynolds out! Sterling cheers, the ref is busy keeping Uno back, so Sterling & The Athletes all stomp away on Reynolds! The Athletes get away with all that, then Nese puts Reynolds in. Cover, TWO! Reynolds stays in this but Nese stands Reynolds up to bump him off buckles. Tag to Daivari, but Reynolds fires back! The Athletes mug Reynolds, the ref counts, and “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!” Still not learning their lesson… Daivari drags Reynolds up and bumps him off buckles. Daivari CHOPS, then whips corner to corner hard! Tag to Nese, and the mugging continues.

The ref counts, Daivari pushes Reynolds down at 4, then Nese scuffs Reynolds. Nese eggs Reynolds on, the fans rally up, and Nese mocks them. But Reynolds CHOPS! Nese keeps Reynolds from Uno, but Reynold ROCKS Nese! Nese keeps Reynolds back, then slips around to BLAST Uno! The fans boo, but Reynolds BACKDROPS Nese! Nese tags Daivari, he runs in but into a BOOT! Reynolds goes up, but Daivari SHOVES him down hard! Reynolds clutches his leg, Daivari distracts the ref, and that lets Nese attack Uno and Sterling stomp Reynolds! The fans boo, The Frat House is having fun either way, and the Athletes get away again.

Daivari stands Reynolds up to CHOP! “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!” Wait, did Frat House say “RULE” this time? Where do their allegiances lie? Or are they just drunk? Daivari drags Reynolds over, tags Nese, and Nese stomps away on Reynolds. Tag to Daivari, the Athletes stomp Reynolds more, but Reynolds CHOPS back! Daivari KNEES and CLUBS low, then holds Reynolds up. Nese runs up but Reynolds BOOTS him! Reynolds fights back but gets mugged all over again! The Athletes DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, but Reynolds lands out! Hot tag to Uno! Uno dodges Daivari, BOOTS Nese, then he fires off CHOPS on them both!

The Athletes mug Uno, double whip, but Uno ducks to feint the lariats, and he DOUBLE DDTS! The fans fire up and Uno feeds off that energy! Uno tags in Reynolds, and The Dark Order has Daivari up! Spin and SUPERKICK, into a Gory Especial and GORY BOMB CODE BREAKER! Cover, Nese breaks it! Uno runs up to swing on Nese, but Nese dodges to mule kick, knee lift, and SUPERKICK! Reynolds runs up, Nese throat chops him! Nese has Reynolds for forearms, then the BULLDOG HOTSHOT PLANCHA! Down goes Uno! Nese drags Uno up to whip him into steel steps! The fans rally as Daivari storms up on Reynolds.

Daivari fires a forearm, but Reynolds fires back! They go back and forth, faster and faster, but then Daivari knees low! Daivari whips, Reynolds reverses and sends Daivari to the apron! Reynolds avoids the shoulder to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP! Daivari falls, Nese hurries to his side, but Reynolds DIVES onto them both! The fans fire up, but then The Frat House throw their drinks at Reynolds! Reynolds is furious but Vance mockingly says, “My bad.” Nese runs up, but Reynolds THROWS him at the Frat House! The fans fire up as Reynolds hits a strike! Sterling complains, but Reynolds chases him off! Reynolds goes to the ring and brings Daivari up.

Daivari throat chops! Daivari wrenches, hammerlocks, but Reynolds ducks the lariat to kick low! Sterling gets on the apron, the ref stops him, but Daivari takes a swing on Reynolds! Reynolds ducks again, and he rolls Daivari up! But the ref isn’t there to count! Reynolds would’ve won this twice over by now! And now The Frat House sneaks up to ringside! Vance slides in and SPINEBUSTERS Reynolds! Daivari goes up, CARPET RIDE SPLASH! Cover, Premier Athletes win!!

Winners: The Premier Athletes, by pinfall

It took a huge assist from Vance, but the Athletes finally won! They still suck, but will The Dark Order change targets and tear down The Frat House?

ROH hears from Paul Walter Hauser.

In an interview with TMZ, PWH spoke on the highly inappropriate behavior of QT Marshall during the Revolution Zero Hour. QT didn’t just throw his drink on PWH, he threw an alcoholic drink on PWH, who is in a sobriety program and has been sober for three years. And from what PWH understands, QT doesn’t even drink alcohol himself, so QT went the extra mile just to insult PWH! PWH says that is messed up. But if QT wants a fight, well, who cares if he’s a trained wrestler and PWH isn’t? PWH will still kick QT’s ass!

Backstage interview with QT Marshall.

Renee Paquette talks with the man in question and brings up the issue QT has with PWH. She was there when QT threw that drink on PWH, and QT claims that’s not what happened. She explains about how PWH has been three years sober and QT threw alcohol on him. Now PWH wants to fight QT! QT says none of that happened. Paul Walter Hauser is a fan, QT was being nice to a fan. QT gave PWH a chance to lock up, they did, and what does PWH do? He puts QT in a headlock! QT has six screws in his neck. Worse than that, PWH was trying to embarrass QT. But this is Hollywood, and when you try to embarrass someone, you get something thrown at you.

The fact the cup had alcohol in it is not QT’s problem, he was taking that drink to throw it out. But if you ask QT, PWH owes him the apology. He wants a match? PWH wants to step into the ring with QT Marshall? Stop whining to TMZ and the Hollywood Reporter. Just come here to QT’s world, look him in the eye, and ask him! If PWH shows QT the respect he deserves, there’s a chance PWH gets what he’s looking for. QT thanks Renee and heads out, but will QT’s massive ego be his DOOM?

The Premier Athletes regroup backstage.

They’re all pumped from finally winning, and put hands in! “ATHLETES! RULE!” Sterling tells them that was a huge win over Dark Order, just like he said they’d get! They’ve been one of, if not THE, best tag team in ROH all year! Daivari says, “All year? All year? Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese have been one of the best damn tag teams in this industry for EIGHT years! Every promoter knows it, all the boys in the back know it, every single fan knows it! That’s why WE are the most consistent guys in all of ROH!” Nese says it is inevitable! They will be the future ROH World Tag Team Champions, because Athletes Rule!

Los Titanes del Aire also visited Mexico!

Komander thanks CMLL and Arena Mexico for the warm welcome as they made their desire, long-awaited debut against international superstars like Mistico & Mascara Dorada. The Titans stood tall, going back and forth with those icons, and the people received them in a great way. The fans chanted for them, there were even AEW fans there, and it doesn’t matter if they win or lose. They’re two young men who are living the childhood dream! They’re so happy that their families were there to witness this journey. The world will soon know the names of Los Titanes del Aire!

Six Man Tag: Atlantis Jr, Fuego & Titan VS Barbaro Cavernario, Rugido & Volador Jr!

The Lucha de Honor crossover continues as we get another instant classic trios match! But will the second generation star, The Fire, and El Inmortal be a force to be reckoned with? Or will the Caveman and Los Depredadores be their own winning combination?

The trios stare down and the fans cheer for “LUCHA LIBRE!” The bell rings, Rugido BOOTS Titan! Atlantis SUPERKICKS Rugido! Volador BOOTS Atlantis! Fuego runs to LEAPING ARM-DRAG Volador! Barbaro CLOBBERS Fuego! Fuego kips up, Barbaro runs, but Fuego goes Matrix! And then Fuego stands to do his dance! The fans cheer, Fuego RAMS Barbaro, then “OLE~!” Fuego runs, and he LEAPING ARM-DRAGS Barbaro! Volador returns to whip Fuego, but Titan is there to put Fuego on the apron. Lucha rules makes Titan legal now and things speed up between him and Volador. Titan ducks ‘n’ dodges then fakes Volador out!

Titan sweeps the leg and basement dropkicks! Rugido runs up but into a strike fest! Titan runs, but into a ROUNDHOUSE! Rugido runs, Titan sweeps the legs while he slides out! Atlantis slingshots in, wrenches Rugido, and whips him to a corner. Rugido goes up but Atlantis KICKS him out of the air! Atlantis then somersaults to CUTTER! Barbaro y Volador run in, Atlantis ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA Volador! Then he runs, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS Barbaro! The fans fire up for Atlantis, Fuego joins in, and they high-ten. Titan joins in and high-fives them, then the team lets Fuego be legal as Rugido steps back in.

Fuego does his dance, trips Rugido, then runs. Rugido drops down, Volador trips Fuego, and Rugido basement DROPKICKS! Rugido CLOBBERS Titan, DECKS Atlantis, and Volador joins in as they stomp Titan. Barbaro gets Titan up to SMACK him to a corner! Barbaro LARIATS Titan, sits him down, and then he gets some stomps in. Titan fights back, but Volador grabs the arms. Rugido ROUNDHOUSES Titan down! Barbaro y Los Depredadores get Titan up, whip him to a corner, then Barbaro runs up to CHOP! Barbaro puts Titan up for Volador to GAMANGIRI, then Volador y Barbaro YANK Titan down! Rugido adds a basement DROPKICK!

Titan bails out, Atlantis is in, but Barbaro DROPKICKS him down! Rugido CLAWS at the mask! The ref reprimands, the fans rally up, but the mugging continues! Barbaro HEADBUTTS Atlantis, then he and Volador whip Atlantis to the corner. Barbaro runs up and LARIATS! Rugido LARIATS! Then they feed Atlantis to a SUPERKICK! Barbaro covers, TWO! Atlantis stays in this, the fans rally up, but Barbaro drags Atlantis up again. Barbaro whips, Los Depredadores DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! They sit Atlantis up, Barbaro runs, and he SHOTGUNS Atlantis down! Atlantis falls out, the fans boo, but Fuego hurries in!

Fuego circles with Barbaro but Rugido CLUBS Fuego on the back! Rugido scoops and SLAMS Fuego, Barbaro soaks up the heat, and Los Depredadores stand Fuego up. Barbaro CHOPS Fuego against the ropes! The fans “WOO~!” but then they boo. Rugido CHOPS Fuego, his team talk on what to do next, but Atlantis tags in! Volador kicks low, Rugido kicks Atlantis down! They double whip, then they TRIPLE BOOT Altantis out! Titan returns, but he’s wary of who to go after. Rugido grabs Titan’s leg, Barbaro CLUBS him, and then Volador holds that leg out for Barbaro to KICK! Titan falls and flounders away, the ref reprimands Volador’s team.

Fuego storms in but Volador kicks him down. Los Depredadores double whip, then bypass and DOUBLE HIP TOSS Fuego to Barbaro for a POWERBOMB POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO!! Fuego survives, but Barbaro clamps on with a GROUND COBRA TWIST! Fuego endures as Barbaro thrashes him around. Barbaro CLUBS away on Fuego’s chest, then fires elbows in! Barbaro lets Fuego go to stand over him. Barbaro lets Fuego tag Atlantis? Atlantis and Barbaro circle, the fans rally up, but then Rugido KICKS Atlantis down from behind! The fans boo as Los Depredadores just keep bullying their opponents! Barbaro CHOPS Atlantis to the corner!

Barbaro soaks up the heat, Los Depredadores mug Atlantis, and Rugido BITES at Atlantis’ mask! Barbaro puts Atlantis in the corner and climbs up, to SPIT in his face! And then he BITES Atlantis’ chin! Barbaro CHOPS Atlantis, Los Depredadores stomp him down, and the fans boo as they dig their boots in! Atlantis flails, grabs at Rugido’s boot, but Rugido lets off so Barbaro can whip corner to corner. Barbaro sends both Depredadores in, but Atlantis goes up and over them both to scopo and BACKBREAKER Barbaro! Rugido BOOTS Atlantis, Titan y Fuego get in to DOUBLE DROPKICK him! They fire off kick after KICK on Volador!

The fans fire up, Fuego gives Titan the boost up top, tightrope and DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Titan y Fuego run, but Barbaro DOUBLE LARIATS! Atlantis MISSILE DROPKICKS Barbaro! The fans fire up as Atlantis builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit and Barbaro hits barriers! Los Depredadores run in, but Titan y Fuego stereo wheelbarrow and victory roll! Stereo covers, TWO!! Los Depredadores escape in time, and the fans fire up! Volador goes after Titan, whips him corner to corner, but Titan goes up, over, and handsprings away! But Volador SUPERKICKS Titan down! Fuego MISSILE DROPKICKS!

Rugido runs to FLYING ELBOW! Rugido whips Titan, Titan reverses, then he goes Matrix to CALF KICK! Everyone is down and the fans fire up again! A standing count starts, Titan sits up at 3, and he finds Volador at 5. Both men crawl as we hit 6, then 7! Titan throws a forearm! Volador fires back! Titan fires another, and he fires up! Volador fires up to ROCK Titan! Titan ROCKS Volador! The fans fire up with both men, and the forearms keep going! It’s fast ‘n’ furious, then Titan fires a strike fest! SOBAT and Titan runs! But Volador bypasses, only for Titan to duck ‘n’ dodge and RANA! Volador bails out, Titan DIVES! Direct hit into the barriers!

Fuego and Rugido speed up, Fuego arm-drags, then he runs up. Rugido DUMPS Fuego out, builds speed, but Fuego jumps over the slide and QUEBRADAS! Direct hit and now Atlantis runs in at Barbaro! They RAM shoulders, then fire CHOP after CHOP! The fans fire up and both men fire up with them! Atlantis CHOPS, Barbaro eggs him on, so Atlantis CHOPS! Barbaro falls but he gets right back up! Barbaro wants more, so Atlantis winds up and CHOPS! Barbaro sputters, Atlantis whips him to a corner. Barbaro goes up and over, rolls back and returns, but into a BOOT! Barbaro does the worm?! He fires up, but Alantis runs in!

Barbaro hits a SPINEBUSTER, then he stomps away! Barbaro pumps up with his caveman dance, and he runs, IMPLODER- BOOTS! Atlantis hits back, then runs, DESTROYER!! Barbaro is in the drop zone, Atlantis goes up! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, Team Atlantis wins!

Winners: Atlantis Jr, Fuego & Titan, by pinfall

The former ROH World Television Champion takes down the Caveman in a fiery finish! Will these stars of CMLL continue to shine even as the crossover comes to a close?

My Thoughts:

A very good episode for ROH, but not as much happened as I’d hoped. Good promo from Athena, Diamante & Billie, but I feel like they didn’t do enough to really give us how Billie feels about all this. It is clear that Athena still belittles Billie, perhaps being passive aggressive about how Billie went for the TBS Championship before her. Athena & Diamante of course won their match, but it was a good touch that Diamante basically won a 2v1 handicap match and let Athena have the pin. This will surely head for Billie VS Diamante to see who is truly number one minion, but maybe also get us closer to Athena VS Billie 3, the final time. After all, Supercard of Honor isn’t until May now, so they have time to build that blowoff.

Good stuff from Dark Panther VS Okumura and Aminata VS Viva Van, but the results were somewhat given. Good promos from the AEW/ROH stars who visited CMLL, and Komander is certainly becoming a top name in ROH. Mack & Sons of Texas VS MXM TV was a very good match, but I should’ve known MXM would steal a belt again. I suppose it’s fine that they’re after the Six Man Tag titles now, as we’ll get a chance to see The Von Erichs on screen again. Unless The Von Erichs are gonna start touring with AEW/ROH now, MXM TV really should just win those titles and finally get the Six Man Tag Division going again. The Von Erich legacy is great, but this reign has only been because of that legacy, not because Marshall & Ross are top tier guys.

Good stuff in the Dark Order VS Premier Athletes match, even with The Frat House getting involved. It works for story as now Dark Order and Frat House can feud, and the Premier Athletes did have a good promo being way too confident after just one win. Pretty good stuff in this building of a Paul Walter-Hauser VS QT Marshall story, and I wonder if they get this built by Dynasty so that we aren’t waiting forever since that Revolution segment. And even then, I feel like PWH might only win because QT has so many enemies that they help PWH win. And then another great Six Man Tag featuring CMLL stars, but nothing much better than what we’ve got the last five episodes.