Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (2/4/22)
It’s a ROWDY Friday Night!
The Baddest Woman comes to SmackDown!
For the first time ever, RONDA ROUSEY arrives on SmackDown! Will she choose The Queen as her WrestleMania opponent? Or will she go back to Becky?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ricochet w/ Cesaro VS Ridge Holland w/ Sheamus; Ricochet wins.
- Ricochet & Cesaro VS Ridge Holland & Sheamus; Holland & Sheamus win.
- Jimmy Uso w/ Jey Uso VS Erik w/ Ivar; Jimmy wins.
- Aliyah VS Natalya; Aliyah wins, by count out.
- Championship Contender’s Match: Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Rick Boogs VS Jinder Mahal w/ Shanky; Nakamura wins and denies Jinder a title match.
- The New Day VS Los Lotharios; The New Day wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns opens SmackDown!
The Tribal Chief is still WWE Universal Champion, and he has Paul Heyman back as his Special Counsel! They and the Usos stand on stage, and the belt is raised to cue the pyro. The Bloodline goes to the ring, and a Royal Rumble recap package plays to point out that despite all of Seth Rollins’ mind games, he only succeeded in pissing Roman off. Roman got disqualified but Champion’s Advantage keeps the title at the Head of the Table. Back to the present, the Bloodline is in the ring, and the belts are raised again to signal the second round of pyro. Heyman has a mic, and a devious smile, as fans boo.
“Ladies and gentlemen. My name is Paul Heyman, and I’m here tonight to serve as Special Counsel to your Tribal Chief, the reigning, defending, undisputed, uncontroverted WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion, Roman… Reigns.” Heyman says the reason they bothered to show up tonight was to acknowledge what really happened. They’ll acknowledge the uncomfortable truths. There was no plot, on scenario, no conspiracy. This was not to make Brock Lesnar look foolish, though he looks like one anyway. “History, the evolution, the trajectory of this entire industry, unfolded in front of your very eyes.”
December 17th, live in the great city of Chicago, Heyman acknowledged that he made the biggest mistake of his entire career. It wasn’t that he told Roman what he felt in his heart, though Heyman acknowledges what he said back then made Heyman look foolish. No, Heyman told Roman, the greatest champion in the history of the WWE, that Roman needed to be protected from Brock Lesnar. That is what Heyman honestly thought after 20 years with Lesnar. He got fired and punched in the face, and he acknowledges that he deserved every bit of it. So there Heyman was, like an unemployed Oklahoman, languishing and miserable!
But then, he saw the moment and seized the opportunity. COVID picked the wrong human to infect, putting Roman on the sideline, and Heyman took that opportunity to advocate Lesnar into a Fatal 5 Way on Day One. And Lesnar pulled off something only he or Roman could’ve pulled off, and that was winning the WWE World Heavyweight Champion in a Fatal 5. It was going to be fine, Roman on SmackDown and Lesnar on Raw, everyone ruling the roost, everything in its place. Except for Heyman and Roman together. So what did Lesnar do as first night as champion? He made the choice to go to SmackDown to challenge Roman for Winner Takes All!
“How freakin’ stupid is that?!” As stupid as the smile and the beard and ponytail Lesnar has! He looked like a shmuck, acted like a shmuck, and he couldn’t accept just having his place over on Raw. Heyman knew then that he was stuck with no way out. He screwed up with the Tribal Chief and stuck with a happy Saskatchewan farmer who just wants to take everyone to Suplex City. Then we get to the Royal Rumble, and Lesnar does just that: he took Bobby Lashley to Suplex City. Then, Roman Reigns showed the Conqueror that a GOAT can always slay a Beast. Heyman thought he was going to be stuck saying, “REIGNING! DEFENDING!”
Fans start echoing and Heyman doesn’t like that. “You will never hear that again.” Because Roman came into the ring and he SMASHED Brock Lesnar! And in that moment in Heyman’s life, he understood. Heyman doesn’t need to protect Roman from Lesnar, he needs to protect Lesnar from Roman! Roman came to Heyman, offered the hand of forgiveness, the hand of love, the hand of family and the hand of the Bloodline. Roman offered Heyman the hand of acknowledgement. Heyman gave Roman that world title belt and Roman SMASHED Lesnar with it. And because of that, Lashley pinned Lesnar and Lashley is the NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
“Which means you now all have to acknowledge that there will be no title VS title, champion VS champion, winner take all at WrestleMania.” Lesnar doesn’t get what he wants anymore. Lesnar will do what Roman wants Lesnar to do, and at WrestleMania, Lesnar will ACKNOWLEDGE Roman Reigns! Heyman tells Lesnar that this is how it is done. Heyman looks to Roman and says he acknowledges Roman Reigns as his Tribal Chief. Roman smiles, but Heyman says now, Oklahoma City, this is your chance to show a worldwide audience your moment in history! OKC, ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR TRIBAL CHIEF!
Fans seem pretty torn on that. But wait! Here comes GOLDBERG?! The icon is here and he goes right to the ring! Goldberg stares Roman down as he gets the mic and the Bloodline can’t even believe he’s doing this. Goldberg says, “Roman Reigns, I acknowledge you.” WHAT?! “As my next victim!” Roman VS Goldberg at Elimination Chamber for the Universal Championship! “You’re NEXT!” Goldberg isn’t backing down from the Head of the Table, because he wants the match meant for WrestleMania 36! Will Goldberg prove he would’ve stopped the Big Dog? Or will the Tribal Chief be the one to end the icon?
Ricochet w/ Cesaro VS Ridge Holland w/ Sheamus!
The One and Only and Northern Grit look to settle the score from Day One directly now! But will the Swiss Superman keep the Celtic Warrior in check? Or will the Fella find a way to help his protégé permanently ground Ricochet?
SmackDown returns as Ricochet and Cesaro make their entrance. The bell rings Ridge rushes in. Ricochet dodges, fires off hands, but Ridge knees low. Ridge EuroUppers Ricochet down, drags him up and tosses him to the corner. Ricochet elbows back, but Ridge scoops and SLAMS Ricochet down! Ridge stomps Ricochet around, Sheamus praises Ridge as he scoops and SLAMS Ricochet again. Ricochet gets to a corner, Ridge whips him corner to corner hard, and Ricochet bounces off buckles! Ridge storms over, Sheamus says he wants some popcorn because this is the best thing he’s seen all year.
Ricochet shoves Ridge away, but runs into a scoop. Ricochet slips off, tosses Ridge out of the ring, and Ridge hobbles up. Ricochet builds speed to slide, but Ridge dodges! Ridge scoops again, SNAKE EYES off the apron! Sheamus says that’s brilliant! Cesaro argues with Sheamus, Ridge KNEES Ricochet down. Ridge puts Ricochet in the ring, takes notice of the arguing as he gets in, RECOIL! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Sheamus is furious! Ricochet snatches one, are the Fella and his sidekick going to do something about this?
Ricochet & Cesaro VS Ridge Holland & Sheamus!
SmackDown returns and HOLLA HOLLA! Things turned into another tag team match between these four! Will the King of Flight and Swiss Superman finally get a win in this series?
Cesaro elbows out of Sheamus’ headlock, runs, but into a back elbow! Cesaro ends up on the apron, Sheamus drags him up and shouts “I HATE YOU!” before firing off Beats of the Bodhrain! Sheamus stops at 9 to go to the apron and CLOBBER Cesaro into the ring. Fans boo but Sheamus soaks the heat. Tag to Ridge, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER to an ELBOW DROP! Ridge pushes Cesaro down to drop knees. Ridge wraps on a chinlock and grinds Cesaro. Cesaro fights up, jawbreakers free, tag to Sheamus! Sheamus keeps Cesaro from Ridge, but Cesaro slips out of the back suplex to tag Ricochet! FLYING LARIAT!
Fans fire up as Ricochet dodges and springboards to CROSSBODY! LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Ricochet waits on Sheamus to get up, fireman’s carries, but Sheamus fights free. Sheamus shoves, Cesaro tags in, Ricochet KICKS Sheamus and Cesaro CLOBBERS him! Ridge runs in, Cesaro dodges and Ricochet dropkicks Ridge out! Ricochet PLNACHAS but misses! Ridged POUNCES Ricochet into the ropes! Cesaro WRECKS Ridge with a dropkick, Sheamus rolls Cesaro up! TWO, and Cesaro EuroUppers Sheamus! Sheamus BOOTS back, then skins the cat to the top rope! But Cesaro dropkicks him down first!
Cesaro climbs up, headbutts Sheamus, then drags Sheamus up. Ridge manages to tag in before the SUPERPLEX! Ridge hauls Cesaro up, NORTHERN GRIT!! Cover, Ridge & Sheamus win!
Winners: Ridge Holland & Sheamus, by pinfall
As a duo, they’re unstoppable! Will mentor and protégé be waiting on the other side of Elimination Chamber to be tag title contenders?
Jimmy Uso w/ Jey Uso VS Erik w/ Ivar!
Speaking of, the SmackDown Tag Team Champions are warming up against their Elimination Chamber opponents in 1v1 action! Will Jimmy be the one to strike first? Or will the Viking Raiders start the raid in Oklahoma?
SmackDown returns as the Viking Raiders make their entrance. The bell rings, Erik blocks Jey’s attack to fire off strikes! Erik then spins Jey around for a Belly2Belly suplex! Erik whips, follows Jimmy, then SPINEBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Jimmy gets free but Erik brings him up. Jimmy wants the fireman’s carry but Erik slips free to give Jimmy Ace Ten Mao! Erik roars, Jimmy is dazed, and Erik goes up the corner. Jey gets in but slips back out as Erik hops down. Ivar LEAPS but Jey dodges! Ivar crashes, but Erik full nelsons. Jimmy slips out to SUPERKICK! Erik flops down, Jimmy goes up top, USO SPLASH! Cover, Jimmy wins!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
The Uso Penitentiary puts Erik away fast! Will they do the same when the tag titles are on the line?
Aliyah VS Natalya!
Right now, #Aliyah3:17 is 2-0 against the Queen of Harts. One was in the blink of an eye, the other was because Natty lost her cool and got disqualified. Will Natty be much more careful and make the third time the charm? Or will Aliyah prove she’s got Natty’s number?
SmackDown returns and Natalya makes her entrance. The bell rings and they tie up. Aliyah rolls Natty, ONE! Aliyah mocks Natty with her 3:17 shirt, but Natty kicks low, puts Aliyah in the corner and stomps away on her! The ref counts, Natty lets off at 4 this time, then she bumps Aliyah off buckles. Natty throws knees, “Do you know who I am?” Natty is a Guinness World Record holder! She SLAPS Aliyah, lifts her, but Aliyah sunset flips! TWO, Natty CLUBS Aliyah. Natty tells the fans to shut up, but Aliyah reverses the whip. Aliyah runs in, is put on the apron, but she ROCKS Natty and climbs up. Handspring RANA! Fans fire up with Aliyah!
Aliyah throws off the shirt, and hits a THESZ PRESS! Aliyah throws fast hands, then lets off to run. Wheelbarrow BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Aliyah keeps on Natty and brings her up, but Natty shoves her to then DISCUS LARIAT! Natty drags Aliyah up again, throws her out of the ring, then smacks Aliyah off the apron. Natty RAMS Aliyah into the barriers, dribbles her of the apron, but the ring count climbs! Aliyah whips Natty into barriers and gets in! The count reaches ten!! Aliyah wins!!
Winner: Aliyah, by count out
Natty is stunned! How many ways can she lose to Aliyah? Will it end up a world record for all the wrong reasons?
Shotzi Blackheart is on her phone.
Drew Gulak talks with Shotzi, but then they both spot Drew McIntyre heading out, Angela the claymore sword in hand. Will the Scottish Warrior (and Angela) look to carve up Happy Corbin and Mad Cap Moss once and for all?
Drew McIntyre goes to the ring!
A much earlier than expected return at the Royal Rumble, the Scottish Warrior’s neck injury didn’t need surgery and he seems to be 100%! He made sure Corbin & Moss didn’t last long in the Rumble, but what about here in Oklahoma? McIntyre gets the mic to tell OKC that it feels damn good to be back. “Everyone’s been asking me, ‘Drew, how did you come back so quick?'” Everyone thought he was gone for good, but here’s the truth. After Day One, a doctor looked McIntyre in the eye and told him he wasn’t going to be back for the Royal Rumble, and not even WrestleMania. Well McIntyre told the doctor to kiss his ass.
McIntyre went right to rehab, three times a day, six days a week. And as you can see, he IS back! The Rumble didn’t go as planned when it came down to him and Brock Lesnar. Lesnar got the better of McIntyre this time, so they’re one apiece. They can circle back to that later. But right now, McIntyre’s attention is fully on “those idiots” who tried to end his career! Speaking of, here come the Happy Folks! Or rather, just Corbin. He tells McIntyre, “Was it worth it, man?” To get this out there, yes, by some miracle, McIntyre eliminated Corbin & Moss. But after what they did to him, was it worth it to come back and risk his career to be thrown out like garbage by Lesnar?
McIntyre failed! He is NOT going to WrestleMania now. And the thought of that makes Corbin very happy. Moss creeps in but McIntyre points his sword at him! The Scottish Warrior says, “Well nobody saw that one coming.” But since Moss is here, McIntyre’s been watching this last month. He wants a joke. Does OKC want Moss to say a funny joke? “YES!” McIntyre wants to get Moss a mic, and if Corbin even steps one foot in the ring, McIntyre will draw blood. Moss gets a mic and nervously asks, “How do you know that the toothbrush was invented in Oklahoma?”
No no no, no Oklahoma jokes. McIntyre’s seen the impression, do a McIntyre joke! “Make me laugh, funny man!” Then, what does a criminal found not guilty have in common with WrestleMania? “They’re’ both gonna get off Scot free.” G-Get it? McIntyre “laughs,” and Moss thins he’s in the clear. McIntyre says Moss is good, and then CLAYMORE KICK! “Idiot.” As for Corbin, McIntyre is gonna make Corbin’s life a living hell every single week! This is just the beginning!! Will the Road to WrestleMania be a nightmare for Happy Corbin this year?
Sami Zayn crashed the Jackass Forever red carpet!
Sami went right up to ET’s reporters to wonder why they weren’t around the WWE when Johnny Knoxville was messing with him. “Oh, speak of the devil!” Knoxville walks up to Sami and Sami wants a round of applause. Knoxville says he told Sami to stay away, but Sami wonders why it was okay for Knoxville to just show up at his place of work for about a month. Sami is escorted away by security, and then Knoxville pokes Sami with the cattle prod! Get outta here, Sami! GIT! Sami is upset, and dares Knoxville to take him on without the cattle prod! Is this only escalating between the crazy jackass and Johnny Knoxville?
Sami complains to management.
How could they let that footage be played on television!? How?! Adam Pearce & Sonya Deville are exasperated with Sami as he demands his Intercontinental Championship match. Then how about next week? Oh, uh, that’d be great. If Sami hadn’t just gotten shocked. He needs more time. Okay, fine, they’ll do it in two weeks, the February 18th edition. That’s fine. Then should they invite Knoxville? That’s not funny. Sami storms out, but then Natty storms in. Natty says Aliyah has never legitimately beat her in a match! She wants a Pinfall Or Submission Only match! #DungeonStyle. Done. Natty gets what she wants, but will she get what she deserves next week?
Rick Boogs is unplugged.
He goes with call and response instead. “HEY EY YO~!” This is Rick BOOOOOGS. He’s here to rock with the Intercontinental Champion, Shinsuke… NakamurrrrrAAAAAAA~! The guitar is still on the fritz but Nakamura’s theme plays all the same. The King of Strong Style now knows when his match with Sami will be, but can he deny the Modern Day Maharaja a golden ticket of his own?
Championship Contender’s Match: Shinsuke Nakamura w/ Rick Boogs VS Jinder Mahal w/ Shanky!
SmackDown returns and Jinder makes his entrance, his own protégé by his side. The bell rings and here comes Sami! The Great Liberator of course wants to be ringside now that he has a date for the title. Nakamura and Jinder circle, Sami joins commentary, and Jinder kicks Nakamura to CLUB him down. Jinder KNEES and CLUBS Nakamura, then scoops Nakamura. Nakamura slips out, throws strikes and an AX KICK! Nakamura runs, basement dropkick! Nakamura runs in at the corner, blocks a boot to put Jinder in the ropes, ROUNDHOUSE and SLIDING GERMAN! Fans fire up with Boogs as Nakamura gets back in.
Nakamura aims, “YAO~!” KIN- NO! Jinder dodges to fireman’s carry and GUT BUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO! Nakamura stays in this but Jinder drops a knee at the ropes. Jinder drops another knee, digs it into Nakamura, and Sami says Nakamura will be in for the fight of his life. Fans rally for Nakamura but Jinder throws forearms. Nakamura fires back, Jinder shoves and KNEES Nakamura down. Cover, TWO! Sami says that was a slow count. Jinder stomps Nakamura, drags him up and CLUBS him down. Jinder throws crossface forearms, stomps Nakamura more, then clamps on a top wristlock.
Nakamura endures, fans rally up, and Sami blabbers on about Knoxville zapping him. Nakamura fights up, Jinder CLUBS him down. Jinder clamps on but Nakamura fights the Kallas to PELE! Jinder staggers, Nakamura kicks and WHEEL KICKS him down! Nakamura aims from the corner, “YAO~!” KINSHASA! Cover, Nakamura wins!
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura, by pinfall
Jinder doesn’t get himself a title shot but Sami shouts that Nakamura’s holding this belt for the last time. Nakamura dares Sami to “C’MON~!” Will Sami put up or shot up on February 18th?
Naomi barges into the office.
Don’t worry, Sonya, she wont’ touch you while wearing that jacket. But we all know what Sonya did to Naomi at the Rumble. Meet Sonya in the ring in five minutes! No, Sonya has a meeting, and a lot of emails. Then next week. Great, except Naomi has a match already. With Charlotte Flair. For the title! Oh, well that’d be great and all, but Naomi doesn’t believe that. The truth ain’t nowhere in Sonya. Well, Pearce will put his word on it. Naomi VS Charlotte will be for the SmackDown Women’s Championship! Good. That keeps Sonya safe for now. Will The Queen #FeelTheGlow just so Sonya won’t face the consequences?
Backstage interview with Natalya.
Kayla asks Natty for a preview of the Dungeon Style match? Oh, she’ll do that by telling Aliyah all about it. Natty goes to the locker room, but XIA LI is in her way! The Protector gives Natty an icy stare, so Natty says she can wait until next week. Will the Queen of Harts at least be able to get on the scoreboard against Aliyah with next week’s rematch?
The New Day VS Los Lotharios!
The Power of Positivity, hold it down, has come to OKC! But will Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo prove they’re not just God’s gift to women, but also capable of stopping former 12-time W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, Champions~?
SmackDown returns and Los Lotharios make their entrance. SmackDown shares that the New Day crashing Los Lotharios’ Valentine’s Day photoshoot. The teams sort out, Big E starts with Garza. Big E dodges Garza’s dropkick, tags in Kofi and RAMS into Garza. Kofi taunts Carrillo before he and Big E coordinate for Positivity in Motion! Kofi feeds Garza to Big E’s LARIAT! Kofi covers, TWO! Kofi tags Big E back in, Kofi runs to leap frog SENTON onto Garza! Big E covers, TWO! Big E hits Carrillo as he gets in but Garza knees Big E low. Tag to Carrillo, he speeds up but Big E CLOBBERS him!
Tag to Kofi and Big E sets Carrillo up for a PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Kofi goes to a corner and goes up, but Garza distracts him. Kofi hops down and storms up on Garza but Carrillo attacks from behind! Carrillo clubs away on Kofi but fans rally up for the New Day. Carrillo puts Kofi up top backwards, tags Garza in, and the cousins put Kofi in a Tree of Woe. Garza whips Carrillo at Big E! Carrillo dropkicks Big E down, then he whips Garza at Kofi. Kofi sits up to avoid the baseball slide and jumps over Carrillo’s slide, to mule kick and TRUST FALL into a SUPERKICK! Garza takes Kofi outta the air and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Carrillo drags Kofi up to put him against ropes. Carrillo grinds his forearms in, throws body shots, tags in Garza, and Los Lotharios coordinate for a LEAP FROG ATTACK! Garza throws Kofi down to basement dropkick! OFF COME THE PANTS! He throws them at Big E, then covers the ref. But the ref is busy keeping Big E back! Tag to Carrillo, Garza whips Kofi into a FLAPJACK and then KICKS Kofi outta the air! Carrillo waistlocks to back suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up but Carrillo wraps on a chinlock to grind Kofi down. Kofi endures, fights up, but Carrillo knees low and CLUBS Kofi down.
Carrillo scoops and SLAMS Kofi, then drags Kofi to a drop zone. Carrillo goes up, MOONSAULT into boots! Both men are down, fans fire up! Kofi crawls, as does Carrillo, hot tags to Garza and Big E! Big E rallies on Garza, OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! And another! And then the SIDE Belly2Belly! Big E swivels them hips and runs side to side, BIG SPLASH! Big E claps and OKC claps along, “NERW! DAY ROCKS!” Big E scoops, Garza lips out and BACKSTABBERS! Big E goes to the corner, but Carrillo is still down! Garza runs, into an Urenag-E! Kofi tags, Big E wheelbarrows Garza up! FLYING BULLDOG!! cover, Carrillo breaks it!
Big E gets in to throw hand and throw Carrillo out. Big E runs, but Carrillo dodges the spear! SUPER MOONSAULT takes Big E down!! Kofi runs, into Garza’s cradle! TWO!! Garza BOOTS Kofi, tags Carrillo, Garza dodges Trouble in Paradise! Electric Chair lift, Carrillo is up top, MOUNTAINTOP DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!?!? Kofi survives and shocks Los Lotharios! Tag to Garza, they double whip, but Kofi slips out of the flapjack to DOUBLE STOMP Carrillo! Garza SUPERKICKS, then underhooks, but Kofi flips through the Wing Clipper! Big E tags in, Kofi BOOTS Garza! Big E scoops, Kofi is up top, MIDNIGHT HOUR! Cover, New Day wins!
Winners: The New Day, by pinfall
Always trust the tried and true! Big E & Kofi get another big win, will their reunion be what brings the New Day back to the top?
Charlotte Flair goes to the ring!
The Queen knows about Naomi next week, and she knows that Rowdy Ronda Rousey is here tonight. The SmackDown Women’s Champion isn’t waiting to be called out, she’ll be waiting on the Women’s Royal Rumble winner! But will Ronda even choose her? We’ll see, after the break.
SmackDown returns once more, and Sonya has joined Charlotte in the ring. Sonya says she hasn’t run this by the higher ups, but she had a conversation with Becky Lynch. Becky says that Ronda has chosen her for WrestleMania, and is fully expecting a contract to sign this Monday on Raw. But that said, after Charlotte beats Naomi next week, she’ll need a WrestleMania opponent. So Charlotte gets to choose that here right now. No, no, Charlotte isn’t surprised Ronda chose Charlotte. Charlotte has been on top since 2015. She’s been here day in, day out, winning, fighting, competing, becoming THE most dominant champion in the WWE.
What’s Ronda been doing? Playing video games, farming, and had a baby~! Congrats, Ronda! But Charlotte isn’t saying Ronda isn’t a game changer or elite athlete. But Charlotte would be worried if Ronda didn’t choose Charlotte, become Mom VS Mom is an easier route. No, Charlotte has never been faster, stronger and more confident. She IS the main event of WrestleMania! So if Ronda wants to choose the other champion, the undercard, be Charlotte’s guest. Number one doesn’t talk about number two. So Charlotte will choose her opponent. Who should it be? It could be anybody! She’ll let OKC decide!
It’s hard to tell who they’re calling out but Charlotte has an idea. It’ll be someone who isn’t even here tonight: Sasha Banks. Fans like that choice, but Charlotte wishes Sasha was here so Charlotte could hear Sasha thank her for this opportunity. Charlotte tells Sasha that WrestleMania will be the best and worst day of Sasha’s life. Charlotte will have a contract waiting for her, too. But here comes Ronda! Fans cheer the Baddest Woman on the Planet as she goes to the ring, and her smile turns to a scowl as she locks eyes with Charlotte. Ronda gets herself a mic to say, “Becky told Sonya told Charlotte. She said she said. Guys, you love to talk about me, don’t you?”
But uh, last time Ronda checked, she won the Rumble, and she chooses who she faces at WrestleMania. But Charlotte’s right, being a mom changed Ronda so much. She didn’t fly halfway across the country in an ice storm with her baby, just to have a chat. Ronda came here to teach her daughter the family business of kicking ass. Charlotte is just one of many Ronda owes an ass kicking. Fans chant for Ronda while Charlotte plays taken aback. Ronda says that to be clear on one thing, Charlotte is NOT special. She’s just first. Ronda will see Charlotte at WrestleMania, too!
Charlotte laughs and says the opportunity is back in the main event! “And this title is my baby, and she’s prettier than yours.” Ronda throws off the jacket and has the kill face on! Sonya keeps the peace. Ronda has a temper, okay? And they need to get this straight: Sonya runs things, not Ronda. Sonya tells Ronda what to do, not the other way around. But Sonya gets shoved outta the way! Ronda also dodges Charlotte’s cheap shot, but then Sonya jumps on for a sleeper! Ronda turns it to a fireman’s carry and a SWINGING SLAM! Ronda gets Sonya’s arm!! ARMBAR!!
Sonya flails, taps, and Ronda lets her go. Ronda glares, Charlotte smirks, but will the Queen be dethroned and destroyed in Dallas?
My Thoughts:
A pretty good SmackDown, but it once again bugs me that WWE is giving us such short matches. Why couldn’t Ricochet VS Ridge just be that whole first match segment? Let us see what both guys can really do, because trust me, I’ve seen them both do some great stuff. This was like a truncated version of all that, and then we got a really lame rehash of the previous tag matches we’ve gotten out of these two teams. Just give us a barnburner of those two young studs and let that be the blow-off. The same goes for Jimmy VS Erik. A one distraction, one paragraph match is BULL coming from two halves of two great tag teams. How are we supposed to think the Viking Raiders stand a chance at Elimination Chamber if this is how it goes 1v1? Vince is turning into a hack.
Now, on the flipside, Aliyah and Natty having a short match that ends in count-out is at least good story. We could’ve gotten more match before that finish, but I am looking forward to whatever this Hart Dungeon Style match is going to be. And also they just need to get to Natty VS Xia Li already, but it feels like they wanna keep that on deck for Mania. McIntyre has a decent segment with Corbin & Moss, the most interesting thing was that Drew Gulak got a cameo. McIntyre VS Moss again for Chamber must only be because they want to save McIntyre VS Corbin for Mania, too. I’d rather McIntyre just get past those goobers and have something bigger for Mania.
Sami is clearly having the celebrity Mania match with Johnny Knoxville this year, so that’s actually great for Sami. And understandably, Sami is staying off the Saudi Arabia trip, which is why his Intercontinental Championship match is for the go-home SmackDown on 2/18. Nakamura VS Jinder could’ve been a bit better, too, but of course Nakamura wins, that gives him momentum towards his match with Sami. I hope Nakamura VS Sami is allowed to look like their match way back in NXT, that was an awesome match and will make for an awesome SmackDown match. RawDown desperately needs awesome matches to get them ratings.
New Day VS Los Lotharios was a very good first match between these teams, but they didn’t get nearly enough in that promo. I hope they build this up a bit more, and we could get a great contender’s match to see who faces the tag champs next. Charlotte’s interaction with Ronda went a bit better than Ronda’s interaction with Becky did, but it sounds like Becky was just fibbing about Ronda wanting her for Mania. Charlotte again being intermingled into Sonya’s story with Naomi was good thinking, Charlotte VS Naomi in a title match will be great stuff, but even without Sonya getting involved, Ronda VS Charlotte is on the menu so Charlotte will surely retain.
And of course, the Universal Championship story has a way to bide time before Roman VS Lesnar at Mania. Goldberg is back again, wanting just one more match against someone high profile. I do like that they’re using continuity and history to remind us this was supposed to happen for WrestleMania 36, in the days before COVID screwed up the world. We’re finally getting Spear VS Spear, but the Tribal Chief is a different animal from the Big Dog. But at the same time, Roman’s winning now like he surely was going to back then, and Roman can add Goldberg to the list of legends he’s smashed.
My Score: 8/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.
Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Ratings:
- The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
- Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
- ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
- Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
- Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
- International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***
Results:
The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System
Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb.
Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.
KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.
AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.
Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali
Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.
Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.
Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.
This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”.
ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee
ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.
Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!
Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber
Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa
Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.
Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.
International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona
A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.
Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!
Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?
Go home TNA, you’re drunk.
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/29/25)
B Block, FINAL ROUND!
Who heads to the finals?
Kosei Fujita won A Block, and now B Block finalizes its ranking! Who heads to the Best of the Super Juniors finals this weekend?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: KUSHIDA, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia VS Shoma Kato, Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai; Kushida, Mack & Dia win.
- Master Wato, Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Hiromu & Tsuji win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight; Knight wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne; Titan wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO; Mao wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles; Despy wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori; Yoh wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current B Block standings!
YOH: 5-3, 10 points
MAO: 5-3, 10 points
El Desperado: 5-3, 10 points
Nick Wayne: 4-4, 8 points
SHO: 4-4, 8 points
Taiji Ishimori: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie Eagles: 4-4, 8 points
Kevin Knight: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight!
The Funky Weapon and The Jet may be out of the running, but they will still fight for themselves. Who earns their final points in this final round?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Taguchi and Knight circle with a bit of a strut, and then they tie up. Knight puts Taguchi on the ropes, the ref calls the break, and Knight lets off to swivel his hips. Taguchi pumps up, but Knight says he can’t see anything. Knight flexes and says he tsuyoi. They tie up with knuckle locks, then go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength. Knight hooks a leg to power Taguchi back, and Taguchi bridges! The fans cheer as Taguchi fights up back up! Taguchi bends Knight into a bridge, has the shoulders down, TWO as Knight powers back up! The fans rally, Knight and Taguchi start vibing with the arm wave, then a full body wave!
Taguchi wiggles around, sends it back to Knight, and Knight spins Taguchi around and around, to then headlock. Taguchi powers up and out, drops down, then hurdles over. Knight stops to waistlock but Taguchi fires elbows. Taguchi runs to fake Knight out, but Knight goes up and over! Knight avoids the Hip Attack! The fans cheer while Taguchi stares Knight down from underneath. Taguchi says bring it, so Knight punches those cheeks! Taguchi’s iron buns withstand it, and Knight says, “Itai itai.” Knight winds up again, and he punches cheeks! Taguchi still stands tall, but the fans rally for Knight.
Knight does some push-ups, he and Taguchi do squats, and Knight winds up again. The fans rally and Knight lines up a shot, to then headlock! Taguchi powers up and out, bypasses and bypasses, but Knight redirects himself! And again, and again, and again! Knight is making Taguchi spin around, and then Taguchi gets dizzy and falls! The fans cheer while Taguchi slumps out of the ring. Knight runs and FLIES! Down goes Taguchi and the fans fire up! “Ore wa meccha, meccha… Meccha tsukareta…” Knight admits he is tired, and he asks for water. A Young Lion brings him water and Knight refreshes himself.
Taguchi sputters, Knight makes his way over to Taguchi, and then brings him back into the ring. The fans cheer and Knight snapmares Taguchi to run and SLIDING TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Taguchi is still in this and the fans applaud. Taguchi flounders, Knight does some squats to get his glutes going. Knight brings Taguchi around to HIP ATTACK! Knight gives Taguchi another HIP ATTACK! The fans rally and Knight does more squats to power up. Knight runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up and Taguchi powers up now. Taguchi has Knight on the ropes, rubs it in literally, and then gives point-blank HIPS!
Taguchi runs and HIP ATTACKS at the ropes! Knight dangles out of the ring! Knight flops down, the fans rally again, and Taguchi TRIANGLE JUMP PLANCHAS! Down goes Knight and the fans fire up again! Taguchi rises, steadies himself, and then puts Knight in the ring. Taguchi goes up, up, and MISSILE HIPS! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans rally again. Taguchi looks to the corner, and he calls upon the powers of Strange Style! “ORYA~!” Taguchi runs in, but Knight hurdles Ketsuye! SUPERKICK! Taguchi mule kicks, runs, but Knight somersaults, into a FLAPJACK! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Knight endures, reaches out, but Taguchi drags him back!
Knight reaches up to headscissor into the victory roll, TWO! Taguchi goes to a corner, BOOTS back, then goes up, MISSILE HIP meets DROPKICK! Knight’s antiair works out, and then he somersaults to SATELLITE DDT! Knight goes up top and the fans rally for the hip swivel and MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)
The Jet still flies high, and he ends with a 4-5 record. Taguchi ends with 6 points in the 9th round, is that nice enough for him?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne!
El Inmortal may not have life in the block, but he can still be a spoiler! Will he pop the Prodigy’s bubble? Or will this still be Wayne’s World in the end?
The bell rings and Titan runs up! Nick dodges, whips, but Titan reverses to TORNADO- NO, Nick powers out! Nick wrenches and whips, Titan goes up and over, and then Titan handsprings away! The fans cheer as things keep moving. Nick hurdles then bypasses Titan to UPPERCUT him down! Nick kips up and the fans cheer again. Nick covers, TWO! The fans rally as Nick brings Titan up. Nick CHOPS Titan, Titan leans on the ropes, and Nick brings him around. Nick ROCKS Titan, then whips corner to corner. Nick runs in, UPPERCUTS, and then pushes Titan down to cover, TWO! Titan stays in this and the fans applaud.
Nick stays cool and he sits Titan up. Nick KICKS Titan in the back, then paces. Titan writhes but Nick brings him back up. Titan CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Titan CHOPS again, but Nick ROCKS him! Nick then whips Titan, runs in, but Titan BOOTS, SOBATS, KICKS, and fires fast hands! Nick ducks the jump sobat to SOBAT back! Nick cravats, ASAI DDT. but Titan kips up! PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Titan roars and rises up, then he brings Nick around. TRAILER HITCH! Nick endures the leglock and the fans rally again! Nick crawls forward, reaches out, and manages the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Titan lets go of the hold. Nick shakes out the legs but Titan KICKS Nick in the back. Titan brings Nick in but Nick resists the lift. The fans rally again as Nick and Titan fight for control. Nick wrenches, kicks, and runs, but Titan follows to RANA! Nick bails out, Titan builds speed, and Titan DIVES into an UPPERCUT! The fans rally harder as Titan flops to the apron! Nick rises, he stalks Titan on the apron, and Nick drags Titan up. The ref says don’t do it, but the fans rally up. Nick waistlocks, then goes for the nelson, but Titan resists. Titan fires elbows and Nick backs off. Titan runs up but Nick BOOTS him!
Nick runs up, but Titan SUPERKICKS! Nick falls back, Titan skins the cat to the top rope! Titan aims for LA APRON LANCER!! The fans fire up and Titan roars while Nick sputters and coughs! Titan shoves Nick into the ring, goes up the corner again, and LA LANC- NO, Nick dodges! Titan’s leg jams, Nick DROPKICKS the other out, then he DRAGON SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Titan survives and Nick snarls. Nick goes to the corner and climbs up while the fans rally again. FROG- NO, Titan bails out! Nick rolls through and then comes right back, to FLY over the corner! Down goes Titan and the fans fire up!
Titan puts Nick in, goes back up, and he tries again! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives again and the fans fire up! Nick huffs ‘n’ puffs, hears the fans cheering, and shouts “IKU ZO!” Nick drags Titan up, hooks a leg, PRODIGY- CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!! Nick escapes, Titan ducks the roundhouse to fire off his strike fest! But Nick still ROUNDHOUSES! Nick goes up, up, WAYNE’s- NO, Titan stops the cutter to shove and TORNADO DDT! Titan isn’t done there! He suplexes and GOURD- NO! Nick lands out! But Titan goes Matrix and then CALF KICKS! Titan roars, the fans fire up, and Titan has the ripcord, YOYO SLAM!
Titan goes to a corner, skins the cat again, and LA LANCER!!! Titan crawls to the cover, TWO?!?! Nick survives, but Titan ties up the legs! Deathlock, and then LLAVE INMORTAL!! Nick is caught, the straitjacket variation is in, and Nick QUITS!! Titan wins!!
Winner: Titan, by submission (gains 2 points; Nick earns 0)
Nick Wayne falls to 4-5, he is out of the running! But bigger yet, Titan has a win over the ROH World Television Champion! AEW/ROH and CMLL are going to meet in Arena Mexico for Grand Slam: Mexico, could these two run it back with gold on the line?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO!
The Strange Love Connection is the first of the top three to compete tonight, and while he has to hope for the others to fall, he still has to do his part and win. Will the Murder Machine make that all moot with another underhanded trick up his sleeve? Or can the star of DDT Pro make it to the finals?
Wait, Mao already turns the tables by pedaling in on his bike! He RAMS Sho down from behind! The fans fire up as Mao hurries to CLUB Sho down! Yujiro Takahashi AND Ren Narita hurry out here already to mug Mao before this on the record! The fans boo but Mao’s friends from DDT Pro are here! Kanon helps fight off the House, and Mao wants fans to clear out! Mao whips, but Sho reverses and BOWLS Mao into chairs! STRIKE! Ren & Yujiro keep the rest of DDT Pro back while Sho CHOKES Mao with a chair! The ref reprimands but Sho shoves him back! Wait, Kanon has the house in headlocks! Shunma Katsumata stops Sho from hitting Mao with the chair!
Sho gets mad hearing that trash talk, but that lets Mao SMACK Sho in the back with a chair! And Mao sends Sho out the door?! The fans rally as everyone is waiting on the street, and Mao runs to FLY! Down goes the House and DDT stands tall! Wait, wait, they spot a fan parked nearby. Mao hops in and he turns the key! The fans cheer as Mao kicks it into drive, and he comes barreling down the road! Sho and the House freak out, and Sho gets SMACKED by the front of the van! The fans cheer and Mao grins as he steps out. The ref reprimands but Mao drags Sho back into the building! Mao says now they can have this match!
Mao makes Sho sit on the hand cart, and Mao pushes Sho back to ringside! The fans cheer as Sho is barely conscious as Mao drags Sho into the ring. The bell finally rings, Mao covers, TWO!! Sho survives Mao’s hit ‘n’ run and Mao can’t believe it! Mao drags Sho up, but the ref wants to check him. Sho sputters and sits up in a daze, and Ren drags Mao out! Ren beats up Mao, beats up on Mao’s team, and Yujiro SMACKS Mao with a chair! The fans boo as they put Mao’s arm in a chair! Yujiro STOMPS away on the chair! Ren POSTS Kanon, and Sho grabs Mao’s bike! Sho brings it over and he runs over Mao’s arm! Sho does wheelies to smash Mao’s arm!
The fans boo but then Sho adds insult to injury by RIPPING OFF the DDT Pro hood off the bike! Sho and the House beat up the bike! The ref reprimands and Mao says they’ll pay for that! Sho CLUBS Mao, puts him in the ring, and then pushes him to a cover, TWO! Sho has the arm for a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Mao endures and the fans rally. Mao kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Sho puts Mao on the apron, and he has the arm in the rope! ARM WRINGER! Sho then pulls Mao through the corner, traps his arm against the buckle pad, and then KNEES the arm! Mao is stuck and Sho stands on the arm!
The ref counts, Sho step off, and Mao is freed. The fans rally, Mao throws a forearm but there’s not much to it. Sho kicks Mao, Mao fires more shots, but Sho slips around, GERMAN ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Mao flails, reaches out, but Sho pulls on the arm! Mao still kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Sho lets Mao go, and Mao clutches his arm. Sho wrenches Mao’s arm, twists it, and hits the ELBOW BREAKER! Sho holds on to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER again! Sho grins as he lets Mao slump down. Sho knuckle locks, wrenches, and ELBOW- SLEEPER!! Mao has Sho now and the fans fire up!
Sho pries at the bad arm, pulls the fingers, but Mao breaks free! Look! HAYMAKER! Sho wobbles and the fans fire up! Mao whips, Sho reverses, but Mao SHOTGUNS! Sho flounders, the fans rally up, and Mao runs to BOOT Sho! Sho sputters, Mao runs again, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Sho survives, but is now in JUST FACELOCK! Sho endures, fights around, and both Ren & Yujiro are on the apron. But Mao’s team YANKS them down! Sho flails, the bell rings, but it was REN! The fans boo the usual tricks from the House, and Mao is upset that he fell for such a basic trick. Mao drags Sho up, but Sho CLAWS Mao’s eyes!
Sjo runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Mao runs, but now Sho uses the ref as a shield! Sho runs but Mao hurdles over the spear! Mao sends the ref back at Sho, then he HIGH JUMP CUTTERS!! The fans fire up and Mao waits on Sho. Sho rises, Mao brings him around, OSAKA RENKAI!! Cover, YUJIRO DRAGS THE REF OUT! The fans boo, Kanon is up but Yuijro & Ren BLAST him! The House mugs Mao, drags him up, and double whip him into a corner. Yujiro BOOTS Mao, Ren ELBOWS Mao, then Ren snapmares Mao to hold him open! Yujiro hits the FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW! The fans boo while Mao writhes!
Ren stands Mao up and Yujiro has his pimp cane! But wait, SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK from Shunma! Down goes Tokyo Pimp! Ren BOOTS Shunma, he BOOTS Kanon, but Kanon roars! Ren CLAWS Kanon’s eyes, runs, but Kanon LARIATS! The fans fire up as the full Strange Love Connection aims at Sho, HIGH LOW LARIATS!! Shunma builds speed and he DIVES! Down go Ren & Yujiro! Kanon & Mao set Sho up, but YOSHINOBU KANEMARU shows up! WHISKEY MIST for Kanon, and the BOTTLE SHOT for Mao! The fans boo as the Heel Master helps screw over the enemies of the House!
Kanemaru shoves the ref in and Sho laughs at Mao! STRAITJACKET DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mao survives and the fans fire up! But Sho has the ARMBAR!! Mao flails, fights around, and he stacks Sho! TWO and Sho still has the arm! SNAKE BITE!! Mao fights against the modified triangle, fights his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer and Sho lets go in frustration. Sho crawls his way over and looks for his things. Sho grabs his Torture Tool and NEVER Openweight Six Man belt. The ref sees the belt and takes that, but then Mao surprises Sho with is iron gauntlet! Mao PUNCHES the Torture Tool down!
Sho dodges the fist, pushes Mao to ropes, and Kanemaru is there! But Mao ducks, WHISKEY MIST hits Sho! Mao BOOTS Kanemaru, then powers up the gauntlet! ROCKET PUNCH!! And then SAMURAI SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sho survives, but Mao says he’ll finish this now! Mao drags Sho to a drop zone, climbs up the corner, and 450 SPLASHES!!! Cover, MAO WINS!!
Winner: Mao, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sho earns 0)
Sho tried to stack the deck, but justice was still served! Mao is alive in the block, if only for now. Can he count on Robbie Eagles AND Taiji Ishimori to bring down El Desperado and Yoh?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles!
The Rogue Luchador still has that target on his back, not only because he could go to the finals with his win and Yoh’s loss, but because he is THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. Could the Sniper of the Skies kill two birds with one victory? Or is Despy about to go back-to-back at the BOSJ finals?
Eagles shows off his Soul of PWA Championship, and makes a point that it is bigger and shinier. Despy says yeah, that’s nice. The fans rally and duel already, and the bell rings. Despy and Eagles circle, the fans rally more, and they feel things out. The fans already start up “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” so Eagles joins in! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” The fans applaud, Eagles mocks Despy’s bow and waving arms, then the two tie up. Despy waistlocks, Eagles switches but Despy wrenches. Eagles rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, but Despy headlocks for the takeover.
Eagles headscissors, Despy rolls Eagles around to then float, but Eagles gets his leg guard up. Eagles wrangles Despy and goes for a leg, but Despy rolls to have a toehold. Eagles kicks Despy down to have the HEEL HOOK! Despy scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, and Despy goes to the apron. Eagles smirks and eggs Despy on. Despy rises up, the fans rally and duel, and Despy steps inside. Despy and Eagles circle, tie up, and Despy powers Eagles to the ropes. Red Shoes counts the break, Despy lets off to pat Eagles on the shoulder. But then he KNEES low! Despy whips, but Eagles holds ropes to block!
Despy still tries, Eagles still holds on, but Despy CLAWS Eagles’ eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Despy whips, only for Eagles to go up and around to arm-drag! Things keep moving, Eagles hurdles then RANAS, but Despy sunset flips through! TWO, Eagles high stacks, TWO! Both men stand, Despy KNEES low again, then whips. Eagles reverses to WHEEL KICK and kip up! The fans fire up and Eagles paces. Despy rises but Eagles is on him with a CHOP! Despy goes to ropes, Eagles is on him in the corner. Eagles CHOPS, puts Despy’s leg in ropes, and pulls! Despy shouts for Red Shoes, Red Shoes counts, and Eagles lets go, to basement 619!
Despy tumbles out of the ring, the fans rally, and Eagles paces. Eagles mockingly calls for Despy, then goes to the outside. Eagles stomps away on Despy’s leg, and then SMASHES it on the floor! Eagles flexes, says hey to Ninja Mack on commentary, then goes for Despy. Despy fires body shots and CHOPS, but Eagles TACKLES him down! Eagles YANKS Despy’s leg, puts him in the ring, then sits him up to step over and tie up the legs! STUMP PULLER! Despy endures and clubs at Eagles’ leg, but Eagles drops back to make this a cover, ONE!! The fans cheer as Despy sits up. Eagles KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! But Despy blcoks!
Despy spins Eagles, Eagles knees free, then Eagles runs, but Despy dropkicks a leg! Despy grabs that leg for a SHIN BREAKER! The fans fire up while Eagles writhes. Despy has the leg and SPLASHES down on it! Eagles kicks at Despy from the mat, but Despy pushes on a leg to have a toehold! Eagles endures, Despy drags him around, and ties up the legs for an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Despy slaps his own leg into working, but Eagles sits up to CHOP! Despy eggs him on so Eagles CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Despy “falls over” and that puts on more pressure! Eagles flails while Despy just lounges. Eagles crawls over, pushes Despy out of his way, and has the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Red Shoes calls the break. Despy claims he needs help, but Eagles fires hands! Despy lets go, but he kneels on the bad leg! Eagles has the ropes again, Red Shoes counts, and Despy finally stands. Eagles crawls away, but he refuses to let Red Shoes stop this. Despy drags Eagles up but Eagles fires body shots and forearms! Despy KNEES low, but Eagles BOOTS! Eagles whips, Despy reverses, but Eagles fights the spinebuster! Despy KNEES low again, suplexes, but Eagles slips free to CHOP BLOCK and BLINDSLIDE LARIAT! Despy tumbles out, the fans rally up, and Eagles pushes through the pain to DIVE!
The fans fire up with Eagles but he still hobbles on that bad leg. Eagles sees a young fan dressed like him and cheers with him. Eagles then puts Despy in the ring, pounds the apron, and the fans rally up more. Eagles springboards to SNIPER DROPKICK! And then he has the leg to roll Despy into the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy shouts and flails, scratches and claws, and makes his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, then Eagles drags Despy to center. Despy kicks at Eagles, but Eagles KICKS the leg! Despy writhes, Eagles hobbles, and they go to opposite corners. Eagles runs in, but Despy dodges!
Eagles’ knees hit buckles, Despy runs up, and Despy blocks a boot! Despy kicks one leg, and DRAGON SCREWS the other! Then he has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles flails, reaches out, but Despy thrashes him around! Eagles lunges to the ROPEBREAK! Despy lets go and the fans rally again. Despy hobbles over to bring Eagles up, and he reels Eagles in. Despy suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud while Despy drags Eagles up. Despy gut wrenches for GUITARRA- NO, Eagles slips free and waistlocks! Despy ELBOWS Eagles, whips, but Eagles reverses, only for Despy to reverse and SPINEBUSETR! High stack, TWO!
Despy has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles endures, Despy thrashes, then Despy rolls Eagles away to have NUMERO DOS! Eagles reaches out with his free arm, then activates the core to sit up! Eagles DESTROY- NO, Despy blocks the rolling driver, tucks Eagles in, but Eagles CLUBS away on the legs! Eagles slips free, wrangles Despy, and has the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy endures, reaches out, and he crawls forward. Despy drags Eagles along with him, but Eagles drags Despy back! Eagles puts on the pressure and the fans are thunderous! Despy fights his way forward again, but Eagles thrashes around! Despy gives it one last gasp and he has the ROPEBREAK!!
Eagles lets go, to drop KNEES on the knee! Then GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Then SPINNING TOEHOLD! Despy writhes, Eagles goes out and up, for WARP 4.5, but onto KNEES! Well, to clarify, the legs are usually the target, but Despy gets his knees up to jam Eagles! Both men are down and the fans rally up again. Eagles and Despy stir, then crawl for each other. They go forehead to forehead, then rise up to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Despy slaps his leg into working, ROCKS Eagles, and then stands. Eagles ROCKS Despy, Despy ROCKS Eagles again, but now Eagles UPPERCUTS!
The fans rally up more as Despy storms back up. He SLAPS Eagles! Eagles takes off the headband and bandana! Eagles huffs ‘n’ puffs and SLAPS Despy! And SLAPS, and KICKS! Despy ROCKS Eagles, but Eagles says I’LL BE BACK! ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZI- NO, Despy ducks to roll and STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles rolls Despy to a cover, TWO! Eagles schoolboys with a bridge, TWO! Despy stands, Eagles SOBATS, then ASAI DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Despy stands, spins Eagles around and around, then PINCHE LOCO!! But Despy can’t make the cover! The fans fire up as Despy crawls and covers, TWO!!!
The fans fire up as Eagles survives! Despy rises, brings Eagles around, and Despy underhooks. TIGER DRIVER!! And then he underhooks again, but Eagles fireman’s carries! Eagles shifts things around to hit the TURBO BACKPACK!! Eagles crawls to the cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans are thunderous! Eagles goes to the corner, takes aim, and he basement SUPERKICKS!! Eagles can’t make the cover, his bad leg hurts too much! The fans rally harder as both men rise, and Eagles is back at the corner. Eagles runs to HYPER- NO, Despy ducks and has the leg! STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Eagles flails, sits up again, but Despy makes it a SPINEBUTER!!
Despy has NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! Eagles dangles as he endures, and he QUITS! Despy wins!!!
Winner: El Desperado, by submission (gains 2 points; Eagles earns 0)
The Sniper could not take out the Rogue Luchador, and Desperado is still in the running! With that, Mao is now out of the running, too, so it all comes down to the main event!
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori!
The pressure is on for Direct Drive! Yoh beat Despy in their 1v1, so if Yoh wins, he is in! Will this be a fresh finals for the Best of the Super Juniors? Or can the Bone Soldier help Despy make it through?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Yoh and Taiji circle, feel things out, and they tie up. Taiji wrenches to a wristlock, but Yoh rolls then trips Taiji. Taiji counters by going for the armbar, but Yoh stacks Taiji to a cover, ONE! The two back off and the fans cheer. Yoh and Taiji reset, circle again, and feel things out. They knuckle lock, but then Yoh goes for a leg. Taiji holds him off and puts him on ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, and Taiji lets off with pats to the shoulder. The two reset again, tie up, and Taiji headlocks. Yoh fires body shots, powers up and out, then drops down. Yoh bypasses Taiji, drop toeholds, but Taiji avoids the basement dropkick!
Yoh avoids a Penalty Kick, but Taiji kicks low to snapmare and NECK- NO, Yoh victory rolls, so that he can NECK TWIST! The fans rally while Taiji goes to ropes. Yoh runs up, Taiji puts him on the apron, but Yoh blocks a shot. Taiji ducks Yoh’s punch to HOTSHOT him down! Taiji then runs to a corner, goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up and Taiji brings Yoh around. Taiji hammerlocks Yoh’s arm and POSTS him! Yoh staggers away, Taiji goes off to the blue corner and he undoes the buckle pad. The Bullet Club Special is in play, but Taiji waits as the ring count climbs.
Yoh stands at 3 of 20, shakes out the bad arm, and rolls in at 8. The fans cheer, Taiji storms up, but Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back, snapmares, and NECK TWISTS! The fans cheer while Yoh clutches his neck and shoulder. Taiji drags Yoh up, snapmares, and FIST DROPS! Cover, TWO! Taiji sits Yoh up to clamp on with a chinlock! Yoh endures the knee in his back, then fights his way around. Yoh reaches out, but Taiji turns him with a wristlock. Taiji wrenches and WRINGS Yoh to then WRING the arm again! Yoh scrambles to ropes while the fans cheer. Taiji storms over, grabs the arm, and has a COBRA CLUTCH!
Yoh endures as Taiji drags him away to center. Yoh kicks and reaches out, then fights up. Taiji ripcords to RAM Yoh, then COBRA CLUTCH and a takedown! COBRA TRIANGLE! The fans rally as Yoh endures, and Yoh kicks around to have the ROPEBREAK! Taiji lets go in frustration, and Yoh coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Taiji CLUBS Yoh, drags him up, but Yoh fires forearms and kicks! Taiji BODY BLOWS, then CLUBS Yoh! Yoh goes back to the ropes, Taiji brings him around to whip into a corner. Taiji runs up, but Yoh BOOTS him away! Taiji comes back, but into a clinch, BACKBREAKER and NECKBREAKER!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Yoh and Taiji rise, and Yoh runs up to rally with forearms! Yoh whips, Taiji reverses, but Yoh FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with Yoh, and he brings Taiji up. Yoh scoops Taiji to SLAM him, and then he revels in cheers. Yoh drops the ELBOW, then covers. TWO, and Yoh drops the KNEE! Cover, TWO and Yoh SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Yoh shakes out the arm. Yoh drags Taiji up, reels him in, but Taiji fights the suplex to wrench and ARM CODE BREAKER! Then BONE LOCK! But Yoh rolls it fast! TWO!! Taiji kicks low, CLAWS Yoh’s eyes, then whips.
Yoh reverses, Taiji handsprings, but Yoh catches him! Taiji switches, ducks an elbow, then spins Yoh around, to POST him! The Bullet Club Special comes through, and Taiji brings Yoh out. Taiji hammerlocks the arm, scoops, and SHOULDER BUSTERS! Yoh writhes, Taiji goes back to the corner, and the fans rally up. Taiji runs back in, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTIC- NO, Yoh spins that into a COBRA TWIST! Yoh then shifts to throw elbows, and he puts on the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji reaches out, fights his way over, but Yoh wrangles him to the mat! Taiji endures, rolls, pops free, and has the BONE LOCK!!
Yoh endures again and the fans rally back up! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him back for BLOODY- NO, Yoh handsprings through and O’Conner Rolls! Taiji stops the bridge, pushes Yoh down, BONE LOCK!! Yoh endures again and the fans rally! Yoh fights over again, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Yoh literally escapes by a foot. Taiji lets go, then grins as he brings Yoh back up. Taiji gut wrenches, and CIPHER UTAKI! But Taiji says that’s not all! He aims his finger gun, says BANG, and then brings Yoh back in. But Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans rally up again!
Yoh and Taiji slowly stir, rise up, and Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back! Yoh fires another, Taiji fires another, repeat! They pick up speed and the fans rally! Taiji LARIATS but Yoh stays up! Yoh LARIATS but Taiji stays up! They both roar, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Yoh runs up but Taiji JUMP KNEES! BANG and BLOODY- NO, Yoh wrenches out to HEADBUTT! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Taiji and Yoh stir, but Yoh sits up first. Yoh roars, slaps his bad arm into working, and then crawls over to Taiji. Yoh underhooks but Taiji fights the lift! Taiji wrenches out but Yoh full nelsons! Taiji fights that, but Yoh ripcords!
Taiji blocks the knee but that hurts his harm! Taiji takes a swing, but into the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji fights the hold, wrenches out, and tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! BONE LOCK!!! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him! Yoh uses that to have the ANACONDA VICE!!! Taiji endures, fights to sit up, and then he stands to fire body shots. Taiji RAMS Yoh into the bare buckles! Both men fall back and the fans rally harder! Taiji drags Yoh up, reels him in, but Yoh blocks! Yoh fireman’s carries, and he hits an USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up and Yoh full nelsons Taiji! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Taiji escapes but Yoh vows to end this! The fans are thunderous as Yoh hauls Taiji up! DIRECT DRIVE!!! Cover, YOH WINS!!!
Winner: Yoh, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)
The Bone Soldier fails, and now Desperado is NOT going to the finals! Desperado will now be on the outside looking in, waiting for his next challenger.
Speaking of which, Kosei Fujita now makes his way out here to be face to face with Yoh. Yoh holds the ropes open for Fujita to step into the ring. Fujita and Yoh get face to face, and Fujita points at the tag title on Yoh’s shoulder, because he also wants that belt. Yoh knows, since he and Wato took it from Fujita & Eagles. But Yoh dismisses Fujita, they’ll meet again on June 1st. Yoh then takes up the mic to tell Fujita, “Ya bastard… I’ll show you true chaos! Now, just one more win. In Ota, the best wind will blow.” Yoh drops the mic to leave it at that. Will that wind be the winds of change? Or will Yoh fail to bring down The Mighty Japanese Young Punk?
Here are the FINAL B Block standings!
YOH: 6-3, 12 points [FINALIST]
El Desperado: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
MAO: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Taiji Ishimori: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie Eagles: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
SHO: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Nick Wayne: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A great night to wrap round nine and therefore the round robin portion. No repeat BOSJ finalists, which is actually great because now we’ve got a fresh match-up. Taguchi VS Knight was still a great match for not affecting outcomes, and Knight gets to return to AEW with a win. The flipside is Titan gets a win over Nick Wayne, I really do think it books itself, Nick VS Titan for the ROH World TV Championship on Grand Slam: Mexico. Christian Cage can even be condescending to Nick over how Nick didn’t make it to the finals, adding to that feud. Nick can beat Titan in the rematch, then get in Christian’s face to make a match for All In: Texas, or at least Supercard of Honor where ROH titles should be showing up anyway.
Great stuff with Mao and his team against Sho and the House of Torture. I was pleasantly surprised that Mao won, and I wonder if the House of Torture goes to a DDT Pro show to battle it out with Strange Love Connection. Mao winning also added great drama to the remaining matches, Despy VS Eagles was awesome stuff, probably the actual best match of the night. Yoh VS Taiji wasn’t quite as hot going by the crowd, but Yoh getting the win to shut the door on Despy was good. Yoh VS Fujita will be great, a bit hard to call, but that makes it fun.
My Score: 9/10
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