Coverage
Mitchell’s NJPW New Japan Cup Results & Report! (3/13/22)
Round 2 wraps up!
Who survives to the Sweet Sixteen?
NJPW’s New Japan Cup wraps up the second round, and the main event will be explosive! Will Hiromu Takahashi survive Minoru Suzuki’s wrath?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Master Wato, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS Suzuki-Gun; Wato, Goto & Hashi win.
- El Desperado & DOUKI VS SHO & Yujiro Takahashi; Sho & Yujiro win.
- 8 Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club; The United Empire wins.
- Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & YOH VS Los Ingobernables de Japon; LIJ wins.
- 2022 New Japan Cup Second Round: Tiger Mask VS Chase Owens w/ Bad Luck Fale; Chase wins and advances.
- 2022 New Japan Cup Second Round: Shingo Takagi VS Tanga Loa; Takagi wins and advances.
- 2022 New Japan Cup Second Round: EVIL w/ Dick Togo VS Tama Tonga w/ Jado; Evil wins and advances.
- 2022 New Japan Cup Second Round: Hiromu Takahashi VS Minoru Suzuki; Hiromu wins and advances.
PLAY BY PLAY
2022 New Japan Cup Second Round: Tiger Mask VS Chase Owens w/ Bad Luck Fale!
The legendary Junior Heavyweight competes in his first New Japan Cup, and stands in the way of Bullet Club’s Crown Jewel! Will Tiger Mask take a step closer to a new accomplishment? Or will Chase make things Too Sweet in the Sweet Sixteen?
The bell rings and fans rally up as Tiger Mask and Chase circle. They feel out the grapple, Tiger tests the waters with kicks but he also avoids Chase’s leg pick. They circle more, Chase avoids another kick and shoots in to waistlock. Chase slams Tiger down, floats to a facelock, but Tiger slips out to have an armlock. Chase fights up, reaches for ropes but Tiger keeps him away. Chase wrenches to wristlock, Tiger slips through to arm-drag. Tiger has the cording hold but Chase fights up. Chase pulls on the mask but Tiger cranks the arm. Chase grabs the mask again but Tiger hits a FLYING ARMBAR! Chase scrambles to the ROPEBREAK
Tiger lets off, but then KICKS Chase as he gets up. Tiger KICKS again, then KICKS again! Chase clutches his arm as he goes to the corner but Tiger ROUNDHOUSES Chase down! Then KICKS Chase out of the ring! Fans rally up and Tiger builds speed, but Chase gets up on the apron. Tiger avoids Chase throwing a shoulder, but Chase avoids the kick! Tiger avoids the forearm but Chase blocks back to bump Tiger off buckles! Chase says, “Yeah, you stupid tiger!” But Tiger blocks the buckle bump to bump Chase and BOOT Chase down! Fans rally again and Tiger builds speed, to DIVE! Direct hit and down goes Chase!
The ref has Fale stay back as Tiger gets up and into the ring. Chase wants a timeout but there’s no timeouts. The ring count starts and Fale coaches Chase up. Chase gets up at 9 of 20, staggers into the ring at 11, and Tiger sobats! Tiger runs, avoids the Shi Trigger and rolls Chase up, TWO! Chase gets up to drop toehold Tiger into ropes! Then he drags Tiger up, slingshot BACKBREAKER! Fans rally up as Chase sits Tiger Mask up and KICKS away on his back! Chase drops a knee, then bends Tiger back in a partial Bow ‘n’ Arrow. Tiger endures so Chase lets go to drag him up. Chase wrenches, scoops and BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO!
Chase tries another cover, TWO! Fans rally as Tiger Mask stays in this, but Chase drags him to center. Chase turns Tiger over and has the legs in a partial surfboard. Tiger endures, crawls forward and gets the ropebreak! Fans cheer and Chase lets go, to then hip drop Tiger down! And again! Chase goes to the apron then climbs a corner. Tiger stands up, Chase AX HANDLES him down! Fans rally up and Chase stalks Tiger. Chase drags Tiger up to shove him into ropes and CLUB him on the back! Fans rally for Tiger but Chase digs his boots in. The ref counts but Chase lets off. Fans still rally, but Chase CHOKES Tiger!
The ref counts, Chase lets off, to rake the eyes! The ref reprimands and counts again, so Chase stops. Chase gets in the ref’s face but he goes back to Tiger Mask. Chase scoops and SLAMS Tiger, then goes to a corner. Chase climbs again but Tiger trips him up! Tiger throws body shots, climbs up after Chase, and underhooks the arms! Fans rally but Chase resists. Chase throws forearms but Tiger grabs the arm! SUPER ARM-DRAG! Fans fire up as both men are down! Tiger gets up and fans rally behind him. Tiger drags Chase up, underhooks the arms, but Chase blocks the lift! Chase breaks free but swings into a takedown!
Tiger has the REVERSE DOUBLE ARMBAR! Chase endures, moves around, ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Tiger lets off quickly. Tiger drags Chase up again and reels him in, but Chase switches. Tiger victory rolls, TWO! Chase BOOTS Tiger, rolls him then says, “SUCK IT!” before the SUPERKICK! Tiger flounders to a corner and fans rally up. Chase runs corner to corner, DOUBLE KNEES to the back! Cover, and Chase has his feet on the ropes! TWO, and fans cheer. Tiger survives Chase’s cheating, and he drop toeholds Chase into buckles! Tiger kicks low, underhooks the arms, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Chase barely survives!
Tiger keeps his cool and fans rally back up. Tiger goes to a corner and climbs up top. DIVING HEADBUTT FLOPS as Chase moves! Chase drags Tiger up, fireman’s carries, GUTBUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO!! Tiger survives and fans fire up! Chase slashes the throat and drags Tiger back up. Chase tucks Tiger in, but Tiger fights the Package Driver! Crucifix takedown, TWO! SHI TRIGGER! Chase says, “BANG!” and tucks Tiger in, for a PACKAGE PILEDRIVER! Cover, Chase wins!
Winner: Chase Owens, by pinfall (advances to the second round)
The NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion is moving on! And biggest of all, he did it fair and square! Chase Too Sweets with Fale, will they be celebrating in the next round, too?
2022 New Japan Cup Second Round: Shingo Takagi VS Tanga Loa!
The Rampaging Dragon made it through the Stone Pitbull, but now he’s up against the Silverback! Will Takagi “welcome” Loa back by kicking him out of the tournament? Or will Loa remind him ain’t nobody better than Guerrilla?
The bell rings and fans rally up. These two tie up, are in a deadlock, but Loa finds a point of leverage to put Takagi on the ropes. Takagi turns that around, the ref calls for the ropebreak, and Takagi lets off slowly for a clean break. Takagi CHOPS but Loa doesn’t flinch. Loa shoves Takagi and says, “He said clean break!” Takagi runs and rams shoulders but Loa stays up. Takagi tries again, they ram shoulders again but still Loa stays up. Loa runs, he rams Takagi, and again, and again! Fans fire up as Takagi and Loa fire up, and they start throwing forearms! The fans rally up as they go faster and faster, back and forth!
Loa gets the edge, whips Takagi to ropes but Takagi ducks and dodges to run Loa over! Takagi then scoops and SLAMS to SENTON! Loa bails out, Takagi goes after him. Takagi CLUBS Loa, POSTS him, then digs him into the post with a headlock! The ref reprimands and counts, Takagi lets off. Takagi CLUBS Loa again, then smacks him off the apron. Loa just gets mad, so Takagi JABS and smacks him off the apron again! Loa gets angrier, Takagi knees low and whips Loa into railing! Loa rebounds to CLOBBER Takagi! Fans fire up as Loa is raging. “It’s good to be back!” Loa gets Takagi up to ROCK him with a forearm!
Loa RAMS Takagi into the railing, then CLUBS him in return. Takagi throws an elbow but Loa CLUBS him again. Loa SMACKS Takagi off the apron and puts him in the ring. Loa grins and slingshots for a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Loa keeps focus as he looms over Takagi. Loa puts Takagi on the ropes, chokes him, then lets off at 4. The ref reprimands but Loa shrugs. Loa CLUBS Takagi and Takagi throws shoulders and body shots and even a headbutt! Loa kicks low to snap suplex! Fans rally as Loa puts Takagi in a corner. Loa throws a forearm, whips corner to corner, then runs in to clothesline!
Loa whips Takagi out then back in for another clothesline! Loa scoops and carries Takagi around, for a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO, but Loa clamps on! OJK! Operation Jado Killer! Fans rally as Takagi endures the crossface, but Loa pulls him way back! Loa throws down elbow after elbow, then pulls on the crossface more! Takagi reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! Loa drags Takagi up, but Takagi blocks the clinch. Loa and Takagi fight with elbows, and Loa RAMS Takagi into the corner! Loa throws shoulder after shoulder but lets off as the ref counts. Loa whips corner to corner but Takagi dodges!
Takagi hits a BIG hip toss, then runs Loa over with a shoulder! Fans fire up with Takagi and he brings Loa up. Takagi goes to suplex but Loa blocks! Loa suplexes but Takagi fights that off to suplex Loa back! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up as Takagi reels Loa in. Loa fights the saido with elbows so Takagi CLUBS him down! Then SAIDO! But Loa is right up, and he catches Takagi for a T-BONE SUPLEX! But Takagi comes back with a PUMPING BOMBER! Fans fire up as Takagi shouts, “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi then sits Loa up to throw elbow after elbow into the shoulders. Takagi runs, but into a DROPKICK!
Loa fires up, he drags Takagi up but Takagi fights with elbows. Loa kicks, knees, and ENZIGURIS! Takagi staggers but Loa reels him in, BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Loa hurries to a corner and goes up top! Fans rally up and Loa leaps, DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO! Takagi survives and Loa is snarling. Fans rally as the two go forehead to forehead. Takagi throws an elbow, but Loa headbutts! Loa reels Takagi in but Takagi blocks the lift! Loa CLUBS Takagi on the back over and over, but Takagi still back drops free! Loa runs, into the ELBOW! JAB! YKON- SCOOP! Loa has Takagi up but Takagi slips off!
Takagi runs to SLIDING LARIAT! Fans fire up again as Loa goes to a corner. Takagi runs corner to corner to clothesline! Takagi keeps Loa up to throw some short headbutts, then he hoists Loa up top. Takagi climbs, to SUPERPLEX! Fans fire up as both men crash down! Takagi gets to the corner, he aims as Loa gets up, and Takagi runs in to LARIAT! Loa stays up, so Takagi runs again, LARIAT! Loa still stays up, so Takagi gets the “OI! OI! OI!” going again. Takagi fires off boxing elbows and then powers up, but Loa ROCKS him first! Loa runs, into a clothesline! Takagi runs, into a SPEAR!
Loa gets Takagi right up, SIT-OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Takagi survives and Loa grits his teeth. Loa vows to end this, and he gets Takagi back up. Scoop, but Takagi fights free again! DRAGON SLEEPER! Loa fights through but Takagi wrenches. Loa breaks free, Takagi JABS! Loa HEADBUTTS! Takagi HEADBUTTS! Loa ENZIGURIS! Takagi rebounds to PUMPING BOMBER! Cover, Takagi wins!!
Winner: Shingo Takagi, by pinfall (advances to the second round)
Takagi knew Loa was a heavy hitter, but he was able to hit harder! The Rampaging Dragon continues to soar, will he break the Crown Jewel in the next round?
2022 New Japan Cup Second Round: EVIL w/ Dick Togo VS Tama Tonga w/ Jado!
There’s been a lot of tension inside Bullet Club for some time now. The King of Darkness was accused of conspiring against Jay White, while The Good Bad Guy is coming off a conflict with Switchblade in Impact Wrestling. Will things be anything but fine between these two? Or can they reconcile all parts of Bullet Club to keep things Too Sweet?
Tama doesn’t wait for Evil to get in, he goes right after him at the ramp! So much for reconciliation… They brawl, the bell rings to get this on record, and Evil rakes eyes! But Tama keeps throwing hands! Evil knees low, CLUBS Tama, but Tama still hits back! They brawl back towards the stage, even as the ref wants them to get in the ring. Tama headbutts and CLUBS Evil back, brings Evil to the ring, and smacks him off the apron! Tama whips, but Evil reverses and Tama crashes into railing! Evil then chokes Tama with his T-shirt! But Tama gets up, to RAM Evil into the timekeeper’s area! Abe-san goes down!
Evil withes while the ref checks on Abe-san. The ref also makes sure Dick doesn’t do anything to Tama and that Jado doesn’t do anything to Evil. Tama gets up to CLUB Evil, then ROCK him with a haymaker. Tama throws another haymaker but Evil blocks to rake Tama’s eyes! Tama crawls, a ring count starts, and Evil CLUBS Tama down. Evil drags Tama up at 7 of 20 to whip into railing! The count is past 10, Evil gets in the ring to leave Tama to the mercy of the count. But then Evil goes out at 15 to CHOKE Tama again! Evil gets back in at 18, Tama hurries up and in at 19.9!! The ref gets tripped up, too!
Evil drags Tama back out, and he drags Tama up to rake the eyes again! Tama flops down, Dick keeps Jado from getting close as Evil unties the blue buckle pad. Evil is using the Bullet Club Special, but Tama dropkicks Evil down! Fans cheer as both men are down on the outside. The ref has Dick and Jado stay back again as fans rally up. Jado coaches Tama, Dick coaches Evil, and Tama gets in first. Evil drags himself up but Tama hurries back out. Evil SMACKS Tama down with the buckle pad! Evil tells the ref to shut up as he SMACKS Tama again! The ring count starts, Evil digs a chair into Tama’s neck!
The ref sees that and stops the ring count as Jado and Dick are both on the apron. Evil lets off of Tama while those two argue with the ref. Evil then drags Tama up, to bring him over and RAM him into the timekeeper! Abe-san suffers all over again! Evil then chokes Tama with the microphone cord! Tama tells Evil “F YOU!” The ref stops this and Tama is let go. Evil tells the ref to shut up about getting in the ring. Fans rally up, Evil drags Tama up and Jado has to back off again. Evil puts Tama in the ring, then stalks him as Tama crawls. Evil scuffs Tama, drags him up, but Tama throws body shots!
Evil eggs Tama on and Tama throws more shots! Evil then whips Tama into the bare buckles! Tama writhes and Evil catches his breath. Jado coaches Tama up and fans rally as Evil drags him up. Tama throws back elbows, but Tama whips him again! Tama stops himself, then dodges to send Evil into buckles! NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up while both men are down! Tama gets himself fired up and gets to his feet. Tama runs and dropkicks Evil! And again! And again! Fans fire up with Tama and they clap, “TA-MA! TA-MA! TA-MA!” Tama runs to STINGER SPLASH Evil down! Cover, TWO! Jado helps Tama focus and he goes up top!
Fans rally but Dick distracts! Jado stares Dick down, Evil gets under Tama’s leap! Tama comes back with a body shot, forearms, and then runs. Evil uses the ref as a shield, then kicks low to suplex and put Tama on the ref’s shoulders! MAGIC KILLER!! But the ref goes flying! Fans fire up as all three men are down! The ref sits up first and fans rally again. Jado coaches Tama, but Evil is up and gets the legs. SCORPION DEATHLOCK! Tama endures as Evil pulls back on the hold! Fans rally, Tama powers up and crawls forward! Tama reaches out but Dick pulls the rope back! Tama still gets the ROPEBREAK!
Evil holds until the ref counts 4, but he’s frustrated. Fans rally again, and Evil drags Tama back up. Evil fireman’s carries for DARKNESS FALLS! Cover, TWO!! Tama survives and fans fire up! Evil is beside himself while fans rally and Jado coaches Tama. Evil slashes his throat and drags Tama back up. EVERYTHING- NO! Tama fights that off, but Evil rakes Tama’s eyes again! The ref reprimands, Evil whips Tama, but Tama reverses! Evil reverses again and Tama hits bare buckles again! But Tama roars and comes back to LARIAT Evil down! Fans are thunderous as the two are both down and their cornermen are shouting!
Tama gets up first and runs at Evil in the corner. Evil BOOTS Tama, but Tama comes back, into another BOOT! Evil swings, into a dragon sleeper! TONGAN TWIST! Cover, TWO! Evil survives but Tama keeps focus. Tama vows to end it here, and he underhooks the arms! Dick distracts, Tama DECKS him, but Evil spins him! EVER- NO! Tama slips out to GUN- NO! Evil shoves Tama at the ref! But Tama blocks the low blow! Tama spins Evil to fireman’s carry and ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! Tama goes up top and SUPREME FLOW!! Cover, TWO!! Evil survives and Tama can’t believe it! Fans are thunderous again with their claps and even stomping!
Tama calls his shot and fans fire up more! Tama pounds the mat, wanting Evil to get up. Fans clap along and they get faster and faster. Evil rises, Tama aims, GUN STUN!!! Cover, Dick drags the ref out and throws him into railing! Tama would’ve won here! Dick gets in, SPOILER CHOKER!! But Jado gets in to use his OWN choker! But here comes House of Torture! Sho and Yujiro Takahashi mug Jado! They stomp Jado out of the ring, but here comes Bullet Club prime! Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo run House of Torture out! Sho and Yujiro fall back as Taiji helps Tama up, but what is ELP doing tuning up!? SUPERKICK to Tama!?!
Taiji & ELP get the ref back in, and Evil drags himself up! Evil staggers over to drag Tama up. EVERYTHING IS EVIL! Cover, Evil wins!!
Winner: Evil, by pinfall (advances to the second round)
What is the meaning of Bone Soldier & Headbanga screwing over Tama? They and House of Torture then stomp away on Tama! Young Lions rush in but are thrown out! Jado SMACKS away with his kendo stick! He gets Sho, then ELP, then really gets Yujiro and Taiji! That kendo stick broke but the Master Heater has saved his Good Bad Guy. Wait, here comes Chase! Is Crown Jewel still- NO! SHI TRIGGER for Jado! And he’s punching away on Tama! Fale gets in, Chase drags Tama up and feeds him to Fale! But here comes LOA! Loa DECKS Chase, and tells Fale to try him! So Fale gives Loa the GRENADE!
The rest of Bullet Club drags GoD into the center to stomp away! But wait, here comes Gedo! The Blacksmith gives thumbs up and applause! Gedo gets his brass knuckles, and he DECKS Jado! Was it Gedo and Jay White who orchestrated this expulsion of the Guerrillas? Is this all because of what happened in Impact? Gedo says they’re to throw the Too Sweet UP now! Well, there was reconciliation, in that the rest of Bullet Club has gotten rid of the Guerrillas of Destiny. Will Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa come for revenge? Will they even be able to fight back against so many?
2022 New Japan Cup Second Round: Hiromu Takahashi VS Minoru Suzuki!
Los Ingobernables de Japon was successful last night, but the Timebomb was dragged away into the back by the Meanest Man in the World! Hiromu was spared so that this match could still happen, but will Suzuki put an end to him right here? Or will things stay tranquilo to the end?
“KAZE NI NARE” passes and no one attacks, but Hiromu and Suzuki stare down. Red Shoes wants the two to go to their corners, but they down, so the bell rings and fans cheer. Suzuki and Hiromu circle, feel things out, but Hiromu backs up. He and Suzuki circle more, feel out the knuckle locks, but Hiromu backs away again. Suzuki and Hiromu try a third time, and Hiromu CHOPS! Suzuki just smirks and Hiromu dares him to try. Suzuki CHOPS, Hiromu CHOPS, we have a CHOP fight already! Fans rally as the CHOPS go back and forth, again and again! Suzuki even laughs as Hiromu CHOPS more! Suzuki CHOPS and CHOPS in return!
Suzuki grins, Hiromu CHOPS him! There is already blood from broken skin on Suzuki’s chest, but he doesn’t care! Suzuki CHOPS Hiromu back, but Hiromu stays standing. Fans rally as the CHOPS continue! Suzuki laughs, Hiromu eggs him on, and Suzuki CHOPS again! Hiromu CHOPS, Suzuki CHOPS, and the two stare down while their chests are stinging. The CHOPS continue, and fans rally up again. Suzuki has a red shoulder but he just CHOPS Hiromu again! Hiromu staggers, CHOPS, but Suzuki CHOPS right back! They just keep going, and Hiromu shakes his head as he fires up. The CHOPS aren’t stopping!
Hiromu asks what’s wrong? Where’s the fire? Suzuki CHOPS again, Hiromu CHOPS and there’s even more blood! Suzuki shoves to CHOP, and Hiromu grits his teeth to stay standing. Hiromu CHOPS, Suzuki snarls but he CHOPS back. CHOP for CHOP, fans are in awe that they’re still doing this! That red shoulder gets redder, Hiromu has one, too, but they’re not slowing down! Hiromu does wobble, though, and fans cheer this exchange as it takes a moment to let off. Suzuki tastes his own blood and grins. Hiromu also laughs as he CHOPS again! Hiromu keeps egging Suzuki on so Suzuki CHOPS him again!
Suzuki eggs Hiromu on, and Hiromu winds up to CHOP! It’s been five minutes of CHOPS! Hiromu takes a moment before he CHOPS again! Suzuki CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Suzuki keeps Hiromu from falling to CHOP him again, and has him against ropes! Suzuki CHOPS away, unanswered from Hiromu! Suzuki then throws Hiromu out, but Hiromu CHOPS back! Hiromu falls over, exhausted, but Suzuki laughs as he stands him up, to CHOP again! Hiromu staggers away and fans are stunned! Suzuki brings Hiromu up but Hiromu CHOPS again! And again! Suzuki just laughs so Hiromu CHOPS more!
Suzuki starts leaning into Hiromu’s CHOPS! He’s backing Hiromu down, then CHOPS him down! Suzuki drags Hiromu up to whip him into railing! Hiromu flounders away, and Suzuki looks under the ring. Suzuki brings out a chair! Red Shoes reprimands and stops Suzuki from using the chair but Suzuki tells him to get out of his way. Red Shoes refuses to let him have the chair so Suzuki shoves him down. Red Shoes clings to the chair and fans cheer his moxie. Suzuki wants the chair back but Red Shoes is hooked into it. Suzuki stomps Hiromu then drags him up. Suzuki KNEES Hiromu hard and low and Hiromu sputters as he falls.
Suzuki drags Hiromu back up, but Hiromu CHOPS again! The ring count climbs, Hiromu CHOPS. Suzuki CHOPS back and Hiromu falls. The count is 10 of 20 already but Suzuki doesn’t look to be in any hurry. He gets in at 15 of 20 and leaves Hiromu outside. Fans rally, Hiromu is up at 18 and in at 19.9! Suzuki kicks Hiromu around, stomps him, kicks him more, then scuffs him. Suzuki mockingly asks what’s wrong and Hiromu gets up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Suzuki eggs him on, then CHOPS again! And again! Suzuki reels Hiromu in to CHOP him again! Hiromu wobbles and flops to the mat!
Fans fire up as Suzuki stands over Hiromu. Suzuki shakes his head and he wants Hiromu to get back up. Hiromu is defiant and he CHOPS again! And again! And again! Suzuki CHOPS back, and again! And again! Suzuki brings Hiromu around just to CHOP him back down! Suzuki wants Hiromu to get up, so he applauds with the fans. Hiromu grits his teeth and Suzuki eggs him on. Hiromu just CHOPS again! And again! Suzuki just scowls as he leans into the CHOPS! Then he CHOPS Hiromu again and again! Hiromu and Suzuki trade CHOPS, Suzuki fires off a string of them, then runs. hiromu throws the first forearm!
Suzuki gets forehead to forehead with Suzuki, Hiromu runs and throws another forearm! Fans cheer as they keep going, Hiromu throws another forearm! And then a SHOTGUN DROPKICK! Suzuki ends up in a corner, Hiromu runs in to clothesline! Hiromu shoves Suzuki down, Suzuki goes out but Hiromu puts him right back in, to basement dropkick! Hiromu drags Suzuki up fast, to suplex, FALCON ARROW! Cover, ONE!! Fans rally and Suzuki shakes his head. Fans clap, “HI-RO-MU!” “SU-ZU-KI!” They both stand, Hiromu fireman’s carries, but Suzuki slips off to shove and BOOT Hiromu!
Suzuki snapmares, Hiromu comes back to SLAP! Hiromu reels Suzuki in but he breaks free to SLAP back! Suzuki says, “Okay, okay, okay.” Suzuki slaps himself a bit, then dares Hiromu to bring it. Hiromu CHOPS again! Suzuki CHOPS again! Hiromu CHOPS again! Suzuki CHOPS again! The CHOP fight returns and hits a new gear! Those red shoulders are spreading across their chests, but Suzuki dares Hiromu to bring more! Fans rally up and Hiromu comes back. Hiromu shouts as he CHOPS! It’s been fifteen minutes, 90% chops! Suzuki CHOPS again! Hiromu shakes his head, CHOPS again, but Suzuki just CHOPS back!
The CHOPS start flying again, and fans rally up as Hiromu eggs Suzuki on. Suzuki CHOPS, Hiromu leans against ropes, but Suzuki taunts him again. Hiromu comes back and gets in Suzuki’s face. Hiromu CHOPS! Suzuki CHOPS! Hiromu staggers back, and he flexes in order to stay up. Suzuki wants Hiromu to show him more of that fighting spirit! So Hiromu CHOPS! Suzuki CHOPS, and the CHOP fight continues! Hiromu gets CHOP after CHOP, then CHOPS as Suzuki winds up! Hiromu runs, Suzuki dodges and gets around, SLEEPER! Hiromu counters with a victory roll, TWO! Cradle, TWO! SUPERKICK!
Suzuki wobbles, Hiromu runs, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! But Suzuki stays up on pure anger! Suzuki stands Hiromu up to fire off slapping palm strikes! Hiromu wobbles, but he fires up! Suzuki throws more slapping palm strikes! Hiromu staggers and wobbles, but he powers up again! Fans are fired up as he gets in Suzuki’s face. Suzuki HEADBUTTS Hiromu, then ROCKS him with a forearm! SLEEPER HOLD! Hiromu drops to the mat but he feebly reaches out. Red Shoes checks him and fans rally up! Suzuki drags Hiromu up, spins him around, but Hiromu trips to jackknife! TWO!!
Suzuki gets up to KNEE Hiromu down! Suzuki then drags Hiromu up, but Hiromu HEADBUTTS! Hiromu wrenches, heel rolls Suzuki, HIROMU WINS!!!
Winner: Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (advances to the second round)
Suzuki kicks Hiromu away but the match is already over! The “Hiromu Roll” get the better of Suzuki, and now the Timebomb is moving on to the next round! Suzuki takes his anger out on Young Lions, where will his wrath go now that he’s out of the Cup?
As for Hiromu, he catches his breath, sits with his Best of the Super Juniors trophy, and gets the mic. “Today, all you people here, and those watching on World, you may have thought that today, facing Suzuki, was just another tournament match. But for me, the feeling of beating Suzuki, and putting away a heavyweight, I’m proud of that!” Fans cheer that sentiment. “I’ve been beaten to a pulp. That didn’t look cool, but that doesn’t matter. I did what I could to win, and to be here talking right now.”
Hiromu manages to stand and says, “Really, looking around, I’m the only Junior Heavyweight still alive in this tournament. I won’t let anyone ever again say a Junior can’t beat a Heavyweight! Whatever happens, no matter what it takes, you see the result! Hiromu Takahashi will win the New Japan Cup as a Junior Heavyweight! Until then, let’s have more, more, more, more, more, MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE… FUN TOGETHER~!” The Timebomb is the last Junior Heavyweight standing, will he shock us all and add the New Japan Cup to his trophy case? Or will Darkness Fall on him in the next round?
My Thoughts:
What a way to end the second round of this tournament! The tag matches were all fine from what I skimmed, and all the results made sense. Tiger Mask VS Chase Owens was a good match, but it makes sense for Chase to win. Takagi VS Loa was great stuff, they really are heavy hitters, Takagi moves on and is going to definitely get a win over Chase next round. Loa losing makes sense given what we got out of Evil VS Tama. That was a great match and then what a shocking development. I didn’t think Bullet Club would kick out GoD like that. Now the only original member left is Fale, and I don’t ever see him leaving. This isn’t really a Bullet Club Civil War anymore, and who knows where we go from here.
Hiromu VS Suzuki was one for the ages. I wrote “CHOP” 77 times in that match but that wasn’t even every chop so they probably reached 100. That was the wildest thing I’ve seen in a long time, especially in NJPW. And what’s even cooler is that Hiromu won! I did wonder if they wanted to revisit Evil VS Hiromu, here it is, and that could go either way. Evil is coming off this big win that united Bullet Club against GoD, and he could have House of Torture to screw Hiromu over, but it’d be even more awesome if Hiromu won again. Though, if that happened, Hiromu would be facing Takagi and I don’t think NJPW would do that. Takagi VS Evil would be a pretty good move.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue?
This year’s Full Gear may be the most important one of all! Can Orange Cassidy become the Freshy Squeezed AEW World Champion against Maniac Jon Moxley?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo; Anna wins.
- Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews; wins.
- Zero Hour – Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS QT Marshall; wins.
- Jay White VS Hangman Page; wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Bobby Lashley w/ MVP; wins.
- MJF VS Roderick Strong; wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher; wins.
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ricochet; wins and
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Daniel Garcia; wins and
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone w/ Kamille VS Kris Statlander; wins and
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Kings of the Black Throne VS The Acclaimed; win(s) and
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Orange Cassidy; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and special guest, Paul Walter Hauser, in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action set for this monumental night!
Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie!
The Queenslayer was offered help against Mariah May by The Vendetta but she declined, so this is the payback. Will the Virtuosa handle business? Or will Anna still become the Star of the Show?
The bell rings but Taya distracts Anna. Anna takes a swipe but Deonna kicks low. Deonna headlocks,. Anna powers out, but Deonna RAMS her! Anna stays up, slips around, and waistlocks. Deonna switches, they go to ropes, and Anna bucks the O’Conner! Anna runs Deonna over, keeps moving, then whips. Anna blows past Deonna, sunset flips, TWO! Deonna is up fast but Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Deonna to a corner, runs up and LEG LARIATS! The fans rally as Anna snapmares and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays on Deonna with another whip, but Deonna reverses.
Anna slips to the apron, then ROCKS Deonna! Deonna comes back but into a HEEL KICK! Anna goes up a corner but Taya anchors her! Deonna distracts the ref, then she BOOTS Anna! The fans boo but Taya just takes a bow. Deonna “kicks dirt” at Anna, then drags her up. Deonna short arm LARIATS, then she stands on Anna’s face! The ref counts, Deonna steps off, and Deonna storms back up on Anna. Deonna drags Anna up, throat chops her, and Anna goes to a corner. Deonna LARIATS in the corner, LARIATS again, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays in this but Deonna stays focused.
Deonna paces around, drops a knee on Anna, then clamps on a straitjacket stretch. Anna endures, even as Deonna KNEES her in the back! Deonna bends Anna back but Anna still endures. Anna fights up, snapmares free, but Deonna BOOTS her back! Then BOOTS again! Anna SUPERKICKS! But Deonna hits a FLATLINER, into a KOJI KLUTCH! Anna stacks Deonna, TWO! Anna is free to SUPERKICK Deonna down! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Anna and Deonna slowly rise while Taya pounds the apron. The fans rally up and Anna crawls over to Deonna. Deonna grabs at Anna first, and she fires a forearm!
Anna fires a forearm back, but Deonna hits Anna again! The shots go back and forth, the fans dueling, and Anna gets the edge! Anna backs Deonna down, whips, but Deonna reverses, only for Anna to FLYING FOREARM! And FLYING FOREARM again! Anna keeps moving to SHOTGUN Deonna! The fans are torn as Anna runs up on the hometown girl. Forearm SMASH, and Anna puts Deonna up top! DANGEROUS JAY KICK, and then the ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO! Deonna survives but Anna drags her up. Anna clamps on the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Deonna endures, pries free, and arm-drags Anna!
Deonna kicks low, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll and FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Anna endures, flails and moves around, and kicks her way to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna holds until 4, and Taya coaches Deonna. Deonna slashes her throat, reels Anna in, but Anna fights the Gotch lift! Anna slips around, Deonna wrenches and wrangles, but Anna rolls free! Anna BOOTS from the corner, goes to the apron, and she puts Deonna in ropes! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! But Taya takes a swing! Anna dodges, but Taya SPEARS Anna!! The ref saw that and he EJECTS Taya!
Deonna is upset, but better than being disqualified! Taya tells fans to shut up as they sing “Hey hey hey! Goodbye~!” Deonna drags Anna up, but Anna SLAPS Deonna! Deonna is pissed, and she grabs that arm! FUJIWARA!! Deonna pushes on that arm, but Anna uses it to roll Deonna up! ANNA WINS!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Deonna is furious, but maybe she should’ve let the ref throw this out. In the end, Anna gets a real win over Deonna, will this help her get back towards some title scene?
Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is with her ROH Minion buddy, and notes that Billie is the first ROH woman entered in the first ever WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup! Billie, what an opportunity, how are you feeling? She is excited! This is the second chance she’s been waiting for, and- Red Velvet steps in to say more like NO chance. Because see, Velvet is also in that match, and well, she already beat Billie. So her odds are looking really good. But then in steps Leyla Hirsch. And she says lucky for them both, because Leyla’s in this! Leyla beat Velvet once, and just looking at Billie, Leyla knows she can beat her.
Oh but then in steps the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! The Minion Overlord defends her bestie and Billie, and says it is finally time for the Athena World Tour! She is the fourth participant, even though, why does she have to qualify for HER show? Athena has beaten Velvet, she’s beaten “Small fry” Leyla, and well… Billie Goat, we all know Athena dog walked her! Velvet says Athena shouldn’t talk to Billie like that. Billie says “Cupcake” doesn’t need to defend her. Things are getting tense already, who wins their way into WrestleDynasty’s massive crossover match?
Backstage interview with QT Marshall.
Lexy is now with QT and says later int he Zero Hour, it is QT VS Big Boom AJ. QT took AJ out last night after the weigh-in, will it be the same here tonight? QT wants Lexy to remember, pronounce it “Mar-shall.” And yes, in QT’s home state of New Jersey, the best part will be QT remembering why he left. It’s a dump! Especially Newark! But AJ is also from New Jersey, and he properly represents this dump. Whether AJ is on the Tonight Show, on TikTok, or here in AEW, he is the epitome of someone from The Garden State: an embarrassment! He’s worse than Bruce Springsteen himself!
And tonight, in a sold out crowd that QT drew all himself, it will be like going to his high school reunion and showing how he is more successful than everyone else. And he’ll do that by walking to the ring, staring down AJ, and bringing the doom! Will QT Marshall make himself the boss of the Zero Hour? Or will it be a BOOM for all of New Jersey when QT loses?
New Year’s Day is a NEW ERA for AEW!
Starting Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, AEW Dynamite will be SIMULCAST on Max! And even bigger, it is the return of Fight for the Fallen! All proceeds go to helping victims of Hurricane Helene in Ashville, North Carolina.
Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews!
Now this is going to be a fast ‘n’ furious match! Angel Dorado, the menacing minotaur, the Commander of Space and the Aussie Juggernaut are all fighting for opportunity, who makes that greater impact?
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Will B Block stay tranquilo?
After a win over The Might, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi now take on Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg! Will Los Ingobernables de Japon end up behind BARS?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg; Yano & Oleg win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current B Block standings!
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-0, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-0, 2 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 1-0, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 0-1, 0 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 0-1, 0 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 0-1, 0 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers!
The former IWGP Tag Team Champions aren’t feeling as mighty as they should be after losing to Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi in the opening round. But can they rise back up mightier than ever? Or will Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix become apex predators in this tournament?
The teams sort out and after the Filip Brothers Too Sweet, Tome starts against Hysterical Haste. The fans rally up and the bell rings. Shane and Tome circle, tie up, and Shane waistlocks. Tome switches but Shane wrenches for a headlock takeover. Tome fights around, rolls Shane to a cover, TWO! Shane holds on but Tome fights up. Tome powers Shane down, pops out the back then wrenches to a wristlock. Tome keeps Shane from ropes, but Shane rolls, kips up, snapmares and basement DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Shane poses, and then Shane brings Tome up. Shane wrenches Tome, tags Mad Mikey, and Mikey wrenches.
TMDK DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Tome down, then they split the wishbone! Mikey BLASTS Stevie for good measure, then he CHOPS Tome. Mikey CHOPS Tome in a corner, brings Tome around, and then snapmares. Mikey clamps on a neck wrench and pushes on it hard. Tome endures, Mikey sneaks a BITE, then pushes Tome down. Tag to Shane, TMDK double whip Tome to a corner. Shane sends Mikey in but Tome DUMPS Mikey to the floor! Shane runs up but Tome dodges, then Stevie joins in! Tome FOREARM, Stevie DROPKICK, and Tome GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Tome hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Shane stays in this but he also bails to the apron. Tome stomps Shane, then tags Stevie. Shane goes to the floor but Stevie pursues. Stevie RAMS Shane into railing, right in front of commentary. Stevie stands Shane up to CHOP, and Shane hurries into the ring. Stevie stalks after and stomps Shane. Stevie snapmares, then he KICKS Shane in the back! Cover, ONE!! Shane shows some grit but Stevie tags Tome. The fans rally but the Filip Brothers mug Shane. Shane CHOPS Stevie but Tome CHOPS Shane! Tome stomps away on Shane in the corner, digs his boot in, but the ref counts. Tome steps off, but for only a moment before he digs his boots in again!
Mikey gets mad but the ref keeps him from storming in. That just lets Stevie CHOKE Shane! Mikey protests more but Stevie gets away with that. Tome tags Stevie in, and Stevie BLASTS Mikey! Tome whips Shane and BOOTS him down for Stevie’s HANDSPRING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Shane stays in this and the fans rally up. Stevie KNEES Shane in the back, has the chinlock, then KNEES Shane again for the motorcycle stretch. Shane endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Shane UPPERCUTS, but Stevie holds him back! Stevie kicks and whips Shane, but Shane BLASTS Tome! Shane dodges Stevie and Stevie hits buckles!
Shane crawls but Stevie hurries after him. Stevie grabs Shane’s leg, but Shane swings an elbow. Stevie dodges, but Shane CALF KICKS him down! The fans rally as Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs in at Stevie to LARIAT in the corner! Mikey whips Stevie into the corner to LARIAT again! And then short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up and Mikey brings Stevie around. Mikey fireman’s carries but Stevie fights free. Stevie waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Mikey powers up, throws off his elbow pad, and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Stevie stays in this but Mikey stays on him.
Mikey stands Stevie up, but Stevie fights the back suplex! Stevie throws down elbows, but Mikey CHOPS him! Mikey swings, but Stevie catches him for a FINAL CUT! Both men crawl, Stevie tags in Tome! Tome storms up on Mikey, but Mikey fires forearms! Mikey CHOPS Tome, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Mikey whips but Tome reverses. Tome runs in but blocks boots. Tome puts Mikey in the ropes to KICK and WOE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Mikey toughs it out and the fans rally up. Tome brushes himself off and brings Mikey up. Tome fires boxing elbows and an UPPERCUT! But Mikey dodges the lariat, to SPINEBUSTER!
The fans fire up and Mikey hot tags Shane! Shane drags Tome up for UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Shane fires up to fire off more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally with every shot, and then Shane whips. Tome reverses, but Shane comes back to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shane BLASTS Stevie for good measure. Tome kicks and whips but Shane reverses to kick, BOOT, and INVERTED EXPLODER! The fans rally behind Shane as he aims from the corner. Shane runs in but Stevie intercepts, SPANISH FLY! But Mikey fireman’s carries to DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Tome hits Mikey with a SPINEBUSTER! Shane SHORYUKENS Tome!
Stevie SUPERKICKS Shane! Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Tome BOOTS Mikey! Shane BOOTS Tome! Tome just laughs that off! DOUBLE BOOTS hit, but neither man falls! Shane kicks, Tome blocks, and Tome trips Shane to tie up the legs! FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Shane flails, reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, but Tome pushes on the hold! Mikey SLIDING LARIATS Tome! Shane is free and Mikey coaches him up, but Stevie LARIATS Mikey and himself up and out of the ring! The fans rally as all four men are down all around ringside! Shane and Tome stir and head for each other. Shane throws a forearm, but Tome gives it back.
Shane fires another forearm, so Tome fires back. The forearms keep going as both men rise up, and now they pick up speed! The fans rally as the shots keep going, and then Shane UPPERCUTS! ROLLING- NO, Tome ROCKS, ELBOWS, UPPERCUTS, and DISCUS LARIATS! But Shane nis right up! Shane swings, misses, and Tome SNAP GERMANS! The fans fire up and Stevie returns! Tome fireman’s carries, Stevie runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! Both brothers cover, but Mikey breaks it up! The fans fire up but Tome TOSSES Mikey! Stevie staggers over to Shane, Tome calls for the finish! Stevie feeds Shane to Tome!
Tome underhooks, but Shane wrenches free! Shane sends Tome into Stevie, then Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Shane suplexes Tome, FALCON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Tome survives and the fans fire up! TMDK regroups, and they haul Tome up. Shane aims, but Stevie makes the save! Stevie shoves Mikey at Shane but Shane dodges! Shane clinches Stevie, Mikey joins in, ELECTRIC BLUE! Stevie flounders away from that power-bottom, but Tome is back! Shane fights the waistlock, then switches, POINT-BLANK HIGH LOW! TMDK then hoist Tome up, ELECTRIC BLUE again!! Cover, TMDK wins!
Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and that’s why they’re able to rise up again! Will Shane & Mikey make it back to the top? Will Tome & Stevie still find their own way to the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
The Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker opened this tournament with the biggest win possible when they beat the current IWGP Tag Team Champions, Great-O-Khan & Henare. Will they build upon that momentum in round 2? Or will they be cheated by the King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style?
Evil & Narita taunt Taichi & Taka from outside of the ring, keeping their attention as they go around towards commentary. But this is all so Dick Togo can come running in from the ramp! Dick CLOBBERS Taichi, then he TOSSES Taka! The fans boo but what did they expect from The House of Torture? Evil whips Taka into railing, and then brings him out into No Man’s Land! Evil has fans move aside so he can BOWL Taka into chairs! Not even close to a strike, but Evil just CHOKES Taka with a chair! Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs in the timekeeper’s area, and the ref reprimands The House!
Evil lets off of Taka and drags him up. Now Narita brings Taichi into the crowd in some other section. Evil puts Taka in the ring while Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs. The bell rings to get this on record, but Evil stands on Taka’s face! Narita BOWLS Taichi into chairs, only doing a little better than Evil. Evil CLUBS Taka and taunts him while Narita CHOKES Taichi! The ref reprimands from afar but does his best to watch Evil. Evil stomps Taka to a corner, then drags him out. Evil stomps away on a leg, drops an elbow on the knee, then covers. TWO, so Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil tries a full mounted cover! TWO!!
The fans cheer but Evil wants a prawn hold cover! TWO!! Taka escapes five consecutive pins and Evil is frustrated. Taka crawls for his corner but Taichi’s still in the crowd. Wait, he storms back to ringside, with a chair! The ref stops Taichi from going after Narita, and Evil holds Taka’s hand out mockingly. The ref has to stop Taichi from storming into the ring now, and that lets Evil CLAW Taka’s eyes! Evil drags Taka up, tags in Narita, and Narita CLUBS Taka’s arm. Narita wrenches the arm, YANKS it, YANKS it again, and then taunts Taichi before he YANKS the arm again. Narita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER!
Narita bumps Taka off buckles then tags Evil. Evil swings around the House of Torture shirt, and he CHOKES Taka with it! The ref again keeps Taichi back, meaning Taka suffers for it! Evil then throws the shirt at Taichi! Taichi catches the shirt and he storms in to throw it back! The ref stops Taichi but Taichi shoves him down! Taichi attacks Evil but Evil & Narita mug Taichi! They toss Taichi out then go back to the ref. Evil tells the ref to do better, then Evil tags Narita. Narita has Taka under the ropes, for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Taka sputters, the ref reprimands, but Narita just drags Taka back up.
Narita scrapes Taka’s face along the ropes! The ref reprimands, Narita pushes Taka down, and then Narita argues with the ref. Narita whips Taka to ropes, ELBOWS him down, then covers, TWO! Narita clamps onto Taka’s arm and drags him up. Narita brings Taka over, Evil tags in, and Evil CLUBS Taka on the back. Evil sends Taka out, then distracts the ref. Dick RAMS Taka into railing, then FLAPJACKS him off the apron! Dick shoves Taka in, Evil covers, TWO! Taka stays in this and Evil gets annoyed. Evil stands on Taka’s face, but steps off as the ref reprimands. The fans rally for Taka but Evil taunts them.
Evil stalks Taka to a corner, but Taka fires elbows! Evil CLAWS Taka’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Evil whips corner to corner. Evil runs in but Taka dodges, to then SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up as Taka crawls, but Narita runs up to stomp him! Narita CLUBS Taka, runs, but Taka goes the other way! Taka BOOTS Narita down! The fans fire up as Taka hurries, hot tag to Taichi! Taichi storms up on Evil to fire Kawada Kicks! Evil staggers to a corner but Taichi runs up to BOOT! Taichi keeps moving but Evil ducks the Ax Bomber! Evil waistlocks, Taichi fights the lift, and he ENZIGIRIS! Taichi then DECKS Dick off the apron!
The fans fire up but Narita attacks! Narita whips Taichi but Taichi BOOTS him down! The fans fire up with Taichi while Evil flounders around. Evil wants mercy, but Taichi says no! Evil ducks the buzzsaw to CLAW eyes! Evil blocks a kick, hands it to the ref, and he mule kicks Taichi down! The fans boo but Evil runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Evil then hooks a leg, FISHERMAN- NO, Taichi fights free, and he wrenches to HOOK KICK! Evil falls and the fans fire up! Taichi roars and rises, and OFF COME THE PANTS! The fans fire up as Taichi goes to the corner. Taichi aims for- NO, Evil dodges the superkick and he shoves Taichi into Taka!
Taka falls off the apron, Taichi runs up, but into EVERY- NO, Taichi slips free to DANGER- NO, Evil fights the saido to wrench and whip! TADA, bare buckles! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but The House soaks it all up. Evil tags Narita, and Narita runs to BOOT Taichi down! Cover, TWO! Taichi stays in this but Narita kicks him around. Narita taunts Taichi, pie faces him, but Taichi rises. Narita taunts Taichi more, fires forearms, but Taichi just leans into those! Taichi then SOBATS and Narita sputters. Taichi runs, Narita dodges the Ax Bomber to CHOKE Taichi! The ref reprimands, Narita stops, but then just CHOKES Tacihi more!
Narita whips corner to corner, but Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taichi and Narita stir, and Taichi crawls his way over. Hot tag to Taka! Taka stomps away on Narita, then whips. Narita reverses, Taka reverses and wrangles Narita to JUST FACELOCK! Narita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka drags Narita up, scoops, but Narita slips free! Narita CHOKES Taka, Taka breaks free, but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil BLASTS Taichi, and he KICKS Taka’s hands! Narita has the full ARMBAR! Taka kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! Dick even tries to swat that foot away!
The ref still counts the break, and he reprimands. Narita holds on but the ref starts to count, so Narita lets go at 4. Narita stomps Taka around then runs. Taka BOOTS Narita down again! And he WRECKS Dick for good measure! Evil has a chair! The ref stops Evil but Narita has his pushup bar! Taka dodges, but Narita jams him up on the return! Taichi runs in, MIC STAND SHOT! The fans fire up but now Evil shoves the ref aside. Evil rushes Taichi but Taichi JAMS Evil with the mic stand! Taka runs to sunset flip Narita! TWO! Narita stands, into a PALM STRIKE! Roll up, high stack, TWO!!
Narita kicks Taka, DOUBLE- NO, Taka sits Narita down! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! But into JUST FACELOCK!! Evil stomps away on Taka! Taichi CLUBS Evil! Taichi drags Evil into SEITEIJUJIHO!! Taka CLUBS away on Narita to put him in JUST FACELOCK!!! The bell rings, but that was DICK!!! That damn Spoiler!!! The House SHOVES Taka & Taichi into the ref!! The fans boo as now Evil CHOKES Taka and Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi! The House stops that so they can set Taka up for the PUSHUP BAR ATTACK! The fans boo more but The House just soaks it up.
Evil & Narita then drag Taka over and set him up for Dick! PUSHUP BAR DICK CHOP!!! Narita slashes his throat, and hits the DOUBLECROSSER!! Dick fetches the ref to count, and The House wins!
Winner: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)
The House of Torture cheats another team, and Taichi is pissed! Taichi grabs that chair again, and he wants after The House! The House runs off in all directions! Evil has Taichi’s mic stand so Taichi goes after him! The Young Lions try to stop this but Taichi chases Evil around the arena. Taichi almost gets Evil, but then Dick uses his SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi!! The fans boo while Evil taunts Taichi. Narita kicks the Young Lions away while Dick chokes Taichi out! The House of Torture are of course the worst, but will they still be first in the block? Or will justice be served soon enough?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Two teams that stumbled out of the starting gate now meet in the second round. Can The Ace & Master Heater make up for falling to the Filip Brothers? Or will THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions finally look like champions?
The fans cheer as Tanahashi shows off the abs, but they also rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” The teams sort out but Jado gets fans to cheer him on first. Then Jado gets the fans to cheer on “TA-NA-HASHI! TA-NA-HASHI!” Tanahashi starts against Khan and the fans rally with the bell. The fans duel, “TA-NA-HASHI!” “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Khan laughs at how his side is stronger, then he circles with Tanahashi. They feel things out as they go around, but each man avoids a takedown. Khan is the aggressor, though, and he manages a waistlock. Tanahashi switches but Khan wrenches out and trips Tanahashi up.
Khan goes for a cover, ONE, and the two back off. The fans cheer as they reset. Khan and Tanahashi circle, feel things out again, and knuckle lock. They clinch, fight for control, and Tanahashi grabs an arm. Khan slips around to hook an arm, but Tanahashi wrenches free. Tanahashi hammerlocks, headlocks, but Khan slips out to headlock in return. Tanahashi endures, and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but Khan pulls hair! The ref reprimands them both, and both men let go at the same time. But then Khan pulls hair again! The ref counts, Khan KNEES and ROCKS Tanahashi in a corner. Khan UPPERCUTS Tanahashi, then gest space.
Khan runs in but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans cheer on the air guitar. Tanahashi tags Jado and he drags Khan up. Jado & Tanahashi double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Henare runs up but gets DOUBLE ELBOWS! Tanahashi has Henare, Jado has Khan, and they give them a meeting of the minds! Then they kick low and TOSS the Empire out! The fans cheer as we get the air guitar duet! Tanahashi steps out and Jado waits on Khan. Fans rally up and Khan grows annoyed. Khan storms in but Jado kicks! Khan blocks the kick to body shot!
But then Jado blocks the Mongolian Chops to RAM Khan! Jado has Khan in the ropes but Henare KICKS him down! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi, then goes out to stomp away on President Ace! Khan drags Jado up and brings him around to CLUB him! Jado leans on railing, but Khan puts Jado back in the ring. Khan pushes Jado around, and he clamps on for an ANKLE LOCK! Khan then laces the legs in a modified DEATHLOCK! Jado endures, and he CLAWS at Khan’s face! Khan stomps Jado for that! The fans rally as Khan drags Jado up. Khan bumps Jado off buckles, tags Henare, and Henare fires body shots!
The ref counts, Henare lets off, but then he stands Jado up. Jado fires body shots in return! Henare winds up to CHOP Jado down! The fans cheer and Henare BLASTS Tanahashi again! Henare hoots, the fans join in, and Henare SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Jado shows that toughness but Henare drags him back up. Henare bumps Jado off buckles, tags Khan in, and Khan taunts Tanahashi. Khan gives Jado Mongolian Chops! And more Mongolian Chops! And then feints to kick a leg out! Khan says he’s too smart, and now he puts Jado in the corner. Khan hops up and the fans fire up as he sits on his throne!
Jado endures and the ref reprimands, but Khan pulls Jado’s arms! Khan hops down at 4, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi yet again! Khan sits Jado down but Jado wags his finger. Jado fights, the fans rally up, but Khan clamps on body scissors! Jado is fading so Khan lets him go for a cover, TWO! Jado stays in this but Khan wants the ref to check him. Tanahashi gets fans to cheer “JA-DO-OH! JA-DO-OH!” Khan scuffs Jado, but that fires Jado up! Jado rises but Khan fires a forearm! Jado growls, nods, and he feeds off that energy! Khan throws more forearms but Jado eggs him on.
Khan fires forearm after forearm! Jado just powers up! Khan kicks low, runs, but Jado DOUBLE CHOPS! Jado roars, runs, and he CLOBBERS Khan! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Jado crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi runs at Khan, FLYING FOREARM! Tanahashi BLASTS Henare, payback for all those times! Then Tanahashi dropkicks Khan’s leg! Then he DRAGON SCREWS it! Henare is back but Tanahashi catches his leg! Henare asks please don’t, but Tanahashi says, “Bye-bye.” DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Henare falls down and fans fire up as Tanahashi goes back to Khan.
Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Khan, then he goes up a corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi stays focused and the fans rally up. Khan slowly rises and Tanahashi runs, to SLING- NO, Khan slips around and waistlocks! Gator roll to a bridge, TWO! Khan tackles Tanahashi, jackknife bridges, TWO! Khan snap suplexes for PANCAKE HOLD! TWO!! Tanahashi escapes again and the fans fire up! Khan rises, but Tanahashi blocks the Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi fires Mongolian QUICK Chops! Tanahashi runs but into a SAYANAGI! Both men are down and the fans rally! Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare!
Henare storms up on Tanahashi and KICKS him in the chest! And then KICKS him in the back! Then SENTON FLOPS as Tanahashi moves! Tanahashi rises, blocks a kick, but Henare JABS! Henare winds up, but Tanahashi ducks to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans rally up while both men are down, and Tanahashi crawls to his corner. Hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up on Henare to fire body shots! Tanahashi joins in, they double whip Henare to ropes, then BODY BLOW! KICK! And then whip into a LARIAT! Jado covers, TWO! Henare stays in this but Jado rallies the fans. Jado drags Henare up, but Henare KICKS Jado’s leg!
Henare KICKS Jado’s leg again and again! Henare runs but Jado DUMPS him out! Henare hurries back up but Jado kicks him! Jado has Henare in the ropes for the DRAPING DDT! Cover, Khan breaks it! Tanahashi CLUBS Khan, then TOSSES him out! Tanahashi leaves it to Jado, and Jado pounds the mat. The fans rally behind him and Henare stands. Jado runs up, blocks Henare’s haymaker, but Henare fights the takedown! BODY BLOW! Jado drops, but Henare clamps on with a half nelson! Full nelson! ULTIMA- NO, Jado powers up and ELBOWS free! Jado runs, but Khan gets a cheap shot in! Heanre fireman’s carries!
Khan runs but Tanahashi hits a SLINGBLADE! Jado hits a takedown, CROSSFACE!! Tanahashi has Khan in a CROSSFACE, too!! The Empire endures, Henare fights around, and Henare reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! The Empire is saved but Tanahashi kicks Khan out. The fans rally with Jado again, and Jado runs at Henare. DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! And again! Henare HEADBUTTS Jado! Jado staggers to a corner, and the NATIVE KNEE hits! Henare powers up and clamps on again! Half, full, ULTIMA NELSON!! Jado endures, Khan stops Tanahashi from getting in!
Khan clamps onto Tanahashi with HITSUJIGOROSHI! Jado taps, The Empire wins!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)
Khan mockingly plays Tanahashi like a guitar before pushing him down. The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are finally on the winning track, will they go all the way to the trophies? Can Tanahashi keep his WTL dream from turning into a nightmare?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg!
The Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb took down The Mighty to start this tournament while The Joker & The Rook were cheated by the King of Darkness. Will Naito & Hiromu just add on with another win? Or can Yano & Oleg put the ungovernable behind BARS?
To keep calm during LIJ’s antics, Yano sits at the center of the ring, cross legged, as if to meditate. But it doesn’t really work as Hiromu walks back up the ramp to stand with Naito. Yano loses his cool, shouts at Naito & Hiromu to hurry up, but LIJ take little steps down the ramp. They make it seem like they’re going fast, and Hiromu even does little circles to take longer. Yano is beside himself and this isn’t even a match yet. Red Shoes also insists, so LIJ finally walk normally again. But even then, they take their time getting into the ring. Naito taps the bell, and the introductions finally happen.
Naito continues to troll Yano even as he goes up the ring steps. And then down the steps as Yano gets closer. Red Shoes has Yano back off, and Hiromu insists Yano give Naito space. Yano’s impatience continues to get the better of him, but finally he stays back long enough for Naito to step inside. Then there’s still the matter of his entrance attire… Yano tells Naito to hurry up already but Naito does as Naito does. Hiromu even reclines back while he waits. Yano is just further annoyed, but his complaints do nothing but entertain the fans. Naito finally puts the pants aside, and Yano says okay, let’s get going!
Yano starts, LIJ fist bumps, and Naito pretends to be unsure who Yano wants. Hiromu and Naito each insist, Yano says it doesn’t matter, just hurry! Naito starts, the bell rings, and then Naito tags out to Hiromu. The fans cheer, Yano is further annoyed, so Yano tags Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu says hold on, and he tags in Naito. Naito wants Yano, and Hiromu even gets fans to cheer, but Yano says no. Naito and Oleg circle, but Naito SPITS at Yano! Yano is upset again but he stays put. Naito and Oleg approach, but then Naito dodges Oleg to BLAST Yano off the apron! The fans cheer, Yano is upset, and now he wants in!
Oleg tags Yano, but Naito tags out to Hiromu! The fans cheer as the trolling continues, and Hiromu says he is Yano’s opponent now. They approach, Yano dodges, but Naito avoids Yano’s attack! Hiromu CLUBS Yano, then BLASTS Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu stomps Yano. Naito joins in to double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Oleg runs in to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE LIJ! The fans fire up and Yano says good job! Oleg stomps Naito out of the ring, and Yano unties a buckle pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Yano takes a swing on Hiromu! Hiromu dodges, Red Shoes grabs the pad, but Yano SHOVES Red Shoes down!
Hiromu drop toeholds Yano down! Then he basement dropkicks! The fans rally up and Hiromu paces around Yano. Hiromu stomps Yano, then slides out to go after Oleg! Hiromu kicks Oleg, SHOVES him into railing, then hurries into the ring. Hiromu has the buckle pad and he beats Yano with it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes is confused as to how this happened! Hiromu says no, it’s okay, it’s just a pad. Tag to Naito and Hiromu “apologizes” to Red Shoes, but now Naito beats Yano down with the pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Hiromu & Naito double whip Yano, to DOUBLE PAD LINE! Hiromu then puts the pad aside while Naito kicks Yano.
Naito goes to the corner, hops up, and he has the buckle pad. Hiromu distracts Red Shoes from the DIVING PAD ATTACK! Cover, but Red Shoes has to put the pad aside. Hiromu counts, TWO! Red Shoes says that wouldn’t count anyway! Naito puts on a CAMEL CLUTCH! Yano endures but Hiromu runs and runs and builds up speed, to BLAST Oleg! Naito grinds Yano down but Yano scoots back to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Naito lets go and tags Hiromu. Naito brings Yano up and LIJ double whips Yano to ropes. They DOUBLE LARIAT, then DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Hiromu looms over Yano and taunts him. The fans rally, Hiromu drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Red Shoes reprimands, but then Hiromu pulls hair! So Yano uses both hands! Hiromu uses both hands! Red shoes counts, both men let go at 4! Hiromu kicks and whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Hiromu down! The fans rally, Yano crawls, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLOBBERS Hiromu! Naito gets away but Oleg goes back to Hiromu! Oleg deadlifts Hiromu, but Naito runs in and CLUBS Oleg on the back! LIJ double whips Oleg, but Oleg breaks the line! Hiromu shoves Naito aside, dodges Oleg, then he sends Naito into Oleg!
Hiromu picks Naito up to make him RA- NO, Oleg stops the assisted rana, to Shake, Rattle and- NO, Hiromu dropkicks a leg! Oleg lets Naito go as he hobbles, and Hiromu runs to CROSSBODY! But Oleg catches Hiromu! Shake, Rattle, and THROW! And a kip up, too! The fans fire up with Oleg, and Oleg runs corner to corner at Hiromu for a SPLASH! Those bare buckles hurt, but then so does the scoop SLAM! Oleg runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Oleg fireman’s carries Hiromu, but Hiromu fights free! Oleg elbows Hiromu away, CHOPS him to a corner, and then scoops Hiromu to SLAM him!
Hiromu is in the drop zone, Oleg goes up and up to VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Oleg rolling deadlifts Hiromu! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Hiromu rolls with the crucifix takedown! Ghost pin, TWO! Both men stagger up and Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Oleg roars, Hiromu dodges and CROSSBODIES! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Oleg and Hiromu crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano runs to BLAST Naito! Yano goes to Hiromu and brings him up. Hiromu CHOPS! But then Yano dodges to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Yano then drags Hiromu around, and CATAPULTS him to Oleg! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Yano covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Hiromu survives! Yano huffs ‘n’ puffs and he drags Hiromu up. Yano pops Hiromu up, but Hiromu fights to hit a DDT! Naito sends Oleg into railing! Hiromu hot tags Naito in! The fans rally up as Naito stands Yano up for those heavy elbows! Naito elbows Yano again and again, then puts him in a corner. Naito climbs up, reels Yano in, and hits ESPERANZA! A rough roll but Naito is back up. Yano staggers, but he dodges Naito to push him down! M U! TWO!! Yano hits a fireman’s carry takeover, into M U 3! TWO!! Yano shoves Red Shoes, but Naito atomic drops and ENZIGIRIS!
Hiromu SUPERKICKS Yano, BLASTS Oleg, then helps Naito with the TORNADO DDT!! Hiromu goes to the apron and CROSSBODIES, but Oleg catches him! Oleg SLAMS Hiromu down while Naito brings Yano up. Naito wrenches, but Oleg runs in and SHOTGUNS Naito down! Oleg hauls Naito up, fireman’s carries, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Hiromu runs, but into a POP-UP fireman’s carry! Naito runs at Oleg but Oleg THROWS Hiromu at him! LIJ topples over, Yano gets in there to cover them both! Oleg adds on, too! OLEG & YANO WIN!!
Winners: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Naito & Hiromu earn 0)
It was a rather wild ending, but the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions come out on top! Hiromu tries to understand how that happened, but Naito brushes it off. Will LIJ just have to be ready for anything if they wanna win WTL?
As for Yano & Oleg, Yano gets the mic to say, “Hey, everyone, my apologies. Sorry to Naito and Hiromu, and to all the fans here because I knew you were supporting Naito. So again, I’m sorry, I didn’t read the room.” The fans applaud, they aren’t really upset. Yano says it’s rare, though, isn’t it? That he’d win in the main event? But Yano vows that whether on accident or on purpose, Yano & Oleg will win the whole tournament! No more need to read the room! This Toru Yano, and this Boltin Oleg, or perhaps “Yano Boltin” for short. They will win the championships!
Yano says they’ll test this out. He’ll have Oleg say more than just “Hai” and we’ll chant “Yano Boltin.” Is everyone ready? The fans applaud, and Yano asks Boltin for a few words. Oleg takes the mic and thanks everyone for being here tonight. He feels they can definitely win the World Tag League, so thank you very much! The fans cheer, and join in on “YANO BOL-TIN!” Shrug! The Joker & The Rook are looking good now that they’re on the board, but will they make a run at the top?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-0, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-1, 2 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 1-1, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 1-1, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 1-1, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-1, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great second round for B Block, and that is already quite the traffic jam at 1-1. Great rebound win for TMDK over The Filip Brothers, and of course The House of Torture cheats to stay spotless at 2-0. Great rebound win for Henare & Khan, and I think there’s even a chance we see Tanahashi and Khan feud down the line, maybe putting on a KOPW Championship match while Khan still has it. That’s a small window, though, with 2024 almost over and then it’ll be reset for 2025. And what a great match and great shocker in the main event. Hilarious comedy elements with Yano being so impatient, and yet his team comes out on top.
The eventual Yano & Oleg VS Tanahashi & Jado match is going to be a really important one, because with just seven rounds, another loss could pop the bubble on The Ace’s chances. At the same time, Yano & Oleg are his friends and fellow NEVER Openweight Six Man Champions, there’s some drama in that they could really play up.
My Score: 8.9/10
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