Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (3/1/22)
Champions are under fire!
NXT gets dirty with the Dirty Dawgs!
Before the NXT Championship match at Stand and Deliver, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode take on Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa VS The Dirty Dawgs; Breakker & Ciampa win.
- Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Opening Round: Dakota Kai & Wendy Choo VS Persia Pirotta & Indi Hartwell; Kai & Choo win and advance to the semifinals.
- Amari Miller VS Lash Legend; Legend wins.
- Solo Sikoa VS GUNTHER; Gunther wins.
- Harland w/ Joe Gacy VS Draco Anthony; Harland wins.
- Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Opening Round: Raquel Gonzalez & Cora Jade VS Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz; Gonzalez & Jade win and advance to the semifinals.
- Andre Chase VS Von Wagner w/ Robert Stone; Wagner wins.
- NXT North American Championship: Carmelo Hayes w/ Trick Williams VS Pete Dunne; Hayes wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa VS The Dirty Dawgs!
The NXT Champion knows the Show-Off is coming for him, but he’s got the Psycho Killer as back-up! They’re wearing matching singlets, will the Big Booty Nephew and Daddy Ciampa put Ziggler & Roode in the doghouse?
The teams fight at the ramp! Ciampa is after Roode, Roode kicks back and ROCKS Ciampa! Roode bumps Ciampa off barriers while Bron keeps on Ziggler. Roode ROCKS Ciampa again, puts him in the ring, but Bron trips Roode up! Ciampa PLANCHAS onto both Dawgs! Fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” as Ciampa and Bron both pat themselves on the back. Ciampa gets Ziggler in the ring and “This is Awesome!” as the match finally begins! Ciampa throws hands on Ziggler, stomps him down, then brings him up to wrench the arm. Tag to Bron, he and Ciampa double whip Ziggler to then pop-up SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Bron smiles as he pulls down the straps already! Bron drags Ziggler up, trophy lifts him high, but Roode gets in! Bron DECKS Roode, ZIGZAG outta nowhere! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives and Ziggler can’t believe it! Ziggler gets a leg, drags Bron away and tags in Roode. Roode stomps Bron, rains down fists, then lets off to taunt Ciampa. Roode drags Bron up for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans chant “Welcome Home!” to Roode but he tells them to shut up! Tag to Ziggler, the Dawgs mug Bron as fans chant, “Go back to Raw!” Ziggler stomps Bron, taunts Ciampa, then wraps on a chinlock.
Ziggler pulls Bron back, fans chant, “You Don’t Go Here!” Bron fights up, throws body shots, but Ziggler kicks low. Ziggler turns Bron for a NECKBREAKER! Tag to Roode, he drags Bron up to snap suplex! Roode then goes to a corner, hops up to flex, BIG double ax handle! Cover, TWO! Roode drags Bron over, tags in Ziggler, and the Dawgs mug Bron again. Ziggler drags Bron up to scrape laces off Bron’s face. Tag back to Roode, Ziggler whips Roode in for Roode to whip Ziggler, Bron dodges the splash and CLOBBERS Roode! Fans bark and rally, hot tag to Ciampa! Fans fire up as Ciampa rallies on Roode!
Ciampa hits Ziggler with a corner clothesline! He then hits Roode with a corner clothesline! Ciampa then dodges and DOUBLE CLOTHESLINES the Dirty Dawgs! Fans fire up as the straps come down! Ciampa kicks Roode, hooks the arms, but Roode powers him to the corner! Ciampa fights the Dawgs off, but walks into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ciampa is still in this as NXT goes picture in picture!
Ciampa and Roode slowly get up, and Roode facelocks to keep Ciampa from Bron. Roode leans his weight on the hold but Ciampa endures. Ciampa fights up, powers Roode back, but Roode shifts and throws Ciampa down! Roode drags Ciampa up by his beard and puts him in the corner. Tag to Ziggler and the Dawgs mug Ciampa. Ziggler digs his boots in, the ref counts and Ziggler lets off to taunt Bron and the fans. Ciampa gets to the apron while checking his jaw, but Ziggler tags Roode. Ziggler drags Ciampa into the ropes to HOTSHOT him down, and then Roode SMACKS Ciampa off the announce desk!
Roode and Ziggler drag Ciampa up and Roode scoops to SNAKE EYES Ciampa off the apron! Ciampa flops to the floor, Roode gets in the ring, and Roode taunts Bron while Ciampa flounders. Ciampa gets in at 8 of 10, Roode storms over after him, but Ciampa CHOPS him! And CHOPS again! Roode kicks low, but the haymakers fly! Roode stomps Ciampa, tags Ziggler in, and Ziggler drags Ciampa up to snapmare. BIG elbow drop! Cover, TWO! Ziggler is furious but the count was fair. Ziggler clamps onto Ciampa with a chinlock and grinds him down. Ciampa endures as Ziggler pulls back on the hold and Roode taunts the fans.
Ciampa fades, but he gets a second wind as NXT returns to single picture. Fans rally up, Ciampa throws body shots but Ziggler keeps him from Bron! Ciampa ROCKS Ziggler, Ziggler still holds on! Ciampa reels Ziggler in, ripcord, but Ziggler kicks low! Ziggler leaps, into Ciampa’s CATAPULT! Ziggler flies out of the ring, Roode hurries to coach him up! Ciampa crawls over but Roode lurks. Roode trips Bron off the apron! And TOSSES him into the crowd! Ciampa swipes at Roode but Ziggler gets in to drag him away! Tag to Roode and fans boo as the Dawgs stomp him. The Dawgs whip Ciampa to double hip toss into a POWERBOMB NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!!
Roode is furious with the ref but the count is the count. Roode glares as Ciampa flounders up. Roode slaps Ciampa around but Ciampa seems to be smiling! “Big Bob” gloats and drags Ciampa up, to get a JUMP KNEE! Both men are down and fans fire up! Bron rises up and is back at the corner! Roode and Ciampa crawl, hot tag to Ziggler, and he gets a foot! Ciampa kicks Ziggler away, hot tag to Bron! Bron rallies on the Dawgs! He runs Ziggler over, boots him and clinches for an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! And then one for Roode! Bron gets Ziggler up, whips him to ropes and CLOBBERS him! Fans are thunderous as Bron circles Ziggler!
Ziggler slowly rises and Bron takes aim from the corner. Bron runs in, into a KNEE! Ziggler aims but Bron dodges the superkick to SPEAR!! Bron is all fired up and he tags in Ciampa! Ciampa goes up, Bron has the Electric Chair Lift on Ziggler! STEINER BULLDOG! Cover, Roode breaks it!! Bron runs in at Roode but is sent into buckles! Ciampa BOOTS Roode, but Ziggler rolls Roode! With tights!! TWO!! Ciampa blocks the superkick to kick Ziggler and hook the arms! FAIRY TALE ENDING!! Cover, now Ciampa & Bron win!
Winners: Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa, by pinfall
Vengeance, thy name is Ciampa! He gets his payback on Ziggler & Roode for both last week and last night! Will this help Bron’s chances of shutting down the Show-Off?
LA Knight speaks.
“I know you’re sitting there saying, ‘YEAH!’ Cuz I can see ya.” Knight wants you to pick up the phone, call, text, whoever, anyone from your grandma to your grandpa to your mom, dad, brothers, sisters, cousins, girlfriend, hell even your side piece. Because in a moment, Knight’s going to the ring to call out the Outback Jackoff himself, Grayson Waller! It’s time to pay the piper. TOOT TOOT, that’s LA Knight, YEAH! But will the 21st Century Success Story stay away from the motivated Million Dollar Megastar?
Gunther calls out Solo Sikoa.
“Tonight, you get exactly what you wanted. You and me, one on one. They call you the Street Champion of the Island? That’s good for you. But tonight, you will face a professional. I will make you the SHAME of your island! Do you think you are the firs tot try and make a name for himself at my cost?” But what makes Solo different is that Gunther will CHOP all those tribal tattoos off Solo’s body and replace them with much needed respect. Solo Sikoa, your undefeated streak ends by the hands of the Ring General, GUNTHER!
LA Knight is already in the ring.
And he already has a mic as fans echo, “YEAH! YEAH!” Knight has them calm down, and then he says, “YEAH! YEAH! Lemme talk to ya!” Grayson Waller and him have been doing this a long time, all the way before Halloween Havoc. They had a match to see who would be the host, and it was Knight who won! They put each other through hell in WarGames, and Waller’s done well enough to get himself three fans in the crowd. Good for him. Because what Waller did next was steal Knight’s car. Waller thought he got rid of Knight but WRONG! Knight returned, beat the ever living holy hell out of Waller, and he goes and gets a restraining order!
Waller gets himself a bodyguard, too! And then Waller thinks, maybe that will keep away LA Knight. Right? NO NO! So then last week, Waller gets crafty, hand full of trunks, and gets the win. Waller finally makes his way out to the ring, or rather to the perch. Waller mocks Knight’s “YEAH!” And Knight’s right. Last week, your winner, GRAYSOOON~! WALLEEER~! Knight was just the roadblock on Waller’s path to greatness. But now that’s done! Finito! No more! Waller, Knight can’t hear you, the fans are busy calling Waller an A-HOLE! Waller says this isn’t a thing anymore! He hopes everyone has a terrible night, good-bye!
Oh, no, Waller’s gonna wanna see this, though. Last week, Knight did lose, but look who was laying there and who was standing tall! So that’s two times! Two times, Knight’s still walked out standing tall. So if Waller’s all about the likes, the tweets, the DM’s and maybe some blocks, because everyone’s been calling Waller out for the punk he is after he got his ass whipped! So Waller can sneak out cheap wins, but every single time, Knight is the one standing! Let’s prove Waller has a shred of manhood in his marbles and prove he can leave Knight laying! LAST MAN STANDING MATCH!
Waller says next week, he’ll get all the likes ‘n’ swipes! He’ll go viral one more time! Waller will be the Last Man Standing! Knight was hoping Waller would say that. Next week, third time’s the charm. Waller will be the one down, not because he’s not good enough, but because Knight won’t let him get back up. And that’s not an insult, that’s a fact of life, YEAH!
Persia Pirotta & Indi Hartwell talk backstage.
Persia hopes Indi and Dexter work things out. But aww, Duke Hudson wished them good luck tonight. He’s so sweet. Indi says can Persia just focus? Yeah, she’s focused. Three wins, they get the Dusty Cup and a shot at the tag titles. Good, let’s go. But Persia still texts Duke back. Will things really go their way with all these distractions?
Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Opening Round: Dakota Kai & Wendy Choo VS Persia Pirotta & Indi Hartwell!
The combination of #CobraKai and Ms. Comfy Combat definitely ranks up there in odd couples. But can their sugar ‘n’ spice win out? Or will Persia & Indi finally focus and get back towards the titles?
NXT returns, and not only have Persia & Indi made their entrance, Toxic Attraction has returned to their lounge to watch the Dusty Cup in style. But will they be impressed by either of these teams tonight? Persia starts against Wendy and Persia rushes in. Wendy dodges, stretches, and then goes for a drop toehold. Persia stays up, she drags Wendy right up and has the pig tails! Wendy spins and spins and spins, but then her pigtails get tangled so she spins the other way! Persia has no idea what to do with this, but Wendy hits an uppercut! Wendy headlocks, snuggles, but Persia powers out to ROCK Wendy!
Tag to Indi, Indi whips Persia in to SPLASH Wendy! Then Persia feeds Wendy to Indi’s SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Indi drags Wendy up, Wendy throws a body shot and a kick, then a dropkick! Wendy has Indi in the corner, but Dakota is distracted by talking to her invisible friends. Wendy tags her in anyway, and they crisscross Indi’s arms to whip her into the corner! Dakota is surprised that they worked together so well! BOOT from Wendy, BOOT from Dakota! Indi flops down, Dakota covers, TWO! Dakota headlocks Indi, Indi powers up but Wendy tags in. Wendy helps Dakota to double atomic FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Wendy huffs and puffs but she drags Indi up. Wendy whips, Indi reverses and runs in, but Wendy dodges! Wendy runs and handsprings but Indi dodges! Wendy hits buckles, Indi CLOBBERS Wendy! Tag to Persia, they drag Wendy up and Persia fireman’s carries. Wendy fights free, she dodges Persia but Persia BOOTS Wendy down! Cover, TWO! Persia is annoyed, Toxic Attraction is nonplussed, tag to Indi. Persia gives Wendy a BACKBREAKER and feeds Wendy to Indi’s LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Indi drags Wendy into a seated cobra twist, and even adds a top wristlock. Wendy endures and fans rally up while Dakota seems worried.
Wendy fights up, goes around and arm-drags free! Indi hurries to get Wendy but Wendy cradles! TWO, Wendy crawls under! Hot tag to Dakota! SCORPION KICK! Dakota brings Indi around but Indi shoves her away. Dakota rebounds to redirect, then she DECKS Persia! Flying-mare sends Indi to a corner, Dakota goes side to side to BOOT WASH! Fans fire up with Dakota and she goes Around the World! BOOT!! Indi’s down, Dakota covers, TWO!! Indi survives and Dakota talks to either herself of those invisible friends. Indi powers Dakota back, Persia tags in and she scoops to SNAKE EYES!
Persia fireman’s carries Dakota to FACEBUSTER! Cover, Wendy breaks it! Fans fire up and Dakota is surprised all over again! Dakota and Wendy get up, Indi goes after Wendy but is sent right out! Persia gets Wendy by the pigtails, Dakota BOOTS Persia down! Tag to Wendy, Wendy goes up! Dakota tags back in, Wendy hits a VADER BOMB! Dakota goes up now, DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, Wendy & Dakota win!!
Winners: Dakota Kai & Wendy Choo, by pinfall (advance to the semifinals)
Jacy Jayne just shrugs, but Indi and everyone else is shocked! How many brackets just got busted? Will the odd couple make sure no one counts them out next round, either?
NXT takes a closer look at Imperium VS The Creed Brothers.
“Perception. Reality.” The Diamond Mine won the Men’s Dusty Cup and Bivens said this is about perception VS reality. The perception: Imperium is about honor and respect. The reality: they don’t respect anyone. Perception: Imperium is the best. Reality: the CREEDS are the best! Perception: Imperium sets the standard here in NXT. Reality: the “world class athletes” are really just world class asses. But Imperium tells the Creeds that the only reality IS Imperium. They don’t care if you won the Dusty Cup. The reality will be Imperium retaining their NXT Tag Team Championships. Well next week, it all goes down!
Imperium is the last roadblock for the Creeds, and they swear to walk into Stand & Deliver as champions! But Imperium vows the Creeds will NEVER take these belts. Bivens can’t wait for the reality to be Diamond Mine whooping some ass. The perception is, two teams battle for the top stop in the NXT Tag Division. What will be the reality?
Amari Miller VS Lash Legend!
These two were teammates for the Women’s Dusty Cup, but they were first-round knockouts at the hands and feet of Io Shirai & Kay Lee Ray. After the loss, Lash said Amari cost her. She knew she shouldn’t have teamed with someone who dresses like her. Amari wishes she was on Lash Legend’s level! Fashion diss aside, will Amari show Lash who was really the weak link in their team?
The bell rings, Lash gets a lot of attitude and gets right in Amari’s face. Amari tries to get Lash to back off, so she shoves her then fires a forearm! Lash stays up, so Amari fires off more shots! Amari waistlocks, Lash bucks her away, but Amari KICKS a leg out! Amari runs, into a BOOT! Lash looms over Amari, drags her up and scoops her. Lash carries Amari around, then puts her head between ropes to dribble between them! The ref counts, Lash stops at 4 and dumps Amari down. Lash walks around, talks more trash, and then drags Amari up. Lash scoops for a BACKBREAKER, and then the backbreaker rack!
Amari endures but fans rally up. Amari throws knees but Lash pushes harder on the stretch! Amari still throws knees, but Lash throws her down! Lash runs, but Amari avoid the elbow drop! Fans rally while both women are down. Amari drags herself to a corner but Lash grabs a foot! Lash drags Amari up, Amari has the ropes, Amari KICKS free! Amari fires more forearms, then gets around to mule kick! Amari roars and runs, SHOTGUN dropkick! Fans fire up with Amari and she SUPERKICKS Lash down! Amari runs in, goes up and up and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO!! Lash survives and Amari can’t believe it!
Amari runs in again but Lash sends her into buckles! Lash gets up, fireman’s carries, WIDOWMAKER POWERSLAM! Cover, Lash wins!
Winner: Lash Legend, by pinfall
She may not have won in the Dusty Cup, but “Now that’s how I get things done!” Lash says she’s the new star in this division, not anyone else, not even Nikkita Lyons! Lash drops quite the name, will Nikkita make sure she puts some respect on it?
Backstage interview with Solo Sikoa.
McKenzie says in a few moments, he faces off against Gunther. Solo heard what Gunther had to say about the chops. Solo will still keep coming forward. Gunther can bring everything he’s got, Solo will still keep fighting. Gunther says he’s gonna beat respect into Solo? Respect is a two way street! Gunther’s in for a fight, LET’S GO!
Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen browse pictures.
They both seem to agree, “That is the one.” Elektra Lopez overhears them as Brooks says, “Look at the rear on that one! I would ride that all night long! WOO~!” She asks what they’re going on about, and the guys apologize. They’re looking at new trucks. Briggs lists off the details and the boys get fired up. Uh, Lopez doesn’t drive cars like that. Well, Brooks is putting his love life on hold right now and focusing on trucks. This is the one. Oh, well good for him. He wouldn’t know what to do with a real woman if he saw one anyway. Well, joke’s on Brooks! He’s never been with any woman! BOOM! In your face.
Uh, no, Brooks. Listen to the words that come out of your mouth. He does, and he loves how they sound. Sigh… Will Brooks ever get it right in love or in life?
Solo Sikoa VS GUNTHER!
Street Champion of the Island VS Ring General of Imperium! Worlds collide, will Sikoa be able to solo “WAL~TER” in their first encounter ever?
NXT returns and Solo makes his entrance. Fans chant for the “UCE-SO!” and the bell rings. The two tie up, Gunther gets around and CLUBS Sikoa in the back. Gunther drags Sikoa up to EuroUpper, then whip him to ropes to CLOBBER him! Gunther gets Sikoa up to put him in a corner, and CLUBS him again and again and again! Then he gives another EuroUpper! The ref has Gunther back off, but Sikoa fires off forearms and CHOPS! So Gunther CHOPS Sikoa off his feet! Then NECK CRANK! Sikoa writhes but Gunther circles. Gunther scoops and SLAMS Sikoa then looms over him.
Gunther drags Sikoa up, KNEES him low, then fish hooks his face! The ref reprimands but Gunther JAMS an elbow into Sikoa’s face! And then CLUBS him in the chest! Sikoa blocks the forearm to wrench and throw back elbows! But Gunther shoves him away and BOOTS Sikoa down! Gunther eggs Sikoa on, then gives him another NECK CRANK! Fans rally up and Gunther hits a headlock takeover. Sikoa moves around, Gunther grinds him down, but Sikoa gets up. Sikoa powers up but can’t power out! Gunther grinds the headlock, fans rally up, and Sikoa fights up to power out. Gunther holds ropes and he BOOTS Sikoa again!
Sikoa dodges the lariat to fireman’s carry! But Gunther slips off to short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Sikoa surprises and frustrates Gunther, but he looms over Sikoa again. Gunther stomps Sikoa, gets the legs and starts to turn him over, BOSTON CRAB! Sikoa endures, even as Gunther sits deep! Sikoa fights around, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Gunther lets off in frustration but he comes back to CHOP Sikoa again! Gunther eggs Sikoa on, then ROCKS him with a forearm. Sikoa glares, Gunther ROCKS him again! Sikoa throws body shots, but Gunther CHOPS him again! Fans fire up as Sikoa grits his teeth!
Sikoa fires body shots and KICKS and CHOPS of his own! Sikoa whips, Gunther reverses but Sikoa dodge to fire a forearm! Sikoa runs, Gunther hurdles, but Sikoa WHEEL KICKS! Sikoa aims from a corner, fans fire up and he SUPER- NO! Gunther blocks the kick, reels Sikoa in, but Sikoa fireman’s carries to SAMOAN DROP! But Gunther manages to get out of the ring! Sikoa just goes to the apron and FROG SPLASHES to the floor! Fans rally up, Sikoa gets Gunther up and into the ring, and he aims from a corner again. SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Sikoa is surprised but he keeps his cool.
Sikoa gets up, goes to the corner and fans rally up again. SAMOAN SPLASH FLOPS! Gunther drags Sikoa into a SLEEPER HOLD! Sikoa endures as Gunther thrashes, and Sikoa JAWBREAKERS free! But Gunther CHOPS him on the back! SLEEPER!! Sikoa is fading fast, but Gunther brings him around, POWERBOMB! But that’s not enough, Gunther gets Sikoa up again for another POWERBOMB! High stack, Gunther wins!
Winner: Gunther, by pinfall
And just as he promised, Sikoa is no longer undefeated! Will Der Ring General continue to dominate until he is atop NXT?
Backstage interview with Dolph Ziggler.
He lost the tag match, but how does he rebound? Ziggler says he saw the weaknesses, he knows what to do. He wants his title shot at Bron Breakker next week! Ciampa walks in and says there is a fine line between “want” and “deserve.” Ziggler may want his title match next week, but does he deserve it? No, that whole thing about being #1 contender is out the window after Ciampa pinned Ziggler tonight. Ziggler is sure Ciampa thinks he has seniority around here, which he does in Florida. But Ziggler calls the shots! He says when it goes down! Bron walks in and says Ziggler doesn’t call anything around here.
Oh, is that so? Just because Bron’s the champ, huh? That is, until next week. Ziggler is the roadblock to Stand & Deliver for Bron! Ziggler knows he can beat Bron, and Bron knows it, too! Ziggler can see it in his eyes! Ciampa probably thinks he can, too. Not that that’s Ziggler’s business. Well, Ciampa already has beat Bron. Bron says he can kick both their asses! That is what Ziggler wanted to see! Great call. Good luck with all that. See you next NXT. Is the Show-Off luring both Bron and Ciampa into some kind of trap?
Joe Gacy talks with Harland.
Tonight, Gacy will allow Harland to take out his feelings on Draco Anthony. But remember, Draco isn’t the source of those feelings. “Everyone fighting their own battle.” Will Gacy’s horrifying cohort unleash everything onto Draco? Or will he actually show him mercy?
Indi & Persia regroup backstage.
Another opportunity down the drain. How did they let this one slip through their fingers? Wendy & Dakota aren’t a team, they don’t even have matching gear! Persia says she’ll take the blame, but Indi says they win as a team and lose as a team. They can get those titles another time. But then Duke waves to Persia and gives her a comforting hug. While looking at Indi… Duke and Persia take off, Indi wants Dexter to text her back already. Is the drama only going to increase for Indi and Persia?
BREAKING NEWS!
Next week’s NXT is being nicknamed “NXT ROADBLOCK,” and just as we heard from Bron, Ciampa and Ziggler, things are getting complicated! It will be a TRIPLE THREAT for the NXT Championship as Bron takes on BOTH Ciampa and Ziggler! Will the Show-Off steal the show and the title after goading Bron into this?
Harland w/ Joe Gacy VS Draco Anthony!
You can call him twisted, you can call him scary, just don’t call him a freak. Will Harland keep his emotions under control? Or will he go too far in another match?
The bell rings, Draco and Harland tie up and Harland powers Draco to a corner. Draco uses that to get a headlock but Harland powers out. Harland knees Draco low, whips him to ropes, but Draco holds ropes and bails out. Gacy is there and just smiles, and Harland drags Draco up by his hair! Draco HOTSHOTS Harland away, YANKS the arm, but Harland stays sturdy! Draco keeps trying those shoulder tackles but Harland whips Draco to a corner to SPLASH him down! Harland then hits another SPLASH, and he looms over Draco. Draco goes to a corner, Harland ROCKS him, and ROCKS him again!
Harland swats Draco around, then puts him up on the top rope to bend him against the buckle! Gacy just has his creepy smile as Harland CLUBS Draco. Draco BOOTS back, then fires forearms! Draco dodges Harland to hit a BIG shoulder tackle! Cover, ONE!! Harland shocks Draco, but Draco fires himself up. Draco reels Harland in, clinches, but Harland breaks free to SLAM Draco right down! And then he starts dribbling Draco off the mat! Gacy’s smile just gets bigger and creepier, as Harland deadlift back suplexes! Cover, Harland wins!
Winner: Harland, by pinfall
Gacy gets in the ring to stand with Harland, the hulking minion victorious. Harland’s “feelings” are still boiling, so Gacy nods. Harland drags Draco up, and HUGS him!? Fans cheer and Harland lets Draco go. As confusing as this is, will Gacy convince Draco to start seeing things his way?
Backstage interview with Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams.
McKenzie brings up the North American Championship main event, and Trick says that every time Melo steps in the ring, it IS the main event. Whether they start the show, end the show, or tap dance at halftime, it doesn’t matter. Melo says it don’t. This goes without saying, Pete Dunne is one of the greatest performers in NXT. That was, until Melo walked in here. Dunne’s been champion, but he was never THE A Champion, and he never will be. Trick says Melo was born for moments like this. he ain’t worried. When you’re at the top, you look down on everyone. Melo makes history, leads the way. It won’t be about who’s next, it’ll be about who’s left!
Tatum Paxley walks over to Ivy Nile.
Ivy is busy beating up a dummy, and Tatum says she let her down. Failure is not an option, right? No, it’s not that simple. Last week was a taste. If you want to be part of Diamond Mine, you gotta learn the hard way. Will Tatum stick around to learn what the hard way looks like?
Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Opening Round: Raquel Gonzalez & Cora Jade VS Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz!
Big Mami Cool & #GenerationJade have proven in the past they can work as a team, and they strengthened their bond in preparation for this tournament. Will they take that final semifinal spot? Or will they be on the end of another bracket buster?
NXT returns, and Toxic Attraction has returned to their lounge. The teams sort out, Cora starts against Leon. They circle, tie up, and Leon waistlocks to SLAM Cora down. Cora gets up fast as Leon does a little dance. Tag to Raquel and Leon says she ain’t afraid. She gets a waistlock, but Raquel breaks free to wrench and wristlock. Leon rolls, kips up and wrenches to headlock. Raquel powers up, Leon holds on tight, and Feroz tags in. Raquel powers out but Leon wrenches and Feroz dropkicks a leg out! Feroz LARIATS, covers, TWO! Feroz stays on Raquel but Raquel fireman’s carries her up!
Raquel throws Feroz but Feroz handsprings through! Feroz ducks, dodges and RANA- NOPE! Raquel brings Feroz up, but Feroz sunset flips! Raquel stays up to TOSS Feroz to the corner! Tag to Cora, Raquel whips Cora in to UPPERCUT Feroz! Cora whips, Feroz reverses but Cora RANAS! Feroz flounders to a corner, Cora runs in to BRONCO BUSTER! Cora then runs in at the ropes, SHINING WIZARD! Cora brings Feroz over, but Feroz rolls her up and out of the ring! Fans are all fired up as Feroz tags Leon. Leon and Feroz coordinate, Leon helps Feroz FLY, but Raquel gets Cora out of the way! Feroz and Raquel go down at the ramp!
Fans fire up but Leon builds speed now, to DIVE! Somersault tope and Raquel goes down again! Leon & Feroz are fired up but Toxic Attraction is mildly impressed. Cora tries to rana but Leon blocks. Cora slips free, kicks and whips but Leon reverses, and Leon POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO! Cora is still in this but Leon brings her up and over. Feroz tags in, Feroz kicks Raquel away then runs to get another boost from Leon, sunset flip on Cora! TWO! Feroz grows frustrated and she gets Cora up for drop sayanagi after drop sayanagi! Cora clutches an arm, tag to Leon and she goes up. Missile dropkick to that shoulder! Cover, TWO!
Leon drags Cora but Cora kicks so Leon stomps her. Cora keeps kicking and gets free! Hot tag to Raquel! She catches Feroz and FALL AWAY SLAMS her! Raquel BLASTS Leon, CLOBBERS Feroz, and she gets Feroz by her hair to CLUB her down! Raquel drags Feroz up, CHINGONA BOMB!! Tag to Cora, and Raquel gives her a boost. Leon runs in but Raquel BOOTS her away! CHINGONA SPLASH!! Cover, Raquel & Cora win!
Winners: Raquel Gonzalez & Cora Jade, by pinfall (advance to the semifinals)
Toxic Attraction is again bored, but we have our final four! Will Raquel & Cora prove they’re worthy of the Dusty Cup? Or will things fall apart as they take on Dakota and her new teammate?
Sarray is praised for her sun medallion.
The NXT prospects have never seen something so beautiful. But Tiffany Stratton pushes her way through. Oh, they’re admiring that necklace? Seems a little tacky to her. Sarray can have one of Tiffany’s. No thanks. She likes this one. Tiffany shoves Sarray into the wall! No one says no to her! The prospects get Tiffany to back off and ask what’s wrong with her. Tiffany scampers away, will Sarray make sure to slap some sense into the spoiled little rich girl?
Tony D’Angelo speaks.
“You smell that? That’s the smell of opportunity in the air. WrestleMania weekend, the biggest weekend of the year, and everybody’s jocking for position.” But when you zig, Tony zags. He has his eyes on a big fish. A white whale, if you will. He carries a big stick and swings it just as well, but Stand & Deliver will be Tony’s showcase. As for his opponent… He’ll be sleepin’ with the fishes. But just who is Tony hoping to hook for NXT’s biggest event of the year?
Andre Chase VS Von Wagner w/ Robert Stone!
Some Chase U students clumsily unfurl a Chase U banner while Bodhi Hayward waves the flag. Bodhi busts through the banner for Professor Chase, but are we going to see a #TeachableMoment? Or will Robert Stone’s newest client pass this “test” with flying colors?
NXT returns as Von makes his entrance, wearing all new gear courtesy of the Robert Stone Brand. The bell rings and Chase dodges Von to throw JAB after JAB! Chase kicks, CHOPS, and whips, but Von reverses to scoop Chase! Chase slips off and shoves Von to a corner, then he fires off forearms and CHOPS! Von DECKS Chase in return! Von catches Chase as he runs back in, and RAMS him into the corner! Von RAMS his shoulder in more and more, the ref counts and Von lets off at 4! Fans rally for Chase and he boots back! Chase fires forearms again, but Von scoops and POWERSLAMS! Stone tells Von this is his world!
Von CLUBS Chase, stomps him, CLUBS him again, then BOOTS him down! Chase U rallies for their teacher but Von knees him into the corner. Von whips Chase out then back in, then corner clotheslines! Fans boo but Von TOSSES Chase across the ring! Von roars and looms over Chase as he sputters and gasps. Von drags Chase up, knees him into a corner again, then he clamps on a facelock to grind Chase down. Fans still rally for Chase, and Chase endures the facelock. Chase fights up, throws body shots, but Von knees him low again. Von scoops and hits a BACKBREAKER! Von snarls, drags Chase up again, and puts him in the corner.
Chase dodges, knees Von in return, and then blocks a boot to hit a KNEE JAMMER! Von staggers, Chase fires off KICKS on the leg! Von clinches but Chase breaks free to CHOP BLOCK! Chase runs, and he LARIATS Von! Fans fire up, and they spell out “CHASE U!” as Chase stomps away! Stone distracts the ref, but Bodhi goes after Stone! Chase has Bodhi stand down so he can get in Stone’s face. But then Von DECKS Bodhi! Chase POSTS Von for that! Chase checks on his star student but Bodhi says to worry more about the match. Chase hurries into the ring, Von CLOBBERS him! Fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, Von wins!
Winner: Von Wagner, by pinfall
Well, Chase just learned that if compassion gets in the way of focus, you lose. Will vicious Von continue to only care about the victory?
Nikkita Lyons speaks.
She heard what Lash Legend said about her. Lash is clearly threatened by Nikkita, and she should be! So then, maybe Lash brings back her talk show so they can talk this out face to face and “keep that same energy.” Will Lash like what Lyons has to say when these two finally meet?
NXT North American Championship: Carmelo Hayes w/ Trick Williams VS Pete Dunne!
Another title match, another shirt for Melo’s opponent. There’s a big X over Dunne, will The A Champion cross him off the list? Or will the Bruiserweight make history by being the first to hold the NXT United Kingdom and North American titles in his career?
NXT returns as Dunne makes his entrance. The introductions are made, this title is raised, and we see if Melo shoots down another challenger!
The two circle, tie up, and fans rally up. Dunne chinbars Melo to the mat, then gets the arm. Melo rolls, knees low, headlocks, but Dunne powers out. Things speed up, Dunne hurdles, Melo jumps and slides and LARIATS Dunne down! Fans fire up and Trick points to Melo. Melo mocks the shrug, he CLUBS Dunne and whips him to ropes. Dunne reverses but Melo slips off Dunne’s back, only for Dunne to LARIAT, and then KICK Melo back! Trick frowns, Dunne has Melo’s arm and wrenches. Dunne bends the fingers, wrangles Melo tot he mat and isolates the arm. PENALTY KICK to the arm!
Dunne kicks Melo more, then drags him up to CHOP! Dunne whips, clobbers Melo at the ropes, and then runs. Melo CLOBBERS Dunne in return, then runs, only for LARAITS to collide! And again! And again! Dunne keeps hitting, Melo snarls and gives them back! They just keep hitting over an dover, until both men drop to their knees! Fans fire up as they both get up, and LARIAT again! Melo wobbles, Dunne gets around him, “This is Awesome!” as Dunne gets Melo up for an X-PLEX! Now Dunne shrugs, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Dunne looms over Melo, drags him up and wrenches the arm to a hammerlock. Dunne stands on Melo’s head, gets the other arm, and he pulls that around to even bend the fingers! Melo endures as Dunne contorts him into a recliner! Dunne STOMPS the open ribs! Dunne drags Melo up, ROCKS him with a forearm, and runs in at the corner. Melo BOOTS back, then he dodges to springboard and SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Melo is frustrated and he kicks Dunne before raining down fists! Melo lets off, Trick talks some trash, and Melo drags Dunne up. Melo ROCKS Dunne, and Dunne drops to a knee!
Melo gets Dunne’s arm for an armlock now, but Dunne grabs at an ear. Dunne wrenches, reels Melo in, BIG back suplex! Dunne has the arm again and brings it around for an armlock. Melo endures, Dunne tries for the chinbar, and NXT returns to single picture as fans rally and duel. Dunne wrangles Melo back down, grinds that shoulder, and Melo fights up. Melo throws forearms, but Dunne gives them back! They go back and forth now, fans rally up as both men stagger. Dunne dodges Melo but Melo denies the snap German to trip Dunne to a HALF CRAB! Dunne turns, kicks Melo away, and then gets to a corner.
Melo runs in, he blocks Dunne’s boot and puts Dunne in the ropes to ENZIGURI! Dunne hangs there in the ropes, Melo IMPLODER, but Dunne avoids the leg drop! Melo hurries over into a GAMANGIRI! Dunne glares at Trick and Trick says to cool off. Dunne goes to the apron, Melo slingshots, APRON DDT!! Fans fire up and Trick talks trash on Dunne. Melo gets up, puts Dunne in and covers, TWO! Melo stomps Dunne over and over, drags Dunne up and whips, then CLOBBERS Dunne with the back elbow! Melo shoots the three, and he makes it. Melo drags Dunne up, traps the arm and wrenches Dunne’s neck!
Fans rally, Dunne endures, even as Melo digs his forearm into Dunne’s face. Dunne gets his arm free, fight sup to his feet, but Melo ROCKS Dunne again! Melo keeps Dunne from dropping, stands him up again and ROCKS him with another forearm! Fans rally for Dunne and Dunne ROCKS Melo right back! Then GAMANGIRI in the corner! KNEE DROP to the arm! Melo is on his hands and knees, but he avoids the stomp to the hands! Melo springboards, into a BIG forearm! Cover, TWO!! Trick is relieved but he felt that shot, too. Dunne gets up, drags Melo up by his chin and SLAPS him across the face! Melo rebounds to BOOT!
Melo drags Dunne up, but Dunne slips out of the suplex to BUZZSAW! Dunne gets Melo up, but Melo lands out of the X-Plex! Melo jumps up to SPIKE Dunne with the Code Breaker! Cover, TWO!! Dunne survives, this is why he was such a dominant NXT UK Champion! Trick coaches Melo, fans hope they “Fight Forever!” but this has to end somehow! Dunne and Melo slowly rise, and Melo runs in, but Dunne blocks the boot! Dunne turns it to an ANKLE LOCK! Melo endures, so Dunne stands him up to KICK the arm! Dunne aims again, Melo dodges the Penalty Kick to roll up and SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!!
Dunne flounders, Melo runs back in, tilt-o-whirl but no takedown! Pump handle, BITTER END OUTTA NOWHERE!! But Dunne has to crawl to the cover, and Melo crawls away! Even Trick is surprised Melo has that much left in him! But Dunne gets on, gets the arm, TRIANGLE HOLD! Dunne even bends the finger! But Melo makes it a cover! TWO as Dunne has ropes, but Melo CATAPULTS Dunne into the rope! Tilt-o-whirl TAKEDOWN, to the CROSSFACE! Dunne endures, gets a finger and BENDS it! And then SNAPS it!! Dunne hurries to get Melo up, pump handle and BITTER- NO! Melo slips out to suplex, CUTTER!
Melo hurries to the corner, gets up top, but Dunne ROCKS him first! Dunne climbs up after Melo but Trick is there! So Dunne gets Trick’s fingers to SNAP them! Dunne gets Melo up, fans are thunderous, but Melo shoves Dunne down! Dunne flounders up, into the FLYING FAMOUSER!! Cover, Melo wins!!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Trick with the assist, Melo with the half court shot! Trick gets the mic for Melo to say, “And STILL your A Champion, Carmelo Hayes! Talk your talk, dog!” Melo says he is a GOLD MINE! They need to build Fort Knox around HIM! That’s why Melo is taking his talents to Dallas, Texas, WrestleMania Weekend and Stand & Deliver! They gonna do this in the same match that the title was made: a ladder match! Melo wants to up the ante, but will he regret giving a chance to that many challengers?
My Thoughts:
Another great NXT, and apparently it was also to set up a huge night for next week. “NXT Roadblock” of course references WWE Roadblock from years ago, which eventually turned into WWE Fastlane. And oddly enough, there are a lot of blow-offs and big matches happening on it because, sadly, it seems Stand & Deliver will be a much shorter, less awesome event than it was last time. LA Knight calls out Waller, though in promos that were more passion than substance. Obviously it’s Last Man Standing to finish things off, and that could go either way since Sanga can get involved.
We got a good tag match to open with Bron & Ciampa winning over Dirty Dawgs. The interview promo backstage was pretty good, and what a surprise that it turned the title match into a Triple Threat. This could be a way for Bron to win against both these guys, and then the odd man out gets the title match at Stand & Deliver. Given that, I bet Ziggler takes the loss in the Triple Threat, and we get Bron VS Ciampa III: the Tiebreakker at Stand & Deliver. Then Bron wins on the biggest NXT show in the 2.0 Era, fully establishing him as the guy in NXT while sending Ciampa off to Raw.
We got a very fun couple of Women’s Dusty Cup matches tonight. I should’ve figured Wendy & Dakota were going to win so that next round, Dakota and Raquel can face off for old time’s sake. Indi & Persia continue down their dramatic love square story, maybe we get a weird mixed tag of Duke & Persia VS #InDex? Fans were really fired up for Feroz & Leon, but they also do like Raquel & Cora, so the fans were happy either way. The semifinal of Cora & Raquel VS #KaiChoo (like “kaiju” but cute and cuddly) could actually go either way at this point, but I am leaning towards Cora & Raquel.
I find it odd that Tatum Paxley wants to still stick around Ivy Nile and Diamond Mine, but maybe this is the start of a feud for Ivy. Tatum might get fed up with the tough training, she and Ivy have a match, Ivy wins and climbs up towards the NXT Women’s Championship. I do appreciate that they didn’t make Sarray socially awkward and being picked on, other than Tiffany Stratton showing her Mean Girl side. Sarray VS Tiffany should actually be a really good match, and I would hope Sarray wins. Amari VS Lash was alright as a match, but I should’ve figured Lash would win. Lash VS Nikkita seems like a good feud already, not sure how that one goes.
That segment with Brooks & Briggs and Elektra was just hilarious. Brooks plays the overly confident doofus perfectly here, Briggs is a great straight man here, but when are these guys getting back in the ring? Maybe they’ll face Legado del Fantasma’s Wilde & Mendoza, and Elektra can have a feud with Fallon Henley to go with it. We got good promos from Gunther and Sikoa, and a very good match out of them, but I still want to type “Walter.” Walter of course wins, and I am hoping he gets towards a title as soon as possible. On the flipside, Harland VS Draco was… Well, it was a match. But as I figured, this is how Gacy recruits people: Harland beats them up, then makes nice. I’m thinking Draco rejects the invitation and the rematch will be a good match.
Tony D’Angelo has a good promo where he is purposefully vague about who he’s talking about. There was a montage of top names shown, which Tony has interacted with at one point or another. I’m thinking it’ll be someone we’re not expecting much at all. And we got an awesome main event for the North American Championship. Melo is definitely a top star, he’s got everything in the ring and on the mic that’ll make him a top guy even on RawDown. And while Trick helps him win, Melo is still champion material, and I like the guts he’s showing in asking for that ladder match. Just about anyone could get in on that and it’d be an awesome match. Plus, it’d be a way for Melo to lose without hurting his power level, but also a way to propel him to an awesome level if he wins.
My Score: 8.5/10
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Will it be lights out on Los Ingobernables de Japon?
Bishamon won last round, but so did Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Now they clash in the main event of A Block’s second round! Who keeps winning in this World Tag League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Shoma Kato VS Daiki Nagai; Shoma wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Taka Michinoku & DOUKI VS The House of Torture; Taichi, Taka & Douki win.
- Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI VS Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; Cobb & Callum win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Gabe & Sanada win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Honma win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji; Bishamon wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 1-0, 2 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-0, 2 points
Bishamon: 1-0, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 0-1, 0 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-1, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The Funky Sauce had a less than hot debut losing to Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. And now, they’re running into the Imperial Unit & Prince of Pace, who are already setting a good pace with their win. Can Zayne & Taguchi heat things up? Or will they be conquered by The United Empire?
The teams sort out and Cobb calls out Taguchi’s hips. Zayne says oishi (tasty) but Cobb is pretty sure that’s not true. The debate on oishi or oishi janai continues, but we finally get Zayne and Callum starting. The fans rally up at the bell, and Callum circles with Zayne. They tie up, go around, and Zayne puts Callum on ropes. Zayne lets off cleanly and quickly and the two reset. They tie up, Callum puts Zayne on ropes now, and the ref counts. Callum lets off slowly, but still cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. Zayne and Callum tie up again, Zayne headlocks, but Callum powers up and out. Zayne runs Callum over!
The fans applaud and Zayne smirks. Things speed up, Callum hurdles but Zayne cartwheels over. The fans cheer as Zayne plays with his hair. Callum runs up but Zayne wrenches and whips him. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS Zayne down! The fans cheer and Callum mocks the hair twisting. Zayne goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Callum runs in. Zayne dodges, runs back in, but Callum puts him on the apron. Zayne slingshots back in to RANA! A rough tumble but Callum is up. Zayne waistlocks, Callum switches, but Zayne bucks the O’Conner. Zayne DUMPS Callum to the apron, avoids the shoulder tackle and KICKS!
Zayne runs side to side to ROLLING AX KICK! The fans fire up while Callum flops down. Zayne drags Callum up, tags in Taguchi, and Funky Sauce SPANKS Callum! Taguchi BLASTS Cobb for good measure before he and Zayne double whip Callum to a corner. Taguchi HIP ATTACKS, then sets up for Zayne to LEAP FROG SHOTGUN! Callum sits down, Zayne rolls back and he headscissors Taguchi to CANNONBALL Callum! Zayne then CANNONBALLS Callum himself! Taguchi covers, TWO! The fans fire up and Taguchi brings Callum into a chinlock. Callum endures the knee in his back as Taguchi pulls on him.
Taguchi puts on a headscissors and he squeezes tight! Callum endures, fights around, and kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go as the fans cheer, and Taguchi taunts Cobb with his cheeks. Taguchi goes back but Callum UP KICKS him! Callum skins the cat to the apron, slingshots to somersault, and then SOBATS! Both men fall and the fans rally up. Callum grits his teeth, rolls to the corner and tags in Cobb. Cobb storms up to stomp Taguchi, then he steps on Taguchi to step to Zayne. Cobb stands on Taguchi to use him as a surfboard! Cobb mocks Zayne’s hair twisting, then “apologizes” as he steps off Taguchi.
Cobb stands Taguchi up to HEADBUTT him down! Cobb drags Taguchi up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Callum in. Callum stomps Taguchi, but Taguchi kicks back. Callum stomps Taguchi’s leg! Callum clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Taguchi down. Taguchi fights around to the ROPEBREAK! Callum lets go and paces around. Taguchi rises, Callum kicks him, and Callum eggs Taguchi on. Taguchi CHOPS! Callum knees low in return! Callum whips Taguchi to a corner, runs corner to corner, but Taguchi BOOTS him! Taguchi goes up to headscissor for the DEADLY OSHIRI! Taguchi then runs up, but into an atomic drop!
Taguchi hobbles, Callum runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taguchi crawls, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne runs past Callum to BLAST Cobb! Zayne fires forearms and elbows on Callum, then mule kicks! Zayne runs, but blocks a boot first! Zayne KNEES Callum to a corner, runs up and UPPERCUTS! Zayne puts Callum up top, climbs up after him, but Callum fires body shots! Callum shoves Zayne but Zayne flips back and rolls through! Zayne runs back up to JUMP RANA! The fans fire up and Zayne scoops Callum, for the BAJA BLAST! Cover, TWO! Callum stays in this but the fans rally with Zayne.
Zayne pounds the mat and the fans clap along. Cobb runs up, dodges Zayne and ROCKS him! Cobb runs in, Zayne dodges at the corner, then Zayne comes back. Cobb dodges, Zayne QUEBRADAS, but Cobb catches Zayne! Cobb wobbles and staggers, Zayne slips down to FINAL CUT! Cobb bails out, Callum runs up, but Zayne avoid the Penalty Kick! Callum avoids the Eddy Gordo kick to shove, but Zayne runs him over! Callum kips up, but Zayne avoids the enzigiri! Zayne runs, MARIPOSA, but Callum makes it a ghost pin! TWO!! Zayne stands, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Taguchi tags in and hurries after Callum!
Callum swings, Taguchi dodges but Callum elbows. Callum runs, Taguchi runs, but Callum catches him! Torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!! The fans fire up and Cobb tags in. Cobb RAMS Taguchi into the corner! Callum runs up to forearm SMASH, then he sets up under Cobb’s UPPERCUT! Callum BLASTS Zayne, goes to the apron, and he ENZIGIRIS Taguchi into a fireman’s carry! Callum is up top, DOUBLE STOMP and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cobb sits Taguchi up to HIP ATTACK! And then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT FLOPS as Taguchi moves! Taguchi comes back, KETSUYE!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Cobb survives, and Taguchi pounds the mat. Taguchi runs, but Cobb catches the hip attack! Zayne CLUBS Cobb, Taguchi HIP ATTACKS! Zayne DROPKICKS, Taguchi FLYING HIP ATTACKS! MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives, but Taguchi has OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Cobb endures, rolls, and he BOOTS Taguchi away! Taguchi KETSUYES!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb still has power to spare but Taguchi has some of his own! Taguchi powers up in the corner, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Cobb rolls it to a waistlock! Callum wipes Zayne out, then he BOOTS Taguchi into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Zayne breaks it!
The fans fire up while Callum TOSSES Zayne back out. Cobb hauls Taguchi up, ripcord and TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb & Callum win!
Winners: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Zayne & Taguchi earn 0)
Another round and another win for The United Empire, but also another loss for Funky Sauce. Will these trends continue through the rest of the league? Or can Zayne & Taguchi turn things around before the end?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens!
No NJPW round robin tournament would be complete without Bullet Club VS Bullet Club! The Mad Man & Cold Skull lost to Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, Fang Revived & Crown Jewel lost to Bishamon, so both teams are in a fighting mood. Which faction within the club comes out feeling Just Too Sweet?
Aw hell, Gabe & Sanada attack Kenta & Chase during their entrance! No mercy just because they’re all Bullet Club! Sanada brings Chase into the crowd while Gabe and Kenta brawl down the aisle! Gabe then brings Kenta around to another area. Chase whips but Sanada reverses and he BOWLS Chase into chairs! A strike for Sanada, but Kenta does the same to Gabe! Sanada JAMS Chase with a chair, then CLAWS his face! Gabe and Kenta brawl up into the bleachers! Gabe ROCKS Kenta, brings him to the railing at the back, and Sanada SMACKS Chase off more chairs. Gabe mockingly asks for Too Sweet but Kenta ROCKS him!
Gabe goes to another stairway and walks down but Kenta storms up behind him, Kenta CLUBS Gabe, and now Chase has Sanada way over in the back row of the opposite end! Chase can tell where Kenta and Gabe are because of the spotlights following them! Chase CLUBS Sanada, then leaves him behind to go help Kenta. Gabe CHOKES Kenta with a shirt! Gabe mockingly offers the Too Sweet, then cusses Kenta out. Gabe says, “We run this!” in reference to War Dogs over OG Bullet Club. But then Chase goes after Gabe! Sanada hurries to help Gabe and now the brawling is all in the same area! Kenta has Sanada now while Chase keeps after Gabe.
Things finally go back to the ground level and to ringside. Kenta ROCKS Sanada, but Sanada ROCKS Kenta! Gabe CHOKES Chase with a chair! Gabe storms around but Sanada does the same to Kenta on the other side. Chase CHOPS and fires forearms, but Gabe doesn’t flinch. So Chase CLAWS Gabe’s face! Sanada ROCKS Kenta, stalks him, and then Gabe SMACKS Chase with a chair! The Young Lions make sure fans are safely out of the way while Kenta CLAWS Sanada’s face. Gabe brings Chase to ringside and SMACKS him off the apron. Gabe then hurries to help Sanada as he BLINDSIDES Kenta!
Gabe and Kenta brawl now, and Gabe DECKS Kenta! Gabe & Sanada agree to go get Chase, but wait, where is he? Chase runs up from behind to CLOBBER them both! Chase CLUBS Sanada, but Gabe CLAWS Chase’s face! Gabe POSTS Chase, and finally, Sanada puts Chase in the ring. Gabe & Sanada Too Sweet, and Gabe mean mugs Tenzan on commentary. Sanada steps in, and this is finally a match! Sanada CLUBS Chase, whips him, but Chase ducks ‘n’ WRECKS Gabe with a dropkick! Chase RAMS Sanada, HOTSHOTS him, then calls to Kenta. Kenta finds his way in and Chase stomps Sanada in a corner.
Kenta storms up, he and Chase double whip Sanada to the corner. Chase runs in, forearm SMASH, and then he sits Sanada down. Kenta runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Chase goes up while Sanada is in the drop zone, for a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Chase snarls, Kenta DOUBLE STOMPS Gabe on the outside! Chase keeps on Sanada, reels him in, but Sanada fights the tuck! Chase ROCKS Sanada, whips him to a corner, but Sanada goes up and out then to the floor. Chase chases Sanada around, but Gabe sends Kenta into railing! Sanada KICKS ropes to jam Chase up! Sanada tags in Gabe and the War Dogs bring Chase up.
Gabe & Sanada double suplex, but Chase fights it! Kenta’s back and he BOOTS Gabe! Sanada DROPKICKS Kenta! Chase runs up on Sanada. Sanada wrenches him, but Chase spins through. Sanada fights the suplex to MAGIC SCREW! Gabe is back and he brings Chase up. “I’m a Mad Man-” Chase wrenches out, ducks a lariat, and then spins Gabe, FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Gabe stays in this while Kenta and Sanada fight on the outside. Chase locks ‘n’ loads, runs up on Gabe, but Gabe blocks the C-Trigger! Chase fires forearms to get free, but Gabe ROCKS Chase! The ref reprimands about closed fists, but Chase rebounds!
Gabe dodges Chase and hits the COMEBACKER LARIAT! And then a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Kenta breaks it! Kenta CLUBS Gabe, but Sanada CLAWS Kenta’s face! Sanada TOSSES Kenta out and Gabe brings Chase up. Gabe then pushes Chase over, because he says this is for Kenny Omega! Gabe aims a finger gun at Chase! “Good bye, and F YOU, Kenny!!” Gabe runs up to V-TRIGGER!! Then a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, War Dogs win!!
Winners: Gabe Kidd & Sanada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kenta & Chase earn 0)
The War Dogs struck first and never let up, and now they win to break even. Wait, as Kenta & Chase are helped away, and even as Sanada heads out, Gabe sits cross-legged while he has the mic. “Let me be very effin’ clear. You crossed the line as soon as you ran to Tokyo Sports and started calling me all this s*it. Unprofessional, all this s*it. Let me make this very effin’ clear! You said you wanted, you said the fans wanted, I said it before: I don’t give a F what anyone wants but me! And I wanna end your career! So iitengo (January 5th), Gabe Kidd, Kenny Omega, LET’S EFFIN’ GO!!”
The fans are fired up to hear WrestleDynasty now has a massive crossover match added! But will Gabe keep making this about The Best Bout Machine until it comes back to bite him? Or is that just the motivation he needs so he and Sanada can take the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!
The Roughneck & Everyone’s Kokeshi had a rough opening round with their loss, but The Front Man & The Mullet had a mighty main event win. But the tournament might be taking a backseat when Shota wants after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Will Shota earn a title match while heading for the trophies? Or will ZSJ prove Shota’s just not ready?
As ZSJ & “Roy” step into the ring, Shota gets in ZSJ’s face so ZSJ taunts him with the world title. The ref has them stand down, and the teams sort out. Shota and ZSJ start and they tie right up at the bell. Shota headlocks, ZSJ powers up and out, then he BOOTS Shota! Shota roars, ROCKS ZSJ and runs to RAM him! ZSJ rebounds to BOOT SHota again! ZSJ headlocks, Shota powers out, and they RAM shoulders! Shota rebounds to RUN ZSJ over, but ZSJ is up to UPPERCUT Shota! ZSJ runs, but Shota DROPKICKS ZSJ down! The fans fire up with Shota while ZSJ bails out. Shota pursues and CLUBS ZSJ down!
Shota whips ZSJ hard into railing, then storms up on ZSJ to whip him into more railing! ZSJ comes back to BOOT Shota! Shota is right up to SHOTGUN ZSJ! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma BLASTS Oiwa for good measure but the ref reprimands him. Shota stands and brings ZSJ up. Shota puts ZSJ in, which the fans applaud, and Shota covers. ONE, but Shota stays on ZSJ. Shota CLUBS ZSJ, tags Honma, and Honma stomps ZSJ in the corner. The ref counts but Honma digs his boot in. The ref counts, Honma steps off, and Honma drags ZSJ up. Honma CLUBS ZSJ, CLUBS him again, then follows him to ropes.
Honma CHOPS ZSJ and ZSJ sputters. Honma CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! ZSJ hobbles away but Honma is on him with a whip. Honma ELBOWS ZSJ down, pats his head and runs, but he stops short of the kokeshi as ZSJ moves! ZSJ grabs an arm and wrangles Honma into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Oiwa BLASTS Shota while Honma scrambles around! The fans fire up as Honma fights and drags ZSJ with him. ZSJ shifts to have just the arm, or no, not just the arm! It’s like a one-armed Italian Stretch! Honma still fights to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud, and ZSJ lets go to tag Oiwa. Oiwa drags Honma up to scoop and SLAM!
Oiwa pushes Honma down to then drop an elbow! Cover, ONE! Oiwa clamps onto Honma with an armlock, but Honma fights up. Oiwa wrenches and RAMS Honma into a corner. Oiwa CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Honma kicks and kicks but Oiwa CHOPS him down! Oiwa wraps Honma’s arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa brings Honma over and tags ZSJ. ZSJ cravats Honma for the neck wrench, then he wrangles Honma to the mat. ZSJ bridges with the neck wrench! Honma endures so ZSJ shifts and bridges! Then shifts and bridges!
ZSJ stands to NECK TWIST! Honma writhes but ZSJ covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Honma toughs it out. Shota gets the fans to chant for “HONMA! HONMA!” ZSJ PENALTY- NO, Honma blocks the kick! ZSJ fires SLAP after SLAP but Honma holds on! ZSJ eggs Honma on, so Honma SLAPS ZSJ down! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma crawls over, hot tag to Shota! Shota runs up to fire forearms on ZSJ! Shota whips, ZSJ reverses but Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ! Shota BLASTS Oiwa for good measure! The fans fire up with Shota as he whips ZSJ corner to corner. Shota runs up, to UPPERCUT!
Shota reels ZSJ in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota shrugs that off. Shota drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ fights the clinch to go for the arm. ZSJ elbows Shota, whips, but Shota reverses to trip ZSJ, turn him over, and STF! ZSJ fights the crossface portion, slips out and wrangles Shota into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota fights up, but ZSJ pushes on the arm! Shota still fights, slips around, and arm-drags free! ZSJ avoids the dropkick to the leg to NECK TWIST! Tag to Oiwa and Oiwa drags Shota up. Oiwa headlocks, Shota powers out, but Oiwa runs Shota over!
Things keep moving, Oiwa counters Shota’s hip toss with a hip toss! Shota gets up, Oiwa DROPKICKS! Oiwa kips up and the fans fire up! Shota stands Oiwa up, scoops and POWERSLAMS, to then run and SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps on Shota but Shota fights the anaconda plex! Shota CLUBS away on Oiwa, then catches him to a clinch. Oiwa slips free, shoves, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shota crawls away, hot tag to Honma! Honma storms up to CHOP Oiwa! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Oiwa is in a corner, Honma whips him corner to corner, then runs up to ELBOW! And BULLDOG!
The fans fire up with Honma and he runs, KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa brings Honma up, but Honma fires hands! Oiwa ROCKS Honma back! Honma fires another flurry, but Oiwa ROCKS him again! Oiwa runs to ROLLING ELBOW! Honma falls and the fans fire up! Oiwa watches Honma go to a corner, and then he runs in, DROPKICK! And BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in his and the fans fire up! Oiwa drags Honma up, gut wrenches, but Honma fights it! Honma wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! Oiwa stays up to short arm LARIAT in return! Honma short arm LARIATS, but then Oiwa short arm LARIATS!
Oiwa fires short arm LARIATS again and again, then finally LARIATS Honma down! Cover, but Shota breaks it! ZSJ grabs Shota and drags him out by a leg! ANKLE LOCK! Shota BOOTS ZSJ into railing! Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! Honma reaches out, but Oiwa keeps him from ropes! But Honma slips around to the back, BIG back suplex! But Oiwa holds onto the SLEEPER! Oiwa drags Honma up to his feet, spins him, and THE- NO, Honma blocks the lariat! Oiwa dodges a haymaker to ROCK Honma! Honma ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS! Honma HEADBUTTS, and then JUMPING KOKESHIS!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma and Oiwa crawl, hot tags to ZSJ and Shota! The fans fire up as ZSJ BOOTS! Shota fires a forearm! ZSJ nods and steps back to Shota. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, but Shota UPPERCUTS in return! ZSJ shakes that off to UPPERCUT! Shota staggers, scowls, and comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ wobbles but he nods, before he UPPERCUTS again! Both men steady themselves, and Shota comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ staggers and sways, but he stays on his feet. ZSJ leans on the ropes, then stands up tall. The fans fire up as ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Shota UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, faster and faster!
Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ drops to his knees! The ref has Shota hold on, maybe ZSJ is rattled. ZSJ stands but Shota UPPERCUTS again and again! ZSJ fires up but runs into an UPPERCUT! Shota roars and the fans fire up again! ZSJ stands to SLAP Shota!! Shota wobbles but even ZSJ has to steady himself. Shota drops to his knees to stabilize, and the fans rally up again. Shota rises, so ZSJ KICKS him! And KICKS! Shota shakes his head so ZSJ KICKS! ZSJ paces but Shota nods. Shota rises and eggs ZSJ! ZSJ says fine, and he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Shota growls, then he blocks the kick!
Shota stands to ROCK ZSJ! ZSJ roars, but Shota catches the kick, trips ZSJ, and then steps into the STF!! ZSJ reaches out but Shota drags him from ropes! S T F! Oiwa stomps away on Shota until he lets go! Honma CLUBS Oiwa then throws him out. Honma helps Shota stand and then brings ZSJ around. Honma whips ZSJ to a corner, runs up, and he LARIATS! Feed to Shota’s POP-UP KNEE! Shota then feeds ZSJ to a LARIAT! Clinch and EXPLODER! Honma gets moving, BASEMENT KOKESHI! IGNITION!! Cover, Oiwa breaks it! Honma CLUBS Oiwa and tosses him again, then tells Shota to finish it!
Shota goes to the corner and he takes aim. BLAZE- ARMBAR!! ZSJ catches the Blaze Blade, but then Shota shifts around! ZSJ still wants the arm, Shota has the stack! TWO! ARMBAR!! Honma hits the FALLING KOKESHI!! The fans are thunderous but here comes Oiwa! Honma runs at him, JUMPING KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa calls to ZSJ as he brings up Shota. Shota fires a forearm but Oiwa shakes his head. Oiwa eggs Shota on so Shota fires up! Shota ROLLING- NO, Oiwa ducks to SLEEPER! And THE- NO, Shota ducks The Grip and a JUMPING KOKESHI takes Oiwa down!
The fans fire up as Shota aims at ZSJ again. BLINDSIDE KNEE in the corner! And then a TORNADO DDT! Shota drags ZSJ up to elevate, but ZSJ wrenches out! ZSJ PELES the arm! Then BOOTS the lariat! ZSJ ducks the enzigiri to PENALTY KICK! Shota is right up, but ZSJ has him in a full nelson! Shota breaks it, only for ZSJ to GERMAN SUPLEX! ZSJ runs up, but into a POP-UP DEATH RIDER!! The fans are thunderous as Shota hauls ZSJ up. But ZSJ scoops first! ZACK DRIVER!! But ZSJ can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous again while Shota and ZSJ stir! ZSJ and Shota crawl, but then Oiwa BLASTS Honma down!
Oiwa helps ZSJ up while Shota finds he has no partner! Shota turns around, into an ELBOW from Oiwa! ZSJ BOOTS Shota, then feeds him to Oiwa’s ANACONDA SUPLEX! Oiwa sets Shota up for ZSJ’S LARIAT! Cover, HONMA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again but now Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! ROUNDHOUSE and THE GRIP!! The fans fire up with TMDK as they drag Shota up. They double whip but Shota reverses! Shota kicks off ZSJ to TORNADO DDT Oiwa! Shota then runs up, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shota and ZSJ stay up, so they go again. ZSJ KICKS Shota’s lariat, but Shota SWATS ZSJ’s!
Shota ROCKS ZSJ, ROLLING- SLAP from ZSJ! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free! Shota backslides, ZSJ rolls through, then fights the underhooks! O’Conner Roll, but Shota trips ZSJ to go for an arm! Another backslide, but another roll through, BLAZE BLADE POINT BLANK!! The fans are thunderous again as Shota rises! Shota aims from a corner, and hits a BLAZE- NO, ZSJ backslides! But Shota rolls through so he can DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA & HONMA WIN!!!
Winners: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ZSJ & Oiwa earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion just fell to this Reiwa Musketeer! World Tag League aside, will Shota now bring that Paradigm Shift to the Tokyo Dome? Or will ZSJ make sure this is still TMDK’s WrestleKingdom?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi made it Lights Out last round against Kenta & Chase Owens while The Rampaging Dragon & Gene Blast were tranquilo against Funky Sauce. Only one team can stay spotless, can the Fierce Warrior & Headhunter slay these twin dragons? Or will Los Ingobernables de Japon be that much closer to the trophies?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bumps, Yota calls out Goto. Goto accepts and the fans rally as the bell rings. Goto and Yota circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto finds a point of leverage, he puts Yota on ropes, but then lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. They tie up but Yota kicks low. Yota headlocks, Goto powers up and out, but Yota RAMS him! Goto stays up, he runs, and he RAMS Yota! Yota rebounds to CLOBBER Goto! Yota brings Goto up, CHOPS him, but Goto CHOPS back! Yota CHOPS again! Goto backs away to ropes but Yota is on him. Yota whips but Goto grabs ropes!
Hashi tags in, Goto BOOTS Yota, then Bishamon runs Yota over! Then ZANMAI! Takagi storms in but Hashi mule kicks! Bishamon sets up, “Se no!” And they DRUM away on Takagi! The fans cheer while Hashi flexes. Hashi brings Yota up, ROCKS him, and Yota goes to a corner. Hashi CHOPS, but Yota eggs him on. Hashi CHOPS again, and again! Yota sits down and the fans rally up. Hashi looms over Yota, brings him up, and whips him corner to corner. Hashi runs up but Yota BOOTS him! Hashi comes back, blocks the boot, btu Yota brings Hashi down for the STOMP! Takagi runs to BLAST Goto, then goes out after him!
Takagi sends Goto into railing! The fans cheer, and Yota snapmares Hashi for a chinlock. Hashi endures so Yota ELBOWS him in the head! Yota then drags Hashi up, ROCKS him in the back, and Hashi falls against ropes. Yota tags Takagi and Takagi chinlocks Hashi in the ropes. Red Shoes reprimands then counts, so Takagi lets go quickly. Takagi hauls Hashi up to RAM him into the corner again and again. Takagi stomps Hashi, whips him to ropes, then KNEES him! Takagi suplexes high and hard! The fans applaud while Takagi keeps his eyes on Goto. Takagi goes to Hashi, sits him up, and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
Takagi stands for the ELBOW DROP! Tag to Yota and Yota brings Hashi up. Goto protests as LIJ double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Takagi then SENTONS, and Yota SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Goto coaches Hashi but Yota drags Hashi up. Yota CLUBS Hashi but Hashi fires forearms! Yota hits a BODY BLOW in return! Yota whips, runs, but Hashi dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hashi and Yota crawl, Hashi hot tags Goto! Goto CLOBBERS Yota, BLASTS Takagi, then goes back to Yota. Yota kicks and runs but Goto follows to LARIAT! Takagi runs in, but Goto kicks him!
Takagi fights the suplex, suplexes in return, but Goto slips free! Goto waistlocks but Takagi elbows him! LIJ regroups to double whip Goto to a corner. Takagi runs in but Goto dodges! LARIAT for Yota! Goto kicks Takagi, and suplexes him onto Yota! Cover on Yota, TWO! The fans rally and Goto hauls Yota up. Yota fights the fireman’s carry with elbows. Goto ROCKS Yota, Yota ROCKS Goto, repeat! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, but Goto gets the edge! Goto roars, runs, but Yota clinches for the BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP! Takagi BLASTS Hashi! The fans fire up with LIJ as they regroup.
LIJ whips Goto to the corner again, and Yota ELBOWS! Takagi sends Yota back in to SPLASH! Takagi LARIATS, Yota BOOTS, Takagi BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and then a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Goto stays in this but Yota brings him back up. Yota has Goto in the drop zone, for the MAROON- NO, Goto avoids the crush! Goto fireman’s carries to USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and Yota crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Hashi! The fans fire up as Hashi and Takagi RAM shoulders! Hashi dodges to RAM Takagi, Takagi RAMS back! They RAM again, and roar!
Hashi ROCKS Takagi, CHOPS him, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Hashi and he aims from a corner. Takagi goes to a corner, Hashi runs in, but Takagi dodges! Takagi runs up, but into a BOOT! Hashi runs up, into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKON feint and DDT! Hashi is down and Takagi says “TOKI GA KITA!” The time has come, and the fans rally with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi winds up, runs up, but blocks a boot to LARIAT! Takagi keeps moving, but Hashi gets around to waistlock! Takagi switches, Hashi RAMS Takagi to a corner! Goto runs up to LARIAT Takagi! Feed to the mule kick!
Bishamon sets up, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up and Goto calls for it! Hashi gets the legs, but Takgi kicks free! Takagi wrenches, dodges, SLEEPER on Goto! Yota RANAS Hashi! Then Yota runs up on Goto but Goto BOOTS him! Goto elbows Takagi, Hashi SUPERKICKIS Yota! Goto has Yota up, he and Hashi hits G Y R!! Yota flounders but Takgi sends Goto into Hashi! PUMPING- NO, Bishamon dodges the lariats and they trap Takagi at the ropes! BLINDISDE LARIAT to SNAP DRAGON! Takagi is up, DOUBLE LARIATS with Goto! Takagi SWATS a lariat, ELBOWS Hashi, JABS him, then runs! But into Goto’s LARIAT!!
The fans fire up and Bishamon regroups. They whip Takagi into the fireman’s carry! FIERCE FLASH! And now Hashi calls the end! They have Takagi up, SHO- NO, SUPERKICK to Hashi from Yota! SUPERKICK to Goto from Yota! Goto tumbles out, Hashi is in a corner, and Yota runs to SPLASH Hashi! Then Yota hoists Hashi up top, CHOPS him, and climbs! The fans fire up with Yota as he brings Hashi up, for a SUPERPLEX! Takagi SLIDING PUMPING BOMBERS! Takagi starts up another “OI! OI! OI!” and the fans are with him! LIJ drags Hashi up, they BOOSTED WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Cover, GOTO BREAKS IT!
Yota stomps Goto and CLUBS him! LIJ drags Goto up, but Goto fires forearms on them both! Goto is a fierce warrior to be sure! But he runs into a LARIAT! And GENE TRIGGER! PUMPING BOMBER! The fans fire up as LIJ aims at Hashi! Takagi runs up to LARIAT! Snapmare and Yota aims! Takagi makes sure Hashi is lined up, but Goto anchors Yota! Takagi rushes over but Hashi shoves him into Yota! Roll-up with bridge! TWO!!! Takagi escapes, Hashi ROCKS him! The fans are thunderous as both men wobble. Takagi fires a forearm! Hashi fires back! Takagi fires another! Hashi wobbles, drops to a knee, but he comes back to fire another forearm!
Takagi and Hashi go back and forth, faster and faster! They both wobble again, but then Hashi fires a strike fest! The CHOP tops it off, but Takagi just snarls! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Hashi roars, but Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! SUPERKICK from Hashi! DISCUS PUJMPING from Takagi! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up and Takagi powers up! Takagi runs, to PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi pump handles and torture racks, but ITADAKIGARI!! Cover, BISHAMON WINS!!!
Winners: Bishamon, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Takagi & Yota earn 0)
A sudden turnaround, but it can’t be called an upset with how Goto & Hashi have been World Tag League winners and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions besides! But if this is how hard Takagi & Tsuji fought, yet they still fell short, how much harder must they fight to be on top of the block?
As for Bishamon, Hashi has the mic first. “Last year, Bishamon made history be becoming the first-ever IWGP Tag Team Champions to win this league. We also achieved the first-ever threepeat. This year, we’re looking to go undefeated!” The fans cheer that lofty goal, and even chant for “BI-SHA-MON! BI-SHA-MON!” Hashi says then, in Kumamoto, when they win their FOURTH STRAIGHT tournament, “We’ll show you our happiest Zanmai celebration ever.” The fans are certainly intrigued by that. Hashi says Bishamon’s four-peat will come in the blink of an eye!
With that mic drop, the mission is clear! No need to #GetBackUp when you’re still riding high, but will Goto & Hashi continue to add to their historic achievements? Or will a team come along to ruin it all?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 2-0, 4 points
Bishamon: 2-0, 4 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-1, 2 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-1, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 1-1, 2 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 1-1, 2 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-2, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great event for WTL A Block, but I hope there won’t be any more delays in the On Demand upload, there’s too much to do on a Friday to wait on this. Anyway, I had a bad feeling Funky Sauce would lose again, but they had a strong showing against Callum & Cobb. Great brawl between Gabe & Sanada with Kenta & Chase. But considering Gabe is building towards that match with Kenny Omega, good win for him and Sanada, and then good promo from Gabe to call Omega out. This all probably takes Gabe & Sanada out of the running for the finals, because they can play up how Gabe is too distracted by wanting after Omega.
Great match from Shota & Honma VS ZSJ & Oiwa, but this match also proved me right from earlier. This was just a formality to make ZSJ VS Shota for the world title official. Shota gets the upset win on ZSJ and now that is Shota’s path to WrestleKingdom. But Bishamon VS LIJ was awesome stuff, and what a great win for Goto & Hashi. Goto & Hashi are definitely set up to make another run at the trophies, but I’m still not sure of their chances of winning. The threepeat was pretty surprising as it was, but a four-peat would be wild.
My Score: 9/10
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Everybody wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah!
Before they celebrate with champagne on Full Gear, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa team up for a tag match! Will Rampage truly become “Glampage?”
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose; Mariah & Mina win.
- Juice Robinson VS The Butcher; Juice wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order; The Conglomeration wins.
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Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose!
While the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend will have their Championship Champagne Celebration tomorrow night, tonight is about celebrating a victory together. But will The Glamour & The Fighting Gravure Idol get that win? Or can the wild Aussie and Native Beast put a damper on the fun?
The teams sort out and Mina starts against Nyla. The fans rally, “We Want Mina!” and Nyla says so does she! They step up and Nyla taunts Mina’s height by calling for the knuckle lock. Mina reaches up but Nyla switches hands. And then switches, switches, switches, but Mina almost makes it a dance. The fans cheer as it indeed becomes a dance off between Mina and Nyla. But then Mina kicks low! Mina runs, but Nyla catches her! Nyla pops Mina up and around, but Mina slips free. Mina dodges, and she slides to pose. The fans cheer, Nyla shows she can shimmy, and she SUPERKICKS Mina down!
Nyla scoops Mina to SLAM her! Nyla swaggers, drags Mina up, and then scoops. Harley wants in but Nyla says not now. She is holding a grown human woman! Nyla SLAMS Mina down, runs, but Harley tags in! Nyla asks what is wrong with Harley, they argue, but Harley runs up on Mina. Mina fires hands, then facelocks and SOBATS! Mina runs, but Harley drops under. Mina rolls, then bypasses, runs, and tilt-o-whirls to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!! Harley stays in this but Mina stays on her. Mina bumps Harley off buckles, then tags in Mariah. Mariah CHOPS Harley, then puts some stank on the DOUBLE CHOP!
Mariah brings Harley around, scoops, and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Mariah sucker punches Nyla! The fans boo but Mariah is coy as she tags in Mina. Mariah & Mina double whip Harley, then trip her up, and “Woo~!” DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Mina & Mariah both shake it up, but Nyla joins in. Nyla then drags them up by their hair, for a meeting- NO, Mariah & Mina stop from colliding. They smile, then double kick Nyla. They TOSS Nyla out at the ramp and Harley is upset with Nyla. But then Mariah & Mina run to WRECK their opponents with dropkicks!
Mariah & Mina pose cutely on the apron and blow kisses to each other. Then they fetch Harley into the ring as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Mina stalks Harley, then winds up to KICK her in the back! Harley writhes, Mina pushes her to a cover, TWO! Mina drags Harley up and brings her around to bump off buckles. Tag to Mariah, and Mariah brings Harley out for a HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Harley stays in this but Mariah stays on her. Mariah fireman’s carries but Harley fights free. Harley throws Mariah down by her hair! Harley waistlocks, Mariah fights the lift and wrenches out. Harley ducks a kick to pump handle and BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but Harley stays on her. Harley drags Mariah up to whip to the corner, then she tags Nyla.
Nyla stomps away on Mariah, then stands her up to CHOP! Nyla stalks Mariah to a corner, Rampage returns to single picture, and Nyla snapmares for a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Mariah around, ties up the legs, and clamps on the chinlock! Mariah endures but Nyla brings her up to whip her to ropes. Nyla scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Nyla keeps moving, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Harley shouts for the tag, Nyla tags her in. Harley RAMS into Mariah again and again, then snapmares. Mariah staggers up, Harley runs and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO Mariah survives and Harley argues the count.
Harley taunts Mina, drags Mariah up, but Mariah swings. Harley dodges the lariat but Mariah blocks Sole Food, to HEADBUTT! Mariah and Harley both fall back! Both women crawl, the fans rally up, but Harley anchors Mariah’s legs! Mariah KICKS Harley away, hot tag to Mina! Mina rallies on Harley, whips, but Harley reverses. Mina comes back to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans fire up with Mina and she runs corner to corner, but Harley dodges! But then Mina dodges! Mina ROCKS Harley, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Harley falls, Mina covers, but Nyla stomps it apart! Nyla helps Harley up and they double whip Mina.
Mina reverses to send Harley away. Mina mule kicks Nyla, ELBOWS Harley, victory rolls Nyla and has the legs! Harley staggers but runs up, only for Mina to catch her! Mina spins Harley, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina and she hot tags Mariah! Nyla hobbles up, into Mariah’s SHOTGUN! But Harley rolls Mariah! TWO!! Mariah is up and she KNEES Harley down! Harley staggers to a corner but Mariah hoists her up! Electric Chair Lift, and Mina tags in! Mina climbs, for a BULLDOG DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Mariah & Mina win!
Winners: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
The AEW Women’s World Champion and the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion are victorious together, just like they wanted! Will they toast this victory and all others tomorrow night? Or will someone look to ruin their Full Gear fun?
Rampage returns and…
Lexy Nair welcomes us back, while also welcoming us to the official Full Gear Zero Hour weigh-in. Please welcome first, QT Marshall! The fans boo as QT makes his return to AEW TV, and he shows off the “DOOM” logo on his track jacket. QT steps into the ring and now Lexy welcomes out Big Justice and Big Boom AJ! The fans cheer as the Costco Guys are here, giving out high-fives and fist bumps! QT is already annoyed but Lexy says before we get started, do either of them have something to say? QT steps up to say yes, he does! Enough with the “Boom,” first off! Tomorrow night, QT brings the doom!
QT told AJ 20 years ago that he didn’t have it. 20 years later, AJ still doesn’t have it! The fans boo but AJ just shrugs that off. AJ tells QT that QT’s been waiting those 20 years to get AJ in the ring. But AJ’s been waiting ever since QT tossed those double chunk chocolate cookies! The fans cheer that! But AJ says hold on, hold on. He’s got a special surprise for us. He wants someone real special to be at Full Gear to ring the bell when AJ rings QT’s bell and he Power-Booms QT through this ring. QT asks who. AJ says there’s only one guy that can be. They scratch their chins, and yes, it’ll be THE RIZZLER!!
QT is seething but the fans love it! QT gets to business by taking off the jacket and the sweatpants. QT steps on the scale, flexes, and we get the numbers on the tron: 229 pounds flat for QT! QT is all fired up, he’s bringing that heavyweight build. The fans fire up for AJ, “Bring the Boom! Bring the Boom!” Wait, what? 550?! AJ’s big but not THAT big. QT says this must be why he’s Big Boom AJ. Maybe he should laugh off the double chunk chocolate cookies. Big Justice steps up! And he says we all know QT rigged the scale! Right? Right? But see, that won’t matter when his dad brings that BOOM on Saturday night! Is QT ready?
QT steps up but AJ gets in QT’s way. QT takes a swing! AJ ROCKS QT first! AJ makes sure Big Justice is okay, but then QT hits the DIAMOND CUTTER! The fans boo but QT says that’s gonna be the DOOM! Will QT not care who or what Big Boom AJ brings to Full Gear? Or will he slammed on the mat for The Rizzler?
AEW takes a closer look at the AEW World Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way.
Malakai Black says, “Eight men, four destinies intertwined.” Anthony Bowens recaps: The Acclaimed, Kings of the Black Throne, Outrunners, and Private Party, fighting for the titles. Marq Quen says he and Zay worked SO damn hard for these titles. But The Outrunners are hard as a rock! Malakai says The House has a “trigger full of promises to deliver.” Bowens says they have everyone’s number, but The Outrunners feel they have nothing to lose! Malakai & Brody say come one, come all, for all shall perish! Zay promises he & Quen will do whatever it takes to leave Full Gear still your AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that’s a flex.
Juice Robinson VS The Butcher!
While everyone else, such as the Bang Bang Gang’s fearless leader, Jay White, gears up for Full Gear, Rock Hard Robinson is just looking to get a win. Butcher almost shoves him off the apron, will Butcher cause this Collision Cowboy to go off the rails? Or will it be Guns Up for the Reading, Pennsylvania Gold Members?
The bell rings and Juice ties up with Butcher. They’re in a deadlock and quickly go to the mat. They also quickly get back up, and Juice powers Butcher to a corner. The ref counts, they go along ropes, in a corner, then along more ropes. Butcher has Juice on the ropes but he lets off with a scuffing forearm. Juice has wild eyes to go with his wild hair, and he shoots in to headlock. Butcher powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and Butcher doesn’t budge. Butcher eggs Juice on, but Juice grins. Juice stomps Butcher’s foot! Juice headlocks but Butcher fires body shots. Butcher powers up and out but Juice RAMS him!
Butcher rebounds to CLOBBER Juice! Things keep moving, Juice drops then hurdles, then he goes to hip toss. Butcher blocks to body shot and LARIAT! The fans fire up while Butcher stalks Juice to a corner. Butcher stands Juice up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and then Butcher climbs up. Butcher says count along, but then Juice sips out before he even starts! Juice trips Butcher up, then climbs, and now fans get to count! Juice rains down fists all the way to nine, then winds up, to BITE Butcher for ten! But then Butcher DUMPS Juice to the floor! Butcher storms out after Juice to RAILING BACK SUPLEX!
Juice writhes more but Butcher drags him back up. Butcher throws Juice into the apron while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Butcher LARIATS Juice against the apron, pushes him into the ring, then stalks him to another corner. Butcher runs up to LARIAT! Juice staggers and Butcher scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Juice writhes, Butcher runs, and he drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Juice stays in this but Butcher drags him up. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back! Butcher then stands Juice up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him again! Juice drops to his knees but Butcher drags him around into a chinlock. Juice endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Butcher lets go to stomp away on Juice! Butcher then clamps onto Juice with a dragon sleeper!
Juice endures as Butcher bends him. Juice fights up, powers up, and ROCKS Butcher! And ROCKS him! And hits a JAWBREAKER! Juice whips, Butcher reverses and ELBOWS him down! Butcher stalks Juice to ropes, stands on Juice’s face, but the ref counts. Butcher steps away, then drags Juice up. Butcher ROCKS Juice, but Juice shakes his head. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back again, and Juice drops to his knees as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns as Butcher runs up, only for Juice to BOOT him! Juice then dodges Butcher, atomic drops and roars! Juice HEADBUTTS Butcher to the corner, but Butcher snarls! Butcher runs up, into a LEG LARIAT! Juice grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Juice pumps up, takes aim, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Juice roars, and Butcher falls for the left hand feint! DDT! Juice adds a SENTON, then covers, TWO! Butcher is tough but Juice grins. The fans rally up and Juice watches Butcher go to a corner. Juice runs up to LARIAT! Juice calls his shot, goes corner to corner, and back again, but Butcher throws him back! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up but Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex, only for Juice to land out! Roll up, with a bridge! TWO, and Juice hurries away. Butcher rises, runs up, but Juice drop toeholds him into buckles! Juice gets moving, CANNONBALL! The fans fire up with Juice and Juice pumps up. Butcher rises, into the JAB! JAB! JAB! LEFT HAND O’- NO, Butcher slips around, half nelson, BACKBREAKER! And then JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives and Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, calls his shot, and suplexes, but Juice fights that off!
Juice slips free to LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Juice powers up, another LEFT HAND O’ GOD!! The fans fire up again as Juice brings Butcher up. JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Juice wins!
Winner: Juice Robinson, by pinfall
And that’s one for Bullet Club Gold! Will Jay White look to do just as much damage to Hangman Page? Or will the Blackhat Cowboy still be number one with a bullet?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
There will be no Friday Night Rampage next week, because it will be a BACK-TO-BACK Rampage & Collision Saturday night! Make sure your DVR is ready for three hours of AEW action!
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Lexy is with La Mera Mera and brings up how next week will be an ALL LUCHA Rampage. That must be exciting. Rosa is beyond excitement! It is about time they get some lucha libre to spice up Rampage. Atlantis Jr, Hechicero, and the return of Mystico! C’mon, now! Well what about Rosa? Yes, what about Rosa? Rosa hasn’t had a true lucha match in awhile, but why not? An open challenge for any luchadora or female wrestler that wants after La Mera Mera! In steps Harley Cameron, wearing a Hologram mask, and putting on a robot voice. “Greetings. I am famed luchadora, Harley-gram, the female counterpart to Hologram.”
Rosa is trying not to laugh as “Harley-gram” officially accepts the open challenge. Rosa tells Harley-gram that she looks familiar. Like a certain someone she beat two weeks ago. Does not compute with Harley-gram. Okay, fine. Compute this: Next week, Rosa will yank her cord and shut her down! OH SHUT UP! What? Uh… Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! “Harley-gram” runs off and Rosa asks if this is really happening. Rosa sighs, but will she just have to reboot Harley back to factory settings?
Ricochet speaks.
“I have had my eyes on the International title since I debuted in AEW. And Takeshita has cost me my chance at becoming International Champion on more than one occasion. I was the last person to pin the International Champion, and I plan on doing it one more time, at Full Gear. At Full Gear, Takeshita finds out what the world already knows: That Ricochet is not from here. Ricochet is outta this world!” The King of Flight is determined to dethrone The Alpha. Will Ricochet become The One & Only International Champion?
BREAKING NEWS for the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Anna Jay lost last week in her last chance championship match, but she also rejected the offer of The Vendetta. Now Deonna Purrazzo is looking to teach Anna why that was a mistake. Will The Virtuosa make sure Anna’s never The Star of the Show? Or will she learn why Anna’s still The Queenslayer? Then, we see Dante Martin, The Beast Mortos, Komander and Buddy Matthews compete in what will surely be a fast and furious Fatal 4 Way! Who wins some big momentum, and possibly a spot in the Continental Classic?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order!
While Tomohiro Ishii is aiming for the ROH World Championship next Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, he, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero don’t mind building up momentum in the Trios Division. Will the Stone Pitbull, Sussex County Chicken & Azucar be rolling towards titles? Or can Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver remind everyone that The Dark Order is good enough?
The trios sort out and Mark starts against Silver. The two shake hands, and the fans cheer on “Johnny Hungy!” Silver and Mark tie up, go around, and Silver headlocks. Mark powers up and out, but Silver runs him over! Silver flexes, runs, but Mark drops down to then arm-drag! Silver arm-drags back! Mark sweeps to cover, ONE! Silver sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men stand and the fans fire up. Silver and Mark reset, tie up, and Mark headlocks. Silver powers up and out, hurdles, but then Mark hits the crane stance! Silver stays back, and then shows off his Dark Order Karate! The fans fire up and the two circle again.
Mark shows off more of his Redneck Kung-Fu, but then Uno CLOBBERS him! Even Silver’s disappointed but Uno backs off. Silver brings Mark up, Uno tags in, and then he tags Reynolds. Uno CLAWS Mark’s back. then Dark Order DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICHES! Uno hits a JAWBREAKER, Reynolds adds a BACKBREAKER, and then Uno hits the DDT! Reynolds covers, TWO! Reynolds drags Mark back, tags Uno, and they stomp Mark down. Uno puts Mark in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Mark goes up to FLYING FOREARM! Mark powers Uno to the Conglomeration corner then tags in Ishii.
Ishii CHOPS Uno, and CHPOS, and CHOSP! Uno feels those even through his business shirt! Tag to Rocky but Uno hits low. Uno whips, Rocky reverses and UPPERCUTS! Rocky winds up as Uno goes to a corner, and he runs in to LARIAT! That’s one-ever! Then two-ever! Then three-ever! Rocky gives some Latino Heat, but Reynolds runs up! Rocky gives Reynolds four-ever! More Latino Heat and the fans fire up! Uno runs up, to catch Rocky for SOMETHING EVIL! Rocky flops out of the ring and Uno flexes, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts but Reynolds throws Rocky in. Reynolds drops an elbow, then stands on Rocky’s face. Reynolds scuffs Rocky with his sole, then bumps Rocky off buckles. Uno traps Rocky while Silver tags in. The Dark Order mugs Rocky, then Silver scoops and SLASMS! “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” Silver drags Rocky up, ROCKS him with forearms, then puts him in a corner. Silver ROCKS Rocky again, then puts him in the Dark Order corner for a LARIAT! Silver tags Uno then flexes on The Conglomeration. Uno taunts Ishii, then brings Rocky up. Rocky fires forearms! Rocky backs Uno down, then runs, but into a BOOT!
Uno hauls Rocky up to hit a BACKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Uno is upset that he only got one, but the fans rally for Rocky. Uno stomps Rocky’s hand! Rocky goes to a corner and Uno CHOPS him down! Uno does Scott Hall fingers to taunt Rocky, then he bumps Rocky off Silver’s boots! Reynolds tags in, pushes Rocky down, and then he stands on Rocky before an IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Rocky flounders but Reynolds stalks him. Reynolds taunts Rocky, then brings him up. Rocky fires forearms! And forearms! And then he powers Reynolds back! Reynolds digs his heels in to keep Rocky from his corner!
Reynolds knees Rocky, whips him, but Rocky sunset flips! TWO! Reynolds CLOBBERS Rocky! Cover, TWO! Reynolds is frustrated but he tags in Uno. Uno rolls up his sleeves while soaking up the heat from Reading. Uno clamps onto Rocky with a chinlock and he grinds Rocky down. Rocky endures and fights around while the fans rally up. Rocky fires body shots as Rampage returns to single picture, but Uno clamps on tighter! Rocky is fading! Uno sits Rocky down, then BLASTS Ishii! The ref keeps Mark from getting at Uno, and Uno stomps Rocky. Uno again taunts Mark, then runs up, but into a BOOT!
Rocky fires off hands on Reynolds & Silver! Rocky rolls past Uno to hot tag Mark! The fans fire up as Mark dodges Uno to then fire hands on him and Reynolds! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Mark fires a flurry and ROCKS Uno! Reynolds swings into a wrench, KICK, and then a CHOP for Silver before the ROLLING ELBOW on Reynolds! Uno runs up but Mark just keeps throwing shots! Forearms and CHOPS on Uno and Silver! Silver waistlocks but Mark BOOTS Uno away! Mark breaks free to PELE Silver! Uno runs up, into an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Mark covers, TWO! Mark stays fired up and the fans are with him!
Mark fires hands on Uno, then fireman’s carries. Uno fights free and throws Mark into ropes! Reynolds BOOTS Mark, Uno reels Mark in! Silver SUPERKICKS before the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and The Dark Order can’t believe it! Uno tags Silver, Silver tags Reynolds, and they haul Mark up. PENDULUM- NO, Mark fights free to BOOT Silver! Mark dodges Uno & Reynolds, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii CLOBBERS Reynolds and RAMS Uno, but Uno stays up! Uno dodges Ishii’s haymaker to waistlock, but Ishii ducks as Reynolds runs up! Reynolds ROCKS Uno by accident! Ishii CLOBBERS Uno! And GERMAN SUPLEXES Reynolds!
The fans fire up with Ishii as he brings Reynolds up. Ishii suplexes, but Silver makes the save! Silver KICKS Ishii, but Ishii CHOPS Silver! KICK! CHOP! Repeat! The fans fire up and Ishii CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Ishii runs, breaks through the kick, but not the SUPERKICK! Silver GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Ishii’s right back up! LARIAT for Silver! Reynolds BOOTS Ishii down! Mark LARIATS Reynolds up and out! Rocky hurries to fetch a chair for Mark! Mark sets that up and the fans cheer him on! Mark builds speed , but Reynolds trips him up! Rocky FLYING RANAS Reynolds! Uno BOOTS Rocky!
Uno helps Reynolds up, but Mark FLIES! The fans fire up with Mark and he high-fives the front row. Mark goes back for Reynolds, puts him in, and Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Ishii roars and he hauls Reynolds up! Suplex for the BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
A great battle from these factions, but it is Strong Style that wins out! Will this happen again when Ishii goes 1v1 with The Learning Tree? Or will Chris Jericho make sure the Age of Nueve lasts forever and ever?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for the go-home to Full Gear, but it was definitely just a go-home. They’re even ending with the November Rain music video from last Saturday as I type this. Good promo from Ricochet to hype up his match with Takeshita, but that’s still a toss-up to me. A part of me does want Ricochet to have the International Champion so Takeshita can enter the Continental Classic and go after Okada like he was supposed to do just a month ago. It really depends on what the Don Callis Family story is going to be with Ospreay and Fletcher, as The Don Callis Family isn’t losing everything at Full Gear.
Great opening tag of Mariah & Mina VS Nyla & Harley, though I really thought that was going to be the main event. But at the same time, of course Mariah & Mina won. No tease for anything at Full Gear so maybe they’ll wait to surprise us with Toni Storm or something tomorrow. Harley becoming “Harley-gram” just to get a rematch with Rosa was hilarious stuff, as does that “All Lucha Rampage” episode they’re hyping up. But oh look, next week is back-to-back Rampage and Collision on a Saturday just to try and undercut Survivor Series. It won’t matter, I’m still watching WarGames and leaving AEW for after, but it’s nice of them to do everything on one night.
Very good filler match of Juice VS Butcher, that was a strong return to singles action for Juice. Very nice Zero Hour matches but I kinda wish they’d given us a segment on TV to set up Deonna VS Anna rather than just announcing it. Maybe there was something social media had but I’m still not someone who follows all the socials. And that Fatal 4 Way is awesome, can’t wait to see who comes out of that a winner. Good promo overall from Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall, but I’m not sure it needed to be a weigh-in. A press conference style segment would’ve been fine, or even a contract signing, but I guess they just wanted to set up QT’s “lay off the cookies” joke. QT stands tall with his cutter taking down AJ, so you can bet AJ dooms QT in the Zero Hour.
Also great Six Man Tag main event, though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a main event without entrances. Great win for Conglomeration, though, but yeah, Ishii sure ain’t winning the ROH World Championship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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