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Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (3/17/22)

A Strong debut in NXT UK!

Published

3 years ago

March 17, 2022

Steven Mitchell

Is Diamond Mine looking to expand?

With A-Kid visiting the States, it seems only fair NXT UK welcomes a guest! Roderick Strong takes on Wolfgang in what’ll surely be a hard-hitting match!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Tyler Bate w/ Trent Seven VS Oliver Carter w/ Ashton Smith; Carter wins.
Emilia McKenzie VS Nina Samuels; McKenzie wins.
Aleah James VS Stevie Turner; James wins.
Roderick Strong VS Wolfgang; Strong wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

NXT UK mourns the loss of “Razor Ramon,” Scott Hall.

Tyler Bate w/ Trent Seven VS Oliver Carter w/ Ashton Smith!

The Big Strong Boy and his tag partner in Moustache Mountain are willing to give the hottest tag team in NXT UK a second chance, if they earn it! Will the Predator Killer prove he can win 1v1 against NXT UK’s first and only Triple Crown winner?

The bell rings and Carter circles with Bate. They shake hands to show there’s sportsmanship, and fans sing for Bate. Bate wrenches, wristlocks, but Carter rolls and goes to kick, but Bate blocks for a toehold! Carter rolls but Bate cartwheels through and fans love the exchange. They go again, Carter wrenches to a wristlock, but Bate rolls and rolls and uses his leg to break free. Bate knuckle locks, WRINGS Carter, but Carter rolls through. Bate rushes in but Carter headlocks. Bate powers out, Carter runs him over! Things speed up, Bate hurdles but Carter sunset flips him, TWO!

Carter goes for a leg but Bate steps over, only for Carter to step through! Cover, TWO, and Bate sunset flips! ONE, Carter high stacks! ONE, Bate sunsets, TWO! They RAM shoulders, then DOUBLE LARIAT, and DOUBLE DROPKICK! Both men handspring up and Carter flexes as fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” Carter and Bate tie up again, Carter arm-drags to get the armlock. Bate fights up, arm-drags but Carter drags Bate back down. Fans rally, Bate fights up and whips Carter. Carter RANAS Bate away! Carter runs in to tiger wall kick and arm-drag! But Bate headscissors back! Carter kips free, and LEG LARIATS! Cover, TWO!

Fans fire up as Carter cools off. Carter gets Bate up, but Bate wheelbarrows to victory roll! TWO, Carter sweeps the legs! Bate dodges the boot to dropkick Carter over and out of the ring! Smith coaches Carter but Bate goes out to stomp Carter down. Bate puts Carter in, fans rally and duel as Bate drops elbows. Cover, TWO! Bate clamps on a rear bearhug to squeeze Carter. Seven and Smith talk some trash while fans rally and duel harder. Carter fights up, pries free and elbows, but Bate CLUBS Carter on the back! Bate waistlocks but Carter runs to RAM Bate into a buckle! Carter blocks a kick to spin and LARIAT! And dropkick!

Bate goes to a corner, Carter runs in but Bate ducks the shining wizard! Carter heel kicks Bate from up top! Then Carter springboards to missile dropkick! Cover, TWO! Fans rally more and Carter brings Bate up. Bate swings a punch but Carter blocks! Carter swings a punch but Bate blocks! Carter LARIATS! Fans fire up and Carter runs in, SCISSOR KICK! Booker would be proud! Cover, TWO! Bate survives and fans fire up more! The dueling continues as Carter drags Bate up. Carter whips, Bate holds ropes and sends Carter out. Carter blocks to ENZIGURI! Another springboard but Bate gets clear!

Bate catches Carter in the corner! Bate throws Carter with an EXPLODER! Bate kips up to SHOOTING STAR PRESS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally behind the “Big Strong Boy!” and Bate drags Carter up. Fireman’s carry, for the AIRPLANE SPIN! Bate goes eight times around before the GUTBUSTER! Then a cobra twist! Carter endures as Bate digs his elbow into the side. Fans rally, Carter scoots but Bate brings him away from ropes to hook him up in an IRON OCTOPUS! Carter endures as Bate pulls back on the arm! Carter reaches out, falls and gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer as Bate lets off.

Smith coaches Carter but Bate brings Carter around to throw heavy hands! GAMANGIRI! Then cradle! TWO! Carter survives but Bate reels him in to underhook arms. Carter back drops free but Bate lands on his feet! Bate waistlocks but Carter elbows free. SUPERKICK! Bate is down! Carter runs in, into a BOOT! But he comes back to MURAMASA! Carter hits a FULL NELSON BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO!! PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous as Carter and Bate are both down! Bate and Carter stir as the fans rally and duel. Bate brings Carter up to EuroUpper but Carter gives that back! Bate headlocks to boot! Carter SUPER PUNCHES!

Carter boots, Bate blocks and flips Carter but Carter uses that for an AX KICK! Bate rebounds to ROLLING LIGER KICK! Bate runs, but Carter is up and dodges, QUEBRADA! Bate dodges, REBOUND LARIAT! Bate gets Carter up, TYLER DRIVER- NO! RANA!! Cover, TWO!?! Bate escapes and no one can believe it! Carter and Bate go to opposite corners while Smith and Seven shout at each other. Carter runs corner tp corner, but into a boot! Bate KNEES Carter away, then goes up! Smith and seven argue face to face now, and Seven shoves Smith! This distracts Bate enough for Carter to go up!

Bate DECKS Carter, but he’s still watching the outside! FLYING EURO- NO! Carter catches the uppercut to backslide! Cover, Carter wins!!

Winner: Oliver Carter, by pinfall

The Big Strong Boy lost focus at the last second, and Carter gets the biggest win in his NXT UK career! But this is just the first step! Can Smith do the same to Seven when it’s their turn?

NXT UK Media catches up with A-Kid.

He has a big tag match with Die Familie, how goes the hunt for a partner? Funny they should mention that, as AK is pretty sure that guy is doing a photoshoot. It’s Saxon Huxley! He won’t hold still for the photographer, but AK talks to him. Saxon remembers AK, right? “The rain in Spain! Saxon’s driving train!” Close enough. AK has Saxon calm down to hear him out. AK needs a partner for a tag match. What does he say? Saxon says it falls mainly on the plane, he’s driving the train! Is that a yes or a no? Will Saxon be AK’s partner? YES! Alright then. Will the Divine Beast of the Astral Plane help the Spanish Sensation stick it to Die Familie?

Wild Boar speaks.

“Eddie Dennis. I hold you personally responsible for every bit of hell and every bit of torture I went through last year. And I swear right now, every bit of hell and every bit of that torture, I’ll put directly on you! I’m coming for my revenge! Boar! BOAR!” Will the Welsh Dragon be slain by this boar straight outta hell?

Emilia McKenzie VS Nina Samuels!

Meiko Satomura’s protégé may not have gotten a title shot from the Final Boss, but she has done a good job weeding out who is worthy and who isn’t. Will the Leading Lady have to face facts that she just isn’t ready to co-star with the NXT UK Women’s Champion?

The bell rings and fans sing for Millie as she circles with Nina. They tie up, go around, and Nina puts Millie on ropes. But Millie turns it around to waistlock. Nina pries the hold open and gets the headlock. Millie rolls to a cover, TWO! Nina holds the headlock tight, but Millie powers out and gets the arm. Millie grinds the shoulder, Nina endures but Millie double wristlocks. They stand, wristlock becomes hammerlock, but Nina rolls and wrenches back. Millie gets up, Nina cranks the wristlock but Millie slips through to wrench back. Millie YANKS the arm, Nina cartwheels and wrangles Millie to the mat. Nina drops knees on the arm!

Nina holds the arm down, gets a cover, TWO! Fans rally as Nina facelocks. Millie slips around to waistlock but Nina flails and gets the ropes! The ref counts the ropebreak and Millie lets off. Nina tentatively comes back and they circle. They tie up again, Millie arm-drags and then arm-drags again! Nina blocks the third, but Millie wrenches and reels Nina in. Nina throws body shots, whips Millie to a corner, then runs in, but into a boot! Millie goes up, reels Nina in and RANAS! Fans fire up and Nina flounders. Millie CLUBS Nina, ROCKS her with a right, then stomps away in the corner. Nina uses ropes for defense, then cheap shots!

Millie RAMS Nina back, whips her corner to corner, but Nina reverses. Millie bounces off into a back drop! Nina stomps Millie down, CLUBS her away, then drags Millie up. Nina TOSSES Millie by her hair! The ref reprimands but Nina simply soaks up the heat. Nina digs her knees into Millie but lets off at 4. Fans boo, Nina stalks Millie to a corner. Nina stands Millie up to dig her boot in under the chin! The ref counts, Nina lets off, and Nina goes corner into corner, but misses the back elbow! Millie fires off forearms, then whips corner to corner. Nina reverses hard and Millie bounces off buckles! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up and Nina kicks Millie to a corner. Nina taunts Millie, Millie hits back but Nina boots her down. Nina sits Millie up to wrap her arms up and drive in elbows! Nina chinbars and grinds Millie’s arm at the same time. Millie endures, Nina fish hooks! The ref reprimands, Nina lets off the hook to chinbar again. Millie fights up and gets her arms free. Millie pries free but Nina CLUBS her to facelock. Millie keeps fighting, throws body shots, but Nina CLUBS her again. Nina reels Millie in, but Millie back drops free of the bomb! Nina flounders to ropes and Millie fires up! Millie runs in, dodges Nina, to LARIAT!

Millie keeps going with more LARIATS, then a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans still sing for Millie and she drags Nina up in a waistlock. Nina fights, drop toeholds and puts Millie on ropes! Nina runs back in, and she dropkicks Millie down! Cover, TWO! Millie survives but Nina scowls. Nina stomps Millie and rains down hands. Nina drags Millie up, dragon sleeper! But Millie fights out and rolls Nina up, TWO! Nina staggers up, Millie dodges her, waistlock for GERMAN SUPLEX! Nina flounders out of the ring but Millie builds speed! DIVE! Direct hit and down goes Nina! Fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!”

Millie drags Nina up and puts her in the ring. Fans fire up with Millie as she goes up the corner! Nina gets the hair! Nina THROWS Millie by her ponytail! Then runs in, to BOOT Millie down! Cover, TWO! Nina is furious that Millie is still in this! Nina goes up as fans rally, and she MOONSAULTS but FLOPS! Millie SPEARS Nina down! Cover, Millie wins!

Winner: Emilia McKenzie, by pinfall

And the protégé wins another one! Will Millie be deemed worthy of a title match after we see Meiko Satomura take on Isla Dawn?

NXT UK Media catches up with Mark Coffey.

He just finished talking with Sid Scala, and he’s excited. Good news for Gallus! Joe comes up and goofs around. What was that about? Guess who has a Heritage Cup match? Joe has a rematch. No. Wolfie’s got one? No! Mark’s got one! Oh well congratulations! Mark says watching that match of Joe VS Dar, Mark noticed some of Dar’s weaknesses and Mark wants to exploit them. He can win this one for Gallus! Gallus Boys on top then. Joe doesn’t seem overly thrilled but will he be over the moon when his brother brings that cup home?

A reminder for stateside fans!

Once again, NXT UK will be at 4 PM Eastern, so make sure to mark your schedules accordingly.

NXT UK Media catches up with Kenny Williams.

What does he have to say about what he did to Sam Gradwell’s hair? “Eh, eh, eh, Sam is but a memory of the past. He may have won a match, but I got the last laugh.” But then Kenny sees a note on his locker. “You’ve made a lot of enemies, Kenny Cockroach!!! TICK TOCK” Kenny laughs it off, because of course he has enemies. He’s put people in the hospital, cost them their livelihoods. This threat isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. But then he gets spooked by a locker slamming shut. Kenny better watch his back, a Thunderstorm is coming for him!

Symbiosis meets with Sid Scala.

Eddie Dennis asks “Mr. Scala” why he wanted to speak with them. Sid says he and Johnny Saint have been talking with Wild Boar, and Boar would like a 1v1 match with Dennis. Dennis say she is going to be honest. He’s pretty much just a manager these days, and Boar is like a wild animal! A better idea is Boar VS T-Bone! Better still, former tag partners! Boar VS Primate! Sid says these are good arguments, but Dennis takes that as a done deal. Sid will make a call, but will it be one Dennis likes?

Aleah James VS Stevie Turner!

The bubbly collides with the snarky as all smiles Aleah gets a rematch with the Four Dimensional Superstar. Will Aleah be smiling from ear to ear as she gets payback? Or will history repeat itself as Turner looks to get back in the title race?

The bell rings, fans rally behind Aleah and she ties up with Turner. They are in a deadlock but Turner gets the arm. Turner wrenches to a wristlock but Aleah cartwheels and wrenches back to YANK the arm. Aleah has the wristlock, but Turner spins through and pulls hair! Turner gets the headlock that way, but Aleah powers out. Turner runs Aleah over, then taunts her. Things speed up, Aleah hurdles, then dropkicks! Turner hurries to a corner, Aleah runs in but Turner dodges! Turner runs in but Aleah goes up and over and then goes Matrix! Aleah runs to tilt-o-whirl headscissor! Cover, TWO!

Aleah has Turner against ropes with forearms, then she whips. Turner reverses, and THESZ PRESS! Aleah shoves Turner away but Turner BOOTS her down! Turner kicks Aleah around, then scrapes her against ropes! Fans rally but Turner runs side to side, to BOOT WASH Aleah down! Fans boo while Turner snarls and KNEE LIFTS Aleah down! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Aleah and she hits back but Turner CLUBS her down. Turner clamps on a chinlock and digs her knee into Aleah’s back. Aleah endures, fights up, and throws body shots. Turner shoves Aleah to KNEE her down again! Cover, TWO!

Turner clamps on claws into Aleah’s shoulders, then goes for the chinlock again. Aleah endures, fights up, but Turner throws her down. Aleah keeps fighting up, and she gets a JAWBREAKER! Aleah slides under to rally with big forearms! And a CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Aleah drags Turner up but Turner tosses her! Aleah lands on her feet, but runs into a SIDE EFFECT! Cover, TWO!! Aleah survives and Turner is scowling! Turner stalks Aleah, stomps her to ropes, then runs in, but Aleah dodges! Aleah O’Conner BRIDGE! Aleah wins!

Winner: Aleah James, by pinfall

It seems Aleah was one step ahead of the Four Dimensional Turner! Will Aleah keep fighting her way up the ranks until she’s on the championship level?

Sha Samuels speaks.

“Oi, oi. Welcome back to the East End Bookie’s. Business is booming, we’re making a lot of money, and a new market has opened! Because in two week’s time, Noam Dar, Mark Coffey, Heritage Cup!” Obviously all options are in Dar’s favor. Dar himself walks in and asks why is Gallus all getting shots so easily. Dar beat Wolfgang easy, he beat Joe easy, and now the little-big brother? Isn’t he just their driver? Sha has a call. Someone wants to put money on Mark? Well alright. Sha will even makes the odds higher, cuz he’s definitely gonna win. Putting the house on it? And the college funds? Alright, Sha’s locking that in.

Dar is excited and Sha says they’re going to make a LOT of money! The board says Mark’s chances are already 1690 to 1, will someone else be making a killing when it’s Gallus Boys On Top?

NXT UK hears from Isla Dawn and Meiko Satomura.

The Wicked Witch says, “It will be spectacular. It will be beautiful. The fall of Meiko Satomura at the hands of Isla Dawn.” The Final Boss remembers back to a year ago, when she came to NXT UK, Dawn was her first opponent. Meiko won then, but the Isla back then is gone. Meiko says Isla is different. More… mysterious. Isla says Meiko has no idea what’s in store for her! Isla’s been taking trophy after trophy, every single ingredient she needed. “The final piece of the puzzle is guarded by the Final Boss.” Meiko and Isla both know what that is. But who does Isla think Meiko is? She can’t lose, she’s the champion. Isla promises, no matter what, she will walk away with the title.

Meiko says Isla’s attack will not go unpunished. This is a NEW Dawn! Meiko tells Isla to bring it on! Isla says it is written in the stars, but will the Best in the World rewrite that with her own hands?

Roderick Strong VS Wolfgang!

The former NXT Tag Team, North American and Cruiserweight Champion, and now captain of Diamond Mine, makes his NXT UK debut! But will the Savior of the Backbreaker put the pressure on the Last King of Scotland? Or will Gallus Boys be on top even against such a decorated superstar?

Strong throws his jacket at Wolfgang and that riles him right up! The ref keeps Wolfgang back but barely as Strong gets out of the ring. Things calm down a moment, then the bell rings and Wolfgang circles with Strong. Fans rally and duel, Wolfgang and Strong tie up, and Wolfgang puts Strong in the corner. Strong goes up the buckles, kicks at Wolfgang then eggs him on. Wolfgang stays back to cool off, so Strong goes out to taunt the Gallus fans. Fans sing for “Roddy Strong! Roddy, Roddy Strong~” as he trolls Wolfgang. Strong even gets the fans singing about his, “Little boots! Roddy’s little boots~!”

Strong returns, circles with Wolfgang, feels out the grapple, but Strong shoots in to get a leg. Wolfgang stays up and gets the ropes, and the ref calls the ropebreak. Strong lets off at 4 but with a kick. Strong bails out again and flexes as Wolfgang gets annoyed. The ring count starts, Strong gets back in at 5 of 10, and fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Strong gets around but Wolfgang wrenches. Strong wrenches back to wristlock, Wolfgang wrenches through to headlock. Wolfgang thrashes Strong and grinds him down, but Strong fights back up. Fans chant, “We Want Bivens!” Strong slips out to headlock back.

Wolfgang powers out but Strong holds ropes, so Wolfgang dropkicks him down! Wolfgang gets Strong up, straight arm lever suplex! Wolfgang has the armlock, Strong fights up but Wolfgang RAMS shoulders! Wolfgang wrenches and twists the wrist, another straight arm lever! Then he CLUBS Strong down! Wolfgang gets the arm again, but Strong fights through to wrench Wolfgang for an ELBOW BREAKER! Strong gets the legs to sweep! Strong then clamps onto a headlock and he grinds Wolfgang. Fans rally, Wolfgang endures and fights up. Strong shifts his grip to have more of a sleeper but Wolfgang keeps getting up.

Wolfgang powers up to TOSS Strong away! Strong flounders and Wolfgang SPLASHES in the corner! Wolfgang bumps Strong off buckles, then off more buckles! Then the third corner! Strong flounders out and fans fire up as Wolfgang catches his breath. The ring count climbs but Wolfgang goes out after Strong. Strong clings to the barriers, then he RAMS Wolfgang into the apron! And then BARRIER BACK SUPLEX! Wolfgang flops to the floor and fans are torn as Strong raises his hand. The ring count is 7 of 10 but Strong gets Wolfgang in at 8. Strong slingshots to stomp Wolfgang down!

Strong rains down fists, he pushes Wolfgang down into the mat and pulls on the ear and arm. The ref reprimands, Strong lets off and he stomps Wolfgang more. Strong drags Wolfgang up with a sleeper but Wolfgang gets to a corner. The ref counts, Strong throws a knee! Strong CHOPS and stomps and CHOPS again! Strong stomps more as fans continue to sing. Strong stomps a mudhole into Wolfgang but lets off at 4. Wolfgang slowly gets up as Strong taunts him. Wolfgang throws body shots, Strong CLUBS Wolfgang! They throw more hands, Wolfgang CHOPS back! Strong ROCKS Wolfgang with a haymaker!

Strong CLUBS Wolfgang then digs him into the ropes! The ref counts, Strong lets off at 4. Cover, TWO! Another, TWO! Strong jams his knee into Wolfgang’s side, then pulls Wolfgang’s hair to get the chinlock stretch. Wolfgang endures, fans rally up, and Wolfgang throws body shots. Strong knees low then whips, but Wolfgang reverses! Strong hits buckles hard, but he comes back for Wolfgang. Wolfgang elbows Strong down, Strong runs in at the corner but misses! Wolfgang reels Strong in to RAM him into the corner! Wolfgang DECKS Strong, and again, and then hip tosses! Fans fire up as Strong flounders to a corner.

Wolfgang checks his back, then runs in to CROSSBODY in the corner! Strong staggers, Wolfgang ROCKS him! Wolfgang goes up, leaps, AX HANDLES! Fans sing for “Gallus Boys on Top!” Wolfgang scoops for a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer “NXT! NXT!” for this crossover match, and Wolfgang clamps onto Strong. Wolfgang brings Strong up, fireman’s carries, but Strong slips off. Strong CLUBS Wolfgang, Wolfgang CHOPS Strong! Strong kicks the legs out! Strong drags Wolfgang up, but Wolfgang suplexes free! Strong flounders out of the Caber Toss, and Wolfgang runs in! Strong jumps over!

Wolfgang runs right into buckles! Then turns around into Strong’s JUMP KNEE! Cover, Strong wins!

Winner: Roderick Strong, by pinfall

You probably could’ve called that a knockout! Strong gets the win, and he gets the mic to say, “Listen. I’m not here for a long time, I’m here for a good time. And I’m here for the big money fights! This match isn’t the only reason I was here. Everybody knows who the big money fight is. And Ilja Dragunov, I am laying down the challenge. And the ball is in your court!” The Diamond Mine is coming for the gold! Will the Czar give Strong the UNBESIEGBAR title match he’s looking for?

My Thoughts:

Another great NXT UK, getting back up to four matches, and getting the fans back! Plus, getting the women’s division back on the card here after a few weeks without. Millie VS Nina and Aleah VS Turner were both good matches, and the Faces winning both could mean Isla Dawn is winning that title. The promo vignette from Isla and Meiko was good, and if Isla isn’t winning that title, Meiko is going to have that belt for a real long time. We’re still waiting on Aoife Valkyrie to make a return from injury, and the same for Blair Davenport, those are really the only two I see NXT UK even considering as next.

Wild Boar has a good promo, and we got a good “meeting” promo out of Symbiosis and Sid. I liked that Dennis was chickening out by suggesting someone else face Boar first, and Boar VS Primate is a great idea anyway. We’ll definitely get that before getting Boar VS Dennis, probably for NXT UK Prelude 2022 or something like that. Good promo from A-Kid and Saxon Huxley. As I said last week, AK’s already recorded all the stuff for his feud with Die Familie so they can just roll them out like this while he’s in the States for Stand & Deliver. Maybe AK & Saxon win against Die Familie, and then maybe they add a third man to take on the entire faction. Or AK VS Teoman is the blow-off, who knows.

I would’ve suggested Sam Gradwell work with AK and Saxon since Gradwell and Saxon teamed up once, but I forgot he has beef with Kenny. The promo with the threatening note was good, those guys will have a really good rematch. Bate VS Carter was a great match, and Carter winning was going to happen because he and Smith are going to get a title rematch. The distraction was a good touch so that it wasn’t the strongest win, but it’s a start. Seven VS Smith could go either way now, and still result in the tag match. Either it’s seen as a tiebreaker, or it’s because Smith & Carter swept and Moustache Mountain has no choice but to give them the rematch.

Mark getting a Heritage Cup match is great stuff, as was Sha and Dar responding to the news. I saw on Sha’s board that he also has a “Joe makes it all about him” on there, so maybe that one happens, too. I don’t want brothers feuding, that’s not cool, and it breaks up a great faction. But as it stands, I feel like Dar’s going to sweep Gallus. Strong had a great match with Wolfgang, and I figured he was going to win. I would love if there was Diamond Mine UK, and I feel like that is where Dempsey belongs, not Die Familie. But Strong going for the UK title is awesome. That’s going to be great for Prelude, or even for Stand & Deliver. Actually, it should definitely be on Stand & Deliver.

My Score: 8.3/10

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Evil couldn’t end President Ace, but will The House of Torture still take the NEVER Openweight Six Man Championships from him?

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Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
YOSHI-HASHI & Katsuya Murashima VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Oiwa & Jackson win.
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PLAY BY PLAY

NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture!

Evil tried to make WrestleKingdom 19 the last time we saw President Ace in this ring but he failed! However, his minions will not stop in trying to ruin the rest of Tanahashi’s last year. Will Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & Sho take these titles back to the House? Or will The Ace, Joker & Rook stand tall?

The House walks out here showing off the belts they literally stole back at New Year Dash, but now the tables have turned! Tanahashi and team attack The House from behind! The fans cheer as The House finally tastes their own medicine! Tanahashi snatches back the belts so that he, Yano & Oleg can stand with them in the ring. The House protests but they’re one to talk. The introductions are skipped, the bell rings, and the brawl is back on as Tanahashi’s team goes back out after The House! Yano whips Sho, but Sho reverses to send Yano into railing! Sho stomps away on Yano, then helps Ren mug Oleg!

Yujiro turns things around on Tanahashi, and then he brings Tanahashi out to No Man’s Land! Sho bends Oleg’s fingers, puts his hand through the railing and pulls! The fans rally for Tanahashi’s team while the ref reprimands The House. Yujiro puts Tanahashi in, then he, Sho & Ren all stomp away! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but The House all put one out on Tanahashi. Yujiro stands Tanahashi up, then he and Sho double whip Tanahashi corner to corner. Yujiro runs in but Tanahashi dodges! Tanahashi then dropkicks Sho’s leg, then he dropkicks Narita’s leg! The fans fire up and Tanahashi runs at Yujiro.

Yujiro dodges, but Tanahashi ELBOWS him away! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up again as Tanahashi air guitars. Tag to Yano and he TOSSES Yujiro out! Yano then brings Yujiro out into No Man’s Land, then to the back of the crowd to THROW into some open chairs! The fans cheer as Yano brings out that Great Bash Heel side, but the ref reprimands Yano. Yano tells the ref to leave him alone, and he has a chair! The ref stops Yano from hitting Yujiro! Yano argues with the ref, but now Sho & Ren mug Yano! The ref reprimands them but the mugging continues. Ren leads the ref away so Sho & Yujiro can CHOKE Yano with a chair!

The fans boo while The House also beats up Oleg & Tanahashi. Yujiro drags Yano up and then brings him back to ringside to POST him! Ren brings Oleg around with a headlock and sends him into railing! Then more railing! Then into the crowd! Yujiro uses Yano’s red chair to CHOKE him! The ring count finally starts, but Ren JAMS Oleg up with a chair! The count reaches 10 of 20 and The House returns to the ring. Yano is still down at 15! The fans rally, Yano rises up at 17, and he lurches in at 19! The fans cheer but Yujiro is annoyed. Yujiro drops a leg, then an elbow, then a HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!

The fans cheer as Yano stays in this, but Ren sends Tanahashi into railing! Yujiro tags Sho, Sho CHOKES Yano with a boot to the neck! The ref counts, Sho stops, then Sho TOSSES Yano out! Sho keeps the ref distracted while Ren JAMS Yano up with a chair! Ren pushes Yano in, Sho covers, TWO! Yano survives and Sho is frustrated. Tag to Ren, he drags Yano up, and Ren whips Yano to ELBOW him down! Cover, TWO! Ren BLASTS Tanahashi off the apron! Ren grins as the ref now keeps Oleg back. Ren CHOKES Yano on the ropes, Sho joins in to CLAW Yano’s eyes, but then the ref counts. Ren lets off and Yano flops down.

Ren drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Ren breaks free, knees low, then runs up. Yano dodges, clinches, and BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! The fans fire up, Yano hot tags Oleg! Oleg jumps in and CLOBBERS Ren! Oleg then deadlifts Ren, but Sho attacks! The fans boo, Sho runs, SPEAR bounces off of Oleg! Oleg then deadlifts Sho! Shake, Shake, Shake! But Yujiro CLUBS Oleg! Yujiro & Ren double whip, but Oleg DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLES! The fans fire up and Oleg runs at the corner to SPLASH Ren! Then he scoops and TOSSES Ren! The fans fire up as Oleg then runs to SPLASH! Cover, TWO!

Ren survives but Oleg deadlifts Ren right to the fireman’s carry! Ren fights free, CHOKES Oleg, but Oleg breaks free! Oleg winds up but Ren ducks the chop! Ren CHOKES Oleg, the ref counts, but Oleg CHOKES Ren! The fans cheer, and then Oleg TOSSES Ren to the corner! Tag to Tanahashi and the fans fire up! Oleg and Tanahashi haul Ren up, double whip him corner to corner, then Tanahashi sends Oleg in! Oleg ELBOWS Ren, then Tanahashi SPLASHES! Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Ren into the drop zone! Oleg goes up, up and VADER BOMBS! Tanahashi goes up to SUNSET SENTON! Cover, Yujiro breaks it!

Oleg CLOBBERS Yujiro for that, then goes out after him. The fans fire up as Tanahashi powers up. Tanahashi runs, but Sho gets a cheap shot in! Ren BOOTS Tanahashi, tags Sho, and Sho BLASTS Yano! Yujiro turns things around on Oleg and now The House double whips President Ace! Sho runs in to forearm SMASH! Yuijro BOOTS! Ren ELBOWS Tanahashi! Ren & Sho snapmare Tanahashi, then hold the legs open! Yujiro shoves the ref aside, then FALLING HEADBUTTS Tanahashi down low! The fans boo but now Sho covers, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and Sho argues with the ref! The fans rally for Tanahashi, but Ren has his repaired pushup bar!

Ren takes aim, Tanahashi dodges, SHOTEI! Sho kicks, Tanahashi blocks to DRAGON SCREW! Yujiro runs up, but gets caught into a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up as Tanahashi crawls for his corner! Hot tag to Yano! Yano unties a buckle pad! The fans cheer, Yano whips, but Sho reverses! Yano stops from hitting the buckles, then he dodges Sho to send him into bare buckles! Yano rolls Sho up, TWO!! Sho escapes but Yano hurries to get Sho’s legs! Oleg hops in, CATAPULT into Oleg’s BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Yano then stands Sho up, ONIGO- NO, Sho fights free! Sho dodges, but the ref stops him from hitting a low blow!

The ref and Sho argue, but Yujiro & Ren mug Yano! They double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Yano then sends Ren into Yujiro to DOUBLE LOW BLOW them! Atomic drop for Sho! Tanahashi runs up, SLINGBLADE! Oleg deadlifts Sho right into a fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! But YOSHINOBU KANEMARU is here! The Heel Master gets on the apron, but Young Lions already apprehend him! Yano hauls Sho up, for ONIGOROSHI!! Cover, KANEMARU TOSSES THE YOUNG LION ONTO THE REF! The fans boo but Kanemaru attacks Yano! But then Yano hits him with an atomic drop!

Kanemaru WHISKEY MISTS!? Sho LOW BLOWS Yano!! Sho rolls Yano up, HOUSE OF TORTURE WINS!!

Winners: The House of Torture, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)

What a travesty! A miscarriage of justice! Evil isn’t even here, but his army of darkness just won the gold! Yano is upset, Tanahashi is disappointed, but Oleg is mad! Oleg storms back in, only for Yujiro to BELT SHOT him down! Yujiro then kicks Oleg out, and shows he’s pretty sore from the low blow. Will these belts help the House feel much, much better?

Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, El Desperado & YOH VS TMDK!

The Fierce Warrior won the New Japan Ranbo to earn his shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, so that means he and Zack Sabre Jr. will do battle for the New Beginning! Will the Rogue Luchador & Direct Drive help Goto gain the upper hand? Or will Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles help The Mighty Front Man prepare for war?

The teams sort out while all of TMDK’s title belts are put aside. The Japanese Young Punk steps to Despy, so Despy accepts. The fans cheer and the bell rings. Despy and Fujita stare down while the fans rally. Despy has the majority, and the two circle. They feel things out, Despy facelocks but Fujita slips around to waistlock. Despy slips out, moves around, but Fujita stays on him. They go around, break, and the fans cheer. They tie up, Despy wrenches to hammerlock, but Fujita elbows free to hammerlock back. Despy switches, Fujita switches, repeat! They go hammerlock for hammerlock, but then Despy top wristlocks to wrangle FUjita!

The fans cheer, Fujita fights up, but Despy shifts to a cording hold. Fujtia whips but Despy reverses and arm-drags! Fujita comes back, he avoids the arm-drag, and then he CHOPS! Despy is stinging, but Fujita CHOPS him again! And CHOPS him again! The fans cheer, Fujita CHOPS again, but now Despy CHOPS! Fujita CHOPS, Despy ends up in the Mighty corner, and Eagles tags in. Eagles CHOPS, but then Despy CHOPS! Eagles shoves Despy and says he’s bored. He wants Yoh! The fans rally for Yoh, so Despy tags him in. The fans cheer as Yoh and Eagles circle. Wait, Yoh starts up the “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!”

Eagles is rather amused, and says not bad. Eagles starts it up for himself, but Yoh sneaks up! Eagles stops the schoolboy and sits on the cover, TWO and Yoh has the sunset flip! TWO, both men stand and point at the other! The fans applaud, then Yoh kicks low. Yoh whips, Eagles reverses to go up and around to arm-drag! Eagles runs in, Yoh sidesteps but Eagles hurdles. Eagles RANAS then WHEEL KICKS! Eagles kips up and the fans cheer. Eagles puts Yoh in a corner, and he says “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP! “ROBBIE!” CHOP! “ROBBIE!” CHOP! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP!

The fans cheer while Yoh flounders around. Eagles whips, Goto sneaks a tag, then Goto & Yoh DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Eagles! They BLAST ZSJ and Fujita, then call to Despy! Despy says no thanks, they can go ahead. “Se~ no!” DRUM BEAT on Eagles’ back! Goto asks if Despy is sure he doesn’t want in, and Despy says it’s fine. Goto CLUBS Eagles, but Eagles fires body shots! Eagles fires a forearm, but Goto knees low! Goto fireman’s carries, but Eagles fights free. Eagles waistlocks, Goto elbows free and runs, only for ZSJ to trip him up! Eagles BLASTS Yoh & Despy off the apron while Fujita basement dropkicks Goto!

ZSJ spins Goto around to be on the apron, then gives him a NECK TWIST! The fans cheer and ZSJ brings Goto out to UPPERCUT him down! ZSJ brings Goto up to UPPERCUT again, then UPPERCUTS him again! Goto stumbles and falls, Eagles CHOPS Yoh, and Fujita CHOPS Despy! ZSJ brings Goto up and wrenches his arm, then wrenches it again. But Goto fires forearms in return! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Goto again, the CHOPS continue by the ramp side, and ZSJ puts Goto in. Eagles tags ZSJ in whiel Fujita and Despy CHOP each other back and forth. ZSJ clamps on a headscissors and he squeezes tight!

Goto endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go cleanly and brings Goto to the corner. Tag to Fujita and he stomps Goto. Fujita drags Goto up while fans rally, and Fujita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Fujtia wrenches again, ELBOW BREAKER! And again, ELBOW BREAKER! Fujita wrenches, top wristlocks, and he wrangles Goto to the mat. Fujita STOMPS that arm, then he tags Eagles. The Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions get Goto’s arms while ZSJ steps in to have a leg! Goto endures as TMDK cycles through the armlocks and leglocks! Red Shoes counts but TMDK keeps rotating before he reaches 4!

Then TMDK returns where they started, and Goto endures the DOUBLE STRAIGHT ARMBARS and INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Red Shoes counts, all three men let go at 4! ZSJ stands, he still has the deathlock, and he bridges back! Goto endures, keeps his shoulders up, but ZSJ stands to tag in Eagles. Eagles drags Goto around, then hits a KNEE JAMMER! Tag to Fujita, they drag Goto up, and they double whip him to ropes. They DOUBLE ELBOW Goto down, ZSJ hops in for a NECK TWIST! Goto sits up into a DOUBLE PENALTY KICK! Cover, Despy breaks it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes reprimands.

Despy stands down, but Fujita BLASTS him off the apron! Fujita drags Goto up, wrenches, and whips him to a corner. Fujita runs up to CHOP, then he snapmares to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Fujita coordinates with TMDK. Fujita drags Goto up, and he wants to do the Chaos drum thing? ZSJ isn’t so sure but Eagles is for it. Eagles steps in, but Yoh runs up! Eagles kicks Yoh, and “Se~ no!” Eagles & Fujita DRUM on Yoh! The fans cheer and ZSJ acts like he doesn’t know what’s going on. The fans cheer for ZSJ to join in, but he puts up the X, that’s not for him. Eagles & Fujita DRUM away on Goto!

Goto stands up and grabs Fujita by the face! Eagles CLUBS Goto, he and Fujita double whip, but Goto DOUBLE LARIATS first! The fans fire up while they’re all down! ZSJ storms in and grabs Goto’s leg! ANKLE LOCK! Goto endures, fights around, and rolls through to throw ZSJ! ZSJ comes back to RAM Goto, then he runs, only for Goto to RUN him over! The fans fire up while both men are down! Goto crawls, hot tag to Despy! Despy runs at the corner to ELBOW Fujita! Despy reels Fujita in for a suplex, high and hard! Cover, TWO! Despy fires up and the fans are with him! Fujita underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Fujita fights free!

Fujita swings but Despy blocks the chop! Despy knees low, whips, but Fujita reverses to GAMANGIRI! The fans cheer while both men are down! Fujita roars while he rises up, and he storms back to Despy. Fujita waistlocks, deadlifts Despy, but Despy fights the suplex with elbows! Despy is free, but Fujita runs up to slip around and backslide! Despy rolls through, Fujita KICKS him down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Fujita fires up again. Fujita drags Despy back up, reels him in, and suplexes, but Despy fights that. Despy wrenches, but Fujita ROCKS him! Despy ROCKS Fujita in return!

Fujita and Despy keep the wristlock while they fire forearm after forearm back and forth! The fans rally up as the shots go faster and faster, but then both men wobble! Fujita fires a forearm, then another! Despy ROCKS Fujita in return! Despy runs, Eagles slips in, SOBAT! Fujita UPPERCUTS! Eagles scoops Despy but Yoh makes the save! Eagles kicks Yoh, he and Fujita double whip, but Yoh reverses to crisscross them into each other! FALCON- NO, Eagles slips out, but Yoh switches! Yoh feeds Eagles to Despy’s ELBOW! Yoh reels Eagles back in, FALCON ARROW! The fans fire up but Fujita runs up!

Despy & Yoh double kick, double whip, but Fujita DOUBLE SHOTGUNS! Fujita kips up, the fans fire up, and Fujita whips Despy, but Despy reverses to SPINEBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Fujita and Despy crawl for their corners, hot tags to Goto and ZSJ! The fans fire up as both men run in, Goto LARIATS ZSJ! Goto roars and the fans are with him! Goto fires a flurry of forearms, then whips corner to corner. Goto runs in, MURAMASA! Then SAIDO! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives and Goto fires up again! Goto fireman’s carries but ZSJ pulls on an arm! Goto powers out and ROCKS ZSJ!

Goto runs, ZSJ wrangles him to a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Eagles & Fujita BLAST Yoh & Despy off the arm! They have Yoh & Despy stuck on the outside with armlocks while ZSJ has the DISARMER! Yoh breaks free of Eagles and DROPKICKS ZSJ! Eagles returns to SUPERKICK Yoh! Despy is in, Eagles slips around and feeds him to Fujita’s MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and TMDK drags Goto up. But Goto fires forearms on Eagles & Fujita! They DOUBLE CHOP, then double wrench! MAX- NO, Goto fights free and kicks Fujita! Goto deflects Eagles’ kick to LARIAT! Fujita kicks Goto, runs, but Goto follows! LARIAT!

ZSJ RAMS Goto, whips, but Goto reverses! Fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up while ZSJ clutches his head. Goto hauls ZSJ up, dragon sleepers, but ZSJ drops down! Goto drops onto ZSJ for a cover, TWO!! ZSJ is up, Goto sends him into a corner! RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP, into a GOTO SAN SHIKI!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ escapes, BOOTS Goto, then runs! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Goto roars, runs, but ZSJ KCIKS the lariat, PELES the other arm, then SWEEPS the legs! Goto falls, but then sits up, into a PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up and ZSJ hurries to drag Goto back up.

ZSJ scoops, ZACK- NO, Goto slips free and has the SLEEPER! Goto sits ZSJ and rolls him, GOTO NI SHIKI!! TWO!! ZSJ has the legs, JAPANESE LEG ROLL CLUTCH, with bridge!! TMDK WINS!!

Winners: TMDK, by pinfall

It was a fast and furious finish of technical holds, but who else but the best technical wrestler in the world would pull it out? Goto is frustrated for getting caught like that, but will he avenge himself in just 12 days?

As for TMDK, Eagles starts off by saying, “G’day, Sendai!” Eagles then pretends to check his watch, and asks, “Rocky doki desu ka? <Where is Rocky?> Zabishii. <How lonely.>” The fans chuckle at Eagles’ fake crying, and Eagles then tells Yoh & Rocky that next month in Osaka, see you then! The fans applaud, and then Eagles offers the mic to Fujita. The fans cheer Fujita on, and Fujita accepts. “That lariat turned me inside out, so I’ll keep this short! I’m beating El Desperado!” The fans cheer that, ready to see Fujita challenge Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on Tuesday, February 4th!

And lastly, that brings things to The Front Man. ZSJ takes the mic to say, “People of Sendai, thank you very much!” The fans cheer, but then ZSJ tells “Ko-kun” and “Robbie-chan” to “cut that drumming bit. It was lame.” The fans chuckle again, and ZSJ says 2025 isn’t the Year of the Snake. No, it’s all orange! ZSJ promises that TMDK won’t just paint NJPW orange, but the entire world! “Osaka will be here soon enough. Goto, this is your last chance. Let’s make the most of it.” The fans like the sound of that! ZSJ says they’ll end with this: This year revolves around TMDK! Arigato gozaimashita! The fans are ready, will the New Beginning in Osaka be Mighty?

My Thoughts:

A very good event for NJPW, though “Road to” always indicates more tune-up filler than thriller. Gabe Kidd going after Yota Tsuji and the Global Heavyweight Championship is an interesting development, but that is going to be a great match. The NEVER Openweight Six Man Championship match was really good stuff, and I was only a little surprised that The House of Torture won. Firstly, Tanahashi has to lose those titles at some time, so might as well pull off the Band-Aid now before The New Beginning events. Then this works with the story from Oleg and Josh Barnett where Barnett wants to help Oleg reach that singles title level.

And very good Six Man Tag main event to not only build Goto VS ZSJ but also Desperado VS Fujita. Great win for TMDK, but we have a lot of other Road to New Beginning events to build Goto VS ZSJ. A lot of filler 10 Man Tags are on the schedule, but I probably won’t be bothering with those. Despy VS Fujita will be great, but Fujita and Eagles are already the tag champions, so I don’t see Fujita winning. As for Goto VS ZSJ, ZSJ said it himself that this is very likely Goto’s last chance at ever being the top champion in NJPW, but I don’t see Goto winning. It’ll be an epic battle, but I feel like ZSJ is going to stay on top.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.30.25

Are we gonna get consecutive weeks of momentum or we gonna get the “LOL TNA” moment already?

Published

11 hours ago

January 30, 2025

Andrew Balaz

Coming off the first Live iMPACT! in 8 years, it has been pretty universally agreed upon that it was not a bad show. Good favor, a larger audience then they’ve had in years and TNA actually did fairly well establishing themselves as not a third rate duelist.

Let’s see if the good tidings continue or if things start to well…TNA.

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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 31, 2025

Ratings:

Cora Jade vs Hyan: Cora wins via Jaded – ** 1/2
Brian Myers w/The System vs Leon Slater: Myers wins via Roster Cut – ** 3/4
Laredo Kid vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via 450 – ** 3/4
Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs Sinner & Saint: No Contest? EY Turned Heel – N/A
Ace Austin vs Wes Lee w/Tyson & Tyriek: Wes wins via Cardiac Kick – ***
Kaiba Boys (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) vs Fir$t Cla$$: Kaibas win via Danger Zone – ***

Results:

Nic Nemeth comes out to talk, doesn’t complain and says he’s just gonna dust himself off and start again. Ryan comes out to complain on behalf of “hiissss brrooother” and run down Hendry. Nic is playing babyface still and Ryan is instigating is typical little brother fashion. Nic tries to appease Ryan saying this could be a big year for both of them, so Fir$t Cla$$ music hits and KC Navarro cuts them off and hands off to AJ Francis. Ryan get mad at them interrupting, Nic tries to calm the situation but Ryan decides to agree to a tag match that Nic doesn’t seem like he wanted to go there. But Santino comes out and makes it official.

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Cora Jade vs Hyan

Hyan tries a Pump Kick, Cora catches it, lays her out and kicks her feet up in the corner getting cocky. Snapmare with the Hair, into a Springboard Single Stomp from Cora, Hyan is getting throttled along the ropes and putting up much of a fight to start. Hyan is usually just enhancement talent in TNA, even though she does have a solid pedigree in the indies and internationally. Hyan finally moves so Cora smashes herself into the corner, Wasteland from Hyan for a 1 count, Cora counters Hyan’s attempted offense and then hits Jaded for the win!

The match did what it needed to, Cora tried to lay in the boots further, Xia runs out to make a save but Cora baits her into a false sense of security and goes after Xia. So Masha comes out for the save on the person who made the save. Cora comes off looking pretty good and Masha scaring her off helps Masha’s aura.

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Brian Myers w/The System vs Leon Slater

Myers grabs the quick Headlock into the Shoulder Tackle and welcome back to 1997 wrestling starts. Myers got cocky, shot Leon into the ropes and eats a Shoulder Tackle from Leon, so a little showboating from Leon gets under Myers skin and causes him to make a few missteps. Leon hits the Feint Mule Kick into the Handspring Back Elbow for 2, but when he tries to continue, Myers pulls him down into the buckles. Myers looks for a Spear, Leon Leap Frogs and Myers eats turnbuckle. He powders, the System shields him from a dive, and we’re starting to see the numbers game come into play.

A Thrust Kick from Myers rocks Leon as he’s coming back in, Strong Irish Whip into a Gator Roll and then Sleeper Hold. Again, offense brought to you by Bill Clinton. Leon gets away from the Sleeper, tries to hit the ropes and Myers does his Baseball Slide Trip. Slow heel moves from Myers, Sleeper, Facelocks, Back Elbows…just slow classic heel offense. Leon tries to fire, eats a Knee Lift. Irish Whip but Leon counters by hoping the ropes to the apron, quick pop shot and then Springboard Crossbody into a series of Lariats and a Shotgun Kick! Leon has the momentum, Blue Thunder Bomb for two! Leon goes to the top, Myers is up, Leon rolls to the other side to avoid Myers, Myers eats a Leg Lariat from Leon and Myers pushes off, Bicycle Kick, Thrust Kick into Implant DDT for only two! Myers looks to Spear, gets rolled up in a Small Package, Kick out, dumped outside, Leon flies over the corner onto Myers!

System surrounds Leon, tries to get a few shots, but Leon has some quick offense for everyone. In the chaos, Lish puts a Ring on Myers’ hand so a Loaded Punch into Roster Cut and Myers wins!

Laredo Kid vs Mustafa Ali

Slow start with Ali being arrogant into a Lucha stalemate section where there’s Satellite counters, Headscissors and a powder to break the nonsense. Corner counters, Overhand Chops from both, they tussle on the top rope, Ali backflips off the ropes, Laredo tries a Crossbody but Mustafa hits a Dropkick. Grounded Abdominal Stretch from Ali, Laredo tries to fight up and out, but Ali slams him back down, talks smack, slaps him and then eats a Michinoku Driver out of nowhere! But only a two count! Ali manages to pull Laredo into the corner pads, tries a dirty pin with feet on the ropes but the referee sees it, Laredo tries a Roll-Up in the disarray, Ali kicks out, they run back and forth, Ali just slides out thinking he’s outsmarted Laredo but Laredo hits the Suicida for a solid pop. Ali pokes the eye and grabs at the mask, Laredo is off kilter, Ali baits Laredo through the corner, hits the Draping DDT off the apron, slides Laredo back in and 450 for the win.

Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs Sinner & Saint

Jabroni duo comes out, and they look stupid, their music is generic Hot Topic trash and the one with hair walks like he’s pretending to be a Delirious fused with a Dinosaur. They look so insanely pathetic.

Dino-nerd tries a stand switch and suplex but Josh no sells and looks like the older sibling judging the little sibling’s stupidity. Bald jabroni tags in, does nothing, blind tag just for Josh to single handedly lay both out. Of course they’re trying to establish the loser squad, so the eventually have a good defensive moment that catches Josh and isolates him in their corner. He still mostly takes care of both of them. This is honestly pathetic.

Locomotion counter switches in the corner before a Shotgun Kick wipes out Josh, Dino-nerd tries a Lio Rush style splash but misses, Josh tags out, EY looks to tee off but he turns and lays out Josh. EY turns heel…that was not on my Bingo Card, but I’m not mad about it. EY has the maniacal look in his eyes again, so Sanity or Violence by Design could be back? Can he call the group SAnitY since they’re working with WWE now?

Ace Austin vs Wes Lee w/Tyson & Tyriek

Things start slow then a few quick strike spots from Ace. A grounded Heel Kick and Enzuigiri rocks Wes, Wes slingshots back in, Sunset, Ace dodges tries to stay crouched to get cute but Up Kick from Wes kicks Ace in the face. Wes crotches Ace on the top rope, Enzuigiri, Suicida leaves Ace laying on the ramp. Wes hits the Street Fighter combo in with Ace shoved in the corner, the crowd chants “Boring” so Wes revels in the negativity and mockingly does the Rascalz taunt. A few quick shots and Ace kicks out at one and holds the ropes as Wes just lights him up with kicks. Ace asks for more, and goes full Strong Style. A few round kicks to the chest before Wes decides to do the hell thing and a Spinning Thrust Kick to the side of the face. Wes puts Ace in a Key Lock and Ace struggles to his feet before barely slipping the lock.

They trade strikes, Triangle Kick misses for Ace but he manages to connect after with a strike, a few more, Click Click Boom, Seated Miz Lariats in the corner, Wes falls out of the corner, Triangle Kick for the near fall, but the offense isn’t over and Ace hits the Gutwrench Sitout Powerbomb! Ace looks for The Fold, Tyson and Tyriek make their presence felt, Ace does the apron dance and kicks them both in the face. Wes gets dumped out of the ring, Ace with a Fosbury Flop (not the best one he’s done), Tyriek picks the ankle long enough to slow down Ace as Ace walks into the Cardiac Kick!

Wes and crew attacks Ace after the match, so The Rascalz make the save. We’re obviously going to get a 6 man soon, and this is perfectly fine.

Kaiba Boys (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) vs Fir$t Cla$$

AJ starts with Ryan and just shoves him away and demands Nic, Nic gets the best of AJ but AJ tags in KC and KC gets in a few quick shots, some cute counters and showboating before eating a Dropkick from Nic. AJ comes in to try and take out Nic, the Kaibas take out AJ and then dump KC into AJ’s arms and hold the ring going to commercial.

During the commercial a little blind tag and Spiderman in the ropes taunt from KC caught Ryan off guard so First Class is in control. AJ is beating the hell out of Ryan in the ropes, then hits Tennessee Whiskey for the “Money Money Money” taunt. KC tags himself in and starts slapping Ryan around, Dropkick into 305 as KC cuts off Ryan from Nic, throws Ryan in the corner, Rolling Uppercuts, Snapmare, Roll through, Chest Stomp into a near fall. KC tags in AJ and a little tandem offense gives them another near fall but Mokuba refuses to lose…so far. AJ steps on Ryan’s chest and then lays in a few Overhand Chops. AJ slowing things down, looks for a power move but Ryan slips it into a Sleeper Attempt but AJ counters and slams Ryan down for another two count. Two Sidewalk Slams after getting bounced out of the corner, but Ryan keeps kicking out.

AJ takes Nic off the apron, looks for another Sidewalk Slam but Ryan turns it into a Satellite DDT. Simultaneous tag time, KC eats the fire from Nic, two Lariats, Stinger Splash, Rude Awakening, 10 Count Shots to the Heart for…AJ breaks it up! AJ looks for a Down Payment but Nic slips, Superkick, Ryan tries to rock AJ to no avail so they both Lariat AJ out and Avalanche Polish Hammer from Ryan lays out AJ. KC tries the Flash Pinfall but Nic rolls out, a few quick shouts, Spinning Heel Kick from KC for a 2 count. Nic hits a FAMEasser into Danger Zone after Ryan’s blind tag so Ryan gets the cover as Nic just laughs and takes it in.

Overall Score: 6.25/10

Nothing to really be offended by. Some of the stuff was a little low stakes or obvious filler, but stories moved forward with Cora, Wes and the Kaibas. Plus you know, Eric Young turning on Josh is a little unexpected. EY has been the fill in Dreamer/Scott with the “Ra-Ra” speeches and feel good crap for significant shows, so having him go back to Maniac is a nice twist.

Tessa also steering into this “Locker Room bully” persona is smart. It’s not a stretch from what people already think, so steering into the skid is very smart. I may not have been blown away by anything in this episode, but it was definitely decent and did a solid enough job showcasing the partnership and not making the TNA talent feel like an after thought.

All in all, very nice.