Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT UK Results & Report! (3/31/22)
Will Dar sweep the Gallus boys?
The Scottish Supernova defends his Heritage Cup once again!
Noam Dar has already taken care of Wolfgang and Joe Coffey, but now Mark Coffey is coming for the NXT UK Heritage Cup! Will Gallus go 0-3 against Supernova 11?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Amale VS Xia Brookside; Brookside wins.
- Ashton Smith w/ Oliver Carter VS Trent Seven w/ Tyler Bate; Seven wins.
- Kenny Williams VS Tate Mayfairs; Mayfairs wins.
- NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar w/ Sha Samuels VS Mark Coffey w/ Joe Coffey; Dar wins and retains the cup.
PLAY BY PLAY
Amale VS Xia Brookside!
The French Hope was skeptical of the respect the spoiled second generation superstar showed her, but she still accepted this tiebreaker rematch. Will Amale take the win and head up the ranks? Or will Xia have quite the surprise in store for us all?
The bell rings and fans jeer, “Xia Sucks!” Xia and Amale tie up, Xia knees low and the fists start flying already! Xia kicks Amale to a corner, whips her to ropes, but Amale hurdles and runs Xia over! Things speed up, Amale ducks and whips but catches Xia’s crossbody for a SLAM! Amale then runs to rolling senton and basement dropkick! Xia scrambles to ropes while Amale fires up. Fans rally behind Amale as she CLUBS Xia down! Amale then stands Xia up to KNEE her low and hard! Amale gets Xia back up, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and Amale keeps Xia. Amale scoops but Xia slips off and gets to a corner.
Amale runs in but into a DOUBLE STOMP! Xia is frustrated and she kicks and stomps Amale! Fans still jeer while Xia grits her teeth and stomps Amale more. Xia stands on Amale at the ropes and double stomps her, then stomps all over Amale’s back. The ref reprimands and Xia tells her to leave her alone. Xia stomps Amale to a corner, RAMS into her, then drags her up to bump off buckles. Xia RAMS into Amale again, then runs in for BLINDSIDE METEORA! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Xia brings Amale up to snapmare and PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Xia is furious about that, and she hip drops Amale down.
Xia pulls Amale’s arms back into a CAMEL CLUTCH! Amale endures, gets an arm free, but Xia CLUBS her down! Xia locks the arm back up but Amale continues to endure. Fans rally, Amale powers up to get her arms free and carry Xia as a backpack! BACKPACK SENTON! Fans fire up while Amale gets back to her feet. Amale counter punches Xia, then again! Amale ducks the kick to CLOBBER Xia! Amale starts to rally, kicks low and runs, KNEE LIFT! Fans stay fired up with Amale as she NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Xia escapes but fans still rally behind the French Hope! Amale reels Xia in and hooks the leg, but Xia sunset flips!
Xia gets the legs, turns Amale, but Amale powers out! Xia tumbles to ropes, and she gets to a corner. Anale runs in, blocks the boot, and KNEES Xia back! Amale goes side to side, but Xia dodges! Amale is furious and she follows Xia out, to BOOT her against the barriers! Fans fire up as Amale puts Xia back in, but wait! Someone attacks from the crowd! This mystery woman got a cheap shot in, then she CLOBBERS Amale with a clothesline! Fans boo but there’s nothing that can be done! Xia puts Amale in the ring, she grabs the arms, BROKEN WINGS! Cover, Xia wins!
Winner: Xia Brookside, by pinfall
Xia holds up the L with her finger and her thumb, but clearly her daddy got her an insurance policy. Just who was that helping Xia? She gets in the ring with Xia to celebrate! What will Xia and her new little friend do here in NXT UK in order to make Xia a champion?
Isla Dawn speaks.
Or rather, she sings “Meiko~” as she sets candles down by the stolen NXT UK Women’s Championship belt. “I have something that belongs to you. Oh, y’see, I’ve been listening. And it appears the bond between the two of you is quite unbreakable. But I have a plan. Meiko, there’s something I want from you. There’s something I need. And if you ever want to see your championship again, I think you’ll do exactly what I ask. Or else.” Isla blows out the candles, is she going to extinguish Meiko’s light one way or another?
NXT UK superstars discuss Dragunov VS Strong.
Amale says Strong is “going to have a taste of what we are worth here. And what better man to show that to him than the champion himself, Ilja Dragunov.” Nathan Frazer knows Dragunov “is a different animal.” After his match with the champ, Frazer’s a fan. And as a fan, Frazer knows this match is going to be unreal, hard-hitting, and brutal. Emilia McKenzie knows Strong VS Ilja is “going to be absolutely incredible.” It’ll do wonders for the NXT UK brand. A-Kid says if there is one man who can match Dragunov’s intensity, it is Strong. But he is hyped. Who wouldn’t be? The amount A-Kid has for both men is huge, and would love to get another match for that title against either one.
Tyler Bate says this could be the most ferocious match NXT UK has seen. Seven says if he was a fan, he’d buy a ticket. He might still. But Jordan Devlin doesn’t care one way or another. It doesn’t matter if it’s Dragunov or Strong, the Irish Ace is going to be breathing down that man’s neck. Czar of NXT UK VS Savior of the Backbreaker happens next week!
Ashton Smith w/ Oliver Carter VS Trent Seven w/ Tyler Bate!
The Hottest Tag Team Under the Sun is halfway to earning another NXT UK Tag Team Championship match after the shocker Carter pulled off over the Big Strong Boy. But will the Prestige be able to pull his weight? Or will the Artful Dodger really do anything he has to in order to keep these titles?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally and duel, Seven and Smith tie up, are in a deadlock, but then break. They go again, Smith uses height for leverage but fans sing for “Oh~ Trent Seven Army!” Seven starts to push Smith back, but Smith powers through to put Seven on the ropes. The ref counts and Smith lets off clean. Seven pushes Smith so they tie up again. Seven headlocks, Smith powers out, but Seven rams him. Smith rebounds to run Seven over! But Seven grabs Smith’s foot to keep him from running again. Smith throws down hands to get free, then runs, but Seven drops and sets up.
Smith whips the back drop away, Seven CROSSBODIES! Seven gets up but Smith blocks the hip toss to scoop and pop Seven up! Seven slips out to shove, big hip toss! And a scoop SLAM! Seven drops the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and duel as Smith gets up and staggers around. Seven follows Smith to a corner, and CHOPS him! Smith goes to another corner, kicks Seven back and EuroUppers! Seven CHOPS again! Smith staggers across the way, Seven runs corner to corner, but blocks the boot to CHOP! Seven suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Seven clamps onto the arm and grinds Smith down.
Smith endures and fans continue to duel. Seven CLUBS the arm, CHOPS Smith again, then Seven CLUBS and CHOPS again! Seven CHOPS Smith off his feet, covers, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Seven hurries to go for arms but Smith fights off the cobra clutch! Smith fights up, fans rally and Smith throws elbows and forearms! Seven whips but Smith reveres, to POWERSLAM! Fans fire up with Smith’s showing of strength, and he scoops to SNAKE EYES! Smith runs and CLOBBERS Seven! Cover, TWO! Carter coaches Smith to keep him focused, and fans are dueling hard as ever!
Smith drags Seven up, CLUBS him down, then stalks him. Smith stands Seven up, whips, back drops, then omoplatas to TWEAK the arm! Cover, TWO! Seven sputters but Smith drags him back up. Smith whips Seven to a corner hard, and Seven falls from hitting buckles. Smith stands Seven back up, EuroUppers, and Seven leans against Smith to stay up. Smith whips Seven into the other corner, but Seven CHOPS back! So Smith BOOTS Seven down! Smith puts Seven up top, fires forearms and climbs up. Seven hits back, the body shots send Smith back down, and Seven leaps! But Smith catches him!?
Smith pops Seven up for the suplex! Cover, TWO! Bate gets a bit anxious while Seven is down. Smith goes up the corner, Seven hurries up to CHOP him first! Smith hits back, Seven CHOPS again! And again! Seven climbs up after Smith now, CLUBS him, and fans fire up as they brawl up top! Seven goes to the very top! He brings Smith up with him, SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Smith is still in this and fans are loving “NXT! NXT!” Bate coaches Seven, Carter coaches Smith, and both men slowly sit up. Smith is dazed but he gets to ropes with Seven. They both stand, and Seven storms over to kick low! Smith kicks back!
Seven forearms, but Smith forearms back! Seven hits again, but so does Smith! Seven shoves, then dodges the boot! Seven stays in ropes and the ref gets Smith back, but Seven then slips around to ref to sucker punch Smith! There’s that rule bending! Seven fires off on Smith in the corner, then SNAP DRAGON SUPLEXES! Seven hauls Smith up, EMERALD FLOSION! Cover, TWO!! Smith survives again! Fans are all fired up but Seven clamps back onto Smith. Ripcord and- NO! Smith BOOTS Seven first, then gets around to ripcord Seven out! Smith rams his shoulder, then steals SEVEN STAR LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!
Fans are thunderous as Seven survives Smith’s take on his move! Smith drags Seven up, reels him in, but Seven back drops! Smith sunset flips but Seven stays up while reach for ropes! Seven drops, and holds ropes! But Tyler is looking right at him, so Seven lets off! Smith finishes the sunset flip, TWO!! Seven survives, hurries to high stack, but he has tights!! Seven wins!!
Winner: Trent Seven, by pinfall
Tyler isn’t sure what to think here. Seven still snuck one, but it only makes them and their challengers 1-1. Are Moustache Mountain really be able to say Smith & Carter don’t deserve another shot? What will management decide?
NXT UK Media catches up with A-Kid.
How is he feeling ahead of his match with Teoman? He feels great. It’s been a few crazy weeks, but he’s very excited for what’s next. AK says he’s back and NXT UK will always be his home. He can’t let people like Teoman get away with things, like what he did to AK, to Saxon Huxley, what he’s done to Charley Dempsey. So the Spanish Sensation is ready to step up to the so-called head of Die Familie. “Teoman, no pasadas.” Will A-Kid make The Babo pay for crossing the line?
Wild Boar speaks.
“Eddie Dennis. If you think I can’t handle anything you can throw at me, you really aren’t as smart as you think you are. Master puppeteer. You keep throwing your puppets at me and I’ll keep cutting their strings one by one. ’til I get my hands on you, you will see me. When you go to bed, you’ll see me. When you wake up in a cold sweat, you’ll! See! BOAR! BOAR! BOAR!” This wild animal is coming and he’s hungry for his pound of flesh! Will Dennis have no choice but to face what he’s done?
NXT UK Media interviews Smith & Carter backstage.
Carter is of course upset by how Seven won. The reporter brings it up and Carter says we all saw what it was. We all saw it! Smith felt it, everyone knows! Bate & Seven walk in now and Smith confronts Seven about it. What was that? Uh, it was a win, that’s what. No, that was a hand full of tights! Smith asks Tyler what he thinks, but Seven says that’s just veteran work. If you wanna get the job done, you gotta get it done. They’re all arguing now but Sid Scala barges in to shout down the bickering. This issue has not been resolved, so they’ll all discuss this issue in Sid’s office next week. For now, move on.
Seven says he’s looking forward to it. Then he and Bate talk about this. Seven could’ve held ropes, but he didn’t. But the tights! Seven says he cannot afford to lose the titles, Bate knows that. A win is a win. Seven gets Bate to move on, but will this fail to convince Sid?
Kenny Williams VS Tate Mayfairs!
The Scum of the Earth has for once been on the other end of mind games and mean pranks, and he’s not happy about it. Will he send a message to whoever it is through this debuting superstar? Or will the (self-described) “Greatest Professional Wrestler to Ever Walk Planet Earth” be off to a strong start in NXT UK?
The bell rings and even that spooks Kenny. Kenny and Tate approach, and then Kenny ROCKS Tate with a forearm! Kenny stomps away on Tate, the ref counts, but Kenny lets off at 4. Kenny “apologizes” then snapmares Tate to scrape his face with soles! Kenny stands Tate up, Tate throws a body shot but Kenny CLUBS him back. Kenny shoves, headbutts low, then stomps Tate down. Fans taunt Kenny Cockroach but he whips. Tate sunset flips, TWO! Kenny swings but misses, Tate fires off jabs and haymakers! Tate bobs ‘n’ waves, has his own cocky swagger, and he whips. Kenny reverses but Tate goes up and over!
Tate runs back in but into a CHOP BLOCK! Kenny gets the leg, stomps away on it, then YANKS the leg! Tate clutches the knee but Kenny CLAWS his back. Kenny pushes Tate down for a smothering cover, TWO! Kenny argues the count then he jabs Tate in the top of his head over and over! Then a BIG crossface forearm! Cover, TWO! Tate is still in this and that just upsets Kenny more. Kenny hip drops hard on Tate! Fans boo but Kenny soaks up the heat to then get Tate’s arms. Kenny digs his head into Tate’s spine to push on the motorcycle stretch, then Kenny sits on Tate for even more pressure!
Tate endures, he fights his way up, and fans rally up behind him! Tate rolls and kangaroo kicks Kenny away! Kenny swings but Tate blocks to CHOP back! And again to ROCK Kenny with a right! Tate kicks but Kenny blocks and twists the leg! Tate fights to step up and CLBOBER Kenny! High stack, TWO! Kenny survives but Tate gets him up! Tate tries to turn Kenny but Kenny resists so Tate CLUBS him! Tate ROCKS Kenny and Kenny flops to the apron. Tate goes out after, but Kenny gets the leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Kenny kicks Tate out of the ring then goes out. Kenny drags Tate up, scoops and SLAMS him on the floor!
Kenny leaves Tate behind as the ring count climbs past 5 of 10. Fans chant, “You Suck!” but Kenny decides to go out at 8! Kenny fetches Tate back in, says this was the biggest mistake of his life! BAD LUCK DRIVER! Cover, but Kenny lets off?! Kenny just wants to make Tate suffer. Fans fire up for Tate but Kenny throws him out! Kenny makes the scissor motion, but Tate ends up under the ring? Kenny sees that and laughs. Kenny storms over, grabs a leg, but he can’t drag Tate out? Is Tate holding onto something? Kenny lifts the apron skirt, and SAM GRADWELL is there! Kenny freaks out and fans fire up!
Gradwell keeps Kenny back and he puts Tate in! The ring count is still climbing, and Kenny is too scared to get close to Gradwell! The count is 10, Tate wins!!
Winner: Tate Mayfairs, by count-out
And now Gradwell chases Kenny to the back! Tate gets his first win on his first day, and fans are loving it! Count-out or not, will this help Tate prove he is the greatest? And as for Kenny, will he have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide from the Thunderstorm?
NXT UK Media interviews Wolfgang.
They apologize for interrupting as he leaves the Gallus locker room, but how are preparations going for Mark Coffey for tonight? Oh, Mark’s ready to take that cup from Dar. The Heritage Cup is coming home to Gallus! But then Die Familie walks over and Teoman says, “Heritage? Charlie, listen to him. He’s talking about heritage.” Dempsey asks Wolfgang. Why is it that Gallus always gets to represent British heritage around here? Wolfgang says not to get it twisted. Heritage or not, he’s ready for a fight, and he doesn’t need a reason. Dempsey says he’s the same. Wolfgang says those guys act like they own the shop. Gallus Boys on top! But will Wolfie have to prove it to Dempsey personally?
Andy Shepherd sits down with Dragunov and Strong.
He welcomes both champion and challenger ahead of their highly anticipated title match. Andy starts with Dragunov. “What’s your opinion of Roderick Strong?” Strong looks forward to this answer. Dragunov isn’t sure what to say. Strong’s work speaks for itself. Such a fighting spirit, such a discipline, such a will to push a performance, to push a fight to the next level. This is something inspiring to Dragunov because it is what he aspires to do every time he steps into the ring. Dragunov wants to push things to the next level, too.
Then what is Strong’s opinion of Dragunov? “Honestly, I see a lot of myself in him. And it’s just as inspiring. The fact that this man wants to push himself to a level that he’s never experience before for growth… It’s very important to me.” And there is no bigger test than Dragunov. Strong has Dragunov on the top of his list, and that NXT UK Champion is on the top of Strong’s list to add to his achievements. That is why Strong is here. Dragunov accepts that Strong respects him, but Strong doesn’t know much about the path Dragunov has been on.
As soon as Dragunov became NXT UK Champion, he became the Czar! He became something that proves what Unbesiegbar is about. “Because a Czar, he takes care of the people that support him. The fans, the audience, they gave me all the energy because they saw I’m fighting for something they believe in.” Strong says right now, Dragunov is living in the glory of the moment of being champion. But he’s never felt the disappointment of losing something as big as a championship. Strong has been a multiple time NXT Tag Team Champion, the NXT North American Champion, and the NXT Cruiserweight Champion. Was.
“Nothing hurts me more than when I say I was. Have you felt that? Because after our match, you will feel that. And to me, that’s the true test. How will you bounce back from that?” Dragunov admits, he has fear. But he takes that energy and puts it into something productive. Strong’s predictions are one thing, but the reality is… Both men stand up and Strong asks what is the reality. The reality is, Dragunov is not going to be the person laying down, but the one standing up and standing his ground! And especially against Strong. Both men are deadly serious, but who proves to be deadlier when they finally clash in the ring?
NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar w/ Sha Samuels VS Mark Coffey w/ Joe Coffey!
For the Scottish Supernova, it was way back on October when he beat Wolfie in the sixth, and he recently beat “Iron King” Joe deep into the fifth. But now, the younger brother gets his shot! Will Markus do what not even Joseph could and take this cup? Or will Dar continue to do what he’s always done and inflate his ego?
The introductions are made, the cup is raised, and we see if Supernova 11 has Gallus’ number!
Fans rally and duel as the first round begins. Mark and Dar circle, Dar talks smack but Mark mocks the bear claws. They tie up, Dar waistlocks and drags Mark down to then give him noogies! Mark grabs at Dar but Dar gets away and taunts Mark from a distance. They circle more, tie up again, and Dar goes after an arm. Dar wrenches to a wristlock, but Mark reverses back. Dar headlocks for the takeover then traps an arm. Joe coaches Mark and he pushes up to put Dar on ropes. Dar shouts for the ref, the ref counts the ropebreak, and Mark lets off clean. Dar shoves Mark then dodges the haymaker. Dar brushes himself off and has a laugh.
Sha gives Dar his flask to sip, then he splashes Joe some! Joe is mad but Dar gets away to his corner before Mark can get him. They keep circling, Dar gets a headlock at the minute mark. Mark powers up but can’t get free. Mark pushes Dar to ropes, now he’s free, but Dar holds ropes. Dar dodges and table tops, then he high-fives Sha. Dar has Sha put in the call for the after party because this is too easy! We’re at 30 seconds left, they tie up again and Dar trips Mark to then knuckle lock, omoplata, and grab at the leg for a HALF CRAB! Mark endures, last ten seconds, fans count it down, and Mark endures to the bell!
Dar: 0; Mark: 0
Dar pats Mark and mockingly applauds as he regroups with Sha. Joe helps Mark refresh while Dar and Sha mock “Baby Coffey” and prepare the party already. The second round begins now and Dar mockingly asks if Mark is good. They circle, knuckle lock, and Dar rolls and wrenches to wrangle Mark down. Mark fights up but Dar wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER! Mark rolls, wrenches, snapmares Dar and wraps on a chinlock, but Dar slips right out to get the arm again. Mark endures, fights up, but Dar wrenches again. Mark rolls, snapmares, wants the chinlock but again Dar slips out.
Dar has the wristlock again, but Mark breaks free and DECKS Dark! Joe likes that, but Dar avoids the sliding dropkick! Dar baits Mark into a cradle, and gets the fall!
Dar: 1; Mark: 0
That second went fast, and Mark is clearly upset with himself. Dar and Sha talk, Joe helps Mark cool off. Don’t let Dar in your head, get in Dar’s face and get it done! Round three begins already, and Mark DECKS Dar again! Dar is dazed, Mark covers, TWO!! Mark rains down fists on Dar, but Dar gets away. Dar grabs an arm, but Mark waistlocks. Dar throws Mark off, clinches, but Mark blocks the knee strike! Mark carries Dar to ropes, then TOSSES him over head! Sha freaks out while Dar flounder sup. Dar dodges again but Mark turns table top into a roll, and a HALF NELSON SLAM! Cover, TWO!
Mark keeps cool as Dar survives that one. Mark runs back in, clinches and whips but Sha drags Dar out! The ref reprimands but Mark just slides and WRECKS Sha with a dropkick! Mark then fires off on Dar, puts him in, and dodges the back elbow to POLISH HAMMER! Mark then whips and GAMANGIRIS! Cover, Mark ties it up!
Dar: 1; Mark: 1
Keep your eyes open, these rounds are going fast! Sha helps Dar get back to his corner, wanting more recovery time. Joe says that ain’t happening, and the ref agrees! Round four starts with Sha still in the ring. Joe and Mark talk, and Dar rushes over! Mark avoids the ambush to then duck the roundhouse, but not the BACK ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Mark survives and Dar is frustrated. Dar aims and KICKS as Mark sits up. Mark stands but Dar KICKS the leg, then KICKS the chest! Mark blocks the next kick but Dar elbows him away! Dar runs in at the corner but into Mark’s lift and BACK SUPLEX!
Dar hurries to a corner again, but Mark runs in to EuroUpper! Mark then whips Dar to the other corner, for a back body block! Dar crawls, Mark goes up, but Dar kicks the legs out! Mark falls, Dar runs side to side, BOOT! Dar keeps moving, Mark LARIATS Dar inside out! Both men are down and fans fire up! Sha shouts, Mark covers, TWO! Dar still survives, time is ticking away, and the pressure is on Mark. Mark gets up as the minute mark approaches, and he goes to suplex. Dar blocks, wrenches out and kicks the leg! Mark ROCKS Dar with a right! Dar hits back but Mark ROCKS him again!
Dar staggers about, he ROCKS Mark, but Mark ROCKS Dar again! Dar KICKS the leg, fires haymakers but Mark gives them back! Fans rally up as they go back and forth with 30 seconds! Mark EuroUppers, whips, but Dar avoids the gamangiri! Dar gets the leg, CHAMPAGNE SUPER KNEEBAR!! Mark endures as there are 10 seconds left! Dar pulls on the leg, Joe coaches his brother, and Mark survives the round!!
Dar: 1; Mark: 1
Dar is still holding on! Joe gets in to protest, Dar lets off and gets away to his corner. Sha gets in Joe’s face but Joe snatches his newspaper! Joe tosses the papers around, that only upsets Sha more! The ref is busy with picking up the pieces, Sha talks with Dar and Joe helps Mark. The bell rings, here’s round five! Mark avoids Dar’s sweeping kick to ROCK him! Dar forearms, Mark hits back, we’re brawling again already! Dar kicks the leg, but Mark EuroUppers! Dar waistlocks, Mark switches, but Dar bucks the O’Conner for the BACK ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up but Dar is growing frustrated!
Fans rally, Dar puts pinkies out and takes aim, NOVA- No, Dar feints to go for the leg! But Mark uses that to get a stacked cover! TWO, but Mark gets Dar for a modified crossface! Chinbar and armlock, The Gates are locked in! Dar flails and reaches out, and Sha is begging Dar to endure! But Mark drags Dar away and locks the hold on again!! Dar flails, Sha gets up on the apron! Mark swings on Sha and Joe chases him! They end up in the ring, Mark knocks Sha down but he tells Joe to cool off! Dar goes to a corner! He takes aim, NOVA ROLLA!!! Cover, Dar wins!!
Winner: Noam Dar, by pinfall (still NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion)
With a minute and fifteen left, the Scottish Supernova steals one from Gallus! The East End Insurance Policy comes in handy again, though perhaps the Iron King has some of the blame. Either way, will no one ever be able to take this cup from Dar?
My Thoughts:
A great episode right here, though too bad we’re not getting Prelude. But still, great montage of superstars hyping up Dragunov VS Strong, and other than maybe Strong not delivering his promo all that well, great segment of Strong and Dragunov sitting down for a face-to-face meeting. Fairly sure Dragunov wins but it will be another instant classic for this NXT UK Championship. Isla has a good video message to call out Meiko, and I would think she’s asking for a second match for the title. But maybe Isla wants Meiko to agree to step up the ante, maybe a No Disqualification situation, to parallel Meiko VS Blair Davenport. Just no jumping apron spots.
Amale VS Xia was alright but I didn’t expect Xia’s help to come from the crowd like that. Seems they’re going to use a new signee as the next part of this story, not a British legend, so I suppose that’s actually a positive. WWE gets criticized for legends and/or part-timers taking spots, so this is a spot being given to someone new for a good spotlight. Speaking of which, Tate Mayfairs getting that same benefit from the Kenny Williams story is also great. Gradwell makes it clear it was him all along, Kenny loses without really losing but Tate gets a good introduction to NXT UK. Kenny VS Gradwell is going to be great, and I think Tate is going to become a strong part of the midcard while other names are on their way out.
And speaking of that, A-Kid has a good promo to essentially say his match with Teoman will be his good-bye to NXT UK and he’ll be on NXT 2.0 full time after Stand & Deliver. That said, Teoman probably wins so that Die Familie gets on that rise they talked about a month or so ago. Die Familie calls out Gallus again as we’re getting Dempsey VS Wolfgang. I still wonder if Gallus is sticking around or not. We saw in our main event that Dar wins again, though it was still a great match. Not sure what weaknesses Mark claimed to see, other than he was familiar with plenty of Dar’s moveset. But either way, it was cuz Sha and Joe distracted Mark that Dar won, so is Gallus going to go to NXT 2.0 in the post Stand & Deliver part of the year?
What was really good tonight was the stuff with Moustache Mountain and Smith & Carter. Seven got the sneaky win off Smith so we’re all tied up, but as I’m figuring, we’re going to get Sid Scala saying the tiebreaker will be the tag title rematch. They’re going to have a great match, it could go either way as Seven is clearly up for sneaking a win but Tyler is conflicted. I just hope they don’t rehash the story Kenny Williams and Amir Jordan had of being torn apart as a team and friends because of this. A Heel Tyler Bate would be pretty wild in NXT UK, and could help keep him here instead of being dragged to NXT 2.0 to eventually be ruined by Vince like Pete “Butch” Dunne.
My Score: 8.5/10
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Will the Death Riders’ reign of terror continue?
This year’s Full Gear may be the most important one of all! Can Orange Cassidy become the Freshy Squeezed AEW World Champion against Maniac Jon Moxley?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo; Anna wins.
- Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews; Buddy wins.
- Zero Hour – Big Boom AJ w/ Big Justice VS QT Marshall; wins.
- Jay White VS Hangman Page; wins.
- Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana VS Bobby Lashley w/ MVP; wins.
- MJF VS Roderick Strong; wins.
- Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher; wins.
- AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Ricochet; wins and
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Daniel Garcia; wins and
- AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone w/ Kamille VS Kris Statlander; wins and
- AEW World Tag Team Championships Fatal 4 Way: Private Party VS The Outrunners VS The Kings of the Black Throne VS The Acclaimed; win(s) and
- AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley VS Orange Cassidy; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Join Renee Paquette, RJ City, Jeff Jarrett and special guest, Paul Walter Hauser, in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action set for this monumental night!
Zero Hour – Anna Jay VS Deonna Purrazzo w/ Taya Valkyrie!
The Queenslayer was offered help against Mariah May by The Vendetta but she declined, so this is the payback. Will the Virtuosa handle business? Or will Anna still become the Star of the Show?
The bell rings but Taya distracts Anna. Anna takes a swipe but Deonna kicks low. Deonna headlocks,. Anna powers out, but Deonna RAMS her! Anna stays up, slips around, and waistlocks. Deonna switches, they go to ropes, and Anna bucks the O’Conner! Anna runs Deonna over, keeps moving, then whips. Anna blows past Deonna, sunset flips, TWO! Deonna is up fast but Anna wrenches to HOOK KICK! Anna whips Deonna to a corner, runs up and LEG LARIATS! The fans rally as Anna snapmares and ROLLING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays on Deonna with another whip, but Deonna reverses.
Anna slips to the apron, then ROCKS Deonna! Deonna comes back but into a HEEL KICK! Anna goes up a corner but Taya anchors her! Deonna distracts the ref, then she BOOTS Anna! The fans boo but Taya just takes a bow. Deonna “kicks dirt” at Anna, then drags her up. Deonna short arm LARIATS, then she stands on Anna’s face! The ref counts, Deonna steps off, and Deonna storms back up on Anna. Deonna drags Anna up, throat chops her, and Anna goes to a corner. Deonna LARIATS in the corner, LARIATS again, then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Anna stays in this but Deonna stays focused.
Deonna paces around, drops a knee on Anna, then clamps on a straitjacket stretch. Anna endures, even as Deonna KNEES her in the back! Deonna bends Anna back but Anna still endures. Anna fights up, snapmares free, but Deonna BOOTS her back! Then BOOTS again! Anna SUPERKICKS! But Deonna hits a FLATLINER, into a KOJI KLUTCH! Anna stacks Deonna, TWO! Anna is free to SUPERKICK Deonna down! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Anna and Deonna slowly rise while Taya pounds the apron. The fans rally up and Anna crawls over to Deonna. Deonna grabs at Anna first, and she fires a forearm!
Anna fires a forearm back, but Deonna hits Anna again! The shots go back and forth, the fans dueling, and Anna gets the edge! Anna backs Deonna down, whips, but Deonna reverses, only for Anna to FLYING FOREARM! And FLYING FOREARM again! Anna keeps moving to SHOTGUN Deonna! The fans are torn as Anna runs up on the hometown girl. Forearm SMASH, and Anna puts Deonna up top! DANGEROUS JAY KICK, and then the ICONOCLASM! Cover, TWO! Deonna survives but Anna drags her up. Anna clamps on the QUEENSLAYER SLEEPER! Deonna endures, pries free, and arm-drags Anna!
Deonna kicks low, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Roll and FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Anna endures, flails and moves around, and kicks her way to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Deonna holds until 4, and Taya coaches Deonna. Deonna slashes her throat, reels Anna in, but Anna fights the Gotch lift! Anna slips around, Deonna wrenches and wrangles, but Anna rolls free! Anna BOOTS from the corner, goes to the apron, and she puts Deonna in ropes! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! But Taya takes a swing! Anna dodges, but Taya SPEARS Anna!! The ref saw that and he EJECTS Taya!
Deonna is upset, but better than being disqualified! Taya tells fans to shut up as they sing “Hey hey hey! Goodbye~!” Deonna drags Anna up, but Anna SLAPS Deonna! Deonna is pissed, and she grabs that arm! FUJIWARA!! Deonna pushes on that arm, but Anna uses it to roll Deonna up! ANNA WINS!
Winner: Anna Jay, by pinfall
Deonna is furious, but maybe she should’ve let the ref throw this out. In the end, Anna gets a real win over Deonna, will this help her get back towards some title scene?
Backstage interview with Billie Starkz.
Lexy Nair is with her ROH Minion buddy, and notes that Billie is the first ROH woman entered in the first ever WrestleDynasty International Women’s Cup! Billie, what an opportunity, how are you feeling? She is excited! This is the second chance she’s been waiting for, and- Red Velvet steps in to say more like NO chance. Because see, Velvet is also in that match, and well, she already beat Billie. So her odds are looking really good. But then in steps Leyla Hirsch. And she says lucky for them both, because Leyla’s in this! Leyla beat Velvet once, and just looking at Billie, Leyla knows she can beat her.
Oh but then in steps the ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena! The Minion Overlord defends her bestie and Billie, and says it is finally time for the Athena World Tour! She is the fourth participant, even though, why does she have to qualify for HER show? Athena has beaten Velvet, she’s beaten “Small fry” Leyla, and well… Billie Goat, we all know Athena dog walked her! Velvet says Athena shouldn’t talk to Billie like that. Billie says “Cupcake” doesn’t need to defend her. Things are getting tense already, who wins their way into WrestleDynasty’s massive crossover match?
Backstage interview with QT Marshall.
Lexy is now with QT and says later int he Zero Hour, it is QT VS Big Boom AJ. QT took AJ out last night after the weigh-in, will it be the same here tonight? QT wants Lexy to remember, pronounce it “Mar-shall.” And yes, in QT’s home state of New Jersey, the best part will be QT remembering why he left. It’s a dump! Especially Newark! But AJ is also from New Jersey, and he properly represents this dump. Whether AJ is on the Tonight Show, on TikTok, or here in AEW, he is the epitome of someone from The Garden State: an embarrassment! He’s worse than Bruce Springsteen himself!
And tonight, in a sold out crowd that QT drew all himself, it will be like going to his high school reunion and showing how he is more successful than everyone else. And he’ll do that by walking to the ring, staring down AJ, and bringing the doom! Will QT Marshall make himself the boss of the Zero Hour? Or will it be a BOOM for all of New Jersey when QT loses?
New Year’s Day is a NEW ERA for AEW!
Starting Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, AEW Dynamite will be SIMULCAST on Max! And even bigger, it is the return of Fight for the Fallen! All proceeds go to helping victims of Hurricane Helene in Ashville, North Carolina.
Zero Hour – Fatal 4 Way: Dante Martin VS The Beast Mortos VS Komander VS Buddy Matthews!
Now this is going to be a fast ‘n’ furious match! Angel Dorado, the menacing minotaur, the Commander of Space and the Aussie Juggernaut are all fighting for opportunity, who makes that greater impact?
The bell rings and the four watch each other closely. Buddy and Mortos lock eyes as the big guys in this match, but Komander runs up. Buddy KNEES Komander low and shoves him out. Dante tries but Buddy does the same to him! The fans fire up now as we get Buddy and Mortos circling. But Dante and Komander return! Mortos and Buddy put them in corners, then fire off hands and stomps! Mortos SMACKS Dante, then shouts at Buddy. Buddy stops stomping Komander to stare him down. The fans fire up for these meaty men, but then Dante and Komander try again! They get put back in corners for more hands!
Dante dodges Mortos to POST him! Dante runs up on Buddy, bobs ‘n’ weaves then SMACKS Buddy! And again! Dante whips but Buddy blocks! Buddy BOOTS Dante, slips around, but Dante ELOBWOS him! Komander runs up, POP-UP RANA on Buddy! Mortos runs up to UPPERCUT Dante down! Komander knuckle locks Mortos , CHOPS, KICKS, and goes up, up, but Mortos yanks him down! Dante is back, Mortos knuckle locks him, too! Mortos twists their hands and fans rally. But Komander & Dante both push Mortos! Mortos pushes them back! Dante & Komander kick, dodges, BOOSTED QUEBRADA!
The fans fire up ad Buddy is back! Komander lisp out fothe back suplex, and Dante returns the afvor, BOOSTED CROSSBODY! The fans fire up again, and now Dante & Komander wrap Buddy around ropes. They CHOP, but Buddy TOSSES Dante! Buddy suplexes Komander onto the top rope! Buddy climbs but Komander fires forearms! Komander then leaps, but Buddy catches him! Buddy puts Komander on the top rope again, and CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” for that second one, and Buddy climbs. But Morots YANKS Buddy down, TOSSES him out, and then ROCKS Komander!
Mortos climbs, he brings Komander up, but Dante CLUBS Mortos! Dante fires forearms on Mortos, whips him, but Mortos reverses! Dante goes up, around, and RANAS! Mortos tumbles, the fans rally up, and Dante BOOTS Mortos! Buddy returns, Dante BOOTS him! Buddy tries again, Dante goes up and over! Dante SUPERKICKS Mortos, but Buddy puts him on the apron. Buddy BLASTS Dante, but here comes Mortos! Mortos dodges Buddy to TOPE TORNILLO onto Dante! The fans fire up and Buddy FLIES! Down goes Dante and Mortos and the fans fire up! But wait, Komander sets up to tightrope walk and SPACE MAN ESCALARA!
The fans are thunderous and Komander feeds off the energy. Komander fetches Buddy into the ring, then goes to the ropes. Alex Abrahantes in his Vegeta hoodie coaches Komander. Komander tightrope walks for CIELITO- NO, Buddy moves so Komander belly flops! But then Mortos THROWS Buddy into steel steps! Mortos stalks Komander, SMACKS him, and whips him to ropes. Komander goes up and up and FLYING RANAS! But Mortos is up to SMACK Komander again! Mortos snapmares and NECK TWISTS! Komander writhes, staggers, but Mortos scoops for a CIPHER UTAKI! Dante returns, leaps over Mortos, but Mortos POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS him!
The fans fire up again and Mortos roars! Buddy returns, blocks the haymaker and fires off a strike fest! But Mortos avoids the knee! Buddy puts him on the apron, and catches Mortos for a DRAPING DDT! Buddy strikes like a viper and now he stalks Komander. Komander runs up, tilt-o-whirls, but Buddy LAWN DARTS him into Dante! Then Buddy has Dante for a suplex, JACKHAMMER! Cover, Mortos breaks it! Mortos drags Buddy up but Buddy shoves him. Buddy KNEES Mortos, then dodges Komander to TOSS him out! Pump handle on Dante, but Dante victory rolls it! TWO!! Buddy is up, into a JUMP KNEE from Dante!
Dante runs to ROCK Mortos, GAMANGIRIS, then TOSSES him out. Komander is back, Dante rolls him and wrenches, then tucks and MOUST TRAP! TWO!! Komander is up, he and Dante ROCK each other! And BOOT each other! They go again, switch and switch, but now Buddy is up! METEORA on Dante! Komander comes back to tilt-o-whirl DEJA VU DDT!! But Mortos ROLLING CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! Dante FLYING LARIATS!! All four men are down and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as only Komander is on the outside and the others go to corners. Mortos snarls as he rises up!
Komander returns and the fans rally. Buddy and Dante also stand, then Komander follows. Mortos and Komander brawl, Buddy and Dante brawl, and the fans rally. Mortos SMACKS Komander, Buddy ROCKS Dante! Now the big men want at it! Buddy blocks a kick, sends i into Dante, but then Mortos does the same with Buddy’s leg and Komander! HEADBUTT for Buddy! Mortos ROCKS Dante, puts him up top, but Komander 619s the legs out! Mortos staggers, Komander springboards to FLYING POISON-RANA!! Dante hits the MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, BUDDY STOMPS DANTE!! Cover, BUDDY WINS!
Winner: Buddy Matthews, by pinfall
A very opportunistic strike from Buddy Matthews, because The House Always Wins! Will that be true as Malakai Black & Brody King go for the AEW World Tag Team Championships? Or can Private Party make it out of Full Gear still golden?
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Will B Block stay tranquilo?
After a win over The Might, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi now take on Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg! Will Los Ingobernables de Japon end up behind BARS?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg; Yano & Oleg win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current B Block standings!
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-0, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-0, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-0, 2 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 1-0, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 0-1, 0 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 0-1, 0 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 0-1, 0 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS The Filip Brothers!
The former IWGP Tag Team Champions aren’t feeling as mighty as they should be after losing to Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi in the opening round. But can they rise back up mightier than ever? Or will Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix become apex predators in this tournament?
The teams sort out and after the Filip Brothers Too Sweet, Tome starts against Hysterical Haste. The fans rally up and the bell rings. Shane and Tome circle, tie up, and Shane waistlocks. Tome switches but Shane wrenches for a headlock takeover. Tome fights around, rolls Shane to a cover, TWO! Shane holds on but Tome fights up. Tome powers Shane down, pops out the back then wrenches to a wristlock. Tome keeps Shane from ropes, but Shane rolls, kips up, snapmares and basement DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Shane poses, and then Shane brings Tome up. Shane wrenches Tome, tags Mad Mikey, and Mikey wrenches.
TMDK DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Tome down, then they split the wishbone! Mikey BLASTS Stevie for good measure, then he CHOPS Tome. Mikey CHOPS Tome in a corner, brings Tome around, and then snapmares. Mikey clamps on a neck wrench and pushes on it hard. Tome endures, Mikey sneaks a BITE, then pushes Tome down. Tag to Shane, TMDK double whip Tome to a corner. Shane sends Mikey in but Tome DUMPS Mikey to the floor! Shane runs up but Tome dodges, then Stevie joins in! Tome FOREARM, Stevie DROPKICK, and Tome GERMAN SUPLEX! Then Tome hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Shane stays in this but he also bails to the apron. Tome stomps Shane, then tags Stevie. Shane goes to the floor but Stevie pursues. Stevie RAMS Shane into railing, right in front of commentary. Stevie stands Shane up to CHOP, and Shane hurries into the ring. Stevie stalks after and stomps Shane. Stevie snapmares, then he KICKS Shane in the back! Cover, ONE!! Shane shows some grit but Stevie tags Tome. The fans rally but the Filip Brothers mug Shane. Shane CHOPS Stevie but Tome CHOPS Shane! Tome stomps away on Shane in the corner, digs his boot in, but the ref counts. Tome steps off, but for only a moment before he digs his boots in again!
Mikey gets mad but the ref keeps him from storming in. That just lets Stevie CHOKE Shane! Mikey protests more but Stevie gets away with that. Tome tags Stevie in, and Stevie BLASTS Mikey! Tome whips Shane and BOOTS him down for Stevie’s HANDSPRING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Shane stays in this and the fans rally up. Stevie KNEES Shane in the back, has the chinlock, then KNEES Shane again for the motorcycle stretch. Shane endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Shane UPPERCUTS, but Stevie holds him back! Stevie kicks and whips Shane, but Shane BLASTS Tome! Shane dodges Stevie and Stevie hits buckles!
Shane crawls but Stevie hurries after him. Stevie grabs Shane’s leg, but Shane swings an elbow. Stevie dodges, but Shane CALF KICKS him down! The fans rally as Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs in at Stevie to LARIAT in the corner! Mikey whips Stevie into the corner to LARIAT again! And then short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up and Mikey brings Stevie around. Mikey fireman’s carries but Stevie fights free. Stevie waistlocks, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Mikey powers up, throws off his elbow pad, and SLIDING LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Stevie stays in this but Mikey stays on him.
Mikey stands Stevie up, but Stevie fights the back suplex! Stevie throws down elbows, but Mikey CHOPS him! Mikey swings, but Stevie catches him for a FINAL CUT! Both men crawl, Stevie tags in Tome! Tome storms up on Mikey, but Mikey fires forearms! Mikey CHOPS Tome, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Mikey whips but Tome reverses. Tome runs in but blocks boots. Tome puts Mikey in the ropes to KICK and WOE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Mikey toughs it out and the fans rally up. Tome brushes himself off and brings Mikey up. Tome fires boxing elbows and an UPPERCUT! But Mikey dodges the lariat, to SPINEBUSTER!
The fans fire up and Mikey hot tags Shane! Shane drags Tome up for UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Shane fires up to fire off more UPPERCUTS! The fans rally with every shot, and then Shane whips. Tome reverses, but Shane comes back to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shane BLASTS Stevie for good measure. Tome kicks and whips but Shane reverses to kick, BOOT, and INVERTED EXPLODER! The fans rally behind Shane as he aims from the corner. Shane runs in but Stevie intercepts, SPANISH FLY! But Mikey fireman’s carries to DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Tome hits Mikey with a SPINEBUSTER! Shane SHORYUKENS Tome!
Stevie SUPERKICKS Shane! Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Tome BOOTS Mikey! Shane BOOTS Tome! Tome just laughs that off! DOUBLE BOOTS hit, but neither man falls! Shane kicks, Tome blocks, and Tome trips Shane to tie up the legs! FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Shane flails, reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, but Tome pushes on the hold! Mikey SLIDING LARIATS Tome! Shane is free and Mikey coaches him up, but Stevie LARIATS Mikey and himself up and out of the ring! The fans rally as all four men are down all around ringside! Shane and Tome stir and head for each other. Shane throws a forearm, but Tome gives it back.
Shane fires another forearm, so Tome fires back. The forearms keep going as both men rise up, and now they pick up speed! The fans rally as the shots keep going, and then Shane UPPERCUTS! ROLLING- NO, Tome ROCKS, ELBOWS, UPPERCUTS, and DISCUS LARIATS! But Shane nis right up! Shane swings, misses, and Tome SNAP GERMANS! The fans fire up and Stevie returns! Tome fireman’s carries, Stevie runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! Both brothers cover, but Mikey breaks it up! The fans fire up but Tome TOSSES Mikey! Stevie staggers over to Shane, Tome calls for the finish! Stevie feeds Shane to Tome!
Tome underhooks, but Shane wrenches free! Shane sends Tome into Stevie, then Mikey LARIATS Stevie! Shane suplexes Tome, FALCON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Tome survives and the fans fire up! TMDK regroups, and they haul Tome up. Shane aims, but Stevie makes the save! Stevie shoves Mikey at Shane but Shane dodges! Shane clinches Stevie, Mikey joins in, ELECTRIC BLUE! Stevie flounders away from that power-bottom, but Tome is back! Shane fights the waistlock, then switches, POINT-BLANK HIGH LOW! TMDK then hoist Tome up, ELECTRIC BLUE again!! Cover, TMDK wins!
Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and that’s why they’re able to rise up again! Will Shane & Mikey make it back to the top? Will Tome & Stevie still find their own way to the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
The Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker opened this tournament with the biggest win possible when they beat the current IWGP Tag Team Champions, Great-O-Khan & Henare. Will they build upon that momentum in round 2? Or will they be cheated by the King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style?
Evil & Narita taunt Taichi & Taka from outside of the ring, keeping their attention as they go around towards commentary. But this is all so Dick Togo can come running in from the ramp! Dick CLOBBERS Taichi, then he TOSSES Taka! The fans boo but what did they expect from The House of Torture? Evil whips Taka into railing, and then brings him out into No Man’s Land! Evil has fans move aside so he can BOWL Taka into chairs! Not even close to a strike, but Evil just CHOKES Taka with a chair! Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs in the timekeeper’s area, and the ref reprimands The House!
Evil lets off of Taka and drags him up. Now Narita brings Taichi into the crowd in some other section. Evil puts Taka in the ring while Narita SMACKS Taichi off chairs. The bell rings to get this on record, but Evil stands on Taka’s face! Narita BOWLS Taichi into chairs, only doing a little better than Evil. Evil CLUBS Taka and taunts him while Narita CHOKES Taichi! The ref reprimands from afar but does his best to watch Evil. Evil stomps Taka to a corner, then drags him out. Evil stomps away on a leg, drops an elbow on the knee, then covers. TWO, so Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil covers again! TWO, and Evil tries a full mounted cover! TWO!!
The fans cheer but Evil wants a prawn hold cover! TWO!! Taka escapes five consecutive pins and Evil is frustrated. Taka crawls for his corner but Taichi’s still in the crowd. Wait, he storms back to ringside, with a chair! The ref stops Taichi from going after Narita, and Evil holds Taka’s hand out mockingly. The ref has to stop Taichi from storming into the ring now, and that lets Evil CLAW Taka’s eyes! Evil drags Taka up, tags in Narita, and Narita CLUBS Taka’s arm. Narita wrenches the arm, YANKS it, YANKS it again, and then taunts Taichi before he YANKS the arm again. Narita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER!
Narita bumps Taka off buckles then tags Evil. Evil swings around the House of Torture shirt, and he CHOKES Taka with it! The ref again keeps Taichi back, meaning Taka suffers for it! Evil then throws the shirt at Taichi! Taichi catches the shirt and he storms in to throw it back! The ref stops Taichi but Taichi shoves him down! Taichi attacks Evil but Evil & Narita mug Taichi! They toss Taichi out then go back to the ref. Evil tells the ref to do better, then Evil tags Narita. Narita has Taka under the ropes, for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Taka sputters, the ref reprimands, but Narita just drags Taka back up.
Narita scrapes Taka’s face along the ropes! The ref reprimands, Narita pushes Taka down, and then Narita argues with the ref. Narita whips Taka to ropes, ELBOWS him down, then covers, TWO! Narita clamps onto Taka’s arm and drags him up. Narita brings Taka over, Evil tags in, and Evil CLUBS Taka on the back. Evil sends Taka out, then distracts the ref. Dick RAMS Taka into railing, then FLAPJACKS him off the apron! Dick shoves Taka in, Evil covers, TWO! Taka stays in this and Evil gets annoyed. Evil stands on Taka’s face, but steps off as the ref reprimands. The fans rally for Taka but Evil taunts them.
Evil stalks Taka to a corner, but Taka fires elbows! Evil CLAWS Taka’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Evil whips corner to corner. Evil runs in but Taka dodges, to then SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up as Taka crawls, but Narita runs up to stomp him! Narita CLUBS Taka, runs, but Taka goes the other way! Taka BOOTS Narita down! The fans fire up as Taka hurries, hot tag to Taichi! Taichi storms up on Evil to fire Kawada Kicks! Evil staggers to a corner but Taichi runs up to BOOT! Taichi keeps moving but Evil ducks the Ax Bomber! Evil waistlocks, Taichi fights the lift, and he ENZIGIRIS! Taichi then DECKS Dick off the apron!
The fans fire up but Narita attacks! Narita whips Taichi but Taichi BOOTS him down! The fans fire up with Taichi while Evil flounders around. Evil wants mercy, but Taichi says no! Evil ducks the buzzsaw to CLAW eyes! Evil blocks a kick, hands it to the ref, and he mule kicks Taichi down! The fans boo but Evil runs up to LARIAT in the corner! Evil then hooks a leg, FISHERMAN- NO, Taichi fights free, and he wrenches to HOOK KICK! Evil falls and the fans fire up! Taichi roars and rises, and OFF COME THE PANTS! The fans fire up as Taichi goes to the corner. Taichi aims for- NO, Evil dodges the superkick and he shoves Taichi into Taka!
Taka falls off the apron, Taichi runs up, but into EVERY- NO, Taichi slips free to DANGER- NO, Evil fights the saido to wrench and whip! TADA, bare buckles! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but The House soaks it all up. Evil tags Narita, and Narita runs to BOOT Taichi down! Cover, TWO! Taichi stays in this but Narita kicks him around. Narita taunts Taichi, pie faces him, but Taichi rises. Narita taunts Taichi more, fires forearms, but Taichi just leans into those! Taichi then SOBATS and Narita sputters. Taichi runs, Narita dodges the Ax Bomber to CHOKE Taichi! The ref reprimands, Narita stops, but then just CHOKES Tacihi more!
Narita whips corner to corner, but Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taichi and Narita stir, and Taichi crawls his way over. Hot tag to Taka! Taka stomps away on Narita, then whips. Narita reverses, Taka reverses and wrangles Narita to JUST FACELOCK! Narita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka drags Narita up, scoops, but Narita slips free! Narita CHOKES Taka, Taka breaks free, but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil BLASTS Taichi, and he KICKS Taka’s hands! Narita has the full ARMBAR! Taka kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! Dick even tries to swat that foot away!
The ref still counts the break, and he reprimands. Narita holds on but the ref starts to count, so Narita lets go at 4. Narita stomps Taka around then runs. Taka BOOTS Narita down again! And he WRECKS Dick for good measure! Evil has a chair! The ref stops Evil but Narita has his pushup bar! Taka dodges, but Narita jams him up on the return! Taichi runs in, MIC STAND SHOT! The fans fire up but now Evil shoves the ref aside. Evil rushes Taichi but Taichi JAMS Evil with the mic stand! Taka runs to sunset flip Narita! TWO! Narita stands, into a PALM STRIKE! Roll up, high stack, TWO!!
Narita kicks Taka, DOUBLE- NO, Taka sits Narita down! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! But into JUST FACELOCK!! Evil stomps away on Taka! Taichi CLUBS Evil! Taichi drags Evil into SEITEIJUJIHO!! Taka CLUBS away on Narita to put him in JUST FACELOCK!!! The bell rings, but that was DICK!!! That damn Spoiler!!! The House SHOVES Taka & Taichi into the ref!! The fans boo as now Evil CHOKES Taka and Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi! The House stops that so they can set Taka up for the PUSHUP BAR ATTACK! The fans boo more but The House just soaks it up.
Evil & Narita then drag Taka over and set him up for Dick! PUSHUP BAR DICK CHOP!!! Narita slashes his throat, and hits the DOUBLECROSSER!! Dick fetches the ref to count, and The House wins!
Winner: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)
The House of Torture cheats another team, and Taichi is pissed! Taichi grabs that chair again, and he wants after The House! The House runs off in all directions! Evil has Taichi’s mic stand so Taichi goes after him! The Young Lions try to stop this but Taichi chases Evil around the arena. Taichi almost gets Evil, but then Dick uses his SPOILER CHOKER on Taichi!! The fans boo while Evil taunts Taichi. Narita kicks the Young Lions away while Dick chokes Taichi out! The House of Torture are of course the worst, but will they still be first in the block? Or will justice be served soon enough?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Two teams that stumbled out of the starting gate now meet in the second round. Can The Ace & Master Heater make up for falling to the Filip Brothers? Or will THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions finally look like champions?
The fans cheer as Tanahashi shows off the abs, but they also rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” The teams sort out but Jado gets fans to cheer him on first. Then Jado gets the fans to cheer on “TA-NA-HASHI! TA-NA-HASHI!” Tanahashi starts against Khan and the fans rally with the bell. The fans duel, “TA-NA-HASHI!” “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Khan laughs at how his side is stronger, then he circles with Tanahashi. They feel things out as they go around, but each man avoids a takedown. Khan is the aggressor, though, and he manages a waistlock. Tanahashi switches but Khan wrenches out and trips Tanahashi up.
Khan goes for a cover, ONE, and the two back off. The fans cheer as they reset. Khan and Tanahashi circle, feel things out again, and knuckle lock. They clinch, fight for control, and Tanahashi grabs an arm. Khan slips around to hook an arm, but Tanahashi wrenches free. Tanahashi hammerlocks, headlocks, but Khan slips out to headlock in return. Tanahashi endures, and he pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but Khan pulls hair! The ref reprimands them both, and both men let go at the same time. But then Khan pulls hair again! The ref counts, Khan KNEES and ROCKS Tanahashi in a corner. Khan UPPERCUTS Tanahashi, then gest space.
Khan runs in but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans cheer on the air guitar. Tanahashi tags Jado and he drags Khan up. Jado & Tanahashi double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Henare runs up but gets DOUBLE ELBOWS! Tanahashi has Henare, Jado has Khan, and they give them a meeting of the minds! Then they kick low and TOSS the Empire out! The fans cheer as we get the air guitar duet! Tanahashi steps out and Jado waits on Khan. Fans rally up and Khan grows annoyed. Khan storms in but Jado kicks! Khan blocks the kick to body shot!
But then Jado blocks the Mongolian Chops to RAM Khan! Jado has Khan in the ropes but Henare KICKS him down! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi, then goes out to stomp away on President Ace! Khan drags Jado up and brings him around to CLUB him! Jado leans on railing, but Khan puts Jado back in the ring. Khan pushes Jado around, and he clamps on for an ANKLE LOCK! Khan then laces the legs in a modified DEATHLOCK! Jado endures, and he CLAWS at Khan’s face! Khan stomps Jado for that! The fans rally as Khan drags Jado up. Khan bumps Jado off buckles, tags Henare, and Henare fires body shots!
The ref counts, Henare lets off, but then he stands Jado up. Jado fires body shots in return! Henare winds up to CHOP Jado down! The fans cheer and Henare BLASTS Tanahashi again! Henare hoots, the fans join in, and Henare SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Jado shows that toughness but Henare drags him back up. Henare bumps Jado off buckles, tags Khan in, and Khan taunts Tanahashi. Khan gives Jado Mongolian Chops! And more Mongolian Chops! And then feints to kick a leg out! Khan says he’s too smart, and now he puts Jado in the corner. Khan hops up and the fans fire up as he sits on his throne!
Jado endures and the ref reprimands, but Khan pulls Jado’s arms! Khan hops down at 4, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Henare BLASTS Tanahashi yet again! Khan sits Jado down but Jado wags his finger. Jado fights, the fans rally up, but Khan clamps on body scissors! Jado is fading so Khan lets him go for a cover, TWO! Jado stays in this but Khan wants the ref to check him. Tanahashi gets fans to cheer “JA-DO-OH! JA-DO-OH!” Khan scuffs Jado, but that fires Jado up! Jado rises but Khan fires a forearm! Jado growls, nods, and he feeds off that energy! Khan throws more forearms but Jado eggs him on.
Khan fires forearm after forearm! Jado just powers up! Khan kicks low, runs, but Jado DOUBLE CHOPS! Jado roars, runs, and he CLOBBERS Khan! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Jado crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi runs at Khan, FLYING FOREARM! Tanahashi BLASTS Henare, payback for all those times! Then Tanahashi dropkicks Khan’s leg! Then he DRAGON SCREWS it! Henare is back but Tanahashi catches his leg! Henare asks please don’t, but Tanahashi says, “Bye-bye.” DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Henare falls down and fans fire up as Tanahashi goes back to Khan.
Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Khan, then he goes up a corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi stays focused and the fans rally up. Khan slowly rises and Tanahashi runs, to SLING- NO, Khan slips around and waistlocks! Gator roll to a bridge, TWO! Khan tackles Tanahashi, jackknife bridges, TWO! Khan snap suplexes for PANCAKE HOLD! TWO!! Tanahashi escapes again and the fans fire up! Khan rises, but Tanahashi blocks the Mongolian Chops! Tanahashi fires Mongolian QUICK Chops! Tanahashi runs but into a SAYANAGI! Both men are down and the fans rally! Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare!
Henare storms up on Tanahashi and KICKS him in the chest! And then KICKS him in the back! Then SENTON FLOPS as Tanahashi moves! Tanahashi rises, blocks a kick, but Henare JABS! Henare winds up, but Tanahashi ducks to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans rally up while both men are down, and Tanahashi crawls to his corner. Hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up on Henare to fire body shots! Tanahashi joins in, they double whip Henare to ropes, then BODY BLOW! KICK! And then whip into a LARIAT! Jado covers, TWO! Henare stays in this but Jado rallies the fans. Jado drags Henare up, but Henare KICKS Jado’s leg!
Henare KICKS Jado’s leg again and again! Henare runs but Jado DUMPS him out! Henare hurries back up but Jado kicks him! Jado has Henare in the ropes for the DRAPING DDT! Cover, Khan breaks it! Tanahashi CLUBS Khan, then TOSSES him out! Tanahashi leaves it to Jado, and Jado pounds the mat. The fans rally behind him and Henare stands. Jado runs up, blocks Henare’s haymaker, but Henare fights the takedown! BODY BLOW! Jado drops, but Henare clamps on with a half nelson! Full nelson! ULTIMA- NO, Jado powers up and ELBOWS free! Jado runs, but Khan gets a cheap shot in! Heanre fireman’s carries!
Khan runs but Tanahashi hits a SLINGBLADE! Jado hits a takedown, CROSSFACE!! Tanahashi has Khan in a CROSSFACE, too!! The Empire endures, Henare fights around, and Henare reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! The Empire is saved but Tanahashi kicks Khan out. The fans rally with Jado again, and Jado runs at Henare. DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! And again! Henare HEADBUTTS Jado! Jado staggers to a corner, and the NATIVE KNEE hits! Henare powers up and clamps on again! Half, full, ULTIMA NELSON!! Jado endures, Khan stops Tanahashi from getting in!
Khan clamps onto Tanahashi with HITSUJIGOROSHI! Jado taps, The Empire wins!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)
Khan mockingly plays Tanahashi like a guitar before pushing him down. The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are finally on the winning track, will they go all the way to the trophies? Can Tanahashi keep his WTL dream from turning into a nightmare?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg!
The Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb took down The Mighty to start this tournament while The Joker & The Rook were cheated by the King of Darkness. Will Naito & Hiromu just add on with another win? Or can Yano & Oleg put the ungovernable behind BARS?
To keep calm during LIJ’s antics, Yano sits at the center of the ring, cross legged, as if to meditate. But it doesn’t really work as Hiromu walks back up the ramp to stand with Naito. Yano loses his cool, shouts at Naito & Hiromu to hurry up, but LIJ take little steps down the ramp. They make it seem like they’re going fast, and Hiromu even does little circles to take longer. Yano is beside himself and this isn’t even a match yet. Red Shoes also insists, so LIJ finally walk normally again. But even then, they take their time getting into the ring. Naito taps the bell, and the introductions finally happen.
Naito continues to troll Yano even as he goes up the ring steps. And then down the steps as Yano gets closer. Red Shoes has Yano back off, and Hiromu insists Yano give Naito space. Yano’s impatience continues to get the better of him, but finally he stays back long enough for Naito to step inside. Then there’s still the matter of his entrance attire… Yano tells Naito to hurry up already but Naito does as Naito does. Hiromu even reclines back while he waits. Yano is just further annoyed, but his complaints do nothing but entertain the fans. Naito finally puts the pants aside, and Yano says okay, let’s get going!
Yano starts, LIJ fist bumps, and Naito pretends to be unsure who Yano wants. Hiromu and Naito each insist, Yano says it doesn’t matter, just hurry! Naito starts, the bell rings, and then Naito tags out to Hiromu. The fans cheer, Yano is further annoyed, so Yano tags Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu says hold on, and he tags in Naito. Naito wants Yano, and Hiromu even gets fans to cheer, but Yano says no. Naito and Oleg circle, but Naito SPITS at Yano! Yano is upset again but he stays put. Naito and Oleg approach, but then Naito dodges Oleg to BLAST Yano off the apron! The fans cheer, Yano is upset, and now he wants in!
Oleg tags Yano, but Naito tags out to Hiromu! The fans cheer as the trolling continues, and Hiromu says he is Yano’s opponent now. They approach, Yano dodges, but Naito avoids Yano’s attack! Hiromu CLUBS Yano, then BLASTS Oleg! The fans cheer and Hiromu stomps Yano. Naito joins in to double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Oleg runs in to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE LIJ! The fans fire up and Yano says good job! Oleg stomps Naito out of the ring, and Yano unties a buckle pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Yano takes a swing on Hiromu! Hiromu dodges, Red Shoes grabs the pad, but Yano SHOVES Red Shoes down!
Hiromu drop toeholds Yano down! Then he basement dropkicks! The fans rally up and Hiromu paces around Yano. Hiromu stomps Yano, then slides out to go after Oleg! Hiromu kicks Oleg, SHOVES him into railing, then hurries into the ring. Hiromu has the buckle pad and he beats Yano with it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes is confused as to how this happened! Hiromu says no, it’s okay, it’s just a pad. Tag to Naito and Hiromu “apologizes” to Red Shoes, but now Naito beats Yano down with the pad! Red Shoes reprimands but Hiromu & Naito double whip Yano, to DOUBLE PAD LINE! Hiromu then puts the pad aside while Naito kicks Yano.
Naito goes to the corner, hops up, and he has the buckle pad. Hiromu distracts Red Shoes from the DIVING PAD ATTACK! Cover, but Red Shoes has to put the pad aside. Hiromu counts, TWO! Red Shoes says that wouldn’t count anyway! Naito puts on a CAMEL CLUTCH! Yano endures but Hiromu runs and runs and builds up speed, to BLAST Oleg! Naito grinds Yano down but Yano scoots back to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Naito lets go and tags Hiromu. Naito brings Yano up and LIJ double whips Yano to ropes. They DOUBLE LARIAT, then DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Hiromu looms over Yano and taunts him. The fans rally, Hiromu drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Red Shoes reprimands, but then Hiromu pulls hair! So Yano uses both hands! Hiromu uses both hands! Red shoes counts, both men let go at 4! Hiromu kicks and whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Hiromu down! The fans rally, Yano crawls, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLOBBERS Hiromu! Naito gets away but Oleg goes back to Hiromu! Oleg deadlifts Hiromu, but Naito runs in and CLUBS Oleg on the back! LIJ double whips Oleg, but Oleg breaks the line! Hiromu shoves Naito aside, dodges Oleg, then he sends Naito into Oleg!
Hiromu picks Naito up to make him RA- NO, Oleg stops the assisted rana, to Shake, Rattle and- NO, Hiromu dropkicks a leg! Oleg lets Naito go as he hobbles, and Hiromu runs to CROSSBODY! But Oleg catches Hiromu! Shake, Rattle, and THROW! And a kip up, too! The fans fire up with Oleg, and Oleg runs corner to corner at Hiromu for a SPLASH! Those bare buckles hurt, but then so does the scoop SLAM! Oleg runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Oleg fireman’s carries Hiromu, but Hiromu fights free! Oleg elbows Hiromu away, CHOPS him to a corner, and then scoops Hiromu to SLAM him!
Hiromu is in the drop zone, Oleg goes up and up to VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Oleg rolling deadlifts Hiromu! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Hiromu rolls with the crucifix takedown! Ghost pin, TWO! Both men stagger up and Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Oleg roars, Hiromu dodges and CROSSBODIES! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Oleg and Hiromu crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano runs to BLAST Naito! Yano goes to Hiromu and brings him up. Hiromu CHOPS! But then Yano dodges to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Yano then drags Hiromu around, and CATAPULTS him to Oleg! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Yano covers, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Hiromu survives! Yano huffs ‘n’ puffs and he drags Hiromu up. Yano pops Hiromu up, but Hiromu fights to hit a DDT! Naito sends Oleg into railing! Hiromu hot tags Naito in! The fans rally up as Naito stands Yano up for those heavy elbows! Naito elbows Yano again and again, then puts him in a corner. Naito climbs up, reels Yano in, and hits ESPERANZA! A rough roll but Naito is back up. Yano staggers, but he dodges Naito to push him down! M U! TWO!! Yano hits a fireman’s carry takeover, into M U 3! TWO!! Yano shoves Red Shoes, but Naito atomic drops and ENZIGIRIS!
Hiromu SUPERKICKS Yano, BLASTS Oleg, then helps Naito with the TORNADO DDT!! Hiromu goes to the apron and CROSSBODIES, but Oleg catches him! Oleg SLAMS Hiromu down while Naito brings Yano up. Naito wrenches, but Oleg runs in and SHOTGUNS Naito down! Oleg hauls Naito up, fireman’s carries, but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Hiromu runs, but into a POP-UP fireman’s carry! Naito runs at Oleg but Oleg THROWS Hiromu at him! LIJ topples over, Yano gets in there to cover them both! Oleg adds on, too! OLEG & YANO WIN!!
Winners: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Naito & Hiromu earn 0)
It was a rather wild ending, but the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions come out on top! Hiromu tries to understand how that happened, but Naito brushes it off. Will LIJ just have to be ready for anything if they wanna win WTL?
As for Yano & Oleg, Yano gets the mic to say, “Hey, everyone, my apologies. Sorry to Naito and Hiromu, and to all the fans here because I knew you were supporting Naito. So again, I’m sorry, I didn’t read the room.” The fans applaud, they aren’t really upset. Yano says it’s rare, though, isn’t it? That he’d win in the main event? But Yano vows that whether on accident or on purpose, Yano & Oleg will win the whole tournament! No more need to read the room! This Toru Yano, and this Boltin Oleg, or perhaps “Yano Boltin” for short. They will win the championships!
Yano says they’ll test this out. He’ll have Oleg say more than just “Hai” and we’ll chant “Yano Boltin.” Is everyone ready? The fans applaud, and Yano asks Boltin for a few words. Oleg takes the mic and thanks everyone for being here tonight. He feels they can definitely win the World Tag League, so thank you very much! The fans cheer, and join in on “YANO BOL-TIN!” Shrug! The Joker & The Rook are looking good now that they’re on the board, but will they make a run at the top?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-0, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-1, 2 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 1-1, 2 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 1-1, 2 points
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 1-1, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-1, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great second round for B Block, and that is already quite the traffic jam at 1-1. Great rebound win for TMDK over The Filip Brothers, and of course The House of Torture cheats to stay spotless at 2-0. Great rebound win for Henare & Khan, and I think there’s even a chance we see Tanahashi and Khan feud down the line, maybe putting on a KOPW Championship match while Khan still has it. That’s a small window, though, with 2024 almost over and then it’ll be reset for 2025. And what a great match and great shocker in the main event. Hilarious comedy elements with Yano being so impatient, and yet his team comes out on top.
The eventual Yano & Oleg VS Tanahashi & Jado match is going to be a really important one, because with just seven rounds, another loss could pop the bubble on The Ace’s chances. At the same time, Yano & Oleg are his friends and fellow NEVER Openweight Six Man Champions, there’s some drama in that they could really play up.
My Score: 8.9/10
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