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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 29 Results & Report! (5/17/22)

B Block begins!

Published

2 years ago

May 17, 2022

Steven Mitchell

The BOSJ continues the opening round with B Block!

A Block had its turn, now B Block begins on Best of the Super Juniors 29! Will El Desperado get back on track towards the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Six Man Tag: YOH, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuto Nakashima VS Colt Connors, Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa; Connors, Fujita & Oiwa win.
Tiger Mask & Ace Austin VS TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Tiger Mask & Austin win.
Six Man Tag: Jado, Ryusuke Taguchi & Alex Zayne VS SHO, Taiji Ishimori & Dick Togo; Sho, Ishimori & Dick win.
Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: EL LINDAMAN VS DOUKI; Douki wins.
Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: BUSHI VS El Phantasmo; ELP wins.
Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: Robbie Eagles VS Wheeler Yuta; Eagles wins.
Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: Master Wato VS TJP; TJP wins.
Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: Titan VS El Desperado; Desperado wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: EL LINDAMAN VS DOUKI!

The G-Rex Champion leads off the block with Japones Del Mal! Will it be a GLEAT start to the tournament for the B Block? Or will Douki show everyone he is ready to be the Best of the Super Juniors?

The bell rings and the two rush each other! Douki ROCKS Lindaman but Lindaman hits back. They throw forearms, Lindaman gets the edge and fans fire up. Douki throws all the forearms back, but Lindaman gets around to kick Douki’s legs out and dropkick from behind! Lindaman hurries to whip Douki but he reverses, only for Lindman to CLOBBER Douki! Fans fire up with Lindaman and rally behind him. Lindaman runs at Douki in the corner but Douki BOOTS back! Lindaman stays up, comes back, but into another BOOT! Lindaman just fires up more, and he runs corner to corner, to block the boot!

Lindaman puts Douki in the ropes for a DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Lindaman stomps Douki, CLUBS him, then runs the ropes, but into a FLAPJACK HOTSHOT! Douki drags Lindaman up to whip him to ropes, and CLOBBERS him with a back elbow! Fans rally as Douki sits Lindaman up into a grounded cobra twist. Lindaman endures as Douki cranks on the hold. Fans rally up and Lindaman crawls forward. Lindaman reaches out and gets the ropebreak! The ref counts, Douki lets off fast, and scuffs Lindaman. Douki slaps Lindaman but Lindaman goes for a leg! Douki CLUBS Lindaman down then stomps him for good measure.

Douki drags Lindaman up but Lindaman blocks the suplex! Fans rally as the two struggle, and Douki CLUBS Lindaman. Lindaman powers up and suplexes, but Douki fights that to suplex back. Lindaman slips out, Douki elbows him away, but Douki runs into a DROPKICK! Fans fire up while both men are down, and Lindaman grits his teeth. Lindaman and Douki get to opposite corners, Lindaman runs in and back elbows! Lindaman whips, Douki reverses but Lindaman blocks that to then drop sayanagi and DDT! Cover, TWO! Lindaman argues the count but the ref says it was fair. Lindaman just fires himself back up and fans rally behind him!

Lindaman goes to a corner and climbs up top. Lindaman leaps to missile dropkick! Direct hit and Douki tumbles away! Lindaman waits on Douki, brings him around into a waistlock, but Douki fights the suplex. Douki throws elbows, Lindaman holds on and Douki keeps throwing more shots! Douki gets free but Lindaman reels him in, only for Douki to mule kick and ENZIGURI! Douki scoops for a swing, SAHARAWI SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Fans rally and Douki gets Lindaman back up. Douki hooks Lindaman up but Lindaman fights the Gory Especial. Douki knees low, runs, but into an elbow!

Lindaman spins but Douki LARIATS! Lindaman stays up, Douki runs, but into an EXPLODER! Both men are down again and fans fire up! Fans rally, Lindaman headbutts the mat to fire himself up again. Lindaman aims from a corner, runs to DOUBLE STOMP, then he goes up top. FLYING SPLASH into ITALIAN STRETCH 32! Fans rally as Lindaman endures and fights, but he’s turning red! Fans rally harder and Lindaman gets a second wind to drag Douki along, to the ropebreak! The ref counts and Douki lets go at 4. Fans rally again and Douki goes to the apron. Douki slingshots, but Lindaman catches him!

Lindaman puts Douki on the corner, SLAPS him, then waistlocks! Douki fights that very high angle German with elbows and Lindaman tumbles away. But Lindaman dropkicks Douki in the butt! Then Lindaman gets Douki for a RUNNING POWERBOMB! And rolls him through to pop him up, KUMAGOROSHI!! Cover, TWO, but into a wheelbarrow! Douki victory rolls it, TWO! Lindaman has it, TWO! Douki has it back, TWO!! Lindaman rolls Douki but Douki turns schoolboy into ITALIAN STRETCH! But Lindaman makes that a high stack cover! TWO!! Lindaman gets around Douki, SNAP GERMAN! Bridging cover, TWO!!

Fans fire up and Lindaman gets Douki up fast! Lindaman chicken wings but Douki slips out to get the Gory Especial! DOTON NO JUTSU! Backslide cover, TWO!! But Douki rolls over Lindaman to get the wheelbarrow! SUPLEX DE LA LUNA!! Bridging cover, DOUKI WINS!

Winner: Douki, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Lindaman earns 0)

Incredible! Douki gets a huge opening victory over the G-Rex! Is this the beginning of a bright new chapter for Japones Del Mal? Can Lindaman make a GLEAT comeback in the next round?

Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: BUSHI VS El Phantasmo!

Los Ingobernables de Japon’s Black Mask and Bullet Club’s Headbanga meet again, as we just saw them face off in BOSJ 28! Bushi won then, can he do it again? Or will ELP win even without a loaded boot?

ELP stands on the corner so he can stare Bushi down even from up there. They stay on the corners for the referee’s check, then hop down. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. ELP hops on one foot to make a point about the boot being clean, and then they tie up. ELP claws Bushi’s face through the mask! The ref reprimands, ELP headlocks but Bushi powers out, only for ELP to stop himself and step on Bushi. ELP then struts while fans applaud. ELP does a springboard backflip just to show off, struts, then does it again. ELP keeps showing off his athleticism, and Bushi kicks him down!

Bushi whips ELP but ELP reverses. ELP runs in but Bushi slips out to SWING KICK! Bushi goes up and missile dropkicks! Direct hit and ELP goes tumbling while Bushi hits a Bushirooni! Fans rally, Bushi builds speed but ELP moves, so Bushi rolls back and taunts him while lounging on the mat. Fans rally, ELP is upset, but Bushi waits. ELP gets in, Bushi blocks the kick to spin and roll-up, TWO! Bushi dodges, rolls off ELP’s back and then spins to arm-drag ELP out of the ring! Bushi takes aim as ELP steadies himself, but ELP avoids the slingshot! ELP also avoids the apron attack and slides in. Bushi slides in, ELP slides out and spins Bushi around to SLAM him on the apron!

ELP says he’s too smart for Bushi, and then brings Bushi out to pull off his shirt. ELP CLAWS Bushi’s back! The ref reprimands, ELP stops, only to CHOKE Bushi with his own shirt! The ref counts, ELP lets off at 3 and offers the shirt to fans. ELP fakes the throw and goes back to Bushi. Cover, TWO! ELP drags Bushi up, suplexes, holds Bushi up then SLAMS him at a count of 5! Cover, TWO! ELP is annoyed but he drags Bushi back up. Bushi CHOPS, then CHOPS again. ELP wrangles Bushi down to drop knees on that hand! ELP stomps the hand, but it’s not as bad now that it’s not loaded. ELP SLAMS the hand down, then bends the fingers!

The ref reprimands but ELP SNAPS a finger! Bushi clutches his hand but ELP drags him up with a knuckle lock. ELP CHOPS Bushi, wrenches the arm, then CHOPS again. ELP gives Bushi a PURPLE NURPLE! The ref reprimands, counts, ELP lets off at 4 but goes up the corner. ELP jumps and jumps then CLAWS Bushi’s back. ELP then goes up and up and jumps around again, just to CLAW Bushi’s back! Fans rally as ELP wrenches Bushi again. ELP goes up and up and all around, then starts walking the tightrope, but Bushi kicks the rope! ELP lands on his headbanger! Fans fire up and rally as Bushi builds speed, and Bushi DIVES! Direct hit and ELP goes tumbling!

Bushi fires up and fans fire up with him! Bushi drags ELP up, puts him in, and has ELP in a corner. Bushi DOUBLE CHOPS, then whips him corner to corner. Bushi runs in to back body block! ELP swings but Bushi catches him and spins him to a DDT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and Bushi drags ELP back up. Bushi reels ELP in, but no Fisherman Screw as ELP slips out! ELP spins Bushi around, straitjacket and torture rack, but Bushi slips off to ENZIGURI! Bushi reels ELP in, FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while both men are down! Bushi drags ELP up and he brings him in, but ELP resists the lift!

ELP Alabama Lifts, but Bushi fights that. So ELP firemen’s carries for a GUT BUSTER DROP! Cover, TWO! Bushi is still in this and fans fire up again. ELP paces around, slashes the throat and drags Bushi back up. ELP reels Bushi in, hooks the arms, but Bushi fights free to cradle! TWO!! Bushi dropkicks ELP’s legs out! La Magistrol! TWO and ELP has a cover, TWO! Bushi ROCKS ELP, ELP ROCKS Bushi! ELP blocks Bushi’s kick, ducks the enziguri but Bushi HEEL KICKS back! But ELP rebounds to LARIAT! Fans rally while both men are down again. ELP sits up, drags Bushi up, and throws a forearm.

Bushi throws a forearm back but ELP throws another. They brawl up to their feet, Bushi gets the edge, but ELP KNEES low. ELP CLUBS Bushi, runs, but Bushi dropkicks him, then BACKSTABBERS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up while both men are still in this. Bushi gets to a corner, goes up, and he calls his shot! ELP gets up, but runs away to avoid MX! SUDDEN DEATH!! And then he reels Bushi in to hook the arms, C R II!! Cover, ELP WINS!

Winner: El Phantasmo, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Bushi earns 0)

The Headbanga avenges his loss! He doesn’t need no stinking loaded boot! Will ELP take over the BOSJ on his own merits? Can Bushi rebound in the next round?

Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: Robbie Eagles VS Wheeler Yuta!

The Sniper of the Sky represents Chaos, and the Decoder represents AEW, ROH and the Blackpool Combat Club in a first-ever showdown! Will Eagles get a win over the ROH Pure Champion while aiming for the trophy? Or will Yuta do the BCC proud?

The bell rings and fans rally, which Eagles encourages to get louder and louder. The fans oblige, Eagles and Yuta circle then tie up. Eagles wrenches, wristlocks, but Yuta chinbars to counter. Eagles still wrenches through but Yuta rolls, spins, drop toeholds and floats to a facelock. Eagles fights up and wrenches out to hammerlock. Yuta drops, rolls, kips up and breaks free, and fans applaud the standoff. Yuta smirks and Eagles gives some applause as they circle again. They feel out a grapple, Yuta knuckle locks to wrench. Eagles spins through to wrench and headlock for a takeover.

Yuta headscissors, Eagles kips out, but roles reverse as Yuta hits the takeover, Eagles headscissors and Yuta kips free. Eagles sweeps the legs, covers, ONE! Yuta sweeps the legs, covers, ONE! Eagles deflects the dropkick, Yuta ducks the roundhouse, but Eagles points a finger gun at him. Fans applaud and so does Yuta, but then Yuta grabs Eagles’ fingers and wrangles him down! Eagles gets up, Yuta spins through and wrenches him down again! Eagles endures, Yuta brings Eagles around to an omoplata then a SNAP LOCK! Yuta stays on that arm, ties up the legs, and he gets Eagles in a BOW ‘N’ ARROW!

Fans rally while Eagles endures, and Eagles pops out to a cover! TWO, and Eagles kicks low. Eagles whips, Yuta goes up and over and scoops to SLAM and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Yuta stomps Eagles to ropes, CHOPS him, and Eagles staggers away. Fans rally as Eagles gets back up. Yuta wrenches, whips, but Eagles holds ropes to block! Yuta ROCKS Eagles then whips, but Eagles reverses to go up and around and arm-drag! Things speed up, Eagles ducks and dodges and RANAS! Then he WHEEL KICKS Yuta down and kips up! Fans fire up with Eagles and he covers, ONE! Eagles drags Yuta up and encourages the fans to rally.

Eagles CHOPS Yuta, snapmares Yuta down then runs to basement dropkick! Cover, ONE! Eagles is annoyed but he stomps Yuta. Yuta glares at Eagles so Eagles DECKS him. Yuta shakes his head so Eagles CLUBS him on the back. Yuta throws a forearm so Eagles SLAPS Yuta! Yuta fires off forearm after forearm and fans rally up with him! But Eagles sobats, cravats, but Yuta powers out and DROPKICKS! Fans fire up while both men are down! Yuta hits an atomic drop and ENZIGURI! Eagles goes to a corner, Yuta runs in to A-LIST LARIAT! Yuta pushes Eagles away, goes up top and FLYING ELBOWS! Yuta kips up and fans fire up!

Yuta brings Eagles up, wrenches and whips, but Eagles reverses. Eagles runs in, Yuta boots but Eagles blocks. Yuta avoids the chop, but Eagles BOOTS him back! Eagles runs in to dropkick the legs out! Fans rally and Eagles fires up! Yuta sits up, Eagles KICKS him, and KICKS him, and KICKS him! Eagles runs, to LEG LARIAT! Fans fire up while Yuta goes to a corner, and Eagles runs in to DOUBLE KNEE! Eagles rolls back but Yuta BOOTS! Yuta hops over the low tiger feint, and he catches the body block! GERMAN SUPLEX, but Eagles lands on his feet! BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Fans fire up and Eagles goes corner to corner, METEORA! Eagles drags Yuta to the cover, TWO!

Yuta grits his teeth and sits up but Eagles gets the leg. Eagles stomps the leg while fans rally. Yuta kicks Eagles but Eagles hits a spinning toehold! Yuta writhes but Eagles goes to the corner. Eagles goes up top for the 450, but Yuta moves! Eagles rolls through, runs back in, but Yuta goes up and over again. The bad leg jams! Eagles knees low but Yuta blocks the kick to BOOT Eagles! Yuta runs but Eagles BOOTS back! Yuta spins, ROLLING ELBOW and ROUNDHOUSE take both men down! Fans fire up while both men stir. Eagles gets up, Yuta throws a forearm on him. Eagles SLAPS Yuta, so Yuta SLAPS back!

Eagles SLAPS, Yuta SLAPS, and they go back to throwing forearms! Fans rally as they go back and forth, faster and faster! Yuta gets the edge, but Eagles KICKS a leg! ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! But Yuta ducks the screw high kick! But Eagles ducks the enziguri! Eagles gets the leg and steps through but Yuta reels him into a cradle! TWO!! Eagles escapes but Yuta spins him around. Eagles slips off the lift, blocks the kick, TURBO… No wait, Eagles just goes for the full Tombstone! Only for Yuta to turn things around on Eagles, and for a HANGING PRISM TRAP!! Eagles endures the elevated leg lock and fans rally up!

Eagles fights free, throws knees, then rolls Yuta, then puts on the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Yuta endures, crawls and reaches around, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Eagles lets go, but then drags Yuta back to try again. Yuta kicks Eagles away, but Eagles shoots in, only for Yuta to sit on the takedown! TWO and Eagles sunset flips! TWO and Yuta sits on the cover again! TWO and Yuta rolls through the sunset to jackknife, TWO as Eagles bridges! They spin around, Yuta switches the hooks on Eagles but Eagles switches them back! Fans rally, Yuta switches back, backslide, TWO! Yuta spins around and rains down Hammer ‘n’ Anvil elbows!

Yuta then floats Eagles around into Dragon’s Lair, but Eagles slips free! Yuta avoids the superkick, schoolboy! TWO!! Fans fire up, Yuta kicks low and underhooks, but Eagles fights off the lift. Roll up with bridge, EAGLES WINS!

Winner: Robbie Eagles, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yuta earns 0)

And in a fast ‘n’ furious battle, it’s a wrestling technique that defeats the Pure Champion! Yuta shows respect with applause and a fist bump, but will Yuta make a rebound next round? Will the Sniper of the Skies shoot down the rest of his targets in the tournament?

Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: Master Wato VS TJP w/ Francesco Akira!

The Way of the Grandmaster is a IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, but he still wants THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight title! However, the Fil-Am Flash, Public Enemy Number One, wants it all! Will Theodore James Perkins win for the glory of the United Empire? Or will Wato show the true strength of Six or Nine?

TJP SHOTGUNS Wato as soon as he’s in the ring! The bell rings to get this on record as TJP throws Wato out. TJP then PLANCHAS Wato down! TJP throws off his jacket, pulls off Wato’s jacket, and fans rally as TJP puts Wato in. TJP climbs the corner to NBA JAM, and FLOPS as Wato moves! Wato runs in to SHOTGUN TJP in return! TJP bails out, Wato builds speed and FLIES! Direct hit and down goes TJP! Wato gets up, stomps TJP, then throws a forearm. The ref has Akira stay back as Wato follows TJP around the way. Wato brings TJP up to ROCK him with a forearm, then ROCK him again.

Wato puts TJP in, fans rally up and Wato takes aim. Wato springboards but TJP dropkicks him out of the air! Fans fire up and TJP scoops Wato for a BACKBREAKER! TJP then stands on Wato’s head to scuff him, and bumps him off buckles. TJP stomps Wato down, then rallies the fans while he digs his boot in. Wato fights up, pushes TJP away and throws a forearm,. TJP CHOPS, whips, but Wato goes up and over. Wato keeps moving, things speed up, TJP hurdles but Wato leaps over. TJP sidesteps but Wato RANAS TJP down! Fans fire up as Wato kicks TJP. Wato backs off, back elbows, uppercuts and SOBATS!

Fans rally as Wato watches TJP go to a corner. Wato stomps TJP, stands him up to throw forearms and knees, then whips him corner to corner. TJP reverses, runs in but Wato boots! Wato goes up, TJP SUPERKICKS! Wato flops down and TJP digs his boot in again. Fans rally and TJP scrapes Wato over and over! TJP runs side to side to BOOT WASH! TJP drags Wato up and fans rally as he scoops and SLAMS Wato down. TJP goes to the apron to slingshot senton! Cover, TWO! TJP sits Wato up, brings him around, and snapmares him into an armlock. TJP digs his elbow into Wato’s face then gets both arms for a double armlock.

Fans rally, Wato fights up, and Wato throws body shots. TJP whips Wato, Wato reverses but TJP goes Spider-Man to slip under and roll Wato into a leglock! TJP has the deathlock and fans rally up as TJP drops back! Wato endures the SNAP LOCK, and another! TJP then bridges for the MUTA LOCK! Wato endures being bent back, but TJP gets the arms! It’s a modified Surfboard! TJP then traps the one arm, and DOUBLE SNAPS Wato, Bow ‘n’ Arrow style! Wato writhes while fans applaud the innovative savagery. TJP drops knees on Wato at the ropes, then stomps him. TJP brings Wato up to CHOP him, then taunt him.

Wato scowls then throws a forearm! TJP EuroUppers, then whips. Wato reverses, TJP reverses back, reels Wato in and hits a TWISTING HEADSCISSORS! Fans applaud while TJP has Wato down with the headscissor squeeze! Wato endures, fans rally, but TJP floats to a double knuckle lock cover. TWO as Wato gets an arm up. TJP pushes that arm down, cover, TWO as Wato bridges! TJP jumps up, Wato looks to monkey flip but TJP blocks that to CHOP Wato! TJP runs, but into Wato’s CALF KICK! Fans fire up while both men are down again. Wato crawls to ropes and drags himself up. TJP rises, Wato runs in and rallies with elbows and boots!

Wato whips, dropkicks TJP down, and fires up with the fans! TJP flounders to a corner, Wato runs in, but TJP puts him on the apron. Wato GAMANGIRIS, then springboards, FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while Wato fires back up. Wato waistlocks, TJP fights the suplex and throws elbows. TJP runs but Wato reels him in! But TJP victory rolls, TWO! Wato runs in but TJP fireman’s carries. Wato elbows free, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO! Fans rally up and Wato drags TJP back up. Wato vows to end this, scoops, but TJP slips off to SOBAT! Wato wobbles, but he ducks the lariat to SUPERKICK!

Wato roars, but TJP blocks the kick to slip around, SAIDO!! Both men are down again and fans fire back up! TJP gets to a corner, Wato runs in, but TJP goes up and over and brings Wato around, TORNADO DDT! TJP gets Wato right up, dragon sleeper for the ELBOW DROP DDT! Cover, TWO! TJP gets Wato to a drop zone as fans rally up. TJP climbs, SWANTON but he has to roll through as Wato moves! Wato then hurdles TJP, reels him in and hooks him up, MOUSE TRAP DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! TJP survives and Wato can’t believe it! Wato puts TJP in a drop zone now and he goes to the corner! Wato climbs, fans rally, but TJP trips Wato up!

TJP climbs up and brings Wato in. Wato fires body shots and SUPER GOURD BUSTERS TJP down! Wato resets and fires up, R P P FLOPS as TJP moves! TJP is back up, NBA JAM! Into the PINOY STRETCH! Wato endures the cross-legged STF, moves around, reaches out, but he’s so far away from ropes! Wato taps, TJP WINS!!

Winner: TJP, by submission (gains 2 points; Wato earns 0)

TJP won’t let go! The ref and Young Lions get him to set Wato free, and now both of the United Empire’s Junior Heavyweights have strong starts! Will TJP and Akira both set the BOSJ ablaze all the way to the finals? And will they look to take the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships away from Six or Nine?

Best of the Super Juniors 29 B Block: Titan VS El Desperado!

The current CMLL World Welterweight Champion takes on the former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in a highly anticipated main event! Will Titan begin his journey towards another title? Or is the Rogue Luchador starting a redemption tour to get that title back?

The bell rings and fans rally as the two circle. Titan offers a handshake out of respect and fans applaud that. Desperado reaches out, but then wags his finger. The two circle and feel things out, then tie up. They break, go again, and Desperado waistlocks to SLAM! Desperado reaches down to get Titan’s arm, but Titan shows off his kip-up skills by going up and down and up and down, then arm-drag! Desperado handsprings through to sweep the legs! Cover, ONE, Titan sweeps to roll Desperado, but Desperado ducks the buzzsaw! Desperado gets to a corner and fans applaud the standoff. Desperado mockingly applauds, and resets with Titan.

Now Desperado offers the handshake? And even kneels? Titan steps forward and reaches out but Desperado pokes him in the eye! Desperado whips Titan to a corner, then runs in to back elbow. Desperado whips corner to corner the other way, Titan goes up and over and handsprings all the way to the other corner! Fans applaud the athleticism, but Desperado rushes in. Titan blocks the chop to knuckle lock and CHOP back. Titan goes up the ropes, tightrope walks and jumps around, to then leap and RANA! Desperado bails out and Titan builds speed, only for Desperado to SPEAR him down! Fans applaud that high speed exchange!

Desperado drags Titan up, throws him out, and then follows him. Desperado CHOPS Titan, Titan CHOPS back! Desperado CHOPS, Titan falls against the post, and Desperado scoops Titan to SLAM him on the floor! Fans applaud while Desperado leaves Titan behind. Red Shoes has Desperado wait while he checks on Titan. Titan is okay to continue, and Desperado gets a chair?! Red Shoes spots him and has him put the chair down. Desperado and Titan get in the ring, and Desperado stomps Titan down! Desperado stands on Titan’s head, lets off as Red Shoes reprimands, and then Desperado brings Titan back up.

Titan CHOPS, but Desperado shakes his head. Titan CHOPS again, Desperado rakes his eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Desperado shrugs and fans rally. Desperado headlocks Titan and grinds him down. Fans rally up and Titan fights around, to get the ROPEBREAK! Desperado lets off, drags Titan away from ropes, and traps the arms while going after the mask! How awful! Red Shoes reprimands, but Desperado tears the mask’s eye open! Red Shoes backs Desperado to a corner to make him stop. Fans rally for “TI-TA-NN!” as Desperado brings him up. Titan CHOPS, runs, but into a back drop! Cover, TWO!

Desperado SPLASHES the leg! And hits a KNEE JAMMER! Then ties up the legs in an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Fans rally while Titan endures. Desperado taunts Titan as he crawls for ropes. Titan gets the ROPEBREAK! Desperado lets go of the hold but “Oops!” KNEE JAMMER! Titan crawls away to the apron but Desperado drags him back in. Fans rally and Desperado fireman’s carries, but Titan slips off. Desperado elbows free, runs, but Titan goes Matrix to dodge! Then he CALF KICKS Desperado away! Desperado ends up on ropes, Titan runs in, but Desperado puts him on the apron. Desperado ROCKS Titan with an uppercut!

Desperado runs, but Titan jumps up to BODY SCISSOR Desperado out of the ring! Fans fire up and Titan fires up, to TOP ROPE ASAI MOONSAULT!! Fans fire up as Titan hits his target! Fans rally up and Titan stomps Desperado down. Titan puts Desperado in, climbs up the corner, and fans fire up. Titan leaps to missile dropkick! But the bad leg bothers him! Titan crawls to the cover, TWO! Titan adjusts his boot to help his bad leg, and he goes to the corner. Titan runs corner to corner at Desperado, but blocks his boot! Desperado wants Titan to hold on, but Titan DRAGON SCREWS! Titan then hooks up the legs, FIGURE FOUR KNEEBAR!!

Desperado endures, clubs at Titan’s legs, but Titan turns him over to have even more torque! Desperado turns things back over to get the ROPEBREAK! Titan lets go at 4 and crawls away as he clutches his own bad leg. Titan hobbles back, gets Desperado up, but Desperado kicks the bad leg! Desperado hobbles, but Titan KICKS his leg! Fans rally, Titan kicks the bad leg, then mule kicks the leg out! Titan runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO, to STRETCH MUFFLER! Desperado thrashes around, gets the arm, NUMERO DOS!! Titan scrambles around, reaches out, and crawls to get the ROPEBREAK!

Desperado lets go and gets his own leg going. Fans are thunderous as Desperado brings Titan in. Titan fights the Guitarra, and he CHOPS! Desperado takes a breath, and CHOPS back! Titan CHOPS again, so Desperado CHOPS back! CHOP for CHOP, they go back and forth and fans rally up! They pick up speed, but Titan wobbles. Titan spinning mule kicks! Desperado fires up, but then rakes Titan’s eyes! Desperado runs, but Titan follows and uses ropes for the TORNADO DDT! Both men are down and fans are thunderous again! Titan gets to a corner, aims at Desperado, then runs corner to corner to A-LIST LARIAT! Titan goes so hard, he slips out to the floor!

Titan hurries back up and swings in for the WRECKING BALL DROPKICK! Desperado flounders to a drop zone and Titan goes up top! DOUBLE STOMP to Desperado as he stands! Cover, TWO!! Desperado survives and fans rally as Titan goes to the apron. Titan throws off his elbow pads and springboards back in. Desperado moves to avoid the double stomp, and Titan hobbles around into a SPEAR! Desperado roars, gets Titan up, and hits GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives and fans are thunderous again! Desperado roars, brings Titan back up, and underhooks the arms. PINCHE- NO, Titan fights that off!

Desperado kicks Titan’s bad leg, tries again, but still no Pinche! Titan wrenches, tilt-o-whirls and merry-go-round headscissors into a takedown! DRAGON’S LAIR! TWO!! Fans fire up, Titan HEEL KICKS and fires off palm strikes! LOCO MONO!! PINCHE LOCO!!! Cover, Desperado wins!!

Winner: El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Titan earns 0)

The Rogue Luchador pulls out the win! And in the end, he shows Titan respect with a handshake. Will the CMLL World Welterweight Champion be able to recover from this? As for Desperado, he catches his breath before getting the mic. He tells Titan, in Spanish, “Amigo, thank you so much for coming to Japan. It was a pleasure to face you, and I want to have even more matches with you.” Fans applaud that, they’d love to see a rematch, too. Desperado adds that Titan has so many masks, it doesn’t really matter that he ripped that one up. But Titan was great, just as Desperado thought, and is glad Titan came.

Desperado admits, “I talked so much, then lost the belt before the Super Juniors started. And then there’s Lindaman having a title match in the middle of this thing. Then he’s right back with a league match the next day. What a wild man. So I’ll have to welcome him with the greatest stimulation.” Fans applaud that, surely looking forward to Desperado VS Lindaman down the line. Desperado says, “The music you’re about to hear belongs to the badass who’s going to win the Best of the Super Juniors! Remember that tune. See ya later.” Desperado’s music plays, of course, but will he come through on his words and win BOSJ 29?

Here are the current standings for B Block!

El Desperado: 1-0, 2 points
Douki: 1-0, 2 points
El Phantasmo: 1-0, 2 points
Robbie Eagles: 1-0, 2 points
TJP: 1-0, 2 points
Titan: 0-1, 0 points
Master Wato: 0-1, 0 points
Wheeler Yuta: 0-1, 0 points
El Lindaman: 0-1, 0 points
Bushi: 0-1, 0 points

My Thoughts:

Another great event for NJPW, and a great start for B Block. I will say about the matches I skipped, I am surprised Connors’ side won when he had two Young Lions on his team, but that could be because he’s building momentum into a loss for tomorrow’s A Block event. The opening match for B Block was great, Lindaman is a ball of fire, and how awesome for Douki to get the win! Douki’s been making great strides in his NJPW standings, and he could be a dark horse contender for B Block. A really good match out of Bushi and ELP and it was a good move for ELP to win this one as payback for BOSJ 28. No idea where either is going to end up by the end, though.

Eagles VS Yuta was also great stuff, but I had a feeling Eagles was going to win this one. Yuta is good but Eagles has been going strong in the NJPW Junior Heavyweight Division, having checked off the singles and tag titles once each. Eagles can be a strong part of B Block, really giving a rival like Desperado a strong match. Yuta himself can probably be a strong middle-of-the-pack guy, but given he also has to worry about being in AEW and having that ROH Pure Championship, he won’t be winning the block or the finals. Wato VS TJP was great stuff, with a great start as TJP hits Wato first. TJP wins in the end, United Empire looks strong, and I’d love seeing TJP & Akira VS Six or Nine after the tournament.

And of course, we got a great main event from Titan VS Desperado. Great entrance gear from Titan, for one, with that rhinestone covered jacket. Desperado going after Titan’s mask was some classic Heel stuff, and Titan had a great showing. Desperado wins out because his story is the climb back, so he’ll be strong in the B Block. I bet Titan will be strong, too, but as a champion of CMLL, he probably parallels Yuta in someone not winning the block or finals.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Steven Mitchell

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

Jay White VS Dante Martin; wins.

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Kenny Omega returns!

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May 1, 2024

Steven Mitchell

What will The Cleaner have to say to The Elite?

Finally, Kenny Omega returns to AEW! But given how his friends, The Young Bucks, gave Tony Khan a piledriver, will his homecoming be a dour one?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

AEW TNT Championship: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS A member of The House of Black; Edge wins and retains the title.
Samoa Joe VS Isiah Kassidy; Joe wins.
FTW Championship: Chris Jericho VS Katsuyori Shibata; Jericho wins and retains the title.
Claudio Castagnoli VS Brian Cage; wins.
Serena Deeb VS Mariah May w/ Toni Storm & Luther; wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Khan speaks.

“Welcome to AEW Dynamite. I’m here live in Jacksonville, Florida, and I’ll be producing tonight’s show here in the offices of the Jaguars. I wish I could be live there in Winnipeg for Kenny Omega’s return in his hometown tonight at a perfect time. Unfortunately I’m not cleared to leave Jacksonville, Florida, due to the actions of AEW’s Executive Vice Presidents, Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, and the reinstated Jack Perry.” Something’s going wonky with Tony’s video as he explains the head and neck injuries suffered… And then The Bucks cut in to say they’re “losing” Tony. Technical difficulties. Sorry, TK, they lost connection.

But hey, Tony may not be here, but the Bucks are. And some of you may be asking, how is that cool after what they did last week? How are they not fired? Well, see, iron clad contracts, with a founder’s clause. They won’t get into the details, but let’s just say that they and their colleagues are not going anywhere. And in those same details, it says that if Tony Khan cannot physically be at an event, the EVPs would succeed him. In other words, The Bucks are in charge now! With that said, they’re going to run the new show open! It’s all Elite, as in all Bucks, all Jack and all Okada! They said they wanted to change the world, is that change just more of themselves?

Swerve Strickland is here!

Winnipeg cheers as Prince Nana leads the way for the AEW World Champion! Swerve takes the mic to say, “What’s going on, everybody? Three matches, three shows, in one week. That is the type of champion that All Elite Wrestling deserves, and that is the type of champion that Swerve said he was always gonna be.” The fans cheer that! Swerve says what AEW does not deserve are selfish, greedy, childish, power hungry EVPs that think they can just throw their weight around without any kind of consequences. Swerve stands on his words: What the Bucks did was a b*tch move. Now that’ll be handled at some point, but Swerve will get to business.

Who is going to be Swerve’s opponent for Double or Nothing? The fans ask “WHO? WHO? WHO?” and Swerve says he doesn’t know. Winnipeg doesn’t know. But whoever it is, come, present yourself. But wipe your feet before you step into whose house? “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” But then The Bucks interrupt on the tron. They tell the champ congrats. But guess who else are champs: The Bucks! And uh, they also wanted to stop by because something else has been bothering them. It seems that success has gone to Swerve’s head. The first time he talks after winning the big one, and he badmouths his bosses, the EVPs, on national television, and using curse words?

The network hated that, that is a fine. And maybe Swerve just needs a dose of humility. How do you do that? Well, how about The Bucks arrange the very best, the perfect opponent, for Swerve at Double or Nothing? This man happens to be one of the best Canadian pro-wrestlers of all time. He’s a former champion, and hasn’t been around. But he’s waiting at the go position, ready to meet Swerve! Hit the music in three, two, one. GO! It’s… Christian Cage?! The fans are a bit torn as they were hoping for a different Canadian star, but The Patriarch leads Mother Shayna, Nick Wayne & Killswitch/Luchasaurus to the ring.

Christian gets a mic as he goes up onto the apron. He steps inside, Shayna Wayne by his side, but Nick and Killswitchasaurus lurking outside. There are fans who cheer on Christian, and then he sucker punches Swerve with the mic!! Christian fires off hands and knocks Swerve down, and Nana can only cower in a corner! But Swerve gets up to fire back! And he DECKS Nick! And he BOOTS Killswitch! But then Shayna gets in Swerve’s face. Killswitchasaurus turns Swerve around to HEADBUTT him! And he CLOBBERS Nana! Christian snatches the world title, drags Swerve up, KILLSWITCH on the belt!!

The fans are again torn, but Christian then drags Nana up! He holds Nana in place so Nick can hit WAYNE’S WORLD! Christian then goes back to the mic, and he looms over Swerve to tell him, “There’s something you should know about me. I never forget. I haven’t forgotten that some months ago, you broke into my son, Nick Wayne’s gym and left him in a pool of his own blood. I haven’t forgotten- Keep it down while I’m conducting my business!” The fans boo but Christian says he didn’t forget that at one time, they were a tag team at the biggest show in the history of this business, and Swerve lost! Swerve embarrassed Christian!

Christian’s been waiting for the right moment to make him answer for those mistakes, and Swerve went and won the world championship. It seems like there’s no better time than right now to make Swerve pay for those mistakes. Christian will embarrass Swerve the same way Swerve embarrassed him. Christian will end Swerve’s reign before it even begins, and make him a footnote in the history of AEW! The fans boo more but Christian says he heard that speech last week, Swerve talking about his path to this title, how grueling it was and how he put every ounce of himself into it, to where his own daughter doesn’t even know him.

Christian tells Swerve that when he’s done with Swerve, Swerve’s daughter won’t want to know him! But Christian will promise Swerve this: Swerve’s daughter will have a father she can be proud of for the rest of her life! Christian tells Winnipeg that the same way the Colorado Avalanche walked into their house and took their championship dreams away, Christian will walk into Swerve’s House at Double or Nothing and rip this AEW World Championship from his hands. But Swerve, know this: “The pain has just begun.” And with that, Luchasaurus PULLS Swerve’s hair out of his head! Luchasaurus shows off the braid, will that only be the first trophy The Patriarchy takes?

AEW TNT Championship: Adam “Edge” Copeland VS ??? w/ The House of Black!

After defeating The Rated R Superstar, as well as Mark Briscoe & Eddie Kingston, at Dynasty, the House of Black has answered the call of the #CopeOpen. However, they’re going to keep us guessing until the very moment it’s time to fight! Malakai Black speaks from the shadows that everyone expected him to come out here, all the bells and whistles. But why should Malakai fight Edge now, when watching what he did to Edge infiltrating Edge’s mind is so much more rewarding? Malakai laughs, but then who is coming for the gold? It’s the Aussie Juggernaut, Buddy Matthews! The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the House Always Wins!

The bell rings and the fans rally up as Edge and Buddy stare down. The two tie up, Buddy headlocks, but Edge powers up and out. They RAM shoulders and neither falls. The two reset, tie up again, and Edge headlocks. Buddy powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and again neither falls. The fans rally as the two circle, tie up, and Buddy headlocks for the takeover. Buddy holds off the headscissors but Edge powers through. Edge has the headscissors, Buddy kips free, but turns around into a headlock takeover. Buddy headscissors, Edge kips free, but Buddy sweeps to a cover! ONE, and Edge sweeps to a cover, ONE!

Buddy kip sup and stares Edge down and the fans cheer. Edge and Buddy circle, tie up, and Buddy waistlocks. Edge pries at the hold, switches back, and he CLUBS Buddy. Edge back suplexes, Buddy lands out and RANAS! Edge tumbles out, Buddy builds speed, but then he stops as Edge is ready. The two stare down, Edge eggs Buddy on, and Buddy kicks him. Buddy whips, Edge reverses and TOSSES Buddy out! Edge builds speed but Buddy hurries in, Edge DUMPS Buddy back out! Edge gets moving and DIVES! Down goes Buddy and the fans fire up! Edge shakes out his arms and gets to his feet as Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Edge storms his way over to Buddy at the ramp, drags him up, and sends him into the steel steps! Edge refreshes the ring count, then stalks Buddy to the barriers. Edge brings Buddy around to whip him hard into the railing! The fans fire up as Edge storms over to Buddy, CLUBS him on the back, but then Buddy kicks back! Buddy SMACKS Edge off barriers, makes him take a seat, then runs to KNEE Edge into barriers! Buddy shoves Edge down, then brings him back up to ROCK him with a forearm! Buddy puts Edge in the ring, storms his way up the steps, and then storms up to Edge. Edge throws body shots and forearms in return!

Edge has Buddy in a corner, but Buddy shoves Edge away. Buddy runs up, into a kitchen sink knee! Buddy sits up clutching his stomach, but Edge pushes him down for a cover, TWO! Buddy bails out, Edge pursues, and Edge brings Buddy around to SMACK off steel steps! Edge ROCKS Buddy with forearm after forearm, but then Buddy WRINGS Edge’s arm into the apron! Buddy rolls into the ring, Edge drags himself back up, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Buddy runs up but Edge fires hands! Edge bumps Buddy off buckles, then HOTSHOTS him! The fans rally and Edge drags himself back up, to RAM into Buddy, only for Buddy to make it a DDT!

The fans rally while both men are down. Edge and Buddy rise up, and Buddy stomps Edge to a corner. Buddy stomps a mudhole in, the fans boo and the ref counts. Buddy stomps Edge more, then CHOKES him! The ref counts and fans boo but Buddy lets off at 4. Buddy drags Edge up, snapmares and KICKS him in the back! Edge writhes while Buddy soaks up the heat. Buddy sits Edge up, runs and stops to clamp on a chinlock! Buddy grinds Edge down, almost has a Bulldog Choke, but Edge endures. The fans rally up as Edge moves around, then rises to his feet. Edge RAMS Buddy into a corner, but Buddy holds on tight!

Edge flails, pries at the hold, and he RAMS Buddy into the corner again! Buddy won’t let go, and Edge starts to fade! The fans rally up again and Edge fights up. Edge RAMS Buddy in again, gets free this time, and comes back, but into a BOOT! Buddy runs up, but into a FLAPJACK! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Buddy rolls to the apron on one side, Edge goes to another. Edge finds Buddy at the corner, but Buddy fires hands! Buddy climbs up now, but Edge resists the lift! The fans fire up as Edge throws body shots then haymakers! Buddy gives those right back, they hockey scrum right up top!

Buddy HEADBUTTS and both men fall back! They both hit apron and then the floor! The fans fire up while the ring count begins. Both men stir at 4 of 10, flounder at 5, and sit up at 7! They stand at 9 and slide in! The fans fire up as this match continues, and the two start throwing forearms! Edge gets the edge, but Buddy still hits back! Edge stands, reels Buddy in but Buddy wrenches out to shove and FOREARM! Buddy runs, but Edge follows to FOREARM! Edge runs, Buddy swings, Edge dodges, but then Buddy dodges! DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! The fans fire up again as both men are down!

The ref checks both men, Buddy sputters and has some blood in his mouth. Medics are called over, is Buddy already done for? He gets checked on while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

The ref double checks Edge, he seems alright. Buddy is still coughing for air, but there doesn’t seem to be any critical damage done, so the match continues. Both men stand, and they fire haymakers! The hockey scrum is back, Edge ROCKS Buddy then KNEES him low! Buddy backs to a corner, Edge whips him corner to corner hard! Buddy coughs for air again as he doubles over. The ref checks him, Buddy says he’s good to go so Edge digs his knee into Buddy’s face! The ref counts, Edge drags Buddy up, and Edge DECKS Buddy with a forearm! The ref again checks on Buddy, but he refuses to stay down, so Edge DECKS him again!

Buddy sits up in a daze, so Edge brings him up to DECK him again! The ref has Edge stay back to double check on Buddy, but somehow Buddy is hanging in there. Dynamite returns to single picture, and Edge CHOPS Buddy in the corner! And CHOPS again! Edge keeps Buddy standing, then climbs up the corner. Edge rains down fists and the fans count all the way to TEN! But Buddy YANKS Edge down into the buckle! And again, and again, and again! Then Buddy gets up and under Edge, for a SITOUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Edge survives but Buddy is too sore to be upset. The fans rally up as both men stir, and Buddy rolls his way to the apron.

Buddy drags himself up, climbs a corner, but Edge runs up to trip him up! Buddy lands on the crossbar, and then Edge BOOTS him! Edge then climbs up the corner, he CLUBS Buddy on the back again and again, and he brings Buddy to the top rope. Edge fires a few more fists, but Buddy hits back! Buddy SMACKS Edge off buckles, then goes up and over to SUNSET FLIP! Edge holds onto the ropes so Buddy lets off. Edge mule kicks Buddy right in the chest! But Buddy comes back to UPPERCUT! Buddy climbs, Edge fights the superplex and shoves him away. Buddy comes right back to try again, but he just gets more body shots!

Edge brings Buddy up, for a SUPER IMPALER!! Both men are down as Edge can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous as Edge crawls over, cover, TWO!! Buddy survives, showing some serious toughness! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” and then fire up as Edge rises! Edge takes aim from a corner as Buddy rises up. Edge runs in, but into a KICK! And a KNEE! And another KNEE! Buddy then suplexes, JACKHAMMER!! Cover, TWO!! But into a CROSSFACE!! Buddy has Edge caught, but Edge endures and fights around. Edge reaches out, the fans rally as hard as they can, and Edge turns things into a cradle! TWO!!

Buddy swings, but into an OLYMPIC SLAM! We reach the 20 minute mark, time is running out! Edge finds the cover, TWO!! Buddy is still in this after everything he’s taken, but Edge aims to finish this. Buddy rises, Edge runs in, but Buddy sends him into buckles! Buddy then fireman’s carries, to GO TO SLEEP!! Buddy staggers back but he aims! Buddy runs up, but Edge dodges the stomp! Edge shoves and SPEARS!! Cover, EDGE WINS!

Winner: Adam “Edge” Copeland, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

The Rated R Superstar retains, but in many ways survives this challenge! But there’s rage boiling over and he CLUBS away on Buddy! Edge goes out and looks around, and he finds two chairs! Everyone knows what Edge does with chairs, and he gets in the ring! Buddy flounders, stands, but Edge SMACKS him back down! Edge puts that chair under Buddy’s head, and then gets the other chair! Fans are torn, but is Edge really gonna do this? Edge seems to be conflicted, as well, but then the lights go out! When the lights come back up, MALAKAI BLACK is there! The Dark Father tells Edge to do it!? Do what he was going to! And even Buddy wants it!

Edge raises the chair, but then aims at Malakai! The lights go out again, and the House is gone. Was The Rated R Superstar about to give in to his darkness? Or will the guiding light of being TNT Champion help keep him safe against the House of Black?

Samoa Joe VS Isiah Kassidy!

The King of Wrestling Television may have lost his crown, but he hasn’t lost what made him champion in the first place. Will he get back on track with a win tonight? Or will Brother Zay earn a title shot (shot shot) of his own by pinning the former champion?

The bell rings and fans sing “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Zay brushes that off as he and Joe circle. They feel things out, but Zay gets back, and he grabs Joe’s towel! Zay mocks Joe, does a dance, and Joe smirks. Joe CHOKES Zay using the towel! The ref counts, Joe lets off, but Zay claws the eyes! Zay tells Joe he wants none of this! Zay runs, but Joe FLAPJACKS him! Joe then JABS! JABS! JABS! Joe fires off on Zay in the corner, then OVERHAND CHOPS! Joe applauds with the fans while Zay bails out. Joe builds speed, but he stops the dive as Zay slides in. Joe goes back to the apron but Zay runs up to triangle jump STUNNER!

Joe falls back, Zay fires up and builds speed, and Zay FLIES, but Joe just steps aside! Zay crashes ‘n’ burns as fans cheer Joe’s signature dodge! Joe drags Zay up, puts him in the ring, and the singing continues, “Joe is gonna kill~ you!” Joe drags Zay up, but Zay throat chops! The fans boo but Zay hobbles, runs, and flapjack DROPKICKS! Joe ends up in a corner, Zay hobbles over and rains down fists! And elbows! Zay MONKEY FLIP- NO, Joe is just too big for that! Joe puts Zay up top, HEADBUTTS, then tucks him in! MUSLCE BUSTER!! Joe drops into the cover, and wins!

Winner: Samoa Joe, by pinfall

Championship or not, Joe is still a dangerous man! Will all the champions of AEW have to watch out for Joe coming after them?

Skye Blue speaks.

“Willow Nightingale, my former best friend. You’re a damn fraud! You know last time one-on-one in that ring, I had you pinned. If it weren’t for that bald b*tch on a leash, Stokely Hathaway… And Julia and I, last time in Canada, we beat both you and Statlander in a Street Fight. So you know I have your number because I have proved it every damn week. And if you’re even half the woman that you say you are, come prove it tonight on Rampage, and put the TBS title on the line.” The Chicago Skye has made the challenge, will Willow go on a Rampage with her?

Orange Cassidy is here!

Winnipeg fires up for Freshly Squeezed, but surely he is in a sour mood after how the Parking Lot Brawl went. It wasn’t even that Trent Beretta beat Chuck Taylor and won. It was that after the match, Trent used a monkey wrench to all but shatter Chuck’s leg just because he could! Cassidy gets in the ring now and has a mic to say, “I hate this. See, I thought after Saturday, when my Best Friends, Chuck and Trent, got into a parking lot, beat each other up, and get everything out of their systems, we’d come back together, stand here in this ring together, as Best Friends. But see, that’s never gonna happen.

“I have been told that because of what Trent did to Chuck after the match… I have been told that my Best Friend, Chuck Taylor, will never wrestle again.” Fans are shocked and upset, and Cassidy takes off the sunglasses. “So now I’m standing in this ring alone, to tell you, Trent Beretta, that the next time I see you-” Trent interrupts! And he says wow, big surprise! Cassidy is making things about himself again! Trying to make somebody else’s career ending about himself! Cassidy rushes out but the security guards get in the way! Trent says Cassidy is too selfish! That’s why this all happened! Chuck’s career is over because of Cassidy, not Trent!

Cassidy is still pushing through the security guards so Kris Statlander hurries out here to stop him! Trent says Cassidy is the selfish one! Then Don Callis walks out here!? The fans boo as Callis talks Cassidy down, and whispers something to him. Trent says Cassidy is selfish, and Cassidy actually walks away with Callis?! Trent gives a mocking thumbs up, but just what is going on here?

Backstage interview with The Young Bucks.

Renee Paquette is with Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, and says tonight is a big night. Can the EVPs give her any nuggets as to what else is planned? Matt says first off, she’s killing it as always. How’s the family? How’s Jon? Oh, they’re all g- That’s great to hear. But they don’t really have time to talk right now, they’re looking for an old. Has she happened to bump into him yet? No? Okay. Well, they’ve had way too much TV time tonight already, let’s give some to their good friend, The Scapegoat, Jack Perry! Jack tags in for the interview and Renee asks him just what the hell was he thinking attacking Tony Khan last week.

Jack says he meant what he said last week. The only thing he wants is what’s best for AEW. And some people might not see it, but that’s what he did. The funny part to Jack is that Tony Khan is the one who made Jack into “The Scapegoat.” It hurt at the time, but he accepted it at the time because he realized that it was a sacrifice that someone was gonna have to make. But we all have to sacrifice, Tony. And thanks to you, we are entering a new era of AEW, under The Elite! Jack & The Bucks head out, what else is going to happen in their era?

FTW Championship: Chris Jericho VS Katsuyori Shibata!

The Learning Tree has not only changed his attitude and his song, but now he’s changed his look when it comes to his ring gear. All this along with how he has supposedly changed the meaning of the acronym. This is now the #ForTheWorld Championship, because he claims to be doing all this for the world! Well, will The Wrestler cut down The Learning Tree for the sake of the world? Or will even Shibata have something to learn from The Wizard?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly the master!

The bell rings and Jericho claps along with the fans as they rally up. Jericho and Shibata tie up, Jericho arm-drags, then gets all fired up for himself. Jericho waves to the fans, then circles with Shibata. They tie up, Jericho waistlocks, but Shibata switches, snapmares, and clamps on a chinlock. Shibata then floats to a top wristlock, even as fans actually cheer on the “LEARNING TREE!” Jericho fights up, Shibata wristlocks, but Jericho has the ropes. Shibata lets off slowly, but Jericho CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS back! Jericho CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, repeat! The fans ‘WOO~” and Jericho CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS!

Jericho whips, he CLOBBERS Shibata, then LIONSAULTS legs onto legs! Cover, ONE!! Jericho stays cool as he goes out of the ring. Jericho looks under the ring, goes around the way, and he keeps searching. What does he want? It’s the trash can lid! Just like in his match with Hook! Jericho SMACKS Shibata down! Jericho goes back out and looks for something else. He brings out a black bag! Those are never good… Jericho brings the bag in and dumps out… HOCKEY PUCKS! The fans cheer that, because those are Winnipeg Jets pucks! But then Shibata hits an STO onto the pucks! Jericho writhes, and Shibata drags him up, to snap suplex onto pucks!

Jericho writhes, again suffering from his own idea. Shibata stomps Jericho, grabs that trash can lid, but puts it aside. Shibata brushes the pucks away with his feet, to CHOP! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~!” as those CHOPS echo out! Jericho stands, but Shibata CHOPS again! Jericho CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS, and then Shibata eggs Jericho on! The fans fire up and Jericho nods. Jericho CHOPS, but Shibata CHOPS! Both men’s chests are getting redder as the CHOPS keep going! Jericho CHOPS, Shibata barely flinches! Shibata CHOPS, Jericho winces, but he still CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS and the fans are all fired up!

Jericho goes to a corner, grits his teeth and comes back to CHOP! Shibata CHOPS right before Dynamite goes picture in picture!

Jericho is starting to get frustrated, but he still CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS again! CHOP after CHOP, neither man is backing down! Oh, but Jericho does feel that one more than the rest! Shibata eggs Jericho on, and Jericho frowns as he looks around. Jericho stares Shibata down, then winds up to CHOP! Shibata CHOPS again! Jericho huffs and puffs but that one really stung. Jericho still CHOPS, Shibata CHOPS again, and this CHOP fight isn’t stopping! Jericho pumps up to COHP! Shibata pumps up to CHOP! Jericho takes a moment, his entire chest is red! Jericho gets in Shibata’s face, snarls and fires up the fans, to CHOP!

The CHOP fest hits another stride! Shibata CHOPS, and CHOPS, and then CHOPS again! Jericho ends up in a corner, he CHOPS back and they speed back up! Shibata CHOPS overhand and Jericho is sent reeling! Shibata doesn’t even seem to care that his chest is bright red! The CHOPS just keep going back and forth, over and over! Jericho needs to catch his breath from the impacts, but he doesn’t stop coming back for more! Winnipeg fires up as the CHOPS just keep going and Dynamite returns to single picture! The fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as the CHOPS just keep ringing out!

Shibata CHOPS, and CHOPS and then finally goes to forearms in the corner! Shibata gives one more CHOP, then he goes corner to corner, but Jericho CHUCKS a puck! Shibata takes it and comes back with haymakers! Jericho trips Shibata into the WALLS OF JERICHO! The fans go wild as Shibata endures! Shibata fights around, reaches out, but Jericho keeps him from ropes! Jericho sits deep on the hold, but Shibata pushes up, tucks ‘n’ rolls and gets the ankles to trip Jericho! Shibata steps through into a FIGURE FOUR! Now fans “WOO~” for a different reason! Jericho grabs another puck as he sits up, to CHUCK it into Shibata’s face!!

Shibata clutches his nose as he lets the leglock go, and Jericho has more pucks! The fans fire up as Jericho goes out to search under the ring. He brings out a kendo stick, and a trash can! Jericho is again recreating his match with Hook, but he also adds another kendo stick. Jericho puts the can around Shibata, then SMACKS it with the stick! And again! The stick is breaking as Jericho SMACKS away with those headshot strikes! Wait, Shibata is standing up!? Shibata is perhaps using the can as armor as he steps into the strikes! Jericho keeps hitting Shibata but Shibata keeps backing him down! Now Jericho’s cornered!

Jericho apologizes, but Shibata TRASH CAN HEADBUTTS him! Jericho sits down, Shibata kicks him, then takes off the trash can! The fans fire up as Shibata lets Jericho hold the can, then runs to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK it into Jericho! Jericho flounders, Shibata covers, TWO! Shibata clears some space, and he finds the kendo sticks! The fans fire up as Shibata dual wields, only to give one to Jericho! Shibata wants a fair fight, after all! Jericho and Shibata circle, but then Shibata sits down? So Jericho does the same. They square up, and Shibata SMACKS Jericho on the ear! Jericho SMACKS Shibata on the shoulder, Shibata returns fire, and the fans fire up!

The SMACKS go again and again, then they clash stick to stick! Shibata disarms Jericho to then SMACK away on Jericho’s leg! Then he gets around, KENDO STICK SAIDO onto the pucks!! Jericho writhes, Shibata goes out and looks under the ring. Shibata brings out a TABLE! The fans go wild seeing that! Shibata puts the table into the ring, props it up in a table, and he fires off JABS and CHOPS! Jericho wobbles with every shot, so Shibata CLUBS him again and again and again! Then CHOPS him! Jericho is against the table, Shibata runs, but into a CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Shibata survives!

Jericho aims from a corner, takes aim, JUDAS- SLEEPER!! Shibata has Jericho caught, but Jericho flails around! Jericho reaches for ropes, but Shibata grabs that arm, ripcords and CHOPS! Jericho falls and Shibata goes back to the table. The fans duel as Shibata takes this table and stands it up in the drop zone. “This is Awesome!” but wait! BIG BILL is here! And he BOOTS Jericho down!! The fans boo as Morrissey saves the Learning Tree and then SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAMS Shibata through the table!! Bill leaves it to Jericho, and Jericho crawls to cover Shibata in the wreckage. Jericho wins!

Winner: Chris Jericho, by pinfall (still FTW Champion)

Bill saved Jericho #ForTheWorld, and Jericho seems to appreciate that. Will The Learning Tree take Bill under his wing- er, branches, and guide him to success?

BREAKING NEWS for Collision!

May the Fourth be with you as AEW takes Saturday night off for the Star Wars movie marathon!

Backstage interview with Willow Nightingale, Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway.

Renee is with the TBS Champion, the Galaxy’s Greatest and #BigStoke, and she brings up last week’s confrontation with Mercedes Mone. It seemed there was major miscommunication there. Yes, Kris wants to apologizes. Mone had no right to interrupt, Kris was just trying to diffuse the situation, but it backfired onto Willow, Kris is so sorry. Renee pivots to later tonight on Rampage with another challenger in the form of Skye Blue. Yes, Willow will accept the challenge. Because lucky for Skye Blue, last week left Willow in a fighting mood. So Mone, don’t think Willow will forget about that cheap shot.

But Skye, if you want a fight, honey, Willow will mop the floor with you! With this title on the line, Willow will maim, massacre, right here in Winnipeg, Manitoba! Stokely speaks up, saying the worst part is what Skye said about him! And he can’t complain to nobody because those p*icks, the Young Bucks, beat up Tony Khan! And worst part about that is, they did it before payday! But then a technical aid brings Renee her phone. Oh, it’s a text from Matt & Nick… They tell her she’s doing a good job, though she could be smiling more. And let Stoke & Kris know that they are now BANNED from ringside during the TBS Championship! Any interference will strip Willow of the title!

Okay, aside from Stoke’s own words and actions, what’d he do to deserve this!? Kris and Stoke head out, and she makes sure he knows it was his fault. Renee wishes Willow luck, Willow thanks Renee, and she fires herself up. Will the Babe with the Power still be the Face of TBS after tonight?