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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (6/14/22)
Time to get Toxic!
It’s a Toxic Six Woman showdown!
Toxic Attraction still reigns over NXT, but their days could be numbered. Will Indi, Roxie & Cora be able to take it to Mandy, Gigi & Jacy?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Tag Team Championships: The Creed Brothers VS Malik Blade & Edris Enofe; The Creed Brothers win and retain the titles.
- Tiffany Stratton VS Fallon Henley; Fallon wins.
- Wes Lee VS Xyon Quinn; Lee wins.
- The Dyad w/ Joe Gacy VS Dante Chen & Javier Bernal; The Dyad wins.
- NXT Championship: Bron Breakker VS Duke Hudson; Bron wins and retains the title.
- Giovanni Vinci VS Guru Raaj; Vinci wins.
- Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams VS Channing Lorenzo & Troy Donovan w/ Tony D’Angelo; Carmelo & Trick win.
- Six Woman Tag: Toxic Attraction VS Indi Hartwell, Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade; Indi, Roxie & Cora win.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT Tag Team Championships: The Creed Brothers VS Malik Blade & Edris Enofe!
Julius & Brutus only just got these titles at In Your House, but they’re ready to be fighting champions! Will they make Roderick Strong eat his words again? Or will Malik & Edris pull off one of the biggest upsets in NXT history?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who cracks under the pressure!
Malik starts against Brutus and they circle. Brutus shoots in, puts Malik on the ropes but Malik goes up and over with the sunset flip, TWO! Malik says it was that close and he resets with Brutus. Malik shoots in to roll Brutus up, TWO! Brutus waistlocks, floats to a facelock, then back to the waistlock. Malik gets to his feet but Brutus drags him back down. Brutus moves around to keep Malik down, but Malik keeps his shoulders up. Fans rally, Malik stands again and pries the hold to slide out underneath. Brutus POUNCES Malik to the corner! Malik shoves Brutus, pushes Julius, but Brutus RAMS into Malik!
Tag to Julius, and Brutus feeds Malik to him, but Malik jumps over the fireman’s carry! Malik headlocks but Julius powers out. Julius runs Malik over, then things speed up. Julius avoids the hurdle but not the arm-drags! Malik has the armlock, Julius endures and fights up, and fans rally again. Malik drags Julius over, tags Edris, and Malik rolls Julius so Edris can whip him to the corner. Malik then sweeps the legs as he slides out, Edris basement 619s! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up, Edris kicks low and leaps for a BIG sunset flip! TWO, but into a BUTTERFLY STRETCH! Julius endures and he powers through to a cover, TWO!
The rest of Diamond Mine is watching this from the back, Strong perhaps already criticizing the Creeds. Julius still endures, throws kicks with his legs, then powers to another cover. TWO, and Edris still has the hold! Malik coaches Edris, fans rally, but Julius powers to another cover! TWO, and Julius pops free to get a leg! Tag to Brutus, Julius dumps Edris down and then gut wrench SLAMS Brutus onto Edris! Cover, TWO! Brutus drags Edris up with a facelock and he cranks the hold tight! Edris endures, fans rally, and Edris pries at the hold. Brutus clamps on tighter, Edris keeps fighting, and Edris pries at the hold again.
Brutus clamps the hold back on, but Edris manages to drag him to a cradle! Brutus keeps his shoulders up just long enough, and he powers out of the cradle! Brutus drags Edris back up, fans rally again, and Edris works against the hold. Edris powers Brutus back and hits a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!! Brutus and Edris hurry, hot tag to Malik! Brutus CLOBBERS Malik! Tag to Julius, the Creeds pinball Malik with the knees to the ribs. Cover, ONE!! Julius drags Malik up, tag to Brutus. They slam Malik, throw in more knees, and then Brutus covers, TWO! Brutus snarls and he tags Julius back in.
Brutus SAYANAGI SLAMS Julius, but Malik moves to avoid the brunt of it! Julius hurries to anchor Malik’s foot, but Malik claws his way forward. Malik stands up and switches with Julius to put him in the corner! Tag to Edris, he and Malik double whip, but Julius ducks the double lariats! Julius blows past Edris, then avoids the crossbody, but not the DROPKICK! Fans fire up but Julius tags Brutus! Malik tags in, Edris runs at Julius but is sent out hard! The Creeds see Malik run in, they DOUBLE BACK DROP him! Brutus snarls and fans fire up while NXT goes picture in picture.
Malik and Edris regroup on the outside while fans fire up. They get back to their corner, Malik gets in but Brutus waistlocks him right away. Brutus drags Malik down, CLUBS him, covers, ONE!! Brutus clamps onto a chinlock and Malik endures now. Malik fights up, Brutus cranks the hold, and fans rally. Malik fights up, hits a fireman’s carry throw, but Brutus holds onto the headlock! Fans continue to rally, Malik continues to endure, so Brutus shifts to a waistlock and he rolls Malik tot he corner. Tag to Julius, they hit the fireman’s carry feed! Julius has the armlock but Malik arm-drags free and knocks Julius over, hot tag to Edris!
Edris jumps in, but Julius gets a bearhug! Julius squeezes tight but Edris endures. Edris clubs Julius but Julius keeps holding tight. Edris keeps fighting with fist after fist after fist and he DECKS Julius! But Julius hurries to get Edris’ leg! Julius drags Edris away, tag to Brutus and Brutus drops a knee on Edris. Brutus clamps on with a chinlock and Edris endures that vice grip again. Edris fights up, throws elbows, and is free! Edris runs, but into a scoop! POWERSLAM! High stack, TWO!! Brutus hurries to clamp onto Edris again with another chinlock. Edris endures all over again as NXT returns to single picture.
Fans rally, Edris fights to his feet and he throws body shots. Brutus ROCKS Edris, Edris goes to ropes, and Brutus grabs at him. Edris shoves Brutus away to then JUMP KNEE Brutus down! Hot tag to Malik! Malik runs while Edris sweeps Brutus’ legs, and Malik BOOTS Brutus into Edris’ BACK ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up and Malik brings Brutus up. Brutus fights the lift with a headlock, but Malik powers through to hit the back suplex! Tag to Edris and he goes up top, for a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, Julius breaks it! Fans fire up and Strong is already upset. Ivy wants to point out the Creeds are still strong but Strong isn’t listening.
Edris brings Brutus up to neck wrench. Edris CLUBS away on Brutus, tells him to stay down, and then brings Brutus back up for body shots and clubbing ax handles! Fans rally while Edris roars, but Brutus picks Edris up! Edris clubs Brutus back down, but Brutus hits a back suplex TOSS! Tag to Julius and he rallies on Edris! BIG scoop slam! The straps come down, Malik gets in, but he gets an OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Julius deadlift gut wrenches Edris for the SLAM! Fans fire up and Julius drags Edris up again. Edris tags Malik in before the GERMAN SUPELX! Malik is up top, FLYING ELBOW!
Malik rallies on Julius, whips and dropkicks! Malik DECKS Brutus for good measure before another dropkick to Julius! Clothesline against the ropes, and Julius is down! Malik goes back up, CROSSBODY but into Julius’ arms! Tag to Brutus, Julius pops Malik up but Malik rolls him. Julius gets Malik back up, ROLLING SPINEBUSTER! Brutus hits the SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, Creeds win!
Winners: The Creed Brothers, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)
Despite Strong’s concerns, Julius & Brutus get the job done! They are still golden, but they also respect Malik & Edris for that fight. Will we see these two teams face off again some day?
Cora Jade, Roxanne Perez & Indi Hartwell talk backstage.
Well, more like Cora and Roxie talk. Indi is a third wheel as the two best friends reminisce about wrestling and traveling. New York was a hilariously bad time, Cora lost her gear and had to borrow some of Roxie’s. Indi remembers the days when she had her best friend by her side. Those were the days. But some advice from the “old wily veteran” of the three of them: Be careful. NXT is crazy. You never know what will happen next. Old and wily? Indi, you’re 25, not 45. Uh, she was tag team champion before Cora could drink or Roxie could drive. Oh, remember in Philly when they took Roxie’s cousin’s car-
Not the time for that story, Cora. But Indi is just overcompensating. She’s not some third wheel. They all have something in common: they despise Toxic Attraction. And right now, they need the Indi that was a one woman wrecking ball! They believe in her, and this three headed monster will stop Toxic Attraction. Indi’s pumped, they all high-ten, but will they be able to tear down the champions of NXT?
Apollo Crews sits in a diner.
He sips his coffee, then looks at his journal. He narrates while he writes, “Life is a seesaw of breakthroughs and setbacks. But time constantly moves forward. Time waits for no man. I’ve achieved great success in WWE, career making moments, but every once in awhile, I hear those echoes deep inside my soul. The echoes of those three letters, N X T. And last week, when my music hit, it was like time stood still. Time is uncontrollable, but I can control my future. I have the opportunity to go back and fill a blank spot in my career.”
Apollo is snapped out of his writing by a man complaining about his meal being late. He demands service, but Apollo imagines walking up and confronting the man. If the man were to get angry with Apollo, Apollo would slam the man down. So in reality, Apollo walks right up and asks the man if there is a problem. And just as he imagined, the man gets in Apollo’s face, so here comes the slam! Will Apollo envision himself becoming NXT Champion, and then execute that plan?
Tiffany Stratton VS Fallon Henley w/ Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen!
Daddy’s Little Rich Girl doesn’t notice Wendy Choo stalking her on her Hippity Hop, mostly because she’s too focused on herself. But will Wendy be the only one saying “Giddy-up” tonight? Or will Fallon get vengeance for the Breakout Tournament BS Tiffany pulled off?
NXT returns and Fallon makes her entrance, the boys in tow. The bell rings and Fallon rushes Tiffany, and Tiffany hides in the ropes. Tiffany wants Fallon to back off, then she pulls Fallon’s hair to put her in the corner. The ref counts, Tiffany lets off and SLAPS Fallon. Fallon is pissed and she SLAPS Tiffany right back! Fans fire up, Fallon trips Tiffany and rains down forearms! Tiffany kicks Fallon away but Fallon comes back with a CALF KICK! Fans fire up with Fallon, she slides, but into the apron skirt! Tiffany SMACKS Fallon off the apron, then drags her up and into the ring to TOSS her!
Fans rally, Fallon hits back but Tiffany tosses her again! Tiffany goes up, out and KNEE-BOARD SENTONS back in! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up, Tiffany drags Fallon around and traps her arms. Tiffany bridges back to bend and stretch Fallon! Fallon endures, the boys rally the fans and they all rally for Fallon. Fallon claws at Tiffany and drags her down to a cover, TWO! Tiffany is furious but Fallon ROCKS her first! And again! Tiffany CHOPS, but Fallon DECKS Tiffany! Fallon brings Tiffany up, whips, but Tiffany reverses, only for Fallon to hit a FACEBUSTER! And a short arm LARIAT! Fans fire up, Fallon runs in to back elbow in the corner!
Fallon keeps moving, but into a kitchen sink knee! Tiffany runs to DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Tiffany is frustrated, she drags Fallon by her hair, but Fallon KICKS her away! Fallon gets up and runs in but Tiffany fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP! Tiffany kips up and talks trash, but here comes Wendy! Wendy SPLASHES Tiffany, with confetti! Fallon drags Tiffany into a cradle, and wins!!
Winner: Fallon Henley, by pinfall
Payback for both Fallon and Wendy on that spoiled brat! Will Tiffany throw a hissy fit to Daddy over this?
Cameron Grimes walks the halls.
Young prospects tell him it was a hell of a fight at In Your House, but sorry about the loss. Grimes appreciates them saying that, but he’s not looking for sympathy. Grimes continues on but Bron Breakker is there. Bron knows what it’s like to lose a title, and he knows Grimes will be a champion again some day. Grimes says again, not looking for sympathy. Grimes heads off, and Duke Hudson speaks up. “It’s not really a good idea to be putting ideas in the head of Cameron Grimes.” And what does Duke want? Well, nice to see you, too, Bron. But to remind Bron of something, the record books show that Duke has a win over Bron.
And how long is he going to hang his hat on a disqualification win? For as long as he can. A win’s a win. Well, here’s an idea. They should have a rematch tonight. And before Duke asks what’s in it for him, Bron will put the title on the line. Duke likes the sound of that. Then Bron’s going to put the match on the books. Has Duke just suckered Bron into a gamble he can’t win? Or will Bron show Duke this isn’t as easy as a game of cards?
Lash Legend speaks.
“I am done with Alba Fyre and her ancient history. So let’s chat it up about the one and only Lash Legend, because I’m a world-class athlete. I was ranked number 2 in the nation in the 400 meter dash, while also dominating the 800, the long jump, the triple jump, I did it all. Not only did I have Track & Field on lock, but your girl can ball, too. I broke every basketball record at my high school, on the way to becoming a McDonald’s All American, and had every Power 500 Conference school looking at your girl.” Lash selected Texas A&M then broke the NCAA rebound record with 27 in a single game. Records are made to be broken, except her records.
Lash then transferred to Mississippi State, where she led the team to a #1 seed in the tournament, then dropped 30 points in the Elite 8 game. Later that year, she was drafted to the WNBA by the Seattle Storm. But then when COVID hit, everything shut down. But instead of waiting around, Lash took her talent to the WWE to dominate a whole ‘nother profession. Her background is all about dominating, so she will gladly put out Alba’s fire, okay?
Wes Lee VS Xyon Quinn!
The Must-See Kid and the Fighting Gentleman are one and one in 1v1 competition, but now it is time to break that tie! Will Lee show Xyon that last time wasn’t a fluke? Or will Xyon #RunItStraight right through Lee?
NXT returns and Xyon makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two rush each other! Lee rolls Xyon, TWO!! Lee keeps on Xyon with fast hands from all sides, and even some KICKS! But Xyon turns a boot into a lift, only for Lee to spin that around. Xyon is too big for the victory roll, though, so Lee KANGAROO KICKS from below! Lee goes for a leg, Xyon gut wrenches to a Canadian Rack and hangs Lee out to dry! Xyon fires off body shots but the fans boo. Xyon YANKS the ropes, but Lee lands on his feet! Lee dodges, ducks and redirects to slide under, only to run into the wall that is Xyon! Fans boo as Xyon looms over Lee.
Xyon stomps Lee, but Lee grabs at the foot. Xyon makes this a cover, TWO! Lee kicks from below while fans rally. Xyon still digs his boot in, but Lee CLUBS the leg! Xyon grabs Lee’s arm, yanks him up off the mat and TOSSES him in the same motion! Lee flounders to ropes, Xyon runs in, and he RAMS Lee into the ropes! Fans still rally for Lee but Xyon picks him up and TOSSES him again! Xyon seems to be enjoying toying with Lee as Lee gets to a corner. Xyon runs in, but Lee goes up and over! Xyon hits buckles, Lee handsprings to PELE Xyon down! Lee hurries to the corner and to the top rope! SKY TWISTER SENTON! Cover, Lee wins!!
Winner: Wes Lee, by pinfall
No one can question that win! Lee makes this Must-See, but will we see Lee get back to the top?
Joe Gacy speaks.
“The time has come. We will show the world what you can do.” Gacy smiles as his Dyad is heading to gorilla. But just who are under those hoods? And will they be victorious in changing the NXT Tag Division?
NXT takes a closer look at Nathan Frazer.
The British Prodigy grew up in Jersey. Not New Jersey, but the original, the Jersey Islands closer to France than it is to England. To understand how small it is, think about this: Jersey Island fits into Rhode Island twenty-six times. You’re never more than five minutes from a beach, so the beach is where Frazer spent most of his time. He would flip off things into the sea and get a rush of adrenaline. Frazer was always full of energy, so he was either pretending to be his favorite WWE Superstars, or he’d be paying soccer.
His parents realized he had a gift for soccer, so he played every single second he could. But at night, he dreamed of being in the ring, not on the pitch. Frazer would be on the wing, take risks, push the offense, and even had chances in the pro leagues. He could’ve tried that, but he wanted to be a pro-wrestler. His heart wanted to be where the WWE was, and that meant taking the biggest risk of all. One chance is all he needs. Will Frazer fight his way to that chance? Stay tuned for more of Frazer’s story.
The Dyad w/ Joe Gacy VS Dante Chen & Javier Bernal!
NXT returns as Gacy is already in the ring with his minions, and they’re taking on the Singaporean Warrior and Level Up’s best kept secret. Will the Dyad do their demented mentor proud? Will they even take off their hoods?
The teams sort out and now, the hoods don’t come off. The shorter druid starts against Bernal, fans chant, “Take the Hoods Off!” as Bernal waits on the druid to make a move. Bernal isn’t sure what to do but then he gets CLOBBERED by the druid! The druid rains down fists, but Bernal gets up to hit back! Bernal dodges then dropkicks the druid to the corner! SPALSH and tag to Chen, and Chen goes corner to corner to SPLASH, too! Feed to a drop toehold, then an elbow drop! Cover, TWO! Chen throws hands on the druid, but Gacy smiles? Chen whips but the druid rebounds to CLOBBER Chen! Fans boo but this druid drags Chen over to tag the other.
The Dyad mug Chen, then claw at his face! The ref counts, the taller druid RAMS Chen’s face right into buckles! Druid #2 throws hands, then DECKS Chen! Fans taunt the druids, “How Can You See?” but Druid 2 just keeps throwing hands. Short arm LARIAT! The druid drags Chen up to DECK him again! Tag back to the first druid, and the Dyad mugs Chen again. The ref counts, the Dyad stops and Druid 2 goes back to the corner. Druid 1 drags Chen up, whips him to a corner but Chen holds ropes. Chen BOOTS back but Druid 2 tags in! Druid 2 keeps Chen from Bernal but Chen ROCKS Druid 2! Hot tag to Bernal!
Fans fire up as Bernal dodges, then fires off forearms! And KICK after KICK and a dropkick! Bernal pops Druid 2 into the atomic drop, and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Then a SLIDING LARIAT! Bernal is all fired up and fans fire up with him, TORNADO- NO! The druid stops that and CLOBBERS Bernal! Tag to Druid 1, he runs to CLOBBER Chen off the apron! The Dyad then focuses on Bernal, and they get him up for the ASSISTED DRAPING DDT! Cover, The Dyad wins!
Winners: The Dyad, by pinfall
Gacy is all smiles, but even more so because his minions were victorious. But will we ever learn who these two are? Gacy gets a mic to say, “The Dyad have taken the steps to the next point in their progression.” Fans tell Gacy to shut up but he says not to judge the Dyad for wanting a sense of belonging. “This society, this cesspool, YOUR negativity, have made these two men feel inferior. When they both deserve to feel superior. And I know in my heart they are not alone. There are many other people that feel the same way. There is a schism between the three of us and NXT 2.0, and it will continue until this becomes a place of acceptance and believes in our message. Thank you.”
Gacy smiles again, but will there be others to join him and his druids? Or will there be those to stand up and stop them instead?
Sanga talks with Yulisa Leon and Valentina Feroz.
Yulisa invites the gentle giant to join her for Mexican food, like Tacos de Costa Rica. Xyon storms past and Sanga says, “My friend! You are no longer the running it straight. You are walking straight.” The hell did he say? Who does Sanga think he is?! He thinks he’s funny? Xyon dares Sanga to show him how tough he is. Sanga stands up, and that seems more than enough to back Xyon down. Xyon storms off, and Sanga tells the ladies that he’s found his next opponent. Is there a new gentleman fighter in NXT?
Nikkita Lyons speaks.
“I was ready to break out and win that contract. But a partially torn MCL forced me to withdraw from the tournament. It was disheartening, but it’s only made me hungrier to get back in that ring.” She’s getting stronger every day, and training like an animal to make her return. Watch out, because soon, you will hear Lyons roar again.
The D’Angelo Family, and Legado, make their way to the ring.
Tony D’Angelo brings his lieutenants, Troy Donovan & Channing Lorenzo, to the ring and this is a very special occasion. The Don gets a mic to say, “Let’s begin our business, huh?” He calls Two Dimes over, and he says he remembers when he first met Dimes at Nick Mancini’s fourth birthday party. Dimes knocked Fisher right on his face. Awesome stuff. And for Stacks, Tony and Stacks met when they were six years old, and Stacks’ father asked Tony who he thought would win that year’s Kentucky Derby. Tony picked Warhammer, and ever since then, the business took off.
But look. Ever since making that phone call to bring Dimes & Stacks here, they’ve given their all to The Family. They’ve sacrificed again and again, and stepped up big, for The Family. Highlight reel shows that Stacks took the crowbar shot at In Your House so Tony could knock out Wilde and they could win as a team. Tony is so proud of them! And ever since they got here, they’ve given everything to the Family. Congratulations to Dimes & Stacks on their promotions! They’re not just associates, they’re soldiers of the family! Let’s hear it for ’em! Fans boo but Tony brings his boys to the table.
Because business has been booming, with appreciation to Legado, Tony has a sign of appreciation for his boys. Those watches look great, but Legado feels their watches look better. Tony also gives Dimes a bit of something to get a nice steak dinner, and Stacks can take his girl, Marie, somewhere nice. Dimes & Stacks thank the Don, and Tony tells Legado, “Listen to me! You don’t follow him anymore. He’s not Jefe, I am! You take orders from me!” But in this thing, there’s a code they live by. It is a code of silence, an oath of loyalty. Now only in word but in actions. Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouths shut. Understand?!
Tony shakes Wilde’s hand, then shakes Cruz’s hand. He offers a handshake to Escobar, fans chant “NO! NO! NO!” but Escobar is a man of his word and shakes Tony’s hand. Good boys. Now, ladies and gentlemen, Tony now has the strongest family in all of NXT! So it is about time that The Don not only has that title, but a title around his waist! The title of A Champion- But speaking of, here comes Carmelo Hayes! Escobar smirks behind Tony’s back as Melo & Trick have mics to respond. “Hey, Tony. I know I didn’t hear you talking about my A Championship, because this whole Don of NXT thing must be going to your head. Because you don’t want no problems with me, or my title.”
Tony tells Melo that he was warned to stay out of Tony’s business “or else.” Interrupting Tony is a bad move. Now Melo and that title are Tony’s business. Trick tells Tony that they don’t take kindly to threats. So before Tony tries to come see the, they’ll come see him. Tony wasn’t talking to Trick! Now Melo, as great as you think you are, and you are great, you still ain’t The Don. They don’t call the shots, Tony does! So Tony VS Melo for the North American Championship is happening next week! Done deal! Melo nods, accepting those terms. Stacks says they look good tonight, maybe he and Dimes soften the chuckleheads up.
Tony likes that idea. What does Melo say? Melo says he doesn’t call shots, he just makes shots! And Tony’s boys look like easy lay-ups. Trick says it doesn’t matter if they’re Two Dimes, Three Pennies, or Five Quarters, because tonight, they strap up the boots up, make the ring talk, and make spare change out of all them boys! That’s all it is, and that’s all it’s gon’ be! Will Melo & Trick shoot, score and shut Tony up?
Mandy Rose speaks.
She lounges while saying that tonight, “Little Miss Breakout,” Roxanne Perez, is stepping up into the big leagues when her and her friends face THE attraction of NXT. And after that match, Roxie will be begging NXT to give that contract back. Jacy says Cora and Roxie are “so perfect’ for each other. Misery loves company, right? Or rather, failure loves company. Who even wants to be friends with them anyway? Gigi says it seems like Indi would. “She’s the most desperate in all of NXT. Hell, she’d be friends with this plant if it’d listen to her complain about her pathetic life.” Tonight, Toxic Attraction will show why they’re the most dominant group in NXT history!
NXT Championship: Bron Breakker VS Duke Hudson!
The Big Booty Nephew kept his cool and kept his title against Gacy In Your House, and now he looks to deal with Duke. Will The Most Smug Wrestler in the World finally be humbled? Or will he just get more arrogant after taking this title out of nowhere?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and Duke attacks from behind! Duke stomps Bron to a corner but the ref backs him off. Bron still wants this, and the bell rings. Bron dodges Duke to GERMAN SUPLEX! And then FLYING SHOULDER! And another shoulder! Bron ducks, dodges, and picks Duke up for a POWERSLAM! The straps come down, Bron aims at Duke and runs in to SPEAR!! Bron roars while Duke writhes, and Bron hauls Duke up for a trophy lift! BREAKKER SLAM!! Cover, Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
And just like that, it’s over! Bron busts Duke, but then here comes Cameron Grimes! The Carolina Cash Money Caveman has a mic to tell Bron Breakker, “I really just wanted to come out here and finish our conversation that we started earlier. Since Bron Breakker’s gotten to NXT and took this place by storm, we haven’t really had a chance to talk yet.” Bron says then Grimes can get in the ring. Grimes says that where he is in the business, he doesn’t really care. Grimes will tell Bron just what’s on his mind. Every single fan here knows that if Bron didn’t have his real last name, he wouldn’t have that title.
Now don’t get Grimes wrong, Bron, Grimes respects you. He truly does. He’s not saying Bron ate off a silver platter, but he damn sure ate better than Grimes did. But that’s what happens, right? In this business, Bron’s daddy was a legend and has a Hall of Fame ring. A great guy, Grimes enjoyed his work. But that’s the problem. Everyone knows who Bron’s daddy is, and no one knew who Grimes’ daddy was. But that’s fine, really. But it’s still a problem. Bron got everything because of his dad, who got to sit ringside when Bron won the title. Grimes’ dad didn’t. His dad had to look DOWN on his boy winning a title.
Grimes respects Bron, because Bron is built like a truck. And the worst thing is, when Bron gets in the ring, he gets better and better. But what Bron doesn’t have is Grimes’ heart, and Grimes puts his heart up against anyone in this business. Grimes is tired of cutting the line, of who is next, of catchphrases and all that, because if he’s going to say he’s going to the moon, then he better launch the rocket and go to the moon! BRON VS GRIMES, GREAT AMERICAN BASH, for the NXT CHAMPIONSHIP! Bron accepts with a handshake, and Grimes has his match! Will this battle of hearts, blood and gold come with fireworks at The Bash?
Tatum Paxley is on the phone.
Yeah, she saw it. She has stuff she has to work on. Ivy Nile walks in and Tatum says bye. Tatum hangs up and says she already knows what Ivy’s going to say. No, she doesn’t. Ivy saw Tatum putting in work, trying to prove herself. Ivy encourages Tatum to keep it up. But then Strong and Kemp walk over and Strong asks what Ivy is up to. Ivy buried that girl these last few months! But she’s changing Ivy’s mind. Oh? More like making excuses. Strong always says, no excuses in Diamond Mine! No matter what, you overcome. But then The Creeds walk over and Strong asks them what the heck with that handshake after the match! You put the nail in the coffin and move on.
Okay, noted. But hey, they’ve got great news! After their first title defense, Julius & Brutus admit, Strong was right. But thing is… Brutus is more of a visual learner, so Julius booked Strong and Kemp a match for next week! That way, Strong can show the Creeds how it’s done. Strong complains about his ankle but Ivy says no excuses, right? They use Strong’s words against him and now Strong gets fired up. Strong brings Kemp along, will Strong be able to show us all the Diamond Mine way?
NXT receives one more message in Italian.
“The time has come to show the world who he is. Prepare for his arrival as NXT will never be the same. Veni Vidi Vinci.” Giovanni Vinci is in action, after the break!
Backstage interview with The Robert Stone Brand.
McKenzie notes it was a “disappointing” loss for Von Wagner to Josh Briggs, but he’ll be taking on Brooks Jensen next. Stone has McKenzie bring the mic to him, and he says that the guy’s name isn’t “Brooks Jensen.” It’s Cheater, because that’s the only way Briggs won. And Sophia Cromwell promises us that you will never see that happen again. Next week, it is 1v1, Von VS Brooks. No one else ringside, even her and Stone. But Von will still show the world his dominance. Stone seems a bit surprised about that news, but will it still be Wagner’s World without Stone and Cromwell?
Giovanni Vinci VS ???
Shedding the past that was Fabian Aichner, soldier of Imperium, the stylish and sophisticated soul of #VeniVidiVinci can finally shine! But will Giovanni’s future be bright? Or will Guru Raaj put a damper on this (re)debut?
The bell rings and the two circle. Raaj and Vinci tie up, Vinci wrenches and arm-drags Raaj to an armlock. Raaj endures, fights to a headscissors, but Vinci shrugs that off to roll Raaj and wrench his arm again. Raaj endures, fans duel, and Raaj fights up. Vinci wrenches again but Raaj rolls and wrenches back. Vinci rolls and kips over and over and over again to then wrench and arm-drag Raaj away! Vinci RAMS into Raaj, headlocks for the takeover, and he even winks at the camera. Raaj endures, keeps his shoulders up, and fans rally up. Raaj fights to his feet, throws body shots, but Vinci CLUBS him down!
Vinci drags Raaj up, scoops him, but Raaj slips out to shove. Things speed up, Vinci ducks and dodges and runs Raaj over! Fans fire up and Vinci taunts Raaj. Raaj gets up but Vinci kicks him around. Vinci SLAPS Raaj, Raaj throws body shots, but Vinci shoves to back drop! Raaj gets up to DROPKICK, but Vinci stays up!? Vinci counter punches, CHOPS Raaj, then whips him to ropes. Raaj reverses but Vinci springboards to CROSSBODY! Vinci snarls as Raaj gets to a corner, and Vinci CHOPS him again! Vinci drags Raaj up to CHOP, and CHOP, and CHOP! Raaj’s chest is red like fine wine, and Vinci whips him corner to corner.
Vinci runs in, blocks Raaj’s boot and reels him in to LARIAT! Fans fire up and Vinci drags Raaj up to reel him in. LAST RIDE!! Cover, Vinci wins!
Winner: Giovanni Vinci, by pinfall
Fans cheer the style and strength that was on display as Vinci gets his first victory! Will he soon make NXT just as stylish and sophisticated as his life?
Backstage interview with Solo Sikoa.
McKenzie notes Solo did just as he said he would, and that was leave Grayson Waller and Carmelo Hayes down for the count. Solo likes calling his shots, but he’s not done yet. He wants that North American Championship. He may sound like a broken record, but that’s because Solo’s worked so hard to get here. He wants that gold on his waist, on his shoulder- But then Grayson walks in and says if he had a dollar for every time he’s heard Solo say all that, he’d have enough to send Solo home to the island. But Solo’s got next? No, he got a surprise partner from Raw whose coattails Solo rode to victory.
Hold on, now. Grayson was the one how rode a powerbomb into the ground. Yeah, Apollo’s powerbomb. Apollo carried Solo and Solo is trying to steal the glory! Spin it however you want, Waller, but next week, they’ll spin it for real and see what happens. Wait, what? Did Solo say it too fast? Waller VS Solo, 1v1, next week. Let’s get it! Waller is stunned, but he says fine, they can have a match. Will Waller show that he’s the Street Champion of Australia? Or will Waller be wishing he could fly back home?
Malik and Edris regroup backstage.
Edris tells Malik to not worry about it and mope around. Yes, they lost, but they win some and they lose some. For now, they can go to the club, have some fun, maybe talk up the ladies. But then Grimes walks over and he asks where they’re going. To the club. Oh, well, this was the biggest night of their careers, right? But what happened out there? Well, they had a championship match. Yeah, but say how it was. It was a loss. Well, they can get another opportunity. Oh, really? Will they? Haven’t they been working hard just for this opportunity? Grimes pretty sure they were. He knows they have. He knows they’ve been busting their asses, but for what?
They think things are just gonna keep coming? They think there’s just going to be more? No, guys. You are doing the thing you want to do at the place you want to do it. And you think it’s okay to leave before the show is over? That it’s just okay to leave before the main event? No, Grimes gets it. They gotta get to the club, right? But that’s the problem. You guys have all the athletic ability in the world, you look like freakin’ statues! You could be the biggest stars in this company, but you’re not hungry enough. Grimes wants Edris to not waste his talent. Grimes sure doesn’t waste his. Has Grimes just lit a fire under these two young studs with that tough love pep talk?
Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams VS Channing Lorenzo & Troy Donovan w/ Tony D’Angelo!
After all the trash The Don talked, the North American Champion and his best friend look to put The D’Angelo Family in their place. Will Melo & Trick stack Stacks & Dimes to send a message to Tony? Or will the newest soldiers of the family do The Don proud and take the A Champion for all he’s worth?
The teams sort out, Dimes starts with Trick and fans rally up. They tie up, Dimes wrenches to throw body shots, then he CLUBS the arm. Dimes wrenches and wrenches and wristlocks, but Trick drop toeholds to get a cradle! ONE, Dimes knees low and drags Trick over. Tag to Stacks, the Don’s family mugs Trick, and Stacks CLUBS Trick on the back. Stacks CHOPS, Trick CHOPS, and they throw hands! Stacks ROCKS Trick, headlocks and grinds, but Trick powers out and tags Melo. Trick drops and Melo dropkicks Stacks! Melo rains down fists, then shoots his three pointer. Melo smiles at Tony then brings Stacks up.
Melo runs, but Tony gets in Melo’s way as he goes to springboard! Stacks CLOBBERS Melo out of the ring! Fans boo but Dimes tags in so he can RAM Melo into steel steps! Dimes puts Melo in, pushes Melo to a cover, ONE! Melo pushes Dimes away, but Dimes drags Melo to the corner. Stacks tags in, Dimes puts Melo up top, and they put Melo in the Tree of Woe to stomp a mudhole into him! Tag to Dimes, he kicks and stomps more! Stacks tags in, Melo falls out of the Tree, and Stacks CLUBS Melo. Fans duel, Melo hits back and ROCKS Stacks, then CHOPS! Stacks knees low, taunts Melo, then whips, but Melo rolls off Stacks’ back to CLOBBER him!
Fans fire up and both men crawl, hot tag to Dimes! Dimes drops an elbow to keep Melo down, then covers, TWO! Dimes drags Melo up, brings him around, but Melo hits back. Dimes snapmares Melo and pushes him around to then dig a knee into Melo’s side! Dimes pulls on an arm and leg, but Melo fights with his free hand. Dimes drops knees on Melo, drags him back and tags Stacks. The family gets Melo up, Dimes hits a BACKBREAKER! Stacks mocks the three pointer, but Melo fights out to avoid the leg drop! Melo then POSTS Dimes, and hurries to tag in Trick! Fans fire up as Trick dodges Stack sand BOOTS Dimes!
Trick turns Stacks around and throws a hard body shot and a harder uppercut! Trick runs to FLYING LARIAT! Fans fire up with Trick and he ROLLING KICKS Dimes out of the ring! Then he FLAPJACKS Stacks! Trick kips up and fans fire up! But Tony has Wilde distract the ref and Cruz get on the apron. Cruz springboards but Trick dodges, the CROSSBODY hits Stacks! Tony is furious that they screwed up, and Trick clotheslines Cruz out! Tag to Melo and Melo goes up. Melo aims, THREE POINTER on Stacks! Cover, Melo & Trick win!
Winners: Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams, by pinfall
Escobar laughs and shrugs, saying it’s not his fault this didn’t go Tony’s way. Will things continue to go the other way when The Don tries to take Melo’s belt?
Tony D’Angelo chews out Legado.
What did he say about them working for him? He’s The Don. What he says, they do. Their job is to help Stacks & Two Dimes, and they failed! Cruz and Wilde can’t help but chuckle as they look over at Escobar, but Tony gets mad. Don’t look to him! Escobar is not their boss! Tony is! What Legado did in their time means nothing in this family! They’re at the bottom! Be better next time! And that is next week, when Tony beats Melo for the North American Championship! Will Escobar, Wilde & Cruz have no choice but to do as The Don demands when the gold is on the line?
Six Woman Tag: Toxic Attraction VS Indi Hartwell, Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade!
After In Your House, Mandy Rose is still NXT Women’s Champion, and Gigi & Jacy are still NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions. But as close as Wendy Choo and KC Squared came, will #IndiWrestling, the Gamer Girl and #GenerationJade be able to lay waste to the Toxic trio? Or will Mandy, Gigi & Jacy prove they still have strength in numbers?
The teams sort out, and Cora starts against Mandy, meeting again after Cora lost to Mandy in their 1v1 title match. They circle, fans rally and duel, and they tie up. Mandy puts Cora on ropes but the ref counts. Mandy lets off at 3, resets with Cora, but then Mandy hides in the ropes as Cora rushes over. Mandy goes to her corner, get some tips from her team, and then tags Jacy. Jacy and Cora circle, fans taunt “Toxic Waste!” but Jacy brushes it off. Jacy talks trash, pie faces Cora then headlocks. Cora powers out, but Jacy runs her over! Jacy hollers, runs, but Cora dodges and whips Jacy to then follow her.
Jacy tries hip toss but Cora turns that to a takedown and press, TWO! Jacy and Cora hurry up, NECKBREAKER from Jacy! Cover, TWO! Jacy is frustrated already, talks trash on Cora, but Cora hits a JAWBREAKER! Cora ROCKS Jacy and she scrambles way tot ag Mandy back in. Cora arm-drags Mandy, has the armlock, but Mandy fights up. Cora stays clamped on, tags Indi, and Indi wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Indi wristlocks, Mandy rolls and spins through to wrench Indi back. Fans duel as Mandy wristlocks, but Indi slips through and around to a top wristlock! Mandy endures, Indi puts on the pressure, but Mandy slips through to hammerlock.
Indi reaches back, fans rally up, and Indi slips through to hammerlock back. Mandy reaches back, pulls hair, then wrenches to whip., Indi reverses and scoops Mandy for a SIDEWALK SLAM! Mandy scurries away, Toxic Attraction regroups outside. Indi is impatient but Toxic Attraction wants a timeout? There’s no such thing, and the ring count starts. Toxic Attraction all gets in together, but Roxie & Cora are there to back Indi up. Fans fire up as Toxic Attraction all swing but they all miss! Indi BOOTS Mandy while Cora & Roxie DOUBLE DROPKICK Gigi & Jacy! Toxic Attraction all bails out as NXT goes picture in picture.
Jacy checks Mandy and Gigi, and they want another timeout. But it’s just another ring count while Indi dares someone to get in. Toxic Attraction go back to their corner, Mandy gets back in, and she gets around Indi to waistlock. Indi powers Mandy to a corner, RAMS her into buckles, then brings her around to bump her off buckles! Indi brings Mandy to the corner, bumps her off more buckles, and she offers a tag. Roxie tags in, she and Indi mug Mandy, then Roxie ROCKS Mandy! Roxie bumps Mandy off buckles, uppercuts her, then tags Cora in. The best friends mug Mandy, CLUB her down, and Cora ROCKS Mandy with a right.
Cora clamps on with a facelock, Mandy fight sup and whips Cora to the Toxic corner hard! Mandy digs her knee into Cora, tags in Gigi, and Gigi stomps away! Gigi drags Cora up, snapmares her down, and clamps on a chinlock. Gigi keeps Cora from reaching for her team, brings her up, but Cora throws elbows. Cora blocks a punch, ROCKS Gigi, then snapmare to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Cora clamps on with a chinlock and she brings Gigi over to tag in Roxie. They double whip Gigi to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Gigi drops, Roxie covers, TWO! NXT returns to single picture as Roxie stays between Gigi and her corner.
Gigi powers Roxie back into the Toxic corner, Jacy tags in, and she CHOPS Roxie. Jacy snapmares Roxie, has the arms and pulls for a motorcycle stretch! Fans rally up as Roxie endures. Roxie fights up, arm-drags free, and dodges a boot to arm-drag! And arm-drag again! And then roll, headscissor and go for a leg, only for Jacy to step through and sit on the cover! TWO, Roxie has a sunset flip, TWO! Jacy and Roxie get up, Jacy spins Roxie for a ROLLING ELBOW! Jacy runs to drop a SENTON! Cover, TWO! Jacy is annoyed, but she pushes Roxie around. Fans rally, Jacy fireman’s carries but Roxie fights free!
Roxie CHOPS Jacy! Jacy CHOPS back! Roxie ROCKS Jacy, but Jacy ROCKS Roxie! The forearms fly, fans fire up, Jacy gets the edge! Jacy roars and whips, but Roxie spins around to KNEE SMASH Jacy in the face! Tag to Indi, tag to Mandy! Indi rallies on the Toxic Goddess, blocks a boot and throws Mandy down to kick and CLUB and DECK her! Cover, TWO! Indi clamps onto Mandy then throws a EuroUpper! Tag to Cora, fans rally and duel as Cora clinches. Mandy breaks free to ROCK Cora then whip, but Cora RANAS Mandy away! Mandy staggers into a BUZZSAW! Cora then runs to IMPLODER DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO!
Cora runs at Mandy to SHINING WIZARD at the ropes! Cora runs, Gigi swipes at her, so Cora DECKS Gigi! Jacy talks trash, Cora TOSSES Jacy into the ring! Cora DECKS Gigi again, then fires off on Mandy! Mandy shoves, Cora ducks and dodges to go up, into a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! Mandy is annoyed and she drags Cora up. Fans rally, Mandy tags Jacy, and they mug Cora. Jacy snapmares Cora, KICKS her in the back, then pie faces her. Jacy taunts Cora and the fans, but Cora throws body shots! Jacy kicks low, brings Cora up and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Jacy smirks and brings Cora up to put her in the corner.
Gigi tags in, feed to the ROUNDHOUSE! Cover, TWO! Gigi is frustrated and she pulls Cora’s hair to keep her from her corner. Cora hits from below but Gigi CLUBS away on her! Gigi drags Cora up, bumps her off buckles, and tags Mandy back in. They mug Cora, Mandy fires off forearms and body shots over and over. Fans duel, Cora hits back and rolls Mandy up! ONE, but Cora and Mandy DOUBLE LARIAT! Fans fire up, both women crawl, but Mandy keeps Cora from her corner! Cora still crawls forward, so Jacy runs in to distract the ref! Cora tags Indi, but the ref doesn’t see it! Mandy drags Cora away during the confusion!
The ref stops Indi, Mandy drags Cora up, and Mandy puts Cora in the corner. Tag to Gigi, the mugging continues, and Gigi drags Cora down to grind the arm. Cora endures, fans rally and duel, and Gigi wraps Cora into a BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Cora endures, pops free to a cover, TWO! Gigi BOOTS Cora down! Then DECKS Indi! But Cora slides under, tag to Roxie! Roxie rallies on Toxic Attraction, slips out of a scoop and shoves Gigi to then duck, dodge and THESZ PRESS! Roxie rains down fists and fires up! Roxie runs in to uppercut Gigi in a corner, then rolls to do it again! RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP, and a cover, Jacy SENTONS it apart!
Indi TOSSES Jacy! Mandy TOSSES Indi! Indi returns to DECK Mandy! And then TOSS Mandy out! Indi sees Jacy get up so she SHOVES Jacy down! But Mandy drags Indi out, so Indi CLOBBERS Mandy! The one woman wrecking crew is back! Roxie SUPERKICKS Gigi! Tag to Cora and she goes up top! SUPER SENTON!! Tag back to Roxie, and she drags Gigi to a cover, Roxie’s team wins!
Winners: Indi Hartwell, Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade, by pinfall
The champions fall, and now they know the Women’s Breakout Star has their number! Will Mandy, Gigi & Jacy have to look over their shoulders for some #PopRox?
My Thoughts:
A pretty good episode of NXT, but I’m noticing quite a lot of promos lately. Good to know Nikkita is on her way back, good to have some of Nathan Frazer’s real life story told to us, and a rather interesting move for Sophia Cromwell to say Von VS Brooks will be truly 1v1. There’s a good chance Von wins, but I hope Brooks gets a good showing, like Sam Gradwell did in NXT UK. Good promo from Lash to give us her credentials while hyping up her match with Alba Fyre. Honestly, the credentials promo should’ve been given to us much earlier than this, but better late than never. But even knowing Lash’s athletic ability, I’m pretty sure Fyre wins.
Apollo’s cinematic promo was rather interesting. He’s no longer the Prince of Nigeria, but apparently he’s now The Equalizer? Not sure it makes sense, but whatever gets him screen time. Of course, it’d also be good to have him in matches so maybe that happens next week. Good backstage segment with Solo and Waller, and it seems Waller’s thing right now is sticking his foot in his mouth. I would think Solo wins their match next week so that he’ll be poised to face whoever wins between Tony and Carmelo. Speaking of, this was all clearly not live, Troy Donovan was recently released under undisclosed “policy violations,” so he should’ve been written off. That’ll surely happen when NXT returns to being live.
That said, very fun match between Melo & Trick VS Stacks & Dimes. Melo has momentum but Tony has motivation, so that North American Championship match could go either way. But maybe Escobar and Legado “help” Tony and Tony loses so that Melo VS Solo can happen for the Great American Bash. And that match could go either way, as fans love Solo and would go nuts for him winning a title. And speaking of titles, I knew Duke wasn’t going to win but damn, they kinda did him dirty with Bron basically squashing him. But Grimes coming out and challenging Bron was great stuff. Grimes is getting fired up with this new kind of “Mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore” attitude is great, I think fans will get behind him again with this.
Grimes was also right to get at Malik & Edris with that attitude, because they should be upset, too. Kayfabe is whatever, but I myself was disappointed in the tag match that opened the night. Not because it was a mess, but because it was 75-25 in favor of the Creeds. Two different hot tags but the rallies get stymied right away, and that feels like BS to me. The Creeds were going to retain but can’t Malik & Edris look like contenders and not dudes from Level Up? That aside, I did like the Creeds and Ivy turning things around on Strong. He gets himself stuck in a situation, and I would love it if Kemp was the one to win the match for them. Strong has to be booted from the group before the summer is over, that’s what this feels like.
Speaking of Level Up, good to see Dante Chen back from there, and Javier Bernal makes the jump over with him, all to lose to The Dyad, AKA Grizzled Young Veterans in red velvet hoods and robes. Of course The Dyad win, and of course they’ll win their way to a tag title match, but I feel like it’d be better if the reveal was sooner rather than later. Lee VS Xyon was pretty good, and Lee wins after showing his resilience and getting a great finish. Xyon VS Sanga is happening as I expected, but I like that Sanga is taking the title of handsome ass-kicking ladies man from Xyon. And this does make me realize they’ve dialed down the NXThirst and I am thankful for that.
Great “debut” for Giovanni Vinci, and he more or less still wrestles like Fabian Aichner, but with a bit more swagger now. I like that his entrance has those snapshots, almost makes me wonder why he wasn’t part of Max Dupri’s Maximum Male Models gimmick. Tiffany VS Fallon was a lot of fun, and I like that Wendy got to help screw Tiffany over. Tiffany VS Wendy is probably going to be set up for The Bash, and I feel like the winner of that will depend on who is champion by the end of that episode. We got a great Six Woman Tag main event, great teamwork from Indi, Roxie & Cora, and a great win, too. It’s not clear if Roxie will challenge Mandy or the tag champions, but either way, Great American Bash is where it happens, and I can only hope with all my might Roxie wins.
My Score: 8.2/10
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Will it be lights out on Los Ingobernables de Japon?
Bishamon won last round, but so did Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Now they clash in the main event of A Block’s second round! Who keeps winning in this World Tag League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Shoma Kato VS Daiki Nagai; Shoma wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Taka Michinoku & DOUKI VS The House of Torture; Taichi, Taka & Douki win.
- Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI VS Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; Cobb & Callum win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Gabe & Sanada win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Honma win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji; Bishamon wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 1-0, 2 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-0, 2 points
Bishamon: 1-0, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 0-1, 0 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-1, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The Funky Sauce had a less than hot debut losing to Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. And now, they’re running into the Imperial Unit & Prince of Pace, who are already setting a good pace with their win. Can Zayne & Taguchi heat things up? Or will they be conquered by The United Empire?
The teams sort out and Cobb calls out Taguchi’s hips. Zayne says oishi (tasty) but Cobb is pretty sure that’s not true. The debate on oishi or oishi janai continues, but we finally get Zayne and Callum starting. The fans rally up at the bell, and Callum circles with Zayne. They tie up, go around, and Zayne puts Callum on ropes. Zayne lets off cleanly and quickly and the two reset. They tie up, Callum puts Zayne on ropes now, and the ref counts. Callum lets off slowly, but still cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. Zayne and Callum tie up again, Zayne headlocks, but Callum powers up and out. Zayne runs Callum over!
The fans applaud and Zayne smirks. Things speed up, Callum hurdles but Zayne cartwheels over. The fans cheer as Zayne plays with his hair. Callum runs up but Zayne wrenches and whips him. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS Zayne down! The fans cheer and Callum mocks the hair twisting. Zayne goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Callum runs in. Zayne dodges, runs back in, but Callum puts him on the apron. Zayne slingshots back in to RANA! A rough tumble but Callum is up. Zayne waistlocks, Callum switches, but Zayne bucks the O’Conner. Zayne DUMPS Callum to the apron, avoids the shoulder tackle and KICKS!
Zayne runs side to side to ROLLING AX KICK! The fans fire up while Callum flops down. Zayne drags Callum up, tags in Taguchi, and Funky Sauce SPANKS Callum! Taguchi BLASTS Cobb for good measure before he and Zayne double whip Callum to a corner. Taguchi HIP ATTACKS, then sets up for Zayne to LEAP FROG SHOTGUN! Callum sits down, Zayne rolls back and he headscissors Taguchi to CANNONBALL Callum! Zayne then CANNONBALLS Callum himself! Taguchi covers, TWO! The fans fire up and Taguchi brings Callum into a chinlock. Callum endures the knee in his back as Taguchi pulls on him.
Taguchi puts on a headscissors and he squeezes tight! Callum endures, fights around, and kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go as the fans cheer, and Taguchi taunts Cobb with his cheeks. Taguchi goes back but Callum UP KICKS him! Callum skins the cat to the apron, slingshots to somersault, and then SOBATS! Both men fall and the fans rally up. Callum grits his teeth, rolls to the corner and tags in Cobb. Cobb storms up to stomp Taguchi, then he steps on Taguchi to step to Zayne. Cobb stands on Taguchi to use him as a surfboard! Cobb mocks Zayne’s hair twisting, then “apologizes” as he steps off Taguchi.
Cobb stands Taguchi up to HEADBUTT him down! Cobb drags Taguchi up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Callum in. Callum stomps Taguchi, but Taguchi kicks back. Callum stomps Taguchi’s leg! Callum clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Taguchi down. Taguchi fights around to the ROPEBREAK! Callum lets go and paces around. Taguchi rises, Callum kicks him, and Callum eggs Taguchi on. Taguchi CHOPS! Callum knees low in return! Callum whips Taguchi to a corner, runs corner to corner, but Taguchi BOOTS him! Taguchi goes up to headscissor for the DEADLY OSHIRI! Taguchi then runs up, but into an atomic drop!
Taguchi hobbles, Callum runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taguchi crawls, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne runs past Callum to BLAST Cobb! Zayne fires forearms and elbows on Callum, then mule kicks! Zayne runs, but blocks a boot first! Zayne KNEES Callum to a corner, runs up and UPPERCUTS! Zayne puts Callum up top, climbs up after him, but Callum fires body shots! Callum shoves Zayne but Zayne flips back and rolls through! Zayne runs back up to JUMP RANA! The fans fire up and Zayne scoops Callum, for the BAJA BLAST! Cover, TWO! Callum stays in this but the fans rally with Zayne.
Zayne pounds the mat and the fans clap along. Cobb runs up, dodges Zayne and ROCKS him! Cobb runs in, Zayne dodges at the corner, then Zayne comes back. Cobb dodges, Zayne QUEBRADAS, but Cobb catches Zayne! Cobb wobbles and staggers, Zayne slips down to FINAL CUT! Cobb bails out, Callum runs up, but Zayne avoid the Penalty Kick! Callum avoids the Eddy Gordo kick to shove, but Zayne runs him over! Callum kips up, but Zayne avoids the enzigiri! Zayne runs, MARIPOSA, but Callum makes it a ghost pin! TWO!! Zayne stands, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Taguchi tags in and hurries after Callum!
Callum swings, Taguchi dodges but Callum elbows. Callum runs, Taguchi runs, but Callum catches him! Torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!! The fans fire up and Cobb tags in. Cobb RAMS Taguchi into the corner! Callum runs up to forearm SMASH, then he sets up under Cobb’s UPPERCUT! Callum BLASTS Zayne, goes to the apron, and he ENZIGIRIS Taguchi into a fireman’s carry! Callum is up top, DOUBLE STOMP and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cobb sits Taguchi up to HIP ATTACK! And then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT FLOPS as Taguchi moves! Taguchi comes back, KETSUYE!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Cobb survives, and Taguchi pounds the mat. Taguchi runs, but Cobb catches the hip attack! Zayne CLUBS Cobb, Taguchi HIP ATTACKS! Zayne DROPKICKS, Taguchi FLYING HIP ATTACKS! MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives, but Taguchi has OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Cobb endures, rolls, and he BOOTS Taguchi away! Taguchi KETSUYES!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb still has power to spare but Taguchi has some of his own! Taguchi powers up in the corner, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Cobb rolls it to a waistlock! Callum wipes Zayne out, then he BOOTS Taguchi into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Zayne breaks it!
The fans fire up while Callum TOSSES Zayne back out. Cobb hauls Taguchi up, ripcord and TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb & Callum win!
Winners: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Zayne & Taguchi earn 0)
Another round and another win for The United Empire, but also another loss for Funky Sauce. Will these trends continue through the rest of the league? Or can Zayne & Taguchi turn things around before the end?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens!
No NJPW round robin tournament would be complete without Bullet Club VS Bullet Club! The Mad Man & Cold Skull lost to Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, Fang Revived & Crown Jewel lost to Bishamon, so both teams are in a fighting mood. Which faction within the club comes out feeling Just Too Sweet?
Aw hell, Gabe & Sanada attack Kenta & Chase during their entrance! No mercy just because they’re all Bullet Club! Sanada brings Chase into the crowd while Gabe and Kenta brawl down the aisle! Gabe then brings Kenta around to another area. Chase whips but Sanada reverses and he BOWLS Chase into chairs! A strike for Sanada, but Kenta does the same to Gabe! Sanada JAMS Chase with a chair, then CLAWS his face! Gabe and Kenta brawl up into the bleachers! Gabe ROCKS Kenta, brings him to the railing at the back, and Sanada SMACKS Chase off more chairs. Gabe mockingly asks for Too Sweet but Kenta ROCKS him!
Gabe goes to another stairway and walks down but Kenta storms up behind him, Kenta CLUBS Gabe, and now Chase has Sanada way over in the back row of the opposite end! Chase can tell where Kenta and Gabe are because of the spotlights following them! Chase CLUBS Sanada, then leaves him behind to go help Kenta. Gabe CHOKES Kenta with a shirt! Gabe mockingly offers the Too Sweet, then cusses Kenta out. Gabe says, “We run this!” in reference to War Dogs over OG Bullet Club. But then Chase goes after Gabe! Sanada hurries to help Gabe and now the brawling is all in the same area! Kenta has Sanada now while Chase keeps after Gabe.
Things finally go back to the ground level and to ringside. Kenta ROCKS Sanada, but Sanada ROCKS Kenta! Gabe CHOKES Chase with a chair! Gabe storms around but Sanada does the same to Kenta on the other side. Chase CHOPS and fires forearms, but Gabe doesn’t flinch. So Chase CLAWS Gabe’s face! Sanada ROCKS Kenta, stalks him, and then Gabe SMACKS Chase with a chair! The Young Lions make sure fans are safely out of the way while Kenta CLAWS Sanada’s face. Gabe brings Chase to ringside and SMACKS him off the apron. Gabe then hurries to help Sanada as he BLINDSIDES Kenta!
Gabe and Kenta brawl now, and Gabe DECKS Kenta! Gabe & Sanada agree to go get Chase, but wait, where is he? Chase runs up from behind to CLOBBER them both! Chase CLUBS Sanada, but Gabe CLAWS Chase’s face! Gabe POSTS Chase, and finally, Sanada puts Chase in the ring. Gabe & Sanada Too Sweet, and Gabe mean mugs Tenzan on commentary. Sanada steps in, and this is finally a match! Sanada CLUBS Chase, whips him, but Chase ducks ‘n’ WRECKS Gabe with a dropkick! Chase RAMS Sanada, HOTSHOTS him, then calls to Kenta. Kenta finds his way in and Chase stomps Sanada in a corner.
Kenta storms up, he and Chase double whip Sanada to the corner. Chase runs in, forearm SMASH, and then he sits Sanada down. Kenta runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Chase goes up while Sanada is in the drop zone, for a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Chase snarls, Kenta DOUBLE STOMPS Gabe on the outside! Chase keeps on Sanada, reels him in, but Sanada fights the tuck! Chase ROCKS Sanada, whips him to a corner, but Sanada goes up and out then to the floor. Chase chases Sanada around, but Gabe sends Kenta into railing! Sanada KICKS ropes to jam Chase up! Sanada tags in Gabe and the War Dogs bring Chase up.
Gabe & Sanada double suplex, but Chase fights it! Kenta’s back and he BOOTS Gabe! Sanada DROPKICKS Kenta! Chase runs up on Sanada. Sanada wrenches him, but Chase spins through. Sanada fights the suplex to MAGIC SCREW! Gabe is back and he brings Chase up. “I’m a Mad Man-” Chase wrenches out, ducks a lariat, and then spins Gabe, FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Gabe stays in this while Kenta and Sanada fight on the outside. Chase locks ‘n’ loads, runs up on Gabe, but Gabe blocks the C-Trigger! Chase fires forearms to get free, but Gabe ROCKS Chase! The ref reprimands about closed fists, but Chase rebounds!
Gabe dodges Chase and hits the COMEBACKER LARIAT! And then a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Kenta breaks it! Kenta CLUBS Gabe, but Sanada CLAWS Kenta’s face! Sanada TOSSES Kenta out and Gabe brings Chase up. Gabe then pushes Chase over, because he says this is for Kenny Omega! Gabe aims a finger gun at Chase! “Good bye, and F YOU, Kenny!!” Gabe runs up to V-TRIGGER!! Then a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, War Dogs win!!
Winners: Gabe Kidd & Sanada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kenta & Chase earn 0)
The War Dogs struck first and never let up, and now they win to break even. Wait, as Kenta & Chase are helped away, and even as Sanada heads out, Gabe sits cross-legged while he has the mic. “Let me be very effin’ clear. You crossed the line as soon as you ran to Tokyo Sports and started calling me all this s*it. Unprofessional, all this s*it. Let me make this very effin’ clear! You said you wanted, you said the fans wanted, I said it before: I don’t give a F what anyone wants but me! And I wanna end your career! So iitengo (January 5th), Gabe Kidd, Kenny Omega, LET’S EFFIN’ GO!!”
The fans are fired up to hear WrestleDynasty now has a massive crossover match added! But will Gabe keep making this about The Best Bout Machine until it comes back to bite him? Or is that just the motivation he needs so he and Sanada can take the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!
The Roughneck & Everyone’s Kokeshi had a rough opening round with their loss, but The Front Man & The Mullet had a mighty main event win. But the tournament might be taking a backseat when Shota wants after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Will Shota earn a title match while heading for the trophies? Or will ZSJ prove Shota’s just not ready?
As ZSJ & “Roy” step into the ring, Shota gets in ZSJ’s face so ZSJ taunts him with the world title. The ref has them stand down, and the teams sort out. Shota and ZSJ start and they tie right up at the bell. Shota headlocks, ZSJ powers up and out, then he BOOTS Shota! Shota roars, ROCKS ZSJ and runs to RAM him! ZSJ rebounds to BOOT SHota again! ZSJ headlocks, Shota powers out, and they RAM shoulders! Shota rebounds to RUN ZSJ over, but ZSJ is up to UPPERCUT Shota! ZSJ runs, but Shota DROPKICKS ZSJ down! The fans fire up with Shota while ZSJ bails out. Shota pursues and CLUBS ZSJ down!
Shota whips ZSJ hard into railing, then storms up on ZSJ to whip him into more railing! ZSJ comes back to BOOT Shota! Shota is right up to SHOTGUN ZSJ! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma BLASTS Oiwa for good measure but the ref reprimands him. Shota stands and brings ZSJ up. Shota puts ZSJ in, which the fans applaud, and Shota covers. ONE, but Shota stays on ZSJ. Shota CLUBS ZSJ, tags Honma, and Honma stomps ZSJ in the corner. The ref counts but Honma digs his boot in. The ref counts, Honma steps off, and Honma drags ZSJ up. Honma CLUBS ZSJ, CLUBS him again, then follows him to ropes.
Honma CHOPS ZSJ and ZSJ sputters. Honma CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! ZSJ hobbles away but Honma is on him with a whip. Honma ELBOWS ZSJ down, pats his head and runs, but he stops short of the kokeshi as ZSJ moves! ZSJ grabs an arm and wrangles Honma into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Oiwa BLASTS Shota while Honma scrambles around! The fans fire up as Honma fights and drags ZSJ with him. ZSJ shifts to have just the arm, or no, not just the arm! It’s like a one-armed Italian Stretch! Honma still fights to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud, and ZSJ lets go to tag Oiwa. Oiwa drags Honma up to scoop and SLAM!
Oiwa pushes Honma down to then drop an elbow! Cover, ONE! Oiwa clamps onto Honma with an armlock, but Honma fights up. Oiwa wrenches and RAMS Honma into a corner. Oiwa CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Honma kicks and kicks but Oiwa CHOPS him down! Oiwa wraps Honma’s arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa brings Honma over and tags ZSJ. ZSJ cravats Honma for the neck wrench, then he wrangles Honma to the mat. ZSJ bridges with the neck wrench! Honma endures so ZSJ shifts and bridges! Then shifts and bridges!
ZSJ stands to NECK TWIST! Honma writhes but ZSJ covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Honma toughs it out. Shota gets the fans to chant for “HONMA! HONMA!” ZSJ PENALTY- NO, Honma blocks the kick! ZSJ fires SLAP after SLAP but Honma holds on! ZSJ eggs Honma on, so Honma SLAPS ZSJ down! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma crawls over, hot tag to Shota! Shota runs up to fire forearms on ZSJ! Shota whips, ZSJ reverses but Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ! Shota BLASTS Oiwa for good measure! The fans fire up with Shota as he whips ZSJ corner to corner. Shota runs up, to UPPERCUT!
Shota reels ZSJ in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota shrugs that off. Shota drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ fights the clinch to go for the arm. ZSJ elbows Shota, whips, but Shota reverses to trip ZSJ, turn him over, and STF! ZSJ fights the crossface portion, slips out and wrangles Shota into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota fights up, but ZSJ pushes on the arm! Shota still fights, slips around, and arm-drags free! ZSJ avoids the dropkick to the leg to NECK TWIST! Tag to Oiwa and Oiwa drags Shota up. Oiwa headlocks, Shota powers out, but Oiwa runs Shota over!
Things keep moving, Oiwa counters Shota’s hip toss with a hip toss! Shota gets up, Oiwa DROPKICKS! Oiwa kips up and the fans fire up! Shota stands Oiwa up, scoops and POWERSLAMS, to then run and SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps on Shota but Shota fights the anaconda plex! Shota CLUBS away on Oiwa, then catches him to a clinch. Oiwa slips free, shoves, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shota crawls away, hot tag to Honma! Honma storms up to CHOP Oiwa! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Oiwa is in a corner, Honma whips him corner to corner, then runs up to ELBOW! And BULLDOG!
The fans fire up with Honma and he runs, KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa brings Honma up, but Honma fires hands! Oiwa ROCKS Honma back! Honma fires another flurry, but Oiwa ROCKS him again! Oiwa runs to ROLLING ELBOW! Honma falls and the fans fire up! Oiwa watches Honma go to a corner, and then he runs in, DROPKICK! And BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in his and the fans fire up! Oiwa drags Honma up, gut wrenches, but Honma fights it! Honma wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! Oiwa stays up to short arm LARIAT in return! Honma short arm LARIATS, but then Oiwa short arm LARIATS!
Oiwa fires short arm LARIATS again and again, then finally LARIATS Honma down! Cover, but Shota breaks it! ZSJ grabs Shota and drags him out by a leg! ANKLE LOCK! Shota BOOTS ZSJ into railing! Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! Honma reaches out, but Oiwa keeps him from ropes! But Honma slips around to the back, BIG back suplex! But Oiwa holds onto the SLEEPER! Oiwa drags Honma up to his feet, spins him, and THE- NO, Honma blocks the lariat! Oiwa dodges a haymaker to ROCK Honma! Honma ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS! Honma HEADBUTTS, and then JUMPING KOKESHIS!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma and Oiwa crawl, hot tags to ZSJ and Shota! The fans fire up as ZSJ BOOTS! Shota fires a forearm! ZSJ nods and steps back to Shota. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, but Shota UPPERCUTS in return! ZSJ shakes that off to UPPERCUT! Shota staggers, scowls, and comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ wobbles but he nods, before he UPPERCUTS again! Both men steady themselves, and Shota comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ staggers and sways, but he stays on his feet. ZSJ leans on the ropes, then stands up tall. The fans fire up as ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Shota UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, faster and faster!
Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ drops to his knees! The ref has Shota hold on, maybe ZSJ is rattled. ZSJ stands but Shota UPPERCUTS again and again! ZSJ fires up but runs into an UPPERCUT! Shota roars and the fans fire up again! ZSJ stands to SLAP Shota!! Shota wobbles but even ZSJ has to steady himself. Shota drops to his knees to stabilize, and the fans rally up again. Shota rises, so ZSJ KICKS him! And KICKS! Shota shakes his head so ZSJ KICKS! ZSJ paces but Shota nods. Shota rises and eggs ZSJ! ZSJ says fine, and he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Shota growls, then he blocks the kick!
Shota stands to ROCK ZSJ! ZSJ roars, but Shota catches the kick, trips ZSJ, and then steps into the STF!! ZSJ reaches out but Shota drags him from ropes! S T F! Oiwa stomps away on Shota until he lets go! Honma CLUBS Oiwa then throws him out. Honma helps Shota stand and then brings ZSJ around. Honma whips ZSJ to a corner, runs up, and he LARIATS! Feed to Shota’s POP-UP KNEE! Shota then feeds ZSJ to a LARIAT! Clinch and EXPLODER! Honma gets moving, BASEMENT KOKESHI! IGNITION!! Cover, Oiwa breaks it! Honma CLUBS Oiwa and tosses him again, then tells Shota to finish it!
Shota goes to the corner and he takes aim. BLAZE- ARMBAR!! ZSJ catches the Blaze Blade, but then Shota shifts around! ZSJ still wants the arm, Shota has the stack! TWO! ARMBAR!! Honma hits the FALLING KOKESHI!! The fans are thunderous but here comes Oiwa! Honma runs at him, JUMPING KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa calls to ZSJ as he brings up Shota. Shota fires a forearm but Oiwa shakes his head. Oiwa eggs Shota on so Shota fires up! Shota ROLLING- NO, Oiwa ducks to SLEEPER! And THE- NO, Shota ducks The Grip and a JUMPING KOKESHI takes Oiwa down!
The fans fire up as Shota aims at ZSJ again. BLINDSIDE KNEE in the corner! And then a TORNADO DDT! Shota drags ZSJ up to elevate, but ZSJ wrenches out! ZSJ PELES the arm! Then BOOTS the lariat! ZSJ ducks the enzigiri to PENALTY KICK! Shota is right up, but ZSJ has him in a full nelson! Shota breaks it, only for ZSJ to GERMAN SUPLEX! ZSJ runs up, but into a POP-UP DEATH RIDER!! The fans are thunderous as Shota hauls ZSJ up. But ZSJ scoops first! ZACK DRIVER!! But ZSJ can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous again while Shota and ZSJ stir! ZSJ and Shota crawl, but then Oiwa BLASTS Honma down!
Oiwa helps ZSJ up while Shota finds he has no partner! Shota turns around, into an ELBOW from Oiwa! ZSJ BOOTS Shota, then feeds him to Oiwa’s ANACONDA SUPLEX! Oiwa sets Shota up for ZSJ’S LARIAT! Cover, HONMA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again but now Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! ROUNDHOUSE and THE GRIP!! The fans fire up with TMDK as they drag Shota up. They double whip but Shota reverses! Shota kicks off ZSJ to TORNADO DDT Oiwa! Shota then runs up, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shota and ZSJ stay up, so they go again. ZSJ KICKS Shota’s lariat, but Shota SWATS ZSJ’s!
Shota ROCKS ZSJ, ROLLING- SLAP from ZSJ! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free! Shota backslides, ZSJ rolls through, then fights the underhooks! O’Conner Roll, but Shota trips ZSJ to go for an arm! Another backslide, but another roll through, BLAZE BLADE POINT BLANK!! The fans are thunderous again as Shota rises! Shota aims from a corner, and hits a BLAZE- NO, ZSJ backslides! But Shota rolls through so he can DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA & HONMA WIN!!!
Winners: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ZSJ & Oiwa earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion just fell to this Reiwa Musketeer! World Tag League aside, will Shota now bring that Paradigm Shift to the Tokyo Dome? Or will ZSJ make sure this is still TMDK’s WrestleKingdom?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi made it Lights Out last round against Kenta & Chase Owens while The Rampaging Dragon & Gene Blast were tranquilo against Funky Sauce. Only one team can stay spotless, can the Fierce Warrior & Headhunter slay these twin dragons? Or will Los Ingobernables de Japon be that much closer to the trophies?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bumps, Yota calls out Goto. Goto accepts and the fans rally as the bell rings. Goto and Yota circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto finds a point of leverage, he puts Yota on ropes, but then lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. They tie up but Yota kicks low. Yota headlocks, Goto powers up and out, but Yota RAMS him! Goto stays up, he runs, and he RAMS Yota! Yota rebounds to CLOBBER Goto! Yota brings Goto up, CHOPS him, but Goto CHOPS back! Yota CHOPS again! Goto backs away to ropes but Yota is on him. Yota whips but Goto grabs ropes!
Hashi tags in, Goto BOOTS Yota, then Bishamon runs Yota over! Then ZANMAI! Takagi storms in but Hashi mule kicks! Bishamon sets up, “Se no!” And they DRUM away on Takagi! The fans cheer while Hashi flexes. Hashi brings Yota up, ROCKS him, and Yota goes to a corner. Hashi CHOPS, but Yota eggs him on. Hashi CHOPS again, and again! Yota sits down and the fans rally up. Hashi looms over Yota, brings him up, and whips him corner to corner. Hashi runs up but Yota BOOTS him! Hashi comes back, blocks the boot, btu Yota brings Hashi down for the STOMP! Takagi runs to BLAST Goto, then goes out after him!
Takagi sends Goto into railing! The fans cheer, and Yota snapmares Hashi for a chinlock. Hashi endures so Yota ELBOWS him in the head! Yota then drags Hashi up, ROCKS him in the back, and Hashi falls against ropes. Yota tags Takagi and Takagi chinlocks Hashi in the ropes. Red Shoes reprimands then counts, so Takagi lets go quickly. Takagi hauls Hashi up to RAM him into the corner again and again. Takagi stomps Hashi, whips him to ropes, then KNEES him! Takagi suplexes high and hard! The fans applaud while Takagi keeps his eyes on Goto. Takagi goes to Hashi, sits him up, and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
Takagi stands for the ELBOW DROP! Tag to Yota and Yota brings Hashi up. Goto protests as LIJ double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Takagi then SENTONS, and Yota SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Goto coaches Hashi but Yota drags Hashi up. Yota CLUBS Hashi but Hashi fires forearms! Yota hits a BODY BLOW in return! Yota whips, runs, but Hashi dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hashi and Yota crawl, Hashi hot tags Goto! Goto CLOBBERS Yota, BLASTS Takagi, then goes back to Yota. Yota kicks and runs but Goto follows to LARIAT! Takagi runs in, but Goto kicks him!
Takagi fights the suplex, suplexes in return, but Goto slips free! Goto waistlocks but Takagi elbows him! LIJ regroups to double whip Goto to a corner. Takagi runs in but Goto dodges! LARIAT for Yota! Goto kicks Takagi, and suplexes him onto Yota! Cover on Yota, TWO! The fans rally and Goto hauls Yota up. Yota fights the fireman’s carry with elbows. Goto ROCKS Yota, Yota ROCKS Goto, repeat! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, but Goto gets the edge! Goto roars, runs, but Yota clinches for the BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP! Takagi BLASTS Hashi! The fans fire up with LIJ as they regroup.
LIJ whips Goto to the corner again, and Yota ELBOWS! Takagi sends Yota back in to SPLASH! Takagi LARIATS, Yota BOOTS, Takagi BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and then a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Goto stays in this but Yota brings him back up. Yota has Goto in the drop zone, for the MAROON- NO, Goto avoids the crush! Goto fireman’s carries to USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and Yota crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Hashi! The fans fire up as Hashi and Takagi RAM shoulders! Hashi dodges to RAM Takagi, Takagi RAMS back! They RAM again, and roar!
Hashi ROCKS Takagi, CHOPS him, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Hashi and he aims from a corner. Takagi goes to a corner, Hashi runs in, but Takagi dodges! Takagi runs up, but into a BOOT! Hashi runs up, into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKON feint and DDT! Hashi is down and Takagi says “TOKI GA KITA!” The time has come, and the fans rally with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi winds up, runs up, but blocks a boot to LARIAT! Takagi keeps moving, but Hashi gets around to waistlock! Takagi switches, Hashi RAMS Takagi to a corner! Goto runs up to LARIAT Takagi! Feed to the mule kick!
Bishamon sets up, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up and Goto calls for it! Hashi gets the legs, but Takgi kicks free! Takagi wrenches, dodges, SLEEPER on Goto! Yota RANAS Hashi! Then Yota runs up on Goto but Goto BOOTS him! Goto elbows Takagi, Hashi SUPERKICKIS Yota! Goto has Yota up, he and Hashi hits G Y R!! Yota flounders but Takgi sends Goto into Hashi! PUMPING- NO, Bishamon dodges the lariats and they trap Takagi at the ropes! BLINDISDE LARIAT to SNAP DRAGON! Takagi is up, DOUBLE LARIATS with Goto! Takagi SWATS a lariat, ELBOWS Hashi, JABS him, then runs! But into Goto’s LARIAT!!
The fans fire up and Bishamon regroups. They whip Takagi into the fireman’s carry! FIERCE FLASH! And now Hashi calls the end! They have Takagi up, SHO- NO, SUPERKICK to Hashi from Yota! SUPERKICK to Goto from Yota! Goto tumbles out, Hashi is in a corner, and Yota runs to SPLASH Hashi! Then Yota hoists Hashi up top, CHOPS him, and climbs! The fans fire up with Yota as he brings Hashi up, for a SUPERPLEX! Takagi SLIDING PUMPING BOMBERS! Takagi starts up another “OI! OI! OI!” and the fans are with him! LIJ drags Hashi up, they BOOSTED WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Cover, GOTO BREAKS IT!
Yota stomps Goto and CLUBS him! LIJ drags Goto up, but Goto fires forearms on them both! Goto is a fierce warrior to be sure! But he runs into a LARIAT! And GENE TRIGGER! PUMPING BOMBER! The fans fire up as LIJ aims at Hashi! Takagi runs up to LARIAT! Snapmare and Yota aims! Takagi makes sure Hashi is lined up, but Goto anchors Yota! Takagi rushes over but Hashi shoves him into Yota! Roll-up with bridge! TWO!!! Takagi escapes, Hashi ROCKS him! The fans are thunderous as both men wobble. Takagi fires a forearm! Hashi fires back! Takagi fires another! Hashi wobbles, drops to a knee, but he comes back to fire another forearm!
Takagi and Hashi go back and forth, faster and faster! They both wobble again, but then Hashi fires a strike fest! The CHOP tops it off, but Takagi just snarls! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Hashi roars, but Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! SUPERKICK from Hashi! DISCUS PUJMPING from Takagi! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up and Takagi powers up! Takagi runs, to PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi pump handles and torture racks, but ITADAKIGARI!! Cover, BISHAMON WINS!!!
Winners: Bishamon, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Takagi & Yota earn 0)
A sudden turnaround, but it can’t be called an upset with how Goto & Hashi have been World Tag League winners and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions besides! But if this is how hard Takagi & Tsuji fought, yet they still fell short, how much harder must they fight to be on top of the block?
As for Bishamon, Hashi has the mic first. “Last year, Bishamon made history be becoming the first-ever IWGP Tag Team Champions to win this league. We also achieved the first-ever threepeat. This year, we’re looking to go undefeated!” The fans cheer that lofty goal, and even chant for “BI-SHA-MON! BI-SHA-MON!” Hashi says then, in Kumamoto, when they win their FOURTH STRAIGHT tournament, “We’ll show you our happiest Zanmai celebration ever.” The fans are certainly intrigued by that. Hashi says Bishamon’s four-peat will come in the blink of an eye!
With that mic drop, the mission is clear! No need to #GetBackUp when you’re still riding high, but will Goto & Hashi continue to add to their historic achievements? Or will a team come along to ruin it all?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 2-0, 4 points
Bishamon: 2-0, 4 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-1, 2 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-1, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 1-1, 2 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 1-1, 2 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-2, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great event for WTL A Block, but I hope there won’t be any more delays in the On Demand upload, there’s too much to do on a Friday to wait on this. Anyway, I had a bad feeling Funky Sauce would lose again, but they had a strong showing against Callum & Cobb. Great brawl between Gabe & Sanada with Kenta & Chase. But considering Gabe is building towards that match with Kenny Omega, good win for him and Sanada, and then good promo from Gabe to call Omega out. This all probably takes Gabe & Sanada out of the running for the finals, because they can play up how Gabe is too distracted by wanting after Omega.
Great match from Shota & Honma VS ZSJ & Oiwa, but this match also proved me right from earlier. This was just a formality to make ZSJ VS Shota for the world title official. Shota gets the upset win on ZSJ and now that is Shota’s path to WrestleKingdom. But Bishamon VS LIJ was awesome stuff, and what a great win for Goto & Hashi. Goto & Hashi are definitely set up to make another run at the trophies, but I’m still not sure of their chances of winning. The threepeat was pretty surprising as it was, but a four-peat would be wild.
My Score: 9/10
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Everybody wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah!
Before they celebrate with champagne on Full Gear, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa team up for a tag match! Will Rampage truly become “Glampage?”
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose; Mariah & Mina win.
- Juice Robinson VS The Butcher; Juice wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order; The Conglomeration wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose!
While the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend will have their Championship Champagne Celebration tomorrow night, tonight is about celebrating a victory together. But will The Glamour & The Fighting Gravure Idol get that win? Or can the wild Aussie and Native Beast put a damper on the fun?
The teams sort out and Mina starts against Nyla. The fans rally, “We Want Mina!” and Nyla says so does she! They step up and Nyla taunts Mina’s height by calling for the knuckle lock. Mina reaches up but Nyla switches hands. And then switches, switches, switches, but Mina almost makes it a dance. The fans cheer as it indeed becomes a dance off between Mina and Nyla. But then Mina kicks low! Mina runs, but Nyla catches her! Nyla pops Mina up and around, but Mina slips free. Mina dodges, and she slides to pose. The fans cheer, Nyla shows she can shimmy, and she SUPERKICKS Mina down!
Nyla scoops Mina to SLAM her! Nyla swaggers, drags Mina up, and then scoops. Harley wants in but Nyla says not now. She is holding a grown human woman! Nyla SLAMS Mina down, runs, but Harley tags in! Nyla asks what is wrong with Harley, they argue, but Harley runs up on Mina. Mina fires hands, then facelocks and SOBATS! Mina runs, but Harley drops under. Mina rolls, then bypasses, runs, and tilt-o-whirls to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!! Harley stays in this but Mina stays on her. Mina bumps Harley off buckles, then tags in Mariah. Mariah CHOPS Harley, then puts some stank on the DOUBLE CHOP!
Mariah brings Harley around, scoops, and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Mariah sucker punches Nyla! The fans boo but Mariah is coy as she tags in Mina. Mariah & Mina double whip Harley, then trip her up, and “Woo~!” DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Mina & Mariah both shake it up, but Nyla joins in. Nyla then drags them up by their hair, for a meeting- NO, Mariah & Mina stop from colliding. They smile, then double kick Nyla. They TOSS Nyla out at the ramp and Harley is upset with Nyla. But then Mariah & Mina run to WRECK their opponents with dropkicks!
Mariah & Mina pose cutely on the apron and blow kisses to each other. Then they fetch Harley into the ring as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Mina stalks Harley, then winds up to KICK her in the back! Harley writhes, Mina pushes her to a cover, TWO! Mina drags Harley up and brings her around to bump off buckles. Tag to Mariah, and Mariah brings Harley out for a HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Harley stays in this but Mariah stays on her. Mariah fireman’s carries but Harley fights free. Harley throws Mariah down by her hair! Harley waistlocks, Mariah fights the lift and wrenches out. Harley ducks a kick to pump handle and BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but Harley stays on her. Harley drags Mariah up to whip to the corner, then she tags Nyla.
Nyla stomps away on Mariah, then stands her up to CHOP! Nyla stalks Mariah to a corner, Rampage returns to single picture, and Nyla snapmares for a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Mariah around, ties up the legs, and clamps on the chinlock! Mariah endures but Nyla brings her up to whip her to ropes. Nyla scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Nyla keeps moving, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Harley shouts for the tag, Nyla tags her in. Harley RAMS into Mariah again and again, then snapmares. Mariah staggers up, Harley runs and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO Mariah survives and Harley argues the count.
Harley taunts Mina, drags Mariah up, but Mariah swings. Harley dodges the lariat but Mariah blocks Sole Food, to HEADBUTT! Mariah and Harley both fall back! Both women crawl, the fans rally up, but Harley anchors Mariah’s legs! Mariah KICKS Harley away, hot tag to Mina! Mina rallies on Harley, whips, but Harley reverses. Mina comes back to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans fire up with Mina and she runs corner to corner, but Harley dodges! But then Mina dodges! Mina ROCKS Harley, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Harley falls, Mina covers, but Nyla stomps it apart! Nyla helps Harley up and they double whip Mina.
Mina reverses to send Harley away. Mina mule kicks Nyla, ELBOWS Harley, victory rolls Nyla and has the legs! Harley staggers but runs up, only for Mina to catch her! Mina spins Harley, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina and she hot tags Mariah! Nyla hobbles up, into Mariah’s SHOTGUN! But Harley rolls Mariah! TWO!! Mariah is up and she KNEES Harley down! Harley staggers to a corner but Mariah hoists her up! Electric Chair Lift, and Mina tags in! Mina climbs, for a BULLDOG DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Mariah & Mina win!
Winners: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
The AEW Women’s World Champion and the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion are victorious together, just like they wanted! Will they toast this victory and all others tomorrow night? Or will someone look to ruin their Full Gear fun?
Rampage returns and…
Lexy Nair welcomes us back, while also welcoming us to the official Full Gear Zero Hour weigh-in. Please welcome first, QT Marshall! The fans boo as QT makes his return to AEW TV, and he shows off the “DOOM” logo on his track jacket. QT steps into the ring and now Lexy welcomes out Big Justice and Big Boom AJ! The fans cheer as the Costco Guys are here, giving out high-fives and fist bumps! QT is already annoyed but Lexy says before we get started, do either of them have something to say? QT steps up to say yes, he does! Enough with the “Boom,” first off! Tomorrow night, QT brings the doom!
QT told AJ 20 years ago that he didn’t have it. 20 years later, AJ still doesn’t have it! The fans boo but AJ just shrugs that off. AJ tells QT that QT’s been waiting those 20 years to get AJ in the ring. But AJ’s been waiting ever since QT tossed those double chunk chocolate cookies! The fans cheer that! But AJ says hold on, hold on. He’s got a special surprise for us. He wants someone real special to be at Full Gear to ring the bell when AJ rings QT’s bell and he Power-Booms QT through this ring. QT asks who. AJ says there’s only one guy that can be. They scratch their chins, and yes, it’ll be THE RIZZLER!!
QT is seething but the fans love it! QT gets to business by taking off the jacket and the sweatpants. QT steps on the scale, flexes, and we get the numbers on the tron: 229 pounds flat for QT! QT is all fired up, he’s bringing that heavyweight build. The fans fire up for AJ, “Bring the Boom! Bring the Boom!” Wait, what? 550?! AJ’s big but not THAT big. QT says this must be why he’s Big Boom AJ. Maybe he should laugh off the double chunk chocolate cookies. Big Justice steps up! And he says we all know QT rigged the scale! Right? Right? But see, that won’t matter when his dad brings that BOOM on Saturday night! Is QT ready?
QT steps up but AJ gets in QT’s way. QT takes a swing! AJ ROCKS QT first! AJ makes sure Big Justice is okay, but then QT hits the DIAMOND CUTTER! The fans boo but QT says that’s gonna be the DOOM! Will QT not care who or what Big Boom AJ brings to Full Gear? Or will he slammed on the mat for The Rizzler?
AEW takes a closer look at the AEW World Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way.
Malakai Black says, “Eight men, four destinies intertwined.” Anthony Bowens recaps: The Acclaimed, Kings of the Black Throne, Outrunners, and Private Party, fighting for the titles. Marq Quen says he and Zay worked SO damn hard for these titles. But The Outrunners are hard as a rock! Malakai says The House has a “trigger full of promises to deliver.” Bowens says they have everyone’s number, but The Outrunners feel they have nothing to lose! Malakai & Brody say come one, come all, for all shall perish! Zay promises he & Quen will do whatever it takes to leave Full Gear still your AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that’s a flex.
Juice Robinson VS The Butcher!
While everyone else, such as the Bang Bang Gang’s fearless leader, Jay White, gears up for Full Gear, Rock Hard Robinson is just looking to get a win. Butcher almost shoves him off the apron, will Butcher cause this Collision Cowboy to go off the rails? Or will it be Guns Up for the Reading, Pennsylvania Gold Members?
The bell rings and Juice ties up with Butcher. They’re in a deadlock and quickly go to the mat. They also quickly get back up, and Juice powers Butcher to a corner. The ref counts, they go along ropes, in a corner, then along more ropes. Butcher has Juice on the ropes but he lets off with a scuffing forearm. Juice has wild eyes to go with his wild hair, and he shoots in to headlock. Butcher powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and Butcher doesn’t budge. Butcher eggs Juice on, but Juice grins. Juice stomps Butcher’s foot! Juice headlocks but Butcher fires body shots. Butcher powers up and out but Juice RAMS him!
Butcher rebounds to CLOBBER Juice! Things keep moving, Juice drops then hurdles, then he goes to hip toss. Butcher blocks to body shot and LARIAT! The fans fire up while Butcher stalks Juice to a corner. Butcher stands Juice up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and then Butcher climbs up. Butcher says count along, but then Juice sips out before he even starts! Juice trips Butcher up, then climbs, and now fans get to count! Juice rains down fists all the way to nine, then winds up, to BITE Butcher for ten! But then Butcher DUMPS Juice to the floor! Butcher storms out after Juice to RAILING BACK SUPLEX!
Juice writhes more but Butcher drags him back up. Butcher throws Juice into the apron while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Butcher LARIATS Juice against the apron, pushes him into the ring, then stalks him to another corner. Butcher runs up to LARIAT! Juice staggers and Butcher scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Juice writhes, Butcher runs, and he drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Juice stays in this but Butcher drags him up. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back! Butcher then stands Juice up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him again! Juice drops to his knees but Butcher drags him around into a chinlock. Juice endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Butcher lets go to stomp away on Juice! Butcher then clamps onto Juice with a dragon sleeper!
Juice endures as Butcher bends him. Juice fights up, powers up, and ROCKS Butcher! And ROCKS him! And hits a JAWBREAKER! Juice whips, Butcher reverses and ELBOWS him down! Butcher stalks Juice to ropes, stands on Juice’s face, but the ref counts. Butcher steps away, then drags Juice up. Butcher ROCKS Juice, but Juice shakes his head. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back again, and Juice drops to his knees as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns as Butcher runs up, only for Juice to BOOT him! Juice then dodges Butcher, atomic drops and roars! Juice HEADBUTTS Butcher to the corner, but Butcher snarls! Butcher runs up, into a LEG LARIAT! Juice grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Juice pumps up, takes aim, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Juice roars, and Butcher falls for the left hand feint! DDT! Juice adds a SENTON, then covers, TWO! Butcher is tough but Juice grins. The fans rally up and Juice watches Butcher go to a corner. Juice runs up to LARIAT! Juice calls his shot, goes corner to corner, and back again, but Butcher throws him back! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up but Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex, only for Juice to land out! Roll up, with a bridge! TWO, and Juice hurries away. Butcher rises, runs up, but Juice drop toeholds him into buckles! Juice gets moving, CANNONBALL! The fans fire up with Juice and Juice pumps up. Butcher rises, into the JAB! JAB! JAB! LEFT HAND O’- NO, Butcher slips around, half nelson, BACKBREAKER! And then JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives and Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, calls his shot, and suplexes, but Juice fights that off!
Juice slips free to LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Juice powers up, another LEFT HAND O’ GOD!! The fans fire up again as Juice brings Butcher up. JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Juice wins!
Winner: Juice Robinson, by pinfall
And that’s one for Bullet Club Gold! Will Jay White look to do just as much damage to Hangman Page? Or will the Blackhat Cowboy still be number one with a bullet?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
There will be no Friday Night Rampage next week, because it will be a BACK-TO-BACK Rampage & Collision Saturday night! Make sure your DVR is ready for three hours of AEW action!
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Lexy is with La Mera Mera and brings up how next week will be an ALL LUCHA Rampage. That must be exciting. Rosa is beyond excitement! It is about time they get some lucha libre to spice up Rampage. Atlantis Jr, Hechicero, and the return of Mystico! C’mon, now! Well what about Rosa? Yes, what about Rosa? Rosa hasn’t had a true lucha match in awhile, but why not? An open challenge for any luchadora or female wrestler that wants after La Mera Mera! In steps Harley Cameron, wearing a Hologram mask, and putting on a robot voice. “Greetings. I am famed luchadora, Harley-gram, the female counterpart to Hologram.”
Rosa is trying not to laugh as “Harley-gram” officially accepts the open challenge. Rosa tells Harley-gram that she looks familiar. Like a certain someone she beat two weeks ago. Does not compute with Harley-gram. Okay, fine. Compute this: Next week, Rosa will yank her cord and shut her down! OH SHUT UP! What? Uh… Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! “Harley-gram” runs off and Rosa asks if this is really happening. Rosa sighs, but will she just have to reboot Harley back to factory settings?
Ricochet speaks.
“I have had my eyes on the International title since I debuted in AEW. And Takeshita has cost me my chance at becoming International Champion on more than one occasion. I was the last person to pin the International Champion, and I plan on doing it one more time, at Full Gear. At Full Gear, Takeshita finds out what the world already knows: That Ricochet is not from here. Ricochet is outta this world!” The King of Flight is determined to dethrone The Alpha. Will Ricochet become The One & Only International Champion?
BREAKING NEWS for the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Anna Jay lost last week in her last chance championship match, but she also rejected the offer of The Vendetta. Now Deonna Purrazzo is looking to teach Anna why that was a mistake. Will The Virtuosa make sure Anna’s never The Star of the Show? Or will she learn why Anna’s still The Queenslayer? Then, we see Dante Martin, The Beast Mortos, Komander and Buddy Matthews compete in what will surely be a fast and furious Fatal 4 Way! Who wins some big momentum, and possibly a spot in the Continental Classic?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order!
While Tomohiro Ishii is aiming for the ROH World Championship next Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, he, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero don’t mind building up momentum in the Trios Division. Will the Stone Pitbull, Sussex County Chicken & Azucar be rolling towards titles? Or can Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver remind everyone that The Dark Order is good enough?
The trios sort out and Mark starts against Silver. The two shake hands, and the fans cheer on “Johnny Hungy!” Silver and Mark tie up, go around, and Silver headlocks. Mark powers up and out, but Silver runs him over! Silver flexes, runs, but Mark drops down to then arm-drag! Silver arm-drags back! Mark sweeps to cover, ONE! Silver sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men stand and the fans fire up. Silver and Mark reset, tie up, and Mark headlocks. Silver powers up and out, hurdles, but then Mark hits the crane stance! Silver stays back, and then shows off his Dark Order Karate! The fans fire up and the two circle again.
Mark shows off more of his Redneck Kung-Fu, but then Uno CLOBBERS him! Even Silver’s disappointed but Uno backs off. Silver brings Mark up, Uno tags in, and then he tags Reynolds. Uno CLAWS Mark’s back. then Dark Order DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICHES! Uno hits a JAWBREAKER, Reynolds adds a BACKBREAKER, and then Uno hits the DDT! Reynolds covers, TWO! Reynolds drags Mark back, tags Uno, and they stomp Mark down. Uno puts Mark in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Mark goes up to FLYING FOREARM! Mark powers Uno to the Conglomeration corner then tags in Ishii.
Ishii CHOPS Uno, and CHPOS, and CHOSP! Uno feels those even through his business shirt! Tag to Rocky but Uno hits low. Uno whips, Rocky reverses and UPPERCUTS! Rocky winds up as Uno goes to a corner, and he runs in to LARIAT! That’s one-ever! Then two-ever! Then three-ever! Rocky gives some Latino Heat, but Reynolds runs up! Rocky gives Reynolds four-ever! More Latino Heat and the fans fire up! Uno runs up, to catch Rocky for SOMETHING EVIL! Rocky flops out of the ring and Uno flexes, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts but Reynolds throws Rocky in. Reynolds drops an elbow, then stands on Rocky’s face. Reynolds scuffs Rocky with his sole, then bumps Rocky off buckles. Uno traps Rocky while Silver tags in. The Dark Order mugs Rocky, then Silver scoops and SLASMS! “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” Silver drags Rocky up, ROCKS him with forearms, then puts him in a corner. Silver ROCKS Rocky again, then puts him in the Dark Order corner for a LARIAT! Silver tags Uno then flexes on The Conglomeration. Uno taunts Ishii, then brings Rocky up. Rocky fires forearms! Rocky backs Uno down, then runs, but into a BOOT!
Uno hauls Rocky up to hit a BACKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Uno is upset that he only got one, but the fans rally for Rocky. Uno stomps Rocky’s hand! Rocky goes to a corner and Uno CHOPS him down! Uno does Scott Hall fingers to taunt Rocky, then he bumps Rocky off Silver’s boots! Reynolds tags in, pushes Rocky down, and then he stands on Rocky before an IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Rocky flounders but Reynolds stalks him. Reynolds taunts Rocky, then brings him up. Rocky fires forearms! And forearms! And then he powers Reynolds back! Reynolds digs his heels in to keep Rocky from his corner!
Reynolds knees Rocky, whips him, but Rocky sunset flips! TWO! Reynolds CLOBBERS Rocky! Cover, TWO! Reynolds is frustrated but he tags in Uno. Uno rolls up his sleeves while soaking up the heat from Reading. Uno clamps onto Rocky with a chinlock and he grinds Rocky down. Rocky endures and fights around while the fans rally up. Rocky fires body shots as Rampage returns to single picture, but Uno clamps on tighter! Rocky is fading! Uno sits Rocky down, then BLASTS Ishii! The ref keeps Mark from getting at Uno, and Uno stomps Rocky. Uno again taunts Mark, then runs up, but into a BOOT!
Rocky fires off hands on Reynolds & Silver! Rocky rolls past Uno to hot tag Mark! The fans fire up as Mark dodges Uno to then fire hands on him and Reynolds! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Mark fires a flurry and ROCKS Uno! Reynolds swings into a wrench, KICK, and then a CHOP for Silver before the ROLLING ELBOW on Reynolds! Uno runs up but Mark just keeps throwing shots! Forearms and CHOPS on Uno and Silver! Silver waistlocks but Mark BOOTS Uno away! Mark breaks free to PELE Silver! Uno runs up, into an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Mark covers, TWO! Mark stays fired up and the fans are with him!
Mark fires hands on Uno, then fireman’s carries. Uno fights free and throws Mark into ropes! Reynolds BOOTS Mark, Uno reels Mark in! Silver SUPERKICKS before the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and The Dark Order can’t believe it! Uno tags Silver, Silver tags Reynolds, and they haul Mark up. PENDULUM- NO, Mark fights free to BOOT Silver! Mark dodges Uno & Reynolds, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii CLOBBERS Reynolds and RAMS Uno, but Uno stays up! Uno dodges Ishii’s haymaker to waistlock, but Ishii ducks as Reynolds runs up! Reynolds ROCKS Uno by accident! Ishii CLOBBERS Uno! And GERMAN SUPLEXES Reynolds!
The fans fire up with Ishii as he brings Reynolds up. Ishii suplexes, but Silver makes the save! Silver KICKS Ishii, but Ishii CHOPS Silver! KICK! CHOP! Repeat! The fans fire up and Ishii CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Ishii runs, breaks through the kick, but not the SUPERKICK! Silver GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Ishii’s right back up! LARIAT for Silver! Reynolds BOOTS Ishii down! Mark LARIATS Reynolds up and out! Rocky hurries to fetch a chair for Mark! Mark sets that up and the fans cheer him on! Mark builds speed , but Reynolds trips him up! Rocky FLYING RANAS Reynolds! Uno BOOTS Rocky!
Uno helps Reynolds up, but Mark FLIES! The fans fire up with Mark and he high-fives the front row. Mark goes back for Reynolds, puts him in, and Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Ishii roars and he hauls Reynolds up! Suplex for the BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
A great battle from these factions, but it is Strong Style that wins out! Will this happen again when Ishii goes 1v1 with The Learning Tree? Or will Chris Jericho make sure the Age of Nueve lasts forever and ever?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for the go-home to Full Gear, but it was definitely just a go-home. They’re even ending with the November Rain music video from last Saturday as I type this. Good promo from Ricochet to hype up his match with Takeshita, but that’s still a toss-up to me. A part of me does want Ricochet to have the International Champion so Takeshita can enter the Continental Classic and go after Okada like he was supposed to do just a month ago. It really depends on what the Don Callis Family story is going to be with Ospreay and Fletcher, as The Don Callis Family isn’t losing everything at Full Gear.
Great opening tag of Mariah & Mina VS Nyla & Harley, though I really thought that was going to be the main event. But at the same time, of course Mariah & Mina won. No tease for anything at Full Gear so maybe they’ll wait to surprise us with Toni Storm or something tomorrow. Harley becoming “Harley-gram” just to get a rematch with Rosa was hilarious stuff, as does that “All Lucha Rampage” episode they’re hyping up. But oh look, next week is back-to-back Rampage and Collision on a Saturday just to try and undercut Survivor Series. It won’t matter, I’m still watching WarGames and leaving AEW for after, but it’s nice of them to do everything on one night.
Very good filler match of Juice VS Butcher, that was a strong return to singles action for Juice. Very nice Zero Hour matches but I kinda wish they’d given us a segment on TV to set up Deonna VS Anna rather than just announcing it. Maybe there was something social media had but I’m still not someone who follows all the socials. And that Fatal 4 Way is awesome, can’t wait to see who comes out of that a winner. Good promo overall from Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall, but I’m not sure it needed to be a weigh-in. A press conference style segment would’ve been fine, or even a contract signing, but I guess they just wanted to set up QT’s “lay off the cookies” joke. QT stands tall with his cutter taking down AJ, so you can bet AJ dooms QT in the Zero Hour.
Also great Six Man Tag main event, though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a main event without entrances. Great win for Conglomeration, though, but yeah, Ishii sure ain’t winning the ROH World Championship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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