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Mitchell’s NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome Results & Report! (12/23/22)
Sayonara, Suzuki-Gun.

One last hurrah for the meanest faction in NJPW!
It’s the end of an era in NJPW as Minoru Suzuki’s Army, Suzuki-Gun, has one last match together! Will there be blood, sweat and tears shed for the faction?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- SHO & Yujiro Takahashi VS Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima; Sho & Yujiro win.
- Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa; Yano & Ishii win.
- 8 Man Tag: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask & Ren Narita VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi VS EVIL & Dick Togo; Tagaki & Hiromu win.
- Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan; Goto & Hashi win.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino VS Los Ingobernables de Japon; LIJ wins.
- Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Master Wato & YOH VS Bullet Club; Okada, Wato & Yoh win.
- Suzuki-Gun Finale: Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku VS DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dangerous Tekkers; Douki, Kanemaru, Taichi & ZSJ win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Six Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Master Wato & YOH VS Bullet Club!
At WrestleKingdom, The Rainmaker is going after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, the Way of the Grandmaster is after the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, and Direct Drive is after the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships! Will the contenders all be red hot for the Winter? Or will Gedo and the Cutest Tag Team in NJPW leave them out in the cold?
Bullet Club Too Sweets and fans applaud. The teams sort out and we start with Wato and Taiji Ishimori for one last preview of the Junior Heavyweight title match. Fans rally up as Wato and Taiji circle. They approach but Taiji avoids Wato’s grapple. Taiji wags a finger, then he avoids Wato’s boot to rake Wato’s eyes! The ref reprimands, Taiji whips but Wato reverses to hurdle and back elbow, uppercut and run to BULLDOG! Fans fire up with Wato but El Phantasmo boos. Wato tags Yoh and they drag Taiji up. They double whip Taiji to ropes, double elbow him down, and then Yoh stands Taiji up for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally while Yoh stomps Taiji. Yoh drags Taiji up, reels him in and suplexes, but Taiji slips out! Taiji waistlocks, Yoh switches, Taiji switches back but Yoh switches again. Taiji runs to ropes and throws Yoh out! Taiji BLASTS Okada and Wato off the apron while Gedo whips Yoh hard into railing! ELP hurries over to stomp Okada down! The ref reprimands but Taiji ROCKS Wato with a haymaker. Taiji rakes Wato’s eyes, but lets off as the ref reprimands. ELP ROCKS Wato, gives him a PURPLE NURPLE, ROCKS him again, then goes back to the PURPLE NURPLE! The ref reprimands, but Taiji gets in the ring.
The ring count starts as Yo and Wato are both down on the outside. The fans rally up as the count climbs, and we reach 10 of 20. Yoh gets in at 12 and fans applaud. Taiji CLUBS Yoh on the back, then brings him around to bump off ELP’s boot. Tag to ELP and he climbs up. Taiji holds Yoh as fans rally up, and ELP climbs down to the second rope. Then down to the bottom rope. ELP then hops down to CLAW Yoh’s back! Cover, TWO! ELP drags Yoh up to tag Gedo in. Gedo taunts Okada, then he CLAWS Yoh’s back! Yoh writhes and staggers away but Gedo eggs Yoh on. Gedo stands Yoh up to bump off both Taiji’s & ELP’s boots!
Gedo drags Yoh up and fans rally as Taiji climbs! Taiji jumps, then CLAWS Yoh’s back! Taiji CLUBS Yoh but Yoh throws forearms! Taiji kicks low, then he CLAWS Yoh again! Tag to ELP and ELP drags Yoh up. ELP suplexes and holds Yoh up! Fans rally as ELP holds until five before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! ELP clamps onto Yoh to CLAW his back slowly and painfully! Then ELP clamps on a SLEEPER! Yoh is fading! ELP puts on all the pressure he can, but Yoh fights his way up! Yoh throws elbows but ELP facelocks. Yoh wrenches out to ROCK ELP! ELP ROCKS Yoh, Yoh ROCKS ELP, repeat! Fans rally up as the forearms keep going!
ELP ROCKS Yoh, then eggs him on. Yoh ROCKS ELP and both men wobble. ELP fires off a flurry, but Yoh gives those all back! PURPLE NURPLE! ELP shows no mercy, but Yoh ROCKS ELP! ELP TWISTS then CHOPS! ELP runs, but Yoh handsprings to dodge! Mule kick and NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up while both men are down! ELP and Yoh crawl, hot tag to Okada! Fans fire up as Okada rallies on ELP with forearms! Okada whips, ELP reverses but Okada ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER ELP! Then Okada BLASTS Taiji and Gedo off the corner! Okada goes after ELP in the corner, drags him up, and fans rally as Okada whips corner to corner.
Okada runs in to back elbow, and then kick to DDT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for “O-KA-DA!” as he waits on ELP. ELP rises slowly, Okada Alabama Lifts, but ELP kicks and flails! ELP CLUBS Okada on the back, tucks his arms in, but Okada back drops free of the CR2! Okada scoops but ELP slips off to CLAW Okada’s back! ELP wraps Okada up, torture racks, but Okada slips off! ELP ducks the discus to SUPERKICK! Fans fire up while both men are down! ELP crawls, hot tag to Taiji! The Bone Soldier snapmares Okada, into a NECK TWIST! Taiji then rolls Okada into the YES LOCK! Okada endures but Wato stomps away on Taiji!
Wato CLUBS away on Taiji until Taiji lets Wato go! Taiji throws body shots, then he whips Wato out of the ring! Taiji goes back to Okada and CLUBS away! Taiji runs, into a FLAPJACK! Fans fire up while Okada and Taiji are down! Okada crawls, hot tag to Wato! Wato springboards in but Taiji gets under! Wato swings on Gedo but Gedo catches him! Gedo holds Wato in place, Taiji runs in, but Wato BOOTS Taiji! Wato elbows Gedo, then he sends Taiji into Gedo! Wato whips Taiji to a corner, runs in, but Taiji puts Wato on the apron. Wato GAMANGIRIS Taiji away, then springboards to FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO!
Wato fires up and fans rally behind him. Wato brings Taiji up, waistlocks, but Taiji fights the slam! Taiji throws elbows, runs, but Wato gets under and around, NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO! Taiji is still in this but fans rally up behind Wato. Wato drags Taiji up, wrenches and then reels him in, MOUSE- NO, Taiji slips free! Wato whips Taiji to ropes, tilt-o-whirl scoops, but Taiji slips free! Taiji BOOTS Wato, but Wato SOBATS! Wato runs, but Taiji dodges to handspring, NEURALIZER! Fans rally up as both men are down! Taiji and Wato crawl, hot tags to Gedo and Yoh! Yoh rallies on Gedo with big forearms!
Yoh whips Gedo, Gedo reverses but Yoh ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING FOREARMS! Fans fire up as Gedo goes to the corner. Yoh runs in corner to corner to back elbow! Yoh scoops, SLAMS and then goes up to VADER- NO, Gedo avoids the drop! GEDO CLUTCH! Cover, Okada breaks it! ELP BOOTS Okada! ELP whips, Okada reverses and DROPKICKS! ELP bails out, Gedo kicks but Okada blocks! Gedo throws up the Too Sweet to his old friend, but Okada ROCKS him with a forearm! Yoh SUPERKICKS Gedo down! Yoh roars and fans fire up! Yoh drags Gedo up, underhooks, DIRECT DRIVE!! Cover, Yoh and team wins!
Winners: Kazuchika Okada, Master Wato & Yoh, by pinfall
The challengers have won! This is big momentum for them, but will this lead to new champions at WrestleKingdom?
Suzuki-Gun Finale: Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku VS DOUKI, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dangerous Tekkers!
This is it. After 11 years, this is the last match for the meanest faction in NJPW. Win, lose or draw, what will be next for the King of Pancrase, the Murderhawk Monster, the Rogue Luchador, Blue Playmaker, Japones Del Mal, Heel Master, the Submission Master and the Holy Emperor?
Even now, Lance Archer clobbers Young Lions at ringside! He again scares Milano Collection AT on commentary, then Suzuki himself makes his entrance. The introductions are made and the fans applaud. They clap for “SU-ZU-KI!” and the teams sort out. Suzuki himself starts against Taichi! The fans are thunderous already as these two circle. They feel things out, and then Suzuki dares Taichi to hit him. Taichi obliges with a CHOP! Suzuki nods, and he CHOPS back! Taichi smirks, he CHOPS again, but Suzuki CHOPS back! They go CHOP for CHOP, again and again, and fans rally up as the CHOPS go faster and faster!
Suzuki gets the edge and he eggs Taichi on! Taichi CHOPS, Suzuki CHOPS, and they keep going! Their chests are red already as both men snarl and grit their teeth! Suzuki grins and nods as he moves things to forearms! Taichi KICKS! Suzuki forearms, Taichi kicks, repeat! Fans rally again as they keep going, forearm for kick over an dover! Then they stagger and grit their teeth. Suzuki ROCKS Taichi but Taichi SOBATS! Taichi grins as he KICKS Suzuki in the chest! Fans fire up and Suzuki comes right back. Suzuki ROCKS Taichi, but Taichi BOOTS Suzuki! Suzuki’s up to BOOT Taichi! Both men are down and fans are thunderous again!
Taichi and Suzuki crawl for their corners, and they hot tag to Desperado and Kanemaru! Fans fire up as former tag partners tie up. Desperado headlocks, Kanemaru powers out, but Desperado runs Kanemaru over! Desperado keeps moving, but Kanemaru stays low. Desperado drops to a headlock, Kanemaru slips out to headlock back! But Desperado stands for a back suplex! Kanemaru lands on his feet to headlock and hit the takeover! Desperado headscissors, Kanemaru kips free, and Kanemaru avoids the arm-drag! Kanemaru drops down for a headlock and fans applaud their technical exchange!
Desperado fights up but Kanemaru grinds the hold. Fans rally, Desperado stands and powers Kanemaru around to headlock. Kanemaru slips out to headlock, but Desperado returns the favor. Kanemaru slips out again, but Desperado powers out to reel Kanemaru in. Kanemaru powers out and catches Desperado for a modified arm-drag! Kanemaru brings Desperado down for a headlock! Fans applaud this second exchange as Kanemaru grinds the hold. Desperado fights up, but Kanemaru tags Douki. They put Desperado in a corner, mug him, then double whip corner to corner. Douki runs in, Desperado dodges and he elbows Kanemaru.
Douki runs at Desperado again but Desperado sends him into Kanemaru! Desperado then hip tosses Douki away, and then sends Kanemaru into Douki! Desperado TOSSES Kanemaru out and he drags Douki up. Desperado bumps Douki off buckles and tags in Taka. Taka stomps away on Douki but Douki throws forearms! Taka eggs Douki on, Douki throws more forearms, but Taka pokes him in the eye! Taka whips Douki to ropes, Douki ducks ‘n’ dodges to RA- NO, Taka blocks the rana to drop down for a headlock! But Douki slips out to throw Taka down and tie up the arms, ITALIAN STRETCH #32! But Taka fights out to JUST FACELOCK!
Fans rally, Douki crawls for ropes, but Taka rolls him away! Taka goes for the facelock but Douki pops out the back to ghost pin! TWO! ITALIAN STRETCH #32! But Taka powers it to a cover! TWO, and fans fire up as Taka drags Douki back up. Douki HELL STABS Taka, but Taka CALF KICKS! Douki rebounds to LARIAT! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Taka and Douki crawl, hot tags to Archer and Zack Sabre Jr! These two step up and ZSJ gives shoulder bumps. Archer just leans into them. ZSJ puts his hands up to call for a test of strength, but Archer puts his hands up. Archer’s hands reach up much higher than ZSJ’s!
Fans rally but ZSJ asks Archer to bring his hands down to meet him halfway. They tie up, but then ZSJ breaks the holds to show off. Archer corners ZSJ, rushes in, but ZSJ gets around to EuroUpper! Archer shrugs that off with a middle finger. ZSJ EuroUppers again but Archer eggs him on! ZSJ throws more EuroUppers, and more, and more, and more! ZSJ runs, but Archer runs him over! Fans fire up and Archer looms over ZSJ. Archer grabs ZSJ’s arms and pulls them back! Archer digs his knee into ZSJ but ZSJ fights up. ZSJ fights but can’t turn it around onto Archer. ZSJ keeps trying, and fans rally up as ZSJ stands.
Archer still holds the motorcycle stretch on ZSJ, but ZSJ throws mule kicks at Archer’s leg. Archer pulls the arms, but ZSJ fights up! Fans fire up as ZSJ turns things around on Archer, but then Archer spins it right back onto ZSJ! ZSJ flips, kips, and wrenches out to a COBRA TWIST! Archer says nope, and he powers out to HIP TOSS! ZSJ staggers up and Archer has his hand at the ready! But ZSJ BOOTS the claw away! Archer catches ZSJ with his other hand! CHOKE- NO, ZSJ counters the slam into an ARMBAR! But Archer stays standing! Archer endures as ZSJ pulls on the arm and fans rally up!
Archer fights his way through the leg guard to choke grip! Archer drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ wrenches out to PELE the arm! ZSJ runs, but Archer follows to CROSSBODY! Tag to Suzuki! Suzuki stomps ZSJ around and brings him up. Suzuki throws knees, then forearms! He whips ZSJ corner to corner, runs in and BOOTS ZSJ! Suzuki snapmares, but ZSJ blocks the Penalty Kick! ZSU rolls but Suzuki rolls to avoid the heel hook! Fans applaud the standoff! Suzuki eggs ZSJ on so ZSJ steps up. ZSJ throws a forearm but Suzuki throws one back! ZSJ stands up, and Suzuki calls him a “Young Boy!” ZSJ ROCKS Suzuki in return!
Suzuki storms up to ROCK ZSJ! ZSJ growls and fans rally up! ZSJ ROCKS Suzuki, Suzuki ROCKS ZSJ, repeat! They go back and forth with fast and furious forearms! ZSJ EuroUppers, but Suzuki ROCKS ZSJ! ZSJ headbutts, headlocks, but Suzuki powers out. ZSJ comes back to catch Suzuki into a COBRA TWIST! But Suzuki fights it! He pulls hair, then pulls ZSJ’s arm, to switch the Cobra Twist onto ZSJ! Fans rally as Suzuki wraps ZSJ up, but then ZSJ slips free to get an IRON OCTOPUS! But Suzuki powers his way out of that, to get an ANKLE LOCK! ZSJ endures, reaches out, moves around, but Suzuki twists the foot more!
ZSJ rolls and escapes the ankle lock, but Suzuki blocks the O’Conner Roll! Suzuki then slips around to get a SLEEPER! But ZSJ slips out, goes under, trips Suzuki and body scissors to roll him over, EURO CLUTCH! TWO, and Suzuki has the SLEEPER! Suzuki’s team blasts ZSJ’s team off the apron! They all brawl outside while ZSJ endures the sleeper! Fans rally, ZSJ fights up but he’s so red! Suzuki spins ZSJ around, Gotch hold, but ZSJ fights the lift! Taichi gets in to AX BOMBER Suzuki down! Archer BOOTS Taichi down! Kanemaru runs in, but into a choke grip! But he WHISKEY MISTS Archer, then dropkicks the legs out!
Kanemaru dropkicks Archer down, but Desperado gets in to hit a BIG back suplex! Douki BOOTS Desperado, then slingshots, DAYBREAK! But Taka BOOTS Douki! ZSJ headbutts Taka! ZSJ scoops Taka but Taka slips out to poke him in the eye! Taka scoops, ZSJ fights that to snapmare and NECK TWIST! All eight men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Suzuki storms his way over to ZSJ and stomps him around. Suzuki also stomps Taichi! Suzuki stomps Archer!? They’re on the same team! But Suzuki stomps Desperado and Douki and Kanemaru, Suzuki is just after everyone! Taka tells “Boss” to stop, but Suzuki shoves him aside!
Suzuki stomps ZSJ, then stomps Archer! Taka tries to stop Suzuki but Suzuki SLAPS him! Suzuki swings but Taka dodges to SUPERKICK! Suzuki just grins as he stays standing! Douki stands up, and Suzuki SLAPS him! Douki fires off forearms! Fans rally but Suzuki eggs Douki on! Douki runs to LARIAT! Suzuki stays up, fueled by anger! Fans are thunderous again as Suzuki eggs Desperado on! Desperado throws a LOCO MONO!! But Suzuki stays up! Fans rally as Kanemaru BOOTS Suzuki! And BOOTS him again! And then DROPKICKS! Suzuki staggers but he stays on his feet! But Archer POUNCES Suzuki to a corner!
Red Shoes tries to restore order but Suzuki has a wild look on his face as he flounders back up. Suzuki grins as he eggs all of his followers on. Suzuki gets face to face with Taichi. Suzuki dares Taichi to do something, but Taichi is conflicted. Fans applaud as Taichi grits his teeth, and grabs the IRON FINGERS from his pouch! Taichi puts on Iizuka’s iron fingers!! Red Shoes says they can’t use those, but Suzuki shoves Red Shoes down! Suzuki tells Taichi to do it, so Taichi uses the IRON FINGERS FROM HELL on Suzuki!! Suzuki falls and Taichi is conflicted again. Fans rally as ZSJ brings Suzuki back up.
ZSJ brings Suzuki up, “THANK YOU, SUZUKI!” ZACK DRIVER!!! Cover, Zack’s team wins!
Winners: Douki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Dangerous Tekkers, by pinfall
And now that the battle is over, the faction gathers together around Boss Suzuki. They all had a part in defeating the Meanest Man in the World, and fans applaud for “SU-ZU-KI!” Taichi makes sure Suzuki is okay, and they hug it out. Fans applaud as the group helps Suzuki up to his feet. Suzuki then gets the mic, and he insists Douki says something? “You better say something, ya bastard.” Douki isn’t sure but he takes the mic. “I have the shortest history with this group. Only three and a half years, but because of joining Suzuki-Gun, I have grown.” Fans applaud, and Douki passes the mic to Kanemaru. “A good army, with good drinks!” Fans applaud Kanemaru’s very Kanemaru response.
Now Taka takes the mic. “Boss, this may be the last chance we have, so let me say this. Boss, thank you.” Taka bows and fans applaud more. Next up is Desperado, and he says, “I came to Japan becuse I wanted to be in Suzuki-Gun. I was able to be a part of it for a long while. I grew so much, and now it’s gone. I don’t know what I”ll do next, but I want to enjoy this moment while I can. I’m proud I was able to be part of such a fun army. Thank you so much.” Next is Archer, and he tells Suzuki, “22 years in professional wrestling. Over half of my career has been in Suzuki-Gun, 11 years. It has been an honor for me to wrestle in Japan. But it’s been a bigger honor to share the ring with you, my brother forever. Arigato gozaimasu.”
The fans applaud, and Archer hands the mic to ZSJ. “Seven years ago, Suzuki-Gun came to Pro-Wrestling NOAH. Everyday, I thought, ‘Suzuki-Gun, what a pain in the ass.’ But then, 18 months after, Suzuki-san, you invited me to come to Suzuki-Gun in NJPW. And it’s the best choice I ever made. Suzuki-Gun isn’t a team, Suzuki-Gun is a family.” Fans applaud that! ZSJ thanks Suzuki, and hands the mic to Taichi to finish up. Fans clap for “SU-ZU-KI!” “TA-I-CHI!” Taichi says, “Maybe we didn’t get the results other factions did, but we had something nobody else could hope to emulate. That’s why, make no mistake about it, we’re the best. Better than those before and those to come.
“These 11 years, it was only me and you that stayed together from day one. That’s half of my career, 11 years in Suzuki-Gun. From this moment on, looking back 11 years, I was rubbish then, and I will walk my own path now to make sure I don’t go back to the way I was.” Fans applaud, and Taichi says, “This was a damn fun 11 years.” Fans applaud again, and Taichi thanks Suzuki. The mic goes back to Suzuki, fans applaud, and he says, “I said what I wanted to say to each of you last week. Nothing more to add. But I will say my piece. 11 years ago, I made this group to help me invade NJPW and take the IWGP title.
“Now, this was Suzuki-Gun’s last match. Maybe it’ll be in a different form, but the goal hasn’t changed! I want the IWGP! Every single IWGP champion had better watch their heads, because I’m taking ’em! Heads will roll! Let’s end this our way. Stop trying to applaud us now, you morons! Stop laughing, you jackasses! All your hopes will be crushed. We’ll destroy everything and take what we want! For the last time, we are Suzuki-Gun! ICHIBAN!!” The army poses together with their banner, and snow falls. Wait, whose music is that? Suzuki-Gun wonders what is going on, and there’s snow falling. WAIT! TAKASHI IIZUKA IS HERE!
Fans can’t believe it, either, but the madman, the Deathmatch Demon, the Great Betrayer, heads to the ring! Kanemaru hurries to grab the leash, but Iizuka still gets in the ring! The others take hold of him so they can have one last group photo with him! Iizuka then breaks free, and he grabs the iron fingers! Iizuka runs away with the fingers! Guess those are truly retired now, too! Suzuki-Gun has one last fist bump, and Suzuki’s theme plays to truly bring this to a close. Will everyone in the ring be a lonely warrior from now on?
My Thoughts:
A really good event to finish the go-home to WrestleKingdom 17. Granted, I skipped a lot, but I’ve been very crunched for time lately. The Six Man Tag I did cover went about how I expected, with Gedo taking the loss so the various Faces can have momentum. Okada can probably overcome go-home math to take the world title from Jay White, but I can’t be sure about Yoh and Wato. Wato’s in the worst shape as he is in a Fatal 4, so someone else could win the title off Ishimori and Wato’s on the outside looking in.
And then we got a great 8 Man Tag main event, Suzuki-Gun got to have their kind of fun in that match, especially with how it closed having Suzuki fight all seven other men. We got great closing words from everyone, and a great surprise in Iizuka showing up. No more Suzuki-Gun, no more Iron Fingers, but endless possibilities for what all these guys do, other than THE goal of getting titles. Suzuki has his pick of the singles titles, he should call out no less than the IWGP United States Champion, whether that’s Ospreay or Omega after WK17.
My Score: 8.5/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 6.19.25
Are we going to start trending upwards with Slammiversary to build toward?

Last week’s episode was lacking in ring work but had decent story moments and segments. Starting the build to Slammiversary we can either launch nicely or things can always get worse. Jason Hotch and KC Navarro are the real shining stars of the last few months, so lets hope once they get over this Leon Slater idiot ship, they can push X Division wrestlers with actual talent for pro wrestling and not just flippy charisma vacuums.
Oh and let’s not forget, it is the episode they celebrate the 23rd anniversary of TNA! TWENTY – THREE!! Somewhere PCO hates this.
.@Kelly_WP is back in TNA Wrestling and has a message for TNA Knockouts World Champion @mashaslamovich!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/cF0F1ZKKuL pic.twitter.com/tnm4TIuPUz
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 20, 2025
Ratings:
- Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers: EY wins via Piledriver – ** 3/4
- Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge: Elegantos win via Rarefied Air – ***
- Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man: HTM wins via Cradle – *
- Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams: Elijah wins via Highwayman’s Farewell – ***
Results:
Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers
Sami knocks them all off the apron before the bell rings, he levels the loser children, finds a chair, attacks EY but EY counters and this is the excuse to use weapons since the bell didn’t ring yet. EY tries to break Sami’s hand on the steps with the chair, but Sami moves, throws EY back in the ring, bell rings and EY hits a Belly to Belly suplex for two. They slug it out, Sami goes for Headbutts, then Sami wants to run the ropes but a loser trips him, distracts long enough for EY to knock him out of the ring and loser children swarm as loser children do. EY does the classic, throw back out for losers to attack while EY grabs and distracts the ref. Sami is selling a few lame attacks from the losers like he got shot. It’s an excessive sell, so it’s honestly a dumb transitional moment.
EY levels Sami, Lariat into Scoop Slam, looks for the Macho Elbow but Sami hits the ropes to crotch EY. Sami Superplex time, but EY bites the face to make Sami drop, EY jumps at him but eats a straight right hand. Cactus Driver, but no, EY tries his Piledriver…they both gouge eyes at the same time, Sami catches an EY charge into a Flatliner as they’re both down…for…reasons? The selling in this match seems…poorly timed and kinda stupid. Hard Irish Whip, EY Flair Flips the corner, levels Sami, Macho Elbow for 2.9! EY threatens to hit the ref, but then goes to mad dog commentary. EY then wants to attack fans…he’s more unhinged than World Elite EY. Sami gives him the old Dick Twist into a Stunner but only for two! Losers try to distract, first one gets taken out, second one uses a chair, EY hits the Piledriver on Sami, EY wins.
I feel like this is gonna continue for a few weeks since it wasn’t a clean win.Â
Mustafa Ali’s group comes out, and I refuse to say the name because it’s dumb and they’re already fraying at the seams. Ali wants an apology session, Tasha and Hotch apologize to him but Skyler bites back and refuses, even shoved Ali. So Ali challenges him to a “Call to Arms” match. What in the hell is a Call to Arms match?Â
Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge
ASH does her borderline racist fake karate before Lei stares her down and tags in Heather. Heather avoids Lei, Lei throws a few Tornado Kicks to make a point and Heather tags out. Heather being 4’8″ helps her here. Concierge says “There’s no Karate in wrestling”. ASH, Lei and Masha are in the ring, ASH is trying to decide who she wants to face, but the Concierge google translated it and hands it to ASH, before the face team rocks ASH. Masha lifts up Lei and Lei does the Liu Kang Bicycle Kick, steering more into her Mortal Kombat aesthetic. Senton off the apron from Lei and Masha dives into the pile, the comedy heels are getting leveled. We go to commercial and come back with Lei getting Double Teamed but she spins it into a weird Neckbreaker..but can’t tag out just yet. Lei blocks Heather, Enzuigiri, simultaneous tag, Masha is Yakuza kicks for all and the 2 for 1 Lariat/DDT special. Near fall, but Masha goes for murder, but Heather breaks it, Rocket Launcher/Code Breaker from Elegance but Lei breaks up the pin. ASH tries to intimidate Lei with her fake Karate before throwing her out of the ring. Heather hits Lei with a handful of Glitter and then bounces her face off the post. Masha tries to stop ASH, Kelly’s music distracts Masha, Rarefied Air gives ASH the win.
Santino comes out and GOD DAMMIT no one wants to see Tommy Dreamer fight Mance Warner…that’s a useless thing. Pivot away…no one wants this. Oh no, now we have to listen to Steph talk too. Okay it seems to be a pivot, thankfully. Steph and Mance talk shit, Dreamer says something about Something is gonna happen…and Jake Something comes out. So…I guess we’re gonna build him up for 2 months and then job him out for 6 before he fucks off to his home galaxy or whatever?Â
.@indi_hartwell has a run in with Tessa Blanchard!
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Really wish Indi just opened with the Billy Butcher classic of, “Oi Cunt!” – but this wasn’t bad.Â
Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man
I hate… Cardona so much more now. Heel reasons for Cardona…go away heat for Deaner.
JDC wants the Home Town Man to start…and Deaner does his stupid Flip Flop and Fly, Cardona tags in, JDC is eating some offense, Cardona wants the Reboot, JDC powders, Cardona Dives but then Lish and the general numbers catch up to Cardona. Eddie is legal, and now they isolate Cardona with some decent tandem work and isolation. This turns into kind of a schmoz, lots of silly spots, near falls and then Home Town doofus gets the cradle pinfall on Eddie.
Whenever Deaner is involved I can’t be asked to care. The System beats Cardona and Deaner down, but Eddie did eat a pin. Which is embarrassing not even for work reasons, like it’s just sad.
Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams
Elijah and Nic start things off, slow push off, arm wring, top wristlock, simple chain wrestling start. Nic breaks the chain and hits a Dropkick, Elijah runs the ropes and hits a Diving Lariat and starts the Rope Walk. Nic seems far to awake and alert for that move then, I hate how people pull that off too early. Wentz gets tagged in, Nic tags in Maclin who wasn’t looking for a tag, but him and Wentz have a nice clash, Trey tags in, they try to double him, but they pause and look at each other. Maclin asks for a tag, no one tags him so he Chops Ryan to tag him in and throws him in.
The little nod to Maclin and Rascalz history and the fact the faces realize Maclin isn’t a piece of shit. A little MCMG homage tandem attacks on Ryan, Wentz punctuates with the Handspring Knee Lift, Ryan tags out to Trick. Trick and Wentz go back and forth, Rascalz have Trick eating offense, Moose tries to slow things down, both Trick and Moose powder, Rascalz Double Golden Triangle Moonsaults. Trey gets tripped by Nic, Moose hits Lights Out, but there’s no referee so it’s a little chaotic.
Out of the commercial things are controlled kinda and we see a simultaneous tag to Moose and Leon. Leon comes out hot, level Moose with a Leg Lariat, attacks Nic Nemeth, attacks Ryan, and then Moose hits Leon with the Stun Gun. Moose looks to tag in Maclin but Maclin jumps off the apron. Trick takes the tag, keeps control, Trick forcibly tags in Maclin but Ryan tags himself in and pulls Leon to the Champions’ corner, Nic tags in and isolates Leon, with the Kaibas quick tagging and keeping Leon down.
Moose tags in, tries to Suplex Leon about four times but Leon stops it then counters the Suplex. Moose tries to cut him off, but the Champions distract the ref so the ref can’t see Leon tag out. Nic and Moose doubling up and Leon is the bump guy of this last portion of the match. Big Uranage from Moose…Moose looks for Lights Out but Small Package almost ruined things, Body Scissors Cradle, GAME CHANGER! Moose looks to hit a Jacknife Powerbomb but Leon turns it into a DDT. Maclin and Ryan start fighting, Nic Superkicks Maclin, Hendry and Nic tag in, Hendry is a house of fire. Sack of Shits for everyone! Nic, Ryan, there’s a pause when Hendry is face to face with Trick and Trick gets Uppercuts first then Sack of Shit! Standing Ovation on Nic, but Ryan blocks, Kaibas try a tandem attack but Hendry Lariats them both. Elijah tags in and is the maestro of the crowd and chopping Ryan to some fun. Ryan goes for a Polish Hammer but eats the Knee Lift. Signature spam time…
Ryan tries to use the International title but Maclin grabs the title away from Ryan, clocks Nic, Standing Ovation into the Highwayman’s Farewell. Champions lose!
Overall Score: 4/10
Well this was a rough one boys and girls. Sami and EY was just an overbooked shitshow, Lei Ying Lee is unfortunately in a spot where it’s obvious TNA has no clue how to use her, the Elegantos are the New Beautiful People, and I’m not mad at that. But you need to space out your goofball crap. You can’t have Elegance Clique, Home Town Moron and Santino in 3 consecutive segments. And if anyone goes “it was 3 out of 4” that’s doesn’t lessen my point, the beauty of Pro Wrestling being a variety show is…FOR VARIETY! When the lead match feels stupid because of bad pacing, poor selling and overbooking with two losers, it feels like a useless match with idiots, then comedy, followed by more comedy…you see how that’s literally NOT VARIETY.
Figure it out seriously. This was a disappointing episode. If you’re a casual viewer than it’s just chalk for TNA doing cringe and borderline goof crap since they’ve always steered a little more into the carny than other companies. But this show was…where’s Jisoo and Jenny? I feel like I need that gif:
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Run Or Hide, The Infantry’s Outside!
Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty in one match, The Infantry in another, will Shane Taylor Promotions finally take control of ROH?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty w/ Trish Adora VS Anthony Gangone & Sal Mistretta; Shane & Lee win.
- Pure Rules Match: Deonna Purrazzo VS Marti Belle; Deonna wins.
- Lance Archer VS Aaron Solo; Archer wins.
- Miyu Yamashita VS Brooke Havok; Miyu wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Infantry & Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Kingdom & Top Flight; The Kingdom & Top Flight win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty w/ Trish Adora VS Anthony Gangone & Sal Mistretta!
The full force of Shane Taylor Promotions will be felt tonight! Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are in tonight’s main event, but that leaves Big Bad Shaney T Boy and #TAIGASTYLE to open the night. Will they prove that ROH now belongs to STP? Or will Mr. Sleep & #SturdySal show they can rumble, bad man, rumble?
The teams sort out and Lee starts against Gangone. The bell rings and Lee LEG LARIATS Gangone! The fans fire up and Lee says, “Get over here!” Lee puts Gangone in a corner, fires hands, then JUMP KNEES! Lee drags Gangone up and the fans rally behind him. Lee wrenches, and wrenches, then hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Tag to Shane but Gangone ROCKS Lee! Gangone gets away to tag in Sal. Shane and Sal step up as fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Sal ROCKS Shane, but then Shane brushes that off. Shane grins, the fans tell Sal he messed up, and Shane HEADBUTTS Sal! Sal wobbles while Shane shouts, “The hell is wrong with you, chump?”
Shane then YANKS Sal in for the URENAGE! The fans fire up and want that again, but Shane drags Sal around by a leg. Shane says why not. Ripcord and URENAGE! The fans fire up behind Shane and he rolls Sal so he can KNEE him back down! The fans chant for “S T P! S T P!” Shane winds up but Gangone runs in! Lee intercepts for the BORDER CITY STRETCH! Shane says STP reigns supreme! HAYMAKER!! Cover, STP wins!
Winners: Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty, by pinfall
Shane reminds us that he is coming for everything! Everything! Will it be just this easy for STP to own ROH?
BREAKING NEWS for next week!
ROH joins in on the crossover with CMLL as next week is Global Wars: Mexico! Lee Moriarty will be in action against none other than THE Blue Panther! Then, Athena & Red Velvet take on Thunder Rosa y Persephone in a dream tag team match! Will the champions of ROH stand tall in Arena Mexico? Or will there be golden tickets handed out left and right?
Pure Rules Match: Deonna Purrazzo VS Marti Belle!
While the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament still needs a full bracket, the Virtuosa is going to keep herself sharp for when she needs to strike. But will there be another masterpiece put together here tonight? Or will Marti prove she herself deserves a chance at making history?
The Code of Honor is upheld and the bell rings. We have 15 minutes as the two circle. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and then Deonna kicks an arm to wrangle Marti with the top wristlock. Marti rises up, rolls, and wrenches to wristlock. Deonna wrenches and headlocks to hit the takeover. Marti endures, fights up, powers out, but Deonna RUNS her over! Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, runs, then steps over Marti’s dropdown to “kick dirt” at her. Deonna eggs Marti on and the two reset. They tie up, Marti waistlocks but Deonna switches. Marti switches, lifts, but Deonna fights. Deonna ELBOWS free, then goes after Marti in the corner.
Deonna whips corner to corner, runs up, but Marti slips outside. Deonna ROCKS Marti first, soaks up more cheers and jeers, then runs, only for Marti to dodge the dropkick! Marti fires forearms, whips, but Deonna reverses and throat chops! Deonna sends Marti into steel steps! The fans are torn but Deonna wants the ring count. Deonna says it is just too easy, and Marti is rising up as the count starts. Deonna eggs Marti on, the fans rally, and Marti huffs ‘n’ puffs. Marti rolls in at 5 of 20 but Deonna stomps away! The ref counts, Deonna stops at 4, and Deonna wrenches. Deonna YANKS Marti’s arm, then wrenches again to YANK it!
Marti clutches the arm but Deonna reels her into a facelock. Marti fights the suplex, makes it a cradle, ONE!! Deonna runs up, Marti rolls her up, TWO! Marti spins and ROLLING ELBOWS! Deonna falls and the fans fire up! Deonna goes to a corner, Marti runs in, but Deonna dodges! Marti hits buckles, then Deonna blocks a boot to THROW Marti down! Deonna has the arm and the leg, then focuses on the arm to make a SACRIFICE! The fans are torn but Deonna feeds off it all. Deonna demands Marti to rise up, and as we hit four minutes, Deonna SOBATS, runs, and KNEE LIFTS into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!
Deonna rolls through, FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Marti endures, reaches out, but Deonna grabs that arm, too! VENIS DE MILO!! Marti verbally quits and Deonna wins!
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, by submission
Neither woman used a ropebreak in this match, and Deonna didn’t need to! At just four minutes and 24 seconds, Deonna finishes this. Will she not only become ROH Women’s Pure Champion, but do it in record time?
The Frat House speaks.
Jacked Jameson says, “Yeah, Johnny Hungy? Johnny Starving For Attention! You wanna come back and try and get one up on The Frat House? I don’t think so, pal! And Reynolds, you talking about I got a tiny package? I got a small package, in the ring, yeah! If you’re talking about this package, ask your girl!” Preston Vance says yes, good package. But Dark Order, Vance has hated them from the beginning. They call him a traitor when he just did something for himself for once. He hates Uno, he hates Reynolds, but the one he hates the most is Silver. Starving for attention, always has been, same guy since day one!
Dark Order wants a trios match? They’ll take you up on that. But remember the one rule: Win or lose, they BOOZE~! The Frat House marches off, cheering themselves on. But will they be humbled when Uno, Silver & Reynolds finally get a back on track?
Mark Sterling reviews footage with The Premier Athletes.
Smart Mark looks back at a loss The Premier Athletes suffered against the Sons of Texas, and he points out specifically when Dustin Rhodes grabbed him, TOSSED him, and that is assault on a ringside consultant. That is why Sterling has the cameras here. He wants to inform Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari that the State of Michigan sports authority agreed with him, that match was tainted and therefore expunged from their records, along with a few others. But then, that means they’re undefeated? Yes! Their record is spotless now! Daivari says he isn’t sure about them, but he was pretty confident he heard way less “Athletes Suck” chants than usual. Almost 50-50 out there.
Nese says Shop AEW has not seen a single soul buying the Athletes Suck shirt. Great news! And bad news for the rest of ROH. There is nothing scarier than a couple of athletes with momentum. They will take this momentum and go straight to the ROH World Tag Team Championships. Y’know why? Because Athletes RULE! Well, one thing these three haven’t lost is their confidence. But will legal loopholes and changing grades really turn them into champions?
8 Man Tag: The Infantry & Grizzled Young Veterans VS The Kingdom & Top Flight!
What interesting combinations on both sides. Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo are just as tough as Zack Gibson & James Drake but with far more energy and bravado, but then Matt Taven & Mike Bennett used to make Darius & Dante Martin go through hell! Which side can put aside their differences better and come out the victors?
Well it would seem STP & GYV can as they all attack The Kingdom & Top Flight! The fans boo and the bell rings, but GYV beat down Top Flight while Infantry beat down Kingdom, another grudge coming back to haunt Taven & Bennett! The ref reprimands but the tides turn a bit. Taven brawls with Bravo on the outside, Bennett fires hands on Dean, and the Martin brothers throw hands back on GYV! Taven SMACKS Bravo off the apron, Darius UPPERCUTS James Drake, and the teams finally sort out a bit. Bravo runs back in but Taven LARIATS Bravo and himself up and out! Darius whips Drake to a corner, then runs up, but into an ELBOW!
Drake runs up, Darius arm-drags and DROPKICKS! Darius brings Drake around, Dante tags in, and Top Flight coordinates. Darius takes a swing but Drake dodges, only for Dante to send him into Darius’ UPPERCUT! Dante adds a JUMP KNEE and Darius LARIATS! Cover, ONE, but Dante basement DROPKICKS! Dante keeps Drake from the corner to tag Taven. They mug Drake, then Taven ROCKS him. Taven whips, Drake reverses but Taven cartwheels! Taven dodges, springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Taven then bypasses and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up because “IIII’M Matt Taven!” Bennett says the fans actually like Taven now.
Taven brings Drake up and into a headlock, but Drake pulls hair! Drake tags Gibson while he powers out, then he drops down for Gibson to trip Taven! Gibson drags Taven out, but Taven DECKS him! But then Drake DIVES onto Taven! The fans fire up and Infantry talks some trash. Gibson lifts Taven to SNAKE EYES off railing! Gibson puts Taven on the apron, and cravats for the neck wrench, and then a SLAM ono the apron! Taven sputters, Gibson stays between him and the corner, but the fans rally up. Taven fights the underhooks to fire body shots. Gibson keeps Taven back with a wristlock, and he tags in Drake!
Drake runs up, GYV double whip, and then they trap Taven in the corner. Drake ELBOWS Taven, Gibson UPPERCUTS, and then feed to the WHEEL KICK! Cover, TWO! Drake argues, but then he ROCKS Taven! Tag to Bravo and he RAMS into Taven! The Infantry mugs Taven, the ref counts and Bravo stops. Tag to Dean, and the Infantry double wrench to DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Dean throws off his shirt and drags Taven up. Dean scoops to put Taven in the Tree of Woe. Tag to Bravo and the Infantry stomp mudholes in! The fans boo, the ref counts, Gibson talks trash, but Infantry stops at 4.
The Infantry taunt Bennett & Top Flight before they DOBULE DROPKICK Taven outta the Tree! Cover, TWO! Bravo JABS, JABS, and then he BLASTS Top Flight! Bravo says they got nothing! But Taven scoops! Bravo slips free, but Taven HEEL KICKS! Both men crawl, hot tags to Darius and Dean! Darius rallies on Dean and GYV! Uppercut after uppercut then a whip! Dean reverses, but jumps into an atomic drop! Then the BULLDOG HOTSHOT! SUPERKICK for Gibson! GAMANGIRI for Dean! Then a step-in COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, Gibson breaks it! Dante whips Gibson but Gibson reverses. Dante goes out, up, around, and Gibson just keeps missing!
Dante GAMANGIRIS, then springboards to CROSSBODY! Bravo KNEES Dante, whips, but Darius is there to boost Dante up and over! Then Dante helps Darius hit the TORNADO DDT on Bravo! The fans fire up and Mike asks to be tagged in. Darius tags Mike and the fans fire up! Bennett CHOPS away on Dean! Gibson runs up, Bennett puts him in the corner and CHOPS away on them both Bravo runs up, Bennett puts him in the corner and CHOPS away on all three! The fans fire up as Drake runs up, but then Bennett spots him first! “You want some?!” Drake reconsiders but Bennett puts him in the corner, to CHOP away on all four!
The fans are fired up and Bennett brings Drake out to tag Taven. Gibson saves Drake, throat chops Mike, then clinches Taven. Drake ENZIGIRIS Taven! Dante DOUBLE CANNONBALLS GYV! Dean kicks Dante low, reels him in, and crosses the arms, DEPTH CHARGE! But Darius BOOTS Dean, then WALL WALK KICKS! Bravo runs up, kicks low, and runs to SCISSOR KICK! Bennett is back, fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Taven adds JUST THE TIP of the knee! Bennett says time to kill ’em! But Gibson Y ANKS Bennett out! Taven gives Drake a KICK O’ THE KING! Bennett and Gibson brawl that way, Taven hits FLIGHT OF THE CONQUEROR on GYV!
Dante SPLASHES Dean, whips, but Dean reverses. Bravo runs to CARLIE CROSSOVER! Feed to Dean’s FLYING LARIAT! Infantry gets Dante up and sends him to BOOT CAMP!! Cover, DARIUS BREAKS IT! The fans fire up as this keeps going! GYV and Kingdom brawl, Bravo storms up but Darius TOSSES him out onto GYV and Kingdom! Darius reels Dean in and suplexes, but Dean slips free! Dean shoves Darius, Darius slides but Dean hurdles over. Dean ROCKS Darius, Darius CHOPS Dean, Dean JUMP KNEES back! Dean fires up, but Darius blocks a kick and makes it a FISHERMAN BUSTER!
The fans fire up and Dante is up top! MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, Top Flight & Kingdom win!
Winners: The Kingdom & Top Flight, by pinfall
Former rivals made great allies here and they came out on top! But with everyone wanting the ROH World Tag Team Championships, will The Kingdom and Top Flight have to battle it out like the old days? Or can they stay friendly in the race to the top?
My Thoughts:
A very good episode but I’m surprised this was only 37 minutes long. Even then, there were pretty obvious squash matches, like Archer beating Solo and Miyu beating Havok. Well, so was Shane & Lee winning, but opening matches aren’t skippable. Ok and Deonna was of course winning her Pure Rules match. Why didn’t TK just get the ROH Women’s Pure Championship tournament going by now so that the title match could be at Supercard? Good to hear about Global Wars: Mexico, though.
The Premier Athletes have a good promo, but they’re just getting sadder as a team if they have to keep “expunging” losses from their record as if that makes them winners. Frat House has a good promo to set up the Six Man Tag, and if ROH wasn’t such an afterthought, I’d love if they explored what Preston Vance said. He claims he never liked Dark Order, hates them all now, but what if leaving Dark Order, joining LFI, leaving LFI, and now forming the Frat House is all Vance grieving Mr. Brodie? He doesn’t have to rejoin Dark Order, he just has to come to terms with why he’s actually being so awful to his old friends and maybe turn Frat House around into Faces.
And very good 8 Man Tag main event, everybody looking good even though it was a rather short match. Good win for the Faces to keep Top Flight afloat and to get The Kingdom, or in this case #OGK, back on track. I would think Dustin & Sammy make quick work of the Premier Athletes, but maybe if we can get three or four teams in one match, that’d be a way to protect Dustin & Sammy while crowning new champions.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Attitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)
TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & Friends
Patrick O'Dowd's 5X5
Classic POD is WAR
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