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Mitchell’s NJPW WTL X Super Jr. Tag Results & Report! (12/9/22)
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Mitchell’s NJPW WTL X Super Jr. Tag Results & Report! (12/9/22)

Will World Tag League be tranquilo?

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NJPW WTL X Super Jr.

Will Los Ingobernables de Japon survive Suzuki-Gun?

As NJPW’s tag tournament series is nearing the end, Tetsuya Naito’s way to WrestleKingdom narrows! Can he and Sanada defeat Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer to stay alive in World Tag League?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Bad Luke Fale VS Yuto Nakashima; Fale wins.
  • Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare VS Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa; Khan & Henare win.
  • 8 Man Tag: Tomoaki Honma, Master Wato, KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight VS Bullet Club; Honma, Wato, Kushida & Knight win.
  • Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Suzuki-Gun; LIJ wins.
  • World Tag League 2022: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd; Goto & Hashi win.
  • World Tag League 2022: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi; Evil & Yujiro win.
  • World Tag League 2022: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS Aussie Open; Shane & Mikey win.
  • World Tag League 2022: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA VS Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer; Naito & Sanada win.

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Here are the current World Tag League standings!

Aussie Open: 7-1, 14 points
The Mighty: 5-2, 10 points
Naito & Sanada: 5-2, 10 points
Goto & Hashi: 5-2, 10 points
Yano & Tanahashi: 4-3, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Khan & Henare: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Suzuki & Archer: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Coughlin & Kidd: 1-6, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Evil & Yujiro: 1-6, 2 points [ELIMINATED]

Chase & Fale: [FORFEIT]

 

World Tag League 2022: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI VS Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd!

Bishamon is holding on, but time is running out if they want to make repeat appearances in the finals! Will the Fierce Warrior & Head Hunter #GetBackUp? Or will the #MechanicalBulls burst that bubble?

The teams sort out and Kidd calls out Goto. Fans rally as The LADOJO graduate takes on his sensei! Kidd and Goto circle as fans cheer Goto. Goto and Kidd tie up, are in a deadlock, but Goto finds a point of leverage. Goto puts Kidd on the ropes, but the ref calls the break. Goto lets off slowly, but Kidd kicks low! Kidd fires off forearms then clamps on a headlock. Kidd grinds Goto but Goto powers up to power out. They RAM shoulders but neither falls. Fans cheer as Kidd runs, RAMS Goto, and Goto stays up! Goto runs, RAMS Kidd, but Kidd eggs him on! Goto runs, RAMS Kidd, but Kidd CHOPS then fires off forearms!

Kidd runs, but Goto dodges and runs to run Kidd over! Fans fire up as Goto looms over Kidd. Goto runs, Kidd drops, then hurdles, then DROPKICKS Goto down! Fans fire up again as Kidd storms up on Goto. Kidd drags Goto up to ROCK him, UPPERCUT, but Hashi tags before the whip. Goto reverses, and Bishamon runs Kidd over! HIP TOSS SENTON! Coughlin runs in but he gets a double kick and the drumming! Fans cheer on Bishamon as they go after Kidd. They kick and CLUB and double whip, but Kidd holds ropes. Kidd BOOTS Hashi, then BOOTS Goto! Coughlin runs Goto over! Kidd clotheslines Hashi in the corner!

Fans fire up with Kidd and he drags Hashi up. Tag to Coughlin, and the Mechanical Bulls double whip to kick, knee lift and run over! SENTON from Kidd! They then split the wishbone on Hashi! Fans rally as Coughlin gut wrenches and deadlifts Hashi for the suplex! Then Coughlin deadlifts Hashi for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Coughlin keeps on Hashi, drags him up, and tags in Kidd. Coughlin full nelsons Hashi so Kidd can CHOP! Kidd stands on Hashi’s head at the ropes but lets off as the ref counts. Kidd goes out to drag Hashi out, and whips him hard into railing! Fans fire up as Kidd slides in the ring and flexes.

Goto checks on Hashi and coaches him up. The ring count climbs, Hashi sits up at 6 of 20 and crawls over. Kidd lounges as Hashi staggers up at 11 of 20. Hashi slides in at 13 and fans applaud. Kidd drags Hashi up to HEADBUTT him to the corner. Tag to Coughlin and Kidd chicken wings Hashi so Coughlin can CHOP! Coughlin brings Hashi around but Hashi throws body shots. Hashi CHOPS back! Fans fire up, Coughlin knees low, and Coughlin whips Hashi to ropes. Hashi dropkicks Coughlin’s legs out! Fans rally while both men are down! Hashi crawls, hot tag to Goto! Goto runs Coughlin over, and swipes at Kidd!

Kidd gets away and wags his finger. Goto turns around and Coughlin kicks low. Coughlin runs, Goto follows, but Coughlin gets around, FULL NELSON! Kidd runs in and CHOPS Goto down! Kidd & Coughlin stomp Goto, then double whip him to ropes. Goto breaks through their double clothesline to DOUBLE LARIAT in return! Fans fire up with Goto as Kidd and Coughlin go to opposite corners. Goto runs in and clotheslines Kidd! Then Goto runs corner to corner to MURAMASA Coughlin! BULLDOG for Coughlin! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and Goto brings Coughlin up. Fireman’s carry, but Coughlin fights free with elbows!

Coughlin fireman’s carries Goto now! RUNNING DEATH VALLEY! Fans fire up with Coughlin and he tags in Kidd! Kidd fires up now and he storms around. Kidd calls his shot, suplexes, but Goto slips out to waistlock. Kidd elbows free, runs, but Goto dodges. Kidd dodges, Goto dodges, repeat! Goto deflects the boot to DISCUS LARIAT! Fans fire up again as Kidd and Goto crawl. Hot tag to Hashi! Hashi runs in and CHOPS Kidd in the corner! Hashi whips Kidd to CHOP him again! Hashi mule kicks, turns Kidd, and hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up and Hashi drags Kidd back up. But Kidd CHOPS back!

Kidd eggs Hashi on so Hashi CHOPS back! Kidd CHOPS again! Hashi CHOPS! Kidd CHOPS! Repeat! Hashi CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Kidd DOUBLE CHOPS and down goes Hashi! Fans fire up and Coughlin joins in. Coughlin whips Kidd into the clothesline! Kidd comes back and Coughlin whips him back in at Hashi for another clothesline! Kidd then clinches for an EXPLODER! Coughlin drags Hashi up for a FALL AWAY SLAM! And Kidd goes up, for a TENZAN PRESS!! Cover, but Goto breaks it! Coughlin throws Goto out, then he joins Kidd. They stomp Hashi, then fire up and flex! Fans rally as Coughlin reels Kidd in, brings him up, but Hashi avoids the POWERBOMB!!

Coughlin freaks out, having bombed his teammate! Goto runs in, but Coughlin kicks him first! Coughlin runs, but into a fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Fans fire up and Goto calls to Hashi. Goto drags Kidd up, CLUBS away on him, then whips him to a corner. Goto runs in to clothesline! Hashi runs in to clothesline! Feed to a kick, and Goto hooks Kidd up. Kidd breaks free, SLAPS Hashi, and DECKS Goto! Fans fire up as all three men are down! Kidd fires up and fans chant “OI! OI! OI!” along with him! Kidd drags Hashi up, reels him in, underhooks the arms, but Hashi blocks the suplex! Goto CLUBS Kidd and dragon sleepers!

Hashi gets the legs but Kidd boots free! Kidd suplexes Goto, but Goto fights it off! Goto suplexes, Kidd slips out, but Kidd runs into the HIDDEN GAP! Goto fireman’s carries, FIERCE FLASH! Coughlin gets on the apron but Bishamon BLASTS him off! Goto drags Kidd up, Hashi calls for it, and they hook Kidd up! SHOUTO!! Cover, Bishamon wins!

Winners: Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Coughlin & Kidd earn 0)

Goto & Hashi keep on building momentum! Will they truly #TurnItAllAround and return to the World Tag League Finals?

 

World Tag League 2022: Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi!

The Joker & The Ace are no longer in the running, but neither are the King of Darkness & Tokyo Pimp. Then which hand is hotter: the bad boys’ love, energy and comedy? Or the House of Torture’s treachery?

Dick Togo accompanies Evil & Yujiro, so again, watch out for Sho lurking. After Yano’s long introduction, and then Tanahashi’s comparatively shorter one, the Yankees squat! But Evil & Yujiro kick them down! The bell rings and fans boo while the House of Torture stomps away! Yujiro drags Tanahashi up while Evil drags Yano up. The House whip  the Yankees but the Yankees both reverse and throw the House down by their hair! Fans cheer and the Yankees squat again. Dick gets on the apron but then the Yankees storm over, so he backs down. The jackets are finally put aside, Yano drags Evil out while Tanahashi kicks Yujiro to a corner.

Tanahashi throws forearms, then he whips Yujiro corner to corner. Yujiro reverses, runs in but Tanahashi elbows him away. Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Fans fire up as Tanahashi air guitars. Tanahashi drags Yujiro up but Yujiro pulls hair! The ref reprimands and fans boo, but Yujiro talks trash. Tanahashi breaks free, Yujiro kicks and whips. Tanahashi reverses that but Yujiro holds ropes. Tanahashi runs in but Yujiro dodges. Evil grabs Tanahashi’s feet! Yujiro runs in to BOOT Tanahashi down! Yujiro BLASTS Yano off the apron, Evil goes after Yano, and Yujiro clotheslines Tanahashi out!

Yujiro distracts the ref, the fans boo, but Dick DECKS Tanahashi and Evil rakes Yano’s eyes. Yujiro goes out to drag Tanahashi up and put him back in the ring. Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Yujiro drags Tanahashi up. Yujiro snapmares and runs to drop a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Fans rally but Evil tags in. Evil drags Tanahashi up, throws him out, and then distracts both ref and Yano so Dick can ROCK Tanahashi! Dick puts Tanahashi back in the ring for Evil and Evil covers. TWO, and Evil is upset about the count! Tag to Yujiro, he mockingly asks Tanahashi what’s wrong, then brings him up. Tanahashi fires forearms, but Yujiro knees low.

Yujiro scoop SLAMS Tanahashi, covers, TWO! Fans rally and Tanahashi sits up, but Yujiro is on him first. Tanahashi breaks free to fire off more forearms! But Yujiro knees low again! Yujiro whips Tanahashi to a corner, runs in, and blocks a boot to fire forearms in return. Yujiro brings Tanahashi out but Tanahashi fights the Fisherman Buster! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Fans fire up while both men are down. Tanahashi crawls, hot tag to Yano! Fans fire up with Yano, and Yano unties a buckle pad! Yano turns around, the pad blocks a kick! Yujiro freaks out while Yano and the fans fire up about the buckle pad.

Yano throws the pad to Yujiro, the ref tries to take the pad from Yujiro, and Yano SLAPS Yujiro on the head! Fans rally with Yano as he brings Yujiro around and whips. Yujiro reverses, but Yano stops from hitting bare buckles. Yujiro runs in, but is sent into the buckles! Yano rolls Yujiro up, TWO! Yano argues with the ref, but then brings Yujiro up. Yujiro wrenches out and BITES Yano’s hand! Fans boo and the ref reprimands, Yujiro lets off and he blocks Yano’s kick. Yujiro rakes the eyes, then he throws Yano down by his foot! Yujiro runs to SLIDING BOOT! Tag to Evil and he grabs the buckle pad.

Evil drags the pad over and tells Yano this is what he gets! Evil stomps away on the pad! Fans boo as Evil kicks the pad out of the corner. Yano gets up and grabs Evil’s hair! But Evil breaks free, runs, but into an atomic drop! Fans cheer as Evil hops and falls over. Tag to Tanahashi! Tanahashi rallies on Evil, BLASTS Yujiro, then kicks Evil. Tanahashi fires off fast hands on Evil, whips him to ropes, but Evil reverses. Tanahashi baseball slides and dropkicks Dick away! Tanahashi then dodges Evil to FLYING FOREARM! Fans fire up with The Ace and Yano gets fans to cheer on “HI-RO-SHI!”

Tanahashi scoop SLAMS Evil into a drop zone. Tanahashi hops up for a SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Tanahashi keeps focus and he waits on Evil to stand. Fans rally, Tanahashi runs, but Evil uses the ref as a shield. Tanahashi still blocks Evil’s kick! DRAGON SCREW! Fans fire up and Tanahashi grabs Evil’s legs. TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! But Dick distracts the ref! Yujiro JAMS Yano with his pimp cane! Yujiro gets in, Tanahashi legs Evil go to dodge Yujiro and dropkick the legs out! Evil shoves the ref into Tanahashi! The ref goes down, Dick gets in and uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Tanahashi!

Yujiro gets back in, and he has one of the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag titles! Dick shoves Tanahashi at Yujiro, but Tanahashi dodges the belt shot! Tanahashi shoves Yujiro into Dick! Then Yano DOUBLE LOW BLOWS Dick and Yujiro! Dick throws those two out, Tanahashi runs and SLINGBLADES Evil down! Cover, TWO!! Evil survives but Tanahashi stays fired up. Tanahashi goes to a corner and climbs! Fans rally, Tanahashi sees Evil stand, HIGH FLY ATTACK! And then Tanahashi goes back up! But here comes SHO! The Murder Machine is the card up Evil’s sleeve! Sho grabs at Tanahashi but Yano YANKS Sho down!

Tanahashi adjusts and aims at Evil, HIGH FLY FLOW onto knees!! Evil saves himself but both men are still down! Fans rally, Evil and Tanahashi stir. Evil hobbles but he brings Tanahashi up. Tanahashi DRAGON PALMS Evil! Tanahashi goes to full nelson, but Yujiro distracts the ref by bringing a chair! Evil LOW BLOWS Tanahashi! And then Evil shoves Tanahashi at Sho, for a WRENCH SHOT! Evil reels Tanahashi in, for EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! Cover, the House of Torture wins!!

Winners: Evil & Yujiro Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Yano & Tanahashi earn 0)

Only in wrestling does a King trump an Ace! Of course, it was more than just 2v2. And speaking of, the House of Torture beat up the Young Lions checking on Tanahashi, and then they continue to beat up Tanahashi and Yano! Fans boo and Abe-san rings the bell again and again but it doesn’t change anything! Evil and the House of Torture put one out on the Joker & The Ace. Will Darkness Fall on all of NJPW soon enough?

 

World Tag League 2022: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS Aussie Open!

It’s Aussie Aussie Aussie! OI OI OI! But only one team can come out on top! Will The Mighty refuse to be conquered? Or will Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher coast into their first World Tag League finals?

The Orchestrator, Gideon Grey, of course gives the introductions for Dunk-Zilla & The Aussie Arrow. The Mighty then make their entrance, and tensions are already high. Kyle shoves Shane but Mikey steps up. The ref works to keep the peace, and the two teams stand down. Fans cheer for “AUSSIE OPEN!” while the teams sort out. Mikey starts against Davis and fans rally. Mikey and Davis tie up, Davis puts Mikey on ropes, and Davis lets off. Mikey avoids the chop and fans cheer. Davis and Mikey reset, circle, and tie up. Davis pushes Mikey back but Mikey turns things around to put him on the ropes.

The ref counts, Mikey lets off, and then he swings! Davis avoids the punch and fans cheer. Mikey and Davis go again, Mikey headlocks, Davis powers up but can’t power out as Mikey holds on tight. Davis powers up again, powers out this time, and Mikey RAMS shoulders with him. They stay up, Mikey runs, and he RAMS Davis again! They both stay up, Mikey eggs Davis on and Davis runs. But Mikey follows to ELBOW Davis at the ropes! Mikey whips but Davis holds ropes to then whip Mikey. Mikey comes back to facelock Davis! Davis fights the suplex and wrenches out. Davis dodges the haymaker to run Mikey over!

Fans fire up as Davis runs Mikey over again! Davis reels Mikey in, but Mikey suplexes Davis! And holds him up! Fans rally as Mikey holds Davis up for ten before the SLAM! Cover, ONE!! Mikey stays between Davis and Kyle to bring Davis up. Mikey tags in Shane, the Mighty double whip Davis to ropes, but Davis ducks the double chops to shove The Mighty into each other! Davis then brings Shane around, Kyle tags in as Davis whips Shane away. Shane runs into a DOUBLE CHOP! PENALTY KICK to SENTON! Fans fire up while Shane bails out. Aussie Open goes out after The Mighty and fans rally up again.

Kyle picks Shane up, Davis picks up Mikey, and Aussie Open runs around the way to SANDWICH The Mighty! Fans cheer for “AUSSIE OPEN!” as the ring count climbs. Aussie Open sit on the apron together with crowns up, then they fetch Shane. Kyle puts Shane in the ring at 10 of 20, covers, TWO! Kyle drags Shane up, scoops and SLAMS him, and keeps wrist control. Fans rally as Shane sits up, and Kyle scoops again. Shane slips free, tags in Mikey, and Kyle runs in. Shane puts Kyle on the apron, HOTSHOTS him, then Mikey hits an APRON DDT! Shane also BLASTS Davis off the apron. Mikey claims Kyle slipped but the ref knows better.

Mikey puts Kyle in to cover, TWO! Fans rally as Mikey sits Kyle up for a neck wrench. Kyle endures, fans rally, and Kyle fights up. Kyle throws body shots, but Mikey knees low! Mikey turns Kyle for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Mikey drags Kyle up, wrenches an arm, and he tags in Shane. Mikey scoops Kyle, SLAMS him, then Shane drags Kyle to the apron to hit a DRAPING BACKBREAKER! Mikey also BLASTS Davis off the apron. Shane leaves Kyle behind as the ring count starts. Mikey taunts Kyle while he stirs. The count reaches 10 of 20, Kyle rises at 13. Kyle stands at 15 and slides in at 17! But Shane is there to CLUB him down.

Shane drags Kyle up, tags Mikey in, but Kyle fires off forearms and CHOPS! Shane ROCKS Kyle, Mikey picks Kyle up, and The Mighty hit a BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, but Davis breaks it up! Mikey throws Davis out but Davis comes right back to CLUB Mikey! Shane gets in, The Mighty mug Davis, then they throw Davis out. The Mighty then go back to Kyle and Mikey CHOKES Kyle on the ropes! The ref counts, especially as Shane adds his boot to things. The Mighty let off at 4, and fans rally up. Mikey slaps Kyle around, taunts him, and Kyle gets up. Kyle CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Mikey kicks low!

Mikey brings Kyle around but Kyle blocks the suplex! Kyle blocks another suplex, so Mikey ROCKS him with a right! Mikey brings Kyle up but Kyle suplexes Mikey instead! Fans fire up as Kyle and Mikey crawl for their corners! Hot tags to Davis and Shane! Davis runs through Shane’s lariat to clothesline Mikey in the corner! And he CHOPS Shane! And clotheslines Mikey! And CHOPS Shane again! And again, and again! Shane dodges a chop, to kick low! The Mighty double whip but Davis handsprings to DOUBLE LARIAT back! Fans fire up with Dunk-Zilla and he stalks Shane to a corner. Davis CHOP LARIATS! And CHOP LARIATS! And CHOP LARIATS!

Davis brings Shane out, wrenches and torture racks, but Mikey ROCKS Davis! Mikey whips, Davis reverses and sends Mikey out. But Shane BOOTS Davis! Shane runs in but Davis dodges! Kyle runs in to A-LIST LARIAT! Kyle sits Shane down for Davis’ SLIDING FOREARM! Kyle DIVES onto Mikey! Davis torture racks Shane for the ALPAMARE WATERSLIDE! Cover, TWO!! Shane survives and fans rally for Aussie Open again. Tag to Kyle, Davis drags Shane up, fireman’s carry and POP-UP KICK! Davis scoops Shane, Kyle climbs up, but Shane slips off to shove Davis into Kyle! Mikey rushes in to clothesline Davis out!

Shane goes after Kyle but Kyle ROCKS him! Mikey tries but Kyle ROCKS him, too! Mikey gives Shane a boost to get at Kyle up top! TOWER OF DOOM, POWERBOMB SUPERPLEX!! Fans fire up and Mikey drags Shane onto the cover, TWO!! Kyle survives and fans rally again. Shane tags Mikey, The Mighty drags Kyle back up, and Shane climbs a corner while Mikey scoops. But Davis shoves Shane down! Mikey drops Kyle and swings on Davis. Davis dodges, Kyle GAMANGIRIS! Kyle tags Davis and fans fire up! Kyle feeds Mikey to a fireman’s carry, POP-UP KICK! Davis then scoops Mikey and Kyle climbs up! LAWN DART CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!

Mikey survives and fans fire up! Davis tags Kyle back in, and Aussie Open fire the fans up. They drag Mikey up, double wrench and double pump handle, but Shane saves Mikey! Kyle kicks Shane, feeds him to the fireman’s carry, POP-UP- NO! Shane blocks the kick! Then sends it into Davis! Shane UPPERCUTS Kyle, but Kyle SUPERKICKS Shane in return! Mikey LARIATS Kyle down, but Davis ENZIGURIS Mikey! Fans are thunderous as all four men are down! Gideon and the fans rally up, The Mighty regroup and Aussie Open sits up. The four head for the center, and they throw forearms back and forth! Fans rally as the forearms go faster and faster!

The ref reprimands but Aussie Open gets the edge! Aussie Open both whip but The Mighty both reverse! But Aussie Open both KICK The Mighty, but Mikey dodges the lariats! Mikey comes back to LARIAT! Kyle dodges, and he SUPERKICKS Mikey! But Mikey stays up!! Mikey scoops Kyle, Shane runs in, TANK BUSTER!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Kyle survives and shocks The Mighty! Shane and Mikey both roar, and they drag Kyle back up. They both lift Kyle, but Davis BLASTS Shane away! Kyle cradles Mikey, TWO!! Double wrench, DOUBLE FOREARMS! Aussie Open go to opposite corners while fans rally up!

Aussie Open runs in, but Mikey dodges and Davis CLOBBERS Kyle! Mikey LARIATS Davis but Davis stays up! Shane LARIATS Davis from behind, but Davis still stays up! Mikey LARIATS again, Davis roars, but the HIGH LOW takes him down! Kyle SUPERKICKS Shane! Kyle aims but Mikey blocks that superkick! Mikey shoves Kyle into a BLINDSIDE LARIAT from Shane! Shane calls his shot, he goes up top, and Mikey scoops! SUPER TANK BUSTER!!! Cover, THE MIGHTY WIN!!

Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Aussie Open earns 0)

The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but they do conquer the Empire! And now, with Davis & Kyle going on a bye in the final round, could Shane & Mikey go into the finals as the top team?

 

World Tag League 2022: Tetsuya Naito & SANADA VS Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer!

Los Ingobernables de Japon dances on the edge. If they don’t make it to the finals, the Uncontrollable Charisma might as well kiss WrestleKingdom good-bye. But if they win here, they can keep on fighting! Will Naito & Sanada survive? Or does the Meanest Tag Team in the World Tag League mean it when they say #EverybodyDies?

The Murderhawk Monster strikes down Young Lion Kosei Fujita this time! And then he again intimidates Milano Collection AT. The King of Pancrase makes his entrance, and fans enjoy getting to sing, “KAZE NI NARE~!” Sanada and Naito make their entrances, and of course Naito takes his time. Naito also takes his time with his entrance attire. The teams sort out and Suzuki gets impatient as LIJ go slowly. Archer tells fans to shut up with cheering for Naito and Sanada. LIJ fist bump, but then Suzuki-Gun attacks! Archer goes after Sanada, Suzuki goes after Naito, and the bell rings as Suzuki-Gun throws LIJ out of the ring.

Suzuki knees Naito low while Archer whips Sanada into railing! Archer then yells at fans, and scares some kids! Suzuki fires off forearms, then he bumps Naito off the apron. Archer continues to scare small children before going back to Sanada. Naito and Suzuki trade forearms, then Suzuki whips Naito. Naito reverses and Suzuki hits railing! Archer puts Sanada in the ring, tells fans to shut up, and then he whips Sanada to a corner. Sanada dodges Archer to dropkick a leg! Then he dropkicks Archer down! Tag to Naito, and LIJ get Archer down to split the wishbone! Double basement dropkick! Cover, ONE!!

Naito keeps on Archer by holding onto his ponytail braid. Archer swings on Naito but Naito avoids it to claw Archer’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands, Naito stops, and Naito runs, but Archer goes the other way! DERAILER! Suzuki also goes after Sanada and sends him into railing! Fans rally but Archer stomps Naito out of the ring. Archer then drags Naito up and brings him back to those fans from earlier! Archer scares the kids as he brings Naito over and throws hands! Archer makes Naito take a seat, then JAMS Naito with one of the open chairs! Archer makes sure the kids are watching before he SMACKS Naito on the back!

Red Shoes storms over and Archer apologizes to him. Archer then stalks Naito, but he grins at the kids as he creeps over. Archer goes back for Naito, drags him up, and Suzuki is meanwhile raking Sanada’s eyes. Suzuki CHOKES Sanada on the railing while Archer brings Naito back to ringside. Archer POSTS Naito, BOOTS him down, then tells fans to shut up. The ring count finally starts, Archer drags Naito up to whip him into railing! Naito tumbles up and over! The count is 10 of 20 but Suzuki whips Sanada into railing, too! Archer fetches Naito at 14 and wants Red Shoes to hold on. Archer puts Naito in at 18 and fans applaud.

Tag to Suzuki, he stomps Naito around, and digs his foot into Naito’s face. Suzuki then has a cocky pin but Red Shoes refuses to count because of all the shenanigans. Suzuki drags Naito up and snapmares to then PENALTY KICK in the back! Cover, TWO! Fans rally and Suzuki clamps onto Naito to pull on the arm. Suzuki bends the fingers and twists the wrist! And then the elbow! Naito endures, kicks around, Archer casually keeps the ropes back, but Red Shoes reprimands. Suzuki drags Naito up to bump him off buckles. Tag to Archer and he throws heavy body shots. Archer mocks the fans cheering on Naito, then puts him in another corner.

Archer CHOPS Naito, kicks him down, then stalks over. Suzuki grabs Naito’s arm, but he points to Sanada. Red Shoes is distracted while Suzuki has a HANGING ARMBAR! Naito kicks and flails, Red Shoes notices and counts, Suzuki stops at 4. Archer drags Naito up to scoop and SLAM! Fans rally for Naito but Archer runs to FLOP as Naito moves! Red Shoes has to keep Suzuki back, and Naito tags in Sanada! Sanada fires off forearms on Archer, but Red Shoes didn’t see the tag! He says it doesn’t count! Archer laughs as he and Suzuki drag Naito away to stomp away! Red Shoes counts at Sanada and he goes back to his corner.

Archer tells fans to shut up about the tag, and then he drags Naito over. Tag to Suzuki, and Suzuki-Gun mugs Naito. Suzuki taunts Naito while Archer taunts Sanada. Naito fires forearms but Archer pulls Naito’s hair! Suzuki CHOPS Naito down! Red Shoes reprimands and fans rally, but Archer stands Naito back up. Suzuki puts one leg in the ropes, then has a HEEL HOOK on the other leg! Red Shoes counts, Suzuki lets off, and he tags Archer. Archer kicks Naito, bumps him off buckles, then whips him corner to corner hard! Naito bounces off buckles, and Archer taunts him to go tag Sanada. Fans rally and Archer tells them to shut up again.

Fans rally harder for Naito now, and Naito throws body shots! Archer eggs Naito on, Naito throws forearms, but Archer knees low. Archer whips Naito to ropes, but Naito holds ropes! Naito dropkicks the legs out! Archer still rushes Naito but Naito dumps him out! Naito BLASTS Suzuki, too, and fans rally as he crawls for his corner! But Archer gets around to drag Sanada off the apron! Archer gets in, Naito dodges, hot tag to Sanada! Sanada dropkicks Archer but Archer stays up! Sanada dropkicks again, Archer is still up! Archer rushes Sanada, Sanada dodges and he dropkicks Suzuki off the apron!

Archer corners Sanada and whips him to ropes. Sanada dodges the boot to dropkick the legs out! Fans fire up as Sanada reels Archer in, but Archer throws body shots. Archer CLUBS Sanada, tells fans to shut up, and then he drags Sanada up. But Sanada suplexes first! Fans fire up and Sanada has the legs. Sanada ties Archer up but Archer kicks free! Archer runs in but Sanada dumps him out! Sanada PLANCHAS, but Archer moves! Archer whips but Sanada stops from hitting railing! Archer runs in, but Sanada drop toeholds him into the railing! Sanada puts Archer in, slingshots, but into a choke grip!

Sanada hops down, ducks a haymaker and HOTSHOTS Archer away! Sanada runs but Archer follows to CROSSBODY! Fans rally and Archer tags in Suzuki! Suzuki drags Sanada up, puts him in a corner and KNEES low! Suzuki tells fans to shut up, he whips corner to corner and BOOTS! Suzuki then snapmares Sanada, runs, but Sanada blocks the Penalty Kick! Sanada runs but Suzuki avoids the low dropkick! Suzuki stomps Sanada, drags him up and whips him to ropes. Sanada dropkicks the legs out! Fans rally while both men are down! Sanada crawls, hot tag to Naito! Naito throws hands and kicks on Suzuki.

Naito whips Suzuki corner to corner, runs in and JUMP KICKS! Leg sweep and swinging dropkick! COMBINACION CABRON! Fans fire up as Naito poses. Naito drags Suzuki up, puts him in a corner, and throws those heavy back elbows! Naito hoists Suzuki up top, climbs up after him, but Suzuki grabs a leg! Naito falls into a HALF CRAB TREE OF WOE! Archer BLASTS Sanada, Red Shoes counts and Suzuki lets go. Archer whips Suzuki in to BOOT! Archer runs in to back elbow! Snapmare, PENALTY KICK and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer as Naito survives! Suzuki drags Naito up but Naito throws forearms and elbows!

Archer knees Naito low, then whips him, only for Naito to reverse! TORNADO- NO, Archer stops the DDT! Archer reels Naito in to pick him up, and Suzuki runs, HART ATTACK! Then Suzuki grabs a leg for a HEEL HOOK! Archer intercepts Sanada with a choke grip! Naito endures, flails, reaches out, but Suzuki traps the other leg! Naito claws around, reaches out, but Sanada fights free of Archer! Sanada stomps away on Suzuki! Suzuki lets Naito go but Archer puts Sanada back in a corner. Archer throws body shots and DECKS Sanada with a haymaker. Naito throws forearms on Suzuki while Archer sits Sanada up top.

Archer ROCKS Suzuki with a right, Naito runs but Suzuki follows. Suzuki shoots around to waistlock and then SLEEPER! Naito flails, Suzuki turns him around to Gotch lift! Archer inverted crucifix lifts, but Sanada slips off to shove Archer into Suzuki! Archer kicks Sanada back, whips him to a corner, but Sanada tumbles up and out to then SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK! Suzuki kicks Sanada, whips him to a corner but Sanada reverses! Sanada runs in to back elbow! And then SAIDO! Naito rolling jackknifes! TWO!?!? Suzuki escapes, but Naito ENZIGURIS him! Sanada and Naito coordinate, but Suzuki wrenches out to ROCK Naito!

Suzuki CHOPS Sanada, CHOPS Naito, then CHOPS Sanada again! Suzuki CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Naito, but Sanada ROLLING ELBOWS Suzuki! Naito reels Suzuki in and Sanada gives him the boost, but Suzuki drops to nerf the DDT! Sanada DROPKICKS Archer off the apron! Naito drags Suzuki up to wrench and tilt-o-whirl, DESTINO!!! Cover, LIJ wins!

Winners: Tetsuya Naito & Sanada, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Suzuki & Archer earn 0)

Suzuki-Gun falls again! They’re out of the running as it is, but will they at least finish strong in the final round?

As for LIJ, Naito gets the mic to say, “Buenas Noches, KOCHI~!” Naito notes this was the second Kochi event for NJPW this year, and there were four World Tag League matches tonight. “Everyone, did you enjoy World Tag League, and Naito and Sanada?” Fans cheer because they did! Naito notes he and Sanada stand at 6-2 with 12 points. “In two days, we’ll win our last league match, in Himeji, and move on to the finals.” Fans applaud that, too. Naito hopes everyone enjoys the conclusion of WTL, and then remembers that everyone can cheer out tonight. Fans cheer to confirm it!

“So, how about this for the first time in five years in Kochi? Everyone, are you ready? The only way to close out NJPW’s second and final Kochi show of the year… Bushi! Sanada! Hiromu! Takagi! Titan! Y Naito! NOSOTROS! LOS! INGOBERRRRNABLEEEEES~! DE! JA! PON!!” Fans cheer LIJ on, but will Naito & Sanada keep things tranquilo all the way to the WTL finals?

 

Here are the NEW World Tag League standings!

Aussie Open: 7-2, 14 points
The Mighty: 6-2, 12 points
Naito & Sanada: 6-2, 12 points
Goto & Hashi: 6-2, 12 points
Yano & Tanahashi: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Khan & Henare: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Suzuki & Archer: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Evil & Yujiro: 2-6, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Coughlin & Kidd: 1-7, 2 points [ELIMINATED]

Chase & Fale: [FORFEIT]


My Thoughts:

A great penultimate round for World Tag League, though a part of me expected each of the results. Goto & Hashi beat Coughlin & Kidd to stay alive in the block while I should’ve figured the House of Torture was gonna cheat out another one since Yano & Tanahashi are also out of the running. I’ve said I’d love Yano & Tanahashi sticking together as a team, maybe they can feud with the House of Torture for a minute. Aussie Open VS The Mighty was great stuff, and what a great upset for The Mighty to win. With Aussie Open having a bye at the end because of Fale & Chase withdrawing, that really puts a lot of pressure on everything next around.

LIJ had a great match with Suzuki-Gun, and I couldn’t help but laugh at Archer scaring those kids in the crowd. But LIJ won, of course, to keep their story alive. Naito’s story of WrestleKingdom or bust has been the story of everything he’s done since the late Summer, and therefore is the story of WTL. Naito & Sanada VS Evil & Yujiro is going to be a huge match because once again, Evil could screw over his former faction. I would still think Naito & Sanada win then to get to the finals, and then we’ll see what happens for Naito and WrestleKingdom 17.

My Score: 8.6/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25

Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.

Ratings:

  • The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
  • Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
  • ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
  • Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
  • Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
  • International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***

 

Results:

The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System

Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb. 

Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.

KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.

AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.

Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali

Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.

Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.

Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.

This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”. 

ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee

ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.

Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!

Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber

Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.

Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa

Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.

Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.

International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona

A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.

Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!

Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!

 

Overall Score: 4.5/10

Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?

Go home TNA, you’re drunk.

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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/29/25)

B Block, FINAL ROUND!

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Who heads to the finals?

Kosei Fujita won A Block, and now B Block finalizes its ranking! Who heads to the Best of the Super Juniors finals this weekend?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Six Man Tag: KUSHIDA, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia VS Shoma Kato, Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai; Kushida, Mack & Dia win.
  • Master Wato, Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
  • Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Hiromu & Tsuji win.
  • Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight; Knight wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne; Titan wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO; Mao wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles; Despy wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori; Yoh wins.

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Here are the current B Block standings!

YOH: 5-3, 10 points
MAO: 5-3, 10 points
El Desperado: 5-3, 10 points
Nick Wayne: 4-4, 8 points
SHO: 4-4, 8 points
Taiji Ishimori: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie Eagles: 4-4, 8 points
Kevin Knight: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight!

The Funky Weapon and The Jet may be out of the running, but they will still fight for themselves. Who earns their final points in this final round?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Taguchi and Knight circle with a bit of a strut, and then they tie up. Knight puts Taguchi on the ropes, the ref calls the break, and Knight lets off to swivel his hips. Taguchi pumps up, but Knight says he can’t see anything. Knight flexes and says he tsuyoi. They tie up with knuckle locks, then go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength. Knight hooks a leg to power Taguchi back, and Taguchi bridges! The fans cheer as Taguchi fights up back up! Taguchi bends Knight into a bridge, has the shoulders down, TWO as Knight powers back up! The fans rally, Knight and Taguchi start vibing with the arm wave, then a full body wave!

Taguchi wiggles around, sends it back to Knight, and Knight spins Taguchi around and around, to then headlock. Taguchi powers up and out, drops down, then hurdles over. Knight stops to waistlock but Taguchi fires elbows. Taguchi runs to fake Knight out, but Knight goes up and over! Knight avoids the Hip Attack! The fans cheer while Taguchi stares Knight down from underneath. Taguchi says bring it, so Knight punches those cheeks! Taguchi’s iron buns withstand it, and Knight says, “Itai itai.” Knight winds up again, and he punches cheeks! Taguchi still stands tall, but the fans rally for Knight.

Knight does some push-ups, he and Taguchi do squats, and Knight winds up again. The fans rally and Knight lines up a shot, to then headlock! Taguchi powers up and out, bypasses and bypasses, but Knight redirects himself! And again, and again, and again! Knight is making Taguchi spin around, and then Taguchi gets dizzy and falls! The fans cheer while Taguchi slumps out of the ring. Knight runs and FLIES! Down goes Taguchi and the fans fire up! “Ore wa meccha, meccha… Meccha tsukareta…” Knight admits he is tired, and he asks for water. A Young Lion brings him water and Knight refreshes himself.

Taguchi sputters, Knight makes his way over to Taguchi, and then brings him back into the ring. The fans cheer and Knight snapmares Taguchi to run and SLIDING TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Taguchi is still in this and the fans applaud. Taguchi flounders, Knight does some squats to get his glutes going. Knight brings Taguchi around to HIP ATTACK! Knight gives Taguchi another HIP ATTACK! The fans rally and Knight does more squats to power up. Knight runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up and Taguchi powers up now. Taguchi has Knight on the ropes, rubs it in literally, and then gives point-blank HIPS!

Taguchi runs and HIP ATTACKS at the ropes! Knight dangles out of the ring! Knight flops down, the fans rally again, and Taguchi TRIANGLE JUMP PLANCHAS! Down goes Knight and the fans fire up again! Taguchi rises, steadies himself, and then puts Knight in the ring. Taguchi goes up, up, and MISSILE HIPS! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans rally again. Taguchi looks to the corner, and he calls upon the powers of Strange Style! “ORYA~!” Taguchi runs in, but Knight hurdles Ketsuye! SUPERKICK! Taguchi mule kicks, runs, but Knight somersaults, into a FLAPJACK! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Knight endures, reaches out, but Taguchi drags him back!

Knight reaches up to headscissor into the victory roll, TWO! Taguchi goes to a corner, BOOTS back, then goes up, MISSILE HIP meets DROPKICK! Knight’s antiair works out, and then he somersaults to SATELLITE DDT! Knight goes up top and the fans rally for the hip swivel and MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH! Cover, Knight wins!

Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)

The Jet still flies high, and he ends with a 4-5 record. Taguchi ends with 6 points in the 9th round, is that nice enough for him?

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne!

El Inmortal may not have life in the block, but he can still be a spoiler! Will he pop the Prodigy’s bubble? Or will this still be Wayne’s World in the end?

The bell rings and Titan runs up! Nick dodges, whips, but Titan reverses to TORNADO- NO, Nick powers out! Nick wrenches and whips, Titan goes up and over, and then Titan handsprings away! The fans cheer as things keep moving. Nick hurdles then bypasses Titan to UPPERCUT him down! Nick kips up and the fans cheer again. Nick covers, TWO! The fans rally as Nick brings Titan up. Nick CHOPS Titan, Titan leans on the ropes, and Nick brings him around. Nick ROCKS Titan, then whips corner to corner. Nick runs in, UPPERCUTS, and then pushes Titan down to cover, TWO! Titan stays in this and the fans applaud.

Nick stays cool and he sits Titan up. Nick KICKS Titan in the back, then paces. Titan writhes but Nick brings him back up. Titan CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Titan CHOPS again, but Nick ROCKS him! Nick then whips Titan, runs in, but Titan BOOTS, SOBATS, KICKS, and fires fast hands! Nick ducks the jump sobat to SOBAT back! Nick cravats, ASAI DDT. but Titan kips up! PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Titan roars and rises up, then he brings Nick around. TRAILER HITCH! Nick endures the leglock and the fans rally again! Nick crawls forward, reaches out, and manages the ROPEBREAK!

The fans applaud and Titan lets go of the hold. Nick shakes out the legs but Titan KICKS Nick in the back. Titan brings Nick in but Nick resists the lift. The fans rally again as Nick and Titan fight for control. Nick wrenches, kicks, and runs, but Titan follows to RANA! Nick bails out, Titan builds speed, and Titan DIVES into an UPPERCUT! The fans rally harder as Titan flops to the apron! Nick rises, he stalks Titan on the apron, and Nick drags Titan up. The ref says don’t do it, but the fans rally up. Nick waistlocks, then goes for the nelson, but Titan resists. Titan fires elbows and Nick backs off. Titan runs up but Nick BOOTS him!

Nick runs up, but Titan SUPERKICKS! Nick falls back, Titan skins the cat to the top rope! Titan aims for LA APRON LANCER!! The fans fire up and Titan roars while Nick sputters and coughs! Titan shoves Nick into the ring, goes up the corner again, and LA LANC- NO, Nick dodges! Titan’s leg jams, Nick DROPKICKS the other out, then he DRAGON SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Titan survives and Nick snarls. Nick goes to the corner and climbs up while the fans rally again. FROG- NO, Titan bails out! Nick rolls through and then comes right back, to FLY over the corner! Down goes Titan and the fans fire up!

Titan puts Nick in, goes back up, and he tries again! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives again and the fans fire up! Nick huffs ‘n’ puffs, hears the fans cheering, and shouts “IKU ZO!” Nick drags Titan up, hooks a leg, PRODIGY- CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!! Nick escapes, Titan ducks the roundhouse to fire off his strike fest! But Nick still ROUNDHOUSES! Nick goes up, up, WAYNE’s- NO, Titan stops the cutter to shove and TORNADO DDT! Titan isn’t done there! He suplexes and GOURD- NO! Nick lands out! But Titan goes Matrix and then CALF KICKS! Titan roars, the fans fire up, and Titan has the ripcord, YOYO SLAM!

Titan goes to a corner, skins the cat again, and LA LANCER!!! Titan crawls to the cover, TWO?!?! Nick survives, but Titan ties up the legs! Deathlock, and then LLAVE INMORTAL!! Nick is caught, the straitjacket variation is in, and Nick QUITS!! Titan wins!!

Winner: Titan, by submission (gains 2 points; Nick earns 0)

Nick Wayne falls to 4-5, he is out of the running! But bigger yet, Titan has a win over the ROH World Television Champion! AEW/ROH and CMLL are going to meet in Arena Mexico for Grand Slam: Mexico, could these two run it back with gold on the line?

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO!

The Strange Love Connection is the first of the top three to compete tonight, and while he has to hope for the others to fall, he still has to do his part and win. Will the Murder Machine make that all moot with another underhanded trick up his sleeve? Or can the star of DDT Pro make it to the finals?

Wait, Mao already turns the tables by pedaling in on his bike! He RAMS Sho down from behind! The fans fire up as Mao hurries to CLUB Sho down! Yujiro Takahashi AND Ren Narita hurry out here already to mug Mao before this on the record! The fans boo but Mao’s friends from DDT Pro are here! Kanon helps fight off the House, and Mao wants fans to clear out! Mao whips, but Sho reverses and BOWLS Mao into chairs! STRIKE! Ren & Yujiro keep the rest of DDT Pro back while Sho CHOKES Mao with a chair! The ref reprimands but Sho shoves him back! Wait, Kanon has the house in headlocks! Shunma Katsumata stops Sho from hitting Mao with the chair!

Sho gets mad hearing that trash talk, but that lets Mao SMACK Sho in the back with a chair! And Mao sends Sho out the door?! The fans rally as everyone is waiting on the street, and Mao runs to FLY! Down goes the House and DDT stands tall! Wait, wait, they spot a fan parked nearby. Mao hops in and he turns the key! The fans cheer as Mao kicks it into drive, and he comes barreling down the road! Sho and the House freak out, and Sho gets SMACKED by the front of the van! The fans cheer and Mao grins as he steps out. The ref reprimands but Mao drags Sho back into the building! Mao says now they can have this match!

Mao makes Sho sit on the hand cart, and Mao pushes Sho back to ringside! The fans cheer as Sho is barely conscious as Mao drags Sho into the ring. The bell finally rings, Mao covers, TWO!! Sho survives Mao’s hit ‘n’ run and Mao can’t believe it! Mao drags Sho up, but the ref wants to check him. Sho sputters and sits up in a daze, and Ren drags Mao out! Ren beats up Mao, beats up on Mao’s team, and Yujiro SMACKS Mao with a chair! The fans boo as they put Mao’s arm in a chair! Yujiro STOMPS away on the chair! Ren POSTS Kanon, and Sho grabs Mao’s bike! Sho brings it over and he runs over Mao’s arm! Sho does wheelies to smash Mao’s arm!

The fans boo but then Sho adds insult to injury by RIPPING OFF the DDT Pro hood off the bike! Sho and the House beat up the bike! The ref reprimands and Mao says they’ll pay for that! Sho CLUBS Mao, puts him in the ring, and then pushes him to a cover, TWO! Sho has the arm for a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Mao endures and the fans rally. Mao kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Sho puts Mao on the apron, and he has the arm in the rope! ARM WRINGER! Sho then pulls Mao through the corner, traps his arm against the buckle pad, and then KNEES the arm! Mao is stuck and Sho stands on the arm!

The ref counts, Sho step off, and Mao is freed. The fans rally, Mao throws a forearm but there’s not much to it. Sho kicks Mao, Mao fires more shots, but Sho slips around, GERMAN ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Mao flails, reaches out, but Sho pulls on the arm! Mao still kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Sho lets Mao go, and Mao clutches his arm. Sho wrenches Mao’s arm, twists it, and hits the ELBOW BREAKER! Sho holds on to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER again! Sho grins as he lets Mao slump down. Sho knuckle locks, wrenches, and ELBOW- SLEEPER!! Mao has Sho now and the fans fire up!

Sho pries at the bad arm, pulls the fingers, but Mao breaks free! Look! HAYMAKER! Sho wobbles and the fans fire up! Mao whips, Sho reverses, but Mao SHOTGUNS! Sho flounders, the fans rally up, and Mao runs to BOOT Sho! Sho sputters, Mao runs again, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Sho survives, but is now in JUST FACELOCK! Sho endures, fights around, and both Ren & Yujiro are on the apron. But Mao’s team YANKS them down! Sho flails, the bell rings, but it was REN! The fans boo the usual tricks from the House, and Mao is upset that he fell for such a basic trick. Mao drags Sho up, but Sho CLAWS Mao’s eyes!

Sjo runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Mao runs, but now Sho uses the ref as a shield! Sho runs but Mao hurdles over the spear! Mao sends the ref back at Sho, then he HIGH JUMP CUTTERS!! The fans fire up and Mao waits on Sho. Sho rises, Mao brings him around, OSAKA RENKAI!! Cover, YUJIRO DRAGS THE REF OUT! The fans boo, Kanon is up but Yuijro & Ren BLAST him! The House mugs Mao, drags him up, and double whip him into a corner. Yujiro BOOTS Mao, Ren ELBOWS Mao, then Ren snapmares Mao to hold him open! Yujiro hits the FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW! The fans boo while Mao writhes!

Ren stands Mao up and Yujiro has his pimp cane! But wait, SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK from Shunma! Down goes Tokyo Pimp! Ren BOOTS Shunma, he BOOTS Kanon, but Kanon roars! Ren CLAWS Kanon’s eyes, runs, but Kanon LARIATS! The fans fire up as the full Strange Love Connection aims at Sho, HIGH LOW LARIATS!! Shunma builds speed and he DIVES! Down go Ren & Yujiro! Kanon & Mao set Sho up, but YOSHINOBU KANEMARU shows up! WHISKEY MIST for Kanon, and the BOTTLE SHOT for Mao! The fans boo as the Heel Master helps screw over the enemies of the House!

Kanemaru shoves the ref in and Sho laughs at Mao! STRAITJACKET DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mao survives and the fans fire up! But Sho has the ARMBAR!! Mao flails, fights around, and he stacks Sho! TWO and Sho still has the arm! SNAKE BITE!! Mao fights against the modified triangle, fights his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer and Sho lets go in frustration. Sho crawls his way over and looks for his things. Sho grabs his Torture Tool and NEVER Openweight Six Man belt. The ref sees the belt and takes that, but then Mao surprises Sho with is iron gauntlet! Mao PUNCHES the Torture Tool down!

Sho dodges the fist, pushes Mao to ropes, and Kanemaru is there! But Mao ducks, WHISKEY MIST hits Sho! Mao BOOTS Kanemaru, then powers up the gauntlet! ROCKET PUNCH!! And then SAMURAI SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sho survives, but Mao says he’ll finish this now! Mao drags Sho to a drop zone, climbs up the corner, and 450 SPLASHES!!! Cover, MAO WINS!!

Winner: Mao, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sho earns 0)

Sho tried to stack the deck, but justice was still served! Mao is alive in the block, if only for now. Can he count on Robbie Eagles AND Taiji Ishimori to bring down El Desperado and Yoh?

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles!

The Rogue Luchador still has that target on his back, not only because he could go to the finals with his win and Yoh’s loss, but because he is THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. Could the Sniper of the Skies kill two birds with one victory? Or is Despy about to go back-to-back at the BOSJ finals?

Eagles shows off his Soul of PWA Championship, and makes a point that it is bigger and shinier. Despy says yeah, that’s nice. The fans rally and duel already, and the bell rings. Despy and Eagles circle, the fans rally more, and they feel things out. The fans already start up “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” so Eagles joins in! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” The fans applaud, Eagles mocks Despy’s bow and waving arms, then the two tie up. Despy waistlocks, Eagles switches but Despy wrenches. Eagles rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, but Despy headlocks for the takeover.

Eagles headscissors, Despy rolls Eagles around to then float, but Eagles gets his leg guard up. Eagles wrangles Despy and goes for a leg, but Despy rolls to have a toehold. Eagles kicks Despy down to have the HEEL HOOK! Despy scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, and Despy goes to the apron. Eagles smirks and eggs Despy on. Despy rises up, the fans rally and duel, and Despy steps inside. Despy and Eagles circle, tie up, and Despy powers Eagles to the ropes. Red Shoes counts the break, Despy lets off to pat Eagles on the shoulder. But then he KNEES low! Despy whips, but Eagles holds ropes to block!

Despy still tries, Eagles still holds on, but Despy CLAWS Eagles’ eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Despy whips, only for Eagles to go up and around to arm-drag! Things keep moving, Eagles hurdles then RANAS, but Despy sunset flips through! TWO, Eagles high stacks, TWO! Both men stand, Despy KNEES low again, then whips. Eagles reverses to WHEEL KICK and kip up! The fans fire up and Eagles paces. Despy rises but Eagles is on him with a CHOP! Despy goes to ropes, Eagles is on him in the corner. Eagles CHOPS, puts Despy’s leg in ropes, and pulls! Despy shouts for Red Shoes, Red Shoes counts, and Eagles lets go, to basement 619!

Despy tumbles out of the ring, the fans rally, and Eagles paces. Eagles mockingly calls for Despy, then goes to the outside. Eagles stomps away on Despy’s leg, and then SMASHES it on the floor! Eagles flexes, says hey to Ninja Mack on commentary, then goes for Despy. Despy fires body shots and CHOPS, but Eagles TACKLES him down! Eagles YANKS Despy’s leg, puts him in the ring, then sits him up to step over and tie up the legs! STUMP PULLER! Despy endures and clubs at Eagles’ leg, but Eagles drops back to make this a cover, ONE!! The fans cheer as Despy sits up. Eagles KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! But Despy blcoks!

Despy spins Eagles, Eagles knees free, then Eagles runs, but Despy dropkicks a leg! Despy grabs that leg for a SHIN BREAKER! The fans fire up while Eagles writhes. Despy has the leg and SPLASHES down on it! Eagles kicks at Despy from the mat, but Despy pushes on a leg to have a toehold! Eagles endures, Despy drags him around, and ties up the legs for an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Despy slaps his own leg into working, but Eagles sits up to CHOP! Despy eggs him on so Eagles CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Despy “falls over” and that puts on more pressure! Eagles flails while Despy just lounges. Eagles crawls over, pushes Despy out of his way, and has the ROPEBREAK!

The fans applaud and Red Shoes calls the break. Despy claims he needs help, but Eagles fires hands! Despy lets go, but he kneels on the bad leg! Eagles has the ropes again, Red Shoes counts, and Despy finally stands. Eagles crawls away, but he refuses to let Red Shoes stop this. Despy drags Eagles up but Eagles fires body shots and forearms! Despy KNEES low, but Eagles BOOTS! Eagles whips, Despy reverses, but Eagles fights the spinebuster! Despy KNEES low again, suplexes, but Eagles slips free to CHOP BLOCK and BLINDSLIDE LARIAT! Despy tumbles out, the fans rally up, and Eagles pushes through the pain to DIVE!

The fans fire up with Eagles but he still hobbles on that bad leg. Eagles sees a young fan dressed like him and cheers with him. Eagles then puts Despy in the ring, pounds the apron, and the fans rally up more. Eagles springboards to SNIPER DROPKICK! And then he has the leg to roll Despy into the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy shouts and flails, scratches and claws, and makes his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, then Eagles drags Despy to center. Despy kicks at Eagles, but Eagles KICKS the leg! Despy writhes, Eagles hobbles, and they go to opposite corners. Eagles runs in, but Despy dodges!

Eagles’ knees hit buckles, Despy runs up, and Despy blocks a boot! Despy kicks one leg, and DRAGON SCREWS the other! Then he has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles flails, reaches out, but Despy thrashes him around! Eagles lunges to the ROPEBREAK! Despy lets go and the fans rally again. Despy hobbles over to bring Eagles up, and he reels Eagles in. Despy suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud while Despy drags Eagles up. Despy gut wrenches for GUITARRA- NO, Eagles slips free and waistlocks! Despy ELBOWS Eagles, whips, but Eagles reverses, only for Despy to reverse and SPINEBUSETR! High stack, TWO!

Despy has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles endures, Despy thrashes, then Despy rolls Eagles away to have NUMERO DOS! Eagles reaches out with his free arm, then activates the core to sit up! Eagles DESTROY- NO, Despy blocks the rolling driver, tucks Eagles in, but Eagles CLUBS away on the legs! Eagles slips free, wrangles Despy, and has the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy endures, reaches out, and he crawls forward. Despy drags Eagles along with him, but Eagles drags Despy back! Eagles puts on the pressure and the fans are thunderous! Despy fights his way forward again, but Eagles thrashes around! Despy gives it one last gasp and he has the ROPEBREAK!!

Eagles lets go, to drop KNEES on the knee! Then GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Then SPINNING TOEHOLD! Despy writhes, Eagles goes out and up, for WARP 4.5, but onto KNEES! Well, to clarify, the legs are usually the target, but Despy gets his knees up to jam Eagles! Both men are down and the fans rally up again. Eagles and Despy stir, then crawl for each other. They go forehead to forehead, then rise up to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Despy slaps his leg into working, ROCKS Eagles, and then stands. Eagles ROCKS Despy, Despy ROCKS Eagles again, but now Eagles UPPERCUTS!

The fans rally up more as Despy storms back up. He SLAPS Eagles! Eagles takes off the headband and bandana! Eagles huffs ‘n’ puffs and SLAPS Despy! And SLAPS, and KICKS! Despy ROCKS Eagles, but Eagles says I’LL BE BACK! ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZI- NO, Despy ducks to roll and STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles rolls Despy to a cover, TWO! Eagles schoolboys with a bridge, TWO! Despy stands, Eagles SOBATS, then ASAI DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Despy stands, spins Eagles around and around, then PINCHE LOCO!! But Despy can’t make the cover! The fans fire up as Despy crawls and covers, TWO!!!

The fans fire up as Eagles survives! Despy rises, brings Eagles around, and Despy underhooks. TIGER DRIVER!! And then he underhooks again, but Eagles fireman’s carries! Eagles shifts things around to hit the TURBO BACKPACK!! Eagles crawls to the cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans are thunderous! Eagles goes to the corner, takes aim, and he basement SUPERKICKS!! Eagles can’t make the cover, his bad leg hurts too much! The fans rally harder as both men rise, and Eagles is back at the corner. Eagles runs to HYPER- NO, Despy ducks and has the leg! STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Eagles flails, sits up again, but Despy makes it a SPINEBUTER!!

Despy has NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! Eagles dangles as he endures, and he QUITS! Despy wins!!!

Winner: El Desperado, by submission (gains 2 points; Eagles earns 0)

The Sniper could not take out the Rogue Luchador, and Desperado is still in the running! With that, Mao is now out of the running, too, so it all comes down to the main event!

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori!

The pressure is on for Direct Drive! Yoh beat Despy in their 1v1, so if Yoh wins, he is in! Will this be a fresh finals for the Best of the Super Juniors? Or can the Bone Soldier help Despy make it through?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Yoh and Taiji circle, feel things out, and they tie up. Taiji wrenches to a wristlock, but Yoh rolls then trips Taiji. Taiji counters by going for the armbar, but Yoh stacks Taiji to a cover, ONE! The two back off and the fans cheer. Yoh and Taiji reset, circle again, and feel things out. They knuckle lock, but then Yoh goes for a leg. Taiji holds him off and puts him on ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, and Taiji lets off with pats to the shoulder. The two reset again, tie up, and Taiji headlocks. Yoh fires body shots, powers up and out, then drops down. Yoh bypasses Taiji, drop toeholds, but Taiji avoids the basement dropkick!

Yoh avoids a Penalty Kick, but Taiji kicks low to snapmare and NECK- NO, Yoh victory rolls, so that he can NECK TWIST! The fans rally while Taiji goes to ropes. Yoh runs up, Taiji puts him on the apron, but Yoh blocks a shot. Taiji ducks Yoh’s punch to HOTSHOT him down! Taiji then runs to a corner, goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up and Taiji brings Yoh around. Taiji hammerlocks Yoh’s arm and POSTS him! Yoh staggers away, Taiji goes off to the blue corner and he undoes the buckle pad. The Bullet Club Special is in play, but Taiji waits as the ring count climbs.

Yoh stands at 3 of 20, shakes out the bad arm, and rolls in at 8. The fans cheer, Taiji storms up, but Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back, snapmares, and NECK TWISTS! The fans cheer while Yoh clutches his neck and shoulder. Taiji drags Yoh up, snapmares, and FIST DROPS! Cover, TWO! Taiji sits Yoh up to clamp on with a chinlock! Yoh endures the knee in his back, then fights his way around. Yoh reaches out, but Taiji turns him with a wristlock. Taiji wrenches and WRINGS Yoh to then WRING the arm again! Yoh scrambles to ropes while the fans cheer. Taiji storms over, grabs the arm, and has a COBRA CLUTCH!

Yoh endures as Taiji drags him away to center. Yoh kicks and reaches out, then fights up. Taiji ripcords to RAM Yoh, then COBRA CLUTCH and a takedown! COBRA TRIANGLE! The fans rally as Yoh endures, and Yoh kicks around to have the ROPEBREAK! Taiji lets go in frustration, and Yoh coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Taiji CLUBS Yoh, drags him up, but Yoh fires forearms and kicks! Taiji BODY BLOWS, then CLUBS Yoh! Yoh goes back to the ropes, Taiji brings him around to whip into a corner. Taiji runs up, but Yoh BOOTS him away! Taiji comes back, but into a clinch, BACKBREAKER and NECKBREAKER!

The fans rally while both men are down again. Yoh and Taiji rise, and Yoh runs up to rally with forearms! Yoh whips, Taiji reverses, but Yoh FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with Yoh, and he brings Taiji up. Yoh scoops Taiji to SLAM him, and then he revels in cheers. Yoh drops the ELBOW, then covers. TWO, and Yoh drops the KNEE! Cover, TWO and Yoh SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Yoh shakes out the arm. Yoh drags Taiji up, reels him in, but Taiji fights the suplex to wrench and ARM CODE BREAKER! Then BONE LOCK! But Yoh rolls it fast! TWO!! Taiji kicks low, CLAWS Yoh’s eyes, then whips.

Yoh reverses, Taiji handsprings, but Yoh catches him! Taiji switches, ducks an elbow, then spins Yoh around, to POST him! The Bullet Club Special comes through, and Taiji brings Yoh out. Taiji hammerlocks the arm, scoops, and SHOULDER BUSTERS! Yoh writhes, Taiji goes back to the corner, and the fans rally up. Taiji runs back in, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTIC- NO, Yoh spins that into a COBRA TWIST! Yoh then shifts to throw elbows, and he puts on the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji reaches out, fights his way over, but Yoh wrangles him to the mat! Taiji endures, rolls, pops free, and has the BONE LOCK!!

Yoh endures again and the fans rally back up! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him back for BLOODY- NO, Yoh handsprings through and O’Conner Rolls! Taiji stops the bridge, pushes Yoh down, BONE LOCK!! Yoh endures again and the fans rally! Yoh fights over again, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Yoh literally escapes by a foot. Taiji lets go, then grins as he brings Yoh back up. Taiji gut wrenches, and CIPHER UTAKI! But Taiji says that’s not all! He aims his finger gun, says BANG, and then brings Yoh back in. But Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans rally up again!

Yoh and Taiji slowly stir, rise up, and Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back! Yoh fires another, Taiji fires another, repeat! They pick up speed and the fans rally! Taiji LARIATS but Yoh stays up! Yoh LARIATS but Taiji stays up! They both roar, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Yoh runs up but Taiji JUMP KNEES! BANG and BLOODY- NO, Yoh wrenches out to HEADBUTT! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Taiji and Yoh stir, but Yoh sits up first. Yoh roars, slaps his bad arm into working, and then crawls over to Taiji. Yoh underhooks but Taiji fights the lift! Taiji wrenches out but Yoh full nelsons! Taiji fights that, but Yoh ripcords!

Taiji blocks the knee but that hurts his harm! Taiji takes a swing, but into the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji fights the hold, wrenches out, and tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! BONE LOCK!!! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him! Yoh uses that to have the ANACONDA VICE!!! Taiji endures, fights to sit up, and then he stands to fire body shots. Taiji RAMS Yoh into the bare buckles! Both men fall back and the fans rally harder! Taiji drags Yoh up, reels him in, but Yoh blocks! Yoh fireman’s carries, and he hits an USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up and Yoh full nelsons Taiji! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!

Taiji escapes but Yoh vows to end this! The fans are thunderous as Yoh hauls Taiji up! DIRECT DRIVE!!! Cover, YOH WINS!!!

Winner: Yoh, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)

The Bone Soldier fails, and now Desperado is NOT going to the finals! Desperado will now be on the outside looking in, waiting for his next challenger.

Speaking of which, Kosei Fujita now makes his way out here to be face to face with Yoh. Yoh holds the ropes open for Fujita to step into the ring. Fujita and Yoh get face to face, and Fujita points at the tag title on Yoh’s shoulder, because he also wants that belt. Yoh knows, since he and Wato took it from Fujita & Eagles. But Yoh dismisses Fujita, they’ll meet again on June 1st. Yoh then takes up the mic to tell Fujita, “Ya bastard… I’ll show you true chaos! Now, just one more win. In Ota, the best wind will blow.” Yoh drops the mic to leave it at that. Will that wind be the winds of change? Or will Yoh fail to bring down The Mighty Japanese Young Punk?

 

Here are the FINAL B Block standings!

YOH: 6-3, 12 points [FINALIST]
El Desperado: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
MAO: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Taiji Ishimori: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie Eagles: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
SHO: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Nick Wayne: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]


My Thoughts:

A great night to wrap round nine and therefore the round robin portion. No repeat BOSJ finalists, which is actually great because now we’ve got a fresh match-up. Taguchi VS Knight was still a great match for not affecting outcomes, and Knight gets to return to AEW with a win. The flipside is Titan gets a win over Nick Wayne, I really do think it books itself, Nick VS Titan for the ROH World TV Championship on Grand Slam: Mexico. Christian Cage can even be condescending to Nick over how Nick didn’t make it to the finals, adding to that feud. Nick can beat Titan in the rematch, then get in Christian’s face to make a match for All In: Texas, or at least Supercard of Honor where ROH titles should be showing up anyway.

Great stuff with Mao and his team against Sho and the House of Torture. I was pleasantly surprised that Mao won, and I wonder if the House of Torture goes to a DDT Pro show to battle it out with Strange Love Connection. Mao winning also added great drama to the remaining matches, Despy VS Eagles was awesome stuff, probably the actual best match of the night. Yoh VS Taiji wasn’t quite as hot going by the crowd, but Yoh getting the win to shut the door on Despy was good. Yoh VS Fujita will be great, a bit hard to call, but that makes it fun.

My Score: 9/10

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