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Mitchell’s NJPW WrestleKingdom 17 Results & Report! (1/21/23)
NJPW VS NOAH, the rematch!
Yokohama hosts the massive crossover’s sequel!
As NJPW heads for year 51, they once again invite Pro-Wrestling NOAH for a star-studded showdown in Yokohama Arena! It’s WrestleKingdom 17, part 2!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa VS Taishi Ozawa & Yasutaka Yano; Fujita & Oiwa win.
- Tomohiro Ishii & Oskar Leube VS Daiki Inaba & Masa Kitamiya; Inaba & Kitamiya win.
- 8 Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Satoshi Kojima & Takashi Sugiura VS KENTA, El Phantasmo, Gedo & Naomichi Marufuji; Tanahashi, Yano, Kojima & Sugiura win.
- El Desperado VS YO-HEY; Desperado wins.
- Six Man Tag: Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato & Tiger Mask VS Alejandro, Junta Miyawaki & AMAKUSA; Alejandro, Miyawaki & Amakusa win.
- Kazuchika Okada & Togi Makabe VS Yoshiki Inamura & Kaito Kiyomiya; No Contest.
- BUSHI VS Tadasuke; Tadasuke wins.
- Hiromu Takahashi VS Hajime Ohara; Hiromu wins.
- SANADA VS Manabu Soya; Soya wins.
- Shingo Takagi VS Katsuhiko Nakajima; Takagi wins.
- Tetsuya Naito VS Kenoh; Naito wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
BUSHI VS Tadasuke!
Leading off this Best of 5 series of Los Ingobernables de Japon VS KONGO, it’s the Black Mask and The Out Cast! Will Bushi hit a homer? Or will Tadasuke strike him out?
Speaking of striking, Bushi strikes first with a SHOTGUN dropkick before the bell! The ref reprimands but the bell rings as Bushi fires off forearms! Bushi CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Bushi brings Tadasuke around, messes with Tadasuke’s hair, then wipes his hands off on the ref. Fans rally up, Bushi drags Tadasuke up to throw him out, and goes out to CLUB Tadasuke on the back. Bushi whips Tadasuke hard into railing! Bushi kicks Tadasuke around, brings him and whips him hard into more railing! Fans fire up and Bushi dusts off his hands. Bushi drags Tadasuke up and whips him, only for Tadasuke to reverse and send Bushi into railing!
Bushi comes back and fires off forearms! Bushi whips, Tadasuke reverses, and Bushi hits railing again! Tadasuke BOOTS Bushi down! The ref reprimands, Tadasuke tells him to hold on, and he grins as he looms over Bushi. Tadasuke drags Bushi up, puts him in the ring, and fans applaud. Tadasuke stomps away on Bushi, then laughs as he runs and stomps Bushi down again! Bushi goes to ropes, Tadasuke drags him up and puts him on other ropes. Tadasuke goes to the apron to stand on Bushi, and then he shouts as he runs to GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! Bushi flounders back while fans applaud.
Tadasuke goes into the ring, covers, TWO! Tadasuke keeps on Bushi with a stretch plum! Bushi endures, Tadasuke throws down elbows and keeps on the plum! Bushi endures, crawls around with just his legs, but Tadasuke puts on the pressure! Bushi reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Tadasuke lets go and fans applaud. Tadasuke looms over Bushi, and he rips off the shirt! “C’MON, BABY!” Fans boo as Tadasuke flexes, but Bushi gets up to fire off forearms! Bushi ROCKS Tadasuke, but Tadasuke CHOPS! Bushi CHOPS, Tadasuke CHOPS, repeat! Tadasuke CHOPS Bushi off his feet! Fans fire up while Tadasuke dusts himself up.
Fans chant for Bushi but Tadasuke shrugs that off. Tadasuke stands Bushi up to HEADBUTT! Tadasuke whips Bushi to a corner, runs in corner to corner, but Bushi BOOTS him back! Bushi then RANAS Tadasuke down! Fans rally up, Bushi stands and he brings Tadasuke up. Tadasuke fires off forearms but Bushi SLAPS him! Bushi snapmares and KICKS Tadasuke in the back! And KICKS him again! Bushi throws Tadasuke out and builds speed, DIVE! Direct hit into the railing! Fans fire up with Bushi and the ring count starts. Bushi takes his time, stomps Tadasuke at 6 of 20, then drags him up at 9. Bushi puts Tadasuke in at 12 and fans applaud.
Bushi climbs a corner and fans rally. Tadasuke stands, Bushi MISSILE DROPKICKS! Fans cheer for the Bushirooni! Bushi drags Tadasuke up but Tadasuke swings on him! Bushi blocks, spins Tadasuke, but Tadasuke wrenches back, gets around, and atomic drops! Tadasuke then fakes a punch to hit a DDT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Bushi but Tadasuke uses that to fire himself up. Tadasuke runs, but Bushi blocks the lariat! ARM BREAKER! BACKSTABBER! Tadasuke staggers around, Bushi runs in, CODE BREAKER! Fans fire up as Bushi goes up top and calls his shot! M- LARIAT! Tadasuke counters Bushi’s best shot and both men are down!
Fans rally back up as Bushi and Tadasuke stir. Tadasuke drags himself to ropes, but his arms don’t have the strength to drag himself up. Tadasuke goes to Bushi and throws a forearm. Bushi throws a forearm back! Tadasuke throws another forearm, so Bushi throws another one back! They stand, fans rally, and Tadasuke throws another forearm! Bushi returns it, and the brawl is on! Bushi gets the edge but Tadasuke gives those all back! Bushi SLAPS, Tadasuke LARIATS! Tadasuke stands Bushi up to LARIAT again! Fans fire up, Tadasuke runs, Bushi LARIATS! Both men are down and fans rally for Bushi!
Tadasuke bails out and flounders around. Bushi goes out but is also sore. Bushi storms up to Tadasuke, whips him, but Tadasuke reverses! Bushi hits railing hard, and both men are down again. The ref checks both men, they’re okay to continue, and Tadasuke fires up! Tadasuke talks some trash, drags Bushi up, and he whips Bushi, only for Bushi to reverse! Tadasuke hits railings hard! Bushi kicks the gate open and brings Tadasuke to No Man’s Land. Bushi brings Tadasuke around, NECKBREAKER on the railing! Fans fire up while both men are down again. Bushi stands, he drags Tadasuke back around and puts him in the ring.
Fans rally as Bushi brings Tadasuke through the ropes, DRAPING DDT to the apron! Bushi goes into the ring, drags Tadasuke back in, FISHERMAN- NO, Tadasuke slips free to LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Tadasuke fires himself up but the fans rally for Bushi. Tadasuke torture racks, Bushi slips free and shoves Tadasuke at the ref! Tadasuke stops himself, but turns around into BLACK MIST!! Bushi reels Tadasuke in for a backslide! But Tadasuke rolls through to ghost pin! TADASUKE WINS!!
Winner: Tadasuke (KONGO 1-0)
Bushi can’t believe it! His trick backfired and he suffers loss! But then he goes after Tadasuke! Tensions were already high between the factions and now we have a brawl! They throw haymakers and then grapple! Young Lions from both sides rush in and separate the two, and Tadasuke staggers his way up the ramp, still a bit blind. KONGO takes the lead, will this win be all the difference in the series?
Hiromu Takahashi VS Hajime Ohara!
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, the Best of the Super Juniors, has his work cut out for him. With LIJ down 0-1, will Hiromu be able to turn things around? Or will the Dark Dragon cause the Ticking Timebomb to self-destruct?
The bell rings and fans rally for “HI-RO-MU!” already. Hiromu and Ohara both rush in but Ohara avoids the dropkick! Ohara facelocks Hiromu, and rolls with him as Hiromu tries to get free. Ohara floats around to headlock, but Hiromu slips out to headlock back. Ohara powers up, slips free and headlocks Hiromu again. Hiromu powers up to power out, but Ohara runs him over! Things speed up, Hiromu drops down but Ohara uses that to float and headlock again. Fans applaud this opening exchange, and Hiromu fights up. Hiromu pries the hold open, slips around and he headlocks Ohara in return.
Ohara rolls, pops free, and he has a headlock on the mat. Fans applaud, but Hiromu hooks with a leg. Ohara shrugs the headscissor, shifts to a facelock, and he snapmares Hiromu into a chinlock. Ohara thrashes around but Hiromu endures. Fans rally, Hiromu fights up, throws elbows, and Hiromu runs. Ohara catches Hiromu to a chinlock! Fans rally, but Ohara hits a BACK2BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Ohara tries again, TWO! And again, TWO! A deep hook, TWO!! Hiromu escapes and bails out of the ring but Ohara pursues! Ohara puts Hiromu back in quickly, and he stomps Hiromu down. Fans rally but Ohara brings Hiromu up.
Ohara wrenches, whips corner to corner, and runs in, but Hiromu dodges! Hiromu comes back, and shouts at “Hao!” as he clotheslines! Hiromu snapmares Ohara, runs, but Ohara leaps to drag Hiromu down! Ohara gets an arm and a leg, for the MUY BIEN! Hiromu endures the modified Half Crab, and then Ohara shifts to just the Half Crab! Hiromu crawls, reaches out, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Ohara lets go cleanly and Hiromu bails out again. Ohara follows, he brings Hiromu up and puts him back in the ring. Ohara looms over Hiromu, fans rally up but Ohara clamps on for a motorcycle stretch. Hiromu reaches out, ROPEBREAK!
Ohara lets off cleanly again, and he brings Hiromu up to wrench. Hiromu fights the lift, throws down elbows, and then he CHOPS! Hiromu whips, Ohara reverses, but Hiromu RANAS on the return! Fans fire up as Ohara goes to a corner. Hiromu runs in to clothesline! Snapmare again, and SHOTGUN! Ohara bails out and Hiromu follows now. Hiromu is on the apron, FLYING SHOTGUN, but Ohara dodges! Hiromu crashes down and Ohara wags his finger. Ohara stands on Hiromu’s neck, the ref reprimands, but Ohara lets off. Ohara drags Hiromu up, and RAMS him into railing! And again and again and again!
The ref reprimands, Ohara lets off, and he brings Hiromu up. Ohara whips Hiromu hard into railing! Hiromu writhes at the ramp but Ohara storms over. Ohara drags Hiromu up, puts him in the ring and covers, TWO! Ohara keeps cool, he brings Hiromu back up, and wrenches to pump handle and lift! BACKBREAKER! Hiromu writhes, Ohara covers, TWO! Fans rally for Hiromu but Ohara looms over him. Ohara drags Hiromu up, fireman’s carries, but Hiromu fights free! Hiromu swings but Ohara dodges to waistlock. Hiromu switches, Ohara wrenches out and hooks Hiromu to bring him down! Hiromu slips free and fireman’s carries, CORNER DEATH VALLEY!
Fans fire up while both men are down! Hiromu and Ohara stir, and Hiromu stands up at the ropes. Hiromu drags Ohara up, fireman’s carries again, but the back gives up! Ohara wrenches, forearms, and hits a BACKBREAKER to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Ohara rolls Hiromu over, traps a leg and has the over-the-shoulder! TRES FLUERS! But Hiromu scrambles forward to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Ohara lets off, and fans fire up again. Ohara drags Hiromu up, reels him in, Canadian Rack, but Hiromu fights free! Hiromu swings but Ohara dodges, only to come back into the HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!
Both men are down again and fans fire up! Ohara stands first, but Hiromu ELBOWS! Ohara ducks the superkick, knees low, but runs in to a POP-UP POWERBOMB! Hiromu drags Ohara up, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Hiromu writhes from the pain in his back but both men are down again. Fans rally up, and the dueling begins as “O-HA-RA!” has fans in the crowd now. Hiromu drags Ohara up, but Ohara ROCKS Hiromu! Hiromu ROCKS Ohara! Ohara ROCKS Hiromu again! Hiromu goes to ropes, but he comes back to ROCK Ohara! Ohara staggers to ropes, but he fires up to ROCK Hiromu again!
Hiromu staggers, leans on the ropes, fires up and comes back to ROCK Ohara! Ohara ROCKS Hiromu! They go forehead to forehead, the forearms fly faster and faster now! Fans rally, the two slow down, and Hiromu staggers around. Ohara eggs Hiromu on and Hiromu fires back up, actually calling him “OHARA!” Hiromu throws a forearm! Ohara drops to a knee, and Hiromu drags him up. Ohara shouts, “TAKAHASHI HIROMU!” and he fires off fast hands! Ohara runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Hiromu roars and runs, into a tilt-o-whirl DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up with Ohara now as he drags Hiromu into the hammerlock! MUY BIEN!!
Hiromu endures, fans fire up, and Hiromu drags himself around! Ohara grabs that free arm but Hiromu fights free! Hiromu reaches, but Ohara traps that arm!! But Hiromu keeps fighting! Hiromu kicks around, and they both fall into the ROPEBREAK! Fans are thunderous as Ohara lets go. Ohara waits on Hiromu to sit up, then runs, but Hiromu blocks the chop! SUPERKICK! Ohara just glares at Hiromu! Ohara fires off forearms! Ohara runs, Hiromu follows, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! Hiromu drags Ohara back up, suplexes, VICTORY ROYALE! Cover, TWO!! Ohara survives and fans are thunderous!
Hiromu pounds the mat, fans clap along, and Hiromu powers up! Hiromu drags Ohara up into the dragon sleeper, inverted suplex, TIMEBOMB- NO, Ohara fights and flails! But Hiromu keeps Ohara up, for TIMEBOMB MK II!! Cover, Hiromu wins!!
Winner: Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (series tied 1-1)
Hiromu thought that as the Best of the Super Juniors, he was going to have an easy time with the former GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion. Ohara still lost, but he surely won Hiromu’s respect. And now with things all tied up, it’s anyone’s game!
SANADA VS Manabu Soya!
The middle of the series ends up being a critical moment, and it’s between former AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champions! Will the tiebreaker go to the Cold Skull or the Power Booster?
The bell rings and fans rally up for Sanada as he stares down with Soya. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Soya finds a point of leverage. Sanada turns things around to have Soya on the ropes, but he lets off cleanly. Fans applaud and the two reset. They feel out another grapple, Soya shoots in but Sanada gets around to waistlock. Soya sits and slips out to hammerlock. Soya then headlocks, but Sanada slips out to wristlock. Soya stands up, wrenches, and wristlocks back. Sanada rolls, handsprings, and cartwheels to handspring and wrench back! Sanada headlocks, spins, headlocks for a takeover, but Soya headscissors!
Sanada kips free, Soya CHOPS him! Fans applaud as Sanada stays up. Soya whips him to ropes, but Sanada holds ropes. Soya runs in, Sanada BOOTS him, but Soya comes back to clothesline Sanada up and out of the ring! Fans rally up while Sanada clutches his arm. Soya goes out after him, brings him up, and whips Sanada hard into railing! Soya keeps on Sanada to whip him into more railing! Soya goes after Sanada again to whip him into more railing! The railing sure is getting a workout tonight. Soya drags Sanada up and puts him in the ring. Cover, ONE! Soya keeps cool and fans rally up. Soya drags Sanada up but Sanada CHOPS!
Soya stares Sanada down so Sanada CHOPS again! Soya CHOPS Sanada, Sanada CHOPS again! They go CHOP for CHOP, Soya CHOPS Sanada to the corner! Soya whips corner to corner, runs in and back elbows! Soya then headlocks for the BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for Sanada but Soya drags him back up. Soya deadlift suplexes Sanada! But Sanada fights it and turns things around to a snap suplex! Fans fire up while both men are down! Fans rally as Soya stirs, and Sanada kips up! Sanada brings Soya up, but Soya knees low. Soya whips, Sanada reverses and hurdles, hurdles and DROPKICKS!
Soya bails out but Sanada aims, for the PLANCHA! Direct hit and fans fire up! Sanada encourages them to get louder and they oblige. They cheer for “SA-NA-DA!” and Sanada brings Soya back up. Sanada puts Soya in the ring, then he springboards, but Soya catches him! But Sanada fights the fireman’s carry to waistlock. Soya switches, lifts, but Sanada fights with elbows. Sanada runs, into a SPEAR! Fans fire up while Soya snarls. Sanada crawls to a corner, Soya runs in, and he clotheslines! Soya then reels Sanada in, Canadian Racks, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Sanada survives #WildScrap but Soya keeps cool.
Soya rallies up the fans, Sanada stands, and Soya runs. WILD- NO, Sanada gets around, shoves Soya to a corner, but Soya boots Sanada back. Sanada runs back in, Soya dodges, but Sanada tumbles up and out. Sanada springboards back in for the MISSILE DROPKICK! Sanada drags Soya back up, fireman’s carries, and T K O! Cover, TWO! Soya is still in this and Sanada is a bit annoyed. But the fans rally back up and Sanada brings Soya into the dragon sleeper. But Soya lifts Sanada! Sanada fights the lawn dart to SKULL- NO, Soya rolls through, deadlifts, and hits a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Sanada survives and fans rally back up.
Soya waits on Sanada to stand, then he runs, but into a DROPKICK! Soya stays up and roars! Soya swings, but Sanada catches him to spin him around, suplex and MAGIC SCREW! Soya flounders and fans rally for Sanada. Sanada climbs, ROUNDING BODY PRESS to the back! Sanada goes up top again, ROUNDING BODY PRESS onto knees! Knees for Sanada’s ribs, but also knees for Soya’s face! Both men are down from that double-edged save! Soya snarls through the pain and he dares Sanada to get up. Sanada stands, Soya runs in, DOUBLE CHOPS! Sanada ROCKS Soya with a forearm, but Soya DOUBLE CHOPS again!
Fans rally up and Sanada grits his teeth. Sanada ROCKS Soya, but Soya grits his teeth. Soya DOUBLE CHOPS, Sanada forearms, Soya goes to a single CHOP! They go back and forth, forearm for CHOP, and then Soya fires DOUBLE CHOP after DOUBLE CHOP! Soya eggs Sanada on as his chest is stinging! Sanada grits his teeth, he EuroUppers Soya! Soya drops to a knee and fans fire up again! Sanada drags Soya up, but Soya breaks free! Sanada ROLLING ELBOWS, runs, spins, but into a LARIAT! Soya fireman’s carries, for the PERFECT DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Sanada survives but Soya is all fired up!
Soya aims from the corner as Sanada flounders back up. WILD- NO, Sanada dodges, O’Conner Rolls deep! TWO!!! Soya escapes, runs in, but into an elbow! Sanada QUEBRADA, to the SKULL END!! But Soya fights it, turns around, suplexes, but Sanada tries to cradle! Soya fights that off, to deadlift Sanada for a BRAINBUSTER! Soya isn’t done there, he stands Sanada up and reels him back in. JUMPING DDT!! Cover, TWO!!! Sanada survives and fans are thunderous! Soya snarls, pounds a buckle pad, and then aims at Sanada again. Sanada rises up as fans rally, and Soya runs in, but Sanada gets around! But Soya bucks the O’Conner!
Soya runs in, into a RANA! Cover, TWO!?! Soya escapes, he comes in, WILD BOMBER!! Cover, ONE?!?! Sanada survives Soya’s best shot, but Soya isn’t deterred! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Soya roars, runs in, WILD BOMBER!!! Cover, SOYA WINS!
Winner: Manabu Soya, by pinfall (KONGO leads 2-1)
The Power Booster busts through and he not only breaks the tie in this series, he ties the personal series between him and Sanada! Will this win over the Cold Skull be just what Soya needs to fire up in 2023?
Shingo Takagi VS Katsuhiko Nakajima!
The Rampaging Dragon has a lot on the horizon, but he isn’t going to look past this battle for his team. Will the KOPW Provisional Champion be rolling into the New Beginning? Or will the Mad Wolf secure the series for his side?
The bell rings and fans rally up for “TA-KA-GI!” Takagi and Nakajima approach, feel things out, then back up. They approach again, feel things out again, but again they back off. Fans rally, Takagi wants knuckle locks but Nakajima swiftly kicks him in the leg. Takagi backs off again and Nakajima smirks. Takagi comes back, tests the waters with jabs, then he rushes in to clinch. They end up in a corner, the ref calls for the break, but Takagi gives short headbutts, then elbows, then fires off and CHOPS! Takagi runs, but Nakajima catches, suplexes, only for Takagi to fight free. Fans applaud as the two stare down.
Fans rally for “TA-KA-GI!” again as he and Nakajima reset. They circle, feel things out, and they knuckle lock. Nakajima kicks low, snapmares and KICKS! Takagi stands up to shove Nakajima. Takagi fires a forearm, Nakajima gives it back, and they go back and forth! Fans rally as they go faster and faster, Nakajima answering right after Takagi hits him. Takagi knees low, headlocks, but Nakajima powers out to BOOT! Nakajima runs to BOOT again, but Takagi comes back to run Nakajima over! Fans fire up and Takagi steadies himself. Nakajima goes to a corner, Takagi runs in and he blocks the boot! To LARIAT!
Takagi brings Nakajima out and suplexes him high and hard! Fans rally, and Takagi gives Nakajima toying kicks. Nakajima stands up but Takagi reels him in. Nakajima fights the lift with a headlock, but Takagi pops free to ROCK Nakajima with a forearm. Takagi runs, but into a kitchen sink knee! Fans rally but Takagi sputters while Nakajima paces around. Nakajima smirks as he lines up a shot, and he runs to PENALTY KICK Takagi right in the stomach! Takagi clutches his side and crawls out of the ring! Fans rally for Takagi but Nakajima lets him writhe while checking kick pads. Takagi stands, but Nakajima goes to the apron, PENALTY KICK!
Takagi falls down and fans rally up again. The ring count starts while Nakajima sits cross-legged in the ring. Fans boo as Nakajima mocks Takagi’s hands-together pose. Takagi sits up at 10 of 20, forces himself to stand at 14, and he hobbles over and in at 16. Fans applaud the toughness, but Nakajima runs in corner to corner to BOOT! Nakajima sits Takagi down to dig his boots in! Nakajima grins while the ref counts, and Nakajima lets off at 4. Fans rally for Takagi more but Nakajima stomps again. Nakajima digs his boots in again, and grins as the fans boo. The ref counts again, Nakajima lets off at 3. Nakajima now gives those toying kicks.
Takagi gets up to throw a forearm but Nakajima gives it back. Nakajima KICKS Takagi, whips him corner to corner, and runs in to BOOT again! And Nakajima grinds his boots in again! Fans boo, the ref counts, and Nakajima lets off. Nakajima gives Takagi fast kicks again and again, but he’s still toying with Takagi. Nakajima digs his knee in, throws down forearms, then digs his boots back in. The ref counts, Nakajima lets off, and Takagi gets mad. Nakajima brings Takagi up, but he ducks a chop to KICK again! Takagi snarls, and Nakajima dares him to hit back. But then Nakajima dodges to KICK again! Nakajima reels Takagi in but Takagi blocks the lift!
Takagi CLUBS Nakajima, but Nakajima SOBATS! Nakajima runs, but into an ELBOW! JAB! YUKON LARIAT! Fans fire up as Takagi turns things around! Takagi still needs to catch his breath from the pain in his ribs. Nakajima crawls to ropes, Takagi storms up on him and throws knees into the stomach! Takagi ROCKS Nakajima with a right, then whips him to ropes, for a KNEE! And then a DDT! Takagi keeps moving, SLIDING LARIAT! But that proves to be double-edged with Takagi’s stomach and ribs bothering him. Takagi drags Nakajima up, suplexes, but Nakajima fights it, so Takagi hits another DDT!
Fans rally up, and Takagi tells them all, “IT’S TIME!” Nakajima goes to a corner, Takagi runs in to clothesline! Fans fire up, Takagi drags Nakajima up and puts him up top. Takagi climbs up after Nakajima, fires off headbutt after headbutt, then brings Nakajima to the very top. SUPERPLEX! Fans fire up while both men are down! Takagi crawls to the cover, TWO! Nakajima hangs tough but fans rally for Takagi. Takagi shouts, “OI! OI! OI!” and fans shout along. Takagi brings Nakajima up, pump handles, but Nakajima fights the lift. Takagi knees low, shifts his grip, but Nakajima KNEES him! Nakajima clamps on a COBRA TWIST!
Takagi endures, Nakajima shifts to an IRON OCTOPUS! Takagi endures, pops free, and throws Nakajima away! Takagi then KICKS Nakajima in the back! Nakajima grins as he stands up. Takagi throws a forearm, but Nakajima throws one back. Takagi says he likes that! Takagi ROCKS Nakajima, and Nakajima just keeps grinning. Nakajima ROCKS Takagi, Takagi ROCKS Nakajima, repeat! They go faster and faster and fans rally up. Nakajima gets the edge and Takagi wobbles. But Takagi fires back with boxing elbows! Takagi ROCKS Nakajima! Nakajima staggers, and KICKS! Takagi wobbles and goes to ropes!
Takagi comes back, and puts some stank on the CHOP! Nakajima dusts himself off, and KICKS in return! Fans rally, Takagi LARIATS! Nakajima staggers but stays standing. Takagi eggs him on, so Nakajima KICKS again! Takagi LARIATS! Nakajima KICKS! Takagi throws another but he’s on fumes! Nakajima KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS! Takagi falls to the mat! Nakajima brings him up, runs, but Takagi LARIATS! And SAIDOS! Takagi has new life, and he runs, but Nakajima ducks to ROUNDHOUSE!! Takagi goes down in a heap! The ref checks Takagi while Nakajima also falls to the mat! Fans are thunderous for Takagi, and he’s somehow still in this!
Takagi and Nakajima head for each other, and Nakajima brings Takagi up. Nakajima grins as he reels Takagi in, but Takagi fights the suplex. Nakajima throws a KNEE, then suplexes, but Takagi fights that! Takagi wrenches, but Nakajima DECKS Takagi with a palm strike! Nakajima pushes the ref aside and he brings Takagi back up. Nakajima wants to end this, suplex and VERTICAL SPIKE!! Cover, TWO!??! Takagi survives and shocks everyone! Nakajima is no longer grinning while the fans are thunderous for Takagi! Nakajima storms over to Takagi, drags him up, and fireman’s carries. Takagi fights that off with elbows!
Takagi rains down more elbows, Nakajima staggers away. Nakajima comes back, but Takagi blocks the kick! Nakajima fires off fists, but swings into MADE IN JAPAN!! But Takagi can’t make the cover!! Fans are thunderous again while both men are down! Takagi goes to the corner, he headbutts the buckles and fans rally hard as ever! Takagi runs, PUMPING BOMBER!!! Cover, TWO?!!? Nakajima just returned the favor! Fans rally up again and Takagi headbutts the mat! Takagi drags Nakajima up, Nakajima breaks free, but Takagi JABS! And HEADBUTTS! Nakajima swings, into a half nelson! HALF ‘N’ HALF!
Takagi SLIDING FOREARMS!! Then he drags Nakajima up, pump handles and torture racks, LAST OF THE DRAGONS!! Cover, Takagi wins!!
Winner: Shingo Takagi, by pinfall (series tied 2-2)
The Dragon slays the Mad Wolf! Takagi keeps LIJ alive in this Best of 5, but he also keeps himself going towards his marathon month! Will Takagi be able to do the same to Great-O-Khan tomorrow in the New Beginning?
Tetsuya Naito VS Kenoh!
And in the end, it all comes down to this! LIJ and KONGO have battled hard from the start, and we’re tied going into the final round! Will the Uncontrollable Charisma make WrestleKingdom 17 in Yokohama tranquilo? Or will the Rouge Fist win this for not just his faction, but for all of NOAH?
As always, Naito takes his time with his elaborate entrance attire. Kenoh gets annoyed and tells Naito to hurry up, but that only makes Naito take longer. Naito finishes, fans rally up, and the bell rings. Red Shoes notes the fans are definitely in favor of “NA-I-TO!” Kenoh shrugs that off and circles with Naito. They approach, but then Naito backs off. Kenoh dares him to bring it, but Naito keeps things at his pace. They circle and approach again, but again Naito backs away. So Kenoh goes after Naito! Kenoh puts Naito on the ropes but Red Shoes reprimands. Kenoh gets in Naito’s face while the fans boo.
Red Shoes counts, Kenoh lets off but then wrenches Naito’s arm and brings him around. Naito grabs the other ropes, Red Shoes calls for the break, and Kenoh lets go at 4. Naito bails out to shake out his arm, and then he goes around the way. Fans rally up for Naito but Kenoh dares Naito to get in the ring. Naito slides in, but then slides right back out. Naito smirks and goes around the way. Red Shoes starts the ring count, Naito watches Kenoh and approaches the ring. Naito rolls in, only to roll right back out. Fans applaud as Naito trolls Kenoh, but Kenoh holds the ropes open for him. Naito ignores that and goes around the way.
KONGO has regrouped in Kenoh’s corner but Naito ignores them, too. Naito slides in again, and fans applaud as he stays in this time. Kenoh and Naito reset while fans still rally for Naito. They tie up, Naito gets an arm and wrenches it. Naito wristlocks but Kenoh rolls and wrenches back. Naito drops, drop toeholds, and headlocks. Fans applaud while Kenoh endures. Kenoh fights up, pulls hair, but Red Shoes reprimands. Kenoh lets go and pries the hold open. Naito tries to put it back on but Kenoh spins him around to headlock. Now Naito pulls hair and Red Shoes reprimands him. Naito lets go, and Kenoh grinds the headlock.
Naito chinbars Kenoh, then claws at Kenoh’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands, Kenoh pulls on the headlock, but Naito fights up and powers out, to then waistlock and full nelson. Kenoh switches, full nelsons back, but Naito breaks free to arm-drag! Naito baits Kenoh in to BOOT him, and then BOOT again! Naito RANAS and Kenoh bails out! Fans fire up, Naito builds speed, but just to fake Kenoh out! Naito rolls and tranquilos, only for Kenoh to rush in and DOUBLE STOMP him! Fans boo but Kenoh mocks Naito’s other pose. Kenoh drags Naito up, throws him out, then goes out after him. Kenoh KICKS Naito against the railing, then scoops and SLAMS him to the floor!
Naito writhes, Kenoh stomps him, and then Kenoh brings Naito up. Kenoh whips Naito hard into railing! Naito gets hung up, and then he tumbles out into No Man’s Land! Kenoh goes back into the ring and Red Shoes checks Naito. Naito is okay to continue, somehow, and fans rally up. Red Shoes starts the ring count, and Naito sits up at 6 of 20. Naito drags himself up and stands at 13. Fans rally, Naito hobbles his way over at 15, and slides in at 17! Kenoh stomps away on Naito, then drags him up. Kenoh bumps Naito off buckles, whips Naito corner to corner, then he runs to BOOT him! Kenoh KICKS Naito over and over again!
Kenoh snapmares Naito, talks some trash, but Naito fires off haymakers! Kenoh eggs him on, so Naito ROCKS him and runs. But Kenoh KICKS Naito down! Kenoh pushes Naito down, to drop DOUBLE KNEES! Kenoh is getting cocky now and he looms over Naito. Kenoh mocks Naito’s wide-eyed pose again, to drop another DOUBLE KNEE! Cover, TWO! Kenoh wraps on body scissors! Naito endures the squeeze and fans rally up. Naito kicks and reaches out, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Kenoh lets off, then he stands on Naito. Kenoh talks more trash and the fans boo. Kenoh kicks at Naito toyingly and eggs him on.
Naito sits up, and Kenoh KICKS him in the back! And again! Kenoh talks more trash, KICKS Naito more, but Naito throws a body shot! And another! Kenoh dusts those off so Naito throws forearms! Kenoh keeps egging Naito on, Naito throws more shots, but Kenoh SOBATS! Kenoh again mocks Naito by holding his eyes open wide. Kenoh aims, but Naito blocks the kick and spins him around! Naito waistlocks, Kenoh elbows free, and Kenoh runs, into an ELBOW! Naito comes back, Kenoh rushes him, but into an atomic drop! Naito runs to dropkick the legs out! Fans fire up while both men are down!
Kenoh shakes out his leg while Naito slowly rises. Naito stands Kenoh up to throw forearms and kicks! Naito whips, hip tosses, and then runs to basement dropkick from behind! Kenoh clutches his head but Naito stands him up. Naito whips Kenoh to a corner, runs in and JUMP KCIKS! Leg sweep! Swinging dropkick! COMBINACION CABRON! Fans fire up as Naito shows Kenoh how to do the pose right. Naito walks over to Kenoh, brings him up, and reels him in for a BACKBREAKER, into the leg hook full nelson! Kenoh endures and fans rally up. Kenoh kicks around, reaches out, but Naito drags him away from the ropes!
Naito tranquilos as Kenoh endures and fans fire up again. Kenoh still reaches out, still fights his way over, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts but Naito says he needs help. Red Shoes reprimands, but he still undoes the hold for Naito. Naito says he couldn’t help it. Kenoh sputters, and Naito stomps him down. Kenoh grits his teeth, but Naito brings him up for a cravat neck wrench. Kenoh endures, pries at the hold, and throws body shots. Naito CLUBS Kenoh over and over and has him down on the mat! Naito stands on Kenoh’s head, then drags Kenoh back up. Naito swings but Kenoh ducks the elbow!
Kenoh sweeps the legs, and DOUBLE STOMPS Naito’s back! Kenoh runs, to BLINDSIDE KNEE! Both men are down and fans rally up again! Kenoh crawls to a cover, TWO, but Kenoh gets the ANKLE LOCK! Naito flails and crawls, ROPEBREAK! Kenoh lets go cleanly, but fans still rally for Naito. Naito sits up and Kenoh KICKS him in the chest! Naito sits up again, Kenoh KICKS him again! Kenoh wants Naito to get up, and Naito does, so Kenoh KICKS him again! And again! Kenoh wants Naito to get up again, and Naito does, so Kenoh KICKS him back down! Fans rally as Naito sputters, but he sits back up, for Kenoh to KICK him again!
Naito wobbles, Kenoh KICKS him! Naito stands, Kenoh KICKS him! Naito goes to the corner, Kenoh runs in, but Naito dodges the boot! Naito comes back, blocks boots and puts Kenoh in the ropes, DRAPING BACKBREAKER! Then NECKBREAKER! Both men are down again and fans rally back up! Naito looms over Kenoh, drags him up, and throws those heavy elbows! Kenoh drops to the mat, but Naito looms over him. Naito stands Kenoh up for more elbows! Kenoh staggers and Naito smirks. Naito SPITS at KONGO in their corner, but goes back to Kenoh. Naito throws another round of those hard elbows!
Kenoh goes to a corner, Naito puts him up top and climbs up to join him! SUPER STEINER! Fans fire up while Kenoh writhes around. Naito storms over, drags Kenoh up and goes up the corner. ESPERANZA! Fans fire up while Naito takes aim from the corner. Kenoh slowly rises, then he runs in, but into a mule kick! SLAP! Kenoh suplexes, for the FALLING FALCON ARROW! Kenoh roars, picks Naito up, DRAGON SUPLEX! But he can’t make the cover! Fans rally up for Naito while KONGO coaches Kenoh. Kenoh crawls to the cover, TWO! Kenoh goes right to a corner and climbs up top! DOUBLE- NO, Naito avoids the stomps!
Naito kicks low, reels Kenoh in, and runs to the ropes, TORNADO DDT! Both men are down again and fans fire back up! Kenoh and Naito slowly rise, and Naito CLUBS Kenoh back down. They both rise again, and now Kenoh hits Naito with a forearm. Naito smirks and hits Kenoh back. Kenoh stands to KICK! Naito still smirks, and he throws another forearm! Kenoh snarls, and he KICKS! Naito ROCKS Kenoh with a forearm! Kenoh KICKS! Naito forearms! Naito CLUBS away on Kenoh, ROCKS him again, but Kenoh shoots to get the leg! ANKLE LOCK! Naito endures and reaches out! But Kenoh drags him away from the ropes!
Kenoh cranks that foot and fans rally harder than before! Naito fights up, reaches out again, but Kenoh drags him back and leans on that hold! Naito endures, but Kenoh stands him up to KICK him in the ribs! Kenoh then sits Naito up, runs the ropes, and KEBOU PENALTY KICKS!! Cover, TWO!! Kenoh grows frustrated, but he goes back to the corner. Kenoh climbs up, jumps, P F S!! Cover, TWO!!! Naito survives the #ProfessionalFootStomps and fans are thunderous! Kenoh drags Naito back up, scoops and SLAMS him, and fires up! Kenoh goes back to the corner, climbs back up, RING OF- NO, Naito avoids the moonsault stomps!
Kenoh rushes back in, Naito pops him up for a SPINEBUSTER! Both men are down again and fans fire back up! Kenoh and Naito go to opposite corners and time is running out as we reach 25 minutes. Kenoh stands up, he runs in corner to corner, but into an ALLEY-OOP onto the buckles! Naito drags Kenoh back up, and throws more of those heavy elbows! Naito grins, wrenches, tilt-o-whirls, but Kenoh slips free! BOOT! But Naito ENZIGURIS! Kenoh PELES! Naito ROLLING KICKS! Kenoh PENALTY KICKS! Fans fire up again as Kenoh roars! Kenoh drags Naito back up, reels him in, but Naito scoops!
Kenoh fights free, Naito ducks a kick but not the HEEL KICK! Kenoh suplexes, DESTINO OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, TWO?!!? Kenoh staggers away, but Naito kicks him and lifts him! VALENCIA!! Naito isn’t done, he drags Kenoh back up! Wrench and tilt-o-whirl, DESTINO!!! Cover, Naito wins!!
Winner: Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall (LIJ wins the series 3-2)
LIJ kept it close and strikes at the final moment to take the series! KONGO wants to check on their leader but Naito wants them to stay back a moment. Naito tells Kenoh something while helping him sit up. Naito offer a fist bump! Kenoh seems to have at least won Naito’s respect. Kenoh looks at his own hand, and he leaves instead. Whether Naito was genuine or not, Kenoh doesn’t care. KONGO and NOAH leave, defeated, will we see this series go again sometime down the road?
As for Naito, he gets the mic to say, “BUENAS NOCHES, YOKOHAMA ARENA~!” Naito thanks everyone for coming out to WrestleKingdom 17 Part 2 here in Yokohama, and says it’s a little unfortunate that LIJ didn’t win every match against KONGO in tonight’s singles series. But in the end, they won 3-2, and Naito wants Kenoh and KONGO to know that any time they want, LIJ and NJPW will be happy to have them. “We’ll always be there to pick up this fight where we left off, cabron!” And also, seeing as how Naito won in the main event, let’s close out WrestleKingdom 17 in Yokohama Arena the only way they can!
Fans get to shout along with the roll call! “Bushi! Sanada! Hiromu! Takagi! Titan! Y Naito! Nosotros…! LOS! INGOBERRRRNABLEEEES~! DE! JA! PON!!” Fans cheer as Naito’s music plays and Naito tranquilos. 2023 is still getting going, will this be the Year of the Ungovernable?
Wait, as Naito takes his leave, KEIJI MUTOH is getting in the ring! Fans are going nuts as Mutoh gets the mic to call Naito out! He wants his true, final opponent in his career to be NAITO! FEBRUARY 21st, IN THE TOKYO DOME!! Hearing this, Naito heads back to the ring. Naito gets a mic of his own to say that of course! But tranquilo! Assen na yo. But if they’re going to do this, Naito will have to clear his schedule. Naito wants Mutoh to enjoy staring him down here and now. The Stardust Genius VS The Wrestling Genius, one last time!
My Thoughts:
A great event here for WrestleKingdom 17 and its NJPW VS NOAH series. And it’s a good thing I skimmed through the other matches, I would’ve felt bad having missed that great brawl between Okada and Kaito. That felt almost like it was a shoot, but I’m pretty sure it was just a work. At the same time, Kaito wants to be like Okada, and he sure looks like an Okada doppelganger, so maybe they used some of that actual feeling in the brawl. It seems like they want to set up Okada VS Kaito while both are still the top champions in their promotions. In fact, it seems like there might be a lot of possibilities for Champion(s) VS Champion(s) here, but Okada VS Kaito would be the biggest.
And the LIJ VS KONGO series was great stuff, but went about how I expected. It alternated to keep Hiromu and Takagi strong while they’re still champions, so Bushi and Sanada had to take the hit for the team. And in the end, Naito VS Kenoh was a great main event, with Naito of course winning. But what a great surprise in Mutoh not only speaking to close the show, but to challenge Naito to his true, final match on this retirement tour! Naito is going to be part of NOAH’s show in the Tokyo Dome on February 21st, which means I’ll have to track that one down and at least get that match. That should be an awesome match, but per tradition, you’d think Mutoh loses and Naito gets that rub.
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.
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.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
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.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
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!
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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