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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (4/7/23)
Some fights never end.
This Hollywood story is still being told!
The NEW Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions are here on SmackDown to fight! Sami Zayn and Jey Uso are set to battle 1v1, will this finally be the end?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Imperium VS The Brawling Brutes; The Brawling Brutes win.
- Ricochet VS Ivar w/ “Valhalla” Sarah Logan; Ricochet wins.
- Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez VS Shotzi Blackheart & Natalya; Liv & Raquel win.
- Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar w/ LWO VS Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest w/ The Judgment Day; Dom & Priest win.
- Sami Zayn w/ Kevin Owens VS Jey Uso; Jey wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
WWE mourns the loss of Bushwhacker Butch Miller.
Six Man Tag: Imperium VS The Brawling Brutes!
After that brutal Triple threat, Der Ring General is still Der Intercontinental Champion! But that doesn’t mean Fight Night goes away! Sheamus still wants that title, and he’s got Ridge Holland & Pete Dunne with him, will this be the second great war between them and Imperium?
The trios sort out and Giovanni Vinci starts against “Butch.” They tie up, Vincie waistlocks and SLAMS Dunne! Then brings him up to SLAM him again! Vinci hammerlocks but Dunne sits up. Dunne jumps for a flying-mare! Things speed up, Dunne hurdles then drops then CLOBBERS Vinci! Fans fire up while Vinci flounders to the Brutes’ corner. Dunne runs in to forearm smash! Tag to Ridge, he UPPERCUTS Vinci but Vinci throws forearms. Ridge short arms but Vinci dodges to springboard and CROSSBODY! Tag to Ludwig Kaiser, and Imperium mugs Ridge. Ludwig scrapes his soles on Ridge’s face, then PENALTY KICKS! And BASEMENT UPPERCUTS! Cover, TWO!
Ludwig drags Ridge up, but Ridge wrenches and ROCKS Ludwig with a right. Tag back to Dunne, Dunne goes up and DOUBLE STOMPS the bad arm! Dunne wrenches the arm, Ludwig breaks free and tags Vinci back in. Dunne drop toeholds Vinci and gets the arm. Dunne bends the fingers, twists the arm and STOMPS it! Dunne whips Vinci to a corner, Vinci reverses but Dunne BOOTS him away! Fans fire up, Gunther and Sheamus get at each other but this is all distraction! Ludwig throws Dunne to Vinci’s BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Sheamus storms in but Imperium gets away and regroups. Fans boo but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Gunther has Dunne down with a chinlock. Fans rally up, Dunne fights up, and he JAWBREAKERS Gunther! Gunther just stomps Dunne in return! And then sucker punches Sheamus! Fans boo but Gunther drags Dunne up into a SLEEPER! Dunne bends Gunther’s fingers! And SNAPS them! Gunther clutches that hand, tags Vinci, and Vinci brings Dunne up. GERMAN SUPLEX, but Dunne lands on his feet! BUZZSAW! Hot tag to Ridge and Ludwig! Ridge catches Ludwig to an OVERHEAD Suplex! And a DISCUS! And then cording hold to another OVERHEAD Suplex!
Ridge runs in to SPLASH at the corner, and he brings Ludwig out. Ludwig wrenches to UPPERCUT! Ludwig underhooks, but Ridge blocks! Ridge powers up and ALABAMA SLAMS! High stack, TWO! Ludwig gets to the corner, Ridge runs in but only gets buckles! And a GAMANGIRI! Tag to Vinci, then Gunther tags in. They set Ridge up in the corner, TRIPLE KICKS! But fans fire up as Sheamus rises again! Gunther bridges Ridge up but Ridge HEADBUTTS! Ridge BLATS Vinci, DECKS Ludwig, but Gunther CHOPS him down! Then Gunther BOOTS Sheamus, and SHOTGUNS Ridge!
Gunther reels Ridge in, GENERAL POWERBOMB! Cover, Dunne breaks it!! Gunther BOOTS Dunne, then gets Ridge’s legs! BOSTON CRAB! Ridge endures, fans rally, and Sheamus storms up the steel steps! Ridge powers up, powers his way over, and fans are thunderous for the hot tag! The Fella is in and Gunther fires off hands! Sheamus gives them back, fans rally, and Sheamus gets the edge! Sheamus whips, Gunther reverses but Sheamus LARIATS! Sheamus scoops to POWERSLAM! Fans fire up while Gunther goes to the apron! Sheamus has Gunther up against the ropes, for the BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!
Fans count all the way to TEN! Sheamus is all fired up, but Gunther avoids the boot! GERMAN SUPLEX! Gunther swings, Sheamus blocks, then clotheslines collide! Gunther BOOTS Sheamus, reels him in, but Sheamus powers out! WHITE NOISE! Cover, TWO!! Gunther survives and Ludwig runs in! Dunne ENZIGURIS! But Ludwig tilt-o-whirl SLAMS him! Ridge POUNCES Ludwig, Vinci tags in! Ridge HEADBUTTS, but Imperium hits him with the HIGH LOW! But Dunne goes up, to ARIHARA MOONSAULT Ludwig! Vinci is stunned, but he turns around. He dodges Sheamus but jumps into the KNEE!!
Fans are thunderous again and Sheamus takes aim! Sheamus beats his chest and fans chant along. BROGUE!! Cover, Brawling Brutes win!
Winners: The Brawling Brutes, by pinfall
And the Celtic Warrior is back on top! Sheamus, Ridge and Dunne celebrate, but will Gunther have to watch out for another banger of a battle against Sheamus soon enough?
Backstage interview with Paul Heyman.
Kayla Braxton is with the Special Counsel, and Solo Sikoa is by his side. Heyman has Kayla stop to say there is no booing his name. Fans still boo anyway. Kayla asks Heyman if he has any idea why Brock Lesnar did what he did to Cody Rhodes. Heyman asks Kayla why tonight is so different from other nights. Heyman will pass over her silly question, and address something far more relevant: Your Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table. The Bloodline main evented both nights of WrestleMania, all thanks to Roman… Reigns! Who is now approaching one THOUSAND days as champion!
Jey Uso applauds as he walks over, and Heyman shakes his hand. The Right Hand Man, Main Event Jey Uso! Jey asks OG Heyman about where Jimmy went. Solo, you seen him? Solo is quiet, and Heyman sighs. Jimmy is not here tonight. The Tribal Chief wanted him to stay home and watch on TV as Main Event Jey, the Right Hand Man, takes out Sami Zayn all by himself! Jey will cement his legacy on the Island of Relevancy by once and for all, by his own doing, solve the Sami Zayn Problem. Jey accepts that, and heads out. But Heyman tells Solo that either Jey solves this problem tonight, or Solo solves their problems tonight. Is this more manipulation by the Tribal Chief?
Ricochet VS Ivar w/ “Valhalla” Sarah Logan!
The Street Profits won the Fatal 4 Way Tag Team WrestleMania Showcase, but the fighting in the tag division doesn’t stop there. The King of Flight is taking on the Warbeard 1v1, who will help their team move up in the rankings?
SmackDown returns and the Viking Raiders make their entrance. The bell rings, Ricochet rushes in and throws hands! Ivar TOSSES Ricochet to a corner, but Ricochet dodges to fire off kicks and body shots. Ivar shoves Ricochet away, Ricochet rolls and handsprings to headscissor Ivar, then DROPKICK him out of the ring! Fans fire up, Ricochet goes up the corner to triangle jump DROPKICK! Ivar goes back down tot he floor and Ricochet builds speed, to DIVE! But Ivar catches him! To RAM him into the apron! Valhalla says finish it, and Ivar SPLASHES Ricochet against the LED!
Fans boo but Ivar puts Ricochet in the ring. Ivar stalks Ricochet to a corner, ROCKS him with a right hand, then stands him up for back elbow after back elbow! The ref counts, Ivar lets off at 4, but fans still boo. Ivar shouts, “Viking Raiders!” but fans boo more. Ivar stands Ricochet up and then puts him on the top rope. Ivar CLUBS Ricochet, climbs up after him, but Ricochet CLUBS Ivar in return! Ivar steps back, Ricochet KICKS him away! Ricochet adjusts, leaps, sunset flips, but Ivar stays up! Ivar drags Ricochet up, and deadlift suplexes, only for Ricochet to land out!
Ricochet JUMP KNEES, runs, but into a KNEE from Ivar! Ivar runs, springboards, but into a DROPKICK! Ivar wobbles, Ricochet fireman’s carries! Fans can’t believe he’s bringing Ivar up! But Ricochet’s back gives up! Ivar whips, Ricochet handsprings but Ivar gets under to LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Ivar seethes, he drags Ricochet to a drop zone, and he goes up the corner! Fans fire up but Ricochet SLAPS Ivar first! And again! Ricochet climbs up, Ivar CLUBS him, then CLUBS him down to the apron! Ivar adjusts, but Ricochet springboards back up! SUPER STEINER!! Fans are thunderous as Ricochet goes back up!
Ricochet aims, for the SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
The One and Only was able to defeat the one Viking put in front of him! But will we see Ricochet and Braun Strowman head towards the tag titles?
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens talk backstage.
Sami asks if Kevin was just staring at his titles. No… He was leering. Well, that’s fine, Sami stared at his earlier, too. This is surreal! First SmackDown since becoming the Undisputed Tag Team Champions! This is a big night! Kevin says Sami has an especially big night. He’s facing Jey 1v1 tonight. What does that mean? Well, c’mon. This is a great chance to put all this Bloodline stuff behind them. They took the titles at WrestleMania, and now whatever is left to be settled will be settled. Then Sami can be done with Jey. Right? Well, that’s kinda what Sami wants to talk with Kevin about.
Something about all this feels off to Sami. He isn’t sure how to put it. Kevin has a point, but Sami can’t shake this feeling that he has to talk to Jey. What? Why? What could he talk to Jey about? Sami isn’t sure. Kevin is right, they wanted the tag titles, they wanted to watch the Bloodline crumble. They did it all the biggest way possible: in the main event at WrestleMania, for the titles. And yes, now it is all crumbling down, but… Sami may sound weird, but there’s a sense of obligation here. Kevin isn’t sure what Sami’s talking about, but does Sami think he can just waltz in there to have a nice little chat?
Yes, Kevin & Sami won. The Bloodline is crumbling. But what about that makes Sami think Jey will be in any mood to talk? If anything, he’ll be more dangerous, more volatile, more unpredictable. Kevin isn’t sure what Sami is trying to get out of this. But at the same time, Kevin knows Sami, and he won’t be able to talk Sami out of this. But Kevin is just saying, it is a bad idea and Sami shouldn’t do it. Sami says Kevin is right. But Sami has to. Sami says it’ll be okay, and leaves. Kevin is pretty sure Sami said he was right and yet he’s doing this. Will Kevin also be right that Sami is only setting himself up to fail?
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez VS Shotzi Blackheart & Natalya!
Morgan & Rodriguez are #LivingLarge as the number one contenders to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships, and they get their shot this Monday Night Raw! But will the Wild Child & Queen of Hart be a tune-up or a speed bump here on Friday Night SmackDown?
SmackDown returns as “The Ballsy Baddies” Shotzi & Natty make their entrance. The teams sort out, Natty starts against Raquel and they both rush in. Raquel runs Natty over, whips her to ropes, but Natty dodges and tags Shotzi. Raquel blocks Natty’s rana, goes to ropes, but then Natty RANAS Raquel out! Natty holds the ropes open for Shotzi to DIVE! Direct hit at the ramp, but Liv HOTSHOTS Natty! Liv calls to Raquel but Shotzi puts Raquel in to cover. ONE, but Shotzi runs in. Raquel scoops but Shotzi tilt-o-whirls, only for Raquel to block! Raquel swings Shotzi around, Shotzi slips free and KNEES!
Shotzi springboards, but Raquel blocks this rana! Shotzi fights as Raquel moves her around, and Raquel puts her in a STRETCH MUFFLER! Tag to Liv, Liv goes up, DRAPING DROPKICK! Liv then runs, to SLING-DDT! Cover, Natty breaks it! Natty drags Shotzi tot he corner, tags in, and she blocks ObLivion! But Liv wheelbarrows to a victory roll, TWO! Natty has it, TWO! Liv rolls Natty, TWO! Natty gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Liv staggers up, into the DISCUS! Cover, Raquel breaks it! Shotzi CROSSBODIES Raquel! Shotzi hurries to her corner, Natty tags her in. They bring Liv up, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD!
Natty and Shotzi coordinate again, for the HART- NO, Raquel POUNCES Natty! Liv fights free, gets the boost, TORNADO DDT! Shotzi staggers up, into ObLIVion!! Cover, Liv & Raquel win!
Winners: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, by pinfall
#LivingLarge and in charge, it’s another big win for Morgan & Rodriguez! But will they hit the big time against Becky Lynch & Lita?
Madcap Moss plays WWE 2K23 backstage.
Emma cheers her guy on, and even Xavier Woods is impressed. But LA Knight walks in to say it is just games, games and more cockamamie games! But if you watched WrestleMania, then you know there was one glaring omission. See, there was Snoop, there was Bad Bunny, there was Logan Paul. And Knight couldn’t help but think that they were in LA, and there was one man missing. L A KNIGHT! Well, it is WrestleMania, and yet here’s Woods on screen, playing video games! Woods gets up to say he is tired of this deja vu. What is wrong, Knight? Daddy didn’t pat you on the head and tell you you’re special on the big day?
And yet Knight comes in here to complain to them about it, instead of doing something like Woods and creating your own solution. If Knight worked as much as he talked, he would’ve been on WrestleMania. That’s probably why Woods beat him a couple weeks ago. And Woods will gladly beat Knight for money again, because that’s what he needs. Oh, do it again, huh? This isn’t playing a game, buddy. This is LA Knight’s game, YEAH! And then Knight BREAKS Woods’ controller! Knight heads out, Moss keeps Woods back. Will Woods give Knight something to talk about?
Triple H is here!
Portland fires up as The Game heads to the ring! He told us on Monday that despite the business deals going on, the WWE isn’t going away. He gets the mic tonight to say, “I can tell you, as long as there’s breath in my body, that’ll never get old. I know you’ve already been here for awhile, but welcome to SmackDown. And let me just say that there is nothing in the world like WrestleMania. Where the greatest athletes from around the world come to make history on the Grandest Stage of Them All, in a place where hearts are broken, and dreams are fulfilled. And this year, WrestleMania 39 exceeded all expectations.
“It is an event where millions, record setting millions of fans from around the world watched as 161+ thousand fans packed into SoFi Stadium for two nights, breaking every single WWE record that we have.” Fans cheer that. HHH says from viewership to attendance to a gross of $21.6 MILLION, to sales, to sponsorship, to merchandise. “If there’s a record, you name it, we broke it.” Fans cheer that, too. Including digital, almost a BILLION views this week alone. “But as great as WrestleMania was, it is now behind us, and now, we look to the future. And that is why I am out here, to talk about the future. Are you ready?”
Fans cheer, but HHH asks, “ARE… YOU… READY!?” HHH wants to tell us that in just a few short weeks, it is once again time for the WWE DRAFT! “A night that changes the future and the destiny of every WWE superstar in the back. And this year, the Draft will be bigger than it has ever been before, with every single superstar eligible for the draft. And I promise you this, when it is all said and done, this year’s Draft will truly change the game. And speaking of changing the game, let me introduce you to somebody that is doing just that. Fresh of her win over the legendary Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania, please welcome the Smackdown Women’s Champion, THE ERADICATOR, RHEA RIPLEY!”
Fans fire up as Rhea and the Judgment Day make their way to the ring. HHH shakes her hand as they meet on the ramp, as well as Dominik’s and Priest’s. He even Too Sweets Finn! The Judgment Day continues down to the ring, and Rhea lifts the title overhead. Judgment Day then get the mics, and Rhea says, “April 1st, 2023 will go down in history as the night that sports entertainment changed forever. Because Rhea bloody Ripley did the impossible! I destroyed and dethroned 14-time Women’s Champion, Charlotte Flair. So, I think it’s time that everyone rises for Mami!” Fans are torn but there are plenty who rise.
Rhea demands you rise for the biggest star! The most feared woman! Rise for the greatest champion in all of WWE! HAHAHA! Finn then moves things on to Edge. “What sort of a sicko needs to resort to splitting my head open just to get a W? Look who’s the real winner. Because even though I got 14 STAPLES in my head, Edge ain’t nowhere to be seen, and Finn is still standing!” Fans boo because Dom starts talking. Dom is annoyed, but he says, “At WrestleMania, I decided…” The boos get so loud that Dom takes a moment to compose himself. Dom says he decided NOT to show aggression towards his father!
Finn says they’ve got all night, Dom will wait for them to stop. Mami whispers something to Dom and he nods. Fans chant “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Dom says who really sucks is a father who lays hands on his own son! Dom held back! Dom pulled his punches! Because Dom knew that in the end, he couldn’t hurt his father! He loves his dad! But Dom can’t say the same for Rey. When they stood there in that ring, Dom saw the anger in Rey’s eyes. Dom says it in Spanish, too. But Dom sees where the line is drawn. As far as Rey is concerned, he and the rest of the family can go to hell! Fans boo even more!
Dom tells Rey to take Bad Bunny and his other little friends in the LWO with him. Speaking of Bad Bunny, Priest tells him that he was his friend, but Dom is his brother. Bunny, hopefully you can find it in your heart to forgive Priest. Because Priest forgives Bunny for making him do what he did to him. But here comes Rey! He and the LWO roll up to the ring, ready for the fight! Will the new age Latino World Order put the Judgment Day in their place?
Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar w/ LWO VS Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest w/ The Judgment Day!
SmackDown returns and Rey starts against Dom. Fans fire up for this WrestleMania rematch, only for Dom to tag out to Priest. Fans boo but Dom soaks up the heat. Priest and Rey circle, Priest kicks low then CLUBS Rey. Priest DECKS Rey, Rey staggers up but Priest throws body shots and haymakers. Priest stomps away, the ref counts and Priest lets off. Fans boo but Dom soaks it up for Priest. Priest TOSSES Rey to a corner, tags Dom, and the Judgment Day mug Rey. Fans boo, the ref counts, and Judgment Day lets off at 4. Dom soaks up more heat, Rhea is laughing, and Dom stomps Rey to a corner.
Dom whips Rey corner to corner hard! Rey bounces off buckles and Dom eggs on Escobar. Dom rains down fists on Rey! Fans boo but Dom lets off just to soak up more heat. Dom slaps Rey around, brings him up, and CLUBS him again. Dom snap suplexes, covers, ONE! Dom dusts himself off and brings Rey up. Dom whips Rey to the corner, runs in but Rey BOOTS him! Rey ELBOWS Priest, slides but Dom catches him! Dom CLUBS Rey, back suplexes, but Rey lands on his feet! Tag to Escobar and he KNEES Dom down! Escobar DECKS Priest, runs in at Dom, but Dom puts him on the apron. Escobar GAMANGIRIS back!
Escobar goes up, CROSSBODIES, and fans fire up! Dom runs but into a BACKBREAKER! Dom tries again, into another BACKBREAKER! Priest storms in, Escobar gives Rey a boost to RANA Priest back out! Fans fire up and LWO builds speed! DOUBLE TOPES! Down goes Dom at the ramp, Priest hits the desk! Rey and Escobar get back in the ring and hug it out while fans fire up! Escobar then puts Rey on his shoulders! The LWO is in control as SmackDown goes to break!
SmackDown returns again and Dom tags Priest so that they can mug Escobar. The ref counts, Priest brings Escobar out to scoop SLAM! Cover, TWO! Priest sits Escobar up into a motorcycle stretch. Escobar endures the knee in his back and the fans rally up. Escobar fights up, elbows free, then fires haymakers! Priest dodges to BELL CLAP! And then FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! Priest drags Escobar up, brings him over, and he tags in Dom. They mug Escobar again while fans boo. Dom facelocks Escobar to grind him down but fans rally back up. Escobar fights up, powers his way forward, and reaches out!
But Dom knees Escobar low! Escobar keeps fighting, he BACK DROPS Dom away! Hot tag to Rey! Rey runs in to rally on the Judgment Day! Rey fires off on Dom, whips, but Dom reverses. Rey tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Dom ends up in a corner, Rey ROCKS him with a forearm! Rey whips, Dom reverses, Rey goes up and over to keep moving, but Dom scoops to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Rey survives and Dom is fuming! Dom drags Rey up, fans rally for “619! 619!” Dom knees low, runs, sunset flips, but Rey rolls through to basement dropkick! Rey WRECKS Priest with a dropkick! Then LIONSAULTS Dom! Cover, TWO!
Dom is still in this but LWO coaches Rey on. Rey says it’s time, and he dropkicks Dom onto ropes! Rey dials it up, but Rhea drags Dom down to save him! Vega FLYING RANAS Rhea! Fans fire up and Rhea is furious! Vega eggs her on! Rey drags Dom up, Vega has Rhea chase her, and they go into the crowd! Priest tags in, but Rey dumps him out! Rey RANAS Dom, and he tags Escobar before he dials it up! 619!! Escobar fireman’s carries Dom, but Priest runs in to BLAST Rey! Priest UPPERCUTS Escobar! Choke grip, SOUTH OF HEAVEN SLAM!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!
Winners: The Judgment Day, by pinfall
The Judgment Day is on top, but Rey DROPKICKS Priest before this goes any further! Priest is furious but Finn wants him to calm down. The Punisher vows they’ll all get some, but will Rey & the LWO be ready?
Sami Zayn looks around backstage.
He asks a staffer if they’ve seen Jey Uso. Sami’s pointed in the right direction and heads that way. Will the Great Liberator get through to the Right Hand Man before this goes to the main event?
Shinsuke Nakamura is set to return!
The King of Strong Style has been away, revisiting his home of Japan and facing some international icons, but he will return next week in Nebraska!
Sami finds Jey.
Sami says if Kevin was right and Jey doesn’t wanna talk, that’s fine. But Sami has one thing to say before they both go out there. “It’s the same thing I’ve been saying for months. You know there’s a way out of all of this for you, right? You know that.” Jey scoffs but Sami says, “Look, everything I’ve said was gonna happen has happened. I said we would take those tag team titles off of you and that the Bloodline would crumble, and guess what happened? At WrestleMania, we took those tag team titles. And now, the Bloodline is crumbling.
“You don’t believe me, man? Look around! Jimmy ain’t here! Roman’s mad at you! Heyman is selling you lies, and Solo’s looking at you like he’s ready to drop the hammer any second. Man, it’s all, if you don’t see it by now. Hey, if I gotta keep beating sense into you, I’ll do it, man. You want me to beat you like I did at WrestleMania tonight, I’ll do it. I’ll do it next week, until you get it through your head. If that’s how it’s gotta be, that’s how it’ll be. But what I’m trying to say to you, is that’s not how it has to be.” Jey still doesn’t say anything, but then something goes clattering backstage! Sami hurries over, and Solo has attacked Kevin with a road case!!
Sami and staff get the case off Kevin’s leg, but they also keep Sami from going after Solo. Adam Pearce tells the others to get Solo outta here. Kevin won’t be able to go with Sami like this, is this all part of the Bloodline’s plan?
Sami Zayn w/ Kevin Owens VS Jey Uso!
SmackDown returns and Sami is at gorilla. Kayla asks him for an update on Kevin. Kevin’s with the medics, he isn’t available tonight, but… Kevin was right. The Bloodline is even more dangerous now than before. But Jey is gonna see that he’s not the only one who has a problem to solve. Sami makes his entrance, will he show the Bloodline who they’re messing with?
The bell rings and fans fire up already. Sami and Jey circle, tie up, and go around. Sami puts Jey in a corner, the ref counts the break and Sami lets off. Sami tells Jey there’s still a way, but Jey shoves him back. Jey and Sami reset, tie up again, and go around. Jey puts Sami in the corner now, lets off, but Sami keeps telling him that the Bloodline is crumbling. Jey pie faces Sami! Sami smirks, and he resets with Jey. They tie up again, Jey headlocks, but Sami powers up and out. Jey runs Sami over, fans boo, but Jey raises the finger. He the one right now, and things speed up again. Sami CLOBBERS Jey!
Fans fire up, Sami brings Jey up to ROCK him with right hands! Sami whips, Jey reverses but Sami springboard up and over to DECK Jey! Sami whips Jey, Jey holds ropes but Sami clotheslines him up and out! Fans fire up and Sami builds speed, but here comes Solo! Fans boo more as the Enforcer of the Island makes his way to ringside. Jey nods but Sami dares Solo to do something, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Jey has Sami down. Jey climbs, but Sami springs up to ROCK him! Sami climbs after Jey, they brawl, but Sami gets the edge! Jey hits back, the brawling continues, and Sami gets the edge again. Sami clinches, but Jey fights! Sami still SUPER EXPLODERS! Fans are thunderous but Solo is stoic as both men writhe. Sami and Jey sit up, Jey throws off his elbow pad. Fans rally for Sami and he counterpunches Jey! And again! And again! Jey staggers, but he mule kicks! And UPPERCUTS! Sami blocks the kick but not the DRAGON WHIP! Sami ends up in a corner, Jey runs in, but into a BOOT!
Sami goes up top fast, leaps, but into a SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Sami survives but Jey pushes him back down. Jey drags Sami up, talks trash, “How many times I gotta tell yo’ ass? Huh, Sami?” Fans rally up, Jey tells Sami to get up, but Sami clinches! CORNER EXPLODER! Fans fire up and Sami gets to the far side! Jey staggers up, Sami runs in, but Jey ducks the kick! Jey rolls Sami up, TWO! Sami catches Jey for a BLUE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Jey survives and Solo starts to look worried. Sami pushes Jey down, rains down fists, then says if this is how Jey wants it, this is how he’ll do it.
Sami goes up the corner and fans fire up. Jey springs up to GAMANGIRI! Sami wobbles up top and Jey hurries up after him! Jey brings Sami up but Sami fights the superplex! Sami CLUBS Jey again and again and again and again! Fans fire up and Sami adjusts, but Jey HEADBUTTS him down! Sami goes to the apron, Jey CHOKES him! The ref counts, Jey lets off, Solo SAMOAN SPIKES Sami!! Jey whips Sami to SUPERKICK!! Cover, Jey wins!!
Winner: Jey Uso, by pinfall
Fans boo as The Enforcer once again helps The Bloodline win the big one! Solo helps his brother up, and then Solo drags Sami up to HEADBUTT again and again and again! Fans boo but Kevin isn’t able to make the save! Solo just keeps raining down fists, then AX HANDLE after AX HANDLE! Jey watches as Solo beats Sami down, and then Solo stands Sami up. But Jey stops the Samoan Spike?! Fans fire up as the brothers stare down! Jey says that’s enough, and fans chant “JEY! JEY! JEY!” But Jey SUPERKICKS Sami down! Jey grins, and he tells Solo to get the chair. Jey punches away on Sami in the corner!
Solo brings the chair, but ‘Bro…!” Matt Riddle is here! And he slides in to ROUNDHOUSE Jey! And KNEE Solo! And then shot around to ripcord and FINAL FLASH for Jey! Solo gets in, but Riddle dodges him to fire off palm strikes, a BOOT and a LARIAT! Riddle and Solo want after each other, but Jey has Solo stand down! The Stallion wants payback for what Solo did to him months ago, is he just another problem for The Bloodline?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown After Mania, and a much better follow-up than Raw ended up being. Vince got his claws into Raw, but it seems HHH was able to keep him from doing the same to SmackDown. Not that we got big surprises, like call-ups, because HHH announced we’re getting a WWE Draft. The Draft can be the kayfabe way of bringing up NXT superstars to RawDown, and hopefully doesn’t tank stories like it has in the past. For one, it should be used to officially bring Rhea & Judgment Day over to SmackDown now that she’s champion. She’s got the brand’s title, the group’s feud is over here with Rey and now the LWO, it just makes sense.
Also, really good promo from the Judgment Day, and a great match between Dom & Priest VS Rey & Escobar. I thought Vega bringing Rhea away from ringside was going to help LWO win, but no, Dom and Priest are still sneaky enough to turn things around. Maybe Vega just ends up Rhea’s first challenger to give her a match at Backlash. It’s very clear that Bad Bunny & Rey, and possibly even Escobar, will face Dom, Priest and maybe Finn for a real good tag match, so why not have the women’s champion get involved? Also, another good promo from HHH, though outside of mentioning the Draft, he was more vague than he was on Raw.
Great opening Six Man from Imperium VS Brawling Brutes to not just revisit their feud from last year, but to also set up another go. Sheamus and Gunther still have a lot to give, that’d be a great match for Backlash, but a big moment like Sheamus’ Ultimate Grand Slam happening at Backlash? I can’t be sure they’d do that, even if it is HHH calling the shots. Really good match from Ricochet and Ivar, a little surprised we didn’t get the flipside of Braun VS Erik but maybe that’s next week. And really good promo from Knight and Woods, though that was the exact same set-up as last week. Knight really should’ve been part of WrestleMania, but whatever, rumor has it that was another Vince call.
Good tag match tune-up for Liv & Raquel against Shotzi & Natty, aka a team that also didn’t win the Fatal 4 Way Showcase. Tegan Nox is back, I’m surprised HHH hasn’t tried to salvage the team-up of Nox & Shotzi. Liv & Raquel probably aren’t winning the titles on Monday, even if HHH is calling the shots. Ronda’s elbow injury seems to be the only thing in the way of her and Shayna challenging Becky & Lita, so any number of teams might get their turn before Ronda’s 100% again. It’s also a shame that Chelsea Green is out again, this time with a distended gallbladder. The Hot Mess can’t catch a break, but let’s hope she can return quickly.
Great to hear Shinsuke Nakamura is on his way back. The King of Strong Style has been keeping active in Japan but he deserves something good in the WWE. I’m not sure what he’ll be able to get right now, though, with Roman’s reign still strong, and both midcard champions also in their own things. Maybe Nakamura moves to Raw to face Austin Theory for the US Championship? And then we got great stuff from The Bloodline saga again. Sami knew Kevin was right but then it was Kevin getting beat up by Solo. Great match for the main event, and great tease of dissention as Jey stops Solo. But also great continuity for Riddle to show up to save Sami. It’s a bit soon for WarGames, but I could see Riddle, Cody, Sami & Kevin VS Roman, Usos & Solo before this saga is all over.
My Score: 8.5/10
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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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