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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/13/23)
Round two, fight!
Will Hiromu Takahashi make a recovery?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Hiromu Takahashi, lost his opening match in Best of the Super Juniors 30, but can he turn it back around in the second round?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: KUSHIDA VS TJP; TJP wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Yoshinobu Kanemaru VS Dan Moloney; Kanemaru wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Lio Rush; Lio wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Robbie Eagles VS Clark Connors; Eagles wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: SHO VS Mike Bailey; Mike wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Kevin Knight VS Francesco Akira; Akira wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: Titán VS Taiji Ishimori; Taiji wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: El Desperado VS BUSHI; Desperado wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS DOUKI; Hiromu wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: YOH VS Master Wato; Yoh wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings.
Mike Bailey: 1-0, 2 points
Taiji Ishimori: 1-0, 2 points
DOUKI: 1-0, 2 points
Lio Rush: 1-0, 2 points
Titán: 1-0, 2 points
Hiromu Takahashi: 0-1, 0 points
TJP: 0-1, 0 points
SHO: 0-1, 0 points
KUSHIDA: 0-1, 0 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Here are the current B Block standings.
Clark Connors: 1-0, 2 points
Dan Moloney: 1-0, 2 points
Master Wato: 1-0, 2 points
Robbie Eagles: 1-0, 2 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 1-0, 2 points
El Desperado: 0-1, 0 points
YOH: 0-1, 0 points
Francesco Akira: 0-1, 0 points
BUSHI: 0-1, 0 points
Kevin Knight: 0-1, 0 points
Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: KUSHIDA VS TJP!
The Timesplitter got caught off guard by Douki, and Public Enemy Number One got caught off guard by Titán. But that only adds to the aggression boiling up in both men. Who will prove their technical ability is superior in this second round opener?
The bell rings and fans rally up. TJP and Kushida circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Kushida wrenches, trips TJP, then has a leg for a standing toehold. TJP moves around but Kushida drops an elbow on the leg to have the toehold. TJP works on an escape so Kushida rolls TJP, snapmares and chinlocks, but TJP slips out to have a wristlock. Kushida slips through, wristlocks back, and brings TJP to his knees. TJP stands, snapmares free, and avoids Kushida’s grip. Fans cheer as both men reset. They go again, TJP headlocks then cravats for a neck wrench. TJP then wrenches an arm, hooks a leg, and spins Kushida to wrangle him.
Kushida headscissors to bring TJP down, and he pushes up to put on the pressure. TJP endures, Kushida thrashes around then pushes up again. TJP pushes back with a bridge but Kushida grabs an arm. Kushida wrenches but TJP rolls, hooks the leg again, and even has a chinbar. TJP brings Kushida to his knees, fishhooks Kushida’s face, but Kushida wrenches back. TJP rolls, spins, cartwheels, drops, but Kushida denies the headscissors. Kushida whips, TJP goes up and over, then things speed up, but Kushida catches TJP! They spin around, Kushida shoves TJP away then catches him into the IRON OCTOPUS!
TJP fights out, trips Kushida and has a standing toehold, then drops back for a HEEL HOOK! But Kushida stands up to have the same HEEL HOOK! They seesaw back and forth, and fans cheer. The two stop rocking, they stare down, and then they start throwing SLAPS! Then they both pull hair! The ref reprimands, both men let go at 4, and they reset. Fans applaud and the two circle again. They feel things out, Kushida shoots in to drop toehold but TJP stays up. Kushida slips around to a waistlock, he drags TJP down, and then floats to a facelock. TJP pushes up, Kushida pushes back, and then Kushida floats to a headlock.
TJP rolls to a cover, ONE, and TJP has the headlock now. Kushida fights up, powers out, but TJP stops himself to turn Kushida’s dropdown around on him! TJP traps an arm, then pulls Kushida into a SNAP BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Fans applaud while Kushida clutches his shoulder. TJP stalks Kushida to a corner but Kushida CHOPS! TJP UPPERCUTS! TJP brings Kushida around to snapmare, turn him over, tie up the legs, and then pull on them. Kushida reaches back to get a headlock but TJP fights free to keep on the legs. Kushida tries the headlock again but TJP just slips out and gets the legs again.
Fans rally as Kushida tries another headlock, but TJP slips through to now deathlock! And SNAP it! And SNAP it! And bridge back for a MUTA LOCK! Kushida endures, fights out of the facelock, and reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer while TJP lets go in frustration. Kushida hobbles up, but he drop toeholds. TJP stays up again, stomps Kushida’s leg, then puts him in a corner. TJP stomps Kushida into sitting down, then he rallies the fans up. TJP scrapes laces on Kushida’s face, then goes side to side, but Kushida gets up! TJP dodges the shotei to tilt-o-whirl into the CHRISTO OCTOPUS!
Kushida fights his way over, and then falls onto the ROPEBREAK! TJP lets go, and he drags Kushida up. Fans rally and duel, TJP throws hands but Kushida throws them back. TJP UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and whips to the corner. TJP runs in but Kushida dodges to then put a leg in the ropes. Kushida uses the ropes to help in the COBRA TWIST! The ref counts, Kushida lets off at 4. Kushida then climbs up the ropes to leap into the COBRA TWIST! TJP endures, moves over, reaches out, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Kushida lets go quickly while fans applaud. Kushida then runs corner to corner to DROPKICK the arm!
TJP stumbles, Kushida runs, but into the ROLLING SOBAT! TJP runs, but into a hip toss! Cartwheel and dropkick! Fans fire up as Kushida says it’s time! Kushida watches TJP, then runs in to get the arm! TJP resists the Hoverboard, waistlocks, but Kushida switches. TJP switches back but Kushida switches again to get the arm and wrangle TJP into a HAMMERLOCK CRADLE! TWO!! TJP swings but misses, Kushida PELES! But TJP SUPERKICKS! Kushida swings but misses, TJP backslides! TWO! Fans rally up and TJP whips Kushida to ropes. Kushida handsprings, TJP dodges to springboard, but into an ARMBAR!!!
Kushida pulls on the arm, TJP rolls him through to get the stepover! Kushida avoids the STF to have the arm! TJP rolls, stands, cradles, TJP WINS!!
Winner: TJP, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kushida earns 0)
The Public Enemy snatches one away from the Timesplitter! TJP is on the board, and perhaps more importantly, has a win over a IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion! Will Akira come through and pin Knight to give Catch 2/2 those golden tickets? As for Kushida, he’s shockingly 0-2, will the third round be the charm?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Yoshinobu Kanemaru VS Dan Moloney!
The Heel Master bested his former teammate in El Desperado, while #DaDrilla made quite the impact in his BOSJ debut against Bushi. Who continues their winning ways through the second round?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally, the two tie up, and Moloney shoves Kanemaru down. Kanemaru gets up, steadies himself, and Moloney picks up the whiskey! The ref says don’t, they’re in a match. But Moloney says this is English Whiskey, HIS whiskey! The ref still convinces Moloney to put the bottle down, and Moloney approaches Kanemaru. Kanemaru kicks low, headlocks, but Moloney powers out. They RAM shoulders and Moloney fires up! Fans fire up, too, and Kanemaru goes again. Kanemaru and Moloney RAM shoulders again, and Moloney eggs Kanemaru on. Kanemaru throws UPPERCUTS!
Moloney swings, misses, and Kanemaru throws more UPPERCUTS! Kanemaru ducks another chop, kicks low, and whips Moloney to a corner. But Moloney comes back to run Kanemaru over! Fans fire up and Moloney throws up the crown. Moloney headlocks Kanemaru, hits the takeover, but Kanemaru headscissors. Moloney kips free, but Kanemaru ducks another chop. Moloney stands Kanemaru up to CHOP him down! Cover, TWO! Moloney keeps cool, he drags Kanemaru back up and CLUBS him back down. Moloney stands Kanemaru again to snapmare and KICK in the back! Cover, TWO!
Moloney keeps cool while the fans rally up. Kanemaru grits his teeth but Moloney brings him up. Moloney snap suplexes, covers, TWO! Kanemaru kicks from below but Moloney eggs Kanemaru on. Kanemaru throws more kicks, but Moloney stands him up to CHOP back down! Moloney KICKS Kanemaru in the back, then wants the whiskey. The ref again says no so Moloney goes back to Kanemaru. Moloney stomps Kanemaru’s feet, puts him in a corner, and then whips corner to corner. Fans rally, Moloney runs corner to corner but Kanemaru BOOTS him! And BOOTS him again! Kanemaru runs, sunset flips, but Moloney stays up!
Moloney DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Kanemaru hangs tough but Moloney aims from a corner. Moloney runs in but Kanemaru dropkicks the leg out! Kanemaru hurries after and gets the leg, for a SHIN BREAKER! And then a trip, into the FIGURE- NO, Moloney CHOPS Kanemaru! And CHOPS! And then CHOPS him down! Fans rally up while Moloney shakes out the bad leg. Kanemaru crawls away to a corner, Moloney runs in, but into another BOOT! Kanemaru runs in, tilt-o-whirls, but Moloney turns that into a suplex! Kanemaru slips out, waistlocks, but Moloney switches and spins to CHOP!
Fans rally, Moloney runs the ropes, but into another dropkick to the leg! Fans rally as Kanemaru SMASHES Moloney’s knee! Moloney writhes, Kanemaru steps through but Moloney kicks him away. Kanemaru returns to jackknife bridge! TWO and Moloney rolls through to Canadian Rack! Kanemaru slips off, shoves and victory rolls, TWO! Into the FIGURE FOUR!! Moloney endures, reaches out for ropes, but Kanemaru is in the way! Kanemaru thrashes around, puts on the pressure, and MOLONEY TAPS! Kanemaru wins!!
Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by submission (gains 2 points; Moloney earns 0)
The Heel Master is 2-0 to start the tournament, and he’s tapped both opponents out! Will the BOSJ soon belong to Just5Guys?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Lio Rush!
The Funky Weapon was fighting seriously against Taiji Ishimori but he lost, while the Bad Child overcame the House of Torture’s tricks. Will Taguchi stay serious and start winning? Or will Lio still be the Man of the Hour?
The bell rings and Taguchi rushes in! Lio avoids the dropkick, but Taguchi blocks Lio’s kick. Taguchi flips Lio, Lio lands on his feet, and things speed up. Lio redirects, redirects, and redirects! Taguchi gets tired already but Lio stops. Fans applaud as Taguchi sputters and catches his breath. Taguchi then HIP ATTACKS Lio out of the ring! And then triangle jump PLANCHAS! Direct hit and fans fire up while Lio tumbles away! Taguchi hurries after Lio, kicks him, puts him in the ring, and then slides in. Lio goes to a corner, Taguchi runs in, but into a BOOT! Lio runs at Taguchi, but into a HIP ATTACK! Cover, TWO!
Taguchi drags Lio up, chicken wings, but Lio fights the lift. Lio spins out, ROCKS Taguchi, ROCKS him again, then whips. Taguchi reverses but Lio dodges the hip attack! Lio goes Matrix to dodge more, then kicks and ENZIGURIS! Taguchi bails out and fans rally up as Lio builds speed. Lio DIVES to take Taguchi out at the ramp! Lio hurries back into the ring and fans rally again. Lio builds speed again, to DIVE! Another direct hit and Lio fires up! Lio puts Taguchi in the ring and says it is time! Lio climbs the corner, FINAL HOUR onto knees!! Taguchi saves himself, then chicken wings, but Lio victory rolls! TWO!!
Lio ROCKS Taguchi, Taguchi LARIATS Lio!! Fans fire up and Taguchi chicken wings, DODON TO THE THRONE! Cover, TWO!! Lio survives and Taguchi is shocked! Fans fire up as Taguchi puts Lio in a drop zone. Taguchi climbs, and he FROG SPLASHES but flops!! Lio hurries to get Taguchi up, fisherman and SPINNING BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up while both men are down! Lio sits up, Taguchi sputters some more, and Lio stands Taguchi up to ROCK him with a forearm! Taguchi ROCKS Lio back! Lio ROCKS Taguchi, Taguchi ROCKS Lio, repeat! But then Taguchi fakes Lio out to dropkick the legs!
Taguchi throws point blank hips! Taguchi runs, Lio redirects and then dodges Taguchi to send him to the apron! But Taguchi avoids the handspring attack! Taguchi springboards to MISSILE HIP! But Lio comes right back to HIP ATTACK?! Fans fire up with Lio and he drags Taguchi up! But Taguchi cradles! TWO!! Lio dodges to rebound, RUSH HOUR! Taguchi flops into the drop zone and Lio hurries up top! FINAL HOUR!! Cover, Lio wins!
Winner: Lio Rush, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)
Another fast ‘n’ furious match from serious Taguchi, but again he loses out! Will the Funky Weapon continue to misfire in the tournament? Will Lio continue to make this tournament run on his time?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Robbie Eagles w/ Kosei Fujita VS Clark Connors w/ Gedo!
TMDK’s Sniper shot down Yoh while Bullet Club’s 100 Proof gave Kevin Knight quite the stiff shot. Will Eagles fly over the Wild Rhino? Or will there be No Chaser tonight?
The bell rings and Eagles rallies the fans with “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” Then he dropkicks Connors’ leg! Eagles KICKS away on the leg, CHOPS him, then whips. Connors reverses, but Eagles turns arm-drag into wheelbarrow and victory roll, and then a roll through into the EAGLES LOCK!! Connors flails and Gedo freaks out while fans fire up! Connors crawls, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Eagles lets Connors go and fans rally up again. Eagles runs in but Connors blocks the leg lariat! And then he CLOBBERS Eagles! Connors roars, stomps his foot to get his leg working, and he DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEXES!
Eagles flops out of the ring and Connors hobbles after him. Connors drags Eagles up, POSTS him, and Eagles writhes as he clutches the bad shoulder! Connors looms over Eagles, hauls him up, and snap suplexes him to the floor! Connors Too Sweets with Gedo then puts Eagles in the ring. Connors watches Eagles crawl and the fans rally up. Eagles chops but it doesn’t have much to it. Eagles chops again, and chops again, but Connors DECKS him! Connors stalks Eagles to the corner, drags him up, and whips him corner to corner. Eagles bounces off buckles, into Connors’ LARIAT! Connors then sits Eagles up for a full nelson!
Eagles endures as Connors thrashes him around. Fans rally up, Eagles fights up, and Eagles throws body shots. Connors knees low, whips Eagles corner to corner, but Eagles goes up and over to SNAP GERMAN! Fans fire up while both men are down. Eagles stands, and he KICKS Connors again and again! Eagles runs to LEG LARIAT! Fans rally and Eagles keeps going, but Connors elbows him away. Eagles basement 619s the legs! Eagles springboards around Connors, and gets him for an ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Eagles holds the legs but Connors kicks him away! SPEAR!! Fans rally while Eagles writhes.
Connors aims from a corner as Eagles stands, and hits another SPEAR!! Connors doesn’t cover, he drags Eagles up and in, puts one out, but Eagles slaps Connors before falling over! Connors scowls, drags Eagles back up, but Eagles wrenches and gets around, schoolboy with bridge! EAGLES WINS!!
Winner: Robbie Eagles, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
Connors is furious but it’s his own fault for thinking 100 Proof meant bulletproof! Eagles is heading for the top of the block, will the BOSJ be mighty?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: SHO VS Mike Bailey!
The Murder Machine couldn’t cheat Lio last round, but Speedball better watch out. Will the House of Torture find a way to stack the deck? Or will Mike Bailey build on the momentum from beating IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Hiromu Takahashi?
But as Mike makes his entrance, Sho grabs a chair and rushes him at the ramp! Sho JAMS Mike, JAMS him again, and fans boo as Sho stomps Mike around. The ref reprimands but Sho shoves him away, it isn’t a match yet. Sho rips Mike’s jacket off, and JAMS Mike’s bare toes with the chair! The ref reprimands, warning Sho he can still be disqualified, so Sho says okay. Sho puts Mike in the ring, puts the chair aside, and the bell rings. Sho grins as he stands over Mike and stomps him down. Sho chinlocks but he also pulls the ears! The ref reprimands, Sho lets go, to then fishhook Mike!
The ref counts, Sho lets go of the nose, to bend the toes! The ref reprimands again, Sho lets go, and he taunts Mike. Mike shoves Sho, things speed up as Mike hurdles, but Sho avoids the monkey flip. But then Mike kips up to avoid the low kick! Then Mike feints Sho out to THRUST KICK! Sho bails out, Mike hurries out after him, but Sho takes a swing! Mike dodges, and he fires off that flurry of kicks from all sides! Fans fire up as Mike tops it off with an ENZIGURI! Mike hobbles, but he fires up with a “WOO!” Mike puts Sho in the ring, then climbs the corner, but Sho distracts the ref about his face, and EVIL appears!
Evil trips Mike and shoves him down! Fans boo, we all should’ve known this would happen! Sho stops distracting the ref and he CHOKES Mike on the ropes. The ref counts, Sho lets off at 4, and he stalks Mike to the other side. Sho fishhooks Mike again, the ref counts, and Sho stops at 4. Sho bends the toes again! The ref counts, Sho lets go, and then he drags Mike up. Mike CHOPS! Sho eggs him on so Mike CHOPS again! Sho keeps egging Mike on, so Mike CHOPS! Sho stomps the toes! Sho throws Mike out, and Evil has the chair! Sho distracts the ref so Evil can JAM Mike! Evil puts Mike back in, Sho covers, TWO!!
Sho is upset, and so is Evil! The ref realizes Evil’s here! Fans rally for Mike as he goes to ropes. Mike drags himself up, but Sho ROCKS him with a forearm! Sho stands Mike up for boxing elbows! Sho taunts Mike, but Mike blocks the whip! Sho stomps the toes again! Sho whips, Mike holds ropes to stop himself, and he BOOTS back! Sho runs in, but Mike throws him out! Fans fire up as Sho staggers around, and Mike builds speed, but Evil trips him! Fans boo but Evil shrugs. Sho gets back in, and he knuckle locks Mike’s arm to wrench and twist. And he steps on Mike’s toes, literally! Sho kicks, KICKS and SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO!
Fans fire up as Mike hangs tough! Sho is frustrated but he stalks Mike to a corner. Sho drags Mike up, pulls the ears, then knuckle locks. Sho wrenches and whips but Mike reverses. Sho ducks the kick, Mike ducks the punch and Mike goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Sho bails out and fans fire up again. Mike builds speed, but he BOOTS Evil this time! Sho gets in but Mike BOOTS him back out! Mike goes up, TRIANGLE JUMP QUEBRADA! Direct hit and fans fire up! Sho is stuck all folded up for a second, but eventually flops over. The fans rally behind Mike as he hobbles over and drags Sho into the ring.
Mike stalks Sho, takes aim, and SPINNING SOBATS! And AX KICKS! And ROUNDHOUSES! Fans fire up again and Mike SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO! Sho hangs tough but Mike keeps cool. Mike takes aim as Sho sits up, but Evil distracts! Mike tells Evil to get down, then he rushes over. Evil gets away, but Sho waistlocks! GERMAN SUPLEX! Sho drags Mike back up, runs, and LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Mike is still in this and fans fire up! Sho hurries to bring Mike in and tuck the arms, STRAITJACKET PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mike survives and fans fire up again! Sho is furious, and he drags Mike back up.
Sho lifts Mike but Mike RANAS! Cover, TWO! Mike PENALTY KICKS! And then MOONSAULT DOUBLE KNEE DROP! Fans fire up while Sho sputters and writhes. Mike feeds off the energy, grits his teeth and aims at Sho. Sho ducks the roundhouse, gets around to a waistlock but Mike switches. Sho grabs at the ref but the ref stays back. Evil grabs at the ref to distract him! Sho stomps Mike’s toes again! And then RAMS Mike into the ref!! Fans boo but Sho gets his “torture tool!” Sho aims, swings, but Mike ducks! Mike kicks but Sho ducks it, and he SMASHES Mike’s toes with the wrench!!
Sho grabs Mike’s foot and twists the toes! But Mike victory rolls! EVIL YANKS THE REF OUT!! Fans boo more as Evil stomps Mike! Sho stomps Mike, too! Fans tell Evil to go away, but the House of Torture puts one out. Evil has Mike’s foot, Sho gets the wrench, but Mike BOOTS Evil away! Sho runs in, but Mike takes the crane stance! CRANE KICK!! Fans fire up as Mike hops around. Mike focuses his power, spins, but hits EVIL with the roundhouse! Then he SUPERKICKS Sho! Fans fire up, Mike powers up again, ROLLING ROUNDHOUSE! Mike shoves Sho down into the drop zone, goes up, ULTIMA WEAPON!! Cover, Mike wins!!
Winner: Mike Baily, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sho earns 0)
Speedball is 2-0, also overcoming the tactics of the House of Torture! Will nothing stop Mike Bailey from being the Best of the Super Juniors?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Kevin Knight VS Francesco Akira!
The Jet and the Nova Fireball may have both lost last round, but none of that will matter here. The Intergalactic Jet Setters took the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships from Catch 2/2, and we already saw TJP avenge that loss. Will Akira also get payback on Knight? Or will the teams go 1-1 on the night?
Akira shoves Knight over the tag title win but the ref has them back up. The bell rings and Akira runs in to SHOTGUN Knight! Akira fires off forearms in the corner but Knight shoves him back. Akira fires off more forearms, Knight shoves him again, then scoops. Akira slips free, things speed up and Akira RANAS Knight out! Fans rally with “A! KI-RA!” and Akira builds speed. Knight slides in then PLANCHAS Akira down! Fans fire up, Knight puts Akira back in the ring, and Knight stomps him around. Akira goes to a corner, Knight brings him out to UPPERCUT! Knight snapmares Akira, runs, and BASEMENT SHOULDER TACKLES!
Fans fire up and Knight flexes, then Knight covers. TWO, but Knight keeps cool. Knight brings Akira up, but Akira CHOPS! Knight CHOPS back! Akira goes to a corner, Knight whips him corner to corner, but Akira avoids the splash! Akira runs in but Knight puts him up top, to COHP! Knight then jumps right up, only for Akira to slip under! Akira trips Knight into the Tree of Woe! Akira goes corner to corner to basement dropkick! Knight falls out of the Tree, Akira covers, TWO! Fans rally but Akira drags Knight back up. Akira turns Knight for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans applaud as Knight is still in this.
Akira brings Knight up, wrenches his arm, and then hammerlocks. Akira traps an arm, drop toeholds and hooks him into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Fans rally while Knight endures and moves around. Knight reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Akira holds until the ref counts, and the fans rally up. Akira CLUBS Knight down, talks trash, then CLUBS him again. Knight crawls but Akira brings him up to CHOP! Knight gets in Akira’s face, then CHOPS back! Akira DOUBLE CHOPS! Akira whips, and CALF KICKS! Cover, TWO! Akira grows frustrated but the fans still rally. Akira drags Knight up but Knight throws body shots.
Knight UPPERCUTS Akira, ROCKS him with forearm after forearm, then whips. Akira avoids the dropkick! Akira stomps Knight, runs, but Knight scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Both men are down and fans rally again. Akira goes to a corner, Knight hurries over, and Knight stomps and UPPERCUTS on repeat! Knight stomps a mudhole in but lets off as the ref counts. Knight then whips corner to corner, runs in and STINGER SPLASHES! Knight puts Akira up top, and says it’s time! But Akira jumps over Knight! Things speed up, but Knight DROPKICKS Akira down! Fans fire up again while both men are down.
Knight kips up and roars! He brings Akira up, whips him to ropes, and pops him up, SKY HIGH SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Akira is still in this and Knight grows frustrated. Knight pounds the mat and the fans clap along. Knight waits on Akira to stand, and then he runs in, but Akira denies the satellite! SUPERKICK! But Knight SUPERKICKS back! Knight whips, Akira rolls and SATELLITE DDTS Knight! Akira crawls to the cover, TWO!! Akira can’t believe Knight survives! The fans rally again, “A! KI-RA!” and Akira aims from the corner. Akira runs in, but Knight ducks the fireball! To pop-up, only for Akira to sunset flip! TWO!
Akira stands, Knight scoops him, but Akira cradles! TWO!! Knight ROLLING ELBOWS! Knight runs in at the corner but Akira BOOTS him! Akira goes up, but Knight JUMP STEINERS! And then STANDING SPLASH but onto knees! Akira gest going, and he SLIDING KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives again and shocks Akira! But Akira fires back up and the fans are with him. Akira brings Knight up, SPEEDFIRE!! Akira isn’t done there, he aims from the corner again. Knight sits up, into the NOVA FIREBALL!! Cover, Akira wins!
Winner: Francesco Akira, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Knight earns 0)
The flight was delayed again, and now Knight is 0-2! Akira goes 1-1, and Catch 2/2 sweep the Intergalactic Jet Setters! Will The United Empire win back the Junior Heavyweight Tag titles on the other side of the BOSJ?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: Titán VS Taiji Ishimori!
El Inmortal tapped out the technical genius in TJP while the Bone Soldier tapped out a much more fired up Ryusuke Taguchi. Will it come down to technique or speed in this showdown between LIJ and Bullet Club?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans build to a rally for “TITAN! TITAN!” Titan and Taiji tie up, Taiji waistlocks but Titan switches. Taiji wrenches to a wristlock, keeps Titan from ropes, but Titan rolls, handsprings and arm-drags, but Taiji kips up and arm-drags back. Titan sweeps to cover, ONE! Titan avoids the sweep but Taiji avoids the buzzsaw. Fans cheer as the two stand off, and even Taiji applauds. Taiji offers a handshake, but Titan is wary. Titan accepts it, but then Taiji rakes the eyes! The ref reprimands but Taiji CLUBS Titan to a corner. Taiji whips corner to corner, Titan reverses, but Taiji slips out to the apron.
Titan runs in, Taiji slips under, then back out to shoulder in. Taiji springboards but Titan gets under. Titan runs in, Taiji waistlocks and shoves, but Titan goes up and over to handspring away! Taiji runs in, Titan dodges to then RANA Taiji out of the ring! Fans fire up and Titan builds speed, but Taiji moves so Titan rolls and flips out of the ring. Titan then runs at Taiji, but into a scoop! LAWN DART into the post! The ref reprimands while Titan writhes, but Taiji grins as he leaves Titan behind. Taiji undoes the blue buckle pad, the Bullet Club Special is now in play. Titan staggers up, slides in, but Taiji storms up to him.
Taiji brings Titan up, snapmares, and then wraps up the arms, to go after the mask! Everyone seems to do this to Titan! The ref reprimands, counts, and Taiji lets off at 4. Taiji grabs the arm, wristlocks, and then drags Titan up to wrench the arm. Taiji hammerlocks the arm and RAMS Titan into the bare buckles! Titan writhes, the ref reprimands, but the damage is done. Taiji stomps Titan in the corner, the ref reprimands, so Taiji drags Titan up. Taiji wraps the arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Taiji stops, and Taiji wrenches to whip and WRING Titan’s arm! Titan writhes while Taiji looms over him.
Taiji sits Titan up into a cobra clutch! Titan endures, kicks around, fights up to his feet, but Taiji ripcords to RAM the shoulder, then hammerlock and BACKSTABBER! Cover, ROPEBREAK! Titan’s long leg helps him there! Taiji is annoyed but he CLUBS Titan. Titan SOBATS, but Taiji CLUBS Titan down! Taiji drags Titan up, whips him to ropes, but Titan holds ropes. Titan BOOTS Taiji, but Taiji ELBOWS Titan! Taiji whips, Titan reverses to TORNADO DDT! Taiji staggers up, and Titan dropkicks him out of the ring! Fans fire up with Titan and he builds speed, to DIVE! Direct hit near commentary!
Fans fire up and Titan KICKS Taiji. The ring count climbs, Titan drags Taiji up and into the ring at 8 of 20. Cover, TWO! Titan wants Taiji to get up, but he stomps him down. Fans rally, Titan stands Taiji up for a strike fest! Titan powers up but Taiji BOOTS him! Taiji runs but Titan goes Matrix to avoid the lariat! Then he CALF KICKS Taiji down! Titan hurries to whip, but Taiji handsprings to NEURALIZER! Fans rally up again while both men are down. Taiji stands, he brings Titan up, and he wrenches to then POST Titan! The ref reprimands but again the damage is done. Taiji hammerlocks, half nelsons and scoops, for a SHOULDER BUSTER!
Fans rally as Taiji aims from the corner. Titan rises, Taiji runs in, but into a SUPERKICK! Titan runs in, LA MYSTICA! Roll into DRAGON’S LAIR! TWO!! Taiji hurries up but into a fireman’s carry, LANDSLIDE!! Cover, TWO!! Taiji survives again and fans rally up! Titan goes to a corner, skins the cat to the top, and then DIVING- NO, Taiji avoids the stomps! Taiji wrenches, LA MYSTICA in return, and has the arm! BONE LOCK!!! Titan crawls, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him away! Titan TAPS, Taiji wins!!
Winner: Taiji Ishimori, by submission (gains 2 points; Titan earns 0)
Another match, another win by tap-out! Will no one survive the Bone Soldier make sure #ItsReborn in the BOSJ?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: El Desperado VS BUSHI!
The Rogue Luchador and the Black Mask each took a loss in the opening round, but there’s still a long way to go in the tournament! Will Desperado stay strong for Team Strong Style? Or will Bushi make things tranquilo?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally up and duel, “DESPY!” “BUSHI!” The two tie up, Desperado headlocks but Bushi wrenches out. Desperado wrenches back, but Bushi wrenches again. Bushi keeps on the wristlock to hammerlock then headlock. Desperado spins him around to a facelock but Bushi slips around to a waistlock. Desperado wrenches out and headlocks. Bushi throws body shots and powers out, but Desperado runs him over. Things speed up, Bushi fakes Desperado out to kick him, then dropkick the leg! Desperado goes to ropes and Bushi kicks the leg out! Bushi’s building off Kanemaru’s work!
Bushi stomps Desperado, then SMASHES the knee! Fans cheer and Desperado bails out. The ref checks but Desperado says he’s still in this. Bushi goes out to stomp the bad leg! Bushi brings Desperado up, puts him in the ring, and fans applaud. Bushi takes off his shirt, and uses it to CHOKE Desperado! The ref reprimands, Bushi stops, and he kicks Desperado’s bad leg again. Desperado goes to a corner, asks for mercy, but Bushi just stomps him more. Bushi whips corner to corner, Desperado reverses and runs in, but into an elbow. Bushi goes up, leaps, and missile dropkicks the leg out!
Fans rally up as Bushi gets the legs. Bushi ties Desperado up in a modified Cloverleaf! Desperado endures, but Bushi puts on more pressure! Fans rally, Desperado reaches out, and he gets the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts and Bushi lets go at 4. Desperado crawls to the apron, Bushi kicks the bad leg, then he drags Desperado back in. Bushi drops an elbow on the knee, then stomps it. Desperado throws hands but Bushi knees low. Bushi CLUBS Desperado and has him in the corner. Desperado CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, but Bushi kicks the bad leg again! Bushi whips corner to corner, but Desperado falls over!
Fans rally, Desperado hobbles up, and Bushi runs in. Desperado picks Bushi up but Bushi fights off the spinebuster! Bushi runs but Desperado scoops for a BIG back suplex! Fans rally while both men are down. Desperado shakes out the bad leg, and he hobbles up. Bushi is in the corner, Desperado runs in, and elbows Bushi! Desperado then suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while Desperado brings Bushi back up. Desperado gut wrenches but Bushi fights free. Bushi goes to dropkick the leg but Desperado avoids it! Desperado CHOPS Bushi, but Bushi kicks the bad leg! BASEMENT DDT!
Desperado staggers, into a CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Desperado is still in this but Bushi gets the leg! Bushi SMASHES the knee into the mat again! And then sits down with a CALF KILLER! Desperado crawls, reaches out, but Bushi adds a facelock! Not quite an STF but good enough for this! Desperado still fights forward to a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Bushi lets go at 4. Bushi grows frustrated with Desperado’s toughness, but he stomps Desperado at the ropes. Desperado stands to bump Bushi, but Bushi ROCKS him back. Bushi puts the bad leg in the ropes to DROPKICK it! And then DRAPING BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally as Desperado stays in this. Bushi drags Desperado back up, but Desperado wrenches out to roll him up, TWO, into the STRETCH MUFFLER! Bushi endures as Desperado thrashes the leg! Bushi rolls Desperado to a cradle, TWO!! Bushi rushes in, Desperado spins him around, GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO! Bushi survives and the fans rally up. Desperado shouts, stands up, and fans fire up with him. Desperado drags Bushi up, underhooks the arms, but Bushi fights off Pinche. Bushi shoves Desperado to DROPKICK him down! Bushi roars now and fans fire up again!
Bushi hobbles after Desperado, brings him up, and reels him in, but Desperado slips around! EL ES CULERO! Desperado wins!!
Winner: El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Bushi earns 0)
Desperado snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! He avoids going 0-2 but Bushi doesn’t, will Desperado bring Strong Style back to the BOSJ?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS DOUKI!
The Ticking Timebomb had a fiery main event match with Mike Bailey but came out on the losing end. Meanwhile, Japones Del Mal shocked everyone by pinning Kushida. Will Douki pull off another shocker here? Or will Hiromu get back on track towards a fifth BOSJ tournament win?
Hiromu’s picture diary entry for Douki is that he looks like something bought on Amazon. But then Douki WRECKS Hiromu with a dropkick at the apron! The bell rings and Douki builds speed, but Hiormu gets in to fireman’s carry! Douki slips fere, Hiromu wheelbarrows him, but Douki turns that into a full nelson! Hiromu arm-drags free and pops Douki up but Douki RANAS Hiromu back out! Douki builds speed but Hiromu ducks the slide. Hiromu pops Douki up to the apron, but Douki rebounds to DDT Hiromu to the floor! Fans rally up, Douki drags Hiromu up and puts him back in the ring.
Douki hurries after Hiromu but Hiromu bails back out. Douki stomps Hiromu, stands him up, and DDTs him to the floor again! Red Shoes checks on Hiromu but he’s okay to continue, so the ring count starts. Fans rally up as Hiromu stirs. Hiromu sits up at 8, stands at 11 and slides in at 12. Douki drags Hiromu up, turns him and hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Hiromu hangs tough but Douki chinlocks and bends Hiromu against his knee. Hiromu endures, fans rally up again, and Hiromu crawls his way forward to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts and Hiromu even grabs at Douki, but Douki lets go at 4.
Douki brings Hiromu up but Hiromu CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Douki rakes the eyes! Douki suplexes Hiromu but Hiromu slips out to waistlock. Douki elbows free, runs, but Hiromu follows to RANA Douki now! Fans applaud while both men are down. The fans rally for “HI-RO-MU!” as he goes to a corner. Douki runs in, only gets buckles, and Hiromu clotheslines Douki to then snapmare and basement dropkick! Hiromu brings Douki up, fireman’s carries, but Douki fights free again. Douki shoves Hiormu to a corner but Hiromu BOOTS him! Hiromu runs, but Douki dodges! Douki swings, Hiromu spins him, FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally again and Hiromu sits up, clutching a shoulder. Hiromu fires up and the fans fire up with him. Hiromu brings Douki up, fireman’s carries, but Douki fights free to a waistlock. Hiromu switches, Douki throws elbows, and Douki runs, but Hiromu reels him in. Douki breaks free, kicks and ENZIGURIS, then clinches for a swing and SAHAWARI! Bridging cover, TWO! Hiromu escapes and the fans rally up. Hiromu goes to a corner but Douki runs in, and he blocks Hiromu’s boots to pop him into a Gory Especial! But Hiromu fights free and arm-drags Douki. Douki knees low, runs, but into a POP-UP-
NO, Douki turns things around into ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Hiromu moves around, drags Douki along, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Douki holds until Red Shoes counts, and fans rally back up. Douki goes to the apron, takes aim, and slingshots, but Hiromu denies Daybreak! Hiromu powers Douki to a fireman’s carry, for a CORNER DEATH VALLEY! Both men are down again and fans rally back up. Hiromu rises, drags Douki up, but Douki fights the fireman’s carry. Hiromu powers through again, throws Douki into a dragon sleeper, but Douki spins around. Hiromu still suplexes Douki, but Douki fights that!
Hiromu keeps trying, he fireman’s carries again, for DYNAMITE PLUNGER! Cover, TWO! Douki survives but Hiromu and the fans fire up! Hiromu drags Douki back up, fireman’s carries again, but Douki sunset flips! TWO, into ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! Hiromu endures, drags Douki along again, but Douki rolls him from ropes! But Hiromu fights out to jackknife, TWO! Douki manages to bridge up and spin Hiromu into the Gory Especial! DOTON NO JUTSU!! Cover, TWO!! But back into ITALIAN STRETCH 32!! Hiromu endures, but Douki pulls on the arms! Hiromu fights back up, but Douki just pulls harder!
Hiromu is fading! He’s tipping over! But Hiromu gets a second wind, brings Douki along, reaches out and gets the ROPEBREAK with a foot! Fans cheer and Red Shoes counts, Douki lets go at 4. Douki shakes his head, he goes back to the apron. Douki takes aim as Hiromu rises, for DAYBREAK!! Cover, TWO!!! Hiromu survives and Douki can’t believe it! Fans fire up and Douki roars! Douki brings Hiromu into the wheelbarrow, lifts, but Hiromu uses that to hit a COMPLETE SHOT! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Douki drags Hiromu up, but Hiromu pushes him back! Douki ducks the superkick! Hiromu ducks the enziguri!
Hiromu waistlocks Douki, Douki switches, Hiromu throws an elbow but Douki ducks it to HELL STAB! Douki runs, but Hiromu dodges to HIROMU- DOUKI-CHAN BOMBER?!? Fans are thunderous as Douki watches Hiromu rise. Douki runs, to DOUKI-CHAN BOMBER AGAIN!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Hiromu survives and the fans fire up while Douki slashes his throat! Douki torture racks, swings, MARISHITE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Douki can’t believe that Hiromu survives! But Douki roars and he brings Hiromu back around. Wheelbarrow, but Hiromu arm-drags and rolls to fireman’s carry! TIMEBOMB!!! Cover, HIROMU WINS!!!
Winner: Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Douki earns 0)
Douki came so, so close, but the champion manages to turn things around in the end! Will Hiromu be able to make it to the end of BOSJ 30 and go for number five?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: YOH VS Master Wato!
Mr. Direct Drive couldn’t avoid Robbie Eagles’ eagle eye and is down one. But the Way of the Grandmaster made it through the fire against Francesco Akira. Will Yoh rev back up and get on track? Or will he also be extinguished by Wato?
The bell rings and the fans duel. “WATO! WATO!” “YO-OH! YO-OH!” Wato and Yoh circle, feel things out, and Wato gives a testing kick. Yoh walks it off, comes back, and knuckle locks with Wato. They go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength, and Wato makes Yoh bridge back. Yoh powers back up, and he now makes Wato bridge back! Cover, ONE as Wato bridges again. Yoh brings Wato up, wrenches and hammerlocks, but Wato reaches back to wrench and wristlock. Yoh rolls, kips and cartwheels to handspring and arm-drag! The two stand off, and fans cheer as Yoh copies Wato’s pose. Wato shows Yoh how it’s done, and the two circle again.
They tie up, Wato headlocks, but Yoh pulls hair. Red Shoes reprimands so Yoh lets go to throw body shots. Yoh powers out but Wato runs him over! Things speed up, Yoh hurdles, Wato leaps over, and then Wato comes back. Yoh dodges, BOOTS Wato, then shoves him to drop and bypass, then drop toehold! Yoh keeps moving but Wato avoids the basement dropkick! Wato rolls Yoh but Yoh scrambles away before Wato can lock on Vendaval. Fans applaud and Wato smirks. Wato builds speed, but Yoh gets away to the back corner of the arena. Fans cheer as Yoh dares Wato to join him. Wato says Yoh needs to come back.
Yoh takes his time, and he starts a “WATO! WATO!” chant. Wato doesn’t fall for the games so Yoh has no choice but to return to ringside. Yoh slides in, Wato KICKS Yoh, then whips him to a corner. Yoh goes up and over, things keep moving, and Yoh RANAS Wato out! Yoh then PLANCHAS Wato down! Fans fire up with Yoh as he struts up the ramp. Yoh comes back, stomps Wato, then brings Wato up to put him in the ring. Fans rally, Yoh climbs, and Wato stands for the CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Yoh drags Wato up, ROCKS him with a forearm, then whips him to ropes. Yoh ELBOWS Wato down, brings him back up, and turns him for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Yoh keeps going and has a headscissor squeeze on Wato! Fans rally as Wato endures and Yoh thrashes around. Wato rolls towards ropes but Yoh rolls him away. Yoh thrashes more but Wato rolls and rolls into the ROPEBREAK. The fans applaud as Yoh lets go, but with some toying kicks. Yoh gives more toying kicks as he stands over Wato. Wato sits up and Yoh eggs him on. Wato CHOPS back! Yoh grits his teeth so Wato throws forearms! Yoh kicks low, bumps Wato off buckles, and wrenches an arm to whip corner to corner. Yoh runs in, but into a BOOT! And then another BOOT! Wato runs in to BULLDOG!
Fans rally up and Wato goes to a corner. Wato runs in at Yoh to elbow him down! And then BOOT him! And then whip to ropes, to CALF KICK! Yoh bails out but Wato builds speed, to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Yoh! Fans fire up with Wato and he brings Yoh up. Wato puts Yoh in the ring, aims from the apron, and fans rally up. Yoh stands, Wato springboards, but Yoh dodges! Wato comes back, crucifix takedown, RECIENTEMENTE! Cover, TWO! Yoh escapes the mouse trap but fans rally up more. Wato fires up and he brings Yoh around into VENDAVAL!! Fans rally up while Yoh endures the butterfly stretch!
Yoh kicks around, reaches out, but Wato pulls on the hold! Yoh rolls it to a cover, TWO!! Wato lets Yoh go in time, and Yoh goes to ropes. Wato storms over, to ROUNDHOUSE the bad arm! Yoh staggers, into another ROUNDHOUSE! Wato aims, and ROUNDHOUSES the bad arm again! Wato taunts Yoh, Yoh eggs Wato on, so Wato ROCKS him with a forearm! Wato whips Yoh to ropes, Yoh reverses and DROPKICKS! Fans fire up while both men are back down! Yoh drags Wato up, reels him in, suplexes, but Wato knees free. Yoh ducks a kick, Wato blocks the elbow, but Yoh goes Matrix to dodge!
Wato blocks a kick, but Yoh blocks a kick! Yoh DRAGON SCREWS Wato’s leg! Fans rally up again while both men are down. Wato crawls to a corner, but Yoh watches him closely. Wato stands, Yoh runs in, and Yoh elbows Wato! Yoh hoists Wato up top, climbs up after him, and fires up! Fans fire up with Yoh, but Wato resists the superplex! Wato throws body shots and Yoh steps back. Wato stands but Yoh ROCKS him first! Yoh climbs back up, has Wato again, and he SUPERPLEXES! Yoh rolls through, to the FALCON- NO, Wato slips out! Wato shoves Yoh to a corner, runs in, but Yoh puts him on the apron!
Yoh swings but into Wato’s GAMANGIRI! Wato springboards, FLYING UPPERCUT! Fans rally up again and Wato roars! Wato waits on Yoh, and Yoh rises, into the SCREW HIGH KICK! Wato then drags Yoh up, GERMAN SUPLEX! But Yoh lands on his feet! Yoh dropkicks the legs out! Yoh underhooks Wato, but Wato fights the lift and shoves Yoh away! Yoh rebounds, into the ROLLING SOBAT! Wato fires back up, he reels Yoh in, but Yoh switches to shove Wato. Scoop and GOROSHI! Both men are down again and fans rally back up! Yoh and Wato stir, crawl after each other, and they go forehead to forehead.
Yoh throws a forearm, but Wato throws it back. Yoh throws another forearm, so Wato throws it back. Both men stand, and the forearms keep going! They go faster and faster and the fans rally up! Yoh gets boxing elbows in, then kicks a leg out! Yoh brings Wato up, and DECKS him! Fans fire up and Yoh brings Wato back up. Yoh half nelsons, then full nelsons, but Wato breaks free to victory roll! TWO!! Yoh escapes, runs in and spins Wato around to underhooks! Wato wrenches out, but Yoh blocks his kick, DRAGON- NO, Wato sits on the screw to cover, TWO!!! Yoh escapes and hurries to ropes!
Yoh powers up, but Wato ducks the superkick! ROUNDHOUSE! Wato gets just enough of Yoh, and he fires back up! Wato drags Yoh up, Yoh reaches for ropes, but Wato still waistlocks! But Yoh throws elbows to fight the suplex! Yoh swings, but into the chicken wings! But Yoh slips around to POISON-RANA!! And SUPERKICK!! Wato wobbles and fans fire up as Yoh brings him in! Short arm LARIAT!! Wato is dazed but the fans are thunderous as Yoh roars! Yoh drags Wato back up, reels him back in and underhooks, for DIRECT DRIVE!!! Cover, Yoh wins!!
Winner: Yoh, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Wato earns 0)
Wato beat the Nova Fireball, but he could not withstand Yoh’s electricity! Will Wato be able to turn the tides in the next round?
As for Yoh, tired as he is, he gets the mic to say, “OSHAAA!! Everyone in Nagano, are you stunned?” Fans cheer, so hard to say. But Yoh asks “One more thing: do you like me?” Fans cheer again so that’s a yes. Yoh asks if they love him, and they cheer again. Yoh says, “If you do…! If you do…!! If you do… Let’s stun the world together!” Fans cheer, and then Yoh thanks Wato for the match. Yoh drops the mic, ready to take the block! Will Direct Drive #StunTheWorld by becoming the Best of the Super Juniors?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Mike Bailey: 2-0, 4 points
Taiji Ishimori: 2-0, 4 points
Lio Rush: 2-0, 4 points
Titán: 1-1, 2 points
Hiromu Takahashi: 1-1, 2 points
DOUKI: 1-1, 2 points
TJP: 1-1, 2 points
SHO: 0-2, 0 points
KUSHIDA: 0-2, 0 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-2, 0 points
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Robbie Eagles: 2-0, 4 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 2-0, 4 points
Clark Connors: 1-1, 2 points
Dan Moloney: 1-1, 2 points
El Desperado: 1-1, 2 points
YOH: 1-1, 2 points
Master Wato: 1-1, 2 points
Francesco Akira: 1-1, 2 points
BUSHI: 0-2, 0 points
Kevin Knight: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great second night for NJPW and BOSJ, though maybe not as many shocking things as there were last night. Great matches all the same, and it makes sense that TJP & Akira each beat Kushida & Knight. That’s easily the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match after the BOSJ. That was a great first match between both teams, the rematch will be even better. Taguchi losing again though he’s being more serious in his style also makes sense, because as great as the matches are, it’s not in his style. The moment Taguchi goes back to his butt based tactics, he will pull off a win and can spoil things for someone in the A Block.
Hiromu rebounding makes sense but Douki still looked great even in defeat. A little surprised he wasn’t the main event, but apparently Yoh and Wato got that nod here tonight. That match could’ve gone either way since we’re still this early in the tournament, but Yoh winning was a nice move. Yoh’s changing up his look a bit, and he’s adding just a bit of edge to his style and personality, so this win is a good way to show he’s growing and adapting to what is needed to get up in the ranks.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Match Results & Ratings: 9.19.2024
Victory Road was damn good, but behind us now. So let’s see how the build for Bound for Glory starts!
Well hot damn, Victory Road was a solid night of action, surprises and an overall enjoyable watch. Even with the major let down segments of SDL and the Knockouts Tag, they were placed right in the middle…so there was energy aplenty for the last four matches. We do get to see where they’re going with Bound For Glory in about 6 weeks.
My fantasy booking has The System, ABC and Hardyz heading towards a championship 3 way dance. DeMALISH is done, so at least Masha is back on the singles circuit. Lets hope she makes short work of Lish and/or Tasha.
Time to see where the early steps take us on the way to Bound for Glory.
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Ratings:
- First Cla$$ (KC Navarro & AJ Francis) vs Sinner & Saint ( Judas Icarus & Travis Williams): First Cla$$ win via Down Payment/Frog Splash combo – ** 1/4
- Matt Cardona vs Rhino: Cardona DQ’d – My time wasted
- Knockouts Tag Championship: Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) (c) vs Kendal Grey & Carlee Bright: Spirefire retains via Pressure Drop – * 1/2
- Texas Death Match: JDC vs Mike Santana: Santana wins – ** 3/4
- Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & Tasha Steelz w/Alisha Edwards vs Masha Slamovich & The Hardyz: Hardyz win via Twist & Swanton combo – *** 1/4
Results:
Lish talks smack, Masha comes out, Lish says she doesn’t even understand her – AND FINALLY – Masha speaks English. So she runs down Lish, says she’s sick of her but Tasha jumps Masha from behind. Lish grabs Kendra, attacks Masha and we see Tasha and Lish beatdown Masha until Jordynne makes the save for Masha. The System comes out to tip the numbers game, but then The Hardyz come out to save Masha and Jordynne.
Santino’s goofy music hits and I guess we’re heading to the 3×3 since Lish is still injured. Masha Slamabitch and the Hard Boyz will fight Tasha and System boys. Arianna’s music hits before Santino can say something to Jordynne, and she declares Jordynne gets an NXT friend next week to fight Rosemary and Wendy Choo. I just like Santino and Arianna playing together. It’s wholesomely moronic.
First Cla$$ (KC Navarro & AJ Francis) vs Sinner & Saint ( Judas Icarus & Travis Williams)
KC and Travis start off, KC hits some athletic counters, taunts a little and extends the hand but Travis turns it into an Arm Whip, tags in Icarus, they Double Team, AJ blind tags as KC rope runs, Spiderman pose in the ropes, AJ levels Icarus, KC takes out Travis, hits the tandem move The Deposit, into Tennessee Whiskey. KC tags back in, Snapmare into Footstomp and a near fall before AJ tags back in. They go for a tandem move on Icarus in the corner, but Icarus dumps KC to the outside, turns a Suplex into a DDT, and then crawls to Travis for simultaneous tags as Travis is working KC over. KC powders, tries to change sides but Sinner and Saint tandem redirect the dive. Inverted Suplex for a near fall.
AJ comes in, Lawn Darts Icarus into Travis, Down Payment, Frog Splash from KC…and First Cla$$ win!
Matt Cardona vs Rhino
Obviously just a step towards the eventual PCO versus Cardona, prolly at Bound for Glory. So this match is useless and Cardona has no reason to lose.
Cardona tries to pick his spot, but just gets his Foot picked out of mid air, and Rhino throws Cardona around the ring, Lariat, sets up for a Gore…but Cardona powders. Rhino follows and Suplexes Cardona onto the ramp, throws him back in and a Throat Chop from Cardona finally gives him some space. Missile Dropkick for an unnecessary pinfall, and then just grinding the Forearm into Rhino’s face in the corner. 10 Count Punches turned into a Powerbomb from Rhino for 2.
Rhino goes to get a chair, the ref admonishes him, Rhino throws the chair in, Cardona uses it in front of the referee and gets DQ’d. Radio Silence on Rhino after the DQ, Cardona looks to continue the punishment but lights go out and PCO attacks. Chokeslam, goes for the PCO-Sault, but Cardona powders and runs away. PCO goes full Ric Flair, attacks the chair and then PCO-Saults a steel chair.
Well…that’s new.
Knockouts Tag Championship: Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) (c) vs Kendal Grey & Carlee Bright
You know how I’ve said these titles are useless right? Now they’re being defended against…no one. Bright Grey? That’s not even a Crayola Crayon color. I think I would enjoy constipation more than this match.
Jody and…Grey?… start and its just slow, headlocky, I guess trying to get across Grey’s amateur background, but it looks terribly…meh. Dani tags in and now my attention is peaked. Powerbomb attempt but Grey tries to slip it into a Cradle, Dani kicks out, catches Grey and Sack of Shit into Kip Up. Tandem Stalling Suplex after the tag, but only 2. Dani gets tagged in, they don’t seem to be taking Grey super seriously, so Grey finally kicks off and gets the tag to Bright. Okay, Cartwheel Knees is unique offense, not the Cheerleader Back Handspirng, I can respect that. Oh nice Standing Moonsault from Bright. Grey tags in, Jody takes a few seconds too long for the “blind tag”, Senton off the ropes to kill the two NXT girls, Pressure Drop, title retained.
Burn these belts and push Dani as a singles.
Texas Death Match: JDC vs Mike Santana
Jade looks like she’s cosplaying Peg Bundy during the intros but…ya know…not complaining. And it sounds like they’re doing the rules correctly with pinfall and then 10 count. So, that’s nice the rules seem to be clear.
JDC tries to attack Santana as he comes in from the crowd, Santana turns it around as expected and starts running JDC from corner to corner, Enzuigiri and multiple Bootwash corner spots. Santana looks for a Cannonball, but JDC powders, so Santana stalks a little, Tope con Hilo connects! Santana finds some chairs as the morons start chanting for tables when it’s 4 minutes in. That chant just screams inbred and stupid anymore.
Santana puts the two chairs back to back and looks to hit the old Eddie Kingston spot on JDC, but JDC fights it off, 10 count punches that JDC counters with the Powerbomb through the back to back chairs. Trash can and kendo stick time for Dango. Dude, Stomp is soo 1999 but its apparently cool in Texas. DOWN AND DIRTY on the trash can from JDC! But he can’t cover since now he’s selling his own pain for dropping on a can. Santana smartly powders and JDC tries to remember how to walk. Santana crawls up to his feet bleeding, but he also found a Barbedwire Bat! Dango tries to grab him, BAT TO FACE! Of course they head to a commercial right as the match gets bloody…sigh.
So we’re back and they’re fighting in the crowd, or no, some staging area about the crowd. Dango is bleeding, Santana is bleeding, Santana counters Dango and hits a Piledriver on the stage for 2! Brawling up some steps, JDC kicks off Santana and connects with a Tornado DDT for 2! Santana rolls over and flops off the stage as he crawls to…somewhere. JDC with the low speed pursuit, he finally charges and gets tossed into some broken barricade makeshift something! Santana slams a production case into Dango a few times, as Dango tries to crawl up a table to get away. Santana walks back up to the stage, and stops himself mid-charge. FINDS A LADDER. Santana gets the ref and someone else to hold it, goes to the top of the ladder…and Splash through JDC on the table.
Takes entirely too long, so while it looks cool its pretty stupid. 1-2-3, the pinfall happens, but lets see if the 10 count holds. 10 count goes through, Santana wins.
Moose attacks afterwards and just beats the tar out of him with a chair.
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Hendry comes out, Kaz interrupts, Nic Nemeth basically agrees to fight everyone. So Santino makes it shot and succulent, and decides for Hendry and Kaz to have a number 1 contender match next week. Nothing of crazy merit was said during the promo, so I decided to take Santino’s directions and go for short and succulent.
Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & Tasha Steelz w/Alisha Edwards vs Masha Slamovich & The Hardyz
Well right after intros they cut to a commercial, so maybe we won’t get anymore. Tasha and Masha start off, and throw fists fast, things stay close and they trade. Masha gets the advantage after a Drop Toe Hold into the middle rope, kick to the face, running knees and Tasha tags out to Eddie. Masha doesn’t care she wants to fight Eddie but Eddie cheap shots Matt on the apron and Matt tells Masha to tag him in. So Eddie doesn’t look like a completely shitty heel, and the crowd pops for a Hardy.
Matt chokes Eddie along the ropes, Leg Drape attack and tags in my name is Jeff. A little classic Hardy tandem work, Myers just runs in, stack the dorks, Splash version of Poetry in Motion. System gets Lariated out, Tasha tries to attack Matt but Masha eats Tasha. Whips her 3 times into corners and Poetry in Moscow. All of the System is on the outside, so Masha goes to the top, Senton off the top rope and Bowling Balls The System. Ugh…picture in picture is awful…stop with commercials at bad times. I really miss the commercial free YouTube version.
So to no one’s surprise, of course The System take control during the distraction break, Masha is being isolated, Eddie tags in and he’s taking his sweet time for a chop. So again, Eddie doesn’t make contact. Masha drops Tasha, ducks the men, hot tag to Jeff! Jeff lights up Eddie, looks for Whisper in the Wind but Myers pulls Eddie out of the way and Jeff hits nothing. And unlike Jinder, Eddie didn’t bump to a breeze. Eddie tags out to Myers, Russian Leg Sweep and Front Face Lock is keeping Jeff down. Jeff fights back up, but Myers clocks him. Myers tags in Tasha, and Tasha goes with the Knife Edge Chops on Jeff, mocks the Jeff dance, then twerks in his face before tagging Eddie back in.
Myers attacks Matt off the apron and even Masha, but Jeff starts to fight back, goes for the Whisper again, and this time connects on both! Jeff tags in Matt, so he starts working through the System boys. Neckbreaker into the Delete Headsmashes for both members of the System. Side Effect on Myers for only two. Matt calls for the Twist, the crowd responds well, but the Twist is countered, Lish grabs Matt’s foot but the referee sees it. EJECTION! Poor Tami-Lynn, she doesn’t wanna go, Hardys and Masha laugh and sing the Hey Hey Hey song, Lish says no so the ABC walk down and pick her up and carry her out. Twist of Fates for everyone, Swanton Bomb from Jeff, Hardyz and Masha win!
Overall Score: 6/10
Serviceable in regards to setting up most of the threads for Bound for Glory. The actual wrestling could’ve been a lot better, but for a starting point, it could’ve been worse. Xia Li getting her new name revealed, which I like. Some kind of Thunder reference, mixed in with the fact her vignettes give Mortal Kombat vibes, its very cool. The Knockouts Tags definitely feel like useless metal, Santana and JDC was probably better to experience in person, because the commercial break broke the momentum…and Gods damn was that finish sooo slow. At least the Texas Death Match rules were correct.
Crowd was also hot for the Hardyz, so the combination of “evil Russian” dropping the accent and proving to be a Hardy fangirl and get the Hardyz babyface rub sets up Masha nicely. She should be the next face of the Knockouts Division.
Next week we’ll hopefully get a touch more clarity or reasons for multi-person shmoz matches. But reasons are reasons, and this moved in logical enough directions.
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Team Texas meets Dark Order on the Proving Ground!
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara need challengers for the ROH World Tag Team Championships, so Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds are put to the test! Will they last the necessary ten minutes?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH Women’s World TV Championship Proving Grounds: Red Velvet VS Allysin Kay; Velvet wins and denies Allysin a title opportunity.
- The Gates of Agony VS Dante Leon & Trip Jordy; The Gates of Agony win.
- Preston Vance VS Brandon Cutler; Vance wins.
- John Silver w/ The Dark Order VS KM; Silver wins.
- Rachael Ellering VS Maggie Lee; Rachael wins.
- The Infantry w/ Trish Adora VS Spanish Announce Project; The Infantry wins.
- Anthony Ogogo w/ Shane Taylor VS Kit Sackett; Ogogo wins.
- Brian Cage VS Deonn Rusman; Cage wins.
- ROH World Tag Team Championships Proving Ground: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds w/ John Silver; Dustin & Sammy win and deny The Dark Order a title opportunity.
PLAY BY PLAY
ROH Women’s World TV Championship Proving Grounds: Red Velvet VS Allysin Kay!
The Chef is cooking, and she even whipped up a new look for the belt! Will Velvet have the whole women’s division seeing red? Or will AK say pinkies out as she eats up this dish?
The Code of Honor is upheld with a pinkie swear, and the two circle. They tie up and Allysin shoves Velvet down. Velvet gets up, dodges Allysin, and wags a finger. Allysin runs up again, Velvet slides under, then she ducks ‘n’ dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! The fans fire up and Velvet fires off body shots in the corner! Velvet lets off, but then comes back to stomp high and low. Velvet lets off to dig her boot in! The fans cheer as Velvet does the splits and stirs it up. Velvet lets off as the ref counts, then she comes back to fire forearms. Velvet runs, wheelbarrows, but Allysin says no to the bulldog, WHEELBARROW GERMAN! Cover, TWO!
Allysin drags Velvet up to TOSS her to a corner, then CHOPS her! The fans fire up, Allysin CHOPS again. Allysin bumps Velvet off buckles, Velvet hits back, but Allysin fires her own body shots. Then a fireman’s carry to a SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! Allysin drags Velvet up, Velvet fires body shots of her own again! Velvet runs, but Allysin catches the crossbody! FALL AWAY SLAM! Cover, TWO! Velvet toughs it out but Allysin drags her back up. Velvet fires more body shots, Allysin shoves her away, but Velvet runs up. Allysin sidesteps and runs, Velvet CALF KICKS, but Allysin deflects it! Then she gets an ANKLE LOCK!
Velvet endures as Allysin twists the foot. The fans rally, Velvet reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Allysin lets go at 4, then storms back up. Allysin snapmares Velvet, and clamps on with a straitjacket stretch! Velvet endures, even as Allysin digs a knee into her back. The fans rally up, Velvet fights up, and Velvet arm-drags free! Velvet runs up, to tilt-o-whirl and IRON OCTOPUS! Allysin endures, the fans rally, and Allysin powers right into a gut wrench! But Velvet clicks her heels, slips free, and hits a STUNNER! Velvet runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Velvet survives and Allysin grows frustrated.
Allysin drags Velvet up and in, Canadian Rack into the Gory Especial, but Velvet sunset flips it! TWO, and both women stand! Velvet LARIATS, but Allysin stays up! Velvet runs again, and she LARIATS again, but Allysin wags her finger. Velvet tries again, ducks Allysin’s lariat and LEAPING LARIATS! Then she CALF KICKS! Allysin falls, Velvet roars and the fans fire up! Velvet runs, wheelbarrows, and STUNNERS! Allysin falls back, Velvet goes after her at the ropes. The fans rally, Velvet pumps up and runs, to DOUBLE KNEE! Velvet YANKS Allysin off ropes, rolls with her, and dragon sleepers! JUST DESSERTS! Cover, Velvet wins!
Winner: Red Velvet, by pinfall (denies Allysin Kay a title match)
A solid win from The Chef, and she tells Diamante that she has the blood of a fighter! Eat, sleep, breathe, wrestling! Will everyone be served up some hot, fresh L’s in Red Velvet’s kitchen?
The Dark Order speak.
Dustin Rhodes wants more championships, and it makes Evil Uno sick! Alex Reynolds says that greed will lead to Dustin’s downfall. The funny thing about this Proving Ground is that The Dark Order has nothing to prove. Dustin & Sammy have to show they can beat The Dark Order in 10 minutes. All Dark Order has to do is beat the clock, and then unlike Dustin & Sammy, the Dark Order will earn a title opportunity. Dark Order is ROH, and they vow to get both revenge, and those ROH World Tag Team Championships. Will Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds show the world #DarkOrderisGood enough?
The Outrunners speak.
Truth Magnum tells The Iron Savages, “You wanna attack The Outrunners from behind?” Turbo Floyd & Erica Leigh shake their heads. But they don’t call him The Truth for nothing! And the truth is, if you’ve got beef, here are two Grade A master chefs, and they’re running hot! Keep your “savage sauce,” because you’re looking two young men absolutely jacked to the gills on “best-tosterone!” Turbo says the Savages have a few things he can respect: their muscles; their tans; their glitz; but they ain’t got no glamour! That’s what The Outrunners have! And in ROH, if you want it, let him tell you: Any time, any place!
Because if you haven’t seen The Outrunners, you haven’t seen nothing yet! Erica barks, but will Truth & Turbo find they’re barking up the wrong tree?
The Premier Athletes speak.
Mark Sterling says, “Whoa, whoa, hold on. Do you recognize this man? Of course you do. Because over a million of you saw him do the most impressive wrestling move you’ve ever seen in your life. But did you just see the move and scroll past it? Or did you actually think about who was the man that did the move? I’ll tell you who that man is. This is Josh Woods, National Champion, 108 collegiate wins, four-time All American! And there’s more where that came from.” Woods says he can do that to anybody. Anytime, anywhere. Then when and where will we see the Technical Beast do that for some gold?
The Infantry w/ Trish Adora VS Spanish Announce Project!
While Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo have made amends with The Outrunners, they’re still aiming at the ROH World Tag Team Championships. But that just means they’re one of many, because the reinvigorated Angelico Y Serpentico want their shot! Who rises up the ranks with a win while the other falls in Sioux Falls?
The teams sort out and #BadNews&Tattoos starts against the South African Stud. They shake hands for the Code of Honor, and Bravo gets an “OORAH!” going. Bravo and Angelico circle, the fans rally, and the two tie up. Angelico wrenches, wristlocks, but Bravo reaches down, slips around, and he wristlocks back. Bravo says they’re really wrestling and the fans have a laugh. Bravo keeps on the wrist, but spins, opens the hold, then steps over for a modified cording hold! Then Angelico wrenches the other wrist, but Bravo rolls, handsprings, pops ‘n’ locks and he gets Angelico with that vibe! Then Bravo reels Angelico in for a headlock!
The fans cheer, but Angelico powers up and out. Angelico drops, then hip tosses, but Bravo spins through it to arm-drag! The fans cheer again, Bravo eggs Angelico on, ducks the haymaker, but Angelico ducks the backhand. Bravo ducks the roundhouse, jumps the sweep, and dropkicks cancel out! Angelico spins to his feet while Bravo kips up, and both men Bernie Lean and walk it out! The fans cheer, and the two tag to The Captain and #SNAKEMAN. The fans “OORAH!” with Bravo again, and Dean shakes hands with Serpentico. They tie up, Dean headlocks, but Serpentico powers out. Dean runs Serpentico over!
The fans rally as Bran says Dean is so strong. Things speed up, Dean hurdles but Serpentico ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up but Dean is on his feet. Dean runs up, but into BOOTS! Dean tries again but Serpentico RANAS! But then Dean arm-drags! And arm-drags again! And DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Dean brings Serpentico up. Dean wrenches Serpentico, tags Bravo, and The Infantry double whip. DOUBLE HIP TOSS! A rough landing for Serpentico, but Infantry DOUBLE FIST DROP! Angelico storms in, Dean blocks a kick, hands it to Bravo, then ENZIGIRIS Bravo slips around to hit a NECKBREAKER!
The fans fire up while Angelico bails out. Serpentico slowly rises, Bravo brings him up, but Serpentico headlocks. Bravo powers out but Angelico tags in. Serpentico ducks Bravo and Angelico scoops to BACKBREAKER! Angelico stands Bravo up, Serpentico runs in, NECKBREAKER DROP BACKBREAKER COMBO! Cover, TWO! Bravo stays in this but Angelico stays on him with a cording hold. Bravo endures, the fans rally up, and Bravo fights up, only for Angelico to knee low! Tag to Serpentico, SAP double whip, then they both drop. Bravo is very surprised by that but clears them both. Angelico hip tosses Bravo, then SAP ZENMAI! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Bravo stays in this. Serpentico drags Bravo up, tags Angelico back in, and SAP mugs Bravo. Angelico stomps Bravo while Adora rallies the fans with “Let’s Go, Bravo, Let’s Go!” Bravo CHOPS Angelico, Angelico KNEES low! Angelico JABS Bravo, wrenches and lifts, BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Angelico keeps Bravo down by bending his arm against a knee. Bravo endures, the fans rally, but Angelico top wristlocks. Bravo fights up, fires body shots, but Angelico ROCKS him! Angelico stalks Bravo to ropes, brings him up, and then wrenches. Angelico back suplexes, but Bravo lands out! Bravo reaches out, but Angelico keeps him back!
The fans rally, and Bravo BACKHANDS Angelico away! Hot tags to Dean and Serpentico! The fans fire up as Dean rallies on SAP with LARIAT after LARIAT! Then he floats on Angelico to DDT! Kip up, and he gets Serpentico, spin and “SONIC BOOM~” LARIAT! The fans fire up while Serpentico goes to a corner, and Dean says, “OORAH!” The fans echo “OORAH!” and Dean ELBOWS Serpentico! Bravo tags in then follows Dean as he takes Serpentico side to side. Buckle bump and a BOOT, then Dean goes back to a corner. Bravo bumps Serpentico off buckles again, and Dean runs in to LEAPING LARIAT!
The fans fire up while Dean lands safe on the apron, and Bravo scoops Serpentico to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Serpentico survives and Bravo is stunned! Dean calls for Boot Camp and he tags in. Dean hooks Serpentico up, Bravo runs, but Angelico trips him! Angelico drags Bravo out to UPPERCUT, and Serpentico snapmares Dean. Serpentico mule kicks, ROCKS and SUPERKICKS! Angelico steps in to clinch and FLATLINER! Serpentico goes up, FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Dean survives and SAP is shocked! The fans rally up but SAP drags Dean up. SAP coordinate, Angelico runs, but Bravo trips Angelico up!
Bravo drags Angelico out now, and ROLLING ELBOW! Serpentico ROCKS Dean, runs, but Bravo returns! Infantry dodges Serpentico to fire off the Captain & Bucky combo! Then DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS! The fans fire up with The Infantry, and they hook Serpentico up again. Time for BOOT CAMP!! Cover, Infantry wins!
Winners: The Infantry, by pinfall
SAP put up a fight, but The Infantry are marching up towards the top of the rankings! Bravo says never fear, the Infantry is here! But will they be armed and ready for a title shot in the near future? And perhaps best of all, The Infantry offer the Code of Honor, and SAP takes it!
Shane Taylor Promotions speaks.
Anthony Ogogo says it is so good to be Anthony Ogogo! The skull-crackin’, jaw-jackin’ Gov’nah is back in ROH! Shane Taylor himself says it’s great to have him back. Ogogo says he was in Paris for the Olympics, watching the very best athletes win gold. But brother, it got Ogogo thinking. It’s time for him to win gold in ROH! Shane likes that, too. Shane says a wise man once said, “First you get the money, then you get the power.” Around here, winning gold is both! And STP is gonna start taking every championship ROH has to offer. AEW is where the best wrestler, but ROH is where the baddest rumble! Will Ogogo and Big Bad Shaney T. soon join Lee Moriarty as champions of ROH?
ROH World Tag Team Championships Proving Ground: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds w/ John Silver!
Dustin is a double champion here in ROH, and that’s all the reason The Dark Order needed to despise him! But will they be able to bring down The Natural & The Spanish God? Or will Team Texas be riding high in South Dakota?
The Code of Honor is tentatively upheld, but Reynolds does go and push Sammy. The teams sort out and Sammy starts against Reynolds. The fans rally as the two circle, but then Reynolds bails out. Sammy is annoyed, the fans boo, but Reynolds reminds us, the Dark Order doesn’t even need to beat the champs, just last the ten minutes. Silver and Reynolds high-five, the fans rally for Sammy, and he waits on Reynolds. Reynolds takes his time returning, and then Reynolds tags Uno. And Uno tells Sammy, “I want this guy!” He points at Dustin, Sammy points at Dustin, and the fans fire up as Sammy tags Dustin!
Dustin and Uno circle, they approach, but then Uno bails out to troll Dustin. Uno does a sarcastic victory lap, but Dustin cuts him off. Uno says whoa, hold on, only to turn around and see Sammy! The fans cheer but Uno runs away into the ring! Team Texas grabs at him, knocks him down, and then Uno gets up into an UPPERCUT! Sammy hooks Uno up, Dustin joins in, DOUBLE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Sammy kips up, Reynolds runs in, but into a DROPKICK! Sammy kips real smooth, and then he tells Dustin to dive! The fans fire up, Dustin fires up, and while Dark Order regroups, Team Texas builds speed!
But then Dark Order scurries away, Sammy & Dustin put on the brakes, and the fans boo. Sammy spins and poses, so Dustin busts out the spinarooni! Dustin poses, too, and the fans fire up! The Dark Order gets mad, but turnabout is fair play. The Dark Order decides to just bail, but Dustin chases them down! Dustin SMACKS Uno, ROCKS Reynolds, then gets Silver to back off. Dustin UPPERCUTS Uno, SMACKS him off the apron, then stalks him around the way. Dustin puts Uno in the ring, but Reynolds storms up. Dustin counter punches! Uno distracts the ref, allowing Silver to POST Dustin! The fans boo and Silver protests, but Reynolds throws hands on Dustin.
Reynolds puts Dustin in, Uno bumps him off buckles, and he stomps a mudhole. Tag to Reynolds, the Dark Order mugs Dustin, and Reynolds snapmares Dustin. Reynolds steps on Dustin, then uses the ropes to IMPLODER ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Reynolds keeps Dustin from Sammy, bumps him off buckles, and tags Uno. The fans rally, Uno CHOPS Dustin, then he soaks up the heat. Uno goes back to Dustin, but Dustin UPPERCUTS! Reynolds grabs Dustin but Dustin ROCKS him! Dustin fires more shots on Uno, but Reynolds barks at Dustin. So Dustin DECKS Reynolds! But he turns around into a kick from Uno!
Uno runs, but he runs into the SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while both men are down! Uno crawls to his corner, but there’s no Reynolds! Dustin crawls, but Silver distracts the ref from the hot tag! The ref stops Sammy, not knowing what happened, and then Uno BOOTS Sammy! Uno SPLASHES Dustin, bumps him off buckles, and Reynolds goes up. Uno sets Dustin up for a FLYING DOUBLE STOMP! Reynolds then DIVES onto Sammy! Uno hits a PILEDRIVER on Dustin! Cover, TWO!! Dustin survives and Uno is shocked! Another cover, TWO! Uno grows frustrated but we’re five minutes in, time is still on their side.
Uno calls to Reynolds, brings Dustin over, and tags Reynolds in. The Dark Order mugs Dustin, but Dustin fights back with big hands! But then Dark Order pushes Dustin back! Dustin dodges Uno, dodges Reynolds, and the ref sees this hot tag! Sammy goes up to DOUBLE CROSSBODY The Dark Order down! The fans fire up, Sammy CLOBBERS Uno, then keeps moving to duck ‘n’ dodge Reynolds so he can CLOBBER him, too! The fans fire up as Sammy kips up, and Sammy RAMS in to Reynolds! Sammy goes to the apron to ENZIGIRI Reynolds, and he SUPERKICKS Uno! Reynolds then springboards in, but Reynolds gets under!
Reynolds runs up, into a CUTTER! Dustin runs in to add a SHINING WIZARD! Cover, Uno breaks it! Dustin storms up, Uno shouts “STOP~!” Then he ROCKS Dustin with a right hand! But Sammy JUMP KNEES Uno! Uno tumbles out, Sammy goes for Reynolds, but Silver drags him out! The fans boo as Dark Order regroups again. Sammy says that’s fine, and he builds speed, to FLY! Down goes The Dark Order! Sammy puts Reynolds in for Dustin to hop on, DESTROYER! Dustin brings Reynolds up, Sammy climbs, and we get a FINAL RECKONING, into the SWANTON BOMB! Cover, Team Texas wins!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (denies The Dark Order a title match)
Uno & Reynolds played not to win but to not lose, and that only backfired every step of the way! But wait! THE CAGE OF AGONY ATTACKS! The fans boo, but Brian Cage fireman’s carries Sammy, for an F5!! The Gates mug Dustin, The Dark Order cheers while the fans boo! Kaun & Liona hold up the tag titles, then they stand Dustin up, for the DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICH!! Dustin falls over, is this just a foreshadowing of what is to come? Or can Dustin & Sammy survive the gauntlet of challengers?
My Thoughts:
A very good episode of ROH, with it coming in at an hour and 10 minutes. It still had a lot of matches that were easily filler, but I again commend them on giving everyone good showings. A little surprised, and maybe a little disappointed, that Harley Cameron did not appear to go after Rachael Ellering. They could get that story going if they really wanted but they sure drag things out. But I do like that a big development was Red Velvet changing the belt, the red strap looks so good with the dark silver ROH uses for their belts. We just need them to hurry up and give us Velvet VS Diamante, not sure what they’re waiting on.
Sterling’s promo with Josh Woods was itself basically filler, because we already went through the phase of “Let’s hype The Premier Athletes up.” Just get Woods going in the Pure Division so he can eventually face Lee Moriarty, and maybe even give us some STP beating up on Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari. Speaking of which, after Ogogo of course “knocked out” his opponent tonight, good promo from him and Shane. STP is a team I’d definitely like seeing pull of the “dripping with gold” trope. Moriarty has the Pure Championship, the whole crew can be Six Man Champs, and I suppose Ogogo can “knock out” Atlantis Jr. to get the TV title while Shane finally beats Mark Briscoe to get the world title.
And a lot of good stuff is cooking in the Six Man as well as traditional Tag Divisions. We got a very good match from Infantry and SAP, and a very good promo from Outrunners calling out The Iron Savages. And while we got a really good tag match out of Dark Order and Team Texas, I figured Team Texas would win out. Clearly, Cage of Agony wants next, but I would think Kaun & Liona have a better chance getting the World Tag titles than the whole faction does the Six Man titles. Cage of Agony, while they were Mogul Embassy, already had a dominant run with the Six Man belts, let another faction have their time.
My Score: 8.6/10
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The Mohegan Sun is All Elite!
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Sign on the dotted line!
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Grudges galore in Oregon!
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GRIT! YOUR! TEETH!
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Will Evil NEVER win?
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