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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/24/23)
Round 9, part 2, FIGHT!

B Block has the bottom of the ninth!
Round nine wraps up for Best of the Super Juniors, and we see who from B Block joins Mike Bailey and Titán in the semifinals!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Lio Rush & Yuto Nakashima VS Mike Bailey & Oskar Leube; Bailey & Leube win.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- KUSHIDA & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Hiromu Takahashi & Titán; Hiromu & Titán win.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: BUSHI VS Francesco Akira; Bushi wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Dan Moloney VS Clark Connors; Moloney wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Master Wato VS Kevin Knight; Wato wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: YOH VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Kanemaru wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles; Desperado wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current B Block standings.
YOH: 6-2, 12 points
Master Wato: 6-2, 12 points
El Desperado: 6-2, 12 points
Robbie Eagles: 5-3, 10 points
Francesco Akira: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Clark Connors: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Dan Moloney: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 2-6, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
BUSHI: 1-6, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: BUSHI VS Francesco Akira!
So what if the Black Mask and Nova Fireball are out of the running? In the end, this is about pride and points! Will Bushi be tranquilo? Or will Akira conquer him for the United Empire?
The bell rings and fans rally up as the two stare down. Bushi and Akira slowly circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Bushi powers Akira back to ropes, the ref counts, but Akira turns it around. Bushi turns it back around, then kicks Akira’s leg. Akira shoves Bushi, throws a forearm, and Bushi gives it back. They go back and forth, Bushi gets the edge, and Bushi runs, into a CALF KICK! Bushi bails out but Akira PLANCHAS out onto him! Direct hit and fans fire up. Akira throws up the crown, then he pulls Bushi’s shirt off him. Akira stands Bushi up to CHOP! Then Akira brings Bushi around the way to SMACK off the apron.
Akira then runs Bushi into the POST! Akira brings Bushi up and puts him in the ring. Fans rally as Akira pounds the mat. Akira climbs up the corner, Bushi rises, and Akira leaps, but Bushi gets under! Akira wobbles, and Bushi dropkicks the legs out! Fans fire up while both men are down. Bushi gets Akira’s legs, and steps over for a CROSS HEEL! Akira scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer, Bushi lets go quickly, and he stomps Akira’s legs. Akira goes to a corner, Bushi brings Akira up, and Bushi CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Fans rally as Bushi puts a leg in the ropes and pulls!
The ref reprimands, Bushi lets off, but he dropkicks the bad leg! Akira clutches the knee, Bushi pushes him down to cover, TWO! Fans rally more as Bushi stomps the leg and drops an elbow on the knee. Bushi has a toehold and he pulls back! Akira crawls but Bushi stomps the leg. Bushi steps over to have a modified Calf Killer! Akira crawls, reaches out, and fans rally. But Bushi goes to add a crossface! Akira still reaches the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Bushi lets go at 4, and fans rally again. Bushi paces around, stomps Akira’s legs, then SMASHES the knee on the mat! Akira clutches the leg, but Bushi’s back on it.
Akira kicks with his good leg but Bushi stomps the bad leg! Bushi grabs the leg again, but Akira turns the smash into a wheelbarrow and victory roll! STOMP 182! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Bushi sputters and flounders to a corner and Akira crawls to the opposite. Akira runs in to clothesline! Akira keeps moving to UPPERCUT! “Osaka, IKU ZO!” Akira runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! Bushi goes to a corner, Akira runs in and Bushi puts him on the apron. The leg jams but Akira still ROCKS Bushi! Akira climbs up and leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Bushi is still in this but the fans rally up.
Akira brings Bushi up, reels him in, but Bushi fights off Speedfire! Bushi kicks but Akira blocks! Bushi ROCKS and runs in, but into a SNAP GERMAN! Fans rally, Akira crawls and pushes Bushi to a cover, TWO! Bushi survives and fans rally up. Akira hobbles, brings Bushi up but Bushi CLUBS at the leg. Fans rally for “A! KI-RA!” and he blocks a kick to spin Bushi into a HALF ‘N’ HALF! Akira roars, fans fire up, and Akira runs, but Bushi gets around to shove and dropkick the leg out! Fans fire up again as Akira hobbles, and Bushi runs in, but Akira blocks the Code Breaker! Akira throws Bushi away, but Bushi comes right back! CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally as Akira is still in this. Bushi goes to a corner and he roars! Fans fire up as Bushi climbs, and Bushi calls his shot! M- SUPERKICK! Bushi staggers back then falls over! Akira gets moving, SLIDING KNEE! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Akira aims from the corner. Akira pounds the mat, fans clap along, “A! KI-RA!” Akira shakes out the leg, but he can’t get it to work. Akira storms up on Bushi instead, brings him up, but Bushi dropkicks the leg again! Fans fire up and Bushi goes to the corner! MISSILE DROPKICK to the leg! And then Bushi SMASHES the knee! Bushi’s changed up the formula to have the CROSS HEEL!!
Akira crawls, reaches out, but Bushi rolls him away from the ropes! Bushi pulls on the hold, kicks Akira down, and AKIRA TAPS! Bushi wins!
Winner: Bushi, by submission (gains 2 points; Akira earns 0)
Los Ingobernables de Japon conquers the United Empire! Will LIJ be the ones rising up the ranks towards all titles in the Junior Heavyweight Division?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Dan Moloney VS Clark Connors!
The United Empire’s newest recruit faces Bullet Club’s newest recruit in a battle of beefy Junior Heavyweights! Will #DaDrilla prove he is THE “Abunai Gaijin?” Or will he be brought down by a strong shot from 100 Proof?
Connors and Dan both want to fight, so they meet at the ramp! Fans fire up as the brawl is on! Connors gets the edge, but then Dan hits back! Dan kicks and CHOPS Connors, then follows him along the way. They end up in the front row and Dan ROCKS Connors into taking a seat on a fan’s lap! Dan then drags Connors up to SMACK him off the apron! Young Lions clean up the mess, but then Connors throws a chair! And then he runs Dan all the way to the back all and RAMS him into it! Connors shouts and barks at fans, drags Dan up and they go right into the crowd! Dan turns things around to sit Connors down again!
Dan throws hands, CHOPS Connors, and then BOWLS him through chairs! Fans are just barely getting out of the way as Dan drags Connors up to ROCK him and CHOP him! Gedo is upset, Young Lions do their best to stay with these two, and now Connors turns things around with haymakers! Connors brings Dan back to ringside and throws more hands! The ref reprimands but Connors tells him to shut up. Connors ROCKS Dan with a right, but Dan kicks Connors’ leg out! Connors staggers away but Dan chases after him. Dan makes Connors take another seat and he throws more haymakers!
Dan CHOPS Connors and Connors falls over through the chairs! The Young Lions are pushed aside as Dan drags Connors up and snapmares, to KICK him in the back! And KICK again! And CHOP him down! Fans fire up for the savagery, but Gedo is pissed. Until Connors throws a body shot, then SMACKS Dan off the bell! Gedo likes that, and Connors CHOPS Dan on the back! Dan writhes, Connors stomps him. Connors brings Dan up, grinds his face along the railing, and then goes to a back corner. Connors finds a metal bench! And he RAMS Dan down with it! Fans boo but wait, where’s Connors going now?
Connors gets another bench! But Dan CHUCKS the first one at him! Connors falls over and the ref says this has to get in the ring, this has just been a fight! Fans rally for “MO-LO-NEY! MO-LO-NEY!” as he brings Connors to the ring, but Connors POSTS him first! Connors yells right at the fans and then brings Dan up. Connors puts Dan in, fans applaud that this is finally in the ring, and the bell sounds! Then Connors TOSSES Dan out! Connors rains down fists and fans boo, but Connors drags Dan up. Connors snap suplexes Dan to the floor! Dan writhes, and Gedo says nothing’s wrong with this.
Connors aims, runs in, but Dan back drops Connors away! Fans fire up with Dan, and Dan high-fives TJP on commentary! The ring count starts, Dan goes back to Connors, and Dan stomps Connors around. Dan puts Connors in, fans cheer, and Dan slowly returns to the ring. Connors crawls to a corner, Dan tells Gedo to STFU, and then he CHOPS away on Connors! Connors shoves Dan away, but Dan CHOPS him again! And again! And again! Dan brings Connors around, whips and DROPKICKS! Fans fire up for that and Dan throws up the crown. Dan drags Connors up, Connors fights, but Dan still hits the FISHERMAN DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!
Connors survives and Gedo is freaking out, but Dan again tells him to STFU! Dan drags Connors back up, and fans chant for “ABUNAI GAIJIN!” Dan likes that, but Connors fights the lift. Connors wrenches out but Dan CHOPS him! Dan whips, Connors reverses and then Connors runs in at the corner, but into a SUPERKICK! Dan runs in, but into a POWERSLAM! Both men are down and Gedo fires up! Gedo wants Connors to finish this, and Connors aims from a corner. Fans rally, Dan rises, and Connors SPEARS him! That was almost a Gore in itself! Connors tells Dan to get back up, he wants another!
Dan rises, staggers, into another SPEAR! Connors roars, but he’s not done! Connors drags Dan up, but Dan is deadweight! Connors says F that, and he gets Dan up! But Dan wrenches out to choke grip, and he shoves Connors to ropes! They both tumble up and out! Fans fire up while both men hit the floor! The ring count begins, Connors and Dan head for each other! Connors throws forearm after forearm and then rips at Dan’s shoulder tape! The count is past 10 as Connors brings Dan up. Connors whips, but Dan reverses! Connors hits POST! Then Dan hits the GORE!! Fans are thunderous, Dan gets in at 18!
Connors is still down, he is out! DAN WINS!
Winner: Dan Moloney, by count-out (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
The Gore proves superior to the Spear, and #DaDrilla is the more dangerous foreigner! Did Bullet Club back the wrong savage? Though, judging from Connors’ tantrum, ripping up railing and tossing chairs, he’s still very dangerous.
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: Master Wato VS Kevin Knight!
The Way of the Grandmaster is so close to the semifinals, but he must not falter now! Will Wato win his way into the semifinals? Or will The Jet change Wato’s flight plans in the end?
Knight copies Wato’s pose but Wato shrugs that off. Then a female fan lets out quite the yell, but for who? The bell rings and the fans rally up already. Knight and Wato circle, tie up, and Wato headlocks. Knight powers out but Wato runs him over! Fans cheer and Wato keeps moving. Knight drops then hurdles, Wato leaps then bypasses. Wato hurdles and Knight leaps! Wato arm-drags Knight but Knight jukes to arm-drag Wato back! Knight trips Wato to a cover, ONE! Wato sweeps to a cover, ONE! The dropkicks cancel out and both men kip up. Fans fire up as the two get face to face. Knight mocks Wato’s pose, then pushes him back.
Wato eggs Knight on, and Knight throws a forearm! Wato throws it back, Knight throws another, and fans rally as they go back and forth. Knight gets the edge, whips, but Wato holds ropes to stop. Wato BOOTS back, runs, but Knight avoids the bulldog. Knight runs in to springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Wato bails out but Knight PLANCHAS! Knight flexes and shouts “TSUYOI! <I’m strong!>” Fans fire up and Knight brings Wato up. Knight also says he’s cool and handsome. The ring count is 8 of 20 as Knight gets Wato up, and Knight puts him in at 10. Fans cheer and Knight stomps Wato around.
Wato goes to ropes, Knight whips him, to tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Wato stays in this. Knight eggs Wato on, brings him around, and CLUBS him in the back. Knight CLUBS Wato again! Wato goes to a corner, Knight brings him up but Wato throws body shots. Knight knees low, whips corner to corner, but runs into a boot! Wato runs to BULLDOG! Fans fire up and Wato brings Knight up, but Knight swings. Wato gets around, ZIGZAG! Fans fire up again while both men are down. Wato and Knight sit up, the fans rally, and Wato aims. Wato runs in to rally with elbows and a BOOT!
Wato whips Knight to ropes, and he CALF KICKS Knight down! Fans fire up while Knight bails out. Wato builds speed to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Knight! Fans fire up with Wato and the ring count starts. Wato goes back to Knight and says “Iku zo, minai-san! <Let’s go, everyone!>” Wato puts Knight in, springboards in, but is a little short so he has to double hop to UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Wato stomps Knight, CLUBS him down, and drags Knight up. Knight fights the German Suplex, switches and shoves, but Wato avoids the dropkick! Wato rolls Knight into VENDAVAL! Knight endures and fans rally up!
Wato pulls Knight back, Knight keeps fighting and kicking around, and he gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer and Wato lets go quickly. Wato fires up, the fans rally with him, and he brings Knight in. Knight fights the German Suplex again and arm-drags free! Wato ends up in a corner, Knight runs in but into a BOOT! Wato runs, but into a DROPKICK! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Knight and Wato stir, and Knight goes to a corner. Knight aims, Wato rises, and Knight runs in, to STINGER SPLASH! Snapmare and SLIDING SHOULDER! Fans fire up and Knight SPINNING SPLASHES! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally while Knight is surprised. Wato stirs, Knight pounds the mat, and he brings Wato back up. Knight pops Wato up but Wato fights the Sky High! Wato CLUBS Knight, goes to a corner, and BOOTS him away! But Knight comes back with a clothesline! Knight puts Wato up, “It’s time!” UPPER ROOM! Fans fire up and Knight crawls to the cover, TWO! Wato is still in this and Knight is beside himself. Knight goes to a corner, he tunes up the band, and fans rally. Wato rises, he dodges the superkick to roll Knight up, TWO! Knight SUPERKICKS after all! And on the rebound, SKY HIGH! Cover, TWO!!
Wato survives again and Knight can’t believe it! Fans fire up, Knight goes back to a corner, and he wants Wato to rise! Wato sits up in a daze, staggers to his feet, SPIKE- NO, Wato stops the DDT to ROUNDHOUSE! And SCREW HIGH- NO, Knight swats the kick! Knight springboards to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!! Wato escapes and Knight is shocked! Fans fire up but Knight resets in the corner. Wato rises again, Knight runs in, SPIKE- NO, Wato pops him around to TSUTENKAKU!! Bridging cover, Wato wins!!
Winner: Master Wato, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Knight earns 0)
The Way of the Grandmaster still has a way to the semifinals! But it is still not an easy way. Can Yoshinobu Kanemaru come through for him with Yoh? Or will Wato still end up on the outside looking in?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: YOH VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
Mr. Direct Drive finds himself in a “win and you’re in” situation, but surely the Heel Master will look to be a spoiler. Will Yoh #StunTheWorld by making it to the semifinals? Or will Kanemaru come through for Master Wato?
The bell rings and fans rally as the two circle. The two feel things out, tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Kanemaru powers Yoh back to ropes. The ref counts, Kanemaru lets off but Yoh avoids the cheap shots! Yoh kicks low, whips, and avoids the dropkick to the leg! Yoh brings Kanemaru up, Kanemaru rakes the eyes, and Kanemaru runs, but Yoh cartwheels to dodge! Yoh dropkicks Kanemaru’s leg out, and fans fire up as he kips up. Yoh stomps Kanemaru’s leg, drags him up, and wrenches to kick the leg again. Yoh whips, Kanemaru holds ropes and he BOOTS back! But things speed up as Yoh drops, bypasses and drop toeholds.
Yoh runs but Kanemaru avoid the basement dropkick to SMASH the knee! Fans fire up, Kanemaru runs in and he dropkicks the leg! Fans rally while Yoh clutches the knee. Kanemaru drags Yoh up, throws him out, and then goes out after him. Kanemaru brings Yoh around and grabs the leg, for a SHIN BREAKER! And then Kanemaru swings the leg into the POST! The ref checks Yoh as he clutches his leg. Yoh is somehow okay to continue to a ring count starts. The count reaches 10 of 20 and Yoh is still down. Yoh crawls his way over to the ring, slides in at 15, but Kanemaru is on him with a whip, and a dropkick to the leg!
Yoh writhes and flails but Kanemaru is after that leg. Kanemaru steps over and YANKS it! And he does it again! Yoh writhes, Kanemaru drags him to a corner and then the apron! The ref reprimands but Kanemaru SLAMS the leg into the post! And then Kanemaru BOOTS the leg against the post! The ref reprimands, but Kanemaru gets the leg again, to SLAM it back into the post! Fans rally while Kanemaru slides back into the ring. Yoh crawls free of the corner, but Kanemaru stomps the bad leg! The ref counts as they’re in the ropes, and Kanemaru lets go at 4. Kanemaru drags Yoh out to drop an elbow on the knee!
Kanemaru traps the leg in a toehold, but Yoh fights back with a chinlock. Kanemaru digs his knuckles into the knee and that gets Yoh to stop. Kanemaru pulls back on the leg, but Yoh endures. Fans rally, Yoh crawls back and reaches out, to the ROPEBREAK! Kanemaru lets go but kneels on the knee to keep on the pressure. Yoh sits up and grits his teeth, but Kanemaru stomps the leg! Yoh eggs Kanemaru on but Kanemaru just stomps the leg! Yoh stands and still eggs Kanemaru on, but Kanemaru kicks the leg out! Kanemaru whips Yoh to ropes but Yoh falls! The ref checks Yoh and fans rally up for him, but Kanemaru takes aim.
Yoh rises, Kanemaru rushes over and has the leg! But Yoh fights him off with elbows! Kanemaru kicks the leg, brings Yoh up, but Yoh sunset flips through! TWO! Kanemaru kicks the bad leg! Kanemaru whips, Yoh reverses and DROPKICKS! A bit double-edged but it sends Kanemaru out! Fans rally, Yoh goes to the ropes and he fires up to PLANCHA! Direct hit and Yoh roars! Fans fire up with him but he has to sit back down from the pain in his knee. The ring count starts, and it reaches 10 of 20 as Yoh crawls. Yoh stands at 13, hobbles after Kanemaru, and he pushes Kanemaru in at 16.
Yoh hobbles, brings Kanemaru up to scoop and SLAM, then Yoh goes up to TWISTING VADER! Cover, TWO! Yoh keeps cool as fans rally again. Yoh brings Kanemaru up but Kanemaru rakes eyes! Kanemaru runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Yoh slips through to FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! Kanemaru survives and the fans fire up. Kanemaru goes to a corner, Yoh runs in and ELBOWS! Yoh hoists Kanemaru up top, climbs up after him, but Kanemaru slips under! Kanemaru dropkicks the bad leg! And then Kanemaru brings Yoh off the corner, SUPER SHIN BREAKER!! Kanemaru SLAMS the leg off the mat for good measure!
Yoh manages to stand but Kanemaru dropkicks the leg out! Kanemaru steps through, but Yoh cradles him! TWO!! Yoh brings Kanemaru up, FALCON GOROSHI!! But that was double-edged given it impacts his bad leg! Fans rally while both men are down, and Yoh drags himself up with the ropes. Yoh fires up and he tunes up the band. Kanemaru rises, Yoh aims, but Kanemaru uses the ref as a shield! ENZIGURI! But Yoh comes back with a LARIAT! Both men are down again and fans rally back up. Yoh crawls over to Kanemaru, brings him up, has the full nelson, but Kanemaru fights it! And mule kicks the bad leg!
Kanemaru trips Yoh and steps through, FIGURE FOUR!! Yoh endures as Kanemaru thrashes around! Yoh shakes his head, reaches out for ropes, flails and claws at the mat, but Kanemaru is keeping him stuck at center! Yoh fights to drag Kanemaru along, but Kanemaru puts on more pressure! Kanemaru thrashes around and around, Yoh claws at his hair, but he shakes his head! Yoh fights, flails, swims his way there, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans fire up while Kanemaru lets go of the hold. Kanemaru drags Yoh up, brings him around, scoop and SLAM into a drop zone! Kanemaru goes up, for the MOONSAULT but FLOPS as Yoh moves!
Yoh goes to the corner while fans are thunderous. Yoh aims, and SUPERKICKS!! And then full nelsons, to DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Kanemaru escapes at the last possible moment! But Yoh pounds the mat and the fans rally behind him! Yoh slashes his throat and vows to end this! Yoh underhooks, but Kanemaru fights the lift! Kanemaru shoves, SAMSON CLUTCH! TWO!! CROSS LEG CLUTCH!! KANEMARU WINS!!!
Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yoh earns 0)
The Heel Master DOES come through for Wato! At 6-3, and with losses to The Rogue Luchador AND Sniper, Yoh is ELIMINATED!! Will he just have to try harder next time?
Best of the Super Juniors 30, B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles w/ Kosei Fujita!
With Yoh’s loss the way is open so that whoever wins here moves on! Will the Rogue Luchador join his sorta-rival in the semifinals? Or will the Sniper prove that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The bell rings and fans rally up already. Desperado offers a handshake and Eagles considers it. Eagles accepts it, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. The two circle, tie up, and Eagles wrenches an arm. Desperado slips through to wrench and hammerlock, then he spins Eagles to a headlock. Desperado then wrenches an arm, but Eagles rolls, handsprings and wrenches back to also hammerlock. Desperado reaches back, then drops and rolls to wrench again. Desperado wrenches again, and has the wristlock. Eagles drop toeholds Desperado and floats to a facelock, but Desperado slips out to hammerlock the arm.
Desperado SNAP LOCKS the arm, but Eagles moves around. Eagles fights up, gets around to waistlock, and ripcords Desperado to a wrench. Desperado trips Eagles, runs, but Eagles drops to then hurdle and hip toss, but Desperado makes that a takedown into the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles scrambles away and gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer and Desperado lets off quickly. Desperado again offers a hand and Eagles takes it. Desperado helps Eagles up and the two reset. They circle, fans rally and seem pretty even between both men. Eagles encourages them to get louder and the fans oblige.
Eagles and Desperado circle and tie up. Eagles trips Desperado but Desperado kicks him away. Eagles comes back and goes up and around on the ropes to wheelbarrow, victory roll, and steps through, but Desperado kicks him away. Eagles aims his finger gun and fans cheer. Eagles offers Desperado a hand, but then the fans start up “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” and Eagles revels in it. “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” Eagles aims his finger guns at Desperado and fans cheer. Even Desperado applauds, and he accepts Eagles’ hand.
Eagles helps Desperado up, and KICKS him in the leg! Desperado is annoyed and Eagles eggs him on. Desperado CHOPS Eagles, and Eagles smirks. Eagles CHOPS Desperado in return! Fans cheer, Desperado nods, and he CHOPS back! The CHOPS go back and forth, then Desperado headlocks. Eagles powers out but Desperado runs him over! Things keep moving, but Desperado gets Eagles’ legs to YANK it! And then he drops a leg on the leg, and ties Eagles up in the Indian Deathlock! Fans cheer and Desperado taunts Eagles by drumming his legs and saying “Robbie Robbie Robbie!” Eagles tells him to shut up.
Eagles sits up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! But Desperado “falls” and puts on the pressure! Eagles reaches out, scrambles, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Desperado says he needs help and Eagles shouts for Red Shoes to do his job! Red Shoes undoes the deathlock and then Desperado says “oops” and he kneels on the leg. Desperado gets up, then he stomps the leg! Fans rally, Desperado drags Eagles up and suplexes, but Eagles slips out, to SNAP SAIDO! Fans fire up and Desperado bails out. Fans rally, Eagles thinks about his options, and decides to go out instead of run anywhere. Eagles brings Desperado up, and makes him take a seat!
Fans are used to this from Connors VS Moloney as Eagles CHOPS Desperado! Eagles grabs the leg to KICK it! Desperado walks it off to the back but Eagles pursues. Eagles ROCKS Desperado with a forearm, Young Lions keep this separate from the fans, and Eagles digs his knee into Desperado’s knee. Eagles stomps the leg, brings Desperado back to the ring and POSTS him! Eagles roars and fans fire up while Desperado writhes. The ring count starts, Eagles takes a moment for his own leg, and then he slides in at 7 of 20. Desperado rises at 10, slides in at 11, and Eagles grabs his leg for a spinning toehold!
Eagles then turns Desperado over, ties up the legs, and has an Indian Deathlock of his own! Desperado flails, crawls, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Eagles lets off fast but then drags Desperado back for another deathlock! Eagles gets the fans going on another “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” and Eagles punctuates the “OI OI OI!” with smashing the knees into the mat! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” SMASH SMASH SMASH! “ROBBIE!” SMASH! “ROBBIE!” SMASH! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” SMASH SMASH SMASH! Eagles grins and fans applaud. Eagles takes a bow then steps off of Desperado’s legs.
Eagles stomps the legs, but Desperado throws body shots. Eagles stomps the leg again, and he stalks Desperado to a corner. Eagles gives toying kicks, taunts Desperado, and CHOPS him! Desperado frowns, turns things around and CHOPS! Eagles turns things around and CHOPS the leg! Desperado sits down and fans rally up. Eagles stands Desperado up to wrench, but Desperado blocks the whip. Eagles KICKS the leg, whips corner to corner, but Desperado reverses. Eagles bounces off buckles, into a BIG back suplex! Fans fire up while both men are down, while Desperado shakes out his leg.
Desperado stands, he brings Eagles up, and he suplexes high and hard! Fans cheer, Desperado crawls to a stack pin, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Desperado lets go slowly, and SPLASHES the bad leg! Eagles writhes but fans rally up. Desperado stomps to get his bad leg working, and he drags Eagles up. Desperado again mocks the “Robbie Robbie Robbie,” but Eagles throws body shots. Desperado isn’t bothered and he eggs Eagles on. Eagles chops but Desperado CLUBS him! Desperado gets the leg, Eagles fights with elbows, but Desperado kicks the bad leg!
Desperado whips, Eagles reverses, but Desperado holds ropes to stop himself. Eagles runs in, but into an ELBOW! Eagles comes back again with a LOW 619! Fans fire up while Desperado flounders. Eagles springboards, Desperado slides out, but Eagles just faked him out! Eagles FLYING CHOP BLOCKS!! Fans fire up while Desperado crashes down! Eagles puts Desperado in, springboards, and he MISSILE DROPKICKS the leg! Step through, EAGLE LOCK!! Desperado endures the Ron Miller Special and crawls right to the ROPEBREAK! Eagles lets go and he hobbles up. Fans rally and Eagles vows to end this!
Eagles drags Desperado up, reels him in, but Desperado throws shots into the back! Eagles kicks Desperado’s leg, but Desperado CHOPS! Desperado kicks, Eagles blocks, but Desperado fights the backpack! Desperado shoves Eagles to ROCK him against the ropes! Desperado runs, but into a BOOT! Eagles roars, runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! And back to the STRETCH MUFFLER!! Eagles endures, Desperado gets the arm! NUMERO DOS!! Eagles flails with his one free arm, but Desperado drags him away! Eagles sits up and shifts, DESTROYER!! Desperado flops to a corner and Eagles goes to the far side.
Desperado sits down, and Eagles METEORAS! Fans fire up but that was double-edged given the bad knee! Eagles crawls to the cover, TWO! Desperado is still in this, and Eagles brings his kneepad down to relieve some pressure. Eagles hobbles his way to the corner and climbs up. Desperado crawls away out of Eagles’ range, so Eagles hops down. Eagles hobbles over, pushes and kicks Desperado around, and then eggs him on. Eagles taunts “Despy,” then SLAPS him! Desperado chops, but there’s not much to it. Desperado throws more chops but they’re not strong. Eagles ROCKS Desperado with a right!
Desperado comes back to ROCK Eagles! Eagles ROCKS Desperado! Fans duel as Desperado throws another forearm, and Eagles CHOPS! Desperado CHOPS! Eagles CHOPS, Desperado ROCKS, but Eagles kicks the bad leg! Desperado dropkicks Eagles’ bad leg! Desperado fires up, SHIN BREAKER, and then another- NO, sunset flip! Step through, EAGLE LOCK!!! Fans are thunderous as Desperado flails, reaches out, but then Eagles drags him back! Desperado grips at his own mask as he fights the pain! Desperado reaches, claws, but Eagles puts on the pressure! Desperado still reaches out for the ROPEBREAK!
Eagles lets go in frustration and grits his teeth. His own legs are hurting but he hobbles back up. Eagles eggs Desperado on, KICKS at the leg, and again! Desperado falls over but Eagles still has to sit down from his own leg pain. Eagles hobbles back up, to KICK Desperado in the chest! And again! And again! Desperado eggs Eagles on so Eagles runs, into a DRAGON SCREW!? Desperado turns things around on Eagles, and has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles rolls to a cradle, TWO!! Eagles shots in, SCHOOLBOY BRIDGE! TWO!! Desperado smacks his leg into working, runs at Eagles, but Eagles hooks the arms! The two fight for backslide control!
Desperado spins Eagles, kicks the leg, and gut wrenches for GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO!! Eagles survives and fans are fired up again! Desperado hits his leg into working, and Desperado roars! Desperado brings Eagles up, underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Eagles RANAS, but Desperado blocks that! STRETCH MUFFLER, but Eagles rolls him into the- NO, Desperado fights the step over to get the leg! Eagles CLUBS away on Desperado’s back, but Desperado still has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles scrambles around, but Desperado thrashes and bends him! And gets the arm for NUMERO DOS!!
Eagles endures, reaches, sits up again, shifts again, but Desperado blocks the Destroyer! Desperado tucks Eagles in from there, CRUNCHY!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Eagles survives and fans are thunderous again! Desperado roars and he grabs a leg again. Eagles kicks with the free leg, but Desperado says not good enough! Eagles kicks and kicks and kicks, but Desperado says it’s still not enough! Eagles kicks more and more and more! Desperado shouts, “C’MON!!” and Eagles shouts, “F YOU!!” Desperado GROUND DRAGON SCREWS!! And then STRETCH MUFFLER!! Eagles endures but Desperado gets the arms! NUMERO DOS PLUS!!!
Eagles endures, shakes his head, but Desperado drags him from ropes and bends him back! Eagles verbally quits, Desperado wins!!!
Winner: El Desperado, by submission (gains 2 points; Eagles earns 0)
The Sniper couldn’t shoot down the Rogue Luchador! The official announcement is made but everyone knows, Eagles is ELIMINATED!! Will Eagles just have to reload and try again next year? And again, everyone already knows but the announcement is made that Desperado is moving on! In fact, he’s the number one seed, having beat Wato earlier in the tournament! Eagles tells him Desperado better not lose now, and fist bumps him before taking his leave. Desperado shows further respect by starting up the “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” one more time.
Desperado then gets an icepack, and a mic. Fans cheer, and he says, “Thank you. But that match, man, I… Ahhh we’re live right? Ah, okay. I can’t say what I want to. But anyway! Me and Robbie, you guys watching to the end, what did you think?” The fans cheer because they loved it! “Thanks Robbie, it wouldn’t be this without you. So… I’ve been in this position with a mic a few times now. But you might not know I’ve never won BOSJ. Now that I’ve come this far, I have to win this thing, right?” Fans like the sound of that! Desperado vows to close this year and be THE Best of the Super Juniors! Will the Rogue Luchador finally have the trophy he’s always wanted?
Here are the FINAL B Block standings!
El Desperado: 7-2, 14 points [SEMIFINALIST]
Master Wato: 7-2, 14 points [SEMIFINALIST]
YOH: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie Eagles: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Francesco Akira: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Dan Moloney: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Clark Connors: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
BUSHI: 2-6, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
An awesome finish for the round robin in B Block, with a touch of surprise. For one, I didn’t think Bushi would beat Akira, but that is great for LIJ to have another win on top of Titan going to the semifinals. And I really liked just how much Moloney and Connors brawled around the arena before officially starting the match. We definitely need more Moloney VS Connors, perhaps through a United Empire VS Bullet Club story. And great interplay of the top four in these playoff situations. Wato winning and Yoh losing was a bit of a surprise, I really thought Yoh was gonna have a part to play in the semifinals. Instead, the nod goes to Wato, who has been pretty solid his whole run.
Then the main event was awesome stuff, a pure “win and you’re in” scenario after the other matches sort out. I figured Desperado was winning, he obviously had the better record going in but also has just felt stronger, even with that early loss to Kanemaru. Desperado is the top seed in B Block, I believe that puts him against Titan, which means Wato faces Mike Bailey. Interesting how those match-ups are of similar wrestlers, Wato and Bailey being martial artists with Desperado and Titan being luchadors. I said yesterday that Titan’s chances would depend on who he’s facing, and now I sadly feel like the semifinals is as far as he get. But Wato VS Bailey and Desperado VS Titan are going to be awesome matches all the same to add to an already big wrestling weekend.
My Score: 8.9/10
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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.
PLAY BY PLAY
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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