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Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/3/23)
Who is truly the top of NJPW?

This event’s 30th anniversary is golden!
Wrestling Dontaku has been a NJPW tradition since 1993, but this could be the biggest one yet! Will Hiromu Takahashi become THE top champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff Match – Young Lion Challenge: Ryohei Oiwa VS Oskar Leube, Boltin Oleg & Yuto Nakashima; Leube wins, Oiwa gets nothing.
- 8 Man Tag: Chaos VS The House of Torture; Chaos wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- Six Man Tag: Shota Umino & The Intergalactic Jet Setters VS The United Empire; Shota & The Jet Setters win.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI; Taichi, Kanemaru & Douki win.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: KENTA VS Hikuleo; Hikuleo wins and becomes the new NJPW Strong Openweight Champion.
- NJPW World Television Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. VS Jeff Cobb; Time Limit Draw, ZSJ is still the NJPW World Television Champion.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Team Strong Style VS Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi; Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi win and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga VS David Finlay; Finlay wins and becomes the new NEVER Openweight Champion.
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: SANADA VS Hiromu Takahashi; Sanada wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: KENTA VS Hikuleo w/ Jado!
Fang Revived has certainly been a strong champion, but he’s up against a big challenge! Will Kenta keep this gold in Bullet Club? Or will the Young Gun make Kenta go to sleep?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly NJPW Strong!
Kenta rushes in before the bell! But Hiku BOOTS him right down! Hiku grabs at Kenta but the ref wants him to stop! Kenta may’ve been knocked the heck out! But Hiku doesn’t care, he’s still after Kenta! The ref has Hiku back off for real now, and he checks Kenta. Kenta is definitely dazed but is he okay to continue? Seems he is, so Hiku wants the match to start already. The ref obliges and the bell rings, but Kenta lures Hiku into a cradle! TWO!! Kenta almost got Hiku with that act! Kenta tries another cradle, but Hiku blocks! Hiku powers Kenta up to a suplex! Kenta slips free, runs, but into a CHOP!
Hiku runs in but Kenta blocks the boot to a KNEE JAMMER! And then he CHOP BLOCKS the leg! Fans rally up as Hiku crawls. Kenta stomps the leg, KICKS it, and has Hiku on the apron. Kenta brings the big leg in to stomp it some more. The ref reprimands as Kenta puts the leg on the ropes, and Kenta HIP DROPS it! Hiku writhes but Kenta stalks him. The fans duel as Kenta stomps Hiku. Hiku sits up to CHOP! Kenta grits his teeth to stomp Hiku more! Kenta drags Hiku from the ropes for a HEEL HOOK! Kenta even grapevines the leg! Hiku CHOPS Kenta, but Kenta pulls on the leg! Hiku reaches out to the ROPEBREAK!
Fans cheer and Kenta lets off, but then he stomps the leg again! Hiku sits up, into a KICK! Kenta keeps stomping the bad leg, then even stomps the other leg. Kenta drops an elbow on the knee, then a knee on the knee! Kenta pulls on the toehold, then drops more knees! Fans rally up for Hiku while Kenta toys with him. Hiku gets mad now, but Kenta keeps kicking his leg out. Hiku shoves Kenta away to a corner, then runs in, but into a BOOT! Kenta goes up, leaps, but into Hiku’s arms! Hiku throws Kenta to the corner, but Kenta dodges the splash! Kenta tries to roll Hiku up, but even on one leg, he’s too big and sturdy!
Hiku SLAPS Kenta, and clamps on a choke grip! Hiku drags Kenta right up, has both hands, and he picks Kenta up for a BEARHUG! But Kenta BELL CLAPS free! Kenta runs, into another BOOT! Fans fire up and Hiku storms around. Hiku waits on Kenta to rise, then scoops for a SNAKE EYES! Hiku runs to LARIAT Kenta down! Fans fire up again as Hiku drags Kenta back up. STALLING SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up behind Hiku and Jado tells him to keep going. Hiku drags Kenta up, reels him in, but Kenta CLUBS the bad leg! Then he rakes Hiku’s eyes! Hiku staggers but comes back, Kenta makes the ref take the BOOT!!
Everyone is stunned as the ref goes down! Hiku hurries to get after Kenta, but Kenta LOW BLOWS! Fans boo but Kenta just goes out to look under the ring. Kenta brings out a kendo stick! Kenta slides in as fans boo, and he SMACKS Hiku! Kenta pretends he can’t hear the fans, and then he SMACKS away on Hiku! Jado gets on the apron, Kenta SMACKS him, too! And then Kenta SMACKS Hiku again! And again! Hiku shakes his head, Kenta SMACKS him right in the gut! Kenta mocks the fans, but they rally up for Hiku. Hiku blocks the kendo stick, and it shatters! Hiku breaks what’s left!
Hiku throws the stick away, almost hitting the Young Lions. Kenta tries another low blow but Hiku blocks that! Hiku spins Kenta around, for the T-BOMB! But the ref is still down!! Hiku realizes that, goes to the ref, and he is out COLD! Is there another ref that can take his place? Marty Asami hurries out! Hiku takes aim at Kenta, choke grip, and CHOKE- ARMBAR!! TRIANGLE HOLD!! Kenta turns things around on Hiku! Hiku scrambles, reaches out, but Kenta shifts into GAME OVER!! Hiku still reaches out, and fans rally as hard as they can as Hiku crawls over! But Kenta pulls way back on the hold! Hiku fights and fights, to the ROPEBREAK!
Fans cheer as Kenta lets Hiku go in frustration. Kenta goes side to side, to KNEE Hiku in the back! And then again! Kenta then aims from the corner as Hiku slowly sits up. Kenta runs in, into the choke grip! But Kenta shoves Marty aside to LOW BLOW!! Fans boo but Kenta hits the BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, TWO!?! Kenta can’t believe Hiku survives! Fans fire up, Kenta sits Hiku up and brings the kneepads down! Kenta runs, but Hiku dodges and scoops, POWERSLAM!! And then choke grip! For the CHOKE SLAM!!! Cover, Hiku wins!!
Winner: Hikuleo, by pinfall (NEW NJPW Strong Openweight Champion)
The Young Gun did it! He avenges the Guerrillas of Destiny while also claiming his first title ever! You never forget your first, so will Hikuleo make this one to remember?
NJPW World Television Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. w/ TMDK VS Jeff Cobb w/ The United Empire!
The Front Man of TMDK continues to be the star of this title’s first season, but the Imperial Unit is coming to flip the script. Will ZSJ take a Tour of the Island? Or will Cobb’s 15 minutes of fame be used up already?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly mighty!
The United Empire throw up the crowns, and TMDK does some kind of thing with their fingers…? The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Fans rally up as ZSJ talks some trash. Cobb and ZSJ circle, feel things out, and Cobb dares ZSJ to go for a leg. ZSJ returns the favor, but neither goes for a leg. They feel out a grapple, Cobb gets a leg but ZSJ hops around to the ropes. The ref counts the break and Cobb lets off. Fans applaud this opening exchange and the two feel out another grapple. ZSJ shoots in but Cobb blocks then floats around. ZSJ slips away and fans cheer again. Cobb and ZSJ reset, feel things out, and end up in a corner.
Cobb reels ZSJ into a lift! But ZSJ uses it to get an INVERTED OCTOPUS! But Cobb powers free, so ZSJ slips away again. Fans cheer again as the two reset. ZSJ says Cobb’s a heccin big gaijin. They feel things out again, knuckle lock, and go shoulder to shoulder. Cobb doesn’t budge, and then he pushes ZSJ down to a cover! ONE as ZSJ bridges up! Cobb sweeps the legs, ONE as ZSJ bridges back up! Cobb hops onto ZSJ to flatten him! TWO as ZSJ bridges up again!! Even Cobb is surprised! Cobb lets off, ZSJ kips up and rolls through to reverse the knuckle lock pressure! But Cobb turns ZSJ around to throw him over!
ZSJ reels Cobb in but Cobb’s too big for a Northern Lights! Cobb flips things around to back drop ZSJ! Fans applaud as ZSJ backs away to a corner. ZSJ hobbles up, Cobb shakes out his hands, and the two go again. ZSJ shoots in, gets the leg, waistlocks and lifts him up! But Cobb throws ZSJ away! Fans applaud again while ZSJ catches his breath. Cobb eggs ZSJ on and ZSJ comes back. Fans rally as the two go again. ZSJ headbutts low then headlocks! Cobb powers out, they RAM shoulders, and ZSJ staggers away! They RAM again and again but again ZSJ wobbles! Cobb runs, but ZSJ drop- NO, Cobb is too sturdy for the toehold!
Cobb picks ZSJ right up, but ZSJ body scissors, only for Cobb to still stay up! Cobb throws ZSJ off and ZSJ runs the ropes, but Cobb runs him right over! Fans fire up while Cobb looms over ZSJ. Cobb drags ZSJ up, RAMS him into a corner, and then RAMS into him again! Cobb whips corner to corner hard and ZSJ bounces off the buckles! Cobb taunts ZSJ and he drags him up again. Cobb HEADBUTTS ZSJ right down! The Empire cheers while TMDK coaches ZSJ up. Cobb stands ZSJ up to RAM him back into the corner! The ref counts as Cobb digs his shoulder in, and Cobb lets off as we reach the five minute mark.
Cobb whips ZSJ the other way, ZSJ goes up and around and jumps on for body scissors and armlock! But Cobb scoop SLAMS ZSJ down! Cobb sets up, but ZSJ trips him up and into the REAR NAKED CHOKE! Cobb is caught in the sleeper and body scissors! Cobb moves around, slips free, and he waistlocks to deadlift ZSJ! ZSJ shifts to drop toehold! HEEL HOOK! ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud the exchange as ZSJ lets go. ZSJ gets Cobb’s leg to KICK it! ZSJ taunts “big boy” Cobb, gets the leg and KICKS it again. ZSJ echoes a fan’s shout and the fans all cheer! ZSJ gets the leg again and he twists the ankle!
Cobb endures the standing toehold, then powers right out! Cobb hobbles, but ZSJ gets the body scissor takedown, into the KNEEBAR! ZSJ even grapevines Cobb’s body! Cobb endures, reaches out, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer as ZSJ lets off again. The fans rally and duel while ZSJ eggs Cobb on. Cobb stands into ZSJ’s KICK! And KICK! Cobb eggs ZSJ on so ZSJ KICKS, then runs, into a CROSSBODY!? Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives and fans fire up again. Cobb shakes out the bad leg and the fans rally up. Cobb stands, he hobbles over to ZSJ and drags him up. Cobb ROCKS ZSJ with a forearm!
ZSJ sits down, but he eggs Cobb on. Cobb brings ZSJ up again, to ROCK him with another forearm! ZSJ sits back down, checks his jaw, and stands up. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, but there wasn’t much behind it. ZSJ keeps throwing uppercuts but Cobb just eggs him on. ZSJ fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT, but Cobb just DROPKICKS him right down! Fans fire up as ZSJ flounders away! Cobb storms up on ZSJ, puts him in the corner and then hoists him up top. Cobb climbs up to join ZSJ and fans rally. Cobb suplexes but ZSJ flails! ZSJ shifts around, TOP ROPE OCTOPUS!! The ref reprimands, this has the ropebreak!
ZSJ lets go at 4, shouts “OI!!” and then shifts around again. ZSJ throws forearms on Cobb, but Cobb body shots hard! Cobb then brings ZSJ up for a SUPER GUT WRENCH SUPLEX!! Fans are thunderous and we’re at the TEN minute mark! Cobb covers, TWO!! ZSJ is still in this and time is on his side, but Cobb hasn’t given up yet. Fans rally and Cobb drags ZSJ up. Cobb suplexes but ZSJ fights it, to wrench and PELE the arm! Cobb comes back, ZSJ KICKS the other arm! ZSJ ROLLING ELBOWS, then waistlocks! Cobb fights the lift, ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Cobb HEADBUTTS right through ZSJ!! Fans fire up as both men are down!
The ref checks both men and they’re okay to continue. Fans rally back up as Cobb and ZSJ stir. Cobb drags ZSJ up in a facelock but ZSJ resists. Cobb ROCKS ZSJ with a right hand! ZSJ goes to ropes, stands up, and he throws a forearm! And another! And another! Cobb eggs him on, ZSJ throws another, so Cobb DECKS ZSJ! Cobb looms over ZSJ as we hit the three minute warning. Cobb whips ZSJ to a corner, ZSJ goes up and comes back, but into the ATHLETIC- SLEEPER! ZSJ is now a backpack! But Cobb powers up and heads for ropes! ZSJ hooks Cobb’s arms! But Cobb powers ZSJ to an Electric Chair!
Cobb then puts ZSJ into a wheelbarrow, for a WHEELBARROW GERMAN SUPLEX!! Fans are thunderous as Cobb drags ZSJ back up! Whip and scoop, TOUR OF THE- GUILLOTINE! ROLL-UP! TWO!!! Cobb escapes, we’re at the two minute warning! Cobb runs in, into a BOOT! Cobb comes back, into another BOOT! ZSJ runs, avoids the dropkick, and body scissors into the EURO CLUTCH! ONE!?!? Cobb is out fast but ZSJ PENALTY KICKS!! Cover, TWO!!! And with some force! But again, time is on ZSJ’s side as he gets back up! ZSJ throws forearm after forearm, Cobb eggs him on, so ZSJ SLAPS! AND SLAPS! AND SLAPS!
ZSJ fires off slaps from all sides as we hit the final 60 seconds! ZSJ UPPERCUTS, runs, but Cobb scoops him! ATHLETIC PLEX!! But ZSJ flops outta the ring!! Cobb has no time to waste, he hurries out to fetch ZSJ back into the ring! The Empire rallies, Cobb covers, TWO!! GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT!! Cover, TWO!!! ZSJ survives and we’re at THIRTY seconds! Cobb hauls ZSJ up, ZSJ gets the ARMBAR! But Cobb stays up, he DEADLIFT POWERBOMBS! FALLING AX HANDLE into a TRIANGLE HOLD!! FIFTEEN SECONDS LEFT!! Cobb deadlifts again!! And powers ZSJ to a SUPLEX! Both men flounder!
Cobb hobbles over, he hauls ZSJ up, but TIME IS UP!!! ZSJ survives!!
Time Limit Draw; ZSJ retains the NJPW World Television Championship
Cobb was so close and yet so far away from the gold! But that was also the closest ZSJ was to losing his title! What will it take for someone to finally end season one of the NJPW World TV Championship?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Team Strong Style VS Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi!
Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Ren Narita have become a powerful team, defeating the House of Torture twice to capture and then defend these titles. But the Rainmaker has added to his dream team by making a dream trio! Will the Stone Pitbull and The Ace of the Universe help Okada capture gold he’s never held before? Or will Team Strong Style never give up?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see a battle of multiple generations unfold!
The trios sort out, and after Tanahashi shows off the abs, we start with Tanahashi and Suzuki. Fans rally as this great rivalry kicks us off. They circle and fans duel as the two feel things out. They knuckle lock, Suzuki wrenches but Tanahashi wrenches back. Tanahashi hammerlocks but Suzuki switches that onto Tanahashi, to then headlock for the takeover. Tanahashi headscissors and Suzuki kips free, and fans cheer as the two stand off. They go again, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Suzuki breaks one, wrenches the other, then tags Desperado. Desperado takes the handoff, then Suzuki BOOTS the arm!
Desperado wrenches and CLUBS the arm, then CLUBS it again. Desperado YANKS the arm, wrenches again, and tags Narita. Narita takes the handoff and now Desperado BOOTS the arm! Narita BLASTS Okada and Ishii off the apron! Narita stomps Tanahashi to a corner, then whips corner to corner. Narita runs in, but Tanahashi dropkicks the legs out! Tag to Okada! Okada brings Narita up to TOSS him out! Okada then goes out to whip Narita hard into railing! Narita stumbles and Okada brings him up to scoop and SLAM on the floor! Narita writhes but Okada is stone cold as he looms over him.
Okada drags Narita up and puts him in the ring. Fans applaud and Okada gives Narita toying kicks. Narita grits his teeth and swings, but into the MONEY CLIP! Narita flails and reaches out, but Okada keeps him from ropes. Okada sits Narita down, but Desperado and Suzuki get in to CLOBBER Okada! Narita is free, Suzuki DECKS Tanahashi and Desperado hits Ishii! Ishii stays up and storms in! Fans fire up as Desperado panics! Ishii ROCKS Desperado, ROCKS Suzuki, but they both kick him. Suzuki keeps after Ishii while Desperado kicks and CLUBS Okada before throwing Okada out.
Suzuki and Desperado mug Ishii, wraps his arms around the ropes, and then CHOP! And CHOP! Desperado runs to ROCK Ishii! Suzuki SLAPS Ishii, runs, but Tanahashi runs in! Suzuki BOOTS Tanahashi, but Ishii runs Desperado and Suzuki over! Ishii BOOTS Narita to a corner, and Okada returns. Ishii stomps Suzuki down on the outside, then just keeps moving to whip Desperado. Desperado reverses to send Ishii into railing! Okada wrenches whips Narita corner to corner, then runs in to back elbow! Okada then kicks low and DDTs! Cover, TWO! Narita makes it through Okada’s standard formula, but Okada tags in Tanahashi.
Fans rally up and Tanahashi stands Narita up. Narita CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Tanahashi fires off his strike fest! Tanahashi whips Narita to ropes, but Narita hits the SLAM DUNK! Fans rally up while both men are down, and Narita crawls to tag in Suzuki! Suzuki fires forearms on Tanahashi, has him in the corner, and then just fires off more forearms! The ref reprimands, Suzuki lets off, and he stands Tanahashi up. For more forearms! Tanahashi fires up and turns things around. Tanahashi throws a forearm, Suzuki turns things around to throw even more forearms! Okada storms in, but Suzuki ROCKS him!
Tanahashi stands, Suzuki runs in and BOOTS! Suzuki whips corner to corner, to BOOT again! Suzuki snapmares, runs, PENALTY- NO! Tanahashi blocks the kick, CLUBS the leg, fires forearms and whips, but Suzuki reverses. But Tanahashi hits a FLYING FOREARM! Fans fire up with The Ace and he stands Suzuki up. Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Suzuki to the drop zone! Tanahashi goes up but Suzuki scrambles away. Suzuki stands and fans cheer as he eggs Tanahashi on. Tanahashi hops down and he fires a forearm! Suzuki laughs and forearms back! The forearms keep going and fans rally up!
Suzuki ROCKS Tanahashi, Tanahashi throws another forearm, but Suzuki ROCKS him again! Tanahashi wobbles but stays up, and fans fire up as he comes back for more! The forearms keep going, Tanahashi gets the edge! Suzuki winds up, but it’s a feint for the BODY SHOT! Tanahashi drops to his knees! Suzuki stands him up, for another BODY SHOT! Desperado runs in to BLAST Ishii and Okada! Narita joins in stomping them on the outside! Suzuki stands Tanahashi up, brings him around, and he wraps Tanahashi into an IRON OCTOPUS! Tanahashi endures, but he drops to a knee!
Suzuki stands Tanahashi back up, and he puts the IRON OCTOPUS back on! Ishii sends Desperado into railing and storms in to CLUB Suzuki! Ishii stomps Suzuki and Tanahashi is free. Ishii shouts at Tanahashi to fight, but Suzuki DECKS Ishii! Suzuki drags Tanahashi by his arm but Tanahashi breaks free. Tanahashi clutches that arm but Suzuki goes right for it! Fans rally for Tanahashi but the ref checks him. Suzuki tags Desperado, and Desperado storms over, but the ref still checks Tanahashi. Desperado stomps Tanahashi’s bad arm! Tanahashi writhes, Desperado brings him up, but Tanahashi gets a leg for a DRAGON SCREW!
Suzuki rushes back in, but Tanahashi blocks the kick for a DRAGON SCREW! Ishii is on the corner and he reaches out! Tanahashi crawls over, hot tag to Ishii! Desperado ROCKS him with a forearm, but Ishii roars! Desperado throws more forearms, but Ishii just ROCKS Desperado right back! Ishii whips, Desperado reverses, but Ishii reverses back for a BIG back suplex! Ishii drags Desperado up, eggs him on and whips, but Desperado reverses. Ishii comes back, into a mule kick! Ishii still swings, but Desperado dodges to reel Ishii in. Ishii fights the lift, but Desperado reels him back in, for a BIG back suplex!
Desperado slaps himself, then slaps feeling into his leg. Desperado storms up on Ishii and kicks him around. Fans rally, Desperado eggs Ishii on, and then Desperado SLAPS Ishii! Ishii stands right up! Ishii swings, but Desperado UPPERCUTS! Desperado reels Ishii in, but Ishii suplexes! Desperado fights that to then suplex Ishii up and over! Fans fire up with Desperado and he drags Ishii up to reel him in, but Okada BOOTS Desperado! Narita kicks and whips but Okada reverses, only for Narita to avoid the dropkick! Narita runs, but into a FLAPJACK! Suzuki runs in, dodges Okada to fire off fast hands!
Suzuki DECKS Okada, then catches Ishii! Ishii slips out to back suplex, but Suzuki fights that off to GUILLOTINE! But Ishii uses that to suplex Suzuki! Desperado runs in, Ishii blocks the Spear! But Desperado wrenches out to a SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up with Desperado again and he drags Ishii back up. GUITARRA DEL- NO, Ishii slips out to waistlock! Tanahashi runs in, but Desperado switches and Tanahashi SHOTEIS Ishii!! Desperado shoves Ishii into Tanahashi! And then rolls Ishii up! TWO!!! Ishii escapes but Desperado runs in, Ishii gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men are down but Ishii roars as he rises!
Suzuki has Tanahashi down on the outside but Ishii aims at Desperado. Ishii runs, but Desperado dodges to SPEAR! And then GUITARRA DEL ANGEL!! Cover, Okada breaks it! Narita throws Okada back out! Desperado fires up again and fans are thunderous! Desperado underhooks and lifts, but Ishii fights free! Ishii swings, into a spin! Ishii spins, Desperado still underhooks! But Ishii back drops free! Desperado rolls and stacks Ishii! TWO!! Desperado ROCKS Ishii! Ishii ROCKS Desperado! LOCO MONO!!! Ishii falls and fans are thunderous again! Desperado brings Ishii up, but Ishii HEADBUTTS!!
Both men fall and fans are electric! Fans rally as Ishii and Desperado crawl. Hot tags to Okada and Narita! Narita BOOTS Okada! Narita fires off forearms, he puts Okada in a corner for more, then he shoves the ref away. Okada bails out but Narita pursues! Narita whips, Okada reverses and Narita hits railing again! But Narita returns to BOOT Okada! Narita whips Okada hard into railing in return! Narita puts Okada in the ring, fires up, and he puts Okada in the GUILLOTINE! But Okada powers out with a back drop! Narita staggers up but he ducks the lariat to fire off a strike fest! HALF HATCH and BRIDGE! TWO!!!
SLEEPER! Narita has Okada now and fans rally up! Okada endures but he’s pretty red already. Okada fights up, pries at the hold, but Narita shifts right into a COBRA TWIST! Okada powers up and hip tosses free! Okada UPPERCUTS, runs, but into a WHEEL KICK! Fans fire up while Suzuki storms in. Desperado CLUBS Tanahashi down then joins in. Suzuki & Narita double whip Okada to a corner, Narita runs in to elbow! Suzuki runs in to BOOT! Then they feed Okada to Desperado’s SPINEBUSTER! Desperado sits Okada up for Suzuki’s PENALTY KICK, and then they feed Okada to Narita’s EXPLODER! With bridge! TWO!!
Okada survives and Narita is frustrated, but Suzuki and Desperado keep Tanahashi and Ishii out. Fans rally, Narita stands Okada up to reel him in, DOUBLE WRISTLOCK ARMSAULT! Bridging cover, TWO! Narita keeps the wrists and uses them to reel Okada into the COBRA TWIST! Okada endures, Ishii sends Desperado into railing again and he CLOBBERS Narita! Narita throws Ishii out and fires back up! Narita brings Okada up, whips, but Okada holds ropes. Okada BOOTS Narita, spins him for the ROLLING- BELLY2BELLY outta nowhere!! Narita roars, he hauls Okada back up, and reels him in.
Okada fights the lift so Narita knees low. Narita runs, but Tanahashi intercepts with a SLINGBLADE! Ishii BLASTS Suzuki! Okada DECKS Desperado! The Dream Trio roars! Narita rises up, into a BOOT! LARIAT! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! SLIDING LARIAT! Jackknife roll into the Alabama Lift, REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Cover, Suzuki breaks it in time! Fans are thunderous as the others brawl to the outside, but Okada keeps Narita in. Okada whips, and DROPKICKS! Okada then brings Narita up and scoops to the- NO, Narita slips free, into the COBRA TWIST! But Okada switches it, scoops, LANDSLIDE!
Okada hauls Narita up, ripcords, RAINMAKER!!! Cover, THE DREAM TRIO WINS!!
Winners: Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
Never say never! The Son of Strong Style fought so hard but could not withstand the onslaught forever! And now, the Rainmaker, Stone Pitbull and Once in a Century Talent hold the trios titles together! Team Strong Style isn’t happy about it, will they come back for more soon enough?
But wait! Shota Umino makes his way out here? What business does the Roughneck have with Okada, Ishii and Tanahashi? Shota gets the mic and says he still wants to create a Paradigm Shift, and if he’s going to create a new era in NJPW, he has to take Okada down. For that, Shota is bringing a partner back to Japan! A video plays, and it’s JON MOXLEY! Moxley tells NJPW that he wants to make it his business. “A storm is coming to Japan, and the Death Rider…” He’s got his Young Boy’s back at DOMINION! “The Bogeyman of NJPW returns.” A massive return is in the works! Shota continues by telling Okada, “Thank you for your hard work.”
#SHOOTER heads out, the challenge issued, but Okada gets the mic to tell Shota that he’s talking big for someone calling on his babysitter. But he will say this to the Young Buck, F YOU! Okada even flips Shota off! The Rainmaker is ready for whatever and whoever is coming for these titles! Tanahashi and Ishii even shake hands! Will the Dream Trio stay golden for the Summer?
NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga w/ Jado VS David Finlay w/ Gedo!
The Good Bad Guy’s war with Bullet Club, the club he helped found, all started because of Jay White kicking him out. But now he faces the man who kicked Jay White out to take over the club! Hikuleo took one openweight title, will Tama hold onto the other? Or will the Rebel get what he wants?
The introductions are made, but Finlay goes after Tama while he’s standing on a corner! But Tama throws hands first! Tama fires up and DECKS Finlay! Fans fire up as Tama rallies on Finlay and Red Shoes rings the bell. Finlay rushes in but Tama dodges to back drop! Fans fire up and Finlay stands, and Tama clotheslines him out of the ring! Tama hands Red Shoes the belt then pursues Finlay. Tama SMACKS Finlay off the apron, then brings him around to SMACK him off more apron! Tama ROCKS Finlay, POSTS him, then brings him around. Finlay knees low, whips Tama but Tama stops from hitting railing.
But Finlay fireman’s carries to SNAKE EYES Tama off railing! And then RAMS him through the gate into No Man’s Land! Gedo is all fired up while Tama writhes on the floor. Finlay stomps Tama against the railing, ROCKS him, and they go deeper into the crowd. Red Shoes reprimands and the two brawl! Tama ROCKS Finlay, Finlay ROCKS Tama, but Tama SUPER FOREARMS Finlay! Tama CLUBS Finlay and keeps him moving along. Finlay kicks low, HEADBUTTS again and again, and then RAMS Tama into some empty seats! Young Lions help to make sure the fans aren’t in the way as Finlay rains down fists!
Red Shoes reprimands Finlay, tells Gedo to stop encouraging this, and then Finlay drags Tama up. Finlay UPPERCUTS Tama and stalks him through the crowd. Finlay rains down fists, then brings Tama back up. Red shoes starts the ring count and Finlay powers Tama along the way. Finlay CLUBS and kicks Tama along, we’re at 8 of 20 and Finlay CLUBS Tama down. Finlay leaves Tama behind and slides in at 14. Tama staggers up at 15, hurries, and he pushes railing over as he returns to ringside at 16. Tama slides in, but Finlay stomps away! Finlay paces around Tama, rains down fists, then CHOKES Tama!
Red Shoes reprimands, Finlay lets go, and he brings Tama up. Snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for Tama but Finlay BITES Tama’s ear! Red Shoes reprimands, counts, and Finlay lets off at 4. Finlay spits the taste out of his mouth, then goes back to Tama. Finlay claws and fishhooks Tama’s face, but stops as Red Shoes counts. Finlay dares Red Shoes to do something and Red Shoes warns him. The fans rally, Finlay brings Tama up but Tama throws body shots. Finlay CLUBS Tama, whips him hard into the corner, and Gedo laughs as Tama bounces off buckles. Finlay taunts Tama but fans rally up.
Finlay drags Tama up and whips him back the other way hard! Tama again bounces off buckles, Finlay pushes him to a cover, but Red Shoes says they’re in the ropes. Finlay is annoyed but the fans rally up. Finlay kicks Tama around, taunting him, then he throws a forearm. Tama pounds the mat and stands up, but FInlay throws another forearm. Tama growls, Finlay throws more shots, but Tama is just powering up! Tama eggs Finlay on, Finlay kicks low and whips again. Tama comes back, but Finlay ROCKS him! Finlay ROLLING ELBOWS! Tama stays up! Finlay swings, but into the EXPLODER!
Fans fire up while Finlay flops to the corner. Finlay drags himself up with the ropes, Tama runs in, and Tama clotheslines Finlay and himself out of the ring! Tama roars as he rises up and fans cheer again. Tama whips Finlay hard into railing! And then storms up to whip him the other way, even harder! Finlay crawls along the way and Tama whips him even harder! And then again for all four corners! Fans fire up and Tama looms over Finlay. Finlay wants mercy but Tama whips him into railing again! And again! And again! And again! Four times in one corner! Fans fire up as Tama lets off.
The ring count starts again and Tama brings Finlay back up. Tama puts Finlay in and fans cheer. Finlay again wants mercy as he crawls away. Tama says no, and he storms up again. Tama throws haymaker after haymaker! Fans rally, Tama whips, but Finlay reverses. Tama comes back to CLOBBER Finlay! And OFF COMES THE VEST! Tama roars, the fans fire up and Tama runs corner to corner, STINGER SPLASH! And then fireman’s carry, S R C! Tama hurries up top and fans fire up again! SUPREME FLOW onto knees!! Double-edged for Finlay but it was his only way! Fans rally up again while both men are down.
Finlay rises but Tama heads for him. They go forehead to forehead, then Finlay throws a forearm. Tama throws one back! Finlay wobbles, but he throws another forearm. Tama throws it back! Finlay throws another, Tama returns it, repeat! They stand as they throw forearms and the fans fire up! Tama gets the edge, but Finlay catches him for an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Tama writhes but Finlay drags him up for another IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Gedo protests the count but fans cheer. Finlay says Tama’s dead, and he drags Tama up for a crossface forearm! And another! And then another!
Finlay throws crossface forearm after crossface forearm! Fans rally for Tama but Finlay throws up the Too Sweet. Finlay drags Tama up again, runs, BLINDSIDER LARIAT! “Just that easy!” Finlay talks trash to Jado but the fans rally up. Finlay drags Tama back up, reels him in, gut wrench to Canadian Rack, but Tama slips out! TONGAN TWIST! Fans rally up, Tama drag Finlay up but Finlay fights the suplex! Finlay RAMS Tama into a corner! And RAMS him again! And again! And again! Red Shoes counts as Finlay digs his shoulder in, but Tama powers him back! And then he lets Finlay go right into the buckles!
Finlay flounders, Tama brings him up, BLOODY SUNDAY! Cover, TWO!! Finlay survives but Tama keeps his focus. Tama pounds the mat and fans clap along. Gedo doesn’t like where this is going, but Finlay staggers up. Tama runs in, GUN- BACKSLIDE! Roll through, suplex, TRASH- NO! Tama blocks and underhooks, but Finlay slips free! Finlay waistlocks, Tama bucks, GUN- NO!! Finlay stands Tama up for a ROLLING ELBOW and TRASH- NO, Tama slips free and rolls Finlay, and he crosses the legs! Finlay fights the turnover, so Tama stomps away on his face! Tama finishes the turn, into the SHARPSHOOTER!!
Fans fire up as Finlay endures and Tama sits deep! Finlay powers up, only for Tama to sit back down! Finlay pushes up again, reaches out, claws his way forward, but Tama drags him away! Tama sits even deeper! Finlay flails, yells, crawls, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!! Tama lets go and also catches his breath. Fans cheer as Tama says he’s going up. Tama puts Finlay in a drop zone, but Finlay anchors his foot. Tama throws down hands and Finlay lets him go. Tama stomps Finlay, then goes up the corner. Fans rally, but Finlay anchors Tama on the corner! Finlay climbs up to throw shoulders into Tama!
Tama ROCKS Finlay with haymakers! Finlay wobbles, so Tama HEADBUTTS him down! But Finlay hurries up to SHOVE Tama off! Tama hits railing on the way down! Red Shoes goes out to check Tama, but somehow he’s okay to continue. Finlay drags Tama up, reels him in, and APRON POWERBOMBS! Tama flops back down while Finlay slides back in. Fans rally up but the ring count starts. Tama is still down at 10 of 20, but stirring. Finlay goes out to fetch Tama, and fireman’s carries, to POST Tama!! Tama falls again and Finlay talks trash. Finlay slides into the ring, and the count starts again.
Tama is still down at 10 of 20, but he stirs again. Jado coaches Tama up but he’s still down at 15! Tama pushes himself up at 17, and springs in at 19.5! Finlay is right on him, gut wrench and Canadian Rack, DOMINATOR! Cover, TWO!! Tama survives and Finlay is furious! Finlay pulls down the kneepad, X marks the spot! Finlay slashes his throat, he vows to end this! Finlay drags Tama up but Tama is deadweight! Red Shoes checks Tama, but Tama is somehow still in this. Finlay drags him up, Tama shoves him away! GUN- NO, Finlay slams him down! And then hauls him up, to POWERBOMB!
Finlay drags Tama up again, for another POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!!! Tama survives again and fans fire back up! Fans rally, Finlay talks a lot of trash on Tama, and Finlay even slaps Tama around. Finlay wants Tama to beg him for mercy, but Tama SLAPS him instead! So Finlay rains down fists and even HEADBUTTS! Red Shoes reprimands but Finlay shoves him away! Finlay fires off more fists, and then mocks Tama’s never give up attitude. Red Shoes reprimands Finlay but Finlay tells Tama to give up. Fans rally and Jado coaches Tama as Finlay drags Tama up. FOR A THIRD POWERBOMB!
Finlay paces around Tama, but Tama refuses to quit. Fans rally but Finlay tells Jado he should throw in the towel. Finlay drags Tama up for a FOURTH POWERBOMB! Jado has the towel, he thinks about it, but says no, he has faith Tama can win this. Finlay suplexes, for TRASH PANDA!! Or as he calls it now, Into Oblivion! Cover, but Finlay lets off at two?! Finlay says he told Tama to give up, and so he suplexes, INTO OBLIVION again!! Cover, but AGAIN Finlay lets off! Fans boo but Gedo likes Finlay toying with Tama. Finlay says he told us all he was a cold-blooded killer, and now he’ll prove it! INTO OBLIVION again!!! Cover, Finlay wins!!
Winner: David Finlay, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Champion)
Wrestling bloodlines clashed, and the Rebel comes out on top! With Finlay at the helm, will it only be a matter of time before Bullet Club takes over all of NJPW? Gedo makes the official announcement of Finlay’s victory, but then someone in a hoodie and medical mask walks out. They creep up on them, and he TOSSES Gedo out! SURPRISE! It’s EL PHANTASMO! He SUPERKICKS Finlay down! Fans fire up as ELP then drags Finlay up, tucks him in, but Finlay fights free of CR2! Finlay runs away and ELP throws his hoodie at him! Fans rally for ELP and he SWANTONS to the outside! Direct hit on Finlay AND Gedo!
ELP rains down fists on Finlay! Young Lions pull him back but ELP DECKS one, then goes after Finlay again! More Young Lions pull ELP back and Finlay scurries away! Finlay got out of the frying pan and into the fire, will the Headbanga make him pay for kicking him out of the Club? Or will Finlay just do the same thing to ELP he just did to Tama?
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: SANADA w/ Just5Guys VS Hiromu Takahashi w/ Los Ingobernables de Japon!
The Cold Skull left Los Ingobernables de Japon and became world champion. The Ticking Timebomb is still in LIJ, and he is still a champion. There was no animosity in Sanada leaving, but will there be animosity in what could be a defining moment in NJPW history?
The introductions are made, the world title is raised, and we see who is truly the top champion in all of NJPW!
LIJ fist bump, J5G thumbs up, and the bell rings. Fans rally and duel already, “HI-RO-MU!” outdoing the “SA-NA-DA!” Sanada shrugs that off and the two circle. They approach, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Sanada uses his height for leverage to push Hiromu to ropes, but Hiromu turns it around. Red Shoes calls the break and Hiromu lets off. But Sanada avoids his chop! Fans applaud and the two reset. They circle, the “HI-RO-MU!” continuing to drown out the “SA-NA-DA!” The two feel things out, each trying to find an opening. Hiromu gets around to a waistlock but Sanada switches. Hiromu wrenches out to a wristlock.
Sanada rolls, wrenches back, then drop toeholds to get a headlock. Hiromu rolls Sanada to a cover, ONE! Sanada holds onto the headlock, and Hiromu pushes Sanada into the headscissor. Hiromu squeezes tight as he pushes up but Sanada endures. Sanada kicks around, Hiromu keeps on the pressure, but Sanada scoots over to the ROPEBREAK! Hiromu lets go and the two reset again. Sanada and Hiromu circle, tie up, and Sanada headlocks. Hiromu pries at the hold, but Sanada clamps it right back down. Hiromu throws body shots, powers out, but Sanada runs him over!
Things speed up, Hiromu hurdles and runs, but into a fireman’s carry! Hiromu fights free and waistlocks but Sanada elbows free. Sanada runs but Hiromu ELBOWS him at the ropes! Hiromu runs, but Sanada follows, only for Hiromu to dump him out! Hiromu keeps moving to SHOTGUN Sanada down! Sanada hits railing and fans fire up! Hiromu watches from the corner as fans rally up, then he goes to the apron. Hiromu runs to FLYING SHOTGUN! Sanada hits railing and then tumbles up and over! Sanada is in No Man’s Land, but Hiromu wants everyone to get back. Hiromu goes to the far side, runs in, and FLYING SHOTGUNS into No Man’s Land!!
Fans fire up while Hiromu crawls away from that hard landing! Sanada is down against the second railing and Hiromu fires up! Fans fire up with Hiromu while J5G check Sanada. Hiromu fetches Sanada into the ring, suplexes, but Sanada blocks! Hiromu keeps trying but Sanada fights to lift Hiromu onto the ropes, MAGIC SCREW! Fans rally while Hiromu flops out of the ring. LIJ is there to check on him, and Sanada goes out to fetch Hiromu. Sanada puts Hiromu in the ring, then drags him to the apron! MAGIC SCREW to the floor! Hiromu writhes while fans fire up again. Red Shoes goes out to check Hiromu while Sanada slides into the ring.
Fans rally up for Hiromu and the ring count starts. Hiromu clutches his neck but he sits up at 8 of 20. Hiromu shakes out the cobwebs, hobbles over at 15 and slides in at 16. Fans cheer but Sanada covers, ONE! Sanada drags Hiromu up to CLUB him on the neck! Sanada drags Hiromu up, and CLUBS him down! Sanada cravats Hiromu for a neck wrench, but Hiromu endures. Hiromu backs up into the ropes and Red Shoes counts the break. Sanada lets go at 4, comes back, but Hiromu CHOPS! Fans rally up as Hiromu CHOPS again, but Sanada knees low. Sanada then reels Hiromu in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO!
Sanada keeps on Hiromu with a chinlock. Fans rally as Hiromu endures, and Sanada leans on the hold. Hiromu kicks and flails but Sanada grinds him down. Hiromu kicks his way forward, reaches out with his foot, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Sanada lets go quickly, and the fans rally up for Hiromu. Sanada stands Hiromu up but Hiromu fires off forearms! Sanada CHOPS him back! Hiromu fires up to fire off more forearms! Sanada CHOPS him again! Hiromu sputters, but he stands up and CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Sanada CHOPS again! And then a back suplex! Hiromu lands on his feet!
Sanada elbows, runs, but Hiromu follows to RANA! Fans rally even harder for Hiromu while he and Sanada are both down. Hiromu hurries over to Sanada, whips him to ROCK with a forearm, then puts him on ropes to kick the rope! Sanada staggers, Hiromu runs but Sanada dodges! Hiromu ELBOWS, runs, and SHOTGUNS from the corner! Hiromu runs in to clothesline, snapmare and basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Hiromu grows frustrated but the fans continue to rally up. Hiromu drags Sanada up, reels him in, but Sanada suplexes! Hiromu lands on his feet, spins Sanada around, and FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO!
Both men are down as the fans rally up again. Hiromu fires himself up, and he brings Sanada up to fireman’s carry. Sanada fights free to shove Hiromu to a corner. But Hiromu BOOTS back! Hiromu runs, but Sanada hurdles, hurdles and DROPKICKS! Fans fire up while Hiromu bails out. Sanada PLANCHAS to take Hiromu down! Fans fire up and Sanada encourages them to get louder. The fans oblige and Sanada encourages them more. The fans get loud enough and Sanada goes back to Hiromu. Sanada brings Hiromu up and into the ring, then covers, TWO! Sanada keeps cool and he looms over Hiromu.
Hiromu sits up, grits his teeth, but Sanada brings him up. Sanada fireman’s carries but Hiromu fights it! Hiromu CLUBS Sanada’s back, but Sanada still lifts Hiromu! But Hiromu fights to a dragon sleeper! But Sanada spins that around onto Hiromu! But Hiromu pops free to arm-drag! Only to run into the fireman’s carry! Sanada throws Hiromu into the dragon sleeper, but Hiromu cradle counters! TWO!! Hiromu leaps for the wheelbarrow, and DDTS Sanada down! Fans fire up while both men are down again. LIJ and J5G coach them up, and Hiromu is first to rise. Sanada stirs, and Hiromu storms over.
Hiromu drags Sanada up, fireman’s carries, and CORNER DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS! Fans fire up with Hiromu as he drags Sanada back up! Fireman’s carry and- NO, Sanada slips free! Sanada ROCKS Hiromu, spins, but gets caught into TRIANGLE D!! Hiromu squeezes tight but Sanada endures! Sanada fights up again, but Hiromu lets him go to then reel him in! But Sanada wrenches out, fireman’s carries, only for Hiromu to slip free. Hiromu dodges the punch to run, into the fireman’s carry! TKO!! Cover, TWO!! Hiromu just gets that shoulder up! Fans fire up as Sanada says it’s time to end this!
Sanada drags Hiromu back up, into the dragon sleeper! SKULL END!! Hiromu is caught in the body scissors and he endures the squeeze on his head! Fans rally up, Hiromu reaches out, but he’s fading! Hiromu claws at the hold, pops free, but Sanada keeps one of his arms! Sanada drags Hiromu up into the dragon sleeper, for the SKULL SWING!! Sanada then drops Hiromu! Sanada goes up the corner, ROUNDING BODY PRESS onto Hiromu’s back! But he’s not done there! Sanada goes up again, ROUNDING BODY PRESS onto knees!! Fireman’s carry roll, and Hiromu lifts Sanada for the TIMEBOMB!!! Cover, TWO!!!
Sanada survives and fans are thunderous! Both men are down, but the fans are chanting for “HI-RO-MU!” Hiromu rises up, and he shouts that he’s not done yet! Hiromu drags Sanada up, runs, but Sanada ROCKS him first! ROLLING ELBOW! Sanada roars, runs, but into a SUPERKICK! ROLLING ELBOW! HIROMU- NO, Sanada dodges the bomber to run! But he runs into the HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! Fans are thunderous, Hiromu drags Sanada back up, and he dragon sleepers for the inverted suplex. But Sanada snapmares free to SHINING WIZARD!! Fans fire up again as Sanada says he’ll finish this!
Sanada drags Hiromu up, clinches, but Hiromu slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans rally as hard as they can and Hiromu rises again! Hiromu roars and he watches Sanada rise. Hiromu runs, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! But Sanada stays up!?! Sanada shakes his head, then he SWATS the lariat! And UPPERCUTS! Hiromu staggers but he stays up. Sanada UPPERCUTS him again! Hiromu wobbles but shakes his head. So Sanada UPPERCUTS again! Sanada dares Hiromu to come back, so Hiromu comes back, into another UPPERCUT! Hiromu swings but Sanada blocks, to UPPERCUT!
Sanada shakes his head now, and Hiromu swings on him. The forearm is feeble and Hiromu leans on Sanada. Sanada stands him up to UPPERCUT! Hiromu staggers about, swings another weak forearm, so Sanada UPPERCUTS him right down! Hiromu shakes his head as he grits his teeth and sits back up. Fans rally as hard as they can for “HI-RO-MU!” but Sanada looms over him. Hiromu stands up, stares him down, and Sanada UPPERCUTS again! Hiromu staggers to a corner, roars, comes back, but into a pop-up! HIROMU-CHAN CUTTER!! And then fireman’s carry, TIMEBOMB 1.5!!! Cover, TWO!?!?
Sanada survives Hiromu’s modified Death Valley Driver, but Hiromu powers up! HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!!! Dragon sleeper! Inverted suplex! TIMEBOMB 2!!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Sanada survives multiple Timebombs and no one can believe it! Fans rally up as hard as they can, this is truly a battle worthy of the world title! Hiromu stands, he brings Sanada back up and wraps him up! Straitjacket and dragon sleeper, but Sanada fights with knees! Hiromu keeps trying to lift but Sanada KNEES right out! And then SAIDOS! And then SHINING- NO, Hiromu blocks the wizard!! Fans fire up as Hiromu powers up again!
Hiromu runs, but Sanada dodges! O’Conner Roll, dragon sleeper! SKULL END!!!! Hiromu is caught in the body scissors, and Sanada squeezes tight!! Hiromu reaches out, fans rally even harder, and he grabs at Red Shoes desperately! LIJ coach Hiromu on but he’s so red right now! He’s fading! Red Shoes checks, but Hiromu still fights! But then he fades again! Sanada lets Hiromu go, to then go back up the corner! ROUNDING BODY PRESS!!! Cover, TWO!?!??! HOW?!?! Even Sanada doesn’t believe it! Sanada snarls, he drags Hiromu back up and gives the thumbs up, because he’s gonna end this!
Sanada clinches, but Hiromu slips out and HIROMU-CHAN ROLL!!! TWO!!!! Sanada escapes, and SHINING WIZARDS!! Hiromu sits up in a daze, Sanada gives him DEAD FALL!!!! Cover, Sanada wins!!!
Winner: Sanada, by pinfall (still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion)
A historic moment becomes an instant classic! But in the end, the Cold Skull retains the title he fought so hard to get in the first place! Hiromu gave so much in this match but still suffered defeat, will he be able to recover in the Best of the Super Juniors?
As for Sanada, he has the belt put around his waist, and he catches his breath before getting the mic. “Everyone, it was 11 years ago that I first wrestled Hiromu in a singles match. And now, in NJPW, in the main event, for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, I was able to do it again. And that makes me happy. So, Hiromu, I’m sure you and I will have more growth ahead of us, and we can do this again. But one more thing, and it is something I want from everyone here, if you’d please. I’d love for some ‘Sanayan’ chants.” Fans oblige with “SA-NA-YAN!” AKA a sort of “Sana-bro” or “Sana-dude” nickname.
Sanada likes that, thanks the fans, and asks if they’re ready for his “gift.” The lights turn down low and the fans get their phones out for the “stars” to come out. Sanada says that the next time Just5Guys are in Fukuoka, they’ll be even better. Sanada takes a moment to catch his breath, and he says, “Let’s say one more thing. Out of everywhere in Japan, I love Fukuoka the most.” He even said it in the local dialect! “OI, FUKUOKA! See you next time!” Japan’s Golden Week has the Gold Skull stand tall as the streamers fly, will there be no stopping J5G now?
Wait! The lights go down? And a video plays. The same video that’s been playing for weeks on NJPW social media and Road to Dontaku events. War and destruction, “Coming Soon,” is NOW! And emerging from the smoke and darkness, it’s none other than YOTA TSUJI!! He’s back from excursion! The fans are going nuts and Sanada is just stunned! Tsuji steps into the ring, takes off the jacket, and he BOOTS Sanada! And SUPERKICKS Taichi! And DECKS Taka! And DOUBLE LARIATS Douki & Kanemaru! One man takes out all five guys! But he isn’t done there, as he raises his arm and aims at Sanada!
Sanada rises, and Yota runs in to SPEAR! Hell, that was a Gore a la Rhyno!! Yota picks up the world title, and holds it over Sanada! What a bold first move for the returning graduate! And wait, that fist raise. Is Yota in LIJ!? Will Sanada’s reign run into its extinction already?!
My Thoughts:
An awesome event for NJPW, but that is fitting because this was a big moment because of the 30th Wrestling Dontaku anniversary. A bit of a shame that the kickoff match had such a big stipulation, where the more wins Ryohei got, the more prizes he won, and yet he gets squashed by Oskar. Was it all just one big punchline NJPW was setting up? Anyway, all five title matches tonight were awesome. I almost thought they were going to give Hikuleo a win by knockout right from the start, but that was a clever way for Kenta to play possum. Hiku still wins in the end and that is great for him, NJPW Strong is definitely a great starting point for his title collection.
On the flipside, I was rather shocked Finlay won in the way he won. He brutalized Tama, didn’t let it stop until he was satisfied, and it just kinda crushed the fans in that moment. But then great return from ELP to go after Finlay, but it isn’t clear if he’s solo or joining Tama and Hikuleo as an extension of Guerrillas of Destiny. For that matter, why is Jay White insisting he is Bullet Club Gold when he was kicked out by Finlay? Either way, ELP VS Finlay for the NEVER Openweight title on top of their grudge is great stuff, can’t wait to see it, probably at Dominion.
The time limit draw wasn’t a shame in ZSJ VS Cobb, ZSJ VS Cobb was amazing because of the time limit draw! That was the first one for this title, and it was a great detail that ZSJ was upset it came to the time limit. ZSJ doesn’t wanna retain by default, he wants to prove he’s the better wrestler. I hope this means we get a rematch between ZSJ and Cobb that gives us a definitive winner.
An awesome NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag title match, which I oddly did NOT see the Dream Trio winning. I thought Ishii or Tanahashi was taking the loss and the two would get at each other for their own feud. Instead, Okada finally adds gold that isn’t the top title, and now we’re getting a huge return in Moxley! And honestly, I would love if Bryan Danielson was the third man. Imagine Bryan taking on Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi throughout that match.
And of course, just awesome stuff in Sanada VS Hiromu. I figured Hiromu wasn’t winning, even though he is certainly the best Junior Heavyweight in NJPW today. Instead, Sanada retains, only for Tsuji to make an insanely powerful return. He is going right for the top, and it would seem backstage video confirms Tsuji is LIJ. LIJ is back up to six, but Titan is away a lot since he’s also in CMLL, so now LIJ will have five wrestlers always in Japan for stuff. I don’t see Tsuji winning the world title, even if his shot is at Dominion, but he is gonna look incredible in that match.
My Score: 9/10
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There you are…!
After defeating SmackDown’s “all stars,” The Wyatt Sick6 get one more shot at the WWE Tag Team Championships! But will they bring the Profits down? Or will Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins get the smoke?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Fatal 4 Way: Roxanne Perez VS Kairi Sane VS Alexa Bliss VS Sol Ruca; Alexa wins.
- WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS The Wyatt Sick6; The Wyatts win and become the new WWE Tag Team Champions.
- Aleister Black VS Ron Killings; Killings wins.
- Solo Sikoa & JC Mateo w/ MFT VS Jimmy Uso & LA Knight; Jimmy & Knight win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jelly Roll is here!
He says hey to Randy Orton, and Randy says Jelly looks great! Jelly is happy to be here and always enjoys seeing the WWE. What more will the country superstar get to do here tonight live in Nashville?
LA Knight is here!
Nashville fires up for the Mega Star as he heads to the ring, and he grabs a mic to say, “LEMME TALK TO YA! Predictions and spoilers. Two things that are common themes here in the wrestling business, two things that come out of Paul Heyman’s mouth an awful lot.” The fans boo, but Knight says when you think about Heyman, that’s a guy who feels he holds all this power. In some ways, he does. Think about it: Seth Freakin’ Rollins, an honestly desperate man, a man who is a little washed, had to go and make a desperate move like joining forces with Heyman. Then they amassed this group, this “Goon troop of that slop house, Bronson Reed, and then that dog brained Bron Breakker.”
The fans do bark but Knight says don’t do that, Bron is gonna get all excited and start twitching, shaking out the last couple crumbs of his brain that’re left. But Knight will stop joking and get serious right now. Those two men tried to hurt Knight, injure him, get him out of the WWE, all on the orders of Seth Rollins, because he couldn’t do it his damn self! So now in 24 hours, it is Knight, it is Rollins, at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Knight got his hands on Rollins twice. But even dropping him on his head this past Monday is not enough! Rollins, Knight wants your dignity, he wants justice, and if he’s honest, he wants to hurt Rollins!
And hurt Rollins he will! Rollins has all the reason to sit back there with Heyman and his boys saying to himself, “I’m not scared of LA Knight.” Well he ain’t gotta be scared to get his ass kicked! And kicked it most certainly will be! And that’s not a prediction, that isn’t even a spoiler, that’s a damn fact of life, cuz Knight IS the spoiler! YEAH! But then “Ladies and gentlemen…” Paul Heyman makes his introductions, says the fans blew their cue, but that’s okay. Because that is not surprising coming from fans of L A Knight! “YEAH!” Heyman hates when fans do that. But as Seth Rollins’ Oracle, Heyman is blessed with many gifts.
Besides being outlandishly good-looking, Heyman can also see the future. And he sees into the future for Rollins, for Heyman, for Bron & Bronson, and their future is the future of this entire industry! Heyman looks into the future for Knight, and sees absolutely nothing, because Knight has no future. But wait, Solo Sikoa makes his way out here? Solo and the MFT make their way out, and Solo has a mic. “Y’know, some things change, and some things stay the same. Paul Heyman, when you left to Raw, and when you left my family, everything changed. There’s no more Bloodline, no more Tribal Chief, and there is no more Wise Man.”
The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Solo ignores that to tell Heyman that if he wants to live to see another day, Solo suggests Heyman leave before the MFT puts his big ass through the table like before! Heyman does indeed retreat through the crowd. Solo then tells Mr. L A Knight, “YEAH!” “NO!” “YEAH!” Knight says listen to the people, they say “YEAH!” Solo says here’s something that changed: He’s the NEW United States Champion, baby! That means the man that beat Knight at WrestleMania, the one everyone is afraid of, the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu, Solo beat him and he is gone! The fans cheer for “FATU! FATU!” but Solo ignores that, too.
Knight will get the same opportunity Solo just gave Heyman: Knight can leave the ring, leave the arena, and not come back… Or the MFT make it so Knight never walks again. Knight steps to the ropes, but the fans cheer him on! Knight says the fans won’t let him leave, so if MFT wants to make him leave, then they gotta do it themselves! Solo has JC Mateo, Tonga Loa & Tala Tonga flank the apron, Knight dares someone to make a move! But who slides that chair in? JIMMY USO! Jimmy YANKS Loa down, SUPERKICKS him, and Knight swings the chair! Jimmy JAMS JC with a chair, SMACKS him down, and the fans fire up again!
Knight & #BigJim stand tall, but then Tala Tonga is even taller! But Solo has him stand down! The fans boo but Tala listens to Solo. The MFT regroup and Aldis is here! Aldis says Solo is the US Champion and he has new friends, but this is still SmackDown, and Aldis runs the show. Solo would’ve been more concerned with not getting molly whopped by Jimmy but he’s out here starting fights. So if it’s a fight he wants, then let’s give Music City a tag team match! Let’s make it Solo & “that stooge,” JC Mateo against Jimmy Uso & LA Knight! “YEAH!” Will The Mega Star help #BigJim be all tuned up for the huge title match tomorrow night?
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss meet backstage.
Alexa says, “Hello, your highness.” Maybe Charlotte can take some time out of her royal schedule to be ringside for Alexa’s match? Charlotte tells “Blisster,” that as the shirt says, “We’re Not Friends.” Yes, Alexa remembers. But that’s why she needs Charlotte ringside. Everyone else will have their allies ringside, and if Charlotte wants to have a chance at Evolution, Alexa needs her ringside, too. Charlotte accepts that, but does she look like a cheerleader to her? Oh, Charlotte. You’d be a terrible cheerleader. Not true! She cheers herself on just fine. The “team of convenience” heads out, but will it be Twisted Bliss here in Nashville?
Fatal 4 Way: Roxanne Perez VS Kairi Sane VS Alexa Bliss VS Sol Ruca!
SmackDown returns as The Prodigy makes her entrance, Raquel Rodriguez with her. The Pirate Princess and #TwoBeltsRuca are already present, with Asuka and Zaria, leaving Alexa to make her entrance with Charlotte by her side. The bell rings, Roxie goes right after Kairi, so Sol and Alexa brawl on their end. The fans rally as Roxie HAMMERS Kairi in a corner and Sol whips Alexa. Alexa tilt-o-whirls but Sol turns that to a SPINNING FACEBUSTER! Cover, Kairi breaks it! Kairi stands Olo up, blocks a kick and spins her to ROCK her! And AX KICK her! The fans fire up and Kairi whips, but Sol reverses.
Kairi goes up and RANAS Sol out of the ring! The fans fire up, Kairi builds speed, but Roxie hits a THESZ PRESS! Roxie windmills haymakers, then she drags Kairi up. Roxie wrenches, clinches, but Sol springboards to DOUBLE MISSILE DRPOKICK Roxie and Kairi! Those two tumble out, Sol builds speed as the fans rally, and Sol handsprings to FOSBURY FLOP! Down go all three opponents and Charlotte is as stunned as anyone! Sol smiles as she stands tall, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Sol drags Roxie up and into the ring, then runs up to trip her up! Handspring and SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Roxie flounders, Sol brings her up to fireman’s carry, but Roxie slips free. Roxie shoves Sol to a corner, runs up, but Sol slips to the outside. Sol springboards, Roxie gets under, but Sol comes back to waistlock and SPINNING- Oh, Kairi gets in, but Roxie’s feet SMACK her in the head! Roxie fights free and CHPO BLOCKS Sol! Roxie stomps away on the leg, then hits a KNEE JAMMER! Sol writhes but Roxie runs to tilt-o-whirl RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Sol toughs it out but Roxie brings her around for a toehold.
Roxie stomps away on Sol’s leg, then pushes on the toehold. But Alexa rolls Roxie up! TWO, and Roxie waistlocks. Alexa elbows free, runs up, but Roxie drop toeholds! Roxie steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO! Alexa escapes, Roxie runs up to facelock, but Alexa wrenches free. Alexa whips, Roxie swings but Alexa dodges. They dosido and Roxie sunset flips! Alexa rolls through to basement DROPKICK! Alexa stands Roxie up but Roxie wrenches and THROWS Alexa down! Roxie stomps Alexa at the ropes in a very Alexa way! Roxie mockingly takes a bow while Alexa flops out of the ring. But then Kairi FLYING KABUKI ELBOWS Roxie! Cover, TWO!
Kairi keeps moving, she BLASTS Sol off the apron, but Roxie waistlocks. Kairi bucks the O’Conner, Roxie ducks the uraken! Roxie ROCKS Kairi, then brings her around to whip. Kairi hits buckles, Roxie runs in and UPPERCUTS! Roxie rolls, returns, but Kairi BOOTS her away! Kairi goes up, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Roxie SLAPS Kairi! Roxie climbs, Kairi CLUBS her, and the two brawl. Roxie CLUBS Kairi, brings her up, but Kairi resists the suplex! Sol & Alexa join in! TOWER OF DOOM! Roxie and Kairi flounder away, and Charlotte sorta cheers Alexa on. The fans rally, Alexa and Sol rise to fire forearms!
The fans duel, Alexa dodges Sol to SLAP, ROCK, and KNEE her! Then BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Sol stays in this but Alexa brings her up. Alexa reels Sol in but Roxie SUPERKICKS Alexa down! Roxie puts Alexa on ropes, runs and UPPERCUTS her in the back! Roxie then goes up, up, LIONSAULT! Cover, Sol breaks it! Sol whips Roxie to ropes, but Roxie wheelbarrows, only for Sol to have the arms! SURFBOARD BACKSTABBER! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Sol hurries to scoop Roxie, SLAMS her down, then she goes up the corner! Kairi CLIPS Sol’s legs! Kairi climbs up and HEADBUTTS Sol into the Tree of Woe!
The fans rally as Kairi rises up, WOE STOMPS! Cover, Alexa AND Roxie break it! The fans fire up as Alexa and Roxie oddly work together to TOSS Kairi out! But then Roxie rolls Alexa, with tights! TWO! Alexa clinches, TWISTED- NO, Roxie slips free! Alexa whips Roxie away, Roxie goes up and over! No Pop Rox yet, Alexa ELBOWS Roxie! DOUBLE SOL SNATCHER!!! Cover, Raquel helps with the ropebreak!! The fans boo, but Zaria says watch yourself! Zaria ROCKS Raquel! Raquel scoops Zaria! Asuka runs up, Raquel BOOTS her down, then she gives Zaria SNAKE EYES off the desk! Charlotte THROWS Raquel over the deks!
The fans fire up, Sol is upset, but she turns around into an URAKEN from Kairi! The Cutlass cuts Sol down, Kairi goes up to aim at Alexa, IN-SANE ELBOW into BOOTS! Alexa turns things around to then clinch! TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL!! Cover, Alexa wins!
Winner: Alexa Bliss, by pinfall
Charlotte applauds, and her being Alexa’s backup really did work out. Will the odd couple win the gold the same way on Sunday?
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS The Wyatt Sick6!
The first time around was ruined by the chaos and animosity that is the SmackDown Tag Division. But now, Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins will be facing Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis with more fair circumstances. Will the Profits stay up? Or will this be their reckoning?
SmackDown returns, and the lights go down! The piano plays and the fireflies come out to play as the Wyatts make their entrance. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who revels in who they are!
The teams sort out, Gacy starts against Dawkins. They circle, tie up, and Dawkins powers Gacy to a corner. The ref counts, Dawkins backs off at 4, and Ford mocks Gacy with a “crazy laugh.” The fans cheer the Profits on as Gacy and Dawkins go again. They tie up, Gacy powers Dawkins back, but then Dawkins powers Gacy back. Gacy turns things around, Gacy puts Dawkins in the corner, and now Lumis laughs. Dawkins and Gacy reset again, tie up, and Dawkins waistlocks to SLAM Gacy. Dawkins keeps the waistlock, Gacy fights up, and Gacy fires elbows! Dawkins goes to a corner, dodges Gacy, and then he fires off fast hands!
The fans fire up, Dawkins runs and he ROCKS Lumis! Dawkins tags Ford and then he hits the SKY HIGH on Gacy! Ford goes up, but Lumis drags Gacy out of the ring! The Wyatts regroup but Ford mocks Lumis and the fans cheer. Ford waits on the Wyatts and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns again and Lumis has Ford on the corner! Ford and Lumis throw hands, Lumis CLUBS Ford, but Ford fires body shots! Ford CLUBS Lumis again and again, then two hand CHOPS! Ford snarls, stands Lumis up, but Lumis UPPERCUTS! Lumis HAMMERS Ford in the head, then brings him up for a SUPER- NO, Ford is fighting the lift by holding the top rope! Lumis still tires, but Ford goes up and over! SUPER SUNSET BOMB! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Erick Rowan frowns and Uncle Howdy rocks anxiously in the chair. The fans rally, both men crawl, hot tags to Dawkins and Gacy!
The fans rally as Dawkins rallies on Gacy! Dawkins whips, Gacy reverses, but Dawkins hurdles to FLYING UPPERCUT! The fans fire up and Dawkins goes corner to corner, CYCLONE SPLASH to the ENZIGIRI! Then the SILENCER! Cover, but Lumis runs up! Dawkins bails on the cover to TOSS Lumis! Dawkins TOSSES Gacy, then he builds speed! The fans fire up as Dawkins FLIES! Down go Lumis & Gacy! The fans fire up as Dawkins puts Gacy back in. Dawkins climbs the corner, and he SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO! Gacy survives and Rowan creeps closer. Dawkins drags Gacy up, scoops him, but Gacy slips free.
Dawkins swings, Gacy dodges, and goes into the UPSIDE-DOWN! Tag to Lumis and the Wyatts get Dawkins up! BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Dawkins survives and Lumis is frustrated. Rowan nods as Lumis rains down fists, and “This is Awesome!” as Lumis whips Dawkins to the corner hard! Dawkins hits with a thump then falls to the mat! Lumis drags Dawkins over, paces around, then he drags Dawkins to his feet. Lumis whips again and TOSSES Dawkins out! The ref keeps Lumis from pursuing, and same for Gacy, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns once again and Lumis has a neck wrench on Dawkins. Dawkins fights up but Lumis CLUBS him down. Lumis waistlocks, Dawkins switches, and they go to ropes. Ford tags in then GAMANGIRIS! Dawkins ROCKS Lumis, Ford SUPERKICKS, and then Dawkins THROWS Lumis into Ford’s GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Lumis survives and Ford keeps on him with a chinlock. Ford stands Lumis up, ducks a haymaker, and back suplexes, but Lumis lands out! Gacy tags in, Ford runs up but Lumis sends him into buckles! Gacy ROCKS Ford, Lumis hits a SPINEBUSTER! Gacy whips Lumis for the POP-UP BOMB SENTON! Cover, Dawkins breaks it!
The fans fire up but the Wyatts are worried. Gacy and Ford slowly rise, Gacy stalks Ford to roll him up, but Ford rolls through to ENZIGIRI! Ford tags Dawkins, then climbs up while Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts! DOOMSDAY BLOCKBUSTER! Ford SUPERKICKS Lumis! Dawkins covers, TWO!! Gacy survives and the fans again declare, “This is Awesome!” Dawkins and Gacy stir, Ford stands and runs in, but Gacy TOSSES him! Dawkins ROCKS Gacy! Gacy tumbles out, Lumis runs in, but Dawkins dodges to SKY HIGH! Tag to Ford, Ford goes up, FROM THE HEAVENS! But he can’t cover! Gacy distracts, Rowans drags Ford out!
The fans boo but Dawkins runs up on Rowan! Dawkins POUNCES Big Red over the barriers! Ford hurries to a corner, GAMANGIRIS Lumis, then climbs again! But Gacy anchors Ford! Ford kicks free, and FROM THE HEAVENS to belly flop! Lumis tags Gacy, and they DRAG THE LAKE!! Cover, WYATTS WIN!
Winners: Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis, by pinfall (NEW WWE Tag Team Champions)
Howdy, Rowan & Nikki celebrate with Gacy & Lumis! They finally have some golden justification for their existence, will this only be the beginning for the Wyatts’ takeover of the WWE?
The other teams of SmackDown are watching.
And they don’t like what they just saw. Motor City Machine Guns & Fraxiom have varying looks of dread on their face, and now DIY walks in. Tommaso Ciampa is shouting, “Stupid! Stupid!” Chris Sabin says Johnny Gargano has some nerve showing his face after what he did last week. Shelley says don’t get too angry, or Gargano will run away again. Gargano says they can’t fix the past, but they need to work together now more than ever! The worst case scenario just came true! Frazer says give it a break. Ciampa says if these idiots- guys had just listened to DIY in the first place, none of this would be happening.
Axiom asks why they should listen to DIY. Ciampa says it’s because they know what’s best! DUH! Frazer says shut up, the Wyatts are the champs. And since it was the Wyatts who cost Fraxiom their shot at the Profits, maybe Fraxiom should get the first shot, right? Andrade y Rey Fenix walk in and asks if they’re talking opportunities. Hey, chicos, after the last few weeks, Fenix & Andrade are now part of this tag division. What?! NO! DIY is freaking out more, the dynamic is ruined! They’re gonna talk to Aldis right now! Andrade says tranquilo! Fenix says adios, amigos. But will El Idolo & The Firebird blaze a trail right to the titles?
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Nashville’s own, Jelly Roll!
The country superstar and WWE super fan performs his hit song, Liar! But then LOGAN PAUL interrupts?! Seriously!? He mocks the fans booing him, saying those boos are for Jelly! Everyone is here to see real WWE superstars! Certainly not to listen to music made for people who have tattoos of their children, but not custody of them! The fans boo that, but Logan tells Jelly that the ring is sacred. And this venue is sacred! Jelly belongs on a stage, not in the ring. And what Logan is more disgusted by is celebrities, influences, personalities, or whatever Jelly is, coming into “our” industry, leeching off of “our” success on a platform that “we” have built!
Clout chasers DISGUST Logan! The fans boo because who is Logan to talk? But Logan says the truth is, the WWE doesn’t need a Jelly Roll, it needs a Logan Paul! The fans boo even more! Logan says he raised the bar for what it means to be a pro-wrestler! And Jelly does what? Why’s he here? Logan is here cuz he belongs here. And breaking news: the WWE loves Logan so much that his podcast, ImPAULsive, has just inked a long term contract with the WWE! Jelly has Logan hold up. Logan must not understand where he is. This is JELLY’s hometown of Nashville, Tennessee! The fans fire up for that!
And just so we’re clear, down here, nobody gives a DAMN about Logan’s podcast! The fans cheer that, too! Jelly and Logan get in their faces, and Randy Orton storms out here shouting, “Outsider? OUTSIDER?!” Orton can’t believe Logan has the BALLS to call Jelly Roll an OUTSIDER, in his hometown!? That is one of the biggest names in country music, in music period, and if anyone is an outsider, LOGAN is the outsider! How about some damn respect?! Orton storms into the ring, tells Logan “you entitled, whiny little b*tch,” everyone back there, from top to bottom, does everything they can do, bending backwards and moving Heaven and Earth, just to make Logan look good!
But wait, someone else is here?! DREW MCINTYRE CLAYMORES ORTON!! Drew says that is what happens when Drew doesn’t hesitate! Logan applauds, security rushes in, and Drew says okay, okay, he’s done! He got what he wanted. Drew leaves, gives security thumbs up on the “great job” they’re doing, and promises that Orton’s ass is all his tomorrow! And then Logan is a vulture, picking the bones! The fans boo but security is too busy with Drew! Jelly is upset, the fans are upset, but then Jelly clamps onto Logan’s curly hair! Jelly stands Logan up, THROWS him down, and the fans fire up! Jelly tells Logan that’s what he gets!
Jelly helps Orton up to his feet, and the fans cheer! Logan wants back in but now it’s Jelly & Orton in his way. Security rushes back up, producers and refs get in there, and Aldis has everyone stand down. Orton hugs Jelly, he loved the throw! Logan says he’s got something for Jelly! Logan takes one of the guitars and SMASHES it against the drum set! Jelly is furious but Logan makes a mess of the entire set-up! Even the speakers and keyboard! “Oopsie~!” The fans boo but Orton has Jelly stand down, Logan’s just throwing a tantrum like the child he is. Will Drew and Logan each get their comeuppance soon enough?
Jelly Roll and Randy Orton regroup backstage.
Orton thanks Jelly for haivng his back but same back to Orton. And Jelly doesn’t trust Logan, so he might join Satruday NIght’s Main Event ot watch. Orton would be honored to have JElly in his codrner! Then he’s got Orton’s back! They shake hands on it, will #JellyRKO be standing tall in ATL?
Aleister Black VS Ron Killings!
The Dark Father didn’t appreciate The Truth going after Kit Wilson just to call out John Cena, but the Black Mass was supposed to be the end of it. However, Aleister should know better, because Ron Killings is driving now. Will Aleister be able to handle The Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth? Or will he make Ron Killings #FadeToBlack?
The bell rings and Truth dodges a boot to LEG LARIAT! Then he runs in and SPLASHES at the corner! The fans rally, Truth brings Aleister in and suplexes, but Aleister slips free! Aleister spins, sweeps the legs, then he brings Truth up to fire fast hands! It is a strike fest but the ref backs Aleister off as Truth is in the corner. Aleister kicks low, whips, but Truth hits the SPINNING ELBOW! The fans fire up as Aleister bails out, and Truth says, “What’s up?” “WHAT’S UP!” Truth runs, but Aleister KNEES low! Aleister whips Truth out of the ring, then goes up, out, and ASAI MOONSAULTS! Truth dodges! Truth then RAMS Aleiste rinto the POST!
Truth puts Aleister in the ring, “Who’s driving now!?” The fans fire up, but Truth grabs a chair! Truth isn’t playing around, but Aleister stands on the chair! Then he KNEES Truth in the mouth! Aleister takes the chair, the ref says don’t do it, and then he takes the chair away! Truth O’Conner Rolls, TRUTH WINS!
Winner: Ron Killings, by pinfall
The fans cheer but Aleister is furious! Truth is crazy like a fox, but Aleister is a wolf! He stalks Truth to the back, will he get vengeance one way or another?
Aleister Black follows Truth!
But Damian Priest steps in! Priest gets it, Aleister is mad, he lost, but he has to let it go! Aleister calms down, and says fine, Priest is right. Okay, just take it easy. But then JUMP KNEE! Aleister beats up on Priest with KICKS, and then a BLACK MASS! Priest falls, Aleister looms over him, and Aleister says now he can let it go.
Wade Barrett is in the ring.
And he is already joined by WWE Women’s Champion, Tiffany Stratton, and her Hall of Famer friend and challenger, Trish Stratus. Wade says in 48 hours at WWE Evolution, we have a dream match on our hands for the title! He has a few questions, and he starts with champion Tiffany Stratton. Tiffy, what made you choose THE Trish Stratus as your opponent? Tiff says it should be obvious: She already beat Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, Bayley, and at Evolution, why wouldn’t she want one of the greatest of all time? Tiff gave Trish this match because once Tiff wins, she’ll be the GOAT. Well, yes, this is perhaps THE GOAT.
But there is certainly pressure on Trish’s shoulders. How is she preparing to face the top woman of today? Trish says yes, there is pressure. But the one who should be feeling it is Tiff. Tiff said it herself, she needs to beat Trish to become the GOAT, something Trish already is. The fans cheer that! So when Trish wins at Evolution, she leaves with the title while Tiff leaves with nothing. On Sunday, Trish does what she’s been doing for 25 years, and that is deliver Stratusfaction! The fans cheer that, and Tiff says sure, she’ll let Trish relive her glory days. But things are different now. This is Evoltuion for a reason.
And Tiff knows all about Trish’s accomplishments, she saw the VHS tapes. Oh, cute. Did she hear about VHS on TikTok? Look, Tiff, Trish built the division, solidified it, and is still delivering for it! The fans cheer that, too! Trish loves Tiff, loves what Tiff is doing as champion, but on Sunday, Trish becomes the EIGHT-TIME Women’s Champion! WAIT, Naomi is here! The fans fire up for Miss Money in the bank, and she just wants to remind us all… That it don’t matter- JADE ATTACKS! Jade Cargill will not let Naomi talk, she throws hands! Producers rush out here once again, and Jade shouts, “ON SIGHT! ON SIGHT!”
Naomi gets up and throws hands back! The brawl is on, but these two will go NO HOLDS BARRED at Evolution! Will Jade make sure Naomi has nothing left to even think about cashing in? As for Tiff and Trish, will their friendship end because of ambition?
Solo Sikoa & JC Mateo w/ MFT VS Jimmy Uso & LA Knight!
The Usurper of the Table used his entire “family tree” to take the US Championship from Jacob Fatu, but now he’ll have to answer to Big Brother Jim! Will the Imperial Unit keep Solo at 100%? Or will Jimmy and the Mega Star keep it 100 and build momentum going into Saturday Night’s Main Event?
SmackDown returns as Knight makes his entrance to join Jimmy in the ring. That leaves Solo and the MFT to make their entrance. The teams sort out and Solo starts against Knight. They circle, but Loa takes as wipe! Solo CLOBBERS Knight int he distraction! Solo CLUBS Knight, talks trash, then whips Knight, only for Knight to NECKBREAKER! Knight stomps a mudhole into Solo, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight stops as the ref counts to tag Jimmy in. Knight runs, taunts JC, and he KNEES Solo! Jimmy does the same before he HIP ATTACKS! Cover, ONE! Jimmy stands Solo up but Solo UPPERCUTS Jimmy down!
The fans rally but Solo RAMS Jimmy into the corner. Solo digs his shoulder in, JC tags in and ROCKS Jimmy. JC ROCKS Jimmy again, RAMS him again and again, then stops as the ref counts. JC whips, Jimmy goes up and over to UPPERCUT! And mule kick! And then pop, lock ‘n’ UPPERCUT again! SAMOAN DROP! The fans cheer, Jimmy covers, ONE!! JC is tough but Jimmy stands him up. JC DECKS Jimmy with a right hand! JC stands Jimmy up, DECKS him again, then tags Solo. The fans rally as Jimmy fires off on Solo and JC! Jimmy CHOPS, runs, but Solo trips him! Solo drags Jimmy out to SMACK him off the desk!
Solo fireman’s carries, SAMOAN DROP on the desk! MFT soaks up the heat while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Solo talks trash as he stands over Jimmy on top of the desk. Solo watches Jimmy flounder, then brings him into the ring. Solo watches Jimmy go to the corner, then runs in, HIP ATTACK! Solo soaks up more heat, looms over Jimmy, and he HEADBUTTS Jimmy down! Solo stalks Jimmy to the ropes, CHOKES him on the ropes, and even CLAWS Jimmy’s face! Jimmy endures, Solo stops as the ref counts, but that lets JC CHOKE Jimmy! Knight protests but the ref misses it. JC tags in, then he whips Jimmy to a corner. JC runs up to ELBOW Jimmy! Jimmy flops down and JC tags Solo back in. Solo looms over Jimmy, drags him up, but Jimmy fires hands!
Solo reaches out but Jimmy keeps him back! Jimmy fires hands, reaches out, but Solo whips him away into buckles! Jimmy falls, clutches his face, and SmackDown returns to single picture as Solo tells him he should’ve stayed in the family! Solo runs corner to corner, HIP ATTACK! Solo seethes as he goes corner to corner again, HIP ATTACK misses! Solo hits buckles and both men are down! Jimmy and Solo crawl, hot tag to JC and he drags Jimmy away! JC hoists Jimmy up, and hits a BIG back suplex, only for Jimmy to land out !JC blocks a kick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Both men are down again and the fans fire up!
Jimmy and JC crawl, Jimmy staggers, hot tag to Knight! The fans fire up as Knight rallies on MFT! Knight throws hands, “YEAH YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, JC reverses, but Knight LEAPINGN LARIATS! Knight whips, JC reverses, but Knight dodges in the corner! JUMP NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up again and Knight kicks JC for the B- NO, JC powers out! JC runs up, Knight BOOTS him! Knight dodges Solo’s cheap shot to CLOBBER Solo! JC rolls Knight, TWO! Knight kicks, ROCKS, but JC fireman’s carries !Knight slips free to REVERSE DDT! Knight sets JC in place, then goes to the corner!
The fans fire up as Knight climbs, tag to Jimmy before “L! ! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! USO SPLASH!! Cover, SOLO BREAKS IT! The fans are torn but Solo drags JC to their corner. Solo tags in, storms up on Jimmy, and Solo stands Jimmy up. Solo tells Jimmy that they’re blood! The fans chant “SOLO SUCKS”! SAMOAN- NO, Jimmy ducks and SUPERKICKS! Jimmy runs, but Solo KICKS! SPINNING SOLO URENAGE! Cover, KNIGHT BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again but JD whips Knight. Knight reverses to TOSS JC! Knight WRECKS JC into the desk! But now Knight finds himself surrounded by Tongans.
And wait, Paul Heyman is still here!? He has the Rollins phone! Heyman tells Knight to calm down, he’s not doing anything. TALA BOOTS KNIGHT!! BUT JIMMY ROLLS SOLO! JIMMY & KNIGHT WIN!
Winners: Jimmy Uso & LA Knight, by pinfall
Jimmy hurries away as MFT pursues! But Solo blames Heyman because he TOLD Heyman to stay outta here! Heyman is worried now that Solo’s anger is aimed at him. But Knight gets Solo with B F T!! The fans fire up and Knight tells Heyman to watch his ass! But Knight should take his own advice! BRON BREAKKER is in the ring!! Knight turns around, into the SUPER SPEAR!! BRONSON REED IS UP TOP!? TSUNAMI!! The fans are torn as Bronson shouts that this is THEIR WWE! Security rushes out here for the third time tonight, but Heyman has the monsters stand down. Will Knight even be able to stand up to face Rollins?
As for Jimmy, will he give Solo some tough love by taking the United States Championship from him? Or will Solo’s new brothers in arms stop at nothing to make sure he keeps it?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown as the go-home to the big Atlanta weekend, and not a lot in the way of “Go-Home Syndrome” other than a big Gunther VS Goldberg recap package at the hour mark. There was also confirmation that some rumors out there are right: Jelly Roll is getting involved for an in-ring program. Logan interrupting his concert was a touch surprising, but SummerSlam is coming and that is very much a PLE worth Logan Paul’s time/paycheck. Drew getting the jump on Orton was good, too, that adds to Orton VS McIntyre for SNME, and I feel like we’re getting Orton & Jelly VS Logan & Drew, but maybe not cuz I don’t see Drew caring for Logan’s stuck-up personality. But maybe it’ll be just like Logan teaming with Cena, where the blame for the loss is put on Logan.
Aleister VS Truth was a rather short match but it was a good win for Truth to get one over on Aleister. And clearly the real feud is Aleister VS Priest after Aleister beats Priest down like that. Those two can have a great couple of matches building towards SummerSlam and some sort of title opportunity, and there might even be potential for them as allies should the fight “help them find respect for each other.” The two just work so well aesthetically together, it wouldn’t surprise me if they tried that for a stretch.
Great tag title match, a little surprised it wasn’t the main event, but considering what we got from Knight, Heyman, and Solo’s “Family Tree,” it makes sense in retrospect. The Wyatts winning was certainly the right move to me, they certainly needed something like this, and at least they did it using Heelish numbers game tactics. The rest of the tag division being upset about it, and being upset with each other, was good stuff, and certainly an interesting move for Andrade & Fenix to stick together as a team. Also it kinda fits that Los Garza wasn’t present, they already have tag titles so what do they need to worry about the Wyatts for right now?
Speaking of Knight, Heyman and “MFT,” great promos from everybody, and great brawl to set up the tag main event. Lots of overbooking with how Loa & Tala were ringside and then Heyman returned after that warning from Solo. Heyman of course brought Bron & Bronson with him for that, so while Jimmy & Knight win the match, the go-home math for each of their SNME matches are very different. Jimmy got the win and ran off to “stand tall” because Solo will retain the title. Knight gets beat down because some how, some way, he’ll likely win against Rollins, but that’s all to smokescreen Rollins attempting a cash-in on Gunther VS Goldberg a la WrestleMania 31.
Very good promo from Tiff and Trish but it didn’t really add anything, and it didn’t go very far with Naomi showing up. Jade going after Naomi was really good, too. I can’t be sure who wins between Jade and Naomi when it is No Holds Barred, but whatever damage Jade does to Naomi is reason enough for Naomi not to cash-in on Sunday. And of course Tiff beats Trish, they’re just doing this for another great generational battle like Tiff VS Charlotte was. Charlotte and Alexa had a good promo before the great Fatal 4 Way, and great win for Alexa through it. The math now says she and Charlotte aren’t winning on Sunday.
As I’ve said before, Roxie & Raquel losing would certainly fast track things in the Judgment Day’s newest dysfunction, but with Liv Morgan out for some time, they might try to stretch things out. That makes me think Roxie & Raquel retain and feud with Kabuki Warriors 2v2 on Raw until Liv is closer to her return.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Mitchell’s ROH Supercard of Honor Results & Report! (7/11/25)
Everything’s bigger in Texas!

Will the Fallen Goddess finally fall?
Supercard of Honor is going big for Texas as Athena defends her ROH Women’s World Championship against Thunder Rosa! Is this where forever ends?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Zero Hour – Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson VS Jay Lethal; Blake wins.
- Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: The Dark Order VS The Frat House; The Dark Order wins.
- Zero Hour – Lady Frost VS Diamante; Diamante wins.
- Zero Hour – The Von Erichs VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling; The Von Erichs win.
- Hechicero w/ Rocky Romero VS Michael Oku w/ Amira; Hechicero wins.
- $50,000 Fatal 4 Way: Atlantis Jr. VS Lee Johnson VS AR Fox VS Adam Priest; Fox wins the prize money.
- ROH Pure Championship: Lee Moriarty VS Blue Panther; Moriarty wins and retains the title.
- ROH World Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Infantry; Dustin & Sammy win and retain the titles.
- ROH World Television Championship: Nick Wayne VS Titan; Nick wins and retains the title.
- Interim ROH Women’s World Television Championship Fatal 4 Way: Persephone VS Yuka Sakazaki VS Miyu Yamashita VS Mina Shirakawa; Mina wins and is the Interim ROH Women’s World TV Champion.
- ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Thunder Rosa; wins and
- ROH World Heavyweight Championship: Bandido VS Konosuke Takeshita; wins and
PLAY BY PLAY
Zero Hour – Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson VS Jay Lethal!
The Vanilla Babyface is hungry for his first taste of gold in ROH, but The Franchise wants to have another helping! If cream rises to the top, then who will be tasting sweet, sweet victory on Supercard?
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Blake kicks Lethal’s hand away. The bell rings, the fans rally, and the two circle. They tie up, Blake spins Lethal to snapmare, run, but Lethal ducks the kick to roll up. ONE, Lethal has the legs, but Blake boots him away! Lethal comes back, Blake sweeps to cover, ONE! Blake leaps over the sweep and handsprings. The fans are torn as Blake struts, but Lethal does applaud. Blake and Lethal circle, tie up, and Lethal headlocks. Blake powers up and out, Lethal redirects, then Lethal struts! The fans cheer, and then Lethal UPPERCUTS! Lethal CHOPS, then whips Blake corner to corner.
Blake goes up and over, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then springboards, but Lethal stops the DDT! Lethal throws Blake down, steps through, but Blake cradles! TWO, and Lethal hip tosses to cartwheel and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Lethal covers, TWO! Lethal stays cool, calls his shot, but Lee distracts from the apron! Blake waistlocks, Lethal bucks the O’Conner, then he runs, Blake leaps over but Lethal DIVES to hit Lee! Blake DIVES to Fosbury Tope! The fans fire up all the same as Blake takes a bow. Blake puts Lethal in the ring, then runs corner to corner. Blake step-up KICKS Lethal, then runs back in, headstand and TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for Lethal but Blake brings him up first. Blake ELBOWS Lethal in the head, ELBOWS him again, and then Blake pushes Lethal to the corner. Blake climbs up to CHOKE Lethal! The ref counts, Blake lets off at 4, but the fans boo. Lethal CHOPS Blake! Blake CLAWS Lethal’s face! The ref counts, Blake stops and stands Lethal up. Blake wrenches both arms to DOUBLE ELBOW BREAKER! Blake goes up the corner, mocks the fans, and he struts as he goes Old School. Lethal trips Blake up but Blake SLAPS Lethal! Then Blake jumps up to FLYING RANA! The fans fire up, Blake runs to duck ‘n’ dodge and handspring, but into a LETHAL COMBINATION!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Blake stirs, Lethal sits up and says he’s smarter than that. Lethal KICKS Blake, blocks a kick, then KICKS again! Lethal LARIATS, blocks a kick and DRAGON SCREWS! Lethal then hits a SHIN BREAKER, DRAGON SCREW, and he steps through! “WOO~” and FIGURE FOUR! The fans fire up while Blake endures! Blake reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, but Lethal and the fans chant “TAP! TAP! TAP!” Blake has a ROPEBREAK by a fingertip! Lethal lets go, pounds the mat, and the fans rally up. Lethal rises, runs up, but Blake kicks. Lethal blocks, reels Blake in, BIG back suplex! Blake lands out, but his leg jams!
Lethal handsprings, LETHAL- NO, Blake blocks the Injection! Blake ripcords, runs up and flips through to hook the arms and backslide! TWO, and Lethal BOOTS Blake! Blake flops out of the ring and the fans fire up! Lethal builds speed, but Blake slingshots in! SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Lethal survives and the fans fire up! The fans rally while Blake puts Lethal in a drop zone. Blake hobbles up the corner, takes am, and 450- NO, Lethal moves! Blake lands on his feet but his leg jams! Lethal KICKS the legs out! Lethal trips Blake, has the legs, but Blake boots Lethal away! Blake kips up, SUPERKICKS, but runs into a dragon sleeper!
Lethal inverted suplexes for a REVERSE GOURD BUSTER! Lethal goes up the corner, Lee runs up, Lethal kicks him down! But Blake goes up! SUPER DUPER HALF HATCH!! Blake holds on, VANILLA CHOKE ZERO!! Lethal endures, reaches out, but he TAPS!! Blake wins!!
Winner: Blake Christian, by submission
Big Shotty with the big assist, but Blake still got Lethal in that submission hold! Will Blake’s big win here lead to even bigger things in the near future?
Zero Hour – Six Man Tag: The Dark Order VS The Frat House!
Just like Alex Reynolds said last night on Honor Club, this has gone on long enough! He, Evil Uno & John Silver have had it with how Preston Vance and his new “friends” have treated The Dark Order, so it is time to finally have it out in trios action! Will everyone want to #JoinDarkOrder after tonight? Or will Perro Peligroso, Cole Karter and #WhoTheEffIs Griff Garrison bully their way to the top?
Well first, Dark Order CLOBBERS this new crop of pledges! The fans fire up as the Dark Order gest through about six guys to get at the three they want! The bell rings, Uno & Silver TOSS Vance & Griff to then double whip Karter. Double drop toeholds, Uno STOMPS Karter’s hands, and then a TRIPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Griff & Vance are up, Reynolds & Silver BLAST them! Reynolds builds speed, he gets a boost, and he FLIES out onto the entire Frat House! That’s ten people, so call that a STRIKE! The fans fire up but then boo as Karter DECKS Reynolds! Jameson soaks up heat while fans chant, “Frat House Sucks!”
Silver goes out to check on Reynolds but the ref wants things to sort out for once. Karter puts Reynolds in, STOMPS Reynolds down, then bumps him off buckles. Tag to Griff and they mug Reynolds. Griff bumps Reynolds off buckles, stomps a mudhole in, then soaks up heat. The fans boo more as Griff flexes. Griff goes to Reynolds but Reynolds ROCKS him! And ROCKS him again, and again! Griff KNEES low, whips Reynolds, and Vance KNEES low! Reynolds takes a swing, Griff runs up, but Reynolds ELBOWS him away! But Vance THROWS Reynolds down by his hair! Griff rains down fists and the fans chant at the ref, but he’s too busy with Uno!
Griff stands Reynolds up, tags Vance, then Vance tags Karter. The Frat House run in, DOUBLE BOOTS to a DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Karter fires hands. Tag to Vance, the mugging continues, and Vance suplexes! Vance holds Reynolds up for a count of TEN! The fans boo as Vance mocks the Dark Order hand. Vance drags Reynolds up to CHOP! Reynolds CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! Vance KNEES low! Vance bumps Reynolds off buckles, stomps a mudhole in, then stomps with both feet! Vance stops as the ref counts, then tags Griff in. The mugging continues, but the fans rally for Reynolds.
Griff scoops Reynolds, holds him up for a second, then SLAMS! Cover, Silver fires off on Griff! The fans fire up with the Meat Man as he eggs the Frat House on! Griff drags Reynolds back, sucker punches Silver, then wags his finger. Griff brings Reynolds up but Reynolds fights forward! Reynolds BACKDROPS, but Griff sunset flips! TWO, but Griff LARIATS Reynolds! Griff tags Karter and then Griff sends Karter in, but Reynolds ELBOWS hm! And BOOTS Griff! And DECKS Vance! Griff & Karter grab Reynolds, mug him, and DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Reynolds lands out! Reynolds LEAPS, but Karter & Griff hold him back! But Reynolds hits a DOUBLE DDT!
The fans fire up as Reynolds crawls, hot tag to Uno! The fans fire up as Uno rallies on the Frat! ELBOW for Karter! ELBOW for Griff! LARIAT for Karter! CHOP for Griff! ELBOW for Karter! LARIAT for Griff! Karter dodges, Uno ELBOWS him anyway! Uno kicks Griff, reels them both in, DDT LEG SWEEP COMBO! The fans are thunderous for Uno as he covers Karter, TWO! Uno is annoyed but the fans rally up. Uno brings Karter up, bumps him off buckles, then hoists him up top. Uno CHOPS, the fans “WOO~!” and Uno climbs up. But Vance goes after Uno! The fans boo, but Griff BLASTS Silver! ROLLING ELBOW! SPINEBUSTER! 450 SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!?!?
The fans fire up and The Frat can’t believe it! What is it going to take to put Uno away? Karter tags Griff, Vance also steps in, and they whip Karter. Uno TOSSES Karter up and out! Uno BOOTS Vance, BOOTS Griff, then DUMPS Vance out! Griff grabs Uno, pushes him back, but Uno blocks a kick! Uno gives it to the ref to hit a NECKBREAKER on Griff! Jameson says that’s cheating! The fans rally as both Griff and Uno crawl, hot tag to Silver! Fans fire up as Johnny Hungry fires off fast KICKS on Griff! Silver whips, Griff grabs ropes, and Griff DUMPS Silver out! Griff ROCKS Silver, runs to the corner, but Silver GAMANGIRIS!
Silver CANNONBALLS onto Vance! UPPERCUT for Karter! BOOT for Jameson! The fans fire up as Silver then BOOTS Griff and GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans are thunderous and Silver tags Reynolds. Reynolds tags Uno, and the Dark Order all brings Griff in! The fans rally as Silver runs, PENDULUM BOMB!! Cover, JAMESON YANKS THE REF OUT! Jameson argues with the ref, but the ref EJECTS Jameson! The fans fire up while Jameson throws a fit, but Vance CLOBBERS everybody with the Frat paddle! The fans boo but Vance tags in! Vance eggs Uno on, mockingly does the Brodie Lee pose, but wait, who is this coming out now?
NEGATIVE ONE IS HERE!! BRODIE JUNIOR RETURNS TO ROH! Vance is in shock, and then the Dark Order starts up the WOMBO COMBO!! The fans fire up and now Uno gives us the Brodie Lee! DISCUS!!! Cover, DARK ORDER WINS!
Winners: The Dark Order, by pinfall
Supercard of Honor truly is bigger in Texas, because Negative One is here! Will the legacy of the Dark Order never die?
#MXMTV is here!
Mansoor, Mason Madden, Johnny TV & Taya Valkyrie are all here, and dressed for Texas! Taya says “Hello, Arlington, how are you? Yes, I’m gorgeous, I know. And oh, I did not come alone. We are MXM TV! Pure talent, pure class, chaos, and violence! And while you all sit here in your filth, depressed and underdressed, we came here with a life-changing announcement!” Johnny takes the mic to say that before they change everyone’s lives, there is business to take care of. Mansoor & Mason were just competing in the Land of the Rising Sun, in the squared circles of Japan, where they are now regarded as the most legendary of legends in Japanese history!
So let’s welcome them back to ‘Murica with a standing ovation! The fans do applaud, and Johnny says okay, nice to see their slimy rear-ends weren’t stuck to their chairs. They stood on their hooves. But are they stupid? He means cheer! He will put this mic in that guy’s mouth! They just don’t give these jackets away! These jackets are for stars! Let’s hear it, ladies and gentlemen! The fans cheer a bit more, Mansoor says he appreciates Johnny’s enthusiasm, but you can’t expect ignorant “gaijin” to understand! MXM Collection did in fact catwalk the King’s Road, they mastered Strong Style, and they got these sweet, sweet Ribera jackets.
Because when MXM jackets, they jacket together! What? Uh… The fans chant “Jacket! Jacket!” Mason says Strong Style and jackets weren’t the only things they got over there. They also learned that the fans over there actually smell alright! It is all the ignorant, disgusting mutants here filling their noses with filth! So MXM Labs have come up with a new concept: Perfume! They cue up a commercial? “Beneath the surface, something stirs.” “A piercing glance that turns hips.” “A heat that makes you touch tips.” “A gaze that feels like a drop in a puddle.” “Because deep down, everyone wants to be planted and watered.”
“MXM Collection presents: Seed. Let it grow inside you.” Fans chant for “SEED! SEED! SEED!” MXM TV says again, “Let it grow inside you. Seeeeed~!” Well, okay. Will anyone care to buy MXM TV’s Seed?
Zero Hour – Lady Frost VS Diamante!
While the landscape is shifting this entire weekend, these two young and hungry stars is looking to shine in Texas. Will the Coolest Wrestler You Know be red hot in this summer heat? Or will the Cuban Diamond be the one primed for some gold in the near future?
The fans already duel as the Code of Honor is upheld. The bell rings, Diamante ROCKS Frost! Frost ROCKS Diamante! The fans fire up, Diamante ROCKS Frost and Frost ROCKS her back! They go shot for shot, Diamante gets the edge, then she whips. Frost jumps the dropdown, cartwheels, then jumps over the leg sweep! Then Frost waistlocks, Diamante pries at the hold, and Diamante switches. The fans rally, Frost bucks the O’Conner, and Frost runs up, but into an arm-drag! Frost runs up, wheelbarrows, and she arm-drags back! Diamante stands, Frost runs up, but Diamante dodges. Frost handsprings, Diamante KICKS her down!
Frost sputters, Diamante stomps her, and taunts her as she puts her in the corner. Diamante KICKS Frost again, then brings her up to RAM into Frost! Diamante RAMS Frost again, the ref counts, and Diamante lets off at 4. Diamante brings Frost around and scrapes her off the ropes! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Diamante soaks up the heat. Diamante stomps a mudhole into Frost, stops as the ref counts again, and then she storms back up. Frost CHOPS! Diamante CLUBS Frost on the back! Diamante CHOPS Frost, Frost CHOPS again! Diamante KNEES low, bumps Frost off buckles, and brings her around to RAM her into buckles!
Diamante soaks up the heat, runs back in, but Frost BOOTS her down! Frost cartwheels over Diamante to then SHOTGUN her down! The fans fire up and Frost rises up. Frost stands Diamante up, but Diamante knees low! Diamante snapmares Frost to then CHOP her on the back, KICK her in the front, and run to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Diamante drags Frost up, talks trash, but Frost fires body shots. Diamante CLUBS Frost, Frost BODY SHOTS and KNEES! Then DOUBLE KNEES! Frost runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then LARIATS! The fans fire up and duel while both women are down! Diamante goes to a corner and Frost fires up!
Frost runs up and GAMANGIRIS! Diamante sits down, Frost goes corner to corner, handspring and SNOWBALL! Diamante sputters and Frost puts her in the drop zone. Frost goes up, the fans rally, and Frost reaches the top. Diamante stands, Frost ICICLE ATTACKS! Cover, TWO! Diamante survives but Frost drags her up. Frost wrenches, fireman’s carries, but the back gives out! Diamante waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Frost stays in this and Diamante grows frustrated. The fans rally up, Frost goes to a corner, and Diamante runs in, but Frost BOOTS her! Frost kicks a leg out, Diamante avoids the buzzsaw but not the HEEL KICK!
Frost runs, cartwheel, and Alabama Lift! CHILLER DRILLER! Frost isn’t done, she drags Diamante into the drop zone. Frost goes up, up, but Diamante CLUBS her! Diamante waistlocks but Frost holds on! The ref counts, Frost elbows free, but Diamante CLUBS Frost into the Tree of Woe! DRAPING CUBAN TWIST! Cover, Diamante wins!
Winner: Diamante, by pinfall
That was cold, but it gets Diamante the win! Will nothing stop the Cuban Diamond from carving a path to the championship gold?
Zero Hour – The Von Erichs VS The Premier Athletes w/ Mark Sterling!
While Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara defend their ROH World Tag Team Championships during the main show, Marshall & Ross look to double down on that big win over Ariya Daivari & Tony Nese. But of course Smart Mark has the mic to say that everyone already knows who they are. The fans boo, but Sterling brings up the saying, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” And as he looks around this arena, that saying truly means everyone in Texas is just really fat. This crowd looks like someone put wrestling shirts over bags of milk. And despite the fact that they hate being in Texas, and double hate being back in the stupid, nerdy eSports Arena, they will give Texas the thrill of a lifetime.
When he says, “Athletes!” you say, “Rule!” and NOTHING ELSE! Hands in, boys. Ohh…! “ATHLETES! “”SUCK!!” GOTTEE! But now, the Von Erichs make their entrance and the fans cheer! The teams sort out, Marshall starts against Nese, but Nese would rather flex than shake hands. The fans boo, the bell rings, and the two circle. The fans chant “ATHLETES SUCK!” The two tie up, Nese kicks low, and then Nese ROCKS Marshall! Nese whips, Marshall reverses, and Marshall CLOBBERS Nese! Marshall scoops and SLAMS Nese! Then ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Nese scrambles away, Marshall tags Ross.
The Von Erichs whip Nese to a corner, then Marshall sends Ross in! DROPKICK and LARIAT! The fans fire up as Marshall snapmares, Ross PENALTY KICKS, and Marshall STANDING MOONSAULTS! Ross covers, TWO! Nese stays in this, Sterling says this is cheating, but Ross headlocks. Nese pulls hair and puts Ross in the corner! Tag to Daivari, the Premier Athletes mug Ross! Daivari wrenches to a wristlock but Ross headlocks. The fans rally, Daivari powers up but Ross holds on tight! Daivari powers up again but still can’t get free! Ross grinds the hold but Daivari powers up again! Nese tags in, Ross holds onto Daivari, but Nese CLOBBERS Ross!
The fans boo but Nese taunts Marshall. Nese CHOPS Ross to the corner, tags Daivari, and they mug Ross! The ref counts, Nese steps out, “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Ross IRON CLAWS Daivari! Nese CLOBBERS Ross! The fans boo but Daivari stomps Ross. Daivari whips Ross to the corner, runs in, but Ross ELBOWS him away! Ross goes up, MISSILE DROPKICK! Both men are down, hot tag to Nese, and Nese stomps Ross! Nese drags Ross up, CHOPS Ross, and the fans boo. Nese whips Ross to the corner, Ross comes back to SLINGBLADE! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and Ross crawls! Hot tag to Marshall, but Sterling distracts!
The ref misses the tag, the fans boo, but Nese drags Ross over. Tag to Daivari, the Athletes stomp away on Ross, and Daivari CHOPS Ross down! The fans boo but Daivari talks trash on Marshall. Marshall storms in but Ross rolls Daivari! The ref misses it all again! The ref is late to the count, ONE! Daivari stomps Ross, then he tags Nese. The Athletes mug Ross with fast hands! Nese fires off haymakers, then he kicks and whips Ross to ropes. Nese ELBOWS Ross down! The fans boo, Marshall gets the fans rallying, but Nese covers. TWO, but Nese clamps on a chinlock. Ross endures, the fans rally more, and Ross reaches out.
Ross rises up, fights his way over, but Nese KNEES low! Nese then sucker punches Marshall! But Ross LARIATS Nese inside-out! Both men are down, but Ross has no one to tag! Nese tags Daivari, Daivari CLOBBERS Ross! The fans boo but Daivari shouts, “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!!” Daivari turns Ross for a NECKBREAKER! Daivari goes up, up, and MAGIC CARPET RIDE FLOPS as Ross moves! The fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tags to Nese and Marshall! Marshall rallies on the Athletes with big right hands! Marshall fire sup, the fans are with him, and he LARIATS Daivari in a corner! LARIAT on Nese in a corner!
Marshall runs up, Daivari ELBOWS him away! Daivari goes up, but Marshall DROPKICKS him down! Marshall runs to CANNONBALL Nese! Cover, TWO! The fans boo but Marshall says time to go up top! The fans fire up as Marshall climbs! Nese sputters, Daivari runs up, but Marshall BOOTS Daivari! Nese somersaults to SHORYUKEN! And GAMANGIRI! Nese goes right up, SUPER STEINER! Tag to Daivari, Nese PLANCHAS out onto Ross! Daivari has an actual carpet!? Sterling distracts the ref for the MAGIC CARPET RIDE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Marshall survives and Daivari is shocked! Tag to Nese and the Athletes get Marshall up!
Ross is in, the Athletes kick him low! They double whip Ross, but Ross grabs ropes! Ross KICKS Nese, TOSSES Daivari, then BOOTS Daivari down! Daivari hits railing hard, Nese runs up, but into a TOSS and SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Nese survives but Marshall doesn’t let up! Marshall puts Nese in the drop zone, goes up top, but Sterling is in the ring?! So Ross gets him with an IRON CLAW!! Marshall MOONSAULTS! Cover, Von Erichs win!
Winners: The Von Erichs, by pinfall
The Athletes lose again, let’s see what excuse Sterling makes this time. But will this just be the first of victories for the Sons of Texas?
Shane Taylor Promotions arrives.
Big Bad Shaney T. himself is fired up seeing The Infantry roll up in their Jeep. They’re ready to be new tag team champions! This is it, the night they have been waiting for! Tonight, Infantry shows why they are THEM. And if they need any more incentive, Shane shows off the big money in the briefcase. But he snaps it shut, telling them that they only get it after the win. But that’s more than enough for them! Arlington, Run Or Hide, STP is outside! Will Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo finally have some gold? Or will the Sons of Texas ride off into the sunset as conquering heroes?
“It’s been a long road…”
“…to a wild frontier. Where those who fight with honor can strike it rich. Thought fighting without can be a means to an end. This land has been ruled with an iron fist, but change is in the air. While tales of honor spread far and wide, one story has been told more than most. That of the legend, and legend in the making. Then there is the outlaw with a heart of gold, and gold around his waist, who returned for what he never lost, and found he is still The Most Wanted. Tonight, we’re deep in the heart of Texas, so mount up. And welcome to the Lonestar State. Welcome to ROH Supercard of Honor!”
Hechicero w/ Rocky Romero VS Michael Oku w/ Amira!
This rodeo kicks off with an international shootout as The Alchemist of Lucha and England’s Master of the Half Crab collide in Texas! Will Hechicero score one for the Don Callis Family? Or will Oku start to make ROH his kingdom?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans duel already. Oku and Hechi get face to face, Hechi pie faces but Oku pie faces back. Hechi dazzles with his alchemy, then he trips Oku up! Hechi has the toehold, Oku rolls, grabs a leg, but Hechi steps over. Oku still holds on, drop toeholds, and he floats to a headlock. Hechi powers up, pries free, and Hechi wrenches to a hammerlock. Hechi also has the chinlock but Oku pries free. Oku flips, UP KICKS, and the fans sing for Oku. Rocky says stop with the singing! Oku and Hechi circle, feel things out, and they knuckle lock. They move around, Hechi hits a takeover, then he hooks an arm to turn Oku over.
Hechi grabs Oku’s other arm, pulls on it, and makes it a RECLINER! Oku endures as Hechi pushes on the arm, then Hechi shifts to rolls Oku, but Oku slips free! Oku covers, TWO! Both men stand and get face to face again. The fans rally up, go again, knuckle lock and Test of Strength! The fans duel, Oku turns Hechi but Hechi fights the backslide! Oku kneels to use leverage, he has the cover, TWO! Hechi is free but Oku facelocks. Hechi trips Oku, gator rolls, and then floats to a Dragon’s Lair! TWO, and Oku has the lateral press, TWO! Ghost pin, TWO! Lateral press, TWO! Both men roll, Oku Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! The fans cheer as the two men get face to face again.
The fans rally, Hechi KNEES low, then JABS! Hechi has Oku on the ropes, whips him to ropes, but Oku slips around, redirects, and RANAS! The fans fire up and Oku DROPKICKS Hechi down! The fans fire up with Oku now and Oku steadies himself. Hechi rises, Oku runs up, but Hechi pops Oku up to throw him away! Victory roll, standing cover, TWO, REVERSE MONKEY FLIP into the REAR NAKED CHOKE! Oku flails, Amira coaches, but Hechi slips around to the ARMBAR! Oku flails, Hechi stomps him, and Hechi grabs a leg! Hechi turns Oku over, traps the one arm and has the other, DARK SACRIFICE!
The fans fire up while Oku writes, and Hechi taunts Amira right to her face! Rocky talks trash on Oku while Hechi has Oku, hammerlock and roll to then SWING Oku around, around, and EL CONJURO! Oku writhes but Hechi covers, TWO! The fans fire up as Oku survives that magic backbreaker, but Hechi kicks him around. Hechi whips Oku corner to corner, but Oku UPPERCUTS! And BOOTS! Oku goes up, leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Amira coaches Oku on. The fans rally, Oku rises but so does Hechi. Oku storms up, he blocks a shot to ROCK Hechi! And again! And again! Oku has the edge and he ROCKS Hechi!
Oku whips, Hechi reverses, Oku ducks ‘n’ dodges to FLYING UPPERCUT! And kip up! The fans fire up with Oku and he kicks, DDTS, and covers, TWO! Hechi survives but Amira coaches Oku more. Rocky coaches Hechi but the fans rally up again. Oku goes to a corner, climbs up, but Hechi rushes over! Oku leaps over Hechi, Hechi blocks shots, and goes Matrix to avoid the Superkick! CALF KICK! But Oku PELES! The fans fire up, Oku runs, but Hechi DISCUS LARIATS Oku inside-out! Hechi storms up, but Oku mule kicks, front kicks, and SUPERKICKS! Oku runs, but Hechi dodges the dropkick! Oku hits the mat hard, but he still dodges! Hechi also crashes!
The fans fire up while both men are down! They cheer “R O H! R O H!” for making this just the main card’s opener! Hechi fires forearms on Oku, runs, but Oku follows to ROCK Hechi! Oku runs, Hechi follows, ROPE SLINGBLADE! And then a SLEEPER! Oku fires hands, breaks free, then he triangle jump DROPKICKS! Hechi falls, the fans fire up, and Oku gets the fans to clap along. Oku builds speed as he goes Around the World, to FOSBURY FLOP! Down goes Hechi and the fans fire up again! Oku puts Hechi back in, goes up the corner, and Hechi stands. Oku leaps, FROG SPLASH ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Hechi survives again!
The fans rally as Oku and Hechi rise up. Hechi drags Oku for knee drops! REVERSE MONKEY FLIP but Oky lands out! SHINING WIZARD! Oku says time to flip, TOP ROPE LIONSAULT into an ARMBAR!! The fans fire up as Oku endures, pushes to a stack, TWO, into the HALF CRAB!! Hechi endures, crawls forward, ROPEBREAK! Oku lets go at 4, Rocky wants a timeout, but that’s not this kind of match! The fans rally, “This is Awesome!” as Hechi rises up. Hechi claims Amira is up to something, Oku runs up, but Hechi ROCKS him! Hechi slingshots, rolls Oku around, cradle and INVERTED HALF CRAB!! Oku endures and the fans fire up!
Oku pries at a leg, Hechi has Oku tucked in for a cover, TWO!! Oku escapes, but the STEP-UP KNEE hits! Hechi runs, GUILLOTINE TORNADO!! Cover, HECHI WINS!
Winner: Hechicero, by pinfall
The Alchemist cast many a spell on Oku, and now he is red hot going into the Men’s Casino Gauntlet at All In! Will Hechicero bring that golden ticket home to the Don Callis Family?
$50,000 Fatal 4 Way: Atlantis Jr. VS Lee Johnson VS AR Fox VS Adam Priest!
While the Casino Gauntlet is tomorrow at All In, there’s a big money prize right here tonight! Will it be the CMLL second generation star, #BigShotty, the Whole Fox’n Show, or the Man from Battleground that cashes in here on Supercard?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. These four circle, feel things out, but then Priest ROCKS Lee, ROCKS Atlantis, and kicks Fox! Priest whips, Fox reverses and sends Priest out! Fox FLIES and takes Priest out! Lee puts Atlantis on the apron, Atlantis GAMANGIRIS and goes up to CROSSBODY! Lee blocks a kick, takes a swing, but Atlantis dodges to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Lee tumbles out, Atlantis runs, but Fox BOOTS him down! The fans fire up and Fox whips Atlantis. Atlantis reverses, Fox grabs ropes to stop, and Fox DUMPS Atlantis out! Atlantis avoids Lee’s sweep to KCIK Lee, but then Fox trips Atlantis! BLACKHOLE STOMP, then CANNONBALL onto Lee!
But Priest CLOBBERS Fox! The fans boo but Priest soaks it up. Priest drags Fox up to UPPERCUT him, whip him to the apron, but Fox tiger feint kicks1 fox then uses the corner, WALL WALKER MOONSAULT! Down goes Priest and the fans fire up behind Fox! Fox puts Priest in, runs corner to corner, A-LIST LARIAT! Fox shoves Priest down, skins the cat, but Priest DROPKICKS Fox! The fans boo but Priest soaks it up. Priest stomps Fox, drags him up, and CHOPS! Priest CHOPS, brings Fox around, and suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Atlantis DROPKICKS Priest for good measure! Atlantis CLUBS Priest to a corner, brings him around, but Lee CLOBBERS them both!
Lee drags Atlantis up, bumps him off buckles, then CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” and Lee runs in again to RAM Atlantis! Lee snapmares, runs, and SLIDING FOREARMS! The fans fire up and Lee swaggers around. Lee says Atlantis is NOTHING! The fans are torn but Lee drags Atlantis up. Lee ROCKS Atlantis, talks trash on him, then ROCKS him again. Atlantis wobbles, Lee pie faces him, and Lee runs, but into a GAMANGIRI! Lee wobbles, Priest waistlocks Atlantis. Priest shoves him at Lee, Lee pops Atlantis up and over! Atlantis shoves Priest into Lee, SLINGBLADE DDT! The fans are torn as Atlantis sees everyone outside.
Atlantis builds speed, but Priest trips him up! Priest dumps Atlantis out, then mockingly claps for the rally. Priest runs, slides, and he dodges Lee’s haymaker to poke him in the eye! The fans boo but Priest turns around, Atlantis FLIES out onto Priest! Fox BOOTS Atlantis! Fox stomps Atlantis, brings Priest up and CLUBS him, then goes to the apron. Priest anchors Fox, Fox kicks him away, but Lee runs up. Fox ROCKS Lee, mule kicks Atlantis, but then Lee FLYING RANAS Fox to the floor! The fans fire up with Lee and “R O H! R O H!” Lee puts Fox in, goes up top, and DIVING- NO, Fox moves so Lee handsprings through!
Fox goes Matrix to dodge Lee, PELE! Priest ROCKS Fox, Fox BOOTS Priest! They fire forearms, Fox blocks a kick but the ENZIGIRI hits! Atlantis CHOPS Priest! Atlantis runs up on Lee, blocks a kick but not the ENZIGIRI! SUPERKICK! Lee runs, but into a POP-UP CUTTER! Priest waistlocks, Atlantis switches, repeat! Repeat! Priest spins to DDT Atlantis! Fox waistlocks, ducks that elbow, and he suplexes for ANARCHY! Lee is up, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY on Fox! PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up while all four men are down! Texas rallies behind Fox but Lee wags his finger.
Lee goes to Fox, hoists him up top, and Lee says Fox is nobody! The fans boo, Priest stomps Atlantis, but then Priest joins Lee against Fox. They bring Fox up but Fox fires body shots! Atlantis helps out as he DUMPS Lee! Priest is still up, and he CHOPS Fox! Priest has Fox turned around, and he takes aim! TOP ROPE BACKBREAKER! Priest turns Fox over, HALF CRAB! But Atlantis SUPERKICKS! Lee TOSSES Atlantis! Lee goes up, up, and FROG SPLASH!! Cover but Priest TOSSES Lee out! Atlantis hits a FROG SPALSH!! Priest SHOVES Atlantis, covers Fox, TWO!! Fox survives all those splashes and the fans fire up!
Priest LARIATS Atlantis up and out, then he gets Fox up. Fox fights the lift to BACKDROP! The fans fire up, Fox runs up, but he blocks boots first! Fox puts Priest in ropes, ENZIGIRIS, then he goes up, out, and SLINGSHOT DESTROYER!! Cover, FOX WINS!
Winner: AR Fox, by pinfall (wins $50,000 prize money)
Whenever big money is on the line, you can bet on Fox to win! But will Fox not just get the green but finally get some gold around here?
ROH Pure Championship: Lee Moriarty w/ Shane Taylor VS Blue Panther!
#TAIGASTYLE lived out a dream as part of Global Wars: Mexico by battling this living legend of lucha libre. However, Lee still lost that match, and he now gives Blue Panther this title match. Will Lee get even with Panther by holding onto the gold? Or will Panther’s legend only grow as he brings this title to CMLL?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see which cat has the sharper claws!
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and we are on the clock. The fans rally as the two circle, feel things out, and the two tie up. They are in a deadlock, but Lee wrenches and wristlocks. Panther fights it to knuckle locks, then he trips Lee to have a toehold. Lee rolls over but Panther keeps him down! Panther traps the legs, has the arms, and as the fans duel, Panther pulls Lee into a SURFBOARD! Lee endures, powers free, and he has Panther’s arm to wrench and hammerlock. Lee spins Panther to a cravat neck wrench but Panther endures. The fans rally as Panther powers his way to a GROUND COBRA, TWO!
Panther still has the leg trap but Lee rolls, has the toehold, and he ties Panther’s legs up! Lee has the arms, but Panther frees his legs to stand up. Lee shifts up to a full nelson, but Panther fights up and pries free. Panther wrenches, whips, but Lee goes up, under, and then wrenches to bait Panther into a double wrist flip! EURO CLUTCH! TWO, but Lee is right on Panther! Panther has the arm! FUJIWARA ARMBAR, but Lee goes for the ROPEBREAK! Panther lets go, and Lee is upset that he’s already used his first at just 2:25! The fans rally up and duel as the two reset and circle again.
Lee and Panther feel things out, then Lee shots to get a leg! Lee trips Panther, and he splays Panther for the painful split toehold! Lee rolls, gets the arm, but Panther reaches out. Panther reconsiders, stands back up, and he slips around Lee to dig his forehead into the shoulder blades. Lee endures but Panther digs down deep to go for the legs! REVERSE GORY ESPECIAL! The fans fire up as Panther runs around with Lee as a backpack! And then stretch! But Lee activates the core to sit up! Lee pushes his way down into the FULL NELSON BODY SCISSORS! Panther endures, fights up, and the fans rally again.
Lee has Panther’s right arm, and slips into the COBRA TWIST! Panther endures, powers up, and the fans cheer as Panther CLUBS Lee’s leg! Lee spins out, Panther trips Lee, but Lee holds Panther up! Lee flips Panther, ROLLING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Lee has the leg hook full nelson, and he bends Panther’s fingers! Panther endures, fights around, and ROPEBREAK! Lee lets go, that is Panther’s first at just past five minutes. Lee rubs it in and the fans rally up. Panther and Lee reset, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Lee headlocks and palm strikes! And palm strikes again! Lee stays between Panther and the ropes but Panther keeps fighting.
Lee palm strikes again! The fans boo but it wasn’t closed fist, that would’ve been illegal. Panther is a little suspicious himself, but Lee whips him to a corner. Panther goes up and CROSSBODIES! Not the cleanest but it works for Panther! Panther trips Lee, has the legs, FIGURE FOUR! Lee flails, reaches out, keeps his shoulders up and ROPEBREAK! The fans are stunned as that is Lee’s second at just past 6:20! Panther is keeping pace with Lee and he waits on Lee to get up. Panther storms up, but Lee CHOPS! Panther huffs ‘n’ puffs and comes right back! Lee nods and CHOPS again! Panther staggers back again, and he leans on the ropes.
Lee tells Panther to just stay down! The fans rally and Panther rises! Lee says okay then, and he winds up to CHOP! Panther staggers back, but he fires up! The fans are with Panther, and he LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Lee sputters but Panther is right on him. Panther whips, Lee goes Spider-Man, but Panther runs up. Lee blocks a shot, ROCKS Panther, then springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Lee clamps onto Panther with a seated abdominal stretch! Lee SNAPS fingers, then has the top wristlock! Panther endures, fights around, but Lee grabs a leg! Panther’s free leg still makes the ROPEBREAK!
Lee lets go, that is Panther’s second at just 8:15. Panther bails out and Lee builds speed! Lee DIVES! Direct hit and they both hit railing! The fans fire up and Lee goes back into the ring! Lee roars, runs, and he DIVES again! Another direct hit into railing! Panther slumps down and Lee fires up again! We pass nine minutes as the fans are fired up! “One More Time! One More Time!” Lee decides to run, but then says nah, he’ll take the count out. The fans boo but Lee isn’t champion for being reckless. Panther returns at 7 of 20, but Lee is right on him! IRON OCTOPUS! Panther endures, even as Lee bends him around!
The fans rally, Panther fights, and he pops free, only for Lee to roll him up! TWO, and Lee has the BORDER CITY STRETCH! The fans fire up for Panther as we pass ten minutes! Panther reaches, thinks about it, then reaches out again. But Lee traps the arm! Panther fights through for the ROPEBREAK! That is Panther’s last one, at 10:25 of the sixty minute time limit. Lee grins, runs up, and he BOOTS Panther! Lee UPPERCUTS again and again, then CHOPS! Lee runs corner to corner, but Panther dodges! Lee hits buckles, Panther LARIATS! And LARIATS! And LARIATS again! The fans fire up as Panther CLOBBERS Lee outta the ring!
The fans fire up as Panther decides to go to the apron! CANNONBALL to the floor! The fans fire up, the living legend’s still got some spring in his step! Panther revels in the cheers, and he goes back to Lee. The ring count is 5 of 20, but Panther puts Lee in at 7. Lee runs up but Panther bumps him off buckles again and again and again! Panther knocks Lee down, goes up the corner, and the fans fire up again. But Lee rises to ROCK Panther first! Lee climbs up after Panther, brings him up, SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up while both men are down! Lee crawls to the cover, TWO! Panther is still in this, but Lee has the ANKLE LOCK!!
Panther endures, but there’s no ropebreaks for him anymore! He still fights to ropes out of instinct, crawls under the rope, but Lee shifts into an STF using the ropes!! Panther can’t do anything but TAP, Lee wins!
Winner: Lee Moriarty, by submission (still ROH Pure Champion)
Lee and Panther pushed each other to their limits, but it still only took 13 minutes for Lee to seal the deal! He is now THE longest reigning Pure Champion in ROH history! Lee and Panther still show respect with another handshake, and Panther even puts the belt on the champ. The fans cheer that, and Lee raises Panther’s hand to show him respect again. With one YEAR under his belt, will Lee make sure the Pure Championship is always about #TAIGASTYLE?
ROH World Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Infantry!
From one part of Shane Taylor Promotions to another, The Natural & Spanish God had a verbal confrontation with Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo just last night on Honor Club. There wasn’t nearly as much respect shown by The Infantry to them as Moriarty did with Blue Panther, but perhaps that edge is needed if they want to finally reign. Will Dean & Bravo hit the champs with Two 2 Da Head? Or will the Sons of Texas be unstoppable in their home state?
Wait, Sammy is Superman? Oh, never mind, green screen effect. Dustin walks over and asks what Sammy is doing. Sammy explains that it’s a PPV, they can do another special entrance. Dustin says sure, but Sammy’s not a superhero. Uh, yes he is. Dustin says no. Dustin tells stagehand Dan to tell Sammy that he isn’t a superhero. Sammy tells Dan to tell Dustin that they are superheroes! Because Sammy has something special for Dustin! Dustin sees the costume and does NOT want to wear it. Oh, he’s wearing it! Ah WTF… And so, we get Super Sammy and… Green Lantern Dustin! Will these super friends once again be triumphant?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who is really #THEM!
The Code of Honor is skipped so Dustin & Sammy can throw hands with The Infantry! The fans fire up, the bell rings, and while Dustin has Dean, Sammy CLUBS Carlie out of the ring. The afns rally for Super Sammy as the brawl goes to the outside. Dustin CLAWS Dean’s back, then sends him into railing! Dean almost falls into the front row, but Dustin brings him around to UPPERCUT! Dean fires body shots, Sammy sends Carlie into railing, and Sammy high-fives fans. Sammy puts Carlie in the ring and Dustin puts Dean in. Dustin & Sammy trade, and now Sammy has Dean int he ropes while Dustin sets Carlie up!
The fans fire up but the ref says they can’t do this! Sammy & Dustin say they’ll do it! But AfroPunk Trish Adora steps in the way! Dustin is a Texas gentlemen, but then Adora SLAPS him! Carlie CLOBBERS Dustin! The fans boo but Carlie CLUBS Dustin again. Carlie whips Dustin, Dustin grabs ropes, and Dustin dodges to LARIAT Carlie up and out! Dean runs in, Dustin DUMPS him out! Dustin hurries out to the apron, Sammy goes up the corner! The fans fire up as they crisscross! SUPER CROSSBODY on Dean and a CANNONBALL onto Carlie! The fans fire up as the super friends get back in the ring, double spinaroonis and poses!
Carlie storms in, Dustin kicks him low! Dustin tags Sammy, they whip Carlie to then bypass, hurdle, and Sammy backflips to DROPKICK! Sammy kips up smooth and the fans cheer. Sammy takes a bow, then goes to Carlie at the ropes. Adora says shut up with all that, but Sammy winds up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and Sammy says one more! The fans chant “One More Time!” Sammy winds up and Carlie says everyone needs to shut up! Sammy CHOPS again! Carlie falls and Sammy brings him up again. Sammy whips, Carlie reveres, Dean trips Sammy up! Sammy BOOTS Dean, but Carlie CLOBBERS Sammy!
Carlie BLASTS Dustin, Dean puts Sammy on the apron to SLAM him on the edge! Carlie adds as GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP! The fans boo but Infantry wants the count. The ring count climbs, but Sammy stands. Carlie whips Dean in at him, but Sammy DUMPS Dean into the crowd! Carlie ROCKS Sammy! The Infantry mugs Sammy at the railing but the fans boo more. The ref reprimands, Carlie soaks up the heat, then he and Dean bring Sammy around. RIPCORD into the fireman’s carry, and then LAWN DART into the POST! Sammy falls in a heap and the fans boo more. Dustin storms his way over but the Infantry taunts him from behind the ref.
The fans boo but Adora taunts Dustin while Carlie CLUBS away on Sammy! Carlie drags Sammy up, puts him in the ring, “That’s what STP do, son!” Carlie soaks up more heat, flips off Dustin, then drags Sammy up. Carlie RAMS Sammy into the corner, tags Dean, and the mugging continues. Dean sends Carlie in for the FOREARM! Dean sends Carlie back in, FOERARM! Dean adds an ELBOW! Sammy staggers but Dean LARIATS! Dean soaks up heat and poses, then he covers, TWO! Sammy survives but Dean stays between him and Dustin. Then Dean sucker punches Dustin! The fans rally as Dean drags Sammy up.
Dean CLUBS Sammy down, then drags him over to the corner. Dean bumps Sammy off buckles, Carlie tags in, forearm in the corner! Dean BLASTS Dustin, Carlie bumps Sammy off more buckles! Feed to the FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Sammy stays in this but Carlie just grins. Carlie KNEES Sammy in the back, clamps on a chinlock, and he grinds Sammy down. Carlie talks trash on Sammy that he should just take the loss. Sammy endures, fights up, but Carlie CLUBS him again. Carlie puts Sammy in the corner, JABS, JABS, JABS, and then pops, locks, and flips Texas off! CHOP! Dustin storms up but the ref keep shim back.
Carlie CHPOS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Sammy turns it around to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Carlie throat chops! Carlie puts Sammy in the corner, runs up, but Sammy puts him on the apron! Carlie throat chops again! Slingshot and CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Sammy toughs it out but Carlie keeps him from Dustin. Tag to Dean, the fans rally, but Dean stomps Sammy in the ribs. Dean stays between Sammy and Dustin, and says he’s gonna beat Sammy like daddy should’ve! Dean clamps on with a facelock but the fans rally up. Sammy fights to his feet, reaches for Dustin, and he pushes forward step by step! Sammy BACKDROPS Dean!
The fans fire up, Carlie storms in, but this distracts the ref from the hot tag! A classic tactic we’ve seen already tonight, the Infantry studies film well. Dean CLOBBERS Dustin while Carlie puts Sammy in the ring. Dean rains down fists, tags Carlie, and Carlie kicks Sammy around. Carlie taunts Sammy but the fans rally for Sammy. Carlie taunts the fans clapping, then he CHOPS Sammy against ropes! Carlie pie faces Sammy, shouts “S T P!” but the fans boo. Carlie whips, Sammy grabs ropes, and then Sammy TOSSES Carlie! Carlie RAMS back in, and he says he’ll do just like he did! Slingshot- CUTTER FROM SAMMY!
The fans fire up as both men are down! Sammy and Carlie crawl, hot tags to Dean and Dustin! The fans fire up as Dustin dodges Dean, BLASTS Carlie, then LARIATS Dean! Dustin rallies all over The Infantry! Dustin whips, Dean reverses, but “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! SNAP POWERSLAM! Carlie is in, SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up with Dustin and he drags Dean up again. Dragon sleeper and CROSS RHODES! Cover, CARLIE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up, Sammy whips but Carlie reverses! Sammy reverses back to then LARIAT Carlie and himself up and out! Dustin has Dean, CHOPS him, then sets him up in the ropes!
The fans fire up but the ref reprimands. Adora gets on the apron to protest, but that lets Dustin hit SHATTERED DREAMS! But wait! SHANE TAYLOR is here! BELT SHOT!! Big Bad Shaney T. just tipped the scales! But Sammy FLIES out onto Shane! That landing takes Sammy out, too! The ref checks on Dustin, Dean crawls his way over, and Dean covers! TWO?!?! Dustin survives, but now he’s busted open! Sammy gets in but Carlie TOSSES him back out! Carlie punches away on the bloody forehead wound, and he TASTES the blood! The fans tell Carlie he is sick! Dean drags Dustin up, whips him, but Dustin hits a DESTROYER!!
The fans fire up with Dustin while Adora throws a fit! Dustin and Dean crawl, hot tag to Sammy! Sammy dodges Carlie, RAMS him, then GAMANGIRIS! Sammy springboards to ARIHARA MOONSAULT Shane!! GAMANGIRI for Carlie, then FLYING CUTTER! But Dean rolls Sammy with tights! TWO!! Dean has Sammy, Sammy SUPERKICKS! Dustin has Dean, Sammy goes up! FINAL RECKONING and then SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, SONS OF TEXAS WIN!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)
But Shane CLOBBERS them as they celebrate! The fans boo but Shane stomps away on the champs! The Infantry gets up to do the same! The fans boo but Shane calls for back-up! Lee Moriarty returns, and then Anthony Ogogo shows himself! The Olympic boxer is back in ROH, but wait! The VON ERICHS rush out here! Marshall & Ross never leave their friends hanging out to dry, and they’ve got chairs! They run STP off and make sure Dustin & Sammy are alright. Dustin has a crimson mask to go with the green face paint. Dustin grabs a mic to shout, “Cut the damn music! STP, that’s the way you wanna play? Each week, you come out here and you’re jumping people from behind!
“Well guess what? Tomorrow, High Noon at the OK Corral across the street, Globe Life Stadium! I’m taking you to the OK Corral, and we’re gonna have ourselves a nice little shootout! Because I am your huckleberry, B*TCH!” The Natural has called STP out, and they’re ready to go All In! Will the Sons of Texas be quicker on the draw? Or will STP make sure that the Zero Hour is their final hour?
ROH World Television Championship: Nick Wayne w/ Shayna Wayne VS Titan!
The Prodigy and El Inmortal have already met two times this year: NJPW Best of the Super Juniors; and Global Wars: Mexico. And in both occasions, Titan won out, earning this title opportunity. Will everything come in threes, even victories? Or can Nick make The Patriarchy proud when it matters most?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if El Inmortal can survive Wayne’s World!
The Code of Honor is offered by Titan, and is NOT upheld as Nick SPITS at Titan. The fans boo, the bell rings, and Titan SHOTGUNS Nick! Titan CHOPS in the corner, but Nick kicks in return. Nick SMACKS Titan, then he whips. Titan reverses, and TORNADO- NO, Nick powers out! Titan ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Nick tumbles, Titan builds speed, and Titan slides, only for Nick to slide in! Nick runs up, blocks a boot, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Titan falls to the floor and the fans applaud. Nick’s seen Titan enough times already that he’s got the moves figured out, and he goes out to fetch Titan fast.
Nick grabs the leg to DRAGON SCREW Titan into railing! The fans taunt Nick with “Whose Mom?” “Nick’s Mom!” but there are some fans cheering him on. Nick soaks up the cheers and jeers, then he stalks Titan. Nick puts Titan in at 9 of 20, then takes his time stepping inside. Cover, TWO! Nick has Titan’s leg, stomps it, then stomps it again. Nick DDTS the foot! The fans rally, Mother Shayna cheers her son on, and Nick drops an elbow on Titan’s leg! Titan chinbars but Nick BITES the fingers! Nick drops another elbow on the leg! Titan reaches back, ROPEBREAK! Nick punches the knee before he lets off.
The fans duel as Nick paces, then drags Titan up. Nick ROCKS Titan in the corner, climbs up, and he pulls on the mask! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, and they tell Nick off. Nick stops at 4, then he snapmares Titan, just to go after the eyes! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, and Nick stops. Nick mocks the chants, eggs the fans on, then goes back to Titan. Nick steps through for the FIGURE FOUR! Titan endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Titan thrashes before he lets go at 4. Nick smirks as he soaks up the heat. Nick mockingly applauds Titan, the fans wish Nick a happy birthday, and Nick runs in. Nick blocks Titan’s boot to KNEE JAMMER!
Titan slumps down, Nick talks trash, and Nick drags Titan up. Nick runs, but Titan follows! FRAME OUT LARIAT! Nick staggers, Titan goes up, and Titan CROSSBODIES! Then he DROPKICKS Nick down! Nick bails out, Titan fires up, and the fans rally! Titan builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit into Nick at the ramp! The fans fire up but Titan shakes out the bad leg. The ring count starts, Nick stirs at 4 of 20, but Titan storms up to CLUB Nick. Titan puts Nick in at 7, hobbles around, and he looses his boot a little. Titan goes to the apron, springboards, but Nick shoves him down! Titan hobbles on the apron, Nick smirks, and Nick storms over to Titan.
Nick joins Titan on the apron but Titan CHOPS! Nick HEADBUTTS! Titan CHOPS! Nick ROCKS Titan! Titan CHOPS again! Nick kicks the bad leg! Nick stands Titan up, has the bad leg, but Titan ENZIGIRIS with the good one! Nick runs up, Titan SUPERKICKS! Nick falls, and Titan skins the cat! The fans fire up while Nick sputters, APRON LANCER!! Both men are down and the fans are going nuts! Titan hobbles, that bad leg is feeling even worse, but Nick is coughing and gasping for air. The ring count starts again, both men are still down at 5 of 20. Shayna coaches Nick, the fans rally up, and Titan hobbles his way back to Nick.
Titan KICKS Nick in the side, then fires up! Titan puts Nick in, climbs the corner, and the fans rally. Titan aims, LA LANCER misses! Nick runs up, has the leg, DRAGON SCREW! Then the FIGURE FOUR! Titan endures, the fans fire up, and Nick puts on the pressure! Titan fights for ropes but Nick rolls him away! Nick thrashes, Titan endures, and the fans rally up even harder! Titan reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Nick CLUBS away on the leg before he lets go at 4. The ref reprimands but the fans rally up even more. The fans cheer on “MOTHER WAYNE! MOTHER WAYNE!” She appreciates that, and she tells Nick to keep on Titan.
Nick kicks Titan, but Titan CHOPS! And CHOPS! Nick KICKS Titan down! Nick grins but Titan sits up defiantly! Nick stands Titan up, fisherman, but Titan powers out! Titan bobs ‘n’ weaves, fires off the strike fest, SOBAT! Nick ROCKS Titan! Nick whips, Titan reverses, then Titan goes Matrix to CALF KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! The fans rally as a standing count begins. Both men stir, they sit up at 5 of 10, and Titan goes to a corner. Titan is up at 7, as is Nick. Nick runs up, Titan BOOTS, SOBATS, KICKS, fast hands, but Nick ducks the wheel kick! Dropkick to the legs! Nick has Titan, but Titan cradle counters, rolls through, GOURD-
NO, Nick lands out and SUPERKICKS! Nick runs, Titan follows, TORNADO DDT!! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and Titan hurries to get Nick! Titan suplexes, GOURD BUSTER and SUPERKICK!! Nick tumbles out of the ring, Shayna coaches him, but Titan roars! Titan builds speed to FLY! Down goes Nick! The fans fire up again and the ring count returns. Titan hobbles up at 3 of 20, brings Nick up and into the ring at 5, then hurries to the corner. The fans rally, Titan climbs, and Shayna warns Nick. Titan LA LANCER!! But the bad leg holds Titan back! Titan crawls to the cover, Shayna sneaks the ROPEBREAK!
But wait, not quite! The ref sees her, she is caught red handed! Much like her outfit. The ref EJECTS Shayna! The fans boo but Nick has to do this without his mommy now! Nick panics, but Titan fires up! The fans are with Titan and he has the leg! Deathlock, into the LLAVE INMORTAL!!! Nick endures, but Titan makes it a STRAITJACKET!! Titan reaches out, crawls with his one arm, but Titan grabs it! Nick gets the other arm out, ROPEBREAK!! Titan lets Nick go and the fans rally as hard as they can! Titan fires up again, he goes back to the corner and he skins the cat! Titan is right up top, but Nick GAMANGIRIS first!
Titan is stuck up top, but Nick grabs the mask! Nick goes up, but Titan fires forearms! Nick fires back, they brawl up top! The fans rally up, then Titan HEADBUTTS! Nick falls, hobbles, and the ref checks him. Titan hesitates, and KIP SABIAN appears! Kip TRIPS Titan! The fans boo the Superbad Stepson but Nick grins. Nick goes up and up, SUPER WAYNE’S WORLD!! Then the ROUNDHOUSE! Cover, TWO?!!? Titan survives, is he truly immortal?! Nick tries again, but Titan cradles! TWO!!! SUPERKICK from Nick!! Nick vows to end this, PRODIGY DRIVER!!! Cover, NICK WINS!
Winner: Nick Wayne, by pinfall (still ROH World Television Champion)
It took The Patriarchy to do it, but Nick stays golden! And then Christian Cage is here! Captain Charisma of course has to make Nick’s moment all about himself, but the “father and son” duo are going to go for even more gold together. Will The Patriarchy make Nick a double champion? Or will JetSpeed and the Hurt Syndicate have something to say about it?
Backstage interview with Red Velvet.
Lexy Nair is with The Chef, and notes that earlier this week, news broke that Velvet is not cleared to compete due to injury. With that, there will be an Interim ROH Women’s World TV Champion crowned tonight, so what are her feelings on that? Velvet says Supercard of Honor was supposed to be another night where she showed everyone exactly why she IS the ROH Women’s World TV Champion. But life had other plans. She is injured, can’t compete tonight, but trust her, no one is more frustrated than her. She was supposed to prove to everybody that her reign wasn’t just built on moments, but on grit.
And yes, with all that said, a new interim champion will be crowned. Whoever that is, they better wear the belt with pride, with honor. But don’t get it twisted: Your countdown to losing that title to Velvet has only just begun. Velvet will watch this match very closely. In fact, she’ll do it from ringside! The Chef heads out, who will get cooking in her place?
Interim ROH Women’s World Television Championship Fatal 4 Way: Persephone VS Yuka Sakazaki VS Miyu Yamashita VS Mina Shirakawa!
It is a worldwide wild card match as we see The Goddess of Lucha, the Wrestling Magical Girl, The Pink Striker and the Fighting Gravure Idol battle it out! As Velvet said, this interim champion will be on borrowed time, who steps into The Chef’s shoes?
The introductions are made, the interim belt is raised, and we see who gets served!
The Code of Honor is upheld by all but Persephone. The bell rings, the four circle, but then Perse leaves it to the three joshi. The fans boo but Perse says she’s fighting smarter, not harder. Mina, Miyu and Yuka say fine, and they focus on each other. Velvet gives some last minute tips to Perse on who is the weak link here, but the three tie up. Mina wrenches Yuka to a hammerlock, Miyu looks for an opening and she headlocks Mina. Yuka slips around to headlock Miyu! Mina slips around to waistlock Yuka, but Miyu waistlocks Mina. Yuka wags her finger, ELBOWS Mina, but then Miyu has her! Yuka runs to FLING Miyu out!
The fans fire up, Yuka kicks Mina, but Perse runs in! Mina and Yuka dodges, then Yuka headlocks. Perse powers up and out, RUNS Yuka over, but now Perse and Mina stare down. Things speed up, Mina slides, shoves, and victory rolls, to then step through, but Perse BOOTS free. Mina comes back, Perse trips Mina and rolls her for a forearm! The fans boo but Perse fires more forearms! Perse tells the fans not to boo her! Perse whips, Mina reverses, Perse goes up but Mina slides under. Mina runs up, Perse goes Matrix! Perse SUPERKICKS Mina, and she mockingly asks who wants Mina now. Perse whips Mina at Yuka, Mina sends Yuka into Perse!
Mina runs, slides, and she has her opponents hands to dance with them! Yuka and Perse SMACK Mina in the head! Miyu KNEES Mina down! The fans fire up but even Yuka is stunned. Miyu KICKS Yuka, KICKS Perse, repeat! The fans fire up but Yuka and Perse both kick Miyu. They whip Miyu, she sends Perse away to SOBAT Yuka! BOOT for Perse in a corner! Triangle jump ENZIGIRI on Yuka! The fans fire up with Miyu, but Mina is back, Miyu dodges to mule kick, but Mina dragon sleepers! Miyu fires knees to get free! Fans duel, “We Want Miyu!” “We Want Mina!” Miyu runs up but Mina DUMPS her out!
Mina blocks a shot to ROUNDHOUSE Miyu! Mina fires up, then goes to the corner. Mina climbs up top, the fans fire up, and Mina SUPER CROSSBODIES! Down goes Miyu! Mina fires up but Yuka WRECKS her with a dropkick! The fans fire up for Yuka and she climbs, but Pers runs the ropes! Perse FLIES to take Mina & Miyu out first! But then Yuka FLYING RANAS Perse! The fans fire up and Yuka gives a thumbs up! Yuka CLUBS Miyu, puts her in the ring, and the fans fire up again. Yuka climbs, MIyu stands, MISSILE DROPKICK from Yuka! Yuka hurries to suplex but Miyu blocks! Yuka still snap suplexes, rolls through, and suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally and Yuka brings Miyu up. Yuka snapmares and rolls, but Miyu ducks the kick! Yuka ducks a kick but Miyu SOBATS! Miyu whips, Yuka goes up, and Yuka BOOTS Miyu! Yuka has Miyu, but the ref reprimands, Yuka shakes her head, promising she wont’ do it. Never mind! HANGING HEADSCISSORS! The fans fire up, Yuka lets go, and Yuka steps back in. Miyu ROCKS Yuka, Yuka ROCKS Miyu, repeat! The fans fire up as they fire forearms back and forth! Miyu winds up to ROCK Yuka! GERMAN SUPLEX! But Yuka’s right up! Miyu runs, into a BOOT! Yuka scoops, MAGICAL SLAM! The fans fire up as Yuka goes back for more!
Yuka ROLLING ELBOWS! Miyu runs to ROUNDHOUSE! Yuka CARTWHEEL KICKS! Miyu SPIN HEEL KICKS! The both fall and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Mina picks Yuka for a cover! TWO! Cover on Miyu, TWO! Cover on Yuka again, TWO! Mina apologizes but Miyu & Yuka kick low! They whip, Mina sends Yuka away, then Mina kicks Miyu, Mina ELBOWS Yuka, victory roll and figure four! Yuka runs up, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO!! The fans fire up with Mina, but Perse SPEARS Mina! The fans are torn as Perse drags Mina up. Perse HEADBUTTS Mina, runs again, but Mina jumps! Perse catches Mina for a FALL AWAY SLAM!
Perse kips up, the fans fire up, and Perse covers, TWO! Mina is tougher than that and Perse is upset with the ref. The ref defends the count, so Perse drags Mina up. Perse mocks the fans and fires forearms on Mina. Perse runs, but Mina follows! SLINGBLADE! The fans fire up with Mina and she goes to the corner! Mina climbs, waits on Perse, FLYING SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Mina is surprised but she waits on Perse. ROLLING ELBOW! Then BLINDSIDE ROLLING ELBOW! BUZZSAW! Mina runs up, but Perse ducks the uraken! NORTHERN LIGHTS! TWO, but Perse full mounts to rain down fists!
Miyu KICKS Perse down! The fans fire up and Miyu has Perse! Fireman’s carry, but Perse fights with elbows! Miyu swings, Perse slips around, backslide and bridge, TWO!! Miyu escapes by nanoseconds! Perse is furious but she goes back to Miyu. Perse whips, Miyu reverses, then Miyu rolls Perse. Perse rolls through to SHOTGUN! The fans fire up, Perse CLUBS away on Miyu, then bumps her off buckles. Perse hoists Miyu up top, DOUBLE CHOPS her on the back, then crucifix! Miyu fights free, SLEEPER!! Perse fires elbows, Miyu ROUNDHOUSES! HEEL KICKS! ROUNDHOUSE again!! Perse falls but the fans fire up with Miyu!
Miyu fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, MINA BREAKS IT! Yuka DROPKICKS Mina out! Yuka fires hands on Miyu, hammerlock and fireman’s carry! Spin and MAGICAL FACEBUSTER! The fans fire up and Yuka hurries to the apron! But Mina returns to get Miyu’s leg! FIGURE FOUR! Miyu endures, Yuka is confused, but she decides this is even better! MAGICAL GIRL SPALSH on them both!! Yuka drags Miyu to a cover, Perse breaks it! Perse TOSSES Yuka out, goes to the apron, and then she reels Yuka in! Perse vows to end this, but Yuka fights the lift! Yuka fires a forearm, Perse fires back!
The fans rally as they both ROCK the other! They both fall to the floor and the fans fire up! Mina and Miyu flounder towards each other, they go forehead to forehead. Miyu ducks the uraken to ROCK Mina! Mina blocks the kick to DRAGON SCREW! FIGURE FOUR!! Miyu flails, Mina THRASHES! MIYU TAPS, MINA WINS!!
Winner: Mina Shirakawa, by submission (Interim ROH Women’s World Television Champion)
Interim or not, these four fought like it was the real deal! Mina finally holds gold here in ROH, but Velvet steps in and holds up HER title. When and where will we see these two battle to determine who is THE Women’s World TV Champion? Or will someone take the interim title off of Mina in the meantime?
Syuri is headed to ROH!
A mix of refined wrestling technique and fierce karate strikes, the newest star to come out of Stardom is ready for an excursion! And she wants to add American gold to her already extensive collection. Syuri is able to dominate opponents at a high level, and she brings that extreme skillset to the states. Who will be the first to feel the Karate Girl’s power?
[Coverage will continue in the morning]
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