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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (6/13/23)
What’s Seth Rollins’ response?

They say all champions are created equal…
Bron Breakker called out THE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Freakin’ Rollins! But will the Visionary return to NXT because of it?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: The Schism VS Wes Lee, Tyler Bate & Mustafa Ali; Wes, Bate & Ali win.
- Thea Hail w/ Duke Hudson VS Cora Jade; Thea wins.
- NXT Heritage Cup Championship:
Noam DarOro Mensah (substituting) w/ Meta Four VS Nathan Frazer w/ Dragon Lee; Frazer wins and becomes the new NXT Heritage Cup Champion. - 2v1 Handicap Match: Axiom & SCRYPTS VS Dabba-Kato; Axiom & Scrypts win.
- Malik Blade VS Edris Enofe; Malik wins.
- Roxanne Perez VS Tatum Paxley; Roxanne wins.
- NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Baron Corbin VS Ilja Dragunov; Corbin wins and will challenge Carmelo Hayes for the title in two weeks.
PLAY BY PLAY
Six Man Tag: The Schism VS Wes Lee, Tyler Bate & Mustafa Ali!
Joe Gacy and his followers continue to claim the friendship between Cardiac Kid and Big Strong Boi is a farce, but perhaps that is just frustration on his part. Will the North American Champion lead his friends in victory? Or will the roots of The Schism’s tree dig deeper and deeper?
Speaking of those three, Wes, Bate & Ali don’t wait for a bell, they rush The Schism right away! The brawl is on and fans fire up as Bate has Gacy, Ali has Rip and Wes has Jagger! Rip whips, Ali KICKS back, then runs, but into a LARIAT! Wes BOOTS Rip! Jagger ENZIGURIS Wes! Bate DROPKICKS Jagger! Gacy DECKS Bate! The bell rings, Gacy fires off on Bate, whips him to a corner, but Bate boots back. Gacy blocks but gets a KNEE! Bate goes up to FLYING UPPERCUT! Bate brings Gacy up, wrenches an arm, and he tags in Ali. Ali climbs to then DOUBLE STOMP Gacy’s arm! Fans fire up as Ali wrenches Gacy.
Ali whips, Gacy reverses, but Ali goes up and over! Ali keeps moving, he RANAS Gacy, and then brings him back around. Ali wrenches, but Gacy pulls hair! Gacy puts Ali in the corner, tag to Rip, and Rip stomps Ali down. Rip drags Ali up to ROCK him with a right! And CLUB him on the back! Rip taunts Ali, pie faces him, then whips, but Ali reverses to headlock. Rip powers out but Wes tags in, and Ali ducks ‘n’ dodges, Wes slingshots to SEATED SENTON! Wes then slides under and monkey flips Rip! And then DROPKICKS him! Cover, ONE!! Rip gets up but Wes is on him with a facelock.
Rip powers up but Wes wrenches and headlocks again. Rip powers out and tags Jagger at the same time. The Dyad drop, hurdle, then DOUBLE FLAPJACK HOTSHOT! Jagger taunts Wes while staying between him and his corner. Gacy wants in so Jagger obliges with a tag. Jagger feeds Wes to the URENAGE! Cover, TWO! Gacy CLUBS Wes down, drags him up, and ROCKS him with a right! Fans chant “YOU SUCK!” but Jagger tags back in. The Schism mugs Wes, and Jagger keeps throwing left hands! The ref counts, Jagger lets off, and he then tags Rip. The Dyad trap Wes to clobber him, and WHEEL KICK! Rip covers, TWO!
Rip keeps on Wes with a wristlock and covers again, TWO! Rip pushes Wes to yet another cover, TWO! Rip clamps on with a chinlock but fans rally up. Wes fights up, but Rip short arm LARIATS! Fans boo Rip but he drags Wes up. Wes throws body shots and shots to the legs! But Rip knees low, ROCKS Wes with a forearm, and he tags Gacy in. The Schism mug Wes some more, then Gacy tells Wes he’s a fraud! Gacy ROCKS Wes, then gets in his face! “You think you’re done with me, Wes?! This isn’t done! This isn’t done!” But Wes ROCKS Gacy back! Gacy kicks low, brings Wes around, but Wes throws more hands!
Fans rally for #WesSide but Gacy UPPERCUTS Wes down! Cover, TWO! Tag to Rip, The schism keeps mugging Wes, and Rip KICKS Wes to the apron. Rip drags Wes up but Wes shoulders in! Wes slingshots for a sunset flip but Rip tags Jagger! Wes finishes the sunset but Rip holds him down so Jagger can CLUB him! Jagger talks trash but Wes SMACKS him! Jagger gets mad and he DECKS Wes! Jagger drags Wes up, reels him in, but Wes escapes the suplex! Jagger keeps Wes away from his corner! Fingertips away, but Wes KICKS Jagger! Hot tag to Bate! Fans rally as Bate rallies on Jagger with uppercuts!
Bate whips corner to corner, then back drops Jagger! Fans fire up, Bate runs corner to corner to UPPERCUT! And then clinch for the EXPLODER! Bate kips up, runs in, SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Jagger survives, but Bate fireman’s carries! AIRPLANE SPIN! Rip & Gacy stop that, but then Wes & Ali get in! Triple Bop, TRIPLE BANG!! Fans are thunderous for “NXT! NXT!” as the Schism bails out. Wes, Bate & Ali all go to the ropes, for a TRIPLE PLANCHA! Direct hit on all of The Schism and NXT goes to break!
NXT returns and Bate fights up while in a chinlock, but Rip shifts to an armlock. Bate fires off haymakers, reaches for his team, but Rip still keeps him away! Rip reels Bate in for a short arm LARIAT! The fans still rally for the Big Strong Boi, but Rip digs his fingers into Bate’s face! Rip scuffs Bate, ELBOWS him in the forehead, then drags him around. Rip taunts Wes and Ali, then he suplexes, but Bate blocks! Fans rally, Bate suplexes Rip! Bate gets Rip up, up, and over! Fans fire up while both men are down! Rip and Bate crawl, hot tags to Jagger and Ali! The Beacon rallies on Jagger with big elbows!
Ali whips, Jagger reverses but Ali DROPKICKS back! Ali goes after Jagger but Jagger YANKS him into the ropes! Jagger DECKS Wes, but Ali CHOPS, and CHOPS! Ali whips, Jagger reverses but Ali uses that to DROPKICK Gacy! Jagger runs in but Ali tosses him out! Rip runs in, but Ali slips out to ROUNDHOUSE back! But then Jagger trips Ali off the apron! Fans boo but Bate UPPERCUTS Rip! Gacy runs in to catch Bate in a BACKBREAKER! But Wes METEORAS Gacy! Jagger SUPERKICKS Wes! Ali slingshots to NECKBREAKER Jagger! Ali goes to the corner, climbs up, and fans fire up!
Ali 450 but has to roll through! Ali heads back but is sent HARD into buckles! Jagger and Ali are both down and crawling for their corners. Tags to Rip and Wes! Wes dodges Rip, fires off fast hands and kicks, then snapmares to basement dropkick! Wes then FLIES out onto Gacy and Jagger! Wes goes back to the ring, up and in, CARDIAC- NO, Rip dodges! Wes SUPERKICKS Rip, but almost into the ref! Tag to Bate, but Rip shoves Wes into him! THROAT CHOP! Tag to Jagger, then to Gacy. The Schism gets Wes up, cuz the ref doesn’t realize Wes tagged Bate! Rockabye POWERBOMB!!! Cover, but the HEAD REF stops this!!
The fans go nuts as the head ref explains what really happened! And then Ali DOUBLE SHOTGUNS The Dyad! Bate turns Gacy around, Bop up! BANG!! Gacy goes down, Ava is upset, Ali hits a FLYING TORNADO DDT to the floor! Rip storms up on Ali but Wes DIVES out onto him! Bate hits the COMEBACKER on Gacy! And then the TYLER DRIVER 97!! Cover, Bate’s team wins!!
Winners: Wes Lee, Tyler Bate & Mustafa Ali, by pinfall
Justice prevails, as do these super friends! The Schism could not divide and conquer them, is their tree withering? As for Wes and Bate, will they look to have their friendly 1v1 title match down the line?
Thea Hail watches film with Charlie Dempsey & Drew Gulak.
Specifically, it’s last week’s battle royal, the moment Thea got the better of Lash Legend with her double wristlock. But the Philly Stretcher says that is “horrible” technique! Dempsey says they could’ve escaped from that. Gulak points out Lash had her own way out, because she picked Thea up and dropped her on the steps! Thea admits they have a point, but she still won the battle royal! No, she hit the steps and was a lump on the ground. But she still got back in and threw Cora and Dana out! Well, tonight, Cora’s gonna eat Thea alive. Cora’s not gonna do anything! Oh no? So she’s gonna actually lock the Kimura in this time? You dang well know she’s gonna!
And what if Cora fights back? What’s GULAK gonna do? Maybe teach her what to do so Cora can’t fight back? Oh, don’t ask for something if you can’t handle it! Uh, did she st-st-stutter? Hey! There’s a ring open right now, let’s go see if she can lock it in. SHE can lock it in! Can YOU lock it in!? They all argue and Duke Hudson walks over, MVP trophy in one arm and clipboard in the other. Could they keep it down? Believe it or not, it is very hard to grade papers around all this yelling. Thea apologizes and says they’re gonna go train. Oh, is that so? You need your chaperone to come train with you?
No! Duke has to grade papers. Maybe Gulak can’t hear with his cauliflowers ears! Hey, hey! Enough. Just go, all of ya. Duke gets some privacy and makes a call. Answering machine again? Ugh. Duke leaves a message to Mr. Chase about an update on his recovery. Look, Mr. Chase. Things around here are getting outta hand… The MVP has his hands full, will THE Andre Chase make his way back to HIS university?
Bron Breakker heads to the ring.
The fans boo as the Big Bad Booty Nephew is here in a suit. Fans already sing “OH~ OHH~ OHHH~” for The Visionary, but Bron says he must’ve made some headlines last week. He took out the biggest star from Europe, and he called out the biggest star on Monday Night Raw. And it’s all for one reason: accountability. Everyone in the WWE is going to be held accountable! You don’t just get to do and say whatever you want! Dragunov didn’t look like the most intense superstar in the WWE after Bron Speared him onto concrete! And Seth Rollins is a Visionary, a Revolutionary, everything he says he is, and then some.
“Until he locks eyes with the Meaner Than Evil Bron Breakker!” Fans boo, but Bron asks where Rollins is! Where is he? Where’s the workhorse, huh? Where? Wait, DRAGUNOV is rushing out here! Refs and security stop him but Bron dares them to let him go. Look how tough he is! But Ilja isn’t on Bron’s level, so get him outta here! The refs and security manage to push Dragunov backstage, and Bron says this is what he’s talking about! “Everyone, I’m talking everyone, will be held accountable from this moment forward. I don’t care if it’s Ilja Dragunov, Seth Rollins, it doesn’t matter to me!”
But wait! Rollins is on the tron! And he tells “Bronnie Boy,” “What do you think this is? Just because we’re both former NXT Champions, and now I’m the World Heavyweight Champion that actually defends his title, that you can just say my name three times fast and I’ll show up and give you a crack at the title? My man… You gotta know, that’s not how things work around here. But uh… I gotta say… I like your approach, y’know? Bold, reaching straight for the top.” And Rollins remembers being in Bron’s position before. Making noise, wanting to be THE Guy. Truth be told, Rollins would like to go back where it all started. To go… home.
And so Rollins can’t believe it, but Bron, “challenge accepted. HAHAHAHA! Next week, I’m gonna go back to the house that Seth built, and it’s gonna be Bron Breakker VS Seth Freakin’ Rollins for my World Heavyweight Championship, live in NXT. HAHAHA!” The Visionary has given Bron what he wants, but will Bron get what he deserves?
Backstage interview with Dana Brooke.
McKenzie Mitchell says that last week, Dana made a return to NXT in the #1 Contender’s Battle Royal, but how long can we expect her to be around. As long as NXT will have her. And yes, while she’s on Raw, she will work any brand, and show, from Raw to SmackDown to NXT to Level Up to Main Event! She doesn’t care, she just loves being in the ring. She’s made lemonade outta lemons every time in her career. From teaming with Emma, to being Charlotte Flair’s protégé, to being 24/7 Champion, she has busted her ass! And now she’s home, where it all started. And the crop of women here-
Oh, the crop of women~! Cora walks in and tells Dana to save it, because if not for Dana and Thea, Cora would’ve won the battle royal. But of course Cora gets screwed out of what she deserves again. SHE should be contender, not some glorified cheerleader. Uh, yeah, well, Cora gets her chance tonight. But she can’t blame Dana for last week. Blame that sense of entitlement. Cora laughs that off. No one here likes Dana, so she should just go. Watch her match and see how good she is. Then Cora SLAPS Dana! Dana tells Cora yeah, she better run. But will Cora end up humbled by Thea in their match? We find out, after the break!
Wes, Bate & Ali celebrate backstage.
Wes says that is what they’re talking about! Dubs up tonight! And hey, if not for that second ref, things might’ve been different. Bate says what matters is that they won, and they put those Schism fools in their place. Bingo! Ali says he is so happy to be back. Not to bring the mood down but what Wes said is true. Without that second ref, things would’ve been so different. But now, the next step is Wes VS Bate for the title! Bate and Wes fist bump, and then Ali sits down with them. He has an idea. A match this important can’t be left to chance. They need a clear and decisive winner. Agreed. So then what if Ali was a special guest referee?
Wes says if they can make it happen, he’s down. Bate agrees. Ali will get on that. But then… Where’re they going to celebrate tonight? OOOH! Bate knows this great little Vegan place they’d all enjoy. Wes says if Bate’s paying, he’s down. Ali doesn’t look so sure about that, but Bate’s excited. Will The Beacon really be the right call for the guy making the calls?
Thea Hail w/ Duke Hudson VS Cora Jade!
The always energetic prospect of Chase U is more than ready for her shot at Tiffany Stratton, but she has to show she isn’t just a fluke. Will Thea #LOCKITIN on Cora? Or will the Generation of Jade prove (to herself, at least) that she is more worthy?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Cora puts Theta in a corner, then lets off with a shove. Thea shoves Cora down! Fans fire up, the two tie up, and Cora throws Thea down! Thea trips Cora, Cora kicks her away, but Thea comes back. Cora headlocks, hits a takeover, and she grinds Thea down. Fans rally for Thea as she fights up. Thea powers out, but Cora runs her over! Cora runs, Thea drops, hurdles, but Cora YANKS her down! Cora laughs at Thea, then basement dropkicks her! Cora drags Thea up, but here comes Dana! Cora tells Dana to watch this, but Thea wrangles Cora down! Cora kips up to wrench back.
Thea rolls, rolls, kips up and reels Cora into a headlock! Cora powers out, but Thea gets around to waistlock, ripcord, and then goes up, up and around, to arm-drag! Thea arm-drags again, then has the armlock. Cora fights up, Thea hammerlocks, but Cora reaches back. They run to a corner and Cora RAMS Thea into buckles! Dana cheers Thea on, but Cora runs in, ELBOW into the ropes! Cover, TWO! Cora drags Thea up, throws knees, and fans start to duel. Cora ENZIGURIS Dana down, then taunts Dana before hitting IMPLODER STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Cora drags Thea up and wraps on a chinlock.
Thea endures, fans rally and Thea fights up. Thea has Cora as a backpack, and she RAMS her into buckles! Cora holds on, but Thea RAMS her in again! And again! Thea is free, runs back in, but misses! Cora runs in but into BOOTS! Thea runs to CLOBBER Cora! And again! Fans fire up, Thea urns and UPPERCUTS, to then clinch. But Cora fights free with elbows! Thea ROCKS Cora, to then HALF HATCH! That must be from Dempsey! Theta SENTONS, then fires up! Up and BOING~! That’s Thea’s name for that senton. Thea then drags Cora up, clinches again, EXPLODER! Cora bails out but Thea runs! And DIVES but into a haymaker!
Thea flops to the floor while fans boo. Cora then ROCKS Dana just cuz! Cora grabs her kendo stick, aims at Thea, but the ref stops her! The ref snatches the stick, and then Dana RAMS Cora into steel steps! Dana says that’s what she gets! Thea puts Cora in, and then gets the KIMURA!! Cora is caught! She taps! Thea wins!!
Winner: Thea Hail, by submission
Dana nods as Cora gets her just desserts. Thea also got to LOCK IT IN, so will she make Gulak & Dempsey proud by taking the title from Tiffany?
Meta-Four heads to gorilla.
And wait, Noam Dar is on crutches? What is going on here? When did he get hurt? Even HBK is tweeting shock and confusion. Will we get to the bottom of this after the break?
HBK tweets some big news!
He’s bringing us “NXT Gold Rush!” A two week NXT TV special, starting with Bron VS Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship next week in the main event! And then, he’s upgrading Corbin VS Dragunov into a #1 Contender’s Match so that the winner faces Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship in two weeks! Who will hold the gold going into the summer?
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar w/ Meta Four VS Nathan Frazer w/ Dragon Lee!
Well, we were hoping to see the Scottish Supernova put up or shut up against the British Rocket, but we still have to figure out what’s going on with Dar. Dar has the mic to sadly say, “Hello, hello, hello. I stand here a victim. Supernova 11 is on crutches because of this snake!” Frazer asks what he did, but Dar says Frazer knew he couldn’t win in a fair fight, so he attacked Dar brutally in the parking lot! Don’t deny it! Does Frazer think he’s gonna be handed the cup? His shortcut isn’t gonna work! Because Dar’s main man, Mensah, is gonna step up and defend Dar’s honor, as well as the cup, and make Frazer pay.
Fans boo but it seems there’s going to be a change. Will Oro do Dar proud? Or will the game plan stay the same for Frazer and blast off with the cup?
NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Oro Mensah w/ Meta Four VS Nathan Frazer w/ Dragon Lee!
The bell rings and the first round begins. The two tie up, Frazer gets around to roll Oro up, TWO! Oro scrambles up and asks what the heck. He shoves Frazer, but then they tie up. Oro powers Frazer to a corner, the ref counts, and Oro lets off at 4. Oro then throws a cheap shot! Oro whips Frazer to the corner, hits a Tiger Wall Kick, then taunts Frazer. But Frazer DROPKICKS him! And arm-drags him! Frazer grinds an arm but Oro endures. Oro fights up, pulls hair but Frazer whips him away. Oro runs Frazer over, scuffs him, then runs. Frazer bypasses to then arm-drag! Frazer keeps going, slides under, and he arm-drags again!
Frazer has the armlock again but Oro fights up. Fans rally, and Frazer wrangles Oro back down! But Oro pokes Frazer in the eye! Oro runs in, Frazer ducks but Oro BOOMERANGS! Oro springboards, Frazer gets under to Quebrada over! Things keep moving, Frazer ducks ‘n dodges and rolls Oro up! Frazer SCORES!!
Oro: 0; Frazer: 1
And already, Dar’s reign is in danger! Lash calms Oro down and gets him to the corner. The entire Meta Four team helps Oro refocus while Dragon helps Frazer. The second round begins, and Oro CLOBBERS Frazer in the corner! Oro fires off body shots and CHOPS! The ref counts, Oro pie faces Frazer then snapmares, to KICK him in the back! Cover, TWO! Oro is frustrated, he covers again, TWO! Oro drags Frazer up, fans rally for Frazer but Oro snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Meta Four is flustered but Oro stalks Frazer to ropes. Oro CHOPS, whips, but Frazer goes up and out and slides under! Frazer CHOPS back!
Frazer whips, Oro reverses but Frazer breaks free. Oro ducks the kicks to HOOK KICK and BOOT! Cover, TWO! We’re under two minutes in this round but Oro gets the legs. Frazer kicks at Oro, Oro still YANKS him up, but Frazer lands on his feet! Frazer PELES! Oro staggers and wobbles, runs in at the corner but only gets buckles! Frazer stomps away on Oro, lets off at the count, and he CHOPS again! Frazer whips, Oro reverses, but Frazer goes up and over and handsprings away! Oro kicks but Frazer blocks, only for Oro to FLIP AX KICK! Then Jakara gets on the apron! The ref reprimands her, but Lash anchors Frazer!
Oro runs in, WHEEL KICK! Cover, Oro scores!
Oro: 1; Frazer: 1
Fans boo and Dragon protests as he helps Frazer to his corner. Oro also backs off to his corner as NXT goes picture in picture.
Dragon helps Frazer get the starts out of his head while Lash fans off Oro with an actual hand fan. Meta Four is feeling much more confident now that they cheated to tie the score. Time’s up, here comes round three! Oro rushes in again and SHOTGUNS Frazer down! And then BASEMENT DDT! Cover, TWO!! Frazer survives but Oro covers again! TWO!! Oro tries a third time, TWO!! Frazer is not going down so easily but Oro drags him back up. Oro whips Frazer to a corner, UPPERCUTS him, then stalks him to another corner. But Frazer throws hands in return! Oro knees low and RAMS Frazer into buckles!
Oro kicks Frazer, the ref counts, and Oro backs off. Oro drags Frazer into a neck wrench as we go under two minutes. Dar is still a little worried, he could still lose his cup without fighting on his own. Though from the looks of it, he’s ready to fight fans who are taunting him. Frazer fights up but Oro wrangles him back down. Lash calms Dar down while Oro leans on Frazer. Frazer fights up again, pries the hold open and he shoots around to roll Oro up! TWO!! Oro CLOBBERS Frazer! Cover, TWO! We’re at the one minute warning in this round as Oro clamps onto Frazer and drags him up. Oro back suplexes, but Frazer lands on his feet!
NXT returns to single picture as Oro O’Conner Rolls! TWO!! Oro escapes, backslides, TWO!! Frazer sunset flips! TWO!! We’re at 30 seconds, Oro Jackknife Bridges, TWO!! Frazer dodges, QUEBRADA, but Oro snapmares free! Oro QUEBRADA into a SUPERKICK!! We’re at 10 seconds!! Frazer crawls, Dar pleads with the clock, TWO!! And then the round ends!
Oro: 1; Frazer: 1
Oro survives to the next round and Dar can breathe again. Dragon coaches Frazer up, he’s still just one point away. The round starts, and Frazer DROPKICKS Oro! And then Frazer goes up to PHOENIX- NO, he has to roll through as Oro moves! Frazer runs in again but Oro catches him to a cradle! TWO!!! Frazer escapes, goes to a corner, Oro runs in but Frazer puts him on the apron. But Oro HOTSHOTS Frazer, springboards, RIDER KICK! Oro drags Frazer up, ALLEY-OOP BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! Frazer survives again in this fast ‘n’ furious match! Jakara tells Oro remember what he’s doing this for!
Oro drags Frazer up, tries again, but Frazer fights the bomb, spins and SUPERKICKS Oro in the heart! Cover, TWO!! Oro survives but Frazer keeps his focus. Frazer hurries to a corner, climbs up top, but Oro jumps up after him! Oro CLUBS Frazer, waistlocks, but Frazer fights! Frazer throws elbows, Oro falls back, but then he gets back up! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Oro leaps to the cover, TWO!! Oro is beside himself as we hit the one minute mark in this round. Jakara and Lash try the same screw job play, but then LEON & FEROZ run out! They YANK Lash & Jakara off the apron and start a fight!
Fans fire up as Lash goes into steel steps! Oro hits just buckles!! Frazer hurries back up as we’re under 40 seconds! BEST PHOENIX EVER!! Cover, FRAZER WINS!!!
Winner: Nathan Frazer, by pinfall (NEW NXT Heritage Cup Champion)
Dar is distraught! He trusted his main man, but Oro LOST! The British Rocket is flying higher than ever, will he redefine what it is to be Heritage Cup Champion?
Lyra Valkyria speaks.
“At NXT Battleground, I came within an inch of claiming the NXT Women’s Championship. And last week, in the battle royal, I let immortality slip through my fingers again. I need to have a short term memory when it comes to these failures. Nothing worth having comes easy, and a true champion overcomes great odds to reach the pinnacle of their potential. I’ll keep evolving, adapting and channeling the spirit of The Morrigan to raise me up from these defeats, and to soar once more over the battlefields of NXT.” When and where will Lyra get another shot at the title?
The other women of NXT are watching this.
Jacy Jayne doesn’t even know what Lyra is going on about. What is any of that? Elektra Lopez says she doesn’t get it, either, but you can’t deny Lyra’s ability. Even Tiffany admitted to it. Well yeah, Elektra would know, since Lyra dumped her outta the battle royal last week. Jacy moves on but then Lola Vice gets in her way. Jacy should check the tape, cuz Lyra got her, too. Jacy says whatever and Lola tells Elektra she doesn’t like too many people here. But she does like Lopez. Likewise. They should stick together. Lola is ready to level up, will she and La Madrina take over the Women’s Division?
Robert Stone talks with Von Wagner backstage.
Von’s been seeing a lot of that therapist lately. Yeah, she’s the best. She sure gets a lot out of him. Well, she’s gotta be doing something right, because Von is looking good and feeling good. But then Dijak walks over to say that Stone should drop this loser and manage a winner. Uh, Stone already reps a winner. Dijak chuckles, but Stone says to forget that guy. Von, keep talking about how therapy’s going. No, Von is done talking. Things have been going great, he’s talked about his childhood, but not “the picture.” Why not? Because she says he should talk to someone he trusts about that stuff.
So Von doesn’t trust Stone? If money isn’t the issue, maybe Stone can get Von’s mom, his dad, or some old football friends. No, no, he doesn’t want that. Then what’s the deal here? Who is Von gonna trust? Y’know, for such a smart guy, Stone can be real stupid sometimes. Oh, okay, thanks. Insults when Stone is trying to help. Who is Von gonna trust? STONE! Von trusts you, Stone! It’s always been Stone. Von storms off and Stone realizes what this all means. Will Stone and Von actually become friends?
2v1 Handicap Match: Axiom & SCRYPTS VS Dabba-Kato!
The comic book superhero story hits a new chapter! The Undeniable Truth and the daredevil of the written word are looking to topple this mountain of a man, will they be stronger together? Or will they simply be in for double the pain?
NXT returns, Scrypts & Axiom make their entrance, but then Dabba rushes out after them! They split up and get around him to get into the ring. Dabba rushes back in, they dodge again and they DOUBLE DROPKICK! The ref says to hold on but Scrypts gives Axiom a boost to DROPKICK again! Scrypts goes to the corner, the bell rings, and Axiom runs in, but into a LARIAT! Dabba drags Axiom up and throws him to Scrypts. Scrypts tags in, Axiom throws hands. Dabba DECKS Axiom, then SWATS Scrypts! Dabba TOSSES Axiom into Scrypts! Fans rally for the “POWER RANGERS!” as Dabba drags Scrypts up.
Dabba CLUBS Scrypts down! Fans rally as Scrypts stands but Dabba throws hands! Scrypts goes to the corner, Dabba storms in but Scrypts kicks back! Axiom tags in, but Dabba blocks their kicks, only to get DOUBLE ENZIGURIS! They fire off hands but Dabba picks them both up! Dabba throws Scrypts away to then BOOT him down! But Axiom fights to get a GUILLOTINE! But Dabba powers up to fireman’s carry, then THROW Axiom down! Dabba snarls, drags Axiom up with one hand, and fans rally before the CHOKE- NO, Axiom slips free! And PELES! Tag to Scrypts and he runs in, TIGER WALL KICK!
Scrypts fires off shots, gets around Dabba then under him to KANGAROO KCIK! Dabba wobbles but Scrypts fires off more hands! Dabba shoves Scrypts, Scrypts returns to WHEEL KICK Dabba out of the ring! Tag to Axiom before the DIVE! Direct hi and Dabba wobbles! Axiom tags Scrypts to then DIVE! Another hit but Dabba’s still up! Scrypts runs, but into Dabba’s grip! Axiom manages to tag in, and ENZIGURI! Dabba wobbles again, Axiom builds speed and then YANKS Scrypts up so he can FLY onto Dabba!! DIRECT HIT!! Fans are thunderous as Scrypts gets back up. Axiom goes up the corner, Dabba stands into the ARIHARA MOONSAULT!!
Fans fire up with the “Power Rangers” as they put Dabba in. Scrypts goes up, to QUEBRADA! Axiom aims, fans fire up, for the GOLDEN RATIO!! Cover, Axiom & Scrypts win!!
Winners: Axiom & Scrypts, by pinfall
Two is truly greater than one, because these underdogs pulled off a truly massive win! Will Scrypts & Axiom actually make a top tier tag team? WAIT! LOS LOTHARIOS ATTACK! Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo beat down Axiom & Scrypts, then pop-up PUNT Axiom down! The fans cheer and jeer as the Lethal Lovers are back in NXT! The NXT Tag Division just got hotter, but what do Angel & Humberto have against Scrypts & Axiom?
NXT Gold Rush is living up to its name already!
Next week adds the North American Championship match of Wes VS Bate with Ali as the special guest referee! And the second week adds the Women’s Championship! Tiffany VS Thea is happening live on TV in two weeks, will Chase U finally have some gold? Or will NXT still be on #TiffyTime?
Channing Lorenzo has a conspiracy board.
Labeled “Operation #FREETONYD,” Stacks looks at all the possibilities. Dijak did it for retribution? Where’s Tommaso Ciampa been? AJ Galante died a hero. El Legado changed their name, and “Petey Poppins” is now a Brawling Brute. Is Two Dimes still alive somehow? Pretty Deadly somehow swam to SmackDown. But then maybe The Don’s right, it HAS to be Gallus! Bada bing, bada bang, bada boom. At Stand & Deliver, they all knew Tony & Stacks were leaving as champs, so they placed their ace in the hole. But then there was a rematch set for NXT Battleground, and surprise! Tony gets pinched cuz of some rat bastard!
Okay, okay, pump the breaks. Don’t get mad, get even. So what Stacks has gotta do is get The Don out and get them another match. You take the head of the rat, and the rest follows. Stacks will figure it out as the Underboss. If he wants the big seat, he’s gotta make the big moves. He’ll show Tony that his faith is well placed. Will Stacks bring justice to the NXT Tag Division?
Duke and Thea talk backstage.
Duke is so proud of her! She stood up for herself, trained with Gulak & Dempsey- Hey, don’t touch the trophy. She won the battle royal, then beat Cora- Say it! Say it, Duke! Thea is going to become the youngest NXT Women’s Champion in history! YES! She can do it! She can do it! Yes, she can! And she’ll beat Tiff in two weeks. So next week, Duke will put on a Chase U pep rally to amp her up. Thea gets amped up NOW! Tiff walks over and says yeah, hi, her eardrums hate children’s voices, so please, use your indoor voice. Oh, by the way, love this underdog story, it’s so cute. But in this story, the underdog doesn’t win. Tootles.
Tiff heads out and Thea says she can beat Tiff. Gulak walks over and confronts Duke. Thea barely wins a match and now Duke’s throwing her a rally? Dempsey says there’s no celebrating when there’s no guarantee of a win. She needs to get back in the gym and get back to training. Duke tells them that’s enough, she just won a match. Thea says no, she can win, so she WILL see them in the gym! LOCK IT IN! LOCK IT IN! Thea is confident, but is she going to run herself in the ground before the Gold Rush?
Malik Blade VS Edris Enofe!
They say things come in threes, so if it worked for Briggs & Jensen and it worked for Hank ‘n’ Tank, it can work for them! Will Malik and Edris become a stronger tag team after facing off with each other? Or will there be an exception to this rule?
The bell rings and the two tie up. They go around, Edris puts Malik in a corner but then they go along the ropes to another corner. Malik has Edris caught now, but lets off as the ref counts. Edris shoves Malik, so Malik shoves Edris back! Hank ‘n’ Tank make their way out to watch in person. Edris says okay, okay, and he headlocks Malik. Malik powers out, but Edris runs him over! Things speed up, Malik hurdles but Edris ducks to sunset flip! Malik stays up but Edris uses a grapevine to finish the flip! Edris then shifts but Malik rolls him up, TWO! Jensen & Briggs are now ringside, they also wanna see this in action.
Edris waistlocks, Malik elbows free and runs, but Edris jumps, drops, but Malik avoids the dropkick to DROPKICK back! Fans fire up while Edris checks his chin. Edris goes to the apron while fans rally for “MALIK! DA FREAK!” Malik storms over but avoids a shoulder to knee Edris! Malik then slingshots up and over, but Edris holds onto ropes! Edris throws down fists and Malik staggers away. But Malik blocks the kick and trips Edris, only for Edris to handspring through! Edris comes back to CLOBBER Malik! Edris gets in the ring while Malik now checks the chin. Fans fire up as Edris builds speed, to FLY! But Malik moves!
Edris staggers back up and Malik FLIES! Direct hit at the ramp and fans lose their minds! Malik puts Edris in, climbs a corner, and Edris stands. Edris ROCKS Malik first! Edris climbs, fans rally for him now, but Malik throws body shots. Edris still brings Malik up for a SUPERPLEX! Cradle cover, TWO as Malik has it now! MALIK WINS!!
Winner: Malik Blade, by pinfall
Briggs & Jensen celebrate with Malik over the win, and Malik looks to his tag partner. They shake hands, and Malik says it’s all love. Edris says that he knows that Malik’s birthday is April 22nd, and he loves him! They hug it out and all the teams celebrate. But then wait, Booker T gets off commentary. He has breaking news after that beautiful moment. It is time to get down to business! Next week is Gold Rush! And these three teams will be in a TRIPLE THREAT TAG MATCH! Fans like that, because it gets better. The winner of that moves on to week two to face GALLUS for the titles!! And like Booker always says, “Now can you dig that, SUCKAAAH?!”
But wait, Los Lotharios return via the perch. They may not be in the #1 contenders match, but will they be very interested in Gold Rush’s tag title match? And then all three teams start brawling! Fans fire up as three sets of friends are throwing down! Who comes out of the Gold Rush with the gold? As for Angel & Humberto, interviewer Kelly asks them what they’re doing in NXT. Well look at this! There’s a lot of excitement and action in NXT, and of course, they wanna be part of it. This is the tag division to watch! Refs break up the brawl, but is the NXT Tag Division only getting wilder?
Damon Kemp complains to referees.
He shows pictures of him getting “screwed over” in his matches against Eddy Thorpe. The ref apologizes for missing the ropebreak, he was focused on the shoulders. Oh, he’s sorry? Hey, everybody! This guy’s sorry for screwing up! But another ref joins in the conversation, and then Eddy walks over. Wow, Kemp is picking fights with officials now? No, no, no. He’s not picking fights, he’s stating facts! If the ropebreak was called, Kemp would’ve won. But yet again, Eddy gets away with another cheap win. Even Eddy could see that? Well then how about seeing this? Kemp can name the match he wants, and they can run this back.
Any match? Yes, any kind of match Kemp wants. Well, okay, Kemp will think about it. But Eddy should’ve just taken the cheap victories. That’s not Eddy’s way. Kemp heads out, what will the Golden Gopher choose to get even with the Alpha Wolf?
Blair Davenport speaks.
“Enemies of the Heir beware. Now you know how true those words really are. Because you see, in this parking lot, and in that building, I singlehandedly derailed the future, right here. Nikkita Lyons: a threat to the women’s championship. But a threat to me? No more. Over here, Wendy Choo. A locker room leader. Now? She can only guide from home. But how could I forget about Sol Ruca. One of the fastest rising superstars in NXT. She was easy to take out when a wrench is in the room. But after what I’ve done, my road to the top is a lot easier. Everyone is so worried, that they’re willing to do anything to get onto my good side.
“Roxanne Perez. You were saved this time. But don’t worry, my capacity for savagery is boundless. Enemies of Blair, beware.”
Roxanne Perez VS Tatum Paxley!
The Prodigy missed out on another opportunity in last week’s battle royal, but that’s because she let anger distract her. She went after Blair Davenport, but then Tatum helped out Blair! Will Roxie get some semblance of revenge? Or will Paxley be the one to pop Rox?
NXT returns as Tatum makes her entrance. The bell rings and the two rush in. Roxie dodges to drop toehold but Tatum stays up to drag Roxie up. Roxie rolls Tatum, TWO! Roxie wrenches Tatum to a wristlock, Tatum rolls, but Roxie throws her down! Roxie La Magistrol to O’Conner Bridge, TWO! Tatum gets up but Roxie wrenches and headlocks. Tatum powers out but Roxie cartwheels and rolls back to swinging headscissor! Fans fire up with Roxie and she waistlocks, but Tatum runs to ropes to HOTSHOT Roxie! Tatum drags Roxie up, underhooks and puts Roxie in the ropes, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!
Tatum stomps Roxie, drags her up and stomps her more, but the ref counts cuz she’s pulling hair. Tatum lets go, runs in and runs Roxie over! Tatum gets the legs, turns Roxie over, and has a BOSTON CRAB! Roxie endures and fans rally up as Tatum sits deep! Roxie powers up, rolls, covers, TWO! Tatum swings, but Roxie counter punches! And again, but then Tatum half nelsons for a FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Roxie survives but Tatum is right on her to stomp the leg. Tatum tries to turn Roxie over again but Roxie fights the crab this time. Roxie spins, cross leg takedown, TWO!! Tatum runs in but into body shots!
Roxie CLUBS and HAMMERS away, but Tatum shoves Roxie back. Tatum whips, Roxie ducks ‘n’ dodges and springboards to CROSSBODY! Roxie fires off fast hands but Tatum gets away. Roxie roars, runs, and DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! Fans fire up with Roxie and she puts Tatum back in. Roxie fires up, runs in and UPPERCUTS! Roxie wrenches, hooks Tatum up, but Tatum powers out of the leg sweep to throw Roxie by her hair! The ref reprimands and fans boo but Tatum whips Roxie to ropes. Roxie holds ropes, goes up and over, POP- NO, Tatum blocks, but Roxie still sunset flips! Roxie wins!!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall
Roxie rebounds with a win, but this isn’t over. Roxie gets a mic to call out Blair! “You’ve hidden in the shadows for months and put a huge dent in our women’s locker room, striking fear into our roster. Look into my eyes, Blair. I’m not afraid of you! You didn’t get me the way you wanted to, so you can keep hunting me, but now I’m looking for you. And I will hurt you just like you did the rest of our women. That’s not a threat, that’s a damn promise!” Fans fire up, but is the Prodigy biting off more than she can chew?
Gigi Dolin watches back film.
She says Kiana James pulled her tights to eliminate her, but no one says anything. Fallon Henley walks over and asks if that’s the battle royal. Yep. Kiana can be a real pain in the ass. Of all the people to eliminate her, Gigi should’ve just done it herself! Fallon says Kiana won’t let her forget it, either. Gigi cannot stand that stuck-up, elitist “I’m better than you” attitude. It makes you wanna rip her face off! Don’t get Fallon started. But if Kiana’s getting at Gigi, it’s cuz Gigi is a threat. Damn good instincts there. Kiana, like others, fear what she doesn’t understand, which is why she’s after Gigi.
Fallon warns Gigi, Kiana is a snake. Gigi will make sure Kiana knows why you don’t mess with a reject. Will the Toxic Avenger take down another egotistical enemy?
NXT hears from Lucien Price & Bronco Nima.
This is the spot right here, where it all began. That friendship started with a game of “bones” (dominoes) that turned into a brotherhood from the hood. The streets are their home, where they learned not to trust anyone but your brothers. All they need are each other, and they’ve fought against the world as it tried to divide them. But one thing is for sure: NXT ain’t ready for this.
NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Baron Corbin VS Ilja Dragunov!
Before tonight, this match was just about proving a point between classes of NXT superstars. But now, with a shot at Carmelo Hayes and the NXT Championship truly on the line, the stakes and intensity have been raised! Will the Lone Wolf prove he’s what NXT still needs? Or will The Czar show he IS NXT?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally, the two tie up, and they’re in a deadlock. Corbin throws body shots to go after the bad back! Corbin CLUBS Dragunov, runs him over, and then soaks up the heat. Dragunov gets up and eggs Corbin on. Dragunov then BOOTS Corbin, puts him in a corner and fires off forearms! The ref counts, Dragunov knees low then lets off. Dragunov brings Corbin around to bump off buckles, then KNEE him low! And again! Dragunov ROCKS Corbin, bumps him off buckles but Corbin turns things around to CHOP! Dragunov just shrugs it off?! Dragunov CHOPS back!
Dragunov RIPS Corbin’s shirt apart and CHOPS him again! Fans are thunderous as Dragunov CLUBS Corbin right down! Dragunov eggs Corbin on, stomps him, and then drags Corbin up. Dragunov knees Corbin, CHOPS him again, and Corbin is stinging! Dragunov looms over Corbin as fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” But Corbin hauls Dragunov up to HOTSHOT, then CLOBBER him! Fans boo but Corbin stomps away on Dragunov! Corbin drags Dragunov up to short arm LARIAT! Fans boo more but Corbin just taunts Dragunov. Corbin drags Dragunov up, taunts the fans, but Dragunov gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX!
Dragunov holds on, brings Corbin up, and GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Dragunov drags Corbin back up but Corbin grabs the ropes. The ref counts, Corbin elbows Dragunov and whips him. Dragunov tiger feints for the CONSTANTINE SPECIAL! Corbin flops out of the ring and is frustrated while NXT goes picture in picture.
Dragunov is fired up but he clutches his bad back. Dragunov goes out to CLUB Corbin, and then stalks him to barriers. Dragunov brings Corbin around, CHOPS him, and fans fire up with Dragunov. Dragunov drags Corbin back up to put him in the ring. Dragunov takes a moment to catch his breath, but Corbin BLASTS him off the apron! Dragunov writhes on the floor, Corbin goes out after him, and Corbin brings him up to RAM into barriers! Dragunov drops to his knees but he shakes his head. Dragunov stands to HEADBUTT Corbin, and UPPERCUT! But Corbin throws body shots into the bad back!
Corbin puts Dragunov in the ring, KICKS him in the side, and then CLUBS him down! And again! And again! Corbin throws elbows, then drags Dragunov up. Dragunov blocks the punch to give punches and CHOPS! Dragunov wrenches and clinches, but Corbin fights the lift. Dragunov shifts to get a SLEEPER! Corbin sputters as Dragunov leans on him. Corbin fights up, but Dragunov shifts to put on more pressure. NXT returns to single picture and fans chant “LOCK IT IN!” on behalf of Trick Williams. Corbin fights up, breaks the sleeper, but Dragunov waistlocks again! Corbin pries free to elbow low!
Corbin throws Dragunov out hard! Dragunov hits the apron on the way down! Corbin sputters but he goes out after Dragunov. Corbin drags Dragunov up as fans chant “CORBIN SUCKS!” Corbin choke grips, to APRON CHOKE SLAM! Dragunov writhes while Corbin soaks up the heat. Corbin then rains down elbows on the apron! Dragunov gets in the ring but Corbin drags Dragunov back out! Corbin has Dragunov against the desk as he fires off on the bad back! Corbin then RAMS Dragunov into the apron face first! The ref checks Dragunov, reprimands Corbin, but Corbin pushes Dragunov into the ring.
Corbin stalks Dragunov, stomps his back, and mocks the fans with applause. Corbin puts on a chinlock and he bends Dragunov back. Dragunov endures, the fans rally up, and Dragunov fights his way up. Fans rally, Dragunov fights with elbows, but Corbin choke grips! CHOKE SLAM BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Dragunov is still in this and he shakes his head. Corbin stalks Dragunov to ropes, drags him up, and he puts Dragunov in the corner. Corbin mocks the fans, then whips Dragunov corner to corner hard! Dragunov bounces off the buckles and Corbin grins. Corbin drags Dragunov up, and whips him into another corner!
Corbin runs in but into an ELBOW! Dragunov goes up, CLUBS away on Corbin, but Corbin YANKS Dragunov down! Dragunov staggers up, into a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Corbin is frustrated as Dragunov survives that big throw. Corbin argues with the ref but the ref says his count was fair. Corbin sits Dragunov up but Dragunov throws body shots. Corbin shoves Dragunov into ropes to ROCK him in the back! Corbin throws off his elbow pads and he stands Dragunov up again. Another shove, and another forearm into the back! Corbin then drags Dragunov up to shove again, but Dragunov ROCKS Corbin back!
Corbin ROCKS Dragunov, Dragunov ROCKS Corbin, and fans rally as the forearms fly! Corbin then hits low! Dragunov roars, runs in, but into DEEP SIX!! Cover, TWO!! Dragunov survives and shocks Corbin! Fans fire up as Corbin looms over Dragunov. Corbin drags Dragunov up, reels him in, END OF- NO, Dragunov slips through to fire off knees! And a CHOP! And a BOOT! And then a PELE! Corbin falls and fans are thunderous! Dragunov nods and stands, to run in corner to corner, JUMP KNEE! Snapmare, and then Dragunov goes to the corner. Dragunov hops up, to KING KONG KNEE DROP!
Dragunov isn’t done, he just goes right back up! Dragunov leaps for a SUPER SENTON!! But the damage to his back makes that double-edged! Fans love “NXT! NXT!” for this main event as Dragunov drags Corbin up. Corbin THROAT CHOPS! And CHOKE- NO, Dragunov slips free to DDT! “This is Awesome!” as Dragunov gets Corbin up, to suplex! Up and over! And FALLING FOREARM! Corbin flounders away but Dragunov goes to a corner. “UN! BE! SIEG! BAR!” But BRON BREAKKER is here! Dragunov hits Bron with TORPEDO MOSCOW! But then END OF DAYS!!! Cover, Corbin wins!
Winner: Baron Corbin, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Champion)
The Big Booty Nephew screws Dragunov over, and then keeps after him! That’s the only reason Corbin is a contender! But wait, here comes the champ! Melo fires off on Corbin! Melo DECKS Corbin, SUPERKICKS him, then springboards, FLYING CLOTHESLINE! Fans are fired up for “MEL~O! MEL~O!” NOTHING BUT NET!! Melo hits that three pointer, is he gonna dunk on Bumass Corbin in the Gold Rush?
My Thoughts:
Great stuff for NXT, and for what turned out as a surprise go-home given the coming Gold Rush themed episodes. For one, really good promos from Bron and Rollins to set up their World Heavyweight Championship match for next week, Rollins is gonna have a busy week but also some awesome matches having both the open challenge on Raw and then this match on NXT. At the same time, Rollins of course makes it through next week to still defend his title at MITB against Finn Balor, but the whole point is to show Rollins is a fighting champion who is willing to fight more times in two weeks than Roman has all year.
Meanwhile, really good stuff in the Women’s Championship story. Good promo from Dana and Cora that of course led to Dana helping Thea win that match. Thea is confident, and I would hope she has an amazing showing, but it is still gonna be Tiffany’s title after Gold Rush. But I look forward to the pep rally, and I would love if that’s when Andre Chase decides to make his return. Dana VS Cora will also be good, but I think Cora’s gonna cheat that win as payback. And good promo from Gigi where she and Fallon sorta bond over hating Kiana. Gigi VS Kiana will help Gigi build more momentum towards an eventual title match with Tiff.
Good promo from Blair to recap her “victims” and fairly good match from Roxie and Tatum. I feel like that finish wasn’t quite how it was meant to be, but the Pop Rox being a Sunset Bomb, it was a good adjustment to switch things to a sunset flip. And Roxie has a good promo calling out Blair, that’ll be a really good match, but I feel like Tatum will play a factor in Blair’s win. If Blair is “the heir” in a Harry Potter reference, then Tatum can be Blair’s first Death Eater. Tatum’s make-up has become a bit more smeared, a bit spookier, which is ironic since Alba & Isla brought up the darkness in her but then they got called up. Maybe there was something planned where Tatum would join them, but now she can play that out as Blair’s protégé.
Great opening Six Man Tag, and great win for the Faces. An interesting move for Ali to suggest he acts as special guest referee, I feel like this is gonna lead to him screwing over someone, probably Bate, and then getting himself a match with Wes. Then great stuff with the Heritage Cup, but I can already see Dar claiming controversy. He didn’t wanna face Frazer himself, so in a great and fast paced match, Frazer wins big against Oro, but Dar can perhaps argue this and get a rematch for either Gold Rush or Great American Bash. In that instance, I would hope Frazer retains against Dar, but there’s half a chance Dar gets it back to be a three-time Heritage Cup Champion.
Great handicap match from Axiom, Scrypts and Dabba-Kato, and that is definitely how you book underdog Faces going against one big Heel. I’m thinking Axiom & Scrypts are sticking together as a team, and then what a huge surprise that Los Lotharios are another “callback” here. Great match between Malik & Edris, especially for Malik to win. And I like that as soon as a shot at the tag titles was on the line, the six friends all stuck by their teams and started fighting. And good little vignette from Price & Bronco, who have also been on Level Up getting their reps. The NXT Tag Division is really heating up again, as I said after watching Battleground, and we are going to be in for a great Triple Threat Tag next week.
In relation, I really liked Stacks’ promo with his conspiracy board. What great use of continuity that just tends to evade RawDown (when Vince is writing things), and I appreciate that they’re even keeping Two Dimes as a possibility even though Cole Karter is still AEW/ROH. I’m intrigued to see where this will go, I hope they really make the payoff a good one. Gallus will probably make it through Gold Rush, and maybe we get more great vignettes from the D’Angelo Family to lead us into Great American Bash. And really good segment from Von, Stone and Dijak. It wasn’t overstated but it was done really well for Von to admit that Stone is his friend, his confidant, and Von VS Dijak is going to be one hell of a match.
And speaking of, that main event was awesome stuff. Probably one of Corbin’s best in awhile. But at the same time, something screwy had to happen for Corbin to win so he could face Melo for the title. Bron has his shot, so he adds Heel heat by being so petty as to screw Dragunov out of his shot. Chances are Dragunov returns the favor, and then we get Bron VS Dragunov at Great American Bash. Melo getting the better of Corbin was great to turn the mood back around for the fans, and I don’t think this affects the math on the title match. Corbin is a great Heel, but the HIM Era should be uninterrupted until the day someone else NXT has been building is ready to dethrone Melo.
My Score: 8.8/10
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The Borderland is All Elite!
The Road to All In: Texas begins tonight! Toni Storm meets Mercedes Mone face-to-face as they prepare for the AEW Women’s World Championship match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mixed Six Tag: Gabe Kidd, Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir VS Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Willow Nightingale; Gabe, Moxley & Marina win.
- No Disqualification Tag: Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Megan & Ford win.
- Six Man Tag: The Opps VS The Frat House; The Opps.
- AEW TNT Championship: Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family; Cole wins, by disqualification, and retains the title.
- AEW International Championship Qualifier: Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family VS Brody King; Brody wins and advances to Fyter Fest.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
He welcomes us to Dynamite tonight in El Paso, and he welcomes out the 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Cup winner, Hangman Adam Page! The fans fire up as The Blackhat Cowboy walks out, King of Harts belt around his waist, and Schiavone brings up the great response from the fans. Hangman won The Owen in a dramatic classic on Sunday. The fans cheer, “You Deserve It!” as Hangman takes the mic. Hangman says, “Triumph. Triumph in life is fleeting, it’s momentary. You’re on top of the world for the night, and you wake up in the morning, and the moment you realize has passed you. But so is defeat.
“And in the past two years, and if I’m completely honest with myself, in the past three years, that is something that I let myself lose sight of. Because what matters is not the win, it is not the loss, it is what you decide to do with it that matters!” The fans cheer that! Hangman says at Double or nothing, two men entered the ring, and they both knew one would leave defeated. So before Hangman continues, he will say this to Will Ospreay. “Thank you. Thank you for the fight of my life! Thank you for reminding me why I decided to do this in the first place! And thank you for dispelling any notion that i had that you could not be the type of man to carry this company forward, because you can be!”
The fans cheer and chant for “Ospreay! Ospreay!” Hangman then says, while one tasted defeat, the other would taste victory. But he cannot relish in it! This moment is temporary and fleeting. Hangman will not hold this title, carry it or defend it. There will be another Owen Hart Cup, there will be another King of Harts. For now, Hangman returns this belt to AEW. Schiavone takes custody of the belt, and Hangman says he could stay out here all night and tell you how much this all truly means to him. But now, he must look forward to the one thing that for him, this has always been about: THE AEW World Championship!
The fans cheer that, and Hangman says that title has been the prize, the accomplishment, and the responsibility he has chased from the very moment we saw these three letters together for the first time. The fans chant “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Hangman says for seven MONTHS, that title has been hidden from the world, locked away in a briefcase. The fans boo, but Hangman says to him, that title was to be a shining light! A beacon to show the world what these three letters meant! It was about competition! About creativity! Compassion! Passion! And human dignity with which we all treat each other! That is what this is about!
The fans cheer more, and Hangman says on his first day in AEW, he told all of us, both here tonight and watching at home, that while he was here, we would be his boss. Tonight, he makes a promise. In seven weeks, here in Texas, Hangman will win the AEW World Championship! He will free it from the briefcase! He will hold it above his head for all the world to see! He will carry it and defend it with every ounce of his being, and that is a promise he will keep! But then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Hangman is stunned, but here comes The Realest! Swerve steps into the ring to stare Hangman down, and Schiavone steps aside.
Swerve says, “I bet you wanna know why I’m here. So allow me to educate you and the fine people of El Paso, Texas why I’m here.” Swerve signals to the tron, and we flashback to April 9th of this year. Nick Jackson was explaining why The Young Bucks went and cost Swerve Strickland the AEW World Championship. They did it for their “good friend,” Hangman Page! Hangman wanted this! Swerve could not be world champion again, and The Bucks did that for him! They do not forget who their friends are! They love him, and they know he loves them. The fans boo and Swerve says he was looking at the same opportunity Hangman conveniently has now.
At Dynasty, the main event, Swerve had Moxley, he had the match won! And then so conveniently, The Bucks show up, who Swerve hadn’t bothered with since Blood & Guts, and they cost Swerve. But y’know who else was in the ring that night? Hangman Page. It is so funny how Hangman has his path to the title off Swerve’s loss. Swerve calls collusion! Hangman wants to make promises to the people of Texas? Let’s talk about a promise Hangman made. Hangman told Swerve to his face, in front of the world, that Hangman would never let Swerve be AEW World Champion again.
So Swerve is here now, staring Hangman down man to man, and he will ask Hangman, so don’t lie to him. Did Hangman do this? The fans chant “Tell The Truth! Tell The Truth!” Hangman says, “Well, dumbass… At Dynasty, I locked my eyes on you. Then I locked my eyes on Jon Moxley. And for one God forsaken second, I even thought about helping you. Swerve, if I had wanted to cost you that match, I would have done it myself to your face, because I have done it before.” The fans are torn, but Swerve says, “Sounds good, but you’re still full of sh*t.” The two jaw at each other while the fans rally up, but here comes Ospreay!
The fans cheer as the Aerial Assassin makes his way to the ring, and he has Swerve and Hangman back up. The fans are losing their minds seeing all three guys together. Ospreay borrows Swerve’s mic, and he looks to Hangman. The fans chant “BRUV! BRUV!” Ospreay then looks to Swerve, and Ospreay says he hates getting involved in Swerve’s business. Swerve has looked after Ospreay since he was 20 years old, he’s like a big brother. “But you’re wrong about him.” Ospreay defends Hangman, saying you learn a lot about someone getting in the ring with them when the stakes are high. And stakes couldn’t get any higher on Sunday.
On Sunday, Ospreay left it all in the ring with Hangman, and he has never felt more defeated in his entire life. Hangman had an important decision to make. He walked up the ramp, turned back, picked Ospreay up, and he shook Ospreay’s hand like a man. Ospreay looked in Hangman’s eyes, and he could see that Hangman cares about AEW. It is funny, because Ospreay had that same feeling when he lost to Swerve last year and then did the same thing. Swerve picked Ospreay up. Look around. The fans cheer, and Ospreay tells them both, “People are starting to believe in us again. I hate saying this to you, because I love you… But it is not you. I thought it was me, and it’s not me. It’s HIM!”
The fans cheer, and Ospreay wants Swerve to look at him. They have one shot at this. And they can make this easier on Hangman if they all work together. Swerve, Ospreay, Hangman- Swerve SLAPS the mic down! Ospreay wants Swerve to calm it down but Swerve says he will never work with Hangman, never trust Hangman, and never forgive Hangman! Swerve storms off and Ospreay is disappointed. The fans boo, but Ospreay tells Hangman to let that go. Hangman says he will work with Ospreay, but he will not work with Swerve either. Hangman storms off now, but will these bitter enemies ever realize this is bigger than them?
The Death Riders arrive.
Claudio parks the truck, and everybody spills out of the back. Moxley leads the way for Marina Shafir, Wheeler Yuta, and even Gabe Kidd. Moxley says, “Welcome to Dynamite.” They step into the building, find their way to the crowd, and they’re ready to redeem themselves from losing Anarchy in the Arena. But will they tear up Swerve’s allies to send a message? Or will this conglomeration come out on top?
Mixed Six Tag: Gabe Kidd, Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir VS Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Willow Nightingale!
The trios sort out and the War Dog for hire starts against the Sussex County Chicken. The bell rings and the two run to DOUBLE LARIAT! They fire forearms back and forth, Gabe fires haymakers, but Briscoe gives those back! The fans fire up, Briscoe CHOPS, but Gabe CHOPS! The CHOPS keep going, then Gabe ROCKS Briscoe! Briscoe fires back with a flurry, but Gabe RAMS him into the corner! Speedball & Willow rush in, Moxley & Marina intercept, and the fans fire up as there’s brawling all over the place! Moxley DECKS Bailey, Marina KNEES away on Willow then TOSESS her! Moxley keeps after Bailey but Bailey hits back.
Marina and Willow keep fighting on the outside while Bailey KICKS Moxley against barriers. JUMP KICK! Willow digs her boot into Marina’s face! Gabe talks trash, but fans count along as Bailey rains down TEN punches on Moxley! Gabe whips Mark, Mark goes up and out to ROCK Gabe, RAM low, and then HOTSHOT! Gabe tumbles out to the floor, Briscoe is back in, and Bailey hands him a chair! The fans fire up as the chair is set up, and Briscoe shouts out to Sabu! TRIPLE JUMP DIVE onto the Death Riders! The fans fire up and Briscoe high fives the front row while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Briscoe high fives with Bailey and Willow, then goes back for Gabe. Briscoe CLAWS Gabe’s face, the ref sorts everyone else out, but Bailey sends Moxley into railing! Briscoe BITES Gabe on the forehead, then UPPERCUTS! Gabe flounders into the ring and Briscoe follows. Briscoe stands Gabe up to ROCK him with a right, and then he stomps Gabe into the corner. The ref counts, Briscoe steps off at 4, then he drags Gabe up. Briscoe tags Willow, they double whip Gabe and DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Willow flexes, then tags Bailey. Bailey & Briscoe double whip and they TRIPLE BOOT Gable! Cover, TWO!
Bailey stays on Gabe, brings him over, and he tags Briscoe. Briscoe UPPERCUTS Gabe, then CHOPS! Briscoe whips, Gabe reverses, and Moxley gets a cheap shot in! Gabe clinches for an EXPLODER! Tag to Moxley and he storms up on Briscoe. Moxley drags Briscoe over to then stomp him in the corner. Moxley soaks up heat, but that just lets Marina CHOKE Briscoe in the distraction! Gabe adds on, too! Moxley goes back to Briscoe, digs his boots in, but stops as the ref counts. Briscoe sputters, but Moxley taunts Bailey & Willow. Moxley drags Briscoe up, but Briscoe fires forearms! Dynamite returns to single picture and Moxley kicks Briscoe low!
Moxley scoops Briscoe to SLAM him! Moxley runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Moxley drags Briscoe up, wrenches, then tags Marina. They mug Briscoe with KICK after KICK, then Marina tags Gabe. Gabe fires haymakers on Briscoe, then BITES Briscoe’s forehead! Gabe stops to tag Moxley, but Briscoe fires forearms. Moxley fires forearms back, only for Briscoe to fire back! Briscoe CHOPS Gabe, ROCKS Moxley, repeat! Briscoe then dodges Moxley, hot tag to Bailey! The fans fire up as Bailey ROCKS Moxley, bumps him off buckles, and goes up top! MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Bailey and he aims, SOBAT! AX KICK!
Bailey KICKS Moxley down and the fans fire up! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Moxley scrambles to a corner but Bailey CHOPS him! Bailey puts Moxley up top, GAMANGIRIS, then climbs up! The fans fire up, but Moxley slips down and YANKS Bailey off the corner! Moxley suplexes, but Bailey cradle counters, TWO! Bailey SUPERKICKS! Moxley wobbles, Bailey crawls, hot tag to Willow! Willow and Marina both step in and Willow dodges a boot to fire forearms! Marina shoves Willow, KICKS, then whips, Willow reverses to CHOP! And LARIAT! And LARIAT again! And again!
The fans fire up as Willow back body blocks in the corner, LARIATS, then snapmares for a BOOT! The fans fire up more as Willow whips and SPINEBUSTERS! Cover, but Gabe drags Willow up by her hair! But Briscoe UPPERCUTS Gabe! Then LARIATS him up and out! But now Moxley storms in! Bailey fires LIGHTNING KICKS on him first! Marina GERMAN SUPLEXES Bailey! Willow CHOPS! Marina KICKS! Willow LARIATS! Both women are down and the fans are thunderous! Both women crawl, hot tags to Bailey and Moxley! They run up, Moxley blocks a kick to shove Bailey down, but Bailey rolls back to stand up. SUPERKICK!
Bailey goes up while Moxley falls down! But Yuta slides in a chair, that distracts the ref, and that lets Yuta SHOVE Bailey to the floor! The fans boo, but Gabe whips Bailey hard into railing! Gabe says this is for those who wanna mess with the Death Riders! Torture rack SLAM down through a table! “I’M A MAD MAN, YOU KNOW!” The fans lose their minds, but Dynamite goes back to picture in picture!
Marina drags Willow down and CHOPS away on her! Moxley CLOBBERS Briscoe, and Gabe soaks up the heat. Moxley TOSSES Briscoe over barriers! The Death Riders soak up more heat while Briscoe drags himself back over barriers and Bailey drags himself from the wreckage. Moxley and Gabe both taunt the fans while the ring count climbs. Bailey is still down past 5 of 10, but he flounders and makes his way up. Bailey is in at 9! Moxley is furious and shouts at the fans. Moxley drags Bailey up, reels him in, and soaks up heat as he suplexes, for the X PLEX! Tag to Gabe and he talks trash while Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns and Moxley stomps Bailey in the corner. The fans rally but Moxley hangs Bailey out to dry! Tag to Gabe and Moxley KICKS Bailey. Gable steps in and BOOTS Bailey down! Cover, TWO! Bailey survives but Gabe looks into the camera to say he is taking everything from the rats! Gabe tags Moxley, Moxley stomps Bailey’s hands, then he slaps Bailey around. Bailey CHOPS! Moxley ROCKS Bailey, Bailey hits back, and the fans fire up! Moxley flips Bailey off to ROCK him, but Bailey ENZIGIRIS! Moxley wobbles, reaches out, and Bailey also heads for his corner. Tag to Gabe, and he BLASTS Briscoe! And SPITS at Willow!
The ref keeps Willow back, but Bailey KICKS Gabe! And KICKS! And KICKS! Gabe runs through, Bailey dodges the lariat and BOOTS! Gabe hits the COMEBACKER! Gabe drags Bailey up, we see Kris Statlander watching this, and Bailey BACKDROPS Gabe! Gabe tries to sunset flip it, but Bailey stays up! Bailey breaks Gabe’s grip to MOONSAULT KNEE DROP! The fans fire up while both Gabe and Bailey crawl! Hot tag to Briscoe! Briscoe dodges Moxley, ROCKS Gabe, then CHOPS Moxley! Briscoe fires off on them both, but Moxley waistlocks. Briscoe BOOTS Gabe, PELES Moxley, then clinches Gabe. Gabe fights free and reels Briscoe in.
Briscoe fights Gabe’s lift, but Gabe CHOPS him on the back! Briscoe SLAPS Gabe in the face! Briscoe fires forearms, but Gabe BITES Briscoe’s forehead! The fans boo, but Gabe spits at them! Gabe CHOPS and HEADBUTTS on repeat! Gabe goes corner to corner, but Briscoe dodges! EXPLODER! The fans fire up as Gabe tumbles out, and Briscoe WRECKS him with a dropkick! Briscoe then CANNONBALLS onto Moxley! Willow CANNONBALLS Marina! Bailey is back and he TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULTS! Bailey takes out Gabe and Moxley! Briscoe goes up as Bailey puts Gabe in. Marina is up and she goes for Briscoe!
Yuta distracts the ref, but Bailey BOOTS him down! Willow BOOTS Marina, too! Briscoe hits the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO!?! Gabe survives and the fans are stunned, but Briscoe calls his shot! Briscoe reels Gabe in, underhooks, but Gabe fights the lift! Claudio runs up, but then backs off as Briscoe storms up. Wait, here comes Komander! Komander tightrope walks to ESCALARA! Down goes Claudio, but Komander keeps after him! They’re already set for Collision and the AEW International Championship Qualifier, will Komander and Claudio fight all the way until Saturday?
The fans go nuts, but Gabe tags Moxley! Moxley storms up to have a SLEEPER! But Briscoe drops down, victory rolls, TWO!! Moxley kicks low, underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Then BULLY CHOKE! Bailey is in, Gabe LARIATS! Marina catches Willow! Gabe has Bailey in a CAMEL CLUTCH while Marina smothers Willow with MOTHER’S MILK!! The fans boo but Briscoe is OUT, Death Riders win!!
Winners: Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd & Marina Shafir, by submission
The Swiss Terminator and Decoder once again do their part to tip the scales, and Moxley just riles up the fans more. Will nothing stop this reign of terror?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for Collision!
This Saturday, May 31st, Collision will air coast to coast on TNT at 8 PM Eastern, OR immediately following NBA Playoffs Game 6, but you can always stream on HBO Max!
The Hurt Syndicate speaks.
MVP says, “Tonight was not just a momentous occasion, it was a historical occasion, because two things happened tonight. This was the fifth consecutive, successful title defense of the AEW Tag Team Championships, and the debut of the young genius, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, as a full-fledged member of the Hurt Syndicate.” MJF says, “Bobby & Shelton are the most dominate tag team in the world today. Think of any top tag team in this sport, anyone, they’d beat ’em clean, easy. These belts ain’t going nowhere. Now that I am in the Hurt Syndicate, I am gonna make sure of that. And the Syndicate, we roll together, so we’re all collectively going to make sure we’re all strapped in gold.
“As far as my Triple B goes, my Big Beautiful Belt, my AEW World title is concerned, it will soon be around my waist. And if you find yourself in between the Hurt Syndicate and our goals, don’t be surprised if you wake up face down in a pool of your own piss and blood. But hey, man, when it comes to the Syndicate, it ain’t personal. It’s just business.” They all fist bump, but who will be next to step up and get stepped on?
Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford speak.
The Superbad Girl says Anna Jay & Harley Cameron had to cheat to beat them on Sunday. Tonight, it is NO DISQUALIFICATIONS, just like Anna & Harley have always wanted. The Megasus says that means they are her next sacrifice. Will the path of destruction only be more destructive now that Megan doesn’t have to hold back?
Ricochet speaks.
The One & Only says, “I had told that everybody after Double or Nothing, after I had laid wasted to Mark Briscoe, I would continue my quest for gold. A quest that I have been on since day one here in AEW. But I stopped, and I take a second, and I look around AEW, and I get the lay of the land, and I start to see the landscape for what it actually is. I see the Death Riders, I see The Opps, I see the Don Callis Family, I see the Hurt Syndicate, and I think to myself… Ricochet needs a group. Ricochet needs a crew. Ricochet needs some loyal subjects that will follow and help him on his quest for gold.
“And once I do, once I find the perfect crew, then I will continue to show everybody why Ricochet is simply Outta This World. AHA~!”
No Disqualification Tag: Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
For those who watched the Double or Nothing Buy-In, what part of that tag match did Harley & Anna “cheat” to win? Perhaps the Megasus & Superbad Girl don’t want to admit they got outsmarted by the Queenslayer & Wild Aussie. But now there will be no excuses because there is no such thing as cheating in a No Disqualifications match! Will Anna & Harley be the stars of the show after going all out? Or will they be made to #BowDown?
Megan & Ford come prepared with a trash can, its lid, and a golden steel chair! But Anna & Harley are ready to ride as a couple cowgirls armed with two-by-four and steel pipe! The fans fire up as they rush the ring, and while Ford grabs at the wood, Anna trips her up! Harley slides in but Megan BOOTS her down! The bell rings and this essentially Texas Tornado gets spinning! Megan SLAMS Harley down, Anna sends Ford into railing, and Anna brings out chairs! Megan CHOPS Harley, RAMS her in the corner again and again, and grabs one of those chairs. Ford ROCKS Anna, Megan wedges a chair into the corner, and Ford CHOPS Anna.
El Paso wants tables but Ford whips Anna into railing! Anna falls, Megan sits Harley up in the corner, and Megan runs up, only for Harley to move! Megan’s CANNONBALL hits the chair! Harley & Anna mug Ford, then DDT her on the trash can lid! The fans fire up, Harley covers, but Megan breaks it! Megan stalks Harley, but Anna has her wood! Anna SMACKS Megan, but Megan doesn’t even flinch. Megan stares Anna down, the fans tell Anna she messed up, but Harley has her pipe! Harley CLUBS Megan and that was certainly felt! Anna grabs a chair and she SMACKS Megan! Harley PIPES Megan, Anna SMACKS Megan, repeat!
The fans fire up as Megan is just a giant pinball between those brutal flippers, but she gets pissed! Megan dodges H&A to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up as Megan then goes for her golden chair! Megan sits it up at center, drags Harley up, and she reels her in! But Harley slips out of the suplex! Harley drop toeholds Megan on the chair, Anna SHOTGUNS Megan down! The fans fire up, Anna covers, but Ford breaks it! Harley has Ford for a KNEE down low! Anna has a chair of her own, sets that down, and Harley lines up the shot. Anna runs, they give Ford a form of BOOT CAMP! Cover, TWO!! Ford survives but Anna & Harley go outside.
The fans rally as they go looking, and yes, they bring out a TABLE! The fans fire up as Anna & Harley stand the table up nearby, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Anna & Harley go back into the ring, but Megan is there to clinch Anna! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Ford goes Matrix to dodge Harley, and hits the CUTTER! Ford puts Harley in a corner for the HANDSPRING BACK ELBOW! Megan runs up to add a STINGER SPLASH! Ford picks up the trash can, puts it around Harley, and Megan sends her back in. SHOTGUN to the trash can! Ford drags Harley to a cover, TWO! Harley survives and Ford is frustrated. Ford dribbles Harley, Megan goes looking for things, and she brings out another table! Ford helps Megan set that up in the ring, propping it up in the corner.
Megan storms up on Anna, CLUBS her, then fireman’s carries. Megan runs at the table, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER through the table!! Megan drags Anna to a cover, HARLEY BREAKS IT! Ford is furious and she goes after Harley! Ford fireman’s carries, but Harley slips free to wrench and NECKBREAKER! Cover, Megan deadlifts Harley for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Megan huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Harley over to the ropes. Megan scrubs Harley’s face with her boot, then soaks up heat. Megan brings Harley over, puts her on the apron, then goes out as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans fire up already as Megan aims for the table!
Harley fights the urenage and throws elbows! Harley kicks low, SUNSET FLIP, but Megan holds on! Anna ROCKS Megan! Megan shakes her head as she holds on, but Anna ROCKS her again! Ford is up, armed with golden chair, but Anna BOOTS her first! Anna has the chair to SMACK Ford down! Then she SMACKS Megan in the face! Harley POWERBOMBS Megan down through the table!! The fans are thunderous and Anna is all fired up! But Ford runs up to BOOT Anna! Ford fireman’s carries, and GUT BUSTER DROPS Anna! Ford takes a chair, puts it under Anna, then STANDING MOONSAULTS, but Anna moves! Ford hits only chair!
The fans rally up while all four women are down! Harley rises up, looks to Anna and they coordinate. Harley fires up, she runs at Megan, but Megan blocks the wheelbarrow to SMACK Harley off the steel steps! Megan falls back, still hurting from the table, but now the ref has medics check Harley. El Paso declares, “This is Awesome!” while Harley stands up. She’s got a bloody nose, maybe a busted lip, but Harley won’t let that stop her! Harley storms her way into the ring, Ford runs up, and Ford DECKS Harley! Anna kicks Ford, Gory Especial, FULL METAL GORY BOMB as Ford lands on a chair!! Cover, MEGAN BREAKS IT!!
Megan drags Anna up and fireman’s carries! FULL METAL FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Cover, HARLEY BREAKS IT! Harley HAMMERs away on Megan, then dodges her! But Megan FLYING LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and the fans fire up! Megan is frustrated, but she and Ford coordinate. Ford crawls to a corner while Megan just throws chairs down on Harley! Megan then drags Harley up and Ford climbs. Megan Electric Chair Lifts Harley, Ford flies, SUPERBAD DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Megan & Ford win!
Winners: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
The Megasus unleashed her full power on Harley & Anna, leaving them both bloody messes. Will there be no stopping Megan’s rise to the top of the AEW Women’s Division?
Mercedes Mone arrives in a low rider.
The CEO is once again #FourBeltsMone as she holds up her Queen of Harts title, even as her driver parks the convertible. The AEW TBS Champion struts in as a rhinestone cowgirl, ready to meet the AEW Women’s World Champion face to face, but will they keep it civil? Or will there be a shootout in El Paso?
Six Man Tag: The Opps VS The Frat House!
Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs were part of the winning Team AEW at Anarchy in the Arena. But now, they focus on being AEW World Trios Champions. Will they be ready to go all in this summer? OR will Preston Vance, Griff Garrison, Cole Karter, Jacked Jameson, and even their El Paso “Pledges” be toasting a huge victory?
Jameson has a mic, and he tries to get the fans to join in on “FRAT~ HOUSE~!” They boo instead. Jameson says okay, last night, here in El Paso, him and the boys at Shifty’s Dive, throwing one of their world famous pledge parties. They are traveling the country, throwing these parties, looking for their next members. They were out on the town, and there was a sign with a saying that Jameson really likes: El Paso Strong! The fans cheer that! Jameson says that doesn’t make sense, all the guys are weak and skinny and all the girls are fat and ugly. The fans boo again. Jameson says needless to say, they didn’t find a new member.
But hey, that’s okay, they are not leaving emptyhanded. They’re walking out tonight the NEW Trios Champions! Uh, the belts aren’t on the line…? But Preston Vance says, “Win or lose, we BOOOOOOOOOZE~!” Vance gets in Joe’s face with that, and Joe HEADBUTTS him down! Shibata and Hobbs go after Karter & Garrison on the outside while Jameson and the Pledges scramble. The bell rings, Joe JABS away on Vance in the corner! The fans fire up as Joe just fires off! Joe CHOPS Vance down, and Shibata runs Karter right into railing! Joe CHOPS Vance again, whips him corner to corner, then runs in.
Vance BOOTS Joe, runs, but Joe SWEEPS the legs! And SENTONS on top! Vance scrambles, tag to Griff, and Joe chuckles at the Ivy League MVP getting fired up. The fans rally for Joe, but Joe says uno momento. Tag to Shibata! The fans cheer as The Wrestler steps up. Shibata and Griff feel things out, then Griff CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS in return! Griff CHOPS again, Shibata CHOPS again, and repeat! The fans fire up as Griff fires a forearm but Shibata fires back! Shibata eggs Griff on as Griff fires more shots, only for Shibata to DECK him! Shibata runs corner to corner and HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS!
Shibata drags Griff up, HALF HATCH, then cover, TWO! Griff stays in this but now Shibata tags Hobbs. Griff scrambles away to tag in Karter, but the Diamond in the Rough doesn’t know what he got into. Karter fires hands but Hobbs just takes them! Hobbs TOSSES Karter to the corner, fires hands, then whips corner to corner. LARIAT in the corner! The fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Hobbs fires more LARIATS into Karter! Hobbs reels Karter in for the short arm LARIAT! The straps come down and the fans fire up. Hobbs DECKS Griff off the apron, but Vance BLATSS Shibata and Joe!
Joe runs in, Vance runs away, and the ref is distracted, so Jameson slips in with that frat paddle! Jameson SMACKS Hobbs! Hobbs just gets mad! Hobbs LARIATS Jameson up and out! A Pledge is sent in!? Hobbs gives him a SPINEBUSTER! Another Pledge tries, but he gets a SPIENBUSTER! The third Pledge tries, he gets a SPINEBUSTER! Vance has the paddle! The ref stops Vance, and Hobbs gives him a SPINEBUSTER! Karter climbs up the corner, almost slips, but he still leaps, into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Opps win!
Winners: The Opps, by pinfall
That was town bidness times ten! Will the Frat House study up next time? Will The Opps continue to prove they are #NeverLacking?
Renee Paquette is in the ring.
Renee welcomes out the woman who fought her heart out at Double or Nothing, Jamie Hayter! The fans cheer as Hayter heads to the ring, clearly bummed she is NOT the 2025 Queen of Harts. Renee brings up that unfortunately, Hayter could not overcome Mone in the finals. And she knows Hayter was worried about what her future in AEW would look like without that win. Has Hayter had time to think about what’s next? Hayter tells Renee, that is the question. But then the lights go out!? Oh no, could it be…? The lights come back up and it is THEKLA! The Toxic Spider is in AEW, and she’s right on Hayter!
Thekla DECKS Hayter, then stands over her! Thekla stares into the camera, then spider-walks over! Will the “Idol Killer” tear down all those that came before her in order to be THE woman in AEW?
AEW TNT Championship: Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family!
The Paragon could not stop the Don Callis Family on Sunday, and now the Panama City Playboy is the Protostar’s next target! Will the Aussie Arrow hit the mar and take this title home for the family? Or will it still be all about the BOOM?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the true Face of TNT!
Callis is on commentary to say the fans love Cole because he’s just like the fans: he lives on hopes and dreams. Callis says you can’t take hopes to the bank, but you can bank on Fletcher! The bell rings and the fans rally up as Cole and Fletcher stare down. Cole and Fletcher circle, feel things out, and tie up. Fletcher puts Cole in a corner, lets off slowly, then rolls back to mock the “Adam Cole Baybay!” Cole and Kyle circle, tie up, and Cole waistlocks. Fletcher pries free, switches, then he SLAMS Cole down! The fans are torn but Fletcher flexes on Cole. Cole and Fletcher reset, circle, and tie up. Cole headlocks, Kyle fights the takeover, and Kyle powers out.
Kyle RUNS Cole over, smirks, and then goes back for Cole. Kyle slips, Cole slips free, and Cole fires forearms! Kyle scoops but Cole fights free again! Kyle kicks low, CLUBS Cole on the back, but Cole PELES! The fans fire up and Kyle staggers around! Cole storms up to fire hands and he puts Kyle in a corner. Cole stomps a mudhole into Kyle, steps off as the ref counts, and he gives a proper “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” The fans cheer, Cole whips corner to corner, but Kyle reverses. Kyle runs up but Cole puts him on the apron, and SUPERKICKS him down! The fans fire up and Cole waits on Kyle. Cole goes to the apron and takes aim, only for PRG Vice to step up!
The fans boo as Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta stand in Cole’s way, but Callis says this is strength in numbers. Well speaking of, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly rush out here! Paragon brawls with RPG Vice and head to the back! The fans fire up, Cole goes to fetch Fletcher, but Fletcher SUPERKICKS Cole down! Kyle drags Cole up, reels him in, and APRON POWERBOMBS!! That was a lot more Cole’s head and neck then his back, and while the ref checks Cole, Callis mockingly says he’s gonna check on Kyle while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Fletcher flexes more while he soaks up heat, and Callis really does walk over to talk with him. Kyle steps into the ring and somehow Cole is okay to continue, so a ring count starts. Cole stirs at about 3 of 10, Callis & Kyle soak up more heat, but then Kyle goes out to fetch Cole at about 7. Kyle drags Cole into the ring, then stomps him down! Kyle stomps Cole more, then stalks him to ropes. Kyle JUMP STOMPS Cole down! And JUMP STOMPS again! Then he CHOKES Cole on the ropes! The ref counts, Kyle steps off, and Cole goes to a corner. Kyle soaks up heat, distracts the ref, and that lets Callis CHOKE Cole!
Callis scurries back to commentary before he’s caught, and Kyle drags Cole up. Cole fires body shots but Kyle eggs him on. Cole fires more shots, but Kyle BOOTS him down! Kyle paces while he soaks up more heat, and he checks if that’s for him or for Cole. It is for Kyle, so Kyle scoops Cole and SLAMS him! Kyle paces more while Cole writhes. Cole sits up but Kyle is on him with another scoop and SLAM! Kyle leans on the ropes while he soaks up more heat, then he goes back to Cole. Kyle rains down fists, clamps on a chinlock, and he grinds Cole down. Cole endures and fights up while Dynamite returns to single picture.
The fans rally as Cole fires body shots, only for Kyle to scoop and SLAM again! Kyle twists Cole’s wrist, scoops and SLAMS again, then eggs everyone on. The fans boo but Kyle drags Cole up. Cole fires forearms! The fans rally, but Kyle scoops and spins to SLAM! Callis says the reason Cole was outside to be hit with that apron powerbomb is because he went after Kyle outside the ring. Callis says Cole only has himself to blame. Kyle runs corner to corner, but Cole SUPERKICKS! Callis is eating his words the way Kyle ate that foot! The fans are thunderous as Cole rises up! Cole storms up to fire forearm after forearm!
Kyle shoves Cole but Cole LARIATS! And ELBOWS! And BOOTS! Kyle staggers around, Cole brings him over, but Kyle fights the fireman’s carry! Kyle runs, but Cole BOOTS him! Kyle rebounds into the fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but the fans rally behind Cole. Cole rises up, goes to the corner, and he climbs up to aim again. Kyle stands into the PANAMA- NO, Kyle BACKDROPS then sits down on a cover, TWO!! Cole escapes, Kyle blocks his kick, and Kyle spins Cole for a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Cole flounders, Kyle runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI! And then Kyle reels Cole in, but Cole suplexes, GHOST BUSTER!!
Cole fires up, rises up, and the fans are with him! PANAMA SUNRISE!!! Kyle sputters, Cole brings down the kneepad, and Callis freaks out! But JOSH ALEXANDER is here, and he just CLOBBERS Cole!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by disqualification (still AEW TNT Champion)
Callis laughs as the Don Callis Family’s Walking Weapon beats Cole down! But Kyle doesn’t get to be TNT Champion, what good was this? Alexander BITES Cole, Callis says break Cole! Kyle & Alexander mug Cole while the fans boo and cuss Callis out! But wait! Here comes Brody King! The King of Death ahs a chair, and he runs Alexander & Kyle off! This match was to be the main event, but it might as well happen now! Will Brody bulldoze through Alexander to head for Fyter Fest? Or will the Don Callis Family still secure something good for the Summer?
AEW International Championship Qualifier: Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family VS Brody King!
Dynamite returns, security standing between the Walking Weapon and King of Death, but they won’t wait any longer! Security is literally thrown aside and the bell rings! The brawl is on and the fans love it! Brody KNEES Alexander, ROCKS him, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! And repeat! Brody ROCKS and CHOPS, stands Alexander up and whips corner to corner. Brody runs up, Alexander BOOTS him then goes up, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Alexander dusts himself off, stomps Brody around, then rips the shirt away to CHOKE Brody with it! The ref counts, Alexander stops at 4 and taunts Brody by flossing with the shirt, and we don’t mean teeth.
Alexander offers the shirt to fans, but then drops it on the floor. Alexander whips, Brody reverses and BACKDROPS! The fans fire up as Callis keeps putting Alexander over as the best Canadian wrestler ever. Brody gets his shirt back, and he stuffs it in Alexander’s mouth! The fans cheer but Callis says there is no place for that here! Brody has Alexander against the ropes and CLUBS him! Alexander suffers Beats of the War Drum, and fans count to seven before Brody shoves him down! Brody tosses his shirt away, then brings Alexander up. Alexander fires body shots but Brody ROCKS him back. Brody puts Alexander against the post, hushes the fans, and winds up.
But Alexander ducks, Brody’s CHOP hits POST! The fans all wince as Brody clutches his hand! Alexander then RAMS Brody into the post to go after the shoulder! Alexander wrenches the arm, and he SLAMS it off railing! The fans boo but Alexander keeps after Brody. Alexander CHOPS Brody, refreshes the count, then brings Brody around to whip. But Brody reverses to send Alexander into barriers! Brody choke grips with his off hand, and he BARRIER CHOKE SLAMS Alexander! The fans fire up and Brody CHOPS Alexander against the barrier! Alexander falls, the fans fire up, and Brody stalks Alexander around the way.
Brody brings Alexander up, ROCKS him, but that was the bad hand. The fans rally and Brody puts Alexander in the ring. Alexander BOOTS Brody, then BOOTS the arm! Alexander runs, but Brody breaks through the lariat and CLOBBERS Alexander! Alexander tumbles out of the ring, and Brody builds speed! Brody DIVES into a FOREARM! Alexander has Brody in the ropes, APRON DDT! Brody slumps down and sputters, and then Alexander CHOPS him! The fans rally, Alexander runs, and he BODY CHECKS Brody off the apron! Alexander soaks up the heat while Lance Archer applauds. Callis says Alexander is not intimidated by size because he has the technique!
Fans chant “You Suck!” but Alexander SLAMS the bad arm into the post! Brody clutches his hand, but he CHOPS with the left! And CHOPS again! Alexander kicks and CHOPS in return! Alexander brings Brody around the way, and whips him hard into steel steps! Brody writhes, Alexander grins as he refreshes the count, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref checks on Brody, but Brody refuses to let the bad arm stop him. Alexander goes out and walks up the steps so he can stomp Brody’s hand! The ref reprimands but Alexander kicks Brody around. Alexander puts Brody in the ring, but Brody ROCKS him with an elbow! Brody CHOPS, but Alexander CLAWS Brody’s eyes! Alexander adjusts his wrestling headgear before bringing Brody around. Alexander HIP DROPS the good arm, looking to leave Brody with no arms! Alexander traps the bad arm and SNAP LOCKS it! Brody writhes and Alexander takes a moment to soak up heat. Brody drags himself up with the ropes, but Alexander pulls on the arms!
The ref reprimands, Brody ROCKS Alexander, but Alexander kicks low! Alexander climbs up in the corner to rain down fists! Brody stops Alexander at five, but Alexander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS, Alexander CHOPS repeat! Alexander CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, then brings Brody in for a BIG suplex! That alone was impressive, and Alexander covers, TWO! Brody toughs it out and Alexander grows frustrated. Alexander looms over Brody, throws down elbows, then he drags Brody by the bad arm. SNAP LOCK! Brody writhes again but Alexander paces. Alexander drags Brody back up, and he clamps on with a keylock!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Brody endures. The fans rally, Brody fights up, and Brody fires body shots. The fans fire upas Brody CHOPS! But that was the bad hand again! Alexander waistlocks, but Brody switches, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up and Brody LARIATS! But again, the bad arm! Alexander BOOTS Brody, BOOTS him again, but Brody SOUTHPAW LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up. A standing count starts and the fans rally. Callis claims Alexander is ahead on points, not that that matters right now. Brody and Alexander are on opposite ends of a corner as they rise up.
Brody grabs Alexander, goes to the top rope with him, but Alexander pulls the crossbar’s pad away! Alexander fights the suplex, throws body shots, and then he HOTSHOTS the arm on the bare bar! Brody staggers away, Alexander pursues, and Alexander waistlocks. Brody fights with elbows, then fireman’s carries! Alexander fights back, but Brody BOOTS him! And has the SLEEPER!! Alexander endures, and he pries the grip open! ELBOW BREAKER! APRON GERMAN SUPLEX!! Both men fall to the floor and Callis says they might need to stop this. The fans lose their minds, and a standing count begins.
Alexander stands at 3 of 10, and he brings Brody over to make him take a seat. Alexander CHOPS, then he mocks the barking! The fans boo instead, but Alexander grins and runs in, but Brody BOOTS him! Brody makes Alexander sit down, CHOPS him, and now the fans bark with Brody! Brody runs up, CROSSBODY against the railing! The fans rally for Brody as he brings Alexander up and into the ring. Alexander flounders to a corner, Brody barks and runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL!! But he only gets buckles! Alexander drags Brody to have the ANKLE LOCK! Brody endures, reaches out, turns over, and he kicks at Alexander!
Alexander staggers back, Brody reels him in, but Alexander BACKDROPS free! The fans rally but alexander waistlocks. Brody fires elbows, but Alexander traps the arms! Alexander RAMS Brody into buckles, then he STRAITJACKET GERMANS!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Brody escapes and the fans fire up! Alexander sits up, forehead bloody and shock in his eyes. Alexander drags himself up the corner, grins, and MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! The fans bark, Brody LARIATS! Brody reels Alexander in, hauls him up, GONZO BOMB!!! Cover, BRODY WINS!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (advances to the AEW International Championship match)
The Don Callis Family had two chances tonight, failed them both, and now Brody heads for Colorado and Fyter Fest. Will The King of Death end the reign of The Best Bout Machine? Who else will join Brody and Kenny Omega in the Mile High City?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of the other two International Championship qualifiers, Claudio VS Komander and Hechicero VS Mascara Dorada, we will have Mina Shirakawa VS Skye Blue! Will the Fighting Gravure Idol stay strong in the wake of losing at Double or Nothing? Plus, after the confrontation during the TNT Championship match, Paragon battles RPG Vice, but with some added names to the mix! RPG Vice bring in NEVER Openweight Champion, Konosuke Takeshita, while Roddy & Kyle conglomerate with NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, Tomohiro Ishii! Could this Six Man Tag open some doors to more golden opportunities?
Kyle Fletcher speaks.
The Protostar does not know whose call that was, whether it was Callis or Alexander, but he doesn’t care, because he does NOT need help out there, and certainly not to beat Adam Cole! He should be standing here as the NEW TNT Champion! But speaking of Cole, he comes running in and the two start throwing hands! Kyle has a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Security rushes out, separates the two, and Cole says Kyle is a dead man! Cole knows he had Kyle beat, but when and where will these two put the claims to rest?
Mercedes Mone heads to the ring!
The CEO struts her way out, carrying all her belts, the Owen Hart Cup on display. Mone grabs a mic and says, “El Pasooooo~! I now stand before you not only as the greatest TBS & Rev-Pro Champion of all time… But as the greatest winner of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament!” The fans are torn, but Mone says the legends, Owen Hart and her hero, Eddie Guerrero… The fans cheer for El Paso’s own, the late, great Latino Heat, and Mone says they do NOT compare to the greatness of Mone! That is why she is the CEO of AEW! But wait! Timeless Toni Storm makes her way out here! This face-to-face is now official as the AEW Women’s World Champion steps into the ring.
The fans cheer for Toni, and the two champions eye each other while Toni gets herself a mic. Toni kicks off the shoes and sets her belt down on the mat. Mone says, “Toni, darling, we finally meet.” The fans applaud that, and Mone says she knows these AEW fans are so sick of the black ‘n’ white. They want a champion full of color! The fans boo that, but Toni says, “Hello, Mercedes. I have waited so long for you. 441 days ago, you arrived in AEW on a show named after you. And since then, you’ve won titles, you’ve made history, and you’ve remained undefeated. But you have never once spoke to me. You have never once looked at me.
“You said that you’ve been watching me since before you even came here. You told Antony Khan that this was the one match you wanted to have. So, darling, what took you so long?” The fans cheer, and Mone says back, “What took me so long? Patience, darling, patience.” The fans boo, but Mone says this isn’t about Toni, this is about Mone and her legacy. And you think she’s going to go around backstage shaking just anybody’s hand? When Mone is the Beyonce of Women’s Wrestling? You gotta be kidding! The fans boo but Mone asks Toni, “Do you not know who I am? I am the standard, I am the conversation, I am the blueprint, I AM the revolution!”
Fans are torn, but Toni smirks as there are those who chant, “No, You’re Not! No, You’re Not!” Toni says she is the Toni Storm of Pro-Wrestling, and she swears to an unknown God that you have NEVER met anyone like her! The fans cheer that! Mone says yes, that’s right. This Toni, this “shy, nervous Toni Storm that I met ten years ago,” is very different. But so is Mone. Mone is not just a Boss, she is a CEO. She has beaten the very best from all over the world, from Mexico to Japan to England. And now at All In: Texas, Mone is bringing it home. We will have THE greatest women’s match of all time! Fans like the sound of that.
Toni says they have so many similarities. They both started so young, struggled on the indies, found success, were given trophies and flowers, and when those weren’t enough, they left it all behind to follow their hearts. And in AEW, they became exactly who they are meant to be! The fans cheer that! Mone nods, and Toni continues: There is one glaring difference. While Mone wants all the titles, Toni needs only one. Toni has lived for this title, she has cried for this title, she has bled for this title, and she has DIED for this title! The fans chant, “She’s Our Champion! Toni! Toni!” Mone is annoyed, but Toni keeps going.
“So if you want to ride the Money Train through the Toni Tunnel, I just hope you can get deep enough.” The fans cheer that! Mone says not even Toni’s hips are wide enough for the Money Train! Toni says 45 days form now, they will meet again in Texas. And somewhere in the world, a little girl with big dreams will be watching. She will say, “Holy S*IT, these b*tches are crazy!” And then, that little girl will find out who the better woman is! Toni sincerely believes Mone is the greatest of all time. But unfortunately for Mone, Toni happens to be TIMELESS~! The fans cheer that, and Mone scowls.
Mone tells Toni that Toni may call herself timeless, but what she deserves is for her time to come an end! Mone will see Toni at All In! Toni says, “See you at All In, darling.” The fans fire up as Mone puts her other belts aside to offer a handshake. Toin smiles and accepts. Then they bring each other in to stare down. Toni smells Mone, and then kisses Mone on the hand. Mone reels Toni in for a Gory Especial! Toni fights out to reel Mone in! Mone scrambles free of the driver, and the fans fire up! That was just a taste of what’s to come, but who will taste sweet victory when these two battle it out in Globe Life Field?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite to follow Double or Nothing while building to Fyter Fest and All In. Excalibur said himself that tonight paralleled Double or Nothing by bookending things with the Owen Hart Cup stories. Great opening promo from Hangman, Swerve and Ospreay. Swerve did have a good point of asking if Hangman was in cahoots with The Bucks, but we also know that’s not the case. And of course Swerve and Hangman will be at odds during this whole All In build. But just as likely, we will get a great “Avengers working together” kind of moment to finally take out the Death Riders and get that title off Moxley.
Great closing promo from Toni and Mone, with a good reference back to their time in WWE. I’m still hoping for them to put all the belts on the line so that they are truly going all in. But the tease of someone taking a finisher to the belt was good stuff. 45 days of build, who knows what else we get, but there’s also no guarantee that Mone keeps the TBS Championship. It’d be wild if someone took that title from her on the way, but it could be a point of pressure that Mone has to defend her other belts while Toni only has to worry about one.
Good debut for Thekla tonight, it was very in line with a Malakai/Aleister Black debut. Hayter seems to automatically be the woman who faces returning and debuting wrestlers and that’s not a bad spot, but it would be nice if she got to do title stuff. Great women’s tag match, and kudos to Harley fighting through a broken nose. But in the end, the Heels winning made sense when they lost at Double or Nothing. There’s talk of tag titles coming, but I don’t have faith in that when TK’s pacing of the women’s division still hasn’t improved. The current example is the poor planning he has with the ROH Women’s Pure Championship.
RIP the Frat House, their ceiling is ROH after getting crushed by The Opps. A little surprised we didn’t get Hook showing up or having a promo, but maybe that happens for Collision. The Mixed Six Tag was great stuff, and throwing Speedball in there was a little surprising until it was clear the Death Riders were winning that. Good promo from Hurt Syndicate, but every time MJF talks about “his” world title, it feels like Lashley wants to roll his eyes or something, because duh, why wouldn’t he and Shelton want their own shots at that title? If Moxley does lose at All In, and MJF goes after Hangman, you can bet MJF and Lashley butt heads again over who really gets the title match.
Good promo from Ricochet, but I wonder… Ricochet wants a crew, there’s a duo named CRU… Is Ricochet going to lead Lio & Action as a trio? And if it isn’t CRU, who would fall in line behind Ricochet? Unless that’s the point of his next story arc: failing to make a faction because he’s that insufferable. And great Don Callis Family stuff tonight. Cole VS Kyle was great, good move for Paragon to go after them, and that Six Man Tag on Collision will be fun. Alexander running out there really was confusing, not just kayfabe, but maybe they want to give Kyle an out. Kyle is great as a wrestler and a personality, fans surely will cheer for him over the rest of Callis Family, but we’ll wait and see how Cole VS Kyle 2 goes.
Alexander VS Brody was a great main event match, with great story of going after Brody’s hand. Alexander getting busted open hard way from perhaps that top rope stuff did add something. And honestly, I’m pleasantly surprised by Brody winning. Brody and Omega alone is great, but then it’ll surely be Claudio over Komander, and now Hechicero over Mascara Dorada to keep the two Faces and two Heels ratio.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/27/25)
A Block, FINAL ROUND!

So close to the end, we can almost taste it!
Round nine has come, and it all comes down to this! Who takes A Block and goes to the Best of the Super Juniors’ finals?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Titan & Yota Tsuji VS Nick Wayne & Daiki Nagai; Titan & Tsuji win.
- MAO & Shoma Kato VS SHO & Yujiro Takahashi; Sho & Yujiro win.
- El Desperado & Toru Yano VS Robbie Eagles & Hartley Jackson; Desperado & Yano win.
- YOH & Tiger Mask VS Taiji Ishimori & Gedo; Yoh & Tiger Mask win.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Dragon Dia; Mack wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Francesco Akira; Akira wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Kanemaru wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Clark Connors; Fujita wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Robbie X; Robbie wins.
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Here are the current A Block standings!
Hiromu Takahashi: 5-3, 10 points
Master Wato: 5-3, 10 points
Clark Connors: 5-3, 10 points
Francesco Akira: 4-4, 8 points
Kosei Fujita: 4-4, 8 points
KUSHIDA: 4-4, 8 points
Dragon Dia: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie X: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Dragon Dia!
The American Ninja has no way forward to the finals, but he won’t stop fighting! Will he ruin Dia’s run at the top? Or will the Infinite Carat Diamond not crack under pressure?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for “NINJA! NINJA!” Mack offers a handshake, Dia takes it, and the fans applaud the sportsmanship. They tie up, Dia headlocks, but Mack powers up and out. Dia ducks ‘n’ dodges, then slides under to tilt-o-whirl and arm-drag, only for Mack to handspring through! The fans fire up and Dia sees what he’s dealing with. Dia and Mack reset while the fans rally for “NINJA! NINJA!” Dia and Mack tie up, Mack headlocks, but Dia powers up and out. Mack drops down on the dropdown to gator roll and backslide, TWO! Cradle, TWO! Dia jumps the sweep, Oklahoma Rolls, TWO!
Mack stands, Dia has him for a cradle, TWO! Dia sweeps to cover, ONE! Mack steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO and Dia has a press, TWO! Dia stands but Mack drags him down with a headlock takeover! Dia headscissors, Mack kips free and Dia hits the takeover! Mack headscissors, Dia kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. Dia and Mack reset, circle and feel things out. They knuckle lock, go forehead to forehead, then Mack wrenches an arm to whip. Dia reverses and hurdles, but Mack turns it into an atomic drop! Mack runs and BOOTS Dia down! Dia bails out and the fans rally as Mack handsprings! NINJA SPECIAL! Direct hit, but Mack does clutch his foot.
The fans cheer, the ref checks Mack, and Mack manages to stand. Mack hobbles over, brings Dia up, and he puts Dia in the ring. Mack stomps Dia, then clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Dia endures, fights around, and the fans rally. Dia kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Mack lets go, and then Mack brings Dia up to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! And back to the CROSSFACE! Dia endures again and the fans rally! Dia fights as Mack pulls back on the hold! Dia kicks his way over again, but Mack rolls Dia away! CROSSFACE! Dia endures, the fans rally more, and Dia reaches back to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Mack lets go.
Mack stands Dia up to CHOP! Mack puts Dia in a corner, and he CHOPS again! Mack whips corner to corner, Dia reverses, and Dia runs up, only for Mack to BOOT him! Mack fires body shots, and palm strikes! Mack has Dia in the corner again, runs up, but Dia BOOTS and RANAS! Mack bails out, Dai PLANCHAS, and down goes Mack! The fans fire up while both men are down on the outside. Mack crawls away, a fan helps him up, but Dia is after him. Dia puts Mack in the ring, then baits Mack into the leg scissors trip! Dia slingshots in but Mack slides out, so Dia lands on his feet. Dia jumps right back out to ASAI MOONSAULT!
The fans fire up as Dia takes Mack down again! Dia rises, fires himself up, and he goes back for Mack. Dia drags Mack up, puts him in the corner, and then stands him up to CHOP! Mack is stinging, but Dia hoists him up top. Dia CHOPS again, climbs up top, and hits the ASTRO SCISSORS! Mack writhes, Dia covers, TWO! Mack survives and Dia is frustrated, but he fires back up! The fans rally as Dia goes up. D D D D- NO, Mack catches Dia and RAMS him into the corner! And RAMS him again! Mack puts Dia up, ROCKS him, then ROCKS him again! Dia still BOOTS in return! D D- NO, Mack is up top to second rope SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up while both men are down! The ref starts a double count while Mack and Dia stir. We pass 5 of 10, then 7, but Mack and Dia stand. They back up into each other, and Mack rolls Dia up! TWO, and Dia rolls Mack up! TWO! Dia sunset flips, TWO, and Mack sits on the prawn hold! TWO and Mack rolls through the sunset to stack! TWO and Dia sunsets, TWO! Mack has the cradle, TWO and Dia has the ghost pin! TWO!! Mack escapes, Dia ENZIGIRIS, but Mack rebounds to SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Mack crawls his way over. Mack goes for the corner and vows to end it! The fans rally as Mack climbs, but Dia stirs.
Mack fires up and NINJA BOMB FLOPS as Dia moves! Mack writhes, Dia runs and goes right up top! D D D- SHURIKEN KICK!!! Cover, MACK WINS!!!
Winner: Ninja Mack, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Dia earns 0)
An incredible antiair attack brings Dia down, and now neither man is going to the finals! Both men still show great promise, will it be better luck next time next year?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Francesco Akira!
Time is running out, and maybe it’s too late, but the Time Splitter and the Crown of Fire are going to fight until the last possible second! But win, lose, or draw, who will be watching and waiting for the final results?
The bell rings and the two tie right up. They break, tie up again, and then break. They tie up again, Kushida headlocks, and he grinds Akira down. Akira powers up and out, but Kushida RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Akira stays low then hurdles over. Akira runs but Kushida HIP TOSSES! Akira rolls while Kushida cartwheels, and Akira is up to duck ‘n’ dodge then RANA! Kushida tumbles out while the fans fire up! Akira builds speed, but Kushida ducks the sliding dropkick! Kushida kicks low, whips, but Akira Tiger Feint Kicks on the apron! The fans fire up with Akira and he drags Kushida up to CHOP!
The fans rally, Akira brings Kushida around the way, and he CHOPS again! Kushida kicks low, puts Akira through the corner to then YANK him into the POST! The fans rally while Akira falls, but Kushida stands on the bad arm! Kushida twists the other arm, then brings Akira up. Kushida puts Akira through the corner again to YANK him back into the POST! Akira falls and clutches his arm, but Kushida leaves him behind to go into the ring. The ring count starts but Akira is back up and in very quickly. Akira CHOPS but Kushida kicks low, then scoops to SLAM! The fans rally, Kushida looms over Akira, then he stomps the bad arm!
Kushida drags Akira up, snap suplexes, then looms over Akira again. Kushida stands Akira up to CHOP! Akira CHOPS back! Akira fires a forearm, but Kushida snapmares and steps over to drop a KNEE on the arm! Kushida clamps onto Akira’s arm for a mounted chicken wing but Akira endures. The fans rally, Akira fights up, but Kushida wrangles him back down. Akira fights up, fires forearms, and runs, only for Kushida to SHOTEI! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Akira stays in this, but Kushida brings him up to ELBOW him in the head. Kushida wrangles Akira again, and has the short arm scissors! Akira endures as Kushida puts on the pressure!
Akira fights around, but Kushida powers him down to keep on the arm scissors! Akira fights around, manages to stack Kushida, TWO! Kushida lets Akira go and the fans rally up. Kushida stalks Akira to the ropes, then wrenches the arm. Kushida grinds Akira’s hand against the ropes! The ref reprimands but Akira clutches his arm. Kushida runs to SHOTGUN the elbow! Akira flounders, Kushida goes up the corner, but Akira ROCKS Kushida! Kushida goes to the apron, Akira steps out to join him, but Kushida KICKS the bad arm! Akira fires forearms but Kushida has the wristlock. Akira wrenches Kushida to WRING Kushida into the apron!
The fans rally while Akira shakes out his arm. Akira runs and builds speed to FLY! Down goes Kushida and the fans fire up! Akira roars, the fans cheer, and Akira drags Kushida up and into the ring. Akira tells Fukuoka, “IKU ZO!” The fans rally with Akira and he climbs up the corner. Kushida hurries to HANDSPRING KICK Akira! Akira wobbles up top and Kushida climbs up after him! Akira fires forearms but Kushida has the HOVERBOARD! The ref reprimands, but Akira fires body shots! Akira HEADBUTTS Kushida and Kushida drops back. Akira CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Akira whips, Kushida reverses, but Akira wheelbarrows!
Akira victory rolls to STOMP 182! The fans cheer and Akira covers, TWO! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Kushida toughs it out and Akira grows frustrated but the fans rally up. They cheer on “A! KI-RA!” and he brings Kushida up. Akira wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER, then goes again! ELBOW BREAKER! Akira wants another, but Kushida wrenches, so Akira rolls him up! TWO, Akira swings but Kushida ducks it! Kushida spins Akira to ROLLING ELBOW! Akira SUPERKICKS! Kushida winds up, but Akira LARIATS first! The fans fire up with Akira, but then Kushida cradles, deadlifts, and BACK TO THE FUTURE!! But Kushida can’t make the cover!
The fans rally while both men stir. Kushida rises and he goes for Akira. Akira grabs at Kushida, as well, and Kushida throws a forearm. Akira fires back! Kushida fires another, so Akira fires back! The fans rally while both men huff ‘n’ puff. Akira blocks the forearm to CLUB the arm! Akira fires a flurry, then eggs Kushida on! Kushida ROCKS Akira, then PENALTY KICKS the arm! Kushida runs, tilt-o-whirl, but Akira fights off the Hoverboard! Clinch and SPEEDFIRE!! Cover, TWO!! Kushida survives and the fans rally for Akira. Akira crawls to the corner, crowns up and NOVA- NO, Kushida ducks the fireball to SLIDE KICK!
Kushida SLIDE KICKS again, and again! Kushida whips, Akira reverses, but Kushida handsprings, into the reverse clinch! GROUND TARANTULA, but Kushida turns things over to a backslide! TWO!!! Akira escapes, but Kushida wrenches him and spins him for another backslide! Akira rolls through to SUPERKICK! Akira roars, the fans fire up with him, and NOVA- BODY SCISSOR TAKEDOWN! HOVERBOARD!! Akira is caught and Kushida cranks on that bad arm! Akira powers up to slip free of the body scissors! Akira shifts and finds the angle, GROUND TARANTULA!! Kushida endures, Akira PULLS on the arm, KUSHIDA TAPS! AKIRA WINS!!
Winner: Francesco Akira, by submission (gains 2 points; Kushida earns 0)
The Time Splitter could not put out the fire, and Akira still has life! But will this be enough for Akira to be a finalist? Or will he be extinguished by another’s victory?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
The Way of the Grandmaster fell in the main event of last round, but he still has a chance to be in the finals! Will he stay alive just a little longer? Or will the Heel Master pour some whiskey on Wato’s dreams?
Well, to start, Kanemaru attacks during Wato’s entrance! The fans boo as Kanemaru kicks and CLUBS Wato! Kanemaru POSTS Wato, Wato falls over, and Kanemaru stomps him down! The ref reprimands but Kanemaru tells him to shut up. Kanemaru leaves Wato behind and wants the ring count. The ref has the bell ring first, and now a ring count can start. Wato rises at 3 of 20, is on the apron, but Kanemaru runs up. Wato RAMS Kanemaru, takes aim, but Kanemaru shoves the ref into Wato! Wato falls, as does the ref, and the fans boo as Kanemaru goes out after Wato! Kanemaru POSTS Wato again!
Kanemaru brings out chairs, puts on one Wato’s leg, then SLAMS the other chair on top of it! Not quite a Con-Chair-To but it gets the job done. Kanemaru SMASHES Wato’s knee on the floor, then goes back to the ring. The ref reprimands but Kanemaru lets Wato writhe. Wato clutches his knee while the ring count starts again. Wato crawls but he’s still down at 10 of 20. Wato reaches for the apron at 15, stands at 17, but manages to jump in at 19! Kanemaru YANKS the bad leg, stomps away on Wato, then stands him up. Kanemaru whips, but Wato can’t even run! The ref checks Wato but Kanemaru is right on those legs!
Kanemaru chuckles as he holds Wato open, but then he gives the ref one leg so Kanemaru can split the wishbone! Wato flounders, stands, and Kanemaru DROPKICKS the legs out! Kanemaru then grabs a leg to YANK it! Kanemaru stomps Wato more, taunts him, then drags him back up. Kanemaru has the leg for the SHIN BREAKER! And then he turns Wato over, HALF CRAB! Wato endures and the fans rally while Kanemaru sits deep! Kanemaru pulls on the leg, but Wato scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer but Kanemaru won’t let go! The ref counts, Kanemaru finally lets go at 4, and he drags Wato right back up.
Kanemaru whips, but Wato still can’t run that well! Wato tumbles to the apron, then slips to the floor. Kanemaru goes right after Wato to SMASH the knee on the floor! The fans rally for Wato while he writhes but Kanemaru leaves him behind. The ref checks with Wato but Wato won’t let this stop him. The ring counts as Kanemaru waits on Wato. Wato is still down at 10 of 20, just like last time. Wato slowly rises and stands at 16. Wato rolls in at 17 and the fans cheer, but Kanemaru grabs the legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Wato endures, the fans rally, but Kanemaru puts on the pressure! Wato flails, reaches out, and he drags Kanemaru along! ROPEBREAK!!
The fans cheer and Kanemaru makes the ref help him undo the hold. Wato grits his teeth and clutches his leg but the fans still rally behind him. Kanemaru stomps Wato, stomps the leg, then kicks him around. Wato stands to CHOP! And CHOP! Kanemaru KICKS the leg! Kanemaru whips Wato but Wato again falls! The leg is in bad shape but Wato refuses to give up. Wato stands, Kanemaru runs up, but Wato ELBOWS him! And BULLDOGS! The fans fire up as Wato powers through the pain! Wato crawls over to Kanemaru and fires up! The fans rally again and Wato wrenches Kanemaru. Kanemaru fights the Recientemente and goes after that leg!
Kanemaru runs, but Wato blocks the boot to spin and ZIGZAG! The fans fire up, Wato brings Kanemaru up, and Wato wrenches to RECIENTEMENTE! Cover, TWO!! Kanemaru survives but Wato just fires up again! The fans are with him as he waistlocks and TSUTEN- NO, Kanemaru grabs the ref! Kanemaru mule kicks the leg! Then he KICKS the other leg! Then he trips Wato to step through, FIGURE FOUR!! Wato endures, the fans rally as hard as they can, but Kanemaru puts on the pressure! Wato reaches out but he’s so far away! Wato pushes against the main leg, he grabs at the ref, but that won’t save him!
Wait, what is SHO doing here?! The Murder Machine is in B Block, but the House of Torture boys will always help each other cheat! The ref keeps Sho back, but Yujiro Takahashi is also here! Tokyo Pimp slides the whiskey bottle to Kanemaru! Kanemaru CLUBS away on Wato’s leg with that bottle!! The fans boo as Wato can only suffer! Kanemaru puts even more pressure on the hold, and WATO TAPS!! Kanemaru wins!!
Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by submission (gains 2 points; Wato earns 0)
Kanemaru’s game plan to go after the legs was working well enough, he didn’t need the House’s help! But perhaps Kanemaru wanted to stoop to these lows in order to win! And now Sho & Yujiro help stomp away on Wato! But here comes Yoh! Direct Drive saves his tag partner and runs off The House! He even gets a chair! Yoh wants them to man up, but that’s not happening. But now, with Hiromu Takahashi having beat Wato and issuing the tag title challenge, and now Kanemaru winning tonight… Could we really be seeing such an odd couple as Timebomb & Heel Master going for the tag titles?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Clark Connors!
One down, two to go. Wato is out of the running after Kanemaru cut him off at the knees, so to speak. Will the Japanese Young Punk fight his way into the finals? Or will 100 Proof bring down even the mighty?
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. They feel things out, but then Connors KNEES low! Connors CLUBS Fujita, headlocks, but Fujita powers up and out. Connors RUNS Fujita over, the fans are torn, but Connors barks. The fans bark with the War Dog and he runs. Fujita stays low, then bypasses Connors to DROPKICK! The fans cheer while Connors bails out, and Fujita runs. Connors moves aside but Fujita goes to the apron. PENALTY KICK! Fujita sets up, Connors avoids the Asai Moonsault, and Fujita staggers to his feet for the JEEP FLIPPER! Connors tells fans to move so they move! Connors BOWLS Fujita into the chairs! STRIKE!
Connors tells more fans to move, then he drags Fujita up from the chairs. Connors BOWLS Fujita again, not quite a strike but close. Connors picks up the spare by stomping Fujita down. Red Shoes reprimands and wants this in the ring. Connors drags Fujita up and over, but Fujita fires body shots. Connors CLUBS Fujita, then POSTS him! Fujita falls in a heap and the fans rally up. Connors says it is time. He brings out WHEEL-SAN! The fans are torn, Red Shoes reprimands, but Connors shoves him aside! Connors SLAMS Wheel-san onto Fujita’s back! Red Shoes reprimands but Connors brings Wheel-san to the apron.
Connors aims, and he SUPER SLAMS Wheel-san onto Fujita! Fujita writhes and the fans are torn, but Connors throws up the Too Sweet. Robbie Eagles is here via commentary so he checks on his teammate and friend. Fujita is still in this so Connors lets the ring count start. The fans rally and Fujita is still down at 10 of 20. Fujita crawls at 12, rises at 14, but he flounders at 16! The fans rally harder, and Fujita springs in at 19.5! Connors hauls Fujita up to whip him hard into a corner! Fujita falls and Connors covers, TWO! Connors drags Fujita up, whips him hard into another corner, and he lets Fujita fall again.
Fujita writhes, Connors paces, and he stomps Fujita’s back! Connors drags Fujita up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Connors stays on him with a knee to the back and a chinlock clamped on! Fujita endures, reaches out, but Connors drags him from the ropes! Connors digs his knee into Fujita’s back, and puts a lot of extra pressure on that chinlock. Fujita still fights his way forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Connors lets go in frustration. Connors drags Fujita back up to snap suplex again! The fans rally and Connors aims from a corner. BANG and Connors runs in, but Fujita drop toeholds!
Fujita ties the legs up fast and has the Deathlock! Fujita has the chinlock now, but Connors endures! Connors bends Fujita’s fingers, Red Shoes reprimands, and Connors lets go to scramble forward, ROPEBREAK! Fujita undoes the leglock and protests about the fingers, but Connors huffs ‘n’ puffs. Connors brings Fujita up, whips, but Fujita LEG LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Fujita and Connors go to ropes, the fans rally up, and Fujita runs in at the corner. Fujita CHOPS Connors, snapmares, then goes up and out! The fans rally and Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Connors stays in this, but Fujita shakes his head. Fujita has the legs, he turns Connors over, and he has the BOSTON CRAB! Fujita sits down deep on Connors’ bad back! Connors powers up, reaches out, but Fujita drags him back to have the HALF CRAB! Fujita puts all he has into pulling that leg back, but Connors still crawls forward! Connors fights to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Fujita lets go, and Connors clutches his back. Fujita drags Connors up and reels him in, but Connors fights the suplex! Fujita powers through, Connors wrenches, but Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Connors SNAP POWERSLAMS!
The fans cheer and rally up while both men are down! Connors rises, brings Fujita around, but Fujita fights off No Chaser! Fujita wrenches, waistlocks, but Connors fights the lift., Connors switches, lifts, but Fujita throws elbows! Fujita waistlocks, Connors fights the lift, and Connors reaches out! ROPEBREAK! Fujita KICKS the arms, O’Conner Roll and CHAOS- NO, Connors fights free, runs, but Fujita pops him up into the waistlock! Connors fights free again, and LARIATS! But Fujita is right up!? Connors runs in, Fujita dodges, pop up and GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Connors stays in this but Fujita roars!
The fans fire up and Fujita vows to end this. Fujita drags Connors up, fisherman and torture rack! But Connors fights free, and he ROCKS Fujita in the back! TROPHY KILLER!! Cover, TWO!! Fujita survives Connors’ old finisher, but Connors drops back and runs in, BLINDSIDE SPEAR!! Connors is targeting Fujita’s back as much as Fujita is Connors’! Connors reloads, runs in again, SPEAR to the front!! Cover, TWO?!?! Fujita survives and the fans fire up! Connors is shocked, but he roars and drags Fujita back up. NO CHASE- NO, Fujita fights free! But Connors blocks the kick, spins him, and TROPHY KILLER BACKBREAKER!!
Fujita writhes, the fans rally, and Connors aims again. Fujita rises, Connors runs up, but Fujita BOOTS him first! Connors comes back, SPEAR meets DOUBLE STOMPS!! Fujita then clamps on the Deathlock! He has the arms, NEMOS SPECIAL!!! Connors endures but Fujita bends him back!! Connors flails, but he TAPS! Fujita wins!!!
Winner: Kosei Fujita, by submission (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, they don’t give up, and perhaps, they are still in this race! Will the Japanese Young Punk fight until the very end? Or will was this the last win he’ll get in BOSJ 32?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Robbie X!
It is apropos that the most decorated man, the FOUR-TIME BOSJ winner, is in the main event of the ninth and final round. If he wins, he moves on to potentially grabbing number five! But if he loses, it will be Kosei Fujita’s time to shine. Will Robbie take Hiromu to the X-treme? Or will the Ticking Timebomb still have time on the clock?
The bell rings and the fans rally for “HI-RO-MU! HI-RO-MU!” Robbie shrugs that off as he and Hiromu circle. They run up and DOUBLE LARIAT! They stay up, and Robbie ducks Hiromu’s elbow. Hiromu dodges in return and headlocks, only for Robbie to power up and out. Hiromu RUNS Robbie over, Robbie kips up, but Hiromu CHOPS him down! Robbie kips up again, kicks low, then runs, but Hiromu DROPKICKS the legs! Hiromu whips, Robbie reverses, but Hiromu still dropkicks the legs out! Robbie bails out, Hiromu fires the fans up, but then Hiromu waits as Robbie hobbles around. Hiromu goes out, Robbie slides in, then Robbie HANDSPRING KICKS!
The fans rally as Hiromu is on the floor, and Robbie PLANCHAS! Down goes Hiromu and the fans cheer. Robbie takes a fan’s Hiromu pillow, rubs it in Hiromu’s face, then SMACKS him with it! Robbie then tells fans to move as he fetches Hiromu. Fans rally for Hiromu but Robbie BOWLS Hiromu into chairs! The fans are torn as Robbie hits the strike, but Robbie also flips off the Hiromu fans. Robbie stomps Hiromu, then grabs a fan’s Hiromu towel to CHOKE Hiromu with it! Robbie throws it back at the fan, and in a way that towel is more valuable because it touched Hiromu. Robbie then drags Hiromu up to bring him to another section!
The fans hurry away, Robbie whips, but Hiromu reverses to BOWL Robbie into chairs! The fans fire up as Hiromu gets even with Robbie! Hiromu storms over to bring Robbie up, and CHOP! The fans cheer and Hiromu CHPOS Robbie again! They go through the crowd, and Robbie CLAWS Hiromu’s eyes! Robbie CHOPS Hiromu, laughs at him and the fans, then brings Hiromu back to ringside. Robbie ROCKS Hiromu, and then he takes chairs from the crowd! Robbie refreshes the count before he makes Hiromu take a swat. Robbie CHOPS Hiromu, sets the other chair up nearby, and he tells the fans he’s gonna end Hiromu!
Robbie runs, uses the chair to launch himself, CANNONBALL! Direct hit and Robbie says, “I’m a replacement, huh?” Robbie knows he filled Bushi’s spot when Bushi exited from NJPW, but he isn’t going to let that label him! Robbie puts Hiromu in the ring, then he stomps Hiromu. Robbie drops an elbow on Hiromu’s arm, then wrings it to stomp it! The fans rally while Hiromu writhes, but Robbie clamps on a chinlock. Hiromu endures the grind, fights up, but Robbie wrangles him to the mat. Hiromu kicks around and finds the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Robbie lets go, but then Robbie KICKS Hiromu in the back.
Robbie eggs Hiromu on but Hiromu rises up. Robbie ROCKS Hiromu then eggs him on. Robbie CLAWS Hiromu’s back, but Hiromu CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Robbie ROCKS Hiromu, runs, but Hiromu dropkicks the legs out! Robbie stands, hobbles, but makes it to Hiromu to fire forearms. Robbie whips, Hiromu reverses, then he blows past to RANA Robbie! Robbie staggers to a corner, Hiromu goes to the opposite end, then Hiromu runs in! LARIAT, snapmare, and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Robbie bails out. Hiromu goes to the apron, lines up a shot, and SHOTGUN DROPKICKS!
The fans fire up as Hiromu rises, and he goes for Robbie. Hiromu puts Robbie in, covers, TWO! Robbie shakes his head, he’s tougher than that, but Hiromu stays close. Hiromu brings Robbie up, fireman’s carries, but Robbie fights it. Hiromu throws Robbie into the dragon sleeper, Robbie spins around, but Hiromu still suplexes. Robbie knees Hiromu, then Robbie suplexes to hang Hiromu out to dry! Robbie then goes to the corner, climbs up, and GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMPS! Robbie hobbles his way back to the cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Hiromu stays in this! Robbie hobbles around, shakes out the legs, and goes back for Hiromu.
Robbie drags Hiromu up, reels him in, but Hiromu fights the lift! Hiromu wrenches out but Robbie CHOPS first! Robbie runs in, LARIATS, then puts a leg in ropes! Robbie KICKS the rope, then he SPIN KICKS! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Hiromu survives and the fans rally up again. Robbie vows to end this, but Hiromu anchors a leg! Robbie stomps Hiromu, stomps him some more, then goes up the corner. The fans rally for Hiromu, and Hiromu rises to CHOP! Hiromu CHOPS Robbie again, then climbs up. Hiromu fireman’s carries, SUPER TIMEBOMB 1.5!! Cover, TWO!!! Robbie survives and the fans fire up!
Hiromu is frustrated but he rises up using the ropes. The fans rally and Hiromu has Robbie again! Fireman’s carry, and CORNER DEATH VALLEY! The fans fire up with Hiromu and he fireman’s carries again! TIMEBOMB- NO, Robbie sunset flips and stacks! TWO!! Robbie runs up, Hiromu BOOTS him, and Hiromu goes up! Robbie PELES and Hiromu falls! Robbie roars, rises, and climbs, X EX- NO, Hiromu dodges! Robbie comes back, but into an OVERHEAD SUPLEX into the corner! The fans fire up while both men are down! Red Shoes checks both men, they’re both able to continue, and the fans rally back up.
Hiromu crawls away and the fans chant for him. Robbie stirs, Hiromu heads back for him, and Hiromu stands Robbie up. Hiromu fires a forearm, Robbie staggers away to ropes, but Robbie comes back. Robbie fires a forearm, but Hiromu fires another. Robbie fires a forearm, Hiromu fires a forearm, and Robbie fires another! Both men wobble, but they rise up, and Hiromu fires a flurry! Robbie drops to his knees, but he flips Hiromu off! Hiromu grins, and he bends that finger! Hiromu CHOPS Robbie, then reels him in for VICTORY- NO, Robbie slips free of the suplex, waistlocks, but Hiromu fights the suplex!
Hiromu switches but Robbie runs and handsprings, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But Robbie’s right back up!? Robbie roars, runs up, and he slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hiromu is right back up! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, both men drop to their knees, but they go forehead to forehead! They stand, Robbie ducks a kick to SUPERKICK! Hiromu SUPERKICKS anyway! Robbie says F U and hits a PELE! Robbie runs, handsprings, but into a BACKSTABBER! Robbie writhes, Hiromu runs, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!! Robbie survives and the fans fire up again! Hiromu feeds off the energy and he storms over to Robbie.
Hiromu drags Robbie up, fireman’s carries, and TIMEBOMB 1.5!! But that’s not all! Hiromu fireman’s carries again, but Robbie bends Hiromu’s fingers! And then he BITES them! Red Shoes reprimands, Hiromu takes a swing, but Robbie dodges! Handspring, LETHAL INJECTION X!! Robbie says F Hiromu! Another LETHAL INJECTION X!!! And now he goes up the corner! X EXPRESS!!! Cover, ROBBIE WINS!?!
Winner: Robbie X, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
So what if he was the underdog? So what if he’s last place? So what if he replaced Bushi in the block? Robbie X just beat the most decorated Super Junior alive today! And that means the winner of A Block is KOSEI FUJITA! Hiromu is furious, but Fujita walks back out here to have the spotlight! Fujita and Hiromu cross paths, and Hiromu pats Fujita on the shoulder as he exits. Fujita goes to the ring, and Robbie invites him in given Robbie won the main event. Robbie tells Fujita to get this in his little brain: Robbie beat Fujita, he beat Hiromu, so… If Fujita wins this whole thing and beats El Desperado, do what is right!
Robbie wants the first championship match with Fujita! The fans like that, and Fujita nods in agreement. Robbie leaves, will Mr. X have his chance at gold? As for Fujita, he grabs the mic to say, “Sorry to those of you who may have wanted to hear more from Robbie X. But if I’m in the position of naming challengers, then I will give him the first title shot.” The fans applaud, and Fujita continues on. “I won this A Block.” The fans applaud that, too, and Fujita says he’ll take “all the hope, hate and then I’ll win. That’s all!” The Japanese Young Punk keeps it short and sweet, but will the Ichiban Sweet Boy become the Best of the Super Juniors?
Here are the FINAL A Block standings!
Kosei Fujita: 5-4, 10 points [FINALIST]
Hiromu Takahashi: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Master Wato: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Francesco Akira: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Clark Connors: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
KUSHIDA: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Dragon Dia: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie X: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
An awesome start to the ninth round, and it is always fun to have these final playoff scenarios sort out. Mack VS Dia was great, even for not affecting anything, and I really do hope these two guys become the next big thing. I figured Kanemaru would screw Wato over with help from Sho & Yujiro, and this definitely feeds into the tag title story that involves Hiromu. Fujita overcoming Connors and Robbie X getting the upset on Hiromu was all awesome stuff, and I like the gentlemen’s agreement that Robbie will be the lineal contender should Fujita win the title. B Block is going to be awesome, I’m sure, and there are all sorts of great choices for Fujita’s opponent.
My Score: 9.1/10
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