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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 33 Results & Report! (8/10/23)
It’s the G1 Climax Quarterfinals!

Who will be one step closer to the G1 Climax Championship?
An Elite Eight will soon become a Final Four as NJPW’s 33rd G1 Climax enters the quarterfinals! Will Kazuchika Okada continue towards a threepeat?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Young Lion Gauntlet: Yuto Nakashima VS Boltin Oleg, Oskar Leube & Ryohei Oiwa; Yuta draw with Oiwa & Leube, loses to Oleg.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS TMDK; LIJ wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Shota Umino, El Phantasmo & The Guerrillas of Destiny VS Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Team Strong Style; Shota, ELP & The Guerillas win.
- 8 Man Tag: Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taka Michinoku & DOUKI VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii & Eddie Kingston VS The United Empire; Tanahashi, Ishii & Eddie win.
- G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinals: Hikuleo VS Tetsuya Naito; Naito wins and advances to the semifinals.
- G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinals: Will Ospreay VS David Finlay; Ospreay wins and advances to the semifinals.
- G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinals: Sanada VS EVIL; Evil wins and advances to the semifinals.
- G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinals: Kazuchika Okada VS Zack Sabre Jr; Okada wins and advances to the semifinals.
PLAY BY PLAY
G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinals: Hikuleo w/ Jado VS Tetsuya Naito!
Hikuleo was certainly a dark horse candidate out of A Block, but he is here to prove he is ready for the next level! However, the Uncontrollable Charisma, fresh off trumping The Ace of the Universe, will not stop until he main events WrestleKingdom! Will Naito make Hikuleo tranquilo? Or will this be a Godsend for the Young Guerilla?
Fans rally for Naito already as he takes his time with his entrance attire. Hiku is patient as he stares Naito down. Naito finally puts it all aside, and the bell rings. Fans rally up again as the two stare down. They slowly start to circle, feel things out, but then Naito backs away. Hiku is annoyed but he and Naito reset. They approach, but then Naito backs off again. Naito tells Hiku to relax, and they reset again. They tie up, and Hiku powers Naito to ropes. The ref counts, Hiku lets off, and he smacks Naito on the shoulders. Naito SPITS at Hiku! Hikus wings, Naito dodges and he fires off forearms! Naito kicks and CLUBS and fires off more!
Hiku stands up and glares at Naito, then ROCKS him with a right! Hiku scoops and spins, but Naito slips free! Naito dumps Hiku out to the apron, then dropkicks the legs out! Hiku goes to the floor, and Naito builds speed, to fake Hiku out and tranquilo! Fans cheer and Hiku grimaces as he shakes his legs out. Hiku goes around the way and wants Naito to back off. The ref has Naito step back and fans applaud. Hiku steps up and in, then Naito dropkicks the legs out! Hiku crawls and Naito basement dropkicks! Naito grabs a leg to drop an elbow on the knee! Naito pulls on the leg for a toehold but Hiku CLUBS him!
Naito pulls harder on the leg but Hiku sits up to reach out, and Hiku has the ROPEBREAK! Naito lets go to stomp the bad leg. Naito drags Hiku around, steps through, and then has a TRAILER HITCH! Hiku endures again, and Naito drags him from ropes! Hiku reaches out again, so Naito shifts position to have a DEATHLOCK! Hiku still endures, but Naito drops back to TWEAK the lock! Hiku still endures, claws his way forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref helps Naito undo the leglock and we pass five minutes. However, there is NO time limit on this match, so Naito is in no hurry.
Naito stomps Hiku’s leg, has him in a corner, and he wraps the bad leg around ropes! The ref counts, Hiku CHOKES Naito on the ropes! The ref reprimands them both, Naito lets go of the leg so Hiku lets off of Naito’s head. And then Naito throws shots! The ref reprimands but Naito ROCKS and whips Hiku corner to corner. Naito runs in, but he blocks a boot! Hiku ELBOWS Naito back, then scoops him, but Naito slips off! Naito dropkicks the legs out again! Fans rally up as Hiku sits down, clutching the knee. Naito drags Hiku around and stomps the bad leg. Naito runs, but into a fireman’s carry! But Naito slips out, NECKBREAKER to BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally as Naito gives toying kicks. Jado coaches Hiku but Naito throws hands. Fans rally, and Hiku CHOPS! Naito staggers around, and Hiku CHOPS again! And UPPERCUTS! Naito goes to a corner, Hiku runs in but Naito dodges! Naito returns, but into a scoop! SNAKE EYES and LARIAT! Fans fire up and Hiku takes aim from a corner. Naito rises up, Hiku runs in and SPLASHES! Then he suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Naito is still in this but Hiku stomps him down. Hiku drags Naito up, and CHOPS him again! Naito staggers around, Hiku CHOPS him again! Fans rally up and Hiku whips Naito to ropes.
Naiot holds ropes to avoid the powerslam, but Hiku storms up to throw forearms! Naito throws those back, runs, but he fakes Hiku out on the powerslam! Then he BASEMENT DROPKICKS again! Fans rally up as Naito brings Hiku around. Naito throws heavy back elbow after heavy back elbow, and he has Hiku staggering to the ropes. Naito dropkicks the leg again! Naito goes up the corner, he brings Hiku up and ESP- NO, Hiku catches Naito for an OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE! They’ve lasted 10 minutes, and now Hiku waistlocks. Naito throws elbows but Hiku shoves him away, to then BOOT him down!
Hiku hauls Naito up but Naito fights free of the bomb! Naito kicks the bad leg, goes up the corner, but Hiku blocks the tornado DDT! LAST RIDE POWERBOMB!! But Hiku has to crawl to the cover! TWO!! Naito survives, his plan of targeting the leg paying off! Fans fire up and Hiku choke grips Naito! Hiku drags him up, GOD- NO, Naito victory rolls! TWO!! Hiku escapes, Naito spins him around and throws more heavy elbows! But Hiku ducks that to choke grip! Naito breaks fere and ENZIGURIS! Hiku staggers, Naito runs in, POWERSLAM!! Hiku then drags Naito up, GODS- SATELLITE DDT!! Fans are thunderous as both men are down!
Naito and Hiku stir, and the fans rally up with Jado pounding the mat. Naito and Hiku rise, and Naito is in the corner. Naito runs, CORRIENDO- NO, Hiku blocks to pop up SPINEBUSTER! And then Hiku drags Naito back up, for GOD- DESTINO!!! Naito turns it around at the last second! Naito then drags Hiku back up, wrenches, tilt-o-whirl, DESTINO!!!! Cover, Naito wins!
Winner: Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Hikuleo was so close, but victory slipped through his fingers! Naito wants to make WrestleKingdom 18 his destiny, will he succeed?
G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinals: Will Ospreay w/ The United Empire VS David Finlay w/ Bullet Club War Dogs!
The IWGP United States Champion is B Block’s number two. The NEVER Openweight Champion, is C Block’s number one. But those records no longer matter when it’s one and done! Will the United Empire conquer The Rebel? Or will nothing stop Finlay from taking over NJPW?
Fans are already fired up for Ospreay. The bell rings and fans fire up even more for Ospreay. Finlay just smirks as he circles with Ospreay. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Ospreay uses his height advantage as leverage. But then Finlay pulls hair! The ref reprimands, but then Ospreay pulls Finlay’s hair! The ref still reprimands but Ospreay puts Finlay on the ropes. The ref calls for the break, wedges himself between them, but Ospreay still shows punch! Finlay uses the ropes as defense, Ospreay backs off, and then Finlay SLAPS Ospreay! Finlay headlocks, Ospreay powers out and BOOTS Finlay down!
Fans fire up as Finlay flounders around, and Ospreay bumps him off buckles. Ospreay goes right up to rain down fists! Ospreay stops at 8 to whip corner to corner, then he back drops Finlay high and hard! Fans fire up as Finlay writhes. Ospreay looms over Finlay, drags him up, and ROCKS him with a right. Finlay staggers away, but he throws body shots. Ospreay DECKS Finlay, and then drags him back up. Ospreay whips Finlay to a corner, runs in, but Finlay puts him on the apron. Ospreay ROCKS Finlay, slingshots, but Finlay SHOVES him down! Ospreay crashes into railing and the War Dogs talk trash.
Finlay goes out to stand Ospreay up, and RAM him into railing! And then RAM him in again! The ref reprimands as Finlay CLUBS Ospreay down. Finlay stomps Ospreay down, but the ref reprimands. Finlay storms around, goes to the timekeeper’s table, and just CHUCKS stuff off it! Finlay takes the entire table for his own, brings it around the way, but the ref reprimands. The United Empire protests, too, but Finlay CLUBS away on Ospreay. Finlay brings Ospreay around, but Jeff Cobb snatches the table away! Fans cheer as Cobb tells Finlay he ain’t doing that here. Finlay SPITS at Cobb! Cobb SHOVES Finlay!
The ref has Cobb stay back, the War Dogs all bark at him, but the ref EJECTS Cobb!? Khan protests, and then the War Dogs stomp away on Ospreay! Fans boo as Bullet Club gets away with breaking rules and the Empire gets punished. Gabe UPPERCUTS Ospreay and Finlay puts Ospreay in the ring. Cover, the ref returns, TWO! Ospreay is still in this but he only has Khan as a cornerman. Finlay UPPERCUTS Ospreay in the back! Ospreay staggers to a corner, but he kicks Finlay and throws a forearm. Finlay fires off body shots in return! Finlay whips corner to corner hard and Ospreay falls back!
Gedo likes what he sees and Finlay dusts off his hands. Finlay taunts Ospreay, Khan coaches Ospreay, but Finlay rains down headbutts! Finlay stands on Ospreay at the ropes! Fans boo and the ref counts, so Finlay steps off. Finlay whips Ospreay hard into another corner and Ospreay falls as we reach five minutes. Cover, TWO! Finlay keeps cool and the fans rally up. Finlay sits Ospreay up but Ospreay throws a forearm. Finlay BOOTS Ospreay but Ospreay stands. They fire forearms, Ospreay gest the edge, but Finlay reverses the whip. Only for Ospreay to catch Finlay to a COBRA TWIST! Fans fire up, but Finlay rakes eyes!
Finlay switches to have the Cobra Twist on Ospreay! Fans rally as Ospreay endures, even as Finlay digs knuckles and his elbow into the ribs. Ospreay powers up to hip toss free! Ospreay drags Finlay up but Finlay throws body shots! Finlay whips Ospreay to the corner, but Ospreay comes right back to LARIAT Finlay down! Fans fire up as both men are down. Khan coaches Ospreay, Gedo coaches Finlay. Both men rise and the fans rally back up. Ospreay swings, but into a clinch! Ospreay throws elbows but Finlay HEADBUTTS! Finlay runs, but into a Tiger Wall Kick! Ospreay ENZIGURIS, then whips! Finlay reverses, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER!
Fans fire up for Ospreay again as he goes to the apron. Ospreay aims and springboards back in, PIP PIP CHEERIO! Cover, TWO! Finlay is hanging tough but Ospreay keeps his cool. Ospreay clutches his side, but he stands Finlay up. Ospreay scoops and SLAMS Finlay to a drop zone, then goes up the corner. But Finlay anchors a foot! And then YANKS Ospreay down! Ospreay hits buckles on the way, and Finlay brings him around. Canadian Rack, Ospreay slips out but Finlay throws elbows! Ospreay CHOPS! Finlay RAKES eyes! The ref reprimands, Finlay lets off, to then BITE Ospreay’s forehead! Fans boo and the ref counts!
Finlay lets off and argues with the ref, but Ospreay BOOTS him! And GERMAN SUPLEXES! Fans fire up and Ospreay calls his shot! Springboard, but Finlay goes up with him! FLYING RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Fans fire up while both men are down, and Finlay aims. Ospreay rises, Finlay runs in, into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Ospreay prepares the elbow! Ospreay aims from a corner, but Finlay SPEARS him down! Canadian Rack, DOMINATOR! Cover, TWO!! Ospreay is still in this and fans fire up while Finlay seethes. We pass 10 minutes, Finlay goes out and finds the table!
Finlay puts the table at ringside again, then drags Ospreay over. Khan protests, Finlay gets on the apron with Ospreay. Finlay reels Ospreay in but Ospreay fights the lift! Finlay CLUBS away on Ospreay, lifts him up, but Ospreay slips off! HOOK KICK! Ospreay aims, goes up the corner, APRON OSCUTTER!! Fans are thunderous as both men fall to the floor! Gedo is worried as Ospreay sees the table! Ospreay grins and fans fire up! Ospreay repositions the table and puts Finlay on it! Ospreay hurries up the corner, but Gabe drags Finlay away. Fans boo but Ospreay just hops down, to PLANCHA!
Gabe gets Finlay out of the way again, but Ospreay lands on his feet, and then SUPERKICKS Gabe down! Fans cheer but Finlay DRIBBLES Ospreay off the apron! And then reels him in, but Ospreay fights the bomb! Ospreay gets Finlay up, POWERBOMB through the table!!! Fans are thunderous as Finlay tastes his own medicine! Ospreay leaves Finlay behind and the ring count starts. Finlay stirs in the wreckage, sits up slowly but is still down at 10 of 20. Finlay flounders, Gedo shouts at him to get up, but we hit 15! Finlay still flounders, stands at 18, and slides in at 19! COAST2COAST DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!!
Ospreay fires up, fans rally behind him, and he springboards, OSCU- NO, Finlay blocks to inverted suplex! Ospreay slips out, dodges, OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!! The War Dogs breathe easier, but Ospreay has Finlay in a drop zone! Ospreay goes up, LEAP OF FAITH but Finlay used the ref as a shield!! And now the War Dogs attack! Fans boo as Gabe & Coughlin stomp away on Ospreay! But Khan gets in to go after them! That’s still 2v1 and the War Dogs beat Khan down! Khan shields Ospreay, but COBB RETURNS! The War Dogs attack him, double whip, but he crisscrosses them into each other! DOUBLE SINGLE LEG PLEX!!
Fans are thunderous as Cobb & Khan regroup, and then clothesline the War Dogs up and out! We pass 15 minutes and Khan builds speed!? Cobb gives him a boost so he can FLY! Khan takes out the War Dogs!! The fans are electric as the Empire keeps the War Dogs down. But Finlay runs in at Ospreay! Ospreay gets around, to HOOK KICK! Ospreay aims from the corner, runs in, HIDDEN- SHILLELAGH!!! Finlay’s ace in the hole! Fans boo as Finlay calls for a ref. Sato runs in since Marty is still down. POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!?!? Ospreay survives all that and Finlay is foaming at the mouth!
Finlay drags Ospreay up, BANG and ROLLING ELBOW!! The kneepad comes down, Finlay slashes his throat, and brings Ospreay up! INTO- STUN DOG MILLIONAIRE!! Ospreay powers up, the fans are electric again, HIDDEN- BACKSLIDE! Roll through, INTO- Ospreay slips out! HIDDEN BLADE!!! Ospreay drags Finlay up, for STORMBREAKER!!! Cover, OSPREAY WINS!!
Winner: Will Ospreay, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The Rebel tried trick he had, but he could not stop the Aerial Assassin from hitting the target! Will nothing stop Ospreay from adding the G1 Climax Championship to his treasures?
G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinals: Sanada VS EVIL w/ Dick Togo!
The Cold Skull, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, is walking in here with a spotless 7-0 record as the number one seed in the A Block! Meanwhile, the King of Darkness had to throw every trick in the book at Shingo Takagi just to get here. Will the deck be stacked against Sanada, too? Or will Sanada prove not Everything is Evil?
Surprisingly, there is no sneak attack, and then Evil dismisses Dick so this can truly be 1v1? Fans cheer this apparent show of respect and sportsmanship, but how long will it last? The bell rings and fans rally as the former tag partners circle. They feel things out, tie up, but Evil kicks low! Evil headlocks, grinds the hold, but Sanada fights up. Sanada endures as Evil thrashes the hold, and throws body shots. Sanada powers out but Evil runs him over! Fans applaud, and things keep moving. Sanada hurdles, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and dropkicks a leg! Evil stays up so Sanada DROPKICKS him down! Evil bails out, Sanada PLANCHAS!
Fans fire up and Sanada gets them to get louder. Fans chant for “SA-NA-DA! SA-NA-DA!” and he puts Evil back in the ring. Evil suddenly wants mercy. Then he waves to someone? Sanada turns around, but no one is coming, that itself is the trick! Evil kicks but Sanada blocks, and then he trips Evil! Evil knows what’s coming, and Sanada ties him up! Wait, NOW Dick is storming back out here! Sanada lets off Evil, and CLUBS him and throws him out! Eivl then CLAWS Sanada’s back, and RAMS him into the timekeeper! Abe-san goes down and Evil puts one out with Dick. Evil drags Sanada up and brings him into the crowd!
Fans move out of the way before Evil SMACKS Sanada off chairs! Evil then grabs a chair, folds it up, and JAMS Sanada with it! Fans rally for Sanada but Evil JAMS him again! And again! Evil CHOKES Sanada with the chair, Red Shoes reprimands, and Evil lets off. Evil goes back to the ring while fans boo, and then fans rally up for “SA-NA-DA!” Sanada rises and storms his way back to ringside as the count begins. Sanada takes his time as he has to catch his breath, but he’s in at 15. Evil throws him back out! And then BLASTS him off the apron, sending Sanada back into the timekeeper’s area! Abe-san suffers again!
Fans boo as the Young Lions again have to help Abe-san pick himself up. Evil soaks up the heat from the fans, and eventually, the ring count returns. Sanada stirs at 4 of 20, sits up at 11, and stands at 14. Sanada rolls in at 15, Evil drags him back up! Evil whips him into the corner, and surprise, the blue buckle pad is gone! Sanada hits bare buckles and suffers the Bullet Club Special! Evil laughs but Red Shoes reprimands. Evil covers, but Red Shoes says no, too many shenanigans. Evil stomps Sanada, covers him, TWO! Evil is upset with Red Shoes but he stands on Sanada’s face. Evil steps off and then kicks him around.
Fans rally up but Evil drags Sanada up. Sanada CHOPS! Evil shouts in pain, so Sanada CHOPS again! And again! Evil knees low, whips, but Sanada stops from hitting bare buckles! Evil runs in, but is sent into bare buckles! And then Sanada DROPKICKS Evil down! Sanada kips up and fans fire up! Sanada drags Evil around, but Dick gets on the apron. Sanada CLUBS Dick and drags him in! Dick wants mercy but fans say no way! Sanada trips Dick up and ties him up in Paradise! Fans fire up, Evil runs in, but Sanada drop toeholds him into Dick! Dick falls out of Paradise, and Sanada hits a BIG back suplex on Evil! Cover, TWO!
Fans rally and Saanda keeps his cool. Sanada drags Evil up into the dragon sleeper! Evil fights, slips free, fireman’s carries, but Sanada slips off! Evil runs in, into a fireman’s carry! TKO! Cover, TWO! Sanada hurries up the corner! ROUNDING BODY- NO, he has to land out as Evil moves! Evil bails out and Sanada is annoyed. Sanada goes to the apron, then after Evil, but Evil hits low! Evil whips Sanada into railing, and then whips him into more railing! And then even more- NO, Sanada reverses! Only for Evil to reverse! Sanada hits railing yet again! Both men are down and fans rally up for Sanada.
Evil storms over to Sanada, drags him up, and puts him back in the ring. Evil steps through, but Sanada fights the Sharpshooter! Sanada throws hands and Evil staggers away. Evil kicks low, throws Sanada out, and now Dick RAMS Sanada into railing! Dick puts Sanada in, Evil steps through, SHARPSHOOTER! Sanada endures, even as Evil sits deep on the hold! Fans rally, Sanada fights forward, and he has the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer but Evil holds onto the hold! Red Shoes counts, Evil lets off at 4. Evil tells Red Shoes to check Sanada but he isn’t done yet. Evil storms over and drags Sanada up to a fireman’s carry!
Sanada pops free to the dragon sleeper! Evil throws hands, but Sanada holds on! He even shifts around to hold from the other side! Evil endures, but Sanada gives him a SKULL SWING! Dick gets on the apron again, so Sanada shoves Evil into him! Down goes Dick, and Sanada has the dragon sleeper again! But Evil snapmares free, only for the SHINING WIZARD to come back! Sanada then clinches, DEAD- NO, Evil shoves Sanada at Red Shoes! LOW BLOW!! EVERYTHING- NO, Sanada shoves Evil at Red Shoes! And then LOW BLOWS in return!! Fans cheer the turnabout being fair play!
Sanada O’Conner Rolls, and BRIDGES! But DICK drags Red Shoes out! And then he CLOBBERS Sanada! Fans boo but Dick has the SPOILER CHOKER!! Fans boo more as Sanada suffers! Dick then drags Sanada up, and feeds him to Evil, for them to MAGIC- NO, Sanada kicks Dick away, and hits MAGIC SCREW on Evil! SHINING WIZARD for Dick! SHINING WIZARD for Evil! Fans fire up and Sanada calls to Red Shoes. Red Shoes hobbles back in and fans fire up as Sanada drags Evil up. Scoop and SLAM, then Sanada goes up the corner. ROUNDING BODY PRESS!! Cover, TWO!!! Evil survives but Sanada is not deterred!
Sanada drags Evil up, clinches, DEAD- NO, Evil claws Sanada’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Sanada lets Evil go as we pass 15 minutes. Evil sits up first, and he goes to a corner. Evil runs in but Sanada dodges to DROPKICK! Sanada ROCKS Evil, ROLLING ELBOWS, then runs, but into a LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Evil is furious but he drags Sanada back up. EVERYTHING IS- NO, Sanada fights free to ENZIGURI! And SHINING WIZARD again! Sanada then hauls Evil up, clinches, but Evil sips free again! Clinch, EVERYTIHNG IS EVIL!!! Cover, EVIL WINS?!?!
Winner: Evil, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Impossible! Evil actually beats the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion?! Will the King of Darkness soon be the king of NJPW?
G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinals: Kazuchika Okada VS Zack Sabre Jr. w/ Kosei Fujita!
The Rainmaker wasn’t spotless but he was undeterred in making it here, as was the Front Man of TMDK. Okada is still chasing history and a Threepeat in the finals, will he take the next step here tonight? Or will he #JustTapOut?
The bell rings and fans rally up as the two stare down. There are plenty of “ZAKKU! ZAKKU!” chants as he and Okada circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Okada manages to push ZSJ to ropes. ZSJ turns it around, has Okada’s arms in the ropes, but then lets off with pats to the shoulder. Okada storms up, puts ZSJ on the ropes this time, and then he lets off slowly. Okada swings, but ZSJ dodges to UPPERCUT! Okada kicks low, headlocks, but ZSJ powers out. They RAM shoulders and ZSJ eggs Okada on. Okada runs, RAMS ZSJ but ZSJ BOOTS! And BOOTS again! Fans fire up as ZSJ stands tall!
ZSJ snapmares Okada, KICKS him on the back, then KICKS him again! And again! Okada just scowls as he rises. ZSJ throws more kicks but Okada blocks to CLUB the leg then toss ZSJ out! Okada goes out to whip ZSJ hard into railing, and then immediately whips him into more railing! Fans rally, Okada brings ZSJ around to scoop. But ZSJ fights and slips free into No Man’s Land, to ROCK Okada! ZSJ gets Okada in a RAILING ASSISTED OCTOPUS! Red Shoes reprimands, ZSJ lets off quickly, and he makes some space before he drags Okada up. Okada fights the suplex, but ZSJ uses the railing for leverage!
Fans fire up as Okada continues to fight! Okada throws body shots, then has ZSJ on the railing, for a DRAPING DDT to the floor! Fans rally as Okada stands back up. Okada leaves ZSJ behind to go into the ring. Red Shoes checks and ZSJ is okay to continue, so the ring count starts. ZSJ sits up at 8, leans against railing, and hobbles his way back over to slide in at 13. Okada drags ZSJ up, turns him, and hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! ZSJ is hanging tough but Okada keeps his cool. Okada drags ZSJ up, bumps him off buckles, and ZSJ falls right over. We pass five minutes and Okada brings ZSJ up to ROCK him with a forearm.
ZSJ goes to the corner, and Okada ELBOWS him down! Okada digs his boots in and Red Shoes reprimands. Red Shoes counts, Okada lets off at 4. Okada paces, stalks ZSJ, and he brings ZSJ up to bump off more buckles. Okada ELBOWS ZSJ again and again and again! ZSJ flops out to the apron and fans rally up. Okada paces while ZSJ sits back up in the corner. Okada storms back up and brings him around. ZSJ UPPERCUTS back! Fans fire up but Okada knees low. Okada whips corner to corner, runs in, and FLYING BACK ELBOWS! Then kick and- NO, ZSJ WRINGS the arm to deny the DDT!
Fans rally as ZSJ drags Okada up. Okada knees low again, whips, but ZSJ blows past the boot to catch Okada to a COBRA TWIST! Okada moves around and blocks an arm, to then hip toss free! Okada brings ZSJ up, but ZSJ bridges to snapmare Okada down! NECK TWIST! And then a basement dropkick to the back! Fans rally up while both men are down. ZSJ rises, he drags Okada up, and he goes for the full nelson. Okada resists, so ZSJ spins him to a cravat! Okada endures the neck wrench, tries to break free but ZSJ avoids the clubbing arm to cravat again! Okada arm-drags free, then runs in at the corner, but ZSJ dodges!
ZSJ returns but Okada picks him up! Only for ZSJ to GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Okada endures, powers up and puts ZSJ on the top rope. ZSJ lets Okada go, and he BOOTS Okada away before Okada can dropkick! ZSJ then FLYING UPPERCUTS Okada down! Fans fire up and ZSJ gets a leg to drag Okada around. SPINNING TOEHOLD! ZSJ then wraps up the legs into a Butterfly Deathlock and he pushes on the knees! ZSJ then sits Okada up and has his arms, it’s almost A Long Way From Home! Okada endures as ZSJ twists the wrist and bends the fingers, then hammerlocks the arm! Red Shoes checks but Okada refuses to give up.
Okada gets his head free, but only for a moment before ZSJ drags him down into TESCO MEAL DEAL! Okada keeps fighting, ZSJ shifts around, and has a mounted armlock! They end up in the ropes, and ZSJ lets go. Fans rally as Okada crawls away. ZSJ stands, runs corner to corner, but Okada ELBOWS him away! ZSJ returns but Okada pops him up! Alabama Lift, but ZSJ uses that to have an INVERTED OCTOPUS! We pass 10 minutes as Okada reaches out. Fans rally, Okada powers up to hit the REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Both men are down and fans rally up. Okada stands, wrenches ZSJ, and puts on the MONEY CLIP!
ZSJ powers Okada back, but Okada sends ZSJ into the corner! Okada then puts ZSJ up top, but again ZSJ boots him away! ZSJ leaps, into the DROPKICK! Okada counters the counter and he drags ZSJ up with a wristlock. Okada short arm LARIATS, but he drags ZSJ back up! Short arm- NO, ZSJ ducks, waistlocks, but Okada throws elbows! ZSJ BOOTS, but Okada eggs him on! ZSJ BOOTS again, and again! Okada dodges the next, spins, but ZSJ gets under to GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Okada survives and fans fire up! ZSJ goes to a corner and watches Okada rise. ZSJ runs in but Okada blocks the kick!
ZSJ fires off forearms but Okada eggs him on! So ZSJ fires off forearm after forearm, but Okada gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Okada holds on, ripcords, but ZSJ ducks the lariat to run, into the DROPKICK! Okada scoops, ZSJ slips free to IRON OCTOPUS!! Okada endures but ZSJ drags him down, GROUND OCTOPUS! Okada endures, ZSJ shifts to keep him down, and then ZSJ grabs a leg! TRIPLE LOCK PENSION! Okada endures again, ZSJ has both legs now, and he turns things over to have the deathlock. ZSJ wants the arms, Okada resists, so ZSJ shifts to get just the arms, RINGS OF SATURN!
Okada endures, ZSJ shifts, omoplata into ARMBAR!! Okada scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go in frustration while fans cheer. We hit 15 minutes but ZSJ seems to be hitting his stride. ZSJ drags Okada up, but Okada fights the scoop! Okada CLUBS ZSJ, ZSJ gut wrenches, but Okada fights again! Okada CLUBS ZSJ, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Okada staggers, ZSJ storms up but Okada fires forearms. ZSJ UPPERCUTS Okada again! Fans rally, ZSJ brings Okada around but Okada fires forearms. ZSJ just UPPERCUTS again! Fans fire up and ZSJ brings Okada up to UPPERCUT again! Okada falls and ZSJ fires up!
ZSJ stands Okada up to UPPERCUT again and again! ZSJ runs, into a DROPKICK! Okada scoops, LANDSLIDE! Fans fire up with Okada and he ripcords, but ZSJ ducks the lariat, but Okada scoops! ZSJ slips free and spins Okada, to scoop and SABRE DRIVER!! ZSJ can’t make the cover! Fans fires up as both men are down again! ZSJ stirs, fans rally, and ZSJ sits up. ZSJ crawls over to Okada, sits up him, and ROCKS him with a forearm! Okada ROCKS ZSJ back! ZSJ ROCKS Okada again! Okada ROCKS ZSJ again! They go forehead to forehead, and then throw forearm after forearm, faster and faster and faster!
Fans fire up as the two stand, and then ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Okada UPPERCUTS! ZSJ takes a moment, comes back, and UPPERCUTS again! Fans rally up, ZSJ SLAPS Okada on the back! Okada UPPERCUTS, ZSJ UPPERCUTS, repeat! Fans fire up as ZSJ gets the edge, but Okada backslides! Roll through, ZSJ LARIATS OKADA!! ZSJ drags Okada up and fans fire up, but Okada ducks the lariat to Alabama Lift! Back drop, sit down! TWO, and ZSJ sunset flips! TWO, and Okada jackknifes, but ZSJ blocks it!! TWO!!! Even Okada is surprised he escaped! We hit 20 minutes, and Okada SHOTGUNS! But ZSJ rolls through to PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE?!?
Okada is up, ZSJ keeps moving, but Okada DROPKICKS again! But ZSJ is up!? ZSJ staggers around, he may be moving more on instinct! ZSJ SLAPS, Okada SLAPS, repeat! Fans fire up for the SLAP fight! ZSJ SLAPS and SLAPS, but Okada SLAPS and SLAPS and SLAPS and SLAPS! ZSJ swings, Okada dodges, DISCUS LARIAT!! Fans fire up, Okada ripcords, but ZSJ ducks again, IRON OCTOPUS!!! Okada is caught as ZSJ bends his arm and twists the wrist! Okada endures, powers out, gut wrench and EMERALD FLOWSION!! And then ripcord, RAINMAKER!!! Cover, Okada wins!!!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The Front Man could not outlast the rain, and he has been washed away! Will ZSJ ever add a G1 trophy to his accolades?
As for Okada, he gets the mic to say the support was hot again today, and he thanks the fans for that. Okada also thanks Zack for the match. Okada takes a second to catch his breath and he says that this match went past 20 minutes, and if this was the round robin, it’d be a draw. The people here got to see something they couldn’t over the last month. The G1 Climax is the best, isn’t it? Fans cheer that! Okada says he has two more matches to get his Threepeat. Ospreay, Naito, no matter who comes out of that, Okada will win to get that history third consecutive G1 Climax win. Okada again has to take a breath and fans rally up.
Okada continues to thank the fans, and says this heat will continue! He will return their support in spades, this hot Summer is gonna continue for two more nights! Okada vows he’ll be back here as the G1 Climax winner! And at that time, he’ll MAKE IT RAIN! Fans are ready, will Okada go from Rainmaker to history maker?
My Thoughts:
Awesome quarterfinal round for the G1 Climax, and with a bit of a shocker in Evil beating Sanada. At the same time, so much cheating, and also Sanada didn’t need to win the G1 with him as THE world champion. Evil promised to beat Sanada, and though he cheated, he did what he said. Naito VS Hikuleo was a great match, but I figured Naito would win that. As I said before this, Hikuleo is doing great and will definitely get up to the next level on the card, maybe going for the NEVER Openweight Championship or something like that.
Ospreay VS Finlay was awesome stuff, especially with how they booked the overbooking of Bullet Club and United Empire getting involved. Ospreay winning was the right move, and Naito VS Ospreay is going to be awesome next round. And of course, awesome main event from ZSJ VS Okada. I like that we already got a match that pushed past 20 minutes now that there’s no time limit. You could tell it really did take a toll on Okada, but he powered through to give his closing promo. Pretty sure he overlooked Evil there, and I’m thinking Evil’s gonna do what he can to make him pay for that. But between the two, I’d rather see Okada get to the finals. Whether or not he’s going to get that threepeat, him being close to it is the perfect underline for that match.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.8.2025
We get to see Alicia Fox in action and a dog collar match! Definitely an odd combination, so let’s see what happens!

As I feel like I say every week, the best parts of TNA are on NXT. I really can’t tolerate Dreamer and Delirious’ idea of creative. This shows have been slapdash early 00s MTV humor and nonsense angles. We open the show with Trick Williams, so of course you know he’s gonna be a dick and Hendry’s gonna try and get even.
At least this spawned an interesting concept with the TNA Heavyweight Championship being defended on NXT Battleground. So it’s nice that Hendry and TNA are getting exposure, but honestly it’s only Hendry, and the constant milking on the TNA side of “hearing from Hendry” is making me ill.
I feel like I’ve seen Johnny Gobs all over since Nekrogoblikon came out with new music. Not mad at it, just didn’t have that on my Bingo card.
.@Santana_Proud and @_trickwilliams just crossed paths—then @AJFrancis410 & @KCwrestles tried recruiting @TheSamiCallihan… and sparked beef with Santana in the process.
Wait… IS THAT @JohnGoblikon!?
WATCH #TNAiMPACT! on TNA+: https://t.co/afG9MKyLaa pic.twitter.com/EQwH3BjPFE
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 9, 2025
Ratings:
- Rosemary vs Lei Ying Lee – Lei wins via Thunderstruck – *
- Great Hands vs Aztec Warriors: Aztec Warriors win via Laredo Driver + Arabian Moonsault – * 1/2
- Trey Miguel w/Wentz vs Mustafa Ali w/Tasha & Hands: Ali wins via Crucifix Blade Runner – ** 3/4
- Victoria Crawford vs Brittnie Brooks: Victoria wins via Flying Axe Kick – Squash
- Dog Collar Match: International Championship Match: Steve Maclin (c) vs Eric Young w/Northern Armoury: Maclin retains via KIA – ***
Results:
Hey look, Trick comes out and does exactly what I said. He’s arrogant, he’s basically doing his own version of a Ric Flair promo. I do like the line about having two girls, one named Lexis who drives a Mercedes and Mercedes who drives a Lexus. It’s that right balance of dumb and clever to make me chuckle. Hendry of course comes out with his game face on, security tries, fails, and Hendry gets a measure of revenge.
Rosemary vs Lei Ying Lee – Lei wins via Thunderstruck
Okay even though I don’t mind Xia as a wrestler anymore, Brookside is on commentary and she’s…awful. She’s like an Arianna Grace with no charisma. Her little integrity shtick got lame halfway through the word the first time she said it.
This match goes about how you expect which is why it’s not much to discuss. Rosemary does her usually brawling, biting and using the 5 counts with the Upside Down. But as expected, she tries to use the Brass Knucks, Xia comes off of commentary to stop her from using the weapon, and Lei catches her with Thunderstruck. I guess this was supposed to keep the Xia angle with some heat, but it’s really dumb. I don’t want to see any more of this Angel vs Demon, which one will turn crap. It’s boring, it’s cliche and for babies.
At least Lei Ying Lee is gorgeous and one hell of a wrestler. Hopefully she gets away from Rosemary and Xia soon.
Great Hands vs Aztec Warriors
Laredo and Octagon take early turns on Jason Hotch, Octagon even pulls off some rope acrobatics like he thinks he’s Rey Fenix. Hands try to take a few shortcuts, but the actions stays quick, the Cali crowd is behind the Luchadors. Stereo Tijeras, Five Hole Dive from Laredo into an Asai Moonsault from Octagon. Laredo Driver into Handstand Arabian Moonsault, and Aztec Warriors win handily.
After the fact Ali attacks the Aztec Warriors, Tasha and the Hands are trying to calm down Ali but then the Rascalz run out. Maybe we’re getting an early start to the Trey vs Ali match.
Trey Miguel w/Wentz vs Mustafa Ali w/Tasha & Hands
Hopefully this is something worth actually typing about instead of WCW Thunder level of rushed throwaway trash.
They trade early chops, but Ali is pissed, no sells Trey and rocks him with a Forearm. Trey tries to Baseball Slide through the legs and roll into a Sunset Flip, but Ali rolls through, comes up with Trey and Powerbombs him moving immediately into Ground and Pound. Ali goes for a Reverse Powerslam, but Trey escapes it, tries to use his quickness, trips up Ali for a second as he goes to the apron and then he catches Trey in the ropes and hits the Draping DDT off the apron. Outside In Neckbreaker from Ali into a Standing Tornillo.
Ali throws Trey into the ropes, Trey tries something but Ali catches him, flips him vertical and then Dragon Suplex looks nasty. Ali heads back to the apron, wants the Outside In Rolling Neckbreaker, but Trey catches him with a Cutter! Trey puts a little Shake Rattle and Roll together, Ali tries to block the last one so Trey hits the ropes and lands a Lionsault. Ali powders and eats a Dive, Trey throws him back in, Meteora! 1-2-kick out! Trey gets a little frustrated but tries a front facelock, they trade cradles, Ali throws him to the ropes, Trey tries that Rewind Tiger Feint, but Ali hits a Missile Dropkick. Ali tells the Hands to finish things but Wentz comes out flying. Ali drives Wentz into the post, throws Trey back in and mouths off to Wentz. When he turns he eats Trey’s Knee Slide Tornado DDT.
Tasha distracts the ref, Hands attack Trey with a Double Choke Bomb on the Apron and Ali kills Trey with Crucifix Blade Runner.
Hardys come out to talk, they get a solid pop from the crowd, but nothing interesting gets said. The old “we let you down” promo and they’re trying to get across a fandom nickname of “Diehardyz” and that’s corny. They punctuate their part before the Nemeths of course come out with some Obsolete and Delete references. Ryan starts talking and gets booed loudly, so that’s nice, they both play in it well. Ryan makes some goofy faces, Nic and him poke fun at the Hardys and the fact that Jeff can’t come to Canada because he’s prohibidabido.
So Santino comes out, says next week Jeff and Nic will have a singles match, so Matt will get a tag match against the Nemeths with a partner of his choosing. Kind of a stock standard promo, but the Nemeths and Santino made it fun.
Huh, coming back from commercial there’s a video package from WWE showing the last time Jeff Hardy and Nic Nemeth had a match. 16 years ago.
Victoria Crawford vs Brittnie Brooks
Brittnie is Chris Bey’s girlfriend and Alicia was always one of my favorites.
Victoria clocks Brittnie early, but Brittnie fires back, Victoria gets annoyed, hits her beautiful Northern Lights Suplex Hold for only a two. Victoria drives Brittnie into the corner, Brittinie tries to fight out, but Victoria catches her with a Tumbling Headscissors Take Over and then a Flying Axe Kick. Victoria’s gorgeous self wins, and Victoria looked pretty decent in the squash.
Masha comes out, attacks Victoria, so Tessa makes a save. Santino makes a tag match next week Blanshard and Crawfish vs Slamabitch and a partner of her choosing. Robert Stone overrides Santino and picks her partner for her and chooses Nikkita Lyons.
Tessa Blanchard is GOING OFF on @AriannaGraceWWE! @milanmiracle @MrStoneWWE
WATCH #TNAiMPACT! on TNA+: https://t.co/afG9MKyLaa pic.twitter.com/7pnK7OG167
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 9, 2025
Dog Collar Match: International Championship Match: Steve Maclin (c) vs Eric Young w/Northern Armoury
EY sandbags in the corner at the bell and then catches Maclin with an opportune yank of the chain and then starts a little dirty boxing and chain choking. Cardona is out on commentary because there’s a number 1 contender match next week for the International title. EY grinds the chain across Maclin’s face and the bridge of his nose, and he’s bleeding 40 seconds into the match.
Maclin powders but since it’s a dog collar match the jabronis get involved immediately. Maclin is bleeding like his last name is Rhodes, the jabronis get in some pot shots and EY just whips him with the chain, uses the post, just goes for classic deliberately paced hardcore brawl tactics. Maclin does manage to get a small flurry, EY does the Flair Corner Flop, then EY and the jabronis eat a SCUD before we go to commercial.
We come back, Maclin is back to getting murdered, and now all the potential number 1 contenders and either on commentary, the ramp or in the back watching a monitor. Even Mance Warner looks a little concerned and horny at the same time with the blood. Maclin is so bloody he looks like a post explosion scene from The Boys. Maclin fires, whips EY in the ropes, grabs him mid run, Headbutts him a few times, Jumping Thesz Press into the Ground and Pound with some chain whips. Jabronis come in and eat a Busakiu and Backbreaker, EY tries to take advantage but EY eats an Olympic Slam. Another Busaiku for EY, Jar Headbutt connects! EY kicks out at two, then powders but Maclin follows and wraps the chain around his neck and starts throwing EY around by the throat. Dorks fly at Maclin, he deflects them, but EY yanks the chain and Maclin falls off the apron. EY throws him back in, another two count. EY heads to the top, Maclin crotches him, bald Jabroni eats a Powerbomb, hair Jabroni heads a Buckle Bomb. EY slips the Tree, so Maclin puts the jabronis in the corner, Stacked Tag Em and Bag Em, Nerds get Caught in the Crosshairs!
EY sees the chance, kick to the gut, Piledriver! 1-2…KICK OUT! EY calls for the Macho Elbow but Maclin gets up, pulls him off the top with the chain and KIA! Maclin retains!
Overall Score: 4/10
A generally disappointing episode. The first hour felt like WCW Thunder written by Meth addicted Racoons. But the second hour starting with Mustafa, turned out to be okay. I’ve always enjoyed Alicia Fox aesthetically and she wasn’t bad in the ring, Mustafa being edgy is cool, Ryan Nemeth is a treasure, Tessa is still great and the dog collar match was decent.
So a mixed bag definitely. Rosemary is honestly useless anymore. She only gets a pop because of the gimmick, but her storylines have sucked, her matches aren’t great and this whole Infantile Sting knockoff of trying to stick to her morals and integrity and not do the mean things. Aztec Warriors are basic lucha stuff with no gimmick beyond the fact they’re luchadors. Lastly, the Trick Flair opening segment was okay at best but really just just paint by numbers.
It’s a sad turn of events when my favorite wrestling program anymore is WWE main roster stuff. Yikes…2025 is weird.
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Will Dax & Cash learn to Fear The Red Death?
FTR put the blame on Daniel Garcia for how things went down between them, but now Garcia plans on taking one of the Top Guys out!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico; Ricochet wins.
- 8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox; The Don Callis Family wins.
- Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; Bowens wins.
- Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander; Kris wins.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order; Takeshita & Alexander win.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico; Bailey wins.
- Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway; No Contest.
PLAY BY PLAY
Toni Storm is here!
Or rather, she’s still here given just last night, the TIMELESS AEW Women’s World Champion won a Fatal 4 Way Eliminator. And now she’s in the special box seat “balcony” with mic in hand. Detroit cheers and she blows kisses before saying, “So many men have taken a shot at me in here, I’m feeling like Abraham Lincoln. I will never forget my first. It was messy, it was sweaty, and painful. But I only wanted more. Once a month, once a week, twice a week, I was hooked. But then, it only became more risky. One at a time, then two at a time. And three at a time! Incorporating random objects, all the while being watched by perverts.”
The fans cheer being perverts but then Toni says, “One day, it will not end well for me. It will break my body and soil my soul. But in the end, I know it’s what I was born to do. And if you think I was referring to sexual intercourse, then get your minds out of the gutter!” Toni takes a moment before she continues, “Because the best bang could not compare to fighting for this!” She holds up the title and the fans cheer more! “I am not waiting for a Hayter or a CEO. So next week, line up the next batch of slop tarts, because baby wants to binge!” The fans also like the sound of that! Toni says spit on it and sit on it, and let’s get TIMELESS~!
The fans applaud and Toni takes a bow. Beach Break just got that much bigger, but who will take their shot at The Tramp that is The Champ?
Backstage interview with Paragon.
Lexy Nair is with Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly to ask them about the 2 Out of 3 Falls last Saturday. Roddy says that to say they’re disappointed is an understatement. He and Kyle are one of the best teams on this planet, and they thought it’d be like riding a bike. But it has been a bit more difficult than they thought. Kyle agrees that they’re frustrated and disappointed, but what they aren’t doing is taking anything away from themselves. They’re the Paragon and they’re still one of the best tag teams out there. And any other day, any other time, 99 out of 100, Kyle & Roddy win that match.
Cole agrees, and he knows that was tough last week. But they are one of the best teams in the world. There will be plenty of chances to prove that this year. But in step the Grizzled Young Veterans and Zack Gibson says say that again. He can’t believe Paragon has the nerve to stand here sulking and complaining. Honestly, this three are three of the best ever. The problem is, they’ve gone soft! They’ve forgotten what it is to fight for their sport. So any time they’re ready, GYV will remind them what that’s like. Kyle & Roddy say why not. GYV will be the first time that gets stomped on Paragon’s way back to the top!
GYV laugh that off then take their leave. But when and where will Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem take on the Savior of the Backbreaker & the Violent Artist?
Ricochet VS Angelico w/ Serpentico!
The One & Only just got a big win last night alongside the Young Bucks, but now he looks to get a win on his own. Will Ricochet make Detroit #OuttaThisWorld two nights in a row? Or will tonight belong to Spanish Announce Project’s South African Stud?
The bell rings and the fans rally as Angelico and Ricochet circle. They feel things out, circle more, then Angelico leaves Ricochet hanging by smoothing his hair. Ricochet says ha ha, more bald jokes. Ricochet waistlocks, the fans chant, “He Has Hair!” but Ricochet hammerlocks and snapmares to then ghost pin, TWO! Ricochet taunts Angelico that this is professional wrestling, not modeling. Angelico trips Ricochet to cover, ONE! Angelico has a cording hold and he keeps Ricochet from the ropes. Ricochet wrenches, but Angelico gets the cording hold back! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico arm-drags him to the mat!
The fans cheer more, but Ricochet kips up. Angelico wrangles him back down! Ricochet claws at Angelico but Angelico polishes the bald head! The fans cheer and Angelico keeps on the arm. Ricochet fights up again, but Angelico wrangles him back down! Angelico gives Ricochet more polish, then stands him up to wrench and cording hold. Ricochet throws a body shot, flips up and over, but Angelico switches arms for a modified Cobra Twist! Angelico holds up his hand and the fans cheer, but Ricochet fights free and bails out. The fans boo but then Angelico sneaks up to clamp on shoulder claws!
Ricochet fights back, and he THROWS Angelico to the floor! Ricochet skins the cat, then TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Ricochet takes down Angelico, taunts Serpentico, then goes storming off to grab a chair! Ricochet chases off #SNAKEMAN, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Ricochet gets up on the barrier to soak up more heat, and he even flicks sweat off his bald head! Ricochet puts Angelico in the ring, stalks him to ropes, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Ricochet backs off, and Serpentico coaches Angelico. Angelico sputters but Ricochet brings him up for a snapmare. Ricochet digs his knee into Angelico’s back as part of the chinlock. Angelico endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Angelico is free, runs the ropes, but Ricochet DROPKICKS him down! Ricochet taunts the fans, covers Angelico, TWO! Angelico is tougher than that but Ricochet covers again, ONE! And again, ONE! And again, ONE!!
Ricochet throws a fit and SLAPS Angelico down before arguing with the ref. The ref defends the count, so Ricochet just stomps away on Angelico’s back! Ricochet taunts the fans, goes back to stomp Angelico and kick him around, then he kicks Angelico to the ropes. Angelico rises to BODY BLOW! And JAB! Ricochet staggers back, Angelico fires more shots! Angelico runs, KICKS the backdrop away, then runs again, only for Ricochet to FLAPJACK him off ropes and JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Angelico survives and Collision returns to single picture. Ricochet storms his way to a corner while the fans boo.
Ricochet aims and 450- NO, he has to bail out as Angelico moves! Ricochet comes back but Angelico dodges again, Ricochet hits only buckles! Angelico swings, Ricochet dodges and shoves to TIGER WALL KICK! And SOBAT! KNEE! But Angelico KNEES in return! Ricochet rebounds to V-TRIGGER! ROLLING- NO, Angelico clinches for a LIFTING FLATLINER! The fans fire up while both men are down! A standing count starts, Ricochet and Angelico stir, and they rise at 5 of 10. Angelico counters a punch and then fires haymakers! Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but then Ricochet catches the leap!
Angelico fights Ricochet’s clinch with elbows, then whips, but Ricochet reverses, Angelico LEAPING LARIATS! And LEAPING LARIATS again! The fans fire up and Angelico storms up to Ricochet. Angelico whips, Ricochet reverses, but Angelico reverses back! COBRA TWIST, and the HEAD SLAPS! The fans fire up as Angelico just takes Ricochet to task! Ricochet sputters and staggers around, Angelico kicks and Canadian Racks! YOYO SLAM, into a hammerlock and HALF CRAB! Ricochet endures, reaches out, but Angelico gets the other arm! Ricochet kicks with his free leg and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans boo but Angelico lets go.
Ricochet goes to the apron, Angelico storms up, but Ricochet HOTSHOTS him! And then FLICKS the ropes at Angelico to hit down low! Ricochet then springboards and FLYING LARIATS! The fans boo but Ricochet runs for a STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Ricochet just keeps going, dragon sleeper for the VERTIGO!! Ricochet rolls back, locks ‘n’ loads, and SPIRIT GUN!! Cover, Ricochet wins!
Winner: Ricochet, by pinfall
Ricochet made sure Angelico was done before he got the 1-2-3, and now he gets the mic. “Go ahead. C’mon, I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!” The fans boo and taunt him more and Ricochet says he welcomes it all! Their boos mean NOTHING to him, because he sees what they cheer for. And c’mon, if you cheer for the Detroit Lions, that means you’re dumb as hell. If you were smart, if you had any amount of common sense, you’d be cheering for him! The fans keep taunting him with “They’re Not Bald!” But Ricochet says the Eagles won the Super Bowl, what’re they talking about? They should be cheering him, because he’s been here less than a year and he’s beaten most of the favorites!
Brody King, Will Ospreay, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, and even Kenny Omega! All of them are AEW legends, and Ricochet beat them all! But wait, speaking of legends… Ricochet points out the living legend, Zach Gowen! Ricochet remembers growing up, watching wrestling, he was a huge fan of Zach Gowen. Huge fan. He remembers when big Brock would beat him up and down the arena, that was awesome. But the thing is, Daddy Gowen used to be on this side of the barriers, but now he’s on the other side of them. What happened, Zach? Doesn’t have a leg in the fight anymore?
Ricochet laughs at his own offensive joke, and then asks where that fire is now. He pushes Zach around, security rushes in and Ricochet says he wasn’t doing anything! They’re just talking! Then he BOPS each and every guard! They like that? Ricochet THROWS one guy into railing! Ricochet does his own commentary as he sends another one into the steel steps! Then he puts the third one in the ring, and says Zach might like this. The fans boo but now Ricochet brings out THE SCISSORS! Ricochet cuts this guy’s hair up! But Zach jumps into the ring!! The fans cheer as Zach snatches the scissors from Ricochet!
The fans cheer as Zach asks what is wrong with Ricochet! Ricochet says sorry, sorry! But then he KICKS Zach’s leg out! And then SPIRIT GUN!! The fans boo even more but Ricochet isn’t done with Zach. He takes Zach’s prosthetic leg away! The fans boo as loud as they can as Ricochet leaves with the leg! Ricochet isn’t just humiliating Zach Gowen, he’s committing a crime! Ricochet holds the leg up as a trophy, then mockingly limps with it. Will anyone ever humble the ego that is #OuttaThisWorld?
8 Man Tag: The Don Callis Family VS The Outrunners, Bandido & AR Fox!
Don Callis himself dared Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd to find a friend so they could settle things with Roppongi Vice and the Family, but the Outrunners did better than that! They found TWO friends! Will the Most Wanted ROH World Champion and the Whole Fox’n Show help the Youngest Men Alive humble Callis’ cronies? Or will Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Kyle Fletcher use them to take out all of their frustrations?
Callis of course joins commentary while the teams sort out. Callis calls tonight “Don Callis Championship Wrestling,” and says Detroit boos him and his Family because it is a city of losers. Kyle Fletcher starts against Bandido and the fans fire up. Kyle and Bandido circle, the fans rally up more, and they tie up. They go around, Kyle puts Bandido on the ropes. The fans rally for Bandido and he dodges the chop to CHOP! Kyle swings, Bandido dodges and headlocks. Kyle powers up and out, Bandido RAMS him, but Kyle rebounds to RUN Bandido over! Kyle flexes, the fans boo, but then Turbo flexes and the fans cheer.
So Kyle BOOTS Turbo off the apron! Kyle runs, Bandido dodges, hurdles, but Kyle leaps over. The fans tell Callis off while things keep moving. Bandido slips around to tilt-o-whirl RANA! And then DROPKICK! Kyle falls against ropes, Trent tags in, and Trent CLOBBERS Bandido! The fans boo, Trent rains down fists, and the ref reprimands. Trent stops to tag in Rocky. Roppongi Vice mugs Bandido, then they DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! But Bandido lands out, tags AR Fox, and Fox BOOTS Rocky! And BOOTS Trent! Fox goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up but here comes the Murderhawk Monster!
Archer scoops Fox into the crucifix lift! But Fox slips free, goes Matrix to dodge, and he ENZIGIRIS! Archer tumbles out, Fox whips Rocky to the corner, Rocky runs into Turbo’s BOOT! Truth adds a HAYMAKER, then Fox tags Turbo. Turbo brings Rocky around to wrench and wristlock. Truth tags in as they whip and atomic drop, UPPERCUT HART ATTACK! Trent is back, but he runs into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! The fans fire up with The Outrunner as they run at the corners! BACK ELBOWS in stereo for RPG Vice! Then Outrunners trade, more ELBOWS in stereo! Then a feed to the BULLDOG LARIAT COMBO! The fans fire up while The Outrunners wind it up!
“Turbo Floyd! You-” Well, Trent gets Rocky out of there, they do NOT give the people what they want. Archer is back and he double choke grips! DOUBLE CHOKE SLAM!! Archer BLASTS Fox & Bandido off the corner, Kyle is there to beat them up, and the fans boo as Archer stomps away on Truth! Archer stands on Truth in the corner and laughs while Collision goes picture in picture.
Archer stalks Truth tot he Callis corner. Rocky tags Archer in and they mug Truth. Archer bumps Truth off buckles, then whips him corner to corner hard! Truth falls to the mat, Archer puts him back in the corner, and Archer looms over him. Truth rises up to fire CHOPS, but archer eggs him on! Truth fires haymakers, then runs, only for Archer to DECK him! Tag to Trent and Trent stalks Truth while Archer TOSESS Turbo! Trent CHOKES Truth, CHOPS him, then talks trash. Trent winds up to CHOP again! Trent brings Truth over to bump off buckles, then he tags in Rocky. RPG Vice mugs Truth, whips him to a corner, and Kyle joins in.
Rocky runs up to ELBOW Truth, then Trent adds an ELBOW of his own! Kyle runs to forearm SMASH! Archer runs in and ELBOWS Truth down! Rocky covers, TWO! Truth survives the onslaught, but Rocky wrenches an arm. Tag to Kyle and Kyle KICKS then arm! Kyle mocks Truth reaching out for his corner, then stomps Truth down. Kyle stalks Truth to the ropes, mockingly holds Truth’s hand out, then scoops and SLAMS him in a snap! Kyle taunts Bandido, then he brings Truth up. Truth fires hands, but Kyle scoops and SLAMS again! Collision returns to single picture and he BLASTS Truth’s corner! Bandido avoids the shot and shouts at Kyle!
Kyle taunts Bandido, but Truth fires hands! The fans fire up but Kyle BOOTS Truth! Kyle suplexes, but Truth counters with a cradle! TWO, and Kyle is up, only for Truth to juke! Hot tag to Bandido! Kyle kicks but Bandido deflects and waistlocks. Kyle switches, shoves and runs up, but Bandido SUPERKICKS! Bandido goes up, up, and TORNILLOS! Down goes Kyle and he bails out! RPG Vice attack Bandido from behind! RPG Vice double whip, Bandido grabs ropes and he BOOTS them back! The Outrunners are in and they stereo ATOMIC DROP! RPG Vice tumble up and out of the ring! Archer runs in, Bandido holds the ropes down, but Archer doesn’t fall for it!
Archer ROCKS Bandido, but the Outrunners DUMP him out! The fans fire up as the Callis Family regroups by the ramp. Fox returns, and he coordinates with Bandido! Whip and pop-up, SUPER CANNONBALL!! The fans fire up as Fox hits a strike! And then The Outrunners form a staircase! Bandido runs to step, step, and ESCALARA CONJILO!! The fans are thunderous as Bandido puts Kyle in! The Outrunners set Kyle up and then wind it up! “Turbo Floyd! You sonova b*tch!” HANDSHAKE DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fox adds a SWANTON BOMB! Bandido adds a FROG SPLASH!! Cover, The Family breaks it!
The fans boo but The Outrunners brawl with the Family! Things tumble out of the ring, but Bandido aims at Kyle on the ropes! Bandido deals the hand, BLACKJACK- NO, Kyle switches through! DRAGON SUPLEX, but Bandido lands out! Bandido ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirls, but Kyle stops the DDT to MICHINOKU DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous while both men are down! Kyle and Bandido crawl, hot tags to Fox and Trent! Fox RAMS Trent, goes up, up, and leaps over Trent to somersault and CANNONBALL Kyle! Then Fox wrenches Trent, catches the leg, and FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Archer grabs Fox, shoves him back, but Fox returns to DRAPING DDT!
Fox sees Rocky, Rocky kicks first, then Rocky whips. Fox reverses, Rocky is in the corner, Fox hits an A-LIST LARIAT! Kyle runs up but Fox ELBOWS him away! Fox skins the cat to DROPKICK Rocky and then backwards roll, CUTTER for Kyle! Then Fox avoids Rocky to hit a CUTTER!! The fans are electric and Fox has Kyle on the ropes! Fox builds speed, but Trent anchors his foot! Kyle hits a CALF KICK! The Outrunners BLAST Trent, but Archer CROSSBODIES The Outrunners! Bandido springboards in but Kyle catches him! Kyle calls to the boys, RPG Vice hit a DOUBLE JUMP KNEE! The fans boo but Fox is up!
Fox dodges RPG Vice, BOOTS Kyle, then DOUBLE CUTTER RPG Vice! The fans are thunderous again as Fox goes up, up, but Kyle distracts the ref! Archer grabs Fox, and he SUPER CHOKE SLAMS him down! RPG Vice then sits Fox up, wrenches and double pump handle! JACKAL DRIVER!! Cover, Don Callis Family wins!
Winners: The Don Callis Family, by pinfall
Trent shouts that no one will ever disrespect them again! Will Callis’ pack of jackals devour anyone and everyone that stands in their way?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break!
After the assault and humiliation that we saw earlier tonight, Zach Gowen is going to make his return to wrestling! Will Zach get revenge on Ricochet for taking things too far?
Jon Moxley speaks.
“So, we’re through the obligatory preamble, casualties on both sides. Last night, you took out my number one lieutenant. Now I could vow revenge and talk about all the things I’m gonna do to Samoa Joe once I get him inside that steel cage. But that would be rather rote, and probably mostly untrue. What do we know? The consensus is Samoa Joe is gonna kick my ass. And yeah, there’s nobody on the planet better at getting their ass kicked than me. The question isn’t whether Joe will beat me up. The question is, how long can he do it? Five, eight minutes? Ten? 20? 25? I’ve got all night.
“I know you don’t think very much of me, Joe, but you are one of the guys that I have genuine respect for. You are the embodiment of a champion. But you’re not the AEW World Champion, I am. And I know that no matter what happens to me inside that steel cage in Chicago, no matter what Hell is put on me, no matter what I am put through in that steel cage, I know I have been through worse. I have been through the kind of Hell, I have weathered the kind of storms, I have faced down the kinds of demons that would keep these kids up at night. So I don’t need to be feared or respected by you or anybody else. I just need you to show up.
“I don’t get along with the rest of the world because I am not like the rest of the world. And believe it or not, next week, there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be than locked inside a steel cage in Chicago with the AEW World Championship hanging in the balance, with the baddest man in pro-wrestling, Samoa Joe. I didn’t build my foundation on sand. When the storm comes through, the only thing that matters is who is the last man standing.” The Maniac has issued his ultimatum, will he ultimately be the baddest man in AEW?
Anthony Bowens w/ Billy Gunn VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian!
The Pride of Pro-Wrestling is ready to prove he’s worthy of all the opportunities before him, but that means having others step to the plate. #BigShotty thinks he can get a hit off the 5 Tool Player, but will he be able to go yard? Or will he just get Molly Whopped and sent back to the dugout?
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Bowens. Bowens and Lee tie up, Bowens wrenches and wristlocks, but Lee wrenches back. Bowens slips through, wrenches and hammerlocks, then he spins and snapmares Lee to an Oklahoma Roll! TWO, and Bowens tries a cradle, TWO! Lee is up to headlock back, but Bowens powers up and out. Lee goes up and over, baits Bowens into a waistlock, but Bowens switches. Lee switches, then he shoves Bowens! “You’re nothing!” The fans boo and Bowens scowls. Lee talks more trash, but Bowens CHOPS Lee off his feet! Bowens stalks Lee to a corner, CHOPS again, and the fans “WOO~!”
Bowens CHPOS again, and again, and again! Bowens then stomps a mudhole into Lee! The ref counts, Bowens steps off at 4, and Bowens apologizes. Lee bails out, Bowens pursues, and Lee tries to apologize. But then Lee bumps into Daddy Ass! Lee looks and sees Billy, apologizes to him now, but Bowens ROCKS Lee! Bowens whips Lee hard into barriers and the fans fire up! Bowens puts Lee in the ring, but Lee kicks low! Lee eggs Bowens on, whips, but Bowens hurdles and mule kicks! Front kicks! FAMOUSER! The fans fire up and Bowens wrenches to lift Lee, SWING OUT FACEBUSTER! Cover, ONE?!?
Billy is annoyed, but then Blake gets on the apron! Bowens backs the Vanilla Babyface off, but then he dodges Lee’s sneak attack! Bowens fireman’s carries, Lee slips free and shoves Bowens to ropes. Billy wants after Blake but the ref keeps him back. Bowens ELBOWS Lee away, but Blake swipes at him! Lee then DUMPS Bowens out! Bowens staggers up, Lee FLIES, and he gets just enough of Bowens to take him down! Then Lee and Blake mock the scissor fingers! The fans boo but Lee puts Bowens in the ring. Lee reels Bowens in, suplexes, but Bowens slips free! Bowens shoves Lee away, runs up, and he blocks the boot! But not the ENZIGIRI!
Lee SUPERKICKS Bowens, runs, but into the Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Bowens shows them how it’s done! He puts up the scissors, then shouts for his shot! But Blake gets on the apron! Bowens grabs Blake, Lee rolls Bowens up with tights, TWO!! MOLLY WHOP!! Cover, Bowens wins!
Winner: Anthony Bowens, by pinfall
Blake tried to tip the scales, but then he also storms into the ring! Billy gets in Blake’s way and Blake backs up. Blake “apologizes,” but then he takes a swing! Billy stops that and TOSSES Blake out! Billy says “SUCK IT!” Bowens grabs a mic to tell Detroit, “What you just saw was the Pride of Professional Wrestling! The perfect combination of power, athleticism, intelligence, the look, and The It Factor. And I am in a really good mood, so y’know what? Billy, throw ’em up! Detroit, throw ’em up! And make some noise!” And they SCISSOR FINGER~! For old time’s sake, Bowens embraces the old gimmick. But will nothing stop Bowens from making himself a contender?
The Gates of Agony are here!
Detroit cheers as Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona walk out to the ring, but they grab mics so they can talk. Kaun calls out Bryan Keith & Big Bill. “You think you’re gonna walk through these Gates unscathed, unburned, and redeem yourselves in the eyes of Chris Jericho?” The fans boo and Kaun says, “Hell no, Paradise has to be earned. And these Gates right here? They’re gonna stop you in your tracks.” Liona says, “And this time, we’re not doing it in a parking lot! Y’know why? Because we’re in Detroit! Why not do this right here, right now!?” The fans cheer and Liona tells Big Bill & Bryan Keith, you heard the people! Get out here and fight!
The shirts come off, and here come the Redwood & Bad Apple! They go right to the ring and the brawl is on! The fans fire up as Bill has Kaun and Keith has Liona! Bill hammers away on Kaun in a corner, Liona ROCKS Keith, but Keith roars! Keith runs, only for Liona to LARIAT him down! Bill BOOTS Liona down! Bill goes out after Liona, but then Keith LARIATS Kaun and himself up and out of the ring! Bill and Liona brawl, Linoa shoves Bill into railing and CLUBS him! Keith and Kaun brawl on the floor, Liona SMACKS Bill off steel steps! Liona fires up, the fans are torn, and Liona runs in, only for Bill to send him into railing! In fact, Liona goes over the railing!
Keith staggers but Kaun keeps after him. Kaun brings Keith to the ramp but Keith elbows free! Keith runs but Kaun fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP down through tables!! Fans lose their minds, and somehow Liona is up! Liona and Bill now brawl on the stage, even as security and producer Kevin Matthews try to stop this! But there’s no stopping it, and Bill BOOTS Liona! Liona wobbles, but then he roars! Liona SPEARS Bill off the stage and down through tables!! The fans lose their minds all over again! The Gates and the Branches are down around ringside, is the Learning Tree impressed watching this at home?
AEW hears from Anna Jay & Harley Cameron, as well as Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne.
The Queenslayer says, “Megan, you really like to pick fights, huh? I don’t care how big you are, how hard you hit, I will wrap my arms around you and make you sleep!” The Superbad Girl says Anna has been gone a long time, and the Megasus says things have changed. There is a new animal in this jungle, and having a pure heart, fat ass and good friends isn’t gonna cut it. But the wild Aussie tells the Megasus, “I bet your back is blown out after the fight that I brought last night!” Anna says don’t say it like. Ford tells Harley to stop hiding behind Anna’s fat ass already. Ford & Megan want them to fight and learn that mercy is the one thing they never mastered.
Harley shouts that she and Anna will SLAY THE MEGASUS, and all will FEEL THE WRATH! And so BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break Collision! Anna Jay VS Megan Bayne will happen next Saturday when Collision returns to TNT!
Willow Nightingale VS Kris Statlander!
Former friends, bitter enemies, and now maybe somewhere in between, the Babe with the Power and the Galaxy’s Greatest will battle 1v1 once more! But will we truly see she’s a #BornAgainKristen when this fight helps her make amends with Willow? Or will nothing Kris does matter, and Willow will smile anyway?
The bell rings and the two circle. The two start pushing, and then shoving, and then Willow wrenches to wrangle Kris. Kris fights up to wrench back and headlock, but Willow powers out to headlock in return. Kris powers up and out, then reels Willow in for her own headlock. Willow THROWS Kris away and the fans fire up! Willow wants Kris to take this serious, so Kris runs up to waistlock. Willow fights the lift and switches, Kris fights the lift in return. Willow powers through to SLAM Kris all the same! The fans fire up more while Kris grows frustrated. Kris storms up, but Willow boops her on the nose!
The fans are torn but Kris says if that’s how it’s gonna be… And she SLAPS Willow! Willow swings, Kris dodges and Kris trips Willow to then basement CROSSBODY! Kris mocks the Willow smile ‘n’ pose, TWO! Kris mocks the smiling but then Willow SLAPS her! The fans fire up so Kris CHOSP! Willow CHOPS! Is that a spider on the screen? The CHOPS keep going and the fans “WOO~!” Willow then fires off forearms! And an ENZIGIRI! Kris sputters to a corner, Willow storms up, and the fans cheer as she bumps Kris off buckles! Then she brings Kris to another corner for another buckle bump! And then the third corner! And the fourth corner!
The fans fire up as Willow completes the lap, snapmares Kris and BOOTS her down! Willow whips Kris again, but Kris sunset flips! TWO, Willow sits up into a BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! Kris huffs ‘n’ puffs but she CHOSP! And ROKS! And CHOPS! Kris hooks the arms but Willow flips that around to a backslide, TWO! Kris Oklahoma rolls, TWO! Willow has the cover, TWO! Kris has it back, TWO! Both women stand, Kris scoops, but Willow slips free! Willow shoves Kris, Kris goes up the corner, BACK ELBOW! Kris flexes and the fans are torn, but she hurries to cover, TWO! The fans rally and Kris brings Willow up.
Kris runs, but Willow POUNCES her! PERIOD! Kris tumbles out, the fans fire up, and the ring count starts. Willow goes to the apron and she CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up more as Kris goes down! Willow high-fives the front row, then she goes back to drag Kris up. Willow reels Kris in, but Kris suplexes first! A hard landing on the floor and we’re past 5 of 10! Kris rolls in at 7, but rolls out while Willow rolls in. Kris grabs Willow and brings her back out while Collision goes picture in picture.
Kris brings Willow around to hit another suplex to the floor! Kris soaks up cheers and jeers, puts Willow back in the ring, and then soaks up more cheers and jeers. Kris runs and LARIATS Willow in the corner! Then she scoop SLAMS, covers, TWO! Willow is still in this but Kris stays on her. Kris whips Willow, Willow reverses, and Willow stays back as Kris goes up. Willow then CLUBS Kris on the back, and she reels Kris in for a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Willow reels Kris into a GROUND OCTOPUS! Kris endures as Willow twists her around! Kris pushes it to a cover, TWO! Both women stand, Kris kicks low and snapmares for a body scissor squeeze!
Willow endures, even as Kris adds a half nelson to the mix! Willow fights around, reaches out, and throws elbows! The nelson is undone but Willow still elbows away at the legs! Kris lets Willow go, the two stand up, and Kris CHOPS! Willow seethes and winds up to CHOP back! Kris ROCKS Willow! Willow CHOPS Kris! Kris ROCKS Willow, Willow ROCKS Kris, and repeat! The shots go back and forth, then Willow fires a flurry! Kris fires her own flurry in return! Both women wobble, then they fire more shots! Collision returns to single picture as the shots keep going! Willow then slips around and GERMAN SUPLEXES!
Kris rises, and she gets around Willow to GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women stand, DOUBLE LARIATS collide, and both women fall back! The fans fire up while Kris and Willow go to opposite corners. Kris and Willow rise, then Willow runs up to back body block! Kris dodges the lariat and UPPERCUTS! Kris runs side to side to KNEE Willow! Kris whips, Willow cartwheels and BOOTS! Kris kips up to PELE! Kris runs, but Willow hits a SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!! The fans are thunderous and Willow has Kris in a corner. Willow LARIATS point blank again and again and again! The fans count all the way to nine, but Kris dodges ten!
Willow blocks the superkick, fireman’s carries, and she bumps Kris off buckles before- NO, Kris slips free! Kris waistlocks but Willow CLUBS away! Kris shoves Willow but Willow avoids the snap powerslam! Willow gut wrenches but Kris trips her! Jackknife bridge, TWO and Willow sunset flips it! TWO and both women stand! SUPERKICK from Kris! Kris runs to SCISSOR KICK! Cover, TWO!! Willow survives and Kris is shocked! The fans are thunderous and Kris hauls Willow up. Kris has the leg, but Willow wrenches and fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Kris survives and Willow is beside herself!
Detroit is thunderous as Willow puts Kris in the corner. Willow bumps Kris off buckles, then she climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count, but Kris slips out to CLUB Willow on the back! Kris goes up and she has Willow on the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both women are down and the fans go wild! Kris and Willow slowly rise again, and Kris takes aim! Kris winds up and DISCUS- LARIAT from Willow!! The straps come down and Willow hauls Kris up! BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!!! But Kris flounders all the way out of the ring! Willow rises, but Wheeler Yuta is here. Yuta taunts former friend Kris, but this is to distract the ref!
Marina Shafir gets Willow with a CHAIN!! Marina CHOKES Willow, then KICKS her down! The fans boo but the Death Riders leave ringside. Kris has no idea what happened, she just tucks Willow in! STATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!! Cover, Kris wins!!
Winner: Kris Statlander, by pinfall
The Problem flips off Willow and Detroit as she finally gets revenge on Willow. Will Willow be able to smile when she’s this pissed off at Marina?
Skye Blue speaks.
“Next week, Beach Break, AEW is back in Chicago. And so am I. I’m back, and I’m a violent little thing.” The Chicago Skye is dark and brooding once again, but will her future be bright?
Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander VS The Dark Order!
Before they take on Will Ospreay & Hangman Page for Beach Break, The Alpha & Walking Weapon are going to make an example out of the Cowboy’s former friends. Will this be the end of The Dark Order once and for all? Or can Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds survive despite not having the Numbers?
Well, Konosuke & Alexander don’t even wait, they just attack! The bell rings, Konosuke TOSSES Uno and Alexander runs up on Reynolds! Reynolds dodges, runs back in, but Alexander ELBOWS him down! Then BOOTS him! Konosuke uses his own jacket to LASH Uno with those studs! Alexander throws his jacket off to keep on Reynolds, and the ref is so busy with Alexander that he misses Callis CLAWING Uno’s eyes! Alexander whips Reynolds, Reynolds goes up and over, but then Alexander puts him on the apron! Reynolds avoids the shoulder to GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP!
Alexander staggers away, the ref is distracted, and Konosuke YANKS Reynolds down! Konosuke sits Reynolds on the apron, CHOPS and hits a DRIVE-BY, then Alexander adds his CROSSBODY CHECK! Reynolds is down, Uno runs up, but Alexander dodges for the ALPHA ELBOW to take Uno down! Alexander puts Reynolds back in the ring, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Konosuke. Konosuke wrenches and reels Reynolds in, BLUE THUNDER- NO, Reynolds fights the bomb! Reynolds reaches out for Uno, but Konosuke reels him in! BIG back suplex, but Reynolds lands out! Reyhnolds shoves Konosuke aside, hot tag to Uno!
Uno ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! The fans fire up and Uno tags Reynolds back in! They double whip Konosuke, but he breaks their double lariat! Reynolds dodges as Konosuke LARIATS Uno down! Reynolds comes back but into the BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Hot tag to Alexander, and he hoists Uno up into the Electric Chair! Konosuke goes up, JUMP KNEE DOOMSDAY!! Then they haul Reynolds up, DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOWS!! And from there, STRAITJACKET PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Callis Family wins again!
Winners: Konosuke Takeshita & Josh Alexander, by pinfall
Not only are these two rolling towards Beach Break, but Konosuke is red hot going into his NEVER Openweight Championship defense tomorrow night, NJPW Resurgence in California! Will all of the wrestling world soon belong to the Don Callis Family?
“Speedball” Mike Bailey VS Dralistico!
This match came about because La Faccion Ingobernable was upset Kevin Knight’s team won that $400,000 tag match and they decided to make him pay for it physically. LFI essentially screwed The Jet out of a Continental Championship opportunity, but Bailey is going to fight for his friend! Will Bailey start by taking out El Toro Blanco’s brother?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Dralistico puts Bailey in a corner, but the ref counts. Dralistico backs off, and he CHOPS! Dralistico fires hands, the ref counts, but Dralistico tells Bailey off. Dralistico runs, but Bailey blocks the superkick! Bailey swings, Dralistico ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bailey drops down, hurdles over, and KICKS Dralistico down! The fans fire up while Dralistico bails out. Bailey builds speed, but Dralistico ducks the baseball slide! Bailey kicks, Dralistico blocks and flips Bailey! Bailey lands safe, but then Dralistico avoids the wall kick to ROCK him! Bailey comes back, Dralistico pops Bailey up, and Bailey mule kicks!
Bailey ASAI MOONSAULTS and down goes Dralistico at the ramp! The fans fire and Bailey hurries into the ring. Bailey is all fired up while Dralistico sputters. Bailey goes back out after Dralistico, then he drags Dralistico up. Bailey KICKS, and CHOPS, and then brings Dralistico around. Dralistico CLAWS the eyes! The fans boo but Dralistico RANAS Bailey into the steel steps! Then a SUPERKICK into the steps! Dralistico tranquilos and fans boo while Collision goes picture in picture.
Dralistico nods as the fans rally, and he stalks Bailey. Dralistico drags Bailey up, SMACKS him off the steel steps, then refreshes the ring count. Dralistico pretends he can’t hear the fans booing but he sees them give him thumbs down. Dralistico storms up on Bailey to CHOP him against railing! Dralistico then whips Bailey into the railing! Dralistico hops up onto the barriers so he can soak up the heat. Bailey crawls to the apron but Dralistico shoves him into the ring. Dralistico sits Bailey up, clamps on a GROUND COBRA TWIST, but Bailey endures! Dralistico throws down fists, then tells the fans to shut up!
Dralistico goes back to Bailey, stomps him, then drags him to a drop zone. Dralistico springboards to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, TWO! Dralistico tells everyone to tranquilo, then he stands Bailey up for a HEADBUTT! Dralistico looms over Bailey, stalks him to the ropes, and then KICKS a leg out! Dralistico puts Bailey on the ropes to CHOKE him! Collision returns to single picture as the fans boo and the ref counts. Dralistico stops at 4, then he KICKS Bailey in the leg! And he KICKS the leg again! Bailey hobbles, Dralistico kicks but Bailey blocks! Bailey KICKS and KICKS and KICKS in return! Then he CHOPS Darlistico in the corner!
The fans fire up but Dralistico turns things around. Dralistico CHOPS Bailey, but Bailey just snarls! Bailey puts Dralistico in the corner to KICK! Dralistico CHOPS! Bailey KICKS again! Dralistico CHOPS again and again and again! Bailey just KICKS again and again and again! The fans fire up as both men fire up and Dralistico fires forearms now! The fans are thunderous and Bailey comes back to KICK! Dralistico KICKS, Bailey KICKS, repeat! KICK for KICK, then Bailey unleashes the LIGHTNING KICKS! Dralistico avoids the thrust kick, but Bailey ducks a heel kick! Both men KICK, but then Bailey kicks a kick away to HEEL KICK Dralistico down!
The fans are thunderous as Bailey busts out that Tae Kwan Do! Dralistico rises, Bailey SOBATS, AX KICKS, and BUZZSAWS! Bailey then runs to SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Bailey drags Dralistico right up, suplexes and FALCON ARROW into the drop zone! Bailey climbs up, takes aim, and ULTIMATE- NO, Bailey has to bail out as Dralistico moves! Bailey rolls through, but Dralistico dropkicks the legs out! Dralistico then floats over, LA MAGITROL, TWO!! Bailey has Dralistico’s arm and steps over, but Dralistico rolls through, only for Bailey to sit on the sunset! Cover, TWO! Dralistico finishes the sunset, TWO!
Bailey kicks, misses, but then STANDING MOONSAULT! Dralistico moves again so Bailey lands out! Dralistico jumps the sweep, jumps on, CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous as Bailey flounders! Dralistico reaches down to knuckle lock, but Bailey denies the cover with a Monkey Flip, into a DESTROYER!! The fans are electric as Bailey has Dralistico in the corner! Bailey runs up, but Dralistico DREAMCAST KICKS first! Bailey goes to the apron. Dralistico storms out after him, and Dralistico reels Bailey in. Bailey fights the underhooks, and he Alabama Lifts! Dralistico sunset flips but Bailey stays up!
Bailey breaks free and MOONSAULT KNEE DROPS on the apron! Dralistico coughs and sputters as he rolls into the ring and the fans fire up again! Bailey aims, spins, HEEL KICK!! Cover, Bailey wins!
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey, by pinfall
The sequel was even better than the original! This rematch between Speedball and Prince of Silver was incredible, but wait! Here comes Rush himself! Bailey dares El Toro Blanco to bring those horns because he wants to keep on fighting! Rush says wait your turn, perro! When and where will Bailey look to take the bull by his horns and bring him down?
BREAKING NEWS for Beach Break: Dynamite!
Given Toni Storm wants more and more action, and since Chicago is Skye Blue’s backyard, they’ll be meeting in an AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Fatal 4 Way! Who will the two mystery participants be? And will anyone be able to score on the Whore We All Adore this close to Double or Nothing?
Daniel Garcia VS Dax Harwood w/ Cash Wheeler & Stokely Hathaway!
For the longest time, Red Death respected FTR and FTR respected him. But after FTR selfishly betrayed Adam Copeland and put themselves ahead of everyone else, Garcia could not stand by and do nothing. Garcia dared one of the Top Guys to step up, will he take that Top Guy out? Or will this (emotionally) hurt FTR more than it hurts Garcia?
The bell rings and Dax circles with Garcia. Garcia is also wary of how Cash and #BigStoke are moving around ringside. The fans taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” so it isn’t just Ricochet anymore. Dax and Garcia tie up, go around, and Garcia puts Dax in the corner. The ref counts, Garcia lets off slowly, but he pats Dax on his bald head. Dax brushes that off, he and Garcia circle again, and then they tie up. They go around, Dax puts Garcia in a corner, and the ref counts. Dax lets off slowly, but he sucker punches Garcia! The fans boo but Stoke likes that! The ref reprimands but Garcia shakes off the cheap shot.
Dax storms up and ROCKS Garcia again! And CHOPS! Garcia staggers away but Dax storms up to CHOP again! Garcia goes to another corner, but then he CHOPS in return! Dax turns things around to CHOP again! But Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax CHOPS right back! Garcia sputters as he sits down in the corner. Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and goes back for Garcia, but Garcia CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Dax headlocks, Garcia powers up and out, but Dax runs him over! Garcia trips Dax, HAMMERS away with fists, but Dax gets up. Garcia keeps after him with a CHOP in the corner!
Garcia whips corner to corner, runs up, but Dax ELBOWS him away! Dax runs up, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Garcia is down and the fans boo but Stoke & Cash cheer Dax on. Dax stomps and drops knees on Garcia at the ropes! The ref counts, Dax backs off, and Garcia checks his own neck. Cash talks trash, the ref has him back off, and Cash says he’s just talking! He’s allowed to do that, right? The fans still taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” Dax stands Garcia up, reels him in, but Garcia fights the lift! Dax pulls on Garcia’s hair to then CHOP him! Garcia bails out, Dax pursues, and Dax brings Garcia around.
Dax talks trash on the fans, then reels Garcia in. Garcia fights the lift again, trips Dax up, and then CATAPULTS Dax into the POST! The fans fire up while Dax falls in a heap! Garcia stands, rolls into the ring, but just long enough to refresh the count. Dax is busted open and Garcia is right on that bloody forehead! Dax wants mercy but Garcia only backs off to get space. Garcia puts up his dukes, does his dance, and then runs in for a DROPKICK! Dax hits barriers, but Garcia runs again! Another DROPKICK into the barriers! And then a third DROPKICK into the barriers! The fans fire up with Garcia as he goes one more time, only for Cash to stand in the way!
The fans boo as Cash says no more! Garcia seethes, and he still runs up, but Dax LARIATS Garcia down! Cash bought Dax time, and now Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs through his crimson mask. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, then he grabs the ring bell! The ref stops Dax and they tug-o-war over it! Dax lets the ref have the bell, but then Garcia trips Dax! Garcia steps through, and he turns Dax over for the DRAGON TAMER!! But Stoke distracts the ref, letting Cash drag Garcia out! DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor! Cash points to commentary to give a thumbs up, but wait! DADDY MAGIC is here! The fans cheer as Matt Menard CLOBBERS Cash!
The fans fire up, Stoke freaks out, and Menard fires off on Cash in a corner! Detroit is all fired up as Collision goes picture in picture!
Cash runs away to the back but Menard pursues! Now things are a bit more even, with Stoke coaching a bloodied and dazed Dax. Dax staggers to his feet, goes over to Garcia, and drags him up to put him in the ring. Dax talks more trash on the fans, then he storms in after Garcia. Dax suplexes and hits a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Garcia is still in this and Dax grows frustrated. The ref checks Dax while the fans rally behind Garcia. Dax is okay to continue, and he brings Garcia up, only for Garcia to cradle! TWO!! Dax stands and LARIATS Garcia down! Dax huffs ‘n’ puffs and TOSSES Garcia to the apron! Dax brings Garcia through the ropes, to then CHOP!
Dax KICKS and ROCKS Garcia on repeat! Then he reels Garcia in for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, TWO! Dax rains down fists without hesitation! Dax hears the fans taunting him so he dares them to do something. Dax holds the ropes open but obviously no one takes the offer. Dax drags Garcia up, CHOPS him, and he storms up on Garcia at the ropes. Garcia ROCKS and CHOPS in return, but Dax CHOPS again! Garcia sputters and falls back while Dax soaks up the heat. Dax paces around Garcia, taunts Detroit more, and Collision returns to single picture. The fans boo as hard as they can but Dax talks trash on Garcia now.
Dax kicks at Garcia, egging him on. Garcia scowls as Dax pie faces him! The fans rally, Garcia rises, and Dax looks worried. Dax SLAPS Garcia, but Garcia just clamps onto Dax’s neck! Dax breaks fere, Garcia CHOP, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Garcia CHOPS away on Dax at the ropes! The fans fire up and Garcia whips, but Dax reverses. Garcia LARIATS, Dax staggers, so Garcia runs again! Another LARIAT but Dax still stays on his feet! Garcia runs, Dax ROCKS him, and then Dax whips. Garcia reverses, Dax reverses to wrench, but Garcia dodges the lariat to LARIAT! Down goes Dax and the fans fire up!
Stoke is frustrated for Dax as the fans rally up. Garcia storms up on Dax to climb up. Garcia rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to nine. Garcia foams at the mouth before he hits TEN! The fans fire up, Garcia waistlocks, but Dax holds onto a buckle pad! That pad comes loose, Garcia still hits a SAIDO! The fans fire up as Garcia covers, TWO!! Dax survives but Garcia goes for the legs. Dax CLAWS at Garcia’s face and shoves him away! Garcia still gets the legs and trips Dax up! DRAGON- NO, Dax fights and BOOTS Garcia into the bare steel! SLINGSHOT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Garcia survives and Detroit is thunderous!
Stokely is seething and Dax is pissed, but the fans continue to rally for “DANNY! DANNY!” Dax goes up, and Garcia CHOPS first! Garcia climbs, brings Dax up, and they go to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And then a roll through! Garcia hoists Dax up to the top rope again, and goes back up top! Another SUPER DUPER PLEX!! But Garcia isn’t done, he’s taking Three Amigos to a new level! The fans are thunderous as Garcia goes to the next corner, hoists Dax up, and climbs again! The fans want the hattrick, and Garcia brings Dax up! SUPER DUPER THREE AMIGOS!!! Both men are down and the fans are electric!
Stokely is furious as Garcia crawls to a cover! ROPEBREAK!! Garcia miscalculates and that works out for Dax! “This is Awesome!” and that might be an understatement! Dax and Garcia rise, go forehead to forehead, and then they go forearm for forearm! Garcia gets the edge and the fans love it! Garcia BOOTS Dax out of the ring, then pursues! Stoke has to run away before Garcia CLOBBERS Dax from behind! They go into the crowd, the fans fire up as they’re even closer to the action now! This brawl goes through the stands, around behind commentary, and Dax SMACKS Garcia off railing! And then off more railing!
Schiavone & Nigel just mind their own business, and yet Dax still feels the need to push Nigel’s headset off him! The fans boo and Nigel seethes. Nigel stands up, Dax dares him to do something! Detroit tells Dax he done F’d up, but Nigel just puts his headset back on. Nigel says he is a professional, but a professional commentator. Dax is the wrestler, so Nigel will not touch him. Dax SHOVES Nigel down! Nigel is furious but Dax already storms off to find Garcia. Dax puts Garcia in the ring, but Garcia reels Dax in! Dax fights the lift, Stoke barks from the apron! The ref backs stoke off, but Dax LOW BLOWS Garcia!
But now Nigel is storming down to ringside! Garcia fights the lift and Nigel is on the apron! Dax storms up on Nigel, but Nigel RAMS Dax down low! UPPERCUT! But Cash is back! He kicks Nigel low, reels him in, but Nigel WRINGS Cash out! Garcia LARIATS Dax up and out, and clearly by now the ref has just thrown this one out!
No Contest
Menard is back and he LARIATS Cash up and out! The fans fire up as Menard, Garcia and McGuinness stand tall together! FTR kept pushing buttons but they pushed the wrong ones! Will Stoke, Dax & Cash have to fear the repercussions of their actions?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision, but it apparently caught a bit of the Go Home Syndrome. There were quite a few recap packages I skipped but clearly they are working to hype Beach Break for next. Moxley’s newest promo was alright, didn’t really add much, because as I said just last night, Moxley surely finds a way to retain with help from The Death Riders. I will say, it made a lot of sense for the remaining Death Riders to cost Willow. Marina and Willow still have beef, and I’m still hoping on my idea from last night: Shayna Baszler shows up, teams with Marina, we get Shayna & Marina VS Willow & Kris. Let’s up the ante and get another classic Street Fight Tag out of Kris & Willow.
Great promo from Toni Storm to open the night, and good to hear Skye Blue is back. Another Fatal 4 Way Eliminator makes me wonder if one of the mystery entrants ends up taking the loss. There was also that spider during Kris VS Willow, which I believe is a teaser for Thekla. Thekla could easily jump into the Fatal 4 Way and get close to winning, but who knows. And as I said last night, not sure why they’re holding Athena back from doing much of anything right now. With Supercard of Honor now delayed to July to coincide with All In: Texas, Athena should really be getting involved more on AEW TV so people don’t forget she exists.
Very good stuff with Bowens VS Lee, and I appreciate the albeit lazy way they changed Bowen’s logo so that it doesn’t resemble the Shane Taylor Promotions’ STP. Bowens of course wins, but his promo after was pretty much the same as his other ones. At least he did one last scissoring with Billy. Bowens is unfortunately not going to get a title story right now with all the champions preoccupied in something else. Though honestly, I feel like there is a way for Okada VS Bowens to be a great match, and then someone violates the Continental Rules so that Okada loses without really losing. Best way I can think of is Swerve is hunting The Bucks, they go ringside, and since Bucks are associate with Okada, that’s a violation on his part, and it adds more heat to whatever big thing Double or Nothing has planned.
Great stuff from the Don Callis Family in all their matches. I wasn’t expecting a big 8 Man Tag, and I’m a little disappointed Brody King wasn’t one of the participants, but maybe that’s the next phase. Great showing from the Faces, especially AR Fox. Fox is in a similar boat to Bowens where he certainly deserves title opportunities but TK just isn’t seeing how to write it. But between that and the dominance Konosuke & Alexander over Dark Order, it feels like the Don Callis Family get their comeuppance with Hangman & Ospreay winning next week.
Ricochet VS Angelico was rather outta nowhere but it was still a great match. It was also clearly a vehicle so Ricochet could start beef with Zach (Zack?) Gowen and give us a Beach Break match between them for the real deepcut long time wrestling fans. Much like Bowens and Fox, I feel like Ricochet is waiting on a title to be freed up from story so he can go get those titles. Such as Paragon now feuding with Grizzled Young Veterans for a minute, which in a way keeps Adam Cole isolated. TK should’ve just given us Ricochet VS Cole for the fun of it because Ricochet VS Cole would be incredibly fun stuff. They could even revisit their NXT history if they wanted to.
Great stuff with Gates of Agony and Learning Tree, that was much better than last week’s. I really hope this gives us a Tornado Tag match. For that matter, why aren’t we getting that in the story of Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford? Good promo from those teams to hype up… just Anna VS Megan… It’d make Beach Break Collision feel all the bigger but whatever, maybe they feel Ford still isn’t up to speed after that Fatal 4 Way last night. But doing a chaotic tag match could help iron out some of that so that Ford can just focus on what she is good at with the gymnastics and throwing hands.
And awesome stuff with Garcia VS “Dax the Axe” in the main event. And yeah, I didn’t put it in myself, but they’re really committing to that as Dax’s ring name right now. Great to see Menard helping Garcia, and even Nigel standing up for himself against Dax. A “No Contest” result was a little odd but I suppose that’s like saying it is a draw where no one goes over. But with the Faces standing tall, maybe Nigel steps in and teams with Garcia right now for Double or Nothing so that Garcia teaming with Cope is the All In moment.
My Score: 8.8/10
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