Coverage
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (8/3/23)
Will Josh Woods have the goods?
Who will reign as THE Wrestler?
As the Television Championship Contender Tournament continues, Katsuyori Shibata defends his ROH Pure Championship against Josh Woods!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament, Semifinal: Christopher Daniels VS Shane Taylor; Shane wins and advances to the finals.
- ROH World Tag Team Championships: Aussie Open VS The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson; Aussie Open wins and retains the titles.
- ROH Pure Championship: Katsuyori Shibata VS Josh Woods w/ The Varsity Athletes; Shibata wins and retains the title.
- Dalton Castle w/ The Boys VS “The Reality” Zack Clayton; Castle wins.
- The Infantry w/ Trish Adora VS Nick Comoroto & Jora Johl; The Infantry wins.
- Leyla Hirsch VS Miranda Vionette; Leyla wins.
- ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament, Semifinal: Gravity VS Tony Nese w/ The Varsity Athletes; Gravity wins and advances to the finals.
- ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Diamante; Athena wins and retains the title.
- The Boys VS The Gates of Agony w/ Prince Nana; The Gates of Agony win.
- Cole Karter VS Leon St. Giovanni; Karter wins.
- Robyn Renegade w/ Charlette Renegade VS Christina Marie; Robyn wins.
- El Hijo Del Vikingo & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Workhorsemen; Vikingo & Komander win.
PLAY BY PLAY
ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament, Semifinal: Christopher Daniels VS Shane Taylor!
The Fallen Angel and Bad Boy Shaney T. are both prime choices for facing Samoa Joe, but only one can move on to the final round! Will Daniels fly on Angel’s Wings? Or will he get knocked out by the baddest ROH World TV Champion ever?
Fans rally up for Daniels already as the Code of Honor is upheld. The bell rings, the two circle, and then Daniels waistlocks to get a headlock. Daniels shifts, wrenches an arm, but Shane blocks the arm-drag! Shane shoves Daniels to ropes, and the two reset. They tie up, Daniels tries a drop toehold but Shane stays up! Daniels lets off and slaps a buckle in frustration. Daniels and Shane feel out a knuckle lock, but then Daniels kicks a leg! Daniels headlocks, but Shane powers out. Shane runs in at the corner but only gets buckles! Daniels CHOPS and fires off forearms! Daniels climbs up, CLUBS away, but Shane shoves him away.
Daniels runs in, but now only he gets buckles! Shane DECKS Daniels with a left jab! Shane brings Daniels up, throws a body shot, and Daniels sputters as he goes to ropes. Shane reels Daniels in to short arm LARIAT! Fans fire up and Daniels flounders to ropes. Shane CHOKES Daniels and the ref counts, Shane lets off at 4. Fans continue to rally for Daniels but Shane whips him to ropes. Daniels ducks then jumps over the dropdown, but Shane CLOBBERS Daniels! Fans boo but Shane storms around to cover. TWO, and Shane is frustrated. Shane says he’s gonna beat dat ass, but Daniels JAWBREAKERS! Daniels fires forearms, then runs!
Shane swings, Daniels ducks, but the SOUTHPAW hits! Cover, TWO! Shane glares as Daniels rises, and the fans rally up. Shane brings Daniels up, and DECKS him with a hard right! The ref checks Daniels but he’s still conscious. Shane shakes his head, lines up a shot, and he drops a BIG elbow on Daniels! Cover, TWO! Shane wraps on a chinlock and he squeezes tight. Fans rally, Daniels fights up, and Daniels throws body shots! But Shane CLUBS Daniels, whips but Daniels kicks back! And NECKBREAKER! Daniels goes to a corner, Shane wobbles as he stands back up, and Daniels runs in to LARIAT! Shane stays up!
Daniels runs, LARIATS, but Shane still stays up! Daniels LARIATS again, btu Shane throws him to the corner! Shane runs in, but only gets buckles! Daniels ENZIGURIS, then he goes up, to FLYING RANA! Fans fire up with Daniels and he runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Shane is still in this but Daniels goes up a corner. Shane staggers up, Daniels leaps, but Shane catches him! URENAGE! Shane runs to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Daniels survives and Shane is shocked, but the fans fire up! Shane shakes his head, he drags Daniels to a corner and then goes up. Shane reels Daniels in but Daniels SHOTEIS! And GAMANGIRIS!
Daniels crosses the arms, but Shane claws Daniels’ face! The ref counts and fans boo, and Shane lets off at 4, to then CROSSBODY!! Shane isn’t done there, he drags Daniels up and tucks him in! MARCUS GARVEY DRIVER!! Shane wins!
Winner: Shane Taylor, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
The Fallen Angel falls, and now Shane Taylor is one step closer to facing Samoa Joe! Who will meet Shane in the finals of this contender eliminator tournament?
Backstage interview with The Iron Savages.
Lexi Nair is with Jacked Jameson, Dirty Bulk Bronson and Beefcake Boulder, and she brings up how last week, they called out the Mogul Embassy and challenged them for the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships. They did come up short, but word is, they want the tag titles now? Yes! The Shredded Savage, Polls Malone, Flex Luger, Jacked Jameson says these broad behemoths, Bulk Bronson & Beefcake Boulder, have been sippin’ the Savage Sauce and livin’ hoss. Oi, Beefcake, what’s the John Dory?
Beefcake doesn’t know what that means, but he tells Aussie Open that they’re a couple of men. Especially Mark Davis, that’s a big body man. But Kyle Fletcher’s a man, too. Point is, last week, the Iron Savages were within an eyelash of taking those Six Man titles, so when MEN like them get a taste, they don’t stop until their power bellies are full! Bronson says the “Fat Jacked Army” is calling Aussie Open out! So what do they say? For the first time in Honor Club history, Aussie Open puts the ROH World Tag titles on the line against Bronson & Boulder? And then they’ll make you SUCK BRICKS! “And IIIIIII’M GONNA BUST!”
Jameson shouts, “Who are we?” “Iron Savages!” “Who are we?!” “Iron Savages!” “WHO, ARE, WE!?!” “IRON SAVAGES!!” These three are all fired up, and the challenge has been accepted! Will these savages shred Fletcher & Davis? Or will the best tag team in the world prove it by winning two defenses in two nights?
ROH World Tag Team Championships: Aussie Open VS The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson!
Jameson again gives the team his hyped up introduction, Fletcher talks during his entrance with Davis. “Iron Savages, you wanna start calling shots? You wanna call out the best tag team in the world? And you want a shot at our pretty little belts? No problem, but I guarantee they ain’t going nowhere! And I’m so confident, Tony Khan, keeps these warm for us, we’ll be back in a minute.” Fletcher & Davis drop their belts off with TK, Bobby Cruise gives them their proper introductions, and we see if Fletcher & Davis pick those belts back up from TK.
The teams sort out and Bronson starts against the Aussie Arrow. The Code of Honor is upheld, and the two circle. Fans rally up, the two tie up, and Fletcher wrenches an arm. Fletcher has the wristlock but Bronson brings him to a knee. Bronson powers through to wrench and wristlock in return but Fletcher wrenches fast to headlock back. But Bronson powers up and out, then RAMS Fletcher! Fletcher stays up to throw a forearm! Bronson doesn’t budge, and he throws a forearm! The forearms start going back and forth, fans fire up as Fletcher ROCKS Bronson! Fletcher runs, into an ELBOW! Bronson then trophy lifts!
Bronson lifts Fletcher way up but Fletcher slips free! Fletcher manages to scoop and SLAM Bronson! Tag to Davis and Aussie Open double whip. Bronson holds ropes, then tags Beefcake. Fans fire up and Beefcake shows off that beef. He and Davis tie up, are in a deadlock, but Boulder uses his height to power Davis to ropes. The ref counts, Beefcake lets off, and fans rally up for Aussie Open. Davis kicks low, headlocks, but Boulder powers up and powers out. They RAM shoulders, but no one falls. Davis runs, RAMS Boulder but Boulder doesn’t budge! Davis dares Boulder to do something, so Boulder runs, through the chop, and he CLOBBERS Davis!
Fans fire up and Boulder drags Davis up. Boulder bumps Davis off buckles, tags in Bronson, and then Bronson whips Boulder in to SPLASH! Feed to an ELBOW, but Fletcher runs in! But Boulder scoops him, carries him around, and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Bronson adds a SENTON! Fans fire up as the Savages flex! Aussie Open stands, the Savages run in but are sent right out! But then the Savages grab Aussie Open, only to get DOUBLE FOREARMS! Davis runs side to side, Bronson ducks and Boulder takes the LARIAT! Fletcher BOOTS Bronson down! Jameson is worried for his hosses but fans fire up behind Aussie Open.
Aussie Open goes out, they haul Bronson up, and they THROW him into Boulder, and Boulder hits railings! Fans fire up again as Aussie Open throws up the crowns. Davis drags Bronson up, puts him in, and paces around him. Davis stomps Bronson, drags him up, and CHOPS him to the corner! Tag to Fletcher, Aussie Open double whip, and DOUBLE CHOP, PENALTY KICK to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Bronson is hanging tough but Fletcher stays cool. Fans rally, Fletcher brings Bronson up but Bronson throws body shots! Fletcher shoves him to the corner to CHOP! Tag to Davis, Davis taunts Boulder, then storms up on Bronson.
Davis swings but Bronson blocks! Bronson fires off haymakers on Davis and on Fletcher! Fans fire up as Bronson hurries but Aussie Open bring him back! They both run in but into DOUBLE BOOTS! Bronson goes up to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Hot tag to Boulder! The Beefcake breaks through the double lariats to DOUBLE LARIAT Aussie Open! Scoop SLAM on Davis, scoop SLAM on Fletcher! Boulder then goes corner to corner to SPLASH Davis! Davis staggers around, into a fireman’s carry! Fletcher runs in, shouting he’ll save Davis, but Boulder catches him! Fans fire up as Boulder carries Aussie Open around, SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM COMBO!!
Fans are thunderous as the straps come down! Boulder storms up to Fletcher, whips him to ropes, and tilt-o-whirl scoops to POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Fletcher survives but Boulder keeps his cool. Boulder points to a corner, he goes up, and fans fire up! But Fletcher anchors a foot! Boulder shoves him away, and then jumps up, BEEFCAKE SAULT FLOPS as Fletcher moves! Tag to Davis, and Aussie Open takes aim from opposite corners! They run in, but Boulder grabs each of them in a choke grip! But they wrench out, DOUBLE FOREARM SANDWICH! And then fireman’s carry, but Bronson CLOBBERS Fletcher!
Boulder shoves Davis into Bronson for a FOREARM, then Boulder BOOTS Davis down! Fletcher staggers, Bronson scoops him, HIP DROP MICHINOKU DRIVER COMBO!! Bronson tags back in, he and Boulder get Davis up to double whip, and DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Davis survives and fans fire up! The Savages are shocked but Jameson gets the fans chanting “SA-VA-GES!” Bronson steps on Davis, tags Boulder back in, and it’s time to go up! Bronson climbs, Boulder has him on his shoulders, but Davis is slowly rolling away! The Savages follow after, but Fletcher goes up top! INADVERTENT DOOMSDAY DEVICE!!
Boulder is stunned, but he swings on Fletcher! Fletcher dodges to SUPERKICK! Davis BOOTS! Boulder roars, so they BOOT SUPERKICK COMBO! Davis fireman’s carries, AUSSIE DENTAL PLAN!! Cover, TWO!!! Boulder survives, but Davis tags Fletcher in! Fans are thunderous as Aussie Open take aim, for the CROSS BOMBER!! And then, double pump handles, COREALIS!!! Cover, Aussie Open wins!!
Winners: Aussie Open, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)
The Savages put up one hell of a fight, just like against the Mogul Embassy, but it just wasn’t enough! Fletcher & Davis are only getting started, will they take over AEW, ROH, NJPW and anywhere else they go?
ROH Media catches Aussie Open returning backstage.
Fletcher & Davis take the belts back from Tony Khan and Tony says that was impressive to do that two nights in a row. They have a photo op with TK then head out.
Backstage interview with Stokely Hathaway.
Lexi Nair is with a member of the board and says he asked for this time, so the floor is his. Stokely thanks Lexi, and wants to thank everyone for the positive feedback in regards to the Contender Eliminator Tournament for the ROH World TV Championship. In fact, he might even do another one in a few weeks once Joe runs through whoever wins this one! Because in order to get to the greatest ROH World TV Champion of all time, you gotta go through some hoops. But then Dalton Castle storms in and calls Stokely a maggot! Everything coming outta Stokely’s mouth is straight GARBAGE! Stokely knows he stole something from the viewers at Death Before Dishonor!
Stokely helped Joe keep the title, and that means they STOLE it from Castle! And now, there’s this ridiculous contender’s tournament that he isn’t even in! Why is that? Why? Stokely says someone accidentally erased Castle’s name out of the notebook! That’s crazy! But just like Juicy Smollett (Jussie Smollett?), Stokely is gonna get to the bottom of this! There will be punishments! Castle has no idea what Stokely means, but smell this. He holds out his arm, The Boys smell it, and Castle says he smells like smoke cuz he’s raging like a furnace! He was so close to beating Joe and Stokely knew it! And if Stokely were to give Castle another chance, he’d beat Joe then, and Stokely knows it!
But in steps Samoa Joe! He says THIS is ridiculous! How dare you talk to Big Boss Stokely the way you are right now! So if Castle wants this the “right” way, then Joe will give him what he wants! He’ll even give Castle time to prepare. In two weeks, The Boys VS Joe & Stokely in a tag match! You brought this on yourself! What? How does that help Castle? Joe storms off, and Stokely is very worried. Stokely whimpers, “We’ll whoop your ass!” then chases after Joe. Joe is using Castle’s own Boys as a shield between them, but will he come to regret it?
ROH Pure Championship: Katsuyori Shibata VS Josh Woods w/ The Varsity Athletes!
The Wrestler beat Daniel Garcia at Death Before Dishonor, but The Technical Beast has been building up momentum in the background. Mark Sterling promises Woods is going to beat Shibata with Shibata’s own moves and do it better, but did Sterling’s mouth just write a check Woods’ body can’t cash?
Our judges tonight are Jerry Lynn, Jimmy Jacobs and John Walters. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly worthy of the title!
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and we’re on the clock! The two circle, feel things out, knuckle lock and go around. They fight for control, Shibata KICKS Woods in the leg. Woods shrugs that off. goes for a leg, but Shibata stays up. Fans rally behind Shibata as he and Woods clinch. Shibata reaches for a leg, but Woods brings him down to the mat! Woods floats to a facelock but Shibata trips him up. Shibata has the leg for a toehold and he pulls! Woods rolls Shibata back to a bridging cover, TWO! Woods keeps on Shibata with a waistlock. Shibata breaks free, switches, and then waistlocks Woods.
Woods breaks free, rolls, but Shibata steps back. Fans cheer as we’re just a minute in. The two go again, clinch, and Woods wants a leg! Shibata blocks the takedown and pushes Woods down. Woods keeps his shoulders up as Shibata shifts around. Shibata wants the arm! Woods powers out, and now he wants the arm! Shibata shifts arm, but then Woods shifts around, they go back and forth, but then Shibata has the KNEEBAR! Woods HEEL HOOKS, so Shibata uses the same! Both men pull on the other’s leg, we pass two minutes, and then they knuckle lock! Woods kicks with his free leg but Shibata just pulls on the leg!
Woods rolls, they end up in the ropes then on the apron! Both men fall to the floor, but Shibata keeps the HEEL HOOK! Woods stomps away with the free foot but Shibata refuses to let go! The ref counts, Shibata lets off but Woods avoids the Penalty Kick! Fans fire up as the two reset again. They tie up even though they’re outside, and they go around the railing! The ring count is 7 of 20, then 8! The two keep pushing each other around as we hit 10, and they just keep going around! The count is 13 as they go around the corner. And then we’re at 16, so both men break to slide in at 17! Fans fire up as the two tie up again!
We near four minutes, the two break, and then Woods shoots in to get a single leg takedown! Woods steps over the leg guard to then headlocks and the judges check their score sheets. Shibata fights up, Woods shifts to a clinch, but Shibata shoots around to a waistlock. Woods blocks the lift, goes to ropes and he bucks Shibata! The ref calls that a neutral break, Shibata argues, but Sterling gets on the apron to argue back. Shibata tells the ref and the ref tells Sterling to get down, but Woods CLOBBERS Shibata! Sterling is a nuisance of a manager again, and then Woods BLASTS Shibata off the apron!
We reach five minutes as Sterling talks trash on Shibata. Woods goes out to drag Shibata up, brings him around, and RAMS him into railing! Shibata falls over and Woods looms over him. Woods drags Shibata up as the ring count climbs. Woods CLUBS away on Shibata’s arm! The fans boo, Woods tells them to shut up, and Woods puts Shibata in at 10 of 20. Woods storms up to cover, TWO! Woods is annoyed but he keeps a wristlock in Shibata. Woods then puts on a cording hold, but Shibata fights up at six minutes. Shibata wrenches, Woods wrenches, but Shibata wrenches back! Woods wrenches, Shibata wrenches, repeat!
Fans rally behind Shibata but Woods wrenches then whips but Shibata reverses! Woods tumbles out, Shibata pursues! A little cat ‘n’ mouse and Woods ROCKS Shibata! Woods wrenches the arm, UPPERCUTS it, then drops a leg on it, to put on a short arm scissor! Fans fire up as Shibata endures, fights up, and stacks Woods! TWO, Woods lets Shibata go to KICK the arm! Woods hammerlocks then gut wrenches to SUPLEX Shibata! Shibata lands on the arm, and then Woods storms over to push him to a cover. TWO, and Woods is annoyed again. We pass seven-and-a-half minutes as Woods deadlift GUT WRENCH BOMBS! High stack, TWO!
Woods sits Shibata up and he runs! PENALTY KICK! That was not prettier than Shibata’s, despite what Sterling says, and Shibata stands right up! Shibata BOOTS Woods, puts him in a corner and BOOTS again! Shibata fires off forearms and he sits Woods down, to then go corner to corner! HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Fans fire up and Shibata shakes out his arms. Woods flounders, Sterling is freaking out, Shibata HALF HATCH SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Shibata waits on Woods to stand, and he KICKS Woods back down! Cover, TWO! Shibata stays cool and wraps on the SLEEPER! Woods flails as we reach nine minutes!
Woods goes to the ropes, that’s the first break! But then Shibata KNEES low and SAIDOS! Woods gets up to SAIDO back! But Shibata’s right up to GERMAN SUPLEX! Fans fire up, Shibata takes aim, and he fires a forearm! Woods throws it back! Shibata throws another, so Woods throws it back! Shibata ROCKS Woods, and again, but Woods CLUBS Shibata’s other arm! They both forearm, then they both BOOT! Both men are down and fans fire up as we reach ten minutes! Fans rally, Sterling coaches Woods, and both men rise. Shibata fires forearms on Woods, UPPERCUTS him, then runs, to BOOT!
Woods staggers but stays up, and he fires up to run! Woods LARIATS, but Shibata just takes it! Both men roar, they both run, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Woods’ lariat wins out! Cover, TWO! Woods isolates Shibata’s arm, stomps away, then gives it Kawada Kicks! Woods fireman’s carries, but Shibata slips free to SLEEPER!! Woods is flailing and Sterling is freaking out! Shibata sits Woods down, runs in, PENALTY KICK! Cover, Shibata wins!
Winner: Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall (still ROH Pure Champion)
In 11 minutes and 11 seconds, Shibata proves he is still The Wrestler! But while Sterling is upset, Shibata does show Woods respect with the Code of Honor. Woods returns that, and perhaps we will see this match-up once again down the line. Who will step up to Shibata next as he continues his Pure reign?
Dalton Castle w/ The Boys VS “The Reality” Zack Clayton!
The Peacock is upset that Samoa Joe is doing everything he can to avoid him, but the reality is, Stokely is in Joe’s back pocket. Will Castle take all that fiery frustration out on the Jersey Shore star?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the fans rally behind Castle and the bell rings. The two circle, tie up, and Clayton powers Castle to a corner, then lets off. Fans rally up for Castle and The Boys as he resets with Clayton. Castle sits in a corner and lets The Boys fan him off. Castle then comes back to circle with Clayton, he gets around and waistlocks, but Clayton gets the ropes. Castle brings Clayton away from the ropes, but Clayton goes to the other side. The ref calls the break, Castle lets off slowly, but Clayton elbows him! Clayton spins Castle, UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS, then stomps a mudhole into him!
Fans boo as Clayton talks trash. Clayton says “Fan this fool!” Clayton stomps Castle some more, but the ref has him back off. Clayton storms back up to ROCK Castle with haymakers in the corner, but Castle shoves him away. Clayton returns but Castle ROCKS him back! And CHOPS! And ROCKS! And CHOPS! Clayton goes to a corner, Castle fires off, then whips corner to corner. Clayton reverses and runs in to clothesline! Clayton then reels Castle in for an EXPLODER! Clayton drags Castle up, CLUBS him, throws hands, but Castle shoves him again. Clayton DECKS Castle but fans boo. Clayton KNEE DROPS Castle’s face!
Fans rally for Castle but Clayton CHOKES him on the ropes! Castle endures, the ref counts, and Clayton lets off. The Boys fan Castle but Clayton hauls Castle up. Castle slips out of the scoop to spin and ELBOW Clayton! Clayton staggers into a BOOT! Castle CHOPS and ROCKS Clayton again and again! Clayton shoves Castle but Castle runs in, into an ELBOW! Clayton spins, into the clinch! EXPLODER! Fans fire up and Clayton runs into another clinch, into a SPINNING SPINEBUSTER! Castle UPPERCUTS in the corner, then goes to the opposite corner. Fans fire up for Castle and he runs in, to JUMP KNEE! And clothesline!
Castle whips, Alabama Lifts, and spins for the BANGARANG!! Cover, Castle wins!
Winner: Dalton Castle, by pinfall
The Peacock may not be in the tournament, and he may have the deck stacked against him, but will Castle find a way to dethrone the King of Wrestling Television?
Backstage interview with Josh Woods.
Lexi Nair is with the Technical Beast after his hard-fought loss to Shibata. He has something to say? “When you look at me, what do you see? A four-time All American, a collegiate national champion, a former ROH Pure Champion. Those are things that got me here, those are things that give me the opportunities that I’ve earned, but what have I really done? I lost to Claudio for the ROH World title, I lost to Samoa Joe for the ROH Television title, and I just lost to Shibata to regain the ROH Pure title. I don’t know what, I don’t know how, but something has to change.” Woods heads out, will he be able to find what he is missing?
The Infantry w/ Trish Adora VS Nick Comoroto & Jora Johl!
Captain Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo are headed back into action against a new tag team of the Wrecking Ball and the Punjabi Lion. Will the Infantry march right on up the ranks in the ROH Tag Division? Or will Comoroto & Johl find chemistry in the chaos?
The Code of Honor is upheld, then the teams sort out. Carlie starts against Johl and they circle as fans rally up. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, but Johl headlocks. Carlie powers out but Johl runs him over! Johl brushes himself off, things speed up, and Carlie hurdles, dodges and running arm-drags! Johl comes back but Carlie dodges to UPPERCUT him down! Fans fire up and Carlie has Johl in the corner, to JAB! JAB! And CLUB him down! Then a BOOT! Johl staggers, Carlie runs back in to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Carlie drags Johl up, he whips him to ropes, but Johl reverses. Carlie holds ropes and ELBOWS back!
Johl distracts the ref, Comoroto CLOBBERS Carlie! Johl pushes Carlie down to rain down fists! The ref reprimands, Johl lets off and he storms around. Johl puts Carlie in the corner, RAMS in, and then tags Comoroto. Comoroto stands Carlie up to CLUB him down! Comoroto bumps Carlie off buckles then CLUBS him again! Comoroto whips corner to corner, runs in and SPLASHES! Comoroto then trophy lifts Carlie and Carlie freaks out before the PRESS SLAM! Comoroto fires up, he brings Carlie up, and then he bumps Carlie off buckles. Tag to Johl, he and Comoroto double whip, to DOUBL ELBOW! Johl covers, TWO!
Johl grows frustrated as Carlie survives. Johl drags Carlie up, suplexes high and hard, then covers, TWO! Dean rallies the fans but Johl stomps Carlie around. Johl drags Carlie up, but Carlie fires body shots. Johl CLUBS away on Carlie, drags him back up, and suplexes, but Carlie slips free! Carlie ducks the superkick and it hits Comoroto! Tag to Dean! Johl dodges once but Dean rallies on him on the return! FLAPJACK! Kip up! Dean BOOTS Comoroto, then he fires up with the fans! Dean runs in, blocks boots, and he puts Johl in the ropes to ENZIGURI and DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Cover, Comoroto breaks it!
Comoroto drags Dean up, whips him, but Dean holds ropes. Dean BOOTS back, but Comoroto just roars! So Dean puts him in the ropes, Carlie SCISSOR KICKS! Carlie shouts “Watch your six!” Dean dodges as Johl runs in, and Carlie ROCKS Johl! The Infantry then coordinate, BOOT LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cover, The Infantry wins!
Winners: The Infantry, by pinfall
Big win by Dean & Bravo, and they’re on fire! Will they be ready to take on the ROH World Tag Team Champions next?
Leyla Hirsch VS Miranda Vionette!
Leyla continues to legitimize the ROH Women’s Division, but will she continue her run towards the top of the rankings? Or will she underestimate the debuting #LittleMV?
The Code of Honor is not upheld as Leyla kicks Miranda’s hand away. The bell rings, Miranda and Leyla circle, and they tie up. They go around, Miranda waistlocks but Leyla elbows out hard and then waistlocks to SLAM! Leyla floats all around, gator rolls Miranda around, and then again, then gets the arm to WRING it! Leyla drags Miranda up, CLUBS her, whips her, but Miranda gets around to KNEE SMASH and cradle! TWO! Miranda runs up to roll-up, TWO! Leyla staggers around, a bit dizzy still, and Miranda runs in, only for Leyla to dropkick the legs out! Maria Kanellis-Bennett appears on stage, she’s watching Leyla!
Leyla digs her boots in, lets off as the ref counts, and then RAMS into Miranda! And again! The ref counts, Leyla lets off at 4, and she suplexes Miranda high and hard! Leyla pushes Miranda down, for some ground ‘n’ pound! The ref counts, Leyla lets off with those closed fists, but then she rains down more shots! The ref counts again, Leyla lets off and argues with the ref. Fans rally but then Leyla goes back for Miranda. Miranda kicks her away, but Leyla comes back to BOOT her down! Maria seems to like what she sees, and Leyla toys with Miranda now. Fans rally, Leyla YANKS Miranda right up into a SAIDO!
Leyla smiles and paces around. She aims from a corner, runs in corner to corner at Miranda, but Miranda dodges to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT again! Miranda brings Leyla up to scoop and SLAM! Miranda runs to SLIDING- NO! Leyla catches her to the LEGIT ARMBAR!! Miranda taps, Leyla wins!
Winner: Leyla Hirsch, by submission
Maria smiles as the woman she brought into ROH continues to win. Will Leyla continue to make the First Lady proud by becoming a LEGIT Women’s Champion?
ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament, Semifinal: Gravity VS Tony Nese w/ The Varsity Athletes!
We know Shane Taylor awaits the winner of this match in the final round, but that won’t intimidate either of these men! Gravity is constant, but will the Premier Athlete and his 8 pack defy Gravity all the same?
Oh of course Sterling has to talk. He says it would behoove Hartford to quiet down, because his client has something to say. Nese tells Hartford that it is his personal opinion that it was “the dumbest thing ever” that the Whalers left a city like this. Fans actually cheer that, but then Nese says all he sees in Hartford IS whales! It’s disgusting! But… Nese has great news! Being a personal trainer, before he wins this match against Gravity, Nese wants to help them all with their battle against gravity! Time for GROUP TRAINING! Stand up and start with a stretch to the sky! Stretch those muscles inside that fat!
Wait, here comes Gravity! The Spaceman slides in and handsprings, will he achieve liftoff into the tournament finals? The Code of Honor is reluctantly upheld and the bell rings. The two circle, tie up, and Nese waistlocks to SLAM Gravity down! Nese flexes but fans boo. Gravity shakes out the stars, he and Nese tie up again. Nese powers Gravity to the corner, lets off, and then throws body shots and a HAYMAKER! Nese soaks up the heat from Hartford, then whips corner to corner. Gravity dodges as Nese runs in, then Gravity Arabian Press Arm-Drags! Then Gravity trophy lifts Nese, and SLAMS him down!
Fans fire up as Gravity slow-motion walks! Gravity flexes to show his muscles, but Nese snarls. Nese storms up to SOBAT! Nese pie faces Gravity, whips him to ropes, but Gravity handsprings and back elbows! Nese stagger sup, Gravity clotheslines him up and out of the ring! Fans rally, Gravity builds speed but Sterling stands in the way! Fans boo, but Nese runs back in to CLOBBER Gravity! Cover, ONE!! Nese drags Gravity up to TOSS him out! The ref tells Sterling to stay back, but Nese distracts, so Sterling stomps Gravity down! Fans boo, Nese goes out to fetch Gravity, and Nese puts Gravity in the ring.
Nese stalks Gravity, sits him up and wraps on a chinlock. Nese squeezes tight but Gravity endures. Fans rally up, Gravity throws body shots, and he CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Nese CHOPS back! Gravity fires up to CHOP again! Nese staggers, Gravity storms up but Nese throat chops! Nese then HOTSHOT BULLDOGS! Gravity staggers around, Nese runs back in, but Gravity dumps him right out! Gravity builds speed, but Sterling is in the way again! So Gravity goes up the corner, and ESCALARA CROSSBODIES! Fans fire up with Gravity and Sterling shouts for Nese to get up! Gravity brings Nese up and puts him in.
Fans fire up, Nese swings but Gravity ROCKS Nese! And again! Gravity gets around, waistlock and he puts Nese in the ropes. Gravity ROCKS Nese, goes to the corner again, and GUILLOTINE SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up with Gravity as he keeps focus on Nese. Gravity goes up the corner, but Nese SHORYUKENS! Nese then drags Gravity off the corner, but Gravity waistlocks! Nese switches, shoves, but Gravity sunset flips! But Nese rolls through to SOBAT! Cover, TWO!! Nese is furious, he runs in, but Gravity gets around to roll him up! DEADLIFT POWERBOMB!! Gravity then goes up the corner, for the SUPER PLANKING SPLASH!! Cover, Gravity wins!
Winner: Gravity, by pinfall (advances to the finals)
Gravity is rolling, but if he wants another shot at Samoa Joe, he has to make it through Big Bad Shaney T! Will Gravity bring down one behemoth before going after another? Or will Gravity be the one crashing down in the final round?
ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Diamante!
The Fallen Goddess has been getting bored of breaking “porcelain hussies,” but now she’s taking on a Cuban Diamond! Will Athena find away to break the unbreakable? Or will Diamante finally shine with gold?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if streak or spirit breaks first!
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. Fans rally up and Athena taunts Diamante. They tie up, Diamante wrenches and wristlocks, but Athena cartwheels, wrenches, and arm-drags! Athena kips up and cheers herself on. Fans cheer, too, as Athena and Diamante reset. They tie up, Diamante waistlocks but Athena wrenches out and whips. Diamante ducks ‘n ‘dodges and tilt-o-whirls to RANA, but Athena handsprings through! Athena takes a bow as fans cheer, and Diamante admits that was good. The two reset, and Athena offers a free shot. Hartford chants for Athena and she puts her arms back.
Diamante swings but Athena catches the shot to wrangle her down! Of course it was a trick! But Diamante still rolls through, gets up and ROCKS Athena! Athena goes to a corner, Diamante runs in and MONKEY FLIPS, but Athena cartwheels through! Athena cheers herself on and the fans join in, but Diamante SHOTGUNS her down! And again! Diamante then gets around to SAIDO! Athena bails to the apron and fans rally with Diamante! Diamante runs to baseball slide Athena down to the floor! Athena scowls as she checks her chin. Athena stands, turns around, Diamante CROSSBODIES from the apron! Athena turns it into a POWERSLAM!
Athena drags Diamante up, scoops and SWINGS her into railing! Athena shouts, “This is MY show!” Fans are torn but Athena makes sure commentary knows who runs this! Athena then goes into the ring and lets the count handle Diamante. Diamante crawls over at 4 of 10, drags herself up and in at 6, but Athena CLUBS her right back down! And KICKS her on the back! Athena drags Diamante up, tells the ref not to tell her what to do, but Diamante throws body shots! And a JAWBREAKER! Diamante runs, into a leg sweep! And a SENTON! Cartwheel KNEE DROP! Athena is having fun now, and she clamps onto Diamante.
Athena ties up the legs, drives her knee in, and has the BOW ‘N’ ARROW STRETCH! Diamante endures, fights the grip, but Athena thrashes her around! Diamante pops free but Athena throws her away! Athena storms up and brings Diamante around. Athena puts Diamante through ropes to bend her against the ropes, pulling on the hair! The ref reprimands, Athena lest go and then goes to the apron. Athena counts it out as she CLUBS away on Diamante’s back! The fans join in, but Athena stops at 5. But Diamante avoids the boot! Diamante waistlocks but Athena flails and fights the suplex! Athena runs to HOTSHOT Diamante in the corner!
Athena then gets Diamante for an APRON SIDE EFFECT! Athena is gleeful as she covers Diamante, TWO! Athena is now annoyed, and she stalks Diamante to a corner. Diamante drags herself up and Athena RAMS into her! And again! Athena then hoists Diamante up but Diamante sunset flips! Athena rolls through, Diamante ducks the kick to roll Athena, but Athena rolls through! Diamante avoids the sliding forearm, bobs ‘n’ weaves, then ROCKS Athena! Diamante rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT, and then tilt-o-whirl RANAS! It hits this time, and fans fire up! Diamante runs corner to corner to MONKEY FLIP! Another hit!
Diamante adds a BUZZSAW! And then a SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Athena survives the onslaught but Diamante keeps on her. Diamante drags Athena up, slashes her throat, and waistlocks. But Diamante’s back hurts! Athena CLUBS away on Diamante, and shouts, “YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME?!” Athena whips, scoops, tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Diamante survives and Athena is fuming. Athena goes to a corner, and she climbs up! Fans fire up, but Diamante trips Athena up! Athena kicks Diamante away, then leaps, but NO O-Face! Diamante O’Conner Rolls to CHAOS THEORY!! Cover, TWO!!!
Athena survives and shocks Diamante! Fans fire up as Diamante goes up a corner now. Athena rises, and Diamante leaps, but into a BOOT!! And then CROSSFACE!! Athena pulls Diamante back, but Diamante endures! Diamante rolls back but Athena keeps the hold! Diamante tries again, cover, TWO!! Athena BOOTS, roll-up, SCHOOLGIRL BRIDGE! Athena wins!!
Winner: Athena, by pinfall (still ROH Women’s World Champion)
The Fallen Goddess snatches this win, but she was perhaps pushed further than she expected here tonight. But then she drags Diamante up and positions the belt! Diamante glares at Athena defiantly, almost daring her to do it. But then Athena shoves Diamante down. Was this mercy because of respect? Or because she won’t do what Diamante wants?
The Boys VS The Gates of Agony w/ Prince Nana!
The Tate Twins know they have Samoa Joe and Stokely Hathaway in a few weeks, but they might not even make it there! Will Brandon & Brent find a way to survive? Or will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona slam the gates shut on the Boys?
The Code of Honor is not upheld, and the teams sort out. Kaun and Brent start and the fans rally up. Kaun kicks low, CLUBS Brent, then puts him in a corner to CHOP! Kaun stomps a mudhole into Brent, digs his boots in, but the ref counts. Kaun lets off, he drags Brent back up, and then whips him corner to corner. Brent goes up and over and then slides under to BOOT back! Brent goes up to CROSSBODY, but Kaun catches him! Kaun tosses Brent up but he slips out! Things speed up, and Kaun LARIATS Brent inside-out! Fans boo but Kaun grins as he covers, TWO! Kaun drags Brent up, and he tags in Liona.
The Gates mug Brent, then they fire each other up. Kaun whips Liona in to SPLASH! Brent flops down and Liona soaks up the heat. Liona drags Brent up, CHOKES him on ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Nana gets his shots in while the ref argues with Liona! Liona then drags Brent up to SLAM him down! Tag to Kaun, Kaun drags Brent up, and he scoops to SLAM! Kaun runs to SENTON! Brent writhes, Kaun has a cocky cover, TWO! Fans rally for Brent but Kaun drags him up. Brent throws body shots, Kaun whips him and kitchen sink knees him down! Kaun looms over Brent, drags him over, and tags in Liona.
The Gates double whip Brent to a corner, then Liona whips Kaun in. Brent BOOTS Kaun, dodges Liona, and dumps Kaun out! Liona staggers over, drags Brent up, and scoops, only for Brent to slip free! But Liona gets a leg! But Brent ENZIGURIS! Fans fire up, Brent scrambles over, hot tag to Brandon! Brandon GAMANGIRIS Liona, kicks Kaun away, and then springboards up and over! Brandon dodges Liona to FLY out onto Kaun! Brandon gets in, Liona blocks a kick but Brandon ENZIGURIS! Brent ENZIGURIS! Liona roars, but the Boys DOUBLE DROPKICK! Liona staggers, and the Boys double whip! Liona blocks and shoves them away!
The Boys get up, dodge Liona, but Kaun trips Brent and throws him into railing! Liona SAMOAN DROPS Brandon! Kaun joins in, the Gates get Brandon up, they OPEN THE GATES!! Cover, the Gates win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
The ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions continue to be unstoppable in all formats, will any team ever dethrone them? As for The Boys, can they regroup and somehow be ready for Samoa Joe?
Backstage interview with Diamante.
Lexi is with Diamante and says she had a great match with Athena. But then Athena didn’t go after her like she has prior opponents. What does that mean to her? Diamante doesn’t understand Athena, and it doesn’t seem like anyone does. But then Athena walks in, and she tells Lexi that instead of asking “The Porcelain,” why not just ask the champ? C’mon, do your job. Lexi then asks Athena why she did not beat Diamante down like she has others. Why? Athena says when she looked “Diabla” in her eyes- Um, it’s Diamante. Girl, you already have Athena here, don’t push your luck.
But as she was saying, when she looked Diabla in her eyes, she saw something very familiar. You could say it reminded Athena of a ‘younger version” of herself. So from champion to porcelain, Diamante has to change it up. She has what it takes, but she’s just missing something. So stay the hell away from Athena while you figure it out. Diamante rolls her eyes at that. Will the only thing Diamante figure out is how to push Athena even further than she did tonight?
Cole Karter VS Leon St. Giovanni!
If Cole could become diamonds, he would. But right now, he’s feeling worth about two dimes. Will he up his value in the ROH rankings here tonight? Or will the Human Rocket finally take flight again?
The Code of Honor is upheld, then Karter pie faces LSG! The bell rings and LSG storms up, into a DROPKICK! Karter blows a kiss, he brings LSG up and whips him to a corner, but LSG goes up and over and handsprings, then ducks ‘n’ dodges and redirects to run Karter over! Fans fire up, LSG drags Karter up but Karter wrenches out. Karter ducks the haymaker, waistlocks, but LSG switches. Karter runs to ropes to HOTSHOT LSG away! Karter grins, then LARIATS LSG down! Karter blows kisses to the fans but Hartford doesn’t really care. Karter drops an elbow, covers, ONE! LSG sputters but Karter storms up on him.
Karter drags LSG up to DROPKICK him back down! Karter grins, drags LSG up again and bumps him off buckles. Karter whips corner to corner hard and LSG falls back. Karter soaks up the heat while showing off the muscles. Karter stomps away on LSG in the corner, lets off as the ref counts, and he drags LSG up to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! Maria is watching this match now? Karter says okay, and he drags LSG up. Karter reels LSG in, hoists him up to a Canadian Rack, but LSG slips off! LSG JABS, JABS, JABS, and then ROCKS Karter with that right! LSG whips, Karter reverses and runs in, but into a BOOT!
Karter comes back, blocks a boot, but LSG brings him down to KICK him away! LSG goes up, FLYING LARIAT! Fans fire up with LSG and Maria looks disappointed. She must expect more out of Karter, LSGO springboards, into a JUMP KNEE!! Canadian Rack, CLIFFHANGER DDT! Cover, Karter wins!
Winner: Cole Karter, by pinfall
Now Maria is happy. With Mike Bennett & Matt Taven dabbling in AEW, is Maria looking to expand The Kingdom to keep a strong hold in ROH?
The Righteous speaks.
This was only moments after Death Before Dishonor and the Six Man Fight Without Honor as Vincent says, “Finally, yes! Dark Order, this is all we wanted man! You’re not shells of your former selves! Look at us, man! We’re covered, y’know what I’m saying?” But in walk The Dark Order. Uno applauds, then offers a handshake. Stu takes it, and Uno thanks his old friend. Stu says finally! The trios part ways, this being the spark that reignited the Dark Order. Will The Righteous look to reignite more lost causes on their way to the top?
Robyn Renegade w/ Charlette Renegade VS Christina Marie!
The Renegades just proved themselves in tag team action last week, and now Robyn is looking to lead the way in singles action again. Will she do just that here in Hartford? Or will #CourageousChristina fight the good fight?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. They tie up, go around, and Robyn waistlocks. Christina switches, Robyn pries free and headlocks. Robyn hits the takeover, Christina moves around and rolls to a cover, TWO! Robyn holds on and grinds the hold. Christina fights up, powers out, and arm-drags Robyn to then DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Christina scoops and SLAMS Robyn down! Cover, TWO! Robyn scrambles out and regroups with Charlette. Robyn takes a moment to composes herself but Christina storms out after her. They go around the way, Christian slides in, but then avoids the elbow!
But Robyn distracts the ref and Charlette POSTS Christina! Charlette puts Christina in for Robyn to stomp away! Robyn CLUBS away on Christina, Charlette mocks her, and Christina goes to a corner. Robyn whips corner to corner hard, then SHOTGUNS her back into the corners! Robyn runs in to DOUBLE KNEE, then she snapmares. Robyn runs to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Robyn seethes and Charlette says to finish this. Robyn pie faces Christina, says this is HER show and HER time! Robyn slaps Christina but Christina throws body shots! Robyn CLUBS Christina down, soaks up the heat, but Christina rolls her up! TWO!!
Robyn CLOBBERS Christina for that! Cover, TWO! Robyn wraps on a chinlock but fans rally up. Christina fights to her feet, and JAWBREAKERS free! Christina then runs, dodges and LARIATS! And BACK ELBOWS! And DROPKICKS! Fans fire up with Christina, she runs corner to corner but is put on the apron. Christina counter punches Robyn, then shoulders into her! Then slingshots up and over and keeps moving, ducks a haymaker to waistlock and torture rack! Robyn fights free, shoves Christina, then gets around to hook her up, COBRA TWIST! GROUND COBRA, to a STRETCH! Christina taps, Robyn wins!
Winner: Robyn Renegade, by submission
There’s more in the arsenal of Robyn than we knew, and she celebrates with her sister. Will they look to take over ROH together?
El Hijo Del Vikingo & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Workhorsemen!
The AAA Mega Champion and his rival turned ally gave Aussie Open quite the first defense just last night on Dynamite, but they fell short of those ROH World Tag Team Championships. Will Vikingo & Komander rebuild towards another opportunity? Or will JD Drake & Anthony Henry put in the work and bring the luchadores down?
The Code of Honor is not upheld, and Henry starts with Komander. They circle, fans rally for “LUCHA LIBRE!” but Henry shoots in to get a single leg takedown. Henry has an arm, he twists the wrist, but Komander gets up and spins through to then use the ropes to flip through. But Henry throws Komander down by his mask! Henry stomps Komander, whips him, but Komander ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard and FLYING ARM-DRAG! Then more arm-drags! Then a DROPKICK! Fans fire up but Henry tags in JD. JD storms up, Komander fires forearms but JD doesn’t budge. JD shoves Komander, pops him up, but Komander DROPKICKS!
Komander runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and tags Vikingo! Komander dropkicks a leg out, then Vikingo MISSILE DROPKICKS! Henry runs in but Vikingo BOOTS him, HEEL KICKS him, and Henry flops out of the ring! Komander & Vikingo salute and high-five, then DOUBLE DIVE! Direct hits on both sides of the ring! JD goes down at the ramp, Henry hits the commentary desk! Komander & Vikingo regroup, they get JD in the ring, and Vikingo gives some Latino Heat before the FROG SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Vikingo fires hands, JD shoves him and swings, but Vikingo dodges to TORNILLO RANA! Fans fire up as JD tumbles around!
Vikingo runs corner to corner, but JD pops him up and out! Henry runs in, APRON SPINEBUSTER! JD sucker punches Komander for good measure! JD goes out after Vikingo, CHOPS him against the apron, and then puts him in the ring. JD storms up on Vikingo as the fans rally, and JD whips him to the corner. Tag to Henry, and he runs in to forearm smash! Tag back to JD, and feed to the LARIAT! Henry NECK TWISTS, JD slingshot SENTONS! JD keeps between the luchadores, and he stomps Vikingo’s hand! Vikingo clutches his fingers, but JD drags him up. JD clinches but Vikingo fires forearms!
JD headlocks, Henry tags in as Vikingo powers out, and then JD back suplexes. Vikingo lands out, but Henry catches him! JD runs in, BOOT LEG SWEEP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Vikingo survives and fans fire up. Henry paces around Vikingo, taunts him, and taunts Komander, too. Fans boo but Vikingo staggers up. Vikingo CHOPS Henry but Henry eggs him on. Vikingo fires a forearm, but Henry HEEL KICKS! Henry runs in, but Vikingo dodges to SCREW HIGH KICK! Both men stagger, Henry BOOTS Komander to deny the tag! Henry then gest around Vikingo, BACKSTABBER! Henry runs in to JUMP KNEE Vikingo!
Tag to JD, Henry hits an INVERTED EXPLODER! JD hits a SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Vikingo survives and the fans rally up! JD drags Vikingo up and reels him in, says it’s done, but Vikingo turns Canadian Rack into CODE RED!! Hot tag to Komander! Komander CROSSBODIES Henry! Komander rallies on Henry with running forearms! Fans fire up, JD runs in but Komander dodges to HEEL KICK! JD wobbles, Komander runs, SLIDING KICK! Cover, TWO! Henry returns, he whips but Komander reverses to send Henry out! Komander runs to BOOT Henry down! Hot tag to Vikingo, and fans fire up as he goes to the ropes.
Vikingo slingshots up and around while Komander builds speed, but JD trips Komander up and drags him out while Henry anchors Vikingo’s feet! JD pops Komander up to HAYMAKER! Henry brings Vikingo down but Vikingo dodges the haymaker to DECK Henry! Vikingo springboards at JD, but JD catches the rana to pop Vikingo into a BUTTERFLY ANARCHY!! Henry DOUBLE STOMPS for good measure! Cover, Komander MISSILE DROPKICKS it apart! Henry is furious, he whips Vikingo but Vikingo BOOTS back! Komander BOOTS, Vikingo ENZIGURIS! Henry falls, fans rally for “LUCHA LIBRE!”
JD runs in, but he gets a mule kick, Tiger Wall Kick, and then STEP-UP SHOTGUN! The Workhorsemen regroup outside, so the luchadores go to corners! DOUBLE TIGHTROPE WALK ASAI MOONSAULTS!!! Direct hit at the ramp and fans are losing their minds! Komander gets JD in, he and Komander both go up, and they used this on Dynamite! DOUBLE 450 SPLASHES!! Cover, Vikingo & Komander win!
Winners: El Hijo Del Vikingo & Komander, by pinfall
The Lucha Dream Team keeps it NINE HUNDRED and get a great win! Will they prove to be a top tier team and go for gold together?
My Thoughts:
A good ROH, but this being back to two hours was a little much for me. Mostly because just as I thought we were getting to advertised matches, nope, random filler. Infantry still had a good match with Comoroto & Johl, and they tied Karter’s match into this new story with Maria. Maria logically was watching Leyla in hopes of properly recruiting her to The Kingdom, but Cole Karter? Really? He’s got promise, which I guess is the point of this, but I feel like there are others she could scout. Maybe this is because Karter is still someone Mike, Matt & Maria can order around as ROH veterans and Karter being the new kid.
Good promo from Righteous and Dark Order, but why wasn’t this shared sooner? Death Before Dishonor was two weeks ago, why not give us this last week? We’ve already heard from Dark Order on AEW programming, undercutting the point of this promo. But I did like the impromptu tag title match from Aussie Open VS Iron Savages. Obviously the Savages were losing but Aussie Open gets the best out of every team they face, and I’ve felt that even while they were Bear Country, Bronson & Boulder have shown promise. It is just a shame so many other great teams are in the title scene ahead of them.
Another thing that was odd was making Komander & Vikingo VS Workhorsemen the main event. It was a great tag match, don’t get me wrong, but it was a tag match with no stakes. Why not make one of the advertised title matches the main event? Or one of the ROH World TV Championship Contender Tournament matches, that’d be fitting. The tournament matches were great, and the finals being Shane VS Gravity is great stuff. But as I said after Gravity faced and lost to Joe on Dynamite, what point is there to him in this tournament now? Gravity winning against big Shane to then lose to Joe again on ROH TV is a bit rough for everyone but Joe.
At the same time, they’re clearly building things to Joe VS Castle round 2. Great promo from all parts involved, and it’s hilarious and great how Joe is using Stokely and The Boys as a shield from Castle. Castle gets a good win off Clayton, but uh, The Boys VS Gates of Agony could’ve been used next week as the go-home match to Boys VS Joe & Stokely. It’d be obvious for Joe to beat The Boys down, so I bet The Boys snatch a win off Stokely. Joe surely beats whoever is the next contender, whether Gravity or Shane, but Joe VS Castle round 2 could really go either way. And as great as Joe is, I’d love for Castle to win and Joe moves on to either the top title or over to AEW for those titles.
And great stuff from the planned title matches. I would’ve made the Pure title the main event just on it being Shibata, and guess what? The tag team main event was roughly the same length as the Pure title match, so it wouldn’t have been that different. Shibata of course wins, but I suppose they wanted Woods’ promo to be here tonight to start him down the road to a change. Namely, he gets away from The Varsity Athletes, because what have they really done for him? Then we got great stuff out of Athena VS Diamante, but since this was on ROH TV, of course Athena wins. Athena also putting it on Diamante to “figure herself out” was a good promo, but pretty sure Diamante isn’t changing anything. Willow got two matches, Kiera got two matches, pretty sure Diamante gets another match.
My Score: 8.4/10
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Coverage
Mitchell’s Road to Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (4/27/24)
Rural Revitalization continues!
Will Great-O-Khan be setting the table?
It’s Rural Revitalization in Hiroshima for the KOPW Championship! Can Yuya Uemura survive tires, lemons and a table? Or will Great-O-Khan conquer him for the United Empire?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Frontier Zone – Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano VS Rey Paloma & HANZO; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Tiger Mask & Bishamon VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita VS Jeff Cobb & Francesco Akira; Cobb & Akira win.
- Six Man Tag: El Desperado, Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii VS The House of Torture; Desperado, Shota & Ishii win.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuya Murashima VS Tomoaki Honma & Shoma Kato; Tanahashi & Murashima win.
- DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Sho & Yoshinobu win.
- NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: TMDK VS El Phantasmo & Hikuleo; TMDK wins and retains the titles.
- KOPW Championship Rural Revitalization: Great-O-Khan VS Yuya Uemura; Yuya wins and becomes the new KOPW Champion.
- 10 Man Tag Elimination Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: TMDK w/ Zack Sabre Jr. VS El Phantasmo & Hikuleo w/ Jado!
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls snatched the titles away during the Windy City Riot, but the Guerrillas of Destiny are getting their rematch! Will the Headbanga & Young Guerilla redeem themselves on the Road to Wrestling Dontaku? Or will they see The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if The Mighty stay NJPW Strong!
The teams sort out and Hysterical Haste starts against ELP. The fans rally up with the bell and the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but then Shane cording holds into a wrench and wristlock. ELP rolls, handsprings and wrenches back. ELP keeps Shane from ropes so Shane rolls, kips up, snapmares and KICKS ELP! The fans cheer while Shane shakes out his leg. ELP grimaces as he stands and shakes out the arm. The two reset, tie up, and ELP waistlocks. ELP goes for a chinlock but Shane standing switches. ELP switches, Shane switches again, and repeat. ELP headlocks, Shane powers out, then reels ELP in for a headlock.
ELP powers out, Shane runs him over, and then he sits ELP up to run. ELP drops under, hurdles over, but Shane shoves him. ELP rolls off Shane’s back to RANA! The fans fire up as ELP kips up and fixes his hair. The fans rally for “E L P! E L P!” while Shane is in a corner. Shane comes back to fire a forearm! ELP fires a forearm back! Shane fires another forearm so ELP gives it back. They go back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans rally up! ELP gets the edge, but Shane UPPERCUTS! Shane CHOPS ELP, whips him corner to corner, but ELP goes up and over and keeps moving. ELP fakes Shane out to avoid the dropkick!
ELP goes to ropes to LIONSAULT but Shane moves! ELP sits up but avoids the Penalty Kick! The two stand off and the fans cheer! Shane and ELP reset, and Leo reaches out. ELP tags him in and the fans rally up. Shane tags Mikey, and he circles with Leo. They get face to face, and Mikey pie faces Leo! They tie up, Leo shoves Mikey away, but Mikey comes back. They tie up, Mikey headlocks but Leo lifts. Mikey thrashes the hold, Leo powers out and they RAM shoulders! Leo eggs Mikey on so Mikey runs and they RAM shoulders! Leo runs, Mikey ELBOWS him! Mikey runs, Leo runs him over! The fans fire up as Leo flexes.
Leo drags Mikey up, suplexes, but Mikey fights it! Mikey tries to suplex but Leo’s so tall! Leo suplexes, Mikehy slips free to waistlock, but Leo RAMS him into a corner! Leo runs in, Mikey dodges, only for Leo to LARIAT outta the corner! Tag to ELP and the Guerrillas get Mikey up. ELP BLASTS Shane while Leo whips Mikey to a corner. Leo SPLASHES, ELP clotheslines, then feed to the SIDEWALK SLAM and FALLING AX HANDLE! The Guerrillas high-five, ELP covers, TWO! ELP brings Mikey up but Mikey fights the suplex! Mikey powers out, whips, but ELP BLASTS Shane! ELP dodges Mikey, waistlocks, but Mikey swings. ELP ducks, into a DDT!
The fans fire up while Mikey shoves ELP over and tags in Shane. Mikey brings ELP up to TOSS him out, and then Mikey BLASTS Leo! Shane whips ELP into railing! Shane flexes, fans applaud, and Shane drags ELP up. APRON BACK SUPLEX! Shane shoves ELP in, covers, ROPEBREAK! The fans rally as ELP stays in this but Shane grabs one of ELP’s hands. Shane stretches out the arm to then KICK ELP in the shoulder! Shane brings ELP up but ELP fires forearms! Shane shoves ELP but ELP ELBOWS Mikey! ELP fires off on Shane, whips, but Shane reverses and Mikey trips ELP up! Shane basement dropkicks ELP and he spins around into a HAYMAKER from Mikey!
ELP flops to the floor, Mikey claims the apron is slippery, but the referee reprimands him all the same. The ring count starts but Mikey puts ELP in at 4 of 20. Shane covers, TWO! Shane keeps ELP down with body scissors. ELP endures, reaches out, drags Shane along as he crawls over, and the fans rally up. Shane grabs ELP’s arm and brings him into a cover, TWO! Shane whips ELP away into The Mighty corner! Tag to Mikey, he sends Shane in, but ELP puts Shane on the apron! ELP BOOTS Mikey, ROUNDHOUSES Shane, then runs, but Mikey catches him! Mikey RAMS ELP back into the corner!
Mikey taunts Leo then digs boots into ELP. The fans rally up and ELP throws body shots. Mikey eggs ELP on so ELP CHOPS! ELP tries to get under but Mikey grabs a leg and drags him back! Tag to Shane, and Shane stomps ELP down. Shane kicks ELP around, kicks him more, but ELP fires off hands! Shane back drops ELP up and away! The fans rally while Shane drags ELP back to a cover, but Leo breaks it! Shane drags ELP back, tags Mikey in, and TMDK mug ELP. ELP sputters, Mikey tags Shane back in, and Shane sucker punches Leo! Mikey hoists ELP up but ELP BOOTS Shane! ELP backs Mikey into the corner, then goes up and over Shane!
Shane runs into Mikey but Mikey still pursues ELP. Mikey drags ELP back but ELP ENZIGIRIS free! The fans fire up, but Shane gets ELP’s legs! ELP BOOTS Shane away, hurries up again, but Mikey BLASTS Leo first! Mikey then brings ELP around to back suplex! ELP lands on his feet, but Shane back suplexes! ELP still lands on his feet, then he ducks under TMDK to hot tag Leo! The fans fire up as Leo UPPERCUTS Shane, swings on Mikey, but Mikey dodges, only for Leo to BOOT him! Leo scoops Shane for SNAKE EYES and a BOOT! The fans fire up with Leo while Shane and Mikey go to opposite corners.
Leo runs in to SPLASH Mikey! Leo keeps going but Shane BOOTS him! Shane runs up but Leo ELBOWS him down! Leo runs to drop the JUMPING ELBOW on Shane! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Leo watches Shane stir. Shane rises, Leo choke grips! GODS- NO, Shane slips free and Mikey fires a forearm! Shane UPPERCUTS, Mikey LARIATS, but Leo stays up! Shane runs to LARIAT! Leo roars, but TMDK double kick! TMDK reels Leo in, but Leo DOUBLE SUPLEXES them instead! The fans fire up and Leo watches TMDK bail out. Leo tags ELP and ELP goes up. Leo helps him walk the tightrope, to ARIHARA MOONSAULT TMDK down at the ramp!
The fans fire up again, and Leo goes out to get Shane in. ELP & Leo get Shane up to CHOP, straitjacket torture rack, and then Leo runs. BOOT into the spin, BRAIN SALAD! Cover, Mikey breaks it! Mikey fires forearms on Leo & ELP, runs, but ELP hurdles so Leo can DDT! Mikey bails out, the fans fire up, and ELP tunes up the band. Shane rises, into SUDDEN- NO, Shane dodges! Shane runs up, but into Leo’s hands! ELP aims, but Shane pulls Leo into SUDDEN DEATH! Shane UPPERCUTS ELP and DROPKICKS Leo! Shane KICKS ELP, BOOTS him, then reels him in for an INVERTED EXPLODER! Cover, TWO!!
ELP survives and Shane is surprised! The fans fires up, Shane and ELP rise, and ELP staggers to a corner. Shane puts ELP up top, ROCKS him with a right, then climbs up. Shane brings ELP up but ELP fires body shots! ELP HEADBUTTS Shane down but Mikey tags in! Shane goes up, ELP sends him back down, so Mikey UPPERCUTS! Mikey gives Shane the boost, and they get ELP for the SUPERPLEX BOMB COMBO! Cover, TWO!! ELP survives but Mikey powers up and runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! ELP survives again and the fans fire up! Mikey grows frustrated, he drags ELP up and reels him in.
ELP slips free of the Blue Thunder to kick and tuck the arms! But Mikey trips ELP to jackknife bridge, TWO! ELP rolling clutches! TWO and Mikey has the cover! TWO and ELP ghost pins, TWO!! Mikey escapes but ELP dodges! ELP DROPKICKS Mikey down and the fans fire up! Both men crawl, hot tag to Leo! Leo runs to BLAST Shane, then he turns to look at Mikey. Mikey eggs Leo on, then fires forearms! Leo ROCKS Mikey with just one! Mikey fires another flurry, but Leo ROCKS Mikey again! Leo eggs Mikey on and the fans rally. Mikey kicks low, ROCKS Leo, then runs, but into a scoop! Tag to ELP before the POWERSLAM!
ELP goes up to SWANTON BOMB! And then LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up, ELP tags Leo back in, and they tune up the band again! Mikey rises, but Shane trips Leo! Mikey ROCKS ELP, Shane UPPERCUTS ELP! Feed to the scoop but ELP slips free! ELP shoves Mikey into Shane, and Leo grabs them both! But both Shane & Mikey fight free of the choke slams! Shane KNEES, Mikey FOREARMS, but then ELP fires off on TMDK! ELP runs, but into a double trophy lift! THUNDER- DOUBLE DDTS!! ELP turns things around on TMDK, and the fans are thunderous! Mikey stands up into SUDDEN DEATH! ELP PLANCHAS onto Shane!
GODSEND for Mikey! ELP then climbs up the ropes, then climbs onto Leo! SUPER THUNDERKISS 86!! Cover, but Shane barrels through ELP to break it!! The fans are thunderous again but ELP is frustrated. ELP fires off on Shane, runs, but Shane LARIATS! Shane dodges Leo but runs into the POWER TRIP! GOD- NO, Mikey rolls Leo up!! TMDK WINS!!
Winners: TMDK, by pinfall (still NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions)
Leo is furious! He is sure Mikey pulled tights there! He stomps at Mikey, pushes past ELP and goes after Mikey on the outside! Mikey and Leo push each other around, but there’s nothing Leo can do about this one. Will he and ELP just have to fight their way back up to the top? As for TMDK, will they continue to rock ‘n’ roll through the ranks with all this gold?
KOPW Championship Rural Revitalization: Great-O-Khan w/ Callum Newman & Francesco Akira VS Yuya Uemura w/ Taka Michinoku & Taichi!
It’s Rural Revitalization 2: Hiroshima Style! The Dominator just managed to make it past Tanga Loa, will he make it through the Heat Storm? Or will KOPW soon belong to Just5Guys?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who can put in the work!
This first round is Mazda tire carrying. Each man has a big orange cone placed in their corner, so they simply have to go fetch the tires from the stacks outside. Whoever gets four tires first wins the round! The bell rings, Yuya kicks Khan then heads for ropes, but Khan reels him in for a BIG back suplex! Khan goes out now, hurries up the ramp, and grabs two tires at once! The fans cheer and Khan gets those tires in the ring. Then he goes back for more! A risky move but that means four tires are on play. Yuya DROPKICKS Khan and here’s where the risk is involved! Yuya aims to PLANCHA but Khan chucks a tire!
Yuya falls back, Khan gets the tires in then drags Yuya out. Khan CLUBS away on Yuya against the apron, then uses a tire to bind Yuya’s legs! Khan CLUBS Yuya more, and Khan even ties Yuya up in the ropes! Khan sacrifices two tires to trap Yuya! The fans cheer the creativity, and Khan STOMPS Yuya on the apron before heading for more tires. Yuya works to get free as Khan brings two more tires to the ring. Khan sets those tires in, Yuya gets free, but Khan has stacked two tires. Then three, but Yuya DROPKICKS him down! Yuya takes the tires off Khan’s cones, leaving him with just one. Yuya goes out to get the last tires remaining!
Yuya brings tires to his cone, then clears out some space. Yuya has two tires, steals Khan’s one, but then Khan grabs Yuya for an IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Yuya fights free, but Khan Mongolian Chops him down! Khan throws the tires off Yuya’s cone, then throws the cone! We’re back to zero and zero, and Khan whips Yuya into a corner, to then clothesline him! The fans fire up as Khan climbs up and sits on his throne! Khan then hops down to Mongolian Chop! And Mongolian Chops! And Mongolian CHOP! Yuya sits down, Khan takes a tire, but then THROWS it at Yuya! Yuya goes up and over and AX HANDLES Khan down!
The fans rally as Khan grabs tires and cone, and he starts stacking! Yuya has two, then three! He just needs to find one more! Yuya grabs one from outside, but Khan reels him in! Khan DECKS Yuya, then undoes some of the stack. Khan confiscates a tire, makes sure it’s nice and bouncy, but also works up quite the sweat. The fans rally as Khan aims and takes a swing, only for Yuya to counter tire with tire! They clash again, and again! Then they set up for TIRE SUMO! And again, TIRE SUMO! They run in again, and Khan RAMS Yuya! Yuya is disarmed, and Khan CLOBBERS him with the TIRE SUMO!
The fans fire up while Yuya is down and Khan grabs tires. Khan says he’s not done with Yuya yet. Khan starts stacking tires at the center of the ring, then drags Yuya up. Khan clinches Yuya into HITSUJIGOROSHI! Yuya endures, even as Khan throws knees! Khan then scoops to SLAM Yuya on the tires! That’ll leave some skid marks! Khan then drags Yuya off the stack, brings him up and around, to then put a tire around his head. And then another! Yuya’s two tired to stand but Khan makes him! Khan throws a BODY BLOW, then he TRIPS Yuya into a TIRE DDT! The fans fire up while Khan grabs the other tires.
Khan stacks tires on his cone, that’s two. Khan hurries to find other tires on the outside, and he has a third. Khan considers his options, and takes one of the tires from Yuya. But Yuya clings to the tires, so Khan stomps him! Yuya refuses to let go of the tires! Khan stomps Yuya more but Yuya defends the tire with his body! Khan claws at Yuya, they tug-o-war over the tire, but Khan pulls on Yuya’s ear! Yuya kicks low, kicks again, then SMACKS Khan with the tire, and DROPKICKS Khan down! The tire goes tumbling out of the ring while Yuya fires up! Yuya takes Khan’s tires, hurries them over to his cone, that’s three right there!
Now Yuya has to hurry and find another! Yuya goes outside, grabs the tire, but Khan intercepts! They tug-o-war again, but then Khan RAMS Yuya into a corner! Khan takes this tire, that’s one. Khan finds tires on the outside and brings them in! Yuya hurries to cover tires again! Khan stomps Yuya, still stacks three, so it’s all down to this seventh tire! Yuya and Khan tug-o-war yet again, the fans rallying behind them! Khan grabs Yuya’s arm, but Yuya slips around to a SLEEPER! Khan fights up but Yuya squeezes tight! Yuya then CLUBS away on Khan, runs, but into a TIRE SWEEP! And a BASEMENT DROPKICK!
Khan grabs the final tire, but Yuya schoolboys him away! Yuya rolls through, snatches the tire, and complete his stack! Yuya wins the first round!
Khan: 0; Yuya: 1
Just like with Tanga Loa, Khan drops the ball in the first round! But then, will history repeat itself here as we prepare for the second round?
The tarps are set down, the table is set, and it’s time to eat up some Hiroshima lemons! Khan makes sure the people watching at home and around the world understand that Hiroshima lemons are the best, which probably means they’re the most sour. Khan puts on his bandana and takes his seat at the table. He and Yuya get some wet wipes to clean their hands, and it all comes down to who finishes their one lemon first. Ready, set, EAT! Yuya starts fast and that face shows how sour these are. Khan says hold on, and he just takes a HUGE bite! Yuya is suffering but Khan is reveling in the sourness! Khan’s already halfway through!
Yuya can barely keep the lemon in, but Khan’s eaten it all up! Can he get it all down before Yuya? Khan is chewing and chewing, Yuya is practically shaking from how sour it all is! Khan keeps going and… Yes, Khan has it all down! Khan wins!
Khan: 1; Yuya: 1
Khan now lets his body feel the stinging sweetness, and he says it was delicious! But then, that leaves us with this third and final round. And this time it’s a TABLES match! Who will be feeling sour and sore after this one?
The bell rings, both men rush in, Yuya dodges to fire haymakers! Yuya whips, Khan reverses but Yuya CLOBBERS him! Khan gets up, but Yuya DROPKICKS him down! Khan bails out, Yuya aims and PLANCHAS! Direct hit at the ramp, and the Heat Storm fires back up! The table is there, so Yuya drags Khan right up! Yuya goes to suplex but Khan blocks! Khan fights with body shots, turns things around, but Yuya fights the suplex! They fight for control, but Khan RAMS Yuya into the apron! The fans rally, Khan drags Yuya back up, and whips him into railing! Yuya tumbles up and over into No Man’s Land!
Khan storms out after Yuya and he asks fans move aside. Young Lions help the fans clear out while Khan drags Yuya up. Khan brings Yuya around and reminds everyone, No Disqualifications! Khan BOWLS Yuya through chairs, and that’s definitely a strike! The fans cheer Khan as he stands on chairs, but then asks more fans to move aside! Khan stomps Yuya, stomps a chair onto Yuya, then tosses that chair aside. Sorry to whoever had that seat… Khan then drags Yuya up and brings him around, but Yuya throws body shots! Khan Mongolian Chops Yuya down! Khan drags Yuya back up, and BOWLS him into more chairs!
Yuya is stuck on the seats, that wasn’t quite a strike. But Khan stacks chairs on Yuya to pick up the spare. Khan SMACKS chair with chair! Yuya sputters while fans applaud, and Khan goes back to fetch Yuya. Taichi and Taka are there but so are Newman and Akira. The Empire keeps the two out of five guys at bay while Khan drags Yuya to the back of the crowd. Khan whips Yuya into the emergency exit! Khan then SLAMS railing down on Yuya, and then SMACKS railing with railing! Khan talks trash while Taka and Taichi coach Yuya up. The ref checks Yuya, but he’s somehow able to continue, so Khan drags him up.
Khan brings Yuya around to drag him through the chairs! Khan brings Yuya back to ringside, then into the ring. The fans applaud, and then Khan goes looking under the ring. Khan eventually finds another lemon! Khan takes a big bite and uses the citrus to power up! Then he DIGS the lemon into Yuya’s face! The citric acid burns but the fans fire up! Khan goes to fetch the table from outside, puts it inside, and then sets it up in a corner. The fans rally up as Khan stalks Yuya. Khan drags Yuya up, reels him in to scoop, but Yuya slips free! Khan avoids hitting table, but Yuya DOUBLE CHOPS! Yuya whips Khan into the blue corner, then DOUBLE CHOPS again!
The fans fire up and Yuya grits his teeth. Yuya roars, brings Khan up and reels him in for a BIG back suplex! The fans rally again and Yuya brings Khan up. Yuya clinches, but Khan fights the lift! Yuya still tries, but Khan fights it to a head ‘n’ arm clinch. Yuya gets around, headlocks, but Khan pops out to waistlock. Yuya fights being pushed around, then switches to get an arm. Khan clinches but so does Yuya. They fight for control, and Khan’s SAYANAGI takes Yuya down! The fans fire up and both men stir. Yuya flops out of the ring, but Khan crawls in pursuit. Khan drags Yuya up, then RAMS him into railing!
Yuya writhes, Khan goes looking under the ring, and he brings out another TABLE! Khan SMACKS Yuya with the table, then stands the table up at ringside. Khan drags Yuya up, SMACKS him off the apron, then climbs up. Khan drags Yuya up onto the apron, Mongolian Chops, then regular CHOPS! Khan UPPERCUTS, then clamps on the IRON CLAW! Khan scoops but Yuya fights free! Yuya DROPKICKS! Khan holds onto ropes to stay up, but Yuya hurries to run! Yuya LARIATS, but into the IRON CLAW!! Khan drags Yuya up and over, ELIMINATOR- NO, Yuya grabs ropes to fight that off! Khan kicks low, winds up, but Yuya traps the arm!
Yuya traps the other arm, takes aim, but Khan fights the Deadbolt with all his might!! The fans are thunderous as Yuya still tries! Khan BITES Yuya’s ear! And then POSTS him! But Yuya runs up, into a BOOT! Yuya falls back, Khan sits down, and the fans rally again! Khan undoes his hand tape, ends up pushing the table over, and then he folds it all up. Khan puts the table in the ring, pushes Yuya aside, and then he sets this table up again, in the blue corner. Yuya goes up top to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as Yuya roars! Yuya has his choice as he hauls Khan up. Yuya traps the arms, but Khan makes it a BELLY2BELLY!
But Yuya rises back up! Yuya runs in, gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Khan’s right up! Khan LARIATS Yuya down! The fans fire up as Yuya is right back up, and URENAGES! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous! Khan flounders around, he and Yuya crawl to center, and Yuya fires a forearm! Khan gives it back! Both men stand, and Yuya fires a haymaker! Khan comes back to forearm! Yuya wobbles, but he comes back to HAYMAKER! Khan staggers, wobbles, but comes back to FOREARM! Both men stagger, but Yuya fires another haymaker! Khan fires a flurry of forearms, but Yuya haymakers!
Khan ROCKS Yuya, but Yuya DOUBLE CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS! But Khan throws an IRON RIGHT! The fans fire up again as Yuya falls! Khan roars with Monster Rage and he hauls Yuya up! IRON CLAW, and then ELIMIN- NO, Yuya slips free! Yuya wrenches, traps the arms, DEADBOLT SUPLEX through the table!! YUYA WINS!!
Winner: Yuya Uemura, 2-1 (NEW KOPW Champion)
Yuya slammed the Deadbolt shut on Khan and now he takes the title from him! The Heat Storm is rising, how hot will he make the KOPW Division through the Summer?
10 Man Tag Elimination Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs!
These factions have been battling all over this Road to Wrestling Dontaku, but now they will fight ’til the last man! Will there be a roll call for Bushi, Hiromu, Takagi, Yota y Naito? Or will this alliance with the Good Looking Emperor, Jake Lee, help David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney shoot down LIJ?
Wait, it seems Naito has brought backup of his own? It’s SLYLY! The dragon-like mascot of Hiroshima Toyo Carp, and half-brother to the Philadelphia Phillies’ Phillie Phanatic! Well, Naito does love him some baseball. Tensions are running high, and Finlay throws his shirt at Yota. Yota balls that shirt up, and throws a fastball over the plate! The teams sort out, Finlay pushes Yota around and Gabe talks trash on Takagi. Red Shoes gets them all to settle down, and the War Dogs bark and put up the Too Sweet. Jake joins in at the end there. LIJ mocks the barking before they fist bump, and the fans cheer.
Things finally sort out and Finlay starts against Yota. The fans fire up behind “YO~TA! YO~TA!” at the bell, and Yota makes sure Finlay hears that. Finlay gets on the corner but the fans all boo. The two circle, tie up, and Yota uses his size to put Finlay on ropes. Finlay turns that around to grind forearms in Yota’s face and push him around. Finlay then backs up to SPIT at him! The fans boo but Yota CHOPS Finlay in return! The fans cheer, Yota headlocks, and Yota grinds Finlay down. Finlay powers up and out to headlock back, but Yota powers up and out. They RAM shoulders, Yota rebounds to run Finlay over!
The fans fire up, things speed up, but Finlay bails out. The fans boo but Finlay says he’s got time. Yota barks at Finlay but Finlay just mockingly applauds. Finlay returns, kips up just to show off, but then Hiromu wants in! Yota tags Hiromu, Finlay tags Drilla. Hiromu fires forearms on Drilla, whips, to ROCK, trip, KICK the ropes, then run and SHOTGUN Drilla down! The fans fire up while Hiromu barks. Hiromu runs corner to corner to clothesline, snapmare and basement dropkick! The fans fire up but Connors runs in to knee Hiromu low! Connors barks, runs, but Hiromu kicks low! Bushi dropkicks legs out so Hiromu can basement dropkick!
The fans fire up but Drilla fires hands and CHOPS on LIJ. Hiromu CHOPS back, he and Bushi double whip to TU LO SABE! Cover, TWO! Drilla stays in this but Hiromu fires Hiroshima up. Hiromu fireman’s carries, but Drilla slips free to RAM Hiromu into the corner! The Dogs mug Hiromu while Jake Lee runs up to BLAST Naito! Finlay and Connors help out in mugging Yota and Bushi! Things have pilled out into the crowd in multiple areas while Naito fights back! Jake kicks Naito, then whips him hard into railing! Naito tumbles up and over into No Man’s Land! Gabe and Takagi throw HEADBUTTS back and forth!
Finlay snatches a phone? He’s taking pictures of Jake stomping away on Naito! But then Yota attacks Finlay! Finlay POSTS Yota, a ring count starts, but the Dogs just keep beating LIJ down! Drilla finds his way back to ringside, Hiromu manages to make his way in! Hiromu crawls in at 17 but Drilla is there to stomp him! Drilla bumps Hiromu off Finlay’s boot! Drilla tags Jake in, they mug Hiromu, and Jake digs his boot in while Finlay pulls Hiromu’s hair! Red Shoes is busy getting everyone to stop brawling! Jake lets off but Hiromu fires off CHOPS! Jake just kicks low, whips, and then HIP TOSSES Hiromu down!
Hiromu staggers up but Jake clamps on a SLEEPER! Tag to Finlay and they mug Hiromu in the corner. Red Shoes reprimands and counts, the fans boo, and Finlay lets off at 4. Finlay soaks up heat, then he takes Hiromu’s Kamaitachi mask and THROWS it to the crowd! Finlay then BLASTS Yota off the apron! The Dogs CHOKE Hiromu more, mug him while Finlay argues with Red Shoes, then Finlay brings Hiromu up. Finlay fireman’s carries and goes to dump Hiromu! Hiromu clamps onto ropes, Bushi runs in to make the save! Connors goes after Bushi so Takagi makes the save! But Connors goes after Takagi now!
Finlay puts Hiromu on the apron but Hiromu rolls back in, SAFE! The fans cheer while Finlay is frustrated. Finlay storms up on Hiromu in a corner but Hiromu CHOPS and CHOPS! Finlay knees low, whips corner to corner hard, and Hiromu flounders all the way back to where he started! Finlay drags Hiromu up and over, the fans still cheering him on, but Connors tags in. Connors BLASTS Naito off the corner, then snap suplexes Hiromu down! Connors runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Hiromu stays in this but Connors stays on him with a seated full nelson. The fans continue to rally for “HI-RO-MU!” as he endures!
Hiromu fights around, even as Gedo barks at him to give up. Hiromu still gets the ROPEBREAK! Finlay pushes the foot away and that distracts Red Shoes, allowing Drilla to join in and stomp Hiromu! Drilla & Connors double whip but Hiromu gets around to lift Connors and throw him at Drilla, FORCED RANA! The fans fire up but Connors keeps Hiromu away from his corner! Hiromu blocks a kick, and a punch, to DRAGON SCREW! The fans rally again while both men are down! Hot tag to Naito! Naito rallies on Connors, BLASTS Drilla, swings on Jake, but Jake gets away. Connors CLUBS Naito, whips, but Naito reverses to arm-drag!
Naito atomic drops, runs, and ELBOWS Connors down, to then basement dropkick! The fans fire up while Naito stares Jake down. Naito covers Connors, TWO! The fans rally, Naito drags Connors up and dragon sleepers, for the NECKBREAKER! And then, LEG HOOK NELSON! Connors endures but Gabe stomps Naito! Gabe BLASTS Takagi, the rest of the Dogs attack, and Gabe stomps away on Naito! Gabe tells off the fans but the fans boo. Red Shoes reprimands so Gabe steps away, and Connors drags Naito up. Connors UPPERCUTS, whips, but Naito reverses to TORNADO- NO, Connors powers out!
Connors dodges Naito, redirects and POUNCES! Naito is down but the fans rally up. Naito and Connors crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Gabe! The fans fire up for the NEVER Openweight Championship appetizer! They RAM shoulders, Takagi ROCKS Gabe then runs to RAM him! Gabe rebounds to RAM Takagi, but Takagi rebounds to RAM Gabe! Gabe fires a forearm, whips Takagi to a corner then runs in to clothesline! Takagi says that’s not enough, so Gabe UPPERCUTS! Gabe says he’s a madman, then whips, only for Takagi to reverses. Takagi runs in, blocks a boot, and clotheslines through! The fans fire up with Takagi, but Gabe shoves him!
Takagi kicks and CLUBS away on Gabe, but Gabe BITES Takagi’s forehead! Red shoes reprimands, but Takagi spins Gabe around to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Gabe’s still in this but the fans rally behind “TA-KA-GI!” Takagi looks around, “Oi, Hiroshima! TOKI GA-” NO, Gabe CLOBBERS Takagi! It isn’t his time yet, and Gabe stands Takagi up to HEADBUTT again and again! Then Gabe suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Takagi’s tougher than that but Gabe shakes his head. Gabe scuffs Takagi, eggs him on and runs, but Takagi blocks the Rebounder to HEADBUTT! Gabe HEADBUTTS! Both men shake their heads, and then Takagi HEADBUTTS!
Gabe HEADBUTTS! Takagi HEADBUTTS again and again, but then Gabe HEADBUTTS again and again! Takagi fires a forearm, Gabe gives it back, repeat! The fans fire up as the shots go back and forth! Gabe gets the edge, but Takagi fires boxing elbows! Gabe CHOP! Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! Gabe UPPERCUTS and YUKON LARIATS! But Takagi’s right up to LARIAT!! Gabe rises and shouts! Both men run in, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And again! Gabe fires palm strikes, talks trash, but gets a JAB, HEADBUTT, and a PUMPING BOMBER take takes both men up and out! DOUBLE ELIMINATION!!
Fans go wild as Takagi’s sacrifice play makes things 4v4! Bushi and Drilla jump in and Drilla fires off shots! Drilla ENZIGIRIS, ripcords, but Bushi dodges to RANA! And DROPKICK! Drilla bails out but Bushi builds speed, only for Connors to SNAP POWERSLAM! Drilla gets in, he and Connors get moving, SPEAR GORE COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Bushi survives but the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions coordinate. Connors BLASTS Naito off the apron before he climbs a corner, and Drilla gets Bushi up. Drilla suplexes, but Bushi slips free! Bushi shoves Drilla into Connors, then runs back in to CODE-
NO, Drilla blocks and aims for ropes! Bushi slips free, dodges Drilla, but Drilla ducks the enzigiri, only for the REWIND HEEL to hit! Bushi whips Drilla up and out and to the floor, Bushi ELIMINATES Drilla! We’re 4v3 in LIJ’s favor, but then Connors SPEARS Bushi! Connors says this is it, and he reels Bushi in for- NO! Bushi turns No Chaser into a backslide! BUSHI ROLL! Bushi ELIMINATES Connors!! The Black Mask singlehandedly handles the tag champs and the fans fire up! But then Finlay CLOBBERS Bushi and rains down fists! Finlay roars in rage, then he drags Bushi up. Canadian Rack, but Bushi slips free to backslide!
Finlay rolls through to UPPERCUT! Jake BLASTS Naito, BLASTS Yota, and then Finlay gets Bushi up! Finlay POWERBOMBS Bushi to the outside, onto Naito and the rest! Finlay ELIMINATES Bushi! We’re back to 3v2 as Finlay still has Jake but LIJ still has Naito, Hiromu and Yota. And speaking of Yota, he gets in to brawl with Finlay! Yota whips, Finlay reverses but Yota flipping RANAS! Then he BLASTS Jake! Yota runs corner to corner to STINGER SPLASH Finlay! Yota keeps moving, he runs Finlay over to then run and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Yota as he smiles and paces around.
Yota brings Finlay up and fireman’s carries, but Finlay slips free. Yota kicks, runs, but Finlay ELBOWS him down, then SENTONS on top! Finlay barks as he aims at Yota. Yota rises, Finlay runs in, and UPPERCUTS at the corner! Then clotheslines! Then FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Yota but Finlay grows frustrated. Finlay drags Yota up, reels him in, but Yota fights the lift! Finlay CLUBS away on Yota, tries again, and he has Yota up, but Yota fights free of the bomb! Yota fires forearms, but Finlay UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS again! Finlay runs, but Yota backslides to KNEE Finlay down!
The fans fire up again as we pass 20 minutes, and Yota drags Finlay up. Yota goes up and up but Finlay shoves him over! Yota’s on the apron, he and Finlay brawl! Yota ROCKS Finlay, but Finlay gets in Red Shoes’ face! Jake grabs at Yota, Yota kicks him away, but Finlay BLASTS Yota down and ELIMINATES him! The fans boo but the Dogs have made this 2v2! Finlay and Jake stand together, and they dare Naito & Hiromu to join them. Naito and Hiromu oblige as they step inside. Naito stares Jake down, Hiromu stares Finlay down, and they start swinging! The fans fire up, but then Finlay fireman’s carries Hiromu! Finlay aims for ropes!
Naito gets past Jake to save Hiromu, but then Jake BOOTS Naito down! Jake scrapes Naito out of the ring and goes after him, but Hiromu fireman’s carries Finlay! Hiromu runs at ropes and dumps Finlay out! Finlay stays on the apron but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Finlay holds onto ropes and wobbles, but Hiromu builds speed! Hiromu DIVES and SUNSET FLIPS, but Finlay still holds on! Finlay throws down hands, gets back inside, he’s SAFE! Hiromu is also safe because he went through the second rope. Hiromu runs back in, but avoids Blue Thunder to wheelbarrow! But Finlay turns that into an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER!
Hiromu writhes, the fans rally as hard as they can behind him, but Finlay drags Hiromu up. DOMINATOR! Cover, Naito breaks it! Jake stomps Naito and TOSSES him out! It was all second rope so Naito’s safe, but Finlay talks trash on Hiromu. Finlay drags Hiromu up, reels him in, suplexes, but Hiromu slips free! Finlay UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS! Flashback to the 23rd! Hiromu just takes UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT from Finlay, but he doesn’t stop! Then he SUPERKICKS! Hiromu runs, but into another UPPERCUT! Finlay gets Hiromu up, but Hiromu RANAS Finlay up and out to ELIMINATE him!!
The fans are thunderous as The Rebel is shocked! Hiromu mocks him, but then Jake runs in! Hiromu gets under the boot to get under Jake! Jake fights Hiromu off, snarls, and then runs up! Hiromu dodges to kick a leg! Hiromu runs, but Jake kitchen sink knees! Jake takes aim, runs up, and FACE BREAK SHOT! Hiromu tumbles up and out and to the floor, Jake ELIMINATES him! And now, at 25 minutes in, we’re down to just Jake and just Naito! Naito slowly rolls into the ring as the fans rally behind him. Jake watches Naito stand, and the two stare down. Jake runs in but Naito dodges to fire off forearms!
Naito whips but Jake reverses to KNEE low! Jake fires up but fans boo as he stands Naito up. Jake reels Naito in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Naito protects the plate but Jake is aiming another heater! Jake waits as Naito stands, then winds up to choke grip! But Naito throws back elbows to get free! Naito then wrenches, TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Naito rises, he drags Jake up, and he throws those heavy back elbows! Jake crawls around, Naito brings him up, and Naito throws more heavy back elbows! Jake wobbles and staggers to the corner but Naito is right on him.
Naito brings Jake around for even more heavy back elbows! Jake falls over, the fans fire up, and Naito aims from the corner. Naito drags Jake up and in, but Jake BOOTS Naito down! Naito dangles off the apron! Red Shoes keeps the War Dogs from interfering, and Naito stands up. Jake aims, runs in, but Naito avoid the FBS! Naito drags Jake ot the apron, Jake elbows him back! Jake runs up, but into an ELBOW! Naito goes up and over, sweeps the legs, then BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICKS! Jake falls, LIJ wins!!
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon, Naito as the lone survivor
It came down to the bottom of the ninth, technically speaking, and Naito just hit the walk-off homer! Jake is stunned and Finlay is frustrated, but Yota just smiles back at him. Finlay and Yota will have it out as part of Wrestling Dontaku Night One, who will be smiling then?
As for LIJ, they regroup in the ring and have their hands raised. Slyly’s even still hanging around! But uh, he’s a little too chunky to get in the ring, so he just settles for pumping up the crowd like he does at baseball games. Naito gets the mic to say that it was three months ago, the Splash Strong series back in January, since Naito was last in Hiroshima. Naito would like to thank the fans from coming here tonight, “Gracias, amigos.” The fans cheer, and Naito continues by saying, “Hiroshima is my second home. I really long to have a match at Mazda Stadium.” The fans love the sound of that!
Naito does preface that him saying that doesn’t mean there’s anything planned. So please, tranquilo, be patient, and look forward to the day that finally happens. So, shall they do it? The fans cheer again! So then, for the first time in Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in a year and eight months, is everyone ready? The fans cheer because they sure are! Well then, the only way to close The Road to Wrestling Dontaku here in Hiroshima… Bushi! Hiromu! Takagi! Titan! Yota! Slyly! Y Naito! NOSOTROS! LOS! INGOBERRRRNABLEEEES~! DE! JA! PON!! Slyly gets in on the roll call! Will all of LIJ have success as we reach Wrestling Dontaku next week?
My Thoughts:
A great event to conclude Road to Dontaku before getting to Wrestling Dontaku itself. An unfortunate change in the card, Sanada fell ill and could not compete, so his match alongside Taichi against Tanahashi & Tomoaki was changed into Tanahashi and a Young Lion VS Tomoaki and a Young Lion. Hopefully Cold Skull gets well soon. Great tag title match from TMDK VS GoD, and while I figured TMDK was going to retain, I didn’t think it’d be in a shady way like holding tights. While ZSJ VS Cobb for the NJPW World TV title is still to come, I doner of GoD shift gears and ELP becomes a singles guy so Leo and Loa can team up. Then ELP can challenge ZSJ in a battle of initials while the Brothers Guerrilla get to take on Shane & Mikey.
Great Rural Revitalization again, they managed to pull off great comeback spots each round. I was very surprised Yuya won out, I felt like Khan could’ve done one more Rural Revitalization before losing. But at the same time, Yuya feels like the unofficial fourth Reiwa Musketeer behind Narita, Shota & Tsuji. Yuya getting a title, any title, ahead of the others is good stuff for him, and could even bring about a feud with one of the Musketeers for the Summer. And then a great 10 Man Elimination Tag. I again really like that NJPW allows over the rope eliminations even in a tag match like this to really mix things up. Jake Lee not winning out for the War Dogs is really surprising, but I feel like that means Jake will defeat Naito 1v1.
My Score: 8.9/10
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It’s a violent end to a legendary friendship!
Former Best Friends, Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor, have been through many Parking Lot Brawls, but this is their first time as enemies! Will there be broken bones to go along with the broken hearts?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor; Trent wins.
- Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo; Rosa wins.
- “Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell; Bill wins.
- Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions; Shibata & Garcia win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Parking Lot Brawl: Trent Beretta VS Chuck Taylor!
Years of friendship, thrown away, and why? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Freshly Squeezed having more success in AEW than them? Because #JustTrent had a problem with Cassidy as a person? Because #JustTrent turned out to be the selfish one in the relationship? Well, then will #JustTrent get his ass kicked? Or will he take advantage of how Chuckie T. is a Kentucky Gentleman?
Trent stares Chuck down while we hear the crowd of other wrestlers taunting him. Trent takes a swing, but Chuck dodges to fire off hands! The brawl is on, and Chuck gets the edge! Chuck ROCKS Trent, then SMACKS him off a car hood! And then off the car door! Chuck drags Trent up, but Trent RAMS Chuck into the car! And throat chops him just because! Trent gets space, runs back in, but Chuck dodges so Trent hits the passenger door! Chuck gets a trash can lid and he stands Trent up. Trent jumps through the open window but Chuck drags him back out. Trent kicks low, and he gives Chuck a CAR HOOD BACK SUPLEX!
Trent grabs the trash can lid, SMACKS Chuck right in the head and Chuck falls down! The crowd boos but Trent opens a car trunk to bring out a trash can, a dustpan and a baseball bat! Chuck storms up but Trent CHUCKS the trash can into Chuck’s face! Chuck flounders and Trent smirks. Trent SMACKS Chuck with the trash can, CLUBS him around, and Chuck is busted open! The white car has red polka dots on it now, and Trent talks trash, “This is what you wanted?!” Trent runs up, but Chuck POP UP POWERBOMBS Trent onto a car hood! Trent writhes, Chuck staggers around, and Chuck brings Trent around.
Chuck headlocks Trent before he SMACKS him off another car door. Trent goes around the back and then up onto a truck! Chuck follows, and he CLUBS Trent in the chest! But Trent slips under, and he CLAWS Chuck’s bloody face! Trent DECKS Chuck and Chuck falls through drywall sheets! Trent looms over Chuck as he crawls out of the wreckage. Trent stalks Chuck, brings him around and SMACKS him with the trash can lid! Trent hoists Chuck onto a car roof, SMACKS him again, then goes back to the truck. Trent climbs onto the roof of the truck, to FLYING ELBOW from car to car! Cover, TWO!!
Trent is furious, but Chuck is still in this as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Trent fumes, paces around, and goes back to the goodies. He brings out… Is that a screwdriver?! And he JABS Chuck in the head with it!! And then he DIGS it into Chuck’s forehead!! As if he wasn’t already bleeding badly!! Trent leaves Chuck behind, to fetch what looks to be a flat screen TV. Then he brings out a wood door!? Did someone visit Home Depot before coming here? Chuck CHOPS Trent in return then fires haymakers! Trent CLAWS Chuck’s face! Trent grabs that TV and CHUCKS it, only for Chuck to duck it! Rampage returns as TV screen hits windshield! Chuck kicks low to snap suplex Trent through the door!!
The crowd is losing its minds as Trent crawls. Chuck gets Trent’s legs, to CATAPULT him into the truck’s tailgate!! The crowd fires up while Chuck gets a sinister look on his face. Chuck takes a piece of that drywall to SMASH it on Trent! Chuck gets that trash can, he SMACKS Trent with it! Chuck sees the pile of extra goodies nearby, and he uncovers some light tubes! But first, he’ll clean up the mess, he SMACKS Trent with the dust pan! And SMACKS him again and again! And then one more shot with the trash can! Trent writhes, but Chuck drags Trent up. Chuck SMACKS Trent off the tailgate, then clears some space.
Chuck climbs up, but Trent ROCKET LAUNCHES him onto the light tubes!!! The tubes shatter under Chuck’s back! Trent sputters, he’s bloody now, too. Trent puts Chuck against the car hood and stands on him! Trent soaks up the heat, but Chuck TRIPS Trent! Trent writhes, Chuck reels Trent in, Canadian Rack, RAZOR’S EDGE onto a windshield!! Trent writhes while fans chant “HOLY CHUCK!” Chuck covers Trent on the hood, TWO!! Trent survives and hurries around the back of this sedan. Chuck snarls, goes up after Trent, and they meet on the roof. They’re both so bloody as they fire forearms back and forth!
The crowd cheers Chuck and boos Trent, and as the two swing wild, they end up HUGGING! You GOT to give the people what they want, right? They stand, Chuck ROCKS Trent and reels Trent in, but Trent LOW BLOWS!! Trent has Chuck now, PILEDRIVER ON THE CAR ROOF!!! And then, SNAKE BITE!! Trent is choking Chuck out!!! Chuck IS out, Trent wins!!
Winner: Trent Beretta, by submission
The Best Friends tore each other apart, but it is #JustTrent that stands tall in the end. He’s clearly lost the respect of his peers given how the other wrestlers are chanting “You Suck! You Suck!” But wait, Trent isn’t done? He has a monkey wrench!? Cassidy & Kris step forward to say no, this is going too far! Trent says this is all Cassidy’s fault! And SMASH, Trent hits Chuck’s leg with the wrench, and even shatters the glass behind it!! Chuck clutches the already recovering leg, and now Cassidy wants after Trent! Kris stops Cassidy, Trent’s still got the wrench! Trent escapes into the shadows of the arena, what darkness is living in Trent’s heart?
Don Callis is watching this.
And he seems to like the sadistic savagery he just witnessed. Trent may not have Best Friends anymore, but could he end up with a whole new family?
Backstage interview with Kyle O’Reilly.
Arkady Aura is with #CombatKyle and brings up his impressive showing in Dynamite’s Casino Gauntlet this past Wednesday. But we all want to know, what is next for her? Well, on Saturday, May 11th, AEW is coming to his hometown! Collision in Vancouver, British Columbia! The Rogers Arena, the same building an 11-year-old Kyle saw his first wrestling show ever. And at that show, Kyle told his dad that he was gonna do this one day. Papa O’Reilly said, “Oh yeah, sure you will, kid.” But somehow, Kyle pulled it off. 25 years later, he’s coming back home to do the one thing he’s ever been good at and that’s wrestling.
Kyle is going to take on the best wrestlers this world has to offer, right here in AEW, where the best wrestle. Kyle is ready for a fight, who will take him up on that in two weeks?
Thunder Rosa VS Deonna Purrazzo!
La Mera Mera and The Virtuosa could not coexist in the race for the AEW Women’s World Championship, and now they will Rampage against each other! Who will stand tall, ready for another shot at the title?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Deonna and Rosa step up, talk a little trash, then Deonna pie faces Rosa! Rosa swings but Deonna catches the arm! Rosa avoids the takedown to knee low! They tie up again, go around and around, and Deonna puts Rosa in a corner. The ref counts, Rosa powers her way out but Deonna headlocks. Rosa powers up and out, but Deonna RAMS her! The two stay up, Deonna eggs Rosa on then kicks her low! Deonna whips, Rosa blocks the hip toss, but then Deonna blocks a hip toss! Rosa avoids the lariat to DECK Deonna! Rosa rains down fists but the ref reprimands.
Rosa sits Deonna up, clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH, and she grinds Deonna down. The fans rally but Deonna fights up. Deonna throws hands, then wrenches, but Rosa breaks free. Deonna BOOTS Rosa, then has the arm for the ARMBAR DDT! Deonna dusts herself off as she paces, then she KICKS Rosa’s arm. And KICKS it again! Rosa goes to ropes, Deonna pushes her down and ties her up in Paradise! Rosa is stuck, Deonna soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then runs to DROPKICK Rosa out of Paradise! Deonna stands Rosa up but Rosa ROCKS her first! Deonna stands, Rosa RAMS into her then bumps her off buckles.
Rosa goes up and up to leap, but Deonna blocks the rana and has a BOSTON CRAB! They’re in the ropes, the ref counts, and Deonna lets go. Rosa crawls to the corner, Deonna paces while soaking up the heat. Rosa stands, builds speed, and she WERCKS Deonna with a dropkick! Rosa fires up despite the pain in her back, and she kicks Deonna. Deonna stands, Rosa CHOPS her against the post! And CHOPS her again! Deonna ducks, Rosa chops post! Deonna SUPERKICKS Rosa down, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Deonna steps on Rosa’s face, steps away, and Rosa staggers up to railing. Deonna storms up but Rosa kicks her low. Rosa then runs Deonna side to side to POST her! But then Deonna RAMS Rosa into apron! And SMACKS her off it! Deonna snarls, brings Rosa around, and she puts Rosa in the ring. Cover, TWO! Deonna clamps onto Rosa to pull her arms in, for a straitjacket stretch! Rosa endures, fights up, but Deonna turns that into a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Rosa is still in this, and she is feeding off the energy of the fans! Rosa stands, and she ELBOWS Deonna! And body shots! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again!
Rosa has Deonna in a corner to UPPERCUT! Rosa runs corner to corner and back again, but Deonna dodges! Rosa POSTS herself and falls to the apron! Deonna storms back over, brings Rosa up and wraps the bad arm against ropes! The ref counts, Deonna KICKS the ropes as she lets off, and Rosa clutches the elbow. Deonna returns but Rosa RAMS into her! Deonna CLUBS Rosa, has her in a corner, and HEADBUTTS the lower back as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns and Deonna runs in, but into an ELBOW! And then a BOOT! Rosa goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Rosa as she rises up! Deonna runs in, Rosa dodges to fire forearm after forearm! Deonna shoves, Rosa ENZIGIRIS! Rosa runs, to SHOTGUN BOOT! Deonna flounders to ropes, Rosa pounds the mat and the fans rally again. Rosa runs side to side to DROPKICK again! Cover, TWO!! Deonna toughs it out while Rosa shakes out her arm. Rosa drags Deonna up, but Deonna SOBATS! Deonna runs to KNEE LIFT and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Deonna wants the Fujiwara but Rosa rolls free!
Deonna BOTOS Rosa down, covers, TWO! Rosa is still in this and the fans rally up. Deonna is frustrated but she fireman’s carries Rosa. Rosa fires elbows, waistlocks, but Deonna pries the hold open! Deonna waistlocks, Rosa victory rolls and STOMP 182! The fans rally up again and Rosa covers, TWO! Deonna stays in this but Rosa stays on her. Rosa drags Deonna to a drop zone, goes to a corner and climbs. But Deonna rises and catches the leap! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Rosa endures, reaches out, pushes Deonna over to get a REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Deonna is in the body scissors but she fights around!
Deonna rises, to BACKPACK SENTON! Deonna is free, the fans fire up, and Deonna brings Rosa back up. Deonna SLAPS Rosa, then reels her in! Gotch Hold, but Rosa jackknife bridges! TWO, Deonna sunset flips, TWO! Prawn hold, TWO! FUJIWARA!! Rosa rolls it to a cradle, ROSA WINS!!
Winner: Thunder Rosa, by pinfall
Deonna thought she had the perfect formula but Rosa says she just beat her at wrestling! But then Deonna CLOBBERS Rosa at the ramp! The fans boo but Deonna drags Rosa up to RAM her into the bleachers! Rosa slumps down, but Deonna digs her boot in! Deonna SLAPS Rosa around, tells the ref to shut up, and she SLAPS Rosa more! So Rosa SLAPS back! They brawl on stage and then out to the ledge of the upper level! The fans fire up as they keep going! Security rushes in, the fans boo, but Deonna flips Rosa off! It seems nothing was settled here, will these two look to go Double or Nothing?
Backstage interview with The Undisputed Kingdom.
Arkady Aura is with Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett as she notes Will Ospreay is the NEW #1 Contender to the AEW International Championship. Taven says hold on, before we get started here, “Not Lexy,” as three guys who care deeply about neck health, and as two guys who nursed someone from the brink of paralysis (aka Roddy), The Kingdom wishes a very speedy recovery to “the world’s greatest boss. TK, stay strong, buddy.” Roddy then shouts that “WILL… Ospreay. Congratulations, you did it! You have signed, sealed and delivered the downfall, demise and destruction of The Aerial Assassin at Double or Nothing.”
Roddy says the world can sing Ospreay’s praises, but none of that matters when you step in the ring with Roddy. Just like all the ones before, Roddy will dismantle Ospreay, he will BREAK Ospreay, and he will make Ospreay fall in front of The Savior of the Backbreaker. Roddy’s confidence is strong, but will Roddy be the one feeling the End of Heartache after taking on the #BillyGOAT?
“Big Bill” Morrissey VS Trevor Blackwell!
The human skyscraper says he wants to sit under the Learning Tree, but Chris Jericho’s gonna need a bigger tree if he’s to give guidance to Big Bill. Will Bill prove he is worthy of The Wizard’s sage advice?
The moment Bill is in the ring, he SPLASHES Trevor right in the corner! The bell rings, Bill runs to BOOT Trevor down! Trevor flounders around, Bill runs corner to corner and SPLASHES again! Trevor flops around, Bill wants Jericho to watch this. Bill said he’d show Jericho he is worthy, and we do see Jericho watching backstage, holding the FTW Championship on his shoulder and oddly still wearing a #LionHook shirt… Jericho nods as Bill CLUBS Trevor on the back! Bill then tells Jericho to watch him! Scoop and BIG BOSS SLAM!! Cover, but Bill lets off! Bill wags his finger, he wants Jericho to see more.
Bill brings Trevor up, reels him in, and short arm LARIATS! Cover, but again Bill lets off! Bill is having too much fun at poor Trevor’s expect. Bill says Jericho’s gonna wanna teach him. Bill hoists Trevor up for the SKYSCRAPER CHOKE SLAM!! One foot cover, a very Jericho move, and Bill wins!
Winner: “Big Bill” Morrissey, by pinfall
Trev might want to change his last name to Well-done, because he got roasted. Bill wants Jericho’s guidance, does he even need it when he can do all this?
BREAKING NEWS for Rampage!
Rampage won’t be following up Collision next week but it also won’t be back on Friday just yet. For AEW’s return to Canada, Rampage is going to be BACK TO BACK with Dynamite! Get ready for a truly All Elite Wednesday!
Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions!
The Wrestler said during Collision earlier tonight that he was going to take on Shane Taylor Promotions by himself if he had to, but then the Dragonslayer offered his help. Now they’re both going to take on #TAIGASTYLE and Big Bad Shaney T. himself! Garcia wears basic trunks and boots to match Shibata, will The Wrestlers win out? Or will STP rumble, bad man, rumble?
The moment all four men are in the ring, Shibata CLOBBERS Lee Moriarty and then he and Garcia both go after Shane! The fans fire up as they stomp and kick Shane right out of the ring! Then they go out to keep after him! Shibata whips and BOOTS Shane into railing! Garcia fires off on Lee, then Shibata adds an UPPERCUT! Shibata whips and BOOTS Lee against railing! Garcia stomps Shane, Shibata snap suplexes Lee to the floor! Shibata leaves them behind to go into the ring and sit cross-legged! Garcia sits with him! The fans fire up and the two go out again. The brawling continues but Shane throws heavy hands!
Lee ROCKS Garcia, Shane puts Shibata in, and Shane storms in after Shibata. Lee sends Garcia into railing, but Shibata fires hands on Shane! Shibata KICKS and KICKS, but Shane blocks the boot! Shane JABS Shibata and Shibata falls back! Shane talks trash, the fans boo, but Shane drags Shibata up. Shane HEADBUTTS Shibata, tags Lee, and they mug Shibata. Lee stomps a mudhole in, lets off as the ref counts, but he sneaks mule kicks on Shibata the whole time! Shibata trips Lee, stomps him, but Lee gets up to RAM into Shibata! Lee brings Shibata around, suplexes, but Shibata slips free to waistlock!
Lee elbows free, kicks, but Shibata blocks! Lee KNEES Shibata but Garcia tags in! Shibata BOOTS Lee, Garcia LARIATS! Garcia DROPKICKS Shane, gets around Lee, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! And then another TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Garcia brings Lee up again but Lee suplexes! Garcia slips free, spins Lee and kicks low, to then TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The trifecta is complete and the fans fire up! Garcia storms up on Lee, brings him up, and UPPERCUTS! The fans rally for Garcia, he CHOPS Lee to ropes. And CHOPS Lee against ropes! Garcia runs, but Shane trips him! Lee distracts the ref so Shane can DRAPING DDT to the floor!
Shibata protests but Lee mocks him by sitting cross-legged. The ring count climbs, Garcia drags himself up at 3 of 10, slides in at 5, but Lee stomps Garcia at the ropes! Lee drags Garcia up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Shane. Shane pushes Garcia against the buckles, to then CHOP! Garcia seethes and he fires forearm son Shane! The fans fire up, Garcia throws more shots, then leaps, but into Shane’s arms! Shane RAMS Garcia into a corner, then CHOPS! Shane runs up, but Garcia BOOTS! Garcia spins, but Shane ROCKS him first! And URENAGES! And then SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO!
Shane seethes but he keeps Garcia from Shibata, and Rampage goes picture in picture.
Shane mocks Garcia’s dance, drags him up, but Garcia CHOPS! Garcia staggers, but Shane fires body shots in the corner! Shane ROCKS Garcia, tags Lee, and STP mugs Garcia. Garcia flounders to ropes, Lee CHOKES him! The ref counts, Lee steps away, and he stomps Garcia around. Lee wraps an arm around the ropes, then fishhooks Garcia! The ref counts, Lee lets off, and Garcia feeds off the energy of the fans. Lee brings Garcia up but Garcia fires forearm sand CHOPS! Lee gets around, and GERMAN SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO! Garcia stays in this but Lee stays on him with a wrench. Tag to Shane, and Lee hooks Garcia up in a COBRA TWIST, just so Shane can KNEE Garcia down!
Shane has Garcia on ropes, ROCKS him with a forearm, then scoops him for SNAKE EYES! Garcia slumps down in the corner, Shane drags him back up, and TOSSES him out! Shane goes out to then put Garcia against railing. Shane ROCKS Garcia, talks trash on fans, then brings Garcia around to scoop and SLAM him to the floor! Shane talks more trash on the fans, Lee has him cool off, and Shane brings Garcia up again. Shane puts Garcia in, tags Lee, and then Lee clamps on with a top wristlock and stretches Garcia out! Garcia endures, turns to fight the pressure, but Lee CLUBS him down. Lee drags Garcia up, tags Shane, and Shane scoop SLAMS!
Shane runs to SPLASH Garcia again! Rampage returns to single picture, Shane drags Garcia to a drop zone, and he goes up a corner. The fans boo but Shane blows them a kiss. FALLING SPLASH FLOPS as Garcia moves! T he fans fire up, but Lee KICKS him down! Lee hurries back and tags in, then he drags Garcia up. Lee wrenches, wristlocks, but Garcia endures. Lee SNAPS the fingers! The fans boo Lee being so villainous, but he drags Garcia up. Lee bumps Garcia off buckles, Shane holds Garcia up, but Garcia fights free with boots and haymakers and elbows! The fans fire up, Garcia sends Lee into Shane!
Lee hurries to waistlock but Garcia switches, SAIDO! The fans are thunderous as Lee and Garcia crawl! Hot tags to Shane and Shibata! Shibata BOOTS Shane! Shane roars, Shibata runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS! Shibata whips to BOOT Shane in the corner! Shibata fires forearms, the ref counts, but Lee runs up. Shibata DECKS him! Garcia RAMS Lee into a corner, climbs up, and while Shibata fires forearms on Shane, Garcia rains down fists! Garcia goes all the way to nine, then DOES HIS DANCE! Shibata and Garcia coordinate, DOUBLE HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up and Garcia stands Shane up. Shibata runs in to BOOT!
Shibata CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Shane, then CHOPS, CHOPS and JABS! Garcia does his dance while Shibata JABS and CHOPS to the rhythm! The fans are loving this, as now Garcia runs in to KNEE Shane! Shibata & Garcia get Shane up, to DOUBLE SUPLEX!! Cover, ONE?!? Shane has power to spare, but Garcia BOOTS him! Shibata BOOTS him! They go again, but this time Shane DOUBLE SUPLEXES them!! The fans boo but Shane tags in Lee. Lee runs up to clothesline Shibata, and JAB! And CHOP! JAB! CHOP! JAB! CHOP! Shibata just scowls at Lee! Lee says okay, and he fires more JABS and CHOPS!
Shibata steps into the shots, so Lee eggs him on! Shibata ROCKS Lee! Shane runs up, HEADBUTTS, then Lee HALF HATCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO!! Shibata toughs it out and STP grows frustrated. Lee drags Shibata up, kicks then waistlocks, but Shibata fights the lift! Shane storms in, helps Lee put on the full nelson, and Shane promises to knock Shibata out! But Shibata BOOTS Shane first! Garcia jumps on for a SLEEPER! Shibata switches on Lee for a SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as STP start fading out! Shane fires up to RAM Garcia into buckles! But Shibata BOOTS him! And Garcia SAIDOS!! Shibata PENALTY KICKS Lee!! Cover, The Wrestlers win!
Winners: Katsuyori Shibata & Daniel Garcia, by pinfall
Shibata helps Garcia stand up, and Garcia is proud to have won alongside one of his heroes! And with the fans cheering him on, Garcia sets up… to DO HIS DANCE! Will this momentum help Shibata avenge Hook and take that FTW Championship off of Chris Jericho? Or will The Learning Tree have some things to teach Shibata?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here, though I was oddly more excited when I thought it was just Deonna VS Rosa and the Parking Lot Brawl. But even so, at least Bill squashing a dude was used in story. He was showing off, he’ll surely have Jericho’s blessing if he helps defeat Shibata on Dynamite, but a part of me almost wants this to be all a trap. Bill was teammates with Ricky Starks in a feud against Jericho, and if Jericho is being obliviously arrogant then maybe Bill is using that against Jericho, too. But either way, let’s just hope this story helps Bill get going rather than slow him down like the #JerichoVortex has always done.
The Parking Lot Brawl was moving maybe a bit fast for me, especially with how there were some obvious spots already set up when they arrived, such as the drywall draped across the truck bed. But they surely got bloody, and in the end, Trent won out because he was willing to sink to the lowest low. And then they’ve written Chuck off again with that monkey wrench to the shin, so Cassidy VS Trent is definitely a Double or Nothing match. And something is just telling me that if Kris is gonna turn out to be the villain in the Willow Nightingale story, she’s probably gonna screw Cassidy over to help Trent, too.
Really good match from Deonna VS Rosa, and with Rosa getting a quick pin then that brawl, we’re clearly getting more out of them. Good promo from Kyle O’Reilly to hype AEW’s newest Canada tour, and good promo from The Kingdom to tie in their old Neck Health Awareness gag to the Tony Khan piledriver angle. Roddy calling out Ospreay, I would definitely think Ospreay wins the title at Double or Nothing. And really good tag main event from Shibata & Garcia VS Shane Taylor Promotions. STP keeps getting great showings even in losing, but Lee took the loss here to keep Shane himself strong. Great win for Shibata but this just adds to the go-home math where Jericho retains the FTW Championship on Dynamite.
My Score: 8.7/10
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