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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (8/15/23)
Things are heating up!
Will the #WesSide defy #HardJustice?
Before Heatwave hits, Wes Lee and Dijak look to light it up in a match to name a NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Championship!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS The Dyad w/ The Schism; Tony & Stacks win and retain the titles.
- Dana Brooke w/ Kelani Jordan VS Blair Davenport; Blair wins.
- Trick Williams VS Drew Gulak w/ Charlie Dempsey & Damon Kemp; Trick wins.
- NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Wes Lee VS DIJAK; Wes wins and will challenge Carmelo Hayes for the title next week at Heatwave.
- Tyler Bate VS Joe Coffey w/ Gallus; Bate wins, by disqualification.
- Thea Hail w/ Chase U VS Jacy Jayne; Jacy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT Tag Team Championships: Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo VS The Dyad w/ The Schism!
The Family that fights together reigns together, and The Don & Underboss of NXT are ready to fight! But will they be able to hold together against a united Schism? Or will Rip Fowler & Jagger Reed finally bring gold to the Schism’s tree?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if The Dyad reaps the fruits of the Family’s labor!
The teams sort out and Jagger goes right after Tony! Tony hits back, they fire off hands and Tony DECKS Jagger! And DECKS him again! Tony fires off in the corner, then whips corner to corner. Jagger goes up and out but Tony BLASTS him off the apron! Tony goes out after Jagger but The Dyad has back-up from the yellow masks. Tony says okay, hide behind them! Tony slides into the ring, Jagger returns, and he tags Rip. Rip and Tony circle now, they tie up, and Rip wrenches the arm. Fans chant “You Still Suck!” but Tony powers out to then scoop and SLAM! Fans cheer, Tony tags in Stacks.
Stacks & Tony double whip, then body shot, knee lift and down goes Rip! Stacks waits on Rip, then he fires off haymakers! Stacks whips, Rip reverses but Stacks goes up and over, ducks ‘n’ dodges and DROPKICKS! Fans fire up and Stacks wrenches to tag Tony back in. The Family mugs Rip in the corner! The ref counts, Stacks lets off and Tony scoops. Rip slips free, waistlocks, but Tony switches. Rip backs Tony down, tag to Jagger. Jagger runs in to back elbow! Rip adds a clothesline, and then feeds to a DROPKICK! Jagger drags Tony up, taunts the fans, but Tony snap suplexes first! Fans fire up and Stacks tags back in.
Stacks brings Jagger round, KNEES him, trips him, then gives a leg splitting leg drop! Very Brother Nero style. Stacks CHOPS, whips, but Jagger reverses, only for Stacks to hit a flying-mare! Fans fire up and Stacks grinds the headlock. Jagger fights up, powers his way over, tag to Rip. Rip arm-drags, but Stacks counters with a headlock! Then he gets Jagger in headscissors! The Dyad holds firm but Tony pushes them over! Fans fire up as the Dyad stands up, into DOUBLE HOCKEY SCRUMS! Fans count along, but The Dyad power out at 7. But then The Family clotheslines them both out!
Fans fire up as Tony tells Stacks to run. Stacks runs, and Tony gives him a boost, HIP TOSS TOPE! Direct hit on both Dyad, and fans are thunderous! Stacks puts Rip back in, climbs up the corner, and FLYING UPPERCUTS! But then Ava distracts from the apron! Stacks tells her to quit playing, and he gets Rip’s arm. Rip knees Stacks low, then BLASTS Tony! Rip then wrenches Stacks, Jagger tags in and they whip Stacks to trip and basement dropkick! Stacks ends up in enemy territory, and The Dyad set up, MAYHEM IN MOTION takes out Tony! Fans boo but then Jagger runs so Rip can give him a boost, Jagger BLASTS Stacks off the apron and he hits the desk!
Fans boo while Stacks writhes but The Schism is in control as NXT goes picture in picture.
Ava says this is what happens, and Gacy just smiles while shaking his head. There are more yellow masks than before, and Jagger SMOTHERS Stacks into the desk! Jagger CLUBS Stacks, DECKS Stacks, then puts him in the ring. Jagger then puts Stacks on the apron to CLUB him on the chest! Jagger then slides in, so he can get the legs, and ROPE GUILLOTINE! Stacks sputters, Jagger taunts him, but Tony coaches Stacks. Jagger CHOKES Stacks, CLUBS him, then tags in Rip. The Dyad drags Stacks up to whip him to ropes, and DOUBLE LARIATS! Rip stays between Stacks and Tony while Ava soaks up the heat.
Rip has Stacks in a chinlock stretch, then CLUBS him with a crossface forearm. Rip drags Stacks up but Stacks fights off the suplex! Fans rally, but Rip CLUBS Stacks down! And again! Rip drags Stacks up, to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Rip clamps on with a chinlock and Stacks endures. Fans continue to rally, Stacks fights up, and Stacks throws body shots! But Rip ROCKS him, and Stacks falls to the apron! The ref keeps Ava and Gacy back but Rip drags Stacks back up. Stacks RAMS into Rip! And slingshots up and over, but Rip stays up in the sunset! Tag to Jagger, and Jagger CLUBS Stacks in the head!
Jagger taunts Tony, Tony shouts back, and Jagger snapmares Stacks to stomp Stacks’ face! Jagger keeps talking trash, then he fishhooks Stacks’ face! The ref reprimands, Jagger ELBOWS Stacks in the head, then stands Stacks up to ROCK him again. Jagger scoops Stacks to put him in the Tree of Woe, and he soaks up the heat from the fans. NXT returns to single picture, Jagger taunts Stacks, then drags him up for headlock punches! Fans boo and the ref counts but Jagger lets off at 4. Stacks gets himself out of the Tree, Rip talks a lot of trash, and Jagger LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Jagger clamps onto Stacks with an armlock.
Stacks endures even as Jagger rains down elbows! Fans rally but Jagger shifts to a chinlock. Stacks fights up, throws body shots, but Jagger shifts sides to keep him back! Stacks fires more shots, reaches out, but Jagger knees low! Then sucker punch for Tony! Tony is pissed but then Stacks gets the cradle! The ref is still busy with Tony, they would’ve won by now! And then Rip CLOBBERS the cover apart! Jagger ROCKS Stacks, but Stacks fights back with elbows and boots! Stacks fires off hands on Jagger, staggers for Tony but Jagger keeps him back! Stacks fires more hands, reaches out, and fans rally up!
Jagger reaches and tags Rip! Rip runs in and CLOBBERS Stacks! Rip grins at Tony and blows a kiss but the fans boo. Rip stands Stacks up to ROCK him again. Rip talks more trash, ROCKS Stacks again, but Stacks fires hands in return! Rip CLUBS Stacks’ neck, brings him up, and grins at Tony as he back suplexes. Stacks lands on his feet! Then goes up and over! But Rip grabs a leg! Stacks ENZIGURIS free! Fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tag to Jagger! He gets Stacks’ legs, but Stacks BOOTS free! Hot tag to Tony! The Don rallies on The Dyad and the fans are loving it! Tony dodges Jagger to OVERHEAD SUPLEX!
Tony sees Rip coming, TACKLES him, then stomps away on his stomach! Jagger storms up but Tony DECKS him! And then just stomps him on top of Rip! The fans are fired up again and Tony CLOBBERS Rip in a corner! Then he CLOBBERS Jagger in the other! Rip runs in, into a SPINEBUSTER! Jagger kicks but Tony ducks it to FISHERMAN BUSTER! Roll to a cradle, TWO!! Jagger escapes but Tony storms up on Rip. Rip gets away, Jagger clinches. Rip tags in during the whip and Rip trips Tony to drag him out! But Tony DECKS Rip! Jagger DIVES onto Tony! The Dyad regroups and gets Tony in.
But wait! Ivy Nile is here! She gets at Gacy, Ava and the yellow masks. But wait, two hang back, and one of them CLOBBERS Jagger! The other hits a ROLLING SPINEBUSTER on Rip! Are those the Creeds!? They put Rip in, for Tony’s FOGEDABOUTIT! Cover, The Family wins!
Winners: Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo, by pinfall (still NXT Tag Team Champions)
Ivy grins as the Schism fell for it hook, line and sinker! The obsession with the Diamond Mine just bit Schism in the butt! Is the tree about to fall? Or will someone chop it down?
Eddy Thorpe speaks.
“Hoka hey. To move forward without fear. It’s one thing to say it, it’s another to act on it.” NXT is on fire and Eddy will not be left behind. But how does he move forward without fear? He listens to his life force. The magic tied to his heart, showing in his fighting spirit. But that is not alone to overcome pain, so there is additional treatment he must seek. He will dance, just as his ancestors did. Each vibration is a healing reverberation. As eddy moves in the ring, he feels the energy of the fans and they feel his energy. Now, with his spirit repaired, Dijak will be a target of his focus. They will meet again, and when that time comes, Eddy will move forward without fear. Will the Alpha Wolf be ready to fight again?
Other NXT stars talk about Eddy Thorpe.
Carmelo Hayes, as he signs autographs, admits the Alpha Wolf is nice. But in walks Wes Lee. Champ doing champ things, he must’ve been so busy. It’d explain why he didn’t answer Wes’s phone calls or texts. But he still has time to sign all this? That’s part of the job, man. And why’s Wes coming at Melo with this? Doesn’t he have Dijak to worry about? Well don’t tell Wes what to worry about, he’s got this. Melo should focus on finishing all this up cuz when Wes is done beating Dijak, the next thing Melo will be signing is the title contract for Heatwave.
Melo says okay, then Wes can go do that and come back to talk to the champ. Wes gets it, #SayLess. But who will have the final say between Wes and #HardJustice?
Andre Chase and Duke Hudson talk backstage.
Professor Chase has lost count of how many times he’s apologized to Thea Hail, but what she needs is to get back out there. That’s why Chase got her a match with Jacy Jayne tonight! Duke says that’s a great idea! Get Thea back on the winning track! That’ll do it. Yes, Chase thought so. And she’s been so upset since #TowelGate, and perhaps rightfully so, but this is gonna give her a chance to get that anger out. Thea asks what they’re talking about, and Chase lets her know about the match with Jacy. She can work out these emotions. Right, cuz Professor Chase always knows what’s best for her. Why would he do this?
Duke says that is a good question. Why did Chase do that? Duke…! This is so Thea can work through the anger and frustration. He wants her to be happy. Whatever. Just try not to throw the towel. Thea storms off and Chase asks WTF, Duke? Well he’s still the one who threw in the towel. Duke says he’ll talk with Thea about it. But will this really be the key to fixing things between teacher and student?
Dana Brooke w/ Kelani Jordan VS Blair Davenport!
The Flex Appeal has been wanting to unleash her aggressions, and it would seem the very aggressive Ichiban Gaijin is the perfect choice. Will Dana’s dark side get the better of Blair tonight? Or just the better of Dana herself?
NXT returns as Dana makes her entrance, protégé Kelani by her side. The bell rings and the two tie up. Blair pouts Dana on the ropes, the ref counts, and Blair shoves Dana. Dana shoves back and even shoves Blair down! Then things speed up and Dana RANAS Blair to ropes! Dana runs in to clothesline Blair against ropes! Blair flops out, Dana goes to the apron and she CROSSBODIES! Direct hit and Dana rains down fists! Fans fire up, the ref starts a ring count, and Dana tells Kelani to take notes. Kelani nods and Dana puts Blair back in. Dana goes up but Blair RAMS into her! And has her in the ropes!
Blair goes up, GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, TWO! Blair runs, to SLIDING KICK Dana against ropes! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while Blair grits her teeth. Blair kicks Dana around, scuffs her, and then runs, but Dana ducks the Penalty Kick! Roll-up, TWO! Dana stomps Blair’s legs! Dana then stomps away on Blair’s stomach, then BOOTS her down! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Dana scowls and she stalks Blair. Blair is in a corner, Dana runs in, handspring, but Blair dodges! Blair comes back to ROCK Dana with a forearm! Fans duel as Blair climbs up, and Blair grins, but Dana YANKS her into buckles!
Dana brings Blair off the corner, for a BATISTA BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Blair survives and Dana is furious! Dana grabs at Blair but Blair bails out. Dana seethes, storms up, but Blair avoids the dropkick to RAM Dana into steel steps! Dana winces, Blair puts her back in the ring. Kelani cheers Dana on but Blair runs up. Dana LARIATS first! Dana is raging even while she looms over Blair. Dana goes out to get the ring bell!? Kelani stops Dana, this isn’t how to win! Dana says she doesn’t care! But Kelani still gets the bell away from her. Dana runs in, gets around Blair, O’Conner but Blair slips free!
Blair CLUBS Dana, Dana throws body shots and haymakers! Dana has Blair in the corner, fires furious fists from all sides, but the ref has her stop. Blair ROCKS Dana back! And then Blair FALCON- NO, Dana slips out, rolls Blair up, TWO! BLAIR TRIGGER! And then KAMI-GOYE!! Cover, Blair wins!
Winner: Blair Davenport, by pinfall
Dana’s fire inside ended up burning her, and Blair takes the win! The frustrations are only growing for Dana, and that scowl is partially direct at Kelani now. Does Dana blame her own protégé for what just happened?
Drew Gulak gets last minute sparring in.
He and Charlie Dempsey fight over grapple control while Damon Kemp watches on. Myles Borne appears with water, and Gulak tells him to open it. Myles does as told, and then Gulak just slaps the bottle away! Will Myles ever do right in Gulak’s eyes? Will Gulak #WhoopDatTrick, or get whooped by Trick?
Carmelo continues signing autographs.
Dijak’s big hand slaps down on the table! Save one of those pictures for yourself, Melo. Because after Heatwave, Melo won’t have the title to take pictures with. Okay, why not focus less on Melo and more on Wes? Cuz right now, Melo’s the only one going to Heatwave, not Dijak. Not yet. Dijak storms off and Melo shakes his head. Will the contenders be able to focus on themselves tonight?
Trick Williams VS Drew Gulak w/ Charlie Dempsey & Damon Kemp!
While Carmelo Hayes is doing his thing, Trick wants to prove he is his own man. Kemp wears a shirt that calls Trick the NXT Champions Purse Holder, and has even left a handbag on the ramp for Trick. Trick kicks that bag out of the way, will he kick the Philly Stretcher to the curb as he prepares for Ilja Dragunov?
The bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally, they tie up, and Gulak headlocks. Trick powers out, hurdles, drops down then hurdles again, but Gulak sunset flips! TWO, and the two reset. Fans rally, the two approach and Gulak throws body shots! Gulak CLUBS Trick, whips him, but Trick gets past the boot to LEAPING LARIAT! Fans fire up, Trick leans on the ropes a moment, and Kemp SUCKER PUNCHES him! Fans boo as Kemp gets away with that, and Gulak fires hands! Gulak wrenches, whips, but Trick reverses to hurdle and DROPKICK! Fans fire up and Trick whips. Gulak reverses but Trick reverses to pop-up SHORYUKEN!
Fans fire up with Trick and he storms out after Gulak. Gulak wants a timeout but Trick puts him in the ring. Kemp distracts the ref, and Dempsey GERMAN SUPLEXES Trick! Fans boo but Dempsey drags Trick up to put him in the ring. Kemp lets off now, and Gulak runs up to SHOTGUN Trick down! Trick goes to a corner, Gulak whips him corner to corner hard, and Gulak then whips back the other way! Trick boots but Gulak blocks! Gulak swings but Trick fires counter punches! Gulak trips Trick to stomp him, then he has the leg for the HALF CRAB! Gulak stands on Trick’s head but Trick endures.
Fans rally, Trick fights around, and he kicks with his free leg! Gulak grabs that leg but Trick ENZIGURIS with the other! Trick throws body shots and forearms, and he has Gulak on the ropes! Trick whips and DROPKICKS Gulak! Fans fire up as Trick then spins Gulak, knees low, and FLAPJACKS on the rebound! Trick kips up and he runs up on Gulak, SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Fans rally and Trick drags Gulak around. Trick cartwheels to deadlift BOOKEND! Fans fire up but Dempsey swipes at Trick! Trick BOOTS Dempsey! Trick goes out, and he LEAPS to CLOBBER Kemp! Fans fire up but Dempsey storms over.
Trick slides into the ring, the ref stops Dempsey & Kemp, and then Briggs & Jensen rush out to trip up Dempsey & Kemp! Fans fire up as the Country Boys take the fight to Gulak’s goons! Gulak rolls Trick up! Trick rolls through, blocks a kick, and spins Gulak to BOOT him! Cover, Trick wins!
Winner: Trick Williams, by pinfall
A huge win for Trick Willy! But will this momentum help him against the Mad Dragon? Or will Dragunov continue to show he is UNBESIEGBAR?
Baron Corbin is headed for gorilla position.
Sarah finds him first and asks if he’s heading to the ring with something to say. Wow, what gave that away? Does she really wanna know what he has to say? Yes. Good. Corbin continues on to gorilla, what will the #NoMoreBS Corbin have to say here tonight?
NXT returns and Baron Corbin is in the ring.
Corbin has the mic and says, “The great thing about coming out here and getting to be me, is I can say whatever the hell I want and I don’t have to worry about the repercussions!” Fans cheer that, and Corbin says that whatever he says, he means. Like how he took an Olympic Gold Medalist and ran him out the building! No one’s seen Gable Steveson here since Great American Bash! He got that small taste of what pro-wrestlers do, and Corbin is sure Steveson ain’t coming back for seconds.
Now, Corbin could stand here and tell us that everyone else in that locker room, everyone else watching the monitors are a bunch of soft ass little B*TCHES, and that week after week, day after day, hour after hour, they continue to prove him right! Corbin said #BurnTheShips because he is ushering in a new era. Not of NXT, he doesn’t care about this place. He is ushering in a new ear of Baron Corbin! One where he takes his place back in the main event, exactly where he belongs! But wait, here comes Von Wagner! Robert Stone is with him, and he has the mic to tell Corbin “Did you really just make fun of everyone in the NXT locker room?”
Well, sorry, man, but Stone, Von and everyone else here, and in the whole world, disagree! Corbin says thanks for the irrelevant input. But Corbin is proud to see Stone is no longer dressing like bootleg Happy Corbin. Stone could’ve ironed his suit but it is what it is. OMG good one Corbin! So good! Does insulting others make you feel better/ Stone knows what Corbin wants: to be at the top of this place. And see, he could! He has the qualifications. But the problem is, there’s someone standing in your way. That guy put Bron Breakker through a table last week, and that man is VON WAGNER!
Fans cheer and Corbin says yeah, he watches the show. Good! Because Stone promises that Von is just getting started! Oh, wow, really? He’s on a roll, gets people excited, puts superstars through tables! Oh, wait, why is Corbin talking to Stone? Can Von talk? Is he able to talk? Give him the mic and let’s see. Stone says okay and hands it over to Von. Von looks the mic over and Corbin says oh sorry, his mistake. Von, here’s something he’ll explain to you. If Von wants to make it in the business, you gotta learn to talk on the stick.
Take Corbin for example! The very first episode of SmackDown Live on Fox, in front of four MILLION, Corbin was toe to toe with The Rock! He didn’t step back, he stepped up! That’s what superstars do! That’s why Corbin makes the big bucks. If Von wants that, then follow Corbin. Otherwise, you’ll have a very, very, very long career of standing in the background with “security” on your chest, both here and RawDown every time they come through town. Von paces, and says y’know what? Maybe he hasn’t talked a lot, but maybe Corbin talks too much!
And Von has a friendship with Stone and his fancy lingo! Corbin comes out again and again, same old sob story! He’s tired of it, the fans are tired of it, EVERYONE is tired of it! So Corbin can come out with one of his ten gimmicks, whether it’s Happy Corbin, Sad Corbin, Bumass Corbin, I Ain’t Gonna Burn a Ship Down Corbin! Von doesn’t even remember the others, cuz they all SUCKED! Von is moving up the ladder around here, and Corbin’s just in the way. Next week, on Heatwave, Von has a reservation for one. And a table for one. And Corbin’s bald ass is gonna get tabled! Corbin swings but Von counter punches! And then clotheslines Corbin out!
Fans fire up for “TABLE! TABLE!” and Stone says go and do it! Von drags Corbin up, SMACKS him off the desk, and fans fire up! Von looks at the desk, and he clears it off! Von drags Corbin up, brings him in, but Corbin RAMS Von into the apron! Security rushes in and the fans boo as they work to separate the behemoths! “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” They will fight, but just next week at Heatwave!
Rhea Ripley & Dominik Mysterio are backstage.
She says that last week, they made his dad watch in horror as Dom proved he IS the greatest NXT North American Champion ever. Dom says he could see the jealousy through the mask. But as for Lyra Valkyria, Rhea says she should’ve been satisfied with the endorsement. But instead, she decided to kick Rhea in the face! She kicked MAMI in the face! So now, how does Dom feel about them dropping in on Heatwave and showing these losers how it’s done? Yes, Mami. Dragon Lee, Lyra Valkyria, hopefully you two can work as a team against Dirty Dom & Mami Rhea. The challenge is set, don’t keep them waiting.
Mustafa Ali speaks.
The Beacon stands on a stage at a podium, and welcomes the “esteemed citizens of North America.” “In recent times, the prestigious North American Championship has been carried by individual who, regrettably, did not represent our great continent in the manner in which it deserves! I speak of the former champion, Wes Lee. I speak of the current champion, Dominik Mysterio, who spits in the face of family values and is a convicted criminal! Ladies and gentlemen, the people of North America deserve better. They deserve someone who is a champion both inside and outside of the ring.
“I am the North American Champion that we need! I will elevate the North American Championship to unparalleled heights, all while inspiring millions across the continent that they, too, can do incredible things the right way. So I look to you. I ask you, to open your ears, raise your heads, realize that the time for a new North American Champion is now! You will rise, you will reach out, you will take my hand and believe in a greater North American Champion, believe that in Ali, you can trust!” The audience applauds, but will The Beacon finally and truly shine with gold?
NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Wes Lee VS DIJAK!
Both men have put HIM on notice, but only one gets to follow through! Will the Must See Kid defy Hard Justice and have a shot at the top title? Or will Dijak put everything on lockdown going into Heatwave?
NXT returns as Dijak makes his entrance. The bell rings, the two circle and feel things out, and Wes avoids Dijak’s grip. Fans rally for Wes as he evades Dijak but ends up cornered. Wes KICKS Dijak in the leg then gets away. And KICKS again! Dijak kepes in pursuit, he corners Wes again, btu Wes slips out to the apron! And under, and around, and then gets away from the big back elbow. Dijak runs in, Wes drop toeholds but he can’t take Dijak down! So Wes KICKS away at the leg! Wes then fires off hands, but Dijak shoves him. Wes dropkicks the leg out! And SMASHES the knee on the mat!
Fans fire up as Wes has the standing toehold. Dijak endures, reaches out, but Wes keeps him from ropes. Dijak crawls, fans rally, and Dijak kicks with his free leg. Wes lets go, Dijak runs in but Wes ducks ‘n’ dodges and slides under to KANGAROO KICK the leg! Fans rally as Wes watches Dijak go to the corner. Wes runs in to RAM into Dijak! Wes has the leg, he pulls but Dijak has the ROPEBREAK! Wes lets go and Dijak bails out. Wes keeps his eyes on Dijak, but Dijak hears the ring count. Dijak hobbles back over, refreshes the count and gets more time to rest. Wes storms up but Dijak grabs a leg! Wes grabs hair! Dijak HOTSHOTS Wes!
Dijak storms in to CLOBBER Wes! Dijak clamps onto Wes’s arm to CLUB away on it, and drop elbows! Fans rally, Wes endures as Dijak shifts to a top wristlock. Wes throws body shots, then a PELE! Dijak staggers, Wes KICKS Dijak again! Wes stands to BACKHAND, then he runs, to ROLLING KICK! Dijak staggers and drops to a k nee, but he grabs Wes’s hair! Dijak POSTS Wes! Wes slumps to the apron and Dijak storms over. Dijak drags Wes in, CLUBS the arm, and fans rally up. Dijak drops a BIG elbow on Wes’s chest! Cover, TWO! Dijak twists Wes’s arm, and bends it around into the top wristlock!
Fans rally for “WES SIDE!” and Wes throws hands! Dijak holds onto the arm but Wes throws more shots. Dijak SHOVES Wes to a corner, runs in, but Wes dodges! Dijak’s boot gets caught up on the ropes and he tumbles over and out! Wes then DIVES, but Dijak catches him! Dijak scoops Wes, to LAWN DART him into the post! Wes goes down in a heap and Dijak laughs as NXT goes picture in picture.
Dijak doesn’t laugh long, his leg still bothers him. Dijak hobbles as he stalks Wes to the desk. Dijak drags Wes up, puts Wes in the ring, and then covers, TWO! Wes is still in this but Dijak slaps his bad leg into working. Dijak stalks Wes, drags him up, and ROCKS him with a forearm! Wes drops to a corner, Dijak storms up and throws back elbows! Dijak brings Wes in, TIME TO FLY! Wes crash lands at center, Dijak covers, TWO! Dijak keeps on Wes and that bad arm with a chinbar armlock combo. Wes endures the stretch while fans rally up. Dijak CLUBS Wes, throws down elbows, then clamps on another top wristlock.
Wes endures and fans continue to rally. Wes fights up to his feet, but Dijak pulls on the arm! Dijak then punches the shoulder! And CLUBS it with an elbow! Wes resists but Dijak gets another top wristlock clamped on. Wes endures, even as Dijak leans on the hold. NXT returns to single picture and fans continue to rally. Wes fights back up, but Dijak inverted suplexes! Wes uses that to TORNADO DDT! Fans fire up while both men are down, and they rally behind Wes. Wes and Dijak go to opposite corners, then Dijak runs in! Wes dropkicks the leg and Dijak hits buckles! Wes then SHOTGUNS Dijak!
Wes fires off hands, but Dijak CLUBS the bad arm! Dijak boots but Wes gets under it, to POWERBOMB!?!? Wes then rolls Dijak through to SUPERKICK! And METEORA!! Cover, TWO!! Dijak survives and Wes grows frustrated. Wes stands and fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!” Wes aims from a corner, Dijak stands, and Wes handsprings, CARDIAC- NO, the bad arm gives up! Dijak grins as he drags Wes up! Torture rack, FEAST YOUR- NO, the bad leg gives up! Wes BOOTS Dijak! Both men wobble, and Dijak choke grips! HIGH JUSTICE!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Wes survives, that bad leg must’ve held Dijak back!
Fans are thunderous and declare “This is Awesome!” as both men are down. Dijak rolls to the apron and walks off the pain. He drags Wes out to join him, but Wes KICKS away again! Dijak has the legs, Wes fires hands! Dijak ROCKS Wes, then SWINGS Wes into the steel steps! Fans lose their minds and the ref checks on Wes. Wes is somehow okay to continue, so Dijak drags him up to TOSS him over the barriers! Wes is stuck in that gap, fans rally up, but then Dijak pulls the steel steps apart? But then Eddy Thorpe is there! The Alpha Wolf will not let Dijak do what he wants. Dijak swings, Eddy dodges, and Wes FLYING RANAS Dijak into the steps!
Fans fire up as Wes SUPERKICKS Dijak into the ring! Wes goes to the apron, and pops his own arm back into place! Handspring, CARDIAC KICK!! Wes goes up top, to SKY TWISTER!! Cover, WES WINS!
Winner: Wes Lee, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender for the NXT Championship)
The Alpha Wolf smiles, having served real justice to Dijak. Will Eddy have proper vengeance in a rematch of his own? And as for Wes, he tells Melo that he’ll see him next week. Will the Cardiac Kid burn HIM down?
Lyra Valkyria is watching backstage.
Dragon Lee walks over and asks if she saw that earlier. Yes, she did. They’ve been challenged to a big Mixed Tag Match! Dragon says if not for Mami, HE would be North American Champion now. Lyra agrees, but tells him not to worry about Rhea. Lyra will kick her so hard, Dom feels it! Yeah, Dom and his stupid face. Lyra agrees again, Dom does have a stupid face. But those two get along so well, Lyra & Dragon need to be like that. Whoa whoa whoa, tranquila, chiquita! He’s taken! No no no, not like that. Just that Rhea & Dom are always on the same page. They don’t even know a thing about each other.
Oh, well, Dragon knows this about her. But he says it in Spanish and she no habla. Sorry, in English: You were born for greatness. Oh, well, then Lyra returns the favor, but in Gaelic. Something something taco? No, not taco. Let’s jsut say that next week, they will be equipo, a team! Yeah, that much they can agree on! Well, things might be getting lost in translation, but will what they do to Rhea & Dom be universally understood?
Backstage interview with Tyler Bate.
McKenzie Mitchell is with the Big Strong Boi, and notes that he is moments away from a match with Joe Coffey, a match that springs up from an incident that happened at an NXT house show this past Friday. The footage is provided by NXT Anonymous, and it shows the entirety of Gallus getting at Tyler about juts giving up his Heritage Cup not even 20 MINUTES after winning it! That is PATHETIC! Tyler says they can go and see who is pathetic. NXT security got this to break up before it got physical, but that’s what the match is for.
Tyler says he has known Joe Coffey for a long time, he knows what Joe is about. But if he wants to come at Tyler like that, Tyler would prefer it not be during quality time with the fans. Clearly, Joe is still bitter about his boys losing the tag titles. On Tyler’s journey, he has learned not to react to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if they deserve it. Tyler will not let Joe’s anger become his own, because Joe needs to learn balance. The music hits, and Tyler says he’ll help Joe with that up next. Will the Iron King cool off? Or will he explode this close to Heatwave?
Ilja Dragunov speaks.
“Trick Williams, you want to slay the Mad Dragon? Very courageous of you. But if you believe that Heatwave is some kind of noble crusade, and you’re the night in shining armor, I promise next week, fantasy will not become reality. The heat you fill, it’s not your warming up, no. It’s your own hubris burning you down. I expect you to bring that supreme confidence, the charismatic swagger and that admirable courage, because I’m bringing the raging fire! Next week will be a fight, a difficult one, to overcome. But next week, Trick, you will understand that I am more dangerous than you can imagine.”
The Czar has spoken, will he burn Trick down?
Wes Lee leaves Shawn Michaels’ office.
Wes smiles as he holds up the Heatwave NXT Championship contract. That shoulder’s still bothering him, though, will he be in any shape for that fight next week?
Tyler Bate VS Joe Coffey w/ Gallus!
NXT returns as Gallus make their entrance, and the Iron King steps into the ring with the Big Strong Boi. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Joe wrenches to a wristlock but Bate cartwheels and slips through to wrench back. Fans rally behind Bate as he wristlocks, but Joe knees low. Joe hits a takeover, and then he pulls back on the headlock! Bate fights up, fans rally, and Bate powers out. Bate drops under, comes back to headlock, but Joe pushes him to a corner. Bate uses that to hit a tornado takeover! Joe flails, Bate BOPS Joe with his boot over and over! Joe rolls to a cover, ONE!
Joe fights up, powers out, and RAMS shoulders with Bate! Joe stays up and crosses his arms, but Bate DROPKICKS him down! Mark Coffey gets on the apron to distracts the ref and Wolfgang hurries up and in, but Bate DECKS him! But then Joe CLOBBERS Bate! Fans boo as Joe whips Bate into a corner hard! Then scoops for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Joe CLUBS away on Bate, clamps onto the shoulders, then he shifts to a seated full nelson. Fans rally, Bate fights up and Bate powers the hold open! Fans fire up but Joe powers up! Only for Bate to jump and victory roll! TWO, and Joe runs up to scoop again!
Bate slips out, ROCKS Joe, UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS again! Bate fires off fast hands, fans fire up, and Bate whips. Joe reverses but Bate FLYING UPPERCUTS! Fans fire up more as Bate runs, but Joe alley-oops him! Bate lands safe, KNEES Joe away, then goes up the corner. Bate FLYING UPPERCUTS again! Both men stand, Joe runs in but into an EXPLODER! Bate kips up, and STANDING SHOOTING STARS! Cover, TWO! Joe staggers up but Bate fireman’s carries! AIRPLANE SPIN! Fans fire up as Bate goes around and around then SLAMS Joe down! Gallus coaches Joe up and he goes to a corner.
Bate runs in but Joe dodges! Bate stops himself, goes up the corner, and FLYING- NO, Joe catches him for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Joe stands Bate up, but Bop, then BANG! But Joe HEADBUTTS! Bate ROLLING KICKS on the rebound! Then he underhooks, but Joe back drops free! Bate lands on his feet and runs, REBOUNDER! Joe flops out of the ring and fans fire up as Bate builds speed! Bate FLIES and takes out Joe! But then DABBA-KATO BOOTS Bate down?!
Winner: Tyler Bate, by disqualification
And then Dabba-Kato puts Joe in the ring!? Fans boo but Gallus saves Joe! Bate gets in but Kato gets Bate for the SKY HIGH BOMB! Fans boo, what is Dabba-Kato’s beef with Bate!?
NXT Media catches up with Corbin.
They ask him about what went down with Von Wagner earlier tonight. Corbin says it was obvious. He steps in the ring, says how it is, someone got offended. That’s their problem, not his. But at least Von had the balls to speak up. Next week at Heatwave, Von will- Wait, Bron steps in. He asks about “this crap” about Von VS Corbin next week. Bron isn’t finished with Von yet. Oh, Bron isn’t finished? He looked pretty finished after Von put his ass through the table. Bron says okay then. Good luck next week. Just know that Bron will be watching. Corbin says Bron may intimidate everyone else here, but Corbin isn’t everyone. Corbin heads out, will Bron make Corbin like everyone else?
NXT presents an all-new Hard Hitting Home Truths.
Nathan Frazer is back on the set of his talk show, and welcomes us to HHHT. Now, if you didn’t know, Florida is “really freakin’ hot” right now, and those temperatures will reach a boiling point at the annual sizzler that is NXT Heatwave. It’ll be one hell of a show, but Frazer has a vested interest in himself, when he defends his true and legitimate Heritage Cup against the Scottish Supernova, the Mouth of Meta Four, the professional fraud himself, Noam Dar. Now, it took some negotiations with Tyler to get Dar to admit his cup is not real, but-
“Hello, hello, hello! Is this thing on?” The Meta Four hijacks HHHT with Supernova Sessions! Hear him now, live from the moon, welcome to their show that is interrupting their scheduled programming, “which appears to be some freaky speedy lunatic ranting about me!” Frazer says he is always ready for these kinds of scenarios, and he knew Dar would pull this eventually. Dar always was a weird one. He’s cradled that cup ever since he was actually champion. What does he mean, “Actually?” Dar IS the champion! The greatest Heritage Cup Champion of all time! Most reigns, longest reigns, most handsome, cosmic left foot! Dar only deals in facts! Meta Four deals in only facts!
And that means Meta Four is done with Frazer’s dumb conspiracy theories. Next week, normality returns. Conspiracy theories? Well, then, here is a very simple question: which cup is real? Dar’s or Frazer’s? Why does it matter? Frazer didn’t beat Dar, he beat Oro. Oro gets upset and Dar apologizes but Frazer wants a simple, straightforward answer. They all said it last week. Dar admits to nothing! Then roll the tape. Footage replays as Frazer made the deal: Undisputed Heritage Cup Championship match IF Dar admits that his is a fake. Dar admitted that technically, Frazer has the original cup that Oro lost but Frazer never beat Dar for.
Dar says that’s faked. The stupid boy is trying to make Dar look stupid! No, Dar’s doing a fine job of that himself. Oh, reminder: Frazer got hooked up with something new from NXT: the Fraud Alarm! Every time someone says something fraudulent, Frazer presses the button. FRAUD!! Hey! You don’t need that. Dar doesn’t tell lies. FRAUD!! Okay, so where is Dar again? The moon. FRAUD!! And who is the real Heritage Cup Champion? IT’S DAR! FRAUD!! STOP~! FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD!! Meta Four calms down, Jakara holds the cup so Dar can get serious. Dar tells Frazer to enjoy his fun, the big thief! Because next week at Heatwave, Dar will rip him apart. FRAUD!!
It’s over for Frazer! Dar will take back what is rightfully his! FRAUD!! STOP~! Check please, thank you, buh-bye! Let’s get outta here. Frazer has a laugh and says that the REAL Heritage Cup stays in Frazer’s trophy cabinet. This has been enlightening. But will the British Rocket take off and leave the Supernova in the stardust?
Thea Hail w/ Chase U VS Jacy Jayne!
The attempt at making up for #TowelGate is here, but it doesn’t seem like Thea is excited about it. Jacy doesn’t seem excited about this, either. But one way or another, will Thea get the much needed W? Or will she be all but done with Chase U?
The bell rings and fans rally behind Thea as she circles with Jacy. They tie up, Jacy knees low, and she CLUBS her! Jacy CHOPS, talks trash, eggs Thea on and CHOPS again. Jacy whips, Thea ducks ‘n’ dodges and tilt-o-whirl arm-drags! Thea then wheelbarrow arm-drags! Thea ducks ‘n’ dodges again, tilt-o-whirl RANA! Jacy bails out, Thea DIVES onto her! Fans fire up with Thea but she still tells Chase to watch himself. Chase says of course, Thea has this, and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Jacy has Thea down with a chinbar armlock combo. Fans rally, Jacy leans on the hold, but Thea fights up. Thea moves around, Jacy shifts to just a chinlock, then she sends Thea into the corner. Thea ELBOWS Jacy away, leans against ropes, and Jacy runs in. Thea gets around to O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Thea hits ropes hard! Jacy ELBOWS Thea down! And SENTONS! Fans boo, Jacy covers, TWO! Jacy taunts Chase U, then rips a buckle pad down! Jacy smirks and goes back to Thea. Fans rally but Jacy CLUBS Thea around. Jacy kicks Thea around, drags her up, and whips her at the corner, but Thea wrenches to WRING Jacy!
Thea gets moving and she rallies on Jacy! Then back splash in the corner! EXPLODER! Fans fire up as Thea roars, and ROLLING SENTONS! Fans fire up for the IMPLODER SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Jacy survives and Chase coaches Thea up. Thea drags Jacy up, turns her, but Jacy slips out to mule kick! And RUNNING KNEE! Jacy grins, runs in, ROLLING- NO, Thea ducks the elbow, to get a KIMURA!! ROPEBREAK! Thea lets go, but runs in, into a SUPERKICK! Jacy runs up, SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Thea survives and Jacy is furious. Fans rally up, but Jacy finishes what she started and pushes the buckle pad down more.
Jacy goes back for Thea as fans rally up. Jacy kicks Thea around but Thea glares up at her. Jacy says Thea is nothing, and runs at the exposed buckle! Chase is there to put the pad back up! And Thea bumps Jacy off it! She asks what Chase is even doing, but then turns around into a cradle!! JACY WINS!
Winner: Jacy Jayne, by pinfall
Even when he tries to help, he messes it up! Jacy laughs at Chase U, Thea is angry with Professor Chase again, but Chase tries to explain what happened. Will Chase ever make it right?
NXT looks at the legacy of Humberto Garza.
The lucha libre legend wishes his grandsons, Angel & Humberto, would remember what he always told them. “When we are on top of the world, we have family. When life knocks us down, we still have family.” The two have been at odds over how they go about things, and Humberto is the one who wants to get serious. But he wants them to know, that “if you lose your way, do not take it out on each other. If you lose, your cousin loses. The time has come. No more games, no more distractions. Tear away your past for a new beginning. But a new beginning together.”
Angel wakes up in the dead of night, as does Humberto. Did they hear the message from their grandfather? How will they take his words to heart?
Carmelo finishes up with the autograph signing.
Wes steps in and said he told Melo he’d be back. Here’s the contract to sign. The most important signature of the night. Well, congrats on doing it. See you next Tuesday. Melo hands the contract back, but Wes pushes aside the pictures and posters. He ain’t waiting. Wes even kicks the table down! Melo has security stand down. Wes says see you out there. Cuz he’s taking the table, right to the ring! We get an impromptu contract signing moment, after the break!
NXT returns and Wes has the table in the ring now, contract right on top. And Melo makes his entrance! Fans fire up as the NXT Champion goes right to the ring, just as Wes wants. Wes has the mic to have everyone quiet down and tell Melo to get in here already. Time to sign the most important thing here. Melo sets the belt down, and tells Wes that he is really close to turning Melo back to the old Melo, so chill. Wes doesn’t even know what that means. But he doesn’t really know anything about Melo’s lifestyle. Jet-settin’ vacations, sittin’ on the beach, drinkin’ champagne.
Yeah, stop there. That’s the problem. Everyone thinks that because Melo holds the title, it’s all luxurious. Yeah, it comes with perks, but also responsibilities. And there’s no doubt in Melo’s mind that Wes is one of the greatest North American Champions of all time. Fans cheer that, but Melo asks if Wes carried that title with the same prestige and honor Melo did before him. Melo says yes, he did. But until you step outta those shoes and walk a mile in Melo’s studded loafers, don’t talk about how easy someone has it. Wes takes a couple L’s, faces a little adversity, and he starts to fold like a chair on the Alabama boardwalk, let’s talk about it.
“So Wes, next week, it’s your shot to take that title. But I’m not convinced that you can be HIM.” Wes says, “Can’t be him?” What makes you think Wes wants to be him? Do you know how many times in Wes’s career, he has been told he can’t do something? When Melo got here, he was one of the chosen ones. It was all gravy for him. Not for Wes. Back when Wes as in the military, his supervisors found out he was even trying to do pro-wrestling, and they thought he was crazy for it. Not just because of the job itself, but because they took one look at him, and said he couldn’t. Fast forward and now Wes is here blazing his own trail to make it in the WWE, and again come the doubters saying, “You Can’t!”
Fans fire up as Wes says, “It was a hell of a ride to get here. But dammit, I set up shop, become a TWO-TIME Tag Team Partner, and when I lost my tag partner, it all started again. ‘Wes, you can’t break out as a singles star. Wes, you will never become a champion! Wes, you can’t do this! Wes, you can’t do that!’ But Wes DID!” Fans fire up more and even Melo nods. Wes says he became North American Champion! He became the GREATEST North American Champion in history! Fans cheer that, and Wes asks if anyone had that on their NXT bingo cards. If you did, good job, Wes sure didn’t.
But as a matter of fact, who did he take that title off of? Whoa, no no no. Melo says no, hold on. Wes won the title but he didn’t beat Melo for it. That’s just the truth. The same title that Melo got the most eyes on! The title that no one was giving the time of day, until Melo put it on the map! Until Melo put on bangers in front of these fans for months, not once but twice! But this isn’t about the NAC, this is about THE NXT Championship, MELO’s title. And Melo agrees with 90% of what Wes is saying, and he feels him, but next week on Heatwave, Wes won’t, and can’t beat Melo. Wes says there we go with “can’t.”
Dog, do you know how many years Wes has made doubters into believers? Melo wasn’t even the biggest doubter! And it wasn’t any of the fans! It was Wes himself! Whenever someone said he can’t, it resonated in Wes. There was that voice deep inside Wes’s mind, but no more! Wes will NOT fail anymore. Wes signs his part of the contract and fans fire up. “Now sign the damn contract.” Wes pushes it at Melo, and Melo says gladly. Because everyone knows Wes earned this. It was only a matter of time. But just one more thing: don’t go chasing waterfalls; stick tot he rivers and the lakes that you’re used to. Because next time, it’s not Melo Don’t Miss, it’s Melo Can’t Miss.
Melo signs his part, fans chant “MELO’S GONNA MISS!” “NO!” and then Melo holds up the belt. And then Wes DOUBLE STOMPS the table apart!! “See you at Heatwave.” Melo is feeling the vibe, but will he be feeling the heat when Wes won’t stop?
My Thoughts:
Another great NXT episode, especially as a go-home to Heatwave next week. Mostly because there was no Go-Home Syndrome going on, just all action and build. The tag title match was a great opener, and I just felt Julius & Brutus were gonna attack again while in disguise. Ivy confirms she is in on this mind game as she is the major distraction. Tony & Stacks retain the titles to face any number of teams in the Fall stretch, and we are definitely getting one last Schism VS Diamond Mine tag match, perhaps with No Disqualifications this time, and then it’ll truly be Losers Leave NXT or something like that.
And speaking of tag teams, what a creative and well done vignette promo where the spirit of Humberto Garza speaks to Angel & Humberto. This could become a top story for NXT as these two get serious and blaze a trail up to the tag titles. Also very creative promo from Mustafa Ali that was very political-campaign-ad. I’ve said before and still feel that Ali needs to be a champion already. Ali VS I assume Dom at No Mercy in a month please. And also, good promo from Dom & Rhea to call out Dragon & Lyra, and great response from Lyra & Dragon. Though I perhaps would’ve liked subs, I’m not the best at Spanish and have no chance with Gaelic. But sadly, in this Mixed Tag, I don’t see Dragon & Lyra winning, Rhea & Dom aren’t just in sync, they know how to cheat!
Great promo stuff from Corbin, Stone, Von and Bron. I do feel that part of that promo was NXT testing Von on his promo skills, and he actually did good there. Using “Making a reservation for one/table for one” was a clever move but could’ve used some ironing out. Von VS Corbin will be good stuff, but I feel like Bron will want to get involved and we end up with some kind of Triple Threat for No Mercy or something. And while NXT Anonymous is still an odd gimmick, they are using it to give us more creative types of promos. The house show confrontation turning into a match here was clever, and we were getting good stuff from Bate VS Joe Coffey, but what a wild surprise for Dabba-Kato to go after everybody. Is Dabba getting in on the Heritage Cup Division or something?
Speaking of, pretty good Hard Hitting Home Truths turning into a crossover with Supernova Sessions to give us one last bit before the Heritage Cup Championship match next week. I just hope Yulisa & Valentina help keep Meta Four in check like before so Frazer can have a fair match. And personally, I want Frazer to win. Dar has done great things for the Cup, but he needs to move on to other titles now. He’d be great in either the North American or top title story after No Mercy. Dar having promos with Ali, Meta Four having promos with Judgment Day, either of those would be fun to see for a little bit there.
Good match from Dana VS Blair, with Dana showing that new aggression. But it was also clever to have Kelani try and keep her on the straight and narrow by not letting her just use the ring bell as a weapon. It does cost Dana, and that scowl definitely suggests Dana turning Heel and going after Kelani. Good promo from Chase, Duke and Thea to set up what ended up being the main event match. Thea VS Jacy was a good match but the main thing was Chase’s help backfiring. Thea has already had her verbal jabs and passive aggressive behavior towards Chase, but it feels like everyone wants to see Thea explode on Chase, maybe even punch him. And maybe that’s what it’ll take for Thea to get over this without her turning Heel and leaving the Chase U faction.
Great match from Trick VS Gulak, with Dempsey & Kemp of course getting involved. But also great to see Briggs & Jensen going after them, given how things went down between bar brawlers and grappling goons last week. And great promo from Dragunov to hype up his match with Trick. Trick stood tall tonight, feels like Dragunov will stand tall at Heatwave, and then Dragunov can go after whoever is top champion going towards No Mercy. Great contender’s match of Wes VS Dijak, with Eddy having a great part to play given his history with Dijak.
Wes winning was the right move, and he had great promos with Melo throughout the night. That contract signing was a great closing segment, both men being fan favorites and making good points. But Wes double stomping that table apart was probably the coolest punctuation on a contract signing segment. As great as Wes is, I feel like Melo still finds a way to win so he and Dragunov can have their rematch at No Mercy. But at the same time, not sure where Wes goes if he doesn’t win. He’s already had the NAC, he’s moved past it now, so he either tries his hand at the Heritage Cup or maybe moves up to RawDown. Probably SmackDown, so he can go for the US Championship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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The Borderland is All Elite!
The Road to All In: Texas begins tonight! Toni Storm meets Mercedes Mone face-to-face as they prepare for the AEW Women’s World Championship match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mixed Six Tag: Gabe Kidd, Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir VS Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Willow Nightingale; Gabe, Moxley & Marina win.
- No Disqualification Tag: Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford; Megan & Ford win.
- Six Man Tag: The Opps VS The Frat House; The Opps.
- AEW TNT Championship: Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family; Cole wins, by disqualification, and retains the title.
- AEW International Championship Qualifier: Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family VS Brody King; Brody wins and advances to Fyter Fest.
PLAY BY PLAY
Tony Schiavone is in the ring!
He welcomes us to Dynamite tonight in El Paso, and he welcomes out the 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Cup winner, Hangman Adam Page! The fans fire up as The Blackhat Cowboy walks out, King of Harts belt around his waist, and Schiavone brings up the great response from the fans. Hangman won The Owen in a dramatic classic on Sunday. The fans cheer, “You Deserve It!” as Hangman takes the mic. Hangman says, “Triumph. Triumph in life is fleeting, it’s momentary. You’re on top of the world for the night, and you wake up in the morning, and the moment you realize has passed you. But so is defeat.
“And in the past two years, and if I’m completely honest with myself, in the past three years, that is something that I let myself lose sight of. Because what matters is not the win, it is not the loss, it is what you decide to do with it that matters!” The fans cheer that! Hangman says at Double or nothing, two men entered the ring, and they both knew one would leave defeated. So before Hangman continues, he will say this to Will Ospreay. “Thank you. Thank you for the fight of my life! Thank you for reminding me why I decided to do this in the first place! And thank you for dispelling any notion that i had that you could not be the type of man to carry this company forward, because you can be!”
The fans cheer and chant for “Ospreay! Ospreay!” Hangman then says, while one tasted defeat, the other would taste victory. But he cannot relish in it! This moment is temporary and fleeting. Hangman will not hold this title, carry it or defend it. There will be another Owen Hart Cup, there will be another King of Harts. For now, Hangman returns this belt to AEW. Schiavone takes custody of the belt, and Hangman says he could stay out here all night and tell you how much this all truly means to him. But now, he must look forward to the one thing that for him, this has always been about: THE AEW World Championship!
The fans cheer that, and Hangman says that title has been the prize, the accomplishment, and the responsibility he has chased from the very moment we saw these three letters together for the first time. The fans chant “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Hangman says for seven MONTHS, that title has been hidden from the world, locked away in a briefcase. The fans boo, but Hangman says to him, that title was to be a shining light! A beacon to show the world what these three letters meant! It was about competition! About creativity! Compassion! Passion! And human dignity with which we all treat each other! That is what this is about!
The fans cheer more, and Hangman says on his first day in AEW, he told all of us, both here tonight and watching at home, that while he was here, we would be his boss. Tonight, he makes a promise. In seven weeks, here in Texas, Hangman will win the AEW World Championship! He will free it from the briefcase! He will hold it above his head for all the world to see! He will carry it and defend it with every ounce of his being, and that is a promise he will keep! But then “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOUSE!” Hangman is stunned, but here comes The Realest! Swerve steps into the ring to stare Hangman down, and Schiavone steps aside.
Swerve says, “I bet you wanna know why I’m here. So allow me to educate you and the fine people of El Paso, Texas why I’m here.” Swerve signals to the tron, and we flashback to April 9th of this year. Nick Jackson was explaining why The Young Bucks went and cost Swerve Strickland the AEW World Championship. They did it for their “good friend,” Hangman Page! Hangman wanted this! Swerve could not be world champion again, and The Bucks did that for him! They do not forget who their friends are! They love him, and they know he loves them. The fans boo and Swerve says he was looking at the same opportunity Hangman conveniently has now.
At Dynasty, the main event, Swerve had Moxley, he had the match won! And then so conveniently, The Bucks show up, who Swerve hadn’t bothered with since Blood & Guts, and they cost Swerve. But y’know who else was in the ring that night? Hangman Page. It is so funny how Hangman has his path to the title off Swerve’s loss. Swerve calls collusion! Hangman wants to make promises to the people of Texas? Let’s talk about a promise Hangman made. Hangman told Swerve to his face, in front of the world, that Hangman would never let Swerve be AEW World Champion again.
So Swerve is here now, staring Hangman down man to man, and he will ask Hangman, so don’t lie to him. Did Hangman do this? The fans chant “Tell The Truth! Tell The Truth!” Hangman says, “Well, dumbass… At Dynasty, I locked my eyes on you. Then I locked my eyes on Jon Moxley. And for one God forsaken second, I even thought about helping you. Swerve, if I had wanted to cost you that match, I would have done it myself to your face, because I have done it before.” The fans are torn, but Swerve says, “Sounds good, but you’re still full of sh*t.” The two jaw at each other while the fans rally up, but here comes Ospreay!
The fans cheer as the Aerial Assassin makes his way to the ring, and he has Swerve and Hangman back up. The fans are losing their minds seeing all three guys together. Ospreay borrows Swerve’s mic, and he looks to Hangman. The fans chant “BRUV! BRUV!” Ospreay then looks to Swerve, and Ospreay says he hates getting involved in Swerve’s business. Swerve has looked after Ospreay since he was 20 years old, he’s like a big brother. “But you’re wrong about him.” Ospreay defends Hangman, saying you learn a lot about someone getting in the ring with them when the stakes are high. And stakes couldn’t get any higher on Sunday.
On Sunday, Ospreay left it all in the ring with Hangman, and he has never felt more defeated in his entire life. Hangman had an important decision to make. He walked up the ramp, turned back, picked Ospreay up, and he shook Ospreay’s hand like a man. Ospreay looked in Hangman’s eyes, and he could see that Hangman cares about AEW. It is funny, because Ospreay had that same feeling when he lost to Swerve last year and then did the same thing. Swerve picked Ospreay up. Look around. The fans cheer, and Ospreay tells them both, “People are starting to believe in us again. I hate saying this to you, because I love you… But it is not you. I thought it was me, and it’s not me. It’s HIM!”
The fans cheer, and Ospreay wants Swerve to look at him. They have one shot at this. And they can make this easier on Hangman if they all work together. Swerve, Ospreay, Hangman- Swerve SLAPS the mic down! Ospreay wants Swerve to calm it down but Swerve says he will never work with Hangman, never trust Hangman, and never forgive Hangman! Swerve storms off and Ospreay is disappointed. The fans boo, but Ospreay tells Hangman to let that go. Hangman says he will work with Ospreay, but he will not work with Swerve either. Hangman storms off now, but will these bitter enemies ever realize this is bigger than them?
The Death Riders arrive.
Claudio parks the truck, and everybody spills out of the back. Moxley leads the way for Marina Shafir, Wheeler Yuta, and even Gabe Kidd. Moxley says, “Welcome to Dynamite.” They step into the building, find their way to the crowd, and they’re ready to redeem themselves from losing Anarchy in the Arena. But will they tear up Swerve’s allies to send a message? Or will this conglomeration come out on top?
Mixed Six Tag: Gabe Kidd, Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir VS Mark Briscoe, “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Willow Nightingale!
The trios sort out and the War Dog for hire starts against the Sussex County Chicken. The bell rings and the two run to DOUBLE LARIAT! They fire forearms back and forth, Gabe fires haymakers, but Briscoe gives those back! The fans fire up, Briscoe CHOPS, but Gabe CHOPS! The CHOPS keep going, then Gabe ROCKS Briscoe! Briscoe fires back with a flurry, but Gabe RAMS him into the corner! Speedball & Willow rush in, Moxley & Marina intercept, and the fans fire up as there’s brawling all over the place! Moxley DECKS Bailey, Marina KNEES away on Willow then TOSESS her! Moxley keeps after Bailey but Bailey hits back.
Marina and Willow keep fighting on the outside while Bailey KICKS Moxley against barriers. JUMP KICK! Willow digs her boot into Marina’s face! Gabe talks trash, but fans count along as Bailey rains down TEN punches on Moxley! Gabe whips Mark, Mark goes up and out to ROCK Gabe, RAM low, and then HOTSHOT! Gabe tumbles out to the floor, Briscoe is back in, and Bailey hands him a chair! The fans fire up as the chair is set up, and Briscoe shouts out to Sabu! TRIPLE JUMP DIVE onto the Death Riders! The fans fire up and Briscoe high fives the front row while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Briscoe high fives with Bailey and Willow, then goes back for Gabe. Briscoe CLAWS Gabe’s face, the ref sorts everyone else out, but Bailey sends Moxley into railing! Briscoe BITES Gabe on the forehead, then UPPERCUTS! Gabe flounders into the ring and Briscoe follows. Briscoe stands Gabe up to ROCK him with a right, and then he stomps Gabe into the corner. The ref counts, Briscoe steps off at 4, then he drags Gabe up. Briscoe tags Willow, they double whip Gabe and DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Willow flexes, then tags Bailey. Bailey & Briscoe double whip and they TRIPLE BOOT Gable! Cover, TWO!
Bailey stays on Gabe, brings him over, and he tags Briscoe. Briscoe UPPERCUTS Gabe, then CHOPS! Briscoe whips, Gabe reverses, and Moxley gets a cheap shot in! Gabe clinches for an EXPLODER! Tag to Moxley and he storms up on Briscoe. Moxley drags Briscoe over to then stomp him in the corner. Moxley soaks up heat, but that just lets Marina CHOKE Briscoe in the distraction! Gabe adds on, too! Moxley goes back to Briscoe, digs his boots in, but stops as the ref counts. Briscoe sputters, but Moxley taunts Bailey & Willow. Moxley drags Briscoe up, but Briscoe fires forearms! Dynamite returns to single picture and Moxley kicks Briscoe low!
Moxley scoops Briscoe to SLAM him! Moxley runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Moxley drags Briscoe up, wrenches, then tags Marina. They mug Briscoe with KICK after KICK, then Marina tags Gabe. Gabe fires haymakers on Briscoe, then BITES Briscoe’s forehead! Gabe stops to tag Moxley, but Briscoe fires forearms. Moxley fires forearms back, only for Briscoe to fire back! Briscoe CHOPS Gabe, ROCKS Moxley, repeat! Briscoe then dodges Moxley, hot tag to Bailey! The fans fire up as Bailey ROCKS Moxley, bumps him off buckles, and goes up top! MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Bailey and he aims, SOBAT! AX KICK!
Bailey KICKS Moxley down and the fans fire up! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Moxley scrambles to a corner but Bailey CHOPS him! Bailey puts Moxley up top, GAMANGIRIS, then climbs up! The fans fire up, but Moxley slips down and YANKS Bailey off the corner! Moxley suplexes, but Bailey cradle counters, TWO! Bailey SUPERKICKS! Moxley wobbles, Bailey crawls, hot tag to Willow! Willow and Marina both step in and Willow dodges a boot to fire forearms! Marina shoves Willow, KICKS, then whips, Willow reverses to CHOP! And LARIAT! And LARIAT again! And again!
The fans fire up as Willow back body blocks in the corner, LARIATS, then snapmares for a BOOT! The fans fire up more as Willow whips and SPINEBUSTERS! Cover, but Gabe drags Willow up by her hair! But Briscoe UPPERCUTS Gabe! Then LARIATS him up and out! But now Moxley storms in! Bailey fires LIGHTNING KICKS on him first! Marina GERMAN SUPLEXES Bailey! Willow CHOPS! Marina KICKS! Willow LARIATS! Both women are down and the fans are thunderous! Both women crawl, hot tags to Bailey and Moxley! They run up, Moxley blocks a kick to shove Bailey down, but Bailey rolls back to stand up. SUPERKICK!
Bailey goes up while Moxley falls down! But Yuta slides in a chair, that distracts the ref, and that lets Yuta SHOVE Bailey to the floor! The fans boo, but Gabe whips Bailey hard into railing! Gabe says this is for those who wanna mess with the Death Riders! Torture rack SLAM down through a table! “I’M A MAD MAN, YOU KNOW!” The fans lose their minds, but Dynamite goes back to picture in picture!
Marina drags Willow down and CHOPS away on her! Moxley CLOBBERS Briscoe, and Gabe soaks up the heat. Moxley TOSSES Briscoe over barriers! The Death Riders soak up more heat while Briscoe drags himself back over barriers and Bailey drags himself from the wreckage. Moxley and Gabe both taunt the fans while the ring count climbs. Bailey is still down past 5 of 10, but he flounders and makes his way up. Bailey is in at 9! Moxley is furious and shouts at the fans. Moxley drags Bailey up, reels him in, and soaks up heat as he suplexes, for the X PLEX! Tag to Gabe and he talks trash while Dynamite goes to break.
Dynamite returns and Moxley stomps Bailey in the corner. The fans rally but Moxley hangs Bailey out to dry! Tag to Gabe and Moxley KICKS Bailey. Gable steps in and BOOTS Bailey down! Cover, TWO! Bailey survives but Gabe looks into the camera to say he is taking everything from the rats! Gabe tags Moxley, Moxley stomps Bailey’s hands, then he slaps Bailey around. Bailey CHOPS! Moxley ROCKS Bailey, Bailey hits back, and the fans fire up! Moxley flips Bailey off to ROCK him, but Bailey ENZIGIRIS! Moxley wobbles, reaches out, and Bailey also heads for his corner. Tag to Gabe, and he BLASTS Briscoe! And SPITS at Willow!
The ref keeps Willow back, but Bailey KICKS Gabe! And KICKS! And KICKS! Gabe runs through, Bailey dodges the lariat and BOOTS! Gabe hits the COMEBACKER! Gabe drags Bailey up, we see Kris Statlander watching this, and Bailey BACKDROPS Gabe! Gabe tries to sunset flip it, but Bailey stays up! Bailey breaks Gabe’s grip to MOONSAULT KNEE DROP! The fans fire up while both Gabe and Bailey crawl! Hot tag to Briscoe! Briscoe dodges Moxley, ROCKS Gabe, then CHOPS Moxley! Briscoe fires off on them both, but Moxley waistlocks. Briscoe BOOTS Gabe, PELES Moxley, then clinches Gabe. Gabe fights free and reels Briscoe in.
Briscoe fights Gabe’s lift, but Gabe CHOPS him on the back! Briscoe SLAPS Gabe in the face! Briscoe fires forearms, but Gabe BITES Briscoe’s forehead! The fans boo, but Gabe spits at them! Gabe CHOPS and HEADBUTTS on repeat! Gabe goes corner to corner, but Briscoe dodges! EXPLODER! The fans fire up as Gabe tumbles out, and Briscoe WRECKS him with a dropkick! Briscoe then CANNONBALLS onto Moxley! Willow CANNONBALLS Marina! Bailey is back and he TRIANGLE JUMP MOONSAULTS! Bailey takes out Gabe and Moxley! Briscoe goes up as Bailey puts Gabe in. Marina is up and she goes for Briscoe!
Yuta distracts the ref, but Bailey BOOTS him down! Willow BOOTS Marina, too! Briscoe hits the FROGGY-BOW!! Cover, TWO!?! Gabe survives and the fans are stunned, but Briscoe calls his shot! Briscoe reels Gabe in, underhooks, but Gabe fights the lift! Claudio runs up, but then backs off as Briscoe storms up. Wait, here comes Komander! Komander tightrope walks to ESCALARA! Down goes Claudio, but Komander keeps after him! They’re already set for Collision and the AEW International Championship Qualifier, will Komander and Claudio fight all the way until Saturday?
The fans go nuts, but Gabe tags Moxley! Moxley storms up to have a SLEEPER! But Briscoe drops down, victory rolls, TWO!! Moxley kicks low, underhooks, PARADIGM SHIFT!! Then BULLY CHOKE! Bailey is in, Gabe LARIATS! Marina catches Willow! Gabe has Bailey in a CAMEL CLUTCH while Marina smothers Willow with MOTHER’S MILK!! The fans boo but Briscoe is OUT, Death Riders win!!
Winners: Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd & Marina Shafir, by submission
The Swiss Terminator and Decoder once again do their part to tip the scales, and Moxley just riles up the fans more. Will nothing stop this reign of terror?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for Collision!
This Saturday, May 31st, Collision will air coast to coast on TNT at 8 PM Eastern, OR immediately following NBA Playoffs Game 6, but you can always stream on HBO Max!
The Hurt Syndicate speaks.
MVP says, “Tonight was not just a momentous occasion, it was a historical occasion, because two things happened tonight. This was the fifth consecutive, successful title defense of the AEW Tag Team Championships, and the debut of the young genius, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, as a full-fledged member of the Hurt Syndicate.” MJF says, “Bobby & Shelton are the most dominate tag team in the world today. Think of any top tag team in this sport, anyone, they’d beat ’em clean, easy. These belts ain’t going nowhere. Now that I am in the Hurt Syndicate, I am gonna make sure of that. And the Syndicate, we roll together, so we’re all collectively going to make sure we’re all strapped in gold.
“As far as my Triple B goes, my Big Beautiful Belt, my AEW World title is concerned, it will soon be around my waist. And if you find yourself in between the Hurt Syndicate and our goals, don’t be surprised if you wake up face down in a pool of your own piss and blood. But hey, man, when it comes to the Syndicate, it ain’t personal. It’s just business.” They all fist bump, but who will be next to step up and get stepped on?
Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford speak.
The Superbad Girl says Anna Jay & Harley Cameron had to cheat to beat them on Sunday. Tonight, it is NO DISQUALIFICATIONS, just like Anna & Harley have always wanted. The Megasus says that means they are her next sacrifice. Will the path of destruction only be more destructive now that Megan doesn’t have to hold back?
Ricochet speaks.
The One & Only says, “I had told that everybody after Double or Nothing, after I had laid wasted to Mark Briscoe, I would continue my quest for gold. A quest that I have been on since day one here in AEW. But I stopped, and I take a second, and I look around AEW, and I get the lay of the land, and I start to see the landscape for what it actually is. I see the Death Riders, I see The Opps, I see the Don Callis Family, I see the Hurt Syndicate, and I think to myself… Ricochet needs a group. Ricochet needs a crew. Ricochet needs some loyal subjects that will follow and help him on his quest for gold.
“And once I do, once I find the perfect crew, then I will continue to show everybody why Ricochet is simply Outta This World. AHA~!”
No Disqualification Tag: Anna Jay & Harley Cameron VS Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford!
For those who watched the Double or Nothing Buy-In, what part of that tag match did Harley & Anna “cheat” to win? Perhaps the Megasus & Superbad Girl don’t want to admit they got outsmarted by the Queenslayer & Wild Aussie. But now there will be no excuses because there is no such thing as cheating in a No Disqualifications match! Will Anna & Harley be the stars of the show after going all out? Or will they be made to #BowDown?
Megan & Ford come prepared with a trash can, its lid, and a golden steel chair! But Anna & Harley are ready to ride as a couple cowgirls armed with two-by-four and steel pipe! The fans fire up as they rush the ring, and while Ford grabs at the wood, Anna trips her up! Harley slides in but Megan BOOTS her down! The bell rings and this essentially Texas Tornado gets spinning! Megan SLAMS Harley down, Anna sends Ford into railing, and Anna brings out chairs! Megan CHOPS Harley, RAMS her in the corner again and again, and grabs one of those chairs. Ford ROCKS Anna, Megan wedges a chair into the corner, and Ford CHOPS Anna.
El Paso wants tables but Ford whips Anna into railing! Anna falls, Megan sits Harley up in the corner, and Megan runs up, only for Harley to move! Megan’s CANNONBALL hits the chair! Harley & Anna mug Ford, then DDT her on the trash can lid! The fans fire up, Harley covers, but Megan breaks it! Megan stalks Harley, but Anna has her wood! Anna SMACKS Megan, but Megan doesn’t even flinch. Megan stares Anna down, the fans tell Anna she messed up, but Harley has her pipe! Harley CLUBS Megan and that was certainly felt! Anna grabs a chair and she SMACKS Megan! Harley PIPES Megan, Anna SMACKS Megan, repeat!
The fans fire up as Megan is just a giant pinball between those brutal flippers, but she gets pissed! Megan dodges H&A to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up as Megan then goes for her golden chair! Megan sits it up at center, drags Harley up, and she reels her in! But Harley slips out of the suplex! Harley drop toeholds Megan on the chair, Anna SHOTGUNS Megan down! The fans fire up, Anna covers, but Ford breaks it! Harley has Ford for a KNEE down low! Anna has a chair of her own, sets that down, and Harley lines up the shot. Anna runs, they give Ford a form of BOOT CAMP! Cover, TWO!! Ford survives but Anna & Harley go outside.
The fans rally as they go looking, and yes, they bring out a TABLE! The fans fire up as Anna & Harley stand the table up nearby, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Anna & Harley go back into the ring, but Megan is there to clinch Anna! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Ford goes Matrix to dodge Harley, and hits the CUTTER! Ford puts Harley in a corner for the HANDSPRING BACK ELBOW! Megan runs up to add a STINGER SPLASH! Ford picks up the trash can, puts it around Harley, and Megan sends her back in. SHOTGUN to the trash can! Ford drags Harley to a cover, TWO! Harley survives and Ford is frustrated. Ford dribbles Harley, Megan goes looking for things, and she brings out another table! Ford helps Megan set that up in the ring, propping it up in the corner.
Megan storms up on Anna, CLUBS her, then fireman’s carries. Megan runs at the table, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER through the table!! Megan drags Anna to a cover, HARLEY BREAKS IT! Ford is furious and she goes after Harley! Ford fireman’s carries, but Harley slips free to wrench and NECKBREAKER! Cover, Megan deadlifts Harley for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Megan huffs ‘n’ puffs and drags Harley over to the ropes. Megan scrubs Harley’s face with her boot, then soaks up heat. Megan brings Harley over, puts her on the apron, then goes out as Dynamite returns to single picture. The fans fire up already as Megan aims for the table!
Harley fights the urenage and throws elbows! Harley kicks low, SUNSET FLIP, but Megan holds on! Anna ROCKS Megan! Megan shakes her head as she holds on, but Anna ROCKS her again! Ford is up, armed with golden chair, but Anna BOOTS her first! Anna has the chair to SMACK Ford down! Then she SMACKS Megan in the face! Harley POWERBOMBS Megan down through the table!! The fans are thunderous and Anna is all fired up! But Ford runs up to BOOT Anna! Ford fireman’s carries, and GUT BUSTER DROPS Anna! Ford takes a chair, puts it under Anna, then STANDING MOONSAULTS, but Anna moves! Ford hits only chair!
The fans rally up while all four women are down! Harley rises up, looks to Anna and they coordinate. Harley fires up, she runs at Megan, but Megan blocks the wheelbarrow to SMACK Harley off the steel steps! Megan falls back, still hurting from the table, but now the ref has medics check Harley. El Paso declares, “This is Awesome!” while Harley stands up. She’s got a bloody nose, maybe a busted lip, but Harley won’t let that stop her! Harley storms her way into the ring, Ford runs up, and Ford DECKS Harley! Anna kicks Ford, Gory Especial, FULL METAL GORY BOMB as Ford lands on a chair!! Cover, MEGAN BREAKS IT!!
Megan drags Anna up and fireman’s carries! FULL METAL FATE’S DESCENT!! Cover, Cover, HARLEY BREAKS IT! Harley HAMMERs away on Megan, then dodges her! But Megan FLYING LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and the fans fire up! Megan is frustrated, but she and Ford coordinate. Ford crawls to a corner while Megan just throws chairs down on Harley! Megan then drags Harley up and Ford climbs. Megan Electric Chair Lifts Harley, Ford flies, SUPERBAD DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Megan & Ford win!
Winners: Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford, by pinfall
The Megasus unleashed her full power on Harley & Anna, leaving them both bloody messes. Will there be no stopping Megan’s rise to the top of the AEW Women’s Division?
Mercedes Mone arrives in a low rider.
The CEO is once again #FourBeltsMone as she holds up her Queen of Harts title, even as her driver parks the convertible. The AEW TBS Champion struts in as a rhinestone cowgirl, ready to meet the AEW Women’s World Champion face to face, but will they keep it civil? Or will there be a shootout in El Paso?
Six Man Tag: The Opps VS The Frat House!
Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs were part of the winning Team AEW at Anarchy in the Arena. But now, they focus on being AEW World Trios Champions. Will they be ready to go all in this summer? OR will Preston Vance, Griff Garrison, Cole Karter, Jacked Jameson, and even their El Paso “Pledges” be toasting a huge victory?
Jameson has a mic, and he tries to get the fans to join in on “FRAT~ HOUSE~!” They boo instead. Jameson says okay, last night, here in El Paso, him and the boys at Shifty’s Dive, throwing one of their world famous pledge parties. They are traveling the country, throwing these parties, looking for their next members. They were out on the town, and there was a sign with a saying that Jameson really likes: El Paso Strong! The fans cheer that! Jameson says that doesn’t make sense, all the guys are weak and skinny and all the girls are fat and ugly. The fans boo again. Jameson says needless to say, they didn’t find a new member.
But hey, that’s okay, they are not leaving emptyhanded. They’re walking out tonight the NEW Trios Champions! Uh, the belts aren’t on the line…? But Preston Vance says, “Win or lose, we BOOOOOOOOOZE~!” Vance gets in Joe’s face with that, and Joe HEADBUTTS him down! Shibata and Hobbs go after Karter & Garrison on the outside while Jameson and the Pledges scramble. The bell rings, Joe JABS away on Vance in the corner! The fans fire up as Joe just fires off! Joe CHOPS Vance down, and Shibata runs Karter right into railing! Joe CHOPS Vance again, whips him corner to corner, then runs in.
Vance BOOTS Joe, runs, but Joe SWEEPS the legs! And SENTONS on top! Vance scrambles, tag to Griff, and Joe chuckles at the Ivy League MVP getting fired up. The fans rally for Joe, but Joe says uno momento. Tag to Shibata! The fans cheer as The Wrestler steps up. Shibata and Griff feel things out, then Griff CHOPS! Shibata CHOPS in return! Griff CHOPS again, Shibata CHOPS again, and repeat! The fans fire up as Griff fires a forearm but Shibata fires back! Shibata eggs Griff on as Griff fires more shots, only for Shibata to DECK him! Shibata runs corner to corner and HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS!
Shibata drags Griff up, HALF HATCH, then cover, TWO! Griff stays in this but now Shibata tags Hobbs. Griff scrambles away to tag in Karter, but the Diamond in the Rough doesn’t know what he got into. Karter fires hands but Hobbs just takes them! Hobbs TOSSES Karter to the corner, fires hands, then whips corner to corner. LARIAT in the corner! The fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” as Hobbs fires more LARIATS into Karter! Hobbs reels Karter in for the short arm LARIAT! The straps come down and the fans fire up. Hobbs DECKS Griff off the apron, but Vance BLATSS Shibata and Joe!
Joe runs in, Vance runs away, and the ref is distracted, so Jameson slips in with that frat paddle! Jameson SMACKS Hobbs! Hobbs just gets mad! Hobbs LARIATS Jameson up and out! A Pledge is sent in!? Hobbs gives him a SPINEBUSTER! Another Pledge tries, but he gets a SPIENBUSTER! The third Pledge tries, he gets a SPINEBUSTER! Vance has the paddle! The ref stops Vance, and Hobbs gives him a SPINEBUSTER! Karter climbs up the corner, almost slips, but he still leaps, into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, Opps win!
Winners: The Opps, by pinfall
That was town bidness times ten! Will the Frat House study up next time? Will The Opps continue to prove they are #NeverLacking?
Renee Paquette is in the ring.
Renee welcomes out the woman who fought her heart out at Double or Nothing, Jamie Hayter! The fans cheer as Hayter heads to the ring, clearly bummed she is NOT the 2025 Queen of Harts. Renee brings up that unfortunately, Hayter could not overcome Mone in the finals. And she knows Hayter was worried about what her future in AEW would look like without that win. Has Hayter had time to think about what’s next? Hayter tells Renee, that is the question. But then the lights go out!? Oh no, could it be…? The lights come back up and it is THEKLA! The Toxic Spider is in AEW, and she’s right on Hayter!
Thekla DECKS Hayter, then stands over her! Thekla stares into the camera, then spider-walks over! Will the “Idol Killer” tear down all those that came before her in order to be THE woman in AEW?
AEW TNT Championship: Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher w/ The Don Callis Family!
The Paragon could not stop the Don Callis Family on Sunday, and now the Panama City Playboy is the Protostar’s next target! Will the Aussie Arrow hit the mar and take this title home for the family? Or will it still be all about the BOOM?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is the true Face of TNT!
Callis is on commentary to say the fans love Cole because he’s just like the fans: he lives on hopes and dreams. Callis says you can’t take hopes to the bank, but you can bank on Fletcher! The bell rings and the fans rally up as Cole and Fletcher stare down. Cole and Fletcher circle, feel things out, and tie up. Fletcher puts Cole in a corner, lets off slowly, then rolls back to mock the “Adam Cole Baybay!” Cole and Kyle circle, tie up, and Cole waistlocks. Fletcher pries free, switches, then he SLAMS Cole down! The fans are torn but Fletcher flexes on Cole. Cole and Fletcher reset, circle, and tie up. Cole headlocks, Kyle fights the takeover, and Kyle powers out.
Kyle RUNS Cole over, smirks, and then goes back for Cole. Kyle slips, Cole slips free, and Cole fires forearms! Kyle scoops but Cole fights free again! Kyle kicks low, CLUBS Cole on the back, but Cole PELES! The fans fire up and Kyle staggers around! Cole storms up to fire hands and he puts Kyle in a corner. Cole stomps a mudhole into Kyle, steps off as the ref counts, and he gives a proper “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” The fans cheer, Cole whips corner to corner, but Kyle reverses. Kyle runs up but Cole puts him on the apron, and SUPERKICKS him down! The fans fire up and Cole waits on Kyle. Cole goes to the apron and takes aim, only for PRG Vice to step up!
The fans boo as Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta stand in Cole’s way, but Callis says this is strength in numbers. Well speaking of, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly rush out here! Paragon brawls with RPG Vice and head to the back! The fans fire up, Cole goes to fetch Fletcher, but Fletcher SUPERKICKS Cole down! Kyle drags Cole up, reels him in, and APRON POWERBOMBS!! That was a lot more Cole’s head and neck then his back, and while the ref checks Cole, Callis mockingly says he’s gonna check on Kyle while Dynamite goes picture in picture.
Fletcher flexes more while he soaks up heat, and Callis really does walk over to talk with him. Kyle steps into the ring and somehow Cole is okay to continue, so a ring count starts. Cole stirs at about 3 of 10, Callis & Kyle soak up more heat, but then Kyle goes out to fetch Cole at about 7. Kyle drags Cole into the ring, then stomps him down! Kyle stomps Cole more, then stalks him to ropes. Kyle JUMP STOMPS Cole down! And JUMP STOMPS again! Then he CHOKES Cole on the ropes! The ref counts, Kyle steps off, and Cole goes to a corner. Kyle soaks up heat, distracts the ref, and that lets Callis CHOKE Cole!
Callis scurries back to commentary before he’s caught, and Kyle drags Cole up. Cole fires body shots but Kyle eggs him on. Cole fires more shots, but Kyle BOOTS him down! Kyle paces while he soaks up more heat, and he checks if that’s for him or for Cole. It is for Kyle, so Kyle scoops Cole and SLAMS him! Kyle paces more while Cole writhes. Cole sits up but Kyle is on him with another scoop and SLAM! Kyle leans on the ropes while he soaks up more heat, then he goes back to Cole. Kyle rains down fists, clamps on a chinlock, and he grinds Cole down. Cole endures and fights up while Dynamite returns to single picture.
The fans rally as Cole fires body shots, only for Kyle to scoop and SLAM again! Kyle twists Cole’s wrist, scoops and SLAMS again, then eggs everyone on. The fans boo but Kyle drags Cole up. Cole fires forearms! The fans rally, but Kyle scoops and spins to SLAM! Callis says the reason Cole was outside to be hit with that apron powerbomb is because he went after Kyle outside the ring. Callis says Cole only has himself to blame. Kyle runs corner to corner, but Cole SUPERKICKS! Callis is eating his words the way Kyle ate that foot! The fans are thunderous as Cole rises up! Cole storms up to fire forearm after forearm!
Kyle shoves Cole but Cole LARIATS! And ELBOWS! And BOOTS! Kyle staggers around, Cole brings him over, but Kyle fights the fireman’s carry! Kyle runs, but Cole BOOTS him! Kyle rebounds into the fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Cover, TWO! Kyle survives but the fans rally behind Cole. Cole rises up, goes to the corner, and he climbs up to aim again. Kyle stands into the PANAMA- NO, Kyle BACKDROPS then sits down on a cover, TWO!! Cole escapes, Kyle blocks his kick, and Kyle spins Cole for a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Cole flounders, Kyle runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI! And then Kyle reels Cole in, but Cole suplexes, GHOST BUSTER!!
Cole fires up, rises up, and the fans are with him! PANAMA SUNRISE!!! Kyle sputters, Cole brings down the kneepad, and Callis freaks out! But JOSH ALEXANDER is here, and he just CLOBBERS Cole!!
Winner: Adam Cole, by disqualification (still AEW TNT Champion)
Callis laughs as the Don Callis Family’s Walking Weapon beats Cole down! But Kyle doesn’t get to be TNT Champion, what good was this? Alexander BITES Cole, Callis says break Cole! Kyle & Alexander mug Cole while the fans boo and cuss Callis out! But wait! Here comes Brody King! The King of Death ahs a chair, and he runs Alexander & Kyle off! This match was to be the main event, but it might as well happen now! Will Brody bulldoze through Alexander to head for Fyter Fest? Or will the Don Callis Family still secure something good for the Summer?
AEW International Championship Qualifier: Josh Alexander w/ The Don Callis Family VS Brody King!
Dynamite returns, security standing between the Walking Weapon and King of Death, but they won’t wait any longer! Security is literally thrown aside and the bell rings! The brawl is on and the fans love it! Brody KNEES Alexander, ROCKS him, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS him! And ROCKS him! And repeat! Brody ROCKS and CHOPS, stands Alexander up and whips corner to corner. Brody runs up, Alexander BOOTS him then goes up, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Alexander dusts himself off, stomps Brody around, then rips the shirt away to CHOKE Brody with it! The ref counts, Alexander stops at 4 and taunts Brody by flossing with the shirt, and we don’t mean teeth.
Alexander offers the shirt to fans, but then drops it on the floor. Alexander whips, Brody reverses and BACKDROPS! The fans fire up as Callis keeps putting Alexander over as the best Canadian wrestler ever. Brody gets his shirt back, and he stuffs it in Alexander’s mouth! The fans cheer but Callis says there is no place for that here! Brody has Alexander against the ropes and CLUBS him! Alexander suffers Beats of the War Drum, and fans count to seven before Brody shoves him down! Brody tosses his shirt away, then brings Alexander up. Alexander fires body shots but Brody ROCKS him back. Brody puts Alexander against the post, hushes the fans, and winds up.
But Alexander ducks, Brody’s CHOP hits POST! The fans all wince as Brody clutches his hand! Alexander then RAMS Brody into the post to go after the shoulder! Alexander wrenches the arm, and he SLAMS it off railing! The fans boo but Alexander keeps after Brody. Alexander CHOPS Brody, refreshes the count, then brings Brody around to whip. But Brody reverses to send Alexander into barriers! Brody choke grips with his off hand, and he BARRIER CHOKE SLAMS Alexander! The fans fire up and Brody CHOPS Alexander against the barrier! Alexander falls, the fans fire up, and Brody stalks Alexander around the way.
Brody brings Alexander up, ROCKS him, but that was the bad hand. The fans rally and Brody puts Alexander in the ring. Alexander BOOTS Brody, then BOOTS the arm! Alexander runs, but Brody breaks through the lariat and CLOBBERS Alexander! Alexander tumbles out of the ring, and Brody builds speed! Brody DIVES into a FOREARM! Alexander has Brody in the ropes, APRON DDT! Brody slumps down and sputters, and then Alexander CHOPS him! The fans rally, Alexander runs, and he BODY CHECKS Brody off the apron! Alexander soaks up the heat while Lance Archer applauds. Callis says Alexander is not intimidated by size because he has the technique!
Fans chant “You Suck!” but Alexander SLAMS the bad arm into the post! Brody clutches his hand, but he CHOPS with the left! And CHOPS again! Alexander kicks and CHOPS in return! Alexander brings Brody around the way, and whips him hard into steel steps! Brody writhes, Alexander grins as he refreshes the count, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.
The ref checks on Brody, but Brody refuses to let the bad arm stop him. Alexander goes out and walks up the steps so he can stomp Brody’s hand! The ref reprimands but Alexander kicks Brody around. Alexander puts Brody in the ring, but Brody ROCKS him with an elbow! Brody CHOPS, but Alexander CLAWS Brody’s eyes! Alexander adjusts his wrestling headgear before bringing Brody around. Alexander HIP DROPS the good arm, looking to leave Brody with no arms! Alexander traps the bad arm and SNAP LOCKS it! Brody writhes and Alexander takes a moment to soak up heat. Brody drags himself up with the ropes, but Alexander pulls on the arms!
The ref reprimands, Brody ROCKS Alexander, but Alexander kicks low! Alexander climbs up in the corner to rain down fists! Brody stops Alexander at five, but Alexander CHOPS! Brody CHOPS, Alexander CHOPS repeat! Alexander CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, then brings Brody in for a BIG suplex! That alone was impressive, and Alexander covers, TWO! Brody toughs it out and Alexander grows frustrated. Alexander looms over Brody, throws down elbows, then he drags Brody by the bad arm. SNAP LOCK! Brody writhes again but Alexander paces. Alexander drags Brody back up, and he clamps on with a keylock!
Dynamite returns to single picture as Brody endures. The fans rally, Brody fights up, and Brody fires body shots. The fans fire upas Brody CHOPS! But that was the bad hand again! Alexander waistlocks, but Brody switches, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up and Brody LARIATS! But again, the bad arm! Alexander BOOTS Brody, BOOTS him again, but Brody SOUTHPAW LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up. A standing count starts and the fans rally. Callis claims Alexander is ahead on points, not that that matters right now. Brody and Alexander are on opposite ends of a corner as they rise up.
Brody grabs Alexander, goes to the top rope with him, but Alexander pulls the crossbar’s pad away! Alexander fights the suplex, throws body shots, and then he HOTSHOTS the arm on the bare bar! Brody staggers away, Alexander pursues, and Alexander waistlocks. Brody fights with elbows, then fireman’s carries! Alexander fights back, but Brody BOOTS him! And has the SLEEPER!! Alexander endures, and he pries the grip open! ELBOW BREAKER! APRON GERMAN SUPLEX!! Both men fall to the floor and Callis says they might need to stop this. The fans lose their minds, and a standing count begins.
Alexander stands at 3 of 10, and he brings Brody over to make him take a seat. Alexander CHOPS, then he mocks the barking! The fans boo instead, but Alexander grins and runs in, but Brody BOOTS him! Brody makes Alexander sit down, CHOPS him, and now the fans bark with Brody! Brody runs up, CROSSBODY against the railing! The fans rally for Brody as he brings Alexander up and into the ring. Alexander flounders to a corner, Brody barks and runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL!! But he only gets buckles! Alexander drags Brody to have the ANKLE LOCK! Brody endures, reaches out, turns over, and he kicks at Alexander!
Alexander staggers back, Brody reels him in, but Alexander BACKDROPS free! The fans rally but alexander waistlocks. Brody fires elbows, but Alexander traps the arms! Alexander RAMS Brody into buckles, then he STRAITJACKET GERMANS!! Bridging cover, TWO!!! Brody escapes and the fans fire up! Alexander sits up, forehead bloody and shock in his eyes. Alexander drags himself up the corner, grins, and MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! The fans bark, Brody LARIATS! Brody reels Alexander in, hauls him up, GONZO BOMB!!! Cover, BRODY WINS!!
Winner: Brody King, by pinfall (advances to the AEW International Championship match)
The Don Callis Family had two chances tonight, failed them both, and now Brody heads for Colorado and Fyter Fest. Will The King of Death end the reign of The Best Bout Machine? Who else will join Brody and Kenny Omega in the Mile High City?
BREAKING NEWS for Collision!
On top of the other two International Championship qualifiers, Claudio VS Komander and Hechicero VS Mascara Dorada, we will have Mina Shirakawa VS Skye Blue! Will the Fighting Gravure Idol stay strong in the wake of losing at Double or Nothing? Plus, after the confrontation during the TNT Championship match, Paragon battles RPG Vice, but with some added names to the mix! RPG Vice bring in NEVER Openweight Champion, Konosuke Takeshita, while Roddy & Kyle conglomerate with NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, Tomohiro Ishii! Could this Six Man Tag open some doors to more golden opportunities?
Kyle Fletcher speaks.
The Protostar does not know whose call that was, whether it was Callis or Alexander, but he doesn’t care, because he does NOT need help out there, and certainly not to beat Adam Cole! He should be standing here as the NEW TNT Champion! But speaking of Cole, he comes running in and the two start throwing hands! Kyle has a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Security rushes out, separates the two, and Cole says Kyle is a dead man! Cole knows he had Kyle beat, but when and where will these two put the claims to rest?
Mercedes Mone heads to the ring!
The CEO struts her way out, carrying all her belts, the Owen Hart Cup on display. Mone grabs a mic and says, “El Pasooooo~! I now stand before you not only as the greatest TBS & Rev-Pro Champion of all time… But as the greatest winner of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament!” The fans are torn, but Mone says the legends, Owen Hart and her hero, Eddie Guerrero… The fans cheer for El Paso’s own, the late, great Latino Heat, and Mone says they do NOT compare to the greatness of Mone! That is why she is the CEO of AEW! But wait! Timeless Toni Storm makes her way out here! This face-to-face is now official as the AEW Women’s World Champion steps into the ring.
The fans cheer for Toni, and the two champions eye each other while Toni gets herself a mic. Toni kicks off the shoes and sets her belt down on the mat. Mone says, “Toni, darling, we finally meet.” The fans applaud that, and Mone says she knows these AEW fans are so sick of the black ‘n’ white. They want a champion full of color! The fans boo that, but Toni says, “Hello, Mercedes. I have waited so long for you. 441 days ago, you arrived in AEW on a show named after you. And since then, you’ve won titles, you’ve made history, and you’ve remained undefeated. But you have never once spoke to me. You have never once looked at me.
“You said that you’ve been watching me since before you even came here. You told Antony Khan that this was the one match you wanted to have. So, darling, what took you so long?” The fans cheer, and Mone says back, “What took me so long? Patience, darling, patience.” The fans boo, but Mone says this isn’t about Toni, this is about Mone and her legacy. And you think she’s going to go around backstage shaking just anybody’s hand? When Mone is the Beyonce of Women’s Wrestling? You gotta be kidding! The fans boo but Mone asks Toni, “Do you not know who I am? I am the standard, I am the conversation, I am the blueprint, I AM the revolution!”
Fans are torn, but Toni smirks as there are those who chant, “No, You’re Not! No, You’re Not!” Toni says she is the Toni Storm of Pro-Wrestling, and she swears to an unknown God that you have NEVER met anyone like her! The fans cheer that! Mone says yes, that’s right. This Toni, this “shy, nervous Toni Storm that I met ten years ago,” is very different. But so is Mone. Mone is not just a Boss, she is a CEO. She has beaten the very best from all over the world, from Mexico to Japan to England. And now at All In: Texas, Mone is bringing it home. We will have THE greatest women’s match of all time! Fans like the sound of that.
Toni says they have so many similarities. They both started so young, struggled on the indies, found success, were given trophies and flowers, and when those weren’t enough, they left it all behind to follow their hearts. And in AEW, they became exactly who they are meant to be! The fans cheer that! Mone nods, and Toni continues: There is one glaring difference. While Mone wants all the titles, Toni needs only one. Toni has lived for this title, she has cried for this title, she has bled for this title, and she has DIED for this title! The fans chant, “She’s Our Champion! Toni! Toni!” Mone is annoyed, but Toni keeps going.
“So if you want to ride the Money Train through the Toni Tunnel, I just hope you can get deep enough.” The fans cheer that! Mone says not even Toni’s hips are wide enough for the Money Train! Toni says 45 days form now, they will meet again in Texas. And somewhere in the world, a little girl with big dreams will be watching. She will say, “Holy S*IT, these b*tches are crazy!” And then, that little girl will find out who the better woman is! Toni sincerely believes Mone is the greatest of all time. But unfortunately for Mone, Toni happens to be TIMELESS~! The fans cheer that, and Mone scowls.
Mone tells Toni that Toni may call herself timeless, but what she deserves is for her time to come an end! Mone will see Toni at All In! Toni says, “See you at All In, darling.” The fans fire up as Mone puts her other belts aside to offer a handshake. Toin smiles and accepts. Then they bring each other in to stare down. Toni smells Mone, and then kisses Mone on the hand. Mone reels Toni in for a Gory Especial! Toni fights out to reel Mone in! Mone scrambles free of the driver, and the fans fire up! That was just a taste of what’s to come, but who will taste sweet victory when these two battle it out in Globe Life Field?
My Thoughts:
A great Dynamite to follow Double or Nothing while building to Fyter Fest and All In. Excalibur said himself that tonight paralleled Double or Nothing by bookending things with the Owen Hart Cup stories. Great opening promo from Hangman, Swerve and Ospreay. Swerve did have a good point of asking if Hangman was in cahoots with The Bucks, but we also know that’s not the case. And of course Swerve and Hangman will be at odds during this whole All In build. But just as likely, we will get a great “Avengers working together” kind of moment to finally take out the Death Riders and get that title off Moxley.
Great closing promo from Toni and Mone, with a good reference back to their time in WWE. I’m still hoping for them to put all the belts on the line so that they are truly going all in. But the tease of someone taking a finisher to the belt was good stuff. 45 days of build, who knows what else we get, but there’s also no guarantee that Mone keeps the TBS Championship. It’d be wild if someone took that title from her on the way, but it could be a point of pressure that Mone has to defend her other belts while Toni only has to worry about one.
Good debut for Thekla tonight, it was very in line with a Malakai/Aleister Black debut. Hayter seems to automatically be the woman who faces returning and debuting wrestlers and that’s not a bad spot, but it would be nice if she got to do title stuff. Great women’s tag match, and kudos to Harley fighting through a broken nose. But in the end, the Heels winning made sense when they lost at Double or Nothing. There’s talk of tag titles coming, but I don’t have faith in that when TK’s pacing of the women’s division still hasn’t improved. The current example is the poor planning he has with the ROH Women’s Pure Championship.
RIP the Frat House, their ceiling is ROH after getting crushed by The Opps. A little surprised we didn’t get Hook showing up or having a promo, but maybe that happens for Collision. The Mixed Six Tag was great stuff, and throwing Speedball in there was a little surprising until it was clear the Death Riders were winning that. Good promo from Hurt Syndicate, but every time MJF talks about “his” world title, it feels like Lashley wants to roll his eyes or something, because duh, why wouldn’t he and Shelton want their own shots at that title? If Moxley does lose at All In, and MJF goes after Hangman, you can bet MJF and Lashley butt heads again over who really gets the title match.
Good promo from Ricochet, but I wonder… Ricochet wants a crew, there’s a duo named CRU… Is Ricochet going to lead Lio & Action as a trio? And if it isn’t CRU, who would fall in line behind Ricochet? Unless that’s the point of his next story arc: failing to make a faction because he’s that insufferable. And great Don Callis Family stuff tonight. Cole VS Kyle was great, good move for Paragon to go after them, and that Six Man Tag on Collision will be fun. Alexander running out there really was confusing, not just kayfabe, but maybe they want to give Kyle an out. Kyle is great as a wrestler and a personality, fans surely will cheer for him over the rest of Callis Family, but we’ll wait and see how Cole VS Kyle 2 goes.
Alexander VS Brody was a great main event match, with great story of going after Brody’s hand. Alexander getting busted open hard way from perhaps that top rope stuff did add something. And honestly, I’m pleasantly surprised by Brody winning. Brody and Omega alone is great, but then it’ll surely be Claudio over Komander, and now Hechicero over Mascara Dorada to keep the two Faces and two Heels ratio.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/27/25)
A Block, FINAL ROUND!
So close to the end, we can almost taste it!
Round nine has come, and it all comes down to this! Who takes A Block and goes to the Best of the Super Juniors’ finals?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Titan & Yota Tsuji VS Nick Wayne & Daiki Nagai; Titan & Tsuji win.
- MAO & Shoma Kato VS SHO & Yujiro Takahashi; Sho & Yujiro win.
- El Desperado & Toru Yano VS Robbie Eagles & Hartley Jackson; Desperado & Yano win.
- YOH & Tiger Mask VS Taiji Ishimori & Gedo; Yoh & Tiger Mask win.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Dragon Dia; Mack wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Francesco Akira; Akira wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Kanemaru wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Clark Connors; Fujita wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Robbie X; Robbie wins.
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Here are the current A Block standings!
Hiromu Takahashi: 5-3, 10 points
Master Wato: 5-3, 10 points
Clark Connors: 5-3, 10 points
Francesco Akira: 4-4, 8 points
Kosei Fujita: 4-4, 8 points
KUSHIDA: 4-4, 8 points
Dragon Dia: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie X: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Ninja Mack VS Dragon Dia!
The American Ninja has no way forward to the finals, but he won’t stop fighting! Will he ruin Dia’s run at the top? Or will the Infinite Carat Diamond not crack under pressure?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for “NINJA! NINJA!” Mack offers a handshake, Dia takes it, and the fans applaud the sportsmanship. They tie up, Dia headlocks, but Mack powers up and out. Dia ducks ‘n’ dodges, then slides under to tilt-o-whirl and arm-drag, only for Mack to handspring through! The fans fire up and Dia sees what he’s dealing with. Dia and Mack reset while the fans rally for “NINJA! NINJA!” Dia and Mack tie up, Mack headlocks, but Dia powers up and out. Mack drops down on the dropdown to gator roll and backslide, TWO! Cradle, TWO! Dia jumps the sweep, Oklahoma Rolls, TWO!
Mack stands, Dia has him for a cradle, TWO! Dia sweeps to cover, ONE! Mack steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO and Dia has a press, TWO! Dia stands but Mack drags him down with a headlock takeover! Dia headscissors, Mack kips free and Dia hits the takeover! Mack headscissors, Dia kips free, and the fans cheer the standoff. Dia and Mack reset, circle and feel things out. They knuckle lock, go forehead to forehead, then Mack wrenches an arm to whip. Dia reverses and hurdles, but Mack turns it into an atomic drop! Mack runs and BOOTS Dia down! Dia bails out and the fans rally as Mack handsprings! NINJA SPECIAL! Direct hit, but Mack does clutch his foot.
The fans cheer, the ref checks Mack, and Mack manages to stand. Mack hobbles over, brings Dia up, and he puts Dia in the ring. Mack stomps Dia, then clamps on with a CROSSFACE! Dia endures, fights around, and the fans rally. Dia kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Mack lets go, and then Mack brings Dia up to snap suplex! Cover, TWO! And back to the CROSSFACE! Dia endures again and the fans rally! Dia fights as Mack pulls back on the hold! Dia kicks his way over again, but Mack rolls Dia away! CROSSFACE! Dia endures, the fans rally more, and Dia reaches back to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Mack lets go.
Mack stands Dia up to CHOP! Mack puts Dia in a corner, and he CHOPS again! Mack whips corner to corner, Dia reverses, and Dia runs up, only for Mack to BOOT him! Mack fires body shots, and palm strikes! Mack has Dia in the corner again, runs up, but Dia BOOTS and RANAS! Mack bails out, Dai PLANCHAS, and down goes Mack! The fans fire up while both men are down on the outside. Mack crawls away, a fan helps him up, but Dia is after him. Dia puts Mack in the ring, then baits Mack into the leg scissors trip! Dia slingshots in but Mack slides out, so Dia lands on his feet. Dia jumps right back out to ASAI MOONSAULT!
The fans fire up as Dia takes Mack down again! Dia rises, fires himself up, and he goes back for Mack. Dia drags Mack up, puts him in the corner, and then stands him up to CHOP! Mack is stinging, but Dia hoists him up top. Dia CHOPS again, climbs up top, and hits the ASTRO SCISSORS! Mack writhes, Dia covers, TWO! Mack survives and Dia is frustrated, but he fires back up! The fans rally as Dia goes up. D D D D- NO, Mack catches Dia and RAMS him into the corner! And RAMS him again! Mack puts Dia up, ROCKS him, then ROCKS him again! Dia still BOOTS in return! D D- NO, Mack is up top to second rope SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up while both men are down! The ref starts a double count while Mack and Dia stir. We pass 5 of 10, then 7, but Mack and Dia stand. They back up into each other, and Mack rolls Dia up! TWO, and Dia rolls Mack up! TWO! Dia sunset flips, TWO, and Mack sits on the prawn hold! TWO and Mack rolls through the sunset to stack! TWO and Dia sunsets, TWO! Mack has the cradle, TWO and Dia has the ghost pin! TWO!! Mack escapes, Dia ENZIGIRIS, but Mack rebounds to SUPERKICK! The fans fire up as Mack crawls his way over. Mack goes for the corner and vows to end it! The fans rally as Mack climbs, but Dia stirs.
Mack fires up and NINJA BOMB FLOPS as Dia moves! Mack writhes, Dia runs and goes right up top! D D D- SHURIKEN KICK!!! Cover, MACK WINS!!!
Winner: Ninja Mack, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Dia earns 0)
An incredible antiair attack brings Dia down, and now neither man is going to the finals! Both men still show great promise, will it be better luck next time next year?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: KUSHIDA VS Francesco Akira!
Time is running out, and maybe it’s too late, but the Time Splitter and the Crown of Fire are going to fight until the last possible second! But win, lose, or draw, who will be watching and waiting for the final results?
The bell rings and the two tie right up. They break, tie up again, and then break. They tie up again, Kushida headlocks, and he grinds Akira down. Akira powers up and out, but Kushida RUNS him over! Things keep moving, Akira stays low then hurdles over. Akira runs but Kushida HIP TOSSES! Akira rolls while Kushida cartwheels, and Akira is up to duck ‘n’ dodge then RANA! Kushida tumbles out while the fans fire up! Akira builds speed, but Kushida ducks the sliding dropkick! Kushida kicks low, whips, but Akira Tiger Feint Kicks on the apron! The fans fire up with Akira and he drags Kushida up to CHOP!
The fans rally, Akira brings Kushida around the way, and he CHOPS again! Kushida kicks low, puts Akira through the corner to then YANK him into the POST! The fans rally while Akira falls, but Kushida stands on the bad arm! Kushida twists the other arm, then brings Akira up. Kushida puts Akira through the corner again to YANK him back into the POST! Akira falls and clutches his arm, but Kushida leaves him behind to go into the ring. The ring count starts but Akira is back up and in very quickly. Akira CHOPS but Kushida kicks low, then scoops to SLAM! The fans rally, Kushida looms over Akira, then he stomps the bad arm!
Kushida drags Akira up, snap suplexes, then looms over Akira again. Kushida stands Akira up to CHOP! Akira CHOPS back! Akira fires a forearm, but Kushida snapmares and steps over to drop a KNEE on the arm! Kushida clamps onto Akira’s arm for a mounted chicken wing but Akira endures. The fans rally, Akira fights up, but Kushida wrangles him back down. Akira fights up, fires forearms, and runs, only for Kushida to SHOTEI! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Akira stays in this, but Kushida brings him up to ELBOW him in the head. Kushida wrangles Akira again, and has the short arm scissors! Akira endures as Kushida puts on the pressure!
Akira fights around, but Kushida powers him down to keep on the arm scissors! Akira fights around, manages to stack Kushida, TWO! Kushida lets Akira go and the fans rally up. Kushida stalks Akira to the ropes, then wrenches the arm. Kushida grinds Akira’s hand against the ropes! The ref reprimands but Akira clutches his arm. Kushida runs to SHOTGUN the elbow! Akira flounders, Kushida goes up the corner, but Akira ROCKS Kushida! Kushida goes to the apron, Akira steps out to join him, but Kushida KICKS the bad arm! Akira fires forearms but Kushida has the wristlock. Akira wrenches Kushida to WRING Kushida into the apron!
The fans rally while Akira shakes out his arm. Akira runs and builds speed to FLY! Down goes Kushida and the fans fire up! Akira roars, the fans cheer, and Akira drags Kushida up and into the ring. Akira tells Fukuoka, “IKU ZO!” The fans rally with Akira and he climbs up the corner. Kushida hurries to HANDSPRING KICK Akira! Akira wobbles up top and Kushida climbs up after him! Akira fires forearms but Kushida has the HOVERBOARD! The ref reprimands, but Akira fires body shots! Akira HEADBUTTS Kushida and Kushida drops back. Akira CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Akira whips, Kushida reverses, but Akira wheelbarrows!
Akira victory rolls to STOMP 182! The fans cheer and Akira covers, TWO! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Kushida toughs it out and Akira grows frustrated but the fans rally up. They cheer on “A! KI-RA!” and he brings Kushida up. Akira wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER, then goes again! ELBOW BREAKER! Akira wants another, but Kushida wrenches, so Akira rolls him up! TWO, Akira swings but Kushida ducks it! Kushida spins Akira to ROLLING ELBOW! Akira SUPERKICKS! Kushida winds up, but Akira LARIATS first! The fans fire up with Akira, but then Kushida cradles, deadlifts, and BACK TO THE FUTURE!! But Kushida can’t make the cover!
The fans rally while both men stir. Kushida rises and he goes for Akira. Akira grabs at Kushida, as well, and Kushida throws a forearm. Akira fires back! Kushida fires another, so Akira fires back! The fans rally while both men huff ‘n’ puff. Akira blocks the forearm to CLUB the arm! Akira fires a flurry, then eggs Kushida on! Kushida ROCKS Akira, then PENALTY KICKS the arm! Kushida runs, tilt-o-whirl, but Akira fights off the Hoverboard! Clinch and SPEEDFIRE!! Cover, TWO!! Kushida survives and the fans rally for Akira. Akira crawls to the corner, crowns up and NOVA- NO, Kushida ducks the fireball to SLIDE KICK!
Kushida SLIDE KICKS again, and again! Kushida whips, Akira reverses, but Kushida handsprings, into the reverse clinch! GROUND TARANTULA, but Kushida turns things over to a backslide! TWO!!! Akira escapes, but Kushida wrenches him and spins him for another backslide! Akira rolls through to SUPERKICK! Akira roars, the fans fire up with him, and NOVA- BODY SCISSOR TAKEDOWN! HOVERBOARD!! Akira is caught and Kushida cranks on that bad arm! Akira powers up to slip free of the body scissors! Akira shifts and finds the angle, GROUND TARANTULA!! Kushida endures, Akira PULLS on the arm, KUSHIDA TAPS! AKIRA WINS!!
Winner: Francesco Akira, by submission (gains 2 points; Kushida earns 0)
The Time Splitter could not put out the fire, and Akira still has life! But will this be enough for Akira to be a finalist? Or will he be extinguished by another’s victory?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Master Wato VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
The Way of the Grandmaster fell in the main event of last round, but he still has a chance to be in the finals! Will he stay alive just a little longer? Or will the Heel Master pour some whiskey on Wato’s dreams?
Well, to start, Kanemaru attacks during Wato’s entrance! The fans boo as Kanemaru kicks and CLUBS Wato! Kanemaru POSTS Wato, Wato falls over, and Kanemaru stomps him down! The ref reprimands but Kanemaru tells him to shut up. Kanemaru leaves Wato behind and wants the ring count. The ref has the bell ring first, and now a ring count can start. Wato rises at 3 of 20, is on the apron, but Kanemaru runs up. Wato RAMS Kanemaru, takes aim, but Kanemaru shoves the ref into Wato! Wato falls, as does the ref, and the fans boo as Kanemaru goes out after Wato! Kanemaru POSTS Wato again!
Kanemaru brings out chairs, puts on one Wato’s leg, then SLAMS the other chair on top of it! Not quite a Con-Chair-To but it gets the job done. Kanemaru SMASHES Wato’s knee on the floor, then goes back to the ring. The ref reprimands but Kanemaru lets Wato writhe. Wato clutches his knee while the ring count starts again. Wato crawls but he’s still down at 10 of 20. Wato reaches for the apron at 15, stands at 17, but manages to jump in at 19! Kanemaru YANKS the bad leg, stomps away on Wato, then stands him up. Kanemaru whips, but Wato can’t even run! The ref checks Wato but Kanemaru is right on those legs!
Kanemaru chuckles as he holds Wato open, but then he gives the ref one leg so Kanemaru can split the wishbone! Wato flounders, stands, and Kanemaru DROPKICKS the legs out! Kanemaru then grabs a leg to YANK it! Kanemaru stomps Wato more, taunts him, then drags him back up. Kanemaru has the leg for the SHIN BREAKER! And then he turns Wato over, HALF CRAB! Wato endures and the fans rally while Kanemaru sits deep! Kanemaru pulls on the leg, but Wato scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer but Kanemaru won’t let go! The ref counts, Kanemaru finally lets go at 4, and he drags Wato right back up.
Kanemaru whips, but Wato still can’t run that well! Wato tumbles to the apron, then slips to the floor. Kanemaru goes right after Wato to SMASH the knee on the floor! The fans rally for Wato while he writhes but Kanemaru leaves him behind. The ref checks with Wato but Wato won’t let this stop him. The ring counts as Kanemaru waits on Wato. Wato is still down at 10 of 20, just like last time. Wato slowly rises and stands at 16. Wato rolls in at 17 and the fans cheer, but Kanemaru grabs the legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Wato endures, the fans rally, but Kanemaru puts on the pressure! Wato flails, reaches out, and he drags Kanemaru along! ROPEBREAK!!
The fans cheer and Kanemaru makes the ref help him undo the hold. Wato grits his teeth and clutches his leg but the fans still rally behind him. Kanemaru stomps Wato, stomps the leg, then kicks him around. Wato stands to CHOP! And CHOP! Kanemaru KICKS the leg! Kanemaru whips Wato but Wato again falls! The leg is in bad shape but Wato refuses to give up. Wato stands, Kanemaru runs up, but Wato ELBOWS him! And BULLDOGS! The fans fire up as Wato powers through the pain! Wato crawls over to Kanemaru and fires up! The fans rally again and Wato wrenches Kanemaru. Kanemaru fights the Recientemente and goes after that leg!
Kanemaru runs, but Wato blocks the boot to spin and ZIGZAG! The fans fire up, Wato brings Kanemaru up, and Wato wrenches to RECIENTEMENTE! Cover, TWO!! Kanemaru survives but Wato just fires up again! The fans are with him as he waistlocks and TSUTEN- NO, Kanemaru grabs the ref! Kanemaru mule kicks the leg! Then he KICKS the other leg! Then he trips Wato to step through, FIGURE FOUR!! Wato endures, the fans rally as hard as they can, but Kanemaru puts on the pressure! Wato reaches out but he’s so far away! Wato pushes against the main leg, he grabs at the ref, but that won’t save him!
Wait, what is SHO doing here?! The Murder Machine is in B Block, but the House of Torture boys will always help each other cheat! The ref keeps Sho back, but Yujiro Takahashi is also here! Tokyo Pimp slides the whiskey bottle to Kanemaru! Kanemaru CLUBS away on Wato’s leg with that bottle!! The fans boo as Wato can only suffer! Kanemaru puts even more pressure on the hold, and WATO TAPS!! Kanemaru wins!!
Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by submission (gains 2 points; Wato earns 0)
Kanemaru’s game plan to go after the legs was working well enough, he didn’t need the House’s help! But perhaps Kanemaru wanted to stoop to these lows in order to win! And now Sho & Yujiro help stomp away on Wato! But here comes Yoh! Direct Drive saves his tag partner and runs off The House! He even gets a chair! Yoh wants them to man up, but that’s not happening. But now, with Hiromu Takahashi having beat Wato and issuing the tag title challenge, and now Kanemaru winning tonight… Could we really be seeing such an odd couple as Timebomb & Heel Master going for the tag titles?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Clark Connors!
One down, two to go. Wato is out of the running after Kanemaru cut him off at the knees, so to speak. Will the Japanese Young Punk fight his way into the finals? Or will 100 Proof bring down even the mighty?
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. They feel things out, but then Connors KNEES low! Connors CLUBS Fujita, headlocks, but Fujita powers up and out. Connors RUNS Fujita over, the fans are torn, but Connors barks. The fans bark with the War Dog and he runs. Fujita stays low, then bypasses Connors to DROPKICK! The fans cheer while Connors bails out, and Fujita runs. Connors moves aside but Fujita goes to the apron. PENALTY KICK! Fujita sets up, Connors avoids the Asai Moonsault, and Fujita staggers to his feet for the JEEP FLIPPER! Connors tells fans to move so they move! Connors BOWLS Fujita into the chairs! STRIKE!
Connors tells more fans to move, then he drags Fujita up from the chairs. Connors BOWLS Fujita again, not quite a strike but close. Connors picks up the spare by stomping Fujita down. Red Shoes reprimands and wants this in the ring. Connors drags Fujita up and over, but Fujita fires body shots. Connors CLUBS Fujita, then POSTS him! Fujita falls in a heap and the fans rally up. Connors says it is time. He brings out WHEEL-SAN! The fans are torn, Red Shoes reprimands, but Connors shoves him aside! Connors SLAMS Wheel-san onto Fujita’s back! Red Shoes reprimands but Connors brings Wheel-san to the apron.
Connors aims, and he SUPER SLAMS Wheel-san onto Fujita! Fujita writhes and the fans are torn, but Connors throws up the Too Sweet. Robbie Eagles is here via commentary so he checks on his teammate and friend. Fujita is still in this so Connors lets the ring count start. The fans rally and Fujita is still down at 10 of 20. Fujita crawls at 12, rises at 14, but he flounders at 16! The fans rally harder, and Fujita springs in at 19.5! Connors hauls Fujita up to whip him hard into a corner! Fujita falls and Connors covers, TWO! Connors drags Fujita up, whips him hard into another corner, and he lets Fujita fall again.
Fujita writhes, Connors paces, and he stomps Fujita’s back! Connors drags Fujita up, reels him in, and snap suplexes! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Connors stays on him with a knee to the back and a chinlock clamped on! Fujita endures, reaches out, but Connors drags him from the ropes! Connors digs his knee into Fujita’s back, and puts a lot of extra pressure on that chinlock. Fujita still fights his way forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Connors lets go in frustration. Connors drags Fujita back up to snap suplex again! The fans rally and Connors aims from a corner. BANG and Connors runs in, but Fujita drop toeholds!
Fujita ties the legs up fast and has the Deathlock! Fujita has the chinlock now, but Connors endures! Connors bends Fujita’s fingers, Red Shoes reprimands, and Connors lets go to scramble forward, ROPEBREAK! Fujita undoes the leglock and protests about the fingers, but Connors huffs ‘n’ puffs. Connors brings Fujita up, whips, but Fujita LEG LARIATS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Fujita and Connors go to ropes, the fans rally up, and Fujita runs in at the corner. Fujita CHOPS Connors, snapmares, then goes up and out! The fans rally and Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Connors stays in this, but Fujita shakes his head. Fujita has the legs, he turns Connors over, and he has the BOSTON CRAB! Fujita sits down deep on Connors’ bad back! Connors powers up, reaches out, but Fujita drags him back to have the HALF CRAB! Fujita puts all he has into pulling that leg back, but Connors still crawls forward! Connors fights to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Fujita lets go, and Connors clutches his back. Fujita drags Connors up and reels him in, but Connors fights the suplex! Fujita powers through, Connors wrenches, but Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Connors SNAP POWERSLAMS!
The fans cheer and rally up while both men are down! Connors rises, brings Fujita around, but Fujita fights off No Chaser! Fujita wrenches, waistlocks, but Connors fights the lift., Connors switches, lifts, but Fujita throws elbows! Fujita waistlocks, Connors fights the lift, and Connors reaches out! ROPEBREAK! Fujita KICKS the arms, O’Conner Roll and CHAOS- NO, Connors fights free, runs, but Fujita pops him up into the waistlock! Connors fights free again, and LARIATS! But Fujita is right up!? Connors runs in, Fujita dodges, pop up and GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Connors stays in this but Fujita roars!
The fans fire up and Fujita vows to end this. Fujita drags Connors up, fisherman and torture rack! But Connors fights free, and he ROCKS Fujita in the back! TROPHY KILLER!! Cover, TWO!! Fujita survives Connors’ old finisher, but Connors drops back and runs in, BLINDSIDE SPEAR!! Connors is targeting Fujita’s back as much as Fujita is Connors’! Connors reloads, runs in again, SPEAR to the front!! Cover, TWO?!?! Fujita survives and the fans fire up! Connors is shocked, but he roars and drags Fujita back up. NO CHASE- NO, Fujita fights free! But Connors blocks the kick, spins him, and TROPHY KILLER BACKBREAKER!!
Fujita writhes, the fans rally, and Connors aims again. Fujita rises, Connors runs up, but Fujita BOOTS him first! Connors comes back, SPEAR meets DOUBLE STOMPS!! Fujita then clamps on the Deathlock! He has the arms, NEMOS SPECIAL!!! Connors endures but Fujita bends him back!! Connors flails, but he TAPS! Fujita wins!!!
Winner: Kosei Fujita, by submission (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, they don’t give up, and perhaps, they are still in this race! Will the Japanese Young Punk fight until the very end? Or will was this the last win he’ll get in BOSJ 32?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 A Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Robbie X!
It is apropos that the most decorated man, the FOUR-TIME BOSJ winner, is in the main event of the ninth and final round. If he wins, he moves on to potentially grabbing number five! But if he loses, it will be Kosei Fujita’s time to shine. Will Robbie take Hiromu to the X-treme? Or will the Ticking Timebomb still have time on the clock?
The bell rings and the fans rally for “HI-RO-MU! HI-RO-MU!” Robbie shrugs that off as he and Hiromu circle. They run up and DOUBLE LARIAT! They stay up, and Robbie ducks Hiromu’s elbow. Hiromu dodges in return and headlocks, only for Robbie to power up and out. Hiromu RUNS Robbie over, Robbie kips up, but Hiromu CHOPS him down! Robbie kips up again, kicks low, then runs, but Hiromu DROPKICKS the legs! Hiromu whips, Robbie reverses, but Hiromu still dropkicks the legs out! Robbie bails out, Hiromu fires the fans up, but then Hiromu waits as Robbie hobbles around. Hiromu goes out, Robbie slides in, then Robbie HANDSPRING KICKS!
The fans rally as Hiromu is on the floor, and Robbie PLANCHAS! Down goes Hiromu and the fans cheer. Robbie takes a fan’s Hiromu pillow, rubs it in Hiromu’s face, then SMACKS him with it! Robbie then tells fans to move as he fetches Hiromu. Fans rally for Hiromu but Robbie BOWLS Hiromu into chairs! The fans are torn as Robbie hits the strike, but Robbie also flips off the Hiromu fans. Robbie stomps Hiromu, then grabs a fan’s Hiromu towel to CHOKE Hiromu with it! Robbie throws it back at the fan, and in a way that towel is more valuable because it touched Hiromu. Robbie then drags Hiromu up to bring him to another section!
The fans hurry away, Robbie whips, but Hiromu reverses to BOWL Robbie into chairs! The fans fire up as Hiromu gets even with Robbie! Hiromu storms over to bring Robbie up, and CHOP! The fans cheer and Hiromu CHPOS Robbie again! They go through the crowd, and Robbie CLAWS Hiromu’s eyes! Robbie CHOPS Hiromu, laughs at him and the fans, then brings Hiromu back to ringside. Robbie ROCKS Hiromu, and then he takes chairs from the crowd! Robbie refreshes the count before he makes Hiromu take a swat. Robbie CHOPS Hiromu, sets the other chair up nearby, and he tells the fans he’s gonna end Hiromu!
Robbie runs, uses the chair to launch himself, CANNONBALL! Direct hit and Robbie says, “I’m a replacement, huh?” Robbie knows he filled Bushi’s spot when Bushi exited from NJPW, but he isn’t going to let that label him! Robbie puts Hiromu in the ring, then he stomps Hiromu. Robbie drops an elbow on Hiromu’s arm, then wrings it to stomp it! The fans rally while Hiromu writhes, but Robbie clamps on a chinlock. Hiromu endures the grind, fights up, but Robbie wrangles him to the mat. Hiromu kicks around and finds the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Robbie lets go, but then Robbie KICKS Hiromu in the back.
Robbie eggs Hiromu on but Hiromu rises up. Robbie ROCKS Hiromu then eggs him on. Robbie CLAWS Hiromu’s back, but Hiromu CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Robbie ROCKS Hiromu, runs, but Hiromu dropkicks the legs out! Robbie stands, hobbles, but makes it to Hiromu to fire forearms. Robbie whips, Hiromu reverses, then he blows past to RANA Robbie! Robbie staggers to a corner, Hiromu goes to the opposite end, then Hiromu runs in! LARIAT, snapmare, and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Robbie bails out. Hiromu goes to the apron, lines up a shot, and SHOTGUN DROPKICKS!
The fans fire up as Hiromu rises, and he goes for Robbie. Hiromu puts Robbie in, covers, TWO! Robbie shakes his head, he’s tougher than that, but Hiromu stays close. Hiromu brings Robbie up, fireman’s carries, but Robbie fights it. Hiromu throws Robbie into the dragon sleeper, Robbie spins around, but Hiromu still suplexes. Robbie knees Hiromu, then Robbie suplexes to hang Hiromu out to dry! Robbie then goes to the corner, climbs up, and GUILLOTINE DOUBLE STOMPS! Robbie hobbles his way back to the cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Hiromu stays in this! Robbie hobbles around, shakes out the legs, and goes back for Hiromu.
Robbie drags Hiromu up, reels him in, but Hiromu fights the lift! Hiromu wrenches out but Robbie CHOPS first! Robbie runs in, LARIATS, then puts a leg in ropes! Robbie KICKS the rope, then he SPIN KICKS! STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Hiromu survives and the fans rally up again. Robbie vows to end this, but Hiromu anchors a leg! Robbie stomps Hiromu, stomps him some more, then goes up the corner. The fans rally for Hiromu, and Hiromu rises to CHOP! Hiromu CHOPS Robbie again, then climbs up. Hiromu fireman’s carries, SUPER TIMEBOMB 1.5!! Cover, TWO!!! Robbie survives and the fans fire up!
Hiromu is frustrated but he rises up using the ropes. The fans rally and Hiromu has Robbie again! Fireman’s carry, and CORNER DEATH VALLEY! The fans fire up with Hiromu and he fireman’s carries again! TIMEBOMB- NO, Robbie sunset flips and stacks! TWO!! Robbie runs up, Hiromu BOOTS him, and Hiromu goes up! Robbie PELES and Hiromu falls! Robbie roars, rises, and climbs, X EX- NO, Hiromu dodges! Robbie comes back, but into an OVERHEAD SUPLEX into the corner! The fans fire up while both men are down! Red Shoes checks both men, they’re both able to continue, and the fans rally back up.
Hiromu crawls away and the fans chant for him. Robbie stirs, Hiromu heads back for him, and Hiromu stands Robbie up. Hiromu fires a forearm, Robbie staggers away to ropes, but Robbie comes back. Robbie fires a forearm, but Hiromu fires another. Robbie fires a forearm, Hiromu fires a forearm, and Robbie fires another! Both men wobble, but they rise up, and Hiromu fires a flurry! Robbie drops to his knees, but he flips Hiromu off! Hiromu grins, and he bends that finger! Hiromu CHOPS Robbie, then reels him in for VICTORY- NO, Robbie slips free of the suplex, waistlocks, but Hiromu fights the suplex!
Hiromu switches but Robbie runs and handsprings, but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! But Robbie’s right back up!? Robbie roars, runs up, and he slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX! But Hiromu is right back up! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, both men drop to their knees, but they go forehead to forehead! They stand, Robbie ducks a kick to SUPERKICK! Hiromu SUPERKICKS anyway! Robbie says F U and hits a PELE! Robbie runs, handsprings, but into a BACKSTABBER! Robbie writhes, Hiromu runs, HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER!! Cover, TWO!! Robbie survives and the fans fire up again! Hiromu feeds off the energy and he storms over to Robbie.
Hiromu drags Robbie up, fireman’s carries, and TIMEBOMB 1.5!! But that’s not all! Hiromu fireman’s carries again, but Robbie bends Hiromu’s fingers! And then he BITES them! Red Shoes reprimands, Hiromu takes a swing, but Robbie dodges! Handspring, LETHAL INJECTION X!! Robbie says F Hiromu! Another LETHAL INJECTION X!!! And now he goes up the corner! X EXPRESS!!! Cover, ROBBIE WINS!?!
Winner: Robbie X, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
So what if he was the underdog? So what if he’s last place? So what if he replaced Bushi in the block? Robbie X just beat the most decorated Super Junior alive today! And that means the winner of A Block is KOSEI FUJITA! Hiromu is furious, but Fujita walks back out here to have the spotlight! Fujita and Hiromu cross paths, and Hiromu pats Fujita on the shoulder as he exits. Fujita goes to the ring, and Robbie invites him in given Robbie won the main event. Robbie tells Fujita to get this in his little brain: Robbie beat Fujita, he beat Hiromu, so… If Fujita wins this whole thing and beats El Desperado, do what is right!
Robbie wants the first championship match with Fujita! The fans like that, and Fujita nods in agreement. Robbie leaves, will Mr. X have his chance at gold? As for Fujita, he grabs the mic to say, “Sorry to those of you who may have wanted to hear more from Robbie X. But if I’m in the position of naming challengers, then I will give him the first title shot.” The fans applaud, and Fujita continues on. “I won this A Block.” The fans applaud that, too, and Fujita says he’ll take “all the hope, hate and then I’ll win. That’s all!” The Japanese Young Punk keeps it short and sweet, but will the Ichiban Sweet Boy become the Best of the Super Juniors?
Here are the FINAL A Block standings!
Kosei Fujita: 5-4, 10 points [FINALIST]
Hiromu Takahashi: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Master Wato: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Francesco Akira: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Clark Connors: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
KUSHIDA: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Dragon Dia: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie X: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
An awesome start to the ninth round, and it is always fun to have these final playoff scenarios sort out. Mack VS Dia was great, even for not affecting anything, and I really do hope these two guys become the next big thing. I figured Kanemaru would screw Wato over with help from Sho & Yujiro, and this definitely feeds into the tag title story that involves Hiromu. Fujita overcoming Connors and Robbie X getting the upset on Hiromu was all awesome stuff, and I like the gentlemen’s agreement that Robbie will be the lineal contender should Fujita win the title. B Block is going to be awesome, I’m sure, and there are all sorts of great choices for Fujita’s opponent.
My Score: 9.1/10
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