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Mitchell’s NJPW Super Jr. Tag League Results & Report! (10/21/23)
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Mitchell’s NJPW Super Jr. Tag League Results & Report! (10/21/23)

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Will opening night be tranquilo?

On the Road to Power Struggle, Super Junior Tag League takes over! But will Bushi help Titan recreate his BOSJ run to the top? Or will the House of Torture screw them over already?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Six Man Tag: Shota Umino, Ren Narita & Yuto Nakashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
  • SANADA & Yuya Uemura VS Boltin Oleg & Oskar Leube; Sanada & Yuya win.
  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS Taiji Ishimori & Gedo; Naito & Hiromu win.
  • 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS Catch 2/2; Catch 2/2 wins.
  • 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS DOUKI & Taka Michinoku; Intergalactic Jet Setters win.
  • 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS Master Wato & El Desperado; Wato & Desperado win.
  • 2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Connors & Moloney win.
  • 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Bushi & Titan VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Bushi & Titan win.

PLAY BY PLAY

2023 Super Junior Tag League: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS Catch 2/2!

The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but the Sniper of the Skies and #IchibanSweetBoy are ready to fly! However, will they be able to shoot down former tag team champions, TJP & Francesco Akira? Or will Public Enemy & Nova Fireball rise back up for the United Empire?

Tensions are running high already as Fujita wants after Akira. The ref has them all stay back, and the teams sort out. Fans rally up for “FU-JI-TA!” as he starts against Akira. The two circle and fans rally up again. They tie up, Fujita waistlocks but Akira sits down to wrench out. Fujita rolls, rolls, handsprings and wrenches back very fast and fans cheer. Akira fights up, rolls, trips Fujita and has a toehold. Akira has a standing toehold now, but Fujita turns over, reels Akira in and headlocks. Fans cheer as Fujita clearly learned a lot from Zack Sabre Jr. Akira brings Fujita to a knee, pops out the back and headlocks.

Akira hits the takeover, Fujita headscissors but Akira kips free. Fujita hits a headlock takeover, Akira headscissors, but Fujita kips free. Akira sweeps and covers, ONE! Fujita sweeps and covers, ONE! Dropkicks cancel out, both men handspring up and fans fire up for this opening exchange. Akira and Fujita reset, circle again, and tie up. Akira headlocks, Fujita powers out, but Akira runs him over! Crowns up for the United Empire, but then things speed up. Fujita hurdles and arm-drags, but Akira avoids the second. Akira drags Fujita up but Fujita arm-drags after all! And then he DROPKICKS Akira down!

Fans fire up for Fujita and he brings Akira around. Akira ROCKS Fujita, ROCKS him again, but Fujita just eggs Akira on! Akira throws another forearm, but Fujita DECKS him! Knuckle lock cover, TWO as Akira gets an arm up. Fujita pushes it down, TWO as Akira brings the other arm up. Fujita pushes both arms down, jumps up but Akira monkey flips him away! Fans applaud and they join in on “CATCH! 2-2!” Akira stands Fujita up to CHOP, then whip. But Eagles sneaks a tag! TMDK double ELBOW, then double KNEE SMASH! Eagles taunts TJP, covers, TWO! Eagles has a leg but Akira scrambles to a ROPEBREAK!

Eagles lets off by dropping a knee on the knee, then he KICKS Akira. Eagles brings Akira up, bumps him off buckles and tags in Fujita. Fujita brings Akira around to scoop and SLAM, then he runs to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Akira is still in this but the fans rally up. Fujita brings Akira around, scoops again but Akira slips out! Akira waistlocks, Fujita switches and shoves but Akira holds ropes. Akira BOOTS Fujita, TJP sneaks a tag, and Akira whips Fujita. Catch 2/2 DOUBLE HIP TOSS, basement dropkick to PENALTY KICK! TJP DECKS Eagles for good measure, then bumps Fujita off buckles.

TJP stomps Fujita, then gets to the face scrub! The fans rally with each one, and TJP runs side to side, BOOT WASH! Fujita sputters and fans rally up. They want one more, so TJP gives Fujita more scrubs. TJP runs side to side again, BOOT WASH! Fans fire up and TJP brings Fujita up. TJP wrenches an arm, tags in Akira, and they double whip. SOBAT! KICK! Trip, SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO! Akira clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Fujita down. Fujita endures, fights up, and Eagles rallies the fans. Fujita fights up, throws body shots, but Akira ROCKS him! Fujita goes to ropes and Akira brings him up.

Akira whips, Fujita reverses to CHOP! Akira CHOPS! Akira runs, into a WHEEL KICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Fujita and Akira stir, crawl, hot tag to Eagles! The Sniper springboards up and over Akira to BLAST TJP! Then he BOOTS Akira and RANAS! Fans rally up as Eagles throws the shirt off. Akira sits up into KICK after KICK after KICK! Eagles then runs, but TJP jumps in! Eagles dodges to then CHOP BLOCK! TJP bails out, Eagles has Akira again, LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Akira is still in this but the fans rally up for Eagles. Eagles goes to a corner, runs in at Akira, and DOUBLE KNEES!

Eagles rolls back, returns, BASEMENT 619! And then one more time, but Akira BOOTS from the mat! Akira and Eagles hurry to their feet, Akira dodges to waistlock but Eagles switches. Akira victory rolls to STOMP 182! Fans fire up while both men are down! Eagles and Akira crawl, hot tags to TJP and Fujita! TJP runs in, Fujita bobs ‘n’ weaves to UPPERCUT! Fujita goes up and FLYING RANAS! TJP bails out, Akira is there, and Fujita builds sped!? Fujita FLIES! Direct hit with the tope conjilo and fans fire up! Ichiban Sweet Boy can do more than grapple, and he puts TJP in to springboards MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!

Fans rally up with Fujita as pounds the mat. Fujita brings TJP up to ROCK him with a forearm, and then another! TJP is in the corner, Fujita CHOPS him! Fujita whips corner to corner, runs in, and he SHOTGUNS TJP down! Fujita fires up, slashes his throat, and he brings TJP up. TJP cradle counters, TWO! TJP SUPERKICKS, runs, but Fujita CHOPS! TJP still JUMP SOBATS! Fujita drops to his knees, TJP waits for him to stand. Fujita swings, TJP gets around and backslides! TWO, and TJP hooks Fujita up in an IRON OCTOPUS! Akira intercepts Eagles to a GUILLOTINE! Akira and Eagles tumble out, TJP shifts to a MOUSE TRAP! TWO!!

Fans rally up as TJP pounds the mat now. TJP drags Fujita up, runs, but Fujita pops TJP up to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Akira breaks it! Akira goes after Fujita but Fujita spins him to hook the arms, and Eagles SOBATS! TMDK work together, ASSISTED SLICED BREAD! Akira flops out and fans fire up! TMDK drag TJP up and call their shot! Double wrench, lift, but TJP slips free! TJP ROCKS Eagles, KICKS Fujita, but Eagles blocks a kick to hook TJP up. TJP powers out and Akira dumps Eagles out! Fujita’s alone, and runs into an ALLEY-OOP! Akira PLANCHAS Eagles, TJP goes up! MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, TWO?!?

Fans are thunderous as Fujita survives getting dunked on! But “CATCH! 2-2!” coordinate, to go 2 BY 2!! Cover, Catch 2/2 wins!

Winners: Catch 2/2, by pinfall (gains 2 points; TMDK earns 0)

The sweet boy wasn’t able to stop the former tag team champions, and now TJP & Akira have set the pace! Will the United Empire conquer the Super Junior Tag League?

 

2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS DOUKI & Taka Michinoku!

Kushida & Kevin Knight came close to getting the titles back before the tournament, but were shot down by Bullet Club. Will they be able to take flight again? Or will Japones Del Mal & The Blue Playmaker get that gold for Just5Guys?

The teams sort out, and Kushida starts against Taka. The fans rally as the two circle, each try a slide but each avoid it. Kushida tries using his leg guard but Taka stays back. Kushida and Taka tie up, Kushida wrenches to a wristlock and he keeps Taka from ropes. Taka rolls, wrenches, headlocks, then spins to hammerlock then headlock and takeover. Kushida headscissors, Taka kips free and kicks low. Taka headlocks but Kushida powers out, only for Taka to run him over. Fans cheer as Taka runs, then drops down on Kushida for the JUST FACELOCK! Kushida scrambles to the ROPEBREAK, and Taka lets go quickly.

Kushida bails out, fans applaud, and Kushida returns. Taka tags Douki and Kushida tags Knight. They circle, feel things out to a knuckle lock, and Douki knees low. Douki CLUBS Knight, whips, but Knight goes up and over and runs. Knight ducks, shoves, but Douki avoids the hurdle, only for Knight to dropkick the legs out! Knight runs to SPLASH! Fans cheer, Knight brings Douki up and wrenches the arm, then he tags Kushida. Kushida takes the handoff to wrench, then he tags Knight. Knight takes the handoff to wrench, then tags Kushida. Another handoff, and another, and another! Taka protests, but the Jet Setters snapmare to DOUBLE KNEE DROP!

Fans cheer and Kushida wrenches Douki again. Kushida drop toeholds, has the legs then hammerlocks an arm. Kushida SNAP LOCKS that arm, then sits Douki up with a chinlock. Douki fights but Kushida ghost pins, TWO! Kushida CLUBS the arm, wrenches it, then ELBOW BREAKERS! Douki goes to ropes but Kushida runs in. Douki does the splits and Kushida tumbles out! Taka attacks and then runs Kushida all the way to the back corner, to send Kushida into the wall! Then JUST FACELOCK!! The ref reprimands but he’s so far away! Kushida fights, Taka CLUBS him down, and a ring count starts.

Douki waits while Taka CLUBS away on Kushida! The count is 10 of 20! Knight protests, Douki DECKS him, then Taka blocks Kushida’s path with railing! Taka slides in at 16, Kushida hurries and slides under the railing! Kushida stumbles but he runs for the ring, and he slides in at 19.5! Safe! Until Taka drops on him with JUST FACELOCK!! Fans fire up but Knight gets in. Taka kicks him down, and has a TRIANGLE HOLD! Taka has both Jet Setters! Kushida kicks his way back, ROPEBREAK! Taka lets the Jet Setters go, stomps Knight out of the ring, then brings Kushida up. Taka throws knees and puts Kushida in the corner.

Tag to Douki and he stomps Kushida. Douki whips Kushida to a corner, runs in and clotheslines! Then he brings Kushida out to turn and lift, but Kushida fights! Kushida avoids the Gory Especial so Douki knees low! Douki whips, Kushida handsprings and BACK ELBOWS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Kushida and Douki stir, crawl, and hot tag to Knight! Taka runs in but Knight springboards, DOUBLE FLYING LARIAT! Knight fires up, and he rallies with clotheslines and elbows! Knight scoops Douki but Douki slips free! Douki & Taka double kick and double whip, but Knight leaps the lariats to DOUBLE PELE!

Fans fire up with Knight and he has targets in the corners. He clotheslines Taka, SPLASHES Douki, then dodges Taka to send him into Douki, for a DOUBLE SPLASH! Knight says it’s time! Knight puts Douki up top, jumps right up, but Douki slips under! Douki has a foot but Knight kick shim away. Knight CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Douki is still in this and fans rally up. Knight watches Douki as he rises, runs up, but Douki denies the DDT! Knight gets around, Douki fights the lift with elbows, but Knight keeps him from running. So Douki kicks, kicks and ENZIGURI! Douki whips but Kushida sneaks a tag!

Jet Setters bypass and DROPKICK Douki! Kushida hurries to get Douki up in an Electric Chair! But Taka drags Knight out! Douki slips down, ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Taka adds a SHOTGUN! It’s a cradle now! TWO!! Kushida escapes but Taka tags in. Taka whips Kushida to a corner, runs in and SHINING WIZARDS, HEEL KICKS, then SUPER- NO, Kushida dodges to knee low! Kushida runs, but so does Taka, BOOT! Cover, TWO! Taka keeps moving, SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Oklahoma Roll! TWO!! JUST FACELOCK!! Knight gets caught into an ITALIAN STRETCH! Taka CLUBS Kushida, pulls way back, Kushida flails and fights!

Taka CLUBS Kushida, PULLS, but Kushida still reaches out! ROPEBREAK!! Fans fire up as Taka lets go in frustration. Taka vows to end this and fans rally up. Taka brings Kushida up and around, scoops him, but Kushida fights free! Kushida KICKS and KICKS and KICKS the arm, runs, but Taka redirects! But Knight gets in to catch Taka, SKY 2 HIGH!! Douki returns, but Knight kicks low! Douki whips Knight but Kushida helps out, BOOSTED CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans fire up! Knight PLANCHAS to take Douki down! Kushida has Taka for the HOVERBOARD!! Taka flails, TAPS, Jet Setters win!

Winners: Intergalactic Jet Setters, by submission (gains 2 points; Taka & Douki earn 0)

Just as Taka & Douki started rolling, they get shot outta the sky! Will they have to rethink the game plan for the next round? Will Knight & Kushida set course and fly their way back to the tag titles?

 

2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS Master Wato & El Desperado!

What a twist of fate this is! No Six or Nine this year, the Funky Weapon now stands against the Way of the Grandmaster! Will Dylan Kyle Cox help Taguchi bring down this team of former rivals? Or can Wato and the Rogue Luchador find a way to win together?

Wait, there’s already dysfunction between Wato and Desperado. One, Desperado didn’t wanna make his entrance with Wato but Wato dragged him out here. And while Wato is wearing their “team shirt,” which is really just a picture Wato took of himself and Desperado, Desperado is still wearing the Team Strong Style stuff.  Then Desperado decides that if they’re making their entrance together, it’s to his music. Rough waters are ahead, can Wato & Desperado even survive the first round?

The teams sort out and Taguchi asks why they didn’t do Six or Nine. Wato says it’s not a big deal, this isn’t them no longer being friends. Taguchi acts like he can’t hear so Wato keeps trying to explain. The bell rings and these two end up starting. Taguchi kicks low, headlocks, but Wato powers out. They RAM shoulders, neither falls, so things speed up. Taguchi drops then hurdles, Wato leaps, and Taguchi dodges to then arm-drag! Wato arm-drags back! Taguchi arm-drags again, and has the cording hold! Taguchi shifts to a knuckle lock but Wato headscissors. Taguchi kips free, trips Wato, covers, ONE! Wato sweeps and covers, ONE!

Taguchi avoids the dropkick to give a dropkick! Fans cheer as Taguchi stands tall. Taguchi brings Wato around for a point-blank hip attack! And then another! Taguchi brings Wato up, suplexes, but Wato slips free to waistlock, Taguchi switches and shoves, but Desperado sneaks a tag before the HIP ATTACK! Desperado tells Wato to get out already but Wato asks what the heck. They argue, Taguchi runs in, Desperado dodges so the HIP ATTACK hits Wato! Desperado kicks Taguchi, then whips him to ropes, but Taguchi holds those ropes to BOOT back! DKC gets in, he and Taguchi DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE!

Fans cheer on this new duo, and Taguchi starts giving DKC baseball signals for what to do next. DKC isn’t sure he got it but he goes with it! Taguchi goes to a corner, climbs up, and DKC whips Desperado. Desperado blocks, fans rally, and DKC tries again. DKC sends Desperado at the Funky Weapon but Desperado BOOTS the booty! DKC runs in but Desperado dodges, and DKC almost runs into the booty! Desperado runs in, DKC mule kicks, but then Desperado blocks the booty bump with both hands! Fans rally as the struggle continues, but then Desperado turns things around on DKC to rub him into the booty!

Taguchi thinks DKC is succeeding so he cheers “DKC! DKC! D, K, C!” Desperado then brings DKC away, Taguchi hops down to see the truth, and Desperado throws DKC into Taguchi! Fans cheer as Desperado stands tall. Desperado storms up and stomps on Taguchi, then stands him up. Desperado UPPERCUTS and Taguchi sits down. Desperado digs his boot into Taguchi, the ref counts, and Desperado lets off at 4. Wato wants a tag and Desperado just stares at him. Desperado whips Taguchi to a neutral corner to then UPPERCUT! Taguchi sits down and Desperado digs his knee in!

The ref counts, Desperado lets off, and Wato again wants a tag. Desperado just stares, but he brings Taguchi up again. Desperado scoops to SLAM Taguchi, and then grabs a leg. Desperado turns Taguchi over for a HALF CRAB! Taguchi endures, flails, reaches out, and Wato again wants a tag. Desperado just stares at Wato, then lets off in frustration. Desperado whips Taguchi to the blue corner, tags Wato in with some stank, and fans fire up. Wato brings Taguchi up, but Taguchi CHOPS! And fires off fast hands! Wato knee slow, snapmares, and then KICKS! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Wato runs up to stomp Taguchi down!

Wato drags Taguchi up, scoops and SLAMS him, then covers again. TWO, but Wato keeps his cool. Fans rally as Wato stomps Taguchi more, then brings him around. Taguchi CHOPS again, and again, and again! Wato KICKS Taguchi, and KICKS again! Taguchi wobbles, but he blocks a kick! Wato ELBOWS back, runs, but into a HIP ATTACK! Both men are down and fans fire up! Taguchi and Wato crawl, hot tag to Desperado! Desperado stomps Taguchi down, whips, but Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Desperado! Roll and hot tag to DKC! DKC runs in to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! DKC whips, Desperado reverses but DKC RANAS!

Fans rally and DKC runs in, but is put on the apron. DKC GAMANGIRIS, then springboards, FLYING ARM-DRAG! DKC keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges to CANNONBALL!? Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as DKC drags Desperado up to wrench, clinch, but Desperado fights the suplex! Desperado reaches for ropes, has to fight the lift again, and he wrenches out to hit a BIG back suplex! Wato is back and he wants a tag! Desperado rolls his way over, hot tag to Wato! Fans rally up as Wato rallies on DKC! Wato whips, DROPKICKS, and fires up again! Wato hurries to the apron, takes aim, and he springboards to FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO!

DKC hangs in there but Wato fires up more. Wato drags DKC up, reels him in, but DKC fights the suplex! DKC switches then feeds to Taguchi’s BOOT! BACKHAND! ENZIGURI! Wrench and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, Desperado breaks it! Taguchi CLUBS Desperado and TOSSES him out! DKC fires up and drags Wato to his feet. Clinch and CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP! Fans rally with every shot! DKC keeps going over and over, to then CHOP Wato down! DKC runs, to SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Wato is still in this but DKC goes up! Fans rally as he climbs, and he DIVING-

NO, Wato dodges, to SCREW HIGH KICK! Taguchi wants to get back in but Desperado catches him by his tights! Taguchi’s undies are showing! Volt green? Wato gets DKC for the TSUTENKAKU GERMAN!! Bridging cover, Wato & Desperado win!

Winners: Master Wato & El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi & DKC earn 0)

Desperado apologizes for pantsing Taguchi, but the kids in the crowd think it was funny. Taguchi still says this is a bad example for those kids. Taguchi’s one to talk, but then wait, Desperado just heads out on his own? Wato doesn’t understand, but maybe as long as they keep winning, it’ll be okay. Will this pairing of rivals work out in the end? Or will it fall apart as soon as next round?

 

2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney!

Lio Rush is out and we all wish him a speedy recovery, but the show must go on. As such, Mr. Direct Drive has called upon the Dream Follower to be his partner! Will this new team be able to take down the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships? Or will these War Dogs unload a Full Clip to start the tournament?

The teams sort out but the Abunai Gaijin rush in! Yoh & Musashi dodge then fire forearms in return! The bell rings, the brawl continues, and Bullet Club takes control. They whip Yoh & Musashi at each other, but they dosido and come back to ROCK Bullet Club! Yoh & Musashi bring Connors & Moloney out, both Connors & Moloney take swings but both Yoh & Musashi block. They wrench, knuckle lock, and go up and up and go Old School! Fans fire up for the STEREO AX HANDLES! Then the STEREO UPPERCUTS! Connors & Moloney both bail out, Yoh & Musashi both build speed, STEREO TOPE CONJILOS!

Fans fire up as the Bullet Club goes down! Yoh struts and fires up among the fans while Musashi stomps Drilla. Yoh stomps Connors then puts Moloney in. Yoh & Musashi stomp in a corner, double whip corner to corner, then Yoh sends Musashi in to ELBOW! Musashi sets up, Yoh runs in, POETRY IN MOTION! Kick and turn, NECKBREAKER to SHOTGUN! Cover, ONE!! Moloney is tough but Yoh kicks low. Yoh whips, but Connors tags in as Moloney reverses. Moloney drops, then Connors POUNCES! Moloney BLASTS Musashi, too, and Connors is all fired up. Connors keeps Yoh in the ring and covers, TWO!

Moloney goes after Musashi outside the ring, but Connors stands Yoh up to CHOP! Connors has Yoh in the corner to CHOP again, then he puts Yoh back in the corner, to CHOP again! Tag to Moloney and he fakes chop to poke Yoh in the eye! Moloney laughs, then he stomps Yoh down, to then throw down punches! The ref counts as Moloney stands on Yoh, and Moloney lets off at 4. Yoh flops out of the ring, and Connors fires off shots! The ref misses that, Moloney taunts Musashi and that distracts the ref more, so Connors CHOKES Yoh! Connors drags Yoh up and into the ring, Moloney covers, TWO! Yoh hangs tough and fans rally up.

Moloney is annoyed as he stalks Yoh. Moloney stands on Yoh’s face, tags Connors, and Connors BLASTS Musashi before he drops an elbow on Yoh! Connors taunts Musashi, Moloney mocks Yoh and flips off the fans, but the fans rally up for Yoh more. Connors stands Yoh up but Yoh kicks low! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Connors knees low, ROCKS Yoh, and he stays between Yoh and Musashi. Connors stands Yoh up, snap suplexes him down, and then takes his time before the cover, TWO! Connors mockingly applauds then drags Yoh up. Connors snap suplexes again, stares Musashi down, then covers, TWO!

Fans rally for Yoh, Connors drags him up, but Yoh fights the suplex this time! Yoh throws body shots, then suplexes, but Connors counters to snap suplex! Yoh writhes, Connors covers, but Musashi breaks it! Moloney storms in but Musashi gets away. Connors stands Yoh up, full nelsons and he thrashes Yoh around! Yoh sits down, Connors leans on the hold, but fans rally as Yoh endures. Yoh fights up, and he breaks the nelson! Yoh throws elbows, whips Connors to ropes, but Connors holds ropes to ELBOW back! But Yoh goes Matrix to dodge, then he mule kicks and NECKBREAKERS! Fans fire up while both men are down!

Yoh and Connors crawl, hot tags to Musashi and Moloney! They fire forearms on each other, fans fire up, and Moloney wobbles! He grits his teeth to kick back and CHOP! Moloney whips Musashi to a corner, runs in, but Musashi BOOTS back! And RANAS! Fans fire up and Musashi brings Moloney up. Connors CLUBS Musashi, then Bullet Club double whips. Musashi crisscrosses them to kick, CHOP and swing! Connors gets around, Moloney storms up but Musashi BOOTS him away! Moloney tries again, Musashi sends him into Connors! And then Musashi dodges to dropkick the legs, and then he DROPKICKS Moloney down!

Fans fire up as Musashi clinches to EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Moloney hangs tough but Musashi keeps cool. Musashi drags Moloney up, spins him, waistlocks, but Moloney fires elbows. Moloney goes to run but Musashi waistlocks. Moloney brings him along and Connors DECKS Musashi! Bullet Club double suplexes but Yoh saves Musashi! But Bullet Club stereo BODY SHOT! They whip Yoh & Musashi, but Yoh & Musashi both reverse to DOUBLE DROPKICK! And then STEREO FALCON ARROWS!! Musashi covers Moloney, TWO! Fans fire up as Yoh & Musashi both tune up! They aim at Moloney, to DOUBLE-

NO, Moloney dodges! Connors returns, POWERSLAM for Yoh! SPINEBUSTER and DOUBLE STOMP for Musashi! Musashi sputters and writhes but Bullet Club locks ‘n’ loads. Musashi stands, into the GORE SANDWICH! And then Connors goes up top, Moloney suplexes, but Musashi slips free! Musashi shoves Moloney, Connors leaps over, into Yoh’s SUPERKICK! Moloney returns, blocks Yoh’s superkick and gives it to Musashi so he can SUPERKICK Musashi himself! JAB for Yoh, and Moloney runs, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!! Fans fire up as Musashi brings Moloney up and scoops. Musashi SLAMS him in the drop zone, then tags Yoh!

Yoh goes up and fans fire up for the FROG SPLASH! Cover, Connors POUNCES Musashi to break it up! All four men are down and the fans rally back up. Connors whips Musashi but Musashi reverses to TOSS Connors out. Then Musashi PLANCHAS, but Connors catches him! And POSTS him! Moloney runs in, blocks another superkick, but then Yoh blocks a kick. Moloney ENZIGURIS, runs, but into Yoh’s LARIAT!! Fans are thunderous as Yoh drags Moloney up! DIRECT- NO, Moloney fights out, wrenches, feed to Connors’ SPEAR! Connors tags in, goes up, and Moloney suplexes! FULL CLIP!! Cover, Bullet Club wins!

Winners: Clark Connors & Dan Moloney, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yoh & Musashi earn 0)

#DreamDrive almost took down the champions, but they couldn’t stop supersized Junior Heavyweights like this! Will Yoh & Musashi still find a way to the tournament finals? Or will these Abunai Gaijin prove to be the most dangerous Super Juniors of all time?

 

2023 Super Junior Tag League: Bushi & Titan VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!

Los Ingobernables de Japon’s masked luchadores are back together again after falling just short of the finals last year! Will they make Super Junior Tag League tranquilo this time? Or will the Murder Machine & Heel Master stack the deck already?

Before the match, Sho gets a mic to say he doesn’t get why opening night is here in Kumagaya. Sho is embarrassed to even be in Saitama, and says it’s fitting that Bushi & Titan wear masks, because they don’t wanna be here, either! Fans tell Sho to go home, but Sho says what’ll really be embarrassing is LOSING in Kumagaya! Sho & Kanemaru then attack LIJ! Red Shoes reprimands but Sho TOSSES Bushi and Kanemaru snapmares Titan. Kanemaru rips at the mask! Sho does the same on Bushi! Red Shoes reprimands them both, counts, and Kanemaru lets off at 4. Sho gives up and he stomps Bushi down.

Kanemaru CLUBS Titan while Red Shoes reprimands Sho. Kanemaru DDTS Titan down! Titan writhes, goes to a corner, and Kanemaru runs in. Titan BOOTS back then goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Tag to Bushi and he stomps Kanemaru. Bushi turns Kanemaru for a NECKBREAKER, then covers, TWO! Bushi drags Kanemaru up but Kanemaru claws the eyes! Bushi kicks back, whips, but Kanemaru reverses and Sho trips Bushi up! Kanemaru DROPKICKS Titan, Sho brings Bushi to the crowd, and BOWLS him into chairs! Kanemaru POSTS Titan, Red Shoes reprimands them both, but Sho CHOKES Bushi with a chair!

Fans rally for Bushi but Sho even stands on Bushi to make it worse. Sho still wants to take the mask! The ring count starts, Kanemaru leaves Titan alone to be in the ring. Sho brings Bushi back and puts him in. Kanemaru scrapes his sole off Bushi’s face, then drags Bushi up. Kanemaru feeds Bushi to Sho’s boot! Tag to Sho, Sho stomps Bushi around, then drags Bushi up. Sho bumps Bushi off buckles, stomps away in the corner, then stands on Bushi. Red Shoes reprimands then counts, but Sho steps off at 4. Sho drags Bushi up, bumps him off buckles, and he sits Bushi down. Sho & Kanemaru both dig their boots in!

Red Shoes reprimands, Kanemaru tags in and drags Bushi to the apron. Sho keeps Red Shoes distracted as Kanemaru DROPKICKS Bushi! Sho WRECKS Titan, Kanemaru covers, TWO! Sho complains about the count but the count is fair. Kanemaru then puts Bushi in a CAMEL CLUTCH! Sho runs around the way to BLAST Titan! Red Shoes focuses on Bushi as he endures, and Bushi gets an arm free to reach out. Kanemaru adds a chinlock to this to blind and grind, but Bushi shifts around to the ROPEBREAK! Kanemaru lets go and stomps Bushi down. Kanemaru taunts and toys with Bushi, but Bushi CHOPS back!

Bushi CHOPS again but Kanemaru claws eyes! Kanemaru throws Bushi down, then wants the mask! Red Shoes reprimands, Kanemaru stops and pushes Red Shoes away. Kanemaru stomps Bushi, tags Sho, and Sho CHOKES Bushi. Sho wants the mask! Red Shoes reprimands, Sho CHOKES Bushi more, then Sho lets off at 4. Bushi sputters but Sho kicks him around. Sho stomps Bushi, covers, TWO! Bushi hangs tough and Sho is again upset with Red Shoes. Tag to Kanemaru, he drags Bushi up and CLUBS him on the neck. Bushi goes to a corner, Kanemaru runs up and blocks a boot! Kanemaru ROCKS Bushi, BOOTS him, then whips him.

Kanemaru runs in but Bushi BOOTS back! And then RANAS! Fans fire up as both men are down! Hot tag to Titan! Fans fire up as El Inmortal rallies and whips. Kanemaru reverses, runs in, but into a BOOT, SOBAT, KICK, fast hands and a JUMP SOBAT! Sho runs in, but Titan dodges, ripcords and CHOPS! Then Titan goes up and up and tightrope walks, jumps and MISSILE DROPKICKS Kanemaru! Sho runs up again, kicks and whips, but Titan reverses. Titan goes Matrix, then CALF KICKS Sho out! Fans fire up as the House boys regroup. Titan DIVES to take them both out at the ramp!

Titan stands and fans fire up. Titan fetches Kanemaru up to knee him and put him in the ring. Cover, TWO! Kanemaru hangs tough but Titan keeps cool. Titan pounds the mat and the fans rally behind him. Titan drags Kanemaru up, reels him in, and Canadian Racks, to spin and spin and- NO, Kanemaru slips out and pulls the mask! Red Shoes reprimands but Sho tags in. Sho has Titan up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Sho drags Titan and knuckle locks to wrench. Sho brings Titan to his knees, kicks, KICKS and- NO, Titan blocks the superkick! Sho pulls the mask! Red Shoes reprimands, Sho runs, but Titan trips him!

Bushi gets in to DROPKICK! Titan springboards to SPLASH! Cover, Kanemaru breaks it! Bushi goes after Kanemaru but Kanemaru elbow shim. But then Bushi dropkicks the legs! Bushi & Titan each get Kanemaru & Sho, for STEREO TRAILER HITCHES! Fans fire up as Sho & Kanemaru endure torture, but wait! Here’s gaddamn Dick Togo! He rings the bell to fake out LIJ! LIJ thinks they’ve won but it’s that damn Spoiler playing jokes! Bushi & Titan see that, and then EVIL & YUJIRO get in to BLINDSIDE LIJ and Red Shoes!! Fans boo as the House boys play the same old games again! They stomp away on Titan then drag him up.

Yujiro & Dick double whip, then Dick runs in to ELBOW! Yujiro runs in to BOOT Evil runs in to clothesline! Snapmare, and then Dick goes up! They set Titan up for the DICK CHOP!! Sho covers, Red Shoes is up, TWO!!! Titan survives and Sho is furious! The House protests but they’re the ones who knocked Red Shoes down to make him woozy. Sho gets Titan up, POWER BREAKER!! Cover, BUSHI BREAKS IT!! Just in time, but Kanemaru TOSSES him! Sho laughs as he aims his bow. Sho drags Titan up, reels him in, tucks the arms, SHOCK- NO, Titan fights and Alabama Lifts, to BACK DROP!

Fans fire up as Titan keeps this going! Titan runs in, Sho gets around and shoves him into Red Shoes! And Sho SNATCHES the mask!! Fans boo this utter disrespect! Sho has his Murder Tool at the ready, but Bushi BOOTS Sho! Kanemaru runs in, but Bushi ducks, WHISKEY MIST hits Sho!! Bushi BLACK MISTS Kanemaru!! The fans are thunderous, but then Evil, Dick & Yujiro rush back in to mug Bushi! Titan has his mask back on while The House whips Bushi. Bushi TOSSES Dick, dodges Yujiro and BOOTS Evil! BULLDOG DROPKICK COMBO on the King of Darkness and his Tokyo Pimp!

Bushi TOSSES Evil & Yujiro, Titan throws off the elbow pads! Titan FLIES to bring down the House!! Fans are thunderous again, Titan returns to Sho! Titan drags Sho up, but Sho rakes the eyes! Sho runs, but into the TORNADO DDT! Bushi is back, he DECKS Kanemaru, then builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Kanemaru at the ramp! Titan hurries up the corner, fans fire up and Titan ANGEL INMORTAL!! Cover, LIJ WINS!

Winners: Bushi & Titan, by pinfall (gains 2 points; The House of Torture earns 0)

The House tried all sorts of tricks, but it wasn’t enough against the Black Mask y El Inmortal! Will The Murder Machine & Heel Master just try to do even worse the next round?

As for LIJ, Bushi gets the mic to tell House, “TOO BAD, HUH!?” Bushi copies Evil’s usual insult, and the fans tell the House to go home. The House gets outta there, and Bushi says in this year’s Super Junior Tag League, they have their crucial first win! And Bushi wants everyone to welcome back LIJ’s new member, Titan! The fans cheer and Bushi tells Titan that it is thanks to him that they won. Titan then gets the mic to say, in Japanese, that he is happy to be back in Japan. Viva Mexico, viva Japon, and viva Los Ingobernables de Japon! Fans cheer that, and Bushi gets the mic back to say he didn’t quite catch that.

But this was only the beginning for them in this tournament. Bushi vows that he and Titan will fire up Super Jr. Tag League, get to the finals in Osaka, and get the trophies so they can come back to Kumagaya as the champions! They mean it! EN SERIO! MA-JI-DE!! Fans fire up, but will Los Ingo’s dos luchadores go all the way to the top?

 

Here are the current Super Junior Tag League Standings!

Catch 2/2: 1-0, 2 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 1-0, 2 points
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 1-0, 2 points
Master Wato & El Desperado: 1-0, 2 points
Bushi & Titan: 1-0, 2 points
Yoh & Musashi: 0-1, 0 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 0-1, 0 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 0-1, 0 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 0-1, 0 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 0-1, 0 points


My Thoughts:

A great opening night for Super Jr. Tag League, and the winning five all made sense to me. Fujita isn’t a Young Lion anymore but he isn’t as established yet, TMDK takes the loss to former tag champs Catch 2/2. Douki & Taka are familiar partners but it’s been awhile given it used to be Douki & Kanemaru, and as such, they take the loss to Kushida & Knight, who are building back up as they’re also former tag champs. The dysfunction of Wato & Desperado could’ve been played up more but they still got the point across. And much like Fujita, DKC isn’t a Young Lion or anything but he is still young and is just now teaming with Taguchi, so it makes sense Wato & Desperado win.

Bullet Club being the tag champs, they weren’t gonna lose the opening round. But they had a great match with Yoh & Musashi, helping establish Musashi for NJPW fans. And of course, great but also overbooked main event with the House of Torture. One of these days, someone in an authority position (kayfabe or otherwise) needs to say there’s just a ringside ban on the House outside of who is in the actual match, but I guess that’s not how NJPW does things. At least LIJ won out, though, to give a great start to their run. Titan made it to the Best of the Super Junior finals, I kinda hope he and Bushi make it to the Super Jr. finals, to improve upon last year’s run.

My Score: 8.9/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25

Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.

Ratings:

  • The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
  • Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
  • ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
  • Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
  • Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
  • International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***

 

Results:

The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System

Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb. 

Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.

KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.

AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.

Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali

Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.

Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.

Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.

This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”. 

ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee

ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.

Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!

Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber

Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.

Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa

Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.

Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.

International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona

A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.

Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!

Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!

 

Overall Score: 4.5/10

Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?

Go home TNA, you’re drunk.

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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/29/25)

B Block, FINAL ROUND!

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Who heads to the finals?

Kosei Fujita won A Block, and now B Block finalizes its ranking! Who heads to the Best of the Super Juniors finals this weekend?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Six Man Tag: KUSHIDA, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia VS Shoma Kato, Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai; Kushida, Mack & Dia win.
  • Master Wato, Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
  • Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Hiromu & Tsuji win.
  • Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight; Knight wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne; Titan wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO; Mao wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles; Despy wins.
  • Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori; Yoh wins.

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Here are the current B Block standings!

YOH: 5-3, 10 points
MAO: 5-3, 10 points
El Desperado: 5-3, 10 points
Nick Wayne: 4-4, 8 points
SHO: 4-4, 8 points
Taiji Ishimori: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie Eagles: 4-4, 8 points
Kevin Knight: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight!

The Funky Weapon and The Jet may be out of the running, but they will still fight for themselves. Who earns their final points in this final round?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Taguchi and Knight circle with a bit of a strut, and then they tie up. Knight puts Taguchi on the ropes, the ref calls the break, and Knight lets off to swivel his hips. Taguchi pumps up, but Knight says he can’t see anything. Knight flexes and says he tsuyoi. They tie up with knuckle locks, then go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength. Knight hooks a leg to power Taguchi back, and Taguchi bridges! The fans cheer as Taguchi fights up back up! Taguchi bends Knight into a bridge, has the shoulders down, TWO as Knight powers back up! The fans rally, Knight and Taguchi start vibing with the arm wave, then a full body wave!

Taguchi wiggles around, sends it back to Knight, and Knight spins Taguchi around and around, to then headlock. Taguchi powers up and out, drops down, then hurdles over. Knight stops to waistlock but Taguchi fires elbows. Taguchi runs to fake Knight out, but Knight goes up and over! Knight avoids the Hip Attack! The fans cheer while Taguchi stares Knight down from underneath. Taguchi says bring it, so Knight punches those cheeks! Taguchi’s iron buns withstand it, and Knight says, “Itai itai.” Knight winds up again, and he punches cheeks! Taguchi still stands tall, but the fans rally for Knight.

Knight does some push-ups, he and Taguchi do squats, and Knight winds up again. The fans rally and Knight lines up a shot, to then headlock! Taguchi powers up and out, bypasses and bypasses, but Knight redirects himself! And again, and again, and again! Knight is making Taguchi spin around, and then Taguchi gets dizzy and falls! The fans cheer while Taguchi slumps out of the ring. Knight runs and FLIES! Down goes Taguchi and the fans fire up! “Ore wa meccha, meccha… Meccha tsukareta…” Knight admits he is tired, and he asks for water. A Young Lion brings him water and Knight refreshes himself.

Taguchi sputters, Knight makes his way over to Taguchi, and then brings him back into the ring. The fans cheer and Knight snapmares Taguchi to run and SLIDING TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Taguchi is still in this and the fans applaud. Taguchi flounders, Knight does some squats to get his glutes going. Knight brings Taguchi around to HIP ATTACK! Knight gives Taguchi another HIP ATTACK! The fans rally and Knight does more squats to power up. Knight runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up and Taguchi powers up now. Taguchi has Knight on the ropes, rubs it in literally, and then gives point-blank HIPS!

Taguchi runs and HIP ATTACKS at the ropes! Knight dangles out of the ring! Knight flops down, the fans rally again, and Taguchi TRIANGLE JUMP PLANCHAS! Down goes Knight and the fans fire up again! Taguchi rises, steadies himself, and then puts Knight in the ring. Taguchi goes up, up, and MISSILE HIPS! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans rally again. Taguchi looks to the corner, and he calls upon the powers of Strange Style! “ORYA~!” Taguchi runs in, but Knight hurdles Ketsuye! SUPERKICK! Taguchi mule kicks, runs, but Knight somersaults, into a FLAPJACK! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Knight endures, reaches out, but Taguchi drags him back!

Knight reaches up to headscissor into the victory roll, TWO! Taguchi goes to a corner, BOOTS back, then goes up, MISSILE HIP meets DROPKICK! Knight’s antiair works out, and then he somersaults to SATELLITE DDT! Knight goes up top and the fans rally for the hip swivel and MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH! Cover, Knight wins!

Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)

The Jet still flies high, and he ends with a 4-5 record. Taguchi ends with 6 points in the 9th round, is that nice enough for him?

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne!

El Inmortal may not have life in the block, but he can still be a spoiler! Will he pop the Prodigy’s bubble? Or will this still be Wayne’s World in the end?

The bell rings and Titan runs up! Nick dodges, whips, but Titan reverses to TORNADO- NO, Nick powers out! Nick wrenches and whips, Titan goes up and over, and then Titan handsprings away! The fans cheer as things keep moving. Nick hurdles then bypasses Titan to UPPERCUT him down! Nick kips up and the fans cheer again. Nick covers, TWO! The fans rally as Nick brings Titan up. Nick CHOPS Titan, Titan leans on the ropes, and Nick brings him around. Nick ROCKS Titan, then whips corner to corner. Nick runs in, UPPERCUTS, and then pushes Titan down to cover, TWO! Titan stays in this and the fans applaud.

Nick stays cool and he sits Titan up. Nick KICKS Titan in the back, then paces. Titan writhes but Nick brings him back up. Titan CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Titan CHOPS again, but Nick ROCKS him! Nick then whips Titan, runs in, but Titan BOOTS, SOBATS, KICKS, and fires fast hands! Nick ducks the jump sobat to SOBAT back! Nick cravats, ASAI DDT. but Titan kips up! PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Titan roars and rises up, then he brings Nick around. TRAILER HITCH! Nick endures the leglock and the fans rally again! Nick crawls forward, reaches out, and manages the ROPEBREAK!

The fans applaud and Titan lets go of the hold. Nick shakes out the legs but Titan KICKS Nick in the back. Titan brings Nick in but Nick resists the lift. The fans rally again as Nick and Titan fight for control. Nick wrenches, kicks, and runs, but Titan follows to RANA! Nick bails out, Titan builds speed, and Titan DIVES into an UPPERCUT! The fans rally harder as Titan flops to the apron! Nick rises, he stalks Titan on the apron, and Nick drags Titan up. The ref says don’t do it, but the fans rally up. Nick waistlocks, then goes for the nelson, but Titan resists. Titan fires elbows and Nick backs off. Titan runs up but Nick BOOTS him!

Nick runs up, but Titan SUPERKICKS! Nick falls back, Titan skins the cat to the top rope! Titan aims for LA APRON LANCER!! The fans fire up and Titan roars while Nick sputters and coughs! Titan shoves Nick into the ring, goes up the corner again, and LA LANC- NO, Nick dodges! Titan’s leg jams, Nick DROPKICKS the other out, then he DRAGON SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Titan survives and Nick snarls. Nick goes to the corner and climbs up while the fans rally again. FROG- NO, Titan bails out! Nick rolls through and then comes right back, to FLY over the corner! Down goes Titan and the fans fire up!

Titan puts Nick in, goes back up, and he tries again! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives again and the fans fire up! Nick huffs ‘n’ puffs, hears the fans cheering, and shouts “IKU ZO!” Nick drags Titan up, hooks a leg, PRODIGY- CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!! Nick escapes, Titan ducks the roundhouse to fire off his strike fest! But Nick still ROUNDHOUSES! Nick goes up, up, WAYNE’s- NO, Titan stops the cutter to shove and TORNADO DDT! Titan isn’t done there! He suplexes and GOURD- NO! Nick lands out! But Titan goes Matrix and then CALF KICKS! Titan roars, the fans fire up, and Titan has the ripcord, YOYO SLAM!

Titan goes to a corner, skins the cat again, and LA LANCER!!! Titan crawls to the cover, TWO?!?! Nick survives, but Titan ties up the legs! Deathlock, and then LLAVE INMORTAL!! Nick is caught, the straitjacket variation is in, and Nick QUITS!! Titan wins!!

Winner: Titan, by submission (gains 2 points; Nick earns 0)

Nick Wayne falls to 4-5, he is out of the running! But bigger yet, Titan has a win over the ROH World Television Champion! AEW/ROH and CMLL are going to meet in Arena Mexico for Grand Slam: Mexico, could these two run it back with gold on the line?

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO!

The Strange Love Connection is the first of the top three to compete tonight, and while he has to hope for the others to fall, he still has to do his part and win. Will the Murder Machine make that all moot with another underhanded trick up his sleeve? Or can the star of DDT Pro make it to the finals?

Wait, Mao already turns the tables by pedaling in on his bike! He RAMS Sho down from behind! The fans fire up as Mao hurries to CLUB Sho down! Yujiro Takahashi AND Ren Narita hurry out here already to mug Mao before this on the record! The fans boo but Mao’s friends from DDT Pro are here! Kanon helps fight off the House, and Mao wants fans to clear out! Mao whips, but Sho reverses and BOWLS Mao into chairs! STRIKE! Ren & Yujiro keep the rest of DDT Pro back while Sho CHOKES Mao with a chair! The ref reprimands but Sho shoves him back! Wait, Kanon has the house in headlocks! Shunma Katsumata stops Sho from hitting Mao with the chair!

Sho gets mad hearing that trash talk, but that lets Mao SMACK Sho in the back with a chair! And Mao sends Sho out the door?! The fans rally as everyone is waiting on the street, and Mao runs to FLY! Down goes the House and DDT stands tall! Wait, wait, they spot a fan parked nearby. Mao hops in and he turns the key! The fans cheer as Mao kicks it into drive, and he comes barreling down the road! Sho and the House freak out, and Sho gets SMACKED by the front of the van! The fans cheer and Mao grins as he steps out. The ref reprimands but Mao drags Sho back into the building! Mao says now they can have this match!

Mao makes Sho sit on the hand cart, and Mao pushes Sho back to ringside! The fans cheer as Sho is barely conscious as Mao drags Sho into the ring. The bell finally rings, Mao covers, TWO!! Sho survives Mao’s hit ‘n’ run and Mao can’t believe it! Mao drags Sho up, but the ref wants to check him. Sho sputters and sits up in a daze, and Ren drags Mao out! Ren beats up Mao, beats up on Mao’s team, and Yujiro SMACKS Mao with a chair! The fans boo as they put Mao’s arm in a chair! Yujiro STOMPS away on the chair! Ren POSTS Kanon, and Sho grabs Mao’s bike! Sho brings it over and he runs over Mao’s arm! Sho does wheelies to smash Mao’s arm!

The fans boo but then Sho adds insult to injury by RIPPING OFF the DDT Pro hood off the bike! Sho and the House beat up the bike! The ref reprimands and Mao says they’ll pay for that! Sho CLUBS Mao, puts him in the ring, and then pushes him to a cover, TWO! Sho has the arm for a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Mao endures and the fans rally. Mao kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Sho puts Mao on the apron, and he has the arm in the rope! ARM WRINGER! Sho then pulls Mao through the corner, traps his arm against the buckle pad, and then KNEES the arm! Mao is stuck and Sho stands on the arm!

The ref counts, Sho step off, and Mao is freed. The fans rally, Mao throws a forearm but there’s not much to it. Sho kicks Mao, Mao fires more shots, but Sho slips around, GERMAN ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Mao flails, reaches out, but Sho pulls on the arm! Mao still kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Sho lets Mao go, and Mao clutches his arm. Sho wrenches Mao’s arm, twists it, and hits the ELBOW BREAKER! Sho holds on to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER again! Sho grins as he lets Mao slump down. Sho knuckle locks, wrenches, and ELBOW- SLEEPER!! Mao has Sho now and the fans fire up!

Sho pries at the bad arm, pulls the fingers, but Mao breaks free! Look! HAYMAKER! Sho wobbles and the fans fire up! Mao whips, Sho reverses, but Mao SHOTGUNS! Sho flounders, the fans rally up, and Mao runs to BOOT Sho! Sho sputters, Mao runs again, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Sho survives, but is now in JUST FACELOCK! Sho endures, fights around, and both Ren & Yujiro are on the apron. But Mao’s team YANKS them down! Sho flails, the bell rings, but it was REN! The fans boo the usual tricks from the House, and Mao is upset that he fell for such a basic trick. Mao drags Sho up, but Sho CLAWS Mao’s eyes!

Sjo runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Mao runs, but now Sho uses the ref as a shield! Sho runs but Mao hurdles over the spear! Mao sends the ref back at Sho, then he HIGH JUMP CUTTERS!! The fans fire up and Mao waits on Sho. Sho rises, Mao brings him around, OSAKA RENKAI!! Cover, YUJIRO DRAGS THE REF OUT! The fans boo, Kanon is up but Yuijro & Ren BLAST him! The House mugs Mao, drags him up, and double whip him into a corner. Yujiro BOOTS Mao, Ren ELBOWS Mao, then Ren snapmares Mao to hold him open! Yujiro hits the FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW! The fans boo while Mao writhes!

Ren stands Mao up and Yujiro has his pimp cane! But wait, SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK from Shunma! Down goes Tokyo Pimp! Ren BOOTS Shunma, he BOOTS Kanon, but Kanon roars! Ren CLAWS Kanon’s eyes, runs, but Kanon LARIATS! The fans fire up as the full Strange Love Connection aims at Sho, HIGH LOW LARIATS!! Shunma builds speed and he DIVES! Down go Ren & Yujiro! Kanon & Mao set Sho up, but YOSHINOBU KANEMARU shows up! WHISKEY MIST for Kanon, and the BOTTLE SHOT for Mao! The fans boo as the Heel Master helps screw over the enemies of the House!

Kanemaru shoves the ref in and Sho laughs at Mao! STRAITJACKET DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mao survives and the fans fire up! But Sho has the ARMBAR!! Mao flails, fights around, and he stacks Sho! TWO and Sho still has the arm! SNAKE BITE!! Mao fights against the modified triangle, fights his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer and Sho lets go in frustration. Sho crawls his way over and looks for his things. Sho grabs his Torture Tool and NEVER Openweight Six Man belt. The ref sees the belt and takes that, but then Mao surprises Sho with is iron gauntlet! Mao PUNCHES the Torture Tool down!

Sho dodges the fist, pushes Mao to ropes, and Kanemaru is there! But Mao ducks, WHISKEY MIST hits Sho! Mao BOOTS Kanemaru, then powers up the gauntlet! ROCKET PUNCH!! And then SAMURAI SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sho survives, but Mao says he’ll finish this now! Mao drags Sho to a drop zone, climbs up the corner, and 450 SPLASHES!!! Cover, MAO WINS!!

Winner: Mao, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sho earns 0)

Sho tried to stack the deck, but justice was still served! Mao is alive in the block, if only for now. Can he count on Robbie Eagles AND Taiji Ishimori to bring down El Desperado and Yoh?

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles!

The Rogue Luchador still has that target on his back, not only because he could go to the finals with his win and Yoh’s loss, but because he is THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. Could the Sniper of the Skies kill two birds with one victory? Or is Despy about to go back-to-back at the BOSJ finals?

Eagles shows off his Soul of PWA Championship, and makes a point that it is bigger and shinier. Despy says yeah, that’s nice. The fans rally and duel already, and the bell rings. Despy and Eagles circle, the fans rally more, and they feel things out. The fans already start up “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” so Eagles joins in! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” The fans applaud, Eagles mocks Despy’s bow and waving arms, then the two tie up. Despy waistlocks, Eagles switches but Despy wrenches. Eagles rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, but Despy headlocks for the takeover.

Eagles headscissors, Despy rolls Eagles around to then float, but Eagles gets his leg guard up. Eagles wrangles Despy and goes for a leg, but Despy rolls to have a toehold. Eagles kicks Despy down to have the HEEL HOOK! Despy scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, and Despy goes to the apron. Eagles smirks and eggs Despy on. Despy rises up, the fans rally and duel, and Despy steps inside. Despy and Eagles circle, tie up, and Despy powers Eagles to the ropes. Red Shoes counts the break, Despy lets off to pat Eagles on the shoulder. But then he KNEES low! Despy whips, but Eagles holds ropes to block!

Despy still tries, Eagles still holds on, but Despy CLAWS Eagles’ eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Despy whips, only for Eagles to go up and around to arm-drag! Things keep moving, Eagles hurdles then RANAS, but Despy sunset flips through! TWO, Eagles high stacks, TWO! Both men stand, Despy KNEES low again, then whips. Eagles reverses to WHEEL KICK and kip up! The fans fire up and Eagles paces. Despy rises but Eagles is on him with a CHOP! Despy goes to ropes, Eagles is on him in the corner. Eagles CHOPS, puts Despy’s leg in ropes, and pulls! Despy shouts for Red Shoes, Red Shoes counts, and Eagles lets go, to basement 619!

Despy tumbles out of the ring, the fans rally, and Eagles paces. Eagles mockingly calls for Despy, then goes to the outside. Eagles stomps away on Despy’s leg, and then SMASHES it on the floor! Eagles flexes, says hey to Ninja Mack on commentary, then goes for Despy. Despy fires body shots and CHOPS, but Eagles TACKLES him down! Eagles YANKS Despy’s leg, puts him in the ring, then sits him up to step over and tie up the legs! STUMP PULLER! Despy endures and clubs at Eagles’ leg, but Eagles drops back to make this a cover, ONE!! The fans cheer as Despy sits up. Eagles KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! But Despy blcoks!

Despy spins Eagles, Eagles knees free, then Eagles runs, but Despy dropkicks a leg! Despy grabs that leg for a SHIN BREAKER! The fans fire up while Eagles writhes. Despy has the leg and SPLASHES down on it! Eagles kicks at Despy from the mat, but Despy pushes on a leg to have a toehold! Eagles endures, Despy drags him around, and ties up the legs for an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Despy slaps his own leg into working, but Eagles sits up to CHOP! Despy eggs him on so Eagles CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Despy “falls over” and that puts on more pressure! Eagles flails while Despy just lounges. Eagles crawls over, pushes Despy out of his way, and has the ROPEBREAK!

The fans applaud and Red Shoes calls the break. Despy claims he needs help, but Eagles fires hands! Despy lets go, but he kneels on the bad leg! Eagles has the ropes again, Red Shoes counts, and Despy finally stands. Eagles crawls away, but he refuses to let Red Shoes stop this. Despy drags Eagles up but Eagles fires body shots and forearms! Despy KNEES low, but Eagles BOOTS! Eagles whips, Despy reverses, but Eagles fights the spinebuster! Despy KNEES low again, suplexes, but Eagles slips free to CHOP BLOCK and BLINDSLIDE LARIAT! Despy tumbles out, the fans rally up, and Eagles pushes through the pain to DIVE!

The fans fire up with Eagles but he still hobbles on that bad leg. Eagles sees a young fan dressed like him and cheers with him. Eagles then puts Despy in the ring, pounds the apron, and the fans rally up more. Eagles springboards to SNIPER DROPKICK! And then he has the leg to roll Despy into the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy shouts and flails, scratches and claws, and makes his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, then Eagles drags Despy to center. Despy kicks at Eagles, but Eagles KICKS the leg! Despy writhes, Eagles hobbles, and they go to opposite corners. Eagles runs in, but Despy dodges!

Eagles’ knees hit buckles, Despy runs up, and Despy blocks a boot! Despy kicks one leg, and DRAGON SCREWS the other! Then he has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles flails, reaches out, but Despy thrashes him around! Eagles lunges to the ROPEBREAK! Despy lets go and the fans rally again. Despy hobbles over to bring Eagles up, and he reels Eagles in. Despy suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud while Despy drags Eagles up. Despy gut wrenches for GUITARRA- NO, Eagles slips free and waistlocks! Despy ELBOWS Eagles, whips, but Eagles reverses, only for Despy to reverse and SPINEBUSETR! High stack, TWO!

Despy has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles endures, Despy thrashes, then Despy rolls Eagles away to have NUMERO DOS! Eagles reaches out with his free arm, then activates the core to sit up! Eagles DESTROY- NO, Despy blocks the rolling driver, tucks Eagles in, but Eagles CLUBS away on the legs! Eagles slips free, wrangles Despy, and has the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy endures, reaches out, and he crawls forward. Despy drags Eagles along with him, but Eagles drags Despy back! Eagles puts on the pressure and the fans are thunderous! Despy fights his way forward again, but Eagles thrashes around! Despy gives it one last gasp and he has the ROPEBREAK!!

Eagles lets go, to drop KNEES on the knee! Then GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Then SPINNING TOEHOLD! Despy writhes, Eagles goes out and up, for WARP 4.5, but onto KNEES! Well, to clarify, the legs are usually the target, but Despy gets his knees up to jam Eagles! Both men are down and the fans rally up again. Eagles and Despy stir, then crawl for each other. They go forehead to forehead, then rise up to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Despy slaps his leg into working, ROCKS Eagles, and then stands. Eagles ROCKS Despy, Despy ROCKS Eagles again, but now Eagles UPPERCUTS!

The fans rally up more as Despy storms back up. He SLAPS Eagles! Eagles takes off the headband and bandana! Eagles huffs ‘n’ puffs and SLAPS Despy! And SLAPS, and KICKS! Despy ROCKS Eagles, but Eagles says I’LL BE BACK! ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZI- NO, Despy ducks to roll and STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles rolls Despy to a cover, TWO! Eagles schoolboys with a bridge, TWO! Despy stands, Eagles SOBATS, then ASAI DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Despy stands, spins Eagles around and around, then PINCHE LOCO!! But Despy can’t make the cover! The fans fire up as Despy crawls and covers, TWO!!!

The fans fire up as Eagles survives! Despy rises, brings Eagles around, and Despy underhooks. TIGER DRIVER!! And then he underhooks again, but Eagles fireman’s carries! Eagles shifts things around to hit the TURBO BACKPACK!! Eagles crawls to the cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans are thunderous! Eagles goes to the corner, takes aim, and he basement SUPERKICKS!! Eagles can’t make the cover, his bad leg hurts too much! The fans rally harder as both men rise, and Eagles is back at the corner. Eagles runs to HYPER- NO, Despy ducks and has the leg! STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Eagles flails, sits up again, but Despy makes it a SPINEBUTER!!

Despy has NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! Eagles dangles as he endures, and he QUITS! Despy wins!!!

Winner: El Desperado, by submission (gains 2 points; Eagles earns 0)

The Sniper could not take out the Rogue Luchador, and Desperado is still in the running! With that, Mao is now out of the running, too, so it all comes down to the main event!

 

Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori!

The pressure is on for Direct Drive! Yoh beat Despy in their 1v1, so if Yoh wins, he is in! Will this be a fresh finals for the Best of the Super Juniors? Or can the Bone Soldier help Despy make it through?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Yoh and Taiji circle, feel things out, and they tie up. Taiji wrenches to a wristlock, but Yoh rolls then trips Taiji. Taiji counters by going for the armbar, but Yoh stacks Taiji to a cover, ONE! The two back off and the fans cheer. Yoh and Taiji reset, circle again, and feel things out. They knuckle lock, but then Yoh goes for a leg. Taiji holds him off and puts him on ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, and Taiji lets off with pats to the shoulder. The two reset again, tie up, and Taiji headlocks. Yoh fires body shots, powers up and out, then drops down. Yoh bypasses Taiji, drop toeholds, but Taiji avoids the basement dropkick!

Yoh avoids a Penalty Kick, but Taiji kicks low to snapmare and NECK- NO, Yoh victory rolls, so that he can NECK TWIST! The fans rally while Taiji goes to ropes. Yoh runs up, Taiji puts him on the apron, but Yoh blocks a shot. Taiji ducks Yoh’s punch to HOTSHOT him down! Taiji then runs to a corner, goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up and Taiji brings Yoh around. Taiji hammerlocks Yoh’s arm and POSTS him! Yoh staggers away, Taiji goes off to the blue corner and he undoes the buckle pad. The Bullet Club Special is in play, but Taiji waits as the ring count climbs.

Yoh stands at 3 of 20, shakes out the bad arm, and rolls in at 8. The fans cheer, Taiji storms up, but Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back, snapmares, and NECK TWISTS! The fans cheer while Yoh clutches his neck and shoulder. Taiji drags Yoh up, snapmares, and FIST DROPS! Cover, TWO! Taiji sits Yoh up to clamp on with a chinlock! Yoh endures the knee in his back, then fights his way around. Yoh reaches out, but Taiji turns him with a wristlock. Taiji wrenches and WRINGS Yoh to then WRING the arm again! Yoh scrambles to ropes while the fans cheer. Taiji storms over, grabs the arm, and has a COBRA CLUTCH!

Yoh endures as Taiji drags him away to center. Yoh kicks and reaches out, then fights up. Taiji ripcords to RAM Yoh, then COBRA CLUTCH and a takedown! COBRA TRIANGLE! The fans rally as Yoh endures, and Yoh kicks around to have the ROPEBREAK! Taiji lets go in frustration, and Yoh coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Taiji CLUBS Yoh, drags him up, but Yoh fires forearms and kicks! Taiji BODY BLOWS, then CLUBS Yoh! Yoh goes back to the ropes, Taiji brings him around to whip into a corner. Taiji runs up, but Yoh BOOTS him away! Taiji comes back, but into a clinch, BACKBREAKER and NECKBREAKER!

The fans rally while both men are down again. Yoh and Taiji rise, and Yoh runs up to rally with forearms! Yoh whips, Taiji reverses, but Yoh FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with Yoh, and he brings Taiji up. Yoh scoops Taiji to SLAM him, and then he revels in cheers. Yoh drops the ELBOW, then covers. TWO, and Yoh drops the KNEE! Cover, TWO and Yoh SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Yoh shakes out the arm. Yoh drags Taiji up, reels him in, but Taiji fights the suplex to wrench and ARM CODE BREAKER! Then BONE LOCK! But Yoh rolls it fast! TWO!! Taiji kicks low, CLAWS Yoh’s eyes, then whips.

Yoh reverses, Taiji handsprings, but Yoh catches him! Taiji switches, ducks an elbow, then spins Yoh around, to POST him! The Bullet Club Special comes through, and Taiji brings Yoh out. Taiji hammerlocks the arm, scoops, and SHOULDER BUSTERS! Yoh writhes, Taiji goes back to the corner, and the fans rally up. Taiji runs back in, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTIC- NO, Yoh spins that into a COBRA TWIST! Yoh then shifts to throw elbows, and he puts on the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji reaches out, fights his way over, but Yoh wrangles him to the mat! Taiji endures, rolls, pops free, and has the BONE LOCK!!

Yoh endures again and the fans rally back up! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him back for BLOODY- NO, Yoh handsprings through and O’Conner Rolls! Taiji stops the bridge, pushes Yoh down, BONE LOCK!! Yoh endures again and the fans rally! Yoh fights over again, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Yoh literally escapes by a foot. Taiji lets go, then grins as he brings Yoh back up. Taiji gut wrenches, and CIPHER UTAKI! But Taiji says that’s not all! He aims his finger gun, says BANG, and then brings Yoh back in. But Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans rally up again!

Yoh and Taiji slowly stir, rise up, and Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back! Yoh fires another, Taiji fires another, repeat! They pick up speed and the fans rally! Taiji LARIATS but Yoh stays up! Yoh LARIATS but Taiji stays up! They both roar, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Yoh runs up but Taiji JUMP KNEES! BANG and BLOODY- NO, Yoh wrenches out to HEADBUTT! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Taiji and Yoh stir, but Yoh sits up first. Yoh roars, slaps his bad arm into working, and then crawls over to Taiji. Yoh underhooks but Taiji fights the lift! Taiji wrenches out but Yoh full nelsons! Taiji fights that, but Yoh ripcords!

Taiji blocks the knee but that hurts his harm! Taiji takes a swing, but into the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji fights the hold, wrenches out, and tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! BONE LOCK!!! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him! Yoh uses that to have the ANACONDA VICE!!! Taiji endures, fights to sit up, and then he stands to fire body shots. Taiji RAMS Yoh into the bare buckles! Both men fall back and the fans rally harder! Taiji drags Yoh up, reels him in, but Yoh blocks! Yoh fireman’s carries, and he hits an USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up and Yoh full nelsons Taiji! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!

Taiji escapes but Yoh vows to end this! The fans are thunderous as Yoh hauls Taiji up! DIRECT DRIVE!!! Cover, YOH WINS!!!

Winner: Yoh, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)

The Bone Soldier fails, and now Desperado is NOT going to the finals! Desperado will now be on the outside looking in, waiting for his next challenger.

Speaking of which, Kosei Fujita now makes his way out here to be face to face with Yoh. Yoh holds the ropes open for Fujita to step into the ring. Fujita and Yoh get face to face, and Fujita points at the tag title on Yoh’s shoulder, because he also wants that belt. Yoh knows, since he and Wato took it from Fujita & Eagles. But Yoh dismisses Fujita, they’ll meet again on June 1st. Yoh then takes up the mic to tell Fujita, “Ya bastard… I’ll show you true chaos! Now, just one more win. In Ota, the best wind will blow.” Yoh drops the mic to leave it at that. Will that wind be the winds of change? Or will Yoh fail to bring down The Mighty Japanese Young Punk?

 

Here are the FINAL B Block standings!

YOH: 6-3, 12 points [FINALIST]
El Desperado: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
MAO: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Taiji Ishimori: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie Eagles: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
SHO: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Nick Wayne: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]


My Thoughts:

A great night to wrap round nine and therefore the round robin portion. No repeat BOSJ finalists, which is actually great because now we’ve got a fresh match-up. Taguchi VS Knight was still a great match for not affecting outcomes, and Knight gets to return to AEW with a win. The flipside is Titan gets a win over Nick Wayne, I really do think it books itself, Nick VS Titan for the ROH World TV Championship on Grand Slam: Mexico. Christian Cage can even be condescending to Nick over how Nick didn’t make it to the finals, adding to that feud. Nick can beat Titan in the rematch, then get in Christian’s face to make a match for All In: Texas, or at least Supercard of Honor where ROH titles should be showing up anyway.

Great stuff with Mao and his team against Sho and the House of Torture. I was pleasantly surprised that Mao won, and I wonder if the House of Torture goes to a DDT Pro show to battle it out with Strange Love Connection. Mao winning also added great drama to the remaining matches, Despy VS Eagles was awesome stuff, probably the actual best match of the night. Yoh VS Taiji wasn’t quite as hot going by the crowd, but Yoh getting the win to shut the door on Despy was good. Yoh VS Fujita will be great, a bit hard to call, but that makes it fun.

My Score: 9/10

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