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Mitchell’s NJPW Super Jr. Tag League Results & Report! (10/24/23)
Time for Round 2!
Tonight closes with a grudge match!
Super Junior Tag League has barely just begun, but we already get a top tier match as TJP & Francesco Akira take on Clark Connors & Dan Moloney!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Shota Umino, Ren Narita & Oskar Leube VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- Six Man Tag: Just5Guys VS Los Ingobernables de Japon; Time Limit Draw.
- NJPW World Television Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. VS Boltin Oleg; ZSJ wins and retains the title.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: BUSHI & Titan VS Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC; Taguchi & DKC win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita; Eagles & Fujita win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Master Wato & El Desperado; Yoh & Musashi win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Sho & Kanemaru win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Catch 2/2 VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Connors & Moloney win.
PLAY BY PLAY
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
NJPW World Television Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. VS Boltin Oleg!
The Front Man was meant to defend this title against the Young Lion from Kazakhstan, but Oleg’s wrist injury kept him out of action at the time. But now, Oleg is here at 100%, ready to end this title’s “season one!” Will Oleg make this the Boltin Show? Or will he see for himself that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Oleg makes the most of his 15 minutes of fame!
The bell rings and we’re on the clock. Fans rally as the two circle, and they feel things out. They go around, each man avoids the other’s leg pick, but Oleg almost corners ZSJ. They go again, Oleg puts ZSJ on ropes but the ref counts. Oleg lets off cleanly and the two reset. They feel things out, ZSJ rolls but they still tie up. Oleg waistlocks but ZSJ pries at an arm. Oleg blocks using a leg, smothers the drop toehold and floats around. ZSJ switches, the two separate and fans applaud the exchange. ZSJ and Oleg reset again, feel things out, and Oleg hits as fireman’s carry takeover! Then another! Then a third!
ZSJ goes to ropes and Oleg lets off. Oleg talks a little smack but ZSJ stands. ZSJ fires up for some technical wrestling, and the fans rally. The two tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, are in a deadlock, but Oleg wrenches. Oleg has the wristlock but ZSJ rolls. Oleg still wrangles ZSJ but ZSJ kips up, wrenches and wristlocks, but Oleg wrenches to WRING the arm! ZSJ reaches out with legs but Oleg has a cording hold. ZSJ reaches back to headscissor but Oleg doesn’t budge. ZSJ reaches out with a leg for the ROPEBREAK, and fans cheer as Oleg lets off. Oleg stomps ZSJ, eggs him on, and ZSJ stands. The two reset again and feel things out.
ZSJ KICKS a leg, headlocks, but Oleg powers up and out. Oleg runs ZSJ over! Fans fire up as ZSJ flops out of the ring! Oleg hurries out to fetch ZSJ, stomps him, then ROCKS ZSJ! ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Oleg grins as he CHOPS ZSJ down! Fans fire up, Oleg stands ZSJ up to ROCK him, and then CHOP! ZSJ wobbles in front of the front row but Oleg follows him. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, Oleg eggs him on, so ZSJ UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS! Oleg CHOPS ZSJ down! Fans fire up and Oleg stands ZSJ up. Oleg CHOPS ZSJ against the post! Oleg ROCKS ZSJ, then swings, but ZSJ ducks! The chop HITS POST!
Fans fire up as Oleg holds his hand, but ZSJ whips him into railing! And SLAPS the hand against the barriers! Oleg shakes that hand, ZSJ wrenches and wrangles Oleg to the ground, to STOMP the arm! Fans fire up as we pass five minutes and ZSJ leaves Oleg behind. Oleg shakes out the bad hand, goes back to the ring, but ZSJ stands on him. ZSJ grabs the arm, bends the fingers, but Oleg has the ROPEBREAK! ZSJ STOMPS the bad arm again anyway! ZSJ stands on the fingers, stands on Oleg’s head, then grabs the other arm to twist and torture that hand! ZSJ isolates the arm to STOMP it! Oleg writhes as both hands are in pain!
ZSJ eggs Oleg on, that this is what pro-wrestling is, so Oleg gets up in a huff. Oleg ROCKS ZSJ, but that hurts Oleg’s hand! ZSJ eggs Oleg on, and Oleg CHOPS! Still hurts the hand and ZSJ smirks. Oleg CHOPS, ZSJ blocks, and ZSJ UPPERCUTS the arm! ZSJ whips, Oleg reverses to lift, SPINEBUSTER! Fans fire up as both men are down! Oleg shakes out his hands, stands back up, and he brings ZSJ around to scoop and SLAM! The arms themselves still work, so Oleg picks ZSJ up and whips him corner to corner hard! ZSJ bounces off buckles and falls to the mat! Oleg storms up, brings ZSJ around again, for another scoop and SLAM!
ZSJ writhes, Oleg stalks him, and then whips him corner to corner again. ZSJ goes up and around, but runs into a clinch! So ZSJ turns that to a GUILLOTINE! Bearhug fights facelock, and then Oleg hits an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO!! Oleg keeps his cool and goes for the legs! ZSJ fights the Crab but Oleg drags him from the ropes. Oleg tries but ZSJ blocks the turn. ZSJ then sits up to fire forearms! ZSJ gets free, fires more forearms, then he UPPERCUTS! Oleg wobbles but comes back to DECK ZSJ! Fans fire up again as Oleg stands ZSJ up. Oleg suplexes, but ZSJ fights it to wrench and PELE the arm!
Oleg snarls, but ZSJ KICKS the arm! And ROUNDHOUSES Oleg! Oleg sputters while he’s down on the mat and fans fire up! ZSJ catches his breath, he and Oleg get back up, and fans rally. ZSJ waits on Oleg, to then KICK him down! Oleg sits up, into another KICK! ZSJ KICKS Oleg again, then waits in a corner. Oleg sits up, but he blocks the Penalty Kick! BEARHUG! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Ten minutes as Oleg covers, TWO! Time is on ZSJ’s side but Oleg has the legs again. Oleg works to turn ZSJ over, and succeeds! BOSTON CRAB! ZSJ endures, turns back over, but Oleg turns him back over to the BOSTON CRAB!
Oleg sits deep but ZSJ still fights! ZSJ reaches out, powers his way forward, and gets the ROPEBREAK! Oleg lets go quickly and doesn’t lose focus. Oleg stands ZSJ up to fireman’s carry, but ZSJ fights free! IRON OCTOPUS! Oleg endures and powers his way out to the fireman’s carry! ZSJ still fights but Oleg goes to a corner. ROLLING SENTON! Both men are down and fans fire up! Fans rally as we hit the three minute warning! ZSJ and Oleg stand, and Oleg ROCKS ZSJ with a forearm! Oleg eggs ZSJ on so ZSJ UPPERCUTS! ZSJ eggs Oleg on so Oleg ROCKS ZSJ! ZSJ CHOPS! Oleg ROCKS! CHOP! ROCK!
ZSJ rebounds to UPPERCUT! Oleg rebounds to DECK ZSJ again!! Fans fire up but Oleg has to hurry! Oleg roars and hoists ZSJ up again. ZSJ slips free to facelock, Oleg fights to a waistlock, two minute warning as Oleg GERMAN SUPLEXES! Oleg hurries to drag ZSJ up again, fireman’s carries, but ZSJ still fights! HANGING TRIANGLE, into an ARMBAR, but Oleg clasps hands! ZSJ SNAPS the fingers to break the grip! ARMBAR!! Oleg TAPS, ZSJ wins!
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr, by submission (still NJPW World Television Champion)
At 13 minutes and 38 seconds, The Submission Master makes “Ichiban Meat Boy” #JustTapOut! His reign is now 294 days with 15 defenses, will ZSJ make it to one full year with this title? Will there be a sequel to this sleeper hit with Oleg some day?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: BUSHI & Titan VS Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC!
Los Ingobernables de Japon’s Black Mask & El Inmortal won big on opening night, and now kick off round 2! But will they keep things tranquilo? Or will the Funky Weapon and Dylan Kyle Cox finally click as the new team on the block?
Fans rally for Titan, then chant for “D K C! D K C!” DKC steps up, LIJ fist bump, and Titan steps up. The bell rings and the two circle. Fans are stronger for Titan as he and DKC tie up. They go around, break, then go again. DKC waistlocks but Titan spins to facelock. DKC wrenches, Titan rolls, kips up and bridges, to then handspring and wrench. DKC spins, slips under, sunset flips, TWO! The two stand off and the fans applaud. DKC and Titan reset, feel things out, and Titan trips DKC. Things speed up, Titan cartwheels then sidesteps, but DKC handsprings through a hip toss to arm-drag! Fans cheer as DKC storms up.
DKC kicks, whips, but Titan reverses to TORNADO- NO, DKC slips free. Titan sends DKC out, DKC rams Titan and springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! Titan bails out, fans fire up, and DKC builds speed. Titan is back to springboard CROSSBODY! Direct hit and fans fire up again. DKC still kicks first, then whips. Titan reverses to TORNADO DDT! Now it hits, and DKC bails out! Fans fire up, Titan builds speed, but Taguchi runs interference! The ref reprimands, but Bushi attacks DKC! Titan takes a swing, Taguchi evades then throws Titan down by his mask, but Titan kips up to PELE!
Taguchi falls, Bushi sets him up next to DKC and fans rally up as Titan builds speed. Titan FLIES to take out DKC & Taguchi! Fans fire up even more as Titan rises up. Titan drags DKC up and into the ring, covers, ONE! Titan drags DKC up, spins to fireman’s carry, and AIR RAID CRASH! Tag to Bushi and he stomps DKC around. Bushi drags DKC up, puts him in a corner, then stomps him. Bushi CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS, then he pushes DKC down. Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Bushi drags DKC up, and Bushi wrenches to wristlock. Tag to Titan, he climbs up, and he DOUBLE STOMPS DKC’s arm! Fans rally as Titan brings DKC up.
Titan snapmares, then runs to redirect and basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Tag back to Bushi, and he drags DKC up. But DKC CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Titan CLUBS DKC down, BLASTS Taguchi, then helps Bushi. They stand DKC to double whip, but DKC CANNONBALLS them both down! Fans fire up, DKC crawls over, hot tag to Taguchi! Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Bushi, HIP ATTACKS Titan, repeat! Baseball slide and APRON HIP for Bushi! Fans fire up as Bushi springboards, MISSILE HIP! Cover, TWO! Taguchi hurries to call upon the powers of Strong Style, and he goes to the corner, “ORYA~!”
But Bushi ducks the Bum-a-ye! Bushi stomps Taguchi, stands on the groin, and the ref reprimands! The ref counts, Bushi lets off and Taguchi is almost comatose! Bushi stomps Taguchi, covers, TWO!! Taguchi gets that arm up and he sputters back to life. Bushi stands Taguchi up to knee low then whip. Taguchi reverses but Bushi sunset flips. Taguchi stays up, the tights come down, GREEN TEA BAG! Titan BOOTS Taguchi off the cover! Titan checks Bushi and says he smells. Bushi is gagging, Titan stomps Taguchi for this, and LIJ double whip. They trip then basement dropkick then FLYING SPLASH! Cover, DKC breaks it!
Fans rally, DKC stomps Bushi but Titan mule kicks DKC. Titan TOSSES DKC, LIJ regroups and fans fire up. Titan powers up and runs in, LOCO LARIAT! CODE BREAKER! Bushi holds Taguchi, but DKC trips Titan! Taguchi slips around to OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Bushi flails, reaches out, but Taguchi stands him up to chicken wing! But Bushi victory rolls! TWO and Taguchi has it, TAGUCHI & DKC WIN!!
Winners: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC, by pinfall (gains 2 points; LIJ earns 0)
That finish was nuts! Er, uh, wild! Taguchi wins by the seat of his pants, and now he and DKC are rolling! Will they keep this going until they’re the top of the block? Will Bushi & Titan have to fight harder to avoid being the bottom?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita w/ Zack Sabre Jr!
Japones Del Mal & The Blue Playmaker couldn’t get going in the opening round, but neither could TMDK’s Sniper of the Skies & Ichiban Sweet Boy. Will Douki & Taka better represent for Just5Guys? Or will Eagles & Fujita stay mighty this time?
The teams sort out and Douki starts against Fujita. The fans rally as the two circle. They feel things out, tie up, and Douki headlocks. Douki grinds Fujita down but Fujita fights up. Fujita powers out but Douki runs him over! Things speed up, Fujita hurdles but Douki waistlocks. Fujita switches and shoves, ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! Fans fire up as Taka runs in but Fujita dodges to SHOTGUN Taka out! Fans rally, Fujita builds speed, and he FLIES! Direct hit on Taka & Douki, and he even tumbles into the Young Lions protecting the front row! Fans fire up for this truly interactive experience as Fujita stands back up.
Fujita puts Douki in the ring, tags Eagles, and Eagles drags Douki up. Fujita SHOTGUNS Douki into the SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Douki hangs tough but Eagles bumps him off buckles. Tag back to Fujita, TMDK double wrench and double lift, but Douki fights that to crisscross them up! Douki sends Eagles into Fujita, NECKBREAKER DDT COMBO! Tag to Taka and he stomps Fujita. Taka drags Fujita up, headlocks, and he holds on as Fujita tries to power out! Fujita keeps trying, but Taka wrenches and headlocks and hits the takeover to then get a headscissor necklock! Fujita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK and Taka lets off.
Taka drags Fujita up, throws knees, then bumps him off Douki’s boot. Tag to Douki, they double whip and double CHOP, to then stand Fujita back up, Camel Clutch DROPKICK! Taka BLASTS Eagles, and Douki puts Fujita in a leg lock full nelson! It’s like an Inverted Italian Stretch! Fujita endures, fights around, but Douki holds onto his arms. Fujita keeps kicking forward, and he reaches out to ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Douki lets off quickly. Fujita stands to fire forearms, but Douki eggs him on. Fujita fires another shot but Douki CHOPS! Douki whips, Fujita reverses and CHOPS! Douki HELL STABS! Douki runs, Fujita WHEEL KICKS!
Fans fire up while both men are down! Douki and Fujita crawl, hot tag to Eagles! Eagles dodges Douki, waistlocks, Douki switches and back suplexes but Eagles lands out! CHOP BLOCK and BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Taka runs in, Eagles dodges, kip up and WHEEL KICK! Fans fire up with Eagles, he runs in at Douki in the corner to DOUBLE KNEE! Roll back and- BOOT from Douki! But BASEMENT 619 sweeps the legs! And then DOUBLE KNEES again! Eagles drags Douki to a stack, TWO! Douki is still in this as we pass five minutes but Eagles stands Douki up. Douki fights the backpack to CLUB Eagles!
Eagles spins around to SPINEBUSTER, and RON MILLER SPECIAL! Douki scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Eagles lets off the leglock, then drops knees on the knee! Fans rally as Eagles climbs, to 450- NO, he has to bail out as Douki moves! Eagles SOBATS, cravats, but no Sliced Bread! Douki pump handles, flips and ghost pins Eagles, TWO! ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! Eagles endures the “Douki Chokey” while Taka takes out Fujita! Eagles crawls, but Douki rolls him from the ropes! ITALIAN STRETCH! Eagles endures, reaches around, but Douki drags him away again! ITALIAN STRETCH PIN, TWO!!
Eagles is free, Douki runs in but Eagles elbows him! And puts him on the apron! But Douki RAMS Eagles, slingshots, but no Daybreak! Eagles cravats to ASAI DDT! Both men are down, they both crawl, hot tags to Fujita and Taka! Fans rally as Fujita SHOTGUNS Taka! Fans rally, Fujita fires off forearms and UPPERCUTS and a CHOP! Fujita whips, Taka reverses but Fujita goes up and over to O’Conner, CHAOS- NO, Taka fights the suplex. But Fujita CHOPS again! Taka staggers around, Fujita reels him in and says he’ll end this! Suplex, but Taka fights to a takedown, and JUST FACELOCK!! Fujita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK!
Taka lets off fast to haul Fujita up. Fujita fires forearms, whips, but Taka reverses to drop toehold and JUST FACELOCK!! Fujita endures, but Taka flips him and has the headscissors! Taka bends the arm and twists the wrist! KIMURA!! Taka covers, TWO!! Leglock cover, TWO!! JUST FACELOCK!!! Douki BLASTS Eagles, builds speed and DIVES! Direct hit and they hit the front row! ZSJ coaches Fujita but Taka rolls Fujita from ropes! Taka CLUBS away, JUST FACELOCK!! And it is deep!! Fujita endures, fights around, claws his way forward, but Taka grins as he grabs that arm! Taka shifts to COBRA FACELOCK!! But Fujita ROPEBREAKS!!
Taka lets off fast, he sets Fujita up for Douki. Shoulder, knee strike, DAYBREAK!! SHINING WIZARD!!! Cover, EAGLES BREAKS IT! Douki stomps Eagles, TOSSES him out, and Taka drags Fujita back up. Taka scoops, but Fujita cradle counters! TWO!!! Taka escapes, Fujita runs up, but into a CALF KICK! Taka hauls Fujita up and scoops, btu Fujita slips free! Eagles ROUNDHOUSES, SUPERKICKS and ENZIGURIS! Fujita reels Taka in, suplex to CUTTER!! Cover, TMDK WINS!
Winners: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Douki & Taka earn 0)
Fujita busts out his finisher for the first time in NJPW and gets a massive win! Whatever name that move will get, will it be what helps Ichiban Sweet Boy & The Sniper make this a mighty Super Junior Tag League?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Master Wato & El Desperado!
Team Dream Drive misfired at the start of the tournament, while the odd couple of Grandmaster and Rogue Luchador somehow made it work. Will Yoh & Musashi kick things into gear and get on the board? Or will Wato & Despy somehow make it work two rounds in a row?
Wait, what’s this? Now Yoh & Musashi are having problems? Something about Yoh making shirts for the team and Musashi forgetting to wear one? Yoh says they’re doing this from the top! They go backstage again, Wato is a bit confused, but Desperado sees Yoh is just poking fun at them. The song is now Michinoku Pro, Musashi’s home promotion! And they are wearing the shirts! Er, wait, Musashi’s is different from Yoh’s. Special variant edition? Desperado has a headache now. And apparently the team name is now “MUSAKO,” combining Musashi and “Komatsu,” Yoh’s surname.
Well, #MUSAKO get in the ring to join #DespeWato, and the teams sort out. Desperado and Wato argue about who gets Musashi, and Desperado makes Wato stand down. Fans rally for “MU-SA-SHI!” but then Yoh tricks Desperado. Desperado says nope and bails out, so Wato starts by default. The bell rings and fans rally up. Wato and Yoh circle, tie up, and Yoh waistlocks. Yoh shoves Wato at Desperado! Desperado avoids colliding with Wato, Wato goes back for Yoh but Yoh shoves him back at Desperado! Another near collision, but then Yoh SHOVES Wato into Desperado! Yoh taunts Desperado, he runs in, but Yoh arm-drags him!
Musashi runs Desperado over, then Musako double hip toss Wato! DespeWato bails out, Musako build speed but then fake them out, and say kiss this! BLEH~! Fans cheer, Desperado gets pissed but Wato stops him from storming in with a chair. Desperado throws the chair down and throws a tantrum elsewhere. Wato gets in, Yoh CLUBS him and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Musashi, he scoops Wato to SLAM him! Then Musashi scrapes soles off Wato’s face! Musashi drags Wato up, bumps him off buckles and tags in Yoh. Yoh stomps Wato, ROCKS him, then wrenches and whips Wato to ropes. Wato slips around and BULLDOGS Yoh!
Wato TOSSES Yoh out, and Desperado is there to POST him! Fans fire up as Wato BLASTS Musashi and Desperado DECKS Yoh! Desperado and Musashi see each other, talk some trash, but then Wato CLUBS Musashi on the back! And again! The ref reprimands but Desperado SMACKS Yoh off the apron. Wato gets in the ring and waits while Yoh is down. The ring count starts, Wato tags Desperado, and Desperado watches Yoh stir. The count is 8 of 20 as Yoh stirs. Musashi coaches him up but Desperado goes out to fetch Yoh into the ring. Fans cheer and Desperado drags Yoh up to scoop and SLAM!
Desperado drags Yoh around by his legs, turns him over, and has the BOSTON CRAB! Yoh endures, Desperado stares Musashi down, then he turns Yoh over to stomp him down. Tag to Wato, Wato drags Yoh up, and Wato KICKS Yoh down! Cover, TWO! Wato has an arm, and he drags Yoh into a CAMEL CLUTCH! Yoh endures, Wato stares Musashi down, and then Desperado walks over to SMACK Musashi off the apron! Yoh continues to endure, even as Wato bends him back. Yoh fights around and has the ROPEBREAK! Wato lets off to stomp Yoh, and Wato asks for a tag. Desperado doesn’t want to but Wato makes him tag.
Fans rally, Wato and Desperado double whip Yoh to a corner, but they both want to run in! They stop, argue, Desperado pushes Wato but Wato pushes back. Yoh runs in but into double kicks! DespeWato double whip, but Yoh crisscrosses them and DOUBLE SHOTGUNS! Fans fire up as all three are down! Yoh crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Musashi! Musashi rallies on DespeWato with big forearms! Desperado knees low, shouts to Wato, and the two double whip. But Musashi breaks the clothesline, sends Wato’s kick into Desperado, then waistlocks. Wato switches, Musashi moves around, switches back, but Wato switches again.
Musashi fights the German Suplex but Desperado storms up. Musashi ducks and the haymaker hits Wato! Wato staggers and falls over, Musashi ENZIGURIS Desperado! Fans rally up, Musashi storms up on Desperado, and Musashi drags Desperado up to clinch. Desperado fights the lift, they go to ropes, and the ref counts. Musashi knees low, whips, but Desperado reverses. Musashi ducks ‘n’ dodges to dropkick a leg, then he DROPKCISK Desperado! Cover, TWO! Musashi keeps cool and brings Desperado up. Musashi clinches but Desperado arm-drags free! Desperado blocks a superkick and he CHOPS!
Musashi CHOPS back! But Desperado blocks the superkick to hit a BIG back suplex! Fans fire up with Desperado and he drags Musashi up. Musashi fights the gut wrench and waistlock but Desperado elbows free. Desperado runs, but into an elbow! Musashi runs but into an elbow! Desperado runs, just to bait Musashi into a SPINE- NO, Musashi fights that to a NECKBREAKER and SUPERKICK! Desperado wobbles into the clinch, EXPLODER! Fans fire up as Musashi runs in, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Musashi and Desperado crawl, hot tags to Wato and Yoh!
Wato rallies on Yoh, a BOOT and a whip, then the CALF KICK! Fans fire up with Wato, he storms up on Yoh in the corner, and Wato whips corner to corner. Wato runs in but Yoh pops him up and out. Wato blocks a punch, Yoh avoids the gamangiri and HANDSPRING KICKS! Yoh then PLANCHAS and down goes Wato! Fans fire up with Yoh, and Yoh brings Wato up. Yoh puts Wato in the ring, stands him up and scoop SLAMS! Yoh goes up to TWISTING VAIDER! Cover, TWO! Wato is still in this but Yoh keeps cool. Yoh stands Wato up, reels him in, and suplexes, but Wato slips free. Yoh ducks a kick, Wato blocks the elbow to BOOT! ZIGZAG!
Fans fire up, Wato wrenches and traps, RECIENTEMENTE! Cover, TWO!! Yoh survives but Wato fires up! Wato drags Yoh up, chicken wings, but Yoh fights that! Yoh elbows free, full nelsons, but Wato breaks that to waistlock! But Yoh fights the suplex to RAM Wato to a corner! Musashi runs in to forearm! POETRY IN MOTION! Musashi BLASTS Desperado, then helps Yoh. Wato fights the suplex, but they block his kick to dropkick a leg and DRAGON SCREW! Fans fire up as Yoh hauls Wato up! Suplex, SUPERKICK to FALCON ARROW! Cover, Desperado breaks it!! Fans fire up as Desperado shoves Musashi, but Muashi spins him around!
Musashi snapmares Desperado out then builds speed to FLY! Direct hit but a bit close to the apron, too! Musashi even thinks he has to cover Desperado out there! Yoh pounds the mat, fans fire up, and Wato rises. Yoh roars, reels Wato in, and Musashi goes up the corner. FALCON GOROSHI to a Musashi FROG SPLASH! Yoh then underhooks the arms to DIRECT DRIVE!! Cover, Musako wins!
Winners: Yoh & Musashi, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Wato & Desperado earn 0)
The new shirts might’ve been the lucky charms for this match as Musashi Komatsu leaves the station! Will they ride this momentum all the way to the top of the Super Junior Tag League? Or can DespeWato find a way to make this dysfunction function in their favor?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
Kushida & Kevin Knight are flying high after opening night, but they’re up against the House of Torture now. Will the former tag champs still stay in the air? Or will the Murder Machine & Heel Master use every trick in the book to bring them down?
The teams sort out and the House attacks! Fans boo as Sho goes after Kushida and Kanemaru goes after Knight. The bell rings, Sho TOSSES Kushida out while Kanemaru digs boots into Knight in a corner. The ref reprimands, Kanemaru lets off and he drags Knight up. Kanemaru whips Knight corner to corner but Knight BOOTS him back! Knight runs but into a low kick. Knight still throws a forearm but Kanemaru rakes eyes! Kanemaru scoops, Knight slips free to shove and scoop SLAM! Then SPLASH! Sho runs in, into a scoop SLAM! Kushida runs in, is a backpack on Knight, “SUPER MARIO~” SPLASH!
Fans fire up as Knight finally takes the jacket off. Knight drags Kanemaru up, tags Kushida and Kushida CLUBS Kanemaru’s arm. Kushida cravats, throws knees, then wrenches an arm. Kushida whips just to reel Kanemaru back in to CLUB the arm, and drop a knee on it! Fans rally as Kushida wrenches Kanemaru to a top wristlock. Kushida puts the arm on ropes, throws elbows, then lets off to whip. Kanemaru reverses and Sho trips Kushida! Kanemaru BLASTS Knight, Sho whips Kushida into barriers! Fans have to clear out as Sho grabs chairs to JAM Kushida! Fans boo but Sho jams Kushida more!
Kanemaru SMACKS Knight off the timekeeper’s desk! The ref reprimands, makes Sho let the chair go and Sho “apologizes.” He says a fan made him do it. Sho drags Kushida up and throws body shots. Sho brings Kushida over, puts him in the ring and Kanemaru drags Kushida up. Kanemaru whips to CLOBBER Kushida, then he scrapes Kushida’s face! Sho steps in, and Kanemaru bumps Kushida off Sho’s boot. Tag to Sho, and he grins as he stalks Kushida. Sho keeps Kushida from Knight with a chinlock, then he BOOTS Knight down! Sho drags Kushida up but Kushida KICKS him in the leg! So Sho claws Kushida’s face!
The ref has to keep Knight back, even as Sho CHOKES Kushida on ropes! Tag to Kanemaru and he kicks Kushida around. Fans rally for Kushida as the House toy with him. Kushida fires forearms, but Kanemaru rakes eyes! The House double whip but Kushida handsprings to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Fans fire up, Kushida crawls, but DICK TRIPS KNIGHT! Fans boo as the Spoiler shows up again. Kanemaru stomps Kushida, Dick stomps Knight, and Kanemaru suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Kushida hangs tough but Kanemaru knees Kushida in the back again and again! Fans rally but Kanemaru whips Kushida into the corner hard!
Kushida falls, Kanemaru tags Sho, and Sho grins as he stalks Kushida. Kanemaru BOOTS Knight, Sho digs his boots into Kushida. Kanemaru CHOKES Kushida, the ref counts, and the House lets off. They double whip corner to corner, but Kushida dodges Kanemaru to kick Sho! Kanemaru kicks and whips but Kushida reverses to send Kanemaru into Sho! Hot tag to Knight, springboard DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Fans fire up as Knight fires off forearms and CHOPS! Kanemaru & Sho kick low, double whip, but Knight leaps the line to DOUBLE PELE! Fans are thunderous as Knight has targets in opposite corners.
Knight runs to SPLASH Sho, then SPLASH Kanemaru! Knight whips Kanemaru into Sho, runs in and DOUBLE SPLASHES! Fans fire up as Knight puts Sho up, TOP FLOOR RANA! Cover, Kanemaru breaks it! Kanemaru intercepts Kushida, kicks and runs, but Kushida dodges and Knight DROPKICKS! Kushida WRECKS Dick for good measure! Knight kips up, and Kushida Electric Chair Lifts Sho! Fans fire up but here comes Evil & Yujiro! The Tokyo Pimp distracts the ref while the King of Darkness drags Knight out of the ring! Fans boo the same old dirty tricks! Kushida still ROCKS Sho and puts him in a Tree of Woe!
Kanemaru runs in but Kushida sends him into Sho! And sits him down, to then TOSS Dick! Kushida drop toeholds Dick into Kanemaru’s Little Richard! And Kushida handsprings to DOUBLE KICK Evil & Yujiro! Fans are thunderous as Kushida and Knight coordinate. Kushida helps Knight go COAST2COAST and hit the whole pile!! Fans fire up and Kushida drags Sho out of that mess. Kushida Electric Chair Lifts, TIME2FLY!! Down goes Sho and Knight covers, TWO?!?! Sho survives and shocks everyone! Knight argues the count but the ref says that was still fair. So Knight fires up to finish this!
Kushida has Kanemaru’s arm in a HOVERBOARD, Knight runs up on Sho! But Sho THROWS Knight into the ref! Fans can’t believe it but Sho claws Knight’s face! Sho throws Knight down then gets his Murder Tool! Fans boo as Sho aims, but Knight dodges, dodges and LEAPING LARIATS! Fans fire up, Kushida joins in, and they set Sho up again! Knight whips, Sho reverses, Kushida gives him the BOOST, but into WHISKEY MIST!! Kanemaru BOOTS Kushida, gets the bottle, and he SMASHES Knight! Fans boo more as Evil puts the ref back in. Sho drags Knight up, reels him in and tucks the arms, to SHOCK ARROW!! Cover, The House of Torture wins!
Winners: Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Intergalactic Jet Setters earn 0)
It took ALL the tricks to ground Knight’s flight, and now the House is on the board! Will Sho & Kanemaru find a way to keep winning, even with everyone knowing their tactics? Can Knight & Kushida refuel and fly again in the next round?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Catch 2/2 w/ Callum Newman VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
Now this is the definition of a grudge match. TJP & Franceso Akira accepted Drilla into the United Empire but he betrayed them to be a Bullet Club War Dog. Then he and 100 Proof took the titles away and have rubbed it in everyone’s faces ever since. Will the Public Enemy & Nova Fireball get sweet revenge to end the round? Or will the Abunai Gaijin unload a Full Clip?
Wait, Akira & TJP DOUBLE PLANCHA! Down goes Drilla and Connors! Fans fire up as the brawl is on! TJP holds up the tag titles, then Akira CHOPS Drilla! The bell rings, TJP DECKS Connors, and Akira SMACKS Drilla off English commentary! Henare is there to cheer on his guys, and TJP brings Connors around. TJP RAMS Connors into the stands behind Japanese commentary, and Great-O-Khan is there to cheer TJP on! TJP sits Connors on the ledge, and gives him some scrubs! The fans fire up with each one, and TJP goes along the ledge, to run back in and BOOT WASH! Fans cheer and TJP drags Connors back.
But Drilla attacks TJP! And SMACKS him off the timekeeper’s desk! Drilla has a chair, but TJP dodges the shot! So Drilla flips the table onto him! Callum Newman tries to help TJP but Drilla POSTS him! Connors snap suplexes Newman! Fans boo but there’s nothing that can be done about Bullet Club mugging Newman! Drilla wipes his butt with a United Empire towel! Fans boo more but Bullet Club just soaks it up. Quadruple middle fingers and they go back for Catch 2/2. Drilla puts TJP in the ring, Connors ROCKS Akira, but then Akira UPPERCUTS Connors! Drilla whips, TJP reverses, and Akira joins in to DOUBLE HIP TOSS!
Akira FIST DROPS Drilla, Drilla sits up into TJP’s PENALTY KICK! Fans fire up as Catch 2/2 keep going, “Take picture!” for the Electric Chair Lift, but Drilla bails out. Catch 2/2 turns around, they kick Connors first then double whip. SOBAT! KICK! Trip, SHOTGUN! Fans fire up as they try again, “Take picture!” Drilla returns, TJP throws Akira, SHOTGUN SENTON COMBO! Fans fire up again as TJP gives Drilla some scrubbing in the corner! TJP goes side to side to BOOT WASH! Fans fire up and chant “One More Time!” TJP nods and gives Drilla some scrubbing, then a BOOT WASH! Fans cheer as Drilla’s beard is very clean now.
TJP rallies the fans up and he brings Drilla around. TJP ROCKS Drilla, but Connors sneaks a tag before the whip. Drilla reverses, drops under TJP to then BLAST Akira while Connors POUNCES TJP! Fans boo as Connors says crowns down and he scuffs TJP. Connors CHOPS TJP, Drilla BOOTS Newman, then Connors puts TJP in a corner. Connors CHOPS again, then pulls TJP’s shirt up to CHOP him down! Drilla soaks the heat up and Connors digs his boots in. Red Shoes counts, Connors tags Drilla, then Connors BLASTS Akira! Drilla gives forearm scrubs to TJP’s face, then runs side to side to CLOBBER him!
Fans rally for TJP but Drilla snarls as he paces around TJP. Drilla taunts the fans, stands on TJP’s hand, then stomps the arm! TJP goes to a corner, Drilla CHOPS him again! Drilla shouts at TJP, bumps him off buckles, and TJP falls. Drilla stands on TJP’s leg, tags in Connors, and Connors stomps TJP. Connors drags TJP up, snap suplexes, then swaggers before the ELBOW DROP! “Who sucks now, b*tch!?” Fans boo but Connors eggs them on. The fans rally for TJP but Connors stays between him and Akira. Connors BLASTS Akira, CLUBS TJP, then whips TJP to a corner. TJP bounces off buckles and into a LARIAT!
Drilla loves it as Connors paces around TJP. Connors drags TJP back up, whips him to a corner hard and TJP flops down! Fans boo but Drilla laughs, and Connors tells the fans to shut up. Connors stands TJP up, whips him to a corner hard, and then runs to BOOT Akira! Connors runs in but TJP BOOTS back! TJP ELBOWS Drilla, goes up and over Connors and TORNADO DDTS! Fans fire up while both men are down! Connors and TJP crawl, hot tags to Akira and Drilla! Akira holds back as Drilla runs in, and he goes up and over to SHOTGUN Drilla! Fans fire up for “A! KI-RA!” Akira runs in to clothesline! And then he comes back, but Drilla dodges!
Drilla returns but Akira ROUNDHOUSES him down! MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Drilla sputters but Akira CHOPS him! And CHOPS him again! Akira reels Drilla in but Drilla fireman’s carries. Akira fights with elbows, shoves Drilla, and TJP shoves Drilla for Akira to chicken wing. TJP SUPERKICKS Drilla into the TIGER FIRE PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Drilla escapes but the fans rally up. Akira watches Drilla rise, then reels him in. SPEED- NO, Drilla slips free! Akira dodges the lariat, but not the SPINEBUSTER! Nor the DOUBLE STOMPS! Both men are down, fans fire up, and hot tags to Connors and TJP!
TJP springboards to FLYING FOREARM! TJP whips, Connors ducks ‘n’ dodges, but the THESZ PRESS hits! TJP throws his shirt to the crowd, free souvenir! Connors stands, TJP runs in, tilt-o-whirl into IRON OCTOPUS! Akira catches Drilla to a GUILLOTINE! Fans fire up for the stereo submissions! GROUND COBRA, TWO!! Drilla throws Akira off, TJP SOBATS Connors! Drilla SUPERKICKS TJP but Akira SUPERKICKS Drilla! Akira dodges Connors to victory roll, STOMP 182! Akira calls to TJP and they coordinate! Akira brings Connors up, but Connors UPPERCUTS! Akira runs back in, but Connors dumps him out!
Connors runs but Akira goes to the corner, to ASAI MOONSAULT Drilla! Connors has to stop himself, and that lets TJP hit the EYE OF THE HURRICANE! TJP goes up, MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Connors survives and fans fire back up! Akira hurries up, TJP fireman’s carries, and they LEANING TOWER CUTTER!! Cover, Drilla breaks it! All four men are down and the fans rally back up. TJP rises, Drilla storms up on him, but Akira jumps off TJP, DESTROYER for Drilla!! Fans fire up again as TJP drags Connors into position. The fans cheer, “CATCH! NI-NI!” Akira & TJP coordinate, run in, 2- NO, Connors moves and TJP wipes Akira out!!
TJP freaks out, and Connors POWERSLAMS him down! Drilla is back, Connors tags him in! They coordinate now, aim at TJP, DOUBLE GORE!! Cover, TWO?!?! TJP survives being run over and the fans are thunderous! Bullet Club is furious but they fire themselves up again. Connors goes up, Drilla reels TJP in, but Akira creeps up. TJP knees free, Akira springboards to SUPER STEINER Connors! And then TJP backslides Drilla, TWO!!! DOUBLE LARIATS wipe out Drilla and TJP! All four men are down again and the fans rally up. Drilla goes to his corner, as does TJP. Connors tags in, he runs in but TJP goes up and over!
TJP TORNADO- NO, Connors shoves TJP into Red Shoes! Fans boo as Red Shoes falls, and Connors sees this as his opening! He grabs one of the tag title belts, and he aims at TJP! But Akira sends the other belt to TJP! They dare each other to make a move, but then TJP throws the belt to Connors? Because he wants Red Shoes to catch Connors red handed! Or is it gold handed? Connors tries to defend his innocence but Red Shoes takes the belts form him. TJP rolls Connors up! TWO!! Connors tosses a belt to TJP, TJP throws it away, but Connors gets him for NO CHASER!! Drilla has Akira, flips him inside-out then deadlifts to DRILLA KILLA!!!
Connors goes up, Drilla suplexes TJP, FULL CLIP!!! Cover, Bullet Club wins!
Winner: Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Catch 2/2 earns 0)
TJP & Akira fall, and now the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are the ONLY undefeated team in this tournament! And then Drilla gives Newman a DRILLA KILLA for the hell of it!! Connors puts chairs in the ring, and Drilla puts one around Akira’s neck!? Connors tells everyone, from the Young Lions to The United Empire members on commentary, that if they step one foot in the ring, “this son of a b*tch is dead!” Henare snarls but Connors says they don’t have to kill ’em! Catch 2/2 is already is dead! Drilla says “What good are dead men without a burial? The Cowboy and the Criminal just took care of that! A burial and sendoff fit for a couple of kids.”
Connors then asks, “Do you know why? Because that’s my dog for real!” Connors then SMACKS TJP on the back with his chair! Khan & Henare finally rush in, but Bullet Club scurries away! Drilla doesn’t like how the one Young Lion is looking at him, so he DECKS him! The Abunai Gaijin show no mercy and no respect, will they have no problems running the table? Or will this only motivate everyone left to fight their absolute hardest to stop them?
Here are the NEW Super Junior Tag League Standings!
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 2-0, 4 points
Catch 2/2: 1-1, 2 points
Yoh & Musashi: 1-1, 2 points
Master Wato & El Desperado: 1-1, 2 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 1-1, 2 points
Bushi & Titan: 1-1, 2 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 1-1, 2 points
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 1-1, 2 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 1-1, 2 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great round two for Super Jr. Tag League, and they also snuck that NJPW World Television Championship into this. Great showing from Oleg even in defeat, he can definitely and should definitely come back around for another match with ZSJ, perhaps come WrestleKingdom time. As for SJTL, it is only round two and yet it is shaping up just how I expected. As good as all these teams are, Douki & Taka being dead last while the tag champs are leading 2-0 make all the sense. And even with them being 0-2, Douki & Taka had a great match with Eagles & Fujita to really add heat to Fujita getting his first win on NJPW programming.
And of course that main event was awesome stuff, it was basically a title match right here. Connors & Drilla threatening to cripple Akira was some nasty stuff, but that adds to the kind of vicious Heels they are. They’re definitely going to be rolling for more than half this tournament. Now, a little surprised in some of those 1-1 standings. Taguchi & DKC getting one on LIJ, namely, as I thought LIJ was gonna keep pace with Bullet Club going into whenever we get LIJ VS Bullet Club. But hey, Taguchi & DKC can at least get one to prove themselves as a team.
Yoh & Musashi VS Desperado & Wato was probably the most fun match because of all the antics Yoh was doing to troll Desperado while getting that first win for him and Musashi. And including tonight, we’re getting three straight days of SJTL action, which is pretty cool, but these guys are all gonna have to be careful not to wear themselves out and get hurt in this first half of the round robin.
My Score: 8.8/10
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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.
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.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
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.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
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!
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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