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Mitchell’s NJPW Super Jr. Tag League Results & Report! (10/25/23)
Time for Round 3!

Will #DespeWato be anything but tranquilo?
Master Wato & El Desperado are a truly dysfunctional duo, but can they pull together to still take over the Super Junior Tag League? Or will Bushi & Titan rebound from their own defeat?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Shota Umino, Ren Narita & Boltin Oleg VS The United Empire; Shota, Narita & Oleg win.
- Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji VS Taiji Ishimori & Gedo; Hiromu & Tsuji win.
- Six Man Tag: Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Oskar Leube VS Just5Guys; J5G wins.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita; Taguchi & DKC win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Catch 2/2; Yoh & Musashi win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Sho & Kanemaru win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Intergalactic Jet Setters win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Bushi & Titan; Wato & Desperado win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current 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
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita w/ Zack Sabre Jr!
Both these teams got great first wins to get on the board, but now one team’s momentum has to end! Will the Funky Weapon & Dylan Kyle Cox survive round three? Or will they be shot down by the Sniper of the Skies & Ichiban Sweet Boy?
Eagles mocks DKC with a crane stance while Taguchi seems confused by Fujita’s haircut. The teams sort out and DKC starts against Fujita. They circle, fans rally up for “FU-JI-TA!” and the two tie up. Fujita waistlocks, full nelsons, spins and hammerlocks DKC. DKC drop toeholds, floats to a headlock but Fujita wrenches out. DKC spins, wrenches, and wrangles Fujita, but Fujita rolls, handsprings, wrenches and hammerlocks to a headlock. Fans cheer the technical exchange, but DKC powers up and out. Fujita runs DKC over and fans cheer. Things speed up, Fujita jumps over DKC but DKC blocks hip toss to a takedown! Cover, TWO!
DKC runs up but Fujita sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men dropkick but those cancel out, and then both men handspring up! Fans cheer as the two reset. Fujita and DKC look to their senpai, tags to Eagles and Taguchi. Fans join in on “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” Taguchi tries a “KETSU KETSU KETSU! <BUTTS BUTTS BUTTS!>” And the fans join in! “KETSU KETSU KETSU!” “OI OI OI!” Fans cheer as Taguchi shows his pink flamingo undies! Where’d he even get those? Eagles and Taguchi circle, tie up, and Taguchi headlocks. Eagles powers out, Taguchi runs him over, but Eagles kips up!
Fans cheer as things speed up, and Taguchi rolls over the drop down, only for Eagles to arm-drag! Taguchi arm-drags, Taguchi avoids Eagles’ dropkick to then basement dropkick! DKC gets in and Taguchi dropkicks Fujita down! Taguchi & DKC double whip, double elbow, and “OSU!” They CHOP and CHOP and CHOP Eagles like he’s bricks. Both men run to DOUBLE TOMAHAWK! Cover, ONE!! Eagles is still in this but Taguchi gives him a point-blank hip attack! And another! And another! Eagles goes ropes, Fujita sneaks a tag as Taguchi whips. Eagles reverses, TMDK DOUBLE ELBOW, then get the legs to SMASH both knees!
Eagles BLASTS DKC for good measure as Fujita brings Taguchi up. Fujita CHOPS, then reels Taguchi in to scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Taguchi sputters but Fujita drags him over. Tag to Eagles, he takes the leg and drops an elbow on the knee! Tag to Fujita, he drops an elbow on the knee! Tag back to Eagles, he drops a leg on the leg! Fujita tags in to drop a leg on the leg! Eagles tags back in, SPINNING TOEHOLD! Eagles tortures that leg but Taguchi endures and scrambles for the ROPEBREAK! Eagles lets go but drops a knee on the knee! He “apologizes” and then calls his shot. Eagles steps through, but Taguchi kicks him away.
Eagles frowns and comes back but Taguchi CHOPS! And CHOPS! Eagles kicks the leg out! Eagles copies the point blank hip attack! And again! Fans rally and Eagles hip attacks again! Eagles says kiss this as he runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! Fans fire up and both men crawl, hot tag to DKC! DKC CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS Eagles! Eagles ducks the roundhouse, but not the mule kick! DKC kicks low then BICYCLE KICKS! Fujita runs in but DKC dodges and hits the DKCANNONBALL! Fans fire up a DKC stands Eagles up, “D K FIRE!” He CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS away on Eagles!
Fans fire up as DKC chops more and more, then CLOBBERS Eagles! DKC runs to SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Eagles is still in this but DKC stays focused. DKC wrenches but Eagles CLUBS DKC. DKC throws Eagles away and ROUNDHOUSES him to the corner! DKC runs in but Eagles dodges, to come back, into a boot! He still BASEMENT 619s! And springboard MISSILE DROPKICK to the legs! Fujita tags in, TMDK fire up and HIGH LOW KICK COMBO! Cover, Taguchi breaks it! Eagles tosses Taguchi, he and Fujita vow to end this! But DKC CHOPS away on them both! DKC fires up, but gets double kicks! And a DOUBLE CHOP!
TMDK double wrench, lift, but DKC fights to DOUBLE DDT! Everyone is down, fans fire up as DKC hot tags Taguchi! Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Fujita in a corner, then goes corner to corner to HIP ATTACK again! Taguchi runs but has to dodge Fujita. Fujita dodges the hip attack! WHEEL KICK! Fujita ROCKS Taguchi, UPPERCUTS him, then CHOPS him in the corner. Fujita whips corner to corner, runs in, but Taguchi puts him on the apron. Fujita ducks the right to ROCK Taguchi, and springboard MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Taguchi is still in this but Fujita vows to end this! Fujita drags Taguchi up, but Taguchi blocks the suplex!
Fujita throws body shots, suplexes, but Taguchi slips free, and feeds Fujita to DKC’s CALF KICK! Fans rally up as Taguchi & DKC get Fujita up. They double whip corner to corner, DKC runs in to back body block! Taguchi runs in to HIP ATTACK! Taguchi scoops, DKC goes up, a spin and LEG DROP SIDEWALK SLAM COMBO! Cover, Eagles breaks it! DKC drags Eagles up, duck sone kick, avoid the other, and URAKENS! Then DKC run sin, but Eagles slips around to ASAI DDT! Eagles runs in but Taguchi puts him on the apron. Eagles GAMANGIRIS first! Eagles springboards, into ANTI-AIR HIP!
Fans fire up as Taguchi styles his hair like Fujita’s as best he can. Fujita CHOPS, Taguchi ENZIGURIS! Chicken wings and DODON- VICTORY ROLL! TWO! Taguchi has it, TWO! Fujita has it, TWO!! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Fujita rolls right free! And gets around to O’Conner BRIDGE! TWO!! Taguchi body scissors, tucks and GEDO CLUTCH! TAGUCHI & DKC WIN!!!
Winner: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC, by pinfall (gains 2 points; TMDK earns 0)
Incredible! Not only have Taguchi & DKC won twice in three rounds, but he didn’t need to use the panties! Will the Funky Weapon keep it clean to keep things going? Will Eagles & Fujita reload to do better next round?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Catch 2/2!
#MUSAKO is on track but there’s still a long road ahead in this round robin. Likewise, the Public Enemy & Nova Fireball were knocked down by Clark Connors & “Drilla” Moloney, can TJP & Francesco Akira rebound in a big way? Or will Mr. Direct Drive & The Dream Follower keep their own momentum going?
The teams sort out and Akira starts against Musashi. Fans rally for Akira as he circles with Musashi. They tie up, Musashi waistlocks but Akira sits down to then wrench and wristlock. Musashi rolls, wrenches, wristlocks back, but Akira rolls and wrenches to hammerlock. Akira headlocks, Musashi powers out to facelock. Akira spins out to facelock back, but Musashi spins to facelock. Akira spins, Musashi trips and covers, ONE! The two stand off and the fans cheer. Akira and Musashi reset, Akira trips Musashi then things speed up. Musashi hurdles, Akira ducks the elbow to whip Musashi to a corner, but Musashi goes up and over.
Musashi arm-drags Akira, Akira arm-drags back. Musashi sweeps and covers, ONE! Akira sweeps and covers, ONE! Dropkicks cancel out and fans fire up as both men stand back up. Akira nods, then DROPKICKS Musashi down! Akira says he’s smarter and he brings Musashi up. Akira CHOPS, then whips, but Yoh tags in as Musashi reverses. They bypass, drop toehold, and basement dropkick! Fans cheer and Yoh brings Akira around to cover, TWO! Yoh stomps Akira, fans duel, and Yoh brings Akira up. Yoh CHOPS, Akira eggs him on, so Yoh stomps and whips corner to corner. Yoh runs in to back elbow!
Yoh underhooks, BUTTERFLY BRIDGE! TWO, and fans applaud while Yoh stomps Akira. Yoh ROCKS Akira, whips him to ropes, but TJP tags in. Akira shoves Yoh, Catch 2/2 double hip toss! Then “Take Picture!” But TJP’s neck and back give up! So Akira improvises, STEP-UP SENTON! TJP covers, TWO! TJP clutches that neck, he drags Yoh up, and he whips Yoh to a corner. TJP runs in to back body block, then he BLASTS Musashi off the corner! Fans fire up as TJP scrubs Yoh’s face! TJP runs side to side to BOOT WASH! Fans want that “One More Time!” so TJP says okay. TJP drags Yoh back into the corner, but Yoh fights back!
Yoh CHOPS TJP and TJP wobbles. Yoh whips, TJP goes Spider-Man but Yoh handspring kicks him down! PLANCHA on the outside! Fans fire up as Yoh walks around through the crowd. Yoh fetches TJP, brings him up and puts him in the corner. Tag to Musashi, and they double snap suplex! Cover, ONE! Musashi ELBOWS Akira off the apron, then brings TJP up. Musashi CHOPS TJP, puts his legs in the corner, and he goes corner to corner to SHOTGUN TJP in the chest! TJP falls, Musashi drags him to a cover, TWO! Fans rally up, Musashi bumps TJP off buckles, and he tags in Yoh.
Yoh brings TJP around to CLUB the neck. Yoh brings TJP around to a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Yoh clamps on a chinlock but Akira attacks. Musashi goes after Akira, he and Yoh CLUB Catch 2/2. They whip Catch 2/2 to corners but Catch 2/2 BOOT back! Catch 2/2 storms up but #Musako both wrench and wristlock! They both go up corners for the Shinobi Tightrope! DOUBLE OLD SCHOOL! And then Yoh UPPERCUTS TJP! Musashi UPPERCUTS Akira! Cover on TJP, TWO! Yoh wrenches, tags Musashi, and Musashi goes up to AX HANDLE! TJP clutches the arm but Musashi is after him with a CHOP!
Musashi whips TJP to the corner but TJP SHOTGUNS Yoh! Musashi runs in but TJP goes up and over and reels Musashi in, TORNADO DDT! Fans fire up as both men are down! TJP crawls, gets past Musashi, hot tag to Akira! Akira dodges to ENZIGURI then whip! Musashi reverses but Akira RANAS! Fans fire up with the Fireball and he runs corner to corner to clothesline! Akira keeps going, UPPERCUT! And then Akira says “IKU ZO!” Fans cheer as Akira goes up top, to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Fans rally behind Akira and he brings Musashi up. Akira ROCKS Musashi, but Musashi ROCKS him back!
Akira ROCKS Musashi again, but Musashi ROCKS him back! They go back and forth, and Musashi CHOPS! Musashi runs, Akira follows to wheelbarrow, but Musashi blocks that! TJP hops in to SUPERKICK Musashi! Akira then chicken wings, TIGER FIRE PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Musashi survives but fans fire up for Akira. Akira drags Musashi up, hooks arms, but Musashi slips free of Speedfire. But then Akira ducks the enziguri! Akira runs, but into an EXPLODER! Fans fire up while both men are down! Akira and Musashi crawl, how tags to TJP and Yoh! Yoh dodges TJP, the foraerms start flying and fans rally!
Yoh gets the edge, runs, but into a JUMP SOBAT! TJP runs, into an UPPERCUT! Yoh runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but TJP hits a THESZ PRESS! TJP hurries up top, MAMBA CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! TJP pounds the mat, fans clap for “CATCH! NI-NI!” TJP runs in, tilt-o-whirls, and he has the IRON OCTOPUS! We hit 15 minutes but Musashi CLUBS TJP down! Akira ROCKS and tosses Musashi then hurries out after him. TJP drags Yoh up, fireman’s carries, but Yoh slips free to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Yoh calls to Musashi and he gets in, SUPERKICK FALCON ARROW! Cover, Akira breaks it!
Fans fire up but Musashi TOSSES Akira out. Yoh fires himself up and brings TJP up. Yoh underhooks, but TJP fights free. Yoh ROLLING ELBOWS! Akira SUPERKICKS Yoh! Musashi ENZIGURIS Akira! Musashi runs, but Akira victory rolls, STOMP 182! Fans fire up as Akira sees Yoh get up. Akira runs in, gets around, shove, and ALLEY-OOP! They set up from the corners, 2 BY 2!! Cover, MUSASHI BREAKS IT! Akira KICKS Musashi out of the ring, then he and TJP regroup. Akira climbs, TJP Electric Chair Lifts, but the neck gives up! Musashi SHOVES Akira down! Then he and Yoh regroup, to DOUBLE SUPERKICK TJP!
Akira gets up, to get DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Musashi PLANCHAS Akira down! Yoh drags TJP up to suplex, DNV!! Cover, TWO!?!? TJP survives the needle on the vinyl but Yoh fires up! Yoh drags TJP up again, underhooks, DIRECT- NO, CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!!! Yoh escapes, hurries up, but TJP blocks the kick to fireman’s carry! But the neck! Yoh RIPCORD KNEES! Yoh fires up again, underhooks, DIRECT DRIVE!!! Cover, #MUSAKO wins!
Winners: Yoh & Musashi, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Catch 2/2 earns 0)
In a roundabout way, give the assist to Bullet Club for brutalizing TJP. Is Catch 2/2 doomed to fail already? Or can TJP defy the odds to get this team to the finals? Will #MUSAKO keep on rolling to meet them in that finals match?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
Japones Del Mal & The Blue Playmaker are feeling really blue going 0-2, and now they’re up against the Murder Machine & Heel Master! Will Just5Guys be able to thwart all the tricks up the proverbial sleeves? Or will the House of Torture continue to stack the deck?
The teams sort out and Kanemaru starts against Douki. Fans rally as the former tag partners circle, and they’re on Douki’s side. But then Sho attacks from behind! Kanemaru BLASTS Taka, then he and Sho mug Douki, They double whip, Kanemaru runs in but Douki dodges to arm-drag Sho! Douki avoids Kanemaru again to then FLYING HEADBUTT! Fans fire up and Douki tags Taka in. Taka stomps Kanemaru, headlocks, and holds on tight as Kanemaru tries to power out. Kanemaru tries again but Taka still holds on. Kanemaru throws body shots, powers out, but Taka wrenches and headlocks to a takeover!
Taka then shifts to JUST FACELOCK! Sho runs in, Taka kicks his legs out! Taka puts Sho in a TRIANGLE HOLD! Sho taps but he’s not legal, and Kanemaru gets the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets go, he drags Kanemaru up, and Taka knees low. Taka SHOTEIS, runs, but Sho swipes at him! Kanemaru runs in but Taka dumps him out! Taka runs, stops, PLANCHA but he lands on the apron as Kanemaru moves. Kanemaru blocks Taka’s mule kick to YANK him down! Fans boo but Kanemaru RAMS Taka into barriers! Sho goes after Douki while Kanemaru SLAMS Taka’s hand against the barriers! Sho uses a J5G banner to CHOKE Douki!
Fans boo but Sho talks trash on J5G. Kanemaru drags Taka up to hammerlock and POST that arm! Fans boo more but Kanemaru storms up on Taka. Kanemaru hammerlocks, scoops and SLAMS Taka on the floor! The House stands down but Sho goes after Taka for a double wristlock! Sho then wrenches, puts Taka in the ring, and Kanemaru stomps the arm! Kanemaru drops knees on the arm again and again! Kanemaru pulls the arm, drags Taka up and tags Sho in. Kanemaru wrenches and Sho CLUBS Taka’s arm! Sho knuckle locks Taka to then wrench and bend the arm, then ELBOW BREAKER!
Tag to Kanemaru but fans rally for Taka. Kanemaru wrenches, hammerlocks, scoops and SLAMS Taka! Then he BOOTS Douki down! Kanemaru drags Taka up, wrenches the arm to a hammerlock then wrangles Taka to KNEE the arm! And again! Kanemaru grins as he tortures his former friend with the hammerlock half nelson combo! Fans rally as Taka endures, “pirate crucifix” cover, TWO! Taka is still in this but Kanemaru still has the arm. Kanemaru wrenches the double wristlock, tags Sho, and Sho CLUBS the arm. Sho wraps the arm around ropes, the ref counts, but Kanemaru claws Taka’s face!
The ref reprimands, the House lets off, and Sho brings Taka around to a cording hold. Sho wrenches, has both arms trapped, and then he trips Taka to throw him down. Sho taunts Taka, stands on the bad arm, but fans rally up. Sho taunts Taka and kicks him around. Sho mocks Taka’s pain but Taka fires body shots. Fans rally for Taka as hard as they can and Taka fires hands. UPPERCUT! Sho gets around, pop-up into ARMBAR! Kanemaru BLASTS Douki but Taka fights his way around, ROPEBREAK! Sho lets go as the ref counts 4, and Sho tags Kanemaru. Kanemaru stomps Taka’s bad arm, then drags Taka up. Taka CALF KICKS Kanemaru down!
Fans fire up as Taka crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Douki! Fans fire up as Douki kicks and whips. Kanemaru reverses, Douki ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! Sho returns to kick and CLUB Douki, then he and Kanemaru double whip. Douki springboards, to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Fans fire up as Douki has Kanemaru in a drop zone. Douki goes up to DIVING DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Douki keeps cool and goes to the apron. Douki slingshots, but Kanemaru BOOTS him down! Kanemaru knows Douki’s moves too well for that to work. Kanemaru runs in but into a BOOT! Douki runs, spins and drops, ITALIAN STRETCH #32!
Fans fire up as Kanemaru endures the “Douki Chokey!” Kanemaru reaches out, but Douki rolls him away, but Kanemaru makes that a stack cover! TWO!! Douki gets free, kicks low then runs, but Kanemaru dropkicks the legs out! Kanemaru grabs the leg to SMASH the knee on the mat! Then he stands Douki up to SHINBREAKER! Step through, but Douki boots Kanemaru away! Douki gets around, Kanemaru switches but Douki elbows free. Kanemaru keeps Douki from running, but Douki gets free to ENZIGURI! Kanemaru ENZIGURIS back! Douki rebounds to LARIAT! Both men are down and fans fire up!
Douki and Kanemaru crawl, they reach out, hot tags to Sho and Taka! Fans fire up but Sho hits low! Sho rakes eyes, runs, but Taka goes the other way! Taka redirects and BOOTS Sho down! Fans fire up and Taka brings Sho up. Sho bends fingers! Taka pokes eyes! Taka runs, but Sho uses the ref as a shield! Then he SPEARS Taka down! Kanemaru has his whiskey! But that’s just a decoy because Sho gets the Murder Tool! Douki runs in to ENZIGURI! Taka BOOTS Kanemaru! Taka & Douki go out to DOUBLE ASAI MOONSAULT! Fans fire up for the hangtime alone! Taka roars and he drags Sho up and into the ring.
Taka sets Sho up for Douki to RAM! KNEE! DAYBREAK!! Taka runs to SHINING WIZARD!! Cover, TWO!! Sho survives but Taka is right on him, JUST FACELOCK!! Sho flails, Douki intercepts Kanemaru with a HELL STAB! The Whiskey Mist goes flying, and then Douki gets Kanemaru in the ITALIAN STRETCH!! Fans are thunderous for the stereo submissions! SHO TAPS but Kanemaru KICKS the ref!! Taka lets go to check on the ref, and Sho LOW BLOWS!! Sho gets the wrench to CLOBBER Taka! But now Sho needs the ref to call the cover! Sho hauls Taka up, tucks the arms, SHOCK ARROW!! Cover, House of Torture wins!
Winner: Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Catch 2/2 earns 0)
If ya blinked, ya missed it! The Heel Master is a master of misdirection! Will the House of Torture be able to bust out new tricks thanks to that old dog? Will Douki & Taka ever get going as a team?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
Kushida & Kevin Knight almost got the tag titles back in Ryogoku, but in a way, this is their second chance. Can the former champs fly high and grab those golden tickets? Or will “The Cowboy & The Criminal” just give them a repeat of Destruction?
The teams sort out and Knight starts against Connors. Fans rally up as Knight and Connors circle. They feel things out, clinch, Knight waistlocks but Connors trips him. Knight avoids the rear mount but Connors still front mounts. Knight slips out to get a leg, but Connors rolls free. The two reset, circle, and fans applaud. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Knight waistlocks to SLAM Connors down! Knight waistlocks, Connors fights up and switches, but Knight pries free to drop toehold and facelock. Knight rolls with Connors, but Connors fights up to wrench. Knight rolls, kips and wrangles Connors to then handstand and he drops a knee on the arm!
Fans cheer and Knight twists the arm. Knight stands Connors up, wrenches, and tags Kushida. Kushida takes the handoff but Connors rams Kushida to a corner. Drilla tags in, Kushida gets free but Drilla avoids the leg guard. Drilla grabs at Kushida but Kushida gets the arm to wrench it. Kushida hammerlocks, then trips Drilla to get the legs and turn hi mover! Drilal resists but Kushida SLAPS his back and gets the arms, SEATED SURFBOARD! Fans cheer the shoutout to Liger, and then Kushida stands on Drilla! Kushida stands Drilal up, wrenches, and tags Knight. They whip Drilla, drop toehold and SPLASH!
Fans cheer and Knight swaggers up on Drilla. Knight UPPERCUTS Drilla back down and says “Tsuyoi, baby!” Knight UPPERCUTS, Connors sneaks a tag and Drilla reverses the whip. Drilla hurdles then drops, then he rushes Kushida, only to get dumped out! And Knight LEAPS over the Pounce! Scoop and BACKBREAKER! Fans fire up and Knight aims at Drilla. PLANCHA, but Drilla dodges! Drilla swings, misses, Knight jumps back to the apron! Knight jumps the sweep to mule kick! Connors goes out to APRON SPEAR to the floor! Drilla CLOBBERS Kushida and Connors drags Knight up into the ring. Cover, TWO!
Fans rally up but Drilla DECKS Kushida! Connors stomps Knight, stalks him to a corner, and TOSSES him across the way! Knight writhes and Connors shouts “WHAT!?” Connors stalks Knight to the corner, tells fans to shut up, and he tags Drilla. Bullet Club stomps Knight, Drilla CHOPS Knight, but Knight CHOPS back! And CHOPS! Drilla UPPERCUTS Knight down! Drilla digs his boots in, Connors tags in and he BLASTS Kushida for good measure. Bullet Club drags Knight up to CHOP! Connors follows Knight along the way, CHOPS him in another corner, and he brings Knight out to snap suplex!
Drilla & Connors talk trash while fans boo, and Connors drags Knight up. Connors UPPERCUTS Knight, bumps him off buckles, then tags Knight. They Too Sweet but Knight fires off forearms and CHOPS! Drilla kicks low, Connors adds on, and they double whip. Knight leaps the line, but they avoid the Pele! SUPERKICK and POUNCE! Drilla BLASTS Kushida then covers, TWO! Knight is still in this but Drilla drags him into a CROSSFACE! Knight endures, pushes his way around, but Drilla clinches. Knight ROCKS Drilla but Drilla ROCKS Knight! They go back and forth, Drilla eggs Knight on and Knight fires forearm after forearm!
Drilla ROCKS Knight, Knight ROCKS Drilla, and they pick up speed! Fans fire up as the shots keep going, and Knight gets the edge! Knight ROCKS Drilla, but Drilla CHOPS! Drilla spins, Knight dodges, SKY HIGH! Fans fire up while both men are down! Drilla and Knight crawl, hot tags to Connors and Kushida! Kushida FLYING CHOPS Connors! And KICKS away on the arm! Kushida whips, Connors reverses but Kushida CROSSBODIES! And then PELE! Kushida whips Connors to hip toss, cartwheel and basement dropkick! Fans fire up as Connors flounders, and Kushida brings him up. Kushida puts Connors up top them climbs.
Kushida SUPER- NO, Connors holds ropes to fight the Steiner! Knight runs in, FLYING SPEAR takes him down! Connors hauls Kushida up, feeds him to Drilla, BRAINBUSTER! Drilla drags Kushida back up, Connors climbs, but Kushida has the FUJIWARA! Connors AX HANDLES Kushida! Connors & Drilla double whip, Kushida handsprings to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Fans fire up with Kushida and he runs in at Drilla, SHOTEI! Kushida then SHOTEIS Connors! Kushida sends Connors into Drilla, DOUBLE SHOTEI! Kushida sits them down, Knight wants to hit this! Kushida helps give him the boost, COAST2COAST!!
Fans fire up and Kushida drags Connors up! HAMMERLOCK PLEX! Bridging cover, Connors fights, and Kushida pushes the shoulders down. ROPEBREAK! Connors survives by a literal foot, but Knight tags in. Kushida Electric Chair Lifts, but Drilla drags Knight out! Connors gets free and Drilla GORES Kushida! Knight returns, but into a ripcord CHOP, UPPERCUT and ENZIGURI! Then feed to the POWERSLAM! Bullet Club locks ‘n’ loads, they aim at Knight, DOUBLE GORE!! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and fans fire up! Connors calls to Drilla, he tags in, and Drilla drags Knight up. Connors climbs, but Knight slips free of the suplex!
Knight shoves Drilla into Connors! Knight tags Kushida, before using Drilla as a step, and he FLYING SHOTGUNS Connors off the top!! Connors tumbles to the floor and Knight goes back for Drilla. Drilla swings, misses, and Knight dodges to FLY onto Connors! Kushida pokes Drilla in the eyes! Kushida KICKS and KICKS, but Drilla SPINEBUSTERS and DOUBLE STOMPS! Drilla pushes Kushida around, but Kushida FASTBALLS! Kushida whips, Drilla reverses and he catches Kushida’s handspring! DRILLA K- NO!! Kushida lands on his feet! Kushida high stacks, TWO!! Drilla sunset flips, TWO! Kushida sits on it, JET SETTERS WIN!!!
Winners: Intergalactic Jet Setters, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Connors & Drilla earn 0)
Revenge is sweet for the former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions!! Fans are thunderous as Knight & Kushida have those golden tickets in their back pockets! Will they solidify their title shot by winning the whole tournament? Or will Bullet Club reload and hit harder next round?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Bushi & Titan!
The Way of the Grandmaster & The Rogue Luchador are the most odd “odd couple” in a long time for NJPW, while the Black Mask & El Inmortal were fingertips away from last year’s finals. However, both teams stand at 1-1 and are main eventing the third round. Who comes away with a much needed rebound victory?
As they make their entrance, Wato insists Desperado tries on the #DespeWato shirt. Desperado takes the shirt, and throws it to the fans! Free souvenir! Wato says okay, at least someone will wear it. The teams sort out and while Titan calls out Wato for a rematch of Best of the Super Juniors finals, Desperado says he is Titan’s opponent. LIJ fist bump, fans cheer, and then Wato wants a high-five. Desperado stares at the hand, sighs, and just leaves Wato hanging. Titan starts with Desperado as a rematch of the BOSJ semifinals. Fans rally as the two circle, and Desperado offers a handshake. Titan accepts and fans cheer the sportsmanship.
Desperado and Titan circle more, fans seem to duel between them, and the two tie up. They break, tie up again, and Desperado waistlocks. Titan spins around but Desperado switches. Desperado full nelsons, snapmares, and chinlocks, but Titan grabs a leg to trip Desperado. Titan has a toehold but Desperado rolls to get a rear mount, then an armlock. Desperado drags Titan up, headlocks, but Titan powers his way to a facelock. One fans leads a “DES-PE-RADO!” chant but the fans still clap clap, clap clap clap. Titan rolls, handsprings and arm-drags free, then handsprings again! Fans fire up as the two stare down.
Desperado applauds and the two reset. Wato wants a tag, Desperado obliges and Titan also goes to his corner. They tag and now fans cheer as Wato and Bushi circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Bushi pushes Wato to ropes. Wato turns it around, Bushi turns it around, repeat. Red Shoes calls the break, Wato lets off, but then CHOPS! Bushi scowls, then CHOPS back! They CHOP and CHOP, fans fire up as things speed up, and then they get forehead to forehead! Titan and Desperado step in to do the same. Then the CHOP fight is multiplied! Fans fire up, everyone shouts at each other, and then they all go outside!
Titan and Desperado fire more CHOPS, as do Wato and Bushi! Red Shoes reprimands, but all four men decide to go to the orange seats! Fans cheer as they all go up the steps and the lights come up! The CHOPS continue to go back and forth! Desperado gets the edge, as does Wato. DespeWato coordinate, they send LIJ in, but Titan leaps over! Titan SUPERKICKS Wato and Bushi ROCKS Desperado! And now Titan sees the ledge! Titan and Bushi each climb up, and they both SUPER CROSSBODY Wato & Desperado! Fans are thunderous for the daredevil stunt! LIJ coordinates and they get Wato up.
Red Shoes reprimands, he wants this back in the ring. Titan & Bushi oblige and head back to the ground floor. Fans fire up with LIJ, but then Bushi storms up on Wato! Bushi brings Wato down the rest of the way, puts him in the ring, and Titan drags Wato up. LIJ double whips, SOBAT, dropkick to the legs and a basement dropkick to the face! Bushi covers, TWO! Fans rally, Bushi stomps Wato, and he stands Wato up. Wato CHOPS, Bushi CHOPS! Bushi bumps Wato off buckles, DOUBLE CHOPS, then he stomps Wato. Desperado is back and he goes after Bushi, but Titan helps get Desperado! Titan CHOPS Desperado!
Titan tosses Desperado out, Bushi drags Wato up, and Bushi hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Bushi tags Titan, and Bushi wrenches Wato. Titan climbs up to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Wato clutches the elbow but Titan KICKS and SOBATS him into a corner. Titan wrenches, whips, then runs in, but into BOOTS! Wato BULLDOGS but Titan handsprings through!? And basement dropkicks Wato down! Fans fire up again as Titan whips. Wato reverses and CALF KICKS! Both men are down and fans rally up again! Wato hot tags Desperado! He DECKS Bushi, runs Titan over, then ELBOWS Titan down!
Desperado whips, Titan holds ropes to BOOT back, but Desperado scoops for a BIG back suplex! Fans fire up more and Desperado is feeling it! Desperado drags Titan up, reels him in, gut wrenches, but Titan fights that! Titan wrenches to SOBAT, fires up, and he runs, but into an ELBOW! Desperado whips, Titan reverses, then goes Matrix to CALF KICK! Both men are down again and fans fire back up! We pass 10 minutes, Titan sits up and he heads for Desperado. Titan roars and he drags Desperado up. Titan reels Desperado in but Desperado fights the lift! Desperado wrenches out to ROCK Titan!
Desperado whips, Titan reverses to TORNADO- NO! Desperado blocks that to suplex and BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Titan is still in this and fans fire up again. Desperado is frustrated but he roars and brings Titan back up. GUITARRA- NO, Titan slips out, shoves, and hits the TORNADO DDT! Fans are thunderous again with both men down! Wato and Bushi rise, and their partners crawl for the corners! Hot tags to Wato and Bushi! Wato swings, misses, and Bushi ROCKS him! Wato ROCKS Bushi back, and now they go back and forth with forearms! Fans rally as these two throw shot after shot!
Bushi gets the edge on Wato, ROCKS him to a corner, then ROCKS him again! Bushi whips, Wato reverses but Bushi puts Wato on the apron. Wato blocks the haymaker to GAMANGIRI! Springboard and MISSILE UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up with Wato and he drags Bushi up. Wato wrenches, clinches, but Bushi fights the lift! Bushi wrenches out but Wato SOBATS! Wato runs, but Bushi dropkicks the legs out! Bushi drags Wato around, hooks up the legs, and has a TRAILER HITCH! Wato endures and fans rally up as he crawls around. Wato reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Bushi puts pressure on until Red Shoes counts 4.
Bushi lets Wato go, stomps the legs, then drags Wato up. Bushi FISHERMAN- NO, Wato slips out to ROUNDHOUSE! Fans fire up and Wato stands Bushi up. Wato wrenches, hooks, RECIENTEMENTE! Cover, Titan breaks it! Desperado stomps Titan for that, and he coordinates with Wato. DespeWato double whip, but Titan ducks the lariats to shove Wato into Desperado! Then he knuckle locks and CHOPS Wato, to go up and up and tightrope walk, ESCALARA RANA on Desperado! Fans fire up as Titan ducks ‘n’ dodges Wato to then FLY out onto Desperado! Oleg has to take the hit to save the fans!
Bushi catches Wato to a DDT! Then he drags Wato up to reel him in, suplex and he hangs Wato out to dry! Titan is on the corner! Titan GUILLOTINE KNEE DROPS! Bushi aims as we pass 15 minutes, and Titan pounds the mat. Fans rally up, Wato staggers up, Titan takes off the elbow pad! LOCO LARIAT! CODE BREAKER! ANGEL INMORTAL!!! Cover, DESPERADO BREAKS IT!! Fans are electric as all four men are down! Titan & Bushi regroup, they dropkick Desperado and drag him up. They double whip, Desperado holds ropes and then KICKS Titan out of the ring! Desperado ELBOWS Bushi, but Bushi DROPKICKS Desperado!
Fans rally up as Bushi roars! Bushi brings Wato up, but Wato CHOPS! And CHOPS! Bushi knees low, CLUBS away on Wato, then brings him around to whip. Wato reverses, Desperado hits a SPINEBUSTER! Feed to the TSUTENKAKU!! Bridging cover, Titan KICKS it apart! Desperado TOSSES Titan, shouts to Wato, then he builds speed to DIVE! Direct hit and now Yuto Nakashima has to save the fans! Wato drags Bushi up, wrenches and hammerlocks, but Bushi slips free to backslide! Wato rolls through to spin, RECIENTEMENTE DOS!!! Cover, DESPEWATO WINS!!
Winner: Master Wato & El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; LIJ earns 0)
Incredible! Almost miraculous, even! LIJ falls to the oddest duo in the team, but wait, Desperado is bailing out? He’s not sticking around to close this out? Wato is a bit confused, too, but at least they won. LIJ heads out, will they be able to get on track to where they were last year?
As for Wato, he gets the mic to speak after all. They finally got this to work and got another win. Wato’s so happy he and Desperado pulled off the Spinebuster to Tsutenkaku he pitched the other day. And now, little by little, as a team, a duo, Wato & Desperado will take Super Junior Tag League! Wato leaves it at this, and he bows thanks to the fans. Will #DespeWato end up taking this tournament as the dark horses of Super Junior Tag League?
Here are the NEW Super Junior Tag League Standings!
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 2-1, 4 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 2-1, 4 points
Yoh & Musashi: 2-1, 4 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 2-1, 4 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 2-1, 4 points
Master Wato & El Desperado: 2-1, 4 points
Bushi & Titan: 1-2, 2 points
Catch 2/2: 1-2, 2 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 1-2, 2 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 0-3, 0 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round for Super Junior Tag League, and we got some great upsets this round. Yoh & Musashi getting theirs off a less than 100% TJP made sense. That damage done by Connors & Moloney is going to hold Catch 2/2 back from here on, but that makes for great drama as the rounds go on. And then Intergalactic Jet Setters winning over Connors & Moloney was an awesome move. The champs won’t be perfect in the round robin, and now Jet Setters can get a title match before WrestleKingdom without having to also win the tournament. And given that awesome main event, DespeWato getting that awesome win probably foreshadows that they’ll win the tournament and challenge whoever (probably Bullet Club) at WrestleKingdom.
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.

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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