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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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NJPW PPV Results
Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/4/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night Two!
Can the Prince slay the Rampaging Dragon?
Callum Newman won the New Japan Cup, won THE IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but can he survive his first title defense against Shingo Takagi?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Taisei Nakahara; Yasuda wins.
- NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens; Konosuke wins and retains the title.
- Ryusuke Taguchi & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Gedo & Daiki Nagai; Gedo & Daiki win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 10 Man Tag: Hontai VS House of Torture; Hontai wins.
- Yuya Uemura & Taichi VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Yuya & Taichi win.
- 8 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico; win and
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Bolten Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; win and
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi; wins and
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NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens w/ Yujiro Takahashi!
Although the Alpha is preparing for his match with Kazuchika Okada at AEW Double or Nothing, he must still fulfill his duties as a champion in NJPW! But will Konosuke still be the star of NJPW World? Or will the Lonestar Outlaw steal the spotlight?
But as Konosuke reaches ringside, Chase runs up! Konosuke avoids his wrecking ball dropkick to then fire forearms! They go back and forth but Konosuke ROCKS Chase! Konosuke stalks Chase around the way, ROCKS him again, and again! Chase KNEES low, then whips, but Konosuke stops short of the railing. Konosuke pops Chase up to SMACK off the railing, then DDTS him on the floor! The fans cheer as Konosuke then drags Chase up and puts him in the ring. The bell sounds and we’re on the clock! Konosuke brings Chase up, headlocks, but Chase endures the grind. Chase pulls hair to power up and out, but Konosuke drops down on the dropdown!
Konosuke has the headlock again, and he grinds Chase down. The fans rally as Chase fights up, and he KNEES low! Chase KNEES Konosuke again, then headlocks in return. Konosuke powers up and out, then hurdles, drops down, and DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Konosuke then hits another headlock takeover. Chase pulls hair but the ref reprimands. Konosuke grinds the hold but Chase rolls to a cover, ONE! They stand up, and Chase pulls hair again to put Konosuke on the ropes. The ref counts, Chase lets go slowly, but he BOOTS the ropes to jam Konosuke up! Konosuke sputters as he slumps outside, and Chase WRECKS him with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Chase goes out to bring Konosuke up. Chase scoops to then HOTSHOT Konosuke off the railing! Konosuke coughs and sputters again, but Chase SMACKS him off the apron. Chase drags Konosuke up to the apron now, and he cravats for a SNAPMARE DRIVER on the apron! The fans applaud while Chase puts Konosuke in the ring, then covers, TWO! The fans cheer more as Konosuke stays in this. Chase argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Konosuke sits up but Chase runs in at the corner for a forearm smash! Then a short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Konosuke shows his grit but Chase just grins.
The fans rally up again as Chase paces around Konosuke. Chase drags Konosuke up, fireman’s carries, but Konosuke fights free. Konosuke ROCKS Chase, but Chase ROCKS Konosuke back! Konosuke ROCKS Chase again, but Chase fires back! They go back and forth until Chase CLAWS Konosuke’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Chase runs, into a BOOT! Konosuke whips, Chase reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE finds him! The fans cheer while Chase goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in and JUMP KNEES! Then clinch and EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud as Chase toughs it out, but Konosuke stays calm.
Konosuke stand Chase up, but Chase fights the lift. Chase CLUBS away, then headlock punches! The ref reprimands, but Konosuke keeps Chase from running the ropes! Chase ROCKS Konosuke for it, then eggs him on. We pass five minutes as Konosuke ROCKS Chase! The fans rally up as Chase fires back! Konosuke staggers to ropes, but he comes back to ROCK Chase! Chase fires fast hands, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! ROLLING- BACK ELBOW from Chase! Chase cravats but Konosuke powers out! Chase blocks a shot to C-TRIGGER! Then he avoids the boot to I HATE YOUR FACE KNEE! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Chase stays on him.
Chase wrenches and hammerlocks, but Konosuke ducks High Noon to spin Chase for a BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Konosuke roars as he rises, and then he gator rolls Chase into a suplex! Chase fights the rest, then bails out! Chase hobbles around the way but Konosuke pursues! HELLUVA KICK against the railing! Konosuke then brings Chase around to APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans rally as Chase crawls, but Konosuke drags him back outside, for another APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans cheer while Konosuke shoves Chase inside, but Yujiro gets a PIMP CANE CHEAP SHOT on Konosuke!
The fans boo Tokyo Pimp as he puts Konosuke in, the ref none the wiser! Konosuke drags himself up at the ropes, but Chase runs up for C-TRIGGER! Then he wrenches, hammerlocks, and HIGH NOON LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! The fans cheer as Konosuke survives! Chase is frustrated but he drags Konosuke up and tucks him in! But Konosuke wrenches free, slips around, only for Chase to grab the ref! Konosuke can’t suplex them both, and Chase sends Konosuke into the ref! The fans boo but now Yujiro storms in so he can stomp away on Konosuke! Yujiro then sets Konosuke up for Chase, but SHOTA UMINO is here!
Shota DECKS Chase, then ROCKS and ROLLING ELBOWS Yujiro! The fans cheer as The Roughneck has evened things up for The Alpha! Shota even cheers Konosuke on, only for the rest of the House to attack! Sho, Kanemaru, Ren, and Dick all stomp Shota, but Konosuke hurries to shield his ally! And then HONTAI rushes out here! Wolf, Yano, Yoh, Wato & Tiger Mask all go after The House! They’ve all got their match later tonight, so this ends up a rather interesting warm-up! The fans cheer as Hontai drags The House out of the ring, and even gets Don Fale, to then gather them all at the ramp side!
The fans cheer Konosuke as he builds speed, and Konosuke FLIES! Air Alpha brings down The House! The fans cheer again as Konosuke gets Chase in the ring while Hontai takes the rest of the House to the back! And we’ve finally hit ten minutes! Konosuke checks on the ref, and then deadlifts him into the ring. The fans cheer, but Chase is up to something! Konosuke ducks the punch, BLUE THUNDER- SPUR KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Chase hides the evidence quickly. Chase vows to end it now, and he drags Konosuke back up. C-TRIGGER POINT BLANK! Then he brings Konosuke around to tuck him in!
Chase lifts for LAST TES- NO, Konosuke fights the lift, BACKDROPS, but Chase sunset flips! Konosuke rolls through, WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Konosuke then aims from a corner, WAGAMAMA KNEE AGAIN!! Konosuke then hauls Chase up for RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (still NJPW World Television Champion)
The House of Torture tried and failed to cheat this one away, this is still The Alpha Show! But wait, the lights go down! A video on the tron shows that same mysterious man in suit and mask from last time. He walks into the backstage area of this very arena, but who is it? Where are they going? What do they want? Wait, now they’re IN THE RING! And they CLOBBER Konosuke with some big satchel! WHO IS THIS?! They take off the mask, and IT’S SANADA! The Cold-Blooded Snake is STILL in NJPW! And he drags Konosuke right up for the DEADFALL!! Sanada leaves with a word, but his intent is now clear. Will he make himself the star of NJPW World?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico!
The Ichiban Sweet Boys only just took these titles back, but they’re already putting them back on the line! Will the Sniper of the Skies & Japanese Young Punk outdraw The Rogue Luchador & The Talisman? Or will these titles soon go internacional?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which team is truly mighty!
The teams sort out, and Despy starts against Fujita. The bell rings, and the fans cheer as the two go forehead to forehead. They both talk some trash, Despy slaps Fujita around, but Fujita shoves Despy. Fujita eggs Despy on, Despy fires the fans up, then he CHOPS! Fujita snarls and fires the fans up, then CHOPS in return! The CHOPS go back and forth, faster and faster, harder and harder! The fans cheer as they CHOP and CHOP and CHOP, but then Despy says stop! Despy ROCKS Fujita, CHOPS him again and again, then eggs him on! Fujita swings, but Despy ducks to headlock. Fujita powers out but Despy reverses!
Despy drops down, then hurdles, but into Fujita’s DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Fujita says he’s smarter than that. Fujita drags Despy over but Despy gets away before the tag. The fans rally as Despy drops back to an open corner. Eagles says Despy can go on and tag Mistico, that’s who Eagles wants to face. Despy dry heaves as he tries to catch his breath, then tags in Mistico. The fans cheer as Mistico steps to Eagles, and Eagles pie faces him. Mistico CHOPS, Eagles CHOPS, and now they CHOP back and forth! The fans rally as they’re already fast ‘n’ furious! Mistico says look! Then he SOBATS! And front kicks!
Mistico whips but Eagles reverses to go up and around for the arm-drag! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Eagles hurdles to then RANA! Mistico tumbles but rises up, only for Eagles to WHEEL KICK! The fans cheer while Eagles walks over to Mistico. Eagles kicks Mistico in the back, then stands him up to CHOP! Mistico wrenches and whips but Mistico grabs the ropes. Eagles kicks Mistico’s leg, then whips, but Mistico still blocks. Eagles KICKS the leg, then whips, but Mistico handsprings! Eagles dodges but Mistico comes back to springboard RANA! The fans cheer as Mistico then blocks a chop to CHOP!
Mistico knuckle locks, then goes up, up, steadies himself, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! The fans cheer while Eagles tumbles, and Mistico tags Despy back in. Mistico kicks Eagles before he and Despy double whip for DOUBLE ELBWOS! Then they roll Eagles to whip again, DOUBLE BOOTS! They shake hands and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fujita runs up, but into a mule kick and HAYMAKER! The luchadores double whip Fujita corner to corner, then Mistico sends Despy in. Fujita dodges to RANA Mistico! Despy kicks low, runs, but Fujita trips him! Eagles KICKS, Fujita SENTONS, then Eagles basement DROPKICKS!
Mistico is back but the Sweet Boys DOUBLE ELBOW, then split the wishbone! The fans cheer while Eagles goes to Despy. Eagles stands Despy up, puts him in the corner, then both Sweet Boys dig their boots in. The ref counts, the Sweet Boys stop, and Eagles tags Fujita. The fans rally as Fujita wrenches and whips Despy to the open corner, and CHOPS! Despy is stinging as Fujita snapmares then runs, PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Despy is tougher than that but Fujita tags Eagles back in. Eagles ELBOW DROPS on the knee, then pulls on the leg for a toehold! Despy endures, claws at Eagles, then crawls back to the ROPEBREAK!
Eagles lets go, but he traps the leg for a TWIST! Fujita tags in, he brings Despy around to CLUB him on the back. The fans rally as Fujita suplexes Despy up and over! Cover, TWO! Despy is still tougher than that but Fujita stays cool. Fujita stomps Despy, brings him up, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Eagles but Despy ELBOWS Fujita down while Eagles BLASTS Mistico! Despy fires off forearms on Eagles but Eagles DROPKICKS the legs out! The fans rally as Eagles then winds up and KICKS Despy! And KICKS! And KICKS! Despy eggs Eagles on, so Eagles runs the ropes, only for Despy to block the kick!
Eagles fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then avoids a boot to KNEE low. Eagles whips but Despy reverses for a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Despy crawls his way over to hot tag Mistico! Mistico springboards to CROSSBODY! Fujita kicks Mistico, the Sweet Boys double whip, but Mistico ducks their double elbow to springboard and DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Mistico keeps going, and he handsprings through the double hip toss to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Then Mistico runs up, slips around, and shoves Fujita into Eagles! Mistico 619s Eagles down! Then he springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Fujita!
The fans cheer as Mistico keeps going, and he FLIP RANAS Eagles! Eagles tumbles while the fans rally behind Mistico. Mistico runs up, but Eagles sidesteps, only for Mistico to springboard and CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Mistico hurries to LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Eagles has to check. The fans rally again as Mistico hurries after Eagles. Mistico hushes the fans, and winds up to GAMANGIRI! Eagles wobbles, but Mistico puts him up top. Mistico rallies the fans again before running corner to corner. Mistico goes up, up, but Eagles fires body shots! Mistico falls and Eagles WARP- NO, Mistico dodges!
Mistico runs, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! But Eagles rolls it into a ghost pin! TWO, and Eagles rolls, schoolboy bridge! TWO and the fans cheer again! Eagles SOBATS, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and both men are down again! Eagles crawls his way over, hot tag to Fujita! Fujita runs up on Mistico, and he CHOPS! Then he snapmares Mistico to go up and out! The fans rally as Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit and Fujita covers, TWO! Mistico survives and the fans fire up, but Fujita vows to end this now. Fujita brings Mistico up, suplexes, but Mistico slips free. Mistico spins Fujita but Fujita ROCKS Mistico! Fujita runs, but Mistico SUPERKICKS him down!
The fans rally as both men crawl. Mistico hot tags Despy! Despy RUNS Fujita over, then scoops to SLAM! Despy hurries to suplex for the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Despy stays on him. The fans rally up as Despy gut wrenches, GUITARRA- NO, Fujtia slips free! Despy REAR HEADBUTTS, but runs into a drop toehold! Fujita ties up the legs, NEMOS SPECIAL! Despy reaches out, but Fujita grabs his arms! The fans rally as Despy resists, powers up, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Fujita lets go in frustration but he hurries to waistlock. Deadlift- NO, Despy fights the German Suplex and reaches fo rropes!
Fujita drags Despy back, but Despy ELBOWS free! Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Despy SPINEBUSTERS! And then high stack, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER! Fujita scrambles, Mistico runs in and intercepts Eagles! MISTI- NO, Eagles turns it into an ASAI DDT! Eagles then SUPERKICKS Despy down! The fans rally up as Eagles stands Despy up. Despy BODY BLOWS and HAYMAKERS! Despy whips, Eagles reverses, but Despy grabs ropes. Despy DUMPS Eagles out, then builds speed! But Eagles GAMANGIRIS first! Fujita goes up, up, and SUPER CANNONBALLS! Down goes Despy and the fans fire up!
But Mistico builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit into Fujita at the ramp! Mistico helps Despy stand, but Eagles DIVES! The fans fire up as Eagles wipes the luchadores out at the ramp! Eagles & Fujita get Despy in the ring, then they rally the fans. Fujita feeds Despy to the scoop, SWEET BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans fire up again! Fujita vows to end this now, and the Sweet Boys drag Despy up again. The fans rally as the Sweet Boys double torture rack, but Despy fights it! Despy flips through, SHOVES Eagles into Fujita, then Mistico runs up! He gets the boost for the DOUBLE SHOTGUN!
The Sweet Boys bail out, Mistico DIVES to take Eagles out again! Despy DIVES onto Fujita and they both crash into railing!! The fans fire up again as all four men are down around ringside! A ring count starts as the four men stir. We pass 5 of 20, then 10, but no one has even sat up! We hit 15 and the fans rally even harder! Despy stands, roars, and he puts Fujita in at 18! Despy hurries to then gut wrench and GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO! Fujita survives but Despy wags his finger. The fans rally up again as Despy brings Fujita up. Despy drags Fujita up, underhooks, but Fujita wrenches out. Fujita CHOPS, but Despy KNEES low!
Despy whips Fujita, Fujita reverses, and GAMANGIRI! Both men are down again as the fans continue to rally! Fujita roars, and he vows to finally end it. Fujita drags Despy up, brings him around, and suplexes, only for Despy to fight it! Despy RAMS Fujita to a corner, then ROCKS him! Despy hoists Fujita up top, then goes up to join him! The fans rally as Despy goes for the very top, but Fujita bends his fingers. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy down, but Mistico runs up to GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI again! The fans fire up as Mistico now climbs the corner. Mistico clinches Fujita as they go to the very top, SUPER SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up again as Eagles springboards in! Mistico dodges, but Eagles comes back, DESTROYER! Despy runs up, Eagles dodges to ROUNDHOUSE, SUPERKICK, and PELE! But Despy rebounds to SPEAR! All four men are down in the ring now as the fans fire back up!
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi may have failed to take the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, and the big man from Kazakhstan may have failed to take the NEVER Openweight Championship, they still stand together as trios champions. But will these titles still belong to Bishamon & BARS? Or will Ospreay lead the Dominator & Mauler to victory for the United Empire?
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi!
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NJPW PPV Results
Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/3/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night One!
Is El Idolo ready for another round with the Gene Blast?
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one sees Yota Tsuji once again defend the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Andrade El Idolo!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Toru Yano, YOH & Master Wato VS Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Taisei Nakahara; Yano, Yoh & Wato win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Tomoaki Honma & Masatora Yasuda; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 8 Man Tag: Yuya Uemura, Taichi, El Desperado & Mistico VS TMDK; Yuya, Taichi, Desperado & Mistico win.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino VS Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi; Konosuke & Shota win.
- 10 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- Aaron Wolf VS Don Fale; Wolf wins.
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Ren Narita VS Boltin Oleg; Ren wins and retains the title.
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Andrade El Idolo; Andrade wins and becomes the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
NEVER Openweight Championship: Ren Narita VS Boltin Oleg!
The House of Torture stole this title from Aaron Wolf, but the big man from Kazakhstan is looking to free it again! Will the Souled Out Son of Strong Style be put behind BARS? Or will he find another way to stack the deck?
But of course, the House has to attack from behind! The fans boo as Ren CLUBS Oleg and Dick Togo uses the SPOILER CHOKER! But then Oleg BOOTS Ren away, hauls Dick up, but Ren kicks low! Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes, whips, but Oleg reverses to send Ren hard into to the railing! The fans cheer as Oleg puts Ren in the ring, and the ref rings the bell! This is on record now as Oleg RUNS Ren over! Oleg whips Ren to ropes, Ren reverses, but Oleg CLOBBERS Ren! The fans cheer as Ren tumbles out! Dick checks on Ren, as does the ref. Oleg storms out the side, then storms over, but Dick attacks again! Oleg isn’t even bothered!
Dick cowers and calls for the ref. The ref reprimands Dick for even getting close to Oleg. But this distraction lets Ren JAM Oleg with a chair! And SMACK him down! The fans boo more while Oleg writhes, but Ren stalks him around the way. Ren stands Oleg up, then whips Oleg hard into railing! Oleg writhes again, clutching his arm, but Ren stands him up to wrench and wristlock. Ren then brings Oleg out into the crowd, CLUBS away on the arm, then lines up a shot. Ren whips and BOWLS Oleg into chairs! STRIKE! The fans rally for Oleg while he’s down on the floor, but Ren leaves him behind to roll into the ring.
The ring count climbs while Ren catches his breath. Oleg rises at 6 of 20, hobbles his way over, and rolls in at 12. Ren is right on Oleg with a whip and NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives but Ren drags him back up. Ren wrenches the arm and bends the fingers before hitting an ELBOW BREAKER! Ren wrenches for another ELBOW BREAKER! Oleg drops to his knees but Ren wrenches the arm again. Ren hammerlocks the arm and RAMS it into bare buckles! Dick helped pull off the House Special! Ren drags Oleg up, clamps onto the arm, but Oleg stays up. Ren puts Oleg in a corner but the ref counts. Ren lets go at 4, but snapmares Oleg into the corner.
Ren goes outside, he CLAWS Oleg’s face, then bends the bad arm against the crossbar! The fans boo and the ref counts, but Ren lets go at 4. Oleg clutches his elbow while Ren grins an evil grin. Ren stalks Oleg, stomps him around, then eggs him on. Oleg rises up but Ren kicks him. Oleg ROCKS Ren with the good arm! And ROCKS him again, and again, and again! Ren wrenches the bad arm to another ELBOW BREAKER! Ren wraps the bad arm around ropes, stops as the ref counts, but Dick HOTSHOTS the arm in the distraction! Ren hits as FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans rally for Oleg as he fights around.
Oleg high stacks Ren, then deadlifts for a POWERBOMB! The fans cheer while both men are down! Oleg rises first and the fans rally behind him. Oleg drags Ren up, but Ren fights the gut wrench to have the bad arm! ELBOW BREAKER! Ren RAMS shoulders with Oleg, RAMS again, then whips, but Oleg reverses to BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Oleg rises again! Oleg drags Ren up with the gut wrench, for the Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW! Oleg kips up, the fans fire up, and Oleg shakes out the bad arm. Oleg runs corner to corner but Ren dodges! Ren runs up, but Oleg scoops! And he THROWS Ren again!
Oleg runs, runs, and BOLTIN PRESS! Cover, TWO! Ren survives but the fans rally behind Oleg again. Oleg storms over to Ren, drags him up, and reels him in, only for Ren to fight the lift. Oleg CLUBS Ren, but Ren CHOKES Oleg! Oleg breaks free to CHOP Ren! Oleg winds up, but Ren uses the ref as a shield! Oleg stops short, helps Marty Asami duck, and then he CHOPS Ren after all! Ren complains to the ref, but blocks a kick! Ren hands it to the ref so he can hit an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans rally for Oleg as he powers right out! Both men rise up, and Oleg runs at Ren, only for Ren to DUMP him out!
Ren kicks Oleg, grabs a chair, and he puts the chair around the arm! Dick distracts the ref while Ren- NO, Oleg blocks the Pillmanizing! Oleg ROCKS Ren, then CHAIR LARIATS! The fans fire up as the “Chairiat” takes Ren down! Oleg kicks the chair away, then drags Ren up. The fans cheer as Oleg puts Ren in the ring, then storms over to him. Oleg drags Ren up, gut wrenches again, for more Shake, Shake, Shake, and the DOCTOR- NO! Ren fights the bomb! Ren is free but he flounders to a corner. Oleg runs up to SPLASH! Then Oleg torture racks, but Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes! Ren whips Oleg into the ref!
Ren CLAWS Oleg’s face, then Yoshinobu Kanemaru appears! The fans boo as the Heel Master kicks Oleg down! Kanemaru uncorks his whiskey bottle to take a big swig! Kanemaru aims, but Oleg smothers the mist! Oleg fireman’s carries Kanemaru, but Dick runs in! Dick kicks Oleg but he doesn’t budge! Oleg then squeezes Kanemaru and the WHISKEY MIST hits Dick!! But Ren is up, only for Oleg to THROW Kanemaru onto him! The fans fire up for Oleg, and he calls to the ref before grabbing Ren’s legs. Oleg YANKS Ren right up, into the POWERBOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Ren survives the #BoltinBomb but the fans rally for Oleg!
Oleg grits his teeth, shakes out his bad arm, then torture racks Ren! Ren flails as Oleg bends him back! But now SHO is here! Sho distracts right as Ren TAPS! Oleg would’ve won! Oleg sees Sho, runs him off, but Sho eggs Oleg on. But then WOLF is here! The fans cheer as Aaron Wolf kicks Sho, then hauls him away! But then Ren kicks Oleg’s legs out, and has him in the GUILLOTINE! But Oleg powers up, powers out, and suplexes Ren! Ren slips free, kicks low and DOUBLE CROSSER! Cover, TWO!! Oleg survives and Ren is beside himself! The fans cheer Oleg on as he and Ren stir. Ren crawls to ropes, drags himself up, and vows to end this!
Ren climbs the corner, takes aim from up high, for HELL’S- NO, Oleg catches Ren for a SNAP KAMIKAZE!! But the bad arm holds him back! Oleg can’t make the cover as he clutches the shoulder in pain! The fans rally even harder as Oleg rises again. Oleg roars, drags Ren up, and fireman’s carries! VERDICT!! Ren flounders but Oleg makes the cover this time, ROPEBREAK!! Ren survives by fingertips, and Oleg is frustrated with his miscalculation. Oleg roars again, he brings Ren back up, and the fans cheer the fireman’s carry. But Ren grabs ropes! Oleg can’t pry Ren free, so he just goes up! But Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes!
The ref reprimands but Ren goes up, up, and SUPER ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Oleg flails, reaches out, but Ren pulls on the bad arm! The fans cheer as hard as they can for Oleg as he fights around! Oleg reaches out, but he’s still so far away! Oleg kicks, kicks, kicks, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Oleg survives by a literal foot! Ren drags Oleg up, brings him to the corner, and climbs up. Ren vows to end it now! DOWN TO DIE on the arm! DISARMER!! Oleg endures the mounted armbar, but then powers through, only to end up in an ARMBAR!! Ren puts on the pressure, but Oleg again powers up! Deadlift, but Kanemaru distracts the ref!!
DICK LOW BLOWS OLEG!! The ref misses all that, and Ren drags Oleg back down!! Oleg TAPS, Ren wins!!
Winner: Ren Narita, by submission (still NEVER Openweight Champion)
Another day, another way for Ren to cheat and steal this title away! Then the House stomps away on Oleg! Wolf returns to run them off, but he was not enough to even the odds during the match. Wolf grabs a mic to tell Ren, “What do you think you’re playing at? See if you can step on me one more time! Put that belt on the line and fight me! I promise to take back that title!” The Wolf has eyes on his prey, but will he huff ‘n’ puff and blow the House of Torture down? Or will they stack the deck too high for anyone to overcome?
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Andrade El Idolo!
What was meant to be former friends settling a grudge is now a second chance for a “Real Latino Man.” Gabe Kidd is hurt, so Andrade is back again, but will he redeem himself from the New Beginning in USA? Or will Gene Blast still be golden?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to give the formal introductions and raise the belt as we see if history repeats itself!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. The fans cheer on “YO~TA! YO~TA!” but Andrade ignores that as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Yota’s height becomes his leverage. Yota puts Andrade on the ropes, but lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and Andrade shakes it off. The two reset and circle again. They tie up, are in another deadlock, but Andrade pushes Yota to the ropes. Andrade lets off, but CHOPS! Yota CHOPS, but Andrade headlocks. Yota endures the grind, but Andrade hits a takeover. Yota headscissors, Andrade kips free, but Yota hits the takeover, only for Andrade to handspring through!
Andrade returns to RANA, but Yota handsprings through! The fans cheer as the two stare down again. They circle, feel things out, and tie up with knuckle locks. They go shoulder to shoulder but Andrade wrenches to headlock. Yota powers up but can’t power out as Andrade pulls hair! Yota powers up and out this time, but Andrade RUNS him over! The fans cheer, and Andrade runs, only for Yota to hurdle over. Andrade leaps over, Yota sidesteps, but Andrade springboards to CROSSBODY! Andrade then LARIATS Yota up and out! The fans fire up, and Andrade builds speed! But Yota slips in, dodges Andrade, and slips around to arm-drag!
Andrade bails out and now Yota builds speed! The fans cheer, but Andrade is back! Yota blocks the boot, but Andrade whips, only for Yota to reverse. Andrade goes tranquilo in the ropes! The fans cheer, but Yota nods and raises his own LIJ fist. Yota then BOOTS Andrade to the floor! Yota goes out after Andrade, puts him in the ring, and the fans rally again. Yota drags Andrade up, KNEES him low, then KNEES him again. Andrade fires elbows, swings, but into a half nelson! GUT BUSTER! The fans cheer while Andrade goes to a corner. Yota runs in for a STINGER SPLASH! Yota then climbs up, and the fans cheer as he rains down elbows!
Yota goes to nine, winds up, but Andrade YANKS Yota down before ten! Andrade then stomps away on Yota, drags him up, and scoops to SLAM! The fans cheer again while Andrade snarls. Andrade storms back over to Yota, drags him up, and snapmares. Andrade runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Andrade clamps onto Yota with a headlock and grinds him down. The fans rally as Yota endures, and Yota fights his way back up. But Andrade wrangles Yota down and puts on more pressure. The fans rally more as Yota keeps fighting around. Yota kicks his way forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer as Andrade lets go, but Yota coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Andrade grabs legs, and he stomps Yota in the stomach! Andrade looms over Yota, drags him back up, and puts him in the corner to CHOP! Yota is stinging, but also grinning! Yota eggs Andrade on, so the gloves literally come off! Andrade CHOPS Yota! The fans cheer and Yota keeps smiling! Andrade says uno mas, or perhaps moikai, and he kicks instead! Andrade wags his finger, then ROCKS Yota! Andrade whips corner to corner, then runs up, but Yota puts him on the apron! But Andrade blocks the enzigiri to put Yota in the Tree of Woe!
Andrade goes up, WOE STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives but Andrade says it was that close. Andrade then drags Yota up in the corner, ROCKS him with forearm after forearm, but Red Shoes reprimands. Andrade backs off, but he rallies the fans as he goes corner to corner and back again, CIEN- NO, Yota ducks the knees to sunset flip! TWO, and Andrade ROCKS Yota! Yota ROCKS Andrade! They go forearm for forearm, then Andrade CHOPS! And CHOPS! Andrade runs, but Yota scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans cheer while both men are down! The fans rally again, and Yota rises first. Yota is grinning again, he’s enjoying this.
Yota stands Andrade up to CHOP! Andrade wobbles, then drops to a knee, but Yota stands him up again. Yota CHOPS again, then brings Andrade around. Yota winds up, but Andrade blocks and CHOPS! And CHOPS! Andrade runs, but Yota ELBOWS him! And CHOPS! Yota roars, runs, but Andrade catches him on the second rope for the INVERTED SPANISH FLY! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! The fans rally as both men stir, and Andrade stands first. Andrade brings Yota up, and snap suplexes! But that’s just Uno Amigo! Andrade suplexes again, but Yota slips out! Yota waistlocks but Andrade ELBOWS free!
Andrade runs up but into a BOOT! Andrade comes back, but into another BOOT! Yota goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Yota keeps going, tilt-o-whirls and arm-drags again! Andrade tumbles out of the ring but the fans rally behind Yota as he builds speed! And this time, Yota DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans cheer as Yota stands tall going up the ramp. Yota goes back for Andrade, brings him back to the ring, and the fans applaud. Yota aims as Andrade rises, and he runs corner to corner for the GENE TRIGGER! Yota hauls Andrade up top, then climbs up to join him! The fans rally as Yota sets up for the SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!
Andrade survives but Yota just keeps on him! Yota has the legs but Andrade resists the turnover. Andrade BOOTS Yota away, but Yota storms back up. Yota reels Andrade in, but Andrade hits a snap suplex! Then another, that’s Dos Amigos! Yota fights the third, but Andrade dodges the lariat to then FLYING FOREARM! Both men are down again and the fans rally back up! Yota crawls to a corner, but Andrade pounds the mat. The fans clap along, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner and back again, CIEN KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade drags Yota to a drop zone, then goes up the corner!
The fans rally as Andrade DROPDOWN MOONSAULTS, into BOOTS! Yota then has Andrade in the ropes for a KICK! Yota goes from the corner, but Andrade manages a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans are stunned as Yota hits apron then the floor! Daiki Nagai fans Yota off, but Andrade TRIANGLE JUMP TORNILLOS! Down goes Yota and the fans fire up again! Andrade snarls, then brings Yota up and into the ring. Andrade climbs up, up, and MOONSAULT DOUBLES! Cover, TWO! Andrade is surprised, but he can’t help but smile. The fans rally more and more as Andrade brings Yota up, and underhooks!
Yota fights The Message, RAMS Andrade into a corner, but then Andrade hoists Yota up top! Andrade CHOPS again, then climbs up after Yota. Andrade brings Yota up, up, and SUPER DUPER PLEXES!! And then he just rolls through! That’s just Uno Amigo! Then a snap suplex for Dos Amigos! And then- ORANGE CRUSH from Yota!! Cover, TWO!! Still no third amigo but both men are down again! The fans rally even harder as Yota drags himself to the ropes. Yota nods, and even manages a smile. He uses this energy to rise again! Yota brings Andrade up, then goes up the corner! MARLOWE- NO, Andrade is after him again!
Yota fights the Spanish Fly, Andrade fires body shots of his own, but Yota kicks the legs out! Andrade dangles, Yota adjusts, DRAPING MARLOWE CRUSH! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade goes to the apron but Yota follows him outside. Yota stands Andrade up, but Andrade fires an elbow! Yota fires a forearm, Andrade fires back, and the two brawl on the edge. Yota laughs, then GENE TRIGGER! And then RANA to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for that wild gamble of an attack! Yota roars as he rises and the fans are with him! Yota drags Andrade up, brings him around, and POSTS him!
Yota pushes Andrade to the apron, then steps back inside. Yota climbs the corner, brings Andrade up to join him, but Andrade fires hands. Yota CLUBS away on Andrade, but Andrade fights the clinch! Andrade looks to the outside?! Yota fights the suplex to go to the very top! And he brings Andrade up, SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans cheer, but Yota isn’t done with him! Yota stands Andrade up, pump handles, but Andrade fights with elbows! Yota ROCKS Andrade in the back! Yota back suplexes, but Andrade lands out! Yota mule kicks, runs, and LARIATS! Andrade stays standing!?
Andrade SHOVES Yota, eggs him on, so Yota runs, and he avoids the Shadow Elbow! GENE TRIGGER! Then the pump handle, the lift, and the SILVER LINING SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives again but Yota powers up! The fans cheer as Yota hits his three point stance and waits on Andrade. Andrade rises, Yota runs in, GENE- SHADOW ELBOW!!! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Red Shoes checks both men, they’re both still in this, so a standing count begins! Both men are still down at 5 of 10 while the fans rally harder and harder. They’re still down at 7! At 8! Both men sit up at 9! But then they flop back over!
Red Shoes lets the match continue from here, as we’re already 25 minutes deep. Andrade and Yota sit up again, and they stare down as they rise up. Andrade eggs Yota on, so Yota winds up to CHOP! Andrade wobbles, but he walks that one off. The fans rally as Andrade winds up to CHOP! The sweat is seen flying off Yota, then he drops to his knees! And yet, Yota grins again! Yota stands back up, winds up, and CHOPS! The favor has been returned as Andrade is now stinging. Andrade stands back up, and he nods before he CHOPS! Yota drops to his knees, then falls back! But he gets up quickly enough as the fans rally again.
Yota storms up, winds up, and CHOPS! Andrade’s chest is getting red, as is Yota’s, but Andrade- YOTA HEADBUTTS! Yota changes things on Andrade, then reels him in! POWER- SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO and Yota has it! TWO and Andrade has it! TWO, Yota has it again, TWO! Andrade dodges, springboards, into a GENE BLASTER!!! Cover, TWO?!? Andrade survives the anti-air attack but Yota crawls his way to the corner. Yota loads up but he demands Andrade stand again! Andrade rises, Yota runs in, GENE- NO, Andrade hurdles over! Then he rolls Yota up, and deadlifts for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!!
Andrade drags Yota up, underhooks, but Yota defies the Message! So Andrade hammerlocks, LA SOMBRA DDT!! Cover, TWO?!? Yota survives and Andrade is beside himself, but the fans are thunderous! Andrade rises, he vows to end this, and he underhooks Yota. Yota fights The Message, but Andrade powers up! Andrade shifts, for a TIGER DESTROYER!! Then Andrade hauls Yota up to the corner, still underhooking the arms! But Yota NORTHERN LIGHTS! Double cover, TWO!! Yota clinches, BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP!! The Gene Combination hits as we hit 30 minutes! Then Yota hits the JUMBO PLEX!!
Yota drags Andrade by the legs, then fires up as he turns Andrade! BOSTON CRAB!! The fans are thunderous as Andrade endures! Andrade reaches out but Yota drags him to center! Yota sits deep on the hold, but Andrade still fights! Andrade scrambles his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans are thunderous as Yota lets go in frustration. Yota and Andrade sit up, and Yota still smiles. The fans rally behind Yota as he brings Andrade up and places him up top. Yota climbs up behind Andrade, then dragon sleepers! The fans rally as Andrade fires elbows! Andrade turns around, and he has the facelock, DDT on the post?!?
Andrade falls to the floor but that’s the lesser of the damage! He hurries back inside, he hauls Yota back up, for THE MESSAGE!!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!!
Winner: Andrade El Idolo, by pinfall (NEW IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion)
An instant classic and an absolute shocker at the same time as Andrade has his revenge! Yota went from two belts to none, what will his journey of redemption look like?
As for Andrade, Tanahashi presents him with the belt, and Andrade holds it high. This is not only a win for the United Empire, but a win for AEW and the Don Callis Family. Andrade grabs a mic to say, “I did it.” The fans applaud, and Andrade continues by saying, “I wanna say thank you. Yota Tsuji is good, he’s an amazing talent, but Andrade El Idolo was better tonight.” The fans applaud again, and Andrade says he knows many know he is an AEW talent, but this title is NJPW’s. So Andrade will now officially be working in both companies, both companies are in his blood. And he wants to thank everyone here in Japan for watching.
Andrade says he now has a question, and it is a simple one: Who wants to challenge him? The fans applaud, and Andrade drops the mic. Andrade holds up the belt again, but wait! Stepping out in a nice suit is Drilla Moloney. But then Shota Umino is also here, still in ring gear. Andrade likes where this is going as the two challengers talk on stage. 44 Caliber and Roughneck both go to the ring, and Andrade asks if they heard what he said. So Drilla wants this title? And Shota wants it, too? Then he has an idea.
If they want this title, HIS title, why not this just be a Triple Threat for the Global Heavyweight Championship? Just say where, when, and what time. Then The RRRREAL~ Latino Man will be there! The fans cheer as Andrade is already raising the bar on this belt! Andrade says just call and he’ll be there. Andrade tells the fans, “Arigato!” The fans cheer, but will Andrade regret stacking the odds for his first defense? When and where will we see this shootout happen?
My Thoughts:
A great start to the Wrestling Dontaku double event, and quite the surprising result for the main event. While House of Torture shenanigans were 1000% expected for Narita VS Oleg, that was still a great match. But at the same time, as great as Oleg is, he was not going to become a TRIPLE champion between the NJPW Strong and both NEVER Openweight titles. Aaron Wolf stepping up to Ren is good stuff, but seriously, can Tanahashi use his authority to put ringside bans up? It’s actually bad kayfabe logic from management to not see that as an option.
But as I was saying, amazing main event, and Yota losing is pretty wild. I suppose even if this was Yota Tsuji VS Gabe Kidd, Gabe winning would’ve worked in story, too, positioning this title as a crossover title between NJPW and AEW. Yota’s story of making a comeback will be an intriguing one. Perhaps he uses the G1 Climax as his road back. As for Andrade being up for the Triple Threat with Shota and Drilla, that’s pretty cool, too. I don’t see Andrade losing his first defense, but a Triple Threat is a classic way to keep all parts strong no matter the result.
My Score: 8.9/10
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