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Mitchell’s NJPW Super Jr. Tag League Results & Report! (10/26/23)
Time for Round 4!
Who gets (un)lucky in the fourth round?
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions have already lost once this Super Junior Tag League, can Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney keep from losing again? Or will they end up tranquilo against Los Ingobernables de Japon?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma VS Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima; Makabe & Honma win.
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan; Shota & Narita win.
- Six Man Tag: Chaos VS The House of Torture; Chaos wins.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC; Intergalactic Jet Setters win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Catch 2/2; Catch 2/2 wins.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Sho & Kanemaru win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Bushi & Titan VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Connors & Moloney win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita; Wato & Desperado win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current 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
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Intergalactic Jet Setters VS Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC!
Kushida & Kevin Knight got the biggest win so far in the tournament when they pinned the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions! Will they be unstoppable all the way to the finals? Or can the Funky Weapon & “The Eternal” Dylan Kyle Cox manage to slow them down?
The teams sort out and Taguchi starts against Kushida. The fans rally as the two circle and Taguchi avoids Kushida’s shoot in. They knuckle lock, go around, clinch, and then Kushida facelocks. Taguchi fights back to a clinch, goes to fireman’s carry but Kushida rolls through that. Kushida wants an arm but Taguchi fights that to go for a leg. Kushida slips free and Taguchi tries the leg guard. Kushida stays back, but Taguchi shoots in to get an arm then the drop toehold. Kushida stays up and lateral presses, but Taguchi gets up quickly. Kushida is after the arm, Taguchi rolls but can’t get free as Kushida shifts around.
Kushida wants the chinbar but Taguchi wrenches. Kushida wrenches back so Taguchi rolls and wrenches again. Kushida flips to kick Taguchi away, and the fans cheer the standoff. Knight and DKC tag in and fans rally as the kouhai circle. Knight tries the leg guard like Kushida but DKC waistlocks. Knight switches, DKC trips him and has the leg, but Knight reels DKC in. Fans applaud as Knight has the headlock and takeover. DKC moves around, headscissors and even hooks an arm. Knight moves side to side and then hops and hops to get free! Fans cheer as Knight has the headlock back on.
DKC keeps his shoulders up, fights to his feet, and waistlocks. Knight switches, DKC rolls to have the leg! Knight stays up, slips fere of the grapevine, but DKC wheelbarrows and arm-drags! Knight comes back, DKC gets around but Knight fights the crucifix takedown. DKC shifts to sunset flip, TWO! But DKC drags Knight into the crucifix! Knight fights, rocks and rolls, then fireman’s carries DKC! But DKC slips free of the swing! Knight UPPERCUTS DKC down! Fans applaud this exchange, and Knight wrenches an arm. Tag to Kushida and he goes up to AX HANDLE the arm! Kushida wrenches but DKC fires forearms!
Knight storms in, DKC CHOPS him but Knight knees low! Knight whips, DKC reverses, but Kushida gives him the BOOST! Direct hit with the crossbody! Knight then scoops DKC to SLAM him! And SPLASH! Taguchi runs in but into a scoop and SLAM! Kushida hops on, “SUPER MARIO~!” SPLASH! Kushida covers but Taguchi isn’t legal. Kushida drags DKC up, bumps him off buckles, then stomps him down. Kushida CHOPS DKC, then wrenches to snapmare. Kushida steps over to drop knees on the arm! Tag to Knight and he brings DKC up by that arm. Knight wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER, then a snapmare.
Knight runs to SLIDING SHOULDER! Cover, Taguchi breaks it! Knight brings DKC up, wrenches an arm, then he tags Kushida. Knight puts DKC in a corner, the arm is wrapped around the rope, and Kushida KICKS it! Kushida keeps on DKC with an armlock but the fans rally. DKC fights up, throws body shots, but Kushida KICKS him down! Tag to Knight and he taunts DKC. Knight brings DKC up, wrenches and UPPERCUTS the arm! Another wrench, another UPPERCUT! Another wrench, but DKC ROCKS Knight! Knight wrenches, DKC ROCKS him! Knight wrenches, DKC fires a flurry of forearms!
Fans rally, Knight DECKS DKC! Knight drags DKC up, swings but misses, and DKC DROPKICKS Knight down! Fans fire up as both men are down! They crawl for their corners, but then Knight reaches for DKC. Too late, hot tag to Taguchi! HIP ATTACK for Knight! HIP ATTACK for Kushida! Fans fire up with Taguchi and he HIP ATTACKS Knight at the ropes! Then Kushida! Then back to Knight! One more for Kushida! Taguchi slides out to APRON HIP Knight! Fans cheer and Taguchi springboards to MISSILE HIP Knight down! Cover, TWO! Taguchi keeps cool and he drags Knight up. Knight breaks free, ducks the haymaker and hits an atomic drop!
Wait, Knight’s knee gets hurt by those buns of steel! Taguchi then runs to dropkick Knight’s legs out! Taguchi grabs a leg for OH MY GAH ANKLE! Knight scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi leans on the leg but lets off as the ref reprimands. Taguchi stomps the leg, brings Knight up, and suplexes. Knight slips free, but Taguchi mule kicks. Kushida sneaks a tag as Knight reverse the whip! They bypass, but Taguchi avoids the dropkick to SLIDING HIP! Kushida runs in, Taguchi waistlocks but Kushida elbows free. Kushida runs, Taguchi follows, but Kushida gets around to waistlock. Taguchi elbows free, but fakes Kushida out on the run!
Kushida rebounds into Taguchi’s HIP ATTACK! Fans fire up and Taguchi hot tags DKC! DKC whips Kushida to DROPKICK! DKC fires up for “D K FIRE!” He clinches and CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP! Fans fire up, but Knight gets in! So DKC gives him some CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP! DKC CHOPS Knight down, then runs to SOMERSAULT SENTON! But Kushida spins DKC to ROCK him! The Jet Setters double whip but get the DK CANNONBALL! Fans fire up as Taguchi returns. Taguchi whips DKC in at Kushida, big back body block! Taguchi adds his HIP ATTACK!
Taguchi calls his shot and scoops Kushida while DKC climbs. SUPER DK FIRE! Cover, TWO!! Kushida survives, Knight TOSSES Taguchi out. Knight whips DKC but DKC RAN- NO! Knight blocks the rana to get DKC up! DKC slips free, ducks ‘n ‘dodges, and tries again, BIG RANA! Fans fire up and Taguchi returns. Taguchi & DKC power up, and they unleash the PUNCH SANDWICH! They punch and punch and punch Kushida from all sides until he falls! Taguchi & DKC then bring Kushida up to double whip, but he slides out! Knight springboards in to DOUBLE FLYING LARIAT! Fans fire up as Knight shows his own karate skills.
Kushida coordinates with Knight, they CLOTHESLINE ENZIGURI COMBO on DKC! Knight then PLANCHAS Taguchi! Kushida PENALTY KICKS DKC’s arm! But DKC URAKENS! DKC whips, Kushida handsprings to BACK ELBOW! Fans fire up as Kushida jumps on, HOVERBOARD!!! DKC taps, Jet Setters win!
Winners: Intergalactic Jet Setters, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi & DKC earn 0)
The Jet Setters are leading the way with six points! Will they be the ones to reach the destination that is the tournament finals? Can Taguchi & DKC come up with a winning game plan for next time?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Catch 2/2!
Japones Del Mal & The Blue Playmaker are having a horrible time of it at 0-3, but TJP is in rough shape himself. Is this the chance Douki & Taka need to get on the board? Or can Public Enemy & Nova Fireball still pull out a win?
The teams sort out and despite all the tape on his neck, TJP insists. Akira says okay, and TJP starts against Douki. Fans rally up for TJP as he circles with Douki, and the two tie up. TJP waistlocks, Douki pries free to wrench and wristlock, but TJP rolls, spins, cartwheels and brings Douki down for the TWISTING RANA! But that hurts TJP’s neck, too! Fans rally but Douki headscissors back. Douki pushes up to put on pressure and TJP flails! TJP fights around, but he can’t headstand on the bad neck! TJP turns Douki over, traps legs with legs and powers out. Fans cheer as TJP sweeps and covers, ONE! TJP avoids the sweep to dropkick Douki!
Fans applaud, Akira tags in, and Catch 2/2 double whip. SOBAT, KICK, trip and SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO! Akira keeps on Douki with a turn and NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Akira drags Douki up, ROCKS him with forearms, then whips him corner to corner. Akira runs in but into a BOOT! Douki runs but into a mule kick! Akira runs, Douki dodges and springboards to BACK ELBOW! Douki BLASTS TJP for good measure before he tags Taka. Taka stomps Akira, then he and Douki double whip. They DOUBLE CHOP, then DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Then they flip Akira over, Camel Clutch and Taka runs to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO!
Taka drags Akira up, headlocks, and Taka holds on tight as Akira tries to power out. Akira tries again but Taka wrenches and headlocks for the takeover, then right into a headscissor necklock! Taka makes it a cover, TWO! Taka keeps on Akira with a facelock and some knees. Taka then SHINING WIZARDS in the corner! Tag to Douki and Taka BLASTS TJP! Douki trips Akira, ties up the legs and has the arms, to pull Akira up into a HANGING BUTTERFLY STRETCH! Akira endures, Taka keeps TJP back, but TJP powers through to stomp Douki down! Taka CLUBS TJP and tosses him out, then Douki drags Akira up.
Akira throws forearms but his arms are hurting. Douki CHOPS, runs, but Akira follows to wheelbarrow and victory roll, STOMP 182! Fans fire up while both men are down! Akira and Douki crawl, hot tag to TJP! TJP BOOTS Taka, then atomic drops Douki. TJP whips, Douki ducks ‘n’ dodges, but TJP hits a THESZ PRESS! TJP goes to a corner, he runs in at Douki, and he BACK ELBOWS! Fans fire up as TJP gives Douki the scrubbing! TJP then runs side to side to BOOT WASH! TJP pushes Douki out of the corner, climbs up top, FLYING FOREARM! Fans fire up with “T! J P!” as he aims again, and runs in to tilt-o-whirl and IRON OCTOPUS!
Douki endures so TJP shifts his hold, GROUND OCTOPUS! But Taka stomps him! Akira fires off on Taka but Taka ROCKS Akira! Taka waistlocks, Akira fights the lift, and then Akira ducks so TJP’s SUPERKICK hits Taka! Akira then PLANCHAS Taka down! TJP dodges Douki, and TORNADO DDTS! Fans fire up as TJP hurries up top. MAMBA- NO, TJP has to roll through as Douki dodges. Douki then spins TJP to pick him up in a Bow ‘n’ Arrow! Douki spins for the FACEBUSTER! And then ghost pin, TWO!! TJP survives but Douki has him for ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! TJP endures the Douki Chokey, which hurts more cuz of the bad neck!
TJP scoots back, btu Douki rolls him from ropes! But TJP slips free to step through! But Douki turns that into a cradle! TWO, and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES collide! Fans fire up while both men are down! TJP and Douki crawl, hot tags to Akira and Taka! Akira dodges Taka to ENZIGURI! Akira whips, Taka reverses but Akira RANAS! Fans fire up and Akira runs in at the corner to clothesline! Then he comes back, to UPPERCUT! Fans fire up with Akira as he goes up to second rope MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Akira stands Taka up, but Taka wrenches out of Speedfire! Akira ROCKS Taka then whips, but Taka reverses for a takedown! JUST FACELOCK!!
Akira scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets off, Akira fires forearms then runs, but Taka goes the other way to BOOT him down! Cover, TWO! Back to JUST FACELOCK! TJP runs in, Taka kicks the legs out, TRIANGLE HOLD! Douki is back, so Taka kicks TJP over to him, ITALIAN STRETCH!! Catch 2/2 endures stereo submissions! Akira scrambles again, ROPEBREAK! Taka pulls back once more before letting go. Douki lets TJP go, then he and Taka have Akira. Akira CHOPS and forearms them as fans rally up. Taka runs, into a BOOT HEADBUTT COMBO! Douki wheelbarrows Akira, Taka runs in but Akira BOOTS him!
TJP returns to SOBAT Douki! Then TJP PLANCHAS Douki on the outside! Akira runs in, Taka dodges to SUPER K! Scoop and- NO, Akira slips free, reels Taka in, SPEEDFIRE! Cover, TWO!! Taka survives but Akira rallies the fans. TJP joins in, they aim from the corners, 2 BY 2!! Cover, Catch 2/2 wins!
Winners: Catch 2/2, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Douki & Taka earn 0)
TJP & Akira rebound in a big way to break even here at 2-2. But will they be able to fight through the pain and grab those trophies? Will Douki & Taka ever get on the board after going 0-4 like this?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
#MUSAKO and the House of Torture are both going up with 2-1 records, but this one’s gonna be about the unending grudge between the two men that were Roppongi 3K. Will Direct Drive and his new partner tear down the House? Or will the Murder Machine & Heel Master once again ruin the fun for everyone else?
Sho gets the mic to talk trash on Yoh, but also on being back in Saitama. Sho didn’t like being here last time, he of course doesn’t like being here again, and the fans boo because the feeling is mutual. Yoh snatches the mic from Sho and says his partner’s the real trash! So yeah, their “friendship” shirt is still going on sale, ya bastard! Sho & Kanemaru attack! They even CHOKE Musashi & Yoh with those shirts before tearing them up. Sho stomps Yoh, Kanemaru stomps Musashi, and the ref rings the bell to get this on record. Sho throws Yoh out and Kanemaru CLUBS Musashi. The House boys double whip but Musashi crisscrosses them!
Musashi CHOPS Kanemaru, swings on Sho but Sho gets around. Musashi switches with Sho to shove him into Kanemaru! Then Musashi ENZIGURIS but Sho ducks! Sho snarls, drags Musashi up and ROCKS him with a forearm, then whips him to ropes. Musashi reverses, Yoh returns, they bypass, drop toehold and basement dropkick! Kanemaru runs in but into double hip tosses! Fans rally up for MUSAKO and Musashi drags Sho up. Yoh has Kanemaru, they wrench and knuckle lock, and they go to the corners! Fans cheer the STEREO SHINOBI WALK! But wait, Evil shows up to SHOVE Yoh down!
Fans boo as Yujiro gets away with the same on Musashi, all cuz of that damn Dick Togo! Sho stomps Musashi, Kanemaru drags Yoh out, and Kanemaru POSTS Yoh! Sho kicks Musashi out, CLUBS him on the back, then brings him over. Kanemaru SMACKS Yoh off the timekeeper’s table! Sho slides in to distract the ref, letting the rest of the House stomp Musashi! Fans boo but Evil puts Musashi back in for Sho. Cover, TWO! Sho is angry about the count but he tags in Kanemaru. Kanemaru scrapes his sole off Musashi’s face, then CHOKES him! The ref counts, Kanemaru lets off and brings Musashi up.
Kanemaru bumps Musashi off Sho’s boot, then Sho sits Musashi down so Kanemaru can BOOT him! Kanemaru slaps Musashi around, taunts him and stomps him, then stands him up. Musashi ROCKS Kanemaru! And ROCKS Sho! Musashi fights but Kanemaru claws his eyes! The ref reprimands, Sho tags in, and he stomps Musashi. Musashi goes to another corner, Sho stomps him and digs his boots in, but the ref counts. Sho lets go at 4 then tags Kanemaru. Sho drags Musashi up, puts him on ropes, and Kanemaru drags Musashi out to scoop and SLAM him on the floor! Evil taunts Musashi before Kanemaru puts him back in.
Kanemaru whips and back drops Musashi! Then he gets the legs for a BOSTON CRAB! The House goes after Yoh while Musashi endures! Fans rally up, Kanemaru sits deep on the hold, but Sho has Yoh in a chinlock to keep him down! Musashi still fights his way to the ROPEBREAK! Kanemaru lets go and fans cheer, but Dick gets a shot in as the ref is busy with everyone else! Kanemaru stomps Musashi, tags Sho, and they stomp away on Musashi. Sho stands on Musashi’s neck but the ref reprimands. Sho steps away, stomps Musashi some more, then Sho stalks Musashi while taunting Yoh.
Sho kicks Musashi around, fans rally up for him, but Sho just grins as he kicks Musashi more. Musashi glares up at Sho, stands and CHOPS! Sho snarls, Musashi CHOPS him again! Fans fire up as Musashi CHOPS again! Sho kicks back in anger! Sho suplexes, Musashi blocks it! They fight for control as the fans rally, and Musashi suplexes Sho! But Sho pulls hair! The ref reprimands and fans boo, but Sho whips. Musashi reverses, clinches, and EXPLODERS! Fans fire up while both men are down! Sho and Musashi crawl, reach out, hot tag to Yoh! Yoh steps off Sho to BLAST Kanemaru! Then Yoh dodges Sho, and CLOBBERS him with forearms!
Fans fire up as Yoh goes out and aims, to PENALTY KICK Sho down! Then Yoh CANNONBALLS the rest of the House! Yoh ROCKS Dick, scoops him, and SLAMS him on Evil! Fans fire up with Yoh as he is running on all cylinders. Yoh then stomps Sho down, brings him up, and puts him in the ring. Yoh drags Sho up, scoops and SLAMS him to a drop zone, then goes up and up to TWISTING VADER! Cover, TWO! Yoh stays fired up as the fans rally, and he brings Sho back up. Yoh reels Sho in, suplexes, but Sho fights free. Sho bends the fingers! Yoh breaks free, kicks and runs, but the ref is a shield! SPEAR!
Sho hurries to tag in Kanemaru! Kanemaru whips Yoh to a corner, then runs in to BOOT! Kanemaru brings Yoh in to suplex, but Yoh blocks it! Kanemaru throws body shots, tries again, but Musashi makes the save! Kanemaru claws Musashi’s face, but Musashi avoids the boot to dropkick the legs, then DROPKICK the head! Yoh HANDSPRING KICKS Sho down! Yoh & Musashi tune up together, but Kanemaru grabs the ref! Evil drags Musashi out, the ref is sent into Yoh! ENZIGURI! Yoh falls, and Kanemaru gets his whiskey! Kanemaru takes aim, but Yoh ducks the bottle to JUMP KNEE! Now Yoh has the whiskey!
Yoh takes a big swig, Sho runs in but Yoh dodges the Murder Tool! Kick and- NO, Sho covers Yoh’s mouth so he can’t sit! Yoh breaks free to Whiskey KISS Sho!? Fans can’t believe how far Yoh is willing to go for revenge! Musashi DROPKICKS Evil & Yujiro off the apron! Sho sputters while Musashi PLANCHAS Evil! Yoh then takes aim at Kanemaru! SUPERKICK! Fans fire up as Musashi is back! Yoh drags Kanemaru up, but Kanemaru slips free! Kanemaru shoves the ref to LOW BLOW Yoh! Dick anchors Musashi and Kanemaru RAMS Yoh into him! Kanemaru then rolls Yoh up with tights! The House wins!!
Winners: The House of Torture, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yoh & Musashi earn 0)
Of all the teams to go 3-1, why does it have to be these guys!? Will anyone ever wise up to the tricks they play? Will Sho ever get the taste of whiskey and Yoh out of his mouth? Will Yoh & Musashi be able to get back on track after being derailed like this?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Bushi & Titan w/ Tetsuya Naito VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
Los Ingobernables de Japon has lost to two odd couples back to back, and now they’re up against the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions! However, “The Cowboy & The Criminal” are rebounding from their first defeat since getting the titles. Will Black Mask & El Inmortal be able to get their own golden tickets? Or will these Abunai Gaijin be anything but tranquilo?
Wait, Bullet Club attacks the second they’re in the ring! Drilla is after Titan, Connors is after Bushi, and things spill out of the ring! The ref rings the bell to get this on record, and Drilla chokes Titan while Connors throws hands down on Bushi. Connors then POSTS Bushi, and Drilla CHOPS Titan! Fans rally for LIJ but Drilla stalks Titan. Drilla puts him in the ring while Connors tells fans to shut up. Titan has a leg guard but Drilla stomps through it. Drilla kicks Titan while Connors throws Bushi into railing! Drilla UPPERCUTS Titan, UPPERCUTS him again, then chokes him at the ropes. The ref counts, Drilla lets off, and then Drilla wants the mask!
The ref reprimands and counts, Drilla lets off, then he stalks Titan to the corner. Drilla stomps Titan, tags Connors, and they both dig their boots in! The ref counts, Connors lets off, and he drags Titan up. Titan fires a forearm but Connors UPPERCUTS! Titan flops against ropes, and Connors bends him back! Drilla aims finger guns while the ref counts, and Connors lets off at 4. Connors BLASTS Bushi off the apron, then goes back to Titan. Connors UPPERCUTS Titan, but Titan CHOPS! Connors CHOPS, then he whips. Titan reverses, goes Matrix, then CALF KICKS! Connors wobbles and fans applaud.
Titan hurries to tag in Bushi! Connor is still wobbly, and Bushi goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! And Bushirooni! Fans fire up and Bushi ROCKS Drilla for good measure. Bushi kicks Connors, knees him low, CLUBS him down, then whips. Connors reverses and Drilla gets a cheap shot in! Drilla storms up and Bullet Club double whip. Bushi ducks the double lariat to to shove Connors into Drilla! Then Bushi DOUBLE RANAS! Fans fire up and Bushi brings Connors up. Connors ROCKS Bushi, UPPERCUTS him, then CHOPS! Connors runs, but Bushi dumps him out! Fans fire up as Bushi builds speed, but Drilla trips Bushi!
Fans boo as Connors ROCKS Titan and Drilla drags Bushi out. Drilla knocks Bushi down while Connors POSTS Titan! Drilla drags Bushi up, claws at the mask, and the ref reprimands. Drilla CLUBS Bushi on the back, Connors slides back in the ring, and Drilla puts Bushi in for him. Cover, TWO! Fans rally up for Bushi and Connors mocks their applause. Connors drags Bushi up, UPPERCUTS, then whips Bushi to ropes to ELBOW him down! Connors mocks the fans cheering Bushi on, and he covers, TWO! Connors clamps onto Bushi with a full nelson, but Bushi endures. Bushi reaches out, but Connors even hooks a leg to keep him down.
Fans rally, Bushi keeps fighting, and now it’s just a half nelson. But Drilla pulls the rope away! The ref reprimands, Drilla stops, and Bushi has the ROPEBREAK! Connors CLUBS Bushi as he lets off, then tags Drilla in. Drilla drags Bushi up, whips him to a corner, then Drilla runs in to forearm smash! Drilla snapmares Bushi down, covers, TWO! Fans rally up while Drilla is annoyed. Drilla pushes Bushi around, stomps him, taunts him, then brings him up. Bushi hits back but Drilla CLUBS and whips him to a corner. Drilla runs in but into a BOOT! Bushi goes up to FLYING RANA! Fans fire up as both men are down.
Drilla and Bushi crawl, hot tags to Connors and Titan! Titan springboards to CROSSBODY! Fans fire up as Titan SOBATS! Titan wrenches and whips but Connors reverses. Titan goes up and over and handsprings away. Connors run sin, Titan dodges to kick, kick and SOBAT! Fans fire up and Titan keeps moving, but Drilla is in! Titan dodges him, tilt-o-whirl on Drilla to TORNADO DDT Connors! Fans fire up as Titan has both Abunai Gaijin down! Bushi joins in, he helps Titan goes up and up and tightrope walk, to then DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICK! Bullet Club bails out, LIJ builds speed! They DOUBLE TOPE! Direct hits at the ramp!
Fans fire up more as Bushi & Titan fire up! Bushi & Titan mug Connors, put him in the ring, and Titan covers. TWO, but Titan tags Bushi. They drag Connors up, double whip, and trip to basement dropkick! Titan then springboards to SPLASH! Bushi covers, Drilla breaks it! Titan whips but Drilla reverses to send Titan out. Drilla goes after Titan, and Connors fights Bushi’s fisherman. Bushi knees low, runs, but into a POWERSLAM! Connors tags Drilla, they SUPERKICK, UPPERCUT and SPINEBUSTER to the DOUBLE STOMP! Then Bullet Club locks ‘n’ loads, DOUBLE GORE! Cover, Titan breaks it! Fans fire up as all four men are down!
Connors tosses Titan and coordinates with Drilla. Drilla suplexes Bushi, Connors climbs, but Bushi slips free to shove Drilla into Connors! Titan is back and he LOCO LARIATS and DROPKICKS at the same time! Titan calls to Bushi to keep the combo going! Bushi runs in at Drilla, but Drilla blocks the Code Breaker! Drilla THROWS Bushi into Titan and Titan falls! GORE!! Drilla calls to Connors and he climbs back up. Drilla suplexes, FULL CLIP!!! Cover, Bullet Club wins!
Winners: Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Bushi & Titan earn 0)
Connors says they are the best team in the world, the best team in the company, and they’re gonna win the whole damn tournament! Will they shoot down everyone left on their schedule? Or will Bullet Club run out of ammo before the end? Can Bushi & Titan turn things back around before the end and finally reach the finals?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita!
The Way of the Grandmaster & The Rogue Luchador made it work and won big in last night’s main event while TMDK were the butt of the joke against Taguchi & DKC. Will #DespeWato keep this momentum going? Or will the Sniper of the Skies & Ichiban Sweet Boy shoot them down?
Desperado is still not going to wear the team shirt, even as Wato asks him to the entire time. Wato holds it out, Desperado tosses it away, so another free souvenir for fans, just like yesterday. The teams sort out and Wato starts with Fujita. Fans rally as the two circle, and the two feel things out. They tie up, Wato waistlocks, but Fujita rolls to throw Wato down. Wato rolls to a cover, ONE and Fujita headscissors. Wato kips free and the two stand off. Fans cheer and the two go again. They tie up and Wato waistlocks again, to then spin, cravat and snapamre. Fujita slips free to hammerlock an arm, but Wato fights up.
Fujita full nelsons and spins Wato around to headlock. Wato endures but Fujita then wrenches to a wristlock. Tag to Eagles, and Eagles takes the handoff to wrench and wristlock. Wato spins, wrenches, and wrenches again. Eagles goes to ropes, Wato wrenches again! Wato whips but Eagles blocks. Eagles shakes his head, Wato tries again but Eagles still holds on. Wato YANKS the arm and Eagles drops to his knees! Wato whips, Eagles reverses to go up and around and arm-drag! Eagles keeps going, he hurdles Wato to then RANA, but Wato cartwheels through! Eagles ducks the kick, rolls Wato up, but Wato rolls through.
They keep moving, Wato steps over the dropdown to roll Eagles into VENDAVAL! Desperado goes after Fujita on the outside while Eagles endures. Fans rally, Eagles fights to rock and roll and go to the ROPEBREAK! Fujita CHOPS Desperado but Desperado CHOPS Fujita! Wato lets Eagles go to stomp Eagles, then KICK him down! Wato drags Eagles to a cover, ONE! Wato drags Eagles up and over to bump off buckles. Tag to Desperado and fans cheer as he stomps Eagles down. Desperado digs his boots in, lets off as Red Shoes counts, then he taunts Fujita. Red Shoes keeps Fujita back as Desperado scoops and SLAMS Eagles!
Eagles writhes, Desperado covers, ONE! Desperado drags Eagles up, and CLUBS him on the neck! Tag to Wato, and Wato drags Eagles into a chinlock. Eagles endures while Wato stares Fujita down. Fujita coaches Eagles but Wato BOOTS Fujita down! Wato goes back for Eagles but Eagles throws hands on Wato’s leg. Wato stomps Eagles down, then snapmares him for a KICK! Eagles writhes, Wato covers, TWO! Fans rally up, Wato offers a tag but Desperado says not yet. Wato drags Eagles up, bumps him off buckles, and now Desperado tags. Wato CLUBS Eagles, he and Desperado double whip, but Eagles holds ropes.
Eagles BOOTS Wato, UPPERCUTS Desperado, and hurries along ropes. Fans rally, Wato runs in, and Eagles TOSSES him out! Eagles crawls but Desperado DECKS Fujita! Desperado taunts Eagles, brings him up and back suplexes, but Eagles lands out to CHOP BLOCK! Eagles keeps moving to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Fans rally, Fujita is back, and Eagles crawls over that way. Hot tag to Fujita! Fans fire up as Ichiban Sweet Boy fires off on Desperado! And CHOPS! Fujita whips, Desperado reverses but Fujita goes up and over to then O’Conner Roll, and CHAOS- NO, Desperado fights the suplex! But Fujita CHOPS him again!
Fujita snapmares Desperado, goes up and out, to then springboard and MISSILE DROPKICK! Fans fire up, Fujita covers, TWO! Fans rally as Fujita vows to end this. Fujita drags Desperado up, but Desperado fights the suplex! Desperado wants ropes but Fujita keeps him from them. Desperado fights the suplex again, and then suplexes Fujita! Fujita fights that to throw body shots, and he ROCKS Desperado! Fujita tries again, but Desperado suplexes high and hard! Both men are down and fans fire up! Hot tag to Wato! Wato storms up to KICK Fujita! And KICK! And KICK! Wato whips, Fujita reverses and DROPKICKS!
Both men are down again and fans rally back up. Eagles rises, Fujita heads for the corner! Hot tag to Eagles! The Sniper takes aim and he KICKS Wato! And KICKS! And KICKS, but Wato blocks! Wato CLUBS the leg, runs, but Eagles CALF KICKS! Fans rally and Eagles runs, to LEG LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Wato is still in this but Eagles pounds the mat. Fans rally up behind him, and Eagles runs in at the corner. But Wato BOOTS first! Eagles comes back but into more BOOTS! Wato goes out and GAMANGIRIS! Then springboard to FLYING UPPERCUT! Wato drags Eagles up and wrenches, but Eagles fights the clinch!
Wato KNEES Eagles low, then again, but Eagles fights the suplex! Eagles elbows free, Wato dodges the boot to ZIGZAG! Cover, TWO! Eagles is still in this and the fans rally up again. Wato fires up, he brings Eagles around and chicken wings, but Eagles arm-drags free! Eagles then rolls Wato up, with a bridge, TWO!! Wato SOBATS, chicken wings, but Eagles slips free again! ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZIGURI! Wato staggers to a corner, Eagles runs in to DOUBLE KNEE! Wato sits down, Eagles DOUBLE KNEES again! Fujita BLASTS Desperado and coordinates with Eagles. They double wrench and PENDULUM BOMB! Cover, TWO!!
Eagles cravats to ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO!! Wato is still in this, but Eagles has the legs! RON MILLER SPECIAL! Fujita gets Desperado in a KIMURA! #DespeWato is in stereo submissions! Wato crawls, drags Eagles around with him, but Eagles drags Wato back! Wato keeps fighting, and he gets the ROPEBREAK! Fujita lets Desperado go and Eagles lets Wato go, but Eagles vows to end this! Eagles drags Wato up and round, picks him up, but Wato fights the backpack! TSUTEN- NO, Eagles kicks the leg! And BOOTS Wato in the face! Wato BOOTS back! Then he blocks Eagles’ boot to ROUNDHOUSE! Eagles SOBATS the bad leg!
Wato and Eagles are down and the fans fire up! They stir, head for their corners, and hot tag Desperado and Fujita! Fans fire up, Fujita dodges but Desperado dodges. Fujita blocks a kick, spins Desperado and CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Desperado eggs him on so Fujita UPPERCUTS! Desperado knees low, runs, but into a CHOP! Fujita brings Desperado around but Desperado wrenches and whips. Fujita reverses to DROPKICK! Fans fire up with Fujita and he storms up on Desperado. Fujita suplexes, but Desperado slips free! Fujita kicks, whips, but Desperado reverses to SPINEBUSTER! Stack cover, TWO, but into STRETCH MUFFLER!
Fujita endures, Desperado keeps him from ropes, but Fujita sits up to sunset flip! TWO!! Desperado is up, but he runs into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, ONE because Fujita’s leg couldn’t sustain the bridge! Fujita slaps his leg into working and the fans rally up. Fujita storms up on Desperado, drags him up, but Desperado trips him! STRETCH MUFFLER! Wato intercepts Eagles with a sunset flip, VENDAVAL!! TMDK endure stereo submissions now! Fujita fights, Eagles kicks free, and Eagles CLUBS Desperado down! Fans fire up as Wato KICKS Eagles out of the ring! Wato helps Desperado up and they get Fujita.
Fujita fires forearms on them both but Desperado KICKS the leg! Wato KICKS Fujita into Desperado’s BIG back suplex! Desperado feeds Fujita to RECIENTEMENTE! Wato then keeps Eagles out as Desperado hits the OLYMPIC SLAM! Cover, Eagles barrels in to break it! Fans fire up as Wato has to toss Eagles out again. Wato goes out after Eagles with more kicks, and Desperado vows to end this! Desperado drags Fujita up but Fujita throws body shots. There isn’t much to them but Fujita still has fighting spirit. Fans rally up, Desperado nods, and he reels Fujita in for PINCHE LOCO!! Cover, DespeWado wins!
Winners: Master Wato & El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; TMDK earns 0)
Two main event wins in a row and that puts the odd couple near the top of the block! Eagles is a bit salty about it, but will he and Ichiban Sweet Boy just have to reload and try again?
Desperado gets the mic this time, and he tells Robbie, “You take care here, no? Okay.” As for Fujita, “You went away two or three months to get some inspiration. Next time, I want you at an even more inspiring level.” Wato then gets too close and Desperado pushes him away. Desperado then tosses the mic to him and bails! Wato asks, “Hey, aren’t we plenty inspirational ourselves? You guys all think so, right?” The fans applaud as much. Wato says they’re the most exciting team here! Eagles throws his icepack at Wato and says Wato didn’t win this. Fans still cheer Wato on as now he’s all alone in the ring.
Wato says, “We got more teamwork in today, right? Just like yesterday, we’ll keep putting things together. And in Osaka, we’ll win the Super Junior Tag League!” Fans applaud and Wato takes a bow. Will the truly most functional dysfunctional team take the trophies? Or is this all just one wrong move away from falling apart?
Here are the NEW Super Junior Tag League Standings!
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 3-1, 6 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-1, 6 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 3-1, 6 points
Master Wato & El Desperado: 3-1, 6 points
Yoh & Musashi: 2-2, 4 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 2-2, 4 points
Catch 2/2: 2-2, 4 points
Bushi & Titan: 1-3, 2 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 1-3, 2 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 0-4, 0 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round for Super Jr. Tag League, and we’ve got a strong group at the top of the block. Jet Setters with the win over Taguchi & DKC makes sense, as they’re still rolling from their big win over Connors & Moloney. And likewise, Connors & Moloney having a win tonight to rebound makes sense. They can’t owe that many teams golden tickets, so they had to win this one. Catch 2/2 also has a strong rebound win because of course Douki & Taka are ending up the dead last team.
Yoh & Musashi VS Sho & Kanemaru was really good for the ongoing grudge, and no one saw Yoh using a “lip lock” to take Sho down. But because House of Torture gonna cheat all day every day, they steal that win and move up towards the top. And great main event from #DespeWato and TMDK. Still wouldn’t be surprised if Desperado & Wato are the winners of this whole thing because of how they’re so dysfunctional and yet are finding ways to make it work, which the fans seem to love.
My Score: 8.8/10
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The Hollywood A-Lister’s got his own nightmare before Christmas!
Christmas is just a few days away, but things aren’t merry and bright for Raw! The Miz must face his fears as he faces Dexter Lumis 1v1!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky; Iyo wins and advances to the next round.
- Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy; Gable wins.
- Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest; Damian Priest wins, by disqualification.
- The Miz VS Dexter Lumis; Lumis wins, by disqualification.
- Sami Zayn VS Drew McIntyre; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Drew McIntyre walks to gorilla.
The Scottish Terminator makes his way through the curtain and to the stage, and the fans have a mixed reaction as he goes to the ring. McIntyre grabs a mic, and he says, “After Hell in a Cell, I’ve never been so beat up in my entire life. 16 staples in my head, my back almost broken from landing on the steel steps. And I went home to Scotland. The reason I went home, and I haven’t really talked about it publicly, is because a very close family member passed away. Some people probably feeling sympathy right now. Some guys in the back are probably talking to each other, saying, ‘I didn’t know.’ Maybe if you cared enough, you would’ve asked.
“Over these past two months, guess how many people phoned me to check. Not how I was doing mentally but how i was doing physically after Hell in a Cell. ONE PERSON! These past 17 years, I’ve been led to believe we’re all a big happy family in the back. We’re brothers and sisters, we travel the world together, we spend more time with each other than with our actual families, but it’s all BS! My brother, John, in Scotland wouldn’t stab me in the back to take my spot, but people like Jimmy, Jey and Sami 100% would.” The fans boo that, then chant “YEET! YEET! YEET!” McIntyre says that proves his point.
After watching everything The Bloodline did, Jey says he is a changed man. He does a cute hand sign, he says a made up word, and the fans just forget about it and move on. That’s the other thing McIntyre realized: He has given and given and given all this time, and the fans turned on him for a guy who was gone for years and has told the WWE fans to go screw themselves! McIntyre was fighting for the fans, he thought they believed in him, so he believed in the fans! McIntyre bled out in the cell, and while he was gone, the fans instantly forgot him! The fans boo, that’s not true! But McIntyre says from now on, he gives no more for anybody!
McIntyre will take and take and he will tell the truth! The real villains are Roman Reigns and CM Punk! And if you choose to prop them up, as he already said, Jey, Jimmy & Sami, the things Roman did to you… Roman took a vacation, then simply snapped his fingers and they were by his side again! McIntyre suggests everyone who ever wronged McIntyre should sleep with one eye open. But wait, here comes Sami Zayn! The fans cheer and sing for Sami but Sami says hey, McIntyre is angry, he doesn’t have to believe Sami in place of believing everyone has ulterior motives. Sami doesn’t blame him.
But personally, man to man, Sami did not know what happened with McIntyre’s family. They figured he was recovering from one of the most vicious matches of all time. Sami thought that, all the guys ‘n’ girls in the back thought, and that’s all the fans thought. Believe that or not, fine, but Sami wants to level with McIntyre. Talk about 17 years, Sami has 22 years in this game. Sami’s been through what McIntyre’s been through. Sami’s had losses. Trust him. He has had losses he had to put on the side and go to work that week. The same sacrifices, from birthdays to weddings to funerals that he should’ve been at? Sami’s done it all.
Sami has put unnecessary stress on his wife, on his kid, and why? Because this is the life that they both chose! They are WWE SUPERSTARS! The fans cheer that! And as such, they are LUCKY to be WWE Superstars! And you thnik this is just your story or Sami’s story? Y’know who else has stories like this? Every single person sitting in the stands. Every single person at home! The kids who struggle at school, the adults who struggle at work, who struggle economically, physically, and they have their losses and sacrifices, but they still get up every day to do what they gotta do to soldier on, without pointing a finger at everyone else!
The fans fire up for that passion. Sami says McIntyre dares pointing a finger at the fans for forgetting him?! They didn’t forget, brother! They MADE McIntyre! And McIntyre still thinks the world revolves around him just because once upon a time, someone told him he was “The Chosen One.” But newsflash, just because you’re mad doesn’t make you special. And now McIntyre thinks everyone else is somehow tied to him? What Jimmy does has nothing to do with McIntyre. What Jey does has nothing to do with McIntyre! What SAMI does has nothing to do with McIntyre!
But McIntyre, if you want to still walk around all angry and pointing fingers at the fans, at Sami, at Jey, at Jimmy, at Punk, at Roman, and still be mad about The Bloodline, fine. No one is stopping McIntyre. But Sami has no problem being McIntyre’s problem and facing him in this ring right now! McIntyre says if Sami wants to know the truth… IT isn’t just anger. McIntyre’s anger comes from pain, and he doesn’t doubt what Sami just said. There was so much truth and passion, but it’s never the whole truth, is it? Sami has a way of spinning things. Because Sami can fly back home every week to his family. McIntyre is halfway across the world from his!
And no one here in Boston ever leaves Boston, they’re with their families 24/7! McIntyre doesn’t have that luxury! The fans boo that veiled insult, but McIntyre says he will remain calm and ask Sami why he wants this fight. They both know the result, we saw it time and time again, Sami has NEVER beaten McIntyre. So McIntyre suggests, given Sami isn’t 100%, and Sami’s wife and kid are here tonight… Sami should just walk back there, take their hands, and leave this arena. Of all those in the Bloodline, Sami is the least of McIntyre’s worries.
Sami says McIntyre is right about a couple things. When it comes to win-loss records, McIntyre has Sami’s number. And Sami is not 100%. Haven’t been since Saturday Night’s Main Event. And yes, the smart thing would be to just go home, celebrate and get healthy over the holidays. But Sami would so much rather do this. Sami fires hands! The fans fire up but McIntyre shoves Sami away. McIntyre swings, but gets caught! Sami lifts but McIntyre fights free, then GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! McIntyre takes aim, but here comes JEY USO! The fans fire up as Jey runs down the ramp, slides in, and then dodges McIntyre to SUPERKICK!
The fans fire up as Jey & Sami DOUBLE LARIAT McIntyre up and outta the ring! The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” with Jey & Sami Uso! Will the Scottish Terminator’s mission be ended when Sami and/or Jey shut him down?
Adam Pearce is met by Pure Fusion Collective.
The Raw General Manager asks Sonya Deville what he can do for her and she says not much. She knows how stressful this job can be since she once had it. She’s just here to make things easier. And how’s that? Well, Kairi Sane is not cleared to compete, there is an opening in the tournament, and Sonya wants it. Oh, is that so? Y’know, Sonya, that is a terrible idea. They caused this scenario so he’s just gonna reward them? Are they outta their minds? And zip it! Plus, he already filled that vacancy with Iyo Sky. Happy Holidays! PFC is upset by that since Iyo just lost to Liv Morgan, but will there be nothing to stop the Evil Genius now?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Opening Round Triple Threat: Natalya VS Alba Fyre VS Iyo Sky!
Just as Pearce said, PFC taking out the Pirate Princess will not mean they get away with murder! The Queen of Harts and the Fire Keeper must now figure out how to handle this change to the program. Will Iyo redeem herself for losing Saturday Night’s Main Event by moving on to the next round?
Raw returns and Alba makes her entrance, Isla Dawn seeing her to the ramp, and then Natalya makes her entrance. The bell rings and Alba kicks Natty then ELBOWS Iyo! Alba whips but Natty reverses and Alba tumbles out of the ring! Iyo rolls Natty, TWO! Iyo whips, Natty dodges in the corner and gets Iyo up! REBOUND SIT-DOWN, and then Natty steps on Iyo, only for Alba to trip Natty up! Alba brings Natty out to send into steel steps! But then Iyo DIVES onto Alba! The fans fire up with Iyo and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Natty brawls with Abla. Alba knees low, but Iyo CROSBODIES them both down! The fans fire up and Iyo SHOTEIS Alba! And SHOTEIS her again! And then DROPKICKS her down! Iyo brings Alba around, whips, but Alba reverses. Iyo goes up and out, then blocks a shot to ROCK Alba! The fans fire up, Iyo spirnboards, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Ihyo handsprings up and the fans fire up again! Iyo gets the fans going, but Alba wrenches and facelocks, TORNADO DDT! Alba gets Iyo up again to GOURD BUSTER her onto Natty! Alba then rearranges them into the drop zone!
Alba goes up, the fans are torn, but Alba grins as she SWANTON BOMBS! Cover on Iyo, TWO! Cover on Natty, TWO! But into a KOJI KLUTCH! Natty endures, flails, fights around, but Alba holds on tight! Natty pushes, stacks Alba, TWO!! Natty has the legs! Alba flails now, but Iyo runs up! Natty trips Iyo onto Alba, and she has them both! Natty turns them both over, DOUBLE SHARPSHOOTER!! Iyo and Alba both flail, both claw at the mat, and Alba gets the ROPEBREAK! No disqualifications so Natty can hold on! But now Iyo drags herself under the ropes, and there’s no room left, so Natty has to let go!
Natty rises up and she stalks Iyo to the apron. Natty drags Iyo up but Iyo HOTSHOTS Natty! Natty staggers, rebounds, but Iyo jumps the baseball slide! Natty hits Alba down, and then Iyo PENALTY KICKS Natty! Iyo fires up and springboards, ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit on both targets and the fans fire up! Iyo hurries to get Natty up and into the ring, then she drags Natty into the drop zone. Iyo climbs, but Alba CLUBS Iyo first! Alba snarls as she climbs up, but Iyo holds onto ropes! Natty CLUBS Alba and she adds on! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX on Alba! But Iyo stays up top to go OVER THE MOONSAULT! Cover, Iyo wins!
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
The Genius of the Sky moves on, ready to fly against The Morrigan! Will Iyo be able to get past Lyra Valkyria and head for the title?
Jdugment Day sulks in the clubhouse.
Finn Balor tells JD McDonagh that he can’t believe this. This was supposed to be a Merry Christmas, Finn was supposed to be celebrating with two titles, and now he has none! Liv Morgan tells Raquel Rodriguez to tell Finn that the reason she suggested he stay away from Damian Priest is because she knew this would happen. Raquel starts to relay the message but Finn has JD tell Liv that she’s got her own problems to worry about and to stay off his back. But then Liv tells Raquel to tell Finn that the reason she’s “on his back” is because he lost the tag titles. JD, tell Liv that Christmas is-
Dominik speaks up to stop the arguing. Christmas IS around the corner, and now they’re not even talking to each other? Dom says he’s gonna go talk with Pearce and get a match with Priest! Dom’s gonna step up for this family. Oh, Dom thinks he’s better than Finn? No, it’s not even like that. Dom has a plan. He’ll talk with Pearce then fill everyone in later. Dom heads out, JD prays for one week of no drama while it’s Christmas. Will Dirty Dom make sure The Punisher pays for screwing Finn & JD over? Or will Priest be given the gift of sending Dom South of Heaven?
Sami and Jey regroup backstage.
Sami can’t believe Jey didn’t text or call about the comeback. Jey says, “My bad.” But Sami says it’s fine, he’s happy Jey is back. And thanks for having his back out there tonight and every night, Sami appreciates Jey. Jey thanks Sami for that, and says you know he had to come back for payback. Jey is gonna handle business! Actually, Sami was kinda hoping he could handle McIntyre. Sami talked a big game, he’s gotta back it up. But Sami, you’re not even 100% tonight. Sami knows, but he started something so he has to finish it. Jey says alright. He’s got next! They secret handshake and Jey wishes Sami luck. Will Sami finally get a win on McIntyre in a Christmas miracle?
Chad Gable w/ Team American Made VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy!
As “Master” Gable said last week, it was about time he settled things with his past. Will Gable prove to the world that he was always the reason the Alpha Academy was relevant? Or will he find out he can’t keep up with the Stamina Monster?
Raw returns and the #AlphaBabes make their entrance, showing off that new merch while they’re at it. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Tozawa and Gable tie up, Gable wrenches and talks trash right to Tozawa’s face! Gable CHOPS Tozawa down, stands him up, CHOPS him down again, repeat! Gable whips and CLOBBERS Tozawa, then raises the fist. The fans boo more but Gable talks smack on Otis. Gable drags Tozawa up, supelxes, but TOzawa slips free! Tozawa SOBATS< spins, slides under, and SPIN KCIKS! Gable goe sto a corner and Tozawa puts him up! But Gable gets Tozawa for a HANGING ARMBAR!
otis protests, the ref counts, and Gable lets off at 4. Gable says he dien’t break a rule, and Otis never learns. Gablde SLAPS Otis, slides into the ring, but Tozawa victory rolls! TWO, but Tozawa SUPERKICKS Gable down! Tozawa ris the shirt off, goes up top, and SUPER SENTRONS onto knees! Gable saves himself and hausl Tozawa up to GERMAN SUPELX! And theN GERMAN SUPLEX agian! Gable GERMAN SUPLEXES again! But he isn’t done, Gable spins Tozawa aorund, and POWERBOMBS him! ANKLE LOCK!! Tozawa flails but he’s so far from the ropes! Tozawa TAPS, Gable wins!
Winner: Chad Gable, by submission
But Gable won’t let go! Th efans boo, the ref reprimands, but Gable just drops into a GRAPEVINE! So Otis storms in and he drags Gable off the leg! Otis TOSSES Gable! The fans are thunderous, but Team American Made steps up to support Gable. Gable says Otis never learns! But Otis’ hips are moving! He’s shaking, quaking, and the fans fire up, but American Made backs off. Will Gable finally fight Otis and put this beef to rest?
The New Day talks backstage.
They still don’t understand how everyone here doesn’t see things their way. But then Dirty Dom walks over, clapping with “New! Day Rocks!” Finally, someone who understands! Dom says he never liked Big E, but uh, no, what they did was crazy. Well, whatever, Broke Ass Tom Selleck! Dom says Tom Selleck wishes! Dirty Dom heads for gorilla, ready to fight for the Judgment Day. But will Dom go from “Broke Ass Tom Selleck” to just broken?
Dominik Mysterio VS Damian Priest!
Judgment Day’s history has always been a rocky one, but it has never been rockier than right now. Betraying Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest probably has a lot to do with it, but will Dom be able to smooth things over by taking Damian down? Or will Priest finally beat some sense into #LatinoCheat?
The bell rings and Dom bails right out! Dom dares Priest to come get him, but Priest says Dom needs to get back in the ring. Priest will even give him a free shot! Dom storms up to the apron, steps in, and takes that swing, but Priest blocks it! Then Priest BELL CLAPS Dom, DECKS him, then DECKS him again! Dom staggers around, Priest picks him up to SLAM DUNK! Dom staggers back up, into a torture rack! Priest bends Dom with the Argentine Backbreaker! Priest then THROWS Dom down and the fans fire up. Priest paces around, powers up his arm, and Dom rises. The fans rally and Priest runs, but Dom ducks a lariat!
Dom kicks, CLUBS and KICKS again! SUPERKICK! Then DROPKCIK! Priest staggers but Dom hurries to stalk behind him. Priest sits up first and glares at Dom. Dom panics, but he DUMPS Priest out! Dom builds speed to DIVE, but into Priest’s hands! FLATLINER onto the desk! The fans fire up and Priest drags Dom up to then POST him! Dom falls in a heap, but Priest puts Dom in the ring. Priest then notices a very suspicious Santa Claus. Priest snatches the beard away, and tada! It’s JD! Priest TOSSES JD and the fans cheer! JD wants mercy but Priest SLIDES him across the desk! The fans fire up as Wade narrowly avoids getting hit!
Priest then has a Spider Sense moment, and he looks under the ring! Carlito spits out his apple in surprise! Priest drags Carlito up and TOSSES him into the timekeeper’s area! But then Finn attacks!
Winner: Damian Priest, by disqualification
Finn fires hands, but Priest blocks the desk bump! Priest body shots and SMACKS Finn off the desk! And again, and again! Priest puts Finn in the ring, Dom runs up, but Priest DECKS him! Priest fires more hands on Finn, but the Judgment Day regroups! They mug Priest 4v1 as usual, and JD even drops elbows! The fans boo but the Judgment Day stand Priest up. WAIT! Here comes the War Raiders! Erik & Ivar fire hands on Dom & Carlito, and Priest TOSSES JD! Finn realizes he’s alone, and Priest SUPERKICKS him down! Priest stomps a mudhole into Finn, the Raiders put Carlito and Dom in the ring!
Ivar KNEES Carlito, then feeds him to Erik’s KNEE! The fans cheer, JD gets up, but Priest LARIATS him inside-out! Dom is fed to the WAR MACHINE!! Finn staggers up, but Priest grabs him! And Finn goes SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! The Judgment Day just got further embarrassed, and that’s not even considering JD’s Santa costume. Will the War Raiders be some unlikely allies for Priest in this ongoing war with the Judgment Day?
Sit-down interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond thanks The Visionary for taking this time to talk with her, and he says it is his pleasure. Jackie talked with CM Punk and heard what he had to say, what Punk believes, when it comes to Rollins’ hatred for Punk. And we have heard from Rollins, as well, but Jackie’s still just curious. What is the root cause, the driving force, of this disdain he clearly feels for CM Punk? Rollins says the thing is, he has tried to explain how he feels many times over the years, and it sort of… Well, he won’t say he’s talking into the wind, but Rollins just feels Punk has needed the WWE more than the WWE needed him.
And so that hypocrisy from Punk is what just eats at Rollins. It is hard for Rollins to let that go. Jackie mentions how Rollins has talked about getting rid of it by “cutting it out” and fighting through it, and how this fight with Punk has to happen as a catharsis. What does “cutting” Punk out look like? What should we expect from, not even so much a match, that doesn’t feel like the right word now. Rollins says it’ll be fight. That’s what we’re getting, no question. It is the biggest fight in their sport right now, and Rollins needs it now. After Survivor Series, seeing Punk hand-in-hand with Roman Reigns… Roman’s finger in the air, Punk doing the stupid Go To Sleep thing…
Rollins just wanted to throw the remote through his TV, he was so viscerally, internally destroyed. Rollins felt that was it, no more waiting. The world needs to see it. This is perfect. The Netflix debut, the world will be watching. But to answer the question, he doesn’t know what it’ll look like. You might see a side of Rollins that no one’s ever seen. No pun intended, it will be raw, visceral, violent. Rollins needs to exorcise this demon from his soul, he has to cut the cancer out of his brain, or he is going down. Then the only way to process the betrayal is to go through a fight, and we get that on January 6th, Raw in LA for Netflix.
Jackie thanks Rollins for the time and his honesty. Rollins says yeah, he can’t wait. Will Rollins truly #BurnItDown when it comes to fight CM Punk?
The Miz VS Dexter Lumis!
The Hollywood A-Lister has his own history with the man now turned buzzard, and things are only worse now that this is about the Final Testament and the Wyatt Sick6. Will Miz manage to bury the past once and for all? Or will he get no mercy from Lumis?
Raw returns as Miz waits. A message flashes, “I OPENED THE DOOR,” and then the lights go down. And from that mysterious door to the other side, out steps Lumis. He takes off the Mercy the Buzzard mask, then rushes the ring! Miz scrambles right out as Lumis slithers along the mat! The fans cheer Lumis on while Miz tentatively returns to the ring. The bell rings, Miz wants Lumis to hold on, but Lumis swings hands! Miz bobs ‘n’ weaves, then throws a punch! Lumis just glares at Miz! Miz runs away, Lumis gives chase, and they go around the outside, then back inside! Lumis drags Miz out of the ring to ROCK him!
Miz staggers, Lumis THROWS him into barriers! The fans cheer, Lumis ROCKS Miz again, and then Lumis SMACKS Miz off the apron! Lumis pushes Miz into the ring, Miz bails out, but Lumis goes out to the apron. CANNONBALL! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up. Lumis CLUBS Miz, stalks him, then puts him in the ring. Miz again asks for mercy, but then he tries a cheap kick! Lumis blocks and UPPERCUTS! Lumis scoops, Miz slips free and Miz BOOTS Lumis! Miz runs, but into a THESZ PRESS! Lumis rains down fast hands, then runs to AX HANDLE! The fans fire up and Lumis brings Miz up.
Miz breaks free to throat chop! The ref reprimands but Miz runs, only for Lumis to catch him! URENAGE! Lumis storms around, then goes looks to the corner. Lumis climbs, but wait, the Authors of Pain are here! So Lumis CANNONBALLS onto them! The fans fire up but Kross attacks!
Winner: Dexter Lumis, by disqualification
The Final Testament beats Lumis up and puts him in the ring. Miz stands, confident now that he has reinforcements. Kross says they’ve got Lumis where they want him, but Lumis looks to the sky. Seems it’s the other way around! The lights go down, and when they come up, the rest of the Wyatts are here! They brawl with Final Testament and then send them running! Nikki wants uppies, and Erik Rowan pops her up to POWERBOMB her out onto The Final Testament! Nikki is all fired up as the Wyatts stand together! Will The Final Testament be the one buried and forgotten after all is said and done?
The War Raiders regroup backstage.
Erik & Ivar are fired up after getting the better of Judgment Day, and then Priest walks in. He says what’s up, and they give him some pushes and shoves of excitement. Priest says okay, okay, settle down. But that was good, and he appreciates the save. Ivar says hey, they’ve all known each other a long time. And while they haven’t always seen eye to eye, there has always been honor here. They may not be friends, but Priest had their backs in a big way last week and they don’t forget that. They owed him, they got him. Priest respects that. If the War Raiders are at war with the Judgment Day, then he’ll go to war with them.
They all fist bump, and Erik & Ivar say they like the sound of that. Could these three finally tear down Judgment Day once and for all?
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The Road to the Tokyo Dome goes through KOPW!
As 2024 nears an end, Great-O-Khan defends the KOPW Championship one more time, against a former KOPW Champion in Taichi! Who will be THE 2024 King of Pro-Wrestling?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Chase Your Dream Match: Shoma Kato VS Hiromu Takahashi; Hiromu wins.
- Boltin Oleg VS Satoshi Kojima; Boltin wins.
- Triple Threat Tag: Jeff Cobb & Jakob Austin Young VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson VS Ren Narita & Yujiro Takahashi; Narita & Yujiro win.
- DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS El Desperado & Master Wato; Desperado & Wato win.
- Fatal 4 Way: Kevin Knight VS Robbie Eagles VS Francesco Akira VS “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Eagles wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; LIJ wins.
- Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita; ZSJ & Fujita win.
- KOPW Championship Three Stages of Hell: Great-O-Khan VS Taichi; Khan wins and is the definitive 2024 KOPW Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
After the Triple Threat Tag…
The House of Torture of course cheated to win, but they wouldn’t leave it at that! They waited until the United Empire and TMDK argued with each other to then attack them all! Yujiro Takahashi CLUBS Oiwa down while Narita shoves Cobb into big Hartley Jackson! And then Narita JAMS Cobb with the pushup bar! The fans boo but Narita JAMS Oiwa up, too! The Souled Out Son of Strong Style is so proud of himself as he holds up his NJPW World TV Championship, but wait. Christmas music starts playing? The fans clap along as surprise! Santa and his reindeer are here! Well, one reindeer. But shouldn’t the House of Torture be on the naughty list?
Santa Claus walks over, and he gets the mic. He sounds familiar as he tells, “Narita-san… You have a Christmas present waiting. Would you like it now?” Narita asks what the heck is going on. Santa steps into the ring and offers Narita the little tiny bag. Narita snatches the bag, then he and Yujiro look at it. The fans asks, “Nani nani? <What is it?>” Narita tells them to shut up. Narita gets the bag open and pulls out… Blue sunglasses! With LED lights! The fans cheer as the lights go down! “E! L! P!” EL PHANTASMO IS HERE! The Headbanga has been battling cancer, but he’s here in Korakuen Hall!
Narita is furious but ELP slides right into the ring! Narita & Yujiro run away, but the fans cheer ELP on as he stands side-by-side with Jado Claus. ELP gets the mic now, and the fans cheer him on. ELP takes a moment before saying, in Japanese, “Cancer. Cancer… I’ve beaten cancer! And I love Korakuen!” But ELP asks Jado-san how to say a certain something in Japanese. He whispers it, but then Narita & Yujiro attack! The fans boo these cowards, but then Narita says Merry Christmas! But ELP BOOTS him, ELBOWS Yujiro, then dodges Narita to SUDDEN DEATH! Jado Claus DECKS the Tokyo Pimp!
ELP again asks Jado, and Jado says on behalf of ELP, that ELP is going to wrestle tomorrow night! And… Then he’ll be at the Tokyo Dome! ELP grabs the NJPW World TV Championship! ELP looks it over, and looks to the crowd, and then to Jado, but then Jeff Cobb and Ryohei Oiwa get in the ring. Cobb asks if ELP’s good. ELP is good. Are they good? Then let’s turn it up a notch! FATAL 4 WAY for the TV Championship! Narita snatches his belt, gets out of the ring, and tells everyone to shut up! The odds just got stacked against the House of Torture, will the New Year have a NEW NJPW World TV Champion one way or another?
Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita!
Ahead of battling for THE IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, The Roughneck and The Front Man bring some back up! The Ace is also preparing to fight Evil, will he and Shota bring a Once in a Century Paradigm Shift? Or will ZSJ and the Japanese Young Punk prove The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The teams sort out and Shota starts against ZSJ. The fans cheer this WrestleKingdom preview, and Korakuen duels between “SHOTA! SHOTA!” and “ZAKU! ZAKU!” ZSJ and Shota feel things out, then knuckle lock. ZSJ clinches but Shota fights back with his own clinch. ZSJ slips around to chinbar but Shota wrenches to a wristlock. ZSJ rolls, tries another chinbar but Shota cranks the wristlock. ZSJ bridges, spins, slips around and wrangles Shota! Shota kips up to WRING the arm, but ZSJ UP KICKS! The fans cheer as the two reset. Shota and ZSJ circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. ZSJ then stands on Shota’s hand!
ZSJ has another hand and twists the wrist! Then he has both arms for a motorcycle stretch but Shota fights up. Shota turns things around, and he fights ZSJ as ZSJ tries to turn them back. ZSJ keeps trying, and he pushes through, but Shota spins things right back around! The fans cheer while Shota digs a foot into ZSJ’s back. ZSJ flips, kips up, spins things around, but Shota spins them back! The fans cheer, and Shota spins ZSJ. ZSJ dodges the lariat, Shota blocks a kick, but ZSJ ducks the enzigiri! Shota avoids the Penalty Kick and arm-drags ZSJ, but ZSJ headscissors! Shota kips free, avoids a leg pick, and the fans cheer!
Shota dares ZSJ to go for the leg but the two reset again. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and each man breaks free of one. They back off, and Shota tags in Tanahashi. The fans cheer, ZSJ tags in Fujita, and Korakuen strongly supports President Ace. Tanahashi and Fujita circle, tie up, and Tanahashi powers Fujita back. The ref counts, Tanahashi lets off slowly, but then Fujita turns things around! Tanahashi turns things around, and repeat! The ref counts, Fujita lets off slowly, but then both men block a kick! They argue over who lets go first, and eventually agree for a mutual break. They set the feet down, but then Fujita holds on!
Fujita CHOPS Tanahashi, then whips. Tanahashi reverses but Fujita ducks ‘n’ dodges to GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up and Fujita aims from a corner. Fujita runs corner to corner but Tanahashi BOOTS him! Shota CLOBBERS Fujita, then eggs ZSJ on! ZSJ runs up, Shota blocks a kick and he sends ZSJ into Tanahashi’s ELBOW! Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ and the fans fire up. Shota pursues ZSJ to the outside and CLUBS him down! Shota clamps onto ZSJ with a chinlock but the ref reprimands. Tanahashi CHOPS Fujita, but Fujita CHOPS Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Fujita storms back up, but he blocks a boot!
Fujita DRAGON SCREWS Tanahashi’s leg! Fujita kips up, ZSJ sends Shota into railing, and Fujita stomps Tanahashi. The fans rally and Fujita brings Tanahashi up to CHOP! Fujita eggs Tanahashi on, CHOPS him again, then CHOPS again! Tanahashi flounders and ZSJ tags in. ZSJ drags Tanahashi up to UPPERCUT! Tanahashi ends up in the TMDK corner, ZSJ UPPERCUTS him again! ZSJ says, “Mada mada!” and he UPPERCUTS again! Tanahashi falls, ZSJ tags in Fujita, and Fujita brings Tanahashi up. Fujita CHOPS again, and then CHOPS again! Tanahashi is stinging and using the ropes for defense while the fans rally up.
Tanahashi storms up but Fujita CHOPS! Tanahashi CHOPS, Fujita CHOPS! Tanahashi falls and Fujita BLASTS Shota! Tag to ZSJ and he grabs a leg. Fujita also grabs one, they drag Tanahashi to center, and then they both go after arms. Then they shift, ZSJ has an arm while Fujita has a leg! Then they both have legs again! Then ZSJ has a leg and Fujita has an arm! Then back to the arms! They both isolate the arms for DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans cheer, the ref reprimands and ZSJ “apologizes” with a bow. ZSJ stands on one of Tanahashi’s legs to then twist the other! Tanahashi endures, even as ZSJ TWEAKS the ankle!
ZSJ twists the foot the other way, flips Tanahashi over, and shifts around to have a headscissor and armlock! Shota stomps ZSJ but Fujita goes after Shota! Fujita TOSSES Shota, ZSJ tags Fujita back in. Fujita stomps Tanahashi, KICKS him in the back, but Tanahashi gets mad! Fujita KICKS Tanahashi but Tanahashi fires up! Fujita KICKS and CHOPS, but Tanahashi fires forearm after forearm! Fujita CHOPS again! Tanahashi grits his teeth but Fujita CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! SHOTEI! Fujita falls but so does Tanahashi! The fans rally up while both men crawl, hot tag to Shota! Shota rallies on Fujita with big forearms and elbows!
Shota whips, Fujita reverses, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! ZSJ runs up and RAMS Shota! Then ZSJ runs, but into Shota’s DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shota goes to Fujita. Shota whips corner to corner, runs up, and UPPERCUTS! Shota reels Fujita in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota doesn’t mind. Shota clinches but Fujita fights the suplex with elbows. Shota runs up, but Fujita wrenches, waistlocks, but Shota ELBOWS free! Shota whips, Fujita reverses and DROPKICKS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Fujita crawls, hot tag to ZSJ!
ZSJ runs up to BOOT Shota! Shota stays up so ZSJ runs to BOOT him again! And BOOT him again! Shota roars and ROCKS ZSJ! Shota runs to ROCK ZSJ again! ZSJ UPPERCUTS, Shota eggs him on, repeat! Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ roars! ZSJ UPPER- NO, Shota hooks the arm, but ZSJ wrenches out of the backslide to PELE the arm! Then ZSJ basement DROPKICKS Shota! The fans fire up while Shota clutches a leg and an arm. ZSJ kicks him around, scuffs him and taunts him. The fans rally, the ref checks Shota, but Shota is okay to continue. ZSJ stands Shota up to UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT!
Shota clinches to EXPLODER! Both men are down and the fans rally again! Shota crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! Fujita runs up, but Tanahashi blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW! Payback for earlier! Tanahashi runs up at ZSJ in a corner, blocks a boot, and DRAGON SCREWS! Tanahashi put some stank on that one! Then he goes up the corner for a SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! ZSJ stays in this but the fans continue to rally! “GO ACE! GO ACE!” echoes out as Tanahashi runs, but ZSJ catches him into a COBRA TWIST! Tanahashi endures, then throws elbows into ZSJ’s leg. Tanahashi gets free to DRAGON SCREW again!
ZSJ writhes, Tanahashi ties the legs up, but ZSJ kicks at him! Tanahashi blocks a kick to GROUND DRAGON SCREW! And now, TEXAS CLOVER- NO, ZSJ fights the turnover and reels Tanahashi into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Tanahashi endures and the fans rally up, but Shota gets in! Shota stomps away on ZSJ, but then Fujita MISSILE DROPKICKS Shota! Fujita brings Tanahashi up but Tanahashi SHOTEIS him down! ZSJ is after Tanahashi but he avoids the shotei! ZSJ SLAPS Tanahashi, then PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but ZSJ gives him a NECK TWIST! The fans fire up as ZSJ stand Tanahashi up.
ZSJ scoops but Tanahashi fights that, to a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up but Tanahashi isn’t done! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi stands ZSJ up again, but ZSJ scoops to ZACK DRIVER!! Cover, ZSJ & Fujita win!
Winners: Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita, by pinfall
Shota can’t believe The Ace fell, but this is why ZSJ is the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion! Will ZSJ do this all to Shota when they’re 1v1 in the Tokyo Dome? Or will Shota prove he’s mightier than The Mighty?
KOPW Championship Three Stages of Hell: Great-O-Khan VS Taichi!
The Dominator has, well, dominated as KOPW Champion for a long stretch of 2024, but the Holy Emperor did close out 2023 with this title. Granted, Taichi says that win, lose or draw, this is his final KOPW Championship match. As such, tonight’s stipulation is a sort of “Best Of” compilation as we go Best 2 Out of 3. Part one: a no ropes Sumo Rules match! Part two: Yoshinobu Kanemaru as special guest referee? Well, he would be a neutral party… And part three, if needed, will be a LAST MAN STANDING MATCH! Will Taichi “retire” from this truly freestyle division standing tall? Or will Khan truly conquer KOPW for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, but Taichi also brings back the trophy for the occasion, and it’s time to end the year in style!
Sumo Rules!
Both men finish preparations with weight belts and some stretching. They square up, the ref says go and they RAM into each other! The fans rally as both men go for those weight belts to use as leverage. They go around, get very close to the ring edge, but then Khan moves things away. Khan THROWS Taichi, but Taichi stays on the ring so the sumo match continues. They reset and go again! Taichi pushes Khan back with both hands, but Khan digs in his heels! They clinch, go around, and Taichi goes for the edge! Khan pulls on Taichi’s leg to get around, but Taichi uses that to steer Khan to another edge! But Khan hits a fireman’s carry takeover!
Khan drags Taichi up but Taichi fights off the throw! They clinch and fight for control again. They each try to lift with the belt! Khan has Taichi near the edge, but then Taichi has Khan near the edge! Khan is teetering and the fans fire up! Taichi THROWS Khan to the floor, Taichi wins the fall!
Khan: 0; Taichi: 1
Special Guest Referee!
The fans are thunderous as Taichi takes the Sumo Rules fall, but now we go to a much more complicated situation. The ropes have to be put back up, sure, but now the Heel Master of all people is going to be the referee! The time it takes to set up the ropes is a reprieve for both sides, especially Khan as he has to catch his breath and refocus. Once the ropes are up, both men wait in the ring. All that is left is the buckle pads, and of course, Kanemaru himself. Kanemaru gets a proper introduction and entrance before he goes to the ring, and wow, he’s even wearing an official NJPW referee shirt with the lion mark on it.
Referee Kanemaru does his check and he even tells Taka Michinoku to watch himself. Kanemaru does a far less thorough check of Khan than Taichi! Did the Empire pay Kanemaru off?! Kanemaru has Taichi cool off, then whispers something to Khan! The bell rings, the fans rally for Khan, and Khan circles with Taichi. They tie up, Taichi powers Khan to ropes, and Kanemaru calls for a ropebreak. Then he has a fast count! Taichi lets off before 4 and argues with Kanemaru! Kanemaru says that’s his count, deal with it. Khan and Taichi reset, tie up, and Khan puts Taichi on ropes. Kanemaru pays more attention to Taka than Taichi!
The fans can’t help but laugh as Kanemaru finally does count, and now it’s really slow! Taichi protests, but Khan pulls Taichi’s arms. Then he CHOPS Taichi and stops at “3!” Khan then goes after Taichi, wrenches and wristlocks, and Kanemaru is asking if Taichi gives up!? Taichi tells him to shut up, but Khan kicks and CLUBS Taichi. Khan whips, Taichi BOOTS Khan down, then covers! Kanemaru strolls over to count! And it’s so slow! “TWO” and the fans cheer. Taichi is upset, but Khan rolls Taichi up! SO FAST!! TWO!! Taichi is getting pissed but Kanemaru backs away. Taichi stomps Khan, and Kanemaru’s untying a buckle pad?!
Taichi stomps Khan around, Khan leaves the pad there loosely, and Taichi whips. Khan reverses, and SURPRISE! bare buckles! Taka protests but Kanemaru SMACKS him with the pad! Khan plays dumb, and then he stands on Taichi’s lower back. Taichi has the ropes, but Kanemaru kicks the arm away! Khan has Taichi’s other arm, Taichi keeps grabbing for ropes but Kanemaru keeps kicking the hand away! Khan drags Taichi up, brings him around, and ROCKS him in the back! Taichi goes to a corner, Khan Mongolian Chops him on the back! And Mongolian Chops again! And Mongolian Chops again! Kanemaru doesn’t bother counting at all!
Taka protests, Kanemaru warns him, but then Khan hops up to sit on his throne! The fans cheer while Taichi endures, and only now does Kanemaru count! Khan asks hold on, hold on, so Kanemaru stops counting! Khan hops down, and then he puts Kanemaru up on the throne! Khan gets the fans to join in on the “Ohh…! HMPH!” Kanemaru isn’t into it so he hops down. Khan apologizes to Kanemaru, then he kicks Taichi around. Taichi gets up to fire hands! Khan kicks low, whips, but Taichi reverses to wrench and HOOK KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down. Taichi stands, and he drags Khan up into SEITEI JUJIHOU!
Kanemaru might be stuck, he can’t ignore Khan tapping. But then Kanemaru drags Khan over to the ropes! Taichi is frustrated with Kanemaru but Kanemaru says that’s a ropebreak. Taichi storms up on Kanemaru, but then Khan waistlocks! Ripcord and SAYANAGI! Both men are down again and the fans rally up! Taichi goes to a corner, Khan runs in, but Taichi dodges! GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up and Taichi snarls. Taichi TAKES OFF THE PANTS! The pants were a bit stubborn, but still. But then Kanemaru “checks” Khan just to stay between him and Taichi! Taichi says move or else! Kanemaru says he’s the ref!
Kanemaru kicks Taichi, CLAWS Taichi’s eyes, then traps his arms! Khan gets up to IRON RIGHT!! Kanemaru “scolds” Khan, then “checks” Taichi. Khan rests in a corner and Kanemaru drags Taichi up for him. Taichi CHOKES Kanemaru! Kanemaru kicks low! Kanemaru whips Taichi into a corner, ELBOWS him, then Khan LARIATS! Khan snapmares and covers, Kanemaru wants more first! Khan sits Taichi up for a BASEMENT DROPKICK! Now cover, TWO!! Taichi survives so Kanemaru hurries to get his whiskey! Khan takes a swig, and Kanemaru sets Taichi up! WHISKEY MIST into Kanemaru! Taichi hits the GEDO CLUTCH, but Kanemaru really can’t count now!
Taichi lets off of Khan since there was no count to be had. Taichi drags Kanemaru up, but Khan WHISKEY BOTTLE SHOTS Taichi! IRON CLAW!! Kanemaru calls for the bell? He just hands the win to Khan without counting, so now we’re all tied up!
Khan: 1; Taichi: 1
Kanemaru has fulfilled the contract, Khan gives him the envelope of money. Khan even makes sure we all see how many thousands that is! Kanemaru heads out, is he going to party hard for the holidays? But that aside, it is time for the final fall!
Last Man Standing!
Taichi gets the mic first, and tells Khan that if that’s how Khan wants to do it, then Taichi will get down and dirty with Khan! No lumberjacks, no special guests, just the straight up ten count, and it can happen anywhere in Korakuen Hall! Khan says bet! The announcement is made for the official rule change, and now we have the final fall! Khan rushes Taichi on the outside, then whips him into railing! And we’re already going into the crowd! Khan throws Taicihi at English commentary, but big Hartley is a solid wall for Chris. Khan then drags Taichi up into the bleachers, and the fans clear out of the way!
Khan CHOKES Taichi with a chair, then lets off to clear chairs out of the way. The Young Lions try to help but Khan gets mad at them and pushes them aside. Khan drags Taichi up, knees him low, and then reels him in! But Taichi fights the sayanagi! Taichi SHOVES Khan, Khan falls to the floor but gets up, only for Taichi to CROSSBODY! Down goes Khan and Red Shoes hurries over. Both men are down but Taichi sits up. The count starts and Khan is still down at 5 of 10! Khan hurries to get up, and Taichi stomps him down! Taichi drags Khan back up into the bleachers, but we go the other way.
Taicih KICKS Khan down, Young Lions keep the fans back again, and Taichi drags Khan along. They keep moving through the crowd, and Taichi shoves Khan into chairs! Khan sputters but Taichi drags him up again. Taichi KNEES Khan, then drags him up. They go back down to floor level, and then Taichi aims at chairs! Taichi whips but Khan reverses and he BOWLS Taichi into chairs! Not quite a strike but he got a good number of those chairs! Khan pops the railing loose from the special corner piece, and he brings that corner piece over! Khan SMACKS Taichi with the steel! Taichi staggers away but he sits in a chair.
Khan starts folding chairs to stack them on the floor. Khan then uses one chair as a leash to drag Taichi over! Khan CLUBS Taichi, adds that one chair to the pile, and then snap suplexes Taichi onto the chairs! Taichi writhes but Khan rises up. Khan roars and the fans fire up! The count begins again but Taichi slowly sits up at 4. Taichi rises up, and he stands at 8! Khan brings Taichi around in a headlock, and they go to the orange bleachers! Khan uses the gate to smother Taichi, then they go up to the higher level! The fans fire up but then fans have to move! Khan KNEES and CLUBS Taichi, then whips Taichi at the exit door!
Taichi tumbles into the hallway! Khan drags Taichi back into the arena and uses the HITSUJIGOROSHI against the chairs! Taichi endures as Khan chokes him, then Khan lets him go! Red Shoes checks on Taichi, Taka coaches him, but the count begins. Khan sits in a chair to relax while he waits. Taichi sits up at 7, and stands at 9! Khan storms up on Taichi to CLUB him on the back! Khan headlocks Taichi, brings him to the other section, and he gets up close to the fans for photo ops. Khan then whips, but Taichi reverses, and Khan is sent into the wall! Taichi leaves Khan behind while the count begins again.
Khan sits up so Taichi KICKS him back down! Taichi drags Khan up, KICKS him again, and Khan falls to his knees. Taichi drags Khan up by his ponytail, and he goes close to the stairs that lead to the back! Khan fights the suplex, and for his life, but then he turns things around! Taichi fights the suplex, throws hands, and then DDTS Khan to the floor! Red Shoes checks both men, then starts the count. Taichi shakes out his arms and sits up at 4. Taichi stands at 6 but Khan is still down at 8! Khan drags himself up at 9! Taichi CLUBS Khan down, then brings him back up. Taichi brings Khan back to ground level, then snapmares him hard for a KICK!
Khan is in agony but Taichi drags him back up. But Khan RAMS Taichi into the railing! Taichi sputters while also sitting in a chair. Khan staggers away to ringside, and he goes looking under the ring. Khan brings out a trolly cart? Khan JAMS Taichi up using his own mic stand, then leaves him behind. Khan brings out a TABLE! Fans rally up as Khan puts the table on the trolly, then he staggers over to Taichi. Khan CLUBS Taichi down, then SHOVES him onto the table trolly combo. Khan has fans clear out, and then he SNOW PLOWS the chairs with Taichi on the cart!! The fans fire up as Khan stands over Taichi.
Khan drags Taichi up, and he brings the table along, too. Khan kicks chairs out of the way as he returns to the upper deck! Khan SMACKS Taichi off the edge, then he clears out space. Khan sets the table up, then he goes up to fetch Taichi. Khan JAMS Taichi up with a chair, then SMACKS him! Taichi writhes, fans rally, and Khan drags Taichi up. Khan vows to end this! IRON CLAW, and ELIMI- NO! Taichi fights Khan off! Taichi stumbles away through the crowd, but then grabs himself a chair. Taichi runs up to JAM Khan right in the face! Taichi then steals Khan’s idea to choke grip and CHOKE SLAM down through the table!!!
Khan writhes and the fans go nuts! Taichi hobbles around while Red Shoes counts Khan. Khan is still down at 5! Still down at 7! 9! KHAN GRABS RED SHOES’S HAND!! Khan survives, and though he has a couple bloody cuts on his back, he crawls his way to the ring. Taichi eggs Khan on and the fans are thunderous! Khan drags himself into the ring, Taichi runs, AX BOMBER!! The fans fire up and the count returns! Khan is still down at 5, stirs at 6, sits up at 7, and he rises at 8! So Taichi just runs up to AX BOMBER!! Khan drops to his knees, flops over, but he’s already pushing himself back up! Taichi runs again, AX BOMBER!!
Khan staggers around but he stays on his feet! Taichi says fine, AX- SAYANAGI!! Khan turns things around, and he AX BOMBERS in return!! Both men are down and the fans rally as hard as they can! The count is on both men, and Khan crawls for ropes at 5! Taichi slowly sits up at 6, and both men go to corners at 7! Red Shoes waits on them to rise up, and then Taichi fires up! Taichi runs up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so Taichi BOOTS! Khan BOOTS back! Taichi URAKENS! Khan MONGOLIAN CHOPS! Taichi SOBATS! Khan BODY BLOWS! Both men drop to knees, but they also grab at each other.
The fans rally as Khan and Taichi slowly rise. They are forehead to forehead, and then Taichi AX BOMBERS! Khan drops to his knees, Taichi BUZZSAWS, but Khan blocks it! Khan ROCKS Taichi with a right! And then Khan reels Taichi in, but Taichi Alabama Lifts! BLACK- NO, Khan fights into a GUILLOTINE! Taichi is stuck in the body scissors!! Taichi flails, even taps out, but that’s not how Last Man Standing works! Khan squeezes tighter and tighter, Taichi fades, and Red Shoes checks! Khan lets Taichi go and the count begins! Khan rises at 6, and Taichi is somehow up at 9!! So Khan clamps on an IRON CLAW!
Khan lifts Taichi, but Taichi slips free! Taichi shoves Khan and ROCKS him! DANGEROUS SAIDO!! But Khan is staggering to his feet?! Khan goes to a corner, flounders along ropes, but he isn’t down yet! The fans rally hard while both men fight to their feet! SUPERMAN PUNCH from Khan! PELE from Taichi! Both men are down again! Red Shoes starts the count on them both, and the fans rally even harder! Taichi is up at 7! Khan grabs Red Shoes at 9 again!! Taichi roars, Korakuen is with him, and he powers up! TENSHI JUJI- NO!! Khan blocks, and he hooks Taichi! Taichi CLUBS away on Khan, but Khan still lifts! ULTIMATE ELIMINATOR!!
Both men are down again and the fans rally as hard as they can! The count is on both men, and they’re both down at 5! At 7! 9! Khan pushes up, but he FLOPS back down!! DOUBLE TEN! IT’S A DRAW!! What does that mean for the belt!? Red Shoes goes out to talk with Abe-san, and then the announcement is made. In the end, with it being 1-1-1, a true draw, it all goes to KHAN!
Winner: Great-O-Khan, by pinfall (DEFINITIVE 2024 KOPW Champion)
Khan flips Taichi off, one last insult added on top. Khan is given the belt back, but Taichi grabs his trophy. Taichi steps up to Khan, and gives him the trophy, saying it is rightfully his now. Taichi shows Khan that respect, and Khan returns it with a handshake. Khan “retires” Taichi from KOPW, what will the Holy Emperor look to do in 2025?
As for Khan, he grabs the mic, and he asks Taichi to wait a moment. “You served this title for three years. We will honor your glory!” The fans applaud that, and Khan asks the previous champion to come closer. No, closer. The fans cheer Taichi on as he steps closer to ringside. Khan says Taichi served this title well, so here is his reward. Khan is giving the trophy back? Taichi says no, he gave that to Khan out of respect. Khan says to Taichi and to everyone to listen well. “We are the last KOPW Champion!” Everyone is a bit surprised to hear that.
Khan says, “As an alternative, on January 4th in the Tokyo Dome… as THE last KOPW Champion, We demand that the January 4th match determine the next IWGP World Heavyweight Championship challenger!” The fans are really intrigued by that idea! Khan throws down the belt, and Chris makes sure English speakers understand what Khan is suggesting. The New Japan Ranbo determining a #1 contender? Khan says that these are the words of the final KOPW Champion, The Great-O-Khan! “HAIL US, PEASANTS!” A New Year, a new era? Will Khan’s revolution bring glory to the United Empire?
My Thoughts:
A very good night for Road to Tokyo Dome, though I did skip a lot just because I didn’t have a lot of time today. But luckily I was skimming through, or I would’ve missed ELP’s great return. Congratulations on him beating cancer, and I like that they’re adding him to the NJPW World Television Championship match. It makes sense given ELP’s beef with the House of Torture, and honestly, why not just have ELP win? Not even so much for getting over cancer (though kind of that, too) but because fans love ELP and it’d help him solidify his singles run with Hikuleo long gone for WWE.
Really good stuff in the other tune-up matches, such as #DespeWado winning and the chaotic end to the Fatal 4 Way. Eagles won to help him and Fujita have momentum, but there is still more to the Road to Tokyo Dome first. Honestly that tag Fatal 4 could really go any which way they want so I’m not sure how the go-home math would even work. And Gedo of course took the loss against LIJ. Yota Tsuji is aiming for David Finlay and the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, but who knows how things go before we get to WrestleKingdom.
Very good tag match from Shota & Tanahashi VS ZSJ & Fujita, and it was technically a surprise for Tanahashi to take the loss. This works on many levels, as Tanahashi should be figuratively on the ropes going into his match with Evil, and this gives Fujita equal momentum alongside Eagles. And then great main event, Khan and Taichi really went the distance with this one. And it all makes sense after Khan reveals this is the end of the KOPW Division. Khan wants to make the New Japan Ranbo to basically be the Royal Rumble and that is pretty cool. I think they could keep the belt to represent that contender’s status the same as the G1 Climax having a briefcase, because that KOPW belt actually looks pretty nice.
My Score: 8.8/10
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