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Mitchell’s NJPW Super Jr. Tag League Results & Report! (10/30/23)
Time for Round 6!

Will #DespeWato truly win as a team?
Master Wato & El Desperado have been winning back-to-back main events, and are finally what you could call a team! Will the streak keep going?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Hiroyashi Tenzan VS Boltin Oleg, Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima; Makabe, Honma & Tenzan 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: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Sho & Kanemaru win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Connors & Moloney win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita; Eagles & Fujita win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Bushi & Titan VS Catch 2/2; Bushi & Titan win.
- 2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Intergalactic Jet Setters; Wato & Desperado win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current Super Junior Tag League Standings.
Master Wato & El Desperado: 4-1, 8 points
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 3-2, 6 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 3-2, 6 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-2, 6 points
Catch 2/2: 3-2, 6 points
Yoh & Musashi: 2-3, 4 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 2-3, 4 points
Bushi & Titan: 2-3, 4 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 2-3, 4 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 1-4, 2 points
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC VS SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
The Funky Weapon & The Eternal aren’t doing so well, but the Murder Machine & Heel Master are running out of tricks to pull. Will Taguchi & Dylan Kyle Cox have some tricks of their own? Or will the House of Torture still find a way to win?
The teams sort out and Kanemaru starts against Taguchi. Fans rally as the two circle, but then Sho attacks from behind! Kanemaru BLASTS DKC, and fans boo as the House stomps away on Taguchi. They double whip Taguchi, but he DOUBLE HIP ATTACKS them down! Fans fire up as Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Kanemaru at the ropes! Then Taguchi HIP ATTACKS Sho at the ropes! Then back to Kanemaru for a baseball slide and APRON HIP! Taguchi springboards to MISSILE HIP! Fans fire up but Sho is back, only for Taguchi to mule kick! DKC jumps in, they double whip and double ELBOW! Then they rain down CHOPS!
DKC and Taguchi say OSU, and run to drop DOUBLE CHOPS! Fans fire up and Taguchi brings Kanemaru up. Kanemaru BOOTS back, then ENZI- NO, Taguchi ducks! OH MY GAH ANKLE! Kanemaru reaches for ropes and seems to call for the others! Taguchi yanks Kanemaru back and then waits on the House to show themselves. But when Evil, Yujiro & Dick don’t show, Taguchi gets in the ring. The House attacks with double kicks! They stomp away on Taguchi again, then drag him up to double whip. Kanemaru dropkicks the leg out! Taguchi writhes but fans rally up, but Kanemaru tags Sho in.
The House split the wishbone on Taguchi! Sho stomps the leg, then drops an elbow on the leg. Sho has a toehold but Taguchi scrambles to a ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and the ref counts, and Sho pulls on the leg before letting go. Taguchi pulls hair but Sho throws him out. Sho distracts the ref so Kanemaru can POST Taguchi! Sho BLASTS DKC, and Kanemaru drags Taguchi around to SMASH the knee on the floor! Kanemaru stomps Taguchi and a ring count starts. Taguchi flounders at 4 of 20, rises up slowly, but is still down at 10! Sho celebrates already as we get to 15 of 20! Taguchi hobbles up at 17, and slides in at 18! Fans cheer but Sho is annoyed.
Taguchi kicks from below, but Sho keeps him from the corner! Tag to Kanemaru and he stomps Taguchi’s leg! Taguchi writhes as Kanemaru stomps him more. Kanemaru stands on the leg, stomps it, and stomps it again. And again! Kanemaru BOOTS DKC down, then drags Taguchi up. Taguchi throws body shots but Kanemaru stomps him. Taguchi throws more shots, but Kanemaru rakes the eyes! Kanemaru stomps Taguchi to a corner, whips him corner to corner, then runs in, but into a BOOT! Taguchi fires up and runs in, but Kanemaru counters the hip attack with an atomic drop! Kanemaru runs, but into the ROLLING HIP ATTACK!
Fans fire up while Taguchi and Kanemaru are down! They crawl, hot tags to Sho and DKC! DKC dodges Sho to CHPO, CHOP and CHOP! Fans fire up but Sho ducks the roundhouse. DKC dodges the haymaker to DKCANNONBALL! Fans fire up and DKC aims, SOBAT, KICK and SHOTGUN BOOT! And he calls for “DK FIRE!” He stands Sho up to CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP! The fans rally along as DKC picks up speed, then LARIATS Sho down! DKC runs to SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, Kanemaru breaks it! DKC ROCKS Kanemaru but Kanemaru rakes the eyes! Kanemaru runs, into Taguchi’s HIP ATTACK!
Taguchi & DKC get Sho up to double whip. Taguchi sends DKC in to back elbow! Taguchi adds his HIP ATTACK, then calls his shot! DKC climbs up, Taguchi scoops Sho, but Sho claws Taguchi’s eyes! Sho then shoves Taguchi into DKC! DKC tumbles down, Taguchi rushes Sho but is sent into the ref! The ref goes down and Sho hurries for his corner! But Taguchi stops him from picking up the Murder Tool! Fans cheer as Taguchi takes the wrench for his own! Sho begs for mercy, calls for the House, but Taguchi JAMS him first! Taguchi then demands that this time, he’ll get at Evil and the rest! He rushes backstage!
Wait, they come out from the other side! They tricked Taguchi and now mug DKC 4v1! Taguchi hurries back down the ramp, but now he gets mugged 4v1! Fans boo the House like always, but they drag DKC up. They whip him corner to corner, Kanemaru ELBOWS! Dick ELBOWS! Yujiro BOOTS! Evil clotheslines! DKC falls, and the House sets him up for the DICK CHOP!! Sho covers, the ref is back up, TWO!! DKC survives and the fans fire up! Sho is amused and says he’ll end this now! Sho tucks the arms, STRAITJACKET DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!! DKC survives again and now Sho is furious!
The fans are thunderous, but Sho gets in the ref’s face. Kanemaru gets his whiskey! Taguchi’s back to ENZIGURI first! Taguchi DECKS Dick, then KICKS the rope to jam up Evil & Yujiro! HIP ATTACK for Sho, DKC rolls him up! TWO!! Sho escapes but DKC & Taguchi form up! KNUCKLE SANDWICH! Sho sputters, DKC & Taguchi call upon the powers of Strong Style! DOUBLE BUM-A-YE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sho survives and shocks DKC! Taguchi says they can still try one thing, and he goes to the apron. DKC hauls Sho up to the Electric Chair, but Kanemaru YANKS Taguchi down! Sho slips down, Dick distracts the ref!
Sho brings DKC around, but DKC ducks! Kanemaru waits, Sho stands DKC back up, WHISKEY MIST!! Sho brings DKC around to tuck the arms, SHOCK ARROW!! Cover, House of Torture wins!
Winners: Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi & DKC earn 0)
Taguchi & DKC thought they were ready, but the House thought outside the box and still stole the win! Taguchi protests but that gets him beat up! Will Taguchi & DKC be out of the running now? Will the House of Torture continue to lie, cheat and steal all the way to the top?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
Can you believe it? Japones Del Mal & The Blue Playmaker got a win! Granted, they’re not exactly taking over this tournament, but maybe, just maybe, they can spoil things for the Bullet Club! Will Douki & Taka get their biggest win yet? Or will The Cowboy & The Criminal hit ’em with the Full Clip?
OH NO, Drilla CLOBBERS Douki with the belt! Connors fires off on Taka, TOSSES him out, and Drilla TOSSES Douki! Drilla goes out to ROCK and UPPERCUT Taka down! Connors brings Douki around, shoves some railing aside, and brings Douki to a stairway at the back of the area! Drilla beats Taka down while Connors and Douki are now in the nosebleeds! The fans are happy to be closer to the action, but then Connors scoops Douki! He’s aiming for the railing! Douki flails and gets fere! Douki goes to dump Connors! Connors fights Douki back, knocks him down, and fans rally for Douki. Meanwhile, Drilla drags Taka to ringside.
Drilla puts Taka in, the bell rings, and this is finally on record. Drilla drops an elbow on Taka, then stomps him. Drilla rains down fists, the ref reprimands, but Drilla threatens him. Connors and Douki are still brawling, and then Connors runs Douki to ringside to POST him! Drilla drags Taka up, whips him to a corner, and tag to Connors. Drilla digs his boots in, then Connors adds his. The ref counts, Connors lets off, and he brings Taka up. Connors UPPERCUTS Taka to ropes, Drilla RAMS Douki into the apron! Connors CHOPS Taka, then CHOPS him again! Taka goes to a corner, then he whips Taka hard into the corner!
Connors taunts the fans, Drilla mocks the “You Already Die!” catchphrase, and then Drilla tags in. They double whip Taka to ropes, but Taka holds ropes. Connors runs in but Taka DUMPS him out! Drilla runs up, but Taka DECKS him! Fans fire up as Taka hurries, but Drilla anchors his foot! Connors YANKS Douki off the corner! Drilla digs his forearm into Taka’s face, but lets off as the ref counts. Drilla stomps Taka, but Taka CLUBS a leg! Taka throws body shots but Drilla CHOPS Taka down! Taka sits up to fires body shots, but Drilla CHOPS him again! Taka fires more body shots, but Drilla ROCKS him!
Taka ROCKS Drilla, Drilla ROCKS Taka! Taka kicks low but Drilla fires forearms! Drilla runs, Taka goes the other way and Taka BOOTS Drilla down! Hot tags to Connors and Douki! Douki dodges, fires forearms, then whips. Connors reverses, Douki ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! Fans fire up but Drilla full nelsons Douki. Connors runs in but Douki back drops him away! Douki arm-drags Drilla, then springboards to back elbow! Drilla bails out, Douki builds speed to DIVE onto Connors! Douki keeps going and he DIVES onto Drilla! Douki keeps going, and he DIVES onto Connors again! Fans fire up for the hattrick!
Douki drags Connors up and has the fans behind him as he puts Connors in. Douki goes up the corner, DIVING DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! But into ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Connors endures, moves around, but Douki rolls him away from ropes! ITALIAN STRETCH, and Taka KNEES Connors down! Cover, Drilla breaks it! Taka kicks Drilla out and he coordinates with Douki! Douki wheelbarrows Connors to lift, SUPER- NO, Connors boots Taka away! Connors switches with Douki, shoves him into Taka, then POWERSLAMS Douki down! Fans fire up while both men are down! Hot tag to Drilla!
Drilla runs in to LARIAT Douki, then he ripcords, but Douki blocks the chop! And Douki ducks the enziguri to RUNNING HEADBUTT! Hot tag to Taka, and he BOOTS Drilla to a corner. Taka whips corner to corner to then corner SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO, but into JUST FACELOCK! Drilla scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets go quickly and brings Drilla up. Drilla slips free of the scoop, then shoves Taka to SPINEBUSTER and DOUBLE STOMP! Drilla says HE’S gonna hit the Michinoku! Drilla scoops but Taka slips free to kick low!
Drilla kicks back, whips, but Taka reverses and drop toeholds to the JUST FACELOCK!! Drilla scrambles, Douki intercepts Connors to ITALIAN STRETCH!! The champs endure stereo submissions! Drilla fights around, Taka shifts the grip, but Drilla still gets the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets off and fires up! The fans are with him as Taka scoops, but Drilla slips free! Ripcord CHOP! Connors CHOPS! Drilla ENZIGURIS! They lock ‘n’ load, to DOUBLE GORE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Taka survives and the fans fire up! Connors keeps cool, he has Drilla get Taka back up. Connors climbs a corner but Douki YANKS him down! Douki fires up, but Connors SPEARS him down!
Taka fights the suplex, slips around, Oklahoma Roll! TWO, SHINING WIZARD! Taka hurries, but Connors sneaks a tag! Taka whips but Drilla GORES him!! Then Connors climbs, Drilla suplexes, FULL CLIP!! Cover, Bullet Club wins!
Winners: Clark Connors & “Drilla” Dan Moloney, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Douki & Taka earn 0)
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions shot first and they shot last, keeping Douki & Taka at dead last! Will Japones Del Mal & Blue Playmaker just have to settle for being someone’s spoiler in the homestretch? Will Connors & Moloney be aimed right at those trophies?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: YOH & MUSASHI VS Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita!
Standing at 2-3, #MUSAKO is a little off-course. But at the same time, The Sniper of the Skies & Ichiban Sweet Boy are also 2-3. With the window closing on their chances, can Mr. Direct Drive & Dream Follower kick things back into gear? Or will they see that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The teams sort out and Musashi starts against Fujita. Fans rally as the two circle, feel things out, and tie up. Fujita waistlocks, Musashi switches but Fujita throws Musashi down to then headlock. Musashi headscissors, Fujita kips free, and fans cheer this opening exchange. Musashi and Fujita reset, circle, and Musashi trips Fujita. Things speed up, Fujita hurdles but Musashi leaps over. Fujita dodges Musashi to arm-drag him, and DROPKICK him! Fans cheer and Fujita grins as he brings Musashi up. Tag to Eagles, but Musashi slips away. Fans rally as Musashi tags Yoh, and Yoh circles with Eagles.
The two tie up, Eagles wrenches and wristlocks, but Yoh rolls and kips up. Yoh wrenches back, wrenches again, but Eagles uses the ropes to flip through. Eagles wrenches back, wristlocks, but Yoh uses ropes to flip through! Yoh wrenches and wrenches but Eagles holds ropes. Yoh whips but Eagles blocks by holding the ropes! Yoh tries again, Eagles still holds on, so Yoh wrenches again and YANKS the arm. Yoh whips, Eagles reverses to go up and around and arm-drag! Things speed up, Eagles hurdles and RANAS! Fans fire up as Eagles WHEEL KICKS Yoh down then kips back up! Eagles gets the fans to join in on “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!”
Eagles brings Yoh up, whips him but now Yoh holds the ropes. Yoh copies Eagles’ antics but Eagles CHOPS Yoh! Eagles whips, Musashi sneaks a tag and #MUSAKO drop toeholds to basement dropkick! Fujita runs in but into a double hip toss! Fans rally and Musashi drags Eagles up. Musashi CLUBS Eagles, then digs his boot in at the corner. The ref counts, Musashi lets off, and Eagles sputters. Musashi snapmares Eagles, tags in Yoh, and they split the wishbone! Eagles writhes, but Yoh drags him up to scoop and SLAM! Cover, TWO! Yoh tries again, TWO! Another time, TWO! Yoh smothers Eagles to a cover, TWO! Yoh drags Eagles back into a cover, TWO!!
Fans applaud while Yoh stays between Eagles and Fujita. Yoh stomps Eagles, brings him up and around to wrench, and tag to Musashi. Musashi CLUBS the arm, then runs to BLAST Fujita off the apron. Musashi CHOPS Eagles to a corner and Eagles sits right down! Musashi stands Eagles up, traps the legs in ropes, and Musashi runs to SHOTGUN Eagles down! Cover, TWO! Fans rally, Musashi drags Eagles back, and he tags Yoh. Yoh stomps Eagles, then brings him up and around. Eagles throws body shots and forearms! And a CHOP! Yoh kicks low! Eagles trips Yoh but Yoh kicks Eagles into the corner!
Yoh ELBOWS Eagles, reels him in, but Eagles gets around to SNAP SAIDO! Fans fire up while both men are down! Eagles crawls to hot tag Fujita! Fujita DORPKICKS Yoh, BLASTS Musashi for earlier, then runs up on Yoh. Fujita ROCKS, UPPERCUTS and CHOPS Yoh! Fujita whips corner to corner, Yoh reverses, but Fujita goes up and over to O’Conner Roll, CHAOS- NO, Yoh fights the lift! Fujita CHOPS Yoh again, snapmares and goes to the apron. Fans rally and Fujita aims, springboard MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up for “FU-JI-TA!” and he slashes his throat. Fujita drags Yoh up, suplexes, but Yoh fights free.
Yoh swings, misses, and Fujita CHOPS again! Fujita runs, but Yoh handsprings away! Fujita blocks the superkick to CHOP! Fujita runs in, Yoh dumps him out, and HANDSPRING KICKS him off the apron! Then Yoh PLANCHAS Fujita down! Fans fire up and Yoh seems to enjoy the stinging in his chest. Yoh drags Fujita up to CHOP back! Then Yoh puts Fujita in the ring, tags Musashi, and BLASTS Eagles! #MUSAKO double whip, Musashi runs in to ELBOW, then Yoh runs in to POETRY IN MOTION! Feed to Musashi’s EXPLODER! Musashi covers, TWO! Fans rally up, Musashi kicks and whips Fujita, but Fujita reverses to CHOP! Musashi CHOPS!
Musashi runs, Fujita follows and Eagles sneaks a tag before Fujita WHEEL KICKS! Eagles BLASTS Yoh, then coordinates with Fujita. Fujita drags Musashi up, TMDK runs, HIGH LOW DOUBLE KICKS! Eagles covers, TWO! Musashi is still in this and the fans rally up. TMDK coordinate again, they haul Musashi up to double wrench and- NO, Musashi fights free to fire off CHOP after CHOP after CHOP! TMDK kick and DOUBLE CHOP! They double whip, but Musashi crisscrosses them to CHOP! And CHOP! Eagles SOBATS, runs, but Musashi dodges! Musashi dropkicks a leg then he DROPKICKS Eagles!
Fujita kicks Musashi, runs, but into Yoh’s DROPKICK! Fans fire up as MUSAKO STEREO FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!! Eagles survives but the fans fire up with Yoh. Yoh drags Eagles up, he and Musashi coordinate, but Eagles slips out of the suplex. Eagles cravats Yoh and BOOTS Musashi to get his ASAI DDT! Musashi kicks but Eagles blocks. Eagles tries to hook Musashi up but Musashi shoves Eagles away! SUPERKICK! Musashi reels Eagles in, half nelson and FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Eagles survives but Musashi drags him back up. GERMAN- NO, Eagles lands out of the suplex to ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZIGURI!
Eagles calls Fujita and Fujita runs in, ALLEY-OOP DDT!! Fans fire up, Eagles covers, YOH BREAKS IT! Fujita TOSSES Yoh and fans rally. Eagles climbs, Fujita FLIES! Direct hit on Yoh! Eagles then 450 SPLASHES Musashi’s legs!! RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Musashi endures, crawls, but Eagles drags him back! MUSAHIS TAPS, TMDK WINS!
Winners: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita, by submission (gains 2 points; Yoh & Musashi earn 0)
Fujita shows The Sniper of the Skies isn’t the only one with great accuracy, and that dive allowed Eagles to finish this off! Will they head to the top to make this a Mighty Junior Tag League?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Bushi & Titan VS Catch 2/2!
Los Ingobernables de Japon takes on The United Empire, with one win separating them. But can the Black Mask & El Inmortal stay alive by tying things up 3-3? Or will TJP & Francesco Akira keep their momentum from last round going?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bump and the United Empire throw up the crowns, Titan starts against TJP. Fans rally and duel as the two circle. They tie up, TJP waistlocks then spins to wrench and wristlock. Titan rolls, kips up and bridges to then handspring and wrench back. Titan wristlocks, TJP reaches out, but Titan keeps him from the ropes. So TJP uses the ref to flip through! TJP headlocks Titan and apologizes to the ref. Titan powers up and out but TJP handsprings over the dropdown. Titan gets moving but TJP arm-drags him down. Titan reaches back to headscissors, TJP kips free but that hurts the neck.
TJP runs, Titan sidesteps and TJP goes Spider-Man in the ropes. Titan runs in but TJP slides to sunset flip, and then steps over to trap on arm, and SNAP the other! Fans cheer, TJP has them get louder, and he brings Titan over. Tag to Akira, they mug Titan then double whip. SOBAT, KICK, trip and SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO! Akira brings Titan up to CHOP! Akira CLUBS Titan, snapmares him, then steps over to trap that arm in the chinlock. Titan endures, fans rally, and Titan pries at the hold. Akira pushes Titan to a cover, TWO! Fans cheer and Akira brings Titan up. Akira bumps Titan off buckles and tags in TJP.
Catch 2/2 double whip and double hip toss! FIST DROP to PENALTY KICK and TJP covers, TWO! TJP puts Titan in a corner, stomps him down, then the fans rally up as TJP gives Titan the scrubbing! TJP runs side to side, but Titan is up to BOOT him! Bushi dropkicks a leg out, Titan MULE KICKS him down! Bushi BLASTS Akira! Titan stomps TJP to ropes, CHOKES him on the ropes, but lets off as the ref counts. Titan tags Bushi, LIJ mug TJP in the corner, and they put him in another corner for stops. Bushi whips corner to corner, ELBOWS TJP and snapmares him down to dropkick in the back! Cover, TWO!
Bushi stomps TJP, drags him up and rips at the tape! TJP’s neck has no support now as Bushi snapmares and KICKS again! Bushi chinlocks TJP and digs his knee in. The fans rally and Bushi puts TJP in the headscissors! TJP endures, fights around, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Bushi lets TJP go, then Bushi stands TJP up. Bushi wrenches, tags Titan, and Titan goes up to DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Fans rally, Titan KICKS TJP down, then Titan snapmares TJP. Titan runs to SLIDING BOOT! Cover, TWO! TJP shakes his head, he isn’t done yet! Titan tags Bushi and then BLASTS Akira!
LIJ double whip TJP to the corner. Bushi runs in to elbow TJP! Bushi sets up, Titan runs in, but TJP avoids Poetry in Motion! TJP then traps Titan, baits Bushi in, and sends him into Titan! TJP then reels Bushi in and kicks off Titan for the TORNADO DDT! Fans fire up as TJP crawls, hot tag to Akira! Akira dodges Bushi, ENZIGURIS, and then whips! Bushi reverses but Akira RANAS! Fans fire up again and Akira runs corner to corner. Akira clotheslines, runs again, but Titan returns! But Akira puts him in a Tree of Woe! Akira runs in to UPPERCUT Bushi and then runs to BASEMENT DROPKICK Titan!
Bushi runs up but Akira dodges to SUPERKICK! Fans fire up with Akira as he climbs a corner, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Bushi stays in this but fans rally with Akira. Akira runs, but into an ENZIGURI! Bushi runs, into a clothesline! Akira runs, into a DROPKICK! Both men are down and fans fire up again! Both men crawl, hot tags to TJP and Titan! Titan springboards to CROSSBODY! Titan fires off fast hands and a SOBAT! Titan runs, into a JUMP SOBAT! TJP runs, but Titan goes Matrix and CALF KICKS! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Titan pounds the mat, fans rally behind him, and Titan brings TJP around.
Titan reels TJP in, Canadian Racks and spins, but TJP slips free! TJP kicks low, whips, but Titan wrenches and TORNADO- NO, TJP blocks the DDT, but Titan suplexes to GOURD BUSTER! Titan roars, but TJP blocks the superkick to slip around and LEG TRAP SUPLEX! Fans fire up and TJP pounds the mat. The fans clap along, “CATCH! NI NI!” TJP goes up to MAMBA SPLASH! Cover, Bushi breaks it! Akira runs in to TOSS Bushi, then he goes up a corner. Fans rally up and TJP Electric Chair Lifts Titan! The neck gives up again! Titan shoves TJP into Akira! Bushi runs in but TJP gets around.
Bushi RAMS TJP into the corner, Titan runs in, DOUBLE KNEES for TJP! Then feed to Bushi hanging TJP out to dry! Titan goes up, for the GUILLOTINE KNEE! Cover, TWO!! TJP survives and fans fire up. Titan coordinates with Bushi, TJP rises into the SOBAT! FRONT KICK! CALF KICK! Then Bushi helps Titan go up and up and tightrope walk to SPRINGBOARD SPLASH! Cover, AKIRA BREAKS IT! Fans cheer as Akira and Bushi get up. Bushi ducks Akira’s haymaker, Akira blocks the kick and ducks the enziguri, but Bushi REWIND HEELS! Fans rally as LIJ has TJP in a corner. Titan throws off the elbow pad, runs in and LOCO LARIATS!
Bushi hits the CODE BREAKER! Bushi holds on, Titan springboards, but TJP gets away! Bushi’s knees hit Titan! TJP dumps Bushi out, gets Titan in a backslide, TWO!! TJP hurries to tie Titan up in the IRON OCTOPUS! Titan endures, Akira intercepts Bushi at the ropes! TARANTULA! LIJ endure animalistic holds, but Bushi fights free! Bushi shoves Titan and TJP but they also knock into the ref! The ref is down, Akira stops the Code Breaker to victory roll and STOMP 182! Titan staggers up into the ALLEY-OOP! Fans fire up as Catch 2/2 get Titan up, but Bushi BLACK MISTS Akira! TJP DECKS Bushi!
Titan runs up on TJP, LA MISTICA to the SEATBELT! Cover, LIJ WINS!!
Winners: Bushi & Titan, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Catch 2/2 earns 0)
A bit of trickery goes a long way this close to Halloween! Bushi & Titan bring down the Public Enemy & Nova Fireball, and now could have a very critical tiebreaker! Will LIJ make the tournament finals tranquilo? Can TJP & Akira reignite and still finish strong?
2023 Super Junior Tag League: Master Wato & El Desperado VS Intergalactic Jet Setters!
The Way of the Grandmaster & The Rogue Luchador have been in the main event multiple times in a row, and they’ve been winning every time! But is their streak going to end just as they put it all together? Or is it time for Kushida & Kevin Knight to fly high and close the show?
Desperado stares Kushida down, Wato stares Knight down, and fans rally up. The teams cool off and sort out, and Kushida starts against Wato. They circle, fans rally behind Wato, and Wato tests the waters with a kick. Kushida shoots in to get a leg and roll, but Wato shifts to rear mount. Kushida fights up, rolls Wato to kneel on him, but Wato moves around. The two reset and fans applaud. Wato avoids the leg guard attack, pushes through to go for wristlocks but Kushida slips around. Wato still gets a headlock, but the fans rally as Kushida powers out the back. Kushida wrenches, wristlocks, but Wato rolls, kips and wrenches.
Wato hammerlocks, headlocks and fans applaud. Kushida powers up and out, but Wato runs him over! Fans cheer, things speed up, and Wato drops on Kushida’s dropdown for another headlock! Kushida rolls to a cover, ONE, and Wato keeps the headlock. Kushida fights up and Knight rallies the fans. Kushida powers out and sends Wato at a corner. Wato goes up but Kushida stays back. Kushida reels Wato in to headlock and takeover, but Wato headscissors. Kushida kips free and then gets another headlock takeover. Wato fights but Kushida traps an arm. Kushida pushes Wato but Wato keeps his shoulder up.
Kushida wristlocks, then focuses on the headlock. Wato fights up but Knight tags in. Knight wrenches Wato and has the headlock now. Knight grinds Wato down to the mat but Desperado coaches Wato. Wato powers up but can’t power out as Knight holds tight! Fans rally, Wato fights up again, but Knight still holds on! Wato tries a third time but Kushida tags in. Knight slips out, YANKS Desperado down, and Kushida has Wato in a SLEEPER! Knight runs in to SLIDING SHOULDER! “Tsuyoi, baby!” Kushida covers, TWO! Kushida headlocks and grinds Wato back down. Wato fights up, Kushida TOSSES him out, and Knight has the headlock!
Wato throws body shots but Knight holds on, and Knight mockingly starts a Wato chant. Knight puts Wato in, Kushida brings Wato around and it’s back to the headlock! Kushida hits the takeover, and he grinds the hold. Wato still endures, and then Desperado storms in to throw hands on Kushida! Knight goes after Desperado, throws him out, and Kushida has the headlock again! Wato goes to ropes, Red Shoes counts, but Kushida just powers Wato away from ropes. Wato throws body shots, is finally free, and he runs, but back into a headlock! They go around, tumble out of the ring and to the floor! Wato’s free!
Wato and Kushida hurry up, and Wato CHOPS! And KICKS! But Kushida blocks to throw the foot into the post! Then Kushida throws Wato’s arm into the post! Kushida puts Wato in, tags Knight, and the Jet Setters double whip. Drop toehold and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Knight still smiles as he brings Wato up and into a seated cobra twist! Wato endures as Knight pulls on the arm. Knight flexes and says “Tsuyoi!” Fans rally, Wato fights up, and he throws body shots! Wato ROCKS Knight, Knight KNEES Wato and sends him to the corner. Tag to Kushida, Knight wrenches and Kushida kicks Wato down.
Kushida reels Wato in, trips him, and then Kushida DROPKICKS Desperado! Kushida has Wato’s legs for a FIGURE FOUR! Wato endures, pries at the hold, and crawls back, to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, but Kushida tags Knight while still keeping the hold. Knight stomps Wato down, then drags Wato into a CAMEL CLUTCH! Wato reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Knight lets off and he taunts Wato. Knight drags Wato up to wrench and snapmare, then he drops a knee on the arm! And again! And again! Fans rally up while Knight twists Wato’s wrist. Knight makes Wato’s hand clap along with him.
Knight then drags Wato up and around, wrenches an arm, but Wato CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Knight UPPERCUTS in return! Knight whips but Wato blocks, only for that to hurt the arm! Knight whips Wato to a corner, runs in, but Wato BOOTS him! And BULLDOGS! Fans fire up while both men are down! Wato and Knight crawl, hot tag to Desperado! Fans fire up as Desperado runs Knight over, UPPERCUTS Kushida, then gets around to spin Knight for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Fans rally behind Desperado and he sits Knight up in a chinlock. Knight fights up, throws body shots, and runs, into Desperado’s dropkick to the leg!
Desperado hurries to get that leg, for STRETCH MUFFLER! Knight flails to the ROPEBREAK! Desperado thrashes the leg before he lets off. Desperado then YANKS the leg, YANKS it again, and SPLASHES the leg for good measure. Cover, ONE! Desperado was a little lax on that but he pulls Knight into a chinlock stretch. Knight endures, Desperado has the arm now for a mounted armlock! Desperado pushes Knight down to stretch that arm, then he stands Knight up to UPPERCUT! Desperado taunts Kushida, but Knight CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Wato takes those worse than Desperado, and Desperado ROCKS Knight!
Desperado digs his knee into Knight at the corner, Red Shoes reprimands but he also has to keep Kushida back. Desperado taunts Kushida while standing on Knight’s leg. Wato gets a shot of his own, and Desperado stomps Knight. Tag to Wato and Wato drags Knight up. Wato snapmares Knight into a headscissor squeeze! Fans rally as Knight endures and moves around. Wato thrashes, pushes up and has more pressure, but Knight fights around. Wato puts more pressure on, then covers, TWO! Wato keeps on Knight with a chinlock and the fans rally up. Wato has the arms for a motorcycle stretch, but Knight still endures.
Knight kicks around, reaches out, but Wato turns him from the ropes. But Knight turns things around, only for Wato to turn them back around! Wato snapmares Knight and drops a knee! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this but Wato keeps him from Kushida. Desperado runs in to DECK Kushida for good measure! DespeWato double whip Knight, then Wato sends Desperado in to elbow! Wato runs in to elbow! Feed to Desperado’s BIG back suplex, and Wato basement dropkicks! Cover, TWO! DespeWato get Knight up and whip him to ropes. Knight leaps the double lariat to DOUBLE PELE! Fans fire up as all three are down!
Knight crawls to his corner, hot tag to Kushida! Kushida KICKS away on Wato’s arm, then whips. Wato reverses but Kushida CROSSBODIES! Kushida then dodges Wato’s clothesline to PELE! Fans fire up as Kushida brings Wato in to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER! Wato falls, but he avoids the Penalty Kick to ZIGZAG! Kushida goes to a corner, Wato runs in, but Kushida puts him on the apron. Wato GAMANGIRIS, springboards, FLYING UPPERCUT! Fans fire up again and Wato covers, TWO! Wato brings Kushida up, reels him in, but Kushida fights the suplex with elbows! Kushida headlocks again!
Wato slips out, to clinch! But Kushida fights the lift to arm-drag! Things speed up, Kushida hip tosses and cartwheels to basement dropkick! Knight runs in to BLAST Desperado, and Kushida Electric Chair Lifts! TIME 2 FLY!! Kushida covers, but Desperado breaks it! Knight whips but Desperado reverses, but Kushida gives Knight the BOOST! Direct hit on Desperado, and Kushida gets Wato’s arm! ARMBAR!!! Wato flails, fights around, stacks to a cover, TWO!! Kushida lets go and Wato SOBATS! KICKS! And SUPERKICKS! But Kushida ducks the rolling kick to PENALTY KICK the arm! HOVERBOARD!!!
Knight keeps Desperado on the outside as Wato endures! Wato fights around, reaches out, but Kushida rolls Wato away! Desperado fights Knight off, and throws hands on Kushida! Kushida holds onto Wato and eggs Desperado on! So Desperado gets Kushida’s leg! STRETCH MUFFLER!! Wato still endures Kushida’s hold, but then Knight CLUBS Desperado! Everyone lets go, Knight sends Desperado out, and Knight PLANCHAS! Down goes Desperado, and Kushida is after Wato’s arm! HOVERBOARD!!! Wato endures, fans are thunderous, and Wato fights up! Wato reaches out, Kushida brings him around, and waistlocks! TSUTENKAKU!!! Cover, KNIGHT SPLASHES IT!!!
Fans are thunderous as Knight goes all out to save this! Kushida and Wato are down, the fans rally up as hard as they can, and both Desperado and Knight return to corners. Hot tags to Desperado and Knight! Knight rallies on Desperado with haymakers! Desperado dodges one but runs into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! Knight then runs in at the corner, but into a BOOT! Desperado goes up, but into UPPER ROOM! Knight hits the rana, and then he FLIES to take out Wato! Fans are thunderous again as Knight keeps going, springboard, FLYING LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!! Desperado survives and fans are thunderous again!
Knight pounds the mat, the fans rally up, and Knight runs in, SATE- NO, Desperado slips free to HAYMAKER! Desperado whips, Knight reverses and DROPKICKS! Both men roar, Desperado turns around into SKY 2 HIGH!! Cover, TWO!!! Desperado survives and the fans are fired up behind Knight! Knight drags Desperado up, but Desperado pushes him. Knight throws hands but Desperado doesn’t flinch. Knight eggs Desperado on and Desperado throws shots. Knight shakes his head, Desperado fires more shots but he doesn’t have a lot of gas. Desperado flips Knight off!
Knight UPPERCUTS, whips, but Desperado reverses to SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER!! Desperado thrashes the leg, reaches for arms, but Knight flails! Knight fights to the ROPEBREAK! Desperado lets go in frustration and roars! The fans fire back up, Desperado brings Knight around, OLYMPIC- NO, Knight sunset flips! TWO, and Knight schoolboy bridges! TWO, and Desperado gets around to hit a BIG back suplex! Desperado reels Knight in again, SAIDO! Cover, Kushida breaks it! Wato ROCKS Kushida and throws him out. Wato goes out after him, kicks him and keeps him down, and Desperado vows to end this!
Desperado underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Knight fights that! Wrench and- NO, Desperado avoids the Pele to get the STRETCH MUFFLER!! Knight fights around, reaches out, but Desperado THRASHES that leg! Knight sits up!? And he hits a DESTROYER!! Knight hurries to cover, TWO!!! Desperado survives and fans are thunderous again! Knight grits his teeth and he aims at Desperado again. But Wato sneaks up, to waistlock before the Satellite! GERMAN SUPLEX! Wato calls to Desperado, then he BOOTS Kushida! Wato builds speed to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Kushida! Fans fire up again and Desperado staggers over to Knight.
Desperado underhooks, FACEBUSTER! Desperado rolls through, powers up, but Knight fights the Pinche to a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!! Desperado gets up to PINCHE LOCO!!! Cover, DespeWato wins!!
Winners: Master Wato & El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Intergalactic Jet Setters earn 0)
Knight couldn’t maintain altitude and Desperado brought him crashing down! But will Knight & Kushida still have time to get into the finals?
As for DespeWato, Desperado gets the mic first to tell Kushida, “Many years ago, when you were the champion, in Hiroshima, I challenged you and had probably the best match of your career. Wouldn’t you agree?” Fans applaud that. Desperado hopes they get to do this again. He then says he doesn’t really have any feelings one way or another, but they did win tonight so he’ll say something. When it comes to being the Ace of the Junior Heavyweight Division, it has to be someone who has never left NJPW. Desperado felt he was an Ace once, but a lot has happened since. So he no longer has the qualifications to be an Ace, and longer cares to be an Ace anyway.
From there, Desperado always felt that those who can be the Ace should be the Ace. That’s why he knows Wato does what he does. And so if Wato wants to become an Ace, then they gotta win this tournament. There’s nine rounds total, they’ve made it through six and this team has won five. Will NJPW’s expectations go up? Is that what Wato is thinking? No one changes in just one day, you have to build and build until you are the Ace. The fans cheer that! Desperado knows he’s talking big without being a champion or having any real pull. Wato isn’t an Ace, he’s more like a substitute. But Wato is sticking it out, so send the people home happy.
Fans cheer as Desperado gives Wato the mic and bails, just like yesterday. Wato tells “Despe-san” thanks, and that he will take those words to heart. Wato will make it so that in this series, he is recognized by Desperado and by the fans. Wato promises he wants to grow even more. Wato knows there is more to this tournament still to come, but he wants to absorb and learn as much as he can day after day, and he will become The Ace of NJPW’s Junior Heavyweight Division! Or rather, the Ace of NJPW period! And now that everyone has heard him say it, he will make it a reality! Fans applaud, that, too.
Wato thanks everyone for coming, and vows that the next time he’s here, he will be The Ace! Wato takes a bow, but will he and Desperado keep this going until they are on top of the division?
Here are the NEW Super Junior Tag League Standings!
Master Wato & El Desperado: 5-1, 10 points
Clark Connors & Dan Moloney: 4-2, 8 points
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 4-2, 8 points
Intergalactic Jet Setters: 3-3, 6 points
Bushi & Titan: 3-3, 6 points
Catch 2/2: 3-3, 6 points
Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita: 3-3, 6 points
Ryusuke Taguchi & The DKC: 2-4, 4 points
Yoh & Musashi: 2-4, 4 points
Douki & Taka Michinoku: 1-5, 2 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round for Super Junior Tag League, with not too many surprises. Of course the House of Torture cheats, but at least it was done cleverly. And of course the tag champs win against Douki & Taka who are just dead last. MUSAKO VS TMDK could’ve gone either way, but Eagles & Fujita winning does make sense. Musashi is still a guest from Michinoku Pro, TMDK are NJPW all the way and Fujita is really showing promise. LIJ winning out against Catch 2/2 was probably the biggest surprise here, but both sides got an awesome showing.
Same goes for DespeWato making it through the Jet Setters. Both teams looked awesome, but I’m really surprised the streak is continuing for DespeWato. Desperado’s promo was very serious, a bit “behind the curtain” kinda stuff in a way, also making reference to Kushida going to WWE but coming back. In Kushida’s defense, his short-lived WWE career was on Vince McMahon, not Kushida himself. But Desperado also has a point of saying Wato is clearly someone NJPW wants big things for, maybe he can prove himself worthy of those expectations.
My Score: 9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

Well Trick Willie is the new TNA champ and this is the first iMPACT since his win…so let’s just hear him talk about it.
"TNA turned into TRICK-NA. Lets talk about it"@_trickwilliams #WWENXT
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/StU4pmi3oy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Ratings:
- The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System: Rascalz win via Meteora – ***
- Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via…No Shit – Squash Garbage
- ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee: Lei wins via Spinning TKO – ** 3/4
- Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber: Mance wins via Hit the Pay Winda – Squash
- Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa: Team Robbie wins via shenanigans – **
- International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona: Maclin retains via KIA – ***
Results:
The Rascalz vs Fir$t Cla$$ vs Laredo vs The System
Octagon got jumped by The System earlier so Laredo is fighting alone. Another backstage jumping is getting a little dumb.
Laredo and Trey start. Typical Indie start with Simultaneous awful Dropkick spot and bad counters, AJ blind tag runs the smaller guys over, tags out to KC and the Rascalz instantly get the moment. KC is rocked, tags in Laredo and Laredo takes out the System before Lish gets on the apron and grabs Laredo. The referee kicks out Lish and Rehwoldt on commentary points out it’s a No DQ match so that’s dumb.
KC gets tossed at AJ, he catches him, Rascalz Dive and do their taunt as we go to commercial. We come back, Tennessee Whiskey into a KC tag in for the near fall on Laredo. Corner combo, Snapmare into Flip Forward Neck Breaker, KC is on a roll. AJ tags Laredo and starts talking crap to KC, they swerve and go Finger Poke of Doom, but it’s not a legal pin. Suddenly tornado attacks, System and Rascalz go for broke, AJ hits the Senton to break the eventual pin, Laredo counters AJ’s Chokeslam attempt. Trey clears out The System, Wentz sends himself and KC over and out, Laredo with a Corkscrew Moonsault, which looked cool but it’s the pile of morons waiting to get hit spot.
AJ hits the Down Payment on Laredo, but Trey blind tagged AJ. Meteora on AJ, Trey pins Laredo and Rascalz win.
Raj Singh vs Mustafa Ali
Raj looks like shit in the gear he came down in…and he wrestles equivalently. I would rather anyone else comeback…give me Anarquia.
Ali murders Raj, Instant Dropkick, Rolling Neckbreaker, Corkscrew Standing Moonsault, it’s not close. Raj tries to counter things but Ali Bellclap, a little Duck the left, connect the right. Raj even does a terrible looking Punch Combo, he’s in bad shape, a bad looking Ushigoroshi, Raj with a sloppy looking something, 450 ends it.
Fire Raj as quickly as you brought him back. You don’t need a comedically pathetic job guy when the roster is like 4 guys getting pushed and everyone else sucks. Stop being stupid. Ali still hates women too.
This Injury Report is the dumbest segment in the history of wrestling. Stop treating fake shit as “serious business”.
ASH by Elegance vs Lei Ying Lee
ASH mocks karate stuff, Lei throws a few Rising Crane kicks as ASH bails and then things slow down a little. But a Pump Kick, Sliding Kick and Low Dropkick cause ASH to cower and claim her tooth broke. It’s a bait to pull Lei into the turnbuckles and them get in a few stomps. Ash keeps Lei in the corner, Suplexes her ankles into the buckles and then Ash throws a few Booty Shots/Hit Attacks then starts a grounded stretch, Lei Headscissors her down, still sells the hips and ankles, but dodges and fires, combination strikes into the 10 Count Down Strikes. T-bone Suplex, into the pinfall, for only two.
Cheapshot into Running Meteora from ASH for two. Ash goes for the Miz Yes Kicks and Lei No Sells and asks for more. Gorgeous Capture Suplex into Thunder Struck and TKO with flair. My baby has a better finish now! Yay!
Mance Warner w/SDL vs Jobber
Hannifan cursing and being pissed at Trick for not even showing but is more entertaining than a squash match. Not that Mance’s offense is bad, but 2 out of 3 job matches is stupid.
.@milanmiracle and @AriannaGraceWWE make history as the first father/daughter tag team in TNA!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/GrBQpdX5g5 pic.twitter.com/3s8OhtYFPv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 30, 2025
Santino Marella & Arianna Grace vs Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford w/Tessa
Marella tries to tie up with Robbie, but he bails and tags out to Victoria so Arianna comes in and aside from Alicia Fox’s silliness, the tie up was decent with Arianna and Victoria. Tessa interferes and the Referee throws her out. Victoria comes back in and aside from a slight miscommunication with how Arianna does her punches, Alicia Fox is making her look…pretty good. Transition moves, okay brawling and Arianna looks amazing in her outfit.
Rob and Santino distract the referee and Victoria hits a Figure Four into her Northern Lights Suplex, only for 2. Arianna finally Back Body Drop to find the tag, Santino and Rob, Santino does his split dodge into the Standing Headbutt, Arianna Cross Body onto Victoria. Rob pulls out the ref, then shoves the ref into Santino, Santino into the steps and Arianna attack but Alicia and Lish, the fix is in, Arianna eats the pin.
International Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs Matt Cardona
A few quick brawl moves, Shoulder Tackles, Strikes, Back Breakers, Cardona does get dumped out and eats a SCUD. Maclin bounces Cardona’s face off the apron and hits an Elbow off the apron to keep Cardona reeling, but a dodged tackle sends Maclin into the steps. Cardona tries to Piledriver Maclin on the ramp, but Back Drop counter, into commercial.
Formulaic commercial etiquette of Cardona still in control, throws Maclin into the ropes, Diving Shoulder Tackle lays both dudes out and they get up by 8. Fighting Spirit spot, Cardona hits ropes and gets hit by Maclin twice, Thesz Press, Ground and Pound, Back Elbow and Olympic Slam has Maclin rolling. Splash into Lariat for two. Maclin has been all gas no brakes. Cardona tries to take a few shortcuts that turns into a Straight Jacket Takedown. Cardona to the top, Maclin cuts him off, Superplex spot. 1-2-kick out!
Maclin goes topside for a Jar Headbutt, Cardona hits the ropes so Maclin crashes into the corner, 2 Reboots connect, the third gets caught, counter into Busaiku Knee, Jar Headbutt. In and out, Cardona uses the middle rope for the Low Blow, Killswitch from Cardona but Maclin kicks out. Cardona dodges and shoves Maclin towards the ref, he puts the brakes on, Radio Silence! 1-2-Kick out! Maclin catches a top rope move, Power Bomb, Corner Splash, Tree of Woe, Caught in the Crosshairs, KIA and Maclin retains!
Overall Score: 4.5/10
Boring paint by numbers show, no Trick, System has one move, Robert Stone is a scumbag, too long to introduce new girls, lots of throw away segments and Rosemary sets up YET ANOTHER Monster’s Ball match. These aren’t interesting when there’s one every 3 months. So we can have terrible Monster’s Ball matches quarterly, Barbed Wire Massacre and Clockwork Orange House of Fun…BUT NO LOCKDOWN!?
Go home TNA, you’re drunk.
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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/29/25)
B Block, FINAL ROUND!

Who heads to the finals?
Kosei Fujita won A Block, and now B Block finalizes its ranking! Who heads to the Best of the Super Juniors finals this weekend?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: KUSHIDA, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia VS Shoma Kato, Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai; Kushida, Mack & Dia win.
- Master Wato, Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji VS Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young; Hiromu & Tsuji win.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight; Knight wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne; Titan wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO; Mao wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles; Despy wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori; Yoh wins.
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Here are the current B Block standings!
YOH: 5-3, 10 points
MAO: 5-3, 10 points
El Desperado: 5-3, 10 points
Nick Wayne: 4-4, 8 points
SHO: 4-4, 8 points
Taiji Ishimori: 4-4, 8 points
Robbie Eagles: 4-4, 8 points
Kevin Knight: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi VS Kevin Knight!
The Funky Weapon and The Jet may be out of the running, but they will still fight for themselves. Who earns their final points in this final round?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Taguchi and Knight circle with a bit of a strut, and then they tie up. Knight puts Taguchi on the ropes, the ref calls the break, and Knight lets off to swivel his hips. Taguchi pumps up, but Knight says he can’t see anything. Knight flexes and says he tsuyoi. They tie up with knuckle locks, then go shoulder to shoulder in a test of strength. Knight hooks a leg to power Taguchi back, and Taguchi bridges! The fans cheer as Taguchi fights up back up! Taguchi bends Knight into a bridge, has the shoulders down, TWO as Knight powers back up! The fans rally, Knight and Taguchi start vibing with the arm wave, then a full body wave!
Taguchi wiggles around, sends it back to Knight, and Knight spins Taguchi around and around, to then headlock. Taguchi powers up and out, drops down, then hurdles over. Knight stops to waistlock but Taguchi fires elbows. Taguchi runs to fake Knight out, but Knight goes up and over! Knight avoids the Hip Attack! The fans cheer while Taguchi stares Knight down from underneath. Taguchi says bring it, so Knight punches those cheeks! Taguchi’s iron buns withstand it, and Knight says, “Itai itai.” Knight winds up again, and he punches cheeks! Taguchi still stands tall, but the fans rally for Knight.
Knight does some push-ups, he and Taguchi do squats, and Knight winds up again. The fans rally and Knight lines up a shot, to then headlock! Taguchi powers up and out, bypasses and bypasses, but Knight redirects himself! And again, and again, and again! Knight is making Taguchi spin around, and then Taguchi gets dizzy and falls! The fans cheer while Taguchi slumps out of the ring. Knight runs and FLIES! Down goes Taguchi and the fans fire up! “Ore wa meccha, meccha… Meccha tsukareta…” Knight admits he is tired, and he asks for water. A Young Lion brings him water and Knight refreshes himself.
Taguchi sputters, Knight makes his way over to Taguchi, and then brings him back into the ring. The fans cheer and Knight snapmares Taguchi to run and SLIDING TACKLE! Cover, TWO! Taguchi is still in this and the fans applaud. Taguchi flounders, Knight does some squats to get his glutes going. Knight brings Taguchi around to HIP ATTACK! Knight gives Taguchi another HIP ATTACK! The fans rally and Knight does more squats to power up. Knight runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! The fans fire up and Taguchi powers up now. Taguchi has Knight on the ropes, rubs it in literally, and then gives point-blank HIPS!
Taguchi runs and HIP ATTACKS at the ropes! Knight dangles out of the ring! Knight flops down, the fans rally again, and Taguchi TRIANGLE JUMP PLANCHAS! Down goes Knight and the fans fire up again! Taguchi rises, steadies himself, and then puts Knight in the ring. Taguchi goes up, up, and MISSILE HIPS! Cover, TWO! Knight is still in this and the fans rally again. Taguchi looks to the corner, and he calls upon the powers of Strange Style! “ORYA~!” Taguchi runs in, but Knight hurdles Ketsuye! SUPERKICK! Taguchi mule kicks, runs, but Knight somersaults, into a FLAPJACK! OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Knight endures, reaches out, but Taguchi drags him back!
Knight reaches up to headscissor into the victory roll, TWO! Taguchi goes to a corner, BOOTS back, then goes up, MISSILE HIP meets DROPKICK! Knight’s antiair works out, and then he somersaults to SATELLITE DDT! Knight goes up top and the fans rally for the hip swivel and MOTHERSHIP UFO SPLASH! Cover, Knight wins!
Winner: Kevin Knight, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)
The Jet still flies high, and he ends with a 4-5 record. Taguchi ends with 6 points in the 9th round, is that nice enough for him?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: Titan VS Nick Wayne!
El Inmortal may not have life in the block, but he can still be a spoiler! Will he pop the Prodigy’s bubble? Or will this still be Wayne’s World in the end?
The bell rings and Titan runs up! Nick dodges, whips, but Titan reverses to TORNADO- NO, Nick powers out! Nick wrenches and whips, Titan goes up and over, and then Titan handsprings away! The fans cheer as things keep moving. Nick hurdles then bypasses Titan to UPPERCUT him down! Nick kips up and the fans cheer again. Nick covers, TWO! The fans rally as Nick brings Titan up. Nick CHOPS Titan, Titan leans on the ropes, and Nick brings him around. Nick ROCKS Titan, then whips corner to corner. Nick runs in, UPPERCUTS, and then pushes Titan down to cover, TWO! Titan stays in this and the fans applaud.
Nick stays cool and he sits Titan up. Nick KICKS Titan in the back, then paces. Titan writhes but Nick brings him back up. Titan CHOPS and the fans “WOO~!” Titan CHOPS again, but Nick ROCKS him! Nick then whips Titan, runs in, but Titan BOOTS, SOBATS, KICKS, and fires fast hands! Nick ducks the jump sobat to SOBAT back! Nick cravats, ASAI DDT. but Titan kips up! PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Titan roars and rises up, then he brings Nick around. TRAILER HITCH! Nick endures the leglock and the fans rally again! Nick crawls forward, reaches out, and manages the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Titan lets go of the hold. Nick shakes out the legs but Titan KICKS Nick in the back. Titan brings Nick in but Nick resists the lift. The fans rally again as Nick and Titan fight for control. Nick wrenches, kicks, and runs, but Titan follows to RANA! Nick bails out, Titan builds speed, and Titan DIVES into an UPPERCUT! The fans rally harder as Titan flops to the apron! Nick rises, he stalks Titan on the apron, and Nick drags Titan up. The ref says don’t do it, but the fans rally up. Nick waistlocks, then goes for the nelson, but Titan resists. Titan fires elbows and Nick backs off. Titan runs up but Nick BOOTS him!
Nick runs up, but Titan SUPERKICKS! Nick falls back, Titan skins the cat to the top rope! Titan aims for LA APRON LANCER!! The fans fire up and Titan roars while Nick sputters and coughs! Titan shoves Nick into the ring, goes up the corner again, and LA LANC- NO, Nick dodges! Titan’s leg jams, Nick DROPKICKS the other out, then he DRAGON SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!! Titan survives and Nick snarls. Nick goes to the corner and climbs up while the fans rally again. FROG- NO, Titan bails out! Nick rolls through and then comes right back, to FLY over the corner! Down goes Titan and the fans fire up!
Titan puts Nick in, goes back up, and he tries again! FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives again and the fans fire up! Nick huffs ‘n’ puffs, hears the fans cheering, and shouts “IKU ZO!” Nick drags Titan up, hooks a leg, PRODIGY- CRADLE COUNTER! TWO!! Nick escapes, Titan ducks the roundhouse to fire off his strike fest! But Nick still ROUNDHOUSES! Nick goes up, up, WAYNE’s- NO, Titan stops the cutter to shove and TORNADO DDT! Titan isn’t done there! He suplexes and GOURD- NO! Nick lands out! But Titan goes Matrix and then CALF KICKS! Titan roars, the fans fire up, and Titan has the ripcord, YOYO SLAM!
Titan goes to a corner, skins the cat again, and LA LANCER!!! Titan crawls to the cover, TWO?!?! Nick survives, but Titan ties up the legs! Deathlock, and then LLAVE INMORTAL!! Nick is caught, the straitjacket variation is in, and Nick QUITS!! Titan wins!!
Winner: Titan, by submission (gains 2 points; Nick earns 0)
Nick Wayne falls to 4-5, he is out of the running! But bigger yet, Titan has a win over the ROH World Television Champion! AEW/ROH and CMLL are going to meet in Arena Mexico for Grand Slam: Mexico, could these two run it back with gold on the line?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: MAO VS SHO!
The Strange Love Connection is the first of the top three to compete tonight, and while he has to hope for the others to fall, he still has to do his part and win. Will the Murder Machine make that all moot with another underhanded trick up his sleeve? Or can the star of DDT Pro make it to the finals?
Wait, Mao already turns the tables by pedaling in on his bike! He RAMS Sho down from behind! The fans fire up as Mao hurries to CLUB Sho down! Yujiro Takahashi AND Ren Narita hurry out here already to mug Mao before this on the record! The fans boo but Mao’s friends from DDT Pro are here! Kanon helps fight off the House, and Mao wants fans to clear out! Mao whips, but Sho reverses and BOWLS Mao into chairs! STRIKE! Ren & Yujiro keep the rest of DDT Pro back while Sho CHOKES Mao with a chair! The ref reprimands but Sho shoves him back! Wait, Kanon has the house in headlocks! Shunma Katsumata stops Sho from hitting Mao with the chair!
Sho gets mad hearing that trash talk, but that lets Mao SMACK Sho in the back with a chair! And Mao sends Sho out the door?! The fans rally as everyone is waiting on the street, and Mao runs to FLY! Down goes the House and DDT stands tall! Wait, wait, they spot a fan parked nearby. Mao hops in and he turns the key! The fans cheer as Mao kicks it into drive, and he comes barreling down the road! Sho and the House freak out, and Sho gets SMACKED by the front of the van! The fans cheer and Mao grins as he steps out. The ref reprimands but Mao drags Sho back into the building! Mao says now they can have this match!
Mao makes Sho sit on the hand cart, and Mao pushes Sho back to ringside! The fans cheer as Sho is barely conscious as Mao drags Sho into the ring. The bell finally rings, Mao covers, TWO!! Sho survives Mao’s hit ‘n’ run and Mao can’t believe it! Mao drags Sho up, but the ref wants to check him. Sho sputters and sits up in a daze, and Ren drags Mao out! Ren beats up Mao, beats up on Mao’s team, and Yujiro SMACKS Mao with a chair! The fans boo as they put Mao’s arm in a chair! Yujiro STOMPS away on the chair! Ren POSTS Kanon, and Sho grabs Mao’s bike! Sho brings it over and he runs over Mao’s arm! Sho does wheelies to smash Mao’s arm!
The fans boo but then Sho adds insult to injury by RIPPING OFF the DDT Pro hood off the bike! Sho and the House beat up the bike! The ref reprimands and Mao says they’ll pay for that! Sho CLUBS Mao, puts him in the ring, and then pushes him to a cover, TWO! Sho has the arm for a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Mao endures and the fans rally. Mao kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Sho puts Mao on the apron, and he has the arm in the rope! ARM WRINGER! Sho then pulls Mao through the corner, traps his arm against the buckle pad, and then KNEES the arm! Mao is stuck and Sho stands on the arm!
The ref counts, Sho step off, and Mao is freed. The fans rally, Mao throws a forearm but there’s not much to it. Sho kicks Mao, Mao fires more shots, but Sho slips around, GERMAN ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Mao flails, reaches out, but Sho pulls on the arm! Mao still kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Sho lets Mao go, and Mao clutches his arm. Sho wrenches Mao’s arm, twists it, and hits the ELBOW BREAKER! Sho holds on to wrench and ELBOW BREAKER again! Sho grins as he lets Mao slump down. Sho knuckle locks, wrenches, and ELBOW- SLEEPER!! Mao has Sho now and the fans fire up!
Sho pries at the bad arm, pulls the fingers, but Mao breaks free! Look! HAYMAKER! Sho wobbles and the fans fire up! Mao whips, Sho reverses, but Mao SHOTGUNS! Sho flounders, the fans rally up, and Mao runs to BOOT Sho! Sho sputters, Mao runs again, CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO! Sho survives, but is now in JUST FACELOCK! Sho endures, fights around, and both Ren & Yujiro are on the apron. But Mao’s team YANKS them down! Sho flails, the bell rings, but it was REN! The fans boo the usual tricks from the House, and Mao is upset that he fell for such a basic trick. Mao drags Sho up, but Sho CLAWS Mao’s eyes!
Sjo runs, but Mao uses the ref as a shield! Mao runs, but now Sho uses the ref as a shield! Sho runs but Mao hurdles over the spear! Mao sends the ref back at Sho, then he HIGH JUMP CUTTERS!! The fans fire up and Mao waits on Sho. Sho rises, Mao brings him around, OSAKA RENKAI!! Cover, YUJIRO DRAGS THE REF OUT! The fans boo, Kanon is up but Yuijro & Ren BLAST him! The House mugs Mao, drags him up, and double whip him into a corner. Yujiro BOOTS Mao, Ren ELBOWS Mao, then Ren snapmares Mao to hold him open! Yujiro hits the FALLING HEADBUTT LOW BLOW! The fans boo while Mao writhes!
Ren stands Mao up and Yujiro has his pimp cane! But wait, SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK from Shunma! Down goes Tokyo Pimp! Ren BOOTS Shunma, he BOOTS Kanon, but Kanon roars! Ren CLAWS Kanon’s eyes, runs, but Kanon LARIATS! The fans fire up as the full Strange Love Connection aims at Sho, HIGH LOW LARIATS!! Shunma builds speed and he DIVES! Down go Ren & Yujiro! Kanon & Mao set Sho up, but YOSHINOBU KANEMARU shows up! WHISKEY MIST for Kanon, and the BOTTLE SHOT for Mao! The fans boo as the Heel Master helps screw over the enemies of the House!
Kanemaru shoves the ref in and Sho laughs at Mao! STRAITJACKET DRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mao survives and the fans fire up! But Sho has the ARMBAR!! Mao flails, fights around, and he stacks Sho! TWO and Sho still has the arm! SNAKE BITE!! Mao fights against the modified triangle, fights his way over, and has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer and Sho lets go in frustration. Sho crawls his way over and looks for his things. Sho grabs his Torture Tool and NEVER Openweight Six Man belt. The ref sees the belt and takes that, but then Mao surprises Sho with is iron gauntlet! Mao PUNCHES the Torture Tool down!
Sho dodges the fist, pushes Mao to ropes, and Kanemaru is there! But Mao ducks, WHISKEY MIST hits Sho! Mao BOOTS Kanemaru, then powers up the gauntlet! ROCKET PUNCH!! And then SAMURAI SUPERKICK!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sho survives, but Mao says he’ll finish this now! Mao drags Sho to a drop zone, climbs up the corner, and 450 SPLASHES!!! Cover, MAO WINS!!
Winner: Mao, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sho earns 0)
Sho tried to stack the deck, but justice was still served! Mao is alive in the block, if only for now. Can he count on Robbie Eagles AND Taiji Ishimori to bring down El Desperado and Yoh?
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: El Desperado VS Robbie Eagles!
The Rogue Luchador still has that target on his back, not only because he could go to the finals with his win and Yoh’s loss, but because he is THE IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. Could the Sniper of the Skies kill two birds with one victory? Or is Despy about to go back-to-back at the BOSJ finals?
Eagles shows off his Soul of PWA Championship, and makes a point that it is bigger and shinier. Despy says yeah, that’s nice. The fans rally and duel already, and the bell rings. Despy and Eagles circle, the fans rally more, and they feel things out. The fans already start up “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” so Eagles joins in! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” The fans applaud, Eagles mocks Despy’s bow and waving arms, then the two tie up. Despy waistlocks, Eagles switches but Despy wrenches. Eagles rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, but Despy headlocks for the takeover.
Eagles headscissors, Despy rolls Eagles around to then float, but Eagles gets his leg guard up. Eagles wrangles Despy and goes for a leg, but Despy rolls to have a toehold. Eagles kicks Despy down to have the HEEL HOOK! Despy scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, and Despy goes to the apron. Eagles smirks and eggs Despy on. Despy rises up, the fans rally and duel, and Despy steps inside. Despy and Eagles circle, tie up, and Despy powers Eagles to the ropes. Red Shoes counts the break, Despy lets off to pat Eagles on the shoulder. But then he KNEES low! Despy whips, but Eagles holds ropes to block!
Despy still tries, Eagles still holds on, but Despy CLAWS Eagles’ eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Despy whips, only for Eagles to go up and around to arm-drag! Things keep moving, Eagles hurdles then RANAS, but Despy sunset flips through! TWO, Eagles high stacks, TWO! Both men stand, Despy KNEES low again, then whips. Eagles reverses to WHEEL KICK and kip up! The fans fire up and Eagles paces. Despy rises but Eagles is on him with a CHOP! Despy goes to ropes, Eagles is on him in the corner. Eagles CHOPS, puts Despy’s leg in ropes, and pulls! Despy shouts for Red Shoes, Red Shoes counts, and Eagles lets go, to basement 619!
Despy tumbles out of the ring, the fans rally, and Eagles paces. Eagles mockingly calls for Despy, then goes to the outside. Eagles stomps away on Despy’s leg, and then SMASHES it on the floor! Eagles flexes, says hey to Ninja Mack on commentary, then goes for Despy. Despy fires body shots and CHOPS, but Eagles TACKLES him down! Eagles YANKS Despy’s leg, puts him in the ring, then sits him up to step over and tie up the legs! STUMP PULLER! Despy endures and clubs at Eagles’ leg, but Eagles drops back to make this a cover, ONE!! The fans cheer as Despy sits up. Eagles KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! But Despy blcoks!
Despy spins Eagles, Eagles knees free, then Eagles runs, but Despy dropkicks a leg! Despy grabs that leg for a SHIN BREAKER! The fans fire up while Eagles writhes. Despy has the leg and SPLASHES down on it! Eagles kicks at Despy from the mat, but Despy pushes on a leg to have a toehold! Eagles endures, Despy drags him around, and ties up the legs for an INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Despy slaps his own leg into working, but Eagles sits up to CHOP! Despy eggs him on so Eagles CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Despy “falls over” and that puts on more pressure! Eagles flails while Despy just lounges. Eagles crawls over, pushes Despy out of his way, and has the ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud and Red Shoes calls the break. Despy claims he needs help, but Eagles fires hands! Despy lets go, but he kneels on the bad leg! Eagles has the ropes again, Red Shoes counts, and Despy finally stands. Eagles crawls away, but he refuses to let Red Shoes stop this. Despy drags Eagles up but Eagles fires body shots and forearms! Despy KNEES low, but Eagles BOOTS! Eagles whips, Despy reverses, but Eagles fights the spinebuster! Despy KNEES low again, suplexes, but Eagles slips free to CHOP BLOCK and BLINDSLIDE LARIAT! Despy tumbles out, the fans rally up, and Eagles pushes through the pain to DIVE!
The fans fire up with Eagles but he still hobbles on that bad leg. Eagles sees a young fan dressed like him and cheers with him. Eagles then puts Despy in the ring, pounds the apron, and the fans rally up more. Eagles springboards to SNIPER DROPKICK! And then he has the leg to roll Despy into the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy shouts and flails, scratches and claws, and makes his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Eagles lets go, then Eagles drags Despy to center. Despy kicks at Eagles, but Eagles KICKS the leg! Despy writhes, Eagles hobbles, and they go to opposite corners. Eagles runs in, but Despy dodges!
Eagles’ knees hit buckles, Despy runs up, and Despy blocks a boot! Despy kicks one leg, and DRAGON SCREWS the other! Then he has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles flails, reaches out, but Despy thrashes him around! Eagles lunges to the ROPEBREAK! Despy lets go and the fans rally again. Despy hobbles over to bring Eagles up, and he reels Eagles in. Despy suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud while Despy drags Eagles up. Despy gut wrenches for GUITARRA- NO, Eagles slips free and waistlocks! Despy ELBOWS Eagles, whips, but Eagles reverses, only for Despy to reverse and SPINEBUSETR! High stack, TWO!
Despy has the STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles endures, Despy thrashes, then Despy rolls Eagles away to have NUMERO DOS! Eagles reaches out with his free arm, then activates the core to sit up! Eagles DESTROY- NO, Despy blocks the rolling driver, tucks Eagles in, but Eagles CLUBS away on the legs! Eagles slips free, wrangles Despy, and has the RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Despy endures, reaches out, and he crawls forward. Despy drags Eagles along with him, but Eagles drags Despy back! Eagles puts on the pressure and the fans are thunderous! Despy fights his way forward again, but Eagles thrashes around! Despy gives it one last gasp and he has the ROPEBREAK!!
Eagles lets go, to drop KNEES on the knee! Then GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Then SPINNING TOEHOLD! Despy writhes, Eagles goes out and up, for WARP 4.5, but onto KNEES! Well, to clarify, the legs are usually the target, but Despy gets his knees up to jam Eagles! Both men are down and the fans rally up again. Eagles and Despy stir, then crawl for each other. They go forehead to forehead, then rise up to go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Despy slaps his leg into working, ROCKS Eagles, and then stands. Eagles ROCKS Despy, Despy ROCKS Eagles again, but now Eagles UPPERCUTS!
The fans rally up more as Despy storms back up. He SLAPS Eagles! Eagles takes off the headband and bandana! Eagles huffs ‘n’ puffs and SLAPS Despy! And SLAPS, and KICKS! Despy ROCKS Eagles, but Eagles says I’LL BE BACK! ROUNDHOUSE! SUPERKICK! ENZI- NO, Despy ducks to roll and STRETCH MUFFLER! Eagles rolls Despy to a cover, TWO! Eagles schoolboys with a bridge, TWO! Despy stands, Eagles SOBATS, then ASAI DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Despy stands, spins Eagles around and around, then PINCHE LOCO!! But Despy can’t make the cover! The fans fire up as Despy crawls and covers, TWO!!!
The fans fire up as Eagles survives! Despy rises, brings Eagles around, and Despy underhooks. TIGER DRIVER!! And then he underhooks again, but Eagles fireman’s carries! Eagles shifts things around to hit the TURBO BACKPACK!! Eagles crawls to the cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans are thunderous! Eagles goes to the corner, takes aim, and he basement SUPERKICKS!! Eagles can’t make the cover, his bad leg hurts too much! The fans rally harder as both men rise, and Eagles is back at the corner. Eagles runs to HYPER- NO, Despy ducks and has the leg! STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Eagles flails, sits up again, but Despy makes it a SPINEBUTER!!
Despy has NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! Eagles dangles as he endures, and he QUITS! Despy wins!!!
Winner: El Desperado, by submission (gains 2 points; Eagles earns 0)
The Sniper could not take out the Rogue Luchador, and Desperado is still in the running! With that, Mao is now out of the running, too, so it all comes down to the main event!
Best of the Super Juniors 32 B Block: YOH VS Taiji Ishimori!
The pressure is on for Direct Drive! Yoh beat Despy in their 1v1, so if Yoh wins, he is in! Will this be a fresh finals for the Best of the Super Juniors? Or can the Bone Soldier help Despy make it through?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Yoh and Taiji circle, feel things out, and they tie up. Taiji wrenches to a wristlock, but Yoh rolls then trips Taiji. Taiji counters by going for the armbar, but Yoh stacks Taiji to a cover, ONE! The two back off and the fans cheer. Yoh and Taiji reset, circle again, and feel things out. They knuckle lock, but then Yoh goes for a leg. Taiji holds him off and puts him on ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, and Taiji lets off with pats to the shoulder. The two reset again, tie up, and Taiji headlocks. Yoh fires body shots, powers up and out, then drops down. Yoh bypasses Taiji, drop toeholds, but Taiji avoids the basement dropkick!
Yoh avoids a Penalty Kick, but Taiji kicks low to snapmare and NECK- NO, Yoh victory rolls, so that he can NECK TWIST! The fans rally while Taiji goes to ropes. Yoh runs up, Taiji puts him on the apron, but Yoh blocks a shot. Taiji ducks Yoh’s punch to HOTSHOT him down! Taiji then runs to a corner, goes up, up, and GOLDEN TRIANGLE MOONSAULTS! The fans fire up and Taiji brings Yoh around. Taiji hammerlocks Yoh’s arm and POSTS him! Yoh staggers away, Taiji goes off to the blue corner and he undoes the buckle pad. The Bullet Club Special is in play, but Taiji waits as the ring count climbs.
Yoh stands at 3 of 20, shakes out the bad arm, and rolls in at 8. The fans cheer, Taiji storms up, but Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back, snapmares, and NECK TWISTS! The fans cheer while Yoh clutches his neck and shoulder. Taiji drags Yoh up, snapmares, and FIST DROPS! Cover, TWO! Taiji sits Yoh up to clamp on with a chinlock! Yoh endures the knee in his back, then fights his way around. Yoh reaches out, but Taiji turns him with a wristlock. Taiji wrenches and WRINGS Yoh to then WRING the arm again! Yoh scrambles to ropes while the fans cheer. Taiji storms over, grabs the arm, and has a COBRA CLUTCH!
Yoh endures as Taiji drags him away to center. Yoh kicks and reaches out, then fights up. Taiji ripcords to RAM Yoh, then COBRA CLUTCH and a takedown! COBRA TRIANGLE! The fans rally as Yoh endures, and Yoh kicks around to have the ROPEBREAK! Taiji lets go in frustration, and Yoh coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Taiji CLUBS Yoh, drags him up, but Yoh fires forearms and kicks! Taiji BODY BLOWS, then CLUBS Yoh! Yoh goes back to the ropes, Taiji brings him around to whip into a corner. Taiji runs up, but Yoh BOOTS him away! Taiji comes back, but into a clinch, BACKBREAKER and NECKBREAKER!
The fans rally while both men are down again. Yoh and Taiji rise, and Yoh runs up to rally with forearms! Yoh whips, Taiji reverses, but Yoh FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up with Yoh, and he brings Taiji up. Yoh scoops Taiji to SLAM him, and then he revels in cheers. Yoh drops the ELBOW, then covers. TWO, and Yoh drops the KNEE! Cover, TWO and Yoh SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer and Yoh shakes out the arm. Yoh drags Taiji up, reels him in, but Taiji fights the suplex to wrench and ARM CODE BREAKER! Then BONE LOCK! But Yoh rolls it fast! TWO!! Taiji kicks low, CLAWS Yoh’s eyes, then whips.
Yoh reverses, Taiji handsprings, but Yoh catches him! Taiji switches, ducks an elbow, then spins Yoh around, to POST him! The Bullet Club Special comes through, and Taiji brings Yoh out. Taiji hammerlocks the arm, scoops, and SHOULDER BUSTERS! Yoh writhes, Taiji goes back to the corner, and the fans rally up. Taiji runs back in, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTIC- NO, Yoh spins that into a COBRA TWIST! Yoh then shifts to throw elbows, and he puts on the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji reaches out, fights his way over, but Yoh wrangles him to the mat! Taiji endures, rolls, pops free, and has the BONE LOCK!!
Yoh endures again and the fans rally back up! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him back for BLOODY- NO, Yoh handsprings through and O’Conner Rolls! Taiji stops the bridge, pushes Yoh down, BONE LOCK!! Yoh endures again and the fans rally! Yoh fights over again, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Yoh literally escapes by a foot. Taiji lets go, then grins as he brings Yoh back up. Taiji gut wrenches, and CIPHER UTAKI! But Taiji says that’s not all! He aims his finger gun, says BANG, and then brings Yoh back in. But Yoh suplexes, FALCON GOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans rally up again!
Yoh and Taiji slowly stir, rise up, and Yoh fires a forearm! Taiji fires back! Yoh fires another, Taiji fires another, repeat! They pick up speed and the fans rally! Taiji LARIATS but Yoh stays up! Yoh LARIATS but Taiji stays up! They both roar, and DOUBLE LARIAT! Yoh runs up but Taiji JUMP KNEES! BANG and BLOODY- NO, Yoh wrenches out to HEADBUTT! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Taiji and Yoh stir, but Yoh sits up first. Yoh roars, slaps his bad arm into working, and then crawls over to Taiji. Yoh underhooks but Taiji fights the lift! Taiji wrenches out but Yoh full nelsons! Taiji fights that, but Yoh ripcords!
Taiji blocks the knee but that hurts his harm! Taiji takes a swing, but into the ANACONDA VICE! Taiji fights the hold, wrenches out, and tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! BONE LOCK!!! Yoh fights around, reaches out, but Taiji rolls him! Yoh uses that to have the ANACONDA VICE!!! Taiji endures, fights to sit up, and then he stands to fire body shots. Taiji RAMS Yoh into the bare buckles! Both men fall back and the fans rally harder! Taiji drags Yoh up, reels him in, but Yoh blocks! Yoh fireman’s carries, and he hits an USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up and Yoh full nelsons Taiji! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Taiji escapes but Yoh vows to end this! The fans are thunderous as Yoh hauls Taiji up! DIRECT DRIVE!!! Cover, YOH WINS!!!
Winner: Yoh, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taiji earns 0)
The Bone Soldier fails, and now Desperado is NOT going to the finals! Desperado will now be on the outside looking in, waiting for his next challenger.
Speaking of which, Kosei Fujita now makes his way out here to be face to face with Yoh. Yoh holds the ropes open for Fujita to step into the ring. Fujita and Yoh get face to face, and Fujita points at the tag title on Yoh’s shoulder, because he also wants that belt. Yoh knows, since he and Wato took it from Fujita & Eagles. But Yoh dismisses Fujita, they’ll meet again on June 1st. Yoh then takes up the mic to tell Fujita, “Ya bastard… I’ll show you true chaos! Now, just one more win. In Ota, the best wind will blow.” Yoh drops the mic to leave it at that. Will that wind be the winds of change? Or will Yoh fail to bring down The Mighty Japanese Young Punk?
Here are the FINAL B Block standings!
YOH: 6-3, 12 points [FINALIST]
El Desperado: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
MAO: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Taiji Ishimori: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie Eagles: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
SHO: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Nick Wayne: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A great night to wrap round nine and therefore the round robin portion. No repeat BOSJ finalists, which is actually great because now we’ve got a fresh match-up. Taguchi VS Knight was still a great match for not affecting outcomes, and Knight gets to return to AEW with a win. The flipside is Titan gets a win over Nick Wayne, I really do think it books itself, Nick VS Titan for the ROH World TV Championship on Grand Slam: Mexico. Christian Cage can even be condescending to Nick over how Nick didn’t make it to the finals, adding to that feud. Nick can beat Titan in the rematch, then get in Christian’s face to make a match for All In: Texas, or at least Supercard of Honor where ROH titles should be showing up anyway.
Great stuff with Mao and his team against Sho and the House of Torture. I was pleasantly surprised that Mao won, and I wonder if the House of Torture goes to a DDT Pro show to battle it out with Strange Love Connection. Mao winning also added great drama to the remaining matches, Despy VS Eagles was awesome stuff, probably the actual best match of the night. Yoh VS Taiji wasn’t quite as hot going by the crowd, but Yoh getting the win to shut the door on Despy was good. Yoh VS Fujita will be great, a bit hard to call, but that makes it fun.
My Score: 9/10
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