Coverage
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (10/19/23)
Will All Ego go 6-0?
Will Ethan Page break more than a sweat against Tony Nese?
Ever since coming to ROH, Ethan Page has been on a roll! Will he once again feel like the All Ego of old? Or will the Premier Athlete wear him out?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Angelico VS Gravity; Angelico wins.
- Captain Shawn Dean w/ Trish Adora VS “Pretty” Peter Avalon w/ Ryan Nemeth; Dean wins.
- Mercedes Martinez VS Marti Belle; Mercedes wins.
- Ethan Page VS Tony Nese w/ Mark Sterling; Nese wins.
- Billie Starkz w/ Athena VS Diamante w/ Mercedes Martinez; Billie wins.
- Pure Rules Match: Josh Woods w/ Mark Sterling VS Pat Buck; Woods wins.
- Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS Ren Jones & Myron Reed; Griff & Karter win.
- Allysin Kay VS Kiera Hogan; Kiera wins.
- The Righteous VS Rock Gordon & Kevin Matthews; The Righteous win.
- Lady Frost VS Zoey Lynn; Frost wins.
- Komander VS Metalik; Komander wins.
- Triple Threat Tag: The Gates of Agony w/ Prince Nana VS The Workhorsemen VS Action Andretti & Darius Martin; The Gates of Agony win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Angelico VS Gravity!
The South African Stud has a standing invitation to an ROH World Championship match from Eddie Kingston, but he’s waiting for the right time to cash in. Will Angelico be rolling on his way towards that title match? Or will the Astronaut of Lucha swoop in and get his shot first?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings and the two circle. Fans rally, Gravity and Angelico tie up, and Angelico goes after an arm. Angelico wristlocks but Gravity reaches back to headlock. Angelico powers up to bring Gravity down and he chinbars with an armlock. Angelico wrenches and wristlocks, Gravity rolls and handsprings to break free, and space walk! Fans cheer, Angelico frowns, and the two reset. Angelico and Gravity knuckle lock, but then Angelico kicks and wrenches to wrangle Gravity down. Gravity bridges up, Angelico pushes him down, but Gravity bridges again. Gravity trips Angelico to elbow a leg!
Angelico rolls to drag Gravity into an ARMBAR! Gravity scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Angelico lets off and the fans rally up. The two circle, tie up and Angelico has a leg pick for a standing kneebar! Gravity endures, wrangles Angelico down, and turns Angelico over to tie up the legs. Angelico scrambles now, to the ROPEBREAK! Gravity lets off quickly and fans rally up. Angelico and Gravity circle, tie up and Angelico waistlocks. Gravity fights the lift but Angelico still SLAMS him down! Angelico then flips Gravity over, Gravity kips up but Angelico arm-drags him away! Fans cheer and jeer but Angelico soaks it all up.
Angelico mocks the space walk, fans rally up, and Gravity CHOPS! Angelico is stinging, but he kicks low! Angelico whips, Gravity reverses and drops down to then hurdle. Angelico leaps over, Gravity kips up and hip tosses! Then DROPKICKS! Angelico tumbles out, fans fire up and Gravity FLIES! Direct hit and down goes Angelico! Fans fire up as Gravity drags Angelico up and puts him in the ring. Gravity then climbs the corner, CROSSBODY into a DROPKICK! Angelico shoots Gravity outta the sky, then drags him up. Angelico wrenches and back suplexes! Fans rally, Angelico turns Gravity over and he ties up the legs.
Angelico reaches for arms but Gravity resists. Angelico chinlocks, then gets the arms, roll into the INVERTED ANGELITO! And then a bridging cover! TWO!! Gravity escapes but Angelico stomps him down. Angelico stalks Gravity to a corner, does his string dance, and fans boo. Angelico uses both hands! Angelico then drags Gravity up, but Gravity CHOPS! Fans fire up but Angelico knees low! Angelico whips Gravity corner to corner, runs in, but Gravity BOOTS first! Fans fire up as Gravity BOOTS again! Angelico runs back in but Gravity dodges, Angelico hits buckles! Gravity runs in, ARABIAN PRESS but Angelico puts him on the apron!
Gravity baits Angelico into a shoulder, then slingshots up and over to arm-drag! And then an ENZIGURI! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! A standing count begins as the fans rally up. Angelico and Gravity rise at 6 of 10, stand at 7, and Gravity wheelbarrows to a victory roll, TWO! Gravity gets around, roll up and bridge, TWO!! Angelico escapes but the fans fire up with Gravity! Gravity runs in, Angelico fireman’s carries and swings, but Gravity swings through to roll-up! TWO!! Angelico has a TRIANGLE HOLD, but Gravity deadlifts to POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Angelico survives but Gravity goes up!
Fans are thunderous for the DIVING SPLASH onto knees! Angelico drags Gravity up, tucks the arms and Canadian Racks, YOYO SLAM! Stepover omoplata and HALF CRAB! Gravity taps, Angelico wins!
Winner: Angelico, by submission
A big win, and still respect shown from the stud with the Code of Honor handshake. Angelico has said he can go hold for hold, but when and where will he go for gold?
The Righteous speak.
Vincent says, “Paper people have no eyes, man. They’re blind.” Dutch says “Pride blinds you and the reality of nature.” Vincent says, “You all only see the surface of everything, not the depths. We told everybody that we were going to tear apart the friendship of MJF & Adam Cole. And we were right. MJF walked into WrestleDream alone, and walked out alone. And now, he’s got four hyenas barking at his neck, man.” And yet everyone thinks The Devil is pulling the strings? No, Vinnie’s the one playing with the pieces, man. From now on, when The Righteous talk, you listen. They speak the truth, and the truth is RIGHTEOUS! Dig what they’re saying, man?
Backstage interview with Athena & Billie Starkz.
Well, not exactly. Lexi Nair stands at attention as Athena asks them if they know why they’re here. Um… What’s going on? Athena says this is their very first MEM: Minion Empowerment Meeting! Why? Because “Diabla” and “that retired hussy,” Mercedes, dropped them! Athena doesn’t like getting dropped. Does Minion Number 2 enjoy that? Billie does not. Billie’s facing “Diabla” tonight, a woman Athena gave advice to, and Athena hates how that blew up in her face. So what’s Billie gonna do? WHAT’S SHE GONNA DO!? Shake her hand? NO! Baddest one swings first! Lexi echoes that, and Athena asks if Billie is bad?
Diamante’s bad. But Athena’s minion right here, she says with hard pats on the back, “is the baddest.” Lexi says yes she is! So what’s Billie gonna do!? Swing first! That’s right! Swing first! Cuz that is what they do! So let’s go! NOW. Billie heads out and Lexi says get Diamante right between the eyes! Athena sighs and says Billie still sucks. But will Billie finally prove herself worth to the Fallen Goddess?
Ethan Page VS Tony Nese w/ Mark Sterling!
All Ego has five wins on his ROH record and all without being “Premier Brand” with the Premier Athlete. But Smart Mark has Bobby Cruise stop with the introductions because Nese has something important to say, and it is some bad news. Nese addresses Toledo, Ohio, “looking around this crowd, this would’ve been the perfect candidate for my Group Training. Cuz I see nothing but a bunch of sea pigs out there in the crowd tonight. I know, I’m upset, too, I really wanted to do this Group Training. But thanks to Ethan Page, I have to go and make an example of him. So maybe you can learn something tonight when I wipe the floor with him.
“But until then, I have to put a hold on my group training. So send that jackass out.” Ethan makes his entrance, will he get his sixth in a row?
The Code of Honor is upheld, though reluctantly by Nese, and the bell rings. Ethan and Nese circle, tie up, and Nese shoves Ethan away. Nese says stop! Nese says tis what Toledo came to see, and he flexes his biceps. Ethan just lounges on the ropes while he waits. Nese says Ethan has no abs because he sits like that all day. The two reset, tie up, and Ethan headlocks. Fans rally up, Nese pulls hair and the ref reprimands. Nese whips Ethan but then dodges to go outside and do some jumping jacks. Ethan rushes out, Nese slides back in, and does more jumping jacks. Fans boo but Ethan tells Sterling to back off.
Ethan goes to the apron, fans rally and the two circle. Nese kicks low, headlocks, but Ethan powers up and powers out. Ethan drops but Nese bails out to avoid the haymaker! Fans boo but Nese says he’s just too fast for Ethan. Ethan storms out, Nese slides back in, and Ethan grows frustrated. Ethan says if Nese wants to wrestle, fine. But Sterling… Ethan storms up on the ambulance chaser again, but Nese rushes out! So Ethan fires off haymakers! Ethan RAMS Nese into railing, then gives him a SNAKE EYES off the railing! Ethan borrows the fan’s sign that says, “TONY NESE SUCKS!” and sits on Nese with it.
Fans cheer, the sign is returned, and Ethan stomps Nese. Nese tries to escape through the crowd but Ethan drags Nese back to ROCK him over and over! Then Ethan sends Nese into more railing! Ethan hops up to soak up all the cheers, then he puts Nese back in the ring. Nese staggers about, and gets RUN OVER! Cover, TWO! Sterling tells Nese to use his cardio and literally run circles around Ethan. Ethan ROCKS Nese, brings him up, and ROCKS him again! Ethan scoops and SLAMS Nese! Nese flounders to ropes and fans fire up. Ethan runs up on Nese but Nese YANKS him out to the apron!
Ethan drags himself up, Nese storms up but Ethan RAMS into him! Nese distracts the ref with talk of a leg injury, and that lets Sterling trip Ethan up! Ethan tells Sterling off but then Nese THROAT CHOPS and LEG SWEEPS! Nese slingshots to PLANCHA and down goes Ethan! Fans boo but Sterling high-fives his client. Nese slides into the ring to talk with the ref, and Sterling stomps Ethan! Nese goes out to fetch Ethan into the ring, and he soaks up the heat. Nese hoists Ethan up top, has him in the Tree of Woe, and he stomps a mudhole in! The ref counts, Nese lets off, to then run corner to corner, to AB CRUNCH KICK!
Fans boo, the ref counts, but Nese lets off. Ethan falls out of the Tree, Nese covers, TWO! Nese clamps on with a chinlock and he leans on the hold. Fans rally as Ethan endures, fights up, and Ethan throws body shots! Ethan ROCKS Nese, Nese ROCKS Ethan, repeat! Fans rally as Ethan knees low, then suplexes! Nese fights that to THROAT CHOP again! Nese brings Ethan along for the BULLDOG HOTSHOT! Nese gets back in, but Ethan suplexes him first! Fans fire up while both men are down! Both men stand, Ethan ROCKS Nese! And again, and again, and again! Ethan whips, Nese reverses but Ethan LARIATS!
Ethan ROCKS Nese in a corner, runs the ropes, but Nese dodges! Only for Ethan to scoop and POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Nese is still in this but Ethan says he’ll end it! Ethan drags Nese up, Canadian Rack but Nese slips free. Nese waistlocks, Ethan switches but Nese bucks the O’Conner! Nese runs, but Ethan ducks the sobat to ROUNDHOUSE! And then the cradle, for the SLAM! Ethan then goes to the apron, steps in, HEADSHOT!! Cover, TWO?!? Nese survives and shocks Ethan! But the fans fire up as Ethan brings Nese back up and in. Sterling gets on the apron but Ethan chases him off, only for Nese to KNEE Ethan into buckles!
ROLL-UP WITH FEET ON ROPES! NESE WINS!!!
Winner: Tony Nese, by pinfall
Sterling helps Nese STEAL this one, but there’s nothing changing how Ethan’s streak is over! Nese dares to want the Code of Honor handshake here, but then he leaves Ethan hanging. Nese has a better idea: give Sterling a call so Nese can take care of the flab. Ethan DECKS Nese! And kicks Sterling! Ethan lifts Sterling up but Nese makes the save! The Premier Brand runs for it, will Ethan come calling for revenge?
Billie Starkz w/ Athena VS Diamante w/ Mercedes Martinez!
We just saw the Minion be empowered, and she’s ready to prove she’s the baddest! Will Billie strike first? Or will she fail to break the Cuban Diamond?
The Code of Honor is upheld reluctantly, the bell rings, and then Diamante swings first! Billie ducks it to ELBOW! Billie TOSSES Diamante out, builds speed, and DIVES! Direct hit and fans fire up! Athena says that’s right, but tells Billie to stay on Diamante. Billie puts Diamante in the ring and she cheers herself. Athena says now’s not the time! Diamante ROCKS Billie, then has her in the ropes, NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Diamante drags Billie down to rain down fists! Diamante stalks Billie to a corner and CHOPS! That stung even through the Minion shirt. But then Diamante puts the shirt over Billie’s head!
Diamante puts Billie on ropes, pulls the shirt all the way off, and she CLUBS Billie on the back! Diamante CHOKES Billie on the ropes, lets off, and Billie sputters. Diamante drags Billie up, RAMS her into buckles, and Mercedes says Billie sucks so bad, even Athena said it! Diamante CHOPS, whips corner to corner hard, then dragon sleepers! Billie flails and fights, but Diamante hits a BACKBREAKER! Diamante holds on to BACKBREAKER again, then turns Billie for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Diamante grows frustrated but she drags Billie up into a cravat neck wrench. Billie endures and throws body shots!
Diamante snapmares Billie, pushes her down, then steps on her face! Mercedes says that’s good, she should be Coach Martinez. Diamante runs to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Athena shouts for Billie to get it together! Diamante pushes Billie around, stomps her down, but lets off as the ref counts. Fans rally for Billie but Diamante CHOPS her! Diamante talks trash, UPPERCUTS Billie, and Mercedes taunts Billie as Diamante UPPERCUTS again! Fans rally, Billie sputters and Diamante runs in, but Diamante blocks Billie’s boots! Diamante throws Billie to ropes and DRAPING BACKSTABBERS! Cover, TWO!
Billie hangs tough but she still writhes in pain. Athena shouts for Billie to get up but Diamante drags her up. Diamante ROCKS Billie, has her in a corner and talks some trash. Diamante climbs up, rains down fists, and goes all the way to nine, then CHOPS for ten! Diamante cheers herself on while Athena tells Billie to get up already. Diamante bends Billie against ropes, CLUBS away on her, then brings Billie around. Diamante whips corner to corner, runs in, but she blocks Billie’s boots again. Diamante throws Billie to ropes but Billie ENZIGURIS! Fans fire up and Billie runs in to spin, SMASH and HEEL-
NO, Diamante ducks the heel, but then Billie blocks a kick! “EAT YOUR TEETH!” KNEE! And then wind up and HEEL KICK! Diamante ROCKS Billie! Diamante runs, wheelbarrows, but Billie blocks the roll to have the cover, BILLIE WINS!
Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall
But Mercedes attacks! She’s a sore loser but Athena makes the save! Only for Mercedes & Diamante to mug her! The ref reprimands, but Billie rises! Diamante runs up to CLOBBER Billie! Diamante & Mercedes stomp away on Athena in a corner, then Mercedes goes back for Billie. HAYMAKER! Mercedes goes out to look under the ring, and she brings out a chair! She sends that to Diamante, but refs rush out to stop this before it gets worse! Athena grabs that chair from Diamante, Mercedes has one of her own! Billie drags Diamante out to RAM her into steel steps! Athena and Mercedes want at each other but the refs aren’t letting it happen!
Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” but the refs are insistent. Diamante & Mercedes leave, but Athena & Billie want more! When and where will the Fallen Goddess and her minion make Diamante & Mercedes pay?
Backstage interview with Maria Kanellis-Bennett, Cole Karter & Griff Garrison.
Lexi is with The First Lady of Wrestling and her “boys.” It seems like they’re finally on the same page, so how are they feeling tonight? Griff says they’re feeling good, actually, because- OH! Karter almost forgot to give Maria her gift! Ready? Uh, sure. Tada! He got her a shirt, “Hot Moms <3 Professional Wrestlers!” Cuz she IS a hot mom, they’re all pro-wrestlers, it works. Can she wear it tonight please? No, she’s already dressed. Can’t she put it on over her stuff real quick? Sure… At least it matches the rest of the outfit. Griff says Karter’s so weird. Will this team be able to make it work with Karter’s obsession only getting worse?
Pure Rules Match: Josh Woods w/ Mark Sterling VS Pat Buck!
The Technical Beast told Smart Mark he doesn’t want a ringside coach, and he certainly didn’t want it to be the Buzzkiller. Will Woods prove he knows what he’s doing in his pursuit of Katsuyori Shibata? Or will Woods fail to break the Man of Iron?
The judges for tonight are Jimmy Jacobs, Christopher Daniels and Madison Rayne. The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and we’re on the clock. The two circle, feel things out, and fans rally up. They tie up, clinch, and Pat fights the belly2belly. Woods waistlocks, Pat wrenches and hammerlocks but Woods slips through. Pat rolls, spins and wrenches. Woods spins Pat around, headlocks, but Pat powers up and out. Things speed up, Pat hurdles but Woods blocks hip toss to a roll and double leglock grapevine! Pat rolls and Woods holds on, but Pat gets the ROPEBREAK! That’s his first of three, and we’ve only hit one minute.
Woods pats Pat on the head and mocks him about using that break. Pat nods, he has to remember the rules. These two circle again, Pat gets around to waistlock but Woods switches. Pat switches, Woods switches again, but Pat drop toeholds. Woods stays up, wags his finger, but then Pat shoves Woods and Woods grabs the ropes! That counts as a ROPEBREAK! Sterling protests but it’s just his first so Woods shakes that off. Woods swings, Pat ducks and headlocks, but Woods spins Pat to SLAM him down! Woods steps over, Pat slips out the back to waistlock, and Woods goes to ropes to stop the O’Conner! But that’s a ROPEBREAK!
Fans cheer as Pat has made Woods use up two ropebreaks in just one minute! Woods and Sterling protest but the ref is the one in charge. Sterling tries to show the ref that the judges didn’t score it that way, but that’s not the point. And then Pat ROCKS Woods! Pat gets away with the closed fist to the face because Sterling is arguing ropebreaks! Pat tells everyone to shush, but then Woods DECKS Pat! Wait, the ref sees that one! That’s Woods’ one warning! Fans cheer, Woods is furious and he runs in at Pat, but blocks a boot! Woods puts the leg in ropes, knee drop on the knee! Pat writhes, Woods grabs the leg to SMASH and SMASH and SMASH! Cover, ONE!!
Woods holds the leg, WRENCHES the leg, and then WRENCHES it again! Pat writhes, Woods steps through but Pat drags him to a cradle! ONE!! Woods swings, into a backslide! TWO! Pat O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Pat runs, gets around, crucifix takedown! TWO! Woods is furious and he KICKKS the leg! KNEE to the face! Woods gut wrenches and carries Pat, to then POWERBOMB! Woods steps around, GORILLA LOCK!! Pat taps, Woods wins!
Winner: Josh Woods, by submission
Woods’ anger boiled up, and he finished this just short of four minutes! He still shakes Pat’s hand for the Code of Honor, and the Sterling Stable is rolling. Will Woods have the goods to go after The Wrestler?
Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett VS Ren Jones & Myron Reed!
The Ivy League MVP may not be simpin’ for Maria like the Diamond in the Rough, but at least they agree to put winning ahead of anything. Will they band together to finally get going? Or will distractions like the one in the new T-shirt get in the way again?
The Code of of Honor is skipped, the teams sort out and Griff starts against Myron. They circle, tie up, and Griff waistlocks, but Myron counters the lift with an arm-drag! Griff rushes back in but Myron goes Matrix to dodge! Then he ENZIGURIS! Myron wrenches Griff, Griff throws elbows, and Griff whips. Karter gets a cheap shot, then avoids Myron’s retaliation, and Griff BOOTS Myron down! Griff drags Myron up, stomps away in the corner, then lets off as the ref counts to tag Karter. Griff whips and Karter DROPKICKS! Karter says that’s for Maria! Karter then hoists Myron up, back suplexes, but Myron slips free!
Tag to Ren and he dodges Karter to BOOT Griff! Ren runs up, ducks ‘n’ dodges Karter to UPPERCUT him down! Ren brings Karter up, ducks the haymaker to ROCK him! Suplex for the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Karter is still in this but Ren drags Karter up. Ren fireman’s carries but Karter fights free. Karter shoves Ren away, tags out to Griff, then dodges Ren to waistlock. Karter shoves Ren to feed the ROLLING ELBOW! Griff BLASTS Myron, Karter Canadian Racks Ren to CLIFFHANGER! Griff covers, he and Karter win!
Winners: Griff Garrison & Cole Karter, by pinfall
The Kingdom’s Army gets it done, and Maria is very proud! Will they continue on until they’re fighting for some tag titles?
Dalton Castle speaks.
“Hmm… Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Listen. I know that television gets better when Dalton Castle is on camera. Which gives me a lot of pressure to keep the viewers happy. Because they… Well, they’ve become accustomed to my everything! It’s what they crave…! And I’ll be damned if I let anybody step in my way and prevent me from giving you what you deserve! ROH Television has been filled with so much… ordinary. And it’s about time this Peacock does everything he can to make it extraordinary.” Then just how will Castle make ROH TV must-see?
Komander VS Metalik!
The AAA World Cruiserweight Champion is still looking to take command of ROH and AEW, even if that means facing one of his amigos. Will Komander be headed for his second championship? Or will the King of the Ropes earn himself a shot at the one Komander already has?
The fans chant for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” while the Code of Honor is upheld. The bell rings, fans rally up, and the two speed things up already! Komander sidesteps, avoids the handspring, but then Metalik dodges to mule kick. Metalik whips, Komander reverses but Metalik BOOTS and SLING-DOGS! Metalik goes up and along the ropes to MISSILE DROPKICK! Fans fire up as Komander bails out, and Metalik builds speed, to then hold up and PLANCHA! Fans fire up as Komander goes down! Metalik puts Komander in, then springboards to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Metalik keeps on Komander with a chinlock but Komander throws body shots.
Metalik puts Komander in a corner, stomps him, then CHOPS! Fans are stinging from that one, and Metalik ROCKS Komander. Metalik goes corner to corner, but Komander dodges the splash and GAMANGIRIS! Komander goes up, and he tightrope walks to METEO-RANA! Fans fire up and Komander runs in at the corner, only for Metalik to put him up top. Komander BOOTS Metalik, then tightrope walks to FLYING RANA! Metalik bails out, Komander builds speed and FLIES! Direct hit with the tope and fans fire up! Komander hurries to put Metalik back in. Komander hurries up top again, “This is Awesome!” as Komander CROSSBODIES!
Things keep moving, Komander rolls to SUNSET BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Metalik survives and fans fire up again! Komander fires forearms, puts Metalik up top, and then climbs up after him. Fans rally as the luchadores throw hands! Metalik stands, but Komander gets him for a SUPER DUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!!! Metalik survives again and Komander can’t believe it! Komander drags Metalik to a drop zone, goes up, and fans chant “This is Lucha!” Komander is up top, but Metalik trips him up! Metalik then goes to the apron, CHOPS Komander, CLUBS him, then goes up. SUPER STEINER of his own!
Metalik fireman’s carries, METALIK DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Komander survives but fans chant “SI! SI! SI!” as Metalik goes up. MOONSAULT into BOOTS! Komander torture racks to FLIPPING GUTBUSTER! Then it’s back up top! Komander calls his shot, tightrope walks, CIELITO LINDO!! Cover, Komander wins!
Winner: Komander, by pinfall
The AAA World Cruiserweight Champion is truly a shooting star with that lovely sweet finisher! Will Komander take over ROH soon enough? And Metalik shows his amigo respect, but will Metalik be able to get himself back on track?
Triple Threat Tag: The Gates of Agony w/ Prince Nana VS The Workhorsemen VS Action Andretti & Darius Martin!
Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona, JD Drake & Anthony Henry, and Top Flight MK II all want their shot at the ROH World Tag Team Champion, MJF, and that means putting together a worthy win-loss record. Will the Mogul Embassy get back up? Will Scrap Metal & The Saint of August put in the work? Or will the Sight to See & The Air Wolf fly high with some golden tickets?
The Code of Honor is upheld by all but the Gates, and that gets the other four on the same page. They all BLAST Kaun & Liona off the apron! Nana protests but the bell rings, and then Workhorsemen and high fliers coordinate. Darius & JD help give Action & Henry a boost to DOUBLE PLANCHA the Gates down! Fans fire up and then Darius CHOPS JD! JD CHOPS back, they CHOP back and forth! JD knees low, scoops Darius, but Darius slips free to DROPKICK! JD wobbles but swings, Darius dodges to tag Action! Darius RAMS, Action ROCKS and Darius HOTSHOTS! Action goes up and up to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!
Action wrenches JD’s arm, Darius tags in and goes up to DOUBLE STOMP the elbow! Darius wrenches but JD CHOPS back! JD whips Darius to the Workhorse corner, SPLASHES, and Henry tags in. JD whips Darius, Henry hurdles and then bypasses, the Workhorsemen RAM, CLUB and DDT Darius down! Henry covers, TWO! Action coaches Darius but the Gates are up. The ref reprimands Kaun, only two teams are legal at a time. Kaun stays back but the ref misses Liona as he CLOBBERS Darius and Henry! Liona RAMS Darius into the corner, Kaun tags off Darius, and the Gates mug Darius!
Nana says this is legal, JD says no it ain’t, but the Gates DOUBLE TOSS Darius! Kaun runs to SENTON! Cover, TWO! Darius hangs tough but Kaun drags him up. Kaun wrenches, whips him into the Gates’ corner, and he tags Liona. Liona whips Kaun in but Darius ELBOWS back! Darius BOOTS Liona, then gets them both, DOUBLE DDT COMBO! Fans fire up but Liona rises up!? Liona drags Darius up to fireman’s carry but Darius slips free! Darius shoves, Action GAMANGIRIS, but Liona still takes a swing! Darius dodges, hot tag to Action! Action ducks ‘n’ dodges to then pop-up DROPKICK! Fans fire up, Action dodges Liona and he hits buckles!
Henry tags in off Liona but runs right into Action’s forearms! Action rallies and whips but Henry reverses. Action handsprings but into a GERMAN SUPLEX! Henry runs in to FOREARM, tag to JD! Feed to the lift, END-ZIGURI OF DAYS! Cover, Kaun breaks it! Kaun gives Henry an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER, but Darius gives Kaun a BULLDOG HOTSHOT! Darius adds a GAMANGIRI, then gets in to TORNADO FLATLINER JD! Darius sets JD up for Action, springboard 450!! Cover, Liona CLOBBERS Darius to break it up! Liona whips Action to the corner, Kaun tags in off Action before Liona SPLASHES!
The Gates have Henry but Henry fights with forearms! Henry fires back and forth, Kaun ducks a kick and shoves Henry at Liona. ENZIGURI, but Liona stays up! Liona roars, then HEADBUTTS!! The Gates DOUBLE LARIAT! Cover, The Gates win!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall
A fast ‘n’ furious main event, and the Mogul Embassy is getting back on track! Will MJF be in serious trouble if these guys become tag title contenders?
My Thoughts:
A good ROH, but yes, this is my first week of skipping what certainly on paper looked like filler. Granted, this episode was back to a 90 minute length, but still. Now, I still kept an eye on the filler, and they were still good matches. Well, Righteous most certainly squashed their opponents, and their promo seemed to frame it as they were still right about MJF & Cole all along. But after that Triple Threat main event, it does feel like MJF is going to be stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to staying ROH World Tag Team Champion for Cole’s sake. And since AEW loves having ROH stuff on their shows, why not plug that? MJF has all these enemies closing in, he’s gonna have to accept someone else’s help (Acclaimed) at some point if he’s to survive.
I kept the opener of Angelico VS Gravity because, well, yeah can’t really ditch the opener. Plus, it works towards Angelico’s story that he’s getting ready for his title shot with Eddie. Though I don’t think they can pull off a Money in the Bank kind of cash-in because who would even know the story? How many people watching AEW really watch ROH like I am? It’s already a lot to watch the three AEW shows and the three WWE shows, I’m honestly a bit crazier than the average fan for also having ROH.
Good promo from Athena with Billie, and really good match from Billie VS Diamante. Billie getting the win was great, but clearly this feud is only escalating. I would like to think Athena VS Mercedes for the ROH Women’s World title will be a No Disqualification style match, given they had chairs ready to go in that brawl. And good promo from Maria and the Kingdom’s Army, though it feels like this was out of order. Wasn’t Maria already wearing that Hot Moms <3 Pro-Wrestlers shirt already? Bad continuity, guys. But good win for Karter & Griff, maybe they’ll get themselves going to challenge whoever gets the tag titles off MJF.
Good stuff with the Sterling Stable. Woods VS Pat was quicker than I thought it’d be, but I liked Pat being able to outsmart Woods for the middle part there. And of course Nese & Sterling cheat Ethan out of his win streak, delaying Ethan’s chance at the world title. Good promo from Castle, but it just makes me again feel they need to get Samoa Joe back on ROH TV. After all, he’s the ROH World Television Champion. And he needs to finish his story with Castle over that title, because Castle is stuck doing promos to bide his time. And awesome match from Komander and Metalik, that was the real main event for me. Great win for Komander as AEW & ROH continue to help an American audience have an idea of what AAA and CMLL are about.
My Score: 8.5/10
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Will it be lights out on Los Ingobernables de Japon?
Bishamon won last round, but so did Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Now they clash in the main event of A Block’s second round! Who keeps winning in this World Tag League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Shoma Kato VS Daiki Nagai; Shoma wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Taka Michinoku & DOUKI VS The House of Torture; Taichi, Taka & Douki win.
- Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI VS Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; Cobb & Callum win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Gabe & Sanada win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Honma win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji; Bishamon wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 1-0, 2 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-0, 2 points
Bishamon: 1-0, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 0-1, 0 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-1, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The Funky Sauce had a less than hot debut losing to Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. And now, they’re running into the Imperial Unit & Prince of Pace, who are already setting a good pace with their win. Can Zayne & Taguchi heat things up? Or will they be conquered by The United Empire?
The teams sort out and Cobb calls out Taguchi’s hips. Zayne says oishi (tasty) but Cobb is pretty sure that’s not true. The debate on oishi or oishi janai continues, but we finally get Zayne and Callum starting. The fans rally up at the bell, and Callum circles with Zayne. They tie up, go around, and Zayne puts Callum on ropes. Zayne lets off cleanly and quickly and the two reset. They tie up, Callum puts Zayne on ropes now, and the ref counts. Callum lets off slowly, but still cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. Zayne and Callum tie up again, Zayne headlocks, but Callum powers up and out. Zayne runs Callum over!
The fans applaud and Zayne smirks. Things speed up, Callum hurdles but Zayne cartwheels over. The fans cheer as Zayne plays with his hair. Callum runs up but Zayne wrenches and whips him. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS Zayne down! The fans cheer and Callum mocks the hair twisting. Zayne goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Callum runs in. Zayne dodges, runs back in, but Callum puts him on the apron. Zayne slingshots back in to RANA! A rough tumble but Callum is up. Zayne waistlocks, Callum switches, but Zayne bucks the O’Conner. Zayne DUMPS Callum to the apron, avoids the shoulder tackle and KICKS!
Zayne runs side to side to ROLLING AX KICK! The fans fire up while Callum flops down. Zayne drags Callum up, tags in Taguchi, and Funky Sauce SPANKS Callum! Taguchi BLASTS Cobb for good measure before he and Zayne double whip Callum to a corner. Taguchi HIP ATTACKS, then sets up for Zayne to LEAP FROG SHOTGUN! Callum sits down, Zayne rolls back and he headscissors Taguchi to CANNONBALL Callum! Zayne then CANNONBALLS Callum himself! Taguchi covers, TWO! The fans fire up and Taguchi brings Callum into a chinlock. Callum endures the knee in his back as Taguchi pulls on him.
Taguchi puts on a headscissors and he squeezes tight! Callum endures, fights around, and kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go as the fans cheer, and Taguchi taunts Cobb with his cheeks. Taguchi goes back but Callum UP KICKS him! Callum skins the cat to the apron, slingshots to somersault, and then SOBATS! Both men fall and the fans rally up. Callum grits his teeth, rolls to the corner and tags in Cobb. Cobb storms up to stomp Taguchi, then he steps on Taguchi to step to Zayne. Cobb stands on Taguchi to use him as a surfboard! Cobb mocks Zayne’s hair twisting, then “apologizes” as he steps off Taguchi.
Cobb stands Taguchi up to HEADBUTT him down! Cobb drags Taguchi up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Callum in. Callum stomps Taguchi, but Taguchi kicks back. Callum stomps Taguchi’s leg! Callum clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Taguchi down. Taguchi fights around to the ROPEBREAK! Callum lets go and paces around. Taguchi rises, Callum kicks him, and Callum eggs Taguchi on. Taguchi CHOPS! Callum knees low in return! Callum whips Taguchi to a corner, runs corner to corner, but Taguchi BOOTS him! Taguchi goes up to headscissor for the DEADLY OSHIRI! Taguchi then runs up, but into an atomic drop!
Taguchi hobbles, Callum runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taguchi crawls, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne runs past Callum to BLAST Cobb! Zayne fires forearms and elbows on Callum, then mule kicks! Zayne runs, but blocks a boot first! Zayne KNEES Callum to a corner, runs up and UPPERCUTS! Zayne puts Callum up top, climbs up after him, but Callum fires body shots! Callum shoves Zayne but Zayne flips back and rolls through! Zayne runs back up to JUMP RANA! The fans fire up and Zayne scoops Callum, for the BAJA BLAST! Cover, TWO! Callum stays in this but the fans rally with Zayne.
Zayne pounds the mat and the fans clap along. Cobb runs up, dodges Zayne and ROCKS him! Cobb runs in, Zayne dodges at the corner, then Zayne comes back. Cobb dodges, Zayne QUEBRADAS, but Cobb catches Zayne! Cobb wobbles and staggers, Zayne slips down to FINAL CUT! Cobb bails out, Callum runs up, but Zayne avoid the Penalty Kick! Callum avoids the Eddy Gordo kick to shove, but Zayne runs him over! Callum kips up, but Zayne avoids the enzigiri! Zayne runs, MARIPOSA, but Callum makes it a ghost pin! TWO!! Zayne stands, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Taguchi tags in and hurries after Callum!
Callum swings, Taguchi dodges but Callum elbows. Callum runs, Taguchi runs, but Callum catches him! Torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!! The fans fire up and Cobb tags in. Cobb RAMS Taguchi into the corner! Callum runs up to forearm SMASH, then he sets up under Cobb’s UPPERCUT! Callum BLASTS Zayne, goes to the apron, and he ENZIGIRIS Taguchi into a fireman’s carry! Callum is up top, DOUBLE STOMP and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cobb sits Taguchi up to HIP ATTACK! And then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT FLOPS as Taguchi moves! Taguchi comes back, KETSUYE!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Cobb survives, and Taguchi pounds the mat. Taguchi runs, but Cobb catches the hip attack! Zayne CLUBS Cobb, Taguchi HIP ATTACKS! Zayne DROPKICKS, Taguchi FLYING HIP ATTACKS! MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives, but Taguchi has OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Cobb endures, rolls, and he BOOTS Taguchi away! Taguchi KETSUYES!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb still has power to spare but Taguchi has some of his own! Taguchi powers up in the corner, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Cobb rolls it to a waistlock! Callum wipes Zayne out, then he BOOTS Taguchi into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Zayne breaks it!
The fans fire up while Callum TOSSES Zayne back out. Cobb hauls Taguchi up, ripcord and TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb & Callum win!
Winners: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Zayne & Taguchi earn 0)
Another round and another win for The United Empire, but also another loss for Funky Sauce. Will these trends continue through the rest of the league? Or can Zayne & Taguchi turn things around before the end?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens!
No NJPW round robin tournament would be complete without Bullet Club VS Bullet Club! The Mad Man & Cold Skull lost to Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, Fang Revived & Crown Jewel lost to Bishamon, so both teams are in a fighting mood. Which faction within the club comes out feeling Just Too Sweet?
Aw hell, Gabe & Sanada attack Kenta & Chase during their entrance! No mercy just because they’re all Bullet Club! Sanada brings Chase into the crowd while Gabe and Kenta brawl down the aisle! Gabe then brings Kenta around to another area. Chase whips but Sanada reverses and he BOWLS Chase into chairs! A strike for Sanada, but Kenta does the same to Gabe! Sanada JAMS Chase with a chair, then CLAWS his face! Gabe and Kenta brawl up into the bleachers! Gabe ROCKS Kenta, brings him to the railing at the back, and Sanada SMACKS Chase off more chairs. Gabe mockingly asks for Too Sweet but Kenta ROCKS him!
Gabe goes to another stairway and walks down but Kenta storms up behind him, Kenta CLUBS Gabe, and now Chase has Sanada way over in the back row of the opposite end! Chase can tell where Kenta and Gabe are because of the spotlights following them! Chase CLUBS Sanada, then leaves him behind to go help Kenta. Gabe CHOKES Kenta with a shirt! Gabe mockingly offers the Too Sweet, then cusses Kenta out. Gabe says, “We run this!” in reference to War Dogs over OG Bullet Club. But then Chase goes after Gabe! Sanada hurries to help Gabe and now the brawling is all in the same area! Kenta has Sanada now while Chase keeps after Gabe.
Things finally go back to the ground level and to ringside. Kenta ROCKS Sanada, but Sanada ROCKS Kenta! Gabe CHOKES Chase with a chair! Gabe storms around but Sanada does the same to Kenta on the other side. Chase CHOPS and fires forearms, but Gabe doesn’t flinch. So Chase CLAWS Gabe’s face! Sanada ROCKS Kenta, stalks him, and then Gabe SMACKS Chase with a chair! The Young Lions make sure fans are safely out of the way while Kenta CLAWS Sanada’s face. Gabe brings Chase to ringside and SMACKS him off the apron. Gabe then hurries to help Sanada as he BLINDSIDES Kenta!
Gabe and Kenta brawl now, and Gabe DECKS Kenta! Gabe & Sanada agree to go get Chase, but wait, where is he? Chase runs up from behind to CLOBBER them both! Chase CLUBS Sanada, but Gabe CLAWS Chase’s face! Gabe POSTS Chase, and finally, Sanada puts Chase in the ring. Gabe & Sanada Too Sweet, and Gabe mean mugs Tenzan on commentary. Sanada steps in, and this is finally a match! Sanada CLUBS Chase, whips him, but Chase ducks ‘n’ WRECKS Gabe with a dropkick! Chase RAMS Sanada, HOTSHOTS him, then calls to Kenta. Kenta finds his way in and Chase stomps Sanada in a corner.
Kenta storms up, he and Chase double whip Sanada to the corner. Chase runs in, forearm SMASH, and then he sits Sanada down. Kenta runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Chase goes up while Sanada is in the drop zone, for a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Chase snarls, Kenta DOUBLE STOMPS Gabe on the outside! Chase keeps on Sanada, reels him in, but Sanada fights the tuck! Chase ROCKS Sanada, whips him to a corner, but Sanada goes up and out then to the floor. Chase chases Sanada around, but Gabe sends Kenta into railing! Sanada KICKS ropes to jam Chase up! Sanada tags in Gabe and the War Dogs bring Chase up.
Gabe & Sanada double suplex, but Chase fights it! Kenta’s back and he BOOTS Gabe! Sanada DROPKICKS Kenta! Chase runs up on Sanada. Sanada wrenches him, but Chase spins through. Sanada fights the suplex to MAGIC SCREW! Gabe is back and he brings Chase up. “I’m a Mad Man-” Chase wrenches out, ducks a lariat, and then spins Gabe, FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Gabe stays in this while Kenta and Sanada fight on the outside. Chase locks ‘n’ loads, runs up on Gabe, but Gabe blocks the C-Trigger! Chase fires forearms to get free, but Gabe ROCKS Chase! The ref reprimands about closed fists, but Chase rebounds!
Gabe dodges Chase and hits the COMEBACKER LARIAT! And then a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Kenta breaks it! Kenta CLUBS Gabe, but Sanada CLAWS Kenta’s face! Sanada TOSSES Kenta out and Gabe brings Chase up. Gabe then pushes Chase over, because he says this is for Kenny Omega! Gabe aims a finger gun at Chase! “Good bye, and F YOU, Kenny!!” Gabe runs up to V-TRIGGER!! Then a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, War Dogs win!!
Winners: Gabe Kidd & Sanada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kenta & Chase earn 0)
The War Dogs struck first and never let up, and now they win to break even. Wait, as Kenta & Chase are helped away, and even as Sanada heads out, Gabe sits cross-legged while he has the mic. “Let me be very effin’ clear. You crossed the line as soon as you ran to Tokyo Sports and started calling me all this s*it. Unprofessional, all this s*it. Let me make this very effin’ clear! You said you wanted, you said the fans wanted, I said it before: I don’t give a F what anyone wants but me! And I wanna end your career! So iitengo (January 5th), Gabe Kidd, Kenny Omega, LET’S EFFIN’ GO!!”
The fans are fired up to hear WrestleDynasty now has a massive crossover match added! But will Gabe keep making this about The Best Bout Machine until it comes back to bite him? Or is that just the motivation he needs so he and Sanada can take the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!
The Roughneck & Everyone’s Kokeshi had a rough opening round with their loss, but The Front Man & The Mullet had a mighty main event win. But the tournament might be taking a backseat when Shota wants after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Will Shota earn a title match while heading for the trophies? Or will ZSJ prove Shota’s just not ready?
As ZSJ & “Roy” step into the ring, Shota gets in ZSJ’s face so ZSJ taunts him with the world title. The ref has them stand down, and the teams sort out. Shota and ZSJ start and they tie right up at the bell. Shota headlocks, ZSJ powers up and out, then he BOOTS Shota! Shota roars, ROCKS ZSJ and runs to RAM him! ZSJ rebounds to BOOT SHota again! ZSJ headlocks, Shota powers out, and they RAM shoulders! Shota rebounds to RUN ZSJ over, but ZSJ is up to UPPERCUT Shota! ZSJ runs, but Shota DROPKICKS ZSJ down! The fans fire up with Shota while ZSJ bails out. Shota pursues and CLUBS ZSJ down!
Shota whips ZSJ hard into railing, then storms up on ZSJ to whip him into more railing! ZSJ comes back to BOOT Shota! Shota is right up to SHOTGUN ZSJ! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma BLASTS Oiwa for good measure but the ref reprimands him. Shota stands and brings ZSJ up. Shota puts ZSJ in, which the fans applaud, and Shota covers. ONE, but Shota stays on ZSJ. Shota CLUBS ZSJ, tags Honma, and Honma stomps ZSJ in the corner. The ref counts but Honma digs his boot in. The ref counts, Honma steps off, and Honma drags ZSJ up. Honma CLUBS ZSJ, CLUBS him again, then follows him to ropes.
Honma CHOPS ZSJ and ZSJ sputters. Honma CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! ZSJ hobbles away but Honma is on him with a whip. Honma ELBOWS ZSJ down, pats his head and runs, but he stops short of the kokeshi as ZSJ moves! ZSJ grabs an arm and wrangles Honma into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Oiwa BLASTS Shota while Honma scrambles around! The fans fire up as Honma fights and drags ZSJ with him. ZSJ shifts to have just the arm, or no, not just the arm! It’s like a one-armed Italian Stretch! Honma still fights to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud, and ZSJ lets go to tag Oiwa. Oiwa drags Honma up to scoop and SLAM!
Oiwa pushes Honma down to then drop an elbow! Cover, ONE! Oiwa clamps onto Honma with an armlock, but Honma fights up. Oiwa wrenches and RAMS Honma into a corner. Oiwa CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Honma kicks and kicks but Oiwa CHOPS him down! Oiwa wraps Honma’s arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa brings Honma over and tags ZSJ. ZSJ cravats Honma for the neck wrench, then he wrangles Honma to the mat. ZSJ bridges with the neck wrench! Honma endures so ZSJ shifts and bridges! Then shifts and bridges!
ZSJ stands to NECK TWIST! Honma writhes but ZSJ covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Honma toughs it out. Shota gets the fans to chant for “HONMA! HONMA!” ZSJ PENALTY- NO, Honma blocks the kick! ZSJ fires SLAP after SLAP but Honma holds on! ZSJ eggs Honma on, so Honma SLAPS ZSJ down! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma crawls over, hot tag to Shota! Shota runs up to fire forearms on ZSJ! Shota whips, ZSJ reverses but Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ! Shota BLASTS Oiwa for good measure! The fans fire up with Shota as he whips ZSJ corner to corner. Shota runs up, to UPPERCUT!
Shota reels ZSJ in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota shrugs that off. Shota drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ fights the clinch to go for the arm. ZSJ elbows Shota, whips, but Shota reverses to trip ZSJ, turn him over, and STF! ZSJ fights the crossface portion, slips out and wrangles Shota into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota fights up, but ZSJ pushes on the arm! Shota still fights, slips around, and arm-drags free! ZSJ avoids the dropkick to the leg to NECK TWIST! Tag to Oiwa and Oiwa drags Shota up. Oiwa headlocks, Shota powers out, but Oiwa runs Shota over!
Things keep moving, Oiwa counters Shota’s hip toss with a hip toss! Shota gets up, Oiwa DROPKICKS! Oiwa kips up and the fans fire up! Shota stands Oiwa up, scoops and POWERSLAMS, to then run and SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps on Shota but Shota fights the anaconda plex! Shota CLUBS away on Oiwa, then catches him to a clinch. Oiwa slips free, shoves, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shota crawls away, hot tag to Honma! Honma storms up to CHOP Oiwa! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Oiwa is in a corner, Honma whips him corner to corner, then runs up to ELBOW! And BULLDOG!
The fans fire up with Honma and he runs, KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa brings Honma up, but Honma fires hands! Oiwa ROCKS Honma back! Honma fires another flurry, but Oiwa ROCKS him again! Oiwa runs to ROLLING ELBOW! Honma falls and the fans fire up! Oiwa watches Honma go to a corner, and then he runs in, DROPKICK! And BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in his and the fans fire up! Oiwa drags Honma up, gut wrenches, but Honma fights it! Honma wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! Oiwa stays up to short arm LARIAT in return! Honma short arm LARIATS, but then Oiwa short arm LARIATS!
Oiwa fires short arm LARIATS again and again, then finally LARIATS Honma down! Cover, but Shota breaks it! ZSJ grabs Shota and drags him out by a leg! ANKLE LOCK! Shota BOOTS ZSJ into railing! Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! Honma reaches out, but Oiwa keeps him from ropes! But Honma slips around to the back, BIG back suplex! But Oiwa holds onto the SLEEPER! Oiwa drags Honma up to his feet, spins him, and THE- NO, Honma blocks the lariat! Oiwa dodges a haymaker to ROCK Honma! Honma ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS! Honma HEADBUTTS, and then JUMPING KOKESHIS!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma and Oiwa crawl, hot tags to ZSJ and Shota! The fans fire up as ZSJ BOOTS! Shota fires a forearm! ZSJ nods and steps back to Shota. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, but Shota UPPERCUTS in return! ZSJ shakes that off to UPPERCUT! Shota staggers, scowls, and comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ wobbles but he nods, before he UPPERCUTS again! Both men steady themselves, and Shota comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ staggers and sways, but he stays on his feet. ZSJ leans on the ropes, then stands up tall. The fans fire up as ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Shota UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, faster and faster!
Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ drops to his knees! The ref has Shota hold on, maybe ZSJ is rattled. ZSJ stands but Shota UPPERCUTS again and again! ZSJ fires up but runs into an UPPERCUT! Shota roars and the fans fire up again! ZSJ stands to SLAP Shota!! Shota wobbles but even ZSJ has to steady himself. Shota drops to his knees to stabilize, and the fans rally up again. Shota rises, so ZSJ KICKS him! And KICKS! Shota shakes his head so ZSJ KICKS! ZSJ paces but Shota nods. Shota rises and eggs ZSJ! ZSJ says fine, and he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Shota growls, then he blocks the kick!
Shota stands to ROCK ZSJ! ZSJ roars, but Shota catches the kick, trips ZSJ, and then steps into the STF!! ZSJ reaches out but Shota drags him from ropes! S T F! Oiwa stomps away on Shota until he lets go! Honma CLUBS Oiwa then throws him out. Honma helps Shota stand and then brings ZSJ around. Honma whips ZSJ to a corner, runs up, and he LARIATS! Feed to Shota’s POP-UP KNEE! Shota then feeds ZSJ to a LARIAT! Clinch and EXPLODER! Honma gets moving, BASEMENT KOKESHI! IGNITION!! Cover, Oiwa breaks it! Honma CLUBS Oiwa and tosses him again, then tells Shota to finish it!
Shota goes to the corner and he takes aim. BLAZE- ARMBAR!! ZSJ catches the Blaze Blade, but then Shota shifts around! ZSJ still wants the arm, Shota has the stack! TWO! ARMBAR!! Honma hits the FALLING KOKESHI!! The fans are thunderous but here comes Oiwa! Honma runs at him, JUMPING KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa calls to ZSJ as he brings up Shota. Shota fires a forearm but Oiwa shakes his head. Oiwa eggs Shota on so Shota fires up! Shota ROLLING- NO, Oiwa ducks to SLEEPER! And THE- NO, Shota ducks The Grip and a JUMPING KOKESHI takes Oiwa down!
The fans fire up as Shota aims at ZSJ again. BLINDSIDE KNEE in the corner! And then a TORNADO DDT! Shota drags ZSJ up to elevate, but ZSJ wrenches out! ZSJ PELES the arm! Then BOOTS the lariat! ZSJ ducks the enzigiri to PENALTY KICK! Shota is right up, but ZSJ has him in a full nelson! Shota breaks it, only for ZSJ to GERMAN SUPLEX! ZSJ runs up, but into a POP-UP DEATH RIDER!! The fans are thunderous as Shota hauls ZSJ up. But ZSJ scoops first! ZACK DRIVER!! But ZSJ can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous again while Shota and ZSJ stir! ZSJ and Shota crawl, but then Oiwa BLASTS Honma down!
Oiwa helps ZSJ up while Shota finds he has no partner! Shota turns around, into an ELBOW from Oiwa! ZSJ BOOTS Shota, then feeds him to Oiwa’s ANACONDA SUPLEX! Oiwa sets Shota up for ZSJ’S LARIAT! Cover, HONMA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again but now Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! ROUNDHOUSE and THE GRIP!! The fans fire up with TMDK as they drag Shota up. They double whip but Shota reverses! Shota kicks off ZSJ to TORNADO DDT Oiwa! Shota then runs up, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shota and ZSJ stay up, so they go again. ZSJ KICKS Shota’s lariat, but Shota SWATS ZSJ’s!
Shota ROCKS ZSJ, ROLLING- SLAP from ZSJ! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free! Shota backslides, ZSJ rolls through, then fights the underhooks! O’Conner Roll, but Shota trips ZSJ to go for an arm! Another backslide, but another roll through, BLAZE BLADE POINT BLANK!! The fans are thunderous again as Shota rises! Shota aims from a corner, and hits a BLAZE- NO, ZSJ backslides! But Shota rolls through so he can DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA & HONMA WIN!!!
Winners: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ZSJ & Oiwa earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion just fell to this Reiwa Musketeer! World Tag League aside, will Shota now bring that Paradigm Shift to the Tokyo Dome? Or will ZSJ make sure this is still TMDK’s WrestleKingdom?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi made it Lights Out last round against Kenta & Chase Owens while The Rampaging Dragon & Gene Blast were tranquilo against Funky Sauce. Only one team can stay spotless, can the Fierce Warrior & Headhunter slay these twin dragons? Or will Los Ingobernables de Japon be that much closer to the trophies?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bumps, Yota calls out Goto. Goto accepts and the fans rally as the bell rings. Goto and Yota circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto finds a point of leverage, he puts Yota on ropes, but then lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. They tie up but Yota kicks low. Yota headlocks, Goto powers up and out, but Yota RAMS him! Goto stays up, he runs, and he RAMS Yota! Yota rebounds to CLOBBER Goto! Yota brings Goto up, CHOPS him, but Goto CHOPS back! Yota CHOPS again! Goto backs away to ropes but Yota is on him. Yota whips but Goto grabs ropes!
Hashi tags in, Goto BOOTS Yota, then Bishamon runs Yota over! Then ZANMAI! Takagi storms in but Hashi mule kicks! Bishamon sets up, “Se no!” And they DRUM away on Takagi! The fans cheer while Hashi flexes. Hashi brings Yota up, ROCKS him, and Yota goes to a corner. Hashi CHOPS, but Yota eggs him on. Hashi CHOPS again, and again! Yota sits down and the fans rally up. Hashi looms over Yota, brings him up, and whips him corner to corner. Hashi runs up but Yota BOOTS him! Hashi comes back, blocks the boot, btu Yota brings Hashi down for the STOMP! Takagi runs to BLAST Goto, then goes out after him!
Takagi sends Goto into railing! The fans cheer, and Yota snapmares Hashi for a chinlock. Hashi endures so Yota ELBOWS him in the head! Yota then drags Hashi up, ROCKS him in the back, and Hashi falls against ropes. Yota tags Takagi and Takagi chinlocks Hashi in the ropes. Red Shoes reprimands then counts, so Takagi lets go quickly. Takagi hauls Hashi up to RAM him into the corner again and again. Takagi stomps Hashi, whips him to ropes, then KNEES him! Takagi suplexes high and hard! The fans applaud while Takagi keeps his eyes on Goto. Takagi goes to Hashi, sits him up, and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
Takagi stands for the ELBOW DROP! Tag to Yota and Yota brings Hashi up. Goto protests as LIJ double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Takagi then SENTONS, and Yota SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Goto coaches Hashi but Yota drags Hashi up. Yota CLUBS Hashi but Hashi fires forearms! Yota hits a BODY BLOW in return! Yota whips, runs, but Hashi dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hashi and Yota crawl, Hashi hot tags Goto! Goto CLOBBERS Yota, BLASTS Takagi, then goes back to Yota. Yota kicks and runs but Goto follows to LARIAT! Takagi runs in, but Goto kicks him!
Takagi fights the suplex, suplexes in return, but Goto slips free! Goto waistlocks but Takagi elbows him! LIJ regroups to double whip Goto to a corner. Takagi runs in but Goto dodges! LARIAT for Yota! Goto kicks Takagi, and suplexes him onto Yota! Cover on Yota, TWO! The fans rally and Goto hauls Yota up. Yota fights the fireman’s carry with elbows. Goto ROCKS Yota, Yota ROCKS Goto, repeat! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, but Goto gets the edge! Goto roars, runs, but Yota clinches for the BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP! Takagi BLASTS Hashi! The fans fire up with LIJ as they regroup.
LIJ whips Goto to the corner again, and Yota ELBOWS! Takagi sends Yota back in to SPLASH! Takagi LARIATS, Yota BOOTS, Takagi BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and then a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Goto stays in this but Yota brings him back up. Yota has Goto in the drop zone, for the MAROON- NO, Goto avoids the crush! Goto fireman’s carries to USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and Yota crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Hashi! The fans fire up as Hashi and Takagi RAM shoulders! Hashi dodges to RAM Takagi, Takagi RAMS back! They RAM again, and roar!
Hashi ROCKS Takagi, CHOPS him, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Hashi and he aims from a corner. Takagi goes to a corner, Hashi runs in, but Takagi dodges! Takagi runs up, but into a BOOT! Hashi runs up, into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKON feint and DDT! Hashi is down and Takagi says “TOKI GA KITA!” The time has come, and the fans rally with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi winds up, runs up, but blocks a boot to LARIAT! Takagi keeps moving, but Hashi gets around to waistlock! Takagi switches, Hashi RAMS Takagi to a corner! Goto runs up to LARIAT Takagi! Feed to the mule kick!
Bishamon sets up, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up and Goto calls for it! Hashi gets the legs, but Takgi kicks free! Takagi wrenches, dodges, SLEEPER on Goto! Yota RANAS Hashi! Then Yota runs up on Goto but Goto BOOTS him! Goto elbows Takagi, Hashi SUPERKICKIS Yota! Goto has Yota up, he and Hashi hits G Y R!! Yota flounders but Takgi sends Goto into Hashi! PUMPING- NO, Bishamon dodges the lariats and they trap Takagi at the ropes! BLINDISDE LARIAT to SNAP DRAGON! Takagi is up, DOUBLE LARIATS with Goto! Takagi SWATS a lariat, ELBOWS Hashi, JABS him, then runs! But into Goto’s LARIAT!!
The fans fire up and Bishamon regroups. They whip Takagi into the fireman’s carry! FIERCE FLASH! And now Hashi calls the end! They have Takagi up, SHO- NO, SUPERKICK to Hashi from Yota! SUPERKICK to Goto from Yota! Goto tumbles out, Hashi is in a corner, and Yota runs to SPLASH Hashi! Then Yota hoists Hashi up top, CHOPS him, and climbs! The fans fire up with Yota as he brings Hashi up, for a SUPERPLEX! Takagi SLIDING PUMPING BOMBERS! Takagi starts up another “OI! OI! OI!” and the fans are with him! LIJ drags Hashi up, they BOOSTED WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Cover, GOTO BREAKS IT!
Yota stomps Goto and CLUBS him! LIJ drags Goto up, but Goto fires forearms on them both! Goto is a fierce warrior to be sure! But he runs into a LARIAT! And GENE TRIGGER! PUMPING BOMBER! The fans fire up as LIJ aims at Hashi! Takagi runs up to LARIAT! Snapmare and Yota aims! Takagi makes sure Hashi is lined up, but Goto anchors Yota! Takagi rushes over but Hashi shoves him into Yota! Roll-up with bridge! TWO!!! Takagi escapes, Hashi ROCKS him! The fans are thunderous as both men wobble. Takagi fires a forearm! Hashi fires back! Takagi fires another! Hashi wobbles, drops to a knee, but he comes back to fire another forearm!
Takagi and Hashi go back and forth, faster and faster! They both wobble again, but then Hashi fires a strike fest! The CHOP tops it off, but Takagi just snarls! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Hashi roars, but Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! SUPERKICK from Hashi! DISCUS PUJMPING from Takagi! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up and Takagi powers up! Takagi runs, to PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi pump handles and torture racks, but ITADAKIGARI!! Cover, BISHAMON WINS!!!
Winners: Bishamon, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Takagi & Yota earn 0)
A sudden turnaround, but it can’t be called an upset with how Goto & Hashi have been World Tag League winners and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions besides! But if this is how hard Takagi & Tsuji fought, yet they still fell short, how much harder must they fight to be on top of the block?
As for Bishamon, Hashi has the mic first. “Last year, Bishamon made history be becoming the first-ever IWGP Tag Team Champions to win this league. We also achieved the first-ever threepeat. This year, we’re looking to go undefeated!” The fans cheer that lofty goal, and even chant for “BI-SHA-MON! BI-SHA-MON!” Hashi says then, in Kumamoto, when they win their FOURTH STRAIGHT tournament, “We’ll show you our happiest Zanmai celebration ever.” The fans are certainly intrigued by that. Hashi says Bishamon’s four-peat will come in the blink of an eye!
With that mic drop, the mission is clear! No need to #GetBackUp when you’re still riding high, but will Goto & Hashi continue to add to their historic achievements? Or will a team come along to ruin it all?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 2-0, 4 points
Bishamon: 2-0, 4 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-1, 2 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-1, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 1-1, 2 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 1-1, 2 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-2, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great event for WTL A Block, but I hope there won’t be any more delays in the On Demand upload, there’s too much to do on a Friday to wait on this. Anyway, I had a bad feeling Funky Sauce would lose again, but they had a strong showing against Callum & Cobb. Great brawl between Gabe & Sanada with Kenta & Chase. But considering Gabe is building towards that match with Kenny Omega, good win for him and Sanada, and then good promo from Gabe to call Omega out. This all probably takes Gabe & Sanada out of the running for the finals, because they can play up how Gabe is too distracted by wanting after Omega.
Great match from Shota & Honma VS ZSJ & Oiwa, but this match also proved me right from earlier. This was just a formality to make ZSJ VS Shota for the world title official. Shota gets the upset win on ZSJ and now that is Shota’s path to WrestleKingdom. But Bishamon VS LIJ was awesome stuff, and what a great win for Goto & Hashi. Goto & Hashi are definitely set up to make another run at the trophies, but I’m still not sure of their chances of winning. The threepeat was pretty surprising as it was, but a four-peat would be wild.
My Score: 9/10
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Everybody wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah!
Before they celebrate with champagne on Full Gear, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa team up for a tag match! Will Rampage truly become “Glampage?”
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose; Mariah & Mina win.
- Juice Robinson VS The Butcher; Juice wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order; The Conglomeration wins.
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Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose!
While the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend will have their Championship Champagne Celebration tomorrow night, tonight is about celebrating a victory together. But will The Glamour & The Fighting Gravure Idol get that win? Or can the wild Aussie and Native Beast put a damper on the fun?
The teams sort out and Mina starts against Nyla. The fans rally, “We Want Mina!” and Nyla says so does she! They step up and Nyla taunts Mina’s height by calling for the knuckle lock. Mina reaches up but Nyla switches hands. And then switches, switches, switches, but Mina almost makes it a dance. The fans cheer as it indeed becomes a dance off between Mina and Nyla. But then Mina kicks low! Mina runs, but Nyla catches her! Nyla pops Mina up and around, but Mina slips free. Mina dodges, and she slides to pose. The fans cheer, Nyla shows she can shimmy, and she SUPERKICKS Mina down!
Nyla scoops Mina to SLAM her! Nyla swaggers, drags Mina up, and then scoops. Harley wants in but Nyla says not now. She is holding a grown human woman! Nyla SLAMS Mina down, runs, but Harley tags in! Nyla asks what is wrong with Harley, they argue, but Harley runs up on Mina. Mina fires hands, then facelocks and SOBATS! Mina runs, but Harley drops under. Mina rolls, then bypasses, runs, and tilt-o-whirls to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!! Harley stays in this but Mina stays on her. Mina bumps Harley off buckles, then tags in Mariah. Mariah CHOPS Harley, then puts some stank on the DOUBLE CHOP!
Mariah brings Harley around, scoops, and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Mariah sucker punches Nyla! The fans boo but Mariah is coy as she tags in Mina. Mariah & Mina double whip Harley, then trip her up, and “Woo~!” DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Mina & Mariah both shake it up, but Nyla joins in. Nyla then drags them up by their hair, for a meeting- NO, Mariah & Mina stop from colliding. They smile, then double kick Nyla. They TOSS Nyla out at the ramp and Harley is upset with Nyla. But then Mariah & Mina run to WRECK their opponents with dropkicks!
Mariah & Mina pose cutely on the apron and blow kisses to each other. Then they fetch Harley into the ring as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Mina stalks Harley, then winds up to KICK her in the back! Harley writhes, Mina pushes her to a cover, TWO! Mina drags Harley up and brings her around to bump off buckles. Tag to Mariah, and Mariah brings Harley out for a HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Harley stays in this but Mariah stays on her. Mariah fireman’s carries but Harley fights free. Harley throws Mariah down by her hair! Harley waistlocks, Mariah fights the lift and wrenches out. Harley ducks a kick to pump handle and BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but Harley stays on her. Harley drags Mariah up to whip to the corner, then she tags Nyla.
Nyla stomps away on Mariah, then stands her up to CHOP! Nyla stalks Mariah to a corner, Rampage returns to single picture, and Nyla snapmares for a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Mariah around, ties up the legs, and clamps on the chinlock! Mariah endures but Nyla brings her up to whip her to ropes. Nyla scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Nyla keeps moving, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Harley shouts for the tag, Nyla tags her in. Harley RAMS into Mariah again and again, then snapmares. Mariah staggers up, Harley runs and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO Mariah survives and Harley argues the count.
Harley taunts Mina, drags Mariah up, but Mariah swings. Harley dodges the lariat but Mariah blocks Sole Food, to HEADBUTT! Mariah and Harley both fall back! Both women crawl, the fans rally up, but Harley anchors Mariah’s legs! Mariah KICKS Harley away, hot tag to Mina! Mina rallies on Harley, whips, but Harley reverses. Mina comes back to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans fire up with Mina and she runs corner to corner, but Harley dodges! But then Mina dodges! Mina ROCKS Harley, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Harley falls, Mina covers, but Nyla stomps it apart! Nyla helps Harley up and they double whip Mina.
Mina reverses to send Harley away. Mina mule kicks Nyla, ELBOWS Harley, victory rolls Nyla and has the legs! Harley staggers but runs up, only for Mina to catch her! Mina spins Harley, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina and she hot tags Mariah! Nyla hobbles up, into Mariah’s SHOTGUN! But Harley rolls Mariah! TWO!! Mariah is up and she KNEES Harley down! Harley staggers to a corner but Mariah hoists her up! Electric Chair Lift, and Mina tags in! Mina climbs, for a BULLDOG DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Mariah & Mina win!
Winners: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
The AEW Women’s World Champion and the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion are victorious together, just like they wanted! Will they toast this victory and all others tomorrow night? Or will someone look to ruin their Full Gear fun?
Rampage returns and…
Lexy Nair welcomes us back, while also welcoming us to the official Full Gear Zero Hour weigh-in. Please welcome first, QT Marshall! The fans boo as QT makes his return to AEW TV, and he shows off the “DOOM” logo on his track jacket. QT steps into the ring and now Lexy welcomes out Big Justice and Big Boom AJ! The fans cheer as the Costco Guys are here, giving out high-fives and fist bumps! QT is already annoyed but Lexy says before we get started, do either of them have something to say? QT steps up to say yes, he does! Enough with the “Boom,” first off! Tomorrow night, QT brings the doom!
QT told AJ 20 years ago that he didn’t have it. 20 years later, AJ still doesn’t have it! The fans boo but AJ just shrugs that off. AJ tells QT that QT’s been waiting those 20 years to get AJ in the ring. But AJ’s been waiting ever since QT tossed those double chunk chocolate cookies! The fans cheer that! But AJ says hold on, hold on. He’s got a special surprise for us. He wants someone real special to be at Full Gear to ring the bell when AJ rings QT’s bell and he Power-Booms QT through this ring. QT asks who. AJ says there’s only one guy that can be. They scratch their chins, and yes, it’ll be THE RIZZLER!!
QT is seething but the fans love it! QT gets to business by taking off the jacket and the sweatpants. QT steps on the scale, flexes, and we get the numbers on the tron: 229 pounds flat for QT! QT is all fired up, he’s bringing that heavyweight build. The fans fire up for AJ, “Bring the Boom! Bring the Boom!” Wait, what? 550?! AJ’s big but not THAT big. QT says this must be why he’s Big Boom AJ. Maybe he should laugh off the double chunk chocolate cookies. Big Justice steps up! And he says we all know QT rigged the scale! Right? Right? But see, that won’t matter when his dad brings that BOOM on Saturday night! Is QT ready?
QT steps up but AJ gets in QT’s way. QT takes a swing! AJ ROCKS QT first! AJ makes sure Big Justice is okay, but then QT hits the DIAMOND CUTTER! The fans boo but QT says that’s gonna be the DOOM! Will QT not care who or what Big Boom AJ brings to Full Gear? Or will he slammed on the mat for The Rizzler?
AEW takes a closer look at the AEW World Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way.
Malakai Black says, “Eight men, four destinies intertwined.” Anthony Bowens recaps: The Acclaimed, Kings of the Black Throne, Outrunners, and Private Party, fighting for the titles. Marq Quen says he and Zay worked SO damn hard for these titles. But The Outrunners are hard as a rock! Malakai says The House has a “trigger full of promises to deliver.” Bowens says they have everyone’s number, but The Outrunners feel they have nothing to lose! Malakai & Brody say come one, come all, for all shall perish! Zay promises he & Quen will do whatever it takes to leave Full Gear still your AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that’s a flex.
Juice Robinson VS The Butcher!
While everyone else, such as the Bang Bang Gang’s fearless leader, Jay White, gears up for Full Gear, Rock Hard Robinson is just looking to get a win. Butcher almost shoves him off the apron, will Butcher cause this Collision Cowboy to go off the rails? Or will it be Guns Up for the Reading, Pennsylvania Gold Members?
The bell rings and Juice ties up with Butcher. They’re in a deadlock and quickly go to the mat. They also quickly get back up, and Juice powers Butcher to a corner. The ref counts, they go along ropes, in a corner, then along more ropes. Butcher has Juice on the ropes but he lets off with a scuffing forearm. Juice has wild eyes to go with his wild hair, and he shoots in to headlock. Butcher powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and Butcher doesn’t budge. Butcher eggs Juice on, but Juice grins. Juice stomps Butcher’s foot! Juice headlocks but Butcher fires body shots. Butcher powers up and out but Juice RAMS him!
Butcher rebounds to CLOBBER Juice! Things keep moving, Juice drops then hurdles, then he goes to hip toss. Butcher blocks to body shot and LARIAT! The fans fire up while Butcher stalks Juice to a corner. Butcher stands Juice up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and then Butcher climbs up. Butcher says count along, but then Juice sips out before he even starts! Juice trips Butcher up, then climbs, and now fans get to count! Juice rains down fists all the way to nine, then winds up, to BITE Butcher for ten! But then Butcher DUMPS Juice to the floor! Butcher storms out after Juice to RAILING BACK SUPLEX!
Juice writhes more but Butcher drags him back up. Butcher throws Juice into the apron while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Butcher LARIATS Juice against the apron, pushes him into the ring, then stalks him to another corner. Butcher runs up to LARIAT! Juice staggers and Butcher scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Juice writhes, Butcher runs, and he drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Juice stays in this but Butcher drags him up. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back! Butcher then stands Juice up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him again! Juice drops to his knees but Butcher drags him around into a chinlock. Juice endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Butcher lets go to stomp away on Juice! Butcher then clamps onto Juice with a dragon sleeper!
Juice endures as Butcher bends him. Juice fights up, powers up, and ROCKS Butcher! And ROCKS him! And hits a JAWBREAKER! Juice whips, Butcher reverses and ELBOWS him down! Butcher stalks Juice to ropes, stands on Juice’s face, but the ref counts. Butcher steps away, then drags Juice up. Butcher ROCKS Juice, but Juice shakes his head. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back again, and Juice drops to his knees as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns as Butcher runs up, only for Juice to BOOT him! Juice then dodges Butcher, atomic drops and roars! Juice HEADBUTTS Butcher to the corner, but Butcher snarls! Butcher runs up, into a LEG LARIAT! Juice grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Juice pumps up, takes aim, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Juice roars, and Butcher falls for the left hand feint! DDT! Juice adds a SENTON, then covers, TWO! Butcher is tough but Juice grins. The fans rally up and Juice watches Butcher go to a corner. Juice runs up to LARIAT! Juice calls his shot, goes corner to corner, and back again, but Butcher throws him back! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up but Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex, only for Juice to land out! Roll up, with a bridge! TWO, and Juice hurries away. Butcher rises, runs up, but Juice drop toeholds him into buckles! Juice gets moving, CANNONBALL! The fans fire up with Juice and Juice pumps up. Butcher rises, into the JAB! JAB! JAB! LEFT HAND O’- NO, Butcher slips around, half nelson, BACKBREAKER! And then JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives and Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, calls his shot, and suplexes, but Juice fights that off!
Juice slips free to LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Juice powers up, another LEFT HAND O’ GOD!! The fans fire up again as Juice brings Butcher up. JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Juice wins!
Winner: Juice Robinson, by pinfall
And that’s one for Bullet Club Gold! Will Jay White look to do just as much damage to Hangman Page? Or will the Blackhat Cowboy still be number one with a bullet?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
There will be no Friday Night Rampage next week, because it will be a BACK-TO-BACK Rampage & Collision Saturday night! Make sure your DVR is ready for three hours of AEW action!
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Lexy is with La Mera Mera and brings up how next week will be an ALL LUCHA Rampage. That must be exciting. Rosa is beyond excitement! It is about time they get some lucha libre to spice up Rampage. Atlantis Jr, Hechicero, and the return of Mystico! C’mon, now! Well what about Rosa? Yes, what about Rosa? Rosa hasn’t had a true lucha match in awhile, but why not? An open challenge for any luchadora or female wrestler that wants after La Mera Mera! In steps Harley Cameron, wearing a Hologram mask, and putting on a robot voice. “Greetings. I am famed luchadora, Harley-gram, the female counterpart to Hologram.”
Rosa is trying not to laugh as “Harley-gram” officially accepts the open challenge. Rosa tells Harley-gram that she looks familiar. Like a certain someone she beat two weeks ago. Does not compute with Harley-gram. Okay, fine. Compute this: Next week, Rosa will yank her cord and shut her down! OH SHUT UP! What? Uh… Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! “Harley-gram” runs off and Rosa asks if this is really happening. Rosa sighs, but will she just have to reboot Harley back to factory settings?
Ricochet speaks.
“I have had my eyes on the International title since I debuted in AEW. And Takeshita has cost me my chance at becoming International Champion on more than one occasion. I was the last person to pin the International Champion, and I plan on doing it one more time, at Full Gear. At Full Gear, Takeshita finds out what the world already knows: That Ricochet is not from here. Ricochet is outta this world!” The King of Flight is determined to dethrone The Alpha. Will Ricochet become The One & Only International Champion?
BREAKING NEWS for the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Anna Jay lost last week in her last chance championship match, but she also rejected the offer of The Vendetta. Now Deonna Purrazzo is looking to teach Anna why that was a mistake. Will The Virtuosa make sure Anna’s never The Star of the Show? Or will she learn why Anna’s still The Queenslayer? Then, we see Dante Martin, The Beast Mortos, Komander and Buddy Matthews compete in what will surely be a fast and furious Fatal 4 Way! Who wins some big momentum, and possibly a spot in the Continental Classic?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order!
While Tomohiro Ishii is aiming for the ROH World Championship next Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, he, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero don’t mind building up momentum in the Trios Division. Will the Stone Pitbull, Sussex County Chicken & Azucar be rolling towards titles? Or can Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver remind everyone that The Dark Order is good enough?
The trios sort out and Mark starts against Silver. The two shake hands, and the fans cheer on “Johnny Hungy!” Silver and Mark tie up, go around, and Silver headlocks. Mark powers up and out, but Silver runs him over! Silver flexes, runs, but Mark drops down to then arm-drag! Silver arm-drags back! Mark sweeps to cover, ONE! Silver sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men stand and the fans fire up. Silver and Mark reset, tie up, and Mark headlocks. Silver powers up and out, hurdles, but then Mark hits the crane stance! Silver stays back, and then shows off his Dark Order Karate! The fans fire up and the two circle again.
Mark shows off more of his Redneck Kung-Fu, but then Uno CLOBBERS him! Even Silver’s disappointed but Uno backs off. Silver brings Mark up, Uno tags in, and then he tags Reynolds. Uno CLAWS Mark’s back. then Dark Order DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICHES! Uno hits a JAWBREAKER, Reynolds adds a BACKBREAKER, and then Uno hits the DDT! Reynolds covers, TWO! Reynolds drags Mark back, tags Uno, and they stomp Mark down. Uno puts Mark in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Mark goes up to FLYING FOREARM! Mark powers Uno to the Conglomeration corner then tags in Ishii.
Ishii CHOPS Uno, and CHPOS, and CHOSP! Uno feels those even through his business shirt! Tag to Rocky but Uno hits low. Uno whips, Rocky reverses and UPPERCUTS! Rocky winds up as Uno goes to a corner, and he runs in to LARIAT! That’s one-ever! Then two-ever! Then three-ever! Rocky gives some Latino Heat, but Reynolds runs up! Rocky gives Reynolds four-ever! More Latino Heat and the fans fire up! Uno runs up, to catch Rocky for SOMETHING EVIL! Rocky flops out of the ring and Uno flexes, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts but Reynolds throws Rocky in. Reynolds drops an elbow, then stands on Rocky’s face. Reynolds scuffs Rocky with his sole, then bumps Rocky off buckles. Uno traps Rocky while Silver tags in. The Dark Order mugs Rocky, then Silver scoops and SLASMS! “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” Silver drags Rocky up, ROCKS him with forearms, then puts him in a corner. Silver ROCKS Rocky again, then puts him in the Dark Order corner for a LARIAT! Silver tags Uno then flexes on The Conglomeration. Uno taunts Ishii, then brings Rocky up. Rocky fires forearms! Rocky backs Uno down, then runs, but into a BOOT!
Uno hauls Rocky up to hit a BACKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Uno is upset that he only got one, but the fans rally for Rocky. Uno stomps Rocky’s hand! Rocky goes to a corner and Uno CHOPS him down! Uno does Scott Hall fingers to taunt Rocky, then he bumps Rocky off Silver’s boots! Reynolds tags in, pushes Rocky down, and then he stands on Rocky before an IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Rocky flounders but Reynolds stalks him. Reynolds taunts Rocky, then brings him up. Rocky fires forearms! And forearms! And then he powers Reynolds back! Reynolds digs his heels in to keep Rocky from his corner!
Reynolds knees Rocky, whips him, but Rocky sunset flips! TWO! Reynolds CLOBBERS Rocky! Cover, TWO! Reynolds is frustrated but he tags in Uno. Uno rolls up his sleeves while soaking up the heat from Reading. Uno clamps onto Rocky with a chinlock and he grinds Rocky down. Rocky endures and fights around while the fans rally up. Rocky fires body shots as Rampage returns to single picture, but Uno clamps on tighter! Rocky is fading! Uno sits Rocky down, then BLASTS Ishii! The ref keeps Mark from getting at Uno, and Uno stomps Rocky. Uno again taunts Mark, then runs up, but into a BOOT!
Rocky fires off hands on Reynolds & Silver! Rocky rolls past Uno to hot tag Mark! The fans fire up as Mark dodges Uno to then fire hands on him and Reynolds! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Mark fires a flurry and ROCKS Uno! Reynolds swings into a wrench, KICK, and then a CHOP for Silver before the ROLLING ELBOW on Reynolds! Uno runs up but Mark just keeps throwing shots! Forearms and CHOPS on Uno and Silver! Silver waistlocks but Mark BOOTS Uno away! Mark breaks free to PELE Silver! Uno runs up, into an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Mark covers, TWO! Mark stays fired up and the fans are with him!
Mark fires hands on Uno, then fireman’s carries. Uno fights free and throws Mark into ropes! Reynolds BOOTS Mark, Uno reels Mark in! Silver SUPERKICKS before the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and The Dark Order can’t believe it! Uno tags Silver, Silver tags Reynolds, and they haul Mark up. PENDULUM- NO, Mark fights free to BOOT Silver! Mark dodges Uno & Reynolds, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii CLOBBERS Reynolds and RAMS Uno, but Uno stays up! Uno dodges Ishii’s haymaker to waistlock, but Ishii ducks as Reynolds runs up! Reynolds ROCKS Uno by accident! Ishii CLOBBERS Uno! And GERMAN SUPLEXES Reynolds!
The fans fire up with Ishii as he brings Reynolds up. Ishii suplexes, but Silver makes the save! Silver KICKS Ishii, but Ishii CHOPS Silver! KICK! CHOP! Repeat! The fans fire up and Ishii CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Ishii runs, breaks through the kick, but not the SUPERKICK! Silver GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Ishii’s right back up! LARIAT for Silver! Reynolds BOOTS Ishii down! Mark LARIATS Reynolds up and out! Rocky hurries to fetch a chair for Mark! Mark sets that up and the fans cheer him on! Mark builds speed , but Reynolds trips him up! Rocky FLYING RANAS Reynolds! Uno BOOTS Rocky!
Uno helps Reynolds up, but Mark FLIES! The fans fire up with Mark and he high-fives the front row. Mark goes back for Reynolds, puts him in, and Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Ishii roars and he hauls Reynolds up! Suplex for the BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
A great battle from these factions, but it is Strong Style that wins out! Will this happen again when Ishii goes 1v1 with The Learning Tree? Or will Chris Jericho make sure the Age of Nueve lasts forever and ever?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for the go-home to Full Gear, but it was definitely just a go-home. They’re even ending with the November Rain music video from last Saturday as I type this. Good promo from Ricochet to hype up his match with Takeshita, but that’s still a toss-up to me. A part of me does want Ricochet to have the International Champion so Takeshita can enter the Continental Classic and go after Okada like he was supposed to do just a month ago. It really depends on what the Don Callis Family story is going to be with Ospreay and Fletcher, as The Don Callis Family isn’t losing everything at Full Gear.
Great opening tag of Mariah & Mina VS Nyla & Harley, though I really thought that was going to be the main event. But at the same time, of course Mariah & Mina won. No tease for anything at Full Gear so maybe they’ll wait to surprise us with Toni Storm or something tomorrow. Harley becoming “Harley-gram” just to get a rematch with Rosa was hilarious stuff, as does that “All Lucha Rampage” episode they’re hyping up. But oh look, next week is back-to-back Rampage and Collision on a Saturday just to try and undercut Survivor Series. It won’t matter, I’m still watching WarGames and leaving AEW for after, but it’s nice of them to do everything on one night.
Very good filler match of Juice VS Butcher, that was a strong return to singles action for Juice. Very nice Zero Hour matches but I kinda wish they’d given us a segment on TV to set up Deonna VS Anna rather than just announcing it. Maybe there was something social media had but I’m still not someone who follows all the socials. And that Fatal 4 Way is awesome, can’t wait to see who comes out of that a winner. Good promo overall from Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall, but I’m not sure it needed to be a weigh-in. A press conference style segment would’ve been fine, or even a contract signing, but I guess they just wanted to set up QT’s “lay off the cookies” joke. QT stands tall with his cutter taking down AJ, so you can bet AJ dooms QT in the Zero Hour.
Also great Six Man Tag main event, though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a main event without entrances. Great win for Conglomeration, though, but yeah, Ishii sure ain’t winning the ROH World Championship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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