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Mitchell’s NJPW World Tag League Results & Report! (11/28/23)
Block A, round 4!

Will TMDK be ready for anything?
The World Tag League gets going again, and A Block is looking Mighty! But will Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls still not kneel? Or will their momentum stop in round four?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 8 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club; LIJ wins.
- Six Man Tag: Master Wato, Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata VS El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Jado; Wato, Suzuki & Nagata win.
- Six Man Tag: Just5Guys VS Ryusuke Taguchi, Lance Archer & Alex Zayne; Just5Guys win.
- Six Man Tag: Chaos VS Tiger Mask, Atlantis Jr. & Soberano Jr; Chaos wins.
- 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin VS The Gates of Agony; The Gates win.
- 2023 World Tag League, Block A: EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS TMDK; Yano & Ishii win.
- 2023 World Tag League, Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Narita win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings.
TMDK: 3-0, 6 points
Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 2-1, 4 points
Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-1, 4 points
War Dogs: 2-1, 4 points
The House of Torture: 1-2, 2 points
The United Empire: 1-2, 2 points
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 1-2, 2 points
The Gates of Agony: 0-3, 0 points
2023 World Tag League, Block A: Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin VS The Gates of Agony!
The War Dogs are chasing that top spot while Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona are circling the drain! Will Kidd & Coughlin break through the Gates? Or will Kaun & Liona finally get on the board?
The Gates know the War Dogs’ game and dare them to bring the fight. They even stand in the crowd! So the War Dogs say bet and they rush out! Coughlin brawls with Liona, Kidd with Kaun, and the fans rally as Liona CHOPS! Coughlin CHOPS, Liona CHOPS, repeat! Kaun chases Kidd up into the bleachers, CLUBS him and then brings him to the back. Kidd throws body shots and a HEADBUTT in return! Liona has Coughlin against railing and CLUBS him! The ref reprimands, someone has to be in the ring! Kidd CHOPS Kaun as they return to ground level. Kaun CHOPS Kidd down! Coughlin knees Liona, whips, but Liona reverses! Coughlin hits railing and tumbles up and over!
Kidd rams Kaun into railing but Kaun ROCKS Kidd back! Kaun then runs Kidd all the way into railing! The War Dogs writhe, Liona roars and the fans fire up! The ref checks on Kidd and Coughlin, they each get up and regroup. They go around to their corner, the Gates go to theirs, and then get on the apron. The four stare down as they step into the ring, then the bell rings, only for all four to bail back out! Fans fire up as the brawl is on again! Liona knees Coughlin low, Kaun has Kidd against a post, but Kidd dodges so Kaun chops the post! Coughlin ROCKS Liona, RAMS him into railing, Kaun UPPERCUTS Kidd!
Kidd RAMS Kaun, whips him, but Kaun reverses and Kidd hits railing hard! Kidd falls in a heap, and then Kaun drags Kidd up. Liona and Kaun whip the War Dogs into the apron, then the railing, and back again! Liona sends Coughlin into railing hard, almost taking out the ref! Then Liona and Kaun run around the way to trade, LARIATS for Kidd and Coughlin! Kidd goes up and over the railing but Coughlin doesn’t, so Kaun DUMPS him over! Fans fire up as the Gates then go out to No Man’s Land to fetch the War Dogs. Kaun digs his boots into Kidd, lets off as Liona brings some railing over, and Kaun sets Kidd up. The Gates SANDWICH Kidd!
The ref reprimands but the fans fire up. Liona SLAMS the railing on Kidd again and again, like a nutcracker’s mouth! Kaun helps out and they SLAM the railing on Kidd again! But Coughlin returns with a chair! He SMACKS Kaun, then HEADSHOTS Liona! Liona doesn’t flinch!? Coughlin hits Kaun again, whips him away into railing, and then Kidd rises up! Kidd RAMS Liona with railing, Coughlin SMACKS Liona with the chair and then CHUCKS it at him! Coughlin fires off on Liona, CLUBS away on him, but Liona shoves him back. Coughlin runs up to DROPKICK Liona down! Kidd JAMS Kaun with a chair!
Kidd storms back over, he SMACKS Liona! Coughlin lifts the railing to SLAM it all down on Liona! Kidd rips railing away from the front row and he buries Liona with it! Coughlin adds on, too! Liona is buried under a dozen lengths of railing, but the War Dogs just keep adding on! Kidd has a fire extinguisher!? He waits on Kaun to get up, runs in, and he CLOBBERS Kaun with it!! Fans cheer and jeer but Kidd tells them all off. The War Dogs then drag Kaun up, mug him, and Kidd holds Kaun’s arms back so Coughlin can CHOP! Then Coughlin pulls up floor mats! Kidd digs his boots into Kaun, then tells Coughlin to finish this!
Coughlin Electric Chair Lifts Kaun and Kidd is on the apron! But LIONA RISES!??! And he CLOBBERS Kidd first! Kaun gets free of Coughlin and Liona sends him into railing! Fans fire up as Liona drags Kidd up, but Kidd claws the eyes! And he POSTS Liona! Kidd hauls Liona into the ring, and he says he’s a MADMAN! Kidd runs in, but Liona POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS him!! Cover, TWO!! Kidd survives but Liona roars! Tag to Kaun and the Gates haul Kidd up! Kaun sees Coughlin up so Kaun BLASTS him! Then they get Kidd up, but Kidd fights free! Kidd fires off haymakers and CHOPS! Kidd talks trash, but runs into THE GATES!!! Cover, COUGHLIN BREAKS IT!
Liona THROWS Coughlin to a corner, runs in, but Coughlin dodges! Kaun runs in, Coughlin sends him into Liona! Coughlin scoops Kaun, to FALL AWAY SLAM! Coughlin roars, scoops Liona, but Liona fights free! Liona HEADBUTTS, then fireman’s carries! But Coughlin fights, slips fere, and Kidd throws in one of the ROH World Six Man belts! The ref grabs that up, Liona storms up to Kidd, but Kidd CLOBBERS Liona with the other ROH World Six Man belt!! Coughlin hurries to scoop and FALL AWAY SLAM for Liona!! The War Dogs run up but Kaun BOOTS Kidd and URENAGES Coughlin! Then he uses Coughlin as a step to DRPOKICK Kidd!
Kaun roars, the fans fire up, and Kaun underhooks. Coughlin wrenches out, waistlocks, Kidd runs in but Kaun ROCKS him! Kaun fights free, but Coughlin has the waistlock again! Kidd rebounds, LARIAT GERMAN SUPLEX COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Kaun survives and the War Dogs are furious! Fans fire up but the War Dogs get Kaun up. Kidd gut wrenches, Coughlin goes up, but Liona shoves Coughlin down! Kidd lets Kaun go and runs up to DECK Liona! Kaun rolls Kidd up, TWO!! SUPERKICK from Kidd! FOREARM from Kaun! Kidd spins to CHOP! He ROCKS Kaun, flips him off, but Kaun LARIATS!!
Kaun hauls Kidd up, fireman’s carries, GUT BUSTER DROP!! Cover, TWO!! Kidd survives but Kaun roars! Fans fire up with Kaun as he hauls Kidd up. PEDIGREE!! And Liona POUNCES Coughlin!!! Cover, THE GATES WIN!!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall (gain 2 points; War Dogs earn 0)
FINALLY! The Gates of Agony get a huge win here to stay alive, could they make a miraculous comeback here? As for the War Dogs, will they return to The Rebel with tails between their legs?
2023 World Tag League, Block A: EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/ The House of Torture VS Great-O-Khan & Henare w/ Callum Newman!
The House of Torture and the United Empire are both reeling from losses last round, but they’re not out of the running yet. Will the King of Darkness and his Tokyo Pimp be able to stack the deck once again? Or will the Dominator & Face of Fury make them fall like a house of cards?
Well, at least this time, all the cards are on the table as Dick Togo, Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru are all ringside to start. The teams sort out but of course the House attacks first! Evil CLUBS Henare and throws him out while Yujiro tosses Khan. The House then attacks on the outside, Sho & Kanemaru stomping Khan while Dick helps Evil. Callum goes after Sho but Sho sends him into railing! Yujiro puts Khan in the ring, then he and Evil storm in. The bell rings but these two continue to stomp Khan. Sho gets on the apron but this is just to distract the ref while Dick & Kanemaru sneak in. They whip Khan corner to corner, then Kanemaru runs in to elbow him!
Dick runs in to ELBOW! Yujiro BOOTS! And Evil clotheslines! Snapmare and then the DICK CHOP! Fans boo and tell the House boys to go away, but Yujiro drags Khan up. PIMP JUICE!! Cover, TWO!! Khan survives and fans fire up! Yujiro says he’ll still end this, and he drags Khan back up, but Henare returns to CLOBBER him! Evil slides in, baits Henare, and then sends him into the ref! LOW BLOW! Evil spins Henare around, but Henare fights free! BACKFIST! But Sho is in, TORTURE TOOL ATTACK! Kanemaru keeps Callum out and then THROWS him over railing! Fans boo but the House swarms again.
Dick puts Khan in, Sho grins as he and Dick drag Khan up. Yujiro has his pimp cane and Kanemaru takes a big swig. But Khan breaks free! And the IRON RIGHT HAND hits Kanemaru low, sending the WHISKEY MIST into Sho’s face! Yujiro still aims, but Khan dodges the cane shot to GREEN MIST Yujiro!! Khan calls to the ref, and then clamps on the IRON CLAW! Khan drags Yujiro up, for the ELIMINATOR! Cover, THE EMPIRE WINS!!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The House of Torture earns 0)
Evil can’t believe it, but all their tricks backfired! AGAIN! Will the King of Darkness learn it’s better to play by the rules? Will Khan & Henare still be able to conquer the block and go to the finals?
2023 World Tag League, Block A: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS TMDK w/ Kosei Fujita!
The Clown Prince & Stone Pitbull were on the losing ending of a dog fight with Kidd & Coughlin, and now they’re up against the 3-0 block leaders! Will Yano & Ishii be able to stay afloat? Or will they be sunk as The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
Hysterical Haste hurries to check under the ring, and aha! A bucket! He gets that out of here, no repeat of the G1 Climax loss here! The teams then sort out, Yano impatient as usual. Yano starts against Shane to give us a rematch from their G1 match. The fans rally, Shane and Yano approach but then Yano dodges. Yano thinks he’s smarter than Shane, but Shane CLUBS Yano down! Shane slaps Yano around, saying he’s the dummy. But then Yano claws the eyes, runs, but Shane runs him over! Shane hits Ishii, but Ishii doesn’t budge! Ishii runs in, Shane fires off hands, but Ishii just ROCKS Shane in return!
Ishii whips, Shane reverses, but Ishii ducks, only for Mikey to get a cheap shot in! Mikey laughs but Ishii DECKS him! Shane runs in, Ishii dodges, but Shane DROPKICKS Ishii! Fans fire up and Shane stands Yano up. Shane UPPERCUTS Yano, runs, but Ishii trips him! Yano whips Shane, Shane reverses, but Yano holds ropes. Mikey takes a swipe and Yano tells him stop. Shane CLUBS Yano, argues with Mikey about the messed up swipe, and then Shane whips. Yano reverses, Mikey ends up tripping Shane! Yano unties a buckle pad! Yano dodges Shane, SLAPS him, and then runs, but now Mikey trips Yano so Shane can basement dropkick!
Ishii runs in, Shane ROCKS him, and Mikey slides in. Mikey lifts Ishii up and Shane coordinates with him, BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Fans rally up while Ishii writhes to the apron. Mikey stomps Yano, drags Ishii down to whip him into railing, and then he goes after Yano. Shane has Yano’s red chair but that simply distracts Red Shoes from Mikey sending Yano into railing! Mikey puts Yano back in, Shane covers, TWO! Shane pulls on Yano’s arm, bends the fingers, but Yano gets the ROPEBREAK! Shane lets off with a KICK! Tag to Mikey, and TMDK double wrench to then double shoulder tackle!
Mikey scrapes his sole off Yano’s face, then drops a knee! Then Mikey BITES Yano’s forehead! Red Shoes reprimands but Mikey slaps Yano around. Fans rally, Mikey continues to taunt Yano, but Yano claws the eyes! Yano whips Mikey but Mikey reverses and Yano hits bare buckles! Mikey runs but Yano avoids the boot to clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Yano crawls, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii RAMS Mikey, and RAMS him, and RAMS him! Mikey runs, RAMS Ishii, but Ishii rebounds to run Mikey over! Shane kicks Ishii, whips him to a corner, but Ishii rebounds, only for Shane to UPPERCUT! Shane runs, but Ishii still runs him over!
Fans fire up as Shane bails out, and Ishii kicks Mikey around. Ishii reels Mikey in but Mikey fights the saido with elbows! Mikey swings but Ishii catches him and spins him around, but Mikey suplexes! Ishii fights that to suplex Mikey! BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Mikey survives and the fans rally up as Ishii stands. Ishii drags Mikey into a waistlock but Mikey resists the lift. Mikey throws elbows, whips Ishii to ropes, and fireman’s carries, but Ishii slips fere! Ishii ducks the elbow but Mikey DDTS Ishii down! Fans rally as Mikey tags in Shane. Shane fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT, then whips. Shane runs in to UPPERCUT!
Shane keeps moving, and he UPPERCUTS Ishii down! Cover, TWO! Ishii hangs tough and the fans rally up, but Shane drags Ishii up. Shane reels Ishii in, suplexes, but Ishii fights that to wrench free. Shane swings, misses, and Ishii SAIDOS! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Ishii and Shane crawl, hot tag to Yano! Yano whips Shane, but Shane reverses! Yano stops from hitting bare buckles, and he dodges Shane! Shane pretends to hit bare buckles, then dodges Yano! Yano hits buckles, Shane rolls him up, TWO!! Mikey hurries in, Atomic UPPERCUT! BLINDSIDE LARIAT! FRONT LARIAT! Cover, Ishii breaks it!
Mikey TOSSES Ishii out, and TMDK coordinate. Shane whips Mikey at Yano, but Yano dodges to send him into buckles! Shane kicks and whips Yano but Yano reverses. Ishii returns to LARIAT! Yano runs to CHOP BLOCK! Roll up, Mikey breaks it! Fans fire up and Ishii throws Mikey out. Yano hauls Shane up, ONIGO- NO, Shane fights free! Shane reels Yano in, Yano trips him, CATAPULT into the buckles! Yano then rolling fireman’s carry, M U 2!! Cover, TWO!! Shane escapes but Yano runs in. Shane gets around, Yano reaches out for Red Shoes, but Shane avoids the mule kick low blow! Shane CLOBBERS Yano from behind!
Mikey is back, TMDK drags Yano back up. Fireman’s carry and HIGHWAY TO HELL!! Cover, ISHII BREAKS IT!! Fans fire up and Ishii ROCKS Mikey! Ishii runs, into a SPINEBUSTER! TMDK vows to end this! Mikey hauls Ishii up and the fans rally. Scoop and- NO, Ishii slips free to shove Mikey into Shane and GERMAN SUPLEX Mikey! Shane kicks, Ishii blocks and he HEADBUTTS Shane! Ishii roars, runs, but Shane BOOTS the lariat! ROUNDHOUSE! Mikey is back, he hauls Ishii up for TANK BUSTER! They kick Ishii out and focus on Yano! Fans fire up as Mikey drags Yano up and Shane goes to a corner. But Yano fights free!
Shane leaps, into an atomic drop! Mikey waistlocks, but Yano grabs at Red Shoes to LOW BLOW Mikey! Then Red Shoes is a shield! Shane still runs in, but Yano gets Red Shoes away and that sends Shane into Mikey! LOW BLOW and roll-up, YANO & ISHII WIN!!
Winners: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall (gain 2 points; TMDK earns 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel but they do get duped! They’re no longer undefeated in the block, is this the beginning of bad luck for them? Will Yano & Ishii be able to borrow a phrase from good friend Yoshi-Hashi and #TurnItAllAround?
2023 World Tag League, Block A: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa!
The Reiwa Musketeers want to lead the new generation, but the Green Supernova and his protege want to #CreateTheFuture. Both teams won big last round, but who wins even bigger here in the main event?
The teams stare down, Shota with Kaito and Narita with Oiwa. But then Shota and Kaito have their partners stand down to start this off. The bell rings, fans rally up, and it sounds rather even between them. Shota’s fans start to get louder, but Kaito shrugs that off as the two circle. They feel things out, back away, and then circle again. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, Shota wrenches to a wristlock. Kaito rolls and cartwheels, then wrenches to wristlock in return. Shota rolls, slips through, waistlocks, spins Kaito and cravats then headlocks. Kaito pushes Shota down to his knees, pops out the back and wrenches to a hammerlock. Shota reaches out, ROPEBREAK.
Kaito lets off slowly, then CHOPS! Fans cheer and Kaito eggs Shota on. Shota smiles and nods, then steps up to ROCK Kaito with a forearm! Shota eggs Kaito on so Kaito throws a forearm! Shota laughs it off to fire another! Kaito fires a forearm, they go back and forth, faster and faster, and the fans fire up! Kaito headlocks, Shota powers out, but Kaito runs him over! Things keep moving, Kaito ducks ‘n’ dodges and shoves, but Shota holds ropes to avoid the dropkick! Kaito avoids the basement dropkick, and then arm-drags Shota! But Shota headscissors! Kaito kips free and fans fire up as the two get forehead to forehead.
Shota shoves Kaito then backs away. Tag to Narita, so Kaito looks to Oiwa. Oiwa nods, so Kaito tags him in. Fans rally up as Oiwa and Narita circle. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and then Oiwa rolls to wrench to a top wristlock. Oiwa wrangles Narita, Narita headscissors, and Narita holds tight! Narita pushes up to squeeze Oiwa, but Oiwa moves around, headstands and pops free. Oiwa has the legs but Narita pushes Oiwa back down into the headscissors! Oiwa uses his leg to keep Narita’s legs down so he can pop out again, and then he floats to a headlock. Narita keeps his shoulders up, fights to his feet, and powers out to then headlock back!
Oiwa fights up but Narita grinds the hold. Fans rally, Oiwa fights up again but Narita grinds some more. Oiwa powers Narita away, and they RAM shoulders! Narita fires off fast strikes, whips, but Oiwa runs him over! Fans fire up, Oiwa scoops Narita, and SLAMS him down! Oiwa keeps Narita down with a top wristlock, and Kaito runs in to BLAST Shota! Red Shoes reprimands but Kaito & Oiwa drag Narita up. They double whip Narita to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Kaito & Oiwa have double armlocks, but then Kaito lets off to return to the corner. Oiwa wrenches, wrangles and headscissors Narita, but Narita has the ROPEBREAK!
Oiwa lets off but then stands Narita up to wrench the arm. Tag to Kaito, he CLUBS Narita’s arm, then Kaito ROCKS Narita. Kaito whips to hip toss, and leg drop on the arm! Kaito SLAMS the arm on the mat, stomps Narita, then hammerlocks. Narita reaches back but ends up having his other arm caught in a cording hold. Narita reaches for ropes, but Kaito shifts to a cover! TWO! But now Kaito kneels on the right arm for another cover, TWO!! Narita is still in this but Kaito still has the left arm, for a double wristlock! Fans rally as Narita endures, and he fights up to his feet. Kaito wrenches to RAM the shoulder.
Tag to Oiwa, and Oiwa kicks the bad arm! Oiwa then wraps that arm around ropes! Oiwa pulls, Red Shoes reprimands, and Oiwa lets off at 4. Oiwa then whips corner to corner, runs in, but Narita WHEEL KICKS! Shota runs in to BLAST Kaito! Shota then goes out, and he whips Kaito into railing! Fans fire up and Narita snarls as he stomps Oiwa. Tag to Shota and he stomps Oiwa some more. Oiwa looms over Oiwa, but Oiwa stands to CHOP! Shota eggs him on so Oiwa CHOPS again! Oiwa fires forearm after forearm, but Shota just UPPERCUTS him down! Fans rally up, Shota drags Oiwa up and turns him, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!
Shota keeps cool, and keeps an eye on Kaito. Shota goes back to Oiwa, drags him up, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Narita, he and Shota double whip, to then DOUBLE ELBOW! Narita SENTONS, Shota SOMERSAULT SENTONS! Then they shake hands to DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Cover, Kaito dropkicks it apart! Narita fires off on Kaito and TOSSES him out! Narita then goes back to stomp Oiwa. Narita then drags Oiwa up, whips him to ropes, and ELBOWS him back down. Cover, TWO! Fans cheer but Narita clamps a chinlock onto Oiwa. Narita grinds Oiwa down, Kaito coaches Oiwa up, and Oiwa endures.
Narita thrashes Oiwa around, but Oiwa reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Narita lets off with a stomp, then tags in Shota. Shota stomps Oiwa some more, then drags Oiwa up to ROCK him with a forearm! Shota eggs Oiwa on, scuffs him, pie faces him, but Oiwa fires forearms in return! Shota still eggs him on, Oiwa throws more shots, but Shota knees low! Shota whips, Oiwa reverses and reels Shota in, GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Fans fire up while both men are down! Oiwa crawls, as does Shota, hot tag to Kaito! Fans fire up as Galaxy View rallies on the Roughneck! Whip and DROPKICK! Then a forearm for Narita!
Fans fire up with Kaito and he fires forearms and UPPERCUTS on Shota in a corner, on repeat! Big wind up, BIG UPPERCUT! Kaito then snap suplexes and bridges! TWO! Shota escapes but Kaito keeps cool. Kaito drags Shota up, spins him around and chicken wings, but Shota RAMS him into buckles! TORNADO- NO, Kaito shoves him away, then gets around to chicken wing again! But Shota arm-drags free, then clinches to T-BONE SUPLEX! Fans fire up and Shota crawls, hot tag to Narita! The Son of Strong Style BOOTS Kaito to a corner, then runs corner to corner to BACK ELBOW! Narita reels Kaito in, HALF HATCH BRIDGE! Cover, TWO!
Narita drags Kaito up, clinches, but Kaito fights the suplex. So Narita trips Kaito, has the legs, and rolls into the Double Cross Heel, TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Oiwa reaches out, Kaito endures and reaches out, and he crawls his way over. But Narita drags him away from ropes! Oiwa coaches Kaito on, Kaito keeps fighting forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Narita lets him go, then drags him back up. Narita gets around to COBRA TWIST! Oiwa runs in but Shota intercepts to toss him back out! Kaito endures and clasps hands. Narita tries to pry the grip apart but Kaito fights his way over. Kaito reaches out, Narita GERMAN SUPLEXES! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Narita keeps on Kaito with a SLEEPER! Kaito flails but he’s turning red! Narita drags Kaito up, into the COBRA- NO, Kaito powers out, chicken wings, TIGER SUPLEX BRIDGE!! But Shota breaks the pin!! Oiwa attacks Shota and throws him out now! Oiwa goes after Shota on the outside and fans rally up for Narita and Kaito. Kaito and Narita stir, Narita grabs Kaito’s hair but Kaito grabs Narita’s hair. They both stand up, and Kaito UPPERCUTS! Narita throws a forearm! Kaito UPPERCUTS! Narita ROCKS Kaito! Kaito UPPERCUTS, Narita forearms, but Kaito UPPERCUTS again! Narita still ROCKS Kaito!
Kaito rebounds to ROLLING ELBOW! Narita rebounds to NECKBREAKER DROP! But Kaito’s right up, to NECKBREAKER DROP! But Narita’s right up! Kaito dodges Narita, Narita dodges Kaito, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! Fans fire up again and both men stir. Narita and Kaito both crawl, hot tag to Shota! And he BLASTS Oiwa to deny Kaito! Shota whips Kaito to a corner, runs in and UPPERCUTS! Then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Not quite perfect but Shota hurries to get a leg! STF!! But Oiwa stomps away! Narita runs in to kick and throw Oiwa out, then Shota drags Kaito up.
Shota dragon sleepers Shota and coordinates with Narita. Narita runs, BOOT into SAVING GRACE! Cover, TWO!! Kaito survives and the fans fire up again! Shota drags Kaito up, coordinates with Narita again, but Kaito fights free! He DOUBLE DROPKICKS them down! The fans rally up, and Oiwa calls to Kaito! Kaito crawls over, hot tag to Oiwa! Oiwa runs in to DROPKICK Shota! Shota goes to a corner, Oiwa runs corner to corner to DROPKICK again! Oiwa then whips Shota to ropes, for a third DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up with Oiwa and he drags Shota up. Oiwa scoops to POWERSLAM and SPLASH! Cover, TWO!
Oiwa keeps his focus on Shota, and waistlocks to drag him up. Shota fights the lift, so Oiwa CLUBS him! Oiwa whips, Shota reverses and TORNADO DDTS! Oiwa tumbles, Shota aims and runs in at the ropes, SLINGSHOT APRON DDT!! Fans fire up with Shota while Oiwa writhes on the floor! The ring count starts, Shota stalks Oiwa as he flounders. Shota drags Oiwa up at 10 of 20, puts him in at 13, and then hurries to a corner. Shota climbs, to MISSILE DROPKICK! Oiwa flounders again, Shota copies Ospreay, SUPER OSCUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Fans fire up as Oiwa survives but Shota keeps his focus!
Oiwa drags Shota up, he full nelsons but Oiwa fights it! Oiwa is free, but Shota blocks to UPPERCUT! Shota runs, but Oiwa SPIN POWERSLAMS! Fans fire up while both men are down again! Kaito returns, he and Oiwa get Shota up. They double whip then DOUBLE DROPKICK! But Narita runs in to fire off shots on them both! Narita runs, but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! Kaito & Oiwa fire up and they get Shota up! Kaito climbs, Oiwa Electric Chair Lifts! DOUBLE IMPACT DOOMSDAY!! And they roar again! Oiwa drags Shota back up, SINGLE LEG SAIDO!! Cover, TWO!! Shota survives and shocks everyone!
Oiwa grits his teeth and shakes his head. Oiwa waistlocks to deadlift Shota! But Shota fights, switches, trips and S T F!! Oiwa endures, reaches out, and someone is sent into railing on the outside. It was Narita! Kaito slides in, but Narita hurries to keep him back!! Kaito is caught in a SLEEPER, and Shota pulls back on the crossface! But Oiwa still fights his way forward! ROPEBREAK!! Shota lets go in frustration and the fans fire back up! Shota calls to Narita and Narita slides in. The Musketeers get Oiwa up, whip him corner to corner, and then Shota runs in to UPPERCUT! Narita runs in to JUMP KICK! Feed to a forearm! BOOT! ROLLING ELBOW! BOOT again!
Shota picks Oiwa up, Narita runs, HART ATTACK!! Cover, KAITO BREAKS IT!! Kaito hit Shota so hard, Kaito tumbles out of the ring! Narit whips Oiwa to the POP-UP KNEE! Feed to the BLIZZARD EXPLODER! And then Oiwa ends up in a corner, for Shota to V-TRIGGER! And HALF ‘N’ HALF! Cover, KAITO BREAKS IT AGAIN!! Fans are thunderous but Narita goes after Kaito! They brawl outside, Shota aims at Oiwa, IGNITION!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Oiwa survives and shocks everyone! We’re at the 25 minute point, meaning there’s only five left! Shota drags Oiwa up, underhooks, but Oiwa wrenches out to FISHERMAN CRADLE! TWO!!!
Shota escapes but Oiwa sunset flips! TWO!!! Shota escapes again! Oiwa shoots around, waistlock and GERMAN- NO, Shota keeps fighting! Shota fires elbows, but Oiwa powers up! Shota switches to HALF ‘N’ HALF!! Fans are thunderous as Shota powers up the arm! Oiwa rises, into the BLAZE- NO, Oiwa falls over! Shota is surprised, but he doesn’t stop. Shota drags Oiwa up but Oiwa’s dead weight. Shota stomps Oiwa and eggs him on! Shota slaps Oiwa around to get him to fight! Oiwa drags himself up, Shota CLUBS him back down and even stomps him! Shota just hammers away! Kaito shouts to Oiwa while Shota drags him up again.
We hit the three minute warning as Shota drags Oiwa up. But Oiwa swings! Shota dodges, then POP-UP UPPERCUT!! And then BLAZE BLADE!!! But that’s not all, he hits DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, the Musketeers win!!
Winners: Shota Umino & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Kaito & Oiwa earn 0)
An epic main event from four men who truly are the future of pro-wrestling! However, this loss does sting, will Kaito & Oiwa still be the ones to #CreateTheFuture?
As for Shota & Narita, after regrouping and catching their breaths, Shota offers Oiwa a hand and some encouraging words. Oiwa nods, and he accepts the hand. Shota helps Oiwa stand and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. Kaito stands on his own to get forehead to forehead with Shota. Shota still offers a handshake, and Kaito still takes it. Then Shota takes the mic to say, “World Tag League is here in Nagoya!” The fans cheer that! And he says it has nothing to do with being NJPW, Pro-Wrestling Noah, gone overseas. “In the end, it’s up to you whether you rise or fall.” Fans also cheer that.
Shota says that just because he’s made it in Noah for a few months, Oiwa hasn’t beat Shota & Narita. Don’t be so naive as to think Shota and Narita weren’t going through Hell on overseas excursions. “Even so, this bastard (himself?) will always act as a wall against the new guys and senpais. By the time you come back, I’ll be at the center of NJPW! So good luck.” Fans cheer again, and Shota continues to say he got his “second win.” And it wasn’t just because of him, but because of his “amazing tag partner.” He thanks Narita and fans applaud. They shake hands, and Shota says he still has one thing he has to confirm.
Yes, he’s happy they won again, and that’s a great feeling. But look around. There are still empty seats. Shota vows that next time, the Nagoya Congress Center is filled to capacity! The new era of showing everyone a wonderful scenery has already begun! They will continue to win right before your eyes, win the whole World Tag League, and walk into the Tokyo Dome next year! And then, in this ring, they will create the Paradigm Shift! Fans cheer, but will the Roughneck & Son of Strong Style continue towards the top of NJPW?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
TMDK: 3-1, 6 points
Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 3-1, 6 points
Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-2, 4 points
War Dogs: 2-2, 4 points
The United Empire: 2-2, 4 points
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 2-2, 4 points
The House of Torture: 1-3, 2 points
The Gates of Agony: 1-3, 2 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round for World Tag League, this might’ve been the best round for A Block so far. Gotta love that the Gates finally got a win as they took the fight to the War Dogs, that was some great stuff. And I do find it funny that I was cheering the Gates on here when normally I think they’re too dominant in ROH and by proxy AEW. But given they were losing so much in this tournament, this was a great moment for them. Great win for The United Empire over the House of Torture, I like that the House keeps losing even as they’re cheating. And what a shocker that Yano & Ishii beat TMDK, but I guess that’s so TMDK doesn’t start running away with this as we reach the halfway point.
And of course, awesome main event out of those two young teams. Great win for Shota & Narita, which makes sense given Kaito & Oiwa are the Noah visitor team against two of the new era pillars. Good promo from Shota to reference both that and their respective Young Lion excursions compared to Oiwa going into a different company yet staying home in Japan. Shota & Narita are certainly on their way to being top of the block, with them still to face TMDK this weekend.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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

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