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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (11/23/23)
ROH gets Rowdy!
The one and only RONDA ROUSEY is here!
From the UFC to WWE to now ROH, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is here to throw down alongside her friend, Marina Shafir! Will they become a problem for ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- ROH Pure Championship: Katsuyori Shibata VS Trent Beretta; Shibata wins and retains the title.
- Fatal 4 Way: Willow Nightingale VS Diamante VS Trish Adora VS Kiera Hogan; Willow wins.
- Ethan Page VS Tony Nese w/ Mark Sterling; Ethan wins.
- Tag Team Fatal 4 Way: The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson VS The Workhorsemen VS The Infantry VS The West Coast Wrecking Crew; The Workhorsemen win.
- Pure Rules Match: Wheeler Yuta VS Lee Moriarty; Yuta wins.
- Fatal 4 Way: Jack Cartwheel VS Fred Rosser VS Willie Mack VS Lee Johnson; Johnson wins.
- Athena & Billie Starkz VS Ronda Rousey & Marina Shafir; Ronda & Marina win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Athena & Billie Starkz speak.
The Fallen Goddess says, “Hello~ minions! It is your Forever ROH Women’s World Champion, and Minion In Training #1. And we are here to issue a special open challenge to any porcelain hussy that thinks they can handle us in the ring. So if you’re brave enough, step up, or we’re gonna stomp you out. Roll out, Minion.” Athena & Billie head out, but in steps Marina Shafir. And she calls a friend. Consider the challenge accepted!
ROH Pure Championship: Katsuyori Shibata VS Trent Beretta!
The Wrestler is coming off a big win alongside good friend, Orange Cassidy, and the FTW Champion, Hook. However, he now faces a friend of his friend with this title on the line! Will Shibata be able to stay friends with the Best Friends? Or will he have a hard time handling #JustTrent?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who epitomizes the grit and grind of Pure pro-wrestling!
Tonight’s judges are Jerry Lynn, Jimmy Jacobs & Madison Rayne, and they will be scoring this in case of a time limit draw. The bell rings and the clock starts ticking. The two circle, feel things out, and then Trent shoots in. Shibata avoids a takedown to get a takedown, and Shibata has a toehold. Shibata pulls on the leg, floats to a cover, ONE! Trent is up and fans applaud that opening exchange. Trent and Shibata feel things out, tie up, and Trent headlocks for a takeover. Shibata headscissors, Trent kips free, but now Shibata hits a headlock takeover! Trent headscissors, Shibata kips free but Trent Alabama Lifts!
Shibata sunset flips free, Trent rolls free and then avoids a Penalty Kick! Fans cheer this fast and furious first minute, and the two reset. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and fans rally. Shibata rolls, wrangles Trent and top wristlocks. Trent fights but Shibata shifts to a short arm scissor. Trent powers back to stack Shibata, TWO! Shibata keeps the hold, Trent fights around again and has the ROPEBREAK! Shibata lets go, that is Trent’s first of three. Trent and Shibata reset, feel things out again, and Shibata waistlocks. Shibata spins Trent, snapmares, and clamps onto an arm. The fans rally, Shibata top wristlocks, and then STOMPS the arm!
Trent goes to a corner, the fans rally as Shibata waits on him. Trent shakes out the bad arm and stands up, but Shibata kicks him down! Shibata stomps the arm again and again and again! Shibata drags Trent to center and he drops knees on the arm! And then he KICKS the arm! Trent stands to CHOP! Shibata kicks low, then KICKS Trent down! Fans fire up while Trent goes to the apron. Shibata runs, into a SLINGSHOT SPEAR! Fans fire up again as Shibata goes to a corner. Trent runs up to clothesline! Trent then hits a TORNADO DDT! Shibata flounders, Trent runs in, BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, TWO!
Shibata is still in this, even preserving his ropebreaks. Trent frowns and shakes out the bad arm. Trent storms up on Shibata to CHOP! Shibata sits bac up, so Trent CHOPS him again! Shibata stays put! Trent CHOPS, but Shibata stands up now! Trent CHOPS, Shibata eggs him on, so Trent CHOPS! And CHOPS! Shibata leans into them, then he ROCKS Trent! Shibata fires off in the corner, runs corner to corner, but Trent RAMS Shibata! Shibata stays up but Trent JUMP KNEES him! Shibata bails out, Trent aims and PLANCHAS! Direct hit and down goes Shibata! Fans fire up and Trent stands back up.
Trent drags Shibata up and into the ring and then goes to a corner. Trent climbs and MISSILE DROPKICKS! But Shibata’s right up! Shibata BOOTS Trent, and the fans fire up as both men are down! A standing count climbs, Shibata stands first, and he drags Trent up. Shibata whips and BOOTS Trent in a corner, then fires off forearms! The ref counts, Shibata lets off to run corner to corner and back again, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shibata stands Trent up. HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Trent is still in this, and Shibata paces around. The fans rally, Shibata drags Trent up and reels him in, but Trent switches!
Shibata fights the half nelson, rolls to GRAPEVINE a leg! Then Shibata ANKLE LOCKS! Trent endures, reaches out, but Shibata GRAPEVINES again! Trent drags Shibata along with him, to the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer and Shibata lets go, that is the second for Trent! Shibata then ties Trent’s legs up and pulls him into a BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Trent pops free to cover, TWO! Trent ROCKS Shibata! And ROLLING ELBOWS! Shibata wobbles and Trent LARIATS! Shibata stays up and he roars! Trent runs, but right into an STO! Cover, TWO! Shibata holds onto a wrist and he drags Trent up. Trent swings, Shibata gets under to ripcord and SLAP!
Shibata runs to PENALTY KICK!! Cover, Shibata wins!
Winner: Katsuyori Shibata, by pinfall (still ROH Pure Champion)
In just 8 minutes and 25 seconds, Shibata retains this title! He is now 8-0 as the champion, but he also shows Trent respect. They shake hands and Shibata raises Trent’s hand. Shibata continues on, but who will step up to him for a match at Final Battle?
Fatal 4 Way: Willow Nightingale VS Diamante VS Trish Adora VS Kiera Hogan!
As things heat up in the ROH Women’s Division again, this Fatal 4 could go a long way to establishing a #1 contender. Will the Babe with the Power, the Cuban Diamond, the Afropunk or the Hottest Flame take the lead in the title chase?
The Code of Honor is upheld by everyone but Diamante, and the bell rings. Then Diamante bails out? Adora rolls Kiera up in the distraction, but Willow drags Adora up and turns her, backslide! TWO, and then Kiera Oklahoma Rolls Willow! ONE, but Kiera whips. Willow reverses, Diamante trips Kiera and drags her out! Diamante DECKS Kiera, and Adora RAMS shoulders with Willow! Willow runs, Adora drops but Willow breaks the clothesline to run Adora over! Cover, Diamante breaks it! Diamante TOSSES Adora out, ROCKS Willow, then CHOPS Willow! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Diamante fires more forearms, then an UPPERCUT!
Diamante mocks Willow, the fans boo, and Diamante runs back in. Willow slips out to the apron but Diamante ROCKS her first! Diamante has Willow in the ropes, to NECKBREAKER! Kiera gets back in, stares down with Diamante, but they skip each other to DIVE out onto Willow and Adora! Fans fire up and Kiera puts Willow in the ring. Diamante puts Adora in the ring, they both cover, TWO! Kiera and Diamante argue, shove, and then Kiera ROCKS and SUPERKICKS Diamante! Kiera goes to a corner and she climbs up. Willow rises up to ROCK Kiera first! Willow then climbs up after Kiera and CLUBS her!
Willow brings Kiera to the to rope, but Adora CLUBS her! Diamante joins in, she and Adora have Willow for a DOUBLE POWERBOMB! But Kiera adjusts up top to DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Fans fire up while all four women are down! Everyone has a corner, Kiera runs up to ROCK Diamante! Diamante DECKS Kiera! Adora runs up, she and Diamante ROCK each other with forearms! And ROCK each other again! Adora staggers away, Willow ROCKS Diamante! Diamante ROCKS Willow! And CHOPS! Then Diamante CHOPS Adora, and CHOPS Kiera, but that only gets her mugged 3v1! The fans fire up as they stomp Diamante down!
Willow drags Diamante up to bump off buckles, Kiera swings on Adora but Adora dodges to LARIAT Kiera! Then she BOOTS Kiera! Diamante turns things around on Willow, but Adora hits a BUBBA BOMB! And a cover, Diamante breaks it! Diamante dragon sleepers, for the CROSS RHODES! Willow runs in, she wrenches and fireman’s carries Diamante, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Kiera BOOTS then ROUNDHOUSES then SUPERKICKS Willow! Cover, Diamante breaks it! Willow ROCKS Diamante, fireman’s carries her, then BOOTS Kiera! Willow scoops Kiera but Diamante slips free to DROPKICK them down! Keira covers, Diamante drags her away!
Diamante TOSSES Kiera out, but Adora BOOTS Diamante! Willow rolls Adora, Adora rolls through but into the BABE WITH THE POWER BOMB!! Cover, Willow wins!
Winner: Willow Nightingale, by pinfall
Kiera seethes at Diamante, but they each cost each other this one. Willow gains more momentum here in ROH, could she get herself another shot at Athena and the ROH Women’s World Championship?
Ethan Page VS Tony Nese w/ Mark Sterling!
All Ego got fed up with the Sterling stable cheating him at every turn, so he got some payback when he helped Serpentico out a few weeks ago. The Premier Athlete can dish it out but can’t take it, so will he dish out extra helpings for Thanksgiving? Or will Ethan simply make him eat defeat?
Sterling again has to tell Bobby Cruise to stop before he starts, because his client wants him to tell us that we’re all gonna have to stay fat for one more week. They’ve canceled group training until they deal with Ethan Page! Fans are actually okay with that. But Sterling says Ethan thinks he outsmarted them with that Serpentico crap? He gives Aubrey a prepaid Visa gift card and tells her to call this one down the middle. Sterling continues to say that the loss to Serpentico is being appealed so they can throw it out, and more importantly, Nese is 1-0 against Ethan. After tonight, after they put this whole mess behind them, Nese will be 2-0!
Ethan makes his entrance and Bobby goes back to doing his job. The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the two circle. Fans rally up for Ethan, and the two approach. Nese backs off and goes up a corner to flex so everyone can see what they came here for. Ethan says fine, and so he gets on the corner and fans cheer! Nese says Ethan is just pandering. Ethan says shut up and wrestle! They tie up, go around, Ethan puts Nese in a corner but Nese turns it around. Nese says he is the Premier Athlete, and then he fires off shots! Aubrey reprimands, counts, and backs Nese off. Sterling says to call this down the middle, and Aubrey says she IS!
Nese storms back up on Ethan, whips him corner to corner, but Ethan comes back to CLOBBER Nese! Ethan DECKS Nese, has him in a corner, and throws body shots and haymakers! Ethan climbs up and rains down fists! Fans count along and Ethan goes past ten to go to TWENTY! Fans are thunderous and Ethan brings Nese out to whip corner to corner. Ethan then scoops and SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, ONE!! Nese hangs in there but Ethan drags Nese up. Nese pushes Ethan and gets away to ropes. Nese uses the ropes as defense, Aubrey has Ethan stay back, and then Nese throat chops Ethan! Fans boo but then Nese runs with Ethan to HOTSHOT BULLDOG!
Ethan sputters, Nese drags Ethan out and whips him into steel steps! Aubrey reprimands, the fans boo, but Sterling throws out another prepaid Visa. Nese drags Ethan up, the fans boo more, but Nese RAMS Ethan into the apron! Aubrey has the ring count climbing, so Nese puts Ethan in. Nese storms up on Ethan, taunts the fans, but Ethan throws a body shot. Nese stomps Ethan, Ethan throws more body shots! Ethan stands but Nese puts him on the apron. Nese storms back up but Ethan rams him! And then bumps him off buckles! Ethan steps in to HEAD- NO, Nese stops the cutter to PUNT! Cover, TWO!
Nese stays on Ethan and wraps Ethan up in a body scissors. Sterling tells Aubrey to do her job, Aubrey tells Sterling to shut up! Fans cheer and Nese gets upset. Ethan throws an elbow! Nese CLUBS Ethan in return! The fans chant “YOU SHUT UP!” at Sterling now, and Nese frowns. Ethan fights back up, pries at the feet, and he pulls the hold open! The fans rally up and Ethan throws hands! They stand, Ethan ELBOWS Nese, but Nese swings. Ethan counter punches, ROCKS Nese, then whips. Nese reverses but Ethan CLOBBERS him! Ethan clothesline in the corner, runs, but Nese dodges. Nese runs but into a scoop!
Nese fights free, shoves Ethan to ropes but Ethan runs him over! Fans fire up and Ethan reloads on the apron. HEADSHOT! Cover, TWO!! Nese survives but Ethan aims again. But Sterling anchors a foot! Fans boo, but Ethan drags Sterling up by his tie! Sterling begs for mercy, Aubrey has Ethan stop. And then she takes the prepaid Visa and SNAPS it! She EJECTS Sterling!! Fans are thunderous, Nese is furious, and Ethan runs up to BOOT!! Cover, Ethan wins!!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall
And vengeance is sweet! Ethan still offers the Code of Honor, but Nese TACKLES him! Fans boo, Aubrey reprimands, and these two scrap! Sterling calls security out and they hurry down to drag Ethan away from Nese! Sterling has Nese stand down, but Ethan gets loose to CLOBBER him! Nese & Sterling bail out while security swarms Ethan again! Sterling threatens to sue, but will this only be settled in the tiebreaker now that Ethan and Nese are 1-1?
Tag Team Fatal 4 Way: The Iron Savages w/ Jacked Jameson VS The Workhorsemen VS The Infantry VS The West Coast Wrecking Crew!
With MJF retaining the ROH World Tag Team Championships at Full Gear, with help from Samoa Joe, that means #BetterThanYouBaybay still hold the gold! So now Bronson & Boulder, JD Drake & Anthony Henry, Captain Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo and Team Filthy’s Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson all battle for pole position! Who will rise up to go after MJF & Adam Cole?
In this form of Fatal 4, only two teams are legal at a time, so Scrap Metal steps up against #BadNews&Tattoos. They shake hands for the Code of Honor, the bell rings, and Carlie wants to do some two step with JD. JD dares Carlie to take a shot. Well, okay, here goes. Carlie CHOPS, then fires up! JD CHOPS and Carlie falls over! The fans fire up, Carlie stands but JD CHOPS him back down! JD stalks Carlie to the ropes, whips him, but Dean tags in. Carlie ducks ‘n’ dodges, jukes and ROCKS JD with that crossover, and Dean ENZIGURIS! Henry jumps in but the Infantry DOUBLE ELBOW him down! Bronson runs in, Infantry dodges to DOUBLE HIP TOSS!
Infantry DOUBLE FIST DROP, and “OORAH!” The fans don’t echo it, Carlie’s a little disappointed. Dean whips, Bronson reverses but Dean ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for Bronson to hit a FLAPJACK! Bronson brings Dean up, and says it is time for #TiddyCity! Fans fire up as Boulder’s straps come down! Dean gets a face full of that BEEF! Dean gets away and Isaacs tags in! Bronson stares down the sculpted body, and they RAM into each other! And RAM again! Fans fire up as the forearms go back and forth! “This is Meaty!” Bronson gets the edge, he BACK ELBOWS Isaacs, and shouts “I’M GONNA BUST!”
Bronson swings, but Isaacs fires off boxing elbows! And a ROUNDHOUSE! Fireman’s carry, and Isaacs RAMS Bronson into the WCWC corner. Nelson tags in, he runs in and SPLASHES! Then Isaacs sets up to UPPERCUT! Feed to Nelson’s BOOT, and Isaacs adds an ELBOW DROP! Carlie runs in, into an arm-drag! WCWC double wrench and double atomic drop! Then dropkick to the legs, and a SLIDING KNEE! WCWC pose, but the Workhorsemen CLOBBER them from behind! Henry & JD stomp WCWC, double whip, but WCWC KICK back! And they TOSS the Workhorsemen! But now Beefcake Boulder is in!
Fans fire up as Boulder runs, blasts through the clotheslines, and then DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Boulder stands and fans fires up for “BEEF! BEEF! BEEF!” The Infantry run in, they double Boulder’s lariats and DOUBLE TOPE out onto everyone else! Bronson is back, and he has the bottle! He sips the Savage Sauce!! Bronson builds speed, gets a boost from Boulder and he FLIES out onto everyone else!! The fans fire up with “Dirty Bulk” and he puts Nelson back in. Boulder has Nelson for a SPINNING SIDEWALK SLAM! Fans fire up again, and down come the straps! Tag to Bronson and he goes up a corner!
Fans fire up as Boulder Electric Chair Lifts Bronson! But Henry sneaks a tag before the SAVAGE FLOP as Isaacs saves Nelson! Henry DOUBLE STOMPS Bronson!! Boulder CLOBBERS Henry, but JD is back. JD ELBOWS Boulder, goes up and leaps, but Boulder catches him! Isaacs storms up, and he waistlocks Boulder! GERMAN SUPLEX FALL AWAY SLAM COMBO!! Fans are thunderous, that was over 700 pounds! WCWC gets Henry up, pop-up, but Henry RANAS Nelson into Isaacs! But Carlie is back, he clinches Henry and feeds him to Dean’s SUPERKICK! Then SIDEWINDER!
“OORAH!” but Nelson DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! WCWC regroup, they have Dean, POP-UP POWERBOMB! CATAPULT into a fireman’s carry, DEATH VALLEY BACKBREAKER!! But Dean flops out of the ring! Nelson runs up on Henry but Henry ELBOWS him! Henry BOOTS Isaacs, JD clinches Isaacs for a BELLY2BELLY! Nelson runs in again, Henry sidesteps to SNAP GERMAN! BUZZSAW! JD DIVES onto the Savages!! Henry runs to METEORA Nelson! JD CANNONBALLS Nelson! Henry yanks Nelson up, feed to JD, END-ZIGURI OF DAYS!! Cover, Workhorsemen win!!
Winners: The Workhorsemen, by pinfall
Henry & JD just got their biggest win since coming to ROH! Will they be the ones meeting MJF & Cole in Garland, Texas for Final Battle?
Backstage interview with Nese & Sterling.
Lexi Nair is with the Premier Athlete & Smart Mark, and she asks them how they’re feeling after things “got out of hand” after the loss to Ethan. Can they explain their actions? Explain their actions? How about Ethan Page explains his actions, huh? They see the mind games, getting Sterling ejected from ringside in the middle of the match, right in front of Nese, all to distract him so Ethan could hit Nese outta nowhere! Nese knows Ethan had that planned from the start because Ethan can’t beat Nese fair and square! So Nese had to do what he had to do to prove why he IS the Premier Athlete and is better than All Ego!
Sterling says that’s very smart. And here’s some facts! One: that loss to Serpentico is thrown out, did not happen! This match with Ethan, according to the record books, as far as Sterling is concerned, didn’t happen! Why? Because Sterling got thrown out! Sterling has a manager’s license! He is licensed to be there ringside for his clients to make sure everything goes smoothly! And what happens the very second Sterling leaves? That referee, Audrey, Aubrey, whatever, she is NOT paying attention! Who runs this place?! Jerry Flynn? Stokely Hathaway? Who knows! Sterling needs answers! Because here in Ontario, California, as far as they’re concerned, that match didn’t happen!
So Ethan Page, they said they were done but now they’re not! Even though Nese proved he’s a better athlete. So see you soon! Well, regardless of what Sterling & Nese think, the match did happen, and the series is tied. Will the tiebreaker happen on the road to Final Battle?
Pure Rules Match: Wheeler Yuta VS Lee Moriarty!
We saw Shibata retain the Pure Championship to open the show, but The Decoder told him just last night to keep an eye on this one. Yuta wants to take back “his” title, will he make the Blackpool Combat Club proud? Or will #TAIGASTYLE represent Shane Taylor Promotions with a win of his own?
The judges now are Jimmy Jacobs, Madison Rayne and Pat Buck. The Code of Honor is upheld. The bell rings, we’re on the clock, and the two circle. They feel things out, tie up, and Yuta wrenches but Moriarty makes it a waistlock. Moriarty spins Yuta to a cravat, but Yuta spins free and the two stand off. The fans chant “YUTA SUCKS!” but he just soaks it up and takes a bow. The two circle again, knuckle lock, and Moriarty steps in and wraps Yuta up in a straitjacket. Yuta endures, frees his leg and he bridges to then turn the straitjacket onto Moriarty. Moriarty moves around, wriggles the jacket down and steps out of it to put it on Yuta.
Yuta endures, fights up, and he arm-drags Moriarty, but they keep the knuckle locks. They go forehead to forehead in their test of strength, but Yuta MONKEY FLIPS! Yuta rolls back, but into body scissors! They keep the knuckle locks, Yuta powers Moriarty down for a cover, TWO! Yuta powers Moriarty down again, TWO! Moriarty shifts to double wristlock! Yuta resists the Kimura, shifts around, but Moriarty rolls to trap and TWEAK the arm! Then Moriarty shoves Yuta to a corner. Yuta stops himself, but Moriarty KICKS an arm! And then runs to BOOT Yuta down! Fans fire up and Moriarty stomps away on Yuta.
Moriarty drags Yuta up, wrenches an arm, and hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Then a snapmare, and he hooks the arm to TWEAK it again! Moriarty has Yuta trapped in a hammerlock, and fans rally as Moriarty has the other arm, for a RECLINER! Yuta endures, it ends up a cover, TWO! Yuta escapes, shakes out the arm, but Moriarty BOOTS him! Yuta stands to CHOP! Moriarty CHOPS, UPPERCUTS, and he has Yuta in a corner. Moriarty brings Yuta up to wrench the arm again, and he hammerlocks. Yuta resists the half nelson, spins things around, and has an IRON OCTOPUS! Moriarty endures even though fans chant “YUTA SUCKS!”
Moriarty powers out, Yuta sunset flips but Moriarty sits on it! TWO, and Yuta finishes the sunset! TWO!! Moriarty swings, into the PAIN THRILLER! Cover, TWO! Yuta is furious, he throws down forearms, then he kicks Moriarty around. Yuta waistlocks, Moriarty fights the lift! Moriarty arm-drags free, then runs in, but Yuta goes up and over, scoops and SLAMS, then goes right up the corner! FLYING SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Moriarty survives and we reach the five minute mark, one-third of the time limit! Yuta shakes his arms out, clamps onto Moriarty, and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! But Moriarty uses his leges to catch that arm!
Moriarty drags Yuta down into the BORDER CITY STRETCH!! The fans rally up w3hile Yuta endures, and Yuta reaches out. Yuta rolls to a cradle, TWO!! Moriarty is free, but Yuta CHOPS! Moriarty wrenches an arm, and has the fingers! Moriarty SNAPS them! Yuta goes to a corner, Moriarty runs in to JUMP KICK! Moriarty puts Yuta up top, UPPERCUTS him, and then climbs. But Yuta BITES Moriarty’s forehead! The ref reprimands, but then Moriarty BITES Yuta’s forehead! Fans fire up and the ref reprimands again. Moriarty brings Yuta up to the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Fans fire up while both men are down!
A standing count starts but Moriarty is stirring. Moriarty crawls towards Yuta but Yuta sits up. They both stand at 5 of 10, and Yuta ROCKS Moriarty! But that was a closed fist, that’s his one warning! Yuta storms up, but Moriarty ROCKS Yuta right back! Now that’s Moriarty’s one warning! Yuta ROCKS Moriarty with a forearm, so Moriarty throws a forearm! They go back and forth, fans fire up as they go faster and faster! Moriarty shoves, BOOTS, Yuta rewinds and shoots around, SNAP GERMAN! Moriarty rises up to SNAP GERMAN in return! Both men rise, Moriarty waistlocks but Yuta switches! GERMAN SUPLEX with a bridge! TWO!!
Moriarty has the arm! Wrench and clinch, but Yuta BITES the hand! The ref reprimands but Yuta drags Moriarty down! Turn and hook, but Moriarty slips out to the seatbelt, into HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!! Yuta then drags Moriarty around into the SEATBELT!! Yuta wins!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by pinfall
In 8 minutes and 35 seconds, The Decoder solves Taiga Style! Yuta is keeping pace with the man he says holds “his” Pure Championship, but will he be ready for his rematch with The Wrestler?
Fatal 4 Way: Jack Cartwheel VS Fred Rosser VS Willie Mack VS Lee Johnson!
While Eddie Kingston is willingly putting up the ROH World and NJPW Strong Championships as part of the inaugural Continental Classic, the forces of ROH and NJPW Strong converge in this match! Who puts their name in the conversation for challenging the future Continental Triple Crown Champion?
The bell rings and Rosser runs up to BOOT Mack! Rosser eggs on the others, then runs up, but Jack & Lee dodge to double kick, double KICK and DOUBLE DROPKICK! Rosser bails out, Jack and Lee see Mack and they kick him. They double whip but Mack blocks. Jack & Lee try again, Mack breaks the double lariats to RANA Big Shotty! Then he DROPKICKS Cartwheel! Mack sees the group gathers, builds speed, but Cartwheel runs in to RANA! Fans fire up and Mack bails out! Jack builds speed, and cartwheels to FOSBURY FLOP! He takes out the whole field! The fans fire up and Jack puts Rosser back in the ring.
Jack hurries to get Rosser up, asks the fans if they wanna see a cartwheel, and the fans fire up! But Rosser CLUBS away on Jack to stop him! Rosser whips, but Jack spins, handsprings, cartwheels, but gets caught into the OVERHEAD Belly2Belly! Fans fire up while Jack writhes, and Rosser throws him to a corner. Rosser CHOPS, LARIATS, and repeat! Rosser fires off clotheslines, then he BOOTS! Rosser whips corner to corner, Lee TOSSES Jack out, and then Lee dodges Rosser to CHOP LARIAT! Lee whips corner to corner, CHOP LARIAT! Lee whips again, Rosser reverses but Lee goes up and over, gets around, shoves and drops to then- POWERSLAM from Rosser!
Fans fire up and Rosser eggs Mack on! Mack returns and the fans fire up! Rosser ROCKS Mack, Mack ROCKS Rosser! They go back and forth, but then Rosser fires boxing elbows! Rosser RAMS Mack, but Mack runs to RAM Rosser! The two egg each other on, but then Rosser fakes Mack out to kick low. Rosser runs but Mack follows, GAMANGIRI! Jack is back and he stalks Mack! Mack swings, Jack handsprings to then NECKBREAKER! Lee is back to fireman’s carry, ROLLING DEATH VALLEY! SHINING WIZARD! STANDING MOONSAULT! But then Rosser ROLLING ELBOWS Lee down! Fans fire up as Rosser covers, TWO!
Rosser covers Mack, TWO! Rosser covers Jack, TWO! Rosser grows frustrated but he storms over to the ropes. Rosser drags Jack up on the apron but Jack GAMANGIRIS! Jack then cartwheels, flag pole planking into the leg sweep! And then a slingshot and rebounding SPLASH! Fans fire up as Jack hurries to a corner! Jack climbs, the fans are thunderous, and Jack SHOOTING STARS! But he has to land out as Rosser moves! Mack gets Jack for a SKY HIGH! Mack goes up, but Rosser CLOBBERS him! Mack falls right to the floor! But Lee rolls Rosser up, TWO! Lee goes up, fakes Rosser out then sunset flips! LEE WINS!!!
Winner: Lee Johnson, by pinfall
Blink and you missed it, this was fast and furious! But Rosser cools off, and he shakes Lee’s hand for the Code of Honor. Big Shotty just pinned a former NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, will he get his shot at the next NJPW Strong Openweight Champion?
Backstage interview with Ethan Page.
Lexi congratulates him on his win over Nese, and brings up what a very angry Nese and very angry Sterling had to say. They say this is not over, so how is Ethan feeling? Ethan asks, “What’s not over?” Um, this back and forth rivalry. Oh, and they decide that, right? Not Ethan, not management, not ROH, not the rules that they are to abide by? Like when Ethan shook Nese’s hand like a man even after he lost? Like when Ethan looked Nese in the eyes after everyone in the crowd knew Nese he cheated, after Ethan knew Nese cheated, after Nese knew Nese cheated, after Nese’s “stupid ass manager who pretends like a freakin’ lawyer” knew Nese cheated! EVERYONE knows Nese cheated!
And Ethan still stood in the ring, abided by the freakin’ rules made by this freakin’ company and shook Nese’s hand like a man! And yet Nese doesn’t have the BALLS to tell Ethan himself that this isn’t finished! NO, Nese rushed back here to get his interview in first so he could change the narrative to benefit Nese. Nese can spill his lies not only to Lexi but to anyone who’ll listen, especially the fans! Nese & Sterling wanna say they’re not done? FINE! Ethan doesn’t need to be told, because he KNOWS they’re not freakin’ done! Ethan gets to say when they’re done! And Ethan will make sure that when they’re done, the last thing Nese does is shake Ethan’s freakin’ hand!!
All Ego is all fired up, will he make sure the Premier Athlete regrets ever bending the freakin’ rules?
Athena & Billie Starkz VS Ronda Rousey & Marina Shafir!
The Fallen Goddess put out the challenge, and wouldn’t you know? It was answered by the two MMA Horsewomen they just fought in Wrestling Revolver! Athena gave “Rowdy” Ronda that win via disqualification, but will she and her Minion In Training look to win this one? Or will Ronda & Marina be too much of a problem for them?
The fans are already losing their minds, not expecting this at all! The teams sort out, Athena makes Billie start against Ronda! Athena gets fans cheering Billie on, but Ronda smirks. Billie fires herself up, but runs into a SAYANAGI! SAYANAGI! SAYANAGI! Ronda BOOTS Billie to the corner, jumps to forearm her down, then tags Marina. Marina fires off body shots, then sweeps the leg! Marina KICKS and KICKS and covers, ONE!! Billie flounders but Marina hauls her up. Billie fights the lift, wrenches to KNEE SMASH, tag to Athena! But Marina tags Ronda, so Athena hurries to tag Billie back in!
Billie can’t believe it but Athena says she has to do her cardio. Billie runs back in, but Ronda blocks a kick to SAIDO! Ronda runs in to KNEE Billie, and put on the HANGING ARMBAR! The ref counts, Ronda lets off at 4 and tags Marina. Marina drags Billie up, and hits a BIG back suplex! High stack, TWO! Billie is still in this but Marina dusts herself off. Marina KICKS Billie, whips her to ropes, but Billie reverses. Athena gets a cheap shot! Athena laughs, but Marina BOOTS her down! Marina fires off on Billie, kicks the legs out, but Billie blocks the knee! Billie shoves Marina, Athena trips her up, and Billie runs to basement dropkick! Cover, TWO!
Billie grows frustrated, Ronda taunts her, but Billie tags Athena. They mug Marina, Athena puts Marina in the ropes, and then Athena CHOKES Marina! The ref counts, Athena lets off to get in his face, and then Billie KICKS Marina! Athena cheers herself on, and she brings Marina up. Athena CLUBS Marina, taunts Ronda, but Marina throws body shots. Athena KNEES Marina down, drags her up again, and Athena whips Marina to a corner. Athena runs in to UPPERCUT, then goes side to side to FOREARM SMASH! Fans duel, “We Want Ronda!” “No We Don’t!” Athena mocks Ronda’s shadowboxing, then storms up on Marina.
Athena swings but Marina bobs ‘n’ weaves to then DECK Athena! But Billie gets a cheap shot in! Marina staggers up, Athena SPEARS! Cover, TWO! Athena snarls, drags Marina up, and she bumps her off buckles. Tag to Billie and they mug Marina with stomps. The ref counts, Billie tags Athena back in, and they dig their boots in. The ref counts, but Marina fights up! Athena & Billie BOOT, then KNEE SMASH! Cover, TWO! Athena drags Marina back, tags Billie in and they drag Marina up. Billie suplexes but Marina blocks! The fans duel again, but Marina wrenches out. Billie ROCKS Marina, Marina ROCKS Billie, repeat!
Marina ROCKS and CHOPS and KICKS, but Billie blocks a kick! They both BOOT each other down! Fans fire up as they both crawl, hot tags to Athena and Ronda! Athena hesitates, wants to run, but Ronda CLOBBERS her! Ronda kicks Billie off the apron, then BOOTS Athena! And hip tosses! STEP-UP KNEE! Athena kicks but Ronda blocks, POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Ronda taunts Athena. Ronda stalks Athena, CHOKES her on ropes, but the ref counts. Billie tags, Ronda BOOTS her and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Athena CLOBBERS Ronda up and out of the ring! Then Billie builds speed, Athena holds the ropes open, and Billie DIVES!
Billie and Ronda go down but Marina TOSSES Athena out! Marina goes out to the apron, but Athena blocks the Penalty Kick to trip Marina up! Billie RAMS Ronda into railing! Fans fire up and Athena fireman’s carries Marina. Billie sends Ronda in, Athena scoops her! Fans fire up for the FALL AWAY SAMOAN DROP COMBO!! Athena kips up and the fans are thunderous! Athena steps over Marina to drag Ronda up. Athena puts Ronda in, the fans are on her side as she covers, TWO!! Ronda is still in this and Athena grows frustrated. Athena goes up a corner, she takes aim, and Ronda stands, into the O- NO!! STO!! Ronda has the ARMBAR!!!
Athena endures, flails, fights around, ends up in a TRIANGLE HOLD, but she stacks Ronda! Ronda squeezes tight but Athena deadlifts Ronda! POWERBOMB!! But Ronda still has the arm!! Billie goes up top, to SWANTON BOMB Ronda!! Marina has Billie, pump handle EXPLODER! Fans are thunderous while all four women are down! “This is Awesome!” as Marina and Ronda regroup. They stand together, Billie run sin but Marina ROCKS her! Athena runs in but Ronda ROCKS her! Athena fires shots on Ronda but Ronda ROCKS her! Billie runs up, Ronda ducks, the HEEL KICK takes down Marina! Ronda aims at Athena but she ducks, the ROUNDHOUSE takes down Billie!
Athena swings, Ronda SWATS it! Ronda runs up, STANDING ARMBAR?! Athena endures, shifts Ronda around, and BITES the hands! Electric Chair, COYT’S WRATH!! Roll back and cover, TWO!!! Ronda survives and the fans are thunderous again! Athena tags Billie, and Billie storms up on Ronda. But Ronda ROCKS Billie, tags in Marina, and Marina runs in! Marina blocks Billie’s boot but Billie rebounds to ENZIGURI! Marina falls, Billie climbs, but Marina rises up to ROCK her first! And ROCKS her again! Marina climbs, stands Billie up, but Billie shoves Marina away. Billie hops down to ROCK Marina, throw her down, and goes up that corner.
Billie aims, Marina stands, and Marina BOOTS Billie! And ROCKS her! Marina climbs back up, tries again, but Athena sneaks the tag! Athena DROPKICKS Marina in the back, and brings her out! Billie adjusts, but Ronda trips her! Ronda kicks Athena down! Marina sits on the cover, TWO, and Athena sunset flips, but Ronda BOOTS her down! Ronda ROCKET LAUNCHES Billie onto Athena! Marina TOSSES Billie out, tags in Ronda, and they get Athena up. Athena bypasses Marina, sends Ronda away, but then Marina trips Athena! CATAPULT into the PIPER’S PIT!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Athena survives and shocks everyone!!
Ronda grits her teeth and she glares at Athena. Ronda fires herself up, stalks Athena, then grabs the legs. Athena grabs the ropes but Ronda YANKS her up, only for Athena to DECK Ronda!! The fans are fired up again, Athena and Ronda crawl for their corners. Hot tags to Billie and Marina! Billie BOOTS, but Marina catches it! STRETCH MUFFLER, then facelock! Billie fights that to cradle, TWO!! Marina stands, into a leg sweep! Billie calls to Athena, then she drags Marina up. Tag back to Athena, Gory Especial, GORY CODE BREAKER!!! Cover, Ronda CLOBBERS Billie to break the pin!!
Fans rally as hard as they can as Ronda reaches out! Marina crawls, Athena stops her and drags her back. But Marina sweeps the legs, BOOTS Athena, tag to Ronda! Ronda runs up, body scissor capture and ANKLE LOCK!! Billie runs in but Marina catches her! ANKLE LOCK!! Billie & Athena endure stereo holds, but they both roll! Billie sends Marina out, Athena sends Ronda into a POST! Athena shoves Ronda and says, “It’s over, b*tch!!” Athena climbs, aims, Billie tags in before the O-FACE!!! Athena wants to cover but Billie is legal! Athena is confused, but then Marina grabs at Billie! Billie BOOTS Marina, then CROSSBODIES her down!
Athena asks what the hell Billie is doing! Focus on Ronda! Billie hurries up top, to SWANTON BOMB!! INTO THE KIMURA!!! Marina has Athena’s legs to keep her out!! Billie endures, reaches out, but Ronda shifts to the ARMBAR!! Billie taps, Ronda & Marina win!!!
Winners: Ronda Rousey & Marina Shafir, by submission
Billie tried to capitalize but she ended up costing her team! Ronda has her successful debut in ROH, will she and Marina look to turn this into their show? But then Athena runs in with the belt! Marina KICKS Athena down! Ronda picks up the belt! Fans fire up as Marina sits back and watches Ronda stalk Athena. Athena runs away before getting a belt shot! Ronda then taunts Athena with the belt! Is this a preview of what’s coming at Final Battle?
My Thoughts:
Now this was a great episode of ROH! 90 minutes but it was all worth watching. Great ROH Pure Championship match to open, and really good Pure Rules match from Yuta VS Moriarty. Shibata and Yuta of course each won, which sets them up for a Pure Championship match and probably at Final Battle. And great stuff in the story of Ethan Page and Tony Nese. Great match and great promos, and Ethan is definitely winning the tiebreaker. I almost wanted Ethan to demand a stipulation there, but maybe that comes next time we hear from him.
Awesome Fatal 4 Ways for all the divisions. Great interactions from Diamante and Kiera given their real-life relationship, and great win for Willow to keep her strong in ROH. Honestly, very confusing as to why, after winning the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, she hasn’t won anything else in AEW/ROH. Yeah, she got to be NJPW Strong Women’s Champion but that was more because Mercedes Mone got hurt and Willow had to win by default. And she didn’t even get to be in the title match at Full Gear for the TBS Championship even though she was part of that story.
Great Fatal 4 from the tag teams, and while I wanted Iron Savages to win, good win for The Workhorsemen, who have also deserved some shine lately. It’d be quite the honor if they got to go to Final Battle to face… Well, probably not MJF & Cole but possibly MJF & Samoa Joe. Joe did just say on Dynamite that he’s gonna have MJF’s back to keep him as healthy as possible going into Worlds End and their AEW World Championship. And then that men’s Fatal 4 was wild because it ended a lot faster than I expected. But that was a great win for Big Shotty, and I’m sure this will add to his story with Shane Taylor Promotions.
And while I’m very surprised that Ronda Rousey showed up here in ROH, that’s definitely cool for ROH. And really, the best move for her. Being in AEW isn’t going to help anything, AEW still doesn’t book more than one woman’s match a show, Toni Storm is already building a title story with Skye Blue, Julia Hart just won the TBS Championship, so what would Ronda even get to do that helps her and her opponents? The tag match was an awesome main event, all four women looked great, even Billie, but of course Billie also took the loss because she’s the youngest and is just Athena’s sidekick. But clearly they want Athena VS Ronda for the women’s title at Final Battle, and that is going to be an epic match.
My Score: 8.9/10
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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.
PLAY BY PLAY
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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