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Mitchell’s NJPW World Tag League Results & Report! (12/6/23)
A Block, round 7!

Will The Mighty still not kneel?
As World Tag League enters round seven, TMDK leads A Block with 10 points! But will they hold onto their spot in the semifinals? Or will the War Dogs rob them of their chance?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Opening Match – Oskar Leube VS Shoma Kato; Leube wins.
- Six Man Tag: Yuji Nagata, Minoru Suzuki & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Atlantis Jr, Soberano Jr, Tiger Mask & Tomoaki Honma; LIJ wins.
- Six Man Tag: El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Jado VS Lance Archer, Alex Zayne & Master Wato; Archer, Zayne & Wato win.
- 8 Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Bishamon VS Just5Guys; Okada, Tanahashi & Bishamon win.
- 2023 World Tag League, A Block: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa VS The Gates of Agony; The Gates of Agony win.
- 2023 World Tag League, A Block: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi; Evil & Yujiro win.
- 2023 World Tag League, A Block: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS Great-O-Khan & Henare; Khan & Henare win.
- 2023 World Tag League, A Block: TMDK VS Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin; Kidd & Coughlin win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
- TMDK: 5-1, 10 points
- Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 4-2, 8 points
- Bullet Club War Dogs: 4-2, 8 points
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 3-3, 6 points
- The United Empire: 3-3, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
- The House of Torture: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
- The Gates of Agony: 1-5, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
2023 World Tag League, A Block: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa VS The Gates of Agony!
Well, neither team is going to the semifinals after this. But that doesn’t matter! This is now about pride, and can return to their home promotions with their heads held high! Will the Green Supernova & his protege slam the Gates shut? Or will Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona no longer be the bottom of the block?
The teams sort out and Kaun starts against Oiwa. The two circle and fans rally up. They tie up, go around, Oiwa wrenches to a hammerlock. Kaun swtiches tha tonto Oiwa to hit a headlock takeover. Oiwa headscissors and he holds tight. Kaun moves around, rolls Oiwa and then ties up the legs to then float to a facelock. Oiwa slips out, Kaun gets up but Oiwa wrenches and wristlocks. Fans applaud and Oiwa YANKS the arm. Oiwa wrenches again, fireman’s carries for a takeover, but Kaun fights around. Oiwa wrenches again but Kaun wrenches back. Kaun wrangles Oiwa but Oiwa bridges up!
Oiwa moves around, stands back up, but Kaun wrenches. Kaun wristlocks, Oiwa rolls, slips through and lifts Kaun! Kaun fights that but Oiwa headlocks back. They end up in the red corner and Kaito tags in. Fans cheer as Kaito wrenches an arm. then Team Noah double whips. They double arm-drag, Oiwa ROCKS Liona but Liona stays up! Liona snarls while Kaito keeps on Kaun’s arm. Kaito RAMS Kaun, and RAMS him, and RAMS him again. Kaito CLUBS the arm, then brings Kaun over. Tag to Oiwa and he wrenches the other arm. Oiwa wristlocks but Kaun ROCKS him! Oiwa swings, but Kaun shoves him into Liona’s forearm!
Kaun gets Oiwa on the rebound with a SNAP GERMAN! Cover, but Kaito breaks it! Kaun fires hands, DECKS Kaito and Kaito bails out. Kaito goes back to Oiwa to stomp and throw down forearms. Kaun then springboard stomps Oiwa! Fans rally but Kaun drags Oiwa over and tags in Liona. Kaun CHOPS Oiwa, then he and Liona fire each other up with slaps! Kaun sends LIona in but Oiwa dodges! Oiwa dodges Kaun, too, puts him on the apron and ROCKS him! Oiwa suplexes but Kaun fights it! Kaun suplexes but Oiwa lands safe on the apron! Liona runs in, Oiwa ROCKS him! But Kaun hits an APRON BACK SUPLEX!
Liona BLASTS Kaito off the apron, then goes to APRON SENTON Oiwa! Liona roars right into the camera while Oiwa flops to the floor. Kaun slides into the ring, tags Liona in, the ring count climbs as Liona waits on Oiwa. Oiwa stirs at 7 of 20, flounders up at 10, and rolls in at 12. Fans applaud but Liona drags Oiwa right up to CHOP! Oiwa falls into the corner, Liona CHOKES him and Kaun joins in! The ref reprimands, the Gates let off, but Kaun keeps Oiwa in the corner. Liona tags Kaun Oiwa fights back, but he gets mugged! The ref reprimands, the Gates let off, and Kaun snapmares to a cover, TWO!
Fans applaud as Oiwa hangs tough, but Kaun sits Oiwa up. Kaun runs to slide into the chinlock. Kaun squeezes tight but Kaito coaches Oiwa up. Kaun pulls Oiwa way back, but Oiwa still endures the almost Bully Choke! ROPEBREAK and Kaun lets off. Tag to Liona and the Gates hoist Oiwa up, to DOUBLE SLAM! LIona runs to drop the ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Oiwa hangs tough and fans cheer, but Liona stalks Oiwa. Liona clamps onto Oiwa with a shoulder claw! Oiwa endures, the fans rally again, and Oiwa fights up! But Liona HEADBUTTS him back down! Liona drops another elbow but Oiwa avoids it!
Oiwa crawls for his corner but Liona gets legs. Oiwa boots LIona away, then DROPKICKS him! Liona stays up, Oiwa hurries, hot tag to Kaito! Kaito dodges Liona, BLASTS Kaun then fires forearm son Liona! Kaito whips, Liona blocks! Liona whips Kaito to a corner but Kaito comes back to ROCK Liona! And then Kaito runs to th ecorner, but is put on the apron! Kaito RAMS into Liona, goes up top, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Fans fire up with Kaito as Linoa flounders. Kaito runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges but leaps into Liona’s arms! SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Kaito survives the Scrapbuster but Liona is furious!
Liona roars for Kaun, and then tags him in. The Gates storm up on Kaito, but he avoids the lariat sandwich! Kaito hurries, hot tag to Oiwa! Oiwa DROPKICKS Kaun! And DROPKICKS Liona, but Liona swats it! Liona UPPERCUTS Oiwa, he and Kaun LARIAT SANDWICH! The Gates roar, they drag Oiwa up, and OPEN THE GATES- NO, Kaito saves Oiwa, but Kaun ROCKS him! The Gates double whip but kaito dodges, the Noah boys DOUBLE DROPKICK Kaun! Then they dodge Liona to DOUBLE DROPKICK him! Fans fire up as Kaito goes up and Oiwa lifts Kaun! DOUBLE IMPACT DOOMSDAY!
Oiwa roars and he hauls Kaun up, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Liona breaks it! Kaito goes after Liona, Oiwa helps out! But LIona shoves them both away! Liona runs in, but they dump him out! Kaito then PLANCHAS to take Liona down! Fans fire up and Oiwa has Kaun. Oiwa whips, Kaun goes up and over then SHOTGUNS Oiwa! Kaun shouts for Liona but Kaito is back! Kaito waistlocks Kaun, kauns witches and sends him to Liona. Kaito kicks back, shoves Kaun into Liona, and then back suplex for Kaun! Kaun lands on his feet, Liona HEADBUTTS Kaito! The Gates coordinate, POWERBOMB BACKSTABBER!
Then Liona deadlifts Kaito to POWERBOMB him into Oiwa! Liona roars, he and Kaun coordinate, and Liona HIP ATTACKS Oiwa, to then Kaun METEORAS! Then they OPEN HEAVEN’S GATES!! Cover, The Gates win!!
Winners: The Gates of Agony, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Kaito & Oiwa earn 0)
The Gates slammed shut, but on Kaito & Oiwa! Team Noah ends up in last, does this mean they’re not destined to #CreateTheFuture? As for Liona & Kaun, does this mean the Mogul Embassy has a future in NJPW?
2023 World Tag League, A Block: Shota Umino & Ren Narita VS EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi w/ Dick Togo!
To say the Reiwa Musketeers have an outside shot is an understatement. Not only must they win, but Chaos must be conquered and the War Dogs must be put down! Can the Roughneck & Son of Strong Style still create their Paradigm Shift? Or will the House of Torture ruin things for them at the finish line?
The Musketeers don’t wait, they take the fight to the House! But Evil turns that around on them quickly, and now the House mugs Shota & Narita. Yujiro drags Shota up and SMACKS him off the apron while Evil leaves Narita behind on the ramp. Yujiro puts Shota in, the bell rings, and Yujiro stomps Shota around. Yujiro throws hands, knees low, then CLUBS Shota. Yujiro runs, but Shota ELBOWS him down, then runs to basement dropkcik! Fans cheer but Evil distracts Shota. Shota goes after him, but Dick is there to blindside attack! Dick & Evil whip Shota at railing, but Shota stomps himself to come back and DOUBLE SHOTGUN!
Fans fire up with #SHOOTER and he storms back into the ring. Shota stomps Yujiro, ROCKS him with a forearm, then has him in the red corner. Shota stomps Yujiro down, stomps him some more, and then drags Yujiro up. But Yujiro pulls hair! The ref counts, Shota break sfree and kicks back. Shota facelocks, but Yujiro BITES the hand! The ref reprimands again, but Yujiro hits a REVERSE DDT! Yujiro drags Shota up, TOSSES him out, and Evil & Dick mug Shota! The fans boo but Yujiro keeps the ref distracted. Evil puts Shota back in for Yujiro to cover, ONE!! The House is upset but the fans cheer.
Yujiro drags Shota up, bumps him off buckles, then stomps low. Yujiro throws forearms, then elbows, then he brings Shota around to snapmare. Yujiro drops a leg, an elbow, and then a headbutt! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but the House is frustrated. Evil tags in, he drags Shota up, and Evil wrenches and wrenches and wrenches again. Shota’s arm is all taped up, and then Evil whips Shota into bare buckles! The Bullet Club Special comes into play! Shota falls, Evil covers, TWO! Evil stays on Shota’s bad arm and tags in Yujiro. Yujiro CLUBS the bad arm, then stalks Shota to ropes. Yujiro wrenches the arm then wraps it on ropes.
Yujiro backs up to BOOT Shota! Shota staggers, Yujiro shoves him down for a cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Shota but Yujiro drags him up. Yujiro bumps Shota off bare buckles, tags in Evil, and Evil CLAWS Shota’s back! yujiro stands Shota up but Shota fires forearms on him and Evil! Fans fire up but Yujiro claws the eyes! The ref reprimands, but SHota fires forearms on Evil! Yujiro gets in to CLUB Shota, the ref reprimands more, but the House double whips. Shota SHOTGUNS but misses as the House moves! They drag Shota back up, to DOUBLE- NO, Shota fights the suplexes, then dodges the lariats to shove Yujiro into Evil!
Shota clinches Yujiro for an EXPLODER! Evil rushes in, kicks low and whips, but Shota reverses to DROPKICK! Fans fire up with Shota and Narita is back! Shota crawls to the corner, hot- WHAT?! Narita leaves Shota hanging?! These two are rivals and all but c’mon! Doesn’t Narita wanna finish with a win? That smirk says otherwise, and Evil FISHERMAN BUSTERS! Narita takes a seat while Evil covers, TWO!! Shota is still in this but Narita doesn’t seem to care! Evil then sends Shota into the ref! Fans boo as now Sho & Kanemaru show up! The House has a full hand as they stomp away on Shota!
Fans boo both the House, but also Narita! At least we all knew The House were snakes to begin with! Kanemaru & Sho double whip Shota into a corner, then Dick runs in to ELBOW! Sho runs in to FOREARM! Kanemaru UPPERCUTS! Snapmare and then they set Shota up, for the DICK CHOP!! Fans boo as Narita again does nothing. The ref is put back in, Evil covers, TWO!! Shota survives and fans fire up! Shota roars but Evil slashes his throat. Evil drags Shota up, spins him around, EVERY- NO, Shota fights with elbows! HALF ‘N’ HALF SUPLEX! The fans fire up but Yujiro runs in, PIMP-
NO, Shota fights the juice to ENZIGURI! Shota is still in this, even if he has to go it alone! Sho distracts the ref, and Dick gets in with the SPOILER CHOKER! The fans boo and Kanemaru runs in, but Shota BOOTS him! Shota ELBOWS Dick, dodges Kanemaru, then sends him into Sho! Yujiro swings, misses, shota kicks off Evil to TORNADO DDT Yujiro! Then SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF for Evil! Bridging cover, TWO!! Shota almost won this by himself and the fans are thunderous! Wait, now Narita stands back up? Shota drags Evil up, but Narita puts Shota in a SLEEPER HOLD!! The fans boo as Narita actively sabotages his own team!!
But Shota fights back up!? Narita feeeds him to EVERYTHING IS EVIL!!! Cover, The House wins!!
Winners: Evil & Yujiro Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shota & Narita earn 0)
Why, Narita, why?! Was it something Shota said? Something he did? Or do you just not want to share the spotlight with your rival? Wait, the House isn’t done with Shota?! Narita drags Shota up, and Evil hands him a chair! Narita HEADSHOTS Shota!! And he RIPS the team-up shirt to throw it away! Then he drags Shota up again?! Even El Desperado on commentary is confused! Narita hits a FACEBUSTER on Shota!! And then Evil brings Narita a House of Torture shirt?! NARITA IS HOUSE OF TORTURE?!? The fans tell the House all to go home, but Narita puts one out with the boys.
Narita has gone to the dark side, betraying not just a rival and friend but everything he stood for in Strong Style! Is this an ill omen for the future of NJPW?
2023 World Tag League, A Block: Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii VS Great-O-Khan & Henare w/ Callum Newman!
With Shota and Narita out of the running, and no longer even a team, the way is open for the Clown Prince & Stone Pitbull! But they still have to win, so can they resist the United Empire? Or will the Dominator & Face of Fury make sure to eliminate Chaos from the block?
Another surprising change of allegiance as Karawan-kun appears ringside to wave the United Empire banner. Ishii stares Henare down, both men ready to continue where their G1 Climax match left off. The teams sort out, and naturally Henare and Ishii start. The bell rings and the two RAM each other! And RAM! And RAM! They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! Fans fire up as the shots go back and forth! Henare gets the edge, he ROCKS Ishii then runs, to RAM Ishii again! Ishii rebounds and he runs Henare over! Fans fire up again and Ishii finally feels those shots. Ishii brings Henare up to whip him to a corner.
Ishii runs in, Henare ELBOWS him then FLYING CHUCK! Khan storms in to stomp Ishii, then he DECKS Yano! The Empire double whip Ishii and run him over! Yano returns but Khan kicks him first. The Emipre double whip, Yano holds ropse to taunt them. Then he sends Henare into Khan, and SLAPS them both! Fans cheer but Khan & Henare scowl. Khan grabs Yano’s leg then Henare sweeps the other! Henare stomps away on Ishii! Henare rains down shots, then CHOKES Ishii! Red Shoes reprimands, Henare lets off, only to then stand on Ishii’s neck! And Khan whips Yano into railing on the outside!
Red Shoes reprimands, Henare steps off and fans rally up. Henare stands Ishii up to bump him off buckles. Ishii growls so Henare fires off forearms! Ishii eggs Henare on so Henare throws more shots! Ishii leans into the forearms and he backs Henare down! Fans fire up, but Henare HEADBUTTS over and over to back Ishii down! Henare DECKS Ishii and fans rally up. Henare drags Ishii up, snapmares and KICKS! Ishii writhes, Henare SENTONS! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud and Henare dargs Ishii up. Henare bumps Ishii off buckles and tags in Khan. Khan puts some stank on the Mongolian Chops!
Khan IRON CLAWS Ishii into standing up, then Mongolian Chops! Khan turns Ishii around, Mongolian Chops! Then Khan hops up to sit on his throne! Fans cheer while Ishii endures. Red Shoes reprimands but Khan pulls Ishii’s arms back. Khan hops off as Red Shoes counts, and fans rally up. Khan IRON CLAWS Ishii into the suplex, but Ishii fights it! Ishii and Khan fight for suplex control, and Ishii suplexes Khan up and over! Fans fire up while both men are down! Ishii and Khan crawl, but Henare runs in to BLAST Yano! Henare swings but Ishii spins him, to a suplex high and hard! Ishii crawls, hot tag to Yano!
Yano untiles a buckle pad and fans fire up! Wait, this one’s giving Yano trouble. Yano gets it free, Khan runs in and Yano dodges. Yano thinks he outsmarted Khan but Khan stopped himself! Khan kicks and whips. Yano stops himself, then sends Khan into buckles! Roll up, TWO! Yano fires up but Khan pulls on an ear! Khan CLUBS the ear, runs, but into atomic- Mongolian Chop! Khan boots but Yano dodges to fireman’s carry takeover, roll, MU MKII! TWO!! Yano hurries to get Khan up, trips him, and CATAPULTS him into the bare buckles! Khan staggers back, Yano fires up again and fans are with him!
Yano reels Khan in but Khan fights the Onigoroshi! Khan gets around Yano to UPPERCUT from behind! Khan then SPLASHES Yano against bare buckles! Khan torture racks Yano, Argentine Backbreaker into the SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up as Khan crawls, hot tag to Henare! Henare BLASTS Ishii, then he goes back to Yano. The Empire puts Yano in a corner, then whip him to the bare buckles! Henare sends Khan in but Yano dodges! Then he dodges Henare, clinches, BELLY2BELLY SUPLEX! Fans fire up while everyone is down, and Yano crawls! Hot tag to Ishii, and fans fire up as he runs in to clothesline Henare!
Ishii whips, Henare reverses but Ishii comes back to RAM Henare! Henare swings, misses, Ishii SAIDOS! Cover, TWO! Ishii snarls and he drags Henare up. Ishii reels Henare in, but Henare throws elbows! Ishii ducks, ROCKS Henare, then whips. Henare holds ropes, BOOTS back, and then swings. Ishii bobs ‘n’ weaves, then dodges, but runs into the BERSERKER BOMB! Fans fire up and Henare snarls. Henare fires up and he watches Ishii rise. Henare then SPINNING BACK ELBOWS! Cover, Yano breaks it! Khan goes after Yano, Mongolian Chop! Khan kicks Yano out and drags Ishii up with the IRON CLAW!
Khan wraps Ishii up in HITSUJIGOROSHI, and Henare has the legs! FUBUKI, into MARINE!! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and the fans fire up! The Empire are frustrated but they drag Ishii up again. But Ishii fights the assisted bomb! Yano trips Henare, Ishii sends Khan into the atomic drop! Yano sends Khan hard into bare buckles! Henare kicks and whips but Yano reverses to send him into buckles! Yano TACKLES Henare down! Fans fire up as Yano leaves it to Ishii! Ishii and Henare rise, fans rally up, and Ishii runs. Henare swats the lariat! ROLLING ELBOW! Ishii HEADBUTTS! Henare ELBOW JABS and HEEL KICKS! Ishii LARATS!!
Fans fire up with Ishii and he runs, but Henare gets up to JUMP KNEE!! But Ishii’s right up! Ishii runs in, but into a RAMPAGE SPEAR!! Fans fire up as Henare roars and he drags Ishii back up. But Ishii fires a forearm! Henare HEADBUTTS!! Henare drags Ishii up, fisherman, STREETS OF- NO, Ishii fights free to ENZIGURI! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Ishii goes to a corner as the fans rally behind him. Ishii fires back up, and he runs as Henare rises. LARIAT!! Cover, TWO?!? Henare survives and shocks Ishii! Someone hits railing on the outside! Ishii drags Henare back up and reels him in.
Khan saves Henare from the suplex! HELL STAB! IRON- NO, Ishii blocks the claw and CLUBS Khan! Ishii runs, Khan gets around, ASSISTED POWERBOMB!! Cover, Yano breaks it!! Khan is furious with Yano, but Yano fires forearms on the Empire! Henare ELBOW JABS, Khan has Yano, but Yano dodges and sends Henare into Khan! Yano DOUBLE- NO, the Empire blocks the low blows! Henare fireman’s carries, IMPERIAL DROP!! Then the Monster Rage boils over! But Ishii runs in to DOUBLE LARIAT! The Empire stays up!? Henare spins, Ishii ducks, the back elbow hits Khan!
Ishii SWATS Henare’s lariat, HEADBUTTS him, then he blocks a boot! Khan IRON STRAIGHT! RUGBY KICK!! STREETS OF RAGE!!! Cover, The Empire wins!!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Yano & Ishii earn 0)
The United Empire keeps Chaos from moving on to the semifinals! But with their own losses to the top of the block, they won’t be moving on, either. Can they at least take comfort in knowing the spoiled things for Ishii & Yano? Maybe not, with how Henare TOSSES Ishii out of the ring! Will nothing be settled until the Face of Fury and Stone Pitbull go 1v1 again?
2023 World Tag League, A Block: TMDK w/ Kosei Fujita VS Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin!
It all comes down to this! Hysterical Shane Haste & Mad Mikey Nicholls are going to the semifinals, and after everything sorted out tonight, so are the War Dogs! But this match still determines who is first and who is second! Who goes into the next phase with momentum and who will have to regroup?
Wait, as Kidd & Coughlin make their entrance, they’re beating up on Ichiban Sweet Boy, Kosei Fujita! Where are Shane & Mikey!? The War Dogs put Fujita in the ring, Kidd wants a mic, and Coughlin hits a JACKHAMMER on Fujita! Kidd shouts at TMDK that this is THEIR block, so get out here so they can get this ish started! Fans boo but here come TMDK! They slide in and the brawl is on! Mikey with Coughlin, Shane with Kidd, and Red Shoes rings the bell so this is on record! The brawling continues, TMDK gets the edge and Mikey TOSSES Coughlin out! But Kidd claws Shane’s eyes, puts him in a corner, and CHOPS away!
Shane kicks back, TOSSES Kidd, and now the brawl is on the outside! Mikey sends Coughlin into railing, Shane sends Kidd into railing! Fans fire up as Mikey shoves Coughlin to join Kidd. Shane drags the Dogs up and Mikey climbs a corner! ARIHARA MOONSAULT wipes out the Dogs! The fans fire up and Shane mockingly barks. Mikey brings Coughlin into the crowd and the back area! But Coughlin BOWLS Mikey into chairs! Mikey gets up to throw chairs at Coughlin! Kidd THROWS Shane into chairs! Mikey and Coughlin brawl some more, and then Mikey RAMS Coughlin into the wall!
Kidd stomps Shane, Mikey throws railing onto Coughlin, but Kidd attacks Mikey! Kidd throws Mikey into the wall, then CHOKES him with a chair! Shane BOOTS Kidd down, but Coughlin stomps Shane! Shane shoves Coughlin, body shots him, and now Mikey drags Kidd up. Shane SLAMS Coughlin on a chair! Red Shoes reprimands them, this has to get back in the ring! Mikey CHOKES Kidd with railing, Shane CHOKES Coughlin with a chair! TMDK then let off to drag the Dogs in different directions. Mikey has Coughlin on the ramp, but Coughlin fights the suplex! Coughlin back drops Mikey on the ramp!
Kidd claws Shane’s eyes, brings him around, but Shane shoves him away. Kidd CLUBS Shane, the ring count finally starts, and Kidd fires hands. Mikey and Coughlin CLUB each other back and forth. Kidd puts Shane in at 12 of 20, then runs in, but Mikey is there! Scoop and TANK BUSTER!! Cover, Coughlin breaks it! Coughlin swings, Mikey gets around to fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Mikey runs to SLIDING- NO, Coughlin avoids the lariat to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Shane BOOTS Coughlin and SAIDOS! Fans fire up with Shane and fireman’s carries.
But Kidd turns gutbuster into PILEDRIVER! Cover, but Mmikey breaks it! Fans fire up as all four men are down! Mikey and Coughlin bail out while Kidd and Shane stir. Shane and Kidd go forehead to forehead, and then Kidd throws a forearm! Kidd eggs Shane on, so Shane ROCKS Kidd in return! Kidd scowls and he ROCKS Shane back! Shane wobbles but he ROCKS Kidd in return! Kidd HEADBUTTS Shane down! Kidd then drags Shane up, says A Block belongs to them! Shane fires forearms, Kidd fires back, and they brawl on their knees! Fans fire up as they stand, Kidd says he’s a MADMAN!
The forearms keep flying, Shane wobbles and Kidd ROCKS him again! Kidd snarls, but Shane ROCKS him back! Kidd rebounds to ROCK Shane! Shane rebounds to ROCK Kidd! The fans rally and Kidd CHOPS! Kidd eggs Shane on, Shane CHOPS in return! Kidd CHOPS, eggs Shane on, and Shane stands up to CHOP again! Fans rally harder as the CHOPS go back and forth! Kidd CHOPS and CHOPS but Shane grabs Kidd’s face! UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! Then a LARIAT! Kidd stays up, runs in, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Kidd rebounds, but Shane gets under the lariat to FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO!!
Fans fire up and Shane rises back up. Shane runs in to LARIAT again! Then he drags Kidd up, reels him in, calls his shot but Kidd fights the bomb to BITE Shane’s head! He’s a dog for real! Kidd ROCKS Shane then SAIDOS!! Both men are down again and the fans rally back up! Kidd crawls, hot tag to Coughlin! Coughlin deadlift GUT WRENCH SUPLEXES! Coughlin paces around, deadlifts again, for another GUT WRENCH SUPLEX! Coughlin paces around some more, gets Shane again, but Shane fights the gut wrench! Coughlin waistlocks, Shane fights that, but then Coughlin scoops, INVERTED POWERSLAM!
Coughlin roars and fans fire up! Coughlin drags Shane up, suplexes, but Shane knees free! ROUNDHOUSE! But Coughlin’s beefy neck alone stops it! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!! Coughlin snarls, he stalks Shane and scoops again, FALL AWAY SLAM! Fans rally as Shane tumbles to a corner, and Coughlin storms up. Coughlin goes up the corner, drags Shane up to join him, and manages to deadlift Shane from that position! But Shane shoves Coughlin away to DROPKICK! Fans rally and Shane crawls, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey runs corner to corner to clothesline Coughlin! And then he CHOPS, ROCKS and repeat!
Mikey whips Coughlin back into the corner to clothesline again! And then suplex for the stall! Fans fire up as Mikey holds Coughlin for TEN, then FIFTEEN before the SLAM! Mikey runs, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Mikey grows frustrated but he hauls Coughlin up. Mikey whips, scoops, but Coughlin slips free to POP-UP POWERBOMB! Both men are down again and fans rally again. Coughlin tags Kidd and Kidd tells fans off. Kidd CHOPS and HEADBUTTS Mikey on repeat! Kidd staggers, rolls, and clotheslines! Feed to Coughlin’s CHOP, then they REBOUNDER GERMAN COMBO!! Cover, SHANE BREAKS IT!
Coughlin TOSSES Shane, the Dogs hoist Mikey up. DOUBLE MUSCLE BUSTER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mikey survives and the fans fire up again! But Kidd says they’ll end this, and he goes up top. Coughlin Electric Lifts Mikey but Mikey fights free! He shoves Coughlin into Kidd, Coughlin rushes in but Shane ROUNDHOUSES! Mikey goes up to get Kidd, but Kidd fights back! Shane runs up, Mikey gives him the boost, TOWER OF DOOM!! Cover, Coughlin breaks it! Fans fire up as Mikey CHOPS Coughlin! Shane BLINDSIDE LARIATS! Shane then calls the shot, Mikey gets Kidd up, HIGHWAY TO HELL!! Cover, TWO!!!
TMDK is shocked that Kidd is still in this! Mikey hauls Kidd up, scoops, and Shane goes up! But Coughlin has a chair! Red Shoes stops Coughlin, but Kidd shoves Mikey into Shane! Then he LOW BLOWS Mikey! The fans boo but Kidd hits Mikey with a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, TWO?!?! Mikey survives and shocks the Dogs! The fans are thunderous, Coughlin fireman’s carries Shane to TOSS him out of the ring!! Kidd reels Mikey in, Coughlin goes up, HIJACKER PILEDRIVER!!! Cover, War Dogs win!!!
Winners: Gabe Kidd & Alex Coughlin, by pinfall (gain 2 points; TMDK earns 0)
And then the Dogs beat up on Mikey to add insult to injury! Shane gets in with that chair and he runs them off!
Kidd dares Shane to do something! War Dogs won the block, they’re the champs, F U! The Dogs storm off but Shane gets the mic. He tells them, “You better win your semifinal match, because TMDK will win our semifinal match, and we wanna see you again! War Dogs… Ja matten ne…!!!” Hysterical Haste is downright enraged, will he and Mad Mikey rampage through whoever B Block sends to get their revenge?
Here are the FINAL A Block standings!
- Bullet Club War Dogs: 5-2, 10 points [SEMIFINALIST, A1]
- TMDK: 5-2, 10 points [SEMIFINALIST, A2]
- The United Empire: 4-3, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
- Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii: 4-3, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
- The House of Torture: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita: 3-4, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
- The Gates of Agony: 2-5, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa: 2-5, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A wild seventh and final round for A Block. Great win for Gates of Agony to finish strong, though the most this does for them in AEW & ROH is that their opponents can make fun of them for only going 2-5. Shota & Narita losing was shocking, but especially for the betrayal of Narita and his joining the House of Torture. The House now has six members and with Narita, they’re actually a bit more legit in actual competition. And great match from Empire VS Yano & Ishii. Great win for Empire, and it put a twist on how the main event wasn’t about eliminating a team but deciding the seeding for the next phase.
Awesome main event match from TMDK and War Dogs with it being another wild scrap, as is the way of the War Dogs. But as such, the War Dogs found a way to cheat this one out and take the top spot. With B Block’s last round tomorrow, their semifinalists will affect who I expect to make it to THE finals, but I don’t see a rematch of TMDK VS War Dogs happening because then that just buries B Block flat out.
My Score: 9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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

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