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Mitchell’s NJPW New Year Dash Results & Report! (1/5/24)
Happy New Year Dash!

Will 2024 be Mighty?
NJPW keeps the momentum from WrestleKingdom 18 going with a star-studded New Year Dash! Okada, Ishii, Moxley and Bryan, on the same team?!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Ryusuke Taguchi; changed to…
- NJPW World Television Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Ryusuke Taguchi; Tanahashi wins and retains the title.
- Bishamon VS Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa; Bishamon wins.
- Young Lion Sendoff: El Phantasmo & Hikuleo VS Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube; ELP & Leo win.
- 12 Man Tag: Tama Tonga, Shota Umino, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, El Desperado & Master Wato VS The House of Torture; Tama, Shota, Makabe, Honma, Desperado & Wato win.
- 10 Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club War Dogs; No Contest.
- 10 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Just5Guys; Just5Guys win.
- KOPW Championship 10 Minute Scramble Fatal 4 Way: Toru Yano VS VS Great-O-Khan VS YOH VS Taiji Ishimori; Ishimori wins and is the provisional 2024 KOPW Champion.
- 8 Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson VS TMDK; TMDK wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Ryusuke Taguchi!
The Ace of the Universe and new President of NJPW is also the NEW NJPW World Television Champion. After winning the title off Zack Sabre Jr, Tanahashi promised to lead by example in the New Year. Will he do so right off the bat tonight?
Before the bell, Taguchi gets the mic. “President. January 4th is done, today is January 5th. This is the day to show NJPW what’s next. Straight from the opening match, we need to show NJPW. So New Year Dah, January 5th, 2024, let’s do it 1v1 for that title, the NJPW World Television Championship! Thank you very much.” The fans cheer that! Taguchi gets the fans to chant “SACHOU! SACHOU! <President! President!>” Tanahashi is handed the mic, and Tanahashi says let’s do it then! Taguchi’s all fired up now, but will the Funky Weapon end “Season Two” with the very first episode?
NJPW World Television Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Ryusuke Taguchi!
The bell rings and we’re on the clock! The two circle and the fans rally up. Tanahashi and Taguchi feel things out, Taguchi toying around with how he goes high then low with the call. Tanahashi is a little annoyed and the two reset. They circle, tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, and Taguchi headlocks. Tanahashi throws body shots, slips out the back to headlock, but Taguchi slips out to headlock back. The fans cheer and Taguchi grinds the hold. Tanahashi throws body shots, powers out, and things speed up as he bypasses Taguchi again and again to keep him running the ropes. The fans rally up as Taguchi just keeps going and going and going!
Taguchi starts slowing down as he tires out! He swings, Tanahashi dodges, then Tanahashi catches Taguchi for a GROUND COBRA! TWO!! Taguchi escapes and flounders to a corner. Tanahashi stomps and SPANKS the Funky Weapon! The ref counts, Tanahashi lets off, and Tanahashi calls his shot. Tanahashi brings Taguchi around, but Taguchi CHOPS! He has life after all! Tanahashi fires his strike fest and Taguchi sits down. Tanahashi gives Taguchi a point-blank Hip Attack! Fans are torn as Tanahashi uses that to mock Taguchi. Tanahashi runs, but Taguchi somersaults to ROLLING HIP ATTACK!
Fans fire up and Tanahashi bails out. Taguchi goes up and up and TRIANGLE PLANCHAS! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Taguchi hurries to his feet, the fans rally behind him, and Taguchi drags Tanahashi up. Taguchi puts Tanahashi in, brings him around, and snap suplexes! Uno Amigo, but then Tanahashi TWIST ‘N’ SHOUTS! But Taguchi DOS AMIGOS right back! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi blocks the third amigo! The fans rally up as Taguchi keeps trying, and he completes THREE AMIGOS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Taguchi kips up! Taguchi then goes to a corner and calls upon the powers of Strong Style!
Taguchi aims at Tanahashi, “SACHOU~! ORYA~!” BUM-A-YE!! Cover, TWO!! But into OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Tanahashi endures, Taguchi thrashes the hold, but Tanahashi fights up. Taguchi chicken wings, but Tanahashi drops! So Taguchi drops on Tanahashi! TWO!! We hit five minutes, Taguchi runs up but Tanahashi gets around to O’Conner Roll BRIDGE! Cover, TWO!! Taguchi has a GEDO CLUTCH! TWO!! Both men rise up, Taguchi runs in, sunset flips, and PANTSES Tanahashi!! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi has the cover, AND WINS!!
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall (still NJPW World Television Champion)
Tanahashi ends up impersonating Taguchi without meaning to on that one! But the President of the Universe holds onto his title by the seat of his pants, will this be the kind of wild excitement “season two” brings to NJPW World?
There’s a video message on the tron?
Even President Tanahashi is surprised by this. A car pulls up and a man puts on a martial arts ghi. The man trains hard in the gym. The car door opens, and flip-flops step out? That man is MATT RIDDLE!! “Konichiwa, NJPW. My name is Matthew Riddle, the King of Bros, and I got my eyes set on Tanahashi-san, the Ace of NJPW. I’ll see you soon, bro.” Fans are excited for this coming battle, but what is Tanahashi’s response? He gets back in the ring and gets the mic to say, “Anytime, anywhere, I’ll do it. But uh, I have no idea who that guy is, so I’ll have to do some research.” The Ace plays this diplomatically, but will he be very familiar with The Bro very soon?
After the Young Lion Sendoff…
Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube were impressive tonight, but they could not best the dual IWGP Heavyweight & NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions. But the champions show respect to these two by helping them up. Yuto and Oskar are each going to depart on excursion, so the champions want them to go knowing they have the respect of their senpai. And in a show of respect back, Yuto & Oskar deeply bow dogeza style. How much will young Yuto & Oskar grow while away from their home here in NJPW?
But wait, CHASE OWENS attacks the champs?! He LOW BLOWS ELP and hits the JEWEL HEIST!! Leo gets back up but Chase runs away! Chase gets a mic to say, “Congratulations on your IWGP Heavyweight title win last night, WrestleKingdom. Enjoy ’em now, because as of now, I officially challenge you for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team titles. And my partner? A man you two both know very well. My partner… KENTA!” Fans can’t believe it but then Leo tells Chase, “WE ACCEPT! And bring Kenta!”
The Headbanga & Young Guerrilla still owe the Crown Jewel AND the Fang Revived for their part in kicking Guerrillas of Destiny out of Bullet Club. Will this finally be the revenge they’ve wanted? Or will Bullet Club take the titles and be the 101st team to hold them?
12 Man Tag: Tama Tonga, Shota Umino, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, El Desperado & Master Wato VS The House of Torture!
Now this is a massive match! The Good Bad Guy just took back the NEVER Openweight Championship from Shingo Takagi last night, but he’s already shifting gears. He teams with the Roughneck, the Unchained Gorilla, Everybody’s Kokeshi, the NEW IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and the Way to the Grandmaster to take on their common enemies! Will this veritable Avengers ensemble be victorious? Or will Evil, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho, Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita ruin everyone’s 2024 already?
Tensions are running high as the ring fills up, and it’s Desperado and Kanemaru who spark the massive brawl! Fans fire up as Tama’s team takes it to the House! The bell rings to get his on record as everyone but Kanemaru and Desperado spill out to the floor! Kanemaru whips Desperado to a corner, but Desperado goes up and over. We’re watching commentary introductions as things speed up, and Desperado arm-drags Kanemaru out! Then Desperado builds speed, only for Kanemaru to move. Desperado eggs Kanemaru on but Sho attacks from behind! Fans boo as this goes just like backstage last night!
Sho & Kanemaru double whip, but Desperado BOOTS Sho and runs Kanemaru over! Wato runs in to RANA Sho! Fans fire up, Desperado CLUBS Kanemaru, and he UPPERRCUTS Kanemaru to the corner. Tag to Honma and fans rally up. Honma brings Kanemaru around to fire forearms, then he whips. Kanemaru reverses, runs in, but Honma BOOTS! Kanemaru mule kicks in return! Kanemaru claws eyes, runs, but Honma runs him over! Fans fire up for the FALLING- NO, Kanemaru avoids the kokeshi! The House BLASTS Tama’s team off the apron! Dick stomps Honma around, and Yujiro POSTS Desperado!
Kanemaru & Dick DOUBLE SUPLEX Honma, then Kanemaru covers. TWO, but Kanemaru tags in Evil. The King of Darkness storms up and drags Honma around. Then he BLASTS Tama just because! Evil drags Honma up, whips him and SURPRISE~! The blue buckle pad is gone! The fans boo as the House Special comes into play. Tag to Yujiro and he drags Honma up. Tokyo Pimp RAMS Honma into the bare buckles! Fans boo but Yujiro snapmares Honma to cover. Wait, that’s a choke! The ref counts, Yujiro lets go at 4, and smirks as he brings Honma up. Yujiro stands Honma up against ropes, to BOOT!
Fans rally for Honma but Yujiro shoves him down to cover. TWO, and fans cheer! Yujiro kicks Honma around, eggs him on, but Honma growls. Yujiro CLUBS Honma, but Honma growls more! Honma counter punches, and counter punches, and then swings, but Yujiro claws eyes! Fans boo, but Honma catches Yujiro to a spin and DDT! The fans rally as Honma crawls, hot tag to Makabe! Makabe rallies, BLASTS the House, but Yujiro kicks low. Yujiro runs, but Makabe CLOBBERS him! Fans fire up and Makabe runs in to SPLASH at the corner! Makabe climbs up, but Evil attacks! So Tama attacks Evil! Tama whips Evil to a corner to SPLASH!
The guerrilla and the Gorilla climb up, and they rain down fists on Evil & Yujiro! They go all the way to TEN, laugh, and then send Evil out! Makabe reels Yujiro in but Yujiro fights the Northern Lights. Makabe CLUBS Yujiro, runs, but Yujiro catches him into a REVERSE DDT! Yujiro and Makabe stand back up, and Yujiro whips Makabe to a corner. Yujiro runs in to BOOT, then he runs. He ducks one lariat, but not the SOUTHPAW! The fans fire up while both men are down! Makabe and Yujiro crawl, hot tags to Shota and #SouledOut Narita! Shota SHOTGUNS Narita, and BLASTS Dick! Fans fire up and Shota runs to UPPERCUT Narita!
Shota whips corner to corner, runs in again, but Narita BOOTS him! Narita runs but into a scoop DROP, and then the SHOTGUN! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up for Shota as he drags Narita into a cravat neck wrench! Narita endures, flails, but Shota keep shim from ropes, to throw HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Shota uses what Jon Moxley’s taught him, and tells Narita he ain’t getting off that easy! MORE HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Then Shota drags Narita up, kicks and underhooks, but Narita shoots around to SLEEPER! Shota throws Narita off, kicks low, and TORNADO- NO, Narita shoves Shota away.
Shota runs back up but Narita sends him to ropes, where Dick gets a cheap shot in! Then Narita JUMPING STOMPS Shota down! Tag to Dick and then the House BLASTS the corner! Yujiro & Evil whip Shota to a corner, Dick runs in to elbow! Sho runs in to forearm! Yujiro BOOTS, Kanemaru elbows, and Evil clotheslines! Then FISHERMAN BUSTER! Dick covers, TWO! Fans rally for Shota but Evil distracts the ref. Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Shota! But Tama CLUBS Dick and throws him out! GUN- NO, Evil blocks, clinches, EVERY- NO, Tama slips free to TONGAN TWIST! But Kanemaru dropkicks Tama’s legs out!
Desperado runs in, he dodges Kanemaru’s low dropkick, and Desperado reels him in for a BIG back suplex! Sho runs up to SPEAR Desperado! Wato baits Sho in, shoulders him away then SPRINGBOARD UPPERCUTS! But Dick DECKS Wato! Dick storms back up on Shota, reels him in, but Shota fights free. Dick pokes Shota’s eyes! Dick runs, into a POP-UP UPPERCUT! PARADIGM SHIFT! Cover, Shota’s team wins!
Winners: Tama Tonga, Shota Umino, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, El Desperado & Master Wato, by pinfall
But Narita CHOKES Shota with the push-up bar! The fans boo but Narita grins as he chokes out his rival! Then he CLOBBERS Shota with it!! Desperado grabs at Narita, also pissed over Narita leaving Team Strong Style behind! But Kanemaru CRACKS Desperado with the whiskey bottle! Kanemaru hits Wato, too! Sho has his Torture Tool, and he CLOBBERS Wato with it! Sho CHOKES Desperado with the wrench, Kanemaru grabs the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title, and CLOBBERS Desperado with it! But then Tama storms up, only for Evil to LOW BLOW! EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! Fans boo as the House stands tall!
Evil drags Tama up so that Yujiro can handcuff the Good Bad Guy! Evil has scissors!! HE CUTS TAMA’S HAIR!! The fans boo as Evil shows off his trophy, and then holds up the NEVER Openweight title. Fans tell the House to go home already, but Evil rubs the belt and the hair in Tama’s face. Kanemaru does the same to Desperado with the Junior Heavyweight title. Evil tells everybody to shut up, and Kanemaru pours whiskey all over Desperado. The House stands together in the ring to soak up all the heat. Will there be no stopping them from making 2024 the Year of Evil?
After the 10 Man Tag, United Empire VS Bullet Club War Dogs…
Things were chaotic before the bell and only got worse during the match, so the whole thing was thrown out. But that only made things wilder, with the United Empire finally standing tall after Will Ospreay POWERBOMBS Gedo through a table!! After making sure a bloodied Francesco Akira is alright, Ospreay then gets the mic. “OI OI OI!! Bullet Club, you bunch of soft pricks! We are still standing!” Fans cheer that! Ospreay says it seems Bullet Club wants a fight. “February the 11 is my last match with NJPW. And I will fight side by side with my brothers, the men that got me to the dance! The men that made Will Ospreay!
“My five VS your five, and I’ll let you pick the rules! See you in Osaka, b*tch!!” The fans are all fired up now, but David Finlay makes sure to grab the mic so Ospreay doesn’t have the last word. The fans boo but Finlay tells them all to simmer down while he’s talking. Ospreay must be really, really, REALLY stupid if he’s letting Finlay pick the rules. How about they do this with NO rules? NO DISQUALIFICATIONS! NO ESCAPE! Because Ospreay’s last NJPW match, his last match of his CAREER, ends in a STEEL CAGE!! A 10 Man Steel Cage match!? The War Dogs are looking to put the United Empire down, but will this not be the end of Ospreay?
After the 10 Man Tag, LIJ VS J5G…
Taka Michinoku pulled off the win for his team, hitting Bushi with the Michinoku Driver 2.0. The tensions were still high as the two teams stared down, and Sanada gets the mic. Sanada has everyone calm down, and he says that everyone here feels like still fighting. So in that case, how about we make things interesting? Fans like the sound of that. Sanada proposes an idea to Naito. It’s only right here, right now, that they can fight on the frontlines. So how about they have a rematch from WrestleKingdom? The fans rally behind Naito for that one. Naito tips his cap to Sanada, and then steps away.
Sanada picks up the mic again to then say he has one more thing to say. The winner of this match, J5G, would like to ask LIJ to take their leave. LIJ reluctantly leaves, following Naito out of the arena. Taka then takes the mic and the fans cheer. Taka notes that Just4Guys formed just a year ago, and then moved up to Just5Guys soon after. They’re together now, and they stand here just as they started, with no championships. But! In 2024, NJPW and all of Japan, maybe even the WORLD of wrestling, will be moved and changed by Just5Guys! The fans cheer that, AND OFF COME TAICHI’S PANTS! But what will their first move in the New Year be?
KOPW Championship 10 Minute Scramble Fatal 4 Way: Toru Yano VS VS Great-O-Khan VS YOH VS Taiji Ishimori!
The Clown Prince of NJPW has been KOPW Champion before, and even two whole years! The Dominator has come close before but Mr. Direct Drive and The Bone Soldier are now in the mix! Who will start off this year’s KOPW chase with the cerulean blue around their waist?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who starts on the road to be King of Pro-Wrestling!
The bell rings and we’re on the clock! Yano, Yoh & Ishimori all attack Khan! They throw Khan out and celebrate, then Yoh & Yano kick Ishimori! Chaos whips Taiji to a corner, then Yoh sends Yano in. Taiji dodges, whips Yoh, and then BOOTS him! But Yano shoves Yoh into Taiji, then rolls up Yoh! ROPEBREAK!! Yoh barely saves himself in time, and Taiji runs up. Yano CLAWS Taiji’s eyes then runs. But Yoh & Taiji DOUBLE DROPKICK him! Taiji throws up the Too Sweet, and Yoh returns it? But that’s a fake-out so Yoh can try and eat Taiji’s hand! Taiji kicks Yoh low and wipes his hand off on Yoh’s back.
Taiji whips, Yoh reverses and then he avoids the handspring! Things speed up, Yoh drop toeholds but Taiji avoids the basement dropkick to roll up. TWO, Yoh has the sunset! TWO, Taiji sits on it! TWO, Yoh has it! TWO and Taiji cradles, TWO!! Fans fire up, Yoh blocks a haymaker but Taiji blocks the backslide. So Khan trips them both, rolls them, DOUBLE CRADLE! But Yano breaks it up! Khan UPPERCUTS Yano, stomps him and whips him corner to corner, but Yano reverses. Yano unties a buckle pad! Fans cheer, but Khan storms up to waistlock! Yano flails, fights the lift, but Khan shifts to a roll-up, TWO!!
Yano stagger sup, ducks the haymaker and SLAPS Khan! Then Yano grabs hair. Khan breaks free to Mongolian Chop! And Mongolian Chop! Khan whips, Yano reverses, but Khan reverses back and Yano hits bare buckles! Khan Mongolian Chops! And UPPERCUTS! Yano falls back and the fans rally up. Khan drags Yano up, to push him into the bare buckles and CLUB him on the back. Fans fire up as Khan hops up, to sit on his throne! But Yoh is back, and he SMACKS Khan with the buckle pad! Taiji YANKS Yoh down, then climbs up to CLUB Khan! SUPER STEINER! Taiji covers, Yoh breaks it! Yoh SUPERKICKS Yano and rolls him up! Yoh scores!
King of the Mountain: Yoh
Mr. Direct Drive wears the proverbial crown but we still have over six minutes left! Taiji JUMP KNEES Yoh, POSTS him, then drags him back to hammerlock and scoop. SHOULDER BUSTER! Taiji then aims from the corner, Yoh rises, and the fans rally up. Taiji runs in, but Yoh SUPERKICKS! Both men are down and Khan hurries to capitalize! He covers Taiji, TWO! Khan covers Yoh now, TWO! Khan is frustrated but he hurries to get Yoh up. Khan TOSSES Yoh out, then goes back to Taiji. Khan drags Taiji up to a torture rack, but Taiji slips free! Taiji kicks a leg, sunset flips, but Khan stays up! Khan drags Taiji right up!
But Taiji pokes Khan in the eyes! Taiji runs, into a lift! Khan TOSSES Taiji out! We’re under five minutes, Yano rolls Khan up! TWO, but Yano hits M U! Cover, TWO!! Khan escapes but Yano runs. Khan gets around, IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Yano fades fast and Khan has the body scissors! Yano flails but Khan smothers him! The ref checks, Khan lets Yano go to then drag him up and reel him in. Scoop and T T D!! Cover, TWO?!? Khan is furious so he clamps on the HEAD ‘N’ ARM TRIANGLE! Yano endures the Katagatami, but Khan leans on the hold! Khan makes it a cover, TWO!!! Yano survives but he’s not free from the hold!
Khan squeezes tight and Yano is fading out! Khan covers, TWO?!? Yano survives and we’re under three minutes! Khan clamps on with the IRON CLAW, then he drags Yano up. ELIMINATOR! Cover, Yoh SUPERKICKS Khan down! Yoh is holding onto the crown! Yoh tunes up, fans fire up, and Yoh SUPER- NO, Khan blocks it! And hooks Yoh up, MIST CLUTCH ELIMINATOR!!! Cover, Khan takes the crown!
King of the Mountain: Khan
We’re under two minutes as two men are on the board! Can anyone score in the time left? Khan goes for another cover on Yoh, and gets another three-count! Too bad this isn’t about points scored. But Khan is too busy gloating and Yoh rolls him up! TWO!!! Khan escapes, then he drags Yoh up. But Taiji is lurking! He shoves the ref into Khan, LOW BLOWS, and he rolls Khan up! Taiji scores!
King of the Mountain: Taiji
We’re under a minute and Taiji plays keep away! Khan panics, so he tries to cover Yoh on the outside! This isn’t Falls Count Anywhere! And now we’re under 30 seconds! Khan hurries to put Yano in and covers, but Taiji breaks it! Then Taiji runs away again!
Khan gives chase but Taiji runs away to the crowd! TEN SECONDS! Khan chases Taiji but he can’t catch up, and time is up! Taiji wins!!
Winner: Taiji Ishimori (KOPW 2024 Champion, provisional)
The Bone Soldier Reborn outsmarts Khan and quite literally runs away with the title! And then he has to keep running because Khan is giving chase, armed with part of the railing! Will Khan get his iron claw on that title one way or another? Or will the KOPW be #REBORN?
BREAKING NEWS for Battle in the Valley!
NJPW’s return to California is going to be big, because the main event will be Kazuchika Okada VS Will Ospreay! The potentially last time we’ll see Rainmaker VS Aerial Assassin, who wins big in just one week?
8 Man Tag: Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson VS TMDK!
The Rainmaker defeated the American Dragon in an incredible match just last night, and both have found a mutual respect for each other. They also bring in the Stone Pitbull and Maniac to make quite the quartet! Will this fantastic four be victorious? Or will they see that The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The teams sort out and Bryan steps up against Zack Sabre Jr! Fans fire up as we get to see this rivalry reignite! These two circle, feel things out, and then break. They go around, Bryan hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! ZSJ shifts, laces legs, he and Bryan roll and ZSJ has the heel hook! Bryan sits up to have a cover but he instead wants an arm! ZSJ spins and slips free, and fans cheer this incredible opening exchange! Bryan smirks as he and ZSJ reset and feel things out again. They knuckle lock, go shoulder to shoulder, then ZSJ puts Bryan in a straitjacket stretch. But Bryan switches that right onto ZSJ!
Bryan brings ZSJ to his knees, drops back, but ZSJ uses that to go up and over and put the straitjacket back on Bryan! Fans cheer as Bryan stands up and they go around. Bryan arm-drags free, but keeps the straitjacket, only for ZSJ to spin and untie the straitjacket. They’re back to the test of strength, but Bryan KICKS a leg! ZSJ drops, rolls, and that puts pressure on Bryan’s wrists! Bryan endures but ZSJ KICKS him! They turn things and turn things, and Bryan KICKS! ZSJ KICKS! They KICK and KICK and KICK back and forth, the fans firing up with each shot! Bryan gets the edge but ZSJ rolls and wrangles Bryan.
Bryan kips up and wrenches to WRING ZSJ out. ZSJ BOOTS Bryan away, then ducks the Buzzsaw! Fans fire up the standoff! ZSJ and Bryan then back away, tag to Mikey Nicholls and Okada. Fans rally for Okada as he and Mad Mikey circle. They tie up, Okada headlocks but Mikey powers up and out. Okada RAMS Mikey but Mikey stays up. Mikey eggs Okada on, Okada runs, and they RAM shoulders again. Mikey runs now, and he runs Okada over! Things speed up, Okada hurdles then drop toeholds. Okada drops an elbow on Mikey’s back! Okada’s team BLASTS TMDK! Okada whips Mikey to a corner, then sends Moxley in to forearm!
Okada then sends Ishii to clothesline! And he sends Bryan to DROPKICK! Okada BACK ELBOWS Mikey, then runs to run Mikey over! Fans fire up as the dream quartet stands tall! Okada waits on Mikey to stand, and Alabama Lifts. Mikey CLUBS free, blocks the clothesline, and hits a BIG back suplex! Tag to Shane Haste and he stomps Okada around. Shane KICKS Okada, shakes out the leg, and then bumps Okada off buckles. Shane RAMS into Okada, CHOPS him, then tags ZSJ. ZSJ wrenches Okada’s bad arm, and again, and then steps over it. ZSJ looks right at Bryan as he takes advantage of all the damage Bryan did!
ZSJ has the DISARMER, then traps Okada’s arm in a hammerlock, and uses his legs to TWIST! Okada writhes, ZSJ drags Okada to the Mighty corner, and tags in Kosei Fujita. Ichiban Sweet Boy CLUBS Okada’s bad arm, then wrenches it for an ARM CODE BREAKER! Fans cheer and Fujita looms over Okada. Fujita scuffs Okada and kicks him around. Fans know that’s just asking for trouble! Okada stands up and ROCKS Fujita! Fujita wobbles but he shakes his head. Fujita fires forearm after forearm on Okada, but Okada knees low! Okada runs, but Fujita CHOPS! Okada is stinging from that one, but he still BOOTS Fujita down!
The fans rally up as Okada and Fujita are down. Okada and Fujita crawl, hot tag to Mikey! Mikey BLASTS Okada’s corner, then runs up. Mikey SWATS the lariat, back suplexes, but Okada lands out of it. Mikey elbows Okada, runs, but into the FLAPJACK! Fans fire up as both men are down again! Okada crawls, hot tag to Moxley! The Maniac hits a CUTTER on Mikey, then BLASTS the TMDK corner! Moxley sends Shane into railing! Fujita whips but Moxley reverses to send him into railing! Moxley storms back in, Mikey boots him but Moxley just grins. Moxley ROCKS Mikey, climbs up and rains down fists!
Fans fire up as Moxley goes to nine, then BITES Mikey! Red Shoes reprimands, Moxley lets off to put Mikey up top. Moxley CHOPS Mikey, climbs up, and CLAWS Mikey’s back! Then Moxley brings Mikey up to SUPERPLEX! And he keeps going! PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Moxley stays focused and he ties up the legs. TEXAS CLOVERHOLD! Mikey endures but Shane storms in. Shane throws forearms but Moxley eggs him on. Shane runs, so Moxley ROCKS him! But that means Mikey’s free! Mikey CLUBS Moxley, Shane LARIATS, and TMDK combine for the BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER COMBO! Mikey covers, TWO!
Mikey tags Shane in and they get Moxley up. Shane BLASTS Bryan, then helps Mikey in- NO, Moxley fights out of Highway to Hell to DOUBLE DDT! The fans fire up and Moxley reaches out! Hot tag to Ishii! The Stone Pitbull runs as the fans fire up, and Ishii clotheslines Shane in the corner! Then a whip, but Shane reverses. Ishii comes back to run Shane over! Ishii DECKS Fujita for good measure! Ishii hauls Shane up, but Shane fights the lift with elbows. Shane whips, Ishii reverses to SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Shane hangs tough but Ishii drags him up. Ishii reels Shane in but ZSJ storms up to get a SLEEPER!
Bryan storms in to get a SLEEPER on ZSJ! ZSJ still holds onto Ishii, though! Red Shoes reprimands, ZSJ lets go of Ishii and he bends Bryan’s arm! ZSJ slips around, Bryan slips around, repeat! They go back and forth, until Bryan runs to TOSS ZSJ out! Bryan goes out to FLYING KNEE ZSJ down from the apron! The fans fire up again and Ishii storms up on Shane. Shane throws a forearm, Ishii doesn’t budge! Ishii ROCKS Shane, whips, but Shane reverses to SAIDO! Fujita BLASTS Okada off the apron, and Mikey hauls Ishii up. TMDK whips Ishii to a corner, Fujita runs up to CHOP! Shane runs up to UPPERCUT!
Mikey fireman’s carries, Fujita & Shane coordinate, DOUBLE HIGHWAY TO HELL!! Cover, Okada breaks it! Okada BOOTS Mikey, Fujita kicks Okada. Fujita runs, into Okada’s DROPKICK! Okada dodges Shane to Alabama Lift, and REVERSE NECKBREAKER! Fans fire up and Ishii roars! Ishii runs as Shane rises, but Shane BOOTS the lariat! And BOOTS Ishii! Ishii roars but Shane ROUNDHOUSES! Shane calls his shot, and FALCON ARROWS! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and fans fire up! Shane calls in Mikey and they get Ishii up. Mikey scoops, but Ishii fights free! Ishii shoves Mikey into Shane, and Moxley’s back! DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEXES!
The fans fire up, Okada and Bryan storm in at the same time as ZSJ. ZSJ UPPERCUTS Okada, UPPERCUTS Bryan, repeat! But Okada UPPERCUTS ZSJ, then Bryan UPPERCUTS ZSJ! Okada spins ZSJ around to DDT, Bryan PENALTY KICKS ZSJ! Okada and Bryan clear the ring, Ishii feeds Shane to a ROLLING ELBOW from Moxley! Moxley has a SLEEPER, then feeds Shane to Ishii’s LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Moxley PLANCHAS but Mikey DECKS him outta the sky! Ishii suplexes Shane but Fujita makes the save! ENZIGURI! Fujita DROPKICKS Okada down, too! Fans fire up as Fujita FLIES out onto Okada!
The fans are thunderous and ZSJ scoops Ishii! Ishii slips free, feed to Bryan! Bryan has the SLEEPER, he holds ZSJ down, and Ishii HEADBUTTS Shane! Ishii hauls Shane up, but Shane suplexes Ishii! All to get him up for Mikey! ZSJ slips around to get Bryan in an IRON OCTOPUS! Ishii takes the TANK BUSTER!! Cover, TMDK WINS!!!
Winners: TMDK, by pinfall
The Dream Quartet got caught off-guard by the MIGHTY quartet! ZSJ literally kicks Bryan out of the ring, and Okada even seems confused as to how this happened! Is this an ill-omen for how 2024 is gonna go for Okada, Ishii, Bryan & Moxley?
ZSJ gets the mic to tell Bryan, “Choto matte. <Wait a moment.>” ZSJ wants to do this one more time! He wants his rematch, d*ckhead! If Bryan can see him! Bryan throws his icepack at ZSJ but ZSJ punts it back. ZSJ tells Bryan that next time, he’ll #JustTapOut! Fans cheer the prospect of seeing those two go another round. Fujita then gets to talk, and he says he is no longer just TMDK’s Young Boy, but a full-fledged member of TMDK! Fans cheer that! Fujita then says he, Shane & Mikey are gonna go for the NEVER Openweight Six Man titles!! Okada holds up the belts and says Fujita’s nowhere near ready to challenge his Dream Trio!
Okada storms off, Fujita calls out Tanahashi on commentary even! The Ace President always treated TMDK like kids, so just wait and see what these kids do to you! Fans cheer the bravado, and Tanahashi even stands up from commentary to nod. When and where will TMDK get all these dream matches?
My Thoughts:
Wow, what an awesome New Year Dash! Probably one of the best they’ve ever done. I wish I’d had more time to actually watch all the matches, because clearly NJPW wants to make NYD must-watch on a level almost similar to WrestleKingdom. Great surprise that Taguchi made his match with Tanahashi into a title match, even though he still lost. And truly a surprise that Matt Riddle is in NJPW now. I do appreciate Tanahashi kinda throwing some shade at Riddle, acting like he doesn’t know about Riddle at all. Tanahashi VS Riddle, even in just a 15 minute NJPW World TV Championship match, will be awesome stuff.
I skimmed the matches I didn’t cover, so Bishamon VS the NOAH boys was still good stuff, and the Young Lion Sendoff was really great stuff. That shows promise for what NJPW expects out of the big ‘n’ tall combo that is Nakashima and Oskar. I’m curious as to where those two are going for excursion. Maybe it’ll be ROH. NJPW and ROH have had a partnership in that regard even before AEW showed up, and I think big guys like Oskar and Nakashima can do good stuff on ROH.
I covered the 12 Man Tag mostly because it was 12 men, all of House of Torture against various Faces. Great win for the Faces, but of course the House had to stand tall. Evil seems to be shifting away from the world title since he failed to steal it from Naito, so maybe Evil is going to try and take the NEVER Openweight title from Tama. I wish I had covered that first 10 Man Tag because that got wild. Akira does a SUPER Crossbody off the upper deck to wipe everybody out, and then he gets jammed with a fork to get bloody. That was after Gabe Kidd hit bare buckles and ended up bloody the old fashioned way, too. And now we’re counting down the days Ospreay has in NJPW before he’s in AEW full-time, and a 10 Man Cage match is going to be a wild finish to Ospreay’s NJPW run.
Good 10 Man from LIJ VS J5G, and great surprise that Taka wins it for the team. Of course Sanada wants his rematch and of course Naito holds his tongue. But their rematch, should it happen, will be a lot of fun. Great Fatal 4 Way scramble for the KOPW, that was a lot of fun, even though Khan pinning Yoh twice was kinda silly when it wasn’t an Iron Man match. Though I guess they didn’t wanna do that, because then it’s just like NXT’s Iron Survivor and that’d be weird. Ishimori winning this one was a good move, as Yano would be too obvious and we get to see Khan and Yoh in the chase pretty much all year.
And then, a great 8 Man Tag main event. I did not think Okada’s team was losing, but what a great way then to tease Bryan VS ZSJ round 2 and the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Championship match. Fujita stepping up is great, too, he is proving himself a big part of this new generation. With Tanahashi being NJPW World TV Champion and President, I feel like this should be the moment he, Okada & Ishii drop the NEVER titles and we see Okada figure out what else to do in his already illustrious NJPW career. Ishii will be fine, he is always solid.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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

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