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Mitchell’s NJPW Road to New Beginning Results & Report! (1/24/24)
Will The Mighty kneel?
It’s now or NEVER for the Dream Trio!
Kazuchika Okada may be leaving NJPW, but he’s on the Road to New Beginning with his team, defending the NEVER Openweight Six Man Championships! Will the Rainmaker still reign?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Toru Yano & Katsuya Murashima VS Boltin Oleg & Shoma Kato; Oleg & Kato win.
- Tiger Mask VS Zack Sabre Jr; ZSJ wins.
- Six Man Tag: Ryusuke Taguchi, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Tama Tonga, El Desperado, YOH & Tomoaki Honma VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- 10 Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club War Dogs; Bullet Club War Dogs win.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Just5Guys; LIJ wins.
- Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS SANADA & DOUKI; Sanada & Douki win.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii VS TMDK; Okada, Tanahashi & Ishii win and retain the titles.
- Shota Umino VS Ren Narita; Shota wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii VS TMDK!
The Rainmaker may be on his way out of NJPW, but he still has to stand by The Ace and the Stone Pitbull to defend these titles! Will the reign continue even as Okada walks away? Or will Hysterical Shane Haste, Mad Mikey Nicholls & “Ichiban Sweet Boy” Kosei Fujita prove The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The fans are already thunderous for Okada, given this very well could be the last time he’s in Korakuen Hall. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if the Mighty wash away the reign!
The trios sort out and we of course start with Okada. Fujita steps up for TMDK and the bell rings. The fans continue to rally for Okada as he stares Fujita down. They circle, feel things out, and clinch. Okada gets Fujita’s arm but Fujita puts him on ropes. The ref counts, Fujita lets off, but Okada sticks his neck out, daring Fujita to do something. So Fujita fires off forearms! Fujita CLUBS away on Okada, then CHOPS him! Fans fire up, Fujita whips, but Okada avoids the dropkick! Okada TOSSES Fujita out, goes out after him, and Ishii BLASTS Shane & Mikey while Okada scoops and SLAMS Fujita to the floor!
Fans rally behind Okada while he paces around. Okada drags Fujita up, brings him around the way, and puts him in the ring. Okada then steps inside to drag Fujita up, and CHOPS him on the back! Tag to Tanahashi while Fujita fires forearms on Ishii! Ishii doesn’t budge! Then Ishii DECKS Fujita! Fans fire up while Tanahashi brings Fujita around. Tanahashi fires body shots, then scoops to SLAM Fujita into a drop zone. Tanahashi goes up the corner to SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, but Shane breaks it! Fans rally, Tanahashi is annoyed so he DROPKICKS Shane & Mikey down! Fans cheer the air guitar!
Tanahashi brings Fujita over, bumps him off buckles, and he tags in Ishii. Ishii CHOPS Fujita, and CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Ishii eggs Fujita on, slaps him around, so Fujita fires forearms! Ishii eggs Fujita on so Fujita CHOPS! Fans fire up as Fujita fires more forearms, but then Ishii gets in his face. Ishii backs Fujita down even while Fujita throws forearms and chops! Fujita fights from in the corner but Ishii CHOPS! And CHOPS! Those are a bit high so the ref reprimands but Ishii just pushes him away to CHOP Fujita more! Ishii then snapmares Fujita to get the legs, BOSTON CRAB! Okada intercepts Shane, Tanahashi intercepts Mikey!
Fujita endures and the fans rally up! Fujita fights up, powers his way forward, but Ishii drags him back! Ishii sits deep on the hold, but Shane & Mikey shout for him! The fans rally for Fujita, and he gets to the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer as Ishii lets him go. Ishii drags Fujita up, bumps him off buckles and tags in Okada. Okada stares down Mikey, then storms up on Fujita. Okada brings Fujita around to bump off buckles in the open corner. Okada elbows Fujita, elbows him again, and then brings him out to snapmare. Okada runs side to side, to basement dropkick! Fans fire up while Okada cocky covers, ONE!!
Tag to Tanahashi and Ishii talks some smack on Fujita. Tanahashi storms up to bring Fujita around, but Fujita fires forearms! Tanahashi throws body shots in return, then whips. Fujita reverses and CHOPS! Tanahashi kicks low, throws more body shots, then whips. Fujita reverses again, CHOPS again, then dodges Tanahashi to run and WHEEL KICK! Fans fire up while both men are down! Fujita and Tanahashi stir, crawl, and Tanahashi anchors Fujita’s leg! Fujita kicks and kicks but Tanahashi brings him up. Tanahashi has a leg but Fujita forearms free! Fujtia then gets Tanahashi’s leg, to DRAGON SCREW!
Fans fire up while Fujita crawls, rolls, hot tag to Shane! Shane DROPKICKS Tanahashi! Shane BLASTS Okada & Ishii, UPPERCUTS Tanahashi, then baits Okada in to send him into Tanahashi! Shane then runs in to CALF KICK SANDWICH! Shane keeps going, CANNONBALL SANDWICH! Fans fire up and Shane covers Tanahashi, TWO! The fans rally behind Shane and he drags Tanahashi up. Shane reels Tanahashi in but Tanahashi fires body shots and fast hands! Mikey runs in, he gets those fast hands! Tanahashi blocks Shane’s kick, but Shane KICKS again! Shane suplexes, Tanahashi fights it, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT!
Fans fire up while both men are down! Tanahashi crawls, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii runs but Shane BOOTS him! Ishii still runs, Shane BOOTS again! Ishii ducks the roundhouse to SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Fans rally while Ishii looms over Shane. Ishii sits Shane up to KICK him in the back! Shane gets mad and stands up, but Ishii fires forearms! Shane UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS and UPPERCUTS! Ishii roars to ROCK Shane! Okada joins in, he BLASTS Mikey! Okada goes out after Mikey while Ishii hoists Shane up. Shane fights that and he puts Ishii up top! Shane ROCKS Ishii, then climbs up after him!
Shane brings Ishii up but Ishii fires body shots! Shane hops back, but Mikey hurries in! Mikey goes up but Ishii throws body shots! Mikey hops down but Shane runs in, Mikey gives him a boost! SUPERPLEX BOMB COMBO!! Mikey drags Shane to the cover, TWO!! Ishii survives but Shane crawls to tag Mikey in. Mikey goes corner to corner at Ishii, to clothesline int he corner! Then a whip back into the corner, for another clothesline! Mikey snapmares, runs, and SLIDING- NO, Ishii dodges! But then Mikey fireman’s carries, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Mikey keeps moving, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!!
Fans fire up as Ishii stays in this for the team! Mikey drags Ishii up, reels him in, and suplexes, only for Ishii to fight it! Ishii wrenches, whips, and Okada is there to kick Mikey low! Shane runs in, but Okada kicks him, too! DOUBLE DDT! Fujita runs in to fire off forearm sand CHOPS! Fujita runs, into the FLAPJACK! The fans fire up as Mikey stands, into Okada’s BOOT! Ishii & Tanahashi DOUBLE LOW DROPKICK! They take Mikey’s legs out, and then the Dream Trio powers up together! Okada BOOTS, Tanahashi SHOTEIS and Ishii LARIATS! They get Mikey up, TRIPLE DDT!! Ishii then loads up, runs the ropes, and LARIATS Mikey down! Cover, TWO!!
Fans are thunderous as Mikey survives! Okada & Tanahashi brawl with Shane & Fujita on the outside while Ishii hauls Mikey up. Ishii suplexes, but Mikey fights it! Mikey wrenches, but Ishii HEADBUTTS! Ishii suplexes again but Mikey slips free! Fujita ROUNDHOUSES Ishii, DROPKICKS Okada, then dodges Tanahashi to RANA Tanahashi out! Fans fire up and Fujita builds speed! Ichiban Sweet Boy FLIES! Direct hit and they almost hit railing! Shane joins Mikey in the ring, they get Ishii up in a fireman’s carry, HIGHWAY TO HELL!! Cover, TWO?!?! Ishii survives and the fans are thunderous again!
The OG TMDK keep on going, standing Ishii back up. Mikey scoops, Shane aims, but Ishii slips free! Ishii sends Mikey into Shane then GERMAN SUPLEXES Mikey! Then he sends Shane to Okada, but Shane slips free to UPPERCUT! Shane whips, Okada reverses, but Shane avoids the dropkick to PENALTY KICK! Shane winds up, runs in, but Ishii catches him and spins him! Ishii suplexes but Shane slips free again, to CLUB Ishii into Mikey’s arms! Scoop and TANK BUSTER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Ishii is still in this and the fans are electric! But TMDK calls for the big one, and Shane goes to a corner!
Mikey hauls Ishii up, Shane climbs, but Tanahashi returns! Tanahashi makes the save and fires off on Mikey! Shane kicks, Tanahashi blocks, to DRAGON SCREW! But then Mikey CLOBBERS Tanahashi! Mikey roars as he rises up, and he drags Tanahashi back up. But Tanahashi fights the lift, so Mikey sends him into a forearm from Shane! Mikey scoops Tanahashi but now Ishii makes the save! TMDK both kick but Ishii & Tanahashi both block! STEREO DRAGON SCREWS! The fans fire up while Shane flops out of the ring! We’re at 15 minutes, the time limit is approaching! Mikey and Ishii crawl, hot tags to Fujita and Okada!
Korakuen erupts, but then Fujita CHOPS Okada! Fujita fires off forearms, whips, but Okada reverses to ROCK him! Okada whips, Fujita wobbles and holds ropes. Okada storms up on Fujita to CLUB him down! Okada has a sinister grin on his face as he kicks Fujita around. Okada whips Fujita corner to corner but Fujita reverses. Fujita runs up to CHOP! Fujita then pushes Okada out, goes to the apron and springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Okada but Fujita scuffs him. And scuffs him again! Okada shakes his head as Fujita keeps scuffing Okada, and even slaps him around.
Okada stands to ROCK Fujita! Okada HAMMERS away, and then he whips. Fujita reverses, drop toeholds, and he ties up the legs! RED INK! Okada endures as Fujita pulls him back! The fans rally, Okada breaks the crossface, and then Tanahashi storms in to stomp Fujita! Fujita fires off on Tanahashi, TOSSES him out, and he goes back for Okada. Fujita waistlocks to deadlift Okada! Okada fights with elbows, but Fujita ducks! Fujita swings, into the MONEY CLIP!! Fujita is fading fast but Shane runs in! Okada lets Fujita go to ROCK Shane! Mikey runs in, he and Shane get Okada for the BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER!
Fujita says this is it! DEADLIFT GERMAN!! Bridging cover, TWO?!?! Okada escapes with nanoseconds to spare, but Fujita won’t let off! Fujita suplexes, Okada fights it, and fans are dueling! Fujita keeps trying, he throws some body shots, then swings, into an UPPERCUT from Okada! Okada BOOTS, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Okada holds on, he ripcords, but Fujita ducks the lariat! Only for the DROPKICK to hit! The fans are thunderous and Okada says he’s doing this for NJPW! Okada drags Fujita up to short arm LARIAT! And then short arm LARIAT again! The fans fire up as Okada roars, and he sits Fujita up.
Okada brings Fujita around for the ripcord, RAIN- NO, Fujita ducks! O’Conner Roll BRIDGE!! TWO!?!? Even Okada is shocked he escaped! We hit 20 minutes, Ishii CLUBS Fujita as he gets in! Tanahashi also joins, ZSJ coaches Fujita from ringside, but the Dream Trio stands Fujita up. Fujita still fights them with forearms and chops! Fujita runs, but into a SLINGBLADE! Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Ishii & Tanahashi BLAST Shane & Mikey off the apron! Okada drags Fujita up as the fans are thunderously behind him. Okada whips, to DROPKICK! Okada drags Fujita up, scoops him and SLAMS him! Okada goes to the corner and climbs up!
Fans fire up for the formula following through, MACHO ELBOW! And that of course brings the Rainmaker Pose! Okada drags Fujita up, ripcords, RAINMAKER!! Cover, The Dream Trio wins!!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
The Rainmaker may be leaving NJPW, but his reign alongside The Ace & Stone Pitbull is going to continue! TMDK came so close, what will it take for them to get up and over the hump?
Okada shakes hands with Shane, Mikey and even ZSJ to show them respect in this moment. He also commends Fujita on the fight he put up here. Okada then gets the mic while fans chant his name again. “I don’t wanna cry anymore. Even though I cried a lot, it has been a hot 17 years. Thank you all so very much.” Well, he gets emotional now saying all that, and the fans cheer for him. Okada takes a moment, and then says, “Ishii put this belt on me, but today, I vacate it. But this is the only team belt I’ve ever held in my career, and I’m so thankful to Tanahashi and Ishii.” He bows to them in thanks, and even Tanahashi looks emotional.
Okada continues to say, “This is the last match of my contract, but I have three matches to go in Osaka and Sapporo. This isn’t the end, this isn’t goodbye and you still have the main event. Enjoy it. Thank you to NJPW wrestlers, staff, and fans. I promise we will meet again, and I hope you’ll support the Rainmaker.” With that, Okada drops the mic, and he stands side-by-side with Ishii & Tanahashi, hands raised in victory. The NEVER Openweight Six Man titles may be up in the air now, but there will never be a trio quite like this one. Who will pick up the torch and run with it from here?
Shota Umino VS Ren Narita!
The Roughneck has been trying to get revenge on the “Souled Out” traitor for months now, but maybe, just maybe, he finally gets it tonight! Will Shota keep his promise to take Narita to Hell? Or will Narita continue to slither his way out of another bad situation?
Shota returns all the ambushes by giving Narita a SHOTGUN during his introduction! The bell rings and Shota goes outside with Narita to whip him into railing! And then whip him into more railing! And then even more railing! Shota finishes the full lap by having Narita hit the fourth corner of railing! Shota drags Narita up while fans rally behind him. Shota whips Narita hard in railing again, and again, and again! Shota makes Narita do a full second lap! The fans fire up as Shota shakes the railing, then stalks Narita. Shota stands on Narita’s face, drags him back up, and puts him in the ring.
Shota paces around, then he stands Narita up to scoop and DROP! Then basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! Fans rally for Shota as he stomps Narita around. Shota drags Narita up, CLUBS him on the neck, then stalks him. Shota drags Narita up, ROCKS him with a forearm, then knees low. Shota CLUBS Narita back down, then stands him back up. Narita swings, Shota blocks and UPPERCUTS! Shota gets the legs, steps through, STF! Narita endures, scrambles around, and has the ROPEBREAK! Shota holds but Red Shoes counts, Shota lets go at 4. Narita flops out of the ring but Shota waits on him. Narita stands up, staggers around, but slides in as Shota slides out!
Narita builds speed as Shota gets on the apron, and Narita JUMP KICKS Shota down! Fans boo as Shota hits railing, but Narita goes out after him. Narita whips Shota into railing now! Narita looks to pay it all back with another whip into railing! And then another whip into railing! Narita finishes the lap with one more whip into railing! Narita then runs to BOOT Shota into the laps of the front row! Narita storms out after Shota, drags him up, and then POSTS him! The fans rally for Shota but Narita SMACKS him off the apron! Narita then goes looking under the ring, and he brings out a chair! Fans boo and Red Shoes reprimands.
Narita slides the chair way into the ring, which Red Shoes fetches, but Narita just brings out another one! Red Shoes sees that, so Narita throws that one away, too. To then use the push-up bar to CHOKE Shota!! Red Shoes sees that, he reprimands and counts, but Narita lets off while telling Red Shoes to shut up. Narita drags Shota up, to APRON BACK SUPLEX! Shota writhes back to the floor, and Narita leaves him behind by going into the ring. The ring count starts and Shota sits up at 5 of 20. Narita laughs while Shota struggles to stand. Shota is up at 12 and slides in at 13, but Narita brings Shota up, to TOSS him back out!
Narita brings Shota around, they go through the gate and into the crowd! Narita sends Shota into the barriers! Narita digs his knees in, then he drags Shota up. They go into the bleachers! Fans move aside as best they can as Narita brings Shota up to the back row, and SMACKS him off the eastside sign! And again! And again! Narita leaves Shota behind while fans boo, but Narita just laughs and soaks up the heat. Fans rally while Shota flounders but the ring count begins again. Shota hobbles his way down the bleachers, but he’s still only at the railing by 10 of 20! Shota hurries around to get through the gate, but he stumbles at 15!
Shota staggers back to his feet at 18, and he slides in at 19! Fans cheer but Narita is annoyed. Narita drags Shota up, underhooks, and hits the HALF HATCH BRIDGE! Cover, TWO! Narita argues the count but then clamps on with a chinlock. Shota endures as Narita grinds him down. Shota fights up, throws body shots and elbows, but Narita CLUBS him down! Narita stomps away on Shota, then brings him back up. Shota fires forearms in return! Narita claws the eyes! Narita whips Shota but Shota ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Narita! Fans fire up with Shota while Narita goes to a corner.
Shota storms up on Narita and whips him corner to corner. Shota runs in, UPPERCUTS, then fisherman for the FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota doesn’t worry about it. The fans continue to rally as Shota circles around Narita. Shota drags Narita up, clinches, but Narita fights it with elbows! Shota kicks low, reels Narita in, but Narita fights off the tornado DDT! Narita kicks low, runs, but into Shota’s DROPKICK! Fans fire up again as Shota drags Narita in for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Shota has learned well from Moxley, and he mixes in some CLUBBING forearms, too!
Shota CLUBS away on Narita, then fires another ELBOW! Narita flops over but Shota won’t let him rest. Shota sits Narita up so he can run and- NO, Narita avoids the basement dropkick! Narita claws the eyes again, swings, but into Shota’s dragon sleeper! TRI- NO, Narita slips free! Narita waistlocks but Shota elbows free. Shota whips, Narita reverses and kitchen sink knees! Both men are down and the fans rally back up. Shota and Narita stir, but Narita is the one to crawl over and sit Shota up. Narita brings Shota around, whips him to a corner, then runs corner to corner to JUMP KICK! Narita then GRINDS Shota’s face into the ropes!
Red Shoes reprimands but Narita lets off to get the legs. ROPE GUILLOTINE! Shota sputters and fans boo but Narita looms over Shota. Narita stands on Shota’s neck, demands a count, but Red Shoes refuses. Narita grabs Red Shoes by the shirt but also scuffs Shota at the same time! Fans boo more but Narita mockingly asks Shota what’s wrong. Where’s the fight from earlier, idiot? Narita kicks and slaps Shota around, but Shota just glares up at him. Narita gives more taunting kicks, but now Shota has a wild grin on his face. Narita eggs Shota on more, slaps him around, then fires off forearms!
Narita backs Shota down into a corner, stomps a mudhole in, but then lets off as Red Shoes reprimands. Narita continues to ask what’s up. Narita digs his boot in, but Shota stands up! Narita fires a forearm but Shota ignores it. Narita throws another forearm, and another, but Shota is unlocking that scary side like Okada and Ibushi before him! Shota grabs Narita by the neck, but Narita ROCKS him first! Shota staggers back to a corner, Narita puts Shota up top, but then Shota slips out and under! Shota tucks Narita in, to CHEEKY NANDOS! Fans fire up and Shota storms back up. Shota holds Narita’s arms so he can BOOT away on Narita’s face!
The fans fire up more, but Red Shoes reprimands and counts. Shota lets off and Narita flops down. Shota grins as he gets the wrists to DRAGON STOMP like Bryan Danielson! Shota digs his boot in at the corner but lets off as Red Shoes reprimands. Shota still stomps Narita, but then Red Shoes has him back off again. Narita flounders along ropes, but Shota slingshots to APRON DDT! Fans fire up while Narita flops to the floor! Shota stalks Narita, brings him up, and whips him into railing again! Shota then SHOTGUNS Narita up and over into the front row! The fans fire up as Shota storms out after Narita, and it’s back to the crowd we go!
Shota RAMS Narita into barriers, then opens the gateway! Shota grabs an open chair and brings it along with him as he drags Narita up into the iconic orange bleachers! Fans fire up as Shota sets his chair down, ROCKS Narita, then SMACKS Narita off the chair! And off it again! And again! Shota makes Narita take a seat, and Young Lions have fans move aside while Shota gets space. Shota runs back in and he SHOTGUNS Narita! Narita and the chair go sliding along! But then Shota goes back to ringside? Shota goes right to the timekeeper’s area and he takes the table! Abe-san is without a table now as Shota brings that over!
Shota sets this table up among the orange bleachers?! Fans have to be careful, and Red Shoes tells Shota not to. Shota runs up to RAM Narita with the wood! Shota then sets this table up as a bridge across the stairway!? Fans fire up as Shota storms up on Narita and drags him over. Fans freak out as Shota aims, and he POWERBOMBS Narita through the table!! And then Narita tumbles down the stairs!! Shota grins and fans are thunderous while Red Shoes hurries to check Narita. Narita is banged up, a bloody scrape on his shoulder, but is somehow okay to continue! Shota says okay, and he brings Narita back into the arena.
Fans cheer as Shota stomps over the broken table and brings Narita back down to ringside. Shota pushes Narita down, then goes looking under the ring. Shota brings out another table! Shota props that up against railing, but he sees Narita scramble into the ring. So Shota goes to the corner to MISSILE DROPKICK! Then dragon sleeper, CROSS RHODES! And then TRIDENT! Cover, TWO! Narita survives but Shota goes right to a corner. Narita rises up, into IGNITION! Cover, TWO! Narita survives again but fans rally behind Shota. Shota stalks Narita, kicks him low, but Narita escapes the underhooks!
Narita goes out, Shota runs in, but Narita OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Shota onto the table!! Narita is down, but he still laughs at how he lured Shota into his own hazard! Red Shoes checks both men while the fans rally up, and somehow, they’re both okay to continue. The ring count begins, but both men are still down at 10 of 20. Narita sputters as he rolls away, and we’re at 15 of 20 as Narita claws his way into the ring! Shota is still down at 17! But he springs to life at 19 and slides in!! Fans fire up but Narita aims from a corner. Shota stands, into Narita’s RUNNING KNEE DROP! Narita then goes up a corner as we pass 25 minutes!
Narita reaches the top, Shota stands, FLYING KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO!! Shota survives and Narita is furious! Narita goes out and gets his push-up bar! Red Shoes reprimands and fans boo, but Narita still aims at Shota. Red Shoes insists, so Narita gives him the bar. So he can LOW BLOW Shota! GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Shota survives, Narita is furious, but Narita stands Shota up for the COBRA TWIST! Shota endures as Narita twists and stretches him! Fans rally, Shota reaches out, but Narita thrashes him around! Shota still fights, so Narita spins him around to clinch, BLIZZARD PLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
Narita slashes his throat, vowing to end this! Double wrist for the NORTHERN LIGHTS, and then Narita sits Shota up. But Narita turns kami-goye into SATELLITE DDT! Fans fire up while both men are down! Shota and Narita stir, and Shota roars with “OI! OI! OI!” The fans join in, Shota runs up, BLINDSIDE KNEE in the corner! Then TORNADO DDT, roll through, and DEATH RIDER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Narita survives but Shota fires up again! Fans are with him, but wait! Here comes Evil & Dick Togo!! Fans boo, Narita shoves Shota into Red Shoes! Dick & Evil, and now Sho, Kanemaru & Yujiro, all beat up on Shota!
Fans boo as hard as they can, but the House drags Shota to a corner. They double whip corner to corner, then Dick runs in to elbow! Sho runs in to forearm! Kanemaru runs in to elbow! Yujiro runs in to BOOT! Evil runs in to clothesline! Then Evil snapmares Shota so that he and Kanemaru can hold him up. Dick climbs the corner, for the DICK CHOP! Fans boo more but now Sho has the “Torture Tool!” Yujiro stands Shota up, but the lights go out?! The House of Torture’s already here, so who is pulling this trick? The lights come up, and it’s TAMA TONGA! The Good Bad Guy rallies on The House!
Kanemaru grabs Tama and Evil runs in, but Tama dodges, Evil LARIATS Kanemaru! Tama then GUN- NO, Evil fights that off to LOW BLOW! Fans boo as Sho gets back up! But here comes DESPERADO! LOCO MONO! Tama LOW BLOWS Evil!! Fans fire up as Rogue Luchador drags Sho up, and Tama GUN STUNS Evil! PINCHE LOCO for Sho! Tama & Desperado clear the ring of the House, leaving Narita and Shota. Fans fire up and Shota grins. Narita freaks out, grabs for anything he can, but Shota reels him in! GERMAN SUPLEX! Narita flounders away but Shota drags him back! Desperado is there to taunt Narita!
Shota reels Narita in, HALF ‘N’ HALF BRIDGE! TWO!! Narita survives but the fans are thunderous as Shota underhooks! Narita slips around, SLEEPER! Shota rolls but Narita holds on! Narita leans on the hold, but Shota fights up. Narita shoves Shota, for the OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY BRIDGE!! TWO!!! Shota escapes but Narita clamps on with the SLEEPER! Fans rally as Shota fights up again, even with a bloody nose. Narita spins Shota around but Shota shoves him away! POP-UP UPPERCUT! Then ripcord and ROLLING ELBOW! Narita wobbles, Shota underhooks, SWINGING DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?
Fans can’t believe Narita survives again, but Desperado and Tama pound the apron. The fans join in, Shota aims from a corner, and Narita rises up into BLAZE BLADE!!! Then underhooks and PARADIGM SHIFT!!! Cover, SHOTA WINS!
Winner: Shota Umino, by pinfall
Vengeance is sweet! Tama and Desperado celebrate with Shota as he finally brings down the Son of Strong Style turned son of a b*tch! Will the House of Torture think twice before messing with the main unit?
As for Shota, well, Desperado actually gets the mic first. Desperado knows that as the main event winner, Shota’s meant to close this, but he wants a turn with the mic first. Desperado tells Sho, “That mask you took off me isn’t like that toy you carry around. You want a title match against me? … No!” Fans cheer that decision. Desperado continues, “People go around asking for matches and getting shots, and champions are too soft. I say no. I’ll give you a special singles match, and I want that mask back. You aren’t worthy of a title shot.” And then Desperado says Tama can have some time to say something, too.
Fans cheer as Tama takes the mic, and Tama takes a moment so as not to be too emotional. The fans cheer him more, and Tama then says, “Thank you so, so much. Thank you. Shota. I’m proud of you. But I want you, before I go, I want you to do something for me. I want you to kick Evil’s ass!” Fans like the sound of that! Tama wants Shota to take the NEVER Openweight Championship! Fans really like the sound of that! Tama tells Shota and NJPW fans, “I love you.” Tama then steps back to let Shota finally say his piece. Shota starts by telling Tama, “Yes, sir.”
Shota then tells both Tama and Desperado, “Arigato gozaimasu.” Shota then says it’s a shame Narita and those House of Torture scumbags disappeared. Shota says he is no longer wrestling alone, he is carrying Tama’s feelings now. “I won’t be sent to Hell so easily, idiot! Tama’s love for NJPW is real, and his feelings for the fans are real, too. People who truly love this place still leave it. I think some fans aren’t sure whether we’ll be okay without these guys. But I’ll keep Tama’s spirit in my heart and bring us forward. I’ll continue to support NJPW, I will continue to make it more exciting, make it louder, and make it loud throughout Japan and the world!”
Fans applaud, and Shota continues by saying, “Soon the Rain will stop. The clouds will clear, and there’ll be nothing but clear skies. If it’s dark, don’t worry, I will be the light and I will be the guide to lead the way. So, ‘thank you for your hard work’. This is a new generation. And in a crowded Korakuen Hall, I will make a declaration I could not during World Tag League: in New Japan’s new generation, I am the New Ace. Don’t take your eyes off me. I will create a Paradigm Shift!” Fans cheer as #SHOOTER declares he will lead the way, will that start when he takes away the King of Darkness’ crown?
My Thoughts:
A great event for NJPW to keep the momentum going in the New Beginning series, though maybe with head-scratching choices in the end. I suppose if anyone deserves to still win in his last match in Korakuen Hall as he’s on his way out, it’s Okada. 17 YEARS in this place, he deserves going out on top. The Dream Trio retains the titles, only to now vacate them because he’s leaving, so it kinda sucks doubly for TMDK since they don’t get to win the belts here and now have to hope they win a Six Man Tag tournament or something like that.
And then really good stuff in Shota VS Narita, though I would’ve maybe flipped things so that Okada’s goodbye is the closing promo. But at the same time, Shota’s moment is for the overall story of NJPW. Tama helps him counter The House of Torture, and now Shota is going after the NEVER Openweight title. It’d be pretty awesome if Shota won, though he’ll have to worry about the House trying to cheat again. And I suppose he’ll make as good a “New Ace” as any with Tanahashi now president, Okada, Ospreay and Tama on their way out, and even Naito as an older world champion than most others in wrestling today.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Will it be lights out on Los Ingobernables de Japon?
Bishamon won last round, but so did Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Now they clash in the main event of A Block’s second round! Who keeps winning in this World Tag League?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Shoma Kato VS Daiki Nagai; Shoma wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS Bullet Club; TMDK wins.
- Six Man Tag: Taichi, Taka Michinoku & DOUKI VS The House of Torture; Taichi, Taka & Douki win.
- Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI VS Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano; Oleg & Yano win.
- Six Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jado & Katsuya Murashima VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman; Cobb & Callum win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Gabe & Sanada win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa; Shota & Honma win.
- World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji; Bishamon wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-0, 2 points
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 1-0, 2 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-0, 2 points
Bishamon: 1-0, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 0-1, 0 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-1, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-1, 0 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 0-1, 0 points
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman!
The Funky Sauce had a less than hot debut losing to Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. And now, they’re running into the Imperial Unit & Prince of Pace, who are already setting a good pace with their win. Can Zayne & Taguchi heat things up? Or will they be conquered by The United Empire?
The teams sort out and Cobb calls out Taguchi’s hips. Zayne says oishi (tasty) but Cobb is pretty sure that’s not true. The debate on oishi or oishi janai continues, but we finally get Zayne and Callum starting. The fans rally up at the bell, and Callum circles with Zayne. They tie up, go around, and Zayne puts Callum on ropes. Zayne lets off cleanly and quickly and the two reset. They tie up, Callum puts Zayne on ropes now, and the ref counts. Callum lets off slowly, but still cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. Zayne and Callum tie up again, Zayne headlocks, but Callum powers up and out. Zayne runs Callum over!
The fans applaud and Zayne smirks. Things speed up, Callum hurdles but Zayne cartwheels over. The fans cheer as Zayne plays with his hair. Callum runs up but Zayne wrenches and whips him. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and BOOTS Zayne down! The fans cheer and Callum mocks the hair twisting. Zayne goes to a corner, the fans rally up, and Callum runs in. Zayne dodges, runs back in, but Callum puts him on the apron. Zayne slingshots back in to RANA! A rough tumble but Callum is up. Zayne waistlocks, Callum switches, but Zayne bucks the O’Conner. Zayne DUMPS Callum to the apron, avoids the shoulder tackle and KICKS!
Zayne runs side to side to ROLLING AX KICK! The fans fire up while Callum flops down. Zayne drags Callum up, tags in Taguchi, and Funky Sauce SPANKS Callum! Taguchi BLASTS Cobb for good measure before he and Zayne double whip Callum to a corner. Taguchi HIP ATTACKS, then sets up for Zayne to LEAP FROG SHOTGUN! Callum sits down, Zayne rolls back and he headscissors Taguchi to CANNONBALL Callum! Zayne then CANNONBALLS Callum himself! Taguchi covers, TWO! The fans fire up and Taguchi brings Callum into a chinlock. Callum endures the knee in his back as Taguchi pulls on him.
Taguchi puts on a headscissors and he squeezes tight! Callum endures, fights around, and kicks his way over to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go as the fans cheer, and Taguchi taunts Cobb with his cheeks. Taguchi goes back but Callum UP KICKS him! Callum skins the cat to the apron, slingshots to somersault, and then SOBATS! Both men fall and the fans rally up. Callum grits his teeth, rolls to the corner and tags in Cobb. Cobb storms up to stomp Taguchi, then he steps on Taguchi to step to Zayne. Cobb stands on Taguchi to use him as a surfboard! Cobb mocks Zayne’s hair twisting, then “apologizes” as he steps off Taguchi.
Cobb stands Taguchi up to HEADBUTT him down! Cobb drags Taguchi up, bumps him off buckles, then tags Callum in. Callum stomps Taguchi, but Taguchi kicks back. Callum stomps Taguchi’s leg! Callum clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Taguchi down. Taguchi fights around to the ROPEBREAK! Callum lets go and paces around. Taguchi rises, Callum kicks him, and Callum eggs Taguchi on. Taguchi CHOPS! Callum knees low in return! Callum whips Taguchi to a corner, runs corner to corner, but Taguchi BOOTS him! Taguchi goes up to headscissor for the DEADLY OSHIRI! Taguchi then runs up, but into an atomic drop!
Taguchi hobbles, Callum runs, but Taguchi somersaults to HIP ATTACK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Taguchi crawls, hot tag to Zayne! Zayne runs past Callum to BLAST Cobb! Zayne fires forearms and elbows on Callum, then mule kicks! Zayne runs, but blocks a boot first! Zayne KNEES Callum to a corner, runs up and UPPERCUTS! Zayne puts Callum up top, climbs up after him, but Callum fires body shots! Callum shoves Zayne but Zayne flips back and rolls through! Zayne runs back up to JUMP RANA! The fans fire up and Zayne scoops Callum, for the BAJA BLAST! Cover, TWO! Callum stays in this but the fans rally with Zayne.
Zayne pounds the mat and the fans clap along. Cobb runs up, dodges Zayne and ROCKS him! Cobb runs in, Zayne dodges at the corner, then Zayne comes back. Cobb dodges, Zayne QUEBRADAS, but Cobb catches Zayne! Cobb wobbles and staggers, Zayne slips down to FINAL CUT! Cobb bails out, Callum runs up, but Zayne avoid the Penalty Kick! Callum avoids the Eddy Gordo kick to shove, but Zayne runs him over! Callum kips up, but Zayne avoids the enzigiri! Zayne runs, MARIPOSA, but Callum makes it a ghost pin! TWO!! Zayne stands, into a ROUNDHOUSE! Taguchi tags in and hurries after Callum!
Callum swings, Taguchi dodges but Callum elbows. Callum runs, Taguchi runs, but Callum catches him! Torture rack, GO TO HOSPITAL!! The fans fire up and Cobb tags in. Cobb RAMS Taguchi into the corner! Callum runs up to forearm SMASH, then he sets up under Cobb’s UPPERCUT! Callum BLASTS Zayne, goes to the apron, and he ENZIGIRIS Taguchi into a fireman’s carry! Callum is up top, DOUBLE STOMP and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cobb sits Taguchi up to HIP ATTACK! And then GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT FLOPS as Taguchi moves! Taguchi comes back, KETSUYE!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Cobb survives, and Taguchi pounds the mat. Taguchi runs, but Cobb catches the hip attack! Zayne CLUBS Cobb, Taguchi HIP ATTACKS! Zayne DROPKICKS, Taguchi FLYING HIP ATTACKS! MARIPOSA! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives, but Taguchi has OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Cobb endures, rolls, and he BOOTS Taguchi away! Taguchi KETSUYES!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb still has power to spare but Taguchi has some of his own! Taguchi powers up in the corner, “ORYA~!” KETSU- NO, Cobb rolls it to a waistlock! Callum wipes Zayne out, then he BOOTS Taguchi into the GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, but Zayne breaks it!
The fans fire up while Callum TOSSES Zayne back out. Cobb hauls Taguchi up, ripcord and TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb & Callum win!
Winners: Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Zayne & Taguchi earn 0)
Another round and another win for The United Empire, but also another loss for Funky Sauce. Will these trends continue through the rest of the league? Or can Zayne & Taguchi turn things around before the end?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Gabe Kidd & SANADA VS KENTA & Chase Owens!
No NJPW round robin tournament would be complete without Bullet Club VS Bullet Club! The Mad Man & Cold Skull lost to Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa, Fang Revived & Crown Jewel lost to Bishamon, so both teams are in a fighting mood. Which faction within the club comes out feeling Just Too Sweet?
Aw hell, Gabe & Sanada attack Kenta & Chase during their entrance! No mercy just because they’re all Bullet Club! Sanada brings Chase into the crowd while Gabe and Kenta brawl down the aisle! Gabe then brings Kenta around to another area. Chase whips but Sanada reverses and he BOWLS Chase into chairs! A strike for Sanada, but Kenta does the same to Gabe! Sanada JAMS Chase with a chair, then CLAWS his face! Gabe and Kenta brawl up into the bleachers! Gabe ROCKS Kenta, brings him to the railing at the back, and Sanada SMACKS Chase off more chairs. Gabe mockingly asks for Too Sweet but Kenta ROCKS him!
Gabe goes to another stairway and walks down but Kenta storms up behind him, Kenta CLUBS Gabe, and now Chase has Sanada way over in the back row of the opposite end! Chase can tell where Kenta and Gabe are because of the spotlights following them! Chase CLUBS Sanada, then leaves him behind to go help Kenta. Gabe CHOKES Kenta with a shirt! Gabe mockingly offers the Too Sweet, then cusses Kenta out. Gabe says, “We run this!” in reference to War Dogs over OG Bullet Club. But then Chase goes after Gabe! Sanada hurries to help Gabe and now the brawling is all in the same area! Kenta has Sanada now while Chase keeps after Gabe.
Things finally go back to the ground level and to ringside. Kenta ROCKS Sanada, but Sanada ROCKS Kenta! Gabe CHOKES Chase with a chair! Gabe storms around but Sanada does the same to Kenta on the other side. Chase CHOPS and fires forearms, but Gabe doesn’t flinch. So Chase CLAWS Gabe’s face! Sanada ROCKS Kenta, stalks him, and then Gabe SMACKS Chase with a chair! The Young Lions make sure fans are safely out of the way while Kenta CLAWS Sanada’s face. Gabe brings Chase to ringside and SMACKS him off the apron. Gabe then hurries to help Sanada as he BLINDSIDES Kenta!
Gabe and Kenta brawl now, and Gabe DECKS Kenta! Gabe & Sanada agree to go get Chase, but wait, where is he? Chase runs up from behind to CLOBBER them both! Chase CLUBS Sanada, but Gabe CLAWS Chase’s face! Gabe POSTS Chase, and finally, Sanada puts Chase in the ring. Gabe & Sanada Too Sweet, and Gabe mean mugs Tenzan on commentary. Sanada steps in, and this is finally a match! Sanada CLUBS Chase, whips him, but Chase ducks ‘n’ WRECKS Gabe with a dropkick! Chase RAMS Sanada, HOTSHOTS him, then calls to Kenta. Kenta finds his way in and Chase stomps Sanada in a corner.
Kenta storms up, he and Chase double whip Sanada to the corner. Chase runs in, forearm SMASH, and then he sits Sanada down. Kenta runs up to HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! Chase goes up while Sanada is in the drop zone, for a MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Chase snarls, Kenta DOUBLE STOMPS Gabe on the outside! Chase keeps on Sanada, reels him in, but Sanada fights the tuck! Chase ROCKS Sanada, whips him to a corner, but Sanada goes up and out then to the floor. Chase chases Sanada around, but Gabe sends Kenta into railing! Sanada KICKS ropes to jam Chase up! Sanada tags in Gabe and the War Dogs bring Chase up.
Gabe & Sanada double suplex, but Chase fights it! Kenta’s back and he BOOTS Gabe! Sanada DROPKICKS Kenta! Chase runs up on Sanada. Sanada wrenches him, but Chase spins through. Sanada fights the suplex to MAGIC SCREW! Gabe is back and he brings Chase up. “I’m a Mad Man-” Chase wrenches out, ducks a lariat, and then spins Gabe, FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Gabe stays in this while Kenta and Sanada fight on the outside. Chase locks ‘n’ loads, runs up on Gabe, but Gabe blocks the C-Trigger! Chase fires forearms to get free, but Gabe ROCKS Chase! The ref reprimands about closed fists, but Chase rebounds!
Gabe dodges Chase and hits the COMEBACKER LARIAT! And then a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, Kenta breaks it! Kenta CLUBS Gabe, but Sanada CLAWS Kenta’s face! Sanada TOSSES Kenta out and Gabe brings Chase up. Gabe then pushes Chase over, because he says this is for Kenny Omega! Gabe aims a finger gun at Chase! “Good bye, and F YOU, Kenny!!” Gabe runs up to V-TRIGGER!! Then a PILEDRIVER!! Cover, War Dogs win!!
Winners: Gabe Kidd & Sanada, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kenta & Chase earn 0)
The War Dogs struck first and never let up, and now they win to break even. Wait, as Kenta & Chase are helped away, and even as Sanada heads out, Gabe sits cross-legged while he has the mic. “Let me be very effin’ clear. You crossed the line as soon as you ran to Tokyo Sports and started calling me all this s*it. Unprofessional, all this s*it. Let me make this very effin’ clear! You said you wanted, you said the fans wanted, I said it before: I don’t give a F what anyone wants but me! And I wanna end your career! So iitengo (January 5th), Gabe Kidd, Kenny Omega, LET’S EFFIN’ GO!!”
The fans are fired up to hear WrestleDynasty now has a massive crossover match added! But will Gabe keep making this about The Best Bout Machine until it comes back to bite him? Or is that just the motivation he needs so he and Sanada can take the trophies?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa!
The Roughneck & Everyone’s Kokeshi had a rough opening round with their loss, but The Front Man & The Mullet had a mighty main event win. But the tournament might be taking a backseat when Shota wants after the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Will Shota earn a title match while heading for the trophies? Or will ZSJ prove Shota’s just not ready?
As ZSJ & “Roy” step into the ring, Shota gets in ZSJ’s face so ZSJ taunts him with the world title. The ref has them stand down, and the teams sort out. Shota and ZSJ start and they tie right up at the bell. Shota headlocks, ZSJ powers up and out, then he BOOTS Shota! Shota roars, ROCKS ZSJ and runs to RAM him! ZSJ rebounds to BOOT SHota again! ZSJ headlocks, Shota powers out, and they RAM shoulders! Shota rebounds to RUN ZSJ over, but ZSJ is up to UPPERCUT Shota! ZSJ runs, but Shota DROPKICKS ZSJ down! The fans fire up with Shota while ZSJ bails out. Shota pursues and CLUBS ZSJ down!
Shota whips ZSJ hard into railing, then storms up on ZSJ to whip him into more railing! ZSJ comes back to BOOT Shota! Shota is right up to SHOTGUN ZSJ! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma BLASTS Oiwa for good measure but the ref reprimands him. Shota stands and brings ZSJ up. Shota puts ZSJ in, which the fans applaud, and Shota covers. ONE, but Shota stays on ZSJ. Shota CLUBS ZSJ, tags Honma, and Honma stomps ZSJ in the corner. The ref counts but Honma digs his boot in. The ref counts, Honma steps off, and Honma drags ZSJ up. Honma CLUBS ZSJ, CLUBS him again, then follows him to ropes.
Honma CHOPS ZSJ and ZSJ sputters. Honma CHOPS again, and CHOPS again! ZSJ hobbles away but Honma is on him with a whip. Honma ELBOWS ZSJ down, pats his head and runs, but he stops short of the kokeshi as ZSJ moves! ZSJ grabs an arm and wrangles Honma into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Oiwa BLASTS Shota while Honma scrambles around! The fans fire up as Honma fights and drags ZSJ with him. ZSJ shifts to have just the arm, or no, not just the arm! It’s like a one-armed Italian Stretch! Honma still fights to the ROPEBREAK! Fans applaud, and ZSJ lets go to tag Oiwa. Oiwa drags Honma up to scoop and SLAM!
Oiwa pushes Honma down to then drop an elbow! Cover, ONE! Oiwa clamps onto Honma with an armlock, but Honma fights up. Oiwa wrenches and RAMS Honma into a corner. Oiwa CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Honma kicks and kicks but Oiwa CHOPS him down! Oiwa wraps Honma’s arm around ropes and pulls! The ref counts, Oiwa lets go, and Oiwa headlocks. Oiwa brings Honma over and tags ZSJ. ZSJ cravats Honma for the neck wrench, then he wrangles Honma to the mat. ZSJ bridges with the neck wrench! Honma endures so ZSJ shifts and bridges! Then shifts and bridges!
ZSJ stands to NECK TWIST! Honma writhes but ZSJ covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Honma toughs it out. Shota gets the fans to chant for “HONMA! HONMA!” ZSJ PENALTY- NO, Honma blocks the kick! ZSJ fires SLAP after SLAP but Honma holds on! ZSJ eggs Honma on, so Honma SLAPS ZSJ down! The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma crawls over, hot tag to Shota! Shota runs up to fire forearms on ZSJ! Shota whips, ZSJ reverses but Shota CLOBBERS ZSJ! Shota BLASTS Oiwa for good measure! The fans fire up with Shota as he whips ZSJ corner to corner. Shota runs up, to UPPERCUT!
Shota reels ZSJ in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but Shota shrugs that off. Shota drags ZSJ up, but ZSJ fights the clinch to go for the arm. ZSJ elbows Shota, whips, but Shota reverses to trip ZSJ, turn him over, and STF! ZSJ fights the crossface portion, slips out and wrangles Shota into a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Shota fights up, but ZSJ pushes on the arm! Shota still fights, slips around, and arm-drags free! ZSJ avoids the dropkick to the leg to NECK TWIST! Tag to Oiwa and Oiwa drags Shota up. Oiwa headlocks, Shota powers out, but Oiwa runs Shota over!
Things keep moving, Oiwa counters Shota’s hip toss with a hip toss! Shota gets up, Oiwa DROPKICKS! Oiwa kips up and the fans fire up! Shota stands Oiwa up, scoops and POWERSLAMS, to then run and SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Oiwa keeps on Shota but Shota fights the anaconda plex! Shota CLUBS away on Oiwa, then catches him to a clinch. Oiwa slips free, shoves, but Shota dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Shota crawls away, hot tag to Honma! Honma storms up to CHOP Oiwa! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Oiwa is in a corner, Honma whips him corner to corner, then runs up to ELBOW! And BULLDOG!
The fans fire up with Honma and he runs, KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa brings Honma up, but Honma fires hands! Oiwa ROCKS Honma back! Honma fires another flurry, but Oiwa ROCKS him again! Oiwa runs to ROLLING ELBOW! Honma falls and the fans fire up! Oiwa watches Honma go to a corner, and then he runs in, DROPKICK! And BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in his and the fans fire up! Oiwa drags Honma up, gut wrenches, but Honma fights it! Honma wrenches out to short arm LARIAT! Oiwa stays up to short arm LARIAT in return! Honma short arm LARIATS, but then Oiwa short arm LARIATS!
Oiwa fires short arm LARIATS again and again, then finally LARIATS Honma down! Cover, but Shota breaks it! ZSJ grabs Shota and drags him out by a leg! ANKLE LOCK! Shota BOOTS ZSJ into railing! Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! Honma reaches out, but Oiwa keeps him from ropes! But Honma slips around to the back, BIG back suplex! But Oiwa holds onto the SLEEPER! Oiwa drags Honma up to his feet, spins him, and THE- NO, Honma blocks the lariat! Oiwa dodges a haymaker to ROCK Honma! Honma ROCKS Oiwa! Oiwa DOUBLE CHOPS! Honma HEADBUTTS, and then JUMPING KOKESHIS!!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Honma and Oiwa crawl, hot tags to ZSJ and Shota! The fans fire up as ZSJ BOOTS! Shota fires a forearm! ZSJ nods and steps back to Shota. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, but Shota UPPERCUTS in return! ZSJ shakes that off to UPPERCUT! Shota staggers, scowls, and comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ wobbles but he nods, before he UPPERCUTS again! Both men steady themselves, and Shota comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ staggers and sways, but he stays on his feet. ZSJ leans on the ropes, then stands up tall. The fans fire up as ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Shota UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS go back and forth, faster and faster!
Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ drops to his knees! The ref has Shota hold on, maybe ZSJ is rattled. ZSJ stands but Shota UPPERCUTS again and again! ZSJ fires up but runs into an UPPERCUT! Shota roars and the fans fire up again! ZSJ stands to SLAP Shota!! Shota wobbles but even ZSJ has to steady himself. Shota drops to his knees to stabilize, and the fans rally up again. Shota rises, so ZSJ KICKS him! And KICKS! Shota shakes his head so ZSJ KICKS! ZSJ paces but Shota nods. Shota rises and eggs ZSJ! ZSJ says fine, and he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! Shota growls, then he blocks the kick!
Shota stands to ROCK ZSJ! ZSJ roars, but Shota catches the kick, trips ZSJ, and then steps into the STF!! ZSJ reaches out but Shota drags him from ropes! S T F! Oiwa stomps away on Shota until he lets go! Honma CLUBS Oiwa then throws him out. Honma helps Shota stand and then brings ZSJ around. Honma whips ZSJ to a corner, runs up, and he LARIATS! Feed to Shota’s POP-UP KNEE! Shota then feeds ZSJ to a LARIAT! Clinch and EXPLODER! Honma gets moving, BASEMENT KOKESHI! IGNITION!! Cover, Oiwa breaks it! Honma CLUBS Oiwa and tosses him again, then tells Shota to finish it!
Shota goes to the corner and he takes aim. BLAZE- ARMBAR!! ZSJ catches the Blaze Blade, but then Shota shifts around! ZSJ still wants the arm, Shota has the stack! TWO! ARMBAR!! Honma hits the FALLING KOKESHI!! The fans are thunderous but here comes Oiwa! Honma runs at him, JUMPING KOKESHI FLOPS as Oiwa moves! Oiwa calls to ZSJ as he brings up Shota. Shota fires a forearm but Oiwa shakes his head. Oiwa eggs Shota on so Shota fires up! Shota ROLLING- NO, Oiwa ducks to SLEEPER! And THE- NO, Shota ducks The Grip and a JUMPING KOKESHI takes Oiwa down!
The fans fire up as Shota aims at ZSJ again. BLINDSIDE KNEE in the corner! And then a TORNADO DDT! Shota drags ZSJ up to elevate, but ZSJ wrenches out! ZSJ PELES the arm! Then BOOTS the lariat! ZSJ ducks the enzigiri to PENALTY KICK! Shota is right up, but ZSJ has him in a full nelson! Shota breaks it, only for ZSJ to GERMAN SUPLEX! ZSJ runs up, but into a POP-UP DEATH RIDER!! The fans are thunderous as Shota hauls ZSJ up. But ZSJ scoops first! ZACK DRIVER!! But ZSJ can’t make the cover! The fans are thunderous again while Shota and ZSJ stir! ZSJ and Shota crawl, but then Oiwa BLASTS Honma down!
Oiwa helps ZSJ up while Shota finds he has no partner! Shota turns around, into an ELBOW from Oiwa! ZSJ BOOTS Shota, then feeds him to Oiwa’s ANACONDA SUPLEX! Oiwa sets Shota up for ZSJ’S LARIAT! Cover, HONMA BREAKS IT! The fans fire up again but now Oiwa has the SLEEPER on Honma! ROUNDHOUSE and THE GRIP!! The fans fire up with TMDK as they drag Shota up. They double whip but Shota reverses! Shota kicks off ZSJ to TORNADO DDT Oiwa! Shota then runs up, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Shota and ZSJ stay up, so they go again. ZSJ KICKS Shota’s lariat, but Shota SWATS ZSJ’s!
Shota ROCKS ZSJ, ROLLING- SLAP from ZSJ! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free! Shota backslides, ZSJ rolls through, then fights the underhooks! O’Conner Roll, but Shota trips ZSJ to go for an arm! Another backslide, but another roll through, BLAZE BLADE POINT BLANK!! The fans are thunderous again as Shota rises! Shota aims from a corner, and hits a BLAZE- NO, ZSJ backslides! But Shota rolls through so he can DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA & HONMA WIN!!!
Winners: Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ZSJ & Oiwa earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, but the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion just fell to this Reiwa Musketeer! World Tag League aside, will Shota now bring that Paradigm Shift to the Tokyo Dome? Or will ZSJ make sure this is still TMDK’s WrestleKingdom?
World Tag League 2024 A Block: Bishamon VS Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi made it Lights Out last round against Kenta & Chase Owens while The Rampaging Dragon & Gene Blast were tranquilo against Funky Sauce. Only one team can stay spotless, can the Fierce Warrior & Headhunter slay these twin dragons? Or will Los Ingobernables de Japon be that much closer to the trophies?
The teams sort out and after LIJ fist bumps, Yota calls out Goto. Goto accepts and the fans rally as the bell rings. Goto and Yota circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto finds a point of leverage, he puts Yota on ropes, but then lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and the two reset. They tie up but Yota kicks low. Yota headlocks, Goto powers up and out, but Yota RAMS him! Goto stays up, he runs, and he RAMS Yota! Yota rebounds to CLOBBER Goto! Yota brings Goto up, CHOPS him, but Goto CHOPS back! Yota CHOPS again! Goto backs away to ropes but Yota is on him. Yota whips but Goto grabs ropes!
Hashi tags in, Goto BOOTS Yota, then Bishamon runs Yota over! Then ZANMAI! Takagi storms in but Hashi mule kicks! Bishamon sets up, “Se no!” And they DRUM away on Takagi! The fans cheer while Hashi flexes. Hashi brings Yota up, ROCKS him, and Yota goes to a corner. Hashi CHOPS, but Yota eggs him on. Hashi CHOPS again, and again! Yota sits down and the fans rally up. Hashi looms over Yota, brings him up, and whips him corner to corner. Hashi runs up but Yota BOOTS him! Hashi comes back, blocks the boot, btu Yota brings Hashi down for the STOMP! Takagi runs to BLAST Goto, then goes out after him!
Takagi sends Goto into railing! The fans cheer, and Yota snapmares Hashi for a chinlock. Hashi endures so Yota ELBOWS him in the head! Yota then drags Hashi up, ROCKS him in the back, and Hashi falls against ropes. Yota tags Takagi and Takagi chinlocks Hashi in the ropes. Red Shoes reprimands then counts, so Takagi lets go quickly. Takagi hauls Hashi up to RAM him into the corner again and again. Takagi stomps Hashi, whips him to ropes, then KNEES him! Takagi suplexes high and hard! The fans applaud while Takagi keeps his eyes on Goto. Takagi goes to Hashi, sits him up, and rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!
Takagi stands for the ELBOW DROP! Tag to Yota and Yota brings Hashi up. Goto protests as LIJ double whip and DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Takagi then SENTONS, and Yota SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Goto coaches Hashi but Yota drags Hashi up. Yota CLUBS Hashi but Hashi fires forearms! Yota hits a BODY BLOW in return! Yota whips, runs, but Hashi dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! Hashi and Yota crawl, Hashi hot tags Goto! Goto CLOBBERS Yota, BLASTS Takagi, then goes back to Yota. Yota kicks and runs but Goto follows to LARIAT! Takagi runs in, but Goto kicks him!
Takagi fights the suplex, suplexes in return, but Goto slips free! Goto waistlocks but Takagi elbows him! LIJ regroups to double whip Goto to a corner. Takagi runs in but Goto dodges! LARIAT for Yota! Goto kicks Takagi, and suplexes him onto Yota! Cover on Yota, TWO! The fans rally and Goto hauls Yota up. Yota fights the fireman’s carry with elbows. Goto ROCKS Yota, Yota ROCKS Goto, repeat! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, but Goto gets the edge! Goto roars, runs, but Yota clinches for the BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP! Takagi BLASTS Hashi! The fans fire up with LIJ as they regroup.
LIJ whips Goto to the corner again, and Yota ELBOWS! Takagi sends Yota back in to SPLASH! Takagi LARIATS, Yota BOOTS, Takagi BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and then a DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Goto stays in this but Yota brings him back up. Yota has Goto in the drop zone, for the MAROON- NO, Goto avoids the crush! Goto fireman’s carries to USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Goto and Yota crawl, hot tags to Takagi and Hashi! The fans fire up as Hashi and Takagi RAM shoulders! Hashi dodges to RAM Takagi, Takagi RAMS back! They RAM again, and roar!
Hashi ROCKS Takagi, CHOPS him, then turns him for a NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Hashi and he aims from a corner. Takagi goes to a corner, Hashi runs in, but Takagi dodges! Takagi runs up, but into a BOOT! Hashi runs up, into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKON feint and DDT! Hashi is down and Takagi says “TOKI GA KITA!” The time has come, and the fans rally with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi winds up, runs up, but blocks a boot to LARIAT! Takagi keeps moving, but Hashi gets around to waistlock! Takagi switches, Hashi RAMS Takagi to a corner! Goto runs up to LARIAT Takagi! Feed to the mule kick!
Bishamon sets up, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up and Goto calls for it! Hashi gets the legs, but Takgi kicks free! Takagi wrenches, dodges, SLEEPER on Goto! Yota RANAS Hashi! Then Yota runs up on Goto but Goto BOOTS him! Goto elbows Takagi, Hashi SUPERKICKIS Yota! Goto has Yota up, he and Hashi hits G Y R!! Yota flounders but Takgi sends Goto into Hashi! PUMPING- NO, Bishamon dodges the lariats and they trap Takagi at the ropes! BLINDISDE LARIAT to SNAP DRAGON! Takagi is up, DOUBLE LARIATS with Goto! Takagi SWATS a lariat, ELBOWS Hashi, JABS him, then runs! But into Goto’s LARIAT!!
The fans fire up and Bishamon regroups. They whip Takagi into the fireman’s carry! FIERCE FLASH! And now Hashi calls the end! They have Takagi up, SHO- NO, SUPERKICK to Hashi from Yota! SUPERKICK to Goto from Yota! Goto tumbles out, Hashi is in a corner, and Yota runs to SPLASH Hashi! Then Yota hoists Hashi up top, CHOPS him, and climbs! The fans fire up with Yota as he brings Hashi up, for a SUPERPLEX! Takagi SLIDING PUMPING BOMBERS! Takagi starts up another “OI! OI! OI!” and the fans are with him! LIJ drags Hashi up, they BOOSTED WHEELBARROW GERMAN!! Cover, GOTO BREAKS IT!
Yota stomps Goto and CLUBS him! LIJ drags Goto up, but Goto fires forearms on them both! Goto is a fierce warrior to be sure! But he runs into a LARIAT! And GENE TRIGGER! PUMPING BOMBER! The fans fire up as LIJ aims at Hashi! Takagi runs up to LARIAT! Snapmare and Yota aims! Takagi makes sure Hashi is lined up, but Goto anchors Yota! Takagi rushes over but Hashi shoves him into Yota! Roll-up with bridge! TWO!!! Takagi escapes, Hashi ROCKS him! The fans are thunderous as both men wobble. Takagi fires a forearm! Hashi fires back! Takagi fires another! Hashi wobbles, drops to a knee, but he comes back to fire another forearm!
Takagi and Hashi go back and forth, faster and faster! They both wobble again, but then Hashi fires a strike fest! The CHOP tops it off, but Takagi just snarls! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Hashi roars, but Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! SUPERKICK from Hashi! DISCUS PUJMPING from Takagi! Cover, TWO!!! The fans fire up and Takagi powers up! Takagi runs, to PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi pump handles and torture racks, but ITADAKIGARI!! Cover, BISHAMON WINS!!!
Winners: Bishamon, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Takagi & Yota earn 0)
A sudden turnaround, but it can’t be called an upset with how Goto & Hashi have been World Tag League winners and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions besides! But if this is how hard Takagi & Tsuji fought, yet they still fell short, how much harder must they fight to be on top of the block?
As for Bishamon, Hashi has the mic first. “Last year, Bishamon made history be becoming the first-ever IWGP Tag Team Champions to win this league. We also achieved the first-ever threepeat. This year, we’re looking to go undefeated!” The fans cheer that lofty goal, and even chant for “BI-SHA-MON! BI-SHA-MON!” Hashi says then, in Kumamoto, when they win their FOURTH STRAIGHT tournament, “We’ll show you our happiest Zanmai celebration ever.” The fans are certainly intrigued by that. Hashi says Bishamon’s four-peat will come in the blink of an eye!
With that mic drop, the mission is clear! No need to #GetBackUp when you’re still riding high, but will Goto & Hashi continue to add to their historic achievements? Or will a team come along to ruin it all?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman: 2-0, 4 points
Bishamon: 2-0, 4 points
Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji: 1-1, 2 points
Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa: 1-1, 2 points
Gabe Kidd & Sanada: 1-1, 2 points
Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma: 1-1, 2 points
Kenta & Chase Owens: 0-2, 0 points
Alex Zayne & Ryusuke Taguchi: 0-2, 0 points
My Thoughts:
A great event for WTL A Block, but I hope there won’t be any more delays in the On Demand upload, there’s too much to do on a Friday to wait on this. Anyway, I had a bad feeling Funky Sauce would lose again, but they had a strong showing against Callum & Cobb. Great brawl between Gabe & Sanada with Kenta & Chase. But considering Gabe is building towards that match with Kenny Omega, good win for him and Sanada, and then good promo from Gabe to call Omega out. This all probably takes Gabe & Sanada out of the running for the finals, because they can play up how Gabe is too distracted by wanting after Omega.
Great match from Shota & Honma VS ZSJ & Oiwa, but this match also proved me right from earlier. This was just a formality to make ZSJ VS Shota for the world title official. Shota gets the upset win on ZSJ and now that is Shota’s path to WrestleKingdom. But Bishamon VS LIJ was awesome stuff, and what a great win for Goto & Hashi. Goto & Hashi are definitely set up to make another run at the trophies, but I’m still not sure of their chances of winning. The threepeat was pretty surprising as it was, but a four-peat would be wild.
My Score: 9/10
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Everybody wants Mina, but Mina wants Mariah!
Before they celebrate with champagne on Full Gear, Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa team up for a tag match! Will Rampage truly become “Glampage?”
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose; Mariah & Mina win.
- Juice Robinson VS The Butcher; Juice wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order; The Conglomeration wins.
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Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa VS Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose!
While the AEW Women’s World Champion and her best friend will have their Championship Champagne Celebration tomorrow night, tonight is about celebrating a victory together. But will The Glamour & The Fighting Gravure Idol get that win? Or can the wild Aussie and Native Beast put a damper on the fun?
The teams sort out and Mina starts against Nyla. The fans rally, “We Want Mina!” and Nyla says so does she! They step up and Nyla taunts Mina’s height by calling for the knuckle lock. Mina reaches up but Nyla switches hands. And then switches, switches, switches, but Mina almost makes it a dance. The fans cheer as it indeed becomes a dance off between Mina and Nyla. But then Mina kicks low! Mina runs, but Nyla catches her! Nyla pops Mina up and around, but Mina slips free. Mina dodges, and she slides to pose. The fans cheer, Nyla shows she can shimmy, and she SUPERKICKS Mina down!
Nyla scoops Mina to SLAM her! Nyla swaggers, drags Mina up, and then scoops. Harley wants in but Nyla says not now. She is holding a grown human woman! Nyla SLAMS Mina down, runs, but Harley tags in! Nyla asks what is wrong with Harley, they argue, but Harley runs up on Mina. Mina fires hands, then facelocks and SOBATS! Mina runs, but Harley drops under. Mina rolls, then bypasses, runs, and tilt-o-whirls to a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, ONE!! Harley stays in this but Mina stays on her. Mina bumps Harley off buckles, then tags in Mariah. Mariah CHOPS Harley, then puts some stank on the DOUBLE CHOP!
Mariah brings Harley around, scoops, and SPIN-OUT SIDEWALK SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Mariah sucker punches Nyla! The fans boo but Mariah is coy as she tags in Mina. Mariah & Mina double whip Harley, then trip her up, and “Woo~!” DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Mina & Mariah both shake it up, but Nyla joins in. Nyla then drags them up by their hair, for a meeting- NO, Mariah & Mina stop from colliding. They smile, then double kick Nyla. They TOSS Nyla out at the ramp and Harley is upset with Nyla. But then Mariah & Mina run to WRECK their opponents with dropkicks!
Mariah & Mina pose cutely on the apron and blow kisses to each other. Then they fetch Harley into the ring as Rampage goes picture in picture.
Mina stalks Harley, then winds up to KICK her in the back! Harley writhes, Mina pushes her to a cover, TWO! Mina drags Harley up and brings her around to bump off buckles. Tag to Mariah, and Mariah brings Harley out for a HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! Harley stays in this but Mariah stays on her. Mariah fireman’s carries but Harley fights free. Harley throws Mariah down by her hair! Harley waistlocks, Mariah fights the lift and wrenches out. Harley ducks a kick to pump handle and BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Mariah stays in this but Harley stays on her. Harley drags Mariah up to whip to the corner, then she tags Nyla.
Nyla stomps away on Mariah, then stands her up to CHOP! Nyla stalks Mariah to a corner, Rampage returns to single picture, and Nyla snapmares for a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, TWO! Nyla drags Mariah around, ties up the legs, and clamps on the chinlock! Mariah endures but Nyla brings her up to whip her to ropes. Nyla scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Nyla keeps moving, SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Harley shouts for the tag, Nyla tags her in. Harley RAMS into Mariah again and again, then snapmares. Mariah staggers up, Harley runs and SHINING WIZARDS! Cover, TWO Mariah survives and Harley argues the count.
Harley taunts Mina, drags Mariah up, but Mariah swings. Harley dodges the lariat but Mariah blocks Sole Food, to HEADBUTT! Mariah and Harley both fall back! Both women crawl, the fans rally up, but Harley anchors Mariah’s legs! Mariah KICKS Harley away, hot tag to Mina! Mina rallies on Harley, whips, but Harley reverses. Mina comes back to NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans fire up with Mina and she runs corner to corner, but Harley dodges! But then Mina dodges! Mina ROCKS Harley, goes up and FLYING CHUCKS! Harley falls, Mina covers, but Nyla stomps it apart! Nyla helps Harley up and they double whip Mina.
Mina reverses to send Harley away. Mina mule kicks Nyla, ELBOWS Harley, victory rolls Nyla and has the legs! Harley staggers but runs up, only for Mina to catch her! Mina spins Harley, DDT SNAP LOCK COMBO! The fans fire up with Mina and she hot tags Mariah! Nyla hobbles up, into Mariah’s SHOTGUN! But Harley rolls Mariah! TWO!! Mariah is up and she KNEES Harley down! Harley staggers to a corner but Mariah hoists her up! Electric Chair Lift, and Mina tags in! Mina climbs, for a BULLDOG DOOMSDAY!! Cover, Mariah & Mina win!
Winners: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa, by pinfall
The AEW Women’s World Champion and the Rev-Pro Undisputed British Women’s Champion are victorious together, just like they wanted! Will they toast this victory and all others tomorrow night? Or will someone look to ruin their Full Gear fun?
Rampage returns and…
Lexy Nair welcomes us back, while also welcoming us to the official Full Gear Zero Hour weigh-in. Please welcome first, QT Marshall! The fans boo as QT makes his return to AEW TV, and he shows off the “DOOM” logo on his track jacket. QT steps into the ring and now Lexy welcomes out Big Justice and Big Boom AJ! The fans cheer as the Costco Guys are here, giving out high-fives and fist bumps! QT is already annoyed but Lexy says before we get started, do either of them have something to say? QT steps up to say yes, he does! Enough with the “Boom,” first off! Tomorrow night, QT brings the doom!
QT told AJ 20 years ago that he didn’t have it. 20 years later, AJ still doesn’t have it! The fans boo but AJ just shrugs that off. AJ tells QT that QT’s been waiting those 20 years to get AJ in the ring. But AJ’s been waiting ever since QT tossed those double chunk chocolate cookies! The fans cheer that! But AJ says hold on, hold on. He’s got a special surprise for us. He wants someone real special to be at Full Gear to ring the bell when AJ rings QT’s bell and he Power-Booms QT through this ring. QT asks who. AJ says there’s only one guy that can be. They scratch their chins, and yes, it’ll be THE RIZZLER!!
QT is seething but the fans love it! QT gets to business by taking off the jacket and the sweatpants. QT steps on the scale, flexes, and we get the numbers on the tron: 229 pounds flat for QT! QT is all fired up, he’s bringing that heavyweight build. The fans fire up for AJ, “Bring the Boom! Bring the Boom!” Wait, what? 550?! AJ’s big but not THAT big. QT says this must be why he’s Big Boom AJ. Maybe he should laugh off the double chunk chocolate cookies. Big Justice steps up! And he says we all know QT rigged the scale! Right? Right? But see, that won’t matter when his dad brings that BOOM on Saturday night! Is QT ready?
QT steps up but AJ gets in QT’s way. QT takes a swing! AJ ROCKS QT first! AJ makes sure Big Justice is okay, but then QT hits the DIAMOND CUTTER! The fans boo but QT says that’s gonna be the DOOM! Will QT not care who or what Big Boom AJ brings to Full Gear? Or will he slammed on the mat for The Rizzler?
AEW takes a closer look at the AEW World Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way.
Malakai Black says, “Eight men, four destinies intertwined.” Anthony Bowens recaps: The Acclaimed, Kings of the Black Throne, Outrunners, and Private Party, fighting for the titles. Marq Quen says he and Zay worked SO damn hard for these titles. But The Outrunners are hard as a rock! Malakai says The House has a “trigger full of promises to deliver.” Bowens says they have everyone’s number, but The Outrunners feel they have nothing to lose! Malakai & Brody say come one, come all, for all shall perish! Zay promises he & Quen will do whatever it takes to leave Full Gear still your AEW World Tag Team Champions, and that’s a flex.
Juice Robinson VS The Butcher!
While everyone else, such as the Bang Bang Gang’s fearless leader, Jay White, gears up for Full Gear, Rock Hard Robinson is just looking to get a win. Butcher almost shoves him off the apron, will Butcher cause this Collision Cowboy to go off the rails? Or will it be Guns Up for the Reading, Pennsylvania Gold Members?
The bell rings and Juice ties up with Butcher. They’re in a deadlock and quickly go to the mat. They also quickly get back up, and Juice powers Butcher to a corner. The ref counts, they go along ropes, in a corner, then along more ropes. Butcher has Juice on the ropes but he lets off with a scuffing forearm. Juice has wild eyes to go with his wild hair, and he shoots in to headlock. Butcher powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and Butcher doesn’t budge. Butcher eggs Juice on, but Juice grins. Juice stomps Butcher’s foot! Juice headlocks but Butcher fires body shots. Butcher powers up and out but Juice RAMS him!
Butcher rebounds to CLOBBER Juice! Things keep moving, Juice drops then hurdles, then he goes to hip toss. Butcher blocks to body shot and LARIAT! The fans fire up while Butcher stalks Juice to a corner. Butcher stands Juice up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and then Butcher climbs up. Butcher says count along, but then Juice sips out before he even starts! Juice trips Butcher up, then climbs, and now fans get to count! Juice rains down fists all the way to nine, then winds up, to BITE Butcher for ten! But then Butcher DUMPS Juice to the floor! Butcher storms out after Juice to RAILING BACK SUPLEX!
Juice writhes more but Butcher drags him back up. Butcher throws Juice into the apron while Rampage goes picture in picture.
Butcher LARIATS Juice against the apron, pushes him into the ring, then stalks him to another corner. Butcher runs up to LARIAT! Juice staggers and Butcher scoops him for a BACKBREAKER! Juice writhes, Butcher runs, and he drops a leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Juice stays in this but Butcher drags him up. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back! Butcher then stands Juice up, shoves him to ropes, and ROCKS him again! Juice drops to his knees but Butcher drags him around into a chinlock. Juice endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Butcher lets go to stomp away on Juice! Butcher then clamps onto Juice with a dragon sleeper!
Juice endures as Butcher bends him. Juice fights up, powers up, and ROCKS Butcher! And ROCKS him! And hits a JAWBREAKER! Juice whips, Butcher reverses and ELBOWS him down! Butcher stalks Juice to ropes, stands on Juice’s face, but the ref counts. Butcher steps away, then drags Juice up. Butcher ROCKS Juice, but Juice shakes his head. Butcher ROCKS Juice in the back again, and Juice drops to his knees as Rampage goes to break.
Rampage returns as Butcher runs up, only for Juice to BOOT him! Juice then dodges Butcher, atomic drops and roars! Juice HEADBUTTS Butcher to the corner, but Butcher snarls! Butcher runs up, into a LEG LARIAT! Juice grits his teeth and the fans fire up. Juice pumps up, takes aim, and he JABS! JABS! JABS! Juice roars, and Butcher falls for the left hand feint! DDT! Juice adds a SENTON, then covers, TWO! Butcher is tough but Juice grins. The fans rally up and Juice watches Butcher go to a corner. Juice runs up to LARIAT! Juice calls his shot, goes corner to corner, and back again, but Butcher throws him back! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up but Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, reels him in, and hits a BIG back suplex, only for Juice to land out! Roll up, with a bridge! TWO, and Juice hurries away. Butcher rises, runs up, but Juice drop toeholds him into buckles! Juice gets moving, CANNONBALL! The fans fire up with Juice and Juice pumps up. Butcher rises, into the JAB! JAB! JAB! LEFT HAND O’- NO, Butcher slips around, half nelson, BACKBREAKER! And then JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Juice survives and Butcher is furious! Butcher drags Juice up, calls his shot, and suplexes, but Juice fights that off!
Juice slips free to LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Juice powers up, another LEFT HAND O’ GOD!! The fans fire up again as Juice brings Butcher up. JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Juice wins!
Winner: Juice Robinson, by pinfall
And that’s one for Bullet Club Gold! Will Jay White look to do just as much damage to Hangman Page? Or will the Blackhat Cowboy still be number one with a bullet?
PROGRAMMING NOTE for next week!
There will be no Friday Night Rampage next week, because it will be a BACK-TO-BACK Rampage & Collision Saturday night! Make sure your DVR is ready for three hours of AEW action!
Backstage interview with Thunder Rosa.
Lexy is with La Mera Mera and brings up how next week will be an ALL LUCHA Rampage. That must be exciting. Rosa is beyond excitement! It is about time they get some lucha libre to spice up Rampage. Atlantis Jr, Hechicero, and the return of Mystico! C’mon, now! Well what about Rosa? Yes, what about Rosa? Rosa hasn’t had a true lucha match in awhile, but why not? An open challenge for any luchadora or female wrestler that wants after La Mera Mera! In steps Harley Cameron, wearing a Hologram mask, and putting on a robot voice. “Greetings. I am famed luchadora, Harley-gram, the female counterpart to Hologram.”
Rosa is trying not to laugh as “Harley-gram” officially accepts the open challenge. Rosa tells Harley-gram that she looks familiar. Like a certain someone she beat two weeks ago. Does not compute with Harley-gram. Okay, fine. Compute this: Next week, Rosa will yank her cord and shut her down! OH SHUT UP! What? Uh… Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! “Harley-gram” runs off and Rosa asks if this is really happening. Rosa sighs, but will she just have to reboot Harley back to factory settings?
Ricochet speaks.
“I have had my eyes on the International title since I debuted in AEW. And Takeshita has cost me my chance at becoming International Champion on more than one occasion. I was the last person to pin the International Champion, and I plan on doing it one more time, at Full Gear. At Full Gear, Takeshita finds out what the world already knows: That Ricochet is not from here. Ricochet is outta this world!” The King of Flight is determined to dethrone The Alpha. Will Ricochet become The One & Only International Champion?
BREAKING NEWS for the Full Gear Zero Hour!
Anna Jay lost last week in her last chance championship match, but she also rejected the offer of The Vendetta. Now Deonna Purrazzo is looking to teach Anna why that was a mistake. Will The Virtuosa make sure Anna’s never The Star of the Show? Or will she learn why Anna’s still The Queenslayer? Then, we see Dante Martin, The Beast Mortos, Komander and Buddy Matthews compete in what will surely be a fast and furious Fatal 4 Way! Who wins some big momentum, and possibly a spot in the Continental Classic?
Six Man Tag: The Conglomeration VS The Dark Order!
While Tomohiro Ishii is aiming for the ROH World Championship next Wednesday on Thanksgiving Eve, he, Mark Briscoe & Rocky Romero don’t mind building up momentum in the Trios Division. Will the Stone Pitbull, Sussex County Chicken & Azucar be rolling towards titles? Or can Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver remind everyone that The Dark Order is good enough?
The trios sort out and Mark starts against Silver. The two shake hands, and the fans cheer on “Johnny Hungy!” Silver and Mark tie up, go around, and Silver headlocks. Mark powers up and out, but Silver runs him over! Silver flexes, runs, but Mark drops down to then arm-drag! Silver arm-drags back! Mark sweeps to cover, ONE! Silver sweeps to cover, ONE! Both men stand and the fans fire up. Silver and Mark reset, tie up, and Mark headlocks. Silver powers up and out, hurdles, but then Mark hits the crane stance! Silver stays back, and then shows off his Dark Order Karate! The fans fire up and the two circle again.
Mark shows off more of his Redneck Kung-Fu, but then Uno CLOBBERS him! Even Silver’s disappointed but Uno backs off. Silver brings Mark up, Uno tags in, and then he tags Reynolds. Uno CLAWS Mark’s back. then Dark Order DOUBLE LARIAT SANDWICHES! Uno hits a JAWBREAKER, Reynolds adds a BACKBREAKER, and then Uno hits the DDT! Reynolds covers, TWO! Reynolds drags Mark back, tags Uno, and they stomp Mark down. Uno puts Mark in a corner, whips him corner to corner, but Mark goes up to FLYING FOREARM! Mark powers Uno to the Conglomeration corner then tags in Ishii.
Ishii CHOPS Uno, and CHPOS, and CHOSP! Uno feels those even through his business shirt! Tag to Rocky but Uno hits low. Uno whips, Rocky reverses and UPPERCUTS! Rocky winds up as Uno goes to a corner, and he runs in to LARIAT! That’s one-ever! Then two-ever! Then three-ever! Rocky gives some Latino Heat, but Reynolds runs up! Rocky gives Reynolds four-ever! More Latino Heat and the fans fire up! Uno runs up, to catch Rocky for SOMETHING EVIL! Rocky flops out of the ring and Uno flexes, but Rampage goes picture in picture.
The ring count starts but Reynolds throws Rocky in. Reynolds drops an elbow, then stands on Rocky’s face. Reynolds scuffs Rocky with his sole, then bumps Rocky off buckles. Uno traps Rocky while Silver tags in. The Dark Order mugs Rocky, then Silver scoops and SLASMS! “I’m freakin’ jacked, baby!” Silver drags Rocky up, ROCKS him with forearms, then puts him in a corner. Silver ROCKS Rocky again, then puts him in the Dark Order corner for a LARIAT! Silver tags Uno then flexes on The Conglomeration. Uno taunts Ishii, then brings Rocky up. Rocky fires forearms! Rocky backs Uno down, then runs, but into a BOOT!
Uno hauls Rocky up to hit a BACKBREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Uno is upset that he only got one, but the fans rally for Rocky. Uno stomps Rocky’s hand! Rocky goes to a corner and Uno CHOPS him down! Uno does Scott Hall fingers to taunt Rocky, then he bumps Rocky off Silver’s boots! Reynolds tags in, pushes Rocky down, and then he stands on Rocky before an IMPLODER SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Rocky flounders but Reynolds stalks him. Reynolds taunts Rocky, then brings him up. Rocky fires forearms! And forearms! And then he powers Reynolds back! Reynolds digs his heels in to keep Rocky from his corner!
Reynolds knees Rocky, whips him, but Rocky sunset flips! TWO! Reynolds CLOBBERS Rocky! Cover, TWO! Reynolds is frustrated but he tags in Uno. Uno rolls up his sleeves while soaking up the heat from Reading. Uno clamps onto Rocky with a chinlock and he grinds Rocky down. Rocky endures and fights around while the fans rally up. Rocky fires body shots as Rampage returns to single picture, but Uno clamps on tighter! Rocky is fading! Uno sits Rocky down, then BLASTS Ishii! The ref keeps Mark from getting at Uno, and Uno stomps Rocky. Uno again taunts Mark, then runs up, but into a BOOT!
Rocky fires off hands on Reynolds & Silver! Rocky rolls past Uno to hot tag Mark! The fans fire up as Mark dodges Uno to then fire hands on him and Reynolds! Mark CHOPS and ROCKS and repeat! Mark fires a flurry and ROCKS Uno! Reynolds swings into a wrench, KICK, and then a CHOP for Silver before the ROLLING ELBOW on Reynolds! Uno runs up but Mark just keeps throwing shots! Forearms and CHOPS on Uno and Silver! Silver waistlocks but Mark BOOTS Uno away! Mark breaks free to PELE Silver! Uno runs up, into an EXPLODER! The fans fire up and Mark covers, TWO! Mark stays fired up and the fans are with him!
Mark fires hands on Uno, then fireman’s carries. Uno fights free and throws Mark into ropes! Reynolds BOOTS Mark, Uno reels Mark in! Silver SUPERKICKS before the PILEDRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Mark survives and The Dark Order can’t believe it! Uno tags Silver, Silver tags Reynolds, and they haul Mark up. PENDULUM- NO, Mark fights free to BOOT Silver! Mark dodges Uno & Reynolds, hot tag to Ishii! Ishii CLOBBERS Reynolds and RAMS Uno, but Uno stays up! Uno dodges Ishii’s haymaker to waistlock, but Ishii ducks as Reynolds runs up! Reynolds ROCKS Uno by accident! Ishii CLOBBERS Uno! And GERMAN SUPLEXES Reynolds!
The fans fire up with Ishii as he brings Reynolds up. Ishii suplexes, but Silver makes the save! Silver KICKS Ishii, but Ishii CHOPS Silver! KICK! CHOP! Repeat! The fans fire up and Ishii CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Ishii runs, breaks through the kick, but not the SUPERKICK! Silver GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Ishii’s right back up! LARIAT for Silver! Reynolds BOOTS Ishii down! Mark LARIATS Reynolds up and out! Rocky hurries to fetch a chair for Mark! Mark sets that up and the fans cheer him on! Mark builds speed , but Reynolds trips him up! Rocky FLYING RANAS Reynolds! Uno BOOTS Rocky!
Uno helps Reynolds up, but Mark FLIES! The fans fire up with Mark and he high-fives the front row. Mark goes back for Reynolds, puts him in, and Ishii SLIDING LARIATS! Ishii roars and he hauls Reynolds up! Suplex for the BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Conglomeration wins!
Winners: The Conglomeration, by pinfall
A great battle from these factions, but it is Strong Style that wins out! Will this happen again when Ishii goes 1v1 with The Learning Tree? Or will Chris Jericho make sure the Age of Nueve lasts forever and ever?
My Thoughts:
A great Rampage here for the go-home to Full Gear, but it was definitely just a go-home. They’re even ending with the November Rain music video from last Saturday as I type this. Good promo from Ricochet to hype up his match with Takeshita, but that’s still a toss-up to me. A part of me does want Ricochet to have the International Champion so Takeshita can enter the Continental Classic and go after Okada like he was supposed to do just a month ago. It really depends on what the Don Callis Family story is going to be with Ospreay and Fletcher, as The Don Callis Family isn’t losing everything at Full Gear.
Great opening tag of Mariah & Mina VS Nyla & Harley, though I really thought that was going to be the main event. But at the same time, of course Mariah & Mina won. No tease for anything at Full Gear so maybe they’ll wait to surprise us with Toni Storm or something tomorrow. Harley becoming “Harley-gram” just to get a rematch with Rosa was hilarious stuff, as does that “All Lucha Rampage” episode they’re hyping up. But oh look, next week is back-to-back Rampage and Collision on a Saturday just to try and undercut Survivor Series. It won’t matter, I’m still watching WarGames and leaving AEW for after, but it’s nice of them to do everything on one night.
Very good filler match of Juice VS Butcher, that was a strong return to singles action for Juice. Very nice Zero Hour matches but I kinda wish they’d given us a segment on TV to set up Deonna VS Anna rather than just announcing it. Maybe there was something social media had but I’m still not someone who follows all the socials. And that Fatal 4 Way is awesome, can’t wait to see who comes out of that a winner. Good promo overall from Big Boom AJ and QT Marshall, but I’m not sure it needed to be a weigh-in. A press conference style segment would’ve been fine, or even a contract signing, but I guess they just wanted to set up QT’s “lay off the cookies” joke. QT stands tall with his cutter taking down AJ, so you can bet AJ dooms QT in the Zero Hour.
Also great Six Man Tag main event, though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a main event without entrances. Great win for Conglomeration, though, but yeah, Ishii sure ain’t winning the ROH World Championship.
My Score: 8.8/10
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