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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (1/25/24)
ROH is about to get spooky!
Something wicked this way comes!
With the ROH Women’s Television Championship still on the horizon, Abadon has come to strike fear into the hearts of ROH’s Women’s Division!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Righteous VS Camaro Jackson & Anaya; The Righteous win.
- Nyla Rose VS Laynie Luck; Nyla wins.
- Zak Knight VS Aaron Solo; Zak wins.
- Spanish Announce Project VS Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett; Griff & Karter win.
- Willie Mack & Blake Christian VS The Outrunners; Mack & Blake win.
- Six Woman Tag: Diamante, Leila Grey & Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV VS Kiera Hogan, Lady Frost & Trish Adora; Diamante, Leila & Taya win.
- Six Man Tag: The Infantry & Lee Johnson VS The Iron Savages & Jacked Jameson; The Infantry & Johnson win.
- Red Velvet VS Heather Reckless; Velvet wins.
- Billie Starkz VS Tootie Lynn; Billie wins.
- Ethan Page VS Kody Lane; Ethan wins.
- Abadon VS Robyn Renegade; Abadon wins.
- Jack Cartwheel VS Jon Cruz; Cartwheel wins.
- Anthony Henry VS Action Andretti; Andretti wins.
- Four Corner Survival: Slim J VS JD Drake VS Josh Woods VS Rocky Romero; Rocky wins.
- ROH World Tag Team Championships Proving Ground Match: The Undisputed Kingdom VS Gravity & Gringo Loco; The Undisputed Kingdom wins and denies Gravity & Gringo a title opportunity.
PLAY BY PLAY
Spanish Announce Project VS Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett!
Angelico & Serpentico were just trying to be good amigos to Maria’s “baby boys,” but they were the ones blamed for the loss in that 8 Man Tag a month ago. They’ve gone back and forth in singles matches, but will SAP finish this off 2v2? Or will the Ivy League MVP & Diamond in the Rough make Maria proud?
The Code of Honor is skipped as the tension rises, and the teams sort out. Fans rally as Angelico and Griff start and circle. They feel things out, tie up, and Griff kicks to wrench and wristlock. Maria cheers but she’s the only one. Angelico powers the hold around, spins Griff and wristlocks back. Fans cheer now, but Griff rolls, wrenches and wristlocks. Maria cheers again but Angelico spins, cording holds then wristlocks again. Fans cheer but Griff ROCKS Angelico with a forearm. Griff wrenches to wristlock, but Angelico rolls, trips Griff with legs, and then has a modified STF! Griff scrambles, Karter makes the save, and fans boo.
Maria argues with the ref about the legality of that save but Karter coaches Griff up. Griff slides back in and resets with Angelico. They tie up, Griff headlocks, but Angelico endures the grind. Angelico powers up and out but Griff runs him over. Griff keeps moving, he runs over Angelico again! Angelico gets up, side steps, but Griff counters hip toss to a hip toss! Griff flexes while fans boo but he drags Angelico up. Griff UPPERCUTS Angelico to the corner, tags Karter, and Karter stomps a mudhole. The ref counts, Karter lets off, then he stands Angelico up to ROCK with a right hand. Karter wrenches and ROCKS Angelico again.
Fans rally but Karter fires hands, then stomps another mudhole in! The ref counts, Karter backs off, and then he stands Angelico up. Karter whips but Angelico avoids the dropkick! Fans cheer, Maria is concerned, but Angelico wrenches Karter. Fans chant “SI! SI! SI!” Tag to Serpentico and he goes up, and he DOUBLE STOMPS the arm! Serpentico CHOPS Karter in the corner, wrenches and whips, but Karter reverses. Karter runs in, Serpentico BOOTS him, then RANAS! Serpentico ELBOWS Karter down, then kips up! Griff runs in but Serpentico sends him out! Serpentico builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit on both Griff & Karter!
Serpentico puts Karter in but Maria runs up? Serpentico sees her and she stops to play innocent, only for Griff to RAM Serpentico into steel steps! Fans boo, Griff puts Serpentico in the ring, Karter covers, TWO! Fans cheer but Karter rains down fists! Karter lets off to glare at Angelico, then he drags Serpentico up. Karter puts Serpentico in a corner, CHOPS him, then brings him over to bump off buckles. Tag to Griff, Karter stands Serpentico up and they mug him. Maria applauds but again, she’s the only one. Griff scoops Serpentico to SLAM, and then KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Griff then clamps onto Serpentico with a chinlock.
Fans rally as Serpentico endures, and he fights up to throw body shots! Griff shoves and ELBOWS Serpentico down! Griff drags Serpentico up, tags in Karter and they mug Serpentico again. Karter brings Serpentico around, fans boo while he CLUBS Serpentico down. Serpentico throws body shots as he fights up, but Karter knees low. Karter suplexes, Serpentico slips free to JAWBREAKER! Hot tag to Angelico! Angelico rallies on Maria’s baby boys with big LARIATS! Griff spins Angelico, Karter runs in but Angelico BOOTS him! Angelico arm-drags free, then uses Griff as a step to LEAPING LARIAT Karter!
Fans fire up with the South African Stud, but Griff ROCKS him! Angelico ROCKS Griff back! Angelico then baits Griff in for a strike fest! Fans fire up with Angelico and he whips. Griff reverses but Angelico rolls off Griff’s back! Griff jumps the sweep but the EDDY GORDO KICK hits! Cover, TWO! Fans rally as Angelico ties up the legs! DEATHLOCK! Griff endures while he keeps his shoulders up, and Karter pushes ropes closer! ROPEBREAK! Fans boo but Angelico has no choice but to let go. Griff distracts the ref, Karter SUCKER PUNCHES Angelico! Griff runs up to BOOT Angelico down!
Serpentico returns to mule kick, forearm and SUPERKICK! Serpentico runs, COMPLETE SHOT on Griff! Karter storms in to JUMP KNEE Serpentico, then SPINEBUSTER! Angelico sweeps, Karter jumps it, EDDY GORDO KICK hits again! All four men are down and the fans fire up! Maria coaches her boys, but Angelico crawls, hot tag to Serpentico! Fans fire up as #SNAKEMAN BOOTS Griff from the corner! Serpentico goes up while Griff is down, but Karter sends Angelico into barriers! Griff gets under Serpentico’s leap, but Serpentico ROLLING ELBOWS! Then he ducks Griff’s shot, dodges the splash, and rolls Griff, to then CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!
Griff survives because Serpentico isn’t a Viper. Maria is there to taunt him, too. Serpentico glares at Maria as she creeps up the apron. Serpentico dodges Griff! Griff almost runs into Maria, Serpentico rolls him up! TWO! SUPERKICK from Serpentico! But Maria anchors a foot! Serpentico gets free, Griff LARIATS!! Griff hauls Serpentico over, tags Karter and Karter climbs, scoop SLAM! Maria says no, don’t just beat SAP! HURT SAP! They say okay, and Griff stands Serpentico up. Karter runs in but Serpentico ducks and the forearm hits Griff!! Roll-up, TWO!!! Karter escapes and Maria is furious!
Serpentico drags Karter up, the ref reprimands Maria, but Karter SNATCHES Serpentico’s mask! BLINDSIDE ROLLING ELBOW from Griff!!! Cover, Maria’s boys win!!
Winners: Griff Garrison & Cole Karter, by pinfall
Then to add insult to injury, they mug Serpentico! Angelico runs in to shield his amigo, but they just stomp him out! Fans boo as Griff shows off the trophy that is Serpentico’s mask! Karter even puts it on to wear it out! Will nothing stop The Kingdom from ruling over both AEW and ROH?
Six Woman Tag: Diamante, Leila Grey & Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV VS Kiera Hogan, Lady Frost & Trish Adora!
The ROH Women’s Television Championship Tournament is still being put together, so there’s still time to make an impression. Will the Cuban Diamond, Last Baddie Standing & La Wera Loca or the Hottest Flame, Coolest Wrestler & AfroPunk be the ones that make that good impression?
The trios sort out, and Taya starts against Keira. The Code of Honor is upheld somewhat sarcastically by Taya, and the bell rings. They circle, tie up, and Taya SHOVES Kiera down. Fans rally up as Kiera gets up in a huff. Taya runs in, Kiera goes up and over then ducks ‘n’ dodges. Kiera bobs ‘n’ weaves, then SLAPS Taya! Taya storms up but into a drop toehold! Taya ends up on ropes, Kiera runs to HIP ATTACK! Kiera YANKS the ropes to snap Taya back. Taya ducks the buzzsaw but not the HEEL KICK! Kiera runs to step up, but Taya dodges the leg drop! Taya KNEES Kiera down, then drags her to her corner.
Tag to Leila and Taya bumps Kiera off buckles. Leila brings Kiera out but Keira ROCKS her! And ROCKS again! Keira whips Leila to the corner, runs up to UPPERCUT, then tag to Adora. Adora wrenches and wristlocks Leila, keeps her from ropes, but Leila rolls. Adora rolls with her! Leila fights up, fires forearms, but Adora facelocks. Tag to Frost and they double whip. Frost DISCUS LARIATS and fans fire up! Leila flounders, tag to Diamante and Diamante shoves Frost. Frost shoves bakc, so Diamante ROCKS her! Diamante whips, Frost ducks ‘n’ tilto-whirls to sunset flip, TWO! Frost then wrenches to arm-drag and toehold!
Diamante kicks Frost away, runs up, but Frost goes out and around. Diamante still ROCKS Frost first! Diamante has Frost in the ropes for the HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Diamante rains down fists but the fans rally for Frost. Diamante DECKS Adora for good measure before she bumps Frost off buckles. Tag to Leila and she fires forearms. Leila brings Frost around, whips her to ropes then SLINGBLADES! Fans rally, Leila tags Taya, and Leila snap suplexes so Taya can basement dropkick! Fans cheer, Taya clamps on a chinlock and taunts Frost’s team by holding out a hand. Frost crawls but Taya ties up the legs!
Taya has a modified STF but Frost still fights forward, ROPEBREAK! Taya lets go, fans rally up, and Frost dodges Taya to then elbow, ROUNDHOUSE, and hurries for her corner! Hot tag to Adora, hot tag to Leila! Adora dodges Leila to fire off forearms! Adora DECKS Leila and fans fire up! Leila staggers up, into a SWINGING BACKBREAKER! Adora then BOOTS Leila down! And SENTONS! Cover, Diamante breaks it! Diamante drags Leila to safety, then tags herself in. Diamante runs up to ROCK Adora! Adora ROCKS Diamante! Diamante and Adora go forearm for forearm and the fans fire up!
The forearms fly faster, Diamante gets the edge and ROUNDHOUSES! But then Adora ducks the buzzsaw to BASEMENT GERMAN! Bridging cover, Taya breaks it! Kiera ROCKS Taya with forearms now! Taya ROCKS and knees Kiera in return! Taya whips Kiera but Kiera holds ropes! Kiera dumps Taya out, then builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Taya at the ramp! The fans fire up for Kiera but Diamante runs up to ROCK Adora! Aodra ROCKS Diamante back and the forearms fly again! Diamante UPPERCUTS, then STANDING SHIRANUI! Cover, Frost breaks it! Leila runs in to kick and whip, but Frost tosses Leila out!
Frost runs up to DECK Leila! Kiera coordinates with Frost and Frost goes up, to ARIHARA MOONSAULT onto Taya and JOHNNY! Mr. & Mrs. TV take the shot, and Adora scoops Diamante! Diamante fights free, dragon sleepers, TWISTING DDT! Cover, Diamante’s team wins!
Winners: Diamante, Leila Grey & Taya Valkyrie, by pinfall
Shots fired and it’s the Cuban Diamond who shines in the spotlight! Will she be the one to get that gold? Or will another break through in the ROH Women’s Television Championship Tournament?
Backstage interview with Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering.
Lexi Nair is with the LEGIT Friends of Strong Smile and notes that they have gotten on the same page lately. How are they feeling as a team? Leyla is feeling great, and feels they’ve been killing it as a tag team. They’ve got their chemistry in the ring, but also outside the ring. Rachael agrees, they’ve been going out to eat together. Check that off the chemistry list. And movie night with the girls? Check it off the list. They even attempted to join a book club. It didn’t go well, but the effort counts, and they’re feeling real good. Lexi loves to hear it.
Now, to the ROH Women’s TV Championship tournament. How do they feel entering as individuals? Leyla feels great and confident, and knows Rachael will also do great. Have you seen that Boss Woman Slam? It is devastating! Rachael admits that yeah, it is good stuff. But best suplexes in the division? That’s all Leyla. The only chance anyone has at beating Leyla is if they’ve been keeping an extra close eye on her. There’s a tense stare down between the friends, and Leyla breaks the silence by saying both are going to do great, and Leyla’s getting hungry. She wants to get sushi, what about Rachael?
Rachael agrees, sushi sounds great. Extra wasabi for her. Too spicy for Leyla, but sure. They head out together, but when only one woman can be the inaugural Women’s TV Champion, will this friendship survive?
Six Man Tag: The Infantry & Lee Johnson VS The Iron Savages & Jacked Jameson!
Captain Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo have some reinforcements in #BigShotty as they prepare to take on the jacked ‘n’ juicy Dirty Bulk Bronson, Beefcake Boulder, and their Savage leader. Will Johnson help Dean & Bravo send the Iron Savages to Boot Camp? Or will we all be sipping the Savage Sauce in St. Louis?
The trios sort out, Bronson and Johnson start and they keep the Code of Honor. The bell rings, the two circle, and Carlie gets St. Louis fired up. Bronson and Johnson finally tie up, Bronson headlocks, but Johnson powers up. Bronson holds on tight, grinds the hold, then he wrenches to YANK the arm. And again! And again! Bronson straight arm levers but Johnson slips free. Bronson blocks the arm-drag, though, then whips and runs Johnson over. Bronson drags Johnson up to bump off buckles and he tags in Jameson. Jameson brings Johnson around but Johnson DROPKICKS him! Johnson then wrenches and brings Jameson over, tag to Bravo.
Bravo goes up to AX HANDLE! Bravo wrenches the arm, ELBOW BREAKER, tag to Dean. Dean goes up to AX HANDLE! Fans rally and Dean wrenches to tag Bravo back in. Bravo goes up, Dean scoops, BACKBREAKER to FOREARM DROP! Cover, TWO! Bravo keeps on Jameson and tags Dean back in. The Infantry double whip, but Boulder sneaks a tag. Infantry DOUBLE HIP TOSS, but Boulder storms in! Infantry dodge but Boulder still clips Bravo! Dean fires forearms, but Boulder shoves him away! Dean comes back, but into a FLAPJACK! Boulder then storms around and fans fire up!
Boulder tags Bronson and Bronson gets Dean up. “It’s time for TIDDY CITY!” Bronson smothers Dean into Boulder’s boulders, then throws him down! Cover, TWO! Bronson drags Dean up, bumps him off buckles, then tags in Jameson. Jameson scoops Dean to RAM him into the corner! Jameson then runs to CLOBBER Dean out of the Tree of Woe! Then HIP DROP! Tag to Bronson, he goes up and he HIP DROPS! Bronson then BLASTS Johnson off the apron! Tag back to Jameson and he goes up, to HIP DROP into knees! Bronson tags in to stop Dean, then he runs in, into a BOOT! Dean ELBOWS Boulder then hurries forward.
Bronson keeps Dean back and throws him down, but Dean avoids the elbow drop! Dean then JUMP KNEES Boulder, RAMS into Bronson, and slingshots up and over! Dean hot tags Bravo! Fans fire up as Bad News & Tattoos JABS away on Bronson! Bravo whips, Bronson reverses but Bravo FLYING UPPERCUTS! Bravo bobs ‘n’ weaves as Boulder swings, then GUILLOTINE LEG DROPS! Bravo goes to a corner and shouts, “OO-RAH!” The fans echo “OO-RAH!” and Bravo runs corner to corner. Bravo hits the Carlie Crossover and ROCKS Bronson! Fans fire up and Bravo fireman’s carries, but Bronson’s so bulky!
Fans fire up as Bravo manages the T K O!! Cover, TWO!! Bronson survives but Bravo tags Johnson! Johnson stands Bronson up but Bronson ELBOWS! Tag to Jameson and he climbs, but Johnson avoids the ax handles! Johnson spins Jameson around, dragon sleeper, SAVING GRACE! Cover, Johnson & The Infantry win!
Winners: The Infantry & Lee Johnson, by pinfall
Big Shotty hits the shot that finishes this one! Will this trio be the one taking aim at the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships?
Nyla Rose looks through someone’s ring gear?
The Native Beast can’t make heads or tails of it. Are these shorts? Pants? Shants? Nah, they’re trash. She throws them in the trash! Lexi walks in and asks what’s going on. Nyla says she’s getting a jump on Spring Cleaning! But these are Athena’s gear! Oh, well Nyla would hope so, her name’s on the butt. Lexi says Nyla can’t throw these away! Watch her! But these were handmade! Oh, true, Nyla does like that red one, she’ll keep that for herself. Who does Nyla think she is!? Oh, who does Nyla think she is? Allow her to tell us exactly who she thinks she is.
Nyla brings Lexi in close as she says she “thinks” she’s the one who won a Casino Battle Royal and eliminated a lot of other women to earn her right to face Riho on the first-ever AEW Dynamite to crown the first-ever AEW Women’s World Champion. Nyla “thinks” she’s the one who became the second-ever AEW Women’s World Champion. And Nyla “thinks” she’s the one who got rid of Lexi’s former boss by putting her through a door. “PIPPIN!” Nyla throws the rest of the gear away. So that makes Nyla the new Minion Overlord, which makes Lexi one of Nyla’s Minions, which makes Billie Starkz one of Nyla’s Minions.
So they will do what Nyla says, when she says it. That is why she is here sending a message: Wrap it up, toss it out, and put it in the bin. Athena is not coming back. Is this really the best way to get Billie to cooperate? Oh, Lexi, you’re so funny. Billie is going to cooperate, as will Lexi, because Nyla is the NEW Minion Overlord. So grab the camera, Minion. What? Yeah, grab the camera. Grab the camera, Lexi Nair! GRAB! THE! CAMERA! Put it on your shoulder! And you, cameraman, c’mere! He tries to explain that the camera is expensive equipment, Lexi isn’t really qualified. Oh? Is the cameraman qualified to operate a phone?
Nyla shoves the phone into the guy’s hand and says they’re doing the Ceiling Fan Challenge! GET ON THE TABLE! HURRY UP! The cameraman stands up, he says it isn’t safe. Nyla says right, it isn’t. POWERBOMB through a table!! “Was that message loud and clear, Billie Starkz? FALL IN LINE, OR FALL DOWN! Like your oh so precious Fallen Goddess!” Nyla laughs as she storms off, what is to become of the ROH Women’s Division with the Native Beast doing whatever she wants?
Billie Starkz VS Tootie Lynn!
Judging from the smile on her face, Billie doesn’t realize what Nyla has been doing and saying tonight. Will that help Billie keep her focus on her match? Or will things just go from bad to worse tonight?
The Code of Honor is upheld and the bell rings. St. Louis rallies up for their won as Tootie and Billie tie up. Billie wrenches, wristlocks, but Tootie reaches out. Billie keeps Tootie from ropes, they clinch, and then end up on ropes. The ref counts, Billie lets off but then whips. Tootie holds ropes to stop herself, then BOOTS Billie away! Tootie runs up, but into a pop-up and LARIAT! Billie then bumps Tootie off buckles, fires forearms, and she snapmares to KICK Tootie! Cover, TWO! Fans rally up but Billie brings Tootie up. Billie whips but Tootie stops herself. Tootie then RANAS Billie away! Fans fire up and Tootie waistlocks.
Billie fights the lift to victory roll and AKNLE LOCK! Tootie endures so Billie SMASHES the leg! Billie stomps Tootie, talks trash on her, and fans boo. Billie huffs and puffs and she ROCKS Tootie! Tootie falls over, Billie stalks her, and Billie mocks the fans rallying for Tootie. Tootie throws body shots, but Billie sweeps the legs! Billie then AX HANDLES Tootie down! Cover, TWO! Billie argues with the ref and throws a fit, just like Athena. Billie storms back up to Tootie, whips her to a corner, but Tootie goes up and over! Tootie then KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Fans fire up for Tootie but Billie blocks to KNEE and HEEL KICK!
Tootie falls, Billie drags her to a drop zone, then Billie goes up. Billie is up top, to SWANTON BOMB! Cover, Billie wins!
Winner: Billie Starkz, by pinfall
Billie smiles as she slays “The Little Blue Dragon.” But will that smile turn into a frown after learning what Nyla’s been up top?
Ethan Page VS Kody Lane!
All Ego wants after the ROH World Television Championship, so he’s fighting his way up to earn his shot. Will he keep going towards keeping that promise to his daughter? Or will Kody show he’s #AlwaysReady for an opportunity?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and Ethan circles with Kody. They tie up, go around, and Ethan headlocks. Kody powers up and out, things speed up, and Kody hurdles. Kody runs now but Ethan back drops him! Fans fire up with Ethan and he runs corner to corner, but Kody RAMS into him! Kody then JUMP STOMPS! Ethan staggers, Kody runs up but Ethan ROCKS Kody first! Ethan runs, but into a DROPKICK! Ethan ends up in a corner, Kody runs up but Ethan puts him on the apron. Ethan POSTS Kody, swings on him, but Kody ducks to DECK Ethan! Kody slingshots, but onto Ethan’s KNEES! Ethan runs up to run Kody over!
Fans fire up again and Ethan drags Kody up. Canadian Rack but Kody slips free! Kody kicks, Ethan blocks but Kody BOOTS Ethan down! Kody kips up and fans fire up as he points to a corner. Kody runs, top rope springboards but Ethan dodges it! Canadian Rack, EGO’S EDGE! Cover, Ethan wins!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall
Kody went big but it cost him against a veteran like Ethan! Ethan keeps the Code of Honor with Kody, will All Ego continue on towards the ROH World TV Championship?
Backstage interview with Jerry Lynn.
Lexi is with a member of the Board of Directors and is glad to have this moment to talk. But then wait! Dalton Castle rushes a door! Johnny TV laughs from behind it, this is continuing from where last week left off! Lexi and Jerry walk over to calm Castle down, and Castle says he’s gonna smash Johnny’s face! NO, Castle, you can’t do this! Do you wanna get suspended? NO, he wants to SMASH Johnny’s face! Castle keeps rushing the door but Jerry pulls him aside. Jerry tells Castle to pull himself together but Castle says YOU pull yourself together! Jerry tells Castle to snap out of it, and then SLAPS him!
Johnny walks out into the hall and says Castle can’t have a match with Johnny until he’s “TV ready.” Now, if you’ll excuse Johnny, he’s gotta split. And then he does the splits! And then someone tows Johnny away! Oh, it’s Taya. She laughs at “Loser” Castle, and then leaves. Castle is fuming and he storms off, will Jerry have to use his authority to settle this?
Abadon VS Robyn Renegade!
The Living Dead Girl may have missed out on the AEW Women’s World Championship, and the AEW TBS Championship, but perhaps third time is the charm! Will Abadon get in on the ROH Women’s Television Championship Tournament? Or will even she fail to bring down this Renegade?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and Robyn talks trash. Abadon reels her in, so Robyn pushes her. Robyn says Abadon’s nothing, then she pie faces her! Abadon HEADBUTTS Robyn down! Abadon fires off fists, Robyn gets away, but Abadon storms up on her. Robyn throat chops, whips, but Abadon reverses. Abadon runs in to clothesline, and clothesline, and clothesline! Abadon sits Robyn down, goes corner to corner and METEORAS! Fans rally up, Abadon pushes Robyn out, to run and BASEMENT CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Robyn pushes Abadon away but Abadon whips. Robyn reverses, runs in, but is put on the apron.
Robyn counter punches Abadon, then RAMS into her! Robyn drags Abadon into the ropes to BOOT her down! Robyn pushes Abadon in, covers, TWO! Fans rally but Robyn rains down fists! Robyn drags Abadon up, whips her to a corner, but Abadon ELBOWS back! Abadon sends Robyn in, but Robyn slips out to the apron! Abadon hits buckles, Robyn slingshots in to atomic FACEBUSTER into buckles! Then BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Fans fire up as Abadon survives and rises up! Robyn seethes, slaps Abadon around and talks more trash. Robyn keeps talking trash but Abadon says ROBYN is nothing! Then Abadon BITES Robyn’s arm!
Fans fire up, Abadon lets off to LARIAT! And LARIAT! Abadon runs, tilt-o-whirls and RANAS! Then CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Robyn survives but Abadon stands Robyn up. Abadon whips, pops Robyn up but Robyn slips away. Robyn manages a fireman’s carry, for a WIDOWMAKER! Cover, TWO!! Robyn is frustrated but she pushes Abadon around. Robyn drags Abadon up, clinches, but Abadon arm-drags free! Abadon then SUPERKICKS and Robyn falls to her knees! Abadon hooks Robyn up, for BLACK DAHLIA!! Cover, Abadon wins!
Winner: Abadon, by pinfall
Spooky, scary and victorious, Abadon shrieks into the night! Will ROH soon become a Ring of Horrors with the Living Dead Girl haunting the division?
Four Corner Survival: Slim J VS JD Drake VS Josh Woods w/ Mark Sterling VS Rocky Romero!
There are many titles to chase in ROH, the world title chief among them. Will the Trustbuster’s OG, the Workhorseman’s Scrap Metal, Smart Mark’s Technical Beast or Best Friend’s Azucar make big strides in heading for The Mad King, Eddie Kingston?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and then Woods and Slim go after Rocky and JD! Woods ROCKS Rocky and sends him out, but JD doesn’t budge as Slim J fires off shots! JD then ROCKS Slim J in return! JD TOSSES Slim J, then he stares down Woods. Fans rally up with “Beat That Meat!” JD says okay, and he dares Woods to try. Woods fires a forearm, but JD fires it back! JD eggs Woods on so Woods fires again! Woods eggs JD on, JD ROCKS him! Woods ROCKS JD! JD ROCKS Woods again! The fans chant “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” with every shot! Woods CHOPS, but JD just stares him down!
JD winds up to CHOP back! Woods fires up and eggs JD on! JD swings, Woods gets under and he GERMAN SUPLEXES! Woods storms around but JD rises! JD clinches to EXPLODER! Fans fire up and Sterling coaches Woods. JD runs up but Woods sends him out! JD lands on his feet to drag Woods out, and they both ROCK the other! Rocky and Slim both DIVE to take the big men down! Fans fire up with Rocky, then he fires off hands with Slim J! Rocky CHOPS then whips, but Slim reverses to send Rocky in. Rocky keeps moving, he slides under, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then goes Spider-Man!
Slim runs in but Rocky sends him out! Fans rally up, Rocky builds speed, and he DIVES, but into Woods’ arms! Woods carries Rocky around to then EXPLODER to the floor! Sterling fires up, JD BOOTS Slim, but Woods CLUBS JD! Woods ROCKS JD in the back, he and Slim then double whip JD into steel steps! Woods then brings Rocky around, puts him in for Slim, and Slim CLUBS Rocky on the back! Slim snapmares Rocky, runs, and BASEMENT BLOCKBUSTERS! Woods storms in, he drags Rocky up to whip him to a corner. Woods then DECKS Rocky! Woods and Slim drag Rocky up and Woods fireman’s carries.
Rocky slips free, he sends Woods into Slim! Rocky UPPERCUTS Woods, rolls him up, but Slim breaks it up! Slim stomps away on Rocky, covers, but Rocky has the ropes! Slim lets off, then whips and LARIATS Rocky down! Slim WRECKS JD with a dropkick to keep him out! Woods hauls Rocky up, he and Slim double back suplex, but Rocky lands out! Rocky dodges Woods to RANA Slim! Then Rocky spins Woods around, uses Slim to kick off, TORNADO DDT! Fans fire up while all four men are down! JD slides back into the ring, and he CHOPS Slim in a corner! Clothesline on Woods in a corner!
Slim runs in but JD sends him into Woods! JD back drops Slim, then sends Woods into Slim! NECKBREAKER DDT COMBO! Fans fire up with JD but Rocky runs up to CHOP! JD doesn’t flinch and Rocky apologizes. JD CHOPS Rocky, whips him, but Rocky ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! JD bails out and Rocky goes up! Fans fire up as Rocky aims, SUPE CROSSBODY takes everybody down! The fans fire up from that “sugar high crash,” and Rocky puts Slim back in. Rocky aims, runs up, but Slim slips free of Sliced Bread! Slim blocks a kick, ducks the enzigiri but not the HEEL KICK! Slim falls, Rocky covers, but Woods deadlifts Rocky away! GERMAN SUPLEX!
Woods runs up to KNEE Rocky down! Woods hauls Rocky back up, fireman’s carries, GRIT YOUR TEETH! Rocky falls out but JD returns, JD clinches to BELLY2BELLY Woods! JD runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! JD drags Woods to a drop zone, goes up top, and fans fire up for the SCRAP METAL SAULT! Cover, but Slim SPLASHES it apart!! Fans fire up and Slim takes aim, ENZIGIRI! Slim goes up a corner, SKYWALKER PELE!! Rocky returns, to serve SLICED BREAD!! Cover, Rocky wins!!
Winner: Rocky Romero, by pinfall
Fans fire up with Azucar, he is ready to bring some heat to a title scene! Will Rocky be going after Eddie Kingston and that Continental Triple Crown?
ROH World Tag Team Championships Proving Ground Match: The Undisputed Kingdom VS Gravity & Gringo Loco!
Matt Taven & Mike Bennett got through their first defense with these titles, and are now looking for more competition. Will they get more than what they bargained for in the Astronaut of Lucha and the Crazy White Boy? Or will they be undisputed in ten minutes or less?
The teams sort out and Taven starts against Gringo. They keep the Code of Honor, the bell rings, and then Taven kicks low! Taven fires off haymakers, whips corner to corner, but Gringo reverses. Taven goes up and over, keeps moving, slides under the hurdle, then DROPKICKS Gringo! Because “IIIIII’M Matt Taven!” Taven CHOPS Gringo, whips, but Gringo reverses. Taven cartwheels over, keeps moving, sidesteps and springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG! Fans fire up, but then Gringo DROPKICKS Taven! Gringo CHOPS, whips, but Taven reverses. Gringo stops himself to STANDING MOONSAULT!
Fans rally, Gringo drags Taven over to tag in Gravity. Gravity fires off forearms, then CHOPS! Fans rally behind Gravity as he whips, but Taven reverses. Gravity handsprings, Taven blocks the back elbow but Gravity uses that to arm-drag! Taven ends up in a corner, Gravity drop toeholds him, then steps over an arm to La Magistrol! TWO! Taven escapes but Gravity stays on him. Tag to Gringo, they bring Taven around and double whip him to an open corner. Gringo runs in to forearm! Gravity runs in to clothesline! Gringo gives Gravity a boost, FLYING RANA! Taven bails out and Bennett storms in, into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS!
Fans fire up as The Kingdom regroups outside, but Gringo coordinates with Gravity! Gringo holds the ropes down so Gravity can FLY! Direct hit and down goes The Kingdom! Gringo builds speed now, and he FLIES out onto everyone! Fans fire up as Gringo & Gravity get up, and Gravity space walks. Gravity whips Taven but Taven goes up the steps to hit a KICK OF THE KING! Gringo whips Bennett but he stops himself from hitting railing! Bennett then fireman’s carries Gringo to DEATH VALLEY DRIVER on the ramp! Gringo writhes, sits up, into JUST THE TIP of the knee! Taven drags Gringo up and throws him into the ring.
Taven covers, feet on the ropes! The ref sees that because it was so obvious! Taven argues with the ref, then drags Gringo up. Gringo throws body shots, haymakers, but Taven shoves him. Taven storms up to knee low, then whips. Gringo reverses but Taven hits a BLOCKBUSTER! Hot tag to Bennett and he storms up on Gringo. Bennett drags Gringo up, runs, and LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Gringo is hanging in there but Bennett DECKS Gravity! Fans boo but Bennett tells them to shut up. Bennett CHOPS Gringo, ROCKS him, and CHOPS again! Bennett stomps Gringo, tags Taven, and The Kingdom double whip.
Bennett hits a SPINEBUSTER, Taven hits a LIONSAULT but onto knees! Taven hurries to tag Bennett and Bennett grabs Gringo’s leg. Gringo ENZUGIRIS, hot tag to Gravity! He DOUBLE CROSSBODIES The Kingdom! But then The Kingdom kick low, double whip, but Gravity reverses to send Bennett away! Gravity ELBOWS Taven, runs up on Bennett, but Bennett hip tosses Gravity at ropes. Gravity uses that to rebound, he RANAS Taven away! Fans fire up and Gravity hurdles Bennett, to SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Bennett staggers up, runs in at Gravity, but Gravity rolls Bennett up, TWO!
Gravity deadlifts Bennett to POWERBOMB him! Gravity drags Bennett into a drop zone, tags in Gringo, and Gringo climbs! Gravity helps Gringo balance, for the SWITCHFOOT MOONSAULT! Cover, Taven breaks it! Gravity runs up to whip but Taven reverses, and he TOSSES Gravity out! Taven says Gravity’s a Melvin, and he AX HANDLES Gravity down, then sends him into steel steps! Bennett whips, Gringo goes up and up, but leaps into a SUPERKICK! Taven climbs, Bennett reels Gringo in! HAIL MARY PILEDRIVER!! Cover, The Kingdom wins!
Winner: The Undisputed Kingdom, by pinfall (denies Gringo Loco & Gravity a title match)
With only a minute to spare, Taven & Bennett finish this one off! No gold for Gringo & Gravity, but will there be even more gold in the future for The Undisputed Kingdom?
My Thoughts:
ROH really needs to sort itself out. The streaming player says one runtime, but then the On Demand upload is a very different runtime, and much longer. I thought this was gonna be an hour and 45 minutes, but then another half hour magically appeared to make it two hours and 15 minutes. And guess what? That half hour was unadvertised filler. Even so, I will say Zak Knight VS Aaron Solo was a solid match that showed Zak could deal with an actual challenge. And really good promo from Nyla before Billie got a good win. Billie has to confront Nyla next week to get this story really going, and to give Athena her moment to return.
Honestly, even other matches meant to build story (or at least momentum) felt like filler. Ethan got a decent match out of Kody Lane but it went quick because duh, Ethan was gonna win. Abadon got a good match out of Robyn Renegade but it was also on the shorter side, because duh, Abadon was gonna win. What would’ve been good for Ethan is if Kyle Fletcher walked out to kinda look Ethan over and then maybe brush him off. And then not just with Abadon but with all of the ROH Women’s Division midcard, we need Tony Khan to officially announce the tournament bracket already and get us on the road to inaugural Women’s TV Champion already.
In relation to that, really good Six Woman Tag with the Heels winning, making Taya and Diamante strong choices for that tournament. Leila Grey only just got back into ROH action, she needs a minute to get going. And good promo from Rachael Ellering and Leyla Hirsch to play up how this title is definitely getting in the way of their friendship. As such, that match-up needs to be saved for semifinals at the earliest. Depending on who they want to be the inaugural ROH Women’s Television Champion, it’d make sense if both of them lose out and have to mend the friendship, but we’d get a great match from them if only one could make it to the finals.
Really good Fatal 4, but all this filler took time away from that match being great. Good win for Rocky, though, I wouldn’t mind seeing him get his own shot at the ROH World TV Championship or even the Continental Triple Crown. Heck, Revolution will probably get a Continental Triple Crown match on the card, Eddie VS Rocky would be some solid stuff. And really good Proving Ground tag match, but I should’ve figured The Kingdom weren’t losing or even owing a title shot. And that means these Proving Ground matches are getting old because Tony Khan isn’t even letting someone last the ten minutes. Let someone last the ten minutes, then have them lose the actual title match after like 15 to 20 minutes of the challenger(s) showing their full skills.
My Score: 8.4/10
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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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