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Mitchell’s NJPW Road to New Beginning Results & Report! (2/5/24)
LIJ VS J5G!
It’s another big faction showdown!
Before Tetsuya Naito and Sanada have their IWGP World Heavyweight Championship rematch, they settle whose faction is superior in a unique 5v5 gauntlet!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Shoma Kato VS Katsuya Murashima; Time Limit Draw.
- Six Man Tag: El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Jado VS Bullet Club; Bullet Club wins.
- 10 Man Tag: Shota Umino, El Desperado, Tomoaki Honma, YOH & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture; Shota, Desperado, Honma, Yoh & Oleg wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe VS TMDK; TMDK wins.
- 10 Man Tag: The United Empire VS Bullet Club War Dogs; The United Empire wins, by disqualification.
- Faction Warfare Gauntlet: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Just5Guys; LIJ wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Faction Warfare Gauntlet: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Just5Guys!
In a match heavily inspired by judo team matches, members will be sent out in order of ranking, saving the “generals” for last! Each round is 10 minutes or first to a fall, the “winner” staying on to stack the odds! If there’s no fall before the time limit is up, both men are eliminated! Will this end up a lopsided victory for one side? Or will it be neck and neck until the end?
Wait a minute, it seems both teams tried to catch the other off guard! SANADA is sent out first, as is Tetsuya Naito! Well then, a preview of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship rematch starts things off, will either man make it to the end?
Tetsuya Naito VS SANADA!
Naito takes his time with his elaborate entrance attire, but Sanada is patient since he knows all the tricks. Naito is finally finished, the bell rings, and the fans cheer. They rally behind “NA-I-TO!” as he and Sanada stare down. The clock is ticking, but these two circle around slowly. They approach, Naito goes for the roll up! TWO, and Naito cradles! TWO, and Sanada sidesteps to O’Conner DEEP Roll! TWO!! Naito escapes and then bails to the outside while Sanada argues with Red Shoes. The count was fair so Sanada watches Naito go around the outside. Sanada holds the ropes open for Naito, but Naito slides under instead.
Naito and Sanada reset, Naito kicks low and SPITS! Sanada runs in, Naito dodges to arm-drag! And atomic drop to a trip, rolling jackknife bridge! TWO!! Sanada escapes but Naito stomps him. Naito brings Sanada up for the BACKBREAKER, into the leglock nelson! Sanada endures, moves around, but Naito puts on the pressure. Sanada still fights, but Naito hooks a leg, too! Sanada kicks with his only free limb and manages to move around. Sanada rolls to relieve some of the pressure, then reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! Surprisingly, Naito lets go right away, and he brings Sanada back up.
Naito cravats for a neck wrench, and he thrashes Sanada around. Sanada throws body shots, but Naito CLUBS him on the neck! Naito whips, Sanada reverses to hurdle, hurdle and DROPKICK! The fans fire up while Naito bails out again. Sanada hurries to PLANCHA! Direct hit and down goes Naito! The fans fire up and Sanada encourages them to get louder. The fans oblige, and Sanada nods. Sanada goes back for Naito, drags him up, and puts him in the ring. The fans applaud, Sanada rolls in to cover, TWO! Sanada keeps cool but the clock is still ticking. Sanada fireman’s carries but Naito fights free!
Naito DUMPS Sanada out, and he runs to WRECK Sanada with the dropkick! Naito catches his breath before going out to fetch Sanada. Naito drags Sanada up, and whips him into railing! Sanada slumps down but Naito opens the gate. Naito brings Sanada around, then closes the gate so he can bend Sanada against it! HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Sanada flounders away and Naito leaves him out there! Naito waits in the ring while Red Shoes hurries to check Sanada. Sanada is still in this so the ring count begins. The fans rally as Sanada slowly sits up. We’re already at 10 of 20 but Sanada is still down!
Sanada rises up at 13, hobbles through the gateway at 15, and slides in at 18! Naito is on Sanada, brings him up and throws those HEAVY elbows! Naito then puts Sanada up top and we’re at the three minute warning! SUPER STEINER! The fans fire up and Naito grins as he aims from the corner. Sanada slowly rises, Naito runs in, but Sanada dropkicks a leg! Then he DROPKICKS Naito down! Naito bails out, Sanada catches his breath then pursues. But Naito RAMS Sanada into railing! And then into more railing! We’re under two minutes here but Naito sends Sanada into the wall! And then he puts Sanada on the upper deck!
Fans fire up as Naito climbs up to join Sanada, and the chairs all get moved aside! Naito drags Sanada up to turn him, but Sanada fights free! Sanada trips Naito, then ties him up!! The ring count starts, but Naito kicks Sanada away! So Sanada dropkicks the legs out! Sanada hurries back to ringside, and he slides in at 10 of 20. Naito is still out there at 15! Naito flounders off the upper deck at 17, and hurries to slide in at 19! But then Sanada dropkicks the legs out! And we’re under ONE MINUTE! Sanada hurries to step through, but Naito cradles! TWO!! Sanada spins Naito around, for MAGIC- NO! Naito turns that around to TORNADO DDT!!
THIRTY SECONDS! Naito hurries to wrench, tilt-o-whirl, but no Destino! DEAD- NO, Naito slips free again! Sanada O’Conner Rolls, but TIME’S UP!!
Time Limit Draw, BOTH men are eliminated!
Naturally, ten minutes wouldn’t be enough for the current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and the previous IWGP World Heavyweight Champion to settle things. So now, out comes the next two participants! The Blue Playmaker and… THE RAMPAGING DRAGON!?
Shingo Takagi VS Taka Michinoku!
It seems LIJ wants to keep going strong by sending out a former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion of their own! Will Takagi be able to bring down Taka in under 10 minutes?
Wait, Taka BOOTS first! And then SHINING WIZARD in the corner! The bell rings to get this on record as Takagi bails out. Taka builds speed, and he fakes the dive to slingshot out! But Takagi avoids that to then YANK Taka down! Takagi JABS Taka, and whips him hard into railing! Takagi storms up, brings Taka around, and whips him hard into more railing! The fans fire up with Takagi as we get another fast ‘n’ furious start. Takagi stomps Taka around, then drags him up to put in the ring. The fans cheer as Takagi storms in but Taka kicks the ropes! Takagi gets jammed up, and then Taka DRAGON SCREWS the leg!
Takagi falls, Taka slides out and brings Takagi to the corner. Taka SLAMS a leg into the post! And then he SLAMS the other leg into the post! Then Taka ties the legs up, for a HANGING FIGURE FOUR! Fans rally while Takagi endures! Red Shoes reprimands, Takagi claws at the leg lock, and Taka lets go. Takagi hobbles away but Taka headlocks him. They go past where Naito is still resting, and then end up backstage! Red Shoes starts the ring count, but what’s even going on back there? The count passes 10 of 20, and Taka rushes back out! He slides in at 15, Takagi storms back in at 17, but does he know the count is climbing?
Takagi is upset, he slides in at 19! Taka grabs a leg for an ANKLE LOCK! Takagi has the ROPEBREAK! Taka lets go to bring Takagi up but Takagi JABS, JABS and JABS! Then ROLLING- NO, Taka boots the lariat away and drop toeholds to the AKNLE LOCK! Takagi endures but Taka GRAPEVINES him! Takagi reaches out but Taka adds the other leg, INVERTED FIGURE FOUR! Takagi endures, crawls forward, and has the ROPEBREAK! Fans cheer and Taka lets go to then bring Takagi up. Takagi fights the scoop, throws body shots, then scoops Taka. Taka slips free but Takagi ELBOWS, JABS and YUKON LARIATS!
The fans fire up as Takagi brings Taka up to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Takagi looks to the camera, “TOKI GA KITA! <The time has come!>” The fans fire up, Takagi runs to SLIDING LARIAT! Takagi eggs Taka on as we reach five minutes in this round. Taka sputters so Takagi brings him up. Taka fights the lift to jackknife bridge! ONE, but Taka SHINING WIZARDS! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Takagi and Taka rise, and Takagi fires a forearm! Taka JUMP SOBATS! Then JUMP KNEES! Then SUPER K! Cover, TWO! Takagi is still in this but Taka fires up. Taka scoops but Takagi fights that again!
Takagi throws elbows, then ELBOWS! JABS! Taka SLAPS and pokes the eyes! Trip and Oklahoma Roll! TWO!! SHINING WIZARD! But Takagi’s right up! PUMPING BOMBER!! Cover, TWO?!? Taka survives and the fans are thunderous! Takagi eggs Taka on, runs, and PUMPING BOMBERS!! Then he hauls Taka up for the YUKON BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!? STF!! Taka endures but Takagi rolls him into the TAKAGI STF!! Taka TAPS, Takagi ELIMINATES him!!
Winner: Shingo Takagi, by pinfall; stays in the match
Now with Takagi giving LIJ the advantage, here comes The Holy Emperor! Taichi not being saved for last is certainly a surprise, but he also knows Takagi well from their battles over the KOPW Championship so this is good timing. Takagi stays warmed up while Taichi takes off his elaborate entrance attire. The bell rings and the two rush in! They RAM shoulders again and again, then Takagi dodges Ax Bomber to RAM Taichi! Taichi rebounds to BOOT Takagi down! The fans fire up and Taichi runs, but Takagi blocks the boot to CLUB the leg! Takagi ROCKS Taichi, Taichi KICKS Takagi! Taichi KICKS again and again!
Takagi DOUBLE CHOPS but Taichi KICKS the leg! Takagi falls over and hurries to ropes, but Taichi kicks him out of the ring. Taichi then pursues, and he sends Takagi into railing! Taichi brings Takagi through the gateway to snapmare him in front of the fans. Taichi KICKS Takagi in the back! Takagi writhes but Taichi brings him up. Takagi ROCKS Taichi, Taichi BOOTS Takagi! Takagi stops from falling on fans, and Taichi whips him into a POST! Takagi slumps down but Taichi pushes him into the ring. Taichi drags Takagi around, has a standing toehold, then he stomps a leg. Taichi turns Takagi over, stomps him a bit, then has the HALF CRAB!
Takagi endures as Taichi pulls on the leg! Takagi fights his way forward, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Taichi lets go in frustration, but he then stands on the leg. Taichi taunts Takagi then stomps the knee! Taichi scuffs Takagi, kicks at the leg, but Takagi sits up. Taichi gives Takagi more scuffing kicks, and he eggs Takagi on before a stomp! Takagi sits up but Taichi gives him Kawada Kicks. Takagi gets mad so Taichi gives him more Kawada Kicks! Takagi headbutts the buckle to fire back up! Taichi kicks the bad leg, then KICKS Takagi in the chest! Takagi falls back into the corner, and Taichi waits on him to stand.
Takagi stands, Taichi runs in, but into BOOTS! Taichi comes back, but Takagi BOOTS again! Takagi hobbles, swings, misses, but he fights Dangerous Saido to fireman’s carry! Taichi slips free but Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! YUKON feint and DDT! The fans fire up again while both men are down. Takagi sits up first, shakes out his arms and legs, then stalks Taichi to a corner. Takagi runs up but blocks a boot, to clothesline after all! The fans rally and Takagi fires off forearms in the corner! Takagi goes to TEN, then brings Taichi up. Takagi whips corner to corner, runs in and clotheslines again! Takagi reels Taichi in, Taichi fights the suplex, so Takagi SWINGING NECKBREAKERS!
Takagi crawls to cover at the five minute mark, TWO! Takagi keeps his focus and he hears the fans rally up. “TOKI GA KITA! <The time has come!>” The fans fire up and Takagi brings Taichi around. Takagi lifts but Taichi fights it! They fight for control, and Taichi back drops free! The fans fire up again, but Takagi runs in. Taichi swings, Takagi gets around to waistlock, but Taichi PELES Takagi’s arm! Taichi looks to the cameras now? Taichi finds the right one, but Takagi CLUBS him before he can copy Takagi’s catchphrase! Takagi then runs in at the corner, but Taichi dodges to GAMANGIRI! Both men fall and fans fire up again!
The fans rally as Taichi rises, and OFF COME THE PANTS! The fans fire up more as Taichi takes aim and builds his power. TENSHO- NO, Takagi dodges! We’re at the three minute warning as Taichi kicks a leg out! But Takagi blocks the buzzsaw! DRAGON SCREW! Both men are down, and Takagi rallies with “OI! OI! OI!” The fans join in, Takagi drags Taichi up, and he fires a forearm! Taichi KICKS in return! Takagi ridge hand chops Taichi! Taichi ridge hands back! They fire off these martial arts chops back and forth and the fans fire up! Takagi fires a flurry, so Taichi URAKENS! Takagi grits his teeth to CHOP! Taichi KICKS!
Takagi drops to a knee, Taichi KICKS him again! And again! Takagi leans into the shots and eggs Taichi on! Taichi kicks the bad leg and we’re at the two minute warning! Takagi fires boxing elbows! Taichi wrenches to HOOK KICK! Takagi rises to CLOBER Taichi! Takagi runs, but Taichi dodges! And clinches! They sumo wrestle! They go around, try for trips and throws! Taichi has the waistband to THROW Takagi!! Taichi runs, but Takagi ducks to GROUND COBRA CRADLE! TWO!!! Takagi ELBOWS! And JABS! But Taichi ROUNDHOUSES! Takagi rebounds to AX BOMBER!?! Both men are down as we’re under ONE MINUTE!!
The fans rally as hard as they can! Takagi rises up, he drags Taichi to his feet, and he runs with THIRTY seconds! DOUBLE BOMBERS collide! And then they collide again! And again! TWENTY SECONDS! Takagi runs, into a GAMANGIRI!! Cover, TWO!!! And we’re under TEN SECONDS!! Taichi flounders around, but TIME IS UP!!
Time Limit Draw, BOTH men are eliminated
Taichi and Takagi couldn’t finish this within the ten minutes, they’re both out! But that still helps LIJ as they have three men left and J5G has only two! Who is sent out next? It’s the Black Mask and Japones Del Mal!
BUSHI VS DOUKI!
The masked men of each team meet, as if it was meant to be! Will the Junior Heavyweights be able to finish this one faster than ten minutes?
Bushi rushes Douki and fires off! The bell rings, Bushi whips but Douki reverses. Bushi BOOTS back, TOSSES Douki out, then builds speed! Douki returns to ELBOW Bushi down! The fans fire up and Douki stomps Bushi around. Douki CHOPS Bushi, whips him corner to corner, but Bushi reverses. Bushi runs in to ELBOW, then he brings Douki out. Bushi spins Douki for a DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, Bushi stomps Douki around, and Bushi hauls Douki up. FISHERMAN- NO, Douki slips free to HELL STAB! Douki runs, into an ENZIGIRI! But Douki ENZIGIRIS back! Douki blocks Bushi’s kick, ducks the enzi but not the REWIND HEEL!
Douki wobbles while Bushi goes to a corner. Bushi runs up, CODE- NO, Douki stops the breaker! Douki wrenches, chinbars, ripcords and arm-drags, into a roll and SEATBELT!! DOUKI ELIMINATES BUSHI!!!
Winner: Douki, by pinfall; stays in the match
That WAS fast! And Douki also ties things up! Three rounds down, who is LIJ sending out fourth? Why, the Ticking Timebomb, of course! And he’s not waiting for anything, he runs up to SHOTGUN Douki! The bell rings, Hiromu clotheslines, snapmares and basement dropkicks! Douki bails out and the fans fire up! Hiromu aims from the apron and waits. Douki rises up, and Hiromu JOHN WOOS! The fans fire up with Hiromu as he shouts, “Moto!” The fans echo that, “Moto!” “Moto!” “Moto!” Hiromu then fetches Douki, puts him in the ring, covers, TWO! The fans rally as Hiromu brings Douki up and suplexes, but Douki slips free!
Douki swings but Hiromu fireman’s carries! But Douki slips free, shoves Hiromu to a corner, but Hiromu BOOTS back! Hiromu runs, Douki dodges and holds ropes, then BOOTS back! Douki is on the apron, Hiromu keeps going! FLYING SUNSET FLIP, but Douki holds ropes to block the bomb! Douki kicks Hiromu away, then ASAI MOONSAULTS! Direct hit and down goes Hiromu! The fans fire up while the teams coach their guys on. Hiromu and Douki stir while Red Shoes checks them. The ring count starts, Hiromu and Douki sit up at 5 of 20. Hiromu stands at 10, hobbles over to Douki and puts him in at 14.
The fans cheer and Hiromu brings Douki back up. Hiromu suplexes but Douki blocks! Hiromu still tries but Douki fights it! Douki suplexes but now Hiromu fights it! Hiromu tries again, but Douki wrenches out to waistlock. Hiromu switches, Douki throws elbows then runs, but Hiromu reels him in. Douki hooks free with a leg and then ENZIGIRIS! Hiromu goes to ropes, Douki whips, but Hiromu reverses. Douki springboards to FLYING BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up while both men are down. Douki fires up and stands, to run and DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Douki keeps his cool as he brings Hiromu up.
Douki hooks the arms but Hiromu fights the Gory Especial. Douki still lifts! But Hiromu fights free! So Douki knees low, runs, but into a fireman’s carry! Douki slips free, shoves Hiromu away but Hiromu BOOTS him! Hiromu tries again but Douki pops him up into the Gory Especial! DODON NO- NO!! Hiromu arm-drags free! And then POP-UP, but Douki turns that into an ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! Hiromu endures and stays on his feet, even as Douki pulls on the arms! Hiromu fights around, but he’s fading! Red Shoes checks as we pass five minutes, and Hiromu kicks his way around! Hiromu reaches out for the ROPEBREAK!!
The fans cheer but Douki doesn’t let go until Red Shoes counts! Hiromu sputters while Douki goes to the apron. Douki slingshots, but Hiromu stops Daybreak! Hiromu pops Douki around to a fireman’s carry! CORNER DEATH VALLEY! Hiromu fires up and the fans are with him! Hiromu drags Douki up, fireman’s carries again, and swings, but Douki sunset flips! Hiromu sits on it! TWO!! Douki runs up, but into an ELBOW! Both men wobble, and then Douki fires a forearm! Hiromu fires back! They go back and forth with forearms, Hiromu gets the edge, but Douki HELL STABS! And he ducks the superkick to DOUBLE HELL STAB!
Douki runs but into a HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! Douki stays up and we’re under three minutes! Both men run in, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! They both stagger around, then run in! Douki rolls Hiromu up, TWO!! Douki cradles, TWO and Hiromu has it! TWO and Douki has it! TWO! Hiromu has it again, TWO! Douki has it again, TWO! Hiromu has it, TWO!! Douki has it again!! TWO!!! Hiromu escapes and the fans are thunderous! Both men rise up, run in, and HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER hits! But Douki rises?! DOUKI-SAN BOMBER?!?! The fans are thunderous as we’re under two minutes!!
Douki roars and the fans are with him! Douki drags Hiromu up, runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Hiromu says he’s not done yet! Fireman’s carry and swing, but Douki sunset flips!! TWO!!! ITALIAN STRETCH!!! But Hiromu scrambles around! We’re under ONE MINUTE, but Douki drags Hiromu down! Hiromu is fading again, but he still fights back up! Hiromu powers his way over, but then Douki rolls him away! We’re under THIRTY SECONDS, as Hiromu pops Douki into VICTORY ROYALE!! Both men are down at TWENTY SECONDS!! The fans are going nuts as Hiromu crawls his way to a cover, TWO!!!
TEN SECONDS!! Hiromu dragon sleepers, TIMEBOMB- NO, Douki slips free to arm-drag! Hiromu takes a swing but Douki dodges, and TIME IS UP!
Time Limit Draw, BOTH men are eliminated
The two still keep going, Douki drags Hiromu down for a SEATBELT, but Red Shoes tells him it’s too late! And that means we have the fifth and final around! And that only mean a rematch of GENE BLAST VS HEAT STORM!
Yota Tsuji VS Yuya Uemura!
The fans fire up as we revisit WrestleKingdom in the final round! Uemura won in the Tokyo Dome, will he do it again in Korakuen Hall? Or will Tsuji avenge himself and make everything tranquilo?
The bell rings and now there’s NO time limit on this one! The fans fire up for that! Tsuji smiles while the fans rally behind him. He and Yuya circle, then Tsuji rushes in! Yuya gets around but Tsuji bucks the O’Conner Roll! Tsuji rushes back in, Yuya dodges, and both men run the ropes crisscross from each other! Yuya drops, then hurdles, but Tsuji avoids the arm-drag! Yuya avoids the stomp, and the two stand off! The fans cheer, Yuya and Tsuji get forehead to forehead, then Yuya shoves Tsuji. Tsuji ROCKS Yuya with a forearm! Yuya CHOPS back! Tsuji ROCKS Yuya again, so Yuya CHOPS again!
The fans rally up while Tsuji smiles and dusts himself off. Tsuji ROCKS Yuya with another forearm, but Yuya CHOPS again! Tsuji and Yuya continue, forearm for CHOP, and then Tsuji gets the edge with a flurry of shots! Tsuji whips, Yuta reverses, but Tsuji RANAS! Yuya tumbles out of the ring and Tsuji builds speed! The fans fire up as Tsuji DIVES into a forearm! Tsuji falls back but Yuya drags him out, and whips him hard into railing! The fans rally, Yuya drags Tsuji back up, then wrenches an arm. Yuya hammerlocks Tsuji to POST him shoulder first! Tsuji staggers away while the fans rally. Yuya slides into the ring while Red Shoes checks Tsuji.
Tsuji shakes out the arm, he’s okay to continue. Tsuji then has Yuya back up so he can get in the ring. The fans cheer, but Yuya CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Yuya snapmares Tsuji, grabs the bad arm and has a standing arm scissor, for the SNAP LOCK! The fans cheer the savage creativity, and Yuya paces around Tsuji. Yuya then scoops Tsuji to SLAM him, and then runs for an ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Fans cheer but Yuya pushes Tsuji around and clamps onto the bad arm. Yuya cranks the hammerlock while he leans on Tsuji but Tsuji endures. The fans rally, Tsuji fights around and reaches out, but Yuya SNAP LOCKS the arm!
Tsuji rolls and stands but Yuya still has the hammerlock. Tsuji tries to switch it but Yuya switches it right back. Yuya keeps Tsuji from the ropes and fans cheer the technical prowess. Tsuji throws elbows but Yuya gets under to scoop and HAMMERLOCK SLAM! Fans cheer while Tsuji clutches the bad arm. Yuya covers, TWO! Yuya keeps Tsuji down with a top wristlock now. Tsuji fights up, but Yuya returns to the hammerlock. Yuya RAMS Tsuji into the corner! Then he runs up to CHOP! Yuya CHOPS again, the fans rally up, and Yuya wrenches to whip corner to corner. Yuya runs up but Tsuji BOOTS him!
Yuya comes back, blocks the boot, but Tsuji brings him in to DOUBLE STOMP! The fans fire up while Yuya flounders away. Tsuji smiles even as he shakes out the bad arm. Tsuji looms over Yuya, brings him up, and then fires off forearms! Tsuji whips, Yuya reverses but Tsuji BOOTS him down! The fans fire up with Tsuji and he brings Yuya around. Yuya wrenches to YANK the bad arm! But he runs into a tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up again and Tsuji paces around Yuya. Yuya crawls but Tsuji stalks him. Tsuji gets Yuya’s legs, but Yuya scrambles and flails! Yuya reaches out and gets the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while Tsuji lets off, and then Tsuji stomps away on Yuya! Tsuji runs side to side to BASEBALL SLIDE! Yuya falls out, Tsuji keeps going! Tsuji DIVES and sends Yuya into railing! The fans fire up again while Tsuji storms around. Tsuji has J5G back up, then he drags Yuya around. Tsuji puts Yuya in and the fans fire up as he waits on Yuya. Yuya rises, Tsuji runs, and Tsuji runs Yuya over. Tsuji then grabs the legs again, but Yuya still fights! Yuya kicks and kicks, then he traps the bad arm to SNAP KICK it! Tsuji comes back but into a kick and ARMBAR DDT! But Tsuji’s back up! Only for Yuya to DROPKICK him down!
The fans fire up and Yuya rises! Yuya paces, then he runs up to DOUBLE CHOP in the corner! Yuya reels Tsuji in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO, but into the KIMURA!! Tsuji endures the double wristlock as Yuya pulls on it! Tsuji fights around, reaches out with legs, but Yuya CRANKS the hold! Tsuji still endures, still fights, and still manages the ROPEBREAK! The fans fire up and Yuya lets go. Tsuji is frustrated as he clutches his arm, but Yuya brings him back up. Yuya spins Tsuji around, but Tsuji fights the full nelson! Then Tsuji fights the waistlock! Tsuji throws elbows, he catches Yuya for the BACKBREAKER and COMPLETE SHOT, but Yuya avoids the stomp!
Tsuji ROCKS Yuya but Yuya PELES! Tsuji swings, but Yuya spins him! Tsuji still KNEES Yuya, then COMPLETE SHOTS! The fans fire up while Tsuji smiles again. Tsuji drags Yuya up, clinches, BACKBREAKER, COMPLETE SHOT and the STOMP! Fans fire up as Tsuji finishes his combo, then roars! Tsuji powers up in the corner, takes aim as Yuya rises, but then says hold on. BOOT! Tsuji gets the legs, and he flips Yuya over into the BOSTON CRAB! Tsuji sits deep, but Yuya endures, fights up, and powers his way forward! The fans fire up but Tsuji sits back down! Yuya still fights, but Tsuji drags him away from the ropes! Tsuji sits down deep again!!
Yuya still endures, J5G coaches him, and he fights back up! Yuya claws his way forward, to the ROPEBREAK!! The fans fire up and Tsuji lets go in frustration. Tsuji stands on Yuya’s neck, Red Shoes reprimands, and Tsuji steps away. Tsuji eggs Yuya on, Yuya sits up, but Tsuji kicks him around. Yuya stands but Tsuji smiles. Tsuji CHOPS, Yuya CHOPS, and then Yuya CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Tsuji still eggs him on, Yuya CHOPS more, but Tsuji gets in Yuya’s face. Yuya CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS! But Tsuji just smiles through it! Yuya CHOPS, Tsuji ROCKS him! Tsuji hurries to hoist Yuya up top, then CHOPS him back!
Tsuji climbs up, the fans rally, and Tsuji goes to the very top! Tsuji brings Yuya up, throws some forearms, but Yuya gives haymakers back! Tsuji falls! Yuya adjusts up top as Tsuji rises, but Tsuji gets under the jump! Yuya comes back, into a POP-UP POWERBOMB!! Less pop, more bomb! And then the BOSTON CRAB!! Tsuji sits deep on Yuya’s spine but the fans rally up! Yuya endures, fights back up, and he crawls his way over to where J5G is cheering! But Tsuji drags him away, turns him back over, and SWINGS him!! Tsuji TOSSES Yuya away then roars! The fans fire up as Tsuji hauls Yuya back around, and back into the BOSTON CRAB!
Tsuji is really wanting to embarrass Yuya with a “Young Lion” move! Fans fire up as Yuya endures all over again! Yuya fights, does hopping push-ups, but Tsuji drags him away again! And sits DEEP!! Yuya fights up again?! So Tsuji shifts to a LION TAMER!! Tsuji digs that knee into Yuya’s shoulder blades but Yuya refuses to give in! Tsuji lets him go out of frustration, then looms over Yuya. Tsuji drags Yuya back up, to CURB STOMP him down! Tsuij roars and powers up, and the fans rally. Tsuji aims from a corner as Yuya sits back up. Yuya stands, and RANAS Gene Blast, into an ARMBAR! But Tsuji stacks him! TWO!!
Yuya ENZIGIRIS! Tsuji rebounds, to GENE BLAST!!! Cover, TSUJI WINS!
Winners: Los Ingobernables de Japon, by pinfall
It was truly neck and neck in the end, with Tsuji avenging his loss at WrestleKingdom! LIJ stands together victorious in the end, but will Just5Guys be able to rebound in time for Osaka and Sapporo?
As for Tsuji, he gets the mic to speak. “Oi, Uemura. Oi. Hey, what did you say after you beat me last night? Should I say it? Oi. You stepped over that IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to say it. Me and you, we have to fight for that. That’s what you said, didn’t you? We can have a hell of a match every single night, BUT! Nothing will come of it. We have to settle this in Sapporo. At least for now.” So how about… they make it Hair VS Hair?! What does Uemura say to that? Uemura grabs the mic from Tsuji, and says, “I’m not interested in your hair. BUT! I won’t run from anyone or anything. So in Sapporo… I’ll do it! Hair VS Hair!!”
The fans fire up for this rather rare stipulation match! The future of NJPW wants to go for the top prize, willing to put up more than just their pride on the line! Which one of these lions loses their glorious manes while the other rises up towards the gold?
J5G leaves but Tsuji continues. “OI, Korakuen! And everyone watching around the world. We can’t keep going the way we are going in NJPW. I’ve thought this for a long time. Staying put gets you nowhere. There is a lot I wanna do right here. And to do what I wanna do, Naito… I need the belt that you have. I’m not saying it’s right now, but I will get results. I will produce wins, and I will face you for that IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.” Tsuji vows that this generation of NJPW is going to belong to him. Up, down, left and right, it will all be Tsuji’s! Tsuji vows to be the top of NJPW, just you wait and see.
Tsuji drops the mic and smiles, but Naito smirks as well. Naito brings the belt around nonchalantly like he does every belt, and sets it out in front of the group. Tsuji is first to raise the LIJ fist, and the rest join in. When and where will the Uncontrollable Charisma have to worry about Gene Blast? Will it even be Naito who holds the title when Tsuji comes around for his shot?
My Thoughts:
Okay I know I skipped a LOT on this one, but this was all just a tune-up night with one very big main event. Given the first four rounds were gonna be up to ten minutes, this was gonna end up a 40 minute main event at least. And then they went and had mostly time limit draws to get the maximum out of the whole thing. I did appreciate that Takagi of course beats Taka in the time limit given that’s a heavyweight beating a junior heavyweight, and then I also liked that Douki got to eliminate Bushi fast to show Douki’s risen up in the ranks.
And while surprising, the order everyone entered worked towards story. They didn’t have to choose between Sanada and Naito, and then they gave Tsuji the win over Uemura so that they’re personally 1-1 and will need the tiebreaker. Hair VS Hair is a wild choice, but could go either way because of it. And Tsuji calling out Naito for a potential future title match was pretty wild, too. Tsuji is one of the Reiwa Era Three Musketeers so NJPW clearly sees big things for him, and honestly, I don’t blame them. Tsuji’s big, has a great smile and good personality, he’s a shoe-in for the top spot, so might as well get going on that build.
My Score: 8.7/10
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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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