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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/30/24)
A Block, Round 9!

The final chance for Block A!
This is it for A Block, and for El Desperado! He holds his Best of the Super Juniors fate in his hands, can he move on to the semifinals?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- KUSHIDA & Shoma Kato VS Dragon Dia & Ninja Mack; Dia & Mack win.
- DOUKI & Taka Michinoku VS Robbie Eagles & Zack Sabre Jr; Eagles & ZSJ win.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club; LIJ wins.
- HENARE & Callum Newman VS SHO & Yujiro Takahashi; Henare & Newman win.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: Clark Connors VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Kanemaru wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: Kevin Knight VS BUSHI; Bushi wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: Titan VS TJP; TJP wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: Blake Christian VS Kosei Fujita; Fujita wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: El Desperado VS HAYATA; Desperado wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Titan: 5-3, 10 points
El Desperado: 5-3, 10 points
HAYATA: 5-3, 10 points
Blake Christian: 5-3, 10 points
Kevin Knight: 4-4, 8 points
Clark Connors: 4-4, 8 points
TJP: 4-4, 8 points
BUSHI: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Kosei Fujita: 2-6, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: Clark Connors VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
100 Proof still has that outside shot, but he’s up against the Heel Master! Will Kanemaru stack this deck with a shot of whiskey? Or will he have to drink his sorrows with No Chaser?
The two stare down and Connors calls for the Too Sweet. Kanemaru just puts one out on Connors instead! Connors knees him low for it! The bell rings, Connors CLUBS Kanemaru, then whips him, but Kanemaru grabs ropes to stop. Kanemaru bails out, wants Connors to chill, but Connors chases him instead! They get in the ring and Kanemaru stomps away! Kanemaru runs, but into the JEEP- NO, Kanemaru dodges Connors and then dropkicks the legs out! Kanemaru drags Connors around to SMASH the knee! Kanemaru paces and then stomps Connors on the leg. Kanemaru gets Connors up but Connors throws down elbows!
Kanemaru kicks the bad leg again, runs, but into the JEEP FLIPPER! The fans fire up and Connors storms out after Kanemaru. Connors drags Kanemaru up, and POSTS him! Kanemaru goes down in a heap, Connors paces around, then Connors drags him up. Connors brings Kanemaru to the orange seats! They go up the bleachers as Connors has Kanemaru in a headlock! The fans fire up as they get closer to the action. The lights come up so everyone can see Connors ROCK Kanemaru with a right. Connors brings Kanemaru along, and snap suplexes to the floor! A bit double-edged for both men but Connors rises first.
The fans fire up with the War Dog as he roars. Connors puts one out on Kanemaru now, then leaves him behind. The fans fire up, the ring count is starting, and Connors goes after a Young Lion! The count is 15, Kanemaru has returned to floor level, and Connors sends the Young Lion at him! But Kanemaru anticipates it and sends the Young Lion into Connors! Kanemaru slides in at 17, Connors flounders around, CONNORS IS COUNTED OUT! KANEMARU WINS!
Winner: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, by count out (gains 2 points; Connors earns 0)
Connors can’t believe it! He tried to be tricky but got outsmarted by the Heel Master! 100 Proof is done, and does his best to cool off, but how will he explain this to David Finlay and the Dogs? HE SPEARS THE REF!! The fans boo as Connors is a sore loser, but he’s not done! He drags the ref out of the ring and drags him backstage! Will Connors make the ref explain this one to Finlay?
Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: Kevin Knight VS BUSHI!
The way is open for The Jet to still fly into the semifinals! He just has to make it past The Black Mask, who uh, comes out as Huggy Wuggy from Poppy Playtime… Will Bushi make this a nightmare come true? Or will there still be more time on Knight’s flight?
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. They tie up, Bushi kicks low then whips. Knight reverses then hurdles, hurdles and bypasses, but Bushi avoids the dropkick! Knight still lands on his feet, and then drops down to copy Bushi’s taunt! The fans cheer and Bushi is beside himself! Bushi runs in, but Knight dumps him out! Knight then PLANCHAS, but Bushi slides in! Bushi WRECKS Knight with a dropkick, then builds speed, but Knight slides in! Tilt-o-whirl BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Knight flexes while Bushi goes to a corner. Knight runs in but is put on the apron! Knight stays on his feet, but Bushi bails out to deny him a target.
Knight says Bushi’s smart, and then he comes running in around the way! Back up to the apron for a FLYING DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Knight rips Bushi’s shirt away! “TSUYOI~!” Knight then wipes the sweat away and tells Shingo Takagi on commentary, “Atsui, ne? <It’s hot, huh?>” Knight drags Bushi up, and says they’re going up! The fans cheer as the orange seats get another visit. Knight throws elbows down on Bushi to keep him going, but Bushi CHOPS! Knight UPPERCUTS! Knight bumps Bushi off the railing, then goes to the ledge! The fans fire up as Knight stands on the railing, for the CROSSBODY into a Young Lion!
Bushi uses a Young Lion as a shield, and now he brings Knight over to the other stairwell. Bushi knees low, SMACKS Knight off railing, and then he goes up to the ledge! The fans fire up as Bushi CROSSBODIES Knight down!! Bushi stands tall, the fans want another! Bushi struts to the steps, but then says no, he shouldn’t. Bushi brings Knight back to the ground level and puts him in the ring. The fans applaud and Bushi stands Knight up. Knight knees low, whips, but Bushi reverses and dropkicks the leg out! Bushi drags Knight around by that leg, and turns him for a HALF CRAB! Knight endures, crawls over, and has the ROPEBREAK!
Bushi holds until the ref counts 4, and then stomps the bad leg. Bushi drags Knight up, but Knight fires body shots in return. Knight ROCKS Bushi but Bushi kicks the leg! Bushi runs, but into the DROPKICK! The fans fire up again as Knight clutches his leg. Knight and Bushi go to corners, and Knight fires up again. Knight runs to STINGER SPLASH! Knight stomps a mudhole in, lets off as the ref counts, then runs back in, but Bushi BOOTS! Bushi runs, but into a scoop and SLAM! Then a JET SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Bushi stays in this but Knight stays focused! Knight goes to the apron, fans fire up as shakes out the bad leg.
Bushi rises, and Knight springboards in, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Knight is frustrated but the fans rally up again. Knight rises and roars and he brings Bushi up. Knight fireman’s carries, but Bushi fights free. Bushi reels Knight in, SHIN BREAKER! Bushi kicks, Knight blocks, Knight ducks the enzigiri but not the REWIND HEEL! Bushi goes to a corner, runs back in, CODE- NO, Knight manages to block! And then makes it a SKY 2 HIGH! And then a fireman’s carry, for the F5!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up again as Bushi survives! Bushi flounders away but Knight pounds the mat. The fans rally, Knight runs up, SATELLITE-
NO, Bushi TOSSES Knight out of the ring! Knight clutches his knee but Bushi goes out after him. Bushi drags Knight back into the ring, the fans applaud, and Bushi goes up the corner! MISSILE DROPKICK to the leg! Bushi then gets said leg, SMASHES it, and then ties Knight up in the FABLE!! Knight endures and the fans rally as hard as they can! Knight reaches out, moves around, crawls his way over, but Bushi rolls him from the ropes! Knight flails, Bushi pins him down with a foot! Knight TAPS, Bushi wins!!
Winner: Bushi, by submission (gains 2 points; Knight earns 0)
The Jet has been grounded once again, and he’s gonna miss out on the semifinals! He’ll just have to fight harder next year, it seems.
Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: Titan VS TJP!
El Inmortal still has life in this tournament, and is hoping to return to the semifinals in back-to-back years. But Public Enemy told us just last round that he’s going to make a change so that he can finally get a win over Titan in their personal series. Will TJP conquer this ungovernable and the block for the United Empire? Or will Titan keep the faith and have another chance at the trophy?
Well, speaking of that change, TJP has once again transformed into the Aswang! TJP is ready to get scary if it means succeeding where he has failed before. The bell rings and TJP runs up to SHOTGUN! Titan bails out, TJP goes to the apron and CANNONBALLS! Direct hit and the fans fire up! TJP drags Titan up, POSTS him, and then goes looking under the ring. TJP doesn’t find what he needs, so he POSTS Titan again! TJP checks this corner, and yes, he finds a chair! TJP aims but Titan kicks low! Titan has the chair now, but TJP kicks low! TJP puts Titan in the ring, grabs the chair, but Titan DROPKICKS the chair into TJP!
Titan builds speed, and he DIVES! Down goes TJP and the fans fire up again! Titan stomps TJP, drags him into the ring, then hurries to go corner to corner! But TJP avoids the Loco Lariat, and has Titan in the ropes for a DRAPING FINAL CUT! TJP drags Titan up, whips him to a corner, then runs up to ELBOW him down! The fans rally up as TJP scrubs Titan’s face! TJP runs side to side, and he BOOT WASHES Titan halfway out the ring! The fans fire up and TJP paces. The fans want that again, so TJP brings Titan back in. TJP gives Titan more scrubbing, then runs, for another BOOT WASH! The fans fire up while Titan flops out of the ring.
TJP watches Titan roll back in, and is right on him with an UPPERCUT! TJP climbs up and BITES Titan through the mask! TJP spots out the sequins then pushes Titan down for a cover, TWO! Titan is still in this but TJP brings him up. Titan fires forearms in return! TJP kicks low, whips, but Titan ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for TJP to THESZ PRESS! Cover, TWO! TJP drags Titan back up, reels him in, HALF HATCH “ICHI!” Then TJP drags Titan up for HALF HATCH “NI!” TJP drags Titan up again but hangs Titan out to dry! The fans fire up as TJP goes up the corner and GUILLOTINE- NO, Titan avoids the splash to GAMANGIRI!
TJP staggers away, comes back, but Titan body scissors and throws him out of the ring! The fans fire up as Titan rises to TOP ROPE ASAI MOONSAULT!! Direct hit on TJP and a few Young Lions! The ref checks on everyone, and both Titan and TJP are still okay. Titan rises and roars, the fans fire up with him and put him in. Titan goes to the apron now, takes aim and the fans rally up. Titan springboards in to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Titan keeps his cool. Titan drags TJP up, reels him in for a fireman’s carry, but TJP fights free. Titan fires off a strike fest, SOBATS, then runs, but into a SOBAT from TJP!
TJP runs, Titan follows! TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! TJP survives and the fans rally up. Titan pounds the mat and watches TJP go to the corner. Off comes the elbow pad and Titan goes corner to corner! But TJP goes up and over! TORNADO DDT!! TJP turns things around on Titan and both men are down! The fans rally as hard as they can as TJP and Titan stir. Titan and TJP crawl towards each other at center, and go forehead to forehead as they stand. TJP fires the first forearm but Titan gives it back! They go shot for shot, back and forth, and the fans rally up! Titan ROCKS TJP, eggs him on, then SOBATS!
Titan runs, but into a mule kick! TJP runs, but Titan goes Matrix to then SUPERKICK! TJP flops to the apron but Titan hurries over! The fans rally as Titan climbs, and APRON DIVING STOMPS!! Both men flop to the floor, but Titan roars as he rises again! The fans fire up and Titan drags TJP up and into the ring. Titan climbs up a corner, gets his bad leg working, and he aims for the DIVING DOUBLE- NO, TJP moves and catches that leg! PINOY STRETCH!! Titan flails, reaches out, crawls, pulls at hair, but TJP pulls on the hold! Titan still drags TJP along with him as he moves forward, to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer while TJP lets go in frustration. TJP drags Titan up to wrench, fireman’s carry, and DETONATION- NO! Titan blocks the kick, and now he steps through! Titan has the deathlock, but TJP makes it a cradle! TWO!! Titan escapes, but TJP SUPERKICKS! TJP whips, Titan reverses and TORNADO roll through, to a GOURD BUSTER! But TJP blocks a superkick to slips around, LEG CAPTURE SUPELX!! The fans are thunderous and TJP hurries to a corner! TJP reconsiders, he goes to the other corner. TJP goes up, MAMBA SPLASH onto knees! That delay saves Titan and he runs up to SHOTGUN TJP!
TJP is in a corner, Titan hurries to go corner to corner! LOCO LARIAT!! TJP flops back, Titan rises to the top rope! The fans rally as hard as they can as Titan DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS!! But Titan isn’t done there, he roars and goes to the apron! Titan springboards, LA LANZA!! Cover, TWO!! And TJP ends up sending Titan onto the ref!! The fans are thunderous but Titan doesn’t realize what happened! Titan just skins the cat to the top rope! Titan reloads and DIVING DOUBLE- BLOOD MIST!!! ONE BY ONE!!! Cover, TWO!!! Titan survives but TJP goes up top now! MAMBA SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!?! No one can believe that El Inmortal still lives!
TJP pounds the mat, the fans join in, “T! J P! T! J P!” NOVA FIREBALL!! Cover, TJP WINS!!
Winner: TJP, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Titan earns 0)
The Aswang’s attack on Titan succeeds! TJP has assured Titan will NOT return to the semifinals, but there is still only a sliver of hope for TJP himself. Will that door stay cracked open for The Public Enemy to slip in? Or will it be slammed shut in a matter of moments?
Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: Blake Christian VS Kosei Fujita w/ TMDK!
It has been upset after upset tonight in the block, and now All Heat is in the hot seat! Can he make it through here to head for the semifinals? Or will the Ichiban Young Punk extinguish the flames in the final round?
Fujita attacks the moment Blake’s on the apron! The bell rings and Fujita builds speed to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Blake! The fans fire up with Fujita and he gets Blake up into the ring. Cover, TWO! Fujita keeps moving and he PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Fujita goes out to the apron, springboards in, but Blake gets under. Fujita comes back, Blake dodges and BOOTS in the corner! Blake pushes Fujita, then goes to the apron himself, so he can springboard and DOUBLE STOMP the arm! Blake then TOSSES Fujita out, and finally gets his vest off. The fans rally as Blake builds speed, and he WRECKS Fujita with a dropkick!
Blake rolls back into the ring, builds speed again, and he FLIES out onto Fujita! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Blake shakes out his arms, drags Fujita back up, and wrenches Fujita’s bad arm for an ELBOW BREAKER! Blake puts Fujita on the apron, pulls on the bad arm, and he mockingly claps with Fujita’s hand. Blake makes Fujita flip us off, then he BITES that finger! The fans boo but Blake smirks as he kicks Fujita in. Blake turns Fujita over, traps the good arm, then pulls on the bad arm! Blake stands on the arm, and he STOMPS it! Fujita writhes while even fans wince from that. Blake paces around Fujita, then drags him back up.
Blake wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER the bad arm again! Blake then goes to ropes, wraps the arm around ropes, but the ref counts. Blake CLUBS Fujita’s arm as he lets off, then taunts ZSJ and Eagles. Blake brings Fujita up, but Fujita ROCKS him with a forearm! Blake smirks, eggs Fujita on, so Fujita fires more forearms! Fujita storms up on Blake, waistlocks, but Blake holds ropes to stop the lift. Blake throws elbows, then PELES the bad arm! Fujita writhes, Blake checks his chin, then Blake storms over. Blake drags Fujita up, whips him to ropes, but Fujita reverses to GAMANGIRI! The fans fire up while both men are down!
Blake crawls to a corner, ZSJ & Eagles coach Fujita in the other. The fans rally, Fujita runs up on Blake, and he CHOPS! Fujita pushes Blake down, goes out to the apron, and he springboards in to MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit and Fujita hurries to cover, TWO! Blake is tougher than that but Fujita grits his teeth. The fans rally, Fujita waistlocks and deadlifts, but Blake throws elbows. Fujita ducks one and jumps on, GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Fujita also has the body scissors in! Blake powers up, and powers out with a back drop! The fans rally, Fujita rises, and Blake ROUNDHOUSES! Blake runs, handsprings, but into the waistlock!
Fujita GERMAN SUPLEXES, but Blake lands on his feet! Basement dropkick! Fujita flounders away and Blake grits his teeth as he goes to the corner. Blake runs up to SHOTGUN Fujita into the other corner! Fujita flops out of the ring and the fans rally up. Blake builds speed and DIVES into a GAMANGIRI! Fujita then slingshots, but into a GAMANGIRI! Blake has Fujita stuck on the ropes, and then springboards, to GUILLOTINE 450!! Cover, TWO!! Fujita survives and the fans fire up again! Blake hears Korakuen Hall cheering for “FUJITA! FUJITA!” but he shrugs it off to run up, step up, but Fujita dodges the stomp!
Blake JUMP KNEES, runs up, but into a POP-UP GERMAN!! Bridging cover, TWO!! Fujita roars and the fans fire up again! Fujita drags Blake up, suplexes, but Blake fights it! So Fujita GUILLOTINE FACELOCKS! But Blake wrenches the bad arm, hammerlock, half nelsons, CRADLE! TWO!! Fujita escapes and both men stagger to their feet. Fujita waistlocks, Blake pries at the bad arm, and BITES the hand! Then ELBOW BREAKERS! The fans boo but Blake builds speed to handspring, NEURALIZER KICK! Both men are down and the fans rally up more. Blake goes to a corner, climbs, but Fujita ROCKS him first!
Fujita climbs, brings Blake up, but Blake fires body shots! Blake slips under, CLUBS Fujita, then he goes up the ropes to get Fujita for an INVERTED SPANISH FLY!! And then FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! Fujita flails, Blake switches around into a RINGS OF SATURN!! Fujita endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer, Blake lets go, but Blake is still smiling! STEP-UP STOMP!! Cover, TWO?!?! Fujita survives and shocks Blake! The fans are thunderous but Blake vows to end this! Blake goes to the apron, springboards, HEAT 450 but Fujita moves! Blake hits the mat knees first! Fujita waistlocks to deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX!
Fujita holds on to get Blake up again, spin and suplex, ABANDON HOPE!! Fujita crawls to the cover, FUJITA WINS!!
Winner: Kosei Fujita, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Blake earns 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and in this case, they come away with an upset! Is Blake out of luck? Or can he rise from the ashes to still have a chance?
Best of the Super Juniors 31 A Block: El Desperado VS HAYATA!
This is the one “win and you’re in” match of the entire night, but that means there’s no hope for the loser! Will the Rogue Luchador make good on his promise to finally win it all? Or will he be left out in the cold Silence of Darkness?
The bell rings and the fans rally up already. Despe and Hayata slowly circle, feel out the knuckle lock, then break. They tie up collar ‘n’ elbow, Despe waistlocks, but Hayata switches. Despe spins around to get a facelock but Hayata wrenches out of the wristlock. Despe rolls, wrenches, wristlocks, but Hayata slips through and wrenches back. Despe turns around, traps both Hayata’s arms, then gets a headlock for the takeover. Hayata headscissors back, and fans applaud this opening exchange. Despe bridges, moves around, and he traps Hayata’s legs to turn him over. Despe rolls back to have the deathlock and the fans applaud.
Despe reclines back on Hayata, has the headlock, but Hayata powers out the back to hammerlock. Hayata keeps Despe down on the mat, then SNAP LOCKS the arm. Despe endures, rolls, spins and trips Hayata to get the toehold. Hayata fights back with a chinlock but Despe pulls on the leg. Despe then drags Hayata to have a standing toehold, that he then laces legs for a deeper hold. Hayata endures, turns over and flips things around on Despe to get the arm. Despe fights up, goes to the ROPEBREAK, and Red Shoes calls it. Hayata lets go slowly and cleanly, and the fans applaud. The two reset and circle again.
Despe rushes in but Hayata trips him. Hayata runs, Despe stays low but Hayata handsprings. They keep moving, going perpendicular, but then Hayata hits an atomic drop! Hayata runs to SHOTGUN BOOT! The fans fire up while Despe bails out, and Hayata builds speed. Despe ducks so Hayata handsprings and waits him out. Despe stands, Hayata PLANCHAS, but Hayata lands safe on the apron as Despe moves back. But then Despe trips Hayata! Hayata falls on the apron, and Despe gets him for a STRETCH MUFFLER! And then NUMERO DOS!! Despe keeps Hayata off the floor for a few moments, then drops him down.
Despe brings Hayata around and YANKS the bad leg. The fans rally, Despe gets Hayata up and puts him in the ring. Hayata takes a swing but Despe blocks! Despe ROCKS Hayata, but then Hayata grabs an arm to HOTSHOT! Hayata goes up and up and SHOTGUNS Despe down! Despe staggers away while clutching his arm but Hayata goes out to pursue. Hayata drags Despe up, wrenches, hammerlocks, and he POSTS Despe, shoulder first! Despe falls back, Red Shoes checks him, but Hayata storms over. Hayata drags Despe up, hammerlocks the arm and POSTS it again! Despe falls, clutching the elbow, and the ring count starts.
Hayata twists Despe’s arm, drags him up, and puts him in at 10 of 20. Hayata then SLAMS Despe’s arm on the apron! The fans rally, Hayata steps in and he drags Despe to drop a leg on the arm! Hayata scissors the arm, Despe throws body shots, and Despe crawls along to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Red Shoes counts, and Hayata lets off. Hayata drags Despe up, bumps him off buckles, and then wraps the bad arm around ropes! Red Shoes counts, Hayata pulls but lets off at 4. Hayata then goes to the apron and pulls the arm! Red Shoes counts, Hayata lets go, and Despe staggers away to the far corner.
The fans rally as Hayata storms up. Despe fires body shots and a CHOP, but Hayata wrenches and CLUBS the arm! Hayata wrenches to a wristlock, then arm-drags Despe down. Hayata arm-drags again, knuckle locks and drops for an ARM JAMMER! Despe staggers away while the fans applaud. Hayata storms over, drags Despe up, but Despe fires CHOP after CHOP! Despe CHOPS, whips, but Hayata reverses to ENZIGIRI! Despe falls and the fans rally up again. Hayata runs up, but into a scoop and BIG back suplex! The fans fire up again while both men are down. Despe watches Hayata go to a corner, runs up and ELBOWS!
Despe reels Hayata in, suplexes high and hard, and the fans cheer. Cover, TWO! Despe YANKS the bad leg, hits a GROUND DRAGON SCREW, and the fans rally again. Despe drags Hayata around to have the STRETCH MUFFLER! Hayata scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts while Despe thrashes, and Despe lets go. “Oops!” Knee drop on the knee! Red Shoes reprimands but Despe says it was an accident. Despe stands on Hayata’s leg, that’s no accident. Hayata pushes him, so Despe stands Hayata up. Hayata fires a forearm, and another, but Despe kicks the leg out. Despe then reels Hayata in for a SHIN- Hayata KNEES free!
Hayata goes to a corner, then runs to SHOTGUN Despe down! The fans fire up, Hayata drags Despe to a drop zone then goes up the corner. SECOND ROPE SAULT! But the bad leg hurts a bit so Hayata’s late on the cover, TWO! The fans rally, Hayata shakes out the leg and goes back for Despe. Hayata drags Despe up, crosses the arms, but Despe wrenches out to hit a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up and so does Despe! Despe gut wrenches, GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO! Hayata is still in this and the fans fire up! Despe snarls, drags Hayata up, and he underhooks. But Hayata wrenches out to hit another ARM JAMMER!
Hayata runs to ARMBAR BULLDOG! And then a DEEP hammerlock! Desperado scrambles forward, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Red Shoes counts, and Hayata lets go in frustration. Despe clutches the arm and the fans rally for him but Hayata stands up first. Hayata drags Despe up, wrenches, but Despe fires a forearm. Hayata YANKS the arm, Despe fires another forearm! Hayata CLUBS the arm, Despe throws a KICK! Despe swings, Hayata gets around and STRAITJACKET DDTS! SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO!! Despe survives and the fans fire up again! Hayata is a bit surprised, but he drags Despe back up.
The fans rally for Despe as Hayata reels him in, 403- NO, Despe fights and lifts Hayata! Hayata fights that, kicks and whips, but Despe reverses to SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO, into STRETCH MUFFLER!! Hayata flails, but still ends up in the NUMERO DOS!! Hayata flails with his free arm, reaches out, but Despe drags him back! But Hayata powers out to hammerlock the arm! AND BRIDGE!! Despe endures, flails, reaches out, kicks around, and the fans are thunderous! Hayata has to reset, and Despe claws forward! Hayata BRIDGES again! Despe kicks and kicks, fights his way around, and manages to BOOT Hayata!
The fans fire up as Despe is free, clutching the bad arm. Despe and Hayata stir, slowly rise, and head for each other. They go forehead to forehead, then Despe fires a forearm! Hayata fires a forearm back! Despe gives another, so Hayata gives it back! The fans rally as Despe fires another! They go back and forth, Hayata wobbles, but then he CLUBS the bad arm! Despe ROCKS Hayata with the other elbow! Both men fall and the fans fire up again! Hayata roars and eggs Despe on! Despe stands and KICKS the leg! Despe grins, gets the leg, but Hayata ENZIGIRIS! Hayata runs up, but into a wrench, spin and underhook! But Hayata wrenches out!
Hayata goes after the arm but Despe fights the takedown! Despe rolls, gets the leg, STRETCH MUFFLER, but Hayata rolls to a cradle! TWO!! Despe swings, into a takedown! High stack, TWO, but Hayata OKLAHOMA ROLLS! TWO!! Hayata gets Despe in a ghost pin! TWO!!! Despe escapes the onslaught and the fans are thunderous! Hayata swings, but into a wrench, underhook, backslide! TWO!! But back to underhooks, and PINCHE LOCO!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Hayata survives and Despe is in disbelief! The fans are thunderous and dueling now as Despe rises. Despe throws off his elbow pad and he drags Hayata back up.
Despe reels Hayata in, underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Hayata fights and crosses the arms! STRAITJACKET DDT!! Despe flops over and the fans fire up again! Hayata rises, he slashes his throat, and he drags Despe back up! 403- NO, Despe fights the Impact! So Hayata gets a leg, FISHERMAN’S SCREW! Hayata hurries to reset, 403 IMPACT!!! But he has to crawl to the cover!! ROPEBREAK!!! Despe survives by a literal foot and Hayata can’t believe it! The fans are thunderous again as Hayata rises! Hayata waits on Despe as the fans rally up. Despe sits up, Hayata runs up, but into an UPPERCUT! And ROLLING ELBOW!
But Hayata SUPERKICKS! Despe falls to his knees again, and Hayata vows to end this! Hayata runs, into a SPINEBUSTER!! Flip over and underhooks, JAY DRILLER!! And then PINCHE LOCO!!! Cover, DESPE WINS!!
Winner: El Desperado, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Hayata earns 0)
The Rogue Luchador toughs it out and takes the top spot in the semifinals! But he still shows the GHC National Champion respect by bringing him the icepack and shaking his hand. But with Hayata eliminated, the math says the other semifinalist is… T J P! The Aswang’s win over Titan tonight and over both Blake and Hayata in previous rounds means he has the opportunity to conquer the BOSJ for the United Empire!
As for our top seed in A Block, Despe gets the mic to admit that if the roles were reversed and Hayata won the block his first time in this tournament, everyone other than NJPW fans would be excited. And Despe gets it. He’s not making fun of non-NJPW fans, he just knows it’d be more shocking. But Despe is grateful that it was Hayata who he got to face in this last round. Despe might not have made it through if he had to go on earlier. He was so nervous, he barely ate anything after lunch! The fans applaud that, knowing the feeling.
Despe says this time last year, he made it to the semifinal round, only to lose to Titan. B Block is tomorrow, and the match-ups will be decided after that. He looks forward to that. The fans applaud in agreement, but Despe adds that in the end, HE will be going to the Dominion main event in Osaka-Jo Hall, and HE will be the one to get the “last buzz.” The fans cheer that, too, and Despe leaves it at that. Will Despe finally prove he is the Best of the Super Juniors?
Here are the FINAL A Block standings!
El Desperado: 6-3, 12 points [SEMIFINALIST]
TJP: 5-4, 10 points [SEMIFINALIST]
HAYATA: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Blake Christian: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Titan: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Kevin Knight: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Clark Connors: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
BUSHI: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Kosei Fujita: 3-6, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A great night for BOSJ, and a great final round for A Block. For one, I did not think they’d give us so many upset/spoiler victories. Kanemaru snatching things so quick from Connors was great, though. I feel like the tensions between War Dogs and House of Torture need to continue until finally, we get a proper Bullet Club Civil War arc. Great win for TJP over Titan, and great to see that he’ll be going into the next phase with Desperado. Despe VS Hayata was a great main event, and I feel like we’ll get a parallel with how Hiromu VS Taiji are fighting for the top spot.
At the same time, Taiji beat so many of the others that if Hiromu won, I think Taiji would still go into the semis. Taiji winning opens the way for Douki, one of the only two to get a win on Hiromu. Kushida is the other but he’s too far down, so it is really just Douki VS Eagles and Hiromu VS Taiji that affect the semifinals. Douki, Taiji, Hiromu, any of those would make great opponents for Despe and TJP.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Can the Pride of Inglewood put her pride aside?
WWE Evolve Women’s Champion, Kali Armstrong, claims she doesn’t need help. But in a tag match against Nikkita Lyons & Zayda Steel, will she be able to accept help from The Queen of Harts, Natalya?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Marcus Mathers VS ???
- Kali Armstrong & Natalya VS Nikkita Lyons & Zayda Steel; win.
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AEW hits a Grand Slam in Mexico!
AEW visits CMLL in their home of Arena Mexico for an incredible crossover event! 10 Man Tag, 12 Man Tag, and a title match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- 14 Man Tag: Hechicero, Volador Jr, FTR & The Don Callis Family VS Adam Cole, Brody King, Daniel Garcia, Bandido, Templario, Atlantis Sr. & Atlantis Jr; Cole, Brody, Garcia, Bandido, Templario, Senior & Junior win.
- Kazuchika Okada w/ Don Callis VS Mark Briscoe; Okada wins.
- MJF w/ The Hurt Syndicate VS Mistico; Mistico wins, by disqualification.
- 4 Million Pesos Fatal 4 Way: Ricochet VS Mascara Dorada VS Holo.grm VS Lio Rush; Hologram wins $210,240 USD.
- CMLL Women’s World Championship: Zeuxis VS Mercedes Mone; Mone wins and becomes the new CMLL Women’s World Champion.
- 10 Man Tag: The Death Riders, The Young Bucks & The Beast Mortos VS Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay & The Opps; Death Riders, Young Bucks & Mortos win.
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Hangman Page is here!
Mexico City fires up for the Blackhat Cowboy as he makes his way into Arena Mexico for the first time! Hangman has a mic to say, “Hola! Mi nombre es Hangman.” And he asks they excuse his Espanol, it isn’t the best. But Hangman knows that like most White people, he’ll do his best. His familia used to grow tobacco, and they were hard workers. And they had employees who were hard workers, from right here in Mexico City. Those men were also like family! He is thankful that the people of Mexico have invited AEW into their home tonight! The fans cheer, and Hangman thanks them for the collaboration of AEW & CMLL. This is the best pro-wrestling in the world!
Hangman continues by saying that he also wants to make it known about AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley, that while Hangman is not wrestling tonight, and that he is not allowed ringside later tonight for the main event… He will find Moxley after! And Excalibur apologizes, the last part definitely can’t be translated for the sake of the broadcast. The fans still cheer Hangman on, they wanna see that #CowboyS*it. Hangman adds that once again, he is thankful for letting them be here in Arena Mexico. Now, let the action begin! The fans cheer as Hangman heads out, will The Cowboy get his hands on The Maniac before the night is over?
14 Man Tag: Hechicero, Volador Jr, Dax Harwood & The Don Callis Family VS Adam Cole, Brody King, Daniel Garcia, Bandido, Templario, Atlantis Sr. & Atlantis Jr!
Well, they always say, “Card subject to change.” Cash Wheeler is not able to make it, but Lance Archer and “The Predator,” Volador Jr, take his place! Then on the other side, the OG Atlantis jumps in! Will things only end up crazier to start off Grand Slam?
As Dax Harwood & Stokely Hathaway make their way out, #BigStoke has a mic and he has them cut the music. Stokely has some good news and some bad news. Bad news: Due to circumstances beyond his control, Cash Wheeler cannot be here tonight. That’s the bad news. The good news is, one half of FTR is here tonight in the great Dax the Ax! And hey, Stokely has been working on his Espanol all day. “Grassy ass, thank you!” Still messed it up… But with that, the rest of Team Rudo make their way out, starting with Volador, followed by the Don Callis y Hechicero.
On the other side, ROH World Champion Bandido leads the way for his team, followed by Templario and the Atlantis father and son. Then Brody King and Daniel Garcia follow, saving TNT Champion, Adam Cole, for last! The fans join in for the “BOOM!” and “ADAM COLE, BAYBAY!” These massive teams sort out, and Bandido steps up against the Alpha, Konosuke Takeshita. The fans fire up behind the Most Wanted while he and Konosuke circle. They approach, Konosuke trips Bandido and things speed up. Bandido stays low, then hurdles, but Konosuke leaps over. Bandido dodges Konosuke, then he aims his finger gun!
The fans cheer as Konosuke says he has his eyes on Bandido, too. Konosuke kicks low, whips, but Bandido reverses. Bandido scoops right to a torture rack! X KNEE blocked, and Konosuke spins Bandido to back suplex. Bandido lands out, Konosuke mule kicks. Konosuke runs, but into a RANA! The fans fire up while Konosuke bails out. Bandido builds speed, but Hechicero steps in per lucha rules! The fans cheer these two, even duel, and then Hechi takes a swing. Bandido dodges, fires hands, but Hechi dodges and even goes Matrix! The fans fire up, Hechi scoops, Bandido slips free, but Hechi victory rolls to then INVERTED MONKEY FLIP!
Hechi catches Bandido into the REAR NAKED CHOKE, but Bandido rolls back! They both stand, Hechi wrenches Bandido and whips. Hechi runs up to STEP-UP KNEE! Bandido flops down and Hechi shows off the drop steps. Bandido bails out so Garcia runs in! Garcia whips, Hechi sunset flips, but Garcia rolls through, and does his dance! The fans are torn, but Hechi trips Garcia to have the legs! Hechi rolls and stacks Garcia, only for Garcia to activate the core! Garcia sits up, sunset flips, but Hechi blocks to spin Garcia! Garcia RANAS through! Hechi bails out, Dax storms in, and the fans boo.
Garcia fires forearms on Dax first, then backs him to a corner. The fans cheer as Garcia goes up, and he rains down fists! The fans count but Dax stops Garcia at cinco! Dax carries Garcia off the corner but Garcia fights free to DECK Dax! Garcia whips but Dax reverses and wrenches to short arm LARIAT! Garcia bails out so Atlantis Junior jumps in. Arena Mexico actually boos Junior, he’s apparently not as cool as Senior. Junior shrugs that off to run up on Dax. Dax puts Junior on the apron and Junior GAMANGIRIS! Junior slingshots, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SLINGBLADES! Cover, TWO!
Atlantis Junior tags Templario and the fans cheer again. Junior & Temp roll Dax into a wheelbarrow and Temp goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK Dax into the WHEELBARROW GERMAN! Temp covers, TWO! Templario hears the fans cheer him on, but Volador climbs up and CROSSBODIES! He takes down Temp & Junior, then ducks ‘n ‘dodges. Dax gives him a boost to DOUBLE DROPKICK! Dax whips Junior, Volador whips Templario, but they both duck to come back and DOUBLE RANA! Junior SUPERKICKS Dax, and fans boo! Volador SUPERKICKS Junior and fans cheer! Templario rises, and he circles with Volador.
Templario RIPS Volador’s Depredadores shirt and stomps on it! Then things speed up. Volador hurdles, Temp ducks then rolls off Voaldor’s back! Temp goes up, up, and RANAS! Volador bails out, and we get a TEMPLAROONI! Templario then handsprings to SASUKE SPECIAL! Direct hit on Volador, and now that lets Brody King step in. The fans bark and Dax realizes he’s alone with this Hound of Hell. Dax offers a handshake, but Brody CHOPS him down! Archer storms in as Dax scrambles out, and the Murderhawk Monster CLUBS Brody! The fans boo as Archer CLUBS away on Brody, then he soaks up the heat.
Archer whips, Josh Alexander gets a cheap shot in, but Brody swings on him for it! Alexander HOTSHOTS him in return! Archer choke grips, but Cole CHOPE BLOCKS! Cole & Brody RAM Archer into the Walking Weapon! SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK! Brody goes out to get Alexander while Cole SHINING WIZARDS Archer down! Brody fireman’s carries Alexander, APRON DEATH VALLEY!! The fans are thunderous as now Kyle Fletcher steps in. Protostar and Panama City Playboy fire hands! Kyle knees low and fires off more knees! Kyle whips, Cole ducks ‘n’ dodges, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide!
Cole keeps going, he LARIATS again! Kyle wobbles, Cole tries a third time, but he runs into a SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF! Kyle grins and soaks up heat, but here comes Atlantis Senior! The fans fire up as Senior ducks ‘n’ dodges and TACKLES Kyle! The fans fire up as Atlantis rains down fists! Kyle goes to a corner, Atlantis fires off more shots, then puts him in the other corner. Kyle turns things around, and are more fans cheering Kyle than Senior? Kyle runs up, Senior dodges and Junior GAMANGIRIS! Bandido SUPERKICKS Kyle! Templario JUMP KNEES Kyle! Brody CHOPS Kyle! Garcia BOOTS Kyle up and out!
The fans fire up as now Cole and the team gather together, and the fans cheer as all seven raise their hands! Bandido’s team is in control while Grand Slam goes picture in picture.
The ref has the team sort out and Bandido stays in. He goes out to fetch Dax, but Dax and Volador mug him! The rest of Bandido’s team goes to help him and it is a huge brawl! All 14 men are throwing hands, and Brody even DUMPS Kyle into the crowd! Archer puts Garcia in the ring so they’re legal now. Archer climbs up a corner to rain down fists! Garcia slips out before tres, trips Archer up, and he climbs up! Garcia rains down fists, and this time, Garcia makes it to siete before Archer picks him up and DROPS him on the top buckle! Archer mocks Garcia’s dance, then he drags Garcia up to whip him hard into the Rudo corner.
Archer taunts Bandido, goes back to Garcia, and stands on him at the ropes! The ref reprimands, Archer steps off, and Garcia gets up to fire forearms! Archer ROCKS him in return! Hechicero tags in and he fires hands on Garcia! The ref counts, Hechi stops at quatro and powers up his alchemy. Then he drags Garcia up, only for Garcia to fire hands! Garcia runs, but Hechi scoops him for a BEARHUG! And a SPINNING BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Hechi is upset but dos es dos. Hechi drags Garcia up, wrenches his arm, and tags in Alexander. They mug Garcia and Grand Slam returns to single picture.
Mexico cheers on Hechicero, but alexander RAMS Garcia and lifts, only for Garcia to fight it! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Garcia crawls, reaches out, but Alexander grabs at his foot! Garcia still fights to hot tag Bandido! The fans fire up as Bandido fires forearms with Alexander back and forth! Bandido gets the edge and the fans cheer, only for Alexander to knee low! Alexander runs, but Bandido gorilla presses him! And then SLAMS him down! The fans fire up more, and Bandido goes up, up, and Latino Heat, but Alexander is right up after him! SUPER BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up but Alexander hurries to get Bandido up. Konosuke climbs and Alexander Electric Chair Lifts Bandido! But Bandido slips down, shoves Alexander into Konosuke, and then he sends Alexander to Templario for a SUPERKICK! Templario puts Alexander up top, then he and Bandido climb! They have Konosuke and Alexander on the very top, for STEREO MOONSAULT POWERSLAMS!! Stereo covers, TWO!! Both Alexander and Konosuke survive but Temp & Bandido high-five. But then Kyle SUPERKICKS Templario! Bandido fires hands, runs, but Kyle LARIATS Bandido! Atlantis Junior SUPERKICKS Kyle!
Junior goes up, up, but Alexander SHOVES him down! Alexander then goes out after Junior while Kyle rises. Atlantis Junior fights to BACKDROP Alexander into the ring! Junior goes up the ramp, runs back down, and he CROSSBODIES Kyle & Alexander! The teams rush in, it is a brawl, but then Bandido’s team puts Kyle, Alexander, Konosuke and Volador in corners! The fans cheer as Bandido, Junior, Garcia and Cole rain down fists! The fans count along, and finally, we get all the way to DIEZ! En total, cuarenta! The fans cheer as Bandido’s team tosses the rudos out, and then Junior DIVES to take out Konosuke! Konosuke stays up, so Templario DIVES onto him, too!
Garcia and Alexander brawl their way up the ramp and to the back, and the same for Cole with Kyle! Bandido ASAI MOONSAULTS Volador! Archer storms into the ring to meet Brody! The fans bark for these behemoths and the forearms fly! Archer throat chops, runs, but into a forearm! Brody roars and runs, but into a forearm! Archer roars and runs, but then fakes Brody out! But Brody deflects the boot to run and CLOBBER Archer! Archer tumbles out, but here comes Hechi! FLYING ELBOW! Hechi stomps away on Brody and the fans fire up! The Alchemist whips, Brody blows through the lariat to RANA?!?
Hechi tumbles out while fans bark, and Brody builds speed to DIVE!! The supersized tope takes out Hechi AND Konosuke! But that leaves Dax with Atlantis Senior. And Senior has been owing Dax a beating since last week! The hands fly, the fans fire up, and Senior gets the edge! But Dax kicks low! Dax CLUBS Senior, kicks away, and the fans are cheering!? Dax is all fired up, and he drags Senior up to bring him around. But Senior drags him into a cradle! Team Bandido wins!!
Winners: Adam Cole, Brody King, Daniel Garcia, Bandido, Templario, Atlantis Sr. & Atlantis Jr, by pinfall
But Dax attacks anyway! What a sore loser! But Arena Mexico doesn’t seem to care?! Junior and the other luchadores run Dax off, and Stokely says keep them back! Will things just have to end here? Or will both father and son get payback on FTR soon enough?
Kazuchika Okada w/ Don Callis VS Mark Briscoe!
The Rainmaker has a Winner Takes All match with long-time rival, Kenny Omega, but he crossed a line! Not only has Okada joined Don Callis just to stick it to The Cleaner, but Okada hospitalized Omega with a brutal attack to the stomach! Will the Sussex County Chicken get a semblance of revenge on Omega’s behalf? Or will Okada make it rain in Arena Mexico?
The fans are fired up for Okada while he and Briscoe get face to face. The ref has them back away to their corners, then the bell rings. Okada and Briscoe step up again, then Briscoe shoves Okada! Okada bails out and the fans boo. Briscoe waits on Okada while commentary tells Callis he and Okada committed the most despicable thing in all of wrestling. Callis of course says it was the most shrewd tactical move in the history of wrestling. Okada takes his time returning into the ring, and then he circles with Briscoe. They tie up and are in a deadlock. They go around, Okada puts Briscoe on the ropes, but he lets off slowly.
Okada fakes the chop, and pats Briscoe on the shoulders. The fans are torn, but Briscoe kicks Okada and TOSSES him! The fans cheer as Briscoe builds speed, but Okada steps aside so Briscoe can’t dive. Briscoe gives chase, though, and they go around the outside. They slide back in, and Okada CLOBBERS Briscoe! The fans are torn as Okada CLUBS away. Okada fires forearms, storms up to stomp Briscoe in the corner, and then ELBOWS him! The fans are torn but Okada brings Briscoe around for a BIG back suplex. But Briscoe lands out, and hits the Crane Stance! Okada takes a swing, Briscoe ducks, and Briscoe CHOPS!
Briscoe whips, Okada reverses, but Briscoe slides under the boot! Crane Stance! Crane feint, then the CRANE KICK! The fans fire up as Briscoe stands up in his Redneck Kung-Fu stance. Briscoe stands Okada up to ROCK with a haymaker, then ROCKS him again. Okada staggers, Briscoe is on him with a CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and Callis acknowledges those heavy hands of Briscoe’s. Briscoe bumps Okada off buckles, stomps a mudhole, then stops as the ref counts 4. Briscoe then grinds his forearm into Okada’s face! The ref counts again, Briscoe stops at 4, and he whips corner to corner. Okada reverses but Briscoe goes up and out.
Okada runs up but Briscoe blocks a shot to ROCK Okada! Briscoe then RAMS into Okada, throws him out of the ring, and then DIVES! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Briscoe high-fives the front row before he puts Okada in the ring. Okada goes to a corner, Briscoe runs up and LARIATS! Briscoe goes corner to corner again, but Okada BOOTS him! Briscoe just fires up! Okada dodges this time, and he hoists Briscoe up to DROPKICK him down to the floor! The fans fire up while Grand Slam goes picture in picture.
Okada waits while Briscoe is down and out. A ring count starts, Briscoe stirs, but then Okada goes out to fetch Briscoe. Briscoe fires body shots but Okada kicks low! DDT to the floor! Okada leaves Briscoe behind and the ring count starts again. Briscoe rises up, leans on commentary, and he tells Callis off before he goes to the ring at 6 of 10. Okada is on Briscoe with another DDT! Cover, TWO! Briscoe toughs it out and Okada is annoyed. Okada stalks Briscoe to a corner, but Briscoe kicks low! Okada ELBOWS Briscoe, whips corner to corner, then runs in and ELBOWS Briscoe down! Okada paces while soaking up cheers and jeers.
Okada goes back to Briscoe and drags him up. Okada reels Briscoe in, turns him, and hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Briscoe is still in this and he rises up. Okada is on him with a chinlock and bends him back! Briscoe endures as Okada leans on the hold, and Briscoe fights around to stand back up. But Okada drags Briscoe back down! Briscoe still fights, Grand Slam returns to single picture, and the fans rally up. Briscoe rises again, fires body shots, then runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Okada hits a FLAPJACK! Okada is ice cold while the fans fire up. Okada brings Briscoe up, gut wrenches, but Briscoe fights to a victory roll! TWO!
Okada runs up, Briscoe waistlocks, but Okada switches. Briscoe breaks free to PELE! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Briscoe pounds the mat and the fans rally. Briscoe rises, Okada stands, and they throw forearms back and forth! Briscoe ROCKS Okada, and Okada comes back to CLAW Briscoe’s eyes! Okada whips, but Briscoe reverses and CHOPS! Briscoe fires forearms, then whips. Okada reverses but Briscoe FLYING FOREARMS! The fans fire up again and both men rise up. Briscoe winds up to LARIAT in the corner! Briscoe brings Okada out to a FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Okada stays in this! Briscoe clutches his neck but he brings Okada back up. Okada fights the clinch, the fans duel, and Okada puts Briscoe on ropes. Okada whips, Briscoe FLIPS through the backdrop! The fans fire up and Okada thinks it is for him. But he turns around into a REDNECK UPPERCUT! Briscoe runs in at the corner, but Okada pops him up to the Alabama Lift! REVERSE NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up again and Okada scoops to SLAM! Standard formula, Okada goes up the corner! MACHO ELBOW! Then Okada winds it up, and gives the Rainmaker MIDDLE FINGER~!
Okada grins, but Briscoe grabs that finger to BITE IT! The fans fire up and the ref reprimands, but Briscoe BITES more! Then EXPLODER! Briscoe drags Okada to a drop zone, climbs up top, and FROGGY-BOW! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Okada survives! Briscoe calls his shot and he underhooks Okada! But Okada BACKDROPS free! Briscoe is right up, swings, but Okada dodges to then backslide! Roll through, but Briscoe dodges the lariat, only for the DROPKICK to hit! Okada roars, ripcords, and RAIN- NO, Briscoe ducks, kicks low, and underhooks! But Okada fights the lift! Wrench, ripcord, but Briscoe wrenches and underhooks! JAY-
NO, Okada fights the driller to scoop and TOMBSTONE!! Okada grins and ripcords, RAINMAKER!!! Cover, Okada wins!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, by pinfall
The Continental Champion is rolling on the road to Arlington! Don Callis celebrates with his potentially new golden goose, but then Callis CLAWS Briscoe’s eyes! The fans boo as Okada aims with the belt! BELT SHOT to the ribs!! And then BELT SHOT to the head!! Callis & Okada stomp away on Briscoe, then they leave him behind. Another message sent to not just Kenny Omega but to anyone who would dare defy them. Will Okada go from Continental Champion to Unified Champion after going All In?
MJF w/ The Hurt Syndicate VS Mistico!
The Scumbag only ever does or uses something when it benefits him, and being extremely patriotic for the United States only seems to happen when he wants to stick it to someone not from the United States. MJF waves Ol’ Glory while he, MVP, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin walk down to the ring, but will he have to wave the white flag of surrender here tonight? Or will MJF somehow screw over the arguably greatest and most beloved man in CMLL?
In fact, to counter MJF being an American idiot, Mistico takes off his Sin Cara mask to reveal the colors of Mexico’s flag and therefore the colors of his people. He also has Me Muero as his theme, and the fans all know that one! The bell rings and the two circle while the fans rally behind Mistico. The two tie up, MJF SHOVES Mistico away, and then MJF soaks up the heat. MJF mockingly claps and then says up theirs! MVP tells MJF to worry about Mistico, not the fans. The fans tell MJF off and MJF tells them to shut up. MJF and Mistico tie up, Mistico SHOVES MJF, and Mistico eggs MJF on! MJF gets up, he and Mistico circle again, and they tie up. MJF kicks low and grins.
MJF brings Mistico around to headlock but Mistico fires body shots. Mistico powers up and out, then CHOPS! Mistico winds up and the fans rally, and he knuckle locks before he CHOPS again! Mistico goes up, up, and he tightrope walks to FLYING ARM-DRAG! The fans fire up as Mistico then hits a CODE RED! Cover, TWO! MJF bails out but Mistico builds speed! Mistico handsprings to fake MJF out! MJF thinks he’s smooth for running away, but then MVP tells him to focus on Mistico, not on the fans. MJF says he knows, and he eggs on Mistico. Mistico runs out there to chase MJF, but then the Hurt Syndicate stands in the way!
The fans boo, Mistico wags his finger, and he tells them to part. MJF runs up to ROCK Mistico first! The fans boo but MJF high-fives his guys. MJF says, “Easy! Too easy!” MJF puts Mistico in the ring, smirks while the fans call him more names. MJF swivels his hips, then runs up, but Mistico dodges the knee drop! Mistico runs up to RANA! The fans fire up and Mistico has MJF in a corner. MJF wants mercy, but Mistico says nope! Mistico runs up, but MJF YANKS him into buckles! MJF stomps away on Mistico, then goes to the other end to stand on the corner. MJF soaks up heat as he does the Pledge of Allegiance!
The fans boo, and MVP again reprimands MJF, he needs to be about business, not about trolling! MJF goes back to Mistico, drags him up, and he brings Mistico around, but Mistico JAWBREAKERS! Mistico runs, hops on, but MJF stops Code Red to reel Mistico in! POWER BREAKER! Cover, TWO! Mistico survives, MVP says this is still fine, and Grand Slam goes picture in picture. MJF sits Mistico up, and he pulls at the mask! MJF’s lucky this is an AEW based event, CMLL rules say this is tantamount to a disqualification! MJF rips at the eyehole, then clamps on a chinlock. MJF grinds Mistico down but Mistico endures.
Mistico fights while the fans tell MJF off again. Mistico rises up, fires body shots, then runs to ROCK MJF! Mistico fires forearms but MJF throat chops! MJF TOSSES Mistico out, distracts the ref, and the Hurt Syndicate attacks! BARRIER BACKBREAKER from Shelton! Shelton shoves Mistico back into the ring, MJF covers, TWO! Mistico is still in this but the ref is a bit suspicious of the Hurt Syndicate. MVP defends their innocence, and MJF puts Mistico on ropes. MJF CHOKES Mistico, the ref counts, and MJF stops at 4. This lets Lashley CHOKE Mistico and throw hands! The Hurt syndicate gets away with more, and MJF covers, TWO!
MVP tells fans to callete, they saw nothing! MJF stalks Mistico, stomps him on the foot, then has him on the ropes. MJF stomps him more, then soaks up heat. MJF drags Mistico up, scoops and carries him, then SLAMS him down! MJF huffs ‘n’ puffs while Grand Slam returns to single picture. MJF sits Mistico back up, runs the ropes, and then just steps up to pelvic thrust! The fans boo and Mistico is pissed now! MVP says no more trolling, MJF, he’s already told him that! MJF ROCKS Mistico, but Mistico eggs him on! MJF ROCKS Mistico, CLUBS him again and again, but then Mistico blocks to fire off forearms! And KICKS, SOBATS and KICKS!
The fans fire up with Mistico, but MJF BITES Mistico’s mask! MJF whips, Mistico reverses, then he ducks ‘n’ dodges to handspring and BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up and Mistico aims from a corner. But MJF runs up! Mistico dodges, runs back in, but MJF puts him on the apron. Mistico GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up, Mistico springboards, CROSSBODY! Mistico rolls through and keeps moving, tilt-o-whirl and DDT! MJF tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Mistico rises. Mistico springboards from the corner, SUPER CROSSBODY! The fans are thunderous as both men are down! The ring count starts while the fans cheer, “ESTA LUCHA! <THIS IS WRESTLING!>”
The fans fire up as Mistico puts MJF back in the ring. Mistico then springboards again, SWANTON BOMB! MJF sputters into the drop zone and Mistico goes up the corner! MOONSAULT, but MJF moves! Mistico rolls through as best he can, and he SNAP POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO!! MJF survives, MVP is frustrated on his behalf, but Mistico covers again, TWO! MJF is still in this but the fans are still behind Mistico. Mistico stands MJF up and CHOPS! The fans rally, Mistico runs, but MJF SPITS in Mistico’s face! Mistico is pissed, but MJF dodges the haymaker! Mistico blocks MJF’s kick, but MJF POKES Mistico in the eyes!
MJF runs, but Mistico SUPERKICKS! MJF rebounds to FOREARM! Mistico rebounds to hop on, DESTROYER!! MJF staggers but he SUPERKICKS back! Cover, TWO!! Mistico survives, and both men are showing us why they were each record-setting champions in their companies! The fans rally up more and more, “ESTA LUCHA!” MVP talks with Lashley & Shelton, and MJF rises up. MJF goes to the apron, and then up the ramp? Is MJF quitting? Mistico rushes up after MJF, tilt-o-whirl and- NO, MJF stops La Mystica to hit a TOMBSTONE on the stage!! The ref hurries to check Mistico while the fans go nuts!
MVP hurries to check on MJF and tells him to get up. MJF grabs the ref and drags him away to the ring. MJF now wants the win by count out! The count begins, the fans count along, and Mistico is still down at tres. MJF lies down to mock Mistico, but Mistico rises at cinco! The fans are thunderous as Mistico fires himself up, and he runs down the ramp to then slide into the ring at nueve! The fans are thunderous and MJF is stunned! MJF covers his ears to block out the chants for Mistico, but then he drags Mistico to a corner. MJF calls his shot, goes up the corner, but Mistico springs up! GAMANGIRI! GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI!!
Mistico fires up, GAMANGIRIS again, then he goes up top! Mistico steadies himself, brings MJF up, and hits a SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Mistico crawls to the cover, TWO!!! MJF survives and Mistico is stunned, but the fans give him strength to rise again. Mistico runs up on MJF, tilt-o-whirl and LA MYSTICA!! FUJIWARA ARMBAR!! But MVP distracts the ref!! MJF TAPS, but it doesn’t count!! Mistico is furious, MVP continues to keep the ref’s attention, MJF LOW BLOWS Mistico!! Roll-up, high stack, but now the distraction is backfiring! The ref is late to the count, TWO!! Mistico survives and The Hurt Syndicate is apoplectic!
The fans are electric as Mistico survives! “ESTA LUCHA!” as MJF and the ref argue now. MJF then runs up to LOW BLOW Mistico!??!
Winner: Mistico, by disqualification
Typical MJF throws a tantrum with that blatant breaking of the rules! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but then MJF SHOVES the ref down! That’ll be a fine, but MJF just rains down fists on Mistico! Lashley & Shelton join in! The fans boo as the Hurt Syndicate mugs Mistico! Then MJF threatens to do it! He grins, and he grabs Mistico’s mask! MJF SNATCHES it away!! The fans are furious as MJF holds up his trophy, and then puts it on! MJF flips everyone off while wearing Mistico’s mask, but here come Bandido, Templario y Titan! They won’t let this disrespect go unpunished! In fact, who is that climbing up the corners?! Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey are here!!
The fans fire up as Hurt Syndicate turns around, DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICKS from #JetSpeed! MJF freaks out, and he gets DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for it! The Hurt Syndicate hurries away, Bailey gets Mistico his spare mask while MJF retreats wearing the real one. Mistico still won this match, but will he and his amigos make sure to get some payback?
4 Million Pesos Fatal 4 Way: Ricochet VS Mascara Dorada VS Holo.grm VS Lio Rush!
The One & Only is still looking for someone, anyone, to be worthy of following him on his journey to gold. Maybe having an extra $210K will help that? Or will someone else cash in big with a Grand Slam?
The bell rings and the four watch each other. Ricochet tries to bond with Bryce Remsburg over being bald but Bryce isn’t having it. Ricochet and the others all approach center, but then Lio says forget this. Lio goes to a corner to soak up heat, and Ricochet talks it over with the luchadores. They all step up and Lio sees he is surrounded. Lio says hold on, let’s take it easy. But then Ricochet sucker punches Dorada! Ricochet stomps away on Dorada, Lio DECKS Hologram and stomps him, too! The fans boo but Ricochet and Lio soak up the heat. They shake hands and trade luchadores. Then they coordinate, and they run corner to corner to trade again, LARIATS in the corners!
Lio then feeds Hologram to Ricochet for another LARIAT! Lio runs in and LARIATS Dorada! Feed to Ricochet’s LARIAT! The fans boo but Ricochet & Lio soak it up. Ricochet & Lio get the luchadores up and out of the ring, then they mock the fans clapping. Ricochet & Lio both build speed, but the luchadores are back! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Dorada sets up, Hologram runs, and Dorada pops Hologram up for an ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG! Lio is sent away, Hologram dodges Ricochet and Dorada SUPERKICKS Now Hologram returns the favor so that Dorada can ARABIAN PRESS ARM-DRAG Ricochet!
The fans fire up as Ricochet tumbles into Lio at the corner. Dorada runs and rolls off Hologram’s back so Hologram can SPLASH both Ricochet & Lio! Then Dorada runs in for a CYCLONE SPLASH! Then Dorada gives Hologram a boost so he can DOUBLE DROPKICK Ricochet & Lio outta the ring! That leaves Hologram and Dorada to square off. The fans fire up as they go forehead to forehead, and then they speed up! Only for Ricochet and Lio to trip them both up! The fans boo as Lio RAMS Dorada into railing on one side and Ricochet THROWS Hologram into railing on the other! Ricochet soaks up heat while Lio rains down fists on Dorada.
Ricochet THROWS Hologram into more railing, then Lio talks trash. Ricochet soaks up heat, Lio sends Dorada hard into the railing! And in Arena Mexico, these railings are bolted to the floor, there is far less give than AEW’s ringside barriers. Lio puts Dorada in the ring and Ricochet is there to bring him up. Lio & Ricochet mug Dorada, Lio runs, but then Dorada gets away! Lio holds up while Ricochet covers up. Dorada spins Ricochet for a JUMP KNEE! Then he ROCKS Lio again and again! Dorada whips, Lio slides to a stop, but Dorada runs in. Lio puts Dorada on the apron, Dorada avoids a haymaker to GAMANGIRI!
Dorada climbs, the fans fire up, but Ricochet SHOVES Dorada down! Dorada goes to the apron, Lio runs up and HANDSPRING KICKS him down! Dorada hits railing, Lio builds speed, but Hologram is in his way. Lio still runs up, but into a GAMANGIRI! Hologram goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES, but into an ANTIAIR DROPKICK from Ricochet! the fans fire up and Ricochet pushes Hologram aside. Ricochet builds speed and he FOSBURY FLOPS onto Dorada! Lio ASAI MOONSAULTS onto Hologram! The fans fire up and Grand Slam goes picture in picture.
Ricochet soaks up cheers and jeers, dusts himself off, and Lio talks trash on Hologram. Lio scuffs Hologram, Ricochet mocks the fans, and then Ricochet CLUBS Dorada. Lio THROWS Hologram into railing, Ricochet ROCKS Dorada, and Ricochet follows Dorada to the ramp. Ricochet fires hands on Dorada, but Dorada fires a flurry in return! Dorada CHOPS Ricochet against the ropes! Dorada fire sup, runs up the ramp and back down, but Ricochet BACKDROPS him into the ring! Lio CLOBBERS Hologram at the same time! Ricochet soaks up more heat, and then Lio brings Dorada around.
Lio & Ricochet continue to work together as they mug Dorada then mug Hologram. They get Dorada up but Dorada fires CHOP after CHOP on each of them! Dorada fires up, runs, but into a DOUBLE DROPKICK! Ricochet gives some Latino Heat while soaking up the heat. Lio intercepts Hologram at the ropes, he and Ricochet double whip, and they DOUBLE ELBOW him down! They soak up more heat, stomp Hologram, then Ricochet covers. Lio stops that and Ricochet apologizes, it was a force of habit. Grand Slam returns to single picture as the fans rally for Hologram. Ricochet & Lio double whip Hologram but he KICKS back!
Hologram dodges Ricochet to LARIAT Ricochet up and out! Then he kicks, KNEES, and CHOPS Lio! Hologram runs, but Ricochet is back to mule kick! Lio front kicks, Ricochet LARIATS, and Lio adds a SPLASH! But Lio knows better, he doesn’t cover. He and Ricochet high-five, and Lio polishes that bald head. Ricochet says no, not cool. Lio says seriously? Then why he bald? Ricochet argues with Lio, then Lio shoves Ricochet! Ricochet shoves back! They keep shoving, and Ricochet SHOVES Lio down! Ricochet says he ain’t the one to play with! Lio gets in Ricochet’s face, but Dorada DROPKICKS Ricochet into Lio!
Dorada keeps moving, and he uses Ricochet as a step to RANA Lio! Things keep moving, a bypass and RANA for Ricochet! The fans fire up but Lio kicks low. Lio whips, Dorada reverses but Lio jumps up the ropes and reverses back. Dorada returns, Lio dodges, Hologram WHEEL KICKS him! Ricochet springboards in, Hologram dodges, and Dorada runs up to DESTROYER!! Ricochet stumbles out of the ring, Hologram and Dorada have the ring, and the fans fire up. Things speed up, Dorada drops down then hurdles over, then he blows past Hologram! Hologram DIVES onto Lio, and Dorada FLIES out onto Ricochet!
The fans are thunderous as Dorada y Hologram rise up! “ESTA LUCHA!” as Hologram and Dorada leave Ricochet and Lio behind. Things keep moving, Hologram drops down, bypasses, but Dorada handsprings. They whip, Dorada puts Hologram in a corner, then Dorada runs up. Hologram dodges, comes back, goes Spider-Man to then go out, around, and over Dorada! The fans fire up as Dorada storms up but into a kick. Hologram whips, Dorada reverses, but Hologram tilt-o-whirls for a DDT! Cover, TWO! Dorada toughs it out, and he SUPERKICKS in return! Dorada runs, but into a SPANISH FLY! Hologram suplexes but Dorada slips free!
Dorada shoves, then handsprings, Hologram fireman’s carries only for Dorada to make it a CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! The fans are thunderous again but Ricochet CLOBBERS Dorada! But then Lio TOSSES Ricochet! Dorada waistlocks Lio but Lio flails! Lio slips under, fires off fast hands and ROCKS Dorada! Lio runs but Dorada wrenches and PELES! Ricochet dragon sleepers for VERTI- NO, Dorada slips free! Dorada shoves Ricochet, dodges on the return, but Ricochet hits as CAVE IN!! The fans fire up for that truly impressive double stomp, but then Lio dodges Ricochet’s jump knee. Lio gets around to hop up and POISON-RANA!
Ricochet ends up in a corner, Hologram fireman’s carries, but Lio hits a POISON-RANA! Dorada runs up, Lio blocks and spins him, POISON- NO, Dorada powers out. Lio dodges, redirects, then dodges again to hop up! Dorada pops out the back, Lio goes up the corner, FLYING POISON-RANA!! Cover, TWO!! Dorada survives and Lio is furious! Lio hurries up the corner, takes aim at Dorada, FINAL HOUR!! Cover, SHINING WIZARD from Ricochet!! The fans are thunderous again as Ricochet DROPKICKS Hologram off the apron! Ricochet then drags Lio to a drop zone and goes up the corner! Ricochet aims but Lio rises up!
Lio anchors Ricochet’s foot, he and Ricochet throw hands, and Lio HEADBUTTS! Lio goes up after Ricochet but Ricochet fires body shots! Ricochet ROCKS Lio, then slips inside, only for Lio to throw body shots! Lio RAN- NO! Ricochet stops the rana to lift Lio back up! Lio fires hands to stop the bomb! They fight for control up top, only for Hologram to join in! Torture rack for Lio, but Lio slips free! They switch, Hologram shoves Lio into Ricochet! Hologram runs back up on Lio but Lio standing switches to roll Hologram up! Feet on the ropes, TWO!! Hologram escapes, the ref reprimands Lio, but Lio gets running!
RUSH- NO, Hologram stops Rush Hour to torture rack! SPIN, SPIN, SPIN, PORTAL BOMB!! Cover, HOLOGRAM WINS!!
Winner: Hologram, by pinfall (earns the 4 million Pesos cash prize)
Undefeated at 25-0, and now 4 million Pesos richer, is the sky the limit for Hologram? Will there be championship gold in his future?
CMLL Women’s World Championship: Zeuxis VS Mercedes Mone!
The Warrior Goddess doesn’t appreciate being seen as just an appetizer on The CEO’s road to All In: Texas, but she still accepted the challenge for this match. Will Zeuxis be the first to humble Mone? Or will the Money Train pick up yet another belt on her way to Globe Life Field?
It would seem we already have #FourBeltsMone again as she shows off the EWA (European Wrestling Alliance) Women’s Championship on top of having the Rev-Pro Undisputed Women’s Championship, the Queen of Harts title and the AEW TBS Championship. The introductions are made, the CMLL belt is raised, and we see if Mone collects numero cinco!
The bell rings and the fans Mone signals that belt is already hers. The fans duel, Mone and Zeuxis go to shake hands, but then Zeuxis sidesteps Mone to literally kick her ass! Zeuxis TOSSES Mone, covers, ONE! Mone scrambles up, Zeuxis whips corner to corner and runs up for an UPPERCUT! Zeuxis sits Mone down, fakes her out, then BUZZSAWS! Zeuxis runs again for a METEORA! Cover, TWO! Mone stays in this but Zeuxis smiles. Zeuxis rallies the fans, drags Mone up, and she puts Mone’s leg in the ropes to KICK it! The ref reprimands but Zeuxis gets attitude with Aubrey. Zeuxis runs up but Mone BOOTS her!
Mone goes up, FLYING SUNSETS, but Zeuxis sits on it for a cover! TWO, and Zeuxis shoves Mone to the corner. Mone ELBOWS Zeuxis, goes up top, and CANNON- NO, Zeuxis catches her for a LUNG BLOWER! Cover, TWO! Mone survives one of Zeuxis’s best but she whips Mone. Mone arm-drags, rolls Zeuxis, STATEMENT MAKER! Zeuxis endures, fights around, rolls Mone and they end up in the ropes! The ref counts the break, Mone lets go, and Zeuxis bails out. Mone runs to WRECK Zeuxis with a dropkick! The fans fire up, Mone whips, but Zeuxis reverses! Mone tiger feint kciks from the apron!
Mone puts Zeuxis in the ring, goes up the ropes, and she springboards to METEORA! Cover, TWO! Zeuxis survives and Mone is frustrated but the fans rally up. Mone is on Zeuxis with a whip, but Zeuxis ducks ‘n’ dodges and RANAS! Mone tumbles out of the ring, Zeuxis keeps moving, and Zeuxis DIVES! Direct hit but a rough landing for Zeuxis! The ref checks, Zeuxis is miraculously okay, and she brings Mone up while Grand Slam goes picture in picture.
Zeuxis whips but Mone reverses and Zeuxis is sent into railing! Mone runs up to METEORA Zeuxis into the railing! Mone revels as the fans fire up, but the ref wants this back in the ring. Mone puts Zeuxis in, covers, TWO! Zeuxis stays in this but Mone stays on her with a chinlock. Zeuxis endures, even as Mone digs her knee into Zeuxis’s back. Zeuxis fights around, rises to her feet, but Mone THROWS her down! Mone drags Zeuxis up, puts her on the ropes and CHOKES her! The ref counts, Mone hops off at 4, and she KNEES Zeuxis! Mone soaks up cheers and jeers while she does her dance, then runs in, only for Zeuxis to SNAP POWERSLAM on the apron!
Zeuxis hurries out after Mone and puts her back in the ring! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives but Zeuxis drags her right up. Fireman’s carry, and POP-UP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives again and Zeuxis is beside herself! Zeuxis drags Mone up, whips her to ropes, and then scoops her, only for Mone to tilt-o-whirl and BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Mone is surprised, and she brings Zeuxis around to bump her off buckles. Mone runs up, blocks a boot and puts Zeuxis in the ropes! STOCK DROP! Grand Slam returns to single picture as Mone covers, TWO! Mone is annoyed but she drags Zeuxis into the drop zone.
Mone goes up the corner, the fans rally, but Zeuxis is up! Zeuxis UPPERCUTS Mone, climbs up the corner, and goes to the very top! SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives, she has all those titles for a reason! Zeuxis is frustrated but “ESTA LUCHA!” Zeuxis drags Mone up, fireman’s carries, and POP-UP- NO, Mone RANAS free! Mone then spins Zeuxis for a BACKSTABBER into the STATEMENT MAKER!! Zeuxis endures, reaches out, powers up and slips free! Zeuxis wrenches, wrenches, and then ducks a kick to pump handle Mone! MADE IN PUERTO RICO! Cover, TWO!! Mone survives and Zeuxis grows frustrated.
The fans rally up as Zeuxis drags Mone up to bump her off buckles! And again! Zeuxis climbs, brings Mone up to join her, but Mone fires a HEADBUTT! They brawl up top, but Zeuxis scoops, only for Mone to SUPER HEADLOCK TAKEOVER!! Cover, MONE WINS!!
Winner: Mercedes Mone, by pinfall (NEW CMLL Women’s World Champion)
Even Mone is a bit surprised, but she flipped things around on Zeuxis and has taken yet another title! Mone holds up the FIVE championships in her collection and the streams fly! Will The CEO only add to her treasury when she and- Wait, speaking of Toni Storm, she’s on the tron! “She’s the kind of woman who always has money on her mind and someone else on her lips. She’s the kind of woman mother takes home to you. With thighs as big as the world and long as a wet dream. One thing she did know how to hold the gold, and not the Acapulco kind, either. She had a date with a Chief Executive Officer who wanted a kiss, but one belt too many.
“Deepthroat some tabasco, baby, it’s time to turn up the heat. There was one chance in a million she would bump into her past, but like everything out of the past, it was all behind her now.” The fans cheer as the noir narration ends, because surprise! That’s… Mina Shirakawa? Because Toni Storm sneaks into the ring from the crowd! The fans fire up as the lady in red takes a sniff of the gold. Mone realizes what’s going on now, and Toni reels her in for a FIVE BELT GERMAN SUPLEX!! Toni goes from Marlowe to Brando to fire off on her contender! The fans cheer as Mone runs away and Toni gives her chase! She gets Mone at the ramp but the refs stop her!
The fans boo and Mone scrambles away through the streamers! One lucky fan gets Mone to hug her as she cowers in fear. Toni grabs a mic to shout, “Let the games begin~!” Toni revels in the streamers while Mone pulls at her hair in frustration! Will the AEW Women’s World Championship be the one belt Mone doesn’t take?
10 Man Tag: The Death Riders, The Young Bucks & The Beast Mortos VS Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay & The Opps!
Well, one more “Card Subject to Change.” As if it isn’t already weird that Jon Moxley is willing to work with Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, Our EVPs somehow managed to recruit LFI’s monstrous minotaur to their side! Will having such a behemoth on their side help The Maniac, The Decoder & The Founding Fathers survive the night? Or will The Realest, The Aerial Assassin & the AEW World Trios Champions give us some anarchy in Arena Mexico?
The teams sort out and despite the black eye and bandaged forehead, Ospreay insists he start. His team obliges and the fans cheer him on as he starts against Matt, one of the men responsible for that. The bell rings, and Matt quickly tags out to Mortos. Ospreay and Mortos circle, and Mortos SMACKS Ospreay down! Mortos whips, Ospreay reverses, but Mrotos rolls off Ospreay’s back! Mortos shoves Ospreay to a corner, ELBOWS and LARIATS then GAMANGIRIS! Mortos snapmares and SAMOAN DROPS! Ospreay grits his teeth while Mortos roars. The fans still sing for Ospreay but Mortos runs in at the corner.
Ospreay BOOTS Mortos, runs, but Mortos stops the rana! Mortos brings Ospreay up, Ospreay fires hands then CHOSP! Ospreay whips, Mortos reverses, but Ospreay handsprings to go up and over! Mortos runs, Ospreay dodges, and Ospreay comes back, POP-UP RANA! The fans fire up as Mortos bails out. Ospreay builds speed, but Nick GAMANGIRIS! The fans boo but Nick orders Mortos to tag out. Mortos tags Matt, Matt fires hands and then CATAPULTS Ospreay into Nick’s GAMANGIRI! Then Nick goes up, DOUBLE STOMP BACKBREAKER COMBO! The Bucks taunt Swerve, he runs in to get a GUT BUSTER to the NECKBREAKER BACKBREAKER COMBO!
The fans boo but The Buck soak it up while doing their classic pose. Matt tags Nick in and they drag Ospreay up. They double whip but Ospreay ducks ‘n’ dodges, and he turns the double hip toss into a DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Atomic drop and CHOP for Matt, atomic drop and CHOP for Nick! Then CHOP after CHOP for the Bucks! Nick CLAWS the bad eye! The ref reprimands but Matt gives Nick the boost into the RANA! The Bucks soak up more heat and then Nick tags Yuta. Yuta gets even more boos, but then Ospreay BACKDROPS him! Tag to Swerve and the fans fire up! Swerve & Ospreay whip Yuta to the corner!
The fans chant for “Whose House?” “SWERVE’S HOSUE! Ospreay ELBOWS Yuta, Swerve UPPERCUTS, then snapmare for Ospreay’s STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Ospreay sits Yuta up while Swerve climbs, FALLING UPPERCUT! And Swerve hits the Griddy! The fans cheer, Swerve brings Yuta up, but Yuta THROWS Swerve by his hair! The fans boo and Swerve scowls but Yuta stands him up. Swerve digs in his heels to keep Yuta from his corner! Yuta panics and Swerve ROCKS him! Swerve whips then blocks a boot to slip through and BACKBREAKER! Tag to Samoa Joe and the fans fire up again!
Joe runs up to JAB away on Yuta! The ref counts but Joe fires a flurry, then a RIDGE HAND! Joe snapmares Yuta, CHPOS him on the back, then KICK and ELBOW DROP! Tag to Katsuyori Shibata and the fans fire up again! The Wrestler stands Yuta up to fire a forearm! Shibata eggs Yuta on, Yuta fires a forearm, but Shibata ROCKS Yuta! Yuta fires up but Shibata ROCKS him again! Shibata fires a flurry of forearms, then he DECKS Yuta! Shibata stands Yuta up just to DECK him again! Tag to “Powerhouse” Hobbs! Shibata puts Yuta in a corner for Hobbs to SPLASH! Shibata adds a BOOT! Joe tags in and ELBOWS Yuta, to then PELE!
The fans fire up as Yuta falls and Moxley is frustrated. Joe covers, TWO! Yuta stays in this for his team, then he JAWBREAKERS Joe away! Yuta hot tags Moxley! The fans boo the Maniac AEW World Champion, but he and Joe fire forearms! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth! Moxley kicks low, flips Joe off, but runs into a SLEEPER! The fans fire up, but The Bucks & Mortos attack! Ospreay, Swerve & The Opps rush in, it is a brawl, and the fans are loving it! The ref reprimands but things spill out to the outside! Only Ospreay and Matt remain in the ring, and Matt fires hands on Ospreay. Matt runs but into a tiger wall kick and ENZIGIRI!
The fans fire up and Ospreay climbs a corner! Ospreay aims and SUPER SKY TWISTERS onto the cluster!! The fans are thunderous as Ospreay and Swerve stand tall, and Grand Slam goes picture in picture.
Joe gets in the ring and Ospreay puts Moxley in for him. Joe tags Ospreay and they mug Moxley. Ospreay brings Moxley around to ROCK him, then whip. Moxley reverses, Matt trips Ospreay up, and Matt drags Ospreay out. Ospreay sends Matt into Swerve’s BOOT! Nick YANKS Swerve down but Ospreay sends Nick into railing! Ospreay hurries back in, but Moxley hits a CUTTER! Moxley flips off the fans, then stands between Ospreay and his corner. Moxley stomps Ospreay’s hand and puts him in the #DeathBucks corner. Moxley bends Ospreay’s fingers, the ref counts, and Moxley lets go so that Yuta can CHOKE Ospreay!
Yuta gets away with that, and Moxley tags Nick. Nick goes up to AX HANDLE Ospreay! Tag to Matt and the Bucks double whip. They DOUBLE ELBOW, hit their pose, then stomp away on Ospreay. Matt rains down fists, then BITES Ospreay’s forehead! Matt tries to rip that bandage away but it’s on there tight. The ref reprimands but Matt keeps between Ospreay and his team. Matt stands Ospreay up but Ospreay CHOPS Matt! And CHOPS again! Matt RAMS Ospreay to the corner, Yuta tags in, and they mug Ospreay. Yuta rains down fists, then stalks Ospreay. Yuta grabs a leg, hits a spinning toehold, then ties the legs up in a DEATHLOCK!
Yuta bridges back to put on the pressure! Ospreay endures, Yuta flips off the fans, and then Yuta tags Moxley in. Ospreay is stuck and Moxley stomps him right down! The ref reprimands but Yuta lets Ospreay go. Grand Slam returns to single picture and Ospreay fires hands. Moxley fires back, the fans rally for Ospreay, but Moxley scoops to SLAM! Cover, TWO! Moxley stays on Ospreay with another cover, TWO! Moxley has the arm, DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Ospreay endures as it becomes a KIMURA! Ospreay still fights up and the fans rally! Ospreay’s entire team reaches out, but Moxley pulls Ospreay’s hair! Moxley shoves Ospreay away to then sucker punch Swerve!
Hobbs storms in but the ref keeps him back. Ospreay CHOPS away on Moxley! Moxley shoots around to have a SLEEPER! Ospreay slips out the back to back suplex, but Moxley fights with elbows! Moxley whips, Ospreay handsprings, NEURALIZER KICK! Moxley wobbles but falls, and Ospreay crawls! Hot tags to Yuta and Hobbs! The fans fire up as Hobbs CLOBBERS Yuta, BLASTS The Bucks, and then picks Yuta up to RAM him into a corner! The fans fire up as Hobbs shouts, “MEAT!” The fans fire up and Hobbs fires those point-blank LARIATS! Hobbs goes past DIEZ to hit TRECE! That’s 13!
Hobbs then brings Yuta out to short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up as the straps come down! But The Bucks kick low! The Bucks DOUBLE CHOP, but that just pisses Hobbs off! The Bucks apologize but the fans tell them they messed up. Hobbs blocks a superkick, then the other! The Bucks want mercy, but Hobbs goes to guzels! But Yuta jumps on for a SLEEPER! Joe wants in, the ref has him stop, but this lets Moxley sneak in! Mox kicks Hobbs low! Hobbs lets the Bucks go, Mox & Yuta double whip. Hobbs breaks through that double lariat to DOUBLE LARIAT The Bucks! The fans fire up as Hobbs then DOUBLE LARIATS Yuta & Moxley!
Ospreay & Swerve hurry to DOUBLE PLANCHA The Bucks! Shibata tags in, he whips Yuta to a corner. Shibata sends Hobbs in for a SPLASH! Then Shibata adds his HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shibata HALF HATCH SUPLEXES Yuta! Hobbs scoops Yuta for a POWERSLAM! Shibata covers but Mortos breaks it! Hobbs returns, Mortos dodges him and SPEARS Hobbs down!! Then a HEADBUTT for Shibata! Mortos keeps going, TORNILLO TOPE onto Hobbs!! Mortos gets back in and LARIATS Shibata! The fans fire up but here comes Joe! Joe fires forearms back and forth with Mortos!
The fans rally, Joe fires a flurry, but Mortos kicks low! Mortos whips Joe to the corner, runs in, but Joe URENAGES Mortos down! Nick SHINING WIZARDS! Matt cravats Joe and Nick helps with the SLICED BREAD! BASEMENT SUPERKICK! But Ospreay springboards in! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Ospreay! Then they have the wrists, E V P- NO, Ospreay kips up, gets loose, and DOUBLE OSCUTTERS!! Swerve joins in, FOSBURY FLOP onto the Bucks! The fans are thunderous, Nana does his dance, and Ospreay turns around into a BUSAIKU KNEE from Yuta! Shibata gets Yuta in a SLEEPER! Yuta snapmares free and ROCKS Shibata!
“ESTA LUCHA!” as Yuta runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and BUSAIKU KNEES Shibata! But Shibata’s right up to PENALTY KICK!! Both men are down and the fans continue to rally! Hot tags to Swerve and Moxley! These two fire forearms and the fans fire up again! The most dangerous men in AEW go back and forth, but Swerve gets the edge! Moxley ROLLING ELBOWS! Swerve mule kicks and HAYMAKERS! Ospreay adds a HOOK KICK! Swerve somersaults for the FLATLINER! Ospreay helps Swerve turn Moxley in the gator roll, CHASING THE DRAGON!! The fans are thunderous and Ospreay sets Moxley up!
Swerve goes up, but Matt stops Swerve! Swerve kicks Matt away and Ospreay BOOTS Matt down! But Marina distracts the ref! Nick SHOVES Swerve and Swerve HOTSHOTS off the ropes! Moxley rolls swerve up to cover, DEATH BUCKS WIN!!
Winners: The Death Riders, The Young Bucks & The Beast Mortos, by pinfall
The Problem is always a factor, but this isn’t done as Yuta & The Bucks beat up on Joe! Then the Bucks SUPERKICK Swerve! Moxley has a SLEEPER on Swerve, then feeds him to the SUPERKICKS! Moxley puts the SLEEPER back on, but HERE COMES HANGMAN!! The Cowboy told us about the ringside ban, but also mentioned that once the match was over, it was fair game! Hangman storms out here, unintentionally saving Swerve, and he glares at Moxley. The fans fire up as Hangman throws off his jacket and rushes the ring! Moxley stands his ground, the two get face to face, and now go fist for fist! Yuta gets in but Hangman DECKS him!
Moxley kicks low! Moxley whips but Hangman goes to the apron! Moxley waits, Hangman slingshots, but then Moxley dodges! BUCKSHOT on Matt! Well, it did hit a Buck, and Nick asks wtf! Hangman says he told them, they stay out of his business or else! But now Moxley has the briefcase! Only for Hangman to spot him first. Moxley is frozen in place, and now The Opps & Ospreay get in the ring! The Maniac decides discretion is the better part of valor, and The Death Riders are in retreat. But there’s no running from what’s coming! 24 days remain before All In, will they be the last 24 days Moxley has as champion?
My Thoughts:
Awesome night for AEW’s first show in Mexico, even with things going about how I expected. For one, Mone of course won the title, because why else would they even do this match if not to give her one more belt? Though, what’s wild is that she picked up another belt without much hype or press from AEW. I guess European Wrestling Alliance hopes this gets them some attention. But good stuff with Toni Storm’s noir video and the sneak attack. And I would hope Toni retains the title at All In to keep Mone from going Ultimo Dragon just yet.
Cash Wheeler and Claudio Castagnoli both had travel issues, so I understand subbing people in. But did a 12 Man Tag really need to become a 14 Man Tag for it? And seeing as how I don’t cover CMLL’s own programming, I have NO idea why Atlantis Senior & Junior are getting booed. Is it a “Cena Wins LOL” situation where Junior is winning too much? That’s the only thing I can really think of offhand. But naturally, the Faces of that match won, as The Don Callis Family was rolling last week and needed humbling. I would think we still get Adam Cole VS Kyle Fletcher 2 now, and maybe Kyle wins the title so that the Don Callis Family has something.
Although, Callis seems to be bringing Okada into the fold for whatever reason, so he could end up bringing the “Unified” Continental & International Championship to the family. Okada VS Briscoe was great, and naturally Okada got the win. Mistico VS MJF was great stuff, up until MJF gave up and gave Mistico the win there. I know MJF loves getting heat, but him being the first man to snatch Mistico’s mask away like that is some HUGE heat. Also, I think I said it way back during some feud Penta had in AEW, but are masks really sacred if they’re willing to let them get ripped, stretched, and even yanked away? Or has that been lucha libre kayfabe all along? Either way, great stuff with JetSpeed and the other luchadores showing up, lots of matches set up with that.
Great Fatal 4 Way, and great win for Hologram to stay undefeated, but I will again criticize needing to do money prizes for these things. They should’ve set Hologram up for a title match twice over by now but TK is apparently making Hologram his top undefeated guy. Like if Goldberg was more than just big and strong and could actually do stuff… Also, while they obviously didn’t work together the entire time, I just feel like Ricochet having Lio Rush & Action Andretti become his crew (what with them being CRU and all) is the right move. Or perhaps this story of finding a faction is going to be an ongoing gag that no one likes Ricochet and would never follow him.
Then a great 10 Man Tag main event, though a little redundant considering Anarchy in the Arena was only a few weeks ago. Still good stuff for everybody, especially Mortos since he got to sub in for Claudio. Of course Marina gets involved so that the Heels win, but great stuff with Hangman going after Moxley. Hangman did a great job in his promo speaking Espanol to show respect to the fans. Naturally, Moxley gets away, that’s his whole thing. I really hope Ospreay, Swerve and The Opps keep the Death Riders and Bucks at bay so Hangman doesn’t get screwed over at All In. It’d be garbage if, after all this time and energy, it doesn’t pay off with Hangman as the triumphant hero.
My Score: 9/10
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