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Mitchell’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Results & Report! (5/31/24)
B Block, Round 9!

It all comes down to this!
El Desperado and TJP await in the Best of the Super Juniors semifinals! Hiromu and Taiji control their own fate, so who’s in and who’s out?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: The House of Torture VS Shota Umino, Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima; The House of Torture wins.
- Six Man Tag: El Desperado, Kevin Knight & Tomoaki Honma VS HAYATA, Blake Christian & Boltin Oleg; Hayata, Blake & Oleg win.
- Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr. VS Clark Connors & Gedo; Fujita & ZSJ win.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire; The Unite Empire wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 B Block: Dragon Dia VS KUSHIDA; Dia wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 B Block: Ninja Mack VS “Drilla” Dan Moloney; Drilla wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 B Block: DOUKI VS Robbie Eagles; Douki wins.
- Best of the Super Juniors 31 B Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Taiji Ishimori; Taiji wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current B Block standings!
Taiji Ishimori: 6-2, 12 points
Hiromu Takahashi: 6-2, 12 points
DOUKI: 5-3, 10 points
Robbie Eagles: 5-3, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
SHO: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
“Drilla” Moloney: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
KUSHIDA: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Francesco Akira: 2-3, 4 points [FORFEIT]
Dragon Dia: 0-8, 0 points [ELIMINATED]
After the opening Six Man Tag…
The House of Torture won with their nefarious means as usual, but Evil still needed to send a message. He gets the mic and he tells Shota that Jon Moxley is running from The King of Darkness! The fans boo but Evil says that in Osaka-Jo Hall, there will be NO running, NO escape! It is decided as Evil has made this a LUMBERJACK MATCH! Moxley doesn’t have enough friends, though, so this will be the “first-ever Handicap Lumberjack Match!” Evil has allies, Moxley doesn’t have a friend in the world! Remember that! Shota storms back into the ring to go after Evil, but he gets mugged by the entire House!
Evil holds up his copy of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, and Kanemaru holds up a Moxley shirt that has Evil’s name spray painted over it. The “President of Darkness” has already declared himself winner, and he makes the Young Lions who teamed with Shota pay by putting on a SCORPION DEATHLOCK! The House heads out, but will The Maniac return to NJPW to find Everything is Evil?
Ryusuke Taguchi is here!
Korakuen Hall is happy to see The Funky Weapon again, an injury keeping him out of his first Best of the Super Juniors ever! Taguchi is given the mic, and he pretends it isn’t on. He then says to get serious, his injury did make him miss time and he apologizes for that. But fortunately, he has been recovering, and he will come back in the near future. Taguchi opens everyone can appreciate his wrestling again soon, just wait a little longer. The fans cheer that, and Taguchi then says that he appreciates all the encouraging messages on social media, and wishes to reply to them. Find them on his YouTube channel, Taguchi6.9.
Taguchi knows the BOSJ is wrapping the round robin league, so this is very different for him to be watching as a fan. It is the fans’ support that powers these guys to be the best they can be, and he knows Dragon Dia being his substitute really needs that right now. Taguchi thanks everyone for coming and hopes they have a great night. Taguchi now joins commentary for tonight, but when and where will Taguchi make his return to the ring?
Best of the Super Juniors 31 B Block: Dragon Dia VS KUSHIDA!
The Infinity Carat Diamond lost out on his chance long before this point, but the Timesplitter can’t reach the semifinals either now. Will Dia at least get the goose egg out of his win column? Or will Kushida still go Back to the Future?
Kushida makes his entrance and WHOA, Dia DROPKICKS Kushida off the corner! Dia keeps moving and he FLIES! Down goes Kushida, the bell rings, and Dia keeps moving! Roll and REPTILIAN KAI!! Cover, TWO!! Kushida escapes but Dia fires up! Dia goes up a corner, takes aim, D D D D- NO, Kushida bails out to avoid the 4DT! Kushida gets his vest off, Dia rushes out after him, but Kushida slides in. Dia slides in, but narrowly avoids a Penalty Kick! Kushida headlocks, he grinds Dia down, and the fans rally up. Dia endures the grind, fights up, but Kushida holds on tight as Dia tries to power out! Dia rolls to a cover, ONE, but Dia has the headlock.
Kushida headscissors, hooks a leg and has the cover, TWO! Dia escapes but Kushida scoop SLAMS him! Kushida gets Dia up, whips, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Dia endures again as Kushida grinds him down. Dia fights around, rises up, and the fans rally. But Kushida wrangles Dia back down! Dia still fights up, throws some elbows, and is free! Dia runs, but back into the SLEEPER! Kushida drags Dia down with body scissors! Dia endures, fights around, and fans rally again, ROPEBREAK! Kushida lets go cleanly and Dia goes to the apron. Kushida kicks Dia to the floor! Kushida goes out to get Dia, but Dia fires forearms!
Kushida grabs the other arm, hammerlocks it and POSTS it! Dia falls over, clutching that arm, and Kushida refreshes the ring count. Kushida scoops Dia to SLAM him on the floor! Kushida leaves Dia behind, the count climbs, and we pass 10 of 20. The fans rally, Dia rises at 12 and slides in at 13! Kushida drags Dia up to TOSS him out the other side! Kushida then goes out to scoop and SLAM Dia again! The count restarts as Kushida leaves Dia behind. Dia clutches the bad arm, grits his teeth as he stirs, and the fans rally up. The count passes 10, then 12! Then 15! Dia slides in at 16, but Kushida is right on him.
Kushida TOSSES Dia out the other side, goes out, but DIa fights the scoop to scoop Kushida! SLAM! The fans fire up as Dia leaves Kushida behind now! Kushida is up at 7 and slides in at 8, but Dia brings him up. Kushida KICKS Dia in the leg! And again! But Dia jumps the kick to DOUBLE STOMP in return! The fans fire up, Dia SOBATS, LEG SWEEPS, and STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Dia grits his teeth as he stalks Kushida to a corner. Dia puts Kushida up top, then climbs up after him. The fans rally up and Dia goes to the very top, to SUPER FLYING HEADSCISSORS! Kushida goes flying and the fans fire up!
Dia goes back up and he takes aim! Kushida rises, into the D D D D- NO, Kushida avoids the 4DT again! Wheelbarrow, roll, turnover and PENALTY- NO, Dia avoids the kick again! Kushida storms up on Dia, whips, but Dia holds ropes to stop! Then Dia trips Kushida onto ropes! 61- NO, Kushida catches Dia and rolls him to the HOVERBOARD!! Dia endures, the fans rally up, and Dia rises! Dia wrenches out, fires forearms, but Kushida KICKS the bad arm! Dia roars, ducks ‘n’ dodges, tilt-o-whirls, but Kushida turns that into a FACEBUSTER! PENALTY KICK to the arm! Dia stands up, into the SHOTEI!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous as Dia survives! They rally behind the underdog as Kushida takes aim. Dia rises, avoids Kushida, roll up and stack, TWO! Dia ENZIGIRIS Kushida, but Kushida PELES back! Kushida runs, but into a HIP ATTACK!! Shoutout to Taguchi and even he’s impressed! Kushida stumbles to the ropes, Dia redials, and hits the 619! And then Dia goes up top to take aim! Kushida rises, D D D D T!!! Cover, DIA WINS!!
Winner: Dragon Dia, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Kushida earns 0)
Taguchi says wonderfully done! It was a hard road filling Taguchi’s shoes in this tournament, but Dia finally shines! These two points mean the world to Dia, will his future be bright from now on?
Best of the Super Juniors 31 B Block: Ninja Mack VS “Drilla” Dan Moloney!
Another case where both men are out of the running but still fighting for pride, the American Shinobi takes on the Abunai Gaijin! Will the Mack attack at least finish with a winning record? Or will he get shot down by the 44 Caliber?
The bell rings and the fans rally for “NINJA! NINJA!” But Drilla gets a mic to speak. “Why? Why am I out here? Kenta, do you know why? Nani? Why am I here right now? I am tired. I am hurt. I have a hangover. And I’ve argued with NJPW office all night and all day, because I do not want to be here. Me and Clark Connors, who you all came to see, we are not in the finals because of two fluke victories by two fluke wrestlers. And I tried, dove, I wanted to give you a really good match today. I really, really did. But… I’m gonna do something even nicer for you. Yeah.
“Today, you get to go back to Pro-Wrestling Noah and tell all the lil’ ninjas that you have a win over one-half of the greatest tag team currently walking this earth. You don’t clap at that! Kenta. Count start, onegaishimasu.” Drilla drops the mic and bails out. He is just gonna walk away? The fans boo, and then Mack storms out after him! This is NJPW Best of the Super Juniors! The fans deserve better than this! Drilla doesn’t care, he just hears the count climbing. Mack says it won’t end like this, and the fans are even encouraging Drilla with chants. The count is 10 of 20, and Drilla attacks Mack!
Drilla puts Mack in the ring, throws off his vest, and he gets int he ring! Drilla is serious now but Mack arm-drags him! Drilla avoids the next arm-drag to waistlock and SLAM! Drilla holds on tight and says this is what Mack gets for being a tough guy! Drilla SLAMS him again! Mack fights, slips out the back, and arm-drags again! The fans cheer as Mack grinds the arm. Mack says Drilla can still quit now if he wants! Mack CHOPS Drilla’s shoulder, but Drilla fights up to put Mack in a corner. The ref counts, Drilla lets off at 4 to whip corner to corner, But Mack goes up and up and tornillos through the air! Then he arm-drags, and DOUBLE CHOPS!
Mack knuckle locks, CHOPS, and goes up and up! The fans fire up for the ninja tightrope walk, but Drilla YANKS him down! Mack flips through to land on his feet! The fans cheer, but Drilla SPINEBUSTERS to DOUBLE STOMP SENTON COMBO! Cover, TWO! Mack is still in this and the fans rally up. Drilla fumes, but Mack catches him to a ghost pin! TWO, Mack runs but slips out of a scoop. Mack headlocks, Drilla DUMPS him out of the ring, but Mack lands on his feet again! Mack drags Drilla out, but no arm-drag this time! Drilla whips, but Mack goes up onto the stage! Mack leaps, Drilla gets clear, and he SUPERKICKS Mack down!
The fans rally up while Drilla paces. Drilla stalks Mack, drags him up, and CHOPS him down! Mack crawls over to English commentary, Drilla drags him up and CHOPS him down! Drilla says Mack should’ve taken the easy way out. Drilla puts Mack in the ring, but Mack SUPERKICKS him back! Mack fires up and the fans rally as he runs. Drilla gets in to stop the handspring, and scoops for a pop up and DRILLA- NO, Mack lands out to SUPERKICK! And LION’S BARRAGE! Drilla bails out, Mack somersaults and runs, to handspring for the SASUKE SPECIAL! But Drilla catches him!! And pops him around, DRILLA KILLA on the floor!!
The fans go nuts and the ref checks Mack! Drilla shoves the ref in the ring and tells him to count! The ref does as told and the count begins. Mack barely moves as we reach 10 of 20! He revives at 11, reaches out, but he’s still down at 15! Drilla paces, we’re at 17! 18! Mack’s still down at 20, Drilla wins!!
Winner: “Drilla” Moloney, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Mack earns 0)
Maybe Ninja Mack should’ve just let Drilla throw this one away. Now Drilla’s the one standing tall while Mack is down on the ground. Will 44 Caliber make sure those “flukes” get corrected at Dominion?
Best of the Super Juniors 31 B Block: DOUKI VS Robbie Eagles!
Japones Del Mal still needs to depend on The Bone Soldier to take out the Ticking Timebomb, but he must also win for himself! Will Douki finally reach that next level? Or will the Sniper of the Skies shoot down his hopes and dreams?
The bell rings and the fans rally and duel. The “DOUKI! DOUKI!” chants are good, but there are plenty of “ROBBIE! ROBBIE!” The two tie up, go around in a deadlock, then break. The fans continue to rally as the two reset. Eagles wants everyone to settle down, but Korakuen is rowdy tonight. He still gets a “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE!” “OI!” “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!” The fans cheer, but then Douki says shut up, Robbie! The two circle, tie up again, and Eagles headlocks. Douki powers up and out, but Eagles runs him over!
Things keep moving, Douki drops, then hurdles, then does the splits! Eagles leaps over the monkey flip to wheelbarrow, but Douki wants the full nelson! Eagles fights that off, and wants the backpack! Douki arm-drags free of that, but Eagles comes back to arm-drag! Douki sweeps, ONE! Eagles sweeps, ONE! Both men handspring up, and then both anticipate the arm-drag! The fans cheer as the two stand off! Eagles and Douki go again, but Eagles avoids Douki’s dropkick! Eagles wags his finger, goes up and around to arm-drag, then keeps moving. Eagles hurdles, comes back to RANA, but Douki slips through to roll him up! TWO!
Eagles shoves Douki down, but Douki rolls to RANA! Douki RAMS Eagles, springboards, but Eagles catches him to a SNAP SAIDO! The fans rally while Eagles catches his breath. Eagles drags Douki up, then HAMMERS him with an elbow! Eagles KICKS Douki in the back, taunts the fans rallying for Douki, then digs his elbow into Douki’s head. Eagles ELBOWS Douki down, covers, TWO! The fans rally as Douki stays in this, and Douki fires body shots. Eagles KICKS Douki’s leg! And KICKS! Douki blocks one, but Eagles rolls to get the KNEEBAR! Douki crawls forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Eagles lets off.
Douki clutches his knee, but Eagles drops knees on the knee! Eagles paces, gives Douki some toying kicks, but Douki gets mad and stands right up! Douki fires forearms, but Eagles winds up to ROCK Douki back! Eagles eggs Douki on and Douki fires forearms! Eagles CHOPS in return! Eagles eggs Douki on more so Douki fires a flurry of forearms! Eagles kicks the bad leg! Eagles runs, avoids the dropkick again, and again says he’s too smart. Eagles runs, but Douki JUMP HEADBUTTS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Eagles rises first while Douki gets his bad leg working. Douki fires off haymakers, then powers up to ROCK Eagles!
Douki whips, Eagles reverses, but Douki arm-drags through! Douki slips around to arm-drag again! Douki dodges a boot, springboards and FLYING BACK ELBOWS! The fans fire up and Douki gets Eagles up, for a DDT! Cover, TWO! Eagles stays in this but Douki slaps his bad leg into working. Douki gets Eagles up, scoops, but Eagles fights that with elbows! Douki ROCKS Eagles with an elbow! Eagles staggers to ropes, Douki brings him around, SAHARAWI- NO, Eagles slips through to sunset flip! TWO, but Eagles steps through, RON MILLER SPECIAL!! Douki scrambles around, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Eagles lets go at 4.
Douki crawls to a corner, Eagles pounds the mat and the fans rally up. Eagles runs corner to corner to DOUBLE KNEE! Eagles goes again but Douki BOOTS him! But Eagles basement 619s! Then METEORA! The fans fire up, Eagles drags Douki to the cover, TWO! Douki is still in this so Eagles KICKS the leg again and again, then SPIN TOEHOLDS! The fans rally for Douki but Eagles goes up the corner. Eagles aims, WARP 4.5- NO, he has to bail out as Douki moves! Eagles runs back at the corner but Douki puts him on the apron. Douki swings but Eagles counters to GAMANGIRI! Douki staggers, Eagles springboards, but Douki gets under!
Douki kicks, Eagles blocks, but Douki says no to the backpack! So Eagles CHOP BLOCKS and runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! The fans fire up while Douki is down and Eagles catches his breath. Eagles stands on Douki’s bad leg, then steps off to aim. Eagles KICKS Douki in the chest! And KICK! And KICK! Douki anchors a leg to keep Eagles from runnign ropes. Douki eggs Eagles on, so Eagles KICKS, KICKS, KICKS, KICKS and KICKS! Douki fires up and tells Eagles to bring it! BUZZSAW! Eagles runs, but Douki blocks Hyperion! But Eagles SOBATS! ASAI DD- NO, Douki slips free! Douki goes to run, Eagles stops him, but Douki kicks free to ENZIGIRI!
Eagles runs back up but into a LARIAT! Eagles says I’ll Be Back, but Douki ducks the Heel Kick to Gory Especial! DODON NO JUTSU! Cover, TWO!! Eagles slips free, but ends up ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! Eagles endures, reaches out, and the fans fire up as he scoots back! Eagles kicks his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Douki lets go and Eagles bails out. The fans rally as Douki builds speed, to DIVE and TORNADO DDT to the floor!! The fans fire up for the Tope DDT and the ref checks on Eagles. Eagles is okay to continue and Douki fires up! Douki puts Eagles in, aims from the apron, slingshot and DAYBREAK!! Cover, TWO!!
Eagles survives and the fans fire up again! Douki huffs and puffs and fires up again! Douki stalks Eagles, wheelbarrows, but Eagles cravats! ASAI DDT! Both men are down again and the fans rally more! Eagles crawls his way over while checking his neck. Eagles drags Douki up, but Douki breaks free. Eagles ROUNDHOUSES! SUPERKICKS! But Douki ducks the Pele to wheelbarrow! Eagles arm-drags free, Douki blocks the kick to flip Eagles! HELL STAB! But Eagles PELES! Eagles roars, but so does Douki! Eagles spins Douki around, hooks him up, TURBO BACKPACK!! Eagles has to crawl to the cover, TWO!!
Douki survives because of the delay, but now Eagles wants the legs! Douki kicks free but Eagles SUPERKICKS him down! Eagles goes to a corner, goes up top, and WARP 4.5- NO!! ITALIAN STRETCH 32!! Eagles is caught, the fans are thunderous, and Douki pulls on the arms! Eagles rolls but Douki stays on top of him! It’s a cover, TWO! Eagles is still trapped! Eagles sputters, turns red, but he fights to his feet! Eagles moves around, but Douki rolls him away! But Eagles steps through! But Douki drags him down into a fisherman bridge! TWO!! Eagles rolls Douki to a schoolboy bridge! TWO!! ITALIAN STRETCH-
NO, Eagles pops free to jackknife bridge! TWO as Douki bridges up!! Douki spins Eagles but Eagles flips out of the Gory Especial! He wants the Ron Miller Special but Douki trips him! Wheelbarrow, full nelson, SUPLEX DE LA LUNA!!! Bridging cover, DOUKI WINS!!!
Winner: Douki, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Eagles earns 0)
An incredible fight worthy of the final round, and Douki comes out with that chance at the finals! He’s one of the only ones with a win over Hiromu, can The Bone Soldier come through for Japones Del Mal?
Best of the Super Juniors 31 B Block: Hiromu Takahashi VS Taiji Ishimori!
And so, it comes down to this. Both men are at the top of the block, and the winner is guaranteed their spot in the semifinals. Will The Ticking Timebomb be on track for his fifth BOSJ trophy? Or will The Bone Soldier make sure this tournament stays Too Sweet?
For at least one more time in this tournament, Hiromu hands Milano Collection AT-san a signed and framed headshot, and Milano Collection AT-san accepts. The bell rings and the fans rally for “HI-RO-MU! HI-RO-MU!” The two circle, feel things out, and then back away. They go again, clinch, and Taiji waistlocks. Hiromu pries at the hold, wrenches, but Taiji wrenches back. Hiromu reaches back to headlock but Taiji brings him to a knee. Taiji headlocks for the takeover, Hiromu headscissors and Taiji kips free. The two stand off and the fans applaud. Taiji and Hiromu reset while the rallying continues.
Taiji and Hiromu tie up again, Taiji powers Hiromu to ropes, but Red Shoes calls the break. Taiji lets off, but takes a swing! Hiromu dodges to whip, ROCK, and trip Taiji onto ropes, then he KICKS the rope to jam Taiji up! Hiromu runs to SHOTGUN Taiji out of the ring! The fans fire up and Hiromu runs to SUNSET FLIP- NO, Taiji holds on and backflips free! Taiji KICKS Hiromu’s bad leg! Taiji drags Hiromu up, brings him to the orange seats and the fans fire up! The lights come up so everyone can see as Taiji fires forearms. Hiromu fights the suplex, but then Taiji fights a suplex! The ring count climbs as they fight for control!
They break at 8 of 20, Taiji kicks low, but Hiromu fights the shin breaker! So Taiji CLAWS Hiromu’s eyes! We’re at 15 of 20 and it’s a race to get back to ringside!! Hiromu stumbles but he still slides in safe at 19.9! Only for Taiji to DROPKICK him! Hiromu tumbles back out, Taiji goes out after him, and he wants fans to move. Young Lions hurry to clear the area, and Taiji drags Hiromu up. SHIN BREAKER on a chair! Hiromu falls over, Red Shoes checks him, and Taiji unties the blue buckle pad. The Bullet Club Special is in play while the fans rally up. The ring count starts again but Hiromu rises at 5 of 20.
Hiromu hobbles over at 10, slides in at 14, and he CHOPS Taiji! Taiji kicks the bad leg! Taiji SMASHES the knee on the mat! The fans rally for Hiromu while Taiji drags him back up. Taiji wrenches and hammerlocks the arm, to RAM it into the bare buckles! Hiromu staggers away, Red Shoes reprimands, but Taiji stalks Hiromu to ropes. Taiji wrenches the arm, snapmares Hiromu, then HAMMERS away on the bad shoulder. Taiji shifts to get the bad leg for a toehold. Hiromu crawls over, ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts and Taiji lets go at 4. Taiji stands on the bad leg, even as Hiromu snarls, then stomps it!
Taiji gets the leg to SHIN BREAKER, and DRAGON SCREW! Taiji steps through to tie up the leg, NAVARRO DEATH ROLL! Taiji has Hiromu in the inverted figure four and the fans rally up! Hiromu reaches out, drags Taiji along, and has the ROPEBREAK! Taiji lets go in frustration, then Taiji drags Hiromu up. Hiromu CHOPS! Hiromu CHOPS again! And again! Taiji ROCKS Hiromu, runs, but Hiromu dodges and comes back to RANA! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Taiji and Hiromu go to opposite corners, and Taiji runs up, but Hiromu dodges! Hiromu clotheslines, snapmares, runs, but he fakes Taiji out!
Taiji runs up, Hiromu BOOTS Taiji and gets him for a HANGING HEADSCISSOR! Red Shoes counts, Hiromu lets go and he whips Taiji to a corner. Another clothesline and snapmare, and now the basement dropkick! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Hiromu hobbles. Hiromu drags Taiji up to fireman’s carry, but Taiji slips free! Taiji ducks the elbow and CLAWS Hiromu’s eyes! Taiji whips, Hiromu reverses but Taiji handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Hiromu stirs but Taiji brings him up. Taiji scoops but Hiromu fights to turn things around! But Taiji turns it back around! CIPHER- RANA!!
The fans fire up and Hiromu runs up, but Taiji spins him around to POST in the open corner! Taiji drags Hiromu back out, hammerlocks and scoops, for the SHOULDER BUSTER! The fans rally while Hiromu is down and Taiji catches his breath. Taiji aims from the corner, Hiromu slowly rises, and Taiji runs up to tilt-o-whirl, but Hiromu blocks La Mystica! Only for Taiji to turn that back around! CIPHER UTAKI! Hiromu flops over, Taiji covers, TWO! But into the BONE LOCK!! Hiromu endures, reaches out, scrambles around, and the fans rally, but Taiji rolls him from the ropes! But Hiromu fireman’s carries! BARE BUCKLE CORNER DEATH VALLEY!!!
Taiji writhes and the fans are thunderous! Hiromu goes to ropes, he and Taiji both slowly rise. The fans continue to rally as the two crawl to each other. They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the two go back and forth! They start slowing down, but then Hiromu fires a flurry! ROLLING- Taiji ROCKS Hiromu first! And again, and again, and again! Hiromu did this with David Finlay before, Taiji ROCKS him again and again! Hiromu staggers around as Taiji ROCKS him again and again, but Hiromu keeps coming back for more! Taiji just keeps throwing shots but Hiromu won’t fall!
The fans fire up as Hiromu stands up tall, and SUPERKICKS! Taiji falls to ropes, but he drags himself up. Hiromu eggs Taiji on, then scoops him to a BACKBREAKER! Then a fireman’s carry, for TIMEBOMB 1.5! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up again as Taiji stays in this! Hiromu drags Taiji up, runs, but Taiji ducks ‘n’ dodges, only for HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER to still find him! Hiromu dragon sleepers, suplexes, but Taiji fights and kicks! They end up in a corner and Taiji goes up. Hiromu ELBOWS Taiji first! Hiromu drags himself up the corner now, but Taiji fires hands on him first! Hiromu CLUBS Taiji, gets under him, but Taiji fights the lift!
Taiji CLUBS away on Hiromu, and TOP ROPE GUTBUSTERS! Hiromu falls back and clutches his ribs! Taiji goes back up, to 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Hiromu survives and the fans are thunderous again! Taiji and Hiromu both crawl, and Taiji goes to a corner. Taiji waits on Hiromu, runs back up, but Hiromu stops La Mystica to pump handle, HIROMU-CHAN ROLL! TWO!! Taiji runs up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Hiromu SUPERKICKS, then HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! The fans are thunderous as Hiromu waits on Taiji. Hiromu runs, but Taiji BOOTS him! Taiji swings, into TRIANGLE D!! Hiromu has Taiji down and squeezes tight!
Taiji endures, reaches out, and he stacks Hiromu. Taiji deadlifts, but Hiromu lets him go to reel him in! But Taiji fights the piledriver! Taiji swings, but into Hiromu’s clinch, and he steals BLOODY CROSS!!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Taiji survives by a literal foot but Hiromu roars! The fans are electric as Hiromu fireman’s carries, swings, TIMEBOMB!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Taiji survives and Hiromu can’t believe it! Hiromu slaps his bad leg, gets Taiji back up, and dragon sleepers for the suplex, but Taiji flips right through! Taiji drags Hiromu down into the BONE LOCK!!! Hiromu endures, reaches out, but Taiji pulls on that arm!
Hiromu claws at the mat, fights his way forward, and the fans rally as hard as they can! But Taiji rolls Hiromu away! BLOODY- NO, Hiromu slips free! But the leg jams! Taiji runs up, LA MYSTICA!! And then dragon sleeper, and Taiji hits BLOODY SUNDAY!! Cover, TWO?!?! Hiromu survives and the fans are electric again! Taiji hurries to get Hiromu up, reels him in, BLOODY CROSS!!! Cover, TAIJI WINS!!!
Winner: Taiji Ishimori, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Hiromu earns 0)
The question had been lingering for a whole year, who would’ve really won last time had Taiji not been injured in the match. We may never have a definitive answer to that question, but here tonight, for the final round of BOSJ 31, Taiji proves he is the better man! And because of his loss to Douki in an earlier round, Hiromu misses out on the semifinals! Douki gets to move on, will he “thank” Taiji by taking the trophy from him?
As for Taiji, he refreshes with a bit of water then gets the mic. Taiji tells Hiromu, “That was an incredible feeling to do this with you here in Korakuen Hall.” The fans applaud that, and Taiji says it was last year in BOSJ 30, against Hiromu, that Taiji got hurt and ended up on the shelf. There was a lot of frustration, anger, pent up aggression, but Taiji has released all of that here tonight. So don’t get it twisted. Taiji knows the fans were cheering Hiromu! They wanted Hiromu to win! But it isn’t about the best looking, the most spectacular, or the youngest, but about the STRONGEST winning! That is pro-wrestling!
And in this ring, who’s standing here at the end? Taiji promises that it is all about destiny, all about his dream, and it is all gifted to him by God’s grace! The Bone Soldier is feeling truly reborn, but will he be able to live that dream of finally being THE Best of the Super Juniors?
Here are the FINAL B Block standings!
Taiji Ishimori: 7-2, 14 points [SEMIFINALIST]
DOUKI: 6-3, 12 points [SEMIFINALIST]
Hiromu Takahashi: 6-3, 12 points [ELIMINATED]
Robbie Eagles: 5-4 10 points [ELIMINATED]
SHO: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
“Drilla” Moloney: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
KUSHIDA: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Ninja Mack: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Francesco Akira: 2-3, 4 points [FORFEIT]
Dragon Dia: 1-8, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
A great final round for the round robin phase, and even good build towards Dominion. Evil is of course building momentum towards his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match with Moxley, using Moxley’s schedule between NJWP and AEW against him, and is at least being upfront about how he’s gonna stack the deck against Moxley. The House of Torture will be ringside as Lumberjacks, and maybe it’s just Shota, but I feel like Evil is gonna be in for a surprise when Moxley does have more friends than he realized. At the very least, there should be enemies of the House of Torture that side with Moxley to make sure Evil does not get the world title.
Great to see Taguchi again, and to hear he’s gonna be back soon enough. And great for Dia to finally win tonight after starting 0-8, the fans were really behind him on that. I also appreciate that Drilla said it, even as a Heel, that when they’re out of the running, what’s really the point? Drilla wanting to just give Mack the win, only for Mack to refuse that and then lose anyway, all good stuff. Hopefully they were just playing up Mack getting hurt by that floor piledriver, this could be for heat on Drilla and a heroic return by Mack with a tag partner to go after the War Dogs.
And the drama of qualifying for the semifinals was really strong in the final two matches. But I figured Douki had to win to keep that drama going, he has been on the rise and the fans are loving it. And while Hiromu would be making history getting to FIVE BOSJ trophies, it is totally the right move to go with another right now. And English commentary pointed it out at the end, all four finalists have never had a BOSJ finals win, so this is going to be great stuff for all four involved. I believe it’s Desperado VS Douki and TJP VS Taiji in the semifinals, and it could really be anyone’s game this year.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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

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