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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 34 Results & Report! (7/29/24)
A Block, Round 5!

Another former LIJ member faces the Uncontrollable Charisma!
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Tetsuya Naito, is in rough shape this G1 Climax. At 1-3 going into the fifth, does he have a shot at the playoffs? Or will he run into a Skull End?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Yuya Uemura & Taka Michinoku VS Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi; Yano & Tanahashi win.
- Yota Tsuji & BUSHI VS Boltin Oleg & Katsuya Murashima; Yota & Bushi win.
- Jeff Cobb & HENARE VS El Phantasmo & Jado; Cobb & Henare win.
- Ren Narita & Yoshinobu Kanemaru VS Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma; Ren & Kanemaru win.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Francesco Akira VS David Finlay & Gedo; Konosuke & Akira win.
- G1 Climax 34 A Block: Callum Newman VS EVIL; Evil wins.
- G1 Climax 34 A Block: Great-O-Khan VS Jake Lee; Khan wins.
- G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shota Umino VS Zack Sabre Jr; Shota wins.
- G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shingo Takagi VS Gabe Kidd; Gabe wins.
- G1 Climax 34 A Block: Tetsuya Naito VS SANADA; Naito wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current A Block standings!
Zack Sabre Jr: 4-0, 8 points
Evil: 4-0, 8 points
Sanada: 2-2, 4 points
Gabe Kidd: 2-2, 4 points
Callum Newman: 2-2, 4 points
Shingo Takagi: 2-2, 4 points
Shota Umino: 2-2, 4 points
Tetsuya Naito: 1-3, 2 points
Jake Lee: 1-3, 2 points
Great-O-Khan: 0-4, 0 points
Here are the current B Block standings!
Yuya Uemura: 3-1, 6 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 3-1, 6 points
Henare: 2-2, 4 points
Jeff Cobb: 2-2, 4 points
David Finlay: 2-2, 4 points
Boltin Oleg: 2-2, 4 points
Ren Narita: 2-2, 4 points
Hirooki Goto: 2-2, 4 points
El Phantasmo: 1-3, 2 points
Yota Tsuji: 1-3, 2 points
G1 Climax 34 A Block: Callum Newman VS EVIL w/ Dick Togo!
The Prince of Pace pulled off a shocker when he slayed The Rampaging Dragon. Can Callum add another former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion to the list? Or will the King of Darkness resort to more of his tricks and cheat Callum like he did THE IWGP World Heavyweight Champion?
Oh OF COURSE Dick attacks! The Spoiler gets the drop on Callum at the ramp, and then Evil storms up to join in. They mug Callum on stage while the fans boo, and then hoist him up, MAGIC- NO! Callum kicks Dick and then suplexes Evil onto the ramp! The fans fire up as Callum turns the tide! Callum drags Evil up to ROCK him, and Evil staggers down to ringside. Callum puts Evil in the ring, the bell sounds, and DREAMCAST KICK! Callum springboards, but Evil gets outta there! Callum lands safe while Evil avoids the cutter. Callum dares Evil to come back, and the fans rally, but Evil tells everyone to shut up.
Evil takes his time returning, then slides in, only for Callum to stomp him down! Callum ROCKS Evil, whips him, but Evil reverses. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds speed, but Dick trips him up! Evil blocks the ref’s view while fans boo. Evil kicks Callum to the apron, CLAWS his face, but lets off as the ref counts. Evil stalks Callum, whips him hard into railing, and Callum sputters. Evil whips Callum hard into more railing! And then whips again, but Callum reverses! Only for Evil to reverse back! Callum hits railing hard again, right in front of English commentary. Evil taunts Cobb with crowns up while standing on Callum’s head.
The fans boo, Evil leaves Callum behind and taunts Bushi on Japanese commentary. Evil offers a shirt to Bushi, but then tada! Middle finger! Evil steps into the ring and the ring count starts. Callum stirs, rises up at 9 and rolls in at 10, but Dick drags Callum back out! The ref doesn’t know, Evil is in his face! The count keeps going past 15! Callum uses the railing to springboard his way into the ring at 19! The fans fire up and Dick can’t believe it! Evil is annoyed but he drags Callum up. FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Evil covers again, TWO! Evil covers again and deep, TWO! Evil argues with the ref but the fans cheer.
Evil kicks Callum around, taunts the fans, and then mockingly chants “CAL-LUM-MU! CAL-LUM-MU!” Evil slaps Callum around, but Callum stands. Evil CHOPS him and Callum staggers to ropes. The fans rally and Callum eggs Evil on. So Evil CHOPS again! Callum fires up and the fans fire up, but Evil CHOPS! Callum storms up, Evil pokes him in the eyes! Then CHOPS him down! Callum kips up to ENZIGIR! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Callum rises, the fans rally, and he brings Evil up. Callum fires forearms, whips, but Evil reverses. Callum goes up the ropes and springboards but Evil dodges.
Evil runs up, Callum ELBOWS him! Then Callum puts Evil in the ropes, runs and SHOTGUNS Evil in the back! Cover, TWO! Evil is still in this but Callum grabs the legs. Evil scrambles and grabs the ROPEBREAK! Callum lets go to then KICK Evil in the corner! Evil stands but Callum KICKS again! The fans fire up, Callum goes corner to corner and UPPERCUTS! Callum rolls, and he forearm SMASHES! But wait, Dick is untying the buckle pad! Callum grits his teeth and keeps moving, but tada! Bare buckles! Callum stops himself in time, dodges Evil, and then trips Evil up! DOUBLE STOMP! The fans fire up and Callum grabs the legs!
Callum turns Evil for a BOSTON CRAB! The fans cheer as Evil endures! But then Evil drags the ref down, and Dick gets in! Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER on Callum! The fans boo but Callum pries the choker away! Callum THROWS Dick, then SUPERKICKS him! Evil shoves the ref at Callum! Callum pushes the ref aside, but Evil kicks low! Evil reels Callum in, but Callum suplexes and uses the ref for MAGIC KILLER! The fans fire up while everyone is down! Callum calls to the ref, covers Evil, TWO! Evil survives and flounders away. The fans rally for Callum and he feeds off the energy. Callum rises, runs in at Evil, and DROPKICKS!
Callum pushes Evil down, goes up, and DIVING- NO, Evil moves! Evil runs up, into a BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, TWO!! Evil survives but Callum drags him right up! Callum calls his shot, but Evil reels him! EVERYTHING- NO, Callum slips around, full nelsons, but Evil fights free! But Callum HOOK KICKS! Callum OSC- NO, Evil catches him and shoves him into bare buckles! Callum still comes back! But Evil sends him back into the buckles! And then EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! Cover, Evil wins!
Winner: Evil, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Callum earns 0)
The King of Darkness trumps the Prince of Pace! He’s at 5-0, will there be no stopping him now? Can Callum still rise up in the second half of the round robin?
G1 Climax 34 A Block: Great-O-Khan VS Jake Lee!
The Dominator is not looking so dominant as he is the only man at 0-4 in this year’s G1. However, he’s still only a step behind the Smart Bastard. Can Khan conquer this War Dog for the United Empire? Or will the KOPW Champion take a Face Break Shot in the fifth?
The bell rings and the fans rally for Jake. Jake and Khan circle, feel things out, and clinch. Khan throws Jake down by the bad arm and wants a double wristlock. Jake fights up, Khan shifts his grip and then CLUBS the arm. Khan whips, Jake reverses and KNEES low! Jake then THROWS Khan out of the ring! Jake pulls the tape off his elbow and does pushups because surprise, that arm is just fine! He was just tricking Khan into going for a target! Jake goes out, stomps Khan, then brings him up. Jake whips Khan hard into railing! Khan falls and Jake mockingly applauds. Jake then hears the ring count, and he brings Khan up.
Jake puts Khan in at 12 of 20, covers, TWO! Jake drags Khan up, brings him around, and cravats for a neck wrench. Khan endures, Jake puts on the pressure, but Khan fights around to a ROPEBREAK! Jake lets go, the fans cheer, and Khan sputters. Jake stomps Khan, Khan pounds the mat in frustration, but Jake just stomps him more. Khan CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Jake kicks the legs out, scoops Khan, and then SLAMS! The fans fire up and Jake covers, TWO! Jake paces around while Khan writhes. The fans rally up, Jake scuffs Khan, and then mocks the “O-Khan! O-Khan!” chant. Khan snarls and rises up.
Khan fires forearm after forearm, but Jake kicks low! Jake whips, KNEES, then whips again for another KNEE! Jake snapmares, runs, and fakes the Penalty Kick to clamp on a SLEEPER! Khan endures, the fans rally up, but Khan is fading! The ref checks, Khan grabs at Jake, but Jake leans on the hold! Jake pushes Khan to a cover, TWO! So Jake PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO! Khan survives and the fans fire up! Jake stays cool and he waits on Khan. Khan rises, into the choke- NO, Khan holds back Jake’s hand! Khan IRON- NO, Jake blocks Khan’s hand! The fans fire up, Jake kicks low, and Jake runs, but Khan grabs a leg!
Khan DRAGON SCREWS the leg, then KICKS it! The fans rally, Khan clamps onto the foot, and he mule kicks the knee! Jake writhes, Khan ties up the legs and an arm, to KNEE away at the hip! Then Khan KNEES the knee! Jake writhes but the fans fire up! Khan storms back over to Jake, grabs the bad leg, and twists it around in a modified toehold! Khan traps the other leg, too, so Jake has to crawl with just his arms! Jake reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Khan lets go of the legs, then scuffs Jake. Khan drags Jake up by his hair, then whips. Jake reverses, but Khan blocks the knee! DRAGON SCREW, and ANKLE LOCK!
Jake endures, reaches out, but rolls free! Khan ducks a boot, double leg takedown and ANKLE LOCK! Jake tries to reel Khan in, but Khan fights it off and drops into a KNEEBAR! The fans fire up while Jake endures again! Khan shifts to a HEEL HOOK, then back to KNEEBAR! Khan thrashes that leg around, then grabs an arm! Jake only has his left arm to crawl his way over with! Khan puts as much pressure as he can on the leg, but Jake still gets the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Khan lets go, and Jake clutches his knee again. Khan stomps Jake, drags him up, and has the leg. Jake fights the knee breaker, then KNEES free!
Khan wobbles, but comes back to BOOT! Jake roars, Khan Mongolian Chops! And Mongolian Chops! Jake ROCKS Khan, Khan IRON RIGHTS in return! Khan runs in, into a KNEE!! Jake roars, drags Khan up, and hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Khan survives and the fans fire up again! We hit 10 minutes, Jake aims from a corner! FACE BREAK- NO, Khan dodges the FBS to waistlock! Jake flails, but Khan GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans fire up while both men are down! Jake and Khan stir, the fans rally up, and they stand. Jake clamps onto Khan, but Khan pries Jake’s hand away! Khan kicks the bad leg! IRON CLAW!
Jake pries the Iron Claw away!? And KNEES low again! But Khan roars! They both claw the other! Jake KNEES again, and CHOKE- NO, HITSUJIGOROSHI, COMPLETE SHOT! And then the IRON CLAW, ELIMINATOR!! Cover, KHAN WINS!!
Winner: Great-O-Khan, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Jake earns 0)
Finally, the Dominator has points on the board! Is this the start of a crazy comeback from Khan? Is Jake going to miss out on a spot in the playoffs because of this?
G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shota Umino VS Zack Sabre Jr. w/ Kosei Fujita!
The Roughneck brought down The Dominator last round, but no one’s been able to bring The Front Man down yet! Will #SHOOTER find a way to make The Mighty kneel? Or will he #JustTapOut?
The bell rings and the fans rally while the two stare down. They slowly circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. ZSJ quickly wrenches, wrenches, and wristlocks, but Shota rolls, slips through but ZSJ slips away. The fans cheer that opening exchange, and the two tie up. ZSJ waistlocks, Shota wrenches, then Shota wristlocks. ZSJ rolls, bridges, spins and drop toeholds. ZSJ has the standing toehold but Shota rolls free. The fans cheer this second exchange, and the two reset again. They feel out another knuckle lock, go forehead to forehead, but Shota puts pressure on the hands. ZSJ stands on Shota’s hand, then pulls on the other!
ZSJ shifts to have a motorcycle stretch! Shota powers things around onto ZSJ and the fans applaud. ZSJ powers through but Shota spins it right back around! ZSJ flips, kicks, and is free. The fans cheer as the two stand off again. They circle, feel things out, and then Shota shoots in. Shota grabs an arm, wrenches to wristlock, but then ZSJ wrenches back. Shota counters but ZSJ rolls to boot him away! The two stand and the fans fire up again. ZSJ shakes out his arm, then resets with Shota. They tie up, Shota headlocks, but ZSJ powers up and out. Shota runs ZSJ over! The fans cheer while Shota flexes.
Shota stomps ZSJ, but ZSJ rises up. Shota CLUBS him, then ROCKS ZSJ in a corner. ZSJ goes to another corner but Shota follows. Shota whips corner to corner, ZSJ reverses but Shota goes up and over. ZSJ runs up but Shota avoids the dropkick. Shota scoops ZSJ, DROPS him, then runs to SHOTGUN! The fans fire up with Shota while ZSJ checks his nose. ZSJ goes to ropes, Shota waits on him to stand. Shota then slingshots, but ZSJ moves back! ZSJ sweeps the legs! Shota falls then stumbles into railing! Shota falls over, clutches his leg, but ZSJ goes out to fetch him. ZSJ drags Shota around to KICK him in the leg! And again!
ZSJ leaves Shota behind while the ref checks Shota. The fans rally, the ring count starts. Shota sits up at 3 of 20, grits his teeth, and the fans rally up. Shota stands at 10, hobbles over, and rolls in at 12. ZSJ drags Shota to have a toehold, and he twists Shota’s ankle! Shota endures but then ZSJ drops a knee on the knee! Shota writhes, the fans cheer, and ZSJ spaces. ZSJ grabs Shota’s leg, digs his knee into the knee, then pulls on the foot! ZSJ traps the leg in a toehold, and digs his elbow into the knee. Shota tries to fight back with a chinlock but ZSJ pulls on the leg! Shota reaches out, ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go and the fans cheer.
Shota crawls to a corner, ZSJ drags him back up. ZSJ UPPERCUTS and Shota staggers away. ZSJ storms up, UPPERCUTS, then UPPERCUTS again! Shota growls, fires forearm after forearm, but ZSJ KICKS Shota’s leg! ZSJ runs, into a DROPKICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! ZSJ checks his nose again while Shota slaps his bad leg into working. The fans rally as both men stand, and then Shota runs corner to corner to UPPERCUT! Shota reels ZSJ in, FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Shota as he brings ZSJ up again. ZSJ fights the clinch, kicks the leg then BOOTS Shota’s face!
ZSJ runs, Shota drop toeholds him onto ropes! Then slingshot, APRON DDT!! ZSJ flops to the floor while Shota clutches his leg, and the fans fire up again! The ref checks ZSJ and he’s apparently okay to continue. The ring count starts, Shota fires up and the fans are with him. Shota drags ZSJ up at 7 of 20, puts him in at 8, then goes to the apron. Shota goes up a corner, takes aim, MISSILE DROPKICK! And then EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Shota brings ZSJ into the dragon sleeper. ZSJ slips free to have a SLEEPER! Shota snapmares free, both men go to corners then run in, ZSJ dropkicks Shota’s legs out!
The fans fire up while both men are down! The ref checks Shota’s leg, the fans rally up, and ZSJ catches his breath. ZSJ stands, he grabs Shota’s leg and we reach 10 minutes. ZSJ manages a HALF CRAB, but then shifts to hook up the legs! ZSJ grabs at the arms, Shota resists, so ZSJ STOMPS the knees! Shota writhes and the fans rally up again. ZSJ KICKS Shota’s leg, then KICKS him again! Shota sits up, ZSJ PENALTY- NO! Shota blocks that kick! Shota stands, ROCKS ZSJ, but ZSJ kicks the bad leg! ZSJ kicks again but Shota blocks again! Shota ROCKS ZSJ, dragon sleeper, TEST DRIVE! Both men are down and the fans fire up!
The fans rally up as Shota rises. Shota brings ZSJ up, dragon sleepers, for TRIDENT! Cover, TWO! ZSJ is still in this but Shota aims from a corner! IGNITION!! The fans fire up more and Shota reels ZSJ in! But ZSJ rolls to get a leg! ZSJ trips Shota, steps through, but Shota cradle counters! TWO!! ZSJ escapes, runs up, but into a pop-up ELEVATED DEATH RIDER!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives but Shota just loads up in the corner! Shota runs in, BLAZE- ARMBAR!! ZSJ catches Shota in time, but Shota moves! ZSJ makes it a TRIANGLE HOLD! ZSJ holds on, shifts back to the ARMBAR, but Shota fights up!
Shota stacks but ZSJ shifts, KNEEBAR!! ZSJ grapevines the leg, drags Shota from ropes, but Shota still endures! Shota fights around to go the other way, but ZSJ again drags him to center! DOUBLE HEEL HOOK!! Shota endures, ZSJ ties him up in a TRAILER HITCH HEEL HOOK COMBO!! Shota fights forward, ZSJ drags him back again, and the fans are thunderous! Shota pushes up and the fans duel as hard as ever! Shota goes to his left, claws forward, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer again as ZSJ lets go. Shota clutches his legs while ZSJ watches. We reach 15 minutes, and ZSJ KICKS Shota! Shota eggs ZSJ on!
ZSJ KICKS again! And again! Shota snarls, UPPERCUTS, and UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Shota back and he staggers away! Shota shakes his head, goes back to ZSJ, and UPPERCUTS! ZSJ walks that off, comes back, and UPPERCUTS! Shota shakes his head again, and he comes back to UPPERCUT! ZSJ says that was okay, and he UPPERCUTS again! Shota UPPERCUTS, ZSJ UPPERCUTS, repeat! Shota UPPERCUTS and ZSJ wobbles! Shota fires more UPPERCUTS, but then ZSJ SLAPS him! Shota swings, ZSJ hooks him but then spins him to scoop! Shota slips free to waistlock!
ZSJ mule kicks the bad leg, fakes out the dropkick, and PENALTY KICKS! Cover, TWO!! Shota survives and the fans fire up again! ZSJ drags Shota up, KICKS him, then sits him back up. ZSJ KICKS, sits Shota up, and KICKS again! Shota huffs ‘n’ puffs as he stands up, and he ROCKS ZSJ with a forearm! ROLLING ELBOW! ZSJ grabs a leg but Shota ENZIGIRIS! And then BLAZE BLADE to the front!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives but Shota is all fired up! Shota reels ZSJ in, underhooks, but ZSJ flips forward, traps the arms, and pops Shota into a sunset flip! TWO, and ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Shota SHOT- NO, ZSJ blocks the dropkick!
ZSJ rolls, ANKLE LOCKS, then reels Shota in for a GERMAN SUPLEX! But Shota’s right up! BLAZE BLADE to the back!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives again and the fans fire back up! Shota stalks ZSJ, pump handles, and POWERSLAMS! Then underhooks for DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA WINS!!
Winner: Shota Umino, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ZSJ earns 0)
The Front Man fought as hard as he could, but he could not break Shota’s fighting spirit! Will ZSJ be able to hold onto a playoff berth like this? Is #SHOOTER about to bring the Paradigm Shift to the Climax?
G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shingo Takagi VS Gabe Kidd!
The Rampaging Dragon and the Mad Man both fell last round, but they’re not out of the running yet. Will “the liveliest old man” still be able to teach this whelp a few things? Or will Gabe prove he is NJPW Strong?
The bell rings and the two run up! Gabe BOOTS, fires forearms, then runs, but Takagi BOOTS him! Takagi fires forearms, the two go forehead to forehead, then Gabe shoves Takagi. Gabe runs to BOOT Takagi, but Takagi rebounds to BOOT Gabe! Gabe rebounds to BOOT Takagi, Takagi rebounds to BOOT Gabe! Gabe BOOTS again, runs, but Takagi dodges! Only for Gabe to RUN him over! But Takagi’s right up to run Gabe over! Gabe stands, they go to corners and come back to RAM shoulders! The fans fire up while the two are forehead to forehead. Gabe fires a forearm, then eggs Takagi on.
Takagi fires a forearm, Gabe fires back, and fans rally up. Gabe ROCKS Takagi, but Takagi shakes that off. Takagi fires a forearm, Gabe eggs him on. Takagi fires more forearms, but Gabe HAYMAKERS! And CHOPS! Gabe LARIATS in a corner, then CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOSP! Takagi turns things around to CHOP, CHOP and CHOP! Gabe laughs as he CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Takagi JABS, CHOPS, and repeat! Takagi CHOPS again, but Gabe BOOTS! Takagi blocks, to DOUBLE CHOP! Gabe falls and Takagi catches his breath but the fans fire up. Takagi rises, stomps Gabe, then stalks him.
Takagi brings Gabe up, KNEES him against ropes, then whips to ropes for another KNEE! And then Takagi reels Gabe in, but Gabe suplexes first! Then Gabe looks around for cameras, and he says “My time coming, F YOU, B*TCH!” The fans are torn but Gabe kicks Takagi around. Gabe eggs Takagi on, drags him up, but Takagi fights the suplex! Takagi suplexes, Gabe fights it, so Takagi TWIST ‘N’ SHOUTS! The fans rally and Takagi watches Gabe go to a corner. Takagi runs in, but blocks a boot to LARIAT! Takagi reels Gabe in to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Takagi fires up, and tells Nagata… NO, he has to duck Gabe’s cheap shot first!
Takagi ELBOWS! JABS! And YUKON LARIATS! The fans fire up, and now Takagi looks to camera! “TOKI GA KITA!” The fans fire up and join in on “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi kicks Gabe in the side, drags him back up, but Gabe BITES Takagi’s face! Red Shoes reprimands, but Gabe CHOPS Takagi. Takagi comes back to get face to face with Gabe. Then Takagi CHOPS! Gabe snarls, and he CHOPS back! Takagi nods, and he CHOPS again! Gabe staggers to ropes, but he seethes and shakes his head. Gabe comes back to CHOP, Takagi CHOPS, the fans rally as the CHOPS keep going! But Gabe wobbles! Takagi CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS!
Takagi eggs Gabe on, so Gabe CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Takagi JABS, JABS and fakes the chop to BITE Gabe’s head! Red Shoes reprimands, Takagi lets off and spits, Gabe doesn’t taste good. But then Gabe clinches Takagi for an EXPLODER! The fans rally while both men are down. Takagi and Gabe slowly stir, then Gabe stands. Gabe drags Takagi up, but Takagi fights the clinch with elbows! Gabe swings, into a clinch! EXPLODER! But Gabe’s up to SAIDO! And then Gabe runs, COMEBACKER- SAIDO! Gabe staggers back up, runs in, and he RUNS Takagi over! The fans fire up while both men are down again!
Takagi and Gabe stir, and they crawl to opposite ends. The fans rally, Takagi goes to a corner, and Gabe sits up cross-legged. Takagi headbutts the buckles to fire up! The fans fire up, Gabe shouts at Takagi, “OI!” Takagi glares at Gabe, and they run in! DOUBLE LARIATS! Neither falls, so they DOUBLE LARIAT again! And again! And again! Then again! The fans fire up while both men grit their teeth, to LARIAT point blank again and again, and again and again! They lean on each other, but Takagi fires off RIDGE HANDS! Then a LARIAT! Gabe drops to a knee, but he shakes his head. Gabe stands to LARIAT back!
Takagi staggers, Gabe eggs him on. Takagi stumbles, lariats, but there was nothing behind it! Gabe CLUBS, LARIATS, repeat, and then Takagi falls! Gabe looms over Takagi at the ropes, drags him up, and runs, only for Takagi to follow! LARIAT at ropes! Takagi runs, Gabe steps forward, DOUBLE LARIATS at center! Takagi ELBOWS, JABS, but Gabe HEADBUTTS! Takagi HEADBUTTS! Gabe UPPERCUTS! Takagi JABS and YUKON LARIATS! Cover, ONE!! Gabe LARIATS! Cover, ONE!! The fans are thunderous and both men rise up! Gabe runs in, Takagi dodges, but then Gabe dodges! PUMPING BOMBER hits!!
The fans are thunderous as Takagi roars! Takagi storms over to Gabe, drags him up and pump handles, torture rack, but Gabe slips free! PILEDRIVER!! Takagi’s up!? SLIDING BOMBER!! Gabe rises?! PUMPING BOMBER CRADLE!! TWO!!! Gabe survives, and this is just the 10 minute mark! The fans rally up while both men stir. Takagi rises with “OI! OI! OI!” The fans join in, and Takagi sits Gabe up. Takagi HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS away on Gabe! Takagi drags Gabe up, though he’s a ragdoll, and pump handles! Torture rack, but no, Gabe slips free! SHOTEI! Gabe snarls, and he SLAPS, SLAPS and SLAPS again!
Gabe fires off more slaps, “F YOU!” Takagi SLAPS back! Gabe drops to his knees, and the fans rally up! Takagi fires boxing elbows, but Gabe withstands them all! He eggs Takagi on, Takagi fires more shots, Gabe again says “F YOU!” Takagi JABS, then HEADBUTTS! Gabe sits down, SLIDING PUMPING BOMBER!! Gabe is right back up!? Gabe runs, dodges, and COMEBACKER!! Both men flounder after that impact and the fans are thunderous! There are “GABU! GABU! GABU!” chants emerging over the “TA-KA-GI!” Red Shoes checks both men, they’re both okay to continue, and the fans continue to rally.
Gabe sits up cross-legged again. Gabe drags Takagi up, storms around, and he copies Takagi by headbutting buckles! Gabe reels Takagi in, but Takagi fights the driver! Takagi wrenches, Gabe CLUBS the arm. Takagi HEADBUTTS! Gabe SHOTEIS! Takagi ROCKS Gabe! Gabe falls over and the fans fire up again! Takagi roars and the fans fire up even more! Takagi drags Gabe up by his ears, but Gabe HEADBUTTS! Then PILEDRIVER!! Gabe holds on?! And he PILEDRIVERS again!!! Cover, GABE WINS!!!
Winner: Gabe Kidd, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Takagi earns 0)
The Mad Man avenges his loss over the NEVER Openweight Championship, and he is moving up the ranks! Will Gabe be NJPW Strong all the way until he’s conquered the G1?
Wait, Gabe has them cut his music? He stands at the center of the ring, and he bows in respect to Takagi!! The fans cheer, and then Gabe has them calm down. Gabe offers a handshake? Gabe says be a man and take it. Takagi struggles to even sit up, so Gabe goes over to him. Gabe puts the icepack on Takagi’s shoulder, and still offers the handshake. Takagi manages to stand, and fans applaud in encouragement. Takagi shows respect back by shaking Gabe’s hand. But then Gabe kicks Takagi low! The Mad Man is still a War Dog, will he do what he wants to who he wants? As for Takagi, will he make sure to fight that much harder to redeem himself?
G1 Climax 34 A Block: Tetsuya Naito VS SANADA!
Well, the Uncontrollable Charisma took on former LIJ member, Evil, just last round, and was cheated out of a main event moment. Now another former LIJ member is here to face the champion. The Cold Skull is much more honorable than the King of Darkness, but will he still steal the spotlight? Or can Naito keep things tranquilo?
Again, Naito takes his time with the entrance attire. But again, Sanada is former LIJ, so he is patient. The pants are put aside and the bell rings. The fans rally up, “NA-I-TO!” “SA-NA-DA!” Red Shoes assesses things, and Naito’s side is leading, but Sanada is sure it isn’t by much. The two circle, tie up, and they’re in a deadlock. Sanada waistlocks but Naito wrenches out. Naito hammerlocks, Sanada slips out to waistlock, but Naito drop toeholds. Naito floats to a headlock, but Sanada fights up. The fans rally, Sanada pries at the hold, and he tries for a top wristlock. Naito fights, but Sanada trips him! But Naito headscissors!
Sanada tries to kip free but Naito holds on tight. Sanada endures, fights around, and headstands to then trap Naito’s legs and pop out. Sanada leaps for a headlock, but Naito rolls him and has the headlock instead. Naito pulls on Sanada’s head, but Sanada fights up. Sanada puts Naito on ropes, Red Shoes calls the break. but Naito lets go slowly. Then Naito puts Sanada on ropes! Red Shoes reprimands but Naito lets off slowly again. He pats Sanada on the shoulders, the fans cheer, but then Naito SPITS at Sanada. Sanada sighs, then he kicks low and throws Naito out! Sanada builds speed, but Naito slides in!
Sanada tumbles up and over to the apron, Naito DECKS him! Naito builds speed, but he fakes Sanada out to tranquilo! But Sanada dropkicks him! Again, Sanada knows the tricks. Naito goes to the apron, Sanada storms over and scrapes Naito out of the ring. Sanada goes out, then he whips Naito hard into railing! Naito slumps down, crawls away, but Sanada stalks him. Sanada brings Naito up, fireman’s carries, and SNAKE EYES off railing! Right in front of Bushi on commentary! The fans rally, Sanada brings Naito up, headlocks and brings him around, for an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Naito writhes but Sanada pushes him into the ring. Sanada covers, TWO!
The fans cheer and Sanada stays cool. Sanada drags Naito up, CLUBS him on the neck, and Naito staggers. Sanada brings Naito back around to CLUB him again. Sanada whips, then he catches Naito to a SLEEPER! Naito flails, but Sanada sits him down and leans on the hold. The fans rally as Naito endures, but Sanada grinds Naito down. Naito reaches out, kicks around, and finds his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Sanada lets go. Sanada drags Naito up but Naito fires forearms! Sanada reels Naito in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Sanada brings Naito into the dragon sleeper!
But Naito spins things around! BACKBREAKER, to basement dropkick! Both men are down and the fans rally again. Naito sits up first, then stands. Naito drags Sanada up to whip, arm-drag, and then ELBOW! Basement DROPKICK! Naito then brings Sanada up to whip to a corner, and ELBOW! Naito puts Sanada in ropes, DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Then Naito stands Sanada up to turn him, hold him, and NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Naito covers, TWO! Sanada stays in this and the fans rally again. Naito drags Sanada up, cravats and neck wrenches. Sanada fires body shots, but Naito CLUBS him!
Naito snapmares Sanada into the LEG HOOK NELSON! Sanada endures while Naito puts on the pressure. Sanada kicks around, reaches out, and gets the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, but Naito “needs help.” Red Shoes helps undo the hold, and Naito brings Sanada up. Naito reels Sanada in to hammerlock and half nelson, but Sanada resists the lift. Sanada clubs at Naito, but Naito CLUBS Sanada. Naito whips, Sanada reverses and hurdles, hurdles, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up while Naito bails out and we hit 10 minutes. Sanada PLANCHAS and down goes Naito! The fans fire up and Sanada has them get louder.
Sanada storms over to Naito, brings him up, and puts him in the ring. Sanada stalks Naito, brings him up, and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Sanada stays cool, and he drags Naito up. Sanada fireman’s carries, but Naito fights free! Sanada runs, but Naito ELBOWS him! Sanada rebounds, Naito spins him and NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Naito rises up, hobbles over, and he drags Sanada up. Naito throws heavy elbow after elbow! Sanada falls to all fours, and the fans rally up again. Naito brings Sanada up, to throw more heavy elbows!
Sanada again falls over, and the fans rally up more. Sanada clutches the right shoulder, but Naito drags him up, for more heavy elbows! Naito puts Sanada up top, climbs up after him, and SUPER STEINERS! The fans fire up as Sanada flounders! Naito aims from the corner, runs up, but Sanada dropkicks the legs! Naito still swings, but into a suplex, for MAGIC SCREW! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Sanada grits his teeth as he rises up, and he goes up a corner! ROUNDING BODY- NO, he has to land out as Naito moves! Sanada runs up, but Naito wrenches and TORNADO- NO, Sanada stops the DDT!
Sanada runs up, Naito avoids the Shining Wizard! Sanada comes back but Naito SPINEBUSTERS! Naito hauls Sanada up to wrench and tilt-o-whirl, but Sanada stops Destino! Fireman’s carry, T K O!! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! We hit 15 minutes, and the fans rally again. Sanada stirs, as does Naito. Sanada kips up! Naito slowly sits up, into the SHINING WIZARD! Sanada then goes up top, to ROUNDING BODY PRESS!! Cover, TWO!! Naito survives and the fans fire up as Sanada says one more time! Sanada clinches, but Naito spins free! Naito suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER!
Naito hurries to haul Sanada up, and he wrenches to tilt-o-whirl, but Sanada slips free! O’Conner Roll BRIDGE! TWO!!! Naito escapes, but a SHINING WIZARD hits again!! Sanada roars, and he brings Naito up again! Clinch, DEAD- NO, Naito slips free, ripcord and DESTINO!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Sanada survives and shocks the fans! But Naito just drags Sanada back up! Another wrench, another tilt-o-whirl, DESTINO~!!! Cover, NAITO WINS!!
Winner: Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sanada earns 0)
A powerful battle worthy of that IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, but it was the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion who comes out on top! Will Sanada have to try even harder if he wants to take the title back?
As for Naito, he catches his breath, stands back up, and has his hand raised. Red Shoes brings him his baseball cap, and after refreshing with some water, Naito gets the mic. “Buenas noches, Fukuoka~!” The fans cheer, and Naito says, “This was our second night of G1 in Fukuoka. Thank you to you all for coming. Gracias, amigos.” The fans cheer again, and Naito asks if they enjoyed these hot two days of action. The fans cheer because they did! Naito says it has been awhile since the G1 was in the Kyushu region, so he enjoyed it, too. Naito notes he is 2-3 now, and as the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and defending G1 winner… “That’s a bad record.”
But Naito says he will get more and more wins and move into the positive so as to win his second G1 in a row. The fans cheer in hopes of seeing that. And Naito knows they know what’s next. This will be their first roll call in Fukuoka since May of 2016! Eight years and two months! Are they ready? The fans cheer, and Naito says that the only way to close out the G1 in Fukuoka is of course… “Bushi! Hiromu! Takagi! Titan! Yota! Y Naito! NOSOTROS! LOS INGOBERRRRNABLEEEES~! DE! JA! PON!” The fans cheer, but will Naito be able to pull off back to back Climaxes? Or will he fall short of such an achievement?
Here are the NEW A Block standings!
Evil: 5-0, 10 points
Zack Sabre Jr: 4-1, 8 points
Gabe Kidd: 3-2, 6 points
Shota Umino: 3-2, 6 points
Callum Newman: 2-3, 4 points
Shingo Takagi: 2-3, 4 points
Tetsuya Naito: 2-3, 4 points
Sanada: 2-3, 4 points
Great-O-Khan: 1-4, 2 points
Jake Lee: 1-4, 2 points
Here are the current B Block standings!
Yuya Uemura: 3-1, 6 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 3-1, 6 points
Henare: 2-2, 4 points
Jeff Cobb: 2-2, 4 points
David Finlay: 2-2, 4 points
Boltin Oleg: 2-2, 4 points
Ren Narita: 2-2, 4 points
Hirooki Goto: 2-2, 4 points
El Phantasmo: 1-3, 2 points
Yota Tsuji: 1-3, 2 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round for the G1, and they keep on giving us some rather surprising outcomes. Well, Evil beating Callum was the one clear move, and Evil was still going to cheat even then. However, he’s also the only one going 5-0 now and that seems real bunk to me. Shota is great and all but I wanted to see ZSJ keep pace with Evil going into their match. But they’ll face off on August 6th, so maybe by then, Evil will have lost a match and they’ll have equal records anyway. Khan bringing down Jake Lee to get his first win was great, and that could very well be the spoiler win for Khan, keeping Jake outside of the top three.
While Gabe VS Takagi wasn’t the main event, it was probably the best match of the night. Great intensity, and Gabe winning out was somewhat surprising. As was Gabe’s swerve of showing respect just to get a cheap shot. Gabe’s win over Shota might also come in handy when it comes to determining the third seed. Gabe would have to lose one more than Shota and they’d swap in the block. Naito VS Sanada was still a great main event, and I almost thought Sanada was getting it, but Naito would be shockingly 1-4 so that wasn’t happening. Naito himself might start moving up the block from here, and he’s up against Gabe next, so that’ll be a crucial match.
My Score: 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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