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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 34 Results & Report! (7/31/24)
B Block, Round 5!

Does NJPW really need The Rebel?
David Finlay may be the alpha War Dog, but he is not THE Alpha. Will Konosuke Takeshita tear down the IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion? Or will Finlay prove he’s much more elite than Konosuke?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Gabe Kidd & Jake Lee VS Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima; Gabe & Jake win.
- Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman VS EVIL & Dick Togo; Khan & Callum win.
- SANADA & Taka Michinoku VS Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma; Shota & Honma win.
- Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi VS Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita; Naito & Takagi win.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: Boltin Oleg VS Yota Tsuij; Yota wins.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: Yuya Uemura VS HENARE; Henare wins.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: El Phantasmo VS Jeff Cobb; Cobb wins.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: Hirooki Goto VS Ren Narita; Ren wins.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: Konosuke Takeshita VS David Finlay; Finlay wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current 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
G1 Climax 34 B Block: Boltin Oleg VS Yota Tsuij!
Now this is a big match! The Kazakh Juggernaut has slowed down a bit, but can he build momentum back towards the top? Or will he be knocked down by a Gene Blast?
The bell rings and Oleg RUNS Yota over! The fans cheer, Yota goes to ropes, but Oleg is on him with a whip. Yota holds ropes to stop, then he BOOTS back. Yota runs and RAMS Oleg! Oleg rebounds to RUN Yota over again! Oleg runs, to SPLASH onto knees! Yota turns things around, and he grins as he puts Oleg at center. Yota runs, to SPLASH, onto knees! Oleg returns the favor and the fans rally up. Oleg stands, brings Yota up, but Yota fights the gut wrench! Yota CLUBS again and again, then knees low. Yota half nelsons for a GUTBUSTER! Oleg writhes, the fans rally, and Yota rises back up.
Yota goes over to Oleg and brings him up, but Oleg fights the suplex! Oleg fires body shots, then runs, but into a kitchen sink KNEE! The fans cheer and Yota grins. Yota stalks Oleg to a corner, fires body shot after body shot, until Oleg sits down. Yota then stands on Oleg to dig his boots in! The ref reprimands and counts, and Yota lets off at 4. Yota paces while Oleg crawls out of the corner. Yota grabs Oleg’s legs, and works to turn him! Oleg fights that, the fans rally, but Yota stomps Oleg down. Yota paces more, grins as the fans cheer more, and he stands Oelg up. But Oleg ROCKS him first! Oleg ROCKS Yota again! And again!
Yota BODY BLOWS and Oleg drops to his knees! The fans rally, Yota brings Oleg up and whips. Oleg reveres to reel Yota in and SIDE SLAM! A unique take on the spinebuster but both men are down. The fans cheer, and Oleg slowly rises. Oleg brings Yota up, fires a forearm, then another. Yota ends up in a corner but Oleg fires forearms and CHOPS! The fans cheer again, Oleg whips corner to corner. Oleg runs up to SPLASH! Oleg keeps going and he CLOBBERS Yota! Then he SPLASHES DOWN! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Oleg drags Yota up in the gut wrench! Shake, Rattle and THROW!
The fans fire up as Oleg kips up! Oleg roars and he storms back up on Yota. Yota fights the fireman’s carry and turns Oleg. Oleg fights the backslide, it’s a battle of strength! Yota spins Oleg but Oleg fights the suplex! Oleg tries to suplex but Yota fights it! Yota suplexes Oleg up and over! The fans fire up while both men are down! Yota sits up first, storms over and drags Oleg around, but Oleg again fights the turn! Oleg kicks at Yota, and kicks, and kicks, and Yota falls back! Yota goes to a corner, Oleg goes to the other. Oleg runs in corner to corner, but Yota dodges the splash! Roll-up, TWO! Yota BOOTS Oleg down!
The fans fire up while Yota paces. Yota again grabs Oleg’s legs, and turns him over! BOSTON CRAB! Oleg endures the “Young Lion” hold, and fans rally as he powers up! Oleg pushes himself off the mat, fights his way forward, but Yota drags him back! The fans rally harder, Yota HIP DROPS to then CURB STOMP! Cover, TWO!! Oleg survives and the fans fire up again. Yota stays cool and he brings Oleg up, for a KNEE! Oleg falls, Yota roars, and the fans fire up again. Yota goes to the corner, goes up and up and MAROON- NO, Oleg dodges! Oleg SHOTGUNS Yota all the way to the corner! The fans rally while both men are down!
Oleg crawls his way over to Yota, brings him around, and fireman’s carries! Yota fights free of the F5 to cradle! TWO!! Oleg escapes, the fans fire up, but Yota aims! SUPERKICK! Yota runs, but Oleg swings! Yota ducks that lariat, rebounds, but into another LARIAT! The fans fire up, and Oleg hauls Yota up for a fireman’s carry! Yota again fights it, Oleg squats, and then rises up! KAMIKAZE ROLL!! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives, perhaps because Oleg didn’t get a running start. But Oleg roars and tries again! Fireman’s carry, KAMI- NO, Yota grabs the ropes! Oleg yanks Yota free but Yota slips out! GENE BLASTER!!! Cover, Yota wins!
Winner: Yota Tsuji, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Oleg earns 0)
The big boys of B Block battled, and in the end, the Gene Blast bulldozed Boltin Oleg! Is there still hope for Yota to make it to the playoffs? Did that same door just close for the Juggernaut?
G1 Climax 34 B Block: Yuya Uemura VS HENARE!
Though the Heat Storm finally took a loss, he is still leading the way forward. However, he now runs into the Face of Fury. Will the NEVER Openweight Champion be able to weather the storm? Or will Yuya fire back up and stay in first place?
The bell rings, the two stare down, and the fans rally up. They feel things out, knuckle lock, and then back away. They go again, knuckle lock, and fight for control. Yuya wrenches to wristlock, but Henare powers Yuya to ropes. The ref counts the break, Henare lets off with a shove, and the fans applaud. Henare and Yuta reset and circle again. They tie up, Yuya headlocks, but Henare powers up and out. They RAM shoulders, and neither falls. The fans applaud, Yuya runs again, and they RAM shoulders again. Yuya tries a third time, RAMS shoulders, but Henare still doesn’t budge! Henare eggs Yuya on, Yuya tries a fourth time, but Henare RUNS him over!
The fans cheer and Henare gets moving. Yuya stays low, hurdles over, then arm-drags! Then he RUNS Henare over! The fans fire up but Henare’s right up! Yuya arm-drags and has Henare down! The fans cheer while Yuya grinds Henare’s arm. Henare fights up, powers Yuya to a corner, but the ref counts the break. Henare lets off slowly, but Yuya avoids his haymaker! Yuya CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOPS again! Henare storms up on Yuya, so Yuya CHOPS again! Henare still steps forward, so Yuya CHOPS again! Henare ROCKS Yuya with a forearm! The fans rally, Henare whips, but Yuya reverses.
Henare comes back from the corner, but Yuya CHOPS him! That one backs Henare up, and then Yuya runs in, but into an ELBOW! Henare goes up and FLYING- NO, Yuya gets under the kick, only for Henare to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up again and Henare storms around. Henare sits Yuya up to KICK him! Yuya falls over, but Henare sits Yuya up again for another KICK! Henare drags Yuya up and KICKS him back down! The fans rally, but Henare stalks Yuya. Henare drags Yuya up to ROCK him with a forearm. Yuya goes to a corner, but he CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again!
Henare HEADBUTTS Yuya, then fires off fast hands! Henare HEADBUTTS again and the fans fire up! Yuya wags a finger, he’s not done yet. But then Henare KICKS, KICKS and KICKS Yuya in the corner! Henare drags Yuya up to fireman’s carry, but Yuya flails. Henare still WASTELAND SLAMS, then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Yuya stays in this and the fans applaud. Henare stays focused and he looms over Yuya. The fans rally up, Henare drags Yuya around and gives him some slaps. Yuya stands, and he CHOPS! Henare nods and Yuya CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Henare KNEES low, HEADBUTTS, then whips.
Yuya holds ropes to stop, then he BOOTS back! Yuya bobs ‘n’ weaves then ROCKS Henare! Yuya whips, Henare reverses, and he catches Yuya for a BESERKER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Yuya stays in this and the fans fire up. Henare growls as he storms up on Yuya, and he drags Yuya back up. Henare shouts, “I’M the future!” then whips Yuya to ropes, but Yuya FLYING FOREARMS! Both men are down and the fans rally. Yuya storms up to Henare in the corner to CHOP! Yuya whips, Henare reveres, but Yuya goes up and over to arm-drag! And then DROPKICK! The fans fire up again as Yuya roars!
Yuya aims from a corner, runs corner to corner, and he SPLASHES! Yuya reels Henare in to SAI- NO, Henare fights the suplex with elbows! Henare goes to run but Yuya reels him in, BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Henare is still in this but Yuya stays focused. The fans rally, and Yuya stands. Yuya goes to the apron, then a corner. Yuya climbs, and CROSSBODIES! But Henare rolls through to pick Yuya up! Pop-up, but Yuya slips out to KNEE low! Yuya runs, but into the POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! The fans fire up while both men are down! Henare snarls as he rises up, and he goes to ropes. Henare watches Yuya rise, and then storms over.
The two go forehead to forehead, then they go forearm for forearm! The fans rally up as the two pick up speed! Forearm after forearm, and then Henare roars! Henare headbutts buckles, then comes back for more! The forearms go even faster, even harder, and then Yuya wobbles! But he comes back with a forearm! So Henare KICKS! Henare eggs Yuya on while Yuya wobbles again. Yuya steadies himself, and CHOPS! Henare snarls and KICKS! Yuya goes to ropes then comes back. Yuya CHOPS at 10 minutes in! Henare KICKS, Yuya CHOPS, repeat! Yuya CHOPS and CHOPS and DOUBLE CHOPS! Henare BODY BLOWS!
Yuya drops to his knees, but Henare runs up to KICK! Yuya crawls on all fours but Henare eggs him on. Yuya grits his teeth, sits up, but into another KICK! The fans fire up and Henare eggs Yuya on more. Yuya sits up, blocks a kick, and rises up! He spins Henare around, full nelsons, but Henare breaks that to switch, and he goes for Ultima Nelson! But Yuya switches! Henare breaks the nelson, but Yuya GERMAN SUPLEXES! Henare rises to LARIAT! But Yuya gets right up! Henare ducks ‘n’ dodges to LARIAT Yuya inside-out! Cover, TWO!! Yuya survives, but Henare stands him up! Henare runs, into a DROPKICK!
The fans fire up while both men are down again! Henare stirs, Yuya rolls to ropes, and Yuya drags himself up. Yuya climbs a corner, and he CROSSBODIES! Down goes Henare and Yuya covers, TWO! The fans fire up again and Yuya hurries to go back up! Yuya aims, for a FROG SPLASH, onto knees! Henare saves himself and the fans rally up again! Henare goes to a corner, runs up, but into a FOREARM! Henare still runs up to SHINING WIZARD in the corner! Henare reels Yuya in, fisherman, STREETS OF- NO, Yuya escapes, gets around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Henare escapes now and the fans fire up!
Yuya roars as he rises up, and he drags Henare up. Yuya clinches one arm, traps the other, but Henare fights the suplex! Henare powers Yuya back towards a corner, the ref wants the break, but Yuya powers his way out! The clinch is still in, but Henare RAMS Yuya into buckles! Yuya runs up but into a BODY BLOW! HEEL KICK! Yuya PELES!! Henare staggers, runs, and RUGBY KICKS! Yuya is up, but he runs into the RAMPAGE!! Cover, TWO!! Yuya survives and Henare is stunned! The fans fire up more and Henare vows to end this! He drags Yuya up, fisherman for STREETS OF- NO, Yuya slips free again! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous as Henare survives! Yuya shakes his head and rises up! We hit 15 minutes and Yuya drags Henare up. Yuya traps the arms, but Henare fights the suplex! Henare HEADBUTTS, but Yuya HEADBUTTS! Both men stagger, Henare rebounds to RUNNING HEADBUTT!! And then STREETS OF RAGE!! Cover, HENARE WINS!
Winner: Henare, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yuya earns 0)
The NEVER Openweight Champion never gave up, and now he brings first place down to his level! Will Henare be able to conquer the block for the United Empire? Will Yuya still have a chance at defining the future?
G1 Climax 34 B Block: El Phantasmo w/ Jado VS Jeff Cobb!
The Headbanga is at the bottom of the block, but he hasn’t hit rock bottom just yet. Is there a chance he can fight his way back up? Or will he just take a Tour of the Islands on his way down?
The bell rings and ELP just sits in his corner. The fans rally up for “E L P! E L P!” but Cobb walks over to him. Cobb offers a hand, and ELP takes it. Cobb helps ELP stand, and Cobb says, “Ganbatte. <Give it your all.>” ELP nods, and then rolls Cobb up! TWO! ELP gets moving, he sunset flips, but Cobb drags ELP right up! Cobb shoves ELP, then runs him over on the rebound! The fans cheer, and Cobb deadlift suplexes ELP! ELP slips free, shoves Cobb, and then runs to RANA! Cobb tumbles out, ELP builds speed! ELP DIVES onto Cobb and sends him into railing! The fans fire up and ELP hurries back in!
ELP builds speed again, and DIVES into a haymaker! Cobb intercepts ELP this time, then drags him out to a suplex! But ELP slips free again, and POSTS Cobb! ELP then uses Cobb as a step to go up and up and to the corner, for an ARIHARA MOONSAULT! Down goes Cobb and the fans fire up! ELP rises, shakes out his legs, then goes back for Cobb. ELP drags Cobb up and into the ring, and the fans rally up behind ELP. ELP climbs the ropes, and springboards, but Cobb gets under! ELP comes back, but into a BEARHUG! And OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! ELP flounders to a corner but Cobb storms over.
Cobb HEADBUTTS ELP, ELP sits down, but Cobb stands him up. Cobb whips corner to corner, runs in, but ELP dodges the elbow! ELP returns, into an elbow! Cobb then POUNCES ELP halfway across the ring! The fans fire up and Cobb grins. Cobb storms back up on ELP, drags him around, but the ref has him hold on. The ref checks ELP, and ELP nods, he’s okay to continue. So Cobb stands on ELP’s back! Cobb uses ELP to surf, then he steps away. ELP stands in a huff, and he fires a forearm! And another! And another! ELP winds up, Cobb gets under, to URENAGE! And FALLING HAMMER! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer as ELP survives, and Cobb is annoyed. Cobb eggs ELP on, mocks how sad he is without the Guerrillas of Destiny. Cobb drags ELP up, ELP throws body shots, but Cobb CLUBS him down. Cobb suplexes ELP, puts him up top, and then climbs up. The fans rally, Cobb climbs, but ELP fights the superplex! ELP fires body shots, HEADBUTTS Cobb, but Cobb UPPERCUTS! Cobb climbs back up, brings ELP up, and stalling SUPERPLEXES! The fans fire up from that hard landing! Cobb crawls to the cover, TWO!! ELP survives, so Cobb GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO!!
ELP is still in this but Cobb keeps his cool. Cobb tells Jado that ELP’s done, time for the tour! Cobb stalks ELP to ropes while the fans rally up. Cobb whips ELP, but ELP holds ropes! ELP runs up to RAN- NO! Cobb stops the rana to bring ELP up, but ELP sunset flips! High stack, TWO! ELP mule kicks, front kicks, and ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up, ELP brings Cobb around to straitjacket, but Cobb fights that off. Cobb reels ELP in, TOUR- NO, ELP slips free! ELP dodges, goes up and up, TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up and ELP aims from the corner! SUDDEN DEATH!! Cover, TWO!!! Cobb survives, but ELP goes to the apron!
ELP goes up the ropes to springboard, SWANTON BOMB! And then LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Cobb is still in this but the fans rally behind ELP! ELP drags Cobb up, reels him in, but Cobb fireman’s carries! F5 THOUSAND!! Both men are down again and the fans rally. Cobb grits his teeth and rises up. Cobb and ELP stand, and ELP wobbles a bit. ELP fires a forearm, but Cobb gives it back. ELP falls over! Jado coaches ELP, and Cobb says ELP can’t be sad forever. ELP winds up to ROCK Cobb! Cobb ROCKS ELP! ELP sits down, the fans fire up, and Cobb tells ELP to put some stank on it! The fans rally, ELP goes to ropes.
Cobb says, “Screw your friends!” ELP throws off the elbow pads, slaps himself to fire back up, and then ROCKS Cobb! Cobb ROCKS ELP! ELP grins, winds up, and ROCKS Cobb! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster, then ELP body shots! Cobb ROCKS ELP again! Cobb runs, ELP BOOTS him! ELP runs but Cobb BODY CHECKS him! ELP staggers, but he drops down, then DROPKICKS! Both men fall and the fans fire back up! ELP kips up and the fans cheer more! ELP hobbles to a corner, runs in at Cobb, and forearm SMASHES! ELP whips, Cobb reverses, but ELP goes up and over and keeps moving!
ELP ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard, into the TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb wins!
Winner: Jeff Cobb, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ELP earns 0)
Cobb helped ELP find that fire again, but then had to snuff it out. ELP falls to last place, will he have to settle into spoiler mode now? As for Cobb, could he be the one to conquer the block for the United Empire?
G1 Climax 34 B Block: Hirooki Goto VS Ren Narita!
The Fierce Warrior and the Souled Out Son of Strong Style are in the thick of it at 2-2, and the block is slowly sorting out. Can Goto #TurnItAllAround and head for the top? Or will Ren find a way to stack the deck so high that Goto can’t #GetBackUp?
Surprisingly, Ren doesn’t attempt any cheap shots during the introductions. Because he waits until Goto’s put his staff and jacket aside! The ref reprimands as Ren knees low, then CLUBS Goto down. The bell rings as Ren stomps away on Goto and the fans boo. Ren runs, but Goto blocks the boot! Goto swings but Ren CLAWS the eyes! Ren runs again, but gets run over! The fans cheer as Goto stomps away on Ren now. Goto CLUBS Ren, fires forearms, then whips. Ren holds ropes and bails out, and Goto dares him to come back. Ren paces around the outside, wants Goto to stay back, and then he slides in. But then Ren slides back out.
The ref keeps Goto from going after Ren, so Goto sits down cross-legged! The common bond between them is The Wrestler, Katsuyori Shibata, and perhaps Goto is trying to remind Ren of that. Ren still paces, so Goto rushes out! Ren slides in, builds speed, and he BOOTS Goto from the apron! Ren goes out to fetch Goto, and POSTS him! The fans rally for Goto but Ren drags him up. Ren whips Goto hard into railing! Goto slumps down and the ref has Ren back off. Ren grabs Goto’s own staff and uses it to CHOKE him! The fans boo, Ren lets go, but then he mocks Goto with his staff. Ren puts it aside, to then grab at the ring bell!
Timekeeper Abe-san grabs the bell, too, and then the ref! They tug-o-war with Ren, so Ren SHOVES the ref down! Ren grabs a chair, and he JAMS Goto in the head! Goto falls over, and then his staff falls on him! Insult to injury, and Ren tells the ref to count. The ref reprimands Ren, makes sure Goto is okay, and then starts the count. Goto stirs at 4 of 20, slowly rises, and Ren smirks as Goto crawls. The count is 10 of 20, then climbs to 15! Goto stands, staggers in and is safe at 16! The fans cheer, but Ren grabs the legs! CATAPULT GUILLOTINE with the ropes! The fans boo and the ref reprimands but Ren drags Goto back up.
Ren whips Goto to ropes, and NECKBREAKER DROPS! Cover, TWO! Ren clamps on a chinlock! Goto endures the knee digging in his back, but Ren pulls him back harder! Goto kicks forward, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, but then Ren CLAWS at Goto’s face! The ref counts again, but Ren lets go at 4. Ren gets in the ref’s face, then he drags Goto up. Goto CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Ren CHOKES Goto to the corner! The ref counts, Ren lets off at 4, and then he whips corner to corner. Goto reverses, runs up, but Ren BOOTS him! Ren runs, but Goto follows to LARIAT! Down goes Ren and the fans fire up!
Goto drags Ren up, fires forearms, and has him in the corner. Goto whips, runs in, and MURAMASAS! Then SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Ren stays in this but the fans rally behind Goto. Goto drags Ren up, but Ren fights the fireman’s carry! Ren clamps on with a SLEEPER, but Goto RAMS him into the corner! Goto fires elbows, then BULLDOGS! Cover, TWO! Ren survives but the fans continue to rally for Goto. Goto drags Ren up, fireman’s carries, but Ren slips free, and CHOKES him! The ref counts, Goto breaks free, but Ren clinches! EXPLODER! Both men are down again, and fans rally as they go to corners.
Ren runs up, ELBOWS Goto, then goes side to side to JUMP KICK! Then Ren reels Goto in, HALF HATCH! Cover, TWO! But into a GUILLOTINE NECKLOCK! Ren has the body scissors but Goto has the fans rallying for him. Goto fights around, but Ren pulls on Goto’s neck! Goto starts to fade! The ref checks him, but Goto gets a second wind, and reaches the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Ren lets go in frustration. Ren then goes to the apron, and grins as he climbs the corner. HELL’S- NO, Goto dodges, but runs into a low knee. Ren runs, into a fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up while Ren writhes!
Ren scrambles to ropes while clutching his neck. The fans rally for “GO-TO-O! GO-TO-O!” Goto crawls over, drags Ren up, and ROCKS him with a forearm! Ren falls over, but Goto drags him back up. Ren swings but Goto DECKS him first! Cover, TWO! Ren holds on but Goto drags him up. Goto fires a flurry, but then Ren catches him to a SLEEPER! Goto endures, reaches out, and he THROWS Ren off! Ren gets up, DOWN TO DIE! Ren goes to the apron after that knee drop, then flops to the floor. The ref checks Goto, but then Ren grabs the staff! The fans boo and the ref stops Ren, and then Goto CLUBS Ren!
Goto whips Ren corner to corner but Ren reverses. Goto comes back, but Ren sends him into the ref! Then Ren CLAWS Goto’s face! The fans boo, but Ren goes for the pushup bar! Ren grins, but Goto has his staff! Now it’s an even fight, the kind Ren hates! Ren and Goto circle, the fans fire up, and staff clashes with bar! Goto hits Ren low, then CLUBS him down! The fans fire up and Goto drags Ren up. Fireman’s carry, but Ren slips free, and again shoves Goto at the ref! But Goto stops himself, and then blocks a low blow! Goto HEADBUTTS Ren, and Ren drops to his knees. Goto stands Ren up, to HEADBUTT again!
Ren again drops to his knees, so Goto HEADBUTTS over and over! The fans fire up with each one, then Goto runs, to LARIAT! The fans fire up with Goto and he hurries to bring Ren back up. Goto dragon sleepers, but Ren grabs the ref! Reh MULE KICK LOW BLOWS! And then KNEES Goto in the face! DOUBLECROSSER!! Cover, REN WINS!
Winner: Ren Narita, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Goto earns 0)
The fans are stunned silent, upset by this upset victory. Ren gets away with another underhanded victory, will he cheat his way into the Climax? As for Goto, is there still hope for him to #TurnItAllAround in the second half of this round robin?
G1 Climax 34 B Block: Konosuke Takeshita VS David Finlay w/ Gedo!
As it stands, the Don Callis Family’s Alpha has a clear path to the top to become the B Block’s Alpha! However, the top dog of the War Dogs stands in his way. Will Konosuke be able to take down the IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion? Or will we see that NJPW does need The Rebel?
The bell rings and the fans rally up. Red Shoes assesses the chanting, and the “TA-KE-SH’TA! TA-KE-SH’TA!” is clearly stronger. Konosuke and Finlay circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Konosuke’s height helps him power Finlay back, but he still pulls hair. Finlay pulls hair, Red Shoes reprimands them both, but the two egg each other on. Konosuke leans against Finlay as they’re on ropes, then lets go. Finlay also lets go, but then Konosuke ROCKS Finlay with a forearm! The fans cheer, Finlay swings but Konosuke dodges. Konosuke ROCKS Finlay, headlocks him, but Finlay powers up and out, only for Konosuke to run him over!
Things keep moving, Finlay drops then jumps, into a CHOP! And SHOTGUN BOOT! Konosuke says he’s not just taller, he’s smarter than Finlay. Konosuke then snapmares Finlay into a chinlock. Finlay pries at the hold, but Konosuke shifts his grip. Finlay fights up, snapmares, but Konosuke holds onto the chinlock! Gedo protests that Konosuke’s really using a choke but Red Shoes says it’s not. Finlay fights up in the chinlock, but Konosuke whips him to the corner hard! Konosuke then storms up, but Finlay SPITS at him! So Konosuke ROCKS him with a right! Konosuke wrenches, whips, but FInlat reverses.
Finlay runs up, but Konosuke BOOTS him! Konosuke goes up, but Finlay BLASTS him to the floor! The fans cheer, Finlay goes out after Konosuke, and stomps him down! Finlay drags Konosuke up, and RAMS him into the timekeeper! Abe-san goes down, is Finlay going to start bullying him now? Finlay drags Konosuke up to RAM him into more railing! Konosuke tilts back and Finlay dumps him over! Finlay flexes while fans cheer, and Finlay Too Sweets Gedo. Finlay then hops into No Man’s Land to put Konosuke’s arm through the railing. Finlay pulls on the fingers, but Red Shoes reprimands.
Finlay lets off, brings Konosuke back to ringside and ROCKS him with a forearm! Konosuke CHOPS in return! Finlay UPPERCUTS back! Finlay puts Konosuke in the ring, covers, but Red Shoes won’t count because of the shenanigans. Finlay says have some loyalty to NJPW! Red Shoes still refuses, so Finlay whips Konosuke hard into a corner! Konosuke falls over and Finlay talks trash. Finlay KNEES Konosuke in the back, clamps on a chinlock, but Konosuke endures. Finlay smothers Konosuke, Red Shoes counts, so Finlay stops. Finlay brings Konosuke up to snap suplex! Cover, ONE! The fans cheer and Finlay is annoyed.
Finlay clamps on a COBRA CLUTCH, and he grinds Konosuke down! Konosuke endures, even as Finlay puts all his weight on Konosuke. Konosuke fights around, the fans rally up, and Konosuke stands to throw body shots. Finlay throat chops! Finlay runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke whips, Finlay reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE comes outta nowhere! The fans fire up while both men are down! Konosuke pounds the mat and rises up. The fans rally, Gedo coaches Finlay, but Konosuke stands first. Konosuke DECKS Finlay, DECKS him again, then baits him into a BLUE- NO, Finlay slips free to waistlock!
Konosuke fires elbows, Finlay gets under one, but Konosuke suplexes for a BRAINBUSTER! The fans fire up while both men are down again! Konosuke grits his teeth as he rises up again. Finlay slowly rolls to a corner, and the “TA-KE-SH’TA!” chant returns. Konosuke runs up, but Finlay ducks! The knee hits buckles and then Konosuke falls out of the ring! Gedo says nice move, Finlay! Finlay grins and he goes out to start running around the ring! He comes in to CLOBBER Konosuke through the gate! Konosuke is in No Man’s Land and Gedo Too Sweets Gabe Kidd on commentary while Finlay stands on a desk!
Fans do cheer the savage Finlay as he throws up the Too Sweets. Finlay SPITS at the fans booing, though. Finlay Too Sweets Gabe, Too Sweets Gedo, and mockingly offers to Toru Yano on Japanese commentary. Finlay fireman’s carries Konosuke and starts running, but Konosuke slips free to SHOVE Finlay, into the cameraman! Konosuke probably aimed for the post but that was just as effective. Konosuke rolls into the ring, but rolls back out! The count is refreshed, and Konosuke drags Finlay to the ramp side. Konosuke goes under the ring, and pulls out chair after chair to stack on Finlay! Gedo doesn’t like where this is going!
Konosuke is perhaps bringing things back to his DDT Pro days, and he goes into the ring, to SENTON ATOMICOS onto Finlay and the chairs!! The fans go wild and Gedo is freaking out! Finlay sputters, and the fans rally as Konosuke rises again! Konosuke rolls into the ring to let the count handle Finlay. Finlay coughs and sputters while the fans cheer Konosuke. We pass 10 of 20, Gedo shouts to get up! Finlay stands, but he stumbles over the chairs! Finlay is down at 15! 16! 17! Finlay staggers up at 18 to jump inside! Konosuke FROG SPLASHES!! Cover, TWO!! Finlay survives, and this is just the first 10 minutes!
The fans are thunderous as Konosuke vows to end this! Konosuke goes up top again, for a SUPER SENTON, onto knees!! Finlay saves himself, and then he gets Konosuke up for an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives and the fans fire up again! The fans rally for “TA-KE-SH’TA!” as he stirs and crawls to the apron. Konosuke clutches his back while he rests, and Finlay goes out there to meet him! Finlay fires headbutts, then reels Konosuke in. Konosuke fights the lift, and then powers up! Finlay CLUBS away on Konosuke’s back! They start trading forearms, but then Konosuke winds up!
Finlay ducks the Alpha Elbow to then POST Konosuke! The fans fire up again as Konosuke hits the floor. Konosuke clutches his arm, but Finlay puts him in the ring. Finlay reels Konosuke in, Canadian rack, CANADIAN HAMMER! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up as Konosuke survives, but Finlay goes back to a corner. Finlay then storms up, brings Konosuke around, but Konosuke resists the lift. Finlay CLUBS away, but Konosuke back drops free! Konosuke winds up, Finlay dodges to ROLLING ELBOW! Konosuke goes to a corner, but he comes back to JUMPING KNEE! The fans fire up as Konosuke suplexes, but Finlay fights it! INTO OBLIVION!! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up again as Konosuke survives! Finlay snarls, vows to end this, and he hauls Konosuke back up. OVER- NO, Konosuke blocks the knee, trips and stacks, TWO!! Konosuke DECKS Finlay, high stacks, TWO! Konosuke DECKS Finlay again! Cover, TWO!! And we only just hit 15 minutes! The fans rally, Konosuke goes to a corner, and he takes aim. Finlay rises, but he ducks the elbow! Finlay waistlocks, Konosuke standing switches but Finlay switches back. Finlay shoves Konosuke at Red Shoes! Konosuke stops short, then dodges Finlay! Finlay stops from colliding with Red Shoes, but then dodges! Konosuke CLOBBERS Red Shoes by accident!!
The fans boo but Finlay waits to kick and reel Konosuke in. BUCKLE BOMB! And then another- NO, Konosuke slips free, kicks Konosuke away, then ROCKS him! Konosuke hauls Finlay up, LAST RIDE!! Cover, but Gedo keeps Red Shoes busy by “checking” on him! The fans boo but the Blacksmith won’t let his weapon lose! Konosuke is unsure what’s going on, but he sees Gedo pestering Red Shoes. Konosuke storms over, Gedo backs off, but Finlay grabs his shillelagh! Finlay swings, SHILLELAGH SMASH!! Now Red Shoes counts the cover, TWO!!! Konosuke survives and the fans fire up! Gedo tells Finlay to keep going, so Finlay stands up.
Finlay drags Konosuke up and reels him in, OVER- NO, Konosuke slips free, ALPHA ELBOW!! Finlay falls right over! The fans rally, Konosuke brings Finlay up and says it’s time! Konosuke whips Finlay and runs, but Gedo trips Konosuke up! Konosuke grabs Gedo by his beard! Konosuke drags Gedo up to the apron, but Finlay runs in! So Konosuke sends him into Gedo! POISON-RANA!! And then the BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Finlay survives but Konosuke drags him back up! Suplex and- NO, Finlay slips free! Backslide, roll through, OVERKILL!! Cover, Finlay wins!
Winner: David Finlay, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Konosuke earns 0)
Gedo was once again Finlay’s insurance policy, and now there’s quite a cluster at the front of the block! Can Konosuke still establish himself as the G1’s Alpha? Or will this be the loss that costs him?
As for Finlay, Gedo brings him the IWGP Global Heavyweight title. Finlay sits up, Too Sweets with Gedo, and smirks while he has the belt on his shoulder. Finlay stands up, sets the belt down, and gets the mic. “Yamaguchi~…! F*****CK you! Hey, I got one question: Who is better than me right now?” Fans have some answers, but Finlay asks, “Who is doing the things that I’m doing? My fingerprints are all over this business. I took Jake Lee from NOAH, I turned him into a War Dog. I searched the scrap pile of NJPW and I made champions. I take guys like Moxley, Ospreay, Switchblade, and even Takeshita, and I whoop their asses and I send them back to AEW. Because that is what I do!
“See, the thing is, I run with the men that I respect. And the ones that I don’t respect, I run out. So lemme ask you one more time, who is better than David Finlay? The answer is absolutely mother effin’ nobody! And I’m just, getting, started!” Gedo takes over to tell everyone Japanese that no one does it better than Finlay in this ring. Finlay is number one around the world! Who do you think is winning this year’s G1? Naturally, it’s the Rebel, David Finlay! The fans are torn as Finlay throws up the Too Sweet. Gedo says The Rebel is taking the F over everything! Gedo needs The Rebel, NJPW needs The Rebel, and the world needs The Rebel!
Gedo drops the mic, and Finlay tells Tony Khan can send every one of his boys over, and they will lose every time! This is Finlay’s ring, his company, his Global Heavyweight Championship, and very soon, his G1. But with the second half still to go, will Finlay dominate from here on out? Or is he just one loss away from losing out on the Climax?
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 NEW B Block standings!
David Finlay: 3-2, 6 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 3-2, 6 points
Henare: 3-2, 6 points
Jeff Cobb: 3-2, 6 points
Yuya Uemura: 3-2, 6 points
Ren Narita: 3-2, 6 points
Hirooki Goto: 2-3, 4 points
Yota Tsuji: 2-3, 4 points
Boltin Oleg: 2-3, 4 points
El Phantasmo: 1-4, 2 points
My Thoughts:
Another great round for the G1, though maybe slightly less shocking results tonight. Plus, B Block moved its traffic jam from 2-2 up to 3-2. Oleg VS Yota was great stuff, some big meaty men type stuff, but I had a feeling Yota would win. Same for Yuya VS Henare, I didn’t see the NEVER Openweight Champion losing another one. ELP VS Cobb was really good stuff, and I appreciate that Cobb is the guy to tell ELP to snap out of his funk. He of course didn’t say where the Guerrillas of Destiny all went, but he told ELP to forget them and move on. That is kinda ELP’s story now, I do hope NJPW comes up with something for ELP to do just that.
Great stuff with Goto VS Ren, and you do have to commend Ren over Evil in A Block, Ren uses less interference type cheating. When Ren cheats, it’s mostly the old fashioned sneaky low blow or weapon use. And then awesome main event of Konosuke VS Finlay, and I was personally voting for Konosuke. But Finlay winning makes sense, as he is IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion and the NJPW guy. His promo definitely calls out how he’s holding it down in NJPW, he’s loyal to NJPW, and doing his best to make NJPW better. Still unclear if he makes it to the playoffs, but B Block is getting very interesting.
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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