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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 34 Results & Report! (8/12/24)
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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 34 Results & Report! (8/12/24)

A Block, the FINAL ROUND!

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Who makes it to the playoffs for A Block?

And it all comes down to this! A Block hits round nine, and only the top three move on! Will Tetsuya Naito head for that G1 Climax Championship repeat?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Hirooki Goto & Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Yota Tsuji & BUSHI; Goto & Tanahashi win.
  • El Phantasmo & Jado VS David Finlay & Gedo; ELP & Jado win.
  • 8 Man Tag: The House of Torture VS Konosuke Takeshita & The United Empire; The House of Torture wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: Callum Newman VS Gabe Kidd; Gabe wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: SANADA VS Zack Sabre Jr; ZSJ wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shingo Takagi VS Jake Lee; Takagi wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: EVIL VS Shota Umino; Shota wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: Tetsuya Naito VS Great-O-Khan; Khan wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current A Block standings!

Zack Sabre Jr: 6-2, 12 points [PLAYOFF BERTH]
Evil: 5-3, 10 points
Tetsuya Naito: 5-3, 10 points
Shingo Takagi: 4-4, 8 points
Great-O-Khan: 4-4, 8 points
Sanada: 4-4, 8 points
Jake Lee: 4-4, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Gabe Kidd: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Shota Umino: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Callum Newman: 2-6, 4 points [ELIMINATED]

 

Here are the current B Block standings!

David Finlay: 5-3, 10 points
Jeff Cobb: 5-3, 10 points
Ren Narita: 5-3, 10 points
Hirooki Goto: 4-4, 8 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 4-4, 8 points
Yota Tsuji: 4-4, 8 points
Yuya Uemura: 4-5, 8 points [INJURY]
Henare: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Boltin Oleg: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
El Phantasmo: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]

 

After the 8 Man Tag…

While The House of Torture won, that’s not good enough for them! Ren Narita attacks Konosuke Takeshita on his way out! The fans boo but Ren pushes Young Lions aside, and uses his pushup bar to CLUB Konosuke! The House gets Konosuke back in the ring to beat him down! They kick the ref out, then Ren grabs a chair! Sho & Kanemaru holds Konosuke down while Ren SMACKS away on Konosuke’s leg! The fans boo more but Ren “puts one out” on Konosuke’s knee before leaving him behind. Has the Souled Out Son of Strong Style already won his final B Block match? Or can The Alpha defeat him, even on one good leg?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: Callum Newman VS Gabe Kidd!

The Prince of Pace and the Mad Man are both out of the running, but what does that matter? This is about pride as British wrestlers! Will Havering, London be celebrating with Callum? Or will Brighton, Sussex be barking with the War Dogs?

Gabe tells everyone through the camera that he’ll beat this Ospreay wannabe, and then he’ll beat Lio Rush in DC. But wait, Callum DIVES onto Gabe! The fans fire up as Callum slides back in, waits on Gabe, and then goes up the corner to SUPER FLYING KNEE! The fans fire up more and Callum drags Gabe up into the ring. The bell sounds, Callum runs in at the corner and DROPKICKS! Callum then goes up and up and FLYING DOUBLE STOMPS! Gabe is down, the fans fire up more, and Callum calls his shot! Springboard, OS- NO, Gabe catches Callum! Gabe inverted suplexes, but Callum slips free to chicken wing!

Gabe arm-drags free, blocks a kick, flips Callum, but Callum lands out to SUPERKICK! Callum tries again, but Gabe stops him at the ropes! Callum fights but Gabe hits a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up while both men are down! Gabe sits up cross-legged, and finally takes off his merch shirt. Fans rally and duel as Gabe stalks Callum to ropes. Gabe CHOPS, CHOPS and LARIATS! Gabe runs, but Callum BOOTS the lariat! Gabe spins to LARIAT with the other arm! Cover, TWO! Gabe drags Callum right up but Callum fights the lift. Gabe CLUBS Callum, Callum trips Gabe to a jackknife bridge, TWO! Both men stand, Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges!

Callum springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit on Gabe and the fans fire up! Gabe rolls to a corner and Callum sits up. The fans rally behind Callum and he runs up to GAMANGIRI! Callum snapmares Gabe, keeps moving, and PENALTY KICKS! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Gabe stays in this and the fans rally up again. Callum rises, and he KICKS! Gabe sputters, but he sits back up. Callum KICKS again! Gabe snarls, so Callum KICKS! Gabe eggs Callum on so Callum KICKS, and KICKS, and KICKS! Gabe HEADBUTTS, HEADBUTTS, but Callum dodges the haymaker to ROCK Gabe!

Both men lean on each other, but Callum whips. Gabe reverses, Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges but then Gabe dodges the boot! Callum dodges the lariat to springboard, OSCUT- NO! Gabe blocks, suplexes, but Callum slips free! Callum waistlocks, Gabe elbows then ROCKS Callum first! Gabe whips, Callum handsprings and goes over Gabe to GERMAN SUPLEX! O’Conner Roll, TWO!! Gabe survives but the fans are thunderous! Callum ROUNDHOUSES, SUPERKICKS, and HEEL KICKS! Gabe drops to his knees, and Callum brings him up. Callum tries again, OSC- DOUBLE CHOP! Gabe then rips away Callum’s shoulder tape! PILEDRIVER!!

Gabe isn’t done, he hauls Callum up, LEG TRAP PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Gabe wins!

Winner: Gabe Kidd, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Callum earns 0)

Callum tried too hard to be like Will Ospreay, and he gets stuck at the bottom of the block! Will Callum have to prove he’s his own man if he wants to be a champion? And speaking of, will Gabe still be NJPW Strong after he faces the Bad Child at Capital Collision?

Wait, Gabe isn’t even done with Callum! He brings a chair into the ring, JAMS up the Young Lions, then sets the chair down! FULL METAL PILEDRIVER!! Gabe IS a Mad Man, what won’t he do to be THE man in New Japan?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: SANADA VS Zack Sabre Jr!

At 4-4, The Cold Skull is on the hot seat, this is a must-win situation. However, The Front Man is out in front, he’s going to the playoffs either way. But will ZSJ make sure one of his toughest rivals doesn’t make it to the next round out? Or will Sanada keep his G1 hopes alive?

The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two stare down. It sounds pretty even between “SA-NA-DA!” and “ZAKU! ZAKU!” The two circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. ZSJ shifts to a facelock but Sanada puts him on ropes. ZSJ turns it around, then he lets off cleanly. The fans cheer and the two reset. ZSJ and Sanada feel things out again, knuckle lock again, and ZSJ wrenches to have a straitjacket! Sanada remembers this one, he spins that around on ZSJ. ZSJ spins it back around but Sanada spins it right back on ZSJ. ZSJ bridges back, rolls, and puts the jacket on Sanada, but Sanada puts it right back on ZSJ!

The fans cheer as the two go back and forth with the straitjacket. They go around, ZSJ kneels, then sits down. ZSJ rolls back, and he puts the straitjacket on Sanada! Sanada arm-drags free, then he trips ZSJ to have a standing toehold! ZSJ flips over, reels Sanada in, only for Sanada to Bow ‘n’ Arrow! ZSJ pops right out to a cover, ONE! The fans cheer while the two have a standoff. ZSJ smirks and the two reset again. They circle, tie up, and Sanada headlocks. ZSJ powers up and out, but Sanada goes for a leg. Sanada rolls but ZSJ steps through to sit on the cover, but Sanada sunset flips! ZSJ rolls through to high stack!

Sanada rolls back to bring ZSJ into a cover, but ZSJ sunset flips! ONE and Sanada has a prawn hold! ONE and ZSJ sunset flips! ONE and it’s back to Sanada! ONE and it’s back to ZSJ! ONE! ONE! Sanada prawn holds deep, TWO!! ZSJ escapes and the fans are thunderous! The two go to corners to cool things down while the fans rally up. Sanada and ZSJ circle again, feel things out, and knuckle lock. ZSJ kicks but so does Sanada, and we have another standoff. The fans rally as the two reset, and the tie up. ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Sanada feels that, but he comes back to UPPERCUT ZSJ! The fans rally up as ZSJ nods.

ZSJ comes back and UPPERCUTS Sanada! The fans rally up again as Sanada UPPERCUTS ZSJ! ZSJ UPPERCUTS, Sanada UPPERCUTS, repeat! Sanada UPPERCUTS and ZSJ wobbles, so Sanada UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ UPPERCUTS right back, and we pass five minutes. The fans rally as Sanada UPPERCUTS, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS! The UPPERCUTS continue, but ZSJ seems to be doing as much damage to his arm from throwing them. The UPPERCUTS keep going, and Sanada staggers ZSJ with another! And another! And then another! ZSJ falls back and the fans fire up! Sanada takes a moment before going back to ZSJ.

Sanada stands ZSJ up, but ZSJ RAMS into him! ZSJ headlocks, Sanada powers out, but ZSJ catches him to a COBRA TWIST! But Sanada switches that onto ZSJ! ZSJ switches it back onto Sanada! Sanada endures, then hip tosses free to DROPKICK ZSJ! ZSJ bails out while the fans fire up again. Sanada aims and PLANCHAS! Direct hit and the fans fire up again! Sanada encourages them to get louder so they get louder! Sanada then goes back to ZSJ, puts him in the ring, and he drags ZSJ back up. Sanada fireman’s carries, T K- NO! ZSJ lands out to NECK TWIST! Then basement dropkick! A glancing blow but the fans fire up while both men are down!

ZSJ stands, and he looms over Sanada. ZSJ drags Sanada up, chicken wings the arms, but Sanada fights the lift to arm-drag! ZSJ BOOTS Sanada, then PELES the arm! ZSJ runs, but Sanada dropkicks the legs! The fans cheer again, and Sanada storms over. Sanada drags ZSJ up to suplex him onto ropes, for MAGIC SCREW! The fans cheer again while both men are down. Sanada kips up and the fans fire up! Sanada roars, aims from a corner, and he runs up, but ZSJ ducks the Shining Wizard! But Sanada blocks the kick! ZSJ fires off SLAPPING palm strikes, but Sanada still DRAGON SCREWS the leg! The fans fire up while both men are down!

ZSJ clutches his knee while he sits up, but Sanada goes to a corner! Sanada goes up to ROUNDING BODY PRESS onto knees, and into an ARMBAR!! Sanada fights around, but ZSJ makes it a DISARMER!! Sanada endures and ZSJ digs knuckles in here and there. We pass 10 minutes as ZSJ has both arms! Sanada endures this modified Rings of Saturn, and then ZSJ shifts to make it CLARKY CAT!! Sanada still endures, fights around, but ZSJ gets a leg! They roll and roll and ZSJ still the arms, to go for the JIM BREAKS SPECIAL!! Sanada kicks with his legs and the fans rally as hard as they can! So ZSJ shifts with the leg and rolls Sanada into the RINGS OF SATURN!

Sanada still endures, so ZSJ shifts again, HURRAH ANOTHER YEAR!! Sanada endures being turned into a pretzel with this ground octopus hybrid, and he fights over to a ROPEBREAK!! The fans are thunderous as ZSJ lets go in frustration! ZSJ mockingly asks if Sanada’s okay, but he gets no response. So ZSJ SLAPS Sanada on the neck! And SLAPS! And SLAPS! The fans rally again as Sanada slowly rises. ZSJ KICKS him! And KICKS! And KICKS! Sanada stands, ZSJ UPPERCUTS him! Again, ZSJ’s arm feels that as much as Sanada. But still, ZSJ UPPERCUTS! ZSJ brings Sanada up to UPPERCUT but Sanada snarls!

Sanada UPPERCUTS ZSJ, then UPPERCUTS again! And UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ ENZIGIRIS! Sanada ENZIGIRIS! Sanada O’Conner Rolls, but ZSJ pops it into a REAR NAKED, but Sanada rolls through, EURO CLUTCH!! TWO!!! ZSJ escapes, Sanada runs up, SHINING- NO, ZSJ slips through, rolls Sanada to JAPANESE- NO, Sanada blocks the roll and has the SKULL END! But ZSJ rolls back to pop free and EURO CLUTCH that Sanada turns into an O’CONNER BRIDGE! TWO!!! ZSJ escapes, both men run, and Sanada dropkicks the legs out! The fans are thunderous while both men are down!

The fans rally as hard as they can for “SA-NA-DA!” and “ZAKU! ZAKU!” Sanada stands, runs, and SHINING WIZARDS!! The fans fire up again and Sanada brings ZSJ around. We pass 15 minutes but ZSJ slips free to shove Sanada. Sanada BOOTS back, goes up, Sanada QUEBRADA and dragon sleeper! But ZSJ spins it around! Only for Sanada to spin it back! Sanada inverted suplexes, but ZSJ lands out to scoop! ZACK- NO, Sanada has the dragon sleeper! SKULL END!! ZSJ is fading but then Sanada spins him! DEAD- NO, ZSJ slips out to full nelson! Sanada elbows free, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS! Sanada roars!

ZSJ runs in, Sanada dodges but ZSJ bucks the O’Conner! Scoop and ZACK DRIVER!! Cover, ZSJ WINS!!

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Sanada earns 0)

And with that, not only does Sanada’s G1 ends, ZSJ solidifies his spot as A Block’s top seed! As such, he gets that first round bye! Will ZSJ be in tip top shape for the semifinals on August 15th?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shingo Takagi VS Jake Lee!

The Rampaging Dragon is also on the edge. Not only must he win here, he needs someone between Evil and Naito to lose! Will he at least handle his part of the mission? Or will the Smart Bastard make it all a moot point?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. The “TA-KA-GI!” outweighs the “JEIKU!” but Jake lets that pass. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Jake’s height is his leverage. Jake puts Takagi on ropes but Takagi turns things around. The ref calls a break, the two let off slowly, and Takagi puts Jake’s hands down by his side, and even smooths Jake’s hair. The fans cheer as Takagi backs away to take a gentlemanly bow. Jake wags his finger, and says the bow has to be deeper. Takagi bows deeper, and Jake KICKS him down! Jake takes a bow, but Takagi’s right up. Takagi knees low, runs, and RAMS Jake! Jake doesn’t move, so Takagi runs again.

They RAM shoulders, Jake doesn’t budge, so Takagi CHOPS! Jake felt that! Takagi whips, Jake reverses but Takagi ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Jake! The fans fire up and Takagi encourages them to get louder. The fans oblige, so Takagi takes another bow. Takagi goes over to Jake, snapmares him, then drops an elbow! And another elbow! And then a SENTON! The fans cheer, and Takagi brings Jake up. Takagi KNEES Jake low, KNEES him again, then whips him to ropes, for another KNEE! Takagi reels Jake in but Jake fights the suplex! Jake turns things around, hangs Takagi out to dry, then KNEES him off the ropes!

Takagi falls to the apron then the floor, and the fans rally up! Jake goes out to fetch Takagi, and whips him hard into railing! Jake drags Takagi up, puts him on the apron, and then CLUBS, KNEES and repeat! Jake then gets space, runs up, and KNEE LIFTS Takagi down! The fans rally for Takagi while the ref checks on him, and Jake takes a lap. Jake rolls into the ring to wait on Takagi, mocking Takagi’s hand triangle pose. The ring count climbs as Takagi drags himself up with railing. Takagi stands at 10, takes a breath, but then Jake’s right after him! Jake shoves Takagi in, the fans applaud, and Jake cravats.

Takagi endures the neck wrench, but Jake snapmares to chinlock. Takagi endures, even as Jake puts on the pressure. Jake then pushes Takagi down to tell the fans to shut up with the “TA-KA-GI!” Takagi stands to throw elbows into Jake’s stomach! Jake knees low, whips, then KNEES Takagi! Jake whips and KNEES Takagi! That’s a rather Takagi move at that! Takagi sputters as he drops to his knees, and Jake clamps on a SLEEPER! Takagi endures, the fans rally, but Jake drops back to have body scissors! The fans rally as Takagi fights around, then reaches out to have the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, the ref counts, and Jake lets go at 4.

Takagi sputters as he sits up. The fans rally behind Takagi but Jake talks trash on them. Jake scuffs Takagi, kicks him to a corner, then KICKS him down! Then KICKS him again! Takagi stands to fire forearms! Jake KNEES low! Takagi falls back into the corner but the fans rally up again. Jake raises his hand and roars, then he drags Takagi up. Takagi fights the lift with elbows, but Jake KNEES him low! Jake reels Takagi in, but Takagi fights the suplex to flying-mare! Takagi blocks a boot to DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up while both men are down! Jake rolls to a corner, clutching his leg. Takagi runs up to ROCK Jake!

Takagi JABS, CHOPS and repeat in the corner! Then JAB, JAB, CHOP! The fans fire up as Jake sits down, and Takagi fires back up. Takagi drags Jake to his feet, but Jake fights the suplex! Takagi knees low, whips, but Jake KNEES right back! Takagi drops to his knees again, and Jake storms up. Jake drags Takagi up, but Takagi fights the suplex. Takagi powers up to suplex Jake up and over! The fans fire up, Takagi crawls to the cover, TWO! Jake is still in this but Takagi grits his teeth. Takagi says, “TOK-” NO, SLEEPER!! Jake has Takagi caught, but Takagi RAMS Jake into buckles! Takagi is free, but then Jake clamps back on!

Takagi THROWS Jake down, then runs to SLIDING LARIAT! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Takagi shouts “OI! OI! OI!” and the fans join in. Takagi drags Jake up, pump handles, but Jake fights with elbows! Takagi fires a forearm, and Jake gets in Takagi’s face. Takagi fires more forearms but Jake just gets in Takagi’s face. We pass 10 minutes, and now the forearms go back and forth! The fans rally, Takagi throws some JABS in there, then fires boxing elbows! Takagi ROCKS Jake and Jake drops to his knees! The fans fire up as Takagi stands Jake back up, only for Jake to ROCK Takagi!

Jake KICKS, but Takagi blocks! Takagi CLUBS Jake, then ELBOWS! JABS! YUKON- KNEE from Jake! Takagi rounds!? PUMPING BOMBER!! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous again! Jake rolls to a corner, Takagi stands, and he copies the finger gun! Takagi runs up, but into a GAMANGIRI! Then PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Jake hauls Takagi up, GIANT BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Takagi survives and the fans fire up again! Jake watches Takagi stand, then KNEES him again! Jake aims now! FACE BREAK- NO, Takagi gets under the giant leg! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again!

Jake goes to a corner, Takagi runs in to LARIAT! Takagi fires up and the fans are with him! Takagi puts Jake up top, climbs up after him, and SUPERPLEXES! The fans are thunderous again after that crash! They rally for “TA-KA-GI!” as he rises. Takagi headbutts the buckles, then runs to PUMPING BOMBER! Jake stays up!! Takagi runs again, PUMPING BOMBER! Jake is still up!? Takagi POINT-BLANK BOMBERS! Jake ROCKS Takagi! Takagi JABS and HEADBUTTS! Jake ROUNDHOUSES! Both men roar, PUMPING BOMBER TAKEDOWN!! Cover, TAKAGI WINS!!

Winner: Shingo Takagi, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Jake earns 0)

Jake is pissed and he all but shoves the ref out of the ring! But as smart as he is, as good-looking as he is, Jake must accept that he lost and could not stop The Rampaging Dragon! Takagi is right at the doorstep, will he make it into the G1 Climax playoffs?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: EVIL w/ Dick Togo VS Shota Umino!

The pressure is on for The King of Darkness. If he still wants to be in the A Block Wild Card, he has to win this. But if The Roughneck can tear him down, that’s a prize unto itself! Will Darkness Fall on the G1 Climax playoffs? Or can #SHOOTER make sure everything is NOT Evil?

Oh no! Evil & Dick drag Abe-san into the ring with them! Evil has a written statement he wants Abe-san to read! Abe doesn’t want to but Evil gets in his face about it! Fans boo but Evil tells them to shut up! Then Evil tells Abe to finally read the statement! “This is a message from Shota Umino to NJPW and the fans. Before I even started the G1 Climax tournament in A Block, I was sure to lose. Even if I beat Evil, I cannot advance. Therefore, so the fans can enjoy the playoffs, I will forfeit this match and give my points to Evil.” The fans all boo because this is so obviously a false statement!

But Evil says that’s just how it is! Too bad for Shota fans, huh? But that means Evil wins, so raise his hand! The ref refuses, but Dick raises Evil’s hand, and the fans boo. Evil says time to go, but then wait! Shota’s music hits! The Roughneck is going to expose Evil’s lies himself! And he CLOBBERS Evil & Dick at the ramp! The fans cheer as Shota kicks Evil, then whips him hard into railing! Evil drops to his knees, Shota CLUBS him, then whips him into more railing! The ref wants this in the ring, it still isn’t a match! Shota says okay, and he puts Evil in. The fans cheer, the bell rings, but then Evil bails out.

Shota pursues, CLUBS Evil, and the fans fire up as Shota puts Evil back in. Evil wants mercy, the ref wants Shota to back up, but Shota stomps Evil in the corner! The ref counts, Shota lets off at 4, and then Shota drags Evil up. Shota ROCKS Evil with a forearm, CLUBS him down, and then stomps him again. Shota UPPERCUTS, then whips Evil corner to corner. Shota runs in but Dick is already untying the buckle pad! Evil BOOTS Shota away, but Shota comes back. Surprise! Bare buckles! The fans boo as Shota hits steel, and the ref reprimands Evil, but the Bullet Club Special is now in play.

Evil drops the buckle pad and he drags Shota up. Evil TOSSES Shota out, then goes out after him, to RAM him into the timekeeper’s area! Abe-san suffers, even after reading the message like Evil wanted! Evil grabs a mic and he insults the “konoyarou” Shota. Evil talks trash on the fans, too, before he stomps Shota. The fans rally for Shota but Evil drags him out to No Man’s Land. Evil then yanks away the railing, and BOWLS Shota into into chairs! The fans boo but Evil CHOKES Shota using a chair! The ref reprimands, Evil lets off, and Shota is down while Evil goes back to the ring. The fans rally for “SHO~TA! SHO~TA!”

Shota stirs and the ring count starts. Shota sits up at 8 of 20, then stands at 10. Shota hobbles his way over at 13 and rolls in. Evil distracts the ref, Dick drags Shota back out! The ref still stops his count, though, and Shota rolls in safe. The fans applaud but Evil brings the merch shirt over. The ref says no, so Evil gives that up. Surprise! Evil uses the tag rope to CHOKE Shota! Evil hides it by putting Shota on the ropes, and then lets off as the ref reprimands. Evil drags Shota to a cover, ONE! Shota is tougher than that but Evil is upset with the ref. Some rando in the crowd is actually chanting for Evil, but everyone else cheers on Shota!

Evil drags Shota up, and Shota fires body shots! Shota ROCKS Evil, ROCKS him again, but Evil knees low! Evil TOSSES Shota, then distracts the ref so Dick can SMACK Shota with the buckle pad against railing! Dick puts Shota in for Evil to cover, ONE! Another cover, TWO! A deep cover, TWO!! Shota stays in this, and the fans rally up again. Evil stands on Shota’s head, then drags him up. Evil CHOPS Shota but Shota roars back! So Evil CHOPS again! Shota snarls as he storms around, but Evil CHOPS again! Shota shouts, Evil winds up, to CLAW Shota’s eyes! Evil runs, into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down!

Shota goes to a corner and he takes aim. Evil stands, Shota runs up to CLOBBER him! And CLOBBER him again! Shota whips, Evil reverses but Shota ducks ‘n’ dodges to CLOBBER Evil again! The fans fire up as Shota reloads in the corner. Evil rises, Shota runs corner to corner to UPPERCUT! Then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but the fans still rally behind “SHO~TA! SHO~TA!” Shota drags Evil up, clinches, but Evil fights with elbows. Evil whips, Shota ducks ‘n’ dodges to WRECK Dick! Shota then drop toeholds Evil onto ropes, and slingshots to APRON DDT!

The fans fire up with Shota again while Evil flops to the floor. Shota drags Evil up, puts him in the ring, and then climbs a corner. MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit, and then Shota hits the EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Evil is tougher than that but the fans fire up with Shota again. Shota drags Evil up in a dragon sleeper, but Evil fights it! Evil suplexes, Shota fights that to wrench and UPPERCUT! And UPPERCUT again! But Evil CLAWS eyes again! The ref reprimands, but Evil blocks Shota’s kick. Evil hands that to the ref, but then Shota blocks Evil’s kick! The ref lets Shota go and he UPPERCUTS Evil!

Shota runs, but Evil pulls the ref into the SHOTGUN! And Dick runs in to stomp away on Shota! Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER!! The fans boo, but Shota fights against the garrote! Except here comes Kanemaru! Kanemaru kicks Shota low! The fans boo as The House mugs Shota! They set Shota up for MAGIC KILLER!! Dick bails out to fetch the ref, and Kanemaru counts the cover? Kanemaru hits three, and DICK rings the bell! The fans boo this newest farce, but then another ref hurries out here. Ref Sato tells Kanemaru and Dick to stay back, and Evil drags Shota up. Fireman’s carry, but Shota slips free!

Shota waistlocks, but Evil fires elbows! Evil whips but Shota reverses to TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up and Shota hurries to BLAST Dick off the apron! He also DECKS Kanemaru! Evil staggers up, runs in, but is sent into bare buckles! Shota trips Evil, steps through, S T F! Evil endures and crawls forward, but Shota drags him back! And back to the STF! But SHO is here! Sho distracts the ref with his “Torture Tool,” but that lets YUJIRO TAKAHASHI slip in! Yujiro SHOVES Shota into this new ref! That’s two down! The House all stomps away on Shota now! The fans boo but The House all puts one out on Shota.

Dick drags Shota up, he and Sho whip Shota to a corner. Dick UPPERCUTS! Kanemaru ELBOWS! Sho forearm SMASHES! Yujiro BOOTS! Evil LARIATS! Snapmare, and they set Shota up! Dick climbs so he can DICK CHOP! The fans boo as hard as they can but Evil calls for a ref. Referee Sakamoto arrives, counts, TWO?!? Shota survives and the fans fire up! Sho distracts Sakamoto while Yujiro drags Shota up, PIMP JUICE!! Evil covers, TWO!?! Shota survives again and the fans are thunderous! But then the House DUMPS Sakamoto out! That’s three refs suffering at their hands! Kanemaru runs up to BOOT Shota!

The House mugs Shota while the fans boo. But here comes HIROSHI TANAHASHI! President Ace fights The House! Tanahashi BOOTS Kanemaru, BOOTS Yujiro, but Sho kicks Tanahashi first. Sho stands Tanahashi up, Dick takes aim, but Tanahashi slips free, POCKET SAND hits Sho in the face! Dick attacks Tanahashi, Kanemaru takes a swig, but Tanahashi ducks! WHISKEY MIST hits Dick!! Tanahashi then dodges a cane shot from Yujiro! SHOTEI! And a SLINGBLADE for Kanemaru! The fans are thunderous as Tanahashi calls for a ref! But Evil LOW BLOWS Tanahashi! The fans boo as Evil disrespects the boss!

Evil drags Shota up but Shota dodges his lariat, to CUTTER!! The fans fire up while both men are down! And then the fans cheer as Red Shoes arrives! He can’t believe the mess The House of Torture has made, but he gets in here to take over! Red Shoes checks both men and they stir. The fans rally for Shota as hard as they can and he rises up! Evil flounders to a corner, and Shota runs in to KNEE Evil in the back! Then dragon sleeper for TRIDENT! Cover, TWO!! Evil survives but Shota just revs back up! The fans rally as he runs, to IGNITION! Then Shota drags Evil up, underhooks, but Evil RAMS Shota into bare buckles!

Shota just roars! Shota runs in but into a LARIAT from Evil! Evil throws his elbow pads off, then stands Shota up. Evil runs, to LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!!!! Shota survives and the fans are electric! Evil is losing his mind but he slashes his throat. Evil vows to end this, and he drags Shota up. The fans rally for Shota as hard as they can, but Evil spins Shota! Shota slips free to ROCK, ROLLING ELBOW, and ENZIGIRI Evil down! Shota roars, the fans are thunderous, and Shota goes to a corner. Shota aims as Evil slowly rises. BLAZE BLADE!! But that’s not all! Shota drags Evil up to underhook! Evil slips free, waistlocks, but Shota switches!

Evil shoves Red Shoes away! And he LOW BLOWS Shota!! And then Evil steals DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Shota survives again and the fans are electric! Evil slashes his throat, and EVERY- NO! Shota fights to steal EVIL!!! Both men are down but Shota rises fast! The fans are electric again as he roars! Shota drags Evil up to pump handle and half nelson. PUMP HANDLE POWERSLAM! And now, a DEATH RIDER!!! Cover, SHOTA WINS!!!

Winner: Shota Umino, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Evil earns 0)

JUSTICE IS SERVED! Evil tried every trick in the book and then some, but it could not save him! The King of Darkness is OUT of the running, and the way is open for another! Is this proof that Shota Umino can bring a Paradigm Shift to NJPW?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: Tetsuya Naito VS Great-O-Khan!

It all comes down to this. The round robin math works out to make this a true “Win and you’re in” situation! Will the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion continue on towards back-to-back G1 Climaxes? Or will the KOPW Champion establish the power of The United Empire?

Khan takes a cue from Naito by taking his time with putting aside his entrance attire. Khan carefully places down his shirt, and Naito finally puts the pants away. The bell rings and the fans are strongly dueling already! Naito assesses that the “NA-I-TO!” only has a small lead over the “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Wait, that lead seems to be shifting. Khan and Naito circle, feel things out, but Naito just leans back against ropes. Khan backs away and Naito returns. They circle again, feel things out, but Naito plays coy so Khan steps back now. The fans rally, the two circle, then approach, and Naito rolls Khan up! TWO!

Naito atomic drops, then he bumps Khan off buckles. Naito goes up, brings Khan around, but Khan breaks free. Naito BOOTS Khan, runs up, but Khan picks Naito up to RAM him into the corner! Then Mongolian Chop! Mongolian Chop! And Mongolian fake to UPPERCUT! The fans cheer as Khan says he’s too smart for Naito. Khan then has Naito in the corner, and climbs up to sit on his throne! The fans cheer, Red Shoes reprimands, but Khan pulls Naito’s arms back! Red Shoes counts, so Khan lets go, and JUMPING MONGOLIAN CHOPS Naito on the back! Naito bails out, Khan pursues, and the fans rally.

Khan whips but Naito reverses, and Khan hits railing hard! Khan writhes on the floor, but Naito drags him up to whip him hard into more railing! Khan hangs over the side but then falls back. Naito walks over, brings Khan up and puts him in the ring. Naito kneels on Khan but Khan pushes him away. Naito drags Khan up to cravat, and he grinds the neck wrench. Khan endures, so Naito CLUBS away on his neck! Khan staggers to ropes, but Naito whips. Khan drop toeholds Naito right into a KNEEBAR! Naito flails, reaches out, moves around, and gets the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Red Shoes counts, and Khan lets go at 4.

The fans rally harder for “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” now, and he ties up Naito’s legs. Khan traps one of Naito’s arms, and he KNEES Naito in the side of the hip again and again! Then he covers, TWO! Khan keeps hold of the legs to KNEE them again and again! Deep cover, TWO! Khan YANKS the legs, then covers, TWO! Naito shows that world champion toughness but the fans still rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Khan SMASHES Naito’s knee into the mat! Naito clutches the leg but Khan paces around. Khan KNEES the leg, then he drags Naito around. Khan stomps the leg again and again, and the fans continue to rally.

Naito manages to stand and fire forearms! Khan just kicks the bad leg! Khan puts Naito on ropes, to then DRAGON SAYANAGI the leg! Khan ties the legs up in a deathlock, and he pulls on this modified Calf Killer! Naito endures, Khan shifts around, and he puts as much pressure as he can on the legs. Khan then grabs the arms, for a QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH! Naito endures, but he has no limbs to fight free with! Khan shifts into a more motorcycle stretch hold, but Naito fights his way over with just his head! Naito manages to reach the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, and Khan lets go in frustration.

Khan paces while Naito writhes. Naito pushes himself up, but Khan grabs the leg! Naito CLUBS away on Khan, so Khan ROCKS Naito with a right! Khan then reels Naito in for the SHIN- ARM-DRAG! Naito then ELBOWS Khan, but Khan comes back! Naito dropkicks the legs out! The fans fire up while both men are down! The dueling gets stronger as the “NA-I-TO!” starts to catch back up to the “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” Naito stands Khan up, kicks and kicks then whips. Naito arm-drags Khan, ELBOWS him down, then basement dropkicks! The fans cheer, and Naito brings Khan up. Naito whips Khan to a corner, then ELBOWS him again.

Naito puts Khan in the ropes, brings him out, for a DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Then Naito turns Khan, holds him, and hits a standard NECKBREAKER! The fans cheer as Naito poses. Naito then covers, TWO! The dueling continues between “NA-I-TO!” and “O-KHAN!” as we pass 10 minutes. Naito cravats for another neck wrench but Khan fires body shots. Naito CLUBS away on Khan again, then swings, but into a fireman’s carry takeover! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Khan rises, and he brings Naito up by wristlocks. Khan MONKEY FLIPS Naito, then brings him up for a SAYANAGI! And then another SAYANAGI! Cover, TWO!

Khan shifts right around to a KNEEBAR! Naito endures, grabs at Khan and tries to pry the hold open but Khan puts on more pressure! Khan’s grapevine of the leg even allows him to push Naito’s other leg away, it’s a kneebar spladle combo! The fans rally as Naito endures, and he moves around. Khan pulls on the bad leg, but Naito reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Khan lets go cleanly. Khan drags Naito back, has the leg, but Naito rolls through the kneebar! Khan RAMS into Naito, but Naito stifles the takedown! Naito CLUBS Khan, and TORNADO DDTS! The fans fire up while both men are down!

The fans rally, and Naito crawls over to Khan by the ropes. Naito drags Khan up, and he throws those heavy elbows! Khan sits down in the corner, so Naito climbs up. Naito brings Khan up by his ponytail, to ESPERANZA! Khan tumbles forward, and Naito takes aim! CORRIENDO- NO, Khan dodges! GERMAN SUPLEX! But Naito rises! Only to run into a leg scissor takedown and KNEEBAR!! Naito flails, but Khan shifts around to tie up the legs. Khan rolls to have an inverted figure four heel hook hybrid! Naito endures being upside-down and twisted, but he grabs at Khan’s legs to pry at this hold!

The fans rally and duel as Khan thrashes the leglock around! The “NA-I-TO!” gets stronger, and Naito fights his way forward, only for Khan to pull on the legs! Red Shoes checks with Naito but Naito still fights as we hit 15 minutes, and he has the ROPEBREAK! Khan lets go in frustration but the fans continue to duel. Khan watches Naito writhe, then watches as he rises up. Khan BOOTS the bad leg! Khan then drags Naito up to KICK the leg! Naito hobbles, Khan reels him in, SHIN- NO, Naito fights the lift with forearms! Naito runs up to CLUB Khan to ropes, then brings him around for the heavy elbows!

Khan drops to his knees and Naito aims from a corner. Naito runs up, CORRIENDO- NO, Khan stifles the tilt-o-whirl to SAIDO! Both men are down again and the fans rally up! The “O-KHAN!” starts to outdo the “NA-I-TO!” again and Khan rises! Khan runs up to BOOT Naito down! Khan calls his shot and he clamps on the IRON CLAW! Khan drags Naito up, and ELIMI- NO, Naito victory rolls it! TWO! Khan escapes, runs back in, IRON CLAW SLEEPER to ELIMI- NO, Naito elbows free, then ENZIGIRIS! Naito runs to CORRIENDO SHIKI DESTINO!! Cover, TWO!! Khan survives and surprises Naito!

The fans are thunderous as Naito rises and brings Khan around. Naito wrenches, tilt-o-whirls, and DESTI- NO! Khan blocks that and flips Naito into HITSUJIGOROSHI! And then FLATLINER! And then IRON CLAW, ELIMINATOR!!! Cover, KHAN WINS!!!

Winner: Great-O-Khan, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Naito earns 0)

The entire crowd erupts! The KOPW Champion just defeated the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion!! The Dominator’s Eliminator truly ELIMINATES Naito from the playoffs!! Naito ends at 5-4, will those four losses come back to haunt him all the way to WrestleKingdom?

As for Khan, he takes a moment to stand over Naito as the victor, then puts his KOPW Championship on. Khan gets the mic while the fans cheer for him, and Khan says, “As you please. Bow down, you Nagaoka peasants! This G1, We (the royal ‘we’ aka Khan) never had a semi-final or main event. They didn’t expect much of Us. After four losses, they didn’t think We had a chance. Some reporter from a rag threw Us under the bus. And the haters piled on to spit on Our name! But do not underestimate Us! We will always turn things around! Reversals? Counters? That’s what the Empire is all about!” The fans cheer that!

Khan then says he realized something about the G1 that he didn’t before. Khan hated pro-wrestling at one point. But now, he’s having fun! The fans also cheer that! Khan vows not to lose again! The fans cheer that, too! Khan vows to “dominate the G1 and the world of professional wrestling! This is the Fate/Grand Order sponsored, Gee Store endorsing, KOPW Champion, Great-O-Khan’s power! HAIL US, PEASANTS!” Mic drop and crowns up, but will Khan soon be holding up the G1 Climax trophy?

 

Here are the FINAL A Block standings!

Zack Sabre Jr: 7-2, 12 points [FIRST ROUND BYE]
Shingo Takagi: 5-4, 10 points [A Block Second Seed]
Great-O-Khan: 5-4, 10 points [A Block Third Seed]
Tetsuya Naito: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Evil: 5-4, 10 points [ELIMINATED]
Sanada: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Jake Lee: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Gabe Kidd: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Shota Umino: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Callum Newman: 2-7, 4 points [ELIMINATED]

 

Here are the current B Block standings!

David Finlay: 5-3, 10 points
Jeff Cobb: 5-3, 10 points
Ren Narita: 5-3, 10 points
Hirooki Goto: 4-4, 8 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 4-4, 8 points
Yota Tsuji: 4-4, 8 points
Yuya Uemura: 4-5, 8 points [INJURY]
Henare: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Boltin Oleg: 4-5, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
El Phantasmo: 3-5, 6 points [ELIMINATED]


My Thoughts:

Another great round for the G1, and a great finale to A Block’s round robin phase. Callum VS Gabe was great, even though there were no stakes. ZSJ and Sanada had another great match in their storied rivalry. ZSJ winning made sense, it solidified him as the first seed while clearing the way for Takagi. Takagi got a great win off Jake, and his win therefore put the pressure on the final two matches. I feel like they really piled on the overbooking from The House of Torture to make Shota look incredible in his win. And I’m personally very thankful they didn’t have Evil advance, he would just keep bringing the same shenanigans into the playoffs and we don’t need that.

It all coming down to Naito VS Khan was great stuff, and was pretty much indicated by the match order. I do feel Naito could’ve sold bad leg better, namely after Khan’s unique figure four ankle lock hold. But the fans in Nagaoka were strongly behind Khan and his winning out was awesome. Takagi VS Khan will be our A Block Wild Card, and I feel it could go either way, as we could get great stuff out of both options, ZSJ VS Takagi and ZSJ VS Khan.

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.

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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.

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.

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!

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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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