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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 34 Results & Report! (8/6/24)
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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 34 Results & Report! (8/6/24)

A Block, Round 7!

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Who is truly tranquilo?

Once teammates in Los Ingobernables de Japon, Shingo Takagi and Sanada do battle in order to move towards the top of A Block! Will it be a Rampaging Dragon or Cold Skull that takes the spotlight?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Yota Tsuji & BUSHI VS Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima; Yota & Bushi win.
  • 8 Man Tag: Konosuke Takeshita & The United Empire VS Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano, El Phantasmo & Jado; Konosuke & The United Empire win.
  • Yuya Uemura & Taka Michinoku VS Ren Narita & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Ren & Kanemaru win.
  • Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma VS David Finlay & Gedo; Goto & Honma win.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: Great-O-Khan VS Callum Newman; Khan wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: Gabe Kidd VS Jake Lee; Jake wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: Zack Sabre Jr. VS EVIL; ZSJ wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shota Umino VS Tetsuya Naito; Naito wins.
  • G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shingo Takagi VS SANADA; Sanada wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current A Block standings!

Evil: 5-1, 10 points
Zack Sabre Jr: 4-2, 8 points
Shota Umino: 3-3, 6 points
Shingo Takagi: 3-3, 6 points
Tetsuya Naito: 3-3, 6 points
Sanada: 3-3, 6 points
Gabe Kidd: 3-3, 6 points
Great-O-Khan: 2-4, 4 points
Jake Lee: 2-4, 4 points
Callum Newman: 2-4, 4 points

 

Here are the current B Block standings!

David Finlay: 4-2, 8 points
Jeff Cobb: 4-2, 8 points
Henare: 3-3, 6 points
Yota Tsuji: 3-3, 6 points
Yuya Uemura: 3-3, 6 points
Ren Narita: 3-3, 6 points
Hirooki Goto: 3-3, 6 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 3-3, 6 points
Boltin Oleg: 2-4, 4 points
El Phantasmo: 2-4, 4 points

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: Great-O-Khan VS Callum Newman!

The United Empire’s Jeff Cobb and Henare just battled it out in B Block, and now we see it happen in A Block! The Dominator and the Prince of Pace are both at the back of the pack, on the bubble, but who ends up dead last with one more loss?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. It sounds like Callum has the majority and Khan even encourages the fans to get louder. The two shake hands and the fans cheer. They feel things out, Khan grabs a leg, and he flips Callum! Callum lands on his feet, ducks ‘n’ dodges to build speed! Khan dodges the boot, Callum dodges a boot! Khan swats Callum’s kick, but Callum trips Khan! Khan avoids the double stomp! Khan trips Callum, waistlock and roll to a cover, TWO! IRON CLAW, spin and ELIM- NO! Callum slips free, springboards, but Khan catches him! Khan pops Callum around to a GERMAN SUPLEX, but Callum lands out!

Callum runs up, Khan dodges the kick, Callum jumps the sweep! SHOTGUN KICK! The fans fire up as Callum stands tall! Callum drags Khan up, but Khan CLAPS then RAMS Callum into a corner! Khan Mongolian Chops! And Mongolian Chops! And feints the chops to UPPERCUT! Khan has Callum in a corner, and he goes up to sit on his throne! The fans cheer, the ref reprimands, but Khan pulls Callum’s arms! The ref counts, Khan lets go at 4, but then pulls the arms again! The ref counts more, Khan jumps down to CHOP Callum on the back! Fireman’s carry takeover, cover, TWO, but into the KATAGATAME!

Callum endures the head ‘n’ arm triangle, even as Khan leans all his weight on the hold. Callum fights around, reaches out, but Khan keeps him from the ropes. Khan squeezes tight, and Callum is turning red! Callum still kicks around, and finds the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Khan lets off, but then he brings Callum into a chinlock. Callum fights up but Khan makes it an IRON CLASW SLEEPER! And then the ELIM- NO, Callum knees free! Callum trips Khan again, and DOUBLE STOMPS! The fans fire up while both men are down. Callum and Khan stir, and Khan rolls to a corner. Callum rises and the fans rally up.

Khan drags himself up with ropes, Callum rolls back and springs up! Callum runs in to UPPERCUT! Callum rolls, runs back in and GAMANGIRIS! Snapmare and PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE!! Callum just PENALTY KICKS again! And STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Khan survives and Callum keeps cool while the fans rally up. Khan headbutts the mat to fire himself back up, and Callum storms over. Callum chicken wings the arms but Khan fights the lift. So Callum ROCKS Khan in the back, chicken wings again, but Khan RAMS him into a buckle! Callum DREAMCAST- SAYANAGI! Both men are down again!

The fans rally, Khan crawls his way over and he drags Callum into a SLEEPER! Callum endures, fights up, but Khan IRON CLAW SLEEPERS, and then torture racks, but Callum slips free! Khan BODY BLOWS! Khan runs, into a JUMPING METEORA! The fans fire up as both men are down once more! Khan rolls to a corner, Callum goes to the other, and the fans rally up. Callum runs Around the World to DROPKICK! Callum then goes up and up and FLYING DOUBLE STOMPS Khan on the back! Callum goes to ropes, but Khan catches him first! Callum fights the suplex, but Khan shoves. Callum springboards to sunset flip! TWO!

Khan runs up, Callum ROCKS him first! And ROLLING ELBOW! And HEEL KCIK! And DREAMCAST KICK! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up but Callum shakes his head. Callum calls his shot, springboards, OSC- NO, Khan catches Callum again! HITSUJIGOROSHI, into FLATLINER, and then ELIMINATOR!! Cover, Khan wins!

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

The Prince of Pace tried, but he could not overcome Khan! But out of respect, Khan holds the ropes open for Callum, and then Callum returns the favor. Khan’s Eliminator eliminates Callum from playoff contention, but will the KOPW Champion carry the United Empire’s banner all the way to the Climax?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: Gabe Kidd VS Jake Lee!

Now the Bullet Club War Dogs are fighting each other! The Mad Man and the Smart Bastard have been quite the team in the background of this tournament, but who withstands the heat in these dog days of summer?

But being War Dogs, Gabe strikes first as he BOOTS Jake off the apron during his entrance! Gabe then goes out to grab a chair from under the ring! The fans are torn, the ref reprimands, but Gabe JAMS Jake, then SMACKS him on the back! Gabe grins, pushes the ref aside, and he pursues Jake around the way. Gabe SMACKS Jake in the face! Jake wobbles, Gabe shoves him over, and then Gabe gets a mic to say, “Hey, Jake. Welcome to War Dogs, mother effer!” Gabe then goes looking for more while the fans fire up. Gabe brings out a TABLE! Korakuen Hall fires up, Jake stands, and Gabe takes aim! Gabe CHUCKS the table!

Jake dodges, the table hits railing, and then Jake GIANT KILLER KNEES Gabe low! Gabe sputters, Jake throws off his War Dogs baseball jersey, and he brings a chair over for himself! Jake JAMS Gabe, SMACKS him, and that’s payback! Gabe staggers into the crowd, Jake pursues and CLUBS him! They brawl out there, the fans all fired up! They hop into the orange bleachers! The lights come up so fans can see, and Young Lions tell other fans to get out of the way! Gabe and Jake brawl right into the row of seats! The fans go wild as they move up to the higher section! Gabe fires forearms with Jake back and forth!

Gabe ROCKS Jake, flips Jake off, then gets space. Gabe grins, “I’m a MAD MAN!” Gabe runs, but into a GIANT KILLER KNEE! The fans are thunderous as Jake stands tall! Jake roars and Korakuen roars with him! Jake drags Gabe up, brings him along, CLUBS him on the neck, but Gabe hits back! Jake kicks low, CLUBS Gabe again, and Gabe staggers down the steps. Gabe RAMS into Jake but Jake kicks Gabe again. Gabe goes to ground level, Jake storms up but Gabe CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Jake kicks low, and he SMACKS Gabe off an open seat! The fans cheer and Jake goes back for that table!

Jake sets Gabe’s table up against railing, then goes back for Gabe. Jake brings Gabe around, and runs him right into the table! The fans are thunderous while Gabe is dazed! Jake puts Gabe in the ring, the fans applaud, but Gabe comes back to LARIAT! Now it’s a match as Gabe covers, TWO!! The fans fire up while both men are down! The chants of “GABU!” “JAKU!” duel but Gabe roars! Gabe reels Jake in, but Jake fights the lift. Jake back drops Gabe, but Gabe is right up! Gabe UPPERCUTS, whips, but Jake reverses to KNEE, then FACELOCK GUILLOTINE! Gabe wrenches out to UPPERCUT!

Jake ROCKS Gabe in return! Gabe CHOPS, then JABS! Jake ROUNDHOUSES! Gabe falls over, Jake leans on ropes, and the fans fire up again. Both men go to corners, and Gabe runs up, but into a GAMANGIRI! Cover, ONE!??! Jake doesn’t fret, he just choke grips, to GIANT CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Gabe survives and now Jake is shocked! The fans are thunderous as Jake goes back to the corner and aims again. Gabe rises, Jake runs in, FACE- LARIAT!! Gabe hits Jake but both men are down! The fans rally, and Gabe sits up, and so does Jake! Gabe and Jake both grin, they’re having fun now! They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm!

The fans rally and Gabe stands up. Gabe dares Jake to stand, so Jake stands! The forearms go back and forth again, faster and faster! The fans rally with every shot! Gabe SLAPS, SLAPS, and SLAPS! Then ripcord and SLAP!! Jake drops to his knees then his face! Gabe leans on ropes to stay up, but Jake rises. Gabe runs up, Jake dodges and BOOTS Gabe against ropes! Gabe flounders out, Jake falls back and the fans rally again. The ring count starts on Gabe while he stirs. Gabe rises at 6 of 20, stands at 8, but Jake’ son the apron! Gabe blocks the kick to CLUB the leg! Gabe brings Jake off but Jake fights the bomb!

Gabe gest around to GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor! The ring count is now 15 of 20! Gabe rises, as does Jake! Gabe runs at Jake! Drop toehold into railing!! Jake gets in the ring! Gabe springs up but misses the ring! JAKE WINS!

Winner: Jake Lee, by count-out (gains 2 points; Gabe earns 0)

Gabe is pissed, but he got outsmarted in the end! But even so, there’s respect as Gabe gives Jake the Too Sweet. Will these two just have to go another round in the future? Will Jake find his way to the playoffs with his outside shot?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: Zack Sabre Jr. w/ Kosei Fujita VS EVIL w/ Dick Togo!

This may not be the main event, but this could be the most critical match in the tournament! If The Front Man wins, he has a crucial tiebreaker in his back pocket. If The King of Darkness wins, he pulls far out ahead and practically clinches the playoffs. Who will lead A Block into the homestretch?

Wait, the music is playing but where is ZSJ? ZSJ and EVIL are fighting right out of the entrance! Evil & Dick are mugging ZSJ! They put him in the ring! The fans boo but Dick distracts the ref so Evil can stomp ZSJ more! Evil drags ZSJ up, Dick uses POCKET SAND! Evil & Dick hit MAGIC KILLER!! Evil tells the ref to get this going, and the bell rings! Cover, TWO!! Another cover, TWO!! A third cover, TWO!!! Evil tries a knuckle lock cover, TWO as ZSJ gets an arm up! Evil puts that arm down to try again, TWO as ZSJ gets the other arm up! Evil tries a prawn hold, TWO!! ZSJ has the sunset flip, ZSJ WINS!!!

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

The King of Darkness cannot believe it! His attempt to steal this one completely backfired! And now with the fastest win in this G1, maybe one of the fastest all time, is The Front Man going to be the top seed? Or is there still time to show Everything is Evil?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shota Umino VS Tetsuya Naito!

The Roughneck was just in this spot, the penultimate match of the night, and he fell to the Cold Skull. Will he fall again going against the Uncontrollable Charisma? Or will he manage to bring down THE IWGP World Heavyweight Champion?

As usual, Naito takes his time with the entrance attire, and Shota waits patiently. Naito tests just how patient, even taking his time with the belt. Finally, the pants are put aside, and Naito adjusts his wristbands. The bell rings and Shota SHOTGUNS! Shota fires off on Naito, then whips. Naito reverses but Shota holds ropes. Naito runs up, Shota drop toeholds him into ropes, and then slingshots for the APRON DDT! Naito is stuck upside-down and the fans fire up! Shota gets some space, runs back up, and he DRIVE-BY DROPKICKS! Shota drags Naito off the apron, to TORNADO DDT to the floor!

The fans fire up with Shota and he hurries to bring Naito back up. Shota puts Naito in the ring, goes to a corner, and the fans rally as Shota climbs. Naito slowly rises, into the MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Shota waits on Naito. Shota then runs, for IGNITION! Cover, TWO! Naito is still in this but Shota fires up again! The fans rally, Shota underhooks, but Naito RAMS Shota into the corner! Naito ELBOWS Shota, then atomic drops! Naito puts Shota up top, then drags him out for a DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up more! Red Shoes checks his son, but he’s okay to continue.

Naito rises and kicks Shota to the apron. Naito then joins Shota on the apron, drags him up, and hits an APRON NECKBREAKER! Shota writhes, Naito drags Shota out from the apron, DRAPING NECKBREAKER to the floor! But he isn’t done! Naito stands Shota up for a NECKREAKER to the floor! Four different neckbreakers and Naito leaves Shota behind! Red Shoes checks, Shota clutches his neck and shoulder but he’s somehow still in this. The ring count climbs, Shota’s left arm is shaky, and he is still down at 10 of 20! And at 15! Shota uses his good arm to drag himself up, 18! He flounders at 19!! Shota springs in at 19.5 and the fans cheer!

Naito is right on Shota, cravats for a neck wrench, then whips. Naito ELBOWS Shota, down, then basement dropkicks! Naito then stands Shota up, holds him in place, and hits another NECKBREAKER! The fans cheer while Naito poses. Naito then covers, TWO! Shota is still in this, but Naito stays cool. Naito drags Shota up, cravats for another neck wrench, but Shota endures. Shota fights up to throw body shots, but Naito thrashes him! Naito snapmares to have the neck wrench grind into the mat. Shota still endures, even as Naito pulls on the neck. Shota fights around, rises up, and he fires body shots!

Naito ROCKS Shota, KICKS and CLUBS him, then runs. But Shota DROPKICKS! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! The fans rally more, and Shota roars as he rises! Naito stands and Shota fires forearms! Shota whips Naito to the corner, then runs in to UPPERCUT! FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect but impressive with all the damage Shota’s neck has taken. Naito is dazed, the fans rally up and duel, and Shota drags Naito to his feet. Naito fights the clinch, so Shota UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! Naito SPITS at Shota, so Shota UPPERCUTS again! And then EXPLODER! Cover, TWO!

Naito stays in this but the fans rally up again. Shota drags Naito up in the dragon sleeper, but Naito fights it around! NECKBREAKER, then LEG LOCK NELSON! Shota endures, kicks around, and the fans rally more. Naito puts on the pressure, but Shota still fights his way over. Shota reaches out, but Naito puts on even more pressure! The fans still rally, Shota still fights around, and he kicks his way forward, little by little! Naito slows Shota down by leaning back, but Shota still fights! The fans rally as hard as they can for Shota, and he kicks, scoots, and reaches out for the ROPEBREAK! Naito again claims he needs help with this hold.

Red Shoes pries the nelson apart, Naito lets off, and we hit 10 minutes. Naito drags Shota up, hammerlocks then half nelsons, but Shota fights off Gloria! Shota CLUBS away on Naito, so Naito throws those heavy elbows! Shota eggs him on! So Naito fires more elbows! And even MORE elbows! Shota drops to the mat and the fans fire up! Naito paces, then he stands on Shota’s neck. The fans duel, and Naito drags Shota up. Naito throws more of the heavy elbows! Shota dodges to ROCK, ROLLING ELBOW, and- ENZIGIRI from Naito! But Shota comes back to BLAZE BLADE!! Both men are down and the fans fire up again!

Red Shoes checks, and both men are still in this. Shota rises, roars, and the fans rally again. Shota drags Naito up, dragon sleepers, but Naito fires hands from below! Shota holds on, to TEST DRIVE! Then he deadlifts Naito for TRIDENT!! Cover, TWO!! Naito survives and the fans are thunderous! Shota fires up, he brings Naito around, but Naito fights the lift to suplex, and BRAINBUSTER! Not quite Valentia but good enough for Naito! He tilt-o-whirls, but Shota blocks the Destino! Shota pops Naito around, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Not quite Death Rider but good enough for Shota! Cover, TWO!!

Korakuen Hall is thunderous while both men are down again! Shota rises, goes to a corner, and he takes aim as Naito stirs. Naito sits up, into BLAZE BLADE!! And then, underhooks and swinging DEATH RIDER!! Cover, TWO!!! Naito survives, but Shota won’t stop! Underhooks, but Naito wrenches out! DESTIN- NO!! Underhooks! Naito wrenches again! DESTINE CRADLE!! Naito wins!!!

Winner: Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Shota earns 0)

Naito was in dire straits, but he again snatches victory from the jaws of defeat! Is there still a chance for the Stardust Genius to pull off back-to-back G1 Climaxes?

 

G1 Climax 34 A Block: Shingo Takagi VS SANADA!

The Rampaging Dragon and the Cold Skull. Former allies within LIJ, former teammates for World Tag League, and both were big winners just last round. But now, clashing like fire and ice, only one can stand tall! Will Takagi’s flame die out? Or will Sanada melt down this close to the Climax?

The bell rings, the fans rally, and Red Shoes assesses that “TA-KA-GI!” outdoes “SA-NA-DA!” by a wide margin. But then Sanada encourages his fans, and they start to even out the volume. The two circle, they feel things out, and they knuckle lock. Takagi waistlocks, Sanada switches, but Takagi switches back. Sanada wrenches out, wristlocks, but Takagi drop toeholds and floats to a headlock. Sanada fights up, but Takagi wrenches him to wristlock. Sanada rolls, wrenches, hammerlocks, and then headlocks. Sanada hits a takeover, Takagi headscissors, but Sanada kips free. The fans cheer as the two stand off and reset.

Takagi and Sanada slowly circle, and the dueling chants continue. The two tie up, are in a deadlock, but Takagi finds a point of leverage to put Sanada on ropes. Red Shoes counts the break, Takagi lets off slowly, and he pats Sanada on the shoulders. The fans cheer the clean break and the two reset. They tie up again, and now Sanada puts Takagi on ropes. Sanada lets off cleanly, but then he takes a swing! Takagi dodges, Sanada dodges, then Sanada kicks low. Sanada headlocks, Takagi powers up and out, and they RAM shoulders! Takagi rebounds to RUN Sanada over! The fans cheer, things speed up, and Sanada leaps, into a fireman’s carry! GUTBUSTER!

The fans rally while Takagi stands Sanada up against ropes. Takagi throws a KNEE, then another KNEE! Takagi whips Sanada to ropes, then KNEES him again! Takagi keeps moving, but Sanada dropkicks a leg! Then he DROPKICKS Takagi down! The fans fire up while Takagi bails out and Sanada builds speed! Sanada tumbles up and out to fake Takagi out, but Takagi YANKS Sanada down! Seems Takagi remembers that trick. Takagi drags Sanada up, then snap suplexes him on the floor! Sanada writhes, the fans rally and duel, and Takagi drags Sanada up again. Takagi brings Sanada around the way, to RAM into the apron!

Takagi RAMS Sanada into the apron again, then wrenches him to whip hard into the railing! Red Shoes reprimands but the fans cheer. Takagi shakes out his legs, then he storms over to Sanada. The ring count climbs, Takagi kneels on Sanada’s back while he lets it climb. Takagi then drags Sanada up and puts him in at 13 of 20. Takgi drops a BIG elbow, then covers, ONE!! Takagi SENTONS! We hit five minutes but Takagi waits on Sanada. Sanada sputters, so Takagi KNEES him in the back. Takagi drags Sanada up, and RAMS him in a corner, going after the back! Red Shoes counts but Takagi RAMS one more time.

Takagi eggs Sanada on, then CHOKES him on ropes! Red Shoes counts, Takagi lets off, and Sanada sputters. But then Takagi stands on Sanada’s chest! Takagi eggs Sanada on, Red Shoes counts, and Takagi lets go of the ropes, to then DOUBLE STOMP! The fans continue to rally and duel while Sanada writhes. Takagi taunts Sanada, gives him scuffing kicks, then drags him up with a cravat. Sanada endures the neck wrench, throws body shots, but Takagi JABS, JABS and CHOPS! Sanada falls, the fans rally up, and Red Shoes reprimands about closed fists. Takagi was sure he was using palm strikes.

Takagi drags Sanada up but Sanada fights the suplex. Takagi fires body shots, suplexes, but Sanada slips free! Sanada waistlocks but Takagi elbows free. Takagi whips, Sanada reverses to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Both men are down and the fans fire up again. The fans rally as the two stir, and Sanada stands. Sanada brings Takagi up but Takagi KNEES, CLUBS and CHOPS! Takagi whips, Sanada reverses to hurdle, hurdle and DROPKICK! Takagi bails out, Sanada PLANCHAS! Down goes Takagi and the fans fire up again. Sanada encourages them to get louder so the fans oblige. They chant “SA-NA-DA!” and he nods.

Sanada drags Takagi up, puts him in the ring, the reels him in for a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! The fans rally again while Sanada paces. Sanada stands Takagi up, but Takagi fights the fireman’s carry with elbows. Takagi runs but Sanada ducks ‘n’ tilt-o-whirls, to dragon sleeper! But Takagi turns it around! Only for Sanada to turn it back! SKULL END, but Takagi pops free and arm-drags Sanada away! Sanada comes back into the ELBOW! JAB! YUKON feint and DDT! The fans fire up as Takagi says he’s smarter than that. We pass 10 minutes and Takagi drags Sanada up. Takagi suplexes high and hard again! Cover, TWO!

Takagi tells Korakuen, “My time is coming! TOKI GA KITA!” The fans fire up and Takagi storms back up on Sanada. Takagi drags Sanada up, pump handles, but Sanada fights the lift. Sanada fires elbows, but Takagi catches him to spin him and suplex! Sanada fights it so Takagi SWINGING NECKBREAKERS! Takagi then watches Sanada go to a corner while the fans rally up. Takagi runs in but he blocks a boot! And he LARIATS through! The fans fire up with Takagi and he reels Sanada in. Takagi suplexes, but Sanada kicks off the ropes! Sanada suplexes Takagi and hits MAGIC SCREW! Both men are down again and the fans fire up!

Takagi rolls away to center, but Sanada kips up! The fans fire up with Sanada and he aims from a corner. Takagi rises, Sanada runs in, but Takagi ducks the Shining Wizard! ELBOW! JAB! YUKON- NO, Sanada blocks it! Takagi spins through but Sanada fireman’s carries him! T K O! The fans fire up while both men are down again, and Sanada rises. Sanada puts Takagi in the drop zone, goes up top, and ROUNDING BODY- NO, Sanada has to roll through as Takagi moves! Sanada storms back up but into a BOOT! Takagi runs in but Sanada avoids the Pumping Bomber! Sanada waistlocks, Takagi switches and GERMAN SUPLEXES! But Sanada lands out!

Sanada BLINDSIDE SHINING WIZARDS Takagi down! The fans are thunderous, and Sanada goes back to a corner. Sanada aims again, for a SHINING- NO, Takagi swats it! Takagi SLAMS the leg off the mat! Takagi grits his teeth, stands back up, and he brings Sanada around. DRAGON- NO, Sanada slips through the screw, to SHINING WIZARD! Sanada goes right up top, ROUNDING BODY PRESS!! Cover, TWO!! Takagi survives but Sanada shakes out the legs. Sanada rises again, and the fans are thunderous. Sanada clinches, but Takagi powers out to pop-up DEATH VALLEY BOMB!! Both men are down again!

The fans rally as hard as they can, and we pass 15 minutes! Takagi fires back up, and the fans echo, “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi powers up, runs in, LARIAT! Then Takagi puts Sanada up top, climbs right up to join him, and from the very top, SUPER DUPER PLEX!! The fans are electric from that crash landing! Takagi sits Sanada up to SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO!! Sanada survives and the fans are erupting for “TA-KA-GI!” Takagi feeds off that energy, drags Sanada up, but Sanada fights the pump handle! Takagi still lifts, but Sanada slips free! Clinch and- NO, Takagi pump handles through! MADE IN JAPAN!! Cover, TWO?!?

The fans are erupting again as Sanada survives! Takagi rises, with the fans as loud as they can be behind him! Takagi stands, drags Sanada to his feet, and pump handles. Sanada fights the torture rack lift! So Takagi wrenches out to RIDGE HAND over and over and over! Then he short arm LARIATS! Sanada drops to his knees, the fans rally, and Takagi brings Sanada up again. Pump handle, torture rack, but Sanada slips free! Takagi fires elbows, but Snada UPPERCUTS! Sanada roars, runs, but Takagi follows to LARIAT! Takagi keeps moving, Sanada sidesteps! O’Conner Roll BRIDGE, TWO!!! The fans cannot believe Takagi escapes!

The fans are erupting all over again as Takagi takes aim from a corner! Sanada staggers up, turns around, but he RAN- NO! Takagi stops the rana to SLIDING ELBOW!! Takagi drags Sanada back up, fires off boxing elbows, and the fans chant, “OI! OI! OI!” Sanada roars, Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! But Sanada ENZIGIRIS! Takagi steals the SHINING WIZARD!! But Sanada roars right to his feet! Takagi PUMPING BOMBERS!! Cover, ONE!?!?! No one can believe it, but Takagi shrugs it off. Takagi just runs to PUMPING BOMBER!!! And then he drags Sanada up, pump handle and rack, but Sanada slips free! DEAD FALL!!! Cover, SANADA WINS!!!

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

Just short of 20 minutes, this instant classic comes to an end! The Rampaging Dragon drops down a step, does he still have a chance of rising up into the playoffs?

As for Sanada, after catching his breath, getting an icepack, and having his hand raised, he then talks with Takagi. There is still respect here between the former teammates, and they even low five and fist bump! Takagi takes his leave, and Sanada grabs the mic. “To everyone who came here tonight, to everyone watching at home on NJPW World, and to Shingo Takagi, AKA TKG… Thank you!” The fans cheer that, and then chant for “SA-NA-DA!” He gets the fans to chant “T K G! T K G!” And now, time for G1 Climax 34’s first “gift.” The fans cheer that! The “stars” are coming out as the house lights dim.

Sanada says, “By beating TKG in this A Block match, now I’m looking to take first place.” The fans like the sound of that! Sanada stands to say he has one more thing to say. “Unfortunately, I can’t say that I like Korakuen Hall best of all Japan.” EH!? “But besides that, I do like the G1 Climax the most!” The fans cheer that! “OI, KORAKUEN! See you tomorrow.” The Cold Skull is looking to fire up, but will he blaze a trail all the way into the playoffs?

 

Here are the NEW A Block standings!

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

 

Here are the current B Block standings!

David Finlay: 4-2, 8 points
Jeff Cobb: 4-2, 8 points
Henare: 3-3, 6 points
Yota Tsuji: 3-3, 6 points
Yuya Uemura: 3-3, 6 points
Ren Narita: 3-3, 6 points
Hirooki Goto: 3-3, 6 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 3-3, 6 points
Boltin Oleg: 2-4, 4 points
El Phantasmo: 2-4, 4 points


My Thoughts:

Another awesome round for G1, and I like how the block is shaping up. Khan VS Callum and Gabe VS Jake were great same-faction matches. And I like that you get the feel for both factions watching those matches. United Empire has an honorable, straightforward match, while The War Dogs go after even teammates with aggression and a sort of backhanded respect. Khan and Jake winning were great moves, and that makes for some spoiler chances this Thursday when A Block is back in action.

I was expecting ZSJ VS Evil to be an epic to determine first place, but I didn’t think it’d be epically short! At the same time, that was hilarious and I love that they compounded all the cheap shots and cheating into that small window, and ZSJ still wins out. I really do hope ZSJ is a finalist this year, he’s been so good for so long that I don’t know what NJPW is expecting in order to make him a top title contender. Shota VS Naito was very good, but like all of Naito’s matches since like Forbidden Door, it was kinda slow, Naito got dominated, and then Naito pulls out the win. I don’t know much more Naito can do this without it getting boring for fans.

But hey, Sanada VS Takagi then turned it up and had what was practically a title match. Great win for Sanada, and he’s up against Khan next. Khan could believably pull off the upset, but I would think Sanada stays in the running until the ninth round, leaving it up to those final results to determine if he’s in or out. In fact, ZSJ is his final opponent, that would be an awesome match to help set up the playoffs.

My Score: 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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