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Mitchell’s NJPW G1 Climax 34 Results & Report! (8/7/24)
B Block, Round 7!

Will Hirooki Goto still #GetBackUp?
Hirooki Goto is looking to turn back the clock, but he can’t make it to the G1 Climax playoffs if he doesn’t get past David Finlay in tonight’s main event! Will The Rebel ruin Goto’s return to former glory?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- SANADA & Taka Michinoku VS Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman; Khan & Callum win.
- Gabe Kidd & Jake Lee VS Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma; Gabe & Jake win.
- Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito VS EVIL & Dick Togo; Takagi & Naito win.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: Boltin Oleg VS Jeff Cobb; Cobb wins.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: El Phantasmo VS Konosuke Takeshita; Konosuke wins.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: Yota Tsuji VS HENARE; Yota wins.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: Yuya Uemura VS Ren Narita; Ren wins.
- G1 Climax 34 B Block: Hirooki Goto VS David Finlay; Goto wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current 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
G1 Climax 34 B Block: Boltin Oleg VS Jeff Cobb!
Now this is a massive match-up! The Kazakh Juggernaut is on the bubble while the Imperial Unit could take over the block! Will Cobb give Oleg a Tour of the Islands before taking him out of the running? Or will Cobb find himself behind BARS?
The bell rings and the fans rally up for Oleg. The two step forward, shake hands and then tie up. The fans cheer the Greco-Roman clinch as the heavyweights go around. They end up on ropes, the ref calls for a break, and Cobb lets off slowly. The fans cheer as the two reset. They circle again, feel things out, and tie up in another clinch. They go for legs now, and Cobb almost has Oleg! Oleg blocks the takedown, waistlocks, and lifts to SLAM! The fans fire up but Cobb bails out. Oleg waits on Cobb, and Cobb slowly returns. Cobb and Oleg reset, circle, and feel things out. Cobb JABS! The fans fire up but the ref reprimands.
Cobb says time for pro-wrestling! Cobb HEADBUTTS, then throat chops! Cobb whips, but Oleg reverses to SIDE SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up again as Oleg storms after Cobb. Oleg ROCKS, CHOPS and stomps Cobb in the corner! Oleg stomps a mudhole in, but lets off as the ref counts. The fans rally up, Oleg eggs Cobb on, and Cobb rises up. Cobb kicks low, CLUBS Oleg on the back, then CLUBS him down! The fans rally, but Cobb stomps on Oleg’s back. Cobb then stands on Oleg to surf, only for Oleg to push up! Cobb stomps Oleg down! Cobb eggs Oleg on now, and Oleg rises. Oleg fires body shots!
Cobb throat chops again, then scoops to SLAM! The fans cheer, and Cobb wipes the sweat from his brow. Cobb salutes, then GACHIMUCHI- FLOP as Oleg moves! Oleg CLUBS Cobb, drags him up, and ROCKS him with forearm after forearm. Oleg whips, Cobb reverses then runs in, but Oleg ELBOWS back. Oleg goes up to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! Both men are down, and Cobb goes to a corner. Oleg runs corner to corner but Cobb dodges the splash! Cobb runs up to DROPKICK! The fans fire up, but then Oleg SHOTGUNS Cobb down! The fans fire up more and Oleg storms up. Cobb ROCKS him with a right!
Cobb runs in at the corner to BACK ELB- NO! Oleg catches Cobb! Cobb fights free, but then Oleg clinches! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up, Oleg goes corner to corner, and he SPLASHES! Cobb staggers, Oleg CLOBBERS him! Oleg keeps moving, and he SPLASHES DOWN! Cover, TWO! Cobb stays in this and the fans fire up again. Oleg roars, and he deadlifts Cobb! Cobb fights the gut wrench with elbows, to gut wrench Oleg! Cobb tries on the Shake, Rattle and THROW!! The fans are thunderous and Cobb says that’s HIS move! Cobb storms over to Oleg, stands him up, and runs in, only for Oleg to sidestep! GERMAN SUPLEX!
Oleg roars while Cobb flounders, and now Oleg deadlifts to Shake, Rattle and THROW!! The fans are thunderous, and Oleg kips up! The fans are electric as Oleg goes up and up and VADER BOMBS! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives but the fans rally behind “BO-RU-TIN!” Oleg drags Cobb up, fireman’s carries, and KAMI- NO, Cobb grabs ropes! Oleg pries Cobb from ropes, to F5- NO, Cobb slips free of the cyclone! Cobb hoists Oleg up for a SHOTPUT! Oleg staggers up, Cobb lifts him again, URENAGE! FALLING HAMMER!! Cover, TWO!! Oleg survives, but Cobb GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO!! Oleg survives again and the fans are thunderous!
Cobb is beside himself, but he says it’s time! Tour Maker Pose, and Cobb drags Oleg up. Ripcord and TOUR OF- NO, Oleg fireman’s carries! POINT BLANK KAMIKAZE!! Cover, TWO!! Cobb survives and the fans are thunderous again! Oleg rises, roars, and he drags Cobb up again. Oleg fireman’s carries, but Cobb fights free! Cobb shoves Oleg, but Oleg LARIATS! Cobb stays up so Oleg runs, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! The behemoths stagger, but Oleg runs, only for Cobb to SUPERKICK! Cobb runs, and he LARIATS Oleg down!! Cobb roars, the fans are thunderous again, and we hit ten minutes as Cobb scoops for the TOUR OF THE ISLANDS!! Cover, Cobb wins!
Winner: Jeff Cobb, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Oleg earns 0)
This kaiju movie come to life ends, and it is the NJPW World Television Champion who stands tall! Will Cobb continue to climb until he has reached the Climax? Will Oleg have to settle for being a spoiler from here on?
G1 Climax 34 B Block: El Phantasmo w/ Jado VS Konosuke Takeshita!
The Headbanga has been feeling pretty down, but the last couple matches lit that fire again! Will he keep fighting until he’s found his way to the top? Or will he just be prey for The Alpha?
The bell rings and the fans rally for “E L P! E L P!” But then the “TA-KE-SH’TA!” chants show up. The two shake hands and the fans cheer again. The two tie up, EP headlocks, but Konosuke wrenches, hammerlocks then headlocks. ELP powers up and out, but Konosuke runs him over! The fans cheer, things keep moving, and ELP drops down to then DROPKICK! ELP handsprings up and the fans fire up! ELP stands Konosuke up to ROCK him with a forearm, then CHOP him at the ropes. ELP whips, Konosuke TAKESHITA LINES! And he kips up, too! The fans fire up while ELP staggers to a corner.
Konosuke reels ELP in, but ELP fights the Blue Thunder. ELP runs, Konosuke reels him in to back suplex. But ELP lands out! ELP kicks low, reels Konosuke in, but Konosuke wrenches out. ELP dodges the lariat, Konosuke dodges the superkick, and ELP dodges the knee! The fans cheer as the two have a standoff. The fans rally again as the two circle. They step up at center, talk some smack, and ELP ROCKS Konosuke with a forearm. Konosuke winds up to ROCK ELP back! ELP shakes that off, and Konosuke eggs him on, so ELP ROCKS Konosuke again. Konosuke shakes that off, to ROCK ELP again! ELP staggers but he shakes his head!
The fans rally up for ELP and he comes back, but Konosuke ducks! Konosuke winds up but ELP BODY BLOWS Konosuke! Konosuke sputters to a corner, ELP staggers around, and even ELP ends up in a corner. Konosuke coughs while he stands back up, and he storms over to ELP. Konosuke brings ELP up, to DDT! The fans rally and Konosuke paces. Konosuke drags ELP up, whips him to a corner hard, and ELP bounces off buckles to fall to the mat! The fans duel, but the “TA-KE-SH’TA!” overtakes the “E L P!” Konosuke whips ELP hard into a corner again! Konosuke runs in, but ELP dodges! Konosuke’s knee hits buckles and he tumbles out to the floor!
ELP builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit and Konosuke is sent over railing! The front row is excited to become part of the show, but now ELP goes up to the very top! Young Lions get the fans out of the way as ELP SUPER ASAI MOONSAULTS!! Direct hit and down into the chairs!! The fans are thunderous and the ref hurries to check on both men. The chants for “E L P! E L P!” are again the loudest as he rises from the floor! But Konosuke also stands, and staggers his way back to ringside. ELP catches up and puts Konosuke in the ring. Then ELP goes up to SPRINGBOARD SWANTON! And then LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up again as ELP goes to a corner. ELP drags himself up, then storms over to Konosuke. ELP ROCKS Konosuke with a forearm! ELP fires another but Konosuke fires back! ELP ROCKS Konosuke again, then BOOTS him to the corner! ELP whips corner to corner, but Konosuke reverses. ELP goes up and over, keeps moving, ducks ‘n’ dodges to springboard, into a BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!!! ELP survives and Konosuke scowls but the fans are thunderous again! Konosuke goes outside the ring, and starts looking under! Konosuke brings out a TABLE! The fans fire up but the ref says don’t do it!
Konosuke sets the table up at ringside, then storms up to the apron. Konosuke drags ELP over, but the ref still tells him to stop. Konosuke stands ELP up, and ELP ROUNDHOUSES him! ELP then reels Konosuke in and tucks the arms! The fans go wild but Konosuke powers up! Konosuke ALPHA ELBOWS ELP, then ALPHA KNEES him! Konosuke hauls ELP up, but ELP grabs ropes to stop the lift! ELP CLUBS away on Konosuke, then slips inside. Only to climb up and bring Konosuke up! Konosuke shoves ELP back, goes up the corner, but ELP ROCKS Konosuke! ELP climbs back up, only for Konosuke to ROCK him back!
Konosuke fires more shots, but ELP ROCKS Konosuke again! And again! And again! ELP then goes to the very top, to SUPER DUPER STEINER!! ELP jumps right back up, for THUNDERKISS 86!! But he bounces off the landing! ELP has to crawl back to cover, TWO!!! Konosuke survives and the fans are electric! And it’s only been 10 minutes! Konosuke and ELP stir, the fans rally as hard as they can, and ELP vows to end this! ELP reels Konosuke in, hooks up the arms, and lifts for- NO! Konosuke powers out, ROCKS ELP, then waistlocks. ELP elbows free, runs, but into elbow! Elbow! ROLLING- ENZIGIRI!
ELP runs, but into a BOOT! Konosuke jumps up but ELP gets under! ELP jumps up, to POISON-RANA!! ELP runs, to LARIAT!! And then the hook up, C R 2!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Konosuke survives and shocks everyone! The fans are electric but ELP pleads with the ref! The ref says sorry, but his count was fair, that was still just two. ELP goes to a corner, and with Jado cheering him on, ELP tunes up the band. Konosuke stands, turns around, but he falls before Sudden Death! Konosuke bails out of the ring, but ELP pursues. ELP SUDDEN DEATH! Konosuke flops onto his own table! ELP hurries up top!
The fans are thunderous as ELP climbs to the very top! ELP aims, but Konosuke pushes the table around. ELP hops down to drag Konosuke up, but Konosuke scoops ELP! The fans go nuts as Konosuke has ELP tucked in! BASTARD DRIVER through the table!!! The fans lose their minds as Konosuke might’ve just destroyed ELP! Konosuke leaves ELP behind and wants the ring count! The ref starts, and we see ELP has a bloody cut on his back from that landing! Konosuke wants the count to go faster, we’re only at 4 of 20! ELP flounders at 7, drags himself up with railing and stands at 11! The front row cheers, ELP hobbles at 13, but trips on the table!
ELP is down at 15! He pushes back up at 17, flounders but falls again! 19!! ELP slides in safe at 19.9!! The fans are thunderous, but Konosuke powers up! ALPHA ELBOW!!! And then, he drags ELP back up, suplexes, RAGING- CRADLE!!! Cover, TWO!!! SUDDEN DEATH!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Konosuke escapes once, then survives the next, and we’re at 15 minutes! The fans are as loud as they can be for both men! ELP grabs the ropes to drag himself up. Konosuke sits up at the center of the ring, but ELP crawls over. Konosuke fires a forearm, but ELP fires one back. Neither man has a lot behind those, but they aren’t giving up.
Konosuke sits ELP up so he can fire a flurry! ELP flops back over, but he reaches out. The ref checks on him, and somehow ELP sits up again. Konosuke eggs ELP on, and ELP drags himself up. ELP slashes his throat, and he SPITS at Konosuke! So Konosuke winds up and ALPH- NO, ELP rolls him up, with bridge! TWO!! SUDDEN DEATH!! ELP reels Konosuke in, but Konosuke powers up! Alabama Lift, but the Konosuke swings ELP around into a BASTARD- NO, ELP fights, but that’s just a wheelbarrow! ELP victory rolls! TWO!!! WHEELBARROW GERMAN!!! ELP roars and rises, but into the LARIAT!!! Cover, ONE?!?!?!
The fans are erupting, these two men are going beyond human limits!! POWER DRIVE KNEE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Konosuke is furious, he suplexes, RAGING FIRE!!!! Cover, KONOSUKE WINS!!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (gains 2 points; ELP earns 0)
Well damn! This was only the second match of the night, but both men fought like it was the finals! But with this result, Konosuke’s chances improve while ELP is mathematically eliminated! However, because of how hard they fought, Konosuke shows ELP great respect, and ELP returns it. Will The Headbanga still win one more time before the end? Will Konosuke soon become The Alpha of the World?
G1 Climax 34 B Block: Yota Tsuji VS HENARE!
The Gene Blast and the Face of Fury are both 3-3, just a step behind the block leaders. Will Yota find a way to make B Block tranquilo? Or will the NEVER Openweight Champion never give up?
The bell rings and the fans rally while Yota and Henare stare down. “YO~TA!” grins while “HE-NA-RE!” scowls. The two then back up, run back in, and they RAM shoulders! Then they fire forearms back and forth! Henare fires a flurry, then runs, and he RAMS Yota! Yota rebounds to RAM back! Henare rebounds to RUN Yota over! The fans cheer and Henare sits Yota up, but Yota ducks the Rugby kick! Yota then RUNS Henare over! The fans cheer again, and Henare snarls as he stands back up. Yota grins, Henare calls for knuckle locks. The fans rally as Yota obliges. They knuckle lock and have a Test of Strength!
Henare powers up but Yota stands his ground! Henare pours on more power and he makes Yota kneel! But Yota powers up, and he powers Henare back! Yota reels Henare in, but Henare fights the suplex! They fight for suplex control, but they’re evenly matched! The fans rally, and in the end, Henare suplexes! Only for Yota to slip free and shove Henare to a corner! Yota runs in, but Henare ELBOWS him! Henare goes up, FLYING CHUCK! Down goes Yota and the fans fire up! Henare storms over to Yota, stands him up, then ROCKS him with a forearm. And another forearm! Henare gets in Yota’s face, but Yota fires back!
Yota fires more shots but Henare HEADBUTTS! Henare fires KNEE after KNEE in the corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Henare then whips corner to corner, runs up, and he blocks a boot! Yota tries to reel Henare in but Henare LARIATS through! The fans fire up, and Henare fireman’s carries Yota. WASTELAND SLAM, then SENTON! Cover, TWO! Yota stays in this but Henare stays focused. Henare scuffs Yota, eggs him on, and then he KICKS Yota in the back! Yota shakes that off and dares Henare to give him more. So Henare KICKS again! Yota falls back, but then sits back up! So Henare KICKS him again!
The fans fire up as Yota stands! Yota fires a flurry of forearms, but Henare HEADBUTTS again and again! Henare whips, Yota holds ropes and BOOTS! Then BACKBREAKER, FLATLINER and STOMP! The fans fire up and Henare shakes that off while Yota catches his breath. Both men stand again, and Yota fires forearm after forearm. Yota whips, Henare reverses, but Yota RANAS! The fans fire up and Henare bails out! Yota builds speed to TORNILLO! Down goes Henare and the fans fire up again! They cheer on “YO~TA!” as he looms over Henare. The ring count starts, but Yota stands Henare up at 6 to put him in at 7.
The fans cheer and Yota storms in. Yota catches Henare to a GUTBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Henare stays in this but Yota stays focused. The fans rally, and Yota scuffs Henare now. Yota taunts Henare like Henare taunted him, so Henare sits up. Yota KICKS Henare! Henare scowls, growls, and Yota KICKS again! Henare stands up so Yota ROCKS him with a forearm! The fans fire up and Yota reels Henare in. Yota suplexes, but Henare fights that to suplex back! They again fight for suplex control, and it’s Henare who hoists Yota up! Yota tries to fight free but Henare keeps Yota up to suplex all the way!
The fans fire up while both men are down, and Henare sits up again. Yota crawls to a corner, but Henare shakes his head. Henare runs in, but into a BOOT! Henare comes back, blocks a boot, but Yota reels him in for the STOMPS! Yota hoists Henare up top, CHOPS him, and the fans rally up. Yota climbs up to join Henare, fires more forearms, but Henare fires body shots! Henare HEADBUTTS, but Yota fires even more forearms! The fans fire up with Yota, and he fireman’s carries Henare! Henare holds on but Yota still rises, to SUPER SAMOAN DROP! Henare writhes and flounders while Yota grins and sits back up.
The fans fire up and Yota storms over to Henare. Yota fires a forearm, but Henare growls. Yota fires more forearms, but Henare leans into them! Yota is hurting his arm more than he is Henare’s face! Then Henare ROCKS Yota! Yota drops to his knees, and Henare stands him up. Yota fires a flurry, then SUPERKICKS! Henare HEEL KICKS! Yota wins up, fires more shots, but Henare ELBOW JABS! Yota rebounds, into the BERSERKER BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Yota stays in this and the fans rally again. Henare growls, goes to a corner, and the fans rally up. Yota rises while Henare stomps the mat. Henare runs in to RAMP- KNEE!!
Yota brings Henare around, suplexes, but Henare fights that! Henare wrenches out and KICKS! Yota drops to his knees, but Henare KICKS him again! Yota stays up and the fans fire up! Henare KICKS again, and Yota flops over! The fans rally, Henare roars, and Yota manages to stand. Henare runs, Yota blocks a kick! Yota ROCKS Henare, Henare ELBOWS and LARIATS! Yota is still up!! Yota grins, then LARIATS Henare down! Cover, TWO!! Yota roars, brings Henare up, and ORANGE CRUSH! Cover, TWO!! Yota CURB STOMPS Henare! The fans are thunderous as Yota goes to a corner. Yota goes up and up, but Henare dodges the stomps!
Henare LARIATS Yota down! The fans rally, the two men stir, and they go to opposite corners. Henare shakes out the cobwebs, and he runs in at Yota, but Yota RAMS him! And they RAM again! And again! Henare roars, Yota V-TRIGGERS! Henare falls, but Yota sits him up, to V-TRIGGER! Henare shakes his head and roars!! So Yota fires off fast hands from all sides! Henare just grows, so Yota ROCK Shim! Henare returns those shots all in kind! It’s a flurry, and a BODY BLOW! Yota staggers away, Henare run sin, but Yota dodges the Shining Wizard! V-TRIGGER, then a whip! Henare comes back to RAMPAGE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?
The fans are thunderous as Yota survives! Henare roars, we hit 15 minutes, and Henare fisherman’s, but Yota fights free! Henare SHINING WIZARDS in the corner! Then Henare drags Yota into the STREETS- NO, Yota slips free to HEADBUTT! Henare HEADBUTTS back! Both men wobble, but Henare runs, but Yota JUMPS the Rugby kick to GENE BLASTER!! Cover, Yota wins!!
Winner: Yota Tsuji, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Henare earns 0)
Another powerful battle, another powerful finish! Will Yota still turn this into the GENE1? Will Henare still have a chance at the playoffs?
G1 Climax 34 B Block: Yuya Uemura VS Ren Narita!
The Heat Storm was perhaps underestimating El Phantasmo last round, and perhaps the Souled Out Son of Strong Style did the same with Yota Tsuji. Will both men take each other much more seriously? Or will one wrong move spell the end for someone’s G1?
As Yuya steps in the ring, he keeps his eyes on Ren. Ren stays back and Yuya finishes his introductions, and then Ren attacks! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Ren just laughs. Ren runs, the bell rings, and Yuya DUMPS Ren out! The fans cheer and Yuya finally takes off his coat. Yuya then PLAN- NO, Ren trips him up and drags him to a corner! Ren SLAMS the leg into the post! And then again! The ref reprimands, Ren stops, only to drag Yuya to the floor and stomp him. Ren drags Yuya by the bad leg, and SMASHES the knee on the floor! The ref reprimands but Ren drags Yuya up, to whip him hard into railing!
Yuya slumps down, Ren storms over, and Ren drags Yuya up. Ren pushes Yuya into the ring, then puts the bad leg on ropes. Ren stomps away, stops as the ref counts, and Yuya clutches the knee. The fans boo Ren but he just soaks it up. Ren puts Yuya’s leg back on ropes, to HIP DROP it! The ref reprimands and the fans boo more but Ren paces. The fans rally for Yuya, but Ren drags Yuya up. Yuya CHOPS, but Ren just grins. Ren eggs Yuya on, so Yuya CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Ren CLAWS Yuya’s eyes! the ref reprimands, but Ren dumps Yuya out. Ren goes after Yuya more, SHIN BREAKER into the post!
The fans boo but Ren just soaks it up. The ref checks Yuya, and his leg is somehow okay. Ren steps into the ring, wanting the count to handle this. Yuya drags himself over and stands up at 8 of 20, and he hobbles around at 11. Yuya slides in at 12, but Ren stomps away on the leg! The ref reprimands as Yuya is in the ropes, and Ren lets off. Yuya crawls to a corner, but Ren storms over. Yuya shoves Ren away, but Ren comes back. Ren fires forearms, taunting Yuya. Yuya fires up and puts Ren in the corner to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! The fans fire up as Yuya CHOPS more! Ren turns things around, to CLAW Yuya’s face!
The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Ren lets off. Ren then stands Yuya up, whips corner to corner, but Yuya goes up and over. But the bad leg jams! Yuya falls over, Ren runs, but then he stops as he sees Yuya clutch the leg. The fans rally for Yuya, but Ren stands Yuya up. Ren fires hands, whips, but Yuya reverses to arm-drag! Then he DROPKICKS! A little double-edged with the bad leg but Ren is down. Yuya hobbles up and the fans rally behind him. Yuya stands Ren up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP again! Yuya whips Ren to a corner, then manages to run in, to CHOP again! The fans fire up while Yuya reels Ren in.
Ren fights the saido, but Yuya still hits a BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Yuya slaps the bad leg. Yuya goes to a corner, climbs up, but wait! Ren drags the ref down, and here comes Yoshinobu Kanemaru! Kanemaru SHOVES Yuya off the top rope! The fans boo but the Heel Master gets away with that. Ren brings Yuya up, but Yuya takes a swing! Only for Ren to drag him down into a KNEEBAR! Ren grapevines the leg but the fans rally for Yuya! Yuya flails, claws at the mat, reaches out, but Ren drags him from ropes! Ren SMASHES the knee, then clamps the KNEEBAR back on!
Yuya still endures and the fans still rally up! Yuya manages to stand, but Ren wrangles him back down! Ren turns Yuya over to put the KNEEBAR on deep! Yuya still fights around, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, but Ren doesn’t let go until the ref counts 4. Ren then stomps Yuya, goes to a corner, and climbs. Yuya avoids the flying knee drop! Yuya LARIATS Ren up and out! Kanemaru gets up but Yuya BLASTS him down! The fans fire up and Yuya backs away to a corner. Yuya gets his bad leg working, and he roars as he runs! PLANCHA and he wipes out Ren & Kanemaru! The fans fire up as Yuya stands back up!
Yuya drags Ren up, puts him in the ring, and he roars again! The fans cheer as Yuya climbs, and he CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Ren stays in this but Yuya stays focused. We pass 10 minutes and Yuya stands again. Yuya drags Ren up, reels him in for a full nelson, but Ren grabs at the ref! Yuya avoids the low blow, full nelsons, but Ren breaks it! So Yuya waistlocks to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Ren escapes but Yuya hauls him up! Yuya cording holds an arm, swings Ren around, but Ren grabs the ref! And then Kanemaru rushes in! WHISKEY- NO, Yuya dodges! Yuya DROPKICKS Kanemaru back out!
The fans cheer, but Ren shoves the ref and goes for his pushup bar! Ren runs up, but Yuya BOOTS the bar! And ENZIGIRIS! DRAGON SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Ren escapes again but Yuya fires back up! Yuya drags Ren up, reels him in, but again Ren shoves the ref! LOW BLOW! Big KNEE! DOUBLECROSSER!! Cover, Ren wins!!
Winner: Ren Narita, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Yuya earns 0)
He needed help from The House of Torture this time, but the Souled Out Son of Strong Style still steals one! Will Ren even steal a spot in the playoffs? Or can Yuya heat back up and storm his way back up the block?
G1 Climax 34 B Block: Hirooki Goto VS David Finlay w/ Gedo!
The Fierce Warrior is still fighting to #TurnItAllAround and return to a G1 finals. But as red hot as he was last round, he now runs into a man who is determined to make NJPW acknowledge him. Will we all see that we need The Rebel? Or will Goto always #GetBackUp?
Finlay throws his War Dogs baseball jersey at Goto, but Goto catches it to throw it away. The bell rings and the fans rally for “GO-TO-O! GO-TO-O!” Goto and Finlay circle, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Goto finds a point of leverage and powers Finlay back to ropes. Red Shoes calls the break, Goto lets off slowly, but Finlay messes around. Goto still backs off and the fans cheer. The two reset, circle again, and tie up. Another deadlock, but Finlay pulls hair to put Goto on ropes. Red Shoes reprimands and counts, and Finlay lets off slowly. Finlay pats Goto on the shoulder, but takes a swing! Goto dodges to headlock!
Finlay powers up but can’t power out as Goto holds tight! The fans cheer, Goto hits a takeover, but Finlay pulls hair. Red Shoes reprimands, but Finlay goes to headscissor. Goto shrugs that off, grinds the hold into the mat, but Finlay endures. Finlay moves, fires body shots, then powers out. Finlay drops down, hurdles, but Goto counters the hip toss, only for Finlay to counter the counter! They dosido all the way to ropes, and Goto TOSSES Finaly out to the floor! The fans fire up while Finlay sits up in a huff. Goto waits on Finlay while the fans rally again, “GO-TO-O! GO-TO-O!” Finlay frowns, storms in, but Goto kicks low.
Goto whips, Finlay reverses, but Goto CLOBBES Finlay! The fans rally more, but Finlay fireman’s carries first! HOTSHOT, and then RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Goto bails out, Gedo applauds, and Finlay storms out after Goto. Finlay RAMS Goto into railing, then brings Goto around to BITE on the forehead! The fans boo but then Finlay SPITS at them, and flips them off. Finlay goes to the apron so more people can see him flip them off. Finlay hops down, he rains down fists and stomps on Goto, but lets off as Red Shoes reprimands. Finlay Too Sweets the camera, then he drags Goto back up.
Finlay puts Goto in the ring, the fans applaud, and Finlay covers. Red Shoes says no, the shenanigans were too much. Finlay says fine, and he stomps. Cover, ONE! Goto shakes his head but Finlay clamps on with shoulder claws. Goto endures, but Finlay fishhooks him! Finlay hides it from Red Shoes, then he ELBOWS Goto in the head. Red Shoes reprimands but Finlay scuffs Goto. Finlay digs his sole into Goto’s face, then steps off as fans boo. Finlay drags Goto up, UPPERCUTS him down, then stands on Goto’s foot. Finlay stomps Goto, but the fans continue to rally. Finlay taunts Goto, saying he can’t let down the fans, they believe in him! Then he CHOKES Goto!
Red Shoes reprimands, counts, and Finlay lets off at 4. The fans boo more but Finlay just soaks it all up. Finlay flips them off, so the fans boo more. Finlay storms up on Goto in a corner as we reach five minutes, but Goto CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Finlay throat chops! Finlay whips, Goto reverses and runs in, but into a BOOT! Finlay runs, but Goto follows and LARIATS! The fans fire up while both men are down! Goto drags Finlay up, fires forearms, then puts Finlay in a corner. Goto whips corner to corner, runs in and MURAMASAS! Then SAIDOS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Goto as he brings Finlay back up.
Finlay fights the fireman’s carry with elbows, but then Goto ROCKS him! Goto runs up, Finlay dodges, and Finlay LARIATS Goto and himself up and out of the ring! They both tumble to the floor, and the fans rally up again. Finlay sits up first, and he laughs that one off. Finlay does push-ups to show his arm is just fine. Finlay flips Goto off, drags him up, and RAMS him into railing! Goto slumps down but Finlay grins. Finlay pulls up floor mats! Red Shoes reprimands but Gedo likes where this is going! Finlay talks smack to Yoshi-Hashi on commentary about what’s gonna happen to his friend!
Red Shoes reprimands, but Finlay goes over to drag Goto over to the bare floor! Finlay reels Goto in, hoists him up, but Goto fights free! Finlay kicks low, tries again, but Goto fights the lift! Goto powers up, the fans fire up, and Goto BACK DROPS Finlay onto the floor! Finlay writhes on that bare tile, and Gedo is very worried. Goto rises, the fans rally again, and Goto stomps Finlay around. Goto whips Finlay but Finlay reverses to send him hard into railing! Both men are down this time as Finlay catches his breath. The ring count starts, but reaches 8 of 20 before Finlay rises. Finlay then drags Goto up at 12, and he puts Goto in the ring.
The fans cheer, but Finlay says Goto isn’t getting off that easy. We pass 10 minutes, and Finlay BITES Goto’s fingers! The fans boo, Red Shoes reprimands, and Finlay SPITS at Red Shoes. Finlay BITES Goto’s hand again! Red Shoes counts, Finlay lets off, and they argue. Red Shoes tells Finlay to respect his authority, but Finlay flips him off, too. Finlay then runs in to UPPERCUT! Finlay runs, Goto follows, and LARIATS! Goto suplexes, but Finlay slips free! Goto avoids the clinch to shove and fireman’s carry! USHIGOROSHI! Both men are down again and the fans fire up! Finlay clutches his neck while the fans cheer on “GO-TO-O!”
Goto and Finlay both slowly rise, and Goto brings Finlay around to fire a forearm! Finlay fires back! Goto fires another forearm! Finlay fires back! Goto fires yet another, so Finlay hits back, and they go back and forth as they stand up. Goto eggs Finlay on, ROCKS him, so Finlay fires back! The shots go faster and faster, then Finlay gets the edge. Finlay winds up, but Goto catches him to an URA GTR! Then a LARIAT!! The fans are thunderous and Goto roars! Goto drags Finlay up while Gedo shouts! Goto dragon sleepers, but Finlay snapmares free! Ghost pin, TWO! Finlay ROLLING ELBOWS! Goto ends up in a corner, Finlay runs in, but Goto puts him in the ropes!
Goto dragon sleepers, for a DRAPING SHOTO!! Cover, TWO!! Finlay survives, it just isn’t as strong without Hashi. But Goto roars and the fans rally up again! Goto dragon sleepers, but Finlay spins around! Suplex, INTO OBLIVION! Cover, TWO!! Goto survives and Finlay is frustrated. The fans rally harder for Goto but Finlay drags Goto up. Finlay reels Goto in, hoists him up, and BUCKLE BOMBS! Then another POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Goto survives and the fans are thunderous! Finlay is beside himself, Gedo complains to Red Shoes, but the fans rally as hard as they can. Goto stirs, but Finlay flexes and flips everyone off.
Finlay slashes his throat, drags Goto up, and reels him back in. Suplex and- NO, Goto knees that one down! Goto and Finlay now fight for suplex control! Goto tries, Finlay tries, but then Goto hoists Finlay up! SHOTEN KAI!! But Goto can’t make the cover! We pass 15 minutes, the fans fire up again, and both men slowly stir. Red Shoes checks on them both, and while he checks Goto, Gedo sneaks Finlay the shillelagh! Goto sits up, Finlay hides the weapon under his stomach. Gedo distracts Red Shoes, and fans boo, but that gives Finlay his opning! But Goto ducks the shillelagh to HEADBUTT! Goto grabs the shillelagh, but now Red Shoes sees it!
Goto drops the shillelagh out of the ring, and he powers up! BUZZSAW! Finlay flounder sup, into the fireman’s carry! G T W!! Cover, TWO?!? Finlay survives, but Goto fires up! Dragon sleeper, G T- NO, Finlay backslides, rolls through, suplexes, but Goto blocks the knee!! Finlay fires off furious forearms! ROLLING- HEADBUTT!! The fans are electric as Goto stands over Finlay! Goto drags Finlay up, dragon sleepers, and- NO, Finlay tries to fight it! Goto grabs that arm, powers it down, and G T R!!! Cover, GOTO WINS!!!
Winner: Hirooki Goto, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Finlay earns 0)
The Fierce Warrior takes down The Rebel, and now Finlay’s odds of making the playoffs are much more complicated! Will Finlay find a way to rise back up in the homestretch?
As for Goto, he catches his breath to stand up and take the mic. “Thank you, everyone, for this sold-out Korakuen Hall!” The fans cheer, and Goto says nothing tops this! This is the G1! The fans also cheer that, and Goto continues, “And there’s something special about today.” Oh? Goto’s son and daughter came to cheer him on! The fans cheer, and we get a look at the little Gotos at ringside. Goto gladly says, “Daddy won!” He also adds, “Your pops gave his all today, so you do the same in school tomorrow.” The fans cheer that, too! Goto’s daughter gets emotional now, and he promises, he isn’t angry. Maybe she’s just so proud of her papa.
Goto continues, “No one knows how this G1 will play out. But I’m sure there’s one thing you all know.” The fans chant for “GO-TO-O!” again, and he says that’s right! The G in G1 stands for GOTO! The fans cheer again as The Fierce Warrior continues forward. Will NJPW once again see Goto go to the Climax?
Here are the current 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 NEW B Block standings!
Jeff Cobb: 5-2, 10 points
Ren Narita: 4-3, 8 points
Hirooki Goto: 4-3, 8 points
Yota Tsuji: 4-3, 8 points
David Finlay: 4-3, 8 points
Konosuke Takeshita: 4-3, 8 points
Henare: 3-4, 6 points
Yuya Uemura: 3-4, 6 points
Boltin Oleg: 2-5, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
El Phantasmo: 2-5, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
Another awesome round for the G1. B Block clearly saw A Block the other day and said they could do even bigger and better, because they sure did! A great showing from Oleg against Cobb even in defeat, and then ELP VS Konosuke was pretty much match of the night. However, Oleg and ELP are now both out of the running, so they’ll just be hoping to spoil someone else’s chances. Yota VS Henare was also solid stuff, another great win for Yota. If Yota isn’t going to win this G1, he and Henare could have a great NEVER Openweight Championship match for the Destruction tour.
Yuya VS Ren was perhaps the only match not quite on the level of these others, but again, that’s what happens when the House of Torture cheats things. Cobb is leading the block but Ren’s right behind, and Ren won their 1v1 earlier so if something happens, Ren will take the top spot instead. But perhaps the most shocking, Goto not only gives us another epic match, he wins out against Finlay. B Block continues to be very competitive with a lot of people at 4-3. Goto has ELP on August 10th, and he has Henare on the 14th, so it’s possible Goto gets in as like second or third seed, having to fight in that wild card match. I don’t know if he makes it to the finals, but it feels like the fans would love to see it.
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.

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

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