Coverage
Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (8/8/24)
OORAH!
Have no fear, The Infantry is here!
Matt Taven & Mike Bennett are giving Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo one last shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championships! Will The Kingdom still be undisputed after tonight? Or are they headed to Boot Camp?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Dark Order; Dustin & Sammy win.
- Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV VS HYAN; Taya wins.
- ROH World Tag Team Championships: The Kingdom VS The Infantry; The Kingdom wins and retains the titles.
- Rachael Ellering VS Brooke Havok; Rachael wins.
- The Outrunners w/ Erica Leigh VS Stephen Wolf & Barrett Brown; The Outrunners win.
- Robbie Eagles VS Darian Bengston; Robbie wins.
- Tomohiro Ishii VS Tony Nese w/ The Premier Athletes; Ishii wins.
- Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie VS Fuego Del Sol; Johnny wins.
- Athena & Billie Starkz VS Queen Aminata & Red Velvet; Athena & Billie win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara VS The Dark Order!
The Natural was simply sending the fans home happy last week, and that upset Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver. However, a returning son of Texas made the save, and now Sammy rides with Dustin & The Von Erichs! Will Dustin & Sammy wrangle Silver & Reynolds like a couple cowboys? Or will we see The Dark Order is good enough?
The fans cheer Sammy and say “Welcome Back!” The teams sort out and Sammy starts against Silver. Sammy wants the Code of Honor but Silver flips him off instead. The bell rings, the two circle, and Silver kicks low. Silver headlocks, Sammy powers out, hurdles then backflips over to DROPKICK! Sammy kips up smooth and the fans fire up! Sammy brings Silver over, tags Dustin, and Team Texas double whips to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Then they DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Reynolds runs in, but he gets a SUPERKICK, and Dustin LARIATS Reynolds up and out! The fans fire up, Dark Order regroups, and Sammy builds speed!
But then Sammy fakes Silver & Reynolds out to strut, spin, and pose! Dustin pats Sammy on the shoulder, but then Dark Order runs up! Dustin BLASTS them off the apron! Dustin says he’s gonna go for it! The fans fire up, Dustin builds speed, but then he fakes them out to say, “Not today, baby!” Then Dustin SPINAROONIS~! The fans fire up as Dustin poses and the Dark Order gets pissed! Silver storms in, he and Dustin circle. They feel things out, and Silver kicks low! Tag to Reynolds, and The Dark Order mugs Dustin. The fans rally for Dustin as Reynolds stomps away. Reynolds talks smack, but Dustin SMACKS him!
Dustin fires hands, but Reynolds headlocks. Dustin powers out, follows, then BULLDOGS! The fans fire up but Dustin’s leg bothers him. Dustin crawls while the ref checks on him. Dustin leans on ropes, Sammy and the fans cheer him on, and Dustin stands. Reynolds runs up, but Dustin DUMPS him out! Dustin hobbles out after Reynolds, and UPPERCUTS! Silver storms over, but Dustin UPPERCUTS him! Dustin manages to whip Reynolds into railing! The fans cheer and Dustin drags Reynolds back up. Dustin CHOPS Reynolds against railing, then pushes him into the ring. Dustin climbs up to the apron, but Reynolds distracts the ref.
Dustin steps in, Uno SMACKS him with a chair! The fans boo and Sammy protests, but Uno hides the evidence! Sammy still chases Uno off! But Reynolds covers Dustin, TWO! Reynolds tags Silver and keeps Dustin down. Silver stomps Dustin around, drags him around, then stomps the leg! Sammy hurries back but Silver DDTS the leg! The fans rally for Dustin but Silver stays on him at the ropes. Silver CHOKES Dustin, lets off at the count, and Dustin hobbles to a corner. Silver ROCKS Dustin, puts the leg in the ropes, and he pulls! The ref counts, Silver lets off, and then Silver ROCKS Dustin with a haymaker.
Silver brings Dustin over, DECKS him, then tags Reynolds. Reynolds puts Dustin’s bad leg on ropes, to ELBOW DROP on it! Dustin reaches out for Sammy but Reynolds taunts him, before he SUCKER PUNCHES Sammy! The fans boo but Dustin rises, and he rolls Reynolds up! TWO! Reynolds trips Dustin, drags him around and stomps the leg. Reynolds YANKS the leg, then rains down fists on Dustin’s face! Tag to Silver and he paces around. Silver KICKS Dustin’s leg, KICKS it more, but the fans continue to rally. Dustin scrambles to a corner, Silver taunts Sammy, but Dustin kicks back! Dustin ROCKS Silver, but Silver grabs the leg!
Dustin hops around, but Silver DRAGON SCREWS! And then HALF CRAB! Dustin endures but the fans rally up. Dustin powers up, turns over, and he kicks Silver away! Silver staggers, Reynolds tags in, and Reynolds drags Dustin back. Reynolds drops an elbow on the leg! Reynolds kicks Dustin around, taunts him, but the fans rally up. Reynolds drags Dustin up to fire hands. Dustin hits Silver and Reynolds in return! Dustin BOOTS Reynolds, hobbles, but Reynolds keeps him from Sammy! Dustin still tries, but Reynolds RAMS Dustin into the Dark Order corner! Dustin ROCKS Reynolds, ROCKS Silver, but Reynolds runs up!
Dustin DUMPS Reynolds out, and the fans fire up again! Dustin crawls, but Reynolds hurries back in! Dustin hits him for a SNAP POWERSLAM! Both men are down and the fans fire up even more! Dustin and Reynolds crawl, hot tags to Silver and Sammy! Sammy climbs up to leap and CROSSBODY! Direct hit on Johnny Hungy! Sammy runs to LARIAT Silver up and out! Then Sammy DIVES! Direct hit but Sammy keeps going! Sammy FOSBURY FLOPS onto Reynolds! And another smooth kip up! Sammy runs in, Silver is there, but Sammy hits a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Silver survives but Sammy just fires back up!
Sammy paces around, Silver is in the drop zone. Sammy goes up top, and he SHOOTING- NO, he has to bail out as Silver moves! Silver SUPERKICKS, then he and Reynolds DOUBLE DROPKICK at the ropes! GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Sammy survives but Silver tags Reynolds. The fans rally, but Reynolds says Sammy should’ve stayed home. But Sammy snatches Reynolds to a cradle! TWO, and Reynolds KNEES low! Reynolds whips Sammy to the corner but Sammy uses that to BLAST Silver! Reynolds runs up, into an ELBOW! Sammy SUPERKICKS Reynolds, then V-TRIGGERS!
Reynolds staggers, Sammy runs, but Reynolds POP-UP KNEES Sammy in return! Tag to Silver, and Silver climbs up! Reynolds puts Sammy on ropes, DOUBLE STOMP DDT COMBO!! Cover, Dustin breaks it!! The fans fire up as Dustin makes it in time! But then Reynolds rains down fists on Dustin! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Silver & Reynolds each have a man. They both step through, but Dustin and Sammy both BOOT them away! Reynolds and Silver collide! Dustin hops on to DESTROYER on Reynolds! Silver PUNTS Dustin! Sammy JUMP KNEES Silver! Torture rack, but Silver slips free! So Sammy feeds Silver to the RHODES UPPERCUT!
Silver staggers and Sammy torture racks again, for GO TO HOSPITAL! Cover, Team Texas wins!
Winners: Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara, by pinfall
The Natural and The Best Ever tough it out and they win out against The Dark Order! Will they and The Von Erichs now move on from The Dark Order? What will their next goal in ROH be?
Athena talks with Billie Starkz backstage.
The Fallen Goddess tells her Minion that she’s called this private meeting because, well, they gotta address the elephant in the room. Billie says fine, just let her have it then. Athena says no, she is tired of being angry. She is getting used to disappointment, and that is more frustrating than anything else. Athena sits atop the ROH mountain, with Lexy Nair beside her, and Athena wants Billie to be up there with them. Billie says she wants that, too! Athena says if that were true, then Billie wouldn’t have lost Athena’s ROH Women’s World Television Championship. Billie messed up. They’re supposed to be doing this together!
So it pains Athena to have to do this, but… They are revoking Billie’s MIT Diploma. She is back to just being Minion 400,237 & three-quarters. It hurts Athena far more than it hurts Billie. Billie is back to being a Minion In Training. But Boss- NO! Do not raise your voice to Athena. Athena is The Forever Champion, and Billie is supposed to be holding the Women’s TV title with her. But she’s not! This is Athena’s show, these are her rules. But then Red Velvet & Queen Aminata step in to say that actually, this is their show. How’d they get in? The door was closed. Well, at Death Before Dishonor, Velvet won fair and square.
So what they’re not gonna do is gloss over how Athena won her match. She used her minion and even Lexy to cheat Aminata out of the title. And that is not happening anymore. That is why THE Queen has spoken to the Board of Directors. Athena & Billie are no longer dodging and ducking them. Tonight, Billie & Athena will be in the ring with them for a match! Seriously?! Velvet sarcastically wishes them luck, and Athena says if Billie hadn’t lost her match, this wouldn’t be happening. Billie is taking abuse from all sides, but will this match help her vent some of that frustration?
Taya Valkyrie w/ Johnny TV VS HYAN!
The first of this Mr. & Mrs. TV Double Feature is here, and La Wera Loca leads off! Will Taya use this to prove she IS The Main Character? Or will she be upstaged by “The Renaissance Woman” of Texas?
The Code of Honor is upheld reluctantly, and the bell rings. Taya doesn’t take Hyan seriously, because this is “embarrassing” that this is the best Texas has. But Hyan ROCKS Taya with a forearm! Taya goes to ropes for defense, the ref has Hyan stay back, and Johnny coaches Taya. Hyan runs up, Taya BOOTS her, then trips her! Hyan goes to a corner, Taya ELBOWS and LARIATS in the corner! Taya sits Hyan down, goes corner to corner, METEORA! The fans are torn as Taya stomps a mudhole in. Taya lets off to then storm up on Hyan to fire off forearms. Taya CHOPS Hyan and the fans ‘WOO~!”
Hyan fires back but Taya ROCKS her again and again. Taya snapmares then KICKS Hyan, to then run and SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Hyan is tougher than that but Taya clamps onto her for HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! Taya clamps onto the arms for a motorcycle stretch! The fans rally, Hyan fights up, and Hyan body blows! And again! Hyan whips, ELBOWS Taya, then snapamres and rolls to then KNEE, KNEE SMASH, and LARIAT! The fans fire up with Hyan, but Taya BOOTS! And mule kicks! And KNEES! Taya runs to SPEAR! Taya hooks up the legs, HAMMERS Hyan more, and then plays some SHANIA PAIN!! Cover, Taya wins!
Winner: Taya Valkyrie, by pinfall
Taya smiles as she celebrates with Johnny, she did her part tonight. Will Johnny make this double feature a blockbuster later on? Or will he get burned by the Fire of the Sun?
Backstage interview with Griff Garrison & Maria Kanellis-Bennett.
While the First Lady of Wrestling still holds onto the stolen Serpentico mask, Melissa Santos mentions the Ivy League MVP’s incredible run with tag partner, Cole Karter. But that begs the question, what happened to Cole? When do we expect a return? But first, in steps Spanish Announce Project! Serpentico speaks with Melissa in Spanish about the problems SAP has been having with Maria’s baby boys, namely that stolen mask! Maria asks for English, so Angelico says they want ONE MORE MATCH, with the mask as the prize!
Maria isn’t so sure, she wanted to make it into a purse or a handbag, match her outfit with it. Griff says that would make a nice accessory. But Maria thinks about it, whispers something to Griff, and he nods. They’ll take the match, on one condition. Since Griff doesn’t have a tag partner, he’ll take Serpentico on 1v1, with Angelico banned from ringside! SAP talks it over, but wait, Maria has one more condition. When Serpentico loses, Serpentico must UNMASK, “for the rest of your sad, sad career.” A modified Mask VS Mask match? Does Serpentico accept? SI!! VAMOS!! #SNAKEMAN is risking it all, but will he get back what was taken from him?
ROH World Tag Team Championships: The Kingdom VS The Infantry!
Matt Taven & Mike Bennett have held onto these belts through quite a few contenders, though not exactly fair and square. And knowing that, Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo say they can get it done and done right! Will The Captain & #BadNewsAndTattoos pull off the uncanny upset? Or will The Kingdom show The Infantry’s chances are just as fictional as The X-Men?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see if this last shot is all it’ll take to take these titles!
The Code of Honor is upheld by all four men, and then The Kingdom attacks! So much for that. The bell rings, Taven CHOPS and stomps Bravo while Bennett CHOPS and stomps Dean. The ref reprimands, but The Kingdom trade, only for The Infantry to dodge the stereo splashes! Bravo SUPERKICKS Bennett, Dean ROCKS Taven, and then the Infantry LARIATS The Kingdom up and out! The fans fire up as The Infantry stands their ground. The Kingdom regroups, and they snatch the belts! They wanna take their belts and go home! But The Infantry chases them down to CLUB them at the ramp! The fans cheer as they brawl!
Bravo RAMS Taven into the apron, Dean RAMS Bennett into railing! Bravo has Taven now, wrenches, kicks and tags Dean. The Infantry double whip to DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Then salute and DOUBLE FIST DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans rally behind Dean as he runs corner to corner to FLYING ELBOW! Dean whips Taven to the corner, but stays back as Taven goes up. O’Conner Roll, TWO! Taven catches Dean to a cradle, TWO! Dean LARIATS Taven down! The fans fire up, Dean covers, TWO! Dean drags Taven up, wrenches, then tags Bravo. Taven gets away to tag Bennett, but The Infantry fires off the Cap & Winter Soldier combo!
Bennett drops to his knees, Dean & Bravo DOUBLE ROLLING ELBOW! Bravo covers, TWO! Bennett stays in this but Bravo stays on him with a chinlock. Bennett endures, fights up, and powers up to power out. Bennett catches Bravo to a SLEEPER, but Bravo JAWBREAKERS free! Taven tags in, but Bravo arm-drags him down! Bravo grinds the arm, the fans rally, and Taven fights up. Bravo wrenches, tags Dean, and Dean goes up. AX HANDLE to the arm! The fans cheer and Dean sits Taven up to throw hands. The fans echo “OORAH!” with The Infantry as Dean whips, but Taven reverses, and Bennett gets a cheap shot in!
The fans boo but Dean DECKS Bennett for that! Taven spins Dean around to suplex high and hard! Cover, TWO! Adora & Bravo coach Dean but Bennett tags in to basement DROPKICK! Bennett stomps away on Dean, then he DECKS Bravo just because! The fans boo more but Bennett soaks it up. Bennett puts Dean in a corner to CHOP! And ROCK! And repeat! The ref counts, Bennett says he has ’til five! Bennett mule kicks Dean, brings him around, and tags in Taven. The Kingdom double whip, then POP-UP BAYONET! Cover, TWO! Dean stays in this and the fans rally up. Taven drags Dean up but Dean fires body shots!
Taven knees low, clinches and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEPS! Cover, TWO! Dean is tougher than that but Taven drags Dean back. Taven anchors the leg, tags Bennett, and Bennett drops an elbow on Dean! The fans boo but Bennett mocks the salute to then flip Bravo off. The fans boo more but Bennett drags Dean up. Bennett snapmares, runs and runs and runs, to then poke Dean in the eye! The fans boo but Bennett soaks it up. Tag to Taven, Taven drags Dean up and feeds him to Bennett’s FOREARM! Then Taven hits a PURPLE THUNDER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Taven is annoyed but the fans rally up harder.
Taven clamps onto Dean with a chinlock and he grinds Dean down. But Dean fights up as the fans rally, only for Taven to throw him by his hair! Taven clamps on the chinlock again, and he grinds Dean right into the mat. Dean still endures as Adora, Bravo and the fans rally up. Dean fights up, throws body shots, but Taven HEEL KICKS! Dean is down, Bennett tags in! Bennett cocky covers, ROPEBREAK! Bennett is upset but he was taking Dean too lightly. Bennett slaps Dean around, mocks the “Oorah,” but Dean fires body shots! Bennett kicks Dean, but Dean DECKS Bennett! The fans fire up again as Dean and Bennett crawl!
Bennett anchors Dean’s foot, but Dean BOOTS him away! Taven tags in and he drags Dean back! Dean BOOTS Taven away! Bennett runs up to BLAST Bravo! Then he ROLLING- NO, Dean dodges and DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans rally up for Dean as he and Bennett crawl again. Hot tag to Taven, he drags Dean back again! Taven suplexes, but Dean slips free! Dean dodges Taven to hot tag Bravo! Bravo rallies with big rights on The Kingdom! BIG back drop for Bennett! Bravo whips Taven, Taven reverses then hurdles, but falls for the CARLIE CROSSOVER! Bennett runs up, Bravo blocks the kick to NECKBREAKER!
The fans fire up with Bravo as he storms around the ring! Bravo runs up at Taven, but Taven puts him on the apron! Bravo ROCKS Taven first, then SLINGSHOT STUNNERS! Cover, TWO!! Taven is tough but Bravo fires up more! The fans are with Bravo, and Bravo ducks the heel kick to kick, run and SCISSOR KICK! Tag to Dean and he goes right up top! SALUTE SPLASH! Cover, Bennett breaks it! The fans boo as Bennett saves this one! Bravo whips, Bennett reverses and TOSSES Bravo! But Bravo drags Bennett out, and ROCKS him! Bravo whips, but Bennett rebounds to BOSTON BAYONET!
Dean runs up on Taven, blocks Taven’s kick to ENZIGIRI! Dean reels Taven in but Taven wrenches out to ROCK him! Taven tags Bennett, then BOOTS Dean! Taven sends Dean to the fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER, and JUST THE TIP of the knee!! Cover, BRAVO BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Taven drags Bravo up to TOSS him! Bennett drags Dean up while Taven climbs! But Dean trips Bennett to CATAPULT him into Taven! Taven is stuck up top, Dean and Bravo get Bennett with the OORAH-NAGE! #ModernWarfare hits hard, and now The Infantry drags Bennett up!
Bravo runs, but Taven trips him up! Taven RAMS Bravo into railing! Dean CLUBS Taven at the apron, but Taven RAMS into him! The ref is busy with Taven, so Bennett NUT PUNCHES Dean!! The fans boo but now Taven goes up! Bennett reels Dean in, HAIL MARY DRIVER!! Cover, The Kingdom wins!!
Winners: The Kingdom, by pinfall (still ROH World Tag Team Champions)
By hook or by crook, Taven & Bennett stay undisputed! They don’t care, a win is a win to them! Will The Kingdom when they’ll resort to new low after new low to stay on top?
Shane Taylor Promotions speaks.
Standing alongside the NEW ROH Pure Champion, Lee Moriarty, Shane Taylor himself is smiling ear to ear. But Lee wants to say that this thing between STP and Top Flight, it has been going on a little too long. Lee is sick of seeing their faces, and is sick of playing games. Shane agrees with all of that. Lee suggests they raise the stakes. Next time Lee and Action Andretti step into the ring together, they’ll make it for the ROH Pure Championship! Shane says all caps, no spaces, he likes the sound of that. And he will explain why he doesn’t like Action, Dante nor Darius.
Shane says they belong to a culture, STP belongs to a culture, that Top Flight could never understand. When Action first got here, he beat Chris Jericho! One of the greatest of all time! And yet, what has Action done since then? NOTHING. Top Flight, one of the greatest tag teams AEW has, and what have they done with that talent? NOTHING! Top Flight plays around while STP does this to survive and to provide for their families. Top Flight should want to be the best! And when you get in the ring with the NEW Pure Champion, Action will have to bring his best. But like Lee says, time to watch your step and protect ya necks. Rumble, Pure Champ, Rumble.
Big Bad Shaney T. Boy and #TAIGASTYLE have put Top Flight, and the rest of the roster, on notice. Will the Sight to See soon see what they mean?
Tomohiro Ishii VS Tony Nese w/ The Premier Athletes!
The Stone Pitbull missed out on Dynamite but he’s back here in Esports Stadium to get back in action. But as The Premier Athletes make their entrance, “Smart” Mark Sterling has the mic to tell Bobby Cruise to pipe down so Sterling can speak. Everybody knows these are THE Premier Athletes, and that this is Tony Nese. recently, in this very building, the fans witnessed a travesty when The Conglomeration cheated the Premier Athletes. But Sterling has three pieces of good news for everyone today.
One: Sterling is working with the Texas Athletic Commission to have that match thrown out, keeping his team undefeated in 2024! Yeah, that’s not happening… Two: Sterling has worked very hard to keep the entire Conglomeration barred from ringside while Nese takes on their “worst offender,” keeping this match 1v1 with no shenanigans! Let’s see how long that lasts. And finally, and most importantly: The fans once again witness what it looks like when a REAL premier athlete goes to work! The fans don’t care, but here comes Ishii! Will Ishii not need any backup to take down Nese?
Ishii ignores the Code of Honor, and the bell rings. Nese gets in Ishii’s face while he flexes, then CHOPS! Ishii isn’t bothered at all! Nese CHOPS again, and Ishii eggs him on! Nese says alright, and he winds up, but Ishii dodges the haymaker! Ishii CHOPS and Nese flounders around! Ishii CHOPS again and Nese goes to a corner. Ishii CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Nese flounders around again, and Ishii kicks him around. Ishii stands Nese up but Nese pie faces Ishii. Nese fires forearms, but Ishii leans into the shots! Ishii corners Nese like that, even as Nese fires more shots! Ishii ROCKS Nese with just one!
The fans fire up, and Nese bails out! Ishii pursues, Daivari distracts him, and Nese kicks low. But Ishii blocks the apron bump to SMACK Nese off the apron! Ishii taunts Daivari, ROCKS Nese, then taunts again. Ishii fires more shots, puts Nese in, but now Sterling distracts the ref. Daivari YANKS Ishii down, and Nese PLANCHAS! Down goes Ishii but only Daivari is cheering. The fans boo, Nese mockingly says cut to commercial, but this is Honor Club. Nese stomps Ishii, then drags him up. Nese puts Ishii back in, covers, TWO! Nese says Ishii must want more. The fans rally, Nese TOSSES Ishii out, then argues with the ref.
Daivari attacks Ishii! The fans boo but even Sterling gets a shot in! Daivari puts Ishii back in, the ref wonders what happened, but Nese covers. TWO, and the fans rally up. Nese scowls, drags Ishii up and gives him taunting kicks. The fans rally for Ishii, Nese taunts Ishii, and Ishii roars! Nese fires a forearm, but Ishii stays up! Nese fires another, but Ishii still stays up! Ishii eggs Nese on! Nese runs, but Ishii ROCKS him! Ishii reels Nese in but Nese CLAWS the eyes! Nese kicks the legs out, then SOBATS Ishii down! Cover, TWO!! Ishii survives and Nese is frustrated. Nese clamps on with a chinlock but Ishii endures.
The fans rally up and Ishii rises. Ishii fires body shots, gets free, and he fires more forearms! Nese staggers, Ishii runs up, but into a throat chop! Nese brings Ishii around, BULLDOG HOTSHOT! Nese then hurries to the corner, to PREMIER- NO, Ishii avoids the moonsasult! And then he CLOBBERS Nese! And CLOBBERS him again! The fans fire up with Ishii and Ishii storms over to CHOP, ROCK, and repeat! The fans rally, the ref counts, but Ishii whips corner to corner. Nese reverses to kick, SLAP, but Ishii just gets mad! Ishii ROCKS Nese, then hits the SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Nese survives but Ishii rises back up.
The fans rally as Ishii drags Nese up and reels him in. But Nese fights the lift! Nese wrenches out, slips around, and waistlocks, only for Ishii to buck the O’Conner! LARIAT!! Cover, TWO!! Nese survives being turned inside out, so Ishii roars! Ishii reels Nese in, but Sterling distracts! Ishii storms up on Sterling, and Sterling apologizes. Ishii TOSSES Sterling into the ring! But Daivari runs in, only for Ishii to dodge! Ishii DECKS Daivari! Nese CLUBS Ishii! But Ishii HEADBUTTS Nese! Ishii reels Nese in, to BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Ishii wins!
Winner: Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall
None of Sterling’s “good news” turned out to be true! Nese falls, even with the help from his team, and the Stone Pitbull stands tall. Will Ishii and The Conglomeration all rise up in the ranks to go for some gold?
Backstage interview with Rachael Ellering.
Melissa is with the Queen of Strong Smile, and says she got a spectacular win in her return. How does it feel to shine again? Rachael says that is so sweet of Melissa to say. But yes, it is so hard to sit at home and watch the thing you love to do and aren’t able to do it. But over that time, you do get to step back, reflect, and get better. She feels she has done both of those things. She got to be “Rachael Rampage” one night, then got to wear some flannel on Collision, and loved it all. And here she is, back in a place that feels like home. But Rachael isn’t here to just survive, she is here to thrive! She is a mom of three cats, but she’s got that dog in her!
Rachael barks, but then in comes Harley Cameron, yipping along. Harley loves barking. And sorry for interrupting. Proper introductions, and Harley double checks, this is ROH, right? Because for a second, she thought was a kid’s birthday party or something. But Rachael’s whole “tomboy” thing, kudos to her, very daring. But if she may just make a suggestion… All of it. Change all of it. You’re welcome. Anyway, lovely meeting you, Rachael. Harley leaves, and Rachael says that was an experience. But will Rachael make sure the Outcast feels “welcomed” here in ROH?
Johnny TV w/ Taya Valkyrie VS Fuego Del Sol!
We saw Mrs. TV have a successful win, doing her part for the “double feature.” But now it is time for Mr. TV to show he is TV Ready! Will Johnny shine in the spotlight? Or will he burn in the Fire of the Sun?
The Code of Honor is upheld, the bell rings, and the fans rally for Fuego. Fuego and Johnny tie up but Johnny KNEES low and DECKS Fuego! Johnny talks smack, but Fuego storms up on him. Johnny ROCKS Fuego, fires body shots, then STEP PUNCHES! Johnny KNEES low in the corner, whips corner to corner, but Fuego stops himself to mule kick! Fuego goes up and up and FLYING RANAS! Johnny tumbles, Fuego runs up to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Johnny goes to a corner. Fuego runs in to forearm SMASH! Fuego climbs and he rains down fists! The fans count but Johnny slips free at three to trip Fuego up!
Johnny sets up, but Fuego rolls him, stands up, then eggs Johnny on. Johnny runs in, Fuego slips out to the apron and Johnny hits buckles! Fuego bobs ‘n’ weaves to ROCK Johnny, but Johnny distracts the ref. Taya anchors Fuego, then Johnny sweeps the legs! Fuego’s feet hook the bottom rope, he tries to sit up, but Johnny pulls the rope away and Fuego falls the floor! Johnny & Taya laugh at Fuego, then Johnny drags Fuego up. MOONLIGHT DRIVE to the floor! The fans are torn but Taya walks over to give her hubby a lick and a kiss! The fans boo, they don’t want Public Displays of Affection! Johnny drags Fuego up to put him in and cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Fuego stays in this, but Johnny rains down forearms. Cover, TWO! Johnny clamps right onto an arm to fire more shots! Johnny drags Fuego into a chinlock, then squeezes tight. The fans rally and Fuego fights up to his feet. Fuego fires body shots but Johnny kicks low! Cartwweel and gut wrench! Flip and KNEE! Fuego falls and Johnny jackknife bridges, TWO! Johnny clamps on with a COBRA CLUTCH! The fans rally, Fuego endures and fights around again. Taya tells Fuego to just give up, but Fuego refuses! Johnny puts on as much pressure as he can, but Fuego fights to his feet, and JAWBREAKERS free!
Fuego kicks, Johnny blocks, and Johnny FLIPS Fuego! But Fuego lands on his feet! And ENZIGIRIS! Down goes Johnny and the fans fire up! Fuego hurries to the corner, he runs in at Johnny, and he DROPKICKS! Johnny staggers, Fuego keeps moving, DROPKICK! Fuego whips, Johnny reverses, but Fuego QUEBRADAS! Down goes Johnny, Fuego kips up to SUPERKICK him back down! Cover, TWO! Johnny survives and Fuego is surprised, but Taya coaches Johnny while the fans rally for Fuego. Fuego drags Johnny, Johnny kicks low! MOONLIGHT- NO, Fuego powers out. Johnny blocks the kick, rolls Fuego and SEATBELT! TWO!!
Fuego escapes, but Johnny blocks the superkick! Johnny RAMS Fuego to a corner, puts him up top, and GAMANGIRIS! Taya cheers, Johnny climbs up to bring Fuego up. But Fuego fires body shots! Fuego trips Johnny and Johnny crotches on the top rope! Taya is upset, but Fuego DOUBLE STOMPS Johnny down! Cover, TWO!! Johnny survives but Fuego calls his shot! Fuego drags Johnny up, TORNADO- NO, Johnny blocks, fireman’s carries, and ROLLING SAMOAN DROPS! Johnny is in the corner now, and he goes up to STARSHIP PAIN!! Cover, Johnny wins!
Winner: Johnny TV, by pinfall
And the double feature is a success! Mr. & Mrs. TV stand tall, will they both be championship ready soon enough?
Athena & Billie Starkz VS Queen Aminata & Red Velvet!
The saying goes, “When it rains, it pours.” The Fallen Goddess has demoted her sidekick back into a minion, and now they both must face the women they fought at Death Before Dishonor. Could this be Billie’s path to redemption? Or will that honor belong to the One and Only African Queen?
Well, well, well, none other than “Bestie” Lexy Nair is the ring announcer. Will she be a deciding factor like she was at DBD? The teams sort out, Athena starts against Aminata, and Athena is saying this is light work. The Code of Honor is skipped, and then Athena turns around to actually see who it is. Athena says NOPE and tags right out to Billie! Billie sighs and steps in to circle with Aminata. They tie up, Aminata waistlocks, and Aminata SLAMS Billie down. Aminata facelocks, grinds Billie down, but Billie fights up. Billie trips Aminata, has a toehold, but Aminata pries Billie off to ARMBAR! Billie scrambles so Aminata stands.
Aminata steps over the arm to twerk attack! The fans are torn but Athena protests! Aminata wrenches, Billie rolls, then Billie rolls back to trip Aminata. Billie has the leg, but Aminata scrapes Billie off! Aminata drags Billie up to suplex, but Billie cradle counters! TWO, Billie takes a swing, but Aminata catches her for a snap suplex! The fans fire up, Aminata runs, and PENALTY KICKS! Billie flounders, Aminata claps and slap slap. Aminata runs corner to corner but Billie dodges! Aminata hits buckles, hot tag to Athena! Athena cheers herself, the fans cheer her, too, and they chant “FOR-E-VER! FOR-E-VER!”
Athena thanks the Texas minions, then she whips Aminata. Aminata stops herself, BOOTS Athena, and tags Velvet. Aminata dropkicks the legs, Velvet basement dropkicks! PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Velvet stalks Athena to a corner, but Athena sends her into buckles. Athena runs up, but Velvet dodges to fire fast hands! Velvet even fakes Athena out to SLAP her down! Velvet wrenches, tags Aminata, but Athena scurries away! Billie cheers on “Boss” Athena, but Aminata storms over to get her. Aminata grabs at Athena but Athena HOTSHOTS the arm! Aminata falls back, tag to Billie!
Athena & Billie bully Aminata with stomps, then Billie drops an elbow onto Aminata’s arm. Billie grinds the arm, and BITES the hand! The fans are torn, Billie has a wild grin, and then she twists the wrist. Billie steps over to drag Aminata up, and tag to Athena. They double whip Aminata to the corner, then Athena CHOPS! Athena wraps the bad arm around ropes and she digs her boot in! The ref counts, Athena lets off to stomp a mudhole. Billie tags in and now she digs her boot in! The ref counts, Billie lets off while Athena tells the ref to stop telling them what to do! Billie stands on Aminata, tags Athena, and Athena drags Aminata up.
Athena WRINGS the arm, then drops a knee on it! Aminata endures, CLUBS at Athena, but Athena stands up. Aminata avoids the leg drop! The fans rally, Athena wants the arm but Aminata ROCKS her! And ROCKS her again! Aminata reaches out but Athena keeps her from Velvet! Athena wrenches to ARM CODE BREAKER! Cover, ONE!! Athena drags Aminata from Velvet to tag in Billie. Billie drops knees on the arm! Billie stands over Aminata, taunts her, then DRIBBLES the arm off the mat! The fans rally, Aminata hits back with the good arm! Billie stomps Aminata, then drags her back up.
The fans rally and duel, Athena tags back in. Athena & Billie mug Aminata, pie face her around, but Aminata hits back! Athena fires forearms, but Aminata DECKS Athena! Billie grabs at Aminata but misses out. Aminata snap suplexes Athena! Both women are down and the fans rally up! Aminata and Athena crawl, but Billie just runs in to BLAST Velvet! Velvet gets mad and storms right in! The ref stops those two, but that lets Athena drag Aminata back! Athena & Billie stomp Aminata more, then Athena clamps onto the bad arm. Aminata endures, fights up, but Athena KNEES her low! Athena brings Aminata over and tags Billie.
Athena whips Aminata to a corner, Billie runs in, but Aminata drop toeholds Billie into buckles! Athena sighs and calls to Billie. Billie and Aminata crawl, hot tags to Athena and Velvet! Velvet rallies on Athena, wheelbarrows and swings around to sunset flip! Roll through, HEEL KCIK! Velvet keeps moving, DOUBLE KNEES at the ropes! Velvet runs again, to tilt-o-whirl DDT! Athena scrambles away, hot tag to Billie! Billie and Velvet fire fast hands! Death Before Dishonor revisited, Billie shoves but Velvet SHOTGUNS! Billie flounders, Velvet clamps on! But Billie BITES the arm! No Mama’s Cooking here!
Velvet throws Billie away, tags Aminata, and the fans hope these teams “FIGHT FOREVER!” Aminata waistlocks Billie, Velvet runs up, CODE BREAKER into GERMAN SUPLEX!! Billie flounders around, ends up on ropes, and Aminata runs to say OFF WITH HER HEAD!! Cover, TWO!! Billie survives and Aminata is stunned! The fans fire up as Aminata drags Billie up. Aminata snap suplexes again! Aminata kicks Billie around, tags Velvet, and they drag Billie up. Suplex and- NO, Billie fights free, and shoves Aminata at Velvet! Tag to Athena! Athena dodges Aminata to BOOT Velvet, SUPERKICK Aminata, and she roars!
Athena body blocks Velvet, then HANDSPRING FOREARMS Aminata! Athena sends Aminata into Velvet, runs up, but they both move! Athena goes up, BOOTS Aminata, and leaps, FLYING CODE BREAKER! The fans fire up again and Athena fireman’s carries Aminata. But Velvet runs up! Athena just adds her to it!? FALL AWAY SAMOAN DROP COMBO!! The fans are thunderous, and Athena tags Billie! Billie climbs up, SWANTON BOMB! Cover, AMINATA BREAKS IT! The fans rally, Athena storms back in to aim at Aminata. “This is Awesome!” as Athena DECKS Aminata! Velvet is up, she runs up to kick low!
Velvet runs to tilt-o-whirl and DESTINO! Billie spins, Velvet blocks the kick, but Billie dodges the discus! Velvet bobs ‘n’ weaves as Billie throws hands, then kicks. Billie blocks, spins Velvet, but Velvet DRAGON WHIPS! And then, THE MIX!! Cover, Athena CLOBBERS it apart! And Athena shouts to Lexy! The fans rally for “WOMEN’S WRESTLING!” but The Bestie throws in the mic! Athena grabs it, but so does Aminata! Athena smiles apologetically, but Aminata says not tonight, b*tch! They fight over the mic, but Billie has Lexy hand her the world title! Aminata HEADBUTTS Athena down! BELT SHOT on Velvet!!
The fans boo but Billie hides the evidence! Cover, Billie & Athena win!!
Winners: Athena & Billie Starkz, by pinfall
Controversy aside, Billie pins the ROH Women’s World Television Champion! Athena celebrates with just Lexy, but will Billie get back in The Fallen Goddess’ good graces when she takes the title back from Velvet?
My Thoughts:
A very good ROH, and another long episode at an hour and 45 minutes. I still skipped stuff obviously, but Rachael VS Brooke was pretty good for what I thought would be a squash match. And interesting to see Harley Cameron here without Saraya. Not sure if that’s a sign of anything, but it is interesting to have Harley sort of step into the role Maria Kanellis was going to play against Rachael. As I recall, it was Maria saying “women’s wrestling doesn’t draw,” in the context that Rachael wasn’t WWE Diva Era enough to get anyone’s attention. But while Maria is busy managing Griff, Harley is going to be the girly girl getting on Rachael’s case.
Speaking of Maria, I don’t know why they waited until now, with Cole Karter out with injury, to have the blowoff match for the mask. Well, maybe it’s because Cole is hurt and Griff is out of the tag division for now. But they really should’ve done this sooner. I would hope Serpentico wins to get his stolen mask back and stay a masked luchador, I don’t think the world is ready to accept that Serpentico really has been Jon Cruz this entire time. And good promo from Shane Taylor Promotions to call out Top Flight for more stuff. I am very certain Lee beats Action to have his first ROH Pure Championship defense in the books. Not sure where the tag/trios match goes, though.
Great opening tag match, Sammy still got a mixed reaction but there are plenty of fans willing to give Face Sammy a chance. As such, Sammy & Dustin win out, and I could see the faction of Sammy, Dustin & The Von Erichs making a push to be golden, pull that Four Horsemen type deal with matches for the singles titles as well as tag titles. But there is always going to be the potential of Sammy getting selfish and turning Heel again when things don’t work out, even if that is exactly what they’ve done with MJF.
Good “double feature” from Taya & Johnny, though I kinda wish they’d just put them back to back. But whatever, Taya wanted to be out of her gear for Johnny’s match. Mr. & Mrs. TV both win, Fuego’s comeback already has a loss, but maybe Fuego comes back for more. Also, what happened to Aaron Solo wanting to impress Johnny and join the team? Oh well. Great match from Ishii and Nese, with Ishii of course winning out despite the disadvantage. Just not sure Ishii grabs up any ROH title during his tenure. He might put over Atlantis Jr. or something, but Ishii always gives solid matches so it’s fine.
I was rather surprised the ROH Tag Team Championship match wasn’t tonight’s main event, but it was still a great match, and I figured The Kingdom would retain since this is just weekly TV. But they gave us a great tag match from Athena & Billie VS Aminata & Velvet as a surprise, not advertised, very clever booking from them, that’s a lot like what the big leagues (aka WWE and AEW) give us. And with Billie back on Athena’s bad side, I can feel them building towards a rematch of Final Battle 2023. They could schedule this to culminate at Final Battle 2024 to be a one year later full circle deal, and that would be an awesome way for Billie to win the top title and have Athena move on to AEW.
My Score: 8.6/10
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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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