Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE Bash In Berlin Results & Report! (8/31/24)
Wer ist der Beste?
Will Der Ring General still be Der World Champion?
Randy Orton battles Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship, Kevin Owens battles Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship, all in Berlin!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Kevin Owens; Cody wins and retains the title.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn VS Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill; Bianca & Jade win and become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
- Four Corners Strap Match: CM Punk VS Drew McIntyre; Punk wins.
- Mixed Tag Match: Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan VS Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley; Priest & Rhea win.
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: GUNTHER VS Randy Orton; Gunther wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Bash In Berlin Countdown Show!
Join Michael Cole, The Miz & Big E in discussing, analyzing, and predicting all the action happening for this historic PLE return to Germany!
Michael Cole sits down for an interview with Randy Orton.
Cole says he’s been looking forward to this, because there’s a lot to talk about. They’ll start at Survivor Series, November 2023. Orton returned after a year and a half with a serious back injury. Did he think he was ever coming back? Orton says there was about six months that went by where he thought no, that was it, he was done. It hit him like a semi-truck. This is who he is. Being a pro-wrestler, a WWE Superstar, is everything. He went through a lot of agony with the procedure they used, but then three months later, he could start training again. He started the process slowly, and found himself stronger in the gym, recovering very quickly.
And before he knew it, he called Hunter and started at the Performance Center. Cole says it was clearly all worth it, because when he returned, it was a monster pop. What’d that feel like? Orton was so nervous. It happens to a lot of wrestlers. He talked with HBK, Hunter, Austin, Taker, and when you come back, everyone deals with that moment of things getting in your head. Will the fans remember? Or even care? So his confidence was a 3 out of 10, but then by WrestleMania, he was good.
Cole says Survivor Series was also a weird moment because not only did Orton return, but after the WarGames match… Orton figured this is where Cole would go. CM Punk returned that night, what did Orton feel? Orton says Hunter told him they needed to talk. This and that, glad to have Orton back, and one more thing: Punk’s coming back tonight. Orton asked if he was messing with him. But hey, he was fine to be back, so he let it happen. As he waited on Punk, he realized he had his moment, Punk gets his moment, it was all okay after. But going into it, it was a “mind eff.” But in the end, Orton’s glad Punk is back, they talked, and they can look back and laugh now.
Cole says a lot has changed in WWE. Is it for the better? 100%. Once Orton was back on the road, he saw things operate so much more smoothly. The morale in the locker room has changed, too. They get to go home now! A family matter, daughter being born, sure, you can have time off. Been working hard for three years? Take a few weeks off. And if the roster is happy and healthy, it’ll show, and the fans will respond to that. Cole says the WWE isn’t the only thing that’s change. Orton himself has changed, right? Orton says yeah, of course.
Then if the Orton of 2024 could talk to a 23-year-old Orton, what would he say? Orton would tell himself, “Don’t do what those other guys are doing.” There were examples of “too much too soon.” At the same time, if those things hadn’t happened to him, he might not be here today. Thinking from the fan side, they’ve seen Orton grow up and mature. That was fun for him, hopefully it was good for the fans, too. Cole also followed that ride. Fans are on his side now, does that affect his approach? It does. Orton remembers John Cena’s prime. That was a teachable moment. That is how a good Face interacts with fans both on and off camera.
So a younger Orton would look for the most vulnerable child in the first few rows, lock eyes, and then make it his job to make that kid to cry. That might be a part of him that still wants to do that, but he’s suppressed those thoughts. So he hates to say that he hates to say it, but he likes being a good guy. He enjoys the respect from the fans. It was a long, hard earned respect. It was faster for guys like Cena, but it took Orton longer because it took him longer to find himself. More with The Viper coming, later in the show.
Backstage interview with Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill.
Peter Rosenberg greets The StrongEST Duo as they walk in, and says it’s been since Fanatics Fest that they talked. How was the trip over? Oh, it was a long trip, a long tour, but they are ready to go for those titles. About that, this is an interesting situation. This team is such a force, but now they’re the challengers. Does that add pressure? It does. But losing the titles is the best thing that could’ve happened to them, because it makes them mentally stronger. At the end of the day, did they lose the titles? Yes. But it was a Triple Threat, so did Alba & Isla pin them? No. In the history books, there is no asterisk over that, they’re the champs, and that’s what matters here.
Bianca & Jade know it is going to be a hard match tonight, but they will take those titles back. This is more than just a match. They have so much to prove. Jade says Alba & Isa are keeping the belts warm. Bianca is doing her best to put those two over because she cares for them, but Jade does not. Jade & Bianca are taking back what is respectfully theirs. So tonight is their night. Time to take over and take back the Women’s Tag Team Titles! Bianca & Jade are ready, will Alba & Isla be unable to stop them?
Backstage interview with Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan.
Jackie Redmond is with “Dirty Dom” and the Women’s World Champion. Tonight is one of the more personal and polarizing matches tonight. Many fans sympathize with Damian & Rhea, but why are Dom & Liv the ones that feel betrayed? Liv says wow, what a dumb question. Not only did Rhea turn on Liv when they were tag team partners, but she made sure Liv & Raquel Rodriguez lost the tag titles. And then, days later, Rhea injured Liv’s shoulder. Liv can keep going if Jackie wants. As for Dom, Rhea & Priest are just the worst, Liv is way better, and he gets tendies whenever he wants.
But what is funny, is Liv feels when she and Dom were with Rhea, they wanted to share success and love with her, but she wouldn’t have it. Now that they’re against her, they’re sharing love and success with each other. How poetic. Yes… Jackie wishes them luck, but will this “power couple” feel powerless against The Terror Twins?
Backstage interview with Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley.
Cathy Kelley is with said Terror Twins, and says Liv Morgan has been flaunting both the world title and Dom around this week. They all used to be friends, family even, is there any hesitation or regret going into this? Rhea says she and Damian are very different people from when they first joined Judgment Day. They made regrettable decisions, yes, but Liv’s little revenge tour has gone beyond revenge, so now she and the rest of Judgment Day will regret their decisions. Priest adds that everyone has a past, and sometimes that past isn’t the best version of yourself. Some learn from that past, they grow and they change. Some.
Dom is still the same immature scumbag little kid that Priest met. And tonight, the Judgment Day receives their punishment! Rhea smiles, will she and Priest get to eradicate Dom & Liv tonight?
Backstage interview with Triple H.
Byron Saxton sits down with The Game as he has the pleasure of talking with the Chief Content Officer. They shake hands and HHH says it’s always good to see Byron. Byron says Bash In Berlin is a major event for WWE and Germany, but this also means a lot to HHH. HHH was here in 1997, during the Monday Night Wars, Raw from Germany. How does it feel to be back? Amazing, but too long. 27 years ago, HHH wrestled here against Bret Hart in front of six thousand at the time. But Germany was always one of HHH’s favorite destinations, especially over the years with Motorhead.
But now, 2024, it is massive tonight. Over 13 thousand, sold out, hottest ticket in town, and in incredible event. History will be made here. Tonight, the highest grossing arena event in WWE history, a record set at Clash at the Castle, broken by Backlash in France. All sell outs, seventh international PLE for the year, which speaks to the dedication to the international fanbase. Those fans are second to none. HHH is looking forward to bringing this to wherever they’re going.
Then for HHH personally, how special is it to see on an almost monthly basis? Humbling. He sees how hard everyone works, but it pays off when they come to another side of the world and just have people losing their minds. France, Germany, Japan, seeing this reaction, seeing the popularity of the superstars, Fanatics Fest in the US was a big one. The most popular thing, it is an incredible time, not lost on the WWE, and they are doing everything they can to show we’ve seen nothing yet. Byron thanks HHH for his time, and hopes everyone enjoys the show.
Jackie Redmond tags in for Michael Cole.
The Miz welcomes her with donuts from right here in Berlin, Germany. They all get a donut, and take a bite! Jackie says these are legit. The Miz loves these donuts, but he can’t have more because of his diet. But there’s no love lost in the story of Drew McIntyre and CM Punk. They cue up a video package to share the brutal history of the Strap Match and all its related wrist-bound match types. Who will use those thirteen feet of leather to leave the other bloody and broken?
Corey Graves has a sit-down interview with Cody Rhodes, and Kevin Owens.
He thanks them both for their time, and wants to start with this friendship. How long have they known one another? What were initial impressions? Kevin met Cody around 2015, when he was first called up to the main roster. Kevin being in NXT, becoming NXT Champion, he of course knew Cody’s dad, Dusty, and so he already liked Cody before meeting him. Kevin liked Cody right away. Cody says yeah, they were friends from the start. There’s a photo of when the Rhodes family revealed the Dusty statue, and so it is all family, and then Kevin on the end. It still fit somehow.
Cody’s journey away from the WWE, a large part of that is thanks to Kevin. Kevin gave Cody the names of some friends, as well as their numbers, and also he called those people to vouch for Cody. Kevin says he was still watching Cody wherever he went. Kevin saw the Cody that Cody wanted to be, and told him, “That’s it.” Then how did it feel for Kevin to watch Cody #FinishTheStory? It was incredible. Cody had a vision of how he should be treated and what he could accomplish, and he was right. Seeing him win was the last missing piece.
Corey says they’ve both been on a roller coaster journey. Kevin has had Cody’s back against The Bloodline, so why was he hesitant to take this title match? Kevin feels he doesn’t deserve it. His win-loss record should matter. Triple H was once literally handed a title. Kevin hated that! Sorry, Hunter. But Kevin doesn’t want that for the fans. Then why was it bringing up Roman Reigns that made Kevin accept. Because of what Roman did to both Kevin and the rest of the roster was despicable. Roman can’t just walk back in. If it was a choice between Roman and Kevin, Kevin sure wasn’t letting Roman get it.
Cody says he does wish there was another way to have gotten here, but he feels Kevin still would’ve earned this opportunity. Kevin says he’d feel better if he had earned it, but it is all moot now. Kevin isn’t thrilled, is all. Then to play Devil’s Advocate, Corey brings up those who say Cody chose Kevin because Kevin is someone Cody feels he can beat. Is that the case? Not at all. Let’s run the numbers: AJ Styles; Solo Sikoa; Logan Paul. Kevin can beat all those guys. Kevin feels that way, too. He hasn’t beaten them in awhile. Corey says that having these doubts doesn’t sound like Kevin. Cody agrees, and that this is becoming a rather awkward interview.
Kevin says this isn’t doubt. He isn’t confident or arrogant anymore, either. He is just realistic. Cody says it just seems odd, no one in the history of pro-wrestling has ever been told they are getting such a title opportunity, and they come back like Kevin has with, “No, I don’t want it.” That’s not what Kevin said. He of course wants it, just not like this. He wanted to earn it, so he can look at himself and know he worked his way there. Then is there any chance this match temporarily or permanently affects their friendship? Kevin doesn’t. He is excited to be in the first PLE in Germany in history, he’ll give everything he can. If not, his kids will kill him.
Cody says he is more focused than he ever has been. He is in the quarterback spot, he is not giving the ball over, even to a good friend. Corey hopes this friendship remains in tact, and he wishes the best of luck to both men. They shake hands, but will the friendship survive the gold? We won’t have to wait too long, because the Undisputed WWE Championship will open the show!
Backstage interview with Gunther.
Sebastian Hackl of WWE German commentary has the honor of speaking with Der Ring General, and asks how he is feeling. Very good, thank you. Gunther said the other day on the kickoff show, it’ll be a slap left, a slap right, then he goes home. Does he really think it’ll be that easy against Randy Orton? Gunther says no, not that easy, obviously. Orton is a 14-time World Champion, but that means he lost 14 times. Gunther has won it once, he plans on never losing it. Then as the fans said, “What a wonderful day!” Is this the best day in his career so far? He isn’t sure. Every match is very special, but especially here in Berlin.
Being the representative of the German speaking wrestling community is a big responsibility. He is here to be in those big pressure situations, and he can’t wait to go out there and be the World Heavyweight Champion against one of the greatest. Hackl says this is the calm before the story, will Gunther strike like lightning? Or will The Viper strike outta nowhere?
WWE now presents part two of the Randy Orton interview.
Michael Cole says one of the things that’s cool about Bash In Berlin is something that wouldn’t have been done in the past. King of the Ring, Gunther and Orton have an incredible match. Gunther wins, but with some controversy. Things would’ve moved on. HHH did say there was a mistake, this is making up for that. Orton loves the fact we can call back even just that far. Orton said it himself, Gunther only had his shot at SummerSlam because he “beat” Orton. Great story, very real. Cole says that match as fabulous. Orton thanks him for that. That was their first match against each other. Like him or hate him, Gunther is one of a kind.
When Orton came back, Gunther was on the short list of guys Orton wanted to watch out for. Orton knew he could handle a bomb or a clothesline, but now he’s even more confident. He is flying his wife to Berlin so she can watch in person. The energy in the venue is going to be so cool, he wants her to feel that. Orton can’t wait for this match. He can’t wait for the fans to react. Cole is excited to call this thing. He also wants to see how the fans react to Orton. They might sing his song, cheer for him, but then there’s Gunther, born in Austria but made his name in Germany, a hero to the people. Yes, he’s a living legend in Europe. It will be interesting, but Orton is still the Legend killer, so…
Now, with all of Gunther’s talent, why does Orton feel Gunther had to dig into the dirt? Bringing up the Orton family, Randy’s own past, all that. The match was set for the title, that prize makes this match what it is. But if Orton is Gunther, the only reason to make it personal is because the other guy has a leg up on him. So did all that bother Orton? Of course, no one likes hearing negative things about their family or themselves. But did it get under Orton’s skin? Not really.
Then some final questions. First: Orton is creeping up to history. He and HHH are 14-time world champions, that is a tie for second. But if Orton wins and becomes a 15-time, he stands alone as second place, just behind the record of 16, held by John Cena and Ric Flair. Does Orton think about it? Being tied with Hunter, and only behind Cena and Flair, that’s a great spot already. But if Orton could break another record, and holding such a prize more times than anyone else, that’s every little kid’s dream. Orton has broken records, set some others, but one record he’s always been after is the world title reigns, but that might also be the most difficult one at this point.
Cole reminds us that when Orton won his first, he was the youngest to ever hold a world title. 20 years later, Orton is a surefire Hall of Famer. Cole is honored to have watched Orton’s growth, it has been sensational. Cole wishes Orton luck on getting that 15th. Tonight is already historic, will this main event make it an amazing night?
Backstage interview with CM Punk.
Cathy Kelley is with The Second City Saint, and says he has been vocal about the pain he wants to inflict on Drew McIntyre. But could he elaborate on the emotional damage he plans to deal. Punk chuckles and says, the closer we get to bell time, the more weight I feel on my shoulders. This is a fight, and it’s personal. So yeah, I’m gonna hurt him. I’m gonna try and inflict every single piece of damage he did to me over the past six months, and that’s physically as well as mentally. I’ll be fighting for my pride and my family, I’m gonna make sure he’s fighting for his life.” Will the Best in the World give McIntyre the worst whipping of his life?
In the world of professional wrestling, one word drives everything: Momentum.
Triple H says, “We are in the What’s Next business, and what’s next… Is pretty damn special.” WWE continues its overseas expedition, and are enjoyed every minute of it. For Der Ring General, his momentum began forming long ago. The World Heavyweight Championship is his greatest achievement so far, but this is just the beginning. And Gunther didn’t do it alone, as Ludwig Kaiser has been by his side since the beginning. Nothing catches him off guard. But The Viper says that’s fine, he wants Gunther to see what’s coming.
The American Nightmare’s key to success is moving swiftly from what was to what’s next. Everything he went through to become WWE Champion, imagine the lengths he will go to stay champion. He promises Kevin Owens will be surprised by how much of his game Cody knows. And tonight, on one of Europe’s biggest stages, the hope is that this momentum will lead to success. No one can run forever, and much of this has been a long time coming. This is WWE Bash In Berlin!
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Kevin Owens!
The American Nightmare offered this shot to a man he felt was deserving, but that man didn’t feel the same way. But that man wasn’t about to let the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, or anyone else from The Bloodline get this shot, so he had no choice but to accept. Will Kevin bring out “The Prizefighter” that was once the top champion in WWE? Or will Cody’s story not end here?
The fans of course sing along with Cody’s sing, “WHOA~ OH~!” and we again hit triple decibels like last night. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly deserving of it when they hold it up high overhead!
The fans already sing for “Cody, Cody Rhodes~! Cody, Cody Rhodes~!” The bell rings, Kevin stares Cody down, and the fans now sing a Berlin fight song. Kevin hops off the corner, the fans cheer more, and both Kevin and Cody take a moment just to hear it all. Berlin is already thunderous with a chant of “In Your Face!” in German, and then Cody and Kevin shake hands. The two circle, tie up, and Cody wrenches. Cody has the wristlock, the fans duel, and Kevin puts Cody on ropes. Kevin lets off cleanly, and the two reset. They circle, Kevin stays back from Cody’s leg pick, and then Kevin facelocks. Cody wrenches out to hammerlock, then headlock back.
The fans cheer, and Kevin slips out the back to headlock in return. Cody powers up and out, but Kevin runs him over! The fans cheer again, and Cody gets up. Cody and Kevin go around again, Kevin headlocks, and he grinds Cody down. Cody grabs at a leg, the fans rally up, and Cody fights up. Cody powers up and out, but Kevin runs him over again! Things speed up, Cody hurdles, and springboards, but Kevin catches the cutter! Kevin shoves Cody away, then wags his finger. The fans cheer and the two reset again. Cody and Kevin circle, tie up, and Cody waistlocks. Kevin switches, Cody grabs for a leg but Kevin steps back.
Cody works on the hold, breaks free, springboards, but Kevin dodges the Beautiful Disaster Kick to SENTON! The fans cheer, Kevin kicks Cody around, and Kevin fires body shots. Kevin brings Cody around to CLUB him, then shove him, to CLUB him again! The fans duel, Kevin bring Cody up and back suplexes, but Cody lands out! Cody dragon sleepers! Kevin snapmares free, kicks, but no stunner as Cody pushes free! The fans cheer as these two get face to face! Kevin and Cody reset, feel things out, Kevin waistlocks. Cody pries the hold, switches, but Kevin elbows free. Kevin runs up but Cody tosess him out!
Cody builds speed to DIVE! But Kevin catches Cody and RAMS him into the apron! Kevin goes up to then CANNONBALL! The fans fire up for Kevin, and he brings Cody around. Kevin throws Cody back in, goes up, but Cody hits the DISASTER KICK! Kevin falls back, Cody builds speed, and he DIVES! Direct hit this time, and Kevin hits the barrier! Cody stands up on the barrier and fans fire up even more! Cody goes back to Kevin, drags him up and puts him in. The fans sing for Cody again as Cody covers, ONE! Cody stays cool, then brings Kevin up. Cody hits a hip toss, then clamps on a short arm scissor!
Kevin endures, the fans rally, and Kevin fights around. Kevin rolls to roll Cody, and they end up in the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Cody lets off cleanly, and the fans duel again. Cody storms up but Kevin fires a body shot! Cody CHOPS, whips, then kitchen sink knees! Cover, TWO! Or as the fans let us know, “ZWEI~!” Cody stomps Kevin’s leg, stomps it some more, and Kevin goes to ropes. Kevin CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Cody DROPKICKS! Cody has the leg, steps through, and the fans “WOO~” for the FIGURE FOUR! Kevin grabs at Cody and the fans rally! Kevin’s shoulders are down, ONE as he sits up!
Kevin pries at the legs but Cody puts on the pressure! Kevin still fights, still reaches out, and he pushes on the legs to get the ROPEBREAK! Cody lets off, Kevin stands, and then Kevin CHOPS! Cody ROCKS Kevin! Cody runs, but Kevin dumps him to the apron! Kevin kicks the supposed bad leg, then he BLASTS Cody off the apron! Cody hits barriers, and Kevin hits a FROG SPLASH from the apron! The fans fire up, and Kevin puts Cody in the ring. Cover, TWO! Kevin clamps onto Cody with a cording hold, and he digs his elbows into ribs. Cody fights back so Kevin stomps Cody. The fans rally up and Kevin has Cody on ropes.
“This is Awesome!” as Kevin keeps on Cody, then stomps him in a corner. Kevin brings Cody around to whip, and BODY SHOT! Then a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Kevin clamps onto Cody with a waistlock, the fans rally up, and Cody endures this rear bearhug. Cody fights to his feet, throws elbows, then BELL CLAPS! And BELL CLAP again! Kevin lets go but then headlocks. Cody powers up and out, but Kevin RAMS Cody! Cody stays up, and DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans fire up! Cody and Kevin rise, and Kevin atomic drops! Cody dodges the lariat to run and CLOBBER Kevin!
Cody goes to a corner, baits Kevin in to go up and over, then SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and Cody grits his teeth. Cody rises, the fans fire up more, and Cody springboards, BEAUTIFUL DISASTER KICK! Cover, TWO! Kevin is still in this but Cody just catches his breath. Cody pounds the mat, the fans clap along, and Kevin rises. Cody springboards, CODY- NO, Kevin again catches the cutter, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES! The fans cheer, and then Kevin SUPERKICKS Cody! Kevin keeps Cody up to whip, but Cody CODY CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!! Kevin survives as Cody brings that one outta nowhere!
The fans rally up again as both men rise. Kevin goes to ropes, Cody storms over, and Cody fires a forearm! Kevin steadies himself, Cody eggs him on, so Kevin CHOPS! Cody fires another forearm, Kevin fires one back! The forearms go back and forth, faster and faster! Cody fires haymakers, kicks then whips, but Kevin reverses, wrenches, pump handle, GHOSTBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Cody survives Kevin busting out something new, but Kevin stomps him for it. Kevin goes to a corner, climbs up, but Cody runs up to ROCK him first! Cody fires more hands, adjusts Kevin’s position, then CHOPS! Cody climbs, but Kevin fights back!
The fans rally and duel as the shots keep going! Cody goes to the very top, but Kevin makes it a fireman’s carry! SUPER ROLLING SENTON!! Cover, TWO!! Cody survives again and “This is Awesome!” Kevin drags Cody up, whips him, but Cody BOOTS back! Cody runs, springboards again, but into a kick! Still no Stunner as Cody CROSS RHODES!! Cover, TWO?!? Kevin survives and the fans are thunderous! Cody is stunned, but the energy builds higher as he puts Kevin in a corner. Cody hoists Kevin back up top, climbs up to join him, and yet Kevin makes it a SUPER FISHERMAN BUSTER!! Kevin still cannot be superplex’d!
The fans lose their minds, and Kevin crawls to a cover! TWO!! Cody survives again but Kevin is too tired to be upset. Kevin goes to ropes, the fans rally up even harder, and both men rise. Kevin storms over to Cody, brings him around and fires a forearm! Cody comes back with a forearm! Kevin hits right back! Cody body shots! Kevin HEADBUTTS! Cody HEADBUTTS! Kevin SLAPS Cody, Cody SLAPS Kevin, it goes from SLAP fight to haymakers! Cody SUPERKICKS, but Kevin SUPERKICKS! Cody SUPERKICKS again! Kevin stagers, Cody blocks the superkick to kick and RHODES UPPERCUT! Cody tries again, goes up and up, and the leg buckles!
Kevin was right, Cody’s leg is in a bad way! Kevin wants to strike but something is keeping him from doing it! Is this the tainted victory Kevin didn’t want? Cody bails out, Kevin follows, and the ref checks. Cody pushes Kevin, then fires a forearm! And another, and another! Kevin kicks the bad leg! The fans cheer, that is The Prizefighter! Kevin huffs ‘n’ puffs to reel Cody in, and now… No, he reconsiders going that far into his past. Kevin shoves Cody down, but fans boo. Kevin drags Cody up and puts him in the ring. Kevin tells Barrett to shut up about killer instinct. But then Cody snatches Kevin to a cradle, TWO! STUNNER!! Cover, TWO!!
Kevin is frustrated but the fans are loving this! Kevin rises, paces, shakes his head, and he goes back for Cody. He tells Cody like he did last night, Cody asked for this! Kevin whips, but Cody reverses! Cody catches Kevin to a CROSS RHODES! Cody holds on, to CROSS RHODES again!! Cody drags Kevin up one more time, but Kevin pops free! STUNNER!! Cover, TWO!! Cody survives again and Kevin is beside himself while the fans are losing their minds! The fans again declare “This is Awesome!” as Kevin rises up. Kevin goes to a corner, climbs up, and he SWANTON BOMBS onto knees!! A little double-edged for Cody but he drags Kevin up.
Cody dragon sleepers, for a CROSS RHODES!! Cover, Cody wins!!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Champion)
While Cody hit four Cross Rhodes, Kevin’s hesitation and internal conflict is what lost it for him. The singles title drought of seven years, the world title drought of eight, all because Kevin didn’t go all out against Cody. Cody wants to show Kevin respect, but Kevin is too upset with himself. The fans cheer for Kevin, and Kevin hugs it out with Cody! Kevin raises Cody’s hand in victory, and he won’t let Cody return the favor. It is clear The American Nightmare will be the target of Solo Sikoa, will Kevin stay by Cody’s side to fight The Bloodline all over again?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn VS Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill!
Clash at the Castle was a chaotic Triple Threat that saw Scotland’s hometown lasses standing tall. However, they still must settle things with The StrongEST Duo, the odd team out in that match. Will Bianca & Jade take these belts back now that it’s 2v2? Or will the Unholy Union have some new tricks up their proverbial sleeves?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which team is truly the B E S T!
The teams sort out and Bianca starts with Isla, but then Alba slips in. Bianca isn’t sure who is really legal now, but Jade steps in to back her up. The fans rally up, and the brawl is on! Jade fires hands on Isla, Bianca has Alba! The ref reprimands, Jade scoops Isla to BACKBRAEKER! Alba ROCKS Bianca, Bianca scoops back, and hits a GUTBUSTER! The fans cheer and Bianca puts Alba in the corner. Bianca stomps away, tags Jade, then Jade stomps away. Jade tags back to Bianca, she brings Alba out, but Alba fires a knee! Alba CLUBS Bianca, but Bianca blocks the superkick! Bianca drop steps, waistlocks, then suplexes high and hard!
Bianca fires up and the fans are with her! Bianca RAMS into Alba, then climbs up to rain down fists! Fans count all the way to eight, but Isla gets in Bianca’s face! Alba grabs the braid! Bianca backflips! Isla runs up but Bianca DECKS her! Alba KNEES low! Alba POSTS Bianca and Bianca falls right to the floor! Alba distracts the ref and Isla gets a shot in! Jade storms over, but Alba DIVES onto her! The fans fire up as Alba & Isla stand tall! Alba tags Isla, but they both get Bianca up to RAM her into barriers! Jade is up and storms up, but the ref has her stand down! Isla & Alba taunt Jade, the fans boo, but Alba & Isla mug Bianca.
Isla puts Bianca in, pushes her down and covers, ONE! Isla drags Bianca up, tags Alba, and they mug Bianca more. Alba sends Bianca into the TARANTULA! SUPERKICK! Bianca falls, Alba covers, TWO! Alba drags Bianca up, wrenches and whips to drop toehold! Bianca hits ropes, Isla tags in and KNEES Bianca from the apron! Cover, TWO! Isla keeps Bianca down with a chinlock, but the fans rally up. Bianca rises, fires body shots, but Isla knees low. Isla whips Bianca, RAMS her, and soaks up the heat. Isla KNEES Bianca in the side, fires more shots, then wrenches. The fans rally for Bianca and she sunset flips over!
Isla stays up, tags Alba, and Alba KICKS Bianca! METEORA from Isla! Alba covers, TWO! Alba stomps Bianca around, then brings her up. Alba CLUBS Bianca, but Bianca fires body shots. Alba whips Bianca to the corner, stomps her, then CHOPS her! The fans “WOO~!” and Jade reaches out, but Alba KNEES Bianca. Alba taunts Jade, and tilt-o-whirls into an IRON OCTOPUS! Bianca stay sup, the fans fire up, and she reaches for Jade! Alba lets go to grab the braid! Isla tags in, and they both YANK Bianca into the corner! Isla wraps the braid around ropes then stomps away! The fans boo, the ref stops Isla, and Isla just taunts Jade.
Isla runs in but Bianca BOOTS her! Bianca DECKS Alba, dodges Isla, and hurries! But Alba stops her from reaching Jade! Bianca fires more forearms, reaches out, but then Alba waistlocks. Bianca elbows free, runs up, but Alba wrenches, and kicks Jade to TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Jade storms in, the ref keeps her back, and Alba drags Bianca over. The champs mug Bianca! The fans boo, Alba lets off to bring Bianca around, and GOURD BUSTER! Isla is in, she runs but Bianca dodges! Isla’s knees hit buckles! The fans fire up while both women crawl! Alba runs up but Bianca TOSSES her out! But then Isla grabs Bianca!
Isla back suplexes, Bianca lands out, and she hits a BIG back suplex on Isla! The fans fire up, Bianca crawls, hot tag to Jade! The fans fi reup as Jade jumps in to rally on Isla! And on Alba! Jade roars, then DOUBLE LARIATS! Jade SPINEBUSTERS Isla, then fireman’s carries Alba! Pop-up into the FALL AWAY SLAM! And a kip up! The fans fire up with Jade, and she runs in to SPLASH Alba! And SPLASH Isla! And another for Alba! SUPERKICK for Isla! Isla staggers into Jade’s suplex, for the JACKHAMMER!! Cover, TWO!! Isla survives and Jade is surprised, but she fires back up. The fans rally, and Jade hoists Isla up.
Isla slips free of the fireman’s carry but Jade RAMS her into a corner! Alba sneaks the tag, Jade snapmares Isla, but Alba grabs Jade’s hair. Jade ELBOWS Alba away, BOOTS Isla, then tags Bianca, But Alba shoves Jade to catch Bianca! Bianca fights free, but Alba brings her back in! Gory Especial, Isla joins in for SOMETHING WICKED!! Cover, Jade breaks it!! The fans fire up as this continues! Isla drags Jade up, but Jade TOSSES her! Isla is on the apron, Jade BOOTS her down again! Alba CLUBS Jade, Bianca BOOTS Alba! Alba SUPERKICKS Jade! Alba reels Jade in, kicks at Bianca, but Bianca catches her!
The StrongEST Duo DOUBLE PRESS SLAM! And now, the handspring into the DOMINATOR SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Alba survives, Isla storms in, but Jade is after Isla! Jade CHOKE- NO, Isla slips free to RUONHDHOUSE! Bianca torture racks Isla! But Alba makes the save, and HEADBUTTS Bianca down! Isla hurries to the corner, tags in, and then Alba goes up. Isla hits a BACKSTABBER, then Alba adds the SWANTON BOMB!! But Jade uses Bianca’s braid to pull her out of harm’s way! Alba lands on Isla instead!! The fans are thunderous, and Bianca TOSSES Alba out to Jade! Jade SLINGS Alba into barriers! Isla rolls up Bianca! TWO!!
Jade sneaks a tag, Bianca pops Isla up to SPINEBUSTER! Jade wheelbarrows Isla, STORM PLEX!! Cover, Jade & Bianca win!!
Winners: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
The spell has been broken with the power of Black Girl Magic! Will they make this the biggEST, the strongEST, the longEST and the B E S T reign yet?
Four Corners Strap Match: CM Punk VS Drew McIntyre!
From the Second City Saint’s return to the WWE in November 2023, to the Scottish Terminator’s Future Shock that tore Punk’s arm up in the Royal Rumble, to the long Road to WrestleMania and that long road to recovery, things have only gotten more and more heated, and more and more personal between these two men. McIntyre has been borderline blasphemous talking about how he prayed for Punk’s suffering, then became the man who made it happen, all the while taunting Punk with the bracelet he stole. Will McIntyre pile on from SummerSlam with another humiliating defeat? Or is this where Punk finally gives “DM Hunk” his comeuppance?
The fans sing along with Cult of Personality, and join with Punk in saying, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” The introductions are made, but McIntyre CLOBBERS Punk! McIntyre goes after Punk from behind, fires hands, then SMACKS him off steel steps! It’s hypocritical but also merciless as McIntyre TOSSES Punk onto the German announce desk! The fans boo, but McIntyre CHOPS Punk! Punk hits back but McIntyre DECKS him! McIntyre puts Punk in, rains down fists, and the ref reprimands! The ref stops McIntyre, but McIntyre grabs the strap! McIntyre winds up, and he LASHES Punk!
Punk writhes, the ref reprimands, but McIntyre straps in. The fans chant for Punk so McIntyre LASHES Punk! McIntyre tells the ref to get Punk strapped in! McIntyre does it himself, and then he DECKS Punk! The ref rings the bell, and McIntyre BOOTS Punk! McIntyre CHOPS Punk in a corner, then LASHES him! Punk sputters, McIntyre brings him around, and he uses the strap in a RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans are torn, but McIntyre is distracted by all the “CM PUNK” chants! Punk slides out of the ring, but McIntyre YANKS him into the apron! And then again! And then he drags Punk in to LASH him!
McIntyre LASHES Punk more, then stands him up to CHOP him down! McIntyre soaks up the cheers and jeers, and then tags his first corner. Red light for McIntyre, but he dares Punk to get up. McIntyre CHOPS Punk down, the fans tell McIntyre off, but McIntyre just smiles. McIntyre swings, but Punk ducks and fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!! Both men are down, and the lights reset! At least, they should turn off. Punk says his turn, but then says hold on. Punk LASHES McIntyre again and again, all in return for McIntyre’s cheap shot! Punk stands McIntyre up to NECKBREAKER! The fans cheer and Punk lets McIntyre slide out.
Punk YANKS McIntyre into the apron, stomps McIntyre’s hand, then goes out after him. Punk looks under the ring, but McIntyre CLOBBERS Punk! McIntyre drags Punk up to SMACK him off the English commentary desk! McIntyre tells Cole off, then goes up onto the desk. The fans rally up, McIntyre reels Punk in, and he takes his time with the underhooks. But Punk fights it! Punk back drops free and McIntyre hits the desk hard! The fans fire up and Punk LASHES McIntyre again! And again! And again! Then Punk goes looking under the ring, and fans fire up as Punk brings out a TABLE! But McIntyre LASHES Punk!
McIntyre BOOTS Punk down, then he puts the table back! The fans boo, but McIntyre LASHES Punk again! McIntyre then grabs a chair from the timekeeper’s area! McIntyre JAMS Punk! Punk coughs as he falls to his knees, and McIntyre stands him up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Punk fights back with forearms! McIntyre CLAWS Punk’s eyes! McIntyre puts Punk in the ring, and uses the strap to stand him up, to scoop and SLAM onto the chair! Punk writhes, but McIntyre looks him in the eyes. Punk’s head is busted open, and McIntyre smears the blood. McIntyre fires hands, but so does Punk!
McIntyre rains down HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! Punk writhes, the fans rally up, and McIntyre puts the chair in a corner. McIntyre wedges that nice and tight in the bars, but Punk SHINING WIZARDS first! And BULLDOGS! McIntyre flops out of the ring and the fans fire up! Punk goes out the opposite end, and he YANKS McIntyre into a POST! McIntyre falls, the fans rally up, and Punk slips around the corner. Punk brings that table back out! The fans cheer as Punk starts setting it up at ringside! McIntyre rises, and he goes into the ring. Punk storms in after him, but then a CLAYMORE OUTTA NOWHERE!! The fans fire up while both men are down!
McIntyre rises, he tags a corner. He staggers, but he goes to the second counterclockwise. Punk stirs, McIntyre has three corners! Punk hurries out of the ring to YANK McIntyre into his own chair trap!! The lights reset, Punk tags that closest corner. The fans rally for Punk as he works counterclockwise. That’s two corners, but he drags McIntyre along so he can go to the third. Just one left, but McIntyre fires hands! McIntyre CHOPS Punk, whips him corner to corner, then runs in. Punk dodges, to SHINING WIZARD again! But no bulldog as McIntyre lifts and THROWS Punk down through the table!! The fans are losing their minds while the ref checks Punk.
The fans sing as McIntyre uses the strap to reel Punk in like a fish! McIntyre fireman’s carries Punk, and he uses his free hand to tag the bottom left corner. But Punk also tags! This is the JBL Batista maneuver! They’re all getting the corners, and Punk fights free! They struggle to go for the fourth corner! McIntyre and Punk push each other with one hand, reach out with the other, and the fans are thunderous! McIntyre ROCKS Punk, but Punk ROCKS McIntyre! The lights reset, and the fans cheer Punk’s every punch! They boo McIntyre’s every shot, too. Punk ROCKS McIntyre, but McIntyre ROCKS Punk! It goes fast and furious and the fans fire up!
Both men stagger, and both men BOOT! Both men fall and the fans are thunderous! Punk sits up first, and he ankle locks McIntyre to turn him over into a SHARPSHOOTER! Punk puts on the pressure! McIntyre TAPS! Not that it matters, but Punk loves this moral victory! McIntyre even grabs the ropes! But nothing can save him, Punk holds until McIntyre passes out! Punk tags the top left corner! Then he staggers his way along, the fans cheer, and he… No, McIntyre revives to anchor Punk! Punk still touches the corner, he’s halfway done! But then McIntyre YANKS Punk in for a NECKBREAKER! The lights must reset!
The fans rally while both men are down again! McIntyre kips up! The fans are torn, and McIntyre decides to bring out the bracelet! It was down his trunks, but now McIntyre puts it on his other wrist. McIntyre aims from a corner, gives the bracelet a kiss, and gives the countdown! “DREI! ZWEI! EIN!” CLAYMORE!! Direct hit, but McIntyre must now touch buckles! Tag to one corner, then he staggers to tag the second. McIntyre reaches the third, but Punk wakes up! He keeps McIntyre back! Fireman’s carry, ANOTHER GO TO SLEEP!! McIntyre falls, the lights reset again! Berlin is thunderous as both men stir!
Punk hurries to his feet, but McIntyre grabs Punk’s foot! Punk sees the bracelet! Punk reels McIntyre back in, a third G T S!! One corner! Two corners! Punk has to drag a half-conscious McIntyre along, and he then drags McIntyre up for a FOURTH G T S!! Three corners! McIntyre is in a daze, and Punk feels the energy! Punk uses that energy to hobble forward, but he says hold on. Punk drags McIntyre up, fireman’s carries again, a FIFTH G T S!!! Punk then snatches the bracelet back! The fans cheer as Punk has that, and the fourth corner! Punk wins!
Winner: CM Punk
The moral AND physical victories, a truly definitive win for CM Punk! Will this be the punctuation on the story between these bitter enemies? Can Punk finally move past this and again focus on being The Best in the World?
Sebastian Hackl is in the ring!
Germany’s own addresses the fans to review the international series WWE has been building. Here in the Uber Arena, Bash In Berlin, the HIGHEST GROSSING arena show in WWE history! The fans cheer this historic feat achieved here in Berlin! Will WWE’s global touring only get bigger and bigger from here?
Mixed Tag Match: Dominik Mysterio & Liv Morgan VS Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley!
What a twisted love story. Boy meets girl, calls her “Mami,” Mami turns Boy against his father and join a “new family.” But then another girl comes along, calls him “Daddy,” and she gets the boy even more turned around. But now, after drama and betrayals that tore the family apart, it’s time to fight it out! Will Dirty Daddy Dom & Lil’ Liv give their wretched romcom a happy ending? Or will the real heroes of this story prevail?
The teams sort out and Dom starts against Priest. Then Priest runs up and Dom goes to hide in an open corner! The fans boo but Priest backs off. Dom and Priest reset, but then Dom goes to the other corner to hide! Priest drags him out, Dom dodges a haymaker, and then dodges again. Dom kicks low, kicks and CHOPS, but Priest just scowls. Priest BOOTS Dom right in the mustache! Priest puts Dom in a corner to windmill those haymakers! The fans fire up, Priest lets off, to wind up and UPPERCUT! Dom staggers along the ropes while the fans fire up. Priest whips but Dom ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Priest JUMPING ELBOWS!
The fans fire up and Rhea smiles. Priest knuckle locks and twists the wrist! Dom endures, Priest straight arm levers, to then drop Dom down! The fans chant, “We Want Mami!” but Priest whips Dom to a corner. Dom staggers forward, into a BOOT! Priest points to Rhea and the fans fire up! Rhea is all excited, but Dom scrambles away! Liv tags in, talks smack on Priest, but uh, Rhea still gets to come in… Priest says talk to the hand, then Rhea DROPKICKS Liv! Rhea grins as she scoops Liv, to FALL AWAY SLAM! Rhea drags Liv back up, to TOSS her across the way! Liv staggers up, Rhea RAMS into her!
The fans are thunderous as Rhea rains down fists on Liv! The fans count, Rhea goes to five before she HEADBUTTS! Liv flounders, Rhea taunts Dom that he chose this over Mami. Rhea gives some Latina Heat, then suplexes to hold Liv up, before the SLAM! Liv scrambles away, Dom checks on her, and she tags him in. Rhea dares Liv to come back but Priest is now legal. Priest storms up to grab Dom and drag him in! The fans fire up and Priest whips Dom to ropes. Dom holds ropes, but Priest LARIATS Dom up and out! Priest stalks Dom, ROCKS him, and then scoops him to SNAKE EYES off the apron!
Dom flops back, the fans chant, “Who’s Your Daddy?” Priest puts Dom in, but Liv anchors Priest on the apron! The fans boo, but Dom BLASTS Priest! Priest hits desk, Dom runs out to CLOBBER him into steel steps! The fans boo but Dom blows Liv a kiss for the assist. Rhea storms over but Dom puts Priest in the ring. Dom soaks up the heat, tells the fans to shove it, then he slingshot SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Priest is tougher than that, but Liv gets a cheap shot in! Rhea is furious, the ref has her back down. Dom taunts Rhea, but the fans tell Dom off. Dom fires hands on Priest, but Priest ROCKS Dom back!
Priest stands to ROCK Dom again! Dom staggers to a corner, Priest runs up, but into BOOTS! Dom goes up and TORNADO DDTS! Cover, ONE?! Dom is shocked, he argues with the ref, but that lets Liv SLAP Priest! Liv laughs and Dom clamps onto Priest to throw crossface forearms! Dom clamps onto a chinlock, but Priest is pissed! The fans rally up, Priest fights up, and Priest pries the hold open! Dom is shocked, but he kicks low! Dom gives some Latino Heat, but Priest hits a BROKEN ARROW! Dom flounders away while the fans fire up! Priest hot tags Rhea! Rhea rallies on Liv with LARIAT after LARIAT!
Rhea stomps a foot, SMASHES Liv’s face, then DISCUS LARIATS! The fans fire up as Rhea sits Liv up, to then basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up, Rhea waistlocks, and she GERMAN SUPLEXES Liv, then KNEES her down! Dom staggers to his feet, and Rhea locks eyes with her former Dom Dom. Dom panics, then offers a hug in apology? Rhea laughs. Rhea ELBOWS Liv as she tries to cheap shot her! Rhea then short arm LARIATS Dom! And again! And then an atomic FACEBUSTER! Rhea puts Dom in a HANGING HEADSCISSOR! The fans reach triple digits again! Liv runs up, Rhea BOOTS her down! And then SHOTGUNS her!
Liv tumbles away, Rhea storms up on Dom, and brings him around to pump handle! But Liv saves her Dom Dom! Liv kicks, BOOTS, and ENZIGIRIS! Rhea wobbles, into a BACKSTABBER! How fitting of these two! Liv runs up to SHINING WIZARD in the corner, then she pushes Rhea down! The fans rally but Liv laughs. Liv steps over to trap an arm, ROLLING COBRA!! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives Liv busting out something new and the fans fire up! Liv kicks at Rhea, but the fans continue to rally. Rhea BOOTS from below! Rhea and Liv both crawl, reach out, hot tag to Priest! Dom runs in but Priest FLAPJACKS him!
Priest KICKS, KICKS and KICKS, then ROLLING ELBOWS! Then Priest DECKS Dom with a forearm! Dom stands, Priest BACK ELBOWS in the corner! Clinch and FLATLINER! The fans fire up again and Priest takes aim. Dom stands, Priest runs, LARIAT! Cover, Liv breaks it! So Rhea CLOBBERS Liv! The Terror Twins stand tall over the traitors, and the fans fire up! Rhea nods, and they DOUBLE BELL CLAP! Then they reel Dom and Liv in, double crucifix lifts! DOUBLE RAZOR’S EDGE!! The fans are thunderous, and Rhea TOSSES Liv out! Rhea says they finish this! Priest brings the straps down, and he stalks Dom.
But wait, the rest of Judgment Day is here! Priest DECKS JD McDonagh, Rhea SMACKS Carlito off the apron! But Liv leaps to SUNSET BOMB Rhea into barriers!! Priest is stunned, Dom is up top! Dom leaps, but into Priest’s hands! JD distracts the rf, Finn Balor SLINGBLADES Priest!! Dom dropkicks Priest onto ropes! Dom dials it up, 619!! The fans boo as Dom climbs, and Dom FROG SPLASHES! Cover, TWO!?! Priest survives Dom’s best shots and Finn is pissed! But then Finn tells Dom to tag Liv, Rhea’s in a bad way! Dom tags Liv, Finn sets Rhea up, and Liv DIVES! A huge shot, and Liv puts Rhea back in!
Liv watches Rhea flounder to ropes, and then OB-NO! Rhea hits a BACKBREAKER! Rhea roars, but JD is there! Rhea swings on JD, JD gets away! Liv jumps to FLYING CODE BREAKER! Liv crawls, but she’s in bad shape, too! Priest POUNCES JD over the desk! Priest BOOTS Carlito, SUPERKICKS Finn, and Priest clears the English desk! Priest drags Finn up, but Dom DIVES onto Priest! Priest ends up on the desk! Dom HAMMERS Priest while fans boo! Dom goes up onto the German desk, and he runs up , into a LARIAT! Dom goes flipping and flopping off the desk! Liv is furious, but she has bigger problems!
Rhea stalks up behind Liv with a big grin, and Liv feels it. Liv slowly turns around, into a HEADBUTT! Rhea reels Liv in, for RIPTIDE!! Cover, The Terror Twins win!
Winners: Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley, by pinfall
Justice has been served! Judgment Day betrayed the two most powerful members in the team and have paid for it! But bigger than that, Rhea just pinned the Women’s World Champion! Will this bad blood continue until Rhea takes back what matters?
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: GUNTHER VS Randy Orton!
Der Ring General became The King of the Ring to then become the champion at SummerSlam. In fact, Gunther has been for about 1500 of the 2000 days he’s been under WWE contract! Will his incredible career only become more and more legendary in the country where it all began? Or will The Viper bring out that Legend Killer to have his fifteenth world championship reign?
The fans sing along with Voices as Orton makes his entrance, but they still fire up for Gunther. The introductions are made, Ludwig Kaiser giving Gunther’s. “Ladies and gentlemen… I demand all your gratitude for YOUR World Heavyweight Champion…! Derrrrrrr RING GENERAL…! GUUUUNTHERRR!” The fans cheer that! The belt is raised, and we see what kind of history is made to wrap this historic night!
The bell rings and the fans sing for Berlin and for Germany. Gunther and Orton take a moment to listen, and the fans are bordering on triple digit decibels again. Oh, there it goes! This is the loudest they’ve been all night! Orton applauds as the song wraps, and he circles with Gunther. They feel things out, tie up, and are in a deadlock. Orton drops to a knee, but he fights back up. They end up on ropes, go around, and end up in a corner. Orton RAMS into Gunther, but he lets off. Gunther facelocks to smother Orton but the ref counts. Gunther lets go, Orton backs up, and the fans cheer. The two reset and circle again.
Orton and Gunther tie up, Gunther headlocks for a takeover. Orton headscissors, Gunther pops free. Orton headlocks for the takeover, Gunther headscissors, and Orton pops free. The fans cheer this exchange and the two reset. They circle, the fans sing a bit more, and Orton smiles. Orton and Gunther tie up, Orton waistlocks, but Gunther drops while prying the hold. Gunther wrenches to double wristlock, but Orton has the ROPEBREAK. “This is Awesome!” as Gunther lets off slowly. The two go again, circle and tie up. They are in another deadlock, but Orton goes for an arm now. Gunther works to have a modified SLEEPER!
Orton endures, but he’s already a bit red. Not quite red as his new trunks but still red. The fans do a wave? As long as they’re not bored… Orton fights up, powers Gunther to a corner, and the ref counts. Gunther lets go, Orton steps away, and they reset. The fans keep the wave going, and Orton notices it. The fans cheer as Orton and Gunther circle again. Orton and Gunther can’t help but smirk seeing all this energy, and then Orton joins in! The fans are thunderous again as Orton and Gunther circle. They feel things out, then Gunther CHOPS! And CHOPS! Orton falls, scrambles to a corner, but Gunther is on him.
Gunther RAMS into Orton again and again, then UPPERCUTS! Gunther snapmares Orton while the fans sing again. NECK TWIST! Orton writhes, then goes to ropes, but Gunther storms over. Gunther drags Orton up and around, grinds the arm and CLUBS it! And CLUBS it again! Then he CHOPS Orton back down! Orton gets right up and goes to a corner. Orton kicks Gunther, kicks again, then fires forearms. Gunther fires back! Gunther ROCKS Orton, Orton ROCKS Gunther, repeat! Gunther CHOPS Orton down again! Orton sputters, goes to an apron, but Gunther goes out the side. Gunther storms up to SMOTHER Orton against the post!
The ref counts, Gunther lets off quickly, but then he whips Orton. Orton reverses and Gunther hits steel steps! The fans fire up as Orton looms over Gunther, then refreshes the count. Orton CLUBs the bad arm, YANKS it again and again, then he whips Gunther back into steel steps! The steps go tumbling away while Gunther writhes! The fans fire up as Orton drags Gunther by a leg and brings him to the desks. Orton thinks which desk to use, and he YANKS Gunther’s arm again and again! Then he DESK BACK SUPLEXES on the English commentary! The fans rally up more as Orton DESK BACK SUPLEXES Gunther again!
Gunther falls to the floor, Orton drags him up and twists his wrist! Orton drags Gunther around, CLUBS the arm again and again, then hits another DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton refreshes the count in time, the fans rally for “GUNTHER~! GUNTHER~!” but Orton hits a third DESK BACK SUPLEX! Gunther flops to the floor, clutching his arm. Orton puts Gunther in, storms up, but Gunther CHOPS! A double-edged move now because the arm hurts! Orton RK- NO! Gunther catches Orton to a SLEEPER! But Orton has the bad arm! ELBOW BREAKER after ELBOW BREAKER, and then he WRINGS Gunther out!
Gunther writhes, but Orton SLAMS the bad arm! And SLAMS it again! Cover, ONE!! Gunther stays in this but Orton stays on the arm! Orton kneels on Gunther, and grins as the fans boo. The fans rally, Orton SLAMS the bad arm again, then he stalks Gunther. Gunther kicks back, CHOPS, but again that’s the bad arm! So Gunther CHOPS with his left! Almost as good, but Orton kicks low. AMBAR DDT! Cover, TWO! Orton looms over Gunther, clamps on a chinlock, and the fans rally up. Orton has a top wristlock but Gunther still endures. Gunther fights up, knees low, but Orton scoops! Orton hits a FALL AWAY SLAM!
Orton crawls over to the cover, ONE!! The delay may have helped there, but both men rise. Orton is after the bad arm, and he KICKS Gunther, CLUBS him, then pushes him onto ropes. The fans sing even as Orton CHOKES Gunther! The ref counts, Orton lets off at 4, and then he drags Gunther up. Orton whips Gunther, Gunther KICKS back! Gunther runs up, to LARIAT! But still double-edged from using the bad arm! Gunther LARIATS again, and still not enough! So Gunther BOOTS! Orton staggers, Gunther winds up and runs, but Orton SWATS the lariat! Orton LARIATS in return! The fans are torn but Orton stalks Gunther.
Gunther swings, Orton dodges, and SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! The fans rally again, and Gunther goes to ropes. Orton stalks Gunther and brings him up through the ropes. Orton KICKS Gunther, brings him up, but Gunther fights free! Gunther CHOPS with the left! Then he HOTSHOTS Orton away! Orton falls to his knees, clutching his neck. The fans rally up and Gunther rises! Gunther goes up the corner! But Orton ROCKS him first! Orton fires hands, then CHOPS! Orton HEADBUTTS Gunther, steadies himself, and then climbs up! The fans rally up more as Orton brings Gunther up for the SUPERPLEX!
Both men writhe and the fans fire up! Orton crawls his way over again and covers, ONE!! Gunther is still in this, and he gets his bad arm moving. The fans rally up again, and Orton rises first. Orton stalks Gunther, throws hands, but Gunther shakes his head. Gunther stands, and he CHOPS Orton! Still hurts to use the bad hand, but Gunther comes back. Orton kicks low, UPPERCUTS, but Gunther CHOPS with the left! Orton CHOPS with the left! Gunther CHOSP again, so Orton CHOPS again! The CHOPS go back and forth, then they fire forearms! Gunther still hurts his arm so Orton fires off haymakers!
Orton puts Gunther in a corner, but Gunther fires back! Gunther kicks and kicks and kicks! Orton pokes Gunther in the eyes! The fans are torn as Orton grins. Orton puts Gunther through ropes, brings him out along the ropes, and the fans are torn over the DRAPING DDT! Gunther sputters, Orton also needs to catch his breath, and the fans rally up more. Orton rises, the fans fire up again, and Orton makes sure all the fans get to see him. Orton then snarls and hears those voices! Gunther stirs, Orton stalks him, and Gunther stands! RK- NO, Gunther waistlocks, to GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up as Gunther stumbles to a corner.
Gunther watches as Orton slowly rises. Orton sits up, drags himself to his feet with the ropes, and turns around into the SHOTGUN! Gunther then goes up the corner! Orton’s in the drop zone for the GUNTHER SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Orton survives and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” Gunther stands, and he fires up now! The fans fire up with Gunther and he reels Orton in! But Orton fights the bomb, and the bad arm gives up! Gunther staggers back, but he winds up to SOUTHPAW LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Gunther drags Orton back to his feet. Gunther tries again, but Orton again fights!
Gunther holds on, he CLUBS away on Orton, and tries one more time! Orton still fights the bomb, and he clamps onto Gunther’s leg! Orton then Alabama Lifts Gunther! But Gunther kicks and flails to fight that, then powers through to POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Gunther is stunned but the fans are loving this! Gunther drags Orton back up, reels him back in, and he powers through again, but he can’t hoist Orton up! Orton RKOS OUTTA NOWHERE!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Gunther survives and that shocks Orton! The fans also lose their minds, very few people survive an RKO! Orton goes outside, and the fans rally up.
Orton leans on the German announce desk, then he clears it off! Orton tips the Hydration Station over in the process, then goes to pull the steel steps apart. Orton drags the base piece around to put it by the desk. Gunter slides out to go after Orton! Gunther ROCKS Orton, SMACKS him off the English desk, but Orton BODY SHOTS! Orton gives Gunther a STEEL STEP BACK SUPLEX! Gunther writhes and flops off the steps, and the ring count is climbing. The fans rally up more as Orton digs into his energy reserves. Orton goes to fetch the smaller half of the steps while Gunther refreshes the count. Gunther is still on the apron, though, and Orton… puts the steps back together?
Orton stalks Gunther again, SMACKS him off the desk, then refreshes the count himself. Orton SMACKS Gunther off the desk again, then brings him to the steps. Orton SMACKS Gunther off the steps again and again and again! The fans fire up and duel as Orton goes up the steps. Orton somehow drags Gunther to the very top to join him! And then SUPER DESK BACK SUPLEX!!! The desk falls apart and the fans go nuts! Orton poses on the steps and the fans cheer! Orton finally drags Gunther from the wreckage and brings him back to ringside. Orton puts Gunther in the ring, then rolls his way in. Orton talks Gunther again as the fans rally back up.
Gunther stirs as the fans get louder and louder, and Orton again hears those voices! Orton pounds the mat, Gunther rises, R K- NO!! Gunther shoves Orton down and Orton lands hard! Orton sits up, into a SLEEPER!! Orton flails, but Gunther drags him down! Orton fights around, rises up, but Gunther holds on tight! Orton still fights and RAMS Gunther into buckles! Gunther still holds on! Orton RAMS Gunther in again! Orton arm-drags, but Gunther holds on! Gunther squeezes on the hold, but Orton still fights! Orton reaches for ropes, claws at the hold, and he goes for the bad arm! Orton slips his arms in, to R- NO, Gunther powers out to CHOP Orton on the back!
Gunther puts the SLEEPER back on!! Gunther then HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS away on Orton! A shoutout to the American Dragon perhaps? Gunther goes back tot he SLEEPER! Orton sputters, but he gets a second wind! Orton rises, with Gunther as a backpack! BACKPACK SENTON!! Orton is free, but Gunther sits up! SLEEPER!!! Body scissors locked on!! Orton flails, moves around, gets free, but Gunther hits more HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! SLEEPER!!! Orton is red again! He’s fading! The ref checks, Orton is OUT!! GUNTHER WINS!!
Winner: Gunther, by submission (still WWE World Heavyweight Champion)
The Viper tried, but he could not bring down Der Ring General! Gunther powers through the pain Orton put him through, and just like that sleeper, Gunther has an iron grip on this title! But in the end, there is respect as the two shake hands! Will Orton ever find his way to a 15th reign? Will anyone ever take this title from Gunther?
My Thoughts:
A great night for the first-ever Bash In Berlin event, but I am starting to question having two hour long pre-shows with not one match. Or just the length of time at all. Granted, they got a lot of great interview promos in on this one, a lot more than I remember even SummerSlam having. But I’m not on the East Coast, I had to get up earlier than I’d like on a Saturday to make sure I didn’t miss anything. But even with that, everything else was so much fun, as have all the events outside of the USA. I really appreciate them bringing in the sound meter, it was fun to see the fans blast into the triple digits for the big moments.
As such, I was rather surprised the Undisputed Championship opened tonight. I thought this meant we were getting a huge moment, namely Kevin Owens snapping and turning and being Heel Prizefighter again. However, the story of the match went just as I expected: Kevin was conflicted on bringing out that merciless side of himself, and he lost because of it. Kevin kept his cool after losing, and showed Cody respect. But c’mon, something has to happen to make Kevin turn on Cody. Chances are, with Solo Sikoa claiming he’s got next and that means Bloodline will go after Cody again, I’m sure there will be plenty of chances for Kevin to turn on Cody, even if it’s just abandoning him over hurting him directly.
Great tag title match, a little janky at first, but it was much more crisp by the end than other matches. I am actually surprised Jade & Bianca won, but I suppose this was to be their comeback story. Alba & Isla had these belts three months but they didn’t really get to do much, and it’s hard to know why. It is hard to balance all these divisions and these different stories, and the Women’s Tag Division was more about the teams coming for the champs than the champs themselves. Maybe with the belts back on Jade & Bianca, they’ll get the titles some spotlight again, going between both brands and getting all the other teams up and running, too.
While I didn’t like them going Four Corners with the Strap Match, and I still really don’t, Punk and McIntyre did a great job with this one. I mentioned it during the match, but I vividly remember Batista carrying JBL in a fireman’s carry, and JBL sneaking tags while Batista went around, so nice to see McIntyre and Punk using the same idea. I still think NJPW did this better with their KOPW Championship, Great-O-Khan and Tonga Loa tagging corners and then those indicators stay on, none of this restarting stuff just to drag it out.
And even then, I thought Punk was going to win this in a way that McIntyre could then say, “Well, it’s not like you pinned me or made me tap out.” Because guess what? McIntyre tapped out! The Sharpshooter made McIntyre tap before he passed out! I would’ve maybe skipped McIntyre tapping, have him try the ropes, and then pass out. But at least Punk also gets his bracelet back. McIntyre might still find some flimsy excuse because of his pride and his anger, and we go to a third match of these two, something even bigger like Last Man Standing or Hell in a Cell to make Bad Blood a big night.
Great Mixed Tag here, and of course we got the overbooking of Judgment Day running out there. And great win for the Terror Twins, this will definitely lead to Rhea VS Liv in a rematch for the title, maybe they escalate from a normal match since it’s a given Judgment Day will try and help Liv. Maybe just a standard No Disqualification for it to get just crazy enough. And then we got an awesome main event out of Gunther and Orton. I didn’t think they were going to go that long, but if any two guys could, it’s Gunther and Orton. Great stuff with the steps and the desks, the false finish off the RKO, and Gunther selling arm to compel him to use his left. Gunther using a sleeper to have Orton pass out is a great finish, Gunther is as dominant as ever, can’t wait to see who’s next.
My Score: 9/10
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Time to see who are really the Top Guys around here!
The Grizzled Young Veterans went after FTR from the moment they arrived in AEW, and now both teams are on a Collision course to settle the score!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Christopher Daniels; Perry wins and retains the title.
- Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Holo.grm VS The Beast Mortos & The Premier Athletes; Mark, Kyle & Hologram win.
- Wheeler Yuta VS Anthony Henry w/ BEEF; Yuta wins.
- Six Man Tag: Komander & Private Party VS Jon Cruz, Lord Crewe & Ren Jones; Komander & Private Party win.
- Yuka Sakazaki VS Serena Deeb; Yuka wins.
- Six Man Tag: The Bang Bang Gang VS The Cage of Agony; The Bang Bang Gang wins.
- Queen Aminata VS Robyn Renegade; Aminata wins.
- FTR VS Grizzled Young Veterans; FTR wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Jack Perry arrives.
The Scapegoat bus pulls into the parking lot, the TNT Champion gets out, dumps what’s left of his coffee, and smiles as he walks into the arena. He is ready to defend his title, but will he still fall to the Fallen Angel?
AEW TNT Championship: Jack Perry VS Christopher Daniels!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who “sacrifices” the other to become The Face of TNT!
The bell rings and the fans rally up, but Jack stays back in a corner. Jack hears the fans cheering on Daniels, and the two tie up. They go around, and Jack puts Daniels in a corner. The ref counts, Jack lets off, but Daniels avoids the cheap shot! Daniels CHOPS and ROCKS Jack, then whips corner to corner. Daniels runs up to fire a forearm smash! Then he clinches, but Jack fires elbows! Jack CHOPS, shakes out his hand, and CHOPS again! Jack slaps Daniels around, whips him, but Daniels ducks ‘n’ shoves, only for the COMEBACKER LARIAT! Jack rains down forearms but the fans boo. Jack gets on the apron to soak up heat!
Jack goes back to Daniels, snap suplexes, then covers, TWO! Daniels is tougher than that, but Jack watches him go to a corner. Jack runs up and LARIATS, then he hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Daniels stays in this, but Jack CHOKES him at the ropes! The fans boo, Jack lets off at 4, and pretends he didn’t see Daniels there. Then Jack KICKS the ropes to jam Daniels up! Jack has a cocky cover, TWO! Jack is annoyed, but Daniels CHOPS him! Jack smirks, Daniels CHOPS again, so Jack CLAWS Daniels’ eyes! The ref counts, Jack lets off, but then Daniels ROCKS Jack! And ROCKS him again! Daniels whips Jack to a corner, but Jack BOOTS him down!
Jack goes up, takes aim, and he leaps to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Daniels is still in this, but he has a bloody cut on his forehead. The fans rally for the Fallen Angel, but Jack kicks him around. Jack pie faces Daniels, runs, but into a COMPLETE SHOT! Jack staggers up, Daniels JABS! And JABS! And JABS! Daniels whips, Jack reverses but Daniels KICKS and S T O! The fans fire up and Daniels runs up to forearm smash in the corner! Clinch and EXPLODER! Jack writhes, Daniels brings him back up to a fireman’s carry! Jack slips free, CLUBS Daniels, then runs, but into the fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!!
Daniels is frustrated, but he calls his shot! The fans fire up, Daniels kicks low, ANGEL- NO, Jack fights out to backdrop! Daniels sunset flips but Jack sits on it, TWO! Daniels has the sunset now, TWO! Daniels ducks a lariat, but Jack bucks the O’Conner and hard! Jack flips everyone off with his parody of the Yes Movement, then he SACRIFICING KNEES Daniels down! Cover, Jack wins!
Winner: Jack Perry, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Jack vows that NO ONE is taking this from him! “The people who don’t like me are the people who can’t handle the truth.” Jack goes right back to the parking lot and his bus, to drive off into the sunset. Will The Scapegoat Express never stop its world tour?
Backstage interview with Wheeler Yuta.
Lexy Nair catches The Decoder as he enters the building now, and she knows this goes without being said, but… We all witnessed the horrific events of All Out and what happened to Bryan Danielson. How is Bryan? Yuta says Bryan… Out of respect for him and his family, Yuta won’t share too much. But Bryan is doing the best he can, given the circumstances. Yuta realizes he forgot his boots, spaces out a bit, but starts again. He hasn’t really talked with any of the other guys… And what about Yuta’s match tonight? Yuta says Anthony Henry is one incredibly talented, incredibly tough competitor.
But one thing Bryan told Yuta, the reason Bryan loves professional wrestling is because in the ring, he feels he’s meant to be there and everything else can be put on pause. So Yuta will try and channel that tonight. Yuta heads on to the locker room, will he be able to clear his mind once he’s in the ring?
Six Man Tag: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Holo.grm VS The Beast Mortos & The Premier Athletes!
The Conglomeration has had a great week so far, but it could be even bigger given who they’re teaming with tonight! Will the futuristic luchador continue to raise the bar in AEW? Or will he, The Chicken and the Violent Artist all be brought down to earth by Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese and the menacing minotaur?
Oh wait, Mark Sterling of course has to talk. He knows we know who they are, but he’s sure we’re all wondering why they’re teaming with The Beast Mortos. That is because The Conglomeration and Hologram have been thorns in their side for the past two months! They used some of Daivari’s substantial funds to enlist two horns they can stick into The Conglomeration’s side! But to make sure everyone is on the same page, they’re going to do a team building exercise that even the idiots here in Ohio can understand! When Sterling says, “Athletes!” you say, “Rule!” Nothing else, got it? Hands in… “ATHLETES!” “SUCK!”
The teams sort out, and Kyle steps up against Nese. They circle, the fans fire up, and the two tie up. Kyle waistlocks, Nese drop toeholds, and he floats to a facelock. Kyle wrenches out, facelocks, then wrenches to a wristlock. Nese endures, pulls at the tights, but Kyle wrenches again. Nese rolls, wrenches, wristlocks, and YANKS Kyle around. Kyle spins to drop toehold back, and now Kyle facelocks. Kyle wrenches an arm, tags Mark, and they mug Nese. The fans rally as Mark wrenches and YANKS the arm again and again. Nese powers up and puts Mark in the corner, tag to Daivari. The Premier Athletes mug Mark while fans boo.
The ref reprimands, Nese & Daivari let off, and Daivari drags Mark up. Daivari CHOPS Mark, whisp him, but Mark slides under and REDNECK KUNG-FU UPPERCUTS! Then he CHOPS! And ROCKS! And CHOPS again! Mark whips corner to corner, Daivari reverses, but Mark goes up and out to ROCK Daivari! RKF UPPERCUT! Then a BOOT! Mark fires up the fans, then he brings Daivari around. Mark whips, Daivari reverses, but Kyle tags in! Mark wrenches, kicks, and feeds the BOOT! Mark BLASTS Nese, fist-bumps Kyle, and Kyle drags Daivari up. Kyle wrenches to YANK the arm, then YANKS again.
Kyle wrenches but Nese runs up! Kyle BOOTS Nese, but Daivari CLUBS Kyle! Tag to Mortos but Kyle fires forearms! Mortos SMACKS Kyle back! The fans fire up, Mortos runs, but into a KNEE! Kyle fires a strike fest, then hurries to tag Hologram! The fans fire up, Mortos CLOBBERS Kyle! And CLBOBERS Mark! Hologram springboards, into a HEADBUTT! The fans are torn as Mortos stands tall. Mortos whips Hologram, but Hologram goes up and upside-down! Mortos runs in, blocks a boot, but not the ENZIGIRI! Hologram goes up and up and FLYING- NO, Mortos catches Hologram, but Hologram just rebounds off ropes to arm-drag free!
The fans are thunderous as Mortos tumbles! Nese tags in, Hologram whips Mortos, but Mortos reverses! Hologram stops himself, then feints to SUPERKICK! Nese runs up, Hologram dodges, Nese comes back into a COLLISION COURSE! Cover, TWO! Tag to Kyle and Kyle kicks! Nese blocks to ROCK Kyle! Nese runs, into a KNEE! Kyle snapmares, runs, but Nese distracts the ref and Daivari trips Kyle! Kyle avoids the sucker punch, then hurdles over Mortos! Kyle LARIATS Daivari, but Josh Woods stares him down! Nese PLANCHAS Kyle, the ref is busy with an angry Mark and Hologram, The Premier Athletes all mug Kyle!
Collision goes picture in picture as The Premier Athletes soak up the heat. Nese drags Kyle up and into the ring, then stalks him. Nese KICKS Kyle, then soaks up more heat. Nese fires body shots against the ropes, then lets off as the ref counts. Mortos tags in and he ROCKS Kyle! Kyle goes to a corner, Mortos whips corner to corner, but Kyle dodges! Mortos hits buckles, but he still BOOTS back! And SLING-DOGS! And SNAP POWERSLAMS! Cover, Mark breaks it! The ref reprimands and Mortos seethes, but he goes back for Kyle. Mortos drags Kyle up, brings him over, tag to Daivari, and they mug Kyle. Daivari turns Kyle to NECKBREAKER! Daivari covers, TWO!
Daivari drags Kyle up, whips him to the corner hard, then he tags Nese. Nese wants the fans to hush about Kyle, then he brings Kyle up. But Kyle clamps on a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Nese endures, fights up, and NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Nese drags Kyle back, tag to Daivari. Daivari runs to ELBOW DROP! Daivari clamps onto Kyle as a chinlock. Daivari grinds Kyle down, Kyle endures, and the fans rally up. Kyle fights up, reaches out, and Collision returns to single picture. Daivari ROCKS Kyle, whips him to the corner, and LARIATS! Tag to Nese, and Daivari sends Nese in, only for Kyle to BOOT him!
Kyle ROCKS Mortos, ELBOWS Daivari, then runs up, but both Nese & Daivari catch him! They throw him back, but Kyle dodges, hot tag to Mark! Mark fires off Redneck Kung-Fu on the Premier Athletes! He DECKS Nese, but Daivari kicks low! Daivari whips but Mark BOOTS Mortos! Mark gets around Daivari, Daivari switches, but Mark BOOTS Nese away! PELE for Daivari! The fans fire up as Mark kicks Nese, suplexes, and FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Nese is tougher than that but Mark calls his shot! Mark underhooks, JAY- NO, N ese fights out and Mortos HEADBUTTS! But Mark stays up! Mortos runs in, Mark DUMPS him out!
Tag to Hologram and Mark PLANCHAS Mortos! Hologram goes up but Nese SHORYUKENS! Nese THROWS Hologram down, runs up, but Hologram slips up and around, into a DESTROYER!! Cover, Daivari breaks it! Daivari TOSSES Hologram, but Kyle fires off a strike fest on Daivari! The KNEE sends Daivari out, and then Kyle goes out! FLYING KNEE! Down goes Daivari, but then Nese ROUNDHOUSES and LEG SWEEPS Kyle! Nese runs to FOSBURY FLOP! Down goes Kyle, but Hologram DIVES! Direct hit and the fans are thunderous! Hologram fires up, too, but Mortos TOPE TORNILLOS!! But then Mark has a chair!
The fans are thunderous again as Mark sets the chair up, builds speed, but Sterling snatches the chair away! The fans boo, Mark LOW BLWOS Sterling! And it’s all fine cuz Sterling’s not a competitor in the match! Sterling falls to his knees, so Mark uses him as the launching pad, to FLY out onto everyone else! The fans are thunderous again and Kyle puts Nese in! Hologram aims, springboards and FLYING TORNADO DDTS!! Nese flounders around, into the roll and crucifix! Hologlomeration wins!
Winners: Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Hologram, by pinfall
That was a battle to be sure, but- MORTOS SPEARS HOLOGRAM! The fans boo as Mortos beats up on all of them! Mark CLOBBERS Mortos with the ROH World Championship belt! Then Kyle & Mark DOUBLE LARIAT Mortos outta there! Kyle says he wants a 1v1 with Mortos! When and where will #CombatKyle look to slay the beast?
AEW shares footage from CMLL 91st Anniversario!
If you’re wondering where Orange Cassidy is, he was just down in Mexico to join in on CMLL’s big anniversary show. Freshly Squeezed was part of Team Internacional alongside Rocky Romero & Satoshi Kojima, losing out in a Best 2 Out of 3 Falls Six Man Tag against Team Mexico’s Atlantis Jr, Volador Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero. However, Cassidy’s night was not done. In the main event, Chris Jericho lost to Mistico and then became a sore loser, beating up Mistico with the help of “Big Bill” Morrissey! Cassidy made the save, he and Mistico ran off The Learning Tree, and stood tall as amigos.
Backstage interview with Orange Cassidy.
Renee Paquette says Freshly Squeezed made his CMLL debut in front of a sold out Arena Mexico. How did it- OH NO! Bill BOOTS Cassidy, sending his sunglasses flying! Bill then THROWS Cassidy into the garage door! Bryan Keith puts the backpack over Cassidy’s head, and here comes Jericho. Jericho has the framed picture of The Best Friends, and says, “Here’s to friendship, Orange.” He SMASHES the picture on Cassidy’s head!! “You can have your knapsack back. See you Wednesday.” Renee steps back in to say they need help back here! She tells Jericho to leave, Jericho says, “Thanks, Renee.” Did Jericho just get his real payback for the jacket and Bentley?
Stokely Hathaway is in his private study.
And what he’s studying is game film of various top tag teams in some of their best matches here in AEW. But what could Stokely be formulating for the future?
Backstage interview with Mariah May.
Lexy Nair is with The Glamour, and says she has been AEW Women’s World Champion for a few weeks now, but has yet to hold her championship celebration. Yes, she has, and she isn’t doing it now in Dayton, Ohio. It’s just the Wish.com version of Cincinnati. Then in any case, Mariah invited Mina Shirakawa to return, and Mariah says her best times were with Mina. Stardom and Japan, here in AEW, but then somewhere along the way, bad things just happened. Mariah needs Mina. She can’t celebrate her win without Mina. Mariah wants Mina. Oh, sorry, can Mariah help you? We pan over to see Yuka Sakazaki!
Yuka says hi, and Mariah says how cute. Yuka says she wants to fight for the belt. Oh, that’s nice. But Yuka can get in line, and then Mariah will rip her head off! Yuka says okay. Bye-bye~! Yuka leaves, and Mariah is seething already. Will the Wrestling Magical Girl prove she is worthy when she returns to the ring tonight?
Wheeler Yuta VS Anthony Henry w/ BEEF!
We saw how disheveled The Decoder is, even one week after the incident at All Out. But he’ll try his best to do what Bryan would do and use wrestling to clear his head. Will he succeed in shaking off this funk? Or will the Saint of Augusta take advantage of Yuta’s unsettled mindset?
The bell rings and Yuta circles with Henry. They tie up, Henry arm-drags Yuta, and Yuta backs off to the corner. Yuta resets with Henry, they tie up, and Henry arm-drags again! Henry keeps the arm, but Yuta kips up. Yuta slips through, wrenches and wristlocks back, but Henry rolls, slips through, and spins Yuta to a snapmare. Henry KCIKS Yuta in the back, then eggs Yuta on. Henry KICKS Yuta again, but Yuta gets up to headlock. Henry powers up and out, drops down, but Yuta sunset flips! Henry stays up, to then DOUBLE STOMP! The fans boo but Yuta goes to a corner. Henry runs up, but Yuta goes up and over.
Yuta scoops Henry, SLAMS him, and then snarls as he SENTONS, only to miss! Henry ROCKS Yuta, but Yuta rewind- NO, Yuta’s focus is so bad, he falls to the floor! Henry WRECKS Yuta with a dropkick! Henry brings Yuta up to then snap suplex into barriers! Yuta is all folded up, and the fans boo Henry while Collision goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Yuta, but Yuta manages to turn over. Yuta sits up but Henry brings him into the ring. Henry eggs Yuta on more, stomps his hands, then KICKS him in the chest! Yuta falls back, crawls to a corner, but Henry drags him up again. Henry snapmares, and he clamps on with a straitjacket stretch! Yuta endures, even as Henry digs his knee into his back. The fans rally, Yuta fights up, and Yuta powers up to turn things around! Henry turns them back around and has the straitjacket back on! Yuta endures again, fights, but Henry thrashes him around! Yuta grits his teeth, rises up, and he JAWBREAKERS free as Collision goes to break!
Collision returns as Henry whips Yuta corner to corner. Yuta reverses, then runs up, but Henry pops Yuta up into an AIR RAID CRASH! Cover, TWO! Yuta stays in this, even if his focus is divided. Henry stomps Yuta’s foot, stands on the ankle, and he eggs Yuta on. The fans rally, Henry drags Yuta up and dares him to show us something! Yuta fires body shots, then elbows low! Henry ROCKS Yuta, and Yuta rewinds! It is still rough, but he manages the GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Henry flounders. Yuta drags himself up, turns around, takes a swing, but Henry dodges! Henry feints then kicks the legs out, and KNEES Yuta down! Cover, TWO!
Yuta bails out, the ref checks him, but Yuta crawls to a corner. Henry storms out after Yuta, runs in, and CALF KICKS Yuta against railing! Henry then throws Yuta back in, goes up a corner, and DIVING DOUBLE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO!! Yuta survives that coup de grace, and the fans fire up again! Henry storms around, Beef cheering him on, and he drags Yuta up. Henry mocks Yuta being all sad over Bryan not being here. Henry SLAPS Yuta, but the words are what pissed him off! Yuta snarls, and he DECKS Henry!! The fans fire up as Yuta fires off on Henry! The ref has to back Yuta off, but Yuta goes back for more!
Yuta gets the arms, and gives Henry some DRAGON STOMPS! The ref again backs Yuta off, but Yuta is roaring! Henry bails, Yuta runs, and Yuta DIVES! Direct hit into railing! Yuta then whips Henry hard into railing! And then whips him into more railing! Yuta fires hands, Beef is panicked, but Yuta puts Henry in the ring. Then Yuta BOOTS Beef for the hell of it! Yuta goes up the corner, aims at Henry, MISSILE DROPKICK! Down goes Henry and Yuta kips up! The fans fire up with Yuta, and he HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS away on Henry! All the best of what Bryan’s taught Yuta, and Henry is a ragdoll! Yuta shifts to CATTLE MUTILATION!
The ref checks, Henry is OUT! Yuta wins!!
Winner: Wheeler Yuta, by submission
Yuta is so furious, he almost goes after the ref now! But Yuta returns from the fugue state, and he takes his leave. But will Yuta focus this anger on those who deserve it? Or is he going to find himself stuck between both sides of the Blackpool Combat Club?
Backstage interview with Serena Deeb and Queen Aminata.
Lexy Nair notes The Professor has a match tonight against Yuka Sakazaki, and The One True African Woman also has a match tonight against Robyn Renegade. Serena asked for this time with Aminata, the floor is hers. Serena thanks Aminata for her time, it is very kind of her to hear Serena out. Now, Serena wants to continue their discussion from last time. Serena watched Aminata take on Mariah, and it was a great match, Aminata has a lot of potential. But Serena did say that Aminata isn’t ready. However, the offer still stands and Serena is very forgiving. So if Aminata wants to talk more, she knows where to find her.
Aminata tells Serena sorry, but she doesn’t freakin’ have time for this! She has her match to get ready for. Serena tells Queen Aminata to let the Professor show her how it’s done. Serena then turns to camera to address Yuka. The last time Yuka even had thoughts to step into the ring with Serena, her leg broke. Imagine what it’ll be like now that she’s actually taking Serena on tonight. See you later. Serena says that to Aminata as much as she does Yuka. Will there be no mercy in Deeb’s Dojo for the returning Wrestling Magical Girl? Will Deeb’s Dojo be adding a student after tonight? Or will nothing go quite how Serena expects?
Anna Jay speaks.
“I just got back from Japan, wrestling, learning, honing my skills and becoming the best that I can be. It was not easy. I was tired, I was sore, I was beat up. But let me tell you what I learned while I was there. I want more. So much more. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship. Mariah May is due for a very big receipt. And I’ve also never stepped into the ring with Mercedes Mone. So lemme make it easy for all of you. If you wanna see what an evolved Anna Jay has become, just try me.” The Queenslayer is back, will she become The Star of the Show once and for all?
Six Man Tag: Komander & Private Party w/ Alex Abrahantes VS Jon Cruz, Lord Crewe & Ren Jones!
This trio tried to have their first match together last Wednesday Night Dynamite, but they and their opponents got blindsided and brutalized by the new, more maniacal Blackpool Combat Club. Will they have better luck tonight? Or will being in Moxley’s backyard only put them at risk again?
The trios sort out, Brother Zay starts against Ren, and the two tie up. Ren headlocks, Zay powers up and out, and then he drops down. Zay hurdles, but Ren shoves him. Zay Quebradas, Ren gets under, but Zay RANAS! And then LARIATS! Zay rains down fists but Crewe CLUBS him! Crewe whips, Zay reverses and Quen DUMPS Crewe out! Quen then BOOTS Crewe, and Komander springboards to CROSSBODY Crewe down! Cruz runs up, he gets a BOOT! Quen tags in, CATAPULT GAMANGIRI COMBO! Komander goes up and he CIELITO LINDO! Zay runs up on Ren but Ren BOOTS him! Ren goes up, but Komander JUMP KNEES!
Ren wobbles, Komander coordinates with Private Party. Quen runs up, gets the boost from Komander, serving up GIN & JUICE!! Laid back! Cover, Private Party & Komander win!
Winners: Komander & Private Party, by pinfall
Should we start calling them #FiestaPrivada? A good first win now that they got their “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” But will they soon get their “SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!” at the BCC’s AEW World Trios Championships?
Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness talk about Bryan Danielson.
Given the change to Grand Slam, where Darby Allin now defends his #1 contender status against Jon Moxley, Nigel is of course calling out The American Dragon for that same night. How can Nigel be sure Bryan will even be able to compete? Nigel can’t be sure, but neither can Tony Khan. But when Moxley convinced Darby to put the title shot on the line, he did it out of pure speculation. That is why Nigel told TK that they can’t know Bryan won’t be able to compete. So Nigel figured, if Bryan can show up, and Darby no longer available to face him, Nigel would like to. Nigel will be there, so the question is, will Bryan?
Nigel now talks to Bryan: If Bryan doesn’t show up, it isn’t because of his condition. It is because he fears Nigel McGuinness. Nigel’s said it before, so he’ll just show us what he means. Footage courtesy of ROH, Nigel and Bryan battled for THE ROH World Championship. Nigel narrates that he and Bryan were bitter rivals on equal standing, clashing for the gold in matches that had the wrestling world abuzz. But there has been no one before or since that has beaten Bryan Danielson so convincingly, so brutally, and so thoroughly!
No matter how much success Bryan has had in his career after ROH, even winning the AEW World Championship, Bryan is STILL haunted by the memories of facing Nigel. Even more now 16 YEARS later, Nigel being in the best shape of his life, better than Bryan ever was, and Bryan is a physical wreck! Nigel says no worries, Bryan. Win, lose or draw, Bryan will still be world champion. But let’s not make any bones about it: If Bryan shows up, Nigel will look to end Bryan’s career! Ball’s in Bryan’s court. How will The American Dragon respond with 11 days left before Grand Slam?
Yuka Sakazaki VS Serena Deeb!
The Magical Girl called out The Glamour, but The Professor has called out The Magical Girl! Will Yuka pass Serena’s test and head for the AEW Women’s World Championship? Or will Serena earn herself that opportunity instead?
The bell rings but wait! Mariah makes her way out here! It seems Yuka got under her skin, but Mariah’s presence sure has Nigel in good spirits. The fans rally for Yuka as she and Deeb circle. They tie up, and Deeb wrenches an arm. Deeb wristlocks, Mariah says Deeb has taught her much so she wishes her luck. As for Yuka, break a leg. Deeb wrenches while Nigel laughs far too much at the joke. Yuka rolls, kips up, and wrenches to wristlock. Deeb rolls, rolls, and slips around to wrench and wristlock. Deeb wrangles Yuka, ties up the legs, and she has Yuka in Paradise! Deeb sits on Yuka, the fans are torn, but Mariah is amused.
Deeb flexes and Mariah jokes that this is child abuse. Yuka is a child as far as Mariah can tell. Schiavone says Yuka’s a ten year veteran, but Mariah says more like a 10-year-old. Deeb DROPKICKS Yuka out of Paradise! Yuka goes to ropes, Deeb eggs her on, but Yuka frowns. Yuka runs up to KNEE low! Yuka snapmares and rolls with Deeb to KICK her down! Then Yuka body scissors, and she ROLLING ROLLING ROLLING CLUTCH! Cover, TWO!! Deeb escapes, Mariah is annoyed by that already, and Deeb goes to a corner. Yuka runs up, blocks a boot, but Deeb reels Yuka in to KICK her! Yuka staggers, Deeb eggs her on again.
Yuka runs up, but Deeb catches her! Deeb turns Yuka, to HOTSHOT NECKBREAKER! Yuka flops to the apron, Mariah mocks her pain, and Deeb mocks the booing fans while Collision goes picture in picture.
Deeb stalks Yuka, drags her up, and then reels her in. But Yuka wrenches out, whips, only for Deeb to sunset flip, and HALF CRAB! Yuka endures as Deeb pulls on that recovered leg! Yuka fights, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! Deeb lets go in frustration, and she storms around. Deeb stalks Yuka, drags her up, and TWIST ‘N’ SHOUTS! Cover, TWO!! Yuka survives but Deeb keeps her focus. Deeb stomps Yuka, then drags her around to step on her face! Yuka writhes, the ref reprimands, but Deeb just smirks. Deeb drags Yuka by a leg, and drops an elbow on the knee! And another elbow! And then a GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Cover, TWO!!
Yuka is toughing it out and that just upsets Deeb more. Deeb grabs the leg again, but Yuka fights the Half Crab by grabbing Deeb’s leg! Yuka then kicks, and kicks, and kicks Deeb away! Deeb runs back up, blocks a kick, but Yuka ENZIGIRIS! Yuka hobbles to a corner, sits down to rest the bad leg, but she watches Deeb crawl. Deeb rises up, runs in at Yuka, but blocks another boot! Collision returns to single picture as Yuka goes up, reels Deeb in, HANGING HEADSCISSORS! The fans fire up, the ref counts, and Mariah says that’s against the rules! Yuka lets go at 4, fire sup, and the fans fire up more! Yuka climbs and takes aim!
Yuka MISSILE DROPKICKS Deeb! The fans fire up again and Yuka scoops Deeb into a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Deeb survives but clutches her neck. Yuka storms back over, drags Deeb up, and wrenches to hammerlock, lift, and SPIN~! But Deeb slips free to waistlock! Yuka switches, Deeb switches, but Yuka elbows free! But Deeb shoves Yuka to get a SNAP GERMAN! Then Deeb wrenches, hammerlocks, PEPSI TWIST! Cover, TWO?!?! Yuka barely gets that arm up and Deeb can’t believe it! Deeb huffs ‘n’ puffs but the fans rally for Yuka. Deeb reels Yuka in, tucks the arms, but Yuka fights the lift!
Yuka backdrops free and the fans fire up! Yuka SLIDING D! Cover, TWO!! Deeb survives and Yuka is a bit stunned now. Yuka refocuses, aims from a corner, and then runs up to ROCK Deeb! Yuka boxing elbows, then ROLLING- NO, Deeb ducks to wrench! Deeb drags Yuka down, around, reels her in, POWERBOMB! STRETCH MUFFLER!! Yuka endures, fights, and Mariah mockingly says Yuka might have to tap. The fans rally up, Yuka roars and crawls forward! ROPEBREAK! Deeb thrashes the leg, but she lets go at the ref’s count. Deeb drags Yuka back up, UPPERCUTS, but then Yuka ROCKS Deeb!
Deeb UPPERCUTS! Yuka ROCKS Deeb! UPPERCUT! Yuka wobbles, but she comes back to ROCK Deeb! Yuka fires shot after shot, then runs up, but Deeb ducks! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! And again! Deeb gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Even Mariah thought that one hurt. But Yuka ROCKS Deeb! Deeb LARIATS Yuka! Deeb drags Yuka up, tucks her in, but Yuka powers out! Scoop and MAGICAL GIRL DRIVER! Yuka drags Deeb into the drop zone, goes to the apron, and the fans fire up! Yuka climbs up the ropes, for the MAGICAL GIRL SPLASH!! Cover, Yuka wins!
Winner: Yuka Sakazaki, by pinfall
It was a hard fought match, but Yuka found the will to win! Mariah is not happy about it, but will she be even angrier when Yuka proves she’s a contender? WAIT, Mariah CLOBBERS Yuka on the stage!! The fans boo and Yuka sits up in a daze, having no idea what just hit her! Mariah reels Yuka in, but Yuka fights the lift! Yuka powers out to SUPERKICK! Mariah goes down in a heap! Yuka then picks up the title belt! The fans cheer, but will this be the scene that plays out in the very near future?
The Outrunners speak.
In another retro video, Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd are getting their pump on in the gym! They say what they want, when they want! How old do they have to be to have a gym membership? 18 years old. Well lucky for this guy, he’s lookin’ at the Youngest Men Alive! Now scram! They tell the tag division that they’re coming for your pride, your manhood, and your gold! Because if you haven’t seen The Outrunners, you ain’t seen nothing yet! These human throwbacks are ready for action, but what will it take for them to take down the best in AEW?
Top Flight Airlines talks backstage.
Leila Grey is so full, they just had a great dinner. But then Action Andretti speaks up. Why’re they going on about the food they just ate? Are they not pissed off like he’s pissed off? Look what they did just this week. Darius & Dante lost out on a chance to become AEW World Tag Team Champions. Lio Rush lost out on the TNT Championship. Action just lost on Rampage! He’s still hot! Lio asks why he’s still on it then. Chill out, it’s just a loss. No, man, it’s not “just” a loss! Look at them! They have so much potential together! They have something that very few have! This is Leila Grey, Top Flight, Lio Rush and Action Andretti, and all they’re talking about is food?!
Action snatches Dante’s burger and CHUCKS it at the production truck! Lio says calm down, Action! But Action looks at the truck and says look! Why aren’t they treated more like The House of Black? Does Top Flight not have wins over The House of Black? Why aren’t they going up against more teams like them and getting more wins? Lio says Action is just talking out his ass, and Leila says yeah, Action needs to calm down. The team needs to get it together, or they’re going nowhere. Action says yeah, they do. Action leaves, but where to? The others follow him, will The Sight to See make the others see his point of view?
Six Man Tag: The Bang Bang Gang VS The Cage of Agony!
Juice Robinson & The Gunns were minding their business, but Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona had to drudge up the past. Cage said they only lost the ROH World Six Man Tag titles, because they were up against six opponents! But it’s not like anyone has gold anymore, so who settles this score to then head back for the belts?
The trios sort out and Juice starts against Liona. The bell rings, the fans rally for “JUICE! JUICE!” Juice and Liona tie up, Liona powers Juice to a corner, then gets in Juice’s face. The ref counts, Liona lets off, but Juice SLAPS him! Liona storms up, blocks the arm-drag, then whips. Juice leaps, but into Liona’s arms! Liona SLAMS Juice, but Juice avoids the headbutt! Juice wrenches Liona, tags Colten, then hands off Liona. Colten wrenches, but Liona KNEES low! Liona tags Kaun and he stomps Colten. Then he CHOPS Colten! The fans fire up, Kaun whips corner to corner, but Colten goes up and over to arm-drag!
Colten has the arm, he tags Austin, and The Gunns whip Kaun to body shot, knee lift, and LARIAT! Austin runs, “Guns Up!” AX HANDLE! Cover, ONE!! Kaun is tougher than that, but Austin drags Kaun up. Austin whips then dodges Kaun to trip him up, and THROWBACK! The fans fire up and Austin aims from a corner. Liona takes a swing, Austin dodges! Austin ROCKS Liona, then dodges Kaun! Austin keeps moving, but Kaun LARIATS him down! The fans boo but Kaun goes out after Austin. Kaun whips Austin into railing, then apron, then back again! Kaun pinballs Austin all over, then leaves him behind so Liona can CLOBBER Austin!
The fans boo but Liona hurries to put Austin in. Cage goes up the ropes, “Who betta than Cage!?” DEADLIFT SUPERPLEX! Cage flexes, the fans boo, but Collision goes picture in picture.
Cage talks smack, then he drags Austin up. Cage bumps Austin off buckles, RAMS into him, then CHOPS him! Austin flops over, Cage drags him back up, and then Cage brings him over to the corner. Tag to Liona and they mug Austin. Liona brings Austin up to DECK him! Liona has a wild grin, then he stands on Austin’s face! The ref reprimands, Liona steps away, and Austin sputters and coughs from having a bare foot on his face! Liona drags Austin up, but Austin fires body shots! Liona KNEES low and Austin falls right out of the ring! Liona paces, Colten coaches his brother, but Liona snarls at Juice.
Austin crawls, drags himself up, but he flops right back over! The ring count is climbing, Colten coaches Austin more, and Austin stands again! Austin leaps in at 9! But Liona DIVING HEADBUTTS! Tag to Kaun, and the Gates of Agony CHOP and stomp away while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and now both Austin and Kaun are down! They crawl for their corners, hot tag to Liona! Liona whips Austin away, but Austin BLASTS Cage! But Liona BLASTS Juice & Colten! Austin runs up, Liona catches him and keeps him from Colten! Liona shoves Austin to the Agony corner, then runs up, but Austin dodges! Hot tag to Colten! Colten fires hands on Liona, then dodges to DROPKICK! Cage returns, he gets a LARIAT! Kaun returns, he gets a LARIAT! Colten full nelson SLAMS Cage! Colten SPLASHES Liona, SPLASHES Kaun, then runs, jukes and NECKBREAKER! Liona runs up, Colten dodges, and LEAPING HAYMAKER! Cover, TWO!!
The fans rally, Colten goes up the corner, but Kaun CHOPS first! Kaun brings Colten down, but Colten snap suplexes first! Cage runs up, but Colten BOOTS the lariat to then snap suplex! Liona runs up, into a kick and- NO, Liona is too big for a suplex! Liona tires, Colten fights it! But then Cage and Kaun storm up, only for the ref to stop them! Liona suplexes, but Colten cradle counter! The ref is missing the cover!! The fans count, Bang Bang Gang would’ve won! Colten lets Liona go, gets Cage and Kaun to leave, then he dodges Liona, only for Liona to POUNCE him! Liona tags Cage, then Liona BLAST Juice! Cage tags Kaun and they get Colten up.
The Cage Of Agony hit the ROCK-A-BYE BOMB!! Cover, AUSTIN BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but then Liona TOSSES Austin! Kaun drags Colten up, he and Liona DOUBLE stalling suplex! Cage runs, but Austin DUMPS him out! Colten DOUBLE DDTS The Gates! But Liona just sits up with a grin!? Liona runs, but COlten ducks the body check! Colten hurries, hot tag to Juice! The fans fire up as Juice goes up and CROSSBODIES Cage! Cage staggers up, Juice goes wild, and he JABS, JABS, JABS! The fans fire up for “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” LEFT HAND O’ GOD! And then facelock, but Cage wrenches out!
Juice swings, Cage dodges, and Cage DISCUS LARIATS!! Colten returns, Cage fireman’s carries, F5! Austin is back, but Cage dodges to POP-UP BOMB! The Machine is all fired up, and The Gates return! They get Austin up for Kaun, but Juice RAMS Liona into Kaun! Austin slips free of Cage, LEFT HAND O’ GOD into the 3:10 TO YUMA!! And then THE JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Bang Bang Gang wins!!
Winners: The Bang Bang Gang, by pinfall
The fans fire up as the Collision Cowboys stand tall! Will this big win lead Rock Hard Robinson, Fully Cocked Colten, and… Austin… back to the trios championships?
Backstage interview with Serena Deeb.
Lexy knows tonight didn’t go as Serena had planned, what happened out there? But before The Professor can explain, Queen Aminata walks in. “So, is that how it’s done?” Aminata heads out now, will she be the one to lead by example? Or will Dayton’s own Renegade revolt against The Queen?
Queen Aminata VS Robyn Renegade!
The bell rings and Aminata circles with Robyn. They tie up, Aminata waistlocks, but Robyn drops. So Aminata drops to body scissor and roll into a cover. TWO, but Aminata CLUBS Robyn into a facelock. The fans duel, Robyn turns the facelock around, and she gator rolls with Aminata. Aminata wrenches out to SAYANAGI! Cover, TWO! Aminata keeps Robyn down with a chinbar, covers again, TWO! CROSSFACE! Robyn endures, fights up, but Aminata shifts to a facelock. Aminata whips, Robyn reverses to ROCK Aminata! Aminata DECKS Robyn! Robyn goes to a corner, Aminata runs up to BOOT! Aminata then snapmares Robyn, ruins up again, FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Robyn toughs it out and staggers to the ropes. Aminata runs up, but Robyn HOTSHOTS her! Robyn comes back to throw Aminata by her hair! Robyn stomps Aminata around, then CHOPS! And CLUBS! And CLUBS her again! The ref backs Robyn off, but Robyn LARIATS against ropes! Robyn snapmares Aminata and SHOTGUNS her down! The fans fire up as Robyn drags Aminata up. Robyn facelocks to DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Aminata survives that hard fall, and the ref checks her. Robyn waits, Aminata is okay, so Robyn hauls her back up. Robyn suplexes, but Aminata fights it, to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Just like Deeb!
Robyn goes to a corner, Aminata runs up, but Robyn ROCKS her! Aminata DECKS Robyn again! HEADBUT!! Cover, Aminata wins!
Winner: Queen Aminata, by pinfall
The #BrainDrain gets it done, and Aminata shakes it off. But then Deeb CHOP BLOCKS Aminata! Deeb is a sore loser, but she’s going after Aminata for disrespecting her! HALF CRAB, and it is DEEP! The fans boo but Deeb is looking to teach Aminata a lesson: Do NOT mess with Deeb! Deeb finally lets Aminata go, will Deeb get ahead in the division by any means necessary?
The House of Black speaks.
Buddy Matthews chuckles and says, “Boys. It seems like everyone wants a piece of the House of Black.” Malakai Black says, “The seven of you (Lance Archer, The Righteous and all of Top Flight Airlines) want to challenge the three of us. I’d say that your odds are about, oh, I’d say 50-50.” Brody King sees it as 80-20. But Buddy says come one, come all! The House of Black slips into the shadows, will they just tear down anyone and everyone that knocks on their door?
BREAKING NEWS for Dynamite!
Given all the tense interactions and physical confrontations, we’re getting a heated tag team match! Yuka Sakazaki & Queen Aminata VS Mariah May & Serene Deeb! Will the Magical Girl and One True African Woman each prove their worth? Or will the champion and The Professor teach their opponents about knowing their place?
FTR VS Grizzled Young Veterans!
Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler look at Zack Gibson & James Drake and see a British bootleg version of themselves, and that only pisses off Gibson & Drake. Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem are not going to settle for being in the shadows of another team, will they ssssoooon be recognized as the real Top Guys of AEW? Or will we all see that FTR > GYV?
The teams sort out and Gibson starts against Dax. Dayton rallies for FTR as Dax and Gibson circle. They tie up, go around, and Gibson puts Dax on ropes. Gibson takes a swing but Dax ducks to headlock. Gibson powers Dax to the GYV corner, Drake tags in, but Dax gets away. Cash backs Dax up, and the teams have a standoff. The ref counts, Cash and Gibson back off. Drake and Dax tie up, Dax headlocks but Drake powers out. Drake drops, but Dax runs him over! Knuckle lock cover, TWO as Drake gets an arm up. Dax puts that arm down, TWO as the other arm comes up! Dax powers that arm down, Drake kips up!
Drake and Dax have a Test of Strength, then Drake HEADBUTTS! Dax HEADBUTTS in return! Each man kicks a knuckle lock, then Drake ROCKS Dax! Dax comes back to CHOP Drake! And CHOP! And CHOP! Dax tags Cash, whips Drake, then Cash slingshot SHOULDER TACKLES! Cover, ONE!! Drake is tough but Cash headlocks. Drake powers up and out, but Cash runs him over! Things keep moving, Cash slides under to arm-drag Drake! And then CHOPS! Tag to Dax, FTR hand off the wrench, but Drake pulls an ear! Drake puts Dax in the GYV corner, Gibson tags in, and GYV mugs Dax.
Gibson brings Dax out to ROCK him, then UPPERCUTS him! Dax falls, Gibson talks trash on the ‘rat,” then he UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! Dax CHOPS! Gibson UPPERCUTS! Repeat! Dax fires forearms now, but Gibson headlocks. Drake tags in as Dax powers out, and Gibson drops down. Drake follows to dropkick the legs out! Gibson basement dropkicks! Gibson then sets up for MAYHEM IN MOTION! Down goes Cash and fans boo, but GYV talk trash on Dayton. Drake drags Dax up, but Dax bumps him off buckles first! Dax ROCKS Gibson, RAMS Drake, then slingshots, but Drake holds ropes!
Gibson helps Drake stay up but Cash CLOBBERS Gibson off the apron! Dax sunset flips Drake, TWO! Drake staggers up, runs up, but Dax gets around to put Drake up top! Dax CHOPS Drake on the back! Dax then climbs up, brings Drake to the very top, and the fans fire up for the SUPER DUPER BACK SUPLEX! The fans are thunderous while both men are down, and Collision goes picture in picture.
Dax and Drake crawl and the fans rally up. Drake bails out, Dax pursues, and he stalks Drake around the corner. Drake swings, Dax ROCKS him first! Dax ROCKS Gibson, too! But then Drake sends Dax into steel steps! Cash hurries over to stop GYV from doing more, and the ref reprimands everyone. Drake slides into the ring, the ref checks Dax, and Dax says he’s okay. The ring count starts, but Gibson tags in. Gibson drags Dax up to throw him into railing! The ref reprimands, but Gibson brings Dax around to put on the apron. Gibson then SMACKS Dax off the apron edge! Gibson storms in, stays between FTR, and taunts Cash.
Gibson drags Dax around, drops on him for a headlock, then knuckle locks an arm. Dax fights up but Gibson powers him to an open corner. Gibson wraps the arm around ropes and pulls! The ref reprimands but Gibson YANKS as he lets off. Gibson snapmares and covers, TWO! Gibson is annoyed but he drags Dax up to clamp on a cobra clutch! Dax endures, the fans rally, and Dax fights up. Gibson knees low, then has a double wristlock! Dax fights, reaches out, but Gibson keeps him from Cash. Dax scoops, but Gibson fights! Dax backdrops free! Collision returns to single picture as the fans fire up! Drake hurries to anchor Dax!
Gibson gets in now, GYV double whip! Gibson traps Dax in the corner so Drake can BACK ELBOW! Gibson LARIATS, feeds, Drake WHEEL KICKS! Drake stays between FTR, he taunts Dax, but the fans rally up again. Dax crawls, Drake ROCKS him, then ROCKS him again! Dax rises, Drake ROCKS him again! Dax goes to the corner, but he hits back on both GYV! The fans fire up but Drake picks Dax up! Gibson storms in, Drake shoves Dax away. Gibson runs up, Dax TOSSES him! Dax and Drake DOUBLE LARIAT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Dax crawls, reaches out, but Gibson hurries in! The ref misses the hot tag!!
The fans boo as the ref tells Cash to go back! GYV mugs Dax in the corner! Gibson traps Dax again, Drake back elbows! LARIAT! But Dax ducks the kick! Hot tag to Cash! Cash DOUBLE FLYING LARIATS! Cash DECKS Drake, DECKS Gibson, then fires off jabs on Drake! Cash DECKS Drake, UPPERCUTS Gibson and fires away! Drake CLUBS Cash, whips him, but Cash reverses to DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Cash wrenches to UPPERCUT! Gibson runs up, Cash dodges, comes back, SNAP POWERSLAM! Cash headlocks Drake, Drake pwoers out, jumps, SNAP- NO, cradle counter! TWO!! Cash drags Drake into a Gedo Clutch! TWO!!
Drake trips Cash, jackknife bridge, TWO!! Cash manages to bridge up and spin thnigs around, but Drake reaches out! Tag to Gibson, Cash suplexes Drake, but Gibson makes the save. Gibson clinches Cash, ENZIGIRI from Drake! The fans boo but Gibson calls for the end! Drake tells Cash to get ready. But Dax drags Drake out! Gibson runs up, Cash slips around to hook the arms! Gibson fights the backslide, so Cash goes up the corner to go up and over! Cradle, TWO!! Gibson escapes, scoops, but Cash slips free! O’Conner Roll, TWO! Cash sees Drake and DECKS him first! But Gibson rolls Cash, TWO!
Gibson returns, wrenches, but then Cash wrenches to short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up and Cash tags Dax. FTR drags Gibson up, Dax reels him in. Cash goes up, but Drake runs up! Drake CLOBBERS Cash, Gibson wrenches out and spins Drake, KEYLOCK DRIVER! Then Gibson KNEES Dax into the POST! Drake calls to Gibson, Gibson tags him in. Gibson Electric Chair Lifts Dax, Drake climbs, but Cash makes the save! Cash shoves Gibson to POST him, Drake jumps over but Dax catches him! SHARPSHOOTER!! Dax sits deep on the hold, Drake taps! FTR wins!!
Winners: FTR, by submission
But Gibson CLOBBERS Dax! He doesn’t care if the match is over! Cash goes after Gibson, Drake goes after Cash! Cash DECKS Drake, but Gibson THROAT CHOPS Cash! GYV set Cash up, GRIT YOUR TEETH!! Then they grab Dax, but wait! THE OUTRUNNERS are here!? The fans fire up as Turbo & Truth throw hands with GYV! The Outrunners DECK GYV, DECK them again, then Turbo LARIATS Gibson out! Truth dodges Drake, Outrunners DOUBLE LARIAT Drake up and out! The Grizzled Young Veterans were so obsessed with the Top Guys, they forgot about these up-and-comers!
The Outrunners then look at FTR. The fans cheer on the Outrunners, and they offer handshakes to Cash & Dax! Cash & Dax look around, but they leave The Outrunners hanging! The fans boo, but then FTR says, “You sonova gun!” They SHAKE HANDS! The fans are thunderous as they all flex, too! It’s a flex party! Throwbacks love throwbacks, but will these four make sure GYV don’t make it to the top of the mountain?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, with lots of great story build. I even like this literal “Show up, win, leave” attitude Jack Perry is using. He and Daniels have a solid opening match, some real rough bumps taken but both guys were okay, and of course Jack won. But one of these times, someone has to either hijack the bus or surprise Jack from inside the bus. I mean, he just leaves it right there in the parking lot. Really good stuff with Yuta, too, though he kind of awkwardly played being distracted and disheveled. But in the match, he got it right as Henry insulted him and Bryan and then just went berserk. And good promo from Nigel to further call out Bryan, so you know Bryan’s gonna show up.
Great Six Man Tag from Conglomeration with Hologram against Mortos & Premier Athletes. I figured the Faces would win to keep Hologram going strong, but Mortos seems to just be going after anyone and everyone he wants. Ricochet from Dynamite, Hologram here, we’re going to get some great matches out of all of them as Ricochet builds up towards facing Ospreay for the International Championship. And we also got a very good showing from the new trio of Komander & Private Party, the alley-oop into the Gin & Juice is genius, and I feel like we’re definitely getting a Six Man Tag match, Fiesta Privada VS Moxley, Claudio & Pac. Non-title, but could be used as a plot point to compel a title match, and then Yuta has to decide whose side he is on.
Great Six Man Tag from Bang Bang Gang with Cage of Agony, and great win for Bang Bang Gang, they’ll be staying afloat as we wait on this World Trios Championship story to sort out. Very good promo segment from Top Flight Airlines, and while both sides of the argument are valid, I am leaning towards Action’s side. The whole faction could be doing so much more, they just need the opportunities. Though, calling out The House of Black might be a mistake. Good promo from The House of Black in response, calling out Top Flight and The Righteous, that sounds like a very good Trios Triple Threat in the making right there.
Very good stuff in the build of a new Women’s World Championship story here. Aminata and Deeb of course have their own issues brewing, but good revisit of Yuka and Deeb, which was the intended feud months ago before Yuka got hurt. Granted, there were parts of the match between Yuka and Deeb that were a bit rough, maybe it was a lot for Yuka’s return. But great win for Yuka, and then great stuff with her and Mariah, and that tag match made for Dynamite is going to be a lot of fun.
Very intriguing vignette from Stokely Hathaway. While he is still managing Statlander, he might be looking to expand into a full faction, which would be what the tag match videos are about. Good video showing Cassidy and Jericho in action at CMLL’s anniversary show, but Tony Schiavone misspoke, all the AEW guys lost that night. But then good follow-up of continuity both there in CMLL and here tonight with Jericho’s team beating Cassidy down. This adds some last minute heat to the Dynamite match, but I am very sure this all means Cassidy finds a way to win.
And awesome tag match main event from FTR VS GYV, and great win for FTR. I should’ve figured GYV would be sore losers about it, but I did not think The Outrunners would make the save. They are rapidly growing in popularity, even if it’s more for their hilarious gimmick. But between making amends with Infantry on ROH and coming out to help FTR, Outrunners look to be in a lot of 8 Man Tags in the near future. If things go right, they might even be tag team champions before the year is over. But probably ROH tag titles more than AEW tag titles.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will The King of Darkness trump President Ace?
NJPW’s Road to Destruction continues as The House of Torture goes after the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships! Will Darkness Fall on Hokkaido?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba VS Masatora Yasuda & Daiki Nagai; Yano & Sakuraba win.
- 20 Man Noboribetsu Ranbo: Shota Umino wins the luxury pass to the Noboribetsu hot springs.
- Six Man Tag: Chaos VS Bullet Club War Dogs; War Dogs win.
- 10 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire; The Empire wins.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture; Tanahashi, Yano & Oleg win and retain the titles.
PLAY BY PLAY
20 Man Noboribetsu Ranbo!
NJPW being in Hokkaido is a special occasion, and while this may be a battle royal, this is a special treat! Noboribetsu is known for its luxurious hot spring resorts, so the winner of this match will get a special VIP pass! Who puts in a hard day’s work to have a relaxing weekend?
First out is a Young Lion, Katsuya Murashima! Could this be his moment to graduate? Second out is his fellow Young Lion, Shoma Kato! Could this be his moment to graduate? The bell rings and the ranbo begins! The two tie up, Shamo headlocks but Katsuya slips out the back. Katsuya has a leg, he brings Shoma down, then waistlocks. Shoma switches, Katsuya switches, repeat, and the two break. The fans cheer and the two reset. They tie up again, Shoma wrenches to wristlock, but Katsuya rolls, wrenches and hammerlocks. Katsuya headlocks but Shoma fires body shots. Shoma powers up but Katsuya grinds the hold!
Shoma fights up, but Katsuya grinds the headlock mover. Katsuya hits a takeover, but here comes entry number 3! As Shoma powers up and puts Katsuya on ropes, the music plays. Katsuya lets go of the headlock, but Shoma CHOPS! Katsuya fires forearms, Shoma fires back, and repeat! The fans rally up because here comes Yuma 24! Hokkaido’s own storms into the ring and he ROCKS Katsuya! And he fires off hands on Shoma, but Shoma hits back! Shoma whips Yuma at the corner, then runs in, but Yuma dodges! Shoma hits buckles, and then Yuma tabletops him! BASEMENT BLOCKBUSTER! The fans cheer as Yuma stands tall.
Katsuya runs up to fire forearms with Yuma, and then Yuma CLAWS eyes! Yuma goes to throw Katsuya out but Shoma CLUBS Yuma! The countdown is back while the Young Lions stomp Yuma. Katsuya then goes after Shoma to fire forearms. Shoma turns it around to fire forearms back! Fourth out is… Tomoaki Honma! Everyone’s Kokeshi is here, and he steps in to fire hands on the Young Lions! Yuma runs up but Honma ROCKS him, CHOPS him, then CHOPS again! And CHOPS again in the corner! Honma whips corner to corner, runs in, and ELBOWS Yuma! Yuma staggers, into a BULLDOG! The fans fire up as Honma calls for it!
Honma runs, but Yuma dodges the Kokeshi! Yuma stomps Honma, drags him up, and CLUBS him! The countdown’s back already, and Yuma stomps Honma to a corner. The Young Lions go after Yuma now, and work to throw him out! Yuma holds onto the ropes, but Honma works with them! Yuma fights them off, and fifth is Tiger Mask! The fans cheer the living legend Super Junior as he hurries into the ring. Tiger Mask is swarmed by the Young Lions! Tiger ROCKS Katsuya, but Shoma whips. Tiger grabs ropes to stop, and Shoma’s dropkick gets nothing! Katsuya covers Shoma! TWO! Tiger kicks Katsuya, then sets him up for Honma!
Honma runs in, but Katsuya slips away, and Honma CLOBBERS Tiger mask! Honma checks on his friend, apologizes, then he CLUBS Katsuya. The countdown is back already, and Honma sets Katsuya up for Yuma. Yuma runs up, Katsuya gets away, and Yuma CLOBBERS Honma! Shoma rolls up Yuma! TWO!! Yuma escapes and here comes number six, Kosei Fujita! Will the Japanese Young Punk prove that while The Might Don’t Kneel, they do like to relax in hot springs? Fujita runs in, dodges Katsuya and CHOPS! Katsuya fires forearms in return, then whips, but Fujita reverses. Katsuya ducks ‘n’ dodges, to run Fujita over!
The fans fire up, but then Fujita’s right up to run Katsuya over! The fans fire up more, and Fujita brings Katsuya up to TOSS him out! Katsuya lands on the apron, but Fujita GAMANGIRIS him down! Fujita ELIMINATES Katsuya! Fujita bails out before Honma gets at him, so Tiger Mask and Honma trade shots. Fujita steps on Katsuya on his way back in, and the countdown is back again. Tiger Mask ELBOWS Honma down, Fujita and Yuma work together against Shoma, but Shoma holds them off. Out seventh is… Jado! The Master Heater high fives fans and hurries in. Honma scopos Fujita and goes for ropes!
Fujita holds on, Yuma tries to help, but Fujita fights free! Fujita goes to lift Honma now! Yuma helps Fujita again while Jado and Tiger Mask are after Shoma. They whip, kick and KICK Shoma! Cover, TWO! Shoma stays in this, as does Honma. Fujita CLUBS Honma down while Tiger Mask KICKS Shoma! Jado brings Shoma up, the countdown is back again, and the old guys keep mugging Shoma. Oh that music is obvious, here comes Ryusuke Taguchi! Or as that cardboard belt says, the Hokkaido PR Champion. Taguchi climbs the corner, leaps in, but into a FLYING FOREARM from Shoma! Shoma TOSSES Taguchi out!
Taguchi is on the apron, Shoma ROCKS him then runs, but Taguchi slingshots in! Taguchi dropkicks a leg, then La Magistrol! Cover, THREE! Taguchi ELIMINATES Shoma! The Young Lions are done, and Honma stomps Yuma. Taguchi, Tiger Mask AND Jado go up to Fujita. Fujita fires forearms but he gets mugged 3v1! The countdown is done, here comes number nine, Francesco Akira! The Nova Fireball slides in, and he dodges Fujita to kick and whip,. Fujita reverses but Akira RANAS! Fujita bails out, Yuma kicks Akira and TOSSES him! Akira lands on the apron, Yuma runs up, but Akira DUMPS him out!
Yuma lands on the apron, he UPPERCUTS Akira, but Akira SUPERKICKS in return! Yuma wobbles, then falls to the floor! Akira ELIMINATES Yuma! Akira steps in, kicks Taguchi, and then scrapes Taguchi on ropes! But Honma and Tiger Mask join in! And Jado, and even Fujita! They all work to lift Akira but he holds on stubbornly! Taguchi climbs up, but he ends up tipping over the top rope! Fujita runs back up to try and push the pile! Fujita then slides out so he can pull Taguchi from the outside! Taguchi is still holding on tight! The countdown is back, and number ten is… Taka Michinoku! Will the Blue Playmaker grab those luxury tickets?
Taguch is still fighting off Honma! He drops to the apron, and now Honma tries to scrape him off! Akira and Fujita fight in another corner, and Fujita throws elbows to back Akira off. Taka fires hands on Tiger, then DECKS him! Fujita turns things around on Akira, Akira hits back, but Jado joins in. Honma kicks Taguchi’s legs out, then KOKESHI FLOPS! Taguchi fires up, wiggles, KOKESHI FLOPS! Honma drags Taguchi up while the countdown is back. Honma scoops and SLAMS Taguchi! KOKESHI FLOPS again! Number 11 is… TOMOYA! The fans fire up as another Hokkaido hero joins the match!
Tomoya fires hands on Honma, suplexes, and he holds Honma up for TEN before the SLAM! Cover, TWO! Honma stays in this, but also bails out, so Tomoya digs his boot into Akira. Tiger KICKS Taka, Fujita CHOPS Tomoya. Tomoya CHOPS Fujita, Fujita CHOPS back! They CHOP back and forth and Tomoya eggs Fujita on! They CHOP and CHOP, and the countdown is back. Akira hoists Fujita up, Tiger Mask has Taka, and number 12 is… Hiroyoshi Tenzan! The fans fire up as another living legend is here! Tenzan storms in, and he locks eyes with Tomoya. Tomoya fires forearms, but the fans hiss with steam for Tenzan.
Tenzan kicks Tomoya, HEADBUTTS him, then Mongolian Chops! Tomoya falls and the fans fire up! Tenzan kicks Tomoya, bumps him off buckles, then goes to push him out! Tomoya holds on so Tenzan CLUBS him! Tomoya hits back, the countdown is back, and number 13 is… TAKASHI IIZUKA! And he doesn’t come from the stage, he comes in from behind the crowd! The fans fire up as this madman storms his way up the aisle! Fans watch out as he goes through the rows, and pushes his way to the stage! Iizuka’s madness keeps him storming through the rest of the crowd! No one in the ring is sure what to make of this!
Iizuka just keeps going, does he even know he’s supposed to go to the ring!? Iizuka completes a full lap, and NOW he’s ringside! The fans fire up as Iizuka storms into the ring, armed with the iron fingers! Everyone stays clear of this insanity! Iizuka eyes Taka but Taka says they’re friends! Suzuki-Gun, remember? Akira waistlocks but Taka switches and shoves Akira at Iizuka! IRON FINGER STRIKE!! Taka TOSSES Akira and ELIMINATES him! Iizuka now eyes Tenzan! The fans fire up and Tenzan tells Iizuka to put the fingers down. Iizuka takes a swing! Tenzan dodges to Mongolian Chop! And Mongolian Chop! But Iizuka kicks low, and IRON FINGER STRIKES!!
Taka covers Tenzan! Taka ELIMINATES Tenzan!! “Taka” means “hawk” but he’s being a real vulture, picking at those Iizuka takes out! But then Iizuka BITES Taka on the forehead! The countdown’s back, and number 14 is… Taichi! The Holy Emperor rushes in to stop Iizuka from eating Taka! Taichi CLUBS Iizuka, TOSSES him, but that was the second rope! Taichi goes out to stomp away on Iizuka, and then drags him up. He tells Shinpei Nagomi on commentary, and Nagomi asks why Iizuka is doing this! The fans cheer as it seems Iizuka’s senses have returned, but then Iizuka LEAPS over the desk to get at Nagomi!!
The fans go wild as Iizuka rips Nagomi’s shirt away, to reveal he’s wearing “Blue Justice” Yuji Nagata merchandise! Iizuka still hasn’t forgiven Nagomi for being a Blue Justice fanboy back in the day! He’s ripping THAT shirt away, too! Then he THROWS Nagomi into the crowd! Taichi then throws Iizuka back into the ring, Nagomi returns to commentary, and everyone else gangs up on Iizuka and Taichi! Everyone TOSSES and ELIMINATES Taichi and Iizuka! The countdown is back, but Taguchi rolls up Taka! TWO! Taichi gets Iizuka away from ringside, and now number 15 is… Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
The Heel Master jumps in, but Taka and Fujita are right on him! They and Tiger Mask beat Kanemaru down. Kanemaru fights back, CLAWS Fujita’s eyes, and then CHOKES Fujita on ropes. Taguchi sneaks a swig of Kanemaru’s whiskey! The effects are immediate! The countdown returns, and number 16 is… SHO! The House of Torture is building up in this match, but The Murder Machine clearly hides his Torture Tool in his towel. Fujita ends up on the apron, Tiger Mask whips Kanemaru at Fujita, and Fujita RAMS Kanemaru! Kanemaru ROCKS Fujita back, but Fujita stays up to ROCK Kanemaru!
Kanemaru staggers, Fujita slingshots, but Kanemaru shoves the ref at him! Fujita falls to the floor, Kanemaru ELIMINATES Fujita! The fans boo but Sho whips Tiger Mask. Tiger Mask reverses, wrenches, waistlocks, but Sho switches. Tiger Mask fires elbows but Sho CLUBS Tiger Mask. Sho has the arms, but Tiger Mask FLIP KICKS! The countdown is back! Tiger Mask kicks Kanemaru, whips him, but Kanemaru reverses to TOSS Tiger Mask right to the floor! Kanemaru ELIMINATES Tiger Mask! Taguchi runs up at Sho but into an atomic drop! Sho sits Taguchi on the ropes and pulls! The Funky Weapon suffers pain!
Kanemaru runs up to DROPKICK Taguchi! Taguchi tumbles to the floor, The House of Torture ELIMINATES Taguchi! Number 17 is… DOUKI! Japones Del Mal storms in to fire hands on Kanemaru, but Kanemaru and Sho mug him! They double whip Douki to a corner, Sho runs in, but Douki dodges. Kanemaru mule kicks Douki, then holds him up. Sho runs up but into BOOTS! Douki headlocks Kanemaru, jumps up again, and he RANA SNAPMARE COMBOS! Douki then dodges The House, and springboards to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up with Douki, Honma hurries to cover Kanemaru, ONE!
Douki stomps Honma, drags Kanemaru up, and whips him to ropes. Kanemaru reverses to then dropkick the legs out! Douki goes to ropes, Kanemaru runs in, but Douki BOOTS him! But he also goes up and out to the apron! Kanemaru kicks Douki, runs up, but Douki DUMPS Kanemaru out! Kanemaru kicks Douki, Douki UPPERCUTS Kanemaru! Kanemaru dropkicks the legs out! Kanemaru grabs Douki’s leg, and KNEE SMASHES to the floor! DOUBLE ELIMINATION! A sacrifice play from Kanemaru but we know he wants that IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship over the Noboribetsu onsens!
The countdown is back, and number 18 is… Sanada! The Cold Skull makes his way out here, right as Sho rolls up and ELIMINATES Taka!! Well now Sanada’s the last of Just5Guys! Sanada storms in, Sho gets his wrench! The refs reprimand Sho but Sho keeps trying to hide it! Sanada runs up to TOSS and ELIMINATE Sho! That’s what he gets for breaking rules! But now Sanada finds himself alone with Jado, Honma and Tomoya. The fans rally for Sanada, and the four men feel things out. The countdown is back already? Sanada and Honma tie up, Honma waistlocks but Sanada switches, and number 19 is… Shota Umino!
Honma throws elbows, Jado CLUBS Sanada, and The Roughneck comes in from the crowd! Jado knocks Sanada down, ties him up, but Sanada kicks him away! Shota storms in but Tomoya is right on him! Tomoya and Shota fire forearms back and forth, and Sanada puts Jado in Paradise! Honma is the odd man out watching as Tomoya knuckle locks then CHOPS Shota. Sanada pushes Jado down, Jado verbally quits! Sanada ELIMINATES Jado! Who knew Paradise could hurt? Honma rolls Sanada, TWO! Tomoya goes up the ropes, but Shota trips him up! Shota stomps Tomya, brings him up and TOSSES him out, Shota ELIMINATES Tomoya!
Shota, Honma and Sanada are the only ones in the ring, and Sanada says hold on, that’s 2v1. Shota and Honma still stomp and CLUB him down! But here comes the final countdown! Number 20 is… Zack Sabre Jr?! The G1 Climax Champion brings his trophy to the ring, is he looking to add even more prizes to the collection? ZSJ even throws his TMDK G1 baseball jersey to the crowd! Free souvenir for someone, and ZSJ slides into the ring. Shota digs his boots into Sanada, but the fans fire up as “ZAKKU! ZAKKU!” and Honma feel things out. ZSJ UPPERCUTS, Honma CHOPS, repeat! ZSJ UPPERCUTS again and again, but Honma clinches!
Honma feeds ZSJ to Shota’s UPPERCUT! Honma ROCKS ZSJ, Shota scoops and SLAMS! Shota points to a corner, and Honma goes up! Shota holds ZSJ down, but then ZSJ kicks free and avoids the FALLING KOKESHI! Honma FLOPS, ZSJ clamps on with a headscissors squeeze! ZSJ rolls Honma to getting an arm! Honma TAPS, ZSJ ELIMINATES Honma! Now the final three are ZSJ, Shota and Sanada! The fans rally up as the three stare down. There are equal parts “SA-NA-DA!” “ZAKKU! ZAKKU!” and “SHOTA! SHOTA!” as they circle. They feel things out, they all knuckle lock, but then Shota kicks Sanada!
Shota UPPERCUTS ZSJ, ZSJ UPPERCUTS Sanada, Sanada UPPERCUTS Shota! The UPPERCUTS keep going around like that, from Shota to ZSJ to Sanada, but then Shota hooks Sanada! Sanada fights the backslide but ZSJ shoves them both over! Double cover, TWO!! Shota and Sanada escape, and then Shota cradles ZSJ! TWO!! Sanada rolls Shota to a cradle, TWO!! ZSJ runs up on Sanada, and cradles! TWO!! The fans fire up, ZSJ BOOTS Shota then BOOTS Sanada! ZSJ runs, but into DOUBLE DROPKICKS! The fans are thunderous, and even Shota and Sanada applaud respect. Shota offers a hand, Sanada takes it, to reel Shota into a cradle! TWO!!
Shota escapes, runs up, but Sanada gets around. Shota bucks the O’Conner, TOSSES Sanada, but Sanada lands on the apron! Shota ROCKS Sanada, but ZSJ runs up! Shota dodges, Sanada ROCKS ZSJ, but then ZSJ dodges Shota! ZSJ waistlocks Shota, RAMS him into Sanada, and Sanada falls! ZSJ & Shota ELIMINATE Sanada, but then ZSJ O’Conner Rolls Shota to a BRIDGE! TWO!! Shota escapes, runs up, but ZSJ TOSSES him! ZSJ runs up, Shota RAMS him then slingshots to sunset flip! ZSJ rolls through but Shota underhooks! ZSJ wrenches out to PELE the arm! ZSJ scoops, Shota slips free, but ZSJ UPPERCUTS him down!
Shota sits up, into a PENALTY KICK! Shota rolls back to his feet! UPPERCUT! ZSJ falls and the fans fire up! Shota rises, the fans duel, and Shota takes aim. ZSJ rises, Shota runs up, BLAZE BLADE! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ survives but Shota roars! The fans fire up again and Shota drags ZSJ up. ZSJ slips around, COBRA TWIST! Shota endures, the fans rally, and Shota powers up to head for ropes. ZSJ puts on the pressure but Shota still has the ROPEBREAK, and he hip tosses ZSJ out! ZSJ lands on the apron, ROCKS Shota, then has a SLEEPER! ZSJ drags Shota up, bends him back against ropes, but Shota JAWBREAKERS!
Shota DROPKICKS, but ZSJ holds on! Shota runs, UPPERCUTS, and ZSJ falls! Shota wins!!
Winner: Shota Umino (wins the Noboribetsu hot springs pass)
The G1 Climax Champion tried to take another prize for his own, but in the end, it is The Roughneck who will be relaxing this weekend! Will Shota be refreshed and ready for the coming Autumn season?
After Six Man Tag: Chaos VS Bullet Club War Dogs…
While Gabe Kidd gets the win off a brainbuster, The War Dogs aren’t done with Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi or Tomohiro Ishii! The beatdown begins, Young Lions run in, but they get beat up, too! David Finlay even gives on a FALCON ARROW to the floor! Gabe gets a mic to have them cut the music, and he says, “Hey, Goto! My tag team partner is in a effin’ hospital bed because o’ you three p*icks! Oi! Kobe, Gabe Kidd VS Hirooki Goto, let’s go, b*tch!” The NJPW Strong Openweight Champion has called out the Fierce Warrior! Will Gabe avenge Jake Lee by taking Goto apart?
Hashi and Finlay will also still fight for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, will The Rebel tear the Headhunter’s head off to stay golden? Or could Chaos take those titles away from the War Dogs and put them in the pound?
10 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire!
While we just saw this showdown, with Tetsuya Naito and team standing tall, that will not intimidate Great-O-Khan and his forces. Will Khan, Cobb, Henare, Callum & Jakob turn the tide on this Road to Destruction? Or will Bushi, Hiromu, Shingo, Yota y Naito keep things tranquilo?
The entrance attire is put aside, though Naito still takes his time. The teams stare down, Takagi with Henare given their coming NEVER Openweight Championship, and Cobb is dismissive of Yota since he already beat him in their NJPW World TV Championship match. LIJ makes everyone wait on the fist bump, but then The Empire attacks! The bell rings, and Khan stomps Naito down while the rest of The Empire throws LIJ out of the ring! Things even spill out into the crowd! Khan taunts Naito with hands behind his back, then he drags Naito up. Khan whips to then SAYANAGI! Cover, TWO! Naito stays in this, and the teams stop fighting on the outside.
Khan clamps onto Naito with the IRON CLAW SLEEPER, but Naito flails! Khan spins him, for the ELIMIN- NO, Naito slips free, tilt-o-whirls, but Khan denies Destino! Khan slips free, then picks Naito up, to RAM him into a corner! Khan puts stank on the Mongolian Chops! And then more Mongolian Chops! Khan then fakes Naito out to UPPERCUT! The fans rally as Khan has Naito in the corner, and sits on his throne! The Empire sit on the apron just like Khan, and the fans rally as Khan pulls the arms. Khan hops down, brings Naito around, and he tags in Callum. The Empire mugs Naito, then Callum CLUBS him.
The fans applaud and Callum whips. Naito reverses but Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds speed! Naito avoids the boot and Hiromu gets a shot in! Bushi sunset flips and rewinds into Naito’s basement dropkick! Khan protests but then Hiromu tags in. Hiromu & Naito double whip Callum, to DOUBLE LARIAT! Hiromu covers, TWO! The fans rally, Hiromu CHOPS Callum to a corner. Hiromu CHOPS again! Hiromu CHOPS again, whips, and runs in to LARIAT! Snapmare, but Callum is up to hip toss and QUICK DRAW! The Empire goes after LIJ from the outside now! The brawling again spills into the crowd!
Fans fire up as Takagi and Henare trade shots and even HEADBUTTS! Takagi and Henare fire fast hands, and then somewhere else, Khan BOWLS Naito into chairs! Strike! The fans cheer as Khan stands tall over Naito! Khan then CHOKES Naito with a chair! The ref reprimands everyone everywhere, but Cobb then RAMS Yota into railing! A ring count starts, Callum brings Hiromu back into the ring at 7 of 20. Then he KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Callum brings Hiromu up into a chinlock, and he squeezes tight while the fans rally. And we’re just at five minutes! Callum shifts around, stomps Hiromu, then brings him up.
Callum UPPERCUTS Hiromu to the corner, then tags in Jakob. Jakob bumps Hiromu off buckles, UPPERCUTS him, then whips corner to corner. Jakob runs up to forearm SMASH! Then he whips the other way, to CHOP! Jakob brings Hiromu out for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally and duel, “HI-RO-MU!” “JA~KOB!” Jakob wrenches and whips Hiromu into the corner, tags Cobb, and then ELBOWS Hiromu on his way out. Cobb brings Hiromu around, taunts Takagi, then HEADBUTTS Hiromu down! Cobb deadlifts Hiromu into a suplex! Cobb taunts LIJ as he carries Hiromu, and Hiromu shouts for help! Cobb SLAMS him down first!
Cobb stays between Hiromu and the corner, taunting the team to help Hiromu. But Hiromu gets up to CHOP! And CHOP! Cobb just frowns. Hiromu CHOPS again, but Cobb KNEES low! Cobb whips, Hiromu RAN- NO, Cobb stops that, lifts Hiromu up, but Hiromu slips free! Hiromu runs and CROSSBODIES, but he bounces right off Cobb! The fans cheer and Cobb taunts Yota. Cobb drags Hiromu back, but Hiromu slips under! SUPERKICK! Cobb stays up, but Hiromu slips under again, hot tag to Yota! The fans fire up as Yota dodges, then kicks and whips Cobb. Cobb reverses, but Yota RANAS! The fans fire up and Cobb goes to a corner.
Yota runs in to STINGER SPLASH! Yota keeps moving, but Jakob gets a shot in! Jakob & Callum storm in, double whip, but Yota ducks the line to shove Jakob into Callum! Yota then fireman’s carries Jakob and THROWS him at Callum! Those two bail out, Cobb storms up and kicks low. Cobb suplexes, but Yota slips free! Yota hits a COMPLETE SHOT, then covers, TWO! Yota fires up and the fans are with him! Yota drags Cobb up, fireman’s carries, but Cobb blocks the lift! Cobb CLUBS Yota, but Yota kicks low. Yota runs, into an URENAGE! And FALLING HAMMER! Cover, TWO! GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up as Yota stays in this, but Cobb storms over. Cobb drags Yota up, fireman’s carries, but Yota slips free. Yota goes to a corner, Cobb runs in, and Cobb blocks the boot! Cobb throws Yota up and over to then get under! Gory Especial, but Yota fights free! Cobb SUPERKICKS! Yota stays up, Cobb runs up, but Yota blocks the lariat! BACKBREAKER! COMPLETE SHOT! STOMP! Both men are down after the Gene Combination and the fans fire up! Cobb and Yota crawl, hot tags to Henare and Takagi! The fans fire up as Rampaging Dragon RAMS Face of Fury! They RAM shoulders again, and again!
Takagi ROCKS Henare with a forearm, whips him to a corner, but then blocks a boto! Takagi LARAITS, but Henare puts him in the corner to fire fast hands! Henare HEADBUTTS, whips corner to corner, and LARIATS! Henare roars, but now Takagi turns things around to JAB and CHOP on repeat! The fans fire up, Takagi lets off to run, but Henare SWATS the lariat! Takagi spins to YUKON LARIAT, but Henare stays up! They go forehead to forehead and the fans fire up! Takagi and Henare HEADBUTT again and again! Then Takagi CHOPS! Henare KICKS! The fans fire up as Takagi grits his teeth, and he comes back to CHOP!
Henare growls and the fans fire up more. Henare storms up to KICK! Takagi fires ridge hand chops, then an open hand CHOP! Henare KICKS, Takagi blocks, but Henare ELBOWS free, then KICKS Takagi down! Takagi’s right up and he CLOBBERS Henare! The fans fire up with “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi runs up but Henare ELBOWS him, goes up and FLYING CHUCK! But Takagi stays up, runs, but Henare LARIATS! But Takagi’s up again! PUMPING BOMBER! Henare’s right up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men fall and the fans fire up again! Takagi and Henare stir, hot tag to Bushi! Bushi kicks and whips, then he dropkicks legs out!
Jakob gets in to kick, but he runs into an ENZIGIRI! Hiromu BLASTS Khan, BOOTS Cobb, and LIJ focus on Henare. They double whip Henare to a corner, then Bushi ELBOWS! Hiromu LARIATS! Yota SPLASHES! Snapmare, Naito joins in, QUADRUPLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Bushi covers, but the entire Empire breaks it! The fans fire up, LIJ throws The Empire out! Bushi goes back to Henare, the fans rally, but Callum runs in to BOOT Bushi! Hiromu SUPERKICKS Callum! Cobb CLOBBERS Hiromu! Yota V-TRIGGERS Cobb! Khan BOOTS Yota! Naito ELBOWS Khan, ENZIGIRIS him down, but Henare CLOBBERS Naito!
Takagi storms in but Henare backs him down, and then NATIVE KNEE in the corner! Henare roars, but Bushi storms up! Henare blocks a kick, ducks the enzigiri but not the REWIND HEEL! Henare still BODY BLOWS then KICKS Bushi down! Henare roars, and he clamps on the ULTIMA NELSON!! Bushi endures, but Henare grinds him down! Bushi reaches out, fans rally, but Bushi TAPS! The Empire wins!
Winner: The United Empire, by submission
The Face of Fury breaks the Black Mask, and he stares down The Rampaging Dragon. Henare holds up the NEVER Openweight Championship, but will that be the case after Kobe? Wait, Henare gets a mic to talk to Takagi! “You want this NEVER belt? You want this?! You’ll get it in KOBE!” Henare now makes it official, and there’s no going back! Will Henare prove he’s the strongest NEVER Champion there’s ever been? Similarly, Khan stares Naito down, their IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match also set. Will The United Empire completely dominate? Or will it be LIJ that brings the Destruction in Kobe?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture!
It was quite the surprise when the Ace of the Universe became the President of NJPW. However, that didn’t change who Tanahashi was as a person or as a wrestler. He still fought his way to these titles alongside his good pal, The Producer, and the young yet talented #BARS! However, The King of Darkness doesn’t care about earning anything, just taking everything! Will he, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo show Everything is Evil’s? Or will they fail to stop The Ace, The Joker & The Rook?
Well, seeing as how Yano is pretty much Mr. Hokkaido PR, he not only brings Tomu-kun back to NJPW, he is honored by literally being given his flowers from two young kids dressed up as the Red Oni & Blue Oni from the Japanese folktale, The Red Oni Who Cried. Yano thanks them, and the champions pose with the kids for a great photo op. With that, the introductions are made, but The House attacks from behind! The fans boo but there’s nothing that can be done! Red Shoes rings the bell while Yujiro TOSSES Oleg and Dick TOSSES Yano! Evil stomps Tanahashi, then he and Dick SMACK Tanahashi with the bouquets!
The fans boo more but Evil then CHUCKS the bouquet to the crowd! Dick sprinkles petals on Tanahashi, then Evil stomps Tanahashi. Dick & Yujiro stand Tanahashi up and hold his arms back. Evil CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CLAWS Tanahashi’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands and fans boo, but Evil just taunts them. Dick & Yujiro whip Tanahashi corner to corner, then run in. Tanahashi ELBOWS Dick then goes up to CROSSBODY! The fans rally but Evil grabs Tanahashi’s arms. Yujiro runs up, Tanahashi BOOTS him then ELBOWS Evil! Tanahashi dropkicks Yujiro’s leg out, the blocks a kick to DRAGON SCREW Evil!
The fans fire up and Tanahashi tags Oleg! The fans fire up as Oleg ROCKS Dick, whips him to a corner, then he sends Yujiro in! Yujiro runs into Dick, then Oleg CHOPS Evil! Oleg whips Evil in and The House is three deep in the corner! Boltin runs in, Evil & Yujiro get outta there, so Dick takes the SPLASH! Yujiro & Evil go after Oleg, double whip, but Oleg comes back to CLOBBER them both! The fans fire up and Oleg tags Yano. Yano fires up, and he unties a buckle pad! Yano turns around, Evil kicks low, but the pad protects Yano! Yujiro kicks but again, the pad protects Yano! Red Shoes reprimands, so Yano throws the pad to Evil.
Evil drops the pad and he stomps on it! Yujiro joins in, and Yano dives on the pad to protect it! But that just gets Yano stomped by Evil, Yujiro & Dick! The fans boo, but then The House BLASTS Oleg & Tanahashi off the corner! They mug Yano more, and get the pad out of the ring. Evil brings Yano up, wrenches his arm, and tags in Dick. Dick CLUBS Yano’s arm, then clamps onto the arm with a cording hold. Dick arm-drags Yano down, then has a top wristlock. Yano endures, the fans rally, but Dick drops knees on the arm! Cover, TWO! Yano stays in this and the fans rally up, but Dick stomps Yano around.
Dick sits Yano up to KNEE him in the back! And again! Cover, TWO! Dick is annoyed but he tags out to Yujiro. Yujiro drags Yano up, and RAMS him into the bare buckles! The fans boo as Yano drops to his knees, but Yujiro snapmares him. Yujiro drops a leg, and elbow, and then a headbutt! Cover, TWO! Yano stays in this but Yujiro tags Evil. Evil drags Yano up, taunts Tanahashi, and he fishhooks Yano’s nose! Red Shoes reprimands, so Evil whips Yano into the blue corner, but surprise! The blue buckle pad is gone! Yano suffers the Bullet Club Special, and Evil laughs as he kicks Yano out. Dick drags Yano up, and Yujiro has his pimp cane!
Evil distracts Red Shoes, and Yujiro CANE SHOTS Yano low! Dick puts Yano in, Evil covers, but Red Shoes is busy with Tanahashi & Oleg. Evil shouts at Red Shoes but Red Shoes covers his ears. Evil tags Yujiro, Yujiro sits Yano up and basement BOOTS! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Yujiro covers again, TWO! Wait, who rings the bell? Oh, of course it was Evil! Red Shoes says no, that doesn’t count. Yujiro drags Yano up and the fans rally. Yujiro CLUBS Yano, but Yano pulls hair! Yujiro breaks free, kicks low, then whips, but Yano reverses for the hair pull takedown! Both men crawl, hot tag to Oleg!
The fans fire up as Oleg CLOBBERS Yujiro! Evil & Dick attack, reel Oleg in, but Oleg DOUBLE SUPLEXES! Yujiro runs up, Oleg blocks the boot to OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Oleg then gut wrenches for the Shake, Rattle and THROW! And a kip up! The fans fire up with Oleg, and he storms up to whip Yujiro corner to corner. Oleg runs in to SPLASH! And then Oleg scoops, SLAMS, and goes up, up, and VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Yujiro survives but the fans fire up behind Oleg. Oleg drags Yujiro up, fireman’s carries, and KAMI- NO, Yujiro BITES a hand! Red shoes reprimands, Yujiro stops, and dragon sleepers!
But Oleg powers through to suplex! Yujiro slips free and REVERSE DDTS! Hot tag to Evil! Evil runs up to BLAST Tanahashi first! Evil stands on Oleg’s arm, then drags him up. Dick goes up to to AX HANDLE Oleg’s arm! Evil wrenches and has a motorcycle stretch! Oleg endures as Evil digs his forehead into the shoulder blades! The fans rally, Oleg powers up, and he works on turning the hold! Evil holds on, keeps the hold on Oleg, but Oleg still fights! Oleg tries the other direction now, and he turns things, only for Evil to turn right through! Evil pulls the arms, but Oleg powers up and out! Evil staggers, comes back, and mule kicks!
Evil runs, into a SHOTGUN! Oleg and Evil are down and the fans fire up! Oleg crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as President Ace runs, to CLOBBER Evil! The fans fire up again as Tanahashi scoops Evil to SLAM him into the drop zone! Tanahashi goes up, and SUNSET SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Evil stays in, the fans rally for Tanahashi, and he runs, but Evil gets in Red Shoes’ face while Dick SMACKS Tanahashi with the blue buckle pad! Tanahashi staggers, Evil trips him and steps through, SCORPION DEATHLOCK! Dick & Yujiro keep Oleg & Yano on the outside while Tanahashi endures! The fans rally, and Tanahashi powers back up!
Tanahashi fights his way forward, reaches out, and finds the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Evil lets go at 4, and Evil taunts Tanahashi. Evil slaps Tanahashi around, brings him up, and fireman’s carries. But Tanahashi fights free to waistlock! Evil switches, Yujiro is there, but Tanahashi switches! Tanahashi sends Evil into Yujiro, then spins Evil around to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Tanahashi and Evil crawl, hot tags to Dick and Yano! The fans fire up as Yano dodges Dick, and SLAPS him on the head! But then Dick kicks low! Dick hammerlocks, headlocks, then punches!
Yujiro BOOTS Oleg off the apron, then Dick & Evil mug Yano! They double whip Yano to a corner, then Dick runs in to ELBOW! Yujiro runs in to BOOT! Evil runs in to LARIAT! Evil snapmares Yano, and both he and Yujiro get a leg. But wait, there’s no one to distract Red Shoes from what they’re attempting! So Evil just shoves Red Shoes down! Dick is up top, and he hits the DICK CHOP!! Evil calls for Red Shoes while Dick covers, TWO!! Yano survives and the fans fire up! Evil is mad at Red Shoes, and gets in his face while Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER! The fans boo as Yano suffers, but then Yano fights up!
Yano THROWS Dick away, and then atomic drops Evil! The fans fire up, and Dick begs for mercy! Tanahashi & Oleg get in, they and Yano mug Dick! They double whip Dick to a corner, then Yano ELBOWS! Tanahashi SPLASHES! And Oleg SPLASHES!! Snapmare, and wait, now Oleg & Tanahashi set Dick up! Red Shoes says don’t do it, but Yano’s up top! The fans fire up, but Red Shoes stands in the way! Yujiro SHOVES Yano down onto Red Shoes, and they fall onto Tanahashi! And here come Kanemaru & Sho! We knew the whole House was here, and now they’re beating up on Tanahashi and team!
The fans boo as Yano gets stomped 4v1! The fans tell them to go home, but that’s not happening. But Yano hulks out of Kanemaru’s grip and sends him into Yujiro! Then he dodges Sho to throw him down! Dikc kicks, he and Evil whip, but Yano holds ropes to taunt Dick! Yano sends Dick into Evil, but they block his low blows! WHISKEY MIST from Kanemaru! MAGIC KILLER from Evil & Dick! Cover, TANAHASHI BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Evil TOSSES Tanahashi! Yujiro stomps Oleg, but Dick kicks Yano! Dick underhooks, PEDIGREE!! Dick goes up top, but Oleg returns! Oleg UPPERCUTS Dick, but Dick SMACKS Oleg off bare buckles!
But Oleg stays up! He fireman’s carries Dick off the top! KAMIKAZE!! Tanahashi is up top, to HIGH FLY FLOW!! The fans are thunderous as Oleg CLOBBERS the WHOLE House of Torture!! Yano hurries to drag Dick up, for the ONIGOROSHI!! Cover, Yano’s team wins!
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
The forces of Evil failed because justice always prevails! Will the House of Torture ever learn their lesson? But before Tanahashi’s team can get the mic, Sho grabs it to say, “Oi! Oi! You’re doing this all wrong! OI! Don’t get it twisted, this doesn’t make you strong! You’re only as good as these bums in Noboribetsu! Why a title match in a crappy hick town like this?” The fans boo Sho blaming them for the loss. But Sho says they should do this again, in a much better town! Then we’ll see who is the best! With that, Sho rushes back into the ring, takes a swing, but Tanahashi dodges to SHOTEI! Sho goes down in a heap and the fans cheer!
Tanahashi picks up the mic, and he tells Sho that if that’s an official challenge, then consider it accepted! Tanahashi will just have to beat Sho, too. The fans cheer as the match is set, and The House of Torture retreats. Will going back to the drawing board be what The House of Torture needs to win?
After that, Yano takes the mic to say that he’d like to hear what everyone has to say. So then, here you go, Boltin! Oleg takes the mic and he says, “Thank you everyone! I’m so happy to win here tonight, and I’ll keep fighting hard!” The mic is then handed to Tanahashi, and the fans cheer for him. Tanahashi takes a deep breath before shouting, “NJPW is back in Noboribetsu!” The fans cheer that! Tanahashi also thanks them for selling out the show tonight. With their support, our Toru Yano became sightseeing ambassador, and Tanahashi is grateful for Yano’s support. If this continues, Yano might even get a promotion. The fans like the sound of that!
Tanahashi finishes by thanking everyone again, and the mic goes back to Yano. “Thank you, everyone, for coming tonight. I’ve been working to promote Noboribetsu for the last five years. So this is all thanks to me!” Yano says no, in all seriousness, it is thanks to all of you, even the mayor and city hall, that they packed this place out. So he is thankful to them, the Noboribetsu International Tourism Convention, and President Ace! “It’s been 39 YEARS since we last came here, but until the next one? I think just one year! And if you keep coming here, we’ll keep coming to you! I’m feeling good, so when I ask who the ambassador is, you answer, ‘Yano Toru!'”
The fans applaud, they’re ready to join in. Okay, so who is the ambassador of Noboribetsu? “YA-NO TO-RU!” Yano shrugs and the fans cheer. Will Tanahashi, Yano & Oleg still be champions when NJPW returns to Hokkaido? How much will change in the next year for NJPW?
My Thoughts:
Another great night for NJPW, especially with this being their return to Noboribetsu in almost 40 YEARS. But it was also kind of the finale for Road to Destruction, as the remaining dates are in Hokkaido, and none of it will be televised. Might have to do with Hokkaido being mountainous and rural, this tends to happen every so often with NJPW’s touring. But that aside, this was all good stuff. Yano did double duty, though he did let Sakuraba do a lot of the heavy lifting in that opening tag match. Very fun Ranbo match, even with just a silly prize on the line. I found it rather hilarious that ZSJ wanted in on this match, and I kinda wanted him to win the prize, but I suppose the G1 was enough, let someone else have this onsen weekend getaway.
A shame about Jake Lee getting legit hurt the other night in that Six Man Tag, but it made sense for War Dogs to avenge that loss with a win tonight. Hashi VS Finlay is already on the Kobe card, but adding Goto VS Gabe is good stuff. It doesn’t even have to be for the NJPW Strong Championship, it’ll be gritty all the same. And with it being non-title, that actually allows it to be 50-50 odds. Another really good 10 Man Tag from LIJ VS Empire, and very good win for The Empire.
While I don’t see Khan taking the top title off Naito, it feels like anything could happen with the NEVER title since Henare has the momentum going into the match. And while the plan for the TV title was Ren Narita, seems his arm is rather beat up so he’s taking time to recover. Maybe Yota gets his rematch with Cobb already. We could get quite the night just out of these LIJ VS Empire singles matches.
And of course, a lot of fun in the NEVER Openweight Six Man main event, though the House of course tried to cheat. I almost thought Yoshi-Hashi was gonna hop off commentary to help Yano, but no, he stayed put to watch. Great win for Tanahashi, Yano & Oleg so that they could send Noboribetsu home happy, and promise that they’ll return again next year. It is good that they’re getting sellout crowds in NJPW again, perhaps worries over COVID and such are lessening over there so that people can feel more confident about being out in public. NJPW is rebuilding, even with their bigger names having left for AEW, here’s hoping they get hot again.
My Score: 8.8/10
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