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Mitchell’s NJPW Destruction In Kobe Results & Report! (9/29/24)
Buenas noches, Kobe!
Will the United Empire conquer the ungovernable?
Takagi VS Henare for the NEVER Championship, Naito VS Khan for THE IWGP World Championship, can Los Ingobernables de Japon survive Destruction in Kobe?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask & Tomoaki Honma VS Shota Umino, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia; Shota, Taguchi & Dia win.
- Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire; LIJ wins.
- Hirooki Goto VS Gabe Kidd; Goto wins.
- Six Man Tag: Just5Guys VS Zack Sabre Jr, Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa; ZSJ, Fujita & Oiwa win.
- 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.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Douki wins and retains the title.
- NEVER Openweight Championship: HENARE VS Shingo Takagi; Takagi wins and becomes the new NEVER Openweight Champion.
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay VS YOSHI-HASHI; Finlay wins and retains the title.
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Tetsuya Naito VS Great-O-Khan; Naito wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture!
Don’t adjust your screens, we’re getting another battle of The Ace, The Joker & The Rook against The House of Torture. But this time, Evil & Yujiro Takahashi are bringing The Murder Machine, SHO! Will this change in line-up help The King of Darkness trump President Ace? Or will it be the same story as last time, where justice prevails?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who walks away with the pot!
The teams sort out, and after Tanahashi shows off the abs, The House attacks! The fans boo as Evil CLUBS Tanahashi, and Yujiro kicks Oleg out while Sho tosses Yano! The bell rings, The House stomps away on Tanahashi, and Evil even SMACKS Tanahashi with his own school uniform jacket! The House drags Tanahashi up, whips him corner to corner, and Sho runs in, but into BOOTS! Tanahashi BOOTS Yujiro, and he BOOTS Evil! Then Tanahashi goes up to TRIPLE CROSSBODY! The fans fire up, and Tanahashi tags in Yano! Yano says here goes, and he unties a buckle pad! The fans cheer, and Yano storms up on Evil.
Yano whips, Evil reverses, but Yano stops from hitting bare buckles! Yano taunts Evil, then dodges him, so Evil hits buckles! Sho & Yujiro both kick Yano, then double whip, but Yano holds ropes. Yano sends Sho into Yujiro, then SLAPS them both! The fans cheer, Yano runs, but Sho distracts the ref so Dick can SMACK Yano with the buckle pad! The fans boo but The House BLASTS Tanahashi & Oleg off the corner. Evil TOSSES Yano out, and then Yujiro sends Oleg into railing! Evil RAMS Yano into the timekeeper! Down goes Abe-san, and Evil grabs a mic to talk trash on Yano! Evil stomps Yano, then he lets Sho talk trash on the mic.
Sho makes fun of Kobe and the fans boo. Sho stomps Tanahashi, Evil puts Yano in the ring, and Evil cocky covers. TWO! Yano stays in this but Evil tags Yujiro. Yujiro sends Yano into the bare buckles! Yujiro then brings Yano up, to RAM him into the bare buckles! Yujiro snapmares Yano, runs and basement BOOTS! Cover, TWO! Yano toughs it out and the fans rally up. Yujiro drags Yano up, brings him around, and he tags Sho in. The House mugs Yano, then Sho taunts Tanahashi & Oleg by holding out Yano’s hand. But then Sho bends the fingers, and he stomps Yano down! Sho drags Yano around to stomp him more!
Sho talks more trash on Kobe, and he kicks Yano around. The fans boo but Sho drags Yano up. Yano pulls Sho’s hair! Sho kicks, whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Sho down! The fans fire up while both men crawl! Hot tag to Oleg! The fans fire up as #BARS CLOBBERS Sho! Then he DECKS Yujiro! Evil mule kicks Oleg, Sho join in, and they DOUBLE- NO, Oleg fights the suplex to DOUBLE SUPLEX back! Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg scoops Sho to SLAM him! Then SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Sho survives but Oleg deadlifts Sho into the gut wrench! Sho wrenches free to bend fingers!
Sho runs, to SPEAR- NO, he just bounces off Oleg’s bulk! An d then Oleg deadlifts Sho for the Shake, Rattle and THROW! Oleg rises again and the fans fire up! Sho rises, Oleg runs corner to corner, but Sho dodges! Oleg hits bare buckles! Sho grins, runs up, and he CHOPS! CHOPS! CHOPS! Oleg winds up to CHOP! Sho staggers back and the fans fire up. Tanahashi grabs Sho, tears his shirt away, and Oleg storms up to CHOP! Sho falls right over! Oleg then deadlifts Sho again, for a pop-up and fireman’s carry! But Sho bends fingers! Sho wrenches, but Oleg kicks low! Oleg runs, but Yujiro gets a cheap shot in!
Sho dropkicks Oleg’s legs, then tags Yujiro! Yujiro drags Oleg up, knees low, then CLAWS his eyes! The ref reprimands but he misses Evil anchoring Oleg! Yujiro BOOTS Oleg against ropes! Then Yujiro runs, but into a SHOTGUN! Yujiro sputters but he’s just as shocked that Oleg got up there! The fans rally, Oleg crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! President Ace is back in action as he rallies on Yujiro! Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Yujiro into a drop zone, then goes up, SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Yujiro survives a rather solid senton, but Tanahashi gets moving. SLING- NO, Yujiro ducks under!
Yujiro SHOVES Tanahashi into the bare buckles! Sho & Evil BLAST Yano & Oleg! Then they whip Tanahashi corner to corner! Sho forearm SMASH! Yujiro BOOT! Evil LARIAT! Then they set Tanahashi up, and Sho distracts the ref as Dick climbs! The fans boo, but Yano & Oleg make the save! Oleg tosses Yujiro aside, and Yano sends Sho into Evil, but it also knocks the ref down! Dick panics as Oleg kicks him and tosses him out! Yano calls the shots, and they set Yujiro up! Tanahashi climbs, the fans fire up for the ACE CROTCH CHOP!! Yujiro sputters while Oleg goes out after Sho. Sho CLAWS Oleg’s eyes! Tanahashi runs, to SLINGBLADE! Tanahashi covers, Sho YANKS the ref out!
The fans boo but Sho just shrugs. Tanahashi is frustrated, but Dick sneaks in! Tanahashi dodges Dick, blocks a kick, and hits a DRAGON SCREW! Dick tumbles away! Sho steps in, but Tanahashi has him for a DRAGON SCREW! Evil steps in, but Tanahashi give shim a DRAGON SCREW! Yujiro runs up, but Tanahashi dodges and spins him around, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up, Tanahashi gets moving, SLINGBLADE again! Tanahashi roars, the fans cheer, and Tanahashi goes up top! BUT WAIT! Ren Narita is here, and he CLOBBERS Tanahashi with that pushup bar! Ren CLOBBERS Oleg, and he CLOBBERS Yano!
The fans boo the Souled Out Son of Strong Style, but he and the House stomp away on Tanahashi! They drag Tanahashi up, but here comes El Phantasmo sporting a new haircut! ELP snatches Ren’s pushup bar, and CLOBBERS him with it! He then tosses the bar to Evil, and DICK PUNCHES him! Sho runs up, ELP dodges and SUDDEN DEATH! Yujiro kicks ELP, but ELP wrenches out to mule kick! ELP reels Yujiro in, tucks and C R 2!! ELP sets Yujiro in the drop zone, and Tanahashi climbs! HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, Team Ace wins!!
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
The Headbanga made sure justice was served, and he clearly cleared out that internal conflict! Will The House of Torture learn to give up on their life of wrestling crime? As for ELP, and Jado for that matter, they stand in the ring with Tanahashi, Yano & Oleg. The fans cheer ELP on, and ELP points to the lion mark. Then he offers a handshake. Tanahashi shakes hands with ELP and Jado, ELP & Jado are now Hontai/Main Unit! Will this mean big things for everyone in the near future?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI VS Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
Just as Japones Del Mal got past The Bone Soldier, an old friend turned enemy staked his claim! Kanemaru still doesn’t think Douki is good enough, will The Heel Master ruin Douki’s run? Or will Douki finally get some respect on his name?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Douki continues to prove the doubters wrong!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. Douki and Kanemaru tie up, Kanemaru puts Douki on ropes, and the ref counts. Kanemaru lets off, to kick away on Douki’s leg! Kanemaru whips, Douki jumps the dropkick to whip. Kanemaru reverses, Douki ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up and Douki runs in to ELBOW Kanemaru at the corner. Douki keeps going, springboard BACK ELBOW! Kanemaru bails out, Douki builds speed, and he WRECKS Kanemaru with a dropkick! Kanemaru hits railing, but Douki goes out to whip him into more railing! The fans cheer for Douki, and he wrenches to whip Kanemaru into more railing!
Kanemaru crawls to the ramp, but Douki pursues. Douki drags Kanemaru up, whips, but Kanemaru stops from hitting the apron! Douki runs in, Kanemaru pops him up, but Kanemaru anticipates the handspring! Kanemaru catches Douki, ties up the legs, and hits a DOUBLE KNEE CRUSHER to the floor! Douki writhes but Kanemaru leaves him behind. The ref checks Douki, and he’s still okay to continue, so Kanemaru storms back over to SMASH the knees into the mat! The ref reprimands but Kanemaru leaves Douki behind again. The ring count starts, and Douki manages to stand at 9 to roll in at 10 of 20.
Kanemaru drags Douki back up, to SHIN BREAKER! Douki clutches his knee, but Kanemaru drags him up for another SHIN BREAKER! Kanemaru then grabs the leg for a standing toehold! Then he falls back to YANK the leg! Douki writhes but Kanemaru drags him right back up, for a third SHIN BREAKER! Douki writhes, clutching that left leg, but Kanemaru shows no mercy! A FOURTH SHIN BREAKER! So much damage just to that leg, and Kanemaru keeps going! A FIFTH SHIN BREAKER! Douki flounders out of the ring, and Kanemaru wants either a count or for the ref to call this. Douki writhes, so the count begins.
Douki is still down at 10 of 20, but Kanemaru goes out to drag him into the ring. Kanemaru then brings Douki to the corner! Kanemaru wraps the legs around the post to pull! Douki endures and the ref counts, but Kanemaru lets go at 4. Kanemaru then SLAMS the bad leg into the post! The fans rally for Douki, but Kanemaru SLAMS the leg into the post again! Kanemaru pushes Douki over, then rolls into the ring. Kanemaru watches Douki crawl from the corner, then kicks at him. Kanemaru taunts Douki, but Douki gets mad! Douki stands and fires forearms! Kanemaru just kicks the bad leg! Kanemaru then trips Douki and has hold of the legs!
The ref warns Kanemaru not to stomp low! Kanemaru says okay, but then hands the ref one leg so he can split the wishbone! Douki gets mad at the ref but the ref defends Kanemaru tricked him! Kanemaru grabs the bad leg, drops an elbow on the knee, and then puts on a toehold. Douki endures and grabs at Kanemaru to try a chinbar. Kanemaru just puts more pressure on the leg! Douki endures, keeps his shoulders up, and tries to use his other leg, but Kanemaru shakes that off. Douki drags Kanemaru with him as he reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, but Kanemaru kneels on the bad leg as he lets off!
Kanemaru has Douki’s leg in a leg scissors, and he leans on the ropes for leverage in this different kind of toehold! The ref reprimands and counts, Kanemaru lets go for real now, and he stays between Douki and ropes. Kanemaru stomps Douki, talks smack, then stomps Douki more. Douki slowly rises but Kanemaru gives mocking kicks. Douki CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Kanemaru kicks the bad leg! Kanemaru whips Douki to a corner, but runs into a BOOT! Douki storms up but Kanemaru mule kicks the bad leg! Kanemaru runs, but into a LEAPING HEADBUTT! Both men are down and the fans rally up for Douki!
Douki slaps his bad leg as he sits back up. Douki stalks after Kanemaru, drags him up and whips to ropes, but Kanemaru reverses. Douki holds ropes, BOOTS back, then baits Kanemaru in order to DUMP him out! Douki then PANCHAS! Down goes Kanemaru and the fans fire up! Douki drags himself back to the ring and the fans rally up. Douki then ASAI MOONSAULTS! Down goes Kanemaru again and the fans fire up more! Douki clutches his bad leg but he’s still got fight in him. Douki roars and the fans fire up again. Douki drags Kanemaru up and into the ring, hobbles over and brings Kanemaru up, to suplex! Cover, TWO!
The fans continue to rally behind Douki and he slaps his leg again. Douki drags Kanemaru up, hooks the arms, but Kanemaru fights the Gory Especial. Douki slips around, hooks again, but then spins Kanemaru to drop down! ITALIAN- NO, Kanemaru slips out to jackknife bridge! TWO!! Douki escapes, Kanemaru runs up, but Douki BOOTS him! Douki goes to the apron, RAMS into Kanemaru, and slingshots, DAY- Manhattan Drop! Kanemaru turns things around on Douki, then slides him into the POST! Douki’s arm hits the bottom part of the corner, and he crawls to the apron. Kanemaru is there to SUPER KNEE SMASH to the floor!!
The ref checks Douki as he clutches his leg, and Kanemaru sits back while the fans rally up. Douki’s knee is somehow not busted so he is still in this. Kanemaru leaves Douki behind to the ring count again, and Douki is still down at 10 of 20. Douki slowly sits up, but we’re at 15 already! Douki manages to stand, but he falls over at 17! Douki hurries to get up at 19, and he rolls in at 19.5! But Kanemaru is there to RUNNING KNEE BUSTER!! And then, FIGURE FOUR!! Kanemaru thrashes around as he puts as much pressure as he can on the legs! Douki endures, keeps his shoulders up, but Kanemaru pushes on the leg!
Douki flails, reaches out, and he drags Kanemaru along to have the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer but Kanemaru holds until the ref counts. Kanemaru slowly lets go of the Figure Four, then he goes up the corner. Douki crawls, manages to stand, into DEEP- NO!? Douki manages to catch Kanemaru! But Douki can’t hold on, the bad leg won’t support the extra weight! Kanemaru then kicks the leg, runs the ropes, and tilt-o-whirls, but into a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Douki bridges, but the leg gives up at TWO! Douki clutches the leg while Kanemaru crawls to a corner. The fans rally up, Douki rises, and Douki hobbles up.
Douki blocks Kanemaru’s boot, and pops him up and over! Douki has Kanemaru in the Gory Especial, and brings him around for DODON NO JUTSU! Backslide cover, TWO! Kanemaru escapes, but ends up in ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Kanemaru endures, fights his way around, and reaches out for a ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Douki lets go, and the fans rally up again. Douki fires up and the fans are with him! Douki wheelbarrows Kanemaru, but Kanemaru mule kicks the bad leg! FIGURE- CRADLE COUNTER! TWO, but Douki ghost pins! TWO! Douki tries the ITALIAN STRETCH!! Kanemaru endures, fights up, and he drags Douki along!
Douki rolls Kanemaru away, ITALIAN CRADLE! TWO!! Kanemaru is up but he’s back in the ITALIAN STRETCH! Kanemaru fades and falls over! Douki pulls, but SHO rings the bell!! The fans boo as The Murder Machine is here! Douki storms over so Sho backs away. Sho acts like he did nothing wrong, but he just saved Kanemaru. Douki pursues Kanemaru outside the ring, pushes him back in, but Sho keeps talking to the ref. WHISKEY MIST!! Douki staggers around blindly, and Kanemaru LARIATS him in the corner! Scoop, SLAM, and MOONSAULT off the corner! Cover, TWO!! Douki survives and the fans fire up!
Kanemaru is furious, but he hurries to bring Douki up. Kanemaru suplexes, but Douki slips free! Douki GERMAN SUPLEXES, bridges, but then rolls back for an O’Conner style cover! TWO, but now Douki has Kanemaru in the wheelbarrow! SUPLEX DE- NO, Kanemaru mule kicks the bad leg again! Kanemaru trips Douki, and has the FIGURE FOUR!! Douki endures and flails while the fans rally as hard as they can! Douki keeps his shoulders up but Kanemaru thrashes around! Douki reaches out and the fans cheer him on! Douki claws his way over, for the ROPEBREAK! Kanemaru lets go in frustration but the fans cheer.
The ref checks with Douki but Douki won’t let it end here. Kanemaru goes up top and waits. Douki stands, into DEEP IMPACT! Cover, TWO!! Douki survives and the fans fire up! Kanemaru drags Douki up, suplexes, but Douki fights free! Kanemaru kicks the leg, and SHIN- NO, Douki KNEES free, then HELL STABS! Kanemaru keeps Douki from running, but Douki uses the British Escape to then ENZIGIRI! Douki runs, but Kanemaru uses the ref as a shield! Douki pushes the ref aside and LARIATS Kanemaru down! Sho gets on the apron, Douki DECKS him! Douki fires up and runs, to DIVE into Sho! Sho hits railing and the fans fire up!
Douki roars, the fans fire up more, and Douki heads back to the apron. Kanemaru runs up, Douki RAMS into him! Then DAYBREAK!! Douki drags Kanemaru to a cover, TWO! Kanemaru survives but the fans fire up behind Douki! Douki pounds the mat, fires up again, and he wheelbarrows Kanemaru! SUPLEX DE LA- NO, Kanemaru drops to somersault clutch! TWO, into a FIGURE- NO, Douki arm-drags free, then dodges to LARIAT!! Kanemaru staggers up, falls over, and Douki wheelbarrows again! SUPLEX DE LA LUNA!!! Bridging cover, DOUKI WINS!!
Winner: Douki, by pinfall (still IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion)
Even with all that damage to his leg, Douki finds a way! Douki stands tall with the title, only for Sho to snatch it away! The Murder Machine commits theft, and now HE says Douki doesn’t deserve to be champion! Sho says we’ve seen this pattern before, so now HE is going to take this title from Douki! Sho dares Douki to accept or he smashes the belt with his Torture Tool! Douki hobbles out of the ring, grabs a mic, and while fans tell Sho to go home, Douki tells Sho that he agrees, Sho should just leave. Sho has tarnished the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, but he also beat Douki twice before. So CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
Sho says okay, fine, here’s the belt back. Sho steps up, holds the belt out, and Douki takes it back. But then Sho CLOBBERS Douki with the Torture Tool! Fans boo, Young Lions run up, but Sho beats them all down! Sho tries to steal the belt this time, but here comes Taichi! The Holy Emperor runs Sho off, but Sho got what he wanted. Will Sho redeem his previous losses by ruining Douki’s reign? Or can Douki finally tear The Murder Machine apart?
NEVER Openweight Championship: HENARE VS Shingo Takagi!
The Face of Fury has been a powerful champion, but he wants to solidify his dominance by taking down the man he took this title from! Will Henare once again conquer this ungovernable icon? Or will the Rampaging Dragon once again have this title around his waist?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who truly NEVER gives in!
The bell rings and the two run up! They RAM shoulders, Takagi fires a forearm to run, and he RAMS Henare! Henare fires a forearm then runs, and they RAM shoulders again! They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! The fans fire up as the shots fly, and Henare gets the edge! Henare RAMS Takagi, Takagi rebounds to RAM Henare! Takagi ELBOWS Henare, runs, but Henare ducks ‘n’ dodges. DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but then Henare CLOBBERS Takagi! Takagi’s right up to CLOBBER Henare! The fans fire up as Takagi follows Henare outside. Takagi SMACKS Henare off the apron, but Henare returns the favor!
Henare growls, but Takagi ELBOWS him! Takagi HEADBUTTS Henare, whips him, but Henare reverses, sending Takagi into railing! Henare storms up, fires body shots, then CLUBS Takagi. Henare HEADBUTTS again and again, then he RAMS Takagi into railing! The fans fire up and Henare brings Takagi around. Henare KICKS Takagi, puts him in the ring, but Takagi gets moving! Henare kitchen sink knees! Henare whips, but Takagi reverses, only for Henare to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up again and Henare stalks Takagi. Henare drags Takagi up, fireman’s carries, and WASTELAND SLAMS, to then SENTON! Cover, TWO!
The fans applaud as Takagi stays in this, and Henare stays close. Henare drags Takagi up into a half nelson, but Takagi fights the full! Takagi fires elbows, so Henare shifts to body scissors! Henare then has the GROUND COBRA! Takagi endures, pries at the hold, and moves around, to then kick and have the ROPEBREAK! The fans applaud and Henare lets go. Henare kicks at Takagi, but Takagi stands to fire forearms! Henare fires back, so Takagi CHOPS! Henare KNEES low, snapmares, and KICKS! Takagi eggs him on! The fans fire up, and Henare KICKS again! That one stings, and Takagi writhes.
Henare drags Takagi up, runs, but Takagi blocks the Rugby Kick! Takagi CLUBS Henare, ELBOWS! JABS! And YUKON LARIATS! The fans fire up while Takagi leans on ropes. Takagi then SENTONS onto Henare! Henare sputters and hurries to ropes. Takagi looks to the camera, but says maybe not yet. Henare goes to a corner, Takagi runs up, but Takagi blocks the boot! Takagi LARIATS, then he fires the fans up. JAB, CHOP, JAB, CHOP, repeat! Then JAB, JAB, JAB, and CHOP! Henare just growls! Henare puts Takagi in the corner and fires hands from all sides! Henare HEADBUTTS, then he whips corner to corner.
Henare runs to LARIAT, and Takagi stumbles along ropes. Henare runs and RAMS Takagi. Takagi rebounds to CLOBBER Henare! The fans fire up and Takagi suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Takagi tells Kobe, “TOKI GA KITA!” It’s time and the fans fire up! Takagi sits Henare up to run and SLIDING- NO! Henare blocks and clinches! But Takagi fights with elbows! Henare KNEES low, BODY BLOWS, then runs, into a LARIAT! Takagi runs but Henare scoops, BERSERKER BOMB! Cover, ONE?!? Takagi is still in this but Henare stays focused. Henare paces, then he aims from a corner as Takagi rises.
The fans rally as Henare stomps and powers up. Henare runs in, but Takagi stuffs the Rampage! Takagi fires knees, then ELBOWS! JABS! YUKON feint and DDT! But Henare rises?! Henare growls, and he RAMP- DDT!! Takagi turns things around on Henare and both men are down! The fans fire up, and Takagi rises. Takagi brings Henare up, puts him on the top rope, and then fires ridge hand chops! Takagi climbs, and goes to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX!! Both men are down and writhing while the fans fire up! Takagi sits Henare up, runs, SLIDING LARIAT! But Henare’s right up to basement KNEE!!
Both men are down again and the fans are fired up! Takagi and Henare slowly sit up, and they give each other junkyard dog headbutts. They stand to HEADBUTT again and again, and then Takagi CHOPS! Takagi eggs Henare on, so Henare KICKS! Henare eggs Takagi on, so Takagi CHOPS! The fans rally and Henare KICKS! Takagi sputters, but he comes back to CHOP! Henare growls and KICKS! Takagi JABS, CHOPS, and then DOUBLE CHOPS! Henare just winds up to KICK! Takagi tries but that one really got him. Henare KICKS again! And KICKS again! Takagi goes to ropes to catch his breath, but he comes back, into a POP-UP SAMOAN DROP!
Both men are down as Henare clutches his shoulder. Henare still has damage from other brutal battles, but he grits his teeth to haul Takagi up. URENAGE!! Cover, TWO!! Takagi survives and the fans fire up again! Henare frowns but he rises up. Henare storms over to Takagi, and then clamps on. But Takagi fights the nelson! Henare BODY BLOWS, then half nelsons! Full nelson! ULTIMA NELSON!! Takagi endures but Henare puts on the pressure! Takagi pries at the hold, powers up, but Henare is pushing on the neck! The ref checks, Takagi shakes his head, but Henare stands Takagi up to pull on the arms! Takagi is fading!
The ref checks, but Takagi finds a second wind! He switches with Henare, and MADE IN JAPAN!!! Both men are down from how out of nowhere the pump handle driver was! But then Takagi sits Henare up for “OI! OI! OI!” HAMMER ‘N’ ANVILS! But Henare hits back from below! So Takagi SLIDING FOREARMS from behind! The fans fire up, and join in on “OI! OI! OI!” again. Takagi runs, but Henare ELBOWS him! Then FLYING CHUCKS! But Takagi rebounds to PUMPING BOMBER!! Takagi hurries to pump handle and rack, but Henare slips free! STREETS- NO, Takagi slips free, to HEADBUTT! Henare HEADBUTTS back!!
The fans are thunderous as both men are down again! Henare reaches up but he dazed himself with that shot. The fans rally and duel, and Henare rises first. Henare drags Takagi up, vows to end this, but Takagi fights the fisherman! Henare still has the leg, but Takagi wrenches out! Henare HEADBUTTS! NATIVE KNEE! Then snapmare and RUGBY KICK!! Cover, ONE?!?!? Takagi shocks everyone, especially Henare! But Henare hits the RAMPAGE!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Takagi survives again but Henare powers up! Henare drags Takagi up, STREETS OF- NO, Takagi slips free! But then he falls over! Henare gloats a bit, feeling this is Takagi’s limit.
Henare drags Takagi up, but Takagi… Well, he tries throwing lariats, but there isn’t much behind those. Henare still catches him to half nelson! Takagi fights the full nelson, and he fires elbows! Henare ROCKS Takagi back! Takagi leans on Henare, but Henare ROCKS him again! Takagi again leans on Henare, so Henare ROCKS Takagi again! But now Takagi eggs Henare on?! Henare lets forearms fly, and then he winds up. Takagi SWATS the lariat, but Henare ELBOWS! Takagi SNAP HALF ‘N’ HALF!? The fans fire up and duel again, and Takagi brings Henare up. Takagi fires boxing elbows, but then Henare bobs ‘n’ weaves to BODY BLOW!
Henare HEEL KICKS! Takagi DISCUS PUJMPING! But Henare’s up to LARIAT! Takagi’s up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Now both men lean on each other! They DOUBLE HEADBUTT, and DOUBLE HEADBUTT! Takagi JABS! Henare HEADBUTTS!! Takagi LARIATS!! Henare HEADBUTTS!! Takagi BLINDSIDE PUMPING BOMBERS!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous! Henare stirs, perhaps in another daze. The ref starts a standing count, and the fans rally up as hard as they can! Henare and Takagi both flounder, but then tell the ref to stop the count! They both stand, and they start throwing palm strikes!
Henare fires a flurry, but Takagi HEADBUTTS! And ELBOWS! Takagi swings, but Henare catches the arm! And he catches the other arm! They tug-o-war, but then Henare breaks the grip! Takagi JABS! HEADBUTTS! KNEES!! Henare runs up, but into PUMPING BOMBER!! Cover, ONE!?!?!? HOW?!?!? But Takagi gets moving to PUMPING BOMBER!!! Henare flips inside out and Takagi covers!! TWO!?!??!! Henare shocks everyone but Takagi roars! Pump handle, torture rack, LAST OF THE DRAGON!!! Cover, TAKAGI WINS!!!
Winner: Shingo Takagi, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Champion)
These two pushed each other to limits perhaps even they didn’t know they had! But now, Takagi is once again atop the hardest hitting division in all of NJPW! Takagi shows Henare respect by bringing the ice pack, and Henare shows respect back by handing Takagi the title. Will Takagi bring this belt with him as he pursues Tetsuya Naito and the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion?
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay w/ Gedo VS YOSHI-HASHI w/ Hirooki Goto!
The Rebel without a nation once again holds the belt he created using the former IWGP United States and IWGP United Kingdom Championships. However, the Headhunter of Japan wants to prove he still belongs. Will Hashi #GetBackUp and finally be a champion all on his own? Or will Finlay prove NJPW needs The Rebel more than it does Hashi?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is truly championship material!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. Finlay asks if Hashi is nervous. They circle, tie up, and Finlay smothers Hashi to the ropes! The ref reprimands and calls for the break. Finlay lets off, but then he sucker punches Hashi! Hashi swings but Finlay gets around to headlock. Hashi powers up and out, but Finlay runs him over! Cover, ONE, but Finlay clamps on with a headlock. Hashi slips out to hammerlock, then he headlocks in return. Finlay powers up and out, ducks the lariat, but Hashi runs him over! The fans applaud and Finlay goes to ropes. Hashi steps up, Finlay fires a body shot, but Hashi ROCKS Finlay with a forearm.
Hashi follows Finlay to ropes, CHOPS him, and Finlay grits his teeth. Hashi fires a forearm and Finlay goes to a corner. Hashi stands Finlay up to CHOP him! Finlay gets frustrated but Hashi whips him corner to corner. Hashi runs in, but Finlay pops Hashi up to fireman’s carry! Finlay hits SNAKE EYES on the ropes! Hashi sputters and falls, and Finlay rains down fists! The ref reprimands, Finlay lets off, and then he shows he uses open palms as he rains down more shots! Finlay drags Hashi to a cocky cover, TWO! Gedo laughs and Finlay stands Hashi up, to UPPERCUT him! Hashi staggers but Finlay UPPERCUTS again!
Hashi goes to ropes, Finlay storms up and CHOKES Hashi! Finlay CLAWS Hashi’s face, lets off, and then whips Hashi to a corner hard! Hashi falls and writhes, and Gedo is impressed by Finlay’s strength. Finlay talks trash, Gedo tells Hashi to give up, but Hashi refuses. Finlay shows off by doing pushups and even a kip up. But he also flips off the fans, he doesn’t care about their cheering. Hashi fires body shots, but Finlay UPPERCUTS! Finlay whips, Hashi holds ropes and BOOTS back! Finlay runs back up and LARIATS Hashi and himself up and out! The fans rally, Finlay drags Hashi up, and Finlay SMACKS Hashi off the apron!
Finlay talks trash, and he SMACKS Hashi off the apron again! Finlay hopes Hashi remembers that time he busted his face on the apron while running down to the ring. Finlay SMACKS Hashi off the apron again! Hashi falls back, and Finlay peels away the apron skirt! Finlay wants Hashi to remember that steel frame going into his face! Finlay brings Hashi up, but Hashi blocks the bump! Hashi fires hands, but Finlay throat chops! Finlay brings Hashi way up the ramp, reels him in, and POWER- NO, Hashi fights free! Finlay kicks low, but Hashi suplexes first! Finlay writhes from landing on the stage and the fans fire up!
Hashi and Finlay stir, and Hashi sits up first. Hashi then goes further up the ramp? The fans rally up as he aims at Finlay! Hashi runs down the ramp, to SHOTGUN Finlay! Finlay tumbles all the way back to ringside! Gedo freaks out but the fans fire up as Hashi storms back up. Hashi then whips Finlay face first into the apron! Now Finlay knows how it felt! Hashi leaves Finlay behind to go into the ring. The fans rally as Hashi pounds the mat. Hashi then builds speed, to FLY! Direct hit and down goes Finlay! The fans fire up with Hashi as he flexes! Hashi then puts Finlay in, and goes up the corner, to BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO!!
Finlay stays in this but Hashi stays on him with the BUTTERFLY STRETCH! Finlay flails and has the ROPEBREAK! Hashi lets go quickly and Finlay scrambles out even faster! Finlay crawls around ringside, but Hashi keeps his eyes on him. Hashi storms out after Finlay, ROCKS him, then follows him around the way. Hashi DECKS Finlay, and the fans rally up. Gedo is upset, but Hashi CHOPS Finlay! Finlay staggers away, chest stinging from the sharpest chops in NJPW! But then Finlay fireman’s carries! LAWN DART, but Hashi lands out! Only for Finlay to POUNCE him into railing! Finlay grins while Hashi writhes.
Finlay drags Hashi back up, brings him out through the gate, and lifts him up! Hashi fights, but Finlay double clutches! POST BOMB!! Hashi falls in a heap and Finlay laughs at his own sadism! Finlay soaks up the cheers and jeers as he says he is the greatest! Finlay and Gedo Too Sweet, then Finlay goes into the ring. The ring count climbs, and Goto coaches Hashi up. We pass 10 of 20, but Finlay steps out. Finlay has Goto get back, then he drags Hashi into the ring. The fans applaud, and Finlay rolls in to cover, TWO! Hashi stays in this but Finlay drags him up. Finlay talks trash on Hashi, but Hashi fires body shots. Finlay CHOPS Hashi down!
Finlay drags Hashi up to suplex and TOSS! Hashi flounders and Finlay flexes while Gedo tells Hashi to just quit. The ref checks Hashi, and Finlay uses that to untie a buckle pad! Who does he think he is, Yano? Finlay tells Hashi he is going to destroy him in this ring, and make this the worst day of his life! Finlay drags Hashi up, whips, but Hashi reverses! Finlay hits POST, and then dangles in the ropes! Hashi fires up, reels Finlay in, atomic FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Finlay stays in this and the fans fire up! Hashi rises, Finlay follows, and Finlay pie faces Hashi. Hashi fires a forearm! Finlay fires back!
Hashi fires another forearm, but so does Finlay! The fans rally, Goto and Gedo coach Hashi and Finlay, and the forearms keep going as they stand! Hashi ROCKS Finlay! Finlay staggers, comes back, and he ROCKS Hashi! Hashi staggers, comes back, and he ROCKS Finlay! The forearms fly fast and furious, back and forth, but Finlay gets the edge! ROLLING- SUPERKICK! Hashi runs up, ITA- NO, Finlay slips free! But Hashi fights the suplex! Hashi wrenches, half nelsons, pump handles, but Finlay rolls free! Finlay reels Hashi right in for a BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Hashi survives but Finlay brings him right up!
Finlay Canadian Racks, for the CANADIAN HAMMER! Cover, TWO! Hashi survives again and the fans fire up! Finlay snarls, drags Hashi up again and reels him back in. POWER- DDT!! Hashi turns things around, and then SUPERKICKS Finlay! Finlay staggers, Hashi runs, but into an IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Finlay grits his teeth, clutches his knee, but he drags Hashi up by an arm. Finlay reels Hashi in again, Gedo says to end this! Finlay hoists Hashi up, but Hashi RANAS Finlay into bare buckles! Finlay staggers back, into ITADAKI KARI! Cover, TWO!! Finlay is NOT Easy Pickings and the fans fire up!
Hashi rolls into the BUTTERFLY STRETCH!! Finlay endures, claws at Hashi, reaches out with a foot, but Hashi puts on the pressure! Finlay fights around but Hashi twists him away from ropes! Gedo distracts the ref, and Finlay grabs his shillelagh! Hashi stops that arm, and Goto grabs Gedo in a SLEEPER!! Hashi snatches the shillelagh, tosses it away, and back to the BUTTERFLY STRETCH!! Finlay fights around, reaches out, but Hashi twists him away again! Finlay kicks and flails, bites his finger to ignore the pain in his shoulders, but Hashi just TWISTS him more!! Finlay flails, but he seems to be fading!
Hashi grabs that arm, CHIMERA BUTTERFLY!!! Finlay fights with one last gasp, to the ROPEBREAK!! Hashi lets go in frustration but perhaps also exhaustion, and the fans rally up again. Hashi rises, the fans fire up, and Hashi has Finlay in a wristlock. Hashi hooks a leg, but Finlay fights free! Only to run into a DRAGON SUPLEX! But Finlay LARIATS! Hashi’s up, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Both men stagger, then run up! HASHI LARIAT flips Finlay inside-out! Hashi drags Finlay up, fisherman and KUMAGOROSHI!! Cover, TWO?!? Finlay survives, but Hashi just fires back up with the fans!
Hashi scoops Finlay, SLAMS him, then goes up! Hashi aims to SWANTON BOMB!! Cover, TWO?!?! Finlay survives again and the fans are thunderous! Hashi storms back up on Finlay, reels him in to half nelson and pump handle, but Finlay fights Karma! Hashi KICKS Finlay’s hand, but Finlay fires elbows! Finlay CLUBS away on Hashi, but Hashi ROCKS Finlay! KARMA- PRIMA NOCTA?! And then OVER- CRADLE!! TWO!!! Finlay escpaes, hooks Hashi, backslide, but Hashi rolls through! But INTO OBLIVION!! Cover, TWO!?!? Hashi survives and the fans are thunderous! Finlay is in disbelief, and he drags Hashi up!
Finlay BUCKLE BOMBS Hashi!! But Hashi ROCKS Finlay?!? ROLLING ELBOW from Finlay! Finlay hurries to POWERBOMB again! Cover, TWO!!! Hashi survives and Kobe is electric! Finlay shakes his head, and slashes his throat as he vows to end it now. Finlay drags Hashi up, suplexes, OVER- NO!! Hashi blocks, KARMA CRADLE! TWO!!! Finlay POP-UP POWERBOMBS!! And then he drags Hashi up, to suplex, OVERKILL!!!! Cover, Finlay wins!!
Winner: David Finlay, by pinfall (still IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion)
Hashi wasn’t able to #GetBackUp after Finlay went that far, and Hashi is still without a title to call his own. But now Finlay eggs Goto on. Finlay holds up the title, will he take a bite out of the Fierce Warrior next? Or will Goto put this War Dog down himself?
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Tetsuya Naito VS Great-O-Khan!
The Uncontrollable Charisma has owed The Dominator this match from their 1v1 showdown in the G1 Climax. However, we all know that whoever wins here will face Zack Sabre Jr. at King of Pro-Wrestling in two weeks! Will Naito make it through Kobe to head for Ryogoku? Or will the KOPW Champion conquer all of NJPW?
Naito takes his time heading down the ramp, because he hopes it will annoy Khan. Khan stays calm, because he knows Naito wants him frustrated. The introductions are made, the top belt is raised, and we see who survives Destruction!
As usual, Naito takes his time with his elaborate entrance attire. But Khan has a counter, in that he has his own elaborate attire to put aside. The fans duel already, “NA-I-TO!” “O-KHAN!” and that amuses Naito a bit. The bell finally rings, and the fans fire up as the two stare down. Red Shoes assesses a dead heat between the cheering, though it could be favoring Khan by just a bit. Naito and Khan slowly circle, feel things out, and Khan tests the waters. Khan shoots in, they clinch, and Khan shifts around to waistlock. Naito backs up into ropes, and Khan lets off cleanly. The fans applaud as the two reset.
Khan and Naito feel things out again, then Khan claps to fake Naito out! Khan hits a fireman’s carry takeover, but Naito headscissors! Khan slips free and the two stand. Naito arm-drags, but Khan headscissors! Naito kips free, dodges, and while Naito tranquilos, Khan has his arms crossed behind his back. The fans cheer this pose-off where neither man is looking at the other. Khan and Naito reset and circle again. They feel things out, clinch, and Khan shoots around to waistlock. Khan goes for arms but Naito blocks, so Khan shifts to a facelock. Khan and Naito go around, Khan waistlocks and he drags Naito down to the mat.
Khan floats to a head ‘n’ arm, then floats to a lateral press. Naito resists as Khan tries to hook the far leg, so Khan settles for the near leg, cover, TWO! Khan floats around to keep on Naito, but Naito switches. They move around, Naito has the waistlock, but then Khan slips through to go for a leg. Naito counters with a headlock, but Khan rolls it to a cover, ONE! Khan headscissors, then slips to have the double wristlock. Naito endures, Khan shifts around for a different angle, but Naito has the leg! Khan rolls free, and the fans cheer the standoff. Khan and Naito circle again, feel things out, and Naito toys with Khan a bit.
Khan pushes forward to clinch, and he drags Naito down. Naito keeps his shoulders up but Khan tries to smother him. Naito pie faces Khan, Khan shifts and goes for an arm. Naito fights the top wristlock, rolls around, but Khan has the lateral press! Naito keeps a shoulder up, so Khan floats around to headlock. Khan grinds the hold but Naito fights up. Naito powers up and out of the headlock, then drops down, and atomic drops! Naito throws Khan down by his hair, then cocky covers. The fans cheer as Naito poses but Red Shoes doesn’t like that cover. Khan pushes Naito away, but Naito brings Khan up for a turn. But Khan elbows free!
Naito ELBOWS Khan down, but Khan avoids the basement dropkick to dropkick Naito’s leg! Naito clutches his knee, rolls to the apron, but Khan storms over. Khan wraps Naito’s leg around ropes! Red Shoes reprimands, Naito flails, but Khan lets go at 4. But Khan uses his legs to keep Naito stuck! Red Shoes reprimands again, so Khan stomps Naito as he lets off. The fans rally and duel as Naito stands up. Khan goes back to waistlock, and he drags Naito from ropes to wrangle him into a leg scissor. Naito fights but Khan still has the top mount, and shifts into a toehold! Naito endures, CLAWS Khan’s eyes, but Red Shoes reprimands.
Naito lets go but Khan puts on more pressure! Khan keeps Naito’s left hand down, but Naito reaches over with his right for the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, and Khan lets go, to then YANK Naito’s leg! Naito clutches that knee, stands up, and he fires an ELBOW! Naito fires forearms, but Khan kicks the legs! Khan reels Naito in, rolls him, Khan uses a modified Figure Four grapevine on the bad leg! Khan taunts Naito by reclining back in this calf slicer! Naito endures, even as Khan grabs the other leg for a HEEL HOOK! Naito endures, pries at the calf slicer, but Khan focuses on it! But Naito uses that to move around and ROPEBREAK!
The fans applaud as Khan lets go, and he watches Naito rise. Mongolian Chop! Mongolian Chop! And Mongolian feint to UPPERCUT! Naito ends up in a corner, and the fans cheer as Khan hops up. Khan sits on his throne! The fans cheer but Red Shoes reprimands as Naito flails. But Khan grabs the arms to pull them back! Red Shoes counts, Khan lets off, and he brings Naito around to gut wrench! Khan carries Naito around, before he THROWS Naito away! Cover, TWO! Khan clamps onto Naito’s legs, ties them up, and then he slaps Naito around. Khan pushes on the modified Deathlock but Naito still endures!
Naito crawls but Khan shifts his grip on the hold! Khan pulls on the legs, but Naito still fights forward. Khan CLAWS Naito’s eyes, but Red Shoes reprimands and Naito keeps crawling. ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Khan holds until Red Shoes counts, and he lets go. Khan looms over Naito as he rises, and the fans duel. Khan kicks at Naito, taunts him, then hauls him up. But Naito fights the lift with elbows! Khan ROCKS Naito, has the leg, and SHIN- ARM-DRAG! Naito then blocks a kick, spins Khan, shoves him and dropkicks the leg out! The fans rally while both men are down, clutching knees.
Naito stands, and he storms over to drag Khan up. Naito fires forearms and kicks, then CLUBS and whips Khan to ropes. Another arm-drag, then another elbow! Basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer and Naito drags Khan up to whip him to a corner. Naito forearm SMASHES Khan, then puts him in the ropes! DRAPING NECKBREAKER! And then Naito stands Khan, turns him, and holds him… for the NECKBREAKER! Naito poses, the fans are torn, but then Naito covers, TWO! Naito clamps on with a cravat for the neck wrench! Khan endures, fights up, and reaches out to the ROPEBREAK! Red Shoes counts, Naito lets go at 4.
Naito looms over Khan now, drags him up, and puts him in the ropes at the corner. Naito has another DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Then he drags Khan up to turn and NECKBREAKER! No hesitation that time, and Naito covers, TWO! Khan stays in this but he writhes in pain. Naito stays cool as he stalks Khan and brings him up. Naito throws those heavy elbows, but Khan drop toeholds to get the HEEL HOOK! Naito fights up, slips free, but runs into a SAYANAGI! The fans fire up while both men are down! Khan rises, storms over to Naito, and drags him up. Khan hits a fireman’s carry, then a MONKEY FLIP!
Khan keeps hold of the wristlocks to reel Naito in. KNEE, facelock, and BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Khan clamps on with the KATAGATAME! Naito endures the Head ‘n’ Arm, but then Khan shifts to have the HEEL HOOK! Naito endures, reaches around, but Khan pulls on the leg! Naito fights his way over, but Khan grabs an arm! Naito fights with his free leg to have the ROPEBREAK! Khan lets go and the fans applaud, and Khan watches Naito flounder. Naito rises, Khan KICKS the back of the leg! Then KICKS it again! Khan grabs that leg, for a SHIN BREAKER! Naito hobbles and falls, Khan covers, TWO!
The fans cheer, and Khan clamps on with a SLEEPER! Naito endures, even as Khan leans on the hold. Naito fights up, reaches out, but Khan shifts into an IRON CLAW SLEEPER! Then the Bow ‘n’ Arrow Rack! But Naito slips free! Khan grins, runs up, but Naito wrenches and TORNADO DDTS! The fans fire up as Khan tumbles all the way out of the ring! Naito rests in the ring, and a count starts. Naito heads out after Khan, cancelling the count, and then he brings Khan up. Naito whips Khan hard into railing, and Khan tumbles over into No Man’s Land! Naito hurries out after Khan, drags him up, and brings him around to the ramp.
Naito brings Khan up the ramp, throws those heavy elbows again, and Khan staggers. Naito brings Khan further along, then turns him, but Khan resists! The two struggle, but Naito still turns Khan for a NECKBREAKER on the ramp! The fans fire up, Naito leaves Khan behind, and the ring count begins. The fans rally as Khan writhes, but he’s still down at 10 of 20! Khan slowly rises, but we hit 15! Khan tumbles down the ramp, then hurries to his feet! He’s in at 18! The fans cheer, but Naito drags Khan right up. Naito fires those heavy elbows again and again, and Khan falls! Naito clamps on for the PLUMA BLANCA!!
Khan endures, and he’s already turning red! Naito squeezes tight, but Khan fights around. Khan’s foaming at the mouth a bit, and he starts fading! Red Shoes checks on Khan, but Khan gets a second wind! Khan kicks and flails, but Naito puts on more pressure! Even so, Khan kicks to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Naito lets Khan go. Naito follows Khan to the corner, hops up, and then drags Khan up with the ponytail. ESPERANZA! Khan is sent tumbling, but Naito aims from the corner. The fans rally and duel, and Naito mocks the “O-KHAN!” chant. Khan rises, Naito runs in, but Khan slips around! IRON CLAW SLEEPER! FGO PLEX!!
Naito stands, but Khan hurries to TACKLE him, and then jackknife roll into a FIGURE FOUR HEEL HOOK! Naito endures so Khan shifts, drags him up, and has the leg again! SHIN- Sunset flip! But Khan slips through to KNEEBAR!! Naito endures, flails, but Khan drags him from ropes! The fans duel again as Naito endures! Naito fights, drags Khan along with him, but Khan drags him back to center! They roll, Khan has the FIGURE FOUR KNEEBAR!! Naito endures even more as Khan twists the ankle! Red Shoes checks, Naito refuses to give up, but Khan drags him from ropes again! Naito fights around, but Khan is even BITING the ankle!
Naito works to roll around, but Khan anchors him at center! Naito flounders but Khan THRASHES him around! Red Shoes checks as Naito looks to be fading, but Naito gets a last gasp for the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer and Khan lets go in frustration. Naito slowly sits up, clutching his leg. Khan watches closely, then runs up to BOOT Naito inside-out! Then a clinch for the- NO, Naito victory rolls! TWO, and Naito ELBOWS, ENZIGIRIS, but Khan IRON RIGHTS! Both men fall over and the fans fire up again! Red Shoes checks both men, and they’re both still in this. The fans rally and duel again as both men stir.
Khan rises first while Naito is still rather dazed. Khan lets the Monster Rage boil over! Khan stalks Naito to the corner, but then goes out to the apron. Khan climbs up the corner, and he brings Naito up with an IRON CLAW! Khan drags Naito up the corner, and to the very top! They both wobble up there, and Naito CLUBS Khan! Khan SHOVES Naito back down! Naito crashes into the drop zone, but he sits back up. Khan drags Naito back up the corner, and again has the IRON CLAW! The fans are worried, but Naito CLUBS away, and SUPER STEINERS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again!
Khan staggers to his feet, CORRIENDO SHIKI- NO, Khan stops Destino with a BACKBREAKER! And then HITSUJIGOROSHI! But Naito slips free to DESTINO!! Naito isn’t done, he drags Khan up to wrench and tilt-o-whirl, DEST- NO! Khan clinches for the FLATLINER! Khan drags Naito around, and he still has the IRON CLAW! We hit 30 minutes as Khan hits the ELIMI- DESTINO!!! Cover, TWO!!! Naito almost takes this one and the fans are thunderous! Naito mocks Khan’s pose, then drags Khan up. Naito wrenches, tilt-o-whirls, and DESTINO!!!! Cover, Naito wins!!
Winner: Tetsuya Naito, by pinfall (still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion)
Khan may be KOPW Champion, but the world still belongs to the ungovernable! What will it take for The United Empire to truly reign over all of NJPW?
As for Naito, after he gets some water for himself, he lets Khan have the rest. Then Naito has his hand raised in victory, and takes a moment to fix his wristbands and kneepads before accepting the belt from Red Shoes. Khan is still down in the ring so Naito teases him with the strap of the world title. Naito puts his baseball cap back on, sets the belt down, and watches Khan be helped away. But wait! Before Naito can get the mic, Zack Sabre Jr. makes his way out here, G1 Climax trophy in hand! The fans cheer ZSJ as he walks down the ramp and to the ring to be face to face with the world champion.
ZSJ sets the trophy down right next to the world title, and Naito makes sure the mic is on before he hands it to ZSJ. ZSJ gives congratulations in Japanese, and then says he is glad it was Naito who won tonight. Next up is King of Pro-Wrestling, and ZSJ cannot wait. ZSJ says sorry, but Ryoguku will be the end of Naito. ZSJ is the G1 winner, and he will soon be THE IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. The fans are a bit torn but ZSJ continues to say that ZSJ is the top of NJPW! ZSJ throws down the mic, but then in steps Shingo Takagi? He says, “Allow me to interrupt for a moment!”
Takagi also congratulates Naito on the win. ZSJ applauds that, and Takagi assures him and Naito that he’s not trying to get in the way. But see, Takagi took back the NEVER Openweight Championship. The fans applaud that, and Takagi says that while this is his 20th year in wrestling, and while this is The Year of the Dragon, he hasn’t “gone on enough of a rampage yet!” The fans cheer that! Takagi says whoever wins at Ryogoku, Takagi has next! The fans like the sound of that! Takagi asks if ZSJ understands Japanese. ZSJ says yes, he understands, “d*ckhead.” Takagi asks if Naito understands. Yes, Naito understands Japanese.
Alright then! It’ll be fun if- WAIT. Ryohei Oiwa shows up? He tells Takagi to allow him to interrupt! Oiwa introduces himself as “born in NJPW, raised in NOAH!” The fans cheer that, too! And Oiwa says as the newest member of TMDK, he wants to challenge for the NEVER Championship! The fans like the sound of that, and Takagi asks, “Did you say your name was Onita? No matter. I’ll face you on October 14th in Ryogoku!” But also, this may be Oiwa’s first day back, but you should know you can’t beat Takagi that easy. Careful, or he’ll k ick your ass back to NOAH! LIJ stands against TMDK, will we see a major sea change in NJPW?
TMDK heads out, leaving Naito and Takagi alone in the ring. Naito finally gets to say, “Buenas noches, Kobe~!” The fans cheer, and Naito says this is NJPW’s first time here this year. This is the building where Naito won his first singles match, all the way back in October of 2006. The fans cheer that distinction, and Naito says being able to defend the title here for them makes him very happy. So to all of you who came, gracias, amigos. Now, he defeated Great-O-Khan tonight, and next is the G1 Champion, ZSJ, on October 14th. After clearing that, Naito would like a “new challenge.” That is to say, he’ll choose his own challengers.
The fans like the idea of Naito taking the initiative. Naito asks, “Who will I pick?” He looks at Takagi, and says the answer is, of course… TRANQUILO! Assen na yo! Now, to end this the right way. The fans cheer that! “For the first time here since September of 2016, are you all ready?” The fans cheer that they are! Then the only right way to end this NJPW event in Kobe is of course…! “Bushi! Hiromu! Takagi! Titan! Yota! Y Naito! NOSOTROS! LOS! INGOBERRRRRNABLEEEEES~! DE! JA! PON!!” Gold streamers fly out, and the path is set! Will the Uncontrollable Charisma be unstoppable as NJPW enters Autumn?
My Thoughts:
A great event for NJPW in Kobe, especially as a finale to the full Road to Destruction in Kobe series. If I had more time today, I would’ve gotten Goto VS Gabe and the Six Man with TMDK introducing a new member. In skimming, I saw Goto VS Gabe was great stuff, and great win for Goto. Oiwa joining TMDK is definitely a great surprise and a great way to bring him back into NJPW. Great NEVER Openweight Six Man match, but I figured The House of Torture would lose again, but great return of ELP with the new bleach blonde haircut to help Tanahashi’s team retain. Main Unit grows stronger with “Guerrillas of Destiny” folding into them, and I’m sure we’ll get quite a bit more of ELP battling The House from this.
Great stuff from Douki VS Kanemaru, it had balanced action and storytelling. Kanemaru knew Douki’s offense well, and he really went after a leg in an attempt to thwart it all, but Douki grits it out for a great win. I was hoping for a different contender to step up to Douki but I suppose he and Sho have unfinished business. Plus, Douki’s reign seems to be about getting wins over the biggest names in the Junior Heavyweight Division these past few years, and even as a cheating Heel, Sho has made an impact. Here’s hoping after Sho, Douki can defend this title against guys like Clark Connors, Francesco Akira, and other names from this past BOSJ.
The NEVER Openweight Championship match of Takagi VS Henare might’ve been the actual best match of the card, because it was hard hitting and yet still had good story behind it given this was a long awaited rematch from an equally hard hitting match. I believe this match got the fans the most excited all night, as well, and that’s what the aim should be. Takagi winning was rather surprising, though, but it does feed the larger LIJ story. Finlay VS Hashi for the Global Championship was still great stuff, though, and did get fans fired up, too. Hashi felt so close to winning, but this was only Finlay’s second defense since getting this belt back, so he wasn’t going to lose it yet. Not sure Goto takes the title off him, either, but that’ll be a great match.
And the main event was great stuff, very technical for the majority of it, like Khan was sending a message to ZSJ that he could match him in that style. However, it was maybe a little too technical, too cerebral, as the fans could only get so fired up for it. But them turning up the energy as it reached 30 minutes was a good touch, and a great win for Naito. Great closing promo with ZSJ confronting Naito, but then Takagi confronting them both, and then Oiwa confronting Takagi. The King of Pro-Wrestling event is going to be awesome, and while I don’t see Oiwa winning over Takagi, I could see ZSJ taking that title from Naito. As I said before, ZSJ bringing the world title home for Royal Quest IV just works, and what a place for him to have his first defense.
My Score: 9/10
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London calling to the champion crowns!
SmackDown brings gold to London as LA Knight defends his WWE US Championship and The Street Profits defend their tag team titles! Will the landscape change this close to WrestleMania?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly; The Profits win and retain the titles.
- Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS The Secret Her-vice w/ Chelsea Green; The Secret Her-vice wins.
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Braun Strowman; Braun wins, by disqualification, and Knight retains the title.
- Charlotte Flair VS Mia Yim w/ B-Fab; Charlotte wins.
- Randy Orton VS Drew McIntyre; McIntyre wins.
- Jimmy Uso VS The Miz; Jimmy wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Cody Rhodes is here!
We follow The American Nightmare as walks to gorilla, then through the curtain, and London sings along with the song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, says hello to fans along the ramp, and then we get the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro. Cody goes to the ring, grabs a mic, then kneels down to kiss the WWE logo on the mat. The fans continue to sing along all the way to the end, “I AM MY KINGDOM!” The fans then cheer, and Cody holds up the belt to fire them up even more! The fans now sing for “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” and he soaks it in. The fans cheer again as Cody smiles, and he finally says, “So, London~! Whaddya wanna talk about?”
The fans chant “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cody hears that dueling, and he smiles again. The song of “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” returns, then they cheer. Cody says, “At WrestleMania 41, I will be facing John Cena…” The fans boo, but Cody says, “I will be facing John Cena as he goes to break the record and win 17. But that is WrestleMania 41. In just a few nights, I will be standing face to face with John Cena in this very same city, in this very same arena.” The fans cheer that, but then here comes Randy Orton! Now the fans sing along with Voices as The Viper heads to the ring. Orton also high-fives fans before he joins Cody.
Orton grabs a mic, paces while the fans keep singing on their own, and then the fans cheer. Orton says he’s not really the sentimental type, but for Cody and for London, screw it. The fans chant “R K O! R K O!” and Orton tells Cody, “Look at you. Look at who you are now, the man you are now. Look at where he came from.” The fans cheer and sing “CODY! CODY RHODES~!” and Orton says he remembers a Cody in his early 20s, just breaking into the business. Cody was busting his ass harder than anyone else. He wasn’t exactly happy, and in fact, he was frustrated. But Cody was man enough, smart enough, to know he needed to grow, and that he couldn’t grow in the WWE.
Cody wasn’t exactly treated fairly in the WWE, so Cody left the WWE! That took some big ass balls to do what he did! Cody changed the business singlehandedly, and everyone in the back knows it. And Orton appreciates Cody for it. But then Cody came back, as they all knew one day he would. And the industry has been changed forever since the day Cody came back to the WWE. Cody is a bit teary eyed as Orton says Cody’s still the same guy, he just did what he set out to do, and he grew. Orton teases he would sing along with the fans, but the fans might leave. The fans again sing “CODY! CODY RHODES~!”
Orton asks if they remember when Cody Rhodes faced Seth Rollins in Hell in a Cell. The fans cheer because they do. Orton says that was impressive, and even impossible, as he started with a partially torn pec and then ended with a fully torn pec! His body changed all kinds of shades of purple that Orton’s never seen on a human body. The pain he must have been in. Cody persevered not just for himself. Maybe not even at all for Cody. It was not even for his family legacy; it was for each and every single fan out there! Then Cody went on to WrestleMania, beat Roman Reigns and finished the story!
But there’s always another story, isn’t there? And Cody’s right in the middle of one. Cody is in charge of his legacy, and it is a privilege for Orton to watch Cody take control of it. Ticket sales have been up, there’s more intrigue around the world, and listen to the people! It is 99.9% all because of Cody! The fans cheer that, and of course they sing. Orton says what he’s trying to say is a long-winded version of he respects Cody, loves him, and is very, very proud of him. The fans cheer that! Orton then says, “But… But now it is time for WrestleMania.” They both look to the sign, and Orton says he can guarantee Cody that Orton will kick Kevin Owens so hard in the head…!
Orton can just feel it already! He forgets how many days are left, but he can’t wait to remove Kevin’s head from his shoulders. And Orton knows Cody will enter champion, exit champion, but not before he beats the holy hell outta Cena all up and down the Vegas strip! But after all the smoke clears and the dust settles, just like Orton wants Number 17, there will come a time when Orton will want Number 15. But Orton won’t kick Cody in the balls like a coward. Orton will look Cody in the eye because he respects Cody, is proud of Cody, and sees him as an equal. Orton will look Cody in the eye and tell him that he’s coming for the title.
The fans cheer but wait! Drew McIntyre is here! The fans cheer the Scottish Terminator as he steps out on stage, mic in hand, and has a wry smile on his face as he looks at the ring. Drew waves as the fans now sing, “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” Drew says, “Isn’t this wonderful? A couple of nepo babies having a love fest in the middle of the ring> It makes me absolutely sick. What’d you just say, Randy? if Cody gets through Cena at WrestleMania, you’re coming for that title? What exactly have you done since that big comeback to justify that title match? Aside be Randy Orton. The only big moment I can remember is you being on the shelf for months and months and months.
“People like to make jokes about it, but more people talk about my five-minute-45-second title reign than your entire comeback so far! So get to the back of the line, sunshine! As for you, Cody, you should’ve listened to me. But you shunned me. You attacked me. Everybody should’ve listened to me about John Cena, but they didn’t. And the next night, he kicked you right in the twig ‘n’ berries, proving me right as usual. And the main event of WrestleMania should be Cody Rhodes VS The UK’s only ever world champion, Drew McIntyre!” Fans do like that idea. But sadly, it’s not, because of that guyliner wearing Temu Undertaker, Damian Priest!
Drew wants to talk about what is happening. And what’s gonna happen! Drew steps up to the ring while fans sing for him again. Drew says it will not be Randy that takes the title from Cody, should he get through Cena; it’ll be McIntyre. The fans cheer, but Orton says they were trying to have a moment. Can Drew just cut the crap already? Drew says okay, sure. He’ll tell the truth, because that’s all he ever does. The truth is, Kevin might have a point! If those Voices are talking to Orton again, then they know Drew very, very well. And he’s thinking, “My God, Randy looks great! Absolutely jacked! On the outside.”
On the inside, that back is hanging by a thread. And if Orton provokes McIntyre, McIntyre will break him. And as for Cody- Cody kicks Drew and UPPERCUTS him! The fans fire up, and Orton R- NO, Drew gets away! The fans boo, but the battlelines are drawn! Even if Cody makes it out of the frying pan that is Las Vegas, it’ll be into the fire that is these contenders waiting in line! Will the American Nightmare be ready for whoever comes for the crown?
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Pretty Deadly!
Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins are finally golden again, but it’s time to put the titles on the line already! And while they’re ready for the grind, they’re up against the hometown heroes! Will the Profits still be up in the O2? Or will Kit Wilson & Elton Prince say #YESBOY to a new reign of their own?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who really wants the smoke!
The teams sort out and Kit starts with Dawkins. They tie up, Dawkins headlocks, but Kit powers up and out. Dawkins runs Kit over, the fans fire up, and Dawkins fires hands on Kit in the corner! The fans rally for Pretty Deadly, Dawkins whips Kit to a corner, but Elton takes that bump! Kit CLOBBERS Dawkins, then tags Elton! Atomic drop into DROPKICK! Ford runs up, but into a DOUBLE HIP TOSS! Dawkins whips, Elton reverses, and then Elton hurdles so Kit can DDT! The fans fire up with Pretty Deadly while the Profits bail out. Pretty Deadly has control while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Elton is right on Dawkins as he gets in, and UPPERCUTS him to the corner. Elton clinches Dawkins for another UPPERCUT! Tag to Kit, and Elton RAMS into Dawkins so Kit can UPPERCUT! Dawkins flops over, Kit drags him up to wrench the arm. Kit whips, Dawkins reverses, but Kit grabs ropes. Kit ELBOWS Dawkins, DECKS Ford, but Dawkins CLOBBERS Kit! The ref reprimands but Dawkins RAMS Kit into the corner again and again! The ref counts, Dawkins fires fast hands, then he tags in Ford. Ford says, “SUCK IT!” then he KICKS Kit! Ford scuffs Kit, then drags him to a cover, TWO!
Ford keeps Kit down with a facelock, but Kit endures the grind. Kit fights up, fires body shots, but Ford whips him away. Kit sunset flips! Ford rolls through, and PENALTY KICKS! Ford mocks Elton with the Scott Hall fingers, and the ref has to keep Elton back. Ford drags Kit up, tags Dawkins, and the Profits mug Kit. Dawkins CLUBS Kit down, then stalks him. Dawkins stays between Kit and Elton, then whips Kit into the Profits’ corner. CYCLONE- NO, Kit dodges! Ford tags in, he keeps Kit from Elton now, but Kit slips out of the suplex! Kit fakes high to go low, hot tag to Elton! Elton rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT!
Elton kicks and whips Ford to a corner, then UPPERCUTS! Elton whips the other way, UPPERCUTS again, and then does it again! Elton adds to the hattrick with a lift, Ford says a quick prayer before the SUPLEX! Ford flounders, gets to his feet, but Elton dodges to springboard and FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Ford stays in this, but Elton stays on him. SmackDown returns to single picture and fans rally for Pretty Deadly as Elton gives Ford a back suplex. Ford lands out, waistlocks, but Elton switches and shoves Ford. Ford CLOBBERS Elton in return! Ford is also dazed but he covers, ONE!
Kit reaches out, Elton and Ford both crawl, hot tags to Kit and Dawkins! The fans fire up as Dawkins wrenches Kit, underhooks and SILENCER! Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Kit, Ford climbs, but Kit slips free! Kit shoves Dawkins into Ford! Ford falls to the floor, but Dawkins ENZIGIRIS Kit! Elton tags in, and Kit LARIATS Dawkins! Pretty Deadly combine for DRY MARTI-KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Dawkins survives and the Profits are a bit unsure of what to do next. Dawkins crawls to a corner, Elton runs up, but Dawkins dodges! Elton hits buckles and Dawkins TOSSES Kit, then Dawkins hits a SKY HIGH on Elton!
Dawkins hurries to tag Ford and Ford climbs up! But Kit pushes Elton out of the way! Kit takes FROM THE HEAVESN, and Elton ghost pins Ford! TWO!! Ford escapes, and he ROCKS Elton! Elton UPPERCUTS Ford! Dawkins sneaks a tag, Ford SUPERKICKS! POUNCE SAIDO COMBO!! Cover, KIT BREAKS IT! The fans fire up while all four men are down! The teams go to opposite ends, then they all stand up in the corners. They all roar, all run in, and Kit SPEARS Ford while Elton FLYING UPPERCUTS Dawkins!! London is thunderous, and Kit hurries to tag in! Pretty Deadly gets Dawkins up, for SPILT MILK!! Cover, FORD BREAKS IT!
The fans are shocked, as is Elton, but Ford saves this for his team! “This is Awesome!” as Ford runs up and Elton TOSSES him out! Now DRY MARTI- NO! Dawkins doesn’t accept the second serving, and he DUMPS Kit out! Kit skins the cat while Dawkins DECKS Elton! Dawkins catches Kit to an Electric Chair! Ford rises, DOOMSDAY BLOCKBUSTER!! Cover, Profits win!
Winners: The Street Profits, by pinfall (still WWE Tag Team Champions)
Pretty Deadly put up a heroic fight, but the hometown heroes could not capture the gold. Dawkins & Ford hold onto the gold, will this be the strongest the Profits have ever been?
Kayden & Katana talk with Zelina Vega.
Carter & Chance know La Muneca got screwed over by The Green Administration. Chelsea thinks she’s untouchable, but someone’s gonna stop them eventually. Well, speaking of, Alba Fyre leads the way in as she & Piper Niven “scope the perimeter.” There’s one small threat. They frisk the “miniscule” threat, but nothing they haven’t dealt with before. Chelsea struts in and says, “The Eagle has landed~!” Zelina says she is so glad the “Bootleg Men in Black” have crashed the party. Now, yeah, they all know she’s small. But clearly this small “threat” is a big threat to Chelsea’s title reign. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken all three of them to beat her.
KC Squared agree with that. How about tonight, we see what happens when the odds are even? Chelsea says that’s fine, because Agents P & A are ready. The Secret Her-vice has been given their next mission, but will they be able to crash the party? Or will the party crash them?
Kayden Carter & Katana Chance VS The Secret Her-vice!
SmackDown returns and The Green Administration makes their entrance. The teams sort out, Alba starts against Katana, and the two tie up. Alba KNEES low, CLUBS Katana down, then fireman’s carries. Katana fights free, tags Kayden, and they KICK, double whip, and then trip Alba up for the basement DROPKICK! Katana adds a slingshot SENTON, Kayden covers, TWO! Kayden tags Katana, they double whip Alba to a corner, then Kayden runs in. Alba DUMPS Kayden out, ROCKS Katana, and she tags Piper! Katana arm-drags Alba out, then goes out to run up. Kayden gives her a boost, Katana CROSSBODIES Alba down!
The fans fire up, but Piper goes up and out?! CANNONBALL and down goes KC Squared! Piper salutes Chelsea and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Kayden rallies on Alba while the fans rally up. Kayden fires up, runs in and whips, but Alba reverses. Kayden wheelbarrows, victory rolls, then SUPERKICKS! Kayden fires up again but the fans are torn. Kayden runs in at Alba to BOOT WASH her against the ropes! Chelsea protests, Kayden kicks at her, then Kayden springboards for a LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Alba survives, Kayden whips, but Alba KICKS back! Tag to Piper, but Kayden jackknife bridges Alba! The ref explains bout the tag, Piper runs up, but Kayden moves! The SENTON hits Alba! Piper panics, Kayden tags Katana!
Katana goes up onto Kayden’s shoulders, VICTORY ROLL LAUNCHER, but Piper catches Katana! Katana fires hands, BOOTS, and then hurries to go up again. Kayden ROCKS Piper, and fireman’s carries?! SAMOAN DROP! Kayden then gives Katana the boost, for the KEG STAND SPLASH!! Cover, ALBA BREAKS IT! Kayden runs up on Alba to BOOT her out! Katana gives Kayden the boost now, SUPER CROSSBODY onto Alba! Kayden hurries to tag back in, and she brings Piper up. Piper swings, Kayden dodges and SUPERKICKS! Katana goes up, Piper staggers over that way, but Chelsea distracts the ref!
The fans are torn as Alba grabs Katana. Katana kicks Alba down, chases Chelsea off, but Piper sends Kayden into her! Piper scoops to PIPER DRIVER!! Cover, Secret Her-vice wins!
Winner: The Secret Her-vice, by pinfall
The Women’s US Champion helps her team, and now they all mug Kayden & Katana! But here comes Zelina! Vega runs down the ramp, CLOBBERS Alba, and then she gets in the ring! Zelina tilt-o-whirl DDTS Piper! And she KNEES Alba off the apron! But Chelsea CLOBBERS Zelina! Chelsea fires up, the UK is oddly with her, and she chicken wings Zeina. But Zelina fights free to fire forearms and body shots! And a BACK ELBOW! Zelina reels Chelsea in, CODE- SUPERKICK from Alba! SENTON from Piper! The Green Administration is just too much for Zelina to fight against alone! But can she, Kayden & Katana find a way to turn things around?
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Braun Strowman!
Did the Mega Star just get this title back from Shinsuke Nakamura? YEAH! Did he help the Monster of All Monsters fight off Solo Sikoa’s rouge bloodline? YEAH! And now, does he have to defend this title against the monster he just helped? YEAH!! But will Knight still reign this close to WrestleMania? Or will Braun #GetTheseHands back on a championship?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time for Knight’s biggest challenge, YEAH!
The bell rings and the fans rally up as the two circle. The two tie up, and Braun SHOVES Knight away. Knight comes back, Braun SHOVES him down again! Knight gets up, gets around, and he headlocks. Braun powers up to back suplex, but Knight lands out! Knight tries but Braun’s too big to suplex! Braun ELBOWS Knight, storms up on him, but Knight fires haymakers! Knight whips, Braun reverses, but Knight KICKS back! Knight runs, but Braun HIP TOSSES! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this, but Braun brings him up. Braun puts Knight in a corner, CHOPS, then runs, for a SPLASH! Knight sputters along ropes, Braun keeps moving, but Knight DUMPS him out!
The fans fire up as Knight then WRECKS Braun with a dropkick! Knight keeps moving, and he WRECKS Braun again! The fans fire up with Knight, but then Braun BOOTS Knight down! The fans are torn but Braun stands tall as SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Braun puts Knight back in the ring. The fans cheer as Knight KICKS Braun! Knight tries again, but Braun’s still too big to back suplex! Braun CLUBS Knight, then runs in at the corner. Knight BOOTS Braun, goes up, and FLYING BULLDOGS! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Knight and Braun rise back up, and Knight dodges a shot to JAB! Then he dodges to JAB! JAB! JAB! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” But Braun KNEES low! Braun scoops, Knight slips free, and Knight RAMS Braun into buckles! Then the BACK SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Knight rises again! Knight spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO!
Braun has plenty left in the tank but the fans rally for Knight. Knight stands Braun up to kick low, but Braun THROWS Knight away! Knight rises, and Braun LARIATS Knight up and out! The fans fire up as Braun rips the shirt! Braun gets on the track, and he runs in, STROWMAN EXPRESS MEETS JACOB FATU!! The Samoan Werewolf strikes Braun down!
Winner: Braun Strowman, by disqualification; LA Knight retains the title
The fans boo as Jacob now goes after Knight! He just ruined what was becoming a great match, but Jacob fires HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT on Braun! SAMOAN DROP onto the desk!! The desk doesn’t budge, but Braun might’ve been broken in half! The UK fires up for Fatu as he puts Braun in the ring! Jacob fires more HEADBUTTS, then HEADBUTTS away on Braun in the corner! The fans sing “OLE~ OLE OLE OLE, FATU~, FATU~!” Jacob runs corner to corner, but Knight kicks him first! Knight fires haymakers, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Jacob denies the BFT to POP-UP SAMOAN DROP! And then HIP ATTACK for Braun anyway!
Jacob keeps going, HIP ATTACK for Braun again! Jacob throws off his jacket, glares at Braun, and he runs in for a third HIP ATTACK! Braun flounders into the drop zone, so Jacob goes up, up, BEST MOONSAULT EVER! Direct hit on Braun, but the fans want that “ONE MORE TIME!” Jacob obliges, BEST MOONSAULT EVER! The Samoan Werewolf just tore up #OneBigSOB and LA Knight, will there be no stopping him from taking the United States Championship?
Backstage interview with Jimmy Uso.
Jackie Redmond is with #BigJim, and she says that while she knew WWE was going global this month, she did not know they’d get the slap heard ’round the world! Jimmy says he’d do it again, and he’ll slap Gunther as many times as he needs! Jimmy knows Jey is up in his own head, doubt is creeping on him. But just because Jey’s 0-3 against Gunther doesn’t mean Gunther’s unbeatable! The Ring General CAN be got! Jimmy’s going to Raw this Monday, he will bust Gunther’s ass, Jey will go to Mania and bust Gunther’s ass to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. And then they leave Las Vegas just like this: YEET!
Jimmy heads out, but then The Miz & Carmelo Hayes walk by. Miz is mocking Jimmy’s words, and he asks excuse me. Miz says it’s just funny that suddenly, Jimmy is a tough guy, even though for most of his career, he’s been “The Other Uso.” Doesn’t Jimmy get it? Jimmy and Jey are career sidekicks while Gunther is a main character. Gunther is the lead, neither Jimmy nor Jey can beat him. And here’s another thing: The Usos are just blips on the trailer that was Roman Reigns’ Bloodline. Melo says Jimmy & Jey are stuck outside the club, they can’t even get in.
Miz says as a former WWE Champion, a former WrestleMania main eventer, Jimmy will never know what it is to carry this industry. And after this year’s WrestleMania, neither will Jey. Oh, and by the way, if Jimmy ever slapped Miz like that, Jimmy would still be on the ground. Jimmy feints the slap and Miz freaks out. Jimmy says it may be him and Gunther on Monday, but he’ll holler at Aldis real quick so it can be Jimmy VS Miz here tonight. Yeah, YEET! Jimmy heads out, Melo says he thought Miz was gonna do something about the slap. Will Miz have to do something about running his mouth before he gets his teeth kicked in?
Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga find Jacob Fatu backstage.
Solo asks Jacob what the Hell he was doing out there. Jacob goes out there alone without saying a thing to them? Jacob says he ain’t gotta say nothing to nobody! Matter fact, didn’t Solo not tap in with him last week? Tama says, “But Jacob,” only for Jacob to say, “But nothing, Tama!” Solo wants Jacob to lower his tone, but Jacob says okay. Let him be very clear with them. When it comes to Braun Strowman, Jacob WILL be the last man standing. Y’all better get in where you fit in, cuz that US title? Oh, Jacob’s bringing it home to the family. And he will do it with them, or without them! Yadada mean? Fatu heads out, is the Samoan Werewolf no longer following Solo?
Naomi speaks.
“I mean… How did we even get here? I don’t know. One thing that I do know is that I’ve always been the woman to do the right thing. I’ve always been the woman to do the right thing. So Bianca, what makes you think that my attack on Jade was anything different from me doing the right thing? When I sit here and I think about all that I’ve sacrificed, all that I’ve given, and that’s what really breaks my heart. Because through all of that, I’m made to be the bad one in this situation. I just don’t understand, how does Jade come in outta nowhere and take my place with you? I want you to ask yourself this, Bianca. Who inspired you? Hmm?
“Who’s inspired women over the last decade? Who’s always had your back from day one of you being here? Me. Not Jade. Hmm. But you know what? What I’ve learned through all of this: You teach people how to treat you. And I’m done with being treated as a third wheel. I’m done being pushed to the side, I’m done with being too nice, I’m done with being undervalued, underutilized, underappreciated! So moving forward, hmm… Moving forward, here’s my message to you, Jade. If you continue to be in my way, I strongly advise you to proceed with caution.” The Glow shows her dark side, but will the storm be moved?
Nick Aldis meets with Jade Cargill.
Speaking of, the SmackDown General Manager understands things have been rather difficult for her as of late. Jade says she’s been trying to get her hands on Naomi for the past few weeks, now where is she? No one has seen her all day, so as far as anyone knows, Naomi’s not here. Well, when Jade catches Naomi, it’s on sight. Jade leaves, B-Fab & Michin are there. They let her know that what Naomi did to her was straight trash, totally uncalled for behavior. And after Jade gets her hands on Naomi, she’ll handle that business. Jade agrees. Mia says they’ve all got business to handle. Jade’s got Naomi, and Mia’s gonna get Charlotte for messing with her girl, B.
B-Fab says Naomi’s got what’s coming to her: no sympathy, no regrets. Jade, just do what you gotta do. Oh, she will. Jade also wishes Mia luck tonight. Mia & B-Fab head out, will the Head Baddie in Charge make the Queen bow down in London?
The darkness approaches.
“You are as I was. As I am, you will be.” The shadows are starting to take shape, but is SmackDown about to fade to black?
Charlotte Flair VS Mia Yim w/ B-Fab!
The Queen looks down on everyone, so it’s no surprise that everyone else wants to take her down. Charlotte may have checked off B-Fab, but will the HBIC be a much different story? Or will Charlotte only sharpen her edge before facing Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania?
WAIT! NAOMI ATTACKS B-FAB & MICHIN! Naomi drags Mia up for a FACEBUSTER! Naomi rains down fists, the ref reprimands and the fans boo, but Naomi tells the ref to back off. Naomi then BOOTS B-Fab off the apron! Naomi goes out after B-Fab to THRWO her into barriers! Naomi SLAPS B-Fab, tells her to stay down, but B-Fab gets up. Naomi fires hands, then she SMACKS B-Fab off the desk! Naomi rains down fists, but here comes Jade! Jade hurries down the ramp, she runs around the way, but Naomi runs away! Jade makes sure B-Fab is okay, but refs have to help her to the back. And what of Mia? Will she even be able to compete?
Charlotte makes her entrance, not really caring about what Naomi just did to Mia. But that means she also crosses paths with Jade. The fans like the look of this stare down, but Jade and Charlotte both let the other slide. Charlotte gets her pyro, and it seems she’ll still get her match. Will Mia be little more than an appetizer now?
The bell rings, and Charlotte BOOTS Mia down! Cover, TWO! Mia stays in this and the fans rally up. Charlotte just struts around while SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns, Charlotte has Mia down with a chinlock, but the fans rally up. Mia fights up, fires body shots, and she then blocks a shot to ROCK Charlotte! Mia ROCKS Charlotte again and again, then reels her in for a TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up as Mia hurries to cover, TWO! Mia drags Charlotte up, wrenches, but Charlotte says no to Da Feet! BIG back suplex! Mia stagger sup, Charlotte whips her, but Mia reverses! Charlotte goes up and out, BOOTS her away, then slingshots in and rolls Mia! Mia rolls through and BUZZSAWS! Mia runs corner to corner, but Charlotte avoids the cannonball!
Charlotte YAKUZA KICKS Mia down, then fires herself up! The fans “WOO~!” as Charlotte has Mia in the drop zone,. Charlotte steps on her, goes up the corner, but Mia gets underneath her! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Charlotte survives and Mia is shocked! Mia nods as the fans rally back up, and she brings Charlotte up. But Charlotte ROCKS Mia! Mia SOBATS, PELES, and then runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! Charlotte stays in this, Mia grows frustrated, but the fans continue to rally. Mia uses that energy to stay focused, and she stalks Charlotte to waistlock. But Charlotte ELBOWS her away!
Charlotte CHOPS, and CHOPS, and CHOSP! Charlotte winds up, and she CHOPS again! Mia sputters, but then she dodges the boot! Charlotte is caught, and Mia hits a SAIDO! Charlotte flounders to a corner, the fans rally behind Mia, and Mia runs up, CANNONBALL! Mia hurries to wrench and EAT- NO, Charlotte shoves Mia away! Charlotte gets under, back suplexes, but Mia lands out! EAT DA FEET!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Charlotte’s long legs help her survive by a literal foot! Mia is beside herself while Charlotte bails out. Mia storms after Charlotte, runs up, but Charlotte dodges! Mia’s kick hits steel steps!
Mia hobbles away, goes to the apron, but Charlotte CHOP BLOCKS the bad leg out! Charlotte grabs Mia’s leg, drops a KNEE on the knee, but fans chant, “We Want Tiffy!” Charlotte just steps through, FIGURE FOUR, into FIGURE EIGHT!! Mia taps, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
Charlotte got more of a fight out of Mia than expected, but she still won. Will The Queen be more than ready to reign again after WrestleMania?
Backstage interview with Tiffany Stratton.
Jackie Redmond is with the WWE Women’s Champion and says Charlotte certainly looks confident. Let’s be real, Charlotte came at Tiff pretty hard. It got a lot of people talking. Tiff says yes, people talk. And Charlotte sure loves to hear herself talk. Ten years into the business and Charlotte is still so insecure that she can’t let a “rookie” get a word out. But last week, Tiff did learn something: She learned that walking into WrestleMania, she isn’t the one with something to lose. Truth is, if Tiff loses, then she lost to the great Charlotte Flair, as just a 25-year-old rookie with one year into SmackDown.
But if Charlotte loses… Well, then she lost to an “undeserving, delusional, unoriginal, backflip doing, blonde-hair-having, little girl.” Did she get it all? And Tiff can’t wait to hear the look on Charlotte’s face when they hear the words, “And STILL!” Then maybe Charlotte will finally shut up for the sake of literally everyone! They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and Tiff will make damn sure what stays is Charlotte’s massive ego. Tiff is walking into and out of Mania as the WWE Women’s Champion. Tootles! Tiff heads out, will it still be #TiffyTime after WrestleMania?
Randy Orton VS Drew McIntyre!
The Viper told Cody how proud he was, but also how he wants the next shot after John Cena. The Scottish Terminator took offense to that, and basically said he is taking that shot instead. Will this match be an unofficial #1 contender’s match between these two former world champions?
SmackDown returns and McIntyre makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans sing, “OH~, Drew McIntyre~!” and chant “R K O! R K O!” Drew and Orton circle, tie up, and they go around in a deadlock. Drew powers Orton to a corner, but Orton headlocks back. Drew powers up and out, then he runs Orton over! Orton hurries to ropes and Drew mockingly asks, “How’s the back feel, Randy?” Orton stands, he and Drew reset, and the fans duel some more. Drew calls for a knuckle lock, Orton accepts, but then Drew kicks low! Drew bumps Orton off buckles, then climbs up, but he panders for too long and Orton YANKS him down!
The fans fire up as Orton climbs now! Orton rains down fists, and the fans count to nine. Orton hops down, brings Drew around, and POSTS him for ten! Drew tumbles out of the ring, Orton goes out after him, and they’re by the desk! But Drew kicks Orton first and SMACKS him off the desk! Drew clears the desk, and he brings Orton up for the DESK- NO, Orton fights free! Orton turns things around, DESK BACK SUPLEX for Drew! The fans fire up while Orton leaves Drew behind, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Drew writhes on the floor, but Orton goes out to fetch him! Orton brings Drew around, UPPERCUTS him, then says one more time! DESK BACK SUPLEX! Drew writhes as that desk stays standing! Orton grins, refreshes the ring count, and then he storms up on Drew. Drew pokes Orton in the eye! Drew POSTS Orton now, then brings him around to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP into barriers! Orton slumps down, and Drew also grits his teeth from that double-edged attack, but Drew fires up as he stands tall. Drew drags Orton up, puts him in the ring, then stalks Orton. Drew looms over Orton, and HIP DROPS him!
Orton sputters, Drew says one more time, and he winds up for the HIP DROP! Drew paces around Orton, says maybe one more time, and he pretends he can’t hear the fans. Drew winds up again, but Orton flips over! Hip drop meets kneecaps! And then Orton pokes Drew in the eyes! The ref reprimands but Orton rises up. Drew sputters and flounders, Orton ROCKS him with a right! Drew ROCKS Orton back! Drew storms up, Orton kicks low, but Drew fires another haymaker! The haymakers go back and forth, Orton gets the edge, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! Cover, TWO! Drew clamps onto Orton with an armlock!
SmackDown returns to single picture and the fans rally up. Orton fights up, pries at the chinbar, and then throws right hands! Drew CHOPS Orton in return! The fans “WOO~” and Drew winds up. Drew ROCKS Orton again, eggs him on, then CHOPS again! Drew shoves Orton to a corner, CHOPS again, then dares Orton to fight! Drew whips corner to corner, but Orton comes back to LARIAT! And LARIAT! Drew swings, Orton dodges, SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up as Orton stalks Drew to the apron. Drew HOTSHOTS Orton first! Drew then runs in, but Orton puts him through the ropes!
The fans fire up as Orton has Drew for the DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up for Orton, and Orton hears those voices! Drew rises, but then Orton spots KEVIN OWENS! The Prizefighter is on the ramp, Orton glares at him, but then he turns around into a CLAYMORE!! Cover, DREW WINS!
Winner: Drew McIntyre, by pinfall
Kevin’s mere presence costs Orton, and now Drew has a huge win propelling him down the Road to WrestleMania! As for Orton, Kevin drags him out of the ring, SMACKS him off the desk, and then climbs up to join him! The fans boo but Kevin and his hot pink sneakers have Orton in position, but Orton slips free and TRIPS Kevin up! Kevin hits the desk then the floor! Orton staggers around, the fans rally behind him, and Orton stalks Kevin to the corner of the barriers. Orton lines up the shot! Orton runs in, but Kevin jumps over barriers! Security is there to stop Orton from pursuing, so Kevin runs away into the night!
The fans boo, but The Viper was that close! Will Orton be able to strike Kevin down and completely take him out?
Fire, thunder, smoke…
The force of nature is drawing ever closer. And he’s ready to fly! REY FENIX arrives next Friday Night SmackDown!
Jimmy Uso VS The Miz!
#BigJim gave Gunther a piece of his mind and a mark on his cheek, but it seems not everyone got the message. Will the Hollywood A-lister soon star in the Uso Penitentiary? Or will he prove Jimmy is NOT ready for a world champion level opponent?
The bell rings and the two tie up. Jimmy powers Miz to a corner, Miz turns things around, and the ref counts. Miz takes a swing, Jimmy ducks it to CHOP! And CHOP! Miz shoves Jimmy back, then runs up, but Jimmy TACKLES Miz! Jimmy rains down fists, Miz shoves him away to go to ropes, but Jimmy storms back up. Miz ELBOWS Jimmy away, then runs back up, only for Jimmy to LARIAT him down! The fans fire up while Jimmy storms up on Miz. Jimmy CHOPS Miz, has him in a corner, then whips corner to corner. Miz reverses, Jimmy goes up and over, then UPPERCUTS! Miz staggers back to ropes, but Jimmy is right on him.
Jimmy whips, Miz reverses and kitchen sink knees! Then basement BOOTS! The fans fire up, Miz scowls, and Miz KNEES Jimmy in the back again and again. Miz stalks Jimmy to the ropes now, and he CHOKES Jimmy! The ref counts, Miz runs, and Miz STRADDLE ATTACKS! The fans boo, but Miz runs again. Jimmy ducks the boot, then dodges a lariat! Jimmy runs up to LARIAT Miz up and out! The fans fire up and Jimmy builds speed, but Miz runs away! Jimmy smirks as he goes out the side, and UPPERCUTS Miz over the barriers! Jimmy makes sure Gunther knows he’s coming to get him, but SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and both men are down. Miz and Jimmy crawl, and Jimmy pounds the mat. The fans rally, Jimmy rises and runs up to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And mule kick! Jimmy then UPPERCUTS Miz, dodges a lariat, then SAMOAN DROPS! The fans fire up, Jimmy goes to the corner, “UCE! OH!” Jimmy runs in, but Miz puts him on the apron! Jimmy UPPERCUTS again! Jimmy climbs, leaps, but Miz gets under! Miz then waistlocks, ripcords, and MOVIE MAKER! Fans boo that blatant parody, but Miz full nelsons! Jimmy drops, victory rolls, TWO! Miz has the cover, TWO! Miz hurries to BASEMENT DDT! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally up as Jimmy survives! Miz stalks Jimmy, the fans rally up more, and Miz fires a KICK! And then another KICK! The fans say “YES! YES! YES!” to the It Kicks, but then Miz winds up. Jimmy ducks the buzzsaw, Miz blocks the superkick, but the DRAGON WHIP connects! Miz rebounds to B-MOVIE KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! The parodies don’t get it done, but Miz still has his original work to fall back on. The fans rally for “UCE! OH! UCE! OH!” Miz runs in, A-LIST LARIAT! Miz shoves Jimmy down, then springboards, but into a SUPERKICK! Jimmy hurries up top, for the USO SPLASH!! Cover, Jimmy wins!
Winner: Jimmy Uso, by pinfall
Miz may be a movie star, but Big Jim’s the one winning this main event! Jimmy then borrows Joe Tessitore’s headset to call out Gunther! He’s coming after dat ass on Monday! Gunther won’t be the ring general, he will be “Private Gunther,” and he will salute Big Jim! Uh, uh, YEET! Will Jimmy be the one making examples out of the World Heavyweight Champion? Or will everything come crashing down when Gunther gets his turn?
Drew McIntyre returns backstage.
And he says hey to Lewis Capaldi, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, and also a big fan of Drew’s. They’re ready to have a good night in the pub, but Jackie Redmond walks over to congratulate him on the win tonight. She was hoping to get some thoughts on that victory and what happened with Orton and Kevin. Drew says it’s alright, this is what happens. He doesn’t care about anybody else’s business, but no one gets away with screwing him over. And when no one meddles in his business, he wins! Drew called out Priest, where is he? Priest doesn’t have the balls! So time to get mad in the pubs, everyone’s invited!
Drew turns the corner, but PRIEST IS THERE! Priest ROCKS Drew, SMACKS him off the door, then throws him into road cases! Priest ROCKS Drew, SMACKS him off the trunk of a car, and then again! Or since it’s London, “the boot.” The driver complains, but Priest BODY SLAMS that guy through a table! Drew comes back to KNEE Priest low, SMACK him off the trunk, and then off the side! They go to the hood, or bonnet for UK. Drew drags Priest up, but Priest CLAWS Drew’s eyes! Priest then sends Drew SOUTH OF HEAVEN through the windshield! Priest tells security that he’s done for now. Any more jokes, Drew? Didn’t think so! RIP, jackass!
Priest leaves, the producers hurry to help Drew, and Drew’s got glass in his eye! Will that glass help Drew see why he shouldn’t piss off the Punisher?
CM Punk heads to gorilla.
He has a security detail with him, and he passes by Drew writhing in pain. Punk chuckles, then continues on. Will his contract signing with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins be just as brutal? We find out, after the break.
Nick Aldis is in the ring.
The SmackDown General Manager welcomes us back, and says it is his honor and privilege to be here in the O2 in London. Now, we all know why he and this table is here, and why additional security is here tonight. Tonight, we are here to sign a contract for a Triple Threat. Perhaps the biggest Triple Threat in the history of WrestleMania: Seth Rollins VS CM Punk VS Roman Reigns! The fans cheer all those names, and here comes the OTC! London puts the ones up, and Paul Heyman accompanies THE Tribal Chief out on stage. Roman raises his finger to the sky for the pyro, then security follows him to the ring.
SmackDown goes picture in picture as Roman’s entrance continues, and he raises his finger to the sky for the second round of pyro. Roman steps into the ring, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Heyman hands him a mic. The fans sing, “ROMAN! ROMAN REIGNS~!” Roman nods, the fans cheer, and now they chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman tells London, “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer again, and again chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman smiles, but he sees the chairs are not to his liking. Heyman makes sure to put one at the head of the table. Heyman also dusts the chair off while Roman enjoys the singing of, “ROMAN! ROMAN REIGNS~!”
Roman takes a seat and says that was beautiful. The way they sing to their Tribal Chief, it’s just beautiful. The singing continues, and Heyman even joins in! Roman smiles, and he says that is what he’s talking about. That’s the OTC for you, baby! The biggest star on the planet! The OTC came here for two reasons. One: to be acknowledged; check! And two: to sign this contract. Roman does just that, and he says he’s checked both boxes. That means- “BURN IT DOWN!” Seth Rollins interrupts! The fans now sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins struts out in his red wine paisley suit and conducts the O2 Choir all the way into the ring.
The fans cheer while Roman frowns, but Rollins takes the seat to Roman’s left. Rollins offers Heyman a chance to sing to this song, but Heyman frowns. Rollins chuckles, and he says the fans do have beautiful singing voices. He doesn’t know why Roman is in such a hurry to leave, though! This is their building! There’s a lot of history here! 12 years ago, they landed on the roof of this place in a helicopter! They came down those stairs over there, “ready to burn down the old guard!” They put the Undertaker down through the desk, and they were going to remake this company in their image!
Now don’t get him wrong, Rollins knows a lot has happened since then. They fought against each other, with each other, a little bit of love and a whole lot of hate. But Rollins dare says, as the fans continue to sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~,” that Rollins and Roman accomplished their mission. The fans start to chant for CM Punk, but Rollins tunes them out. Roman says, “We? We? You keep saying we. Our mission? We died a long time ago. It’s only been ME. You been here, but I done all the work! I’ve made this place what it is today! I took us to the level that we are here today! I made this place better than we found it!
“I’m the one that made us desirable to Netflix! I’m the one that took us into billion-dollar deals! Tell me, what have you done?” Rollins shouts, “I’ll tell you what I’ve done! YOU, YOU, YOU, it’s that mindset that keeps me having to screw you! You understand that? And your biggest mistake is not understanding the danger that’s right in front of us! The danger that’s right in front of you! You let the biggest snake in the world, CM Punk, into the garden! And you could’ve cut his head off at WarGames! But instead, you shook his hand. You could’ve let me finish him inside the cage at The Garden, but you didn’t. And now, I am left to do what I always do: Clean up your mess, again.”
Rollins drops his mic, picks up the pen, and signs his part. And now, here comes CM PUNK! The fans fire up and sing along with Cult of Personality, then join in on saying, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk goes to the ring, but as he grabs a mic, he goes up a corner, just like he did last Friday. “I have come here to chew bubblegum and sign a contract. And I’m all outta bubblegum.” The fans cheer the Rowdy Roddy Piper reference, and Punk hops down to take his seat on Roman’s right. Punk looks over said contract, but Roman asks if Punk needs a highlighter or something. What’s he doing? Just go to page four, clause five.
Punk does as Roman says, but Roman says Punk needs to hurry, this is precious TV time. Punk reads the segment, Roman tells Heyman to just smarten Punk up. Heyman tells Punk he knows what Punk is looking for. It is in there. They’re closing the show at WrestleMania. The fans go wild hearing that! Heyman tells Punk that he gets to live his dream of dreams. CM Punk will be a WrestleMania main eventer! The fans cheer and while Roman smiles, Rollins is furious. Roman says, “One man’s dream is another man’s favor! CHECK!” Wait, this was the favor? Rollins says no! This is not something to laugh at, and Punk does not get to tear up!
Punk is NOT deserving! He does NOT deserve this! The fans boo but Rollins continues to throw a fit! Main eventing WrestleMania is SACRED, the most important thing in the world to Rollins! More than anything! Except the fact that Punk NEVER gets to main event! This is all Roman’s fault! This is all Heyman’s fault! Rollins THROWS his mic down, paces angrily, but Punk picks up the mic. The fans cheer Punk on again, and Punk stands to thank London, to thank Chicago, to thank Louisville, Kentucky, and to thank ALL the fans. As corny as it sounds, he thanks the WWE Universe who stood by him and chanted his name for TEN LONG YEARS!
Roman says hold on, hold on. Punk shouldn’t be thanking the fans! He should be thanking the Tribal Chief! It is because of Roman that Punk gets this honor! So please, take this moment, close the show with that acknowledgement! Do this the right way. The credits are already rolling as Punk kneels before Roman!? Punk smiles, and he thanks “My Tribal Chief, the holder of the ula fala, the Head of the Table, the… Big Dog? Thank you for allowing a kid from Chicago to be graced by your presence. Thank you, My Tribal Chief, for allowing me to stand in your ring. And thank you so much. Thank you, Roman Reigns, so very much.
“But because of you, I will see you in the main event of WrestleMania.” And again, Rollins is agonizing over this. Punk finishes putting his signature on the contract, and London tells him, “You Deserve It!” Punk thanks Roman again, and then says, “But that’s not the favor that I’m owed.” WHAT?! Roman looks at Heyman and Heyman can’t look him in the eye! If getting this Triple Threat made into the main event isn’t the gift of the Wise Man, then what is?!
My Thoughts:
A good SmackDown, but they pulled off quite the paradox. They made it feel like they were struggling to fill three hours, yet they also filled the show to the point where that contract signing segment was almost bleeding over the three hour mark. Ironically, part of the problem was just how excited the London crowd was for this. The superstars still wanted to enjoy the chants and songs, but that’s time SmackDown doesn’t have to spare. It made the opening promo from Cody, Orton and Drew take longer, and it kinda did the same to the contract signing at the end. Even so, we still got a very good promo, and good stuff to set up Orton VS McIntyre.
Orton VS McIntyre was a great match, but of course Kevin costs Orton. McIntyre gets his win, Kevin and Orton have a bit of a brawl, but of course Kevin ends up on the losing end and runs off. McIntyre’s trash talk also comes back to bite him as Priest gets the better of him in their brawl. Here’s hoping Drew didn’t actually get glass in his eye, but that being the thing in kayfabe can be some good stuff. I can imagine McIntyre with an eyepatch, and he takes it off at the opportune time to get the better of Priest in their match. Also what a fitting choice for Punk to be passing by Drew suffering because of real glass.
Very good title matches tonight, but of course the status quo was kept. Pretty Deadly gets to look great here in London, but the Profits only just got the belts, they’re not going to be transitional champions like that. And Knight VS Braun was really good stuff, but honestly, Jacob Fatu going after them both should’ve been a given. Jacob also had a great promo with Solo & Tama to start adding to that divide between Jacob and Solo. I would hope Solo doesn’t screw Jacob out of the US Championship, but it feels like he will as Solo won’t stand for Jacob defying his authority, even though Solo’s been trying to make Jacob the champion all along.
Very good stuff from Jimmy Uso tonight, from his promo with #MeloDon’tMiz and then a great match with Miz. Their match ended up the de facto main event match, so that’s also great for both guys. Great win for Jimmy, but that’s likely because Jimmy is losing big time to Gunther on Monday. And it might just be me, but it feels like only now is the Jey VS Gunther build really moving, largely in part because Jimmy got involved. Jimmy’s promo after his match is something along the lines of what Jey should be saying. But I suppose as brothers, Jimmy is the one who knows Jey best and knows what Jey needs to be motivated again. And seeing Jimmy get beat up by Gunther will definitely motivate Jey…
Good final vignettes for Rey Fenix and Aleister Black. I’m a little surprised they confirmed Rey Fenix is showing up next week, and that they confirmed who Rey Fenix even is. I believe commentary confirmed Rey Fenix is Penta’s real brother, even namedropped “Lucha Brothers,” but all that is still surprising considering Fenix is going to start on SmackDown. Aleister’s vignette (at least I am fairly confident it’s his) was giving us glimpses of his silhouette, but I think there was usage of AI in the snake imagery. It was fine they did it for El Grande Americano because that is all trolling, but they really should try and do things the old fashioned way of photoshop and stock imagery.
Very good stuff in the Women’s Division tonight, though the WWE Women’s Championship portion was the weaker. Naomi’s got a great Heel persona going, her promo was great, and her going after B-Fab & Michin over them supporting Jade was a great detail. Jade runs Naomi off, helps B-Fab, but there was no helping Michin in being fed to Charlotte. Tiffany had a decent promo, and it does fit how Charlotte kept her from speaking so she finally gets things out here. It didn’t really add that much, though, but they already gave us a great brawl so not sure what more they can give.
KC Squared VS The Secret Her-vice was a very good match, but of course Chelsea made sure her team won. A Six Woman Tag of Zelina & KC Squared VS The Green Administration is certainly coming, to help give us Zelina VS Chelsea for the Women’s US Championship.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 3.27.2025
Bad news out of the TNA management side, but this is a taped episode from El Paso! So we won’t see any of the fallout just yet!
Now we all heard the news about the TNA change in hierarchy, and I…have no positive outlook on that. Delirious sucked at booking and creative in the dying days of ROH before it got bought as a B show. Dreamer having even more control is concerning because his ideas the last two years haven’t been much better.
Gail leaving makes more sense to me. Be it firing or a “you can’t quit, you’re fired” kind of situation, the Knockouts division is the worst it’s been in a long time and Gail was close with Scott D’Amore. So I don’t think Gail parting ways is as big of a problem since TNA has slowly been bleeding out with the Scott faithful.
Granted, I think the next few shows were already taped before the firing so things shouldn’t be completely unwatchable for at least a week or two. So let’s see where we’re going.
.@WeAreRosemary sends @XiaBrookside a CHILLING message!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/srciTTbel0
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025
Ratings:
- Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge: Ash wins via Rarefied Air – ** 1/4
- Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr: Chavo wins via Gory Bomb into Frog Splash – *** 1/4
- Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich: Masha wins via Russian Death Device – ***
- Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin: Eric wins via Piledriver – ** 1/2
- Seto & Mokuba – I mean – Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater: Nic wins via Danger Zone – *** 1/4
Results:
Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs Elegance Clique w/Personal Concierge
Ash and Gigi start off, Gigi with a little Rascalz after her first takedown. So both her and Wentz are making it obvious something’s going on between them, and I’m not mad at it. Good for my man Wentz.
Tatum and Gigi get some quick tandem offense in, Ash does manage to scurry off to a tag and Heather gets bent into a Pretzel. Some kind of Inverted Tarantula from Tatum, Gigi tags in, Bronco Buster on Heather followed by Kawada Kicks. Heather sells against the ropes, Gigi goes for a Hesitation Dropkick, but Concierge pulls her away so Gigi crashes and burns. Ref is distracted, Ash gets in some cheap shots and then the Elegant duo starts working over Gigi. A few quick tags, but once Heather comes in, Gigi fights out of the corner, gets the hot tag to Tatum. Tatum stacks up both Elegance members, Corner Stacked Crossbody, Butterfly Suplex and an Elbow Drop with some some flare. Tatum goes to the top rope, Heather pulls Gigi off the apron, Concierge shoves Tatum off the turnbuckle and Ash hits Rarefied Air for the win.
Post match the Elegance Clique wants to make their wish with the cake, they light the candles and Tatum and Gigi recover enough to do what we all expected last week, the cake in the face spot. Some…suggestive licking from both of our Hot Topic Hotties, so…no complaints here.
.@Ashamae_Sebera, @Heathereckless and @IamGeorgeIceman are having a meltdown!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/LaVxF6l2yc pic.twitter.com/FnKwPqm2ff
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 28, 2025
Fir$t Cla$$ & Frankie Kazarian vs Laredo Kid, Octagon Jr & Chavo Guerrero Jr
Chavo and Kaz start since he’s King Petty, a quick rope run turns into a Headscissor from Chavo. Kaz recovers, they lock up, Kaz hits the Knee Lift during the lock up to tag out to KC. KC pulls off some athletic dodges, gloats a bit so Chavo waits, measures and nails a gorgeous Dropkick. Laredo comes in on fire, quick high spots that send KC bouncing around like HBK against Hulk. KC powders after sells the Satellite Takedown, AJ checks on him and we go to commercial.
Back from commercial, Octagon is lighting up KC’s chest with overhand chops, he perches, Sunset Headscissor Flip from corner to corner, KC tries to Back Drop him but Octagon does a headstand, kicks KC away and lays him out with a high spot. AJ gets on the apron to stop Octagon from running the ropes, the referee has a stroke or something because he stops paying attention and AJ pulls Octagon out of the ring and chucks him. KC with the Tope con Hilo and tag (tag ropes haven’t mattered since the 80s we all know this). So AJ is getting taunted by the crowd in Spanish, but he’s manhandling Octagon since it looks like a Child fighting their parent. AJ knocks off Chavo and Laredo, Laredo pops up and tries to get involved but he’s caught on the shoulders, Octagon goes for the Crossbody but gets caught and AJ pulls off “World’s Strongest Wasteland” but Chavo breaks up the pinfall. AJ throws Octagon into the corner, Tennessee Whiskey, and tag out to KC. KC hits a few moves, but starts to lose the momentum until he connects with a Super Kick. Simultaneous rope run into the Dueling Crossbodies, so we get the timely tag outs from both sides. Kaz and Laredo come in, Laredo lands like two moves before Kaz hits a Sole Butt, Lariat and eats his lunch. KC and Kaz try to double team Laredo but he fights out and the crowd is chanting for Chavo.
Chavo tags in, and he’s rocking KC, Saito Suplex, Low Bridge to AJ, Reverse the Whip so Chavo goes to the corner and perches, KC feeds, Chavo Backflips to safety, rolls through and lays out KC. Chavo is feeling himself, 3 Amigos start on KC but only 2, Kaz comes in and Chavo switches to Kaz for the Amigos, only 2 again before AJ breaks it up. AJ goes for the disrespect, but Chavo counters and hits the 3 Amigos on the biggest Culero. Aztec Warriors dive to stop AJ and Kaz, KC tries a Dirty Victory Roll but Chavo kicks out. GORY BOMB into FROG SPLASH!
Chavo looked fantastic and he’s the one in the best shape in the ring. I wouldn’t be mad at more Chavito.
Jacy Jayne vs Masha Slamovich
I expect very little from this match.
Collar and Elbow, gator rolling for the first 30 seconds or so, then Jacy goes to some Hair Pull takedowns and does a little taunt before Masha pops back up and hits a Lariat into a Dive. Jacy sells it like she’s really hurt, even the ref tries to hold Masha back a little before Masha gets annoyed and just grabs her, Masha throws her in, looks for a Dive and Jacy sees it and powders. Masha tries to go back to the well for the Dive again but Jacy hits the Uppercut and then an Apron Run PK to drop Masha. Forearms rain down into a Foot Choke as Jacy continues to arrogantly play to the crowd. Another Foot Choke into a Cannonball, and near fall.
Masha gets space with a Sole Butt, tries to snap off Requiem but Jacy fights off, fights through a Sunset Flip another effective PK keeps Masha on her ass. Jacy looks for a kinda half-assed Camel Clutch as Masha is fighting up, but Jacy runs her into the corner, gets distracted mouthing off to the crowd, so Masha recovers, 5 Hole Up Kick sends Jacy into the corner, Yakuza Kick into Capo Kick for two. Requiem attempt again, but Jacy pushes off, a little back and forth, Masha tries a Backslide but Jacy gets away and hits a V-Trigger but only a 2 count. Jacy looks for the Discus Punch but Masha ducks it, they strike back and forth, but some dodges from both leave the exchange more even. Jacy with the Front Kick to the face sends Masha to the outside. Jacy wants another PK, but Masha blocks, Electric Chair Apron Snake Eyes. Masha throws her in, a PK into a near all. Requiem attempt 3, and thwarted from Jacy with a Superkick into a Neckbreaker. Senton misses from Jacy, Buzzsaw Kick, into Spinning Back Kick and Russian Death Device for the win.
Better than I expected, and Tessa attacks as soon as the bell rings. Xia Brookside and Lei Ying Li make the save after Tessa grabs the belt.
Eric Young w/two losers vs Ace Austin
Ace and Eric tie up, World of Sport start but as soon as Ace starts to get away EY punches him in the face. Eric looks at the camera and says “This is what trust looks like”, turns his back on Ace, when Ace looks to attack, the loser duo cut him off. EY takes advantage of the weird situation, but Ace with some Up and Over quick spots, into an Inside Cradle and La Magistral. EY kicks out of the quick flash attempts, but eats a Dropkick, and Ace goes all Speed Kils on him with fast strikes and then a face buster for another near fall. Strike spot very early in the match, Ace gets the best of it, goes for a Tear Drop Suplex but EY sits on it to block, Headlocks to keep him close and then a snap Lariat into beatdown bully tactics. EY takes the referee’s attention and one of the nerds punch Ace in the face.
Eric tries to lean on Ace, but Ace fires, a few strikes, Click Click Boom, the Miz Seated Lariats in the corner, Mochizuki Triangle Kick connects! Only a 2 count, but Ace seems to be in control. Ace puts EY on the ropes, a few strikes to keep him rocked, wants a Superplex, but EY blocks, bites the face and Macho Elbow gets a very close two count. EY tries the Piledriver but Ace turns it into a Jacknife Cradle,Spinning Heel Kick, calls for The Fold, but the losers hop on the apron to distract, Ace attacks them. Ace tries to time out the Triangle Kick again, but Eric dodges, throws Ace head first through the buckles. As Ace stumbles out of the corner, Piledriver, and it’s over.
Oh look it’s the “we’ll hear from Joe Hendry” segment. Again, I’ve loved this gimmick since Day 1, even didn’t hate his What Culture Pro stuff, but there is such a thing as milking a cow too much.
Elijah interrupts the whole “Who’s next” speech. When Elijah comes out he says he’s not the challenger and he believes in Joe. The crowd wants Elijah to turn on Hendry. Elijah pauses for a moment, and starts proving his friendship with stating his favorite color and a little “You Got a Friend in Me”. The crowd is into singing along and waving their cameras like Lighters to a 30 year old song. THANKFULLY Kaz breaks up the hug fest. Now he gets the “Culero” chant.
Kaz pulls out a Bass…what the hell is this Jam Session. Kaz has to warm up so he plays “La Cucaracha” on the bass. Kaz…is a national treasure. Hendry kicks Kaz out of the ring after his Heelish and playfully racially charged song choices. Kaz tries to sow dissension, but Joe and Elijah pinball Kaz between them. Kaz slips a power move and tries to shove Elijah into Joe but Elijah puts the brakes on, a small tense moment. But then Joe and Elijah play “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey, Goodbye”…and that goes right into a commercial. Oddly…perfect.
Nic Nemeth w/Ryan Nemeth vs Leon Slater
Nic shoots the half immediately for a flash pinfall but Leon kicks out at one. Nic continues to keep things grounded with his amateur wrestling skills, and then does a little Dolph Ziggler show off. So Nic isn’t really taking this seriously, and Leon starts getting the best of things with an Arm Wringer, into drag, Shoulder Tackle and rope run as Nic tries to Leap Frog and Leon puts on the brakes and just shoves Nic on his ass. Nic gets annoyed, a few strikes, grinds his face along the ropes, but Leon keeps stringing some offense together, Back Handspring Elbow into his Corner con Hilo.
Ahh the classic formula of the commercial gives the heel the advantage, Twisting Suplex from Leon stops Nic’s offense momentum, right hand, Leon lifts Nic up for something, Nic slips it, kicks him in the gut, looks for the FameAsser, but Leon catches him into a Blue Thunder Bomb variation. Slater wants the Swanton 450, but Nic powders. Leon tries to adjust into a Dive, but Nic cuts him off, counter for counter and a FameAsser out of the counters for a two count. Nic starts the big brother tactics, bootwashes and arrogance, Slater fires, punches into a Yakuza Kick. Leon wants another Lethal Injection variant, but Nic catches him into a Rear Naked Choke. Slater tries to turn it into a pin so Nic breaks it. Leon wants a Leg Lariat but misses and gets unceremoniously dropped by Nic. Nic puts Leon up on the buckles, Superplex possibly but Slater counters, tries to collect himself for a move, but Nic falls into the ropes to crotch Leon, and finally hits the Superplex.
Twist of Slate from Leon, Swanton 450 but knees get up. Locomotion Cradles from both but they kick out, Ryan picks the ankle to trip up Leon just a touch and then Danger Zone ends the match.
Ryan starts the post match beatdown, but the Hardy’s music hits and they come down to the ring for the save. Matt challenges the Nemeths for Rebellion because they’re not medically cleared yet.
Overall Score: 6.5/10
Decent story motion, no match was offensive, and there was actually some solid match action for television standards. I don’t have a ton to complain about aside from the Knockouts Division is in a weird spot, and giving Hendry a lot of just talking and hollow payoff segments feels stupid. If we need to hear from him every week, give him a talk segment like Highlight Reel or something. Yes I know First Class just got The Penthouse, but if Hendry is going to talk more than wrestle, give him a talk segment for us to sink our teeth into.
There was the announcement that Xia, Lei Ying and Masha will face Tessa, Jacy and a mystery partner. So you gotta wonder if there’s going to be another NXT mercenary, a surprise return or if it’ll just be Rosemary since she’s got her issues with Xia. Also I just realized that Unbreakable is going to be on a Thursday, seemingly after iMPACT? I’m gonna have to see how they do it, because if there’s an Impact episode and 2-3 hour PLE…I do not want to be awake until 1am. People need to work, and I will be Unwakeable if things go that long.
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