Coverage
Mitchell’s NJPW Road to Destruction Results & Report! (9/11/24)
BOSJ revisited!

Douki and Taiji Ishimori run it back!
During Best of the Super Juniors, Taiji Ishimori defeated Douki, but Douki’s the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion! Time to see who is truly best!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
- Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask VS Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima; Honma & Tiger Mask win.
- Taka Michinoku VS Francesco Akira; Akira wins.
- Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita VS SANADA & Taichi; Sanada & Taichi win.
- 10 Man Tag: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg, Shota Umino & Ryusuke Taguchi VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins.
- Six Man Tag: Chaos VS Bullet Club War Dogs; Chaos wins.
- 10 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire; LIJ wins.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI VS Taiji Ishimori; Douki wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita VS SANADA & Taichi!
The Front Man is preparing for his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship opportunity, and what better way than to face two men he’s very familiar with? Will ZSJ and the Ichiban Young Punk take down The Cold Skull & The Holy Emperor? Or will ZSJ lose to a rival and an old friend?
The teams sort out and, eventually, it is a reunion of the Dangerous Tekkers! The fans cheer with the bell, and ZSJ circles with Taichi. They tie up, are in a deadlock at center, but Taichi powers ZSJ to ropes. Taichi lets off slowly, but with pats on the shoulders. The fans applaud the clean break and the two reset. ZSJ and Taichi approach, and Taichi BOOTS! ZSJ says okay, and he BOOTS back! Taichi BOOTS again, ZSJ rebounds to BOOT! Taichi rebounds to BOOT! ZSJ rebounds but Taichi BOOTS! ZSJ UPPERCUTS! ZSJ tries to steal Ax Bomber, but Taichi gets under to DANGEROUS- NO, ZSJ fights the saido!
ZSJ wrenches, Taichi avoids the Pele but ZSJ avoids the buzzsaw! The fans cheer as the two stand back. They know each other well, so ZSJ gives a bow of respect and tags out to Fujita. The fans rally, Taichi tags Sanada, and Sanada circles with Fujita. They tie up, Sanada powers Fujita right to ropes, but Fujita turns things around. The ref calls the break, Fujita lets off, to CHOP! Sanada storms up, he ties up with Fujita again, and Sanada puts Fujita on ropes this time. The ref calls a break, and Sanada lets off, only for Fujita to CHOP! The fans applaud, Fujita kicks low and headlocks, but Sanada powers up and out.
Fujita comes back to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Fujita eggs Sanada on, so Sanada dropkicks a leg! Sanada whips, Fujita ducks ‘n’ dodges, and GAMANGIRIS! Sanada falls, the fans fire up, and Fujita shakes out that leg. Sanada goes to a corner, Fujita runs up, and CHOPS! Fujita snapmares then runs to PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Sanada is tougher than that but Fujita waistlocks. Fujita deadlifts, but Sanada fires elbows. Sanada is free but Fujita CLUBS him! Fujita runs, but Sanada DUMPS him to the apron! And then DROPKICKS him down! Fujita hits railing, Sanada hits ZSJ! Taichi heads over and he brings Fujita around.
Taichi whips Fujita into railing! The ref reprimands but Taichi brings Fujita around and into the ring. Sanada covers, TWO! The fans applaud, but Sanada stomps Fujita. Sanada stomps Fujita again, then tags Taichi. Taichi stomps Fujita now, drags him up, and snapmares to KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud, and Taichi brings Fujita up. Taichi scuffs Fujita with kicks, then gives him Kawada Kicks! Fujita stands to CHOP! Taichi eggs him on so Fujita CHOPS again! Taichi pie faces Fujita so Fujita CHOPS! Taichi wrenches to HOOK KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud, ZSJ coaches Fujita, but Taichi stays between them.
Taichi drags Fujita up, CLUBS him, then whips him. Fujita reverses to CHOP! Taichi SOBATS! Fujita HEEL KICKS! Taichi rebounds to AX- NO, Fujita ducks and gets around to GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up while both men are down! Fujita and Taichi stir, crawl, hot tags to Sanada and ZSJ! The fans fire up as ZSJ dodges Sanada, full nelsons, then spins Sanada to snapmare, only for Sanada to handspring through! Sanada headlocks for the takeover, but ZSJ headscissors, stands, and TWISTS! The fans applaud while Sanada grimaces. ZSJ brings Sanada up, Sanada breaks free, but ZSJ RAMS him low. ZSJ headlocks, Sanada powers out, but ZSJ turns hip toss into a backslide!
Sanada rolls through but ZSJ catches him, NECK TWIST! SNAP HALF HATCH! Basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer while ZSJ looms over Sanada. ZSJ drags Sanada up, but Sanada fights the scoop! Sanada clubs free, fireman’s carries, but ZSJ slips free. Sanada fights the nelson but ZSJ ducks the elbow to UPPERCUT! ZSJ runs, but Sanada dropkicks the legs out! The fans cheer, and Sanada brings ZSJ up. MAGIC SCREW! Both men are down again and the fans rally. Sanada kips up and the fans cheer! Sanada aims from a corner, runs up, but ZSJ ducks the Shining Wizard! But Sanada blocks the Penalty Kick to DRAGON SCREW!
Sanada runs up again, SHINING WIZARD! The fans fire up and Sanada brings ZSJ around. Clinch and- NO, ZSJ slips free, to IRON OCTOPUS! Sanada endures, Taichi storms in and he CLUBS ZSJ! Fujita MISSILE DROPKICKS! Taichi bails out, Fujita slides out, and he kicks Taichi low. Fujita coaches ZSJ up and the fans rally. ZSJ drags Sanada up, but Sanada UPPERCUTS! ZSJ UPPERCUTS back! Sanada UPPERCUTS again! ZSJ brushes that off to UPPERCUT! Sanada UPPERCUTS, ZSJ UPPERCUTS again and again! But Sanada catches him to a backslide! TWO as ZSJ rolls to the side! ZSJ changes things to backslide, TWO!!
Sanada and ZSJ roll, DOUBLE BACKSLIDE! TWO!! ZSJ has it again, TWO!! The fans fire up after so many close calls, and the two fight up again. ZSJ backslides once more, TWO!!! Sanada just barely escapes, but ZSJ BOOTS him! ZSJ waistlocks, Sanada switches, but ZSJ bucks the O’Conner! Sanada runs up, into a scoop! But Sanada slips free to clinch, DEADFALL!! Cover, SANADA & TAICHI WIN!!
Winners: Sanada & Taichi, by pinfall
A stunner in Sendai! The Cold Skull gets the pin on the G1 Climax Champion! Then, should Zack Sabre Jr. succeed in Kobe, does that mean Sanada will be next in line? Wait, Sanada gets the mic to speak, and in English! “Hey, Zack. Do you remember last time? You beat me in my hometown. So next month, Royal Quest in London, I will beat you in your hometown!” ZSJ says challenge accepted! The fans cheer, because title or no title, we see these rivals add another chapter to their story! Will the Cold Skull potentially become The Gold Skull once again? Or will ZSJ show The Mighty Don’t Kneel, no matter where they are?
10 Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire!
Monday was rough for Tetsuya Naito, Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji as they all lost to The United Empire. However, we now know Destruction in Kobe will be even bigger! Takagi will challenge Henare for the NEVER Openweight Championship on the same night Naito defends his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Great-O-Khan! Will LIJ rise back up? Or will they be conquered again but all at once?
Wait, Yota is wearing his green lucha mask again. He did that when teaming with just Bushi at some point. As such, he has Abe-san introduce him as, uh, “Torato,” is it? All the entrance attire is put aside, and Cobb stares down “Torato,” though perhaps a bit confused by the antics. Cobb tells the team he is stepping up, so they oblige. LIJ fist bump, and the fans applaud as Yota steps up. The fans rally with the bell, and Yota has a lot more pep being this Torato character. Cobb isn’t amused, so he knees Yota low! Cobb whips, Yota ducks ‘n’ dodges to then flip and RANA! The fans fire up and Cobb goes to a corner.
Yota runs in, but Cobb stops the Monkey Flip to put Yota up top. Yota BOOTS and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Yota RAMS Cobb, runs, ducks ‘n’ whips, but Cobb RANAS?! And then he FLYING SHOULDER TACKLES! Cover, TWO! Cobb goes after the mask! The ref reprimands, so Cobb ELBOWS Yota in the head! Tag to Callum Newman, and the Empire double whips Yota. They run Yota over, then Cobb sits him up to YANK the mask away! Callum PENALTY KICKS, Cobb GACHIMUCHI MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Yota stays in this, and Yota covers his face even though we’ve seen it. Cobb THROWS the mask away! But the ref catches it and the fans cheer!
Callum stands Yota up, fires forearms, and he CLUBS Yota. The ref thinks about putting on the mask, but no, it smells in there. Callum CLUBS Yota, whips him, but Yota reverses. Callum ducks ‘n’ dodges ‘n’ builds speed, only for Hiromu to trip him up! Yota basement dropkicks Callum, then LIJ blasts The Empire! The fans rally as the brawl goes on outside. Yota drags Callum up, snapmares, and stomps him. Yota paces while Callum rises, and Yota bumps Callum off buckles. Tag to Bushi and he stomps Callum. Bushi whips, then dropkicks the legs out! Cover, TWO! Callum hobbles, Takagi gets a shot in, and Bushi stomps Callum.
Tag to Hiromu and the fans fire up. Hiromu CHOPS Callum, CHOPS again, then whips corner to corner. Hiromu runs up to LARIAT, then snapmare and basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up more as Hiromu ties up the legs, modified FIGURE FOUR! Callum endures but Khan storms in to stomp Hiromu! Naito grabs Khan by the ponytail and TOSSES him out! The ref reprimands everybody, and Hiromu snapmares Callum. Tag to Takagi and LIJ split the wishbone! Takagi drags Callum up, reels him in, and suplexes high and hard! Cover, TWO! Callum toughs it out but Takagi keeps him from the Empire.
Takagi stands Callum up but Callum fires forearms! Takagi winds up, but Callum blocks the shot to HEEL KICK! Callum roars, runs, but Takagi LARIATS! Takagi runs but Callum follows to BOOT! Takagi rebounds to run Callum over! Callum kips up to ENZIGIRI! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Henare is all fired up on the apron, too! Takagi and Callum stir, hot tag to Henare! The Face of Fury runs Takagi over, BLASTS Naito & Yota, but Bushi & Hiromu slide in. Hiromu CHOPS, he and Bushi double whip, but Henare breaks the line to DOUBLE LARIAT! The fans fire up and Henare runs at Takagi. Takagi BOOTS! Henare still LARIATS!
Henare fireman’s carries, RUNNING SAMOAN DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Henare snarls. Henare half nelsons, but Takagi fights the full nelson! Takagi fires elbows, Henare ducks and ROCKS Takagi! Henare runs, RAMS Takagi, but Takagi rebounds! They RAM shoulders, neither falls, and the fans fire up! Takagi and Henare fire forearms back and forth! The fans rally up, Takagi JABS, JABS, and CHOPS! Henare KICKS! Henare KICKS again, but Takagi stays up! Henare roars, KCIKS, but Takagi blocks! So Henare ELBOWS and HEADBUTTS! And RUGBY KICKS! But Takagi’s back up to LARIAT!
The fans fire up with Takagi’s “OI! OI! OI!” Takagi runs in but Henare ELBOWS! And FLYING CHUCK! Takagi stays up, runs, but Henare LARIATS first! Takagi’s right back up! PUMPING BOMBER! Henare and Takagi crawl, hot tags to Khan and Naito! Naito ELBOWS, Khan fireman’s carries for a takeover! Kahn avoids the basement dropkick and goes for a leg! Naito slips free, but runs into a SAYANAGI! Cover, TWO! Khan poses with hands behind his back as Naito stands. Mongolian Chop! Mongolian Chop! Mongolian fake and UPPERCUT! Khan says he’s too smart. Khan puts Naito in a corner, to sit on- NO, Naito slips out!
Khan kicks, Naito blocks and puts him in ropes! DRAPING NECKBREAKER! Naito drags Khan up, mocks the “Ohh…!” and NECKBREAKER! Naito poses, the fans fire up, and then Naito mocks Khan’s pose. Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Naito brings Khan around. Naito fires forearms, whips, but Khan reverses. Naito reverses back to TORNADO- NO! Khan stops the DDT, but Naito fights the bearhug! Khan ducks the enzigiri, then clamps on a SLEEPER! Naito flails, but it becomes an IRON CLAW! ELIMI- NO! Naito arm-drags free! Atomic drop! ENZIGIRI! Khan staggers, Naito runs up, but into a clinch! BELLY2BELLY!
The fans fire up while both men are down, and we hit 10 minutes. Khan crawls now, hot tag to Jakob Austin Young! Jakob fires hands, whips, but Naito reverses. Jakob dropkicks a leg, grabs it, and DRAGON SCREWS! Jakob keeps moving, SHOTGUN! Jakob kips up and fires up, then he runs in at the corner to CHOP! Jakob turns Naito for a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Jakob calls in the Empire and they BLAST the LIJ corner! Cobb whips Naito to a corner, then he sends Jakob in to forearm smash! Callum ENZIGIRIS from the outside! Henare LARIATS, then feeds Naito to the ATHLETIC PLEX!
Jakob adds a basement dropkick! Cover, LIJ breaks it up! The fans fire up, but the Empire TOSSES LIJ back out! There’s more brawling on the outside, and someone gets sent into railing hard! Henare beats up on Takagi while Jakob ENZIGIRIS Naito! Cravat and JAKOB’S- NO, Naito shoves Jakob into the corner first! Yota SPLASHES! Hiromu LARIATS! Bushi ELBOWS! Feed to a DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Rolling jackknife bridge! Khan breaks it! Bushi TOSSES Khan, there’s more brawling, and Bushi DIVES! Down goes Khan! Naito and Hiromu get Jakob up, ASSISTED TORNADO DDT! And then PLUMA BLANCA!! Jakob taps, LIJ wins!
Winner: Los Ingobernables de Japon, by submission
Naito holds until he’s satisfied, and there’s still action going on outside the ring! The ref gets everyone to stand down, and while Cobb is taunting Yota with the NJPW World TV Championship, the fans are chanting “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” It seems the KOPW Champion is also the People’s Champion now! Naito is amused, but we still have 18 days left. Will the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion prove he is still tranquilo? Or will all of NJPW soon belong to the United Empire?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI w/ Just5Guys VS Taiji Ishimori!
Japones Del Mal may have lost to The Bone Soldier in Best of the Super Juniors, but he was the one to take this title from El Desperado back on July 5th! Will Douki still have the gold on this Road to Destruction? Or will Taiji make sure #ItsReborn?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s truly the Best of the Super Juniors!
The bell rings and the fans fire up for “DOUKI! DOUKI!” Douki and Taiji circle, tie up, and Douki waistlocks. Taiji wrenches, wristlocks, and he keeps Douki from ropes. Douki rolls, wrenches back, and wristlocks. Taiji rolls, slips through, wrenches and wristlocks in return. But Douki reaches back to jump and flying-mare! Then he trips Taiji, keeps moving, and jumps the dropdown to headlock. Taiji powers out to headlock back, but Douki powers out to hurdle. Taiji leaps over, but Douki gets around and waistlocks. Taiji switches, Douki elbows free, but Taiji keeps him from running. Douki British escapes, mule kicks, but Taiji ducks the jump kick!
Taiji whips Douki, Douki reverses, but Taiji handsprings to NEUTRALIZER KICK! The fans fire up while Douki bails out. Taiji takes aim, then goes up and up to GOLDEN TRIANGLE! Direct hit and the fans fire up again! Taiji rises, shakes out his legs, then drags Douki by his arm. Taiji drags Douki up, hammerlocks, then POSTS him! Taiji leaves Douki behind to grab the bell hammer! Red Shoes sees that and stops Taiji. Taiji throws the hammer away, Red Shoes fetches it, but Taiji uses a chair to JAM Douki up! Just5Guys protest but Taiji puts the chair around Douki’s arm, to SLAM the arm into the POST!
The fans are torn while Douki clutches his arm, but Taiji leaves Douki behind while Red Shoes checks. Taiji undoes the blue buckle pad, the Bullet Club Special is in play. Red Shoes starts the ring count, Douki shakes out the arm and the fans rally. Douki is still down at 10 of 20, but J5G coach him up. Douki stands at 15 and rolls in! The fans cheer, but Taiji storms over with a grin on his face. Taiji stomps Douki’s arm, then drags him up to wrench that arm. Taiji wrangles Douki with a top wristlock, and he digs his knee into the arm. Douki kicks around, Taiji wrenches and hammerlocks, to RAM Douki into bare buckles!
Red Shoes reprimands, Taiji shrugs, and the fans applaud. Douki clutches the arm while Taiji paces. Taiji drags Douki up, but Douki fires shots! Taiji fires back, but Douki fires more! Taiji CLUBS Douki down, and the fans rally up again. Taiji looms over Douki, kicks him, stomps him, but Douki roars and rises! Douki CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS, but Taiji just BOOTS the bad arm! Douki drops to his knees, but Taiji drags him up. Taiji wrenches and whips Douki to then WRING the arm out! Taiji clamps on with a COBRA CLUTCH! Douki endures, fights around, and reaches out, only for Taiji to drag him back!
Taiji ripcords, RAMS, and COBRA CLUTCH, into a takedown! Taiji has a modified triangle hold now! Douki endures, the fans rally, and J5G coach Douki to keep fighting. Douki kicks forward to the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer, Red Shoes counts, and Taiji lets go at 4. Douki clutches his arm again, but Taiji grins as he stands back up. Taiji drags Douki to his feet, gut wrenches, but Douki slips free to roll Taiji up! TWO! Douki drags Taiji up, but Taiji wrenches out to CODE BREAKER on the arm! Douki falls back and clutches the arm again! The fans rally for Douki but Taiji grins again. Taiji brings Douki up to wrench the bad arm.
Taiji whips but Douki reverses! Taiji hits bare buckles now! Douki runs to RANA! Taiji bails out, but Douki DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up again! J5G coaches Douki up again while he and Taiji stir. Douki drags Taiji up, but Taiji fires body shots! Taiji facelocks, but Douki RAMS him into the apron! Douki runs up, Taiji pops him up, but Douki rebounds to TORNADO DDT to the floor! Taiji writhes but the fans fire up with Douki! Douki drags Taiji up and into the ring, then brings him around. Scoop and SAHARAWI SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Taiji stays in this but Douki keeps his focus.
Douki drags Taiji up, hooks the arms, but Taiji fights the Gory Especial! Taiji RAMS Douki into buckles, flips the hooks, but Douki fights! Taiji spins Douki around to CLAW his face! Red Shoes reprimands but Taiji lets off. Taiji runs up but Douki BOOTS him! Douki goes to the apron, RAMS into him, then slingshots, into a CODE BREAKER! The fans rally up but Taiji rises first as we hit 10 minutes. Taiji drags Douki up, scoops him, and CIPHER UTAKI! Cover, TWO! Douki survives and the fans fire up! Taiji is annoyed but he drags Douki up and turns him, for a NECKBREAKER off the knee! Douki writhes and Taiji goes to a corner.
Taiji climbs up, aims, and 450- NO, Taiji has to roll through as Douki moves! Douki catches Taiji into the Bow ‘n’ Arrow Rack! Douki spins, RENEIDA FACEBUSTER! And then Douki rolls Taiji into a ghost pin! TWO!! Taiji escapes, but into the ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! The fans are thunderous now as Taiji endures! Douki pulls as hard as he can, but Taiji stays on his feet! Taiji fights around, but Douki drags him away from ropes! ITALIAN- NO, Taiji steps through, BONE, NO, Douki ghost pins again! Taiji fights it to have a cover, TWO!! Ghost pin again, TWO!! ITALIAN STRETCH #32!! The fans are thunderous again as Taiji endures!
Douki thrashes Taiji around, pulls has hard as he can, and Taiji is turning red! Taiji falls over, but he shakes his head. Taiji fights his way back up, but Douki just pulls that much harder! Red Shoes checks, but Taiji fights and falls into the ROPEBREAK! Douki lets go in frustration, but the damage was done. Douki sits up, and the fans rally more as he goes to the apron. Douki watches Taiji rise, and then slingshots to DAYBREAK!! Taiji gets spiked and the fans fire up! Douki covers, TWO!!! Taiji survives and Douki is stunned! The fans fire up more, and Douki roars! Douki drags Taiji up, fireman’s carries, MARI- NO, Taiji slips free!
Taiji LA MYSTIC- NO, Douki slips through, moves around, SEATBELT, ONE!! Taiji has the SEATBELT!! TWO!!! Douki escapes, Taiji runs up, but Douki dodge! HELL STAB! Douki runs into the JUMP KNEE! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous! Both men stir, and Douki crawls to a corner. The fans are with him but Taiji stalks Douki. Taiji brings Douki up at 15 minutes, and hammerlocks, to POST him in the blue corner! Then Taiji hammerlocks, half nelsons, and scoops, for a SHOULDER BUSTER! Douki clutches that arm, and the fans rally harder, but Taiji takes aim from the corner.
Taiji runs up, but Douki wrenches! And he slips down, but Taiji jackknife bridges! TWO as Douki bridges up! Douki spins Taiji, Gory Especial! Taiji slips free to arm-drag! Douki comes back, Taiji spins him around, and sends him at Red Shoes! Red Shoes is in the ropes, Taiji whips, POP-UP LOW BLOW MULE KICK! Taiji gets away with it, and now he runs, CRUCIFIX DRIVER!! BONE LOCK!!! The fans are thunderous as Douki endures! Douki fights around, but he can’t see where the ropes are with Taiji’s arm in his face! The fans rally as hard as they can, Taichi calls to him, and Douki fights his way over! But Taiji kicks ropes to keep the hold!
The fans are electric as Douki endures all over again! Taiji pulls on the hold, but Douki powers his way over! Douki claws at the mat, and he finds the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Taiji lets go in frustration! Douki sputters, Taiji pounds the mat in frustration, and Taiji drags Douki up. Taiji brings Douki around to scoop and SLAM, then claims he’s gonna flip and finish this! Taiji runs, handsprings, SUPERSTAR- NO, Douki waistlocks first! GERMAN SUPLEX! But Taiji lands out! Taiji swings, into a SNAP DRAGON SUPLEX!! Both men are down again and the fans are thunderous! J5G coaches Douki up, and he slowly turns over.
Douki and Taiji each crawl around, going to their corners. Douki and Taiji drag themselves up with ropes, then both run in! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! They’re both still standing, so Taiji LARIATS at ropes! Taiji then runs, but Douki dodges and LARIATS!! The Douki-san Bomber hits, and Douki fires up! Douki wheelbarrows Taiji, but Taiji victory rills it! Taiji wheelbarrows, and full nelsons!? But for a FULL NELSON FACEBUSTER! And then BONE LOCK!! Douki endures, fights, and J5G call to him! We hit 20 minutes while the fans are thunderously behind Douki!
Douki fights around again, reaching out and clawing his way over, but Taiji lets off to drag him away! And then up, into BLOODY- NO, Douki slips free! Douki blocks the knee to HELL STAB! And then IMPALER DDT!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Taiji survives and the fans are electric! Douki roars, and he grabs the legs! Wheelbarrow, full nelson, SUPLEX- NO, Taiji fights free, so Douki ENZIGIRIS! Taiji falls over, Douki drags him back up. Torture rack, and SWINGING SIDE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Taiji survives again and the fans are thunderous! Douki pounds the mat, the fans are behind him, and he roars!
Douki has the legs, wheelbarrow and full nelson! But Taiji fights out again! LA MYSTIC- NO! Douki blocks that, tucks to the wheelbarrow! SUPLEX DE LA LUNA!!! Bridging cover, DOUKI WINS!!
Winner: Douki, by pinfall (still IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion)
Both men brought out every move in their arsenal, but in the end, Douki managed to outdraw The Bone Soldier! Will Taiji have to fight up from the bottom if he wants to be back on top of the Junior Heavyweight Division?
As for Douki, Red Shoes brings him the belt, and Douki stands tall with his friends. Douki then gets the mic to say, “I just faced the strongest challenger in Taiji Ishimori, and I WON!” The fans cheer that, but then Douki says he knew that half of them were cheering for Taiji, though. Douki knows he isn’t like Taiji. Douki is younger, doesn’t have the career resumé like Taiji, but today, here in Sendai, in Sun Plaza Hall, where Douki made his NJPW debut, he won. The fans cheer that, too.
Douki reviews that just this year alone, he defeated Hiromu, Desperado, and now Ishimori. “No one can complain anymore! I am the strongest Junior Heavyweight Champion!” The fans cheer that, Douki drops the mic, and the streamers fly! And then, Sanada & Taichi lift Douki up onto their shoulders in celebration! J5G then exit so Douki can soak up the spotlight, but YOSHINOBU KANEMARU jumps into the ring! He was on commentary the whole time, and this is why! He attacks Douki from behind! Then he grabs the belt to CLOBBER Douki with it!! The fans boo, but The Heel Master brings in chairs!
Kanemaru puts one chair on Douki’s leg, then CON-CHAIR-TOS it!! Douki writhes, the fans boo, but now Kanemaru grabs the mic! “Oi, you flimsy champion! It’s not your division yet!” Kanemaru then claims the boos from the fans are in agreement that Douki sucks. The fans boo more because that’s not true. But then Kanemaru tells Douki, “Your next challenger… is me.” Well as if that wasn’t obvious. But then Kanemaru stomps away on Douki! He even throws the belt down onto Douki! J5G returns so Kanemaru bails out, the damage done. Kanemaru really is a scumbag, doing this to an old friend. But will Douki get even with him soon enough?
My Thoughts:
Another great event for NJPW on this Road to Destruction tour. It’s a good thing I decided to cover ZSJ & Fujita VS Sanada & Taichi, otherwise I would’ve missed out on that great upset and the news of Sanada wanting to face ZSJ for Royal Quest 4. It will still be a great match even if there’s no title on the line, but I would love if they decided to shake things up here. ZSJ could win in Kobe, return home as THE guy in NJPW, and then have an epic against one of his best rivals to give that London crowd something to remember that night for. ZSJ would get his first defense in, and he could give the former champion (presumably Naito) a rematch for WrestleKingdom or something.
I figured House of Torture would cheat to win so that’s why I skipped it. And with that win, I would think House of Torture’s fate is sealed, they’re going to lose the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship match on Saturday the 14th. And given that, I would think Tanahashi VS Evil happens as a 1v1 match for Kobe to settle this “President Ace VS King of Darkness” story. And then I probably should’ve covered Chaos VS War Dogs, because something happened to take Jake Lee out early, and then Gabe Kidd took the pin because he was perhaps legitimately rattled. But they did a big brawl to kinda muddy the math ahead of Yoshi-Hashi VS David Finlay for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship in Kobe.
Really fun 10 Man Tag, and I figured LIJ would win this to keep even with The Empire. The energy really died when Jakob got in, though, he’s perhaps a little too new for the fans to really care about. Plus, it basically signaled the end of the match. But it sounds like even with Ren Narita getting in on things last time, Cobb and Yota will run it back. This also gives some momentum to Takagi ahead of battling Henare for the NEVER Openweight Championship, but there’s a lot of time still for the math to go any which way.
And then awesome stuff with the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. That was an awesome match, and a part of me is surprised Douki retained. Though, as I’ve said before, this is all NJPW appreciating and rewarding the hard work and loyalty Douki has shown over the years, and the fans also really like Douki, too. But then, with Kanemaru on commentary, I just felt something was gonna happen. I thought he’d try to help Taiji cheat but no, he let Taiji do this alone. And then Kanemaru goes and attacks Douki, setting up a match between them. Kanemaru tried to take the title off other former friend, Desperado, but failed, so who knows how this one works.
Also, it feels like the Junior Heavyweight Division is spinning its wheels, as we’ve already had plenty of J5G VS House of Torture, what with Douki VS Sho having also already happened. Master Wato AND Yoh are both out with injuries, I am sure they would’ve been more involved otherwise. And the Junior Heavyweights in LIJ (Hiromu, Bushi and even Titan) are busy doing other things, so unless they do crossover with AEW or CMLL, I’m not sure who else is supposed to be a challenger past this point. Though, such a crossover would be fun given WrestleDynasty is coming.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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

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