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Mitchell’s NJPW World Tag League Results & Report! (11/28/24)

B Block, Round 4!

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5 months ago

November 28, 2024

Steven Mitchell

The Ace is in the main event!

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado have yet to score in World Tag League, but perhaps their luck can change here in Round 4! Will Ace & Heater finally get going?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi & Katsuya Murashima; Zayne, Taguchi & Murashima win.
Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS The United Empire; The United Empire wins.
Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Kenta & Chase win, by disqualification.
Six Man Tag: Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask VS Bullet Club War Dogs; Shota, Honma & Tiger Mask win.
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS The Filip Brothers; Naito & Hiromu win.
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE; Khan & Henare win.
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Evil & Narita win.
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Taichi & Taka Michinoku; Tanahashi & Jado win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current B Block standings!

Great-O-Khan & Henare: 2-1, 4 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 2-1, 4 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 2-1, 4 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 2-1, 4 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 2-1, 4 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-2, 2 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-2, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 0-3, 0 points

World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS The Filip Brothers!

There is quite the traffic jam at 2-1, and Los Ingobernables de Japon find themselves in the thick of it! But will they gain some ground in the fourth round? Or will this be when Tome the Taiga & Stevie the Phoenix strike?

Naito again takes his time with his entrance attire, and then the teams sort out. Hiromu notes how both Tome & Stevie are big guys, but he still steps up. LIJ fist bump, the Filip Brothers Too Sweet, and Tome CLOBBERS Hiromu at the bell! The fans rally for Hiromu as he sits up, but Tome stands him up. Hiromu breaks free and runs to RAM Tome! Tome stays up and he tautns Hiromu to try again. Hiromu does, and he RAMS Tome, but Hiromu’s the one who falls to his knees! Tome deadlift suplexes, but Hiromu slips free! And slides under! And stomps a foot! Hiromu runs, but Tome scoops him!

Tome pops Hiromu around, but Hiromu slips free to the apron. Hiromu RAMS Tome, then Naito helps trip Tome up! LIJ drags Tome out to RAM into railing! Naito keeps Tome stuck hanging over the side, and Hiromu goes to the apron. Naito then brings Tome off railing for Hiromu to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up and Hiromu runs around the way to CROSSBODY Stevie! The fans fire up more and Hiromu smiles as he goes back to the ring. Naito puts Tome in, Hiromu tags Naito, and LIJ double whip Tome to ropes. They DOUBLE COHP Tome down, Naito covers, TWO! Naito clamps right on with a cravat neck wrench!

Tome endures, keeps his shoulders up, but Naito thrashes the hold. Tome fights up but Naito keeps on the hold. Hiromu tags in, LIJ mugs Tome, and the fans rally up. Hiromu CHOPS Tome, then CHOPS again! Hiromu whips but Tome blocks! Tome says he’s too strong! Hiromu just CHOPS! Hiromu whips, Tome reverses, and Stevie grabs Hiromu! Hiromu elbows free but Tome CLOBBERS Hiromu! Tome BLASTS Naito, too, then tags Stevie. The fans rally up as Stevie stomps Hiromu. Stevie scoops, SLAMS, and then ELBOW DROPS on Hiromu! The fans cheer, Stevie drags Hiromu up, and CHOPS!

Hiromu ends up in the Filip corner, and Stevie UPPERCUTS! Tag to Tome but Hiromu fights back! The Filip Brothers mug Hiromu and Tome CHOPS! Tome scoops to then march around, and SLAM to LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Hiromu stays in this! Tome argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Tome drags Hiromu over, tags Stevie, but then has to keep Hiromu from Naito. Tome snapmares and stomps Hiromu, then Stevie runs to BLAST Naito! Stevie KICKS Hiromu in the back! Hiromu writhes while Stevie tags Tome. Tome brings Hiromu around to snapmare, then he tags Stevie.

Tome BASEMENT BOOTS Hiromu, and Stevie KNEE-BOARD SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Hiromu stays in this and the fans cheer him on. Stevie is annoyed but he drags Hiromu up. Hiromu CHOPS, CHOPS and CHOPS! Stevie kicks and CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Stevie bumps Hiromu off buckles, tags Tome, and then stomps Hiromu. Tome snapmares Hiromu into a chinlock! Tome grinds the hold and leans on Hiromu, but Hiromu still fights up. Hiromu fires body shots, gets free, but Tome CLUBS him! Tome runs, but Hiromu dropkicks the legs out! Hiromu crawls while Tome hobbles, but Tome pulls Hiromu’s hair!

Hiromu breaks free, blocks a kick, then blocks a punch! DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up as Hiromu crawls, hot tag to Naito! Naito fires hands on Tome, but Stevie storms into CLUB Naito! The Filip Brothers mug Naito while the ref reprimands. The Filip Brothers double whip but Naito reverses to send Tome away, and then he sends Stevie into Tome! Stevie falls but Tome stays up! Tome rushes Naito, Naito dodges and ELBOWS him down! Then basement DROPKICK! The fans fire up as Naito whips Tome corner to corner and ELBOWS him again! Then Naito turns Tome, holds him, and lets Tome flail a moment before the NECKBREAKER!

The fans cheer as Naito poses, then Naito covers. TWO, but Naito stays cool. Naito stands Tome up to throw those heavy ELBOWS! Naito whips, Tome reverses, but Naito KICKS! Naito runs, but Tome SPINEBUSTERS! Both men are down and the fans rally back up! Stevie calls to Tome, Tome crawls his way over, hot tag to Stevie! Stevie brings Naito up, but Naito fires a forearm! Stevie fires back, they go back and forth! Stevie fires a flurry, but Naito roars and fires right back! The fans fire up as Naito swings, but Stevie catches him to a FINAL CUT! Cover, TWO! Tome steps in and BLASTS Hiromu!

Stevie hoists Naito up in a fireman’s carry, Tome runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! The fans rally as Tome builds speed, and TAIGA FLIES onto Hiromu! Stevie covers Naito, TWO! Stevie is a but surprised, but he calls to Tome. They get Naito up, fireman’s carry from Tome, AIR RAID CRASH! Stevie goes up as the fans rally again, and Stevie SHOOTING STARS! Cover, Hiromu breaks it! The fans cheer but Tome TOSSES Hiromu! Naito stirs, Stevie calls the finish! Stevie reels Naito in, lifts him up, but Hiromu SHOTGUNS Tome! Naito RANAS Stevie! Stevie ends up in a corner, and Hiromu runs up to LARIAT!

Feet to Naito’s ELBOW! Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Naito atomic drops, and HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! Naito with the ROLLING JACKKNIFE BRIDGE! TWO!! Stevie survives but LIJ hauls him back up. Hiromu sets up but Tome CLUBS Naito! Hiromu kicks Tome, then runs, but into a SPINE- DDT!! Hiromu then dropkicks Stevie’s legs! Now they set up, BOOSTED TORNADO DDT!! Naito hurries to drag Stevie back up, then wrenches for the DESTINO!! Cover, LIJ wins!

Winners: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)

The Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb are gaining momentum going into WTL’s second half! Will they come out as an openweight championship team? Can Tome & Stevie still find a roundabout way to the finals?

World Tag League 2024 B Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS Great-O-Khan & HENARE!

The Joker & The Rook have been making moves the last couple of rounds, but now they run into THE IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Will the Dominator & Face of Fury continue to conquer the World Tag League? Or can #YanoBoltin find a way to defy the United Empire?

The teams sort out and Yano wants the ref to hurry with his check. The fans cheer on Khan as he holds up his tag title AND KOPW title, and Yano grows further impatient. Oleg starts for his team, and he wants someone to step up. Henare obliges and the fans rally up. The bell rings and these big behemoths stare down. They slowly approach, then tie up. They’re in a deadlock but its Henare who drops to a knee. Henare fights up and pushes Oleg back, then they go again. Oleg puts Henare on the ropes, but the ref counts. Oleg lets off slowly, and he gives Henare a hard shove on the shoulder! Henare comes back to fire forearms, so Oleg fires back!

The forearms go back and forth as fans rally, then Henare fires a flurry! Henare runs, RAMS Oleg, but Oleg stays up! Oleg CHOPS, runs, and RAMS Henare! Henare steps back, but he ROCKS Oleg in return! Henare runs, RAMS Oleg, but Oleg rebounds to CLOBBER Henare! The fans fire up and Oleg tags Yano. Yano says here goes! He unties a white buckle pad! Yano dodges Henare, SLAPS him on the back of the head, then whips Henare at the corner! Henare reverses, Yano stops himself, and Yano says he’s too smart for that! But then Henare SLAPS Yano on the back of the head! Henare CLUBS Yano, brings him up, but Yano… Oh, there’s no hair to pull.

Yano keeps trying but Henare’s bald head gives him nothing! Yano gets mad, runs, but gets run over! Henare BLASTS Oleg, then he SENTONS Yano! The fans fire up with Henare, and Khan goes after Oleg on the outside! Henare puts Yano in the Empire’s corner to fire body shots, and a HEADBUTT! Tag to Khan and the fans cheer him on, Khan revels in it a moment before he stands Yano up. Mongolian Chop! Mongolian Chop! Mongolian feint and UPPERCUT! Khan has Yano in the corner, and he hops up to sit on his throne! The fans cheer but the ref reprimands. Khan grabs Yano’s arms and pulls!

The ref counts, Khan hops down, and then he brings Yano around to Mongolian Chop! Yano is down, Khan has a cocky cover, TWO! The fans still rally behind “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” and Khan conducts it like a choir. Khan drags Yano up, CLUBS him on the neck, then runs, but Yano pulls hair! Khan ELBOWS Yano, kicks and whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Khan down by his hair! The fans rally while Yano crawls, hot tag to Oleg! Oleg CLBOBERS Khan, DECKS Henare, then he deadlift gut wrenches Khan for the Shake, Shake, Shake, then THROW! Oleg kips up, the fans fire up, and Khan goes to a corner. Oleg runs in and SPLASHES Khan against bare buckles!

The fans fire up as Oleg scoops, SLAMS, and then runs to BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up while Khan writhes. Oleg drags Khan up, fireman’s carries, but Khan slips free. Khan waistlocks, Khan switches, they clinch, and Khan gets under Oleg to lift him up! ROLLING SPINEBUSTER! The fans rally up again while both men are down! Oleg rolls away and Khan rises up. Khan storms his way over, but Oleg clinches! They fight for control, and Oleg SPINEBUSTERS Khan! The fans fire up again as both men crawl to each other. Khan clinches now, but Oleg fights him off. They feel things out, Khan hits a fireman’s carry takeover!

Khan goes after Oleg again but Oleg clinches. They fight for control again, and Oleg hits a fireman’s carry takeover! The fans cheer this true wrestling display, and the two just go again! Another clinch, another fight for control, and Khan gut wrenches?! GUT WRENCH PLEX! Oleg tumbles away and the fans fire up! Khan crawls for his corner, as does Oleg, hot tag to Henare! Henare KICKS Oleg in the back! And KICKS him again! Oleg writhes but Henare kicks him around. Henare eggs Oleg on, kicks him again, but Oleg rises. BODY BLOW from Henare! The fans rally up as Henare waits on Oleg. Oleg sits up, Henare BUZZSAWS him down!

The fans rally more as Oleg rises again, but into another KICK! Oleg stands?! Henare growls, runs up, but Oleg blocks the kick! Oleg spins Henare around, GERMAN SUPLEX!! Both men are down, Oleg rolls, hot tag to Yano! Yano brings Henare around to whip into a corner. Oleg runs in, but Henare dodges the splash! Yano kicks Henare, but Henare swings !@Yano dodges, clinches, and BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up and Yano has Henare’s legs! Oleg sets up as Yano CATAPULTS Henare to him! Oleg catches Henare for a BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up and Oleg intercepts Khan! Yano covers, TWO!

Henare survives but Oleg throws Khan out. Yano brings Henare up, ONIGO- NO, Henare fights free! And ELBOWS Yano back! Henare runs up, but Yano dodges! Native Knee meets steel buckle! Roll-up, TWO!! Henare escapes, but Yano hurries M U!! TWO!! Henare escapes again but Yano runs, into a LARIAT!! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Henare grits his teeth as he rises up, and Khan sends Oleg into railing! Khan hauls Yano up, Mongolian Chop! BODY BLOW! UPPERCUT! BOOT SUPERKICK COMBO!! Yano falls, and the Monster Rage boils up! Henare hauls Yano up and fireman’s carries!

Khan runs, but Yano slips free! Henare is sent into Khan! Oleg is back to DOUBLE SHOTGUN! Oleg gets Khan outta there and Yano runs, BLINDSIDE TACKLE! M U, TWO!! Yano swings, into Henare’s waistlock! Yano grabs at the ref, but Henare blocks the mule kick low blow!! Henare HEADBUTTS, but then blocks the front low blow! Fireman’s carry, Khan is free of Oleg! IMPERIAL DROP!! Cover, EMPIRE WINS!

Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Yano & Oleg earn 0)

The Joker had to fold, and that puts The Empire back on top! Will the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions continues to lead the way in this second half? Or can the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions still find their way to the finals?

World Tag League 2024 B Block: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls VS EVIL & Ren Narita!

The way to the front of this block is starting to clear up, and these two teams are looking to take advantage of that. Will Hysterical Haste & Mad Mikey prove that The mighty Don’t Kneel? Or will the King of Darkness & Souled Out Son of Strong Style steal back the top spot in B Block?

Oh no, The House attacks during TMDK’s entrance! They wipe Shane out first, then Evil CLOBBERS Mikey! Dick Togo adds on while the fans boo, but Narita grins as he drags Shane around the way. The ref tries to stop Evil from CHOKING Mikey, but this isn’t a match yet! Narita brings Shane out into the crowd on the far side! Evil CLUBS Mikey, CLAWS his face, and he goes into the crowd on that side. Shane is sent into chairs! Narita CHOKES Shane with a chair, and Evil does the same to Mikey! The fans continue to boo but Evil CLUBS Mikey, and Narita drags Shane back up. Narita has a headlock as he brings Shane to ringside.

Evil CLUBS Mikey again, Narita puts Shane in, but Mikey sends Evil into railing! The fans cheer as the bell rings, but Narita stomps away on Shane. Evil hits Mikey in return, but Shane fights against Narita. Narita knees Shane low, then runs, but Mikey trips him up! Shane basement dropkicks Narita, then he BLASTS! And he hits Dick for good measure! Mikey drags Narita out along the apron, and CLUBS him down tot he floor! Shane whips Evil hard into railing! The fans fire up with The Mighty as Shane kicks Evil. Mikey sends Narita into railing, Shane does the same to Evil! Then Mikey chases Dick away!

Shane brings Narita out to the crowd and BOWLS him into open chairs! Mikey chases Evil and throws chairs at him! Evil grabs a chair, he and Mikey CLASH, but Evil is disarmed! Mikey SMACKS Evil, then CLUBS him down! Shane poses as he holds Narita down with a fishhook, and the fans take pictures. Shane stomps Narita down, the ring count finally starts, but Mikey CLUBS Evil along the way back to ringside. Mikey SMACKS Evil off the apron, Shane puts Narita in at 10 of 20, and the fans cheer as Shane steps in. Shane eggs Narita on, then KICKS Narita down! Shane stands Narita up to KICK, BOOT, and reel him in.

Narita fights the back suplex with elbows, then he CLAWS Shane’s face! The ref counts, Narita whips, and TADA! Bare buckles! No blue buckle pad means the Bullet Club Special is in effect! Evil drags Shane out while Narita BLASTS Mikey off the apron! Evil CLAWS Shane’s back, then Dick brings a chair over. Dick JAMS Shane up! The fans boo but Dick gets away with one. Evil kicks Shane around, taunts him, then drags him up. Evil puts Shane in the ring, Narita is there to cover, TWO! Shane stays in this and the fans rally up. Narita tags Evil, then The House splits the wishbone! Shane writhes but Evil scuffs him.

Evil taunts Shane, kicks him around, might even be insulting Zack at the same time. Shane stands up to fire body shots and forearms! The fans rally up as Shane backs Evil down! Shane whips, Evil reverses, and Shane hits bare buckles! Shane falls back and Evil laughs. Tag to Narita and Narita stands on Shane’s neck! The ref reprimands and counts, Shane even has the ropes, so Narita steps off at 4. Narita drags Shane up, brings him around, but Shane fires a forearm! And then CHOPS! And ROCKS! Narita CHOKES Shane, Shane breaks free, but Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil runs to BLAST Mikey off the apron!

The ref reprimands but Evil then breaks Shane’s grip! ARMBAR! Shane flails, reaches out, but Evil stays in the way! Shane still finds the ROPEBREAK, and the ref counts! Narita lets go at 4, to then sucker punch Mikey! Narita grins as he stands Shane up, but Shane fights the Half Hatch! Narita knees low, whips, but Shane reverses! Narita hits bare buckles! Evil hurries to tag in, and he storms up to drag Shane back. Shane BOOTS Evil into Narita, which sends Narita back into buckles! Hot tag to Mikey! Mikey DOUBLE LARIATS Evil & Narita! The fans fire up with Mikey, and he runs to LARIAT Evil in a corner! Then he LARIATS Narita in another corner!

Evil runs up but Mikey dodges, so Evil runs into Narita! Mikey DOUBLE LARIATS them again! Mikey TOSSES Narita, then dodges Evil to waistlock. Evil switches, ducks an elbow, but the DDT hits! Cover, TWO! Mikey is annoyed but the fans rally up. Mikey drags Evil up, but Evil fights the back suplex with elbows! Mikey RAMS Evil into the corner, Shane tags in, and Shane UPPERCUTS Evil into position! But Evil BOOTS Shane, ELBOWS Mikey, only for Shane to reel him in! Mikey’s there for ELECTRIC BLUE! Cover, Narita breaks it! Mikey TOSSES Narita out and the fans rally behind Shane!

Wait, Narita sends Mikey into railing! Shane fireman’s carries, but Evil slips free! Evil waistlocks, Shane elbows free then UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS again and again and again! The fans fire up with every UPPERCUT, and then Shane runs. Evil distracts the ref so Dick can SMACK Shane with the buckle pad! Evil then reels Shane in to FISHERMAN BUSTER! Evil rolls to the corner, tag to Narita! Narita storms up on Shane and whips him corner to corner. Narita runs in to ELBOW, then goes side to side to BOOT! Shane falls but Narita brings him up. Shane fights the Half Hatch, and he suplexes Narita!

Narita fights free, CHOKES Shane, but the ref counts! Shane breaks free, Narita knees low, but Shane reverses the whip, only for Narita to come back, DOWN2DIE! Cover, TWO! Shane survives that knee drop and the fans rally up, but Narita vows to end this! Narita goes up a corner, and he dares Shane to get up. Shane does and UPPERCUTS Narita! Shane climbs but Narita fights the superplex! Narita fires body shots, then he ROCKS Shane! Shane falls back, Mikey tags in, and Shane BOOTS Narita! Dick gets up, Shane knocks him down! Mikey gives Shane the boost and Shane has Narita, SUPERPLEX POWERBOMB!

Mikey runs while Narita sits up, SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, Evil breaks it! Shane DROPKICKS Evil! The fans cheer as Evil tumbles out! Mikey and Shane coordinate, and they drag Narita up. Mikey scoops, but Narita grabs at the ref! Dick anchors Shane while Narita slips free, and Narita shoves Mikey into Shane! Shane tumbles out of the ring, Narita catches Mikey to then shove him into the ref! And now Dick rushes in! The fans boo as The House stomps away on Mikey! Dick soaks up the heat, then tells the fans off. Evil stands Mikey up so he and Dick can whip into a corner. Dick runs up to ELBOW, Narita runs up to ELBOW!

Evil adds a LARIAT, and then snapmares! Evil & Narita set Mikey up for the DICK CHOP! The fans boo but Evil stands Mikey up. Narita climbs now, for HELL’S GUILLOTINE! Cover, the ref is back to count, TWO!! Mikey survives and the fans fire up! Evil is furious and he drags the ref over. Narita grabs his pushup bar! But Shane is in! Mikey dodges and Shane BOOTS Narita! Shane goes after Evil but Evil gets around, and Evil shoves Shane at the ref! The ref cowers in the corner as Shane stops himself, but Evil LOW BLOWS Shane!! The fans boo but Evil just soaks it all up. Evil drags Mikey up, he and Narita whip Mikey into the bare buckle!

Narita & Evil kick low, and they DOUBLE SUPLEX! But Mikey’s right back up! The fans fire up with Mikey and he LARIATS Evil! Narita kicks low, runs, but into a SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up more but Dick has a chair! Mikey takes that from Dick but the ref takes that from Mikey. PUSHUP BAR ATTACK from Narita! DOUBLE CROSSER!! Cover, The House wins!

Winners: Evil & Ren Narita, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Shane & Mikey earn 0)

The House used every trick in the book to take down The Mighty, and now they’re right behind The Empire! Will Evil & Narita continue to cheat their way to the top of NJPW? Or can Shane & Mikey make a mighty comeback?

World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Taichi & Taka Michinoku!

While all the other teams have been fighting to lead the pack, The Ace & The Heater are just fighting to get on the board! Will this finally be the night we get some air guitar? Or will The Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker bring down President Ace & Master Heater?

The fans cheer Tanahashi’s muscles as he takes off the jacket, but only now does Taichi take off own. The fans cheer Taichi’s muscles, too, and Taichi does the dancing pecs! Tanahashi can’t quite match that, but the overall build is very similar. Taichi teases Tanahashi’s abs aren’t quite as tight as they used to be, but the teams finally sort out. Jado steps up and the fans cheer him on. Taka says he’ll handle this, and the bell rings. Jado and Taka, two great Junior Heavyweights in their day, circle now as Heavyweights. The fans rally, the two tie up, and they’re in a deadlock. Jado powers Taka back, but Taka powers up! Jado still puts Taka on ropes!

Red Shoes calls the break, and Jado lets off with some sharp pats on the shoulders. The two reset and go again. Taka powers Jado back but Jado digs in his heels. Jado powers Taka back onto ropes, but Taka turns things around. Red Shoes calls the break, Taka lets off slowly, then he SLAPS Jado! Jado storms up but Taka kicks low! Taka runs, RAMS Jado, but Jado stays up! Taka runs and RAMS Jado again, but still nothing! They RAM again, then Taka fakes a run to poke Jado in the eyes! Taka kicks Jado’s leg, then runs, but Jado RUNS Taka over! The fans fire up with Jado and he tags in Tanahashi.

Jado & Tanahashi double whip, then DOUBLE ELBOW Taka down! Taichi runs up but gets double kicked! Jado & Tanahashi double whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Taichi tumbles out, and we get an air guitar duet! But Taka & Taichi return to CLOBBER them! The fans are upset but Taichi digs his boots into Tanahashi at the ropes. Taka adds on and they kick Tanahashi out. Taka goes out after Tanahashi, right in front of commentary with Douki watching and supporting his guys. Taka then stands on Tanahashi while Taichi POSTS Jado! Red Shoes reprimands, the ring count starts, and Taka puts Tanahashi in the ring.

Taka storms in and stomps Tanahashi around. Taka fishhooks Tanahashi, twists his nose, but stops as Red Shoes counts. Taka then scrapes his soles off Tanahashi’s face! Taka goes back to the fishhook, then he clamps on a headlock. Taka still smothers Tanahashi so Red Shoes counts! Taka stops at 4, tags Taichi, and fans cheer him on. Taichi stomps Tanahashi, snapmares him, then KICKS him! Tanahashi writhes but Taichi covers, TWO! Taichi drags Tanahashi up, tags Taka, and Taichi stomps Tanahashi. Taka stomps Tanahashi then clamps on a headlock. Tanahashi powers up but can’t power out as Taka holds on!

Tanahashi endures the grind, powers up again, but Taka still holds on tight! Tanahashi tries again but Taka pulls hair! Taka hits a headlock takeover, then shifts into a headscissor squeeze! Taka has Tanahashi’s arm and bends the fingers! DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Tanahashi endures, fights around, and reaches out, ROPEBREAK! Taka still twists the arm, but he stops as Red Shoes counts. The fans rally for Tanahashi but Taka wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Tag to Taichi but Tanahashi fires forearms on them both! Taka BOOTS Tanahashi, then digs his boot in! Taichi also traps Tanahashi, but stops as Red Shoes counts.

Taichi steps in, taunts Jado, then goes back to Tanahashi. Taichi reels Tanahashi in for a COBRA TWIST! Tanahashi endures, but Taichi CLAWS at those abs! Tanahashi endures both insult and injury, but Taichi throws him into the corner! Tag to Taka and Taka stomps Tanahashi! Taka fires knees, but Tanahashi fires forearms! Taka SLAPS Tanahashi back! Tanahashi goes to a corner, Taka runs in, but Tanahashi ELBOWS back! Tanahashi goes up and up to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up while both men are down! Taka and Tanahashi crawl, hot tag to Jado! Jado runs up to run Taka over! And again! Taichi steps in, Jado blocks his kick to DRAGON SCREW!

Jado whips Taka, Taka KICKS back, but Jado LARIATS! The fans fire up and Jado shakes the ropes! Jado gets the energy building and he goes back to Taka. Jado stands Taka up to TOSS him out, then has him on the apron. Taka pokes Jado in the eyes! But Jado blocks the buckle bump to bump Taka off the crossbar! Taka staggers, Jado reels him in through the ropes, for a DRAPING DDT! Cover, Taichi breaks it! The fans rally but Tanahashi kicks and TOSSES Taichi. Tanahashi goes out after Taichi, and Jado pounds the mat. The fans rally behind Jado and he aims at Taka. GUN- NO, Taka stops the cutter to BOOT! And SUPER K!

Both men are down and the fans rally up! Taka crawls, hot tag to Taichi! Taichi runs at Jado to BOOT in the corner! Jado staggers, Taichi runs, AX- NO, Jado dodges to LARIAT! Taichi stays up, and the fans fire up as Taichi DOUBLE LARIATS with Jado! And DOUBLE LARIAT! And DOUBLE LARIAT again! Taichi SOBATS, then BUZZSAWS! Cover, TWO!! Jado survives and the fans fire up! Taichi BOOTS Tanahashi, then OFF COME THE PANTS! Taichi aims as Jado rises, TENSHO- NO, Jado dodges! Jado knees low, whips Taichi to a corner, then runs up. Taichi dodges to GAMANGIRI! Taichi pushes Jado down, but then brings him back up.

Taichi clamps on the SEITEI JUJIHO!! Jado endures being in the Holy Tomb, but Tanahashi runs up to kick Taichi! Taka storms in but Tanahashi fires shots in return! Tanahashi fires forearms and elbows on Taka and Taichi, but then dodges an Ax Bomber! Tanahashi comes back, but into DOUBLE BOOTS! Taka gets Tanahashi out of the ring while Taichi drags Jado up. Jado’s a ragdoll so Red Shoes checks him. Taichi figures cover, TWO!! Jado is still in this but Taichi covers again, TWO!! A third cover, TWO!!! Jado is still in this and the fans fire up! Taichi rises, and Jado roars back up! Jado eggs Taichi on, so Taichi RIDGE HAND CHOPS!

Jado grits his teeth, but Taichi KICKS! Jado grits his teeth, but he still feels that impact. But then he sits up and eggs Taichi on. Taichi says bet, and he KICKS, KICKS, and CLUBS Jado! Jado feeds off that and stands up! Taichi RIDGE HANDS, but Jado just steps forward! Another chop, and another chop, but Jado is just getting stronger! Taichi kicks low, then runs, but he runs through CHOPS! Taichi comes back, but Jado LARIATS first!! The fans fire up again while both men are down! Taichi and Jado crawl for their corners, hot tag to Tanahashi! The fans fire up as Tanahashi runs to FLYING FOREARM!

Taka is up but Tanahashi BLASTS him off the apron! Tanahashi roars and brings Taichi up. Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Taichi, then goes up the corner. SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! Taichi is tougher than that but Tanahashi has the fans behind him. Tanahashi runs, SLING- NO, Taichi slips around to SAI- NO, Tanahashi fights free! Tanahashi fires a strike fest then whips Taichi to a corner. Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER!! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Taichi crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Taka! Taka runs up to BOOT! Taka keeps going to BOOT! Tanahashi roars, fights off the scoop, and TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT!

Tanahashi gets Taka up again, TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Then a third TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Taichi runs in, LARIAT in the corner! Then a wrench and DANGEROUS SAIDO!! Taka runs to SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but Taka clamps on JAST FACELOCK!! Taichi anchors Jado at the ropes but Tanahashi crawls around! Tanahashi endures, reaches out, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Taka lets go. Taka drags Tanahashi up to scoop, but Tanahashi slips free! Tanahashi blocks a kick, to DRAGON SCREW! The fans fire up again and Tanahashi ties up Taka’s legs!

Jado steps in to intercept Taichi! Tanahashi has the TEXAS CLOVERHOLD while Jado has Taichi in a CROSSFACE! The fans fire up as Taka & Taichi endure submissions! Taka reaches out, but Tanahashi pulls on the legs! Tanahashi sits deep, but Taka grabs the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Tanahashi lets Taka go, and Jado does the same with Taichi. The fans rally behind Tanahashi has he has a leg, for a GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Taka writhes, Tanahashi roars, and the fans cheer again. Tanahashi goes up top, but Taka fires a body shot! Taka climbs up, but Tanahashi fires body shots and forearms! Taka UPPERCUTS!

Tanahashi falls off the corner and into the ring! Taka rises, runs in at the corner, SHINING WIZARD! CALF KICK! Taichi intercepts Jado before the SUPER K!! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives but Taka roars! Taka scoops to MICHI- NO, Tanahashi slips free to SHOTEI! But MICHINOKU DRIVER!!! Cover, JADO BARRELS IN!! The fans fire up as Jado saves the President! But Taichi stomps Jado, and Taka clamps on JUST FACELOCK! Taichi adds a BUZZSAW! Then Taichi clamps onto Jado with SEITEI JUJIHOU!! Tanahashi fights around, reaches out, but Taka grabs that arm, DICK KILLER!!

Tanahashi endures, but Taka grabs the other arm, too! HEAVY KILLER MK3!!! Taka wraps headscissors onto Tanahashi to then get a leg! Tanahashi endures, fights around, but he barely has a limb to use! Tanahashi gets an arm free for a ROPEBREAK!! The fans cheer as Taka and Taichi let Tanahashi and Jado go. Taka drags Tanahashi up but Tanahashi victory rolls! TWO!! Taka escapes, scoops, but Tanahashi silps free! Tanahashi scoops to steal MICHINOKU DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Taka survives his own move, but Tanahashi runs to SLINGBLADE! Taichi is up but Tanahashi ROCKS him! Taichi URAKENS! Tanahashi SLINGBLADES!

Jado is back, and he gives Taichi a GUN STUN!! The fans are thunderous as Tanahashi now climbs up! Taka’s in the drop zone, for the HIGH FLY FLOW!! Cover, TANAHASHI & JADO WIN!!

Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taichi & Taka earn 0)

Round 4 helped change the fortunes of The Ace & The Heater, and they’re finally on the board! Will Taichi & Taka miss out on the finals because of this loss? Or can they still find their way to the top from here?

As for Tanahashi & Jado, Tanahashi gets the mic, and he declares, “NJPW has returned to MITO Arena!” The fans cheer that! Tanahashi thanks everyone for coming out tonight, and says that while he and Jado are behind, they aren’t going to give up, “so let’s run until the end!” Tanahashi & Jado shake hands on that and the fans cheer. Tanahashi again thanks everyone, and he hands the mic to Jado. The fans cheer Jado on, and Jado kneels. “PHANTASMO~!” Jado hopes El Phantasmo is doing well. Jado also hopes ELP gets well soon and returns to NJPW. The fans cheer that, as we all want The Headbanga to kick cancer’s ass!

Jado says everyone here in MITO, and everyone watching at home, sorry to keep you waiting, but let’s go! Air guitar duet! The fans cheer as Jado & Tanahashi rock out! Jado even drops back on the mat to rock that much harder! The fans cheer for “MOIKAI! MOIKAI!” Tanahashi gets a new air guitar from the fans, and they rock some more! Tanahashi then bashes that guitar like a real rockstar! But the fans want a second encore! The fans throw another air guitar, then Jado gets Milano Collection AT to throw him one. It’s up, up, and Jado makes the catch! We get more rock ‘n’ roll and the fans cheer again.

Three times seems good enough for Jado and Tanahashi, and Tanahashi picks up the mic again. He again thanks the fans, and the fans again cheer. Tanahashi says that from the Tokyo Dome next year (January 4th), and then the year after that, and for the rest of time, please continue to support NJPW! The fans cheer that, too, BUT THE HOUSE OF TORTURE ATTACKS!! The fans boo as Evil, Narita & Dick ruin the ending! Tanahashi fights back, but EVERYTHING IS EVIL!! The fans boo even more, and tell The House to go home, but Evil grabs the mic to tell everyone to shut up!

Evil tells Tanahashi that he’s stepping into retirement, so he needs to stop clinging to the past! He tells the “annoying idiots” to shut up again, and says he’ll give them what they wanted. Then Evil does a mocking “AISHITEMAAASU~!” a la Tanahashi. The fans boo his false love but he just laughs. Evil tells Tanahashi he’s just an eyesore now. Evil will DESTROY Tanahashi at WrestleKingdom, you understand? Then remember it! Mic drop, and The King of Darkness stands over President Ace. Will World Tag League come second to Evil’s goal of taking over NJPW?

Here are the NEW B Block standings!

Great-O-Khan & Henare: 3-1, 6 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 3-1, 6 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 3-1, 6 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 2-2, 4 points
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 2-2, 4 points
The Filip Brothers: 1-3, 2 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 1-3, 2 points
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-3, 2 points

My Thoughts:

A great round for WTL B Block, though maybe with less surprising results after last night and A Block letting their own 0-3 teams finally win. Though over here, it was only Jado & Tanahashi. And surely that was a big moment for some fans in Japan seeing those two longstanding NJPW staples in Jado and Taka face off here. Great win for Tanahashi & Jado to finally score, but we should’ve all figured The House of Torture would ruin the celebration. To me, this keeps moving the math on Tanahashi VS Evil at WrestleKingdom 19 in Tanahashi’s favor so that Evil gets his comeuppance.

As for the tournament, Evil & Narita winning again should’ve perhaps been expected, too, so that Evil can use that momentum in part for WK19. Now, depending on the WTL plans, maybe The House still misses out on the finals, but we’ve still got a few rounds before the end. It feels less like Zack Sabre Jr. will get his wish of TMDK VS TMDK, an LIJ VS LIJ or Empire VS Empire is more likely than that to me. Though, I don’t really see those happening either. With the current Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and the former ones both in this block, it seems a shame that only one can make it to the finals. But given that, I’m leaning towards Shane & Mikey so they can win their title rematch for WK19.

My Score: 8.8/10

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Mitchell’s WWE SmackDown Results & Report! (4/18/25)

It’s WrestleMania SmackDown!

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1 hour ago

April 18, 2025

Steven Mitchell

John Cena returns to SmackDown!

WrestleMania Weekend kicks off with SmackDown, and John Cena once again graces the WWE with his presence. What final words will he have before facing Cody Rhodes this Sunday?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

2025 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Carmelo Hayes wins.
WWE Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits VS Motor City Machine Guns; win and

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WrestleMania SmackDown’s going commercial free for the first hour!

Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga pull into the parking lot.

Solo lets his Right Hand Man handle the bags, but LA KNIGHT ATTACKS! The Mega Star goes after Tama, SMACKS him off some other car, and then SLAMS the door shut on Tama’s hand! Knight gets away before Solo returns, is the WWE US Champion making sure Jacob Fatu can’t stack the deck here in Las Vegas?

Seth Rollins is here!

The Visionary surprises Las Vegas as he’s already here ahead of WrestleMania! Rollins struts his way out in a black ‘n’ white tuxedo with golden roses painted on it, and the fans sing along, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as he goes to the ring. Rollins revels in the cheers before grabbing a mic. The singing continues, and Rollins tells Las Vegas, “It ain’t Monday, it’s Friday, but I thin it still works. Welcome to Friday Night Rollins~!” The fans cheer and Rollins says he is our host! He is a Visionary, he is a Revolutionary, he is SETH! FREAKIN’! ROLLINS! The fans cheer, and Rollins looks to the WrestleMania sign.

The singing returns, but there are also chants of “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Rollins decides to reference said CM Punk by sitting cross-legged in the middle of the ring! Rollins even tosses the mic sleeve aside, but now the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” Rollins says we’ll get to him in a minute. Let’s start with that guy who they were chanting for first. The fans chant “C M PUNK!” again, and Rollins says yes, that’s the reason that guy came back to wrestling, right? Because all the fans chanted his name for ten long years! That’s why Punk came back, right? Except, when CM Punk came back to the ring, it wasn’t a WWE ring.

So did Punk came back because the fans were chanting his name? Or because someone wrote him a big fat check? Rollins says when Punk burned that bridge, like he does every other bridge, Punk did finally come back to the WWE. But was it because of the fans chanting his name? No. It was because they wrote him another big fat check. Some fans actually chant, “BIG FAT CHECK! BIG FAT CHECK!” Rollins adds, “Tell me when I’m tellin’ lies. CM Punk likes to pretend he came back for all of you. CM Punk doesn’t care about you. CM Punk doesn’t care about the WWE. He’s a liar, he’s a fraud, he’s a coward…

“And say what you will about Roman Reigns, Mr. OTC…” The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” and Rollins says Roman doesn’t even pretend to care about the fans! Roman doesn’t even pretend to care about the WWE! And you can believe that. The OTC only cares about the OTC. Roman Reigns is in the Roman Reigns business. Mr. Private Jet, Mr. Limited Schedule, Mr. Handpicked Opponents. The fans sing “Roman! Roman Reigns~!” Rollins says yes, Roman loves that. He loves when you love him. But Roman knows nothing of sacrifice. Punk knows nothing of sacrifice. Rollins knows EVERYTHING about sacrifice!

But funny enough, this story all started 12 years ago, all with Paul Heyman. That’s the truth. Heyman brought Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose into the WWE to be a shield for CM Punk. Every single night, Rollins sacrificed everything he had in this ring to be that shield. Did he get any of the credit? Absolutely not. “Everyone in the back” wanted the cameras and spotlight on Roman Reigns. It was always about Roman Reigns! Roman Reigns was the next John Cena! Roman Reigns was the next cash cow! Look at Roman, put the spotlight on him! Every single year, this went along.

And in the background, after CM Punk had gone away, taken his ball and gone home, Rollins heard little echoes of “C M Punk” chants. Meanwhile, Rollins was making every show, in the ring every night, sacrificing everything that he had! The fans do cheer that, and Rollins says it all came to a head last year, in the main event of WrestleMania, a knee hanging on by a threat, Rollins’ stepdad at home, dying of cancer… But Rollins was there at the very end to be a shield to make sure Roman Reigns LOST! The fans do cheer that, too! They even chant, “Thank You, Seth!” and sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins soaks it all in before continuing.

“This story between us started 12 years ago, when Paul Heyman brought myself and Roman Reigns into the WWE. And it ends tomorrow night, in the most important Triple Threat match in the history of this industry. And I promise you, I will do exactly what I have done for the past 12 years. I will lay it all on the line. I will sacrifice everything that I have to make sure that this business, this company, this industry, moves forward in the right direction. That’s not a prediction, that’s a spoiler. HAHAHAHAHAHA~!” Rollins has issued his mission statement. Will the Architect finish the story that he’s been writing for over a decade now?

2025 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal!

The tradition to honor the Eighth Wonder of the World continues! Who will make it through the star-studded field to immortalize themselves on the giant trophy?

The bell rings and the brawl is on! The fans fire up for this chaos as LWO brawls with Legado del Fantasma, Pretty Deadly is after A-Town Down Under, and Carlito finds himself the odd man out so he just smiles and watches it all happen. Carlito brings out his apple, but R-Truth takes it and takes a bite out of it! The fans cheer, Carlito is confused, but then Carlito CLUBS Truth into SPITTING the apple at Miz! Carlito whips, Truth reverses and TOSSES Carlito to ELIMINATE him! The fans cheer and Carlito is stunned! Truth tosses what’s left of the apple to him! Melo storms up, Truth ROCKS Melo, then Truth TOSSES Melo, only for Melo to drag Truth out with him!

The fans fire up as Truth and Melo brawl, but Miz BOOTS Truth down to ELIMINATE him! The fans boo as Melo Don’t Miz sticks together, But then Karrion Kross finds Miz! Kross grabs Miz, unfinished business from before the Transfer Window! But Melo jumps on Kross! Melo & Miz mug Kross, and then we see Rey Fenix staring down with Santos Escobar. But then Los Garza CLOBBER Fenix! They haul him up, Andrade goes after Santos, and Fenix gets hit with TU LO SABE! Los Garza get Fenix up again, ASSISTED RAZOR’S- RANA! Fenix sends Berto up, out and ELIMINATES him! Angel runs up, but Fenix puts him on the top rope!

Angel shoves Fenix away, but he’s kinda stuck. Fenix SHORYUKENS! Angel falls out, Fenix ELIMINATES him, too! Santos says what’s wrong with these guys! Pretty Deadly mugs Tyler Bate, they stomp his hands and give him the Scott Hall fingers. Then they RAM Tyler into the corner, and Kit Wilson UPPERCUTS! Then Elton Prince UPPERCUTS! #YesBoy! DRY MARTI-KNEES! But then A-Town Down Under TOSS Pretty Deadly to DOUBLE ELIMINATE them! But then New Catch Republic goes after them! Kaiser kicks at Dunne, Dunne blocks, and Tyler says Bop up, BANG! Kaiser falls, but ATDU mugs New Catch Republic!

The fans boo Theory & Waller as they TOSS Tyler, but he rebounds to DOUBLE COMEBACKER! The Big Strong Boi then DUMPS ATDU out at the same time! But Waller & Theory both hold onto the ropes! Kaiser DUMPS Tyler, but Tyler holds on! Tyler skins the cat, but Kaiser SHOTGUNS him down and ELIMINATES him! The fans boo the Impeccable German, but Dunne KICKS him! Dunne pushes Kaiser to the ropes! Santos GAMANGIRIS Miz! American Made battles with the LWO, Miz fights Santos, and then Andrade helps out! Kaiser is dangling off the floor! Andrade kicks at Kaiser, but then Santos is on Andrade!

Andrade takes a swing, but santos shoves him into Fenix! Andrade apologizes, but Santos KNEES Andrade down! Santos uses that as a reason for Fenix to trust him, not Andrade! Fenix says okay. But then he TOSSES Santos and ELIMINATES him! Fenix knows a snake when he sees one, but Santos respects Fenix’s own trickery. Wait, Otis picks up Tozawa and AIRPLANE SPINS! Tozawa is a human weapon to clear out space! Otis then ROCKS Andrade, scoops and SLAMS him, then picks Tozawa up again to CHUCK at Julius! But Julius catches Tozawa, hands him off to Brutus, and while Julius JUMP KNEES Otis, Brutus TOSSES and ELIMINATES Tozawa!

Otis is mad now, and he CLOBBERS The Creeds! The fans fire up, then Otis runs to DOUBLE LARIAT The Creeds and himself up and out of the ring, TRIPLE ELIMINATION!! Otis realizes his mistake, but the fans still cheer him on. Miz goes after Nakamura, Kross is after Fenix, and Dragon Lee has Chad Gable! Otis RAMS Julius into the steel steps in frustration! Andrade TOSSES Waller and ELIMINATES him! But then Theory picks Andrade up! Andrade fights free, TOSSES Theory, and he ELIMINATES him, too! The fans fire up for El Idolo, and then he turns around to see Gable. Gable is surrounded by Andrade, Fenix, Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde!

Andrade BOOTS Gable first! Dragon Lee V-TRIGGER! DOUBLE SUPERKICK from Cruz & Wilde! JUMP SOBAT from Fenix! They TOSS Gable and ELIMINATE him! But then Nakamura storms in! He fights LWO, Wilde RAMS Nakamura from the apron and goes up, but Nakamura KICKS Wilde to the floor and ELIMINATES him! Cruz whips Nakamura, runs in at the corner, but Nakamura puts Cruz on the apron! Cruz ENZIGIRS, goes up, but Kross DECKS Cruz! Kross shouts, “Rey is using you!” Dragon Lee SLAPS Kross! Kross laughs and DECKS Dragon Lee! Kross scoops Dragon Lee, but Dragon Lee slips free to TOSS Kross and ELIMINATE him!

Vegas is torn that their guy is done, but Kross says Mysterio is just using Dragon Lee! Nakamura TOSSES Dragon Lee! But Dragon Lee gets up, buckle bumps and GAMANGIRIS! Dragon Lee slingshot RANAS Nakamura down! Then Dragon goes corner to corner, but into a KINSHASA!! Nakamura then IVERTED EXPLODERS Dragon up and out to ELIMINATE him! The fans are torn, but we’re quickly down to seven, with Nakamura, Fenix, Kaiser, Dunne, Andrade, Miz & Melo. Kaiser and Dunne trade shots while Miz & Melo kick Fenix in a corner. Dunne DUMPS Kaiser to the apron, but Kaiser pulls Dunne’s hair!

The fans fire up as both men dangle off the apron! Both men stand on the apron, and Kaiser CHOPS! Dunne kicks a leg out, STOMPS Kaiser’s hands, then BOOTS him! Kaiser hooks the rope with his legs! Kaiser crawls inside, Dunne steps through ropes, but Kaiser KICKS the ropes to jam Dunne up! Kaiser runs but Dunne catches him to a HANGING TRIANGLE HOLD! Dunne drags Kaiser up and over and to the floor! Dunne ELIMINATES Kaiser! Andrade fights Melo, but Miz TOSSES Andrade! Andrade holds on, but Dunne LARIATS Melo! Then Dunne TOSSES Miz! Dunne ROCKS Miz, ROCKS Melo, then he grabs Melo’s hand!

Dunne bends Melo’s fingers, then SNAPS them! Dunne fires hands, but Miz holds onto Melo! Miz TOSSES Melo in, but Dunne SHOTGUNS Miz down to ELIMINATE him! The fans fire up as now we have just five! Melo runs up, ducks and enzigiri, and he DUMPS Dunne to ELIMINATE him! That makes four, but Andrade picks Melo up! Melo fights free, Fenix and Nakamura rise up, and now our final four square off! The fans fire up as they circle around the ring, and then they brawl! Fenix has Nakamura, Andrade has Melo! Nakamura KNEES Fenix low, fires more KNEES, then he AX KICKS! Melo ROCKS Andrade and CHOPS him in a corner!

Nakamura sends Fenix into Melo to then ROUNDHOUSE Melo! INVERTED EXPLODER for Fenix! Andrade is back to boot feint but Nakamura avoids the shadow elbow! Andrade avoids the roundhouse but not the WHEEL KICK! The fans fire up with the King of Strong Style, KINS- NO, Andrade dodges! But then Nakamura THRUST KICKS! Nakamura hops up, but Andrade triangle jump DROPKICKS Nakamura down, and ELIMINATES him!! The fans are thunderous and Andrade grins, but then Melo SUPERKICKS Fenix! Fenix is stuck in the ropes, but Melo brings him around. Melo jumps, but Andrade gets him, only for Fenix to SHOVE them both over!

Melo and Andrade both hold onto ropes! Fenix doesn’t realize this, and Melo gets back in! Melo CLOBBERS Fenix! Melo whips, Fenix uses Melo as a boost to RANA Andrade! Melo whips Fenix again but Fenix goes Spider-Man to rewind and HEEL KICK! The fans fire up as Fenix runs at Andrade, somersault FLYING FOREARM! #ANIMO, but Melo puts Fenix on the apron! Fenix RAMS Melo, ROCKS him, then goes up the corner! BUT EL GRANDE AMERICANO TRIPS HIM UP!? Grande DUMPS Fenix out to ELIMINATE him!! “UH GRACIAS~!” The fans boo but Grande runs off into the night.

Andrade and Melo are the last two, a fitting fate given their best of seven series from just last year. The fans are thunderous as these two reset. They runs up, Andrade dodges, kicks, and underhooks! But Melo slips free of the Message to run, and LA- NO, Andrade stops the Mystica to suplex, only for Melo to slip free again! Melo spins Andrade, but Andrade powers out! DOUBLE LARIATS collide, but neither man falls! They DOUBLE LARIAT again, still no one falls! Melo runs, LA MYSTICA! And then a whip, but the boot feint SHADOW ELBOW hits! Both men are down and Vegas is thunderous again!

“This is Awesome!” as both men slowly stir. They rise up, Andrade reels Melo in, and Andrade gives some Latino Heat! The fans cheer that, but Melo fights the first amigo! Melo hits the suplex CUTTER! Melo then whips, but Andrade reverses! Melo goes up, but Andrade jumps up to get him again! Only for Melo to back down and SHOVE Andrade out! MELO WINS!!

Winner: Carmelo Hayes (2025 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner)

El Idolo is furious, but he got faked out as Melo hits the game winner! Melo proves he is H1M, but will he use this to soon become a champion?

SmackDown shares a snippet of Wade Barrett’s interview with Charlotte Flair.

The full interview will be part of tomorrow’s Countdown to WrestleMania 41, but Barrett says The Queen and Tiffany Stratton have clearly made things personal as of late. There have been numerous verbal attacks, as well as physical. Oh, you don’t say? Yes, Charlotte was even sent home from the arena last week, for her to ultimately show up anyway and attack Tiffany. Charlotte notes that wasn’t the first time something like that happened. Barrett wants to know: why is it this has gotten so nasty so quickly? Charlotte takes a moment, and says she doesn’t love it. They have moved past it. But she has a chip on her shoulder, and if she looks deeper at Tiffany, she can see there’s a chip on Tiff’s shoulder, too.

Charlotte doesn’t love it, but the people are invested now, so if there’s anything that matters most to Charlotte, it’s that people tune in not only to see her, but to see her VS Tiffany Stratton on the biggest stage. This is how we got there, but at the end of the day, getting people invested in something is what this is about. It can be ugly sometimes, but that’s just how you get tougher. The Queen is certainly putting Tiffy to the test, but will it still be #TiffyTime after WrestleMania?

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Mitchell’s ROH Results & Report! (4/18/25)

ROH says TGIF!

Published

5 hours ago

April 18, 2025

Steven Mitchell

420 Honor Club!

Can’t go wrong with ROH on a Friday afternoon! But will Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs still be World Six Man Tag Champions after facing #MXMTV?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Bandido & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions; Bandido & Komander win.
ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection; Dustin & The Von Erichs win and retain the titles.
Sammy Guevara VS Lee Johnson w/ Blake Christian; wins.
The Frat House VS ???
Six Man Tag: Atlantis Jr, Fuego & Esfinge VS Euforia, Barbaro Cavernario & Zandokan Jr; win.
Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds VS Jon Cruz & Rosario Grillo; win.

PLAY BY PLAY

Bandido & Komander w/ Alex Abrahantes VS The Infantry w/ Shane Taylor Promotions!

The Most Wanted is once again ROH World Champion, but the Commander of the Skies just lost his ROH World Television Championship. Meanwhile, Captain Shawn Dean & “Bad News & Tattoos” Carlie Bravo want to take over the ROH Tag Division. Will someone be getting Two 2 Da Head? Or will the luchadores be dealing out a Blackjack 21?

The fans rally for Bandido already, which annoys The Infantry. The Code of Honor is not upheld as The Infantry strike first! The bell rings, the ref reprimands and the fans boo as Dean fires forearms with Komander while Bravo has Bandido. Dean kicks Komander, then Bravo SUPERKICKS Komander! Bandido BOOTS Dean, then he brawls with Bravo! They go back and forth, Bandido ROCKS, KNEES, and headlocks. Dean tags in as Bravo powers out, and then Bravo drops down for Dean to take a swing. Bandido blocks that to DECK Dean, but Bravo CHOP BLOCKS Bandido! Bravo shoves Bandido out for Dean to whip hard into railing!

The fans boo but Bravo says, “That’s how we get down! S T P!” Dean drags Bandido up and into the ring, then stays between him and Komander. The fans rally, but Dean RAMS Bandido into the corner! The Infantry mugs Bandido, the ref counts, and The Infantry lets off. Tag to Bravo and he CHOPS Bandido! Bravo puts a leg in the ropes, stomps it, then CHOPS! Bravo stomps Bandido again, then backs off as the ref reprimands. Bravo brings Bandido out, but Bandido fights the suplex! Bravo hooks a leg to FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, but Bravo drags Bandido from Komander with a HEEL HOOK!

Tag to Dean, Dean stomps Bandido, and Bravo says #TAIGASTYLE taught him that. Lee Moriarty gives a thumbs up, and Dean stomps Bandido. Dean puts Bandido’s leg on the ropes, then HIP DROPS it! The fans rally for Bandido but Dean stomps him down. Cover, TWO! Bandido stays in this but Dean drags him around by the leg. Dean drops an elbow on the knee! Then he drops an elbow on the other knee! Then back to the right knee! Then the left knee! The fans boo but Dean drags Bandido to the corner. Dean runs to ELBOW Bandido, then he tags Bravo. Dean scoops Bandido, Bravo goes up, ELBOW DROP BACKBREAKER!

Bravo swaggers while the fans boo, but then he goes back to cover Bandido. TWO, and the fans rally up. Bravo drags Bandido up to HEADBUTT, then he tags Dean. Dean sends Bravo in, but Bandido TOSSES Bravo out! Dean runs up, Bandido BOOTS him! Dean comes back, Bandido dodges and hobbles, hot tag to Komander! Komander springboards and salutes for the CROSSBODY! Bravo rushes back in, he has Komander, but Komander BOOTS Dean to go up and over Bravo! Komander shoves Bravo into Dean, then knuckle locks Bravo to CHOP! Komander goes up, jumps around, and FLYING RANAS Bravo away!

The fans fire up as Komander dodges Dean, ROCKS Bravo, then mule kicks Dean! Komander sends Dean into Bravo, then springboards to DROPKICK Bravo into giving Dean the DDT! Cover, but Bravo breaks it! Bandido runs up, Bravo wrenches and ROLLING ELBOWS! Bravo is fired up, but Komander SUPERKICKS him! Komander fires off on Dean with forearms and puts him in the corner. Bravo sneaks a tag while Komander climbs up. Komander rains down five punches, then whips Dean corner to corner. Dean reverses, Bravo runs up, CARLIE CROSSOVER! Then feed to Dean’s FLYING LARIAT!

The Infantry then hoist Komander up, wrench and URENAGE DOUBLE BACKBREAKER!! Bravo covers, but Bandido breaks it! The fans fire up as Dean whips but Bandido TOSSES him! Bravo runs up, Bandido SUPERKICKS him! The fans fire up as Bandido rises, but then Bravo distracts the ref. Shane Taylor gets on the apron, talks trash on Bandido, then ROCKS Bandido! Komander storms up, Shane grabs him, but Bandido comes back! Komander gives Bandido the boost to SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB Shane onto Moriarty & Dean! The fans are all fired up as Komander then BOOTS Bravo, ENZIGIRIS, and calls to Bandido!

Komander tags Bandido, then he ROCKS Bravo! Komander goes corner to corner to go up, up, and ESCALARA MOONSAULT onto STP! Bandido scoops Bravo for the X KNEE!! Bravo is on the ropes. Bandido runs, BLACKJACK 21 PLEX!! Bridging cover, Bandido y Komander win!

Winners: Bandido & Komander, by pinfall

A big victory for Bandido y Komander! With Sueprcard of Honor just a few weeks away, who will step up to take on The Most Wanted for his most wanted ROH World Championship?

ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championships: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs VS Johnny TV & MXM Collection!

The Natural may have been literally robbed of his belt, but he is still a champion alongside Marshall & Ross Von Erich. The Von Erichs are back to help Dustin take back that belt, will the Sons of Texas ride off into the sunset tonight? Or will they find they’re NOT #TVReady?

Speaking of not ready, Johnny, Mansoor & Mason Madden attack the Sons of Texas at the ramp! The fans boo the blindside attack, but Mansoor CLUBS Ross, Johnny CLUBS Marshall, and Mason stomps Dustin. Johnny kicks Marshall, Mason whips Dustin into the railing, and Mansoor RAMS Ross into the steel steps! The fans boo more, Mansoor tells them to shut up, but Marshall fights back! Marshall fires forearms, but Johnny CLAWS Marshall’s eyes! Mason sends Dustin into more railing, then LEG LARIATS Dustin down! Mansoor fires more shots on Ross, then he puts Ross in the ring for Johnny.

The ref checks on Ross, but Ross says he wants the match! The bell rings, and Johnny BOOTS, KICKS, ROCKS, and fires more shots on Ross! Taya Valkyrie shows off the remodeled ROH World Six Man belt while Johnny gives Ross some ground ‘n’ pound. The fans boo but Johnny drags Ross up. But Ross jumps to RANA! And then he arm-drags! And arm-drags again! And DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as Ross brings Johnny up, tags Marshall, and then whips so Marshall can DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Johnny rolls to his feet, mule kicks Marshall, then hot tags Mansoor! But Marshall dodges to BLAST Mason!

Marshall ROCKS Mansoor with counter punch after punch, but Mansoor puts him in a corner for body shots and stomps! The ref counts, Mansoor digs his boot in, but then Mansoor stops at 4. Mansoor argues with the ref while sneaking kicks. Mansoor whips corner to corner, but Marshall comes back to LARIAT! Marshall fires more hands, then he UPPERCUTS! Marshall ROCKS Mansoor, wrenches and whips corner to corner, but Mansoor comes back! Marshall runs through the lariat to then LARIAT Mansoor! The fans fire up and Marshall calls his shot! CANNONBALL for Mansoor! Cover, TWO!

Marshall drags Mansoor up, headlocks, and Ross tags in. They mug Mansoor and the fans cheer that CHOP! Ross headlocks and grinds, but Mansoor hooks Ross’ nose! Mansoor headlocks now, but Ross powers up and out. Mansoor jumps the dropdown, Mason tags in, and Mason BLASTS Dustin off the apron to then LEG LARIAT SPINEBUSTER COMBO! The fans boo, Marshall protests, but MXM mugs Ross! Johnny joins in and they all stomp away! The fans rally for Dustin while Mason TOSSES Ross out. MXM distracts the ref so Taya can stomp away on Ross with those bright green boots!

The ref has to hold Marshall back, and Mason goes out to fetch Ross. Mason puts Ross in the ring, throat chops him, then fires body shots as he says he’s H O T T, O~ G~ O~! Tag to Mansoor, Johnny lets Chappell Roan know they’re big fans, and Mansoor BLASTS Marshall off the apron! Mason scoops Ross, Mansoor runs up, CATWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Ross survives and Mansoor snarls. Mansoor clamps on with a chinbar and armlock! Ross pries at the grip, reaches out for the ropes, and Marshall coaches him. Ross fights up, Mansoor holds him back, but then Mansoor THROWS Ross down by his hair!

The fans boo, but Mansoor drags Ross back to tag Johnny. Johnny stomps Ross, then drags him up, only for Ross to fire body shots! Johnny gets up and under Ross, Alabama ROLLING SLAM! Cover, TWO! Johnny stands over Ross and pulls on the arms while he tags in Mason. Mansoor runs around the outside to blindside Dustin! The fans boo and Marshall protests, but there’s nothing to be done as Mason drops an ELBOW on Ross! And another ELBOW! And then a JUMP ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Mason is annoyed, Dustin is down, and Mansoor tags in. Mansoor tells Marshall that he saw the Iron Claw movie, and it SUCKED!!

The fans boo but MXM hoist Ross up! Mason runs, but Marshall DUMPS him out! Ross CLUBS away on Mansoor, reaches for Marshall, but Mansoor holds onto a hand! Ross fires a forearm, the fans rally up, but Mansoor still holds on! Mansoor ducks the shot, back suplexes, but Ross lands out! DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans fire up as Ross and Mansoor crawl! But Mason is creeping up! Mason YANKS Marshall down, then THROWS him into the steel steps! And he CLUBS Dustin for good measure! Mansoor rolls up Ross, TWO! Ross feints high to BACKDROP Mansoor! Dustin rises up!

The fans are thunderous as Mansoor and Ross crawl, hot tags to Johnny and Dustin! The Natural rallies on the Guru of Greatness, then whips, but Johnny reverses! “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! SNAP POWERSLAM! Mansoor is in, but Dustin kicks and “Not Today!” UPPERCUT! SNAP POWERSLAM! Mason is in, but again, “Not Today!” But Mason grabs Dustin first! CHOKE- NO, Dustin slips free, and feeds Mason to a DOUBLE DROPKICK from the Von Erichs! Johnny CLUBS Dustin, whips, but Dustin hits a BULLDOG! Cover, Mansoor breaks it! The fans boo but Mansoor CLUBS Dustin. Mansoor whips, Dustin reverses, but Mansoor avoids the powerslam!

Mansoor DDTS Dustin, but Ross RANAS Mansoor! Johnny SUPERKICKS Ross! Marshall DISCUS LARIATS Johnny! Mason LEG LARIATS Marshall! Dustin storms up, Mason HEADBUTTS him! Mason runs, but Dustin dodges! Mason’s leg is in the ropes, and he begs Dustin not to. Dustin pokes Mason in the eyes! And then he puts Mason’s other leg in the ropes! Dustin takes a deep breath, but Johnny runs up! Dustin gets around and lifts Johnny, to stick him right in there with Mason! Taya protests, but that lets Dustin hit DOUBLE SHATTERED DREAMS!! Mansoor runs up, Dustin dodges, DESTROYER!!

Ross is in, and he gives Mansoor an IRON CLAW!! Marshall has Mason, and SLAM DUNKS him into Johnny’s TV! Johnny sits upright, right into Mansoor’s runway! Ross keeps Mansoor in a corner, and Dustin brings Johnny up! Dustin puts one out, then hits the FINAL RECKONING!! Cover, Sons of Texas win!!

Winners: Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs, by pinfall (still ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champions)

Taya is beside herself! Dustin gets his belt back as the Von Erichs keep theirs! Will no one ever truly stop The Last of His Kind from running the ROH Tag Division?