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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (11/26/24)

A lot’s on the line before Deadline!

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Will The Chair Man just have to FOGEDABOUTIT?

Shawn Spears may have goaded Tony D’Angelo into an NXT North American Championship match, but he still has to win the thing! Will Spears face the painful truth that you don’t mess with The Don?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • 2024 Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Axiom VS Ethan Page; Ethan wins and advances to WWE Deadline.
  • Lola Vice VS Wren Sinclair w/ Charlie Dempsey; Lola wins.
  • NXT North American Championship: Tony D’Angelo VS Shawn Spears; Tony wins and retains the title.
  • 2024 Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Kelani Jordan VS Giulia; Giulia wins and advances to WWE Deadline.
  • NXT Women’s North American Championship: Fallon Henley w/ The Fatal Influence VS Tatum Paxley; Fallon wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Andre Chase is here!

The fans cheer as Mr. Cha- WAIT, that’s not Chase! That’s Ridge Holland! Now the fans boo as Ridge grins and goes to the ring to Chase U’s music. Ridge steps into the ring with a mic in hand, and he says, “I told you so!” Ridge laughs as the fans boo more, and Ridge soaks it all up. Ridge says, “Trick Williams, Deadline, I’ll be seein’ ya.” Ridge drops the mic, message sent. Will The Redeemer have his twisted redemption when he takes the title for his own? Or can the TWO-TIME TWO-TIME NXT Champion Whoop Dat Ridge?

 

2024 Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Axiom w/ Nathan Frazer VS Ethan Page!

While the Undeniable Truth wasn’t happy his tag team partner, Nathan Frazer, decided to go put his name in the ring for Deadline, there was no way Axiom was going to let All Ego try the same. Will Axiom make sure Ethan does NOT get another shot at the title? Or will nothing stop Ethan from getting what he wants?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two tie up, Axiom waistlocks but Ethan wrenches out to ELBOW BREAKER! Axiom rolls away and the two reset. They tie up, Ethan headlocks, but Axiom rolls Ethan to a cover, ONE! Ethan and Axiom reset again, and knuckle lock. Axiom wrenches and wrangles Ethan to a MOUSE TRAP! TWO, and Ethan avoids a Penalty Kick! Ethan bails out, but has to hurry away as Axiom runs up! Ethan tells Frazer to give him space, Axiom wants Ethan back in the ring, but NXT goes to break.

NXT returns again and Ethan brawls with Axiom on the apron! Axiom UPPERCUTS Ethan and Ethan wobbles! The fans fire up as Axiom tilt-o-whirls and RANAS Ethan off the apron! Ethan hits the desk and the fans are thunderous! Axiom gets Ethan up and into the ring then climbs a corner. Axiom leaps but Ethan gets under. Ethan runs up, Axiom catches him, ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Ethan fights around, stacks, TWO! Axiom ducks a haymaker to waistlock, but Ethan bucks the O’Conner! Axiom kips up, into a BOOT! Ethan then rains down fists, and ROCKS Axiom for good measure!

Axiom sits up, he fires a body shot but Ethan stands him up. Ethan ROCKS Axiom, Axiom ROCKS Ethan, repeat! The fans rally for Axiom and he CHOPS! The tag teams of OTM, Hank ‘n’ Tank and Myles & Heights are all watching this, more interested in the tag titles than Axiom’s chances. OTM heads out, so Tyson & Tyriek step in. Ty & Ty showing up makes Myles & Heights leave, and so The D’Angelo Family’s Luca Crusifino steps in with Stacks, along with Gallus. Ethan swings, Axiom catches him to a COBRA CLUTCH! Ethan pries free to ELBOW BREAKER! Ethan runs, but Axiom LARIATS at the ropes!

Axiom runs, Ethan follows and LARIATS Axiom at the ropes! Ethan runs but Axiom V-TRIGGERS! Axiom headlocks, Ethan powers out then follows, but Axiom hits a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! INTO ARMBAR!! Ethan endures as Axiom pulls him around into a TRIANGLE HOLD! Ethan deadlifts Axiom, to POWERBOMB! Both men are down and the fans are fired up! “This is Awesome!” as both men slowly rise. Ethan brings Axiom up to CLUB him down! The fans boo but Axiom pushes back up. Ethan shoves Axiom to ROCK him in the back! Axiom falls, but Ethan drags him back up to hit a BACKBREAKER!

Ethan hauls Axiom up again for another BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Axiom survives but Ethan clamps on a rear bearhug. Axiom endures and the fans rally up. Frazer is frustrated for his amigo but Axiom fights up. Axiom wrenches out but Ethan ROCKS him in the back! Ethan whips Axiom hard into a corner! Ethan drags Axiom up to whip hard into another corner! The fans rally as Ethan storms up on Axiom. Ethan ROCKS Axiom, and Axiom falls to the apron! Ethan reels Axiom in, underhooks and FLIPPING BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Axiom stays in this but Ethan says on him.

Ethan brings Axiom up to whip to the corner. Axiom stops himself, goes up and over, but Ethan BOOTS back! Ethan goes up but Axiom GAMANGIRIS! The fans fire up and Frazer coaches Axiom. Axiom goes up, has Ethan, and though a little wobbly, Axiom hits a SUPER SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives but Axiom shakes his head. The fans rally up for “NXT! NXT!” as Axiom goes to a corner. Axiom climbs, but Ethan ROCKS Axiom first! Ethan climbs up now, but Axiom fires hands! Axiom has a KIMURA! Ethan endures the armlock way up top, and he CLUBS Axiom! Scoop and TOP ROPE BACKBREAKER!!

Ethan has a wild look in his eyes while Axiom is on the floor! The fans boo and Frazer checks on Axiom, but NXT goes back to break.

NXT returns again and Ethan has Axiom down with knuckle locks. Axiom keeps his shoulders up, Ethan jumps on but Axiom stops the cover! They rock up, Axiom leaps to the top rope and then MOONSAULT DDTS!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives and Axiom is beside himself! Frazer is also shocked but this is why Ethan’s been a top champion before. Axiom drags Ethan up, and KCISK! And KICKS! Axiom eggs Ethan on as he fires forearms! Ethan eggs Axiom on so Axiom fires another shot! Ethan ROCKS Axiom! Axiom goes to a corner, Ethan runs in, but he blocks a boto! Axiom ENZIGIRIS! And then hops on for a SLEEPER!

Ethan RAMS Axiom into buckles, but Axiom holds on! Ethan RAMS Axiom into the corner again, but Axiom shifts around to GUILLOTINE! Ethan uses that to suplex Axiom into buckles! Then Ethan gets Axiom up, POWER BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!! Axiom survives but Ethan won’t stop there! Ethan brings Axiom to a corner, CLUBS him, and then hoists him up top. Ethan then climbs up, and he lifts Axiom in the crucifix! SUPER EGO’S- RANA!! The fans are thunderous as Axiom rises again! Ethan stagger sup, into the- LARIAT!! Ethan hits first!! Cover, ETHAN WINS!

Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (advances to WWE Deadline)

The fans are disappointed but that’s music to Ethan’s ears. Will he get an even greater chorus of boos when he finds a way to win the Iron Survivor Challenge? Sarah Schreiber interviews Ethan in the ring, and congratulates him on the big win. Ethan says that if you bet against All Ego, you are gonna lose money every single time. Ethan finds a way to win! Tonight, he found a way to win against one hell of a champion. But Ethan is the last guy anyone wanted to qualify for Iron Survivor. But Frazer speaks up to say Ethan can settle down. He hasn’t won anything yet. Ethan takes the mic from Sarah and dismisses her as Frazer steps into the ring.

Frazer reminds Ethan that the Iron Survivor Challenge is quite literally Frazer’s kind of match. 25 minutes of sheer chaos! And Ethan ain’t winning anything, because he won’t be able to keep up. Ethan says no, please, don’t change a thing. Go your speed, Frazer. But if Ethan could ask Frazer’s mouth to slow down to catch up with his brain, understand that Ethan just beat Frazer’s tag team partner. The guy that carries the weight in the team, the driving force of the two. Frazer laughs that off and says yeah, well, he’ll tell Ethan right now that Axiom isn’t the driving force! But then Frazer remembers, Axiom’s still right here.

Frazer says no, he wasn’t going there, Axiom, that’s the truth. And Frazer sees what Ethan is up to with this. But wait, here comes Wes Lee! Wes says Frazer does not need to answer Ethan like that, Ethan is just trying to rile him all up. Now, what Frazer can do is answer Wes’s questions, as can Ethan. “Which one of y’all is gonna be coming in second? Because I got this thing on lock, and everybody in here is looking at the future NXT Champion.” Nathan can hit the ropes at like 60 miles per hour all he wants, and Ethan can go ahead and point to his smile for 25 minutes. But Wes Lee will be pointing to New Year’s Evil when he finally gets- Interrupted by Je’Von Evans!

The Young OG makes his way out and he says things are getting full up right now. This is a playing field right now. But they got one more person to add, AND the Young OG is in it, so you know it’s about to be BOUNCY~! But Wes, what you need to answer is: How many times are you gonna end up in the penalty box? That’s just Je’Von’s question. Wait, OTM make their way out here, and Price says he and Bronco do not give a dayumn about this Iron Survivor stuff! Frazer & Axiom are tag champs, right? But they’re too focused on singles gold, and OTM ain’t cool with that. Actually, seems no team is, because all those teams from earlier are headed this way!

The teams start shoving each other, then start brawling, and Frazer says if they all wanted the champs’ attention, they’ve got it! Frazer FLIES out onto one side, Axiom MOONSAULTS out onto the other! The fans are fired up as the tag division is brawling two weeks in a row! Security does its best to steer this to the back, will Fraxiom have to handle business before Deadline?

 

Brinley Reece talks with Sol Ruca in the locker room.

Brin saw Sol video bomb Roxanne last week, that was so good. And Sol is definitely Brin’s pick for the Iron Survivor. Lola Vice walks over to say she’s happy so long as Jaida Parker isn’t in it. Lola then talks with Stephanie Vaquer that nothing is through with Lola and Jaida until Lola says it is. Vaquer and Lola converse in Espanol, and La Primera appreciates Lola helped her, not that she needed it. Lola agrees, but she just wanted to make sure Vaquer won. Well, that’s fair. Vaquer heads out, and Wren Sinclair steps in. Wren says it’s kinda crazy if you ask her. Sure, Wren’s done some… silly things herself. But going after Jaida again, after she literally smashed a brick in Lola’s face…

Wren says Lola should’ve just taken the L and- Lola stops her there. All Lola’s ever needed are her two fists. Jaida needs anything she can find. Wren says she totally agrees, but- Lola tells Wren that tonight, Lola can show Wren what Jaida already knows: That these fists don’t lie. Lola heads out and Wren realizes she stepped in it again. “Charles” is not going to be happy, but can Wren save herself against the Mayor of Vice City?

 

Ashante THEE Adonis talks with Nikkita Lyons.

Adonisly, Lyons caught him off guard with that move last week. Well, she had to get his attention somehow. Yeah, but that train has left the station. He’s trying to hop back on, and now he’s got some baggage. Why? Cuz of Karmen? Yeah, cuz… There’s something there. She’s a straightshooter who’s straight perfect. She’s special. Okay, sure, but to be clear, he is interested here, right? Since he did text her. Yes, of course. But who didn’t he text? Karmen walks in and mocks his words back at him. “Of course I did~! I didn’t even text her, Karmen~!” Yeah, right. Adonis tries to explain but Lyons speaks up.

Lyons says Karmen should get used to it, because when it comes to a little girl like Karmen and a grown woman like Lyons, the answer is obvious. And it won’t be Karmen. Adonis knows where to find her. Lyons leaves and Karmen wants after her but Adonis keeps her back. Karmen says Adonis was fooling everyone. Fool her once, shame on her. Fool her twice, shame on him! Karmen storms off, and Adonis seems to be stuck. Will he deal with this issue Adonisly or honestly?

 

Lola Vice VS Wren Sinclair w/ Charlie Dempsey!

The Mayor of Vice City is in a fighting mood, and Wren should’ve read the room. Will Wren get smartened up the hard way by those fists of fury? Or can she use what she’s already learned from NQCC to get away with a win?

The bell rings and Wren is wary of Lola. Lola shoots in, slips around, waistlocks and SLAMS Wren! Wren fights up, Lola wrangles her, but Wren fights back up. Wren pops free, but then Lola HIP TOSSES her! Wren goes for a leg but Lola blocks and gator rolls her around! Wren endures, reaches in, hooks a leg, and she pops Lola to a cover. ONE, but Wren hurries to facelock. Wren whips but Lola blocks hip toss. Wren blocks hip toss, but ends up in an ARMBAR! Wren kicks around, fights around, Dempsey coaches her, and she bridges back. Wren keeps moving, manages to stack Lola, TWO!

Lola KNEES low! Lola suplexes Wren, that’s Una Amiga! And then another suplex, Dos Amigas! Lola gives some Latina Heat and the fans love it! THREE AMIGAS! Cover, TWO! Lola drags Wren up, but Wren WRINGS the arm! Wren steps over the arm and SNAP LOCKS it! Wren SLAMS Lola’s arm down, throws her down, then SLAMS the arm again! Dempsey likes what he sees as Wren double wristlocks and pushes on the arm! Lola endures but Wren wrangles her and has the headscissor added on! Wren bends fingers but Lola kicks around. Wren keeps Lola down with the headscissors but Lola keeps fighting!

Lola fights around, Wren holds onto the arm, but Lola fires body shots. Wren KNEES Lola and hammerlocks. The fans duel, Wren sends Lola into buckles! Wren runs up, Lola dodges to KNEE low! And then LIGHTNING KICKS! Wren blocks one! Short arm LARIAT! Wren stalks Lola, runs up, and basement DROPKICKS Lola to the apron! The fans continue to rally and duel while Lola crawls back in. Lola clinches Wren but Wren breaks free to CLOBBER her again! Lola bails out and Wren storms out after her. Wren has the arm and goes to the steps! Dempsey says do it, but Wren hesitates. That lets Lola THROW Wren down!

Lola storms up but Wren DROPKICKS her down! Dempsey says that’s the way! Wren puts Lola into the ring and rolls her up, TWO! Lola is right up to URAKEN! Cover, Lola wins!

Winner: Lola Vice, by pinfall

Buenas noches, Wren! Lola’s knockout power is always 100%, and she tells Jaida that very soon, they’re going UNDERGROUND! Will there be no stopping Lola when her fists don’t lie?

 

Adriana Rizzo finds Tony D’Angelo backstage.

She asks The Don what’s going on. Where are Luca & Stacks? They’re busy doing their own thing, it’ll be fine. Then how’s the knee? The knee’s good, it’s time to go. The Don is ready as he’ll ever be for this title defense, will he still be North American Champion after tonight? Speaking of…

Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen talk backstage.

The Chair Man says that’s when he knew, they’re in this position partly because of his wisdom, but also because of Jensen’s execution. Jensen says the way it’s all fallen into place, the way Spears manipulated and maneuvered things, it’s brilliant! Spears says now Jensen is learning. They head out, also ready for this match. Will Spears make Tony D face the painful truth that pride truly does come before the fall?

 

Tatum Paxley speaks.

Specifically, she talks to her dolls. “Oh, can you just believe it? I have been chasing gold all year! And finally, I can shut those mean girls up, and call myself, ‘The Champion.’ Oh think of all the friends that’re gonna come play with us!” But in step Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx. Jacy tells Tatum to tell her “friends” the truth. Jazmyn says the truth is, Tatum will never be a champion. Playtime’s over, freak! Jacy throws down Tatum’s dolls, but Tatum says, “Your past will haunt you.” Tatum storms off, but someone picks up one of the dolls. Does Tatum have a friend she doesn’t even know about? Will they make themselves known once Tatum has the shiny shiny Women’s North American title?

 

NXT North American Championship: Tony D’Angelo w/ Adriana Rizzo VS Shawn Spears w/ Brooks Jensen!

The Don had the whole D’Angelo Family with him when he finally overcame Oba Femi, but he’s down his Underboss and his Consiglieri given their tag title aspirations. But The Chair Man has his right hand man with him as always, and his influence is clearly growing. Will Tony handle business and send Spears on his way? Or will Spears expose Tony to more than just painful truth?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who will just FOGEDABOUTIT!

Spears offers a handshake, but Tony fires haymakers! The bell rings as Tony is getting some payback for that cheap shot last week! Spears puts Tony in a corner, CHOPS, but Tony gets in Spears’ face! Tony fires hands, Spears headlocks but Tony powers up and out. Spears runs Tony over, gets moving, but Tony CLOBBERS Spears! Tony hobbles on the bad leg, through, and Spears wags his finger. Tony and Spears tie up, Spears wants the leg but Tony waistlocks. Spears fights the lift, puts Tony in the corner and that leg in the ropes! Tony fires hands and Spears staggers away. Tony whips Spears, Spears reverses, but then blocks a boot!

Spears KICKS the bad leg, puts it back in the ropes, but Tony again fights with haymakers! Spears ROCKS Tony, then drop a KNEE on the knee! Tony writhes, Jensen cheers Spears on, but NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Spears is outside. Spears drags Tony to a corner, but Tony YANKS Spears into the post! The fans fire up while Tony crawls away. Tony stands, then he brings Spears up the corner! The fans rally but Spears fights the suplex! Tony powers through to SUPERPLEX! The fans fire up again while both men are down, and we get picture in picture of the tag division still brawling, and in the parking lot! Whoa, Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura get Fraxiom outta there. Are they trying to make sure the champs stay safe? As for the action in the ring, Spears storms up, but into body shots! Tony then fires hands, and he DECKS Spears!

Tony DECKS Spears again, then hits a BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Tony hobbles, and he runs corner to corner, only for the leg to give out! Spears KNEES Tony down, then grabs that bad leg! FIGURE FOUR! Tony fights off the main leg, but Spears powers it down! Tony endures, the fans rally as hard as they can, but Spears pushes up on the leg! Tony’s shoulders are down, the ref counts the cover, TWO! Tony stays in this, and he drags himself and Spears back towards ropes! Tony reaches out, Rizzo cheers him on, ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Spears lets go in frustration. Spears argues with the ref but the ref says he was doing his job.

Spears goes back for Tony’s legs but Tony kicks at him. Spears stomps the leg, but Tony BOOTS Spears with the good one! Spears returns in a flash, but Tony SPEARS SPEARS!! Cover, TWO!! Spears survives and Tony grows frustrated. Rizzo coaches him up, the fans rally up, and Tony fights through the pain to whip. But the leg won’t let him hit the spinebuster! Spears kicks the leg, SUPERKICKS Tony, but Tony back drops Spears! Spears sunset flips, high stack, TWO! Tony sunset flips, TWO!! Spears escapes, but runs into a SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, TONY WINS!!

Winner: Tony D’Angelo, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)

The Don survives, but here comes Jensen! Tony fires hands on the sidekick, then on Spears! Jensen runs up but into a BACKDROP! Then Tony DECKS Spears! Tony D is tough, but NIKO VANCE CLOBBERS TONY! Spears’ second sidekick makes all the difference, and Rizzo is stunned! What does this mean for The Don’s future as NXT North American Champion if the numbers keep growing in The Chair Man’s favor?

 

The Tag Division is STILL brawling?!

OTM DOUBLE SUPLEX a security guard onto the top of a car!? And another guard has been put through a car window! The other teams just keep on throwing hands, no signs of stopping! Gallus throws another guard into a garage door, then TOSS him onto the windshield! Robert Stone AND Stevie Turner rush out on behalf of Ava to shout at everyone to stop it! The chaos continues even as NXT goes to break, will Ava regret letting the inmates run wild?

 

Chase U packs things up one last time.

Mr. Chase sighs as he looks at all the things in his classroom. He remembers back to the highlights of Chase U’s tenure, and even some of the low lights. But in the end, Chase U meant so much to him, and now it’s gone for good. Now it’s just an empty room. Chase walks down the hallway, but then someone calls to him. Who could it be? And could they help give Mr. Chase some hope?

 

2024 Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifier: Kelani Jordan VS Giulia!

The Standout wants to be exactly that, even after losing the Women’s North American Championship. That means moving on and moving up to THE NXT Women’s Championship, which first means getting into the Iron Survivor Challenge. But is Kelani being more like Icarus, flying too high and too fast for her own good? Or can she find a way to survive the Beautiful Madness?

The bell rings, the fans rally as the two tie up. Kelani goes for an arm, wrenches, but Giulia wrenches to YANK the arm. Kelani rolls, rolls back, trips Giulia, and has a toehold. Giulia rolls over but Kelani cartwheels through! Kelani wrenches an arm, YANKS it, then wristlocks. Giulia slips around to hammerlock, but Kelani switches that onto Giulia. Kelani then spins Giulia to snapmare and run, for a SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Kelani goes for the arm but Giulia wrenches and hammerlocks Kelani on the mat. Kelani fights around, fights up, reaches back, but Giulia headlocks for a takeover. Giulia ghost pins, TWO!

Kelani has a cradle, TWO! Giulia has a sunset flip, TWO! Kelani has the prawn hold, TWO! Both women stand and the fans cheer this standoff. Giulia and Kelani reset, and then Kelani offers a handshake. Giulia accepts, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship, but then Kelani whips! Giulia reverses, dodges, but Kelani slingshots, only for Giulia to RANA instead! Giulia wrangles Kelani into an omoplata, and then a RINGS OF SATURN! Kelani endures and the fans rally up! Kelani fights around with legs, but Giulia throws down elbows. Kelani makes it a cover, TWO! Giulia lets Kelani go, but then wrenches the hair!

Giulia keeps on the hair, and then CLUBS Kelani down! Kelani goes to ropes but Giulia runs up, only for Kelani to ELBOW her back! Kelani reels Giulia in to wrench her hair in return! But Giulia HEADBUTTS! Giulia runs to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Kelani ends up in a corner, the fans fire up, and Giulia runs up, only to block a boot. Kelani goes up to AX KICK Giulia down! Kelani then goes up and up, but Giulia anchors her! No moonsaults yet, but Kelani kicks Giulia to the apron. Kelani brings Giulia up, but Giulia HOTSHOTS! And then she DUMPS Kelani out! Giulia aims and leaps, but Kelani dodges! Kelani slides in, Giulia follows to duck ‘n ‘dodge!

Kelani bobs ‘n’ weaves, and DOUBLE HAYMAKERS ROCK both women! The fans are thunderous as these two stare down, and NXT goes to break.

NXT returns and Giulia storms up on Kelani. Giulia fires forearms, then winds up to ROCK her! Kelani leans on the ropes, Giulia whips her, but Kelani reverses. Giulia ducks a kick but not the CALF KICK! Giulia bails out but Kelani storms up to TORNILLA PLANCHA! Direct hit and down goes Giulia! Kelani puts Giulia in, then rallies on her with LARIAT after LARIAT! Giulia catches Kelani, O’Conner Roll, TWO! Kelani has the body scissor cradle, TWO! Kelani UPPERCUTS Giulia to a corner! The fans fire up and Kelani roars! Kelani runs back in, and SHOTGUNS Giulia down! Kelani runs back up, but into a BOOT!

Giulia goes up, but Kelani GAMANGIRIS! Kelani hurries up after Giulia now, but Giulia throws hands! They brawl up top, and Giulia HEADBUTTS Kelani down! Giulia adjusts, aims, and MISSILE DROPKICK FLOPS as Kelani dodges! Kelani has Giulia in the drop zone! Up, up< ONE OF A KIND into a TRIANGLE HOLD!! Kelani fights and flails while the fans rally and duel! Giulia rolls Kelani from ropes to have that hold in deep! Kelani keeps fighting, keeps reaching out, but she’s fading! Kelani gets a second wind to high stack! TWO!! Giulia keeps on the triangle hold but Kelani keeps fighting!

Kelani powers her way up to deadlift Giulia! POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Giulia survives and Kelani is beside herself! Roxanne Perez is watching this, and she’s rather nonplussed. She probably doesn’t want either woman in the Iron Survivor. Giulia and Kelani head for each other, and they fire forearms! They go back and forth, then stand up! Giulia winds up to DECK Kelani! Kelani gets right up to ROUNDHOUSE! And then facelock, but Giulia wrenches out! Hammerlock, half nelson, scoop and spin, GLORIOUS DRIVER- NO, Kelani victory rolls it! TWO!! But Giulia DECKS Kelani again! Scoop and NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!! Cover, GIULIA WINS!

Winner: Giulia, by pinfall (advances to WWE Deadline)

Take nothing away from Kelani, but give Giulia her due! The Standout succumbs to The Beautiful Madness and the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge is that much bigger! Will Giulia be the one standing tall at the end of it all? What about that fifth and final spot?

 

Ava Raine speaks with a lot of superstars at once.

She has Fraxiom, Cora Jade, Lexis King, Jaida Parker, Eddy Thorpe, and Cedric Alexander with her. She knows they all lost their Iron Survivor Qualifiers, but not all hope is lost. Next week, the last NXT before Deadline, there will be two Last Chance Qualifier Fatal 4 Ways! These stars are happy to hear that! Wait, wait, The Alpha Wolf is still annoyed that his match had interference in it, and now he has to beat three other superstars just to get in? Eddy, this is the most fair option possible. Lexis says that he’s sure he speaks for everyone when he says, thank you. Ava says you’re welcome, and now the table is set. Who wins out to make it in under the deadline?

Ava has Fraxiom hang back while the others leave. She knows that she told all the tag teams to step up, and well, clearly that ended in chaos. Ya think? But the solution is: a Tag Team Battle Royal! The winners of that will face Fraxiom for the titles at Deadline. Wait, what? Frazer & Axiom have to defend their titles and compete in the Iron Survivor? Frazer points out that for now, he’s qualified, but Axiom still has to. But hey, he does have a quarter of a chance! Axiom sighs, but the point is, this might be going too far. Briggs & Inamura step in now and Briggs says he needs to talk with them. Frazer says no, he and Axiom need to finish their conversation.

Ava tells these four can handle that, but then the tag teams all swarm in. They all want to stake their claim, but who comes out of the battle royal on top? As for Ava, Eddy catches up to her. He wants to talk more but she says she’s done everything she can. This is his last chance, nothing else can be done. Eddy grabs at Ava’s arm, but she shakes him off and warns him. Do NOT touch her! But then Nima shoves Mark Coffey into the door and the door hits Ava!! Ava falls and everyone freaks out! The brawl is back on for the tag teams, but did Eddy’s desperation just hurt all of NXT?

 

NXT returns and…

Shawn Michaels is here, along with medics, checking on Ava. Ava says she’s fine, she just needs a minute. She was talking to Eddy and then someone hit the door. Eddy says he can explain and HBK asks, “Explain what?” Eddy says he just wanted to talk with Ava, but HBK starts shoving him! HBK pushes Eddy against a garage door! You do NOT put your hands on Ava like that. HBK tells Eddy to get out of here, and Eddy does as told. Tensions are running high, is something about to explode in NXT?

 

Trick Williams is here!

Speaking of exploding, the fans really fire up seeing the TWO-TIME, TWO-TIME NXT Champion make his way out here. Trick echoes Booker T, “What? Uh-huh! I like it!” Now, let’s talk about it. Medical is checking on Ava as we speak, surely she’ll be okay. We know who her bloodline is. But NXT has been nothing but chaos these past couple of weeks. And as we all saw last week… We may have very well seen the end of Chase U. Trick won’t lie, as he looked around, it was sad. Kids were crying, there was shock on a lot of faces, including his. But then he looked up and saw Ridge Holland’s face. That pure evil grin of satisfaction, like he proud of what he did!

That is when Trick knew. Ridge, you and Trick ain’t the same. Trick came up in this business with some dawgs who LOVE NXT! They put it all on the line to make NXT what it is today! Trick is talking about people like DIY! Bron Breakker! Tiffany Stratton! Ilja Dragunov! Even people like… H1M, Carmelo Hayes. But more importantly than that, people like the students of Chase U! Everyone Trick just named are people who put it all on the line for NXT. They built something special here! But Ridge, all you know how to do is destroy. That’s why Trick cannot let Ridge become NXT Champion! Trick won’t let Ridge become NXT Champion!

Because if Trick does let that happen… everything they worked so hard to create to have the Black ‘n’ Silver… will die. But wait! Ridge makes his way back out here! Ridge tells refs to not even touch him! And Ridge says Trick damn right what Trick built will die! Ridge doesn’t care that wherever he goes, controversy follows. But wait, ERIC BISCHOFF is on the tron!? Fans go nuts seeing the man behind WCW and much of Ruthless Aggression Monday Night Raw is on NXT! And he wants everyone to just hold on. Trick is right, NXT has been very chaotic. And Eric’s enjoyed it! Next week, he wants to get a closer look.

Yes, next week, Eric Bischoff will be ON NXT! And Ridge, if you want that title so bad, while Trick wants to keep it so bad, we’ll see just how bad. What makes both of them tick? And if you think tensions are high now, well, after Eric’s done, they’ll wanna destroy each other at Deadline! Hell, maybe even that night! See you next week. The fans are excited to have Bischoff back, but will he be better than ever?

 

Dempsey regroups with Wren backstage.

She apologizes, she was in medical getting checked. She’s alright, but uh… Wow, what happened to Myles & Heights? Aw, they just got a bit roughed up in that scrap. But they’ll be fine, too. Because good news: Myles & Heights are in the tag team battle royal. And if, or when they win, they’ll get that title shot at Deadline. Awesome! Better than her, anyway. She’s so sore. Lola hits hard. Dempsey says that battle royal wasn’t the only announcement Wren missed. Because Wren gets to be part of the Last Chance Qualifier Fatal 4 Way. What? Yeah, if Wren wins that, she can get in on the Iron Survivor.

The only thing is, Wren will be up against Kelani Jordan, Cora Jade, and Jaida Parker. WHAT?! No! Not all at the same time! How is Wren supposed to win?! NQCC encourages her, but will that do very little given those odds?

 

NXT Women’s North American Championship: Fallon Henley w/ The Fatal Influence VS Tatum Paxley!

The Cowgirl has really gotten toxic over the years, and it’s par for the course when it comes to Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx. Tatum’s always dealt with that toxic element, it’s why she’s become so… weird. But will being twisted help Tatum take the title? Or will NXT still be under the Influence?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time to play for keeps!

The bell rings and the two tie up. The fans are all behind Tatum but Fallon powers Tatum to ropes! Fallon thrashes Tatum around, but lets off as the ref counts. Fallon then wrenches and WRINGS Tatum, then grabs the arm again. Fallon HIP DROPS the arm, then stalks Tatum to ropes. Fallon wrenches again, bends fingers, and hits an ELBOW BREAKER! Fallon YANKS the arm, YANKS it again, and then wrangles Tatum down. The fans rally but Fallon drops KNEES on the arm! Tatum goes to ropes, but Fallon is right on her again. Fallon wrangles Tatum, steps over, and gives an extra “Yeehaw~!” But Tatum rolls her up! TWO!!

Tatum is up, Fallon WRINGS the arm, but Tatum cartwheels through! The fans fire up and Tatum grins, but Fallon frowns. Fallon runs up, Tatum gets around, but Fallon elbows free. Fallon whips, Tatum reverses to drop down and UP KICK! Fallon wobbles, Tatum reels her in, ITALIAN STRETCH #32! Fallon scrambles around but can’t stack Tatum! Tatum tries to bring Fallon down but Fallon fights to stay up. Jacy & Jazmyn look worried but Fallon finds a spot to stack Tatum, TWO! Tatum holds onto Fallon to spin and RANA her into a victory roll! With bridge! TWO!! Fallon escapes again, but Tatum wrenches and reels her in! BUTTERFLY SUPLEX!

The fans fire up and Tatum BOOTS Fallon out of the ring! Fallon flounders, Fatal Influence is frustrated, but Tatum waits. Fallon rises, pounds the desk in frustration, but Tatum chases her! Tatum catches Fallon, puts her in the ring, but Jacy tells Tatum off! The little freak will NEVER be champion with them around! Jazmyn runs up, Tatum dodges her, but Fallon SWING KICKS from the post! The fans boo as Fatal Influence stands tall and NXT goes to break.

NXT returns once more and Tatum ROCKS Fallon! And CHOPS! And ROCKS! Tatum fires off, the fans fire up, but Fatal Influence freaks out. Tatum whips, Fallon reverses and ROCKS Tatum! Fallon frowns as she cravats, but Tatum shoves her away! Tatum storms up, but Fallon CHOPS! Tatum wobbles, Fallon wrenches and wrangles Tatum, to then SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up but Fallon glares at the ref. Fallon clamps onto Tatum with a top wristlock, and she adds a chinlock to it. Tatum endures, the fans rally up, and Tatum fights up. Tatum fires body shots, gets free, but Fallon kicks low!

Fallon suplexes, Tatum fights it to cradle! TWO! Tatum and Fallon ROCK each other with forearms! Both women stagger, storm up, and DOUBLE HEADBUTT! Both women fall back, then they flounder to ropes. They both stand, run up again, and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES take them down! The fans cheer “NXT! NXT!” for giving them this main event! Tatum and Fallon rise, and Fallon fires the first forearm! Tatum CHOPS! Fallon fires a forearm! Tatum kicks low! Fallon kicks low! Tatum RAMS into Fallon! Fallon runs back up to ROCK Tatum! Tatum goes to a corner, Fallon runs up, but Tatum ELBOWS her away!

Fallon steadies herself, but then Tatum goes up and over! Tatum blocks a boot, Fallon apologizes, but Tatum spins her and DECKS her! Tatum rallies with more shots, then an ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up as Fallon flops into a corner. Tatum runs in and BODY CHECKS! Then she brings Fallon out, torture racks, RACK DROP! Cover, TWO!! Fallon survives and Fatal Influence can breathe again. Tatum drags Fallon to a drop zone and she goes up the corner. Tatum grins, but Jacy gets on the apron! The fans boo but Fallon runs up. Tatum leaps over, comes back, but Fallon full nelsons, pump handles, and FALL AWAY SLAMS! cover, TWO!!

The fans fire up and Fallon is shocked! Jacy & Jazmyn are frustrated, but Fallon runs at Tatum in the corner. Tatum dodges, Fallon goes up and up, but Tatum TOSSES her down! Tatum goes up, up, and 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Fallon survives and Fatal Influence is about to faint! Tatum hauls Fallon up but Fallon cradles her! TWO, Fallon waistlocks, but Tatum switches! O’Conner Roll, TWO, and Tatum WRECKS Jacy before the cheap shot! Tatum knew Jacy’s tricks, and then she dodges Fallon! Tatum hooks the leg, but Fallon hooks ropes! No twisted ride for Fallon, and she runs to FAMOUSER!! Cover, FALLON WINS!

Winner: Fallon Henley, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s North American Champion)

Talk about a “Psycho Trap,” it was Tatum who fell victim to the bait. But now Fatal Influence beats up on Tatum for pushing Fallon this far! The fans boo, but wait! GIGI DOLIN is here!! Jacy and Fatal Influence have seen a ghost, but they’re lookin gin the wrong direction! Gigi sneaks in from the crowd! Jazmyn sees her first and RUNS! Gigi DECKS Jacy, then fires hands and kicks on Fallon! Gigi then wrenches Jacy to short arm LARIAT! The fans are thunderous for Gigi’s return, but Jacy fires back! Tatum THESZ PRESSES Fallon! Gigi and Jacy brawl, Tatum and Fallon get up, Gigi and Tatum STEREO ENZIGIRI Jacy & Fallon!

The fans are thunderous as this is what Tatum was talking about! The past has come back to haunt Fatal Influence, and it was toxic! Are Gigi & Tatum just the wild ‘n’ weird combination needed to humble these mean girls?


My Thoughts:

An awesome NXT to really add a lot to next week’s go-home and Deadline at the same time. For one, great trolling from Ridge with the Chase U entrance, but we again get some redundancy given he comes out again during Trick’s promo. Good promo from Trick, good response from Ridge, and then ERIC BISCHOFF is getting involved. That’s wild, and I suppose his presence in the go-home segment next week could really stir things up to keep us guessing. Mr. Chase had a good segment, because I like the cliffhanger. Was that Duke calling to Chase? I couldn’t be sure by the voice, but it could be something if the group sticks together without having to be “Chase U.”

Lots of great intertwining and overlapping of stories again with all the other divisions and matches, too. Great Iron Survivor Qualifiers, with results I figured we’d get. Ethan Page is too good to lose to Axiom 1v1, and same for Giulia over Kelani. But I figured we’d get Second/Last Chance matches, too. Wren has a reason to be worried given the level of talent in that Fatal 4. However, I actually feel Wren ranks highly in who could win that. Jaida won’t because Lola wants her for an NXT Underground blowoff. Cora Jade is Roxie’s friend, for now, so why would Cora even get in a match that could pit her against Roxie? Though, at the same time, Cora could try to win it so she and Roxie can Finger Poke of Doom their New Year’s Evil match.

Therefore, Wren could be a second choice behind Kelani getting back into the Iron Survivor because then just look at that field: Kelani and Sol are both incredible athletes, while we have what is basically the NXT Big 3 of Giulia, Vaquer and Zaria. The men’s match is a bit trickier. Axiom could get back in so that he and Frazer are both pulling double duty together, but Cedric is a friend of Je’Von’s so things could get complicated there. Lexis is trying to redeem himself and Eddy just wants to have his own opportunities. However, Eddy seems to be going on a different course, so I’m leaning towards Axiom, and then Lexis King as a secondary choice.

Speaking of Eddy, his desperation causing that workplace accident for Ava was some out-of-the-box thinking. HBK getting that furious was also something surprising, and there’s a chance they could create Eddy as a new “bitter, anti-authority” Heel akin to Drew McIntyre or something. The tag division that was on the side was great, and I’m intrigued by Briggs & Inamura making a save on Fraxiom. They might be a surprise seventh team in that battle royal that then wins out. But that really depends on WWE’s willingness for Inamura, a Pro-Wrestling Noah guy, to potentially become an NXT Tag Team Champion over a lot of deserving tag team guys from NXT.

Speaking of championships, great stuff in both midcard title stories. It worked out that Luca & Stacks were distracted with the tag titles, it made it where Tony only had Rizzo as back-up against Spears, Jensen, and eventually Niko Vance. Tony and Spears had a great match, both sides kept it clean, but then the brawl after going Spears’ way was fitting. I don’t know if they’d rocket Niko right to a title match, but we do have grounds for a Six Man Tag now. That Six Man Tag could be used to give Spears a second chance at the North American title that Spears wins, perhaps for New Year’s Evil.

And great promo from Tatum with Jacy & Jazmyn to also foreshadow Gigi’s return. Especially given how the doll Gigi picked up was the one with bright orange hair. Fatal Influence of course used overbooking to win, but Gigi’s return fighting alongside Tatum was awesome. That is a tag match right there, Gigi & Tatum VS Jacy & Fallon, or maybe Jacy & Jazmyn so Jazmyn takes the pin. I would think Gigi gets a title match out of this, but I think one more grudge match of Gigi VS Jacy would be good enough for the fans, too.

My Score: 9/10

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Tanahashi’s Final Road to New Beginning!

Evil couldn’t end President Ace, but will The House of Torture still take the NEVER Openweight Six Man Championships from him?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

  • Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Daiki Nagai; Time Limit Draw.
  • YOSHI-HASHI & Katsuya Murashima VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Oiwa & Jackson win.
  • 8 Man Tag: El Phantasmo, Jado, Shota Umino & Togi Makabe VS The United Empire; ELP, Jado, Shota & Makabe win.
  • Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS SANADA & Taiji Ishimori; Sanada & Taiji win.
  • Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma VS Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi; Naito & Hiromu win.
  • Six Man Tag: Los Ingobernables de Japon VS Bullet Club War Dogs; War Dogs win.
  • NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture; The House of Torture wins and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
  • Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, El Desperado & YOH VS TMDK; TMDK wins.

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NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg VS The House of Torture!

Evil tried to make WrestleKingdom 19 the last time we saw President Ace in this ring but he failed! However, his minions will not stop in trying to ruin the rest of Tanahashi’s last year. Will Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi & Sho take these titles back to the House? Or will The Ace, Joker & Rook stand tall?

The House walks out here showing off the belts they literally stole back at New Year Dash, but now the tables have turned! Tanahashi and team attack The House from behind! The fans cheer as The House finally tastes their own medicine! Tanahashi snatches back the belts so that he, Yano & Oleg can stand with them in the ring. The House protests but they’re one to talk. The introductions are skipped, the bell rings, and the brawl is back on as Tanahashi’s team goes back out after The House! Yano whips Sho, but Sho reverses to send Yano into railing! Sho stomps away on Yano, then helps Ren mug Oleg!

Yujiro turns things around on Tanahashi, and then he brings Tanahashi out to No Man’s Land! Sho bends Oleg’s fingers, puts his hand through the railing and pulls! The fans rally for Tanahashi’s team while the ref reprimands The House. Yujiro puts Tanahashi in, then he, Sho & Ren all stomp away! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but The House all put one out on Tanahashi. Yujiro stands Tanahashi up, then he and Sho double whip Tanahashi corner to corner. Yujiro runs in but Tanahashi dodges! Tanahashi then dropkicks Sho’s leg, then he dropkicks Narita’s leg! The fans fire up and Tanahashi runs at Yujiro.

Yujiro dodges, but Tanahashi ELBOWS him away! Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up again as Tanahashi air guitars. Tag to Yano and he TOSSES Yujiro out! Yano then brings Yujiro out into No Man’s Land, then to the back of the crowd to THROW into some open chairs! The fans cheer as Yano brings out that Great Bash Heel side, but the ref reprimands Yano. Yano tells the ref to leave him alone, and he has a chair! The ref stops Yano from hitting Yujiro! Yano argues with the ref, but now Sho & Ren mug Yano! The ref reprimands them but the mugging continues. Ren leads the ref away so Sho & Yujiro can CHOKE Yano with a chair!

The fans boo while The House also beats up Oleg & Tanahashi. Yujiro drags Yano up and then brings him back to ringside to POST him! Ren brings Oleg around with a headlock and sends him into railing! Then more railing! Then into the crowd! Yujiro uses Yano’s red chair to CHOKE him! The ring count finally starts, but Ren JAMS Oleg up with a chair! The count reaches 10 of 20 and The House returns to the ring. Yano is still down at 15! The fans rally, Yano rises up at 17, and he lurches in at 19! The fans cheer but Yujiro is annoyed. Yujiro drops a leg, then an elbow, then a HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!

The fans cheer as Yano stays in this, but Ren sends Tanahashi into railing! Yujiro tags Sho, Sho CHOKES Yano with a boot to the neck! The ref counts, Sho stops, then Sho TOSSES Yano out! Sho keeps the ref distracted while Ren JAMS Yano up with a chair! Ren pushes Yano in, Sho covers, TWO! Yano survives and Sho is frustrated. Tag to Ren, he drags Yano up, and Ren whips Yano to ELBOW him down! Cover, TWO! Ren BLASTS Tanahashi off the apron! Ren grins as the ref now keeps Oleg back. Ren CHOKES Yano on the ropes, Sho joins in to CLAW Yano’s eyes, but then the ref counts. Ren lets off and Yano flops down.

Ren drags Yano up, but Yano pulls hair! Ren breaks free, knees low, then runs up. Yano dodges, clinches, and BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! The fans fire up, Yano hot tags Oleg! Oleg jumps in and CLOBBERS Ren! Oleg then deadlifts Ren, but Sho attacks! The fans boo, Sho runs, SPEAR bounces off of Oleg! Oleg then deadlifts Sho! Shake, Shake, Shake! But Yujiro CLUBS Oleg! Yujiro & Ren double whip, but Oleg DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLES! The fans fire up and Oleg runs at the corner to SPLASH Ren! Then he scoops and TOSSES Ren! The fans fire up as Oleg then runs to SPLASH! Cover, TWO!

Ren survives but Oleg deadlifts Ren right to the fireman’s carry! Ren fights free, CHOKES Oleg, but Oleg breaks free! Oleg winds up but Ren ducks the chop! Ren CHOKES Oleg, the ref counts, but Oleg CHOKES Ren! The fans cheer, and then Oleg TOSSES Ren to the corner! Tag to Tanahashi and the fans fire up! Oleg and Tanahashi haul Ren up, double whip him corner to corner, then Tanahashi sends Oleg in! Oleg ELBOWS Ren, then Tanahashi SPLASHES! Tanahashi scoops and SLAMS Ren into the drop zone! Oleg goes up, up and VADER BOMBS! Tanahashi goes up to SUNSET SENTON! Cover, Yujiro breaks it!

Oleg CLOBBERS Yujiro for that, then goes out after him. The fans fire up as Tanahashi powers up. Tanahashi runs, but Sho gets a cheap shot in! Ren BOOTS Tanahashi, tags Sho, and Sho BLASTS Yano! Yujiro turns things around on Oleg and now The House double whips President Ace! Sho runs in to forearm SMASH! Yuijro BOOTS! Ren ELBOWS Tanahashi! Ren & Sho snapmare Tanahashi, then hold the legs open! Yujiro shoves the ref aside, then FALLING HEADBUTTS Tanahashi down low! The fans boo but now Sho covers, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and Sho argues with the ref! The fans rally for Tanahashi, but Ren has his repaired pushup bar!

Ren takes aim, Tanahashi dodges, SHOTEI! Sho kicks, Tanahashi blocks to DRAGON SCREW! Yujiro runs up, but gets caught into a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! The fans fire up as Tanahashi crawls for his corner! Hot tag to Yano! Yano unties a buckle pad! The fans cheer, Yano whips, but Sho reverses! Yano stops from hitting the buckles, then he dodges Sho to send him into bare buckles! Yano rolls Sho up, TWO!! Sho escapes but Yano hurries to get Sho’s legs! Oleg hops in, CATAPULT into Oleg’s BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Yano then stands Sho up, ONIGO- NO, Sho fights free! Sho dodges, but the ref stops him from hitting a low blow!

The ref and Sho argue, but Yujiro & Ren mug Yano! They double whip Yano, but Yano grabs ropes. Yano then sends Ren into Yujiro to DOUBLE LOW BLOW them! Atomic drop for Sho! Tanahashi runs up, SLINGBLADE! Oleg deadlifts Sho right into a fireman’s carry and DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! But YOSHINOBU KANEMARU is here! The Heel Master gets on the apron, but Young Lions already apprehend him! Yano hauls Sho up, for ONIGOROSHI!! Cover, KANEMARU TOSSES THE YOUNG LION ONTO THE REF! The fans boo but Kanemaru attacks Yano! But then Yano hits him with an atomic drop!

Kanemaru WHISKEY MISTS!? Sho LOW BLOWS Yano!! Sho rolls Yano up, HOUSE OF TORTURE WINS!!

Winners: The House of Torture, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)

What a travesty! A miscarriage of justice! Evil isn’t even here, but his army of darkness just won the gold! Yano is upset, Tanahashi is disappointed, but Oleg is mad! Oleg storms back in, only for Yujiro to BELT SHOT him down! Yujiro then kicks Oleg out, and shows he’s pretty sore from the low blow. Will these belts help the House feel much, much better?

 

Six Man Tag: Hirooki Goto, El Desperado & YOH VS TMDK!

The Fierce Warrior won the New Japan Ranbo to earn his shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, so that means he and Zack Sabre Jr. will do battle for the New Beginning! Will the Rogue Luchador & Direct Drive help Goto gain the upper hand? Or will Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles help The Mighty Front Man prepare for war?

The teams sort out while all of TMDK’s title belts are put aside. The Japanese Young Punk steps to Despy, so Despy accepts. The fans cheer and the bell rings. Despy and Fujita stare down while the fans rally. Despy has the majority, and the two circle. They feel things out, Despy facelocks but Fujita slips around to waistlock. Despy slips out, moves around, but Fujita stays on him. They go around, break, and the fans cheer. They tie up, Despy wrenches to hammerlock, but Fujita elbows free to hammerlock back. Despy switches, Fujita switches, repeat! They go hammerlock for hammerlock, but then Despy top wristlocks to wrangle FUjita!

The fans cheer, Fujita fights up, but Despy shifts to a cording hold. Fujtia whips but Despy reverses and arm-drags! Fujita comes back, he avoids the arm-drag, and then he CHOPS! Despy is stinging, but Fujita CHOPS him again! And CHOPS him again! The fans cheer, Fujita CHOPS again, but now Despy CHOPS! Fujita CHOPS, Despy ends up in the Mighty corner, and Eagles tags in. Eagles CHOPS, but then Despy CHOPS! Eagles shoves Despy and says he’s bored. He wants Yoh! The fans rally for Yoh, so Despy tags him in. The fans cheer as Yoh and Eagles circle. Wait, Yoh starts up the “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” “OI OI OI!”

Eagles is rather amused, and says not bad. Eagles starts it up for himself, but Yoh sneaks up! Eagles stops the schoolboy and sits on the cover, TWO and Yoh has the sunset flip! TWO, both men stand and point at the other! The fans applaud, then Yoh kicks low. Yoh whips, Eagles reverses to go up and around to arm-drag! Eagles runs in, Yoh sidesteps but Eagles hurdles. Eagles RANAS then WHEEL KICKS! Eagles kips up and the fans cheer. Eagles puts Yoh in a corner, and he says “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP! “ROBBIE!” CHOP! “ROBBIE!” CHOP! “ROBBIE ROBBIE ROBBIE!” CHOP CHOP CHOP!

The fans cheer while Yoh flounders around. Eagles whips, Goto sneaks a tag, then Goto & Yoh DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Eagles! They BLAST ZSJ and Fujita, then call to Despy! Despy says no thanks, they can go ahead. “Se~ no!” DRUM BEAT on Eagles’ back! Goto asks if Despy is sure he doesn’t want in, and Despy says it’s fine. Goto CLUBS Eagles, but Eagles fires body shots! Eagles fires a forearm, but Goto knees low! Goto fireman’s carries, but Eagles fights free. Eagles waistlocks, Goto elbows free and runs, only for ZSJ to trip him up! Eagles BLASTS Yoh & Despy off the apron while Fujita basement dropkicks Goto!

ZSJ spins Goto around to be on the apron, then gives him a NECK TWIST! The fans cheer and ZSJ brings Goto out to UPPERCUT him down! ZSJ brings Goto up to UPPERCUT again, then UPPERCUTS him again! Goto stumbles and falls, Eagles CHOPS Yoh, and Fujita CHOPS Despy! ZSJ brings Goto up and wrenches his arm, then wrenches it again. But Goto fires forearms in return! ZSJ UPPERCUTS Goto again, the CHOPS continue by the ramp side, and ZSJ puts Goto in. Eagles tags ZSJ in whiel Fujita and Despy CHOP each other back and forth. ZSJ clamps on a headscissors and he squeezes tight!

Goto endures, reaches out, ROPEBREAK! ZSJ lets go cleanly and brings Goto to the corner. Tag to Fujita and he stomps Goto. Fujita drags Goto up while fans rally, and Fujita wrenches to an ELBOW BREAKER! Fujtia wrenches again, ELBOW BREAKER! And again, ELBOW BREAKER! Fujita wrenches, top wristlocks, and he wrangles Goto to the mat. Fujita STOMPS that arm, then he tags Eagles. The Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions get Goto’s arms while ZSJ steps in to have a leg! Goto endures as TMDK cycles through the armlocks and leglocks! Red Shoes counts but TMDK keeps rotating before he reaches 4!

Then TMDK returns where they started, and Goto endures the DOUBLE STRAIGHT ARMBARS and INDIAN DEATHLOCK! Red Shoes counts, all three men let go at 4! ZSJ stands, he still has the deathlock, and he bridges back! Goto endures, keeps his shoulders up, but ZSJ stands to tag in Eagles. Eagles drags Goto around, then hits a KNEE JAMMER! Tag to Fujita, they drag Goto up, and they double whip him to ropes. They DOUBLE ELBOW Goto down, ZSJ hops in for a NECK TWIST! Goto sits up into a DOUBLE PENALTY KICK! Cover, Despy breaks it! The fans cheer but Red Shoes reprimands.

Despy stands down, but Fujita BLASTS him off the apron! Fujita drags Goto up, wrenches, and whips him to a corner. Fujita runs up to CHOP, then he snapmares to PENALTY KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Fujita coordinates with TMDK. Fujita drags Goto up, and he wants to do the Chaos drum thing? ZSJ isn’t so sure but Eagles is for it. Eagles steps in, but Yoh runs up! Eagles kicks Yoh, and “Se~ no!” Eagles & Fujita DRUM on Yoh! The fans cheer and ZSJ acts like he doesn’t know what’s going on. The fans cheer for ZSJ to join in, but he puts up the X, that’s not for him. Eagles & Fujita DRUM away on Goto!

Goto stands up and grabs Fujita by the face! Eagles CLUBS Goto, he and Fujita double whip, but Goto DOUBLE LARIATS first! The fans fire up while they’re all down! ZSJ storms in and grabs Goto’s leg! ANKLE LOCK! Goto endures, fights around, and rolls through to throw ZSJ! ZSJ comes back to RAM Goto, then he runs, only for Goto to RUN him over! The fans fire up while both men are down! Goto crawls, hot tag to Despy! Despy runs at the corner to ELBOW Fujita! Despy reels Fujita in for a suplex, high and hard! Cover, TWO! Despy fires up and the fans are with him! Fujita underhooks, PINCHE- NO, Fujita fights free!

Fujita swings but Despy blocks the chop! Despy knees low, whips, but Fujita reverses to GAMANGIRI! The fans cheer while both men are down! Fujita roars while he rises up, and he storms back to Despy. Fujita waistlocks, deadlifts Despy, but Despy fights the suplex with elbows! Despy is free, but Fujita runs up to slip around and backslide! Despy rolls through, Fujita KICKS him down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Fujita fires up again. Fujita drags Despy back up, reels him in, and suplexes, but Despy fights that. Despy wrenches, but Fujita ROCKS him! Despy ROCKS Fujita in return!

Fujita and Despy keep the wristlock while they fire forearm after forearm back and forth! The fans rally up as the shots go faster and faster, but then both men wobble! Fujita fires a forearm, then another! Despy ROCKS Fujita in return! Despy runs, Eagles slips in, SOBAT! Fujita UPPERCUTS! Eagles scoops Despy but Yoh makes the save! Eagles kicks Yoh, he and Fujita double whip, but Yoh reverses to crisscross them into each other! FALCON- NO, Eagles slips out, but Yoh switches! Yoh feeds Eagles to Despy’s ELBOW! Yoh reels Eagles back in, FALCON ARROW! The fans fire up but Fujita runs up!

Despy & Yoh double kick, double whip, but Fujita DOUBLE SHOTGUNS! Fujita kips up, the fans fire up, and Fujita whips Despy, but Despy reverses to SPINEBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! Fujita and Despy crawl for their corners, hot tags to Goto and ZSJ! The fans fire up as both men run in, Goto LARIATS ZSJ! Goto roars and the fans are with him! Goto fires a flurry of forearms, then whips corner to corner. Goto runs in, MURAMASA! Then SAIDO! Cover, TWO! ZSJ survives and Goto fires up again! Goto fireman’s carries but ZSJ pulls on an arm! Goto powers out and ROCKS ZSJ!

Goto runs, ZSJ wrangles him to a FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Eagles & Fujita BLAST Yoh & Despy off the arm! They have Yoh & Despy stuck on the outside with armlocks while ZSJ has the DISARMER! Yoh breaks free of Eagles and DROPKICKS ZSJ! Eagles returns to SUPERKICK Yoh! Despy is in, Eagles slips around and feeds him to Fujita’s MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up and TMDK drags Goto up. But Goto fires forearms on Eagles & Fujita! They DOUBLE CHOP, then double wrench! MAX- NO, Goto fights free and kicks Fujita! Goto deflects Eagles’ kick to LARIAT! Fujita kicks Goto, runs, but Goto follows! LARIAT!

ZSJ RAMS Goto, whips, but Goto reverses! Fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up while ZSJ clutches his head. Goto hauls ZSJ up, dragon sleepers, but ZSJ drops down! Goto drops onto ZSJ for a cover, TWO!! ZSJ is up, Goto sends him into a corner! RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP, into a GOTO SAN SHIKI!! Cover, TWO!! ZSJ escapes, BOOTS Goto, then runs! DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, so DOUBLE LARIATS collide again! Goto roars, runs, but ZSJ KCIKS the lariat, PELES the other arm, then SWEEPS the legs! Goto falls, but then sits up, into a PENALTY KICK! The fans fire up and ZSJ hurries to drag Goto back up.

ZSJ scoops, ZACK- NO, Goto slips free and has the SLEEPER! Goto sits ZSJ and rolls him, GOTO NI SHIKI!! TWO!! ZSJ has the legs, JAPANESE LEG ROLL CLUTCH, with bridge!! TMDK WINS!!

Winners: TMDK, by pinfall

It was a fast and furious finish of technical holds, but who else but the best technical wrestler in the world would pull it out? Goto is frustrated for getting caught like that, but will he avenge himself in just 12 days?

As for TMDK, Eagles starts off by saying, “G’day, Sendai!” Eagles then pretends to check his watch, and asks, “Rocky doki desu ka? <Where is Rocky?> Zabishii. <How lonely.>” The fans chuckle at Eagles’ fake crying, and Eagles then tells Yoh & Rocky that next month in Osaka, see you then! The fans applaud, and then Eagles offers the mic to Fujita. The fans cheer Fujita on, and Fujita accepts. “That lariat turned me inside out, so I’ll keep this short! I’m beating El Desperado!” The fans cheer that, ready to see Fujita challenge Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on Tuesday, February 4th!

And lastly, that brings things to The Front Man. ZSJ takes the mic to say, “People of Sendai, thank you very much!” The fans cheer, but then ZSJ tells “Ko-kun” and “Robbie-chan” to “cut that drumming bit. It was lame.” The fans chuckle again, and ZSJ says 2025 isn’t the Year of the Snake. No, it’s all orange! ZSJ promises that TMDK won’t just paint NJPW orange, but the entire world! “Osaka will be here soon enough. Goto, this is your last chance. Let’s make the most of it.” The fans like the sound of that! ZSJ says they’ll end with this: This year revolves around TMDK! Arigato gozaimashita! The fans are ready, will the New Beginning in Osaka be Mighty?


My Thoughts:

A very good event for NJPW, though “Road to” always indicates more tune-up filler than thriller. Gabe Kidd going after Yota Tsuji and the Global Heavyweight Championship is an interesting development, but that is going to be a great match. The NEVER Openweight Six Man Championship match was really good stuff, and I was only a little surprised that The House of Torture won. Firstly, Tanahashi has to lose those titles at some time, so might as well pull off the Band-Aid now before The New Beginning events. Then this works with the story from Oleg and Josh Barnett where Barnett wants to help Oleg reach that singles title level.

And very good Six Man Tag main event to not only build Goto VS ZSJ but also Desperado VS Fujita. Great win for TMDK, but we have a lot of other Road to New Beginning events to build Goto VS ZSJ. A lot of filler 10 Man Tags are on the schedule, but I probably won’t be bothering with those. Despy VS Fujita will be great, but Fujita and Eagles are already the tag champions, so I don’t see Fujita winning. As for Goto VS ZSJ, ZSJ said it himself that this is very likely Goto’s last chance at ever being the top champion in NJPW, but I don’t see Goto winning. It’ll be an epic battle, but I feel like ZSJ is going to stay on top.

My Score: 8.7/10

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.30.25

Are we gonna get consecutive weeks of momentum or we gonna get the “LOL TNA” moment already?

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Coming off the first Live iMPACT! in 8 years, it has been pretty universally agreed upon that it was not a bad show. Good favor, a larger audience then they’ve had in years and TNA actually did fairly well establishing themselves as not a third rate duelist.

Let’s see if the good tidings continue or if things start to well…TNA.

Ratings:

  • Cora Jade vs Hyan: Cora wins via Jaded – ** 1/2
  • Brian Myers w/The System vs Leon Slater: Myers wins via Roster Cut – ** 3/4
  • Laredo Kid vs Mustafa Ali: Ali wins via 450 – ** 3/4
  • Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs Sinner & Saint: No Contest? EY Turned Heel – N/A
  • Ace Austin vs Wes Lee w/Tyson & Tyriek: Wes wins via Cardiac Kick – ***
  • Kaiba Boys (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) vs Fir$t Cla$$: Kaibas win via Danger Zone – ***

 

Results:

Nic Nemeth comes out to talk, doesn’t complain and says he’s just gonna dust himself off and start again. Ryan comes out to complain on behalf of “hiissss brrooother” and run down Hendry. Nic is playing babyface still and Ryan is instigating is typical little brother fashion. Nic tries to appease Ryan saying this could be a big year for both of them, so Fir$t Cla$$ music hits and KC Navarro cuts them off and hands off to AJ Francis. Ryan get mad at them interrupting, Nic tries to calm the situation but Ryan decides to agree to a tag match that Nic doesn’t seem like he wanted to go there. But Santino comes out and makes it official.

Cora Jade vs Hyan

Hyan tries a Pump Kick, Cora catches it, lays her out and kicks her feet up in the corner getting cocky. Snapmare with the Hair, into a Springboard Single Stomp from Cora, Hyan is getting throttled along the ropes and putting up much of a fight to start. Hyan is usually just enhancement talent in TNA, even though she does have a solid pedigree in the indies and internationally. Hyan finally moves so Cora smashes herself into the corner, Wasteland from Hyan for a 1 count, Cora counters Hyan’s attempted offense and then hits Jaded for the win!

The match did what it needed to, Cora tried to lay in the boots further, Xia runs out to make a save but Cora baits her into a false sense of security and goes after Xia. So Masha comes out for the save on the person who made the save. Cora comes off looking pretty good and Masha scaring her off helps Masha’s aura.

Brian Myers w/The System vs Leon Slater

Myers grabs the quick Headlock into the Shoulder Tackle and welcome back to 1997 wrestling starts. Myers got cocky, shot Leon into the ropes and eats a Shoulder Tackle from Leon, so a little showboating from Leon gets under Myers skin and causes him to make a few missteps. Leon hits the Feint Mule Kick into the Handspring Back Elbow for 2, but when he tries to continue, Myers pulls him down into the buckles. Myers looks for a Spear, Leon Leap Frogs and Myers eats turnbuckle. He powders, the System shields him from a dive, and we’re starting to see the numbers game come into play.

A Thrust Kick from Myers rocks Leon as he’s coming back in, Strong Irish Whip into a Gator Roll and then Sleeper Hold. Again, offense brought to you by Bill Clinton. Leon gets away from the Sleeper, tries to hit the ropes and Myers does his Baseball Slide Trip. Slow heel moves from Myers, Sleeper, Facelocks, Back Elbows…just slow classic heel offense. Leon tries to fire, eats a Knee Lift. Irish Whip but Leon counters by hoping the ropes to the apron, quick pop shot and then Springboard Crossbody into a series of Lariats and a Shotgun Kick! Leon has the momentum, Blue Thunder Bomb for two! Leon goes to the top, Myers is up, Leon rolls to the other side to avoid Myers, Myers eats a Leg Lariat from Leon and Myers pushes off, Bicycle Kick, Thrust Kick into Implant DDT for only two! Myers looks to Spear, gets rolled up in a Small Package, Kick out, dumped outside, Leon flies over the corner onto Myers!

System surrounds Leon, tries to get a few shots, but Leon has some quick offense for everyone. In the chaos, Lish puts a Ring on Myers’ hand so a Loaded Punch into Roster Cut and Myers wins!

Laredo Kid vs Mustafa Ali

Slow start with Ali being arrogant into a Lucha stalemate section where there’s Satellite counters, Headscissors and a powder to break the nonsense. Corner counters, Overhand Chops from both, they tussle on the top rope, Ali backflips off the ropes, Laredo tries a Crossbody but Mustafa hits a Dropkick. Grounded Abdominal Stretch from Ali, Laredo tries to fight up and out, but Ali slams him back down, talks smack, slaps him and then eats a Michinoku Driver out of nowhere! But only a two count! Ali manages to pull Laredo into the corner pads, tries a dirty pin with feet on the ropes but the referee sees it, Laredo tries a Roll-Up in the disarray, Ali kicks out, they run back and forth, Ali just slides out thinking he’s outsmarted Laredo but Laredo hits the Suicida for a solid pop. Ali pokes the eye and grabs at the mask, Laredo is off kilter, Ali baits Laredo through the corner, hits the Draping DDT off the apron, slides Laredo back in and 450 for the win.

Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs Sinner & Saint

Jabroni duo comes out, and they look stupid, their music is generic Hot Topic trash and the one with hair walks like he’s pretending to be a Delirious fused with a Dinosaur. They look so insanely pathetic. 

Dino-nerd tries a stand switch and suplex but Josh no sells and looks like the older sibling judging the little sibling’s stupidity. Bald jabroni tags in, does nothing, blind tag just for Josh to single handedly lay both out. Of course they’re trying to establish the loser squad, so the eventually have a good defensive moment that catches Josh and isolates him in their corner. He still mostly takes care of both of them. This is honestly pathetic.

Locomotion counter switches in the corner before a Shotgun Kick wipes out Josh, Dino-nerd tries a Lio Rush style splash but misses, Josh tags out, EY looks to tee off but he turns and lays out Josh. EY turns heel…that was not on my Bingo Card, but I’m not mad about it. EY has the maniacal look in his eyes again, so Sanity or Violence by Design could be back? Can he call the group SAnitY since they’re working with WWE now?

Ace Austin vs Wes Lee w/Tyson & Tyriek

Things start slow then a few quick strike spots from Ace. A grounded Heel Kick and Enzuigiri rocks Wes, Wes slingshots back in, Sunset, Ace dodges tries to stay crouched to get cute but Up Kick from Wes kicks Ace in the face. Wes crotches Ace on the top rope, Enzuigiri, Suicida leaves Ace laying on the ramp. Wes hits the Street Fighter combo in with Ace shoved in the corner, the crowd chants “Boring” so Wes revels in the negativity and mockingly does the Rascalz taunt. A few quick shots and Ace kicks out at one and holds the ropes as Wes just lights him up with kicks. Ace asks for more, and goes full Strong Style. A few round kicks to the chest before Wes decides to do the hell thing and a Spinning Thrust Kick to the side of the face. Wes puts Ace in a Key Lock and Ace struggles to his feet before barely slipping the lock.

They trade strikes, Triangle Kick misses for Ace but he manages to connect after with a strike, a few more, Click Click Boom, Seated Miz Lariats in the corner, Wes falls out of the corner, Triangle Kick for the near fall, but the offense isn’t over and Ace hits the Gutwrench Sitout Powerbomb! Ace looks for The Fold, Tyson and Tyriek make their presence felt, Ace does the apron dance and kicks them both in the face. Wes gets dumped out of the ring, Ace with a Fosbury Flop (not the best one he’s done), Tyriek picks the ankle long enough to slow down Ace as Ace walks into the Cardiac Kick!

Wes and crew attacks Ace after the match, so The Rascalz make the save. We’re obviously going to get a 6 man soon, and this is perfectly fine.

Kaiba Boys (Nic & Ryan Nemeth) vs Fir$t Cla$$

AJ starts with Ryan and just shoves him away and demands Nic, Nic gets the best of AJ but AJ tags in KC and KC gets in a few quick shots, some cute counters and showboating before eating a Dropkick from Nic. AJ comes in to try and take out Nic, the Kaibas take out AJ and then dump KC into AJ’s arms and hold the ring going to commercial.

During the commercial a little blind tag and Spiderman in the ropes taunt from KC caught Ryan off guard so First Class is in control. AJ is beating the hell out of Ryan in the ropes, then hits Tennessee Whiskey for the “Money Money Money” taunt. KC tags himself in and starts slapping Ryan around, Dropkick into 305 as KC cuts off Ryan from Nic, throws Ryan in the corner, Rolling Uppercuts, Snapmare, Roll through, Chest Stomp into a near fall. KC tags in AJ and a little tandem offense gives them another near fall but Mokuba refuses to lose…so far. AJ steps on Ryan’s chest and then lays in a few Overhand Chops. AJ slowing things down, looks for a power move but Ryan slips it into a Sleeper Attempt but AJ counters and slams Ryan down for another two count. Two Sidewalk Slams after getting bounced out of the corner, but Ryan keeps kicking out.

AJ takes Nic off the apron, looks for another Sidewalk Slam but Ryan turns it into a Satellite DDT. Simultaneous tag time, KC eats the fire from Nic, two Lariats, Stinger Splash, Rude Awakening, 10 Count Shots to the Heart for…AJ breaks it up! AJ looks for a Down Payment but Nic slips, Superkick, Ryan tries to rock AJ to no avail so they both Lariat AJ out and Avalanche Polish Hammer from Ryan lays out AJ. KC tries the Flash Pinfall but Nic rolls out, a few quick shouts, Spinning Heel Kick from KC for a 2 count. Nic hits a FAMEasser into Danger Zone after Ryan’s blind tag so Ryan gets the cover as Nic just laughs and takes it in.

 

Overall Score: 6.25/10

Nothing to really be offended by. Some of the stuff was a little low stakes or obvious filler, but stories moved forward with Cora, Wes and the Kaibas. Plus you know, Eric Young turning on Josh is a little unexpected. EY has been the fill in Dreamer/Scott with the “Ra-Ra” speeches and feel good crap for significant shows, so having him go back to Maniac is a nice twist.

Tessa also steering into this “Locker Room bully” persona is smart. It’s not a stretch from what people already think, so steering into the skid is very smart. I may not have been blown away by anything in this episode, but it was definitely decent and did a solid enough job showcasing the partnership and not making the TNA talent feel like an after thought.

All in all, very nice.

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