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Mitchell’s NJPW World Tag League Results & Report! (12/4/24)
B Block, Round 6!

We’re almost there!
Only half of B Block is still in the running as World Tag League wraps round 6! Who wins and who survives as NJPW visits Karatsu?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Alex Zayne & Katsuya Murashima VS KENTA & Chase Owens; Kenta & Chase win.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Shoma Kato VS Bullet Club War Dogs; Bullet Club War Dogs win.
- Six Man Tag: Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask VS Los Ingobernables de Japon; LIJ wins.
- Six Man Tag: TMDK VS The United Empire; TMDK wins.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls; Shane & Mikey win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Great-O-Khan & HENARE VS The Filip Brothers; Khan & Henare win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg; Yano & Oleg win.
- World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS EVIL & Ren Narita; Naito & Hiromu win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Here are the current B Block standings!
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 4-1, 8 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 4-1, 8 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 3-2, 6 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 3-2, 6 points
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 2-3, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 2-3, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
The Filip Brothers: 1-4, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-4, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Taichi & Taka Michinoku VS Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls!
Sadly, neither team in this match is able to make the finals. BUT that doesn’t mean they’re just going to coast through this round. Will the Holy Emperor & Blue Playmaker prove they’re not last place? Or will we see that even when out of the race, The Mighty Don’t Kneel?
The teams sort out and Mikey steps up to call out Taka. Taichi and Taka talk it over, and they agree, so Taka starts against Mikey. The fans rally, but then Shane runs in to BLAST Taichi! Mikey CLUBS Taka down and Shane stomps away. The Mighty stand Taka up to double military press! But Taka turns that into DOUBLE DDTS! Taka hurries to run and SHINING WIZARD Mikey in the corner! Snapmare and SHINING WIZARD! Cover, TWO! Taka fires up and scoops, but Mikey’s too big! But then Taka kicks Mikey in the shin! Taka Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! Backslide, TWO! Taka runs up to SHINING WIZARD again! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up while Taka grows frustrated. Taka goes to scoop but Mikey powers through to suplex! Mikey holds on, then SLAMS Taka down! Cover, TWO! Mikey whips Taka to the Mighty corner, then tags Shane. Mikey CHOPS Taka to ropes, Shane HOTSHOTS him down, and then Mikey kicks Taka to the outside. Mikey keeps Taichi back while Shane whips Taka into railing! Shane asks the fans what they’re saying, then brings Taka around to APRON BACK SUPLEX! Taka writhes, Shane pushes him in and covers, TWO! Taka is still in this, so Shane KICKS him in the back! Shane shakes out the stanky leg then brings Taka around.
Shane clamps on a chinlock and digs his knee in. Taka endures, so Shane pulls the bangs so he can BASEMENT BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Taka survives but Shane stomps him around. The fans rally but Shane tags Mikey. The Mighty split the wishbone on Taka! Mikey digs a knee into Taka’s back and fishhooks Taka’s face! The ref reprimands so Mikey stops, to then drop a knee on Taka’s face! And then another knee! Mikey drags Taka around into a half Camel Clutch! Taka endures, Mikey fishhooks him, then has the FULL Camel Clutch! Taka endures, Mikey fishhooks him again, but the ref counts.
Mikey stops clawing Taka’s face, but Shane BLASTS Taichi again! The ref reprimands but Shane goes back to the corner. Mikey tags him in, and they split the wishbone again! Taka writhes but Shane turns him over. Shane ties up the legs, then grabs Taka around the chin. Taka endures as Shane digs his knee into the back. Mikey BLASTS Taichi now, and Shane shifts into a HALF CRAB! Taka endures, but then Shane ties the legs up again! Deathlock STF! The fans rally up and Taka endures. Taka crawls to the ROPEBREAK! Shane lets go, and he kicks Taka around. The fans rally up, Taka tries to hit back, but Shane kicks him more.
Taka rises up to fire body shots but Shane eggs him on. Taka throws more hands, but Shane ROCKS Taka! Taka SMACKS Shane! Shane knees low, runs, but Taka goes the other way! Taka BOOTS Shane, but Shane comes back! Taka dodges to CALF KICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Taka crawls, hot tag to Taichi! The fans fire up and Taichi runs up to BOOT Shane! Mikey runs in to ROCK Taichi, then whip, but Taichi BOOTS Mikey! Shane kicks and whips Taichi, Taichi reverses to wrench and DANGEROUS HOOK KICK! Cover, TWO! Shane stays in this but fans rally behind Taichi as he rises.
Taichi aims at Shane, but Shane ducks the buzzsaw! Shane full nelsons, then spins, but Taichi fights the suplex! Taichi reels Shane in, but Shane fights the dangerous saido! Shane CLUBS away on Taichi, but then dodges an Ax Bomber! INVERTED EXPLODER! The fans rally while both men are down! Shane goes to the corner, watches Taichi rise, then runs in corner to corner to CALF KICK! Taichi staggers, but he comes back to AX BOMBER! Taichi roars but Shane reels him in! Taichi fights the German Suplex but Shane UPPERCUTS! Taichi GAMANGIRIS! Both men are down and the fans fire up again!
Taichi rises, and OFF COME THE PANTS! Taichi aims from the corner and builds his power. The fans rally for the- DROPKICK from Shane! Shane hits first, Mikey runs in, and Mikey BLASTS Taka! Mikey whips Taichi to a corner, runs up and LARIATS! Then he whips Taichi back in for another LARIAT! Feed to Shane’s LARIAT! TMDK stand Taichi up, HIGH LOW! Cover, TWO! Taichi survives and the fans fire up again. Shane tags Mikey and they haul Taichi up. Mikey scoops, but Taichi slips free! Taichi shoves Mikey at Shane but The Mighty avoid a collision! Then they avoid Double Ax Bombers to kick low!
Shane whips Taichi corner to corner, but Taichi comes back to AX BOMBER! Then AX BOMBER for Mikey! The fans fire up as Taichi and The Mighty are all down! Taka rises and he calls to Taichi! The fans fire up as Taichi crawls over, hot tag to Taka! Taka stomps Mikey, whips him, but Mikey reverses. But Taka dodges in the corner to BOOT, CALF KICK, and SUPER K! Cover, TWO! Taka fires up and the fans are with him! Taka drags Mikey up to scoop, but Mikey slips free! Mikey scoops, but Taka slips free! Only for Mikey to SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Taka stays in this but Shane is back, and The Mighty haul Taka up.
ELECTRIC- NO, Taka RANAS free! Taichi BOOTS Mikey and Taka catches him, but Mikey fights off Heavy Killer! SLIDING LARIAT! Cover, Taichi breaks it! Shane kicks Taichi, reels him in, but Taichi fights the lift to Alabama Lift! Mikey makes the save, then they dodge the Ax Bombers for ELECTRIC BLUE! Taka is back to BOOT Shane! Mikey blocks Super K to fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO!! Taka survives and the fans fire up again! Shane says they’ll end it now! Mikey hauls Taka up, ELECTRIC BLUE for Taka!! Cover, TMDK wins!
Winners: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Taka & Taichi earn 0)
The Mighty Don’t Kneel, and they don’t phone it in! And this time, they respectfully dump out Taka so they can have the ring. But with no clear path back to the tag titles, how hard will Shane & Mikey have to fight in the New Year to keep NJPW mighty?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Great-O-Khan & HENARE VS The Filip Brothers!
The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions lead this block at 4-1, but things could change if they don’t take Tome & Stevie seriously. Will The Dominator & Face of Fury conquer these Natural Classics? Or will The Taiga & The Phoenix run wild on the United Empire?
The teams sort out, and the fans cheer as Karawan-chan is in the upper deck cheering the Empire. After Khan is sufficiently praised to his liking, and after Tome & Stevie Too Sweet, it is Tome starting against Khan himself. The fans cheer on “O-KHAN! O-KHAN!” and he nods. Khan circles with Tome, feel things out, and then Khan gets a leg pick! Cover, ONE, but Khan waistlocks, then facelocks, then goes back for a leg. Khan has another takedown, another cover, ONE! Tome slips away and the fans applaud this opening exchange. Khan and Tome reset, circle again, and tie up. Khan has a facelock and he cranks on the hold!
Stevie protests that Khan has Tome’s hair. Khan lets go to reel Tome back in, but Tome fights the sayanagi by pulling hair! The ref reprimands but Tome knees low! Tome bumps Khan off buckles, then he tags in Stevie. Tome snapmares Khan to run and basement BOOT! Stevie knee-board SENTONS! Stevie then BOOTS Henare and brings Khan up. Stevie CHOPS Khan and Khan drops to a knee! Stevie bumps Khan off buckles, stomps him down, then tags Tome. Tome stomps Khan, then he digs his boot in! The ref counts, Tome stops, but then digs his boot back in. The ref counts more, and Tome stops at 4.
Tome argues with the ref, but that lets Stevie CHOKE Khan! Henare protests but Stevie CLUBS Khan as he lets off. Tome says fans love The Taiga! Tome drags Khan up, whips him to ropes, then ELBOWS him down! Stevie applauds and so do some fans, then Tome covers. TWO, so Tome sucker punches Henare! Henare doesn’t budge! Tome hurries away and the ref keeps Henare from storming in. Tome goes back to Khan to scoop and SLAM, then JUMPING LEG DROP! Cover, Henare KICKS Tome! And KICKS him again! Stevie runs up to fire forearms, but Henare ROCKS him! Henare runs, but into a DROPKICK!
The fans cheer as Stevie goes after Henare on the outside. Stevie SMACKS Henare off apron, then RAMS him into railing! Tome goes to Khan and talks some trash. Tome drags Khan up just to scuff him with kicks. Tome laughs but Khan snarls, and Khan kicks in return! Then Mongolian Chop! Mongolian Chop! But then Tome blocks! Tome kicks low, runs, but into the SAYANAGI! The fans fire up and Khan rolls to his corner! Hot tag to Henare! Henare CLOBBERS Tome, CLOBBERS Stevie, then fires forearms. But Stevie attacks Henare! The Filip Brothers mug Henare, then double whip, but he breaks their double lariats to DOUBLE LARIAT back!
The fans fire up as Henare powers up, and he SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Henare drags Tome up, HEADBUTTS him, then CHOPS! Henare whips but Tome grabs ropes! Tome BOOTS Henare, bobs ‘n’ weaves, then waistlocks. Henare ELBOWS free, then runs, but Stevie’s there to dragon sleeper! FINAL CUT! The ref reprimands but The Filip Brothers mug Henare. They double whip Henare to a corner, then Tome runs in, Stevie right behind him! Forearm SMASH and DROPKICK, then Tome GERMAN SUPLEXES! Tome hurries to haul Henare up, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Henare’s tougher than that and the fans rally for him!
Tome tags Stevie and they stand Henare up. Tome feeds Henare to Stevie’s fireman’s carry, but Henare slips free! Henare shoves Stevie into Tome, then BODY BLOWS! Henare whips, Stevie reverses, but Henare ELBOWS him! Henare goes up but Stevie ducks the Flying Chuck! Stevie kicks, CHOPS, runs, but into the BERSERKER BOMB! The fans fire up while both men crawl, hot tag to Khan! Khan CLOBBERS Stevie, BOOTS him down, then runs up, only for Stevie to kick low! Stevie CLUBS and runs, but Khan catches him! SPINEBUSTER, jackknife bridge! TWO, but Khan is right back on Stevie to double leg pick!
Khan turns Stevie over, then waistlocks and gator rolls into a BRIDGE! TWO, but Khan reels Stevie back in! PANCAKE! Bridging cover, TWO! Stevie escapes again but the fans fire up behind Khan. Khan clamps onto Stevie with a SLEEPER! Stevie fights up, but ends up in the IRON CLAW! ELIMI- NO, Stevie shoves free, Tome tags in! Stevie dodges Khan and Tome SPINEBUSTERS! The Filip Brothers decide to punctuate this, and they drag Khan up. Tome fireman’s carries, Stevie runs up, BOOT O’ DOOM! Stevie goes up and up to ASAI MOONSAULT Henare!! Tome covers Khan, TWO!! Khan survives and shocks Tome!
Stevie sends Henare into railing for good measure, and Tome calls for the end! But Khan sends Tome at Stevie! The brothers avoid colliding, but the IRON RIGHT takes out Stevie! Tome kicks Khan, fires off in the corner, then whips corner to corner, and ELBOWS! Tome brings Khan around to whip again, but Khan reverses, and Henare is there! RAMPAGE!! The fans fire up, but Stevie SUPERKICKS Henare, and JUMP KNEES Khan! Stevie says get up! Stevie runs, but into a BOOT SUPERKICK COMBO! Khan roars and he clamps onto Tome with the IRON CLAW! And now ELIM- NO, Tome fights free to SUPERKICK!
Khan roars, but Tome fires boxing elbows and an UPPERCUT! But Khan dodges, Henare fireman’s carries! IMPERIAL DROP OUTTA NOWHERE!! Cover, Empire wins!
Winners: Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (gain 2 points; The Filip Brothers earn 0)
The Natural Classics tried but they could not drag down the champions! And now at 5-1, is it all but certain that The United Empire will conquer the World Tag League?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado VS Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg!
Sadly, The Ace & The Heater won’t be going to the finals. You could say there’s always next year, but with 2025 being Tanahashi’s last year, that doesn’t bode well for his chances. Will he and Jado at least get one more win before the end? Or will Tanahashi’s own NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship partners put their goals ahead of his?
Yano is impatient as ever with the referee’s checks, and he insists Tanahashi & Jado hurry up, too. Tanahashi shows off the abs and the fans cheer. Jado encourages the fans to cheer more, and then the teams sort out. Oleg is ready, and Tanahashi steps up to #BARS! The fans fire up and rally behind Tanahashi as he circles with Oleg. They tie up, and Oleg powers Tanahashi back to ropes. Tanahashi turns things around, but lets off cleanly. The fans cheer and the two reset. They tie up, Tanahashi waistlocks but Oleg switches. Tanahashi switches back, then headlocks. Oleg fires body shots and powers out, and the two RAM shoulders!
Tanahashi stays up and he RAMS Oleg again! And again! But Oleg RUNS Tanahashi over! The fans rally and Oleg stands Tanahashi up. Oleg ROCKS Tanahashi, CHOPS him, and then whips corner to corner. Oleg runs up but Tanahashi ELBOWS him! Tanahashi goes up and up to CROSSBODY! The fans cheer and Tanahashi tags Jado. Jado & Tanahashi double whip, then DOUBLE ELBOW! Yano runs up but into double kicks! Jado & Tanahashi whip to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans cheer, but Oleg runs up, only for Tanahashi & Jado to double drop toehold him, onto Yano! Yano sputters and Oleg apologizes.
Tanahashi & Jado go after Oleg and TOSS him out! The fans cheer as Tanahashi & Jado air guitar duet! Oh, even Karawan-chan joins in! Yano runs up to SLAP them both on the head! Oleg runs, but into double kicks! Jado & Tanahashi reel Oleg in, but he’s too big to double suplex! Oleg DOUBLE SUPLEXES them! The fans fire up and Oleg kips up! Tag to Yano, and the fans cheer as Yano unties a buckle pad! Jado runs up, but ole, into the bare buckles! Tanahashi is in but Yano kicks him! Yano asks forgiveness as he whips Tanahashi into the bare buckles! Jado CLUBS Yano, whips, but Yano reverses, and Jado hits bare buckles again!
The fans fire up while Yano storms up on Jado. Yano stomps Jado around, then tells the ref to check him. The ref checks, Jado is okay to continue, so Yano tags Oleg. Oleg stomps Jado, then deadlifts Jado! But Tanahashi CLUBS Oleg! Oleg kicks Tanahashi, to gut wrench him! Shake, Shake, Shake, then THROW for The Ace! Oleg rises up and the fans fire up! Oleg brings Jado up, puts him in the corner, and CHOPS! Oleg stands Jado up again and CHOPS! Yano tags in and he kneels on Jado for a cover. TWO, but Yano talks a lot of trash. Wait, Yano uses wrist tape to CHOKE Jado! How very Great Bash Heel of him!
The fans are torn, and Yano hides things from the ref! Yano stops choking Jado as Tanahashi protests! Yano says he’s not guilty of anything! But then he CHOKES Jado while the ref ushers Tanahashi out! Yano then covers, TWO! Jado toughs it out and Yano gets mad at the ref! Tag to Oleg and Oleg brings Jado up to CHOP! Oleg snapmares Jado, then runs to BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Jado survives and the fans fire up! Oleg stomps Jado, and Tanahashi rallies the fans. The fans cheer Jado on as he takes the forearms! Jado eggs Oleg on so Oleg fires more shots! Jado rises and leans into the forearms! Jado powers up, but then Oleg ROCKS him!
Oleg runs up but Jado BOOTS! And BOOTS again! Oleg runs up, but Jado moves! Oleg hits bare buckles hard! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Jado crawls, hot tag to Tanahashi! Tanahashi dropkicks Oleg’s leges! Tanahashi runs and FLYING FOREARMS! Then he BLASTS Yano for good measure! The fans fire up with Tanahashi as he fires hands on Oleg! Tanahashi shows his power by hitting a scoop SLAM on Oleg! The fans cheer as Tanahashi goes up, SUNSET SENTON! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up with Tanahashi and he runs, but Oleg SHOTGUNS him down! Yano calls to Oleg and he crawls over, hot tag to Yano!
The fans rally as Yano stands Tanahashi up. Yano whips Tanahashi, but Tanahashi reverses! But Yano avoids hitting the bare buckles! Yano taunts Tanahashi and Tanahashi runs in! Yano dodges, but now Tanahashi stops from hitting buckles! Tanahashi copies Yano’s taunting, so Yano runs in! Yano is sent into bare buckles! Tanahashi kicks low, but Yano suplexes! Tanahashi fights that to TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Tanahashi crawls, hot tag to Jado! Jado & Tanahashi double whip, then BODY BLOW and KICK! Yano staggers, Tanahashi whips him and Jado DUMPS him to the apron! Jado brings Yano up, but Yano CLAWS Jado’s eyes!
Yano steps in but Jado KICKS the ropes! Yano is stuck, and Jado hits the DRAPING DDT! Cover, Oleg breaks it in time! Oleg kicks Tanahashi, but Tanahashi fights the suplex! Jado CLUBS Oleg, then he and Tanahashi DOUBLE SUPLEX Oleg!! The fans fire up again but here comes Yano! Tanahashi dodges Yano, and feeds him to Jado’s LARIAT! Yano staggers, into Tanahashi’s SLINGBLADE! Jado covers, TWO!! Yano survives, but Jado clamps on the CROSSFACE! Oleg storms in, Tanahashi drop toeholds him, into a CROSSFACE! Yano & Oleg endure the holds, Yano fights around, and the fans cheer as he finds the ROPEBREAK!
Jado & Tanahashi let Yano & Oleg go, and Jado roars! The fans fire up with the Master Heater, and he pounds the mat as he powers up. Yano slowly rises, but Yano says no to the Gun Stun! He sends Jado at Tanahashi, but Tanahashi sends Jado at Yano! Jado then sends Yano at Tanahashi, SHOTEI! Roll up, TWO! Yano escapes, but Tanahashi runs in, only for Yano to send him at Jado! Yano then pushes the ref aside, and he DOUBLE LOW BLOWS Tanahashi & Jado!! Roll up on Jado, YANO BOLTIN WINS!!
Winners: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Tanahashi & Jado earn 0)
Don’t think of this as Yano showing no respect to Tanahashi & Jado. It is because he respects them that he pulled out all the stops to win! But the battle is not over, can The Joker & The Rook find that outside path into the finals?
World Tag League 2024 B Block: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi VS EVIL & Ren Narita!
While World Tag League is important, and winning here is the difference between staying in the race and the bubble bursting, this is also about the eternal rivalry between Los Ingobernables de Japon and the first person to ever betray the group. Will the Uncontrollable Charisma & Ticking Timebomb tear down The House of Torture? Or will the King of Darkness find one more way to stick it to his old friends?
As usual, Naito takes his time with his entrance attire. The House already decides that Evil will start, so now we play the waiting game. Naito purposefully takes longer with the shirt and belt, but he does get to the pants soon enough. The pants are put aside, and LIJ fist bumps. The fans cheer, and Naito chooses to start! The fans are of course on Naito’s side as he and Evil circle. They feel things out, but Hiromu sees Narita sneaking in! Naito kicks that Souled Out Son of Strong Style first while Hiromu goes after Evil! Then LIJ sends Evil & Narita into each other! Narita falls. LIJ kicks and whips Evil to DOUBLE CHOP him down!
Red Shoes reprimands but Hiromu steps out. Naito pulls Evil’s hair to pull him into the chinlock, digging his knee into Evil’s back. Evil endures so Naito stands to cravat. Tag to Hiromu and he brings Evil around to CHOP! Evil goes to a corner, Hiromu CHOPS again. Hiromu whips corner to corner, runs in and LARIATS, then snapmares to basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer and Hiromu pulls Evil’s hair to bring him over. Hiromu bumps Evil off Naito’s boots, then tags Naito in. Naito CLUBS Evil, but Evil CLAWS Naito’s face! Red Shoes reprimands but Evil whips. Naito reverses to CLAW Evil’s face!
The fans cheer but Red Shoes still reprimands. Naito TOSSES Evil out, then builds speed, but Evil still falls for the fake out! Naito rolls to tranquilo and the fans cheer, only for Narita AND Dick Togo to get on the apron! Red Shoes stops Narita but Dick FIST DROPS Naito! The fans boo, but Evil throws Hiromu into railing! Narita storms in and drags Naito up. Narita TOSSES Naito out, then whips him into railing! Naito slumps down right in front of commentary, but Evil brings Hiromu into the crowd! Evil BOWLS Hiromu into chairs! Hardly a strike but Evil leaves Hiromu behind. Narita CLUBS Naito and sends him into the back wall!
Naito falls from hitting the tucked away bleachers, but Narita brings him right back up. Narita headlocks Naito to bring him back to ringside. The fans rally but Narita puts Naito in for Evil. Evil stomps Naito’s legs, then drops an ELBOW on the knee! Naito clutches his leg but Evil tags Narita. The House splits the wishbone on Naito! Narita then has a standing toehold and he twists the foot! Naito endures, reaches up, but Narita just twists harder! Naito backstrokes to the ROPEBREAK! Narita lets go to bring Naito up. Narita whips and ELBOWS Naito down, then covers, TWO! Narita steps through, spinning toehold into a KNEEBAR!
Naito endures while Evil plays defense. Not only does Evil block Hiromu from getting in, but he blocks Naito from reaching ropes! Red Shoes reprimands so Evil steps aside, and Naito has the ROPEBREAK! Narita holds on until Red Shoes counts 4, then he stomps Naito down. Tag to Evil and Evil storms up on Naito. Evil kicks Naito around, taunts him and stands him up, just to TOSS him out to the floor! Evil distracts Red Shoes as Dick sucker punches Naito! The fans boo but Dick pushes Naito back into the ring. Dick tells fans to shut up, but Evil drags Naito to cover. Red Shoes argues with Hiromu, so he misses it all!
The fans laugh as Evil gets mad, and he tells Red Shoes to do his job. Evil drags Naito over, talks trash on the fans but the fans rally for Naito. Evil taunts Naito but Naito rises to fire haymakers! Naito CLUBS Evil, but Evil trips Naito, and drops an ELBOW on the leg! Evil has a toehold, Naito pulls hair, Red Shoes reprimands, but Narita BLASTS Hiromu off the apron! Naito crawls, reaches out, but Evil lets go to tag Narita. Narita CHOKES Naito, Evil claims that’s a cover, but Red Shoes knows the truth. Red Shoes counts, Narita stops, but he knees on Naito for more choking! Red Shoes reprimands so Narita steps off.
Narita stands Naito up but Naito fires forearms! The fans rally but Narita CHOKES Naito again! Narita has Naito on ropes, Red Shoes counts, and Narita stops. Narita whips, Naito reverses and Naito atomic drops! Then Naito turns Narita around, holds him, and hits the NECKBREAKER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Naito crawls, hot tag to Hiromu! Hiromu BLASTS Evil, then fires forearms on Narita! Hiromu whips, Narita reverses but Hiromu ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up and Hiromu brings Narita back up. Hiromu whips Narita to ropes, only to then ROCK him, KICK him, and run, SHOTGUN!
The fans fire up while Narita bails out, and Hiromu hurries to the apron! FLYING CROSSBODY! Hiromu keeps moving and he CROSSBODIES Evil! The fans fire up as Hiromu glares at Dick! Dick runs away, but Hiromu runs the other way! Hiromu meets Dick on the other side, for a CROSSBODY! The fans fire up as Hiromu takes down the whole House! Hiromu fetches Narita and brings him into the ring. Cover, TWO! Narita stays in this but Hiromu stays fired up with “Tanjobi <Birthday> Power!” The fans cheer that, and Hiromu fireman’s carries, but Narita slips free! Narita CHOKES Hiromu, but Hiromu breaks free to CHOP!
Hiromu brings Narita around but Narita CLAWS Hiromu’s eyes! Narita whips Hiromu to the corner, and TADA! The buckle pad is gone! Hiromu suffers the House Special, and Narita hits an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! Evil BLASTS Naito, then he breaks Hiromu’s grip! Hiromu scrambles around, ROPEBREKA! Red Shoes counts, Narita holds until 4, and then he stomps Hiromu. Tag to Evil, and Narita wrenches so Evil can CLUB the arm! Evil wrenches so Narita can CLUB the arm! The House then double whips Hiromu into the bare buckles! Hiromu staggers, The House kicks low and DOUBLE SUPLEXES! Cover, TWO!
The fans cheer as Hiromu stays in this, but Evil drags him back up. Evil fireman’s carries, but Hiromu fights free! Hiromu kicks low, runs, but Evil gets in Red Shoes’ face to distract from Dick tripping Hiromu up! Dick drags Hiromu out and sends him into railing! The fans boo again but Dick puts Hiromu right back in. Evil hits a FISHERMAN BUSTER! Then he steps through on the legs for a SCORPION DEATHLOCK! Narita BLASTS Naito down and Hiromu endures! The fans rally for “HI-RO-MU! HI-RO-MU!” and he fights around! But Evil sits deep on the hold! Hiromu still fights forward, and he has the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer but Evil holds on. Red Shoes counts, Evil stops at 4, and Evil complains as he storms around. Evil drags Hiromu up, fireman’s carries, and DARKNESS FALLS! Cover, TWO!! Hiromu just barely survives that! The fans rally, but Evil vows to end this! Evil slashes his throat, drags Hiromu up, and EVERYTHING- NO, Hiromu fights the STO! Hiromu catches Evil, spins him, but Evil fights the suplex! Evil wrenches but Hiromu SUPERKICKS! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Hiromu crawls over, hot tag to Naito! The fans fire up more as Naito storms up on Evil, and he fires off forearms!
Naito whips, arm-drags, and then ELBOWS Evil down! Naito runs to add the basement DROPKICK! Naito whips, Evil reverses and runs up. Evil blocks Naito’s boots to put him in the ropes, WOE STOMP! Tag to Narita and he whips Naito to a corner. Narita runs up to ELBOW, then he goes side to side to BOOT! Narita brings Naito out for a HALF HATCH BRIDGE! TWO! Naito stays in this but Narita stays focused. Narita vows to end this, and he goes up the corner! Naito rises, but he ducks under Narita’s jump! Naito ELBOWS Narita, then catches him to fire heavy elbows! Narita wobbles and Naito has him in the corner!
Naito goes up, reels Narita in, ESPERANZA! The fans fire up but Dick panics as Naito aims from the corner. Naito runs but Naito dodge! Naito is sent into Red Shoes! Dick attacks Hiromu and TOSSES him! The fans boo as The House mugs Naito in the corner! They double whip Naito corner to corner, then Dick ELBOWS Naito! Narita ELBOWS Naito, then Evil LARIATS! They snapmare Naito and Dick goes up! Naito is help open, DICK CHOP! Dick fetches Red Shoes while Evil drags Naito up. The fans rally for Naito but Evil stands Naito up for the HELL’S GUILLOTINE! Cover, TWO!! Naito survives and the fans fire up!
Narita is furious, but he drags Naito up and brings him in. Kick and DOUBLE- NO, Hiromu fights out of the facebuster! HIROMU-CHAN BOMBER! Rolling jackknife bridge! TWO!! Narita survives but Hiromu is right on him. Hiromu gives Naito the boost, but Narita stops the DDT! Narita sends Naito into Hiromu! But Naito dodges the lariat to ENZIGIRI! Narita staggers, Naito hits a FLYING-MARE, and then rolls him into PLUMA BLANCA!! Evil storms in with a chair! Red Shoes stops Evil, but Dick uses the SPOILER CHOKER!! The fans boo but Naito can only flail behind Red Shoes’ back!
Dick lets Naito go and Narita has his pushup bar! Evil still distracts Red Shoes, but Hiromu stops Narita! Hiromu has the pushup bar, but now The House says he’s the guilty one! Red Shoes isn’t sure what to do, but Hiromu hands over the pushup bar. And then he SUPERKICKS Naito?! The fans and even The House are shocked! Why did The Timebomb turn on Naito!? Wait, he looks over to The House, and they seem to think he wants in. They take a drag and offer the Too Sweet. Hiromu takes a drag, and he joins in! The fans boo, how could Hiromu do this to Naito!? But then Hiromu hits EVERYTHING IS EVIL on Evil!!
The fans fire up, it was a double fake! EVERYTHING IS EVIL for Narita!! Hiromu laughs that he tricked The House, and then he KICKS ropes to hit Dick in, well, the dick! Hiromu apologizes to Naito for the kick, then helps him with Narita. BOOSTED TORNADO DDT!! The fans fire up as Hiromu drags Evil out, and Naito brings Narita around. Wrench and tilt-o-whirl, DESTINO!!! Cover, LIJ WINS!!
Winners: Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall (gain 2 points; Evil & Narita earn 0)
Hiromu taunts Evil by puffing on imaginary cigarette after imaginary cigarette, because he just pulled one over on the foolish House of Torture! And then Hiromu apologizes to Naito much harder with his deep dogeza bow. With this loss, The House of Torture is no longer second place in the block, and they might not even make the finals now! Will they ever learn that crime doesn’t pay?
As for LIJ, they regroup, and while Naito refreshes with some water, Hiromu has the mic. “Firstly, I’m very sorry, Naito-san! Secondly, to all the Naito fans across the country, I am very sorry. But you really thought I’d betray LIJ? Of course not! Even if I did every betray LIJ, I’d never join the House of Torture!” The fans cheer that! Hiromu continues and again apologizes to Naito. But even Naito has to admit, that superkick got him pretty good, huh? But that was all according to plan! They both said the best way to deal with them was to fake them out. That’s what they did, but Hiromu will admit, they didn’t discuss the superkick thing per se…
A fan forgives Hiromu and Hiromu thanks them, for that was his power! And now, as Naito scored the fall, he will say something, but Hiromu’s pretty sure it’ll be hard for him… Hiromu walks over with the mic and says he’ll leave it to Naito as the hero of their decisive win. Hiromu sets the mic down as Naito rests on the mat, and the fans rally up. Naito manages to stand with the mic, and he says, “Yeah, all ‘according to plan,’ but that hurt like hell. I expect a formal apology here. On your knees.” Hiromu works up the energy, and he slides into the dogeza! The fans chuckle and applaud, and Naito thanks Hiromu for that.
And now, “BUENAS NOCHES, KARATSUUU~!” The fans cheer, and Naito says this is NJPW’s third consecutive Karatsu City event. They are truly thankful for the large number of fans who came to the show tonight, “Gracias, amigos.” As you all know, this is Hiromu Takahashi’s birthday. Music plays but Naito says no, no, we don’t need the song! There’s no presents for him anyway. But December 8, let’s win World Tag League and have the biggest ever birthday party! But is it gonna happen? The answer of course is, tranquilo! Assen na yo! The fans cheer the possibility, at least.
Now obviously, Naito wants to end this right. They will have the first ever Karatsu roll call! Are they all ready? The fans cheer, and Naito says NJPW World Tag League here in Karatsu of course has to end with… “Bushi! Hiromu! Takagi! Titan! Yota! Y Naito! NOSOTROS! LOS! INGOBERRRRRNABLEEEES~! DE! JA! PON!!” The fans cheer as LIJ heads for the goal, will Naito & Hiromu reach it with one more round in their way?
Here are the NEW B Block standings!
Great-O-Khan & Henare: 5-1, 10 points
Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi: 4-2, 8 points
Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg: 4-2, 8 points
Evil & Ren Narita: 4-2, 8 points [ELIMINATED]
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls: 3-3, 6 points [ELIMINATED]
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jado: 2-4, 4 points [ELIMINATED]
The Filip Brothers: 1-5, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
Taichi & Taka Michinoku: 1-5, 2 points [ELIMINATED]
My Thoughts:
Another great round for B Block as World Tag League is drawing to a close. And per what NJPW’s official report says, The House of Torture is eliminated from the running because of their losses to The Empire and LIJ. Even though they defeated Yano & Oleg earlier, beat LIJ, putting them ahead by just that much. Now Evil & Narita VS Tanahashi & Jado is purely about momentum going towards WrestleKingdom and the grudge match of Evil VS Tanahashi.
Of the three teams remaining, I’d be most surprised if Yano & Oleg won to go on to the finals, they are most certainly underdogs. I’m leaning towards Naito & Hiromu, as the tag team champions will go to WK19 one way or another, and it would be quite the accomplishment for Hiromu as he slowly moves away from purely Junior Heavyweight competition.
My Score: 9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 5.29.25
Stuff happens, maybe it doesn’t, Dreamer and Delirious can’t book.

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

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