NJPW announced that after missing Thursday’s New Japan Soul show, ELP will also miss the Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22 legs of the tour due to the same injury.
Phantasmo, the NJPW World TV Champion, had been scheduled for six-man tag team bouts on both Saturday and Sunday in the headline bouts. The cards have been adjusted with 10-man tags earlier in the card shifted to eight-man tags, and substitutions for ELP in the six-mans. Boltin Oleg will sub for ELP on Saturday, and Tomoaki Honma will take his spot in Sunday.
No announcement has been made regarding the rest of the tour, and speciifically Monday’s New Japan Soul event set for Korakuen Hall in Tokyo where ELP is scheduled to team with Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jado against Gabe Kidd, Taiji Ishimori, and Gedo in an undercard tag.
“Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling. El Phantasmo, who was scheduled to compete at events Saturday in Yamagata and Sunday in Fukushima, has sustained an injury to his right knee and will not be appearing. We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Phantasmo wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.“
After their last match ended in a double countout, El Phantasmo and Jeff Cobb are set to meet again for the NJPW World TV title.
A TV title match with ELP defending against Cobb will headline NJPW’s Road to the New Beginning show at Korakuen Hall on Monday, February 3. The match will likely have a no countouts stipulation with NJPW saying that both competitors have requested it.
Shortly after returning from a battle with cancer, ELP won the NJPW World TV title in a four-way match at Wrestle Kingdom 19. Cobb — who was also part of that bout — got a one-on-one shot against ELP at NJPW Battle in the Valley last weekend, but it ended with ELP retaining due to a double countout.
Ren Narita was NJPW World TV Champion prior to ELP winning the title at Wrestle Kingdom. Cobb held the championship from May-October 2024 before dropping it to Narita.
NJPW has also announced a title match for the Tuesday, February 4 Road to the New Beginning show at Korakuen Hall. El Desperado will defend his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Kosei Fujita in that night’s main event.
El Phantasmo revealed on social media Tuesday that cancer has been found in his body.
“The last 2 weeks I’ve had a bunch of scans and tests done, and doctors have found a little tumour of cancer,” he wrote. “Things are happening really fast, but I have amazing family, friends, and fans by my side, and I’m so grateful to have the support of warriors who have gone through the same thing before, and I look forward to help those going through it next.”
“Believe me when I say I’m in good spirits, and I’m not nervous, worried or scared,” he added.
ELP ended his statement asking people to send love and prayers to Chris Bey, who underwent neck surgery after an injury took place during TNA’s television tapings on Sunday. He promised when he’s ready, he’ll be back stronger than ever.
New Japan Pro Wrestling issued a statement on Tuesday morning announcing ELP would be out of action indefinitely due to a health concern.
“EL Phantasmo, who was scheduled to wrestle this week on the Super Jr. Tag League Tour and at Power Struggle November 4, will be taking indefinite leave due to a health concern,” their statement reads. “We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Phantasmo wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.”
Phantasmo was scheduled to wrestle in tag matches on November 2 in Nagoya and November 4 in Osaka. Oleg Boltin has replaced him for both matches. He last wrestled on the second night of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling’s Forged in Excellence event on October 20, where he lost to Speedball Mike Bailey.
A storyline had taken place in recent months involving ELP being recruited both by NJPW’s main roster unit Hontai and EVIL’s House of Torture stable after the Guerillas of Destiny left NJPW for WWE. ELP and manager Jado eventually decided to join forces with Hontai.
The relationship between Impact Wrestling and NJPW will continue to grow as another NJPW wrestler comes to Impact next Thursday.
On Impact this week, a video aired announcing that El Phantasmo will make his Impact Wrestling debut on next Thursday’s episode of Impact. El Phantasmo is a member of Bullet Club and part of NJPW’s junior heavyweight division. He’s a two-time former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and has also formerly held the Revolution Pro Wrestling British Cruiserweight Championship.
“Member of the Bullet Club, two-time Super J-Cup winner – @njpwglobal’s @elpwrestling is coming to IMPACT NEXT WEEK! #IMPACTonAXSTV,” Impact Wrestling tweeted.
El Phantasmo won the Super J-Cup in 2020 and 2019
NJPW’s Juice Robinson & David Finlay made their Impact debuts this February. In March, Robinson & Finlay defeated The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) to win the Impact Tag Team titles. Robinson & Finlay retained the titles against Anderson & Gallows at Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion pay-per-view this past Sunday.
After FinJuice captured their Tag Team Championships and retained against the Good Brothers last week, IMPACT Wrestling will now see more of NJPW’s best, this time from the junior heavyweight division. Former two time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and back to back Super J-Cup winner El Phantasmo will be making his debut next week.
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El Phantasmo has won the Super J-Cup for the second year in a row.
ELP and ACH made it to the finals. ELP jumped ACH before the bell rang, attacking him with the Super J-Cup trophy. The two proceeded to have a back and forth match. The finish had ACH go for a 450 splash, but ELP got the knees up and low blowed ACH for a near fall. ELP then connected with a superkick, then finished ACH with the CR2 for the win.
After the match, ELP was awarded the broken trophy and the Super J-Cup gold jacket. He proceeded to further decimate the trophy and threw the jacket to the floor.
He cut a promo saying that the Jr. division was his. He called out Hiromu Takahashi, saying he was making the match: himself vs. Takahashi. He said he would see Takahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 15.
ELP also won the Super J-Cup last year, defeating Dragon Lee in the finals.
The NJPW Kizuna Road tour rolled into Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall today.
The show saw a title change in the main event, but that was secondary to the real draw of the event — the announcement of the G1 Climax 29 field.
Here are full results and match recaps:
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YOTA TSUJI DEFEATED YUYA UEMURA
These two continue to trade wins and go to time limit draws. Their series now stands at four wins for Tsuji, three for Uemura, and 21 draws.
After an early mat wrestling sequence, Tsuji used a shoulder tackle to take over. He demonstrated his power edge until Uemura came back with a dropkick. Uemura hit a second dropkick in the corner.
They traded strikes in the center of the ring until Tsuji landed his own dropkick. Tsuji hit a powerslam, but Uemura kicked out of the ensuing cover. Tsuji went for a full crab, but Uemura turned it into a cradle for a two count.
Tsuji got the crab applied on his second attempt. Uemura battled to reach the ropes, but ultimately could not, and Tsuji got the submission. A solid opener.
Suzuki-gun used an attack before the bell to establish the early advantage. Narita made a quick comeback, landing a pescado. Kanemaru jumped Narita on the floor and hit him with a guillotine leg slice over the barricade.
While Kanemaru and DOUKI worked over Narita inside the ring, Taichi choked Ishii with a camera cable on the floor. DOUKI landed a double stomp. Narita made another comeback, hitting a knee lift and a dropkick.
Honma tagged in. He was cut off on his first kokeshi attempt, but hit one on Taichi. Honma hit a diving kokeshi on Kanemaru, and Ishii and Taichi received tags.
Taichi hit Ishii with a series of short kicks. Ishii fired up and hit a series of chops. Taichi raked the eyes, but Ishii countered with a shoulder tackle. Ishii ducked a buzzsaw, and Taichi kicked away an attempted lariat. Ishii hit a back suplex, into a double down.
Narita tagged in. Taichi blocked a belly-to-belly. DOUKI jumped in, and Narita hit him with a belly-to-belly. Narita tried for a leg lace on Taichi, but Kanemaru made the save. Taichi removed his pants. Narita used a cradle and a backslide for a pair of near falls.
Taichi hit an axe bomber for a two count, then pinned Narita with a superkick. They worked at a brisk pace, and the match was good.
RYUSUKE TAGUCHI, JUICE ROBINSON & MIKEY NICHOLLS DEFEATED TAMA TONGA, TANGA LOA & JADO
They are establishing Juice and Nicholls as future opponents for Tonga and Loa, so the booking here made sense.
Bullet Club attacked before the bell. Tonga and Loa hit Juice with some tandem offense. Tonga missed a splash into the corner, and Nicholls jumped in to aid Juice in hitting their own tandem offense.
Taguchi got a tag, but quickly found his ass being worked over. Tonga and Loa took the referee, enabling Jado to jump in and nail Taguchi with a kendo stick. Taguchi continued to sell his ass as G.O.D. worked it over with kicks and headbutts.
Jado pulled Taguchi’s tights down and threatened to use the kendo stick again, but Juice jumped in to make the save. Juice ran wild with jabs, and Nicholls hit a pescado. Taguchi continued to work the rest of the match with his tights down in the back.
Taguchi and Jado traded cradles. Taguchi used an ankle lock, and Jado tapped out. A total comedy match. The live crowd loved it.
TETSUYA NAITO, SHINGO TAKAGI, EVIL, SANADA & BUSHI DEFEATED KOTA IBUSHI, YUJI NAGATA, JUSHIN LIGER, TIGER MASK & SHOTA UMINO
BUSHI and Tiger started off. Tiger landed a series of kicks, then tagged Liger. A brawl broke out around ringside, while BUSHI used a kick to the face to gain the advantage on Liger. On the outside, Naito went after Ibushi’s eye, which was injured in their match last weekend.
EVIL and SANADA continued to work over Liger. SANADA applied the Paradise Lock over the ropes. Liger hit a backbreaker and a lariat to BUSHI, then tagged Nagata. Nagata looked great here. Naito got a tag, and Nagata absolutely went crazy on him. He hit an exploder, then used a Nagata Lock.
Ibushi got a tag and continued the work on Naito that Nagata started. Ibushi hit a missile dropkick, and a plancha. Naito came up from the floor with a bloody mouth. This interaction was mild and safe by their standards.
Umino and Shingo tagged in. Umino hit a missile dropkick and used a cross armbreaker, but Shingo rolled to the ropes for a break. Shingo sold a lot for Umino. LIJ went five-on-one against Umino. Umino’s team jumped in for the save.
The match broke down, leaving Shingo and Umino in the ring. Shingo hit a noshigami for a nearfall, then hit a Pumping Bomber to pick up the pin.
LIJ posed together in the ring after the match. Naito’s mouth was a complete mess. EVIL refused to join in the group celebration. This wasn’t so much a breakup angle as it was a reminder that G1 is coming, and it’s every man for himself.
Yujiro returned here after a long absence due to an eye injury.
Makabe worked over Yujiro and Owens. Yano got a tag and immediately untied a corner pad. He was, of course, whipped into the exposed buckle.
After a lengthy beatdown on Yano, White and Tana got tags. White hit a flatliner and a deadlift German, but Tanahashi came back with a Twist and Shout, into a double down. Makabe and Yujiro got tags. Yujiro hit a fisherman buster, then tagged Owens.
Owens hit a Final Cut for a near fall. He teased a package piledriver, but Makabe escaped and hit a lariat. Makabe went up top for a knee drop, but Yujiro cut him off.
The match broke down. Yano sent Yujiro into the exposed buckle. White sent Yano and Tana into the exposed buckle. White hit a Saito suplex on Tana.
The finish saw Owens use a schoolboy on Makabe. He held the tights and got the upset.
MINORU SUZUKI, LANCE ARCHER & ZACK SABRE JR. DEFEATED KAZUCHIKA OKADA, YOSHI-HASHI & TOA HENARE
They had to establish a lot in a short period of time with the booking of this match.
YOSHI-HASHI is challenging for Sabre’s RPW British Heavyweight title on June 29, so the focus was put on them at the outset. They also started a storyline that Suzuki has become unhinged after being left out of the G1. For good measure, they also tried to get over the iron claw as a submission hold for Archer.
YH held his own early on. He landed a big chop. Sabre had enough at that point, got a takedown, and went to work on YH’s legs. He dropped him leg-first over the barricade. Suzuki, meanwhile, went after Okada with a chair. They put over on commentary that Suzuki was upset at being left out of the G1 and was taking it out on the champ.
Okada got the hot tag, and Suzuki tagged in as well. Okada hit a back elbow and used a DDT for a nearfall. Okada hit a slam and started to climb to the top for an elbow. Suzuki no-sold the slam, then attacked Okada from behind.
Suzuki shoved the referee down, then hit Okada with a PK. They exchanged forearm strikes. Suzuki stayed up, while Okada collapsed to the mat. Suzuki applied a kimura, but Okada rolled to the ropes. Suzuki threw Red Shoes out of the ring and maintained the kimura.
Suzuki held Okada in the kimura in the ropes forever, but the ref didn’t call for a DQ. Archer didn’t want to get disqualified, so he tagged himself in. Okada hit him with a dropkick, then dropkicked Suzuki off the apron, before tagging Henare.
The match broke down. Suzuki held Okada in a rear naked choke, while Sabre tied YH up. Archer hit the Blackout on Henare. He made a cover, but pulled Henare up after a two count. Archer then used the iron claw to submit Henare.
Suzuki cut a promo after the match. He demanded to be put in the G1 field. He said the people want to see him in the G1, and he demanded that New Japan give him a match to win his way into the field.
IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: EL PHANTASMO & TAIJI ISHIMORI DEFEATED SHO & YOH TO WIN THE TITLES
YOH and Ishimori started off with a nice sequence. ELP tried to jump in, but he got sent outside. YOH hit a dive and came up bleeding from the neck. SHO tried to out-wrestle Ishimori, but Ishimori got the upper hand. He hit a series of chops, and he and ELP went to work on SHO.
ELP used a series of back rakes. Ishimori hit double knees in the corner. ELP tied SHO to the tree of woe. SHO managed to escape. He landed a suplex to Ishimori, then tagged YOH. YOH hit a dragon screw. He teased a second, but Ishimori jumped in illegally, cutting him off.
ELP and Ishimori worked YOH over in their half of the ring. Ishimori hit a sliding German. YOH tried to tag SHO, but Ishimori pulled him from the apron, and the extended beatdown on YOH continued.
YOH hit a double dropkick, then suplexed Ishimori. SHO got a hot tag. He hit a series of lariats, then a double spear. Ishimori rolled through on a suplex attempt. He tried to hit a foot stomp, but the timing was off. Ishimori hit a handspring kick. Ishimori blocked a right-armed lariat, but SHO connected with his left arm.
SHO hit another lariat, and Ishimori took a flip bump. SHO went for Shock Arrow, but Ishimori blocked. Ishimori teased the Bloody Cross, but SHO blocked. Ishimori hit a double stomp — and both tagged out.
They traded quick cradles. YOH hit a Final Cut for a near fall. YOH teased hitting a dragon suplex off the top, but ELP slid out and hit a powerbomb. ELP hit a splash off the top for a two count. ELP missed a moonsault, and YOH rolled into a Calf Crusher. Simultaneously, SHO used a cross armbreaker on Ishimori. ELP reached the ropes.
YOH used SHO as a launch pad to hit a back elbow in the corner. They tried for the 3K, but ELP hit a DDT. Ishimori took the referee and slid ELP his title belt. ELP hit YOH with the belt, then used an airplane spin for a nearfall.
ELP tried for the CR2, but SHO made the save. SHO and YOH hit a tandem facebuster, then followed with the 3K. YOH covered, but Ishimori jumped in at the last second to make the save.
SHO hit a jumping knee on Ishimori, then hit a flip dive through the second rope to the floor. YOH hit a bridging German on ELP for a near fall.
SHO hit a backstabber. Ishimori jumped in and threw SHO into the referee. ELP hit a low blow on SHO. Ishimori hit a lungblower on YOH. ELP then used the CR2 on YOH. He got the pin — and the titles.
ELP and Ishimori continued to attack after the bell. Taguchi ran in for the save. ELP promised to win the NEVER Six-Man titles from Taguchi tomorrow, then to beat him again later in the tour to retain the British Cruiserweight belt.
Taguchi grabbed the mic and called SHO and YOH back to the ring to close the show with a promo.
Everyone gave a great effort, but the crowd was quiet for a Korakuen main event.
Rocky Romero’s first singles main event in Korakuen Hall was a memorable one.
Romero defeated El Phantasmo in a fantastic main event, which nearly went to the 30-minute time limit.
ELP took his first loss of the Best of the Super Juniors, but remains atop the B Block, by virtue of his win over Will Ospreay. Shingo Takagi remains undefeated atop the A Block.
Here are full results and match recaps from Friday’s show:
A BLOCK MATCH: SHO DEFEATED TIGER MASK IV
They started the show with a grappling battle. SHO pulled guard, while Tiger tried to throw some shots from top position. Tiger hit a series of kicks to SHO’s arms. SHO came back with a spear, then used a cross armbreaker. Tiger rolled to the ropes for a break.
SHO went for a powerbomb, but Tiger slipped out and hit a couple of jumping knee strikes. Tiger hit a knee strike, then hit a Tiger Bomb for a near fall. Tiger tried for a Tiger Suplex, but SHO turned it into a Shock Arrow. SHO could not capitalize.
Tiger used a crucifix for a near fall. SHO hit a lariat, then a powerbomb on the knees for a near fall. SHO hit a second Shock Arrow to get the pin. Solid opener.
B BLOCK MATCH: WILL OSPREAY DEFEATED REN NARITA
Narita hit an arm drag and a shoulder tackle. Ospreay came back with a 619 and a knee drop. Ospreay hit a handspring, but bounced right into a German from Narita. Narita used a vertical suplex for a two count.
Ospreay hit a dropkick in the corner, then a standing Shooting Star Press for a near fall. Ospreay hit Pip Pip Cheerio, and Narita rolled to the floor. Ospreay teased a plancha, but Narita stepped out of the way. Ospreay landed on his feet, and Narita hit a belly-to-belly on the floor. They teased a countout, but Ospreay made it back in at 19.
Ospreay hit a Robinson Special. He went for an OsCutter, but Narita caught him coming in. Narita used a modified cloverleaf. Ospreay teased tapping out, but made the bottom rope for a break. Narita tried for another belly-to-belly, but Ospreay landed on his feet.
Ospreay went for a Storm Breaker, but Narita turned it into a backslide for an awesome near fall. Ospreay popped up, hit an OsCutter, and got the pin. This was tremendous.
A BLOCK MATCH: MARTY SCURLL DEFEATED YOSHINOBU KANEMARU
This was a lot of fun. They had an intense comedy brawl.
They started with some ha ha. Scurll swung his umbrella, while Kanemaru threatened to attack with his whiskey bottle. They had a long crowd brawl. They teased a double countout, but both made it back in at 19.
Back inside, the ref took a bump. Kanemaru used a tornado DDT and had a visual pinfall. Kanemaru spit whiskey, but Scurll used his umbrella to block it.
Kanemaru grabbed the umbrella, and Scurll grabbed the whiskey. Scurll spit whiskey in Kanemaru’s face for a near fall. Scurll then hit Black Plague for the pin.
B BLOCK MATCH: ROBBIE EAGLES DEFEATED DOUKI
The Robbie Eagles entrance song is an absolute banger.
Eagles hit a series of knee strikes. DOUKI avoided a charge by doing the splits, and Eagles fell outside. DOUKI posted Eagles, then hit him with a chair. The chair caught Eagles on the top of his head and split him open.
Eagles was bleeding profusely. They continued with the match, but the nasty cut was the only thing I could focus on. DOUKI went for his modified triangle, but Eagles reversed it into a Miller Special. DOUKI rolled to the ropes.
DOUKI hit a springboard DDT for a near fall. DOUKI used a series of cradles for near falls. Eagles hit an enzuigiri. DOUKI hit a lariat. Eagles blocked a Suplex de la Luna and hit a Turbo Backpack for a near fall.
Eagles hit a 450, then used the Miller Special for the submission.
A BLOCK MATCH: SHINGO TAKAGI DEFEATED TAKA MICHINOKU
TAKA used an eye poke, followed by a headscissors. Shingo rolled outside, and TAKA posted him. Shingo clotheslined the post. TAKA used a figure four around the post. TAKA hit a thrust kick on the apron and followed with a moonsault off the post to the floor. Turn back the clock night for TAKA.
TAKA took the fight into the crowd and used a Just Facelock. Shingo beat the count back inside. TAKA used a roll-up and a magistral cradle for a pair of near falls. TAKA hit a knee strike for a two count, then went back to the Just Facelock. Shingo rolled to the ropes.
TAKA hit another knee, and again used the Just Facelock. Shingo again reached the ropes. Shingo recovered and got his first meaningful offense of the match. He hit a pair of short lariats, then followed with a Pumping Bomber.
TAKA went for a cradle, but Shingo blocked it and hit Last of the Dragon for the win. This was an awesome sprint. TAKA had his best performance in years, and Shingo has been built up perfectly since his NJPW debut.
B BLOCK MATCH: BANDIDO DEFEATED RYUSUKE TAGUCHI
Bandido can do it all, including Taguchi comedy matches. They started off with some rope-running comedy before settling down into a more serious confrontation.
Bandido hit a sunset flip to the floor, then powerbombed Taguchi into the post. Bandido hit a suicide dive into the fourth row. Back inside, Bandido hit a springboard high cross, followed by a dropkick to the back.
Taguchi tried for a pair of hip attacks, but Bandido blocked both with atomic drops. Taguchi connected with a crossbody to the floor, a hip attack, and a tope con hilo. Taguchi hit Three Amigos for a near fall.
Bandido hit an inverted suplex and a hip attack of his own. He went for another, but Taguchi caught him in an ankle lock. They traded a series of victory rolls for near falls. Taguchi went for a hip attack off the second rope, but Bandido caught him. Bandido hit a bridging suplex for a two count.
Bandido teased the 21 Plex, but Taguchi cut him off. Bandido hit a GTS, then hit a 21 Plex for the pin.
A BLOCK MATCH: TAIJI ISHIMORI DEFEATED JONATHAN GRESHAM
They spit on each other. Gresham took a chest-first turnbuckle, and Ishimori hit a sliding German. Gresham hit a flying headscissors, and Ishimori rolled outside. Gresham hit a knee strike off the apron to the floor.
Back inside, Gresham hit a high cross off the top. Ishimori hit a handspring kick. Gresham used a poison rana into a pinning combination for a near fall. Ishimori escaped a bridging clutch and used a Yes Lock, but Gresham reached the ropes.
Gresham used an octopus hold, but Ishimori broke it, then hit a shotgun dropkick. Ishimori hit double knees in the corner for a near fall, then hit a Bloody Cross for the pin. They did a lot of good stuff, but they didn’t get a lot of time.
B BLOCK MATCH: BUSHI DEFEATED YOH
BUSHI hit a dropkick before the opening bell and followed with a suicide dive. BUSHI used his belt to whip YOH on the floor. Back inside, BUSHI used an STF. YOH reached the ropes, but BUSHI raked his eyes on the break.
They exchanged chops. YOH missed a dropkick, but connected on a flying forearm. YOH hit a second dropkick, then a third to the legs. BUSHI hit his own dropkick, then teased a DDT on the apron. YOH hit a dropkick, and BUSHI rolled to the floor. YOH connected with a tope con hilo.
YOH hit a missile dropkick to the right knee, then used a Calf Crusher. After a struggle, BUSHI reached the ropes. YOH hit a superplex into a falcon arrow for a near fall. YOH hit a bridging suplex for another two count.
YOH tried for a dragon suplex, but BUSHI reversed into a swinging neckbreaker. They traded slaps to the face. BUSHI hit a rewind kick, then hit two codebreakers. BUSHI hit a Canadian Destroyer for a near fall, then hit an MX for the pin.
This was a good action match, but BUSHI’s selling was a little underwhelming and hurt the match.
A BLOCK MATCH: DRAGON LEE DEFEATED TITAN
Dragon gave Red Shoes a mask to wear, and he refereed the opening sequence while wearing it. Awesome.
They started with an awesome lucha sequence, ending in a stalemate. Dragon sent Titan to the floor, then hit a tope con hilo. Dragon hit a chop. Titan followed with a running clothesline in the corner and a slingshot dropkick.
Dragon hit a delayed dropkick in the corner, and Titan hit a dropkick to the legs. Titan hit a rana off the apron to the floor, then followed with an Asai moonsault. Back inside, Titan came off the top rope into a jumping knee strike from Dragon.
Titan hit a dragon screw, then used a figure four. They sat on the top rope, trading strikes. Titan teased hitting a double stomp, but Dragon threw him off. Titan hit a backflip kick. He tried for a top rope rana, but Dragon cut him off and hit a double stomp.
Dragon teased Desnucadora, but Titan reversed it into a tornado DDT. Dragon hit a knee strike. Titan hit a Canadian Destroyer, but Dragon no-sold and hit another knee. Dragon went for Desnucadora again, but Titan reversed into a falcon arrow.
Dragon hit a brainbuster for a near fall. He followed with a knee strike, a poison rana, and another knee. Dragon pulled down his knee pad and hit another knee, then followed with Desnucadora for the pin. Awesome match.
B BLOCK MATCH: ROCKY ROMERO DEFEATED EL PHANTASMO
Phantasmo ripped off Rocky’s entrance hat and threw it into the crowd. Rocky hit a dropkick, and Phantasmo rolled outside. Rocky hit a suicide dive. Phantasmo recovered quickly and landed a series of chops. They continued to fight on the floor, then into the crowd.
After a lengthy crowd brawl, Rocky hit a knee strike inside. Phantasmo came back with a quebrada, then hit a series of strikes. Rocky came back with strikes, but Phantasmo hit a dropkick to the knee.
The pace slowed significantly as Phantasmo landed some chops. Rocky tried for forever clotheslines, but Phantasmo tied him to the tree of woe and stomped on his groin. Phantasmo did his rope walk. Rocky pushed him off the ropes to the floor, then hit a pescado.
Rocky posted Phantasmo’s left arm. He tried for a knee strike, but posted himself. Phantasmo crotched Rocky on the post. Phantasmo ripped up some of the ringside padding. He teased a CR2 on the floor, but Rocky hit a backdrop. He followed up by using Phantasmo as a lawn dart, sending him into the post.
Rocky hit a flip dive off the post to the floor. Back in the ring, Rocky hit a series of kicks to the left arm. He hit a double stomp to the back as Phantasmo was draped across the ropes. Phantasmo teased a BME, but Rocky crotched him on the top, then tied him to the tree of woe. Rocky stomped on Phantasmo’s groin.
Rocky hit a tornado DDT, into a falcon arrow, into a cross armbreaker. Phantasmo transitioned to an ankle lock, but Rocky slipped to a triangle. Phantasmo hit a powerbomb, breaking the hold.
Phantasmo hit an enzuigiri. Rocky hit a rewind kick. Rocky went for Sliced Bread, but Phantasmo cut him off. After a fight, Rocky was able to land Sliced Bread for a near fall. Rocky tried for an armbreaker, but Phantasmo rolled to the ropes for a break.
Rocky hit a couple of forever clotheslines in the corner, but Phantasmo cut him off. Rocky tried for a backslide, but Phantasmo hit an airplane spin. He went for a cover, but Rocky rolled to the floor. They teased a countout, but Rocky made it back inside.
Phantasmo missed a frog splash. They exchanged strikes. Rocky hit a pair of lariats at the 25-minute mark for a near fall. Rocky hit a standing Sliced Bread, but Phantasmo kicked out at one and threw Rocky into Red Shoes. Red Shoes took a bump.
Phantasmo tried for a low blow, but Rocky caught it and used a cross armbreaker. He gave up the hold, and Phantasmo hit a low blow. Phantasmo used a cradle for a near fall, then landed on Red Shoes, who took another bump.
Phantasmo grabbed his belt, and he and Rocky did the Eddie Guerrero spot. Red Shoes teased a DQ, but Rocky used a roll-up for a near fall. Phantasmo tried for CR, but Rocky hit a rana for a near fall.
Rocky got the cross armbreaker — and Phantasmo tapped out. Amazing main event. SHO and YOH came in to celebrate with Rocky after the win.
