Jay White (4) vs. Taichi (4)
White and Gedo came to the ring, and the Switchblade’s chances rose dramatically with his Bullet Club brother outside the ring. All of the cheating seems to work out there.
The Dark Emperor sang his entrance music as the adoring and adorable Miho Abe accompanied him to the ring. She stunned as usual. Some people really enjoy her presence, and I’m one of them! Kanemaru is Taichi’s faction brother and stood in his corner as well.
One of these men would lose their shot at the top B-block spot with a loss, and Gedo’s brass knuckles could cancel out Abe’s Iron Finger. Red Shoes Unno refereed.
It didn’t take long for Taichi and White to slide out of the ring and into cheating territory. As long as Unno didn’t see how brutal it gets, White and Taichi could use any means necessary to win.
Their real bout began when Taichi threw White into the blue barricades and both men nearly lost via count-out. Taichi’s kicks took White to his knees before both men went for the eyes.
Gedo interfered by grabbing Miho by the hair and distracting Taichi. White, of course, took the chance to brutalize Taichi and left him to beat the 20-count at 16.
White taunted Taichi until he found his feet, and their chest chops made the crowd scream. They dodged each other and Taichi delivered two kicks to get White on his knees again. Taichi became confident enough to take off his pants, ready to win!
White’s chops met Taichi’s kicks, but his Kiwi Crusher finisher didn’t keep Taichi down. Taichi was able to absorb a suplex and return one to White. Gedo was relentless in his interference, distracting Unno enough to haul him out of the ring and take the 3-count away from Taichi.
Kanemaru attacked Gedo, taking Gedo’s brass knuckles and letting both Taichi and White deliver low blows. Inside the ring, Unno found his way back to count to 2 as Taichi failed to pin White.
Taichi and White reversed their finishers three times, and White rallied by brainbuster and Blade Runner finisher to win and eliminate Taichi from the running for the Finale.
Results: Jay White (6) def. Taichi (4) via pinfall