Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00And it is, of course, and still NJPW World Television Champion,
00:29none other than El Phantasmo, walking in tonight, day five in a second reign, day 97 overall,
00:38and now five total defenses in the book for El Phantasmo.
00:42However, not coming the way, El Phantasmo had hoped.
00:45A 15-minute time limit draw that we saw against a world-class athlete like Konosuke Sikeshta
00:52when the NJPW World TV title was on the line 24 hours ago, but now we preview what's to come.
00:58Ontario, California, El Phantasmo, Konosuke Sikeshta, one more time.
01:03Maruji Omeku!
01:09NJPW World TV Champion,
01:12並びにレバーフザメチキュー王 The GQ Challenger The Headback EMP!
01:21NJPW World TV Champion,
02:21Well, it is not Kodalski Tekeshta that will come to ringside tonight as NJPW World Television Champion, and well, it is certainly not going to be Rocky Romero either. But it is Tekeshta, still never openweight champion, but for how much longer? That is the question raised heading into Ontario, California on May 9th.
02:45There is one thing that we know for certain, Tekeshta has defeated El Phantasmo before in singles competition, and while ELP was able to take it to the time limit, Chris, he has not been able to defeat the never champion in history.
02:58And that draw as good as a loss last night in the mind of El Phantasmo.
03:06And still in the mind of El Phantasmo is the action to that rat, Rocky Romero, as well.
03:15And we'll talk about what Rocky Romero has been getting up to with the Don Callis family soon enough.
03:27You know, Chris, I did a little bit of investigative journalism myself after the wild accusations that you threw out against Rocky Romero attempting to scout out talent.
03:44How naive are you, Walker?
03:46Well, well, well, I mean, I don't know.
03:48I mean, if you truly believe what Rocky Romero says, I've got some NFTs you might want to look at.
03:53Oh, well, I'll tell you this. It's actually cryptocurrency Rocky Romero's shelling right now.
03:57And speaking of which, Rocky Romero was shelling it out outside the Hontai locker room tonight, was trying to get a word with Bolton Oleg in earlier on in the evening.
04:06And you know, just as well as I do, the Don Callis family constantly on the recruit everywhere they go across the world.
04:12I mean, the issue is, you know, in Don Callis, I said a tremendous eye for talent, one of the best there's ever been.
04:19But the problem is when you concentrate all the money and all the power in professional wrestling, really in anything,
04:26when you concentrate all the money and all the power in the hands of a very select few,
04:30well, then, that's bad for everybody, especially the wrestlers under Don Callis' thumb in the long term.
04:36That's my issue that I have.
04:42And while Don Callis and Rocky Romero continue to try and monopolize professional wrestling,
04:48El Phantasmal and Konosuke Takeshita look to take the world by storm.
04:52It was a wonderful one-fault, 15-minute time limit that we saw for the NJPW World Television Championship.
05:00And they asked just five more minutes, hell, even five more seconds would have done the trick
05:05for El Phantasmal to finally achieve the win over one another.
05:09And now we are going to come to the point, add 45 minutes to the section,
05:14and the Never Openweight Championship will be on the line coming up in Ontario, California.
05:18As Phantasmal very quickly and early on here finds the cover,
05:25pinning attempt, not going to have it, CR2, and a...
05:29Oh, H's best shot thrown, and H missed out in the end.
05:33Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
05:41And El Phantasmal had a lot of motivation to beat Konosuke Takeshita last night over the World TV Championship,
05:51not just to get revenge, but extra motivating factors,
05:56joined by our guest, the man who trained, El Phantasmal,
05:59Is right here sat at ringside. It's nice to have you here
06:04Thanks for having me. It's pretty surreal
06:07From a really grungy boxing gym in
06:16I'm sure we've got a world about Fantasmo stories that you could talk into
06:21Yeah, he he was always trying something different
06:25I I think the biggest egg on my face is that at the end of practice after three hours
06:30He'd be trying to walk from one rope or from one turnbuckle to another and I'd just be on the outside like a waste of time
06:37What are you ever gonna walk across the ropes and do?
06:41so kind of
06:43Eating my hat on that one. Yeah, well El Phantasmo's walked right into a brick wall tonight in canalskates a catch to just as he did
06:49Yesterday and as he will Chris on May 9th with a never openweight titles on the line
06:54Yeah, 15 minutes were on the clock yesterday, but it's gonna be 60
06:58on the clock
07:00Friday night in Ontario and suggest to saying I don't need that long
07:05Course last time it was what about the 17 18 minutes during the G1 Climax
07:15A piece of work Rocky Romero is well, I mean the king of sneaky style
07:20And now we can call him the king of stooge style working under it don't pass
07:25Well, Chris, I mean you've been able to witness it longer than I've been able to with the booth
07:29But the issues between El Phantasmo and Rocky Romero go way back
07:32Well, this is it I mean El Phantasmo was on the Bullet Club side of the curtain when they first met when
07:39Fantasma first came into New Japan pro wrestling as part of Bullet Club and saw the light since
07:45But they've been involved in some absolute war some of the best matches I've ever seen
07:53It was a different Rocky Romero then to the one we're seeing right now
07:56And meanwhile, Fantasma looking worse for it right now
08:11And Rocky Romero right through the middle and a great burst of fire here out of El Phantasmo as we head right into it
08:18Oh
08:20He wants the big man for Kazakhstan
08:22Oh
08:23God damn it Rocky
08:25Oh just in the nick of time if you are Rocky Romero and you are SOL for El Phantasmo
08:34And meanwhile it is the Don Callis family looking to take stake hold here in Japan
08:39Nice misdirection he's trying to get there
08:42And he's creates the separation just enough
08:45And not enough with Rocky Romero at bay though
08:50Ah Rocky sent into the catch to like a bowling ball and it's time
08:53The big man from Kazakhstan
08:55It's Bolton Oleg
08:58I love it
09:01And this was a hell of a war over the never championship back in February in Osaka
09:05Bolton wants another shot of his own Walker
09:07Yeah
09:08Oh
09:09Right out of mid air
09:11Bolton Oleg collides with Sikeshda
09:15And we'll see what the junior heavyweight Rocky Romero can do against a man the size
09:20Oh he ain't gonna do nothing
09:21The size and strength of Bolton Oleg bust it out Chris
09:26Yeah
09:27Yuck
09:28Osh
09:30Tank
09:32Some more
09:33One more
09:34There's another one
09:36That can't count
09:37Can't count that high Kazek
09:38Here we go
09:40I can't count that high normally
09:41Wow
09:49Bolton Oleg wants to earn himself another shot at the never open weight title
09:52Whether it comes at Konosuke Tekesta's expense
09:55Or in the future even El Phantasmo if he reigns as champion
09:58That's right
09:59I think it doesn't matter that they're both in on time
10:02Bolton will take a crack at Fantasmo
10:05Just like the crack of that elbow
10:07From Tekesta right across the jaw
10:10Underneath for Bolton
10:13Oh
10:15Someone's got to go down
10:18Tekesta wrist control
10:19Here we go
10:21Blue Thunder Bomb
10:23Oh my
10:24Oh
10:25And Fantasmo breaking it up at 2
10:34Rocky off that middle
10:36Oh
10:37Spiked and heavy
10:38Is El Phantasmo off the tornado
10:40And you got to keep your eye on Asuka
10:42Rocky Romano
10:44Sweet as sugar
10:45And right through the middle on the tope suicida
10:52Only the full force of Rocky Romero at about 100 miles an hour
10:56But then smacking the back of his head into the guard rail as well
11:00Fantasmo is going to be out on the outside for a little while here
11:03And that's going to leave clean time for the Don Cowess family
11:08What is this Walker
11:09Oh no no no no
11:11Hito Danashi
11:12Spiked
11:13Oh strong 0
11:15Strong 0
11:16The cover
11:18And a kick out at 2
11:21Oh
11:23Fantasmo did everything he could to try and break that one up
11:26And it's still
11:27Bolton Oleg with the strength to kick out
11:29Takeshi
11:30Want to rage in fire on Fantasmo
11:32Oh he's got him up
11:33Yeah
11:34Up up up and Rocky
11:35Quickly putting an end to that one
11:39And we'll turn back time on the rewind kick
11:41Oh
11:42A
11:47To
11:48Come on Takashi
11:50Come on
11:51Hey Hey
11:52Hey
11:53Hey
11:54Hey
11:55Hey
12:01Hey
12:02Man
12:03Well the first time tagging together to guess down Rocky Romero
12:05Very impressive
12:07Oh wait
12:09It's a catched up wiped down by Bolton Oleg
12:28We're flying all over the place here
12:31The verdict is in Walker and the verdict says
12:34Kamikaze
12:36Signed, sealed, delivered
12:40A pin and a three count
12:43This one is over
12:44Well, win back for El Phantasmo
12:48Happy 6th anniversary here in New Japan Pro Wrestling
12:55A lot of people, Aaron will say no to El Phantasmo beating Takeshi for the Never Openweight Championship
13:01But you know as well as I do, you can't tell El Phantasmo no
13:05You can't tell him no and he'll do whatever it takes
13:08Didn't he debut with his finishing move being a groin punch?
13:12Well, yeah
13:14So I wouldn't count him out and he's resilient as hell
13:17It feels like a long way away from, what, 20 years ago it was a class in Surrey
13:31We had a couple other trainers but I would run a really hard practice
13:35Three rolls per side of the ring
13:36And, uh, the other wrestlers would show up and we'd try and make them throw up and make sure the students were all, uh, sort of at a higher level than they were
13:44But Kyle O'Reilly, uh, the Singh brothers, uh, El Phantasmo, Sid Silum, Artemis Spencer, Nicole Matthews
13:55That's a pretty great class
13:59That whole class going on to accomplish incredible things my friend
14:06And El Phantasmo doing such as NJPW World Television Champion
14:11Could walk out two titles deep in Ontario, California
14:15When the Never Openweight Championship is on the line
14:18But for tonight, Hontai reigns supreme
14:20And we're gonna see El Phantasmo here right now
14:25Hey
14:26If it wasn't for this guy right here
14:29El Phantasmo would not know about New Japan Pro Wrestling
14:33Aaron Idol, my trainer in Vancouver
14:35Here on my 6th anniversary in New Japan Pro Wrestling
14:39Famous
14:39Yeah, thank you
14:41Unreal
14:42And it is a special moment here tonight
14:47El Phantasmo's been talking about that hug and that exchange for
14:51Well, the past few months Aaron
14:53I gotta tell you, he's very happy to have you here
14:56We here in New Japan Pro Wrestling are happy to have you here
14:59And it has been a wonderful night of action so far
15:02For Wrestling Tuntaku 2025
15:04Thanks so much for having me guys
15:06This is, uh, this is incredible
15:08More than I ever expected
15:09So, even though I told him I'd leave this out here
15:11The cane, if he needed to cheat with it
15:13But, yeah
15:15But thanks so much guys
15:17I really appreciate it
15:18I really appreciate you having me here
15:19And enjoy the rest of the evening
15:21Thank you so much