00:03BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIOR 31
00:05A BLOCK公式戦
00:0730分 1本勝負
00:10Kevin Knight vs. Clark Connors
00:17BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIOR
00:20A BLOCK公式戦
00:2130分 1本勝負
00:4340分 1本勝負
00:47FOLKS WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO JOIN US
00:49et on cette journey, la ride
00:51qui est Best of the Super Junior 31
00:54mais nous sommes en train de la pit stop
00:55et on le jet parce que Kevin Knight
00:57fait son chemin dans le ring
01:00et vous savez, Chris, a lot de les gens
01:02qui ont ce qu'on appelle
01:03les startes de ce tournoi
01:06semblent de avoir fallen un peu
01:08à l'aise, à l'aise, à l'aise
01:09en recent moment
01:11C'est Kevin Knight qui a commencé
01:13à l'année 1 avec un grand, grand
01:16victoire dans l'année
01:18Chiba, ever since then
01:19hasn't really been able to keep that momentum
01:21rolling, especially in his last three
01:26Kevin Knight
01:29It's a consistency
01:31a little bit of an issue with Kevin Knight
01:33yes, won in his opener, lost his next
01:36and then that
01:37rocky road, but the quality
01:39of his wins, like you said, against
01:41TJP in the opener
01:42and definitely against El Desperado
01:45last week in Hachioji
01:47those are moments that have
01:49really shaped Kevin Knight's career
01:51and certainly have established him
01:54as a top contender
01:55moving forward
01:56still a contender
01:58in his blog, by the way
02:01but another guy
02:03carrying those war wounds
02:05on the tape right shoulder
02:06here tonight
02:14well it's Clark Connors tonight
02:16not feeling the wounds of war
02:17but definitely
02:19you know, we talked about winning wars
02:20we talked about winning battles
02:22Clark Connors
02:24inadvertently setting himself back
02:25in the point department
02:26had hell of an opportunity
02:28to pick up what would be considered
02:29a career singles win
02:31over El Desperado
02:32back in Osaka
02:33but it was the emotional nature
02:36of Clark Connors' in-ring style
02:38let his emotions get the best of him
02:41in the end
02:42disqualification loss
02:43to Desperado
02:45just three days ago
02:47back in Osaka
02:48well, almost
02:49I feel
02:52very eerily similar
02:54in mentality
02:55to a gay kid
02:56in Clark Connors
02:57that
02:58is
03:14that red mist fell for Clark Connors
03:16there's no doubt
03:17he wasn't in control of his own actions
03:19and his own mentality
03:21El Desperado
03:22perhaps knew that going in
03:24was pushing those buttons
03:25are you okay with being in the semi-main event
03:28I don't mind about the match order
03:30do you
03:32and
03:33I mean that led Clark Connors
03:35to go up to the line
03:36and then take
03:37I mean I would say
03:38a good ten steps over it
03:39in terms of what he did
03:41to El Desperado
03:43and there is
03:44no doubt
03:45that is far
03:46far from over
03:48and it looks like these two
03:49gonna hop right out of the gate here
03:51whoa
03:52go
03:55I mean you're right though
03:56Connors might have screwed himself out of it
03:58you know what I mean
03:59if you talk about
03:59he had that tiebreaker
04:01beat Z-Tag
04:02and could have beaten El Desperado convincingly
04:05if he just stopped a little bit short
04:07if he just listened to the referee
04:09the same referee by the way
04:10Marty Asami
04:11just once
04:13then we would be talking about Clark Connors
04:15leading the group
04:16in control of his own destiny
04:18and be in a position
04:19to seal the group here tonight
04:20but that's not the case
04:22if I'm referee Marty Asami
04:23I'm gonna be watching my back
04:24tenfold
04:25that door that Clark Connors landed
04:27on Marty Asami
04:28nearly speared him out of his boots
04:31all the way back at Osaka
04:33Clark Connors
04:34he said he's not feeling the effects of that
04:36well
04:36Stan corrected
04:38that KT tape on the lower spine
04:40cover here
04:40Marty in for two
04:42that lower back has been an issue
04:44for an entire week
04:45ever since that camel clutch
04:46by Kosei Fujita
04:48yes
04:48and that has been something
04:50that Connors has acknowledged
04:53everybody is banged up
04:55at this point in the game
04:56you see it
04:56on Kevin Knight as well
05:02Kevin Knight that
05:03last three losses
05:06back Knight 6
05:08at Yoshinobu Kanemaru
05:09Knight 7
05:10in a monumental match
05:11at Titan
05:11Knight 8
05:12most recently Osaka
05:13against Hayata
05:18a lot of those men currently
05:21cleaning the blocks right now
05:23I know that's got to be eaten
05:24at the back of the mind
05:25of Kevin Knight
05:26he said it himself
05:27in post-match comments
05:28yeah I am pissed
05:29yeah I do think that I should be
05:30at the top right now
05:31and I blame myself
05:33for not being there
05:33look out
05:34as Kevin Knight
05:36look at the hops
05:37yes and he jumped up
05:39to the top there
05:39did Kevin Knight
05:52a man like
05:53Clark Connors is not fueled
05:55by these people in Tokyo
05:57the same cannot be said
05:59for Kevin Knight
06:00that is jet fuel
06:02quite literally
06:03for Kevin Knight
06:04we know all about
06:06what jet fuel can melt
06:09take out the war dogs
06:10here is the super kick
06:12to that steel chair
06:13right in the face
06:14of Connors
06:15you know I think
06:16maybe Marty Asami
06:17might have reflected
06:18on his own performance
06:19in that match
06:20with El Desperado
06:21perhaps he's thinking
06:22I should have calling
06:23that match earlier
06:24and maybe
06:25he might be a little
06:26bit more harsh
06:27Kevin Knight's
06:27got to watch out here
06:28in my opinion
06:30definitely think
06:30there's something
06:31to be said about that
06:32Marty Asami
06:32had a big
06:33cheering out in the back
06:34because of that one
06:37some might say
06:38rightfully so
06:39Kevin Knight
06:40going to have to
06:40keep control
06:41look out
06:42look out
06:42look out
06:43Kevin Knight
06:44full steam
06:45ahead
06:49it's got to be
06:51the shoes
06:57emotions can do
06:58crazy things
06:59to Chris Charlton
07:00they can fuel you
07:01but if you focus
07:02on them a little
07:03bit too much
07:03you're not going
07:04to be focusing
07:04on the action
07:05Kevin's got to
07:06bring this one
07:06back in the ring
07:07sooner or later
07:09Kevin Knight
07:10knows
07:10now it is
07:12do or die
07:12for him
07:14in this block
07:16he's going to do
07:17all he can
07:17and Clark Connors
07:19very wisely
07:20great strategy
07:21here from Connors
07:22knowing exactly
07:23where Knight was
07:24knowing exactly
07:25where Knight
07:26could be coming
07:26from at any given
07:27moment
07:31one of the most recent
07:32interactions between
07:33these two coming
07:34all the way back
07:35in Rio Goku
07:35it was the junior
07:36heavyweight tag team
07:37titles on the line
07:38Christy were live
07:39in Sumo Hall
07:40for that Knight
07:43as
07:45Knight caught up
07:46Knight brought back
07:47down
07:48crash landing
07:49for the jet
07:50in that scoop slam
07:53sending a shockwave
07:55through the spine
07:56of Kevin Knight
07:57shockwave through
07:58more than that
07:58as well
07:59with the way
07:59Clark Connors
08:01hoisted Kevin Knight
08:02for the power slam
08:03and you know
08:05that inadvertent
08:06but the drop
08:07right there
08:08on the shoulder
08:08the hurt
08:09upper body
08:13on it
08:14Clark Connors
08:14gets in this rage mode
08:16when he starts
08:16stomping around
08:17ringside
08:18it becomes an
08:19uncomfortable feeling
08:20in the building
08:21yeah but I mean
08:22Clark come on man
08:27Connors
08:29do you want to make
08:30a statement
08:31do you want to make
08:31a point
08:32or do you want
08:32to get two more points
08:34I think one of the
08:35biggest points you can
08:35make is a victory
08:37of this tournament
08:37no no
08:39my god
08:45Merchima driven
08:46onto that chair
08:47through the ribcage
08:49of Kevin Knight
08:50that's a double impact
08:51right there
08:52and Kevin Knight's
08:53going the wrong way
08:53wait wait wait
08:54no no
08:54don't do it
08:55count of 16
08:55hold on hold on
08:56hold on
08:58count of 18
08:59Connors
09:00gotta make it back
09:01to Ada
09:04hey watch this
09:05watch this
09:05Kevin Knight already
09:06on the apron
09:06already stands up
09:08poised and ready
09:09Connors can't expect
09:10this
09:11oh didn't expect it
09:15remember though
09:16these two men
09:18Kevin Knight and
09:20Clark Connors
09:20at one point
09:21trained together
09:22in the LA Dojo
09:23both at the same time
09:24under Katsuyori Shibata
09:26and you're seeing
09:27it's certain flashes
09:28here Clark Connors
09:29knowing what Kevin Knight
09:31will do instinctively
09:33athletically
09:34and being able
09:34to evade that
09:44is a need to win situation
09:46here tonight
09:46for Kevin Knight
09:48same very well
09:49could be said
09:49for Clark Connors
09:50and everyone else
10:04these guys want to be
10:06the first non-Japanese
10:09to win this tournament
10:10since we lost great
10:13in 2016
10:17and 2019
10:19now we could see it
10:20as the pop up
10:22and over
10:23popped up once again
10:24here's Kevin Knight
10:25watch out
10:26watch out
10:27it's the shoes
10:28and the springboard
10:30into the clothesline
10:31takes Connors down
10:33into the cover
10:34could be it
10:34here for Knight
10:35and it did
10:36we're far from it
10:37we're far from the end
10:39of this one
10:39definitely the shoes
10:40but definitely not
10:41the shoulder walker
10:42and that momentary
10:44shot of pain
10:45was what
10:46cost Kevin Knight
10:47the three
10:48in my opinion
10:49there
10:49yeah
10:49utilize that right shoulder
10:51for the lariat
10:52right off the top
10:54fireman's carry
10:55does he have full strength
10:56in that upper body
10:57right now
10:59it doesn't matter
11:00we're battling out
11:02drop kick
11:10and I believe Kevin Knight
11:13landed right on that shoulder
11:15bang on
11:20several times in this matchup
11:22you're seeing one of the things
11:23they drilled over and over and over again in the dojo in LA
11:27how to misdirect
11:28how to throw your opponent off one way
11:30and catch them in the 901 suspecting
11:33yeah
11:33nope
11:33right up and over
11:35yeah
11:36case in point
11:39subversion of expectations
11:41could play out here
11:42for the jet
11:43that's the guard from Clark Connors
11:48connects flesh on Knight
11:50the cover here
11:52nearly moved into the 10 point region
11:57and many people's eyes should already be in that 10 point region it's Connors own undoing
12:06but if Connors can stay on it just as he is right now he will right that wrong from Osaka
12:11tonight
12:13I think he's no chaser walker
12:15I think he's no chaser walker
12:18Connors got that cut throw thought no chaser shoulders down instead shoulders down
12:22two
12:23oh flesh
12:28Connors is still up
12:29well well popped up
12:31wanted to take him sky high
12:35yeah Kevin Knight might still go sky high
12:40Clark Connors rocked on that top rope but it's a dangerous position for both men
12:45as Kevin Knight
12:47using that non injured shoulder for the leverage
12:52it's a dangerous dangerous place to be this top rope I rent
13:02struggle here on the top Clark Connors battles out
13:05Avalanche Tarakirada
13:08David Knight taking a trip to the upper room
13:14Connors back down to ground and now
13:17looks to spoil out Clark Connors
13:20Spike
13:21nope
13:22Connors right into it seamless
13:24no chase on Spike DDT
13:30Got it
13:41and it was all about misdirection
13:45to the very end it was about misdirection
13:51Connors was misdirected
13:55Kevin Knight adapted
13:59adapted his way out of the sky high up until that upper roof
14:03Franken
14:05and then persistency tenacity ended
14:08with that Spike DDT
14:11Kevin Knight still in the hunt at eight points
14:14Chris a lot of the wins being shared fairly even across both blocks
14:20a lot of people in the ten point in the eight point region
14:23anything can happen
14:24it's really going to come down to these final matches
14:28people need to be tuning in to Corican Hall for the action coming up in just a few days time
14:33on NJPW World
14:34because it could completely shift the landscape of what we are to expect in the semifinals this year
14:41yeah you're going to see even in a block alone before we even finish tonight's action
14:46Hyater, Blake Christian, T-Tan, El Desperado, Kevin Knight, Clark Connors
14:51are all guaranteed to still be in the running going into the final night of the block
15:05well folks from block A action brings us to block B
15:10because coming up next it is our semi-main event of the evening
15:13and another game-changing match
15:15if I've ever seen it
15:17Hiromo Takahashi takes on Robbie Eagles tonight in Tokyo
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