NJPW Strong Results 3/19/22
The Vermont Hollywood
Hollywood, California
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Commentators: (Ian Riccaboni & Alex Kozlov)
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: The Stray Dog Army vs. Fred Yehi, The DKC and Keita In A 6-Man Tag Team Match
Barrett Brown and Keita will start things off. Brown pie faces Keita. Keita shoves Brown. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Keita applies a side headlock. Brown whips Keita across the ring. Keita holds onto the ropes. Strong lockup. Keita grabs a side headlock. Brown whips Keita across the ring. Keita drops Brown with two shoulder tackles. Brown grabs the left leg of Keita. Brown ducks a clothesline from Keita. Brown runs around Keita. Brown goes for a Misdirection Lariat, but Keita counters with The Side Effect. Brown nails Keita with a throat thrust. Brown tags in Bateman. Bateman with a gut punch. Bateman rocks Keita with a forearm smash. Bateman slaps Keita in the face. Bateman blocks a boot from Keita. Keita with forearm shivers. Bateman answers with The Rolling Elbow. Bateman with a Belly to Back Slam for a two count. Bateman with a Back Senton Splash for a two count. Keita decks Bateman with a JawBreaker. Keita delivers The Money Clip. Keita tags in Yehi. Yehi with forearm shivers. Yehi with a knife edge chop. Short-Arm Reversal by Yehi. Standing Switch Exchange. Yehi drops Bateman with The Flatliner. Yehi applies The Koji Clutch. Bateman with a throat thrust. Bateman HeadButts Yehi. Bateman tags in Misterioso.
Misterioso kicks Yehi in the gut. Misterioso with an overhand chop. Yehi reverses out of the irish whip from Misterioso. Yehi avoids the leg sweep. Misterioso Powerslams Yehi. Yehi avoids The SpringBoard MoonSault. Misterioso with a DDT for a one count. Misterioso drags Yehi towards the ropes. Misterioso goes for The Slingshot Senton, but Yehi gets his knees up in the air. Yehi with a knife edge chop. Yehi applies the cravate. Yehi tags in DKC. DKC with a karate chop in the corner. DKC applies a side headlock. Misterioso whips DKC across the ring. Misterioso goes for a Hip Toss, but DKC lands back on his feet. DKC with an arm-bar takedown. DKC unloads two chops. DKC with The SpringBoard Hurricanrana. Misterioso catches DKC in mid-air. Misterioso Powerslams DKC. Misterioso with The Slingshot Senton. Misterioso applies a front face lock. Simultaneous tags in Brown. Double Irish Whip. Bateman with a running elbow smash. Misterioso with an Apron Enzuigiri. Brown follows that with a basement dropkick for a two count. DKC with heavy bodyshots. Brown punches DKC in the back. Brown tags in Misterioso. Misterioso kicks DKC in the gut. Misterioso tags in Bateman. Double Irish Whip. Brown with a running elbow smash. Misterioso levels DKC with The Body Avalanche. Bateman bodyslams DKC for a two count.
Bateman poses for the crowd. DKC drops Bateman with The Spinning Baack Fist. Stray Dog Army clears the ring. Stray Dog Army is mauling DKC. Bateman with a knife edge chop. Bateman tags in Misterioso. Misterioso whips DKC across the ring. Misterioso goes for a Headscissors Takeover, but DKC lands back on his feet. DKC dropkicks Misterioso. Yehi and Brown are tagged in. Yehi with a shoulder tackle. Short-Arm Reversal by Brown. Yehi avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Yehi with a knife edge chop. Yehi with a Release German Suplex. Yehi follows that with an Exploder Suplex to Misterioso. Yehi blasts Brown with a blistering chop. Yehi with clubbing knee drops in the corner. Yehi is throwing forearms at Bateman. Yehi kicks Bateman in the gut. Yehi with a flying boot. Misterioso SuperKicks Yehi. Keita thrust kicks the midsection of Misterioso. Keita with The Pump Knee Strike. Brown answers with The Half & Half Suplex. DKC delivers The Missile Dropkick. Bateman with a Discus Back Elbow Smash. Yehi drops Bateman with a chop block. Misterioso knocks Keita off the ring apron. Misterioso Hip Tosses DKC to the floor. Misterioso lands The Asai MoonSault. Yehi is displaying his fighting spirit. Brown inadvertently drops Bateman with The Running Knee. Yehi blocks a boot from Bateman. Yehi hits The Spinning Back Fist. Yehi connects with The Bridging Fisherman’s Suplex to pickup the victory.
Winner: Fred Yehi, The DKC and Keita via Pinfall
Second Match: Chris Bey vs. Blake Christian
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Bey applies a side headlock. Bey tugs on Christian’s hair. Bey keeps grasp of the side headlock. Bey with a back heel trip. Christian pops back on his feet. Bey grabs a side headlock. Christian whips Bey across the ring. Christian runs around Bey. Christian drops Bey with a shoulder tackle. Christian mocks Bey. Bey drops down on the canvas. Christian with a monkey flip. Christian with a Handspring Enzuigiri. Bey reverses out of the irish whip from Christian. Bey ducks a clothesline from Christian. Christian leapfrogs over Bey. Christian drops down on the canvas. Christian dropkicks Bey to the floor. Christian slides out of the ring. Christian with a gut punch. Christian with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Christian dives off the ring apron. Bey dropkicks Christian into the steel barricade. Bey whips Christian into the steel barricade. Bey rolls Christian back into the ring. Bey hooks the outside leg for a two count.
Bey punches Christian in the back. Bey kicks Christian in the back. Christian with two overhand chops. Bey drives his knee into the midsection of Christian. Bey whips Christian across the ring. Bey with The Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker for a two count. Bey uppercuts the back of Christian’s neck. Bey traps the right arm and leg of Christian. Christian with forearm shivers. Bey answers with a knee lift. Bey kicks the right hamstring of Christian. Bey with a Discus Chop. Christian kicks Bey in the face. Christian dives over Bey. Christian with a knife edge hop. Short-Arm Reversal. Christian goes for a Cazadora Splash, but Bey gets his knees up in the air. Bey is choking Christian with his boot. Bey with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Bey goes for another Belly to Back Suplex, but Christian lands back on his feet. Christian dropkicks the back of Bey. Christian with The Tiger Feint Kick. Christian dives over Bey. Bey goes for a Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker, but Christian lands back on his feet. Christian with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Bey drops Christian with The Big Boot.
Bey whips Christian across the ring. Christian with The Tilt-A-Whirl GutBuster. Christian hits The Roll Through Frog Splash for a two count. Christian goes for The Golden Trident, but Bey rolls him over for a two count. Christian kicks Bey in the jaw. Bey kicks Christian in the face. Bey sends Christian to the apron. Bey kicks Christian in the chest. Bey with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Bey delivers The BDE. Bey Bey follows that with The Finnex for a two count. Christian denies The Art Of Finesse. Christian slips over Bey’s back. Christian with a Snap German Suplex. Bey SuperKicks Christian. Christian ducks a clothesline from Bey. Christian with a Release German Suplex. Christian with The Ripcord Spanish Fly. Christian connects with The SpringBoard 450 Splash for a two count. Christian goes for another 450 Splash, but Bey counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Bey denies The Golden Trident. Christian decks Bey with a back elbow smash. Christian goes for The SpringBoard MoonSault, but Bey counters with The Art Of Finesse to pickup the victory.
Winner: Chris Bey via Pinfall
– Clark Connors Vignette.
– There was a cleaning/disinfecting intermission during this broadcast.
Third Match: Buddy Matthews vs. Ren Narita
Feeling out process after the bell rings. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Matthews backs Narita into the ropes. Matthews pats Narita on the shoulder. Test Of Strength. Wrist Lock Exchange. Hammerlock Exchange. Second Wrist Lock Exchange. Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Neck Lock Exchange. Leg Sweep Exchange. Matthews pops back on his feet. Matthews avoids The Roundhouse Kick. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Narita helps Matthews get back on his feet. Standing Switch Exchange. Second Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Escape Exchange. Narita avoids the leg sweep. Narita pats Matthews on the back. That leads us to a quick shoving contest. Narita applies a side headlock. Matthews whips Narita across the ring. Narita drops Matthews with a shoulder tackle. Matthews drops down on the canvas. Matthews leapfrogs over Narita. Matthews launches Narita over the top rope. Narita kicks Matthews in the face. Matthews drops Narita with The Draping DDT. Matthews whips Narita into the steel barricade. Matthews with a knife edge chop. Matthews rolls Narita back into the ring. Matthews hooks the outside leg for a two count. Matthews dumps Narita out of the ring.
Matthews is playing mind games with Narita. Matthews avoids The PK. Matthews rolls Narita over for a two count. Narita dodges The Curb Stomp. Narita applies a waist lock. Matthews decks Narita with a back elbow smash. Matthews sends Narita to the corner. Matthews with an overhand chop. Following a snap mare takeover, Matthews repeatedly kicks Narita in the back. Matthews paint brushes Narita. Matthews with a chop/forearm combination. Matthews delivers his combination offense. Matthews with a Spinning Back Kick. Matthews kicks Narita in the chest. Matthews stomps on the left foot of Narita. Narita dodges The Pump Knee Strike. Narita slaps Matthews in the chest. Forearm Exchange. Narita uppercuts Matthews. Narita with clubbing mid-kicks in the corner. Matthews kicks Narita in the face. Narita with The Northern Lights Suplex. Narita with a running elbow smash. Narita follows that with The Bridging Head & Arm Suplex for a two count. Narita applies a waist lock. Matthews with three sharp elbow strikes. Second Forearm Exchange. Matthews with a Big Boot. Narita fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Narita applies The Sleeper Hold.
Matthews decks Narita with a back elbow smash. Matthews slams Narita’s head on the turnbuckle pad. Narita gets Matthews tied up in the ropes. Narita with a flurry of mid-kicks. Narita with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Narita tugs on Matthews hair. Narita applies The Cobra Twist. Matthews with a Hip Toss. Matthews goes for a Running Knee Strike, but Narita counters with the single leg crab. Matthews repeatedly kicks Narita in the face. Narita applies The Figure Four Leg Lock. Matthews grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Matthews with desperation up kicks. Matthews drops Narita with a Running Knee Strike. Matthews ascends to the top turnbuckle. Narita with two haymakers. Narita applies a front face lock. Matthews denies The SuperPlex. Narita denies The Sunset Bomb. Matthews drills Narita with Three Cheeky Nando’s Kicks. Matthews with Two PowerBombs for a two count. Matthews connects with The Curb Stomp for a two count. Matthews starts raining down 12×6 elbows. Matthews shoves down the referee. Narita struggles to get back on his feet. Matthews drops Narita with The Kamigoye. Matthews plants Narita with Murphy’s Law to pickup the victory.
Winner: Buddy Matthews via Pinfall
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