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NJPW Windy City Riot Results

   April 18, 2022

NJPW Windy City Riot
April 16, 2022
Odeum Expo Center
Villa Park, Illinois

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Commentators: (Kevin Kelly & Matthew Rehwoldt)

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: Karl Fredericks, Clark Connors and Yuya Uemura vs. The Factory (QT Marshall, Aaron Solow and Nick Comoroto) In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

Yuya Uemura and Aaron Solow will start things off. Uemura scores the ankle pick. Uemura grapples around Solow. Uemura with a waist lock go-behind. Solow with a back elbow smash. Uemura drops down on the canvas. Uemura leapfrogs over Solow. Deep Arm-Drag/Headscissors Escape Exchange. Fredericks tags himself in. Fredericks wants a piece of Marshall. Solow shoves Fredericks. Fredericks slaps Solow in the chest. Fredericks sends Solow to the corner. Solow tags in Marshall. Marshall talks smack to Fredericks. Marshall tags out to Comoroto. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Comoroto with a forearm smash. Comoroto tags in Marshall. Fredericks with a mid-air gut punch. Fredericks kicks Marshall in the gut. Fredericks with a knife edge chop. Fredericks whips Marshall across the ring. Fredericks drops down on the canvas. Fredericks leapfrogs over Marshall. Fredericks with a Leaping Crossbody Block. Following a snap mare takeover, Fredericks knocks The Factory off the ring apron. Fredericks side steps Marshall into the blue turnbuckle pad.

Corner Mount Party. Comoroto lifts Connors up in the air. Comoroto kicks Uemura in the gut. Fredericks dropkicks Comoroto. LA Dojo clotheslines Comoroto over the top rope. Marshall decks Fredericks with a back elbow smash. Fredericks hits The SpineBuster. Fredericks with a leaping elbow drop for a two count. Solow sends Fredericks face first into the blue turnbuckle pad. Comorot tags in Solow. Dropkick/Vertical Suplex Combination. Solow with clubbing blows to Fredericks back. Solow with a forearm smash. Solow puts his knee on the back of Fredericks. Marshall delivers a cheap shot behind the referee’s back. Solow tags in Comoroto. Assisted Forearm. Comorto with a Pendulum BackBreaker for a two count. Comoroto applies a front face lock. Solow tags himself in. Solow kicks Fredericks in the gut. Solow and Fredericks are trading back and forth shots. Fredericks decks Solow with a JawBreaker. Solow tags in Marshall. Marshall knocks Uemura off the apron. Marshall bodyslams Fredericks. Fredericks avoids The People’s LionSault. Connors and Solow are tagged in.

Connors with a shoulder tackle. Connors knocks Comoroto off the apron. Connors scores the elbow knockdown. Connors whips Solow across the ring. Connors with a Back Body Drop. Marshall with a knee lift. Connors Powerslams Marshall. Solow rocks Connors with a forearm smash. Connors Spears Solow out of the ring. Connors sends Comoroto face first into the steel ring post. Connors rolls Solow back into the ring. Connors with a Diving Elbow Drop for a two count. Double Irish Whip. Uemura with a Leaping Crossbody Block. Connors with a Corner Spear. Fredericks follows that with a Flying Double Foot Stomp. Comoroto with a double clothesline. Comoroto punches Uemura. Comoroto with a Double Samoan Drop/Fallaway Slam Combination.

Comoroto goes for a PowerBomb, but Uemura counters with a Running Dropkick. Step Up Enzuigiri Exchange. Solow with The Windmill Kick. Solow ducks a clothesline from Connors. Solow SuperKicks Connors Connors Spears Solow. Marshall and Uemura are tagged in. Forearm Exchange. Uemura with a double handed chop. Short-Arm Reversal by Marshall. Marshall with a Western Lariat. Uemura denies The Diamond Cutter. Uemura with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Solow inadvertently superkicks Comoroto. Uemura with a Belly to Back Suplex. Comoroto fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Uemura sends Comoroto tumbling to the floor. Stereo Suicide Dives. Uemura goes for The Double Overhook Suplex, but Marshall counters with a low blow. Marshall plants Uemura with The Diamond Cutter to pickup the victory.

Winner: The Factory via Pinfall 

Second Match: Fred Rosser, Josh Alexander, Chris Dickinson, Ren Narita and Alex Coughlin vs. Team Filthy (JR Kratos, Danny Limelight, Black Tiger and The West Coast Wrecking Crew) In A 10-Man Tag Team Match 

A pier six brawl breaks out before the bell rings. Rosser with a Back Body Drop. Rosser with a chop/corner clothesline combination to Limelight. Rosser unloads a series of clubbing sledges across Limelight’s neck. Rosser bodyslams Limelight. Rosser with Two Seated Sentons. Rosser flings Limelight to the corner. Rosser tags in Alexander. Alexander repeatedly stomps on Limelight’s chest. Alexander with a knife edge chop. Alexander whips Limelight across the ring. Limelight with an arm-drag takeover. Limelight dropkicks Alexander. Limelight with a diving corner clothesline. Limelight poses for the crowd. Limelight with The Slingshot Senton for a one count. Simultaneous tag to Nelson. WCWC gangs up on Alexander. Double Irish Whip. Alexander kicks Nelson in the face. Alexander decks Isaacs with a back elbow smash. Alexander with a running shoulder tackle. Alexander ducks a clothesline from Nelson. Alexander with a waist lock takedown. Alexander applies a wrist lock. Alexander tags in Coughlin. Coughlin applies a side headlock. Nelson brings Coughlin to the corner. Nelson pie faces Coughlin. Coughlin with a knife edge chop. Nelson reverses out of the irish whip from Coughlin. Nelson goes for a Meteora, but Coughlin counters with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Coughlin tags in Narita.

Double Hip Toss. Coughlin goes after Kratos. Narita stomps on Nelson’s back. Narita with two forearm smashes. Nelson drives his knee into the midsection of Narita. Nelson tags in Isaacs. Isaacs with a gut punch. Isaacs hammers down on the back of Narita’s neck. Isaacs stomps on Narita’s back. Isaacs toys around with Narita. Narita delivers his combination offense. Narita with a Bridging Overhead Suplex for a two count. Narita stomps on Isaac’s back. Narita tags in Dickinson. Standing Switch Exchange. Dickison with a back elbow smash. Isaacs leapfrogs over Dickinson. Dickinson with a Deadlift German Suplex. Dickinson with a series of corner clotheslines. Nelson side steps Dickinson into the turnbuckle pad. Nelson with a Corner Meteora. Isaacs with a BackBreaker. Team Filthy clears the ring and poses for the crowd. Isaacs stomps on Dickinson’s chest. Isaacs tags in Kratos. Kratos stomps on the midsection of Dickinson. Kratos with a forearm smash. Kratos slaps Dickinson in the chest. Dickinson with three overhand chops. Kratos drives Dickinson chest first into the turnbuckle pad. Kratos with a Big Lariat. Kratos with a Release Vertical Suplex for a two count. Kratos tags in Limelight.

Limelight pie faces Dickinson. Dickinson with two overhand chops. Limelight answers with a forearm smash. Limelight thrust kicks the midsection of Dickinson. Limelight dances in the center of the ring. Dickinson with an Inside Out Lariat. Rosser and Tiger are tagged in. Rosser with a shoulder tackle. Rosser blasts WCWC off the ring apron. Rosser brings Limelight back into the ring. Rosser kicks Kratos off the apron. Team Filthy attacks Rosser from behind. Double Irish Whip. Rosser with a double clothesline. Rosser drops Limelight with The Rolling Elbow. Short-Arm Reversal by Tiger. Tiger rocks Rosser with a forearm smash. Rosser with a Running Death Valley Driver for a two count. Alexander headbutts the midsection of Isaacs. Alexander with a Northern Lights Suplex. Nelson runs interference. Nelson kicks Alexander in the gut. Alexander with a Double Vertical Suplex. Kratos responds with The SitOut PowerBomb. Coughlin tells Kratos to bring it. Forearm Exchange. Coughlin kicks Kratos in the gut. Coughlin uppercuts Kratos. Coughlin with a knife edge chop. Running Forearm Exchange. Coughlin dodges The Big Boot. Coughlin applies a waist lock. Kratos with two sharp elbow strikes. Coughlin with a back chop. Coughlin follows that with The Delayed Vertical Suplex.

Limelight kicks Coughlin in the face. Alexander catches Limelight in mid-air. Alexander with a BackBreaker on the apron. Nelson with a Jumping Knee Strike. Isaacs ducks a clothesline from Coughlin. Isaacs with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Coughlin shoves Isaacs into the canvas. Avalanche Powerslam/Flying Elbow Drop Combination. The referee is losing complete control of this match. Dickinson and Narita with Stereo Vertical Suplex’s. Limelight sends Dickinson and Narita tumbling to the floor. Limelight lands The Twisting Pescado. Rosser kicks Tiger in the face. Rosser applies The CrossFace Chicken Wing. Kratos breaks up the submission. Rosser with two knife edge chops. Kratos reverses out of the irish whip from Rosser. Kratos delivers a Monster Plancha to the outside. Tiger with a Spinning Back Kick. Rosser denies The Tiger Driver. Rosser connects with The Gut Check. Rosser makes Tiger tap out to The CrossFace Chicken Wing. After the match, Team Filthy and Tom Lawlor gangs up on Rosser. Yuji Nagata storms into the ring to make the save. Nagata wants Lawlor to put his Strong Openweight Title on the line. Lawlor accepts Nagata’s challenge.

Winner: Fred Rosser, Josh Alexander, Chris Dickinson, Ren Narita and Alex Coughlin via Submission 

Third Match: “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Yuji Nagata For The NJPW Strong Openweight Championship 

Rockers Punches. Forearm Exchange. Lawlor kicks the left hamstring of Nagata. Lawlor is raining down forearms in the corner. Lawlor is choking Nagata with his boot. Lawlor tells Nagata to bring it. Nagata kicks Lawlor in the gut. Nagata punches Lawlor in the back. Nagata with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Nagata kicks the left hamstring of Lawlor. Nagata with forearm shivers. Nagata kicks Lawlor in the face. Lawlor reverses out of the irish whip from Nagata. Nagata with The Big Boot. Nagata dropkicks the left knee of Lawlor. Nagata with another Big Boot. Nagata plays to the crowd. Lawlor with a chop/forearm combination. Lawlor applies The Guillotine Choke in the ropes. Lawlor pulls Nagata out of the ring. Lawlor with a knife edge chop. Second Forearm Exchange. Lawlor repeatedly kicks Nagata in the face. Lawlor with forearm shivers. Lawlor resets the referee’s twenty count. Lawlor with another forearm. Lawlor wraps his legs around Nagata’s neck. Lawlor rolls Nagata back into the ring.

Lawlor struts around the ring. Lawlor delivers his combination offense. Lawlor with The Kitchen Sink. Lawlor with a Side Russian Leg Sweep for a one count. Lawlor applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Nagata puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Lawlor repeatedly drops his weight on the right leg of Nagata. Lawlor hooks the outside leg for a two count. Lawlor with three forearm smashes. Lawlor kicks the left hamstring of Nagata. Lawlor with a Mid-Kick. Nagata fires back with clubbing hamstring kicks. Nagata goes for The Figure Four Leg Lock, but Lawlor counters with The Rear Naked Choke. Nagata regroups on the outside. Nagata blocks The Rolling Elbow. Lawlor denies The Exploder Suplex. Lawlor goes back to The Guillotine Choke. Nagata drives Lawlor back first into the ring apron. Nagata hits The Exploder Suplex on the floor. Lawlor gets back in the ring at the count of seventeen. Nagata unloads Three Mid-Kicks. Nagata sends Lawlor to the corner. Nagata with The Helluva Kick. Lawlor blocks The Exploder Suplex. Nagata with a forearm smash. Nagata with The Butterfly Suplex for a two count.

Lawlor scores the ankle pick. Nagata repeatedly kicks Lawlor in the back. Nagata applies The Nagata Lock II. Lawlor responds with The Ankle Lock. Lawlor transitions into a Heel Hook. Nagata grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Nagata dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Nagata with a Step Up Enzuigiri of his own. Nagata goes back to The Nagata Lock II. Lawlor refuses to quit. Nagata with the arm-ringer. Nagata with a Rising Knee Strike. Nagata puts Lawlor on the top turnbuckle. Nagata connects with an Avalanche Exploder Suplex for a two count. Lawlor grabs a side headlock. Lawlor hammers down on the back of Nagata’s neck. Nagata drives his knee into the midsection of Lawlor. Sleeper Hold Exchange. Nagata drops Lawlor with The Back Drop Driver. Third Forearm Exchange. Lawlor with The Rolling Elbow. Lawlor applies The Sleeper Hold. Nagata breaks free with an arm-ringer. Lawlor wears Nagata down with The Rear Naked Choke. Lawlor hits The PK for a two count. Nagata rises back on his feet. Lawlor ducks a clothesline from Nagata. Lawlor plants Nagata with The Strangle Knee to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still NJPW Strong Openweight Champion, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: The United Empire (Jeff Cobb, The Great O-Khan, TJ Perkins, Aaron Henare, Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) vs. The Bullet Club (The Good Brothers, Chris Bey, Hikuleo, El Phantasmo and Scott Norton) In A 12-Man Tag Team Match 

TJ Perkins and Chris Bey will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Bey applies a side headlock. Perkins whips Bey across the ring. Bey drops Perkins with a shoulder tackle. Bey sends Perkins to the corner. Perkins dives over Bey. Perkins slides through Bey’s legs. Perkins sends Bey into the ropes. Bey ducks a clothesline from Perkins. Bey with a double leg takedown. Perkins with a Headscissors Takeover. Deep Arm-Drag/Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Escape Exchange. Bey avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Leg Sweep Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Henare and Hikuleo are tagged in. Henare dodges The Big Boot. Henare repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Hikuleo. Henare ducks a clothesline from Hikuleo. Henare with heavy bodyshots. Hikuleo goes for The Chokeslam, but Henare lands back on his feet. Hikuleo with a Pop Up Forearm Smash. Henare with three overhand chops. Hikuleo answers with another forearm. Henare fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Henare delivers a gut punch. Henare with forearm shivers. Henare blocks The Chokeslam. Henare with a Spinning Heel Kick. Hikuleo tags in Norton.

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Norton sends Henare to the corner. Norton wants a piece of Cobb. Henare tags in Cobb. Cobb talks smack to Norton. Norton kicks Cobb in the gut. Cobb with a Vertical Suplex. Norton rises back on his feet. Cobb ducks a clothesline from Norton. Norton with a toe kick. Norton with a Vertical Suplex of his own. Cobb gets up in Norton’s grill. Norton signals for the test of strength. Norton with three toe kicks. Cobb applies a waist lock. Cobb tags in Perkins. Norton kicks Perkins in the gut. Norton with two clotheslines. Norton tags in Phantasmo. Phantasmo with a Sliding Dropkick. Phantasmo knocks Fletcher off the ring apron. Phantasmo applies a front face lock. Phantasmo tags in Bey. Bey kicks Perkins in the gut. Bey with a southpaw haymaker. Bey puts his leg on the back of Perkins neck. Bey applies a front face lock. Phantasmo tags himself in. Phantasmo blasts Khan off the apron. Phantasmo starts doing jumping jacks. Bake Rack Party.

Double Irish Whip. Perkins side steps Bey into the turnbuckle pad. Perkins with a back elbow smash. Perkins dives over Phantasmo. Perkins with a Corner Dropkick/Tornado DDT Combination. Perkins tags in Davis. Davis clears the ring. Davis with a chop/corner clothesline. Double Side Kick. Davis cartwheels out of the double irish whip from Bullet Club. Davis with a Double Bodyslam for a two count. All hell starts breaking loose in Villa Park. Davis tags in Fletcher. Double Irish Whip. Bey kicks Davis in the face. Bey with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Davis catches Bey in mid-air. Assisted Enzuigiri. Assisted Cutter for a two count. Anderson dumps Davis out of the ring. Stereo Forearm Exchange. Good Brothers goes for The Magic Killer, but Khan counters with Five Mongolian Chops. Khan with two uppercuts. Gallows responds with The Roundhouse Kick. Cobb clotheslines Gallows over the top rope. Fletcher tags in Davis. Aussie Open tees off on Bey. Phantasmo with a knife edge chop. Davis blocks a boot from Phantasmo. Fletcher SuperKicks Phantasmo. Crucifix Toss/Running Enzuigiri Combination. Davis with a Sliding Forearm Smash. Aussie Open connects with The Corealis to pickup the victory.

Winner: The United Empire via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Juice Robinson, David Finlay and Brody King vs. JONAH, Shane Haste and Bad Dude Tito In A Chicago Street Fight 

Everybody starts swinging chairs at each other after the bell rings. Stereo HeadButts. Robinson is throwing haymakers at Tito. Robinson clotheslines Tito over the top rope. Jonah is brawling with Finlay. Tito with a knife edge chop. King punches Haste in the back. Tito with a reverse hammer throw into the steel barricade. King and Haste bring their brawl into the crowd. All hell is breaking loose in Chicago. We have three separate brawls scattered through the Odeum Expo Center. Jonah catches Finlay in mid-air. Jonah drives Finlay back first into the stage. Jonah with a knife edge chop. Jonah whips Finlay into the barricade. Jonah poses for the crowd. King and Haste are brawling near the concession stand area. Jonah is wearing Finlay on the stage. Jonah bodyslams Finlay. Jonah with clubbing blows to King’s back. Tito sends Robinson back first into another barricade. TMDK gangs up on King. Robinson attacks TMDK with a fire extinguisher. Finlay with a flying clothesline off the stage. Robinson repeatedly hits Tito with a trash can. Robinson plays to the crowd.

Jonah attacks Robinson from behind. Finlay HeadButts Haste. FinJuice with clubbing trash can lid shots. Robinson blasts Haste with the STOP Sign. Team FinJuice flings multiple chairs into the ring. King punches Haste in the back. King drops Hastewith a knife edge chop. King kicks Haste out of the ring. Finlay with a Running Uppercut. Robinson with a corner clothesline. King levels Jonah with The Body Avalanche. Running Cannonball Party. King with a massive chair shot into the nether regions of Jonah. Finlay lays Jonah flat on the chair contraption. Tito with a trash can lid shot that sends Robinson crashing to the outside. Jonah with a low blow to King. Jonah clotheslines King over the top rope. Haste PowerBombs Finlay on the apron. Robinson with a Belly to Back Suplex on the air. Robinson rolls a ladder into the ring. Tito with a double leg takedown. Tito transitions into a ground and pound attack. Tito unload three knife edge chops. Tito placed Robinson behind a ladder. Robinson throws the ladder into Tito’s face. Tito decks Robinson with a back elbow smash. Tito with an Exploder Suplex into the ladder. King with a Lariat. King follows that with a Running Death Valley Driver into the chair contraption.

King kicks Haste in the gut. King puts the trash can over Haste’s head. King with a blistering chop that turns Haste inside out. King placed a door in the exposed corner. Jonah is throwing haymakers at King. Jonah knocks King off the chair with a Rolling Cannonball Strike. Trash Can Lid Shot Exchange. Haste with The Slingshot Pescado. Jonah is picking Finlay apart with the trash can. Jonah is raining down haymakers. Jonah starts biting Finlay’s forehead. Tito puts King through a table in the corner. Haste stomps on Robinson’s chest. Haste chokes Robinson with a bull rope. TMDK with a Double Irish Whip into the ladder. Haste with a Running Cannonball Strike. Tito follows that with The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Haste kicks Finlay in the back and chest. Tito rams his boot across Finlay’s face. Jonah repeatedly whips Finlay with a kendo stick. Robinson and King swings away with more kendo sticks. Robinson and King. FinJuice and King throws every chair they can find into the ring.

King and Haste are trading back and forth shots. Robinson with a Top Rope FrankenSteiner onto a pile of chairs. King with The SuperPlex. Finlay follows that with a Sunset Flip PowerBomb. Tito punches Robinson in the back. Tito applies a waist lock. Robinson with a series of back elbow smashes. Robinson punches Tito in the back. Tito goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Robinson lands back on his feet. Robinson delivers The Left Hand Of God. Robinson Spears Tito through the door in the corner. Forearm Exchange. There’s a ladder bridge set up from the apron to the ringside barricade. Jonah takes out the legs of King. Jonah connects with The Tsunami through the ladder bridge. Second Forearm Exchange. Haste uppercuts Finlay. Finlay clotheslines the back of Haste’s neck. Finlay drills Haste with The BrainBuster on the chair. Finlay dumps multiple chairs on top of Haste. Finlay grabs the shillelagh. Jonah nails Finlay with the sledge hammer. Jonah mocks Finlay. Robinson snatches the sledge hammer out of Jonah’s hands. Robinson drives the sledge hammer into Jonah’s face. Robinson connects with Pulp Friction. Finlay hits The Acid Drop. Finlay plants Jonah with three shillelagh shots to pickup the victory.

Winner: Juice Robinson, David Finlay and Brody King via Pinfall 

Sixth Match: Jay White vs Shota Umino In A US Of Jay Open Challenge Match 

Umino attacks White before the bell rings. Umino with forearm shivers. Umino with the irish whip. White exits the ring. Umino rolls White back into the ring. Umino ducks a clothesline from White. Umino scores the forearm knockdown. Umino repeatedly stomps on White’s chest. Umino is choking White with his boot. White regroups on the outside. White drives his knee into the midsection of Umino. Umino slams White’s head on the ring apron. Umino tosses White back inside the ring. Umino drops White with The Slingshot DDT for a two count. Umino with three uppercuts. White clings onto the top rope. Forearm Exchange. White reverses out of the irish whip from Umino. White ducks a clothesline from Umino. White pulls Umino down to the mat. White unloads two knife edge chops. White repeatedly stomps on Umino’s chest. White is choking Umino with his boot. White argues with the referee. White blocks a boot from Umino. White hammers down on the right knee of Umino. White with a blistering chop. White with a shoulder block. White puts Umino on the top turnbuckle. White chops Umino to the floor.

White tosses Umino around the ringside area. White continues to chop Umino. White resets the referee’s twenty count. White rolls Umino back into the ring. White clotheslines Umino for a two count. White applies the single leg crab. Umino grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. White abuses the referee’s five count. White stands on the back of Umino’s neck. Following a snap mare takeover, White applies a rear chin lock. White punches Umino in the back. White with a Swinging NeckBreaker for a two count. Umino kicks out of multiple pinning predicaments. White toys around with Umino. White drives his knee into the midsection of Umino. White with a knife edge chop. White goes for a snap mare takeover, but Umino lands back on his feet. Umino uppercuts White. Umino reverses out of the irish whip from White. Umino scores the elbow knockdown. Umino with a basement dropkick. Umino with a running uppercut. Umino follows that with a Bridging Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. Umino applies The Dragon Sleeper. Umino ducks a clothesline from White. Umino with a Pop Up Knee Lift. Umino with The Rolling Elbow. Umino with The Reverse Bloody Sunday for a two count.

White clings onto the middle rope. Umino punches White in the back. White slams Umino’s head on the top rope. White drops Umino with The DDT. White with a Running European Uppercut. White with a blistering chop. White hits The BladeBuster for a two count. Umino denies The Uranage Slam. White repeatedly drives his knee into the midsection of Umino. White with a shoulder block. White talks smack to Umino. White is choking Umino with his boot. White repeatedly slaps Umino in the face. White tells Umino to wake the fuck up. Umino is pissed. Umino with two forearm smashes. White answers with a big bodyshot. White with The Uranage Slam for a two count. Umino denies The Sleeper Suplex. White is lighting up Umino’s chest. Umino slaps White in the face. Umino with a Pumphandle Powerslam for a two count. Umino plays to the crowd. White denies The Death Rider. Umino denies The Blade Runner. White with a knife edge chop. Umino dropkicks White. Umino with a Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Umino connects with a Running NeckBreaker for a two count. White negates The Death Rider. White plants Umino with The Blade Runner to pickup the victory.

Winner: Jay White via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki 

Ishii gets up in Suzuki’s grill after the bell rings. Forearm Exchange. Ishii tells Suzuki to bring it. Second Forearm Exchange. Ishii dodges The Big Boot. Suzuki ducks a clothesline from Ishii. Suzuki dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Ishii avoids The PK. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Ishii grabs Suzuki by his throat. Suzuki repeatedly kicks the right shoulder of Ishii. Suzuki with an arm-ringer on the top rope. Suzuki applies The Rope Assisted Arm-Bar. Suzuki pulls Ishii out of the ring. Suzuki drives Ishii back first into the steel barricade. Suzuki propels Ishii over the barricade. Ishii and Suzuki starts swinging chairs at each other. Suzuki drives his knee into the midsection of Ishii. Suzuki sends Ishii chest first into the barricade. Suzuki stomps on Ishii’s chest. Suzuki hammers down on the right shoulder of Ishii. Suzuki kicks Ishii in the gut. Ishii with clubbing headbutts into the midsection of Suzuki. Ishii with forearm shivers. Suzuki kicks the right shoulder of Ishii. Ishii Powerslams Suzuki. Ishii unloads a series of knife edge chops. Ishii with a chop/forearm combination.

Suzuki reverses out of the irish whip from Ishii. Ishii drops Suzuki with a running shoulder tackle. Suzuki denies The Back Drop Driver. Suzuki hammers down on the back of Ishii’s neck. Suzuki sends Ishii to the corner. Suzuki with The Helluva Kick. Following a snap mare takeover, Suzuki with The PK for a two count. Suzuki stomps on Ishii’s face. Suzuki toys around with Ishii. Third Forearm Exchange. Ishii repeatedly kicks Suzuki in the face. Ishii spits at Suzuki. Suzuki is pissed. Fourth Forearm Exchange. Suzuki stands tall over Ishii. Ishii shrugs off The PK. Ishii blocks a boot from Suzuki. Ishii applies a waist lock. Suzuki decks Ishii with a back elbow smash. Suzuki sends Ishii to the corner. Suzuki with The Helluva Kick. Ishii with a running forearm smash. Ishii with two short-arm lariats. Ishii runs into Suzuki. Palm Strike Exchange. HeadButt Exchange. Fifth Forearm Exchange.

Suzuki delivers his combination offense. Suzuki with clubbing headbutts. Suzuki with a Sliding Boot for a one count. Ishii rises back on his feet. Suzuki rocks Ishii with another forearm. Suzuki goes for The Gotch Style PileDriver, but Ishii counters with a Back Body Drop. Ishii blocks a boot from Suzuki. Suzuki with a forearm smash. Ishii ducks a clothesline from Suzuki. Ishii HeadButts Suzuki. Ishii with Two Running Lariats. Suzuki rises back on his feet. Ishii clotheslines Suzuki for a one count. Suzuki with combination palm strikes. Ishii with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Ishii connects with The Sliding Lariat for a two count. Suzuki denies The Vertical Drop BrainBuster. Suzuki applies a standing arm-bar. Suzuki whips Ishii across the ring. Suzuki ducks a clothesline from Ishii. Suzuki applies The Sleeper Hold. Suzuki kicks Ishii in the face. Suzuki with a massive forearm smash. Ishii negates The Gotch Style PileDriver. Ishii with Three HeadButts. Suzuki with a forearm smash. Ishii clotheslines Suzuki. Ishii plants Suzuki with The Vertical Drop BrainBuster to pickup the victory. After the match, Eddie Kingston challenges Ishii to a match at NJPW Capital Collison on May 14th.

Winner: Tomohiro Ishii via Pinfall 

Eight Match: Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay

Ospreay gets up in Moxley’s grill during his entrance. Forearm Exchange. Moxley and Ospreay are brawling in the crowd. Moxley throws Ospreay into a row of chairs. Moxley with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Haymaker Exchange. All hell is breaking loose in Chicago. Ospreay rakes the eyes of Moxley. Ospreay hammers down on the back of Moxley’s neck. Moxley clotheslines Ospreay over the ringside barricade. Moxley rolls Ospreay back into the ring. Moxley with a straight right hand. Moxley unloads two knife edge chop. Moxley with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Moxley applies a half straight jacket hold. Moxley kicks Ospreay in the back. Moxley with a blistering chop. Ospreay reverses out of the irish whip from Moxley. Moxley decks Ospreay with a back elbow smash. Moxley ascends to the top turnbuckle. Ospreay chops Moxley to the floor. Ospreay lands The Tornillo.

Ospreay with more transition chops. Ospreay with a Running Boot. Ospreay propels Moxley over the barricade. Ospreay goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Moxley lands back on his feet. Moxley with three haymakers. Moxley drives his knee into the midsection of Ospreay. Moxley launches Ospreay over the time keepers table. Moxley gets distracted by The United Empire. Ospreay throws a chair into Moxley’s face. Moxley is busted open. Ospreay rolls Moxley back into the ring. Ospreay goes after Moxley’s open wound. Ospreay with a straight right hand. Ospreay kicks the back of Moxley’s head. Ospreay with clubbing elbow smashes. Ospreay starts biting Moxley’s forehead. Chop Exchange. Ospreay kicks Moxley in the face. Ospreay punches Moxley. Ospreay with a Spinning Pendulum BackBreaker for a two count. Ospreay applies a wrist lock. Ospreay unloads three knife edge chops. Second Forearm Exchange. Moxley reverses out of the irish whip from Ospreay. Ospreay goes for a Handspring Roundhouse Kick, but Moxley counters with a Release German Suplex.

Moxley dropkicks Ospreay off the ring apron. Ospreay is busted open. Moxley drills Ospreay with The Regal Knee. Moxley with a corner clothesline. Moxley transitions into a corner mount. Moxley starts biting Ospreay’s forehead. Moxley with The X-Plex for a two count. Ospreay denies The Death Rider. Third Forearm Exchange. Moxley whips Ospreay across the ring. Ospreay with The Handspring Roundhouse Kick. Ospreay with The Helluva Kick. Ospreay follows that with Pip Pip Cheerio to the back of Moxley’s head for a two count. Moxley denies The Storm Breaker. Ospreay with Kawada Kicks. Moxley answers with Two Half & Half Suplex’s. Ospreay clings onto the top rope. Ospreay with a back elbow smash. Moxley launches Ospreay over the top rope. Ospreay goes for Pip Pip Cheerio, but Moxley counters with a forearm smash. Ospreay blocks The PileDriver. Fourth Forearm Exchange. Moxley starts raking the back of Ospreay. Ospreay HeadButts Moxley. Ospreay hits The OsCutter on the apron. Ospreay lays Moxley flat on the announce table. Ospreay is raining down haymakers. Ospreay with The Flying Elbow Drop through the table. Moxley gets back in the ring at the count of ten.

Ospreay with a Coast to Coast Dropkick. Ospreay with The Shooting Star Press for a two count. Moxley denies The OsCutter. Moxley drops Ospreay with The Death Rider. Ospreay responds with The Hidden Blade. Moxley and Ospreay are trading back and forth shots. Fifth Forearm Exchange. Moxley clotheslines Ospreay for a one count. Lariat Exchange. Both men are knocked down after a double clothesline. Moxley with The PileDriver. Ospreay with The SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Moxley avoids The Hidden Blade. Moxley is raining down 12×6 elbows. Moxley applies The Sleeper Hold. Moxley goes for The Sleeper Suplex, but Ospreay lands back on his feet. Ospreay nails Moxley with The Hook Kick. Ospreay connects with The OsCutter for a two count. Ospreay is raining down forearm across the back of Moxley’s neck. Ospreay shoved the referee out of the way. Moxley with an Inside Out Lariat. Moxley with The Curb Stomp for a two count. Ospreay gives Moxley the middle finger. Moxley goes for The Death Rider, but Ospreay lands back on his feet. Ospreay with another Hook Kick. Moxley with a short-arm lariat. Ospreay follows that with The Standing Spanish Fly for a two count. Ospreay delivers The Hidden Blade for a two count. Moxley negates The Storm Breaker. Moxley kicks Ospreay in the gut. Moxley plants Ospreay with Two Death Riders to pickup the victory. After the match, Moxley nails the referee with The Death Rider. Moxley closes the show by calling out Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Winner: Jon Moxley via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez