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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022 Results

   May 1, 2022

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
May 1, 2022
Fukuoka PayPay Dome
Fukuoka, Japan

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Commentators: (Kevin Kelly & Chris Charlton)

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Shingo Takagi, Bushi and Shiro Koshinaka vs. Zack Sabre Jr, Taichi and Taka Michinoku In A 6-Man Tag Team Match

Shiro Koshinaka and Zack Sabre Jr will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Koshinaka backs Sabre into the turnbuckle pad. The referee calls for a clean break. Koshinaka slaps Sabre in the chest. Sabre uppercuts Koshinaka. Koshinaka kicks Sabre in the gut. Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissor Escape Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Koshinaka with a toe kick. Koshinaka grabs a side headlock. Sabre whips Koshianka across the ring. Shoulder Block Exchange. Koshinaka drops Sabre with a Hip Attack. Koshinaka with clubbing hip smashes. Koshianaka applies a rear chin lock. Koshinaka tags in Bushi. Bushi with two hip smashes. Bushi with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Bushi slaps Sabre in the chest. Bushi sends Sabre to the corner. Sabre side steps Bushi into the turnbuckle pad. Bushi goes for The Pendulum Kick, but Sabre counters with The Heel Hook. Bushi grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Sabre pulls Bushi out of the ring. Sabre applies another Heel Hook on the floor. The referee is losing control of this match.

Taichi rolls Bushi back into the ring. Sabre stands on the right knee of Bushi. Sabre tags in Taichi. Taichi is choking Bushi with his boot. Taichi stomps on the left knee of Bushi. Following a snap mare takeover, Taichi kicks Bushi in the back. Taichi talks smack to Takagi. Bushi with forearm shivers. Taichi applies the greco roman throat hold. Michinoku tags himself in. Michinoku is choking Bushi with his boot. Bushi with three forearm smashes. Michinoku answers with the greco roman eye poke. Michinoku with a knee lift. Michinoku sends Bushi to the corner. Michinoku with a Rising Knee Strike. Michinoku with a Running Knee Strike for a two count. Michinoku slams Bushi’s head on the turnbuckle pad. Michinoku with the irish whip. Bushi kicks Michinoku in the face. Bushi with a Running Headscissors Takeover. Bushi tags in Takagi. Takagi blocks a boot from Michinoku. Takagi with a chop/jab combination. Takagi with forearm shivers. Taichi attacks Takagi from behind. Double Irish Whip. Takagi with a shoulder tackle. Takagi bodyslams Michinoku. Sabre kicks the right shoulder of Takagi. Sabre applies The Guillotine Choke. Takagi with a Release Vertical Suplex. Takagi with a Senton Splash for a two count. Takagi plays to the crowd.

Michinoku denies Last Of The Dragon. Takagi with a forearm smash. Takagi scores a right jab. Michinoku with a leaping thrust kick. Michinoku nails Takagi with The Pump Kick. Michinoku tags in Taichi. Taichi with Kawada Kicks. Takagi with a double handed chop. Short-Arm Reversal by Taichi. Taichi with The Hook Kick. Suzuki Gun clears the ring. Double Irish Whip. Michinoku with a corner clothesline. Sabre with a Running Uppercut. Taichi follows that with a Corner Axe Bomber for a two count. Takagi avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Taichi decks Takagi with a back elbow smash. Takagi applies The Sleeper Hold. Takagi transitions into The Dragon Sleeper. Takagi drops Taichi with a Twisting Vertical Suplex. Double Irish Whip. Bushi with a running elbow smash. Takagi with a Corner Clothesline. Assisted Hip Attack. Takagi delivers The Pumping Bomber. Koshinaka with Two Flying Hip Attacks. Takagi denies The Sumo Takedown. Takagi with The Cobra Twist Rollup for a two count. Bushi dumps Sabre out of the ring. Bushi lands The Suicide Dive. Takagi with combination forearms. Taichi with a Spinning Back Kick. Takagi hammers down on the right knee of Taichi. Takagi scores a right jab. Double Lariat. Taichi connects with The Sumo Takedown. Taichi plants Takagi with The Gedo Clutch to pickup the victory.

Winner: Zack Sabre Jr, Taichi and Taka Michinoku via Pinfall 

Second Match: Hiromu Takahashi vs. YOH

Chop Exchange. Shoulder Tackle Exchange. Yoh ducks under a chop from Takahashi. Yoh with a running shoulder tackle. Takahashi runs into Yoh. Takahashi reverses out of the irish whip from Yoh. Takahashi goes for a Pop Up PowerBomb, but Yoh counters with a Hurricanrana. Takahashi ducks a clothesline from Yoh. Yoh drops down on the canvas. Yoh sends Takahashi into the ropes. Yoh with a drop toe hold. Takahashi avoids The Sliding Dropkick. Takahashi with a quick chop. Takahashi sends Yoh to the corner. Takahashi with a corner clothesline. Yoh avoids the basement dropkick. Yoh with a Spinning Back Kick. Yoh kicks Takahashi in the chest. Takahashi denies The Half & Hatch Suplex. Takahashi dropkicks the left knee of Yoh. Yoh with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Takahashi catches Yoh in mid-air. Takahashi with a Running Death Valley Driver into the blue turnbuckle pad.

Takahashi goes for The Time Bomb, but Yoh rolls him over for a two count. Takahashi brings Yoh to the ring apron. Takahashi SuperKicks Yoh. Takahashi goes for The Apron Destroyer, but Yoh counters with a Hurricanrana on the floor. Yoh lands The SomerSault Plancha. Takahashi gets back in the ring at the count of nineteen. Takahashi unloads three chops. Yoh slaps Takahashi in the face. Takahashi with a running elbow smash. Dropkick Exchange. Yoh goes for The Falcon Arrow, but Takahashi lands back on his feet. Takahashi applies a waist lock. Yoh decks Takahashi with a back elbow smash. Takahashi with The Pop Up PowerBomb. Takahashi goes for Victory Royal, but Yoh counters with The Falcon Arrow. Misfired Clotheslines. Yoh with an Inside Out Lariat.

Yoh denies The Hiromu Roll. Takahashi applies a wrist lock. Takahashi ducks a clothesline from Yoh. Takahashi hits The Victory Royal. Yoh goes for The Japanese Leg Clutch Hold, but Takahashi counters with a Release German Suplex. Yoh rises back on his feet. Takahashi with a Running Lariat for a one count. Yoh SuperKicks Takahashi. Yoh with The Ushigoroshi. Takahashi negates The Direct Drive. Takahashi drives Yoh back first into the red turnbuckle pad. Yoh ducks a clothesline from Takahashi. Yoh connects with The Bridging Dragon Suplex for a two count. Yoh goes for The Direct Drive, but Takahashi lands back on his feet. Takahashi SuperKicks Yoh. Takahashi with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex into the turnbuckle pad. Takahashi delivers The Pumping Bomber. Takahashi drops Yoh with The Time Bomb. Takahashi plants Yoh with The Time Bomb II to pickup the victory.

Winner: Hiromu Takahashi via Pinfall

Third Match: Tanga Loa w/Jado vs. Yujiro Takahashi w/SHO 

Takahashi attacks Loa before the bell rings. Takahashi whips Loa into the steel barricade. Takahashi sends Loa face first into the steel ring post. Takahashi rolls Loa back into the ring. Takahashi stomps on Loa’s back. Takahashi with a forearm smash. Takahashi drives his knee into the midsection of Loa. Takahashi hammers down on the back of Loa’s neck. Takahashi whips Loa across the ring. Loa with two shoulder tackles. Loa with a Hip Toss. Loa bodyslams Takahashi. Takahashi begs for mercy. Takahashi blocks a boot from Loa. Takahashi sends Loa face first into the canvas. Loa avoids The Sliding Dropkick. Takahashi dodges The Sliding Lariat. Takahashi regroups on the outside. Takahashi walks up the ramp way. Loa attacks Takahashi from behind. Loa with clubbing blows to Takahashi’s back. SHO attacks Loa from behind. House Of Torture gangs up on Loa.

Takahashi rakes the eyes of Loa. Takahashi hits The Fisherman’s Buster on the ramp. Takahashi punches the back of Loa’s neck. Takahashi rolls Loa back into the ring. Takahashi with another Fisherman’s Buster for a two count. Takahashi backs Loa into the ropes. Takahashi with The Helluva Kick. Takahashi applies The CrossFace. Loa grabs the middle rope which forces the break. Takahashi toys around with Loa. Takahashi kicks Loa in the face. Takahashi with a toe kick. Takahashi with a forearm smash. Takahashi whips Loa across the ring. Loa holds onto the ropes. Loa blocks a boot from Takahashi. Takahashi ducks a clothesline from Loa. Takahashi thrust kicks the midsection of Loa. Takahashi goes for The Fisherman’s Buster, but Loa counters with The Jack Hammer for a two count. Loa with two clotheslines. Loa knocks Sho off the apron.

Loa ducks a clothesline from Takahashi. Loa with The T-Bone Suplex. Loa with The 61. Loa follows that with a Flying Clothesline for a two count. Takahashi starts biting Loa’s fingers. Takahashi rakes the eyes of Loa. Takahashi sends Loa face first into the canvas. Takahashi with a Sliding Dropkick. Takahashi hits The Olympic Slam for a two count. Loa denies The Miami Shine. Takahashi with a forearm smash. Takahashi kicks Loa in the face. Takahashi whips Loa across the ring. Loa Spears Takahashi for a two count. The referee gets distracted by Sho. Takahashi applies a waist lock. Loa decks Takahashi with a back elbow smash. Sho with a Release German Suplex. Sho knocks Jado off the apron. Sho grabs the wrench. Jado clotheslines Sho. Loa PowerBombs Sho. Takahashi thrust kicks the midsection of Loa. Takahashi connects with The Pimp Juice for a two count. Loa denies The Big Juice. Loa with The Uranage Slam. Loa plants Takahashi with Ape Shit to pickup the victory.

Winner: Tanga Loa via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato (c) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki For The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 

Master Wato and Douki will start things off. Wato ducks a clothesline from Douki. Douki kicks Wato in the gut. Douki avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Forearm Exchange. Douki drops down on the canvas. Douki leapfrogs over Wato. Wato lunges over Douki. Wato ducks a clothesline from Douki. Wato with a Running Headscissors Takeover. Wato dropkicks Douki. Kanemaru attacks Wato from behind. Kanemaru with clubbing blows to Wato’s back. Kanemaru rakes the eyes of Taguchi. Double Irish Whip. Taguchi with a Double Hip Attack. Double Irish Whip to Douki. Double Drop Toe Hold. Double Basement Dropkick. Kanemaru pulls Wato out of the ring. Kanemaru whips Wato into the steel barricade. Taguchi with a Flying Crossbody Block to the outside. Douki lands The Suicide Dive. Wato responds with The SomerSault Plancha. Wato rolls Douki back into the ring.

Kanemaru pulls Wato off the apron. Kanemaru sends Wato chest first into the barricade. Kanemaru with The Guillotine Leg Drop. Douki whips Taguchi into the barricade. Kanemaru rolls Wato back into the ring. Douki slams Wato’s head on the blue turnbuckle pad. Douki tags in Kanemaru. Kanemaru with clubbing elbow smashes. Kanemaru hammers down on the back of Wato’s neck. Kanemaru tags in Douki. Suzuki Gun gangs up on Wato. Douki is choking Wato with his boot. Douki toys around with Wato. Wato with forearm shivers. Douki rakes the eyes of Wato. Wato hits The Tilt-A-Whirl BackBreaker. Kanemaru runs interference. Short-Arm Reversal by Wato. Wato drops Kanemaru with a Leg Lariat. Wato tags in Taguchi. Hip Attack Party. Taguchi with The SpringBoard Hip Attack for a two count. Taguchi prepares for The Bomaye. Kanemaru with a Sliding Dropkick.

Kanemaru whips Taguchi across the ring. Kanemaru dropkicks the left knee of Taguchi. Douki tags in Kanemaru. Knee Crusher/Running Dropkick Combination. Kanemaru applies The Figure Four Leg Lock. Taguchi grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Kanemaru hits The British Fall. Douki with a Flying Double Foot Stomp. Kanemaru lands The MoonSault for a two count. Douki dumps Wato out of the ring. Kanemaru goes for The Touch Out, but Taguchi lands back on his feet. Kanemaru stomps on the left foot of Taguchi. Kanemaru with a single leg takedown. Taguchi denies The Figure Four Leg Lock. Taguchi with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Wato with a SpringBoard European Uppercut. Douki runs interference. Kanemaru rolls Taguchi over for a two count. Double Irish Whip. Douki with a SpringBoard Double Back Elbow Smash. Kanemaru pulls down Taguchi’s pants. Taguchi connects with The Hip Attack. Kanemaru inadvertently blinds Douki with The Suntory Surprise. Taguchi rolls Kanemaru over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Jeff Cobb & The Great O-Khan (c) vs. Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi vs. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens In A Triple Threat Tongan Tornado Rules Match For The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 

Fale attacks Cobb before the bell rings. Bullet Club gangs up on Cobb. Double Irish Whip. Hashi with a running elbow smash. Goto with a forearm smash. Assisted NeckBreaker. Owens attacks Goto from behind. Fale sends Hashi out of the ring. Fale with a gut punch. Double Irish Whip. Fale with another gut punch. Owens with a running knee lift. Fale follows that with a Running Lariat. Owens hooks the outside leg for a two count. United Empire denies The Grenade Launcher. Owens rakes the eyes of Goto. Double Shoulder Tackle to Owens. Assisted Hip Toss. War Drums to Owens. Khan drops Goto with The Mongolian Chop. Khan with a Pump Kick to Hashi. Goto applies a waist lock. Khan decks Goto with a back elbow smash. Khan applies The Sheep Killer. Assisted Elbow Drop for a two count. Cobb punches Hashi in the back. Cobb drives Hashi back first into the turnbuckle pad. Khan levels Hashi with The Body Avalanche. Cobb with a leaping back elbow smash. Khan with a Twisting Vertical Suplex. Cobb follows that with The Standing MoonSault for a two count.

Double Irish Whip. Hashi with The Head Hunter. Hashi ducks a clothesline from Khan. Hashi with a Spinning Mule Kick to Cobb. Owens dropkicks Cobb to the floor. Owens with a double sledge. Owens punches Hashi in the jaw. Bullet Club sends Hashi to the corner. Owens with a running forearm smash. Fale with The Body Avalanche. Fale bodyslams Hashi on Owens knees for a two count. Owens drops Hashi with The C-Trigger. Hashi denies The Package PileDriver. Goto with forearm shivers. Goto sends Owens to the corner. Goto with a Spinning Wheel Kick. Goto with a Running Bulldog. Goto kicks Khan in the gut. Goto with a Snap Vertical Suplex into Owens. Hashi with a corner clothesline. Goto kicks Khan in the gut. Head Hunter/Side Russian Leg Sweep Combination. Hashi ducks a clothesline from Owens. Hashi SuperKicks Owens. Fale denies Shoto. Double Drop Toe Hold. Chaos with a double cover for a two count. Chaos gangs up on Fale. Fale reverses out of the irish whip from Chaos. Cobb with a double shoulder tackle. Cobb stands behind Fale. Cobb talks smack to Fale. Fale pie faces Cobb.

Forearm Exchange. Fale with a running shoulder tackle. Cobb bodyslams Fale. Hashi dropkicks the left knee of Cobb. Khan with a short-arm lariat. Khan ducks a clothesline from Hashi. Khan with a Diving NeckBreaker. Hashi rises back on his feet. Hashi floors Khan with a Massive Lariat. Khan denies Karma. Chaos hits The Violent Flash. Hashi with a Sliding Dropkick to Fale. Chaos drops Khan Shoto for a two count. Second Forearm Exchange. Owens delivers his combination offense. Owens ducks a clothesline from Goto. Owens lands The SomerSault Plancha. Cobb whips Goto across the ring. Cobb goes for Tour Of The Islands, but Goto lands back on his feet. Goto with The Ushigoroshi. Cobb denies The GTR. Cobb goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Goto lands back on his feet. Cobb rocks Goto with a forearm smash. Cobb connects with Tour Of The Islands for a two count. Cobb ducks a clothesline from Fale. Cobb dropkicks Fale. Fale sends Cobb to the apron. Owens nails Cobb with The C-Trigger. Fale clotheslines Cobb off the apron. Fale with The Grenade. Bullet Club plants Goto with The Rocket Launcher Elbow Drop to pickup the victory.

Winner: New IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens via Pinfall 

– There was a cleaning/disinfecting intermission during this broadcast.

Sixth Match: EVIL (c) w/Dick Togo vs. Tama Tonga w/Jado For The NEVER Openweight Championship 

EVIL and Tonga starts brawling on the ramp way before the bell rings. Tonga HeadButts EVIL. Tonga applies a side headlock. Tonga repeatedly slams EVIL’s head on the ring apron. Tonga rolls EVIL back into the ring. EVIL kicks Tonga in the gut. Tonga with a double leapfrog. Tonga with a double handed chop. Tonga punches EVIL. Tonga gets distracted by Togo. Togo backs away from Jado. EVIL with a Vertical Suplex on the floor. EVIL drives Tonga back first into the steel barricade. The ring announcer goes down in the process. EVIL wants Tonga to say I Quit. EVIL rolls Tonga back into the ring. Tonga with heavy bodyshots. EVIL rakes the eyes of Tonga. Tonga reverses out of the irish whip from EVIL. Tonga goes for a dropkick, but EVIL holds onto the ropes. Togo removes the blue turnbuckle pad. EVIL whips Tonga into the exposed steel. EVIL drops Tonga with a Lariat for a two count. EVIL bodyslams Tonga. Tonga kicks out of multiple pinning predicaments.

EVIL toys around with Tonga. EVIL stands on Tonga’s face. Tonga with a Counter Vertical Suplex. Tonga is throwing haymakers at EVIL. Tonga ducks a clothesline from EVIL. Tonga with three dropkicks. Tonga is fired up. Tonga brings Togo into the ring. Tonga punches Togo. Tonga with The Stinger Splash for a two count. Tonga denies The Fisherman’s Buster. Tonga drops EVIL with The Tongan Twist. EVIL uses the referee as a human shield. Tonga dives over EVIL. EVIL goes for a Darkness Falls, but Tonga lands back on his feet. Standing Switch Exchange. EVIL sends Tonga into the ropes. EVIL with an Inside Out Lariat for a two count. Tonga denies Everything Is EVIL. EVIL rakes the eyes of Tonga. EVIL inadvertently knocks Togo off the apron. Tonga with The SRC. Tonga lands The Supreme Flow for a two count. EVIL denies The GunStun. Tonga blocks the low blow. Tonga with a straight right hand. EVIL shoves down the referee. Togo with a massive chair shot from the outside. EVIL hits Darkness Falls for a two count. EVIL applies The Scorpion Death Lock. Tonga is throwing haymakers at EVIL. EVIL kicks Tonga in the gut. EVIL sends Tonga back first into the exposed steel.

Tonga rises back on his feet. Tonga with a Running Lariat. Tonga applies The Sharpshooter. Togo sends Jado back first into the barricade. Togo starts ringing the bell to give EVIL time to regain his composure. Togo shoves Tonga into the referee. Togo wraps the garrote around Tonga’s neck. EVIL thrust kicks the midsection of Tonga. EVIL delivers The Magic Killer. EVIL prepares for The Super PowerBomb. Tonga with a Release Northern Lights Suplex. Jado attacks EVIL with the kendo stick. EVIL denies The GunStun. Tonga avoids Everything Is EVIL. EVIL sends Tonga into the ropes. Tonga ducks a clothesline from EVIL. EVIL negates The GunStun. EVIL sends Tonga to the corner. Tonga leapfrogs over the referee. Tonga connects with The GunStun to pickup the victory. After the match, The Good Brothers viciously attacks Tonga and Jado. Good Brothers nails Jado with The Magic Killer. Anderson transitions into a ground and pound attack. Tanga Loa storms into the ring to make the save. Loa with forearm shivers. Gallows uppercuts Loa. Gallows with The Roundhouse Kick. Gallows drops Loa with The Gallows Pole. Anderson poses with the NEVER Openweight Title. Anderson plants Tonga with The GunStun on the title.

Winner: New NEVER Openweight Champion, Tama Tonga via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: El Desperado (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori For The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Standing Switch Exchange. Wrist Lock Exchange. Ishimori hyperextends the left shoulder of Desperado. Desperado reverses out of the irish whip from Ishimori. Ishimori slides under Desperado. Ishimori with a shoulder block. Ishimori dives over Desperado. Ishimori rakes the eyes of Desperado. Side Headlock Exchange. Desperado tugs on Ishimori’s hair. Desperado pulls Ishimori down to the mat. Ishimori regroups on the outside. Desperado stomps on Ishimori’s chest. Ishimori reverses out of the irish whip from Desperado. Ishimori dumps Desperado throat first on the steel barricade. Ishimori removes the blue turnbuckle pad. Desperado gets back in the ring at the count of ten. Ishimori hammers down on the back of Desperado’s neck. Ishimori applies a hammerlock. Ishimori drives Desperado shoulder first into the exposed steel. Ishimori repeatedly stomps on the left shoulder of Desperado. Ishimori with a Swinging Arm-Ringer.

Ishimori applies The Cobra Clutch. Desperado with heavy bodyshots. Ishimori with a shoulder block. Ishimori applies The Triangle Choke. Desperado puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Desperado unloads two knife edge chops. Ishimori continues to hammer down on the back of Desperado’s neck. Ishimori with The Stampede, but Desperado lands back on his feet. Desperado kicks the right knee of Ishimori. Desperado drops Ishimori with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Desperado applies The Indian Death Lock. Ishimori is throwing haymakers at Desperado. Ishimori grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Desperado with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Desperado grapevines the legs of Ishimori. Desperado goes for Guitarra de Angel, but Ishimori counters with an arm-ringer. Ishimori applies a hammerlock. Ishimori drives Desperado shoulder first into the steel ring post. Ishimori with The Shoulder Breaker.

Desperado avoids The 450 Splash. Desperado Spears Ishimori. Desperado goes for Guitarra de Angel, but Ishimori lands back on his feet. Ishimori hits The Cipher Utaki for a two count. Ishimori goes for La Misticia, but Desperado counters with Guitarra de Angel for a two count. Ishimori delivers his combination offense. Desperado with a forearm smash. Ishimori with a Jumping Knee Strike. Desperado denies The Bloody Cross. Desperado rocks Ishimori with Loco Mono. Ishimori negates Pinche Loco. Ishimori with La Mistica. Ishimori applies The YES! Lock. Ishimori goes for The Bloody Cross, but Desperado lands back on his feet. Desperado ducks a clothesline from Ishimori. Desperado rolls Ishimori over for a two count. Desperado applies Numero Dos. Ishimori transitions into The Octopus Stretch. Desperado hits The Hitodenashi Driver for a two count. Desperado connects with The Pinche Loco. Desperado goes for another Pinche Loco, but Ishimori counters with The Arm-Breaker. Ishimori makes Desperado tap out to The Bone Lock.

Winner: New IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Taiji Ishimori via Submission 

Eight Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii For The Vacated IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Ishii backs Tanahashi into the ropes. Ishii slaps Tanahashi in the face. Strong lockup. Tanahashi walks Ishii into the ropes. Tanahashi slaps Ishii in the face. Tanahashi with forearm shivers. Ishii reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Tanahashi decks Ishii with a back elbow smash. Tanahashi with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Tanahashi plays the air guitar. Ishii kicks Tanahashi in the face. Ishii talks smack to Tanahashi. Ishii toys around with Tanahashi. Forearm Exchange. Ishii with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Ishii unloads a series of knife edge chops. Tanahashi with forearm shivers. Ishii answers with a chop/forearm combination. Tanahashi reverses out of the irish whip from Ishii. Ishii with a running shoulder tackle. Ishii repeatedly kicks Tanahashi in the face. Ishii tells Tanahashi to bring it. Tanahashi with two forearm smashes. Ishii with a knife edge chop. Ishii whips Tanahashi across the ring. Tanahashi drops Ishii with a flying forearm smash. Tanahashi delivers his combination offense. Tanahashi bodyslams Ishii. Tanahashi with a SomerSault Senton for a two count.

Tanahashi blocks a boot from Ishii. Tanahashi with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Ishi denies The Texas Cloverleaf. Ishii with clubbing palm strikes. Tanahashi dropkicks the left knee of Ishii. Tanahashi goes for The SlingBlade, but Ishii counters with a low dropkick. Ishii with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip of his own. Ishii with a Knee Crusher. Ishii follows that with a Belly to Back Suplex. Tanahashi denies The Scorpion Death Lock. Ishii kicks Tanahashi in the back. Tanahashi with forearm shivers. Ishii reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Ishii with a corner clothesline. Tanahashi hulks up. Second Forearm Exchange. Ishii puts Tanahashi on the top turnbuckle. Tanahashi with heavy bodyshots. Third Forearm Exchange. Tanahashi HeadButts Ishii. Ishii denies The Sunset Flip PowerBomb. Tanahashi blocks a boot from Ishii. Tanahashi with an Avalanche Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Tanahashi with Two Inverted Dragon Screw Leg Whips. Tanahashi applies The Texas Cloverleaf. Ishii grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Ishii is trying to use feet to create separation.

Tanahashi dishes out another Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Tanahashi goes for The SlingBlade, but Ishii counters with The Powerslam. Misfired Clotheslines. Tanahashi applies The Full Nelson Lock. Ishii decks Tanahashi with a back elbow smash. Tanahashi with five pam strikes. Dragon Suplex Exchange. Ishii clotheslines Tanahashi. Tanahashi drops Ishii with Two SlingBlades for a two count. Ishii blocks The Dragon Suplex. Tanahashi with The Bridging Straight Jacket German Suplex for a two count. Tanahashi ascends to the top turnbuckle. Ishii with a leaping headbutt. Ishii with an Avalanche BrainBuster for a two count. Ishii follows that with The Sliding Lariat for a two count. Ishii is fired up. Ishii goes for The Vertical Drop BrainBuster, but Tanahashi counters with Two Twist and Shouts. Tanahashi with The Bridging Dragon Suplex for a two count. Tanahashi with a Flying Crossbody Block. Tanahashi goes for The High Fly Flow, but Ishii ducks out of the way.

Ishii with The La Magistral for a two count. Tanahashi with The Stinger Splash. Ishii avoids The SlingBlade. Ishii reverses out of the irish whip from Tanahashi. Tanahashi with three short-arm lariats. Ishii drops Tanahashi with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Ishii with Two Running Lariats. Ishii connects with The Vertical Drop BrainBuster for a two count. Tanahashi denies The Ishii Driller. Tanahashi with The Reverse SlingBlade. HeadButt/Palm Strike Exchange. Ishii drops Tanahashi with The SlingBlade. Ishii goes for The Vertical Drop BrainBuster, but Tanahashi lands back on his feet. Tanahashi drills Ishii with The BrainBuster. Tanahashi with The SlingBlade for a one count. Tanahashi delivers The Ace’s High. Tanahashi plants Ishii with The High Fly Flow to pickup the victory. After the match, Chase Owens walks into the ring. Juice Robinson nails Tanahashi with The Left Hand Of God. Robinson nails Tanahashi with Pulp Friction. Robinson plants Tanahashi with The Argentine FaceBuster. Robinson has just joined The Bullet Club. Robinson walks away with the IWGP US Championship.

Winner: New IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, Hiroshi Tanahashi via Pinfall 

Ninth Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito For The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Okada backs Naito into the ropes. Red Shoes calls for a clean break. Okada pats Naito on the chest. Naito kicks Okada in the gut. Naito with forearm shivers. Naito kicks Okada in the face. Okada with a toe kick. Okada with forearm shivers. Okada punches Naito in the back. Naito gets up in Okada’s grill. Forearm Exchange. Naito pie faces Okada. Naito whips Okada across the ring. Naito ducks under two clotheslines from Okada. Okada scores the elbow knockdown. Okada sends Naito to the corner. Okada with a leaping back elbow smash. Okada kicks Naito in the gut. Okada drops Naito with The DDT for a two count. Okada with a forearm smash. Okada hammers down on the back of Naito’s neck. Okada with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Okada applies a rear chin lock. Naito puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Following a snap mare takeover, Okada with a Sliding Dropkick. Naito regroups on the outside. Okada with clubbing blows to Naito’s back. Okada with a forearm smash. Naito with a reverse hammer throw into the steel barricade. Naito kicks Okada in the gut. Naito sends Okada back first into the barricade. Naito with a NeckBreaker on the floor.

Okada gets back in the ring at the count of thirteen. Naito is putting the boots to Okada’s face. Naito whips Okada across the ring. Naito with a Hip Toss. Naito dropkicks the back of Okada’s head. Naito with another NeckBreaker for a two count. Naito kicks Okada out of the ring. Naito repeatedly stomps on the back of Okada’s head. Okada with forearm shivers. Naito slams Okada’s head on the top rope. Naito delivers a NeckBreaker on the ring apron. Naito rolls Okada back into the ring. Naito puts Okada on the top turnbuckle. Naito drops Okada with The Hangman’s NeckBreaker for a two count. Following a snap mare takeover, Naito applies The Puma Blanca. Okada puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Naito kicks Okada in the face. Second Forearm Exchange. Naito hammers down on the back of Okada’s neck. Naito kicks Okada in the gut. Short-Arm Reversal by Naito. Okada denies The Satellite DDT. Naito ducks a clothesline from Okada. Okada with The Big Boot. Okada scores two elbow knockdowns. Naito dodges The Big Boot. Okada with The Flapjack. Okada hits The Reverse NeckBreaker for a two count.

Okada applies The Money Clip. Naito backs Okada into the top turnbuckle pad. Naito with clubbing elbow smashes. Okada avoids The Corner Dropkick. Naito kicks Okada in the face. Naito ascends to the top turnbuckle. Okada dropkicks Naito to the floor. Okada whips Naito into the barricade. Okada with a Running Boot that propels Naito over the barricade. Okada plays to the crowd. Okada with a leaping crossbody block over the barricade. Okada rolls Naito back into the ring. Okada with The Missile Dropkick. Okada goes back to The Money Clip. Naito puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Okada bodyslams Naito. Okada with The Flying Elbow Drop. Rain Maker Pose. Naito with three sharp elbow strikes. Okada punches Naito in the back. Naito avoids The Rain Maker. Naito with The SpineBuster. Naito with clubbing elbow smashes. Naito sends Okada to the corner. Naito with a Corner Dropkick. Naito sweeps out the legs of Okada. Combination Cabron. Okada denies Gloria. Okada uppercuts Naito. Okada whips Naito across the ring. Naito with a flying forearm smash. Naito drops Okada with Gloria for a two count.

Naito goes back to Puma Blanca. Okada puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Naito puts Okada on the top turnbuckle. Naito with clubbing blows to Okada’s back. Naito goes for The Top Rope FrankenSteiner, but Okada counters with The Avalanche PowerBomb. Naito dodges The Rain Maker. Naito applies a waist lock. Okada with three sharp elbow strikes. Okada whips Naito across the ring. Okada goes for a Dropkick, but Naito holds onto the ropes. Naito with the jackknife hold for a two count. Okada denies The Destino. Okada applies a wrist lock. Okada with two short-arm clotheslines. Naito decks Okada with a back elbow smash. Okada delivers The Shotgun Dropkick. Naito blocks The Tombstone. Okada goes for The Spinning Rain Maker, but Naito counters with The Swinging Fisherman’s NeckBreaker. Naito unloads a series of elbow smashes. Naito with The Esperanza. Naito with a back elbow smash. Naito follows that with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Naito hits The Destino for a two count. Naito goes for another Destino, but Okada counters with The Spinning Tombstone PileDriver. Okada with The Spinning Rain Maker.

Okada goes for The Rain Maker, but Naito rolls him over for a two count. Naito ducks a clothesline from Okada. Naito with a Release German Suplex. Naito with a Rolling Capo Kick. Okada dropkicks Naito. Okada connects with The Landslide for a two count. Okada goes for The Rain Maker, but Naito counters with The Destino for a two count. Naito bodyslams Okada. Naito goes for The Stardust Press, but Okada ducks out of the way. Naito avoids The Rain Maker. Third Forearm Exchange. Okada denies The Valentia. Okada with clubbing blows to Naito’s back. Naito blocks The Landslide. Okada uppercuts Naito. Okada ducks a clothesline from Naito. Okada with a German Suplex. Palm Strike Exchange. Okada negates The Destino. Okada with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Okada delivers The Cobra Flowsion. Okada plants Naito with The Rain Maker to pickup the victory. After the match, Jay White walks down to the ring with Gedo. Gedo attacks Okada from behind. White with forearm shivers. White repeatedly stomps on Okada’s back. Okada tees off on White and Gedo. White plants Okada with Two Blade Runners. White declares himself as the next IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. White stands tall with the revamped Bullet Club to close the show.

Winner: Still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez