NJPW Strong Results 7/16/22
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. The Midnight Heat In A First Round Match In The Inaugural NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Tournament 

Misterioso and Ricky Gibson will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Misterioso applies a wrist lock. Gibson with a single leg takedown. Misterioso with a deep arm-drag. Misterioso applies a double wrist lock. Misterioso with an arm-ringer. Gibson drives his knee into the midsection of Misterioso. Gibson punches Misterioso. Misterioso tags in Brown. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Brown applies a side headlock. Gibson pulls Brown down to the mat. Gibson tags in Pearl. Pearl goes for an elbow drop, but Brown ducks out of the way. Brown with two arm-drags. Misfired Elbow Drops. Misterioso and Gibson are tagged in. Double Shoulder Block. Brown runs interference. Misterioso dropkicks the left knee of Gibson. Misterioso knocks Pearl off the ring apron. Brown with clubbing blows to Gibson’s back. Misterioso whips Pearl into the steel barricade. Misterioso kicks Gibson in the gut. Misterioso applies a front face lock. Brown tags himself in. Double Irish Whip. Brown drops down on the canvas. Misterioso leapfrogs over Gibson. Misterioso with a drop toe hold. Brown with a basement dropkick for a two count.

Gibson calls for a timeout. Brown with a Mid-Kick. Brown tags in Misterioso. Double Irish Whip. Brown with Two Running Uppercuts. Brown sweeps out the legs of Gibson. Misterioso with The Shotgun Meteora for a two count. Misterioso kicks Gibson in the back. Misterioso tags in Brown. Misterioso with a double leg takedown. Giant Swing/Basement Dropkick Combination for a two count. Misterioso dumps Pearl out of the ring. Stray Dog Arm gangs up on Gibson. Brown applies a side headlock. Gibson whips Brown across the ring. Gibson drops down on the canvas. Pearl attacks Brown from the outside. Gibson drops Brown with The DDT for a two count. Gibson with a knee drop. Gibson tags in Pearl. Gibson with The Body Avalanche. Pearl delivers a gut punch. Pearl knocks Misterioso off the apron. Pearl hooks the outside leg for a two count. Pearl with a straight right hand. Pearl uses the middle rope as a weapon. Pearl slams Brown’s head on the blue turnbuckle pad. Pearl tags in Gibson.

Gibson with a gut punch. Gibson tags in Pearl. Drop Toe Hold/Slingshot Senton Combination for a two count. Brown with forearm shivers. Pearl answers with a drop toe hold. Pearl tags in Gibson. Gibson stomps on Brown’s back. Brown with a reverse hammer throw into the left knee of Pearl. Gibson tags in Pearl. Pearl stops Brown in his tracks. Pearl with a gut punch. Pearl tags in Gibson. Midnight Heat are mauling Brown in the corner. Gibson applies a front face lock. Gibson tags in Pearl. Midnight Heat goes for a Double Vertical Suplex, but Brown counters with a high knee strike. Brown with a Back Body Drop. Gibson tugs on Brown’s tights. Pearl blasts Misterioso off the apron. Pearl with a Side Russian Leg Sweep onto Gibson’s knees for a two count. Misterioso sends Gibson tumbling to the floor. Misterioso with The Quebrada. Brown with an inside cradle for a two count. Misterioso SuperKicks Pearl. Misterioso with The BackStabber. Brown connects with The Running Boot to pickup the victory.

Winner: Stray Dog Army via Pinfall 

Second Match: “Filthy” Tom Lawlor vs. Bad Dude Tito 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Tito backs Lawlor into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Tito pats Lawlor on the chest. Strong lockup. Stalemate in the corner. Lawlor takes a swipe at Tito. Tito drives Lawlor back first into the turnbuckle pad. Tito with two knife edge chops. Tito with a forearm smash. Lawlor kicks the left knee of Tito. Chop Exchange. Lawlor applies a waist lock. Lawlor transitions into The Heel Hook. Lawlor rolls Tito over for a two count. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Tito with a waist lock takedown. Standing Switch Exchange. Tito with a double wrist lock takedown. Lawlor with a drop toe hold. Lawlor tugs on Tito’s hair. Lawlor applies a deep hammerlock. Lawlor with a back chop. Lawlor hyperextends the right knee of Tito. Lawlor with forearm shivers. Lawlor with a blistering chop. Tito answers with forearm shivers. Lawlor uppercuts Tito. Tito with a chop/forearm combination.

Lawlor applies The Hanging Kimura Lock. Tito with The Uranage Slam. Lawlor goes for The Rear Naked Choke, but Tito lands back on his feet. Tito applies The Ankle Lock. Lawlor kicks Tito in the face. Lawlor applies The Triangle Choke. Lawlor transitions into The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Tito reapplies The Ankle Lock. Lawlor grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Lawlor regroups on the ring apron. Lawlor drives his knee into the midsection of Tito. Lawlor with a chop/forearm combination. Lawlor kicks the left hamstring of Tito. Lawlor is choking Tito with his boot. Lawlor with a Corner Dropkick. Lawlor applies the cravate. Lawlor with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Tito with a short-arm clothesline. Tito thrust kicks the midsection of Lawlor. Enzuigiri Exchange. Tito drops Lawlor with The Rolling Elbow for a two count. Tito applies The Camel Clutch. Tito with clubbing crossfaces. Tito with The Exploder Suplex. Lawlor ducks a clothesline from Tito. Tito hammers down on the back of Lawlor’s neck.

Tito with another Exploder Suplex. Lawlor rises back on his feet. Lawlor ducks a clothesline from Tito. Lawlor applies The Guillotine Choke. Lawlor nails Tito with The TTD for a two count. Tito denies The PK. Tito applies The Ankle Lock. Tito dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Tito with a Deadlift German Suplex. Tito with a Running Uppercut. Short-Arm Reversal by Lawlr. Lawlor with a wrist lock takeover. Tito kicks Lawlor in the face. Tito hits The BlockBuster for a two count. Tito goes for a Wrist Clutch Suplex, but Lawlor counters with The Rear Naked Choke. Tito with The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Tito goes for The Frog Splash, but Lawlor ducks out of the way. Lawlor blasts Tito with The PK for a two count. Tito spits at Lawlor. Lawlor answers with a sharp knee strike. Lawlor connects with The NKOTB. Lawlor applies The Rear Naked Choke. Tito goes for The Blue Thunder Bomb, but Lawlor lands back on his feet. Lawlor plants Tito with The Dirty Deeds to pickup the victory.

Winner: “Filthy” Tom Lawlor via Pinfall 

Third Match: Aussie Open vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Alan Angels) In A First Round Match In The Inaugural NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Tournament 

Kyle Fletcher and Alan Angels will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Fletcher applies a side headlock. Fletcher with a side headlock takeover. Angels whips Fletcher across the ring. Fletcher drops Angels with a shoulder tackle. Fletcher poses for the crowd. Fletcher sends Angels across the ring. Angels drops down on the canvas. Angels goes for a dropkick, but Fletcher holds onto the ropes. Standing Switch Exchange. Angels rolls Fletcher over for a two count. Fletcher goes for a Bodyslam, but Angels lands back on his feet. Angels ducks a clothesline from Fletcher. Fletcher avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Fletcher kicks Angels in the gut. Angels dropkicks Fletcher. Angels applies a wrist lock. Uno and Davis are tagged in. Shoulder Block Exchange. Davis kicks Uno in the gut. Davis applies a side headlock. Uno whips Davis across the ring. Davis drops Uno with a running shoulder tackle. Uno drops down on the canvas. Uno with a Running Hurricanrana. Uno applies a wrist lock. Davis bodyslams Uno. Davis tags in Fletcher.

Fletcher knocks Angels off the ring apron. Double Irish Whip. Double Polish Hammer. Fletcher with The PK. Davis with a Senton Splash. Davis uppercuts Angels in mid-air. Fletcher with a gut punch. Fletcher bodyslams Uno for a two count. Fletcher fish hooks Uno. Fletcher applies a front face lock. Davis tags himself in. Forearm Exchange. Davis bodyslams Uno. Davis tags in Fletcher. Double Wrist Lock. Second Forearm Exchange. Uno blocks The Assisted Toe Kick. Uno uses the right leg of Fletcher as a weapon. Fletcher ducks a clothesline from Uno. Uno blocks a boot from Fletcher. Assisted NeckBreaker. Uno tags in Angels. Angles with a Flying Double Crossbody Block. Angels with a Step Up Enzuigiri to Fletcher. Angels follows that with a running chop. Angels transitions into a corner mount. Angels side steps Davis into Fletcher. Angels with a Spinning Back Kick. Angels with a Dropkick/Tornado DDT Combination. Angels drops Fletcher with The Standing Spanish Fly for a two count. Fletcher whips Angels across the ring. Uno made the blind tag. Fletcher drops down on the canvas. Uno with a German Suplex. Angels with an Apron Enzuigiri. Uno clotheslines Angels over the top rope. Uno knocks Davis off the apron. Angels with The Quebrada. Angels rolls Fletcher back into the ring. Uno hits Something EVIL for a two count. Uno with a forearm shot across the back of Fletcher. Uno tags in Angels.

Dark Order stomps on Fletcher’s fingers. Angels unloads two knife edge chops. Angels slams Fletcher’s head on the red turnbuckle pad. Angels tags in Uno. Uno with a blistering chop. Uno goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Fletcher blocks it. Uno with forearm shivers. Fletcher answers with a Vertical Suplex. Angels and Davis are tagged in. Davis drives Angels back first into the turnbuckle pad. Davis with Two Biel Throws. Davis goes for a German Suplex, but Angels lands back on his feet. Angels dumps Davis out of the ring. Angels lands The Suicide Dive. Angels ducks a clothesline from Fletcher. Angels with The Shotgun Dropkick. Angels rolls Davis back into the ring. Davis chops Angels in mid-air. Davis tags in Fletcher. Angels kicks Davis in the face. Angels decks Fletcher with a back elbow smash. Davis catches Angels in mid-air. Assisted Enzuigiri. Aussie Open with The Assisted Cutter for a two count. Davis tosses Uno out of the ring.

Aussie Open goes for The Corealis, but Angels counters with a Hurricanrana. Angels ducks a clothesline from Davis. Angels with a Hurricanrana that sends Davis to the outside. Uno with a Flying Cannonball Senton off the apron. Angels tags in Uno. Uno with a running forearm smash. Angels with The Rolling Elbow. Uno delivers the chop block. Angels SuperKicks Fletcher. Dark Order connects with their SuperKick/GutBuster Combination for a two count. Fletcher tags in Davis. Chop Exchange. Uno with two palm strikes. Davis with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Angels responds with another Rolling Elbow. Angels thrust kicks the midsection of Fletcher. Fletcher dropkicks Angels into the ropes. Uno with The Boot. Uno ascends to the top turnbuckle. Davis with The SuperPlex. Angels lands The Frog Splash. Uno with a Running Boot. Uno tags in Angels. Double Irish Whip. Davis with a double clothesline. Fletcher tags himself in. Aussie Open with The Crucifix Toss to Angels. Fletcher sweeps out the legs of Uno. Davis with a Sliding Forearm Smash. Aussie Open gangs up on Angels. Aussie Open plants Angels with The Corealis to pickup the victory.

Winner: Aussie Open via Pinfall 

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