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9/9 From Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Japan,
1 - Shoma Kato vs. Jakob Austin Young
Young pins Kato with a Shiranui (now called Jakob's Ladder)
2 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Katsuya Murashima vs. Zack Sabre Jr. and Kosei Fujita
Fujita forces Murashima to tap out to a double arm bar submission.
Another massive pop for Zack Sabre Jr. The audience are behind Zack winning the World Title.
3 - Shota Umino and Jado vs. Ren Narita and SHO
Narita and SHO ran out first to hide among the crowd. When Umino and Jado came out, they got attacked.
SHO hits Jado in the leg with the Push Up Bar. SHO forces Jado to tap out to an ankle lock.
4 - Tomohiro Ishii and Tomoaki Honma vs. Gabe Kidd and Jake Lee
Kidd hits a Psycho Knee on Honma and gets the pin.
Ishii brawls with Lee after the match. Kidd joins in and they beat down Ishii. Ishii fights back. Lee and Kidd chokes out Ishii until he is unconscious. The Mad Bastards start going to the locker. The young lions help Ishii to his feet. Lee attacks Ishii again. Ishii grabs a chair to fight back. The Mad Bastards continue to beat down Ishii causing complete chaos.
The Mad Bastards look like legitimate threats in the tag team division and should run over others in World Tag League. Great build for them.
5 - Hiroshi Tanahashi, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano and Tiger Mask vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Dick Togo and EVIL
Kanemaru forces Tiger Mask to tap out to a figure four leglock.
House of Torture lays out the NEVER Champions again.
House of Torture will challenge for the NEVER Openweight 6-man Championship on September 14.
6 - DOUKI and TAKA Michinoku vs. Taiji Ishimori and Gedo
DOUKI traps Ishimori in the Italian Stretch #32.
TAKA forces Gedo to submit to Just Face Lock.
7 - Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI vs. Great O-Khan, Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman and Francesco Akira
O-Khan hits BUSHI with a right fist. O-Khan with a Sheep Killer and a Flatliner. O-Khan finishes BUSHI with an Eliminator.
O-Khan pins BUSHI
Great O-Khan will face Tetsuya Naito at Destruction on September 29. The winner of this match will face Zack Sabre Jr. (Winner of the G1 Climax) in October. Zack announced that he will not wait till January for Wrestle Kingdom. He wants to win the IWGP World Championship and defend it in England at Royal Quest.
8 - NEVER Openweight Championship - Hiromu Takahashi vs. HENARE
In the early moments, the match was on the floor. Both men battered each other on guardrails. HENARE had the advantage but Hiromu fought back with chops and strikes. Hiromu was able to go toe to toe with the Champ. Both men has bruised chests.
HENARE applied Ultima but Hiromu did not submit. HENARE hit a Toa Bottom. Two count. Hiromu hits a Crucifix Bomb. Two count. HENARE with a Bezerker Bomb. Hiromu goes for a HIromu Roll. HENARE kicks out and hits a Rampage. Hiromu kicks out. HENARE goes for Streets of Rage, but Hiromu reverses into a Destroyer. Two count. Hiromu hits a Hiromu-chan Bomber then follows with a Time Bomb. HENARE kicks out. They trade strikes. HENARE with a vicious headbutt and follows with Streets of Rage.
HENARE pins Hiromu.
HENARE retains the NEVER Openweight Championship.
Awesome match. This was defining win for HENARE. From going from a young lion to a NEVER Champion, HENARE has established himself as main eventer.
After the match, Shingo Takagi checks on Hiromu and challenges HENARE at Destruction on September 29. HENARE accepts.
Zack Sabre Jr. appeared on English Commentary midway through the show. He was excellent and not in character. He put over every competitor and added so much to each match in terms of technical aspects in the ring. He sounds like an ambassador for New Japan and he could help this product grow on a global basis.
Thanks for reading.
James Kurokawa
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