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NJPW STRONG NEVER NIGHT ONE REPORT: ZAYNE VERSUS BLACK, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2020-10-17 09:29:00

We are in Los Angeles, California and your announcers are Shigeki Kiyono, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Katsuyori Shibata (in Japanese) or Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov (in English).

Match Number One: Misterioso versus Danny Limelight

They lock up and Misterioso with a wrist lock and Limelight with a reversal and a kick to the leg. They lock up again and Misterioso with a side head lock and Misterioso holds on when Limelight tries to send him off the ropes. Misterioso with a shoulder tackle and a handspring back flip. Limelight misses a round kick and Misterioso with a rollup but Limelight gets a near fall.

Misterioso goes to the floor and Limelight with a pescado but Misterioso catches Limelight and runs him into the ring post. Misterioso sends Limelight into the ring post and then breaks the count and returns to the floor. They return to the ring and Misterioso with a springboard hesitation senton for a near fall. Misterioso sends Limelight into the turnbuckles. Misterioso with a chop and forearm to the back of the head. Misterioso with an Irish whip and knee in the corner for a near fall. Misterioso gets a near fall. Misterioso with a forearm and Limelight fires back. Misterioso with kicks and forearms. Misterioso gets Limelight on his shoulders and hits a Finlay roll and tries for a moonsault but Limelight gets his boot up.

Misterioso tries to send Limelight over the top rope to the floor but Limelight skins the cat and hits a head scissors take down. Limelight is sent to the apron and he kicks Misterioso and goes up top and hits Meteora. Limelight with a back heel kick for a near fall. Limelight with a kick to the ribs and he tries for a fisherman’s suplex but Misterioso blocks it and hits a super kick and a lungblower for the three count.

Winner: Misterioso

Match Number Two: TJP versus Hikuleo

They lock up and Hikuleo sends TJP into the corner. They lock up and Hikuleo backs TJP into the corner and misses with a chop. TJP with kicks and punches but Hikuleo pushes him off the turnbuckles. TJP with more punches but Hikuleo with a reverse atomic drop. Hikuleo kicks TJP and chokes him against the ropes. TJP kicks Hikuleo and hits a drop toe hold followed by a Muta Lock. TJP with a hammer lock using the leg and then he hyper-extends the other arm.

TJP sets for a suplex but Hikuleo blocks it and gets TJP up for a Samoan drop and a near fall. Hikuleo with a boot to the back. Hikuleo with a hard Irish whip for a near fall. Hikuleo stands on TJP’s back as the referee counts. Hikuleo with a forearm. Hikuleo with an Irish whip and he misses a splash in the corner. TJP with an octopus but Hikuleo escapes and hits a side slam for a near fall.

Hikuleo with a forearm and then he applies a surfboard. TJP with a mule kick and then Hikuleo runs into boots in the corner. TJP with a tornado DDT. TJP with punches and he works on the arm. TJP with a clothesline and a jumping back heel kick. TJP with a drop kick. TJP with a double jump drop kick and a springboard DDT for a near fall. TJP goes to the turnbuckles and misses a swanton. Hikuleo with a kick to the head and he gets TJP up but TJP goes for a sunset flip and Hikuleo blocks it.

TJP with a cross arm breaker and turns it into a triangle. Hikuleo with a one arm sit out power bomb for a near fall. TJP with elbows and Hikuleo with a power slam and a flatliner for the three count.

Winner: Hikuleo

After the match, Hikuleo says he feels good. I beat his ass like I’ll beat everyone else’s ass.

We take a cleaning and disinfection break.

Match Number Three: PJ Black versus Alex Zayne

Black offers his hand and Zayne shakes it but Black tries for a leg sweep and misses. Zayne lands on his feet on a head scissors take down. Black floats over and sends Zayne to the floor with a head scissors. Black goes for a springboard move but Zayne knocks Black off the ropes. Black with kicks to Zayne. Black with a reverse DDT for a near fall. Black kicks Zayne in the back and then applies an abdominal stretch. Black with a rollup for a near fall. Black comes off the turnbuckles with an elbow for a near fall. Black with a victory roll into a rocking chair and sends Zayne’s head into the turnbuckles.

Black stands on Zayne’s neck and then he goes up top and connects with a punch for a near fall. Black with a suplex and he rolls through to stretch Zayne and he pulls at the fingers. Black with a surfboard and Zayne counters into a sunset flip for a near fall. Black with a spinning heel kick and he hits a second one for a near fall.

Black goes to the turnbuckles and Zayne with a jumping kick when Black comes off the turnbuckles. Black with an elbow to Zayne and Zayne with a shoulder from the apron. Zayne with a sunset flip but Black rolls through. Zayne with a series of kicks for a near fall. Zayne with forearms and shoulders in the corner. Zayne puts Black on the turnbuckles and does a flip into the corner and hits a Frankensteiner but Black rolls through and hits a Styles Clash for a near fall.

Black goes up top and leaps over Zayne and Zayne with a face buster. Zayne and Black exchange forearms and Zayne with a wrist clutch sit out power bomb for a near fall. Zayne goes up top and Black with a punch and chop to stop him. Zayne with punches and he pushes Black to the mat. Black with a Frankensteiner and a moonsault for a near fall. Black with a forearm and Irish whip. Black runs into a boot and Zayne goes to the turnbuckles and Black with a Spanish Fly for a near fall. Zayne with a kick from the apron and he goes up top and hits the shooting star double stomp to the back of the neck for a near fall.

Zayne goes back to the apron and so does Black. Zayne and Black exchange punches. They climb the turnbuckles and Black with a chop to the back. Both men with forearms and Zayne hits the ropes before falling to the mat. Black with a springboard 450 splash for a near fall. Black with a crucifix bomb for the three count.

Winner: PJ Black

Match Number Four: David Finlay and Jeff Cobb versus KENTA and Chase Owens

Owens and KENTA attack Cobb and Finlay before the bell. Owens sends Finlay to the floor while KENTA kicks Cobb in the corner. Finlay joins in by choking Cobb. KENTA with punches. Owens almost punches KENTA when Cobb moves but he stops short. Cobb with a clothesline to Owens. Cobb with a forearm and Finlay tags in. Finlay goes up top and hits a double sledge to the arm. Finlay with a suplex and he gets a near fall.

Finlay with an arm bar and he tags Cobb back in. Cobb goes to the turnbuckles and hits a double sledge to the arm. Cobb with a forearm and head butt. Cobb with a forearm to the arm and then he knocks KENTA off the apron. Owens clips Cobb and KENTA tags in and starts to work on the leg. KENTA knocks Finlay off the apron. KENTA with a kick to the head and then he grinds his boot into the injured leg. KENTA chokes Cobb while Cobb tries to get back to his corner. KENTA knocks Finlay off the apron and then the referee has to hold Finlay back when he tries to get involved.

KENTA with knee drops to the leg. Owens tags in and he stops Cobb from making the tag. Owens with knees and forearms. Owens with a spinning toe hold. Finlay wrings the leg into the mat and tags KENTA. Cobb with forearms but KENTA takes Cobb to the mat and continues to work on the leg. Finlay avoids being knocked off the apron by going to the floor before KENTA gets to the corner. KENTA kicks the leg and tags Owens back in. Owens with a knee drop to the leg. Owens with a punch and then he hits a seated splash onto the leg. He hits a second one. Owens goes for a third one but Cobb sends Owens over the top rope to the floor.

KENTA and Finlay tag in and Finlay with forearms followed by a flying back elbow. Finlay with a drop kick to Owens and a running back elbow to KENTA. Finlay with a back elbow off the turnbuckles for a near fall. KENTA with elbows and he gets Finlay on his shoulders but Finlay escapes and connects with European uppercuts. KENTA with a power slam and he tags Owens in. Owens with a forearm in the corner followed by a clothesline for a near fall. Owens gets Finlay up but Finlay gets back to his feet and hits a belly-to-back suplex. Cobb tags in and he chops Owens. Cobb with punches and the referee warns Cobb and pulls him off Owens. Owens sends Cobb into the turnbuckles and KENTA knocks Finlay off the apron. Owens with a forearm and KENTA with a clothesline in the corner. Owens with a Shining Wizard for a near fall. Finlay and KENTA fight on the floor and Owens kicks Finlay but Finlay with a uranage. KENTA with a boot to Finlay but Cobb with a clothesline to KENTA.

Cobb gets Owens up but Owens gets to his feet and hits a jumping knee and an elevated elbow drop for a near fall. KENTA sends Finlay to the floor and Owens kicks Cobb. Owens with another boot to the head. Cobb blocks a kick and connects with a forearm followed by Tour of the Islands for the three count.

Winners: Jeff Cobb and David Finlay

We go to credits.

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