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NJPW STRONG REPORT: NEVER NIGHT 2

By Richard Trionfo on 2020-10-24 11:05:00

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

Match Number One: Fred Rosser versus Clark Connors

They lock up and Connors sends Rosser to the apron and Fred goes to the floor to regroup. Rosser returns to the ring and they lock up and Rosser with a side head lock take down. Connors tries for a head scissors but Rosser blocks it and he snap mares Connors and hits a shoulder tackle followed by a leg drop for a near fall.

Rosser with a step over toe hold and cobra stretch but Connors gets to the ropes. Rosser kicks Connors in the ribs and then Connors trips Rosser and hits a spear and gets a near fall. Connors kicks Rosser and the referee warns Connors. Rosser with a chop and head butt. Rosser with a chop in the corner but Connors with a drop kick. Connors with forearms to the back but Rosser with a head butt.

Connors with a shoulder tackle and Rosser backs Connors into the corner. Connors with a hard Irish whip and Connors with forearms. Connors with a double wrist lock into a dragon sleeper. Rosser with kicks to the head. Rosser with a head butt and Connors with a knee and forearms. Rosser with an overhead belly-to-belly throw. Rosser with a slam and seated splash for a near fall. Rosser with a kick to the back of the head. Connors with a power slam for a near fall. Connors goes for a Boston Crab and he locks it in.

Rosser gets to the ropes to force the break. Connors kicks Rosser and punches him. Connors with a European uppercut and then he goes to the turnbuckles and comes off into a knee from Rosser. Rosser with a double knee gutbsuter from a fireman’s carry for the three count.

Winner: Fred Rosser

Match Number Two: ACH versus Karl Fredericks

They lock up and ACH with a side head lock. Fredericks with a cross body and shoulder tackle for a near fall. Fredericks with kicks and a slam. Fredericks with a boot to ACH for a near fall. Fredericks with a forearm and he runs into an elbow and boot from ACH. ACH with a leg sweep and kick for a near fall.

ACH with a knee drop for a near fall. ACH with a slam and he gets a near fall. ACH with a neck breaker for a near fall. ACH kicks Fredericks and applies a reverse chin lock. Fredericks gets back to his feet and he punches ACH. ACH with a drop kick and he gets a near fall. ACH with chops and a stomp on the foot. ACH with more chops and he chokes Fredericks in the ropes.

ACH with a snap mare and a reverse chin lock. Fredericks with punches and ACH with forearms and chops. Fredericks with a European uppercut and a back breaker. Fredericks with a splash into the corner and a belly-to-back suplex followed by an elbow drop for a near fall. Fredericks kicks ACH in the back. Fredericks with a front face lock and ACH blocks a suplex. Fredericks with a rollup for a near fall. ACH with a DDT for a near fall. ACH tries for a suplex but Fredericks blocks it and misses a boot. AC with a super kick and Fredericks with a sleeper into an Impaler DDT for the three count.

Winner: Karl Fredericks

We go to the cleaning and disinfecting break.

Match Number Three: Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa versus Flip Gordon and Brody King

Tanga and King start things off and they lock up. They go to a stalemate and lock up again and Tanga pushes King away. Tanga with a kick and forearm followed by a side head lock and he tries for a shoulder tackle but King stays on his feet. They go back and forth with forearms and then King hits a cross body and Gordon tags in.

Gordon is sent to the apron and he knocks Tama off the apron but Tama pulls Gordon to the floor when Tanga distracts the referee. Tama attacks Gordon while Tanga works over King. Gordon and Tanga return to the ring and Tanga with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Tanga with forearms and kicks. Tanga with a slam and Tama tags in and hits a slingshot senton. Tama gets a near fall.

Tama with a back rake and he does it again. Tama with double sledges to the back and follows with a suplex for a near fall. Tama punches King on the apron and that allows Tama to connects with forearms and tag in Tanga. Gordon with a chop and Tanga chops back. Gordon with more chops but Tanga with a punch and Gordon goes down. Gordon lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt and he hits a drop kick. King tags in and punches Tanga and hits a side slam. Tama punches King and King with a back body drop to Tama. King with a forearm to the back and head followed by a chop. Tanga with a spear and both men are down.

Tama and Gordon tag in and Gordon springboards over Tama and connects with punches. Gordon with a springboard slingblade and a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. King and Tanga battle in the ring and Tanga with a knee but King with a clothesline and both men go over the top rope to the floor. Gordon with a kick and he gets Tama on his shoulders but Tama with an elbow. Gordon goes for a springboard move but Tama catches him with a Gun Stun for the three count.

Winners: Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa

We are told that New Japan Showdown will start next week.

Match Number Four: Jay White versus Rocky Romero

White has some words for Romero when the bell rings and Romero slaps White and gets a near fall with a rollup. White goes to the floor but returns to the ring. Romero with punches and a crucifix for a near fall. Romero with forearms and chops but White with an Iris whip and he misses a splash. Romero with infinity clotheslines and White moves and hits a reverse atomic drop and DDT.

White with a chop and forearm to the lower back. White with a hammer lock and then he gets Romero on his back and then hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Whte with a forearm and then he connects with forearms to the lower back. White with a hard Irish whip. White with a waist lock. Romero with an elbow but White with a forearm and back breaker. White picks up Romero and Romero drops to the mat. White with a chop.

White turns his back to Romero for a moment but Romero doesn’t take advantage. Romero with forearms but White with a forearm and Romero goes down. Romero with forearms but White with a forearm to send him to the mat. Romero with more forearms and chops. White with a chop and Romero goes down. Romero with a tornado DDT and White goes to the floor. Romero with a forearm to the back and a drop kick to White in the ropes. Romero with a springboard drop kick to White hanging in the ropes and Romero gets a near fall.

Romero with elbows to the arm and he wraps the arm in the ropes. Romero goes to the turnbuckles and hits a knee drop to the arm. Romero kicks White in the corner and the referee warns him. Romero with more kicks in the corner. White avoids a tornado DDT and hits a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. White with a twisting suplex and he gets a near fall.

White with a chop and he puts Romero on the turnbuckles. White goes for a superplex but Romero with an arm bar to stop him. White with an elbow and both men fall to the mat. White blocks a kick but Romero with an uppercut. Romero with a tornado DDT and he tries for a suplex but White blocks it. Romero with forearms and a cross arm breaker. White gets to the ropes to force a break.

Romero with a kick to the arm and he sets for Sliced Bread but White avoids it. Romero continues to work on the arm and White avoids Sliced Bread but Romero with a back slide for a near fall. Romero with an Asai DDT for a near fall. Romero goes for Sliced Bread but White counters with a back breaker. White signals that it is over and he hits Blade Runner for the three count.

Winner: Jay White

After the match, Jay White takes the mic and asks Kevin if he was surprised. He asks Koslov if he was surprised. Rocky facing the best in the world, what do you think would have happened? As I always tell you, I am in control of everything. I showed once again. Maybe Rocky gets lucky two times in a row. After all I did to Chaos, could you get one back for your team? You couldn’t because I am the man. I single handedly sold out Madison Square Garden. I am the number one asset in wrestling.

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