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NJPW STRONG REPORT: NARITA VERSUS DICKINSON, MOXLEY VERSUS KENTA, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-02-26 22:50:00

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

Match Number One:  DKC, Kevin Knight, Clark Connors, and TJP versus Brody King, ACH, Logan Riegel, and Sterling Riegel

ACH and DKC start things off.  They lock up and DKC with a side head lock. DKC with a shoulder tackle and ACH with a chop.  DKC floats over and hits a drop kick.  ACH with a chop.  Sterling tags in and drop kicks DKC.  Logan tags in and Sterling with kicks and Logan with a jumping neck breaker for a near fall.  Logan kicks DKC and connects with forearms to teh back.  Logan with a belly-to-back suplex but DKC lands on his feet and tags in TJP.  They lock up and TJP with a side head lock.  TJP with a snap mare and he gets a near fall.  Logan with a drop kick.  TJP goes to teh apron and slides under Logan and gets a near fall into a Sharpshooter.

TJP goes for a Mutoh Lock but Logan blocks it and is able to tag in King.  Knight wants to tag in and TJP lets him enter the match.  Knight gets in Brody's face and connects with Euroepan uppercuts and King wants more.  King with a foearm and Knight goes down.  Knight with a series of chops with no effect and King with a drop kick.  Knight with a drop kick and King with a shoudler tackle and back senton for a near fall.  King with a chop and ACH tags in.  ACH knocks DKC off the apron and he chokes Knight in the corner.  The referee sends TJP back to his corner.  ACH with a snap mare and kick.  ACH with a front face lock.  Sterling tags in and connects with forearms and a suplex for a near fall.

Logan tags in and he connects with forearms followed by a front face lock.  Logan with forearms to the back and a fisherman's suplex for a near fall.  King tags in and kicks Knight and connects with a forearm and chop.  Knight with European uppercuts but King with a forearm to stop Knight.  Sterling tags in and he connects with a forearm.  Sterling with a front face lock and he tries for a suplex but Knight blocks it.  Knight with a European uppercut and a slam.  Connors and ACH tag in and Connors with chops and ACH chops back.  Connors with an Irsih whip and hip toss.  COnnors knocks the Riegels off the apron.  ACH with a back elbow but Connors with a power slam for a near fall.

TJP tags in and drop kicks King off the apron.  Connors with a spear to ACH and TJP with a frog splash for a near fall.  King chops Connors but KNight drop kicks King to teh floor.  TJP with a pendulum drop kick.  DKC tags in and he counters a brainbuster into an inside cradle for a near fall.  DKC with pundhes and he misses a drop kick when ACH holds on to the ropes.  ACH with a super kick and brainbuster for the three count.

Winners:  Brody King, Logan Riegel, Sterling Riegel, and ACH

Match Number Two:  Ren Narita versus Chris Dickinson

They lock up in a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Dickinson with a wrist lock and Narita with a reversal.  Dickinson with an arm drag into a head scissors.  Dickinson escapes and Narita with a waist lock.  Dickinson with a wrist lock and he works on the shoulder.  Narita with a chop on the break and Dickinson was impressed.  Dickinson chops Narita.  They go back and forth with chops.  Dickinson with kicks to the legs and he tries for a half and half suplex but Narita blocks it.  Dickinson gets a near fall with a rollup.  Dickinson goes for an STF but Narita gets to the roeps.  Dickinson with kicks to the back and leg.  Dickinson with foerarms and Narita fires back.  They continue the exchange and Narita with the advantage.  Dickinson with a rake of the eyes followed by a snap mare.

Dickinson with a figure four submission but Narita with a knee bar.  Dickinson with a chop and Narita chops back.  Narita gets to the ropes to force a break.  Dickinson with a chop and Narita chops back.  Dickinson with more chops and Narita chops and kicks Dickinson.  Dickinson with a dragon screw leg whip but Narita kicks Dickinson away.  Narita runs into a back elbow and Narita with a head butt and forearms in the corner.  Dickinson with a boot to Narita but Narita with more forearms.

Narita pushes the referee away and he chops, kicks,and slaps Dickinson.  Narita sends Dickinson into the turnbuckles and connects with forearms.  Dickinson with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall.  Dickinson signals that it is over.  Dickinson goes for a power bomb but Narita blocks it.  Dickinson with foearms and Narita with slaps to Dickinson.  Narita with more slaps and punches to Dickinson and the referee warns Narita.  Narita goes for a Boston Crab but Dickinson blocks it .  Narita with a Cloverleaf on Dickinson and Dickinson taps out.

Winner:  Ren Narita

Jon Moxley says KENTA thought he would get off easy and that he would not face him.  Moxley says he is the Boogeyman of New Japan.  I haunt KENTA's nightmares.  KENTA says it is time.  I am going to make you go to sleep.  

Match Number Three:  Jon Moxley versus KENTA for the IWGP United States Championship

They go face to face and KENTA with the first forearm.  They go back and forth and KENTA with a boot to the head.  Moxley with a shoudler tackle.  Moxley with chops in the corner.  Moxley with a snap mare and sliding clothesline for a near fall.  KENTA gets to the ropes and goes to the apron.  KENTA drops Moxley on the top rope and Moxley with a forearm to stop a springboard move and KENTA falls to the floor.  Moxley follows and connects with a forearm to the back followed by kicks.  KENTA with a punch and Moxley with a forearm.  KENTA with a suplex on the floor.  KENTA grabs the briefcase and he wants to hit Moxley with it but Moxley kicks KENTA.

Moxley tries to piledrive KENTA onto the briefcase but KENTA escapes and he DDTs Moxley on the briefcase.  KENTA gets a near fall when they return to the ring.  KENTA with a kcik to the back followed by a snap mare and kick to the back.  KENTA with more kicks to the back.  KENTA chokes Moxley in the ropes.  KENTA iwth a neck breaker and he gets a near fall.  KENTA slaps Moxley and Moxley with punches to KENTA.  KENTA goes for a drop toe hold and gets Moxley to the mat.  KENTA with punches to the back of the head.  KENTA with knee drops to the head.

KENTA with a back heel kick to the ear.  KENTA kicks Moxley in the other ear.  KENTA continues to kick Moxley in the head and Moxley struggles to stay on his feet due to the loss of equilibrium.  KENTA with more kicks to the chest.  Moxley blocks a kick and he connects with forearm.  KENTA fires back and they continue the exchange until Moxley gets the advantage.  KENTA with a punch and Moxley falls into the corner.  KENTA gets Moxley on his shoulders but Moxley escapes and sends KENTA to the floor and hits a suicide dive.

Moxley with forearms and a head butt.  Moxley goes to the entrance ramp and he comes off the stage wtih a forearm and knee.  KENTA looks under the ring and Moxley stops KENTA and Moxley gets a table from under the ring.  Moxley sets up the table on the floor.  KENTA hits Moxley with the title belt.  KENTA with a forearm and he puts Moxley on the table.  KENTA goes to the apron and then he goes to the turnbuckles.  KENTA with an elbow drop through the table and the table breaks (because the table is American).  

The referee starts his count.  KENTA gets back into the ring first and Moxley does not get up until eighteen but he beats the twenty count.  KENTA with a running boot into the corner followed by a running drop kick.  KENTA goes up top and hits a double stomp for a near fall.  KENTA signals that it is over and he gets Moxley on his shoulders but Moxley with elbows.  KENTA slaps Moxley but Moxley with a German suplex and clothesline.  Moxley gets a near fall.  Moxley with forearms and KENTA with a LeBell Lock but Moxley is able to escape.  Moxley with a coke on KENTA but KENTA escapes.  KENTA with a LeBell Lock.  Moxley gets to the ropes to force a break.

KENTA kicks Moxley in the chest and hits a running hip strike to the back.  Moxley with a clothesline and both men are down.  Moxley gets up first and he sets for the Paradigm Shift but KENTA escapes and gets Moxley up but Moxley gets to his feet.  KENTA with punches but Moxley with a neck breaker.  KENTA flips off Moxley and slaps Moxley.  Moxley with a Paradigm Shift for the three count.

Winner:  Jon Moxley (retains championship)

We go to credits.

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