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NJPW STRONG REPORT: ELIMINATION TAG MATCH AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-05-15 08:34:00

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

Match Number One: AJZ versus Rocky Romero

They lock up and Romero with waist lock and AJZ with w standing switch and take down. AJZ with another take down and Romero gets to the ropes to force a break. AJZ does some gesticulating to Romero. They go to a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Romero with a wrist lock but AJZ picks up Romero and puts him in the corner. Romero with a side head lock.

Romero holds on when AJZ tries to send Romero off the ropes. Romero with a shoulder tackle but AJZ does not go down. AJZ drops down and Romero with a side head lock. AJZ with forearms and a pop up punch followed by more punches on the mat. AJZ runs his forearm across the bridge of the nose a few times. AJZ sends Romero into the turnbuckles and connects with a shoulder. AJZ with punches in the corner. Romero grabs the wrist and comes off the ropes with a knee drop to the arm. AJZ with a kick.

Romero with an Irish whip and AJZ floats over and hits a drop kick for a near fall. AJZ with a cravate. Romero with punches and AJZ with a snap mare and he gets a near fall. Romero with elbows and AJZ with a forearm to the back. Romero with forearms and a chop. Romero with an elbow to the shoulder but AJZ with a jab. AJZ gets Romero on his shoulders but Romero escapes and he sends AJZ into the ropes. AJZ blocks a kick and then he rakes the eyes. AJZ with a slingshot DDT for a near fall. AJZ goes for a suplex and Romero lands on his feet. Romero continues to work on the arm and he puts AJZ in the ropes. Romero with kicks and a missile drop kick to the side of the head for a near fall.

Romero with a kick to the arm and he goes for a an Acid drop but AJZ blocks it. AJZ goes for a pump handle slam and hits it for a near fall. Romero with forearms and AJZ with punches and forearms as well. Romero with a kick to the arm but AJZ with a jumping knee. AJZ pulls down the knee pad and he goes to the apron. AJZ misses a springboard move and Romero with a take down into a cross arm breaker. AJZ escapes with a shot to the leg. AJZ with a kick and a gourdbuster. AJZ gets a near fall.

AJZ gets Romero up but Romero gets to his feet and gets the three count with a back slide.

Winner: Rocky Romero

Match Number Two: Hikuleo and El Phantasmo versus Lio Rush and Fred Rosser

Rosser and Phantasmo start things off even though Rosser wants Hikuleo. Phantasmo decides to tag in Hikuleo to satiate Rosser, but Phantasmo tags back in before anything happens. They lock up and Rosser goes after Hikuleo on the apron. Rosser goes for a back drop driver onto the apron but Hikuleo pulls Rosser off the apron. Rush with a flip dive onto Hikuleo and Phantasmo on the floor.

Rosser with a back breaker to Phantasmo for a near fall. Rush tags in and he kicks Phantasmo and follows with a punch to the ribs. Rush avoids Phantasmo on the ropes and then Rosser tags in and hits a clothesline and DDT. Rosser sends Phantasmo into the turnbuckles. Rosser with chops and clotheslines in the corner. Rosser tosses Phantasmo by the ears. Rosser with a boot to the midsection and then he tags Rush back in. Rush drop kicks Hikuleo off the apron. Rosser and Rush with kicks followed by a seated splash for a near fall.

Rosser with knees to the back. Hikuleo trips Rosser and then Hikuleo comes in and kicks Rosser. Phantasmo chokes Rosser and Hikuleo legally tags in. Hikuleo with forearms and he chokes Rosser in the corner. Rosser with punches but Phantasmo trips Rosser and pulls him into the ring post in an uncomfortable place. Hikuleo gets a near fall and he has some words with the referee. Hikuleo with a boot to the back. Hikuleo with an Irish whip and clothesline followed by a power slam for a near fall. Phantasmo tags in and he rakes the back. Hikuleo with a forearm and he tries to chop Rosser but Rosser moves and Phatasmo is chopped. Rush tags in and he hits a few clotheslines. Rush with strikes to Phantasmo. Rush with a handspring back elbow for a near fall. Rush goes for the rebound cutter but Phantasmo blocks it. Rush hits a Spanish Fly aned then Rosser tags in and he drops Rush onto Phantasmo before getting a near fall. Hikuleo and Rosser exchange punches and they fight to the floor. Rush leaps over Phantasmo and Phantsmo with a knee and he sests for the piledriver but Rush with a jackknife cover. Rush with a rana for a near fall. Phanatsmo with a rake of the eyes while Rosser and Hikuleo fight on the floor. Rush with a slingshot cutter for the three count.

Winners: Lio Rush and Fred Rosser

After the match, Hikuleo and Rosser continue to battle on the floor. Rosser hits Hikuleo with the ring bell. Hikuleo hits Rosser with a chair . Rush tries to help Rosser out as officials finally separate Rosser and Hikuleo. That does not work too well but a second attempt to separate them does work.

We go to the back and Rosser says he has been doing this for 19 years and he has never been so disgusted in his life. He tells Hikuleo he loves his family but you picked a fight against the Suntan Superman, the man who takes no days off. They will go one on one in a No Disqualification Match.

Lio Rush says Rosser is your problem Hikuleo and you have to suffer the consequences. Rush tells El Phantasmo he is not done with him. To be honest, I am sick of you. What more do I have to prove. How many times do I have to beat you to prove that you will be a fluke. You might have beaten me two times, but you had to cheat. When I won, I did it fair and square. When the time comes and the stakes are high, I will do what I have been doing and that is whoop your ass in a New Japan ring. I will be the man in Japan whether you like it or not.

We go to the Cleaning and Disinfection Break.

Match Number Three: Tom Lawlor, JR Kratos, Chris Dickinson, and Danny Limelight versus Clark Connors, Karl Fredericks, TJP, and Brody King in an Elimination Match

Lawlor throws a Gekiochi-kun at Fredericks to mock his participation in the commercial.

They lock up and Lawlor with a waist lock and take down. Lawlor with a waist lock and take down. Lawlor works on the knee but and applies a full nelson. Fredericks with a standing switch and Lawlor with a take down but Fredericks with a head scissors. Lawlor with a head stand to escape and he punches Fredericks. Lawlor with a side head lock and a cross body.

Limelight tags in and so does TJP. TJP with a shoulder tackle and Limelight misses a kick. TJP goes for a heel hook but Limelight escapes. Limelight with a kick. TJP with a drop toe hold and drop kick. Connors tags in and they hit a double hip toss. TJP with a kick and Connors with an elbow drop for a near fall. Limelight and Connors alternate forearms. TJP tags back in and they Irish whip Limelight. Connors with a shoulder in the corner and TJP with an elbow while Connors goes after Team Filthy’s corner. TJP with a running boot into the corner followed by a slam.

TJP goes up top but he is stopped and that allows Limellight to hit a Frankensteiner. Limelight follows with a boot. Lawlor with a clothesline. Dickinson with a forearm and Kratos with a splash. Limelight with a blockbuster to TJP who is on Kratos’ shoulder for a near fall. TJP sends Limelight over the top rope but Limelight holds on and he connects with a forearm and back heel kicks. Limelight with a springboard double knee to the back of the head. TJP with a tornado DDT and King tags in. King clotheslines Dickinson and Lawlor while Kratos tags in. King with a back body drop to Limelight. King with a kick to Kratos but Kratos with a punch. King with forearms and kicks followed by a chop. King with a splash into the corner and then Limelight grabs his leg and that allows Kratos to send King over the top rope to the floor.

Brody King Eliminated

Fredericks with forearms to Kratos but Kratos with a forearm to Fredericks. Limelight tags in and Kratos with a forearm in the corner followed by a rolling elbow. Kratos with a suplex and Limelight with an assisted double stomp for a near fall. Limelight goes for a springboard move but Fredericks catches Limelight and sends him over the top rope to the floor to eliminate him.

Danny Limelight Eliminated

Lawlor sends Fredericks to the apron but Fredericks gets back into the ring and connects with a forearm. They go back and forth with forearms. Fredericks with a European uppercut but Lawlor with a back slide and Fredericks rolls through. Lawlor with a rollup on Fredericks for a near fall. Fredericks with a rollup for a near fall. Fredericks counters a suplex with an inside cradle for a near fall. Fredericks with a splash into the corner but Lawlor catches Fredericks and hits a ruanage. Dickinson comes in and Fredericks with a double drop kick. Fredericks sends Lawlor to the apron and Dickinson hits Fredericks from behind. Lawlor holds Fredericks from the apron and Dickinson tries to hit Fredericks but Fredericks moves, almost getting Dickinson to accidentally knock Lawlor off the apron but Dickinson stops short.

Fredericks pushes Dickinson into Lawlor and Lawlor falls onto the apron. Dickinson and Fredericks exchange forearms. Dickinson with the advantage. Lawlor tries to hit Fredericks from behind but Fredericks sees Lawlor coming and he throws Lawlor over the top rope to the floor to eliminate him.

Tom Lawlor Eliminated

Dickinson with a belly-to-back suplex and chops. Dickinson with forearms in the corner followed by more chops. Fredericks with forearms to Dickinson in the corner. Fredericks runs into a boot and Fredericks is sent to the apron. Fredericks with a forearm to Dickinson but Limelight pulls Fredericks to the floor and since the referee did not see the interference, he calls it a good elimination.

Karl Fredericks Eliminated

Kratos tags in and Connors chops Kratos a few times and they have no impact on Kratos. Kratos with a forearm and Connors goes down. Connors with a punch and TJP tags in. TJP with a pop up kick and Connors with a spear to Kratos. TJP tags in and he goes up top. Kratos kicks Connors into the corner and it knocks TJP off the turnbuckles to the floor and TJP is eliminated.
TJP Eliminated

Kratos with a power slam and he tries for a dead lift suplex but Connors gets to his feet. Connors is against the ropes and Kratos charges at him but Connors drops down and Kratos goes over the top rope to the floor to be eliminated.

JR Kratos Eliminated

Dickinson with a knee and then they exchange chops and forearms. Connors throws in a few European uppercuts. Dickinson with a rollup for a near fall. Connors with a rollup for a near fall. Dickinson with another near fall. Dickinson with a back elbow. Dickinson with a brainbuster for a near fall. Dickinson gets Connors on his shoulders but Connor escapes and hits a power slam for a near fall. Connors goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Dickinson lands on his feet. Dickinson with a dragon screw leg whip and an STF. Connors crawls to the ropes to force a break. Dickinson goes for a dead lift German suplex but Connors blocks it. Dickinson holds on to the ropes on a suplex attempt by Connors. Connors with a spear.

Connors goes to the turnbuckles but Dickinson with a chop. Dickinson sets for a superplex but Connors blocks it and he sends Dickinson to the apron. Dickinson kicks Connors but Connors holds on to the ropes. Connors with a shoulder and he tries to suplex Dickinson to the floor but Dickinson lands on the apron. Connors with forearm and then they exchange chops on the apron. They go to forearms and each man holds on to the ropes to avoid elimination but Dickinson with a boot to the head and Connors falls to the floor to be eliminated.

Winners: JR Kratos, Tom Lawlor, Chris Dickinson, and Danny Limelight

After the match, the other members of Team Filthy come out to celebrate their victory. Lawlor wants to raise Dickinson’s hand but Dickinson refuses. Limelight tries to talk to Dickinson and Dickinson agrees to join the celebration.

Danny Limelight comes up behind Dickinson while his arms are being raised and he hits Dickinson with a low blow. Limelight with a forearm and Kratos kicks Dickinson. Limelight punches Dickinson until Brody King makes his way into the ring.

King and Dickinson shake hands.

We go to credits.

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