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NJPW STRONG REPORT: A DOJO DEFECTION, OSPREAY VS FREDERICKS, COUGHLIN VS DICKINSON, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-10-17 22:44:00

We are in Garland, Texas and your announcers are Matt Rehwoldt and Alex Koslov (in English) and Shigeki Kiyono and Yuji Nagata (in Japanese).

Match Number One: Alex Coughlin versus Chris Dickinson

They locku p and Dickinson goes for the leg but Alex with a front face lock into a waist lock. Dickinson with a standing switch and take down. Dickinson with a reverse chin lock into a half nelson and cover for a near fall. Dickinson with a top mount and he covers Alex but Alex is able to counter and he goes for a head lock but Dickinson gets to the ropes to force a break.

Dickinson with a front face lock into a waist lock. Dickinson with a cover and then he goes for a double wrist lock. Dickinson with a wrist lock. Alex with a double leg take down. Dickinson with a waist lock and Alex with a standing switch and Dickinson with one of his own. Dickinson with a fireman’s carry and arm drag. Dickinson with a boot to the arm followed by a back elbow.

Dickinson works on the shoulder and chops Alex. Alex with a chop. Dickinson with a forearm to the injured arm. Dickinson with a kick to the back and he stands on the inured arm. Dickinson with a double wrist lock and he wraps the arm in the ropes and follows with a chop and snap mare. Dickinson with a rollup for a near fall. Dickinson goes for a cross arm breaker but Alex clasps the hands to block it. Dickinson with a knee drop to the arm and a kick to the head. Alex with a punch and Dickinson tells Alex to hit him and tey go back and forth with forearms. Dickinson with an arm drag take down and a chop. Alex and Dickinson with words for each other. Dickinson with chops and Alex with a forearm that staggers Dickinson . Chris with a forearm and Alex fires back. Chris with a forearm to the throat and Alex fires back. They continue to go back and forth.

Dickinson with a chop and Chris blocks a kick. Alex with a flying shoulder tackle. Alex with a clothesline in the corner followed by forearms and a European uppercut and chop. Alex with an overhead suplex for a near fall. Alex with a waist lock and Chris with elbows. Alex with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Alex misses a splash into the corner and Chris wraps the arm in the ropes and kicks the ropes. Dickinson with an Irish whip and butterfly suplex for a near fall. Dickinson goes for a cross arm breaker but Alex blocks it and gets a near fall with a rollup. Dickinson goes for a sleeper and Alex goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Chris counters with a side head lock take down. Dickinson goes for a double wrist lock but Alex with a slam and Chris holds on. Alex with a German suplex and clothesline.

Alex gets a near fall. Alex gets Dickinson ho his shoulders but Dickinson counters with a double wrist lock take down. Dickinson goes for a cross arm breaker and then Dickinson goes for a short arm scissors and he kicks Alex in the head to force Alex to tap out.

Winner: Chris Dickinson

 

Match Number Two: Rocky Romero and Ryusuke Taguchi versus Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson
Isaacs and Taguchi start things off. Taguchi tries for a butt strike and then Isaacs tries to do the same but neither connect. They lock up and Isaacs with a side head lock. Taguchi with a reverse chin lock. Isaacs with a hammer lock. Taguchi with a side head lock and Isaacs with a reversal. Isaacs with a shoulder tackle. Isaacs with a waist lock and Taguchi with a reversal. Isaacs with a suplex. Isaacs runs into a boot.

Isaacs with a punch and Taguchi with a jumping hip strike. Nelson tags in and Nelson mimics Taguchi and Taguchi does not appreciate it. Romero tags in. Nelson with a waist lock and Romero with a standing switch. Nelson with a chop and Romero with a forearm. Nelson fires back. Romero winds up and he pokes Nelson in the eyes. Romero with a head scissors take down and then he sets for the Infinity clotheslines but Nelson with a boot. Romero with a kick and he puts Nelson in the ropes and kicks Nelson and hits a missile drop kick to the shoulder for a near fall. Tagunchi tags in and he knocks Isaccs of the apron. Romero and Taguchi discuss signals for the next step and they keep kicking Nelson in the corner.

They Irish whip Nelson and then they argue over who hits Nelson and Romero with a clothesline and then he hits the infinity clotheslines followed by a hip strike from Taguchi and he gets a near fall. Romero tags in and he connects with a forearm. Isaacs grabs Romero’s ankle and Nelson hits Romero. Isaacs pulls Romero to the floor and hot shots Romero on the apron.
Isaacs sends Romero back into the ring and Nelson with a flying clothesline for a near fall. Nelson runs Romero into the corner and Isaacs tags in. Nelson with a kick to the leg and Isaacs with a dragon screw leg whip followed by a stomp by Nelson. They pose and then Isaacs gets a near fall. Isaacs with forearms and kicks in the corner. The referee warns Isaacs and then Isaacs punches Taghuci on the apron. Isaacs with a head butt and then he poses while choking Romero. Nelson tags in and he connects with a European uppercut. Nelson kicks Romero in the corner.

Nelson with forearms to the ribs and he gets a near fall. Isaacs tags in and connects with an elbow to the head and an elbow drop to the back. Isaacs and Romero exchange chops and then Romero wtih forearms. Isaacs with a knee and he goes for a pump handle slam but Romero counters with a DDT and both men are down.

Taguchi tags in and connects with a flying hip strike. Taguchi with a jumping hip to Nelson and then Taguchi with running hips to both men and then he goes to the floor and hits a jumping hip strike on Isaacs. Taguchi with a springboard hip strike for a near fall. Taguchi goes for a suplex but Isaacs blocks it. Taguchi is caught by Isaacs and Isaacs with a belly-to-back suplex. Nelson tags in and Nelson with a jumping knee and Isaacs with a German suplex. Nelson gets a near fall.

Isaacs gets Taguchi up for Splash Mountain but Romero saves Taguchi and tags in. Romero with a forearm to Isaacs and then punches to Nelson. Romero punches Isaacs and Neslon with a kick. Romoer pushes Isaacs into Nelson and he hits a double head scissors take down. Romero goes for a shiranui off Nelson but Isaacs blocks it and they hit a Dominator and running neck breaker combination on Romero for a near fall. All four men exchange forearms and then Romero and Taguchi go for running hip strikes but Nelson and Isaacs counter with a double atomic drop. Taguchi and Romero connect with the hip striekes. Romero sends Nelson into Taguchi’s rear end in the corner and then Romero hits a tornado DDT. Taguchi with a running hip strike and Romero gets a near fall. Isaacs and Taguch with foerarms. Isaacs hits a german suplex on Taguchi and then Isaacs with a rolling elbow on Romero. Romero escapes a full nelson and then he sends Isaacs into Nelson on the apron and Romero follows with a shiranui. Nelson comes off the turnbuckles but Romero blocks it and gets the three count with a back slide.
Winner: Rocky Romero and Ryusuke Taguchi

We go to the Cleaning and Disinfection Break.

Match Number Three: Juice Robinson, Lio Rush, Clark Connors, and TJP versus Hikuleo, Chris Bey, Taiji Ishimori, and El Phantasmo

Rush and Phantasmo start things off and Rush wants to face Ishimori. Phantasmo obliges and tags in Ishimori but he says something to Ishimori before entering the ring. Ishimori tags Bey in as we wait for someone to lock up. Bey wants to too sweet Rush but Rush with a crotch chop. Bey with a kick and unches. Bey with a handstand head scissors but Rush lands on his feet and he slides under Bey. Rush with a back heel kick and enzuigiri. Rush gets a near fall.

TJP tags in and so does Connors. They hit a double suplex and TJP holds on and rolls through while Connors hits a bulldog. TJP tags in and they hit a double hip toss and TJP with a drop kick and Connors with an elbow drop. TJP gets a near fall. TJP with a European uppercut and he tags Rush back in. Rush with a kick and punch and then he sends Bey to the mat. Bey with a sit out jaw breaker and Ishimori tags in. Phantasmo hits Rush from behind and Ishimori punches Rush. Ishimori with a front face lock and Phantasmo goes up top and he leaps to the mat for a BACK RAKE. Bey comes in and he does a back rake to Rush. Hikuleo tags in. Hikuleo goes up top and he gingerly goes to the mat and gives Rush a BACK RAKE. Hikuleo with a chop. Hikuleo with another chop in the corner. Phantasmo tags in and he winds up for a chop and instead gives a nipple twist. Bey tags in and connects with a forearm to the back.

Bey chokes Rush and the referee warns him. Bey gets a near fall. Bey puts Rush in the tree of woe and Bey goes up top. Rush with punches to Bey but Bey with a punch and Ishimori and Phantasmo knock Robinson, Connors, and TJP off the apron. Phantasmo and Ishimori set for drop kicks into the corner, but instead they jump into the corner and then go to the turnbuckles to give a double boot grind to the groin. Bey gets a near fall and then he stomps on the hand. Bey with a back breaker and he gives Rush another one and gets a near fall.

Phantasmo tags in and he gives Rush a back breaker or two. Phantasmo goes for a third one but Rush counters with a tornado DDT and both men are down. Robinson and Hikuleo tag in and Robinson with jabs and he sets for the hand of God but Hikuleo grabs Robinson by the throat. Robinson with a drop kick to the knee and a DDT followed by a back senton for a near fall.

Hikuleo with a power slam and he tags in Bey. Bey knocks Connors and TJP off the apron. Ishimori and Phantasmo Irish whip Robinson and he goes to the floor. Connors and TJP with drop kicks to Phantasmo and Ishimori. Bey kicks Connors and sends him to the floor. TJP kicks Bey and TJP hangs in the ropes and Bey flips over TJP onto Robinson and Connors. Rush with a suicide dive onto Phantasmo. TJP with a pescado and eveyrone is down on the floor except Ishimori.

Rush gets into the ring to stop Ishimori and they exchange forearms. Rush with strikes and a forearm. Rush misses a handspring elbow and then he avoids Ishimori but Ishimori with a handspring round kick on Rush. Ishimori with a kick and Robinson presses Ishimori and slams him onto everyone on the floor. Robinson goes to the turnbuckles and he hits a splash onto everyone.

Robinson sends Bey into the ring and Robinson with a cannonball and then he sets for Pulp Friction but Hikuleo hits Robinson in the back of the head and then Hikuleo gets the bullrope and he hits Robinson with it and the referee calls for the bell.

Winners: Lio Rush, Juice Robinson, Lio Rush, and Clark Connors (by disqualification)

After the match, Hikuleo stands over Robinson holding the bullrope.

Match Number Four: Karl Fredericks versus Will Ospreay

They lock up and Fredericks with a waist lock take down. Ospreay gets to the ropes to force a break. Ospreay kicks Karl when he was dealing with the referee. Fredericks with a cross body and knee to the midsection. Karl with a punch and chop in the corner. Fredericks with another chop and Ospreay goes down. Karl with a snap mare and kick for a near fall. Karl with an Irish whip but Ospreay drops Karl on the top rope and Karl goes to the floor.

Ospreay hot shots Fredericks on the guardrails and then hangs Karl over the apron and connects with a forearm to the back of the neck. Ospreay with a double sledge to the back off the apron. Karl gets back into the ring and Ospreay sends him into the turnbuckles and follows with a chop. Ospreay with another chop but Karl with punches. Ospreay with a back elbow and he gets a near fall.

Ospreay with knees to the back. Karl with punches but Ospreay with a forearm and boot to the head. Ospreay with more forearms in the corner and then he chokes Karl in the corner. Ospreay with a drop kick into the corner. Ospreay with kicks to Karl but Karl stays on his feet. Ospreay with a slap and Karl punches Ospreay and then hits boots in the corner. Karl with forearms. Karl with a hesitation drop kick in the corner. Karl kicks Ospreay in the back of the head while Ospreay is in the ropes and the referee warns Karl. They go to the floor and Karl with a kick and Irish whip into the guardrails. Karl with forearms and a hesitation drop kick against the guardrails. Karl sends Will back into the ring and Karl with a dragon screw leg whip. Karl with an STF but Ospreay gets to the ropes. Karl with a front face lock but Will backs Karl into the turnbuckles. Will with a handspring pinwheel kick. Ospreay with a springboard forearm for a near fall. Ospreay gets Fredericks on his shoulders and he puts Karl against the turnbuckles for a super kick. Ospreay wit a choke and he goes for a rolling elbow to the back of the head but Karl with an enzuigiri and both are down. Karl with knees to the head. Ospreay with an enzuigiri and Karl goes for a German suplex but Ospreay lands on his feet. Ospreay with a German suplex and Karl pops up. Karl with a German suplex and Ospreay rolls through to his feet. Ospreay with a forearm and Karl with a kick. Ospreay has a thrust kick blocked. Karl with a forearm and Ospreay with a thrust kick and both men are down.

Ospreay with a forearm and Karl fires back. They continue the exchange. Ospreay with a forearm to the midsection followed by Kawada kicks. Ospreay with more forearms. Karl with a forearm and Ospreay fires back. Fredericks with a European uppercut and Ospreay is down. Frederickw with forearms and a chop in the corner. Karl puts Ospreay on the turnbuckles and he chops Ospreay. Fredericks tries for a superplex but Ospreay blocks it and sends Karl to the mat. Ospreay with a forearm to the back of the head off the turnbuckles. Ospreay with a power bomb for a near fall. Osprey sets for the OsCutter but Fredericks blocks it. Karl with a back elbow and Ospreay with a back heel kick. Fredericks with a drop kick as Ospreay goes for another OsCutter.

Karl with a spinebuster for a near fall. Karl with a front face lock and Osopreay with an inside cradle for a near fall. Ospreay with kicks and Frecericks with a back breaker and an Impaler DDT but Ospreay rolls to the floor after the move is hit. Karl goes to the floor and he sends Ospreay back into the ring. Ospreay grabs the referee’s ankle and Fredericks pushes Ospreay away. Karl with forearms and kicks to Ospreay. Karl slaps Will and then he applies a sleeper on Ospreay. Fredericks with a foerarm to the back of the head. Ospreay blocks a kick and Karl slaps Will. Karl with a back heel kick but Will with Spanish Fly and both men are down.

Ospreay hits an OsCutter for a near fall. Ospreay goes for the KO and hits it but he misses a the back elbow. Ospreay with a pop up forearm and the running back elbow to the back of the head for the three count.

Winner: Will Ospreay

After the match, Ospreay applauds Fredericks’ effort in the match and he asks the ice pack crew to let him talk to Fredericks. Ospreay with a forearm and punches to Fredericks. Ospreay sends the referee out of the ring.

Clark Connors comes out and spears Ospreay and Ospreay goes to the floor.

TJP holds Connors back.

Ospreay gets on the mic and he says it looks like the odds aren’t exactly in his favor, or maybe he just evened up the odds.

Connors looks at the screen and the graphic for the United Empire shows up and it is revealed that TJP is now a member. TJP with an elevated elbow drop to Connors. TJP holds Fredericks and Ospreay hits Karl with the title belt.

TJP says they don’t make them like they used to in the LA Dojo. TJP says Will Ospreay reminded you what a killer looks like. You didn’t think it would be me.

TJP attacks Connors and kicks him. TJP with face washes and a running boot to the head.

We go to credits.

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