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Juice Robinson vs. El Phantasmo
They started making fun of the referee. They started wrestling in slow motion and being silly. ELP tried to school boy Juice with his feet on the ropes. Juice rolls up ELP with a handful of tights. Juice and ELP argue. They challenge each other to an arm wrestling match. Juice throws a chair in his face. Juice hits a piledriver on the ramp. ELP is almost counted out. ELP hits a tope suicida. ELP slams Juice’s head into a table. ELP puts his head through a table. Juice is busted open. ELP does a rope walk and changes his mind and hits a plancha. ELP hits a Styles Clash. Two count. Juice hits a right punch. ELP with Sudden Death. Juice kicks out. Juice hits a headbutt in the crotch. Juice with a Left Hand of God and Pulp Friction. ELP kicks out. Juice brings a chair in the ring. ELP throws the chair at Juice. ELP is disqualified.
Juice wins and earned 2 points.
The match was silly at the start but it became what it was supposed to be: a good match between two great wrestlers. Neither man will be in the finals but they made it entertaining.
Kazuchika Okada vs. JONAH
JONAH uses his power to keep Okada on the mat. Okada goes to the floor and tries to attack
JONAH’s leg. Okada tries a suplex but JONAH hits a standing splash. Okada is thrown against guardrails and the ring apron. Okada beats the count and JONAH stomps on Okada’s chest and gut. JONAH with a bear hug. Okada goes back to the floor and hits a DDT. Okada is selling his lower back. Okada applies the Money Clip. JONAH powers out. Okada hits a drop kick. JONAH with an avalanche from the second rope and a lariat. Two count. Okada hits a drop kick and he slams JONAH. Okada with a top rope elbow. Okada misses a Rainmaker and they exchange reversals. JONAH with a lariat. Two count. Okada comes off the ropes with a drop kick but JONAH catches him and power bombs him. JONAH hits a huge Black Forest Bomb. JONAH squashes Okada with a Torpedo. Massive pop from the crowd!
JONAH pins Okada!
Holy Crap! JONAH just beat Okada in the main event. The reaction from the crowd was loud. Chris Chalrton said there were mixed reactions and Okada supporters were walking out. He compares it to Vader beating Antonio Inoki in 1987.
JONAH is now tied with Okada at the top of the A Block.
I am stunned. I never thought Okada would lose. They put over JONAH huge and Okada did the job. JONAH is being set up as the new Big Van Vader. I hope this leads to more New Japan Strong wrestlers at Wrestle Kingdom or in Japan in general.
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