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By James Kurokawa on 2022-09-08 23:10:00

  Will Ospreay vs. Juice Robinson

Ospreay attacks Juice on this way to the ring. Juice did not bring the U.S. Title to the ring.  Wild match.  Juice hits a neck breaker on the guardrail.  Ospreay with a Powerbomb on the ring apron.  Ospreay goes for a 450 splash and takes a double knee to the gut.  Juice hits a Juice Box.  Two count.  Juice hits a low blow and goes under the ring.  He pulls out the U.S. Title belt and goes to hit Ospreay.  Ospreay with a hook kick to Juice's face.  Ospreay goes for a Hidden Blade but Juice smashes him in the face with the belt.  Ospreay kicks out at two.  Juice takes out Ospreay to the floor and hits a Piledriver.   Juice drags Ospreay in the ring and hits Pulp Friction.   Juice goes for the pin but Ospreay kicks out at two.  Juice hits the Left Hand of God.  Ospreay with a hook kick.  Ospreay goes for an Oscutter but Juice catches him and tries for a Rock Slide.  Ospreay slides out and hits a Hidden Blade to the jaw.

Ospreay pin Juice.

Will Ospreay takes the lead in D Block with 8 points and a 4-2 record.   Juice finishes with 4 points and a 2-4 record.

Will Ospreay takes back his U.S. Heavyweight Title.

After the Piledriver on the floor and Pulp Friction, Juice should have won the match.  Those two big moves should have ended the match.  However, Juice pinned Ospreay at Capital Collision in a 4 way match.  So this is Ospreay getting his win back in Japan.  On the positive side, this results clears the chaos in the D Block.

D Block:  Shingo Takagi vs. El Phantasmo

They fight to the floor and ELP hits a top rope Asai moonsault.   ELP was on offense early in the match.  Takagi was the defense.   ELP kicks Takagi in the head and hits a UFO.  ELP dazzles with aerial moves and goes for a tope suicida.   Takagi punches him in the face as he comes through the ropes.  Ouch.  Takagi hits a DVD on the floor.  Takagi with a cover but only a two count.  ELP and Takagi exchange strikes.  Takagi with a DDT and a Hot Shot.  The battle on the top rope and ELP hits a Super Rana off the top rope.  ELP follows with Thunderkiss 86.  Takagi blocks a CR2 and hits a lariat.  Takagi hit a Noshigami and a Pumping Bomber.  Two count.  Takagi picks up ELP for his finisher, but ELP turns it into a crucifix for a two count.   ELP comes off the ropes and Takagi hits a pop up DVD.  ELP counters out of Last of the Dragon and hits a CR2.  Takagi kicks out.  ELP hits Sudden Death twice then follows with a cross arm Piledriver (which ELP later calls "The CR3".

ELP pins Takagi.

Both El Phantasmo and Shingo Takagi finish at 3-3 with 6 points each.  ELP's win also cements Will Ospreay as the winner of D Block.

Good match.  El Phantasmo has shown that he is an asset to New Japan.   He has competed in the New Japan Cup, Best of Super Juniors and the G1 Climax already in 2022.    He has proven his ability to compete in the Heavyweight division and he has the potential to be a top heel in this company on the level of Jay White.

 

 Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

Naito starts messing with ZSJ by throwing his shirt in his face.   ZSJ attacks Naito with uppercuts.  They move quickly going covers and near falls.   Naito goes for a Destino but he twists his body and traps ZSJ in a cradle.

Naito pins ZSJ.  In under 3 minutes.  Shocker.

Both Zack Sabre Jr. and Tetsuya Naito finish at 4-2 with 8 points.  However, since they are tied and Naito beat Zack, Naito wins the C Block.

Zack threw a tantrum after the match and destroyed tables at ringside and beating up young lions.   Naito kept teasing Zack by throwing ice packs at him.

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