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From Hiroshima, Japan:
1 - Aaron Wolf, Master Wato and KUUKAI vs. Francesco Akira, Jakob Austin Young and Zane Jay
Wolf forces Young to tap out to a cross arm breaker.
2 - Mistico, KUSHIDA and Masatora Yasuda vs. Titan, Gedo and Daiki Nagai
KUSHIDA gets a submission win on Gedo with a Hoverboard Lock.
3 - Ryohei Oiwa and Hartley Jackson vs. Black Christian and Lee Johnson
Oiwa hits the Grip on Johnson and traps him in a headlock. Johnson taps out.
After the match, an MJF video is shown and he cuts a promo on Oiwa.
4 - Yuya Uemura, Toru Yano, Ryusuke Taguchi and Kazuma Sumi vs. Ren Narita, Shun Skywalker, DOUKI and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Uemura hits a Deadbolt suplex and a flying body press for the pin.
Yano after the match was trying to convince Hiroshi Tanahashi at ringside to give Uemura a NJPW TV Title match after the win. Shun Skywalker protested that match.
5 - YOH, Hyo and Shota Umino vs. SHO, Dick Togo and Yujiro Takahashi
SHO and Togo have Hyo's stuffed cat in a cage with the House of Torture black stuffed cat.
Hyo pins Togo after hitting a Samson Driver.
After the match, Hyo and YOH rescue both stuffed cats from the House of Torture.
A video plays of a man in a hood for YOH. He challenges YOH for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship. The hooded man turns out to be SHO. YOH accepts the challenge, but he adds the stipulation that if YOH wins, then SHO must leave House of Torture.
The build to this match should be fun.
6 - Jeff Cobb and Shingo Takagi vs. Wheeler Yuta and Jon Moxley
Cobb pins Yuta after a Tour of the Islands.
After the match, Moxley and Takagi continue to brawl. Takagi challenges Moxley to a singles match at Wrestle Kingdom. Moxley accepts.
7 - IWGP Tag Team Championship: OSKAR and Yuto-Ice vs. Callum Newman and Will Ospreay
It is amazing to see OSKAR and Yuto, who debuted in August 2025 as a tag team, and are now 2 time IWGP Tag Champions and facing the AEW Champion in Will Ospreay.
Lots of dissension between Ospreay and Newman as they start the match. Both teams brawl. Zane Jay throws in a chair. Ospreay grabs the chair from Newman and hits him with a elbow, saying that they don't do that anymore. They argue and Knockout Brothers take advantage. They all trade strikes. Yuto hits a pop up knee strike on Newman. Ospreay escapes a KOB and hits a Hidden Blade on Yuto. He hits a Hidden Blade on OSKAR. Ospreay is about to hit Storm Breaker, but Newman comes in with a chair, trying to hit Ospreay and smashes OSKAR in the back.
United Empire are disqualified. Knockout Brothers retain the IWGP Tag Team Championships.
After the match, Newman throws the chair in OSKAR's face. Ospreay and Newman start trading blows. The rest of United Empire and the young lions come into break them up. Newman drops Francesco Akira with a vicious Kiss The Crown lariat. Ospreay attacks Newman and the brawl to the floor.
Newman challenges Ospreay to a singles match at Wrestle Kingdom.
OSKAR looked pissed off and started throwing guardrails. Yuto calmed him down and saying that they have to fight when they get paid.
Hopefully this angle with United Empire ends at Wrestle Kingdom. This has gone on for too long.
8 - Boltin Oleg vs. Yota Tsuji vs. Kenny Omega
Omega hits a V-Trigger and a One Winged Angel on Tsuji. Omega pins Tsuji.
After the match, Omega challenges Yota Tsuji for the IWGP World Title at Wrestle Kingdom.
9 - Super Jr. Tag League Finals: Kosei Fujita and Robbie Eagles vs. Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori
Fujita lifts Ishimori for a Thrill Ride, but Ishimori reverses out and rolls Fujita into a small package. Ishimori pins Fujita.
Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori win the Super Jr. Tag League and earn a shot at the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championships.
Mistico comes to congratulate the winners. No El Desperado. Ishimori invites TMDK into the ring and suggests a 3 way match for the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Titles at Wrestle Kingdom.
This was stupid. Why did the babyfaces invite another team into their title match that they earned in a tournament? It makes no sense. It got a pop from the crowd. TMDK was all smiles of course. But it made the entire Finals match for Super Jr. Tournament pointless. This was just a way to get more Juniors on the card for Wrestle Kingdom. This was terrible booking.
Not every wrestler in New Japan needs to be on a Wrestle Kingdom card.
10 - IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Taichi vs. Gabe Kidd
Kidd comes to the ring smashing the Global Title on the ground. The belt is dented and beat up.
Good match. Kidd was a vicious heel and tried to get heat by spitting on Tanahashi. Taichi fought back. They fight to the floor and Kidd gets put through a table. His back is bleeding. Taichi hits a Dangerous Backdrop and Kidd lands on his neck. Taichi goes for Black Mephisto, but Kidd reverses into a Piledriver. Kidds hits an Oni Knee Strike. Tachi hits a stiff kick to the head and follows with a powerbomb. Taichi goes for a pin, but Kidd kicks out. Taichi hits a suplex into a neck breaker. Two count. Taichi applies the Stretch Plum. Kidd gets the rope break. Kidd hits a Gotch Piledriver. Then he hits another one. Taichi kicks out at two. They trade reversals. Tachi hits Tensho Jujihou. Two count. Tachi goes for Black Mephisto off the ropes but Kidd hits a Destroyer off the top rope. Kidd hits a Rebound Lariat and a Piledriver. Two count. Kidd hits a Fisherman Buster.
Kidd pins Taichi.
Gabe Kidd retains the IWGP Global Heavyweight Title.
After the match, Kidd makes Tanahashi put the belt around his wait. He attacks Tanahashi and hits a Piledriver. Yuya Uemura makes the save. Jon Moxley attacks Uemura and hits a Death Rider on him. Shingo Takagi comes to the ring. Moxley and Kidd attack him. Moxely hits a Death Rider on Takagi. Kidd hits a Piledriver on Uemura. Moxley says New Japan will have to earn the respect from the Death Riders. Kidd says that the Death Riders have just declared War on New Japan.
Good angle to set up Wrestle Kingdom. Gabe Kidd is the best true villain in wrestling right now. Hiroshi Tanahashi should keep him in this role as long as Kidd wants to do this. It was also a great move to have Kidd be the centerpiece of this show with Moxley as background player. Kidd has a bigger connection to the Japan fans and to Tanahashi, which makes Kidd attacking New Japan way more despicable than if Moxley or Wheeler Yuta attacked Tanahashi.
Up next is World Tag League and the Road to Wrestle Kingdom.
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