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Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) def. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii)
IWGP United States Title Match
Cody def. Juice Robinson to win the title
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match
The Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) def. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) to win the titles
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals
Marty Scurll def. Will Ospreay
Gedo & Jay White def. Kushida & Hiroshi Tanahashi
Suzuki-Gun (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer & Zack Sabre Jr.) def. Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Sanada & Evil)
Flip Gordon, Chris Sabin & Jeff Cobb def. Chaos (Chuckie T, Beretta & Hirooki Goto)
So Cal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels) def. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Hangman Page)
ACH, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin "Thunder" Liger def. Chaos (Rocky Romero, Sho & Yoh)
ACH, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin "Thunder" Liger vs. Chaos (Rocky Romero, Sho & Yoh)
The match begins with Yoh backing Liger into the rope before taunting him, Liger gets Yoh in a headlock before dropping him with a shoulder tackle. Yoh recovers and he drops Liger with a drop kick, Liger gets up and he nails Yoh with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Liger follows that up by applying a surfboard hold to Yoh, ACH and Taguchi apply ankle locks to Sho and Romero. Liger and teammates would then triple team Yoh, Chaos fights back and Yoh kicks away at a cornered Liger. Sho tags in and he double teams Liger alongside Yoh, Romero tags in and he quickly attacks Liger with some strikes. Yoh tags in as Chaos triple teams a cornered Liger, Ligerfights back and he takes out all three members of Chaos.
ACH tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, ACH takes out Romero and Yoh with a dive to the arena floor. Sho fights back and ACH nails him with a stalling German suplex for a near fall, Sho recovers and he hits ACH with a release German suplex. Romero and Taguchi get tagged in by their respective partners, Romero hits Taguchi with some Forever Clotheslines. Taguchi recovers and nails all the members of Chaos with multiple hip attacks, Chaos recovers and they hit Taguchi with a series of triple team moves for a near fall. Taguchi avoids 3K and ACH knocks Yoh and Sho to the arena floor before landing a suicide dive, Taguchi nails Romero with his finisher for the three count.
Winners: ACH, Ryusuke Taguchi & Jushin "Thunder" Liger
So Cal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Hangman Page)
The match begins with Page briefly getting Kazarian in a headlock, Kazarian and Page try dropping each other with shoulder tackles. Kazarian and Page have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Owens and Daniels tag themselves into the match. Daniels quickly attacks Owens with a few strikes, Owens recovers to hit Daniels with a side kick followed by a swinging neck breaker. Daniels recovers and he nails Owens with a neck breaker of his own, Kazarian tags in and he double teams Owens with Daniels for a near fall. Page tags in as Owens takes out both members of SCU with modified neck breakers, Page nails SCU with a dropsault for a near fall. Page stomps away on a downed Kazarian until Owens tags into the match to land stomps of his own, Owens attacks the back of Kazarian with some forearm strikes.
Page tags back in and he double teams Kazarian with Owens for a near fall, Page hits Kazarian with a pump handle bridging suplex for a near fall. Owens tags in and he nails a trapped Kazarian with some more strikes, Owens holds Kazarian down while applying a front headlock. Kazarian fights back and he nails Owens with a lung blower, Daniels tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Daniels nails Owens with a uranage on top of a downed Page, Daniels then hits Owens with another uranage and Owens shocks him with a roll up afterwards for a near fall. Page returns to hit Daniels with a Buckshot Lariat, Owens hits Daniels with a springboard neck breaker for a near fall. Page goes for a shooting star dive on the arena floor and Kazarian gets his knees up, SCU then hits Owens with Celebrity Rehab for the three count.
Winners: So Cal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels)
Flip Gordon, Chris Sabin & Jeff Cobb vs. Chaos (Chuckie T, Beretta & Hirooki Goto)
The match begins with T and Sabin taking turns working over each others arms, Sabin and T also exchange pinning combinations for a few near falls. T and Sabin have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring until a brawl breaks out between both teams, Sabin and cohorts would then triple team a cornered T. Gordon hits T with a standing shooting star press so Sabin can roll him up for a near fall, Chaos members return to the ring and they all triple team Sabin. T and Beretta then hit Gordon with a propelled cutter, Cobb sets up for a dive and Goto clobbers him with a clothesline. Goto rolls out of the ring and Sabin nails him with a penalty kick, T and Beretta clear the ring before taking everybody out with a suicide dive.
T gets Sabin in the ring and slams him before tagging Beretta in, Beretta rakes the eyes of Sabin before tagging T back in. T lands a slingshot move before tagging Goto into the match, Goto drops Sabin with a back elbow strike before landing an elbow drop for a near fall. Goto holds Sabin down while applying a chin lock, Beretta tags in and he nails Sabin with a northern lights suplex for a near fall. Beretta and Sabin have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, T tags in and he rakes the eyes of Sabin. Beretta tags back in and Sabin sends T into Beretta before taking them both out, Gordon tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Gordon hits Beretta with a pele kick before taking T out with a suicide dive, Gordon connects with a top rope high cross body on Beretta for a near fall.
Gordon follows that up by nailing Beretta with a springboard sling blade, Gordon misses a 450 splash and Beretta nails him with a knee strike. Goto and Cobb get tagged in by their respective partners, Cobb and Goto have a striking exchange until Cobb lands a clothesline. Cobb misses a charge in the corner and Goto drops him with a clothesline, Goto then hits a cornered Cobb with a spin kick followed by a Saito Suplex for a near fall. Goto sets up for a GTR and Cobb counters with a suplex before missing a standing moonsault, Goto then takes Cobb down with a clothesline. T tags in and he hits Cobb with a running clothesline, Beretta and T then hit Cobb with a double suplex. Cobb recovers to hit Beretta and T with a double back suplex, T and Beretta recover to double team Cobb.
T nails Cobb with a pile driver for a near fall, T goes to the top rope before missing a top rope moonsault against Cobb. Cobb hits T with a clothesline followed by a Tour Of The Islands for a three count.
Winners: Flip Gordon, Chris Sabin & Jeff Cobb
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Sanada & Evil) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer & Zack Sabre Jr.)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping their opponents before the bell sounded and a huge brawl breaks out all over the place, Evil battles Sabre Jr in the ring and he drops him with a shoulder tackle. Sanada tags in and he attacks Sabre Jr with a few strikes, Sabre Jr recovers and he applies an abdominal stretch to Sanada. Smith Jr tags in and he kicks away at a cornered Sanada, Sanada drops Smith Jr with a drop kick to the knee. Archer tags in and he hits Sanada with a pop up power slam followed by a short arm clothesline, a second brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills to the arena floor. Archer corners Sanada before landing a series of running back elbow strikes, Smith Jr tags in and he nails Sanada with a slam.
Smith Jr starts wrenching away on the leg of a downed Sanada, Smith Jr holds Sanada down while fish hooking his mouth. Sanada fights back and Smith Jr nails him with a series of German suplexes, Sanada recovers and nails Smith Jr with a missile drop kick. Archer interferes and Sanada drops him with a hurricarana, Naito tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Naito drops Sabre Jr in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick, Naito then nails Sabre Jr with a neck breaker. Naito follows that up by nailing Smith Jr with an enzaguri, Smith Jr recovers and he hits a charging Naito with a belly to belly suplex. Smith Jr and Archer double team Naito for a near fall, Smith Jr and Archer look for a Killer Bomb and Naito fights his way free before hitting Archer with a tornado DDT.
Sabre Jr and Evil get tagged in by their respective partners, Sabre Jr and Evil quickly get caught up in a striking exchange. Evil eventually drops Sabre Jr before landing a senton bomb, Sabre Jr recovers and he hits Evil in the arm with an overhead kick. Sabre Jr looks for a jump wrist lock and Evil counters with a fisherman buster suplex, Sanada and Evil would then double team Sabre Jr. Naito returns to hit Sabre Jr with a basement drop kick, Evil goes for Everything Is Evil and Sabre Jr gets free. Evil then hits Sabre Jr with Darkness Falls for a near fall, Sabre Jr shocks Evil with a roll up for a three count.
Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer & Zack Sabre Jr.)
Kushida & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Gedo & Jay White
The match begins with a brawl breaking out between both teams that quickly spills to the arena floor, Tanahashi gets White in the ring and he nails him with a series of strikes. Tanahashi quickly hits a kicking White with a dragon screw leg whip, White fights back and he knocks Tanahashi to the arena floor. A second brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills to the arena floor, White chokes a downed Tanahashi with a wire at ringside. White attacks Tanahashi with chops while Gedo rips away at the face of Kushida, White gets Tanahashi in the ring to land a running European uppercut followed by a snap back suplex for a near fall. Gedo tags in and he rips away at the face of Tanahashi, Gedo picks Tanahashi up to just rake his eyes.
White tags back in and he slams Tanahashi before landing an elbow drop, Gedo tags in and he nails Tanahashi with a thrust kick. Tanahashi fights back and Gedo rakes his eyes again, Tanahashi recovers and he hits Gedo with a springboard cross body block. Kushida tags in and he nails Gedo with a springboard clothesline before attacking White, Kushida then hits Gedo with a rope assisted enzaguri. Kushida follows that up by dropping Gedo before landing a drop kick, Kushida then hits Gedo with a rolling DDT before applying an arm bar. Kushida goes for the Hoverboard Lock and White prevents that from happening, White tags in and he attacks Kushida with chops. Kushida fights back to hit White with a handspring elbow strike, Tanahashi tags in and he goes right after White. Tanahashi follows those up by hitting White with a Twist & Shout, Tanahashi follows up by landing a sling blade for a near fall.
Kushida and Gedo tag their battle to the arena floor, Tanahashi goes to the top rope and Gedo hits him with brass knuckles while the referee was distracted. White then hits Tanahashi with a Blade Runner for the three count.
Winners: Gedo & Jay White
- After the match, Jay White gets the Wrestlekingdom contract briefcase before saying he wants a shot at Hiroshi Tanahashi for the case, White says Tanahashi and NJPW is scared to not have Tanahashi in the Wrestlekingdom main event.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals
Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll
The match begins with Ospreay nailing a charging Scurll with a one man spanish fly for a near fall, Scurll goes out of the ring and Ospreay nails him with a suicide dive. Ospreay gets Scurll back in the ring to land a shooting star press for a near fall, Scurll goes back out of the ring and Ospreay nails him with another dive. Ospreay gets Scurll back in the ring before landing a Hip Hip Cheerio, Ospreay then hits Scurll with some Yes Kicks. Scurll recovers and he nails Ospreay with a slap to the face, Scurll knocks Ospreay out of the ring by landing some running European uppercuts. Scurll goes to the ring apron to nail Ospreay with a super kick, Scurll traps Ospreay on the ring apron before slamming him on it. Ospreay tries fighting back and Scurll lands a jumping stomp to his head, Scirll then attacks Ospreay with some chops.
Scurll drops Ospreay again before landing a drop kick to the back of the head for a near fall, Scurll picks up Ospreay before landing more chops. Ospreay tries fighting back and Scurll snaps his head, Scurll chokes Ospreay on the bottom rope while standing on his head. Ospreay fights back and he nails Scurll with a handspring enzaguri, Ospreay misses a drop kick in the corner before hitting Scurll with a top rope 619. Ospreay goes for a springboard move and Scurll knocks him to the arena floor with an enzaguri, Scurll goes out of bthe ring to throw Ospreay into the barricade. Ospreay and Scurll battle to the ring apron while having a striking exchange, Ospreay folds Scurll over by landing a side kick to the midsection. Ospreay then hits Scurll with a sunset bomb to the arena floor, Ospreay gets Scurll in the ring before landing a Robinson Special.
Ospreay goes for an Os Cutter and Scurll counters by landing a super kick, Ospreay goes for Storm Breaker and Scurll escapes to eat a rebound lariat. Ospreay gets Scurll up and he puts him on the top rope, Ospreay meets Scurll up there and Scurll crotches him. Scurll hits Ospreay with a top rope hurricarana followed by a lariat for a near fall, Scurll picks up Ospreay and he attacks him with some more chops. Ospreay fights back and he nails Scurll with an enzaguri, Ospreay goes for a Storm Breaker and Scurll counters by applying a chicken wing. Ospreay gets free and he exchanges roll ups with Scurll, Ospreay then nails Scurll with a blindside super kick. Ospreay looks for Storm Breaker again and Scurll gets him to the top rope, Ospreay traps Scurll in the ropes before landing a super kick. Ospreay goes back to the top rope and Scurll crotches him, Scurll goes for a top rope chicken wing and winds up nailing a super dragon suplex for a near fall.
Scurll follows that up by nailing Ospreay with a lariat followed by a package side slam, Scurll then hits Ospreay with Graduation for the three count.
Winner: Marty Scurll
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) w/Haku
The match begins with Tama catching Nick in a headlock, Tama releases the hold to drop Nick with a shoulder tackle. Nick and Tama attempt a few drop kicks that all miss, a brawl breaks out between both teams in the ring. The Bucks recover and nail their opponents with a propelled double drop kick, The Bucks then hit Tama with a series of double team moves before knocking Loa to the arena floor. Matt tags in and he injures his back during a double drop kick attempt, Nick tags in and he attacks Tama with some more strikes. Nick checks on his injured brother and Tama attacks him from behind, Loa attacks Matt on the arena floor before power slamming him on that arena floor. Tama drags Nick out of the ring to attack him with strikes as Loa sets up a table on the arena floor, Nick recovers and he throws Tama into the barricade.
Loa looks to suplex Matt through the table and Nick knocks him to the arena floor, Nick then takes Loa out with a suicide dive. Nick gets Loa in the ring and he attacks both opponents, Nick nails both opponents with knee strikes. Loa recovers and he drops Nick with a lariat, Matt goes to the top rope before Loa shoves him off and through the table on the arena floor. Tama and Loa then hit Nick with a series of double team moves, Tama and Loa then hit Nick with a top rope headbutt followed by a frog splash for a near fall. Tama holds Nick down while attacking him with a plethora of elbow strikes, Loa tags in and he sends Nick into the corner. Loa keeps Nick trapped in the corner while landing some more strikes, Loa follows that up by hitting Nick with a delayed vertical suplex. Tama tags in and he attacks Nick with some more strikes, Nick knocks Loa to the arena floor before kicking him in the head.
Nick then hits Tama with a springboard x-factor before nailing Loa with a moonsault that sends both crashing to the arena floor, Nick looks for a tag and Tama nails him with a Tongan Twist for a near fall. Loa tags in and he immediately chokes Nick on the middle rope, Nick avoids a second Tongan Twist before nailing Tama with a super kick. Matt tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Matt then hits both opponents with a double clothesline. Matt then sends a charging Loa to the arena floor before landing a drop kick through the ropes, Matt gets back in the ring and he applies the sharp shooter to Tama. Loa quickly breaks it up by attacking the injured back of Matt, Tama and Loa then double team the injured Matt. Loa picks up Matt and he slams him on the knees of Tama for a near fall, Matt recovers and nails a charging Tama with a spear.
Nick tags in and he nails a tagged in Loa with a knee strike to the back of the head, Nick then hits Tama with a double stomp before hitting Loa with a lung blower. Matt tags in and The Bucks attack Loa with super kicks for a near fall, The Bucks hit Loa with More Bang For Your Buck for a near fall. The Bucks set up for a Meltzer Driver and Tama stomps it by hitting Nick with a Gun Stun, Loa hits Matt with Ape Shit for a near fall. Matt fights back and he nails Loa and Tama with super kicks, Tama then hits Matt with a Gun Stun for the three count.
Winners: The Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) w/Haku, your new IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
IWGP United States Title Match
Juice Robinson (c) vs. Cody w/Brandi Rhodes
The match begins with Cody doing some work on the arm of Robinson, Robinson also gets to wrench away on the arm of Cody. Robinson backs Cody into the corner before letting him go free, Cody responds by slapping Robinson a few times. Cody exchanges blows with Robinson before sending him out of the ring, Cody follows Robinson out of the ring and Robinson nails him with an overhead release suplex on the arena floor. Brandi distracts Robinson and that allows Cody to attack him from behind, Cody gets Robinson in the ring before missing a springboard elbow drop. Brandi distracts Robinson again and Robinson follows her out to the arena floor, Robinson gets trapped on the ropes and Cody nails him with a flat liner for a near fall.
Robinson fights back and Cody rolls him up for a near fall, Robinson catches Cody with his own roll up before kicking him in the face. Robinson then hits a cornered Cody with a cannonball, Robinson goes for a power bomb and Cody sends him into the corner instead. Brandi interferes and rakes the eyes of a downed Robinson, Cody misses a Disaster Kick and Robinson nails him with a top rope high cross body afterwards for a near fall. Robinson goes for Pulp Friction and Cody counters by applying a figure four leg lock, Robinson is able to reverse the move to eventually break free of it. Cody distracts the referee before spitting water in the eyes of Robinson, Cody then hits Robinson with a Disaster Kick for a near fall. Robinson recovers and he backs Cody into the corner, Robinson then hits Cody with Pulp Friction and Brandi drags Cody out of the ring.
Robinson follows Cody out of the ring and Cody nails him with a Cross Rhodes on the arena floor, the competitors get back in the ring and they have a striking exchange. Cody ends the exchange by poking Robinson in the eyes and landing a super kick, Cody then hits Robinson with a Vertabreaker for a near fall. Cody goes to the top rope and Robinson quickly crotches him, Robinson then hits Cody with a left before following him up the ropes. Robinson goes for a superplex and Cody shocks him with a small package for the three count.
Winner: Cody w/Brandi Rhodes, your new IWGP United States Champion
Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii)
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Okada and Ibushi, Ishii and Omega get tagged in by their respective partners. Omega and Ishii exchange shoulder tackles until omega goes down, Omega fights back and he nails Ishii with some forearm strikes. Ishii quickly drops Omega with a single forearm strike to the face, Ibushi hits the ring and he kicks Ishii in the back before eating forearm strikes. The Golden Lovers then double team Ishii for a near fall, Ibushi tags in and he attacks Ishii with some more strikes. Ibushi and Ishii have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ishii eventually drops Ibushi with a running shoulder tackle. Okada tags in and he slams Ibushi before landing a slingshot swanton bomb, Okada traps Ibushi in the corner while landing a series of strikes.
Okada gets Ibushi out of the corner before landing a neck breaker for a near fall, Ishii tags in as Chaos nails Ibushi with some double team moves. Omega hits the ring and he gets into a wild brawl with Ishii, Ishii gets Omega out of the ring before throwing him into the barricade multiple times. Ishii gets back in the ring and he attacks Ibushi before tagging Okada in, Okada keeps Ibushi down before landing a running leg lariat. Ishii tags in and he attacks Ibushi with a series of headbutts, Ibushi fights back and he manages to tag Omega in. Omega quickly cleans house against the opposing team, Omega hits Ishii with a DDT from out of nowhere for a near fall. Ishii recovers and he nails a charging Omega with a power slam, Okada tags in and Ibushi interferes to nail him with a missile drop kick. The Golden Lovers clear the ring before hitting Chaos with the Cross Slash on the arena floor, Omega gets Okada in the ring before double teaming him with Ibushi for a near fall.
Ishii returns and he attacks both members of the Golden Lovers, Ibushi nails Ishii with a suplex before eating a shotgun drop kick from Okada. Okada and Omega have a huge striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Omega ends a series of reversals between the two by hitting Okada with a snap dragon suplex. Ishii returns and Omega nails him with a death valley driver, Okada recovers and he hits Omega with a drop kick. Ibushi returns and he double teams Okada alongside Omega, Ibushi then takes out Ishii with a suicide dive. Omega then hits Okada with a V Trigger, Omega goes for a One Winged Angel and Okada gets free as Ishii battles Ibushi on the arena floor. Okada hits Omega witha tombstone pile driver before Ishii lands a sliding clothesline for a near fall, Omenag avoids a Rainmaker to hit Okada with a uranage.
Ishii and Ibushi get tagged in by their respective partners before a striking exchange breaks out, Ibushi eventually drops Ishii with a kick to the upper body. Ibushi nails Ishii with a flipping double knee strike for a near fall, Ibushi hits Ishii with a German suplex for a near fall. Okada interferes and is quickly sent out of the ring, Okada interferes again and he nails Ibushi with a DDT. Omega recovers and he nails a leaping Okada with a sit out power bomb, everybody goes down after a series of striking exchanges. Ibushi and Ishii have yet another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ibushi eventually ends the exchange by nailing Ishii with a clothesline for a near fall. Ishii recovers and he drills Ibushi with a lariat for a near fall, Ishii then hits Ibushi with a release German suplex before hitting Ibushi with a power bomb for a near fall.
Ibushi recovers and he hits Ishii with a straight jacket German suplex for a near fall, Omega returns and he double teams Ishii with Ibushi. Golden Lovers then hit Ishii with a Golden Trigger for the three count.
Winners: Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)
- After the match, Kenny Omega says he wants a rematch with Kota Ibushi next week at NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling, but Cody interrupts before an answer can be given. Cody then says that he Omega and Ibushi should have a triple threat match at the event, Omega agrees and a triple threat match is set for next week for the IWGP Heavyweight Title.
