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RPW British Heavyweight Championship
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the title
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships
Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) def. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi) to retain the titles
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Evil) def. Bullet Club (Jay White & Chase Owens)
Los Ingobernables (Sanada, Shingo Takagi & Bushi) def. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Rocky Romero & Hirooki Goto)
Bullet Club (Kenta, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo) def. Kota Ibushi, Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Homna) & Chaos (Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles)
Jushin “Thunder” Liger & Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) def. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki)
Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura def. Manabu Nakanishi, Toa Henare, Clark Connors & Michael Richards
12th Young Lions Cup League
Shota Umino def. Alex Coughlin
12th Young Lions Cup League
Karl Fredericks def. Yota Tsuji
12th Young Lions Cup League
Yota Tsuji vs. Karl Fredericks
The match begins with the wrestlers grappling and looking for a takedown, Fredericks backs Tsuji into the ropes before taunting him a little. Tsuji attacks Fredericks with a few strikes before applying the kravat, Tsuji gets Fredericks down before applying a chin lock. Tsuji transitions into a headlock against Fredericks, Fredericks gets to the ropes and Tsuji nails him with a chop. Fredericks regains control for a short time as Tsuji trips him up and wrenches away on his leg, Fredericks gets free and looks for an arm bar as Tsuji gets to the ropes. Tsuji attacks the injured shoulder of Fredericks before landing a slam for a near fall, Tsuji uses shoulder rams to attack the injured shoulder of Fredericks. Tsuji gets Fredericks down before applying a kimura to him, Fredericks gets free and Tsuji drops him with a shoulder block followed by a splash. Tsuji looks for another arm bar before stomping away on a cornered Fredericks, Tsuji traps Fredericks in the ropes while wrenching away on his arm. Tsuji keeps Fredericks cornered while landing a bunch of forearm strikes, Fredericks fights back and he drills Tsuji with a drop kick. Fredericks then nails Tsuji with a kick to the face followed by an avalanche and hip toss, Tsuji fights back and Fredericks nails him with a spine buster.
Fredericks gets Tsuji in a single leg crab and a tap out follows.
Winner: Karl Fredericks
12th Young Lions Cup League
Shota Umino vs. Alex Coughlin
The match begins with Coughlin tripping up Umino before a chain wrestling session breaks out, Coughlin and Umino exchange shoulder tackles until Coughlin goes down. Coughlin fights back and he attacks the injured shoulder of Umino, Coughlin traps Umino in the corner while stomping away on him. Coughlin then hits Umino with a hip toss for a near fall, Coughlin holds Umino down while wrenching away on his arm. Umino gets to the ropes and Coughlin attacks him with some chops afterwards, Umino recovers and he nails Coughlin with a suplex. Umino drops Coughlin again before landing a basement drop kick, Umino then nails Coughlin with a missile drop kick for a near fall. Coughlin recovers and he nails a charging Umino with a drop kick, Umino also nails Coughlin with a gut wrench suplex. Coughlin looks for a Boston crab and he gets it on Umino, Umino breaks the hold by getting to the ropes. Umino recovers and he nails a charging Coughlin with a spine buster, Coughlin and Umino exchange blows until Umino nails him with a drop kick. Umino then nails Coughlin with a second missile drop kick for a near fall, Umino then hits Coughlin with a fisherman suplex for a near fall.
Winner: Shota Umino
Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Toa Henare, Clark Connors & Michael Richards
The match begins with Connors knocking Uemura off the ring apron, Narita and Connors then take turns wrenching away on each others arms. Uemura and Henare get tagged in by their partners, Uemura attacks Connors and he knocks him off the ring apron. Uemura briefly gets Henare in a headlock before trying to drop him with shoulder tackles, Uemura eventually gets Henare down with a hip toss. Henare recovers and he drills Uemura with a shoulder tackle, Nakanishi tags in and he double teams Uemura with Henare. Connors tags in and he kicks away at a cornered Uemura, Richards tags in and he slams Uemura for a near fall. Richards corners Uemura before landing a running clothesline, Henare tags in and he drops Uemura for a near fall. Uemura fights back and he nails a charging Henare with a drop kick, Narita tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Henare fights back and he drops Narita after landing a series of strikes, Nakanishi tags in and he attacks Narita with a few strikes. Narita recovers to hit Nakanishi with a drop kick followed by a slam, Nagata tags in and he attacks Nakanishi with some kicks. Nagata then hits Nakanishi with a drop kick to the knee, Nakanishi recovers and he drills Nagata with a spear.
Nakanishi then drops Nagata with a clothesline for a near fall, a brawl breaks out between both teams that spills all over the place. Nakanishi goes for the torture rack and Nagata quickly gets free, Nagata then drops Nakanishi with an exploder suplex. Taguchi and Richards get tagged in by their respective partners, Taguchi attacks everybody with hip attacks. Nakanishi drops Taguchi and then Taguchi gets quadruple teamed, Richards nails a downed Taguchi with a leg drop for a near fall. Richards also catches Taguchi with a suplex for a near fall, Richards follows up by landing a clothesline on Taguchi for another near fall. Taguchi drills a charging Richards with a hip attack before applying the ankle lock, Richards gets free and Taguchi applies another ankle lock to force a tap out.
Winners: Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura
Jushin “Thunder” Liger & Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping the opposition and a huge brawl spills all over the arena, Kanemaru gets Yoh in the ring and Yoh drops him with a flying forearm strike. A second brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the place again, Suzuki drags Liger into the crowd while attacking him with a steel chair. Suzuki also attacks Liger with a section of the barricade, Douki grabs a pipe and he attacks Sho with it. Kanemaru waits for Yoh to get back in the ring and he rips away at his face, Suzuki tags in and he nails Yoh with a kick for a near fall. Suzuki gets Yoh in a kimura until Liger breaks it up, Suzuki goes after Liger and they battle on the arena floor. Suzuki grabs a steel chair and he attacks Liger with it, Suzuki gets back in the ring and Yoh attacks him with a few strikes. Suzuki drops Yoh with a forearm strike before tagging Kanemaru in, Yoh misses a drop kick and he still manages to hit Kanemaru with a dragon screw leg whip. Liger tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team, Suzuki tags in and Liger quickly drops him in the corner.
Liger looks for a brain buster and Suzuki counters with a Fujiwara arm bar, Suzuki then nails Liger with a kick to the face. Liger blocks a penalty kick to nail Suzuki with a chop, Suzuki recovers and he gets Liger in a rear naked choke. Suzuki then looks to unmask Liger and Liger eventually gets free to drop Suzuki with a palm strike, Sho and Douki get tagged in by their respective partners. Douki and Sho have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Sho ends the exchange by nailing Douki with a spear, Suzuki-Gun hit the ring and they triple team Sho. Douki hits Sho with a springboard double stomp for a near fall, Douki then hits Sho with a northern lights suplex for a near fall. Douki looks for a suplex and Sho escapes, Sho and Yoh then nail Douki with a double jumping knee strike. Kanemaru comes into the ring and Yoh quickly takes him out, Douki gets Sho in a roll up for a near fall. Sho and Yoh then hit Douki with 3K for a three count.
Winners: Jushin “Thunder” Liger & Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh)
After the match, Minoru Suzuki goes after Jushin "Thunder" Liger and he attempts to remove his mask.
Kota Ibushi, Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Homna) & Chaos (Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles) vs. Bullet Club (Kenta, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)
The match begins with Bullet Club jumping the opposition and a huge brawl spills all over the arena, Ospreay and Eagles take out Ishimori and Phantasmo with dives. Eagles gets Isimori back in the ring to land a few strikes, Fale interferes and he drops Eagles with a clothesline before dragging him out of the ring. Gino Gambino interferes and he attacks Eagles with a chop as the brawl continues on the arena floor, Ishimori gets Eagles back in the ring before tagging Phantasmo in. Phantasmo rakes the back of Eagles before tagging Ishimori back in, Ishimori also rakes the back of Eagles before tagging Fale in. Fale slams Eagles before standing on top of him, Kenta tags in and he slams Eagles before landing a series of elbow drops for a near fall. Takahashi tags in and he nails Eagles with a basement drop kick for a near fall, Eagles recovers and he drops Takahashi before tagging Makabe in. Makabe quickly cleans house against the opposing team, Makabe traps Takahashi in the corner while landing strikes. Fale interferes and he exchanges clotheslines with Makabe until Makabe knocks him out of the ring, Makabe hits Takahashi with a northern lights suplex for a near fall.
Takahashi regains control for his team after nailing Makabe with a reverse DDT, Kenta and Ibushi get tagged in by their respective partners. Kenta and Ibushi have a striking exchange until kenta goes down, Ibushi nails Kenta with a standing moonsault for a near fall. Ibushi and Kenta exchange more strikes until both go down, Homna tags in and he attacks Kenta with some strikes. Homna drops Kenta with a bulldog before missing a kokeshi, Bullet Club hits the ring and they all work over Homna. Kenta hits Homna with a suplex for a near fall, a brawl between both teams breaks out again and it spills all over the place. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Homna misses another kokeshi and Kenta nails him with a penalty kick for a near fall. Kenta then hits Homna with a Go To Sleep for a three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Kenta, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo)
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Rocky Romero & Hirooki Goto) vs. Los Ingobernables (Sanada, Shingo Takagi & Bushi)
The match begins with Goto briefly getting Takagi in a headlock, Takagi gets free and he exchanges shoulder tackles with Goto. Goto and Takagi go back and forth through a series of reversals, Bushi tags in and he nails Goto with a missile drop kick. Goto recovers and he drops Bushi with a shoulder tackle, Goto attacks Takagi on the arena floor and he throws him into the barricade. Goto gets back in the ring and he attacks Bushi with strikes until tagging Romero in, Romero drops Bushi before landing a basement drop kick. Okada tags in and he slams Bushi before landing a slingshot swanton bomb, Goto tags in and he nails Bushi with a suplex for a near fall. Goto slows things down further by holding Bushi in a chin lock, Okada tags in and he works with Goto to hit Bushi with a double shoulder tackle. Bushi fights back and he drops Okada with a DDT, Sanada tags in and he goes right after Okada. Sanada nails Okada with a drop kick to the knee before attacking the rest of Chaos, Sanada then drops Okada with a rana before applying a Paradise Lock. Sanada eventually nails Okada with a basement drop kick for a near fall, Okada recovers and he drops Sanada with a running back elbow strike.
Okada corners Sanada before landing another back elbow strike and a DDT, Takagi hits the ring and Goto takes him out. Okada goes to the top rope and he leaps off as Sanada gets up, Okada then hits a charging Sanada with a flapjack. Romero tags in and he drops an interfering Bushi with a rana, Romero then attacks Sanada with Forever Clotheslines. Sanada fights back and Romero drops him with a mule kick for a near fall, Romero goes for sliced bread and Sanada avoids it. LIJ hits the ring and they triple team Romero so Sanada can get a near fall on him, everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out. Sanada knocks Okada out of the ring after landing a pop up cutter, Romero goes for sliced bread again on Sanada and Sanada counters with a Skull End to force a tap out.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Sanada, Shingo Takagi & Bushi)
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Evil) vs. Bullet Club (Jay White & Chase Owens)
The match begins with Bullet Club jumping their foes before the bell sounded, Owens and White knock Naito out of the ring before double teaming Evil. Evil fights back and he knocks White out of the ring, Evil then drops Owens with a shoulder tackle. Naito tags in and he attacks Owens with a ton of strikes, Naito drops Owens before applying a modified full nelson. Evil tags in and he stomps away on a trapped Owens, Owens tries fighting back and Evil drops him with a chop. White distracts Evil before dragging him to the arena floor, Owens then hits Evil with a drop kick that sends him into the barricade. Owens then drags Evil into the crowd before throwing him into the bleachers, Evil gets back into the ring and Owens works him over before tagging White in. White then hits Evil with a suplex for a near fall, White slows things down further by holding Evil in a chin lock. Owens tags in and he attacks Evil with a few more strikes, Owens follows that up by nailing Evil with a back breaker for a near fall. Evil fights back and Owens quickly rakes his eyes, Evil goes for a ref distraction and Owens nails him with a spinning elbow strike. Evil eventually drops Owens with a fisherman buster suplex, Naito and White get tagged in by their respective partners.
White immediately knocks Naito to the arena floor and he throws him into the barricade, White gets Naito in the ring and Naito spits in his face. Naito knocks White out of the ring with a rana, Naito grabs White and he throws him into the barricade a few times. Naito gets White in the ring before landing a basement drop kick to the back of the head, Naito then traps White in the corner before landing a slingshot drop kick. Naito also nails White with a neck breaker for a near fall, White recovers and he drills Naito with a DDT. Owens tags in and he double teams Naito with White, Owens nails Naito with a knee strike for a near fall. White and Evil then battle each other on the arena floor, Owens nails Naito with a Jewel Heist for a near fall. Owens looks for a package pile driver and Evil breaks it up, White hits the ring and Evil nails him with Darkness Falls. Naito and Evil double team Owens before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Naito nails Owens with Destino for a three count.
Winners: Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito & Evil)
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships
Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (c) vs. Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi)
The match begins with Tonga attacking Ishii with a few shoulder tackles, Tonga and Ishii go through a series of reversals and nobody gains control. Tonga gains control by nailing Ishii with a few strikes, Loa interferes and he nails Ishii with a few strikes. Yoshi-Hashi interferes as well and a brawl breaks out between both teams in the ring, GOD clear the ring by nailing both opponents with drop kicks. The brawl continues between both teams on the arena floor, Tonga gets Ishii back in the ring before tagging Loa in. Loa keeps Ishii down while stomping away on him, Loa then nails Ishii with a slam followed by an elbow drop for a near fall. Tonga tags in and he double teams Ishii with Loa for a near fall, Tonga keeps the pressure on Ishii by nailing him with more strikes. Tonga then hits Ishii with a suplex for a near fall, Loa tags in and he exchanges some strikes with Ishii. Loa drops Ishii in the corner before stomping away on him, Tonga tags in and he gets a downed Ishii in a chin lock. Tonga releases the hold before tagging Loa in, Loa and Tonga double team Ishii again before Loa lands a power slam for a near fall.
Loa and Tonga double team Ishii again before Ishii fights back to drop them both, Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he cleans house against the opposing team. Yoshi-Hashi hangs both opponents on the top rope before landing a double drop kick, Yoshi-Hashi then hits Loa with a Headhunter for a near fall. Ishii tags in and he double teams Loa alongside Yoshi-Hashi, Yoshi-Hashi and Ishii hit Loa with a double back suplex before eating a double clothesline. Ishii recovers and he nails Loa with a back body drop, Ishii and Loa then have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Loa ends the exchange by dropping Ishii with a clothesline, Tonga hits the ring to double team Ishii with Loa. Tonga and Yoshi-Hashi then battle on the arena floor, Loa hits Ishii with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Ishii fights back against Loa as Yoshi-Hashi hits the ring to land a DDT, Yoshi-Hashi hits Loa with a code breaker before Ishii lands a release German suplex. Ishii levels Loa with a lariat for a near fall, Loa fights back and he eats a power slam before nailing Ishii with a spear.
Yoshi-Hashi and Tonga get tagged in by their respective partners, Yoshi-Hashi eventually drops Tonga with a rana. A brawl breaks out between both teams on the inside of the ring, Tonga then hits both opponents with a Tongan Twist. Tonga follows that up by nailing Yoshi-Hashi with a DDT, GOD double team Yoshi-Hashi for a near fall. GOD go for the Magic Killer and Ishii breaks it up, GOD eventually nail Ishii with a Magic Killer as Yoshi-Hashi recovers. GOD then hit Yoshi-Hashi with a Magic Killer for a near fall, Loa and Tonga double team Yoshi-Hashi further. GOD looks for a super power bomb and Ishii breaks it up, Yoshi-Hashi then gets Tonga in the Butterfly Lock. The referee gets taken out and Jado tries interferes, Yoshi-Hashi grabs the kendo stick and he attacks Jado with it. Yoshi-Hashi then nails Loa with a few super kicks before Ishii nails him with a headbutt, Ishii then hits Tonga with a power bomb. Yoshi-Hashi then hits Tonga with a knee strike for a near fall, Yoshi-Hashi crushes Tonga with a Western Lariat before landing a brain buster for a near fall. Kenta comes out and he distracts Yoshi-Hashi so Tonga can roll him up for a three count.
Winners: Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa), still the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
RPW British Heavyweight Championship
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Tanahashi and Sabre Jr, Sabre Jr starts working over the arm of Tanahashi. Tanahashi gets free and he twists away on the arm of Sabre Jr, Sabre Jr gets Tanahashi down while pulling back on both arms. Tanahashi gets free and he gets Sabre Jr down while pulling back on both arms, Sabre Jr gets free and he applies a straight jacket hold to Tanahashi. Tanahashi gets free and he applies a straight jacket hold to a downed Sabre Jr, Sabre Jr gets free and he backs Tanahashi into the corner before landing a few strikes. Tanahashi fights back and he nails Sabre Jr with a springboard cross body block, Tanahashi follows up with an arm drag and chop block on Sabre Jr. Tanahashi holds Sabre Jr down while pushing down on his legs, Sabre Jr gets free and goes out of the ring. Sabre Jr gets angry and he attacks a Young Lion at ringside, Tanahashi saves the Young Lion before throwing Sabre Jr into the barricade. Tanahashi gets Sabre Jr in the ring before a striking exchange breaks out, Tanahashi looks for a senton and Sabre Jr counters with an arm bar.
Sabre Jr releases the hold before stomping on the injured arm of Tanahashi, Sabre Jr then applies the Fujiwara arm bar to Tanahashi. Sabre Jr releases the hold before twisting the arm of Tanahashi, Tanahashi gets free and he drops Sabre Jr with a flying forearm strike. Tanahashi then nails Sabre Jr with another drop kick to the knee, Tanahashi follows up by nailing Sabre Jr with a dragon screw leg whip. Tanahashi then hits Sabre Jr with a middle rope swanton bomb for a near fall, Tanahashi keeps the pressure on Sabre Jr by getting him in the octopus stretch. Sabre Jr eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt, Sabre Jr rolls out of the ring and he catches a sliding Tanahashi before applying a knee bar. Sabre Jr also briefly applies an ankle lock and arm bar to Tanahashi, Sabre Jr tries getting back in the ring and Tanahashi nails him with multiple dragon screw leg whips. Tanahashi looks for a cloverleaf and Sabre Jr counters with a triangle choke, Sabre Jr transitions into an arm bar against Tanahashi.
Tanahashi gets free and he applies an arm bar to Sabre Jr, Sabre Jr gets free and he pulls back on the injured arm of Tanahashi. Tanahashi eventually makes it to the ropes to break the submission up, Tanahashi and Sabre Jr have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Tanahashi ends the exchange by nailing Sabre Jr with multiple sling blades, Tanahashi then nails Sabre Jr with a High Fly Flow. Tanahashi gets Sabre Jr in a cloverleaf and Sabre Jr gets to the ropes, Sabre Jr recovers and he gets Tanahashi in a jump guillotine choke. Tanahashi gets free to hit Sabre Jr with multiple Twist N’ Shouts, Sabre Jr then hits Tanahashi with a Zack Driver from out of nowhere. Tanahashi and Sabre Jr have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Sabre Jr ends the exchange by nailing Tanahashi with an overhead kick to the arm. Tanahashi blocks a penalty kick to hit Sabre Jr with a dragon screw leg whip, Tanahashi then hits Sabre Jr with a dragon suplex for a near fall. Tanahashi gets Sabre Jr in a few pinning combos for a few near falls, Sabre Jr shocks Tanahashi with a roll up of his own for a three count.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr., your new RPW British Heavyweight Champion
