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IWGP Heavyweight Title Match
Kazuchika Okada def. Zack Sabre Jr. to retain the title
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match
Triple Threat Match
Suzuki-Gun (El Desparado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) def. Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) & Los Ingobernables (Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi) to retain the titles
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match
Will Ospreay def. Marty Scurll to retain the title
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match
Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) def. Michael Elgin, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi to retain the titles
Bullet Club (Cody & Hangman Page) def. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)
Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) def. Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Evil & Sanada)
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay def. Chaos (Jay White, Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)
Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) def. Suzuki-Gun (Taichi & Takashi Iizuka)
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) def. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi)
Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
The match begins with Owens and Takahashi jumping the Bucks from behind after a handshake, Bucks recover and nail both opponents with a series of drop kicks. Bucks knock Takahashi and Owens out of the ring before landing a dive, Nick gets Owens in the ring before landing some strikes. Nick then lands a rope assisted neck breaker before tagging in Matt to land a swanton bomb, Takahashi hits the ring and the Bucks double team him. Owens and Takahashi recover to hit Nick with an elevated neck breaker, Owens follows Nick around the ring while landing some strikes. Takahashi tags in and he nails Nick with a side kick, Takahashi drops Nick before landing a running leg drop.
Owens tags in and he nails Nick with a top rope axe handle smash, Owens then nails Nick with a back breaker for a near fall. Takahashi tags in and he applies a chin lock to Nick before landing a basement drop kick for a near fall, Nick shoves Owens into Takahashi before nailing both with a series of kicks. Nick then hits Owens with a running knee strike, Owens recovers and he nails Nick with a back breaker. Matt tags in and he quickly cleans house on the opposing team, Matt then nails Owens with Sliced Bread while taking Takahashi out. Owens goes for a power bomb and Matt counters with a sharp shooter, Matt then takes out both opponents with a double spear before the Bucks land simultaneous splashes for a near fall.
Nick follows that up by nailing Owens with a super kick and then landing a suicide dive against Takahashi, Takahashi then blocks the Meltzer Driver from happening. Owens would then nail Matt with a Jewel Heist for a near fall, Owens and Takahashi would start double teaming Matt before Owens lands a knee strike for a near fall. Matt escapes the package pile driver before the Bucks nail Owens with super kicks, Matt applies the sharp shooter to Owens and a tap out follows.
Winners: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Taichi & Takashi Iizuka)
The match begins with Taichi and Iizuka attacking their opponents before the bell sounds, the brawl spills to the arena floor for a short time. Taichi then rakes the eyes of Ishii inside of the ring, Taichi starts attacking Ishii with a series of kicks. Ishii recover and he drop Taichi with a suplex, Iizuka attacks Ishii with a chair shot before the teams take their brawl outside of the ring and into the crowd. Iizuka attacks Yano with a steel chair in the crowd, Taichi attacks Ishii with the bell hammer near the barricade. Taichi gets Ishii back in the ring and he just stands on his head, Iizuka tags in and he chokes Ishii in the corner. Iizuka grabs a piece of rope and he chokes Ishii with it, Ishii gets rid of the rope before biting him on the top of the head.
Taichi tags in and he attacks Ishii with a series of kicks, Taichi then nails a charging Ishii with an enzaguri in the corner. Ishii tries fighting back and Iizuka interferes to bite him in the head, Ishii shoves his opponents into each other before dropping Taichi with a shoulder tackle. Yano tags in and he removes a turnbuckle pad before attacking Iizuka with it, Taichi grabs the turnbuckle pad and he hits Yano with it before sending Yano into the exposed corner. Iizuka tags in and he bites the top of Yano’s head, Iizuka then grabs the hand of Yano before biting it. Iizuka grabs the piece of rope again and he briefly chokes Yano with it, Iizuka grabs the iron glove and Yano rolls him up for a near fall. Yano nails Iizuka with a low blow so Ishii can land a lariat on him for the three count.
Winners: Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano)
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) (c) vs. Michael Elgin, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi
The match begins with Elgin cornering Loa before landing some chops, Loa then nails Elgin with a kick before landing a few strikes of his own. Elgin recovers and he holds Loa in a headlock, Loa gets free by dropping Elgin with a back suplex and Elgin quickly reapplies the headlock. Elgin and Loa exchange shoulder tackles until Elgin catches him with a power slam, Elgin then hits Loa with a running forearm strike and missile drop kick for a near fall. Tama interferes and then allows Fale to also interfere to drop Elgin with a clothesline, both teams brawl and it spills to the arena floor. Tama and Loa attack Taguchi while Fale chokes Elgin with a microphone cable, Loa waits for Elgin to get back in the ring to stomp away on him.
Tama tags in and he attacks Elgin with a series of elbow strikes, Tama waits for Elgin to get up before landing a drop kick. Fale tags in and he mauls Elgin with cross face strikes in the corner, Elgin nails a charging Fale with a back elbow strike before landing an enzaguri. Makabe tags in and he attacks the entire opposing team, Makabe then backs Fale into the corner while landing a series of strikes. Makabe then hits Fale and Tama with a series of running clotheslines, Makabe mounts Fale in the corner before landing a bunch of strikes. Makabe also drops a charging Fale with a clothesline for a near fall, Fale recovers and he crushes a charging Makabe with a shoulder block. Taguchi tags in and Tama tags in as well, Taguchi causes Tama to run into Loa before attacking them both with hip attacks.
Taguchi then nails a charging Tama with an enzaguri followed by another hip attack for a near fall, Taguchi and his teammates all get in the ring to triple team Tama. Loa and Fale drag Elgin and Makabe out of the ring to land a few strikes on them, Bullet Club would then triple team Taguchi inside of the ring. Taguchi fights back by attacking his opponents with hip attacks, Tama gets caught in the ropes and Taguchi hits him with a 619. Tama avoids a springboard hip attack to nail Taguchi with a Gun Stun for the three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa), still the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Chaos (Jay White, Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)
The match begins with Finlay and White having a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, White rolls out of the ring and Finlay follows him out there. Finlay throws White into the barricade before getting him back into the ring, Finlay then traps White in the corner before landing a plethora of strikes. White avoids a leaping Finlay to throw him right into the turnbuckle, a brawl breaks out between both teams that spills to the arena floor. White then throws Finlay right into the bariicade, Yoshi-Hashi also throws Tanahashi into the barricade. White grabs a cable wire and he chokes Finlay with it, Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he attacks Finlay with chops on the inside of the ring. Yoshi-Hashi traps Finlay on the top rope before landing a drop kick for a near fall, Goto tags in and he double teams Finlay with Yoshi-Hashi.
Goto slows things down further by holding Finlay in a chin lock, Finlay gets free and he catches Goto with a drop kick. Robinson tags in and he cleans house on the opposing teams, Robinson then nails Goto with his patented jabs followed by a full nelson bomb. Robinson goes to the top rope to land a high cross body for a near fall, Robinson and Goto would then get into a clothesline exchange. Robinson wins that battle before Goto drops him with a spin kick in the corner, Goto then hits Robinson with a modified neck breaker. Tanahashi and Yoshi-Hashi get tagged in by their respective partners, Tanahashi nails Yoshi-Hashi with a flying forearm strike. Tanahashi follows that up by nailing Yoshi-Hashi with a dragon screw leg whip, Yoshi-Hashi recovers and he nails Tanahashi with a Head Hunter.
Chaos hits the ring and they all triple team Tanahashi, Yoshi-Hashi and Goto nail Tanahashi with a double modified neck breaker for a near fall. Finlay hits the ring and he catches White with a stunner, Robinson then hits Goto with a Pulp Friction. Tanahashi then hits Yoshi-Hashi with a sling blade followed by a High Fly Flow for a three count.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson & David Finlay
Los Ingobernables (Tetsuya Naito, Evil & Sanada) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)
The match begins with Suzuki-Gun jumping Los Ingobernables before the bell sounds, KES battles Evil and Sanada on the arena floor while Suzuki battles Naito in the ring. Naito nails Suzuki with an atomic drop before double teaming him with Sanada, Naito then attacks Suzuki with elbow strikes before Evil tags into the match. Evil attacks Suzuki with strikes in the corner, LIJ attacks Suzuki from outside the ring while the referee is distracted. Sanada tags in and he drops Suzuki before landing an elbow drop for a near fall, Naito tags in and he stomps away on a downed Suzuki. Suzuki tries fighting back and Naito nails him with a one footed drop kick, Suzuki catches Naito in a rope assisted arm bar before both teams battle on the arena floor.
Suzuki throws Naito into the crowd before attacking him with a steel chair, KES also throw Evil and Sanada into the barricade. Suzuki takes Naito’s shirt off of him before just choking him with it, Suzuki gets Naito in the ring before applying a knee bar. Smith Jr tags in and he nails Naito with a belly to belly suplex for a near fall, Smith Jr goes for a guillotine leg drop and Naito gets out of the way. Naito then nails a dazed Smith Jr with a tornado DDT, Sanada tags into the match and he attacks Smith Jr with drop kicks. Archer hits the ring and Sanada catches him with a drop kick that knocks him out of the ring, Sanada then takes out Archer with a dive on the arena floor. Smith Jr recovers and he nails Sanada with a northern lights suplex for a near fall, Smith Jr sets up for a power bomb and Sanada gets free before landing a springboard drop kick.
Evil and Archer get tagged into the match by their respective partners, Evil catches Archer with a bulldog and a senton. Archer recovers to nail Evil with an avalanche, Naito hits the ring to attack Archer and Suzuki gets him out of the ring. Archer then hits a charging Evil with a Bossman Slam, Naito grabs Suzuki and he throws him into the barricade. Sanada and Evil decide to double team Archer in the ring, Suzuki applies the knee bar to Naito on the arena floor. Smith Jr hits the ring to nail Sanada with a German suplex, KES nail Evil with a double team move for a near fall. Sanada hits the ring and KES nails him with a Killer Bomb, Evil fights back against KES before eventually getting hit with a Killer Bomb for a three count.
Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match - Triple Threat Match: Suzuki-Gun (El Desparado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) (c) vs. Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) vs. Los Ingobernables (Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi)
The match begins with Roppongi 3K attacking both teams before the bell sounds, Roppongi 3K takes out Suzuki-Gun with a suicide dive. Yoh gets Desparado in the ring before stomping away on him, Roppongi 3K then double team both members of Suzuki-Gun. Takahashi hits the ring and he eventually chases Rocky Romero into the crowd, Bushi tags in and he chokes Yoh with his shirt. Takahashi tags in and he levels Yoh with a series of chops, Bushi tags back in and he also attacks Yoh with chops. Takahashi tags in again and he nails Yoh with a running clothesline followed by a basement drop kick for a near fall, Bushi tags in and he double teams Yoh with Takahashi for a near fall. Bushi would then keep Yoh down while applying the STF, Desparado hits the ring and he attacks Bushi as Kanemaru tags into the match.
Suzuki-Gun then hits Yoh with a series of double team moves for a near fall, Kanemaru applies the camel clutch to Yoh until Bushi breaks it up. Kanemaru hits a hurt Yoh with a suplex before a pin attempt, Yoh recovers and he catches Kanemaru with an enzaguri followed by a mule kick. Sho tags in and he attacks Kanemaru with a plethora of strikes, Sho then hits a charging kanemaru with a drop kick before leveling Desparado with a spine buster. Sho misses a drop kick and Kanemaru briefly applies a Boston crab, Takahashi tags in and Sho starts attacking him. Bushi hits the ring and Sho drop kicks him out of the ring, Sho then hits Takahashi with a spear before tagging Yoh into the match. Yoh then hits Takahashi with a series of drop kicks, Bushi hits the ring and Yoh takes him out with a dragon screw leg whip.
Sho tags in and Roppongi 3K attack Takahashi with a series of double team moves for a near fall, Kanemaru hits the ring and Yoh knocks him back out before landing a dive. Sho then hits Takahashi and Bushi with German suplexes, LIJ recover and they nail Sho with a series of kicks. Bushi gets Romero into the ring so Takahashi can attack him, Sho tries protecting Romero and Takahashi attacks him as well. Roppongi 3K then hit Takahashi with a double knee strike followed by more double team moves, everybody hits the ring and they all take each other out. Takahashi catches Kanemaru with a pop up power bomb before Bushi takes out Yoh with a suicide dive, Takahashi hits Sho with a Time Bomb for a near fall. Takahashi follows that up by nailing Sho with a death valley driver into the turnbuckle, Takahashi then hits Sho with another Time Bomb as Kanemaru drags the referee out of the ring.
Desparado hits the ring and he lays everybody out with belt shots, Desparado hits Sho with the Angel’s Wings for the three count.
Winners: Suzuki-Gun (El Desparado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru), still the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Marty Scurll
The match begins with some chain wrestling between both competitors, Ospreay and Scurll get a few roll up pin attempts on each other. Scurll then drops Ospreay with a shoulder tackle, Scurll looks for the chicken wing and Ospreay escapes to attempt a few kicks against Scurll. Scurll recovers and he attacks Ospreay with a few strikes, Ospreay responds by knocking Scurll to the arena floor with a drop kick. Scurll gets to the ring apron and Ospreay knocks him back to the arena floor, Ospreay then hits Scurll with a Flying Tiger Drop. Ospreay follows Scurll around the ring while landing some strikes, Ospreay gets Scurll back in the ring and Scurll nails him with a rope assisted neck breaker that knocks him to the arena floor.
Scurll goes to the ring apron before nailing Ospreay with a thrust kick, Scurll gets Ospreay against the barricade while landing some strikes. Scurll would then decide to just throw Ospreay into the barricade, Scurll gets Ospreay into the ring before wrenching away on his head. Scurll then catches Ospreay with a slam into the ring ropes, Scurll follows that up with a rope assisted DDT on Ospreay for a near fall. Scurll then applies the torture rack to an injured Ospreay, Scurll releases the hold before landing a basement drop kick for a near fall. Scurll goes for the Gory Special and Scurll instead sling shots him into the bottom rope, Scurll keeps Ospreay down while applying the straight jacket submission.
Ospreay escapes and he nails Scurll with a handspring enzaguri, Ospreay drops Scurll in the corner before landing a 619. Ospreay follows that up with a springboard forearm strike followed by a running shooting star press for a near fall, Ospreay then hits Scurll with a super kick before landing a release German suplex, Scurll quickly recovers to nail Ospreay with a tornado DDY. Ospreay also recovers to catch Scurll with a stunner from out of nowhere, Scurll nails Ospreay with a pump handle neck breaker after a series of reversals. Ospreay and Scurll have a striking exchange until Scurll lands a lariat for a near fall, Scurll then drags Ospreay out of the ring before landing a tombstone on the arena floor. Scurll gets Ospreay back into the ring for a near fall on a pin attempt, Scurll then nails Ospreay with a neck breaker for a near fall.
Scurll and Ospreay have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Ospreay then catches Scurll with an enzaguri followed by a sit out power bomb. Ospreay then hits Scurll with the Robinson Special, Ospreay goes for the Os Cutter and Scurll knocks him to the arena floor. Scurll goes to the ring apron and Ospreay catches him with a bicycle kick, Scurll recovers to nail Ospreay with an enzaguri. Ospreay catches a charging Scurll with a one man spanish fly to the arena floor, Ospreay waits for Scurll to get back in the ring to land a phoenix splash for a near fall. Ospreay then traps Scurll on the top rope before missing a shooting star press attempt, Scurll nails Ospreay with a super kick to the back of the head for a near fall.
Ospreay blocks another super kick to nail Scurll with a head kick, Scurll goes for the chicken wing before both competitors exchange roll ups. Ospreay then hits Scurll with a Os Cutter from out of nowhere, Scurll gets up first and he catches Ospreay with an inverted tombstone pile driver for a near fall. Scurll grabs the hand of Ospreay to crack his fingers before landing a super kick, Scurll then stomps away on the head of Ospreay before applying the chicken wing and Ospreay gets to the ropes. Scurll then hits Ospreay with a flipping neck breaker, Ospreay escapes the tombstone to nail Scurll with a stunner. Ospreay catches Scurll with a second Os Cutter for the three count.
Winner: Will Ospreay, still the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
After the match, Will Ospreay challenges Kushida to a title match and Kushida accepts.
Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. Bullet Club (Cody & Hangman Page)
The match begins with Cody trying to attack Ibushi before tagging Page in, Page then drops Omega with a shoulder tackle before landing chops. Omega then propels a charging Page out of the ring and onto Cody, Omega then takes out both men with a dive. Omega gets Page back in the ring before landing a top rope high cross body, Ibushi tags in and he attacks Cody alongside Omega. Page jumps both of his opponents from behind and he gets double teamed as well, Golden Lovers go for the Cross Slash and it gets broken up by Bullet Club. Cody grabs a steel chair and he attacks Omega with it, Cody gets Ibushi in the ring and he stomps away on him.
Cody traps Ibushi in the corner before attacking him with a bunch of chops, Page tags in and he chokes Ibushi in the corner. Page traps Ibushi in the ropes while nailing him with forearm strikes, Cody tags in and he wrenches away on the arm of Ibushi. Page tags in and he attacks Ibushi with some more strikes, Ibushi fights back and he catches Page with a drop kick. Omega tags in and he cleans house on the opposing team, Omega then hits Page with a Finlay Roll before Cody attacks him. Page then hits Omega with a middle rope neck breaker for a near fall, Cody tags in and he attacks Omega with strikes in the corner. Page tags in and he kicks away at an injured Omega, Page then catches Omega with a bridging pump handle slam for a near fall.
Cody tags in and he drops Omega before kicking him in the back, Cody would then apply the butterfly lock to Omega. Cody gets Omega out of the ring before setting a table up, Omega then catches Cody with a suplex on the arena floor. Page returns and he slams Omega and Ibushi on the unset-up table, Bullet Club then finish setting up the table on the arena floor. Page puts Omega on the table and Cody goes to the top rope before The Young Buck appear, The Young Bucks leave after an argument with Cody. Cody tags into the match and he attacks Omega with more strikes, Ibushi eventually attacks Cody from behind so Omega can take him out with a spin kick. Page tags into the match and he catches Omega with shoulder thrusts in the corner, Cody tags back in and Omega gets the tag to Ibushi as well.
Ibushi quickly catches Cody with a springboard drop kick, Ibushi follows that up with a hurricarana on Cody before landing a kick. Golden Lovers then nail Cody with a series of double team moves for a near fall, Golden Lovers then catch Bullet Club with a Cross Slash on the arena floor. Golden Lovers get Cody back in the ring to land a power bomb into a German suplex, Golden Lovers go for the Golden Shower and Page breaks it all up. Cody then knocks Omega out of the ring before nailing Ibushi with a release suplex for a near fall, Page tags in and Ibushi knocks Cody out of the ring. Page catches Omega with a drop kick before landing a moonsault on Ibushi for a near fall, Cody returns to the ring to nail Ibushi with a DDT. Omega then hits Cody with a V Trigger before nailing Page with a snap dragon suplex, Cody returns to catch Omega with a power slam.
Page nails Ibushi with a German suplex for a near fall, Cody goes to the top rope and Omega prevents him from leaping off. Ibushi then hits a dazed Cody with an overhead kick, Omega gets Cody off the top rope and Bullet Club eventually nail Ibushi with a springboard drop kick doomsday device for a near fall. Cody then hits Ibushi with a Beautiful Disaster as Page puts Omega through a table, Ibushi then hits both opponents with a double back flip kick. Ibushi hits Cody with a sit out power bomb for a near fall, Ibushi then hits Cody with a release German suplex. Ibushi goes for a knee strike and Page prevents it from happening, Cody catches Ibushi with a roll up with a hand full of tights for the three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Cody & Hangman Page)
After the match, Bullet Club continue attacking Kota Ibushi until Kenny Omega makes the save.
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
The match begins with Sabre Jr and Okada doing some chain wrestling, Okada starts wrenching away on the arm of Sabre Jr. Sabre Jr gets Okada down while focusing on his arms, Okada gets free and the chain wrestling continues between both men. Sabre Jr starts wrenching away on the head of a standing Okada, Okada gets free and he trips up Sabre Jr before applying a modified bow and arrow stretch. Sabre Jr gets free and he wrenches away on the leg of Okada, Okada briefly gets free to apply an ankle lock like move to Sabre Jr. Sabre Jr gets free again and he catches Okada in a roll up for a near fall, Sabre Jr then controls Okada by applying the headlock. Sabre Jr releases that hold to get Okada in an inverted ankle lock before applying the surfboard.
Okada gets free and he levels Sabre Jr with a running European uppercut, Sabre Jr recovers and he wrenches away on the arm of Okada before applying an abdominal stretch. Sabre Jr releases that hold to briefly apply a single leg crab to Okada, Okada gets free and he looks for a drop kick and Sabre Jr counters to apply an STF. Okada gets to the ropes and he attacks Sabre Jr with a series of strikes, Okada then hits a charging Sabre Jr with a flapjack. Okada then crushes a charging Sabre Jr with a boot to the face, Okada then hits Sabre Jr with a flying elbow strike followed by a DDT. Sabre Jr recovers and he catches Okada with a rope assisted octopus hold, Okada recovers and he knocks Sabre Jr to the arena floor.
Okada then throws Sabre Jr into the barricade before knocking him into the crowd, Okada then dives over the barricade and onto Sabre Jr. Okada gets Sabre Jr in the ring and Sabre Jr quickly catches him in an inverted triangle choke, Okada gets to the ropes and Sabre Jr stomps away on him. Sabre Jr starts wrenching away again on the injured arm of Okada, Okada fights back and Sabre Jr catches him in a jump guillotine choke. Okada gets free and Sabre Jr goes for a rear naked choke that transitions into another guillotine choke, Okada gets free to catch Sabre Jr in a modified neck breaker. Okada looks for a top rope elbow drop and Sabre Jr quickly applies the arm bar for a few moments, Sabre Jr and Okada have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring.
Okada eventually drops Sabre Jr with a shotgun drop kick, Sabre Jr attacks Okada with European uppercuts before nailing his injured arm with kicks. Okada recovers and he catches Sabre Jr with a series of drop kicks, Okada then hits Sabre Jr with a tombstone pile driver and Sabre Jr quickly recovers to pull back on Okada’s arms. Sabre Jr then catches Okada in a few roll ups for a few near falls, Sabre Jr follows that up with a penalty kick on Okada. Sabre Jr and Okada eventually get into a striking exchange while on their behinds, Okada then hits a charging Sabre Jr with a drop kick. Okada goes for the Rainmaker and Sabre Jr catches him in an arm bar into a triangle choke.
Okada eventually escapes the hold and he crushes Sabre Jr with a Rainmaker, Okada waits a short time to catch Sabre Jr in another Rainmaker. Okada goes for another Rainmaker and Sabre Jr catches him in an octopus hold, Okada gets free and he nails Sabre Jr witha tombstone pile driver before landing another Rainmaker for the three count.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, still the IWGP Heavyweight Champion
After the match, Hiroshi Tanahashi makes his way to the ring and he challenges Kazuchika Okada to a title match, which Okada has apparently accepted.
