Jeff Cobb's reign as NEVER Openweight Champion is already over.
During night one of NJPW's Wrestling Dontaku event, Taichi defeated Jeff Cobb to win the NEVER Openweight Title. Cobb won the title at ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard when he defeated Will Ospreay. The bout against Taichi was his first scheduled title defense.
With this victory, Taichi is now a two-time NEVER Openweight Champion. He first won the title back in Sept. 2018, a reign that lasted 47 days and included zero successful title defenses.
.@taichi0319 'Tenshō jūji-hō'
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レスリングどんたく 2019！第7試合はNEVER無差別級選手権試合！王者@RealJeffCobb VS 挑戦者@taichi0319！
— njpwworld (@njpwworld) May 3, 2019
コブのスープレックスパーティーの前にタイチはグロッキー状態！
果たして勝負の行方は
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.@RealJeffCobb 'Gutwrench Suplex' & 'Piledriver'
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.@RealJeffCobb 'Suplex King'
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.@taichi0319 is now a two-time NEVER Openweight Champion. #njdontaku #NJPW https://t.co/d63mH2znnl pic.twitter.com/BuL6VrxccY
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) May 3, 2019
If you missed anything from night one of NJPW's Wrestling Dontaku event, check out Fightful's full report on the show.
