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Welcome to the PWInsider'slive coverage of New Japan Pro Wrestling Invasion Attack 2016, live from the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Match #1 - Tag Team Match: Juice Robinson & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi)
This match kicks off with Bullet Club jumping their opponents as they hit the ring, Takahashi traps Taguchi in the ropes before kicking him in the head. Taguchi recovers quickly to nail Takahashi with hip attacks, Takahashi rakes the eyes of Taguchi and then he hits him with a DDT. Taguchi is able to slow down Takahashi before tagging Robinson in, Robinson attacks Fale with everything he can and he cannot get him off of his feet. Fale uses his strength to throw Robinson over the top rope and onto the arena floor, Takahashi then hits Robinson with a steel chair. Fale then hits Robinson with the spike for the two count, Taguchi interferes and Takahashi drags him out of the ring and tosses him into the barricade. Fale then nails an attacking Robinson with a spear and a power bomb for the three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi)
After the match, Bullet Club attacks some of the young boys at ringside.
Match #2 - Six Man Tag Team Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima vs. Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano)
The match starts off with Yano doing all of his tricks to mess with Liger, Liger finally attacks Yano with chops and kicks. Yano then hits Liger with an atomic drop and a hair pull, Yano quickly removes the turnbuckle pad as the other four competitors brawl on the outside of the ring. Sakuraba tags in and he attacks Liger with a bunch of kicks before locking him in a knee bar, Kojima breaks up the submission attempt by stomping on Sakuraba. Yoshi-Hashi tags in and he attacks Liger with forearm strikes, Yoshi-Hashi then drapes Liger on the top rope before nailing him with a drop kick for a near fall. Yoshi-Hashi slams Liger before going to the top rope, Liger recovers to meet him up there and he nails Yoshi-Hashi with a top rope hurricarana. Liger then hits Yoshi-Hashi with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker before tagging Kojima in, Kojima then attacks Sakuraba with a DDT before nailing him with his patented chops in the corner.
Kojima then hits Sakuraba with a running forearm strike, Sakuraba slows the momentum of Kojima before tagging Yoshi-Hashi in. Kojima fights back by hitting Yoshi-Hashi with forearm strikes and the ace crusher, Nagata tags in and he attacks Yoshi-Hashi with a plethora of kicks. Nagata also drops Sakuraba with an inzaguri, a brawl breaks out between all the members of both teams. Yoshi-Hashi then hits Nagata with a running chop and a running neck breaker to get a two count, Nagata goes for the exploder suplex and Yoshi-Hashi counters with a small package for a near fall. Yoshi-Hashi misses an avalanche and he hits the exposed turnbuckle, Nagata catches Yoshi-Hashi with a bridged suplex for the three count.
Winners: Jushin Thunder Liger, Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima
Match #3 - Tag Team Match: Chaos (Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Los Ingobernables (Evil & Bushi)
This bout starts off with Evil jumping Ishii from behind as Bushi distracted him, eventually all four competitors brawl inside of the ring. Evil knocks Goto off the ring apron before double teaming Ishii with Bushi, Goto hits the ring angrily and he attacks Evil. Another huge brawl breaks out between all four competitors, Bushi tags in when things settle down and he chokes Ishii with his shirt. Bushi then drops Ishii with a neck breaker and he follows up by drop kicking him in the back of the head, Ishii tries fighting back and Evil attacks him to prevent a comeback. Evil misses a senton bomb and Ishii looks for a tag, Goto is still down from the brawl and Evil prevents the tag. Ishii takes a few more shots before dropping Evil with an exploder suplex, Goto tags in and he attacks Evil with forearm strikes and kicks. Goto throws Evil out of the ring, he follows Evil out there to throw him into the barricade a bunch of times. Goto brings Evil back into the ring and he kicks him in the back a few times, Goto then puts Evil in the corner to hit him with a spin kick and saito suplex for the near fall.
Evil fihghts back and he drops Goto with a fisherman buster suplex, Evil then crushes Goto with a fireman carry bomb. Evil and Goto exchange clothesline attempts until Goto drops Evil, Ishii and Bushi tag in and Ishii immediately connects with a power slam. Ishii then hits Bushi with a suplex to get the near fall, Bushi recovers and he catches Ishii with a rolling kick to the head. Bushi goes to the top rope and he nails Ishii with a missile drop kick, Bushi then drops Ishii with two more drop kicks for a near fall. Evil comes in and he clobbers Ishii with a clothesline, Bushi then hits Ishii with a lung blower to get another two count. Ishii clobbers a charging Bushi with a lariat and then a power bomb for a near fall, Ishii goes for the brain buster on Bushi and Evil breaks it up. Goto hits the ring and he takes out Evil, Goto then hits Bushi with his modified back breaker and Goto follows up with a clothesline for the three count.
Winners: Chaos (Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii)
After the match, Hirooki Goto and Evil brawl until the young boys break it all up.
Match #4 - IWGP World Junior Tag Team Title Match: Matt Sydal & Ricochet (Champions) vs. RPG Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta)
This bout starts off with Ricochet and Beretta battling it out, Beretta then locks Ricochet in a head lock before dropping him with a shoulder tackle. Ricochet recovers and he drops Beretta with a back elbow strike and a drop kick, Beretta runs for cover outside of the ring as Ricochet fakes a suicide dive. Romero and Sydal get the tags from their respective partners, Romero gets the early advantage by working over the arm of Sydal. Sydal then catches Romero with a plethora of kicks, Sydal then drops Romero with a hurricarana from out of nowhere. Romero rolls out of the ring and he works with Beretta to knock Sydal into the barricade, Romero brings Sydal back into the ring before nailing him with a drop kick for a near fall. RPG Vide double team Sydal with a high knee into a clothesline combination, Beretta slows things down by locking Sydal in the chin lock. Sydal rolls up Beretta from out of nowhere for a two count, Beretta regains control for his team by hitting Sydal with elbow strikes and a tornado DDT.
Romero tags back in and he locks Sydal in the Boston crab, Sydal breaks it by getting to the ropes and Beretta gets tagged back in. Sydal is able to drop both members of RPG Vice before tagging Ricochet in, Ricochet quickly cleans house on both of his opponents. Ricochet knocks both of his opponents outside of the ring before catching both with separate suicide dives, Ricochet then hits Beretta with a springboard lariat as he returns to the ring. Ricochet and Sydal then work over Beretta before landing double standing shooting star presses on him, Romero returns to the ring and he atttacks both of his opponents. Sydal takes both of his opponents down with a double hurricarana, RPPG Vice then hit a charging Sydal with double knee strikes. Beretta then hits Sydal with a diving elbow strike for the near fall, Ricochet returns to the ring and Romero works both of his opponents over with clotheslines.
Sydal and Ricochet recover to hit Romero with a double team move for a near fall, Sydal then hits Romero with a kick to the head. Beretta tags in and Ricochet hits him with multiple kinds of suplexes, Romero then hits Ricochet with a flying knee strike from out of nowhere. Sydal gets up first and he works over the injured ribs of Beretta, Sydal misses a hurricarana attempt and Beretta sets up on the top rope. Sydal then hits a diving Beretta with a drop kick to the midsection, Ricochet comes in the ring and he hits Beretta with a 450 splash so Sydal can get a near fall. Sydal misses a shooting star press and Beretta rolls him up for the near fall, Beretta then hits Sydal with the Beat Buster for another near fall. Ricochet and Romero go back into the ring to exchange a ton of forearm strikes, Ricochet then clobbers Romero with a sppin kick. Romero then hits Ricochet with a flying knee strike and a lariat to drop him, Romero then places Ricochet on the top rope.
Romero then hits Ricochet with three palm strikes before going for the hurricarana, Ricochet lands on his feet and RPG Vice hits him with a double knee strike. Romero then takes out Sydal with a suicide dive, RPG Vice hits Ricochet with Ground Zero and they get the three count.
Winners: RPG Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta), your new IWGP World Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
Fight #5 - IWGP World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Kushida (Champion) vs. Will Ospreay
This battle kicks off with both wrestlers going through a series of reversals, Kushida gets the early advantage by locking Ospreay in a headlock. Ospreay and Kushida then counter each other’s hurricarana attempts, Ospreay then hits Kushida with a kick to the midsection. Kushida recovers quickly and both wrestlers exchange some drop kicks, Ospreay regains control and he attacks Kushida with a bucnh of forearm strikes. Ospreay then goes for a handspring maneuver and Kushida kicks him in the arm, Ospreay rolls out of the ring and Kushida makes him pay with a suicide dive. Kushida brings Ospreay back into the ring and he immediately goes to work on his injured arm, Kushida then hits Ospreay with a judo throw before applying an arm lock on him. Ospreay tries fighting back and Kushida reapplies the arm lock on him, Kushida then figure four locks the arms of Ospreay.
Ospreay tries fighting back and he goes for a handspring, but his arm is to injured and he is unable to complete the hold. Kushida goes back to work on the injured arm and Ospreay counters by nailing him with an inzaguri, but Ospreay is to hurt to continue the attack. Ospreay then does a handspring dive minus the arms and he kicks Kushida in the face, Ospreay then lands a kick on Kushida before knocking him out of the ring with a missile drop kick. Ospreay then catches Kushida with a suicide dive before bringing him back into the ring, Ospreay then hits Kushida with a lung blower and a standing spinning moonsault for a near fall. Ospreay goes for the Rain Maker and Kushida counters with a key lock, Ospreay quickly gets to the ropes and Kushida kicks away at his hurt arm. Ospreay recovers to hit Kushida with a knee strike followed by a tornado middle rope splash for a near fall, Ospreay goes back up to the top rope and Kushida quickly crotches him, Kushida catches Ospreay with a top rope cross arm breaker and he holds onto the move when they crash to the mat below.
Ospreay again breaks the hold by getting to the ropes and Kushida kicks him in the hurt arm, Kushida then exchanges forearm strikes with Ospreay. Kushida then kicks a downed Ospreay right in the face, the two grab each other and just exchange strikes. Ospreay then hits a running Kushida with a 360 uranage for a near fall, Ospreay goes back to the top rope and Kushida meets him back up there again. Ospreay traps Kushida in the ropes before super kicking him in the face, Ospreay goes back up to the top rope and Kushida catches him with his knee on the way down for a near fall. Kushida gets up first and Ospreay tosses him across the ring, Ospreay goes for a springboard move and Kushida catches him in a triangle choke. Ospreay tries countering and Kushida locks him in the kimura and a tap out follows.
Winner: Kushida, still your IWGP World Junior Heavyweight Champion
After the match, Jushin Thunder Liger hits the ring as Kushida celebrates, Liger challenges Kushida for the championship and Kushida accepts the challenge.
Match #6 – NJPW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Match: Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) w/Cody Hall (Champions) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin & Yoshi Tatsu
This bout begins with the Bullet Club jumping their opponents, Omega looks for a Styles Clash on Tatsu until Elgin broke it up. Elgin then suplexes both of the Young Bucks at the same time, Bullet Club tries escaping through the crowd and a brawl breaks out in the crowd. Nick then climbs up the crowd and he dives off the stage onto everybody involved in the match, the Young Bucks double team Tatsu as Omega attacks the other two opponents with a garbage can. Omega places a can on Elgin and then places him on a cart, Omega shoves the cart and Matt super kicks Elgin. Omega then fights Tatsu in the ring and Tanahashi jumps in their as well, Tanahashi then takes out all three of his opponents with dragon screw leg whips. The Young Bucks recover and take out Tatsu with a head scissors/drop kick combination, Bullet Club then do suicide dives onto all three of their opponents.
Omega brings Tanahashi back into the ring for a near fall on a pin attempt, Young Bucks then hit Tanahashi with a neck breaker into a back breaker for a near fall. Matt tags in and he rakes the back of Tanahashi as his partners hold him down, Omega tags in to just rake the back of Tanahashi as well. Matt tags back in and he works over Tanahashi with stomps in the corner, Matt slows things down further by locking Tanahashi in a chin lock. Tanahashi fights back by catching Matt with a middle rope high cross body, Tanahashi looks for the tag and Omega takes both of his partners out. Tanahashi finally tags in Tatsu and Tatsu hits Matt with a spin kick, Tatsu then hits Matt with a plethora of kicks for a near fall. Tatsu then connects with a springboard drop kick on Matt for a near fall, Matt grabs Tatsu and Nick accidentally kicks his brother as Tatsu escapes. Elgin comes in the ring and he hits booth Young Bucks with a double fall away slam, Tatsu locks Matt in a figure four as Omega sprays all of his opponents with the aerosol cans he brought to ringside.
The Young Bucks take out Tatsu before Nick hits Elgin with a tornado DDT on the arena floor, Bullet Club then hits Tatsu with a few triple team maneuvers for the near fall. Bullet Club then hits Tatsu with a triple super kick, Omega goes for the Styles Clash and he gets sprayed in the eyes by Elgin and Tanahashi. Nick misses a dive and Elgin hits both Young Bucks with a double German suplex, Nick is then triple teamed by all of his opponents. Nick counters a double team maneuver from Elgin and Tanahashi, Young Bucks then take out Elgin with a double super kick. Young Bucks go for the Meltzer Driver and Elgin catches one of them, Elgin then power bombs Matt onto Omega on the arena floor. Elgin then catches Nick with a falcon arrow for the near fall, Elgin then hits Nick with a super Elgin Bomb for the three count.
Winners: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin & Yoshi Tatsu, your new NJPW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions
After the match, Michael Elgin tells Kenny Omega he wants a IWGP Intercontinental Title shot and the two have a face off. Then, Bad Luck Fale comes out of the crowd and he attacks Hiroshi Tanahashi until both of Tanahashi's tag partners get back into the ring.
Match #7 - NEVER Openweight Title Match: Katsuyori Shibata (Champion) vs. Hiroshi Tenzan w/Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi
This one kicks off with the two men locking up and Shibata then nailing Tenzan with a bunch of forearm strikes, Tenzan quickly drops Shibata with a shoulder tackle. Shibata then trips up Tenzan and he works over his leg, Shibata quickly locks Tenzan in a figure four leg lock. Tenzan eventually gets to the ropes to break up the submission hold, Shibata then traps Tenzan in the corner before attacking him with every strike imaginable. Shibata tosses the referee aside and he attacks Tenzan with a bunch of kicks and drop kicks, Tenzan gets up and he cracks Shibata with a headbutt. Tenzan mounts Shibata and he attacks him with headbutts followed by Mongolian chops, Tenzan allows Shibata to stand up before attacking him with more Mongolian chops. Tenzan then backs Shibata into the corner before nailing him with a headbutt, Tenzan throws Shibata into another corner before dropping him with a clothesline.
Tenzan then catches Shibata with a suplex for the near fall, Tenzan immediately locks Shibata in the anaconda vice. Shibata stands up and drops Tenzan with an STO to break the submission attempt, Tenzan goes right back to attacking Shibata with Mongolian chops. Shibata counters one of the chops and he locks Tenzan in the arm bar, Tenzan breaks the hold by getting to the ropes and Shibata attacks him with more kicks. Tenzan recovers quickly to drop Shibata with a spin kick for a two count, Tenzan then decides to crush Shibata with a cobra clutch slam for another two count. Tenzan starts climbing the ropes and Shibata drop kicks him, Shibata then power bombs Tenzan off of the middle rope for a pin attempt. Tenzan gets back up and he drops Shibata again with another headbutt, Tenzan goes right back to attacking Shibata with Mongolian chops and more headbutts. The last headbutt from Tenzan actually causes both competitors to go down, Tenzan gets up first and he hits Shibata with another headbutt before locking him in the cobra clutch.
Shibata nearly goes out while in the hold and he manages to break it by getting to the ropes, Shibata finds a way to pile drive Tenzan on his head from out of nowhere. Shibata then locks Tenzan in the sleeper hold until Tenzan gets to the ropes, Shibata then catches Tenzan in the rear naked choke and he releases it to land the Penalty Kick on him to get the three count.
Winner: Katsuyori Shibata, still your NJPW NEVER Openweight Champion
Match #8 - IWGP World Tag Team Title Match: Global Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Homna) (Champions) vs. Guerillas Of Destiny (Tanga Roa & Tama Tonga)
This contest kicks off with Roa overpowering Makabe in the first lock up, Tonga is quick to attack Makabe from behind and that prompts a four way brawl in the ring. Makabe then drops Tonga with a shoulder tackle, Makabe follows that up by knocking Roa out of the ring. The four way brawl then spills out of the ring with the Guerillas Of Destiny getting the upper hand, Roa brings Makabe back into the ring to hit him with a slam and a leg drop to get a near fall. Tonga tags in and he attacks Makabe with a series of elbow drops, Roa tags back in and he kicks Makabe right in the midsection. Tonga tags back in and he assaults Makabe with stomps in the corner, Roa and Tonga continue exchanging tags and stomping on Makabe. Roa tags back in and he gets a two count on the downed Makabe, Tonga tags back in and Makabe is hit with a double headbutt for a near fall. Tonga waits until Makabe gets to his knees before nailing him with a bunch of punches and forearm strikes, Makabe starts fighting back until he drops Tonga with a clothesline.
Homna finally gets the tag and he cleans house on both of his opponents, Homna then hits Tonga with a bulldog before missing the headbutt. Tonga and Homna do a criss cross untiil Homna lands a clothesline on him, Tonga gets up quickly and he nails Homna with a spear. Roa tags in and he attacks Homna with a leg drop for a near fall, Roa misses the avalanche and that allows Homna to hit him with a headbutt. Makabe tags in and he drops Roa with a running clothesline, Makabe mounts Roa in the corner too assault him with a ton of punches. Makabe then hits Roa with a northern lights suplex for a two count, Makabe again drops Roa with a clothesline. Makabe then blocks a Stun Gun from Tonga before tossing him out of the ring, Makabe then hits Roa with a German suplex for a near fall. Makabe misses the King Kong Knee Drop as Roa moves out of the way, Roa then hits Makabe with a power slam. Tonga and Homna get tags from their respective partners, Tonga quickly drops Homna with a drop kick before landing a flapjack for a near fall.
Tonga sets up for a double under hook DDT and Makabe clotheslines him instead, Makabe hits Tonga with a death valley driver and Homna follows up with a headbutt for a two count. Makabe and Homna continue attacking Tonga with double team maneuvers, Homna goes to the top rope and Roa knocks him off the ropes. The Guerillas Of Destiny then hit Homna with a bunch of double team moves for a near fall, Makabe then hits both opponents with a double clothesline. Tonga and Homna then start exchanging strikes in the middle of the ring, Toonga then hits Homna with a release German suplex. Homna finds a way to get right back up and he nails Tonga with a pair of diving headbutts, Homna then misses a top rope diving headbutt. Tonga and Homna get up with Homna nailing him with another diving headbutt, Tonga counters a body slam to get a two count on Homna.
Makabe is then taken out with a double team neck breaker by both opponents, Tonga and Roa then hit Homna with a Magic Killer for the near fall. The Guerillas Of Destiny hit Homna with a second bversion of Magic Killer to get the three count.
Winners: Guerillas Of Destiny (Tanga Roa & Tama Tonga), your new IWGP World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
Main Event - IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match: Kazuchika Okada w/Gedo (Champion) vs. Tetsuya Naito w/Evil & Bushi
The main event begins with Okada showing a little showmanship against Naito, the two wrestlers go through a series of reversals. Naito attacks Okada with a kick to the midsection before knocking him out of the ring, Naito plays around with Okada by just casually walking around ringside. Okada drops Naito with a snap mare before drop kicking him in the head, Okada then holds Naito in the modified chin lock. Okada releases the hold before hitting Naito with a back elbow strike followed by a senton bomb, Bushi trips up Okada and that allows Naito to nail him with a drop kick. Okada rolls out of the ring and Naito decides to throw him into the barricade, Naito also attacks Gedo and he throws him into the barricade. Naito brings Gedo into the ring and beats him up, Evil interferes outside of the ring by wrapping a chair around the head of Okada and throwing him into the ring post. Okada barely beats the count to get back into the ring and Naito attacks him further, Naito traps Okada in the ropes and distracts the referee as Bushi chokes Okada.
Naito then crushes an upside down Okada with a running drop kick, Naito then decides to slow things down by holding Okada in the head scissors. Okada eventually breaks the hold by getting to the ropes, Naito brings Okada to the corner to attack him with a bunch of forearm strikes. Okada briefly regains control until Naito catches him with a modified back breaker and drop kick, Naito slows things down again by wrenching on the neck of Okada. Okada finally slows down Naito by catching him with a cross armed neck breaker, Okada then drops Naito with several forearm strikes and a clothesline. Naito looks for a tornado DDT and Okada places him on the top rope, Okada then drop kicks Naito off the top rope and onto the arena floor. Okada then tosses Naito into the barricade before launching him into the crowd, Okada also tosses Evil and Bushi into the crowd.
Okada then leaps over the barricade and lands on all three members of Los Ingobernables, Okada then tosses Naito back into the ring before slamming him. Okada misses a double stomp and Naito drops him with a neck breaker, Naito spits at Okada before laying him out with a tornado DDT. Okada recovers and catches a charging Naito with a flapjack, the two wrestlers exchange a ton of forearm strikes in the center of the ring. Okada then plants Naito with a DDT that is followed by a diving European uppercut, the two wrestlers go through a series of reversals and Okada winds up locking Naito in a modified STO. Okada breaks the hold after Evil attempted to interfere, Gedo helps his man by taking out Bushi at the same time. Naito then hits Okada with a low blow before applying the Koji Clutch, Okada nearly goes out before reaching the ropes to break the hold. Okada backs into the corner and Naito nails him with a few drop kicks, Naito then places Okada on the top rope before catching him with a hurricarana for the near fall.
Naito then hits Okada with a pump handle reverse DDT for another near fall, Naito goes for his finisher and he hits Okada with a spine buster instead. Naito again goes for his finisher and Okada winds up catching him with a Kryptonite Krunch, Okada waits for Naito to stand up before leveling him with a running drop kick. Okada attacks Naito with follow up drop kicks for the near fall, Okada goes to the top rope and he hits Naito with a missile drop kick for a two count. Okada goes back up to the top rope and he catches Naito with a top rope elbow drop, Okada goes for the Rain Maker and he accidentally takes out the referee. Evil and Bushi quickly hit the ring, but Okada takes both of them out before leveling Naito with a drop kick. Okada hits Naito with a tombstone pile driver before a masked man hits the ring, the masked man hits Okada with a TKO. The mask is removed and it is revealed to be a wrestler named Senada (spelling?), Naito gets up and he nails Okada with an inzaguri. Naito goes for his finisher and Okada counters with a German suplex, Naito avoids the Rain Maker and he hits Okada with his reverse DDT to get the three count.
Winner: Tetsuya Naito, your new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion
After the match, Los Ingobernables lays out Gedo and then Senada locks a knocked out Kazuchika Okada in the dragon sleeper. Hirooki Goto and Tomohiro Ishii eventually hit ringside to chase Los Ingobernables out of the ring, Naito returns to the ring and he goes face to face with Ishii before Ishii decides to leave the ringside area with his fallen comrades. Naito is then presented a trophy by one of the NJPW officials, Naito is then presented with the IWGP World Heavyweight Title and he attacks the referee before grabbing the belt. Naito then grabs the microphone and he talks about how Los Ingobernables is the top faction in New Japan, Naito formally introduces Sanada as a new member of the faction before tossing the microphone to the ground. Naito then grabs the belt and just throws it on the ground, Naito then goes face to face with Masahiro Chono (who was on commentary).
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