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Match Number Eight: IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Billy Gunn
They lock up and Tanahashi with a clean break. Gunn with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Gunn wants a test of strength due to his height advantage and Tanahashi obliges. Gunn gets Tanahashi to his knees. Tanahashi with a knee and side head lock. Tanahashi holds on as Gunn tries to send him off the ropes. Tanahashi with a side head lock take down. Gunn sends Tanahashi into the turnbuckles but he misses a splash. Tanahashi with a side head lock take down. Tanahashi with another side head lock take down.
Gunn with a belly-to-back suplex to get out of the hold. Gunn with a single arm DDT and he kicks the arm. Gunn sends Tanahashi to the floor. Gunn wrings the injured arm into the ring post. Gunn uses the guardrails to do more damage to the arm. Gunn wraps the arm around the ring post and pulls Tanahashi. Gunn continues to work on the arm. Gunn sets for a suplex and he turns it into a jackhammer for a near fall.
Gunn with a thrust kick to the head. Gunn punches Tanahashi. Gunn with a key lock. Gunn with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot. Gunn with a punch to the midsection as Tanahashi comes off the turnbuckles. Gunn with punches and he starts to go to the ropes but Tanahashi grabs Gunn's tights and they are pulled down but he has a reserve pair. Tanahashi with a flying forearm and hip toss. Tanahashi with a leaping elbow drop and a flip senton for a near fall.
Tanahashi with a forearm and Gunn stops Tanahashi and pulls down his tights to reveal his rear end. Gunn with a Cobra Clutch slam for a near fall. Gunn misses a Fameasser and Tanahashi with a drop kick to the knee. Tanahashi with a swinging fisherman's neck breaker. Tanahashi goes up top and misses High Fly Flow when Gunn moves. Gunn with a Fameasser for a near fall.
Gunn with a kick and he does a crotch chop but Tanahashi slaps him and hits Slingblade. Tanahashi goes up top and hits High Fly Flow for the three count.
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi
Match Number Nine: IWGP United States Title Tournament Finals: Kenny Omega (with Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) versus Tomohiro Ishii
They lock up and Ishii with a side head lock. Omega tries to power out of the hold but Ishii holds on. Ishii with a shoulder tackle and Omega stays on his feet. Omega with a shoulder tackle and Ishii does not move. They go back and forth with forearms and Ishii takes Omega down. Omega with a knee and it takes Ishii down. Omega avoids Ishii and both men get to their feet. Omega slaps Ishii and kicks him and follows with a snap mare and kick to the back. Omega kicks Ishii in the head.
Omega with another kick to the back and Ishii wants more. Omega winds up and kicks him again. Omega with another kick to the back and Ishii wants more. Omega kicks Ishii in the head. Omega with a kick to the back and Ishii gets back to his feet. Omega with a rake of the eyes and Ishii with a suplex. Omega goes to the floor and Ishii follows. Ishii with a chop and more chops that send Omega over the guardrail and into the crowd. Ishii with more chops as they go into the crowd.
Ishii sends Omega into some chairs as they go further into the arkness in the building. Ishii with more chops and then they return to the ring. Omega with a forearm to the back and Ishii with a chop. They go back into the crowd. They get back to the ringside area and Ishii sends Omega into the ring post. Omega chops Ishii and Ishii chops back. Omega goes to the guardrails but Ishii pulls him back to the ground. Ishii goes for a German suplex but Omega holds on to the guardrails. Ishii gets Omega over for a German suplex but Omega lands on his feet. Omega with a German suplex on the floor.
Omega is the first one back into the ring. The referee starts his count and Ishii with a shoulder tackle when Omega sets for a dive to the floor. Ishii with a chop and head butts. Ishii with more chops and he chokes Omega in the corner. Omega with forearms and Ishii with more chops that send Omega to the mat. Ishii with a snap mare and kick to the back. Omega wants Ishii to kick him to give Ishii a taste of his own medicine. Ishii kicks him again and Omega fires back with a chop.
They continue to go back and forth with chops. The chop flurry continues until Omega is chopped through the ropes and onto the apron. Ishii with a head butt. Omega with forearms and Ishii with kicks. Omega charges at Ishii and Ishii with a power slam for a near fall. Omega with forearms and chops to Ishii. Ishii blocks a kick but Omega avoids a clothesline. Omega with a DDT and both men are down.
Omega with a double sledge to the chest. Omega with another one but he misses a discus double sledge. Omega gets Ishii on his shoulders and he hits a Finlay slam followed by a moonsault from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Omega with a forearm to the back followed by a chop. Omega with a drop kick to the knee and he follows with a leaping bulldog. Omega with a flip dive onto Ishii. Omega returns to the ring and the referee checks on his knee. While this happens, the Young Bucks set up a table in the aisle. Ishii returns to the ring and Omega has a miraculous recovery. Omega goes up top and hits a missile drop kick to the back of the head. Ishii stays on his feet and Omega with a running elbow into the corner.
Omega with chops and forearms. Omega with more forearms. Omega with more forearms in the corner. Ishii gets to his feet and Omega continues with the forearms. Ishii starts to block forearms with his head and Omega starts to injure his forearm. Omega with a rana. Ishii goes to the apron in front of the table set on the floor. Omega with a boot and Ishii holds on to the ropes. Omega with another boot and Ishii hands on the ropes. Ishii with a head butt to Omega and Ishii sets for a suplex through the table. Omega lands on the apron and he chops Ishii.
Omega goes for a German suplex through the table but Ishii continues to hold on to the ropes. Omega sets for a Dragon suplex through the table but Ishii fights Omega off. Omega locks in the full nelson but Ishii bites on the top rope to stop Omega. Omega with forearms and then he hits the Dragon suplex through the table. The referee starts his count and Omega rolls into the ring. Ishii gets back in at nineteen. Omega gets a near fall.
Omega signals that it is over but Ishii grabs the ankle. Omega with forearms and a kick to the head. Omega with a knee to the head. Omega has another knee blocked by Ishii and Ishii with forearms. Omega with a knee to the head followed by a running knee to the head for a near fall. Omega gets Ishii up for One Winged Angel but Ishii counters into a DDT and both men are down. Omega has a knee blocked and Ishii with a clothesline. Ishii with a running clothesline into the corner. Ishii puts Omega on the turnbuckles and he sets for a superplex and he hits it. Ishii gets a near fall.
Omega with a chop and Ishii chops back. They continue with chops Omega with a knee but Ishii with a head butt. Omega with a jumping knee against the ropes. Ishii with a clothesline that flips Omega and Ishii gets a near fall. Omega with a brainbuster but Ishii kicks out. Ishii with a waist lock but Omega with a standing switch and German suplex. Ishii with a kick and a Sliding D for a near fall. Ishii sets for the brainbuster but Omega blocks it. Ishii with a forearm. Omega with a knee and Omega leaps onto Ishii's shoulders and Ishii hits One Winged Angel but Omega kicks out.
Omega with a back slide but Ishii rolls through. Omega with a knee to the head. Omega with a forearm and Ishii with a forearm. They continue with forearms. Omega with a slap to the head and Ishii goes down. Omega with a fisherman's buster onto the knee and then he connects with yet another knee to the head. Ishii with forearms but Omega with a snap Dragon suplex followed by a Shining Wizard for a one count. Omega with a reverse rana and Ishii pops up. Omega with a running knee to the head and then he gets Ishii up on his shoulders for One Winged Angel and hits it for the three count.
Winner: Kenny Omega
After the match, Omega is presented the IWGP United States Title Belt.
Cody takes the belt away from Omega.
Cody hugs Omega and then puts the belt around Omega's waist.
The rest of the Bullet Club make their way to the ring.
Omega takes the mic. He says he is not going to lie. He says he thinks about the struggles, the hardships, and the failures. He remembers that he is a human and we have all had hardships and failures. He says they never gave up and knew that they were worth something. That is why he pushed so hard to come here. He did it for the people who made this show. No one in Japan believed in them. He says New Japan will be bigger when they come back next year. They will continue to rule the wrestling world. Good bye and good night.
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