Filthy Rules Fight (No Ropes, No DQ) - Tom Lawlor vs. Homicide
The match begins with Homicide leveling Lawlor with a clothesline for a near fall, Homicide then hits Lawlor with a knee drop for another near fall. Homicide sets up for a cutter and Lawlor shoves him out of the ring, Lawlor then kicks at the arm of Homicide. Lawlor grabs a trash can lid and he hits Homicide with it a few times, Lawlor grabs a garbage can and he hits Homicide with it. Lawlor runs around the ring before kicking Homicide in the back, Lawlor grabs a steel chair and he hits Homicide with it. Homicide recovers and he throws a chair at the head of a charging Lawlor, Homicide grabs the garbage can lid and he hits Lawlor with it. Homicide gets Lawlor in the ring before landing a t-bone suplex for a near fall, Homicide then throws Lawlor into the ring post. Homicide grabs baking sheets and he hits Lawlor with them, Lawlor fights back and Homicide nails him with a DDT. Homicide leaves the ring and he finds some weapons, Homicide grabs a kendo stick and he hits Lawlor with it. Homicide grabs some forks and Lawlor trips him up before applying modified figure four leg lock to him, Homicide gets free after stabbing Lawlor in the foot with a fork.
Homicide then hits Lawlor with a cutter for a near fall, Lawlor recovers and he throws Homicide into the ring post. Lawlor dives off the ring and he crashes onto Homicide, Lawlor gets a ladder into the ring before hitting Homicide with a steel chair. Lawlor gets some brass knuckles and he hits Homicide with them a few times, Lawlor gets Homicide back in the ring before stomping on him. Lawlor takes the turnbuckle hook and he shoves it into the mouth of Homicide, Lawlor goes for a superman punch and he crashes into the ring post after Homicide gets out of the way. Homicide leaves the ring and he finds a door before setting it up against the guardrail, Homicide then hits Lawlor with a neck breaker for a near fall. Homicide grabs a garbage can and he hits Lawlor with it, Lawlor fights back and he slams Homicide onto the garbage can for a near fall. Lawlor picks up Homicide and Homicide gets free before landing multiple suplexes on him, Lawlor then hits Homicide with some German suplexes. Homicide fights back and he trades more suplexes with Lawlor, Lawlor then hits Homicide with an enziguri followed by a knee strike.
Lawlor then applies a rear naked choke to Homicide, Homicide gets free and he picks Lawlor up before leaping out of the ring to put him through the door. Homicide gets Lawlor in the ring and he hits him with a piledriver onto a piece of the broken door for a near fall, Homicide goes for the Cop Killer and Lawlor escapes. Homicide then looks for a piledriver and Lawlor escapes by back body dropping him onto a ladder, Lawlor then hits Homicide with a chair shot followed by a penalty kick for a near fall. Lawlor grabs a piece of the broken door and he hits Homicide with it, Lawlor places a chair on the head of Homicide before climbing a ladder. Lawlor then hits Homicide with a diving headbutt onto the chair for another near fall, Lawlor then hits Homicide with a straightjacket knee strike followed by a rear naked choke and Homicide goes out cold.
Winner: Tom Lawlor
IWGP World TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Clark Connors
The match begins with Sabre Jr. kicking at the arms of Connors, Connors backs Sabre Jr. into the ropes before separating from him. Connors taunts Sabre Jr. before a striking exchange breaks out, Sabre Jr. and Connors exchange shoulder tackles until Sabre Jr. goes down. Sabre Jr. gets up and Connors nails him with some strikes, Sabre Jr. fights back and they continue exchanging strikes. Sabre Jr. ends the exchange by getting Connors in an abdominal stretch, Connors gets free and Sabre Jr. drops him before applying a neck vice to him. Sabre Jr. gets Connors down again while twisting away on his ankle, Sabre Jr. then smashes the knee of Connors onto the mat before getting him in a crossbow stretch. Connors gets to the ropes to break the submission up, Sabre Jr. keeps Connors down in the corner while landing some kicks. Connors gets up and he nails Sabre Jr. with some chops before being dropped, Sabre Jr. traps the arm of Connors by the ropes before stomping on it. Sabre Jr. continues attacking the arm of Connors before Connors hits him with a pounce, Connors sends Sabre Jr. into the corner before landing a corner spear.
Sabre Jr. continues fighting back before catching Connors in a jump guillotine choke, Connors gets free after hitting Sabre Jr. with a northern lights suplex. Connors then hits Sabre Jr. with a running stomp for a near fall, Sabre Jr. recovers and he drops Connors after applying a wrist lock to him. Connors gets up and he has a striking exchange with Sabre Jr., Sabre Jr. ends the exchange by attacking Connors with an up kick to the arm followed by a release dragon suplex. Connors fights back and he hits Sabre Jr. with a brain buster for a near fall, Sabre Jr. blocks a spear attempt from Connors before applying a modified rings of Saturn on him. Sabre Jr. transitions into a single leg crab against Connors and Connors gets to the ropes, Sabre Jr. goes for a penalty kick and Connors blocks it before eating some slaps. Connors hits Sabre Jr. with a headbutt, Sabre Jr. recovers and he hits Connors with a dragon suplex for a near fall. Connors gets to his knees and Sabre Jr. attacks him with kicks, Connors recovers and he nails a charging Sabre Jr. with a spear.
Connors then hits Sabre Jr. with a power slam for a near fall, Sabre Jr. and Connors have another striking exchange until Sabre Jr. goes down. Sabre Jr. nails a charging Connors with an European uppercut, Connors catches Sabre Jr. in a roll up before landing a power bomb for a near fall. Sabre Jr. goes for a bridging pin and Connors counters with a rear naked choke, Connors goes for a power bomb and Sabre Jr. gets free. Connors catches Sabre Jr. in an ankle lock and Sabre Jr. counters with a Fujiwara arm bar to force a tap out.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr., still your IWGP World TV Champion
IWGP Women’s World Championship: Kairi (c) vs. Mercedes Mone
The match begins with Mone backing Kairi into the corner and the ref separates them, Mone goes to work on the arm of Kairi. Kairi gets free and she does the same thing to Mone, Mone gets Kairi in a headlock and Kairi gets free. Mone takes Kairi down with a springboard arm drag before nearly catching her in the Bank Statement, Kairi and Mone have a test of strength. Mone kicks the arm of Kairi before applying a headlock to her, Kairi gets free and she drops Mone with a head scissors takedown. Kairi then uses a basement drop kick to knock Mone out of the ring, Kairi leaps off the ring apron to hit Mone with a forearm strike. Kairi gets Mone back in the ring and she nails her with a few chops, Kairi misses a charge in the corner and Mone nails her with some chops. Mone then takes Kairi down with a rope assisted arm drag, Mone then hits Kairi with a running double knee strike for a near fall. Mone keeps Kairi down for a moment while stomping away on her, Mone goes for another rope assisted arm drag and Kairi hangs her upside down in the corner. Kairi climbs the ropes and Mone gets free to land a head kick, Kairi falls to the ring apron and Mone sends her into the ring rope hooks.
Kairi falls to the arena floor and Mone follows her out there to land some strikes, Mone then sends Kairi into the ring post. Mone gets Kairi back in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt, Kairi fights back and Mone nails her with a single arm DDT for a near fall. Mone keeps Kairi down while working over her injured arm, Kairi gets free and she rolls up Mone before eating a clothesline. Mone takes off a part of her boot before hitting Kairi with it, Mone then chokes Kairi on the ropes. Kairi leaves the ring and Mone follows her out there to get her back into the ring, Mone then hits Kairi with a code breaker to the hurt arm for a near fall. Mone hangs Kairi upside down in the corner while attacking her with kicks, Mone gets Kairi out of the ring and Kairi manages to send her into the ring post. Kairi follows up on that by sending Mone into the ring post once again, Mone recovers and she manages to send Kairi into the ring post again. The competitors make it back to the ring and Mone drops Kairi before stomping on her, Mone places Kairi on the top rope and she follows her up there.
Kairi trips Mone up before hanging her upside down in the corner, Kairi then hits Mone with a top rope double stomp. Kairi trips up a kicking Mone before landing a running blockbuster followed by a spear, Kairi traps Mone in the corner before landing a sliding forearm strike. Kairi then hits Mone with a top rope forearm strike for a near fall, Kairi keeps Mone down while applying a head scissors to her. Mone eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold from Kairi, Kairi meets Mone on the ring apron and Mone escapes her grasp before landing a knee strike that sends Kairi to the arena floor. Mone leaps off the ring apron and she nails Kairi with a meteora, Mone gets Kairi back in the ring before going to the top rope. Mone then hits Kairi with a top rope meteora for a near fall, Mone goes for a back stabber and Kairi counters with a roll up and they exchange some pin attempts. Mone then drops Kairi with a single leg drop kick, Mone then hits Kairi with a stunner followed by a roll up for a near fall. Mone goes for a meteora and Kairi rolls through to get her in a Boston crab variation, Kairi drags Mone to the middle of the ring and Mone rolls her up for a near fall. Mone then applies the Bank Statement to Kairi and Kairi gets to the ropes, Mone lands elbow strikes to the injured arm of Kairi.
Kairi recovers and she nails a charging Mone with a spinning back fist for a near fall, Kairi then drops Mone with an Alabama slam in the corner. Kairi looks to climb the ropes and Mone grabs her leg to prevent it, Kairi traps Mone in the ropes before kicking her in the back of the head. Mone recovers and she hits Kairi with a belly to belly suplex for a near fall, Mone follows up by hitting Kairi with a series of suplexes. Kairi counters a third suplex attempt by spiking Mone with a DDT, Kairi and Mone have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Kairi goes for another spinning back fist and Mone gets the ref in the way and the ref eats the shot, Kairi gets angry at Mone and they take their battle up the entrance ramp. Kairi knocks Mone off the entrance ramp and onto the arena floor, Kairi leaps off the ramp and Mone catches her before slamming her on a production box. Mone finds a table and she sets it up on the arena floor, Mone climbs the production box and she looks to suplex Kairi through the table. Kairi gets free and she power bombs Mone through the table, Kairi drags Mone back into the ring. Kairi goes to the top rope and Mone gets her legs up to block the Insane Elbow attempt, Mone goes to the top rope and Kairi gets her knees up on the frog splash attempt.
Kairi gets Mone in a cross face and Mone bites the hand of Kairi to get free, Kairi and Mone both look for roll ups and Mone winds up hitting Kairi with the Money Maker for a three count.
Winner: Mercedes Mone, your new IWGP Women’s World Champion
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Okada and Tanahashi, Tanahashi gets Okada in a wrist lock. Okada trips up Tanahashi and he goes to work on his leg, Tanahashi gets free and Okada gets a pin attempt. Okada backs Tanahashi into the ropes before taunting him, Okada kicks Tanahashi in the midsection before landing a shoulder tackle. Tanahashi recovers and he drops Okada with an arm drag, Okada fights back and Tanahashi drops him with a middle rope cross body block. Tanahashi misses a charge in the corner and Okada places him on the top rope, Okada then hits Tanahashi with a drop kick and Tanahashi falls to the arena floor. Okada leaves the ring and he backs Tanahashi into the barricade, Okada follows up by sending Tanahashi back first into the ring edge. Okada drags Tanahashi up the entrance ramp before landing a DDT, Okada gets Tanahashi back in the ring and he gets in there as well. Okada backs Tanahashi into the corner while landing a few strikes, Okada then hits Tanahashi with another DDT for a near fall.
Tanahashi tries fighting back and Okada drops him with a neck breaker, Tanahashi fights back again and the two exchange some strikes. Tanahashi stops a charging Okada before cracking him with some strikes, Okada fights back and Tanahashi drops him with a leaping forearm strike. Tanahashi stands Okada up before landing more strikes and a slam, Tanahashi then hits Okada with a middle rope swanton bomb for a near fall. Tanahashi follows up by nailing Okada with a drop kick to the knee, Tanahashi then hits Okada with a dragon screw leg whip. Okada leaves the ring and Tanahashi hits him with a High Fly Flow that sends them both crashing to the arena floor, Tanahashi gets Okada back into the ring and he follows him in there. Okada fights back and he manages to drop Tanahashi with a flapjack, Tanahashi then hits a charging Okada with a drop kick to the knee. Okada recovers and he nails a charging Tanahashi with a modified neck breaker for a near fall, Okada then hits a downed Tanahashi with a top rope elbow drop. Okada sets up for The Rainmaker and Tanahashi fights his way to freedom, Okada then applies the Money Clip to Tanahashi.
Okada releases the hold to hit Tanahashi with a back breaker, Okada reapplies the Money Clip to a downed Tanahashi. Tanahashi eventually gets to the ropes to break the hold, Tanahashi avoids a Rainmaker attempt to land a straight jacket German suplex for a near fall. Tanahashi escapes the grasp of Okada to land a slingblade for a near fall, Tanahashi goes to the top rope and he nails Okada with a High Fly Flow to the back. Tanahashi returns to the top rope and Okada gets his knees up on the second High Fly Flow attempt, Tanahashi and Okada have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Okada ends the exchange by hitting Tanahashi with a shotgun drop kick, Tanahashi fights back and Okada nails her with another drop kick. Okada then hits Tanahashi with a Michinoku Driver, Okada goes for the Rainmaker and Tanahashi blocks it by attacking his injured knee. Tanahashi follows up by dropping Okada with a sling blade, Tanahashi goes for a High Fly Flow and Okada counters with a drop kick. Okada goes for the Rainmaker again and Tanahashi counters with a roll up for a near fall, Okada recovers and he hits Tanahashi with an enziguri.
Okada then hits Tanahashi with a northern lights bomb, Okada then hits Tanahashi with the Rainmaker for a three count.
Winner: Kazuchika Okada, still your IWGP World Heavyweight Champion
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