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COMPLETE NEW JAPAN LONE STAR SHOOTOUT COVERAGE FROM DALLAS

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Matt Vandergriff vs. Barrett Brown

The match begins with Vandergriff cracking Brown with some forearm strikes, Vandergriff misses a springboard leap and he still catches Brown in a sunset flip for a near fall. Brown continues charging at Vandergriff and Vandergriff sends him into the corner, Vandergriff then hits Brown with a double jump moonsault for a near fall. Brown fights back to hit Vandergriff with an enziguri followed by a suplex in the corner for a near fall, Brown follows up by nailing Vandergriff with a variety of kicks. Vandergriff fights back and Brown nails him with a half and half suplex for another near fall, Brown goes for a suplex and Vandergriff defends before having a striking exchange. Vandergriff ends the exchange by hitting Brown with a buckle bomb followed by a spear, Vandergriff goes to the top rope and he misses a 450 splash. Brown then hits Vandergriff with a Sick Kick followed by a Bitter Buster for a near fall, Brown goes for a double underhook back breaker and Vandergriff escapes before landing a hook kick. Vandergriff then hits Brown with a 450 splash for a three count.

Winner: Matt Vandergriff

Fred Rosser vs. Tom Lawlor

The match begins with Rosser jumping Lawlor before the bell sounds, the bell sounds and the duo are exchanging strikes. Rosser drops Lawlor in the corner before stomping away on him, Lawlor recovers and he also drops Rosser in the corner. Lawlor goes for an ankle lock and Rosser gets free before landing a shoulder tackle, Rosser backs Lawlor into the corner before landing elbow strikes. Rosser gets Lawlor to the ring apron while looking for a back suplex, Lawlor gets free and he knocks Rosser to the arena floor after landing a knee strike. Lawlor nails Rosser with a few strikes before sending him into the ring post, Lawlor keeps Rosser down on the arena floor before landing a super kick. Lawlor gets Rosser back in the ring and Rosser drops Lawlor before landing a few strikes, Lawlor gets free and he goes after the leg of Rosser. Rosser gets to his knees and Lawlor nails him with some more strikes, Rosser fights back and he nails Lawlor with a dragon screw leg whip.

Lawlor and Rosser have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Lawlor ends the exchange by nailing Rosser with a running knee strike. Lawlor gets Rosser on the ring apron and he nails him with multiple pump kicks, Rosser fights back and Lawlor catches him in a guillotine choke. Lawlor releases the hold and Rosser back body drops him back into the ring, Rosser drags Lawlor back to the ring apron before dropping him on the hardest part of the ring. Rosser gets Lawlor back in the ring before landing a shoulder tackle, Rosser goes for the Gut Check and Lawlor counters with an ankle lock. Rosser gets free and he sends Lawlor right into the corner, Rosser then hits Lawlor with a Gut Check followed by a knee strike for a near fall. Rosser goes for another Gut Check and Lawlor counters by sending him into the corner and landing a head kick, Lawlor then hits Rosser with a corner spear followed by a slam for a near fall.

Lawlor keeps Rosser on his knees before landing a head kick, Rosser blocks a knee strike before hitting Lawlor with a death valley driver for a near fall. Rosser follows up by hitting Lawlor with a northern lights bomb for a near fall, Rosser goes for the STF and Lawlor gets to the ropes. Rosser’s leg gives out on him when he picks up Lawlor and Lawlor nails him with multiple knee strikes for a near fall, Lawlor reapplies the ankle lock to Rosser and Rosser gets free. Rosser catches Lawlor in a pinning combination for a three count.

Winner: Fred Rosser

Atlantis, Tiger Mask IV & Mascara Dorada vs. Rocky Romero, Ultimo Guerreo & Hechicero

The match begins with Atlantis attacking the arm of Guerreo and Guerrero does the same to him, Guerrero trips up Atlantis before letting him back up. Guerrero trips up Atlantis and Atlantis catches him in an arm drag a short time later, Dorada and Hechicero are tagged in by their respective partners. Hechicero drops Dorada while going after his arm, Dorada fights back and he catches Hechicero with a head scissors takedown. Hechicero gets right back up and he drops Dorada with a shoulder tackle, Dorada responds by nailing Hechicero with an arm drag. Hechicero and Dorada exchange some roll ups for a few near falls, Hechicero catches a leaping Dorada and Dorada counters with a head scissors takedown followed by a standing shooting star press. Romero and Mask are tagged into the match by their respective partners, Mask hits Romero with a monkey flip. Romero avoids a kick from Mask and Mask manages to send Romero out of the ring anyway, Mask then hits Romero with a suicide dive. Mask goes to the top rope and Romero knocks him off the ropes and to the mat below, Hechicero tags in and he works with Guerreo to double team Mask.

Hechicero attacks the arm of Mask before tagging Romero back into the match, Romero then hits Mask with the Forever Clotheslines. Mask fights back and he kicks a charging Romero in the midsection before landing a Tiger Driver, Atlantis and Guerreo are tagged into the match and they immediately exchange blows. Hechicero interferes and he is immediately sent into Guerrero, Atlantis takes everybody out with back breakers. Atlantis then propels Hechicero out of the ring before taking out Guerrero with a dive, Dorada returns and he nails Hechicero with a suicide dive. Atantis then hits Romero with a back breaker for a near fall, Dorada tags in and he nails Romero with a springboard cross body block. Romero fights back and he cracks Dorada with a knee strike followed by a rebound kick, Hechicero tags in and he immediately attacks the opposing team. Guerreo hits the ring and he works with Hechicero to double team Dorada, Hechicero then hits Dorada with a spinning back breaker for a near fall. A brawl breaks out between both teams and it spills all over the place, Hechicero catches Dorada in a pinning combination for a near fall. Hechicero goes for another spinning back breaker and Dorada counters with a roll up for a near fall. Dorada then hits Hechicero with a crucifix driver followed by a shooting star press for a three count.

Winners: Atlantis, Tiger Mask IV & Mascara Dorada

No DQ Match: Toru Yano vs. Joey Janela

The match begins with Janela attacking Yano during the introductions, Janela starts finding all the tape Yano has hidden on himself. Janela gets the microphone and he says he wants a No DQ Match and the referee makes it official, Yano takes off his robe and he chokes Janela with it. Yano then sends Janela face first into the exposed corner, Yano removes all the turnbuckle pads to expose all the corners. Janela sends Yano into the exposed corner before sending him out of the ring, Janela follows Yano out of the ring while landing more strikes. Janela follows up by sending Yano into the ring post, Janela gets a bunch of chairs in the ring before attacking Yano with a chair on the arena floor. Janela gets Yano back in the ring before nailing him with some more strikes, Yano fights back and he hits Janela with a belly to belly suplex on to a pile of chairs. Janela gets to the ring apron and he also drags Yano out there before sending him to the arena floor, Yano trips up Janela and Janela crashes on the hardest part of the ring. Yano gets back in the ring and Janela nails him with a super kick, Janela then hits Yano with a piledriver onto the chairs for a near fall.

Yano rolls to the ring apron and Janela misses a swanton bomb attempt, Yano gets Janela back in the ring and he power bombs Janela onto the chairs for a near fall. Yano sits Janela on a chair before taping him to it, Janela still manages to kick Yano right in the balls a short time later. Janela then hits Yano with a discus elbow followed by a death valley driver onto a steel chair, Janela then hits Yano with a top rope double stomp with a steel chair for another near fall. Janela grabs some tape and he tapes Yano’s hands together, Janela goes for a chair shot and he winds up hitting himself with it. Yano then hits Janela with multiple low blows and a roll up for a three count.

Winner: Toru Yano

 - Emily May interviews TJP, who says things are personal with Mistico and he feels disrespected by Mistico and what he represents with CMLL.

Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & Kushida) & Guerillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors)

The match begins with Owens attacking Loa with some strikes, Loa fights back and he catches Owens in a roll up for a near fall. Loa then hits a charging Owens with a side slam, everybody from both teams hit the ring and a brawl breaks out. Loa and company eventually clear the ring of the Bullet Club members, Kushida tags in and he works over the arm of Owens. Knight tags in and he also works over the arm of Owens, Kushida tags in and he double teams Owens alongside Knight. Kidd interferes and the distraction allows Owens to hit Kushida with a back breaker, members of the Bullet Club attack members of the opposing team on the arena floor. Coughlin tags in and he nails Kushida with a back breaker, Coughlin holds Kushida across his knee before landing an SOS Slam. Connors tags in and he nails a cornered Kushida with an avalanche, Coughlin tags back in and he nails Kushida with an avalanche. Kidd tags in and he hits Kushida with a brain buster for a near fall, Kidd looks for a piledriver and Kushida defends before dropping him with a lariat.

Owens and Connors try interfering before Kushida takes them both out with a handspring elbow strike, Tonga tags in and he starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Tonga drops Kidd with a leaping shoulder tackle before landing an avalanche in the corner, Tonga then nails Kidd with an exploder suplex. Tonga traps Kidd in the corner and Kidd manages to drop him face first on the top turnbuckle, Connors tags in and he double teams Tonga alongside Kidd. Knight tags in and he takes out a bunch of people with a dive, Knight then lands an avalanche on Kidd and Connors. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they take turns taking each other out, Tonga goes for a Gun Stun on Kidd and Kidd defends. Knight and Kushida then double team Kidd in the ring, Knight then lands a double overhead kick on Coughlin and Connors. Connors then hits a leaping Knight with a spear, Connors then hits Knight with an assisted brain buster for a three count.

Winners: Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors)

STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship: Guerillas Of Destiny (Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) (c) vs. West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson)

The match begins with a brawl between both teams just as the bell sounds, Phantasmo and Hikuleo quickly gain control on the action before clearing the ring. Phantasmo then takes out both opponents with a top rope moonsault that sends them all crashing to the arena floor, Phantasmo gets Nelson back in the ring to land some strikes. Nelson fights back and he drops a charging Phantasmo on the top rope, Isaacs drags Phantasmo out of the ring before dropping him onto a downed Hikuleo. Isaacs gets Phantasmo back in the ring before double teaming him alongside Nelson, Nelson tags back in and he again works with Isaacs to double team Phantasmo. Isaacs tags back in and he nails Phantasmo with a gut wrench suplex, Nelson tags back in and he stomps away on a downed Phantasmo. Isaacs tags back in and he gets Phantasmo in a front headlock, Nelson tags back in and he rakes the back of a trapped Phantasmo. Phantasmo fights back and he hits Nelson with a springboard cross body block followed by a rana, Phantasmo looks for a tag and Nelson takes Hikuleo out.

Isaacs tags back in and Phantasmo knocks him into Nelson, Hikuleo tags in and he quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Hikuleo eventually drops both opponents with a double clothesline, Hikuleo looks for a choke slam and Isaacs escapes before eating a power slam for a near fall. Phantasmo tags back in and traps Isaacs so Hikuleo can land chops, Phantasmo then hits Isaacs with a spinning neck breaker for a near fall. Isaacs fights back and Phantasmo accidentally hits Hikuleo with a super kick, Isaacs then hits Phantasmo with a German suplex for a near fall. Nelson tags back in and he nails Phantasmo with a pop up power bomb, Isaacs then drops Phantasmo onto the knees of nelson for a near fall. Nelson and Isaacs continue double teaming Phantasmo, Isaacs hits Phantasmo with a piledriver before Nelson lands a top rope elbow drop for a near fall. Another brawl breaks out between both teams as the referee is accidentally taken out, Nelson grabs a title belt and the distraction allows Isaacs to hit Hikuleo with a low blow.

Nelson keeps the title belt and he accidentally hits Isaacs with it, Phantasmo then hits Nelson with Sudden Death before getting the pin on Isaacs.

Winners: Guerillas Of Destiny (Hikuleo & El Phantasmo), still your STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions

Mistico vs. TJP

The match begins with TJP instantly sending Mistico out of the ring just as the bell sounds, TJP quickly hits Mistico with a dive. TJP follows up by sending Mistico right into the barricade, TJP lands a few strikes on Mistico before getting him back in the ring. TJP sends Mistico shoulder first into the corner before stomping on the injured arm, Mistico fights back and he nails TJP with a snap mare followed by an arm drag. Mistico then knocks TJP out of the ring after landing a handspring elbow strike, Mistico follows up by hitting TJP with a suicide dive. Mistico grabs TJP and he sends him right into the barricade, Mistico follows TJP around the arena floor while landing strikes. Mistico gets TJP back into the ring and TJP gets to the ring apron, Mistico goes for a 619 and TJP blocks it before getting Mistico in a rope assisted abdominal stretch. TJP gets Mistico back in the ring before stretching his arm, TJP then cracks the shoulder of a downed Mistico. TJP keeps Mistico down while applying a sharp shooter to him, TJP releases the hold and he gets Mistico in a bow and arrow stretch. TJP drops Mistico with a slam before missing a slingshot swanton bomb, Mistico then drops TJP with a head scissors takedown.

Mistico follows up by catching TJP with a top rope arm drag, TJP leaves the ring and Mistico nails him with a suicide dive. Mistico gets TJP back in the ring before landing a springboard high cross body for a near fall, Mistico then hits TJP with a swanton bomb for a near fall. Mistico traps TJP in the corner next before landing an enziguri, TJP fights back and he nails Mistico with a tornado DDT. TJP goes to the top rope and Mistico meets him up there after landing an enziguri, TJP gets free and he traps the head of Mistico before landing a super kick. Mistico pops back up and he immediately drops TJP with a super kick, Mistico goes for a top rope moonsault and TJP gets his knees up. Mistico quickly recovers and he nails a charging TJP with a power slam, TJP catches Mistico in an octopus stretch. Mistico transitions to a pin attempt against Mistico for a near fall, Mistico recovers and he nails TJP with a springboard cross body block for a near fall. Mistico then locks TJP in a Fujiwara arm bar to force a tap out.

Winner: Mistico

Coverage continues on Page 2!

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