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David Finlay vs. Kevin Knight
The match begins with Knight drop kicking Finlay to the arena floor before landing a suicide dive, Knight gets Finlay back in the ring before landing a back body drop. Knight knocks Finlay out of the ring again before landing another suicide dive, Knight gets Finlay back in the ring before landing a missile drop kick for a near fall. Finlay leaves the ring and Knight follows him before getting dropped on the barricade, Finlay then tosses Knight into the crowd. Finlay gets Knight back in the ring before dropping him with a hard Irish whip into the corner, Finlay then hits Knight with a toss suplex. Knight fights back and Finlay nails him with a back breaker for a near fall, Finlay looks for a suplex and Knight counters with a small package followed by a drop kick. Knight cracks Finlay with a few strikes before dropping him with some clotheslines, Knight drops Finlay before landing a splash for a near fall.
Knight then hits a cornered Finlay with a clothesline followed by a rana for a near fall, Knight goes for a leaping DDT and Finlay catches him before tossing him out of the ring. Finlay picks up Knight and he tosses him into the ring post, Finlay charges at Knight and Knight sends him into the barricade. Knight follows up by drop kicking Finlay into the barricade, Knight gets Finlay back in the ring before landing an F-5 for a near fall. Knight misses a springboard dive and Finlay hits him with Oblivion afterwards for a near fall, Finlay sets up for a power bomb and Knight counters with a few roll ups for a few near falls. Finlay and Knight exchange strikes until Knight lands a sit out power bomb for a near fall, Knight follows up with a tornado DDT on Finlay for another near fall. Knight goes for a leaping DDT and Finlay avoids it before landing a buckle bomb, Finlay then hits Knight with a power bomb for a near fall. Finlay then nails Knight with Overkill for a three count.
Winner: David Finlay
NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships: TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) (c) vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zach Gibson)
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Haste and Gibson, Gibson goes after the arm of Haste and Haste takes him down before landing a basement drop kick. Nicholls tags in and he double teams Gibson alongside Haste, Nicholls traps Gibson in the corners while landing strikes. Gibson fights back and Nicholls drops him with a chop, Nicholls holds Gibson down while applying a chin lock to him. Haste tags back in as Gibson fights back against both opponents, Drake tags in and he double teams Haste alongside Gibson. Gibson hits Haste with an assisted back breaker on the arena floor, Drake traps Haste on the ring apron while landing some strikes. Drake gets back in the ring and he cracks Haste with some more strikes, Drake then hits Haste with a corner clothesline followed by a bulldog. Gibson tags in and he double teams Haste alongside Drake, Gibson then hits Haste with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Gibson keeps haste grounded while applying a headlock to him, Gibson looks for a suplex and Haste defends before landing one of his own.
Drake tags in and he eats a drop kick from Haste, Nicholls tags in and he immediately starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Nicholls hits Drake with a sliding lariat for a near fall, Haste tags in and he works with Nicholls to land an elevated neck breaker on Drake for a near fall. Haste then hits Drake with a flacon arrow for a near fall, Gibson and Nicholls briefly do battle on the arena floor, Drake blocks a shining wizard from Haste before landing a dragon screw leg whip. Gibson tags in and he nails Haste with a back stabber for a near fall, Drake tags back in and he hits a trapped Haste with a bunch of strikes. Gibson tags back in and he elevates Haste before getting attacked by Nicholls, TMDK then hit Gibson with a Tank Buster for a near fall. Gibson fights back and Haste winds up injuring his knee, Drake interferes and he attacks Haste from behind while Gibson distracts the ref. Gibson and Drake hit Haste with Grit Your Teeth for a three count.
Winners: The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zach Gibson), your new NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions
Lio Rush vs. Mustafa Ali
The match begins with Rush immediately nailing Rush with a clothesline, Rush traps Ali in the corner while landing a few strikes. Ali scores a takedown on Rush and he rolls him up for a near fall, Ali goes after the arm of Rush while eating some strikes. Ali gets to the ring apron before kicking Rush in the upper body, Ali gets back in the ring and he nails Rush with a neck breaker. Ali drops Rush again before landing a basement drop kick for a near fall, Ali holds Rush down while applying a chin lock to him. Ali keeps Rush down while wrenching away on his arm, Rush gets free and he looks for a rana before Ali counters with a single leg crab. Ali transitions into an STF against a downed Rush before transitioning to a cross face, Rush gets to the ropes to break the submission attempts. Rush fights back and he hits Ali with a stunner, Rush looks for a springboard move and Ali counters with a drop kick followed by a German suplex for a near fall.
Rush tries getting up and Ali nails him with a kick to the upper body, Rush fights back and he gets into a striking exchange with Rush. Rush misses a spinning back fist and he still manages to roll up Ali for a near fall, Rush knocks Ali to the arena floor before landing a series of suicide dives. Rush sets up for another dive and Ali trips him up before landing an elevated DDT on the arena floor, Ali gets Rush back in the ring before missing a 450 splash attempt. Rush then hits Ali with a standing Spanish fly for a near fall, Rush and Ali have another striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Rush misses a charge at Ali and he still manages to land a sit out power bomb a short time later for a near fall, Rush gets Ali seated on the top rope and he follows him up there. Ali gets free and he hits Rush with a running sit out power bomb, Ali goes for a 450 splash and Rush gets out of the way.
Rush gets up and he nails Ali with a top rope frog splash, Rush then hits a standing Ali with a second frog splash for a three count.
Winner: Lio Rush
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