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Kenta vs. Ryohei Oiwa
The match begins with Kenta hitting Oiwa with an arm drag, Oiwa recovers and he nails Kenta with a shoulder tackle. Oiwa and Kenta exchange arm drags until Oiwa drops Kenta with another shoulder tackle, Kenta and Oiwa both take turns going after the arm of the other. Kenta drops Oiwa with a hip toss before wrenching away on his arm, Oiwa gets free and Kenta gets him right down while working his arm further. Oiwa fights back and Kenta drops him with multiple hip tosses before wrenching on the hurt arm again, Kenta stands over Oiwa while landing some kicks to the injured arm, Kenta gets Oiwa down again while working over his arm. Oiwa fights back and Kenta again attacks his injured arm, Oiwa recovers and he drops Kenta with multiple shoulder tackles followed by a drop kick. Oiwa then drops Kenta with a slam followed by a splash for a near fall, Oiwa looks for a Doctor Bomb and Kenta defends by getting to the ropes. Kenta then hits Oiwa with a tornado DDT into the top rope, Kenta then hits Oiwa with a top rope clothesline for a near fall.
Kenta traps Oiwa in the corner before landing a delayed drop kick, Kenta then hits Oiwa with a top rope double stomp for a near fall. Kenta looks for a Go To Sleep and Oiwa escapes before landing a lariat, Oiwa then hits Kenta with a Doctor Bomb for a near fall. Kenta goes for the Go To Sleep again and Oiwa counters with a sleeper hold, Oiwa goes for a lariat and Kenta counters with a roll up for a near fall. Kenta pokes Oiwa in the eyes before catching him in a roll up, Oiwa reverses with a roll up of his own for a three count.
Winner: Ryohei Oiwa
TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr. & Bad Dude Tito) vs. Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii
The match begins with some chain wrestling between Sabre Jr and Umino, Umino gains control by cracking Sabre Jr with a few strikes. Sabre Jr recovers and he briefly gets Umino in an abdominal stretch, Umino gets free and Sabre Jr avoids a lot of his strikes. Tito and Ishii are tagged into the match by their respective partners, Tito and Ishii exchange shoulder tackles until Ishii goes down. Ishii recovers and he nails Tito with a suplex, Sabre Jr interferes and he gets double teamed by the opposition. Ishii and Umino then attack a cornered Tito with a ton of strikes, Tito returns and he nails Ishii with a blockbuster. Tito backs Ishii into the corner while landing a plethora of strikes, Ishii fights back and he goes back to trading strikes with Tito until Ishii goes down. Tito tags Sabre Jr in and he drops Ishii before twisting his neck, Sabre Jr keeps Ishii down while applying the head scissors to him. Umino hits the ring and he eventually breaks up the hold by Sabre Jr, Tito tags in and he nails Ishii with a rope assisted swanton bomb for a near fall.
Tito follows up by hitting Ishii with a suplex for a near fall, Ishii fights back and he eventually hits Tito with a back drop driver. Umino and Sabre Jr are tagged in by their respective partners, Umino quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Umino hits Sabre Jr with a fisherman suplex for a near fall, Sabre Jr fights back and he looks for the arm bar against Umino. Sabre Jr eventually catches Umino in the submission and Ishii breaks it up, Sabre Jr attacks the injured arm of Umino. Umino goes for the Death Rider and Sabre Jr attacks his injured arm, Umino lands an enxiguri and Sabre Jr recovers to land a penalty kick. Tito tags in and he immediately knocks Ishii off the ring apron, Tito hits Umino with a buckle bomb followed by a spine buster and death valley driver for a near fall. Ishii hits the ring and he has a striking exchange with Tito, Tito ends the exchange by hitting Ishii with a brain buster. Ishii gets up and he nails Tito with a release German suplex, Sabre Jr hits the ring and he gets double teamed by the opposing team. Umino hits Tito with an exploder suplex before Ishii lands a sliding lariat, Umino hits Tito with a neck breaker for a near fall.
Sabre Jr and Ishii do battle against each other on the arena floor, Sabre Jr returns to the ring and he gets Umino in a sleeper hold. Umino gets free and he nails Sabre Jr with a Death Rider, Umino then hits Tito with a tornado DDT. Ishii returns and Tito takes him out with a release German suplex, Tito then hits Umino with a clothesline for a near fall. Tito hits Umino with a second lariat, Tito goes for a death valley driver and Umino counters with Death Rider for a three count.
Winners: Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii
After the match, Jon Moxley appears on the big screen and he talks about being challenged by Shota Umino. Moxley says he will be continuing Umino’s education and he will be sending someone to face Umino at Wrestle Dynasty, Umino says he doesn’t care who he faces on January 5.
AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. TJP
The match begins with TJP spewing mist into the eyes of Takeshita before knocking him out of the ring, TJP then hits Takeshita with a suicide dive. TJP gets Takeshita back in the ring before landing a top rope high cross body for a near fall, TJP downs Takeshita in the corner before landing face washes. Takeshita leaves the ring and TJP catches him in a rope assisted octopus stretch when he returns to the ring, TJP goes for a sunset flip and Takeshita blocks it before tossing him into the ropes. TJP recovers and he trips up Takeshita before attacking his legs, Takeshita gets free and he nails TJP with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Takeshita then hits TJP with a slam before landing a middle rope senton for a near fall, Takeshita follows up by dropping TJP with a hard Irish whip into the corner. Takeshita then drops TJP with a back elbow strike, Takeshita keeps TJP down while wrenching away on his arm.
TJP gets free and he drops Takeshita with a head scissors takedown, Takeshita fights back and he applies the Gory Special to TJP. Takeshita releases the hold before sending TJP out of the ring, Takeshita leaves the ring and he sends TJP into the barricade. Takeshita gets TJP into the ring and he lands strikes to his back, TJP fights back and he nails Takeshita with a side effect. TJP follows up by dropping Takeshita again before landing a leaping back elbow strike in the corner, TJP follows up by hitting Takeshita with more face washes. TJP gets Takeshita out of the corner before landing a neck breaker, TJP goes to the top rope and he misses a double stomp. TJP recovers and he nails Takeshita with a Psycho Trap for a near fall, TJP misses a knee strike and Takeshita nails him with a release German suplex. TJP fights back and he nails Takeshita with a tornado DDT, Takeshita and TJP have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring.
Takeshita ends the exchange by hitting TJP with a blue thunder bomb for a near fall, Takeshita goes for a power bomb and TJP counters with a roll up for a near fall. TJP mists Takeshita in the eyes before landing a Hidden Blade for a near fall, TJP then lands a top rope frog splash for another near fall. Takeshita recovers and he drops TJP before landing a package tombstone piledriver, TJP fights back and he hits Takeshita with a Thesz Press for a near fall. TJP misses a tornado DDT attempt and Takeshita cracks him with more strikes, Takeshita then hits TJP with a super falcon arrow for a three count.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, still your AEW International Champion
After the match, Konosuke Takeshita gets the microphone to say he will be defending the title at the Tokyo Dome and he wants to know who is next. Shingo Takagi comes to the ring to accept the challenge, Takagi gets the microphone and he wants to face Takagi at Wrestle Kingdom.
Tomohiro Ishii makes his way to the stage next and he points at Konosuke Takeshita.
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