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They made a declaration on the creation of the IWGP Intercontinental championship.
IWGP Intercontinental Title Tournament – Round 1: Hideo Saito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
Saito has been working a lot for WWC in Puerto Rico. They locked up and Takahashi forced him against the ropes. Clean break. They locked up again and this time Saito trapped him in the corner. He broke, then ripped at Takahashi's face.
Saito grabbed a side headlock but was sent into the ropes. He shoulderblocked Takahashi down. Takahashi went for a hiptoss but was cut off and nailed. Saito drilled him with several big right hands. Takahashi nailed several stiff clotheslines with the final one sending Saito up and over the ropes to the floor.
Takahashi and Saito battled on the floor and were nearly counted out but returned to the ring. Takahashi charged Saito in the corner but missed, nailing his shoulder in the ringpost. Saito charged the corner but was kicked off. He came back with a back elbow, cutting off Takahashi's momentum immediately.
Saito kicked and punched away at Takahashi. He cinched in a side chinlock. This match is a littl slower paced with Saito working as a heel here. Takahashi finally came back with a great overhead belly to belly suplex. The crowd started to rally behind him. He ducked a clothesline attemt and began nailing several chops and leg lariats. He drilled Saito with a clothesline and pulled him off the mat, nailing a big powerslam for a two count.
Saito slipped out of a clothesline attempt and drilled him with a German suplex. He nailed a cradle suplex for a two count. Saito nailed a leaping headbutt off the top. Takahashi kicked out and nailed a whirlybird then drove him into the mat for the pin.
Your winner, Yujiro Takahashi!
IWGP Intercontinental Title Tournament – Round 1: Tetsuya Naito vs. Josh Daniels
Daniels was a substitute for the injured Tama Tonga.
They locked up and went back and forth. Naito caught Daniels with a series of deep armdrags and cinched in a armbar. Daniels fought to his feet but was taken back down to the mat. Naito nailed several hiptosses and a back senton splash.
Naito went to rebound off the ropes but was caught with a knee to the gut and dispatched to the floor. Daniels followed and chopped him, then whipped him into the railing. Daniels broke the referee's count and rolled back out. He draped Naito across the apron, called the handheld camera over and drilled him across the chest with an elbow.
Daniels brought Naito back into the ring and continued controlling him. Daniels set up for a suplex and drilled it, then used his legs to wear down Naito, scissoring him. Daniels measured and chopped away at Naito, then whipped him into the ropes and nailed Naito with another shot, sending him to the mat.
Daniels locked in an armbar, then preened to the crowd. He nailed Naito in the chest, then choked him against the ropes. He went to the apron and kneed Naito in head, then used his boot to choke Naito against the ropes.
Daniels snapmared Naito and locked in a nerve hold. Naito finally came back with an enziguiti and drilled Daniels into the corner. Naito whipped him but Daniels reversed. Naito went up and over and caught Daniels, then nailed a hangman's neckbreaker. Naito came off the top with a beautiful missile dropkick for a two count.
Naito went for a back suplex but Daniels used several elbows to break the attempt. Daniels kicked Naito in the chest several times. He used a side Russian legsweep into a submission hold, then rolled over Naito for a near fall.
Daniels hit a nice running clothesline in the corner and nailed a nice back suplex. Naito started to fight back. They exchanged strikes in the middle of the ring. Naito caught a charging Daniels with an over the shoulder powerslam for a two count. Naito went for a back suplex but Daniels reversed it and nailed it for a two cout.
Naito came back with a leaping clothesline and a back suplex into a bridge for a two count. He slammed Daniels and went to the top for a twisting moonsault press, nailing it and scoring the pinfall.
Your winner, Tetsuya Naito!
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