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COMPLETE NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING IN NYC DEBUT LIVE COVERAGE

By Mike Johnson on 2011-05-14 18:25:00

Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi & Kazuchika Okada vs. Rhino, Davey Richards & Homicide.

Taguchi and Richards started out with some nice back and forth, fast paced wrestling. Taguchi teased a dive but faked out Richards. Okada and Homicide tagged in. Okada shoulderblocked him dowb. Homicide came back with a clothesline. Homicide went for tornado DDT out of the corner but was shoved off.

Homicide and Okada traded hiptoss attempts with Okada getting the better of it. He charged Homicide but was drop toeholded into the corner. Richards tagged in and started kicking away at Okada. Richards went for a back suplex but Okada landed on his feet. Homicide kicked him from behind. Okada nailed him. Richards went for a forward roll, and they went back and forth into a series of pinfall combinations.

Rhino tagged in and stomped the hell out of Okada. He peppered him with right hands in the corner. Rhino's team took turns working over Okada, tagging in and out. Homicide tied him up on the mat, trying to force a submission. Richards tagged in and scored several near falls.

Richards cinched in a side chinlock. Okada began to fight his way out but was cut off. Richards elevated him into the air and kicked him as he came down. Richards went for a powerbomb but Okada escaped. Okada nailed an enziguiri.

He tagged in Makabe, who shoved Homicide down and challenged Rhino to tag in, then worked over Richards with power spots. He nailed several hard clotheslines in the corner and rained down on him with punches in the corner. He nailed a Northern Lights suplex. Richards fought back but was caught with a running clothesline for a two count.

Taguchi tagged in. He worked over Richards with a series of chops. Richards nailed a head and arms Tazplex and tagged in Rhino. Rhino began working over Taguchi but was nailed with a big kick as his charged. Taguchi nailed a back suplex and went to the top rope for a missile dropkick.

Homicide interfered so Makabe threw him rudely out of the ring. Richards kicked him from behind. They all started brawling on the floor. Rhino gored Taguchi and scored the pin.

Your winners, Homicide & Davey Richards & Rhino!

Solid match. Everyone was booked well and all had their moments to shine. This was the best Okada has ever looked in the United States but it's not like TNA books him to actually do anything.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Prince Devitt vs. Low Ki

The crowd was largely behind Ki. They go right into some great back and forth mat wrestling and reversals. Ki caught Devitt with a kick. Devitt caught Ki with a snapmare and began working him over on the mat.

They went into a crazy, fast as hell sequence, culminating with Ki hitting a dive off the top to the floor in the aisle. Ki drilled Devitt with a kick on the floor and tossed him into the ring for a two count.

The fans started dueling chants back and forth.

Ki caught Devitt with a leaping mule kick in the corner and a running knee lift. He started drilling him with elbowsmashes in the corner. Ki scissored Devitt's head with his legs, working him over. Devitt made his way to his feet and grabbed Ki's leg but was smashed with the other.

Devitt made a comeback but was caught with a Kawada kick to the face. Devitt came back with a dropkick that sent Ki to the floor. Devitt hit a beautiful running flip dive to the floor. Back in the ring, Devitt took Ki down with a hammerlock takedown and worked on Ki's arm on the mat.

Devitt continued working on Ki's shoulder and arm. Ki tried to roll him into a pinfall combination but Devitt rolled him back into the submission. Devitt controlled him in the mat, transitioning to a side chinlock. Devitt chopped at Ki and sent him into the corner but Ki drilled him with a kick. Ki went to the ropes but Devitt kicked him before he could he do anything.

Ki and Devitt battled on the top rope. Ki sent him off to the apron then nailed the Warrior's Way double stomp and it looked NASTY! Ki drilled him with stiff kicks to the chest and several elbowsmashes and kicking combinations. He nailed a leaping kick to the chest for a two count.

Ki locked in a choke using the ropes and then another leaping kick in the corner for a two count. Ki went to the top but Devitt cut him off. Ki responded with a series of elbow strikes to the top of the head and a Dragon sleeper. Devitt kicked him and nailed an inverted fisherman's buster for a two count.

Devitt draped Ki across the top rope and went for a superplex. but Ki fought him off and set up Devitt to hang from the tree of woe. Ki came off with a double stomp for a two count. Ki continued working on Devitt and went for the Ki Krusher. Devitt fought him off and hit a leaping kick, then drilled Ki with a brainbuster variation for the pin.

Your winner and still IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion, Prince Devitt!

AWESOME.


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