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Homicide and Devitt started out. Devitt rode him to the mat but Homicide reversed it. They went back and forth until they faced off. Devitt grabbed an arm but Homicide used his legs to take out Devitt's. He controlled Devitt on the mat, then began working on his arm. Devitt reversed and cinched in an armbar.
Ki and Taguchi tagged in. They had some great early exhanges. Ki was taken to the mat, but while down, kicked up and tagged Taguchi in the chest. They locked up again and Ki was grabbed in a side headlock. Taguchi was sent into the ropes and shoulderblocked down. Taguchi and Ki went back and forth until Ki was sent into the corner. He was monkeyflipped out but landed on his feet. Before he could do anything, Taguchi drilled him.
Taguchi pulled Ki up into the corner and chopped him. Ki was whipped into the opposite corner but grabbed the ropes and caught him with his legs, then tagged him with a kick. Ki mocked Taguchi's hip swivels. He tagged in Homicide, who snapmared Taguchi over and began tying him up on the mat.
Ki and Homicide whipped Taguchi into the corner and nailed him with double kicks to the face. Ki chopped Taguchi, took him to the mat, and scissored his neck. Ki pulled Taguchi into the corner and tagged in Homicide, who nailed a Northern Lights suplex with a bridge for a two count. Homicide worked over Taguchi in the corner. Taguchi reversed a whip out but was caught with a drop toehold into the buckles.
Taguchi leapfrogged over Homicide and drilled him, then brought him into the champions' corner. Devitt tagged in and nailed Homicide with several big dropkicks and strikes. Homicide kicked out but was trapped in a rolling hammerlock.
The champions tagged in and out taking turns working over Homicide. Devitt chopped him against the ropes. Homicide kicked him away. He missed one clothesline but tagged Devitt with another. Homicide tagged Ki, who went to work on Devitt, nailing a series of kicking strikes and running clotheslines. He nailed a kick across the back of the neck and a leaping kick to the chest in the corner.
Ki nailed a double stomp to the chest for a two count. Taguchi tagged in and caught Ki with a gourd buster. Devitt dropkicked Homicide off the apron when Ki went for a tag. He then drilled Ki with a Pele type kick. Ki finally fought off Devitt and made the tag.
Homicide hit a running clothesline in the corner. Devitt reversed a whip and nailed a dropkick in the corner. Ki kicked him. Taguchi came off the top with a missile dropkick on Ki. The champs worked over Homicide, then turned their attention to Ki. They worked over the challengers in opposite corners.
Homicide went for a tornado DDT on Devitt but Taguchi charged and kicked him. Devitt went for a suplex but Low Ki nailed a handspring kick. Ki put Devitt on his shoulders and Homicide came off the top for an Ace Crushers. Taguchi broke up the pinfall. Ki dispatched him to the floor.
Homicide went for the CopKilla but Devitt fought him off and nailed his brainbuster variation. Ki tried to make the save but Taguchi held him off. Homicide was pinned.
Your winners and still IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champions, Prince Devitt & Rysuke Taguchi!
Another great match. This is by far the strongest of the shows on the tour.
Another great match. This is by far the strongest of the shows on the tour.
IWGP Heavyweight champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Davey Richards
HUGE dueling chants as the bell gets underway. There must be a sizeable amount of fans from the Upstate New York area here as there was a pretty nice "2CW" chant for Richards as well.
They had a great feeling out period early with some great back and forth moves as well as evading the other's attempts at offense. Tanahashi began working on Richards' wrist. He did a cartwheel and then used a bridge to escape.
They went into a test of strength with Tanahashi getting the better of the exchange. They went to the ropes and broke but Richards kicked him in the gut. He worked over Tanahashi, who nailed him with a back elbow and dropkicked Richards out of the ring., Tanahashi hit a pescado to the floor.
Richards was worked over on the floor and was tossed back in. As the champ returned, Richards grabbed his leg and nailed a Dragon Screw Legwhip while he was in the ropes. Richards then began working over the knee and the leg.
Richards worked over Tanahashi's leg for some time. Tanahashi tried to kick him off while in the corner but Richards drilled his knee in the corner. Richards teased a figure four leglock but when the fans all "wooed" he changed his mind. Richards and Tanahashi went back and forth with strikes and kicks in the center of the ring. Richards was caught with a flying forearm smash but Tanahashi was too hurt to take advantage.
When he recovered, Tanahashi slammed Richards and went to the ropes, coming off with flip senton for a two count. Tanahashi charged Richards who sent him up for a kick low but Tanahashi avoided it and took Richards out. He drilled Richards to the mat neckfirst.
Tanahashi went to the top rope but was cut off by Richards. Richards tried to superplex him but Tanahashi fought him off. Richards nailed a series of headbutts to daze Tanahashi. Richards nailed a big superplex then pulled him up for a Michinoku Driver slam. Tanahashi kicked up at two but Richards locked on an ankle lock.
Tanahashi kicked him off into the corner and tried for a German suplex but Richards broke free and nailed several strikes, Tanahashi nailed a right knockout punch. He charged Richards who elevated him and kneed him in the gut as he came down. Tanahashi attempted a forward roll but Richards turned it into a ankle lock. He let it go and nailed a shining wizard then a powerbomb that looked to be the end but Tanahashi kicked out at the last second.
Not to be denied, Richards locked on a Texas Cloverleaf. Tanahashi tried to break free but Richards forced him down in thecenter. Richards rolled him into a pinfall combination for two. Richards charged him in the corner but was nailed with a hangman's clothesline. Tanahashi hit a German suplex with a bridge for a two count, then nailed a frog splash off the top for the pinfall.
Your winner, IWGP Heavyweight champion Hiroshi Tanahashi!
Another incredible match.
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