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IWGP champion AJ Styles vs. Kazuchida Okada vs. Michael Elgin
Tiger Hatori is the referee.
Styles was sent to the floor early. Elgin and Okada went back and forth with some great wrestling. Okada tried to shoulderblock Elgin down to no effect. Elgin caught him on a leapfrog but was nailed with an elbow. Elgin suplexed and held Okada. Styles nailed him several times to no effect and then finally nailed a chop block. That did the trick.
Styles began focusing his attack on Elgin’s knee and legs. Elgin made a comeback and grabbed Styles for a superplex but Okada attacked him from behind. Styles went for a dive but Elgin nailed him as he came through the ropes. Okada returned to the ring and went after Styles, slamming him and nailing a slingshot senton into the ring.
Okada worked over Styles with a series of shots and strikes, then a big backdrop. He cinched in a leg submission. He nailed a flapjack for a two count. Elgin returned to the fray and went for a powerbomb on Okada but was nailed with the Pele Kick. He came back to nail a double Fall Away Slam on both at the same time. That was crazy, The crowd chanted Elgin’s name.
Elgin drilled both of his opponents. He used an Airplane Spin to slam Styles into Okada. Okada came back to nail the Kryptonite Krunch on Elgin for a two count. Elgin caught him charging in the corner and nailed a Uranage. Styles attacked Elgin but was caught and slammed down with a Facebuster.
Okada went for a tombstone but Elgin reversed it and spiked him. Styles attacked him with the CalfKiller. Okada began stomping away to break the hold. He nailed Styles and covered him for a two count. Okada came off the top with an awesome flying elbow and teased the Rainmaker but Elgin grabbed him in a backslide for a two count. He nailed a series of ten clubbing clotheslines across the chest and then ducked a clothesline and nailed a big lariat on Okada,
Elgin went to the ropes and pulled Okada up into a superplex then nailed it. Styles nailed a springboard 450 splash for a two count. That was great. Okada and Styles hammered each other with forearms and strikes. Styles nailed the Pele Kick and went for the Styles Clash but was kicked in the head. Okada nailed a tombstone and went for the Rainmaker but Elgin drilled him with a roaring elbow for a two count.
Elgin nailed a buckle bomb but Okada came back with a crazy lariat. Styles nailed a springboard forearm on Okada, sending him to the floor. Styles nailed the Styles Clash on Elgin and scored the pin.
Your winner and still IWGP champion, AJ Styles!
A hard worked and fun main event.
Adam Cole hit the ring and drilled everyone with the ROH title belt. He said he was “The Best in the World.†Tanahashi and Jushin Liger cleared the ring. The crowd chanted, “New Japan†and “Please come back.â€
Tanahashi took the mic and said "New Japan. Come back again." The crowd popped. He thanked everyone. Liger and Tanahashi saluted the crowd.
That’s all from NYC!
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