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NJPW STRONG REPORT: CHRIS DICKINSON DEBUTS, AND MORE

Tom Lawlor says it is true. In New Japan Strong, you are only as strong as your weakest link. Team Filthy has a weak link. Rust Taylor, you couldn’t cut the mustard and the sponsors want you gone. You have been future endeavored from Team Filthy. Take a vacation to Florida. All is not lost because Team Filthy recruits the best fighters from around the world. Not only does X mark the spot. Team Filthy’s X will leave a mark.

We are in Los Angeles, California and your announcers are Shigeki Kiyono and Hiroshi Tanahashi (in Japanese) or Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov (in English).

Match Number One: Clark Connors versus Kevin Knight

They lock up and Connors goes for the ankle but Knight blocks it. Knight with a clean break. They loc up and Connors with a clean break. Knight with a waist lock and Connors escapes. Connors gets to the ropes to force a break. They lock up and Connors with a wrist lock. Knight with a reversal. Connors with a drop toe hole and he works on the legs. Connors with a rear chin lock with the legs trapped.

They lock up and Knight with a snap mare and knee drop to the arm. Knight with a knee to the arm and he drops another knee on the arm. Knight with a double wrist lock and Connors with a front face lock followed by a knee and forearm to the back. Connors with shoulders in the corner followed by chops. Knight with a chop and kick followed by a European uppercut. Connors with shoulders in the corner.

Knight with forearms and European uppercuts. Knight with a hip toss for a near fall. Connors blocks a slam attempt and Connors with forearms. Connors with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Connors with a rear chin lock. Knight blocks a slam attempt. Knight with a slam and he gets a near fall. Knight with a reverse chin lock. Knight with a shoulder tackle but Connors stays on his feet. Connors with a knee to the midsection followed by a shoulder tackle.

Connors goes to the turnbuckles but Knight knocks Connors off the turnbuckles and to the floor. Knight with a drop kick for a near fall. Knight with a Boston Crab and Connors gets to the ropes to force a break. Knight with forearms but Connors with a spear into the Boston Crab and Knight taps out.

Winner: Clark Connors

After the match, Connors offers his hand but Knight swats it away and pushes past Connors to leave the ring.

In the back, Connors tells Kevin welcome to the dojo.

Match Number Two: Rocky Romero versus The DKC

Both men try for kicks to the leg but miss. DKC with a take down but Romero with a take down as well. Romero with a cravate and snap mare into a reverse chin lock. DKC with a hammer lock and he gets a near fall. Romero tries for a drop toe hold but DKC blocks it. Romero with a bow and arrow but DKC with a counter into a lateral press. DKC works on the ankle. Romero with a single leg take down but DKC gets to the ropes.

They lock up and DKC with a clean break. They lock up and DKC with a belly-to-belly suplex into an arm bar. Romero gets to the ropes and DKC with a break. DKC with a take down itno a double wrist lock. Romero with a forearm and more in the corner. DKC with chops and kicks. DKC with forearms and Romero with an wrist lock take down. Romero with kicks. Romero goes to the turnbuckles and drops a knee on the elbow. Romero gets a near fall.

Romero with kicks to the arm and elbows to the shoulder. Romero sends DKC into the turnbuckles. DKC with forearms and Romero fires back. DKC with kicks and European uppercuts. DKC with a clothesline and suplex. DKC with a fist drop for a near fall. DKC kicks Romero. Romero with a kick to the shoudler and he works on the arm. DKC with kicks but Romero pulls at the arm. DKC with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall.

DKC with a rear chin lock. DKC with a slam and he gets Romero up for a second slam. DKC with a third slam for a near fall. Romero with a wrist lock and a Falcon Arrow into a cross arm breaker and he kicks DKC in the head and DKC taps out.

Winner: Rocky Romero

After the match, DKC takes the mic and he says he is sorry. He says he is sorry for his mistake. He says he needs to get stronger and he needs to focus. He says he has learned the success of the guidance of the New Japan Dojo. He asks Shibata if he could learn from him and join the New Japan Dojo.

Katsuyori Shibata comes to the ring and he tells DKC to come with him.

Kevin Kelly interviews Bateman, who will be making his New Japan Strong debut soon.

Kevin thanks Bateman for appearing today. Bateman says he is doing peachy. Kevin mentions his work in Ring of Honor and his work with Vincent and Matt Taven. Bateman is asked if he has any regrets.

Bateman says he does not deal with regrets. He tried to break an ankle to give him an out.

Bateman is asked what are his goals and motivation. Bateman says he can say all of the pretty flowery words to tell you that it was a dream. Instead, he can show you. He can show you that Bateman is a special and cruel but fair man.

Kevin asks if Bateman wants to work on a scientific basis or take things into his own hands.

Bateman says if he can hurt someone, he will go out there and hurt them. I want you to suffer.

Kevin brings up the up and comers in the LA Dojo and asks Bateman about them.

Bateman says he is familiar with them and he has been part of the dojo. What they are producing is lambs to the slaughter for someone like him. It is going to be messy.

Kevin mentions that Bateman was thrown out of the dojo.

Bateman says violent delights have violent ends.

Kevin asks for any final words. He says to keep your eyes open. I can tell you or I can show you. When you feel it, you will know.

We go to cleaning and disinfection break.

Match Number Three: Logan Riegel, Sterling Riegel, and Brody King versus JR Kratos, Danny Limelight, and Chris Dickinson

King and Dickinson start things off but Limeltght tags himself in. Limelight runs into a shoulder from King. Limelight says he wants the twins. Logan tags in and he applies a side head lock. Logan with a shoulder tackle and he nmocks Limelight. Limelight with an arm drag and he does a back flip when Logan holds on to the ropes. Limelight with a wrist lock and Logan with a reversal. Limelight slaps Logan and he says he wants the better twin. Logan drop kicks Limelight into the turnbuckles.

Logan with a running European uppercut and Sterling tags in.

Sterling with a boot to the head and a moonsault for a near fall. Logan tags back in and they hit a double suplex. Logan gets a near fall. Logan with shoulders in the corner and Sterling tags in. Limelight with a kick but Sterling with a waist lock and he tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Limelight lands on his feet. Limelight with a kick and Dickinson tags in and hits a suplex followed by a chop. Dickinson with more chops to Logan. Sterling with a forearm and Dickinson with an arm drag into a wrist lock. Kratos tags in and punches Sterling. Kratos Irish whips Sterling sternum first into the turnbuckles and follows with a punch and forearm. Kratos with an Irish whip and he knocks King off the apron. Kratos with a kick to the midsection and he tags Limelight in.

Limelight with a forearm and he knocks Sterling off the apron. Limelight kicks Sterling in the chest. Limelight with a kick to the chest and he gets a near fall. Limelight with a reverse chin lock. Sterling with elbows but Limelight with a kick to the chest and he tags in Dickinson. Logan is knocked off thea pron and Limelight chokes Sterling while Dickinson kicks him. Chris with a kick to the back and a chop. Sterling kicks Dickinson but Dickinson with kicks. Sterling with a boot but Dickinson catches him off the turnbuckles and applies a bear hug and then tries for a suplex but Sterling lands on his feet and hits a drop kick. King tags in and he clotheslines Dickinson and hits a back body drop on Limelight. King with a chop and Dickinson chops back. They continue the exchange and Dickinson with kicks. Kiing with a knee and Doctor Bomb for a near fall. Sterling with a springboard forearm to Limelight and Logan tags in. Limelight goes to the floor and Kratos hits Logan and Sterling from behind. Kratos sends Logan to the floor and then Limelight with a Fosbury Flop onto the Riegels. King and Kratos exchange forearms and Kratos clotheslines King over the top rope to the floor. Dickinson with a clothesline to Logan for a near fall followed by a Death Valley Driver for the three count.

Winners: Chris Dickinson, Danny Limelight, and JR Kratos

After the match, Brody King goes after JR Kratos and they exchange punches. Limelight and Dickinson join in and so do the Riegels.

In the back, Kratos says Tom Lawlor was going to make the call and you delivered. Danny Limelight says he has been in the ring with Kratos before but when I found out the Dirty Daddy would show up. Dickinson says his whole life, this has been my goal. Do you understand what this means to me? That Tom Lawlor called me in to take care of business in the greatest wrestling company in the world. It meant a lot because we won. NJPW, welcome . . . the Dirty Daddy has arrived and we ain’t taking anyone alive.

Kratos tells Brody to have eyes in the back of his head.

Next week, El Phantasmo will team with Hikuleo and KENTA against Fred Rosser, ACH, and Blake Christian.

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