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NJPW STRONG REPORT: MOXLEY SPEAKS, YOUNG LIONS IN ACTION, AND MORE

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

Match Number One: Kevin Knight versus DKC

They lock up and Knight with a take down and a near fall. DKC with a wrist lock into a reverse chin lock but Knight gets to the ropes. DKC with a single leg take down. Knight goes for a cross arm breaker but DKC blocks it. DKC bridges. DKC with a forearm and knee into a side head lock and take down. Knight with a head scissors. Knight gets a near fall. Knight with a wrist lock.

DKC with a reversal and Knight with a reveral and snap mare followed by a knee drop to the arm. Knight with another knee to the arm. Knight with a double wrist lock into a cross arm breaker but DKC blocks it and DKC gets a near fall with a rollup. DKC gets to the ropes. Knight with a European uppercut and kicks. DKC with forearms. Knight with kicks and European uppercuts followed by a hip toss for a near fall. DKC with a heel hook and Knight gets to the ropes.

DKC kicks Knight and connects with European uppercuts and kicks. DKC gets a near fall and then he goes for a head and arm choke. Knight gets a near fall with a rollup. Knight with kicks and a slam. Knight gets a near fall. DKC with a knee and forearms. Knight with a drop kick and he tries for a Boston Crab and gets DKC over. DKC gets to the ropes and forces Knight to break. Knight with boots to the chest and back. Knight with a European uppercut and forearm. DKC with a back fist and punch followed by knees. DKC with a drop kick and snap mare. DKC with a chop and first drop for a near fall. DKC with a triangle and Knight taps out.

Winner: DKC

Kevin Kelly is with Jon Moxley and he mentions what happened last week at the end of Strong. In three weeks, KENTA meets Jon Moxley for the IWGP US Title. Kevin asks if he heard KENTA calling him out. He heard what KENTA and his Bullet Club buddies said. He is still the champion. They can run around with the briefcase, but he is the US Champion. He says it is a big shiny gold belt and he is a wrestler. You can’t litigate to get the title, you have to take me out and that is a long night at the office.

Kevin asks Jon how is he training for the match. Jon says he lives for this. He is not into the 4 on 1 or 5 on 2 things. The KENTA that he knows and the KENTA that inspired a generation, everyone stole stuff from KENTA. Jon talks about seeing KENTA when he debuted in New Japan. He knew their paths would cross. He wants the KENTA that inspired a generation. He wants KENTA to try to kick a hole through his chest.

Match Number Two: Bateman, Misterioso, Adrian Quest, and Jordan Clearwater versus Brody King, Barrett Brown, Logan Riegel, and Sterling Riegel

Quest and Brown start things off. They lock up and Brown with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Quest with a leg trip and he gets a near fall with a rollup. Brown with a rollup for a near fall. Quest with a leg sweep and cover. Brown with a leg sweep and cover. Quest with a waist lock and he tries for an O’Connor Roll but Brown holds on to the ropes. Brown with a few arm drags. Quest with a side head lock and Clearwater tags in.

Clearwater kicks Brown and goes for a belly-to-back suplex but brown lands on his feet and Sterling tags in. Clearwater with a shoulder tackle but he misses a leg drop. Sterling with a drop kick to the shoulder followed by an elbow. Sterling with shoulders in the corner and Logan tags in. Logan with a running European uppercut and a boot followed by a moonsault. Sterling with an elbow off the turnbuckles and Logan gets a near fall. King tags in.

King with a chop and he tries for a slam but Clearwater escapes and tags in Misterioso. Misterioso with kicks for a near fall. King with an Irish whip and Misterioso with a springboard drop kick. Misterioso with a double jump quebrada for a near fall. King with a forearm and chop. King sends Misterioso into the air and face first to the mat. King with a back senton for a near fall. Logan and Sterling tag in and King with a slam and then he slams Logan and Sterling onto Misterioso. Brown doesn’t want to feel left out so he gets slammed onto Misterioso. King is having so much fun, he almost slams the referee onto Misterioso. Logan with chops but Bateman with a knee to the back and Bateman tags in. Bateman with an elbow drop and forearm. Bateman with a crossface and he head butts Logan. Bateman with a side slam and he tags in Clearwater. Clearwater with a punch and he gets a near fall. Clearwater with a kick to the back and a forearm. Logan with punches and forearms. Clearwater avoids a DDT and hits a spinebuster for a near fall. Clearwater with an Irish whip that sends Logan sternum first into the turnbuckles. Quest tags in and kicks Logan. Quest with a forearm and suplex for a near fall. Misterioso tags in and he kicks Logan in the leg. Misterioso with more kicks to the leg. Misterioso stomps on the shin. Misterioso with a waist lock and Bateman tags in. Logan with punches but Bateman with a punch to send Logan to the mat. Bateman sends Logan into the turnbuckles but runs into a boot. Logan goes to the turnbuckles and goes for a cross body but Bateman catches Logan. Logan with a hesitation DDT.

King tags in and he connects with a clothesline. He gives Quest a back body drop and he chops and connects with forearms to Misterioso and Clearwater. King with clotheslines in the corner to Clearwater and Misterioso followed by a splash to both men. King with a cannonball to Clearwater. Sterling and Brown tag in and King press slams Brown onto Bateman and Clearwater while The Riegels hit suicide dives onto Misterioso and Quest.

Bateman is sent back into the ring and King with a piledriver and Brown gets a near fall when Clearwater breaks up the cover. Clearwater and Misterioso with super kicks and Quest with an assisted Code Red. Clearwater and Misterioso are sent to the floor by Brown. Brown with a flip DDT to Quest. Misterioso with a Blue Thunder Bomb and Sterling with a super kick. Logan goes up top and hits a blockbuster from a Doomsday Device set up. Clearwater with clotheslines to both Riegels and Clearwater follows with a neck breaker. Brown with a flying boot to Clearwater.

Bateman misses a clothesline but he hits a twisting tombstone for the three count.

Winners: Bateman, Misterioso, Adrian Quest, and Jordan Clearwater

After the match, Bateman says this was a team effort but it was pretty clear who did most of the heavy lifting. He tells everyone else good job and that it was good to be part of a winning team.

Match Number Three: Rey Horus versus TJP

They lock up and TJP with a wrist lock and take down into a crucifix for a near fall. They lock up and TJP with a hammer lock. Horus with elbows and a flying mare. Horus with a back heel kick and chop. TJP with an Irish whip and Horus floats over and TJP runs into boots. Horus with a springboard arm drag that sends TJP to the floor. Hours with a baseball slide but TJP gets back into the ring. TJP with a jumping back kick that sends Horus off the apron. Horus kicks TJP from the apron. Horus comes off the turnbuckles but TJP with a drop kick and knee to the back for a near fall.

TJP with a back elbow and knee to the back. TJP with a reverse chin lock into an arm bar. TJP hyper-extends the arm and leg. TJP with a knee to the hamstring followed by a back breaker for a near fall. TJP with a slam and then TJP goes to the apron for a slingshot senton but he misses. TJP with an arm drag and then TJP gets Horus on his shoulders but Horus with a rana. TJP with a chop and he goes to the ropes for a slingshot arm drag that sends Horus to the floor.

TJP goes to the apron and Horus with a kick to the back of the head. Horus with a plancha onto TJP on the floor. Horus with a head butt and they return to the ring. Horus with a cross body for a near fall. Horus with a chop and he puts TJP on the turnbuckles. TJP pushes Horus to the mat and then TJP goes for a tornado DDT but Horus blocks it. TJP misses a shoulder and hits the turnbuckles. Horus with a kick and he goes up top but TJP moves and Horus leaps over TJP. Horus with a Spanish fly for a near fall.

Horus with a waist lock and TJP with an octopus. TJP with an abdominal stretch into a crucifix bomb for a near fall. Horus with an elbow and TJP with a back elbow. TJP with a shoulder and a springboard DDT for a near fall. TJP goes to the turnbuckles but Horus stops TJP. TJP pushes Horus to the mat and TJP misses a swanton but rolls through. TJP with a kick and Horus with a Victory Bomb from the turnbuckles for the three count.

Winner: Rey Horus

After the match, Horus says he has a lot of respect for TJP.

We go to credits.

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