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Kevin Kelly welcomes us to New Japan Cup USA 2021 and the night when the first NJPW Strong Openweight Champion is crowned.
Kevin asks Alex who he thinks will win. He says it is Brody King's time.
We are in Los Angeles, California and your announcers are Shigeki Kiyono, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Katsuyori Shibata (in Japanese) or Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov (in English).
Match Number One: JR Kratos and Chris Dickinson versus TJP and Clark Connors
Kratos and Connors start things off. They lock up and Kratos pushes Connors away. They lock up again and Kratos tosses Connors to the mat again. TJP tags in and they lock up. TJP with a side head lock. Kratos tries to power out of the hold but TJP holds on. Kratos tries to send TJP off the ropes and TJP holds on. Kratos escapes the hold and TJP is in shock. TJP with a kick and he tries for an octopus but Dickinson comes in and TJP does it to both men. TJP kicks Dickinson and hits an assisted tornado DDT on Dickinson. Connors tags in and chops Kratos. Kratos blocks a hip toss and Kratos with a hip toss to Connors. TJP comes in and they hit a double hip toss on Kratos. TJP with a kick and Connors with an elbow for a near fall. Kratos with forearms and Dickinson tags in.
Dickinson with a snap mare and he gets a near fall. Connors with a knee and Dickinson kicks TJP off the apron. Connor with an elbow and they TJP with a pop up kick but TJP gets in Connors' way and Dickinson with a back elbow and Dickinson gets a near fall. Dickinson sends Connors into teh turnbuckles and Kratos tags in and punches Connors. Kratos with a release suplex and Connors flies across the ring. Dickinson tags in and he connects with an elbow. Dickinson with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Dickinson with a rear chin lock. Kratos tags in and he kicks Connors in the head.
Kratos with elbows and knees to Connors for a near fall. Connors punches Kratos and Kratos with a forearm to knock Connors to the mat. Dickinson tags in and he stands on Connors in the corner. Connors with forearms and elbows but Dickinson with a forearm and he tries for a suplex but Connors lands on his feet and he tags in TJP. TJP with a springboard forearm to Dickinson and a running boot into the corner. TJP puts Dickinson in the tree of woe and TJP follows with a hesitation drop kick into the corner for a near fall. TJP gets Dickinson up for the Detonation Kick but Dickinson escapes. Connors tags in and he helps TJP get out of a suplex. Dickinson with chops and forearms. Connors with a power slam for a near fall.
Connors gets for a Boston Crab but Dickinson fights it off. Connors applies the Boston Crab and TJP puts Kratos in an octopus. Kratos gets out of the hold and then he hits Connors in the back with a double sledge. Connors with chops to Kratos and Dickinson but Dickinson with kicks. TJP gets Kratos up on his shoulders but Kratos gets to his feet. TJP is sent to the floor and Connors with a spear to Kratos. Dickinson with a kick to Connors and a brainbuster for a near fall.
Dickinson gets Connors on his shoulders and Dickinson with a Death Valley Driver but Kratos makes the blind tag so the referee does not make the count. Connors with a rollup for a near fall. Connors with a Boston Crab on Kratos but Kratos powers out of the hold. Kratos with an elbow to Connors. Kratos with a wheelbarrow suplex for the three count.
Winners: JR Kratos and Chris Dickinson
Match Number Two: Rocky Romero versus Wheeler Yuta
They lock up and Yuta with a waist lock and Romero with a take down into a side head lock. Romero with an arm drag into an arm bar. Yuta with a single leg take down and he starts to work on the legs. Yuta with an elbow drop to the back and then he applies a bow and arrow. Romero gets to the ropes to force a break. Romero with a wrist lock and he takes Yuta to the mat and connects with an elbow to the arm. Romero continues to work on the arm. Yuta with a spinning knee drop to the leg. Yuta continues to work on the legs. Yuta with a bridge. Romero with slaps to Yuta and he goes for a cross arm breaker but Yuta gets to the ropes.
Romero with a single leg take down into a side head lock. Romero with shoulder tackles. Yuta with a leg sweep and cover. Romero with a leg sweep and cover. Yuta with a drop kick and he gets a near fall. Yuta with a chop followed by a snap mare and knee drop for a near fall. Yuta with a reverse chin lock. Romero backs Yuta into the corner and connects with a shoulder and chop. Yuta with a chop and he sends Romero into the turnbuckles. Romero with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot. Yuta with another boot to stop the infinity clotheslines.
Romero with an octopus and Yuta gets to the ropes. Romero with a boot to Yuta. Romero with a wrist lock and he goes to the turnbuckles and drops a knee on the arm. Romero with a forearm and wrist lock. Yuta with forearms while Romero continues to work on the arm. Yuta with a lateral press to counter a belly-to-back suplex attempt and Yuta gets a near fall. Yuta gets another near fall. Romero runs into a boot from Yuta and then Yuta fakes out Romero and hits a cross body for a near fall.
Romero with a forearm and Yuta fires back. They go back and forth. Yuta goes for a European uppercut but Romero blocks it and he connects with an uppercut to the arm. Yuta with an Olympic Slam for a near fall. Yuta with a figure four leg lock into an STF. Romero crawls to the ropes to force a break. Romero gets into the ropes and he tries to go to the apron. Romero drops the arm on the top rope. Romero sends Yuta to the apron and he kicks Yuta in the chest. Romero with a missile drop kick to the back for a near fall. Romero goes for Sliced Bread but Yuta blocks it. Yuta with a reverse atomic drop and enzuigiri. Romero misses an enzuigiri but hits a mule kick. Yuta with a chop.
Yuta follows with a German suplex for a near fall. Yuta holds on to the waist lock. Romero with elbows but Yuta maintains the waist lock. Romero with a Falcon Arrow into a cross arm breaker but Yuta with a rollup for a near fall. Yuta with forearms and Romero with a forearm. Romero misses a knee and Yuta with a rollup for a near fall. Yuta with a crucifix for a near fall. Romero wtih a jumping knee and a running Shiranui for a near fall. Romero goes for a cross arm breaker and he is able to lock it in and makes Yuta tap out.
Winner: Rocky Romero
Tom Lawlor says you are dealing with a real shooter. A shooter who doesn't miss. My sights are set on being the New Japan Cup USA 2021 Champion. No matter the weight or the size, we will know who the strongest in New Japan is.
Brody King says Tom Lawlor is one of the most accomplished fighters but I will show him violence MMA never showed him. I am coming for the title.
Match Number Three: Brody King versus Tom Lawlor in the Finals of the New Japan Cup USA 2021 for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship
Lawlor offers his hand but he pulls it back and laughs at King. Lawlor with kicks to the leg. King grabs the leg and backs Lawlor into the corner. King with a punch on the break. King backs Lawlor into the corner and King with a forearm in the corner. King with another forearm to the head. King blocks a kick and Lawlor gets away from King. Lawlor goes for the leg but King blcosk it and King with a front face lock. Lawlor goes for a drop toe hold and he gets King to the mat but King gets to the ropes. They lock up and King with a front face lock and chop.
King with a forearm and chop. Lawlor with a kick to the leg and King with a forearm that sends Lawlor to the floor. Lawlor with punches but King with a kick. King with a forearm and chop in the corner. King with a forearm across the chest. Lawlor with a rake of the eyes and King is blinded so he swings wildly at air. King goes after Lawlor on the floor and they get back into the ring. Lawlor tries for a double leg take down but King blocks it and applies a front face lock. King with a forearm to the back and head. King with another chop.
King with a forearm and he misses a cannonball when Lawlor moves. Lawlor wrings the leg into the ring post. Lawlor puts the injured leg on the ropes and he stands on it and then drops his weight onto the leg. King goes to the floor and Lawlor follows. Lawlor with a kick to the leg but King kicks Lawlor and connects with a forearm.King misses a chop and chops the ring post. Lawlor slams the hand on the apron and sends it into the ring post. Lawlor stands on the hand and stomps on it. The referee checks on King to see if he wants to continue. Lawlor with a forearm and King fires back. They go back and forth on the floor with Lawlor chopping King against the apron.
Lawlor with more chops and he Irish whips King into the guardrails. Lawlor returns to the ring and the referee starts his count. King with an elbow and forearm to Lawlor. Lawlor kicks King to the mat and he connects with a forearm. Lawlor with another forearm and chops. King sends Lawlor to the mat but cannot take advantage. Lawlor with forearms and a cravate. Lawlor with knees to the head. Lawlor with forearms and clothesline but King stays on his feet. Lawlor with another clotheslines but King stays on his feet. Lawlor goes for a flying clothesline but King stays on his feet and King with a back senton for a near fall. Lawlor with a forearm and kick. Lawlor and King with chops until King gains control.
King with a clothesline and exploder into the turnbuckles. King sets for a cannonball and hits it. King gets a near fall. King sets for the Ganso Bomb but Lawlor blocks it. Lawlor with a shot to the midsection and he applies a guillotine on King. King puts Lawlor on the turnbuckles. Lawlor continues with the guillotine but King with punches. King sets for a superplex and hits it. King gets a near fall. King sets for the Ganso Bomb again but Lawlor blocks it. Lawlor with a kick to the back of the leg. Lawlor with an ankle lock.
Lawlor with a jackknife cover for a near fall. King with a piledriver for a near fall. King slaps Lawlor and connects with a forearm. King with another slap but Lawlor with a kick to the knee. They exchange forearms with King gaining the advantage. Lawlor with a uranage for a near fall. Lawlor with a drop kick to the knee and a running knee to the head for a near fall. Lawlor with forearms and punches. Lawlor with a rolling elbow and a rolling elbow to the back of the head. Lawlor with kicks and he misses a rolling elbow. King with a German suplex and clothesline for a near fall. King gets Lawlor up for the Ganso Bomb but Lawlor escapes and applies a sleeper. Lawlor with cattle mutilation into a crossface.
Lawlor with a kick to the back and King blocks a running kick to the chest. King with a punch to the knee. Lawlor with a sleeper into a rear naked choke. Lawlor takes King to the mat and maintains the rear naked choke. Lawlor returns to the sleeper and King gets a second wind but Lawlor adds more pressure and King passes out.
Winner: Tom Lawlor (new champion)
After the match, JR Kratos and Chris Dickinson celebrate with the new champion.
Lawlor wants a mic.
Tom says after three hard matches, was there any doubt who would come out the victor? Everybody knew who number one was. This has been a long time coming. Don't be fooled. Filthy Tom Lawlor has been the strongest around here for a long time. This is the part of the show where somebody comes out, their music is going to hit, if it isn't a copyright infringement and they will challenge Tom Lawlor. He wants the next lamb for New Japan's strongest.
Tom says no one out there has the guts. No one out there thinks they can beat him. The truth is that Tom Lawlor is the absolute strongest in New Japan. There isn't a man in the back who can do anything about it.
Chris Dickinson tells Tom that you are waiting for his first challenger because you are looking right at him.
Tom asks if this is the time to do this and Chris says this is the time. Chris says he wants his shot at the title and he wants his shot at Tom.
We go to credits.
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