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7/17 NJPW SUMMER STRUGGLE REPORT

NJPW Summer Struggle results - 7/17 at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan:

1 - Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, EVIL and KENTA vs.  Yuya Uemura, Yota Tsuji, Tomohiro Ishii and Hiroshi Tanahashi.  Ishii came to the ring first for his team and Bullet Club attacked.   Battles are everywhere around ringside.   Uemura and Tsuji had a good offense in this match.   Takahashi pins Tsuji with Pimp Juice.  Solid match.   Togo and EVIL beat down Ishii with a chair after the match. 

2 - Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr and Taichi vs. BUSHI, SANADA and Tetsuya Naito.  Another wild match between LIJ and Suzuki-Gun.   Dangerous Tekkers hit Zack Mephisto on BUSHI to get the pin.  Tekkers and LIJ have words after the match.  This should be a great rematch at the Tokyo Dome on July 25.

3 - SHO, YOH and Robbie Eagles vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI and El Desperado.  Eagles starts the match against Desperado but it quickly goes to the ringside area.   YOH hurts his back when he gets thrown into a guardrail.    Suzuki-Gun goes to work on his lower back with strikes and submissions.    Eagles and Desperado tag back in.   Eagles looks really good against Desperado.   DOUKI tags in and hits a Daybreaker on Eagles.  Two count.  Eagles fights back and traps DOUKI in the Ron Miller Special.  DOUKI taps out.  El Desperado does his usual trash talk to his opponent after the match.     Eagles looked fresh and sharp tonight and should have a great match against Desperado.   

4 - Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori.  Taguchi outwrestled Ishimori and mocked him for it.  Ishimori countered with a low blow, threw him into the guardrails and gained control of the match.   Taguchi was able to stun Ishimori with hip attacks.  But Ishimori caught him with the Yes Lock.    Taguchi gets to the ropes and tries for an ankle lock submission.   Ishimori reverses into a Yes Lock.  Taguchi reverses back into an ankle lock.   Ishimori gets a break in the ropes.   Taguchi stomps on the ankle and dropkicks his leg.   He grabs another ankle lock.  Ishimori reverses out and attempts a Bloody Cross.   Taguchi powers out and rolls up Ishimori with a roll up pin.  Ishimori reverses the roll up and tries to pull down Taguchi’s tights for leverage.   Taguchi reverses the roll up again, this time with his exposed butt in the face of Ishimori.   Taguchi pins Ishimori.  Ishimori is pissed and wiping his face.   Taguchi sits on Ishimori’s face again like Rikishi would do.    El Phantasmo runs to the ring and attacks Taguchi.    The Jr. Tag Champions beat down Taguchi.  Rocky Romero comes to save his partner.   The referee rings the bell to start the last match.  Taguchi drags Ishimori back to the locker room.

Rocky Romero vs. El Phantasmo.  Rocky has the early advantage and beats ELP down with strikes and chops.    ELP hit Rocky with a back breaker on the top rope.   He went after the midsection of Rocky with kicks and punches.   Rocky tossed ELP out of the ring for a breather.   Rocky hit a running knee from the ring apron.   He picked up ELP and ran him shoulder first onto the ring post.   Rocky worked over the left shoulder with kicks.    Rocky hurt his lower back when ELP pushed him into the ring apron and then into the ring post.    Rocky was almost counted out.     Both men traded elbows and strikes.   Rocky hit a DDT and hit a bunch of lariats.    ELP attempted an ankle hood but Rocky hit a Rewind Kick.  Two count.    Rocky hits a top rope hurricanrana.  Two count.  ELP misses a Thunder Kiss 86.  Rocky hits a modified piledriver for a two count.   They trade lariats.   Both men look exhausted.    ELP misses Sudden Death.  Rocky hits Sliced Bread #2.    Two count.  ELP connects with Sudden Death to Rocky’s stomach.  ELP hits a CR II.    Rocky kicks out!    ELP was about hit another Sudden Death to the face.   Taguchi runs to the throw in the towel to protect Rocky.   Rocky gets up and falls on his back.   ELP stomps on his head and goes for the pin.   But the timekeeper rings the bell.   It is a draw.  This final sequence was awkward but it was a good match.   

The Mega Coaches have momentum leading into their IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match at the Tokyo Dome.

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