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NJPW STRONG REPORT: RUSH AND FREDERICKS VERSUS TEAM FILTHY, HIKULEO MAKES A CHALLENGE, AND MORE

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

Match Number One: Wheeler Yuta versus Barrett Brown (with Bateman and Misterioso)

They lock up and Brown with a wrist lock. Yuta with a reversal and snap mare followed by a knee drop to the arm. Yuta with a wrist lock and another knee drop to the arm. Brown with an escape and he goes to the corner to talk strategy with Bateman. Yuta with a front face lock but Brown with an arm bar and front face lock. Yuta with a bow and arrow but Brown with a lateral press for a near fall.

Brown goes to the apron and the referee holds Yuta back. Brown with a waist lock and Yuta with a side head lock. Yuta with a shoulder tackle and a waist lock and leap frog followed by a drop kick. Yuta with a wrist lock but Brown holds on to the ropes. Brown trips Yuta and Yuta falls into the ropes. Brown kicks the ropes and then hits a double thrust. Brown punches Yuta. Brown with a chop and Yuta chops back. Brown with another chop and double sledge to the back. Brown with a rear chin lock.

Brown grabs Yuta by his beard and the referee warns Brown. Brown with a kick and he chokes Yuta. Yuta with a forearm and Brown fires back. They continue the exchange and Brown with an uppercut and snap mare followed by a drop kick for a near fall. Yuta with a slam and he misses a back senton. Brown chokes Yuta. Brown with an arm bar. Yuta with an arm drag and a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Brown suplexes Yuta into the turnbuckles and gets a near fall.

Brown with a running boot to Yuta for a near fall. Brown signals to Bateman and Brown goes up top but misses a swanton. Yuta with a rollup for a nae fall. Yuta with a reversal atomic drop followed by an enzuigiri and German suplex for a near fall. Yuta goes for a submission but Bateman starts to crawl into the ring. Yuta releases the hold and the referee focuses on Bateman. This allows Misterioso to hit a lungblower and Brown gets the three count.

Winner: Barrett Brown

Match Number Two: Fred Yehi versus Hikuleo

They lock up and Hikuleo pushes Yehi to the mat. Hikuleo has some words for Yehi and Yehi grabs Hikuleo by the throat. Hikuleo knocks his arm away. Yehi pushes Hikuleo. Hikuleo with kicks and he chokes Yehi in the corner. Hikuleo goes for a slam but Yehi gets to his feet and he applies a waist lock. Hikuleo with an elbow and slam but he misses a knee drop. Yehi with a Koji Clutch.

Yehi with kicks and chops. Hikuleo misses a punch but does not miss with a clothesline. Hikuleo with forearms and he chokes Yehi. Hikuleo punches and chops Yehi in the corner. Hikuleo chokes Yehi in the corner. Yehi goes for a drop toe hold but Hikuleo stays on his feet and he kicks Yehi. Hikuleo sends Yehi into the turnbuckles. Hikuleo with a clothesline in the corner followed by a suplex fo a near fall.

Yehi blocks kicks from Hikuleo. Hikuleo sends Yehi into the turnbuckles. Hikuleo with a snap mare and reverse chin lock. Hikuleo with a forearm. Hikuleo with a kick and forearms. Hikuleo kicks Yehi but Yehi with chops. Hikuleo with a chop and Irish whip. Yehi with chops. Yehi avoids a slam and he chops and punches Hikuleo. Yehi with Mongolian chops and then he kicks Hikuleo many times in the chest. Yehi follows with a chop.

Yehi blocks a kick and he stomps on the foot and works on the knee. Yehi with a drop kick to the temple followed by a German suplex for a near fall. Yehi goes for the Koji Clutch again and he turns it into a head scissors. Yehi with forearms to the midsection. Yehi with forearms and Hikuleo with a power slam for a near fall. Hikuleo with a boot to the head. Hikuleo with a head butt and a Michinoku Driver for the three count.

Winner: Hikuleo

After the match, Hikuleo asks for a mic. He says that what you sent me? A midget Fred Rosser? That’s the second Fred I’ve beat. Give me someone good. This is too easy.

Juice Robinson’s music plays and he comes out and waves at Hikuleo before he gets a mic.

Juice asks if he heard his big eight foot ass complain about the lack of competition? If it is competition you want, here is 220 pounds of challenge right in front of your baby giraffe child bearing hip ass.

He wants competition. I didn’t come here for a tea party. I want competition to. Make the match.

We go to the Cleaning and Disinfection Break.

Match Number Three: Lio Rush and Karl Fredericks versus Tom Lawlor and Danny Limelight

Fredericks attacks Lawlor and Limelight before the bell rings and the referee starts the match. Fredericks with forearms to Lawlor and Lawlor with punches and forearms. Lawlor sends Fredericks into the turnbuckles but Fredericks with forearms. Fredericks with a European uppercut and back breaker to Lawlor. Fredericks with a splash to the back and then he sends Limelight to the floor. Rush with a kick to Limelight on the apron followed by a springboard cross body on the floor.

Lawlor with forearms but Fredericks with a front face lock. Lawlor goes for a guillotine but Fredericks pushes him away. Fredericks blocks a guillotine and hits a spinebuster for a nea fall.

Rush tags in and they kick Lawlor. Rush with an ankle pick and Fredericks with an elbow drop. Rush with a splash for a near fall. Lawlor with a forearm and Lawlor finally gets his vest off. Rush with a spinning heel kick and Fredericks tags in. Fredericks with a European uppercut and Limelight kicks Fredericks in the back. Fredericks misses a kick and gets caught in the ropes. Lawlor hits Fredericks from behind.

Lawlor chokes Fredericks while Limelight has the leg in the ropes. Lawlor with a single leg crab attempt but Fredericks kicks him away. Lawlor with a KneeDT into a knee bar and Fredericks gets to the ropes. Limelight tags in and he kicks the leg and wraps it in the ropes. Limelight puts the legs in the ropes and kicks the leg. Limelight with an elbow drop to the leg. Limelight with a knee drop and Lawlor tags in. Lawlor with a dragon screw leg whip.

Lawlor with a kick to the back and forearms. Fredericks with punches and Lawlor with a kick. Lawlor with a cravate and knees. Lawlor with a snap mare and reverse chin lock. Lawlor ties up the legs and goes for a Boston Crab. Lawlor tries for a figure four leg lock and locks it in. Limelight tags in and he kicks Fredericks. Limelight stomps on the leg and he knocks Rush off the apron. Limelight with a knee and kick. Lawlor tags in and Limelgiht with a knee and then he hits a bulldog while Lawlor kicks the knee.

Lawlor gets a near fall. Lawlor with a front face lock and Fredericks with punches. Lawlor with forearms and kicks. Fredericks with a suplex and both men are down. Rush and Limelight tag in and Rush with clotheslines. Rush with strikes and he kicks Lawlor off the apron and hits a handspring cutter on Limelight. Rush with a suicide dive to Lawlor. Rush with a clothesline and Fredricks follows with a clothesline. Rush with a clothesline for a near fall. Lawlor comes in and Fredericks goes after him.

Lawlor sends Fredericks to the floor. Lawlor with punches to Rush and Lawlor sends Rush to the mat with a uranage. Fredericks and Lawlor fight on the floor and Fredericks is sent into the ringside barrier. Rush goes up top and he punches lawlor on the apron. Rush misses a frog splash and Limelight hits Project Ciampa for a near fall. Lawlor hits a German suplex as Limelight hits a super kick for a near fall. Lawlor and Fredericks exchange forearms. Fredericks with a European uppercut and he clotheslines Lawlor over the top rope and both men go to the floor.

Limelight and Rush exchange forearms. Limelight with chops but Rush with forearms. Rush with a head butt and axe kick. Rush lands on his feet on a German suplex attempt. Rush with a slingshot cutter for the three count.

Winners: Lio Rush and Karl Fredericks

After the match, Rush gestures to Lawlor that he wants to face him.

We go to the back. Karl Fredericks tells Danny Limelight to get out of here. It is a matter of time Tom Lawlor. Plug in anyone against Team Filthy and it is money. Lio tells everyone to look at him. He says he is the truth. He says what just happened to Danny Limelight is just a preview of what is coming for you. You better hold on tight to that Strong Title. It will be in your filthy hands any longer.

Karl tells Alexander James he did good against the Young Breed. If you want to call him out, he is the King of the Dojo. I have seen people who look like you come through the door and try to take my job and my brother’s job. If you think you are real, come and find out.

We go to credits.

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