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We begin with comments from Fred Rosser. He says he is so happy to be in this type of setting. You are not going to pull the plug on him. He says he is living the dream in New Japan. The reason why people are not so happy is because they are not doing what they love, but what they have to. People will throw away their dreams to do another man’s dream. Then they expect to be fulfilled. Fred says he does not feel like he is wasting his time because he is doing something he loves.
He says Ren Narita getting the win and challenging Tom Lawlor. Ren is still my boy but it will be tough love with Ren. He has that opportunity. It was eating him up inside, but this is not the last of me. I will earn my stripes here. The Strong Openweight Championship means the world to me. I need that more than anything. Tom Lawlor having that title is eating me up.
We will go one-on-one again. He says he is a psycho mad man. For the first time in a long time, he is going in the ring with an OG. There are some negatives and positives with this match. The positive is that he is dangerous. The negative is that he is a little older and slower. There are few who can keep up with this engine and I hope that Suzuki-san can keep up with me. New Japan has given me the chance and I will show that I am the workhorse of New Japan0
We are in Garland, Texas and your announcers are Matt Rehwoldt and Alex Koslov (in English) and Shigeki Kiyono and Yuji Nagata (in Japanese).
Match Number One: Fred Rosser versus Minoru Suzuki
Rosser with a forearm before the bell rings and Suzuki fires back. The referee starts the match and they continue with the forearm exchange. Suzuki misses a boot and Rosser with a clothesline and leg drop. Rosser with a slam and seated splash for a near fall. Rosser with hip strikes to the head and then he pie faces Suzuki. Rosser has some words for Suzuki and Suzuki slaps him. Rosser with a head butt and kick and they go to the apron. Rosser with a head butt and forearm but Suzuki with a triangle in the ropes.
Suzuki pulls Rosser to the floor and puts his arm in the guardrails and kicks the arm. Suzuki gets a chair and he kicks Rosser and hits Rosser with the chair. Suzuki hits Rosser in the back with the chair. Suzuki with a hammer lock using the ring post and he returns to the ring to break the count and then he tells Rosser to get back into the ring.
The referee takes the chair from Rosser and Suzuki with kicks and an elbow. Suzuki with a kick to the chest and he works on the wrist. Suzuki with a double wrist lock but Rosser gets to the ropes. Suzuki kicks Rosser to the floor. Rosser with a forearm and chop but he re-injures his wrist. Suzuki with a kick to the chest and then to the arm. Rosser with forearms using his good arm and Suzuki with a forearm and Rosser goes to the mat. Rosser with an Irish whip and slam for a near fall. Rosser goes for a double knee gutbuster but Suzuki blocks it. Rosser gets a near fall.
Rosser goes for a crossface chicken wing but Suzuki tries for a reversal. Rosser reapplies the crossface chicken wing but Suzuki gets to the ropes. Rosser stomps on the hand and then he connects with a hip strike. Rosser with a forearm and punches. Rosser sends Suzuki to the apron and Rosser with a back drop driver onto the apron. Rosser gets a near fall. Rosser with a forearm to the back of the head and more forearms. Rosser with a head butt but Suzuki is not affected. Suzuki escapes a suplex attempt and goes for a sleeper but Rosser with a snap mare. Suzuki with a sleeper.
Rosser blocks a Gotch piledriver and hits a back body drop. Rosser with a forearm and head butts. Rosser with chops and more forearms. Suzuki with forearms to Rosser but he stays on his feet. Suzuki with a sleeper into the Gotch piledriver for the three count.
Winner: Minoru Suzuki
We have a video package for Ren Narita’s training at the LA Dojo and his match against Tom Lawlor.
Match Number Two: Tom Lawlor versus Ren Narita for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship
Lawlor goes for the legs but Narita with a front face lock. Lawlor gets the leg and a waist lock. Narita with a standing switch but Lawlor with an arm bar. Narita with a reversal into a wrist lock. Lawlor with a take down and Narita with a waist lock. Narita tries to tie up the arms but Lawlor escapes and he gets back to his feet. They lock up and Narita with a side head lock and Narita holds on when Lawlor tries to send him off the ropes. Narita with a cravate and snap mare into a rear chin lock. Narita with a side head lock and shoulder tackle for a near fall. Lawlor with a kick to the leg and a side head lock. Narita with a kick to the leg. Lawlor tries for kicks to the leg but Narita blocks them. Lawlor with a side head lock.
Narita with knees tot he midsection but Lawlor holds on to the side head lock. Narita grabs the leg and he takes Lawlor to the mat with a knee bar. Lawlor with slaps to Narita but Narita holds on. Lawlor with a waist lock and cravate. Narita with a take down and he returns to the knee bar. Lawlor kicks Narita to get out of the hold. Lawlor pulls Narita over the apron and Lawlor kicks Narita in the head and he struts. Lawlor with a forearm and Irish whip into the guardrails.
Lawlor kicks Narita and Narita wants him to kick him again. Narita sits like Shibata and Lawlor with another kick. Narita with a kick and snap mare followed by a kick to the back. Lawlor with jabs to Narita followed by chops. Lawlor kicks Narita and then he follows with forearms. Narita with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Narita with a running elbow into the corner followed by a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Narita with a suplex for a near fall. Narita returns to the leg and applies a heel hook but Lawlor gets to the apron.
Narita with forearms and kicks in the corner. Narita with an elbow in the corner. Narita with kicks to Lawlor in the corner. Lawlor with a uranage to Narita and both men are down. Lawlor with a uranage and he acts like things are over. Lawlor tries to pick up Narita but Narita falls to the mat. Narita with a take down into a heel hook. Lawlor reverses into a sharpshooter but Narita is able to get to the ropes to force a break.
Lawlor with forearms to Narita followed by punches and chops in the corner. Narita with forearms. Lawlor fires back and then they exchange forearms. Narita blocks a discus forearm. Lawlor with a clothesline in the corner and an exploder for a near fall. Narita with elbows to blocks a suplex. Lawlor with a rear naked choke and Narita rolls through to counter. Lawlor with his own rear naked choke and Narita with elbow and a rollup into a rear naked choke of his own.
Lawlor escapes but Narita with an abdominal stretch. Lawlor with a guillotine and Narita runs Lawlor into the corner and hits a back drop suplex. Lawlor tries for a triangle but Narita blocks it. Lawlor with a cross arm breaker. Narita tries for a cloverleaf but Lawlor blocks it. Lawlor kicks Narita in the head when Narita tries for a figure four leg lock. Narita is finally able to lock in the figure four leg lock. Lawlor reverses the hold and then they get to the ropes.
Lawlor blocks a suplex attempt and Narita rolls Lawlor up and applies a heel hook and then turns it into an STF. Lawlor is barely able to get to the ropes to force a break. Lawlor with an inside cradle for a near fall. Lawlor with an omoplata and then he ties up Narita and Narita gives up.
Winner: Tom Lawlor (retains championship)
Match Number Three: Jay White versus Robbie Eagles in a Non Title Match (for both titles)
White wants Eagles to Too Sweet him before they lock up and Eagles refuses. White slaps Eagles and Eagles is ready. Eagles with forearms and a side head lock. White with a shoulder tackle. Eagles with forearms in the corner. White with an Irish whip and elbow. White with a chop and Eagles with a springboard arm drag and a head scissors take down that sends White to the floor. White moves out of the way when Eagles goes for a dive to the floor. Eagles runs into boots from White.
White chokes Eagles and the referee warns him. White with a hard Irish whip and then he does it again. White chokes Eagles again and then he gets a near fall. White with knees to the back and a reverse chin lock. White hides his choking of Eagles from the referee. White with a back elbow and then he poses. White gets a series of near falls. White with a rear chin lock. White misses a chop and Eagles with kicks to the chest. Eagles with a spinning heel kick.
Eagles with kicks to the chest and a running boot to the chest. Eagles with a running double knee strike and he follows with a second one. Eagles gets a near fall. White blocks a kick and Eagles kicks White in the leg. Eagles runs into a knee and Eagles goes for a kick in the corner but White avoids it. White with a DDT. Whites misses a charge into the corner but he hits an elbow. Eagles with a running kick and a clothesline to the back of the head. Eagles with a suicide dive onto White. Eagles with a springboard move but White moves and Eagles lands on his feet. White gets Eagles on his shoulders but Eagles gets ot the apron. White gets Eagles on his shoulders but Eagles with elbows. White holds on to Eagles while Eagles hits dozens of elbows. White with a clothesline.
White with a swinging suplex for a near fall. White goes for a Kiwi Crusher but Eagles escapes and then he kicks White in the leg. White with a DDT. Eagles misses an enzuigiri and White with a German suplex. White with a uranage for a near fall. White with a Kiwi Crusher for a near fall. White picks up Eagles but Eagles with elbows. White picks up Eagles again and then White sends him back to the mat. Eagles with forearms while White yells at him. Eagles with a kick to the leg and White with a forearm. White with another forearm.
White with more forearms. White with a Saito suplex after carrying Eagles around the ring. White sets for Blade Runner but Eagles kicks him. Eagles kicks White in the knee and he follows with an enzuigiri to the leg. Eagles with a Tiger Feint Kick to the back of the leg. Eagles with a missile drop kick to the knee and then Eagles applies an Indian Death Lock. White gets to the ropes to force a break. Eagles with a knee drop to the leg. Eagles goes up top and White hits the ropes but Eagles gets to the mat. Eagles with a series of kicks and then he hits a Shiranui and a snap mare driver for a near fall.
Eagles kicks White and then he goes up top and hits a 450 splash onto the leg. Eagles goes for the Indian Death Lock but White with a sleeper suplex followed by another suplex. White with Blade Runner for the three count.
Winner: Jay White
After the match, White asks for a microphone. White says it was just another night for him when someone tells him it was a hell of a match. White says he doesn’t need the G1, the G1 needs him. He says he is on the US of Jay tour. He says this was family business. Jay says that when he is away, everyone asks who makes the decisions in the Bullet Club. First, they brought in EVIL. He says he has no issues with him. Now they brought in Sho. It is like they forgot who makes the decisions. They have forgotten who is in charge. Somebody needs to remind them exactly who he is. He is the Switchblade and he is the number one wrestler in the world. He is the one who single handedly sold out Madison Square Garden. He says he is the leader of Bullet Club. I make the decisions. Jay says it is still his new era.
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