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Match Number One: DKC and Kevin Knight versus Jordan Clearwater and Brogan Finlay
Jordan and Kevin start things off. They lock up and Kevin with a wist lock. Jordan with a wrist lock and Kevin with a side head lock. Jordan with a side head lock. Kevin with forearms and Jordan goes for a shoulder tackle but Kevin stays on his feet. Kevin goes for a shoulder tackle and Jordan does not move. Jordan with a forearm and a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Jordan sends Kevin into the corner and Finlay tags in and connects with a forearm. Kevin with a forearm and European uppercuts. DKC tags in and he goes for a sunset flip but Finlay stays on his feet until Knight connects with a clothesline and DKC gets a near fall. DKC with an Irish whip but he misses a splash and Finlay with a suplex for a near fall.
Finlay with a front face lock and Jordan tags in and he knocks Knight off the apron. Finlay and Jordan with forearm and kicks while he referee sends Knight back to the apron. Finlay with kicks and he gets a near fall. Jordan tags in and he kicks DKC. Jordan chokes DKC with his boot and while Jordan talks to the referee, Finlay chokes DKC. DKC with kicks and a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Jordan with a rear chin lock. DKC with forearms and Jordan with a knee. DKC with a leg lariat and Knight and Finlay make the tags. Knight with shoulder tackles and European uppercuts. Knight with an Irish whip and splash into the corner. Knight with a slam and splash for a near fall.
Knight goes for a Boston Crab but Finlay gets to the ropes before it can bee properly applied. DKC tags in and Knight goes for a slam but Jordan makes the save and Jordan sends Knight into the turnbuckles to crotch DKC. Jordan with a shoulder to Knight and Finlay with a Finlay slam to DKC for a near fall. DKC with a chop and Finlay with a kick. Finlay with forearms. Knight with a drop kick to Finlay but Knight appears to have hurt his ankle. DKC with a punch to Finlay and then DKC with chops and a clothesline for a near fall. Finlay with forearms but DKC with a back fist for a near fall. Finlay gets DKC up on his shoulder but DKC with a crucifix bomb for a near fall. DCK with a crucifix stretch and Finlay taps out.
Winners: DKC and Kevin Knight
Match Number Two: Rocky Romero, David Finlay, and Juice Robinson versus Black Tiger, Royce Isaacs, and JR Kratos (with Jorel Nelson)
Isaacs and Romero start things off. Tiger hits Romero from behind and Isaacs with kicks. Tiger tags in and he kicks Romero and chops him. Tiger with a forearm and Romero with a back elbow. Tiger with a clothesline that sends both of them over the to rope to the floor. Kratos and Isaacs go after Romero and then Finlay and Robinson come to even things up. Romero sends Tiger to the floor and hits a suicide dive. Robinson and Finlay go after Tiger and Isaacs and Kratos join in.
Romero chops Tiger and sends him back into the ring. Romero tags in Finlay and Finlay goes up top and hits a forearm off the turnbuckles. Finlay with a slam and then he slams Romero onto Tiger. Robinson tags in and Robinson slams Finlay onto Tiger. Romero tags in and Romero tries to get Robinson up and finally slams him onto Tiger. Romero with a back senton followed by one from Finlay and Robinson.
Romero with a forearm to Tiger followed by a chop. Tiger with a forearm and Isaacs drops Romero on the top rope. Nelson chokes Romero while the referee deals with Finlay and Robinson. Kratos tags in and Tiger with a kick to the back of the head. Kratos kicks Romero and he picks up Rocky for a dead lift suplex. Isaacs tags in and he knocks Finlay and Rombsinon off the apron. Team Filthy poses and Robinson and Finlay get into the ring. Kratos sends Finlay and Robinson to the floor. Isaacs kicks Romero and slaps him. Isaacs pie faces Romero and Romero with a kick. Isaacs blocks a kick but Romero with a take down into a cross arm breaker but Isaacs with a one arm sit out power bomb and Kratos tags in to get a near fall. Romero with a chop and it does not have much impact.
Romero with more chops with the same lack of impact. Kratos chops Romero into the corner and Kratos misses a splash into the corner. Robinson tags in and knocks Tiger off the apron. Robinson with jabs and a chop followed by a drop kick and then he goes for a slam but cannot get Kratos up. Kratos with a forearm and Robinson with a forearm of his own. Kratos with another forearm and Robinson fires back. Kratos sends Robinson to the mat with a forearm. Robinson with a back elbow and he avoids a kick and then hits a shoulder tackle and punch. Robinson gets Kratos on his shoulders but Tiger with a back heel kick. Robinson with a spinebuster to Tiger. Finlay tags in.
Robinson with a reverse atomic drop to Isaacs and Finlay and Robinson hit a side Russian leg sweep and flying boot combination on Isaacs. Kratos blocks a double spinebuster and then he avoids a double bulldog. Robinson and Finlay with a double drop kick and a double facebuster. Finlay and Robinson go for a side Russian leg sweep and flying boot combination but Kratos pushes Robinson into the referee and Kratos with a clothesline to Finlay. Kratos with a sit out power bomb to Robinson. Tiger with an Irish whip and Finlay floats over and connects with an uppercut. Finlay with a side slam and Romero tags in. Romero with chops and forearms. Romero with an Irish whip and he sets for the infinity clotheslines and hits them on Tiger. Isaacs with a clothesline and Tiger with an elbow. Kratos with a forearm into the corner.
Nelson with a running double knee strike in the corner. Tiger with a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Robinson throws Isaacs to the floor and Kratos goes to the floor. Robinson and Finlay with stereo pescados. Romero with a cross arm breaker but Tiger blocks his legs. Romero locks in the hold and Tiger with a heel hook and he grapevines the leg. Romero tries to get to the ropes but Romero with a rollup for a near fall. Romero with a jumping knee and forearm followed by a shiranui for a near fall. Romero goes for Sliced Bread but Tiger blocks it and hits a tombstone piledriver followed by a Tiger Driver for the three count.
Winners: Black Tiger, Royce Isaacs, and JR Kratos
We go to the Cleaning and Disinfection Break.
We have a video package for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship match between Fred Rosser and Tom Lawlor.
Match Number Three: Fred Rosser versus Tom Lawlor (with Royce Isaacs, JR Kratos, Black Tiger, and Jorel Nelson) for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship
Lawlor huddles with Team Filthy before the match starts.
Rosser slaps Lawlor and Lawlor with a double leg take down into a waist lock and front face lock. Rosser is able to escape and get to the ropes. They lock up and Rosser with a wrist lock. Rosser with an arm bar. Lawlor with an escape and Rosser with a hammer lock. Rosser with a near fall. Lawlor gets to the ropes to force a break. Lawlor goes for the leg and Rosser with a forearm and arm drag into an arm bar.
Lawlor with an arm drag and Rosser holds on and keeps the arm bar. Lawlor gets to the ropes. Rosser goes for the leg and connects with a dragon screw leg whip. Lawlor gets to the ropes and he backs Rosser into the corner. Lawlor with a punch but Rosser with knees. Lawlor with knees and the referee tries to separate them and he has to pull Rosser out of the corner. Lawlor with a forearm to the back of the head. Lawlor with a sleeper and Rosser goes through the ropes and they both go to the floor.
Rosser knocks Lawlor off the apron when he tries to get back into the ring. Rosser with another forearm to knock Lawlor off the apron. Rosser sends Lawlor into the guardrails many times. Rosser chokes Lawlor with his wrist tape and he bites Lawlor. The referee sends them back into the ring and they go to the apron. Rosser goes for a back drop driver onto the apron but Lawlor holds on to the ropes. Lawlor with a low kick to Rosser. Lawlor hot shots Rosser onto the guardrails.
Lawlor kicks Rosser in the midsection and connects with a forearm. Lawlor with a clothesline that sends both of them over the guardrails and into the crowd. Lawlor sends Rosser back over the guardrails and they return to the ring before the twenty count. Lawlor gets a near fall. Lawlor with a kick to the back and then to the chest. Rosser tells Lawlor to kick him. Lawlor kicks him and Rosser wants more. Lawlor chokes Rosser in the ropes. Rosser with a chop and Lawlor with a forearm. Rosser with a head butt and Lawlor with a rolling elbow in the corner. Lawlor with a guillotine.
Rosser punches the leg and Lawlor with a cravate and knees. Lawlor with a clothesline to the back of the head. Lawlor with a sliding clothesline for a near fall. Rosser with punches and Lawlor with a knee to the midsection. Lawlor with a bulldog. Lawlor with a chin lock and kicks. Lawlor goes for a Cloverleaf but Rosser with an inside cradle for a near fall. Lawlor blocks the double knee gutbuster and Lawlor works on the legs. Lawlor with a cloverleaf and Rosser gets to the ropes to force a break.
Lawlor with a spinning heel kick into the corner followed by forearms. Rosser with forearms of his own. Lawlor misses a splash into the corner and Rosser with clotheslines in the corner. Lawlor sends Rosser into the turnbuckles and hits a running uranage for a near fall. Lawlor signals that it is over. Rosser with elbows to block an exploder. Lawlor wit a kick and exploder. Lawlor gets a near fall. Lawlor goes for a sleeper but Rosser escapes. Rosser with punches and forearms. Rosser goes for a crossface chicken wing but Lawlor escapes. Rosser with clotheslines to the back and chest followed by double sledges. Lawlor with forearms to Rosser and Rosser with punches and forearms. Rosser with a double sledge to the back.
Rosser pulls Lawlor over the apron and slams his chest into the apron. Rosser with a boot to the head and he sets for a suplex to the floor but Lawlor blocks it. Rosser runs Lawlor into the apron a few times and then Rosser catapults Lawlor into the ring post. They return to the ring and Rosser with a double knee gutbuster abut Lawlor with an ankle pick and he works on the legs. Lawlor with elbows to the back of the head.
Rosser with a rollup for a near fall. Lawlor with a rear naked choke but Rosser escapes. Rosser with forearms and chop. Rosser with a head butt and bthen he goes for a roaring elbow but Lawlor hits an enzuigiri before Rosser. Lawlor toes for the rear naked choke and Rosser with a rollup for a near fall. Rosser with another rollup for a near fall. Rosser with a boot to the head and he gets a near fall. Rosser gets Lawlor up and hits a running Death Valley Bomb. Rosser with a clothesline for a near fall. Rosser goes for a slam but Lawlor with a rear naked choke. Rosser with Emerald Frosion for a near fall when Lawlor gets his foot on the rope. Rosser with elbows to the chest. Rosser with a sleeper and then he applies a crossface chicken wing. Lawlor tries to get to the ropes but Rosser rolls Lawlor into the center of the ring. Lawlor is able to get to the ropes to force a break. Rosser with a knee to the back of the head and then they go to the apron. Rosser goes for a back drop driver onto the apron and connects with it. Rosser pulls Lawlor to the floor and Rosser goes to the apron but misses a seated splash. Lawlor with a rear naked choke on the floor and then he sends Rosser into the guardrails. Rosser gets back into the ring before Lawlor but Lawlor rolls through the ropes and applies the rear naked choke. He gets Rosser to the mat and then Rosser tries to get to the ropes. Lawlor pulls Rosser away from the ropes and the referee checks on the arm and calls for the bell.
Winner: Tom Lawlor (retains championship)
After the match, Lawlor says at the end of the day once again, there is no doubt who the strongest is. It’s me. He says he is not surprised you losers are cheering for Fred, a man who hid from who he is for so many years. What about those who have stayed true to themselves the entire time. How about those who knew who they were and busted their ass to get where they belong. That is the champ.
I have beaten legends, I have beaten top contenders, and I have beaten pretenders like Fred. I am wondering who is the next to challenge the undisputed Strongest Champion in New Japan.
I don’t see anyone coming out so let’s celebrate.
They do the Team Filthy pose, only to be interrupted by Rust Taylor.
Taylor makes his way to the ring and Lawlor wants him to come into the ring and Kratos holds the ropes open for Taylor.
Taylor hugs Lawlor and it appears that he has joined Team Filthy.
Taylor and Lawlor remain in the ring while everyone else leaves.
Lawlor says not only is Filthy Tom still the undisputed strongest champion, Team Filthy is more undisputed as the top faction now that his boy Rust is back in town.
Rust asks who is going to challenge Tom Lawlor.
Taylor kicks Lawlor and hits a flip neck breaker and holds the title belt, but leaves when the rest of Team Filthy returns to the ring.
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