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NJPW STRONG REPORT: TEAM FILTHY, JUICE ROBINSON, BAD DUDE TITO, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-01-23 12:43:00

Your announcers are Kevin Kelly and Alex Koslov (in English) and Shigeki Kiyono, Katsuyori Shibata, and Hiroshi Tanahashi. (in Japanese)

Match Number One: Lucas Riley versus Royce Isaacs (with Jorel Nelson)

They lock up and Riley with a wrist lock but Isaacs with a waist lock take down. Riley holds on to the wrist lock but Isaacs with a single leg trip to take him to the mat and he gets a cover. Isaacs with a side ehad lock and Riley with a hammer lock. Isaacs with a reversal and Riley with an arm bar. Isaacs with a waist lock and take down.

They lock up and Isaacs with a side head lock. Isaacs with a shoulder tackle and then he catches Riley on a leap frog attempt. Riley escapes and gets a rollup into a head scissors take down. Riley is sent to the apron but he kicks Isaacs and hits a springboard somersault senton followed by a shooting star press for a near fall.

Riley with a kick and forearm. Isaacs with a pop up knee and punches followed by a head butt. Isaacs with a delayed vertical suplex and Nelson comes into the ring so they can pose. Riley with a rollup for a near fall. Isaacs with a hard Irish whip and kicks to Riley. Isaacs chokes Riley. Isaacs with a forearm and a reverse chin lock. Riley with a jaw breaker and then they exchange punches and Isaacs with the advantage.

Riley with a rana for a near fall. Riley with forearms and a rollup and a kick to the arm and chest. Riley with an enzuigiri and forearm into the corner. Riley with forearms and Isaacs with an Irish whip. Riley floats over and sends Isaacs face first into the mat for a enar fall. Riley goes for a springboard arm drag but Isaacs blocks it and Isaacs with a power slam for a near fall.

Isaacs with a full nelson into a German suplex for the three count.

Winner: Royce Isaacs

Match Number Two: Bad Dude Tito versus Juice Robinson

They lock up and Robinson with a wrist lock. Tito with a reversal. Juice with a side head lock and take down. Tito with a head scissors and Juice escapes and slaps Tito. Tito with a chop and Juice shows him how it is done. Tito with single leg suplex and then he punches Robinson until the referee warns him and Juice goes to the floor. They exchange chops on the floor. Tito with a kick and he tries for a suplex but Juice blocks it and suplexes Tito on the floor.

Juice breaks the count and sends Tito into the ring post. Juice does some posing before sending Tito back into the ring. Juice with a spinebuster followed by a back senton for a near fall. Juice with punches and chops in the corner. Tito with an Irish whip and European uppercut. Tito with forearms and chops in the corner. Juice with an Irish whip and clothesline in the corner. Juice with punches and chops.

Tito with an Irish whip and more chops and forearms. Both men go for clotheslines and both stay on their feet. They go for clotheslines again and both men are down. Juice with a forearm and Tito fires back. They continue the exchange. Juice with jabs and a chop followed by a reverse atomic drop but he misses a jumping side kick. Tito with a series of kicks and a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.

Tito gets Juice up but Juice with elbows. Juice goes for Pulp Friction but Tito escapes. Tito with a Victory Roll for a near fall. Tito with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall.

Tito goes to the turnbuckles but he takes too much time and Juice is able to crotch him. Juice with the hand of God followed by an elevated Pulp Friction and a fisherman’s buster for the three count.

Winner: Juice Robinson

After the match, Robinson gets on the mic. He says he wants somebody to get their big ass out here. He calls out Jonah. He tells Jonah not to make him wait. Juice wants to get to a vertical base and jam your ass through the curtain. Jonah makes his way to ringside and Juice tells to call for the dinner bell.

Tito grabs Juice by the ankle and Jonah punches Juice. Jonah tells Tito to go up top. Jonah goes to the turnbuckle on the opposite side of the ring but David Finlay comes out to make the save for Juice.

Match Number Three: Fred Rosser, Rocky Romero, and Taylor Rust versus Tom Lawlor, Jorel Nelson, and Black Tiger (with Royce Isaacs)

Rocky and Tiger start things off. Rocky with a running knee. Tiger with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Rocky with a hip toss and kick to the chest. Rust wants to be tagged in but Rocky tags in Rosser and he goes after Lawlor and Nelson on the apron. Rosser goes after Lawlor on the floor and then he sends Tiger into the guardrails. Rust punches Lawlor while Rosser slams Tiger and hits a setated splash for a near fall. Rosser with forearms to the chest and back. Tiger with a forearm but Rosser runs Tiger into the corner and punches him. Rocky tags in and punches Tiger. Rocky wih an Irish whip and infinity clotheslines followed by a knee and he sends Tiger to the apron. Lawlor pulls Tiger to the floor to avoid the knee from the turnbuckles Nelson goes after Romero but Rocky sends Nelson to the floor.

Tiger with a clothesline to Romero. Lawlor goes after Rust and Rosser. Team Filthy comes into the ring to pose. All three men kick Romero until the referee gains some control. Nelson tags in and connects with a knee and kicks. Nelson with a chop Nelson with more chops but Rocky chops back. Lawlor tags in and he kicks Romero. Lawlor with a chop and forearm. Lawlor with a kick to the back of the leg. Lawlor wraps the leg in the ropes and kicks the knee. Lawlor with a snap mare and sated abdominal stretch with Tiger kicking Romero.

Lawlor with a European uppercut and he punches Rosser and Rust on the apron. Tiger with kicks to Romero. Romero with a forearm and chop. Lawlor with a kick and forearms. Romero goes for a rana but Lawlor blocks It and goes for an ankle lock. Lawlor avoids an enzuigiri but he runs into an uppercut. Rust tags in and connects with forearms. Lawlor with an Irish whip and Rust floats over and then hits a scissors kick. Tiger punches Rust and Rust kicks Nelson and sends Tiger into Nelson and Rust with a scissors kick.

Lawlor and Rust exchange forearms and then they add some slaps. Rust with a rolling elbow. Lawlor with an Olympic slam. Nelson tags in and knees Rosser. Nelson with a pop up power bomb for a near fall. Nelson misses a double knee strike in the corner. Rosser with a clothesline to Nelson. Lawlor goes for a rear naked choke but Rosser with a judo throw. Lawlor is in the middle of Roser and Rust as they exchange kicks and punches. Lawlor and Nelson send Rosser and Rust into each other. Nelson and Lawlor hit a Hart Attack and then Nelson has Rosser in a Boston Crab and Lawlor with a leg drop off the turnbuckles.

Romero punches Lawlor and then Romero takes care of Nelson. Romero with an enzuigiri to Tiger followed by a knee and rana. Romero with a suicide dive to Tiger. Nelson runs Romero into the ringside barrier . Rust with a clothesline to stop a Nelson dive to the floor. Lawlor with a kick to Rust and then he goes for the choke but Rust escapes. Rust goes for the head lock driver but Nelson makes the save. Lawlor misses a clothesline and Rosser clotheslines Lawlor over the top rope to the floor. Rust with a boot and flipping face plant for the three count.

Winners: Taylor Rust, Fred Rosser and Rocky Romero

After the match, Romero and Tiger fight on the floor. Romero puts Tiger in a cross arm breaker while Rosser and Rust hold off Team Filthy and officials try to pull Romero off Tiger. Rust holds back Romero from going after Tiger. Romero gets past Rust but is held back by the ring crew.

Taylor and Rosser shake hands. Rust signals that he is coming for the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship.

We go to credits.

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