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NJPW STRONG REPORT

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-02-13 19:00:00

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

Match Number One: Cody Chhun versus Hikuleo

Hikuleo with a shoulder and Cody pushes him. Cody avoids a clothesline and Cody with chops. Hikuleo misses a chop and Cody with a forearm. Hikuleo catches Cody and gets him up for a slam but Cody escapes and hits two drop kicks. Hikuleo blocks a slam and connects with a clothesline. Hikuleo sends Cody shoulder first into the turnbuckles and to the floor. Hikuleo with a chop.

Hikuleo with more chops and he chokes Cody on the floor. They return to the ring. Hikuleo sends Cody into the corner but Cody with boots. Cody goes for a slam but he collapses under Hikuleo’s weight. Hikuleo with punches and a biel. Cody with chops that have no effect. Hikuleo with a reverse chin lock. Hikuleo with a shoulder tackle. Hikuleo misses an elbow in the corner. Cody with a jumping knee and flying shoulder tackles that have no effect. Cody with a slam after Hikuleo bounces off the ropes to give Cody some momentum. Cody gets a near fall.

Cody sets for a suplex but Hikuleo blocks it. Hikuleo misses a boot and Cody with a super kick. Cody with a cutter off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Hikuleo with a power slam and a choke slam for the three count.

Winner: Hikuleo

Match Number Two: Ren Narita versus Josh Barnett

Narita with kicks to the leg. They lock up and Barnett with a waist lock take down. Barnett with a take down. Narita goes for a knee bar. Barnett with a knee bar but Narita with a reverse chin lock. Barnett goes for the knee and Narita with a take down. Narita with a clean break.

They lock up and Barnett with a take down and side head lock. Narita with a head scissors. Barnett grabs the leg and connects with elbows to the knee and goes for a knee bar but Narita gets to the ropes. Narita with a kick to the leg but Barnett with a take down and side head lock. Narita gets to the ropes to force a break. Narita with kicks to the leg but Barnett with a suplex for a near fall. Barnett with a front face lock and suplex. Narita gets his feet on the ropes. Barnett with a power slam for a near fall. Barnett with a double wrist lock into a Fujiwara arm bar.

Narita gets to the ropes. Barnett with a knee and double wrist lock take down. Narita with a knee but Barnett with a knee and forearms. Narita with a knee. Narita with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Narita with an Irish whip and elbow in the corner. Narita with a front face lock suplex and bridge for a near fall. Narita goes for a suplex and Barnett blocks it. Narita with a forearm to the back. Barnett with a waist lock.

Narita with a standing switch and German suplex for a near fall. Narita with kicks to the chest. Barnett blocks a kick and hits a t-bone suplex for a near fall. Narita with a cross arm breaker and Barnett picks up Narita and hits a suplex. Narita with a running boot and Barnett with forearms. They go back and forth but Barnett with the advantage. Barnett with a gutwrench suplex. Barnett with a Saito suplex and forearms. Barnett with a cross arm breaker and Narita taps out.

Winner: Josh Barnett

Match Number Three: Juice Robinson and David Finlay versus Bad Dude Tito and Jonah

Juice and Tito start things off. They lock up and Tito with a wrist lock. Juice with a reversal and Finlay tags in. They lock up and Tito with a wrist lock and Finlay with a reversal. Tito with a hammer lock and Finlay goes to the ropes and ties the arm in the ropes and kicks Tito. Finlay with a rollup for a near fall. Finlay with an uppercut but Tito with a shoulder tackle. Finlay with a drop kick.

Finlay with a slam and Juice tags in and hits a back senton. Tito with punches and Juice with head butts. Finlay tags in and kicks Tito in the corner. Tito with punches and Finlay with a forearm. Juice tags in and he connects with a forearm wile Finlay hits an uppercut. Juice with a cannonball into the corner and then they gesture to Jonah.

Juice with jabs and a chop. Jonah with a shot to the back and Tito with a clothesline. Jonah tags in and connects with shoulders. Tito chokes Juice in the corner. Jonah gets Juice up for a back breaker but Juice gets to his feet. Jonah goes for a belly-to-back suplex and Juice lands on his feet. Juice with a drop kick to Jonah’s back and he goes into the turnbuckles. Tito tags in and so does Finlay. Finlay with forearms and a flying back elbow. Finlay with a running European uppercut and a corkscrew elbow off the turnbuckles. Finlay with a uranage back breaker for a near fall.

Finlay gets Tito up and Tito gets to his feet and Jonah tags in. Tito avoids a clothesline and Finlay runs into Jonah and goes down. Jonah presses Finlay over his head and tosses Finlay into the turnbuckles. Tito with some shots on the floor. Jonah with an elbow drop for a near fall. Jonah with a waist lock. Finlay with elbows. Jonah with a belly-to-back suplex. Jonah has some words for Juice on the apron. Tito tags in and he chops Finlay and alternates with forearms. Tito with chops. Jonah tags in. They Irish whip Finlay and Finlay with a boot to Tito and Jonah misses a splash. Tito is sent to the floor and Tito pulls Juice off the apron when Finlay goes for the tag. Jonah with a splash to Finlay’s back against the turnbuckles. Jonah press slams Finlay. Tito tags in. Tito with slaps and Finlay goes for an O’Connor Roll but Tito holds on to the ropes. Tito with Three Seconds Around The World for a near fall.

Finlay with slaps and forearms. Finlay punches Jonah and Jonah comes in while Finlay makes the tag but the referee did not see it so Juice is sent back to the apron. Jonah with a hard Irish whip. Jonah puts Finlay on the turnbuckles and Finlay with forearms. Finlay with a cross body and both men are down. Jonah knocks Juice off the apron with a forearm and Tito tags in. Tito and Jonah go for a double suplex but Juice spears Jonah and Finlay with an inside cradle on Tito for the three count.

Winners: Juice Robinson and David Finlay

We go to credits.

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