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NJPW STRONG REPORT: ELIMINATION TAG MATCH, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2022-03-27 17:37:00

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

Match Number One: Yuya Uemura versus Daniel Garcia

They lock up and Uemura with a wrist lock and Garcia escapes. Uemura with a front face lock and waist lock but Garcia escapes. They lock up and Uemura with a side head lock and take down. Garcia with a rollup for a near fall. Uemura with a shoulder tackle and he blocks a hip toss and hip tosses Garcia. Uemura with a near fall. Garcia with a leg sweep for a near fall. Garcia with a side head lock and Uemura with a head scissors.

Garcia pushes Uemura and Uemura pushes back. Garcia with a kick and side head lock. Uemura with arm drags into an arm bar. Garcia backs Uemura into the ropes and then Garcia kicks Uemura to the floor. Garcia waits for Uemura to get back in the ring and Garcia with kicks to the back. Garcia with a European uppercut and he runs his forearms across the bridge of the nose.

Garcia punches Uemura in the face and then punches him again. Garcia with an Irish whip and he punches Uemura on the turnbuckles and bites Uemura. Garcia with a snap mare and knee to the back for a near fall. Garcia kicks Uemura and Uemura with a forearm. Garcia with an Irish whip and Uemura with a drop kick out of the corner. Both men are down. Uemura with forearms and a flying forearm. Uemura with a drop kick into the corner and a slam. Uemura with an elbow drop and he gets a near fall. Uemura goes for a suplex but Garcia blocks it and connects with many elbows to the side of the head. Uemura with an uppercut and chop followed by a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall.

Uemura with a Fujiwar arm bar and he punches the elbow. Uemura turns it into a cross arm breaker but Garcia escapes. Uemura kicks Garcia and hits a German suplex for a near fall. Uemura tries for an arm trapped belly-to-belly suplex but Garcia blocks it. They exchange forearms. Uemura with the advantage and a running forearm but Garcia with a boot and sleeper. Garcia goes for a pile driver but Uemura with a back body drop and Garcia tries for a sunset flip. Garcia slaps Uemura and applies a rear naked choke and a pile driver for a near fall. Garcia with forearms and a Sharpshooter and he leans back to forces Uemura to tap out.

Winner: Daniel Garcia

Match Number Two: Black Tiger versus Rocky Romero

Romero punches Tiger before the bell rings ands ends him to the apron. Romero with a kick and a springboard drop kick to Tiger in the ropes. Tiger goes to the floor and Romero goes to the floor and chops Tiger. Romero with a forearm and chop. Tiger Irish whips Romero into the guardrail and sends him into the crowd. Romero with a head scissors off the guardrail and they return to the ring. Romero with a revers atomic drop and drop kick to the side of the head for a near fall. Romero with a wrist lock and he goes to the turnbuckles for a knee drop to the arm.

Romero with a chop and he tries for a Shiranui but Tiger blocks it and hits a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Tiger with a neck breaker. Tiger with a chop and back elbow. Tiger with a gutwrench suplex. Tiger with a reverse chin lock. Tiger with a kick to the back. Tiger wants Romero to hit him and Romero with a forearm and they continue an exchange unil Romero with kicks and forearms and a slam followed by a kick to the back. Romero with punches in the corner followed by an Irish whip and Infinity clotheslines. Romero with a back elbow and a tornado DDT. Romero winds up for a clothesline and Tiger moves. Tiger with a kick and a clothesline into the corner. Tiger with a brainbuster for a near fall. Tiger sets for a tombstone but Romero escapes. Romero wtih a mule kick and he tries for a DDT but Tiger blocks it. Tiger with a kick and he sets for a Tiger Driver but Romero escapes and hits a rana into a cross arm breaker but Tiger locks his hands and gets a near fall. Tiger with a power bomb to escape the hold. Romero with forearms and Tiger fires back. Tiger with a forearm and Romero with an uppercut and clothesline. Romero goes after the mask and Tiger punches Romero and goes to the floor. Romero with a suicide dive and Shiranui for a near fall. Romero has some words with the referee. Romero goes for a Shiranui out of the corner but Tiger blocks it and hits a tombstone. Tiger sets for the Tiger Driver but Romero counters with a rana for a near fall. Tiger with a clothesline. Tiger with a Tiger Driver for the three count.

Winner: Black Tiger

After the match, Tiger wants to hit Romero with the kendo stick but Romero kicks Tiger and applies a cross arm breaker. Romero and Tiger are separated and Tiger goes to the floor.

Match Number Three: JR Kratos, Danny Limelight, Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson, and Tom Lawlor versus Adrian Quest, Fred Rosser, Taylor Rust, Clark Connors, and DKC in an Elimination Tag Match

Connors wants to start with Lawlor but Tom has to take off his shorts before he goes back to the apron to let Limelight start the match. Lawlor grabs Connors from the apron and pulls him into the corner and Team Filthy works over Connors. Limelight with a drop kick and he dances. Connors with a POUNCE to Limelight. Connors with a German suplex and he mocks Limelight. Connors punches Limelight in the corner and Quest tags in. Quest with a chop and forearm. Quest with a chop and Limelight with forearms and chops. Quest with a twisting cross body and clothesine followed by a slam and elbow drop for a near fall.

Quest with forearms and Isaacs with a knee to the back. Limelight with a Zig Zag for a near fall. Nelson and Isaacs tag in and Nelson tosses Quest to Isaacs for a German suplex. Team Filthy knocks their opponents off the apron and then they pose in the ring. Isaacs gets a near fall on Quest. Limelight tags in and kicks Quest. Limelight slaps Quest and Quest punches Limelight. Limelight with a back heel kick and then Limelight gets Quest on his shoulders. Quest counters with a poisonrana and both men are down.

DKC and Nelson tag in and DKC with chops to Nelson. DKC with a drop kick to Nelson. DKC chops Isaacs and hitsa back fist. DKC trips Isaacs and hits a bulldog. DKC with chops to the chest. Limelight comes in and DKC with chops to Limelight. Limelight with a crucifix bomb to Limelight. Nelson kicks DKC and then he hits a spinebuster followed by a catapult into a Death Valley Driver on Nelson’s knees. Lawlor tells them to get rid of DKC and Nelson and Isaacs press DKC over their head and send him to the floor.

DKC Eliminated

Quest punches Nelson and Lawlor but Kratos punches Quest. Quest with forearms to Isaacs but Isaacs with a knee and they hit a suplex and power bomb combination. Limelight tags in and he sets for a frog splash and hits it. Limelight gets a near fall with a lazy cover and Quest with a crucifix to pin Limelight.

Danny Limelight Eliminated

Rosser clotheslines Nelson and Isaacs and then Rosser tags himself in. Rosser with forearms to Nelson and Isaacs. Nelson with a forearm and chop. Isaacs joins in on the double team. Isaacs and Nelson with knees and they try to throw Rosser over the top rope to the floor and Rosser stys in the match nad bites Isaacs in the head. Rosser with a forearm to Nelson . Isaacs with a forearm and a waist lock. Rosser with a double knee gutbuster and a drop kick to Isaacs for the three count.

Royce Isaacs Eliminated

Lawlor misses a clothesline and Roser gets Lawlor on his shoudlers. Lawlor with a rear naked choke and Rosser with a snap mare but Nelson made the blind tag and hits Rosser low while the referee was talking to Lawlor. Nelson sends Rosser over the top rope to the floor.

Fred Rosser Eliminated

Rust with a forearm to Nelson and Nelson fires back. They continue the exchange. Nelson with a knee and he has a super kick blocked. Rust with a single leg take down into a single leg crab. Lawlor goes after Rust and Rust with a back body drop while holding on to the single leg crab. Kratos pulls Nelson to the ropes but Connors with a forearm on the floor. Nelson taps out.

Jorel Nelson Eliminated

Lawlor with an enzuigiri to Rust. Lawlor signals it is over and Rust with a knee to Lawlor. Connors tags in and Lawlor is not happy. Connors with a forearm and Lawlor fires back. They continue the exchange with Lawlor gaining the advantage. Connors with an Irish whip and Lawlor gets Connors in a triangle in the ropes. Connors with a palm strike to Lawlor to knock him to the apron. Lawlor with a knee on the apron and a guillotine in the ropes while Kratos keeps him in the match. Connors and Lawlor go to the apron and Lawlor with punches. Lawlor with a kick and Connors spears Lawlor off the apron to eliminate both men.

Clark Connors and Tom Lawlor eliminated

Lawlor and Connors fight to the back.

Rust brings Kratos back into the ring. Rust with forearms to Kratos and Kratos punches Rust. Kratos with another punch. Kratos with forearms. Rust kicks the arm and connects with a rolling elbow. Kratos blocks a kick and hits a sit out power bomb for the three count.

Taylor Rust eliminated

Quest comes up behind Kratos because Kratos thinks he has won the match. Quest pushes Kratos and Kratos flips him off. Kratos misses a clothesline and back elbow. Quest with drop kicks to the knee and a super kick. Quest with a suicide dive onto Isaacs, Nelson, and Limelight. Kratos with a punch to Quest. Kratos slaps Quest a few times. Kratos with a chop to the chest. Kratos with another chop. Kratos with a clothesline for the three count.

Winners: JR Kratos, Danny Limelight, Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson, and Tom Lawlor

We go to credits.

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