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NJPW STRONG REPORT: WHITE VERSUS HIKULEO, DOES ROSSER GET A TITLE MATCH?, AND MORE

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

Match Number One: Rocky Romero, Adrian Quest, and Alex Coughlin versus JR Kratos, Danny Limelight, and Black Tiger

Quest and Limelight start things off and they exchange punches. Limelight with a side head lock and a wrist lock but Quest blocks a kick and goes for a belly-to=back suplex. Quest blocks a back heel kick and connects with a forearm. Quest with an Irish whip and Limelight with a back heel kick. Quest with a crucifix for a near fall. Quest with a back body drop and he hits a running European uppercut in the corner. Romero tags in an and hits infinity clotheslines. Romero with chops. Tiger with a kick to the back and Limelight with a drop kick. Tiger tags in and he hits an assisted reverse DDT and back drop driver.

Tiger with infinity clotheslines of his own but Romero attacks Tiger and goes after the mask. Everyone gets in the ring and then they make their way to the floor. Kratos sends Alex into the ring post while Quest is sent into the guardrails. Tiger with a back elbow to Romero. Kratos tags in and slams Romero. Kratos kicks Romero after his team poses in the ring. Limelight tags in and kicks Romero and hits a neck breaker. Limelight gets a near fall. Limelight slaps Romero in the head and Romero with forearms and a punch. Tiger grabs Romero and Romero with a back heel kick and a Shiranui to Tiger off Limelight’s chest followed by a drop kick to Limelight’s knees.

Kratos and Alex tag in and they exchange forearms. Kratos with a chop and Alex chops back. Kratos with a forearm and chop followed by a boot to the head. Kratos with a deadlift suplex for a near fall. Kratos misses a splash when Alex moves. Alex goes for a slam and he cannot get Kratos up. Quest with a springboard senton onto Kratos and Limelight. Romero and Quest send Kratos back into the ring. Alex with a bridging fallaway slam for a near fall. Tiger kicks Alex and Alex sends him to the floor. Limelight hits Alex from behind and Alex with a clothesline. Alex with a deadlift German suplex for the three count.

Winners: Alex Coughlin, Adrian Quest, and Rocky Romero

After thematch, Kratos hits Coughlin in the back with a chair. Kratos hits Quest while Romero is kept outside the ring. Kratos drives the top of the chair into Coughlin’s ribs and midsection. Kratos with a uranage onto the chair. Kratos leaves the ring and goes to the back with Black Tiger and Danny Limelight.

Romero and Quest check on Coughlin in the ring. Coughlin is put on a back board and he is taken from the ring and carried to the back.

We go to comments from Chris Dickinson.

He says he returns in Los Angeles after taking time off due to injury. I face someone who stopped me in my tracks, Ren Narita. I am coming back hotter and harder. I am coming back to kick your ass.

Match Number Two: Fred Rosser versus Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson

Nelson and Isaacs attack Rosser when he enters the ring with kicks. Rosser with punches to Nelson and Isaacs. Isaacs is sent to the floor and Rosser with a back body drop to Nelson and a clothesline to the floor. Rosser with a drop kick through the ropes to Isaacs on the floor. Rosser sends Isaacs into the guardrails a number of times. Nelson with a knee and forearms to Rosser. Rosser with a rolling elbow.

Rosser with a back drop driver to Nelson on the apron. Rosser gets Nelson on his shoulders and hits a running Death Valley Driver but Nelson rolls to the floor. Rosser goes to the floor to send Isaacs back into the ring. Rosser with elbows to the collarbone. Rosser tries for a crossface chicken wing and he locks it in. Rosser sends Isaacs into the corner and Rosser with clotheslines to the throat and back of the neck. Rosser with a slam and seated splash to Isaacs. Rosser with another seated splash. Rosser goes to the turnbuckles and Nelson pushes Rosser off the turnbuckles to the mat.

Isaacs and Nelson kick Rosser and Isaacs with punches. Isaacs with a knee to the back and then Nelson chokes Rosser in the ropes. Isaacs chokes Rosser as well. Nelson chokes Rosser in the corner and Nelson with a European uppercut while Isaacs connects with a forearm. Isaacs with an Irish whip and Nelson with a sternum first Irish whip.

Lawlor joins Nelson and Isaacs on the stage to pose for the crowd. Nelson and Isaacs return to the ring and Isaacs with a punch but Rosser with a double clothesline. Rosser with a head butt to Nelson and Isaacs pulls the ropes open and Rosser goes to the floor. Nelson with an elbow drop off the apron and then Isaacs goes to the floor. Nelson catapults Rosser into Isaacs for a power slam on the floor. Nelson with a spinebuster and Isaacs with a German suplex to Rosser.

Nelson with a flying boot while Isaacs hits a brainbuster for the three count.

Winners: Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson

After the match, NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Tom Lawlor makes his way to the ring to celebrate with Nelson and Isaacs.

Lawlor talks about Fred’s ego thinking he can beat two men to get a title match. Tom says Fred is like all of the other losers. All you do is ask for favors. Give me this, give me that. Fred, you want something from him. Let me give you a little bit of advise. A champion acts a certain way, a champion looks a certain way, and to him, you don’t even look like a worthy challenger.

You are always asking for a favor for a shot at the title. Tom says he has a favor for Fred. I liked you more when you were bald. Do you remember when I cut your hair in Philadelphia? You want a title shot? I want you do do something for him. I want you to get rid of that hair.

Royce returns to the ring with clippers.

What do you say Fred? Is it time for Mr. Rosser to catch a fade? Tom asks Fred how bad to you want it?

Jorel shaves a few parts of Fred’s hair and then he has some words for Royce. Fred takes the clippers and shaves his head.

Rosser asks if he gets his title shot or not.

Tom asks the crowd if Fred deserves a shot at the belt. Tom chews on some of Fred’s former hair and Tom says he is not like the rest of you when the people want him to swallow the hair. Tom tells Fred the answer is no.

Tom tells Fred if you want something of his, there is a show New Japan Collison on his birthday. Tom says he cannot think of a better present than to get rid of the man who has been his biggest pain the ass for the last two years. I want you to put something on the line. I don’t want your career. You can go wherever you want. You can go to the Impact Zone or AEW. You could even get a visa to go to Japan. If I beat you, I want you out of New Japan Strong for good.

Tom tells Fred to meet him in the middle of the ring and give him an answer. Are you going to put up your career in Strong?

Match Number Three: Jay White versus Hikuleo

The bell rings and White goes to the floor. Jay takes his time getting back into the ring. White goes into the ropes to avoid Hikuleo. White avoids Hikuleo. Hikuleo sends White into the turnbuckles and tries for a chop but White avoids him and goes to the floor. White gets back into the ring and Hikuleo blocks a baseball slide but misses a chop.

They return to the ring and White with punches but Hikuleo with a boot and kicks to White. Hikuleo with forearms to the back. White with a forearm and Hikuleo fires back and White rolls to the floor. Hikuleo hot shots White on the guardrail. Hikuleo chokes White and sends him back into the ring. Hikuleo biels White across the ring. Hikuleo with a chop in the corner.

White goes to the floor again and Hikuleo follows. Hikuleo misses a chop and hits the ring post instead. White sends Hikuleo back into the ring and he gets a near fall. White goes for a suplex but Hikuleo blocks it. White lands on his feet on a suplex attempt. Hikuleo misses a boot in the corner and he gets his leg caught in the ropes. White clips Hikuleo and then he wrings the leg into the ring post and chops Hikuleo. White slams the injured leg into the apron. Hikuleo kicks White into the guardrails. White chokes Hikuleo in the ring skirt. White wrings the leg into the mat.

White with kicks to the hamstring and he drops a knee to the leg. White tries for a single leg crab but Hikuleo blocks it. White slams the leg into the mat. White kicks Hikuleo in the head and chops Hikuleo. Hikuleo chops White and White with a drop kick to the knee. Hikuleo blocks an Irish whip and Hikuleo Irish whips White into the turnbuckles. Hikuleo with a delayed vertical suplex. White kicks Hikuleo and Hikuleo with a slam and splash for a near fall.

Hikuleo gets White on his shoulders but White with elbows. White with a DDT and both men are down. White with a running European uppercut into the corner. White with a flatliner and White with a waist lock. Hikuleo misses an elbow and White with a Saito suplex. White with a twisting suplex for a near fall. White with a reverse chin lock and he clips Hikuleo again. White sets for a suplex but Hikuleo with an elbow. White with a clothesline and he blocks a kick and hits a knee breaker. Hikuleo kicks White away. White kicks Hikuleo in the injured leg. White wraps the leg in the ropes.

White with punches and Hikuleo with a power bomb. White rolls to the floor. White with a dragon screw in the ropes. White with a hanging DDT for a near fall. White sets for Blade Runner but Hikuleo grabs White by the throat. White with chops and Hikuleo with a clothesline and both men are down. Hikuleo with a chop. Hikuleo with a power slam for a near fall. White kicks Hikuleo in the knee to block a choke slam. Hikuleo with a power slam and he tries for a choke slam but White blocks it and counters with Blade Runner for the three count.

Winner: Jay White

After the match, White goes to the floor to get a chair and he brings it back in the ring and he looks like he is going to hit Hikuleo with it but he puts it down in the ring so he can sit down. White tells Hikuleo to be smarter than his brother. He tells Hikuleo to Too Sweet him.

Hikuleo Too Sweets Jay and Jay hugs him.

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