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NJPW STRONG REPORT: UNITED EMPIRE, DICKINSON VS NARITA, AND MORE

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

Match Number One: Chris Dickinson versus Ren Narita

They jockey for the initial advantage and then Dickinson goes for the legs but Narita with a front face lock and he applies a front face lock. Dickinson with a single leg and Narita escapes. They go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock but they pull apart. Dickinson with a single leg and he takes Narita to the mat and tries for a lateral press but applies a double wrist lock and Narita with a reversal.

Dickinson with a kick to the ribs and a take down. Narita goes for the leg but Dickinson stays on his feet and applies a front face lock. Dickinson backs Narita to the ropes and they break. They lock up and Dickinson backs Narita into the corner and Dciksinon slaps Narita. Narita slaps Dicksiinon. They exchange slaps and Dickinson with a kick and suplex for a near fall. Dickinson goes for a cross arm breaker but Narita blocks it. Dickinson goes for a LeBell Lock but Narita gets to the ropes. Narita grabs the leg but Dickinson gets the ankle and Narita gets to the ropes. Dickinson with some slaps and a belly-to-belly suplex. Narita with a single leg take down and heel hook. Dickinson with an arm bar. Narita gets to the ropes to force a break. Dickinson works on the arm and connects with a shoulder tackle. Dickinson with a double wrist lock. Dickinson with a chop and he reapplies the wrist lock. Dickinson kicks Narita in the arm.

Narita with kicks to the leg and Dickinson with chops and a snap mare into an arm bar. Narita gets to the ropes. Dickinson with chops. Dickinson wants Narita to chop him and Narita with chops and kicks followed by forearms. Narita with an Irish whip and elbow. Narita with an overhead butterfly suplex for a near fall. Narita with a figure four leg lock. Dickinson tries to roll over to reverse the hold and he does. Narita rolls back over and gets a near fall. Dickinson with chops but Narita adds more pressure to the figure four. Both men get to the ropes to force a break.

Narita with a kick to the chest. Narita with more kicks and Dickinson wants more. Narita kicks Dickinson and Dickinson with a chop. Narita with kicks and Dickinson with a single leg take down into a waist lock and a dead lift German suplex. Dickinson with a clothesline into the corner followed by more short arm clotheslines in the corner and a brainbuster for a near fall. Dickinson with an STF. Narita crawls to the ropes and he gets there to force the break. Dickinson with chops but he misses a chop and Narita with a rear naked choke into an abdominal stretch. Dickinson with a hip toss and kick. Dickinson with more kicks. Narita with an abdominal stretch as the bell rings.

Time Limit Draw

After the match, Narita gets in Dickinson’s face and Dickinson has some words for Narita and Narita says something to Dickinson as Dickinson leaves the ring. Narita leaves the ring and Dickinson acknowledges the crowd.

Match Number Two: Karl Fredericks and Clark Connors (with Yuya Uemura) versus Nick Comoroto and Aaron Solow (with QT Marshall)

Karl and Solow start things off and Solow with a slap but Karl with a forearm. They go back and forth with forearms and chops and then Karl tells Solow to take a shot but Solow with a rake of the eyes. Karl with a cross body and he tags in Connors. They hit a double back elbow and Connors gets a near fall. Comoroto tags in and he pie faces Connors. Comoroto misses a forearm in the corner and Connors with chops. Comoroto catches Connors on a cross body attempt but Connors gets to his feet. Connors with a shoulder tackle and he gets a near fall. Connors with an elbow to Solow on the apron and Comoroto with a shoulder tackle and slam. Comoroto sends Connors into the turnbuckles and connects with a forearm.

Comoroto with a back elbow and he kicks Connors in the corner. Marshall with a punch when the referee was not looking. Solow tags in and Solow with a drop kick while Comoroto hits a suplex and Solow gets a near fall. Solow with kicks and Comoroto chokes Solow in the corner. Solow with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Solow kicks Connors and tags in Comoroto who hits a slingshot elbow drop for a near fall.

Comorot pie faces Connors nd Connors with punches. Comoroto presses Connors over his head but Connors gets to his feet. Comoroto pulls Connors to the mat and misses an elbow drop.

Connors with forearms and Comoroto with an Irish whip but he misses a shoulder. Solow tags in and Connors kicks him away. Karl tags in and hits a splash on Comoroto but Karl with a kick and spinebuster. Karl with an elbow into the corner followed by a slam and elbow drop for a near fall. Karl with forearms to Comoroto and a kick in the corner. Marshall grabs Karl’s foot. Solow gets Karl on his shoulders but Karl with a rollup. Marshall punches Karl from the floor and Comoroto with a spear. Solow gets a near fall.

Connors with forearms to Comoroto. Comorooto with a forearm to Connors but Connors drops down and Comoroto goes over the top rope to the floor. Connors tags in and connects with forearms to Solow. The continue the exchange. Connors with a power slam and Marshall gets on the apron. Uemura pulls him off the apron and Karl with a suicide dive onto Comoroto. Solow with a rake of the eyes but Connors with a spear and a power bomb for the three count.

Winners: Karl Fredericks and Clark Connors

After the match, QT Marshall gets on the mic and he is told to shut up before he can say anything. QT says you had the chance of a lifetime to join The Factory but you say no. The Factory is the greatest dojo in the world. He says that they cheated to win.

QT says he has one more offer to make. He challenges Karl Fredericks to a one on one match with no outside interference from anyone. This would be a professional wrestling match.

Karl asks the crowd if they want to see him kick QT’s butt in Philadelphia and then he accepts the match.

Match Number Three: Brody King, Mascara Dorada, and Taylor Rust versus Great O’Khan, TJP, and Aaron Henare

Henare and Rust start things off and they exchange kicks before Henare applies a wrist lock. Rust with a side head lock take down and he poses. They lock up and Rust with a half nelson into a side head lock. Rust with a rollup and bridge for a near fall. Henare with punches and knees. Henare with a side head lock. Rust with a kick and Henare with a shoulder tackle and kick to the chest. Rust with a drop kick and he poses. Dorada and TJP tag in.

TJP with a kick and Dorada with an Irish whip but TJP floats over. Dorado with a head scissors but TJP lands on his feet. They exchange forearms and TJP with a rake of the eyes. TJP sends Dorada to the apron and Dorada with a kick and he goes for a springboard move but TJP with a drop kick to stop him. O’Khan goes after Rust and King on the apron and then O’Khan with a double sledge off the apron to King.

O’Khan sends King into the apron and guardrails while Rust and Henare fight on the floor. TJP with a snap mare and he rakes the eyes with his boot. TJP with a slingshot senton for a near fall. O’Khan tags in and he connects with a Mongolian chop to the ribs. O’Khan with a Mongolian chop to the back and then he smothers Dorada in the turnbuckle. Henare tags in and he knocks Rust off the apron and kicks King. Henare with a suplex for a near fall. Henare with a reverse chin lock and TJP tags in and hits a back breaker.

TJP with a knee drop and he gets a near fall. TJP with a rear chin lock and he works on the mask. TJP with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot and Dorada with a spinning bulldog. Henare and O’Khan keep Dorada from making the tag. Dorada with a double drop kick and a missile drop kick to TJP. King and O’Khan tag in and King with chops to O’Khan and Henare. King with clotheslines and then a splash to both men in the corner. King with a cannonball to O’Khan. King with a BossMan Slam to TJP and then he gets a near fall on O’Khan.

O’Khan and King exchange forearms. King with the advantage but O’Khan with Mongolian chops to King. King with a double chop and O’Khan with a judo throw. Henare tags in and King chops both men. Henare with a forearm and King with a double clothesline.

Rust tags in and he connects with a boot and back heel kick followed by a scissors kick. O’Khan kicks Rust and King kicks O’Khan TJP with a leg lariat and O’Khan with a claw to King. King grabs O’Khan but Henare with a punch. Henare with a splash and Dorada with a springboard cross body to O’Khan. Henare with a punch and everyone is down.

TJP goes for an Octopus but Rust escapes. Rust with a snap mare and then he applies an Omoplata on Henare. TJP breaks up the hold. Rust with a kick to TJP and then he kicks Henare and TJP. Henare blocks a kick and O’Khan runs Rust into the turnbuckles. TJP with a kick and Henare with a knee. O’Khan with a clothesline into the corner. Henare with a spinning power bomb and TJP with a splash. O’Khan gets a near fall. Dorada goes a cross body on TJP in the ropes but TJP moves and Dorada hits King on the floor. TJP with a pescado onto Dorada and King. Henare gets Rust up and O’Khan with a running cutter for the three count.

Winners: Great O’Khan, TJP, and Aaron Henare

After the match, TJP sends Dorada back into the ring and he puts Dorada in the tree of woe. TJP kicks Dorada and then he takes off Dorada’s mask while hanging in the tree of woe.

Khan tells everyone to shut up. He tells everyone to bow down to United Empire.

We go to credits.

 

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