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Match Number One: Fred Yehi, DKC, and Kevin Knight versus Bateman, Barrett Brown, and Misterioso

The referee does everything possible to keep the six men separated before the bell rings.

Knight and Misterioso start things off and they go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. Knight with a forearm and side head lock. Knight with a shoulder tackle and Misterioso does not move. Knight with another shoulder tackle and the same result. Knight with a kick and a shoulder tackle but Misterioso bounces off the ropes and takes Knight down with a shoulder tackle. Misterioso with a springboard move and he lands on his feet. Knight with a chop and a wrist lock and a springboard hesitation wrist lock take down.

Brown tags in and so does DKC. DKC goes for the leg but Brown grabs the hair and connects with a forearm. DKC with a chop and Brown chops back. DKC with another chop and the exchange continues. Brown with a series of chops and he misses a back fist but DKC does not miss. DKC with chops and a back elbow. Yehi tags in and they hit a double shoulder tackle. Yehi knocks Bateman and Misterioso off the apron and Yehi goes after Bateman but Misterioso grabs Yehi. Everyone fights to the floor. Yehi with a back elbow to Brown and a slam. Yehi with a boot to Brown’s chest. Yehi with kicks and Knight tags in.

Brown with forearms. Knight with a slam and a splash for a near fall. Knight with more kicks while everyone else fights on the floor. Brown hits Knight from behind while Knight is distracted by what is going on outside the ring. Brown with punches to Knight. Brown sends Knight into the turnbuckles and Misterioso tags in. Misterioso and Brown with an Irish whip and Brown with an elbow and Misterioso with a clothesline. Bateman with a slam for a near fall.

Knight with a chop and Bateman with a forearm. Bateman with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Bateman with a forearm and he tags in Brown. Brown with a suplex into the turnbuckles and he gets a near fall. Misterioso tags in and he connects with a double sledge to the back. Knight with punches and forearms. Misterioso with a knee to the midsection and forearms. Misterioso with a chop and Knight tries for a drop kick but Misterioso holds on to the ropes. Misterioso with a quebrada onto Knight’s back for a near fall.

Misterioso gets Knight on his shoulders and he hits a Finlay Roll but misses a moonsault. Knight with a drop kick and both men are down. Brown and Yehi tag in and Yehi with a shoulder tackle and forearm. Yehi chops Bateman and he connects with a forearm to Brown. Yehi stomps on the foot and grinds the foot. Yehi sends Brown into Bateman’s knee and Yehi with punches. Misterioso grabs Yehi and Yehi with forearms to Misterioso. DKC tags in and he goes up top while Bateman and Yehi fight on the floor. Misterioso catches DKC off the turnbuckles and hits a super kick. Knight with a knee to the midsection and a sliding shoulder tackle. Bateman with a kick to Knight and a back elbow. Bateman goes after Yehi on the floor.

Knight with a pescado onto Bateman. Misterioso with a pescado onto Knight. DKC goes up top and misses a double stomp. Brown misses a clothesline and DKC with a side kick off the turnbuckles for a near fall. DKC goes for the chops but Brown escapes. Brown with an elbow into the corner and Misterioso with an enzuigiri. Brown with a kick to the chest and Misterioso with a leg drop off the turnbuckles and Brown gets the three count.

Winners: Bateman, Barrett Brown, and Misterioso

We go to comments from Big Damo. He says seven years ago Tomohiro Ishii went to the UK to make his debut, but I put him down. Fast forward seven years and you are the gatekeeper of New Japan. Big Damo wants all of that. I challenge you to a match next week and I will put you down again.

Match Number Two: David Finlay versus Blake Christian

They lock up and Finlay with a clean break. Christian with a wrist lock into a top wrist lock. Finlay with a hammer lock. Christian with a rollup for a near fall. Finlay rolls to the floor. They lock up and Finlay with a side head lock. Finlay holds on to the side head lock when Christian tries to send him off the ropes. Christian rolls through and hits a drop kick. Christian goes to the apron and kicks Finlay and then follows with a springboard drop kick. Finlay goes to the floor and Christian with a flip dive onto Finlay.

Christian with a springboard cross body for a near fall. Christian goes for a double under hook but Finlay escapes. Christian with a forearm and Finlay with a boot in the corner and he gets a near fall. Finlay runs Christian into the corner and connects with shoulders and kicks. Finlay with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Finlay with a reverse chin lock. Christian with punches but Finlay with a back elbow.

Finlay with a European uppercut. Christian with a forearm and Finlay fires back. Christian with a lateral press for a near fall. Christian tries for a splash after rolling through but Finlay gets his knees up. Finlay with a camel clutch and a cobra clutch. Finlay runs into a back elbow and Christian with a wist lock. Finlay with elbows but Christian with a clothesline. Christian wit ha back heel kick and a butterfly suplex. Christian misses a splash into the corner but he kicks Finlay and then rolls through for a splash and a near fall.

Christian goes to the apron and Finlay knocks him off with a forearm. Finlay with a back drop driver onto the apron. Finlay with a spinning belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Finlay grabs his shillelagh but the referee stops him. Finlay goes for a suplex but Christian with a knee to block it. Christian with a kick and a springboard 450 splash to the back on the ropes for a near fall. Christian goes up top and misses a 450 splash but rolls through. Christian sends Finlay into the turnbuckles and hits a Tiger Feint Kick.

Finlay with a cutter to counter a springboard move followed by an ushigoroshi for the three count.

Winner: David Finlay

After the match, both men shake hands.

We go to David Finlay in the back. He says Blake Christian has a bright future. He reminds him of a young Will Ospreay. He might be a future champion but today I was the better man. Today I walked out with the victory. I have been here for seven or eight years and I have some catching up to do. I have won tag team gold, but I have never won a singles title. It does not matter what title it is, I am coming so expect me.

Match Number Three: Jeff Cobb, Mark Davis, and Kyle Fletcher (with Great O’Khan, TJP, and Aaron Henare) versus Bad Dude Tito, Jonah, and Shane Haste

Haste says he will start things of with Fletcher, but Haste lets Jonah start things off. Jonah pushes Fletcher and Fletcher pushes back. They lock up. Jonah has some words for the referee on the break. Fletcher with a side head lock and kick but Jonah pushes him down on a leap frog attempt. Cobb tags in and Haste tags himself in. Haste with a kick towards the leg but he misses. Haste with a waist lock and Cobb with a wrist lock. Haste with a forearm and side head lock. Jonah escapes the hold. Haste with a shoulder tackle and Haste hurts his shoulder. Haste tells Cobb to come off the ropes. Haste goes for a cross body and Cobb catches him and Cobb tries for a suplex but Haste gets to his feet. Cobb with a shoulder tackle and he catches Hate and hits a back breaker and then he stands on Haste’s back.

Fletcher tags in and so does Davis. They hit a double back elbow and a series of kicks for Davis to get a near fall. Davis sends Haste into the turnbuckles and Cobb tags in. Cobb with a delayed vertical suplex but he tags in Davis before letting Haste down. Fletcher tags in and wants to join the fun and he almost lets Haste down but he completes the suplex and gets a near fall. Jonah grabs Fletcher from the floor and that allows Haste to hit a drop kick and cannonball. Tito tags in and he kicks Fletcher. Tito sends Fletcher into the turnbuckles and Jonah tags in and connects with shoulders. Jonah with an Irish whip and splash into the corner. Haste tags in and hits an uppercut into the corner. Jonah with a body block and Haste gets a near fall. Haste kicks Fletcher and hits a suplex. Tito tags in and hits a slingshot senton. Tito with forearms and chops in the corner.

Jonah tags in and Tito with a spinebuster. Jonah with a back senton for a near fall. Haste tags in and Jonah with a slam. Haste with kicks to Fletcher. Fletcher with forearms and he knocks Tito and Jonah off the apron. Haste with an uppercut but Fletcher with a brainbuster. Davis and Tito tag in and Davis with clotheslines to Haste and chops to Tito. Davis with a double clothesline. Tito with a forearm and enzuigiri followed by an uppercut into the corner. Davis with an Irish whip and Tot with a boot and blockbuster for a near fall. Tito gets Davis up but Davis gets to his feet. Fletcher tags in and Fletcher with a kick and an assisted DDT for a near fall. Tito with punches to Fletcher but Davis with a punch and Cobb runs Tito into the corner. Davis with a forearm and Fletcher with an elbow. Cobb with a moonsault and Fletcher gets a near fall. Fletcher drop kicks Jonah off the turnbuckles. Fletcher kicks Haste but Tito with a forearm to Fletcher. Davis with a clothesline to Haste and everyone is down. Jonah and Cobb square off the in the center of the ring and exchange forearms, shoulders and clotheslines. Both men go for cross body presses at the same time and they collide and go down. The battle moves to the floor. Haste with punches and forearms to Fletcher and Davis. Davis sends Haste to the floor. Fletcher nd Davis tries to hit a double team move on Tito but Haste breaks it up. They give Haste a double super kick. Davis with an elbow to Tito in the corner. They get Tito up and hit a modified T-Gimmick for the three count.

Winners: Jeff Cobb, Mark Davis, and Kyle Fletcher

After the match, Haste gets back in the ring and has some words with Fletcher and Davis.

Great O’Khan gets on the mic and speaks in Japanese.

We go to credits.

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