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MOXLEY VS. EL DESPERADO & MORE: COMPLETE 7/30 NEW JAPAN MUSIC CITY MAYHEM AT STARRCAST COVERAGE FROM NASHVILLE, TN

NJPW “Music City Mayhem” Live Coverage - Starrcast V - Nashville, TN - The Nashville Fairgrounds

- The show opens with a video package highlighting the main event between Jon Moxley and El Desperado. 

Ren Narita, Kevin Knight & The DKC vs. Shota Umino, Fred Yehi & Yuya Uemura

The match begins with some chain wrestling between Uemura and Narita, Uemura goes to work on the arm of Narita. Narita gets free and he does some work of his own on the arm of Uemura, Uemura drops Narita with a snap mare before going after his arm again. Narita gets Uemura down before applying a chin lock to him, Uemura gets up and Narita gets him in a headlock. Uemura gets free and he nails Narita with a few arm drags, Narita recovers and he nails Uemura with a fireman’s carry takedown. Narita corners Uemura before stomping away on him, Knight tags in and he attacks Uemura’s partners before going after Uemura. Knight then drops Uemura with a springboard arm drag followed by a body slam and splash for a near fall, Uemura fights back and Knight corners him before tagging DKC in. DKC works with Knight to double team Uemura for a near fall, DKC stomps away on Uemura before getting a near fall on a pin attempt. Knight tags back in and he works with DKC to hit Uemura with a double hip toss, Knight keeps Uemura down while applying a chin lock to him.

Uemura gets free and he cracks Knight with a few strikes, Knight recovers and he nails a charging Uemura with a knee to the midsection for a near fall. DKC tags in and he again double teams Uemura with Knight for a near fall, Uemura fights back again and DKC cracks him with more strikes. Uemura recovers and he nails a charging DKC with a drop kick, Yehi and Knight are tagged in by their respective partners. Yehi quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Yehi drops Knight in the corner before landing multiple knee drops. Yehi gets DKC in a sleeper hold before landing a plethora of strikes, Knight fights back and he nails Yehi with a drop kick. Umino and Narita get tagged into the match and a striking exchange immediately breaks out, Narita eventually drops Umino with a head kick. Narita looks for a belly to belly suplex and Umino gets free before trading more strikes with Narita, Narita eventually nails a charging Unimo with an overhead belly to belly suplex. DKC tags in and he cracks Umino with a bunch of strikes, DKC drops Umino with DK Fire for a near fall. 

Yehi hits the ring and he is immediately sent out of the ring by the opposition, DKC and teammates triple team Umino in the ring so DKC can get a near fall on a pin attempt. Members of both teams take the battle to the arena floor, DKC goes for a crucifix driver and Umino avoids it before nailing him with a basement drop kick. Uemura hits the ring and he double teams DKC alongside Umino, Umino hits DKC with a fisherman suplex for a near fall. Narita returns to the ring and he attacks Umino before Uemura exchanges blows with him, Narita looks for a belly to belly on Uemura and Uemura counters by landing one of his own. DKC catches Umino in a small package for a near fall, Umino recovers to hit DKC with a knee strike and elevated reverse DDT for a near fall. Umino follows up by hitting DKC with a double underhook DDT for a three count.

Winners: Shota Umino, Fred Yehi & Yuya Uemura

MLW National Openweight Championship: Davey Richards (c) vs. Rocky Romero

The match begins with Richards backing Romero into the ropes before eating a slap, Richards briefly leaves the ring before returning to drop Romero while holding onto a wrist lock. Romero trips up Richards before working over his arm, Richards gets free after kicking Romero in the arm. Richards follows up by trading some strikes with Romero, Richards trips up Romero again while going after his leg. Romero gets free and he manages to attempt an arm bar against Richards, Richards gets free and he gets Romero in a stretch muffler until Romero gets to the ropes. Romero then sends a charging Richards out of the ring before landing a knee strike from the ring apron, Romero picks Richards up and he cracks him with a few strikes. Romero gets Richards back in the ring and Richards immediately takes him down before attacking his knee, Richards follows up by dropping Romero with a back elbow strike for a near fall. Richards then nails Romero with a back suplex before getting him in a modified half crab, Richards transitions to a single leg crab and Romero quickly gets to the ropes. 

Romero stays seated and Richards kicks him in the back, Romero gets up and Richards quickly drops him multiple times with kicks. Romero fights back and he drops Richards with a rana, Romero follows up by hitting Richards with some Forever Clotheslines. Richards ends the clotheslines by cornering Romero and landing some kicks, Romero gets free and he drops Richards with a clothesline. Romero goes for sliced bread and Richards avoids it before eating a tornado DDT for a near fall, Richards rolls to the ring apron and Romero goes after him. Richards catches a leg from a kicking Romero and Romero gets free after landing a chop, Richards blocks a suplex and Romero drops him arm first on the top rope. Richards gets trapped in the ropes and Romero nails him with a double stomp for a near fall, Richards avoids a charging Romero before landing a rope assisted dragon screw leg whip. Richards goes to the top rope and he misses a double stomp attempt, Richards still nails a charging Romero with a super kick. Romero recovers and he hits Richards with a rewind kick, Romero follows up by hitting Richards with a knee strike and running sliced bread for a near fall.

Romero goes for the arm bar on Richards and Richards gets free before applying an ankle lock to Romero, Romero gets free and Richards nails him with a penalty kick. Richards then hits Romero with a brain buster for a near fall, Richards reapplies the ankle lock to Romero and Romero counters with a roll up. Richards quickly counters with a roll up of his own on Romero for a three count.

Winner: Davey Richards, still the MLW National Openweight Champion

NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Fred Rosser (c) vs. Big Damo

The match begins with Damo immediately dropping a charging Rosser, Damo corners Rosser and they exchange some strikes. Damo sends Rosser out of the ring and Rosser immediately returns to land some strikes, Damo sends Rosser out of the ring again and he returns to land more strikes. Damo sends Rosser out of the ring again before cracking him with a knee strike, Damo meets Rosser on the ring apron and they trade some strikes. Damo uses a clothesline to knock Rosser back into the ring, Damo then hits Rosser with a slingshot swanton bomb. Damo gets Rosser to the outside of the ring again before slamming him on the arena floor, Rosser gets up and Damo nails him with a side kick to the midsection. Damo follows up by sending Rosser into the barricade a few times, Damo gets Rosser back in the ring and he cracks him with some more strikes. Damo drops Rosser before landing a splash for a near fall, Rosser tries getting up and Damo rips away at his face. Damo then hits a charging Rosser with a cross body block for a near fall, Damo keeps Rosser down while stretching him. Rosser eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission hold, Damo keeps Rosser down while getting him in a modified abdominal stretch.

The fans insult Damo and Damo moons them after releasing the hold, Rosser tries attacking and Damo drops him with a hard Irish whip into the corner. Damo keeps Rosser down while applying a surfboard stretch to him, Rosser gets free and he gets a quick pin attempt on Damo. Damo quickly gets up and he knocks Rosser out of the ring, Rosser finds a piece of a camera cable and he chokes Damo with it before returning to the ring. Damo waits for Rosser to get up before attacking him with some strikes, Rosser fights back and he exchanges strikes with Damo. Rosser nails Damo with clothesline smashes before dropping him with a clothesline, Rosser traps Damo in the corner while landing a bunch more strikes. Rosser drops Damo in the corner before landing multiple hip attacks for a near fall, Rosser keeps Damo down while looking for the STF and Damo bites his hand to prevent it. Rosser gets up and he exchanges more strikes with Damo, Rosser eventually drops Damo with a discus forearm strike. Rosser picks up Damo and Damo gets free by attacking the injured ribs, Damo then hits Rosser with a spine buster followed by an elbow drop.

Damo picks Rosser up and he slams him before landing a senton, Damo goes for the Damo Bomb and Rosser grabs his leg to prevent it. Rosser attacks Damo with a bunch of strikes before getting him off the ropes to land the Sidewinder for a three count.

Winner: Fred Rosser, still your NJPW Strong Openweight Champion

Hiromu Takahashi vs. Blake Christian

The match begins with Takahashi getting Christian in a headlock before trading shoulder tackles, Takahashi drops Christian with a chop. Takahashi follows up by nailing Christian with a drop kick to the knee, Christian recovers and he gets Takahashi out of the ring with a headscissors takedown. Christian fakes a dive and he nails Takahashi with a splash when he returns to the ring, Takahashi leaves the ring again and Christian takes him out with a suicide dive. Christian gets Takahashi back in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt, Takahashi fights back and he gets Christian in a rope assisted head scissors. Takahashi drags Christian out of the ring before sending him into the ring post, Takahashi keeps Christian outside of the ring before suplexing him on the arena floor. Takahashi waits for Christian to return to the ring before nailing him with more chops, Takahashi gets Christian down again before landing a basement drop kick for a near fall. Takahashi keeps Christian down while applying a headscissors to him, Christian eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission hold. 

Takahashi looks for a suplex next and Christian gets free before nailing him with a head kick, Christian follows up by nailing Takahashi with a handspring enziguri. Christian stands Takahashi up before nailing him with a release dragon suplex, Takahashi leaves the ring and Christian does a dive to the arena floor before landing a reverse DDT on Takahashi on the arena floor. Christian gets Takahashi back in the ring and he gets a near fall on a pin attempt, Takahashi gets to his knees while Christian nails him with some strikes. Takahashi gets up and he gets dropped by Christian before Christian hits him with a double stomp, Christian goes to the top rope and Takahashi makes him leap off. Christian goes for a splash next and Takahashi gets his knees up, Takahashi escapes the grasp of Christian before trading some strikes with him. Christian ends the exchange by nailing Takahashi with a springboard moonsault, Christian looks for a death valley driver and Takahashi gets free before trading more strikes with him. Takahashi and Christian both go down after trading lariats, Christian gets up first and he nails Takahashi with a death valley driver followed by a springboard 450 splash for a near fall.

Christian returns to the top rope and he misses a 450 splash attempt, Takahashi then propels a charging Christian into the corner with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Takahashi sets up for the Time Bomb and Christian gets free to kick Takahashi in the head, Takahashi responds by nailing Christian with a super kick. Christian then shocks Takahashi with a small package for a near fall, Takahashi recovers to hit Christian with a power bomb followed by a brain buster for a near fall. Takahashi follows up by hitting Christian with a lariat followed by the Time Bomb for a three count.

Winner: Hiromu Takahashi

Coverage continues on Page 2!

 

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