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Tom Lawlor vs. Lance Archer

Royce Isaacs comes to the ring with Lawlor.  

Both trash talk each other and exchange elbows.  Archer hits a Pounce.  They go to the floor and Archer bounces Lawlor off the guardrails.  Archer with a back suplex on the apron.   Lawlor with a drop toe hold sending Archer face first in the turnbuckle.  Lawlor hammers him with fists.   Archer with a lariat and open hand shots to the head.   Archer hits a fall away slam.  Archer goes for a Rainmaker, but Lawlor drop kicks his knee.   Lawlor traps him in a Dragon Sleeper then transitions to a double wrist lock.   Archer rolls out.  Lawlor hammers him with elbows.  Archer picks up Lawlor  on his shoulder.  Lawlor slides off and Archer hits a big boot.  Archer looked dazed after the elbows. Lawlor takes down Archer and tries for a cross arm breaker.  Archer powers out and both men get to their feet.  Lawlor throws elbows.  Archer absorbs them all.  Archer goes for another Pounce, but Lawlor takes him down with a Dragon Sleeper.  They battle to the ring apron.  Archer choke slams Lawlor off the ring onto Isaacs.  Archer hits a Black Hole Slam.  Lawlor kicks out at two.  Archer goes for another choke slam.  Lawlor escapes and picks up Archer for a half back suplex, half take down.  Two count.  Lawlor goes for the NKOTB, but Archer shakes him off.  Lawlor applies a sleeper.  Archer falls back with an Electric Chair.  Lawlor climbs to the top rope.  Archer with high knee and a stiff elbow.   Archer hits a Black Out.

Archer pins Lawlor.

Lance Archer earns 2 points.

Tough loss for Tom Lawlor.  

David Finlay vs. Juice Robinson

Both men start aggressively.  Juice is a loud brash heel with lots of cursing.   They know each other well.  They fight to the floor and Juice attacks Finlay’s left arm , throwing him into the guardrail.  Juice picks up Finlay in a hammerlock and drops him on the ring apron.  Juice attacks the left arm.  Finlay fights back with his speed.   Juice slows the pace with a Fuijwara arm bar.  Finlay gets to the ropes.   They fight on the floor again.  Juice goes for a piledriver on the floor but Finlay back drops Juice on the floor.  Finlay whips Juice into guardrails.  Finlay hits a back suplex on the ring apron.  Finlay with an Irish Curse back breaker.  Two count.  Finlay hits a lariat to the back of Juice’s head.  Brutal!  Only a two count.  Finlay viciously stomps on Juice's left hand.  Juice screams in pain.  The announcers say Juice broke that hand in Korakuen Hall before.  Finlay brutally attacks Juice’s hand and arm.   Juice goes to the corner and Finlay continues to attack his hand.   Juice unties the turnbuckle pad.   Finlay grabs Juice’s arm and the turnbuckle pad comes off.  Juice throws Finlay into steel post.  Finlay’s left arm hits the post.  They battle to the top rope but they fight to the middle of the ring.  Juice tries for the Left Hand of God but he is in too much pain.  Juice hits a right punch to the jaw and a Juice Box.  Juice with a  Cannonball.  Juice puts Finlay on the top rope.  Juice hits a Superplex.  Finlay holds on and drops Juice with a Trash Panda.  Juice rolls to the floor to avoid the pin.  

Finlay tries for another Trash Panda, but Juice reverses out and connects with the Left Hand of God.   He follows with Pulp Friction.   Finlay kicks out!!!!  Crowd pops!!

Juice sets up Finlay for a Pulp Friction off the ropes.   Finlay reverses out and hits a Prima Nocta.  Finlay hits another Prima Nocta and covers Juice.  Juice gets his foot on the ropes.  Both men get to their feet.  Juice attacks the left arm.  Finlay hits a huge lariat, sending Juice over the top rope and hitting the guardrail.   Finlay goes for a plancha but Juice hits a right punch to the face.  Juice piledrives Finlay on the hard floor.  Brutal!!  Juice rolls him in the ring.   Juice hits another Left Hand of God and goes for a Rock Slide.  Finlay lands on his feet.  Juice charges.  Finlay moves.  Juice hits the referee.   Juice goes for the U.S. Title belt. Juice tries to hit Finlay with the belt, but misses  Finlay grabs his Shillelagh and hits Juice, but Juice blocks it with the belt.  Finlay swings again and hits Juice on the head.  Finlay throws everything out of the ring.  Finlay goes for the pin.  But he pulls up Juice before the three count.  Finlay hits another Trash Panda.  

Finlay pins Juice.

David Finlay earns 2 points in the D Block.

Wow!  Great match!   I am glad all the belt and weapons did not lead to the finish, which would happen in an American company.  I am happy Finlay finished the match and beat his opponent with wrestling.   Both Juice Robinson and David Finlay have looked awesome since they started this tour.  They have been gone a long time from New Japan, but they both add so much to the product.  Both can wrestle the Japanese style and tell great stories in the ring.  I think both of them looked very strong after this match despite Finlay getting the win.

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