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Match Number One: Keita Murray versus QT Marshall (with Aaron Solo)

QT goes to the floor to hassle some fans before returning to the ring and locking up. QT with an arm drag and then he poses on the turnbuckles. QT with a waist lock take down. QT offers to let Keita put him in a side head lock but Keita with a kick and punches. Keita with a chop and flying forearm. Keita is sent to the apron and then he kicks QT in the back of the head. Keita goes up top and leaps over QT but QT with a clothesline.

QT sends Keita to the floor and QT follows. He wants the fans to move but he sends Keita back into the ring and flips off the fans. QT with a suplex and he hits a knee drop for a near fall. Keita with a chop and QT with a kick and slam. QT with an elbow drop and he rakes his boot across the face. Ketia with punches to the midsection and head. QT with a knee but Keita with a sit out jaw breaker and a kick. Keita with a flying knee to the head. QT blocks a uranage with forearms. Keita with a sunset flip for a near fall. QT with a waist lock and Keita with an elbow. QT with a pop up forearm and then he hits the QT Cutter for the three count.

Winner: QT Marshall

After the match, Marshall gets a mic and he says the last time he was here, it was the most he was disrespected in his life. Then, in Charlotte, after giving you another five star performance, Shota wants to come out and ruin his moment. QT tells Shota if he thinks he is on QT’s level, why not face him one on one, like a man.

Shota appears on the OkadaTron. He says he is ready and he will kick QT’s ass.

QT and Solo leave the ring and go to the back.

Match Number Two: Yuya Uemura and Christopher Daniels versus Shane Haste and Bad Dude Tito

Daniels and Haste start things off. They lock up and Daniels with a wrist lock and Haste with a reversal into a side head lock. Haste with a shoulder tackle and an uppercut and chop. Daniels with a drop kick and Haste tags Tito into the match. Daniels with a kick and side head lock. Tito with a shoulder tackle. Tito with a running back elbow and slam. Yuya tags in and he tries for a shoudler tackle but he bounces off Tito. Yuya tries again with the same result. Uemura with another one and thenthey go back and forth until Yuya slams Tito. Haste tags in and Yuya and Daniels slam Haste as they pass him back and forth. Yuya gets a near fall.

Daniels tags in and they hit a double back elbow. Yuya with an elbow drop and Daniels with a kick. Yuya with an other elbow drop and then Yuya sends Daniels onto Haste for a near fall. Daniels with a wrist lock and Yuya tags in and hits a side Russian leg sweep and gets a near fall. Yuya goes for a slam but Haste escapes and Tito tags in. Haste with a boot to Yuya and Tito with a shoulder tackle and he knocks Daniels off the apron. Tito with a punch but Yuya with a chop. Tito with punches and a short arm clothesline for a near fall.

Tito with a suplex for a near fall. Tito stands on Yuya’s hand while he has some words for Daniels. Tito runs Yuya into the turnbuckles and Haste tags in and he connects with an elbow and then he kicks Yuya. Haste with more kicks to Yuya. Tito tags in and Haste with a slam. Tito with a slingshot senton for a near fall. Haste tags in and Yuya with forearms and elbows to Tito and Haste. Tito with a Blue Thunder Bomb and Haste with a jackknife cover for a near fall. Haste goes to the turnbuckles and he tries to lift Yuya up but Yuya blocks it. Uemura with an arm trapped overhead belly-to-belly suplex off the turnbuckles. Daniels tags in and he clotheslines Haste and hits a German suplex. Daniels with a forearm to Haste and then he sends Tito into Haste. Daniels with a clothesline to Tito off the turnbuckles.

Daniels catches Haste and hits a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Daniels with elbows to the back of the head and Tito grabs Daniels’ leg and Uemura takes care of Tito. Haste with a rollup for a near fall followed by an exploder. Yuya pulls Daniels out of the way on a cannonball attempt. Daniels gets Haste on his shoulders while Yuya goes to the turnbuckles Daniels has his back turned to the corner and Tito pushes Yuya off the turnbuckles and he catches Daniels in the back of the legs. Haste goes to the mat. Haste with a choke slam for the three count.

Winners: Shane Haste and Bad Dude Tito

After the match, Uemura helps Daniels up and Daniels hugs Uemura. Daniels raises Uemura’s hand and then Daniels kicks Uemura in the groin. Daniels with a uranage and then he hits the BME on Uemura. Daniels says something to Uemura and hits a second BME.

TJP says with the New Japan Openweight Championship match next week, he wanted to tell Fred Rosser something. They were in a different locker room. He was a champion in that company and they build a brand around him. The champion would get side plates with their names on it. He was asked why didn’t TJ get side plates. TJ says the big plate in the middle was made for him. He says he is glad that Fred is the champion because he is a good wrestler. You said it was an honor to share the ring with me. You are renting it. There would be no champion if there was no New Japan Strong. There would be no New Japan Strong without the LA Dojo. I built the LA Dojo. When you put that title on and stand in front of me next week, remember that big plate in the middle is built by him.

Match Number Three: Ren Narita versus Jakob Austin Young

Young goes for the leg but Narita blocks it and applies a front face lock and gets a cover but no count. Narita with a side head lock and he blocks a head scissors. Young with a wrist lock and arm wringer. Young with a wrist lock and Narita with kicks and forearms. Narita with a snap mare and kick to the back. Narita gets a near fall and kicks Young in the back again before getting a near fall. Narita with another kick to the back for a near fall.

Young with a forearm and Narita with a forearm of his own. They go back and forth with Narita getting the advantage. Young with a back heel kick and he blocks a boot in the corner and twists the ankle. Young with chops and Narita with an Irish whip. Young with a tornado DDT for a near fall. Young with a double wrist lock and Narita with a waist lock. Young with a standing switch and forearm to the arm. Narita with forearms and an Iris whip. Narita with a running back elbow into the corner followed by a butterfly suplex with a bridge for a near fall.

Narita goes for a belly-to-belly suplex but Young blocks it and then gives Narita an arm wringer and then rolls through to get a near fall with a bridge. Narita with a rear naked choke but Young with a rollup for a near fall. Young with a back slide for a near fall. Narita with a Northern Lights Suplex for a near fall. Narita with a kick to the head and an overhead belly-to-belly suplex with a bridge for the three count.

Winner: Ren Narita

Match Number Four: Taiji Ishimori versus Alan Angels in a Non Title Match

They lock up and Angels with a wrist lock. Ishimori with a reversal and hammer lock. Angels with a side head lock take down and Ishimori gets a rollup for a near fall. Angels with a drop kick and arm drag into an arm bar. Ishimori backs Angels into the corner and he kicks and punches Angles in the corner. Angels with punches to Ishimori followed by a chop. Angels with a back elbow for a near fall. Angels goes for a suplex but Ishimori blocks it. Ishimori with a waist lock and Angels with a standing switch. Angels with elbows. Ishimori with a handspring round kick.

Ishimori with a chop in the corner. Ishimori wraps the arm in the ropes and hits an arm wringer on Angels. Angels with a punch but Ishimori with a chop. Ishimori with a cravate and he continues to work on the neck. Ishimori with a snap mare and uses his feet to work on the neck. Ishimori with a thumb to the eyes.

Ishimori sends Angels to the apron and Angels with a kick and slingshot drop kick and clothesline. Angels with an enzuigiri. Angels punches Ishimori on the turnbuckles and then hits a running chop and Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Angles misses a discus clothesline. Angels with an Irish whip and Ishimori with a kick and flatliner into the turnbuckles.

Ishimori gets a near fall. Ishimori tries to get Angels up but Angels gets to his feet and connects with a forearm. Ishimori with a boot in the corner but Angels with a Spanish Fly for a near fall. Angels with forearms and Ishimori fires back. They continue the exchange until Ishimori gains the advantage. Angels slaps Ishimori and Ishimori with a jumping knee. Angels avoids Bloody Cross and hits a spinning back heel kick and a clothesline for a near fall. Angels goes to the turnbuckles and hits a moonsault onto Ishimori on the floor.

Angels sends Ishimori back into the ring and goes to the turnbuckles but Ishimori counters with a Codebreaker followed by Bloody Cross for the three count.

Winner: Taiji Ishimori

We go to credits.

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